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ED. L BLUf, Kd.lof and Proprietor.
PERRYSBURG, : OHIO.
OLD FRIENDS.
There nro no friends lllto old frIond9,
And none so good uml true!
Wo greet them when wo meet th;m,
At ro9CH greet tho dew:
No other friends nro denrer,
Thouph born of kindred mold:
And whllo wo prize llio new ones,
Wo tro.isnro morn tho old.
Tlicro nro no friends Hltc old friends,
To help w with Ihoload
That all must heir who Journey
O'er lire's unecn ro id:
And when unconquercd soiroivs
The weary hours Invest
Tho kindly words of old friends
Are always found tho best,
There nro no friends like old friends.
Where 'or wo dwell or ro.un
In hinds bovond tho oce.m,
Or near tho bounds of home:
And when they smile to gl.iddcn,
Or sometimes frown to guide.
Wo fondly wish thoso ol.l fi lends
Wore always by our side,
Thoro are no friends lllto old friends,
To calm our frequent fears,
When shadows fall anil deepen
Thtough life's declining years:
And when our fnlterlnf; footsteps
Appro.iUi the G1e.1t Divide,
We'll ionit to meet the old friends
Who wait tho oilier side.
Din Id U. Slehels, In Banner of Gold.
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(Copyright, 1893, by
the Author.
LADY wishes
to see .you, sir,"
said the staid
TSFeSs? niau servant of
&ScfVv -n.. rrn rt ,..t
, - Uli J1H1!. AW u;9
"? nnsttenat
night, and tlio physician looked up in
some surprise; but as a doctor receives
nil sorts of people at all sorts of hours
he said:
"Show the lady in, please " and
rose as a' slim young1 figure glided into
the room Her face was covered with
a veil; hor garments were black, but of
such perfect cut and texture that the
doclorsawat once his visitor was no
common person. She came forward
quickly.
"You are Dr. Hall?" she said.
"Yes, I am. May 1 ask"
"I will not keep you many minutes,"
she said. Her manner was agitated,
her voice almost trembled. "You have
a patient in your care Mr. Devereux."
A little distantl'v Dr. Hall said again:
"Yes."
Tho girl she was plainly no more
suddenly threw backhcr veil, revealing
n. rale lovely face with delicate fea
tures. "You want to know who 1 am," she
said, "nud by what right I ask these
questions. I have no light, but I beg
of your mercy that you will answer
me. It is for your patient's sake I ask
not my own. I heard of his illness
that he has grown worse day by day
that you almost give him up. Is that
true?"
"Yes, it is," said the doctor, gently.
Ho began to understand.
"My name is Dorothy Clifford," said
the girl. A flush swept over her cheek
as the doctor gave a little start. "You
know my numuV" she faltered.
"From my patient," said Dr. Hall;
"nothing he has told me simply the
name ho has tepeated unconsciously."
She tinned aside and grasped the
back of the chair placed for her.
"Thcn perhaps you guess," she said,
in a low voice. "I am that Dorothy
lie speaks of. A year ugo we were
lovers engaged. I thought 1 had rea
6on to accuse him of unfaith. I need
not go into details, but appearances
were against hiiu; he had only his word,
nnd I would not believe that. We
parted."
"Ahl" .said the doctor, "I knew there
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SUE LAID IIKIl HAND ON HIS ABM.
was some cause for his breakdown be
sides tho frightful hardbhlps ho has
been through in America. Do you
want mo to let you see him?"
"No nol 1 want you to tell mo if
lie must die if It is true that there is
but one clmnco for him if I can give
him that chance! Hut ho mustn't
know" She sprang to the doctor and
laid her hands on his arm; hor voice
was choked with sobs.
"It was all my fault, doctorl Ho
was true; it was. my madness that
parted us. You must let mo atone
glvo my life for his if need be but ho
must not seo me; must not know who
has saved himl Tho humiliation would
kill inel I want to do tills for him and
then go!"
"Do you know what his one chanco
is?" suid tho doctor, gravely. "A dan
goious operation rarely ' practised
clangorous to both the persons opsrated
on what wo call transfusion of blood,
I biivo been seeking sumo ono who will
run the risk, and have failed."
