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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
THE VOYAGE OF LIFE.
A Mans Entire Future Depends on the
First Steps Taken in Youth.

First Steps Taken in Youth.
Life has been called voyage. This
voyage is not grievous, it is grand Ii
it is otherwise to anyone, it is because
he makes it so. God intended that it
should be glorious. The channel
through which the voyage is to be
made He has decorated with lovely
flowers and overhanging willows. lie
has overarched it with stars, and
around it He has spread the glory of
the universe-planets and moons, suns
and stars, all that is magnificent,
sublime and glorious. The port from
which we embark upon this voyage is
beautiful Look at the little child
when he first moves out upon the
waters of life; see how anxious his
mother watches every move OF his tiny
craft as it is propelled by the breeze.
Where is the goal that he is striving to
reach? What are his plans? He has
none. TO him home is everything.
Home is his world, and he knows OF
nothing else. He knows of no rocks or
shoals no stormy troublous seas, for all
is calm and quiet in the haven OF home.
AS paradise was an abode of purity and
peace, so shall the home be one OF un-
mingled JOY and happiness. In that
paradise all appears to the child as
smiling and serene, as the untenanted
garden did to fallen man. Here our
little voyager is blessed with all that is
sweet and beneficent. Here fathers
love and a mothers sympathy, sister, s
embrace and a brothers welcome
throw around him heavenly lnfiu
ence. Here the impressions that fal
upon him are the most lasting; though
they may fall as light as snowflake
on the stream whereon he glldes
These impressions will affect his des
tiny for good or for evil There ar
countless numbers of men, who hav
passed unharmed through the tempta
tions of youth, and owe their escap
from many dangers to the lntlmat
companionship of affectlonate an
pure minded sisters. They have bee
saved from hazardous meeting wit
idle company by some home engag
ments, of which their sisters were II
charm: they have refrained from mi
ing with the impure, because the
would not bring home thoughts al
feelings which they could not sha
with those trusting and loving friend
they have put aside the wine cup. b
cause they would not profane with
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
PREPARE FOR THE END.

Professor Fall, the eminent German
scientist, predicts the end of the world
on Nov. 13. 1899, or at least he affirms
that on that date, the comet of 1866
will come in direct contact with the
Earth, and that the result of the con-
tact will be terribly disastrous. SO
shocking and disintegrating our planet
that we will either lose our center OF
gravity, or be thrown off our balance,
as it were, or be forced into new
orbit where we must eventually and
speedily suffer destruction. This is al
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
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A MIRAGE.

Written for The Mirror.
In an isolate grot in realm of my own. o,,,,
Set apart from the dank that SOIL Ilas sio"n'
A liiyrWhite clover blooms, thriving alone;
XII day it is famed by the wings OF Dee
Absorbing pure nectar, so dlllgent he
With a buz-sip-sip,
And a whir- -whiZ-hum,
That the lily-white clover sways wide awake
To hosts of pleasures that seem 70 coiio'
And on the air with mirth doth snake
In the lively cOmmotiOn his Wings o9 a.; ,,i0N0'
AS Jealous, the bee, he darts to dip e.ur.
For the stOwed-away wines in eacn luii np'
And missing the clover. sails cumbersome,
On a cruise to the ground ike keItle-ui "h
With his buZ-sip-sip,
And his bumble-bum-bum
In the iOllieSt turmoil ever was KNOWN,
And laugh and laugh, till my sides both acne
Walled high is the grotto of isinglass,
And illy shaped shadows around it pass;
Were it not for the clover, pd sign, alaS! ,,,,
But the lily-white clover dlSpeis tne eiooill
For the buZzing bee to each day resume
His Joyous attacks on its SancClneu plooih'
With his buZ-sip-slp,
And -bum-bum,
Till the gruesOme shadows all shrink from view;
The air SOnOrOus begins to purl;
The grOttO takes on rOSeate nue.,
And revery's pennons again un1uri..
Then comes old Time with JuOllanC SKIP
Spanning the gulf of his martyrdOm;
The Sacred msts from his eyelids drip
To trill through veStal vacuum!
Though an isolate grOt.
You can see, can you not
The lily-white clover. my sweet llCCe girl.
And myself, as the bee with the DuZSlp-slp
SHORN POET.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11

1t is not opportunity and the lack OF
opportunity, not ability and the lack OF
ability, that makes the difference IN
the power of human lives for good. 1t
is faith and the lack of faith, character
and the lack of character. 1t is con-
secration and concentration, and the
failure to consecrate and concentrate
1t is courage and self-denial over
against cowardice and selfishness.
H. T.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-10-11
DOES 1T PAY.
Dishonesty Considered From Strictly
Financial Standpoint.

