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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-08-10

liberty after two days confinement
upon paying a fine Of twenty five
piasters.
"Two aged Christian women, XII
lima and Eahina. were also cast into
prison for having refused TO embrace
the religion of Bingham, and assist
at the prayers of the Methodists.
Finding their efforts inc fTectual to
shake their faith, Kinau and Keku-
anaoa, her husband, condemned
them to novel kird of punish ment,
not less disgusting than igno-
minious.
MANY OF THE NATIVES
would have preferred death to this
revolving occupation; yet those ex-
cellent Christians obeyed without a
murmur, observing merely, that
their souls were in the hands of God,
and that as to their body, they will
ingly made a sacrifice Of it rather
than be unfaithful to the Lord.
Many OF the natives were so touched
with this example of truly Chris
tian patience and resignation that
they have asked to be instructed,
Notwithstanding the dangers. to
which they are exposed from the
Protestant ministers; for they are at
the bottom of all the evil we suffer.
Another proof of this was given on
the 9Th of August, when the English
and American consuls having solicit
ed from the chiefs the liberty of two
prisoners, were opposed by Bingham,
under pretense that the kanakas
ought to have but the same thought.
1t was also at the instigation Of the
Methodists that, on the report Of the
intended arrival of some French
missionaries, many laws were pub
lished with view to prevent their
landing"
(To be Continued)
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-08-10
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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-08-10

declined to do so, they had to feel
the fleets of his fury, and were con-
demned to additional labor
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The Press., 1896-11-19
TnD1e1Ea0t Remedy,

A writer on lion h~nt-.-g tells how Hassan, quick wittod Som"li, found his way out of very serious dItIi@Itty. He had been down i'll the W>r"rIcss plains and was OA the way ho1np, driv- ing some caneIs before him. It was very dry year, and, although this was the rainy season, he had b>,n unable to find any water to give his pony.
 The result Wa that. having been rid den hard for two or three days, with Iit- tic CT no-watcr to drink, the pony suc- cumbed nt.reIy and at last lay down about 20 miles from the wells No amount of persuasion, or even beating, would get the creature on it's legs aE1iA-
 Hassan Was ill despair. He knew that there were no vessels at the wells i'll which he might carry water back to the pony, and it seemed to him as if nothing could be done to save it. At last he thought of plan. He drove the camels at top speed to the wells, gave them as much water as they could drink and then hurried them on again.
 He found the pcny where he had left it, growing rapidly weaker. He imme- diately killed the camels, cut them open and took tho V atcr from th0Ir stOmachs. The pory was eager enough to drink it, and after the draft it revived sufIi- cientIy to struggle on to the wells.
 In few days it had completely re- covered. In telling the story Hassan always added that he could get plenty of camels, and whether that were so or not he wocld rather have cut the throats of 100 than sacrifice his beloved nOnV
The Press., 1896-11-19
STEALING INVENTIONS.
Few Men of Genius Reap the Benefit of
 Their Ingenuity.

