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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15
TESTS CHICAGO SCHOOL CHILDREN UNDERGO.

a m'n The hight, weight power of endur-
bu, iung capacity, grip fright and left
ndHuS)' sight and hearing of the pupil. Yet,
,.e the work occupies the entire at
euuon of F. W. Smedley and c. V, Camp
V'H' TWO experienced educators whose
eainhlhs has gwen them especial qualifi-
,''loos Tor the carrying on of the depart
ns p' details, 1t has been so slmplitied
S a' systematized that eAch child has to
eNe up only few minutes occasionally
"nue being examined
Weighing, Measuring ana Testing.
u, I1eh boy or girl who enters the library
n .ne Alcott School is requested TO step
1Son ? small platform at the back Of
,uVu Is a standard, with gauge for TAX
tne night by the celebrated method Of
tDsluIlon. Two measurements are taken,
nr s"' standing and hight sitting, the fig
nsy oelhg recorded, as taken, on ndivid-
eaIus, which already bear one set of
lies the result Of similar work done
NY last spring and summer Closely APP
sro N',nate figures as to hight standing
MN obtained by the use of a little gauge
b elIl measures the thickness of the shoe
or w hen this is deduced from the
II o,o,' we result is almost exactly what
witbo''"' De We're the measurements taken
W'lout the shoes.
is n,,5sning comes after the measuring and
CONT as carefully done Generally no
and "ll Is made when the new figures
if ~ we earlier ones are compared, but
weins. expected increase in hight and
Cd S rae De not shown the child is question
sessor olng its health in the vacation
is cors,5 lack Of normal physical growth
of tbo eted bad sign by the managers
Of is department., and the cause there
Who a,.l proper part Of its records. A boy
Nrjtor as weighed and measured while the
bis ,ro. was present was asked to stretch
''s out straight from the shoulders
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15
OBSERVE

The following symptoms resulting from
Disease of the Digestive Organs: Constipa-
lion, inward piles, fullness of the blood in
the head acidity of the stomach, nausea
heartburn. disgust of food. fuhness or
weight In the stomach. sour quotations
sinking or huttering OF the heart. choking
or sunocating sensations when in a lying
postureA dlmness of vision, dizziness on
rising suddenly, dots or webs before tho
sight fever and dun pain I'm the head de-
hciency or persplration, yelIowness of the
skin and eyes, pain In the side, chest
limbs aud sudden tiushes of heat. burning
In the flesh.
A few doses Of RAILWAYS PILLS will
free the system of all the above-named
disorders.
Price, 25c per box. Sold by druggists,
or sent by mail
Roadway 4& Co., 30 Elm ST., New York.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15
In a shower of shootIngl stars.

The terrestrial inhabitant is hence
treated TO a most awe-inspiring and daz-
zling display when the earth encounters
such a group.
Astronomers expect to see such an on
counter next November, about the 18th or
18th. If their calculations be correct,
time named see a splendid display OF the
heavens fireworks. Clouded skies can cut
out any view, and as the moon will be very
nearly fun on Nov. 10 fuli moon occurs on
Nov. I'D her light will certainly obscure
the faint trails of many shooting stars.
The best to observe is between midnight
and the sunrise-twilight. We are then
on the advancing front of the earth and
will see those meteors we catch up with
or meet. During the hours previous to
midnight we see only those shooting stars
which overtake us on the earth. Riding
on the cowcatcher of a locomotive engine
in the midst Of a downpour of rain we are
certain to get wetter than If we sat on
the platform of the rear car. The Illus
tration Is only suggestive.
The STORY OF the November meteors'' Is
most interesting and instructive. The
astronomers have been able to work out
the life history OF these meteors from the
observations made. In 1893 $. Humboldt
saw from the Andes mountains a grand
star shower, and in 1893 there was another
great metoric display. Many thousands
fell in the course of a few hours. Prof
Newton OF New Haven investigated the
matter, looked up old records OF star
showers, and showed that there had been
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15

