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New Ulm review., 1901-07-03

AGour this time a sweet IfJIle cred-
ture crossed my path-Isabel-a Spanish
girl. How she would come to the shop
door and admire my handiwork at night!
How we would long for the time when
we would have our own shop and work
and live for each other!
In time / became a famous worker
famous among our little knot of acquaint-
ances-and when an order came for an
image for the Cathedral of Cadiz my ia
ther gave the work to me.
Here was work not only for the cathe-
dral, but for Isabel. I began my most
agreeable task, with her ever in my mind.
AS the work progressed it commenced to
resemble her. | was oyerjoyed with my
success. But most of US have tinge Of
sorrow with our joy. Isabel fell ILL.,
There was care to labor under, but
worked away. My work was near COM
pleted, and Isabel grew rapidly worse
With a heavy heart / continued my la
Dor. 1t was finished.
And Isabel was dead.
Il was completely undone. To con.
tinue my calling was out Of the question.
My last work was finished. Behold it,!
The tottering man seized my hand, and,
stepping forward, he pointed to the i'm
age Of the patron saint.
Beautiful, beautiful he exclaimed.
And again | answered: Beautiful!
More than beautifulr'
Together for several minutes we stood.
gazing into that still. sweet face, but we
were aroused by the noises in the street
that heralded the morn.
"The day approaches" said the aged
father. You must 60" And, taking
me by the hand, he led me to the en-
trance. Producing an immense key, he
proceeded to unlock the door. was
about to speak, but he laid his hands up-
on his lips for silence and motioned me to
pass out / followed his bidding, think
ing that he would accompany me, but no
sooner was without than the great door
swung closed behind me-
All search for the mysterious monk
was at that time unrewarded with sue
cess. but some time afterward by chance
| met the tottering father Of that never
to be forgotten night and was most hap
py to learn more of him.
But this was many years ago. The
spirit of the good priest has gone to meet
his first Isabel The second is yet in her
place in the Cathedral of Cadiz, while
all that is earthly of her lover is under
mound in the suburbs of the city, over
which is a simple cross, upon which is
carved Father Alvarez. EXCHANGE
New Ulm review., 1901-07-03
MAKING 1T UP.

Mandy fell out today; .sf&zs
Both of us wuz to blame, guess.
got riled, said my say, 3%sH1
An she put word in, more or less
So, as 1 started for town, thinks /,
She'll come round an make up by noon:'s
So tried to whistle put it by,
But somehow the music wuz out of tune.
Some of the bitter things she said
By an by to my memory come,
TIL l couldn't get em out of my head
An hardened my heart as started home.
took my time, so twas pretty late
When l cleared the pasture an reached the stils.
An missed her meetin me at the gate,
AS she did to please me, once in awhile.
Thinks 1, ''She's putin on airs,'' an so
I told myself that didn't care
An closed the gate with bang to show
That wuz the lord an the master therei
l stamped right into her tidy room
An stood there minute, too 'shamed to speak;
She sat alone in the twilight gloom,
An the tears wuz wet on her careworn cheek
An in her hands wuz some little things
We had laid away bout year ago
When our baby changed 'em for angel wings
Gan our hearts nigh broke, cause we missed him
1 knelt beside her, in her lap
laid my head, the child might do
Who had worn the tidy, faded cap
She held the little worn out shoe
thought of all that us two had borne
looked at the empty trundle bed
An my kisses fell on the garments worn
That were stained with the tears we both had
shed.
held her close, I tried to speak
OF love comfort best I could;
pressed my lips to her tear wet cheek,
An Mandy me made up for good
Ida Goldsmith Morris in Louisville Courier-Jour.
nal,
New Ulm review., 1901-07-03

