People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1893 — CORRESPONDENCE. [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

QOObLAND. Oats 29c. Corn 34c. The ranting, roaring Potomac, in the south part of town, reached its highest point one day last week? William Collins is reported dangerously sick, at Valparaiso, with a fever. Mr. Coffman, one and one-half miles south, has moved on the Met Johnson farm two miles northeast in Jasper county. The new express messenger of the Lacross and Good land division of the C. & I. C. will occupy the house soon to be va (rated by Chas. Curry, in the south part of town. Mr. Hildreth, for many years passenger conductor on the C. A i. C. from Brazil to Momenee was run over and killed at a small station south of here. It appears the train was slacking up and Mr. Hildreth was standing on the platform of the baggage car when the coupling, gave way and he fell between the cars and two trucks of the passenger coach passed over his body. Both limbs were severed from the body resulting in instant death. He had railroaded for nearly thirty years and t.-.is was his first and only accident. He was well liked by the traveling public auduo doubt will be greatly missed t>y all. He leaves a wife to mourn his death.

The walking atlas of the Kentland Democrat heard tht? braying of t lie ass at Morocco last week and took up the echo and accuses us of assailing the character of tiie Women of Goodland. This unmasked pusilaniuiouscur that wallows in his own filth from week to week and month to month knows that, when he says this he lies. No purer women walk beneath the sun those found in GooJland, and when two long-eared whelps like Spots wood and Davis accuse us of such debauchery they themselves aro the accusers. We have made some charges against an organization here, known as the VV. 0. T. U.'s and stand ready to prove them any time. Charley Humpston, the young Democrat who is said to be able to get the Goodland post office by asking, arrived home from Chicago where he has been taking a course in pharmacy. Charley is well deserving of the office and his many friends here hope when Congressman Hammond t urns his pockets wrong side out before Postmaster General Bissel, Charley’s recommendation will fall with the rest. Our item last week should have read Rev. Bower, of Thorntown, instead of Connersviile. One was our mistake, the other the printer's.

Mrs. Sheppard will soon move into the residence of Will Wortsbough, in the northwest part of Goodland. . No less than six or seven dwellings are now unoccupied in the south part of town. Xot because there are no calls for dwellings but because there is no water or other necessary improvements on the premises. People who rent property are getting too sharp to pay ruinous .rents and get no accommodations only what a me as ley landlord sees proper to give them. May they grow still wiser on this subject. » Ex-county Surveyor Hamilton will move Into W. Cloutie’s house about March Ist. • Never, perhaps, in the history of Good laud and vicinity has there been so many weddings in so short a time as last week. Following is the list: Mr. Frank Stumbaugh and Miss Bella Noel: Garret Mead and Miss iWa he 1 lubiuwm; Mr. Gewis Eru and Miss A‘ddie Yost: Mr. F. Baker and Mrs. Anna Nutt. Mr, John T. Wilsoo and family started Tuesday for Charlestown, W. Va. ‘•What's the latest news about Ha-way-ee or llay-wi-ay or whatever you call it.” The speaker was the proprietor of the Blue Front store and he tired the question at T. C. Hannibal as he entered the store a few mornings ago when the mercury was hovering around zero. “The concensus of opinion seems to be in favor of annexing Hah-wi-ah to the United States,” was the reply. “Is that the correct proaunemtion?” asked a young Y f % 't

lady, who was doing some trading with Mr. Teadford. “No,” was Mr. T.’s reply, “the only proper pronunciation is Hay-way-ee.” A few moments later and every third man was discussing the pronunciation with his neighbor. Tho discussion was not confined to that particular place. So we jogged along to other parts of the tow r n as we thought humanity might be forgiven if it fails to agree on the pronunciation of so peculiar a name, when even the biggest men in our town disagree. Following is what some Goodland people think of it: The first one interviewed by “Jack” after leaving the store was Postmaster Downing. “The proper pronunciation is Hywaji,” said the gentleman who handles Uncle Sam’s money for a while yet. Mr. Aricks was the next man seen. “Downing is all wrong. It should be Hawowi, with the long sound of •i.’j” “The way those two men spell that word gives ine much pain,” said Fred Gilman in the bank. “Tho word is very simple, indeed, Hoawawa, i the last sound being that of the j long ‘a.’” Swartz gave it up. Young Cook at the Pioneer drug store said: “Oh, its too easy; just watch mo as I articulate the word in question, Harweya.” James Johnson at the restaurant: “I was taught to pronounce it | Hawawa." Dr. Conk: “The word should be pronounced Ay-va-ya.” Peter Buck: “How-are-you. Its only a matter of practice; that’s all.” Al. Gravel: •‘Ho! ho! now let nie see; here it is, Hi-—l’ll tell you what to do; you go to my old friend, Kul Jacobs, at the Central House. I believe his sixth cousin was at one time an official in Kolakana’s palace, and he is well posted." We jogged on to the Central House to see Mr. Jacobs. “Why, that’s the awfulest mistake 1 ever knew a man to make,” said the gentleman. “I have no cousins on this earth or in heaven that I know of. But that name you spoke of would break even the jaws of death to pronounce it. Now this is the proper way, flawavu.” Crossing the street we next saw Harry Butler at the butcher shop: “Why,” said Harry, “there are the most ignorant set in town I ever saw. Duluth, Minn., was the nearest I ever got to that island, but I can spell it all right, Haw-ay-yi.” Bringham Bros, was our next stopping place: “Wo had three fights, two' separations and narrowly averted a riot here in the store yesterday on account of that question,” said Elmer Bringham, “and I beg to be excused.” Dr. Humston’s drug store was our next landing. Said the doctor: “I at one time seriously contemplated entering Liliuakal&ni’s cabinet, but did not . from the fact that the name was too much for me. I can spell that island, th o ugh—H aw - h aw- way - w ay —no Ha-ha—.” We were very weak and faint after leaving the doctor but managed to climb the stairs to the Herald office. “I am a good-natured, mild-tem-pered, and try to be a half Christian gentleman,” said Mr. Kitt, “but I had made up my mind that the next man that asks me to pronounce that word would have trouble.” We begged the gentleman to try it once, so he did: “How-wy-ye.” Dr. Lovett said he had always heard it pronounced Ah-wai-e. William Bains thought the shortest way was the surest way. “Ah-wy” was his way. After ••Jack the Ripper” had folded two or three sheets of legal-cap under his arm, he hied-a-way to a vacant lot to diagnose the difference in mankind, but failed. Miss Bessie Rogers, of Kentkind. was the guest of her sister, ! Mrs. James Johnson, the latter | part of the,week. Jack the Ripper.