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The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28
An AMERICAN ooNMENT.

The oresonian Portland re
views the statement made in IN,
Gazette. that there are less thar
2T00 registered voters in this Re
public Il makes a statement
however. which without explana
ton. Is misleading, when il SAYS
thar there are 1000 males in the
Islands This is true. but 1t is an
important fact. from a political
standpoint that out Of this num-
Der 1851 are ASiaucS, and can.
not vote. Deducting these. the
difference between the number Of
registered voters and the number
OF those capable of registration is
much less than might be inferred
from the oregonian'S statement.
The oregOnian makes this COM
menJ on the situation:
As the Honolulu papers 2re designed
primarily for the eye OF the Hawaiian
residents, who know many things IN
known II this country, and not desired
o. the whole to b known here. the
effort % ascertain The exact situation
tron them Is not always successful
The Gazette declines 70 discuss the
causes ths1 prevent native registration.
but thinks II safe 70 say the natives
VII not register until the question OF
annexation i settled" From which
The natural inference Is that the native
H2waiizns stiu cling 10 hope Of reStor-
z,ioa q the native mon2rsny. and will I
not sid the Dole government Or its as
Piratioas By adding to the evidence Of
civic activity As 70 the neglect Of the
Portuguese. re are also left in the dark
and 10 similar inference. As natives OF
another nation, they sre not doing any
,hirS 10 further the acquisition Of the
Islands BIZ the United States
Il Is Just because the local govern
neat Is unable 10 cope finally with It's
problems that our need OF stepping in
becomes apparent We are not guinE
atssr Hawaii 50 much On her account
s OF our own, Just IS we withstood
England II Yeae-uela in Self-6etease. Is
Ind not from philznthropie motives. K
feS the Use OF TIE incidea, by oppo- F,
tents o. annexation may IS well be
anticipated L viii b-iStle in this win
er's congressional debates.
The comments Of the oresonian !
o not indicate its opinion on the
ubjec1 Of annexation. excepting
5 it states that I'VE the Ameri-
ans are not going after Hawaii
o much on her account. as on
ur own" .
The Advertiser believes that
he better plan is to state our own 1
ase, in all Of its bearings, 50 sim. I
IL and clearly that We all be {
oven credit fer honesty, and il
lso for intelligence. And this is
lso absolutely true, thar no par. ]
.San" statement. OF partisan"
ewSpaper c0nvinceS an oppo.
ent. (
We have. officially furnished in 5
he census report, a part Of our d
count with civilization. We 5
hOuld furnish the rest and the }
est part 81 the case. I
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28

the sole use Of steam as motiv
power has changed all fighting
conditions
The struggle between the linz
and the staff has been going 81
for thirty years with great bitter
mess. he says, and will seriouSl,
effect the lighting efficiency of tn,
! ships 1t is a pen-up crater. Th'
point in issue is the refusal of tn,
line to permit engineer ofieers Il
have any share in the lighting OF
the ship, or TO stand in the same
line of promotion; 1.-THE officers arr
all graduates of the same school;
yet if an accident happens TO 4
deck officer. an engineer cannot
take his place. whatever be the
emergency; ON the other hand ii
an engineer is disabled. deck
officer would be entirely at loss
what 10 do in his place" Prof.
Hollis believes that all of the
officers should be trained alike, so
that in an emergency. they may
become convertible terms" and
this has been strongly recon-
mended by the Board of Visitors,
We state the controversy. but
do not discuss il. Congress will
finally settle it. The strange
feature of it is. that it should re-
main 4 burning question for so
many years. But it would not be
difficult to explain this.
In our OWN navy, consisting Of
the Lehua, the Bonnie Dundee.
the Hawaii, and other cruisers,
no such question has arisen. In
the case of the Kaimiloa. ON her
7oyage 10 Samoa, the fellowship
arising from the constant "spIic-
ne Of the main brace" avoided
such delicate questions. and the
Inc and the staff LEANED" onl
,ach other entirely during that
memorable cruise.
Prof. Hollis critieises the fail,
ne of practical training at Anna.
oils: the line is not property
Instructed in the details of the
hips. and pick up what they can
bout boats, etc. after they are /;
Ut on sailleSs vessels" D
\ young expert in the sailing of, |
and boats on the Chesa. I
cake Bay, said to us, last June. :
3 Annapolis, 1t is very queer 5
nat these cadets are not trained .
a the sailing of boats in a gale of |
ind. or on lee shore, or in \ ;
quail. The darkies on the Bay are {
etter sailors. Il
However. after annexation, the !
avail cadets from Hawaii. may set '
lie example Of sailing a boats
trough the breakers, and land. I
y force of men.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28
Reception on pusnay.rron,n.

