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B » M had naught of earthly wealth; ^ Hans had much of rugged health. Hans, -while toiling all the day, Sane because his heart was gay.

Ban's rich neighbor, roused at mom By Hans' singing, was forlorn: *V>r his heart, oppressed with carp, Hated gladness anywhere.

'•Hans," he cried, one morning, "why Are you always singing?" "I Can not help it," Hans replied; *Tm too happy—here inside."

"Hans I Here is a box of g o l d -Take it and thy music hold. For the songs you sing with zest All destroy my morning rest"

Foolish Hans! He took the box Filled with gold and strong with lock* 35 Took it thinking 'twould bestow Happiness he didn't know.

Unhappy Hans! Inctead of joy A l l b i s t reasure w a s a c l o y ; Guarding it by day and night Bobbed him of his heart's delight.

Sitting on his box, he wept— Even while his neighbor slept; Wept because he couldn't sing, Wept because he was a king. ,

Nature seemed to him as cold As his load of yellow gold, Friends as enemies appeared, Those he loved before he feared.

On a morning Hans arose, Took the box that held his woes To his neighbor. "Sir, behold," Hans exclaimed, "I bring thy gold.

"Take it back—thy gift was wrong; Take it—I must have my song." Happy Hans • Enslaved no moie, Sang as ne'er he sang before.

—H. C. Dodge, in Goodall's Sun.

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T h e i s l a n d of T a s m a n i a i s a b o u t o n e h u n c h e d a r d t h i r t y m i l e s l o n g f r o m n o r t h t o s o u t h , and n e a r l y a s w i d e f r o m e a s t t o w e s t . C o m p a r a t i v e l y a s m a l l p o r t i o n i s s e t t l e d — m u c h of i t 4 s u n e x p l o r e d . I t i s no ted i n A u s t r a l i a f or t h e fine bi-eeiK of m e r i n o s h e e p w h i c h i t raise*, for t h e i m p r o v e m e n t of t h e t locks of t h e m a m - l a n d , a n d i s b e ­g i n n i n g t o a t t r a c t m u c h a t t e n t i o n f r o m t h e e v i d e n t r i c h n e s s of i t s m i n e r a l re ­s o u r c e s T h e s e a r e a s y e t u n d e v e l ­o p e d for t h e m o s t p a r t T h e a l m o s t u H e r i n a c c e s s i b i l i t y of t h e r e g i o n s w h i c h g i v e t h e g r e a t e s t i n d i c a t i o n s of t r e a s u r e , o w i n g t o t h e d e n s i t y a n d s t r a n g e f o r m a t i o n of t h e f o r e s t s , of w h i c h I s h a l l p r e s e n t l y s p e a k , h a v e t h u s far r e n d e r e d a n y t h o r o u g h p r o s ­p e c t i n g q u i t e i m p o s s i b l e . T h e c o u n t r y i s k n o w n t o a b o u n d in g o l d , s i l v e r , a n d t i n ; s e v e r a l g o l d m i n e s of g r e a t r i c h ­n e s s a r e n o w b e i n g w o r k e d , a n d s o m e p r o d i g i o u s l y p r o d u c t i v e s i l v e r d e p o s ­i t s h a v e b e e n d i s c o v e r e d in r e g i o n s s o f o r m i d a b l e t h a t t h e c o s t of g e t t i n g t h e o r e t o m a r k e t w o u l d m o r e t h a n c o n ­s u m e i t s v a l u e .

H o b a r t i s a s q u i e t a n d p i c t u r e s q u e a t o w n a s o n e w o u l d w i s h t o s e e . I t i s a d m i r a b l y s i t u a t e d , n e a r e n o u g h t o t h e m o u t h of t h e s o u n d - l i k e r i v e r D e r w e n t to a d m i t v e s s e l s of d e e p e s t d r a u g h t t o h e r w h a r v e s , a n d far e n o u g h i n l a n d t o b e p r o t e c t e d f r o m s t o r m s a n d t o f o r m a n e x c e l e n t p o r t for i n t e r i o r p r o d u c t s . L a u n c e s t o n , s o m e t h i r t y m i l e s f r o m t h e s e a , o n t h e r i v e r T a m a r , i s t h e n o r t h ­e r n por t , a n d i s 1'eached f r o m M e l ­b o u r n e b y t h e s w i f t a n d w e l l - e q u i p p e d s teamers , of t h e T a s m a n i a n S t e a m N a v ­i g a t i o n C o m p a n y .

T h e j o u r n e y f r o m L a u n c e s t o n t o H o ­b a r t i s m a d e o v e r a r a i l w a y 138 m i l e s l o n g , a n d c o n s u m e s s i x h o u r s — c o l o n i a l t r a i n - s y s t e m s b e i n g i n v a r i a b l y l e i s u r e ­l y . T h o road i s of narrow g a u g e a n d ' o n e of t h e c r o o k e d e s t i n e x i s t e n c e , a b o u n d i n g i n d e e p g r a d e s a n d s h a r p c u r v e s , a n d r u n n i n g t h r o u g h a r i c h , p i c t u r e s q u e a n d i n t e r e s t i n g c o u n t r y . T h e c a r r i a g e s a r e u u i q u e , a n d w o r t h a br i e f d e s c r i p t i o n . T h e y w e r e s h o w n t o m e w i t h g r e a t p r i d e b y o n e of t h e off ic ials b e f o r e l e a v i n g L a u n c e s t o n a s " A m e r i c a n c a r r i a g e s , b u i l t o y t h e c o m p a n y , a n d t h e o n l y o n e s of t h e k i n d i n t h e c o l o n i e s . " I d e v o u t l y h o p e t h a t t h e y m a y l o n g r e m a i n s o , s i n c e t h e y r e s e m b l e n o t h i n g eUe t h a n a n e l o n ­g a t e d A m e r i c a n h o r s e - c a r , b o t h in s i z e a n d a r r a n g e m e n t of s e a t s , w h i c h r u n l e n g t h w i s e of t h e c a r r i a g e i n s t e a d of aei*oss i t . T h e y are , m o r e o v e r , d i v i d ­e d i n t o t w o o r t h r e e c o m p a r t m e n t s , c o n n e c t e d b y a s w i n g i n g door , w h i c h , if y o u h a v e t h e c o r n e r s e a t , for w h o s « p o s s e s s i o n e v e r y b o d y r u s h e s , b a n g s y o u r k n e e s o r s h i n s p a i n f u l l y e v e r y t i m e t h o ' ' g u a r d " o r a n y o t h e r p e r s o n e n t e r s .

