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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14
SATURDAY, SEPT. Ia, 1895.
THE TIME HAS COME.

Mr. G. d. Chase, deserves credit for
coming out openly in this mornings
paper and condemning the present
Board of Health and the manner in
which the business OF the Board has
been conducted.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

To our idea Mr.. Chase did not go
far enough. He suggests an addition
to the Board of Health. We pro-
pose to abandon the present close
corporation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

Lines are unusually scarce. Yet
the medical authorities declare in
favor of acidulated drinks. Can
some way not be devised to reach
the source of supply without con-
veying contagion? 1t might be we'll
to consult the fruit dealers
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

The work of the Ladies' Relief So
ciety is now progressing ad mirably.
The sub-station system has relieved
them OF much of the work and
cleared the streets OF The crowds
which formerly congregatod around
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

A few days ago Dr.. Day advo-
Gated the use of whisky on this
island. Now he objects to having
it shipped to the other islands ex
cept as medicine. Most people
on the other islands buy it from
their wholesale dealers aud not
through the drug stores. 1t seems
to us the doctor is inconsistent.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

Mr.. Chase can do so with impunity
because he is member Of the sacred
lot, gun carrier and a most inde-
pendent gentleman.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14
Timely Topics.
Honolulu, Sept. II, 1895.

For years nave resldellts OF
Honolulu overbid each other in
extolling the sanitary conditions
of Hawaii's capital and advertis-
ing it as the healthiest and most
beautiful place in the world; we
have done this so often and for
such length of time that we
finally came to believe what we
said and wrote.
The beauty is here but the
recent epidemic has clearly de-
monstrated that the beauty was
not even "soil" deep. We have
been roughly awakened to find
that the drinking water is i'm
pure and unfit for domestic pur-
poses; that the atmosphere is
polluted; and that the town gen
orally is in as filthy condition as
any Oriental overcrowded city.
Officials and private citizens
have been aroused and the cpl
demic will cause thorough
cleansing of Honolulu, the con-
struction of proper sewerage,
and also a general sense of the
necessity to adopt for each house
and each individual proper sani-
tary precautions.
We have placed in the market
a filter for water taps. 1t is not
everybody who can afford to
purchase water filters but no
house should be without the Tap
Filter. The filter will fit all
fin. taps, and the water running
through it will be thoroughly
filtered. All water should be
boiled before using but it is ne
cessary to filter it before boiling,
and for that purpose the Tap
Filter is the most practical and
simplest apparatus. We sell
them for $1.00 each.
Roberts Ozonator which has
recently won a great reputation
in the United States is the
surest and cheapest disinfector
known. From the Ozonator is
diffused "Sanitas Vaporizer Mix
ture" which is unequalled as q
germ destroyer, and the smell
of which is pleasant and not
nauseating like other disinfec-
tants. The Ozonator ought to
be placed in all water closets,
bathrooms and other places ex-
posed to an unhealthy air. The
effects of the Ozonator are anti
septic, disinfecting and deodo-
rizing. In sick rooms, where
the patients suffer from diseases
breeding foul odors, the disin-
fecting apparatus has proven
boon and promptly destroyed
the foulness of the air. The
Ozonator costs only $500, and
nobody purchasing one will ever
regret the investment. N
Besides discussing the above
sanitary goods we will call at
tention to the new Electric Vib-
rating Bell which we sell for the
low price of $3.50. For that
amount the purchaser gets fifty
feet of wire, a dry battery, the
vibrating bell and the necessary
staples, etc. The bell is easily
put up and it will prove great
convenience to people whose
servants live in detached cot.
tages, or who wish facilities to
call up their stables, etc. Mer-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

The other newspapers, especially
the Advertiser, seem to think the
sub-inspector should be warned as
to his duty and jumped on for not
doing it. What are the inspectors
for If they cannot look after their
subordinates? Can they not dis
charge them and get others' The
actions of the sub-inspector will al.
ways be modelled on the chiefs. You
can always tell what kind of a cap
tain there is by looking at the pri-
vate, and the scholars condition and
actions show what kind of teacher
he has got. The circular got out by
the committee ten contained much
ridiculous, inflated, and unnecessary
matter, and was a useless expense.
Let the committee reform them
selves aud SEQ that the chief inspec-
tors do their duty-then the sub
inspectors will be found doing
theirs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

The time has come for the Board
Of Health to resign and let the sani-
tsry condition OF the country be
placed in frmer and more capable
hands. If the gentlemen are patri.
otic they will drop petty jealousy
aud personal feelings and drop out.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

