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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

The removal of the boardings on
Fort street is a great improvement
The new buildings loom up hand.
somely for the Fourth.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

The band plays at Emma Squsre
this afternoon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

Mr.. w. L. Howard speaks at to-
morrow evenings meeting of the Y.
NJ G.. A.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

Mems Suits ready to wear at S4.25
the suit at Kert'B,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

Cornell has defeated Yale end
Harvard in the boat race.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

Prof. Maurice Beckwith will sing
an offertory from Mendelssohn'-
"St. Paul" at the morning service OF
Central Union Church tomorrow.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

Don't forget that there is a heavy
surf breaking on the coral boun-
daries Of this tight, unanne1ed, lit
tie island, and one OF the local points
for observation is on he edge of
the golden sands OF Waikiki at a
place yclept Long Branch Ba' bs.
Surf-riding and bathing parties add
interest to view OF the disturbed
Pacific.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

Mems Hats at % and 35 ceats each
al Kerr's,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

President Dole in lieu of George
Washington figures, with his un-
divided whiskers on the official pro-
gram OF the celebration, on the
principle, it is supposed, that a live
mouse is better than a dead lion 10
these unsentimenal sugsry days
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

1t is curious to see the number OF
new restaurants being esta ,lished
only probably to fail, when it is
privately known that there is one
that has netted $500 month can be-
had, as it stands, for about $1,000
Information can be given at his Of
fee to solvent parties.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

onsor s'ree,. Horo'r'r'
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1897-07-03

All business entrusted to him will receive
prompt and careful attention.
Office, HOnOkaa, llrmHkua, Hawaii.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
The Foot Of the Rc,ndeer.

Everything in any way connected
with Alaska and the Klondike is of spe-
cial interest at present, and among
other items the foot of the reindeer de-
serves particular mention. The forefoot
Of the horse to great extent deter
mines it's value, as upon this portion
of it's anatomy its speed and endurance
depend. The foot of the reindeer is
most peculiar in construction. 1t is
cloven through the middle and each half
curves upward in front. They are
slightly elongated and capable of q
considerable amount of expansion.
When placed on an irregular surface.
which is difficult to traverse, the animal
contracts them into sort of claw, by
which firm hold is secured. When
moving rapidly the two portions of the
foot, asit is lifting, strike together, the
hoofs making continuous Gathering
noise. which may be heard at a consider
able distance. 1t is this popularity of
the feet that makes the reindeer SO sure
footed and SO valuable in that rocky and
uneven country. where almost any
other animal would prove failure az
a beast of burden.-N. Y. Ledger.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
sleep Of Driti.h Prem,er..

Many prominent men are either re-
markable for their ability to. sleep at q
moments notice, or else resort to some
special method for inducing the same.
OF prime ministers, Lord Derby on
one occasion advised an Irish member
to 'banish business matters from your
mind by reading before going to bed
any trash calculated to bore or stupe-
fy you," and Lord Rosebery found the
hot-water cure effective; but most Of
the English premiers have been able
to do without any aids to slumber. Mr..
Gladstone, as is well known, would in
times of great anxiety lie down on .
sofa. and in few minutes be fast
asleep, while Pitt was able to sleep at
any time, attributing to this habit tho
fact that ut the most anxious periods
Of his life he was able to cast aside all
care and worry, and enter into tho
frivolities of social life as If his mind
were free. Once Pitt slept after an un-
usual strain for 16 consecutive hours.
Lord Palmerston was another prime
minister who could WOO sleep when.
ever he pleased. and was often seen
in the intervals of hot debate fast asleep
in his seat with his hat drawn wcll
over his eyes.-Westminster Gazette.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Currency, in the cannib.l Island.

