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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-21

METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
by the Government Survey, Published
Every Monday.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-21

1852
The herald., 1898-05-01

forward, 10 feet, 60 inches; freeboard aft,
13 feet. inches; normal displacement, H.
525 tons; mean draught, % feet, inches;
horse power, 1900; capacity Of coal bunk
ers, 1900 tons.
Her armament is ample, as will be OBJ
served from the following: Batteries, main,
four 13-inch breech-loading rifles; fourteen
6-inch rapid-fire, breech-loading; second
airy battery, seventeen 6-pounder rapid-fire
guns, four 1-pounder rapid-fire guns, four
machine guns, one field gun. The four
above water torpedo tubes are placed two
on each broadside amidships and will fire
through an arc of 60 degrees. The four 49,
inch guns are mounted in pairs in two bal
anced barbette turrets Of Harveyized arm
or fifteen inches thick, augmented on tho
slanting faces by two more inches.
Two of the 6-inch rifles will be placed
amidships on each side, firing through an
armor citadel Of steel. Below on the main
deck, behind casemated armor amidships
four more Of these 6-inch rifles will SUBJ
stitute a broadside battery. Forward Of
these guns, one on each side, with six
inches of armor plate for protection, two
6-inch rifle Parrots will be located. The
secondary battery Is placed in such por-
lions of the ship as need it most. The arnl-
or belt, sixteen and half inches thick, will
protect the hull at the water line. It's
mean depth is seven and and half feet.
This belt will extend from the stern to
abreast the after barbette, and will MAIN
tain maximum thickness from that point
forward to the forward barbette, gradually
tapering to four inches at the stem.
The herald., 1898-05-01
PHILADELPHIA, April %.-(special

PHILADELPHIA, April 26.-Special
Correspondence to The Herald.) Under
orders from the war department, work is
being rushed on the Alabama. Now on the
ways at the Cramps shpyards she is rap
idly approaching completion, and when fin
hold the honor Of the American flag.
The Alabama will be different from the
battleships Indiana and Massachusetts.
with which those who have seen the North
Atlantic squadron are familiar. The double
deck turrets that mark the battleships or
dinarily will be missing. The smokestacks
but according to the style of our English
cousins, athwartship. This will remove
the somewhat topheavy appearance which
has been considered the one drawback to
the graceful outlines of the Indiana, the
vessel that Fighting Bob Evans termed
the finest fighting machine a1oat.
Heretofore there has been a marked Diff
ference between the cruiser and the battle
ship even to the Impractical eye This diff
ference. barring the smokestacks, will be
greatly lessened by the absence of the dou-
BILE turrets. 1t is declared by naval experts
that the Alabama will be beauty, and 1t
is further claimed that as a speedmaker
she will outclass even the Iowa. The gem
eral dimensions and principal features Of
the Alabama are as follows: Speed, II
knots an hour; length of load line, 36S feet;
extreme beam, 70 feet, 20 inches; freeboard
The herald., 1898-05-01

From the top of the side belt up to the
upper deck the sides will be protected by
five and half inches of hardened steel.
backed, below the main deck, by belt Of
cornpith cellulose and full coal bunkers.
Athwartship bulkheads twelve inches
thick will run forward to the barbettes
from each end of the thickest part Of the
side armor and on top of the four walls SO
formed fiat protective deck 2.31 inches
thick will rest. Below and within the space
embraced by this heavy steel box will be
placed the engines, boilers, magazines and
shell rooms.
Slanting decks, running from the top Of
the heavy, athwartship bulkheads to the
stem and stern, will form the continuation
of the fiat protective deck. This deck will
be four inches thick aft and three inches
thick forward. The ship will be propelled
by two triple expansion engines, each in its
own watertight compartment, having cyl
inders 1856, 81 and rs inches in diameter
Eight boilers, two in compartment, pro-
vide a working pressure of $50 pounds. Blow
ers in the fire room maintain a forced
draught.
The Alabama will boast of two fighting
stations. One of them will be just beneath
the chart house and will be of steel ten
inches thick.
The cost of the Alabama will be fully
s10O0,00O less than the government antici-
pated when 1t advertised for bids 1t would
be necessary to pay. She will, too, be one of
the first ships finished, built under what is
called non-speed bounty. In other words,
no matter how fast she goes, the makers
The herald., 1898-05-01