Few Men of Genius Reap the Benefit of
 Their Ingenuity.
 Just why inventive genius and gulli- bi]ity should go together it is hard to say. Certain it is that inventors are the most guileless individuals in their deal tngs with others on business matters and fall easy victims to the spiders who lie in wait for such flies. The list of clever men who walk today while those who ride owe their luxury to the other mans genius and their OWL sIr9wdness is an interesting ono. Horx~a a few eases picked haphazlrd from the chron- icle of inventions that failed 10 benefit the inventor, or, at Iea7t produced fOr him a little of what wus his due.
 It is not necessary to b2 very old to remember when hooks were first pat iu mem shoes ill place CG hoIas il 02.,or 10 save time i'll lacing tue shoe at tDo top This was the b. iIIia1t ilea of all iDvcnt- or to whom it should have brought a fortune. It wC2Id have do3o so had Lo been a shreWd businCss nl.n. Doing merely all inventor, he l." :1 t sense enough to kC>2 his ido,l Q l> .sclf until tho patent office pGjjC2.l ~ secured it against theft. In the iunOccHco of his nature the inventor Conf Id { 2 idea to friend while crossing t.2 Ec.:A river ferryboat, and the friend L,.~c.i7 waited for the beat to tic up in J rs4y City be- fore he excused himself, started back to Flew York and WeIt oil dCul run f0r patent lawyer in order u have the idea secured for hls own especial bene- fit. Another man is known today as the inventor of the lace hooks. He owns @ splendid house and is wealthy. The oonfding inventor got nothing.
 The inventor of patent stopper for beer bottles, something that had long been wanted by the trade, sold the in vention for $10, GOO to man who rccog- nized it's money making v,:luo. Tho purchaser is now worth $5, 000 900, all of which he made from inc patent stop per. Out of the goodness of L.9 heart Le presented the original O0-nCr of the patent with $50, ,OOO, so that this mAn got $40, 900 in all fer his 5, 900, ,G00 idea. To give some notion Cf the value of patent rights OH this bottle stcIp>r the price came down from #I 10 and 7 cents gross, and even at this enormous reduction a good profit can be 1.-adc
 This last inventor was treated with princely generosity, however, il com, parson with the genius who devised a pocketbooh clasp in the shape of inter locking hOrns~With balls at the cid. which snapped shut with single pres sure. The idea was afterWard applied to gloves and became very much in favor. The inventor rolinquishcd his prize for the magnificent reward of a kidney stew dinner anl 50 cents, the latter having been advanced by the purchaser to pay th9 inventors expense from Newark to New York. The man who secured t;io idea and patented it after treating the inventor ill the roy al manner mentioned made big fortune by his shre ,rdncss. What became of tho inventor is not known. n.-Exchange
The Press., 1896-11-19
THE CALL.

"Come," said voice to poet as he sought an
 elusive rhyme One night when the world was sleeping, in the
 heart of tho sweet May time. "Oh, how can come?' be answered. "Let me
 alone, pray, For the verse which l now am weaving the
 hearts of men will sway" "Come" said the voice to statesman as he
 stood in the senate hall, And men moved on at his bidding like troops
 at a bugle call. "How can comeP" he answered. "My sun at
 it's zenith st Inl:. Before it sets forever my namo shall be known
 in the lands" "Come,' said the voice to mother with her
 children at her knee, Dreaming how safe and happy their life by
 her side should be. "Oh, cannot come,' she answered. 'I pray
 you, let me stay, For how 9An leave my darlings to wander far
 away?' No other word was spoken, but the poet left
 hi pen, The statCs!nan's name was heard mo- e
 upon the lips of mon, And tho children found no mother, though
 they calle1 with sobbing breath, For the voice which spoke all must obey-it
 was the voice of Death.
 -Ninetto M. Lowater in New York Sun.
The Press., 1896-11-19
sssa1ting,' Soldiers.

Is courage to be taught in peace? A Russian general once proposed to "salt" his soldiery by loading one rife in ten with ball cartridges during maneuvers. This ghastly preparative was too re- voIting to civilized minds, and it has never been carried out, but, if adopted, it would make the army trained under such circumstances invincible, and so in the end tend to shorten war and save life. It would accustom the soldier to the sights and scenes of the battlefield and overcome his dread of the unknown. It would enable him to control his nerves in the tumult of the actual en- counter Such a pursuit as climbing has the same moral effect.
 Endurance, mutual trust, self control, may be learned on the high Alps, or, for the matter of that, in Wastdale, where slip on the face of the mountain means destruction. The volley of stones down some precipitous gulley is not less deadly than the hail of shells and bull lets on the battlefield. And, in a less degree, hunting and the manlier forms of athletics give the same result. Sports involving risk to life are thus of su- preme value from the national point of view, and this should be remembered when the ignorant and degenerate assail them.-Fortnightly Review.
 The trroe- yaar-old boy of J. A. Johnson of Lynn Center. H.. is subject to attacks of croun. Mr. Johnson says he is satisfied that the timely use of ChamhprIain's Cough Remedy. during a severe attack, saved his little boys life. He is in the dlug business, a membcr of the firm Of Johnson Bros, of that place and they handlr q great many patent medicines for hlOat and lung diseases. He had all these to chose from, and skilled physi- rians rpfdv to respond to his call, but se- !ect"d this remedy to use in his own fam fly at a time when his child's life was in danger, hpcause he knew it to be superior to any other, and famous the country over for i's cures of croup. Mir. Johnson says il is is the best selling cough medicine they handle, and that it gives splendid satisfarti, Il in all cases. Sold by w. w. Lalhr"p, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, N,uth Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-19
The c.ornlitv of Dancing.

