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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04
The Mysterious Lake.

The mystery surrounding the sudden
rise of the lake in the Colorado desert
has finally been settled by the discovery
that the water comes from the Colorado
river. An immense body of water is
flowing into the lake, and gentleman
who has just returned from the scene
says that if the channel is cut little
deeper the water from the Gulf of Cali
fornia will find an entry into the desert.
He reports four other breaks from the
Colorado, and it is now believed that the
filing in of the lake is not only perman-
ent but that it may become an arm OF
the Gulf of California.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

y Probably the finest portrait Of
ueen Lihuokalani in existence, is
hat now on exhibition in the show
window Of McLnerny's store. It was
executed in London, and is the prop
erty Of Hon. S. NJ. Damon.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

DR.. Lutz, one of the members Of
the Examining Board Of Physicians,
reported a case OF diphtheria on the
Plains to the Board of Health yester-
fnv
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

change is, or not. The progressionists
carried the day.
The methods of the last Legislation
have received a thorough airing in a suit
now on trial in the Superior Court,
brought by George Taylor to get divi-
sion OF the spoils. Many members are
shown to have taken brides.
James McCudden, the Mare Island
Navy Yard coal contractor and politi-
clan, has been exonerated from the in
dlctments against him by the United
States Attorney. The swindling of the
contractor was shown up by the Ex-
aminer, but politics forbade prosecution.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

The mail from the Post Office for
the Australia consisted of 4,753 let
tiers and 2,05S papers. This does
not include the large number of let
ters that was put aboard after the
office hour.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

Some OF the followers of Wilcox,
of revolutionary fame, celebrated the
anniversary of that miscarried at
tempt Thursday by somewhat fire.
quent drinking to the success of the
next.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

Charles L. Hopkins has been ap-
pointed by the Cabinet and Supreme
Court as District Justice for Homo
lulu district, also acting Police JUS
tice of the port of Honolulu during
the absence of w. Foster, ESQ.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

~ Parties inquiring for letters IN the
above list, will please ask for HAdver-
tised Letters"
w. HILL.
Postmaster-GeneraI-
90 General Postofice, Honolulu, July 81.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

The Portuguese Sunday school
held picnic at Remond Grove Sat
urday. About sevonty-fve went
down, train having been placed at
their disposal by Mr.. B. T. DiIling-
ham.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

The town had the appearance
somewhat Of a funeral on Friday
afternoon, after the departure OF the
S. S. Monowai, very little business
being done and few people seen on
the streets.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1891-08-04

Work has been commenced on the
artesian wells at Waikiki on the
plot of ground given by Her Ma
jesty the Queen Dowager. The wells
will have to be put down pretty
deep to avoid having sea instead of
fresh water.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Game Galore in Maine.

Moose are so very plentiful in north
ern Maine that, as sportsman can
legally kill but one in season, it is
something of a disappointment to throw
away the only chance on an understood
or lean animal, or one with poor antlers.
The boss hunter Of Midway, Llewellyn
Powers, is man who wastes no powder
on inferior game, and when he started
out after his annual moose the other day
he was determined to get good one.
He rolled his old SLOUGH hat into a horn
and called moose to the water at Pock-
wockamos lake, but the bull did not suit,
being too lean and carrying small an
tiers.
Another and another came in re-
Spouse of the hunters call, and finally
the ideal monarch of the woods ap-
peared. This bull fell before Powers
rifle. He weighed over thousand
pounds and carried a perfect set of
antlers that spread five feet. No fault
can be found with hunting ground
which affords such opportunities as this
for taking ones pick of big game. Al
most anybody can get a moose in the
upper Penobscot region. The other day
a twelve-year-old boy named Hathaway
went into the woods alone, called big
moose and dropped him at the first shot.
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
LObsters and Their CIaws.

HOLSTERS, like crabs, have a way of
shooting" their claws, as the opera
ton is termed. Slight provocation will
persuade them to drop their arms and
run away without them. 1t is said that
loud noise or a clap of thunder will
produce this effect. An instance is re-
corded of an amateur fisherman who
caught lot of Holsters, and in order
to keep them fresh tied them by their
claws and hung them by strings over
the side of vessel. In the morning
only the claws remained attached to
the cords, the Holsters having dispensed
with them and disappeared. Lobster
meat is about six-tenths as nutritious
as beef. 1t contains remarkably large
percentage of phosphorus. There is no
way in which that element, supposed to
be so important for nourishing the
brain, can be so readily assirnilated as
in the shape of HOLSTERS. Washington
Star
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
An Important Translation.

