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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-17
JUDGE: PARSONS
IS DISQUALIFIED

Judge Parson has sent a long list of
cases in which he is disqualified to
Henry Smith, Clerk of judiciary. 1t is
incumbent on Chief Justice Frear to
assign some other Circuit Judge to Hilo
for the trials of these cases. Follow
ing is the list:
Kaaukai vs. KemiIia Holt. Eject
ment.
NJ. V. Holmes VS.. NJ. F. De Mello.
Assumpsit.
]. D. Spreckels ct al VS.. J. T. Baker.
Ejectment.
4 Chas. A. Brown VS.. ]. T. Baker ct al.
Ejectment.
T. K. Lalakea VS.. HiIo Sugar Co.
Assumpsit.
u. Paakiki VS.. Owaanui. Ejectment.
Whitehouse & Hawzhurst VS.. Benton
& Arioli. Assumpsit. Two cases.
Ichimura Yanosuke VS.. Y. Hamada.
Ejectment.
Jose G. Serrao VS.. M. Paulos; .Olaa
Sugar Co. garnishee. Assumpsit.
George Mumby VS.. E. Powell; Matson
Navigation Co. garnishee. Assumpsit.
E. Brughelli VS.. S. Decker & Jose
Nevis. Assumpsit.
sumpsit.
S. G. Walker & ]. H. Rowland VS..
Kohala & Hilo r. r. Co. Assumpsit.
Theo. H. Davies 81 Co. VS.. Tanimoto.
Assumpsit.
Territory of Hawaii VS.. VIM. Rags
dale Kamanao. ENLIGHTENMENT. Mis-
trial
Hakalau Plantation Co. VS.. w. Z.
Kabl1pDa Partition
j. G. Jones VS.. De Lima. Suit to set
aside conveyance.
Antonio Machado VS.. Philomena Ma
chado. Divorce.
Lii KawaaIoa VS.. Keaka. Divorce.
Miliama Kapolei VS.. Robert Kapolei.
Divorce.
Mrs. Kawaiola Samuela VS.. Kukaiau
Pltn. Co. ct al. Bill for an injunction.
Jose Silveira Canario vs.. Mrs. Hattie
Purdy. Bill in Equity.
A. B. Lindsay VS.. J. J. Andrade ct al.
Bill to set aside conveyance.
Thos. E. Cook VS.. L. Kanai ct al.
Bill for an injunction.
Benton & Arioli VS.. Whitehouse 6,
Hawzhurst. Bill for an accounting.
S. Tomikawa VS.. j. w. Mason. Speci-
fic performance.
In the matter of the Estate of F.
Simao, deceased. Probate of Will
L. Rose, deceased. Letters of Admin
| istration.
In the matter of the Estate of Luiz
| Figuereido, deceased. Sale of Real Es-
| tate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-17
WORK OF VANDALS IN THE
PUBLIC READING ROOMS

Library Vandals
wherever public reading places
papers
On the tables of the best magazines monthly and weekly
are to be nd Religious publications entirely predominant of
advertising
that the vandal especially his presence felt.
An advertisement which offers
oau missing by readers Sometimes the the small
~ are quite large 1t frequently happens that in the weekly publications,
NeFSng matter side OF the
II here that the vanda's work 5 to
me aHda IKE poetry for often It short
"hcH set'n a
he Nda NHws his profession well
extracting ms necessary from the publications.
work cutting
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-17

charges were filed against Gilbert f.
Little, the present judge, who sought
reappointment. 1t was alleged he had
obtained membership in the Grand
Army of the Republic on false pre-
lenses. and Carl S. Smith, a resident
of the islands, was brought out as
candidatA> in opposition. Now an effort
is being made to effect a compromise
with Ross as the candidate. Iowa
politicians have been brought into the
cont, oversy.-De Moines corr, Daily
Be-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-17
Hilo News via Iowa.

