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The Lamar register., 1897-01-09
EEJUMPlNG BICYCLE

r e was a genius
at any rate. he
himself often said
u 50. with consider
III able ferror.
:: :: !: !: !. . !: !: :: !: :: !. !: !. !. !. !
-(f One evening he
kMA came In tired and
n IN hot and very grimy
~ ". but fairly hrim-
~ SO ming over with Joy.
"Huilo. Iimr be
cried. ''It's all
~, r1reeeded at iRatf'
Ea.r, tie natter l inquired.
IA rra uAni to Snox. do your
- -Yoa're very curious. for a
n Bot there ia no reason now
sheah not tell you about u
rss sAow the working Of the raa-
Aud you can prepare yourself
rsry nucA as.nnished."
va right n saying that | was
rrs5gs about bis machine. ] was.
| ss8oEiug his Instructions. ! vas
y nrtsa the next aftcrroon At
sl. aaripas to So The Invention
En 70 rrrolutionire the world.
n,z ss cane he hroagst uith hin
| |vs,s.
EEa.- hs cried. as soon a. he sHv
-EAH 90 yoa think OF this' A
|u. iEst itf-
lsls4 II vas not an ordinary
~ sai one more heavily eailt
! sEasruas additional eogs and
- Iss an air cylinder like that Of
u srake.
'Taa; o. sar,h ls this clumsy thins
sHsiAias6-
c1zsy Be hAnEeir' hp replied. ir-
~ w dear fellow. u you wili
! Gi;istsinE anything before yoa
sstana Il. how can you ever eX-
10 SCI % In iiser Now, follow me
J I'll explain Il all Yoa rernem-
~ Fsnsrsins some weeks ago
sItranrdinAry IL NGa that a. yet
= aat hid the Intelligence to In
1 travelling machine which could
issnt Obstacles In II. path. like a
, ty Jumping over them Very
Asre yol have the nrst meehan-
srsntian 10 DO 80. This bicycle
Z n ordinary wheel. which loses
p usetallssz and charm BY being
's.iei 70 keep TO the roads- This
= haUsa jumping bicycle have
: ~ bead 30 long. Observe. this
.1,- is full o; air At a high pres
As you see by this little gauge.
" stands At $50 pounds TO the
y 'nch- The cylinder Il con
I'd TO bear a pressure o, tce.
The Lamar register., 1897-01-09

81 think children should be permitted to
believe In Santa Claus long as possible
Yes, so do /: then II they are not pleased
with their gifts they can't find fault with
their fathers and mothers"
The Lamar register., 1897-01-09

'swoozleby. are you interested In these &C.
counts of Nine. Blavatsky's soul-eiways
wandering on-seeking rest2' Yes; I'll make
one OF ten men 10 throw In and buy 1t
httchlng-strap."
The Lamar register., 1897-01-09

''It's all folly to regulate your life by the
signs OF the zodiac" "What is your planT
II always go by the way my wife and
daughters look at me"
The Lamar register., 1897-01-09

The marriage rate In Great Britain.
which has been steadily declining in re-
cent years, is again on the increase.
The Lamar register., 1897-01-09
We'll. Hayseed. how did your crop

well, Hayseed. how did your crops
turn out?"
why. to tell you the truth, sir. they
didn't turn out as good as I thaart they
was a-goin' to: and ! never thaart as
'ow they would. Picture and joke
from Saint Paul's"; joke originally
from Truth"
The Lamar register., 1897-01-09

