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The Washington times., 1902-08-24
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~ AVN found me lying wide awake
with my head on a saddle. l
- slipped out into the dewy half
light
That was the first time l ever thought
about the mountains They seemed to
be newly created, standing up with
streamers of mist torn and floating
across their breasts. The winding
cliff bound lake was like a gorge of
smoke. / felt as if had reared upon
my hind feet. lifting my face from the
ground to discover there was a God.
Some OF the prayers our priest had in
dustriously beaten into my head began
10 repeat themselves. In a twinkling
was a child. lonely in the universe.
separated from my dim old life, Instinct
with growth. yet ignorant of my own
needs.
What Madame de Ferrier and Madame
Tank had said influenced me less than
the intense life of my reused activities
1t was mid forenoon by the sun when
] reached our lodges. and sat down fag-
-ged outside my fathers door. to thin;
longer before / entered. Hunger was
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The tunnel is damp" said Doctor
Chantry. II never venture into it
though all the corner rooms below give
upon this stairway, and mine is just
under yours"
1t was like returning me the lake tC
use in my own accustomed way. For the
remainder of my furniture l had study
chairs. a case of books. and a massive
fireplace with chimney seats at the end
of the room opposite the bed.
| l asked Doctor Chantry, WAS all this
made ready for me before 1 was sure a
coming here?"
when the count decides that thing
will be done it is usually DONE" said
my schoolmaster. And Madame de Fer
rier was very active in forwarding the
preparations"
The joy of youth in the unknown was
before me. My old camp life receded
behind me.
Madame de Terriers missal-bool- lay
on the table, and when l stopped before
1t tongue tied, Doctor Chantry said /
was to keep 1t.
'-she gives it to you. 1t was treasured
in her family on account of personal at
tachment to the giver. She is not a
Catholic. She was brought up as good
a Protestant as any English gentle
woman
4 told her 1t was my mothers. 1t
70 ba bor p,tf 7 on
know can't remember"
My master looked at the missal, a1d
said it was a fine specimen of illumina-
tion. His manner toward me vas 50
changed that found it hard to refer to
the lancet This, however. very natur-
ally followed his examination of my
head He said had healthy blood, and
the wound was closing by the first in
tention. The pink cone at the tip of
his nose worked in a whimsical grin as
he heard my apology.
at is not otter you will make the
medicine man take his own remedy. my
lad"
We ihus began our relation with the
best feeling. 1t has since appeared that
| was a blessing to Doctor Chantry. My
education gave him something to do.
For although he called himself physi-
clan to Count De Chaumont, he had no
real occupation in the house. and
dabbled with poetry. doing among
books. De Chaumont was one of those
large men who gather in the weak. His
older servants had come to America with
his father, and were as attached as kin
dred. A natural parasite like Doctor
Chantry took to De Chaumont as means
of support; and it was pleasing to both
OF them.
My master asked me when I wanted
to begin my studies, and l said, Now"
We sat down at the table, and
learned the English alphabet. some
phrases of English talk. some spelling.
and traced my first characters in
copybook. With consummate desire to
know. did not want TO leave off at
dusk. In that high room day fingered.
The doctor was fretful for his supper
before We arose from our task
Servants were hurrying up and down
stairs. The whole house had an air of
festivity. Dr. Chantry asked me to wait
in a lower corridor while he made some
changes in his dress.
sat down on a broad window SILL and
when | had waited a few minutes Mile
de Chaumont darted around a corner,
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''Love comes like summers sigh, softly
o'er you stealing,
Love comes and you wonder why at its
shrine you're kneeling."
HOULD the rapid strides which
science is now making result at
any time in the future in the dis
covery OF a germ of matrimony,
the city of Baltimore. Nd, may well lay
claim TO prior discovery of the bacilli.
That is, a certain house in Baltimore
can prove by statistics that no less than
forty-three weddings have resulted from
the courtships conducted under its roof
within the past thirty-two years, or,
rather, under the roofs of the same
boardinghouses managed by a Mrs.
Louisa Woutisseth, who is at present
living in the large, double house 757-759
West Saratoga Street.
During the past year alone seventeen
couples have been married, this total