Iowa people are greatly interested in
watching a contest which may result in
the selection of an Iowa man as federal
district judge for Hawaii. This is Hec-
tor L. Ross, former student at the
State college at Ames. He went TO
Hilo three years ago and commenced
the practice of law. There is a fight on
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-17

Doctor: You seem to need exercise.
What do you do for living?
Patient: 1 am cannonbal tosser at
the music halls.
Il see. Tell the man who makes 'en
to put a little more piper inside
Pick-Me-Up.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-17

Justice may be slow in Illinois, but
it is terrible. Several members of a
mob which lynched a man at Beneville
last summer have been fined $50 each
The Kansas City Journal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
SENDING M TROOPS ITO
PUTs down sAMlAR| TRIBE 4. }. |.
Governor Wright Confirms Re
Il port Of Uprising Among M
Pulajanes.
I (Ry .Assoclated Press.l

+
WASHINGTON NJ y. c,,, Dec 2G,- seere-
5tary Taft to-day received q cable mes
sage from Governor Wright It Mpnlln,
Ein3response I o his iinquirysin IN regard to. the
recent uprising OF the Pula1anes at oolo-
$res,i isamar, l Governor NYrig hts message
lis us folloWs;ss5 # s5l IS 4 u b u M
a 3 s ,'Manlln, December 20, 1901.
"Secretary Of War, Washington, y. O.
Sl,'With reference to your telegram of
the 2lst instant, regret to- ssay hat Gem
eral Corbin's report gof tack on and
loss or detachments of scouts at Oras
and Dolores Is correct. Pnaianes have
of late loft west and north sides OF
snmar and become active on the east
coast, which is practically without har-
abor and very. difficult of38access during
prevalence of the existing monsoon, Or
fders were given some time since TO
strengthen all detnclments on the east
coast, but tunfortunately this was delayed
by wreck and loss of coast guard boat,
[ carrying aShundred or more OF the con-
sstnbulnry. Tine men were saved, but the
dalpy In sending another coast guard
boat 10 tho Il res Que resulted IN leaving
5}hese small detachmeMts ut Oras an d
Dpl'ses isolated. and The fcops gueA l0SS,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
4 YOUNG j[||II}I COUPLE I.
MARRIED IN. IN. A BUGGY. y
Not Even a Pouring Rain Could
Dampen Their
Ardor. n
(special 10 Tho MINES DlspatclL

I PULASKI, VA, VA December 70
Rev. r. R. Mills, of. this place performed
a marriage ceremony hero chrlstmas q &
Sternoon, IN rather a novel way VIII \
liam g. Iarrell and Miss Dora YounH,
both OF this county, got their license from
the Circuit Court, and drove w to the
walk ,nfront Of the pastors house, called 9
him out, explained the situation anu
asked that the ceremony be perfornlpd'
The pastor went IN, got his prayer BOOK
ana brought his wife along as q Wltne
ana standing on the sdewn whilst he
contracting parties remained In the bug
gy, pronounced 4 he words that made Inc ne
two one. Several persons in the iad loin-
Ing houses Witnessed the ceremony IRON
the. doors and windows, l,S
After the ceremony had heen perforn-
ed tho happy pair, their faces covered
with bushes, started for their new honle'
The weather was rather rollg|, for an
outside marriage as IT was ydrlzz,ing rain.
but the rain seemed not to hayeS poWcr
to yaalngeA tl.eig ardor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
WAS
BA|zAAR:|. OPENING
Govern ors and All yor;S ID DTr silver i Ap-
\, S5S3 pr ropriate Ad dresses At
iss ai Airtnor t'l .
.FLoWERLA II Z ! I IS BEAUTIFUL IL. /. \.
Arlnor Vas Probably , &. s],'I Never ever
l. B Bef ore RSucl1 van \ Attrac-T "
88Ss tive Pi icture. M
OVER I IAN D IS 5 EAU /. i TIFUI /. 4