H o b a r t a n d t h e c o u n t r y b a c k of i t h a v e s e e n s o m e s t r a n g e a n d s t i r r i n g t i m e s . I n i t s e x p e r i e n c e w i t h t h e c o n ­v i c t s w h o w e r e t r a n s p o r t e d t o V a n D i e -man' s L a n d a s a p e n a l c o l o n y , a n d i n i t s re la t ions w i t h t h e a b o r i g i n e s , i t fur ­n i s h e s a t t r a c t i v e m a t e r i a l f or t h e h i s ­tor ian and n o v e l i s t . T h e h i s t o r y of E n g l a n d ' s p e n a l c o l o n i e s i s e v e r y w h e r e s o m b e r and t r a g i c , a n d n o w h e r e m o r e s o t h a n a t T a s m a n i a . P o r t A r t h u r , t h e f a m o u s c o n v i c t s t a t i o n , n o w t u m b l i n g i n t o ruin , i s s o m e t h i r t y m i l e s b e l o w H o b a n , o n w h a t i s k n o w n a s " T a s -m a n ' s P e n i n s u l a , " a n d i s c o n n e c t e d w i t h t h e m a i n l a n d b y a n a r r o w sp i t , w h i c h w a s g u a r d e d i n c o n v i c t t i m e s b y c o n ­s t a b l e s and s o l d i e r s , a n d b y s a v a g e * o g s w h o s e c h a i n s a l l o w e d t b e m t o

r a n g e o v e r e v e r y i n c h o f g r o u n d b y w h i c h p r i s o n e r s m i g h t t r y t o e s c a p e . T o p r e v e n t t h e m f r o m a t t e m p t i n g t o s w i m f r o m t h e s h o r e t h e s h a r k s w h i c h i n f e s t t h e s e s e a s w e r e k e p t h o v e r i n g a b o u t t b e p l a c e b y d a i l y r a t i o n s o f m e a t t h a t w e r e t h r o w n t o t h e m . E s ­c a p e s , u n d e r t h e s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , w e r e n a t u r a l l y r a r e , y e t t h e y o c c u r r e d o c c a ­s i o n a l l y , n e v e r t h e l e s s .

T h e c h i e f e m p l o y m e n t of t h e c o n ­v i c t s w a s f e l l i n g t h e h u g « forest t r e e s , in w h i c h w o r k m a n y l i v e s w e r e los t . A f t e r a b r e a k f a s t of flour a n d w a t e r t h e y s t a r t e d f r o m t h e i r p r i s o n o n S a r a h I s l a n d t o t h e m a i n l a n d , w o r k e d a l l d a y w i t h o u t o t h e r food, r e t u r n e d t o t h e i r c h i e f m e a l , a n d w e n t t o res t . T h o s e w h o w e r e s e p a r a t e d f r o m t h e o t h e r s for a p u n i s h m e n t m o r e s e v e r e w e r e l o d g e d o n a r o c k , t o w h i c h , o f t e n i n c h a i n s , t h e y p a s s e d , w a i s t d e o p , t h r o u g h t h e surf a n d l a y d o w n w i t h o u t b e d d i n g o r fire in t h e i r w e t c l o t h e s t o c a t c h s u c h s l e e p a s t h e y c o u l d . L a s U e s a n d c h a i n s , a b u s e of i n h u m a n j a i l e r s , s t a r v a t i o n a n d i l l n e s s , a n d a b a n d o n ­m e n t of h o p e d r o v e t h e m t o t h e m o s t d e s p e r a t e ef forts t o e s c a p e — a n d Uerti n a t u r e j o i n e d t h e c r u e l t y of m a n , a n d c a u g h t a n d e x h a u s t e d t h e m a n d c h o k e d o u t t h e i r l i f e i n t h e h o r r i b l e " s c r u b " w h i c h i s c h a r a c t e r i s t i c of T a s ­m a n i a .

