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The very latest invention that seems 70
- commercial value Is by Thomas A. Ed
Ion and consists Of a device for telegraphlng
70 and from moving trains. 1t Is not by IN
duction from a wire running near the cars
but the message Is made 70 jump from the TN
roof of the cars to one Of the ordinary wire,
strung on poles twenty-five TO sixty 1ee5
away. whence it goes TO its destination ana
the message and the answer jump back acI o =.
the chaslu in the same marvellous way =
has been put on a Staten island tram anu =
said % work with entire success. Il ana 11s9
hes illustrated
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PhotoCraphing ProieetiIes in 9IotiOn.

Krupp, of Essen, proposes to employ IN
Simultaneous photography IN the solutloh
of HIGHLY important baIlistic questions.
Mr. OTTOMAN Anchutz, a skilled photog-
rapher. is taking observations during the
experiments at present being carried on at
Krupp's range, near Meppen, by order OF
the German admiralty. He is to devote
his attention chiefly to taking photographs
of proiectiles in transit, the recon OF gun
carriages, the penetration of armor-platet,s
bv proiectiles, and similar phases IN artll-
lery practice As projectiles have yeloc-
ity of 1.5OO feet per second, the obstacles 10
be overcome in obtaining satisfactory pho-
tographs are very great, and the most
delicate apparatus must be used'-f rahh
LeSlie's.
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recn1iaritiss of Dressmaeing Business,

4 recent law suit in London DroughC
ont some of the peculiarltIes OF the dresS
making business. one dress OF "hlOe
sofiD With train painted by hand, cost
cs1 but was charged for by the milliner
OF c21o Another dress of sapphire velvet
cost 90 -. and even with the regular
profit of 40 per cent. added, ought to have
been charged at only e62, but was charged
at E17O. There were other accusations OF
charges for goods not ordered. II was the
corrf dres.maI,er who presented these eX-
t.aordinary bills, and the judge said a
person who patr5uized her must expect 10
pav great profits, and he allowed ~ per
cent a. reasonable Chicago Tribune
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looked for. The accommodation is
limited, and for that reason we
advise all those who intend
witnessing the game to purchase
their tickets early or they may
be disappointed. The admission Is
fixed at 81. and tickets may be obtained
at the office OF the Hotel.
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vessels in Port from Foreign Ports

Am bktne George Perkins, Alderman
from san Francisco go ,,,,,
Ger bark Pacific c Altman, from Bremen
Am bark Caibarien, q PERKINS, IrOii "'u
Francisco, via Mahukona ,,. s,ro
Haw schr Jennie Walker, b Anderson from
Am TX Hope, D Penhallow, from Port
Townsend, W 60 7 i,,e,,ool
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stati.tios Of onr Oyster Plant.

MARYLAND has furnished 3, 10000 bushels OF
seed oysters per anuum, which in the Della
ware and Long Island sound increase in size
so as to make 17.00O0O0 bushels. We get
s750O.OO0 for our export. which in year
sell, for $1,000. OO0-Baltimore Sun.
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American Papers Given to Lying.

To any one who reads the American papers
regularly it is no surprise to come across the
most preposterous statements about English
matters gravely cabled as facts. For IN
stance, during the hot weather last summer
people were reported dying in numbers in the
streets of London: when the prince of Wales
was in Ireland, the Calling guns were de-
scribed in the streets of Kerry as shooting
down rioters by the hundreds; on the occa-
sion of an unseemly fracas in the park, re-
Gently, full accounts of the most glowing
language between the persons engaged were
sent; and hardly a day ago we reprinted an
absurd message about the government here
having determined on a thorough-going pro
lection policy.
The fact is that the correspondents of these
agencies, not being in position to get early
r.-I,ich HifhpI1lt i'm IIOn-
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vessels Leaving To-Day.

Stmr Kflauea Hon, Cameron, for Halnakua'
Hawaii via Lahaina at M - =, -, f
91 scbr Moi Wahine, Staples, for Hamakua, Ha-
waii
Schr Kauikeaoul, for Kohala
Schr Rainbow, for KOolau. Oahu
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NOTICE.

