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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-02-18
what To Do.

the back are also symptoms that tell YOU
the kidneys and bladder are out of order
and need attention.
what To Do.
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New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

things You see,' says Rosy, getting excited, his
innocent dreamy eyes a-shinng behind his specs
and the ridge OF red hair around his bald spot
waving like hedge of sunfowers; you see, he
saws my experience has convinced me that there's
fortune right In these islands for photographer
who'll take pictures OF the natives. They're all
DYING to have their photographs took why, when
was in Hello Island l could have took DOZENS
only they didn't have the money TO pay for EN-
and couldn't wait TIL they got some. But youve
got a schooner You could sail around from one
island 10 another. taking pictures and you get
ting copra and-and pearls and things from the
"a tives in trade for 'em. And we'd leave stand
ing order for more plates to be delivered steady
from the steamer at Suva somewheres and
''''Old on ,"~ Cep'n George had beer getting red
der and redder In the face while Rosy was talking,
and now he fairly billed over. like a teakettle
''Old on he roars. DO l understand that this Is
the good thing you going to let me in on? Me
to cruise you around from Dan TO Beersheby, feed
ing YOU. and giving you tobacco to smoke
Twas my tobacco breaks in Julius.
Shut up! Cruising you around. and you liv-
ing on the fat of-of the-the water, and me trust
ing to get my pay out of untypes or kanaKas! !!
Was that It: Was it?'
ewhy-why yes answers Rosy But. Cap'n
you don't understand'--e
Then says George. standing up and rolling
I'D his pajaIna sleeves there's going 10 be justin-
able 'omicide committed right now.
..JuIe said that IL II hadn't been that the skip
per's sore back got hurting him he don't know
when him and The cook would have had their turn
at Rosy. Course they wanted turn on account of
the tobacco and the dinner, mention the stone
bruises. When all hands was through that photog-
rapher spilled negative
And that only the beginning They
amt much fun abusing Kanakss because they don't
talk back but first along Rosy would try TO talk
back, that give 'em chance Julius had
learned lot Of things from that mate the bark.
and he tried EN- all on that tlntype man. And af-
terwsrd they invented more They made him work
his passage. and every mean and dirty job there
do he had to do It, They took his clothes
away from him. and. while they lasted. the skipper
had three shirts al once. which hadn't happened
sfore since he served hts term in the Sydney jail.
And he such comfort to 'em. Whenever the
dinner wan cooked right. instead OF blaming Teu-
MIS- they took 1t out OF Rosy BY the time they
made their first port they wouldn't have parted
with him for money, and they locked him up tn
the focastle and kept him there. And when one
OF the two Kanaka bows away they shipped
Rosy in his place by unanimous vote. And so IT
went for six months. the Emily trading and steal
Ing all around the South Seas.
'One day the schooner Of in out-of-the-
way part OF the ocean, and the skipper come Up
from down below. bringing one OF the photograph
ing bottles from the carpet bag.
D" See ere, says he to Rosy. who was swabbing
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

there was always rev about who should be in
the middle. Then they kept passing personal re-
marks TO one another. .
".If the skipper hadn't been gay and .uppish
about choosing Rosy says Julius, there wouldn't
have been no trouble. do hate smart Aleck-
who said draw straws?' sputters George. mad
clean through. And who 'eld em?. Ey7 Who
dldT rr.v-
well says Teunis. Il didn't do-it You can't
...No You set there like bump log and
let me and. the mate put our feet in 1T You old
fat cad! r .st -.
..They pitched into the cook until he got mad
and hit the skipper. Then tnere was a fight that
lasted till they was all scratched up and tired out
The only thing they could agree son was that
Rosy was what the skipper called viper that
they'd nourshed in their bosoms 49,,
Next morning twas worse than ever. :. Down
comes the Kanaka with his spear gang and routs
'em out and sets EN- tn gathering bresdfruit all
day in the hot sun. And ut night twas back to
the leaky hut again.
And that want nothing to what come later.
The lives that King Rosy led them three
something awful Twas dig in and work. day IN
and day out. Teunis had get his majesty's
meals and nothing ever cooked right; and
then the royal army got after the steward with
spear handles. Cap'n George had to clean up the
palace every day. and Rosy and the queen-Sho
was dead gone on her witch husband, and let him
do anything he wanted to4stood over him and
found fault and punched him with sharp sticks
see him jump. And .Julius had 10 fetch and carry
and walt and get his knees, whenever he spoke
to the king. and be helped up again with kick,
Ike not t+as -'1't
Rosy took back all his own clothes that they'd
stole and then he took their, for good measure
He made 'em marry ths. thres ugiiest old women
on the island-his own bride excepted-and when
they undertook TO use a club anything he had
them licked instead. He wore 'em down to skin
and bone julie said you wouldn't believe NOR
tai man could treat his feIer creatures so low
down and mean. Ind the meanest part 1t was
that ne always called 'em the that they
used TO call him aboard ship. Sometimes he in
vented new ones but not often. because ,'tvan't
necessary. H- ~
For a good six months. this went on-just the
same length of time that Rosy aboard the
Emily Then. one morning early, Julius looks out
OF one of the holes in the roof OF his house and
off on tho horizon, heading in he small
steamer. a pleasure yacht twas He lets out a-ye
th4stxoke UP the village. and races head nrst for
the EmIy's boat that had been rowed around from
the other side of the island. and laid there with
her oars and sail still in her And behind him
comes Van Doozen and Capn George.
Into the boat they piled. while the islanders
we're getting their eyes open and gaping at the
ssA&msz. ThAzs want no time to get u1 sail
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