Dishonesty Considered From Strictly
Financial Standpoint.
In this age of great financial warfare
and the struggle for the accumulation
of wealth, when an Individual takes
under advisement the entering into
new line of enterprise or financial in
vestment, the first consideration that
presents itself is, do the prospects of
profit present themselves in a sutfic-
iently strong light? Will the pecun-
iary return warrant the outlay of
time and money? Will it pay?
If this question Of pecuniary return
is of so much moment to an honest
business man as to cause him to re-
fleet long and seriously over any pro-
posed business enterprise, why should
it not be more applicable, or at
least equally so, to the man who pre-
fers to accumulate dishonesty? Lay
ing aside all questions of morality, and
the loss of confidence of friends and
society; all the heart sorrows that bear
down those who love him; all a mothers
scaldlng tears OF shame and outraged
love, let us ask from purely financial
standpoint: "Does it pay to acquire
property dishonesty" In this free,
prosperous land of ours there is always
a chance somewhere for an honest,
willing worker. He has but to prove
by his acts that he is honest and willing
and. all assertions of the labor agltators
to the contrary, he can always com
mand a good situation with good com
pensation. He has the free use OF all
his earnings and can, from time tC
, time. invest them in interest bearing
, securities, and in few years, by exer
cising frugaIity, command handsome
) income. He has his liberty, and cal
5 always be in position to take advan
r tage of any honest investment tha
. may present itself.
!. How is it with the dishonest man
0 He sees an opportunity by which h
: NAV secure a few hundred dollars
}. (oftener ten or twenty by dishones
e methods. He takes the chances, an
" with them the almost invariable Gel
n tainty of being detected and punished
:: He is either arrested and throug
: operation of law placed in confinemen
4? where hard and uncongenial labor
a forced upon him without compensation
=? or, as is frequently the case, he escape
d arrest, is forced to leave the countr
,e and the money so dishonesty acquire
n- being soon exhausted, he finds himse
7e among strangers, penniless, homele
10, and friendless. If before taking a di
I'd honest step he had calculated the pro
ed able, or, at least, possible chance OF d
ou lection and punishment sometime, II
sensible man he will come'to the co
clusion the author of this paper hs
that it does not pay either financial
an morally or socially to be dishone
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
WHY THEY WE'RE TIcKLEp.
samples of the News Received by the
Royalists Yesterday.

The Monowal Thursday afternoon
reused the usual list of absurd rumors
in the Royaist portion of the com
munity.
The first of'these was that the United
States had instructed Admiral Walker
to depart with his vessel at once for
Mare Island. The object of the step
would be, of course, to leave the Ameri-
cans in Honolulu unprotected that Mrs.
Dominis might have the chance she
will never take to incite second
revolution.
The second rumor was to the effect
that Captain Rookie of the Champion
had asserted that he would have his
boys ashore in less than twenty days.
The royalist inference was that they
would land to restore Mrs. Dominis.
Whether there were grounds for this
rumor or not is at present unknown.
The third is report to the effect, that
Mr.. Paramount Blount will meet the
royalist commission in Washington.
The outside and general opinion on this
rumor is that if true such an arrange
ment would kill anything the commits
sion may hope to do.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
HIGHBINDERs IN CHoKEy.
They Jump an Informer, and Andrews
Jumps Them.

