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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-18
British Bicycle Boom.
ON the London Mail.

From the LONDON MAIL.
The bicycle boom is now in full
swing, and Coventry is working over
time to meet the orders flowing in from
all parts of the world. The factories
are completing between fifteen hundred
and two thousand machines each day.
and yet the leading firms find it impos-
sible to meet the demand. The COM
ing of the cheap cycle has revolutionized
the market.
A year ago Coventry was in the depths
of despair. 1t then seemed as though
the cycling trade was to suffer perma-
nent eclipse. There had been a steady
decline since 1867, the time of the fash
with few sales; 1904 seemed likely to
prove still worse.
Then, last June, the Oldest and one of
the largest of the Coventry houses
brought out and advertised in striking
fashion a new first-class machine for
eight guineas (s40). Its rivals followed
suit.
Coventry is overwhelmed with or
ders, but some of the more cautious
spirits in the trade hesitate before con-
graduating themselves. Tires are dearer
than a few years ago. and are likely
to become dearer still.
The incoming of the automatic tool
and the partial employment of female
labor in the lighter sides of manufac-
ture have helped somewhat to lessen
costs. but the great demand this year
has sent up wages in some branches.
About eight thousand men are now en-
ployed in Coventry alone in this one
work.
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rate. Two burglaries and the Mel
rose necklace, Bunnyr' And he turn
ed to me with a rueful smile.
AN all easy to prove" said the
Scotchman, pocketing the warrant.
I've one of these for YOU" he added.
nodding to me, only not such long
one"
ITO think" said the captain re-
proachfuliy, that my ship should be
made a den of thiefs 1t shall be
very disagreeable madden. l have
been obliged to pud you both in irons
until we get the Nables.'
Surely noti' exclaimed Raffies.
Mackenzie intercede with him; don't
give your countrymen away before all
handsl Captain, we can't escape;
surely you could hush 1t up for the
night? Look here. here's everything
l have in my pockets; you empty
yours too, Bunny, and they shall strip
us stark If they suspect we've weap
ons up our sleeves. All / ask is that
we are allowed to get out of this
without gives upon our wrists!'
''Webbons, you may not have" said
the captain; but wad about der pearl
dat you were sdealing?'
you shall have it, cried Raffies.
''You shall have 1t this minute II
you guarantee no public indignity on
board"
THAT I'll see to-" said Mackenzie,
''as long as you behave yourselves.
There now, where ist?"
ION the table under your nose"
My eyes fell with the rest. but no
pearl was there, only the contents OF
our pockets-our watches, pocket
books, pencils. penknives. cigarette
cases-lay on the shiny table along
with the revolvers already mentioned.
"Ye're humbugging us said Mac
kenzie. Whats the use?"
I'm doing nothing of the sort,
laughed Raffles. I'm testing you.
Where's the harmT'
ITS here. Joke apart?''
ION that table. by all my gods
Mackenzie opened the cigarette case
and shook each particular cigarette.
Thereupon Raffles prayed to be al
lowed TO smoke one. and when his
PRAYER was heard observed that the
pearl had been on the table much
longer than the cigarettes. Macken-
zie promptly caught up the Colt ana
opened the chamber in the butt
mot there. not there" said Raj
fees: but you're getting red hot Try
the cartridges
Mackenzie emptied them into his
nalm and shook each one at his ear
without result
ooh, give them to mel
And in an instant Raffies had found
the right one. had bitten out the bull
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DOGS IN ANCIENT TIMES

