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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-08
FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 1899.
TOPICS or The DAY.

There is nasty hole in the middle
of King street outside the Metro
politan Meat Company. Is the road
supervisor so busy repairing the
road to Minister Young's residence
at Waikiki. that he cannot spare a
few men to fix the road on which the
heaviest traffic takes placeY
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-08

the Russian or even the Turkish SOL
diery. 1t certainly should be thought
that the noble, free men OF liberty
loving America would be men and
not free hooters, but perhaps that is
what the Advertiser calls American
izing the Filipinos.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-08

We fully approve of the Adver-
tiser's slate for high officials for the
Territory. Mr.. Sam Parker has had
close connection with Governors and
Governesses during the Monarchy.
Mr.. Bob Wilcox has had many "inti-
mate" relations with the Marshals
OF Hawaii, and Mr.: Testa is not un-
acquainted with the duties of Judges
and their monotous remarks fine and
costs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-08

The Advertiser virtually makes a
defense for the looting OF churc hes
aud private houses in the time OF
war. We are surprised to see such
filibustering principles upheld in our
virtuous and Christian contemporary
but we think that when General
Funston gets through with his libel
suit against the Catholic Church,
the great majority OF the people Of
the United States will condemn all
and everyone of the soldiers, with
shoulder straps or otherwise, who
became thieves and baudittis by
robbing churches, etc, in the Philip.
pine Islands. No such instances
have been recorded in the recent
great wars in the world. In the
Franco-P Prussian war, soldier who
stole chicken even from farmer
was shot, and the owner OF the
chicken paid the value Of his fowl.
And even in the great war OF 1873,
40 lootipg was permitted either by
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-08

We suggest that the school teach
ers in favor OF the "eight O'Clock
system," open a special class to
teach newspaper readers how to
pronounce and spell the names OF the
battle fields in South Africa. What
language is Gras Pan, Kekewich,
Bushman's Hoeck, ,Putters' Kraal aud
Mudder River. The latter, we can un-
derstand because, somebody's name
is evidently" mud, "but after being
at the other places we don't blame
the enemy for retreating toward
Molteno. They probably need a
shave.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-08

The generosity for which our peo,
pie has always been known has
again been illustrated this year
when sum of $500 has been left in
the hands of Mr.. Wray Taylor for the
purpose of securing Merry Christ
mas for the unfortunate lepers at
Molokai. Besides the amount of
money which will be spent judioio-
usly undoubtedly we feel sure that
storekeepers and others will make
packages OF toys, books, pictures
and clothing Of no value iu Hopolu-
lu but received by our afflicted bre-
thern with great pleasure. 1t is so
easy to throw an old doll away in
our happy homes because Santa
Claus brings a new one; but to the
little girls at the Settlement the old
doll will be precious gift. Let our
good Sunday school teachers take
up the subject on next Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24

From the Vienna Fremdenblatt.

rom the Vienna Fremdenblatt.
Two years ago an Austrian merchant
who had been on a business trip to Africa
brought back with him from Egypt Ibual
Lacho, Soudanese negro, aged nineteen
years. Speedily acclimated, the black i'm
migrant soon learned the German dialect
OF the Viennese and surprised them by his
clever manners and the elegant dress he
displayed in the cafes and upon the prom
enade.' During the last autumn he be-
came affected by nervous troubles, which
a famous neuropathist of Vienna subjected
to electrical treatment. Ibual Lacho's con-
dition began to improve from day to day
and, strange to relate, in the same proper
ton as the disease seemed to leave him
there disappeared the black dye of his
skin. Paler and paler" he grew, until
through the stages of Peruvian and Egyp-
tan mummy colorations and the pallid
tinge of embalmed beef. she blanched into
gaining the true Caucasian complexion
1buafs doctor explains the deterioration of
his patient from a process by which the
black pigment in his skin was disinte-
grated and finally ehmnateduthrough cleo
tricity. This chief coloring matter mela-
min, of pigmentum nigrum, found in the
eye, the hair and the skin, contains iron,
and strongly reacts upon electric applica-
ton. '4
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youngster held it very ginGerly and was
inclined 70 shrink when Mr.. Coon came too
close, bur ne soon got over that feeling and
so did Sweetest Susan and Drustlla; so
that, in a little while, they were more IA
1niiiar with Mr. Coon than they had ever
been with any of their pets.
They lost no time in giving him his din
ner. which consisted Of chicken heads and
giblets- Mr.. Coon smacked his mouth over
them, and when he had finished declared
that he felt better than he had for many a
day, and remarked:
"Eg li6lum gig loblum og iggle.' which,
literally translated, means Big dinner,
bigger bed" Freely interpreted, 1t means
If l continue TO get such fine fare, III
have to get my clothes made larger"
II may interest readers who are no
longer young to know that in the language
OF animals the root word fabian stands
for things, and its variations, liblum. lob
lum. leblim. nbIm. liblom, etc, mean the
thing at hand. or, TO be more exact, the
thing under the nose-the thing talked
about.
II is a pity that Joe Maxwell who is
responsible for these dry details, did not
take the trouble to write the language
down from Buster Johns recipe But he
put 1t off from day to day, and now there
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24

