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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-31

Then Mr.. and Mrs. Jackrabbit lifted
each one of them into high chair
and tied big bib around his or her
neck, so that the children would not
spill anything on their clothes. And
what feast they had! There were
baked apples, ginger bread, doughnuts.
cookies, and jam. and afterwards they
had nuts. raisins, taffy and popcorn.
Nov Grandpa" said one OF the
children, with a big piece OF taffy In
his mouth, please tell us where you
got this new baby tonight"
well" said Grandpa, last week I
was passing Mr.. Blains' house and the
baby was out playing in the garden
hid behind the snow man she was
building, so that nobody but she could
see me, while told her about the
party which we have here every New
Years Eve. and | asked her II she
would like to come. When she said
she would, told her not to tell any
one. but to be awake at midnight on
New Years night and would come
for her then"
"Es," said Baby Blain. at was o
drefful long time till New Years too.
fot 1t I'D never tum. but 1t did tum
and I'm having gate time. Tan ]
tome here again."
20 yes!" said Grandma, I'VE viii
have another party next year and ]
hope you will all be here"
"Yes!" cried all the children al
once, wen all come IL we can"
well now," said Mrs. Jackrabbit
come and have game with Grand
ma, and then it will be time to 60
home"
Lets play tag and we'll all try to
catch Grandma" said one Of the chill
dren, and they all rushed toward her.
but Grandma was too quick for thcm
and had darted across the room be-
fore any one could catch her. OFF they
ran after her, Grandpa and all, but
Grandma bobbed around like cork In
a pail of water, till she was all out OF
breath, and then Baby Blain, the lit
TEST one Of al, was able to catch
her.
''Hol Ho! Ho! You're caught al
last" laughed Mr.. Jackrabbit. Wei
its time that our little ones were go
ing home for II will soon be daylight"
The children were all sorry that ths
party was over, but Grandma and
Grandpa put on their coats and hoods
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-31

Town, but don't let the little dears fall
of like papa and mamma did, while l
set the table,"
Grandpa scuttled of, as fast as he
could go on his hands and knees, to
the other end Of the room, singing:
papa, mamma and Uncle John went to
London on a black ram.
Papa fell off, o dear! o dearl
Mamma fell off, o dear! dear.
And Uncle John went galloping on.
galloping on to London Town.
Then the children all scrambled of
MIR. Jack Rabbits back and cried:
Now Grandpa, you play US some
music and well dance till Grandma
gets supper ready"
So Grandpa took the funniest look
ing black stick out of his pocket, and
put it UP to his mouth, but you ought
to have heard the beautiful music
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-31

and mufiied them up warm. Then MrA
Jackrabbit kissed them and wished
them all a happy New Year, and told
them to be sure to come again the
next New Years Eve. when Grandps
Jackrabbit called for them.
But where was Grandpai He had
disappeared while his wife was kiss
ing the children, and in his place stood
the funny little animal with the Iona
ears, which had brought the children
there, and which Is called jackrab
bit. Grandma lifted the children on
his back. all together, and opened the
door, and away the rabbit scampered.
up the hole and over the snow. When
he came to the nearest house, he lei
one OF the children off and then turned
down the road, letting child of al
nearly every house he came to. Baby
Blain's house was the farthest OF OF
all, and before they reached 1t. Baby
could see that 1t was beginning to get
light away in the East. where the sun
rises. The Jackrabbit saw the light
too, and flew along, faster than ever,
till the wind whistled past Baby's
ears. for IL he did not get home be
fore daylight. some one might see
Jackrabbit and shoot him for their
dinner. But 1t was not long before
they came to the Blain house.
"Dood-by, Grandpa" said Baby, a.
she slid down off the rabbits back
"and sank 90 vezy much" and the rab-
bit was off like shot
Baby opened the door and then shut
and locked 1t after her. and she vas
soon all undressed and in her little
bed. When father and mother got up.
there was the baby. fast asleep, just
as she was when they went to bed the
night before. and they wondered what
made her sleep so late for she. was al
ways first awake In the morning. They
never found out, however about the
Jackrabbit's party. for Baby had prom
Used not to tell. Baby went again next
year. and e-ery year until she was
five years old. but after that she could
not go any more for the Jackrabbits
never had any children over FIVE years
old at their parties. She Is big siri
now, and her father and mother dont
call her Baby any more. but Marguer.
ito, but she will always remember the
fun she had at the Jackrabbit's party.
Montreal Herald
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-31

big pan Of chestnuts roasting in the
oven, and some other things cooking
for the children's supper, and Grandpa
began to play with the children. Oh!
What fun they hadi They played
Drop the Handkerchief" Nuts in
May" Here Comes King Arriving"
Green Gravel" Blind Mans Buff"
and every game they knew. Then
Grandpa got down on his hands and
,,'nees and took them for a ride on
his back all around the room and over
to where Grandma was pulling the
golden taffy that had been boiling on
the stove.
Here's piece Of taffy for each one
OF my babies" laughed Grandma
Now gallop away Grandpa, like the
old black ram that went to London
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-31
"Whay Is ne jackrabbit dat bot me