The a>rmorys Il rrys OF tho seventiethS Re giment
prsesee, II ed u a more brilliant mid beautiful
spec Gle last night. aperllaps psi q than8sit
has ever presented In all It's history !,
was the formal opening OF he" over
land '' ba zanr, an entertainment on si a a,
scale, dertak ken by the Ia !.
dies Of the Beth Aha bah Y Auxiliary II s| to
raise funds for the new temple Just ded;-S ed
5icat ed. + H sf5s 8
The hall itself has been n transformed a. ed
from atbare and scheerl less2 dr. II floor into
1 a kale leideoscope Of color and sas; rltable
bower Of beauty The cora tlon n Of the the
building makes II an approprlate8s setting ~ 3
for a rarely beautiful moving scene, In
vested with warmth and color and glow
Ing life. Rare tast nd skill have been;
displayed In the arrangement and embeel-i pei
Sllshmenta OF the hall, and # is properly
named Flowerland. for flowers have been t en-
used iii Y the ornamen ntntlon 81 the eight
beautiful booths, and the istlnctive idea
has been carried out with deity In each.
case: 58 sfE sl8 VI n $i
5i& Seldom 4 81 a moro beautifully or hand
8somcl " gowned8 gathering assem- bled url-;
der one. roof thnnE that which deAed the
elements last night fnnd sventured out to
8te present at the formal inauguration ~ s
/ a great enterprise undertaken by a grea t
people. ToSs beauty md color and mo ton;
Ethe charm OF ofsrythmic$ sound was added
10 make complete $t he pleasure Of hose
present. lardella's IS band, stationed in the!
balcony enlivencd the evening with pop-
ssular. classic md patriotic airs. In such
variety as to please al v. III
An Auspicious Opening. Il
THE opening exercises }ofa il The q hazaarl
were had III y Sanger Hall which had
been connected with The ID ar,nory Z by
means means Of a covered area extendlng from.
one OF the ai'nory W indoHs into theaha
!ndjoin!ng, 5 Upon the stage when tho ex-- OK
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
|STARVEDT'T0ID:..E||:..A|||T'.|H|:I 4 J. ||| 1: I
&QNECHRISTMA|sID|.A'Y| ! \ / | !.
Young oman Unc consc cious55 lsi1l 5si11s
Par Little Girl. Gives 0...sls n
Life for Children; s33.s8
SAD FEATUREs5 8 OF N ER DAY
Penailess NfidolW,s ffering From. m
Pneumonia Ia, Falls Sin Street,
.3i.sss Cannot 2ec over. U ~ All S5fS
u ~ ( s. Z. u 4 ~ x!
l(By Associated PreSs,

NEW YOR Z X lec; q. 6.-T he celebration
&C Christmas in NewG Y ork wa s not with
out its pathetic, features, and many sad
cases came to attention Of the author:
titles. N t85 q
3s} IA neatly dressed @ young wolnar n OF
twenty y-seven years was ri found }u moon
3sclous, seated on a bench in Riverside
Drive, and died before reaching aShospi-
tai. X Her features told an eloq uents story.
OF privation and hard p: Z he 5anlbu-- \
lance surgeon was h of5s he Sopinio that:
death resulted from long contin ued expos:
Hureshwithout nourshment. She has not
been identified. &
8ss sNine-year-old Jeanette Mccoy, y who Sc
father was III and unable to work y has
been caring for her young brothers and
sisters and helped her mo ther su pport
the family by washing and scrubblng.5
To-day the little girl, " orn out by her
efforts, was taken to- a. spital where It
was found she was d sufferng g from sdipll-l
liberia III and Il A few y ,ou rssS la ter he was
dead. S. The physicians said 3Ssll le had ut,
orally starved herself " to III death In her
sendeaYors to keep the OF her fourteehildr
alive. y; t 5's 532
Killed in Fire.
a fire In an Allen street house, early
today, following Christmas celebra- y
ton caused the death of two wo onlenslnd
the serious injury q of two women and a q;
man. Bs ..ssf M 4! d II, Fgs
Morris Fielding, a young clerk In n
banking house, Ii, a. moment OF despond-
{ency, ended his life at his home by shoot 1T
ling. vs. l l 81 & 81
through! the snow while SUI!
ffering from pneumonia, Mrs. Mary schnel-
der, aged twenty-three. fell 8swooning II
a sidewalk III 7ofty-fifth Street. Her
husband 4 died five months ago. .sand eft
her pennless, and She had IL been sl,ar-3
bored by HI woman friend, " The nllysl--5
clans tsay yfshe Will die
}. Following o trivial quarrel Swlt his
wife, Conrad Fredericks hanged himself
3in8his home In East Forty-elghth Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
Xxi 'sie
*SOClETY Y W'OMAN'S
NAME M ENTIONED
New Presen ntrnent Against Bishop
q Talbot Filed With Chancel- s1,
81 lor and Set for Hearing
ii Reading Next Month.
What the Chan ~
vi llors Says. 53Ss5
l7als s7sllN lllI7 \. :. Nm z :, 3 $50
4 Especial to The Times. Dispatch.