small steel chain which held him. He
paused and regarded them curiOuSly, twist
ing the end of his sharp nose about, and
mechanically feeling in the cracks of the
floor with his fOrepaws which seemed to
be as supple and as useful as a boys hands.
When Buster John went nearer, Mr.. Coon
raised himself on his hind legs and uttered
cry almost identical with the scream of
rooster when u bird suddenly flies over or
a hawk appears in sight. Buster John
knew il was warning and so he stopped.
What is the trouble, -Eater-Tad-
pole-CItcher2" the Son of Ben Ali sharply
inquired.
You can't fool me-" snarled Mr.. Coon
I've seen creatures like him before. They
pOked my sides with sticks and pulled my
tail"
But this one is different. Bug-Eater,
said Aaron.
oh. call me what you please. Son of
Ben Ali ] was glad to come with you, but
j didn't invite myself here, did l. If you
Were hungry, and thirsty and tied fast, and
saw coming toward you one of the crea-
lures that had made misery for you, would
you grin and say. w tiCome friend2'
Likely not" replied Aaron. But you
have been fed. Frog-Eater. You said you
had enough
Enough of the kind Son of Ben ALI yes,
and too much If you want me to eat corn
If you want me TO be nice fetch me a
couple of Young chickens-or a handful of
black beetles" Sweetest Susan shiyered.
Well. TadpOle-Catcher.' said Aaron, IF
you want good things TO eat go with these
friends. They have been touched. They
know everything you say. and when you
are hungry or thirsty you have only to give
the sign
AT this Mr. Coon paced back and forth
very rapidly. This was the way he showed
his impatience- He was anxious to go with
them Aaron unfastened the chain and
placed one end in Buster Johns hand. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24
The LOngesf DaNk.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer
The following list shows the duration OF
the longest day in various places all over
the world: New York has, so to say. the
shortest longest day, which is about Is
hours long; while in Montreal il is l6 Lon
don and Bremen each bask in a 16ls hours
length OF day, closely followed by Hamburg
and Dantzig with 30 minutes more The
longest day in Stockholm last 1872 hours;
bat both ST. Petersburg and Tobolsk ST.
IBERIA, go one better, with a day of exactly
IL hours-and their shortest, ; hours. June
II brings to Tornea, Finland a summer
day nearly - hours long-and Christmas
day 2l2 hours only. CHow unfortunate are
the children of TorneaD. The foregoing
lengthy days, however. are easily left be-
hind by Wardburg, Norway, which boasts
of day lasting without break from May
p 20 July -; but even this is surpassed by
SpitZbergon, where - nirabile dictn! - the
longest day is something like 3la months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24
HER IDOL SHATTERED.
Tore His Image Frontier Heart. but
1t Left a Scar.