p. p. p. wonderful medicine: 1t gives
an appetite; 1t invigorates' and strength
ems. p. p. P. cures rheumatism and all
pains in the side, back and shoulders,
knees, hips wrists and Joints. p. P. p.
cures syphilis In all its various stages.
old ulcers, sore and kidney complaint p.
p. p. cures catarrh eczema, erysipelas, all
skin diseases and. mercurial poisoning. z.
p. P. cures dyspepsia, chronic female COM
plants and broken down constitution and
loss OF manhood. p. p. p. the best blood
purifier of the age, has made more perma-
nent cures than all other blood remedies.
Lfppman Bros, sole proprietors, Savannah,
Ga-ad.
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was bright enough to have ELECTED note
of admiration on any ordinary night"
The showers 33A Years Apnrt.

of admiration on any ordinary night"
The showers 33A Years Apart.
This shower was best seen In Europe in
1865, but in 1867 1t was repeated and the
observers in the United States were treat
ed to a magnificent spectacle. The re-
searches of Prof. Newton of New Haven
and of Prof. Adams of Cambridge. Eng,
and Others have demonstrated that there
is moving about the sun, as a center of
attraction, a great bunch or group of me-
teors. This group takes thirty-three and
one-quarter years to make a complete cir
cult Its orbit plane Is inclined to the
earths orbit and so related TO 1t that the
meteor group crosses the earth's orbit at
that place where the earth comes about
Nov. 1915. The enormous stream has
small breadth in comparison with its
length. Dr. Storey has calculated that
if we represent the orbit Of the meteors
by an ellipse whose length is seven feet
then the meteor stream will be represented
by a thread of the finest sewing silk, about
a foot and a half or two feet long, creep
ing along the orbit.
In the heavens this ellipse has an axis
over 1,8O00000OO of miles in length. AT
apheiion the meteor group goes out beyond
the orbit of the planet Uranus. The real
breadth of the stream cannot be less than
JOG, 900 miles, and is probably 300, 600 miles.
In 1866 the earth took five hours to go
through, moving at the rate OF about eigh-
teen miles a second. In 1867, when the
earth returned to the cross roads, the
meteor stream was still going by, and
America, especially, had a splendid view.
Even in 1868 the stream had not gone by
completely. There are meteors scattered
all along the orbit path of the group,
but there appears to be only one group
or bunch. We therefore see meteors every
year about Nov. 13-15 but the grand
CHI Iu bar, eNpIlr MT
the punched stream.
The Science of the showers.
The calculations of the great French AS
tronomer lie Verrier appear 10 indicate
that, in 1875 A. D., the Leonids las the
swarm is called, because the meteors seem
TO radiate from Leo were moving in an
orderly manner around great orbit which
would take them past the earth's orbit out
almost TO Jupiter, in their nearest ap-
proach to the sun, and then they would re-
cede, never to be seen again in the solar
system. But in that year Q26 A. d. the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15

