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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-19
POPULAR SCIENCE

II Is not always the direct shock OF
the lightning stroke that does tie
greatest damage.
Common bltuminous coal contains
about two per cent. of nitrogen, which
comes of as ammonia when distilled
in a closed vessel.
Good coffee, by means OF its mar
velously stimulating influence on the
brain, Is the antidote Of alcohol!
An anger compl ted by an Ansonis.
Conn. firm, measuring fourteen feet
long and three inches in circnmfer-
encc, is reported to be one of the
largest ever made
DR.. Zeigler. German scientist, de-
clares that photographs of the SUP,
taken daily, will enable person to
closely predict the weather. Circular
or elliptical halos around the orb OF
While planting potatoes a Knoxville
Tenn. farmer unearthed human
skull which, when examined by pnv.
sician, was found to be one inc.,
thick at the frontal region and one
and q quarter inches at the occiput
In water in which decaving veget l.
bles have been infused the microscope
discovers things SC minute that 10
900 of them would not exceed in bulk
grain of mustard, though they are
supplied with organs as complicated
as those of whale -
Steering boats by telephone Jurin,
fog is new thing in the science o.
navigation. A cable is laid III the Be-,
and by means of detector on boar
| the boat it may be discovered when
passing over it. Charles A. Stevenson.
| Of London, is the inventor He SAWS
he can get a perfect connection o:,
board, with the water as the prime pal
! conductor
Thomas Kelly, OF keoAnk. lows.
writes that evidences Of pre- glacial
RIVER have been found which in carrier
ages drained Lake Michigan westward
into what is now the Mississippi River.
Some Ct the places where this river
ran are covered by nearly 200 feet O.
deposit, bat the slit which covers the
| rivers bed is black and contains sheiis
which show remains of earlier animal
life, probably before men lived on
this planet.
In the waters Of the Red Sea the
cessation of the engines on sieamel
for an hour means extreme pnysicA
suferings for passengers; foc day i
would involve absolute torture. The
wind which prevails every day is
hot, asphyxiating blast, and it's con
tinuous directions are from north ant
south toward the center. As a result
every passing vessel is subject to two
days of almost intolerable heat, fol
lowed by two days Of comparativ
comfort.
The red bug of Florida is nea
equivalent of the chigre that iufest,
blackberry patches in New York Stat
and further south. The led bug il
almost invisible to the naked eye. bu
he appeals strongly to at least on
other sense After the traveller ha
slept In region where these insect
abound, he rises next morning Wit
an almo-- intolerable itching, an
red Jumps begin to appear all over hi
body. The red bug has burrowed il
the flesh and doubtless deposited egg
in the burrow. The Jumps and th
itching stay with the victim for tn
better part of a week, and marks o
the red bugs S ravages are carried 70
nearly month.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-19

GREAT many
people W b 0
had nothing
better TO do
began to won
der why Miss
ST. we'll did not
III a r r y, I o
shake { h II
heads III silent
displeasure aa
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-19

for which there was no audience, and
III which Miss Swell was forced TO
take pert after all. The Ledger.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-19
A W0MAN'S HEART.

II Jenny WREN.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-05-19

II Is not always the direct shock OF
the lightning stroke that does tie
greatest damage.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
NAVAL NOTES.

VALLEJO, Aug. 23.--At 3:45 this
afternoon the United States cruiser
Philadelphia arrived at Mare Island.
Rear-Admiral Walker will be re-
lieved as COMMUNICATIVE of the
Pacific station by Commodore l.. A..
Beardslee, who Will have as his aids
Lieutensnts W. @. Gergas and
Charles Z. Fox.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
Rear Admiral Walker will have his
flag ssluted by thirteen guns, and as
the last gun is fired his flag will be
hanled down as commander in chief
of the Pacific station. The flag of
Rear Admirs! Besrdslee will be
stopped mp at the masthead and upon
the firing OF thirteen additional guns
the stop will be broken and as it is
unfurled he will assume command Of
the station and take up his quarters
on board the flagship.
DENVER, Aug. 27.-Admirsl Skier
re.t arrived today en- route to the
East. He is quite i'll and may not
be able to resume his journey for
several DAYS.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04

sideration for failing TO see, as
most Of the kings and queens Of
the world have failed TO see-the
drift Of things and the signs of the
times. Her removal was just as
natural as the removal Of its shell
by lobster that needs accommo-
dation in a new aud larger abode.
She has simply to submit to the
inevitable, after exhausting, with
out too much risk, all the means at
her command for restoring her for
tunes, and by doing so, can render
her former subjects Il great and
lasting service.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
MRS. DoNIEIs' BIRTHDAY.

