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The Washington bee., 1899-05-20
Funny When You Think of L..

At a small party the other evening
those present were asked to name the
most common and at the same time the
most complicated action in the human
phenomena, says the New York Times
Various answers were given, showing
all degrees of observation and thought.
Not one, however, hit upon the an
swer that the questioner had in mind,
which was walking. What action is
mere common, and yet, how difficult of
analysis How many persons outside
of some special course in physics at the
universities can explain the phenom-
enon? Let somebody try. Walking"
once said DR.. Holmes, lis a perpetual
falling, with a perpetual self-recovery.
1t is the most complex, violent, and pc
rilous operation, which we diveSt of its
extreme danger only by continual prac-
tice from a very early period of life.
We find how complex it is when We at
tempt to analyze 1t. We learn how
violent it is when we walk against a
post or a door in the dark. We dis
cover how dangerous it is when we
slip or trip and come down, perhaps
breaking or dislocating our limbs, or
overlook the last step of flight Of
stairs, and discover with what headlong
violence we have been hurling our
selves forward" III this is very true,
as We all know, to onr sorrow, still, the
genial autocrat has not explained the
phenomenon
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20
7HoNoLULU,s HOSPITALITY
Visitors to the Beautiful City Cheerfully
Speak OF the Pleasures OF Their Stay.

Visitors to the Beautiful City Cheerfully
Speak OF the Pleasures OF Their Stay.
The zhospitalities of the residents o,
Honolulu have always been n marked
feature of the stay of the yariou:
American ships in port, AMI the re
quest to have the navy always repre-
sented there will be urgently seconded
by naval men themselves. The climate
has been delightfully."- spoken of fol
years by visitors, and everything saio
about it has been fully realized. A
very funny example of the exact linn
it's of the rain belt and the line of de
markation between sun an1 rain oe
CURED here when stranger upon in
quiring his way to a certain street was
told to walk right ahead until he met
the rain and then it would be the Sec
Ond turn to the left.
In going through the town hert
one passes under overarcbing trees
through whose dense foliage the moor
sunshine only trickles in dancing
broken lights. There are quantities Of
huge-leaved, wide-spreading trees, ex.
otics from the South Seas, many OF
them rich in parasitic ferns, md others
blazing with bright fantastic blossoms.
The air is heavy with fowery sweet
ness, and one sees the delicate tama
rind and featherv algaroba inter
mingling their fragile grace with the
dark, shiny foliage of the dep red OF
fuchsias and geranfums which here at
tain the height and size of our large
rhododendrons of home production.
In the deep shade of this perennial
greenery the people dwell. The foreign
houses show a very varied indiyidualf
ty, the speciarities no doubt OF the ma
ton represented appearing in the
architecture. The ~peculiarity in which
all seem to share is that everything is
decorated and festooned with towering
trailers. 1t is often difficult to tell
what the architecture is ~ which is
house and which is vegt, on, for all
a,.gles, lattice, balustrades. anu veran-
das are hidden by jessamine or passion
flowers or the gorgeous t1ame-like
Bougamvillea.
The mixture Of the neat grass houses
of the natives with the more elaborate
homes of the foreign residents has a
very pleasant look. One sees many
groups of aborigines sitting nnder the
trees, each group with mat in the
centre with calabashes upon tcontain-
ing poi, a fermented paste which is
the national Hawaiian dish.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