won't receive penny in the way of bonus.
Despite this fact, it is declared that she
will be the best finished and the most COM
modious in point of accommodations for
officers and crew Of any of the vessels of
which the government is the present pro-
prietor. The number of men she will car
ry, exclusive of officers and including ma
rines, will be 800. Although her speed is
estimated at seventeen knots, those who
have been watching her construction are of
the opinion that she will do much better
than that, though that is fairly fast speed.
Said an official Of the Cramps to me the
other day:
keep your eye on the Alabama. We
have turned out some crack vessels for the
government, but there is one which will
bear watching. Mark you. she will create
a great sensation when she gets into run
ming trim, as did her famous namesake
that flew the stars and bars. In my opin-
ion, when completed the Alabama will be
the best battleship ever built. In appear
ance do not think she will be equal to
some of the other ships Of war, but when
it comes to speed and utility and conflict,
give me the Alabama. She is like one of
those girls that never would shine in the
butterfly circles of society. but who knows
how to look after her home. 1t will be a
great day for shipbuilding in the United
States when she is launched"
The Cramps are reticent as to the prob
able length of time which will be neces-
sary to consume in completing the Ala
bama, but 1t is certain that they are push
ing work upon her very rapidly.
The herald., 1898-05-01
Boxing the Brides Ear

In Lithuania, province of Russia, it Is
customary that the brides ears should be
boxed before the marriage ceremony No
matter how tender-hearted the mother may
be, she always makes it point of admins
tering a hearty smack to her daughter in
the presence Of witnesses. and a note Is
made of the fact. The mothers intention
is kind one, though the custom itself is
bad. The reason for it is to protect the
The herald., 1898-05-01
No Fear Of Waste

The following conversation took place
next door to us in Lord street, Liverpool:
IT have sent for you," said the man of
the house, because the pipes need looking
after. There is n leak somewhere, and a
big lot of gas going to waste"
NO" replied the gas inspector, medita-
lively; "maybe there's leak somewhere,
but there isn't any gas going to waste
You'll find it all in the bill."-Answers.
The herald., 1898-05-01

19-Lynx Qinks), eve (you), gnu OSnew), |
boar (bore), hare (hair), hart (heart), bear
(bare), doe dough-, tapir (taper), deer
dear, gorilla (guerrilla), roe (row), toad
Gowed).
20.-The bargain store.
The herald., 1898-05-01

bride should her marriage prove an unhap-
Ply one. In that case she will sue for di-
vorce, and her plea will be that she was
forced into the marriage against her will,
and on that score the verdict of the Judge
will be in her favor.
The herald., 1898-05-01
Wine From the Sahara

Algeria now exports to France some H.
100000 gallons of wine, as one of the results
of the irrigation which has reclaimed 49,
100000 acres Of the land from the Sahara
desert and filled it with beautiful and fruit
full GASES, whose area is extending yearly.
The herald., 1898-05-01

the top, with diametrcal tube inside
the hole in the outer casting being at one
side and that in the top of the box at the
lowest point of the cylinder, so the tube
only registers with one aperture at time.
The herald., 1898-05-01
THEHERHLD'S PUZZLES

