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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21
Timely Topics.
Honolulu, Sept. go, 1895.

uldlH ISSUES vi blle udy. w nilo
the learned scientists of Europe
are devoting their time and
skill to find remedies which
can destroy the disease breeding
germs, the diseases 60 on and
cholera, diptheria and typhoid
ravage cities and countries.
Whenever a disease becomes
epidemic it is because the germ
found conditions which suited
it and in which it felt at home
and ready for business. The
sanitary conditions of the town
and of the home becomes of
vital Importance. Honolulu is
having taste of a cholera cpl
demic and it behooves every
body to do his best in placing
every home in the best sanitary
condition possible.
When the general house-clean-
ing which will take place next
Monday is over, many house
keepers will find some house
hold furniture which needs re-
newal and others missing both
as to utility and convenience.
We call attention to-day to
our Oil Stoves. The "Dietz"
Stove which we carry in stock
has gained great reputation
everywhere. The one we espe-
cially recommend is the most
complete oil stove ever offered
in the market. 1t is perfectly
safe for the user of it, and it
will answer all purposes in
well regulated household. Five
quarts of oil is sufficient to burn
ten to twelve hours. In ten
minutes half gallon water can
be boiled. 1t will fry and boil,
bake or broil at the same time.
You can boil potatoes and bake
biscuit at the same time. In
ten minutes you can broil
steak to perfection, and in an
hour and a half you can roast
an eight-pound turkey. Once
tried the "Dietz" Oil Stove will
be found the very thing for the
housekeeper, and the price
brings it within the reach of
everybody.
The Water Coolers which we
have on hand are the very
things for restaurants, saloons,
schools and stores. After the
water is boiled fill the cooler
with it, and even without ice, it
will keep pleasant tempera-
ture, Large families will find
these highly ornamental coolers
of great advantage and great
saving in regard to ice.
What, however, is more USE
full than a Monarch Bicycle. In
San Francisco and other places
mail and paper carriers, bust
ness men and professional men
use the Monarch, and have
within the diamond arranged a
leather bag, very easily fixed,
which will contain paper, docu-
ment, lunches and clothing and
do service as the saddle bags do to
the horseman. The Monarch is
the most solid and best appointed
wheel introduced here, and can
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21

No newspapers from any Office on
Monday
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21

Mail for all Kauai ports closes at
p. IN. to morrow
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21

Seaborne Luce, we'll and favor
ably known in our community, has
taken out an auctioneer license, and
will shortly open in business in the
premises formerly occupied by l.. j.
Levey. The INDEPENDENT wishes him
every success in his new venture.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

No new cases to day.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21

The Supreme Board Of Health on
Kauai has at last decided to parti-
ally agree with the orders of its
Branch Board in Honolulu. Over
$4,000 in coin we're thoroughly
boiled here at an expense OF SO, and
seut up to pay off plantation hands.
However, they we're SO wealthy there
that they sent it back. Wouldn't
have it Oh any consideration. This
last trip they agreed, however, 10
have it landed on the end of the
wharf and theu after boiling it two
hours more they will take il. The
INDEPENDENT Office would take it a
once without boiling.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21

Burn your old hat and buy new
one from l.. B. Kerr. Warranted
without commas.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21

has been proved that sewerage, in
stead Of being a source OF expense,
has become au important source of
revenue. So also in Sydney, Ade-
laide and Melbourne, Australia.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21

Before starting it seems to us that
it will be wise plan for the govern
ment to appoint a commission of
responsible and practical men to
thoroughly inspect the city and sub
NIT final proposition for the work
which is considered necessary by
them to he accomplished.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-21
SATURDAY, SEPT. 21, 1896.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

