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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

THE need of theatre in such &
town as this is constantly being
put before us. There are several sug
gestions with regard to such pro-
ject. Why there should not be
assistance given by the towns
people to the present owners of the
site does not seem clear. A very
large section of the town is thor
oughly in accord as to the desira-
bility-indeed, the positive neces-
sity-of such a building, and this
section contains men of wealth who
certainly should be ready to give
literally toward the undertaking.
The stage, properly conducted, is
wonderful educator. Some of the
Hottest sentiments, some of the
most sympathetic ideas are there
portrayed to the life. Mr.. Irwin is
expected back in a few days, and
we understand that the project will
then be taken up in full force. One
plan, recently suggested, is to reverse
the former order of things and to
have the seats upon a movable,
sloping platform, SO that the build
ing might be readily cleared for a
banquet hall or a ball room. Some
thing of this kind was in use at the
old Gallery of Illustration in Lon
don when German Reed and John
Parry used to perform over quar-
ter of a century ago, and where
more recently Corney Grain proved
so admirable a successor. The
method of boarding over the par
quet did not prove successful one.
The old theatre, though excellent
for stage purposes, was not popular
for other forms of entertainment.
This should be remembered in
erecting the new building. But the
first requisite is cash.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14
THE wAILUKU ACCIDENT.

The responsibility for the acct
dent at Waikiki, which cost .an
Hawaiian his life, will probably
never be satisfactorily settled. But
ia lesson has been given, and it is one
that the Legislature may well at
tend to. The facts are these. A
locomotive was pushing" not
dragging, fifteen heavily-laden cars
along the track. There was
quite sharp curve with an
up grade. In order to push "
these cars up, evidently an extra
power had to be used. If the speed
used was too great, the train was
liable to jump the track at the
curve. If the road bed or rails
were not in a satisfactory condi-
ton, the train was liable to Jump
the track. Yet, in order to get round
the curve on an up grade with such
heavy weight in front it was neces-
sary to go at good speed. The
engine did jump the track and the
fireman was killed. When Mr..
Kluegel, an expert on such mat
tiers, went to the scene of the
the track had been relaid
and it was impossible for him to
Judge of the state of the road be-
fore the accident. He reports,
however, that the whole track is
no better and no worse than many
similar plantation roads. It is
further stated that the account of
the engineer given Immediately
after the accident differed from
that given at the inquest.
Now for the lesson. 1t seems
pretty patent that there should be
supervision over plantation lines
,ther than by the managers of those
ventures. No one can say that the
manager of the Wailuku plantation
S directly responsible for the death
II the fireman, but there will al
Ways rest doubt in the minds of
many whether the line was in
proper condition at that spot and,
urther, whether the engine was
lot asked to do too much. With
roper supervisors appointed, free
rom the influence of those inter-
sted in mere gain, these things
an be properly regulated, and the
government would be able to prop
rly adjust the blame. We trust
hat the lesson may be needed.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

MINISTER KINGS visit to Maui
will result in putting ON foot better
roads for the homesteads on the
slopes of Haleakala. tits by such
personal inspection as this that the
needs of the various districts can
be intelligently attended to by the
Ministry. The better the Ministers
become personally acquainted with
the actual condition of affairs the
better the country will be governed.
Especially is this true of the
Minister of the Interior, before
whom come SO many of the various
schemes for the development of the
islands.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

THE opinion of the foreign press,
by which we mean papers in other
languages than English, seems to
be that Japan, which at one time
was looked upon as sure ally for
England, is by no:means a certain
factor in the politics of the East.
The supposition according to some
of these is that an agreement with
Russia is possible, though not GER
tain at present. Russia, along
with the Western powers, is inter-
ested in the Armenian question
and that will keep her, as it is
keeping others, from diplomati-
cally showing Der hand in the Far
East. The real bone of contention
among the European powers is.the
immense hold Great Britain has
upon China through the virtually
absolute control of the Chinese
customs. 1t is quite on the cards,
according to "Novoye Vremya"
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

The Christmas papers from the
Colonies came up by the last mail
from the south. They are GER
tainly wonderful productions rang
ing up to fifty-eight pages of close
ly printed matter. The stories are
written by local talent and are OF
very fair quality, quite as good, in
many instances, as stories in the
papers of older countries. OF these
colonial writer's several have al
ready made name which has
gone over the world, notably Rolf
Bolderwood, whose Robbery I'm
der Arms" CARRIED his fame far
and wide.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14
STATISTICS ONCE MORE.