And her nurse replied: you nave
better than little sister. You have
brothers"
"But / more badly want what is like
myself than what is better" persisted
Ku Yum.
| was about 4 o'clock in the after
noon. Her father had taken her broth
ers to hill where they could fly their
kites, and Ku Yum was alone with her
nurse. The old woman was stitching
rows of imitation pearls upon bright
colored velvet band that was to adorn
Ku Yum's head during the first days Of
the coming New Year. The little girl
sat on q stool learning how to en-
broider.
Tell me story, Woo Ma she
pleaded.
And Woo Ma, the nurse, told her a
story Of one who had attained to great
honors because when lad Of 9 he had
cheerfully cut piece of flesh out Of his
arm to please his mother, who had ex-
pressed wish to see blood flow.
ku Yum did not like that story and
insisted that mistake had been made
in the telling and that it could not have
been the boys mother that had allowed
him to cut his hesh-that it must have
been his nurse.
"Oh," exclaimed the old woman,
what tongue the child has. Listen,
then, and will tell you what you will
like to hear" and she began:
Every year when the almond tree
bursts into bloom the Queen of. Mercy,
seated on lily throne, wraps a spirit
sword in cloth Of violets and gives it
TO dove that flies with 1t into the
heavens
"But how can little bird carry any
thing so heavy as a sword Z? asked Ku
Yum. examining weapon made of
Chinese cash strung together which
hung over a couch in a corner of the
room. a charm to ward away evil spir-
its.
81 said that it was a spirit sword"
replied the nurse rather Grossly She
did not like to be interrupted.
Some one knocked at the door, It
was the tailor's wife from across the
street Her baby boy. who the day be-
fore had completed the moon," which
means attained to the age Of one
month. had. according to established
Chinese custom. been shaved then for
the first time. The result was violent
cold, and the mother was anxious that
Woo Ma, who was skilled in nursing
sick children. should accompany her
back to the house. So away went Woo
Ma, leaving I'm Yum alone.
Now there were dreams In Ku Yum's
eyes and longings in her heart, and FIVE
minutes after the departure Of Woo
Ma saw the little girl slipping quietly
down the tenement's steep stairs. Up
on reaching the street she looked
around wonderfngly and percefring q
child OF about her own age greeted her.
But the child froWned and flung out
her arm as IL to strike, and 'Ku Yum
walked on, saying 10 herself, 'sThat is
not my little sister"
Two little girls carrying basket be-
tween them smiled at her as they pass
ed. Ku Yum smiled back. but did not
speak. for she thought. .They are two.
and my sister will be one"
She cast wistfM glances into the
doorways OF houses where childrr1
were playing. but nobody IN particular
seemed to wish for her cuMuauy. In
New Ulm review., 1901-07-03
ueed, some gIrIs mockeu at ner, ana
one boy pulled the silk cord out Of her

