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CHANGE OF CLIMATE.
Very often 1t Is Injurious Rather
Than Helpful to the Sick.

At the American Genealogical asso-
citation a number of papers were read.
DR.. Z. f. Ingals, president of the asso-
citation, believes that patients should
not be sent from home unless their
financial and social position is such as
to render the journey and sojourn easy
and agreeable. In the first stage of
pulmonary tuberculosis patients should
seek high altitude, as a rule, where
the atmosphere is as warm as praetica-
BILE; in the second stage to medium
altitude; in the third stage, if any
where, to a low altitude, and in most
instances, a dry atmosphere. DR.. j. NJ.
Taylor called attention to the "dis-
tinct harm wrought upon highly sem
sitive organization thrown out of bal
ance by a prolonged residence on the
seacoast or in high mountain regions"
Also to the unfavorable results from
crushing from place to place" DR..
Sanger Brown said: I'm debilitated
states of the nervous system, attention
with such disturbances of functions as
simple melancholia, neurasthenia, neu-
ralgia, insomnia and hysteria, high
altitude and the seashore are contra
indicated, and while generally in such
cases clear, cold climate is most bene-
fetal. a few cases do better in mild
climate. After certain degree of i'm
provement has taken place this may
frequently be advanced by sea or even
mountain air"
The subject of climatology is being
advocated as part of the curriculum
of medical schools. At present stu
dents are left to educate themselves in
this particular as best they can. Many
valuable lives have been lost and
healths ruined by persons going to
climates unsuitable to their eonstitu
lions. 1t is hoped that before long a
patient may be able TO consult with his
doctor on his choice of country with
some coufdence.-Chicago Inter Ocean,
The first southern state which has
passed a bill permitting women law
yers IL Alabama.
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He Used His Religion.

"Onest upon time when they had
a big distracted meetin goin on down
there at old Pilgrims Rest there was
a mighty revivement in the church and
u gracious outpourin for all. Some Is
or 20 come out from the lost and ruint
world and got over on the right side.
And old man simps Corley was in
amongst the rest.
NOW, UP to that time, as everybody
knows, if you had burnt the woods
and sifted the ashes in the hopes of
findin a more reckless and wickeder
man than Simps Corley-well, Rufus,
the thing jest simply couldn't be did.
But henceforwards after that the old
man was way yonder different, and |
do raley think he was tryin his leVelest
to walk upright and faithful in the
ten commandments to the best of his
ability.
Hit was along in the next followin
spring and summer when a tremendi-
us long and hot dry drought swept over
the country. All the rain signs failed
and failed and failed-the crops looked
like they would naturally take fire and
burn up-and from general appear
ments it seems as if the country was On
the highway to the pluperfect ruina-
ton.
AT that time old man Simps was
Twin over there on the Ridge, farmin
it on that thin red land, and the dry
drought was bearin down particlar
hard on him. Up to then, from what
he told me with his own mouth, the old
man never had used his religion any
to speak of-that is to say, Rufus, be
was keepin it as somethin that would
do to die by, but he never had made it
count for anything in this life so fur
as he could recollect. And now, in
that terrible bad case of pushency, he
lowed he mought as well to see if he
couldn't put it to some good use. So,
consequentially, he put in and went to
prayin for rain, and he kept it up for
two days and nights hand-runnin, off
and on. Then jest before daybreak the
secont night a storm riz and passed
over the ridge. But it fetched more
wind than water-only a light sprink-
lin of rain and a whole passle of wind.
Bless gracious, it blowed down the old
mans ginhouse and blowed two miles
of his fences down. 1t blowed his corn
down to a dead level with the earth,
and all but took the roof often the
dwellin house over his head.
Next mornin old man Simps come
by our house after Andrew Jim to go
and help him put up the fences and
save the scatterin remains of his crop.
He up and told us all about the prayer
meetins he had helt and the storm
which riz the night before.
"'Reckon there must of been mis-
take somewheres along the line, Aunt
Nancy says he, loollin powerful bad
puzzled and pestered about it. Dad
blame the luck, want prayin for wind
i was prayin for water
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END OF TEXAS CATTLE BOOM.
Survivor of n Once Great Race Recall
ing the Past,