Commodore Fort and the officers OF
The French cruiser nagaay. rrouin will
give reception and dance aboard shlp
from S 20 Wednesday, September
ssth, Boats viii be at The landing 20
take OF the guests,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28

few men. Ne doubt the few men
would make better laws, but it is
an abandonment Of the very rug
cei mad Of Democracy,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28
A STRANGE ERROR.

D. II : generally oeleFeO Tl2t INK
E prceess q making Laws Is very
u solemn, elaborate, and zuendej
z with something Ike funeral ee7e
K monies We once believed that
& Legislators wo7e specially prepared
: clothes. never permitted Jokes II
B rher presence, mad the Bible con
s-znrllv II order 10 keep Satan from
tempting them. and created zround
2 themselves zn enIrcnment II lofty
motives While aIl this Is tue in
the Csc x many legislators, It i
nos Eene-4Iy true. 5 any one may
know By residing Moor6eld Story ;
book On a Years Legislation" in
TIE United S,z,es- From this. one
would infer that IN some States. the
people p1ete-oei 10 send their
t7esks 70 the Legislatures in-
stead q their wise men. In many
instances The p7oceeiings q s BOYS
6eba-nS socie-v would nor suffer
n comparison with some Of these
legislative bodies.
Even IN the American Senate.
Singular cz7elesssnsS prevails. ow-
lG 10 the haste with which laws
are passed. Ii tie new tariff bin.
s clzu~e was inserted. while It was
before the conference committee. +
-hze pm s 6iserimiuatins duty on
sL to0G-n gods coming through
Czazdz INTO the S-z,eS. Ii was S
deadly S--55e at tile Canadian
PseSc -sil7os5. The subject was
l- 5e5Sce5 IN either branch II
CoE1esS 4ad the clause would no,
have been admitted Il al the mem
lex 4 the esuteosuce committee
had ao,ice6 1t, Bu, the law i now
sgle5, sa6 the disseminating duty
uSs h p4i6. Senator Chandler
aqo,eSizeS 70 lis constituents for
-.--.>--f--c liz e'suSe % L. SliupeS .
sz. without his knowledge. He.
sel> ts6lv sb.ou, Il and Says, Il.
ho-e 10 t. forgiven bv my couSyi-
5eS Int I Shsll never forgive
-vS
II tie Sme coufeoauce commit
Zee. the OMISSION Il thoee Or four
w5oi> tie uesniuS and la,eut u
sw Wa euti7e,v changed. This
was 6aae without the knowledge If /
Tie rsmteoS of the committee gen
e1 b, 1t lsi5 s Discriminating
lcev On scc3S imported in Euro
r.aa vosse< sa sci vghseh CoasrSs
taS Sea5i,v refused to &c heo,o-
s-e = Ssvearv millsoas al psoqle
sniv ersct s law which thsv
55 uos 7sallv 6eS.rs. Its sid that
Szve Consequences a7e involved. I
Bm ras impo-,anes sn5 wisdom II
-heSs lzwS : not our p0sut II IS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28

ness. and made two blunders
! First. they never studied the
orange markets in the East. Sec,
ond. they planted seedlings. The
result is. the loss of vast amount
of capital, a frightful amount of
suffering and poverty. An Agri-
cultural Station we'll managed. If
established in time. would have
saved all of this misery. The
seedlings" are now abandoned in
California, because the farmers
know something. The cultivation
of the olive and the grape has
been carried on the same hap,
hazard way. Now the Expert
mental Stations are protecting
the farmers. and avoiding blum
derS.
There is an appropriation for
an Agricultural Station here, but
Minister Damon will not hand
over any money for it. We pre-
sumo he has Il reason for ii, which
must satisfy his mind and the
minds of his colleagues. Perhaps
he knows. that in the event of an
nexation. the Federal Govern
ment will establish a station here.
Perhaps he does not take any
stock in stations of this kind. We
hope he does.
Many years ago. we knew an
entomologist in the East, who
lived in poverty and usually Dor
rowed money with which to pay
MS rent. He called on rs, one day,
and asked for a small loan. In
the conversation. we said: "A
new bug has just been found in
Hawaii" What kind, what
kind, he asked. We gave the
lame. i must have one" he said.
But it will cost money to get
ne" We replied. "0h, I'll find the
money for that, you bet" If some
ne could touch Brother Damon
ust on the right horticultural
pot. if he has one, he will find the
honey for the station. !
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28