Only the other day we were met
with the necessity for good statis-
teal record. Statistics may be
found after very careful search, but
very few people have the time for the
purpose. In report to the Legis-
lature of 1890, the then Minister of
Interior, Mr.. Thurston, said "Any
person who attempts any statistical
work in this country, or to draw
conclusions from statistics, which
he may obtain, Immediately finds
that there is a most lamentable
lack of material and systematic
arrangement:
Statistics are frequently in
valuable in deciding public policy
and directing a course of action
vitality affecting the public welfare
AS, for example, statistics affect
ing the Chinese question ; concern
ing the number and compensation
OF laborers concerning immigra-
ton, education, health, births and
deaths, taxation and twenty other
things concerning which accurate
information is either not attainable
at all, or is available only after
laborious and extended personal
research.
almost every nation and colony
now keeps and publishes such sta
tistics, and 1 recommend that a |
Bureau of Statistics be established |
here and that a reasonable appro-
priation be made to initiate the
work."
What Mr.. Thurston said five
years ago is just as true today, and
We trust that when the Legislature
meets the subject of statistical
bureau will not be forgotten. 1t is
most valuable adjunct of govern
nent in its higher sense. 1t affords
hose who are guiding the destinies
# a people the opportunity of
studying the various physical or
ocial laws which govern them and
which must be understood. A man
an be healthy without knowing
of the laws of health, but
he has ten times chance of meet
ng disease half way if he knows
about them and obeys {
hem.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14
WE welcome our old friend and

WE welcome our old friend and
colleague Mr.. H. M. Whitney to
the editorial chair of the Star.
Mr.. Whitney's experiences as a
journalist on these islands should
be written by him. He has seen
and taken prominent part in
most of the stirring times of Hawaii
for the past forty years. 1t will be a
pleasure to all readers to see how
ably the old "war horse" handles
his oft-used pen. Mr.. Whitney has
always kept in touch with the
events of the day and is in dead
earnest over the development of
the islands for which he has done
so much.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

THERE seems every prospect that
both this year and the next are
going to prove very prosperous
ones for Hawaii. The crop out
look is exceedingly good. Reports
from Hilo and Hamakua, from
Spreckelsville, from Hama, from
the various plantations of Kauai
and of this island all promise good
yields. The market outlook is
also good. 1t is pleasant thing
to begin the year with good future
opportunities. We seem to have
passed through the "black cloud"
and to. be getting at the silver
lining.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14


WHEN does the tramcar com.
pany intend to make change in
its brakes ? There should certainly
be move made in this direction,
and as far as we can learn no
change is in progress. We pointed
out few days ago wherein the
danger lies. They used to say in
England that a railroad company
did nothing till it had killed
bishop, we trust the tramcar COM
pany here won't wait till it has
slaughtered either the Lords of
Panopolis or Honolulu.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14

THE Attorney-General has shown
commendable attention in the mat
ter of the accident at Wailuku.
The Marshal has gone up to look
into the matter. No country can
allow its citizens to be injured
whatever their position may be
without carefully investigating
whether proper care had been
taken by the parties responsible.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14
Puma Land Sales.

The auction sale Of public lands in
Puma hello at the Judiciary building
noon OF last Saturday resulted in the
sale OF all the lots advertised at their
upset price. Land Agent Brown pre-.
.ided, the purchasers being II. Rycroft,
lot No l, $3.50; G. L. Wight. lot No 2,
$3.50; c. j. Falk, lot No. 8, $50; A. w.
Carter, lot No. 4. $3.50; NJ. Rycroft, lot
No. 5, $3.50.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-14
Timely Topics
JANUARY 8, 1896.

