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Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14
Ipnurnnce wanted I'm a Hurry.

During the progress of the Are
north OF the railroad Monday after
noon, when the sparks were flying
far and wide, the telephone in one Of
the uptown offices buzzed frantically.
The clerk took 1t down leisurely,
after the manner OF clerks, andmuch
to his surprise heard the following
confession Of faith:
"Say, this is Mr.. So-and-so. There
is Are up the railroad tracks and
the wind Is blowing this way. l
would like to get some insurance
right away, Can you fix 1t up 80
that can get some from now on?"
What the insurance man said is
something different, but ht may be
said by way Of information that the
nervous man who had faith in insur-
ance companies was neither burned
out nor scorched.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14
You shouldn't Know French There.

"a dense ignorance Of the French
language, says an American VINO
knows his Paris well, "is one of the
most valuable things in the world
for the average American visitor to
take with him to the exposition. IL
will save him a great deal of humili.
alton and probably keep him out OF
serious trouble. OF course 90 Ameri-
cans out of hundred are crazy to
see the night side Of Partisan life
and to visit certain famous show
places, variety theatres and caba-
rets. The people who run these
charming establishments invariably
assume that no American ever UNDER
stands French, and their comments
upon visitors from this side of the
pond are exceedingly vivacious and
outspoken. One Of the noted resorts
In the Montmartre, district is the
lueer little cabaret of Aristide Bru-
ant, the poet of the slums 1t is the
custom there for the walters to bawl
out humorous welcome to each new
conner and time and time again 1
have heard Americans so grossly In
suited that my blood boiled. For
tunately they didn't understand, so
they laughed foolishly and thought
II was good joke. Lots of Ameri-
can ladies go to the Cafe duNeant, or
Cafe of Death, which is miserable
fraud, but widely advertised, The
attendants there are attired as un'
dertakers' assistants, or "croque"
morris" and their badinOge is sup,
posed to be part Of the show. With
cisms at the expense of the Ameri-
cans always elicit sposms of laugh
ter from the natives and have often
thought II the ladies only knew what
was being said concerning themsel-
yes they would pray for the fake
crypt TO open and receive them.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14
COST OF A TRIP TO ARRICA.
II Is mn EHpenSlvs Venture, aud $1,000
IL None TOO Much To Take

~ MONO hoo much nv Ahh'
"Well," said the man who knew
; something about II TO Chicago Inter
Ocean reporter, III you want 10 80 10
South Africa you have got 10 have
mney or you have got 10 swim. Swim
ming is slow because II Is 5000 miles
from London Ito Cape Town, and 1000
miles from Chicago 10 London or 10
Southampton, from which port tho
ships sail, You can go from the other
gide by the German East African line,
but that takes you around to Dehgoa
bny only, There are several English
lines, but the best are the Union and
Castle lines, sailing every Saturday
FROM southampton. The fare from
here to London Is anything you want
to make II from 500 up. From Lon
don TO Cape Town by Royal Mail boNtS
Is 5000 first class, $12s second class,
SO7 third, and the usual time is seven
teen days.
"Dy intermediate boats frst class
fare is Sls4, second Silt, third S67, and
the time is twenty-one days. II you
want TO camp out you can get an open
berth ticket for S52, The German
lines go through the Mediterranean,
stopping at Lisbon, Naples, Zanzibar
and other ports The British and CO.
lonlNl boats sail every two weeks from
London, as do the Aberdeen boats, but
these latter 60 direct TO Port Natal
Before the war you could get tickets
direct from London 10 Johannesburg,
via Natal, but yu can't now, The fare
was 1884 first class, 1852 second, and
SlO3 third, with q 10 per cent less rate
by intermediate boats. When you
have got 10 Cape Town you will find
railroad travel expensive, and dis
tunces about as stretched out nS in
the United States.
"For instance, II Is 1,0li miles 10
johannesburg and II costs, first class,
G57 TO get there, or nearly six cents
mile, double the usual rate In this
country Second class was $50, and
third S2l, Time, two days, From
Cape Town No BuluwNyo II is 1860
miles, and the first class fare Is 500,
second 500, and third S2s, and the
rime is four days, That, you see,
gives you plenty Of time and oppor.
tunlty to spend money for bed and
hoard, though don't believe they
have our kind Of sleeping cars down
there. The railway time (rom' Dur
bnn TO Johannesburg was twenty
seven hours and 70 Pretoria twenty
nine hours, incidentally ! may add
that II You want to do any telegraph
ing You viii find II somewhat cXpen'
give also, the rate from England ia
Wet African points running from
si.Ol word TO $2.Gi, while to the cnst
coast II runs from sl,21 TO Si,3s. Is
n bit. chenpcr IN South Africa, being
07 cents TO Cape Town, Natal and the
South African republic and the
Orange Free state, and Sl01 10 Si,o7
10 other points, Taking l, all in all
man doesn't want TO start 20 South
Africa with much less than $1,000 In
his pocket II h. expects to get back
home Ngain without having to work
his way"
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14