"a NEH DIRK. December e. Not
before In the history of the Episcopal
Ghurch3i In America has there been threat
ened scandal Involving such high per-
sonageg as that which will Isbc ti1rashcd
out In Reading. Penn. next month. &$5t
b The central figures In. the a fair are tl,o
$Rt. Rev. Ethcfbert Talbot. Bishop of Cen
ttral Pennsylvania; Mrs. Emma .. 11l lliott,
"a social leader of Newport. Philadelphia
and Huntingdon, Penn, daughter of&the
late General Desha. hal sister OF the
former Mrs. William *. Vanderbilt, who
Isl no W nj frs.s o. IL & p. Belmont; and Che
Rev Ingra m n I. ". Irvine, the pastor of
Huntingdon, whom 4 Bishop Talbot Sllr-
ffrocked because of his attitude toward
Mrs. Elliott. 81 3i.5 & ~
New Pres entinent.
Il IA new presentnlentS against shop Tai
bot has been d ra.wn UP In this city by
Henry Budd, Chancellor of the fiocesc.
and has been placed in the hands Of
Francis Lynde Stetson. persona | counsel
for J. & I'lerpont Nor GAM. III ss Es
45 1t was said to charge Bishop Talbot
with conspiracy with Mrs Emma D. Ell
5liott, TO ruin the Rev. Mr.. Irvine and to
accuse him of the dlshonorab bic and nn-
authorized use5 OF 4 the names OF fellow
bishops IN a letter tend to injulre
the former rec tor. Il n 38. IA 81.
$jSItis positively sta ted however, that the
new presentm ent omits the mention Of
conspiracy with Mrs. Elliott. Still the
iE'iends Of Rev. Mr.. Irvine say they cannot
see how the ca Sc can comesup lnIany form
without the woman who brought about
tho unfrocking OF the rector blythe Bishop
being obliged TO figure largely and 4 there
jisSllttle secret made OF the fact A that tin-
vcstigatIons are being made "a a long that
line, iAf9 b ss Z Il, II ss !S
Although Mr.. Morgan has been gcne-
rally credited with being the thor OF
the new5charge. becnllseSo Sof the financler's
great Interest in the affairs OF the Episco'-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
SAll Fulton Alarmed by
errifl Pre- mature
81. iiI=:::xp5lO' s ! { ] /.
HAM Ter WAS HURLED
THR GU GIL THO | J; K X I WALL. Y 4 | \
II. Eel sssins N Gig ghbor's Yardg Ten
ards Ava a Rarnrod I ar NJ
roWly Mis- Missed One ;E' ManIs. AMI. ,s3
81 Il Heart, s Severely Cutting
II IN, IL II oWevers Sew y J!
NJ. erals O Others H Hurt. " sl55 u

IS 4, \ accident s$t that S came thin the
barrel shade o fss killing three nell, M
Wrecking ~ house occurred ~ lii y ultotl
yesterday ornilE 81 S III
S$Thonlns, Charles and II liam Fer gus
son, brothers. a j spect cd 20 oung citl-
szens Of Ful tom, We're lie SYlct Inns Eof l}e
fatal toy cam or, nd are 70 " y conIil ri
to their beds. al ffcrilg horribly $alfl
one wit h wounds 8so SER BUS lin T the DOB
Istors say II will lie four, ela IS be fore THY
can determine the result 8; IS
rs The Fergussons reside In IN subs an tel
two-story frame house, a o. 625 Mich
olson Street, y. Fllit ton Earl y esterdny5
morning about o clock, they d eel led ato
fire snlutes IN honor Of q Christma holl-
day, using n cannon that N Thomas Fer
gusssol,Y had discovered mi scrap plleSof
|ithoB foundry yard at s$ Nice Greer and II Pol-
lard $, more II han n year go. his can
non had been ma d d Of an old II niece OF
steel SHIFTING fourteen inches long, and
three inches lin d lamete er In vi hlc hole
one and ghth Y Inches In diameter
and e nine Inches deep, had been 81 red
II weighed twenty five pounds a nd was
q \ Formidable piece Of toy nrtl lcry, wit y
which to ilwaNe the esslumberngt tleig ghbpr.S
hood s ,S2s
Ss on last Christmas the Fergussons had
fired the piece many times. md and mo
fear or any dang er. They had tired once
and had taken the smRl field piece:
Into an upper room to load y Z II secold
|Stime when the accident occurred.
AZ The cannon was placed upon n n table.
$in room ton ~ twelve feet, 4 wi tn Nv'll-;
liam Ferguson oldlng It IL while Tom,
Fergi,sson oured In IN full handful OF
powder and SErammed 4 tho heavy chlrge
home wltllsa piece Of The Times-Dispatch
newspaler9sas waddng. Charles Fergus
son stood three feet away directly in front
Of the mouth Of the cannon and leaning
ngainst blank wall, The SN Waddlng
sruck 4 In tho barrel and 'rhoma $ took q
hammer to drive In the heavy iron ra p.-s
rod ten inches long and an inch In dinn,-, \,
eter. i sSi jS S {j3S5s III f8$
Exactly what hnpnened to cause the.
explosionsno one Is able to explain. bur
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
lcontinucd On Second Page5
FIRED Y0LLE|:YI into
CHURCH; PASTOR i .!|]| shot III j.
Negroes Fled in Every Direction.
gs# White M an Found Dead
a. 81 Near Building,
'57CBy AssocIu ted 4 Press, J J