Of the Papyrus Ebers, the important
medical manuscript which George Ebers,
the well known German Psychologist
and novelist, acquired at Luxsor eight
cen or nineteen years ago, only frag-
ments-the chapter on diseases of the
eyes, for instance-have, with Professor
Hirschberg's help, yet been translated.
Ebers shrank from translating the whole,
on the ground that medical knowledge
was requisite for the task. He expressed
this opinion when he and Ludwig Stern
edited the manuscript in 1875. A COM
plete translation has now been made by
Berlin medical man, DR.. Heinrich
Joachim, who learned Egyptian for the
purpose, and has been working at the
translation for several years. Thanks
to his labors, the oldest medical work in
the world is now accessible to all who
can read German.
Joachim thinks that it was written at
latest 1850 years B. c., but that parts of
it are of still older date. 1t consists
mainly of recipes, interspersed here and
there with proverbs. In some passages
advice as to the examination of patients
is given; in others the prognosis indicat-
ed by certain symptoms is stated. The
treatise shows that palpation of the alb
domen was practiced by the old Egyp-
tian physicians Cor. London
Lancet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
The Springfield Tragedy.

Springfield, Mass, Dec: 3.-The
mystery Of the double tragedy in the
Hotel Warwick Monday night, where.
by George E. Barr murdered his wife
and then shot himself dead, bids fair to
be unravelled.
One OF the guests of the hotel saws,
IN contradiction of his previous state
ments, that he had heard pistol shots
shortly after 1870 o'clock Monday
night. 1t would seem, therefore, that
the tragedy occurred before midnight.
1t is now thought probable that at 10
O'Clock Monday night George Barr,
in opposition to his wife's wishes, went
to room 106, where card game was in
progress. His wife then left the hotel.
During her absence her husband re-
turned to their apartments, and on her
return demanded an explanation of her
absence. She refused to give him one.
Then he shot her.
50 much for the theory of jealousy.
Weight is added to the financial the
DRY by these facts: E. C. Barr, father
OF George Barr, has been called upon
to renew notes amounting to $500, on
which he was an indorser and he had
loaned his son $4,000 when the Hotel
Warwick was fitted up. George Barr
had recently put in new bar fixtures at
an expense Of over $1,000, and has not
paid for them. He had ALSO bought
large stock Of wine on four months
time.
Mrs. Barr, who had fortune of
$50, 600 which her husband could not
touch, had Endorsed her husbands
note for $500.
Creditors have fairly swarmed into
the hotel corridors the past week, and
facts show that Mr.. Barr was certainly
hard pressed for money.
He may have demanded a portion of
his wlte's fortune to be used in his bus
mess, but his father says his son could |
have raised the money had he wanted
It.
The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Barr
will take place Friday afternoon.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
To Build a big Elevator.

Watertown, N. Y, Dec. AT
Norwood, St. Lawrence county, at the
junction of the Rome, WATERFOWL and
Ogdensburg and Central Vermont rail
roads, the latter company has decided
to build grain elevator with capac-
ity of 100000 bushels and around
these with stalls for 20 locomotives. A
Chicago firm has the contract for build
ing the elevator, and the work will be
begun Immediately. The New York
Central cars are loaded with grain at
Chicago and other western points and
are run through to this station, where
they are often side-tracked for several
weeks and sometimes are loaded in Cen
trai Vermont cars, but the bulk of them
are sent to eastern points in the original
cars. The Central Vermont companv
proposes to reap the benefit of storage
at this point and the use of their own
cars over their lines the latest item of
which amounts to SO ON each car. This
condition can only be brought about
by building an elevator at Norwood.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Temperance Notes.

Mr., St John calculates that there
are 500 miles of saloons in the United
States.
Out of 40, 1888 commitments record,
ed during the year in Ireland, no few
er than 1S,075 were for drunkenness.
In the Bible Christian denomination
there are between 200 and 800 minis
tiers, every one of whom is a pledged
total abstainer.
Chicago has six thousand saloons
one for every two hundred people.
Chicago has a church for about every
three thousand people.
The natives of the West Indies
drink rum and gin, which they can
purchase Tor one cent a glass, the glass
es being about as large as wine COB
let.
A million homes were visited in Eng
land, Oct. II, by 10000 persons, un-
der the auspices ofthe Uuited Kingdom
Band of Hope, with view to encour
aging their children to become men,
bers ofthe society.
The keeper Of bar-room in San
Francisco, while among his casks in the
cellar was killed by the explosion of an
empty cask, one of the slaves crushing
his skull. His light ignited the accu-
mulated fumes in the cask.
King Kama, a South African chief
is said to be very enlightened and tries
the sale of ardent liquors to his subjects.
He besought the English Government
to prohibit the liquor traffic among his
subjects, but all in vain.
Miss Belle Kearney is one of the
most enthusiastic temperance workers
in the South. She is known as the
maiden mother Young Women's
Christian Temperance Unions, having
organized in Mississippi twenty-eight
US.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
The Cause of Rheumatism.