NFFSsRS. J. ". DAT 4 co. HEREBY GIVE
VI notice that they have dirposed OF their
business to Nir. II SOp.r. for whom they be-
sneak cont uuauce OF the patronage heretofore
borrowed on them. All accounts due y. VI. oat,
Ir So Co. on thc list OF October l7eo viii De col
Hrr,f.Iu October /. 1886 Iisnoy5
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DEPARTURES.

THUfisi1 ~ , r-22S-->o-
stmr WaimanaIo, Underwood, for Waimanalo
oahu I'LL for
Haw brig Star of Devon, Alfred Lo'ell' Ioi
Fanning's Island
Schr Kaulilua, for Waianae
Schr Kawailani, for Koolau
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The Chief Justice characterized the pro-
ceeding as waste of time. 1t served to
vary the monotony of Court by causing
little merriment.
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PORT OF HONOLULU. IL. L.
ARRIN AS.

ARRIVALS.
THURSDAY October %.
stmr KiIauea Hou, Cameron, from Mahukon ma
and Kawaihae
Schr Mile Morris, from KOolau
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uolI Cn'i- - ~ other great capital
sponsible correspondents, who reaily -
If news as soon as it is in existence, are con
sidered sadly slow in competing with the un
scr1puIous news-makers of the agencies. st
James Gazette.
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NOTICE.

x1R CHING cHFUNG PING HAS THIS DAY
vi been authorized 20 sign our nrIn name ~
procuratiou. VINO IN ~ a.Sftt
Hon lulu. oct !, lss6. ~ oct4AH
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BY AUTHORITY
Department ofInterfor.

) L Kanie, Esq, has this day been appointed
CLERK OF the Market Of Lahaina, Island Of Maui
L. AHOLO,
Minister of Interior
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wharfage improvements.

Read advertisement OF Martinelli''
cider.
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The following named persons have this day
been appointed Deputy Road Supervisors:
Hon. J. K. Nabsle, for District Of North Kona.
Hawaii
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J. Kupahu, for the District of Kau. Hawaii
L. AHOLO,
Minister of Interior.
Honolulu, October y, 1886. embellishments
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
~vALUELESS CONTRACTS.
Agreements Between Husband and Wit
in Il Court of Law.

III d SOuFC OI LAW
This mnch-mooted question has Just
been considered by the Massachusetts
Supreme Judicial Court, in the case of
Kniel VS.. Egleston. the court holding
that personal contracts between hus-
band and wife are absolutely void, and
the fact that the wife survives the hus-
band will not make that 4 good con-
tract which was originally Il nullity.
While by statute the wife may make
contracts in the same manner as if she
were sole, no authority has been given
by which husband and wife may make
contracts each with the other. Their
legal incapacity thus to contract re-
mains as at common law. SAT law it
has been repeatedly decided in this
Commonwealth says the court. ssthat
a promissory note, IL amy other personal
contract between the husband and wife
is absolutely void. Acontract for pay
ment of money by the husband with the
wife is a nullity. and his retention of
the money is not u conversion. Even
when the wife transferred apromissory
note to u third person, which had been
made to her by her husband, so that
mere disability to sue, arising out of the
marital relation, was removed, such
person could not maintain the action.
In the case ut the bar the fact that the
wife survived the husband would not
make that a good contract which was
originally u nullity.n
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
X OF ANIMALS.
The Sense of the Ludicrous as Developed
in Dogs, Monkeys and Birds.

