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The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-13
PROFESSIONAL COMFORTERS.
A London journal says:

\ London journal says.
To-day, even the emotions have 9
value in the money market. Their,
are. in London, professional sympa.
thizers, who soothe and comfort the
bereaved in return for pelf, perform.
ing the service for which they are en-
gagged in SO tactful way that they
soon become indispensable to their
employers"
One who kept hotel in San Fran
cisco during the time when thousands
of men made profits in washing out
golu dust from the Sacramento sands,
said that he kept several professional
companions" as attaches Of his hotel,
whose duty II was to entertain visit
ing miners. Many of the miners who
visited San Francisco were strangers,
and although they had an abundance
Of gold dust, could not enjoy them
selves because they were in fear of be-
ing robbed, or were suspicious OF
those who offered them acquaintance
and social assistance. To such min
ers duly authenticated person, genial
and intelligent, became a safeguard
and friend. He was more than a cour-
Ter. He became a companion for the
time being, and received a salary from
the hotel keeper. When the miner
had finished his visit, he generally
compensated his official friend, and
recommended him to others.
As the advance OF civilization rap
idly divides occupations, the ''profes-
siOnal comforter" becomes a social ne
cessity.
more interested in his or her own
personal affairs than in other peoples
affairs, and takes much comfort in
unloading" his or her SORROWS and
fluctuations upon some friend or ac-
quaintance. This practice of unload
ing" which is usually unnecessary and
most disagreeable, destroys much of
The enjoyments of social life, and in
higher civilization will be partially re-
moved by the engagement Of the pro
fessiOnal comforter" who will calmly,
and with smiling interest, and for rea-
sOnable compensation, take the OPP
pressive load Of Others joys and sor-
rows. A person, disappointed in bust
ness. or in the pursuit of marriage,
one who has been sighted In social
matters, or has any grievance, should
be able to command the services of
the comforter" at a stated hour, just
as the services Of a lawyer or dentist
or doctor are commanded. Even those
who are married, instead of loading
each other up with mutual complaints
and reducing the pleasures Of home
life, should resort to these sympathiz-
ing professionals. and obtain from
them agreeable and patent medicine"
balms for wounded feelings.
IL fortune tellers, and palmists, and
clairyoyants are important aids in So
cial regeneration, higher class of
professional Is necessary as the affairs
Of life become complicated, the time
OF each individual is more occupied,
and temperaments become irritable.
Even an institution in the nature of
hospital may be necessary, to which
those who are sore with grievances
may resort, and for a reasonable fee,
command the services of corps of
professional comforters, well versed IN
the art of "ministerng to mind dis
easea." ElUlA
The Board of Education should Sc
riously consider the matter of educat-
ing such a desirable class.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-13
HALF A DOZEN
Questions TO be Disc uss G.
BY Ladies on Friday.
scheme for Cooking schooi-
Chinese and Japanese The
Grace Csrtificate,.

The ladies OF Honolulu are reoucS,
ed to attend meeting at the Y. n. q
A. Hall on Friday morning, the leir
inst, at half-past nine.
First-To discuss the advisabilN, a,
feasibility of forming a society ar
league of the housekeepers OF Homo
lulu, for the purpose of raising funds
to establish a cooking school. and en-.
ploy competent, professional onak
for the training of Chinese and Jana
nese.
Second-Such Chinese and Janauese
to pay a certain fee for the priviiez:s
OF receiving instruction at said schoS
Third-Said cooking school to issur
certificates to servants after they have
gone through certain period of trim
ing. ..
Fourth-Such certificates to be ot
different grades, for instance. FIRST
second and third, according to compe-
tence, and rates of wages to be regu-
lated by the grade of certificate hele
by servant.
Fifth-All housekeepers. or thasc
belonging to the society, to unite In
refusing to employ cooks who do not
carry certificates from said co0kisT
school.
Sixth-Cooks who have been In the
employ of persons for a number a
years, and are satisfactory and compe-
tent, to be granted certificates apar
examination by professional cook. en-
ployed by the Honolulu School OF
Cookery.
The above is only a synopsis of tue
views of few ladies who hope tn in
terest others in the good work
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-13