An acid which exists in sour milk and
cider, called Tactic acid is believed by
physicians to be the cause of rheumatism.
Accommodating in the blood, it attacks the
ibrous tissues in the joints, and causes
agonizing pains. What is needed is a
remedy to neutralize the acid, and so in
vigorate the kidneys and liver that all
waste will be carried off. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla is heartily recommended by many
whom it has cured of rheumatism. 1t
possesses just the desired qualities, and so
thoroughly purifies the blood as to pre-
vent occuIanc of rheumatic attacks.
We suggest trial of Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla by all who suffer from rheumatism.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
A Public Duel.

In the case of the trial for murder
which is going on at Naples the deceased
some time before his death fought duel
with man who is now one of the pris-
oners. At the hearing the other day one
of the witnesses, a government official,
said that on the day of the duel he went
with others to meet the carriages com,
ing back, for sat Palermo every one
knows everything, and the carriages re-
turned as if from festival, and the peo-
pie waited to see them"
The public minister asked the witness
how the news of the duel being about to
take place was known to the public.
Witness: "First by the Malta in fixing
on the place and hour. | have never
seen such duel; people went as if to a
feast, and every one knew of it. Per-
haps the circumstance that an officer
was fighting had some influence, and
that therefore the authorities did not
prevent it. London News.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Where to Preach Simplicity,

1t is quite philosophical to advocate
plain habits of living, plain clothes and
simple desires as productive of the
greatest satisfaction in life, but to a
man born when this century was about
to reach the half mile post; to a man
who has lived in this country all his
life; in brief, to an American of today.
the argument is good deal of bore.
One day among the shop windows of
any city in the United States, or an
hour amid the noise and jingle of any
busy street in any city between the
two oceans, will convince any fair
minded man that the place to preach
the simple, humble doctrine is away
out on some prairie, or in the midst of
some grand old forest, where nature
has the best end of things.-Detroit
Free Press
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
Vacations Wanted.

The ways and sayings of the Baboos,
or educated natives of India in the EN-.
ploy OF the government, are source OF
continual amusement to the English in
that country They frequently misuse
the big words, Of which they are fond,
in a laughable way.
There was no misuse of English
however, in a plea for holiday put
forward by the Baboos employed in
the government geological department
at Calcutta. They asked the supreme
authorities to close the Office because
they were suffering from perspiration
and a want of enthusiasm for their
work"
1t Is no surprise to learn that the
hard hearted authorities denied the
modest request. What long vacations
some Americans would be entitled to if
a plea of this kind were accounted
valid!-Youth's Companion.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11

For over year there have been ru-
mors regarding the existence of a large
serpent at Lake Kenosha, three miles
west of Danbury, but every one who
heard the story received 1t with in
credulity. But the rumor grew in spite
of skepticism, and the thoughtless were
forced finally to admit that perhaps there
was something in it.
Friday Edward M. Baldwin and George
Downs were fishing in the lake. Both
are elderly business men and opposed to
notoriety in every way. They were en-
gagged in hauling In fish, when suddenly
to the west of them huge head poked
itself out of the water and contemplated
the fishermen. This was thirty feet away
from their boat, One of the men said it
was not unlike the head Of pug dog,
but dark brown or black in color. Both
the fishermen lost interest in their fish
ing and fastened their attention on the
serpent.
After viewing the fishermen for few
minutes the serpent moved toward them
some ten feet, and his entire body was
seen on the surface of the water. 1t
was from fifteen to twenty feet long and
moved slowly and easily, in the manner
OF huge snake. 1t took second view
of the fishermen for few seconds and
then Owed.
The sight unnerved the fishermen at
first, but they resolved to get a nearer
look. They saw the serpent perhaps
half dozen times, but were unable to
secure closer inspection of it.
The story has been corroborated with
more particulars by John Clark, a hotel
proprietor, Theodore Clark, the big box
manufacturer, and many others who
have seen the serpent These men say
the serpent is as thick as dogs body
Cor. Hartford Courant.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
THE
Americans have queer ways, in

