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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-01-31

tiiSCtltS w lldltllstill CttdN
elsewhere; but she never permits the
Canadas to offer favors to which Grea,
Britain is not to become an equal par,
ticipant, and never proposes to be a
principal party to reciprocity herself
If we were to propose that American
tobacco and whisky should be received
duty free by Great Britain, and should
oaee all proper equivalents, the mo
Of the British lion would resound across
the Atlantic. But to some Of our home
administrations, l fear, it has happened
that too many Of their members have
felt obliged to have a reciprocity treaty,
like the smallpox, once in their lives,
and it were to be wished that the
malady would no more return in the
one case than in the other,
Every fresh example in the line Of a
possible future settled policy Of select
and special favoritism will be found
dangerous and in conflict with 'our
plighted faith given in treaties
having ''the most favored nation" pro
visions with between thirty and forty
other nations. Any OF these foreign
powers strong enough to assert its
rights or to enforce It's compacts viii
scarcely fail to make any grievance ol
this sort known and to seek promp, re
dress.
Since the date of our treaty with
Mexico, Great Britain has suddenly re-
sumed her diplomatic relations with
Mexico, the latter having also modified
British creditors with new promises
and the first fruit OF this sudden pledge
OF eternal friendship appears to have
been short treaty by which Greal
Britain has been restored to the footing
OF 'the most favored nation" as has
been still more recently accomplished
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rcLrPsrs.


The 9aperstitions Enter tanned by Various
Peoples About Their Causes
From time immemorial, and to the
present day, most peculiar ideas have
been entertained in different parts of
the world about eclipses and their
cause The Hindoos believe that
black demon seizes the moon with its
claws. and as long as darkness prevails
the air is filled with lamentations, men,
women and children entering the rivers.
where they remain up to their neck in
water until the return of light
The Siamese priests (talapoins) be-
lieve that when the moon is eclipsed a
great dragon is devouring it. and in
order to oblige him to let go his prey
they make all sorts of abomina BILE
noises.
The Chinese. like the Lapl anders, are
convinced that an eclipse is he work of
demons. and made a great hubbub to
brighten them away.
The Romans believed the eclipses to
be the work of magicians, and that
great noise could prevent them from
hurting the moon. Plutarch saws that
Aglaonice, during an. eclipse of the
moon which she had predicted per-
suaded the women of Thessalica that
by her magic songs she had not only
the power to darken the moon. but to
oblige it to descend upon the EARTH
The Greeks, and the inhabitants Of
Asia Minor stood in such awe of
eclipses that according to Herodotus,
in the year 610 B. c., while battle be-
tween the Lydians and the Modes was
raging, an eclipse of the sun occurred,
as predicted by Phales of Millet. 1t
not only put an end to the fight. but he
contending parties fastened to mske
peace, cementing the treaty by the mar
riage of Aryenis to Asivages.
If we now turn to America, we find
that the Peruyians, Mexicans, and
others stood in great awe of the phenom-
enon. The Peruvians particularly
dreaded the eclipse of the moon; they
imagined that Luna was suffering from
one of the mysterious diseases to which
she was supposed to be subject. and
feared that the queen of night might
burst open and fall upon them. To
avoid such a terrible calamity, and
awaken her from her lethargy, they
would sound loud instruments. shout at
the top of their voices. and beat the
dogs to make them howl.
The Mexicans imagined that eelipses
occurred in consequence of family
squabble between the sun and the moon,
and that the moon was wounded in the
fray. The frightened men observed
rigorous fasts, the women inflicted
corporal punishment on themselves. and
young girls drew blood from their arms.
In Yucatan, the most interesting
State of Mexico. the descendants of the
Mayas are convinced that when Luna
loses her brilliancy, she has sickened in
consequence of being bitten by some
large and very spiteful ants called
Xtsldbs, and that they will devour her if
she is left without help. To brighten
away her enemies they beat drums.
blow shell trumpets. shout, beat their
dogs, pinch the cats tails, and fire
rockets and guns toward the moon
Scientific American,
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ENGLISH JEWELRY,
The Sensation Caused by the Most In
portant Ruby In the World.

