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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-30
HOME LIFE IN HAWAII
Advantages for Education Avail
able in the Islands.
Farm Crops That Gun He Grown Prof
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. o. the Real-
Z z ~ Beautiful Rural
Scenery. =
Especial San Francisco Letter.1

Especial San Francisco Letter.1 =,
Much as has been written concerning
Hawaiian scenery, it is subject about
which literature can never be exba ust--
ed. People of all nations and all eli
mates are. still continuous in their
praise Of the tropical verdure and
scenery that can be found in the midst
Of the Pacific ocean. There has been
resident in the island for some time
a Scotchman-Mr.C Charles FL: ~Ewart, of
Dalbeattie, Scotland--whose5 soul was
moved by the beautiful vision which
he describes in the following poetic
language: eve are in an amphitheater
Of mountains rising to an altitude of
5000 and 1000 feet, with glowing
raiment of leaf and blossom from base
to summit, save in spots, where the red
earth peeps through the radiant cur
tain, as foil to the flames of iridescent
greens. and the fire of the blossoms
that have EMBODIED the hills in their
shining embrace. Here and there q
pinnacle, where no plant has found
grace to grow, stands out purple sill
houette against the soft blue of topaz
tinted sky. Caves and assures are cleft
in the sleeps of these mountain walls,
and torn from the nearly perpendicular
cliffs which surround it, alone and
apart, stands pillar of stone 20 yards
wide at the base, nearly 1000 feet hi gh,
and pointing 'Godward through the
blue like the spire of some mighty
cathedral. This monolith, carved and
fashioned by some bygone convulsion
of nature when the hills 'glared at
heaven through folds of fiery hair is
swathed in glorious garment of green
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rHE sHERora's NEST y

Down in the Ssedge by the river j4 5s 5
That flows from the south to the west. rs
By the iris blue pennants, a-quiver, 'f~S4'
There builded heron her nest.
With hay from the 1owland meadow, "~,s
With twig from the forest tree,
With moss from the woodland shadow,
& She wrought 1t cunningly. ~ &H
Then, with mother love, she brooded above.
And-hark! to the children three.
With the mists of the dawn upcurlinx
In vaporous wreaths to the sky,
The heron, her wings unfurling,
Went forth from her childern's cry.
when the lamps" she said "of Heaven
Shall burn DER the land and the sea,
In the cool of the dewy even
TO my home will hasten me-"
Then, III search Of food, went she from her
brood.
And-alas! for the children three,
The eve was fed, and the stars had burned
Adown to their sockets edge.
The dawn was chill, and the nestlinss
turned them
In lone unrest in the sedge
But nome no more came the heron ever.
From over the land and the sea:
Through the even song, and the dawnins,
never
In all the years came she.
For the bullet had sped, and the heron
dead,
Lay-afar from the children three.
Emma NJ. Long. in n. Y. independent.
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SHOPS NOT FOR SALE.
Chinese Merchants Discourage the
Patronage of Americans.

Chinese Merchants Discourage the
Patronage of Americans.
The worst statesmen in New York are
the Chinese whose shops are in Dovers
and Mott streets, whose windows are
filled with Chinese handiwork as bid
for the curious to enter. When would
be purchaser once gets inside shop the
proprietor treats him as an intruder
Most of these shops are modelled on the
same plan. Near the door is little box
like office, and from this extends coun-
ter half the length of the store. The
back of the store is shut of by a board
partition, and if the visitor is curious
and polzes his head around it a China.
man is very likely to appear from the
darkness and gently push him toward
the front of the room. If the store
keeper chooses to entertain a few friends
back there it is no ones business, and he
doesn't propose to have intruders get
any idea of what sort of entertainment
he may be furnishing. The dull, heavy
odors that fills most of these little shops
makes it possible to guess pretty accu.
rately as to what is going OH behind the
partition. Each shop has about the
same collection of wares. Chinese edi
bles fill the shelves, and in the windows
are brightly colored Chinese vases,
bowls, fans, children's toys, and occa-
sionally a piece of carved ivory. There
isn't much demand for carved ivory in
Chinatown, and the small dealers say
that it is too expensive to carry in stock.
AN American customer who enters one
of these shops is greeted by the pro.
prietor with an Indifferent "Hello" and
a perfectly cxpressionless face. The
proprietor stands behind the counter,
but he isn't anxious to sell his goods.
"Have you any carved ivory?'' asks
the customer.
The Chinaman stares at him suspi.
ciously and answers
mo. No ivly. No got"
There are three pieces in the case be.
hind him, and the customer points them
out. The Chinaman turns and looks at
them as if he had never seen them be.
fore.
''Let me see them?" asks the customer
want to buy?'' says the Chinaman,
still without interest
The customer mods, and the shop.
keeper goes over to talk to Chinaman
who has just come in. Incidentally he
looks at the customers shoes to see il
they are the heavy soles and the square.
cut toes which stamp the wardman. II
his conversation with the other China.
man proves uninteresting he will come
back to his customerand eye him SUSPECT.
ously. He may even be persuaded to take
the worries out of the case and tell their
prices. He shows no interest in it and it
apparently doesn't occur to him that
it is his business to sell his wares.-N. Y.
Sim
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-30
Objection to Stare COaches.