"Whay is ne jackrabbit dat bot me
here" asked the baby.
Il am he" answered the little man,
I'VE Jack Rabbits just turn ourselves
into little animals like RABBITS when
we go out, but when we are at home,
we are little men and women"
20 Grandpa, please come and play
with u.s." cried the other children. who
had all been there the year before and
they knew these little people, while
this was the first time our little baby
had ever been to see the Jack Rabbits,
for she was only tiny little infant
the year before.
Grandma Jack Rabbit went over to
the stove at the other end of the
kitchen, where she had a big pot OF
taffy boiling, some corn popping. q
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-31

Rabbit, whose face was wrinkled up
with laughing, all the time, you play
with the children, while get the sup
per-"
Baby turned to see the rabbit. but
ne was gone. and In mis- place stood a
little fat man. with Jolly laughing
red face and q snow white beard.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-12-31

that came out Of that stick. 1t was
magic and any one could dance to II
even II they had never danced before.
nor even seen any one dancing.
Suddenly the music stopped and
GRANDPA said:
"Come now children and have some
supper. Grandma's waiting for us."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14
amends

1t was hardly fair to gibe the local
press for not finding out what had been
done in the secret sessions of the EX-
ecutive Councils Honolulu papers en-
ploy no dleyhole representatives and
do not detail their men to lie under
sofas to hear what the Government is
doing. They have had an understand
ing for years that the result or prog
ress of public matters should be given
out to them whenever the public in
terests permitted and have not been
intrusive in their demands for prema-
ture news. That they have failed TO
get much that was properly theirs and
the publics turns out to be true; but
they always went with their inquiries
to official sources at such times and
were officially assured that nothing
important had occurred. Their only
lack of enterprise was in taking the
word of the Government at fact value.
Advertiser,
The above is gospel truth. But what
gets us is, that, in the light of all that
has been going on aud not published,
the morning press has for ten years
upheld Dole's kitchen cabinet and has
given the people to understand that
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

What else can the people of this
country expect from a certain class
on the Mainland when the Republican
Delegate of this Territory to Congress,
a prince of this land, together with
his princess, are insuted by an at
tache of theatre in Columbus, Ohio,
the Buckeye State a Northern and
Republican State, the home of many
distinguished Presidents of the Ma
ton, of Mark Hanna and Annexation
Mckinley, in which Oberlin College,
the nest of education, is located, where
many Hawaiians have been educated;
they were insulted because of their
color. In the account published yes
terday, it was stated that the blunder-
ing attaches were "laboring under the
impression that rule against one
shade of skin takes in all, regardless
of distinction" and that is where they
made the mistake for their indiscre-
tion, for the Delegate and his wife
are better hammered than those who
sought unintentionally it may be, to
throw insult into their faces. 1t is
like the Delegate himself, who re
fused to abide by the wishes of the
management, and that "he scorned
them" when they later found out who
they were and sought ito make due
amends"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14
year at least,

William Haywood's press agent, one
Ernest G. Walker, correspondent of
the Advertiser at Washington, slobbers
all over his man in his account of the
facts leading up to the appointment of
Dole and Carter to offices here. Hay
wood is credited with the whole ma
neuver. We are glad to hear it for two
reasons-well, three reasons. First,
we had laid the blame upon George r.
Carter 1--WE mean Football George,
which seems, in the light of events, to
have been unfair and we treat; sec
ond we had understood that Roose-
welt had appointed Carter on his sport
ing record, and, third, that he had
made the appointments Independent
and regardless of the wishes of the
people of Hawaii. All this must be
taken back. Roosevelt consulted Hay
wood! Haywood Haywood Haywood!
The carpet-bag representative of the
United States government in con-
sular capacity here for a brief season
did the business. The CRATER of the
Chamber of Commerce spoke the mag
ic words that elevated two unpopular
citizens into positions of the greatest
prominence. Hats off to Haywood!
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

The expected has happened. Co.
lombia has replied to the remarkable
course of the United States in foment-
ing revolution in the Isthmus of
Panama, and backing up the same
with a fleet of war ships, by despatch
ing an army to rescue the territory
from it's predicament. Ecuador has
wired her expressions of sympathy to
the government at Bogota and it is
presumed that other South American
republics have done the same. The
long and short of the matter is that
the United States will shortly be up
against the nastiest proposition ever
tackled by the Great Republic, and
ell on account Of the football friend
of our George. Watch the smoke.
There will be plenty of it within the
next week.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

