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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
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/. File came aboard our steamer at FIRE.
mantle, a big, loose-jointeds lad of IS,
with face Drowned to the hue of Bath
brick, with ear tips almost blackened
by long exposure to severe heat, and
with massive, powerful hands, which
bore evidence of having, done real
work in their time. Before the ship
had penetrated far into the Great
Australian Blight most of his fellow
passengers knew his story, for he
boosted of his adventures with a boy
ish heartiness which helped to relieve
the monotony of the long voyage.
II am not myself just now" he told
US in the smoking-room after dinner.
not yet got over wondering at my still
being alive, but / found two pearls
just before 1 got the fever. one worth
f4OO and the other worth ESQ, so I
thought I was entitled to a holiday,
and left my chum at Broome to look
after other things, and I'm going on
to Melbourne to have the time of my
life. Broome, you know, is away up
, in Dampier Land, and it's the head
quarters of the. peafling fleets.
How did I find the pearls? Well,
/" It's my business to look for them, or,
to come nearer the truth, it's the tit
| bit of my business when I come across
one. I'm an oyster shell gatherer, the
I best paying business on earth.
1, 1T takes about $500 to equip you.
I have known men to get set out with
/ less by getting one of the big houses
/ like Da1getty's to help them a bit. but
1 really you ought to have $500 in hand
at the start. For that you can buy
YOUR Iugger, stock her with a years
| provisions, pay your diver his advance
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LET me help you, Miss June said
Deficit, and then he took her in his
strong arms, and, lifting her up as he
would a baby, placed her securely in
her seat. It was the first masculine
embrace she had ever experienced, and
her plain, brown face as she looked
down approvingly at her late antago-
mist. "
well declare, Mr.. Deathburrow,
if you amt stout! I always did adj
mire a good, stable, stout man. I
hate a runt.''
The cavalcade now moved off, De-
licti leading the burro with one hand
and carrying the bandbox with the
other. The Kiote brought up the rear
and seemed to be bordering some
thing.
"Have you lived very long about
here, Mr.. Deathburrow?" said Miss
June, after they had gone some dis
lance in silence.
very long, Just lately: AS a fact, I
haven't stopped very long anywhere
for some period back"
That's bad" SAID she; !"roamin'
stone gathers no moss. Are you a
married man."
YOU'D ought to be. You'd be
more respected if you was settled
down and had a capable wife to look
after you, cut your hair, and make
you look decent. But I wouldn't adj
wise anybody to settle on sech land as
:this. / I wouldn't give a cent an acre
for it. I've got quarter section in
doors. No incum misunderstanding acres
improved-timber and water-a good
house-plenty Of stock, and money
ahead. There's everything that heart
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16

"I've aforementioned his exact
name, but it sounds something like
Smith,"
smith! I know Smiths enough,
goodness knows, but I can't think Of
any of 'eIn this would be likely to be.
What kind of a lookin' man is he?"
"Smartish- looking but; no beauty"
HOW is he complected?''s 10,
Lghtish, with anincline to pinkish
about the nose.
II don't want no pink-nosed man
round me; but can't think who it can
we'd better be introduced"
"H'm-Well-I'm of opinion that my
name originally was. William Death
burrow."
"Dear me! That's a. thrillin' sound
in name, amt it? My name IS Miss
Lorena June. Now, you say was to
be took over to-What's the name of
Eyes, Miss June stthat was my or
"Humph. A heap care for your
orders if I don't want to CO."
I'm soundly convinced {. on that
point, Miss June; you needn't argue 1t
minute
."Well, Mr.. Deathburrow it's just
this way: from your descriptions Of
the man, I don't think I should like
him, nor from his actions; but I've
great curiosity to see who it is. If it
want for that I'd make you send Red
Head after horse and buggy to take
me to Rockerville, Where I'm goin' on
a visit to Fluorella Pease, and keep
you here with me as bail till he got
back. But as things are, I'll go, and
the sooner we start the sooner We'll
git there. What's that Red Head
dom now?"
She had caught sight Of the Kiote
/! just as he had fastened his mouth to
the neck Of a quart flask and was
about to elevate it into the air.
What are you drinkin' out Of that
| bottle? Liquor?"
"Yes'm,'' he answered meekly; mot
drinkin' exactly, but just a-goin' to.
Would you like some Of it,"
/ Eyes, I'd like all of it. Bring 1t
here. Bring it here!" she repeated
with emphasis as he hesitated.
Thus adjured, he advanced with
halting steps and surrendered the bot
tie.
II don't approve of drinkin'," said
she. "I've seen the evil effects, and
won't have it. I ought by good rights
to empty it out, but it's sometimes
useful in sickness, and so won't; but
I'll see that it don't tempt you any
more right off," IS
She then put the bottle into the
bandbox and declared herself ready to
| start.
How are we goill' ?"
Here's your burro."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
THE PEARL HUNTERS LIFE
~. IS ONE OF MANY CHANGES
Money Making Business When the Sharks
attic Help Stick a Long