The friends Of Mrs. DominIs Gel
ebrated her birthday, on Sunday,
By 8 large gathering at Waikiki.
She herself is said to have been IN
well and unable to attend the meet
ing. 1t would have been q gra-
cious act, on her part, after advis-
ing with Mr.. Widemapn and others,
to have accepted the situation, and
made terms with the Republic, on
that day.
While all of us are bound to ex-
ercise great charity in considering
the case OF 8 woman, who is neither
fitted by race inheritance or educa-
ton or personal character, 70 cope
with the hard and intricate prob
lem Of dealing with mixed races,
and especially with the Anglo
Saxon. we regret that she is pur-
suing q course which may inhict
great injury on her former native
subjects. The revolution has
passed far beyond the stage where
she can ever disturb its results,
but there Is still the opportunity
remaining for her to do something
for the good of the natives. If she
should do nothing. she would still
be entitled to some charitable con-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
TROUBLE IN TIE CAMP.

IA Leo troyalis,) speaks un-
kindly Of the Hol0mua (royal-
ist). and accuses the editor royal
isi) Of the latter paper Of " snash-
ing MS teeth in an article which
bears on its face the stamp Of
maudlin gin, and the stupid mum
bling of bserish insanity" This
delicate and unob,rusive comment,
Is followed by the soothing remark
that the editor Of the Ha Leo re
Trains from any stigma on the
Ho.omua or its editor-bssides
Christian sympathy ~ their de-
pravitv. lack Of veracity, and lastly,
their gross, traitorous conduct to-
wards royals, Hswaiians.' If all
this be really true, the ranks OF the
- missionary traitors must be
rapidly recruited from the natives,
and il Is high time that Mr.. Bush
and MS friends got after the new
traitors, who are operating against
restoration on new lines OF their
own
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
ON THEOSOPHY.
a Mechanic Who Thinks it is
Humbuggery.

Mr.. EDITOR: | am astonished
to see that you give so much space
ing name of Theosophy, for without
and publicity 10 this new-fasgIed
notion, designated by the impos-
question this mock religion is the
most stupendous piece of humbug-
ing the world has ever seen, and it
is astonishing that men, or women
either, can nave the patience to sit
and listen 20 it.
Of all gross absurdities, incon-
gruities, wild imaginings and crazy
arrangements of the brain, this sur
passes everything.
Still, for all this, we are to re-
gard this thing as the wisdom re-
ligion," or the concentrated essence
of ali the wisdom of the ages. 1,
for one, would rather be excused.
But the worst of it is, it rejects
the divine and simple plan ofsaIva-
ton, and gives in its place a willie
complex and utterly unintelligibd,
doctrine. 1t takes away the com
forting assurances of the gospel,
and gives nothing in return.
1t robs the Great Creator of His
wisdom, power, justice and good
ness and reduces Him to nothing
ness on an abstract principle,
and instead of our belief in the
birth, death and resurrection OF a
Redeemer, we are 10 believe in a
system of ''reincarnation," as it is
called, and other wild, incompre-
hensible nothings.
Now, would say that this whole
thing is the most colossal piece Of
absurdity and folly, and at the
same time the most heretical doc
trine, that ever entered the imagi-
nation Of man. When such stuff is
passed off as wisdom, it is, | should
say, a little too much for ordinary
people to swallow. Out on such
humbuggery. A MECHANIC.
Hawaii, August, 1894.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
WONEyS INFLUENCE IN KOREA.