They Jump an Informer, and Andrews
Jumps Them.
The Chinese highbinders have been
trying to play havoc with the Marshals
lnformers of late, and, in consequence,
several of them are likely to get into
trouble.
On July cath, four of these high
binders entered the house of tn Yak, an
informer, and beat him numerically.
The next day party of ten visited
Tack Chez, another informer, at Palama,
and belabored him almost to death.
The matter was promptly reported, but
evidence to convict could not be had at
the time.
Captain Andrews has continued to
urge nvestigations, however, with the
result that he has pile of ugly evidence
against four of the mscreants. Two of
them. Nip Lum and Lee Shea by name,
were arrested this morning and are in
jail. Pun Chan and Chan Ping, the
other two, will be brought in this after.
noon.
There is little doubt but heavy SEN
fences will follow conviction in these
cases. The authorities are determined
to break up the gang, and will make
other arrests as soon as the outlaws can
be apprehended.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
MINISTER DAMON BACK.
HE VISITS BRITISH COLUMBIA
AND CALIFORNIA.
People Greatly Occupied With Local
irs-Prospects for Cana
dian Trade.

Minister S. NJ. Damon returned from
San Francisco by the Monowai Thurs
day afternoon. lie looks hale and
hearty, having been greatly benefited
by his trip and the short release from
business cares.
The Minister of Finance reports no
news of interest to Island people fur
Their than has appeared in the papers
from time to time. He says the people
of California are very greatly preoccu-
pied with their own affairs and the con-
dition entailed principally by the late
strike and the tension since. Indeed, so
great is this preoccupation that any
thing foreign to their immediate home
interests has to be brought directly to
their notice to receive attention.
And such is the case in Washington.
The Administration has so much of i'm
mediate importance on hand that no
Island or foreign business can be
preached unless il is forced in for con-
sideration. There is no news from
Washington outside of the press dis.
patches except it be contained in letters
from Mr.. Hastings to the Government.
Mr.. Damon expressed himself as being
much pleased with British Columbia
and the prospects for Island business in
that quarter. In Victoria he was
interviewed by representative
of the CoIoujsf and found tha
gentleman intelligent and alive to the
interests of the two countries and the
matter of strengthening the CONNER
cial relations between the Hawaiian
Islands and Canada.
He says further that the prospects for
opening an important trade with British
Columbia are very flattering. There
are men in that quarter with plenty of
money to use in the departure, and mat
ters will undoubtedly come around to a
point that some satisfactory arrange
ments with regard to future commerce
can be made.
The Minister called to see Consul
General Wilder just before leaving San
Francisco, but the representative of Ha-
wall at that place had nothing of spec
ial interest to report.
Minister Damon re-assumed his duties
in the Finance Office to-day and re-
lieved Minister King who has fulfilled
the duties of the department most salts
factorily during his absence,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
JAPAN VS. CHINA.
The Probable Resust in Case of Naval
Collision.

The Probable Resust in Case of Naval
Collision.
In view of the report that war has
been declared between China and Japan
the following observations by Japa-
nese naval expert, taken from the
japanese paper Mdinichi, will prove in
teresting:
'If the two Powers fought regular
ship-to-ship battle Japan would be de-
feated; but she would be sure to win it
strategem was resorted to. The japanese
navy is rich in curisers but poor in bat
tie ships. Its most powerful ship is the
Yoshio-kan, but her tonnage is about
1900, whereas the Chinese have ironclads
like the Ting-yeun and the Che-yeun,
which are over 1000 tons. The guns on
these ships are naturally far more pow
erful than those on the smaller Japanese
vessels. Japan can only cope with these
great men-of-war with torpedoes. By
sending out torpedo boats with men who
are willing to sacrafice their lives, war
shipo whatever size could be destroyed.
During the late Franco. Chinese war the
Chinese warships were five times the
number of the French. If Admiral
Courbet had fought ship to ship he
would certainly have been defeated.
He, therefore, sent out torpedoes, which
blew up two or three Chinese war-shIps.
The Chinese fleet lost all heart after this
and refused to fight, leaving the whole
coast of Fuh-kien clear to the French
If, then, Japan sunk two or three Chi
nese warships at Jinsen, others would
not dare approach the port again. The
Chinese troops then might come by land
but by the time an army oil 10000 could
be mobilised and sent to Corea the wal
would have been decided. A decisive
battle with China can only be fought or
sea. Though in Japan there are many
| commanders who have entire control Of
their respective ships, 1t may be doubted
if there are any who can with advan
tage be put in command of squadron
In China there are certainly none.
sea-fght between Japan and China will
not be battle between squadrons, bu
an encounter al close quarters betweel
individual men-ofwar."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
EXCITED FRENCHME


