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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-30
LYING PHOTOGRAPHS.
The Deceptions That Can BE Manipulated
Through the Camera.


We have several times commented on
the falsity of the prevalent idea that n
photograph must be absolutely true to ma.
ture, at least in tine proportions of the oh.
jects represented. The author of series
Of articles on "rhe Magic and Mystery Of
Photography, in The American journal
of Photography, gives additional proof.
He says at is said photography cannot
lie, although it is an easy matter to Sc
cure photograph which is far from the
truth and the reality. This is done by
what is called straining the lens, result
ing either in carcature or in exagqrr.
ated perspective. A caricnture is easily
made by bringing one part of subject
nearer the camera than the remainder,
thus giving false proportion Some of
these are distinctly ludicrous. For exam
pie, when taking portrait, the hands or
feet, being nearer the camera than the
body, come out abnormally large. a per
son lying at fGll length on the grass and
photographed either from the head or feet
will find the picture result In gross carl
caturc. There was - cUmical drawing in
one Of the illustrated papers recently, show.
ing two sailors taken on board snip. who,
owing to a lurch of the ship at the moment
of exposure, were represented as monstrcs-
tiles having long legs and small bodies.
Animals will also appear luughable II the
camera is placed SO as to represent them in
perspective.
! "a row of six or seven cottages can hC
made to appear in the photograph like &
street half mile long by fixing the cam
era close to the subject, and using lens
having II focal length very near tho size 81
the plate. Owing to the difference be
tween the angle included by the lens and
the angle Of the eye apparent distortion
will onsue. Another method of creating
illusion is to photograph objects without
any means of judging their real size; thus
the model of u steam engine or other ma
chinery only 6 CT Z inches high WILL Il
taken on a plain ground appear in thu
negative like a machine or s feet high
with wheels 3 or 4 feet in diameter. Man!
photographs exhibited as taken from ma
chimes weighing several tons are from
models only weighing pounds. 1t is curl
Gus TO notice in this connection that II pho
tograph from an actual working machine
will look like II copy from model, n com
ploto reversal of the previous Illusion
These illusions may be taken advantage o
to fatter those who vary from the aver
ape"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-30
An Ideal Spelling Course.

First, as to oral and written column
and sentence spelling | shall say only this,
that the wise teacher will acquaint herself
with as many methods and devices as pos
sible and change from one to the other,
in order to relieve the tCdium and to meet
the needs of individual children.
Before all size will beware of running
off at tangent with any particular meth
cd, because none yet discovered has proved
panacGG. Second, under no circun-
stances should more than ID minutes daily
be devoted to the subject. Whatever bene
fit the pupils receive from their instruc-
ton IL spelling will be obtained within
this period. Third, l would recommend
that the words he carefully graded, not
only in regard to photographed difficult
ties, but IN accordance with the vocabu-
larry of the child as well. In this way the
course in sLelling might become as sys-
tematic as In other subjects. Fourth, pre-
cedGpce should be given to common words,
while technical and unusual words should
be taught Incidentally. By excluding
words of the latter classes, the course
would he materially abridged and the
chances of producing good practical spell
ers proportionatNl increased. Fifth the
course should he further abridged by ex-
Guiding words that contain no catch-that
is, words which naturally spell themselves,
My researches oh this point would indi-
cate that more than half the common
words belong to this category, and conse-
quently need not be studied. The ideal
ground to be covered in spelling would be
represented, therefore, by Il carefully grad
ed list of the common words most liable to
be misspelled The number of words in
this list, according to my estimate, would
be between 5000 and 1000. DR.. J. NJ.
Rice in forum.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-30

"What does Shamly mean by claiming
to be great composer
"He manufactures very fair article of
soothing strip. detroit Free Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-30

~ When n servant
ushers a visitor
into your parlor and
- disappears to sum-
l. mon you, leaving
q the caller alone,
ID what does the caller
Xy do? Shut her eyes
and wait your coming?
Hardly. One sweep
M ing glance and every
q thing is noted.
70 The design of your
W. wall paper, color
- of your window
Il curtains, the wood
work, the mattings,
in fact, all the decorations
r. received the closest
scrutiny.
Suppose they are all
l. soiled. What is
/ the callers opinion?
M It's our business to
make your home
" pleasant and pretty.
We Can Work Wonders With
Little Money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Special Sale of
Dress Skirts

