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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-05
a sPooK SEEING.
chorus Girl ia the Lyric 90.

You can't exactly call me a
"Spiritualist" said Katherine
Govlisch of the big Boston Lyric
Opera company to Chicago
Herald reporter, "because l do
not give any particular faith much
attention, but when / see things
with my own eyes, no one can
scoff or talk me out of it. 1t is
very well to pooh-pooh lot of be-
liefs that don't meet your own
views, yet ! would not care if all
the theorists in Christiandom
ridiculed my story, seeing is be-
lieving. have had some very re-
markable experiences yet do not
pretend to explain them.
j was sitting in the dressing
room of a theatre with six other
members of the Boston Lyric
Opera company one night after
an opera performance last July.
The dressing room was cheerfully
lighted, for there was a terrible
rain and wind storm outside and
we had decided to stay in the
theatre until the storm abated.
1t was the night of the awful tor
nado at New Richmond, Wis. We
were then playing in Minneapolis
about forty miles from the place
where the storm struck the
hardest.
There was a young woman with
us who had but recently married
railroad man whose run was ON
the Wisconsin road. one of the
lines that ran through the fated
village of New Richmond. We all
noticed her as she sat there silent.
ly looking into space, vacant
stare in her beautiful eyes. Each
one seemed to know where the
woman's thoughts were and there
was a sympathetic lull in
the conversation. Presently in
the midst of it all, and above the
mighty roar of wind we all heard
voice call the woman by named:
Hattie! 'Hattiew
The voice was weak and gut
teral as if calling from some dis
tance; it seemed just outside the
theatre. The woman sprang to
her feet and fled out into the
rain. We all followed.
Her young husband wac never
seen alive after that night, in fact
he was killed in the cyclone at
about the same hour we heard
his cry.
The mother of one of the chorus
girls in the Boston Lyrics is far
above the average in mental abili-
ty and before her marriage was a
teacher in young ladies school
near Boston. OF her three child
rem, two were boys. One died
when six or seven years of age,
the younger boy and girl survived.
This girl and the dead boy had
been extremely devoted to each
other. Yet, after the death of the
boy his sister never seemed to
miss him and does not to this day,
and when alone in her dressing
room of the theatres where the
company plays, members of the
opera company often hear the
chorus girl laughing in childish
glee. Several times when quest
ioned she has answered that her
little brother is again with her.
Once when passing the dressing
room the costume woman of the
Boston Lyrics was about to throw
q big pile of costumes on the floor,
when the girl screamed out.
'Don't! Don'tl you'll hurt my
little brother, Don't you see him
playing there Oh the floor"
There is no question but what
the chorus girl is6ementally all
night and has talent for music
almost amounting to genius and
possesses one of the best DISPOSE
tions and voices in the entire
chorus"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-05
BY AUTHORITY.
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
voSoLuLu Oct, 2, 1899.

Notice is hereby given that
E. r. STACKABLE, ESQ,
has this day been appointed Collec-
tor General of Customs for the Hs-
waiian Islapds, vice Richard Tvers,
Esq., resigned.
= (Sigued) t'ENRY E. COOPER,
Minister a. Finance, All interim.
I3.0-3t
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-05

Coroner Chillingworth aud a jury
is holding an inquest over the body
OF q Hawaiian (name unknown) who
died suddenly tbie morning. No
details are obtainable yet,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-05

The monthly inspection Of the
police took place this morning in
the presence OF Attornye General
H. f. Cooper.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-05

We always understood that Attor.
ney-General Cooper was Que OF the
enthusiastic opponents to the sale
OF opium in any shape or form and
that he fought the opium license
law tooth and nail. His depart
ment is daily asking for severe penal
ties against the poor Chinese who
are found with pinch OF opium iE
possession and the fines for the viol-
tion of the opium laws make AZ i'm
portsnt item in our revermes. The
copfscated opium now on hand
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-10-05
Timely Topics.