The phonograph doesn't eat or
drink, therefore lit is never too full for
ptterance
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14

The town Of Kos, the capital of the
small Turkish island of that name ly-
ing OIL the coast of Asia Minor pos
sesses the oldest tree in the world. I'm
der its shade IIippocrates inculculated
his disciples in his methods and views
concerning the healing ant 1000 years
ago. Tradition carries the age of the
tree back to the time of Aesculapius
(of whom Hippocrates was a lineal de-
scendant), which would add some 400
years to its age. A great part of the
trunk is built round, and there is a
fountain known as Hippocrates' foun-
tain. The circumference of the trunk
is 80 feet, and there are two main low.
er branches, which are supported by
masonry columns.-Albany Argus.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14

A well known member of congress-
of Hibernian extraction wore broad
smile the other afternoon us, he ex-
hibited scrap of paper that his wife
had dug from mass of old papers in
the course of rainy afternoons rum
maging. 1t was a note which his
wife had written to him about 80
years before, at the tender age OF 0
or 7, and it seemed to be u reply to
the congressman's formal proposal OF
marriage, indicted in his sth year 1t
reads:
81 Do luv You Crate deel and !
wud marry You ony ma says You ar
low Irish"
"Think of my winning out about
Is years later in the face Of such pa
rental discourugement as that!" said
the congressman Washington Post.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14

Quick.telupcrcd people seem to bO
all the rage
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14

The best book of etiquette Is that
great one, the best society, If you feel
awkward or uncertain watch those
people whose manners show that they
are conversant with al that is best In
lmitating them you will not be apt to
make mistakes. The average American
girl is quick at recognizing her mis-
takes and seldom repeats one after
she realizes her error. She is kind Of
heart and sympathetic, and because OF
her quick wit and these two virtues
she, will always be gentlewoman in
the best sense of the word.-Ladies'
Home Journal
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14
Lazy Husbands Overlooked.

A socialstic writer says, of the en-
trance of women into many employ
ments hitherto occupied only by men,
"Where women compete, wages are
lowered, and consequently large num-
bers Of men cannot afford to marry"
Nonsensel Large numbers of men
who could not afford to marry, under
the old system, because they were too
lazy to earn living can now afford q
wife to earn it for them. Why mourn
for "the good old times?"-IIornells-
vile Times.
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14

Visitors to Scotland used to be hor'
rified on seeing 50 many Children rum
ming about barefopted. Bare feet re
less common now than they were
generation ngo, and perhaps the
ehange, while showing growing pros
perity in the nation, Is not altogether
TO be recommended, Children's feet
grow 30 fast that to keep them always
properly shod is matter that requires
considerable care and some expendi-
ture. II matters very little to n childs
future well-being that ut some period
of its childhood the sleeves OF jacket
have been too short or the skirt OF q
frock too scant; but the compression
of feet in boots too tight, or, even
worse, too short, may be a cause OF
torment in future years. Infinitely
better are bare feet than clumsy,
heavy, ill-shaped boots. In the winter
the feet may indeed want some pro-
lection from cold and wet but during
n great part OF the year children may
safely and healthfully go baretooted.
Some mothers, by no means OF tho
poorest class, and convinced that the
comfort and symmetry of the feet in
maturer years are largely to be gain
ed by giving them freedom during the
time Of growth. At very fashionable
marriage some time ago a child
bridesmaid was seen sills-robed, but
uhoeless,
And II shoes are undesirable, how
much more so are glovesP Except the
thick wooden ones for winter warmth,
gloves should be banished from
child's wardrobe.--Pall Mall Gazette
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14