Currency. in the Cannibal Jslands.
The curious moneys of the Cannilnll
islands have been described by Walter
Coot. The inhabitants of Santa Cruz
use for money rope ends an incl, thick
and ornamented with scarlet feathers
which are worn about the waist. The
money of Solomon island consists OF
shells about the size Of shirt buttons.
They are threaded on strings about four
yards long and distinguished. as red
and white money. Dog teeth are of
higher value, and are worn on strings
about the neck. Marble rings are con-
sidered valuable money. The currency
table of these islands would be about as
follows: Ten cocoanuts equal one :ring
of white money. Ten strings of white
money equal one dogs tooth. Ten
strings of dogs teeth equal one isa or
so dolphin's teeth. Ten lisa equal one
fine woman. One marble ring equals
one head of head-antlers, or ono good
hog, or one useful young man.-Detroit
Free Press,
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Bicycles i'm Pawn.

One curious feature of cycling in
France is the use made of the state
pawnshops by cyclists as storehouses
during the off season. AS soon as the
season draws to an end there is reg
ular rush, as many as 40 per diem being
taken. AS they are carefully stored. ii
the precaution he taken of we'll oiling
them before they are turned over to the
state, no harm can possibly come to
them. As regards the cost the cyclist
is big gamer, as for from 30 to 10
cents he con store the bicycle for four
months, without taking into account
the feeling of security; the state is re-
for the safe keeping of the
wheel. If any proofs were wanted that
it il not necessity that tcauses this rush
Mt the end of the season, it would be
found in the statement that SO far the
Mont dc Piete has only had one ma
chine left on it's hands, and then it was
of such hopelessly old-fashioned meke
that it did not bring in as much as had
been loaned on it.-Boston Globe.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
All Quiet In tie s...

Father Tacchini, director of the Royal
observatory at Rome, has recently pub
lished a resume of his observations on
sun-spots for the. first half of the pres
ent year. From this it appears that the
surface Of the sun is becoming more
and more quiescent as the minimum of
the sunspot period approaches. 81
have observed no eruptions during six
months" says Father Tacchini; and he
adds, after speaking of other ,indica-
tions of lack of activity: Zone might
therefore almost affirm that the con-
stitution of sun-spots has undergone a
change!"-N. Y. Sun. 4
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The largest mass of pure rock salt
In the world lies under the province of
Gallicia, Hungary. 1t is known to be
$50 miles long, 20 broad and $50 feet in
thickness.
A microscopic examination of
mother of pearl shows the shell to he
made up OF very. fine lines so closely put
together that the white light is broken
up into its prismatic colors. and we get
the so-called play Of tolors. ~ Taking a
careful cast of such a shell the wax will
yield the same prismatic effects.
The length of u light wave at the
violet end sof the spectrum is about
1-62, ,50Oth of an inch, and at the red
49,, 7,000th. Light travels 10000, 900, 900
inches in a second. Multiply the de-
nominators of the fractions here given
by 12.000,00O,OO0 and you will get the
number of light waves Tor vibrations)
per second for red and violet. The
other colors lie between these extremes.
There are 40 mountains in Colora-
do whose peaks are over 10000 feet
above the ocean level. Forty of these
are higher than $4,000 feet, and more
than half of that number are so re-
mote and rugged that no one has dared
to attempt to climb them. Some of
them are massed with snow, others
have glaciers over their approaches and
others are merely masses of jagged
rocks.
--L'Electricien, Paris, quotes from
the Optician, London, an account of an
invention by man named Wilcox, in
which q minute incandescent electric
lamp is fastened to Il pen near its point
in order to illuminate the writing. "A
little reflector" it says, placed behind
it prevents the light from dazzling the
eyes and directs it toward the paper.
This arrangement 4. may be ap-
piled also to Il pencil or to any instru-
ment of the same sort"
Many trees that formerly flourished
in the north of France are no longer
found except in the extreme south, and
large number of species have entire
ly disappeared. The lemon no longer
grows in Languedoc, and an orange tree
cannot be found in Roussillon. The
Italian poplar, SO common and pictur-
| esque in ancient French etchings. is to-
day rarely found OH French soil. These
facts of nature go to prove the changes
of temperature in France, the old fruit
garden of Europe.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

dietary in Thursdays executive session,
but Senator Hoar. chairman Of that
committee, stated that he would not
ask the committee to consider the nom
ination until after the reconvening of
the senate in January. 1t does not ap-
pear that the delay in considering Mr..
McKenna's nomination is due TO oppo-
sitiou that is reported to exist against
his confirmation SO much as to the fact
that the committee on judiciary habit
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
DEATH AND RUIN.
Fatal Result of Big Fire In Grand
Forks. n. ID.