The Sensation Caused by the Most I'm.
portant Ruby In the World.
The jewelry in the south central gal
lery of the Inventions Exhibition come
in for lions share of admiration.
Human nature must be almost inhuman
that withstands the temptation of look
ing upon the costly objects exhibited
without some inclination to covet.
There are very precious stones indeed
displayed by the two latest exhibitors.
The Goldsmith and Silversmiths' Com
pany, of Regent Street, have the best
position in the shape OF corner allot-
ment. Here it is shown how diamonds
and pearls are set, and the labor-saving
operations of perfect little machine,
worked by electricity in the splitting
and drilling of pearls, are more inter-
esting. The attendants inform YOU that
the company drills millions of pearls
every year and that the machine per-
forms the work of twenty men. What,
too, shall be said of the single stone
diamond necklet valued at Is, 900 or
the three-row necklace of large pearls
worth $4,000, and cat's-eye and dia-
mond pendant to be purchased for
half that amount All the goods, OF
course. are not rated al this high figure,
though after them the commoner goods
will probably have lost much of their
glitter. There is, for instance. among
the exhibits fine gold lace brooch. set
with pearls largely sold as souvenir.
which represents only a few shillings,
though to the casual observer its artistic
qualities may not be inferior to the
jewelry of hundred times its value.
Bond Street is represented by Hancocks
& Co.. and at this stand the lady visitor
may take her choice in fancy, if not in
reality, Of such trifes as thrty-two
carat brill ant-a Cape stone of superb
luster-ticketed f4,500; very dark
cat's-eye and diamond, E1, 200; row Of
pearls with ruby snap, $4,000. and q
remarkable ruby and diamond necklace
and earring $500 1t took four years
to match the rubes, the difficulty being
to get 80 many of the orthodox pigeons
blood hue, and it was from Burmah
that they eventually came. The sensa-
ton exhibit is a ruby. one inch long.
three-quarters of an inch wide, and
weighing twenty-four carats. As regards
color, size and brilliancy this is said to
be the most important ruby in the
world. and it is supposed to have been
hidden away for many years among the
treasuers of an Indian palace. Lon
don NesOS.
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NEW FANCY WORK.


BronzinK Wax Work the Latest Winter
Amusement for Ladies'.
Bronzing wax work is a very pleas
ant work, as well as pleasing to the
eye, and if we'll done hard to detect
from the real article. We will begin
frst with vase to be done in copper
bronze. First the vase must DO
moulded. The casting material ono
par. wax. one part spermaceti, two
parts mutton tallow; melt the three in.
gradients together and color with burnt
rmber Have coil of fine hair wire.
cut it into one-half inch pieces; when
the mixture is melted to the consistency
of thick cream stir in the cut wire by
degrees until there is sprnkling of it
through the mixture, then pour into the
elastic mold and let stand until per
fectly cold and solid. then loosen the
sections of the mold and take out;
should any of the ends of the wire pro-
ject they can be cut with sharp scissors
1.-THE wire makes the vase stronger and
prevents it from cracking). Trim the
seams caused by the sections of the
mold, then take piece of soft flannel
cloth. dip it into refined spirits of tur-
pentine and polish the vase with it,
after which it is ready for bronzing.
Y Take copper bronze No. 1000, and
with the tinting brush (camel hairy
bronze the vase evenly and polish It
with soft piece of white silk. Next
take another brush and with copper
bronze No. 5000 give it the last coat.
The vase is now ready for draping.
The most simple is an ivy vine. Take
an embossed ivy leaf lay fine wire
along its mid RIB. leaving two or three
inches of wire for the stem; cover the
leaf W tn brown sheet-wax press them
together well with the thumb and finger
to make the wax adhere to the leaf. get
the impression. and hold the wire firmly;
then lay another piece of wax on the
under side, press the edges together and
cut away the superfluous wax, leaving
the edge plain. cover the wire stem
with wax and the leaf is ready for
bronzing. Bronze the same way you do
the vase When all the leaves are fin
ished weave them into a spray, grading
them from large to small until the end
OF the vine is reached then bronze and
drape around the vase in an easy, nat
ural way.-Detron Post.
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FARM AND euREs,pE.

