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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-22
FOOD AND EATING.

Various are the menus which the ma
tive host viii prepare. He has no stove,
but does his cooking in an oven made
hot by stones. A layer of these stones
is placed on the ground, and the ed
ibles placed on them, generally a suck
ing pig, several chickens, bread fruit
and taro plant. These are covered with
stones and q fire is built around them.
When the stones are removed the dim
ner is cooked To a turn. A chicken is
always roasted without it's head and
claws being removed. The head is laid
on the breast and the claws are drawn
over so as to clasp it down, and when
the fowl is served up juicy and hot il
looks as If it had died a peaCeable
death.
Fish Is generally eaten raw, with n
sauce made of grated cocoanuts and
lines. The idea may seem barbarous,
but the dish is very palatable; still, it
must be remembered that the fish
caught around Tahiti where the sea is
transparent for many fathoms are diff
ferent from the fish of the dull, green
waters of the Atlantic.
Tables there are unknown, and the
feast is spread ON the ground on a
cloth of fresh green leaves. The diners
sit on mats Ctailor fashion, if possible),
surrounding the feast. The head of the
family thanks God in fervent words for
the bOunty-a custom never forgotten
in this far-away isle--and then black
eyed girl passes around with an arm
ful of wreaths Of red and yellow flow
ers. and crowns each one before the
meal is served. Knives and forks are
practically unknown. With a rib OF
the succulent porker in one hand and
a small raw fish in the other, some
curried prawns spread out on a leaf
with a chicken wing, a slice of taro
and collection Of tropical fruits await
ing their turn, and the unlocked tables
Of Delmonico's become feastng place
for the unfavored.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-22
FAR-OFf TAHITI Is
A REGULAR UTOPIA
LIFE THERE is LIKE A CON-
TINUoUs DREAM.

South Sea Hospitality Is Boundless,
and Tahiti Would Be a Perfect
Paradise for the American Tramp
If He Could Ever Get There Flow
ers, Fruits, Lovely Girls and Ac-
complished Cooks Among the De-
lights of Tahiti.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-22
THE TAHITI GIRL.

Much more than has been written has
been heard about the lovely Tahiti girl
ran, languourous, with the mOdesty of
a Castilian; walking like a queen in
her Mother Hubbard gown and her
1loWer-Wreathed hat with these two
articles the attire of the Tahiti girl
ends), with her long black hair. slis-
tenlnE with COcOanut oil, hanging to
ner waist, she is one of the most at
tractiVe of her sex. Besides many per-
sonal charms that might turn the head
or an anchorite, she possesses the most
attractive gifts. Her eyes are black
her countenance is expressive. and
though the warm sun has tinged her
cheeks with hue of brown, her COM
pleXion is as clear as the sky above
her. Best of all. she owns her own
little home, where roses always bloom
and the bread-fruit tree and taro plant
grow in profusion. A certain acrea ge
of land surrounding it is hers also, and
she is absolutely Independent and can
do exactly as she likes-and she does.
Every night in Papeete scores of girls
and men come down the byways lead
ing to the market place, where they
congregate to sell their strings of flow-
ers and shells, and to join in the daily
festivities. Finished with their evening
meal, they come to gossip, dance and
make merry. Around the great foun-
tain. throwing it's silver bubbles to the
big red stars. they chant their soulful
music to the wailing strains of an ac-
Gordon. Bursts of bibulous hilarity
come from the Spansh-like edifices
that surround the market place. Shy
damsels promenade with the visiting
Europeans, the officers OF the French
men-of-waT, the array OF municipal
officials and their own brawny lovers,
exchanging the same old secrets that
have been handed down through the
mystery OF ages.
PASSES IN MELODY.
So the evening passes in melody drink
and love. Then the curfew on the little
white Catholic church tells that the
hour of ten has come, and the great
mass of merrymakers suddenly stop
their buzzing pleasures and silently file
down the long lanes along the beach
and through the cOcoanut groves to
the rows of thatched cottages. Red
and radiant, the mellow moon fills the
air with a magic light. The dead
silence filed with the heavy perfume
is broken only by the unceasing pound
ing of old ocean against the barrier Of
coral, sending a hollow, rolling boom
over the pallid sea. One by one the
lamps go out, the mosquito nets are
spread around the bedsteads, and Tah-
iii is asleep.
The American who visits Tahiti for
the first time will find himself in a
land entirely unlike any other place in
the world The conventionality of in
PRODUCTION there is barred. In Papeete,
OF course, where the seat of government
is situated, and where the foreign con-
su!s reside, certain form of society
and dress is kept up which somewhat
resembles our New York forms. But
out in the districts, out I'm the deep
valleys by the rivers, where the cocoa
nuts grow and the vanilla and coffee
plantations thrive in the sun, there is
where the visitor banishes his foreign
customs and becomes a native. 1t is
not customary to wait for an invita-
tiou before visiting a Tahitlan. Just
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-22
Omdurman.

