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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-02

far as possible at home, and instead
of establishing scholarships for send
ing pupils abroad for such instruc-
ton, all moneys available for this
purpose be devoted to the development
of normal instruction in the different
islands.
We feel in regard to systems of in
struction and to the selection of text
books it is very desirable that teach
ers should have something to say in
both these matters. And if it is i'm
practicable to call them all together
in Honolulu, it may still be practical
to hold annual conventions in this
city and to consider these questions
therein, it being evident that the
teachers most enthusiastic in their
profession and interested in their work
would be the ones to make up the at
tendance at such annual conventions.
In regard to the personnel of the
Board we feel that it would be benefi-
cial to the work of education that
women should be eligible to member
ship in the Board. We also feel that
it is desirable to extend restrictions in
regard to ecclesiastics now existing as
to the President, to the whole mem
bership of the Board. We also feel
that there should be definite term of
service of members of the Board, and
that this should be so arranged that
the term Of service of a small proper
ton of the Board should expire each
year. For these reasons we recon-
mend that complete reorganization
of the Board be carried out, and in
order to remove all obstacles from this
project, that the resignation of all
remaining members of the Board be
requested. That the new Board shall
consist of six members, divided into
three classes of two each, and so ap-
pointed in re term of service that one
Of these classes shall go out each year;
that women shall be eligible to MEM
bership in the Board to not more than
one-half the positions at one time.
We recommend that in the matter
of assistance to independent schools
in the future, such assistance shall
only be by way of scholarships and
capitation fees, which shall not ex.
coed fixed proportion of the school
attendance. These scholarships and
capitation fees to be reduced 10 per
cent. yearly, so that all Government
aid shall be withdrawn from said
schools after ten years time.
We recommend the appointment of
another inspector, and dividing up
the work so that school visitation and
inspection may be made more fire.
quent than under the present system.
Acknowledgement Smith moved
that the report be accepted
and a copy be furnished each
member of the Councils. There
were some things in the report that
he would not like to vote upon until
he had looked further into some of
the recommendations.
The motion was carried.
Minister Damon presented the
weekly report of the Finance De.
partment, which follows:
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE
WEEK ENDING DEC. q, 1898.
Current Account Balance,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-02
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH
HoNoLULU, December IS, lS9

: Cying TO the existence OF Scarlet
Fever on tae Island Of Hawaii, the
Board Of Health deems it necessary for
the Information OF the public 10 publish
the following:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-02
Land in Sioux City, Iowa.

TOR SALE OR EXCHANGE FOR
Il Sandwich Island property. several
thousand acres, quantities to suit, near
Sioux City, Iowa some inside city limits.
~See map at the GAZETTE office.
Address d. Il TALBOT,
3571-4w 3tw Sioux City, Iowa, .S.A.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-02
APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF
TEACHERS.

We find there is no system what
ever in regard to the appointment of
teachers, some teachers were engaged
at the lowest rates possible, while
others received comparatively exor-
bitant salaries, and this to a certain
extent regardless # their teaching
abilities. In carrying out this prin-
ciple, women IS rule are engaged at
lower rates than men, although the
work and teaching abilities may be
substantially the same. The table
shows one school of ITO pupils taught
by one teacher at an expense of $500
per annum, while another school in
the same district with an attendance
of 113 pupils has three teachers
at an expense of S2240 per annum.
We also find the salaries allowed to a
set of teachers in any one school to
vary greatly with every change of
teachers, although the number of
scholars and amount of work remain
the same. This very striking anomaly
in the matter of salaries could readily
have been avoided by a system of
grading the various schools and fixing
maximum and minimum salaries. 1t
would have prevented the appearance
of favoritism in this branch of the
Boards work.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-02
AS TO THE HOLOMUA.
COUNCILLOR EMMELUTH WANTS
IT SUPPRESSED.

