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The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
CRUSOE'S ISLAND
A COLONY PREPARING TO CUL-
TIvATE 1T.
San Juan Fernandez VIII Soon BE In
hahited by an Industrious People
Contains Many FIourishing Spots
selkirk's Trees Reproduced.

The island of Juan Fernandez, upon
which Alexander Selkirk was exiled
for time, and whose adventures
formed the basis for Robinson Cru
soc" is about TO be turned into a col
ony. Robinson Crus0e, or rather a
prototype OF Robinson Crusoe, existed
under the name OF Alexander Selkirk.
That Defoe knew SeIkirk's story there
can be no doubt. for he closely kept to
the facts of Selkirk's existence on the
island of Juan Fernandez. Even the
story Of Crusoe's man Friday has a
foundation of truth, for Selkirk rescued
a stray Indian from death. This man
had become separated from a party
who had landed on the island, and.
being lost in the woods, was left be-
hind ami would have died had not Sell
kirk discovered him Fridays death
did not occur in such dramatic man
ner as Oefoe describe it, however. for
Selkirks retainer was drowned while
fishing. Barren as the place seemed
to Selkirk, it contains many flourish
ing spots. The fruit trees which he
planted have reproduced themselves.
and peaches. ounces, pears and grapes
are in abundance. A man who had a
stock farm on the island for some rea-
son abandoned the Undertaking several
years ago and turned his live stock
loose. Cattle, sheep, goats and pigs
are now found in wild state, so that
the colonists are likely to have some
good sport. The sea swarms with cod
fish, which should provide occupation
for anglers. The settlers are likely to
be abundantly supplied with meat. fish
and fruit. The island. which Is in the
Pacific ocean, has been occupied by a
few German and Chilean families.
numbering about fifteen persons in all.
1t is now proposed by the Chilean gov
ernment to turn the island into a col.
ony, and about $50 hardy Chileans will
form the nucleus of the settlement
which 1t is proposed to christen Cru.
soe's island" The cottage which Sell.
kirk built and which Defoe describes
still exists as broken-down shanty.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
THRIFTY FILIPINOS.
CURIOUS SAVINGS BANKS IN
PHILIPPINES.
Nearly Every Person In the Islands Is
the Po.sessor of a secret Strong Box
: In Which He Keeps His Medium of
Exchange

Nearly every provincial Filipino Of
thrifty propeusIties puts his savings,
mot in a Manila bank, but in strong
box. The box is usually fancy iron
chest OF small dimensions, but IS Sc
icured By locks and bolts enough to de-
ify a Chinese locksmith. The outer
ikeyhole is the first secret Of the box,
and is usually hidden under some NOV
Ding iron band that embellishes The
chest. After raising the trst lid there
are one or two more that must be
opened. and the locks or bars OF these
are also hidden-though in most cases
simple to the ingenuity OF the Yankee
soldiers. The whole Contriyance is a
relic OF Spanish feudalism, and as a
piece OF safety Is an easily solved toy
to the ingenious American. The Fill
plnos however. found 1t necessary,
while under Spanish friars. TO secure
their savings from the official and the
priest. Il was the custom to bury the
box under a tree near their homes.
when our sOldiery swept over the
country and villages around Manila
hundreds Of these native boxes were
unearthed. In mos, cases the native
had anticipated the soldier and fed
with his earnings. but it was often the
case that time was to1 short, Under our
rapid advance, 10 uuearth and unlock
the strong boxes, so that when our
troops had driven out the insurgents
many OF the boxes were found. In
some cases the chest was found above
the ground. but on account of the in
tricate system Of locks. time was not
sufficient for the Filiplnos to withdraw
the money. Sums ranging from 500
to 81 500 were found. met a colder
one day hurry!ng to the rear after we
had taken a village north OF Manila
What is your rush." / asked. Il
guess you would rush" he said, "if
you found $500 in Spanish gold"
What are you going to do with it?'
/ said. Well, I'm going to buy a draft
on New York and send it to my moth
er. and | am going to do it just as
fast as my legs will carry me. Good
by" And off he went, and / didn't
question the prOpriety of the act. For
he was one of the many heard of, and
] doubt If all OF the finds" served
such good purpose,-Leslie's Weekly.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
MRS. SMITHS CAT.
He Got verT Tired of Answering rha,
Question.

