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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-20

n. B.-Observers are especially re-
quested to forward their reports
promptly at the end of each month, and
to report regularly and continuously
CURTIS ]. LYONS,
Tarritnrinl AIptanrnlnpist
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

A mass meeting is called for tonight
TO be held at Fireman's Hall, at which
plans for the Fourth Of July celebra-
tion will be discussed. A big parade,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-20
PARK SITE
IS CHOSEN
Committee Asks
Bids for the
Filling.
From Saturdays daily)

An lillE the subcommittee OF the
" Mckinley memorial committee
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stronger men in the party would form
sort of Gordon about him, that the
rough workingmen, constantly crowd
ing into the place would not knock the
tiny old soldier off his feet. They did
not know him, and would not have
cared, anyway, perhaps. What was a
hero of the German revolution and a
general of the civil war, that he sh ould
stand in the way of thirsty artisan
in search of his beer?
But the martial spirit was in Sigel
to the very last, l fancy. Itwas there
three years ago certainly. / had met
the general walking slowly up Broad
way about dinner time, and suggested
dining at certain well known Ger
man restaurant on Forty-second
street, near Broadway. He was agree
able. During the meal he told few
just few-war "reminiscences, in
that delightful dialect which lent to
them keen zest because you must
need hear every word to understand
the narrative. l Glanced to recall that
a revival of Shenandoah was being
given at the American theater, two
DlOChS AWAY.
"Why not go?' asked.
YES he exclaimed, with enthusi-
asm, we will go.'
Had Bronson Howard been present
to have seen the laughter. the tears,
the anger, the joy of that little Ger
man soldier as the story of love and
war was unfolded it might have in
spired him to another drama equally
worthy.
"As we were leaving the theater. the
little general, bubbling over with en-
thusiasm, a big, rawboned man, half
intoxicated, said:
"'All that rot about Phil Sheridan!
He was poltroon! A coward.
"Sigel heard him, and sprang imme-
diately forward. Shaking his fist in
the big mans face, he shouted:
'Dumkopf! Schaafskopf! Komm
heraus. Ich schlag dir den kopf abb
"But the big man did not accept the
invitation! The fighting terrier of "a
years had cowed the st. Bernard!
81 rather guess that was Franz Sigel
all through life!"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
Animal OmenA.

The actions and voices of domestic
animals on New Years Day are per-
haps considered in some countries
more significant than any other
omens. A dogs cheerful bark in the
morning is most auspicious sign,
while his howl is very unfavorable.
To meet cat ON the morn of the
New Year is considered by peo-
pie in the Latin countries as a sign
that they will change their residence,
and it also betokens i'll for the fu-
ture. Throughout southern Europe
it is regarded as most fortunate
sign to see a pig, signifying plenty
for the coming twelvemonth. The
sight of a snake is the worst con-
ceivable omen, for it means death by
violence. To see jackdaw, magpie
or crow is sign that the beholder
will be cheated on all sides during
the following year.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
QUELLED THE MUTINY.
Interesting Incident in the History
of the Gallant Old Narship
Hartford.

AT the breaking out of the civil
war the steamship Hartford, now
lying at the navy yard, was in China.
Rear Admiral Frederick Engle was
| sent to relieve Commodore Stribling,
then in command. Admiral Engle
had distinguished himself in the Mex
| lean war, relates the Washington
Star In the attack on Vera Cruz IA
shot from his vessel, the Princeton,
made the first break in it's walls.
Soon after he took command of the
were southern men attempted to
seize the ship and turn it over to the
confederacy. Admiral (then Commo-
dore) Engle, with the assistance of
the few loyal officers and his men,
quelled the mutiny and brought the
ship, with the rebellious officers as
prisoners, safely to the shores of
America, where the vessel, afterward
became Admiral Farragut's flagship.
The late Capt. J. Edgar Engle, who
resided in this city, was a nephew of
the admirals. He enlisted in company
l, Ninety-seyenth Pennsylvania volun-
teers, and served until the summer
of 1866. For distinguished bravery at
the battle of Bermuda Hundred, May
2, 1864, he was awarded the congress
sional medal of honor; and his gal
liant and meritorious conduct at tho
battle of Green Plains, Va, May 20,
1864, was recognized by the governor
of his native state. He was des-
perately wounded while personally
supporting the regimental colors, re-
ceiving seven wounds, losing an arm
and being shot through the throat.
The bronze medals of the Old
Guard are made from a portion OF
the propeller of the steamship Hart.
ford.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
Remembered The Dog.