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" I will run tho risk," snld Dorothy,
with her eyes Hashing. "I broke Ills
heart I sent him into these hardships
that have shattered his health! 1 will
glvo him my health my life! I havo
nono to gainsay mo, whatever happens.
I am accountable only to myself. Esric
need not know"
"My poor child," said the physician,
in deep pity, "hu will know nothing
ho is almost entirely unconscious but
I havo doubts about this "
"You must havo none!" cried tho
girl, passionately. "Don't you seo it
is all I can do'.' Can 1 ask him to for
give to tako mo back I who havo so
cruelly wronged him? Could things
ovor be tho same between us if I did?
Hut let him live, nnd one day ho irfay
bo happy again."
Tho doctor hlightly shook his head
ho did not think his patient was a man
likely to mend a broken life in that
easy fashion. Hut he heard all tho
girl had to urge, and questioned her in
his turn. Certainly this .was tho only
possiblo way to sustain Esrio Deve
rcux's sinking life but it might fail;
ten chances to ono it would; and in
tills operation of transfusion of blood,
now senrcely ever practised, thoro arc
hidden dangers. Tho girl pleaded fran
tically with sobs and tears, and at last
Dr. Hull consented.
The patient himself knew nothing
about it; ho lay in the lotharyy that
precedes death; and was only faintly
conscious at intervals. Thoro was
very little chanco that ho would be
awaro of Dorothy's presenco in his
room. Indeed, when she entered it she
stood by his sido for a full minute
without his stirring. Sho was calm;
not oven the keen-eyed doctor was able
to do more than guess at what was in
her heart The girl herself seemed
scarcely to feel at all. Before her,
senseless, dying, lay tho man sho had
loved passionately through all hor
angry mistrust and Injustice, as truly
struck down by her hand as if she had
used an actual weapon; yet never a
quiver camo over her beautiful face,
and sho turned away with dry eyes.
She went through the painful opera
tion without a murmur nay, with an
exultant smile. Each drop of her blood
transfused into the veins of tho dying
man was so much towards atonement.
Yet Dr. Hall doubted if tho truest
atonemont would not have been a
frank confession of wrong only there
was no accounting for the intrusion of
that woman's shame.
"I don't think we would misunder
stand her. though," said the doctor,
when it was all over, and Dorothy had
been carefully conveyed home, lie
was watching his patient, for whom
incessant, caie was more then ever nee
cssary; and his eyes rested tenderly on
the faco whose beauty mortal sickness
had not marred, but ethercalized. "I
must seo the child to-morrow. I have
promised to tell hor myself how ho
goes on."
"Still living," was his report to
Dorothy the next day; and he went
back to Dovereux, at whose side he
almost lived. The woman, healthy,
vigorous, rccoveied rapidly; the man,
who, besides anguish of soul, had en
dured enough cold and famine to shat
ter a less line constitution, struggled
painfully with death though ho did
not care for life. For two days, hour
by hour, tho fight went on; and Dor
othy passed those terrible hours in
frantic prayers.
Then life conquered. "But after all
she has done him a cruel kindness,"
thought the physician. "What has
life to glvo him? If I had not passed
her my sacred word I would tell him
that she has saved him."
"So we are not going to lose you
yet," ho said, cheerfully, coining to'thc
young man's bedside one morning;
"though you havo not had as good a
night as I hoped."
Devcrcux's only answer to this
promise of life was to look up in the
kind face with eyes full of pain.
"Don't you care to live?" said the
doctor, huskily "You are young
you have friends position wealth."
Devereux silently turned his eyes
away. They wandered over the room
as if they sought something. An odd
feeling crept into the doctor's heart.
"What is it you want or is it that
you miss something?" he said.
"Nothing," Devereux murmured; but
constantly the doctor detected that
searching, wistful glance. He began
to understand. Tho young man grew
stronger in spite of his apathy tho
physical need of life triumphed; and
one day he began to ask questions:
What had he talked about when ho
was delirious? Who had been with
him only the doctor and the nurse?