tling in other lands, and it has not
1t would be hard to classify the IA
moan style of wrestling. Any hand
hold above the hips is permissible,
but a mere hand-hOld is naturally Oh
little value in grasping a man tully
oiled, as are these people az ail uIleS.
But the great sport among the IA
means is now, as it has been for long
ages, the village contests atStCkthTow
ing. At this interesting amusement tW
islanders are content to pass man!
days of noisy feaSting. Success at tne
sport is the most highly-prized distlnc
ton a town can have: defeat Is sJalp
which must be wiped out. Sometimes
large wars have grown out OF the nuc
tuating results of the sport
The materials of the sport are SIM
pie. There is needed long StralgD'
stretch of grassy ground which
easily found on the central plaza u
every native community, or II no'
there, is never far distant in the cocoa
nut groves. This is the playing green
The stick is treasured possession
for each player in time finds one sues
which just suits him. and is very care
full of the cherished possession.
After all this introduction cf IT'S ac
cOmpanying features the garnc itSei =
simple enough. 1t is to throw the S''S
along the playing green in Such way
that it may come to rest aS far IRON
the thrOwer as possible. Thrown VI
rectly at the mark and through lns
air, the light stick carries but a Sho''
distance. no matter how strong 'ue
caster might be- But when IL Is thro"D
so as to hit the ground a shot distdu,'
away and glance thence into the dn
the combination of strength AMI sn'"
availS to send the stick a long uls
tance before it comes to rest In5
stick is held between the thumb auO
the tips of three fingers held close ~
gether, the index finger being at ut
same time pressed against the Oul' =.
the stick. The player stands back IIO-s
the casting crease and takes 'no.,
run; at the same time he swings DE
arm backward over the shoulder y
that by the time his left foot y dt lio
crease he is ready to discharge 'nI
SbNh AiVhI niS IlelJ uduu a
of the hip. The most successful pla!
ers cause the stick to glance from u, 'no
ground about thirty feet away. D,5
glancing on the ground gives muCD
greater force TO the fight OF the Su' D.
1t flies about head high and may Cp,
er two hundred feet or more DeLgi- ~,
coming to the ground again. In .n.s
secondary flight the head OF tAe So ~
is seen to be directed slightly up"aa-II
at small angle above the hoFIzVlIa, ,l..ao
the butt is at the same tine Fe'oi'.r5 -
in a circle of about three lncnts az s.
with a slow motion This postum -
maintained to the end of tIe SF'o,lI .sl
flight. When the stick comes 10 -
ground the point is still II'jl' re-, s.ot
ed, and thus few addlti'Iai &c. e..
may be gained by a slide along O."
smooth turf.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20
SPORTS OF THE SINIIF
Some of tie Games at Wbi..
the Islanders Are E.
ceedingly Skillful
BOXING AND WRESTLING
Cheating IS CONSIDERED Not nj,
Legitimate But Even an Impo4.
ant Feature Of Al Games

Their Most Popular Sport Il Stio,
ing-whole Villages Take Par,
Contests Which Often Last S.v.r,,
The Remarkable skul shovn
Participants.
Time is plentiful IN the Scr+b g.
and cares are few. For IN. i'm. 'e@ az
ander the day goes lightly nv ana ana ~
the, day, SO glideS life Itself IDu' y
little delving just to encourages . W. W.!
lavish nature TO yield up irs stona Ivy
food, little fighting to give Tfo
a great deal of making Of snaaasa. J,s
says L writer in Outing.
These island SportSmpn aro aer,,...
solely by the enjoymentof the no,ti,
self, or of. the rivalry to which II ~
rise. They have no comprpbppSSD &c :,
the idea of fair play in apy,bin.
cheating is considered not only L-s
mate but even an important featnrem
the game, whatever il may hi Ru, J,
each side is as alert to prevent cbaqt
ing by its opponents as it is TO Brsrtic.
IT for SeInSh advantage, tie malta,
just balances. so that. quite uninton
tiOnally, a-SamOan game is usually =
practical honest contest
Boxing is common enough nou
among Samoan athletics. bur il is an
introduced sport. Old customs of war
fare never include any such thing as
an empty-handed personal lhcoyntpr
When men were hghting they were
armed; they used the missile spear at
the beginning of the attack, and when
they came within arms length the
club was used. d heavy club with
sharpened edges which cut like an axe
Wrestling, on the other haad. is Of
unknown antiquity among the island
ers, and has always been fayoritp
sport of the strongest men. II could
scarcely be expected that it would fe
velop along the same lines as wres
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20
The CITY of San Jnan.

OF San Juan, Porto Rico, il may be
said that the city offers many and
varied attractions to the sight seer.
The we'll paved and scrupulonsly clean
streets are surprise and revelation
in themselves and indeed it IS well the
thoroughfares are clean, for the side
walks are so narrow that it is impos-
sible for more than two persons to
walk abreast, and few. therefore, recOg
nize the curb as boundary line. San
Juan is built on a slOping hill. which
on it's seaward side, rises abruptly
from the bay and Is made the more
precipitOus by massive wall The
latter extends to and aroun1 the base
of MOrrO Castle and continues at vary
ing heights to the high fortress of San
ChristObal Below it beats the surf
and as military stronghold and de-
fenSe the location seems impregnable.
Great, gaping holes, however. along
the exposed parapets, show that it is
not, for here and there are seen evid
ences of the damage done by Samp-
sons shells when the AdmJrals fleet
bombarded San Juan and it's fortifica-
tiOns. Nor were the forts the only suf-
ferers. for back in the town several
buildings still bear the marks of giant
projectiles. One large edifice, now used
as a barracks, had whole section of
its roof carried away by she'll. and
the Church of San Domingo near the
outskirts of the town. was fairly rid
died with shot in the upper portion.
The inside of the church was not da-
mayed, but the authorities. in repair
ing the exterior, took occasion to make
window out of one of the Eoles. con-
sidering that easier than to fill the gap
up with solid masonary.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20
FANATICS IN NEW YORK
One Proclaimed Himself God and Found
Many Believers


