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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
THE ErHER DRINKIxe HABrr.
a vice That DeEnn On ireland apd Has Spread
20 England and the Continent.

From tAe Courier de, E,ats Unis.
p,n,s o., -Tho r.c.n, de.th from an
FAtus' sept %ino ioS.h' ues'" y" o.
broueht once more into prominence the oues.
ton OF o Afew years ago TINS vice
was limited To England. but now 1t has reached
tho Continent. Tho ether habit; more refined
perhaps tnah inc passion ior aieonot \ u.b,n
ming to make many victims We can count by
day. They mix II with alcohol ana IN thstw way
confirmed ether drinkers take It in its purity,
80 -. H~,o".s - -, - IN, 90 et,oon
srammes. The beginners take water before and
after their ether, but the hard drinkers neglect
tbis nrccoution- which diminishes the burning
sensation in the stomach. There are some ether
thinkers who take $50 grammcs at a time.
orunkenness comes on rSpiuis, anu "iso passos
away In a comia ratively short time. Tho FIRST
! symptom is violen, excitement with abundant
salvation. Sometimes cpiieptifoFm convrlsions
are observed, and when tho dose 10 TOO strong
! thew Arc followed bv stupor. Nothing in the
$780, h.s 49, oh..ruad vh,ch ros.nh,ca
ehects mas been observed "hich rcsemoiCs
whiskey and ether are blended.
~ srmnL.nno.. 80 s,h.- I, lace aoc-.a.
butt oruhKehheSs from etnor IL less oegrao'
ing than drunkenness from alcohol. It Is far
more dangerous. II leads to insanity and death.
nna soan sr,nm. 49,, mart.d ohsnre. IN Tho
anu sooh ormRs aoout "erAeu ehanSe9 III Ino
temper and In the health of the etheromaniac.
Take this portrait of the ether drinker and you
will find serious motives for avoiding the drug:
"Th ether drunkard is quarrelsome and un-
truthful. His condition OF mind resembles that
of people afflicted with certain ,ervous diseases.
He suffers from gastric troubles and nervous
prostration. tic becomes the slave Of his passion.
like the opium smoker; and the cures of the pas.
sion are rare. 1t is impossible to save a person
afflicted with this malady. except on the con
dition Of his renouncing completely the ether
habit, and this seldom happens. As q rule, an
etheromaniac is never cured, except by the i'm.
possibility of satisfying his passion. There is no
other remedy but confinement and the closest
guarding az all times"
Like the morphinomaniacs, the slaves OF
ether may become addicted to their vice after
certain maladies. Sometimes, when a patient
suffers from headache a handkerchief STEPPED
in ether is put under his nose. Relief comes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
Faithful TO His uId Partner.


RoIsE, Idaho. Sept. l3.-Thc browning act OF "A
verbal pledge made between two men Who were
In business in California some years took place
at he home OF J. +. Taylor on sunday.
About eight years ago J. I. Taylor was in
business in California, and leing In need OF u
partner, took J. G. New. After two years bust
ness grew dull and after a hard struggle they
were compelled to give up. Without dissolv-
ing the partnership the men decided 10
part, 30 made an, agreement that should
fortune ever smile upon them, they
you'd hunt each up and divide. Mr..
Taylor drifted into Washington, engaging in
business at Oakesdalc Tor n TIM, and then
bought "a ranch on Cedar Creek. where he now
resides. MIR. New went TO Alaska, and when
the riches OF klopdike were heralded TO the
world Was one OF the first in the country and
succeeded in making u small fortune, besides se-
cur.n ~ three claims.
Faithful to The promise that was made in tho
shadow or u business failure he hunted Mr.. Tay.
Tor up, and sunday, in company with An attor-
n:y, went 10 the home Of Taylor TO get his power
OF attorney for the disposal Of his interest in
some claims on the kloniiko. Mr.. Taylor also
received -. 800 as his half OF the earnings OF
one OF he claims. They have been offered SlOO,-
600 for the other three claims.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
GOLD FROM THE OCEANS BED.
A Nugget Brought Up While soundiuE or
Newfoundland Banka.
'rom TIE Baltimore Amertcan,