lu DOSss NlOuAcSS auu kSdEuSs
In discussing humor in animals, Mr..
w. H. Beard declares that mankind is
not alone in possession of Il OF
the ludicrous. Cats, dogs, monkeys
and birds all have occasionally their
little Jokes, those OF the parrot, especi-
ally, being quite broadly facetious, and
often Of a practical nature. He men
lions the testimony of a gentleman
owning a parrot which has been taught
to spell ''dog." The bird is also IN the
habit of confirming the correctness of
his W spelling, BY repeating his les
son thus: "D-o-gg, dog; bow-wow.
That's right"
One day his master heard him indulg-
ing in his exercise, with the letter o
omitted, saying: ''D-g, dog; bow-wow.
That's righty7 The mistake was SO
constantly made, and the bird watched
his master so closely, that the latter
supposed his pet to be actuated by a
m%ischievous desire of provoking cor.
rection. Turning to the bird, he said:
"No, Poll; that is not right. Dog,
dog; that is right"
"D-g, dog, bow-wow," returned the
parrot, and after repeated corrections,
he would say nothing different.
Finally he concluded his joke by de-
claring: "Well, it's no matter" and
refused to further.
Another parrot was one day given a
piece of meat which the cat coveted,
climbing up to his cage in order to
purloin it. The bird offered no resist
ance, but t1uttered about the top of
the cage counterfeiting extreme terror.
Presently, in her efforts to reach
the meat, the cat turned in such a
manner that her tail fell between the
bars Of the cage. The parrot forgot
his mock fear, and pounced instantly
upon the tempting tail, which he so
vigorously pinched in his strong beak
that the cat shrieked with pain. Imme-
diatcly the bird set up a ''Ha ha !
ha y in splendid imitation of his mas
ter's laugh, which he had never before
been known to attempt.
Going n day into a bird-fancier's
shop. Mr.. Beard noticed a scarlet
macaw, which, as soon as it found it.
self the object of attention, presented its
1lSilC Si"W, waving ~ up anu uOWN anu
saying. elbow dye do ?'
P%olitcness would have counseled a
reply to the bird, but prudence forbade,
and as the gentleman did not respond
IN kind, the bird thrust his claw still
farther forth, repeating, in Il higher
key :-'How dye do p"
''He wants to shake hands with you,"
said the shopman.
Eyes, l know" answered the visitor !;
''and that isn't all he wants. Would
he not bite my finger {"
"Well, he might pinch it a little"
said the man, laughing outright.
The macaw joined, with II cackling
sound, which was evidently his substi-
tute for laughter, and men and bird en-
joyed the proposed practical joke, like
..three jolly fellows of one race
Youths Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
TRUE PHILOSOPHY,
A Man Worth One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, Carrying Trunks.

A Man Worth One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, Carrying Trunks.
The sudden and unexpected acquisi-
ton of a fortune is an event which COM
paratively few persons can experience
with calmness and sclf-possession.
But few men could keep right on in
their daily course of life under such
circumstances.
A notable exception, however, has
recently been made known in Philadel-
phia. John Carroll, the head-porter at
the Colonnade Hotel in that city, died
a short time ago, leaving, according to
a correspondent of the New York ITfjb-
ume, a fortune of 800, 900. .sFour
years ago." we are told, the bulk of
this money was given to him by u
wealthy uncle, and since he received it
he has not changed his mode of living
a particle. Every morning he re-
ported for duty, and would always
select the heaviest trunks for his share
of the work"
This porter was 4 true philosopher.
He knew that no change could give
him more satisfaction than was to be
found in good, honest work. It is not
surprising to learn that he was well
liked, and could sometimes earn as
much as twenty-five dollars a day.
Such a nature is so rarely met with
that it well deserves to be remembered.
N. Y. Ledger.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
RUSSIAN ~COURTSHIP.
A Country Where the Wife Gets Mad5if
Her Husband Does Not Whip Her. >,