| proposed new venture the subscrlp-
lion llst was passed around the town.
and both sexes. and people of all con
1ltlofk "a once filled a. Although the
lndiscriminate slaughter of whales
continued especially the slaughter OF
the calves" which we're left to per-
Oh. new fishing grounds were opened
In the Japan Sea. There was no Amer.
lean nor international law which for
babe the useless destruction Of the
young. by depriying them OF their
mothers, and II was merely a question
of time when the industry would end.
In lsG0 experiments made with the
shalcs OF Nova Scotia developed the
existence OF coal oil. 4 process was
Invented for its distillation. Among
those who invested In this new indus
try was the noted Delmonico Of New
York, who ventured his entire fortune
in II. Just after the process for eX-
tracing the oil from the shale had be-
come profitable, the natural oil wells
Of Pennsylvania were discovered. AT
once the price of Illuminating oil fell
Coal oil began to take the place of
whale oil. Those who had invested in
the new processes for distilling coal
oil were made bankrupts. The great
prosperity of New Bedford began 20
decline. The fleets of whale ships
which had visited this port and Lahai-
hundred and more. rapidly decreased.
San Francisco became the port for
supplies and in time what remained
Of the industry passed into the hands
Of the merchants of that place, and 1t
Is now in their hands. During the
"forties" as many as one hundred and
nolulu at the same time. The average
tonnage of these whalers was about
three hundred and fifty, and they lay
side by side. like packed sardines, in
our hrbor. The average crew con-
sisted of about thirty men, and as
many as three thousand seamen at one |
time generously distributed the vices
of civilization among the native Ha-
waiians.
New Bedford, New London, Nan
tucket Marthas Vineyard and Sag |
Harbor went TO seed. The ships rot
ted away or were sold. The young |
men scattered and settled in the larg |
er cities, or emigrated to the West. A
large part of the capital accumulated
by the fisheries was transferred to |
Boston and New York. The enterpris-
ing men of those places believed that
new industries would take the place
Of the old one. But econoni laws
ruled these places out, and grass grew
in the streets. The only hope of new
was in the line OF manufac-
turing. New Bedford alone establish
several cotton mills, but the profits
from these were insignificant in COM
parison with the. extravagant returns
IF the whale fisheries.
The demand for whalebone has in
creased to such an extent that II the
prices now paid for 1t had prevailed
N the early days the dividends of the
owners of shares in the whaling fleet
would have been fabhous-far ex-
,eeding the dividends of the most sue
,essful plantations.
The story of the whale fisheries is
simply one of the rise and decline of
great prosperity, leaving the descend
ants of those who were fortunate
enough to share in 1t, no better intel
actually and morally than II they had
earned a hard living out of the rocky
'oil Of New England. Prosperity de-
,eloped more vice than virtue
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-13
RusSIAS MISFoRTUNES.

ODESSA, May 3O.-The wiutci
wheat crop Of Southern Russia has
been completely destroyed by a pro-
tracted drought The spring wheAi
crop Is also IN Jeopardy from the Same
cause,
Tho steamer Moscow has sailed With
5000 cossaok immigrants for Pou Ar
thur,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-13

The most reyp'uipna"y change In
the local government ailas been made
during the present year. Three
months ago the thirty-tw) counties of
Ireland were governed by close cor
poration of landlords. Unionists and
Protestants. Today they, or nine
tenths of them, are governed by a
popular body OF tenants and peasants
and peasant proprietors. Nationalist
and Catholics
The revolution has been a silent
one. The British nation could ten
derby care for its East India coolie la
borers, but 1t looked on for century
al the sufferings Of the poor on the
other side Of the Irish Channel, and
never moved its hand In aid until the
prairies of Western America touched
the national pocket.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-13
THE IRISH ARE HAPPY

