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The Republican., 1892-10-14
COULDN'T EAT BANANAS.
Dreadful Disabilities Imposed on Hawaii
Women.


Reverence for royalty was one of the
most marked characteristics of the an
cient religion of the Hawaiians 1t was
formerly crime punishable with
death to pass through the kings shad-
ow or sit higher than his head. His
person was sacred and protected by
strict system of taboo, In the royal
palace the taboo stick with which the
king announced his accommodation
is exhibited 1t is wand with a carved
stone cap If this stick was lowered on
the approach of courtier he was COM
PEELED to withdraw Immediately and
was recognized as being in disgrace.
The kiug's will was absolute, but the
majority of the Hawaiian monarchs
seem to have been of a kindly DISPOSE
ton and to have made no improper use
of their extreme power 1t was due to
one OF them that the taooo system was
abolished The system bore with griev-
Gus weight upon the women. They
weg2&HEbidden the use of some of the
noS common articles of diet such as
bananas and certain kinds of fish, on
pain of death. II was taboo for a
woman TO enter the eating house of the
men or one Of the "hclaus" or temples.
Before the arrival of the first mission
aries the rcigning king, out of consid-
GRAFTON for some Of his women, declared
the taboo abolished
The work of converting the natives to
Christianity was greatly assisted by this
voluntary remuneration of the old
heathen system. The power of the
priests was broken by it, though their
influence was still strong with the ma
tives. The source of the awe in which
sSoy were held is easily understood,
when one considers that they were for
merly invested with the right of choos-
ing the victims for the human sacrifices.
Later they depended largely upon the
''anana, or power of praying people to
death, to retain their influence. No
amount OF argument can disabuse the
native mimi of belief in this particu-
lar kind fenchantment. 1t is not the
priests alone who practice it. 1t is be-
lieved that any one can compass the de-
struction of an enemy by sufficient
| exercise of will power. In fact so
strong is the popular conviction on the
subject, or SO weak the vitality of the
race, that it is sometimes sufficient
merely to convince man that some one
has determined to pray him to death.
An instance is related by one of the
early missionaries of man who became
| thus convinced, and set the day and
hour of his own death. Mr. Armstrong
was resolved that the man should not
die. He accordingly procured suffi-
| cient amount of chloroform and kept
him unconscious until the fatal hour
was past His astonishment on being
reused was boundless but the bold ruse
| saved his life. Overland Journal.
The Republican., 1892-10-14
EIaids In High Favor.

The Partisan fancy for gay plaids has
reached America, and plaid silk blouses
are becoming quite the fashion. Upon
those they suit they are very becoming,
They are worn with dark or black silk
or lace skirts, and many add "a black
sash tied in front IN roscttc bow. A
pretty Victoria plaid has cream-white
ground with mrlti-colored checks and
lines upon it. This plaid, formed into
a French blouse, was worn with skirt
of navy blue China silk and "a black vel
vet sash six inches wide lined with the
tartan and finished on the ends with
long jet tassels At the seaside and in
the country these gay blouses are very
successfully worn with Holland skirt,
and open coats, but in any case the
black sash is not 10 be forgotten, as this
lends "a picturesque As well AS becon'
ing finish to the whole attire. N. y.
Post
The Republican., 1892-10-14

Gracious God, how long is this to last!
| must shrivel soon now. God grant
that | may die before the hot metal
touches me,
1.-TWO hundred and thirty-two de-
grees. The thermometer burns my
hand-I have dropped it and it is
broken. The heat increases. The
smell of the metal is sutfocating. /
must soon stop"
With almost the last effort | was ca
pable of making l put the tablets with
mortar l would have been burned to
the knees where / stood) into the end
of my handkerchief and flung it with
all my force out of the mouth of my
fiery prison. The agony l endured in
moving my naked arm SO rapidly
through the hot air was almost insup-
portable. 1t was like stirring boiling
water with it.
There were voices above me. / heard
them distinctly. I heard footsteps on
the platform. They were gone-no,
they were retnrning-they were coming
to my rescue. At length ladder, which
was to me the most welcome sight that
ever the sun shone on, was lowered
down by hurried and tremulous hands
amid the shudders of those who never
expected TO see more of the poor suf>
ferer below than a heap OF steaminQ,
blood-stained cinders. | was just able
TO climb out of that torrid atmosphere
into which no fireman would venture
TO descend.
They carried me in blankets TO the
hospital. Here | received all the aid
that medical service could bestow until
sufficiently recovered to be transported
to my own lodgings, where | remained,
suffering from the effects of degree
of heat such as perhaps no other human
being ever endured and lived, for six
weeks and upward. Post.
The Republican., 1892-10-14

