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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
.F'urS
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Insured Against Loss


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 Furs and fur-.ined garments. evening wraps, clota garments, fur sets and single pieces, received on storage and insured ever.
 Customers leaving town, or fearful of subiecting their garments to risk are in- formed that upon receipt of word by mail or telephone. articles will be called for, most thoroughly examined and cleaned and stored by competent men. A receipt for tfle articles left with the charge men, tioned will be given.
 Reference may be had at any time to articles upon storage account
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

Revivals are not dying out, says Pacific coast four times in evangelstic work, and must say the interest this time was 100 per cent. greater than ever before. And I find the same con- ditions reported from all parts of the country"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

DELIVERED RY CARRIERS IN THE CITY,
 l5 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $3 FOR SIX MONTHS, $6
 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

VHE ECARRINGTONP ONPUBLISHING co.
 o TTICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

y Some ten years ago a French mission ary started the systematic rearing of two kinds of spiders for their webs, and the Board of Trade Journal states that spider web factory is now in success full operation at Chalais- Meudon, near Paris, where ropes are made of spider web, intended for balloons for the French military aeronautic section. The spiders are arranged in groups of twelve above a reel, upon which the threads are wound. It is by no means easy work for the spiders, for they are not released until they have furnished from thirty yards to twenty yards of thread each. The web is washed and thus freed of the outer reddish and sticky color. Eight of the washed threads are then taken together and of this rather strong yard cords are wo- ven, which are stronger and much light er than cords of silk of the same thick ness
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

A Newport man has tackled the Eng fish sparrow problem with success. His experience taught him that the spar rows could build nests faster than man can destroy them His method of pro- ceeding was to saturate food with in- toxicating liquor and to feed the birds with 1t thus saturated. Then the spar rows would become intoxicated and turn up their toes on the ground, where his gardener picked them up and disposed of them to the market as reed birds, to be served on toast. He isn't troubled with sparrows any more.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

X suit at Oklahoma City has brought out a most curious train of circum- stances A woman secured a divorce from her husband, together with large amount of alimony The divorced hus- band then entered into an agreement with a good-looking young man in the neighborhood whereby the young man was to pay court to the woman, marry her, get control of all her property and divide it with the divorced husband. The young man carried out his agree ment to the letter, and then fled the country. The suit is now brought by the woman to recover the property of which she had been defrauded by the conspiracy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

The ethics of wills has been illustrat- ed in Germany. Herr Meyer, owner of a brewery at Johannesburg, left to the town of Stettin $75,OO0 to build mu- scum. The municipal corporation, how ever, on presenting the usual petition. was informed by the minister of the in terior that the emperor refused his con- sent for the present. as the will violated moral duty toward indigent relations, by the will of the testator. The town was therefore called upon by the minis ter first to indemnify the needy relations of the deceased.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

THE WEEKLY JO URN1L, Issued Thursdays, One Dollar Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

pr. Felix Oswald, in the Arena, ex- plains some things Spanish in the fol- lowing way: With the full consent of a considerable plurality of the popula- ton, the independent thinkers of the peninsula were weeded out at the rate of flor existence, under such circumstances come to favor the survival of the most credulous. After some two mill lion five hundred thousand free inquir- CTS had been cut off by familiars of the inquisition, kind nature obviated the necessity of the painful process of caus- ing subsequent generations to be born without the instinct of inquisitiveness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
NEW HATEN, CONN.

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER pUB-
 LISHED IN CONNECTICUT.
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T.ARTA TIONS.
for corIls

Did she make you feel at home?" No; but she made me wish I was"- Rrnnl6l,rra | ifn
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Sold by all druggists. 20 cents.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-18
Airship Mounts to the Pinnacle of
Church Steeple.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept g.
A farmer who invented an airship
several months ago gave an exhi-
bition of his invention at the
Spencer County Fair, at Chrisney,
yesterday afternoon, and ended
up on top of church steeple. The
farmers invention is cigar
shaped balloon, to which a basket
is attached. There is a four-blad-
ed propeller on each side of the
basket. These propellers are
worked by ordinary bicycle
pedals.
The management of the Chris
ney fair secured the farmers ma
chine as the chief attraction, with
the understanding that he was to
give an exhibition each day, and
on the last day was to sail from
Chrisney to this city, distance
of forty miles. Fifteen hundred
people were at the fair yesterday,
and as this was the last day the
farmer made arrangements to
carry out his contract. He infiat-
ed his machine with gas, had the
airship cut loose from the guy
ropes at 3 o'clock and one minute
later he was sailing around over
the fair grounds. He let his ma
chine rise to height of 100 feet
or more before he began to work
the pedals. Everything worked
well, and cheer after cheer arose
as the peculiar looking machine
began to circle around. The in
ventor started his ship in the di-
rection of Evansville. The pedals
became disarranged and a strong
wind blew against the machine,
which began to fall. The inventor
in vain tried to stop the fall, and
soon the machine struck a church
steeple and hung there, like
Baron Munchausen's horse. The
balloon collapsed, but the farmer
clung to the steeple until a ladder
was secured, when he reached the
ground in safety. Aside from a
few bruises he was not hurt.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-18
Passenger Travel.
ARRIVALS.