/ STEADY GRIND--"I have
learned from observation"
says Chauncey Depew, that
three things surely happen
to a man who works with
out relaxation. In the first
place he becomes nervous,
Irritable and hard to get
along with. In the second
place the grade of his work
falls off, and he is liable to
err in his judgment. In the
third place he dies sud-
denly" These remarks of
the famous after dinner
speaker we consider not
only decided applicable in
the sense in which they are
intended, but in the way of
a great many of the manu-
facturerS that are constantly
placing inferior goods on the
market and claiming them as
superior to the product of
older and better known
houses. This is especially
true. of cutlery. There are
houses who place this class
of goods on the market that
are made up for show and
sale only, but whose wear
is warranted only until they
have been once secured.
This is not the case with the
goods of well known and
established houses whose
reputation depends upon the
wear of goods.
They. pride themselves on
what they make. being.made
Of the best material that
and experience can
urn out. The John Russell
Cutlery Company have a
equation that is envied by
many and equalled;by few.
* S. S. Australia we receiv-
ID a consignment of their
high grade cutlery consisting
# carvers Gin cases), slicing,
,itchen, butcher, hunting and
axe knives, as well as COM
lete sets for the dinner from
ne fish course to the desert.
gate Iron Ware is too we'll
nown to need any comment
n our part. Suffice it to
nat we have cit" in Agate
'on Ware. The Bradley
nd Hubbard Company have
cen so rushed with orders
lat they have found it i'm
ossible to meet and turn
ut the work as fast as the
rders were received. If
gu desire something new
! these goods we can &C
immediate you, and the
sent us are the new
It OF the new in both lamps
Id chandeliers.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18
Jos. J. FRETWELL

NEwBERRY s.. O., OFT. /, 1895
Mr.. M M Madison, MIR Mutual Ben
eft Life insurance Co., Anderson, s. c.
Dear Sir: Replying to Your favor of re-
cent date, asking my estiin. alta Of the valn-
of q policy contract in the Mutual Bentfi'
Life Insurance Co, of Newark, N. j, ]
would say that my attention was called to
the advantages of owning n policy In tbi>
Company about seven years ago by n
friend of mine who. was receiving % per
cent dividend annually on a new policy.
when I Was only getting about 10 per cent
on my policy Of $4,000 in the EquitAhl-
Life aud about II per cent on my $4,000
policy in The New York Life His con
tract and mine in these Companies being
about the same age. [ gave up these poll
cie- in the Equitable and NV York Lite
and took out Two policies OF 5 600 each IL
III. Mutual Bsnef" Life and the smallest
dividend they have paid me WAS 20 PR
cent I carry $4,000 besides this in other
Companies, bur l regard the advantages
offered by the Mutual Benefit superior r'
any contract I have ever examined, espe
cially the guaranteed face value, the 30
per cent loan plan, the reputation for
economical management, he liberal e1
tension features aud the large dividends
they have credited me with for the past
six years would not hesitate to RECON-
mend 1t to any one desiring reliable lie
insurance for the smallest cash'outlay.
Sincerely yours,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18

Recently a strong minded mother,
discovering that her daughter was about
to- elope with an Objectionable suitor,
donned her husbands coat and trousers
and boarded the same train taken by the
u~nsuspecting lovers. The trip occurring
ia the daytime she took a seat in the
smoking car and allowed the fugi:ives to
complete their journey in blissful igno-
rance Of pursuit. When thu lovers left
he train upon reaching their destination.
this Spartan mother, throwing away the
cigar she had been pretending to smoke,
roolly took possession of her offspring,
The Hother actor in tho drama being too
dnmbfounded to do or say anything t"the
hat there is no such thing az the new
woman or that. if here. she Is no good.
"A gentleman in New England was
called on to address a Sabbath school, and
during his remarks he seemed much
moved; but no n else appeared to ex.
n%eriauce the slightest emotion. The
speaker continued To wipe away the tears
which chased each other down his manly
cheeks, when a boy in n class said to
his neighhor, "Ssv, Charlie, do Won know
what he is crying about?' "Well," said
Charlie, off you had to make a speech.
and hadn't any more to say than be has,
you'd feel bad, too"
Al New York burglar coolly walked
intn a residence of the metropolis the
other day and took away spoils amount
ing to about $500. A young female
boarder, who WAS on the second floor,
heard the burglar whistling, She Nav
Have Seen Better Days." but thinking
that it was the lsndlady's n thought
no more of it. This Is q successful limo
walton for burglars. Therefore, if you
ever hear a man whistling in your home
get a broadaG or a gun and BIZ after him
at once, for it may be q burglar.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18
Could See the Bullet.