usually, in a Second or two, disappearing
completely. These stars seem to have
been shot out from a previous fixed po-
sition by some tremendous force which
makes the watcher think of the action Of
a great cannon, and hence the name of
shooting stars is given.
The astronomer knows that these ''shoot-
ing stars" are not really stars. Real stars
are giant and distant suns shining by their
own light They are cold, dark bodies,
which become hot and visible when they
strike the air surrounding the earth. The
velocity of their motion is, on the aver
age, about twenty-five miles a second, and
so when they dash into the eaTth's at
mosphere the friction of the air produces
a temperature of many thousand degrees
The result is that, as these bodies are
usually very small, they are completely
evaporated and dissipated. Sometimes
quite large bodies are able to resist this
tremendous FRACTIONAL heating and then
the residues reach the earth. Such bod
les, when found, are called meteorites, me-
teoric stones, aerolites (air-stones) or ura-
noliths (heaven-stones).
What MeteOrites Are Made of.
Some consist of nearly pure iron with
nickel, others are stony and still others
are mainly stony with grains OF grobules
of iron. Comparatively very few mete0rs
have been seen 10 fall. Their chemical
anu HllH6IdfOSlcdl character Is Sucn lldt
they can be identified as meteors, 1t is sup
posed, without anyone seeing them fan
The number of shooting stars visible to the
naked eye is far greater than one would
imagine who only g.ances at the sky now
and then. A single observer can see, on
the average, about five an hour. But such
a group of watchers can observe, ordina-
rily, only those stars which shoot" with
in 200 or 800 miles of their observing sta
ton. If, therefore, the whole earth were
covered with observers enough to see all
the heavens, ii has been calculated, by the
late Prof. Newton of Yale University, that
the number visible daily would be between
fifteen millions and twenty millions. When
to this number we add those which are
too faint to be seen by the naked eye we
reacn total which may run up to one
hundred millions. We are therefore forced
to the conclusion that interplanetary
spaces are quite rich in such bodies. In
vestigations show that these shooting stars
are of a gregarious temperament. Mill
ions travel together in the same swarm or
group. They have plenty of room; the
separate bodies frequently being miles
apart. .nr 100 IfI4r
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15

III. w. Pennison of Vermont, who has
been the legal adviser OF the Japanese
government for fifteen years, is going to
visit his old home for the first time since
he began his service in Japan. The EN-
peror Of Japan has made him a number
of costly presents as token Of regard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15

Abbotts East india Corn Paint cures
every time; II takes off the corn: no pain;
cures warts and bunions and Is conceded
to be a wonderful corn cure. Sold by all
druggists.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15
DAD WAYS
III Pill S,

Purely Vegetable. Mild and Reliable.
CURE ALL DISORDERS OF THE
STOMACH. LIVER. BOWELS,
SICK HEADACHE, BILIOUSNESS.
INDIGESTION. TORPID LIVER,
DIZZY FEELING. DYSPEPSIA.
One or TWO of Railways Pills taken daily
by those subject to bilious pains and tor
pidity of the Liver viii keep the system
regular and secure healthy digestion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-15

and afterwHrd extend his hands and
spread his fingers. Had tremor of the ex-
tended arms or spread fingers been shown
it would have been clear, perhaps, that
the boys condition was not satisfactory,
and possibly a tightening of his school
work would have been recommended,
though yet the department confines it
self mainly TO making records. Later, aft
er the value of its work has been clearly
demonstrated by results, a definite scheme
of recommendations will be formulated and
adopted. ~
Lung Tests and Nerves.
Next the child is tested for lung ca
pacity. The spirometer used by the de-
partment looks like miniature gasome-
ter. Il consists of a sheet of metal cylin-
der closed al one end and open at the
other, which is immersed in a second cyl
inder containing water The child to be
tested forces its breath into the miners
ed cylinder@ by blowing through a flexi-
Bile tube and the lung capacity is deter
mined by the hight TO which the cylinder
is raised. The results obtained with this
spirometer have been very satisfactory.
The ergograph, by which the tests of
endurance are made. is a unique apparatus
and much the most tnteres ting of those
used by the department The hand and
arm of the child undergoing the ergograph
test are so strapped down that the middle
finger only can be moved. Then this fin
ger is inserted in a loop connected with
a weight exactly per cent, of the child's
weight, and the child is requested 10
bend the finger and thus raise the weight
forty-ftVe times in a minute and a half
or once every two seconds during that
period. BY a revolving scroll and stylus
arrangement, q record of the work done is
made automatically and the record is pre-
served to correspond with the individual
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09

The police are bliud to the often
ders who throw fruits, banana peels
and the skin of the mango on the
sidewalks to the imminent danger
pedestrians. A few nights ago
young man who is known as an ath-
lete slipped while leaving the Opera
House by stepping on banana peel
and broke his wrist. In spite Of the
numerous complaints through the
press no steps have ever been taken
by the police to abate the nuisance.
In Paris the "geudarme" asks you
politely, but firmly, to pick up even
a scrap Of a paper If you carelessly
should throw it down in public
place.
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At the orpheum.