In 1862 there were, strange as it
seems, only six stage coaches running
in all England, and of course these were
the only public vehicles for travellers.
Even these were a novelty, and person
named John Crosset thought they were
such a dangerous innovation that he
wrote a pamphlet against them. these
coaches" he wrote, make gentlemen
come to London upon every small oc-
casion, which otherwise they would not
do except upon urgent necessity. Nay,
the conveniency of the passage makes
their wives come often up, who, rather
than come such long journeys on horse
hack, would stay at home. Then, when
they came TO town, they must be in
the wade, get fine clothes, go to plays
and treats, and by these means get
such habit of idleness and love of
pleasure that they are uneasy after"
Even people who came to the city on
steam cars are sometimes similarly
affected by the visit even up to this
day.-Boston Globe.
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and gold, chequered with the rose and
the azure of the bells of the convolvoli,
that dangle from the Gordon OF vines
that engird it,
The valley in the early morning may
be clear of mists, and a soft mountain
breeze murmuring above the foliage,
but at times it is filled with the noise
less ebbing and flowing of white vapor
borne in from the sea, and out of this
shimmering sea of mist the towers and
minarets of the mountains arise clothed
with MOSES and ferns, and draped with
garlands of eddying vines, that cover
the faces of the cliffs, and droop over
the edges of giddy precipices in cat
aracts of bloom" till they are swal-
lowed up in the white mists that
choke the vale, and blot the sides of
the bewildered hills"
Although sugar cane is indigenous
in Hawaii, little attempt was made to-
ward it's cultivation until 1885, when
plantation was started at Kauai, and
several sugar mills were built. These
mills were worked by the aid of mules
and oxen, and the process was slow
and laborious. What contrast to the
mills of the present day, where the
cane is taken and made into crystals of
sugar. There is no royal road to wealth
in Hawaii, and anyone who anticipates
such condition had better stay away.
No man can go blindfolded and pick
try offers a better opportunity and
final reward for honest, earnest and
constant'la Especially is this true
in the coffee industry. The pretty
homes and coffee areas of Olaa are an
evidence of this.
Butter is selling in Hilo at one dollar
a roll. 1t is quoted in San Francisco
at 16 cents to "a cents pound. There
every field is as dry as bone. In Ha-
waii every field is perpetually green.
The dairy business offers much bet
ter opening than any line of merchan-
dising. And as by-product to the
dairy, hogs will pay. magnificently.
Pork is retailing at Is cents pound.
The advertising columns of the local
papers TILL a. curious story of the
strangelyab condition of some
~, tue SuIdllFl luNfuStlIcS. EA-1AuSLld AHA
Peaches. plu ms, oranges, apples, grapes,
nectarines, lemons, celery, cauliflow-
ers, potatoes. cheese, roll butter, crab
apples, ounces, onions" These are
imported from country over 1000
miles distant.
The Hawaiian inspector general of
schools, Mr.. Henry Schiller Townsend,
speaking of the educational system of
the islands, says that the population
Of the Hawaiian islands is small and
the school system is necessarily small.
The total population exceeds 100000
slightly, of which $4,000 were attend
ing school at the end Of last year. Ten
thousand were in the public schools.
Fifty-six per cent. of all the children
attending school at that time were of
native Hawaiian descent, and rs per
cent. were Portuguese. The remain
ing 10 per cent. represent a large num-
her of nationalities.
The English language is practically
the only language as means of COM
munication or instruction in the Ha-
waiian schools. And here lies the diff
ficulty of the work. Just imagine the
teachers of California trying to teach
the children of that state through the
Arabic language. Yet English is prob
ably as difficult for the children of
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Hawaii as Arabic for those Of CALI.
fornia. History. literature. natural
science and even arithmetic must be
taught under great difficulties. Edu-
cative instruction under these condi-
lions is well-nigh unsolved problem.
BIT conditions are rapidly changing.
The English language is coming into
use, as "a, means of, communications
among the graduates of the common
schools, many of whom have no other
language in common. Thus it is creep
ing into the homes of the people even.
When the children learn even crude
English from their mothers. the teach
er's tasks will be much simplitied.
For many years there have been
schools in Honolulu and Hilo especial
ly adapted to the needs OF the children
of English-speaking parents. Lately
similar schools have been opened in q
number of other localities, and still
others will be opened shortly. These
are not essentially different from
schools of similar grade in America.
A regular public high school is in
progress of organization in Honolulu.
the greater number of the departments
being already in working order The
endowed institution known as Oahu
college has long offered full 'prepara-
ton for any college in America, and
many of it's graduates have entered
leading American colleges on advanced
standing.
But the English-speaking children
do not enjoy monopoly Of the privil'
eyes Of education beyond the common
school course. The Kamehameha
schools. with their magnificent equip
ment and no less magnificent endow'
ment. are open to those OF native Ha.
waiian blood, and to no others. Manual
training and Industrial education are
leading features of these schools, and
few similar schools in America are SO
we'll equipped for work, on these lines.
The natives are very fond of music.
The guitar, on account Of the softness
of it's tone, is their favorite instrument,
The royal Hawaiian band, which few
years ago made a tour through the
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PYGMIES IN AFRICA,