" T h e " h o r i z o n t a l " a n d " b a n e r a " s h r u b s a r e t h e c h i e f t e r r o r of e x p l o r ­ers . T h e h o r i z o n t a l i s a t a l l s h r u b , w h i c h s o m e t i m e s a t t a i n s a l e n g t h of s i x t y feet . I t s p e c u l i a r h a b i t — t o w h i c h i t o w e s i t s n a m e — i s for t h e m a i n s t e m t o a s s u m e a h o r i z o n t a l p o s i t i o n a f t e r r e a c h i n g t h e h e i g h t of a f e w fee t , f r o m w h i c h a s c e n d s e c o n d a r y , a n d f r o m t h e s e t e r t i a r y , b r a n c h e s , w h i c h a s ­s u m e t h o s a m e h o r i z o n t a l d i r e c t i o n . A l l of t h e s e i n t e r l o c k a n d f o r m w i t h o t h e r s h r u b s — a n o c c a s i o n a l e r e c t g u m t r e e f u r n i s h i n g a p i l l a r t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e w h o l e — a n a b s o l u t e l y i m p e r v i o u s barr i er . T h e l o w e r l a b y r i n t h i s t h i c k ­l y i n c a s e d w i t h m o s s , d r i p p i n g w i t h m o i s t u r e , c o n c e a l i n g d e e p h o l e s , i n t o w h i c h w h e n a m a n d r o p s h e i s l o s t e n ­t i r e l y t o s i g h t a n d o f t e n c a n n o t e x t r i ­c a t e h i m s e l f w i t h o u t a s s i s t a n c e . M a n y m i s s i n g m i n e r a l p r o s p e c t o r s a r e t h o u g h t t o h a v e l o s t t h e i r l i v e s i n t h e s e t r a p s . T h e b a n e r a s c r u b f o r m s a t h i c k a n d s p r i n g y m a s s of w i r y b r a n c h e s , w h i c h a r e t o o t o u g h a n d t o o m u c h m o s s - g r o w n t o cut , s o t h a t t h e o n l y w a y t o p a s s t h e m i s t o t h r o w o n e ' s se l f u p o n t h e soft , b r a n c h i n g m a s s a n d ro l l o v e r u p o n t h e o t h e r s i d e . S u c h p r o g r e s s i o n i s e x h a u s t i n g , a n d i s m a d e a d d i t i o n a l l y i n t e r e s t i n g b y t h e u s u a l p r e s e n c e in t h e s e l o c a l i t i e s of v e n o m o u s s n a k e s . U n d e r t h e s e c i r c u m s t a n c e s i t i s n o t s t r a n g e t h a t h a r d l y a c o n ­v i c t w h o a t t e m p t e d t o m a k o h i s w a y t o t h e s e t t l e m e n t w a s e v e r s e e n a l i v e a g a i n .

T h e o n l y m a n w h o m a d e h i s w a y t h r o u g h t h e s c r u b w a s a c o n v i c t n a m e d P e a r c e , w h o s e t o u t w i t h sev en c o m p a n i o n s . T h e y e n d u r e d t h e m o s t f r i g h t f u l suf fer ings , l i v e d o n b e r r i e s a n d roots , a n d f inal ly t h e s t r o n g e r m u r d e r e d t h e \\ e a k e r for food , u n t i l o n l j P e a r c e a n d a m a n n a m e d G r e e n -h i l l r e m a i n e d . T h e s e c o n t i n u e d o n w i t h g r o w i n g w e a k n e s s u n t i l t h e y c o u l d g o n o further . T h e n t h e y s t o p p e d , a n d for t w o d a y s a n d n i g h t s t h e y w a t c h e d e a c h o t h e r ! G r e e n h i l l h a d t h e a x e w i t h w h i c h t h e w a y h a d b e e n c u t t h r o u g h t h e b r u s h a n d t h e o t h e r s of t h e p a r t y h a d b e e n k i l l e d F i n a l l y e x h a u s t e d n a t u r e c o u l d e n d u r e n o m o r e , a n d G r e e n h i l l , p u t t i n g t h e a x e u n d e r h i s h e a d t o g u a r d a g a i n s t s u r p r i s e , d e c i d e d t h e fearfu l l o t t e r y b y b e i n g t h e first t o s l e e p . W h e n P e a r c e , t w o d a y s l a t er , c a m e o u t a m o n g a g r o u p of s h e e p h e r d e r s , t h e y fled f r o m h i m a t s i g h t of t h e h o r r i b l e p r o v i s i o n h e c a r r i e d in h i s h a n d s . P e a r c e w a s t a k e n o u t a n d e x e c u t e d , a n d h i s con­f e s s i o n , d e s c r i b i n g t h a t t e r r i b l e e x ­p e r i e n c e i n t h e b u s h , w a s r e a d f r o m t h e scaffold, a n d f o r m s o n e of t h e m o s t h i d e o u s r e c i t a l s t o w h i c h h u m a n e a r s e v e r l i s t e n e d . T h i s e p i s o d e , a s w e l l a s o t h e r s , h a s b e e n u t i l i z e d in t h a t s t r i k i n g l y r e a l i s t i c s t o r y of c o l o n i a l a n d c o n v i c t e x p e r i e n c e . " F o r t h e T e r m of h i s N a t u r a l L i f e " — a w o r k w h i c h I h a v e h i t h e r t o b e l i e v e d t o b e o v e r d r a w n , b u t w I n c h s e e m s e v e n m i l d in v i e w of t h e fac t s t h a t a r e r e c o r d e d in t h e official r e c o r d s of H o b a r t

A n o t h e r m a t t e r of i n t e r e s t t o t h e v i s i t o r i n T a s m a n i a i s t h e m e l a n c h o l y h i s t o r y of t h e n a t i v e p o p u l a t i o n . W h e n t h e c o u n t r y w a s first s e t t l e d , i n 1808. i t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t t h e r e w e r e s o m e s e \ e n t h o u s a n d a b o i i g i n e s i n T a s m a n i a . T h e y w e r e a n a m i a b l e r a c e a n d t r e a t e d t h e s e t t l e r s w e l l a n d l i v e d w i t h t h e m o n t e r m s of f r i e n d l i n e s s . T h e e s t a b ­l i s h m e n t of t h e c o n v i c t s e t t l e m e n t s a n d t h e a p p e a r a n c e i n t h e c o l o n y of d i s s o ­l u t e s a i l o r s a n d o t h e r s w h o f o l l o w e d i h e c o u r s e of t rade , h a d a b a d effect u p o n t h e b l a c k s , a s u p o n t h e w h i t e s . T h e n a t i v e w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n w e r e s t o l e n a n d c a r r i e d - a w a y b y t h e s e a l e r s a n d b i r d c a t c h e r s w l i o i n f e s t e d t h e s o u t h e r n c o a s t , w h i l e m u r d e r s of t h e u n o f f e n d i n g p e o p l e , of a l l a g e s a n d b o t h s e x e s , w e r e c o m m o n . T h e b l a c k s n a t u r a l l y r e t o r t ­e d in k i n d , and a d e s u l t o r y w a r f a r e w a s c a r r i e d o n to t h e g r e a t d e t r i m e n t of t h e c o l o n y . T h e G o v e r n o r , finding t h a t t h e b l a c k s d i d n o t u n d e r s t a n d h i s p r o c l a m a t i o n s o f f e r i n g t h e m p r o t e c ­t i o n , h a d r e c o u r s e t o p i c t o r i a l m a n i ­f e s t a t i o n s , w h i c h w e r e p o s t e d i n t h e w o o d s a n d fields for t h e e n l i g h t e n m e n t of t h e n a t i v e s .