Americans have queer ways, in
many respects, and it is not to be
wondered at that foreigners, who
judge largely from outward appear
ances, should fail to comprehend our
real character. For instance, the
United States Supreme Court last
week heard the arguments in the
three cases brought against the con-
stitutionality of the Mckinley tariff
law, cases in which it is possible for
a decision of the court to turn the
commercial and industrial world, as
far as they are represented in this
country, upside down and personally
effect in one way or other, perhaps
one-third of our population, and the
fact excited no public interest and at
no time during the several days that
the arguments were being made by
some of the ablest constitutional law
yers of the country, was there fifty
people in the court room, if members
OF the bar were not counted. That
is one phase of American character.
Now for another. In the District of
Columbia Criminal Court man is
being tried for having shot his wife
and another man and so great is the
public interest that the judge has
found it necessary to station officers
at the courtroom door to keep out
the crowds.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
How a Woman Lost Three Wishes,

Nearly every one knows the story of
the woman who had three wishes grant
ed to her, and who, while thinking
whether she should desire to be en-
press or queen, exclaimed involuntarily
on seeing fine bed of Goals in the fire.
place before her, 'How l wish 1 had
black pudding sizzling on those en-
bers" and presto, the black pudding
was there. Vexed with herself for
losing one of her wishes, she was in no
mood to bear her husbands reproaches.
"Animal that thou art!" she exclaim-
ed in anger. II wish it was on thy
nose!" and suddenly there it was, fixed
SO firmly that their united efforts failed
to remove it. In vain the repentant
wife promised her good man all the
wealth and prosperity he could wish
for. What would life be to me?" he
sensibly remarked, with a black pud.
ding on my noseW So nothing remain
ed to be done but to use up her last
wish in wishing it off.-New York
Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
THE PRESS,
POTTER BUILDING, 80 PARK ROW,
NEW YORK

WE, the Subscribers, being duly appointed
by the Hon PROBATE Court for the District OF
Westminster Commissioners 10 receive, ex
anime and adjust all laims and demands OF
all persons against the estate OF JENN +
NJ. LADD, late of Londonderry in said
District, DECEASED, and also all claims and de
MAIDS exhibited in Offset thereof and six
months from the 2lst day of NOV. 1891, being
allowed by said Court for that purpose, we tic
therefore hereby give NOTICE, that we will a
tend to the business of our said appointment, at
the Inn of John p Farwell in Londonderry
in said District. on the last Tuesday in Dec.
and Saturday the p day of May next, from zen
O'Clock, 4. NJ. until four O'Clock, NJ, on each
OF said days.
v. R R Westward 1SnHH, Commissioners.
b. S. WAIT Admir-.
Londonderry, VI, Dec. >, A. D., 1871.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-12-11
ODDS AND ENDS.
Lake Erie is said to be driving nm

Lake Erie is said to be drying up.
There are $50 chess clubs in the United
States
Only one American in 1854 is over six
feet in height.
Two pounds of beef are consumed to
one of mutton in England.
Foxes are being imported from Nor
way by English hunting men.
Boiled cabbage is much sweeter when
Dle water is changed in the boiling.
The youngest pupil in a school at
Homer, Mich, is the teachers aunt.
The recent census of Paris shows that
4,507 citizens of the United States reside
there.
Joe Saxon, of Arlington, Ga, has a
pair of homeless guinea pigs They are
great curiosities.
Flower bowls in cut glass are no
longer round, but are shown as well in
octagon and oval shapes.
The first nation in history to have
three cities of over !, 1000, 900 inhabitants
each is the United States.
In making butter do not allow the
milk to stand any great length of time.
Old cream makes bitter butter.
A young man serving on a jury at
Ida Grove, Ia, was granted leave of
absence long enough to get married.
The mussels found in the Sugar river
Wisconsin, last summer produced pearls
having an aggregate value of 800, 900.
Thirty per cent Of all the women Of
the United States are working for
living, an increase of 9 per cent. over
1881.
A cubic foot of newly fallen snow
weighs 10 pounds and has twelve
times the bulk of an equal weight of
water.
w. A. Keith, of Buchanan, Ga, has
found a hard flint stone in the heart of
a solid pine tree How the stone got
there is mystery.
A Tin Cup GA. T,) hen recently swal-
lowed a pack of toy torpedoes, and
since then she has laid, it is said,
cracked egg every day.
To build one of the monster 112-ton
guns requires about as much time as it
takes to build the vessel which carries
it. Its cost is about 100000.
Only about one-quarter of the Amer
can Indians have to depend on Uncle
Sam for support. The others are indie
pendent, and some of them are even
itch.