Question.
The village photographer was known
about the town as Hop, the philoso.
pher, but he was more-he had one
hobby on Shakespeare and another on
cleanliness and neatness, says the New
York Commercial Advertiser. He had
also bad habit OF licking all photo
graphs in affiXing them to the card
mounts instead of using the hand rub
ber "squegee," which his unphiloso.
phic competitors used. On days when
he wasn't papering his gallery, paint
ing the fioor or wasting crisp white
sheets of paper on the window panes
he was licking photographs and read.
ing Hamlet" or Richard III" When
he finished licking he went to paint.
ing and recited to himself the SEN
tences he had read. One day Mrs.
Mary Jane Smith brought her pet cat
to the gallery to be photographed
Puss made a splendid negative and
when the prints were finished the phil.
osopher licked an extra one and placed
1t In the front row OF his prize collec-
tion in the office show case. 1t soon
happened that as son as Hop" was
well started IN the soliloquy of the
prince of Denmark or the machina-
tions of Richard III. some good woman
or inquisitive man would interrupt
him to ask, Whose cat is that" BY
and by he began TO keep a record of
the number OF times the question was
asked. After eight months he tired of
the game and the Interruptions and de-
cided to stop it at once. He printed a
small sign on slip of paper: "This is
Mrs. Smiths cat" He pasted it along
the bottom of the card and sat down
to await results. The door opened and
in walked prospective customer. She
made directly for the showcase with
her eye on the cat. Hop" nodded and
smiled significantly. mo questions
this time" he said to himself, but the
smile disappeared when the good
woman inquired blandly: Which Mrs.
SMITH" That settled the career OF the
prize picture. 1t went into the waste
basket torn into shreds five minutes
later. But it wasn't the end of the
affair as far as Hop" was concerned.
For the next six months nearly every
one who came in inquired Where's
the picture of the Smith cat?" And
now he tells the story himself while
customers sit in front of his camera,
so that they will look happy when he
snaps the shutter. That is how he
came by his present collection of
smiling faces on exhibition in his
showcase.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
CEREBRAL HEMORRAAGE,
Not the Peculiar the Inevitable AZ
Fiction of the Rich.


Philadelphia Record: When a mil
lonalre dies of a cerebral hemorrhage
the newspaper pathologists make haste
70 tell us that the weight OF his mil
lions burst one of the blood vessels In
his brain. When pauper-or ever an
ordinary gentleman-dles from the
same accident, the newspaper frater-
nifty has nothing to say; and never in
forms us why a poor mans artery
should give way without the strain Of
bloated opulence to account for It, The
recent death of a highly esteemed and
benevolent millionaire In New York,
from apoplexy-from which also his
father died before him-is all explain
ed in the newspapers as a logical Sc
quence of his having much money. We
have always thought, in our ignorance,
that cerebral hemorrhages were due to
disease OF the coats of the arteries. and
that this disease in turn was due to ir-
ritant or morbid states OF the blood.
A million of money is not one of the
things that circulates in these chan
nels, and a millionaire has no more
monopoly OF atheromatous patches in
his arteries than beggar. All the
worry for gold imaginable could no
more produce such a patch than it
could cause a wart on a mans nose.
Let money bear its fair share of re-
sponsibility in the world. but let us
not load 1t down with too much pathol-
ogy. Its possession and proper use
tend to health and prolongation of life
rather than the contrary. 1t is poverty
and privation that are of close kin to
disease-and even newspaper report
ers might recognize the fact that a
more even distribution of wealth
would not be injurious to the health
of many of us.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
- GOVERNMENT JOB.
1t Often saps the ElerEy of Its Holder
and Induces Laziness.

