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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11

The opposition to annexation is
irving to force a vote on the treaty,
feeling confident Of its power to
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11

Liars may be classified into three
grades. First, the common liar;
second, terrible liar; third, the min
ing expert.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11

General Blauco's mission to the
Cuban rebels has proved fruitless.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11

Dr. St. Gylais Walters writes
that he and Mrs. Walters expect to
return to Honolulu next month.
They were to leave England last
month by the S. S. India, and pro-
ceed via Suez, Colombo, etc.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11

A Raymond and Whitcomb ex-
cursion party is due here in April.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11

"Lawyer, said the Latins, "are
persons who sell their words and
anger for m Money"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11

The "Favorite," under Billy Gun
ningham is in the lead for prime
Seattle Beer and fine liquors. Every
day the finest, choicest and speciest
lunch is available on the Favorite's
sideboard. The patron who calls
on Billy will never go away mad.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11

To men at least we may accord
This doubtful consolation,
If marriage isn't quite a fraud
It's miss appropriation
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-11
Perfect Safe.

If your money, jewels, bonds
or stocks are safely sh lved
in one of the safes manu-
factured by the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
Ihenries of Tides EXnlninrl.

Professor q. II. Darwin, in his fifth
lecture in the Lowell Institute course.
explained the causes of daily high and
low tides. when the moon is over
any spot on the earth the water il
drawn up toward it by the force it e>-
erts, and ut the point directly opposite
ON the other side of the earth the
water is also raised in the form ui II
big wave,' said Professor Darwin.
Between these points ON either side
of the earth's circumference, the ocean
is depressed, the moon thus tending
to form apheroid of the waters and
giving rise to two high or two low
tides in the course of one revolution
of the earth.
$50 understand the bi-monthly
spring and neap tides, We must take
into account also the effect of the sun
on the oceans. The force ryerted by
the sun is 26-j9th> rs powerful as that
of the one moon, and when there is
Il full moon OF IL new moon the force
of both bodies is acting together. and
gives rise to the condition known as
spring tides. But when the moon is
half way between new and full, way
ing on waning, the force ct the sun is
acting Mt right angles to that of the
moon. As the sun eyerts about hat
the power of the moon over the ti,les.
the difference between the effect of the
two acting together and in opposition
is about rs three to one, so that tn"
tides arising from the conflict of the
force of the sun and moon are only
one-third rs great rs the spring tides.
These minor tides are called nenp
tides.
The observed fact that high tides do
not occur when the moon is overhead.
but several hours later, was explained
as due mainly to the comparative
shallowness of the oceans and tn the
different velocities of all points of the
earth's surface between the maximum
of %, 900 miles day ut the equator
and zero at the poles. Boston Trans
cript.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
Oueer Treatment for Rheumatism.

The Russian peasants, more espe-
cially those residing in the neighbor
hood of Moscow, have n peculiar and
original method of treating for that
bane of mankind, rheumatism. Many
cures, even in very bad cases, are, it
is claimed, effected by making the
patient take ant baths.
The manner of preparing these
baths is as follows: An anthill is
sought, and when found, II sack is
filled with ants, ants eggs, and If it
be considered necessary, certain
quantity of the earth which composes
the hill. The sack is then closed her
metiraly and carried to the home of
the sufferer. A warm bath is already
prepared here, and the sack is plunged
bodily into hot water. Soon the latter
begins to give off peculiar pungen t
odor, characteristic of formic acid
The bath is now ready for the patients
IMMERSION. The action of the bath on
the skin is one OF intense irritation,
a nj the result seems to be II drawing
ont of the evil, and the consequent
disappearance of the rheumatic pains.
1t is advisable for any one who may
he tempted to try this remedy to be
careful not to remain too long in the
ant bath, as the consequences might
be total disorganization of the skin,
which would peel of, due to the
violent action of the ant bath.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
FIGHTING FOR MILLIONS.
Will of DIR. Evans, the Dentist, to BE
Contested.