money--a kind of retaining fee-hire
your three Malays from the agent and
set out.
some Of the; divers are Malays and
some Japanese, but give me the little
course, is your most important man,
for you remain above and examine
the shells While he is under the sea
securing your harvest. You pay him
ESQ as advance money and EGO on
every ton of shells he brings up. His
work is exceedingly dangerous, hence
the heavy advance. At the best his
life is short, and sometimes the first
plunge ends him. He has to work at
great depths. and the weight, of water
may kill him at any time. I,knew one
first time he went below. The doctor
said a blood vessel in the head had
broken under pressure. The owner
lost his .f150, of course.
There is some danger from sharks,
of course, but not so much as you
would think, altho sharks do abound
in these waters. The divers take their
knives down with them and their dress
seems to warn off the sharks. But /
remember one case where the divers
signals ceased and the Malays pulled
UP the line. The found the divers
clothes ripped up and only part of him
left. A shark had made successful
attack.
1.-The three Malays control the lines
and pump for your diver and do gem
eral work. They are often nuisance
and it is no use denying it. Sometimes
they are a danger, too. You are
cooped up, month after month, with
four Asiatics, with plenty on board to
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16

make it worth their while to get rid
of you.
Zone continually hears cases of the
white owner falling overheard or dis
appearing, no one knows how. You
can very easily offend a Malay, and he
remembers it a long time. The mo-
ment comes, sooner or later, when his
kris or slight push as you are stand
ing on the edge of the dock finally
sleep when aboard my lugger without
first seeing that my revolver was
properly charged and placing it ready
to hand for business. You train your
self to sleep light on a pearling lugger,
and he would have had to be a sharp
Malay who got at me without my hay
ing a shot first.
'tOnce a Malay did try to rush me
on deck. We had some little dispute,
and he tried to finish it with knife.
I winged him thru the shoulder and
would not have hesitated to put bull
let thru his head if necessary.
care no inquiries made about such
deaths?" one listener asked. Might
there not be some bother with the
courts ?'
Il would simply swear that the man
attacked me-"
q. but what If the other men on
board swore differently?''
Fhe pearl hunter. looked up half
you're evidently a
new chum," he said, .'or you would
know by this time that no white jury
ever takes the word of any number of
niggers against that of a white man
Sometimes it's rough on the blacks,
own.
s"But to get back to business. II
you are fortunate you may clear f700
year out of your lugger, besides any
pearls you find. Our regular business
is collecting the great oyster shells OF
the northwest, and these are made into
all manner of fancy articles. Shells
are worth 1920 ton at Broome and il
you send them home it is said you car
get from $3.50 to $3.50 a ton. But
prefer the f22O on the spot. One big
London firm of jewelers. in Bond street
has about score Of boats at Broome
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sprjrlajng to the rescue Of her cub,
went at him with a rush. and deliv-
erei sweeping blow with her UNI
brelle, which he avoided by ducking,
but which sent his sombrero into the
sand. Then followed, in quick sue
ccssion. upper cut, under cut, lab, and
side swing; he lodging, ducking, par
rying, and still backing off; she CUT
ting, AMI thrusting, and pressing him
holly in front. The Kiote was now
in the sand, rolling about and bowling.
ard the three men in the stage, their
hands still up, were looking out with
staring eyes upon the combat. *.
Drive ahead there, you lump
jawed son OF a jack rabbit" roared
Corpus, VINO, sore pressed, was doing
his best to make, his hands keep his
err into life, and he brought his heavy
whip across the horses with a crack