Once there was in Texas race of cat
tie barons who were the kings of the
state. / met one of them the other
day, relic of the glory of the past. He
is seedy now, and broken down, but he
was glad to talk of the times when he
was great. Eyes" said he, 1--WE ran the
state while we were ait it. When we
wanted free grass we went to Austin
and got it. The legislature did not dare
give us anything else. The water
courses were ours, and the cowboys
were our feudal serfs. We called the
farmer who wanted the range opened
up a 'nester,' and proceeded to drive
him out when we could not induce him
to go peaceably. Why, we had ban
uuet. 500 of us, at Dallas once, which
cost SIS, 900; but what did we care? We
had the steers on all the ranges, and
they were worth $22 a head, and were
going higher.
cone night there was feast of the
cattlemen, and they made many foolish
speeches. There was present governor
who had said. that the state did not
want any more immigration. A young
newspaper man was there, too, and
they made much fun of him because his
paper had been finding fault with the
arrogance of the cattlemen. At last
he arose and read us a lesson. 1t was
severe one, and it hurt He told us
that we might laugh then, but the day
of reckoning was at hand, and the man
with hoe would do us up. You may
kill him. he said, but il you do, to-
morrow there win be two men with
hoes looking over the barbed-wire
fence. Kill them, and there will be four
men with hoes there. Kill them, and
eight will appear. 1t Is not in the ma
ture of things for the land that will
raise 20 bushels of wheat TO be given
up to the pasture of a fve-dollar cow.
Mark what l say. In 20 years the man
with a hoe will have you on the run
"He was right. 1t was the end of the
cattle industry's boom, and since then
we have been trying to do business on
a business basis. The man with hoe
cut the fences and is the power in this
state to-day" Such was the story told
me by the Texan, and il is true repre-
sentation of the affairs of the great
commonwealth of the southwest.-N.
Y Post
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CHRISTENING THE QUEEN.
Considerable PerpIcxity Over Cho.c'
of Name.


One of the longest of the many jubilee
articles is that by Emily Crawford.
Following is her account of the queens
christening, which was ga source of end
ess frietion;"
II was decided to have it in the great
1rawing-room at Kensington palace.
Emperor Alexander l., the prince re-
gent, the dowager duchess of Goburg,
and the queen of Wurtemburg (princess
royal of England) had expressed readi-
ness before the birth to be sponsors,
and the duke of York, Prineesses Au-
gusta and Mary to be proxies. The
names should have been, in the natural
course, Alexandria Charlotte Geor-
giana Augusta Victoria, the sovereigns'
names leading off, and that of the high
est sovereign prevailing for everyday
use and in the signature; but the regent
protested that he, in England, was
above no matter whom. He was sorely
Jealous of the brilliant part Alexander
played in Europe in 1914 and 1915. IL
was feared he might not come to the
christening, or, if he did, that he would
behave badly. OF course, the gold font
was fetched from the tower, and velvet
coverings from the Chapel royal. The
archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by
the bishop of London, was to otiiciate,
and the proxies were to be the guests
of the duke and duchess Of Kent at
dinner. The ceremony was to come oil
ON the day the infant was a month old.
When the date came around, all was
ready for so important an occasion;
but uncertainty had not been cleared
away about the regents intentions.
lie arrived when the prelates were ready
to begin. Anger was in his eye as he
entered the drawing-reom. The arch
bishop feared to set him going. When
the naming passage of the ritual had to
be got through, he blandly asked: by
what name does It please your royal
highness to have this child ealledP"
No answer was given. The primate
had been told by the prince that he
liked good historical English names,
that every one could understand. What
better name, he thought, than Queen
Elizabeth's. He mildly suggested
elizabeth" "On no account" said the
prince regent. Charlotte, after your
royal mother and the childs royal
aunt?" "Certainly not" The duchess
Of Kent relieved her feelings by flood
of tears. Princess Mary kissed her, and
the baby cried. This spurred the mild
archbishop. "What name is it your
royal highness' pleasure to command"
.What's her mothers name?" "Vic-
toria," answered the duke of Kent; but
his intervention was met by an irate
look from the regent. The duke OF
York, seeing that the christening must
be fastened forward il it was to be
got through at all, took it on himself
to say: "Alexandrina Victoria" And
so the queen missed being known in
history as orgiapa.-Contemporary.
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She Found Him at Last.