21-BELLIGERENT LETTERS
Tween 3 and N the row began,
Till both were done a somber tan;
AS it progressed, tween and D
A motley mob came up to see.
Proceeding then, tween G and L,
1t ended in an erie yell;
To C and N, by parting them,
It brought a glitterng diadem.
By joining and N in strife,
1t threatened once to quench out life;
And when it came to f and N,
A scowl was all resulted them.
Twas bitter war tween and M,
A countless legion greeting them;
Tween D and + its fiery count
Produced a mite like Aesops mount
When it broke out tween and D
They both collapsed upon the lea;
Then, winding up tween and D,
To them the trophy we decree
WILLIAM WILSON.
ga BOYS KINK
Our little Henry rushed into his fathers
office eXclaiming: ooh, Papa, such Won
derful thing! Charlie Hunter tells of man
that went fishing and caught four fishes on
his own land, two on his sisters, one on
his Cousins, two on Mrs. Parkers, four on
Mr.. Smiths and five on Mr.. Carriers. He
was sure that he lost no fish, yet they all
counted up only twelve. How could that
be?"
Papa was puzzled, and Harry's explana-
ton was rewarded with a bright silver half
dollar. ROBERT.
23.-CHARADE
'Turn, turn, my wheel! Turn round and
round,
Without pause, without sound"
hal CHI do
"This clay, we'll mixed with mari and sand.
Follows the motion of my hand"
The potter, as we understand.
Said to the clay. "ONE, TWO"
Then came a boy-a needless sloven-
Put the TWO into the oven;
He caught up dainty cup and BOWL
Upon his tray they shook and jingled,
AS If their shreds must soon ONE mingled;
And while his sinewy fingers tingled,
The potter cried out, 'WHOLE!'
M. c. S.
24-THE AGES OF MAN
/. The right age for train conductor.
2. The right age for surgeon. g. The
right age for a soldier. 4. The most COM
mon age. 5. The right age for q wedding.
6. The age of soup. z. The age for those
who cannot walk. s. Tho age of cracked
china and torn dresses 0. The age agree
able to sovereigns. 10. The age of refuse
vegetables II. A very uncertain age"
or deceptive age. 70. The age of our fam
lily. Is. The age Of trunks IA. The age
which easily hoists weights. 10. The age
of the nobility. 16. The age of fondness
and foolishness. DOROTHEA.
25.-ANAGRAM
HE FAM TAKES all that he can steal,
Which we declare is wrong;
'Twould crafty us should he feel
The arm of law so strong.
CAN'T TELL.
ANSWERS
1G-Close, lose.
Ill. N trusted (entrusted). g.. c date
(sedate). 9. M braced (embraced). A. B
held (beheld). S. X tended (extended). &. U
pass (upas). Z. X posed exposed). d
laid (delayed). O. A toned (atoned).
8.-Ho-use. -
The herald., 1898-05-01
United States Navy

HERALD demands readers purchased
for distribution among subscribers $4,000 Elegant En-
cravings including fine Coored one Views the Bps
Republic So has been the demand for them from Herald readers that
it impossible to keep supply constantly on hand.
These GIVEN AWAY Herald d-who
Subscription lin advance. We have
The herald., 1898-05-01

Burglar Proof Letter Box
Letters cannot be stolen from a new
mail receiving box which has cylinder in
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04

Strange Work OF Lightning.-The
London Lancet reports the remarkable
case Of the killing of Major Jameson
by lightning in a field near Guildford,
on August 25. There was but sin
gle flash and a clap of thunder. The
victim was found lying on his face,
dead, with his clothing torn to frag-
ments and scattered widely around
him. Even his undergarments were
rent to ribbons and scattered over the
ground. The soles of his boots were
stripped off, brass eyelet holes We're
torn out, and nails forced from their
places.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04

often we hear it said: eff had stopped
to think l should not have done it,"
The saturated mental solution needed
only the additional crystal to solidify
into action. AS long as we have the
power to stop and think" we have
not yet reached the danger line; we
are still master of the cause" The
liability to stop and think" on the
other hand, shows that we have be-
come the "slave of the effect" Thus
we find that the mind FORCES the fetter
and wears it, and that while wearing
it it can file through it by repeated
efforts of the will Here we have an
instance of a small Karmic cycle.
Further analysis reveals the fact
that as repeated thoughts become ten
denotes so painful experiences become
conscious and experiences in the aggre-
gate become wisdom, character then
being the result of the aggregate of
alize the value of right thinking "a
point theosophy emphasizes) and to
see why it is that he who succeeds in
raising the ideals of a nation is it's
greatest helper. We begin also to see
the scientific basis of the much-uused
and little understood proverb, "As a
man thinketh in his heart, so is he
Our Oriental brother expresses the
same ideal, Man is a creature of re-
Fiction" He becomes that upon
which he reflects. Therefore, reflect
upon Brahma" Herbert Spencer puts
the same thought into this form: Hi
man beings are at the mercy of their
associated ideas"
So, after all, we see in the law Of
Karma nothing new-just what Jesus,
said: with what measure we mete it
shall be measured to you again
the thought gains strength and new
beauty in the light thrown upon it 0y
the wisdom religion, theosophy.
X. c. H.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04
PEDDLERS IN MEXICO.
Why an Old Woman Wouldn't Sell All
Her Honey at One Time.

Why an Old Woman Wouldn't Sell All
Her Honey at One Time.
while travelling in Mexico a few
years ago l had a funny experience
with a Mexican vender which goes to
show what little business ability the
lower classes have" said E. F. Guig-
non of st. Louis. 'I was en- route to
look at some mines away up in the
mountains. At the station where we
left the train to take the stage l saw
an old woman selling some honey. She
did not have more than ten pounds Of
1t altogether and as it looked so good
| wanted to buy it all to take along with
us. I asked our interpreter to buy it.
Much to my surprise the old woman
would sell him but two boxes, claim
ing that if she sold it all to him she
would have nothing to sell to other
people, neither would she have any
thing else to do during the remainder
" the day."
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04
FADS I'm FLOWERS.