In New York City, about 1882, q
period Of great awakening" -taStt be-
gat Mormonism and many other sects
among them one In Kentucky, whose
members, in order to win heaven by
making themselves as little children,
used to crawl on their hands and knees
y church, play marbles, trundle hoops,
and otherwise manifest their infantile
madness-One Matthews, carpenter,
having assumed the name Matthias,
proclaimed himself to be God, the
Father. He founo believers most of
them ignorant but some intelligent,
procured much roney, and ruined
many persons. He. and his disciples
claimed to heal the sick quite as sue
cessfully as the Scientists now do. One
of them. a Mr.. Pierson, a victim of~re-
ligious delusion, even before the COM
ing of Matthias, hal endeavored under
most distressing ard pathetic circum-
stances publicly to raise his wife from
the dead, accepting literally the verse
of the General Epistle Of St. James di-
recting the elders, TO anoint and pray
over the sick, and promising that "the
Lord shall raise him up
Matthias, being eventually indicted
| for procuring $500 from a Mr.. Folger
under the false prttehse that the was
God, able to remit sins, and would
communicate the Holy Ghost to said
Folger, the District Attorney entered
nolle prosequi for these reasons: To
maintain the indictment, he said.
must prove that defendants pretenses
were false, and would deceive a man of
ordinary intelligence and prudence, but
no sane person would believe that
Matthias was God. Matthias was, how
ever, convicted on lesser charges
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20
Trees and Thundsrs nrins.

1t is useful to know what kind of
trees are most likely to be struck by
lightning, because trees afford shelter
in thunderstorms. though a dangerous
refuge, and they often grow near
buildings. According to Mr.. AleXan-
der McAdie, the eminent meteorologist,
the order of liability to be struck is rep
resented by the following figures: Oak,
54; trees collectively-that is. in a
clump. 40; tall pine trees, Is, and beech,
J. The oak is therefore the worst and
the beech the best shelter. After rain
trees are not so apt to split with the
stroke as before it.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

Lord Kitchener once served in the
French army. That was in 1870. dur
ing the Franco-Prussian War. but his
term of service was very Snort. He
had just obtained his commission. and
he volunteered for duty with the Mo-
biles of Dinan. He went up IN bal
loon at Laval and watched the enemy's
tactics, but the ascent brought on an
attack of pleurisy, and he had to re.
turn home.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

The origin of the modern circus dates
back to about 1770, when Philip Ashley,
a discharged soldier, gave exhibitions
Of horsemanship in an improvised ring
at Lambeth.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

If all the railway tunnels of the world
were placed end to end they would
reach a distance of 514 miles. They
number about l142.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

The largest telescope in existence
does not make the planet Mars appear
any bigger than the moon does through
an opera glass.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

Pekin is a city of dust. like most
Chinese towns. Nevertheless, the only
stores that have glass windows are
those of the watchmakers.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

Fumigatlon of fruit trees infested
with the San Jose scale by the use of
the gas of prussic acid is a remedy
which is now said to be certainly ef-
fective.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

The guinea pig grows more quickly
than any other quadruped. 1t is fully
grown when six weeks old.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

In Germany it is considered neces
sary that child should "go I'D" be-
fore it goes down in the world. so if is
carried up stairs. as soon as il is born
In case there is no upstairs, the nurse
mounts table or chair with the in
fant.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

The heart beats ten strokes a minute
less when one is lying down than when
in an upright posture.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20