The government seems to be anxi-
GUS now to start line of alterations
and Improvements in Honolulu. The
cholera is checked for the present
at least and we hope that the ad-
ministration will pursue its plans in
a vigorous manner.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

to seize the opportunity afforded by an
extension of commercial privileges i'll
China. We buy from Japan Sl0.OO0.OC
worth of goods Il a and sell her ST.
100000. What reason is there for this
tremendous disparity? Do we not pro-
duce the things which Japan needs AMI
which she %buys-from England? Why
should we send $15.OOO.0O0 every year
more than we get in return? The fig
ures regarding China are not so bad.
We export to China $4,000. 900 and inn
port S2O.OON. 0N, an adverse difference
of S4,OOO,O0O With the opening of
China to the m of the world il
would seem that the merchants Of this
country could make Il better showing.
England makes Il showing that causes
the American merchants mouth to wa
ter. She exports to China 100000 900
worth of goods every year. of which
S2o.OoO,OO0 are cotton goods. She PIX
ports 10 Japan S27. 100000. of which
S4.197.OO0 are cotton goods. That is.
England sends to China every year So
100000 more of cotton goods than the
aggregate of u entire exports to that
country. Her exports of cotton goods
to Japan just about equal the total
American exports to that country. Why
should England enjoy such a trcmen-
douS trade in cotton goods? Does
America produce no cotton? Are there
no factories where the cotton is made
into fabrics: Cotton is king. Have
American merchants and manufacture
erS gone to sleep: 1t Is time for them
To wake up.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23
The Tarantula Killer.

1t has a bright blue body. nearly two
inches long, and wings of Il golden hue.
As it flies here and there in the sun
resting OF Il leaf. the next on
a granite boulder, it keeps up an in
ceSsant buzZing. which is caused by
the vibration of its wings. No sooner
does the tarantula hear this than ne
tremblcS with fear. for we'll he knows
the fate in store for him when once
his mortal foe p~erceives his wherea-
bouts. This il soon does, and hastens
to the attack.
At first II is content with flying In
circles over its intended victim. Grad
ually it approaches nearer and nearer.
At last, when it is within n few inches.
the tarantula rises upon its hind legs
and attempts to grapple with his foe.
but without success. Like a fash the
giant wasp is on its back. The deadly
fangs have been avoided. The next
instant a fearful sting penetrates deep
into the spiders body. Its struggles
almost cease. A sudden paralysis
creeps over it. and it staggers, helpless.
like a drunken man, first to one side.
then 10 the other.
These symptoms. however. are only
of short duration. While they last the
wasp. but Il few inches away. awaits
the result: nor does il have to wait
long. A few seconds and all sign of
l;rN I,, }isn AMMAN vol from tho n 10
tula: the once powerful legs curl up
beneath the body. and il rolls over
dead.-ChambcrS' Monthly.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

another. For, as the country bursts in
to bloom with the first warm sunshine.
so. by the same means, do the show
windows Of the millinery stores also
betoken the advent Of the pleasant sea-
son. Why the soul Of woman should
glow with unusual fervOr at the men-
ton of spring hats and headgear Is n
of those problems that, like the posi-
ton of the magnetic pole, must ever
remain in doubt. Whatever the sOlu-
ton, If, indeed, there Is one at all. the
fact is unquestioned, as any n may
observe for himself who will take the
trouble to note In passing. the enthu-
siasm displayed by feminine human ma
ture when massed in front of the win
dows of a hat store. The word enthu-
siasm does not, in the least, express
the idea. the feeling exhibited is close
~ related TO that form of madness men-
toned by the Greeks, which impelS
him who possesses it to fall down ana
worship any beautiful object, no matter
what its nature. But. after all. the
women are not much to be blamed, for,
as humanity advances toward perfec-
ton. so does he spring hat increase in
beauty with every passing year. What
II VIII become when men have attained
thai condition of which Missionaries
dream and poets sing is a matter Of
conjecture. but, of all signs of spring.
1t Is the most eXhilarating. Rivaling
IN It's clories the products of the hot
mouse, 1t must W be, for the deniZens
or city streets, the most obvious sign
that winter is over and the reign Of
spring has again begun.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