Pension Commissioners Ware was
sitting in his Office at Washington
one day when brigadier general OF
the regular army was ushered in.
This Mr.. Ware?" he asked.
I'm that same," replied Ware
"What can 1 do for you?"
Il don't suppose you remember me
do you?" was the reply.
"Well, don't know that do" said
Ware, taking a side look at the man
again, and then under sudden in.
spiration, but with slow drawl, "bui
I'd like to know what the devil you've
done with that dog"
1t seems that during the civil war
the two had been slightly acquainted
the stranger being n member of the
First Iowa. He was known as reck-
less fellow, wholly superior to the
little niceties of toilet and habit. He
owned bulldog named Major that
was the pet of the company.
And it was this recruit of the days
of '61 that walked into Wares office
in the stiff, precise garb of the brig
adler general of the regulars. Ware
did not remember him at first, but
suddenly was struck by something
familiar about the fellow, and, al,
though he could not remember his;
name, did remember the dog.-Iola
Register.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
WINTER ON THE FARM.
Part OF 1t Should BE Devoted to study
and the Rest to the FfniBhing
of Job Work.

If the farmer intends to get to the
front, now would be a good time to
commence to study. Nights are get.
ting long, and the farm work will not
be in such a rush during the winter
months. The farmer who does not
improve has no excuse, as good farm
literature can be had at very low
price. A few dollars invested in n
half dozen good agricultural books,
and three or four subscriptions to good
papers, and you are prepared to
start your family reading club. If one
of your boys or girls shows liking
for poultry or any branch of farming,
get small library and start them
in business; it will be money well in.
vested. Now is good time to do
that job of work on your house, or
barn, which you have been neglecting
for so long. All improvements done
about the place will more than pay for
themselves in better looks of the
place and conveniences. You should
enlarge your barn so as to be able to
take care of plenty Of hay and forage,
for that is the only way to keep up the
fertility of the soil, and each farmer
should consider his farm as his bank
account, and his crop after expense
is paid, his per cent. But most farm
ers act as though they thought they
were miners and got their living by
digging. They are not scientific; they
don't keep up with the times, They
do a thing just so because father did
it that way. But that will never do;
civilization is on the forward march,
and if you, brother farmer, do not keep
up with the procession you will be left
in the rut,-Enos c. Pitmap, in Agri-
cultural Epitomist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
OUR PERSONAL INTERESTS.
We Should Endeavor to Benefit from
the Lesson That Experience Has
Taught Us In the Past.

This assurance of the eternal veri-
ties of life and character is something
to be truly thankful for. but it is not
thing to be eagerly embraced as a
step in our own onward progress,
writes ID. II. II. Goodale, in Country
Gentleman. Shall we give our whole
lives to the cares of the body, how
ever needful? Shall we not take more
thought for the spiritual and intel
lectual life, in ourselves and in all
those with whom we have to do? Will
not the New Year give opportunities
for fuller and wider usefulness
happier and more generous activities?
These are the things that make life
better worth living. In true SYM
pathy, in practical eXertion for others
as occasion offers, in self denial-for
we are called upon to lend our voices,
our hands and our purses when re-
quired-shall we not in the coming 12
months reach out more freely and ex-
tend the use of whatever gifts we
possess? Can we not do better than
ever before? Have we learned nothing
in the past year or years? Have we
neither made mistakes by which we
can take warning nor gained clews
which will serve to guide us?
\ year that promises personal ad-
vance in the inward gains of expert
ence-a year of earnest effort toward
the best that we know, the highest
truth that we are able clearly to per-
ceive-cannot fail to be a good year.
And it is never too late to take up
threads that have been dropped, inter-
ests that have been crowded out in
the hurry and amid the thronging
duties of busy life. 1t is good time
to think of them now-to recall the
friend or relative or, alasl the friend
less one whom we might perhaps have
helped, but whom we have lost sight
of among a host of pre-occupations.
Who cannot recall some neglected or
forgotten opportunities? 1t may be
the golden hour is not quite gone.
Will it not be real good fortune if
the New Year repairs the omission of
the old?. Better still if there are no
palpable omissions to repair, but even
in that case there may be room for
many a good deed before unthought,
of. Every year may have its blessed
beginnings.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26