The firsl post-office was opened in
'oar.s in 1912. in England in 1881, in
I, n erica in 1710.
The Washington bee., 1899-05-20
Politicians ought to tell the truth

negro In Cne Oou .....-.s-~- - 3
The BEE editor is not looking
for an Office aud neither-aees he
want one.
Unhappy is the, man, who hangs
on Official favors.
Abolish the office of justice cf
the peace.
1t is better that they are abolished
All offices in the District of Co.
Iumbia should be filled by election.
The negro vote will divide
IN 1900.
Our new leadership IS made out
of that which cannot be seen.
In union there is streng h..
E. NJ. Hewlett is the most manly
negro attorney before the District
bar.
be is Tot the man to cater for
faTors.
If there was more manhood In
negro attorneys they would sue
eeed better.
Be truthful, it will pay always.
There is too much treachery
among certain negroes to succeed.
This world was not made for the
white man alone.
1t is not well to tell all you know.
Be careful o. what you say and
to whom you say 1t.
Don't be too hasty in coming to
a conclusion.
The Maryland politicians have
not been cared for as yet.
Will the negro vote ever become
a factor in American body polite:
Be what you say you ar
nothing more.
Deception is sooner or later
detected.
An honest man is a truthful man.
You should do nothing that is
distasteful to good society.
II is not the person who grins in
your face, that should be regarded
as your friend.
Don't place too much confidence
in the person VINO pretends friend
ship.
Be honest with your fellow man.
The best policy is when you can
not do thing say so.
1t will never effect you to be
truthful.
ont be alarmed at every lit tie
noise.
The try daily has been struggling
hard since lis publication.
1t came out one day and has been
trying hard ever since to make It's
appearance daily.
Can any one tell the difference
between the old school and new
school of politicians?
Well out of the great number OF
ficers appointed in the army moi
one negro was appointed.
What has become of the repea,
the civil service law?
Don't forget how the negroe:
fought on San Juan Hill.
General Miles thinks well of the
negro soldiers.
And yet not negro officer ha:
been appointed in the regular army
The man who speaks the truth i;
the man to trust.
Don't be too impetuous in yonl
dehberatIon.
The man who thinks be knows
it all is generally affected with the
big head.
There was tyranny in the schools
on the part of certain school officers
There are some school official;
too much on the old woman order
The day will soon cDme when all
will be placed on level.
1t is not the wise man whc
makes a fool of himself.
Our head swells some times be.
onp the usual size.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-03

can make an engine designed by a
Chinaman. a Choctaw, Kaftir or ST.
amese twin. All the American asks Tor
is payment for his work. In the case
OF English engines. many are made In
this country ON exactly the sans plans
as those built i'm England. The Ameri-
can manufacturer caters in every way
TO his customer.
One great point almost always
brought up in English discussions on
American locomotives is that they have
steel fire boxes, generally represented
as defective feature. AS matter CT
fact copper fire boxes, brass tubes ana
any other specialties will be and are
supplied by American builders. The
foreign buyer can have what he orders,
a fire box Of putty or OF gold. IL hr is
prejudiced in favor OF either Of those
substances.
In England the impression exists that
our engines are only good for light and
rough tracks. AS a matter of fact in
many respects the American track row.
adays is heavier than the English.
One Of the advantages of the Ameri-
can locomotive builders is their more
efficient organization. In the largest
of our works an enormous stock of
working drawings, patterns and tom
plates has been accumulated, and rs
covered by a system OF record 80 per-
feet that any locomotive that the COM
pany has built. at least within the past
thirty or forty years, can be duplicated
upon order without the receipt OF
single drawing or specification from
the customer. Not only this, but any
detail part Of any locomotive can be
furnished on short notice, made accu-
rately TO gauge and ready 10 put in
place.
Only small part of the locomotive
export trade has come 10 us that may
be expected in the future. Eneland is
still well in advance of us In this field,
as statistics show.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-03
English Manufacturers Are Much Disturbed
BY Present Conditions.
LOSS OF BUSINESS THREATENED
During 1888 Eleven American Firms Built 568
Locomotives for Export to Foreign Countries.
80 Different Countries We're Purchasers.

The export of locomotives from the
United States has increased enormously
during the last few years. American
manufacturers began not long ago TO
trench upon the English export trade
In engines. We sent them To South
America. to Australia and many
parts of Asia. Now We aie
sending them TO England itself,
and John Bull is very much excited. He
prided himself much upon the superb
ority OF English engines, and he is cha
grined at finding himself drawn about
his tight little isle by piece OF Yam
kee mechanism.
In the current number of the Engi-
neering News are some interesting spe-
cial articles upon the boom of the Am
erican locomotive. They show that
during the last four years, 80 per cent.
OF the locomotives built in this country
were sent abroad.
The superiority OF the American ar
ticle is nothing new. Nearly sixty years
ago four engines were built at the
works of William Norris of Philadel-
phia foi use on the Birmingham ard
Gloucester railway, now part OF the
Midland railway OF England They
weighed ten and a half tons each and
hauled thrty-three tons at rate of
from twelve to fifteen miles an hour.
They We're superior TO anything then
in use in England.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-03
Plants Established Abroad.