They Are Found in the Mysterious he.
sions of the Upper Nile.
1t is no longer possible to class as
myths the pygmies of whom the poet
Of the lliad speaks in his stories of their
wars with the storks. They are found
in the mysterious regions of the Upper
Nile. The antique literature of Greece
has achieved brilliant triumph. Stan
ley revealed the existence of the lit
tie creatures. At first they attracted
the attention only of small number
OF anthropologists, who began investi-
cations concerning the dwarfs. Now
they have become interesting to all.
1t is believed that the Wambouttis of
the dark continent are brothers of the
Accas of the Batouas, who live in the
shadows of the Mountains of the Moon,
and of the bushmen of Cape Colony.
Ely mingling with other tribes, the lat
ter have added to their stature. Cousins
have been discovered in other portions
Of the earth. DR.. Ernst Haeckel, pro.
lessor of the University Of Jena, writ
ing of the primitive inhabitants of Cey.
len, shows points of affinity between
the last survivors of the Weddas in the
forests of the "lsland of Paradise and
the dwarfs recently discovered in Afri.
ca. Investigations undertaken in the
neighborhood of Schaffhouse. 500 years
ago, have led to the discovery of skeIe.
tons Of five fossil pygmies. Prof Beech
rer says it is impossible to deny that
a race of dwarfs existed in Europe dur
ing the second half of the stone age,
or neolithic period. The African pyg-
mics are superior to the Weddas in in
telligence, but inferior in virtues.
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STATISTICS ABOUT THE SEA.