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the principal sensation. though we ha'
eaten in the cabin the night>before. an,
the Indian life inures a man 10 fastinl
when he cannot come by food. l heart
Skenedonk talking to my father an,
mother in our cabin. The village wal
empty; children and women. hunters
and fishermen having scattered to woods
and waters.
He ought TO learn books" said sken
edonk. Money is sent you every yea
to be spent uPon him; yet you spenc
nothing upon him.
What has he needed?" said m!
father.
He needs much now. He needs
American clothes. He wept at The sight
of book. God has removed the touch
since he plunged in the water"
You would make a fool of him.
said my father. He was gone frot
the lodge this morning. You taught
him an evil path when you carried him
off"
1T is a natural path for him; he will
so to his own. | stayed and talked with
De Chaumont. and ] bring you an offer
De Chaumont will take Lazarre into his
house, and have him taught all that a
white boy should know. You will pay
the cost. If you don't. De Chaumont
will look into this annuity of which you
give no account
Il have never been asked to give ac-
count. Could I.aZarfe learn anything
The priest has sat over him. He had
food and clothing like my own"
THAT is true. But he is changed.
Marianne will let him 60"
The strange boy may CO." said my
mother. But none of my own chill
dren shall leave us TO be educated -
got up and wen, into the cabin. All
three knew had heard, and they waited
in silence while l approached my mother
and put my hands on her shoulders.
There was no tenderness between us,
but she had fostered me. The small
dark eyes in her copper face. and her
shapeless body, were associated with
winters and summers stretching to a
vanishing point.
Mother" said, lis it true that am
not your SOM"
She made no answer.
rs it true that the clief is not my
father"
She made no answer.
Who sends money to be spent on me
every year,"
Still she made no answer.
'lf ! am not your son. whose son am
II"
In the silence l turned to Skenedonk
Isn't my name Lazarre Williams,
Skenedonk ?"
You are called Lazarre Williams"
"A woman told me last night that il
was not my name. Everyone denies me.
No one owns me and tells whose child
l am. Wasn't born at ST. Regis"
IF you were. there is no record of
your birth on the register. The chiefs
other children have their births record
ed
l turned to my father. The desola
tion of being cut off and left with moth
ing but the guesses of strangers over
came me. ! sobbed so the hoarse choke
echoed in the cabin. Skenedonk opened
his arms. and my father and mother let
me lean on the Oneida's shoulder
i nave thought since chat tney re-
sented with stoical pain his taking their
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sition. playfully twitted somewhat
older young woman, who was also a
boarder. with the assertion that she Che
latter would probably die an old maid.
We'll, none of us can tell just how We
will CO." was the equivocal response;
and few days later, to the surprise of
all, the alleged "old maid was Joined
in the bonds Of holy wedlock before the
self-announced expectant bride, who was
her junior in years. This was a matter
of material astonishment to all the rest,
as 1t was not known that the "old maid"
was contemplating such step. but lit
only goes to show that for ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain the
little blind god" is peculiar.
A Bashful Groom.
The elimination of another courtship
furnished considerable amusement TO all
save the groom, shy. bashful young
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in the house. This was done without
fear or favor by the good old method OF
drawing lots for places. One couple
drew the front parlor, the second pair
had for their lot the dining room, while
the third and last couple found that
they must, according to the drawing,
whisper loves sweet nothings to each
other within the prosaic confines of the
kitchen. The last couple was not at all
daunted and the result in due course of
time was the happy union of three
blushing brides to three supremely hap
py young men.
History of Many Courtships.
Mrs. Woutisseth has found it impos-
sible to retain in her memory the. de-
tails of all the courtships and marriages
which have taken place beneath her hos
pitable roof. and is able, therefore. 20
give but scenes and incidents of the
many interesting affairs. One case in
point is that of pretty young woman,
who announced amid much blushing that
her wedding day was approaching. She
was duly congratulated by the boarders
of both sexes. and later that day, in
the full consciousness of her happy po-
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(To be Continued Next Sunday.)
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-11-20
Church Festival.