When some one writes To us,
asking about the resources of the
Islands, in the way of tropical
productions, it is most depressing
TO send back a glowing account of
what We can do and close by
saying; "however, we import
grapes, apples, peaches, pears,
lines, oranges, lemons, onions
and potatoes from San Francis
CO" because our people have not
taken enough interest in the mat.
ter. An agricultural station
would, if properly conducted, give
every Immigrant the exact mfor.
nation he needed on the practical
cultivation of vegetables and
fruits.
Would a week of absolute fast,
ing and prayer move the Govern,
ment, during which the Govern.
ment was made to fast, and the
other part was done by the PEG.
nlaS
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28
Sleep

induced ~ the use o, eooa, opiate OF mar.
eolie compounds IS had, decidedly had.
u aaaeSmsaez The health and shaltrrs the
constitution and the patient Ia steadily
growing into worse condition often
resulting iva the terrible slavery and
misery OF the cocaine and opium hshls,
Sleep induced by The use Of Hoods SArsa.
saparilla may not come a. quickly, bat u
comes meFe surely, permanently aud Ia
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28

full peSoual examination may be
inside. On the other hand. 1t vii
vote $4,000 TO build an interior
pos etSce. or dreiCe creek.
which can hardly le lcoated on
llle mzp. It ! not opposition 70
zurexzlon which does al this, bat
s su63eu. distressing spirit Of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28

The meaneSt feature IN the pub
Iioa-ian IN s local paper. q state
mear. without instant contrsdic-
ten. that Mr.. Thurstan had made
the offer ~ forth. 70 sn American
Ssnzto- On behzlf u this Govern
-s1t : thar It i 8 gross insult TO
Nr. Thu-s1ou< Intelligence and
he Is falsely charged
with oTsnses enough alrea3v bv
1u- enemies To srsts. substantial
x. that he has snirehei the Gov
eminent. : s bezvv blow on the
lsz6 az one who anNouslv carries
nzuv burdens Tor the cause.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-09-28

~ was generally run down last spring,
appetite was poor and could not sleep.
Hoods Sarssparilla built me right up,
gave good appetite and was soon able 10
get good nights rest" G. +. WHITNEY,
Merchant, YeomAns ST., Ionia, Michigan.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20
Bits Of Wlsdcm.

A wise woman will have her husband
SO well trained that when she tells him
a thing once it will be enough. Men
hate to have thing 'dingdonged into
them, as some of them elegantly ex-
press it | am a very even tempered
man, but l think my self praise would
suffer severe shock if my wife told me
TO order barrel of -four when We first
got up in the morning and then repeat
cd the command six times at the break
fast table, twice while was putting on
my overcoat and gloves and then fol-
lowed me to the gate TO scream IL out
after me as / turned the corner. Men
hate that sort of nagging.
a wise man will not tell his wife any
lies, not even little white ones. If he
must lie, he Will be safer and wiser if
he lies to some one less likely TO uncOv-
er his duplicity. A wife is u regular
ferret in matter Of this kind. never
told mine a harmless little fib in my
life that she didn't expose me before the
sun went down. Ii is wonderful what
clever intuition women have in this di-
rection. 1t is duInfuunding 10 men who
are not always absolutely truthful. The
best of husbands often feel that there
are things they won't bother wife
with" little complications in their
business affairs or little extTavagant ex-
pendi,ures in the way of hotel dinner
OF some other little harmless affair of
which they would Just little rather
not speak or in regard to which they
may equivocate. But they'd better tell
the truth and hold to it. 1t is always
best in the end, as men find out the
older they grow. / have found it out
with, trust, most of the years of my
life still before me.-Zenas Dane.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20

The operation of manufacturing parch-
ment papers such as are used for wrap
ping butter and other similar objects
is very interesting one. Parchment is
produced directly from the raw paper
web in practically one operation. The
sheet to be parchmentized is passed
through sulphuric acid and then through
rollers having a uniform action, which
discharge the surplus acid, the expressed
liquid being returned TO the tank or
vessel. The paper is then carried and
passed through a washing apparatus as
a tank, and also through sprays of
water, being led and guided by rolls
over which it passes, so that the free
acid is washed off or removed as far as
possible by mechanical washing. The
sheet next passes through bath of soda
solution or alkah and then through
nippers to express surplus alkali. which
is returned to the bath. Then the paper
is carried through an apparatus to be
further washed with water. Next it is
passed through bath of bleaching ma
terial, as "bleach" or the like, then
through further washing apparatus,
again passed between presses and
squeezed, and then finally it is passed
through bath of glycerin, after the
passage through which the paper is
wound upon a roller CT coiled up in a
completed state of parchmentization.-
Paper Mill.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20
A Horrible Punishment.