"No one else, and we don't notice
sick people's chatter," said Dr. Hall,
smiling.
"I thought there was some ono else,"
said Devereux, with a .sigh; "perhaps
it was dreams."
"I dare say. Who did you dream of?"
"I don't know whon it was I've got
so confused about time. I didn't beo
her I thought sho was in tho room.
Did you let her come? She might if I
were dying."
Tho doctor, startled, did not immedi
ately nnswor, nnd Dovereux went on
softly to himself;
"Sho was here I felt her. I don't
think it was a dream. Doctor," liftlug
himself and looking eager, "you don't
answer me did sho como?"
"Hush!" said tho doctor, soothingly.
"Yes, she was hoio Dorotliy Clifford."
"I know it! I know it!" Dovereux
whispered, trembling lileo a child. "Did
she como to say good-by?"
"Dovoroux," said tho doctor, "1
made her a promise, and I daro not
break it; 1 cannot answer you; put that
question to her."
"Sho will not come," Dovereux said,
hopelessly.
"She will I know the whole story,
never mind how. 1 will send for her;
you bliall ask her that question. You
aro puzzled. Well, sleep now if you
can I will wako you when I bring
her."
Dovereux, too weak for anything
but muto wonder, obeyed. Tho doctor
left tho house and drove rapidly to
Dorothy Clifford. She thought, ho had
como to give his dally ropoit, and
wultcd, pale and silent, till it cuuie. fit
was Just so silently sho had hoard tho
rcprlevo of death.
"He goes on slowly but well," said
Dr. Hall. "I havo como to fo tch vou to
him."
"II" sho started back, crimson, quiv
ering. "Impossible! You hnVo .not
told him?"
"You must como," said tho doctor,
sternly. "1 havo told him nothing
somehow ho has found out in part,"
She went to get ready, sat silent in
tho carriage, and cropt upstairs behind
the doctor like a guilty thing, to tho
sick room. There was no need to wako
Devereux; ho was lying baelc amongst
tho pillows, looking at tho two ns they
camo into tho room.
Muto, with bowed head, tho woman
stood besidothe man sho had wronged.
Her volco would not como to say "For
give," sho waited for him to spoak.
But ho looked at her silently. She had
come to bid hiin good-by when ho wai
dying; but now did sho still doubt his
faith and deny his word of honor? Yet
stay ho was to ask hor tho question
why she had como that first time.
"Dorotliy!" ho whispered, or rather
tho hamo fell from his lips with his
softening thoughts of hor. She trem
bled. "Put your hand in mine," ho said; "I
will not kcop you long. Kneel down,
so that I can seo you; I havo only a
question to ask."
She obeyed knelt down and put her
hand in his, bending her head lower
than before.
"You camo before days ago," De
vereux said, in his slow, half halting
tones; "when they said I was dying. I
knew you wcro here. ' Why did you
como?"
She flushed scarlet,
"To save your life," she said.
"You! you saved it!"
Sho turned her head aside; her dry
lips moved mechanically.
"It was your one chance if some
one could be found to give of their lifo
blood to you. That is all. Now let mo
WOMAN STOOD BESIDE THE MAX
SHE HAD WRONGED.
go. You bade me como, and I came
answer you, and I obeyed. I havo had
enough of torture lot mo go."
"Darling, come to me."
The strength of a child in his clasp,
but she yielded to it helplessly; let him
enfold her, and draw her head to his.
breast, with no heart and no will to
gainsay him. She cried silent, passion
ate tears, and he kissed them away,
and hushed her prayers for pardon.
"How can I forgive?" he whispered.
"You have given of your life to savo
mine. You have atoned. Kiss me and
stay with mo now and forever."
"Doctor," said Devereux, an hour
later, "I do want to live now."
"Ah! I thought you would. I kept
my promise, didn't I?"
"Yes. God bless you for all your
kindness."
"Oh, that's nothing. Now will you
try and sloop?"
"If you'll make me two promises."
"Let's hear them. You're getting
mischievous, Devereux a good sign
that."