80 they drew strnws. and strange as it may
seem. Rosy got stuck. He cried all night, and
though ths others tried comfort him. telling him
what lucky man he to marry queen. he
wouldn't cheer I'D a mite
And next day tho wedding took place IN the
temple in front Of wood idol with three rows OF
teeth. and ugly almost the brtde.lThich was
saying a good deal And when twas over, the
three shipmates come and congratulated the groom.
wishing him luck and happy toneymoon and
such Oh. they had a bully time. and they Tas
still laughing Il that night after supper. when
down comes a file OF big darkies with spears. the
kanaka interpreter. leading en-
"'Cappy,' says he. The king say you. no stay
in ths house more. He say too good FOR you
Say. bmeby. when the place been clean up maybe
he use II himself You got 70 go. - . & 49,
Who says this?' roars CaD'n George, ugly as
could be. s'
The king he say ST ~ =
The queen you mean. There amt. no king.
- Yes, sir King and queen now MI, Rosy he
king All tribe proud to havesvitch king.
The three looked at each other.
2" Do you mean TO say says the skipper. choking
so he could hardly speak, that we've got to take
orders frsm I'M? '-s'--5
Yes. sir. King say you. mind, make
Well, SIR. the language them three used must
have been something awful. Judging by Jules tell
But when they vowed they wouldn't move, tho
spears got busy and out they had to get and into
the meanest. dirtest little hut in the village, one
without hardly any sides and great holes in the
roof And there they stayed all night In pouring
rain the kind o. rains you get in them islands.
WANT a nice night. They tried budding to-
gether TO keep dry. but twa'nt success because
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

Chop is Kanaka English for eat There
wa mt need for the boy explain
Then there times. They pretty nigh
10 a fight be cause Teuns and julie argued that the
skipper. being such ladies' man. was the natural
born choice. Just things the warmest.
Cap'n George had Idea
Rosy :! says he.
Hey? Gays the others Then. Rosy? Why. of
course Rosys the man.
but Rosy want agreeable Julius said he
never see sgeh stubborn mule in his life. They
tried every reasonable way they could 10 convince
him. pounding him the head and the like of that
but twas so.
Il got wife already he says. whimpering
And. besides. capn. there wouldn't be such a
trast in looks between you and her there would
with me-
'He meant so far as size went but George took
It the other way. and there was trouble
Finally Julius came TO the rescue.
- tell you. says he Wen be square and draw
straws"
wat? hollers George. Well. | guess notv
a. And I'll hold the straws, says julie. winkins
the side
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