rifed at what saw and afraid to wit
ness the whole truth.
| The thermometer had risen to one
hundred and twelve degrees, but 1
knew from the experiments of For
dyce and Banks that the living fiber
| could for a short time bear heat more
than twice as great without permanent
injury. l next endeavored to form some
estimate of the heat the metal must ac-
| quire before the contained air would
rise to a temperature of two hundred
and fifty degrees, which l supposed it
| possible | might be able to bear.
was calm enough to make several men,
| oranda on my tablets with the purpose
of attaching them to a weight to be
tied to the end of my handkerchief and
flung out in the hope of letting it be
known where l was. began thus:
| Il am DIR. -. of - street. If any
one finds this come to the copper in the
new building, where l am burning to
| death for want OF ladder.
Il am wrapped in cloud of steam
from my wet clothes. The thermome-
ter stands one hundred and thirty de-
grees. 1t is now twenty-six minutes
| to one O'clock. The air is suffocating-
ly hot; am drenched in perspiration.
Fifteen minutes to one o'clock. Their
mometer one hundred and thirty-seven
degrees. Thirteen minutes, one hun
dred and thirty-nine degrees. Ten
minutes, one hundred and fifty-three
degrees. This is horrible. l can see
the mercury mounting in the tube.
The moisture from my clothes has all
exhaled. They are now as dry as tin.
der and hot { and hard to touch.
Five minutes past one o'clock.
Thermometer one hundred and seventy
degrees. Have taken off both my coats
and laid them over the hole-the rush
of air from it agitated the hot atmos-
phere and made it intolerable
Eight minutes past one o'clock.
Thermometer one hundred and seven
ty-seven degrees. My watch burning
hot. Have taken it out of my fob. The
pencil-case begins to feel hot to my
fingers. Strange to say, my body is
still cool.
Thirteen minutes past one o'clock.
Thermometer one hundred and ninety.
Thermometer two hundred degrees.
Have laid off everything but my boots.
Could not bear the touch of anything.
Breath cooler on exhalation than on in.
halation.
"Thermometer two hundred and ten
degrees. Watch stopped, owing to eX.
pansion of metal. Flame overhead de.
creasing. Light failing. Can see part
of the copper changing to a dull red
Water would boil now where hold the
pencil in my fingers. But for the rub
bish my clothes, on which 1 stand
would take fire. have taken off my
boots. The metal heels have left their
mark singed in the cloth.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty degrees
! am to be roasted alive. A dead OK
would be baked if hung where now
stand.
1.-TWO hundred and twenty-eight de
grees. The soles Of my feet are blister
ing. One spot of the copper is quite rec
hot. My vitals are turning to sweat
The Republican., 1892-10-14

Astronomers hold that the moon is a
dried-up world. First it became a
sandy waste, then its central fires
cooled and it's seas, penetrating through
interior creviccs and caverns, came in
contact with the dying fires and pro-
duced vast steambursts, volcanic and
earthquake coav1lsiols. Then the
waters extinguished the fires and sunk
into the interior caYerns. Now there
is no surface water on the moon, nc
rivers, no lakes, no sea, no rain. II
there were ever any people there tf:y
are all extinct 1t is dead, dry planet
That. say the astronomers, is what the
earth is coming 70. New Orleans Pic
nyune,
The Republican., 1892-10-14
ON A BOSTON MAID.
Her name was Ethel Perkins,