Deputies.
PARIS, July 25.-There was wild
scene to-day in the Chamber of Depu-
ties during the debate on anti-anarchist
measures. NJ. Jaurez, Socialist, moved
an amendment to assimilate as anarch-
lists Ministers, Senators and Deputies &C
cepting brides. This led to a revival of
the Panama incidents
NJ. Jaurez attacked NJ. Rauvier, ex-
Minister of Finance. The latter declared
that he had come scathless through the
Panama scandal, and he holly informed
NJ. Jaurez that he would take up the
gauntlet with him elsewhere. NJ. Rau-
vier afterwards sent his seconds to NJ.
Jaurez.
The Jaurez amendment was event.
ually rejected by a vote of 264 to 222.
Subsequently the Chamber decided
that the violent passages in the speeches
should be erased from the minutes.
This action having been taken, it is
deemed that duel between NJ. Rauvier
and Jaurez is needless.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
MARINE NOTES.

The Waialeale arrived Thursday from
Hamakua.
The Monowai did not get away until
after 10 o'clock last night.
The Waialale steamed into port from
Hamakua Thursday evening.
The Kinau left at . o'clock this after
noon. She is being personally con.
dncted" to Hilo.
The Waialiale will sail at 8 o'clock
Monday morning for Lahaina, Kukui.
haele and Honokaa.
A movement is in progress among
sailors for the formation of an Inter.
national Seamen's Union.
The name of j. r. Judd, son of the
Chief Justice, appears in the list of the
winning crew in recent boat race at
Yale
The Robert Sudden, % days, j. d..
Spreckels (Kah.) II days and the Alice
Cooke. % days all reached San Fran
cisco July Goth.
1t is now certain that 40 persons went
down with the Italian steamer Column
bia, which collided with the Russian
steamer Vladimir in the Black Sea a
few days ago.
a Frenchman has devised plan by
which the compass performs the part of
the helmsman. An electric current is
placed to work on the desired course,
and when the vessel gets off the course
for which the electrical instrument is
set, the current starts motor in either
direction and moves the rudder until
the vessel returns TO her proper course.
A two months trial of the apparatus is
reported to have resulted very success
fully. Among the advantages of this
new method is greater accuracy and 10
loss of distance in run of twentyfour
hours, as is usually allowed for ordinary
steering by hand.
Carl Siewaers writes to the Lond
Standard under date of July oath that
he is in receipt of advices from Norway
that leave little doubt that the Well.
man Arctic expedition is lost. Expert
enced shippers just returned from Spit
zenbergen, he says, express the same
opinion. Arctic shippers report that
the flow of pack ice and its density this
summer would prove irresistible to any
vessel however strong. They believe
that the Rahnavald Jarl has been
crushed in the ice and express a belief
that there is remote chance that the
members e the Wellman expedition
have bee 5aved by managing to get
upon an 80 flow, in which case they
believe t.. explorers are in a most
dangerous position. Should the fore
bodings OF the Arctic skipper prove
true, and if the Rahnavald Jarl was
crushed without warning, it is probable
that the members of the expedition
were unable to take any large quaint.
ties of supplies with them upon the foe,
even supposing they succeeded in escap-
ing thereto.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
DISPOSITION OF THE EZETAs.
Antonio Says He Is Not to BE

Antonio SAYS He Is Not to BE
Given Up.
New YORK, July 25.-The Worlds
La Libertad special says: Antonio Ezeta
told the correspondent tl'0t he had just
received news that the United States
Government had decided that he was
not to be surrendered to the Guatemalan
Government.
He had no plans for the future, but
intends to see his brother, who is in the
United States, but whom he would
probably meet in Mexico. He believed
he would be sent to the Isthmus by the
United States, and thence be left to his
own resources.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
COMMENTS ON HAWAII.
SENATOR CUAFEERy AGAINST is
LAND SUGAR.
About the Rcpublic-A Laugh at that
Commission How Royalty smeit
Even Before Death.

