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New Ulm review., 1900-08-01
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New Ulm review., 1900-08-01
Long Since Obsolete.

words,'' which some Of these books are adver-
tised to contain, was compiled by a gentle
man who died over forty years ago. and was
published before his death. Other minor
additions are probably of more or less value.
New Ulm review., 1900-08-01
Reprint Dictionaries.

phototype copies of book of over fifty
years ago, which in its day was sold for about
$500, and which was much superior in paper,
print, and binding to these limitations, being
then work Of some merit instead of one
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-10-18
3IADE HIS SERVANTS PRAY.
wife OBJECTED TO Husbands Meth
od OF Condacting Prayers.

Atlanta, Ga, Oct. IA di-
vorce has been granted Mrs. HON.
er ". Hodge on the ground of her
husbands cruel treatment, avarlce
and fauatical religious views.
Hodge made 10 denial when his
wife told the court how he had
forced their 2-year old son, the
butler, the cook and the chamber
maid to kueei Ia the dining
aud say prayers in turn for her
redemption Ia her presence.
This always took place after the
cook had announced that breakfast
was ready and when the prayers
were over the breakfast Was al
ways cold. To console her for this
Hodge would lay the family Bible
on her plate and recommend the
reading of a chapter in place of
eating the cold chops.
Mrs. Hodge said that her hus-
band, who had circulated scandals
regarding her and in many ways
had sought to damage her reputa-
ton, had declared, early j the
honeymoon his purpose to Pnvert
her TO religion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23
REDISTRIBUTION


When the census figures for the vari-
Gus Islands reach here there will have
TO be a redistribution of the number
of senators and representatives allot-
ted to the various districts and ISL
ands That something should be done
is shown from the voting lists atten-
ton to which was called in the news
columns of The Star yesterday. But
these dc not give the proportion ac-
curately, though they may do so APP
proximately.
The census tables, when the bureau
at Washington has completed them,
will not only give the number of peo-
pie on each Island, but the number of
people in each district, and from such
data it will be easy to compile the total
population of each voting district. But
this is not all, the various rationale
ties in each district will be compiled,
and it is upon the nationalities that
an accurate apportionment can be
made.
This is plain when We consider that
a large portion of population is Asia
tic, and that Asiatics unless born in
the country cannot vote. The number
born in the country and of voting age
is small, and may be ignored in MAX
ing up any apportionment. The Am
orleans, Hawaiians and Europeans
will give the key to the distribution.
If the totals of these in each district
are known a just apportiOnment, which
would be entirely unjust if the appor-
tionment were made upon the total po-
pulation. The latter would be no
guide.
There is every reason to think that
the Census Bureau will give us this
information in the form we desire it,
though it does not go into details of
nationalities for small subdivisions on
the mainland. But even if this infor-
nation were not published it could be
easily obtained, as every schedule is
carefully preserved and bound up in
volumes. These could be easily refer
red to and permission obtained to tabu
late it at the Territorial expense. Some.
thing should be done to do away witt
the present anomaly for districts with
small voting population are getting an
unjust amount of representation, and
the most glaring of these is the Island
of Kauai. If the census figures are
not published before the Legislature
meets they should be applied for. Con-
gress undoubtedly means to have a
redistribution so as to curtail the rep
resentation of those states which have
disfranchised the negro, and therefore
reduced the number of registerable
voters by many hundreds of thousands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23
WHAT CAN A POOR CORPSE Do?,

The question of the cemeteries has
taken new phase. There are rival
Richmonds' in the field. In fact there
are as many almost as there were
bearing the arms of the Boar of Ar
dennes in the famous fight outside
Client as veraciously chronicled in the
last chapters of Quentin Durward
First there is the Rapid Transit Com
pany which wants to have the right
of carrying the dead to their last rest
Ing place. Now Mr.. Pain wants the
privilege for his mules. AS the latter
have been carefully trained to go at
a funeral pace, they might become
popular only starting from Palama it
would be doubtful If the mules could
reach Diamond Head in one day.
The pain idea VIII commend itself
to a good many He may turn out to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23

