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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24
MINOT'S LEDGE LIGHTHOUSES.
The First One Was Swept Away With All
Its Occupants.

The First One Was Swept Away With All
Its Occupants.
Lighthouses form the subject of an arti-
Gle in St. Nicholas, written by Lieutenant
John NJ. Ellicott, U. S. N, and entitled
1.-THE Lights That Guide In the Night"
Lieutenant Ellicott says:
The first lighthouse on Nlinot's Ledge
was built in 1913. 1t was an octagonal
tower resting on the tops of eight wrought
iron piles 8 inches in diameter and 60 feet
high, with their bases sunk o feet in the
rock. These piles were braoed together in
many ways, and, as they offered less sur
face to the waves than solid structure,
this lighthouse was considered by all au-
thorities upon the subject to be exception
ally strong.
Its great rest came in April, 1851. On
the 14th of that month, two keepers being
in the lighthouse, an easterly gale set in,
steadily increasing in force. People on
shore, and no doubt the keepers them
selves, watched the heavy seas sweep harm
lessly through the network Of piles beneath
the house, and feared no harm. On the
10Th, however, the wind and sea had
greatly increased, and the waves were
flung higher and higher toward that tower
in the air. Yet all thought they surely
could not reach so feet above the ledge.
That night was one of keen anxiety, for
the gale still increased, and all through
that dreadful driving storm and darkness
the faithful keepers were at their posts,
for the light burned brightly. On Wednes
| day, the 10th, the gale had become n hur-
ricane, and when at times the tower could
be seen through the mists and sea drift,
it seemed to bend to the shock of the
waves. At 4 o'clock that afternoon an
ominous proof of the fury of the waves on
Minot Ledge reached the shore-a plat.
form which had been built between the
piles only seven feet below the floor of the
keepers room. The raging seas then
were leaping 80 feet in the air. Would
they reach 10 feet higher, for, if So the
house and the keepers were doomedY New
CrthCless when darkness set in the light
shone out as brilliantly as ever But the
gale seemed, if possible, then to increase
What aguy those two men must have
suffered How that dreadful abode must
have swayed in the irresistible hurricane,
and trembled at each crashing sea! The
poor unfortunates must have known that
| if those seas, leaping always higher and
| higher, ever reached their house, it would
| be flung down into the ocean, and they
would be buried with ii beneath the waves
To those hopeless, terrified watchers the
entOmbing sea came at last At l o'clock
in the morning the lighthouse bell was
heard by those ON shore to give mourn
! full clang, and the light was extingushed.
1t was the funeral knell of two patient
heroes.
Next day there remained ON the rock
only eight jagged iron stumps.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24

The advertiser whose advertisement
appears today, and is out tomorrow,
generally is out of trade both days.
through the columns of good news
paper.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24
A SpASM OF SENSE.

Now, let's have u short spasm of
common sense. If people who have
been chronically sick are SO soon n d
81 easily cured by our preparation,
why were they not cured by Some
o. the medicines they took before?
Because medicines are like novels an
sc ngs; once in a while a good enc in
tens on tons of poor ones But what is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24
PROGRESS.

You were satisfied with tallow
candles until displaced by kerO-
cine, with coal oil until gas,
and gas until electricity was
introduced. SO you've been
using all sorts and grades of flour
until PORT COSTA was intro
duced in Honolulu. Do you desire
to keep pace with the march of
progress in the food as in the
light line? PORT COSTA
FLOUR.
GEO. w. rlcNEAR,
Manufacturer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24
WAMPOLE'S
PREPARATION,

II AIDE of that it should do what others
c;mnot? The answer is simple and
straight. 1t contains the nutritlve
properties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, eX-
tacted by us from fresh cod livers,
tue Compound Syrup Of Hypophos-
phites and the Extracts Of Malt and
Wild Cherry Bark, combined in new
and scientific way. 1t isn't lot of
Incongruous ingredients shaken to-
iyether, but chemically united, so as
10 make one thing of unprecedented
potency. 1t is pleasant to the palate
as honey and cures Fevers, Scro.
fula, Rheumatism, Stomach troubles,
Bowel Compl ints and Deb lily, by
eXpelling the deadly disease germs
and filling the blood with rich and
healthy elements such as nature re-
quires. Try it and see what remedy
that is abreast Of the age. can do for
you. 1t is substitute for solid
food. There is nourishment in a
single sup, for every dose is effective.
You cannot b. disappointed in it.
Sold by chemists everywhere.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24
Advice.