Her name was Ethel Perkins,
Not Minerva Beaconstreet:"
She was plump and pink and dimpled,
And frivolous and sweet;
No cleaning gold-rimmed glasses
Bestrode her pretty nose,
And her fluffy golden hair was banged
And Redfern made her clothes.
I talked of Holmes and Schiller,
Whom she didn't seem to know,
spoke of Robert Browning
And his tangled verbal flow;
/ mentioned Buddha, Heine Keats,
In careless sort of way,
And she listened most politely,
But nurmured: WHO are theyT'
bought seats for an Ibsen matinee,
She frowned: 20, what a shame!
Why didn't you get tickets
For the Yale and Harvard game:'
took her out to lunch one day,
And ordered beans for two;
She turned her little nose aloft
And asked for oyster stew.
Alasl Alas! My Boston maid,
The ideal of your kind
You've shattered, and my hapless heart
Is broken too, find.
Beware, then, sweet, Athenian girl.
For damages I'll sue,
And should l gain my precious suit,
The reward 1 ask is-you!
Gertrude Evans King, in Life.
The Republican., 1892-10-14

more OF the angry woman's bluing bags,
and on the fifth Monday, when Reb
ahghted on the bench and started to
seize her bluing bag in his bill, she
rushed from an outhouse and doused
the crow with pail of boiling water
Reb tumbled rom the bench, and the
enraged woman wrung his neck,
fetched his featherless carcass up to our
house, and told us why she had killed
HMM. y. Sun.
The Republican., 1892-10-14
Ammorite for Mine work.

Further experiments made in English
collieries with ammorite show that this
explosive possesses qualities rendering
it valuable for mine work. The sub
stance consists o< pure ammonium
nitrate and nitro-napthaline. both Of
which substances are of themselves in
explosive, but intimately combined
form a powerful compound. 1t does not
explode by conclusion. is unaffected by
variations OF temperature, and can %
detonated while chilled.
The Republican., 1892-10-14

Gowit-Wnat, y0u brose, Brolly! ]
thought you had a snug sum in the
bank for a rainy day?
Brolly-So had; but it rained on the
bank Puck.
The Republican., 1892-10-14
LION TANNING MADE EASY.
Ingenious Method Employed by n Certain
German Performer.

Uerman IertOFhieTs
A certain German tanner of wild
beasts always entered the cage dressed
in cloud Hungarian costume, with
large top boots. The moment he APP
peared the lions fell back in terror and
covered down in a corner, whence they
were with difficulty dislodged. 1t was
evident that the very sight of him in
spired them with terror. How was it
done?
His plan has at least the merit of
being original. He obtained lay
figure which he dressed up in the at
tractive custume he was in the habit
of wearing. The very features were
closely initiated, as were the proper
tions and build of the man. The dis
guise was SO perfect that even human
beings might have mistaken the make
up for the original.
The figure was introduced into the
cage and made to stand upright but
alter awhile it was knocked over, when
with bound the lions rushed with
open Jaws on their prey.
Suddenly they began to howl with
pain, and withdrew to a corner with
bleeding mouths and tongues. The
mannikin was covered all over with
sharp iron spikes, concealed under the
brilliant uniform. Twice the tanner
tried this experiment; the lions did not
move the second time. He then COM
menced his course of training, attired
in a costume similar to that Of the
wooden figure, though he had never
entered cage before. Yankee Blade.
The Republican., 1892-10-14
First Builder of Locomotives In America