The narcotic effect OF government
employment is notorious, says the
Chicago journal, but as in other cases.
the victim of the sedatiye habit does
not believe and can not realize its
power until too late There is GER
tain fascination to the old and hard
ened to watch the young struggle
against their fate. The same sensa-
tions may be secured by observing the
operations Of a sheet of fly paper. The
victim is foot loose" and is looking
around for favorable opening. In
the meantime, it seems desirable to
have some temporary lodgment-
standing room, as 1t were-until the
delayed opening appears. So the fly
steps into the soft government stick
uIn. At first 1t does not seem so bad.
and it is only when he feels his feet
sinking that he desires to quit. But
this he finds is not easy. He pauses
and begins 10 cast about for a little
leverage or a way to wade out. In
the operation he tangles up another
member or TWO. By this time he sus-
poets that the danger is serious, and
buzzes frantically. The result is the
same, and while he is resting from the
exertion he tangles up one wing. The
other waves for while, the emblem
Of a disappointed and hopeless ambi-
tion. now and then buzzing about the
time to come when he will quit the
government fly paper and enter busi-
ness or a profession. Then he rents
larger house and his wife takes a few
friends to board. His body is sub
merged in the government glue and he
is in the government service for life.
As secretary of the civil service COM
mission Mr.. Doyle has had opportunity
to observe the number of government
employees who leave the service for
other occupations and then return TO
it. "A few years ago." said Mr.. Doyle,
my attention was called to q man by
the excellence OF the examination
which he passed He secured the place,
but after year or so he resigned. He
had saved money and was going to
Yale college. After four years I heard
he had graduated and was studying
law. Then | heard he had been ad
mitted and had gone TO New York to
practice. And just the other day" he
continued. the man came in and made
application to take the examination for
his old place in the department"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
How Mrs. Pinkhan
HELPED MRS. GOODEN.
IlrrrrR TO MRS. rIxKHAx NO. ,s,7,,I

LITTER TO MRS rIsKHAx NO. iz,733]
81 am very grateful to you for your
kindness and the interest you have
taken in me, and truly believe your
medicines and advice are worth more
to a woman than all the doctors in the
world. For years had female troubles
and did nothing for them. OF course
/ became no better and finally broke
down entirely. My troubles began
with inflammation and hemorrhages
from the kidneys, then Inflammation,
congestion and falling Of the womb
and inflammation of ovaries.
~ underwent local treatment every
day for some time; then after nearly
two months the doctor gave me permis-
sion to go back to work. l went back,
but in less than a week was COM
PEELED to give up and go to he'd. On
breaking down the second time, de-
cided to let doctors and their medicine
alone and try your remedies. Before
the first bottle was gone 1 felt the eff
fects of it. Three bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and a
package of her Sanative Wash did me
more good than all the doctors treat
ments and medicine.
"The first remark that greets me
now is How much better you lookv and
you may be sure l never hesitate to tell
the cause of my health. E. j.
GooDEN, AcKLEY, La.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
RAN AWAY FROM HOME.
And Found "a Brother Whom He Had
Never Seen.

Chicago Inter Ocean: Charles Ray
mond, 10 years old, was the guest of
honor at an informal banquet held at
the Palmer house the other evening,
given by brother whom he had never
seen until that day. The boy ran
away from the home OF his brother-in-
law, Rev. William Wright, Method
ist minister of Muskegon, Mich, be-
cause he could not by reason of his rel
ative's itinerant habits gain the educa-
ton to which he thought he was en-
titled. When he had purchased his
ticket by boat to Chicago the lad had
90 cents left, which he spent the first
day after his arrival. Rev. Mr.. Wright
came to Chicago in search OF the boy,
and notified the police, but no trace of
Charlie could be found. Meantime the
lad. after passing twenty-four hungry
hours, had secured employment in a
Clark street cigar store. He knew that
his brother David, who had run away
from their home in Trenton, Ont, sew
enteen years ago, was a travelling
salesman for an eastern jewelry con-
cern, and that he made his home in
Elgin, and thither he sent letter. AL
though David Raymond had never
seen his younger brother, the boy hav-
ing been in Michigan on the occasion
OF his last visit to Trenton, he imme-
diately sought out the boy at his place
of employment, and Charley trans
ferred his quarters from cheap
lodging house to the Palmer house.
David Raymond invited score of
friends to his room to see the night
parade, and incidentally to toast the
future OF his adventurous relative.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
rlrr. uorr. and naeon Meet.