If some Of the Board of Health
people we're to talk less and go round
inspecting the houses and searching
for cases more than they do, practi-
cal work might be done. What we
want now is actions, not words, deeds,
not speeches.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

w. o. Smith has worked like a
beaver and his other official and
private business makes it advisable
for him to withdraw. He has been
up every day from a. m. to II p. m.
He has done excellent work for the
Board as we have often stated but
his usefulness is now questioned.
AS Attorney General he can render
a new Board of Health most valua
BILE services which will be duly ap-
precia,ed. Snarling and sneering
through ill-temper at the leading
merchants whose opinion ought to
be considered equally with his own
will, not help the situation. Presi-
dent Smith, we feel assured is very
willing himself to relinquish posi-
tion through which he at present
gains neither honor, wealth, nor
praise and leave it to somebody else,
having the confidence of the tax
payers, to take hold of the thankless
job.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

The Star wants the Board OF
Health to run the other islands "by
authority" Well, the other islands
don't want it. And no wonder The
experiment of putting medical men
on an executive board of health has
proved as much failure as the ex-
pertinent of putting women on a
Board of Education. In both cases
it has hampered action, worked mis-
chief and spoiled good work.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

Let the Road Supervisor, the Pub.
lie Works Office, and every other
department of the Interior Office
which has public work on hand en-
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

The Board of Health is tired and
and the community is more than
tired.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

Island potatoes are scarce in the
market. The usual weekly supply
was about $50 bags. Let the steamers
bring them down from Maui and
elsewhere as usual. Otherwise there
will be famine in the restauran S.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

AS far as the medical men of the
Board are concerned it is enough to
state that the profession is there re-
presented by Drs. Wood, Emerson,
and Day. We do not reflect on those
gentlemen, but we ask the com
munity il they have confidence in
themi
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

Eggs are scarce in Honolulu. The
supply from the other islands surely
could be permitted to come down.
And if the Chinese dealers are con
suited with, some ARA cement could
be come to by which Chinese on the
other side OF this island could
gather them, and bring them as far
as the top OF the Pail, where Chi
nese distributors and dealers from
town could collect them and bring
them to market.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

The Chief Justice has postponed
the September term of he Supreme
Court till further notice. Where,
by the way, is the @. J.2 Whenever
the country was in peri he used to
turn up "a few days after the peril
WAS over) and make quite an exhibi-
tion of himself--his valor, patriotism
and stomach. Is it possible that he
fights the cholera "per guardian?"
Come up, Alapaki, and take your
chances Of the comma.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

II gangs of prisoners can go out
on the roads to quarautined districts
without danger why may not the
relatives OF the political prisoners
be allowed to see them? 1t would
he better still however to let them
go home to stay with their women
folk who spend nights and days of
cruel anxiety wondering whether the
dread disease has forced an entrance
into the "roof ,ss" stronghold, re-
nowned as the "coral hell"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

AS far as the other members are
concerned very little need be said.
Mr.. John T. Waterhouse and Mr..
Keliipio are the lay members of the
Board. We have no doubt that both
are well-meaning men, but nobody
will ever accuse them of possessing
executive ability. Anybody attend
ing a meeting of the Board of
Health (and what do they do be-
sides meetingO will soon realize
that gas is plentiful, but even gas
doesn't kill the microbes pictured in
Soper's window.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

If the valleys are to be quaran-
tined, it should be doae strictly. The
Advertiser mentions with hali-veiled
approval the escapade of two young
ladies on horseback, who rode as a
joke boldly and furiousIy past the
guard into Manoa valley. Such
jokes may have serious consequences,
and should be severely reprehended
whether done by ladies or gentle
men. Neither quarantine nor cholera
should be the subject of practical
excursions into the realms of fun.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

The Star apparently thinks the un-
employed when offered work will
scorn it. They no doubt will if it is
offered with one hand and an objec-
tionable oath with the other. Call
for workmen as such and see the
enormous response which will occur.
But let it be work without any other
condition than that Of faithful SER
vice and careful adherence to or
ders,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

the central station. 1t has also faci-
lilated the detection of imposition
aud the prevention Of the relief Of
unworthy aud undeserving persons.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

On every side is heard the senti-
ment "Let us all pull together. Drop
all oppprsition down with poll
tics. All shades aud all
classes agree on this 1t is we'll
TIL the epidemic is stamped out,
we cannot afford division. Many
little criticisms may suggest them
s4lves. Let them be uttered, but in
spirit of help not in captious op.
position.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

The action Of the Merchants
Committee of the Planters Labor
Labor and Supply Company in for
mulating and carrying out practi-
cal scheme for reaching ourimported
merchandise and supplies and utiliz-
ing it both here and on the other
islands is commendable 1t shows
that we have practical men among
us who do not lose their heads in
time Of panic but can devise ways
and means of obviating some OF our
worst difficulties. Coon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