The s;eport of the Committee on Educa-
tion-The Weekly Meeting Of the
Executive and Advisory
Councils.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-02

EXPENDITURES.
Judiciary. ................. ......S 768 10
Department of Foreign
Affairs. ........-............. 461 SO
Interior Department.
Board of Health. 1872 81
Bureau of Public Works 2,114 20
Waterworks ......... ........ IS 80
Miscellaneous. ...... ......... 225 SO
Finance Department.
Salaries and Inciden'tls.. 566 A
Interest 1890. .........". 90 90
Road Taxes to Special De-
posit............. ............... 1,454 90
School Taxes to Special
Deposit. ......... I9S 90
Attorney Generals De-
partment........ ............... 1853 81
S 1902 40
Current Account Balance 212,342 81
S 225,385 OF
Outstanding Bonds 81, 656, 200 90
Due P. S. Bank and p. NJ.
u. notes ......... b60, 4lb 10
Treasury notes.. .......... 10000 90
Net indebtedness......S So, 1851, 616 95
POSTAL SAVINGS BANK MEMO.
Notices of Withdrawals
maturing in December,
1898, and January and
February, 1884,. .......S 32,3S1 90
Cash on hand 2. 5. Bank 23,122 %
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT MEMO.
Exps. Prov. Govt. to dates 1855 70
CThis amount covers all
expenses, including mill
tary and items not appro-
priated by the last Legis-
lature.l
MEMO. CASH IN TREASURY.
Outstanding Certificates,
to redeem which there
is a corresponding coin
deposit in the treasury..S $4,000 90
Certificates Withdrawn
from circulation and de-
posted for safe keeping $4,000 90
Postal Savings Bank Balls 23,122 %
Road Board FUND in Treas
ury .......-....., ...... ........ 1870 81
School Board fund IN
Treasury ....... ........-..... 1927 As
Available Cash as above. 212, 342, 81
Total Cash. 8O8,662 SO
Due current account from
advances to loan funds 56,730 AZ
Due current account from
advances to Postal Saw
ings Bank .............-..~ 10000 90
The report was accepted and
placed on file.
The Judiciary recommended that
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-02
NORMAL INSTRUCTION.

Normal work is now being done by
Professor Scott, who has class of
about twenty pupils. He receives
twenty-five dollars per month, and is
doing excellent work in this line
AT the teachers convention held in
Honolulu in the past, some valuable
normal work was done. These con-
ventions have been discontinued ow-
ing to the difficulty and expense of
sending all teachers to Honolulu.
Thereafter local teachers conventions
were held on different islands where
the same work was carried on.
Transfers of teachers have been
made from one school district to
another on account of complaints of
moral shortcomings or intemperance
in their previous positions-causes for
dismissal rather than transfer to a
new field.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-01-02

Administrators Notice to Creditors.
THE UNDERSIGNED, ADMINS
Il traitor with Will Annexed Of the Es-
tate of Robert Brown, late OF KaneOhe,
Oahu, deceased, hereby gives notice that
all claims against the Estate Of said
Robert Brown must be presented 10 the
undersigned within six months from the
date Of publication Of this notice or they
will be forever barred.
WILLIAM o. SMITH,
Administrator Will Annexed Estate
Robert Brown, deceased.
3565-2t 1902 At
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
An Electric Guilt.

The electrical quilt or cushion, term
ed ''thermogen." recently described
in this column, has received the COM
mendation of the London Lancet -
The thermogen contains coil Of wire,
consisting of special alloy favorable
to electrical resistance, bent in the form
of a gridiron. The coil is Enclosed, in
insulating and non-c onducting material
the whole being embedded in cotton
wood or other soft substance, provided
with silk or wooden covering. The
resistance offered by the coil to the
flow of the current, in other words, the
friction caused by the passage of the
current through the wire, produces
heat in the same way that heat, and
eventually light, is produced in the fila
ment of the electrical incandescent
lamp when current is forced through
it. This is, in fact, another adoption
of the principle of electrical cookery.
The electrical quilt can be used either
with the street current, the circuit cur
rent being Of course. properly provided
with safeguards against dangerous
excess of current, or Il storage battery.
Wrapped in this quilt, patient can
be subjected for any length Of time to
any temperature desired, and a uni
form heat will be maintained. In all
probability it will be most valuable In
heightened operations, or in those nee
essarily attended with much hem
orrhage, where artificial means to sus-
tain the patients temperature are re-
nuired. In many cases blankets and
hot water are troublesome and often
inefficient, and the quilt would be a
L.. III = HS.,yH%
substitute. The thermogen will also
doubtless have place in the treat
ment OF chronic rheumatism and lum-
bago, as well as in cases of senile slow
ness Of circulation, attended with gen.
eral chillinesS.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
ENOUGH SCARE AN UNDER
TAkER.