"You recollect the Callinses, don't
you, Rufus?" Aunt Nancy went on as
she scratched match on the seat of
her chair and lit her pipe for the third
time. "And of course at any rate
YOU recollect Miss Mittie Callins, the
old maid of the generation. Now, while
Miss Mittie never has mated off and got
married, through many long and
weary years she has been lookin for
man. Every night the good Lord sent
since she come grown she has looked
under the bed for man. Well it does
raley look to me like if l was huntin
for a man / wouldn't have much
hopes of fndin one under the
bed. But it would seem as if Miss
Mittie was horned to live in hopes if she
died an old maid. AS reglar as the
nights rolled around she would say her
prayers and then look under the bed for
a man. And one night about three
weeks ago bless the heavens If she
didn't find him.-found him under the
bed, too. From the news ruther think
Mis- Mittie was sorry she found what
she was lookin for-so suddint and sur
prisin' like. She screamed and tainted
and fell over in it, By the time the old
lady and the boys got to her room the
man was gone. He is gone till yet-no-
body knows where.
"That is all | know, Rufus. And that
is about all Miss Mittie knows. She
don't know whether he was young
man or an old mGn-ugly or fine lookin,
or only middlin She didn't even know
for certain whether he was white or
black. But she knows that whereas she
was lookin for man and she found one
and found him under the bed.
'Henceforwards since then Miss Nit
tie has quit lookin for men, but she
makes the boys go to her room every
night and strike a light and see if they
can find a man under the bed before she
will risk herself inside the door.
''Now, as to me, Rufus, don't make
out like | would break ard run from
man person. And don't try to make
people think wouldn't love to find me
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willing TO Return Visits.

"Some people have set your old friend
and fellow servant Tom Dick Simpkins
down as one of the men which had took
their seats way back by the door that
day, when they was passin around the
brains to the human family. But that
amt right. Rufus. Tom Dick amt as
smart as the man which writ the first
books, | know. Yet still, If l had to
take your old army musket and start
out to kill the native born fools and
idiots in this country, Tom Dick Simp-
kins mought live right smart whet
before it come his time to die.
along indurin of the spring one Of
Tom Dicks little boys had long sick
spell. They fed the little thing on sui
phur and molasses, and snake-root tea,
and wormy fuge and the like till they
saw that wouldn't fetch him through.
Then they sent for old DIR. Growder.
For about three weeks the doctor was
there at least onest a day and some
times every night tendin on the child.
Finally at last the little boy took turn
and got better. When the doctor quit
the case he made out his bill and handed
it to Tom Dick. He charged so much
for the medicines and so much for the
visits he had made. The medicines
didn't run up only three dollars, but the
sundry and numerous visits stacked up
scmethin over 500. Tom Dick looked
at the paper and handed the doctor
three dollars.
"That's all right, DOCTOR says he
I will pay you spot cash for your medi-
cines, and if I live I will return your
visits.
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where women May Marry often.

Among the lofty mountain peaks in
northern Thibet may be found a peo-
pie, both hardy and brave, whose laws
are among the most peculiar in the
world. This region is one of the few in
which polyandry 10 a custom. The
young man who aspirss to the hand of
a young lady must arrange with her
parents as to the amount of money he
can turn over to them in case he is ac-
cepted as the girls husband. If he hap
pens to Zoe very wealthy he may make
her his exclusive property. lfnot other
young men may make offers, and the
girl may become the wife of quite a
number of husbands. Marriage in this
part of the world is entirely matter
of money. The custom is not estab-
lished by law and is believed to have
arisen at a time when the men were
much more numerous than the women.
Chicago Chronicle,
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A Light supper Indeed.

A Springfield (Mass.) gentleman who
is fond of playing practical jokes upon
his wife, no matter who is present
gave a little party the other night
asking his wife to provide a light sup
per. In due time the guests were
ushered to the dining-room, to find on
the table simply a dozen kerosene
lamps, brilliantly burning. The joker
is not so fond of eight refreshments
as he WAS
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DISTRIBUTING SEED.
Over Twenty Million Packages Have
Been Sent Out.