iaer HUSBAND Does MOI "hip Her. \
Nine. .sHcnri Greville," now visiting!
this country. thus describes courtship.
and marriage among Russian villagers.
For the first two or three days after
the wedding in Russia things 90 on.
very well; that is, while the families
are exchanging their visits. After that
the husband beats his wife; and if he
does not beat her. she thinks it is be-
cause he does not love her. Beating is
the mark of proper jealousy. Among
the weather. Russians the mothers on
Trinity Day dress their manageable
daughters very handsomely, and take
them to a city garden, something like
Boston Commons. The silk dresses Of
the girls are unlike any thing you ever
saw here. They are pink, yellow or
sky-blue, with huge flowers of contrast
ingcolors. The girls are us stiff us sugar
loavcsi them. Themothers and daugh-
tiers seat themselves or benches in the
gardens, and all the young men who
want wives parade before them. The
girls never look at the men. They sit
until five o'clock without saying 4
word. Then they go home and wait.
IN Two or three days, or perhaps 4
week, an old woman appears. She
asks for the mother, and begins to talk
to her about everything in the world
except the marriagcahle daughter.
She is the matchmaker. 1t would be
highly improper for the young man or
his family to appear in the matter. At
length she says: ''You have a turtle
dove, and / also have a turtle
dove After a little parrying she
comes to the point. ''Why should not
my pigeon marry your pigcon?'
The motiteY demurs, and says her
daughter is too young. ':Why did YOU
take her to market, them" The
match-paker sets forth the presentan INT
prospective advantages OF the match
The girl is summoned and informed
that in two or three weeks she will
marry the young man. She must net
look very much pleased if she likes thd
match, and she must look somewhat a1
If she did not like it. She can not rel
fuse. The young man CONTEST to a fami
~ tea.party; perhaps tt two. Thel
his friends return the civility. They
see nothing of each other beyond this.
-EIckun0e.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
treaties with China nrov;de q,

Our treaties with China provide as
follows: Chinese subjects in the
United States shall enjoy the same
privilege, immunities and exemptions
in respect to travel or residence as may
there be enjoyed by the citizens or sub
jects of the most favored nation" ''If
Chinese laborers or Chinese of any
other class residing in the territory of
the United States meet with i~ll-treat-
ment at the hands o fany other persons,
the Government of the United States
will exert all in it's power to devise
measures for their professionalism
cage Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

That's what I've been thinkin' about
to-day, my boy. It's a good many
years ago, but l like to think about old
times nowadays. Bein' mate of the
SLAYER was the one thing the skipper
alters regretted. But he got a wife by
it, though. San Francisco Alta.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

A prominent citizen of Baltimore
has been at work on the subject of
nervous diseases in children. He finds
that insomnia and neuralgia are
frequent among children and traces
them directly to mental over-pressure.
Baltimore Sun.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

The inhabitants of the Hamilton
Islands, lately purchased by England
from Corca, have no idea of gold.
silver or paper money, and are deter
mined they will not learn. They taxa
pay for eyerythingin rice.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
ODE TO A NEW A

Alas, poor little kid,
How young and fresh you arel
You can not chew your quid,
Nor smoke the vile cigar.
But you can lie in bed,
And below like q calf,
And wag your hairless head
Until you make US laugh.
And you can howl at night,
And make your poppy bound
From bed in costume light,
And tote you round and round.
And you can kick and scream,
And have the gripes and collie,
And wake us from our dream
With noises diabolic.
All. frisky juvenile,
Though joyous now you DO,
With milk and castor.ilc,
And pap and catnip tea,
The time at length will come
When you IL "up and git,2
And earn your daily crumb,
BY toll or trade or wit,
Just like the rest of us.
-Ephraim MuUg;ns, in Puck.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

Don't ask your husband to wal
the floor with the baby half the night
A man who tramps industrious!
around a billiard table three nights i
a week OF buys an admission ticket I
the opera can't be expected to be o.
duty ut home the other three NIGH,
Have mercy on him and give the ma
an opportunity to recuperate .-PHcE'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
"A fat old gentleman was bitten in

"A fat old gentleman was bitten in
the calf of his leg by a dog. He
rushed to the Police Court and preferred
a complaint against a joker in the
neighborhood whom he supposed to be
the owner of the offending ur. The
following is the defence offered by the
wag: 81. BY evidence in favor of the
general good character of my dog I
Shall prove that nothing could make
him SO forgetful of his canine dignity
as to bite Il calf. 2. He is blind, and
can not see to bite. 3. Even if he
could see to bite it would be utterly
impossible for him to go out of his way
to do SO, on account of his severe lame
ness. 4. Granting his eyes and legs to
be good, he has 10 teeth. 5. NV dog
died SIX weeks ago. 6. never had q
og."-Erchange.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