Mr.. Norris in those days also built
locomotives for the French, Austrian,
German. Italian and Russian railways.
His business spread TO such an extent
that he established locomotive works
at Vienna and Paris The Vienna
works did not pay, owing TO the strong
opposition to foreign interests. and
those i'm Paris failed. owing to the po-
liticai fights going on at the time.
Matthias w. Baldwin, the founder OF
the great locomotive works which bear
his name, sent an engine to Austria In
1S41, on an order that came through
August Belmont. In the years follow
ing 1910 the home market made such
demands upon American builders that
the foreign trade was neglected and
IL was not until 1875 that there was any
considerable volume OF exports.
In the fifteen years from 1875 TO the
beginning OF $780, 1886 locomotives, or
an average OF 102 per annum. were
shipped abroad from the United States.
Their total value was about fourteen
and a half million dollars Since 1889
about 2410 engines have been built rep
reseuting a value OF about s2l, $40 900,
an average OF about $4,000 per engine.
Thus within the past twenty-four years
the United States has built Spout 1850
locomotives for export. which represent
q value of more than 36.000.000.
Since 1894 the engines made here FOR
foreign railways have represented
nearly 30 per cent. OF the total number
built each year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-03
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Additional Feawss for The Enjoyment Of the People
on Nations Natal Day.

In addition to the programme of at
fractions arranged by the Fourth OF
July committee for tomorrow, which in
cludes the monster mil Vary parade at
$3.50 o'clock, the balloon ascension and
band concerts at Roger Williams park
at p. m, band concert and fireworks
on the Dexter Training ground at s
o'clock. there will be several other at
fractions outside of the city.
Fields Poin. will serve the excellent
bakes for which the resort has for
years been noted, from IL to O'Clock,
with a special bake at 5 o'clock. The
warships at Newport win observe the
first anniversary OF the battle of San
tiago, when Rear Admiral Sampson,
then, as now, commanding the North
Atlantic squadron, destroyed the Span
ish fleet under Admiral Cercera. The
New York, Brooklyn, Machachas
erts, Indiana and Texas are no win the
harbor and open TO visitors. The
steamers of the Providence, Fall River
and Newport Steamboat company run
at frequent intervals throughout the
day.
The Mount Hope will make excur-
sions 10 Block Island and Narragansetd
dll CitdatltlS NV aC4ADllhr dlAA
Queen CITY of the Seaconnet Steamboat
company run 10 Bristol and Seaconnet
where a good dinner may be obtained.
The steamer Corsair offers a pleasant
means of reaching Saunderstown,
where connections may be made on the
Sea View electr1cs for WEXFORD and
NarraganSett Pier
For the lovers OF base ball. Prov idence
viii play against Worcester at Adel-
aide park at lO:20 in the morning and
will endeavor TO break the spell and
win. The horsernen can see a program
OF four races. including 2:40 class trot
and pace: 2:22 class. trot and pace, 2:25
class trot. and special trot and pace.
at the Hillgrove track. at ! o'clock.
And afternoon and evening the Wilbur
Opera company Will give performances
Of the Offenbach opera, THE Circus
Chuwn,' at the Providence Opera
House.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-03
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications. as they can not
reach the diseased portion OF the ear.
There is only one way 10 cure deafness.
and that ls by constitutional remedies.
Deafness II caused by an inhamed con-
dition OF the mucous lining OF the Eus-
fach,an Tube. When this tube Is in
fiamed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing. and when Il IL en-
flrcly closed deafness is the result. and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
ont and this tube restored 10 Its normal
condition. hearing will be destroyed for
ever. nine cases out OF ten are caused
by catarrh. which Is nothing but an in
famed condition OF the mucous sur
faces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any eases of Deafness (caused by ca
sarrh) that can not be cured by Halls
Cafarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
y. T. CHENEY a. CO. Toledo, o.
Sold BY Druggists. 75c.
rairs Family Pills are the best