ueeG, some gIrIs mocked at ner, ana
one boy pulled the silk cord out Of her
braid
Wandering on, she finally found her
self outside the precincts Of China
town. She had never been so far away
from home without Woo Ma. but she
was not afraid, and the shop windows
were wonderful. She had paused to
admire some colored glass balls in
showcase, when she felt a timid touch
on her shoulder and saw little Amer
lean girl standing beside her. Could a
little American girl be her sister? She
stretched out her hand and touched the
child's face lovingly, and the tiny white
maiden moved closer and kissed Ku
Yum on the cheek.
II have been looking for you," began
Ku Yum, and then woman rushed up
and dragged the little American girl
away.
Ku Yum felt discouraged. 1t was
getting dark. and she had lost her way
Passersby stared curiously at her.
Some paused as If to speak, but seeing
that it was little Chinese girl who
could not understand them proceeded
on their way.
Suddenly Ku Yum felt something
sharp strike her cheek. 1t was a peb-
BILE. Ku Yum bounded from her corner
like little kitten, and the boy who
had thrown the pebble, Joined by 9TH
ers Of his kind, pursued. The appear
ance Of policeman, however, put
stop to the chase, and while the officer
was shaking his baton at the boys Ku
Yum ran pantingly up a hill and sank
down exhausted outside fenced gar
den, where she lay sobbing and shiver-
ing in the cold and dark. 1t was hard
indeed to find little sister.
half an hour later gentleman Stun
bled over little heap outside his gar
den gate.
''Hello," he exclaimed when the light
of a match revealed Ku Yum, ''it's
tiny Chinese girlp' Whereupon Ku
Yum, who had been sleeping just as
soundly as though she were at home,
rubbed her eyes, opened them and be-
gan to cry.
Have 1 hurt you, midget| asked
the gentleman in Chinese. He had liY-
ed in China for number OF years.
Ku Yum shook her head. but contin-
ued crying, and the gentleman took her
by the hand and led her into the house.
why, Edward, who is this?" asked
a lady, coming forward to meet them.
THAT is for you to find out, my
dear" replied the gentleman.
Then the lady, who could also speak
Ku Yum's language, drew the little
girl to her side and gave her hot cup
Of cocoa. And Ku Yum ceased crying
and answered the kind questions that
were put to her, telling also Of her big
longing for little sister.
Tears filed the lady's eyes. '.Poor
little human" said she. ''She has be-
gun to seek q sister SOUL" And she
took Ku Yum In her arms and comfort
ed and petted her as Ku Yum had not
been comforted and petted since her
mother died two years before.
The next morning the lady took Ku
Yum home. The little girl was very
quiet while her fatAer talked with her
new friend. but when Woo Ma appear
ed she ran to tho old wonsn,s side and,
painting 10 the Indy, cried 5uhilantly.
s'Behold my little siEters Chicago
NveningsPoet.
New Ulm review., 1901-07-03
Resent1ns : Reelection.

The Sopranos Maid-My mistress
had dve bouquets thrown at her dur
ing the first act
The Contraitds Maid {disdainful1y1
Mdeedi How NIGEL I'll bet she paid
nor them herself
The Sopranos MA4d-of course she
did. She dpesn'k have 10 hive things
charged nke soma people know do.-
l1nnkHn Lila
New Ulm review., 1901-07-03
Modern Costumes Handicap Ar,

Modern COstumes Handicap Art.
The sculptor of today, even allowing
him to be the equal of the artists Of
Greece or Of the Italian renaissance. il
handicapped by the essential hideousness
of modern costume. To picture the Duke
OF Bedford, as sculptor once did in a
London square, clothed in toga may be
ridiculous. On the other hand, it is al.
most impossible to immortalize man in
. frock coat. The sculptors who have
given Us the two most recent statues OF
Mr.. Gladstone have had to work under
this disadvantage, and it becomes all
the more ironic In the case OF the statue
In the University OF Athens with such
masterpieces on every sice.-.Lonacn
Sphere.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-24
Rooms sos. 500. $40
HAWAIIAN ENGINEERING
QId CONSTRUCTION CO.


for Inestmn
FREDERICK J. AMwEG, NJ Am. Soc. c. E.
W R. CASTLE JR secy and Treas Engineer Manager,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-24
PLUM RENG !
WIN. F. WILSON co.

This firm, the largest in its line in
California, and the pioneer Plumbers Of
San Francisco, who are at present en-
gagged in installing the plumbing sys-
tenn in the Alexander Young building,
and who have also received the con-
tract for plumbing of the +. O. Hall
building and the Waity building, have
decided to locate permanently in Ho-
nOlulu.
They have also just completed their
plumbing contract in that elegant new
huilding for the Royal Hawaiian Ho-
tel on Alakea street, where they have
placed the finest plumbing fixtures
known to their craft.
They employ a great number of the
most expert Plumbers in San Francis
co, their name there being a synonym
for good work. Their
Office ard Shop is at present
temporarily located in the
Alexander Young
Building.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-24
THE WALLED CITY.