Oh, was much in love with her,
And she was much in love with me,
But papa stormed and did aver
could not have Penelopel
The gossips clapped their hands in glee,
A village scandal was their hope,
While papa cried "Psnelopei'
The neighbors called out "Pen. elopei"
New York Sunday World.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24

Glanders-It il said that paper can be
used effectively in keeping person warm
Gazlay-That is very true l remember
a 80 day note of mine once kept me in
sweat for month. -Harlem Life.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24

the above steamers, the Agents are pre-
5, coupon thro, Oh tickets by any railroad
e United States, and from New York by
Is.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24
Pacific Mail Steamship COmpan!
AND THE
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Co.,
ssg
For Yokohama, HOngkOng, Kobe,
Nagasaki, and Shanghai.

Steamers of the above Companies will
ca at Honolulu on their way to the
a ove ports on or about the following
dates:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24
For SAN FRANCISCO:

Steamers of the above Companies
will cal lat Honolulu on their way
from Hongliong and Yokohama to the
above port on or about the following
dies:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24

You may hunt the world over and
you will not find another medicine
equal to Chamberlain's Collie, Choler"
and Diarrhoea Remedy for bowel conf
plants. 1t is pleasant, safe and re-
liable. For sale by all druggists and
dealers. Benson, Smith & Co., VIII de
sale agents for Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-24

Old Scars lat the door)-Howdy, Widder
Hossley?
Mrs. Eossley Gndignantly)-Wh are
you talkin about! I'm no widow! Where's
Bill?
Old Scars-Yes, you are, too, nom. !
came over to let you know that we hung
Bill about an hour ago by mistake for an
other Teller. But I'll own right up, nom;
the joke is IN us this time New York
SUNDAY Wos,h
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02

of the surrounding towns. Dr. Clarks
leading thought was Character Build
ing" giving special attention to the
foundation as suggested by Paul and the
superstructure as taught by Peter We
saw before us a seven-story house OF
symmetry, strength and usefulness: and
many We're impressed with the desire to
erect such house for themselves. Ii
was a pleasant and profitable meeting
The girls from Smith cottage Were pres
ent in a body and sang very sweetly sew
eral times.
The outlook for the rest of the day and
for Monday and Tuesday is fine. Orison
Smith Marden. the author of Pushing
To the Front is TO be with us and speak.
and Captain Bustard. DR.. Clark and 9TH
ers will continue in the work until the
close. The assembly will close, Tuesday
evening.
Among the recent arrivals are: Rev.
\. 4. Dutton, Miss Bessie. Miss Christine
Daggett Mrs. Chas. a. Warren. Mrs.
Bray Watervile; Hon. w w. Stetson,
Augusta: Menander bennett, Lewiston;
r. j.. Getcheil, I.ubec; NJ. Cain Miss Hat
tie Cain, Miss Jewell, Rev. j. II. Erving.
Clinton; w. r. Balcom, Moody's school.
Northtield. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Davis. Auburn; 5. L. Lawry. II. H.
Sproul. Rev. Mr.. Rhodes. Fairfield; Mr..
and Mrs Chus. +. Aver, Waterville
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Friday morning the library room un-
der Town hall, Dexter. was packed
with men to hear the details of the
Curtis-CozZens trial for adultery. SO
great was the crowd that Judge Tib-
belts adjourned to Town hall, where
the floor and galleries were pretty well
filled. After an extended hearing the
respondents We're bound over to the
August term, Mr.. Curtis in $500 and
CoZzens in $1,000 bonds.
John Shuman of Waldoboro, who re-
Gently married Isadora Mank, aged Is.
and whose parents took her away from
him, Tuesday, visited the Manks with
Frank league. The latter produced
some alleged legal papers, read them
and Shuman took his wife away to
Winslow's Mills. The Marks are said
to be distracted and Shuman is happy.
Isadora is said to have gone willingly
With her somewhat older husband.
Mrs. Napoleon Charron and Clorinda
Paterman of Lewiston. with Peter Leuu-
rour of Biddeford. and Henrietta Truteau
and Onesime Gudona of Montreal, are
claimants in n case which has been be-
fore the courts of Canada for II years. is
now In court of Queens bench on appeal
and bids fair to so to the Queens privy
council in London. The interest involved
is the title to a large piece of land in the
city of Montreal, valued at 81 500, 000 situl
ated in one of the adjoining villages
originally farm of 160 acres, but now
within the corporate limits of Montreal
and built up to residences and business
blocks.
Washington county is now just pre-
pairing to embark in it's blueberry
canning operations. the season at
most of the factories will begin, abou:
Aug. 10, and will continue for six weeks
or longer. Already, however, the
pickers are streaming in on the berry
barrens. Here and there the tents are
going up and the huts that form homes
for many during the berry season are
being put in shape. The people who
live aboard their big wagons will come
later The prospects for good season
are very promising. so the larger can
ners say. That is quite deal for the
factory men to admit, for the custom is
to put on a doeful air about this time
and to talk about scarcity of berries
and poor prospects for sales Mr..
Horace NJ Leighton of Columbia Falls,
one of the largest packers in the
says that he has recently taken
a ride about his territory and finds that
everything is looking extremely favor
able. He says that the new tariff bill.
which put IA duty on berries, botn
canned and raw, will materially help
the Washington Gamers. For the past
five years the market has been steadily
growing worse. and all the folks who
have depended upon the berry season
for their spare cash became rather dis
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Aug. Temperatures
of 30 and above have occurred from the
middle and southern Rocky Mountain
slopes eastward to the Atlantic coast
Kansas City reports 102, Dodg City,
Little Rock and Montgomery 100, st,
Louis, Cairo, Nashville and Savannah
9S. Pueblo, Dubuque, Memphis. Pales-
tine, New Orleans, Jacksonville Au-
gusta and Chattanooga So. The press
ure is high in the Gulf, south and mid
die Atlantic states, the lower Lake
region and on the north Pacific coast
Scattered showers have occurred in
New England, upper Mississippi valley
and on the Middle slope The temper
ature has fallen in the northern
plateau region and northern slope and
has remained stationary elsewhere
Generally fair weather may be ex-
pected in all districts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
AUGUSTA. MAINE. MONDAY MORNING AUGUST 2. 1897 &
REPORTS NOT EXAGGERATED.
G. H. Boardman Says Alaskan Gold Fields Are
All Represented 10 Be.