waukpe, Wis. one fnre plus So for
round trip, tickets on sale LUXE 2ud and
3rd, return limit June 18th.
st, Paul, MINI, one fnrA plus 50, tick
cts on sale July l4th, 10th and 10Th, re-
turn limit July 2lst.
Homesoekers excursion dates May 18th
June 5'h aud 10Th, July Bird and 18th
Aug 7'h and 81.
For further information call on or adj
dress. q. A. WALKER, Agent,
Santa Fe Route
Hutchinson gazette., 1900-06-14

Africa is the last of the five great
continents to be opened up to modern
civilization, 1t lies at the doors of
Europe, and claims the oldest civiliza-
ton known.-.N Y. Sun.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-11-09

land. and, now that you have come
across this irrefutable evidence that we
may have callers popping in upon us
presently, confess | should like to have
some testimonial to their honesty before
make ready to receive them with
open arms You see, can't think of
any reason for their presence here at
all or rather there's no reason which
is at the same time obvious and lawful.
There are plenty of unlawful ones, of
course. without going so far us actual
piracy
do you think they We got hold of
friend Cain 2" asked Guthrie
Looks very like it. doesn' it?" was
the answer.
"But what on earth could they want
with him?'' exclaimed Dolly.
'Don't know, miss, returned the
doctor, "an5 that S another thing which
rouses my suspicious. They wouldn' t
have detained him without purpose Of
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stone We're the groovlngs from the hob
nails and a faint red streak from the
copper toe cap.
"Run to earth at lastl. Cain ahoyl'
shouted the undergraduate. as he hur-
ried forward beneath the archway
The long echoes of the cave howled
the words back to him
"Cain Laversha aho-o-o-o-yl he re-
peated
"Aho-o-o-o-yl' doomed the stone
walls again. but no human voice an
swered
Poor chapl He's mebbe knocked
himself senseless and doesn hear u.s.
suggested Henrietta. as she hurried
along the narrow causeway of the cav
ern
Once the archway at the entrance was
passed direct daylight ceased and the
cave was filled instead with curious
soft, green glow The effect was ghast-
ly; there We're fantastic green shapes
in stone on all sides; there We're green.
phantomlike fish swimming in the clear
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CHAPTER XVIII.
THE CAVE OF GREEN LIGHT.