"Ask Dorothy to come and sit at my
side so that I can see hor when I
wake," said Devereux, smiling; "and
promise you will give my bride to mo
when the time comes."
"You dear grateful fellow, with all
my heart!" And so he did before long,
and sent the two away together to be
gin the life they had so nearly missed.
"But a woman who loves is sure to
como hack to the right track," Dev
ereux says; "it's we men who lose it
forever. You women, my darling, havo
always a fund of devotion somewhere."
Dorotliy looks at him softly "And
you men," she says, "sometimes for
give before tho wrong is confessed."
"Tho confession camo with tho atone
ment," he says, gravely, and draws her
close. Doubly sho has given her lifo to
him.
AN IMPORTANT PERSON.
Pompousnoss of a Tardy Juror Kowardod
hy tho Court.
There aro not a few men who fancy
that, because they are persons of
wealth and conscqucnco in a commu
nity, they aro exempt from the duties
and liabilities of tho ordinary citizen.
A mun of this sort was drawn to servo
upon a jury, and did not appear whon
his name was called in court Tho
court ordero 1 that ho be fined twenty
flvo dollars.
About half an hour afterward tho
man appeared in tho courtroom to
answer tardily to his name.
"Vou havo been lined twenty-fivo
dollars for non-attendance," said tho
judge.
"But I had a very important business
engagement," said tho man.
"Did you suppose that an engage
ment would excuse you for not answer
ing tho summons of tho court?" asked
the judge, rather angrily,
Tho juror, who was a pompous man
with an important, air, begun to grow
indignant at being addressed in this
way,
"I would have your honor under
stand," ho exclulraed, "that I am ono
of tho most prominent business inon in
this community!"
"Oh! in that case," said the judge,
quietly, "you will be able to stand a
larger fine. Mr. Clerk, you will in
crease this gentleman's fine for non
attendance to fifty dollars! Youtba
Companion.
THE
FASHION LETTER.
StrllKh Sprlnir Tnllor Ootvn Topulnr
Dress J' nbrlcn Tho Oiliuus Hoop .Skirt,"
j;tc., i:tc.
ISpeclnl Now York Correspondence.
Somo of tho stylish spring tailor
gowns aro mado of the' wide basket
woolens combined with yolvot, others
of tho very popular English "hop sack
ing" in small checks and mixed tweeds.
A portion of these fnbrics aro plain,
others in shot effects. Green appears
to lead in tho color list nud Is
combined or changcublo with not
only vloloi, but rosy mauve, prelato
pintle, rose color and tnn. Simplo
tailor dresses of Scotch cheviot aro
made with round waist, often scam
lcs except under tho arms, and turned
bnek with lingo rovers that spread to
the shoulders and arc fac.ed with Mus
cnvlttt j,llk matching tho vest The
III l ;
mi Ilk
sleeves of the cheviot have very deep
pear-shaped puffs drooping from tho
shoulders, the lower portion being
made of tho silk. Hercules braid in
many rows is used for trimming. Tho
new dross skirts measure from four
and one-quarter yards in width around
tho bottom to six yards, and the wom
an who decides upon tho skirt with
the latter measurement must also con
sent to wear its inevitable accompani
ment, the odious hoop skirt
Many of the popular dress fabrics
tlits season have a very rough surfaeo
showing wide diagonals, and the styles
and colors are in great variety. Among
them a soft and peculiarly beautiful
shade of greenish grrfy is remarked,
also a creamy tan color of great del
icacy of tint, which combines hand
somely with dark velvet as also with
cloth in hunter's green, Oriental red,
na.7y blue and heliotrope. Oriental red
is the name given to a new street shade
of that color which appears in cloth,
vigogne bourettes, and silk and wool
mixtures in expensive materials. It is
a handsome dyo between that of a
crimson rose and a rich dahlia color.