Har,2 ful? D4moralizing? Sinful? That depends entirely upon the individual and ass citations. Henry Ward Beecher once said: "I have numerous inquiries as tO what I think about church mem- bers attending theaters. To such I al ways ask, What do you think of it your self? If you think it is harmful, then it is harmful. If not, under rational con- ditions, there is no harm whatever in it. i" And so it is with dancing. Those who dance purely for the sake of amuse- ment or for the ease and grace which the pastime imparts to the individual can derive no harm from it. Those who are demoralized by dancing would be led astray by anything else. Always taking into consideration selectness and responsibility, dancing of itself ought not to harm if the individual person so wills it.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Press., 1896-11-19
CLOTHING AN ARMY.
It Costs Great Britain Over @6, ,OOO, ,OOO tC
 Dress Its Soldiers.

DreSS ACS 0OAOAerBs
 It costs the British government $6,- 25O, 900 annually for clothing furnished it's army all over the world. Each of the foreign possessions, however, has to pay back to certain extent the amount which the uniforms of the troops sta tioned or sent there has cost, and this entails no end of complicated bookkeep- ing.
 India, for instance, pays for the cloth ing of it's own troops, and also for the uniforms of the men which England sends there. The latter item is about $675, 1000 annually. On the other hand, when a regiment comes home from h. dia, that country has to R paid back the full value of the clothes they wear.
 The government sells old and worn- out articles to the secondhand dealers, who, by the way, usually accumulate fortunes in short time. The value of castof clothes so disposed of is about $40, 900 yearly. The scraps remaining after the uniforms have been cut out also bring 8 matter of $3O, 900 annual ly. In all the authorities receive back about $1, ,5OO, 900, thus reducing the to- tai cost of clothing the army to less than 5000, 900 year.
 The best quality of everything is used in the manufacture of uniforms In fact, it is said they are too good for du- rable wear. A huge factory in Pimlico, London, makes large share of the fur nishings, but vast quantities of foot and head gear are bought ready made. Boots and leggings, for example, cost $1, 165,- 900 and headdresses $25O,OOO.
 The thousands of miles of flannel, linen, calico, cloth, velvet, etc., the millions of buttons, the tons of cotton wool, the billions of yards of sewing cotton, that are made into smart tunics, tidy trousers and warm shirts cost $2, 425, ,0OO. The wages paid for making these up are over $6, 900 a week. Some of the salaries paid for this branch are excellent for England. The inspector of clothing receives $6, 900 and his assist ants $2, 75O apiece, and so on down the long list.
 But all this vast expense is probably much less than the annual outlay that France or Germany makes for keeping it's soldiers smart in appearance in times of peace. In Germany, for example, ev- cry man ill the army is said to have four complete suits of military clothing.
The Press., 1896-11-19
NoH1n T~IS

When there is choice of roads to ar- rive at a certain coal, it is not always the shortest which should be chosen. The desire for money is a legitimate one, for money is the key which unlocks many opportunities But the ways which men take to acquire it are too numerous to recount and differ with every difference of<cha%acter. There are men who firmly resolve to obtain wealth by whatever means they think will ac- complish their end. They will get all they can and give as little as possible for it. All such unfairness is practical robbery. The winner is the rObber; the loser is the robbed. Both are injured- the one in his property, the other ill his character-WhiIo tho community i like wise impoverished. But directly you bring labor into the field-honest, intel ligent work-5ome real addition is at once made to the wealth of the com munity and to the character, self respect and Independence of the worker. New York Ledger.
The Press., 1896-11-19
He Was Eligible.

James IQyn, the London writer, says youi.2 n:&n YVES paying lis attentions Dto "boluy~d Cbjtct," con rary to the wishes Cf Ter f4tller, ca man of thews and siuows," and ono q y tic latter kicked the lover violently into the street In day or two (after recovery the rejected suitor, apparently not one whit discoulaIcd, called at the house once rs"rc. ""Aat, againl' exclaimed pat tl2l;;.-?i -;25, putting Cn E:5 we'll soled boctj fJr aot4cn "No, sir. c-.>d the young El@n. "I have givc@ | ;.! hope of winning yoUr dar2Ejo- -.,. in con scqucrto cf t::"t usIor. :,.; Lick you gave me the C.Gcr da.: ,,-e been re- qvc ol, c:t t1e strcr~.h of my earnest rec. r.cl.t:.. o3 to tue committee, to ask ycu (u j1jn ov- f3ctba.I club"
The Press., 1896-11-19
DO FISHES SUFFER PAIN?
Not, Though They Are In Many
 Respects Sensitive.

