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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

they had found naked savages. For in
1853 the American board formally
withdrew from the Hawaiian islands
which it had entered in 1920.
Are the Missionaries Grafters?
There, broadly stated, is one side of
the situation. On the other hand, it
has been charged, by innumerable per-
sons and publications, that while the
missionaries to Hawaii pointed the be-
nighted native to mansions in the
skies they at the same time quietly
took possession of the natives earthly
real estate. That the whole island,
even since it has become territory,
is the private graft of the mission.
aries and their sons is an accusation
familiar to almost everybody.
Hawaiians Still Worshping Devils.
Even more serious, to my mind, was
the charge made by Prof. William T.
Brigham, director of the famous Bish-
OPP Museum of Polynesian objects, in
Honolulu. Prof. Brigham has spent a
lifetime in the study of South Sea Is
land history, manners and customs.
He declared to me that the work of
the Christianization and civilization of
the Hawaiian people has been alto
gether superficial, and that, if the
whites were to move out tomorrow
the native would be found restoring
his old affairs and worship the very
next day.
AS proof of this he said that he had
recently found native judge in one
of the Honolulu courts-I think he
said United States court-worship-
ing at an old native altar in one of
the remote parts of the Island of Oahu
Within a stones throw of the Bishop
museum, where we were talking, was
a broken down altar, which, at the
time of the political overthrow in 1898,
was reestablished, along with a some
what general recrudescence of idola-
try throughout the islands. Within
three months, he further said, in the
city of Honolulu itself, native priest
had fallen dead while conducting
heather rites before the altar. The
worshipers, fearful that the devil
would catch them also, quickly
bundled up the appliances of idol wor-
ship and carried them to Prof
Brigham, for they said, he would know
what to do with the devil better than
any other man of their acquaintance
Obookiah and the Haystack.
Before setting down the conclusions
of first-hand investigation of re-
ligious and social conditions on these
islands (which investigation has in
cluded interviews with thoroughly-in-
formed representatives of all parties.
and study of a great mass of docu-
mentary evidence. available only here)
it is necessary. to tell the story of
Obookiah, and of the islands as the
missionaries found them.
The Sandwich. islands, as the Ha.
Waiian group were named by their dis
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

from the age of, say, four to IL or 10,
can be confidently expected to look
their best in dress of this kind.
For the first named small damsel
the mother may take as her model
our pictured frock where the pinafore
bodice Is outlined with stitched
band of its own material, or again of
silk or velvet, while the chemisette
and little rundown collar or lace re-
lieve it's simplicity in the prettiest
way and the belt is specially becom-
ing to the little people who have not
yet developed a waist. This dress
which is, of course, made all in one
will look equally well in velvet or
cloth, serge or alpaca, and might again
be copied in the checked fabrics
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
"Aqin It."

A female canvasser the other day
came with petition to an old farmer
In the country and politely asked him
If he would sign it. The old man eyed
the document for a while with suspi-
cion and then asked:
What is it,"
'It is a petition in favor of a wom-
ans movement" she replied insinuat-
ingly.
Then I'm agin it," said the farmer.
with the emphasis of man who had
some domestic infelicity "A woman
who's allus a-movin' is allus a-gettin'
in trouble. If you've got anything to
keep her still, I'll sign it."-CasseUs
Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
Drew Ccpious Floods of Tears.

! A physician in Portland, Ore, estt'
mated that 2,04S teaspoonfuls of tears,
or two gallons in all, were shed in one
night by the audience that heard Saw
ages Madam Butterfly" in that city
recently
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
SPORTY
Gossip.