A Thanksgiving festival will be held
by the choir of st. Peters Catholic
church on the evenings of Wednesday
and Thursday, Noy. Goth and 27th, in
Gortner's Hall, for the benefit of the
new church fund. There will be all
kinds of amusements, music and re-
freshments, and everything will be
done to make the evening pleasant
and enjoyable.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-11-20

Frank Trout, who was for a num-
Der of years employed as manager of
the Watson-Loy Co.'s store at Bar
mum, and who has, since the sale by
that company of their holdings to the
Weston Dodson Co., been employed
by R. A. Smith in his store at Blaine,
has moved his family from Barnum
to Keyser.
Connellsville's Mayor notified pa
rents that they must keep their child
dren off the streets at night. This is
a move tibet should be emulated by
Oakland. There are too many boys
and girls pressing brick" and stand
ing around corners at hours when
they should be at home and under
the eyes of their parents.
A Baltimore & Ohio surveying corps
has just completed running a line
from near Hancock into Pennsylvania
on an almost direct line to Pittsburg,
joining the Pittsburg division at
Fairhope. The Baltimore s. Ohio is
now building a line from Harper's
Ferry that closely follows the Po-
tomac river, line being several miles
distant from Martinsburg. 1t is said
that this will be part of the direct
line to Pittsburg, over which the
through freight traffic will be shipped.
If this route is followed Cumberland
would also be off the line.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-11-20
A NEW COAL MINING COMPANY.

Incorporated Under the Laws of Maryland
For Coal Development in Gar
rett County.
A new coal mining company, COM
posed of Philadelphia and Garrett
county capital, has been incorporated
under the laws of the State of Mary
land, to be known as the Upper Po-
tomac Mining Company of Garrett
county. The holdings of the COM
pany, several hundred acres, lie in the
Potomac River Valley, in District No.
s of this county. The corporation is
capitalized at 100000 and the incor-
poraJors are Russell S. Hubbard, of
Philadelphia; W. McCulloh Brown,
Fred. A. Thayer and Edward H,
Scincell, of Garrett county, and Har-
ris M. Datesman, of Philadelphia.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
THE TRAGIC NOTE
IN THE GAY MELODY
A WIFE ELOPEs TO THE ACCOM-
PAYMENT OF FLOWERS, SUN
SHINE AND BERGER'S BAND.

The zealandia got away promptly on
time today. And in spite of the fact
that she did not carry a great many
passengers, this being just before the
holidays when nobody is going away
from home unless they have to, the de-
parture of the steamer was quite a
gala affair The Territorial Band was
at the wharf and rendered quite a long
program. There were a good many
people at the wharf. The lei women
were in evidence and there were
enough leis and flowers to give color
and liveliness to the scene. The Off
GERS of the vessel, every one of whom
is popular, and has host of friends in
this port, were Respondent in their
dress uniforms, and each had plenty of
friends on deck to bid them good bye.
The process of coaling had been fin
ished early in the forenoon and the
vessel had been thoroughly washed
down, and shone clear and white in the
bright sun. Four discharged soldiers
from Camp Mckinley were among
those who sailed by the Zealandia. A
good many of their comrades were
down to see them off, and possibly to
wish that they were going too.
The Zealandia was loaded more deep
ly aft than forward and it was pre-
dicted by some of her enthusiastic
friends that with that style of loading,
and the new hydro-carbon system of
fuel burning appliance, she would equal
her own record of six days and twenty
three hours to the coast.
But while the departure of the
steamer in most of it's circumstances
was gay and pleasant there was not
wanting the tragic and pathetic. The
band was playing Hawaii Ponoi." The
last cases of cargo were going up the
skids forward. The pilot had just
come aboard. The quartermaster had
just taken their positions forward and
aft with their signal flags. Everything
was almost ready for the lines to be
cast loose, when an excited Portuguese
in the garb of a workingman rushed
up to Captain Harry Flint of the har-
Dor police, as he stood near the gang
way, said something to him in an in
sistent voice, and then rushed aboard
the steamer. Flint followed, at the
more leisurely pace of a man who feels
that there is trouble ahead, but that
he can't help it.
/ There was trouble. The Portuguese
had just discovered that his wife and
little child were aboard the steamer
going to leave him; clipping as he be-
! lieved with another man. Flint went
aboard. He found the woman. She
neither affirmed or denied that she
was the wife of the excited husband
She merely shrugged her shoulders, res
fusing to speak to him, and telling
Flint that she was going to the coast.
She showed her ticket. She gave no
indication of any hesitation or any
feeling at leaving. She ignored any
suggestion of coming ashore. In the
face of her ticket and her determine
ton the husband and the captain Of
Tnr1n of
We're not equally concerned. The hus-
band rushed from the deck to the po-
lice station and came~bAck saying that
the papers would be down in a minute
Before they came the Zealandia hac
sailed.
The captain of police: You ought
to be glad of it,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26