One Man, Two Collins and a Ghostly
Voice All in One Express Car.
An express agent running between
Topeka and Smith Center had thrill
ing experience one night short time
ago, says the Topeka State Journal.
The night was dark and cloudy. and
the train was going about forty five
miles an hour. The agent had locked
himself in the car and was preparing
to check up the bundles. He was not
long in noticing that two long boxes,
containing cotlns, were among the 9th
er express matter checked for Man
haitian. AL was still in the car except
the rumbling Of the wheels and the
soughing of the wind. 1t was only ma
tural. therefore, that the agent should
jump about six feet into the air on
hearing avoice apparently In one OF the
coffins say, LET me out!'
The express agent drew his revolver
prepared for anything, and inquired:
"Where are you?'
"Let me out!'
"Well, where are you?'
"Let me out" was all the answer he
could get in tone like voice from the
tomb.
The express agent was not supersti.
tious but he was by this time. thor
oughly alarmed. He unlocked the rear
door of the cur and summoned the con-
ductor, brakeman, and porters. 1t was
his intention to open the caskets. if
necessary, and comply with the re-
quest Of the mysterious voice. One
coffin was placed at one end Of the
car and the other coffin at the other
end. Then the express agent inquired:
"Where are you now?"
"Let me QUIT" said the voice, not
from either coffin but from pile Of
miscellaneous express ematter wher
they had been. Stealthtly and with
grave fears of the result the crew be-
gan investigation, expecting to find
anything from a highwayman to a wild
man. They did not find either. how
ever. but down toward the bottom Of
the pile they located the voice-It was
that Of parrot.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
Age of Niagara Falls.

Prof. J. w. Spencer says that the
first conjecture as to the age Of Niagara
Falls was made by Andrew Ellicott
in 1870. Ellicott believed the falls to
be $4,000 years old. About 1S41 Lyell
estimates the age of the falls as $4,000
years. All of these estimates were pure
conjectllres, but they were correct in
assuming that the gorge had been ex-
cavated by the river. Prof. Spencer
in outlining the progress of the falls
says that a little stream draining the
Erie basin once fell about 200 feet from
the brow of the Niagara escarpment.
This stream was not over one-fourth
the volume of the present cataract, and
consequently excavated the gorge at a
much slower rate than at present. Dur
ing the early history Of the river the
waters of the three upper lakes emptied
through the Huron basin by way of the
Ottawa river. The height of the falls
has increased several times. The first
episode, represented by small river
falling 200 feet, last II 900 years. Then
the height Of the falls was increased
to 400 feet, and took the drainage Of
all the upper great lakes. At the same
time there was Il series Of cascades,
three in all, the lower gaining on the
upper until finally they were all united
in one great cataract, much higher than
that of to-day. Subsequently the wa
tiers were raised at the head Of Lake
Ontario, and the falls Appropriated
to the present conditions after q lapse
Of 1000 years, and another 1000 years
was probably occupied by TRANSITIONAL
changes Of very gradual character.
1t is now 5000 years since Lake Huron
emptied into Lake Erie for the first
time. The land has risen about the
outlet Of Lake Erie, and if the present
rate of change continues, in 5000 or
5000 years the waters Of the four
lakes will be turned into the Mississippi
river drainage at Chicago.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
Eagle.

North Dakota parties enroute to st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Chicago, st. Louis. Kansas
City or Eastern and Southern points. will
eniny the train service of the Northern Pa
cific Railroad between North Dakota and
the Twin Cities. Besides the courteous
treatment accorded passengers by employees,
the train equipment its, If is noteworthy.
The first class day coaches have upholster-
ed chair seats. the very perfection of com.
fort. The trains to and from Winnipeg,
Grand Forks, and Manitoba points carry
on main lines between st. Paul and Port
land, the latter train is also yestibuled
train. The day trains via Brainerd between
Fargo, st. PauI. and Minneapolis have no
superiors in TIE entire Northwest. The
trains between D2lu1h, West Superior. Ash
land and Fargo carry 4 Pullman sleeping
car and make connection with the Winnipeg
and Grand Forks trains. If you have never
bad the measure IF aride on one Of these
trains, s3;iat try it ncxt time you do any rail-
road;!ag .,!a;i see what you have missed here
tofc:e. ':;formatinn furnished by any and
all agents ut stations or by Chas. S. Fee
General Passenger and Ticket Agent St.
Paul, MINI.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
TO PROVOKE MIRTH.
RIB TICxLERs FURNISHED BY THE
HUMORISTS.
Some Of the Latest productions Of
the Funny Man-Laughable Incl
dents and Witty sayings-Cheerful
Reading.

