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-IRING THE ANNEXATION SALUTE AT HONOLULU, MUSIC IN WAR. HIS LIFE’S THE PRICE OF NEWS, Various 1‘nrpose* for Which Harmonic round* Are Uaed Militarily. To the present day, in all the armies of the world, musical war signals are considered not only useful, but ubso- lutely indispensable. The Infantry drill regulations of the United States army give the music anil significance of more than sixty trumpet signals—calls of warning, of assembly, of alarm, of ser vice. with such names as “guard mountlug,” “drill,” “stable," “to arms,” "fire,” “retreat.” “church," “fa tigue," “attention,” "forward," “halt,” "quick time," “double time,” “charge.” “lie down." “rise,” etc., besides a dozen or more drum<uid-tlfe signals, all of | which must be knowu to the soldiers, to whom they are a definite language, in the senses of Wagnerian leitmotif. I Every one is familiar with such ex pressions as "drumming up recruits.” "drumming out deserters,” and so on. Besides its lnqiortance for signaling I purposes, there are no fewer than five other uses for music In rhe army. A few words al»ut each of these must suffice. Zoeller, the African traveler, says that “among all savage and half- civillzed raw's, song and dance are considered as Indispensable aids to thirty large steamers per month, to A FATAL SPOT. OUR NEW POSSESSION. military training, ns drilling and drum gether with that of the colliers supply ming in our armies.” The marvelous Fact« About the Hawaiian Island«, ing them. This will be a formidable in Place Where Mary Queen of Scots I precision with which these primitive Loot Her Crown. Over Which Our Flaw Sow Float-*. crease of business and must materially races execute their war songs and Three hundred and fifty years ago on Hawaii is of small area. being less affect the commercial, and with them dances has lieen commented upon by the 13th of May Mary Queen of Scots than that of a single Congressional dis the political, relations of Hawaii. j manj- admiring explorers; and as rhe trict But nineteen nations keep rep The favorable position of Honolulu stood on a grassy knoll near the village j value of perfect drill and co-operation of Cathcart watching with feverish resentatives ut Honolulu to watch their will be materially enhanced by the ab I Is well understood, music, which sup interests in the Islands. Tlie only rea solute ni'cessity of using those islands interest the movements of three bodies plies the regularity of rhythm, is seen son for this is that the Islands hold the aa the Intersecting point for telegraphic of troops about a mile off tn the fields to l<e of paramount Importance. When key of the Pnclflc Ocean, the largest cables across the Pacific. It is obvious round Langside. Eleven days before our armies parade they always do so body of water on the globe, and control that all cables between Australia and she escaped from the castle of Lochlev- to the measured beat of military band the defenses of the western coast of the North American Pacific coast must en and now the day had dawned which or drum and fife. was to decido whether she would ever the United States. make Honolulu their first station. .Smother very curious use of music in HEN yon read the news of vic But while your mirth holds carnival For several years the people of Ha Eight of the islands in the group are j rule Scotland again. What the fates war is suggested by the word “panic.” That every man is shot. tory. waii have been living under the Influ inliabited occupying a line of about 350 j had decreed is written at large In the The historian Rowbotham says that Of battles fought and won. In tbe rear you’ll never And him How the army of lnvaskia ence of American civilization, speaking miles, beginning nt Hawaii and run ’ pages of history and that story throws “all panic is derivable from trumpet- Where clash of arms sounds faint. Made the hated Spanish run; and studying our language, recognizing ning west northwest to Kauai and Nll- I a glamour of pathetic romance round I like sound, if we may trust the deriva Did He’ll not let lips of others you ever pause a moment. the stars and stripes ns familiarly as ' hau. They receive a cool ocean current ! the spot on which Mary learned her tion of the word, which refers the fl rat His own word pictures paint. While the dons receive their dne^ He's In the thick of battle, their own flag, copying the laws of the I from the northeast, with trade winds ' doom. For many years “Court Knowe.” panic to the time when the great god And sort of take a tumble He’e where the strife runs red. To the boys who wrote the news? from east northeast, that temper the He's grinding out his story Pan put to flight an army by a sudden In that flying sleet of lead. Perhaps you think It etrey I climate with a cool breeze but lightly shout” Many savages use wild songs Amid the cannons' roar I chargisl with moisture. The population He loves to write nt others and shouts, or drums and horns, to in To rattle off good copy In whose valor be delights; While your paper cries for more* ts compost'd of pure Hawaiian, mixed, spire terror and to create panic in the Let He ofttlmes makes them famous me tell you, gentle reader. foreigners of Hawaiian birth. Ameri ’ Twixt darkness and daylight. enemy’s ranks. So horrible is the War reporting Is no Joke, cans, British. Germans, Scandinavians, He longs to spread In detail your soul may quickly mingle sound of this music, both In itself and For On the flaming scroll of fame With the raking battle's amoka French. Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese by its bloody associations, that it is The way that they won glory. and others. But he never tells his name. said the Spanish settlers in some parts While pen te 0ytn« swiftly Tide of conflict to record, The total commerce between Hawaii of South America to this day cannot Some swirling Spanish bullet He dies to serve his paper, and the United States In 1831 amounted His life’s tbe price of news. May pass you o'er death’s ford. hear the awful trumpets of the In to $19,002,809. Of this sum the imports There ’s no one to sing his praises. Oh, it ’ s well enough to laugh dians without being frightened. It is And few can fill his shoes. At "written on the spot,” into the United States were valued at interesting to note that Homer repre $13,895,597, while the exports to Ha sents the Trojans as going to battle pay tbe inevitable license fee. Should waii amounted to only $5,107,212. TAXES IN PHILIPPINES. with howling war cries, while the A Ht.IMPSE OF HAWAII. be fail In this he was sold out of bouse The census of 1890 shows that the ex Greeks were silent, and that Thucy 4patn Had Workol Ont a System of and home, sent to prison, or what not, United States and calling to the assist ports of Hawaii “are now and have dides makes Brasidas say, “They are Absolute Robbery, according to tbe pleasure and whim of ance of their rulers men of American been for some years past larger in pro cowards who think they can frighten The revolt of tbe natives of tbe Phil his Spanish master. birth or ancestry. Even among their I portion of its population than those of us by their loud shouting:” thus fndi- ippines Is the result of Spain’s worse He bad to pay a tax if be owned a holidays there are those of the Fourth I any other country in the world, Aus I eating that the more civilized Greeks than prehistoric inetlwds of colonial beast of burden Of any sort—for this of July. Memorial Day and Washing tralia standing next on the list. In the did not resort to this method of creat government Misrule on a gigantic and was Spain’s helpful method of encour ton’s birthday. The group has been un last ten years we have, with an average ing panic. It is believed that one cause Inconceivable scale flourished tn this population of not more than 8,000, ex aging him to thrift. Every article of der the virtual protectorate of the Uni of the defeat of the Chinese in their island empir®— •‘Tbe Pearl of tbe furniture he used was taxed. If be was ted States for two generations. The ported produce worth, in round num last war was that they at first relied Orient” a townsman or villager and wanted to Influences which have developed Its bers, $90,000,000. or nn nvernge of near too much on the effect of their war Tlw actual number of these islands is keep a shop be was taxed for the priv ly $125 per annum for every man. wom commerce and mode it a civlized region songs to frighten away the Japanese. as p't unknown, for tbe Spaniard ilege; not content with this, the very an and child In the country."—Detroit have all emanated from tills country. A military writer says that the drum makes an unprogresstve pioneer, but scales and measures he used in the car The essential public Interest attach Free Press. In the army is used "especially for In there are estimated to be about 1,400 of vying on of his business were subject to ing to Hawaii grows out of its central MABY LOST MB CROWN HIRE. spiring the soldiers under the fatigue them, great and small, nestling away | Theater-Going in .Inp-m. an additonal tax. He paid a tax when position in the commerce of the Pacific It will Interest many to hear that the as the knoll is called, was marked by a of march or in battle.” This function Just north of tbe equator. The total j he married, and taxation kept its crip Ocean. Honolulu Is in the track of all of military music reminds one of the area Is In tbe neighborhood of 140,000 pling grip upon him up to the hour of steamers sailing to Australasia from Japanese laws now prohibit a theatri throne tree and when that decayed primitive custom of singing in order square miles. The population can only i his death, and then the very grave he San Francisco or Puget Sound. Even cal performance lasting more than Gen. Sir George Cathcart, who fell at Inkerman, replaced It with a rough to fiufllftate work. It is recognized be guessed at; perhaps- 10,000,000 of filled was made to render tribute to his field-gate stone, on which he carved by the greatest authorities. Field Mar souls Is a fair figure at which to place oppressors. It could not be dug until with bis own hands a crown, the shal Lord Wolseley, for instance, wrote