from its long torpor. Both in city and
country there are at this season OF the
year unmistakable tokens that the
spring has ome In the rural districts.
says the st. Louis Globe Democrat
ever a blind man could not be in error
with regard to the symptoms. As soon
as the ground is dry enough. the spring
blowing begins. and with the blowing
the miserieS Of the farmer. the farm
er's family and the farmers hired man.
But the blowing is not the only indi-
cation of spring in the country. AS
the days lengthen. the farmers wife
begins to take a more decided interest
in outdoor life than she has manifested
during the winter, and all the indica-
tons point strongly towards the chick
en- house as the center of her concern.
For weeks she collects Eggs from the
most eligible hens. and when. by ILL.,
natured clucking. one of their number
manifests an intention to set" the
wherewithal for her to set on is imme-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

diately provided. In due time the fluff
fy little balls Of down appear and i'm
mediately become objects of interest.
for in them the farmers wife discerns
hopes of future profit. SO they are
carefully nursed through the various
ailments that youthful chickcnho0d is
heir to; they are taken into the kitchen
in baskets when it rains or turns cold,
they are protected from rats and wea-
sells and other "varmiuts." they are
guarded from pips and gapes and pre-
daciouS insects. and all. 10 that they
may grow up and scratch for them
selves and be happy through life, but
in order that when old enough they
may be crowded into crates and sent to
the city. there to appear on the res
taurant menus and hotel bills of fare
as spring chicken
In the city. too, there are indications
OF spring quite as pronounced as the
budding trees, the blooming flowers and
the piping OF the spring chickens.
Women are subject to many peculiar
ailments, but among the whole num-
Der there is none more remarkable than
that disease which makes its appear
anco with the advent of the first warm
days. II Of which the principal and
most a%ggravating symptom is "A burn
ing desire to clean house" The house
may not be dirty; In fact. it may have
been in the pink of condition, so far as
cleanliness is concerned. all through the
winter; but that fact counts for moth
ing; the disease, like the humps or
measles or cacoethes scribendi, must
run its course, and everybody must be
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

work. the spring poet always comes,
and comes So nulnerously and regular
ly thar he must be regarded as Il sign
of the advent of the season of budding
leaves and blooming flowers. Writing
spring poetry must. therefore. he con
sidcrcd a regular occupation of the sea-
son, as we'll rs Il sign that the sun is
about 10 come up from the south. re-
viving all nature. and waking tie world
TO a new life. .
But the advent of the spring poet
with his w"ll-Worn rhymes and time
honored ~fan"ieS. is not the only indica-
tion thai the world is about to awake
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

Recent dispatches We're somewhat
iurid with the prospects of an Indian
war on the Nebraska border. Frontier
settlers were reported as abandoning
their farms and fleeing to the towns,
and the Indians were said to be put
ting on their war paint. This ia the
kind of thing that always happens
when the whites are meditating a more
than usual bold act of land robbery
against the Indians. Their avaricious
eyes are always fixed upon the possess
sions of the red man. All the Indians
in the country are now herded on
reservations sacredly guaranteed to
them 10y treaty with the government.
Over them the Indian is supposed to
roam at pleasure in pursuit Of game,
and so long as he keeps within his
boundaries he may do as he pleaseS.
This is not at all in consOIance with
the ideas Of the settler and frontiers
nj In his view the only good Indian
is Il dead Indian. He has no Use for
hunting grounds or corntields. All
chat he requires is Il little earth, six
feet or SO. for his possession. Fixed
there he is safe. Hence these war
scarcs. AS might be imagined in ad-
vance. Il land company is at the bot
tom of the present trOuble. 1t is u be
hoped that the government will take
such Il hand in the present difficulty
as to see that the Indians obtain JUS
tice. After a century Of dishOnOr we
ought at last to be willing to deal just
ly with this fast disappearing a We
will have all their lands presently by
Inheritance.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