sAe Aah power means n leap OF
anything from twelve to twenty-five in
height In point OF fact, Il would opIv
require hard run Of about a eounIs
OF miles TO generate sufficient power N
carry me over telegraph wire or a
small house.
A; this point there was a Ioud clanv
And hiss Of escaping air ana the bIcvs
Gle made a vigorous dash for freedom,
The genius vas pulled violently up the
garden and overturned. while the nj.
cycle made several futile attempts 10
leap the fence at the end. II failed
however. and the genius. after several
Intellectual trials, succeeded in putting
the lever back 10 stop In a a. n,
Absentmindeduess be had shifted Il TO
easy
He led the machine hack aEaiu and
began explaining hreathiessly.
"Confound the thing" he groyled:
Il Jus; touched the lever to see n n
vas in proper order and Il went of
Oh. for goodness sake. don't stand
laughing like an IDIOT / believe you
are the most Irritating man in the
world. Here. hold this. while | brush
myself"
when be had finished he said he
would not try the bicycle until s
O'Clock.
asScnted 20 the wisdom OF this
and said that then nobody would be
about II the thing ran away with him
again,
He turned on me hereely.
4 tell you l have the machine under
the most absolute. perfect control"
replied that this vas obvious.
Thsrenpon he completely lost his
temper and after making several un-
founded suggestions a. TO the eondI-
tion OF ny mind. stAiked into the
house. However. at tea he generously
f0rEayo me and became enthusiastic
0nre more and said he would write
out an agreement giving me a third
share In his Invention before he went
20 bed-NhIrh share represented. ae-
oordinE 70 some close and intricate cal
eulations Of his. a capital sum Of
f2t0.OGo Then he borrowed half a
sovereign from me for a couple OF
days In the kIndest possible manner
and said he didn't mind me at all. be-
cause he understood me and knew that
there Eas not 4 bit Of harm In me.
The next morning ! met him as
agreed. The frst trial Of the machine
vas to take place down the Chalk hill,
A. Il is called This Is 4 steep, grassy
incline. with a brick wall about six
feet high running along the bottom.
He was going to leap the wall; though,
n had been he, I think should have
chosen something softer than brick to
experiment on. did the best could,
though. by preparing the ground on the
other side OF the wall with the garden
tools until the soil vas beautifully
soft and toose-duite an Ideal place to
falI on. I didn't tell the genius about
my foresight In this matter; he had
such wretched way OF sitting on
fellow.
He said he would try It on the road.
though We begged him to desist. he
said the hill was not long enough; ne
found that what he wanted was not so
much a hill as a good. long, level run.
He also proposed that I should get on
an ordinary BICYCLE and accompany
him. so ! lert Polly and mounted my
machine.
At this time the machine was act
ing In a very peculiar manner ana
seemed to have taken the bit In its
teeth. so to speak. 1t began to tear
along the road with the speed OF
runaway horse. shyins at every post
ana making spasmodlc jumps at the
sI,Vbtast obstacles. By the most fu-
The Lamar register., 1897-01-09

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Druggists refund the money II it fails TO cure 25c
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28

est Of British navigators some hun
dred aud twenty years ago Two
thirds OF the inhabitants are Ha-
waiians, and the rest, comprising
$4,000 whites - mainly Americans
aud Portuguese-are made up Of
Chinese and Japanese employed on
sugar plantations. Az, however, the
independence OF the country was
guaranteed by the Powers generally
there will, we presume, be some
diplomatic correspondence before
the annexation can be actually con-
firmed. Perhaps what will be missed
most on the absorption of the Sand
wich Islands in the United States
of America will be the picturesque
names OF its rulers. Yet, after all,
since Queen Liliuokalani was de-
posed, even that limited interest has
been withdrswn.-Daily Telegraph.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28
Hoodlumism to be stopped

John Pulaa, young Hawaiian,
appeared before Judge Wilcox this
morning, charged with assaulting a
Chinese egg-peddler at Palama.
The young man was represented
by Magoon & EdingsD
After listening to the witnesses for
both sides the Magistrate read the
riot act to the young fellow. He
told him that he proposed to assist
the police in breaking up the gangs
of hoodlums who infest the suburbs
and who make it their business to
abuse Chinese and Japanese. \
John Pulaa was fined SIS and costs,
and the young boys who belonged
to the gang, got severe reprimand
from the judge, and were allowed to
90 home at the request OF the
Dsputy-Marshal, who entered a
nolle pros. in their cases,
1t is the intention of the police
authorities to put peremptory stop
to the hoodlumism which has made
travelling in certain parts OF Homo
lulu unsafe to Asiatics and to women
and we have no doubt that under
the present management" the point
will be gained.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28
Timely Topics.
Honolulu, July 60, 1927,
TO BUILD YOUR HOME

happily good men and good
material are required. You
can always TIL good work
man by his tool. Now we
want all GOOD CARPEN-
TERS to come and examine
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Balseley patent SCREW
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HAMMERS which we have
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Our OIL NTON ES are in
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from the finest stone procur-
able. Bayliss' patent IRON
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call and inspect our stock and
we guarantee you satisfaction.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28
AsIAT1o IMMIGRATION.
Interesting Information for Ameri-
can Readers,