Honolulu. Aug. re, 1899.
just received a large assort
ment of
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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
COSTUME OF SILK SCARF DRAPEfaEs'
instance, which is taken from he New

instance, which is taken from he New
York Sun, over very plain oversklrt
aud trimmed with black Erail in con-
ventional designs. The coat is one
OF the shortest, and short even as re-
CARDS the elongated front, which can
be called long only because the back
is 80 far from that. The way in
which the braid is applied seems
more in keeping with the idea Of
the tailor-made gown than does the
wandering floral pattern that is often
used. Mink fur lines the high collar,
and mink plays an important part on
the lat, where it forms the crown.
The charms of black and white are
to be seen in all extremely plain but
very fetching gown. The skirt of
black cloth is unrelieved with the ex-
ception of row of white stitching.
The dainty little bolero is bordered
by a row of the white stitching, too,
and is fastened with buttons of black
and white. On the revers aud collar
another note is brought to bear, for
they are faced not with white, but with
delicate corn -colored material. The
toque brings the black, the white and
the yellow into combination by using
black and white plaid with narrow
line of the yellow running through
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
Three Of the Seasons Triumphs.

Three OF the Seasons Irlumphs.
On many models lace motives are
mingled and form part of the appliqued
garniture. The arrangement requires
taste, but when properly treated the
effect is absolutely charming. To look
its best the shade chosen for this style
of trimming must not correspond ex-
actly with that of the dress, but in
preference be shade o. two lighter
when the lace which accompanies it is
white. and darker in the case of black
lace being chosen. One of the most
striking costumes of the season is
shown in the large engraving. 1t is a
piece-dyed robe with scarf draperies
of fancy material. and is from the Dry
Goods Economist. The costume on
the left of the large engraving repre-
sents tailor-made princess robe of
Dresden blue satin de laine, trimmed
with a scroll design*u steel beads. A
similar adornment conceals the back
seam on the skirt and corsage.
The central figure shows a
rich silk visiting dress of ''roseau'
green, with side panels OF handsome
cream-colored renaissance lace, framed
on either side Dy three FOLDS of dark
green velvet. The bodice, which
ibulges slightly in front, but without
ifullness, has bretelles ano epaulettes
of the same lace, which terminate al
the shoulder seam. Cuffs of the same
at the wrists. Small embroidered
cambria collar with long "Regate'
crayat of roseau- green silk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
Tho Crusade in Brief.

The American homo will be in danger as
long as the American saloon Is allowed to
remain.
As "no d1unkard shall enter the king.
dom OF Heaven" drunkard makers-liquor
sellers and license voters-are recruiting
agents for the pit.
The daily papers report another riot at
Honolulu involving over l00 drunken
American soldiers, ashore from transport
bound for Manila.
During the past year there have been
forty-three murders In San Francisco and
1853 suicides. This is fearful record and
can largely be traced to the liquor curse.
When q man contemplates murder he
fortifles himself with liquor.
You may differ as to the methed OF abol.
isbtng the saloon, but be sure that the way
You vote does not please the saloonkeeper
and give him the protection that he ASKS
Never In the history OF this or any other
republic did an organization of Ubiquitous
greed defy u government Of the people n:
does the American liquor power OF today.
It Is not In the United States nlone that
the question OF alcoholism troubles those
who think seriously OF the welfare, the
health and the strength OF the young
population. Germany has now fallen In
liDe, ana LEADER III tne WoFelneul "SaiuSt
excess is tho rector CT the University Of
Gonp, Herr Rooster.
Dansh liquor and murder and suicides
will BIZ reduced to the minimum.
The supply OF liquor in England, accord
ing to Il London paper, is not IN the least
likely to fall short. The quantity OF spirits
now accumulated in bonded warehouses iD
Great Britain is more than leo, 900, 900 gal
Ions. 1t is calculated that this would pro
vide for forty-eight hours flow OF the
Thames over Teddington Weir.
1t looks as If temperance were to be the
fac.or In the future, a temperance not
merely OF total abstinence, which always
nrcues fenr Of ones own powers OF self-re.
straint, but the sobriety OF perfect indiffer.
epce aud moral strength. II only this ad.
mirabls fashion could filter down to the
lower classes, an enormous stride in civlli
zntIon would have been effected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
ACUTE sRRCaiN SALE MANIA.
Room Filled With Unopened Package
Found in Home of Dead Woman.