Copper in certain druggists supplies
has been traced by e. II, Cane to cop
per rivets used in the driving belts of
manufacturing machinery,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
GRAND JURY REPORT
CONTINUED from page one.)

cooking close to the walls of the maga-
zine and of the location being made
stopping place for the purpose of
The Grand jury recommends
that the magazine be properly isolated
or removed from its present location to
place less dangerous to the city.
Electric Poles: Attention has been
called to the condition and number of
electric light, trolley and telephone
poles which are claimed to be a menace
to life and property in Honolulu If
the present laws are inadequate, it is
suggested that the legislature provide
such protection as may be possible.
Rapid Transit: 1t is claimed that
there is danger to the public from the
speed at which the electric cars are
ran through the city, especially at
crossings and that stops are not made
at the crossings of all streets.
This Grand jury would respectfully
reiterate the expressions of former
grand juries relative to the trivial char
acter of many of the offenses it is by
law required to pass upon and suggests
that the next legislature take action to
the end of bringing the laws of this
Territory more in consonnance with
those of other portions of the United
States.
THE Grand jury deprecates the prac-
tice of a portion of the press of Homo
lulu in publishing as facts imaginary
proceedings before the body; such
statements being seemingly made with
the purpose of influencing the action of
the Jury or of persons supposed to be
under investigation. The tendency of
such publications is to cast reflections
upon the integrity of the Jurors and
create an impression that they have
given out facts which they were under
oath to keep secret.
THE Grand jury calls attention to the
case against Makanoe G. Amana,
charged with embezzling Government
funds. This case has been thoroughly
investigated and Mr.. Amana is eXoner-
ated of the charges against him, and
we would recommend that he be restOr-
ed to the position which he formerly
held in the Tax Assessors office and
from which he was suspended pending
the investigation of the charges against
him.
I'm concluding this Grand Jury de-
sires to express its appreciation of the
able, thorough, impartial and courteous
manner in which the Deputy Attorney
| General Mr. John w. Cathcart, has
| performed his duties in connection with
| the present session of the Grand Jury
and to thank your Honor for the kind
consideration it has received at YOU
hands"
The report is signed by James Cor
don Spencer, foreman, John Water
house, II. A. Parmelee, A. Gartenberg
A. f. Cooke, w. c. King, Il. H. f
Wolter, w. H. Thornton, e. T. Winant
Charles b. Wilson, d. X. Kaeo, A. w
Seabury, NJ. l. Silva, John c. Lane.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
FOOTBALL GAME
FOR TOMORROW

Football tomorrow will draw mighty
crowd, of which many will go on to the
polo afterwards. The game has been
arranged to start at two thirty for the
benefit of the polo men and those who
wish to attend the game. 1t will be a
closely fought battle tomorrow but
there is no reason for thinking that
final victory will rest anywhere except
with the college boys. They are faster
on the ends than the Males and the
latter will find their line a hard nut to
crack. Surprises are always possible
however as with last Saturdays game
but on form the Oahu men should be
able to go through the line or around
the end with equal ease. Their COM
bination is more perfect in its team
work,
The Males hope will lie in the care
lessness of their opponents and in TAX
ing advantage of these openings which
always come in the best regulated line
of any football team. The Males will
fight every minute of the play to even
matters with the leading team. The
line ups are as follows and show the
full strength of both teams if Wright
gets ashore in time to play with the
Males in their second half.
Punahou. Males.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
THE CASE OF MAGOON
Continued from Page ~