Since the alterations in the Or
pheum theatre the attention of an
enthusiastic public has been larger
even than before. The talented
company are making friends every
evening and among the young peo-
pie especially it is the Orpheum
first, last and all the time.
II is to be regretted that Hamil-
ton Hill will positively make his
last appearance for this season in
Honolulu. His magnificent voice
and splendid appearance have en-.
deared him to all and besides his
professional business he has at all
times been willing to assist at any
function where his voice was of use.
Tonight he will render-"1 he
Holy City;" What Might Have
Been;" aud "For Thine Own Sake"
all songs which have especially
made the gifted singer popular 10
Honolulu.
The Orpheum management has
secured the services OF J.W. Wintou,
the popular ventriloquist who cap
tured the audience here some
months ago. Mr.. Winton returned
yesterday and will make his first
appearance this evening.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09
THURSDAY, NOV. 8, 1899.
GOD BLESS THE PRINCE OF
WALES.

To-day being the anniversary OF
the birthday OF the Prince OF Wales,
we publish George Linley's song in
his honor. The familiar music is by
Brinley Richards. 1t was first sung
by Mr.. Sims Reeves at the Agricul-
tural Hall, IslinRton, and the writer
still remembers the intense enthus-
iasm with which it was received on
its first appearance. 1t may proba-
bly, be sung at the Cricket Club
Smoker Concert to. morrow evening
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A stampede.

A comely Hawaiian woman Omar
ried) appeared before the jury yes
terdsy on charge OF violating the
act to mitigate. She had been found
guilty in the District Court where
she offered no offense and was final
ly acquitted by the jury.
While on the witness stand she
did not deny that she had listened
to tempters and repeated the old
old story OF the garden OF Eden.
When asked whom her "clients"
had been she said, merchants, clerks
and sea captains,
"Can you point any one out pres
ent in this room, asked the counsel
for the prosecution sternly. She
looked around, answered "ye.e-e-s,"
and there was stampede in the
audience which wonld beat the
mule business in the Boer war.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09

The authorities are apparently
blind or Indifferent to the numerous
instances of common nuisance, so
long as the high officials are not
personally hurt. Last night King
street from Punchbowl street to
South street was inundated with
water from the new artesiau we'll on
the private premises known as the
Kawaiahao Church. Resident living
on the makai side OF King street, be-
tween the streets mentioned, are yet
unable to go into the public road
without wading through running
stream, wide and deep. The persons
in charged OF the "ecclesiasticap
we'll did not have the decency to
put plsnks across the stream to al
leviate the nuisance. They possibly
think that they are above the law
because the well is being bored in a
missionary boneyard under the sub
lime auspices of the Castle-Cooke-
Parker clique.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Our Milk is Not the Famous Sky
blue.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09

Our Milk is Not the Famous Sky
blue.
Minister Cooper presided over
yesterdays meeting Of the Board OF
Health.
Executive officer Reynolds pres
ented a report with recommends.
tions for the control OF keeping
swine within the mile limit viii ch
was adopted, aud will be found else
where.
During the past week the follow
ing animals have been killed for
consumption;. cattle, 157; calves, 81;
sheep, 260; hogs, 148.
The fish report showed a tota. of
35,347 fish received at the market
embracing sixty-one varieties from
nineteen localities.
Food Inspector Shorey reported
that out Of % dairsies examined only
ono case Of adulterated milk was
discovered, and the average percent
sge OF 67 samples was higher than
the boards standard of requirement.
DR.. @. q. j. Scaparone was favor
ably recommended for license to
practise medicine.
Executive officer Reynold, report
ed the destruction of the I flowing
packages of opium: 293a = uud tins,
2 pound tins, 8 l-pouo tins, 8
buckets containing about ] pounds,
"A bottles and l pail OF Cure for
Opium Pills." 45 Lichee nu :, 2 coal
oil tins filled with Insse rpium, 3
tins aud 3 boxes whirh had contain
ed opium, 3 sausage skins contain
ing about 15 pounds OF opium, z
bags supposed to contain a prepara-
tion of the drug, besides several
bags, boxes, baskets and shoes which
had 10 tained opium.
A communication from j. M. Zum-
walt applying for appointment as
Health Officer at Lahaina and XII
hei was read and the secretary in
s.ructed to send a reply to the effect
that the District Physician should
be called upon to act in that capa-
city.
Rev. DIR. Sauton of Paris had an
interview with the Board and OBJ
tanned the necessary permission to
visit Molokai,
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FOR SALE OR TO LET.