From Kahului and way ports, per
stmr Maui, September 17.-Mrs. Phil
fer and 2 children, Mrs Naipo, David
Eldredge, Jr., H. MartiDson, Miss IL.
Simerson, Mrs. Wepster, s. e. Taylor,
j. Taylor, Miss Baber, Miss Cooke, A.
Adams, M. Petty, Yau Kee, ]. w. Hall,
w. H. Hayselden, Miss Gibson, Tong
Keung and wife, Masters Searles ~,
o. Nanapi, and 40 deck.
From Kahalepalaoa, per stmr XII
lauea Hou, September 15.-J. M. Dat.
From Makaweli, per stmr. Mikahala,
September 15.-Mr. Mcdonald and III
deck passengers.
From Kukuihaele, per stmr. Iva
lani, September 15.--F. Kappa, Mrs.
Hamilton and % deck passengers
From Kaunakakai, per stmr. Lehua,
September 15.-W. r. Reilly, M. M.
Johnson, w. Rapp and deck passen-
gers.
From San Francisco, per bark An.
ME Johnson, September IA. A.
Cross, Mrs. Geo. Robinson.
From Hawaii ports, per stmr. Clau-
dine, September 7.-Volcano-Kraft
Won Boluhausen, Miss @. f. Smith,
Miss f. Smither, B. f. Beardmore, w.
A. Evans, G. r. Harrison. Way Ports
e. d. Baldwin, Quini, Mrs. Mary Sou
"a, Mrs. Geo. Eberlin, G. A. Galbraith,
Mrs. p. Peck, w. G. Sea, G. H. w.
Hitchcock, Miss S. Peck, Miss e. Peck,
Miss M. Peck, Peter Lee and wife, Miss
Haunani Lee, Col. G.. +. Little, w. S.
Wise, j. Gillis, S. Masui, Miss e. Stup-
pleben, Isaac Rotenberg, e. Madden
r. r. SAINT, ]. H. Jones, and 113 deck,
From Nawiliwili, per stmr. w. G..
Hall, September 17.-Rev. ]. M. Lyd-
gate and wife, G. Goodacre and wife
e. Broadbent and wife, G. A. Doyle, G.
Creighton, A. G. Correa, S. H. Com
stock, ]. l.. Kouloukou, H. P. Walton
Judge w. l.. Stanley, Give Davies, A
McBryde, Judge w. F. Frear, w.
Broadbent, Mrs. J.. X. Farley, Miss A
Clark, Miss N. Josiah, d. II. Case, M
d. Monsarrat, D. Donaldson, e. b
McClanahan, S. N. Norrie, G.. j. Fishel
Miss e. Goodacre, ]. F.. Debolt, p. Hig-
gins, Ii Cheung, All On, c. Nang, j.
Tanaka, T. McCants Stewart, and
| deck.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-18

r and @ CORSET are the best.
Sachs & Co., Agents, M
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-18
Troops Ready to Take the Field.

BLOEMFONTEIN, Orange
Free State, Sept. Tt is under
stood that all the Transvaal artil-
lery has been called out and that
the burghers have been notified to
be ready. The latest reply of the
Transvaal to Great Britain is re-
garded as making the disappear
ance of the last hope of peace.
CAPE TOWN, Sept. 10 large
meeting of the colored residents of
this place, held last night, passed
resolutions expressing confidence
in Sir Alfred Miner, the Cover
nor of Cape Colony, and "sympa-
thy for our brethren in the Trans
yaal, who are denied all rights"
CAPE TOWN, Sept. IA large
night).-The Beers, it is stated
positively, are concentrating on
the border.
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. r.
The Burgomaster announces that
the Government will help the
municipality to continue it's prep
aratiOns for hOstilities.
Grocers generally have adj
vanced prices 10 to Is per cent
here, and supplies from the coast
are anxiously awaited.
SIMLA, Sept. Three regi-
ments of cavalry, four regiments
of infantry and three batteries of
field artillery have been formally
warned to be prepared to leave
their stations in India at the
shortest notice for service in
South Africa. The hospital corps
has received similar notices.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-18
Groceries to the Fore.
In Union is Strength, and so 1t
is in Cooperation.