In the Hawaiian News Co.'s win
dow is magnifed represent alton OF
the appearance of the comma bac-
cilli as they occur in the human
body. A member of a missionary
family said yesterday that he shook
thousands of them out of his boots
every evening. II he shook thou
sands out of his Uranium he would
still have plenty left.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

1t is stated that DR.. Emerson has
destroyed medicine given by Drs.
Brodie and Murray in houses visited
by him as member of the Board Of
Health. If it is true DR.. Emerson
ought to be destroyed. II not true
he ought to deny the accusation.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-14

ploy as many lIsraiians as pos
BILE at once--even if they have 10
pay in o US. This will soon re-
leve the distress and bring about a
more healthy condition OF the com
muuty. Furnish work-there will
then be no need for charity. And
there soon will be no paupers.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26

be had in prime condition during mid.
summer, or at time when the atmos.
pheric conditions are most unfavora.
bile to the development Of best quail
ties in turnips. 1t must be grown
quickly, in good soil, and used while
young and tender. A good specimen
of the White Vienna as we grow it at
Wood banks, Is shown in the accompa.
nying picture. We prefer this variety
Tor Improved ImperiaD to the later and
larger Large white,' with Its com.
paratively much larger leaves and
thicker leaf stalks. A common paper
of seed will be more than enough for
repeated sowings, and to supply an av'
erage family with kohl-rabi during the
entire season. Sow thiply 10 drills, a
foot apart, as you would sow turnips
Thin to three or four inches apart, and
keep free from weeds, and soil well
stirred about the plants. If you hap.
pen to have nitrate of soda (some gar.
deners like ourselves are never with.
out it, scatter little Of it, say q
pound or two to the square rod
broadcast over the ground when the
plants are still small. The application
will help kohl-rabi as well as it doet
cabbages. -Ameriaan Gardening.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to Its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax.
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26
FERTILIZERS for Goed Crops.

The large amount Of labor required
in cultivating hoed crops makes 1t all
the more important that they should
be pushed forward as rapidly as posi-
BILE, and also in ways that will not les
sen the moisture in the soil. For this
reason the concentrated fertilizers
containing available nitrogen are pref.
cradle to stable manure. There Is al
ways In coarse manure a great amount
of vegetable matter which will only
rot when the soil is wet. Under the
furrow this manure holds up the soil,
creating air spaces which dry out both
the manure and soil SO that the manure
will not rot The commercial fertilizer
furnishes nitrogen without making
the soil dryer. This often means with
hoed crop the difference between
failure and success.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26
Ana. vt Whlch TO PLANT rre.s.

The age at which trees should be
bought must be governed by circum-
stances and by variety. There is a
general tendency to buy trees too old
rather than too young. When vari-
cites are new and scarce, it may be
economy to buy young stock. Some of
the freer-growing apples and pears are
large enough when two years old If
grown from buds; but these fruits are
usually set at three years from the
bud or graft. Dwarf pears may be set
at two or three years, preferably, l
think, the former age. OUNCES are
set at two and three years. Peaches
are always set at one year from the
bud. l.. II. Bailey, in Bulle-
tin 80
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26
PoRcuPINE GRASS.
Said to Give Good Yields OF Hay or /
Fair Quality.

Saiu TO Give Good Yields OF Hay OF \
Fair Quality.
Latin name, Stipa Spartea. Stems
stout, erect, smooth, more or less
punched, one and one-half TO three
feet high, from tough perennial roots;
leaves more or less involute, thick and
hard, rough on the margins, usually a
foot or two long, root leaves numer-
GUS, and long, panicle about six inches
long, contracted; spikelets an inch or
more long, borne at the end Of the
slender branches of the panicle; empty
glumes lanceolate, with long arm-like
points, one to one and one-half inches
in length, the upper one longest;
towering glume very hard and sharp
pointed at maturity, thickly barry
above the point; avn rough, stiff, four
to six inches long, twisted and bent.
A bulletin Of the South Dakota ex-
pertinent station says: 'This grass is
found throughout the state, but is
most common in the eastern part It
is largely replaced in the western part
of the state by needle grass (stipa com.
ata), which may be distinguished from
either porcupine grass or feather bunch
grass by its shorter leaves and loose,
open panicle, the lower part Of which
is more or less included in the upper
most sheath. Both porcupine grass and
needle grass give good yields Of hay OF
fair quality. AS the spear-like fruits
OF these grasses sometimes injure
stock, they should not be cut until
after the fruits have fallen, which
usually occurs in time for haymaking.
When these grasses occur in pastures
or ranges in sufficient quantities to be
dangerous, they should be kept from
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26
Ducks Nesting In Trees.