needed repairs and he hggered he was Just IN time
20 finish en- But he didn't take no pride In II;
OF his folks cared for art.
"The population there TO meet 'em, and even
the children looked hungry Anybody could see
that having company drop In for dinner was right
TO their taste There a great chair arrange
ment in front OF the temple snd Il was the fat
test ugliest. old liver colored woman that Julius
She rgged up regardless. with a
tooth necklace and similar jewelry; and It turned
that she the queen OF the bunch. Most of
them island tribes have chiefs, but this district
strong for woman suffrage.
We'll. the visitors had made hit but Rosy's
photographs made bigger The queen and the
head OF the village paved over 'em and com
pared EN- with the originals and rowwowed like =
sewing circle. Then they called UP the Kanaka
sailor. and he preached wltchcratt and hoodoos 10
beat the cars lying only n feller that knows the
plates are warming for him on the of the
can lie. Finally the queen wanted 10 know II the
long pigs could make witch picture OF her
Tell 'er yes yells George when the question
was translated 20 him Tell 'er we're picture
makers by special app'intmcnt 20 the Queen and the
Prince OF Wales Tell 'er well make 'er look like
the sweetest old chocolate drop in the tafTy shop
Only be and say must ave day so 10
work the spells and put the kbosh-.
so twas settled. and dinner put on for
that night, anyhow. And the next day being sun
ny Rosy took the queens picture. Twas an awful
strain the camera. but 1t stood It fine; and the
photographs he printed Up that afternoon was the
ever n sane man run afoul OF Rosy used OF
the grass huts for dark ROOM and while he was
developing them Plates. they could hear him scream
ing from sheer fright at being shut up alone with
in the dark
But her majesty thought they was lovely. and
and grinned proud at 'em for hours a stretch
And the wizards united and fed up and given
the best house in town TO live In. And Capn George
and julius and the cook got to feeling cheerful
and happy that they begun kick Rosy again.
hoNzff Aud
days.
Then comes the Kanaka MISUNDERSTANDING
kind OF foolish.
"'Cappy' says he. queen. she likes you. She
likes you much lot
Well says the skipper. modest. shed ought
to. She don't a like every day. She
amt the first woman. he says.
She like all you gentlemen says the Kanaka.
She say she want witch husband. One Of you
got marry her
" Hey yels all hands. setting up
Yes. sir She which one. but white
man marry her tomorrow. Else all so
chop plenty quick
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
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EoF5A3suMMER

I'll 'eIp you out. You trust your Uncle George
Not on account OF what you're going TO give me-
you understand says he. 1T would be pity II
that was the reason for elpin feer Great
Sparrow, If you touch that bag I'll break your
blooming cad Ere, you and II to me. III take
care OF il for the gentleman
'Au the rest OF that day the Cap'n couldnt GO
enough for the passenger Give him a big dinner
use his own pet pipe with the last of Jules tobacco
Rosy told his story Seems he come from Bonn
bay originally. where he was born an innocent
and trained to be a photograph This was in
the days when these hand cameras want so COM
mon as they be now, and Rosy-his full name
was Clarence Rosebury, and he looked it-had
q fine one. Also he had plates and photo
sraph paper and a Jug Of developer and bottles
Of stuff 10 make more, wrapped up In an old over
coat and packed away in the carpetbag. He had
landed in the FiHs first off and had drif-ed over
TO Hello Island taking pictures OF places and ma
tives and so on, intending en- in a course
of lectures he was going to deliver when he got
back home He boarded with the kanaka lady
al Hello till his money give out, and then he mar
ried her to save hoard. He wouldn't talk about his
married life-just shivered instead.
But wat about this good thing you was men
tionIng Mr. Rosebury?' asks Capn George. polite
but staring hard at the lag. julie and the cook
was in the cabin likewise The skipper would have
liked 10 keep EN- out. but they being two TO one.
he couldn't
That's it answers Rosy. cheerful
"rw'ats it?''
why the things in the grip the photograph
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