The japanese Minister st the
Korean Court recently gave the
King some good advice. Among
other things, he called his attention
TO & fact to which he would fam
svOid making any al.usiOn.' i
refer TO the necessity that all in
reference Of the ladies of the Court
in politics, should be strictly pro-
hibitsd. This is 3 measure abso-
lutely necessary for the permanent
prosperity Of Your Majesty's dy-
nasty" He might have cited a
case in point, where General Jack
son, President of the United States,
broke up his Cabinet, and caused
an aggravated scandal, because
Mrs. Eaton, the wife Of his war
Secretary was not received" soci-
ally, by the wives Of the other mem
bers Of MS Cabinet, and also an
other, when General Grants nomI-
nee for q Justice of the Supreme
Court, was not approved by the
Senate, because the ladies in
Washington have something to say
about Il. Those who have read
the recently published life Of
Madame heronalIs will learn now
the question Of peace and war, be-
tween England and France, during
the reign Of Charles II, was at the
disposal Of q woman.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
TIE NATIES OF CHINA AND JAPAN

The relative strength of the
navies Of these countries, should be
kept in mind. According to the
latest official reports, the japanese
navy includes five armOrclads,
thirtv-two cruisers and unarmored
vessels, and forty-two torpedo boats
The Chinese navy Is stronger.
In the fleet, belonging 10 the North
Coast. are five arm0rciads. Of I2SO
tons each, three deck protected
cruisers, three torpedo cruisers,
over thirty torpedo boats, and
eleven gun boats. Many Of these
vessels have been built under the
direction Of English naval archI-
teets. who were allowed to follow
their own choice in construction,
without being hampered by the
Evolutionary rules OF the English
service. These respective fleets, as
8 whole. are in advance Of the
finest fleets Of European nations,
so far as construction in concerned
Naval authorities are inclined TO
oiva The Indifference to the Japanese.
for skill in conducting naval way
fare, but. st the best, they are with
out experience, and must largely
relv on book knowledge
Since the Chinese we're kicked
into improving their naval service,
BY the Frauco-Chinese war, they
have taken hold In earnest, and
their naval men are said ID sho"
some skill In msneuvering their
vessels
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
The Hawaiian Republic.

"The present administration is
a good thing for the prosperity of
the islands," said Professor H. w.
Peck in his lecture on the Hawai-
ian Republic at Plymouth Church
last evening, says the S. F. Ex-
aminer of August 18th. The lee
ture was illustrated throughout by
stereopticon views. During the
intermission in the lecture Frank
Coffin sang Abedan's solo, Flight
of Ages" The Hawaiian flag was
draped above the pulpit with the
American flag. This is the first
time in this country that the flag
of the islands has been displayed
in a church.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04

Ii the commissioners had met
President Cleveland he would I'M
doubtedly have said to them, Il
am glad to meet you, but, you see,
while Mr.. Blount and l hold one
opinion regarding your affairs, the
representatives of sixty-fve mil
lions of people hold just the con-
trary opinion. Besides, my good
friends, your esteemed colleague
mas let too many cats out of the
political bag, in telling q member
of Congress that Mr.. Dole is able,
upright and honest This doesn't
sound well for our side, at the bar
Of public opinion. But shows it
NE that you are not going to have
a hard time of it, and you had
better fix things up out there just
as We fix things up here. Tell
your friends in Hawaii, that
all the trouble they have had
Is simply the music of an angelic
chorus, compared with the parrot
aud monkey affair have had, since
I have been in office. Every ssc-
ond Of my life am held up to the
scorn of mankind by many people,
and if some one would just depose
NE. and let NE have 4 rest, it
would be a blessed relief"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
A SUCCESSFUL MISSION.