Joe Cans, the lightweight champion
of the world, and who now announces
that he will renounce all claim to the
welter-weight title, of which he is the
rightful holder, has some pretty good
ideas on the fighting game in general.
While in Milwaukee recently the ne
gro boxer said there should be a
change in the system of weighing in
by all means; that boxers should not
be allowed to dictate terms so as to
get an opponent so weak that he
could not do himself or the club
which puts UP the purse full justice.
Cans is not the dense fellow Sums
of the followers of the game imagine;
on the contrary, he is bright lad
and has good amount of common
sense, and he can discuss sporting
subjects with knowledge that would
surprise a great many. If Cans were
a white boy he would be the idol of
the boxing fans, but the fact that he
is black makes big difference.
In speaking of the weighing in prop
osition Joe said:
"That one deal at Goldfeld, New,
in which Billy Nolan compelled me to
weigh three times in one day, one
hour apart, and to make weight that
was out of all reason, should make
club promoters and followers of the
game all over the country take notice.
It was an outrage, even though it
might be called a clever trick on No
ian's part, for it placed the club in a
position of not knowing whether l
would enter the ring fit to fight or fit
for hospital. l believe the rules
should be entirely revised, and in
stead of the old Marquis of Queens
berry governing contests in this coun-
try, there should be new set draft
ed for Americans and others to fol-
low. 1 am not firm believer in fin
ism battles, although l stand ready to
engage in them. l think 20 rounds
should be sufficient to decide any con-
test
Clarence H. Beaumont, the brilliant
outfielder who has been secured by
the Boston National League club, is
native of Rochester, Wis, and turned
his thirtieth year last July. He played
with the Fox River Valley league
during 1867 and until Aug 8, 1898,
when he was signed by Milwaukee.
His fine hitting and batting and SUI
perior base running led to his pur-
chase by the Pittsburg club. He was
not given a regular position on the
Pittsburg club until June &c, 1899, and
batted for $50 in 104 games and stole
80 bases. Since that time until last
season, when he was hampered by
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03
NXEy d&z&2sMGSZ2y

The prevalence of the pinafore bo-
dice in the new fashions makes the
said fashions very suitable for adapta-
ton to the young folks, who, indeed,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

Jiggs Donahue, now the star first
sacker for the White Sox, was once a
college star of great magnitude. John
l.. Zimmerman, prominent Democratic
politician of Springfield, tells the story
of Jiggs' first experience as a ball
player outside the town lots of Spring
field. "a decade ago." said Mr.. Zim-
attention to the amateur standing of
the members of the teams than they
now do. At Wittenberg we found that
we had a pretty fair team, with the
exception of a catcher, for we had no
one to hold the pitcher. 1 began to
figure on what we could do. Some one
told me that Jiggs would be good
man. / secured him, and while I think
that he occasionally attended chapel,
he certainly did no more. At any rate,
he filled all the requirements, and
Wittenberg had the best baseball
team in her history as result, al
though Jiggs at times found it ex-
ceedingly hard to conceal his identity.
From Wittenberg Jiggs went to Mari
eta, and the year following became a
full fedged professional I have fol-
lowed his career with the greatest in
terest since that time, and I believe
that was more responsible than any
one else for bringing him out" For
years Mr. Zimmerman has been q
sponsor for Wittenberg athletics, but
Donahue is the only real star of the
first magnitude which the school has
ever turned out.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

"Wathout hesitation I zVyite to thank
you for the great relief I hare fond in
your 1'alua6e medicine, Peyumo, and
zViU call the attention Of all my friends
suffering zvitA eatar1-h to that fact. Be-
sides I cAeey1ul!y recommend it to all suf-
fe,ing zVitA cata,2h in any form. p
Miss Dora Hayden, SIo OH ST., S. w.,
Washington, ID. c.
A Case of Spring Catarrh.
Mrs. N. P. Lawler, 425115 N. Broadway,
Pittsburg, Kas., writes: 'Last spring I
caught severe cold, which developed
into serious case of catarrh. / felt
weak and sick, and could neither eat
nor sleep well.
"a member of our club who had been
cured of catarrh through the use of Pc
runa advised me to try it, and did SO
at once. 1 expected help, but nothing
like the wonderful change for the better
I observed almost as soon as started
taking it. In three days l felt much
better, and within two weeks was in
fine health. Peruna is wonderful
medicine"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-05-03

a bad leg, he has been a mainstay
of the Pittsburg club. One of his best
performances was made in 1899 when
he went six times to bat and made
six hits, and Aug. 6, in Philadelphia,
but two weeks later, he made five
hits including three triples and
double, total of - bases. Twice
that season he made four hits in a
game.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
BENNETT CASE MYSTERY.
YOung Wop,on Found IN Brooklyn
Not Missing Social WOrker.