It is remarkably becoming to both fair
and dark women, and one of the best
shades that the neutral toned type
could possibly select The color is so
subdued that it is not at all conspicu
ous. The shoulder seam having been
so much lengthened, it follows that
sloping shoulders will once again as
sert their claims to recognition, for
the second empire ,bodico is hardly
compatible with the square-shouldered
ideal. The sleeve seam on tins pe
culiar stylo comes entirely off the
shoulders, and the puffs are distended
in many cases to ridiculous proportion;
but tho balloon sleeves have one
vittuo to recompense their lack of
grace, which is that thoy make the
figure look slender hy contrast. Bolts
and girdles nro so popular that evon
ladies' tailors make uso of them to
finish round waists, nnd to cross
vests or waistcoats. Thus nn Eaton
jacket of English sacking, either
violet or green, is mado to wear above
a vest of dotted white camel's hair,
and tills vest is crossed by a boft
ribbed silk "crush" bolt laid Inoasy
folds and clasped by a rococo buckle
of old silvor bet with mock gems.
Modistes uro having hard tlmos just
now, with their patrons, some de
terminedly sotting thoir faces against
the atlff criuollno skirt linings and
lengthened shoulder scams; the mu
jority howevov finally succumb.
SOf-U
Jvff'ff ' fat i I
lllfeit
Tho popularity of capos nlnglc,
doublo and trlplo Is constantly increas
ing; they arc tho rago now. They will
bo in highest vogue nil summer, mads
of net, lace, satin, brocade, corded
silk, and fancy surahs and bengallmos.
Pretty surahs nnd marvollloux satins
dotted with silk of a contrasting color,
nro sold in all tho leading shops at
very low prices; these aro really beau
tiful evon though inexpensive, and aro
made up into dressy toilets that havo
a rather full medlutn-longth skirt and
low-cut corsolot, with gulmpo with
Queen Anno sleoves made of plain silk
the color of tho dot
Short and faney jackets form a por
tion of the waist of nearly all youthful
gowns mado with round skirts that
havo slightly gored fronts and full
backs. Brctcllcs are also In high favor,
nnd they aro mado of every sort of fab
ric from velvet brocado and silk, to
lace chiffon, chaillc and pointed French
muslin. Frills and flounces, rows of
braid, tiny ruches and ribbon volvot aro
all used to decorato new dress skirts,
which flare more and moro as tho son
son progresses.
Hoops of qulto modest dimensions
havo already been noticed on various
faslilonablo thoroughfares, but there
aro yet no positive indications that
they will prevail. No one wishes them
to prove a success except those who
havo manufactured them and are striv
ing with might and main to "make a
market" for them. C. D. F.
AMERICANS TO THE FRONT.
Exhibits or Domestic Mnnufactnrcn Arriv
ing In Orcat Quantities nt the I'nrk.
American exhibits arc now coming in
with a rush. Heretofore the bullc of
tho exhibits recoived has been from
foreign countries, but for tho past two
days American manufacturers havo
outstripped all competition in landing
goods at Jackson park. This argues
well for tho American section of tho
fair, which has heretofore been some
what backward in tho comparative
number of exhibits received. Secre
tary Hurst, of tho installation depart
ment, ireported that a larger quantity of
domestic exhibits had been received in
the last eight hours than during any
similar period since exhibits began to
arrive.
In connection with the foreign exhib
its have come many letters recommend
ing the appointment of foreign experts
as members of the juries of awards.
The men recommended are eminent in
their respective lines, and havo la
many cases held similar positions in
former international expositions. In
making the recommendations world's
(air commissioners abroad have gen
erally confined themselves to stnpla
manufactures, in' which departments
some strong men havo been indorsed
as jurors.
Midway between the foreign and
American exhibits now arriving could
be classed the vessel load of exhibits
from Liberia. That country is a foster
child of the United States, and the dis
play which has arrived in Philadelphia
will do the African republic great
credit The industrial and agricultural
resources of Liberia are fully repre
sented, and the entertaining exhibit
will arrive in Chicago in a few days.
A GIGANTIC GLOBE.
Exhibit of tho Gorrrumcnt General Land
OClce.