PAR $, France, Dee. 3o-The contents of
the will Of DIR. Thomas W. Evans. the Ameri-
can dentist, who died here worth millions.
has been made known 10y DIR. Crane, his life
long friend and partner. After making be-
quests to more than thirty relatives. the total
of which amounts to less than $780,
900, DIR. Evans leaves all the rest of his
estate to the "Thomas w. Evans Museum
and Institute of Philadelphia" The value
of the estate. which is in real estate
stocks and bonds, is estimated by the execu-
tors to be about $4,000, 900. Relatives will
make u determined fight to break the will.
DIR. Evans left two wills, the dates and pro-
visions of which are identical. one being
drawn up under the American form and
the other in French form. Both documents
are entirely in his own handwriting and
each one covers eighteen pages of legal cap.
OF these individual requests the largest
beneficiary, the testator's nephew, Colonel
Muller. who is also one of the executors of
the French WILL is left $4,000. The only
one Of DR.. Evans near relatives who does
not come in for share of the estate is II
nephew. DR.. John Evans. also n dentist,
created Marquis Doyley by the pope. Dr.
John Evars is mentioned in different clauses
of the will rs disbarred from any participa-
ton in the distribution of the estate. flor
reasons. the testator says. (which he and
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01

A snails tongue is really one of the
most wonderful things in nature, and
if larger animals were endowed with
as destructive an apparatus in the way
of IL tongue, in comparison to their
size. it would he dreadful thing, says
the Chicago News.
A snail's tongue is literally II saw,
mud u handsaw at that. 1t is long and
covered over the entire surface with
teeth so minute that 30, 600 of them
have been counted ON tongue. The
tongue is kept roled up and only
ahont II sixth of the length used at II
time. When the teeth Of this section
become dul lanothe section is uncolled
and used. This is kept up until the
entire tongue has been used, when 1T
is coiled mp again and fresh start
made, for the teeth on the unused part
have in the meantime grown to he as
sharp rs ever.
The roof of the mouth is as hard rs
bone, aud any substance that is to
be cut is drawn between the tongue
and this hard roof aud literally sawed
or rasped off.
A man with knife could hardly
trim of IL leaf aud leave II cleaner OF
straighter edge than the snail leaves,
and there is nothing of the proverhla
slowness of the snail in it's work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01

The Sahara is very large country,
some parts of which are much de-
pressed, while other parts are very
high In the central and southern
parts are mountains and tablelands
ranging from 500 to 1000 feet above
the level of the sea. The lowest part
of the country is in its northern part,
and there is large tract filled with
salt lagoons, which is from so to 100
feet below the sea level. This tract
was no doubt in remote times part
of the Mediterranean sea, to which
it was joined by the gulf OF Gabes.
The deposits on the coast in the lapse
of time made the arm of the sea an in
land lake, which, being fed by no in
let's, in the natural course of things,
was dried up by evaporation. An
other tract, also below sea level, is in
the eastern half of the Sahara, south
OF the tableland of Barca. This last
low country was also probably once a
part of the Mediterranean, joining it
west of the modern delta of the Nile,
at the head of the Gulf of Syrtis
Major.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
The Glow Worm u ROentgen Ray.

The glow-worms light is said to
have been shown to he due to the
emission of rays similar to the Roent-
gen rays. A story is current to the
effect that 300 glow-worms were
caught near Kioto, Japan, recently
and placed before Photographic plates
screened from the light by several
thicknesses of black paper, together
with plates of brass, copper an alu-
minum piece of cardboard with
hole in it was placed between the
metal and the Photographic plate, and
for two days the arrangement was
kept in dark chamber sheltered from
all foreign light. On developing the
plate it was found to be blackened,
except on the part opposite the hole
in the cardboard. The rays of the
glow worm would appear, therefore,
to penetrate metal and excite lnmi-
mostly in cardboard. When there is
nothing between the sensitive plate
and the glow-worm the rays are said
to behave like ordinary light, but III
traversing some metals and cardboard
they seem to acquire properties like
Mat of the Mays, or it may be that
the glow worm emits Y as well as or
binary rays. This story savors con-
siderably of the improbable.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
SUICIDES TRAGIC END.
Bismarck Witness why Public Gam
bling In Germany Was Abolished.