Fifteen years agO the British Par
Lament passed the laws wh'ch put
life and energy into Ireland. The
change In the condition OF the irish
poor Is rapid In comparison with the
former state Of stagnation. over H.
900 cottages have been built and oc-
cupied by laborers. The mud hoyel
has given way to the three-roomed
trim cottage. To the children Of tho
laborers II is a fairy's palace. The half
acre Of land held In fee simple Is the
acquisition OF a fortune. Capital and
vested rights bitterly fought these i'm
provements from the beginning. II
yielded at first TO the farincr peasant,
but refused to aid the fishermen, and
the weayers. Laws were passed which
secured for these persons iii, right 10
have homes. The land hunger Of the
large farmers and absentees made
them fiercely fight against the taking
Of these lands, however small the par
cells were or large the compensation
was. a very small percentage OF the
agricultural laborers have yet had
benefits Of the new laws. But during
the last fifteen years, the authorities
have been feeling their way, friction
has been avoided, new laws have been
passed. defective laws amended. and
more than all, a feeling of content
ment has spread over the island
The United States have indirectly
caused this great change. II has call
ed over the Irish immigrant until
there was danger Of the depopulation
of ireland. The Tories fought stoutly
every movement made by the Liberals |
for the benefit Of the Irish, and then,
as usual, when the Tory statesmen
came into power they did for the Irish |
what they had refused to aid in loins
when the Liberals were in power.
An economic law has done more .or |
Ireland than all the Christian philan-
thropy of Great Britain. For hun
dred years since Emmett was lIIng Tor |
treason, the Irish appealed for justice
in vain. The Church Missionary So
ciety sent its agents TO the distant |
heather, but 1t could not fix It's eye |
upon the hideousness of the dabase-
ment of the Irish, and their srfferings |
While il cost $4,000 to secure one con
vert to Christianity in Palestine, and
II cost $1,000 apiece to secure converts
in Arabia, thousands of irish children,
with hunger, lived in how
els and died Of disease. SO Gallons
and Indifferent had been the English
people to the condition of people sep
arated fom them only by channel.
their sufferings and degradation were
unknown until a few pailGnthrOpists
placed before their eyes the thrilling
pictures Of distress due simply to bad
laws. America opened her gates 10
the Irish, and when the British econ
pmists saw the final 'eplction OF the
land was inevitable, they gave warn
ing to the politicians, and the reform
began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
CLASS REUNION.
Graduates of '96 of the Business High
SchnnI

Despite the inclement weather Saturday
night goody number assembled at Society
Temple to hold the third annual reunion Of
the class of 90 Business High School. A
short business meeting was the opening
number on the program, at which 1t was de-
cided TO hold quarterly meetings hereafter.
and a committee was appointed TO confer
with other classes of the sBusiness High
School in regard to forming an alumni as
ISOLATION. The following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President. I. r.
Gift: vice president Miss \. V. Jones: sec
rotary, W ID. Shoemaker and treasurer,
Miss Annie Yeatman.
Mr.. .. Penny then entertained the class
with bass solo. after which Sergeant Lit
ucpage of the District of Columbia Nolun-
teers gave an account OF his experiences at
Santiago and spoke fceliugly Of those who
had fallen, particularly Newton II. Ferrce.
who was a member of this class. After the
program refreshments were served.
Among those present We're Misses Robin
cite. Clements, knecssi, Waugh Martin
Ioeitier, FOLSOM, Jones, King BIusekc
Nealman, Hiatt Miller and Manning. and
MesSrs. Penny, West. Shoemaker Little
page. stephan, Somervell, Gift. Blanchard
Stone, McWhnrter. Pitts, the kitchin broth
ers and the Sullivan brothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
ONE ADDITIONAL CASE.
Miss Steele Found to Have Contracted
Smallpox.

The number of smallpox cases in the
District hospital was increased by one
yesterday when Miss Kate Steele aged
twenty residing at 1909 4th street, was
found to be suffering from the disease.
The young woman, who resides at the
above address with her parents, was
promptly removed to the smallpox hospital,
making the ninth patient during the pres
ent outbreak and the second white person
to be sent to the hospital.
1t was reported to the health officer to-
day that Julian Arnold, a young white
man, residing recently at 49, 18th street, had
been found to be suffering from smallpox
in Alexandria. ArnOld's home is in Alex
andria, and it is believed he contracted the
disease there, where he went last week
He is said to have been sick from it while
here, and to have left for Alexandria after
the eruDtions had appeared on his body.
DR.. Woodward, the District health officer,
investigated the case today, placing the
house and inmates in quarantine, fumigat-
ing the former and vaccnating the latter,
on the house.
than anything else to prevent an epidemic
of the disease. DIR. Woodward has sug-
gestcd that the members of the police and
fire departments be successfully vaccinated
or have the operation performed such a
number of times will demonstrate that a
successful vaccination is impossible. He
again strongly urges vaccination of every
one who has not recently been successfully
vaccinated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
PROTECT THE HORSES.
Drivers Fined for Net:Iecting to Take
Warming.