From the National Review.
Certainly the tirst glance gives an i'm
preston of squalor, because no one dared
show openly any evidence of wealth or
comfort and those who built fine, large
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-22
LOCATION.

Tahiti lies somewhere in that mys-
terious part of the South Pacific where
two days are rolled into one in order
to set Alright the conventional calen-
Gar; where tomorrow becomes today
with subtle charm that is almost
overwhelming. You go there by little
white brig from San Francisco, which
skins over the waters of the west, talk
ing up the best part of a month before
landing you in this world of idleness
ana peace.
Life in Tahiti is the nearest an
proach To the Ideal of all the world,
outside of it's principal city, Papeete,
which is the commercial center of all
the islands in the Society group, of
which Tahiti is one, the natives pass
their days in a listless dreaminess, at
peace with themselves and all the
world. Fancy being in a land where
money is spurned. / once had the au-
dacity to offer Tahitian a dozen dol
lars for staying at his home, eating his
1000 and talking him nearly to death
revealing to his untutored mind the
wonders of the United States, and TO
my surprise he threw il to the ground.
having been greatly inSulted. If those
we board with over here would only
get insulted as easily as that! The
only payment that a Tahitian wants
for his hospitality is for the person to
whom it is offered to accept il.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

The Gra=geville Press has bloomed
out as daily, and bright, newsy sheet
1t is, although not very large.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21
A NEEDED REFORM.

Inc people demand OF the legislature {
law that will require all state and county
officers 10 give security company bond
These companies charge a small percent
age for guaranteeing the honesty OF the
individual. They first look up his rec
ord-find where he was born and secure
history Of his life from the cradle to
the Office. and il it has not been some
where near the straight and narrow path
they drop him. II these companies do
not care to take the risk when paid for
1t, certainly no individual would do so,
and the officer who apparently seems to
be an honest man is prevented from i'm
posing upon his unsuspecting friends by
Incorporating under the cloak OF religion,
morality or honesty. The security CON-
panies do not even drop the matter after
they have found the mans record to be
without blemish before he gives his
bond and enters upon his official duties.
They employ experts who keep watch
on his life and actions aud drop into his
office without warning for the purpose
OF examining his hooks and accounts.
There is no sentiment Of friendship and
"he is a royal good fellow" that permits
slack or passive compliance with the
Law in handling the peoples money.
Had Sheriff Fease been under one Of
these bonds be would not have been Ter
mitted TO live like q rose among the
thorns OF Spokane's tenderloin district.
The security company would have
plucked him before he faded. The great
eorPorations-the express and railroad
eompanies-will not accept an individual
bond; but every person in their employ
who handles money is required to give a
guarantee company bond, and if they
cannot do this they are not employed.
The government prefers these bonds, the
state should require them, and any OIL
Ger whose record is not good enough to
secure for him such bond should not
be permitted to hold Office. If these
companies cannot trust him for pay, the
people cannot trust him in Office. The
legislator who introduces and secures
the passage ola bill requiring officials to
give these bonds will make an everlast-
ing name for himself in the states his
tory.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