The question of President of the Sen
ate and speaker of the House is being
agitated, but there does not seem much
unanimity among the Independents
about the choice. When the House
meets it will be found that the Homo
lulu Independents are not going to
run things their own way There are
others and they will make the Homo
lulu clique open it's eyes. Moreover
Wilcox will be 5000 miles away and
his leutenants have not their leaders
blatant power nor Theresas skill.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23

The Silva case is likely to knock out
the law on methylated spirits and allow
tie free sale of alcohol. 1t takes a
few deaths to bring about action. Two
Hawaiians died some time ago from
drinking methylated spirits and not
much was said Of the matter. The Star
called attention to the sales at the time
and pointed out the danger Of them.
The death Of four men at one time has
at last directed attention to the mat
ter, though methyIated spirits is only
an incident and not the actual cause
OF death. '''.' d. ..+. " a. .e-L,..
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23

The inhuman treatment of a little
Chinese girl by its proprietors has been
brought to light and steps are being
taken to punish the people. But this
is only one case. There are many other
cases where little Chinese girls are
held as slaves and are cruelty treated.
1t is very hard under the law to prove
these cases. Probably light thrown on
this case may make the Legislature
take such steps as will enable the law
to act more effectively than it now does
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23
ONLY A SCARE.

The fear that Asiatcs would find a
gate through the Territory of Hawaii
TO flood the Coast States with Oriental
labor has proved utterly groundless.
The japanese and Chinese stream of
migration is now from the Territory
back to the East and the population
of these people is steadily decreasing
And yet every now and again some
brilliant alarmist springs some roor-
back story of this kind and wonders
how many thousands of Asiatics are
going to rush TO the fruit orchards and
beet fields of California from Hawaii.
If the alarmist will only look into the
question, he will find that what Asia
tic laborers are in California, and there
are many of them, undoubtedly. man
age to get over the boarder from Brit
ish Columbia and from Canada, and
some of them get smuggled direct
through from the East. Such thing
as an Hawaiian Asiatic in California
is practically unknown.
1t was only the other day because
Judge Estee allowed a Chinese who
had right to land on American soil,
to land on the Territory of Hawaii,
which being now American soil he had
a perfect right to do, the alarmist got
wildly excited, and some of the San
Francisco press began to publish ar
ticles about the yellow and brown
hordes who We're coming from here.
The fact is both Chinese and Japanese
prefer to work here as against work.
ing in California, and would not emf
crate there even if there was no law
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23

The row over the Wilcox luau invi-
tations would make even cat laugh.
1t was a great social function and
ended in a sort of Saturnalia. But it
is evident that the heads of some of the
ladies are turned. There is an old say
ing about putting some one on horse
back and he will ride to the devil, but
some parties now raising their noses
high in air, have ridden there long ago.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23

The charter for Honolulu will be one
of the first things that the coming Leg
islature will take up and it will stand
the mercantile and other property hold
ing classes to be prepared to meet and
beat all kinds of rabid legislation. There
are one or two would be reformers in
the Legislature who have a set of half
baked ideas which are more dangerous
than those which are out and out vici-
Ous
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23
THANKSG|V|NGDAY.
Thursday,
November
20, 1900

Should be long remembered
by all good citizens.
Continued prosperity for Ha-
wall, should bring joy to us all,
for every one is a participator.
You may want some extras for
your Thanksgiving Dinner Ia
BILE this year. Let us mention a
few specialties that we have dis
played in our Thanksgiving
Window: Turkey Platters, Car
vers, Poultry Shears, Crystal
Carver Rests, Corn Holders, &C.
lery Trays, Salad Helpers, Game
Sets, Champagne Coolers, Bouil-
lon Cups, Table Ornaments,
Roemers, Banquet Lamps, Nut
Bowls, Wine Sets, Table Cutlery,
Table Silver, Fancy Plates, Bon
Bon Dishes, Candelenra.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
LEFT BROKEN HEARTS
MYSTERY OF A LITTLE BOYS
DISAPPEARANCE.
F~our-year-Oid Child Last Seen walking
on the Canal Bank-Citi.sns' Commit
tee Aiding Distracted Parents In the
search.