that sent them off at gallop.
AS the stage moved away Miss
June turned and ran a few steps as
if to ovcrtake it; but quickly realiz-
ing that it was too late, she abandoned
the chase, and. going to the side Of
the road. stood for a full minute ST.
lently looking after the disappearing
vehicle. Then she came back and
went to her bandbox, which Deficit
right side up. Her hat was awry and
turned half around and some locks
Of her long black hair were hanging
loose; but neither in her face nor
manner was there any sign Of passion
or disappointment. She picked UP her
banGbox and seemed pleased as she
examined it. cit amt hurt bit"
she said: its queer, but I don't be-
lteve I hit it once"
Then shn put it down and walked
slowly to where Deficit was standing,
and, going close to him, looked him
over with deliberate scrutiny.
"Well,'' said she, you amt quite
as bad a lookin' man as you might
I be, tho there's plenty. room for i'm
provcInent. But I guess we're both
of us a sight to behold"
she took off her hat and held it
between her teeth while she gathered
her loost, hair, twisted it up and
tucked 1t III behind. Then she put
on her hat. balanced and adjusted it,
and ofter giving her skirts a vigorous
shake, turned again to Deficit. "Well
you've got me; and now, what are
you goiii' to do with me?"
"Bless me II know he answered
"but the intentions was that the gent
that wants you meet us over on the
other road by the Dogbranch."
1.-The gent that wants me! A man p
| ''YeS'm, sort of g. mana tender
foot
"Who, under the canopy, can it be
! What's his nance"
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and altogether there are about 400
luggers there engaged in business.
Finding pearls is all a matter of
chance. I know a man who went for
six years without finding one and then
lighted OH a stone worth $4,000. Your
divers steal them pretty often if you
do not keep your eyes wide open.
Theresa Malay at Broome to-day who
has a stone worth $4,000, but no one
can get at it, for he obtained it on the
cross and is afraid to show or sell it.
I tried to do business with him. I
learned that the beggar was fond of
champagne, SO / made up to him and
became his best friend. shouted un-
limited champagne and after a day or
two got him into a condition in which
he agreed to bring the stone next day
and sell it to me for f100. But by
next day he had disappeared. 1t cost
me f15 for champagne, and the Malay
came out on top in that deal:''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-16
SWEET IS PRAISE
Secretary shaw's Significant Reference to
Senator Hanna.

Washington Correspondence New York Herald
Leslie NJ: Shaw, the secretary Of the treasury,
dropped into the Arlington hotel this morning to
shake hands with members Of the republican
national COMMITTEES who are still In Washington.
Mr. Hart, the member of the committee from
Iowa. spoke Of the pleasure which Senator Hanna
must experience from the words of praise which
have been spoken Of him by republicans in the
east
This reminded Secretary Shaw of story. 1t
was about Abrahan Lincoln and related to one
Of those times when the whole country seemed
to disapprove Of everything the president was
doing. One day leading banker from large
interior city went to the White House and warm
" Endorsed the course Of the administra ton.
coin. 'Do you know like to hear it. 4 know
It's weakness to be pleased with praise, but It's
a Sangamon county weGness Once there was
sangamon county msn went, into town to the
pieca Of sweet gingerbread. He walked around
throwing large chunks OF it into his cavernous
capacity. and was followed by crowd Of
young fellows who laughed at the spectacle.
It's all right. boys. for you. to laugh said
he Of the sheet gingerbread, and go ahead If It
aInuss. you, but reckon there never was man
who liked this stuff moro than do, and nobody
gets less Of 1t than do In Sangamon county y
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OF the prima donna, Mad
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18

