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MINSTREL SHOW.
4 Lady in the Center-New Talent.
Coming COMPANY.

ReheaTsals are nov in full swing for
the Ornheum Minstrel Show Saturday
night. Some OF the best local talent
has been secured. The kawaiahaO
Quintette Club viii appear with faces
bIackened for the occasion. Austin r.
Fife Of the Eighteenth Infantry, L. S.
A. an Al banjo player, will give comic
songs 20 banjo accompaniment Corp.
Williamson OF CO. Z and Grant Hen
dersnoc Of CO. VI, Engineers, Will sing.
These men are singers OF ability. both
possessing beautiful tenor voices.
Mr.. Post has arranged an innovation,
introducing female interlocutor. May
Ashley will take tha part, and, it goes
without saying, she will add to her
laurels. Captain Berger and orchestra
will furnish the music.
w. r. Prestige left by the kinau
yesterday for Hilo 10 meet the Chap
man and Warren Dramatic Company
| the organization engaged by Mr.. King
for the Orpheum theatre. Mr.. Prestige
took with him some Of the Orpheun
scenery and the Company will show
perhaps for two nights a. the Spreckel
Hail, HIlo.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, RE-
PUBLIC OF HAWAIIAN AID
MIRALTY.
w. ]. Smith, ct. al, VS.. the Steamship
City of Columbia, her boats, boil
ers, engines, tackle, apparel and
furniture.
VENDITIONI EXPONAS.
To \. N. Brown, Esq, Marshal of the
Republic of Hawaii Greeting:
Whereas, a libel was filed in the Cir
cult Court of the First Judicial Cir
cult Of the Republic Of Hawaii, the
18th day Of December, 1898, by w. j.
Smith, ct. al, against the steamship
City OF Columbia, her boats, boilers,
engines, tackle, apparel and furniture,
and praying that the same may be
condemned and sold to pay the claim
of said lbellants.
And whereas, the said steamship
| City of Columbia, her engines, etc, is
| now in custody, by virtue of writ OF
alta chment issued out Of this Court,
| in pursuance OF the prayer OF said
libel, and such proceedings have been
thereupon had that by the sentence
and decree of the said Court in this
cause. made and pronounced on the 3rd
day of January, 1899, the said steam
ship City of Columbia, her boats, boil
ers, engines, tackle, apparel and fur
niture was ordered to be sold by you,
the said marshal at an upset price OF
$23, 1862, after giving ten days notice
of such sale by advertising the same
in the Pacific Commercial Advertiser
and the Hawaiian Star, newspapers
| p6l in
the city of Honolulu, and that you pay
the moneys arising from such sale to
Henry Smith, Esq, Clerk Of the Judi
ciary Department.
Now, therefore, you the said Mar
shall are hereby commanded to sell the
said steamship City of Columbia, he1
boats, boilers, engines, tackle, appare
and furniture, at public auction, at the
Station House, Kalakaua Hale, in th<
District OF Honolulu, Island of Oahu
Hawaiian Islands, on Monday, thu
, 10th day of January, 1899, at the hou
of u noon. at not less than an upse
I price of Twenty-hree Thousand F'ou
Hundred and Sixty-five and sixty-tw'
hundredths dollars, after having frs
{ given ten days notice of such sale b.
}, advertisement in the Pacific CONNER
| cial Advertiser and the Hawaiian Star
news pers published daily (excep
Sundays) in the District Of Honolulu
and that you Immediately thereafte
have and pay the moneys arising froI
such sale, pursuant to the aforesal
order or decree, to Henry Smith, Cler
r, Of the Judiciary Department, with a
, account OF your charges and expense:
and have you then and there also TIL
writ, with your return thereon.
Witness, the Honorable A. Perry
First Judge of the First Judicial Ci1
cult OF the Republic Of HAWAII, thi
Bird day OF January, a. D. 1899.
(Signed.)
P. DANSON KELLETT. JR.,
(Saa1D Clerk.
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SEALED TENDERS