Fatal Result of a Big Fire i'm Grand
Forks. n. ID.
Grand Forks, N. d., Dec. 1s. - The
Hotel Dacotah, the largest and finest
in the state, and the two largest whole
sale grocery establishments in the
northwes: were destroyed by fire early
yesterday morning. aud the charred
bodies of at least two human beings,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Howe, lie in the
ruins. The three buildings together
with a fourth. which remains stand
ing. occupied q full block in the center
built and substantial. The loss is $780,
600.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
News in Brief.

All military reservations in the state
have been abandoned-Rice, Steven.
son. Buford, Lincoln with one excep.
tion-Fprt Yates. The Grand Forks
land Office will sell the buildings at
1T. Pembina and the Bismarck Office
those at Ft Stevenson.
The total sales of land of the Great
Northern land department in the Red
River Valley for the month of Novem-
ber we're IL, ,45O acres.
{ Two hundred thousands dollars of
real and chattel mortgage releases
have been fled with the register OF
deeds in Walsh county.
Two drug clerks at Hillsboro have
been arrested for violation of the pro-
hibition law.
CIR. Little has applied to the Bis
marck city council for q ten years tele-
phone franchise.
Hannah has been made port Of en-
try and A. McCully, deputy collector.
will remove his Office from Woodbridge
to Hannah Jan. l.
81. Increasing demand for lands in the
western part OF the state employs two
agents Of the Northern Pacific at Dick
inson.
About two weeks ago A. A. Trovat-
ten, q merchant Of Kent, Mimi, went
to the farm of Mrs. Leob near Abcr-
crombie o;get SOME mortgaged, oats.
He met severe reception. and in the
scuifle Mrs. Leobswas thrown to the
ground and several ribs were broken,
since which she had suffered from in.
ternal injuries and her life Is despaired
OF.
Ted nlingworth and Charles Wilson
were arrested at Devils Lake. charged
with q criminal assault upon q little
girl named Woodwork, who is only 13
years old.
The Northwestern elevator at Bath
gate was entirely destroyed by fire.
Itiwas well filed with grain and is
supposed to have been set on fire.
Lee Featherston, Il private soldier at
Fort Yates, was found near Winona
lying In the middle of the road with
4 easl, in his head and a fractured skull.
i He had evidently been struck with an
*
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
RICH IN HISTORIC MEMORIES.
Vesti.cs of the Occupation of London
by the Romans


by the Romans.
No city in all broad England. with the
single exception of it's majestic capital,
is SO rich in historic memories as Bath,
the queen of the west" Few if any
have Il more striking nobility of aspect.
or are more favored in their surround
ings. The great English man of letters
who compared it with his beloved Flor
ence did no more than justice to the
beauty of it's situation among its em-
boaoming hills; and he might have
added in praise of it's climate as win
ter home that it's protecting heights
of Lansdown and Bathwick give pas
sage to none of those icy blasts which
sweep at times over the Tuscan city
from the "wind-grievcd Apennines." :"
Its architecture, if not so light and
graceful as that of the south, has u
solid and stately character of it's own;
and the Arno itself flows not more
sweetly than the Avon through its
peaceful pastures to the Severn sea.
And, thanks, no doubt, to the attrac-
ton of its healing waters rather than
tory, it has drawn to it more of hu-
man greatness and genius than any city
of ancient or modern times. To recite
the names of those who have paid,
some of them passing visit to Bath,
but more of whom have made it their
temporary abode, is almost to call the
roll of Englishmcn famous in arts and
dom, eminent in piety and good works
for generations past. Statesmen such
as Pitt and Chatham, Burke and Sheri-
dan; poets such as Byron and Words
worth, Cowper and Crabbe, and Gold
smith; novelists such as Fielding and
Scott and Dickens, and that inimitablc
artist in literary miniature who drew
her inspirations of her models from the
very heart and life of the city, Jane
Austen; Gainsborough and Lawrence
among painters; Wilberforce and AL
len, the friend of Pope, among philan-
thropists; Parr and Porson among
scholars; Nelson and Wolfe and Napier
among naval and military heroes; john
son and Gibson, and Southey and Lam
dor among men of letters-this surely
is visitors list" and a "directory of
residents"-for the homes of those who
dwelt there can 4be pointed out in
most cases to this day-of which any
city might be proud. Yet is far from
being complete enumeration of the
famous men whom Bath has attracted,
and in almost every instance enrolled
among the train of lifelong lovers.
To allow city with such a record
OF conquest to sink into neglect and
decay would have been little less than
a national reproach. Fortunately, how
ever, there is now no danger that it will
be incurred.--London Telegraph.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Cloudier Than London