MH think you're the most Jealous man
tAfSl.ver got engaged" said Mabel to
Jdcl Hollingsworth, her intended.
They had just been comparing notes as
to their respective summers.
II am not in the least jealous re-
piled Jack, "but I certainly do not
think your conduct has been altogether
right to me-"
but, you stupid fellow, I could not
utterly ignore lncn who were introduc-
ed to me-" pleaded Mabel.
IGNORE them? No. But you were
not compelled to encourage Them" re-
torted Jack with frown.
II never encouraged Them" contra
dictcd Mabel.
"How about Charlie Dashington?"
"Well, what about Charlie DashiEg-
ten? l am sure l did not f1irt with
him."
''Nor encourage him in any way?"
queried Jack.
mot III the least" was the positive
rejoinder.
.And YETI argued Jack. you fire.
quently went driving with him."
Yes, did go driving with him."
Alone, and Ill the EVENING""
EYES," pouted Mabel, II did. But
what of it?''
"Isn't that encouraging a man? Driy-
ing with him constantly, alone, alone
and in the EVENING""
mo, it is not.
"Will you kindly explain to me-" de-
manded Jack Hollingsworth Jelly, as he
rose to go, why such conduct is not
direct encouragement"
81 will tell you Why" replied Mabel,
as She took his hat and cane from him.
1T is perfectly true that I went out
driving with Charlie Darlington Il good
deal. But never once did I take the
reins from him and drive mysclf!'
New York World.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27

boat was made for tho Jackson Harms
worth polar expedition. When the ex-
petition is crossing ice OF land the
middle part will be placed on the sledg-
es and be used for carrying provisions,
while at night 1t will, when the seats,
ETC., are taken out, form o sleeping
place. The two end sections set up
right and placed one against the other
make an excellent tent. The rowlocks
and ropes are Of aluminium, as well as
the cooking utensils with which the
boat is provided.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
Katydid engagements.

The girl in the white duck suit was
sitting under tree with a book In
her lap and her eyes directed toward
q hammock across the lawn, in which
sat the girl in fluffy gown talking
very earnestly to pair of russell shoes
and a pancake hat in a pink shirt.
In due course this conference ended
and the couple separated, the girl in
the fluffy gown going over to the white
duck.
"Well,'' inquiries the white duck,
what have you been giving that young
fellow"
my heart and my hand" laughed
Fluff.
Not another engagement"
Fluff tossed her head disdainfully.
"Yes," she said, lone Of these katydld
engagements
"a katydid engagement" queried the
white duck, curiously. whats that!'
Don't you know that yet?' guyed
Fluff"
mo; how should II"
Experience, my dear"
But 1 have none"
That's because you are not genu-
inc summer girl"
whatever it is, tell me what katy
did engagement is?"
You know" replied Fluff, seriously,
"that six weeks after the katydid calls
the frost comes, and that the frost nips
the katydid and ends its brief career"
Yes"
"Well," smiled Fluff, ut is necessary
for me to explain further?" and the
white Duck said, oh" and let it go at
that.-Detroit Free Press.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
New Lightning Calculators.


A lightning calculator, the invention
Of an expert mathematician, is one Of
the newest labor and tinle-saving de-
vices out, and many people will be in
terested to learn machine has been
produced which entirely climates null
tiplication from percentage compu-
tations. The invention, or, at least,
a good working model of it, is now be-
ing exhibited for the first time in this
city, and railroad auditors, insurance
actuaries. custom house and tax office
accountants, for whose particular bene-
fit 1t is especially designed, are much
Interested.
The inventor gave some practical
Illustrations of what his machine can
do to number of gentlemen recently.
They were convinced that it can han
die multiplication, division and per-
centage calculations
The machine is quite similar in ap-
pearance to the cover Of Remington
typewriter. The printed figures are
fastened to slide board that fits into
cylinder which turns back and forth
by means of knob handles; these slides
are Tapped behind an index board hav-
ing nine divisions or sections, on each
Of which stand the numerals. The
range Of possible results is from zero
to ininity. 1t is operated with the
thumb and finger of the left hand, thus
leaving the right hand free to write
down additions and answers. The
combinations have the same position
in front of the eyes as the keys Of a
typewriter.
The inventor declared his invention
dispensed with multiplication, and that
the true percentage could be found at
any rate, from one-tenth of per cent
to 80 per cent, or any sum from the
thousandth part of cent to any sum
capable of being written. 1t substi-
tutes mechanical correctness for men-
tai uncertainty, saves valuable time,
and prevents physical exhaustion. He
STYLES it the mine nv nine', calculator
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
Hoods Pills cure nausea, sick headache
Indigestion, biliousness. Sold by all druggists.
"on Tick"