Of the elected county officers from
the other islands who have been here
seeking for bonds (some of whom still
remain, there were more Republicans
than Home Rulers, the morning dilem-
ma to the contrary, Notwithstanding.
We can name every one of them, if
necessary, but as we have already
challenged the Advertiser, which got
disjointed over their coming, we leave
the matter there for it to accept or
not.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

The United States land laws have
as their principal object the equal dis
tribution of the public domain in small
holdings among as many people as
possible. To Arizona, New Mexico,
Texas and several other parts of the
United States the land laws compose
an abstract disadvantage, in that
large holdings and the promotion of
extensive settlements by capital on
otherwise waste areas are rendered
impossible. In Hawaii, however, the
proposition would be entirely differ
ent. Here land is scarce and exceed
ingly high-priced, The latter is due
in large measure to the wide-open
right to control land prior to annexa-
tion and the loop-holes in the Organic
Act which render the thousand acre
clause in it Intellectual.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14
and shut out the man in quest Of a
kuleana or q home.

Among the things that should be
marked up to the credit of the late Il.
w. Wilcox was his fight in Congress
for the application of the general
principles of the United States land
laws to Hawaii Had his ideas been
carried out, with his proposed modifi-
cation limiting acreages, hundreds of
families now homeless would have
had their kuleanas and their castles.
If Hawaii stands in need of one thing
more than another that thing is the
United States land laws in place of
Dole's land laws.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14
Residing In honolulu.
SATURDAY, NOV. IA, 1903.
A GOOD SUGGESTION.

That difference should arise be-
tween the new and old administra-
tions Is natural. That these differ
ences should be mainly about lands
is also natural. There should be some
thing in the experience to induce Gov
ernor Carter to recommend that the
United States land laws be extended
to Hawaii.-Hilo Tribune.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14
next week.

Be it said of s. K. Kaeo, the county
attorney-elect of Kauai, that he was
a staunch p. G.. supporter, and later,
a strong Republican, but he received
a Home Rule nomination, his own
party not having any use for him
when there was white man who was
in need of support and sure salary,
his profession not bringing him suffi-
cient to make show upon. The
grammatical flaw found against him
may have been an unintentional mis-
take, to which all are liable, but we
are certain that he is as capable, If
not more so, than the one whose Ian
guage be is being criticized by for
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

everything they were entitled to know
was being given out Why was that
done? Why the present change of at
titude? Is it to bolster the new
scheme of Governor Carter at the ex-
pense of retiring officials? With hat
off, we wait in the corridor for an
answer.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14
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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

By the bye, those commissions did
come by yesterdays Alameda and were
stored deep in the vessels refrigera-
tor, being weighted down by some 200
tons of embalmed beef, that they were
O. long time getting to them. And
mayhap, we'll have to wait longer for
them.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

The Hawaiian land laws were writ
ten by Governor Dole-by whom ad-
vised we do not know, but strongly
suspect L. A. Thurston, A. S. Hartwell
and few more of that compact. They
read nice, but the machinery of the
agglomeration of legal terms works
in the direction of giving the wealthy
missionary all the land he wants for
agricultural or speculative purposes.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

spelling the Kings English. One
thing is certain, Kaeo has been elect
ed to Office and Willard to remain at
home and to drudge in his office for a
year at least.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

The Independent wagers that George
R. Carter will not get the appointment
as Governor of the Territory, for the
simple reason "the spirits are work
ing" to defeat him, so says our dickey
from the Nations capital.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14
TOPICS OR lHE DAY,

Those Federal commissions did not
turn up yesterday as expected, and
we even go as far as to wager a ten
dollar Panama hat or stove-pipe that
they will not arrive here next week
by the America Maru. Who says-Go!
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-11-14

Eatered at the Pos ONCE at Honolulu
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-04
CITY NEWS
RECEIVE TWO BIDS FOR
NEW RIFLE RANGES
They VIII Be Opened Today and Contract
VIII Be Awarded.