FROM the baltimore American
Second Officer G. Nath OF the North German
Lloyd ste mer Roland, which arrived at Locust
Point yesterday from Bremen. has a small mug
get OF gold that cam from the depths OF the
Atlantic Ocean. The nugget was drawn up
from the ocean with the lead Of the sounding
apparatus while Officer Nath was AscertaininR
the depth. OF the water OF the Banks of New
ioundland, when the Roland was stcaming along
through a Thick fog.
When the sounding lead was lifted on tho
steamers deck tho nugget fell out, and il was
mat Is used TO fasten the lead 10 the sounding
line. Officer Nath had no idea that he had found
u piece Of gold. hut he put the little stone In his
pocket, intending 10 keep II as a curiosity that
had been taken from the bottom OF the ocean,
The next day he took the metal from his pocket.
and the idea that he had found a nugget OF gold
dawned on his mind. The find WAS taken to
Purser X. Won Schmidt who spent several
years OF his early life in the gold fields
OF australia. He promptly pronounced 1t
70 be gold. The officers of the steamer are at a
loss 10 know how the nugget happened TO he on
The bottom, of the ocean. and they think Ohicar
SAITH lead probably rested on the site of a gold
neld th I will never be develO cd.
The longitude and latitude OF tho position of
The Roland when tho lind was made was not
taken, out on the next oyaRo the officers will
take reqqent soundings on the Banks OF New
toundiand with q lead that has q cup arrange
tnent inside, which opens when IL strikes tho
potion ana scopes up sand or stone on the
bottom. Otflcer Nath will have the nugget
mounted, and will wear IL as "a scarf.pin. The
nugget was exhibited to tho Custom House
officials and a number OF ~viAitors on the Roland
yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19

From. rho Washington Erenino Star.

TIUU' II "HsTEHyTVN EItHIHU sun
Specimens of the new Cuban souvenir silver
dollar. OF which Ooo 900 have been issued 'u-
the purpose OF Raising funds TO continue the war
for freedom. are being exhibited by proud own.
ers in Washington. The coin is, a partic,,tr.y
beautiful one. On the date face Is u hAc rti ~
duction OF the head OF the goddess OF Cuban: =
srty, with the inscription Pa ia Liueglat"
above II, and 1897 souvenir" beneath. On
the inscription "Republic"d de Cuba.'
The dcmani for The coins is 50 great lhas
Treasurer benjamin Guerra Of he Cuban r'N =
luton try party, MO is also the TreAsus,E l:
the CuOIn republic. cannot supply orders nf.t
as received. The coins contain the same All, pEuE
Of silver as the standard silver dollar OF 'us
country, anu III case Cubtn freedom is gl.ari
they viii 10 redeemed at the rate OF 100 cc.iS
in gold.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
Potato Crop Ruined b, Blight and u Famine
FROM the Loadon Daily Setns.

eS0 NHtI -N
A grave calamity threatens the Irish farming
population during the coming winter. To Sard
the end of June and the beginning of July there
a splendid harvest Tho potatoes looked. ex-
oeedlngly well. there was an excellent yield OF
hay, oats were luxurlant. and root crops gener-
ally gave promise OF a plentiful return. To-day
all the bright anticipations OF two months ago
are rudely dashed to earth, and instead OF plenty
ana prosperity. something approaching a famine
stares thousands OF the Irish farming and labor
ing population in the Eace. For the past six
weeks the weather h as been OF an unfavorable
description. and the continuous drenching rain
OF the last eight or ten days has in numerous
cases com pleted the rui OF the crops
Reports from all parts Of the country tell the
same Wolul. uepresSiug tale. The hay Is in
many cases rotting. The oat crop is beaten
down into the earth. where the ear. in not "A few
early cut Is badly tainted with mildew. But
worse, most terrible OF all for the poorer classes.
the dreaded blight is playing deadly havoc with
the potato crop. When all else has failed. tho
potato has been the maiusthy of life for the i'm
poverished Irish tenant: should that crop gen
orally give WAY the outlook would be grave in
the extreme. Yet such n failure. unless there is
an immediate and complete change in the
weather, may almost be regarded as a certainty.
The boom in wheat Is not \ ma ter for re!oic-
ing in ireland; it only helps 10 give q deeper
su tticiently hlaok. In several OF the poorer dis.
trcts the Boards of Guardians bsv alre ady
been brought face 10 face with the harsh real ties
or tae situation. Rates are in many instances
in arrears and practically recoverable. To al
tempt 70 collect them would in not n few cases
reduce the unfortunate taxpayers to the same
position as the paupers for whose support they
There is still. OF course. a hope that there may
be y change for the bettes in the weather. and
that the worst may not come 10 bass. but even
NJ I e best the prospect is a gloomy one. all the
g~looiuier on account OF the bright hopes OF q
couple OF months Hgo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19

Tho Canadian Government Growing Coarse
Grass Along the shores.