On the morning OF March 2S George
Arthur Dent, the sturdy little Agar
old son of Arthur g. Dent of Lowell,
MASS, went down to play on the canal
bank with two of his small compan-
ions-Aubrey Hunt and Jimmie Nc
Dermott. They had no right to be
there. The canal is fenced off. but a
hole had been scooped out zeal the
corner OF a mill and through this the
little fellows crawled to get near the
water. The two companions OF AR
lie went home to dinner before noon,
but the Dent boy failed to do likewise.
lie has not been seen since. and To-
well has for three months been III a
maze OF excitement mixed with SYM
pathy for the m~addened parents of the
little boy.
The entire city has searched for
him, hundreds of thousands in New
England and elsewhere have joined in
the quest, but not a scrap of trustwor-
thy evidence pointing to the child's
fate has been laid bare. Arthur G.
Dent, father Of the missing boy, keeps
a corporation" boarding house at the
extremity of a long row of corpora
ton" houses that lie between the great
cotton mills OF the fremont and Suf-
folk and Lawrence companies. "Artle"
is-or perhaps was-the youngest
child OF the family, as pretty a boy
as could be met with in a days march.
Strong. swift, active and skillful in
whatever his baby hands, feet or brain
found to do he was the idol OF parents
and sisters and a favorite in all the
neighborhood. When the first hue and
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03

Atlanta, was established in December,
1897. The Legislature appropriated &c.
600 on condition that friends of the
school would add $4,000 more. This
was easily raised. and in 1898 about
$4,000 worth of machinery and $13,50O
or material was given 1t. The textil.
department, which is said to be one OF
the best In the country, was a new fea.
ture OF education in Georgia, and one
that became popular at once. I%nstruc-
ton Is given in manufacture of all
grades Of cotton goods, in manua,
training. chemistry, dyeing. design
ing, and engineering. The report of
the institution states that of the nine.
ty-four living graduates all but nine
are employed in pursuits for which
they have been fitted by their training
at the school. They are mechanical
engineers. superintendent of cotton
mills, in machine shops, chemical fac
tories, oil mills, and other establish
ments of the same kind, nearly all be-
Ing in positions of authority and COM
handing good wages. No better evil
dence OF the practical value of practi.
cal training could be asked than this
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
Chinese Superstition.

Similar in some respects to the cele-
bratlon OF Christmas in Christian
countries Is the observance of the
devils birthday In China. On this an
niversary many costly gifts are laid
upon the altar of the evil one. There
are many other 'superstitions current.
In sending the kitchen god to heaven
every year. the Chinese h%ousekeeper
has to burn 1t and let the fumes as
cend. IL reports on the good deeds OF
the family for the year and brings
good luck. Before burning 1t the
housewife dips her finger in a jar OF
molasses and smears the upper and
lower lip OF the idol, so hat when he
arrives at the pearly city he may tell
n sweet tale on the family and thus In
sure benedictlons. A family, when
gambling. will cover the eyes of the
idol until the card playing is through.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03

patterned after and to embody the
noble traits of some man who has
lived in the past. Confucianism Is
now well understood. and both Bud
dhism and Taoism have been so thor
oughly explored that II Is hard TO be-
lieve that anything of Importance re-
Iating thereto Is to be discovered. At
least one more book upon his topic,
however. remains to be compiled
namely, a Chinese NEUROLOGICAL die
tionary. Such n work should contain
an account OF all the principal divini-
ties actually worshiped by the Chinese,
with authentic details of such as are
historical. together with a record OF
the steps by which many of them have
been promoted in the Chinese pam
theon, until, like Kuan-Ti, the god OF
war, from very humble beginnings
they have become "adjuvant OF
heaven" The number of these divin-
tiles Is very large and includes many
that have been continuously worshiped
for over 1000 years. Whether the
Chinese have ever at any time in their
long history had perception or con-
ception OF n true God, Father and
Creator OF all things" is a question
that has been long and learnedly dis
cussed by scholarly students OF their
classical writings. 1t is still an open
question. But there Is no doubt at all
that for many centuries past they have
worshiped the sun, the moon, the
stars and a host of ancestral deities.
All the gods OF China may be said to
have been dead men. and, by the right
of ancestral worship, 1t may be
affirmed that In n sense all the dead
men OF China are gods. Temples are
constantly erected. by the consent OF
the emperor, to men who. while living,
have In various ways distinguished
themselves. Ii is impossible TO say
that any m of these men may not, in
the slow evolution of ages. rise to the
highest place among the national d.
whites. There can, therefore, be no
doubt whatever that as "a nation the
Chinese are p~olytheistic.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
FIFTY CATS u
Nowport's Hermit MIser Left $4,000 to
q n. T.. &. A.