The new Hawaiian Constitution pro-
vides that Congress shall not remain in
session more than sixty days. The
islanders evidently read the American
newspapers.-Philadelphia Item.
The Republic of Hawaii destroyed
Queen Ills and Grover Cleveland's last
hope for muss when they quietly
elected President by vote OF the con-
vention. The anarchist hope in France
was buffed in the same way.-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Senator Chaifery, in his speech in the
Senate on July 25th, closed by entering
an emphatic protest against the provis-
ion in the sugar schedule continuing in
force the Hawaiian treaty admitting
sugar from those Islands free which, he
said, gave the Sugar Trust $6,000,0 900
annually.
The Republic of Hawaii was duly pro-
claimed on the 4th of July. There were
no marines or blue jackets from an
American or any foreign man -of-war
present to give the Royalists an excuse
for the claim of undue influence. Nor
was there the slightest hostile demon
stration by the supporters and hangers
on of Liiuokalani. There was no mill.
tary display of any kind, but the new
Republic was launched in peace and
quietness.
The only ludicrous note in connection
with this very respectable bit of history
making was formal meeting held u
few evenings before by the Royalists
at which they formulated a protest
against the institution of the Republic
on the ground that President Cleveland
had not yet answered Liliuokalani's
petition for restoration. A Royalist
commission has also left for Washing
ton to get definite answer from him.
Unless they want a little Junket at the
expense of certain Royalists with more
dollars than sense, they might better
have saved their time and passage
money. Events have answered their
petition more definitely than any reply
of Cleveland's could do it.. One Royal
list paper at Honolulu seems to have got
an inkling of that fact, and has come
out for the Republic, acknowledging
that the ex-Queen is dead. Requiescat
in peace. 1t smelt to heaven even be-
fore it was dead.
The avowed purpose of the new Gov
eminent is the same as that which
actuated the Provisional Government
annexation to the United States. There
would probably be no question of the
competence of the new republic to make
such a proposition, but so long as Mr..
Cleveland is President of the United
States there might be grave doubts of
the reception to be accorded any such
application. In a short time the
auspices will be more favorable for the
admission of an island State.
All the foreign Ministers at Honolulu
have recognized the republic except the
British representative. He has simply
deigned to inform his Government of
the fact of it's establishment. Great
Britain hates to see the prospect of in
PREVENTION and British acquisition slip
ping through her fingers, but she will,
no doubt, in good time bow gracefully
to the inevitable.-S. +. Call.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-03
TO PROTECT THE JURY.
MIR. HATCH PRESENTS AN IN
PoRTANT RILL.
Vacancies in the Panel Will he FILLED
without Hitch-Loyal subjects
Only Required.

/ At the meeting of the Councils Thurs
day afternoon Mr.. Hatch presented an
/ important bill relating to the drawing of
| jury panels. The bill when passed will
do away with any embarrassment that
might result from jurors refusing to
take the oath.
/ 1t is MS follows:
Be it enacted by the Executive ard
Advisory Councils of the Republic of
Hawaii
Section I. Whenever from any cause
a less number than twenty-four prop
erly qualified jurors out of any panel,
native or foreign, are in attendance at
any term of the Circuit Court in any
circuit or whenever during the term of
any Circuit Court, for any rea-
son. the available number of
properly qualified jurors from
either panel now authorized by
law is reduced to Il less number than
twenty-four the circuit Judge to-
gether with clerk of court may forth
with in the discretion Of such judge
draw from the circuit at large in the
manner provided in Section hereof a
new panel, or sufficient number to
make up Il PANEL OF thirty-six in the
First Circuit, and twenty-four in other
circuits; and the persons so drawn shall
serve Tor the remainder of the term for
which they were drawn, together with
the qualified members of the old panel
ii any.
Section 9 Such Circuit Judge, to-
gether with a clerk of the Circuit Court
or of the Judiciary Department, shall
draw such additional panel as follows;
For a native jury in any circuit such
Judge shall select the names of fifty
persons of aboriginal or part aboriginal
blood; and from said fifty shall draw by
lot so many names as may be required
to make the panel full. For foreign jury
for the First Circuit the said Judge shall
select fifty names of persons other than
aboriginal Hawaiians, and from such
fifty shall draw by lot such number as
may be required to make full panel
In all circuits other than the first when
ever it is necessary or proper to have
jury composed wholly or in part of
others than aboriginal Hawaiians the
Circuit Judge shall summon such jury
from time to time as required from the
circuit at large.
Section B. The Circuit Judges may
draw successive panels in the manner
aforesaid as many times as may be
necessary.
Section A. All laws and parts of laws
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
Section 8. This Act shall take effect
from and after its publication.