To the casual observer the other day
the register of the Savoy hotel looked
more like an inventory book of pack
ing house than hotel register Early
in the morning a stranger entered
the hotel and signed: y. r. Pigg,
Windsor, No." A few minutes later
two men stepped up and signed just
below Mr.. Pigg's signature: &C. B..
Hogg, Canton, Ohio" and Brown Ba-
con, Chicago" The three gentlemen
who attached such names in juxtapo-
sition were not acquainted with each
other, but when the hotel clerk saw the
strange signatures, the three gentle
men whose names attracted so much
attention were eagerly sought out by
the scurious. and it was but short
time before Messrs. Pigg. Hogg and
Bacon were good friends. Mr.. Pigg
said that he had nothing to do with
any packing house, as he was a gov
ernment mail contractor of Windsor.
Mo. Mr.. Hogg said that he and Mr..
Bacon were travelling men.-Kansas
City Journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Cherokee in the philippines.

From the Boston Transcript: A
curious bond of sympathy between
some of the people in these United
States and one of the Philippine tribes
has been discovered by a California
soldier, who tells his Luzon experiences
in the pages of the Overland Monthly.
When the Ygreto chief, badly wounded
in the February fight, was recovering
from his hurts in our hospital in Ma
Mia, one of the soldiers who knew the
Cherokee language, thought he recog-
nized in the Ygreto's talk words that
bore a striking resemblance to Cher
okee. He tried the chief with a few
sentences in Cherokee, with the result
that the two soon readily understood
one another and became very good
friends. AS the California thinking
bayonet" who records the incident
says, 'Here Is curious item for eth
biologists"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Competent to the Task.

What We want is someone
who will make the Filipinos under
stand that American promises are not
like Spanish promises Potts-"Good
idea. Why not send few American
Indians to make the necessary explain
ations? ?"-Indianapolis Journal.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

II have come" said Civilization, ito be
n father to you" Which the same is to
say" retortsd Barbarism, sullen and un-
ccuth. II shall have to eat at the second
table and wear your old clothes"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Elegant, clean. Convenient. Roomy.

New equipment makes the Union Pacific
the most popular line running both east
and west from Denver. Nine hours saved
between Denver and San Francisco or the
Pacific northwest, and only one night TO
Chicago. st. Paul or st. Louis. Ticket
Office, 81 18th street.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

DO you know any way by which 10
insure permanent respect for the statues
of our great statesmen" Yes; put
them on top of ice cream soda fountains"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

FITS rermauentiyCu i'onts CT nervousness after
FIRST day OF DIR. Kline GrsAt Nerve Restorer.
eend for FREE s2.O0 trial pottle and treatise
DR. r. H. KLINE, Ltd, s5l Arch ST. philadelphia. Pa
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

STRETCt1ER
III is the enewa and icina
Hubinger
F1ubnge
all ,amun
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
His Trade Mark.

Has your artist brother won any dis
tinction Mabel?'
Yes: his clothes don't fit him any
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

Were any witnesses present when the
defendant proposed marriage"' only
the eternal stars" We'll. there's no
use to subpoena them
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

What tall mantels you have, Mr..
Jimp." Yes; i want to put my bric-a
brac up so high that can't see whethe
1t is dusty or not
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

A woman rather likes trusting that yor
mistrust her until she mistrusts that She
trusts You.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. Z. w.
Groves signature is on each box. sc.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Catamenth Cures Catnrrh.

Keeps your breath pure and nostrls clean. senc
name for free sample TO w. A. Hover or Bridahau
a Quereau, Denver. All drugg ats, ~ cents.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used in my housed. c.
Albright, Miflinburg, Pa, Dec. II, '9a.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
Run. Every Day yio the Year.

The Overland Limited" via Union Pa
citic for California and the Pacific north
west Quickest time and finest equip
ment; Ticket Office. 81 18th street.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-10
His We're sIngularly Plural.

gularity. Solomon's was plurality OF
wives
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Pythian Grand Lodge.