MONTREAL, FEB. Medical men in
this city have been for weeks anx.
iously watching the experiments of
Prof. Cox, Of McGill University, with
DR.. Rontgen's method of 'invisible'
photography by the cathode ray.
On Christmas day a bullet was fired
into the calf of the left leg of a young
man name Cunning. The injured
young man was taken to the Montreal
Hospital, where efforts were made to
locate the bullet by probing, but
without success. The wound healed
over and two weeks after the ac-
cident young Cunning left the hos
pital. All went well until this week,
when tue wound became troublesome
from The fact that the bullet still re-
NAMED in the leg.
1t was decided to try to locate the
bullet with the assistance of DR.. Ront-
gems discovery The young man was
taken to one Of the experimental
laboratories in the Physics Building
at McGill University today, where the
experiment was to take place. When
he had taken his seat a camera-holder
containing a Stanley sensitized plate
was placed against a heavy block of
wood at one side Of the leg, the latter
being held in a steady position by
means Of bandages and towels.
When all was in readiness the cleo
trio current was turned on. The light
Immediately began to flare and flicker,
but after a short interval became quite
steady. At the end of forty-fve min
utes the current was cut off, the
baudages loosened and the plate taken
to the dark room for developing.
After the lapse Of fifteen minutes
Prof. Cox reappeared. He said he
had every reason to feel %grati6ed at
the result. "The bones in the calf of
the Leg" said he, 'are plainly dis
cernible in the plate, and in addition
there is a solid substance there which
I am convinced is the bullet"
The doctors in attendance and the
patient himself were likewise pleased
with the result of the experiment.
Subsequently Cunning was requested
to return to the hospital, where an
operation will be performed az soon as
a print can be obtained from the
plate.-Neu York World
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18

Shut he told me he would be here to-
morrow, and that he intended to call,
/ for he had a surprise for me. OF
course l knew what he meant So,
! when I'm settled, Kath: you can come
and visit me, and by-and-by, be the
good aunty,' to my Children and
she waltzed away, laughing at her
OWE nonsense.
All during the next day KATRINA
was troubled. Paul Healthcliffe was
coming, but would be see her or her
sister, Had he fallen a victim to
Lillian pretty face?
Il want you to be sure and be iu
the parlor when he comes,' Lillian
said: "By-and-by you can slip out
and leave us alone"
Eath,ina obeyed, but she trembled
like a culprit when Paul Healthclitfe'
well known footsteps resounded in the
hall.
lie was ushercd in. He shook
hands with Mrs Chichester and then
advanced to KATRINA. He held her
hand for, a moment in his own, and
then. turning around, said:
II have been improving my time
while you werein washington, mad.
am" bowling low to the mother. 81
have Won Kathrina's heart-may |
have her hand p
If a thunderbolt had fallen in their
midst, Mrs Chichester and her favor
lite daughter could not have been more
overwhelmed. Kathrina! He love
and wish to marry that fright I'm
possible !!
ut has come so suddenly she
murmured at last, shat you must
pardon me for not speaking sooner.
You shall have my child T.
She kissed KATRINA with a great
show of affection, and then gave Lii
liam Il look to follow her example.
"I shall be pleased to welcome a
BROTHER she said, offering her hand
to Paul. "This is a delightful sur
prise"
Afew moments later she excused
herself-she was still $50 much ia
tigued by her journey'-and the
mother did likewise.
"To think that she should stay at
home in my old cast-offs, with even
the parlor shut up, and catch Paul
Healthclife,' Lillian calculated, when
she was out of hearing. cts toe
bad T.
"And you would have graced his
home so WE'LL" the mother added sym
pathetically. "But still l I'm glad,
for I was dreadfully afraid she would
always be a weight on my hands"
A year later, when Mr.. and Mrs.
Realthclife returned from their tour,
and took up their residence in the
elegant brownstone, KATRINA was
spoken of as 'that beautiful Mrs.
HealehcliIe."
Lillian is still on Mrs. Chichester
hands, despite several winters in
Washington, looking rather faded and
sour, and complaining immensely OF
ennui.
She sneers occasionally at Paul and
Kathrina's fondness for one another.
but that is only another version OF
"sour grapes
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18
Tomato Grating.

CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. c., Feb. IL, 1896
Editor Press and Banner: Ia the mat
| tor of grating the touato upon the (Irish,
| potato, referred to me by your correspon.
dent I'M. S. g." I would say that it is
| not difficult to do, and has been frequent
ly done. The potato has also been graft
| ed upon the tomato, and efforts have been
made to hybridize or cross the two by
| pnlipization of the flowers. AS to its
| utility, or the good that may grow out'oi
IT, the future alone can tell. II is to just
such supposed foolishness that we owe
the possession of &c me Of our best vege-
| tables and choicest fruits. 1t is to the
| crank that we are indebted for the steam
~hips, railroads, telegraph, photography
DC. Long live the crank! l add an ak
tract from an address delivered by MI.
Sutton before the Royal Horticultural
Society of England. Hesays, in reference
to the subject in hand:
"One tuber (potato) was planted In each
pot on March %, and when about four Or
five inches high the plant was cut off halt
An inch from the level of the soil, and u
graft of q tomato plant introduced on
May the 9Th. The result of this has been
hat the potato, nourished by the tomato
plant above ground, has produced a crop
IF potatoes in the pot, and the tomato
ulant above ground has produced a fairly
good crop of tomatoes, pourished by the
potato roots in the pot. The process was
also reversed. The tomato plant was cut
uff half an inch above the surface, and q
potato graft introduced. The tomato roofs
nave not, of course, produced potatoes,
hut the potato plant above the ground
produced q truss of flowers and seven
berries, and in order to extend this some
what interesting experiment, the tomato
flowers have been fertilized with potato
pollen, and the potato flowers with tomato
pollen tor further experiment next year.
Photographs were taken on August 18th,
but on looking at the plants recently, it
was found that two of the potato (plants)
growing on tomato stalks appeared sud-
denly to be aware ofthe fact that, although
producing flowers and berries, they had
not yet produced tubers, and 1t being
never too late to mend,' had produced
tubers from the axis of the leaves and
stems. Respectfully,
J. f. c. DUPRE,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-03-18
The Raw Material for False Teeth.

"Where do false teeth come from p
said a we'll known bone importer,
echoing a question. "Wouldn't you
like to know? Most people, [ imagine.
think that all false teeth arc made
from anything but ivory. We import
large quantities of walrus tusks for 70
other purpose than that they may be
made into false teeth. You can go
into some dental establishments where
teeth are made and you will doubtless
find the remains of walrus tusks lying
around, and, indeed, a brightly polish
ed tooth made from a walrus tusk il
just as handsome, although not sc
lasting as an ivory one.
"a dentist once came to me for an
elephants tusk, from which a good
set of permanent teeth might be made
for a wealty client of his. He "a to
spare no expense. [ found him o
tusk, which, being an especially good
one, l sold for $3.50 a pound, the
usual price being from 50 so to s3.5C
a pound. I afterwards learned that
the dentist made $500 out of that set
of teeth.
"Of course it would be impossible
for dentists to sell teeth SO cheapiy as
they do now if the teeth were made
from elephants tusks. As a matter
of fact, so many people are now wear
ing false teeth that I doubt if the
ivory suitable for this purpose would
be found. I am told that a good many
false teeth are being made from vege'
table ivory, ivorine, &c. If so, the
price of teeth must naturally 60 down
and in time the toothless one will pro
badly be able to replenish his mouth
for an absurdly low sum. A set Of
teeth for $685." continued the dealer
''would create q boom in false teeth
-Philudelyhia times.