First BulideF OF LoeOmotFes III <sHeTHa'
Locomotives were built for the first
time in this country by Matthias w.
Baldwin, OF Philadelphia. 1t was in
1929 when the news reached America
that steam engines were successfully
used on the Livcrpo ol & Manchester
railroad. Mr.. Baldw in who was then
in the iron-manufactuting business,
saw the great Importance OF the new
invention and predicted that 1t would
work revolution in business methods.
He also realized that it would aid i'm
ncdiatcly in the development of this
country, where the transportation facii-
tiles were very inadequate. The same
wear he constructed the m odel of "A loco
motive engine-the first seen in America
and exhibited it on small railroad.
Then he began the work OF building
locomotives in earnest. The first ones
turned out of his shop were extremely
crude compared to those made to-day,
but they met all the demands made
upon them at the time and proved salts
factory Mr. Baldwin's mandatory
was gradually increased until it became
one of the largest concerns OF its kind
in the world. Twenty-Five years ago it
employed more than |, ,0c0 men and sent
locomotives to all parts of the globe.
Mr.. Baldwin died SepteE1 Der Z, 1866.
Chicago News.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Geo. Chabot leaves Monday for
Dallas; why, is not known.
Mr.. G. P. Stafford has gone to Fla
ionic on business.
8. B. Leatherbery will leave Mon
day for the north with several car
loads OF fine horse stock.
Miss Lacassett, charming belle
of Shreveport, La, is visiting Mr..
and Mrs 8. G. Newton at their resi-
dence 6l3 Main avenue.
Geo. Sebring. from the we'll known
Sebring Pottery firm of East Liver.
pool, Ohio, is in the city on business.
Mr.. John r. Lunsford, formerly a
Santone newspaper man, now on the
Galveston News, Is in the city for 9
vacation.
Jake Saper, travelling tourist
from New Orleans, representing B. j.
Wolf & Sons, celebrated jean q pants,
guaranteed not to rip or tear, unless
you try to climb barbed wire fence.
is in town calling on his friends. He
is booked at the MeDger, which he
says is among the best hotels In
Texas. Jake is one of those innocent
fellahs, and always knows q good
thing when he sees 1t. He paid the
LIGHT office a visit.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
Rurrowe Is AN ASS.

LONDON, May 6 The general pub
lie is becoming disgusted with the
Burrowe Fox Millbank coterie but
considerable excitement prevails
anon gst their friends 1t Is predict
ed that fresh encounters will take
place. Burrowe, accompanied by a
friend, visited Hon. Tom Ochiltree's
lodgings yesterday. A servant in.
formed him that Ochiltree was
at home but declined to. see
him. Burrowe then sent q message
to the colonel stating that on hearing
he had threatened to spit in bis face
he had come to Ochiltree's lodgings
to have him carry out the threat. The
servant declined to carry the mes
sage. 1t is reported that Burrowe lie
eager for another encounter with
Fox. who sails for the United States
in fortnight.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
PtobIbit,onists of Maine.

BANGOR, Me-, May 6.-The prohi.
bltionists of this prohibition state are
electing delegates to represent Maine
in the Cincinnati con vention. They
favor, it is understood, the renomina-
ton of John P. st. John, once the
leader in the national fight and ex
governor OF Kansas. In fact the sen-
timent,for the ex governor seems to
be growing daily and it looks as
though he would be placed In nomi
nation by acclamatiOn when the con.
ven ton meets In June.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
Musicians and Actors.

VIENNA, May 6.-The great capita
OF Austria Is today filled to ever
flowing with the most celebrated
musicians and actors the world
knows. 1t is the opening day OF the
international musical and theatrical
exhibition, next to the expOsitioDs OF
Vienna and Paris, the most noted
event in the economic annals Of the
decade 1t is the first affair of the
kind in the history OF nations and Is
pe culiar in many respects. A mas
sive hall contains the exhibits of the
masters of musical Instruments. and
only recognized artists are allowed to
play here. Concerts are going on con-
tipually In every section of the
structure and this has been 80 arrang.
ed that it comprises q vast array Of
music halls. An immense orchestra
has been organized and this will give
concerts three times week. A
series of concerts will also be given
under the direction OF the most
famous living composers and conduc-
tors The great historical concerts
will take place during the latter part
Of May and in June. They will be-
gin with q performance devoted to
the Gregorian chant ard to the Ger
man "Kircnenlied." The next con-
cert will illustrate the religious COM
position of the great masters. One
concert will cover Madrigal music
only. The theatrical programs are
also full of interest.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
Arbor Day Takes n Turn

New YORK, May 6.-Three great
states are observing this as Arbor
Day: Maine, Pennsylvania and New
York. Pennsylvania is observing two
days this year, that Of today and the
one on April IA, which was not gen.
orally taken note OF. Iu New York
last year nearly nine thousand school
districts celebrated Arbor day aud
% 7s6 trees were planted. This year
All effort is being made to dou BILE these
figures. Prizes will be awarded, just
as was the case last year, for the best
kept district school grounds in the
stA'o
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
ATTEMPTED SubornatIon.