Room Filled With Unopened Packages
Found in Home of Dead Woman.
Miss Ann Erskine, who died few days
ago In Kansas City, Mo-. was one OF the
most eccentric OF women. She was wealthy,
and most OF her money was In Govern nent
bonds, which were kept In strong box at
her bankers. Every week or 80 a clerk
from the hank would carry the box to her
home, and she would examine her papers.
The strangest of her recent eccentriclties
was her fondness for buying things at bar
euin sales. She was close reader OF the
papers, and when she saw bargain sale
advertised she always ordered her carriage
and attended It. She bought freely of
everything which happened to strike her
fancy. She would always take the parcels
home in her carriage Once she got In the
house she lost interest in her purchases.
They were piled in n vacant room, and were
never even opened.
After her death this room was found
nearly filed with these purchases, wrapped
and tied :ust ns they were when they left
the counters. Not one had been disturbed.
There were hundreds OF bundles, and the
examination Of n few showed that they
cost thousands OF dollars. The contents
made up such a nodge-podge OF remnants
OF odds and ends however, that their value
to the estate will be little.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08

certainly are worn. Of course they
should be the exclusive property OF
the youthful and slender, for ample
proportions find no strength or refuge
in their straight trying lines. Every
thing except a dress coat, that fairly
lays itself out in it's gorgeous revers,
buttons we'll up onto the chest. with a
ay front, too, ana there, only a few
inches below the chin. opens back with
modestly small silk-faced lapels.
Again, everything except a dress
scat, the eccentricities and preroga-
lives of which will be dwelt upon later,
has pockets, plenty of them, and for
roe service designed. A Raglan
pocket, for instance, when it is nobly
planned, has right-hand slip in its
skirts that opens into capacious silk
ined pocket, and then there is, on the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
GODS MESSAGE TO MAN..
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS.

suddenly-A Prayer OF Gratitude-Christ-
ianity Moves Onward-Through Fail
ure to success-subjusation and Real
ization-God Fills All Space.
No time for q last farewell,
No time for the shock of fear,
Scarcely q moments halt on the shore,
With the guide and the boatman near
Dear, how surprised you we're to so,
With nothing to suffer, little to know.
Only moment OF dark,
A dream OF the fleetng night,
And then the beautiful break OF day
And the quiet peace Of the light,
And you found yourself, where you longod
to stand,
In tho calm repose OF the Fatherland.
Did they know you were coming-they
Who had won in the race for home?
Had they heard that the Lord had sent
The message for you to come?
Perhaps to the friends whom you loved was
given
The joy to make you at home In heaven.
But I know that you would not wait
So near to the King Of Grace
Until you had gained your hearts desire
TO look on your Saviour's face.
All, victor! whose triumphs were nobly won,
There was no delay in His kind"Well DONE"
You had learned your lessons in pain,
There was nothing to fear at last.
Dear, am very glad for you
That all the trouble Is past.
And would that as swiftly and silently
Some day the summons might come to me.
Marianne birmingham, In Christian World
London,)
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
A PRAYER Of Gratitude.

Great Head Of the universal church, whose
presence Is our Joy and crown and whose
spirit guides US onward into truth, we bless
thee for the loving fellowship, uplifting
thought and helpful opportunities Of these
days OF counsel and fraterual Joy. Blessed
be thou, who hast put 1t into the hearts OF
thy servants to speak good words and hast
enabled multitudes tu hear and profit. In
the coming Of our brethren thou hast also
come as guest and friend. May the bles-
sing Of thy presence work for truth and
righteousness In this community. So
guide our hearts that the good seed
may spring up and bring forth fruit
to thy glory; so guard our minds
that no misunderstanding or false view Of
truth may lead US from the way. Enable
us In our home going to share the good
which thou hast sent with those who In our
absence have carried burdens for US, or
been busy in the quiet work OF every day for
thee. Give US fresh strength for duty,
simpler faith and an enlarging hope. Thou
art our king. o Christ, and all Is Of thee In
teaching and in life. Bless abundantly thy
churches. Help them to bear true witness
to thy name and to manifest thy glory In
the life OF faith. Amen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
Rack Velvet Much Used.\