The annual session of the gran
lodge of Louisiana Knights of Pythias
held at Crowley, Moaday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, May Is, I6 and
18th was one of the most successful
in the history of the order, both as to
the actual results accomplished and
the enthusiasm manifested.
The report of the grand chancellor
showed a net loss in membership for
the year ending December 81, 1898,
OF $50, though returns for the first
three months OF this year show a great
increase all along the line.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
p. A. Capdau, New Orleans, grand chan
cellor.
w. A. Knapp, Lake Charles, grand vice
chancellor.
w. L. Erwin, Plaquemine, grand pre-
date.
John A. Mclean. New Orleans, grand
keeper of records and seal.
L. c. viii. New Orleans, grand master
of e%xchequer.
w. @. Davis, grand master at arms.
Phi. j. Chappuis, Crowley, grand inner
guard.
r. j. Alexander. grand outer guard.
Henry Bernstein, Monroe, supreme
representative.
New Orleans was selected as the
next place of meeting.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Another Railroad.

The Gazette heard it rumored that
a representative of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad was in
Lafayette during the week and that
the purpose of his visit was to ascer-
tain certain facts with a view OF run
ming the Pee Gee road through this
section of country. While there is
nothing positive about this inforna-
ton the rumor seems very plausible.
1t appears to be the ultimate pur-
pose of this company to build it's road
to New Orleans. The southern termi-
nus of the road is Port Arthur, Lake
Charles being a sort of transfer point
with the Southern Pacific. The Pee
Gee is a very wealthy road and con-
sidering the fact that it is a new road
it is doing a vast amount of business.
Lafayette Gazette,
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03

AS a rule the people of Kansas are
fond of political discussion. They
read and talk and think on abstract
subjects more than any other COM
munity in the world, so declares VIM.
E. Curtis. They like to theorize and
experiment and. are progressive in
their ideas as well as in their methods.
A Kansas farmer will ride farther to
a political meeting than any other
man in the world. Hence they are
easy prey for demagogues, particu-
larry when times are hard, prices low
and things don't go to suit them +;
but no n can fool them for a great
while at any time. They require
ocular demonstration within reasona-
BILE limits, and when they discover
that a theory or a machine doesn't
work they take it to pieces and gen.
orally find out what is the matter
They are fond of novelties in all
branches of life and lines of expe-
rience and are willing to give almost
anything a trial.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
Constable Sale.
STATE OF LOUlsIANA-Parish
of Vermilion-2nd Justices
Court-No. So.
! Eli Wise & Co.,
Desire Bertrand.

By virtue of a writ of feri facias to
me issued in the matters of the above
entitled and numbered suit, and to me
directed, fully authorizing and empow4
ering me in the premises, I will pro-
eeed to sell at public auction, to the
last and highest bidder, at Henry in this
parish on
Saturday, June II, 1899,
between the hours prescribed by law,
the following described property, seized
to satisfy SAID writ, to wit
One pair of spurs-one saddle, bride
and saddle blanket-one plow-two
pair pillow chains-one double tree
two collars and two names.
Terms-Cash.
Constable's Office, Parish of Vermil-
ion, June 3, 1899.
JUsTIL1EN THIBoDEAUx,
Constable.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1899-06-03
CONSOLIDATED CASES. \

By virtue of a writ of feri fae;.s
issued in the matters of the above ~
titled and numbered suit and II MI
directed from the Honorable lifS
Judicial District Court aforesaid II
and for the State and parish abovA
mentioned, / have seized and viii 81
pose to public sale to the last ana
highest bidder, at the principal front
door of the courthouse in this parish
on
Saturday. June "a, as00.
between the hours prescribed BY law.
the following described property seized
to satisfy said writ, to wit:
The undivided one-half interest.
share and title of Hicklin j. Landersin
and to five hundred and sixty l560l
acres Of land more or less, situated II
Vermilion parish, to wit
North half of section twenty -four:
north half eff south half of section
twenty four /; the south east quarter of
southeast quarter of section twenty.
four the northeast quarter Of the
north-eas quarter of section twenty
%five--all in township twelve south 81
range u west Louisiana Meridian.
together with all the buildings and
improvements, and all rights ar way;
and appurtenahces thereon Or thereto
a~ppertaining.
Terms-Cash.
Sherif7s office. Abbeville, La, May
6, 1899. j. O. HILBERT, Sheriff.