consent to live through the srmu
n house that is little better than n
stye. The old husband knows ha,ips
Like the willow. he bends befou eoer.
storm. At the first preliminary ue
toms. the appearance on the back sm'
of water buckets and scrubbing hr,'au
es. he girds up his loins and fees ."Sn'
turn no more until the TEMPEST No "'e
and past. ""r
The enjoyment of the house-clo,n,
season by the woman is sometb,na
most miraculous. She fairly revoIs "
it. With n towel over her hair. and ,"n
husbands last summers straw ho.
her head, with her oldest gown tuc,.o.
up to be out of the mess on the No..
and her arms bare to the elbows sh,
gloats in the disorder that her om.e
hands have created. In the lanruo,"
Of a distinguished college president ...
il her OCCASION and she feels. no, or,,.
its Importance. but her own as connoo.
ed with it. In her presence her bus
band dwindlcs into insignificance for
what does a man know about bouso
cleaning? The darkies who beat n,
carpets into holes are of moro conso
qucnce than he; far more, indeed .s
on such occasions they are persons of
considerable Importance. for, "a nd.
juncts to the spring cleaning, they ara
by no means to be despiSed. Every On,
knows them. At stated seasons thev
appear in every neighborhOOd, as rcru-
larry as the cuckoo in England. and
just as myStcriOusly. for no one knows
whence they come nor, after the spring
cleaning is over. whittier they go. Like
the deus eX machina of the Latin
stage. they appear just in time to OK
"cutc their part at the annual spring
sacrifice to the goddess of cleanliness
whoever she may be. and. after the
oblations have been offered, they dis
appear. 10 be seen no more until tho
next season. Where they live in the
meantime, or whether they live at all.
is IA question that cannot be settled
10y the deniZenS of the neighborhood.
Al! that these can say is that at certain
caSon sounds that suggest the OPEN
ing of a heavy cannonade may be heard
from a dozen different directions, and.
if followed up. their origin will be found
in as many vacan lots where IA couple
of Scnegambians are beating a carpet
into its original breadths. They do it
effectually. too. for the feminine pro-
prietor of that carpet. after it has
passed through their sable fingers. can
scarcely recognize her own property.
Every quarter has it's own spring
signs. however. and as the country and
the suburbs herald the coming of spring
downtown regions detect its arrival In
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23
SMOOTH-BORE GUNS NOW.
How 1t Is Proposed to Reduce the
Cost of Great Cannon.

The very heavy cost Of modern guns
is largely due to the time and labor
which are necessarily expended upon
the operation of rihing them. 1t is al
most impossible so to make the gun
and the proicctilc that the soft driving
bands of the latter shall at the moment
Of discharge. accurately fit into the
grooves and lands of the bore and al
low no gases to pass ahead. When
these gases do pass ahead of the pro-
%jectile they score and damage the inter
Tor Of the gun and, where the new
powders are used and the gases of
combustion attain an enormous degree
of heat, the process of deterioration.
especially in weapons of large calibre,
is often very rapid. A Swedish engi-
neer, W. I. Unge. has devised a meth
cd whereby he hopes to save. not only
the cost of ritling. but also the inter-
ior wear and tear for which riding is
responsible. He proposes to construct
all guns as smooth boreS. and to fit the
|proiectile with gas checks. which shall
render it practically impossible for any
gases 10 rush past them.
In order to convey to the proiectilc
an aXial rotary motion, such as is at
present conveyed To il by the action of
the ritiing. he has invented a mechani-
cal arrangement. which. at the instant
of firing. gives To the gun itself an AK
ial rotary motion. The device con
siSts OF Il rotary mounted holder con
tanning the projectile. and a spindle
provided with a bearing in the rear
wall of the casing. by means of which
the rotary movement To the prOiectile
is exactly the same as is produced by
the constant or increasing twist of an
ordinary ritled gun; and he is of the
opinion that the adoption of his system.
while giving equal or even improved
accuracy of fire, will reduce the cost
of heavy guns by One-half and add fully
100 per cent. to their endurance.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

inconvenience. and everything turned
topsy turyy in order thai the house NAV
De clean. only the youthful and mex.
perienced husband makes any effort 70
stem II e tide. and any tho,
ne may advance are triumphantly rou
Ell on the spot. His assertions that
the house is clean cnourh oro soorn
iuily d~iSproved by his wife. who points
out I" him certain finger marks ON the
doors. spccks Of dust and scratches an
the furniture, and assures him. with an
air OF superior wisdom. that the car
pets are absolutely filthy and must
Oh VI. ior she can never get her w
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23
Advent of Warm Weather.

