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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-30

A serious accident occurred yesterday
to James Mccarthy. customs house boat
man, while boarding the British ship
Brodick Castle. abreast OF the o. R. & y.
dock As the boat reached the vessel.
with the customs house officers, Nc
Carthy climbed up the side on ladder
and as he reached the railing his bands,
for some reason, slipped and he fell back
into the boat. a distance Of about IS feet
He was brought ashore and taken TO his
rooms and medical assistance summoned
The extent OF his injuries could not BE-
learned yesterday evening. but II Is be-
lieyed he has received internal injuries
which may prove fatal
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-30
HOLIDAY BARGAINS.
Our Stock of Holiday Goods Is Now Com
plete at the Lowest Prices.
India silk
AadleS Aprons

Ladies' largo siIo lawn aprons with vide
inserting and HumburE edgingi price 80
Zach.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
vance one of the men. The boatswain.

vance one Of the men. The boatswain.
Job Anderson, was the likeliest man
aboard, and, though he kept his old
title. he served in a way as mate. Mr..
Trelawney had followed the sea. and
his knowledge made him very useful.
for he often took a watch himself in
easy weather. And the cockswain. Is
rael Hands. was a careful. willy. old. ex-
perienced seaman. who could be trusted
at pinch with almost anything.
He was great confidant of Long
John Silver. and so the mention of his
name leads me on to speak of our ships
cook, Barbecue. as the men called him.
Aboard ship he carried his crutch by
a lanyard round his neck, to have both
hands as free as possible. It was some
thing to see him wedge the foot of the
crutch against bulkhead, and, propped
against it. yielding to every movement
of the ship, get on with his cooking like
some one safe ashore. Still more
strange was it to see him in the heaviest
of weather cross the deck. He had
line or two rugged up to help him across
the widest spaces-Long Johns ear
rings, they were called; and he would
hand himself from one place to another,
now using the crutch, now trailing it
alongside by the lanyard, as quickly as
another man could walk. Yet some of
the men who had sailed with him before
| expressed their pity to see him so re-
duced.
Hes no common man, Barbecue"
said the cockswain to me. He had
good schooling in his young days, and
can speak like book when so minded;
and brave-lion's nothing alongside of
Long John! see him grapple four and
knock their heads together-him I'M
armed"
All of the crew respected and even
| obeyed him. He had a way of talking
| to each and doing everybody some par
! ticular service. To me he was IN
weariedly kind, and always glad to see
me in the galley, which he kept as clean
as a new pin; the dishes hanging up
| FURNISHED and his parrot in a cage in
| the corner.
1'Come away. Hawkins" he would
say; "come and have yarn with John.
Nobody more welcome than yourself. my
son. Sit you down and hear the news.
Here's Cap'n Flint calls my parrot
| .Cap'n Flint, after the famous buc-
| caneer-here's Cap'n Flint predicting
success to our wage. Wasn't you.
| cap'n %
And the parrot would say, with grea
rapidfty: 'Pieces Of eight! pieces of
eight! pieces of eight" till you won
dered that it was not out of breath. or
| till John threw his handkerchief over
the cage.
| ITO BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
WILL SOON BE OURS.
Wonders and Charms of the Island
of Puerto Rico.
Uncle Sam VIII No Doubt Acquire the
West Indian Gem Before Sign
ing = Peace Treaty
with Spain.
Especial Correspondence

Whatever the congress may eventual
ly do with Cuba, it seems probable now
that before peace with Spain is re-
stored the island of Puerto Rico will
become an American colony. 1t will be
Invaluable to US as naval station, to
say nothing of its great trade and in
comparable agricultural resources. Ly-
ing it does east of Santa Domingo,
only 90 miles distant from St. Thomas,
all the arguments that have been adj
vanced for many years as to the ad-
vantages to us in the acquisition of a
coaling station at the latter isle and in
West Indian waters apply with yet
greater force to Puerto Rico and the
two small islands of Culebra and Vieque,
rich in fine forests of dye and cabinet
woods, which go with it. Probably no
part OF the West Indies is as fertile as
this Spanish possession, and none is SO
generally susceptible of cultivation. A
single acre of its cane already yields
more sugar than elsewhere. Besides
about $4,000 tons of sugar, it generally
exports each year about 1900 tons OF
coffee and 1900 tons of tobacco. The
yearly production of sugar has been
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
JUDGE DOOLiTTLE's JOKE.
1t Put Senator Fessenden In q Bad
Position.