Curious Figures About Its Weight.
Depth and Volume.
We take the statements Of four good
men of science, geographer, an as.
tronomer, physicist, statistician,
add the statements, divide by four and
arrive at the result that the surface OF
the sea is 1897 millions of square miles,
his weight 1882 600, 900 900, 00O, 900 tons
and his volume 322,0OO,OO cubic miles,
A like process will tell us that the aver
age depth of the sea is $4,000 feet (more
than .2A miles), and we know that one
cubic foot of him weighs over 81 pounds
avoirdupois, i. e., about 41s stone, or as
much as small child eight or ten
years of age. From these figures Mr..
Schooling deduces that the sea is sim.
: ply nowhere when we compare it with
the land%of this planet as regards the
solid quantities of weight, depth and
volume:
''Only in the superficial quality of
surface does the sea beat the land. AS
to beauty there is infinitely more of it
and in much greater variety, on the
land than on the sea. TO further en-
phasize the magnifcence of the sea we
will now pour it into jelly mold-one
of those thin, ornamental, tin shapes
you see in the kitchen dresser. For
this experiment I have dug out all the
inside of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, from it's surface
all the way down to the center of the
earth (3,960 miles), and have thus made
the largest jelly mold known-.or rather
two oil: them, for Ireland forms a shape
by itself, although, at bottom, it is
firmly joined to England, Wales and
Scotland. Now, this Jelly mold would
be large enough to hold just one-half
of all the sea of this planet, so that a
pair of these tin shapes would dispose
of the whole sea!''-Pearson's Maya
zine
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A Part of the Wares.

'Ours is a life of self-sacriice,' said
a clergyman. "While others pursue
gain or pleasure we burn the midnight
oil in studying how to crack the hardest
theological nuts. And all for what EARTH
ly reward?" .-~ ...s :
? "Well," said his parishioner, thought
fully, "there are, for example, the ker-
nels. San Francisco Examiner. - d
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PERSONAL AND lMPERsoNAl.

The sculptor Luigi Amici, who pro.
duced the tomb of Gregory XIV. in st.
Peters, died recently at the age of 81
in utter restitution in hospital at
Rome. e. s; .s,s..4 !, ..ss- j #.s..#
The; Dutch privy council has de-
cided that cycling is undignified and
unsafe for prospective queen, and ac-
cordingly Wilhelnina must content her.
self with Shetland pony.
HI. 4. Lewis, of Greensboro, Ca,
has been appointed a judge of the SUI
preme court of the state, to succeed
Judge Spencer r. Atkinson, who re-
signed to accept place on the Georgia
state railroad commission.
For many years the exact burial
place of James Otis, one of the revolu-
tionary leaders, has been shrouded in
mystery. 1t has now been discovered
that he was inferred in the old Granary
burial grounds in Boston.
M. Casimir-Perier, the predecessor
of Felix Faure, who resigned from the
presidency of France, is credited with
desire to reenter public life. He is
preparing to contest again his old seat,
which became vacant on his election to
the presidency.
SO great was the interest taken in
the memorial services to the late Sen
ator Isham G. Harris, held in Memphis
OH a recent Sunday, that practically
every church in the city was closed in
order that the ministers and congrega-
lions could attend the services in the
Auditorium.
-Signora Verdi, the wife of the COM
poser, died in November. His first wife
was the daughter of the village organ
list, whom he succeeded in that office,
but she died early in his career. The
lady who has just died was his second
wife. She was Nine. Strepponi, and
appeared in the first performance of
his "Nabucco'' more than half century
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-30
The WrOne2 Adjective

First Boarder-That steak was quite
rare. wasn't it?
; Second Boarder-Rare! judging
from the size of the piece got it must
have been priceless.-Up To Date.
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Practical.

"That's the instructor in cookery q
"Ah! Is she practical COOKE" ,@1&.E n
practical? Well, I guess! ~ She
could cook in a hotel if she chose Why,
she knows "a distinct names for bread.
pudding!"'Puck. - *..; Ssg. . + ~ z5e
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A Good Idea.

Young Bride ION the train)-l do
hope that the passengers won't find out
that we have just been married.
Hell can fix that. When we near q
tunnel I'll go into the smoker.-Harlem
Life. ,T.;. =
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That Would he Different.
Col. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tries to
carry water on both shoulders.
Col. Frankfort24a}He is like you in that
respect, colonel.
"What do you mean, sir?"
- II mean that he would rather carry
water on both shoulders than intro.
:dnce any into his stomach"
vile Courier-Journal.
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Miraculous.

Davis-Who says the day of miracles
is past? Judge Williams performed one
yesterday.
Henkins-No? What was it,?
Davis-He gave deaf man hearing.
Harlem Life.
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Her Leading Question .

When he wooed and won a sculptress,
And his tale of love had told,
Then the maiden brusquely queried:
'Will you love me when mold?''
Judge,
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A Play House Query.