100 Brocaded Brilliantine Skirts.
lined. vasveteen bound. worth
$3.50. saAe price Tomorrow.
dozen Farcy Novelty Skirts.
checks ard fancy weaves, worth
s., special for. $500.
Big line of choice Novelty Skirts.
newest spring shapes, special
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14

take them She then instructed him In the
use of visiting cards, and is still wondering
who the four ladies were who called
AZ one Of the recent dinners lilies OF the
valley were effectively used as the decora-
tive flower. Ropes OF the delicate waxen
bloom wound in and out among the covers
and the service. Instead Of a floral center
piece there was a large candelabrum, set
IN mat OF lilies. which hid Its base, and
from which went TO the cover for each
lady guest a broad white ribbon, silver
edged, with her name in graceful text
across its length. In front of her plate the
ribbon ended in an exquisite silver wicker
basket filled with lilies Of the valley. which
she took il UP on leaving the table.
brought also the ribbon scarf. At this din
ner the shades were white. with cluster
OF the ribbon leaves of the dinner flower at
one side. Single candlesticks also were
used, set about the table.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14


The story is told of North Side man
who was kept in the house for some DAVIS
His wife often asked him to answer the
door bell when she and the maid were busy
but he would not consent. One day he was
at homo and the wife and maid both out.
The bell rang and he finally reluctantly
went to the door: there stood four ladies
They asked If Mrs - were at home and
the husband answered that she was not
Each lady took out her visiting card ana
said. Please give these TO Mrs. -" The
answer was rather unexpected. No: Will
not said he. Il don't want any tickets nj
any price, and he repeated his assertion
several times. and would not take the lick
cts" so the callers were finally Obliged IN
keep their cards and go away. Later I'm the
day the bell rang again. and there were two
callers. who like the former ones. asked
II Mrs. - were at home. He gave the
same answer ana they handed him the
cards. This time he thought. 1T Is hard
times. bat II this Is "A deserving charity and
the tickets are not more than 20 cents
apiece l viii take two" The cards were
taken and the man was just about TO nut
his hand into his pocket for the money
when the ladies turned and left the door.
When his wife returned he gave her the
cards and told her that four other ladies'
tried 10 sell him tickets. but he would not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Corset Covers

Good Muslin Covers, high and low
neck styles, some embroidery
trimmed. some lace trimmed,
worth 35 TO 40 cents. special to-
morrow .............. ....-....s....
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Skirts

At CSC, s1.25 sLes. s1ss. $3.50, 50 and u
to $3.50. The materials alone are wort
more at retail. Come and see them, an
we will prove this statement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Drawers

New style Balloon. a la Loie Fuller and
'rr!lby Drawers, at 25c, 39c. soc, 5Sc, &c and
75c. all reduced 10 to % cents per pair.
See the wide Balloon Drawers
with SINGH Cambria Rufiie. SOLD
at special sale at 80 cents. sale d.
price tomorrow .................. &O~
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Silk Skirts
Extra! Extra!

AZ Black Brccaded Silk Skirts. big
patterns. cut I'm the newest
shape velveteen bound. nicely
finished. kind sold always at SO,
choice while they last positive e. on
ly but one skirt TO a buyer) for. c''0O
Figure il out for yourself. the lowest
priced Brocaded Black Silk is % cents per
yard. and II takes yards to make a skirt.
which makes the silk alone worth $67a.
The quality Of silk In these skirts Is about
the same as retails at 50 cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
IryingtOn,

Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Campbell returned
yesterday from short stay In Martnsville.
DR.. and Mrs John Tilford. OF Minnesota
weIe guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Wilson
last week
Mrs. John Kautz. of Dora Ind. came Fri
day TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin Kautz on
Downey avenue.
Miss Marie Martin viii entertain a num-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-14
Choice Of Any Cloth Jacket, $500
READ THE TEENS
The Selling Tomorrow