If nutmegs are good. when pricked
with a pin oil viii instantly ooze out
To prevent mustard plasters from
clustering. mix with the white of an egg.
Vegetables which lose some of their
color in being boiled may have that
color restored by plunging them for an
instant in cold water immediately after
removing from the boiling water
Detroit Post.
Sweet Crackers: One quart of -four.
two eggs. one tablespoonful of sugar.
The eggs and sugar must be beaten
well together; one large spoonful of
butter and lard mixed-to be well
rubbed into the -four. Mix all together
aud beat well. Roll out these and prick
with fork before putting them into
the oven to bake The Caterer.
A nutritious and wholesome puree
is made of carrots. After washing and
scraping the carrots. CRATE the outside
part and put it 10 a stew pan with water
enough to cover it. Add some butter
to taste and . pinch of salt. sugar aud
pepper. When cooked pass through .
sieve and add milk and -four. Let it
boil until the -four is cooked and the
mass is thick pulp. = Chicago Journal.
The rules adopted by the celebrated
Beefsteak Club. organized in England
In 1874, were thus represented:
Bow To COOK A BEEFFrKAK.
Pound wen your meat until the fibres break
Be sure that next you have to broil the
Good coal in plenty; nor moment leave,
But turn IL over this way then that.
The lean should be quite rare mot so the fat;
The platter now and then the juice re-
Put on your butter-place II on your meat
Salt, pepper, turn II over, serve and eat.
Liver aud Bacon: Soak liver in
cold water twenty minutes. wipe dry
and cut in meeu strips. Cut as many
very thin strips of bacon and fry the
bacon three minutes in its own fat
Salt. pepper and dredge the liver in
flour before il goes in. When it is
. done lay In two rows the length oil
dish, with strip of bacon between
each piece of liver. Strain the fat. and
return to the pan with cupful of hot
water, the butter rubbed into the -four.
and when it has boiled pour over the
liver.-The Household.
Soft Molasses Gingerbread One
and one-half cups molasses, one cup OF
beef shortening OF butter. or half oil
each, two cups of sour milk. one-hali
cup of brown sugar and two teaspoon
ftils saleratus. Have ready in pan two
or three cups of -four, with the sugar. q
little ginger and cinnamon; and When
you have boiled up the molasses. butter
and shortening, pour it upon the ingre
dents in the pan and stir it well. Their
add the sour milk and saleratus anc
flour enough to make it as thick a.
cup cake. Beat thoroughly.-Bostor
Budget.
Hard Sauce: The best sauce fol
apple or peach dumplings is sponge
cake batter, or. for very rich one
poundcake batter. For this last add u
beaten egg to your fairy butter. "
which is made by dreaming the butter
in bowl over hot kettle. and beating
in sufficient sugar to make . firm
sauce, The egg will make it richer.
Or take an egg, beat it up in a spoonful
of sugar and add just dust of flour.
and you will have an excellent sauce,
only needing little nutmeg or a dash
of lemon or vanilla to complete it,
Boston BtidQet,
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HORSE SENSE.
Rules to be Observed When PURCHASING
or Training q Horse.

Rules to be Observed When Purchasing
or Training . Horse.
l never buy horse with a low mar
row forehead. Such forehead belongs
to all vicious horses, bad runaways, etc.
in fact every vice is found in q horse
with low, narrow forehead, and never
in the opposite. In the high and broad
forehead we have predominating cere-
Drum or intellectual brain. In the low
and narrow forehead We have the pre-
dominating cerebellum or low BRAIN.
Never buy such horses on any account.
Suspending sack Tor anything else)
behind a horse to prevent kicking is
worse than ridiculous. Such an act is
quite Contrary to the commonest groom
ing. and in every point illogical. Ihaye
seen basket tried instead of a sack.
1t ruined the animal. There is no edu-
cation or training in such foolhardy
act.
Nothing is more true than the fact that
the kind of bit used on horse has very
much to do with his conduct. MANY
horses will be fretful and unsteady with
chatting, sharp bit, that would other
wise be gentle and pleasant with q less
severe one. A sharp, severe bit is not
the subduer of horses temper by any
means 1t does quite often excite many
bad habits and unpleasant acts in q
horse, which would be dormant if other
wise treated.
No horse requires so good and thor
ough breaking as the family horse.
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Secretary endicott's Office.