Thanks to the courtesy, and trou-
ble in that behalf taken by the
Ministers OF Finance and Interior,
the Secretary of Immigration and
the Secretary of the Chinese Bureau,
THE INDEPENDENT is now able to give
accurate information in regard to
the Asiatic immigration to Hawaii
for the period from January l, 1897,
to date There have arrived in
round numbers 1900 japanese con-
tract and free laborers, students,
etc. The number Of Japanese con-
tract laborers is follows:
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28

For the present we leave COM
ments and deductions to be made
and drawn by the reader, except to
say that the arrival Of $3.50 Asiatics
in less than seven months is not a
bad record for an Annexation Gov
ernment.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28

We thought as we passed on how
characteristic it was of the kindly
hearted and generous Hawaiian.
For hundred years he has been
welcoming and giving to the needy
foreigner, and in the early days the
most of the foreigners who came to
Hawaii were needy. To the mission
fathers and mothers particularly he
gave of his substance and sat at
their feet to hear of the message
they bore, and as a return for all
this kindliness and docility the for
eigners, particularly the children OF
the mission fathers and mothers,
would now rob them of their patri,
mony and place them in political
bondage to the people from whom
the missionary and the Bible came.
Truly the Hawaiian has been patient
and long suffering, learning only too
we'll the lesson of peace and good
will.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28
WEDNESDAY,'JULY 2S, 1897.
A MORAL LESSON.

We were down to see the Belgic
off and to say aloha to genial Sam
Parker and his daughters, and on
the way back to our sanctum, pass
ing the Inter Island S S. Co.'s wharf
we saw the latest importation of
plantation laborers, awaiting ship.
ment to the sugar estates. There
were said to be four European ma
tionalities represented, and a more
woe begone and weary lot Of women
we never wish to see again. There
were scores Of little children with
wistful faces, and men who seemed
to be already realizing the fate in
store for them and their loved ones.
We did not see representative Of
any of the numerous alphabetical
societies bearing flowers or giving a
word OF cheer to their sisters strand
ed on strange shore, and sitting
amid the dust and dirt and freight.
We did see Hawaiian man and two
or three women put their hands in
their pockets aud with hard earned
coin buy from candy pedder some
candy for the little ones and fruit
for the women, and with aloha mo in
their faces and voices try to interest
the strangers.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28
NOTICE.

CARAT0GA BEING NO LONGER A
- public resort, the Propr etress will be
gla to e. the whole or psrt with b ard
II desired to private families wishing a
healthy summer resort For terms, ad-
dress P. o. Box 24s, or on the premises.
6l5-lm
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28
WHAT THEY THINK OF IT.
Brief Comments from the British
Newspapers.

The treaty will have to be ratified
by the Senate, and Congress will
have to enact the necessary legisls-
tion to carry the provisions OF the
treaty into effect. 1t is the opinion
of well,informed public men that
there is majority in favour Of an
nexation in the Senate; but there is
also a determined minority which
will oppose annexation with great
vigour My informant says that
unless the islands are annexed by
this country they will undoubtedly
be acquired by England, as informa-
tion in possession of the Govern
ment shows critical state OF affairs
and it is impossible for Hawaii
longer to retain its independence
81. James Gazette.
1t is notorious that many promi-
nent Republicans are opposed to
annexation on any pretencs what
ever, while some urge that the ap-
plication Of the policy must he ex-
tended-if Hawaii why not Cuba,
and so on7 In truth, the Treaty
constitutes complete revolution in
the foreign policy of the United
States Government, and is inconsist-
ent with the traditions OF the coun-
try. Delay is consequently expedi-
ent from every point OF view.
OF course Britain will require a
guild pro quo for retiring from her
Treaty relations with Hawaii; hut il
it we're suggested that the United
States should give up any voice in
the control Of Samoa it is uncertain
whether or not the authorities at
Washington would approve such a
bargain. Nor is it likely that the
position IN Samoa would be changed
for the better in any way by the
substitution OF dual form OF gov
ernment for the present tripartite
one. In any case, the proposed ex-
panson of American rule is matter
which is certain to attract great at
tention in Europe; and, seeing that
the direction selected is the Pacific,
the change is hardly likely to escape
the notice OF Australasians.-M Morn
ing Post.
So far as Great Britain is con-
cerned, the fate of the Sandwich
Islands has only a sentimental in
terest. The thirteen volcanic isles,
of which but eight are inhabited,
we're discovered by one OF the great
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-28