decks just TO keep him out of mischief. wat hna
Of de, eloper stuff Is this? 1t has mighty faini-
lar smell
That amt developer sir answers Rosy, meek
es usual. That's alcohol. use it
Alcohol. says George DO you mean TO tell
me that you've ad alcohol aboard all this tise and
never said a word TO Of us? II that aint tust
like you, or all the ungrateful beasts as ever
when him and the other two got through con-
vincing Rosy that he ungFatefui they took
that bottle into the cabin and begun experiment
ing Julius had lived few months In Maine. which
is a prohibition state and SO he knew how TO make
alcohol 'splits'-one-haf wet fire and the rest wa
ter They split for days Then the alcohol
was all and the Emily was all In. being stove
UP on a coral reef two mile on shore of a little
island that nobody'd ever seen atoFe.
They got into the boat--the four white men
and the Kanaka-hIs;ed the sail. and headed
for the beach They landed all right and was
welcomed by a reception committee Of fifteen husky
cannibals with spears. dressed mainly in bone
necklaces and sunshine The committee was
glad to see EN-. and showed 1t. particular 10
Teunis who was Eat. Rosy being principally
framework by this time. want nigh so popular;
but he didn't 20 care.
The darkies tied 'em up good and proper and
then held a committee meeting arguing, so Julius
callated whether TO EN- plain or with
greens. While the rest was making up the bill
OF fare. a work unpacking the bags
and things, EOsy'S eatchel among en- fEetty soph
there awful jabbering.
They've settled st. says George. doleful.
Well, there's enough OF Teunis 10 last 'em for
meal IL they amt ogs You're a tough old
bird. cooky; maybe you'n give EN- dyspepsy so
they won't for the rest OF us. That's ray
OF ope. amt it,
But the cook didn't TO get much hope
out OF It. lie busy telling the skipper what
ne thought OF him when the natives come UP. They
wildly excited and two or three OF EN- was
waving square pieces ot cardboard in their hands.
And here's where the Emilys gang had a
streak Of luck. The Kanaka sailor couldn't talk
much English. but it seems that his granddad. or
some Of his ancestors. must have belonged 10 tho
same breed of these islanders. for he could
manage understand little of their lingo.
Picture" says he. crazylike with Joy. Picture.
cappy; picture!
When Rosy board the schooner.
afore George and the rest had played with him
till he old story one OF their games was
to have him take their photographs. He'd taken
the cap'n's picture. and Juus'S and Van Doozen 5.
The pictures rogues' gallery that would have
got em hung on suspicion anywhere in civillza-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

ton. but these darkies want particular. Any
how, they must have been good likenesses. for the
COMMITTEES the resemblance right off.
" They tink witchcTaft, says the kanaka.
Want TO know how make
Lord" says George. You tell ,em we're
witches from Witch Center Tell 'em we make
them kind Of things with eyes shut. and IL
they eat US we'll send tntypes to aunt EN-
into their graves Tell 'em that quick
Well guess the Kanaka obeyeG orders for
the islanders ali shook up. They jabbered
and hurrahed like parrot house for ten minutes
Then they united the feet of their Sunday
dinners, got EN- into line and marched 'em off
across country, prodding en- with their spears,
either to which the tenderest or to make
cm step liveier l don't know which.
Julius said that the most nervous walk
he took sad afore twas done he was so
!esky with spear holes that he cast a shadder like
a SKINNER. Just afors sunset they COME to the
other side of the island where there was good
szed native village. with houses made OF grass and
cane. and big temple like in the middle, decorat-
ed fancy and cheerful with skuls and spareribs.
Jule ssid there was places where TIC decorations
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
.lMaEcllEs wIIH MEMosIEs.i

At Earlsw6ed Asylum. England sne s-s
ords OF inbeciles who could net oflV g -. ~,
rately page or more OF any book 3 tssl
read years before. even though II vss 4 %
did not understand in the least, has -
insane person who could repeat oacANt~1.
he had just read. .--.s ,-.Ss.ts sla
Another curious case is that Of an. inOg - o.
In the rrst pfsce never failed 20 80 e ,ss ssrl
who on. reacflIsg home could repSastt ,s- eous1f
word by-wori saving: Here the if'tItste5S- IN
hers ne stopped 10 blow his nose. snr snrtss esbe =
In another case an trnbeSiie s-e sssch =.
perfectly that IL you asked hfrli NtSsS 81 az
such a verse vas 70 be found. ne ~ ~so~
out hesitation and repeat the ehaPt ,ycatsd ~
All these Instances are well auLness - sdas
others equally amazing and true eosIss Is 60.
And Just there is one sense ~ - ucAs - =
times wonderfully acute in persoLls TIE ssn~
tellet,t So in the case OF blind peoSNes q :.
orssnfe4f or hearing Is often very See r.sdst -
ON. of the most remarkable cases os --oTfs. ~
that OF Julia Brace. deaf and olsnS ~ snrs ~ ~
could distinguish brothers and s,s.es as sefors =
who recognized anybody she had Ine1 -
same means-Philadeiphia Inquirer
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

why. the things in the grip the photograph
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18
FOOLED HIM.