Over 20,000,000 packages of vegetable,
flower and field seed have been distrib-
uted by the department of agriculture
during the past spring. This distribu-
ton has given each member of congress
10000 packages of seed at total cost
of $130,000. Over a million of these
packages were flower seed, and nearly
300, 900 field seed, the balance being a
great variety of vegetables. In the en-
tire distribution nearly every variety
of vegetable known to the agricultural
lists was distributed. There were 80
varieties of beans, ten varieties of beets,
23 varieties of cabbages, IL varieties of
carrots, 10 varieties of sweet corn, Is
varieties of cucumbers, 30 kinds of let
tuce, 10 varieties of muskmelon, II
kinds of watermelon and Is varieties of
onions. The entire amount of seed dis
tributed was sufficient to plant an
area of 1855 square miles, or about six
times the size of the District of CO.
lumbia.
This is the largest distribution of
seed ever attempted by the department
Of agriculture, and it is said that seed
men all over the country are complain
ing that they do not make sales to farm
ers and others because they are getting
all the seed they want free from the de-
partment of agriculture.
The distribution of seed in 1898
amounted to $500 packages for each
member of congress, at a total cost of
66,54s; in 1894 each congressman got
10000 packages, the entire cost to the
government being $4,000; in 1895 the
number of packages of seeds distrib-
uted was the same as in the previous
year, but the total cost was reduced to
SAY, 900. In 1896 congressman got 49,
600 packages each, and the government
paid SS0,500 for the lot During the
past spring each member of congress
has received 10000 packages of seeds,
for which the government has paid
$3.50, 0oo.-Wa Washington Star
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that seem like they had plenty of re-
ligion, but never could make it count
up for anything. Or at any rates, il
you never did l have noticed plenty of
that sort, first and last.
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man-providin could find the right
sort, and find him at the right time in
the right place. But I'll be blessed
If | have ever yet thought about lookin
under the bed for one.
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ms over there in the
hill country, Rufus,
put me in mind of
the furious hard
times old man Simps
Corley had along
that time, :" says
Aunt Nancy Newton
to me that night
after supper. You
have saw people be-
fore now. | reckon.
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Tbev Destroy Microbes.

A French woman says that thyme,
lemon, mint, lavender, eucalyptus and
many other scents and perfumes are
a great aid to health by destroying the
microbes in the air.
The Van Buren press., 1897-08-14

She-Did you fall in love with me at
first sght2
He-It dates away back of that.
fell in love with you the minute l heard
OF you, Miss Bullion.-Puck.
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"Lispin Labe'so Philosophy


"The very next time you git up wrong
end foremost in the mornin, and start
out for greet fret and swivel, Rufus,
| want you to recollect what Labe Wal
ler-Lispin Labe, as all the boys are
won't to call him-told his store keeper
one day last spring, and let the other
man lose the sleep.
"To start with Labe amt no great big
shakes as a farmer nohow. He works
hard, but he trades so reckless and
heavy. In that way he has been drop
pin behind considerable and runnin
his store account up considerable
from time to time and from year to
year. One day late in the spring he
went to Bob Willis, his store keeper,
and put in his claims for another turn
of fertilize. Mind you now, Rufus, he
had already got five turns and laid in a
whole lot of groceries, and Bob was
ruther nervous for fear he would wade
in so deep till he never could touch
bottom no more.
"'Looks to Inc like you mought pull
through on what you have already got,
Labe,' says Bob. If l was you
wouldn't wade too deep in debt. Amt
you skeered it will pile up so as to give
you too much worriment? Seems to
me like if | owed MS much as you do,
and had no more to show out with, it
would break into my rest and make me
lose sleep
"'Now, Misther Width, don't you
pesther your mind about that. You
never will hear tell Of Labe Waller
lothin any theep in regards to his store
account. No, thir, no, thir! You are
the man to 10th all the theep, Misther
Width. Yeth, thir, yeth, thir. 1t
amt my time of year for lothin theep.
No, thir, no, thir! And l must have
another turn of fertilize. Yeth, thir,
yeth, thir.'"
And now Aunt Nancy Newton-may
the tribe increase-has returned back
home to the old Panther Creek settle
ment. Raley and truly l do wish that
dear, delightful old soul-thanky bag,
pipe and all-could live forever and a
few days over. And at any rates, when
her time comes, hope she may be in
Heaven two weeks before the old Devil
ever finds out that she is dead.
RUFUS SANDERS.
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NELL heard her father was a skip
per.
Belle-What, sea captain?
Nell-No; bank cashier.-Philadel-
mia Record.
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OUR AUNT NANCY.
Tho Plain Cd Female Lady with
Mouth.
Tells the News from Down OF
Panther Creek - She Found
y Man Under the
Bed.

"Them stories which you have told
N regards to the weather PRAYER meet
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Hoyt's new farce win be called "a
Run for tbs Train"
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The first southern state which has
passed a bill permitting women law
yers In Alabama.
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p. S.-Allow me to thank all those
kind friends, far and near, who have
sent me the poem l asked for, "Man
Wants Little Here Below" by j. @.
Adams. 1t gratifes me to learn that
so many are better versed in literature
than l am, and thank them for their
kind consideration of my ignorance
b. A., in Atlanta Constitution.
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ARRIVALS.

Thursday, July Q.
AM brig w. G. Irwin, Williams, J.
days from San Francisco.
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IRRIGATION NOTICE.