tie, but the Spanish dogs came off v,cto
rious
The Turks also used dogs as scouts
4Ndpoieoh, In his campaign in Italy used
dogs as scouts, and one, by name Nous
tache, became famous for tracking spies.
. IN lSzz, When Greek insurgents attempted
TO scale the ramparts of the Acropolis.
the attempt failed through the dogs Civ
ing timely warning to the Turks The
trench learned the use of dogs from the
kabyle tribe of Tunis, and by using them
were saved from many ambushes In the
beginning of 1882 the Austrians trained
Dalmatian dogs to scene out ambushes.
and the dogs hunted out the outlaws
like game. In the famous expedition of
General Skobeleff against the fortress of
Geek Tepe, the Russians were so often
surprised by the Turkomans that Gem
eral Skobeleff ordered dogs to be trained
as preventive of surprise.
Then the Germans, always practical,
have devoted nearly twenty years to
training and experimenting with dogs.
Italy, Russia and France have also
taken them up. and the last two countries
to be interested in the matter are Spain
and Holland, not to mention the use of
dogs in the Philippine war by the Amer
leans. England appears, although know
ing more about dogs than any other
country in the world, to have left them
in this respect severely alone.
Let us consider the duties and qualifi-
cations of the war dog. First, the dog
should act scout to the body of
troops to which he is attached on the
march, with the advance guard, rear
guard or flank guard, and keep up COM
munication with the different units of the
column
Secondly, he should act as an outpost
to the outposts, and establish commune
cation between pickets, supports and re-
serves, bring in messages from the pa
trolls. and should render especially good
service at night
Thirdly, in engagement, he should
be used for transporting reserve ammu-
milton to the firing line, and establishing
communication between the different
units in the attack
Fourthly, in siege or investments. he
should reduce the number of sentries on
both sides, and protect defenders and at
tackers from surprise. Also, he should
carry MESA ges TO from the besieged
through the enemys lines.
Filthy, and one of the most important
duties he should seek for the missing
and wounded. after enga cement, in
difficult ground, and render aid until
medical assistance arrives. Dogs trained
up to this standard must necessarily be
an invaluable adjunct to the soldier; but
1t would be unwise to oyerburden tho
dogs intelligence by additional work.
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Raffles, The Amateur Craftsman.