Apparently Not, Though They Are In Many
 Respects Sensitive.
 All fishes have nerves, and in some respects fishes are extremely sensitive. A fish that has buried itself ill sand or mud so completely that only the tip Of it's tail fin is above the bottom will feel upon the slightest touch and instantly dart out of it's sandy bed. A fish is very sensitive to movements ill the water surrounding it. A shadow falling upon the water will startle a fish into flight. But sensitive as fishes are @n some re- spects, it is probable that they do not suffer pain from injuries received.
 Fishes are extremely sensitive at the nose. A fish that had ill pursuit of prey run it's nose against a rock might shake it's head violently, perhaps i'll pain, but fishes sustain serious injuries from ac- tual wounds without showing any indi- cation of pain ID fact, the indications tend to show that they do not suffer.
 A fish that has been hooked by an angler, but has escaped, perhaps carry ing off a hook in it's mouth, may few minutes afterward bite again at an other hook. Such instances are not in- freuuent. In such cases the hook would probably be concealed by the bait and the fish would not be likely to see it, but the fact that it is ready to take the bait shows that it is continuing to feed, which it would scarcely be like to do if it were suffering great pain. A shark from whose body all the viscera had been removed has continued to feed.
 Sensitive as fishes are about the nose, many of them use the nose in pushing stones and gravel about in building a nest for the female to spawn ill. The salmon notoriOusly often wears it's snOut down to the bone in excavating a cavity for a nest, and often it wears off it's tail to a mere stub in brushing out stones and gravel. Yet such fishes frequently recover from their injuries and return to the ocean.
 Timid and sensitive as fishes are in some respects, they fight one another vigorously. In such fights they may re- ceive injuries that might be described as terrible. To these injuries they may pay so little attention that after the fight is over they go on with their feed- ing or with whatever occupation they had been engaged in.
 Injuries which would throw human being into state of helplessness do not interrupt the current of fish life. The fish may afterward die from it's injuries, but apparently it does not suffer pain from them.
 Fishes sometimes survive injuries of remarkable character. The stomach of captured codfish was found to be pierced by a spine of a founder which it had swallowed. The sharp, thornlike spine projected about half all inch be- yond the outer wall of the stomach into the fish's body. Apparently the codfish had suffered no inconvenience from this The wound caused by the spine had healed around it, and the codfsh was fat and ill Gc"d condition generally.- New York i,u,l
The Press., 1896-11-19
That Wonderful Cburn

want to add my testimony to the list of those that have used the Lightning Churn. It does all one minute, and get a large percentage more butter than with the common churns I never took the agency for anything before, but so ordered 30 and they are all gone, 1 think in a year every farmer will have a Lightning Churn in fact they can't afford to be without one as they make so much more butter, and good little bit of money can be made in every town ship selling these churns By writing to J: F.. and full particulars about the churn.
 3 A READER.
The Press., 1896-11-19
VesuViuS.

Recent reports from Mount Vesuvius say that it's eruption is steadily increas- ing ill volume. A broad stream is flow ing down north of the Atrio del Cavallo in the direction of the Fosso della Ve- trana. and the cone of ashes, with the crater of VesuVius proper in the center, is visihly growing. The interior plateau which stems the lava flow appears at night all on fire. According to the measurements taken by the engineer of the observatory, the height of the moun- tain has increased by 100 meters since the present eruption began, while the fiery lake along the Atrio has attained a circumference of 1,50O meters, and the bulk of the lava emitted is esti- mated at 4,OO0,O 900 cubic meters. The magnificent spectacle attracts many sightseers. ......
The Press., 1896-11-19
A Thoughtful Girl.