Arthur with four hundred Japanese
refugees, including all the japanese
in that vicinity. They report eleven
Russian ships were struck in Wednes-
days engagement
st. Petersburg, Feb. FIT is re-
ported that 600 Russian soldiers have
been frozen to death while marching
across Lake Baikal.
Berlin, Feb. 1.-THE Morget Post
! asserts that bitter discomfort is
prevalent in Russia because the Gear
has so ostentatiously shown his dis
pleasure at the outbreak of war with
Japan. His majesty has refused to 90
to Moscow and issue his customary
proclamation and also refused to at
tend service at the Hasa cathedral.
He is now accused of lack of patriot
ism.
Chez Foo, Feb. 1.-THE effect of
the Japanese victories is now plainly
seen in all treaty ports in the in
creased insolence of the Japanese,
Chinese coolies and orientals general
ly. Throughout the whole of China
the anti.foreign movement is growing
at au alarming rate.
Toulon, France, February H.
Orders have been received from
Paris for the immediate dispatch to
Saigon, French cochin of China, of
all available store of ammunition and
war material by quick steamers from
Marseilles.
London, Feb. IA correspondent
Of the St James Gazette wires that
on the morning of Feb. Ia the Jap.
anese torpedo boats made another at
tack on the harbor in Port Arthur
The Russian guard ship in the harbor
was torpedoed as we'll as another Rus
sian warship which was lying outside
the harbor. The japanese retired
unframed.
Toxic. Feb. l7-Three divisions
OF the army aggregating so, 900 men
are going aboard transports today.
1t is believed that their destination
is at a point near the mouth of the
Yalu river or spot on the Liaotug
Peninsula, flanking Port Arthur.
Washington, Feb. 17.-The State
department is advised bv Minister AL
len at Seoul that the Korean govern
ment has declared Wiju on the Yalu
river an open port.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18

the dense smoke caused by the burn.
ing of quantity of tarred paper in
the basement The guests. with the
exception of three, escaped unaided
although they were unable to save
any of their effects. There was dire
necessity for the hook and ladder
truck when it arrived as Mrs. w. B.
Pope, an invalid, and her nurse, Miss
Mills had to be taken down a ladder
from the second story.
The need OF fire ecaspes was very
apparent when it was discovered there
was man in room No. AZ in too stup-
efied condition to realize what was
going on. He was finally reused
enough so he got to window and
jumped about eight feet to shed
where he was rescued The damage
will amount to about 81 900
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18
WHITE CAPS AFTER HIM,

Middletown, N. Y, Feb. ID
John Van Gordon of Cooks Falls,
was visited by whitecsps at midnight
and severely punished for alleged
neglect and ill-using his family.
The whitecaps are supposed to have
been neighbors who determined to
avenge the wrongs the wife and child
rem suffered. " is stated that two of
the whitecaps held Van Gordon while
the rest took turns administering
punishment. He was released and
threatened with more severe punish
ment in the future unless he provided
better for his family. Recently Van
Gordon was arrested for not sending
his children to school. He was re-
leased on his promises to see that they
had an opportunity to 60 to school
during the rest of the term.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18
NAME THE MAN.