The expression ION tick'' is not q
modern phrase. In the diary of Abra-
ham de la Prymc the following passage
occurs under date of 1896: Here is
very little or no new money come down
amongst us, SO we scarce know how
to exist. Every one runs upon tick,
and those who had no credit year
ago has (sic) credit enough now" In
a letter Of the Dean Prdeaux of Nor
witch, England, dated May, 1861, he
says: 1.-The Mermaid tavern is lately
broke at Oxford, and our Christchurch
men have to bear the blame, as the
town will have it our ticks amount to
f1,5OO." DR.. Brewer says the word
tick is corrupted from the word ticket,
as bridesmaids bill was formerly
called, and the phrase was originally,
ION ticket" that is, things taken to be
put on the bill. Sedley, in the Null
berry Garden" 1868, says: II confess
my tick is not good" and Oldham
Poems, 1888 has:
Reduced to want, he in due time fell
sick,
Was fain to die, and be inferred on
3"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27

All, his feet were both mismated and
his elbows dislocated and his flesh all
dessicated round his face: and his feet
were torn and sore, and his breast was
thick with gore, and his scalp hind side
before, out Of place.
And his frontal lobe was battered,
aud his wl,skers widely scattered, and
his vertebra was shattered and his eye;
and his neck was all atwist, and his
bruised and bleeding fist hung down
from his broken wrist all away.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
Immense Yields.

A. A. White of St. Paul was awarded
diploma at the Minnesota state fair fer
the best exhibit of sheaf grain, wheat,
oats, barley, timothy, alfalfa and millet.
This grain was raised without irrigation
at Kalispell, in the Flathead valley,
Mont, on the west side of the Pocky
Mountains, on the line of the Great
mense, and attracted universal attention.
Oats, seven feet high, that thresh out 100
bushels to the acre; wheat that goes 40
bushels to the acre, one sample showing
a stool of wheat with 1874 heads from q
single seed.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
Declared OF.

Nashville Tenn, Sept. 22.-T The
strike of the Whitewell miners near
South Pittsburg was declared off to-
day, and about three hundred men
will resume work. The Tennessee
Iron, Coal & Railroad company is ac-
cordingly preparing to put its furnace
in blast at once.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
And his flesh was blood bespaneled,

And his flesh was blood bespangied,
and his nose was badly mangled, and
his half-torn ears they dangled from his
head. And he had q caved-in chest
underneath his bloody vest, and his
teeth were all non est, all were shed.
But the man was bright and jolly,
full Of mad, vivacious folly, not trace
of melancholy ever came. For this
football captain he, laughed in unre-
stricted glee, for though bruised to pulp
you see, he'd won the game.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
An Easy One.

"Now," said the medical professor at
the quiz. tell me whether this is a
male or female skeleton"
Female" replied the man at the
foot of the class.
Fright, but how do you know?"
II saw the jaws work just as you
spoke.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
bohemian Catholics.

Detroit. Mich. Sept. 22.-The annual
convention of. the Bohemian Cathohc
Beneficiary Association of the United
States opened here to-day, with ninety
delegates i'll attendance. The proceed
ings viii be conducted in the native
tongue
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27

Thrives on good food and sunshine, with
plenty of exercise in the open air. Her
form CLOVIS with health and her face blooms
with Its beauty. If her system needs the
cleansing action Of laxative remedy, she
uses the gentle and pleasant liquid laxa-
tive, Syrup Of Figs.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-09-27
War AirShip.

Denver, Colo, Sept 22.-Orders have
been issued for the transfer of the
great airship Gen. Meyer from Fort
Riley, Kan, to Fort Logan, Denver,
and after Nov. 1 instructions in that
branch of the signal service will be
given here. .