1T Put Senator Fessenden In q Rad
Position.
The old senator was a great story
teller and related many interesting and
humorous accounts of what he had seen
in public life. One of his favorite
stories was at the expense of Senator
Fessenden, a warm personal friend.
The judge and Senator Fessenden had
been appointed on a commission with
several others to treat with the various
chiefs of the Sioux nation on an impor-
tant Indian question of the day. TWAS
long before railways had been intro
duced into the far west, and the MEM
bers of the commission had to travel on
horseback. Judge Doolittle was chair
man of the commission, but at the con-
ference shifted that duty to the Shout
ders of Senator Fessenden. The latter
was highly pleased at the honor con-
ferred on him and much ''puffed up in
consequence. The judge had method
in his madness. however, for he had
heard of the peculiar reception ten
dered by the Indians to the spokesman
of any party of visiting whites.
At the appointed time the two par
ties to the conference congregated.
There were probably 200 Indian chiefs
present with their wives. Senator Fes-
sender advanced to do the honors for
the commissioners. when to his dismay
the whole body of Indians-squaws and
all-advanced. and. after embracing the
chairman. gave him, according to their
custom. a welcoming kiss. Judge Doc
little often said he thought that FEES
sender never quite forgave him for the
trick.-Boston Herald.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
JEs. TO BE ALONG o. you.

Why, dearie, seems couldn't tell like how
1t pears to me
To be with you. and only you. 'thout mind
in where we be;
1t sort O. brings dreamy sense of peace
and comfort, too,
An restful kind O. feelin' jes' to be along
O. you.
1t sets the bees a-hummir' an the birds be-
gin TO sing.
An the clover heads to blushin', thinkin'
of the happy spring.
1t makes the roses brighter in the mOrnin' s
early dew,
An me as happy as the birds to be along O.
you
The brooks laugh at the messy banks that
Ger it's edges dip,
The water lilies kiss the brook, pretendin'
jes' to sip.
Seems like I clear forget myself when
brook and lilies WOO.
An wonder what you're thfnkin' of when
I'm along O. you!
Why. dearie, all the world grows bright.
and beautiful and fair.
An jest to live and breathe and be Is
heaven everywhere
When I'm along with you. my dear. for
gettin' where we be.
An both are happy an content when
you're along O. me.
g. H. Turner, in Coldwater Courier.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16

parade ground is inclosed within the
walls, westward from the citadel, and
not far off is the oldest house IN the
city, no less a structure than the an
cient castle of Ponce de Leon, one-hme
governor here and diseoverer of Flor
ida. His ashes are also kept here, in
leaden case.
Jus: under the northern wall of the
castle is the public cemetery, the gate
to it overhung by an ornate sentry box,
and the bones of evicted tenants Of
graves whose terms of rental have eX-
pired are piled in the corners of the in
closure. This cemetery alone is enough
to breed 4 pestilence. and ii is to be
hoped that our sailors when they anchor
off the harbor mouth will be favored
with breeze inshore most of the time.
The prevailing winds by day are from
the sea landward; by night from the
inland mountains toward the coast
Far inland rises the conical summit Of
the great Luquillo. a mountain about
1000 feet in height, and from whose
sides descend streams that fertilize the
island.
Puerto Rico is 100 miles in length and
from so to 60 miles in breadth, and as
square as a dry goods box. East and
west, north and south its coast lines run
almost as regularly as if projected by
compass. 1t is about 90 miles from San
Juan to Ponce, the southern port, by
| fine road diagonaily across the island
The Spaniards generally are poor road
| builders, but in this island they have
done better than in Cuba, and one may
| travel here with a fair amount of COM
| fort TO the mile. There are several lines
of railroads building, a system being
projected around the island $40 miles
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
lT1R[EASW[GEalS[lLAGlD
GagA X/a1 ::
81. a.
RoBeRT LOUIS sTtvtnsOn \
PART II.
CHAPTER VIII.-CoNTINUED.


On our little walk along the quays.
he made himself the most interesting
companion, telling me about the diff
ferent ships that we passed by. their
rig, tonnage, and nationality, explain
ing the work that was going forward
how one was discharging, another
taking in cargo, and a third making
ready for sea; and every now and then
telling me someslittle anecdote of ships
or seamen, or repeating nautical
phrase till / had learned it perfectly.
I began to see that here was one of the
best of possible shipmates.
When we got to the inn, the squire
and DR.. Livesey were seated together,
finishing a quart of ale with a toast
in it. before they should go aboard
the schooner on visit Of inspection.
Long John told the story from first
to last. with a great deal of spirit and
the most perfect truth. THAT was how
it were, now. weren't it, Hawkins ~
he would say. now and again, and
could always bear him entirely out. /.
The two gentlemen regretted that
Black Dog had got away; but we all
agreed there was nothing to be done
and after he had been complimented
Long John took up his crutch and de-
parted.
"All hands aboard by four this after
noon," shouted the squire after him.
cay, ay, sir" cried the cook. in the
passage.
well, squire" said DR.. Livesey. 81
don't put much faith in your discover
les, as a general thing; but / will say
this-John Silver suits me-"
THAT mans a perfect trump" de-
clared the squire.
"And. now added the doctor, "Jim
may come on board with us. may he
not?"
ITO be sure, he may" says the squire
Take your hat, Hawkins. and We'll see
the ship
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16