I'VE are in the walled city. This
place is a collection OF turns. There is
the Walled City, then Manila. Malata,
old gray wall covered with moss is
most picturesque There are fascinat-
ing gateways through it, and arched
bridges over the moat. all gray with
time.
Yesterday I saw a childs funeral
The casket was sky blue and gold; the
top was not flat as we use them, but
built up on layers. There were no car
riages, just a few people on foot The
casket was carried on the shoulders of
four boys, but there was full brass
band along, and it was playing a live
Iy jig tune. I saw another funeral of
grown person There were four
horses attached 30 the hearse, with
great plumes on them, each one led by
a man dressed in continental costume.
The hearse was silt, with gay angels
on each corner and one in the ceJter,
and the casket was solid gilt elaborate
ly carved. The people will spend their
last cent on funeral, and as flowers
are scarce, large wreaths are made of
artificial ones and kept in the family
and used over and over again. L saw
a moving the other day, and boy
was carrying the family funeral
wreath, an immense one.
Every one rides here-no one thinks
of walking-carriag hire is very
cheap. There are two kinds of car
riages, one you enter at side over the
wheel. 1t is called carometa. The
other you enter from the back, and it
is called a keeliz. They are all drawn
by little bits of horses. hardly larger
than a pony"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-24

is stretched tightly over the top over
this is piece of mating and over this
a sheet-nothing more. My one pillow
is stuffed with cobblestOnes Cor maybe
it is only graveD. Draped around the
bed, at the top Of the four high posts,
is deep fringe of lace, and over this
some gaudy drapery. Finally the mos
quito net. the most important feature
of all, for the mosquitoes are some
thing terrible, both day and night.
Verify, 1 have need of my Spanish.
The servants in the hotel do not speak
one word of English, and if I did not
know Spanish 1 do not know what 1
would do. The meals are not very
good, but we get enough, for which we
are thankful. Everything is served
separately on large dinner plates. Sau-
GERS are unknown
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-24

They will furnish estimates and exc
cute all orders for work in their line
to the entire satisfaction of their pa
irons. and always up to their regular
standard.
The age-herald., 1901-02-09
RAINEs IN HUNTSVILLE.
Pulaski Man is About $2ooo Poorer by
 His Experience.

Huntsville, February S-(Special. )-Jack Raines of Pulaski who has gained much notorety here because of his elopement to Huntsville with Ella Hays of Pulaski, has returned to this city, after having been to unknown parts for two weeks. He has paid off the fines and court costs in the cases held against him in Pulaski MT. Raines is something like 5000 poorer from his brush with the laws of Tennessee and Alabama. MT. Raines has nothing to say about his case, neither has Miss Hays, who is also in this city. It is likely that the case against Raines which remains on the Madison county docket will be dismissed. MT Raines has stated that he will never return to his family, as he did not get along very well at home.
 Local merchants state that the outlook for the spring Is brighter than 1t has been in several years. After very successful cotton season, the farmers are in excellent financial condition, as are all the other classes
The age-herald., 1901-02-09
Hester's Weekly Statement.

New Orleans, La. February S.-Secretary Testers weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex- change statement, issued before the close of business today shows a decrease in the movement of cotton into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 59, eco an increase over the same days year before last of 36, GOO and a decrease under the same time in 1898 of q, COG.
 From the eight days of February the to- tals show a decrease under last year of 49, ,000 an increase over the same period year before last of 2S 1000 and a decrease under 1898 of S2 00o.
 For the 161 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 16l days of last year, e69,000 behind the same days year before last of 1,2I7 ,00O and behind 1898 by 1,176,000
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 190,559 against 2i9,- 329 for the seven days ending this date last year; 154.l91 year before last and 2ol,- 429 same time in 1898 and for the first eight days of February 1t has been 214, 19S against 263, ,0S2 last year; 1S5956 year before last ana 295, ,7S0 same time in 1898.
 These make the total movement for the 161 days of the season from September l to date 7SW,213 against 71S5, ,149 last year; 9,OS1,- 3SS year before last and S,9S0,I0l same time in 1898.
 The movement since September shows re- ceipts at all United States ports, 5,505,Gi1 against 5,004,12 last year; 69al5 year be- fore last and 6,940,329 same time in 1893; overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and can ada, STATES against 957.4n last year; 1,015,S13 year before last and 90S,997 same time ip 1898; interior stocks In excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 645,- SOP against 3S3 729 last year, 40SS02 year be- fore last and 4S1 ,996 same time in 1898; Southern mill takings, 77S065 against 7S9,- S21 last year; 693,2H year before last and 649, ,2S5 same time in 1898.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 93, ,942 against 163, 792 last year, making the total thus far for the season 4,0S5,S1S against 3,532 451 last year, increase of 5S2, ,S32
 Northern mill takings and Canada during the past seven days show an increase of 3o3S as compared with the corresponding period last year and their total takings since September l have decreased 339, $50. The total takings of American mills, North and South and Canada thus far for the sea son have been 2.223.432 against 2,5Sl, ,231 last year. These include 1,42S,9S9 by Northern spinners against 1.76S, ,639.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 20 leading Southern interior centers have decreased during the week 7132 bales against de- season of 156 674 and are now 6,69S smaller than at this date in 1900
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date Is 7.926.747 agains. 7,754,047 for the same period last year
The age-herald., 1901-02-09
Trial of Pigeon Roost kidnaper.