GREENSBORO, y. C., Oct. lS.-Syd, the
big elephant of Robinson Il Franklin
Bros circus. on Saturday attacked Keep
er Smith and Master of Animals jerks,
seriously injuring the former. As sgd
had killed two men before and never
been punished it was decided that he
must be conquered. With great difficulty
he was securely chained TO several large
trees, and number of circus employees
fell upon him with spikes, pitchforks and
clubs. The animal screamed and lunged
while the men beat and prOdded him.
The forks suck in the tough hide, neces-
stating two or three attempts 10 get them
out. The blood was oozing from Il hun
dred wounds, With his trunk sgd broke
off large limb and swept his tormentors
out of reach, stunning three of them. A
fork thrust through one of the animals
ears was pulled out of the handle. The
elephant caught the fork and drew it out
himself
After the men had belabored him until
they were exhausted, the elephant was
still uncOnquered. Then straw was piled
under him and fired. As the flames rose
the suffering beast screamed and strug-
gled. Three times the straw was rear
ranged. and the flames curled about his
body, but still he would not give up.
Finally, the tough hide began to loosen
from the sides. until it hung in sheets
three feet square. exposing the smooth
white flesh. But the elephant remained
uuconquered, and the attempt to subdue
him had to be given up, gallons of vase
line being applied to his scorched and
| burned sides.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20
Killed by Masked Robbers.

KENDALLvILLE, Ind, Oct. l5.-About
2o'clock this morning two masked burg
lars entered the residence of Adam HUFF
man, one ofthe wealthiest land owners of
the State, living near the town of Brim-
field, for purpose of robbing the premises.
A hired man was first attacked and
gagged. Then the thieves went to Huff
mans room, covered him with four guns
and.ordered him to give up his money.
When Huffman refused the men placed
the end Off rope around his neck and the
other end WAS made fast TO the bed. They
began terrible two hours torture by
pulling him until he was almost stran-
gled. This was continued until the rob
bers saw that Huffman would not yield
up his valuableS, whereupon they ehoked
him TO death and escaped.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20
A plueky Teachers Shot.

Cross FORKS. Pa Oct. IG.-Miss Lydia
Taylor, ~ years old and pretty, teacher
IN public school over i'm the Kettle
Creek region, was the heroine in an en-
counter with n monster black bear one
morning this week. Miss Taylor. accom-
panied by one of her little pupils. was on
her way to school. and to save time had
taken a short cut through a hemlock for
est. At turn in her path Miss Taylor
suddenly came upon sight that would
have frozen the blood in the veins of a less
courageous person. A bear, reared on its
launches, was munching chestnuts, when
il had its attention attracted To the pluck y
teacher and her pupil by a scream of the
latter as she clung in fright 10 Miss Tay-
lor's skirts, begging her protector TO hur-
ry away.
Miss Taylor's first impulse WAS to bring
from her jacket pocket a trusty pistol tha;
she invariably carries on her way to and
from school. Meanwhile Bruin was slow
ly approaching. and Miss Taylor and her
protege were threatened with n hugging,
which, however. was averted by we'll
directed bullet from her pistol. Miss
Taylor reserved her fire until the bear
was within four PAGES. At the first shot
Bruin dropped to the ground disabled.
Going closer, Miss Taylor fired second
shot, the bullet striking vital spot.
The teacher was an hour late reaching
school that morning, but since then her
friends here have been feasting on bear
meat, and bear skin is being tanned for
the teachers use as rug at her desk IN
the school.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20
High Price. In Richmond.