been doubtful as to the crew, but that
is only guess; for, as you shall hear, we
had not long the benefit of his opinion.
We were all hard at work, changing
the powder and the berths, when the
last man or two. and Long John along
with them, came of in a shore-boat.
The cook came up the side like a
monkey for cleverness. and. as soon as
he saw what was doing, $50 no,
mates!" said he. whats this?"
We're exchanging the powder,
jack" answers one.
why. by the powers" cried Long
John, eff we do. We'll miss the morning
tide!''
''My orders!" said the captain, short
1y. "You may SO below. my man.
Hands will want supper"
SAY, ay, sir" answered the cook;
and, touching his forelock, he disap-
galley.
That's a good man. captain" said
the doctor.
every likely. sir" replied Capt.
Smollett. Easy with that. man
easy" he ran on, to the fellows who
were shifting the powder: and then
suddenly observing me examining the
swivel we carried amidships, long
brass nine-"Here, you ships boy"
he cried, "out O thati Off with you to
the cook and get some work"
And then, as was hurrying off.
heard him say, quite loudly, to the doc
tor:
.1'Il have no favorites on my ship"
Iassure you was quite of the squire's
way of thinking, and hated the captain
deeply.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
CHAPTER K.
THE VOYAGE.

All that night we were in a great
hustle getting things slowed in their
place, and boatfuls of the squire's
friends, Mr.. Blandly and the like, COM
ing off to wish him a good voyage and
a safe return. We never had night
at the Admiral Benbow when I had
half the work; and I was dog-tired
when, little before dawn, the boat
swain sounded his pipe, and the crew
began to man the capstan-bars. might
have been twice as weary, yet would
not have left the deck; all was so new
and interesting to me-the brief COM
mands. the shrill notes of the whistle,
the men busting to their places in
the glimmer of the ships lanterns.
"Now, Barbecue, tip us a stave.'
cried one voice.
1.-THE old one" cried another.
Gay. ay, mates" said Long John.
who was standing by, with his crutch
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
Same Tale.

There is the old story of British
railway. A traveller had left his wrap
in railway carriage, and the guard.
opening the door, inquired:
SIS there a black macintosh here %
'No." answered one of the big high
landers inside; ''there is no black Mack
intosh, but there are six red Macgreg-
ors."
This story would almost seem to have
been copied in another railway story. a
clerical passenger looked up from his
book.
'Have you read lambs Ta!es?' asked
ne.
''No." said the man opposite. who hap
pened to be commercial traveller. but
have black sheepskin rugs."-Gen-
tleman's Magazine.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
CHAPTER TX.
POWDER AND ARMS.


The Hispaniola lay some way out,
and we went under the fgureheads and
round the sterns of many other ships,
and their cables sometimes grated be-
meath our keel and sometimes swung
above US. At last. however, we swung
alongside and were met and saluted as
we stepped aboard by the mate. Mr..
Arrow. brown old sailor, with ear
rings in his ears and sqHint. He and
the squire were very thick and friendly.
but I soon observed that things were
not the same between Mr.. Trelawney
and the captain.
The last was a sharp-looking man
who seemed angry with everything on
board, and was soon to tell us why, for
we had hardly got down into the cabin
when sailor followed US.
capt. Smolett. sir. axing to speak
with you," said he.
81 am always at the captains or
dcrs. Show him in" said the squire.
oThe captain. who was close behind
his messenger, entered at once and shut
the door behind him.
swell, SIR" said the captain. better
speak plain, 1 believe, at the risk of
offense. I don't like this cruise; don't
like the men. and don't like my officer
That's short and sweet"
perhaps. sir. you don't like the
ship?'' inquired the squire, very angry,
as I could see.
II can't speak as to that. sir. not hav-
ing seen her tried" said the captain
.'She seems a clever craft; more can't
say
Possibly. sir, you may not like your
employer. either?" says the squire.
Bts: here DR.. Livesey cut in.
.'Stay Bit said he. ''stay bit. NJ
use of such questions as that but TO pro
duee i'll feeling. The captain has sait
too much or he has said too little. ane
I'm bound to say that | require an ex
PLANTATION of his words. You don't, yor
say. like the cruise. Now, why?"
81 was engaged. sir. on what We cal
sealed orders. to sail this ship for tina
gentleman where he should bid me,
said the captain. $50 far so good. Blu
now / find that every man before tn
mast knows more than I do. I DON
call that fair, now, do you?"
NO said DR.. Livesey, ST don't"
ssNext," said the captain, "I learn w
are going after treasure-hear it from
my own hands. mind you. Now. treas
ure is ticklish work: don't like treas
ure voyages on any account; and don
like them, above all. when they ar
secret. and when (begging your pal
don. Mr.. Trelawney} the secret ha
been tod to the parrot"
'sSilver's parrot?" asked the squire.
.sIt's a way of speaking" said tn
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
.eYo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum,'

"Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!"
And at the third ''ho!" drove the bars
before them with a will.
Even at that exciting moment it car
ried me back to the old Admiral Ben
bow in a second; and I seemed to hear
the voice of the captain piping in the
chorus. But soon the anchor was short
up; soon it was hanging dripping at
the bows; soon the sails began to draw,
and the land and shipping to fit by on
either side; and before could lie down
to snatch an hour of slumber the His
PAMELA had begun her voyage to the
Isle of Treasure.
age in detail. It was fairly prosperous.
The ship proved to be a good ship, the
crew were capable seamen, and the
captain thoroughly understood his
business. But before we came the
length of Treasure Island, two or three
things had happened which require to
be known.
Mr.. Arrow, first of all, turned out
even worse than the captain had feared.
He had no command among the men.
and people did what they pleased with
him. But that was by no means the
worst of it; for after a day or two at
sea he began to appear on deck with
hazy eye, red cheeks, suffering tongue.
and other marks of drunkenness. Time
after time he was ordered below in dis
grace. Sometimes he fell and cut him.
self; sometimes he lay all day long
| in his little bunk at one side of the
companion; sometimes for a day or
two he would be almost sober and at
tend to his work at least passably.
| In the meantime, we could never
make out where he got the drink. That
was the ships mystery. Watch him as
we pleased, we could do nothing to solve
it; and when we asked him to his face,
he would only laugh, if he were drunk,
and if he were sober, deny solemnly
that he ever tasted anything but
| water.
| He was not only useless as IN officer.
and bad influence amongst the men
| but it was plain that at this rate he
must soon kill himself outright: sc
nobody was much surprised. nor very
sorry, when one dark night, with {
head sea, he disappeared entirely and
| was seen no more.
-Overboard!" said the captain. swell
gentlemen, that saves the trouble OF
| putting him in irons"
But there we were, without mate
and it was necessary, of course, to adj
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
Matrimonial Item.

Gilhooly applied to a matrimonial
agency for companion. and the gentle
man in charge said:
I've got just the kind of woman
you want. She is tall and slender. love
" blue eyes, golden hair. and a beauti.
full complexion. Her figure"
Now you are getting down to bust
ness at last How much is her figure ~
-Tammany Times
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
Not Th.t Kind OF a Boz.

little boy" said the kind gentle
man. II hope you do not read those per
nicious dime novelist"
.sNaw," said the little boy. mot wen
kin git bully good stories for nickel
apiece. "-Cincinnnti Enquirer.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16
wives to work for Them.

An old Georgia negro. meeting his
former master, was asked about his
family. well, suh," he replied. "some
is railroadin'. some is 'sputing and
spoundin', some is in Office. en- some in
de changing. but mos er dem is good
citizens en- got wives ter work fer 'em!"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16

under his arm, and at once broke out
in the air and words I knew SO we'll:
Fifteen men on the dead mans chest
And then the whole crew bore Choir
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1898-06-16

ana WIN tnaI ne look MS leave.
''Trelawney." said the doctor, ''con-
trary to all my notions, I believe you
have managed to get two honest men
on board with you-that man and John
Silver"
Silver, if you like" cried the squire;
but as for that intolerable humbug, l
declare I think his conduct unmanly,
nnsailorly, and downright un-English.' -
Well" says the doctor, 1--WE shall
see''
When he came on deck, the men had
begun already to take out the arms and
/ powder, yo-ho-ing at their work, while
the captain and Mr.. Arrow stood by
| experimenting.
The new arrangement was quite to
my liking. The whole schooner had
been overhauled; six berths had been
made astern, out of what had been the
| afterpart of the main hold; and this
set of cabins was only joined to the
galley and forecastle by spared pas
| sage on the port side. It had been
originally meant that the captain, Mr..
Arrow, Hunter, Joyce, the doctor. and
the squire were to occupy these six
| berths. Now Redruth and were to get
two of them. and Mr.. Arrow and the
captain were to sleep on deck in the
companion, which had been enlarged
on each side till You might almost have
called it a roundhouse. Very low it
Twas still. of course; but there was
room to swing two hammocks, and even
the mate seemed pleased with the ar.
| rangement. Even he, perhaps, had
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