IlANcEYILLE. ALA Dec, 22d,-7-7--
While aanogro congregation was holdigg
a Christmas celebration In q ehui oh at
3stout's Mountain; n lnlnng cam 1, u o +
iheres II yolleY of shots was fired into
the church from the outside Tho RFy,
Clay. tho pas tor. was shot through tho
hips, and will dle.t wo Their men We're
probably fatally wounded The other
negroes hurried out Of the building q i'd
ran In every direction iaier ,i,e .deid
body OF Henry Jett,5 White miner. WAS
found near3 the church With ~ reNol yer
lying nearby. It. is supposed he was y
memberof the shooting party. and WAS
accidentally killed BY one of his COM l,
panlons, John Jett, 4 n protler or the
dead man, and Ted BLACKWELL, bothfWhite
minors, have been arrested in connection
With the affair s35
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
SUFFERS COLLAPSE:
AND is SERIOUSLY I'LL
Dodge, Charged With Perjury
Under Constant Care Of
Physician. 4,
lBy .AssocIated Press.l

lSDW YORK, December %, Charles T..
Dodge, who returned from Texas last
week in charge of United States Mar
sshal Hanson, to answer 9 a charge OF
$erjpry, suffered y collapse in his room
mt the Broadway Central Hotel to-day
and "a physlcian was speedily summoned.
4 Later q second physician was called In
consultation, During the remainder Of
the day one OF the medical men was IN
constant attendance, lie ls said to he
~ yory sick man, and under constant
care Of " physician 1S5 ss
Messrs, Jerome and Garvan spent most
OF The day IN their offices working on
the Dodge case. MI. Jerome refused TO
be interviewed and said he could not
say when he would present the case 70
the grand jury,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
TAKEN TO ROANOKE N
Removed Because High Feeling
Indicated a Lynching. ssiSa
}(By Associated ri


& I.YNcHBllR RG, VA,,l Dec. a6, m aII,ssE
Llnkous, Radford 9t YaD 2painte Il Wan
taken to Roanoke fortnight to PreyentS
slynching at the hands OF infurlatsd Scit
zens. K after a. eoroners inquest had yss u
turned verdict that he murdered hlel
wife and adopted son ea rly5 Sunda y morn.
Ing and burned Ills home to Sremov ve seY1s
l,ienco OF tho crime, II Is charged thsA
iLlnkous beat the brains OF htn Victims.
iei,s xiiSb : hunt .astrutasas 80 iANns
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
Shot in the Chest.

# John Jones and Hucs Cheat ham got
Into 1. fght at Second and Canal 81 reefs
about noon yes terday. and in the break-
4bullst, which landed Under I he arm. and
which was extracted by tho a aphul "a nee
Surseo onR, Il Gle than ,yYas " resi- led. is,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
continued on Second Page,l.

All east stations have been heavily rein-
force d, Il "a We are stil sending men In by
NY direction, General Allen lchiefs OF Of
yconstabuary) left here (Manila) two
weeks since to take personal charge OF
affairs In salnar. / am still further rein,
forcing him With cnnstahulary and am
consulting with General Corbln, who. II
Will aid us with troop
b Csigned) 4 X # RlSI'filt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
All Manner II Of Explosives. e,

a Toy cannons and irayolYcrs loaded witt
blank cartridges and some. that were load
cd With ball cartridges! were resortcd to,
IN the effort to reallze the boy idea Of
celebrating making n great noise, Many
minor injuries resulted from careless
handling of flro-crcakers and from burns
caused by candles, Tn me cases real
cannon We're used, and IN one case q
very serious casunlty occurred his is
reported IN detail elsewhere All dan
the noise was kept lp. without abate-
In,ent, even for food In many cases, fol.
the boys were making the best tSof their
opportunities to enjoy the day to Tho full
est, On Broad Street, nenrB First yester-,
4 day afternoon, a beyy sofl boys, armed
with Roman cnndles. chased 81 anot her
crowd Sand ran them to cover until tho
police nterfered, Altogether, however
the celebration was ma rked by the y most
a good feollng, and most Of the Injuries
Y sustained were he Sresul to scare!es
ont he part Il az those Injured. S} & 5s
f38 SYhs chief celebration af 4 the day and
Esannnd Page y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27