Corsets at 25 Cents per pair
Dimitie4, l6 yards for One Dollar
Brown Cotton, 36 inches wide, 20 yards
for One Dollar
Ginghams, % yards for $l.O0
Table Linen aud Napkins
Embroideries
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27

will say, if we could only get him un-
der favorable conditions, where he
would see the awfulness ofsin ard the
beauty of holiness and the attractive
ness of Christ, he would turn from
bis wrong to the right. What the
minister yearns for is not denied to
God, and God will not let one Of
his children perish in sin, any
more than the earthly father if he
could save, would let one of his chill
dren be lost; and God can save. But
it will be said again, eff all are to
be saved is not sin encouraged?" Not
nearly so much so as by saying, as
the orthodox church does say, that no
matter how great your sin, only be-
lieve and all the consequences are
wiped out. If with your last breath
you repent, you can go straight to
bliss in the arms of Christ. For Uni
versalists say, "For every sin you COM
NIT you must be punished, and pun
ished here and hereafter until you
are purified from your sin; and there
is no escape" Is there any encour-
agement to sin in that? All men
will be saved, but saved only as they
become holy, and the Christian relig-
ion is here not for the purpose of out
whiting God and getting men past
his wrath under the shelter of purify
ing the soul of men by presenting to
them the divine teaching and the ex
allied example of the Son of God.
And this purpose will be consum-
mated. God "who will have all men
to be saved and come to the knowl-
edge of his TRUTH" hath spoken.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27
NEW BOOKS.

The PROPHETS OF ISRAEL. By Prof. C.
II. Cornell, Chicago: Open Court Pub
fishing Company.
This little book is one of class that is
becoming quite common. 1t is an attempt
to explain the nature, Importance, value
and historical order and chronology of
the prophecies of the Old Testament by
the application of the principles of what
is claimed to be the science of the Higher
Criticism. Dr. Paul Carus. in his preface
to the work, informs us that the author is
an orthodox Christian. He holds the chair
of Old Testament History in the venerable
university of Konigsburg His position
would seem to justify the claim made for
him as an able and competent critic of the
Prophets of Israel
But the author in his preface admits
that he is not an original Investigator, and
only gives the views of Welhausen, Kuenen
and others. His science. for which the
publisher claims so much, is second hand
according to his own admission. The book
is largely rehash of the views, specula-
tions, differences and conclusions of the
writers named.
The publishers place the work in their
Religious Science Library, which show
high appreciation of the author and his
book But the religion, science and phil
osophy of the publishers is summed up in
one word, Monism. Monism as a religion is
pantheism, and as science and philosophy
is evolution. The higher criticism had it's
pantheism and Spinoza was it's founder.
Practically it is the application of the
philosophy of evolution to the Bible, as
Monism applies the same philosophy to the
universe as God. In both God and nature
are Identical, and all forms of being are
at bottom one. The real personality of
God is rejected, and creation as the result
OIL the voluntary action of personal mind
and will, from motive and for purpose,
is denied. In neither system is there any
place or room for the Christian doctrine
OF creation. The discussions of the author
on the nature of prophecy, the work of
Moses, the religion OF Israel, and the diff
ferent stages in the development of Jew
lsh civilization are able, interesting
and instructive. But they are all made
from the stand point of the higher criti-
cism, and his conclusions result from the
application of the principles of this sci
ence to the political and religious history
of the Jews. These principles are those of
pure naturalism, and all really superna-
tural events are eliminated as unhistorical.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27

ways obtained. The State issued a
proclamation declaring the excom-
municated person infamous. All
obligations to him, such as debts or
feudal obedience, were null and void.
With the power of communication
at their hand, the popes and bishops
were more than a match for their
strongest enemies. The canon law
of the church reigned supreme in
theory, and practically, also, in fact.
But the Reformation changed the
situation. In the Protestant churches
excommunication came to be no
more than dropping a name from
the rolls. And the Roman church
found it inadvisable to carry out the
extreme theory of accommodation,
since it would require the aid of the
State, and in most cases that would
be out of the question. In the case
of the mandement of the Quebec
bishops, it is probable that only
minor accommodation is involved.
But to the loyal Catholics of Canada
that is bad enough, and there are
few of them, probably, who would
care to incur it. Ordinarily it rests
with the parish priests to enforce
sentence of communication But
in a community of loyal Catholics
like that of Quebec it virtually en-
forces itself, since even those who are
accommodated acknowledge the
right of the church to bind and loose.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27
Magazines.
The March Atlantic.