Esquimalt, in British North America,
is the only place in the British empire,
according to recent Chronological re-
port, that exceeds London in cloudiness.
Esquimalt is also the dampest place in
the empire, while Adelaide, in Aus
tralia, is the driest. Ceylon is the hot.
est, and Northwest Canada the coolest
possession that the flag of England
1oats over.-Youth's Companion.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
New Asylum building.

The Trustees of the state hospital
for the insane have decided to issue
$40, 900 worth of 6 per cent 2O-year
bonds for the purpose of erecting an
additiona! ward building to relieve the
crowded condition of the institution.
The last legislature gave the trustees
authority to issue not to exceed $40, 900
Tor this purpose and other needed inn
provements and equipment The
bonds are based on hospital lands,
which are scattered over the state and
at present cannot be sold for less than
$40 per acre.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
NORTH DAKOTA NEWS.
Indians Are Prospsrous.

The Indians on the reservation at
Fort Berthold are among the most
prosperous. contented and industrious
OF any agency Indians in the country.
For the past year they have supplied
all of the beef that is uscd on the re.
servation from their own herds. The
government buys the beef from them
at full prices and gives it back regu-
1arly as rations. There are now
among the herds of the Indians 5000
beef cattle. Last year. the Indians
supplied all of the wheat necessary
Tor llour. and would have done SO this
year but for a damaging drouth. AS
It is. they have supplied a greater part
OF the wheat necessary.
Each Indian head of family is al
lowed 100 acres of land to cultivate,
the crop to be his own. The govern
ment furnishes agricultural tools aud
implements. There is a government
mill on the reservation, and here the
Indians find ready market for their
wheat. They are paid the regular
market price. and find the business of
farming profitable enough to interest
them. and lead them to make further
advances in agriculture.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Ancient Chlnc.e in Me.,co.

The Mexican government sent COM
mission of archaeologists to investigate
certain alleged Chinese characters re-
Gently discovered on monument near
Hermosillo, and they have announced
that there can be no question that the
characters are Chinese and that they
Eust have been there many centuries.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
PatnwOnian No.ne..

Herr Dusen, q German traveller who
has recently explored the west coast Of
Patagonia, says that MOSES Of all spe-
cics are developed there to an cxtraor-
dinary degree. They grow in immense
heaps, in which the explorer sank up 70
his armpits.- Chicago Inter Ocean.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
SIX LIVES LOST.

Perish In Their Burning Home.
Ottawa, Ont, Dec. lS.-The residence
of Patrick Leahy was burned early in
the morning and Leahy and five of his
children, Thomas, Marie. Katie, Maggie
and Patrick. the Oldest but nine years of
age. perished. Mrs. Leahy and boy
named Frank. aged five years, were
saved. 1t is supposed that Leahy
dropped lighted lamp which be was
accustomed to carry around the house.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Unsettled.