bling In Germany Was Abolished.
A former croupier at the old gam
bling establishment at Baden Baden
tells the following story of the origin
of Prince Bismarck $ antipathy to gam
bling. 1t is in the approved style OF
the penny novelette,.
I'm 1865 number of princes and
statesmen were at Baden Baden, and
the season was Il very brilliant one.
The gambling saloons were always
crowded. not only by theregular gam
blers, but also by diplomatists One
tall figure attracted general attention.
He was IL man of vigorous physique,
who wore II short gray riding cont and
generally large SLOUGH hat. He was
the Prussian premier, Won Bismarck.
He sometimes stepped up tn II table.
staked five narole ons, went ont with
out awaiting the result, and returned
from time to time to see whether he
had lost or won. In the former case
he staked the five napoleOns again,
but never more. One day North
German Baron, on his wedding trip
with his beautiful wife, played so
daringly that he created Il general SEN
sation. He won ut first. but soon lost
large sums, and played more and more
wildly. His young wife strove in
vain to tear him away. At last he
feverishly staked several thousand
francs, and everybody, including Bis
marck, watched the result. He lost
again, turned to his sobbing wife and
whispered something in her ear, where
upon they both left the saloon. A re-
port was suddenly heard. He had fired
n bullet through his head. Beside his
corpse stood his beautiful young wife,
her eyes wide open. A terrible cry
suddenly rent the air and she fell to
the floor as though struck by light
ming. Bismarck exclaimed: "rhis
scoundrelly business must be put Il
stop to. >"
A few years afterward all the public
gambling establishments in Germany
were abolished. -London Standard.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
MCKINLEY AS SANTA CLAUS.
Fight UncOnd tiOnal Pard Ons Grant
ed to Federal Prisoners.

WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 30-Uncondi-
tional pardons have just been granted by
the president to United States prisoners,
as follows: Samuel L. Duncan OF Kentucky,
convicted of passing counterfeit money, and
sentenced March 8. 1897. to eighteen months
In the Ohio penitentiary. Junot d. Suxton,
cashier of the postotlice at Minneapolis,
convicted Of embezzlement, and SEN
fenced September B., 1896, to three
years and six months in the Mime
sofa state prison. A. G.. Allison of Pennsyl
yania. convicted of fraudu!ently using the
mails. and sentenced to IL months in the
western state penitentiary of Pennsylvania.
George W. shepherd and William Shepherd
of Iowa. convicted of burglary of a post
office. and sentenced June .. 1897, to two
years in Iowa pcnitentiary. Dan Par
ker of Wyoming, convicted OF rob-
bling the mails and sentenced on
April "a. 1891. to the penitentiary for life.
This was the case when q carrier was
"held up. the robber securing but :one cent,
Hamilton II. Norvell of New York, convicted
OF embeMling postal order funds and sem
fenced on May II, 1897. to Is months In the
penitentiary. William f. Burr, Jr., cashier
OF st. Louis National bank of st. Louis. NO.,
convicted of violation OF the banking laws
and sentenced on Jan. 20, 1896, to five years
In TIE penitentiary.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
OLD CUSTOM MODIFIED.
Papa Does the Whipping and Gem
orally Does 1t Well.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. 30-The old
whipping post with notifications has been
resurrected in the case of incorriSible youth,
and the wall of the youthful Offender Is
heard, but instead of the sheriff or his dep
uty administering the ilogging, that duty
devoives upon the sire of the youthful cul-
prit. Judge Winfrey of the police court is
responsible for again bringing into active
use an almost forgotten custom. For some
time he has been puzzled what to do with the
Youngsters brought before him-bad boys.
Indifferent to parental cOntrol-whO were
under arrest for malicious trespassing and
other offences of like nature. Usually the
parents of the defendants were poor, and
compelling the father to pay fine be-
cause of the misdeeds of an unruly boy
struck the judge asa hardship. Finally
1t occurred to him that an old law per-
hitting lawbreakers to be logged ut tho
whipping post had never been repealed.
At his suggestion Il cell in the rear of the
city prison has just been fitted up and sup
piled with manacles for the hands of the
victim, and stout strap completes the out
severe by Judge Winfrey. After Il
boy is found guilty of misdemeanor
he is confined in a cell until pater-
famiias can be found. In due time the
father presents himself at the bar Of
Justice, and is given his choice of three
courses. Either he must pay line or see
his heir go to prison Or administer sound
tlogging to the boy in the presence OF an
officer of the court, whose duty II is to see
that there is no sham about the punishment
In few instances Is there any doubt in
the minds of the parent as to the proper
course to pursue. As u rule he Is just in thu
proper frame of mind and the court mentor
seldom had cause to complain that the strap
is not applied with sufficient vigor. The
humane society has felt impeled to inter-
fere, thinking that the whipping post was
inhuman and the punishment not fitting the
crime. The learned court. however has
seen fit to adhere to its policy, asserting that
1t was less inhuman to give bad boy n we'll
deserved cudgeling than it was to compel II
hard-working father to spend one or two
weeks wages in getting him ont Of trouble,
not counting the deprivation to his family
such expenditure called for SO far as the
experiment has proceeded It has worked
like charm,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
WIFE BEATING UNPOPULAR"
Or so Judge Newburger will Try to
Make 1t.