Katie, who had been taught that tne 80 I. 70
ut,l. rtrl, to disobey. was left alone ~ soi :
for time one day. With the adrionss-sAh adn ~ srAh ~
touch a particularly delicious piade -
stood on the table .. tAs ten, "A
For while she bravely witnstso0e ,rsFscst - -;
tion Finally however. her resolunssss Dlstt u
walked sway with II. but before p1a STuirkr il
iips her courage returned and dssr a. a. sss -
placed the apple on the pla!s. sas ss3nt "
go Aha. Mr.. Devil. fooled yo9.
Hounaka aepaA
New-York tribune., 1909-07-18

Her Young Brother-Ha, caught you'll Look
here. n you DONE give siapsnce III split.
She-Tor1r,y, you little wretch, go away! And
IL you hold your tongue III give you siapenee-
Tomorrow" -
Relentless Fiend-No fearI No more tick!
You promised mo a shilling IL ! didn't lot on
sso, and you haven't paid up yeti Comic Cuts
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-13

Frisco to Use L. X. 4 n. Tracks.
The Baton Rouge State-rines oi
March 9th, says: 1T is now settled
that the Frisco is to cross the MissiS-
s,ppi river nortlIo Baton Rouge ana
/, 10 use the tracks of the l.. X. 4 n.
Co. in reaching Baton Rouge and
New Orleans. The contracts hav.
been signed.
At thrcollference yesterday between
the heads of the Frisco and the l.. X
An. Co, TIE place for tue erection 81
tin iuclines WIS decided upon. Th'
i,ulinrs will be built on the Knox
lands Just above the Illinois Centra
incline.
The contract for furnishing the Ia
bor and the necessary mnterial 10
this Incline has been Leland the worl
II 10 brgin Just Ms soon rs the stag
Of the river will allow. The kno'
lands will be appropriated it n pu'
chase price cannot be agreed upon u.
the pnrties interested"
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.As long as can remember my motn-
or was faithful user and Trent 81
Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy. but new
- in NV life have realized its true
value until now" writos Prof 4. A.
Howell, of HoSell's American Scn,1I'
Havana. Cuba. s'Os the night OF Fep.
;,d onr baby was taken sick with very
severe cold; the next day was worse ana
n. followiuv night bis condition was
desperate. He could not lie down and
II was necessary to have him 10 the arms
every minnie. Even then his breathing
was difficult. j didsno think be wou'o
i've until morning. At last l thought
Of INV mothers remedy, Chamberlain
G Cough = | Remedy. which We gave, and i
atforied prompt relief. and now thret
days later. he has fully recovered; Under
the circumstances | would not hesitatt
a moment in saying that Cnamberlaini
Cough Remedy, and that only, savet
the life of our dear little boy" For SAL
by Vale, Drug Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-13
Consumption Fatal 80 Laborer-

Consumption Fatal 50 Lab"rer.
That tuberculosis is particularly
fatal to to the workiDgmen may be
clearly seen from the fact that al
least one-tbird of the deaths during
tue chief working period OF lie are
caused by pulmonary tuberculosis.
Every other workman who becomes
incapacitated, must ascribe his con-
dit,on to consumption. DR.. Law
renee F. Flick says: "Tuberculo-
sis is peculiarly disease OF the
wage workers, and this Is SO FOL
the very good reason that one o.
the causes of the diseases is over
work" In some trades, such al
the metal polishers, brass workers
aud stone workers, from 30 to 81
per cent of all deaths are cause'
by tuberculosis. Dusty trades ar
particularly dangerous.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-03-13
The shreveport Times.

Numerous improvements have
been made in the Shreveport Times
during the past seven months un-
der the new management. The IS
sue of Sunday, March 7th, was 30
pages of splendid matter. This Is
not special copy, but sample OF
the regular Sunday edition. The
Times mechanical equipment and
news service have been thoroughly
modernized under the present man.
agement, aud it now compares Ia
vorably with leading newspapers OF
many IF the larger cities OF the
south aud with greater population
than Shreveport.
A feature of the Sunday edition
winch should con mend itself to al
newspaper readers, is the slmulta
neous publication with the New
York Herald,of the Sunday literar.
magazine, supplement of that grea
New York daily. ln addition t
this, the Times publishes the Sun
day colored comic supplement Q
the New York World, this featur
appearing on the same date 1t !
issued to the renders of the grea
eastern daily.
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Royaline Medicine CO., New Or
leans. La-As an evidence al our con-
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preference to any either kind. Anu
your Royaline letter Ointment is
also worthy of special mention. In
fact we find yourentire line of Royal
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would recommend that they should
be kept In any Observation-Disclosures
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