OTTAWA. Sept. ls.-The problem OF protecting
Sable Island from the inroads OF the ocean is
one that has engaged the thought OF the Cana
dian marine officials for some time. II the
encroachments OF the waves gave promise OF "a
complete humiliation Of Sable Island, the
authorities would not bother much about Il;
but the trouble Ia that the work of the waves
merely carrics the sands further out to sea, and
adds TO the dangers OF the shoals which sur
round the island: henc. tho efforts now made by
the Dominion Government 10 maintain the terri
tory OF sable Island intact
A year or TWO ago the experiment was tried of
planting. along the beach. a variety OF exceed
ingly rank-growing grass. the roots OF which,
penetrating deeply into the soil, prevent The
washing away Of the lureshorcs OF the island.
This grain, the seeds OF which were procured
from the Falkland Islands. proved effective as Il
barrier to the waves and stayed further disin.
tcgraIion of tho soil Of The graveyard OF the
supply was sent for. The Governor OF Falkland
Islands has advised the Marine department
that he VIII provide "A further supply OF the
tussock grass seed ~ soon AS the seed Is avail
able. This will not be before November. The
Department of Marine and Fisheries has ordered
that the growth oil, this grass shall be continued
all around Sable Island. until the entire coast
line Is fully projected, by Ii from the attrition
caused by the ceaseless action Of the ocean
waves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
Aged 100 ana Can Thread a Needle without
GLASSES.

liEAp!Nd. Sept. 1s,-Mrs. Catherine Watts OF
Quakerlown was lO7 years old on Wednesday.
She WAS horn near QuAkcrtown. and she has al
ways lived in the immediate vicinity. She lives
nov, Win her daughter, Mrs. John Frederick.
In lNsO, at the are Of 81. Mr.. Watts died OF
cancer; AIRS. Watts is the mother OF ten chill.
d,reh. lSe OF whom are living, tho eldest SO and
children. l29 great grandchildren. and % great
grcat'gfa9dcaildren. Mrs. Watts can thread a
needlc without gissses. Her health Is good.
She has never been twenty miles from home.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
Giddiness, pain
and a n of
pressure in the
head, flushing
of t h e face,
noises in 10

ears, drowsiness, sometimes faint
ness and nausea, and invariably
some form of indigestion, are the
results of constipation. This is
because it slowly poisons and
clogs the entire system. The
headaches from which so many
women habitually suffer are due
to functional arrangement di.
rectly traceable to a constipated
habit.
No one thing gives that pale,
weary, worn, aged look so quickly
as constipation.
The cure is
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-06-09
NEEDED REFORMS FOR CYCLISTS.
4 Few Of the Things Th.t Ought 10 n
Done For Them.


Few of the Thing. Th-t Ought to he
Done For Them.
A group of novices were telling their cx-
periences In learning TO ride tho wheel
MY worst trial, !" said tho youth who
bad been at 1t nearly two weeks, sis cats.
You know ride In the night good deal.
It's the best time to practice, for you have
the street pretty much to Yourself and
there are not apt to be many people around
TO guy you when you make an exhibition
Of yourself. When you get under shad
Ow, you can't see cat from any other
black spot on tho pavement, and cats seem
10 have great fondncss for going out and
sitting in tho middle Of tie street after
dark. You get to humming along on a
down grade and all Of sddden cat will
Jump up right under your wheel. 1t looks
for all the world as II black shadow was
going to spring up and strike you in the
face. can't get over being startled at It,
] lose my pedals every time and begin to
wabble In my seat It seems to me that
another Of the regulations the League Of
American Wheelmen ought to ask the au-
thorities to make Is that oats be kept tied
up at night"
81 have not oeen troubled by CATS" said
the novice who had been riding ten days.
my terror Is hand organs don't know
why 1t is, but can't ride q straight line
past a hand organ. My wheel seems to be
afraid of them. twill shy just as horse
would, or else take turn and go straight
for them, and l have to jump off to avoid
q collision. I'm In favor of an ordinance
forbidding the streets to hand organs"
~ have just the same experience with
the feather duster peddlers, +" said third.
"If there's feather duster man on the
sidewalk, my wheel will go into the curb
In spite Of all can do. The thing acts as
II 1t were really alive"
Seats, hand organs and feather duster
men, commented the experienced rider
who belongs to the l.. A. W. "Your CON-
plaints are reasonable, gentlemen, and
shall be made note Of. The earth Is the
wheelman's and the fullness thereof. -
Buffalo Express.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-06-09