fuss. no searching Of the passengers,
no whisper of what had happened in
the air; instead of a stir there was
portentous peace, and ii was clear to
me that Raffles was not little dis
turbed at the Justification of his pre-
dietions. There was something sim
lister in silence under such a loss, and
the silence was sustained for hours
during which Mackenzie never reap
peared. But he was abroad during
the luncheon hour-he was in our cab
In / had left my book in Raffles'
berth and in taking 1t after lunch l
touched the quilt. 1t was warm from
recent pressure of flesh and blood.
and on an instinct / sprang to the
ventilator. AS l opened 1t the ven
tilator opposite was closed with a
snap.
I waylaid Raffies. "All right! Let
him find the pearl"
Have you dumped 1t overboard?"
That's a question / sha'n't conde-
scend to answer
He turned on his heel. and at sub
seauent intervals I saw his making
the most of his last afternoon with
the Inevitable Miss Werner. l re-
member that she looked both cool
and smart In quite a simple affair of
brown holland which toned well with
her complexion, and was cleverly re-
lieved with touches of scarlet.
quite admired her that afternoon, for
her eyes were really very good, and
so were her teeth, yet | had never
admired her more directly in my own
despite. For I passed them again
and again In order to get word
with Raffles, to tell him I knew there
was danger In the wind, but he would
not so much as catch my eye. So at
last / gave 1t up. And | saw him
next in the captains cabin.
They had summoned him first; he
had gone in smiling, and smiling l
found him when they summoned me.
The stateroom was spacious, as be-
fitted that of a commander. Mac
kenzie sat on the settee. his beard
In front of him on the polished ta-
BILE; but a revolver lay In front of
the captain, and when / had entered
the chief officer, who had summoned
me. shut the door and put his back
TO it. Won Huemann completed the
party, his fingers busy with his mus
tache.
Raffes greeted me
This is a great joker he cried.
you remember the pearl you were
so keen about, Bunny. the Emperors
pearl, the pearl money wouldn't buy?
II seems 1t was intrusted to our little
friend here to take out to Canoodle
Dunn. and the poor little chaps gone
and lost 1t, ergo, as we're British
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together. and we did not hear a word;
there they stood out against the sun
set, and the long, dazzling highway
of sunlit sea that sparkled from Elba
to the Uhlan's plates; and their
shadows reached almost to our feet.
Suddenly-an instant-and the thing
was done-a thing l have never known
whether to admire or to dctest. He
caught her-he kissed her before us
all-then flung her from him so that
she almost fell. 1t was that action
which foretold the next. The mate
sprang after him and | sprang after
the mate.
Raffies was on the rail, but only
just.
Hold him, Bunnyv' he cried. Hold
him tightp'
And as I .obeyed that last behest
with all my might, without a thought
of what l was doing save that he
babe me do 1t, l saw his hands shoot
up and his head bob down, and his
1.-THE, spare body cut the sunset as
clearly and precisely as though he
had plunged at his leisure from a
divers board!
OF what followed on deck I can tell
you nothing, for l was not there.
Nor can my final punishment. my
long imprisonment, my everlasting
yond the interest and advantage to
be CLEANED from the knowledge that
/ at least had my deserts. But one
thing | must set down, believe 1t
who will-one more thing only and
l am DONE
1t was into a second-class cabin on
the starboard side that | was prompt
thrust in irons, and the door locked
upon me as though l were another
Raffles. Meanwhile a boat was low
cred and the sea secured to no pur-
pose, as Is doubtless on record else
where. But either the setting sun
flashing over the waves must have
blinded all eyes, or else mine were
victims of a strange Illusion.
For the boat was back, the screw
throbbing and the prisoner peering
through his portfolio across the sun
lit waters that he believed had closed
forever on his comrades head. Sud-
endly the sun sank behind the island
of Elba, the lane of dancing sunlight
was instantly quenched and swal-
lowed In the trackless waste, and in
The middle distance, already miles
astern, either my sight deceived me
or a black speck bobbed amid the
gray. The bugle had blown for din
ner: it may we'll be that all save
myself had ceased to strain an eye.
And now l last what l had found.
now 1t rose. row sank, and now |
gave 1t up utterly. Yet anon 1t would
rise again. a mere mote dancing in
the dim gray distance. drifting to-
ward a purple island, beneath fad
Ing western sky streaked with dead
gold and cerise And night fell before
| knew whether Ii was a human head
or not
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let and placed the Emperor's pearl
with a flourish in the center of the
table
After that you will perhaps show
me such little consideration as is In
your power. Captain, l have been
bit of villain, as you see, and as
such l am ready to lie in irons all
night If you deem 1t requisite for the
safety of the ship. All l ask is that
you do me one favor first
THAT shall debend on wad der va
for has been"
Captain, I've done a worse thing
aboard your ship than any of you
know. | have become engaged to be
married. and l want to say good
byr
l suppose we were all equally
amazed. but the only one to express
his amazement was Won Heumann,
whose deep-chested German oath was
almost his first contribution to the
proceedings He was not slow to fol-
low it, however with a vigorous pro-
test against the proposed farewell;
but he was overruled and the master
full prisoner had his way. He was
to have five minutes with the girl
while the captain and Mackenzie
stood within range (bnt not earshoD,
with their revolvers behind their
backs. As we were moving from the
cabin in a body he stopped and grip
ped my hand.
80 I've let you In at last. Bunny
at last and after all, If you knew
how sorry am. But you won
get much--I don't see why you should
get anything at all Can you forgive
me? This may be for years. and II
may be forever, you know! You were
a good pal always when 1t came to
the scratch; some day or other you
maynt be so sorry to remember you
were a good pal at the last!
There was a meaning in his eye
that ! understood and my teeth were
set and my nerves strung steady as
l wrung that strong and cunning
hand for the last time In my life.
How that last scene stays with me
and will stay to my DEATH How |
see every detail. every shadow on
the sunlit deckl We were among the
islands that dot the course from Ge-
noa to Naples: that was Elba falling
back on our starboard quarter, that
purple patch with the hot sun setting
over 1t. The captains cabin opened
to starboard, and the starboard prom
enade deck, sheeted with sunshine
and scored with shadow, was de-
serted but for the group of which
was one. and for the pale, slim.
brown figure further aft with Raffies.
Engaged? | could not believe 1t. can
not to this day. Yet there they stood
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
Eternal
Vigilance