The pilgrimage of Judge Wide
mann, Mr.. Parker, and Mr.. Cum
minis to Washington, for the pur-
pose OF ascertainiug definitely the
views Of Mr.. Cleveland on the mat
ter of restoration, has ended, with
substantial benefits 60 all parties
interested, both royalists and sup
portsrs of the Republic.
In the interests Of peace, it would
have repaid the Government to
have suggested this pilgrimage long
ago, even if it had betrayed its sx-
penses,
The interview with Mr.. Gresham
ended, as it should have ended, in
their obtaining = precise know
ledge Of the situation, and of Mr..
Clevelaud's attitude toward the ex-
Queen. In no other way could it
have been done so well, excepting
by a formal writing, signed by the
President, and that, for many res
sons, he could net give.
Owing to the credulity Of the
natives. and the inability of the
ex-Qusen to clearly comprehend
the exact relations OF the President
Of the United States to Congress,
and the extent of his constitutional
powers, the simplest aud most d.
rect statement by him was most
desirable. He has, undoubtedly,
given it, and they understand it.
1t was not FOOLS errand, but a
mission Of extreme importance in
settling the native MUD. No man
in this community, acting on be-
half of the ex-Queen and her
friends. could have discharged this
important and necessary mission
to better advantage than Judge
Widemann. He has undoubtedly
contributed an important item TO
the political history of these isl
auds by removing, so far as it can
be done, a misunderstanding in
the native mind on the subject of
restoration. He will yet render
greater service to the cause of good
government.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
THEY WANT TO GET AWAY,
People Who Go to johannesburg
Meet With Disappointment.

Meeb Win DlSappOlubllcn@
G. 5. Waggonsr, who left here
last March for Johannesburg,
South Africa, returned on the
Warrimoo. Mr.. Waggoner had a
very nice trip, but financially it
was failure.
Johannesburg has been, for some
time past, the Mecca toward which
all men hoping to make quick
and easy fortune have been turning
their faces, if they could get there.
But so many have gone that the
town is overruu, and now starvation
is staring many of them in the
face. Native labor is so cheap and
so plentiful that a white man
stands very little chance of getting
any position at all. Mr.. Waggoner
said yesterday;
Johannesburg is a city contain
ing about $4,000 white people, and
probably 250,000 negroes. Seven
years ago there was no city there
at all, but now it would rival many
an American town. The majority
of the white people are English,
but there are many Americans
also.
"Of course the principal industry
is mining. There are probably 500
mines being worked on the Reef,
as the gold belt is called, and most
OF them are paving. If 1t were not
for the fact that the city had been
so overrun with people from all
over the world during the past year,
there would be plenty of money
there. But the great influx of peo-
pie has cut down wages, and there
is absolutely no employment for
those who are going now. The
Government at Cape Town has
warned the English Government
that such is the case, and has es-
tablished charitable work to keep
the men employed, and to prevent
crime if possible The same plan
is now being followed at Johannes
burg.
Every steamer which arrives
at the Cape brings from 100 to 3OO
men for Johannesburg, and every
steamer that leaves carries people
who are able to get away. The
city is a thousand miles inland,
and is reached by Government
railroad which passes within a few
miles Of the famous Kimberly dia-
mond fields.
Wages are low and living is high.
In the mines, man earns from
81 80 to So day-the former hg-
ure prevailing. Native labor is
plentiful at fifty cents day, and
the largest mines, which employ
about 200 whites, have nearly 1000
natives at WORK. AT the mines,
board alone costs $27 30 month.
The company furnishes a bare
room, and the man has to furnish
it with his bed, bedding, and what
ever else he wishes. At this rate,
it is very hard to save any money,
and even those who have positions
are striving to save enough to get
away"
The above being the case, it is
more than likely that the great
rush to the johannesburg gold
fields will soon be thing of the
past. Tommy Lucas and his party
may congratulate themselves that
they have not already gone.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
Mr.. BLOUNT AGAIN.

The Telegraph of Macon, Ga,
representing Mr.. Blount's views,
bitterly attacks the organization Of
the Hawaiian Republic, because it
is based on the idea that the intelli.
gent few must control, if such con-
troll IS necessary to secure some
form of decent government
This attack will not be sup
ported by Southern people, who,
since the war, have been strenu.
ously contending for the domin.
ance of the intelligent minority,
and in doing so, have had to face
the bitter opposition OF Northern
men, who have failed to under
stand the perilous condition of so.
cial and political life in the South.
In this Hawaiian business moth
ing stands out so unique and alb
surd as Mr.. Blount'S deep affection
for democratic native rule here,
when he was hims-lf, confessedly,
forced into Congress by minority
of white votes, while an over
whelming majority of negro votes
was opposed to him, but was
barred out by the shotgun.
A Southern democratic leader
has emphatically said, Hawaii
has done in straightforward,
manly way, what we of the South
are doing in \ sneaking, under
handed way"
The Force Bill, WHICH the South
so much breads, is simply coer-
Give measure for securing the
negro his rights" whatever they
are, aud in asserting that the prin-
ciples of this bill should be applied
to Hawaii, the Telegraph has not
the support of Southern statesmen.
The evolution of political and
social conditions is rapidly re-
constructing many inherited ideas
regarding the rights of men. In
this evolution the powers of the
ignorant to cause mischief will be,
if possible, limited, while, on the
other hand, the duty of those who
are able to maintain good govern
ment will become more serious,
and be enforced by the growing
sense ot the deep obligations rest
ing on those to whom is commit
ted the administration of the laws.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04