Nicely furnished rooms at the
Popular House, 154 Fort street,
from Sl.OO per week up. "
Kroeger Pianos, sweetest in tone,
Jas. w. Bergstrom, sole agent, cash
or installments. Warerooms at
G. Vests, Masonic Temple. Of
fee at Thrum's Book Store. Tun-
ing and repairing. ~ Tele-
phone BAT.
Printed ducks are just as good,
if not better than anything else
for boys shirt waists. They wash
and wear we'll, two very important
considerations. Kerr has them in
a large variety of patterns at eight
yards for one dollar.
Our work is better and our
prices are lower for enlarged
portrait work than anyone else's.
We are not making much at it,
but don't let that worry you. If
you have anything in this line to
be done see our samples first,
and you won't regret it. King
Bros, ITO Hotel street.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-06-09

The attention of the public is
now fully occupied and diverted
in the consideration and discus
sion of several important current
and prospective happenings. An
nexation, as yet insecure, Re-
ciprocity threatened; the coming
of the Nauiwa, and her mission
after arrival; the outcome of the
war between Greece and Turkey
and, whether or no, all Europe
will eventually become involved;
the settlement of the quarantine
squabble-are all themes of much
conjecture and uncertainty, and
while opinions are freely offered,
none can accurately foretell the
outcome of any of these matters.
Nevertheless, it is becoming more
apparent, as each day passes, that
Buffalo and Hoffbrau are the
favorlte brews, and it is crafty
ing that assurance is given that
regular shipments of these whole
some and strengthening bever.
ages can be depended upon, and
that thsy will, rs heretofore, he
dispensed at the Royal, Pacific
and Cosmopolitan Saloons, and
that the interchangeable check
system is an established fact. =
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-06-09
He Had Been There.

Dusty Beers-Say, Weary, dyer be-
ieve in hydrophobia?
Weary Trampen-Course do I've
bean most t'rown inter commissions me-
self at de sight Of water. York
Evening World.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-06-09
A New Abstract Office.

As result of Is years expert
ence in the Abstract Business, ]
am prepared to make Abstracts OF
Title in most thorough, accurate
and complete manner, and on
short notice.
f. w. MAKINNEY.
In w. o. Smiths Office, 3l8
Fort Street. 2l5-tf
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-12
TO RELEASE ROWE.

Friends OF the DcfauleinE Treasurer Work
ing On Plan to That End.
GR1NNELL, March Observation-Disclosures
ing the denials by the parties inter
csted. work is still being done in the
way of securing names to a petition
for Chct Rowe's release from Belim
prison, Mexico. From re1iab BILE author
ity it is known that Rowe has made -
definite proposition in W riting that if
he can be pardoncd by the Mexican
authorities he will make NO trouble in
the way of his being eStradltcd and
brought back to Montcznma, where he
will stand trial and plead guilty, and
thus he can change his quarters from
a very undesirable Mexican prison to
one of the most comfortable homes
that any criminal has prepared for
him, that at Anamosa. One thing is
very plain, and that is that if Chef
Rowe's bodily health is impaired his
mind is as clear as ever. For in this
letter he promises to give up to the
bondsmcn $4,000 in money and a good
note for s. 200. He lays out the whole
man.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-12
THE NEWS IN IOWA.
o'HRIEN COUNTY LAND CASES.
Decided In Favor Of the Settlers and
Against tho Railway Company.

Decided in Favor Of the Settlers and
Against tho Railway Company.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-Judge Best,
acting commissioner of the general
land office, rendered decision in the
O'Brien county land cases, which were
argued before Commissioner Lamo-
reaux some time ago. The decision is
in favor of what are known as the
settlers, or those vino made application
to enter the land after the supreme
court rendered its decision, declaring
that the Sioux City 4, St. Paul rail-
road company had failed to earn it
under the grant. The decision says
that the purchasers of this land from
the railroad company could not have
been 'nnocSnt purchasers under the
act of March 3, 1887, and that the
refusal of the governor of Iowa to
certify the lands to the company was
sufficient notice to these purchasers
that there was defect in the railroad
company's title. The decision is
lengthy and reviews at length the
various steps taken by the general
government and the governor of Iowa
since the date of the grant down to the
present time. The effect Of the decis-
ion will be to dispossess the occupants
of some II 900 acres of land in OBrien
and Plymouth counties who have been
residing there for a number of years.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-12
IOWA CONDENSED.