" people would pay more attention n
the kind and quality of fruits tbey con.
tume there would be less sick nese. fewe,
doctor bills, and more happy people in
the wo Id. The acids Of fruits have their
peculiar and special value, and in order
10 appreciate the benefit OF fruits in the
stomach, a fair knowledge of the differ.
ent acids should be understood. For in.
stance, rhnbarb contains maIic acid in
conjunction with binoxalats Of potash.
which Is OF special hygienic value. This
- tile ONLY fruit which contains any
form OF potash in conjunction with acid
and the same effect cannot be obtained
10y eating any other fruit. All OF the
citrus fruits contain citric acid in abun.
dance and the cherry. apple, pear and
plum are valuable for their maIic acid
In the Eooseberry and currants we have
both the eitric and malc acid combined
while grapes have the citric and tartayic
aeids' One eau gpseSnhis fruit diet &C.
cording 20 .thS hefds OF his system for
one,os more particular acids. The malie
acid Il the least harmful Of the fruit
acids, and probably the most beneficial
while eitric acid comes next, with tar.
tarie acid third.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21
THE STATE PRESS

| y. II. 6riersOn has been appointed
deputy auditor Of state by State Auditor
Sinclair, and has accepted the place
Mr.. Grierson is . competent man for the
place. For four years he has been dep
uty clerk Of the court in Latah county
and his services gave the utmost salts
faction. Idaho County Press.
The fusion Of the republicans and the
populists in the state senate is u start
ling reminder OF the fact that politics
makes strange bed fellows" The repub-
lican senators should not forget that it is
impossible to have intimate relations
with chimney sweep without becoming
smutted little.-Wardner News.
There have been 50 far only two i'm
Portant speeches on the expansion" ques-
ton made in the United States senate;
one by Senator Hoar OF Massachusetts,,
and the other by Senator Mason OF Illi-
nois. Both are republicans and both
are earnest anti-expansionists. Both
are strictly in line with VIM. ]. Bryan
on this important question.-Pocatello
Tribune.
Henry Waterson's democratic ticket
for 1900 has been given q hard blow by
the announcement that Admiral Dewey
is a republican. The statement is made
by the admiral's brother. There are
good many features Of the war for which
the democrats claim credit. but il is evi-
dent they are not going to succeed in es-
tablishing their claim to the hero Of the
eonflict.-Idaho Statesman.
The old board of county commissioners
was not so generous as their predecessors
in disPosing OF matters that belonged to
their administration. In 1896, and all
previous election years, the outgoing
board of county commissioners acted on
the election bills incurred at the Novem-
Der election. The failure Of the old
board to complete its labors, will not
only add an additional expense OF be-
tween 5000 and $4,000 to the new adj
which belonged to the old,
but it has disappointed large number
OF tax payers who expected to transfer
the warrants they would receive on ac-
count OF the election to the payment Of
their taxes.-Silver Blade.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

WASTHD-sEvERAL TRUsTwOKTHY PER
sons In his state To manaEe orr business IN
their own and nearby counties. IL 10 mainly
mInce work conducted at home. Salary straight
wv year and expenses-dehuite, bona hds ne
Encl9'e sels-addressed stamped euvelOIs Hs9.
bert T. Hess, Prest., Dept. N, Chicago sepIo Sm
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

Main line trains arrive and depart from
Spokane as follows: No. /, west
bound, arrives 1T S:l5 and departs at
S:2b O'Clock p. m; No. =, east bound,
arrives at $50 and departs at 100
.. m.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21
TINE SCHEDULE:

Train leaves ceur d'Alene at 5 D. m.
arrives at Spokane at $50 p. III. Leaves
Spokane atsa. M arrives at Ceu'
d'Aiene ut $50 a. IN.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

For Inflammation. time esrds. naps sad ticket
call on OF uTits In
l, H. STALLS. Agent,
Occur d'AIene, Idaho
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

The senatorial! contest over in Wash.
ington has reached an acute stage. II i,
the field against John L. Wilson who
Lads the fight anu to whom much credit
isdue for the success Of the Republicans
In that state. Without John L. there is
no telling what the majority for the fu
sionists might have been, and according
TO political ethics lie is entitled 10 the
senatorshiD
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

SENATOR FRYE, in the absence OF Vice
President Hobart, acted the other day as
presiding Offices Of the senate, and de.
clared that the senate stood adjourned
until 20 O'Clock tomorrow morning. -
Everybody laughed. 81 mean noon.r
said Mr.. Frye, Il was thinking of the
peace commission"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