The Office of the Secretary of War at
Washington is said to be the most beau
tiful one at the Capital. On the walls
in front Of Secretary Endicott hang the
pictures in oils of the Secretaries of the
past. Some Of them are by noted
artists. The portrait of Calhoun was
found At West Point by Secretary Bel
KNAPP, with its face turned to the wall.
Timothy Pickering's portrait is very
old. and. Il Is thought, was painted by
Waldo. Il was accidentally discovered
BY Secretary Belknap in an auction
store in New York. and was bought for
the Department Simon Cameron'a
picture is . very hne one, and the art
y va fhorR the Ohio legislator. -
X \ ~
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Boston supports 500 insane, says Mr.. I.
B, Sanborn, not 70 OF whom will recover ]
This is frightful! Insanity has In
creased 40 per cent in . decade and most
OF the cases are incurahle. Whatever the
Individual cause may be. the fact remains
that Uric Acid blood sets the brain on fire,
destroys It's tissues, aud then comes some
form Of fatal 1unAcy.
Nothing is SO pitiable as mind diseased.
Most brain troubles begin in the stomach;
then If the blood Is filed with uric acid,
caused by failure Of kidney action. and the
consequent destruction of the blood life
albumen--you have the fuel and the flame
and brain in full blaze as when one raves,
or in slow combustion, as In milder forms
Of insanity. Rev. E. d. Hopkins, of st.
Johnsbury, VT, few years ago was con-
fined in an asylum. He took terrible
cold while aiding in putting out fire in q
neighbours burning house, and for twenty
Ave years that cold was slowly filing his
blood with uric acid and finally the deadly
work was done. The case looked hopeless
but he happily used Warmers safe cure
and recovered. That was three years ago
and having ridden his blood of all surplus
uric acid, he has remained well until this
day.
Il is indeed terrible thing to lose ones
mind, but it Is more terrible thing to suf-
fer such q condition when 1t can be so
easily prevented.
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IN A CLOTHES CHEST.


How Revolutionary Colonel Evaded q
British Searching Party.
Buried at Swedesboro, N. j., are q
number of the sold ers of the Revolu.
tion. for during that long struggle fol-
freedom the town was the scene of
numerous exciting incidents. In the
old Episcopal grave yard, where crumb-
ling head-stones are relics of the last
century, is the mound that covers the
dust of Colonel Robert Browne. one OF
the heroes of the Battle of Brandy
wine. The stone house that he once
occupied (remoieled, of course, still
stands and is one OF the most substan-
tial on the main avenue. Beside the
grave of this great-great- grand-pater-
heard in ch llhood was recalled.
Colonel Browne was one of the promi-
nent officers of the American army in the
campaign about the Delaware. During
the encampment of his regiment near
home he was relieved from duty long
enough to pay his family visit. BY
some means the British learned that he
had gone to the Boro. and while he
was Il the house detail Of red coats
rode up and took possession. The
Colonel hid in an immense chest-ohe Of
the old fashioned receptacles for pack
ing away clothes and his wife ex-
pressed surprise at the Britishers' idea
of his being there. and nv'ted an in
specton of the house. They would
have done this without any invitation,
I'D "a g L. 4
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THE EGYPTIAN DONKEY.
How He IL Misrepresented by ExaggerAtins
Tourists.

| How He IL Misrepresented by Exaggeratins
Tourists.
The Egyptian donkey is. much
abused animal. If one were to believe
all that travellers say of him YOU would
suppose that his normal attitude was
with his heels in the air, while that of
his rider was prone in the mud before
him. The real donkey is exactly the
reverse of this ideal. He is gentle,
intelligent. strong. enduring and almost
always sure footed. have ridden
score at least and seen hundreds more
in use from day to day, and l have
never yet known one to lift his
heels higher than was necessary to
get over the inequalities of the
soil. refuse to go at a reasonable pace if
he was able o. stumble unless in the mud
of the Cairo streets, which IS excusable,
considering that they are profusely
watered at all times of the dav. An
intinitesimal donkey will trot patiently
along with loads under which he is in.
invisible from any point of view. He
will carry two hundred pound traveller
to the Pyramids and back apparently
without fatigue. the round trip being
twenty miles. He will stand any amount
Of beating with the donkey boys goad
or the travellers cane with the least
possible sign of resentment He is
really altogether amiable, although. like
any animal or like the worm. he NAV.
in extreme cases, turn on his oppressor.
Neither are the donkey boys so bad Is
they are painted. Travellers accuse
them of malice, and say that il is theirs
delight to make their animals throw
riders over their heads. Nothing could be
more absurd, for, as no one will re-
employ or again use q mean donkey
boy or vicious animal. good reputa-
ton becomes OF the utmost Importance
to both. Besides. the donkeys are
usually owned by some well-to do indi
vidual who employs the young Arabs to
drive them, and prompt discharge
would at once follow any merited com
plant. This at least is the rule, though
there are doubtless exceptions. Con
siderable effort is made to take care Of
those used by strangers for obvious
reasons. though as in Italy emaciated
donkeys not much larger than rabbits
can be seen staggering under the
heaviest burdens. = San Francisco
Chronicle.
The growth OF American public H.
braries since the revolution has been
something phenomenal. There we're in
the country in 1776 but twenty Of those
institutions, with an aggregate Of 49,
62S volumes. At the present time there
are nearly 4. 200, containing more thaA
10000 volumes. M X 7sybtIaA
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Listen tn Your VITA