In the disappearance of Alice NJ Bennett the
student of sociology and graduate of the New York
University the police confronted with strange
case The young woman has been missing since
last Monday
Late on Saturday night woman with Miss Ben
rett's name and answering Miss Bennetts descr1P-
ton was found by the police No. SS5 Ssh street.
r~ooLI,.r II was learned later that this Miss Ben
nett was an actress. The search was continued
The police are inclined TO believe the young
woman has done away with herself in fear o. IN
sanity Miss Bennett is twenty-four years old. she
made her home with the family Of Dr. John K
Cibbs at No % East 10th street, and was last
seen on Monday. when she left the Astor Library
a few blocks away from her home.
She spent great deal of time in the Sums ana
foreign colonies in the city. Invariably she went
Glove Her habits in this direction lead some OF
har friends TO believe she has met with foul play
i,t .be rolce do not take any stock in this theory
Miss Bennett left diary IrTIn ROM lC, ~ III - bes,
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
ARMY INTEMPER4NCE.
Capteen Restoration Recommended
as Only Cure.
Iron The Tribune Bureau

Washington Aug. 1.-THE fight for the restora-
ton of the canteen which is supported by all the
leading officials OF the War Department and by
the highest officers in the is TO be vigorously
renewed at the next session Of Congress. The
Spanish War Veterans organization. which is
ducting an educational campaign the subject. is
finding strong support throughout the country, even
outside military service. and is receiving hun
dre.s of letters showing widespread interest in the
movement. One of these, which shows an accu-
rate insight into the evils which the re-estabsh-
ment OF the canteen would eradicate. well
the anomalous combination responsible for present
conditions is from Monterey. Cal, and is signed
Louise c. Maud. She writes:
''I remember some months being interested
in an effort made by your society TO re-establsh
the canteen for the soldiers As understand II,
YOU were not successful. l not astonshed.
for the combined strength of the Woman'S Chris
tian Temperance Union and the liquor dealers is
an enormous one. When you add to these two. the
large number OF women who keep disreputable
sorts and who do an immense business on the out
skirts of every army reservation. why, it seems
next 10 impossible TO ever get the canteen back.
..I am not an army woman, but I very
modest philanthropist. and have seen much and
Great evil resulting the present liquor situa-
tion There need of my going into detail of
the harm the men derive from the quality of stuff
tbev huv in the outside saloons 1t is even well
known that they are occasionally drugged. too.
and their money taken That they preyed
unon by all these people know, but this
town derives it's greatest support from the saloon
element the trustees look eniently upon any mis-
behavior on their part. and matter what hap
mems TO an unfortunate soldier he never get
square deal from the local authorities If he gets
into trouble 1t would be far more eficacious
ord temperance these misguided women
unife their strength TO reduce the number of sa-
Icons here and enforce rigid inspection of their
at the same uiile ashihs thhr tiie cahteeh
restored.
TO be temperate means not to use anything
.xcase II does not mean abstinence, but these
women force upon others. or rather try to force
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

doctor believed that serious complications
would follow.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
gEAD HITS BOTTOM WHEN HE DIVES
Neu York Artist Nearly Killed While Large
Crowd Looks On
tnv Telegraph to Tne Tribune

..,.a.,, Highlands n. J., Aug lin the pres
- ~ a large crowd which was unable 10 rendes
80, assistance. Herbert Sauer OF NO oie Nes'
,estb street New York. young artist employeo on on
loetil oo.- so there narrowly escaped death this
- Nv diving in shallow water Had IL hot
ie, NO. for his friend Frank Hart, OF NO. S0l West
trItb street New York, he propapiy wouu nave
So was trying the soldier dive from a hlgh
it., n, Austin's pavilion holding his arms at
Pil'"5 u-ben he struck his head on the oottoin-
ms Sid' 20 the surface he almost helpless
~. had sufficient strength to call for heip: His
o'r.nanion. who was also in the water. seized hIn
~ " u pid par-iad him ashore. where Dr. Van Mater
@ anu hi,, suffering from concussion of the brain
and a badly wrenched neck.
sauer was dazed and helpless for several houis. .
- renewed to a hotel At late hour the
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
JOHN BURNS'S SILVER WEDDING.