VIII be received at the office of the
Minister of the Interior till j o'clock
noon of Thursday. January 26, for
wharf material TO be delivered in Ho-
nolulu.
Specifications at the Office OF the
Superintendent of Public Works.
The Minister does not bind himself
to accept the lowest or any bid.
JAS. a. KING,
Minister OF the Interior.
January 8, 1899. 512.
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HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL AND
SUGAR COMPANY Vs.. THE
MAUI RAILROAD AND STEAM
SHIP COMPANY.
REPUTATION OF PURPORTED
CONVEYANCE.

l, George N. Roiph. Secretary of the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Com
pany, do hereby certify, that at spec
ial meeting of the Board OF Directors
OF said corporation held at its princi
pal office on December IS, 1898, which
said special meeting was duly called
and assembled, and at which said
special meeting quorum was present
and voting. the following resolution
was adopted
Resolved. That the deed, dated Feb
ruary 20. A u. 1898, and recorded In
the Office OF the Registrar Of Deeds IN
Honolulu, Island OF Oahu. in Liber III
| on pages $50 TO 263, purporung to BE-
an indenture between the Hawaiian
Commercial and Sugar Co., and the
Maui Railroad &c Steamship Co, and
| purporting to have been executed on
the part OF the Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar Co. by r. Spreckels as its
president and also as its attorney-fn-
fact. is hereby disaffirmed ana repud-
lated together with the conveyance
therein made. or purporting to be
made. by the Hawaiian Commercial
land Sugar Co, TO the Maui Railroad Il
Steamship Co, and the further convey
ance therein covenanted to be made.
and that the certificate of the Maui
Railroad & Steamship Co. for 500 OF
its paid up shares said 10 nave been
given by il to r. Spreckels as trustese
for the Hawaiian Commercial and Sug-
ar Co. as the sole consideration for
said transaction. be returned. and that
: r. Spreckels be requested to return
r the same 10 the Maui Railroad &
: Steamship Co, and further that ths
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co.
hereby releases said Maui Railroad &
{ Steamship Co, from its covenant CON
tanned in said indenture and demand
f a re-conveyance OF the property in sale
deed conveyed and also a release from
the covenant therein contained to con
vey further property to said Maui Rail
road e Steamship Co.
g In witness whereof | hereunto Sc
: my hand and affix the seal of said cor
poration, this 18th day OF December
A. d. 1898.
I(Signed) GEO. NJ. ROLPH,
Z (SeaIl Secretary.
9 51of-2035
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WOMAN SUFFRAGE BEATEN.

4 dispatch from Sioux Falls, 5. D.,
says: Final returns have been received
from the various counties on the con-
stitutionaI amendments submitted at
the recent election. Woman suffrage
was defeated by 4,O0S and the South
Carolina dispensary system by S65'
while the initiative and referendum
has been carried by a majority OF q
little over 5000.
The vote on the three amendments
reached only about one-haf the totai
vote polled at the election.
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5. NJ DAMON,
Minister of Finance.
Honolulu, January II, 1899.
2l56-2t E.O.F.
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TO DEPOSITORS POSTAL SAVINGS
BANK.

All depositors in the Postal Savings
Bank are hereby requested to forward
their pass books TO the General Post
Office, Honolulu, between January Is;
and goth, 1899, that the interest may
be added for the year 1898.
Honolulu, December 1, 1895.
(Signed) JOS. NJ. DAT,
Approved: Postmaster General.
(Signed) S. NJ DAMON,
Minister OF Finance.
51o3-2035
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WHEN DEWEY COMES.


GNew York SUM-
When Dewey comes to town. you bet
There'll be q not old time,
For drums II beat an horns II foot
An welcoming bells III chime;
Wen wine him an we'll dine him
An tote him up an down.
Till he won't know what hes up
against,
When
Dewey
Comes
To
ToWni
oh. the hero of Manila
Is a modest kind Of peach,
An like enough he'd stammer
If he had to make a speech:
But when it comes to fighting
He's entitled to the crown,
An the folks II make him wear II,
When
Dewey
Comes
To
TOWN.
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NOTICE.