one Of the
windows
Looking on the woodland waysi With
elumps OF rhododendroms and great masses
of May blossoms There was an inter
esting group
II included one who had been Cotton
spinner" but was now SO
Paralyzedlll
That he could only bear to lie In q reclin-
ing position.
This refers 10 my case.
i was first Attacked twelve years ago
with "Locomoter Ataxy"
"a psrslytic disease Of nerve neersreiy cured
and was for several years barely able to get
about
And for the last Five years not able 70
attend to my business, although
The last espermeSs sf BEING SSa Se spS srccns
Two years ago. WAS vcted into the
Home for Incurablesl Near Manchester,
in May, 1882.
am no "Advocate;' "For anything in
the shape of patent" Medicinesp
And made many objections b. my dear
wife's constant urging TO try Hop Bittersv
but finally to pacify her
Consented!l
had not quite finished the first bottle
when felt change come over me- This
was Saturday, November Sd. On Sunday
morning felt so strong l said 10 my room
companions, 81 was sure could
"Walki
So started across the floor and back.
hardy knew how TO contain myself Twas all over
the house. am gaining strength each day, and can
| walls quite safe Without any
Stick
Or support
am now al my house. and hope soon To be able
| to earn my own living again. have been memben
| Of the Manchester
Royal Exchange
For nearly thirty years and was most heartily con-
graduated on going into the room Thursday last.
= Very gratefully yours, Jous RLAoKsunu,
MANcHnsTHR (EngA Dec. ~ 1885,
Two years later am perfectly well.
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For information concerning rates Of fare,
etc, call on or address the following agents:
Albert Hutchinson Fairchance: T. W. Sc
mans, ELEPHANTS; G. W. Conrad, Unknown; s.
Farr. Dunbar; David Barnes, Connellsvtlle;
or Thomas e. Watt, Pass. Agent Western
District, Pittsburg, Pa.
CHAS. e. PUGH, Gen. Manager.
q j. X. WOOD, Gen. Passenger Agent.
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Life In the Parl. sewers

Is possible, for q short time, to the robust,
but the majority of refined persons would
prefer Immediate death to existence in
more revolving TO be in ones self living
se,oer. But this is actually the case with
those in whom the inactivity Of the liver
drives the refuse matter of the body TO
escape through the lungs, breath, the
pores, kidneys and bladder. 1t is aston
ishing that life remains in such q dwelling.
DR.. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery''
restores normal purity to the system and
renews the whole being.
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Throw Awax rru.ass

and employ the radical, new method
guaranteed to permanently cure the worst
cases Of rupture. Send two letter stamps
for references, pamphlet and terms
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
663 Main Street, Buffalo. N. Y.
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THERE was a brief but heated contest be-
tween Burlington woman and a book
agent the other day. The book agent used
explosives and the woman used hot water.
--BlTlingt0n Vt.) Free Press.
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Pennsylvania Railroad


The shortest route to all points East and
West. -Four trains are run daily between
Uniontown and Piltsburg, making close con-
nections at Greensburg with Main Line for
the East, and at Pittsburg Union Station for
the North, West and South.
All trains run on Eastern Standard Time.
(. On and after December 10, 1888 trains win
arrive and depart from stations as follows;
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KARL went out with his mamma one
morning TO see plant which had been re-
Gently set In the ground, and which was
dropping. Mamma" said he, "you think
the little plant is wilted but it isn't; II
hasn't walked up yet."-Aibdny Journal
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BANKER--Now there's that Snuifen-he's
a promising young man. Tailor-Yes, Pve
always found him that.-Rochester EI-
press.
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The best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. "bc.