General Horace Porter, in his Cam
paigning With Grant" in The Cen
tury, deals with the preparations for
the final campaign. General Porter
says:
Ii was seen that Grant. by his opera
tions, was rapidly forcing the fight to a
finish. The last white man in tie south
had been put into the ranks, tie com-
munications were broken, the supplies
were irregular. Confederate money was
at fabulous discount, and hope had
given place TO despair. The next even
ing one of our scouts returned from a
trip to Richmond and was brought to
headquarters in order that the general
in chief might question him in person.
The man said: 1.-The depreciation in the
purchasing power of 'graybacks, as we
call the rebel treasury notes, is SO rapid
that every time / go into the enemy's
lines i have to increase my supply of
them On my last trip had to stuff my
clothes full of their currency to keep
myself going for even a couple of days.
A barrel of -four in Richmond now
costs over 1000 and suit of clothes
about 81. 200 A dollar in gold is equal
in value to 500 in graybacks- Then,
SO much counterfeit Confederate money
has been showed in through our lines
that in the country places they don't
pretend to make any difference between
good and bad money. A fellow that
had come in from the western part OF
the state told me a pretty tough yarn
about matters out there He said;
Everything that has a picture on il
goes for money. If you stop at hotel
and the bill of fare happens TO have an
engraving of the house printed at the
top, you can just tear off the picture and
pay for your dinner with it
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20
The Death of Admiral Worden.

WASHINGTON, October Is. Admiral
John L. Worden, retired, died in this
city to- day. He commanded the Monitor
during its engagement with the Merri-
mac in Hampton Roads during the late
war. In 1856 he was retired with the full
rank and pay Of an admiral, the only in
stance of the kind. He also received the
thanks of Congress for his gallantry in
the war
Pneumonia was the immediate cause of
Admiral Worden's death. lie was eigh-
ty years of age, and up 10 last Saturday
was in very good health. Then the dis
ease from which he died developed rapid
ly from cold, and this morning it was
announced by his physicians that he
could not live throughout the day.
Admiral Worden was one ofthe few re-
naming heroes ofthe old regime which
made the United States navy so glorious
in IFS achievements. and helped TO make
such an indelible mark of prowess and
patriotic devotion upon the pages of his
country's history. For nearly two-thirds
of century he was naval officer, hav-
ing been appointed a midshipman.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20

IN 1902, at the Cafe Jacob, in the
Rue Jacob, an obscure cabaret in an OBJ
scure street. was frequently to be seen
the once redoubtable Thomas Paine,
then about 60. Contemporaries repre-
sent him at this date as not only fallen
upon evil days, but dirty i'll his person
and unduly addicted to spirits. That
the general appearance of the author of
the Rights of Man" was ''mean and
poverty stricken" and that he was
''much withered and carewOrn" Rain
bach admits, and he moreover adds that
"he had sunk into complete insignifi-
canoe and was quite unnoticed by the
government But he also describes
him as fluent in speech, Of mild and
gentle deneanor, clear and distinct III
enunciation" and endowed with al
exceedingly soft and agreeable voice
words which. in this connection,
somehow remind one of Lord Popping
toms philosophic eulogy of Miss Hoy
den. Certainly they scarcely suggest the
red nose and dilapidated parsonage who
drank brandy and declaimed against
religion in his cups with whom modern
records have acquainted us - Long
mans Magazine.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20
Could stand the strain No Longer.

A woman who was travelling alone
not long ago wandered one evening in
TO a hotel par lor. a pretty young girl
at once rushed toward her and breath.
lessly asked what time it was. Some
what astonished, the woman glanced at
the big mantel clock and repeated the
hour ''Oh, thank you" said the
stranger, but without any signs Of 60
ing away. II suppose you think il
queer. my asking that, she burst out a
moment later, but to tell the truth
didn't want to know the time at all.
Just had TO speak to somebody. You see,
I'm ON my wedding trip. and for whole
week | haven't spoken to a soul but my
husband. Why, I've hardly heard the
sound of any ones voice but his. II
was really question Of my speaking
to some one or going wild. "-Kansa;
City Star
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-10-20
Story OF Landseer.

Landseer, whose fine stag hunts in
the highlands have been popularized by
engravings. represents one Of the most
extraordinary examples Of the iYresisti-
bleness of the artistic vocation. / have
seen most magnificent deg of his,
chained TO his kennel and carried away
by floods. The day when, an absolutely
unknown artist, he exhibited this pic.
ture at the Royal academy it attracted
considerable attention, and gentleman
hurried off to the painters to make an
offer to purchase it. He rang at the
door of the small garden, and, on the
wicket being opened, he saw boy play
ing with hoop with some other little
fellows. He inquired of the children;
Does Mr.. Landseer live hereY''
Eyes. replied one Of the youngsters.
when can / speak to biin?"
Now, If you like. I'm Mr.. Land
seer"
But, exclaimed the amateur, "it is
your father / want TO see. I have called
about picture Of his at the academy. :"
WELL, said the child, ''it is " no
am exhibiting the picture.
He was then i41s years old.-Henri
Rochefort's Memoirs.