''The next case Is Walter Blair-kidnap- ing" said the judge. "Is the defendant ready?' His lawyer ain't come,' said his mother. "Just as soon go on without a law yer as with one." said Walter. His law yer, however, came in just at this time and the case proceeded. The plaintiff. Will lie Macey, whose daughter was Kidnapped, took the stand and was asked her name. She answered this question without diff ficulty. She said that Walter came to her house Sunday night and said he had called to take her daughter Pearl and neighbours child named Alice to church. She told Alice to go anywhere she pleased and told Pearl to go to bed. She went out while, and when she returned she saw the two girls about a block off running away with man who she thought was Walter. Didn't think Pearl ran away to escape whipping, as she hadn't whipped her since last year.
 The next witness said that all she knew about 1t was that she saw the defendant on Sunday holding a girls hand, but it wasn't Pearls.
 The defendant denied everything. He said Pearls mother invited him to call- that is, she didn't invite him to stay away He just told her he was coming The girls may have run away when they heard this. The defendants mother took the stand and said she didn't want to tell any sto- ries. You had better not" said the judge
 - come ter town, jedge, de year MT. Smith killed his wife, an I bin he'ah ever since" Besides this i'm ormation she said she never sang Where is My Wandering Boy Tonight and that as a kidnaper he was dead failure. He used to nap good deal when kid, but had outgrown it.
 Another witness then, to vary the mo- notony of talking through hat, proceeded to talk through his nose. He said he had known defendant long time, always con sidered him gent didn't think he was strong enough to lsidnap a peanut
 An officer stated that the defendant came to him and told him that two or three women were after him with razors and knives for stealing child, and what should he do?" 'I told him the best thing for him to do was for me to arrest him. which I did"
 The judge decided that Kidnapping, al- though an infant industry, should not be encouraged, and fined the defendant $50 and 30 days
The age-herald., 1901-02-09
For a Cold in the Head Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. MINISTER WU'S SNUB.
No Action Can be Taken Except by
 General Otis.

Washington, February S.-The action of Minister Wu in declining to attend the society of the Genesee banquet in New York last night, owing to the fact that General Otis was the guest of honor, mas not yet been brought to the attention of the State Department and the officials do not think that it will be. About the only person competent to make a complaint in the premises in General Otis. If the geenral should decide to take notice of the matter, it is said that he would be obliged, being in active service, to do so through the War Department, and this he has not done and his friends say, he is not likely to do. The opinion prevails in official circles that some one has been guilty of error of judgment in this matter but there is a division of opinion as to where the blame lies, with the writer of the letter or with the persons who gave it out for publication The minister stated today that he did not expect his letter to become public property, and in some quarters this is regarded as a sufficient indication of it's private charac- ter.
 The records do not disclose a precedent for official action in such as this.