The will of Miss Sarah Il. Gardiner
was offered for probate here this week,
says a recent dispatch from Newport.
II. l., but final action was postponed
for two weeks. as Sarah Gardiner
Graw OF Detroit, through her coun-
sci, objected on the ground that she
was the next OF kin. Miss Gardiner
led the life of a recluse here for many
years. having been disappointed in
love in early life. She was generally
believed to be very poor, as she had
Tor many years made a daily round OF
the ash barrels of the city, gathering
anything that might be of value as
junk. She lived in a wretched howell
and allowed none of her nelghbors to
enter her house on any pretext, and
she died unattended. A search OF her
miserable dwelling revealed a will and
bank books showing deposits OF up
ward OF 10000. Miss Gardiner was
pa%ssionately fond of cats, OF which
she had at lease fifty, and by her will
she bequeathed her estate to the
Rhode Island Society for the Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Animals. Sarah
Gardiner Graw claims to be a cousin
and 4. NJ. Caswell of Detroit and New
York also claims relationship. There
promises to be a bitter contest.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03

mysterious as Il was In many respects.o
was not 30 battling as this mystery OF
Lowell. In the former lamentable case
1t was plain that the child had been
kidnapped for ransom. There Is no
such probability in connection with
the disappearance of Artie Dent. In
fact, neither the family nor the friends
of the missing boy car offer any rea-
scnable explanation Of the mystery.
Mrs. Dent has about given up hope Of
ever again seeing her child. but the
father and sisters. have not given a
to their fears and express confidence
that little Artie will ere long be re-
stored to his home.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
DIED WOUNDED AND CURSINo.
Negro Murderer Shot by Sherin and
Then Led to GaIlows.

Randolph Evans, a negro murderer.
was hanged at Quitman. Miss. the
other day. after having been first Grip
pied by the sheriff. When the sheriff
went to Evans cell to lead him to the
gallows, he brandlshcd a piece Of iron
piping, and when the deputies entered
attacked them v~iciously, one of them
narrowly escaping a fractured skull.
He swore he would kill any one who
touched him. Sheriff Dobbs directed
the deputies to hold the negro's atten-
ton and sent a bullet through each OF
his forearms, breaking them. Evans
was then tied and carried to the gal
lows, where he died. cursing loudly
through the black cap UP to the time
the drop fell.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
LITTLE TOT A BOLD BRiOANp.
six-Year-Old Colored boy Robs stores
at Po mt OF Pistol.

six-fear-Old Colored 10y Rob stores
at Pc mt Of Pistol.
"Hol' up yo' hans, mister white man,
cause Use got de drop on yo'!" This
startling command aroused the pro-
prietor OF a shoe store at indianapolis,
Ind, and he peered around the appa-
rently empty store to see whence II
came. Then he started to look under
the counter. None er dat. now! Ell
yo' moves er finger Use gwine blow yo'
head off," Then the storekeeper dis
covered the bold outlaw C-years-
old negro boy-standing tip-toe to en-
able him to see over the counter. Keep
ing a watchful eye on his victim, the
tiny bandit picked out three pairs OF
shoes and backed out of the store.
Later he entered a grocery store, and,
after covering the proprietor with his
revolvers, stole a quantity of candy.
The boy was finally arrested while
asleep on n board pile. A pistol was
lying beside him ready to repulse an
attack. .
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
CessIOns to Foreign lowers.