Bangor, Aug. 1.-George II. Boardman
of Tacoma, WASH, president of the WASH
ington Building Association, and former
ly Il resident of Calais, in this State.
writes an interesting letter to Bangor
friend regarding the gold finds in
Alaska. Mr.. Boardman says.
Tacoma Wash. July q. 1897.
Il thought that ere this you had seen
the accounts of the wonderful gold finds
in Alaska, and would write YOU n line
not for the purpose Of booming this coun-
try. but that you might inform Maine
people of the subject. Now NJ ~ tho
There is no limit 10 the amount of gold
there. do not quote from letters or re-
ports, but from actual sight Of the vel
low metal. The last steamer brought IL
tons of gold. Fifty-eight men had this
quantity, the largest TO any one man
$l35.0o0, the smallest, sl2900 and all this
the result of years work. There are
hundreds with from $4,000 to $4,000, and
they are called poor. The wages are sl5 /,
day and board.
THE excitement is great, and men in
every class and position are leaving
Mills, factories and logging crews are All
short of help, and wages are advancing
on account of men going there A steamer
sailed. this forenoon, with i20 passefgt.rs
and yesterday, one Went with 1856 All
berths for the next three steamers are
already sold, and there is a prospect Of
two extra steamers this month Gov.
McGraW. formerly of Danforth sailed
yesterday.
Now. | will quote you some idea of
prices there. The steamers will not take
stores for miner His outfit price is Sl25
here, but to get "A chance on the steamer
he is to pay $2i00 for outfit at hlondike
and every article needed is sold there at
six times the price here The Alaska
Trading Co. owns the steamers. Miners
can go by other lines, pack their outfit
to the lakes for $50 per ton, and there
build boats or RATS and sail down the
Yukon.
while the gold Is plenty. SO are the
hardShips, ana no men not In the prime
of life, and who cannot endure cold and
rough living, should undertake the trip.
Men that work IN the woods on the
Penobscot and other Maine rivers. and
who drive in the spring. and can stand
cold and wet, are the class to make 3,
success For passage, outfit and cost of
getting on the ground. a man should have
$500 in his pocket when he strikes Ia
coma. Any number of men are ,grut
staked" here in halves but no strangers
could get stake The gold brought here
was from the size of No shot to size
OF hens eggs, and Is almost pure. 1t
will be too late to start from here after
Sept. l, and then men should not 20 be-
fore February.
we feel Washington Is on the way "a
prosperity. All our crops are large We
viii have H. 600. 600 bushels of grain to shil
to foreign ports To bring us back S. 900.
ooo. Lumber and shingles are improving
in price, and wages so up with them W.
have sot as much standing timber as all
the rest OF the United States more coal
than the world Will need mountains OF
IRON and paying mines without number
Hoping | have not tired you with Kind
regards TO old friends. | am yours.
GEO. II. BOARDMAN.'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
A MAINE GOLD NINE.
Michael Cassidy Of Jonesboro Mas Gold on
His Own Farm.