THE PERSON HOLDING THE
Ticket No. 232 has not presented 1t,
consequently I will have SECOND
DRAWING, which will take place SAT
URDAY EVENING, the 14th. All per.
sons holding tickets will please call
on that evening, at 8 o'clock.
s1oe NJ. E. KILLEAN.
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The Minister of Finance approves OF
the following list Of persons to act as
Deputy Assessors and Collectors 1or
the year 1899:
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GEO. NJ. ROLPH.
HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL AND
SUGAR COMPANY VS.. ROYAL d.
MEAD.
REPUTATION OF PURPORTED AS
on
5121-2035

SUGAR COMPANY VS.. ROYAL d.
MEAD.
REPUTATION OF PURPORTED AS
SEGMENT OF LEASE.
I. George M Rolph, Secretary of the
Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Com
pany, do hereby certify, that at a spec
ial meeting of the Board OF Directors
of said corporation held at its princi-
pal Office on December 10, 1893, which
said special meeting was duly called
and assembled, and at which said spec
ial meeting a quorum was present and
voting, the following resolution was
adopted:
Resolved, That the indenture OF
| March 9Th, 1898, purporting to have
been made by and between this Com
pany and Royal d. Mead. assigning to
him a certain lease dated July 18th,
1898, between the Waikiki Sugar Com
pany and Claus Spreckels, recorded In
Liber 144, pages 72, 73 and "a, in the
Registrars office at Oahu, and all
rights and powers purporting to be as
signed by said indenture, be and the
same are hereby expressly disaffirmed
and repudiated, together with all the
transfers OF the same.
In witness whereof, I hereunto set
my hand and affix the seal of said cor
poration, this 18th day of December
A. D. 1898.
(Signed) GEO. M. ROLPH.
(SeaD 5121-203s
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MARSHAL'S SALE.
January ., 1899.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, RE
PUBLIC OF HAWAIIAN AD-
MIRALTY.
w. J. Smith, ct. AL, VS.. the Steamship
City of Columbia, her boats, boil
ers, engines, tackle, apparel and
furniture.
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MARSHAL'S SALE.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FIRST
CIRCUIT. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
In the Matter OF the British Schooner
''Labrador."-In Admiralty.
ORDER TO SELL.
To A M. Brown, Esq, Marshal OF the
Republic of Hawaii. Greeting:
Whereas, in certain proceedings in
admiralty brought by the Attorney
General on behalf of the Hawaiian
Government against the British
schooner Labrador" and her boats,
tackle, apparel and furniture, and ten
cans containing five hundred (500) tins
of opium, a decree condemning and
confiscating the said schooner. her
boats, tackle, apparel and furniture
and the said opium to the use of the
Government OF the Republic OF Ha-
wall and an order of sale OF said
| schooner, her boats, tackle, apparel and
| furniture was made by the Hon. w. l.
| Stanley, Second Judge of the Circuit
Court OF the First Circuit.
| You are hereby commanded In pur-
suance OF said decree to sell the said
schooner Labrador" her boats, tackle,
apparel and furniture at public auction,
| in Honolulu, on Saturday, the 14th day
| of January A. d. 1899, and to publish
| q notice Oh SuCn sale III the f1dWd1ldu
Star and Daily Commer cial Advertiser
for not less than ten days and pay the
proceeds of such sale into this Court.
with an account Of your charges and
| expenses.
| Witness the Hon. W. L. Stanley, Sec
ond Judge, Circuit Court, First Cir
cult, at Honolulu, Oahu, this twentieth
| day OF December, A. D., 1898.
| w. L. STANLEY,
Second Judge, Circuit Court, First
| Circuit.
| By virtue Of the above writ TO me-
issued ON the goth day OF December, A.
D. 1898, will sell at Public Auction,
at the Station House, Kalakaua Hale,
| in the District OF Honolulu, Island OF
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, to the high
est bidder, at IL o'clock noon OF Satur-
day, the 14th day OF January, A. D.
1899, the British schooner Labrador -
her boats, tackle, apparel and furni-
ture.
| CHAS. B. CHILLINGWORTH,
Deputy Marshal, Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu, Oahu, December 81, A. d.
l1s9s. 6109
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
By virtue Of the above writ to me
issued on the 3rd day Of January, A.
D. 1899, I will sell at Public Auction,
at the Station House, Kalakaua Hale,
in the District of Honolulu, Island OF
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, to the high
est bidder, at II o'clock noon, OF Mon
day, the 10th day of January, A d.
1899, the steamship City OF Columbia
her boats, engines, machinery DOLL
ers. tackle, apparel and furniture.
CHAS. F. CHILLINGWORTH
Deputy Marshal, Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu, Oahu. Jan. 4. A. D. 1899
5120
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WANTED.