Florists shops abroad are much diff
ferent from the ones in this
country. In London, for ex-
ample, funeral freaths and EN-
blems are displayed in the windows.
with their prices attached. Some are
attractive, others very hideous. Lichen
is fashionable there for crosses and
wreaths, and from this grisly-gray
background Gala lilies and white roses
peer.
Set pieces, the gates, ajar," broken
columns and floral pillows, are always
painful, for, in the first place. the nat
ural grace and beauty of the flowers is
destroyed, and in the next there is no
excuse for the emblems. Flowers for
the dead should be scattered in care
less handfuls--then only are they COM
forters, with their graceful beauty un-
impaired. The modern custom OF add
ing to a death notice the words.
Friends will please omit flowers, may
be traced to the reluctance of the sur
vivors to be confronted with those
CHASTITY set pieces which have ragged 50
long.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04


Horticulture in Europe is much more
intensive than with us, says Prof. N.
G. Hansen in Iowa State Register.
Land is very valuable and labor cheap;
with us the conditions are reversed.
Hence this materially changes meth
DDS, and labor saving machinery is
the means by which we solve the prob
lem. Fruit trees in European nurser
les are planted close together both
ways so that cultivation by horse pow
or is impossible. Tree diggers are un
known. Everything, except blowing
is done by hand. On some plots even
the horse is banished and the ground
is prepared with a spade. Such meth
DDS of cultivation would of course be
improbable on our cheaper lands in
America. However, there is great
deal of value to be learned in Europe
in the horticultural lines. Extreme
competition has weeded out inferior
methods and appliances, and necessi-
tates a wide awake spirit everywhere.
Centuries of accumulated experience
under the same conditions have set
tied a host of their horticultural prob
lens, and the beginner finds the path
we'll marked and mapped out by his
predecessors. Here on our fertile
prairies of the northwest the condi-
lions of the soil and climate are new
to us. and more problems confront us
in all lines. But these very problems
make horticulture fascinating study.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04
ARE you TO LIVE IN ALASKAN
some Requirements That VIII BE Found
Indispensable.


The universal article OF diet in that
country, depended upon and indispens-
able, is bread or biscuit. And TO make
the bread and biscuit, either in the
camp or upon the trail yeast cannot be
nsed-it must be baking powder; and
the powder manufactured by the pro-
cesses of the Royal Baking Powder
Company, miners and prospectors have
learned, is the only one which will
stand in that peculiar climate of cold
and dampness and raise the bread and
biscuit satisfactorily.
These facts are very important for
every one proposing to go to Alaska
and the Yukon country to know, for
should he be persuaded by some out
litter to take one of the cheap brands
Of baking powder, it will cost just as
much to transport it, and then when
he opens it for use, after all his labor
IN packing it over the long and difficult
route, he will find a solid caked mass
or lot of spoiled powder, with no
strength and useless. Such a mistake
might lead to the most serious results.
Alaska is no place in which to expert
ment in food, or try to economic with
your stomach. For use in such a
climate, and under the trying and
fatiguing conditions of life and labor
in that country, everything must be
the best and most useful, and above
all it is imperative that all food sup
plies shall have perfect keeping quail
ties. 1t is absurd to convey over such
difficult and expensive routes an arti-
Gle that will deteriorate in transit, or
that will be found when required for
use to have lost a great part of its
value
There is no better guide to follow in
these matters than the advice of those
who have gone through similar expert
ence. Mr.. McQuesten, who is called
the father of Alaska" after an expert
ence Of years upon the trail, in the
camp, and in the use of every kind OF
supply, says: 1--WE find in Alaska that
the Importance of a proper kind OF
baking powder cannot be overesti-
mated. A miner with a can Of bad
baking powder is almost helpless in
Alaska. We have tried all sorts, and
have been obliged to settle down to use
nothing but the Royal. 1t is stronger
and carries further at first, but above
all things, it is the only powder that
will endure the severe climatic changes
Of the arctic region"
1t is for the same reasons that the
United States government in it's RELIEF |
expeditions, and Peary, the famous
arctic traveller, have carried the Royal |
Baking Powder exclusively.
The Royal Baking Powder will not |
cake nor lose its strength either on
board ship or in damp climates, and is
the most highly concentrated and eff |
,ient of leavening agents. Hence it is
to every Alaskan outfit.
It can be had of any of the trading
companies in Alaska, but should the
miner procure his supplies before leav-
ng, he should resist every attempt Of
he outfitter to palm off upon him any
If the other brands of baking pow
Ter, for they will spoil and prove the
'ause of great disappointment and
rouble.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04