it a tax of $1.50 had been paid either by The native population ts of the Malay his family or friends. As a sample of queen's initials and the date of the bat not long ago. In the preface to the “Sol family, and from all accounts a simple, rapacity—the Spaniard’s rule is proba tle. Later still, the General's nephew, I dier's Song Book” that— ••Troops that sing as they march will easy-going people when left to them bly without a parallel. The revenue Earl Cathcart, built this memorial, which is of red granite and repeats the not only reach their destination more selves. but capable of both persever thus collected found its way to the Inscription of its predecessor. It may quickly and in better fighting condi ance and courage of a high and com northern country, where It forms an be that Mary's life was a failure, but tion than those who march in silence, mendable order when keyed up to tne important item in the budget required she lias her recompense now. Her story but, inspired by the music and words fighting pitch. There ts often a large for the maintenance of tbe army and still greatly stirs the hearts of men of national songs, will feel that self- admixture of foreign blood In tbe veins : navy. and draws the sympathetic pilgrim to confidence which is the mother of vic of these islanders. It may be either Silent Nuns. Spanish or Chinese, and this mixed such shrines as this; Ellzalieth, success tory." There are several communities of si The German army Includes more race, "Metlzas," as they are called, ful in life, ts regarded afar off with than 10,000 military musicians, able- forms one of the most influential class lent monks, as, for instance, the Trap emotionless respect plsts, but these are not at all surprising bodied men who might as well bo sol es in tbe Philippines. diers. We may feel sure that the great Tbe Philippine islander has been In comparison with a community of si SALVATION ARMY RECRUITS and shrewd commanders of the Ger prohably the most persistently taxed lent women, such as are to be found I d South African Notable« Converted ivy man army would not employ in times creature the sun shines on in the world the convent near Biarritz. These silen Lassies in Poke Bonnet*. of war such an enormous niunlier of to-day, for the Spaniard’s whole theory cieuses. or silent sisters, never speak The Salvation Army has recruits In ' musicians unless they believed that In of taxation Is nothing more or less than except to their mother superior, and South Africa The chief Kafmar, whose this way these players could do more tribe was a terror to travelers and ex good than on equal number of fighting plorers, lias lieen converted by the men. In other words, the Generals sweet-voiced lassies In the poke bon fully appreciate and Indorse the utility ROYAL PALACE AND GROUNDS, HONOLULU. of music. Even tn times of peace there is a use for these musicians: for they more precisely Is Honolulu in the direct eight hours. The plays In the first- route of one part of that enormous class theaters begin at 10 or 11, and make excellent bands, which, at their traffic from Atlantic to Pacific ports are not ended until after sunset There dally parades and weekly concerts, not which awaits the cutting of the Nicar are tntervola, of course, for refresh only edify the military men. but enter agua ship canal to flow in a steady tide ment, and a recent innovation Is a thea tain the populace, wlio thus get some through the Isthmus. All the trade ter-yard for exercise, lined with eating return for the taxes they have to pay with China and Japan from American booths and fancy stalls. Boxes are se to support the army. I*>rts on the Atlantic must take the cured three or four days beforehand Summing lip the evolution of war Nicaragua route. It la this large move from a neighboring tea house, where music, we see that its original func ment of ocean commerce ln>j>endlng In arrangements are made for attendance tion of inspiring terror and creating a the Immediate future which lends the and refreshments during the day. Full panic was gradually abandoned: while most serious Importance to the political dress Is never worn. Its usefulness ns an aid tn drilling. In relations of the Hawaiian Islands. Ev tactics, in signaling, in arousing cour The following articles, unit's« other ery ship from the Atlantic crossing the wise ordered, are brought to each pat age and patriotic enthusiasm, in sus Puclflc to Asia will naturally sight th« ron: A program, a cushion, a tobacco taining flagging energies, and In pro Hawaiian Islands, ami every steamer fire box, a pot of tea, cakes, fruit and viding entertainment In tlmrs of war will tie likely to replenish her coal sushi, a sort of rite dumpling flavored and peace, is mrw more fully acknowl bunkers at Honolulu. This fact will with vinegar and topped with a piece edged than ever.