Entertainment Thursday,
.rhs Christmas entertainment at the
9Aln,shpuse will n agsc place on Thursday
night at s o'clnnk, The affair promises
to be most ngreS sable and doubtless the
inmates viii $3.50 an sajoyahlS tia1A.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-27
HER HEAD G r u)SHED: n
HOUS Sc S Ell AFIl2E.
The r idence Burned Also Oc:
{ cupie.yd5l BY Anot her 1 Family \ n
Lirkous Made i N
tempt to Save i His ssSS
5. Family f5 # I; I.
Alive. sgSsl
li
q The Tlmes. Dlspatch.l

(special to The Zines -Dispatch ,SSsS
RtNDFoR AZ Il Dec he mosts
horrible crime I'M The tory Of " vT,
sitshered In Christmas 511a Radio
md he people are filed wit horr t,if
Sindlglat ton. arle Tin kopsS tasI 4
been murdered III GID II blood !
little nd opted son, every
points the husband
Added Sto# the double nurfler ls&t lie crinla y
of8arson. he heartles wretch who ealtif
the deaf blow slia wing q red hotiscs
hid his g,illt, ~ MthIstandin n II
Sfact that 3was cce,l III leg nottner; \
Efnml ss ilsss
The town sed be tween 80 and y
o'cloc kfS ttleig clan the fire. y ellis Y
and the fire company res ponditigF sfoundssl
the building !oli Second Il s t.eet, oacnpi isfl N
by title families Eof RS. 70 exas 81 ttsr-sss
Worth and ~ M r.83J James nkons Oh le II
Srhe fire started 4, In the baseme Sbl:t%
the building was old and Il kerosene q had 4
ipossibl " been tissd . SO the INES spread
Very ap!dly aud the bull ding burn Ike
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-30
A story of HILL Cninr.

Stories about Hall Caine, the Manx
author, always show interesting phases
Of his personality. The last time |
saw Sir Gilbert Parker he said.
IL was hurrying along the boulevard
in Paris one day when my progress
was arrested by a dense crowd in
front of an art shop. Evidently,
thought /, there is an extraordinary
picture on exhibition. The canvas was
remarkable idcalzation Of the Saviour
"A thin. strongly Hebraic face, with
closely cropped red hair and beard
suddenly the crowd parted TO admit
n man who approached with bowed
head. 1t was Hall Game. He stood be-
fore the portrait with folded arms.
grayely studying the face and pose OF
the figure on the canvas. The similar
ity OF the portrait to the man standing
before il was very striking.
"Caine turned TO go. but, seeing me.
came 10 my side.
81 say. did you notice how the
crowd parted to admit mer asked
Game.
81 certainly did was my reply.
"'And do you see how these people
make way for me as ! go awayT
"Assuredly'
"'They think Il Is L. was the calm.
matter of fact explanation Harper's
Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-30
The Stupldest Nation.

The wanderer leaves Ccrea with n
feeling OF having seen how the stupid
est nation of created men can also
be the happiest; or, could, were con
ditions only a triAe more propltious.
BY the evil star of the Coreans II has
been arranged that their land is TO
be the Switzerland CT the far east
a territory to be fought over forever
bat enc that no nation can either
itself possess or allow a~y other TO
hold. Corca is the victim of her
own geographical advantages And
the impressionist carries away with
him the picture of a people indomit-
ably patient, dumb with tho callous-
ness of despair, that yet has the Sc
cret of happiness in its power to ox-
tract JOY from the most unsatisfac-
tory material; nation stunned by
the oppression of the ages out Of all
moral and mental yigor-yct still
stout, and capable, perhaps, of both
a nation of sturdy apathetic sheep
whose silent Indifference beneath the
driving lash of the world may some
day be found unexpectedly to have its
limits or its possibilities The Living
Age.