Bids were received at the office of the
adjutaDt general yesterday for the con-
gtruction OF the new rife ranges to be put
In at Camp Lakevfew, Lake City, but be-
cause Gov. Van SAINT was engaged with
the meeting OF the state board OF control
no award was made.
The governor. state auditor and adju-
tant general constitute a commission to
award all contracts for the national guard
involving any material expenditure. and
this work will cost several thousand dol
lars.
There were two bids. one from Waba-
sha and one from Lake City.
Adjt. Gen. Libbey said yesterday that
when this new rifle range is completed
II will be the finest I'm the United States
without any exception. 1t win comprise
twenty Of the latest improved sliding tar
gets, and VIII afford ranges of 200, 500.
300 800, 500 and ], 900 yards.
The work to be done viii involve, be-
side the digging away of portion Of a
side hill to extend the distance, the cree
tfon Of concrete wall for the protection
Of the Judges and markers 1t viii only
be necessary to dig one new pit, for in the
extension of the range, 1t will be practi-
cable TO use one of the old pits.
The new range must be completed for
the interstate shoot, set for Sept. 21 and
therefore an effort will be made to award
the contract today.
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noon pale and worn. He is the saddest
and sickest looking lord of the soil seen
in Minneapolis for a long time.
Sodini has had several operations for
intestinal trouble since he went to Italy.
He says it was always his intention to
return here as soon as he was physically
able
Sodini is indicted on the charge of Of
fering bride to public officer. He Is
said to have given the late Coffee john
Fichette 81, 900 as the price of Mayor
Ames closing the Park and the Standard
theaters, his competitive neighbors, and
of the money before the grand jury, even
securing the original check from Sodini
by a ruse and producing this check before
the grand jury.
There is evidence that AmeS accepted
the bride offered by Sodini. and did close
the theaters in question. Sodini was ar
raigned yesterday before Judge Elliot.
Bonds were given and the case set for
hearing at the next term of court.
AS matter of fact Sodinf has been in
town for several weeks He has been in
a poor state of health, and it has been
understood that he would appear to plead
to the Indictment against him as soon
as his health would permit. Faithful to
this understanding, Sodini appeared in
court today He is quite evidently very
sick man.
Sodini declares that in whatever he did
throughout the Ames administration, he
conformed to the political requirements
of the period, and did what appeared to
be buSineSslike under the circumstances.
He claims to be convinced that an in
diyidual should not be made to suffer for
the shortscoming of a system.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-04
BLIND jim BECOMES
A RAV|NC MANIAC
BECAUSE OF WORRY
Loss of Sight and Anxiety Over
Proposed Home for the
Blind Drive Him Distrauqht-
He shrleI<s, ooh God, Give
Me Back My Eyes,

Blind Jim Costello will probably
have to go to st. Peter. He was taken
to the county Jail last night a raving
maniac, and there seems very little
chance of his recovery.
There were 800 people around the
county building at 2 o'clock in the
morning, and it took some explanation
somebody was not being done to death
inside the grim stone walls.
Of late Costello, who is known as the
blind philanthropist, has been brooding
over his affection. 1t has always been
a terrible trial to him, but in the past,
through the mediation of his friends,
he has managed to keep his nerves un-
der control Suddenly, after brief at
tack of illness, this blind man of pow
erful physique lost all control of him
self and his cries resounde through the
otherwise silent streets in the dead
night.
'Oh, God, give me back my eyes, -
he screamed. My eyes, oh, God, the
power of sight and then chaos"
Costello became violent as soon as he
entered the cell to which he had been
consigned. He could not be Gained,
and his paroxysms became more vio-
lent as the night progressed. To night
workers who were homeward bound
Costellos rawlings simulated the hor-
rors of appeal from Spanish prison
vaults, and they halted in awe-stricken
attention to the means and shrieks that
penetrated the silence of early morn
ing.
Costello became so violent that he
had to be strapped to his cot, and he
did not become calm during the en-
tire night. Yesterday afternoon he was
taken before Judge Harvey, of the
probate court, but the court declined to
pass on his case until there had been
a complete examination. Costello was
recommitted to Jail.
Costello was known as the blind
philanthropist," because he had the
plan in his head of erecting for blind
people a home in Minneapolis.
He had interested Levi M. Stewart
and other Minneapolis millionaires in
his plan, which seemed in a fair way of
realization. He had already purchas
ed two lots facing east between Thir-
ty-seventh and Thirty eighth streets,
on Minnehaha avenue. The property
fronts $50 feet by 80 feet deep.
Upon this land Jim proposed to erect
a $4,000 building. Pending the COM
pletion of the building, tents had been
erected, and three of Jim's beneficiarfes
now occupy them. These men are Thos
Coleman, who is paralyzed, and Gill
bert Larson, a helpless cripple. Michael
Hayes, who is dying of locomotor
ataxia, is another of Costello's unfor-
Inmates.
There was no sign of insanity in
Costello's case until yesterday, when
he suddenly developed the symptoms
of acute mania and became worse as
the day progressed. The unfortunate
man came to Minneapolis in 1882. Be
fore losing his sight he drove hack
for several years. Since that time he
has, earned living by conducting pop
corn stands.
Costello was great admirer of DR..
A. A. Ames, and it is understood that
DR.. Ames has been attending the Co.'S
tello colony free of charge since his
return to Minneapolis.