The agents of the Humane Society have
been endeavoring to have drivers give ami
mails some extra protection on account Of
the severe weather. In so doing they have
placards put up about the city requesting
them to blanket their horses. Besides this.
they have warned drivers that during the
continued cold weather they should blanket
their horses when a stop is made anywhere.
ard also when the snow is falling. They
had several cases before the Police Court
and Judge Scott decided they had been act
ing properly.
Frank Lyles, young cOlored man, who
drives DR.. GOdding5 carriage, was one Of
the defendants. 1t was charged that he al
lowed his horse to stand at the depot for
nineteen minutes without a blanket. a fine
of s. was imposed. Grant Clark, driver Of
a public vehicle, was shown to have COM
mitted similar offerse, only he was not at
the depot for quite SO long time He had
to pay So more than the other driver.
Willis Iibbs was fined 81 for driving in
the snow storm without having his horse
covered. There was a covering of snow and
ice on the animal when the humane agents
found him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
CLAIMS 1T Is IMPOSITION.
Alleged Injustice to Girls of Normal
School,

Complaint was recently made to the Dis
trict Commissioners by Mrs. Virginia Tur-
tie of 2S15 Q street that pupils of the fe-
male Normal School are required to clean
desks and blackboards and care for plants.
Mrs. Turtle designated this as amounting
to imposition on girls, and said it seemed
they were afraid a body to enter a pro-
test. Were this abnormal normal school
training janitors.'' she wrote, sit might be
more of a SUCCESS"
The matter was referred to Mr.. w. B.
Powell, the superintendent of the schools,
who has reported on it as follows:
Your letter transmitting to me other
letters making complaint of overwork and
certain kinds of work objected to by Miss
Turtle, a pupil In our Normal School, as
shown by her mothers letter, and asking
a report on the same. has been received.
by careful investigation 1 find that the
work required of the pupils of the Normal
School is of a kind and is nothing more
than that which belongs to the proper ad-
justment of material and appliances that
must be made by the teacher when teach
ing school, tie doing of which in the Nor
NAL School Is IN part the training for the
giving of which the Normal School exists.
The kind of work complained of ought not
to be considered in the light of drudgery.
A good workman must Keep his tools in
order. The work of keeping tools in order
cannot well be trusted to unskilled persons
II is indeed hard work to teach school. No
one who has taught school we'll has ever
found it to be a light work. No persons
in a community work harder than do the
true and successful teachers. To learn to
do true teaching, teaching that is most
profitable to the child, one must make
effort. Some of this effort may he irksome;
70 doubt it is to many people. Still, if the
Normal School is to succeed there must be
work done by the Normal School pupils. 1t
is impossible to eliminate it and success
fully conduct the business of training
teachers. 1t is impossible that the work
complained of may be overdone. On in
Vesugation, however. it seems to me that
this is not the case in our Normal School.
| think the pupils a rule do this kind
of work cheerfully, this being the only in
stance of complaint that has come to my
knowledge.
Il find further that Miss Turtle is
pupil who was admitted to the school I'M
der age. 1t is possible that i'll health and
lack Of maturity may be the cause of
her inability to do the work required. 1t
sometimes happens that persons are ad-
mitted to the Normal School who are ply
sically disqualified to teach school and
who are therefore physically disqualified to
learn how to teach school. This may be
the case with Miss Turtle. 1t seems to
me after careful inquiry that the work of
the Normal School ought not to be changed
because of this complaint"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14

electric railroad ard a horse and wagon
owned and driven by J. w. Cummings The
coliision occurred between the Rock Creek
1rloSe and the entrance TO the Geological
PARK The wagon was badly wrecked and
ue morse 50 badly hurt that he was shot
n blchens carnival was given by the
students of the Western High School Sat
urcay evening at the lecture room Of tho
schooL and was well attended. About M
uckets al been sold for the entertain
meht, and, despite the bad weather. nearly
all Of the ticket holders wer., rcpree,rte5
Al OF the principal characters of Dickens
were portrayed. one Of the favorite scenes
OF me author was given in fun Tn, pro-
ceeds of the entertainment viii he uss,l Tor
III. Improvement Of the school gymnasium
nay horse, attached To a sled. Vas
Drought to the police station Yesterday
about ln O'Clock by a young white MN
Wh" said he had found the animal walking
down 'i'th street. RCing unable to Hra Tho
owner, the young man took the sleigh n
the station. The horse was almost frozen
by the exposure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
JUDGE kINBALL SNOWBOUND.
His Colleague Attending to the Police
Court Gases.