The undergraduate and the manlike
sailor woman started off briskly enough
for the rock gully which DR.. Tring had
hidden them explore. Butvery soon the
nature of the ground compelled them
to lessen their pace.
The fine beach of coral debris first
gave place to rough shingle; then small
rocks began to crop out here and there
and then the fore shore grew to be moth
ing but one huge jumbled tangle of
honeycombed stone. They worked their
way painfully along about half a mile
Of this, scrambling and 'clambering, and
then Guthrie had to stop and wipe the
perspiration from his brow.
mot much use going farther, is
there, Henrietta p said he. "Cain
Laversha would never have given him
self the trouble of climbing over ground
like this Even the heat of the poaching
fever in his blood couldn't work such a
miracle.
"No. don't think he'd do it-not
willing, that is, returned the woman
promptly ''But he might have been
forced to do it, Them as left the blood
mark on that oar we found might
see here, sir, she broke off 'sWhat' 8
that?"
She was pointing to huge gray
bowlder in front Of her. There were
three or four Enthusiastically new scor-
ings on it. where hobnailed boot had
slipped. struggled to recover and then
brought it's owner down by the run
Guthrie examined the marks They
were plain reading. The wearer Of the
boot had stepped on an inch wide ledge.
Under his weight the film of stone
which formed the substance of the ledge
had scaled off clean and sharp like a
knife cut.
"And see, cried Henrietta, 'tthere'
the mark where his other toe slipped
There aren t any hobnail scorings there,
but there's shiny red line, made by q
copper toe Capri
"It's our friend Gains spoor. right
enough!' exclaimed Guthrie. eve
must push on and find him. Ten to one
those numbering brogues of his have
brought him to bad grief over slip
| perry bowlder somewhere.
Now the fact that the farmer should
have been wearing such uncouth foot
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some sort. and, without being able to
guess what that purpose could be, adj
NIT that none the less doubt it's hon..
esty."
'Oh, but cried Dolly-..isn't it
possible that poor Cain may have met
with an accident fallen, for instance,
and broken his arm9 The people with
the boat may have rescued him and may
be looking after himl''
DR.. Tring smiled. '.You want to
make out good character for the man
with the blistered hand, eh, Dolly?'' he
said dryly. 'tQuite rightl He may be all
that you suppose him, but I'm rather
afraid that the chances are the other
way. In the meantime, till we know
better what sort of people we shall have
to deal with, l don't propose to leave
the Eureka without an anchor watch
any longer. The e5, 200 worth of Span
fish treasure which she has on board is
too much temptation to put in the way
Of the saints of the West Indies. so I'm
going straight back to her now Dolly,
you'd better come with me-
Eyes, said the girl. 81 will con-
fess to being tired.
'Then Guthrie, continued the doc
tor, you and Henrietta may as we'll
explore those rocks ahead there Dolly's
notion that the farmer may have met
with an accident is quite possible one;
the mans fool enough for anything. It's
quite on the cards that he's lying some
where famed, and that the boat people
have nothing to do with his disappear
sLee at all Be back at the ketch by
dark and look out for possible traps. "
''No fear of them, returned the
young man with laugh. Henrietta
and I will take care not to step on any
more swinging BOBBY SHARES. -
'sMind you do. said the doctor,
'tbut that was not exactly what I
meant. was thinking more Of the pos
sibility that the man with the blister
might prove dangerous.
sob. see Well, I'll be on my guard
against ia roo, said the young man
| contidsl.; He shan't catch me nap
i ping
| But be e.
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fro BE coNT1NuEp.l
His Gin Hickey.

The Irishman who had never tasted
a gin rickey ordered one so as to i'm
press his friends. The bartender never
had heard of rickey, but he was
ashamed to admit his ignorance, so he
put mixing glass under the bar and
made guess at it.
Then he leaned back to await results
The Irishman slipped at the beverage
and shook his head approvingly.
"By CORY, tbs fine rickey," he said
sit ought to be-" said the bartender
81 put in everything except the II
ense."-Chicago Record.
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water, and there wers green sea shrubs
trailing up to it's surface. Guthrie held
out his own brown fist in front of him.
It was pale as dead mans. There
was an atmosphere of eeriness about
the cave which made both of its explor-
ers shiver involuntarily. and at the
same time their first eager trot became
insensibly reduced to sober walk. But
that indeed the failing green light
made necessary.
The water channel curved somewhat,
and the lazy impulses from the low
swell of the lagoon did not penetrate
far beyond the entrance of the cavern.
In 30 yards their influence had ceased
entirely and the quiet dark water looked
like ice. There was chill. too, in the
Hir which added to this effect. and.
coming straight from the hot glare
without both Guthrie and the woman
felt it keenly.
The oppression of the cavern eeri-
ness increased as the light grew dim
iner. and an inclination, almost over
powering, to turn tail seized upon the
undergraduate With great effort he
thrust it back and led the way on
through the green. CHASTITY twilight
rubbing his hands together for warmth.
"A little way ahead the cave seemed to
turn abruptly at right angles or per-
haps to come to an end altogether, for
at any rate it went no farther in it's
present direction. And yet there was
no sign to be seen Of the missing farmer.
A deep toned 'Histl'' close at hand
made the young man turn sharply.
The dark muzzle of gun barrel hung
J steadily, like round spot of ink in the
| green gloom. not ten inches away from
4 his eyes.
| He gave an involuntary start and
! stepped pace backward. Henrietta
/ was close behind him, and he bumped
! against her. The woman lost her foot
ing and made grab at him to save
herself from falling into the water. AS
! her fingers clutched him Guthrie felt
! himself being carried helplessly back
! ward by her weight, and the next mo-
ment there was splash as the pair of
them met the cold water below.
/ AS the green wave closed in gurgling
bubbles over his head the young man
heard harsh laugh burst out and clang
discordantly among the echoes of the
cavern. With flash Of angry recollec-
ton he thought OF his boast and real
4 lied that he had allowed himself to be
trapped by the man with the bloody
blister, after all.
i Then the frantic clutch of an arm
about his neck reminded him of a more
4 pressing danger of the moment. for the
woman's fingers had closed with the
frenzy of drowning grip upon his
throat, and Guthrie knew that she
could not swim stroke.
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Brakes.