Advent of Warm Weather.
In the spring n fuller crimson comes upon
the robins breast:
In the spring the waDton ~lapwing gets
himself another crest;
In the spring a ~livelier iris changes on the
FURNISHED dove;
In the spring a young mans fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love.
The advent of the season of young
chicken and tender onions is gener-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

Mrs. Jacobs. of Butte. has instituted
divorce proceedings on the ground that
her husband is engaged in Il disrepu-
table business. He has some kind Of
an invcstmcnt company which she says
is no better than a lottery. But. then.
when she got married she invested in
the biggest lottery going. She's not in
Il position to take exceptions to his
business.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

Prince Francis Joseph of Battenberg
this country. landing in San Francisco
and %travcrSing the entire width of the
United States. Thus no bidder will be
overlooked. Get out your pocketbooks.
girls.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

1t is easy enough TO make money.
even in the hardest of hard times. A
few gentlemen. banded together for
mutual advantage under the name of
the Standard Oil Company. have just
pockctcd $50.0O0.0U profits. all made
within Il few days. All that is needed
to make money il the right combination
of conditions hard times do not count.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

The Prince of Wales has rcconsidercd
his idea Of coming over to Newport this
summer. If he doesn't come he will
miss the treat of seeing Il are collection
of anglomaniacs with English manncr
totally unknown in England.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23
No Use for SOaD.

4 soap dealer who should open an
agency in China would lose money.
In many parts of China the children
wear no clothes for many months in
the year. and the majority of the people
never wash. do You wash your child
every day" Il Chinese mother was
asked. Wash him every day" was
washed since ne was born.'
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

1t will beloove the American mer-
chant to take advantage to the utmost
of the commercial features of the treaty
between Japan and China. 1t Is i'll
comprehensive that the markets which
have been opened for many years have
been SO neglected by American NOR
chants. But it will be folly 10 neglect
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

Wyoming sheep fattened on alfalfa
and wheat have sold in the Chicago
market this spring at prices which
realize for the feeder $3.50 per ton for
wheat. This is an excellent method of
transforming these products into cash.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

that he ever finds Il sale for il. for to
bring spring poetry to a newspaper of
flee or magazine sanctum. when every
maj in each of these establishments is.
cX-otficio. himself a spring poet, is like
carrying Goals to Newcastle or cigars
TO Havana. But in spite of the fact
that there is never any demand for his
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

Henry Gleason. a Chicago salesman.
aged %, took a dose of laudanum TO
play a joke on the old folks The
joke was not as good a one as it might
have been; a doctor pumped him out
and spoiled II.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

DO YOU not sometimes have soulful
warnings which YOU long to convey
IN words. but %cannot!" asked the sen
llhchtal girl. Yes, indeed" replied
the young man. II was once dreadful
y anxious to send home for money and
! didn't have the price Of a telegram"
Washington Star.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

The head line of a contemporary
which says that THE Standard Again
necessary. That is what the Standard
Oil Company is on earth for, exclusive
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

If Professor Woodward, who declares
that the earth wabblcS. will inveSti-
gate the matter Il little more closely he
perhaps may discover that one of his
own wheels Is loose.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

Men should really be in favor Of
boomers. No matter how awkward
they are. they cant possibly step on a
lady's train il she wears boomers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

A little paper up in Victoria expresses
decided disapproval of the Monroe doc
trine. The authorities at Washing
ton ought to know this before they do
ANYTHING rash.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23
SYMPTOMS OF SPRING.
VARIOUS INDICATIONS THAT
HERALD ITS COMING.

Diversified Occupations that Indicate
the Opening of the Pleasant Season
The Time of Flowing, of Carpet
Beating and House Cleaning.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-23

ally seized upon by poets and senti-
mentalists as a suitable occasion for
preparing their wares for market. and.
with the first bluebird, comes the man
who has spring poetry for sale. Not