An interesting fcaturo of the govern
ment exhibit at the world's fair will bo
a model of the earth, with all tho
geometrical accuracy that mechanism
and art can give to such a diflicult rep
resentation. It is intended to form a
part of the exhibit from the general
land oflico of the interior department
So far as known it is the largest
globe ever constructed. The pedestal
for the gigantic globe will, with its in
genious construction, afford opportuni
ty for the display of six big maps of
tho new states of Wyoming, Idaho,
Montana. Washington and the two Da
kotas. Tho edifice may bo cntored
through flvo doorways. A circular
apartment in the center of the globe's1
pedestal will contain interesting tabu
luted statements of the condition of
the public lands. The room will be
13 feet in height, with a convex coil
ing formed by tho lower part of tho
globe. An interior stairway will af
ford access to a balcony around the
base of the globe, winch will bo sup
ported on a horizontal axis, turned by
a small motor, instead of being placed
at an angle of (37K degrees, as tho
world is actually hung in space. Tho
globe is about O'J feet in circumference,
with a diameter of 20 feet, superficial
area of 1,250 feet and weight of 4,000
pounds. It will bear upon its surfaeo
representations of the land and water
on n scale of 09 miles to 13 inches
measured at the equator.
Tho Mexican Exhibit.
Mexico will make a particularly fine
display in tho departments of mines
and mining and manufactures. Thero
will bo no display from that country in
the livo stock pavilion or in the elec
tricity department. In tho mining de
pat tmout silvor and copper ores will
be artistically shown, and in the
Manufactures building a large space
will be devoted to an exhibit of art
fenthor work, decorations in ony.x and
marble, and articles manufactured
from clay, for which the Mexicans are
famous. Tho Mexican Central railway
is proparing to make an extensive dis
play In the Transportation building,
and the exhibit of tobacco, sugar and
coffee in tho agricultural department
will compare favorably with any
shown he: e.
l'lillosopliloal.
A poor man who saw a rich man's
carriage drive by raised his oyes In n
way which Implied thanksgiving, and
remarked:
"Ah, tho poor can't bo too thankful
for tho blessings given them."
"What do you refer to?" lie was
asked,
"That they're spared from going in
carriages, to be sure."
"But I don't understand why they
should bo thankful for that"
"YoU don't! Why, look at the car
riage accidents, runaways and smush
ups that's happening oVory duyl"
1 Youth's Companion.
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.
Tho lungs will contain about ono
gallon of nlr at their usual dogrco of In
flation. Wo brcatho on nn averago
1,200 times por hour, inhalo 000 gallons
of air, or 21,000 por day. Tho aggre
gate surfaeo of tho air colls of tho lungs
exceeds 20,000 squaro inches, an area
very nearly equal to tho floor of a room
12 foot square.
MM. Honrlot and TZlahct havo dls
cov I a now aniusthotic derived from
chloral and glucose, which they call
chloralose. Its proportio3 aro analo
gous to thoso of morphine, but it ap
pears to bo less dangerous. Experi
ment shows that it can bo a.lministored
in doses of a gramme without disturb
ing the digestion of the brain. Half a
grain induces a calm, profound sleop.
Fomalo fish of all species aro con
siderably moro numerous than males,
with two single exceptions (and theso
not certain), tho "angler" and tho cat
fish. Among that class of fishes known
to experts as "flat fishes" tho propor
tion of females to males is as thrco to
ono in tho flounder and as twolvo to
ono in tho "dab." Among tho "round
fishes" tho proportion is from thrco to
two in tho cod to nino to two in tho
common gurnard.
Tho manufacture of gossamer cloth
ing, and also of rubber goods in gon
cral, Is, it appears, to bo carried on by
means i now and Improved process.
Tho r..ethod proposed is for tho com
pounding of rubber and tho reproduc
tion of the colors in figures, checks and
plaids, by printing these on a rubber
surface on gossamer garments, giving
to tho latter the appearanco of tho most
popular patterns of "mackintoshes,"
and at a very reasonable cost
Tho total area under wheat in New
South Wales this season is 510,000 acres,
as compared with 403,000 acres a year
ago. Tho harvest estimate is placed at
7,170,000 bushels, a larger quantity than
ever grown in tho colony, the nearest
approach to it being 0,570,000 bushels
in tho 18S9-90 season. Tho require
ments of New South Wales are 7,250,
000 bushels, thus leaving a small quan
tity to bo attributable to the system of
protection now adopted in the colony,
which levies custom duties upon wheat
imported from other colonics.