For some time citizens of Mandan
have been trying to ascertain the exact
status of the proposed military post
which was to be located at Bismarck.
A late letter from Secretary of war
Alger states that the first and second
sites selected are both unsuited, and
that II have approved the recommen-
dation of the quarter-master-gener
of the army that the site be not favor
ably considered or accepted"
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
M'keNNA IS NAMED.
Appointed to Fsili the Vacancy on the
Sapremc Court Bench.

AppOtnted Go Fiji the vacancy On the
Supreme Court Bench.
Washington. Dec. 1.-THE president
Thursday sent the following nomina.
tions to the senate:
Jusace-Joseph McKenna. OF. California.
to be associate justice OF the supreme cuu, .
Of the United States
Treasury-Charles G. Dawes. OF Illinois,
to be comptroller Of the currency. :,
The nomination Of Attorney General
.McKenna to succeed Justice Field on
the supreme bench will not be acted
upon by the senate until after. the
Christmas holidays. The nomination
was referred to the committee on ju-
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Salts of the Ocean. .

If it were not for the salts of the
ocean the whole sea would become a
mass of corruption, owing to the decay
of the organic matter il contains.-CEi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Gompera Reelected.

Nashville. Tenn. Dec. 20. - In the
convention of the American Federation
of Labor Samuel Gompers was reelect-
ed president and Kansas City was
chosen as the next place of meeting.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Fessenden improvements.

Fessenden has the finest school build
ing IN the state. 1t is built of
pressed brick at cost including the
heating apparatus of $45.00O This
with the $4,000 court house is the
pride OF Wells county. U. F. Hunt
has just completed on Fifth avenue. q
nice commodious brick block at cost
OF 5000. This town is negotiating for
water works and likely bonds to the
extent of $4,000 will be issued for this
purpose. The improvements of the
present year will reach over $50, 600 in
this town on the main line of the 500
railroad.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
For West Point.

Congressman johnson has recon.
mended William Murphy of Sanborn
as cadet and j. A. Gull as alternate at
West Point. These two young men
ranked highest at the competitive held
at Grand Forks, in which twenty-one
aspirants participated.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24

preme bench with more deliberation
than is exercised by that or any other
committee in the case of other ncmi-
nations.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Too High.

At the sale of the buildings at old
Fort Pembina by the government only
a few stables and wagon and carriage
for officers quarters, as the appraise-
ment was to high. 1t is understood
that there will be a reappraisement
and that in the near future they will
bo again offered for sale.
Griggs courier., 1897-12-24
Campbell System Tests.

The Northern Pacific road has an
nounced the prize winners for the best
results with the Campbell system of
soil culture, and Pat Lyons of Steele
gets first. There have been several
experimental stations for the testing
of this method of soil culture the past
season, and the indications are that an.
other season will see more general
adoption of the system. The results,
so far, have been highly satisfactory.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-02-12
Reno County Rheumatism.
Nervous Disorders in Castleton,
Kansas
Seven Years q Sufferer-No Relief from
Pbysicians-Dr. Williams Pink Pulls
Work . Cure on Mrs. Ann T.
Devenish In Six Weeks.
From the Gascae, n, ,elt;nson, Kansas.

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in, in the way of medicine" said Mrs Ann
T. Devenish, OF Castleton. Reno County,
Kansas, to a reporter, sit is DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People.
"Whyf do you ask Well for seven wears
was a wretched sufferer from nervous de-
bility and rheumatism. Ny wrists were so
swollen and my fingers so stiff that got no
sleep at night. My hips, backbone and
that 1 would awake screaming with agony,
and small lump OF bone or callous grew on
my spine, which was exguisitely painful.
Of course, my heart was badly affected. and
the numerous physicians whom consulted
were all Of one mind, viz, that my days
Were numbered, and they could do me no
good.
81 could not leave my bed without help,
and once lay for three weeks in one posi-
ton. would not have been s. Try if death
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three months ago, someone read to me
from the Hutchinson Gazette an account o a
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somewhat similar to mine, by the use of DR..
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Il was struck by what l heard and pro-
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and my kidneys and liver grew normal
II can tell You of three persons of Castle
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pills tail Of whom were suffering with
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