Hand brakes, to assist in the stop
ping Of trains, were introduced as ear
ly as 1S49. Twenty years later the air
brake was patented, which enabled
power from the locomotive to be trans
mitted through hose simultaneously to
the brakes of all the cars in train
wonderful invention. In 1863 the
coaches We're connected by patent
couplers, another measure Of strength
and safety.
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seno "a. and senorita..

The married and unmarried women
of the United States Of Colombia,
South Anne ca, are designated by the
manner in which they wear flowers in
their hair, the senoras wearing them OH
the right side and the senoritas on the
left.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-01
Plague in Australia.

ADELAIDE (South Australia), Jan.
23.-The bacillus OF the bubonic plague
has been found on dead rats in a place
where a plague patient was isolated.
The Australian Colonies have declared
Adelaide an infected port.
PORT TOWNSEND CWash.). Jan. 19.
According to advices from Washing
ton received here today the introduc-
tion Of the bubOnic plague at Honolulu
was by means Of merchandise arriving
at that port from the Orient. 1t Is be-
lieved that the germs OF the disease
are carried in airt in which plants are
shipped. and also in a sort OF muck in
which duck eggs are packed in China
and shippeu both to Honolulu and this
country. SO strong Is the belief OF the
department that Il Is by these means
the disease Is introduced that DR.. Fos-
ter. United States quarantine officer
here. has been instructed by the depart
ment to make a thorough investigation
of the matter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-01

Boer posi,sou. Il ever taken. can only
De captured az a tremendous cost.
despatch from Pretoria dated
tuesday. January .. somewhat ampii-
Ne the despatch OF Monday. January
- from the BOer head lager. cabled 10
says:
-Four or five times during the day
the British replaced their wearled soi-
dlers by fresh ones. The Roer c,eual-
ties TO date are one man killed and two
slightly Injured. Our men arc in CO..
ccllent spirits. There Ia "A larre
slaughter OF the British.
General Botha IL now In sole oom-
mand. General Cronje having been sent
elsewhere"
The same despatch. evidently "
ferring TO the situation al Colcnso
says:
zone OF the large Bocr Ma1ims was
temporarily disOrdered but was soon
repaired.
The British north camp is In con
fusion. People are observed trekkinE
aimlessly In all directions"
Commenting on Captain Mahan's at-
titude' the 81. James Gazette today re-
marks:
His advice Is good and needed in
America. While strict neutrality a.
maintained in the official world and
good will for England Is felt by the bet
ter-informed, Il Is simply misleading
the public OF this country TO suggest,
as some correspondents are doing. that
antagonism TO England ls confined 20
a negligible body OF Americans. The
sympathy OF America as n who'e is as
matter OF fact no more with England
at this moment than was our popular
sympathy with them at the outbreak
OF the war with Spain and the contrast
OF official and popular attitudes n no
less marked In the United States than
II Is in Germany"
AS The afternoon progressed the ex-
element on Pail Mall reached n high
pitch. But the War ONCE officials re-
iterated at $3.50 p. m. the oft-rppeated
statement that nothing had been re-
ceived from General Butler" The sus-
pense was increased by the belief that
General Butler would have never pub
hshed his intention TO attack the Beers
on SpiOnkopf un'ess satisfied that the
assault would be carried out before
tho news could ba published and II was
fully anticipated that the news OF his
success or failure would reach London
In few hours at the most.
The Cabinet Ministers called al the
War Office after lunch to AK for news.