O n e of t h e s e I l a t e l y s a w i n t h e I n ­t e r n a t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n a t M e l b o u r n e . A t t h e t o p i t s h o w e d i n r e a l i s t i c w a y t h e a d v a n t a g e s of c i v i l i z a t i o n a n d un i ty , u n d e r t h e s y m b o l of a b l a c k w o m a n n u r s i n g a w h i t e c h i l d a n d a w h i t e w o m a n n u r s i n g a b l a c k c h i l d , b l a c k s a n d w h i t e s w a l k i n g a r m i n a r m , e tc . T o s h o w t h e o p e r a t i o n s of t h e l a w t h e r e w a s s h o w n a b l a c k s p e a r i n g a w h i t e m a n , a n d t h e b l a c k b e i n g h a n g e d o v e r t h e c o r p s e of h i s v i c t i m ; a l s o a w h i t e m a n s h o o t i n g a b l a c k f e l ­l o w a n d b e i n g s i m i l a r l y t r e a t e d , t h e G o v e r n o r a n d s o l d i e r s a s s i s t i n g i n b o t h e x e c u t i o n s .

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d r e d afcd t h r e e n a t i v e s w h o s t i l l s u r ­v i v e d ( t h i s w a s i n 1835) t o g o t o F l i n -d e * s I s l a n d , o n t h e n o r t h e a s t c o a s t , Hthere t h e y w e r e w e l l c a r e d for b y t h e g o v e r n m e n t . L i k e o t h e r S o u t h S e a I s l a n d e r s , h o w e v e r , t h e y d i d n o t t h r i v e u n d e r c i v i l i z a t i o n , a n d i n t w e l v e y e a r s a l l b u t - f or ty - four h a d p a s s e d a w a y . I n 1869 " K i n g B i l l y , " t h e l a s t m a l e of t h e t r i b e , d i e d of i n ­t e m p e r a n c e a t t h e a g e of th inty - four , a n d in 1876 t h e r e c o r d of t h e r a c e w a s e n d e d i n t h e d e a t h of T r u n g a n i n i , a w o m a n a g e d s i x t y - f i v e y e a r s , a n d o n e of t h e f r i e n d l y n a t i v e s w h o h a d a s s i s t ­e d t h e w o r k of R o b i n s o n . I t i s a t h i n g , p e r h a p s , u n p r e c e d e n t e d i n o u r t i m e t o s e e t h e l a s t of a r a c e of t h e h u m a n f a m i l y d i s a p p e a r . I n t h i s i n ­s t a n c e t h e f a c t i s s i n g u l a r l y p a t h e t i c , a s t h e n a t i v e T a s m a n i a n s w e r e a p e o ­p l e w h o h a d m o r e t h a n o r d i n a r y c l a i m u p o n t h e i n t e r e s t a n d c h a r i t y of t h e r a c e w h o s e o n l y g i f t t o t h e m w a s t h a t of p r e m a t u r e d e a t h . — N . Y . T i m e s .

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T h e b a s e for a l l r i d i n g l e s s o n s f or b e g i n n e r s i s t h e s a f e t y a n d c a r e f u l t r a i n i n g of t h e h o r s e s . O n l y a h o r s e of s t r o n g w i l l - p o w e r , w i d e i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d d i s c i p l i n e d n e r v e s c a n b e a r w i t h e q u a n i m i t y t h e s u c c e s s i o n of s u r p r i s e s a s w e e t g i r l m a n a g e s t o a r r a n g e for i c o m p l i s h t h e m o s t a n d t h e ̂ best w o r k h i m w h e n s h e m o u n t s for t h e first t i m e . T h e first m o u n t i n g i s f r o m a b l o c k , a n d a r i d e r h a s o n l y t o s i t do\jrti w i t h a l i t t l e s p r i n g t o b e i n h e r p l a c e , b u t t h e r e a r e s o m e t h i n g l i k e o n e hun­d r e d w a y s a g i r l m a n a g e s t o t a k e t h a t l i t t l e s p r i n g a n d t a k e i t e x a c t l y w r o n g b e f o r e s h e i s in t h e s a d d l e . T h e n i t t a k e s a n a r t i s t , t o a r r a n g e a g i r l ' s s k i r t a n d t w o g r o o m s t o h o l d t h e h o r s e w h i l e i t i s d o n e . W h e n s h e d o e s n ' t f o r g e t t o u n h o o k t h e l i t t l e l o o p t h a t h o l d s h e r d r e s s i n t h e b a c k s h e s i t s d o w n s q u a r e l y o n t h e f u l l n e s s t h a t s h o u l d g o o v e r t h e p o m m e l , o r g e t s s o h e l p l e s s l y w o u n d u p i n t h e s k i r t s t h a i n o o n e b u t t h e fifteen-puzzle m a n c a n ' e \ e r g e t h e r o u t a l i v e H e r s a d d l e i s n e v e r e x a c t l y r i g h t , h e r s t i r r u p e i t h e r t o o l o n g o r t o o short , a n d s h e fidget* a n d f u s s e s a n d n e s t l e s a n d g i g g l e s and g e t s p i n k i n h e r c h e e k s a n d a l o t of i m p r e c a t i o n a n d p r o f a n i t y i n t h e h e a r t of t h e g r o o m b e f o r e s h e i s f inally s a t ­is f ied a n d r i d e s i n t o t h e r i n g , o n l y t o c o m e b a c k a g a i n i n n i n e c a s e s o u t of t e n for a n o t h e r h o r s e o r s a d d l e or s o m e t h i n g .