Black velvet is seen in some form
on nearly all light gowns. Bands
across the front, in many cases, ap-
pear to fasten the skirt. Others, again,
have O wide black velvet band from
the centre of high stock, secured in
front by buckle. The favorite way,
however, is to thread white lace with
narrow velvet and use the lace as
trimming. Entire gowns are made OF
this velvet, threaded with Insertion,
sewed deftly together.
A beautiful toilet of ecru guipure
has two small capes covering the
shoulders, the one over the other.
These and the standing collar, also of
guipure, are threaded with very mar
row black velvet. A torsode of blacl
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
Through Failure to Success.

Look along any path OF life at the statelt-
est figures walking In 1t. They are, most OF
them, figures Of men who have failed moro
than once. Yes, any path at is very
WELL" said Fox, the great English orator,
"very we'll for a young man to distinguish
himself by a brilliant first speech. He may
90 on, or he may be satisfied. Show me a
young man who has not succeeded at first.
and has yet gone on. and will back him."
Miss Alcott wrote and burnt, and burnt and
wrote, until at last her Little Men and
Women came ont OF the fire. BY the failure
in art,by the failure in s'":nce, by the failure
In business, by the failure In character, IL we
wrestle on. we win salvation. But all de-
pends upon that IT,. The hard lot called
poverty. ignorance, narrow conditions, acci-
dents, Is waiting to give US, after the strug-
gle, temperance. diligence, fortitude. con-
centraticn But after the struggle: that Is,
as we wrestle with those conditions, these
elemental powers are walked In US and
slowly trained, and at last are le.t ours
our instruments by which to carve out LIES
success and happiness W. C.Gannett.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
Subiupation and Realization.

There are Two ways In which we may
regard the process OF religion in the soul:
One is to consider it as the accomplishment
of the long task OF subjecling the lower to
the higher, or the eradication Of evil. The
other Is to regard 1t as the realization OF the
divine in the soul through reinforcement OF
our best in the struggle for character:
The latter Is the true view 1t Is NOT
true to the utter exclusion OF the Tor.
mer for 1t does include it. But the first
view is negative. 1t approaches the soul
from the standpoint OF essential dualism.
It gives the weight OF strength to the evil at
the very start. The second view asserts the
divine potentiality OF the soul land maintains
that the god is supreme even in the struggle
for realization against the sinful tendencies
of the heart. 1t Is thus positive and de-
cares the victory to be within the grasp OF
the GOOD
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
CHAPEL CARS IN THE, WEST.
They Are Used by Railroad Employees
For Divine Services.

Chapel cars are familiar feature on
many western railroads. They are In uni
vsrsal favor with the officials OF the roads,
who invariably grant free transportation
for them and Tor the two missionaries who
go with each cur. The car is equipped rs
u church, and is sidetracked In the little
towns along the line OF the railroad. 1t Is
ordinarily abont eighty feet long, with 4
saventy-foot body, which is divided into u
iifty-foot chapel capable OF seating 100
persons, and a twenty-foot living compart-
nept. The ears cost about $500, and are
fitted with slH-wheel trucks, air brakes ana
whistles. favorite place fo- stoppaSr IS
the large carshops Of the road, where the
car will he sidetracked for noon meeting.
The men troop in in their shop clothes,
and, after = short service, are dismissed
with Il book or som" OF the literature when
the missionary distributes in their hands.
The division superintendent say that the
men drink less and work better since the
chapel cars have been around.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
Errnm,nous Coal Deposit In Nebraska.