From the Kansas City independent.
III all a mistake to think that US girls
at the quick lunch counter don't have our
romances sames folks in the higher walks
of life, for while we may look frozen-faced
1t amt nothin' but a bluff, an down in our
hearts we are every bit as susceptible to the
tender passion as any of the high-born
danes Yes, you're right; ], too. have
known what love is and felt it tell me that
there were other things in life than Brown
the wheats! and Draw one. but as Miss
Libb has so beautifully said in Fair but
raise, the cup was not for my lips
He came in one day and ordered a pan
roast at 70 cents u throw. Now. only
the real thing eats pan roaSts, and | took
notice OF him right away. He came in
reg lar eV'ry noon, and l kinder got to
Watchln for him. After he'd been comm
Tor some time We struck up conversation,
an he asked me how l liked Lost in
LONDON an | told him | didn't like SEN
sational plays, an that real dramas like
East Lynne was more my style, an he
said | was girl of considerable mind.
i knew he loved me, for once | only put
Tour oysters in his pan roast stead of six
an he never even noticed it. AS for me-
own up to savin the latest oysters for
MN an takin special pains with the roast
Things went on that way for two months
was IN a dream-then came the cruel
awakenin'.
Beezie O Brien came here to take direc-
ton Of the bies-Guite a promotion for
BeeZie, Tor shed been workin down at
Jones, an awful cheap joint. That's
Beetle over there with the red hair an
freckles, but don't mention freckles cause
she's mortal sensitive. Well, me an Beetle
was chinnn' when in walked me pan roast
TREND The minute he set eyes on Beetle
he turned pale as death an shot out of the
door. All, l can his face yet-despair
and agony wrote on it.
Then the truth came out Beetle gave
II away that he was a steady customer at
Jones mornin an evenin', where he took
nothln but coffee Nand sinkers at 5 cents
a throw. an that the pan roast deal wasn't
nothin but a bluff he chucked to try an
win me affections. Yes; I've torn his
image out of me heart but the scars still
there.
An, met YEARLY sighed the quick lunch
hard to find real gent NOWADAYS
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pARg MI.
The story of Nr. Coon.