TAT last have been able" writes a
correspondent, ito decide by personal
observation point that has often been
discussed by London naturalisSs. Many
of the ducks in Hyde park and Kensing-
ton gardens prefer the trees as nesting
places to the low-lying thickets where
dogs and boys might modest them. The
question was, how the young brood got
conveyed to the water, some of the
keepers asserting that they were trans
ported on the back of the parent bird.
One evening happened to pass one Of
the old elms, encircled by railing
about two hundred yards northeast of
the boat house on the Serpentine, just
at the moment when one of these
family fittings took place. The
nest was in a hollow about twelve
or fifteen feet above the ground,
and at the moment of my mr.
rival, the fond mother, in great state
of excitement, had already got three
or four of her youngsters on terra
firma. Then she flew up and brought
down another in her beak, repeating
this operation half a dozen times; but
meanwhile the other ducklings, impa-
tient of delay, scrambled over the
edge of the hole and tumblcd into the
grass, much to their mammals distress.
An intelligent policeman now came up.
and we found that out of the brood of
fourteen only one seemed trifle dam
aged. In minute or two the whole
party waddled off composedly to the
waters edge."-St James Gazette.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26
Tho One Thing Neeasu,.

There Is but one way TO get anything
worth having, and that is the right
way, and until the people are willing
to adopt some plan whereby the whole
length OF road can be worked in har.
mony with the laws of nature as APP
piled to proper drainage and moving
loads we shall be obliged to wallow
through mud and sand, while expend-
ing money enough each year to havs
our ways in a great deal better condi.
ton
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26
The value Of clean M,lkInr.

The value of clean milking is shown
by the experiment below. Five cows
were MIXED four weeks by two per-
sons, each mixer serving two weeks,
both being competent, one doing his
average milking and not aware of a
test, the other knowing of it and or
dered to milk the cows thoroughly dry.
In the case of the man unaware of the
test, the yield from five cows for two
weeks was a64 pounds; the other man,
knowing of the test, got 1881 pounds
of milk or an excess of 267 pounds
Farm and Home.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26

A GRAPHIC idea Of the immense size
of Siberia may be CLEANED from the fol-
lowing comparison: All Of the states.
kingdoms, principalities, empires, ETC.,
Of Europe Except Russia), and all OF
the United States, including Alaska,
could be placed side by side in Siberia,
and yet but little more than cover the
immense country
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26

WHAT was regarded as very fair esti.
mates placed the loss to Aroostock
(Me.) farmers in consequence of the
great slump in the prices of potatoes
this spring at $275, 200. These are the
figures sent out from the agricultural
department at Augusta. Farmers who
held their potatoes for 80 per barrel
are selling them to the starch factor.
les for 80 cents per barrel.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26

Our of 81, 946 male criminals confined
in English prisons last year 20, 172 had
been only once committed, while s,393
had been in prison ten times and over.
The number of males committed double
that Of females, but in the cases of sup
posed total depravity, shown by over
ten commitments, the females outnum-
bered the males by about thirty per
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26

going to seed by close grazing or by
moving. Late burning will be found
useful in keeping them down, and also
in keeping many early growing weeds
in check. Specimens analysed were
cut at Bookings on the aoth of June,
1901. Dried in the air they gave:
Water. 9.93; ash, 5.43 ether extract,
2:34; crude fiber, 31.os; crude protein,
7.S7; nitrogen free extract, 4s.S1; total
nitrogen, Lei, albuminoid nitrogen,
1.01.-Farmers Review.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26
Low Rates to Colorado,

On account Of the meeting of the Nation
al Educational Association at Denver, Col,
July 9Th to 18th, 1895, the North Western
Line will sell excursion tickets to Denver,
Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Manitou ct .
rate not to exceed one fare for the round
trip with 500 added for membership fee)
The time limit of these tickets will be ex.
tremely liberal, and an excellent opportuni.
ty will be afforded for a summer sojourn In
the Black Hills, Yellowstone National Park
or the Pacific Coast For full information
apply to agents of connecting lines, or ad.
dress w. B. Kniskern, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent Chicago & North-W estern
R'y, Chicago, Ill.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-07-26

.AFAMuy of ten sturdy children, all
under three and one-half years of age,
is attracting good deal of attention
in Wauchula, Fla. The mother of the
children, Mrs. William Webb, first bore
twins, ,hen triplets, and on April 4 last
She gave birth to quintuplets, four
girls and one boy, all Of whom are said
TO be thriving remarkably we'll 1t Is
proposed to introduce bill into the
Florida legislature for the relief of the
parents of this large and little family,
as they are very poor. The local news
,er which vouches for this extraord-
Ninary story thinks Mrs. Webbs is a
worlds record