A SITUATION BY A YOUNG LADY
to take care OF an elderly Invalid
person Apply by letter to
SIPS az L. This Office.
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Dewey's Engagement An.
nOunced.

Washington, Oct. 30 Admiral
Dewey announced to some of bis
more intimate friends tonight the
fact of his engagement to Mrs. W.
B. Hazen, of this city.
Mrs, Hazen is the widow of Gen.
Hazen. formerly chief signal officer
of the army, who died about ten
years ago, and is a sister of John R
Mclean, Democratic candidate for
governor of Ohio.
Mrs. Hazen has no children and
since her husbands death has made
her home with her mother. She is a
woman of large means, about 40
years of age. and popular in the best
social circles of Washington.
The date for the wedding has not
been fixed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
B0ERS STRIKE
TERRIBLE BLOW
THE BRITISH SUFFER AS
NEVER BEFORE IN HIS.
TORY OF ARMY.

London, 90. 81 The following is
the text of Gen. Whites dispatch to
the war Office
Ladysmitb. Dot. 80. 10 35 p. m.--I
have to report disaster to the col ina
sent by me to take position ou a Hill
to guard the left flank Of the troops.
10 the operations today the Royal Iri,h
Fusiliers, No. 10 Mountain battery and
the Gloucestershire regimen. we're sur.
rounded 10 The bills aud after losing
heavily bad to, ,capi,ulate. The casual.
ties have not yet been sscertaiued.
"A man of the Fusiliers. employed
as hospital orderly, came 10 under
dag of sruce With q letter from tb,
survivors of the column. Who asked,
for assistance to bury the dead. I fear
there is 90 doubt of the report.
Il formed plan iu the carrying out
OF which the disaster occurred aud I am
alone responsible for the plan. There
is no blame whatever to the troous. "a
the position was untenable."
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"When our boys were almost dead from
whoopiog cough. our doctor gave One Min,
ute cough Cure They recovered rapidly. -
writes +. b. Bellies. Argyle, Pa. 1t cures
coogns' colds, grippe and all throat and lu up
troubles -Hugbson. .Ligon Co.
great many telephone wires were blown
down Monday night by the gale of wind tha,
ragea from early in the afternoon until late
next morning The telephone service was
seriously crippled and it will require hard
worS on the part OF the linemen to untsngle
order again.
'ou scour the world you will never
mod remedy tqua! to One Minnie Conoh
Cure, says Editor Facklsr, of the Micsnopy y.
Ela', "Husier." 1t cured his family of LA
grippe, and saves thousa Ids from pueumo.
n's' bronchitis, Group and ell throat and
lung troubles -Augbson.Ligou Co.
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Brumby From Sumter District