lowed by deterioration the quality OF milk uppiedas
the INSCRIPTIONS milk dealers found and this fol
lowed by increase the infant mortality of the
thus told by the Commissioner Health:
AS for the increasing death among young chill
drenor whom milk the staple article of det surely
than coincidence that this increase a with the increasing
deterioration OF the quality of the city milk supply
Milk inspection has been per September
from monthly OF samples during previous eight
months average of 1914 since Laboratory summary
elected from the City Hall weeks ago.
1T down because process election necessary ap
Paratus destroyed epab injured yet
placed Such inspection has been made possible
through the courtesy the State Pure Commission
stated Bulletins Ths Commission kindly
request OF the Commissioner of Health for the
for couple of weeks The monthly 895 samples the limit Of
the State Commissions laboratory facilities.
1T took little for the inscriptions dealer to learn
that supervision relaxed But he got next about
October and since then the degree aduaon
appalling The percentage of samples below grade during
week has not been reached in years.
Ot samples Analysed SOB per below grade
sample contained 1873 cent OF water gallon and half
ter to the eghtgaon milk Three samples contained foa-
lin poisonous quantity Of samples brought Laboratory
by private individuals 7. per below grade
six weeks the per all samples below grade was EOS
mo wonder the babies death rate is increasing"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
LIFE INSURANCE.

1t is little astonishing that the En-
terprise Bank, of Allegany has not
followed the example of the life-insur-
ance managers and presented the claim
that they gave that 100000 to politi-
clans ito save the country from
Bryan."-The Washington Post.
We are about willing to accept John
A. McCalrs assertion that he is a
poor man, now that he explains how
he has invested all his savings in life
insurance.-The Washington Post.
Another difference between the
methods of McCurdy and those Of Cum
life, who robbed an axpress company,
is that the express company got its
money hack while there is no hope for
the policy holders-The Topeka State
Journal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
THE SALVATION ARMY,

Sunday services in the hall, corner
King and Nuuanu streets, as follows;
Holiness meeting at 1890 a. m. Sub
ject; 1.-THE Burning Bush" Young
Peoples Legion meeting at p. m.
Led by Miss Flora Cannon. Salvation
meeting at 8 p. m. Subject: Heaven"
There will also be a meeting in the hall
every evening at 8 o'clock, except We'd
nesday, which is a Soldiers meeting.
Preceding the indoor services there is
an open air meeting on Hotel street,
each evening, at 1880. Everybody is
cordially invited to attend the meeting.
Adjutant and Mrs. Bamberry will be
in charge, assisted by Ensign Haynes
and Lieut.. McClelland.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

each end at about the same time. The
cost of the railroad improvements will
be 100000 The work at Salina Cruz
consists of a breakwater or sea wall
and that on the gulf side of extensive
dredging. The Pacific port will then
accommodate ten vessels along the sea
wall, while thirty or forty vessels will
easily ride in the Coatzacoalcos har-
Dor. When the entire work is complet-
ed cargo can be taken from ships
tackle to ships tackle, from the At
lantic to the Pacific in twenty-four
hours.
Thed istance in statute miles from
American and English ports to San
Francisco and the Orient by the Te-
huantepec isthmus road and the Pan
anna railroad is estimated by the hy-
geographic office to be:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
Castle Z COOKE. LID.
Commission Merchants,
Sugar Factors.
AGENTS FOR

The Eva Plantation Company,
The waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd
The Kohala Sugar Company.
The Waimea Sugar Mill Company.
The Fulton Iron Works, St. Louis. Mo-
The Standard Oil Company.
The George F. Blake Steam Pumps.
weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life InsuR-
ance Company Of Boston.
The Aetna Fire Insurance Company Of
Hartford, Conn.
The Alliance Assurance Company Of
London.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
Selected
Immigrants