A vein Of bituminous coal OF remark
able quality, something that Nebraska has
never possessed, has just been discovered
In Dakota County. in the northenst part Of
the State. For many years there has been a
provision Of the Nebraska statutes Offering
Il reward OF $4,000 for the first discovery OF
Il marketable vein OF soft coal no less than
twenty-six inches thick. Many efforts have
been made TO earn this reward and coal has
been found, but never in the required qnan.
tity. The vein in Dakota County Is re-.
ported to be upwards Of fifty inches thick
and is encountered ut depth Of only nine.
ty feet. A sample OF the coal, sent TO the
Governor along with the eIni;n for tho re-
yard, is OF an excellent qualify.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
NIanv Kinds of Ribbons.

There was never greater variety IN
ribbons, and greater numbers OF them
than ever before are made to draw up
with a thread at one edge into rufties,
There are many varieties of narrow
ribbons for dress trimmings, and
among these, Persian designs and
colors predominant. The wider Persian
ribbons and silks are twisted around
the crowns of light gray felt outing
hats
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
THE GREAT DESTROYER.
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT THE
VICE. OF INTEMPERANcE.

Tho blossom on His Beak- cesult Of the
Policy OF Restricting Rum Shops to a
Small Section OF MInnespolls-An Ex.
pertinent That Promises Well.
10 can tell you what the time Is at the
Sunday Islands when
The clock is striking at Liverpool;
He can give you all the facts concerning
Cortez and his men,
Ho was always taking medals when al
school.
But
His clothes are old and torn,
And his manner Is forlorn,
he says that lite's a failure at the best;
Once the brightest boy In town,
He is ragged now and down,
And a hopeless heart Is beating in his
breast.
Hs can quote you scenes from Timon, he Is
full Of ancient lore;
He can name the consultations In the
sky;
He can tell you just how far'it Is from here
to Singapore,
How all the wars were waged and when
and why.
In spite Of all he knows
He Is full OF wants and woes,
de finds the world cold and cruel place,
And he drags along the street
As II weights were on his feet,
Aud something more than Time has marred
his face.
he can talk on any subject with glibness
that Is fine;
Ask for dates and he will tell them right
away;
His memory is marvellous, IN fact, It Is "a
mine
Oiuseiul information" so they say.
But
His clothes are old and torn,
And his manner Is forlorn-
There's blossom brightly blooming on his
beakl
Once the brightest boy In town,
He Is ragged now and down,
With a dirty growth OF stubbles on hi.
cheek.
s.. E. Klser, in Chicago Tlmes-Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
Intemperance an Obstacle.

Mr.. William Hopkins OF Boston, deliv-
cred an address on "Charlty-A Field for
Young Men" before the annual convention
of the, Catholic Young Mems National
Union, held In Newark, N. j., recently, In
the course OF which he said
"The evil Of intemperance THE NEST
fearful obstacle for charity workers to bat
tle against. Moral suasion Is perhaps the
most powerful influence upon the unfortu-
nate debauchee; and as wrote this paper
only last week the Massachusetts, total alb
vocated semi-anuual parades to impress the
youth OF our city with the beauty OF right
living and the wisdom OF abstemiousness;
but" he added, "Iet US be temperate In all
things, temperate not only In our food and
drink, but tolerant also In our opinion OF
others and consIderats OF our neighbor's
point OF view"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-08
Unloading Drunka.

One OF the better temperance lessons can
be learned at the South Ferry station OF the
elevated roads late Saturday evening. Be.
tween 10 and II O'Clock the incoming trains
are laden with home.golng Staten Island
ers, and 1t Is ono OF the unpleasant duties
OF the station men and guards to remove
the "drunks" from the cars. Men in a
beastly state OF intoIication are picked up
by head and legs and toted out to be
dropped on the platform as II they were 80
much trash. The employees OF the road act
with amazing gentleness, their faces usual
ly broadly grInninS as one after another
sot Is delivered Z. o. b. But It Is sight to
turn Young man from liquor II he has
any sort OF soul in him.-New York Press.