Red Netting and Peacnes-A Chicago
correspondent of the Rural New Yorker
says: To say basket of peaches came
from Michigan is equivalent to declar-
ing that it contains a lot of green, I'M
wholesome fruit, topped with handful
OF moderate-sized peaches and covered
with bit of red netting to deceive and
defraud nobody but the packer. NO
body wants it at any price. The quick
est and most expeditions way OF max
ing basket of peaches unstable TO
Chicago customer is to cover 1t with
red netting. He knows at & glance just
what it contains, just as well as II ne
had ripped the stuff off and poured the
peaches on the table. The commission
man is lucky if he finds a purchaser at
10 cents per basket for such fruit. Even
retailers will not impose on their GUS
toners with such fraudulent packages.
What becomes of it? Italian vendors
of cheap fruit get hold of it and retail
it from push carts in the streets and
suburbs of Chicago. They are about
the only kind of men who can dispose
of it. Reputable grocers and market
men will not touch it, much of it goes
to the garbage pile, condemned by our
health officers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04
TRAINS FOR MISSIONS.
Medical Missionary and Training School
for Men and Women.

The Chicago Medical Missionary
al school of practical philanthropy just
established by several philanthropic
people, in the large building at 1925
Wabash avenue. Chicago until recent
ly occupied by the Home for the
Friendless) It's purpose is to prepare
Christian young men and women to la
Dor in city missionary and rescue
work, under the various missionary
boards. 1t will cooperate with all de-
nominations in helping humanity and
| responding to the cry of anguish that
comes from society's downtrodden and
outcast. Each course of study will
last one year, and includes unsectarian
Biblical instruction in Gospel princi-
pies, elementary physiology, medical
nursing, hygiene, sanitation, emer-
gency relief and practical philan-
thropy. The students spend part of
each day in classes and part in practi-
cal work, such as friendly visiting and
district nursing among the poor and
destitute sick, as well as holding cot
tage gospel and health meetings. About
one hundred of these meetings are now
being held each week. There are at
present one hundred and fifty students,
but there is room for at least five hun
dred in the building. Consecrated
young men and women are received as
students without regard to their creed,
provided they are prepared to devote
their lives to gospel philanthropic
work. Students are furnished with
room and tuition free of charge and
boarded on the European plan, costing
from 81 to SIPS per week for meals
and incidentals. The building is steam
heated and very comfortable. The in
structors are physicians, trained med
ical nurses and pnilanthropic workers,
all of whom give their services free.
There is in the building a free medical
dispensary, free BATH and laundry for
women and children, day nursery, free
kindergarten and Kindergarten, and
also a home finding department for
friendless men, women and children. 1t
will furnish Christian families all
the country with children to
adopt or men and women to work, as
well as care for the homeless until
placed in families. Sixty friendless
young girls have been rescued and put
in Christian homes in the past six
References: Rev. c. r. Henderson,
D. D., University of Chicago; Bayard
M. D.. Miss Jane Adams, Hull
House; DR.. Arthur Edwards, editor
Christian Advocate; DR..
Sarah Hackett Stevenson; or any lead
ng pastor in Chicago. For particulars
,all or address, Superintendent, 1926
Wabash avenue, Chicago, III.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04

and 1000 carcasses OF River P1ate NUT
ton, for conveyance to Cape Town. This
most noteworthy feature of this trans
action is that the meat could be pur-
chased in England at much lower rate
than in the countries of production.
Bees at gid per lb and mutton at 21ad
per lb free on board could not be sup
piled in the Colonies, but was procured
at home.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-02-04
England Re-ExportIng Meat;

The London Eng) Times says
How greatly the times have altered is
shown by the circumstance that last
week witnessed the inauguration of
the export of fresh meat (frozen) from
England to the Cape, the steamship
Nineveh having taken on board 1000
quarters of Bowen (Queensland) beef,