The st, Adams Messenger in Tues
days issue prints a story to the effect
that prominent Washington county
maple sugar maker, who is said to be
member of the Maple Sugar Makers
Association and to have taken a prize
in its annual exhibition for several
years, has been detected in the sale of
a product under the name of maple
sugar hich was really we'll adulter-
ated with white sugar. The Mes
senger should have printed the name
OF the person against whom the
charges are made. There is danger
OF injuring the wrong mans reputa-
ton when a charge is made vaguely.
Nobody who knows anything about
the subject will question that there
are Nermonters who adulterate maple
sugar, though it must be admitted
that the number who resort to the
practice is small in comparison to the
number of manufacturers. These men
who thus swerve from the path of
honesty are injuring the maple sugar
industry and it is surprising if one is
to be found in the ranks of the asso-
citation which is organized to promote
that industry. One Of the primal OBJ
jects of that association is to check
the adulteration of the maple product
and at the last of its meetings held in
this city at least one speaker dwelt on
and denounced the foolishness and
dishonesty of the sugar maker who
adulterates his product.
If there ia traitor in the camp of
the sugar makers association he
should be exposed by name. He
should not be permitted to share in
and profit by the good repute OF the
association and at the same time to
knife it in the back and injure it's
standing by doug just what is mimi
cal to it's interests.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18
COMPLICATIONS THREATENED.

Secretary Hays note to the great
powers of Europe proposing that the
war area be limited so as not to in
clude China has met with favorable
response. 1t is understood that both
Japan and Russia have taken kindly
to the idea and that England, France,
Germany, and the smaller nations of
Europe favor it as we'll as China
the one that should feel the most in
terested. China has declared her
neutrality, though it is of condition
al kind. She says she wants nothing
to do with the fight and will have
nothing to do with it il let alone, but
that if either of the combatants gets
over the line into her territory she
Probably the worst question now
ahead and the one about which turks
the most dangers is that of what shall
be considered as contraband of war.
Along with that problem are others
which may cause friction, the Siamese
question, for instance The Anglo
French Siamese convention expires in
few days and it is not known
whether there are intentions of renew
ing it again, though it is known that
France proposes to increase her col
onial army in China from 5000 to
80, 600 men. The Siamese are likely
to feel bumptious because OF the jap
anese victories and there may be
breakers ahead.
The German government is in hot
water as result of the outbreak
OF the war in the East, but because of
events at home and not away.
Charges of double dealing little short
of criminal are brought against the
government by German bankers and
brokers, who ended on Saturday the
blacklist week in the financial history
of Germany. There was a war panic
in the bourse last week owing, rs the
members say, to false peace reports
circulated by the government for the
purpose of keeping prices up until q
new Russian per cent loan could be
| foated among the German financiers.
The loan of 10000, 600 marks was
foated at 81 and the next day diplo-
matio relations were severed between
Russia and japan, the new loan fell
off in quotations, and other securities
fell with smash, panic ensuing
that could hardly have been worse
had Germany herself been at war.
| Within "a hours of the rupture
the official news organ insisted that
the war danger existed only in the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-02-18

the Union Pacific Railway Company
in 1885, by appointment of President
Cleveland; was delegate to the ma
tional Republican conventions in 1884,
1888, and 1896; was elected chairman
of the national Republican committee
in 1896, and still holds that position:
was appointed to the United States
Senate by Governor Bushnell, March
3, 1897, to fill the vacancy caused by
the retirement of Hon. John Sherman,
who resigned to accept the office of
Secretary Of State in President Nc
Kinley's cabinet; took his seat March
8, 1897; in January, 1898, he was
elected for the short term ending
March 3, 1899, and also for the sue.
ceeding full term to March, 1905.
Washington, Feb. Funeral
services over the body of the late Sem
ator Hanna were held in the Senate
chamber at noon today. Besides the
widow and members of the Hanna
family, President Roosevelt, the cab
met, III EN- bers of the Senate and House
of Representatives, Supreme Court
judges, army and navy officials were
present and as many friends of the
dead man as possible crowded into
The chamber galleries.. The floral
tributes were unusually numerous and
fine. The services were simple in
character, Edward Everett Hale de-
livering the sermon