Each conflict in which China has en-
gagged has resulted In a loss OF terri
tory. The principal cesslons made by
the Mongol government as the price of
peace have been the following: The
island OF Formosa was coded to japan
in 1895. after the war with China. In
1897 Germany seized the port of Kiou-
Chou on the east coast Of the Shan
tung peninsula, her excuse for so doing
being a massacre of missionaries
which had taken place there. Two
months later she received from China
a n~inety-nine year lease OF the port
and district. In 1898 Russia obtained
from China a twenty-five-year lease
OF Port Arthur. Talienwan and their
adjacent territories and waters. The
lease can be extended by mutual
agreement. The same year the Chi
nese government gave permission for
Great Britain to occupy Wei-Hai-Wei
for as long a period as Russia shall
hold Port Arthur. To compensate
France for the concessions given to
Great Britain and Russia a ninety
nine-year lease was given her of the
bay OF Kwang-Chau-Wan, on the
coast opposite the island of Hainan,
and last year two islands at the en-
trance OF the bay were definitely coded
to her. Hong-Kong was coded to
Great Britain in 1871.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
Eagle Fights u Man.

George Perry, a fisherman residing
on Beaver island in the Mississippi
river, Just below Clinton, Ia, had a
desperate fight the other afternoon
with a large eagle. Perry saw the bird
in a tree near his house, and. with a
double-barreled shotgun, slightly
wounded it. Before he could fire the
second barrel the bigd was on ton OF
him, and a lively fight ensuod. Perry
finally managed to kill the bird. II
measured six feet six inches from Tin
to tip.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-08-03
o ARTHUR DENT.

cry was raised and II was learned that
he had been seen on the grassy slope
OF the canal bank 1t was assumed that
he had been drowned. Suspicion
seemed to become a certainty when
one OF the little boys of the neighbor-
hood told his mother hat Jimmie Nc
Dermott had said to him: II know
where -.rtie Dent is. l pushed him into
the water" But searching cross-ex-
animation OF Jimmie led to the conclu-
sion that he had merely been making
a bid for fame. He himself declared
with fearful sincerity that he had been
only fooling." So that theory failed.
Already without a leg to stand on,
the drowning theory was forgotten
when two overseers of the fremont
and Suffolk mills came forward with
the statement that at noon, an hour
after Artie had been seen on the canal
bank. they had seer him walking along
Cabot street toward his home. Within
the knowledge of those who are
searching for Artie Dent he has not
since been seen. alive or dead.
The further search progressed the
deeper was the mystery. First the par
ents and friends, then the police, then
the entire community threw them
selves into the task of trying to trace
the missing child. Then the whole
country became interested in the fate
Of the Charlie Ross Of Lowell" and
sharp eyes everywhere watched for n
| child nnCNynrino fha dissemination 600,
out by the citizens committee organ
lied to aid the heartbroken parents.
The citizens committee Is an index
Of public feeling in Lowell. Its chair
man is Colonel A. NJ. Chadwick, pay
master of the fremont and Suffolk
mill corporation, who was a memuer
OF the staff of Governor Bracket of
Massachusetts. The committee Is rails
ing a fund for detective work and the
offer of rewards. They have already
collected $1,000. Meanwhile Artie
Dents father has offered s50O-the
fruit Of a lifetime's saving-for the re-
coyery of his child alive and 800 for
proof that lie Ii dead.
Artie's love OF horses and his abil-
ity to drive have given rise to the the
ory that some circus performer has
stolen him and Is training him to be-
come a circus performer. A woman
who lives in Lyme. N. H., has written
to Mrs. Dent telling of having seen a
lad of Artie's age and general appear
ancs perform in n circus which played
In Lyme some weeks ago. She thought
she recognized the boy from his de-
scription and portrait.
AS was the case with Charlie Ross.
the number Of ''crank" letters re-
ceived by the committee Is large. One
Of these, postmsrked Worcester, Mass.
declared that the hoy was stolen by
gypsies and that the writer saw him in
a gypsy camp hidden by blankets. The
Worcester police made a thorough in
vestigation. The result was a refuta-
ton OF the charge. The mother In her
distraction has turned to ~clairvoyants
and fortune tellers and spends her pre-
cious time and money acting upon
their revelations" only to encounter
renewed disappointments.
The case OF Charlie Ross In Phila-
J delphia some twenty-five years ago,