each hole and fasten the wires in
place to the post where you begin to
weave. Then unroll and stretch the
bottom wires first, the full length OF
the fence if straight, and staple them
in place to the other end, or corner
post, but not so tight as to not let
them slip. Draw them straight and
extend them beyond the last end post
some Is or 20 feet. Fasten them to
some kind of heavy weight that will
slip on the ground as the pickets, are
being woven in.
For an anchor, I loop the wiret
around the ends of round stick, iva
or three feet long and put some rocks
or anything else that may be handy,
on the wires in front of the stick.
Fix each pair of wires to separate
anchor.
To weave in the pickets, one man
turns the short planks in circular
direction one-half a turn, to spread
the wires and hold them while an
other puts in and drives the pickets
in place. \ gauge is necessary to
keep the pickets even. A little prac-
tice will enable one TO keep the pick
cts plumb and make as good and
much neater fence than any of the
patent fence machines will make
l.. w. Colvin, in Farm and Home.
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amt well, but dunno what ails him.
I've been real careful of him. He's
worn thick flannels, and he's had
wholesome victuals; / never let him
have pie"
"Lemuel was always dreadful fond
of pie" l said. / felt kind of sorry,
for 1 remembered how fond poor
Lemuel had always been of mothers
pies, and what good ones he used to
make himself.
II know it," said Mehitable. "He
wanted to make some himself, when
we were first married, but 1 vetoed
that. 1 wasn't goin' to have a man
messin' round maxim pies, and
wasn't goin' to have him eatin' of
'em after they were made. Pies amt
good for him. But l declare l dunno
what does make him act so kind of
spiritless. l told him to-day 1 thought
he'd better make resolution for the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
HE FULFILLED INSTRUCTIONS.
The Thorough job That Was Done by
Private Under Punishment
for Misconduct

The Eighty-eighth regiment of Ohio
State Guards in 1868 was stationed at
Camp Chase, guarding the confederate
prisoners there. In company b of
this regiment was Private Trimble,
who got drunk twice week regularly.
In his company was Lieut.. X, who
hated Trimble, and. showed it when
ever chance offered, relates the Ameri-
can Tribune.
AT one end of the prison was an Of
fee and storeroom where were kept
the tools and implements, which were
given out to the prisoners to be re-
turned at stated times.
One morning Lieut.. Y. was left in
charge of company b, which was de-
tailed to guard the prison, and while
walking around he espied Trimble,
who was drunk. Lieut.. Y. ordered
him taken to the guard house, and
when he thought him sufficiently
sobered had him brought to the little
Office aforementioned, when he rated
him roundly for his besetting sin and
ordered him to whitewash the Of
fee.
"WAtewash everything in here, and
see you do it right or by you will
do it over again" Every WE'LL" Trim
BILE replied, and the lieutenant stalked
away.
In the side of the Office next the
prison was small hole, through which
the prisoners made known their wants,
and through which the tools they re-
quired were passed.
While Trimble was at work near the
hole, a tall, lank confederate stuck his
head through it and said, II want a
YAK, ye hyar me? Iwant yaX!" In
stantly Trimble brought his brush
down on the protruding head of the
southerner, soaking his hair with the
soft lime, and slapping on first one
side of the face and then the other,
and filled his ears, eyes, nose and
mouth full of whitewash before the as
tonished soldier could withdraw his
, head, at the same time yelling, You
want YAK, do you? I'll give you YAK,
blast you; I'll give you yak" He
then let the poor fellow go, and pro-
ceeded to finish his task.
When done he had whitewashed
everything in the office, desk, chairs
tools, stove, stovepipe, floor and win
dows, not forgetting the glass.
Just then the lieutenant stepped in {;
he took one glance, and his face pur-
pied with rage, as he gasped:
"Wbat- the - devil - docs this -
mean?"
There was a merry twinkle in Trim
ble's eyes as he replied:
ut means that have carried out
my instructions. You ordered every
t1ing in here whitewashed, and think
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rough-shod, and have all the will he
ever did have trodden into the dust"
"Well, that is what will happen,
or I'll miss my guess" said Hannah
Morse. For long while / thought
she was right. 1t was really pitiful
to see Lemuel. He didn't have no
more liberty than a five-year-old boy,
and not so much. Mehitable wouldn't
let him do this and that, and if there
was anythin' he wanted to do, she
was sot against it, and he'd always
give right in.
Mehitable she bought all his
clothes, an she favored ong-tailed
coats, an he bein' such a short man,
never looked we'll in 'em, and she
wouldn't let him have store shirts
and collars, but made them herself.
and she didn't have very good pat
terms, she used her fathers old ones.
and he wasn't no such built man as
Lemuel, and / know he suffered ey-
erything, both in his pride an his
feelin's. Lemuel began to look real
downtrod. He didn't seem like half
such n man as he did, and the queer
est thing about it was: Mehitable
didn't pear to like the work of her
own hands, so to speak.
One day she talked to me about II
81 dunno what, it's" said she. shut
Lemuel he don't seem to have no go
ahead and no ambition and no will of
his own. He tries to please me, but
1T don't seem as If he had grit enough
even ~. --ss. Sometimes : tLiali he
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
Study science of Feeding.