Bangor, Aug. I-Washington county is
evidently preparing to have little Klon-
dixie excitement of its own a few days
ago, Michael Cassidy of Jonesboro. came
into Machias with a good-sized vial full
of gold dust. Mr. Cassidy said that he
got to exploring around in brook on his
farm and panncd this gold dust out with
out much trouble. He says that before
this he had suspected that there was gold
on the place. and that now he is sure OF
1t. local jeweller has sent the gold
away TO be assayed. and Mr.. Cassidy and
his neiShbors are awaiting the result
with much interest. Some ola miners
here, TO whom the dust was shown. say
that it was a good washing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two Lehigh freight trains collided at
Depew Junction, n. ", Friday, killing
George Ellensbee, engineer, and
Charles Eddy. fireman. James Rat
cliffe, another fireman, was slightly in
jured.
A dispatch to the Paris Temps from
Constantinople says that the signing
of the preiminaries of peace awaits
only the reply of the Greek govern
ment liking the dates for the payment
of indemnity.
AT Z. NJ, Friday, G cyclone struck
the farm of A. c. Mcdowell, two miles
north of San Jose, ILL.,, and his house
and barn We're destroyed. Seven peo-
pie We're killed and three severely in
jured. The killed are A. c. McDowelFs
grandson. wife of Samuel Brownlee.
three of Brownlee's children. Miss
Jessie G.. Roves. Severely injured.
Mrs. A. c. Mcdowell, her son Charles
and daughter Mary.
Mamie and Estelle Lapoint, aged 10
and Ia years, respectively, were drown
ed in Mill river at Northampton. Mass.
Friday. The children We're playing on
the bank of the river when the oldest
girl fell into the water. Her sister
tried to save her. but was pulled down
the embankment and both were drown
ed. The girls came here from Fort
Dodge. Iowa. about two weeks ago.
and. with their mother, were visiting
point.
y special to the New York Journal
and Advertiser from Long Branch. N.
j.. says: Yale Dolan. the Riverton
crack, after successful round at the
traps abroad. made his appearance, Fri
day at the Hollywood traps. He shot
from the 31-yard mark in the 25 bird
handicap. finishing with % kills and
one dead out. His score was tied by
II. d. Travis of Cape Charles, Va, DIR.
q. $. Gagnon of Chicago. Phil Daily, Jr.
After two days Of investigation of the
killing OF p. II. Patterson. who was
shot in front of the altar in a negro
baptist church at Montgomery, Ala.
Wednesday, the coroner's jury return
ed verdict of death by the hand OF
Geo. W. Pitchard and that Rev. A. ].
Stokes, Rev. p. T. Brown, VIM. Bracey.
Mace Coleman and Calvin Micon are
accomplices. They were also indicted
by the grand jury.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
4 SLIM ATTENDANCE
At Socialist Labor Convention Voted 10 Join
the Debs Movement.

New York, Aug. 1.-The second day
of the Socialist labor convention
brought but a slim attendance, today.
to Progress Assembly rooms. where 1t
is being held. 1t is claimed that the so
delegates who hail from Newark, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, New Haven, Hart
ford and Haverhill, Mass, represent 25,
900 Of the Jewish trades unionists who
were recently expelled from the So
cialist-Labor party for protesting
against the methods Of certain party
leaders. 1t was decided by majority
of 30 to join the Debs movement, or the
Social Democracy of America, as it is
officially known.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORM
At WatervilIe and Vicinity Enormous Hail
stones and Rain in Torrents.