Aaron smiled when the children told him
now Mr.. Eobs could set a crow to catch a
crow. He said the same plan had been
practicai for many long years. He had
heard his father. Ben Ali tell about it.
practice the saying set a thief to catch a
thief" had arisen. for nobody could trust a
thief to catch a thief unless the first thief
was securely fastened
But Aaron. on his side, had something
quite as interesting to tell the children.
From a negro whom he knew he had bought
a raccOOn, genuine, fun-grown raccoon.
This was news indeed. and so exciting in
its character that Aaron was complied to
answer. or to parry, volley after yolley of
questions.
'Oh. how old is It. and what does it look
like" cried Sweetest Susan.
And who is it to belong to- and is it
tame, so tame that you can put your hand
on it?" asked Buster John.
why didn't dey kill it an cook it?'' in
Quired Drusilla-
Aaron put his fingers in his ears He
couldn't answer all the questions put to
him. Finally there was a lull in the ex-
element
What did you give for him?" Buster
John asked after pause.
Something. replied Aaron, smiling.
But how much?'
Enough
"Shucks," cried Buster John: eff 1 had
known there was some great secret about
it / wouldn't have asked
Aaron pinChed the boys ears gently and
said Come He went to his cabin the
children following, and when they went in
the first thing they saw was Mr.. Coon
pacing back and forth the length of the
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hunting for birds and birds nests. l found
two birds and one nest with two tiny eggs
in it, and the eggs tasted SO nice that
wanted more, and l went rambling all over
the hill ever so far.
Suddenly I heard a dag bark. The
sound of it made me shake and SILVER, and
l stood listening. Presently 1 heard the
bark again, and it was so close at hand
that it sounded like a dreadful roaring"
Il boun' you had ter hump yo'sef dem"
suggested Drusilla
Mr. Coon, with his eyes half shut, for he
was sleepy, kept right on the track of his
narrative.
"A dreadful roaring. I went away from
there as fast as my legs could carry me-
and ran right to the swamp. 1 could hear
the dogs coming, too; and, far off, l could
hear some one crying OUT
That was the man cheering the dog"
Buster John explained
The dog said Mr.. Coon, Seemed to be
coming closer and closer, and l began to
run harder than ever. l remembered that
my NANNY had said thing about wa
ter and dogs, and 1 ran straight for the
big pond in the swamp; the Son of Ben
An knows where it is. slipped into the
water and swan to the middle where
there's a stump of an old tree I had
hardly reached it when the dog came in
sight on the bank of the pond and began
to whine and bark. He ran around to see
If had gone out on the opposite SIDE and
then he caught sight of me. He jumped in
to the water with great splash and when
l saw him coming fear seemed to leave
| me. l climbed upon the stump, and when
he came near jumped on his head and bit
him on the neck with all my might, He
went under, but I turned him loose, and
came to the top and swan around and
round. He came up trying to shake the
water from his ears. and they tapped on
| the pond like the wings of a duck that is
| trying to rise in a hurry. Before he got
| through Tapping had jumped on his head
again, and when he went down I clawed
i'm rrrsth NM IND fn4
| out, but all he could do was to make bub.
bles on the water. jumped on his head
twice after this, and the third time he
| never came up any more. 1 went out or
| the bank, shook the water off my clothes
and cantsred toward home. As went
| along, feeling very proud, heard the man
| calling his dog. First he blew born. HI
blew it a long tixnA and then called an6
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is nothing left but the rough notes of
these stories, and some scattered frag
mentS of explanation, one of which is pre-
scented above.
Well to shoe all this away Mr.. Coon
vas highly delighted with his dinner, and
was ready to curl up and take a nap, or
was willing TO join the children in froiic.
So they led him into their play room in the
attic, unsnapped the chain from his collar
and gave him the freedom of the wide
space.
First, Mr.. Coon must poke his nose
his forepaws into everything. He paced
round and round the ROOM smelling at or
feeling in every nook and Granny. When
he was satisfied with his inspection, moth
ing would do but he must feel in Buster
Johns pocket. He pulled out marbles,
nails, fragments of chinaware, which the
yOungSter used in place of money. With a
few fragments of fine chinaware in his
pocket Buster John always felt rich. With
this form of currency he had bought whole
droves of ponies and large arsenals of
guns, pistols, swords and war cannon from
imaginary vendors.
Piece by piece Mr.. Coon brought Buster
Johns treasures to light and examined
them carefully. The children noticed that
MIR. CoonS forepaWs were very much Ike
tiny hands, and that his hind feet made
tracks in the sand that looked like these
of a wee baby. OF course, it was Sweetest
Susan who made this discovery. When
ever Mr.. Coon left the prints of his feet
visible one could Almost imagine that some
small goblin in human shape had passed
that way going on all-fours. Almost! Why.
Sweetest Susan did imagine twas sure OF
it. Observation-Disclosures she was in Make Be
lieve land, where she lived most of the
time. Surely it could not be more wCn-
derful than the country next door to the
world where old Mr.. Rabbit and Mrs.
Meadows and the lookingglass children had
their abode.
For a few days Mr.. Coon feasted. and
then the children thought he should begin
TO pay for his board; first, by giving ac
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leave your body turned half around so you
can see what IS going on in the water.
When the fish shows himself you reach
down and fi.rt h. m out on the bank. and in
reaching you have to be quicker than the
ashland fish are mighty quick. But a
gnawing stomach dag ig luhlum; literally,
crying-f0r- meaH-thng) makes a quick hand
We'll, NANNY was trying to teach us all
these Things, and we Were learning very
fast. She took us with her when the sun
was low, or when it had just gone away,
and, though the light was trying TO our
eyes, We did very well. Once NANNY
heard dog barking, and she hurried US
nome. making US run as hard as We could.
| asked her what the trouble was and she
said it the barking of the dog that
scared her. and she told US that when we
We're Older and heard a dog bark We must
hurry home by roundabout way, and run
IN the water whenever We could. because
dogs had a way of smelling Where we Went
along and following US wherever we went !;
ard # they followed US home they'd sit at
the foot of the tree and bark until a man
would come with a sharp cut-thing and hit
the tree until it fell.
'AN these things We learned and great
many more, but you know what fool things
young things are
Il amt OF, but l know / amt no fool"
interrupted Drusila.
"oh, will you hush?' cried Buster John
You know what fools young things are
repeated Mr.. Coon. They listen to what
their elders say and think it is nothing but
talk. The young thing is always a smarter
thing than the old thing, and sometimes he
is too smart. l remember that one night /
slipped away from the others after nanny
had been gone a long time l was careful
to make no noise the tree, but when l
reached the ground I fet so happy that |
jumped IN the air and Whirled around for
JOY. The air was cool and fresh, the swamp
smelt good and the dark was fine 1 could
see everything ever so much better than
when the big shine-thing is blazing over
the trees.
SO | shook myself and started for the
pond in the swamp. There l caught some
small fish, and they tasted ever so much
better than those nanny brought home
Then L wandered out of the swamp and
went on the hill where the brambles are,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24
Lazy Gambling.