M o u n t i n g f r o m t h e g r o u n d i s a y e t m o r e diff icult feat , a n d u s u a l l y t h e first f e w t r i a l s e n d i n d i s a s t e r . O n e h a n d o n t h e s a d d l e , t h e o t h e r o n t h e s h o u l d ­e r of t h e m a s t e r , h i s a r m a b o u t h e r w a i s t , h e r foo t i n h i s h a n d a n d t h e n c o u n t o n e , t w o , t h r e e , a n d s h e s p r i n g s o n l y t o l a n d w h e r e s h e l e a s t e x p e c t s , w h i l e t h e h o r s e q u i v e r s a n d s h i v e r s in p a t i e n t s u b m i s s i o n a n d b e a r s it .

T h e f a v o r i t e m o d e of r i d i n g i s a f ter t h e E n g l i s h s t y l e , a n d t h e m a s t e r r i d e s r o u n d a n d r o u n d w i t h t h e p u p i l , cor­r e c t i n g , c r i t i c i s i n g h e r p o s i t i o n , and s u g g e s t i n g s u c h i d e a s a s s h e m a y find benef ic ia l . S u d d e n l y , w i t h o u t w a r n ­i n g , h e c h i r r u p s t o h e r h o r s e , a n d a w a y t h e y g o , h i s h a n d u n d e r n e a t h h e r e l b o w t o t e a c h h o w a n d w h e n t o r i se f r o m t h e s a d d l e a s t h e h o r s e b o u n d s . F a s t e r a n d f a s t e r t h e y fly, a n d w h i t e r a n d w h i t e r g r o w s t h e g i r l ' s f a c e t h r o u g h t h e n a m e l e s s f ear t h a t w i l l c o m e a n d m u s t b e d i s p e l e d b y h e r o i c t r e a t m e n t .

A n a t u r a l l y g r a c e f u l w o m a n w h o i s n o t a fra id of a h o r s e , a n d u n d e r s t a n d s h o w t o m a n a g e o n e , c a n l e a r n t o r i d e w e l l i n a v e r y f e w l e s s o n s , b u t a t i m i d , n e r v o u s w o m a n r e q u i r e s c o n s i d e r a b l e p r a c t i c e t o a c c u s t o m h e r s e l f t o t h e t e r ­rify inp; m o t i o n of t h e p o w e r f u l a n i m a l s h e r ides . " I p r a c t i c e d m o n t h s a n d m o n t h s , " s a i d a p r e t t y y o u n g g i r l , " t o l e a r n t o r i s e i n t h e s a d d l e a c c o r d i n g t o t h e m a s t e r ' s t e a c h i n g s , b u t I j u s t c o u l d n ' t d o i t a t a l l , a n d I w a s l a m e a l l o v e r , u n t i l o n e d a y p a p a s a i d : ' W h y , j u s t s i t s t i l l a n d l e t t h e h o r s e t h r o w y o u , ' a n d i n t e n m i n u t e s I h a d i t , a n d h a v e n e v e r h a d a n y t r o u b l e s i n c e . " — P h i l a d e l p h i a I t e m .

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I t i s n o t g e n e r a l l y k n o w n t h a t t h e S a n d w i c h g r o u p i s i d e n t i c a l w i t h a c l u s t e r of i s l a n d s d i s c o v e r e d b y t h e S p a n i s h n a v i g a t o r , G a e t a n , i n 154& a n d b y h i m n a m e d " T h e K i n g ' s I s l a n d s . " T h e s e t h e S p a n i a r d s p l a c e d i n t h e t e n t h , a l t h o u g h t h e S a n d w i c h I s l a n d s a r e n e a r t h e t w e n t i e t h d e g r e e of n o r t h l a t i t u d e , w h i c h L a P e r o u e e , a c e l e b r a t e d a u t h o r , c o n c l u d e s u n h e s i ­t a t i n g l y t o b e a m e r e c l e r i c a l e r r o r .

T h e d i f f e r e n c e i n l o n g i t u d e — s i x t e e n o r s e v e n t e e n d e g r e e s — h e a s c r i b e d t o t h e i m p e r f e c t m e a n s of d e t e r m i n a t i o n p o s s e s s e d b y t h e e a r l y n a v i g a t o r s , a n d t o t h e i r i g n o r a n c e of t h e c u r r e n t s of t h e Pac i f ic .

A l l o w i n g for t h e m i s t a k e i n l a t i t u d e , t h e K i n g ' s I s l a n d s a r e e v i d e n t l y t h e s a m e a s t h o s e f o u n d o n s o m e c h a r t s , a b o u t t h e n i n e t e e n t h a n d t w e n t i e t h de ­g r e e s of n o r t h l a t i t u d e , u u d e r t h e n a m e s of L a M e s a , L o s M a g o s a n d L a D i o g r a c i a d a , w h i c h C a p t a i n D i x o n , a s w e l l a s L a P e r o u s e , s o u g h t for in v a i n i n t h e l o n g i t u d e a s s i g n e d t o t h e m .

T h e y a p p e a r t o h a v e b e e n i n t r o d u c e d i n t o t h e E n g l i s h a n d F r e n c h c h a r t s f r o m t h a t f o u n d i n t h e g a l l e o n t a k e n b y C o m m o d o r e A n s o n , a n d of w h i c h a c o p y i s g i v e n i n t h e a c c o u n t of h i s v o y a g e .

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T h e r e c a n , i n d e e d , b e l i t t l e d o u b t of t h e i r i d e n t i t y w i t h t h e S a n d w i c h I s l ­ands . B u t a l t h o u g h C o o k w a s n o t ac t ­u a l l y t h e first E u r o p e a n w h o h a d v i s ­i t e d t h e s e i s l a n d s , t o h i m r i g h t l y b e ­l o n g s a l l t h e g l o r y o f t h e i r d i s c o v e r y .