The retiring county treasurer, Frank
y. Hill, has been one Of Kootenai county's
most faithful officers. He left the treas
urer's Office in perfect order. His books
are models OF neatness and accuracy,
and will ever remain a monument TO the
faithful and efficient service Mr.. Hill
rendered the county. We wish him the
fullest measure Of success in the private
walks Of life.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

The death Of Congressman Dingley re-
moves an American whose public life
was one OF honesty and sincerity. He
was one OF the leaders Of his party in the
house, and became prominent as the au-
thor Of the Dingley tariff Law.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

The complications arising from Sheriff
Pease's actions in retaining the liquor IL
cense money which he collected from the
saloon men, will undoubtedly be settled
IN the courts. The fight will be between
the saloon men and the county.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

TIIE bitter senatorial fights now being
waged in the legislatures Of many states
are the strongest arguments that can be
offered in favor Of the election Of United
States senators BY direct vote Of the pep
=.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21
Alias summons.
In the District Court FIRST Judicial District %
the STATE Of Idaho. In and for the Count,

IN the District Court First Judicial District d
the State Of Idaho. In and for the Count,
Of Kootenai.
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21

The people of the country will ap-
prove OF the court martial trial of Gen.
Eagan. He extinguished himself before
the war investigation commission, and
it remains only for the court to lay him
away.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-18
A Great Sacrifice.

500 pieces Imported and Domestic Gingkams at
one-haf and less than one-half the actual cost of
manufacture. These Ginghams come in solid colors
stripes o all descriptions and paids, of color
combination imaginable They are up to 81 inches
wide and include 100 pieces genuine Scotch Cling
hams, worth Csc yard 100 pieces Corded Novelties,
never sold for less than &c yard 100 pieces EN-
press Cords regular price zoe yard, and 200 pieces
32-inch American Ginghams in a -
endless variety of styles On sale IL ~
Monday morning at o'clock in IN FL
Wash Goods section. Extra Special.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-01-14
This is Certainly Wonaerfui Chance.

This is Certainly a Wonaerfui Chance.
We are aware that our readers
who suffer from Nervous, Chronic
and Sexual Diseases do not have
the same opportunity to be cured as
do the residents of the large cities,
where the most eminent physicians
and specialists reside. DR.. G. H.
Towner, Detroit, Mich, { Box 81,
who has the largest practice in the
world and who is without doubt the
most successful specialist in curing
all forms of Nervous, Chronic and
Sexual troubles, offers free consul
tation by mail to all sufferers. The
Doctor has Just issued "a very in
teresting and instructive treatise
that should be read by every man
who is married or is thinking of
marriage. 1t gives you information
on many subjects which you have
no doubt often wondered about. He
will send you a copy free, if you
write to him enclosing a stamp
Better write to-day, as the demand
for the treatise is very large and
first come are first served No mat
ter who has failed to cLre you, it
will cost you nothing to obtain the
Doctors opinion on your case. Re
member he has made his world wide
reputation by curing the most OBJ
stinate cases, after they had been
given mp by the most eminent ply
sicians in this country and Europe.
Do not be deferred from seeking his
advice, because after being treated
by many who failed to cure you,
you have become discouraged. This
is the very time you should make
one more trial. The Doctors offer
of free consultation will only last a
short time longer, so we would adj
wise our readers who are interested
to write at once about their case, as
he will surely cure them and the
chance to get the free advice of this
eminent specialist may never occur
again.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-01-14

This subject is treated, in re-
cent bulletin of the Pennsylvania
State Experiment Station, and ac-
cords very nearly with the present
writer's experience. The argument
is for planting at wider distances
apart than has usually been the
custom. But then it starts out ON
the premise that the best soils are
none too good for the apple orchard
and that such will develop much
larger trees than will the poorer
hilisides so commonly chosen for
orchard sites in the past. For the
stronger growing kinds like the r.
|. Greening, Bellflower and Bald
win, a distance of 40 feet is none
too much, while those with less
spreading heads like the Northern
Spy and Ben Davis should have 30
feet space each way This assumes
that the orchards are regularly to
he cultivated, practice that now
prevails in all good orcharding =
Vick's MonthIV.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-01-14

NEWSPAPER Ia W.