"No wonder the pleasures of court ing have dcclined,'' said the stout youth "Just look at the fimsIness of these modern chairs.
 And he pointed to slender affair of white bamboo, touched with gilt.
 "You mustn' judge by appearances, !" said the stout girl softly. "I've had that chair thoroughly braced with the very best of steel rods, and it is now guaranteed to stand a pressure of 60 pounds to the square inch"
 Then they both sat down in it as a final test. Plain Dealer.
The Press., 1896-11-19
In all states of the Union, excepting California, bushel of rye is 56 pounds In that state it is 54 pounds
HOW the Dipper Saved tbe Fa,-n

Father was sick and the mortgage on the farm was coming due. saw in the Christian Advo- cate where Miss A. M Fritz of Station A., St. Louis, Mo-, would send sample combination D1pper for IS tWO-cent stamps, and ordered one
 saw the dipper could be used as fruit jar fill- CT, plain dipper.- a. fine stratner, a funnel. a stra1ner funnel, a sick room warming pan, and a pint measure. These eight different uses makes the d1pper such necessary article that went to woFk with 1t, and it sells at very near every house. And in four months paid off the mort gage. I think I can clear as much as $20O 8 month. If yon need work you can do well by giving this atrial. Miss A. M Fritz, Station A, St. Louis, Mo-, will send you sample for IS two cent stampS-WFtte at once. JOHN G. N. 13W
The Press., 1896-11-19
NOS0Sn

It is a somewhat singular fact that the rarest of all noses is that found where one would naturally expect to find it-in the middle of the face. Tax ing 100 heads at random, one will not find, on an average, more than three in which the bridge of the nose descends perpendicularly from a straight line drawn exactly between the eyes.
The Press., 1896-11-19
How tO Cure Bilious Colic.

el if red for weeks with collie and pains in my stomach caused by bilious ms, and had 10 take medicine all the Hhip until 1 used ChamherIain's Collie, CEnlora and DiairhOPa Remedy, which cured mo. 1 have since recommended it 10 a good many p"ople.--MRs F. BUTLER, Fla rhaven, Conn.
 Persons who are Ejnct to bilious collie can ward off the attack by taking this r, mpdy as soon as the first symptoms ap- pear. Sold hy w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. L. Philips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-19
A Dandy Thine"to Sell,

have been doing so we'll this summer selling combination dippeTs that think it is my duty to tell others about it. have not made as much money as some read about, but never make less than $3, and often s a day. The dipper can be used as fruit jar filler, plain dipper fine warming pan, and pint measure. These eight different uses makes the d1pper such a necessary article that it sells at nearly every house, as 1t is so cheap. You can get sample by sending, as did, IS two-cent stamps to pay postage, etc., to W. H. Baird & O., Station A, Pittsburg, Pa., right to work. Any one can make B or $4 a day anywhere. A READER. 13W
The Press., 1896-11-19
Marry This Girl. Somebody!

I have been reading in your paper about several men and women that have been very concluded 1 would see what a girl could do. l have worked 12 days and have sold 151 irons and have 218 dollars left after paying all expenses: one almo,t every place show it, as people think they cant afford to be without one as they save so much fuel and time and don't burn the clothes know can clear five thousand dol lars in year. How is that for a girl?
 3 A GRADUATE. Splendid, my girl, splendid, you are a true American girl. Anyone can get complete in- formation about the self-heating iron by ad- dressing J. F. CASEY x CO.,, St. Louis, Mo. It seems to be a winner, as everybody selling it writes in it's praise.
The Press., 1896-11-19
The New Hook Spoon Free to All.

read In the Christian Standard that Miss A. M. Fritz, Station A, St. Louis Mo-, would give an elegant plated hook spoon to anyone sending her ten 2-cent stamps. I sent for one and found it so useful that I showed it to my friends, and made $13O0 in two hours taking orders for the spoon. The hook spoon is household necessity. being held in place by hook on the back. The spoon is something that housekeepers have needed ever since spoons were first invented. Anyone can get sample by sending ten 2-cent stamps to Miss Fritz. This is a splendid way to make money around home. Very truly,
 13w JEANNETTE s.
The Press., 1896-11-19
No Interruption.

A great talker had ensconced himso, in the study of Laplace, the grCc mathematician, who went on with l.. work. After while the visitor remar, ed:
 ,"You are busy, M. le Marquis, IT. haps disturb you?"
 "Not in the least. Pray go on; |: not listening. '-Fumilienblatt