Every day almost adds something new to
our fine Embroidery stock. Never were they
so beautiful as those shown exclusively by
II. p. WATSON & Co. Here is the finest in
Art Embroidery. Embroidery in fine Ba-
tistes. Dimity and Nainsook, woven in with
Valenciennes and Point de Venise. Others
with Russian Lace Insertion and Embroi-
dered Edges; some on White, others on
Ecru Batiste Besides there are thousands
of yards of Swiss and Jaconet Embroider-
les.
&C Embroideries at ................. "
4-inch Cambria Embroidery, i'm
ported to retail at l21ac; to-mor- Zc
row ......-........ .'..s.....-....'-.
Embroideries-6 inches wideTfor
Skirt Flouncings, were good
sellers at zoe; few OF them to- 10K r
morrow at ...........-............. ~
35c Embroideries for................ ~
49,, ,,,,,,n,,,... #. 33c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-22
A BROKEN HEARTED MARTYR.

A man committed suicide in New York
a few days ago who truly gave up his
ife for his wife and babies. He was not
razy. He was not only sane, but soundly
nd bravely sane. This note explains his
pitiful self-inf1icted death:
my Dear Wife: / can earn no
more money. know l will not get
well. Each day some money goes out
and none comes in. l take each day
some for medicine So 1 am not a
help, but a drag If / die, which 1
must do anyhow. then the money
will last little longer. Good-by. Kiss
the little ones for me. My heart
breaks to leave them"
We have never read story fuller OF
pathos, or more genuinely heroic. II
takes truly unselfsh man to give up his
ife for others. There was nothing in this
act to condemn, pitiful as it is. Hopeless
f recovery, the husband-love and father.
eve were stronger than self love or love
of life.
"My heart breaks to leave them shows
he power of his fatherhood. And yet he
deliberately broke his own heart and
took his own life to help them. Human
fly has never shown greater love than
this.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-22
STATE NEWS.

The Wilson Advance celebrated it:
9th year by a return to its old form. II
is a decided improvement.
Senator Pritchard's laborious efforts
to have the duty on mica advanced are
answered by the failure of the largest
dealer in mica in North rolina.-Ashe-
vile Citizen.
A Populist who was a leader in the
last Legislature said to Col. +. A. Odds:
Il expect to get the mass of the people
in my county to vote and act with the
Democrats next year."
Sanford Presbyterian church will be
dedicated next Sunday morning at IL
O'Clock. The dedication sermon will be
preached by Rev. d. n. MCLAUGHLIN,
of Chester, S. c., says the Express.
The bar at Marshall, Madison county,
passed resolutions that the thanks of the
bar are hereby rendered to his Honor
| w. l.. Norwood, Judge presiding, for the
fairness and impartiality with which he
has dispatched the business of the court.
The Roanoke News says that ex-Rev.
I. w. Babb preached at the Bradshaw
(penitentiary) farm last Sunday morning,
and in the Afternoon he preached at Capto.
RHEIMS farm. The public need not be
sure that he will not be continued on the
payroll, even if the board of directors
did drop him officially as chaplain.
Senator Pritchard, who came up to-
day, says spoke, handle and stave fac
tory is to be built as soon as possible
at Marshall, near the Touring mill of the
Marshall Milling Company. The latter's
new mill is working steadily and has a
capacity of 20 barrels a day. The Sena-
tor owns majority of the stock of the
company.-Asheville Citizen.
Col. John s. Cunningham, second vice
president of the Farmers National Con-
gress, has some to st. Paul Mimi, to at
tend the session of the Congress. He
will respond to the address of welcome
to be delivered by the president of the
Minnesota State Agricultural Society.
The Congress meets August 31st and ad-
journs September 7th.
Cards of invitation have been received
to a fruit reception at the Seaboard Air
Line Mammoth car, on the Tennessee
Centennial grounds, Thursday, August
Goth, given by the citizens of Lumberton,
- y Ae Commit in Oh rye z1iilll he
NTassrs. Geo. B. Mcleod, w. F. French(
10. T. Williams and FL. t. Pope. Lum-
horton is on rising ground, and is going
+o he one of the biggest towns in the
Southern part of the State.
A correspondent of the Baltimore News
suggests Mr.. NJ. J. Molly as the Demo
cratic nominee for Mayor of that city,and
saws: 'Mr. Molly is not only an able
speaker, but is well versed in political
economy" and~gthis would be a recogni-
ton of the great body of commercial
travellers, and would insure clean ad-
ministration. Mr.. Molly travels in
North Carolina and has many friends
who would be glad to hear Of his eleva-
zion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-22
I'VE REAP WHAT WE SOW. A"