—Forum. render the polltk-al condition and Inter of fish. Valuables may tie left at the Farmer’« Independence, national relations of Hawaii of imi*ort- tea bouse, and the Inclusive charge (ex Why do men prefer the privations ance. cepting the waiter’s tip) Is not more nets. His wife Is a convert also. The and battling and poverty of a city, Honolulu is a convenient jxirt of call than 1.80 yen a head. The gallery Is for steamers on the route between Cali the moat aristocratic place, but the whole tribe lias become civilized and when on a farm there Is much of plen PUNISHING A DELINQUENT TAXPAYER. fornia and China. This tendency will space unreserved, occupied by the Jap plain tea parties Instead of the “hot ty, peace and wealth? “It's easier,” Increase with the coming growth of anese “gods,’’ la quaintly called “the pots” constitute their entertainments. says the carter, "to load a cart than to an ingenious system of apoIllation. He then only upon necessary business. This *Is considered a notable victory grub a clearing." And so It Is, but the wants the natives' last copper, and gen When they are at meals a book Is read, Honolulu as n general calling and coal deaf gallery."—Westminster Gazette. for the army. brushland once made clear stays clear erally speaking he gets IL One must and even Friday they eat their dinners ing station. It Is also a natural port of ed. while carts that are laden empty take Into account in considering this kneeling. If one of the sisters lose her Measurement« in the Klondike. call and supply for ships to China from Monster Snnfish. as fast as laden. The work with the question of taxation that the laborer or father or mother, she is not told of the Citisen By the way. I have been told Callao and Valparaiso. Honolulu is A sunfish weighing 488 pounds was thus the great crossroads of the Pacific 1 that the Klondike gold Is not worth so recently captured off the south side of cart waxt»s border with the age of the small farmer in the Philippines earns loss. The mother superior simply as The cultivation of the land on an average of from five to perhaps sembles the community and says, “The much to the ounce as some other Nantucket by a [«arty of fishermen and carter. commerce. grows easier year by year. Which is 15 cents a day, and work Is no more father or mother of one of you Is dead.” More than this. Honolulu Is the only 1 brands. brought Into town, where it was placed the more profitable?—Rural World. steady there than elsewhere, yet be In this way the silent women cease to Returned Klondlker— I couldn’t say on exhibition. crossroads of the north Pacific. This yielded up by way of poll tax tbe neat have Individual interest in anything, or port Is wholly alone In Its commanding as to that We never measured by less Reverie Action. Moaentn Inversions. position. It has absolutely no competi than a ton. I haven’t any Idea as to The Elder Matron—You shouldn’t little sum of $18 a year, while his wife anything to talk about Seven hours “What alls the glass-eater?” tor. From the Marquesas to the Aleu ounce values.—Odds and Ends. mind the baby crying a little. It paid a tax of $14. This tax was col Is spent In prayer, and the rest of the lected. too. Any attempt at evasion “He got a bit of bone in the turkey strengthens his lungs. tians Hawaii is the only land in that day in cultivating gardens and doing Eaay Way of Balancing the Rooks. hash." ____________________ was promptly and sternly dealt with; different kinds of laborious work. They tremendous oo-an ex pans«' west of The Younger Matron—Oh. no doubt; “Bridget, you’ve broken as much America where a ship can call within “It is a pretty name," the impression but It weakens his father’s religion so. ' if the culprit was a man tbe tbumn- wear white flannel clothes with a cross screws were used, and if a woman she a space of 4.500 miles from San Fran china this morning as your wages able traveler murmured. “But. tell me, —Indianapolis Journal. of black on their backs when at work was stripped and publicly beaten. cisco, and (1,200 miles from Nicaragua. amount to. Now, how can we prevent why do they call you Manita?” There on week days. On Sundays and festl- this occurring ngalnT" But this poll tax was merely the A girl Is very much taken with By the geographical necessity of the “Ol don’t know, mum, unless yes was an arch etnlle on the savage maid bloomers when she Is photographed in start If the native wns a small farm vals they wear black.—TM-Bfta. case everything centers at Honolulu en's face. “Evidently." she said. as she er. he must secure a license before he , Useless Worry. not merely as the most convenient port raises me wages."—Pearson's Weekly. signaled to her brothers, who were con them. could pick and market the coco.intits Wedlock holds a man pretty close cealed tn the brush with clubs, “you of call, but as the ouiy one. "I’m afraid Wlxey think»» tittle hard Economy sometimes leads to wealth, from his own trees. If he wished to of me." Honolulu will have to provide for the when his wife doesn't allow him to car did not know our favorite food.’’—Har but usually the more economy the butcher a cow or bullock or shear his accommodation of from twenty to ry a latchkey. “You're foolish. There’s a man that lem Life. more cosu «beep, or cut down a tree, be must flrat | can’t think hard on any «object” I j i ■ I j |