SCRANTON, Pa, May Ct. V. Pow
derby has made public the startling
statement that some time past o
Reading emissary has been In Lacka.
wanna valley for the purpose of an
nexing the Interests of the Reading
combine. This man has seen every
minister and priest OF every
denomination, to some of whom
he offered passes and mon
ey. The combine agreet to. as
sumo church debts and in at least
two instances, Catholic priests were
approached with offers to pay the
cost of erecting parochlsl schools II
the combine should be endorsed or
approved by them from their pulpIts
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
LITTLE PICKUPS.

Ben Moke is doing booming bust
ness.
The city and county rings are trying
hard to fix up the slate.
The LIGHTS Short Stop editor is
out on his ranch planting corn, and
the ring combinations are having q
few days rest.
Nat Lawson and John Thompson
have not pleaded . u lty before the re-
corder for several days.
A newspaper scribbler tried to
blackmail q county official out OF $50,
but 1t did not work.
The Mutualista hall was nicely dec
grated yesterday in honor of the 5th
of May, the Mexican Independence
day.
Some of the ring officials will soon
commence holding night sessions for
the purpose of giving the alien voters
instructions in voting the Australian
ballot system.
The creditors of German Day are
still holding the bag, and no immed-
late prospects in sight for liquida-
ton.
The Lick & Wit club will give q
benefit concert at Rische's opera
house, for the Women's Christian
home, May 18th.
A boy is wanted at Moke's Mil
linery Parlors.
Now is the time to buy real bar
gains in real estate. See John L.
Hambleton & Co.
prof linn Davis ia throwing out o
"feeler" to the barrel committee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
The Dog Ate the Baby.

CRAwsFoRDsvILLE, Ind, May g.
The two year-old infant son of John
Britsch. at New Rose, was literally
devoured by the large family house
dog. The dog sprang upon him,
fastened his sharp teeth in his
cheek and tore off the flesh
until the bones became bare and then
aevoured it greedily. In an instant
he attacked the child's breast, throat
and eyes with similar results. The
dog was at length driven away, but
the child died in q few hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
Sash, Door and Blind Trust.

OSHKOSH, Wis, May cit is re.
ported that the sash, door and blind
manufacturers of the northwest, m
Guiding Oshkosh, Chicago, st. Louis
and Mississippi river points, have or
ganized an association with the OBJ
ject of main tanning prices. The plan
is the formation Of q company of firms
interested with capital large enoug d
to include every one in the northwest.
The present secretary of the concern
is In st. Louis but will DO removed to
Oshkosh, where articles of incorpora-
tion will be filed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
A StuItified Grand Jury.

SPRIN GFIELD, Mo-, May GATOR
ney General Wood returned here
Tuesday from fancy county, where
he has been to assist in the prosecu
ton of the lynchers of Bright and the
slayers of Sheriff Williams. The
grand jury wouldn't indict any one,
the majority of the people being in
sympathy with the mob.
The King il undecided what course
to pursue in the cabinet crisis.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-05-06
Democrats Want a Candidate.

NEW ORLEANS, May 6.-The States
Washington special says, quite stir
was caused by the announcement of
ngressman Chapman that Cleve
land has recently told friend that
he has serious dou BITS about the wis
dom of his being the candidate for his
party. 1t seems not impossible that
both Hill and Cleveland may get Ou'
the way before the convention me- 9
or at least before it proceeds far 81
Flower will be taken up as the m n
on whom the party in New York C n
unite.