While so long as there is among US
vicious and depraved class of negroes,
there will be occasional commissions of
he nameless crime in the South, it is
fact that this crime was never known
days of slavery and is less frequent
when the Democrats are in power than
when the Republicans hold the reins.
This is, of course, not due to any sympa-
thy with the crime by the executive of
either party, but is due to the fact that
when the Republicans are in power the
gnorant negro feels that he has license
because his party is on top.
We have taken the pains to go over the
files of the News and Observer for seve-
raj years to ascertain whether the pres
ent reign of terror is due to the belief on
he part of the negro that Republican rule
gives him immunity. The result is we find
that the year 1889, the year succeeding
, Harrisons election, the South was del
uged with the same crime that now
startles the people. A list of the crimes
shows that the spirit of lawleSsness in the
ignorant was rampant then as now, evil
dencing that the election of Harrison and
Mckinley made the negro brutes feel
that the bottom rail was on top. 1t
would require much space to publish a
list of all the assaults. In North Carolina
alone i'm one week a negro was lynched
in each Stanley and Burke county for
nameless assaults, not to go into the de-
tails elsewhere.
The white man of the South who is
true to his race will be deeply impressed
by these conditions, and all who want to
put an end to lynching and the crime that
invites it ought to band together in a
league for white supremacy" for the
time making it the supreme issue. We
have little question that they win do it.
even though the office-holders who
pander to the negro vote declare that
there is no necessity for such united ac-
ton TO meet solid negro phalanx and
to prevent the assaults that white SUI
premacy alone will put down.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-22
Mr.. GRAVES ON THE NEGRO PROBLEM.

Mr.. John Temple Graves and ex-Gov-
ernor Bullock have been engaged in
newspaper controversy in the Atlanta
Journal, growing out of the declaration
Of Mr.. Graves that the negro question
has recently more than ever before be-
come the line of political division in the
South, and must continue in the face Of
McKinley's policy. This sentence from
Mr. Graves reply is fine:
81 believe that the great majority of
this people know and will record the
judgment that the Dingley tariff act.
however much it may free the throats
Of the fortunate for jubilant song, will
press the Grown of thorns more closely
apon the brow" of the laborer and produ-
Ger. And for the light that is breaking
on the long desolate fields of agriculture,
know, and the Ex-Governor knows, that
it comes straight and direct from the
Lord God Almighty, who, melting the
sunshine into our harvests with the ten
der rain, has kissed from the soil pros
porous increase that the Republican par
ty could never have eyoked-yea, though
it cried aloud to its Baal of protection
or bowed incessantly to the Ashtaroth
of trusts"
In discussing the race question, North
and South, Mr.. Graves gives an incident
that shows that even the leading aboli-
tionists are unwilling to accept the negro
as their equal:
ain Boston, at Harvard College, when
q young negro, well dressed, well man
nered and well prepared, came to ma
circulate, the committee of the faculty
having the matter in charge, and after
a custom which prevails with new stu.
dents in that institution, placed The
young "Afro-American" for few weeks
under the guidance and observation and
ehaperonage of young George Wendell
the sisters son of Wendell Phillips, to
help his earlier stages of college life,
and to make easy his opening career The
next day, young Wendell, hot with indig-
nation, demanded of the committee "why
they had placed that negro in association
with him."
Because" said the committee, eve
thought it the proper and the only thing
and traditions-in view Of the great life
and great work Of your great uncle, you
would be glad of the privilege of doing
anything to befriend representative of
this unfortunate race"
"Now let us understand each other
SAID Wendell. "You know am willing
at any time to do my part for these
people. am willing, you know, to make
a contribution? But can't let this fel.
low touch me. 1t makes my flesh crawl
Sand this speech, mark you, Governor
comes not from descendant of Calhoun,
or Bob Toombs, or the Cavaliers, but
from the scion of the blood Of Wendell
Phillips. the emancipation, and is spoken
not in Georgia, but in Boston, under the
shadow of the statues of Lloyd Garrison
and Crispus Attacks!
'GThe source of my information Is abso-
lutely unimpeachable."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-22
THE SANCTIFICATIONlSTS.