Tho experiment of tho eight-hour
day, or rather of making forty-eight
hours a week's work, is now being
tried in ono of the largest iron works
in England, tho Salford works at Sal
ford, which is a suburb of Manchester.
Tho working hours at these works havo
heretofore been fifty-three per week,
and the reduction is made on an under
standing with tho men that the output
of the works shall not bo diminished by
this shortening of tho hours. Tho men
aro to ba punctual and energetic, and
to save the owners from loss because of
this shortening of hours, by greater in
dustry. There is to bo no reduction of
wages, and if the end of a year finds
tho experiment successful tho forty-eight-hour
week will be tho permanent
arrangement
Prof. Garner, who is in Africa in
quiring and experimenting concerning
monkey speech, writes to the Balloon
society that he has already gathored
much valuable data and is making a
beginning of his real work. He wrote
from Libreville, Trench Congo, and
said he had access thoro to a fine young
chimpanzee and had promise of two
young gorillas. Tho bolief that tho
monkeys tills is very general among
tho natives and residents of tho in
terior. He has also gathered much
quaint folk lore concerning tho apes.
He was going on a trip up the Gaboon
rivo, and then to Chanon, a town in
tho bush about three hours' journey
from Libreville, on tho south side of tho
river. His contemplated route thenco
is overland via Cape Lopez to tho Sotto
Come and Angovie, returning to Ango
vio river and up that valley overland to
the Middle Congo Basin, down tho
north side of that river to tho coast
HOW TO PRONOUNCE HAWAII.
Ila-vah-eo" U Correct According to 11
Hlch Native Authority.
"How do you pronounce tho namo of
the island kingdom which wants to bo
annexed to tho Unitetl States?" is a
question frequently propounded nnd
variously nnswered nowadays. Tho
most commonly accepted pronuncia
tion, and the ono authorized by Llppin
cott's, Worcester's, Webster's and tho
Century's dictionaries, is, for tho namo
of tho principhl island of tho group.
"Hah-wi-e," tho second syllablo ac
cented, and tho "1" pronounced as in
"pine." Tho samo question was onco
asked by a Now York man of a high
cast Hawaiian lady, well educated in her
own and tho English language. Sho
answered:
"Tho proper pronunciation is nah-vah-e-e.
Thero is no 'w' in our alpha
bet, and no letter nor combination of
letters which take tho sound of 'w,' as
in English. Tho missionaries who
first translated our language found it
diflicult to pronounce or express tho
sound, which is, to my ear, correctly'
conveyed by tho letter 'v,' softened
and mado full. Our "a" is pronounced
broad, as you pronounce it in 'fall,' and
our 'i' is liko the English 'a Tho rtilo
is to pronounco every vowol, and as the
exception to tho rulo does not affect tho
doublo 'i' in Hawaii, you will seo that
tho word is 'Hah-vah-e-e.' "
Theso aro tho twolvo letters in tho
Hawaiian luuguago, with thoir pronun
ciation: A (ah), o (a), i (e), o (oh), o
(00), h (hay), k (kay), 1 (lah), m (moo),
n (noo), p (pay), v (vay). Thero is no
sound of "i" us in tho English language,
oxcopt whore "al" follows "w," or as
tho Hawaiian lady would insist, "v.n
Thoro is a great difference In tho lan
guage as spoken by tho high and low
casto of Hawallans. Tho low casta
speak with a succession of explosive,
staccato gutturals; the high casto with
a liquid flow that mukoi it a boautlful
language. Tho instauco upon tho "v"
Instead of tho "w" sound Is considered,
oven by soino of tho well educated and
all of tho uneducated, as something of
an affectation, and 'one hoars "Hah-vah-e-o"
on tho Island instead "Hah-wah-o,"
about as otton as "valise" in
stead of "vase" In American society.
New York Sun.
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