II fry HOuB6 0uery.
Those folks who raise applause 50 loud and
long
They are among the mysteries Of this
earth.
Seek they to praise the singer or the song?
Or do they merely want their moneys
worth?
washington STAR
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A wNlNnmA.

Niece-Aunt, this is our new min
lister, who: has called to see you.
The Old Lady-Iudeed. I'm glad to
see you, sir! and hope you. will call
as often as the last incumbrance did
Puck
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Reai%Mean.s

Miss .Olds-Have you seen. my new
photographs? l have just had a.dozen
taken and am very much pleased with
them.
Miss Smartleigh-Ah,y you wore
thick veil, suppose.-Ch Chicago News.
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Ambiguous.

Ann l1ixu0un. & s 5sss
Waiter-A guy ordered steak laaes
night an when ! bringseit in he calls
me .has-been'' jist because II wul
cold.
Friend ot did yer do?
Waiter-Oh! made it hot fer him!-
Puck .4 ( ..- r. -
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"You say you felt it in your bones that
there was burglar under your bed1''
eyes; you see, stuck my foot out
from under the covers, and he grabbed
it."-Detroit Free Press,
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How 1T May Be,

"People are not alike, and what suita
one may not please another"
II guess that's right. What is one
mans bicycle is another mans jRa-
gernaut."-Puck.
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Hn! Hal

:. Bella-That joke the clown got of
sis so old it has whiskers. E....;
II Beulah-That's the reason it tickled
you 70, suppose.--Yonkers Statesman.
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Another ThinE TO Con.ider.

do you think /. man has a right to
open his wife's'lettcrs?'
"Well, he may have the right; but, !
don't see how he could have the cour-
age."-Chicago Record.
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Too Much for Her.

Browne-How did you break your
wife of buyinsEcigars for=you?
Towne-When in the house smoked
only those she bought me.-Brooklyn
Life.
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Cut or in Its Prime.

"Oh, you want to know about that
affair of Mrs. Partly's? Well" said the
club bore, "the story goes
II beg your pardon" said the city
editor, 1.-The story does notgo."-Town
Topics.
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The promoter went to big eastern
city and opened an Office on busy
street. Conspicuous signs announced
cheap and fertile irrigated lands in
'thc golden west. Few in the passing
crowds noticed, but many saw, the win
dows dressed with tempting fruits.
some entered the Office. Baxter street
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Needs; Watching.

"Plumpton says he is very jealous OF
his reputation"
"WeI, he has reason to be. Iwouldn't
trust it for moment if had it."-Chi-
cago News. a.
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A worn-Out Joke to Her.

Mrs. Flubbins has absolutely no ap-
probation of fun
what has given you that idea?"
"The sober way in which she takes
her husband. He's so ridiculous."-
Cleveland Leader.
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Erastus-What's yo' finkin' about?
Ephrim-Well, I reckon rs: finkin'
about de same fng ez yo' is fnkin'
about.
Erastus-Oh, yo' go long. I nevah
stole a chicken in nah life.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
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m Intere.tin,r Ynct., r, !.

Father-Didn't4I see Willie Green
Ibeating you awhile ago and you stsg-.
Egering in the gutter? ..l.st..
Johnny Yes, pa. We wuz playfn:.
He wuz de policeman an wuz you-
y. y. Journal, {
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4ngton Star:
No LuclS Mt All.

II have been so unlucky this fall"
I'm what way?"
Our clergyman has called three
times and each time the maid has told
him 1 had gone to progressive-euchre
rty.'-Chicago Record.
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A Through Trip.

With kerosene she soaked the pile,
Then struck match with glee;
Now Mary Ann and her sweet smile
Are in eterni-tee.
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United States, was composed of native
Hawaians, all of whom were accom-.
plished musicians. RED FANTON.
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In the Programme.

Smith-Isn't Smawley lecturer?
L. Jones-He was before his marriage.
Il Smith-And now?
Jones-He is the audience.-Chicago
News.
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Cause for Execution.

CHuSc IOT EXCeutIUh.
A fellow was -snOw-balled hard last night
And all except me laughed at the sight:
No. L didn't laugh. and the reason why.
The fellow they snow-balled so WASH.
Judge.