The accounts of the life of the sancti
acation band in Eastern North Carolin;
have represented them as wholly bad
The Beaufort Herald in a long articl'
says that as a result of their preaching
some very wicked men have reformed
We quote:
"While The Herald never has and
does not yet accept nor think the doc
trine as taught by the Sanctifica-
tionists, who have been here in Beau
fort for sometime past, as in any as
pect a true doctrine as is taught by
the Scripture, yet we are glad to say
as a matter of common justice to
them, that the wholesale charges of
immortality and that they break up
homes has not been borne out by
their life and work here in Beaufort"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-22
SOMEFFACTS TO CONSIDER.

The capital stock Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company is $S0,0O0,-
000 The original stock was $500, 900.
The original stockholders put in some
thing like half a million dollars. About
five million more in actual cash have been
put in. Stock to the value Of S19,0S0, 900
was issued for purchased lines, the ac-
tual cost of which was Sc, 1921 ,970. Since
1860, according to the figures Of the Hon.
Charles A. Sumner, member of Congress
from California, the stock has absolutely
been watered in the sum Of S25, S07, 1901
The entire plant could be duplicated for
$3O,O00000.
No wonder, when the Railroad Commits
sion reduced rates on kilograms, this wa
tered stock corporation fed to the en-
brace of Judge Simonton and the Federal
court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-22
DEsERTERS MAY GET PENSION.

Confederates Who Went Over to the
Enemy May Come Under the Liberal
Construction.
Washington, Aug. 21.-It is not imprO
bable that official announcement will be
made in a few weeks Of radical change
I'M the present attitude of the Pension
Bureau toward pension claimants who
had Confederate war service. Under
the present construction Of the laws, any
service in the Confederate cause, ire
spective of later service for the govern
ment, is q bar to pension. Commission
err of Pensions Evans believes that if
claimant served in any capacity in the
Confederate service but later deserted
or left its ranks, enlisted in the Union
army, served therein and was honOrably
discharged, it would be an injustice to
refuse him a pension. He believes that
having performed honorable service in
the Union army the past hostile service
should be overlooked. Assistant Sec
rotary Webster Davis, whose decisions
have been in the line of liberal con-
struction of the pension laws, is under
stood to have similar views. The ques-
ton has been referred to the President
and Secretary Bliss for their approval.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-22
THE END OF ANGIOLILLO.
THE LAST HOURS OF THE ASSASSIN OF
CAN0VAS.
He Was Perfectly Calm, and Asked That
His Face Be Left Exposed Stran-
gled to Death,

London, Aug 21.-The Spanish govern
ment has prohibited the publication in
Spain or the telegraphing abroad the de-
ails of the execution at Vergara yester-
ay of Michel Angiolillo. the Spanish an
archist who shot and killed Premier Ca
novas del Castillo, on Sunday, Aug. 8.
Letters, however, have been received here
containing details of the execution. The
writer's say that the anarchist slept but
little during Thursday night, owing to
his having partaken of coffee during the
evening, which kept him awake. But his
pulse was quiet and unaltered. The
missioner took cup of coffee at 3 o'clock
ON Friday morning and drank cup of
bouillon ut 10 o'clock. At 1870 Il. IN.
AngiolillO firmly assembled the steps Of
the scaffOld and donned the black gown
and cape, placing the cross of the latter
at the back of his head. He calmly re-
garded the spectators, asked to be al
lowed to speak and uttered clearly the
work "Germinal." (Germinal was the
term given to the seventh month of the
French republican Observation-Disclosures
which began March u and ended April
19).
I The assassin then sat down on the
bench of the garrOte while the eXecu
ioner adjusted the iron collar around his
neck. As the executioner was about tC
/ over the prisoners face, Angiolillo asked
him to leave it uncovered. The screw
f the garrotte was then turned, the col
lar frightened and AngiOlillO was stran
gled to death. His corpse was exposed
!until 6 o'clock in the evening, when i
was buried. All the spectators wer'
realty struck by the anarchists attitude