has been and now is, absent from the
Territory of Hawaii;
THAT on the 18th day of November,
1902 the Honorable j. 7. De Bolt, First
Judge of the above named Court, did
order a warrant of arrest to be issued
from said Court, commanding the High
Sheriff of the Territory of Hawaii, his
Deputy the Sheriff of the Island of
Oahu, or his Deputy, to arrest and take
the body of the said William Harrison
Wright, and forthwith have his body
before said Court, to answer the indlCt-
ment against him, the said Wright,
but the said warrant of arrest remains
unserved or executed, and the said
Wright is not now in custody; that
your affiant is informed and believes
and upon such information and belief
deposes it to be the fact that the said
High Sheriff and his deputies have
made true and diligent search for the
said William Harrison Wright within
the Territory of Hawaii but have been
unable to find the said Wright or to as
certain his whereabouts, and that one
Duffey, Deputy Sheriff of the Island of
Oahu. has made diligent search for the
said Wright within the State of Cah-
fornia, but after diligent search and
inquiry has been unable to find or as.
certain the whereabouts of the said
Wright.
THAT your afTiant has been indicted
by said grand jury as aforesaid separ-
ate and apart from the said William
Harrison Wright, and the said William
Harrison Wright has not been convict
ed of the crime of embezzlement as
charged in said indictment against him,
nor subject to the jurisdiction of this
Court, and by the law of this land your
affiant cannot be compelled to plead 10
the indictment herein or proceed upon
the trial of his said cause until after
the conviction of the said Wright of
the crime of embezzlement as charged
as aforesaid.
~. ALFRED MAGOON."
The argument LASTED most of the
morning. Humphreys declared that
even If Magoon should plead guilty, the
court could not iinfiict punishment UNI
til the conviction of Wright. AS long
as the records of the court showed that
Wright had not been convicted, nothing
could be done with Magoon. The at
torneys added that Magoon had no in
tention of pleading guilty, but that the
statement was made only for the pur-
pose of Illustration.
1t was finally agreed among the coun-
sci that the matter might go over, with
plea reserved. Unless Wright is cap
tured and placed on trial, the matter
will be dropped, as it is generally ad-
mitted that there can be no proceeding
against an accessory until the principal
is convicted.
THANKSGIVING SERVICE.
At II o'clock tomorrow morning in
Central Union Church there will be
Union Thanksgiving Service. Governor
S. b. Dole win read the Presidents Pro
clamation and Rev. Il. S. Muckley Will
preach the sermon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
UNION MILL co.

Al the postponed annual meeting OF
the Union Mill Co., held this day, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President. Mr.. j. Renton.
Vice-President. Mr.. II. II. Renton.
Treasurer. Mr.. II. NJ. Swanzy.
Secretary. Mr.. II. II. Renton.
Auditor. .,.,.......M Mr., G. +. Renton.
II. II. RHNTON,
Secretary
Kohala, November 20, 1902.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
THE MARY f. FOSTER
IN FROM TACOMA
COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN RUSS
PARTICULARS OF DISABLING
ACCIDENT TO CAPT. THOMPSON.

The four-masted schooner Mary e.
Foster arrived off Diamond Head last
night from Tacoma with about LOO 900
feet of lumber for Allen & Robinson.
She left Tacoma November l, and was
towed down the Sound, reaching Cape
Flattery just in time to meet a severe
cape for two days. After leaving Cape
Flattery twenty-five days ago She ex-
perienced head winds and heavy seas,
but met with no accidents, nor expert
enced any particular incidents. She ar
rived off Diamond Head last night Just
a little too late to enter the harbCr and
so drifted under shortened sail outside
until this morning, when she was
brought in by the tug Fearless.
The Mary e. Foster was brought
down this trip by Captain James II,
Russ, who was for two years the mate
of the S. c. Allen. Captain Thompson
was unable to make this trip because
of an accident he met with in Tacoma
by which he was severely burned. He
was lighting an oil stove in the cabin
of the Mary e. Foster, using a little
alcohol to start the ignition. 1t was
dark at the time and he got the lighted
match a little too near the open OIL
can. There was an explosion and Cap
ain Thompson was covered with burn
ing oil. He quickly rolled himself up
in blankets and so extinguished the
blaze but not until he had been severe
ly burned about the face and hands,
but fortunately without injury to his
eyes, nor inhaling the blaze. The burns
were all superficial, though severe and
painful, and he was able to go to his
home in San Francisco where he now
is. 1t is expected that he will be fully
recovered in time to take command Of
the schooner on her next voyage.
The Foster is at her old berth at the
Allen & Robinson wharf.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-26
YACHT MISSING.

The yacht Canary, if the little fin
keel could be dignified with the title
of yacht, is missing. She was last seen
riding saucily to a nice little red buoy
off the mud flats on the western arm of
the peninsula, not far from the Mac
farlane residence. Now she has van
ished and the Hawaii Yacht Club has
lost it's mascotte.