Tea on the terrace OF the House OF Commons
one OF the few fine days recently more anus
ing than usual John Burns celebrating his
silver wedding and don't know how many little
tea parties he not giving or how many dozen
ladies' he did entertain says The Bystander-'
Twice at least during the afternoon he told the
story of his marriage. He was thirty-One and she
nineteen and they were all but penniless. 20
have a on their honeymoon they pawned the
wedding ring and went 20 Hampton Court Hs
saws the rnercenary girls of to-day shock him. In
hrs day love in a cottage quite the thing. and
he rather liked H. and did Mrs. Burns-Dundes
Advertiser.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

alone, have you ever been afone2 To know there
is NOT a soul in the world that whether YOU
fail or succeed. live die? No ones heart that
has been wrunz by your failure; no ones eyes that
would tighten at your euccesSF
ITO know that there Is no one TO know or caro-
whether YOU go out coma fnl II seems some
times must shrek aloud on ths streets With tire
thinking of IL No one. no onei
From the nature Of these, her thoughts, = IS
feared that the young woman has committed sui
cid
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
GREAT SUMMER CROWD IN CATskILls

fFy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
rYo.sr raaterskiu y. Y, Aug 11.-For the first
.,,r,e ,n rnsnv wears this mammoth mountain hotel
is oompelled to turn away new applicants Tor lack
-, room Although there are eight hundred guest
otay,bers in the house, bathrooms and reception
1onne we're utilized by dodgers last night The
s,,,rIv Of The Tribune was entirely exhausted ten
noinutes after the package arrived to-day The
.a,,e. crowd in the Catskls is without precedent
.n all parts Of the range.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
ILLINOIS CORN CROP NORMAL.
IBy Telegraph TO TIE rrtbur..

Icfeerdr1
Springfield. Ill, Aug flowing TO the continued
wet weather the outlook for fair cnop Of corn in
Illinois is dscouraginz. according 10 the bulletin
issued to-day by the State Board Of Agriculture.
based upon the reports dated August I. from the
correspondents Of the Department of Agriculture of
Illinois Since then the rains have made the sitUa-
tion still worse. There is decrease OF 32s c61
from the of last The state average Of
the condition Of corn shows 50 per cent OF normal
condition.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-12

., abstinence And how utterly DO
upon tneih -, In most of the prohibition states
eS the peope who desire drink obtain II, IT IS etc And
in drygoods cases Labelled toan drnk cannot be pre-
me !aa.ad man Nv these women from doing II he 50
wishes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
Buck Ewing's Joke.

When Buck Ewing was managing
the New York team he hired young
twirler who had met with much sue
cess down in the sunny south His
name was Clark, and he was without
doubt the greatest half-dime novel
reader that ever played baseball. This
fellow Clark was not by any means a
great student. and there may have been
some truth in the report that it hurt
him to think.
At any rate between his attention to
the lurid literature that thrills the
youth of the land and his slOwness in
grasping the pitching situation in the
major league he soon won for himself
the can that is built of tin
When Ewing told him il would be IS
and for his Clark, with a sad, sweet
smile. which was no doubt a facial eX-
preston acquired from some one of
the heroes who paraced in the highly
intellectual matter he was so fond Of
reading. said to Ewing:
1T seems. then. Mr.. Ewing. that [
have missed my destiny"
You've missed that, all right.
grimly replied Buck: but Iii see that
you do not miss your destination" he
added as he gave Clark ticket to his
sunny southern home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
S P Oh T. OIL y
BY w. D. RISHEL.

1T is too bad that Jim Jeffries will not
consent to enter the ring long enough TO
put Burns away. and leave the field open
for some honest young fellow with abii-
lty. to follow in the footsteps of the great
John L. Sullivan and the greater James J.
Jeffries-
The fight on July 4 at Murray calls for
an explanation Of the QueenSberTy Jules.
those fighting rules about which 50 much
Is said and so little known 1t seems to
be the general impression that a man can
ing straight rules. As Il result Of this
misunderstanding the fight at Murra \
was one long hUgginE match. with prac-
ttcally no fighting done.
Rule No. . in the Queensberrv code is
simple and covers this point IN fun 1t
says: NO wrestling or hugginE allowed -
Judge should have been disqualified for
his hugging tactics early in the fight and
the Utah aHti-fakc rules brought into
use These have clause which provides
FOR man losing on foul. in which event
his share of the purse goes 10 charity.
This little provision on July ( would have
given the fans fight. which they did
not get
BY beating Billy FiHucanC Muggsv
Sholes has taken a long step forward. and
should be given a trial at some better
man FiItucane has fairly good record
and possibly thought he could easily de
feat Sholes. but in the Cheyenne Rid he
met yOungSteT who many predict is "a
great fighter. The one thing about hot n
of Flnucane's fights i'm Ogden was that
he fought to win and fought on the
square Both times ne was beaten at q
time when he had the best of IT up to
that point When ne was whipped il WAS
decisive and the people who pay the mon
eN got their moneys worth.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
TALES OF BALL PLAYERS.
What Hal Chase Requested.