F o r g o t t e n b y t h e S p a n i a r d s , m i s ­p l a c e d o n t h e c h a r t a t h o u s a n d m i l e s t o o far t o t h e e a s t w a r d , a n d u n a p -p v o a c h e d for 240 y e a r s , t h e i r e x i s t e n c e u t t e r l y u n k n o w n a n d u n s u s p e c t e d , C o o k w a s , t o a l l i n t e n t s a n d p u r p o s e s , t h e i r r e a l d i s c o v e r e r . — G o l d e n D a y s .

— A g e n t l e m a n i n C o l u m b i a , Ga. h a s a r a z o r w h i c h h a s b e e n i n c o n s t a n t u s e 104 y e a r s . I t b e a r s a r e s e m b l a n c e t o a b r o a d a x , b u t d o e s g o o d s e r v i c e y e t , a n d m a y c u t m a n y a w h i s k e r b e f o r e it i s f ina l ly l a i d a w a y a m o n g t h e r e l i c s oJ b y g o n e d a y s o r u s e d for t i ' i m m i n o c o r n s . •**&-«?•-*•"•<£«>? > r ^ *«. * 1 •>*? r

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— G r e a t efforts f r o m g r e a t m o t i v e s i s tho b e s t def in i t ion o f a h a p p y l i f e . T h e e a s i e s t l a b o r i s a b u r d e n t o h i m w h o h a s n o m o t i v e for p e r f o r m i n g | | .

— I t i s n o t i n t e r e s t i n g t o h a y e a m a n t e l l h o w r i c h h e m i g h t h a v e b e e n if h e h a d h a d g o o d l u c k . I t i s b e t t e r t o k n o w w h a t h e h a s b e e n a b l e t o d o a g a i n s t b a d l u c k . — N . O. P i c a y u n e .

— T h e r e n e v e r w a s a m a n b o r n oi w o m a n b r a v e e n o u g h t o f ight a b l a c k c a t in a d a r k r o o m v o l u n t a r i l y , w i t b n o o n e t o h a v e k n o w l e d g e of t h e en­c o u n t e r o r t o l o o k o n a n d a p p l a u d . — S a n F r a n c i s c o A r g o n a u t

— O r d i n a r i l y , t h e v e r y s i n a b o u t w h i c h m e n a r e m o s t s e n s i t i v e i s t h e v e r y o n e w h i c h d e m a n d s a t t e n t i o n a n d e x p o s u r e . T h e p l a c e i n t h e b o d y t h a t i s m o s t s o « e t o t o u c h i s t h e p l a c e t h a t d e m a n d s m o s t c l e a r l y t h e s u r g e o n ' s ar t a n d firm h a n d . — N a t i o n a l B a p t i s t .

— M o d e r a t e w o r k , a l t e r n a t i n g w i t h m o d e r a t e res t , g i v e s a b r a i n w h i c h , t a k i n g t h e w h o l e l i f e t h r o u g h , w i l l a c

of w h i c h a h u m a n b e i n g is< e a p a b l e . T h e b r a i n s a r e t o b e i m p r o v e d a n d d e v e l o p e d b y r e a s o n a b l e e x e r c i s e and r e a s o n a b l e re s t . T h e o n e i s a s e s s e n ­t ia l a s t h e o t h e r .

— B e a u t y h a t h i t s c h a r m s , b u t t h e c h a r m s of g r a c i o u s m a n n e r s far o u t ­w e i g h t h e m . T h e m a n n e r s t h a t e x ­p r e s s a k i n d l y , s y m p a t h e t i c h e a r t , o p e n t o t h e in f luence of a n o t h e r p e r ­s o n a l i t y a s t h e flower t o t h e s u n , a n d a s u n c o n s c i o u s l y g i v i n g b a c k i t s o w n f r a g r a n c e , a r e a g i f t t h a t far o u t s h i n e s p h y s i c a l g r a c e s .

— T h e g r e a t e s t m o r a l e f fects a r e l i k e t h o s e of m u s i c — n o t w r o u g h t o u t b y s h a r p - s i d e d i n t e l l e c t u a l p r o p o s i t i o n s , birt s a e l t e d in b y a d i v i n e fus ion , b y w o r d s t h a t h a v e m y s t e r i o u s indef in i te -n e s s , f u l l n e s s of m e a n i n g , m a d e l i v i n g b y s w e e t v o i c e s , w h i c h s e e m t o b e t h e o u t - t h r o b b i n g of a n g e l i c hearts*

— T o b e v a i n i s r a t h e r a m a r k of h u ­m i l i t y t h a n pr ide . V a i n m e n d e l i g h t i n t e l l i n g w h a t h o n o r s h a v e d o n e t h e m , w h a t g r e a t c o m p a n y t h e y h a v e k e p t , a n d t h e l i k e ; b y w h i c h t h e y p l a i n l y c o n f e s s t h a t t h e s e h o n o r s w e r e m o r e t h a n t h e i r d u e a n d s u c h a s t h e i r f r i ends w o u l d n o t b e l i e v e if t h e y h a d n o t b e e n t o l d ; w h e r e a s a m a n t r u l y p r o u d t h i n k s t h e h o n o r b e l o w h i s m e r i t , a n d s c o r n s to b o a s t .

— W h a t m a k e s s a i n t l i n e s s , i n m y v i e w , a s d i s t i n g u i s h e d f r o m o r d i n a r y g o o d n e s s , i s a c e r t a i n q u a l i t y of m a g -n a m i t y a n d g r e a t n e s s of s o u l t h a t b r i n g s l i f e w i t h i n t h e c i r c l e of t h e h e ­ro ic . T o b e r e a l l y g r e a t i n l i t t l e t h i n g s , t o b e t r u l y n o b l e a n d h e r o i c in t h e i n ­s i p i d d e t a i l s of e v e r y - d a y l i f e , i s a v i r ­t u e s o r a r e a s to b e w o r t h y of c a n o n i ­z a t i o n . — M r s . S t o w e .