Subscribers leho do not giue cypress notice TO
de contrarp are considered ,oishing 10 continue
their subscription
IfsubScribers order the diSc0ntinaance OF their
periodicals. the publisher mGY continue to send
them until all arrears are paid
IfsubscriberS neglect or refuse to take their pc
rodicdts from the oBice to hich they are directed,
then heid responsible till they hare settled their
bill and ordered their paper discontinued.
II subscribers more to other places acithota
informing the publisher, and the paper is sent to The
former direction they are held responsible.
5 The courts haze decided that refusing to take
periodicals from the Office, reD,oUinq and earring
them uncd5ed for is p1mG facie evidence Of i'aten-
ti0RGl fraud.
g. Any person pho receives a newspaper and
makes Of it, ohether he has subscribed for 1t on
not, is held in tar subscriber.
T. The Postmaster acho neglects TO give the legal
notice of The neglect of person to take from the Of
nee the newspaper addressed to him is liable to The
publisher for the subscription price.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-01-14
Experiments with Lime.

Experiments made with lime at
the Rhode Island station show that
lime gives wonderful results on clio
yer and grass, even if it has been
we'll treated with fertilizers. Beets
also respond readily to lime, and
the gain is remarkable where lime
was used. The experiments were
made on plots treated alike in every
respect, except that air-slaked lime
would be used OH one and left ont
for the other. On one plot the yield
of beets was doubled compared with
the one unlimed, and on another
farm the yield of beets on the lined
land was over nine times as much
as on the other plot. The expert
ments demonstrate conclnsively
that lime will largely increase the
yield of beet crop, and on all clo-
yer and grass plots the increase was
very marked. In cases where land
for oats was lined the results were
also good The use of lime should
be more general, in the face of the
results obtained, whether the soil
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-01-14
A Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like it, but
there is really no trick about it.
Anybody can try it who has Lame
Back and Weak Kidneys, Malaria
or nervous troubles. We mean he
can cure himself right away by
taking Electric Bitters. This medi-
cine tones up the whole system, acts
as stimulant to Liver and Kidneys,
is a blood purifier and nerve tonic.
1t cures Constipation, Headache,
Painting Spells, Sleeplessness and
Melancholy. 1t is purely vegetable,
q mild laxative, and restores the
system to its natural vigor. Try
Electric Bitters and be convinced
that they are a miracle worker.
Every bottle guaranteed. Only SOC
a bottle at T. J. A. Flaws.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1899-01-14
MASON VALLEY NEWS.
ay Our Regular Correspondent.

Miss Donohue came in Sunday
night
w. L. Hayes left for Reno We'd
nesday.
VIII Foster went up to Cana bridge
Tuesday.
Dan Emerson has sold his mine
for $1,000.
Orie Whiting, of Hawthorne, is
in the valley
Mrs. F. L. Littell returned to Day
ton last week.
Edgar Leavitt is now attending
school in Yerington.
Charlie Emerson left Sunday for
the State University.
Dan Emerson got home from Car
son last Friday night.
Barney Fagenspan is no longer
working at Kneirim's.
Vivian Hironumous is laid up
with a severe toothache.
There was a slight snow and rain
storm here last Saturday.
The farmers are greatly encour-
aged by the recent storms.
Mr.. Howell, of Pine Grove, was
in town few days last week.
Albert Hayes, of Pine Grove, was
in Yerington two days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Baker were
visiting on Missouri Flat last week.
Chas. Mcleod left for Reno last
Friday, where ne will attend the
State University.
Allen Leavitt, Win Powers and
Katie MCGOWAN left for the State
University Monday.
Miss Stone passed through to
Pine Grove last week Friday where
she will teach school.
Miss Laura French has not yet
arrived to resume teaching school,
as her father is very i'll.
Miss Bradshaw, the school teach
er of Smith Valley, passed through
Yerington last week Friday.
Friday night there will be dance
at Bill Bakers new house on the
corner. Everyone is invited to at
tend.
Mrs. Banyon, daughter of Mrs
Pierce, of Smith Valley, passed
through Yerington to Smith Valley
last week Friday.
B. H. Reymers has the contract