sy for precpou haste acting without due consideration The
assisted immigration has grown have sinister sound o
American especially auned to detect political umbles
And really what Hawaii needs is Selected immigration The Terri
tory will do itself justice and be less likely anpahes
and peudces in its work of securing white immigration it displays
anxiety selected immigration than assisted one
The President and the Commissioner of immigration have shown their
appreciation of the conditions which prevail here by their approval
and apparently hearty approval OF the plan for the Territory to secure
needed immigration by assisting immigrants hher There
Chinese exclusion laws But as Governor carter pointed out 1t would
be only bad policy but higher bad faith Japan
citation OF what the President desires for the Territory the greatest
and carefne selecting the immigrants be brought hher,
displayed The object not alone to aboer but citizens
Ne to build alone industries but the state
There be doubt that immigrants from English speaking
countries will quickly take their place in the ranks Of helpful c
zehSh hy have none OF the obstacles OF language and lever
the obstacles of customs and modes of thought The
question therefore arises immigration from English speaking
countries be secured! Perhaps not impossible General Booth
of the Salvation Army offered furnish the Commonwealth of Aus
traa with 5000 families Australia would provide land then
He promised that they should be Of the agricultural class and he
guaranteed finance the enterprise himself The offer after
wards withdrawn because Australia could under her laws fulfill
the conditions required Is while communicating with
General Booth any arrangement with him is possible? The
Territory position through the Board of immigration,
definite arrangements If English speaking immigrants
the agricultural class could be brought the gain citizenship
would be much in the present than from immigrants of
other class
regards immigrants, following New Or
leans correspondence of the American Sugar Industry:
Governor Blanchard is in receipt of letter from 7 Spnier
European agent of the Gould railroads Naples Italy, stating that
within short time several ship lines will be established between
Italian and New Orleans for the purpose of supplying this
ton with Italian abOrerS Such will be welcomed by the
and cotton planters OF Louisiana for the supply OF labor constant
problem the planters and rapidly becoming equally er
Italian labor
certain definite and valuable
information to Italian immigrants both to their capacity
laborers and prospective citizens and the best methods OF
crung them readily aanabe is clear that coming Louisi
they assisted immigrants and thus may that this
Italian immigration may be secured it found desirable at less
outlay than is expected
The Territory better position than before only
white immigration but carefully plan
for the best white immigration.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

panies have sold out again. If they
keep on, selling each time at a profit,
the price will finally get so high that
even such a rich city as San Francis
co cannot pay interest on the capital
invested
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

that Captain Ginther may put in at
some other port in the Far East before
going to Vladivostok. There was no
demonstration or trouble attending the
departure of the vessel.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

The whole Island Of Hawaii seems to
have it in for Land Commissioner
Pratt. They manage to keep the Hilo
papers pretty we'll supplied with cor
respondence regarding land openings
or land openings wanted.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

Anyone who has been in Washington
during the days Immediately before
the opening Of a session of Congress
will appreciate that Hawaii ought to
be proud OF. having been able to get the
presidential ear at all at such a time.
Secretary Atkinson is entitled to ad-
ditional credit on this account.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
CAME AFTER LAND

Three arrivals from Dakota called
on Land Commissioner Pratt yester-
day having come here in search of
land upon which to settle. They are
out today looking over lands on this
island.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
DEPARTING.
HILO

Arriving, November 27-Am. brig.
Lurline, Gerdes, 2S days from Port
Gamble.
Departing, November 25.-S. S. Enter
prise, Youngren, for San Francisco.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

Palma has been reelected President
of Cuba, and another Spanish-Ameri-
can Republic has given evidence of
civic sanity.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
Tehuan-

Mobilizing COssacks to defend the
Gar is confirmation of the reports that
the loyalty of the Manchurian army is
not to be depended on.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

Col. Fitch had better not let Roose-
welt hear that he would limit the num-
Der of children allowed assisted immi-
grants to Hawaii, to one or two.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

The Lena has made another start for
Vladivostok. She has about 5000 tons
of coal, and it ought to be enough.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
DIED.

MEYER-At Malulani Hospital, Wal
luku, Maui, November 20, 1905, Henry
d. Meyer son of d. L. Meyer, aged
20 years, 8 months and days.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
LENA DEPARTED TODAY. g

The Russian cruiser Lena departed
this morning at $3.50 o'clock for Vladi-
vostok, presumably. 1t is possible
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02
CHINA DEPARTED THIS MORNING

The S. S. China departed for the
Orient and Manila this morning at 6
o'clock, ff48 SWRW
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

Honolulu is not the only place
where the dairyman-or some OF
him-have to be watched. The
Chicago Health Department in
one OF its weekly bulletins, tells
the story of how an interregnum
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-02

OF much the same kind of inter
est to Hawaii as the Panama canal,
is the Tehuantepec Railway. In
one sense it will have greater in
terest because it will be completed
sooner and will exert its effect