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W e A m e r i c a n s a r e f ree a n d e q u a l i s t s i n t h e o r y , b u t n o t i n p r a c t i c e . T h o u ­s a n d s of A m e r i c a n f a t h e r s e d u c a t e t h e i r s o n s t o b e c o m e l a w y e r s a n d d o c ­t o r s b e c a u s e t h e y c o n s i d e r t h e p r o f e s ­s i o n s of l a w a n d p h y s i c m o r e " g e n t e e l " t h a n a n y m e c h a n i c a l t r a d e . H e n c e t h e r e i s a l w a y s a g l u t of p h y s i c i a n s a n d " c o u n s e l o r s " i n t h e m a r k e t , m o r e t h a n h a l f of w h o m l i v e i n a s t a t e of g e n t e e l p e n u r y , w i t h s m a l l p r o s p e c t of l e a v i n g b e h i n d t h e m w h e n t h e y d i e a s s e t s e n o u g h t o c o v e r t h e i r d e b t s a n d f u n e r a l e x p e n s e s .

T o m a k e a f o r t u n e a t t h e fear, i n t h e s e d a y s , a m a n m u s t h a v e e x t r a o r ­d i n a r y t a l e n t , o r e l s e b e u n u s u a l l y f o r t u n a t e in h i s b u s i n e s s c o n n e c t i o n s . M a n y g o o d l a w y e r s , w e l l read , s h r e w d a n d p e r s e v e r i n g , fa i l t o a c q u i r e a c o m ­p e t e n c e . F o r y o u n g m e n of m e d i o c r e a b i l i t i e s , w h o h a v e n o c o n t r o l i n g b u s i ­n e s s c o n n e c t i o n s , t h e r e i s b a r e l y a c h a n c e t o e a r n a h a n d - t o - m o u t h l i v e l i ­h o o d i n t h e l e g i t i m a t e w a l k s ^ o f t h e p r o f e s s i o n , a n d t h e r e a r e h u n d r e d s of a t t o r n e y s , of l o w m e n t a l a n d m o r a l c a l i b e r , w h o , t o s a v e t h e m s e l v e s f r o m b e i n g s t a r v e d o u t of t h e p r o f e s s i o n , r e s o r t t o a s y s t e m of " s h a r p p r a c t i c e , " w h i c h i s o n l y o n e d e g r e e l e s s r a s c a l l y t h a n p o c k e t - b o o k d r o p p i n g n n d p a t e n t -s a f e s w i n d l i n g . '

I t i s t h e s a m e i n t h e h e a l i n g art . A f e w e m i n e n t p h y s i c i a n s a n d s u r g e o n s — g r e a t p a t h o l o g i s t s a n d b o l d a n d suc ­c e s s f u l o p e r a t o r s — c o m m a n d e n o r m o u s f e e s a n d a c c u m u l a t e w e a l t h r a p i d l y . A l a r g e n u m b e r s u p p o r t t h e i r f a m i l i e s c o m f o r t a b l y b y t h e i r p r a c t i c e , l a y i n g u p l i t t l e o r n o t h i n g , h o w e v e r , for a r a i n y d a y ; w h i l e a s t i l l l a r g e r p r o p o r ­t i o n e i t h e r h o v e r o n the^^verge of p a u p e r i s m , o r r e s o r t t o Gfufiekery, o r w o r s e t h a n q u a c k e r y , f or a l i v i n g . Y e t m u l t i t u d e s of y o u n g m e n , vei*y m o d e r ­a t e l y s u p p l i e d w i t h b r a i n s , a n d w i t h t h e i r s m a l l m o d i c u m s o H n t e l l e c t b y n o m e a n s o v e r s t o c k e d w i t h k n o w l e d g e , a r e c o n t i n u a l l y s h o u l d e r i n g t h e i r w a y i n t o t h e t e m p l e of G a l e n , r e g a r d l e s s of t h e f a c t t h a t t h e r e i s s c a r c e l y s t a n d i n g r o o m for t h e p r e s e n t o c c u p a n t s .

T h e c l e r i c a l c a l l i n g , t o o . h a s i t s ful l s h a r e of m e d i o c r i t y a n d t h e g r a d e b e ­low. M e n w h o h a v e n o t t h e g i f t t o t e a c h a n y t h i n g w e l l , t h o u g h t h e y a s ­s u m e t o t e a c h t h e i r f e l l o w s t h e w a y t o H e a v e n , a r e b y n o m e a n s r a r e a m o n g t h e c l e r g y .

A l l t h e l i b e r a l p r o f e s s i o n s a r e o v e r ­s t o c k e d . W e h a v e a b r o a d c o u n t r y , a n d a fru i t fu l so i l , w h i c h , a s a g e n e r a l t h i n g , p a y s b e t t e r f or c u l t i v a t i o n t h a n l a w , p h y s i c o r t h e o l o g y . —r N . Y . L e d g e r . *rit

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fo l lowers w e r e pushing their w a y into Cen­tral Africa, they came one day t o the bank of a mighty river. Footsore and weary , they quickly launch their boats, and find res t and change in floating upon the smooth surface of the stream.

Soon, however, the watchful e y e of the great explorer s e e s unmistakable s i gns of the near presence of a cataract. The current grows swift , t iny bubbles float by. The s ignal i s g iven to land, and the party s e e k s sa fe ty on t h e low, she lv ing bank.

One daring spirit, however, pushes h i s little oanoe into the middle of t h e s tream and goes resolutely forward, w i th the seem­i n g intention of finding whether the river i s navigable.

i n vain his comrades shout and gesticu­late, rushing wildly along the river bank in pursuit. Not unti l the loud thunder of fall­ing water breaks upon his ear does he at­tempt to turn.

Alas , i t i s too late . The oars are wrenched from his hands,

t h e boat i s tossed wddly about, a mere atom in t h e seething waters , and in a brief mo­ment, which s e e m s an a g e to the lookers on, i t » dashed to pieces against a h u g e bowlder on the very brink of a frightful precipice.