Indoo L-ir,I,ou - A. 49,, -. =. -,
>Iiiin'it u INC oiice Court Is sun
SnoWpound, but his colleague. Judge Scott,
was on hand rs usual this morning There
were ONLY a few prisoners in the dock of
tho o,.+ .,,3, ,,.,..;-
~ - oO'- ,-ii" ii'oi iiils'
0ool alIeF court convened BalIlH Cole
called William ]. Bryan but there was
no response.
-..,Tbare,s M such o.co. r,,,,., >, .1,o or,,.,-
80 AZ SUN 'fl0e n'ie' 'iie clei
toiu hin.
res, there is" insisted the bailiff.
But the clerk was right, for the mans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
Suggestions for the Hour,

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Let every citizen or resident in our city
feel personal responsibility to practice
economy in the use OF fuel light. water and
public means Of communication and we will
add to the comfort Of all. Let the residents
in large houses stop building fires In open
crates and stop up the fues with newspa-
pers and direct the heat TO as few rooms as
possible. The fewer registers or radiators
open The less the demand upon the furnace
hence the less coal burned.
Let ashes be sifted and the siftings be
used IN connection with fresh coal.
A moderate use of gas and water is
very necessary, as We are threatened with
both a gas and water famine
SO many Of the leisure classes Will take
this time to write neglected letters Let ali
unnecessary letters and notes be omitted
and thus help avoid oyercrowding of
the mails and extra labor to those excellent
public seryants-the mail carriers
In giving food to the poor it is best to
give the most nOurishing. At the head of
these kinds stand corn meal, whole wheat
flour. beans and peas.
Soups Of these products Except the -four
are easily made without meat and will
stand by" a person for some time.
February IA, 1893 HONORIA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
CITY AND DISTRICT.


The following orders have been issued by
the District Commissioners:
That ffty-fve feet of 2i-inch sewer, 80
feet of 21-iuch sewer and seventy feet OF
1S-inch sewer. with four manholes. he con-
structed in the west side Of 18th street
northwest between T and q streets, at an
estimated cost of S149o, charseabIe to the
current appropriation for main and pipe
sewers.
That 80 feet Of 1j-inCh sewer, 225 feet of
Pinch sewer and -Hrce mauhOles be con-
structed ON the north side. and 80 feet of
I5-iuch sewer. ZID feet Of Pinch sewer and
three manhUIgs be constructed on the south
side If - street northwest between 18th and
18th streets northwest, al an estimated cost
Of S22IO. CharErdble 10 the current apprO-
priati0u for main and pipe sewers.
That the time for completion of contract
with Andrew Gleason for grading Michigan
avenue be extended TO May i, 1899 with
ont penalty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14

An incident of the storm which came
near having tragic ending occurred yes
terday while the fury OF the wind was at
its height in front of the home of Senator
Mcmillan. on Vermont avenue between l.
and VI streets. Mr.. P II. Mcmillan heard
q cry from the street, and looking out saw
child sink INTO the snowdrift near the
sidewalk In front Of his house. The little
form was visible but a moment, and then
disappeared in the heavy drift. Mr.. Nc
MILAN did not stop for OvercOat nor hat
but rushed 10 the sidewalk and soon had a
little girl almost frozen stiff within the
warm house The child was so cold that
she had become daZed and had given up
her efforts 10 reach home. RestoraIives
were administered and she was able to tell
wher= she lived, and later was sent to her
homo in safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-14
Delivery of Annual Addresses.

The annual address of Mr.. W. j. MCGEE,
the president of the Anthropological Socie-
ty, will be delivered under the auspices of
the Washington Academy Of Sciences in the
hall of Columbian University this evening
at s o'clock. The subject will be THE
Trend of Human Development"
The annual address OF Mr.. Arnold Hague,
president Of the Geological Society of
Washington, will also be- delivered under
the auspices of the Washington Academy
of Sciences. in the hall OF the Cosmos Club,
tomorrow evening at s O'Clock. The sub
ject will be THE Early Tertiary Volcanoes
of the AbsaWka Range"