In no other branch of the live stock
industry does weight for age cut sES.
figure as in the hog business. A pig
that is not good grower and gamer
is no good. His breeding on paper
may be fine, but if he is not growing,
he will not satisfy the customer who
is looking for hog that will breed bet
ter and growthier stock. All breeders
of pun e-bred hogs, therefore, should
be good feeders, and no one who is
not good feeder should attempt to
break into the business. 1t is well to
learn to feed hogs before spending
much money for fancy breeding stock.
Many who have failed with pure-bred
stock have simply been ignorant of the
science of feeding. 1t cannot be
bought or learned, except by expert
ence and practice. The man who
doesn't know how would better get
his experience on grade hogs. 1t will
cost him less.-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
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FRAM BUT PUGNACIOUS.
How Gen. Franz sigel Cowed a Bis
Fellow Who Had Cast n sIur
Upon Sheridan.

A New York newspaper writer, who
was an intimate friend of Gen. Franu
Sigel, lately deceased, tells an anec-
dote which illustrates that little war;
rior's pugnacity and airing, says tho
Washington Post.
broadway knew Sigel fairly we'll"
says this scribe, "and Park Row knew
him better. Many u newspaper man
has stood for hours leaning against the
soiled rail of the very much soiled bar
at the saloon near the bridge while
Sigel slipped his beer and told his
stories. So frail was he that the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
CHEAP FENCING MACHINE.
A Homemade Arrangement That
Does the Work ns Well ms Any
Patented Device.

1t is not every farmer that has a
few rods of picket fence to make
that feels himself able to buy fenc.
ing machine. 1 designed the follow.
ing plan, and while it is not so rapid
as regular machine, 1 think the
work is better. 1t makes no shoei
twists in the wires which units them
for use If the pickets should in time
rot, or one should want to move the
fence.
Cut piece of plank for each pair
of wires, 7x1Rx6 inches, as at "a
Bore a one-half inch hole in each cor.
ner of one end; put wire through
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26