Clarke Grtfith's great first baseman.
the merry King Hal, is kidder of the
eightecn-carat order. He is never at
rest, except possibly when he is asleep.
Being only yOUngsteT and. further
more, being endowed with the health
and spirits of the hardy athlete. life to
Hal Chase is one continual round of
pleasure.
What Hal enjoys more than anything
else is the playing of jokes. especially
when these are pulled off al the ex-
pense Of his elders.
Now. Clarke Griffith, the manager of
the Yankees, is never much of a hu-
morist, even when his team is taking
EN- in row. but when the New Yorks
are trailing behind. as they have been
doing the present season. anything i'm
the nature Of d joke comes pretty near
to making the dark-browed little chan
weep.
Just before the New Yorks left for
their swing around the eastern cities
the last time, Clarke was standing up
against the grand stand enveIoped in
thoughts of the gloomy kind. when he
was suddenly awakened from his rev
erie by the hiSh-pitched voice of Chase,
VINO Shaping the little manager on the
back, eXcitedly exclaimed:
Look here, Griff. if YOU don't turn
the hose on Al Orth before the game
begins this afternoon then I'll refuse
to play
VIII my troubles never cease?"
mOdned Griff. as ne Clutched at the
wire netting for support. What in
the name of all creation do you want
the hose turned on AL Orth for?" he
queried, as ne looked wildly up in the
face of the first baseman.
Come. and I'll show you" grimly
replied Chase. And Griffith. following
young Hal in a dazed sort of way. ar
rived at the home plate. where the
smiling Ortiz was batting 'em out to
the other fellows. He found that Al
had uncOnsciously put his stockings
ON wrong side out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
1t Made Rossman Uneasy.

When the Detroit club was last in
Washington d local representative of
one of the papers in Detroit rode down
the avenue with big ROssman, the first
baSeman. and O'Leary. the shOrtstOp
of the Wolverines. When the car got
to Fifteenth street and the avenue a
large number of ladies boarded it. and
just as soon as Rossman caught the
eye of one of them he politely arose
and gave her his seat.
O'Leary and the newspaper man also
got up and took a chance at the stand
ing game, while the clever shOrtstOp.
with a look of puzzled inquiry on his
features. said to Rossman:
Il always notice. Ross, that You
make it a point of being the first man
up in a street car to offer your seat
TO a lady: how is that
We'll, I'll tell you" said Rossman.
as he looked O'Leary squaTely in the
face; cit has always made me uneasy
since boyhood days to see a woman
with a strap in her hands"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07

The great American public got one Of
the Upest lemons in the pugiliStiC game
on July ! that has ever been handed out
since the QUeenSbeTry game became a
recognized sport in this country. That
Los Angeles affair between Burns and
turned into a double-CToSs. but this latest
San Francisco disaster was simply case
of boosting q dub. who makes Jack Mum
roe look like a wOrld-beatcT 1t is all over
now. and the public will soon forget, and
in Que time will be handed another.
X \
But some one should be held to blame.
and that person is undoubtedly James
Coffroth. the Frisco fight promoter. who
has been mixed up in practically every
shady deal that has been seen on the
coast in fighting circles in recent years.
Nor should the sporting writer's of the
coast be overlooked in the cenSure With
out ever demanding that SquireS be given
trial he was boosted a world heater.
and the east and middle west believed
what they read i'm the coast papers. and
there were thousands who thought this
fellow Squires could fight
Coffrotn should have demanded that
Squires show himself in a fight with some
one OF "A poorer Caliber than Burns before
matching him. Instead it was merely d
case of get the money. as il has alway VS.
been on tn" coast with Coffroth and he
can be expected to repeat II as soon
as he gets the chsncc-
One viii have TO hand the heavyweight
championship to Tommy Burns much as
II Is diStaStcful to do so. This is the first
time I'm the history of the ring where q
giliStic circles by the taking route. Burns
might have reached this goal by fighting
ON the square. but that his record is dot
ted with fake fights is beyond question.