THREE LOTS AT KALIHI, CORNER
i OF King Street and Kalihi Road, be-
yond T. A. Lloyd's, each Lot 45x100 with
ing eight Rooms.
Also at Asylum Road, Kapalama, near
the Insane Asylum, three Lots, 70xS0, each
having newly buiIt Cottage thereon con-
tanning eight Rooms.
Gw- Inquire OF
OAHU LUMBER Il BUILDING co.
1349-1m Leleo.
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COMMON NUISANCE.

Our local authorities are very par
tial, and act very peculiarly when
they are called upon to define what
is meant in our laws by the words
common nuisance,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09

There is no reason why warrants
OF arrest should not have besn issu-
cd this morning, and the well-borers
and their employers arrested for
committing a common nuisance.
The residents annoyed by the nui-
sance committed have the right Of
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09
Marshal Brown arrests merchant

Marshal Brown arrests a merchant
who leaves box, containing two
bits worth of Garlic outside his
store, and the cost OF the nuisance"
to the merchant is $500 in fine and
costs OF court. A soldier breaks an
empty whiskey bottle in the public
streets aud the Marshal appears per-
sonally for the prosecution and the
man is finn $500. A Chinaman tires
his horse with rather long rope
on premises on Konia street, and
the horse believing that grass is
growing in the streets of Honolulu,
and having ample rope walks out,
only to find no grass, but police
man. A fine OF 81 90 is imposed,
and a prominent Hawaiian who also
wanted to use Konia street in the
same manner dealt with "likepu."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09

Tickets for the Cricket Club
Smoker tomorrow evening may be
obtained at the stationery and drug
stores, ths Elite Ice Cream Parlors
and Pearson and Pot,,r,.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09

course to us their remedies in law,
but why should not the Marshal
take the initiative or the road super
visor take the first steps in protect
ing public road from the damage
accruing from the food turned
looses
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BY AUTHORITY.
NOTICE TO FRurv IMPORTERS.

Owing to a pest discovered by the Gov
ernment Entomologist, Prof. A. Koebele,
called the Mediterranean fly and which is
doing much damage to the fruits in the
Australian colonies and South Sea Islands,
notice is hereby liven by the Board of
Agriculture and Forestry that the import
alton Of fruits from the Australian colonies
and the South Sea Islanos is strictly for
hidden.
DAVID HAUGHS,
Secretary and Commissioner of Agrlcul-
ture.
Honolulu, Nov A, 1899. 1349-im
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sTRAYED.

A FEW DAYS AGO, FIR IN WAIKIKI,
"A Sorrel Mule, with a rope around its
neck. Please return to Il. Thomasss
yard on Konia Street, Parti $ are warned
against unlawfully OBTAINING the animal.
135l-tf
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-11-09

1t 10 no business OF the public to
enquire why an artesian well is be-
ing digged 10 the Kawaiahao church
yard. II the congregation can
afford to pay large sum for we'll,
while the chat" is constantly passed
around for the pastors salary, it is
their business, but other people
have equal rights; and II King street
is to be made running stream
and later on microbe. breeding
swamp we want to know the reason
why, and il necessary we will prob
ably fud out in the Courts who the
"push" is who allows common
nuisance to be committed within o
block OF the Government building,
aud under the very nose Of the Mar.
shall, who puts the machinery on
the law in motion when only bottle
is broken on King street.