Brumby 10 splendid fellows 6us ofY,ss,
: enoocn sailor, and . good fighter. All
tn's {" oot surprising In view OF the fact thai
ne comes from good old south Caroline stock
M. Joel 3. Brunsoo, Of Sumter. 9. o..
writes 90 follows to The News aud Courier:
wbiie poo0lar enthusiasru 70 runnin,
high over Dewey. Bromoy aud Mshrtsus. Il
may DO glsssing to South Caroliuisns TO
kooW that Brumby-ihe man who raised
tne eitsd States dag over Msnils-is almost
one OF 10. lhI sm not mistaken. be IL . son
OF Arnoidos Vincent Brumby and a neobev
OF Richard Trapier Brrmhy, who was for a
time professor 10 our Souta Csro)ina COLLAGE
TIE original Brumby faulty, now Of Georc,a.
oe'ongs properly TO the old Game Cock
District Of this Stats'.' O'S~
~. Hrunsso. Ne are Informed bv re,a,iv..
OF TON" Bruuoy, 10 correct in the sbovs
s'atensots 90 to bis family. Another uncls
OF Lieut.. Brrmby, and after vhom h. C.s
osmeo, vas Teomas N. Brumby, q leading
contractor sod builder 10 this section of the
state whose home vas 10 three miles Of this
place 10 tie Jordan neighborhood. Hs bull,
the Home Branch (Bsp,ist) cborcb. where
ne vas buried. He was twice married. spd
oy DIS last marriage had three children tvo
d.ugh'srs aod a son His son, John. was a
hex'can and Confederate veteran. and dad
near a"yesville few years ago. ~. osuoh.
ter vas the hrst wife Of Mr.. z. g. R,,dvsl,
OF tnis place and the other dauxhter. Mrs
Coss Rich, I, still living near Home R,snch
church. Mr. Thos N. Brumby had several
eonu'en oy ns nrst marriage, all Of whom
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FIGS GO'TO COURT.
And Prove the Most Effective Wit.
nesses Ia IL Damage Suit


nesses In IL Damage Suit.
An English solicitor was defending
fruit broker in an action brought for
the recovery Of 500, the price paid for
n consignment of figs which the plain
tiff declared to be unfit for human food
The defense alleged that although
moderately discOlored by salt water,
as the plaintiff knew when he bought
them, the figs were perfectly whole
some. The figs were in court.
The plaintiff, a coster, who conduct.
ed his own case, was skillfully cross
examined. The trial was obviously 60
ing against him, and once or twice he
retorted SO hotly that the Judge threat
ened to commit him for contempt
At length the cOster grew desperate
and, turning to the opposing counsel,
hOarse and perspiring. he said:
Look here, guv'nor, you say them
figs are good to eat. and l say they
amt That's all there is between us,
amt it? Now, selp me, if you'll eat
two of them figs and you ain't sick
Immediately afterward Ill lose my
case"
The judge at once saw the propriety
Of this suggestion and asked the law
yer what he proposed to do.
"Your honor is trying this case, not
l." was the reply.
"NO, no! The offer is made to you,"
said the judge.
~ hurried consultation took place.
Counsel suggested that it was the So
licitOrs duty to submit to the expert
ment. The solicitor refused. The bro
ker himself was then asked if he would
risk it.
"What will happen to me if don't?"
said he.
you'll lose the case," replied both
his legal advisers.
"Then," said he hurriedly, 'lose the
case, lose the casew And so he did,
Youths Companion.
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MAYoR's COURT.