NEW YORK, Dec 3O-Actor Edward j.
Radcliffe, who after Il long trial was found
guilty of assault on his wife, has been sem
fenced to six months in the penitentiary.
His counsel. after vainly endeavoring to
secure q new trial. said that there was some
justification for the assault. whereat Judge
Newburger looked at him in establishment,
and observed: Il am surprised to hear cOun-
sci make such statement" The judge then
said, after referring to the recommendation
for mercy made by the jury: Wife beating
may be popular in some countries but not in
Anne, lea. propose in your ease to mete out
such punishment rs will serve as u warningto
others that they must not repeat an offence
of this kind" Later in the day Supreme
Court Justice Dickey, sitting In White
Plains, granted u stay Of proceedings In
Ratrliife's ease. Argument rs to whether
the stay should be made permanent will be
heard in Brooklyn next Monday. IN the
meantime Ratclfre will remain In the Tonlbs.
II his motion is overruled he will be taken
to Black wells island and put to hard labor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
BIG WHEEL co. ASSIGNS.
Assets Far Exceed Liabilities =
HOped to Resume.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dec 3O-The Over
man Wheel company of Chicopee Falls has
made an assignment for the benefit OF the
creditors to Henry H. Bowman, president OF
the Springfield National bank. Albert Fl:
Overman is president of the company aud
the principal owner and he has given out
statement showing that on Nov. last the
assets were 81 1913. 900 and the liabilities
S539.O The liabilities are largely in
notes. held principally In Boston. Mrs.
Overman furnished $4,000 to pay
off the help and the factory was
closed. One week pay Is still due tho
help. A meeting OF the creditors will be
held on Friday and m attempt will be made
to reorganize and continue the business.
The company already has advance orders
amounting to S25O.OO0 The Overman com
pany has been in business in Chicopee Falls
for over ten years. and Is one of three or
four largest manufacturers of bicycles in the
country. When running full. nearly 1000
men are employed. and rs skilled labor Is
required. the wages paid are very high.
About three years ago the manufacture or
general sporting goods was added. All the
goods manufactured are called Victor.
The company Is organized under the laws OF
Connecticut, and the capital stock is
S250.000
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
FAMOUS FIRM FAILS.
Safe Company Said to BE Not II Safe
Company.

HAMILTON, o., Dee. 30--William and
Moses Mosler of the Mosler Safe and Lock
company of this city have filed a suit in the
common pleas court for the appointment OF
a receiver for the Herring-IIall-M Marvin Safe
and Lock company, rs far rs their propert,
is located in Ohio. Plaintiffs say the com
puny also has Il factory and place Of business
in New York. that most Of the stock is
controlled by a committee of trustees for
the purpose OF voting the stock and
controlling the business, and the company
has pledged and delivered large part of
its personal assets for the purpose OF prefer
ring creditors. Other than the Ohio credi-
tors threaten to have a receiver appointed
for the Ohio assets and thereby place them
under control OF foreign jurisdiction.
where they will be frittered and wasted
away. The total indebtedness is about
$500, 900. The assets Of the company, the
receiver states. are $3.50 900. and there is
no danger of insolvency. The fight is be-
tween eastern and western creditors who
have been unable to effect an organization.
The Moslers own 1853 shares of the capital
sock ut 800 a share. The receiver is now
in full control of the Ohio plant. The Her
ring Hall Marvin Safe company was incor-
porated under the laws Of the state of New
Jersey In 1892. with a capital OF $1,000, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01