EA M1 brother Lemuel mar
laTSI IS,, ried Mehitable Pierc e
lgss%sSsSIN when he was quite along
EAWNEzl in years. Nobody thought
MSG1ssf he'd ever get married at
all, any moren my
brothers Reuben and Silas. The
three had lived together and kept
bachelors hall ever since our
mother died. 1 was married and
away from home long before she
died. 1 didn't know how they
would get along at first, but
all of the boys had been used to
helpin' ma good deal, and they
were real handy, and when 1 asked
if they wasn't goin' to have house
keeper, they wouldn't hear to it.
They said they wasn't goin' to have
no strange woman round in ma s
place, nohow. So Silas he took hold
and did the washin' and ironin', and
Reuben did the sweepin', and Lemuel,
he was the youngest, next to me,
did the cookin'. He could cook din
ner equal to any woman, and his pies
beat mine. My husband said so, and
/ had to give in they did.
Well, they seemed to get on so
nice, and none of 'em had ever seem
ed to think much about the girls, not
even when they was boys, that ]
must say l was astonished when
Lemuel he up and got married to Me-
hitable Pierce. She was little along
in years, too, rather mere so than
Lemuel, and n dreadful smart piece.
She was good loolSin' and had prop
erty, but she was dreadful smart and
up an comm. l could never see how
Lemuel got the courage to ask her
to have him, he was always kind OF
mild spoken little fellow Reuben he
declared he didn't. He vowed that
said he knew it for a fact, and he
said it with the tears rollin' down
his cheeks. Reuben was the Oldest,
and he'd always been terrible fond
of Lemuel. "That poor boy would
never have got in sech fix eff that
woman hadn't up an asked him, an
he didn't have spunk enough to say
no." said Reuben, and he swallered
hard.
own that her father left her, all fur
nished and everything, so of course
Lemuel he went to live with her, and
Mehitable's house was pretty near
where I lived, so I could see every
thing that was goin' on. 1t want
very long before / said to Hannah
Morse, my husbands old maid sis
ter that lives with us and teaches
school, that l believed Lemuel was
henpecked, though 1 hadn't anythin'
against Mehitable.
81 don't see what else anybody that
married Mehitable Pierce would ex-
pect," said Hannah. She spoke real
sharp for her. I've always kind of
wondered if Hannah would have had
Lemuel if he'd asked her. "Well,"
said I, 81 hope poor Lemuel will be
happy. He's always been such
good, mild, willin' boy that it does
seem pity for him to be rode over
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it wouldn't put some spunk into
him."
Pretty soon she went home.
could see she was real kind of trou-
bled. She always did think a good
deal of Lemuel in spite of every
thing.
The next day was New Years, and
in the afternoon Mehitable came in
again. She didn't have her sewin' as
she generally did, she was very in
dustrious woman. She jest set down
and begun twisting the fringe of her
shawl as if she was real nervous. He-
face was puckered up, too. II don't
know what to make of Lemuel," said
she, finally.
''Why, what's the matter?" said L.
HE says he's made a resolution
for the New Year" said she, land
that he's goin' to keep it,"
"Well what is it?" said l.
81 dunno" said she.
"Well, if it's good one you don't
care, do you?" said !, "and it couldn't
be anything but good one if my
brother made it,"
II dunno what it is" said she.
"Won't he tell?"
mo, he won't. I can't get word
out of him about it.. He don't act
like himself"
Well, I must say never saw such
change as come over Mehitable and
Lemuel after that. He wouldn't tell
what his resolution was, and she
couldn't make him, though she al
most went down on her knees. 1t
began to seem as if she was fairly
changing characters with Lemuel,
though she had a spell of bein' her.
self more'n ever at first, tryin' to
| force him to tell what the resolu-
tior was. Then she give that up, and
she never asked him where he was
goin', an he could come in my house
an set jest as long as he wanted to,
and she bought him a short-tailed
coat and some store cellars and
shirts, and he looked like another
man. He got to stayin' down to the
store nights, an talkin' politics with
the other men real loud. / heard
him myself one night and couldn't
believe it was Lemuel
Well, Lemuel he never gave in, and
he never told till the next New Years
day, when he said he would tell. He'd
said all along that he'd tell her then.
I'd got most as curious as Mehitable
myself by that time, and New Years
mornin' 1 run over real early-they
wasn't through breakfast. He was
most through. He was finishing up
with a big piece of mince pie, and
he'd made it himself, too. When he'd
swallowed the last mouthfuI, he
looked up and he laughed, real pleas
ant and sweet, and yet with more
manliness than I'd ever seen in him.
"S'pose you want to know what
that New Years resolution WASP"
said Lemuel.
81 guess | can stand it awhile lon
GER" said Mehitable. Now the time
had come she didn't want to act too
eager, but l showed out jest what I
felt.
"For the land sake, LemueI Bab-
bit, what was it?" said /.
Lemuel he laughed again. "Well, it
wasn't much of anythin'," he said, in
his gentle drawlin' way. 81 didn't
make no resolution really"
"What, Lemuel Babbit!" cried Me-
hitable.
"No," said he; ~ couldn't think of
none to make, so made n resolu-
tion not to tell that / hadn't made
any. topples Home Journal.
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wHITEwAsHED EVERYTHING.
on see anything / have

they are. Do you see anything have
missed?"
Lieut.. X. sent him to the dungeon,
where he remained till the captain re-
turned Ia couple of hours), when he
was released.
He remarked as he walked off:
Il had a splendid nap; it's such a
quiet place in there"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-12-26
Bound to Get II.

Gerald-As it is to be secret en-.
gagement it would not be wise for
me to give you a ring at present.
Geraldine-Oh, but could wear ii
on the wrong hand.-Judge.