John Fiske, the eminent historian, APP
pears in the March number of the cat
lantic Monthly in the most notable con-
tribution that has been made to the dis
cussion of the Arbitration Treaty. He
shows by sweeping historical survey
how the progress of industry and the re-
lations between the United States and
Great Britain make such a treaty logi-
cal event; and he explains the incalcula-
BILE benefits that are sure to come from it
in the future, He points out how nearly
all our disputes in the past could have
been adjusted under such treaty and
how the treaty is natural ally of COM
merce and industrial advancement for the
bringing of a new era in the history of
government. By reason of it's thorough
ness of treatment and breadth of view,
this article is presen tation of the most
important subject perhaps now before the
world-a presentation that will be read
with equal interest in every civilized
country. In view of the probable post
ponement of action on the Arbitration
Treaty by the Senate, this announcement
is of unusual interest and Importance.
The timeliness and energy of the ''At-
lantic Monthly are also shown by the
March number which contains a review
of Mr.. Cleveland's two administrations
by Woodrow Wilson. Mr.. Wilson of course
writes from the point of view of nom
partisan student of public affairs in their
larger aspects. After reviewing the p1in-
cipal events with which Mr.. Cleveland
has had to do, he undertakes to assign
him his historical place among our Presi-
dents. According to Mr.. Wilson's esti-
mate, Mr. Cleveland is the most robust
personality that has entered our political
life since Lincoln.
Messrs. D. Appleton & Co., will pub
lish shortly ''Memoirs of Marshal Oudi-
not, Due de Reggie compiled from the
hitherto unpublished souvenirs of the
Duchesse de Reggie. The marshal's wife
was meuh with her husband in the field,
accompanying him, for instance, during
the retreat from Moscow. OF that she
gives very graphic description; and, in
deed, she draws vivid pictures of all that
stirring epoch. The book takes in the
Revolution, the Directory, Napoleon's
ascendency, the Restoration, and comes
up to about 1880. 1t has photographs of
the marshal and his wife, who in the end,
of course, threw in their lot with the
Bourbons.
Messrs. Appleton also announce for
early publication. "Pioneers of Evolution -
from Thales to Huxley, by Edward
Clodd; and Perfection City, story of
Kansas, by Mrs. Orpen, together with
new editions of Dynamic Sociology" by
Leister f. Ward sight" by Prof
Joseph lie Conte; History of Bimetal-
lism in the United States, by Prof. j. L.
Laughlin; and Actual Africa" by Frank
VINCENT
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27
Literary Notes.

Among the many delightful books
which, like other beautiful things, come
with the spring, will be "A Bird Book
for Beginners, by DIR. Elliott Coues and
Mrs. Wright, published by The Macmil-
Ian Company, as the first volume in the
sHeart of Nature Series, (which takes its
title from Mrs. Wright's charming juye-
nile called "Tommy-A Anne and the Three
Hearts " The name of d. Elliott Coues,
with whom Mrs. Wright is associated in
the author ship of this book, is a sufficient
guarantee for the scientific accuracy of
its chapters on anatomy, the habits of
North American birds, and all the rest of
the information which will be given in
regard to a hundred or more species. 1t
will go far toward answering some of the
very many why's which disturb active
little minds. 1t will be written in nara
tive form, but different chapters will deal
with the anatomy, economic value, habits,
etc, of birds. There will also be field
key to different varieties.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27

other, until, now no historical fact of
antiquity is better settled than that
the New Testament was in general
circulation, and accepted as authority,
before the expiration of the first CEN
fury, Ammo Domini, and, if so, that it
must have been written years before
namely at the times on which the sew
eral books are dated.
PASADENA Cal.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-27

it's complete form, with Psalms and
chants" 1t is the poor churches which
most need it. and plan to place it in
every church of liberal faith would be
most commendable.
URBANA, Ill.