Waterville, Aug. 1.-(SpeciaD.- The
most severe electric storm ever known
here or in this section passed over this
city, Saturday afternoon at 1.30 O'Clock
For about 10 minutes before the rain
fall some of the sharpest lightning ever
known hereabout danced about the city
driving the tmid ones to the cellar or
the featherbed. supposedtobe safe
places in time of electric storms
Lightning entered two of the cars of
the Waterville 81 Fairfield Street Rail
road and burned out the connections
making it necessary to lay the cars off
for repairs, but no one was injured.
The frisky fluid also entered the large
foundry establishment Of of Webher
& phiIbrook and tried conclusions with
the large electric dynamo that fur
nishes power for the plant and the re-
suit was the collapse of the dynamo
which will cost considerable for re-
pairs besides the shutting down of the
plant for an uncertain number of days.
When the rain began TO fall it came
in earnest. 1t resembled a cloud burst.
The rain was accompanied by hail, the
like of which never visited this section
Of the State before. Pieces of frozen
snow or ice We're picked up that meas
ured two and half inches in circum-
ferance. Glass was broken in several
places in the city. In one place, that OF
Pierce's photograph studio % lights OF
glass were broken. The hail storm con-
tinued for about u minutes doing
much damage to the fruit and garden
crops The loss in this direction can
not be estimated. Mr.. Boston, super
intendent OF the HollingSworth &
Whitney pulp mill. tells the Journal
that in Is minutes the water at the
company's head showed a gain of q of
an inch.
Reports have come in from outlying
towns 10 the effect that several build
ings have been struck and burned, but
there is no authentic information in re-
gard to it at the present writing,
Farmers complain that the storm broke
down many acres of corn and ;sfain
which viii die unripencd.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
SMITH SUCCEEDS GRANT.
And President Is Asked to Appoint Grant
Minister to China.

New York, Aug 1.--CoI. George Moore
Smith of the G9th Regiment, n. q. S. y.
y, has been appointed By Mayor Strong
to succeed Col. Fred ID. Grant on the
board OF police commissioners. Col.
Grant resigned, yesterday. because he
did not approve of certain police methods
in obtaining evidence against dssolute
women.
President Mckinley. 1t is ascertained
was requested. a little over six weeks
ago, to appoint Col Fred d. Grant to be
minister TO China, To succeed Minister
Denby. who WAS appointed by President
Cleveland in his first administration. and
held over under President Harrison
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
WILL VISIT THE PRESIDENT.
Mr.. and Mrs. WhiteiaW Reid Invited TO Be
Guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley.

New York, Aug. 1.-The President inn
mediately ON learning of the arrival of
Hon. Whitelaw Reid teIegraphed an in
yitation TO himself and wife TO make a
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley ut their
country retreat on Lake Champlain. be-
ginning next Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Reid have accepted the invitation. Later
Mr.. Reid will visit Hon. John Sherman,
the secretary of state. One or two pre-
tended interviews with Mr.. Reid were
published Immediately on his arrival. but
they all have been repudiatcd. Mr.. Reid
absolutely refused TO be interviewed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
S|eep p

Induced by the use OF coca, opiate or mar
cotic compounds is bad, decidedly bad.
They undermine health and shatter the
constitution and the patient is steadily
growing into worse condition often
resulting in the terrible slavery and
misery of the cocaine and opium habit.
Sleep induced by the use OF Hoods Sarsa-
parilla does not perhaps come as quickly,
but 1t comes more surely and more per-
manently through natures great restor-
ing and rejuvenating channel purified,
vitalized and enriched blood. This feeds
the nerves with life-giving energy and
builds up the system and constitution
from the very foundation OF all health
and life-the blood-pure, rich, red blood.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
ENORMOUS HAY CROP.
New England, Middle and Western, Report
the Largest Crop Tor Years.

Canajoharie, N. Y. Aug. Reports
received from the New England, Mid
die and Western states by the Hay
Trade Journal shows that the condi.
tional average of the hay crop to be 81,
that OF the whole country y2h, with >
per cent. increased acreage, indicating
the largest crop grown in many years.
ON this account it is thought there
will be large attendance at the ma
tional hay convention to be held at
Pittsburg. Aug. 10, II and II.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
The Temperance Situation at Lewiston.

Lewiston, Aug. 1.-Rev. y. j. Wheeler
in lecture at Auburn hall, this after
noon, roundly censurca the county OIL
cials and Lewiston city government,
Tor attempting TO remove ConStabl
league and Dionne for enforcing the
prohibitory law. The remarks were
greeted with applause.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
A NEW HAMPSHIRE MURDER,
Norman Dacost Shot and Instantly Killed by
Geo A. Staples.

Gorham, N. H., Aug. Norman
Dacost, aged about "A years. and single,
was shot and instantly Killed by Geo.
A. Staples at the Perley Low place on
the main road eight miles from the
Waumbeck house in Jefferson and four
from the Ravine House in the town of
Randolph late Saturday night.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-08-02
Maine Pensions.

Washington. Aug. 1.-The following
Maine pension changes resulting from
the issue of July IL, are announced:
Original. Flanders S. Hodgdon, Cor
nish. Original widow, Charlotte w.
Reed New Gloucester