In vain our comrades are kindly warning us of our danger. These columns have often portrayed the fearful scourge that sur­rounds us . Often w e hear t h e expression "Is this fearful scourge more prevalent than in olden t imes?"

W e say "No." In Brutus and Julius Caesar's t ime, in the

dark a g e s , w e read of powerful men being stricken down. The s a m e obstacles are met. The vict im succumbs to t h e disease. The recent discoveries of the microscope has developed the real cause of s o many ter­rible fatalities and brought out the fact that many of the symptoms which are called dis­eases are but symptoms of kidney disorder.

People do not die because of the kidneys ulcerating and destroying their spmal col­umn, but because the poisonous w a s t e mat­ter i s not extracted from the blood a s it passes through the kidneys, the only blood purifying organs, but remains, forcing i t s way through the system, attacking the weakest organ.

The doctors call this a disease, w h e n in reality it is but a symptom.

Understanding this, the reason w h y Warner's Safe Cure cures so many common diseases i s plain. I t removes the causes of disease by putting the kidneys in a healthy condition; enables them to perform their functions and remove the poisonous acids from the blood; purifies the blood and pre­vents the poisonous matter coursing througn the sys tem and attacking t h e weaker organs and producing a malady which the unsuspect ing victim fears i s , and the heart less practitioner pronounces, a disease, because of h is inability to remove the cause.

H e avoids the real cause and keeps his patient in ignorance because of his ina­bility to cope wi th a n advanced kidney dihl-culty.

A n y honest practitioner will admit that there i s nothing laid down m the old or in the modern medical works that is a specific for advanced kidney disorder. H i s bigotry and code prevent him from publicly adopt­ing any preparation not discovered b y his kind, and not recommended b y his instruc­tors 25 or 30 years before He forgets that this i s a progressive world, and that most of the great scientific and medical discov­eries of the present day have been made outside of the medical profession.

The public, knowing these facts should heed the warning and seek safety from the great danger that surrounds them and look for help outside t h e profession too bigoted j,nd too self-reliant to learn or concede that science i s outstripping their materia medica "id leaving them and their obsolete methods far behind.

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— T w o r i c h N e w Y o r k e r s w h o w e r e t a k e n d o w n w i t h a s l o w f ever in an a p a r t m e n t h o u s e a t a G e r m a n s u m m e r resor t , H a m b u r g l e s B a i n s , w e r e o b l i g e d t o p a y d a m a g e s t o t h e l a n d l o r d t o t h e a m o u n t of 2 ,000 m a r k s for h a v i n g t a k e n t h e l i b e r t y t o b e s i ck i n h i s house.

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r o m a n c e . T h e n a t i v e p o r t i o n of th< p o p u l a t i o n i s a r e m n a n t of t h e t r i b e ol G u a r a n i I n d i a n s , o n e of t h e lo f t i e s t in t h e g r a d e of c i v i l i z a t i o n of a l l the A m e r i c a n race . B u t n o t h i n g as ton i shes t h e v i s i t o r t o P a r a g u a y a s m u c h a s the v a s t p r e p o n d e r a n c e of t h e f e m a l e oxrei t h e m a l e popula t ion . T h e proport ion i s s o m e t h i n g l i k e n i n e t o one .

A l o n g fierce w a r i n w h i c h t h e nat ives f o l l o w e d a n d s u p p o r t e d a c r u e l a n d ambi­t i o u s ru ler t h r o u g h i n d e s c r i b a b l e hard­s h i p s a n d suffer ings , r e d u c e d t h e w h o l t p o p u l a t i o n t o a b o u t o n e - s i x t h of w h a t i l w a s t w e n t y y e a r s a g o , l e a v i n g only w o m e n a n d boys . T h e s e w o m e n a r e as beaut i fu l a n d fa ir t o l o o k u p o n a s can b e found in a n y p a r t of t h e wor ld . T h e y a r e of m e d i u m h e i g h t , rather s l i m a n d l i the , w i t h finely m o l d e d l imbs , s m a l l p r e t t y h a n d s a n d fee t and figures of m a t c h l e s s g r a c e a n d beauty t h a t w o u l d s e r v e for m o d e l s of t h e sculp­tor's art . T h e i r c a r r i a g e i s s o easy and n a t u r a l a s t o b e a l m o s t t h e p o e t r y of m o t i o n , for t h e f r e e d o m f r o m h i g h -h e e l e d b o o t s a n d t i g h t - c l o t h i n g h a s lef! t h e i r s t e p l i g h t , s u p p l e a n d s trong . T h e d r e s s i s of t h e s i m p l e s t form—a s h o r t t u n i c o r robe , n o t u n l i k e a skirt , f a l l i n g t o b e l o w t h e k n e e s , a n d a shoul ­der c o v e r i n g , n o t u n l i k e a s h a w l , b o t h , of p u r e w h i t e , a n d a d o r n e d w i t h pre t ty n a t i v e lace .

T h e y a r e g r a c e f u l l y w o r n a n d be-w i t c h i n g l y s e r v e t o ha l f r e v e a l a n d half c o n c e a l t h e f o r m b e n e a t h . I n t h e m i d d a y s i e s t a t h e y a r e fond of l y i n g l a n ­g u i d l y in t h e i r h a m m o c k s , s i p p i n g the ir m a t e a n d s i n g i n g in t h e i r l o w , s w e e t vo i ce s . P o s s e s s e d of l angu id , vo luptu­ous n a t u r e s , t h a t a r e fos tered b y the c l i m a t e , w h a t e l s e s h o u l d t h e y do save l o v e and d a n c e a n d s i n g ? D a n c i n g is t h e i r o n l y p a s t i m e , a n d in to t h a t t h e y t h r o w t h e w h o l e sp ir i t of theT'r joyous n a t u r e . — B o s t o n T r a n s c r i p t

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