field, were recently totally destroyed
by fire which started from a steam
heating stove. The plant was worth
$50, 900 and was insured for Sc, 600.
a boiler exploded in Dunn & John.
sons flour mill at Drakeville few
days ago Samuel Miller, u work.
man, was left with the boiler and let
it fill with water. Miller was killed,
and John Tice, the miller, cannot live
The mill was demolished.
Andrew Carlson, aged ii, met al most
instant death while operating a ma
chine in the Huisl>amp shoe factory
at Keokul> recently. The belt
caught in some incxplica bic manner,
tearing the heavy machine, weighing
GOO pounds, from its fastening, lifted
it and threw it over on the boy, chrusil-
ing his life out. The is the first SER
ious accident that has happened in
this house during the forty years it
has been in business:
Davenport dispatch: The city
council in response to a petition of
fifty citizens has decided to submit ut
the regular election, April 3, the
question of surrender of the special
charter under which the city of Dav-
export has existed for fifty years.
There is little doubt of the city decid-
ing to hang on to the charter, but the
council is compelled to submit the
question at any time upon petition of
half hundred citizens.
W. NJ. Thompson, of Sioux City,
has recently gone to Chicago
with his infant daughter in the hope
that the \ rays may be used to assist
in locating . ginlet which the little
one swallowed. Every possible en-
pedient had been resorted to by local
physicians in the hope of relieving her,
but thus far without success. Her
sufferings have been intense, and in
despair the father finally determined
to take her to Chicago where expert
advice may be obtained.
Shaplcy Moore, pioneer of the
Hawkeyc state and a prosperous farm
err of Lee county, aged 66. committed
suicide at his home in Charleston town
ship. He went out to the barn to do
the morning work, and did not return.
His son found his body some time after
wards. He had killed himself with IL
shotgun, placing the muzzle against
his breast and touching the trigger
with lath. His clothes were burn
ing when discovered. 1t is supposed
that he was temporarily insane.
Des Moines dispatch: The county
is making vigorous fight against the
Rock Island road in its effort to escape
the payment of road taxes on assess.
ments within the limits of incorpor-
ated cities and towns. and to this end
has appealed the case to the supreme
court. 1t has also sought to enlist the
sympathies of other counties and their
support in fighting the case, and in
accordance with this decision circu-
lar letter has been sent to all the
boards in the state by Supervisor
Nelson, chairman Of the Poll; county
board. asking them to contribute to.
ward the cost Of carrying the ease to
the supreme court. >
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-12
MARCH AND APRIL
Arc the Most Dlsagreeabls Months Of the
Year In the North. a,,5S

.
Arc the Most Dlsagrcesbls Months Of the
Year In the North. l,.s
In the south they are tho pleasantest
and most agreeable. The trees and
shrubs put forth their buds and flow
ers; early vegetables and fruits are
ready for eating, and in fact all nature
seems to have awakened from its
winter sleep. The Louisville Il Nash
vile Railroad Company reaches the
Garden Spots of the South, and will
on the first and third Tuesdays, Of
March and April sell round-trip tickets
to all principal points in Tennessee,
Alabama, and West Florida, at about
half rates Write for advertising mat
ter and particulars of excursions to G.
=. Atmore, General Passenger Agent,
Louisville. Ky, or Geo. B. Horner, D.
2. A., st. Louis, Mo.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-12
BRIDE ATTEMP SUICIDE.
Takes Concentrated Lye and Beats Herself
Over tho Head.

Takes Concentrated Lye and Beats Herself
Over tho Head.
CREsToN, March 10.-AIrs. George
Kralik, bride Of n week, attempted
suicide while at the home of friends in
Creston. She had just arrived from
Russell, Kansas, in company with her
husband, having BEEN married at that
place. She stepped out of the house
and went to the weN to get II drink
She poured some concentrated lye in
the water and drank it. Then she
went to the water closet and taking q
heavy iron coupling pin commenced
beating herself over the head, inflict-
ing serious wounds. She is in criti-
cal condition. The cause is unknown.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-12
A HORRIBLE DEATH.
Little Harris Larson, of Washington
Prairie. Ba<ily Manvled,

Little Harris Larson, Of Washington
Prairie. Badly Mangled.
DEBORAH, March ia horrible
accident, which resulted in the inme-
diate death of Harris Larson, 9-year-
old son of Andrew Larson, of Kongs-
kowcn, occurred at his home on Wash
ington Prairie. Men were saving
wood on the farm with circular saw,
propelling it with horse power. The
boy in some manner is supposed to
have grasped the tumbling rod, which
jcrlzed one arm out of the
socket and apart from the rest of the
body, while the other arm and side
were badly crushed. The little fellow
died instantly.