How would it work if somebody
get up a game of progressive
common scnse?- Chicago Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-04-30
Fraudulent Township Warrants.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 30.-.1n the
United States District Court yesterday
Judge Woods made ruling in the case of
Walter Stanton, New York broker, against
Jacob 4. Shipley, the Morgan county town
ship trustee who issued and sold fraudulent
township warrants. The judge expresses
doubt as to the question of Jurisdiction in
the case, but holds that in order to recover
money paid for the warrants it will be ne.
cassnry 10 bring suit upon each separate
warrant, and that recovery cannot be had
unless it is shown that the township received
the benefit of the money or goods given for
The warrants. Ifthe warrants are shown to
be fraudulent the only recourse is against
the trustee if The township has received the
benefit from the warrants The surities are
nlso liable. The amount of this negotiated
by dishonest trustees throughout Indiana is
unknown, but is estimated at from 5000, 900
to $500 600 Stanton held about $50, 600
worth and this decision is held to practical
ly dispose of all suits now pending
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The Natural Sequence.

CHICAGO, April 30.-Chicago business
men are disposed to lock at the real estate
board for all al preaching depression. Next
to it the Builders Exchange is most sensl-
tive to tho touch of labor agitation5 and
strikes Mr. f. A. Cummings, the presi-
dent of the real-estate board said yesterday:
"The present labor agitation has had very
depressing effect. 1t las hit lis very hard.
Investors decline to purchase or to complete
agreements already under way. Then we
have always done large business in the
suburbs furnishing small lots to laboring
men upon which to erect their little cot
tages. That trade has ceased entirely.
The men are saving their earnings for what
many of them believe will be a great and
universal strike. The discovery Of the in.
creased cost of building or of uncertainty of
building enterprises being carried through
will cause advance Of rents That IS GER
tain. The market for real estate i, terribly
dull. In fact there is none. Men Will not
buy when it is uncertain whether the bust.
ness men of Chicago will be allowed by their
employees to run their own business" Mr..
George c. Prussipg, Of the Builders Elk
change, who has given the labor problem
much attention, said: This eight hour
agitation has tnroushly put IL stopsto the
building industry in Chicago. No contract
or that l know of, and I know nearly all of
them, will undertake to put up a building
in any given length Of time. The manu-
facturers are nearly all ready to turn the
keys in their doors and await suits. The
workingmen are like 4 lake dashed By the
wind They ara turbulent, and no man
can satisfy them BY argument or by reason
ing NTH them. l think that Mr. Crane has
hit the mark when &c says if bis men strike
he will simply close and see it out. l tried
the other day to coavince myself that the
builders OF Chicago were doing one sixth OF
the usual amount Of building, but when l
figured it up found that we were not do
ing one.tenth of it. This does not mean
the cancelipg of few small orders or odd
joIs here and there, but the withdraw OF
millions which will I've locked up until it is
oil fycr' ::
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More Trouble Anticipated.

CHICAGO, April 3O-The Daily News this
morning says: The supreme officers Of the
police department have ceased in their at
tempt 10 smooth over the fears Of the last
few weeks regarding the labor movement
Their sole idea now is that with the ap-
preaching strikes of Saturday, there will be
n great deal Of trouble. Consultations have
been held by them of late. 1t was decided
last night TO place the entire force on re-
serve early Saturday morning. The order
will probably be issued by Superintendent
Ebersod to-day. The entire force will be
kept at the stations, ready for immediate
duty at a moments notice. 1t is said that
the matter of procuring special policemen
has also been canvassed, and that many
hundred additional men can be pressed into
service as special policemen, as soon rs any
serious outbreak should occur.