Holders of water privileges, or those
paying water rates, are hereby notified
that the hours for irrigation purposes
are from to o'clock a. m, and from
4 to o'cloc1 p. m.
II. Holders of water privileges on
the slopes of Punchbowl above Green
street, and in Nuuanu Valley above
School street, are hereby notified that
they will not be restricted to the irri-
cation hours of to a. m. and to 6
p. M, but will be allowed to irrigate
whenever sufficient water is available,
provided that they do not use the
water for irrigation purposes for more
than four hours in every twenty -four.
ANDREW BROWN,
Sup't. Honolulu Water Works.
Approved:
j. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Honolulu, III. l., June II, 1897.
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I'LL ALONG THE DOCKS
BLOWS STRUCK ON THE SHIP
ROANOKE.
Second Mate Beats a Sailor-W. G.
Irwin Arrives In Fast Time-Go Gossip
of the City Front.

Tha Louis, Capt. Hatch, got away
on full breeze this morning.
The Mary L. Cushing is about ready
for sugar. She will probably get stiff
fleming tomorrow.
The dredger has hauled into the
lower bay, where she will dig out the
bank that has formed off Brewers
wharf.
The Kinau was crowded with pas
sengers when she sailed, shortly after
10 o'clock this morning. They are for
the most part people of leisure, in
search of rest and recreation.
The British ship BrcnhiIda hauled
alongside the Irmgard this morning,
| Iolani clears. when she will take The
berth at Brewers now occupied by
the latter vessel.
The story printed in a morning pa
per to the effect that the Marion has
been ordered back to Mare Island is
denied by Lieut.. Storey. She is now
undergoing extensive repairs and can
not be moved.
The Irwin is now lying alongside
! the Alden Besse at the Oceanic wharf.
AS soon as the BESSIE is loaded, and
the Roanoke drops astern to take her
berth, the S. n. Castle will haul out
of the jog, where the Irwin will lie
up and discharge.
There was a row aboard the Roam
olle yesterday, which resulted in the
second mate knocking down sailor
by the name of Bagley. Blood flowed
from Bagley's nose, and he carried it
up to the Consulate, that Consul Gen
eral Haywood might see it flow.
The w. G. Irwin, Capt Williams,
made port last evening, II days from
! San Francisco. The Irwin left Sa1
Francisco at noon on the 9th ult, 2S
hours later than the Irmgard, which
arrived here Wednesday, and was only
beaten by the fast barkentine by a
few hours. The Irwin brought 600 tons
of general merchandise. consigned 30
| w. G. Irwin & Co. William Bicliel, I.
S. Dyar, Harry n. Dennison and Mrs.
May Dennison We're the only passcn-
gers.
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PASSENGERS.
Departed.

Departed.
Per Stmr. Kinau-For the volcano:
Miss Buckley, Miss Lawrence, Miss A
Krusen, Miss Cora Albright. Miss
johnson, Mrs. r. Krouse, II. C. Hether-
ington, B. Cartwright, Jr., Admiral
Beardslee and wife. For Hilo and way
ports: Theo. Wolff, Miss Ella Quinn,
Miss Julia Quinn, Wilder Wight w. A.
Giles, Mrs. j. b. Gibson, Miss Hope
Kinney, Edward Dowsett, NJ. ID. Mon
sarrat, Miss Kiwaha. Miss Kalei EVA
like, Mrs. c. A. Brown and two child
rem, Mr.. Baugh, F. w. Damon, Mr.
Wong, A. w. Peason, and child, II. s.
Macy, Miss A. Lishman, Miss d. Lish-
man, Miss NJ. Creighton, Miss L. Mar
tin, Tong Hop, Charles Williams and
children, Miss Maltere, Miss Turner,
Miss Richardson, Rev. o. Fl. Gulick
and wife, Miss johnson, Miss Mullin-
ger, the Misses Motley, Judge Perry, n,
b. Lansing, L. c. Lyman and bride,
John Motley, C. f. King, British Com
missioner Halves, Mrs Craig, G. NJ.
Robertson, C. s. DeslIy, f. Weight,
Rev. D. Kunullau, and 65 on deck.
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There is no better ballast for keeping
the mind steady on its keel and saving it
from all risk of crankiness than business.
Lowell.
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DEPARTURES.

Thursday, July 70.
Stmr. Kinau, Clarke, for Maui and
Hawaii ports.
Stmr Kaena, Parker, for Waialua
ports.
Stmr. Waialeale, Gregory, for n
auea, Kilihuai, and Hanalei, at p. m.