THE people of Hilo should not
cry out against the traction engine
on the Volcano road before they
are hurt by it. The German peas
ants resisted the building of rail-
ways because it was believed that
they would kill the potato crop.
Traction engines are used to a con-
siderable extent in the States, and
are successful. One hour of ex-
perience is worth ten years of
scare
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
A Pacific Gable

LONDON. August 23.-The Times to
day says II i expected that the re
port Of the Earl OF Jersey, who repre-
sented Crest Britain at the Ottawa
Iuter-COlonial Conference Will favor
active assistance by the lmpeIlal
Government Of cable aud steA mshlp
lines to connect New Zealand Win
Canada
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04

NEW YORK, Aug 23.-George Dixon
and Jerry Marshal, who claims to De
the feather weight champion Of Aus
tralia, we're matched today to fight to
q finish for $500 and the feather
weight championship OF the world.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. ia ter
rife storm on the Sea Of AzOR swept
over many coast villages, destroying
many houses and drowning numbers
Of people.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-09-04
-4ueasl 20, 1904.

election of United States Sem
ators by popular vote instead
of by the State legislatures
should become a law then for
the first time in nearly thirty
years an amendment will be
tackled on to the Constitution.
1t is probable too that some of
the men who now assist in
making laws governing the
free and enlightened citizens
of the Republic across the sea
will be retired to private life.
1t is easier to pull the wires
on fifty or a hundred people
than to work up enthusiasm
in a whole district. But
money talks in any commun-
ity and its stentorian tones
may still be heard in the land.
All senator's may not be
wealthy 50 that there is likely
to be a change in the roster of
the Senate and the million
aires retreat may have some
poor but honest" members.
There does not seem to be
any change in the opinions of
the masses regarding the quail
ity of our wire. We believe
we import and sell more than
any other dealer in Honolulu
and if we are right in our con-
lectures it is apparent that it
is because we sell the best
quality for the least money.
Until the tariff goes on Sugar
people are going to go slow
about improvements and those
that are made are done at the
least possible expense. Fen
cling is something that must be
done if crops are to be saved
from the depredations of cat
tie; the cheaper it can be
done the better for the owner,
and the man who uses the
Jones Locked Fence gets not
only a cheaper article but a
much stronger one than he
would by building an ordinary
affair with posts and wire.
Illustrations of what can be
done with a Jones Locked
Fence may be seen on many
plantations on these Islands
and where our claims for
superiority have been practic-
ally demonstrated by the re-
sistence it has offered to the
attacks of unrefned cattle.
The steel wire stays and
washers are cheaper than
posts and our black or galvan-
lied fence wire is cheaper
than you have any idea of.
Have you ever been in a
house where they are using
one of our porcelain lined
bath tubs? If you have you
probably noticed that there
was an entire absence of cob
webs and reaches You do
not find such cleanliness
where a common zinc tub is
because they are set in a room
so as to make good nests for
vermin. The porcelain lined
tub is superior in other re-
spects: it can always be kept
clean because the surface is
precisely the same as a China
wash bowl; it will last a life
time because there is nothing
about it to wear out and the
elegant finish to it is a guar
antee that it will always re-
main new looking. AS a mat
ter Of fact a porcelain lined
tub is no more expense than a
zinc lined tub when you take
all things into consideration.
We have a fine assortment of
them ranging in price from
away down to the high up.
The pinless clothes line fills
a gap in the wants of the
housekeeper. In addition to
other things it's a labor saver;
it does not take half so long
to secure the clothes as with
pins and there is absolutely
no danger in the pieces being
blown off by the wind. A lady
on Kauai writes ne that che