From the Atlanta Constitution. Il
The --latest man in Atlanta has been dis
covered. There can be no doubt of it, He
himself admits the corn. By Occupation he
is clerk in wholesale grocery store, and
by mutual prediction a sport.
Some days ago he invented a brand-new
gambling scheme that beats anything yet
He places two tiny mounds of sugar on a
box, both of the same size; then he procc
to wager any friend who chances to drop in
that the flies will eat up one mound before
the other.
No, there's not much profit in H." said
he. You can't tell which pile will be con-
stunned first. I'm not personally acquainted
with the sugar-eating propensities of the
flies, and if / was I'd never know which
flies were going to light on my pile All
sugar looks alike to flies. But the game's
fun, and real exciting when they begin on
the home-stretch. And then the flies do all
the work, and do i. 3 ciIearfaliym
And he yawned and sighed as a Gus tom ar
asked him the price Of four.
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to catch. You turn your back to the creek,
let the tip of your tail touch the top Of
the water. and move 1T about-and wait"
HUH l see myself" exclaimed Drusilla
resentfualy.
Hush up said Buster John; hes talk
ing about coons."
well, some folks call niggers coons,'' re-
piled Drus1lla.
IAN this time" Mr.. Coon continued, pay
ing no atter.don to the interruption, you
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24

Won Blumer-"Well. old man, how did you
like the Welsh rabbit / made you last
night"
Kingley-"Can't tell yet. Just getting ac-
quainted with it.'-Life.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-02-11

Ifyou want to please lady or gentle
man friend, call at kitzmeyer's furniture
store and select nice comfortable rock
er or chair, writing desks, book cases
also a fine line of bamboo furniture at
prices that will compare with California
catalogues. dlltj2
If you think you can guess the winner
in the senatorial contest, you can't guess
what kind OF weather we are going 20
have Better rig yourself up with good
warm clothing at the Pioneer Clothing
Store, county Building.
The old Cap, Avery corner has been
renovated and rentte't with tn" finest OF
iiunor and cigars, also the Ru>hstailer
gil; t~'ce beer will I've kept on draught at
) cents glass. The place will he n'anaS-
ed by II. y. Biarkie. I'd
In spite of the war with Spain {. w
Friend continues to handle the best OF
imported cigars.
Perfumes. Purses and fancy goods AT
The ThaXter Drug Store.
If yuu want the best Painter make:
them. Baby pictures a specially.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-02-11
Piute War Claims

Not included III the Omnibus bill, have,
upon the motion and action of Senator
Stewart, been referred by the Us Senate
to the L. :. Court Of Claims for settle
mcnt.
All persons i'll any wise interested in
any of said claims are requested to write
in reference thereto to the undersigned
who fully understands same, and has had
much to do with them during many
years last past. JOHN MULLEN,
Attorney at law.
No. 1910 Connecticut Avenue, Wash
ington City, d. G.
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ally dead. The young woman to whom
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the mother whose babes are burden in
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health, are better dead than living In the
majority of cases these ghosts of women
owe their condition to weakness and dis
ease of the distinctly feminine organism
Frequently they have been deceived by
the incorrect diagnosis of some obscure
physician aud do not understand the true
nature of their trouble 1t only costs a
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He is the discoverer of Dr. Pierce's Fa-
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DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill.
iousress and constipation. One a dose
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Between the feasts

While relaxing from turkey and plum
pudding Christmas dInners, read from
the new books Of Kipling, Weir, Mitch
ell. and Harding Davis: or listen to the
Belle of Honolulu' or other breezy
pieces of music. The New Year should
be introduced to friends and lovers by q
dainty and suggs stive calendar or hook
let. For these call at the up-to-date firm
Of Cagwin IL Eoteware.
T. 5. Toys for sale at greatly reduced
rates.