During the past few months the specula-
lions of Joseph Letter in the Chicago wheat
pit have brought him prominently before the
country. He is scarcely thirty years OF age,
but he is termed 'the king OF the wheat
pit" In the past few months he has shown
tricks to the O4d heads Of the wheat pit.
Joseph Letter is son OF Levi N. Letter, the
rich Chicagoan. The fathers fortune had
its start as country merchant and later
was added to through successfully conduct
ing large department stores in Chicago. Six
wears ago Joseph Letter. then "a years OF
age. graduated from Harvard university.
Many thought he would become profess
sionnl gentiema an, but these were dsappoint-
ed. His father thought there was business
In the youngster and placed million dol
great many things, but gradually gained
valuable experience. He began to study
conditions which produce results and has
since succeeded In his financial flights.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any ease of atarrh that cannot h. cured 10y
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY X Co., Toledo, q.
Ne the undersigned. have known +. j Che
ncy for the last Ii years. and believe him par
fectly honorable in all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any "biga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST a. TRuAX, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
Ohio.
WALDING, KlNNAN 4 MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken nlcrnallN act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price. 1M. per bottle sold by all Druggist.
Halls Family Pills are the hest.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01
FOSTER FIERCELY FOUGHT.
Maine w. C. Il. u. Protests Against
His Rpa OOOtutnlent,

BATH. Me-. Dee. 3O-The W. c. I. U. Of
Oxford county has made Il formal protest to
Governor Robi. against a reappointment
to the bench of Judge Enoch Foster. The
strong point made is that he is notoriously
unfathful to his marriage vows and is at
present "keeping"-and has been for six or
seven years-thS 22-year-old daughter Of a
local barber. Allusion is also made to his
relations with "a certain court official
under his jurisdiction whereby the business
of the courts ha, heen muoh retarded.
Judge Foster has been deposed from the
Congregational church. He is living with
his second wife and has a son in college.
He has an honorable war record and is called
one of the ablest members OF the Maine bar.
He Ia the recipient not only Of denunciation
but Of sympathy The Sagadahoc county
bar has just given him complimentary
supper.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01

A man of peculiar ideas is George WAN
derbiit He has an income which is ample
and he lives comfortably. He is repnted to
be worth twenty millions of dollars. He
spends about twenty thousand dollars year
upon himself and ten times that sum in
charities. He is studious aud Il great lover
of books; is unassuminy and has n passion
for curious books and rare things in scner-
al. He has recently taken pui !, life insur
ance policy for 81 ,000,OOO Some years ago
he thought he would like to give his life to
newspaper work and became n reporter at
modest salary. He gave up his work. not
because it was too hard, but because he
worked too harl at it. He is simple in his
ideas and habits and enjoys his quiet rra J.
ing more than any other possibility of his
wealth. He is popular in society and is
much sought at entertainments, though 10
cares little for social functions.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-01-01

RLIPHALEr MOTT POTTER. d. d., LII. d.
The selection Of Eliphalet Mott Potter as
president of the Cosmopolitan university. by
John Brisben Walker, seems to give friends
of the proposed institution the idea that 1t
will be Immediately and markedly success
full. He was born In Schenectady, n. y,
Sept. 20, 1926. His father was Bishop AlOnzo
Potter. He graduated at Union college in
1861 and at Berkely Divinity school In 1869.
He was ordained u deacon by his father in
1862 and was made a priest in 1865. He was
engaged in missionary work in the Lehigh
valley and In 1865 became rector of the
Church Of the Nativity at South Bethlehem,
Pa. From 1866 to 1871 he was secretary and
professor Of ethics in Lehigh university
and was also assistant rector at Troy. He
was elected president of Union college in
1871 and chancellor Of Union university in
1873 In 1884 he resigned and accepted q
call to the presidency of Hobart college,
which he resigned last year. He received
the degree OF d. ID. from Columbia In 1871
and Of LII. D. from Williams in $780,