The police ere ss,hsriog 10 tho gamblers
ssd every isv days 100 or more Of them are
sslors The Mayor
Lsss week Ton Artemus aod John
Hiandisg vsrs 10 the dock. They we're
eapsorsd while playing Q quiet gams of
sein aod they plead guilty when avraiau.
81. The penalty wss 81 each or two dsys on
The ssrssss. Bla,diog paid his doe and
Afssmus took the days.
Arssmas vas arrsigosd also for failure to
pay street TAI and Was sentence TO work six
days 90 the strss,u
Peter Dixos was pulled less night for
esreiog 90 The slresu He vas found guilty
sed required TO pay 6,s OF "a.
There vas one case for trial BY The Mayor
Saturday mornises
hsssrs. r. O. S,aGs aud J. A. Sch werin
we're arrested yesterday for fighting on the
street sod ~ The trial this moruioR they were
we're required to Psy . 6os Of S. each
The folleviog cssss we're tried 10 the
Mayors Coors hoodsy morning:
Wass Ushar, public drunkenness aud djs.
esoseiy coaducG n, Vas found guilty and
veo required 10 pay ine Of -.
refer ncRay and lin Davis, disorderlv
conduct. Davis was discharged % thers was
proof that hs wss oos responsible for the
e'mselt neRay did not sppesr for trial
aea els sosd vas declared forfeited.
Alses Frasklie, public druukuess. He
vse diseesrgsd 20 hs rrsated 90 disturbaocs
% The ssrssss sud hsd been kept 10 the Susrd
eoess sines Saturday sieht.
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General Leo and His Fruit
full Hen.

1t was General Lees custom to leave
bis tent door open 10 the morning for
spriehtly hen that had gone into the egg
business promptly and thus had saved
her head Wheo she stepped in Gen
eral Lee would put aside his work and
walk post dcferentiaIly upon the out
side until her cackIe announced the
mysteries of egg laying at an end
She roasted and rode 10 his wagon. was
an eye.wltI ess of The battles of Chau.
oellorsvlle aud Gettysburg. and was
finally sacrificed upon the altar of
hospitality at Orange Court House. 10
le64.-November Ladies' Home Jour.
pal.
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Ready Made Mermaf6ens.

In reference to recent paragraph on
mermaidens, correspondent writes:
1T may not be generally known that
Japan exports these shams in assorted
sizes, in glass cases. at so much per
footrun. They are made Of the body
Of a fish and the dried head Of a
monkey, so skillfully united that it is
difficult to detect where one begins and
the other ends. or late the market for
mermaidens has been fiat. At one time
they were fairly common in the curl.
OSity shops.
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BennettsvilIe, Oct 26 Mr.. R. A.
Douglas, one of Msrlboro's best
planters and largest landowners, sus.
tanned serious loss by fire about Z
o'clock last night His gin house.
with engine and 20 bales of cotton.
together with bis saw mill, which
was adjacent. were entirely consum.
ed, occasioning loss of from 50, 500
to $4,000, with no insurance BE
cannot account for the origin of the
hre, as be bad just been through the
gin house to see that everything was
all right for the night
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
BOTTOMLESS HOLES.
Pits In the Transvaal Whose Depths
Have Not Been FathOmed.

Pits In the Transvaal Whose Depths
Have Not Been FathOmed.
Up near the course Of the little river
Of Malmani there is strange round
hole in the rocks few yards in diam
ter descending perpendicularly down
to the unknown. In that hole there is
nothing. 1t is empty. The neighbors
say a stone dropped into it is never
heard Of again. These good people,
though, are not given to throwing in
many, even when the protecting par
son is there on his rounds. They grave
ly suspect too free indulgence might
prove an annoyance to an irritable
parsonage whom they would rather not
see on their level in that part of the
world and whose visits in anger they
would be lOath to receive
Though this hole is empty, there is
another, somewhat larger, close to it
which is not empty. This other is full
of water almost up to the brim, and il
has upon 1t floating island of grass
which shifts from side to side with ev-
cry change Of the wind. To find further
examples Of the same sort Of herbage
1t is necessary to go 600 miles north
ward, we'll into the hot districts in the
tropics.
Beers say Of this second pit they
have endeavOred to sound it, using 12
dozen rawhide thongs (reins) tied end
to end, line, say, of 200 fathoms, with
q big stone as sinker, but without
striking bottom. The sinker and line,
at the lowest, were pulled sharply
away to the side, as if n strong current
were coursing below. Upon that they
ceased to investigate further. You see.
they were meddling in things which
didn't concern them and rsking en-
counters with powers best left alone.
So how deep it may be we do not
know yet. Some day bOlder spirit
may tell us.-Cincinnati Enquirer.