The Yanco-Spanco war brought about
come down to its former level, and we are
getting our groceries as cheap as we ever
had them before. II every stakeholder in
the company were to purchase his or her
groceries from the Co.opera i've Grocery
Co., the success Of the corporation will be
assured.
Gall and trade; free delivery to all parts
OF the city.
IL. TIETJENS,
Manager Palama Cooperative Grocery
Co., Ltd, out King Street, opposite Rail
road Central Depot.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-18
Force for Service in South Africa

ALDERSHOT, England, Sept.
1.-THE Aldershot News issues
what it claims to be an authorita-
tive statement of the composition
of the home force for service in
South Africa in the event of war.
This force consists of two cavalry
brigades and six infantry bri-
gades, the latter including four
battalions Of the guards and one
Irish and one Highland brigade.
All the troops indicated are not
at or near Aldershot. The force
would have a national character
and would mobolize here under
the command of Sir Redvers Bull
Ter.
LONDON, Sept. THE Daily
Mail publishes the following from
Johannesburg. 1t is reliably re.
ported from Pretoria that a
special military train with a body
of armed men was despatched to
the Natal border on Tuesday
night, with an equipment of sew
eral heavy field guns and a guam.
tity of ammunition.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-18
BY AUTHORITY.
IRRIGATION NOTICE.

HOLDERS OF WATER PRIVILEGES
or those paying water rates, are hereby
notified that the hours for irrigation
purposes are from to : o'lcock a. IN. and
from to 8 o'clock p. m.
ANDRE " BROWN,
Superintendent of Water Works
Approved J. A. KING,
Minister Of Interior.
Honolulu, .Tnne Ia, 1909.
1904 ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-06
TO BE CONTINUED.
A Change All Around.

"There goes a party that will be
heard FROM" said Smith, pointing to a
young man who was going down the
street. "He has managed to keep his
head in love and financial matters, and
they are the two great tests.
1.-TWO months ago he was young
man with all the world before him and
with no prospects ahead Of him except
determination to fight life's battles.
"Ic was in love with young lady
living in this city, but his financial con-
ditiOn prevented him from declaring
his passion; besides he was not sure
that the young lady in question cared
for him.
"But by one of those curious turns Of
the wheel Of fortune an old aunt. that
he had never seen, died and left him
large sum Of money Without delay he
called upon the young lady and asked
her to marry him. saying nothing
about the fortune that had been left
him. He met with q point blank re-
fusal
"Two days later the girl heard Of
his unexpected windfall and wrote him
note saying, i have changed my
mind
Ellis answer was just as short. 1t
said:
$50 have I.'"-Dctroit Free Press.
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INC DOuTuS upOU ufttCH ht HttU otePPco
had been laid across q hole.
boards upon which he had stepped had
been laid across u hole In the floor
about four feet across. the mouth. so
he supposed. of well. But it was too
dark for very close investigation.
BY the side OF this covered hole
there was little mound Of some white
substance. chalk or lime. as he sup.
posed, and in q corner Of the OuthouSe
there was another and much larger
white heap. Tom had apparently been
engaged in carrying the white sub
stance from the heap In the corner TO
the heap by the hole In the floor.
This was the result Of Masson's in
vestigatiouS. when he found the light
from the doorway blocked out by a
human figure and. turning. found that
the old woman was looking In at him.
Now, although he was in such deep
shadow that to an ordinary eye lie
would have been unseen. Mason ell
ther knew or fapcied that the old wo-
man could see him as we'll as If he
had been in the broad light Of the sun.
She stood for a few seconds without
uttering q word, and when he ad-
vanced toward her, impatient Of that
ugly. crooked figure silhOuetted against
the dim light, with the unblinkipg
black eyes fixed, as he felt, upon him.
she gave forth the first sound he had
ever heard from her lips. a harsh,
faint. croaking chuckle, which was 4
very mockery Of laughter.
Mason turned colder than he was
before 1t and. springing past her into
the warm kitchen, drew long breath
Of relief.
There was another ugly moment to
be laid in his record Of his time at the
farmhouse. Wet and cold from head
to foot, he fell into chair.
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CHAPTER XIV.
GWYN EXACTs A PROMISE.

GWYN EXACTS A PROMISE.
What he suspected Mason scarcely
knew. But it was not only the shock
Of having found himself in position
Of unexpected danger which caused
him to be seized with sensation Of
sickness and giddiness as he staggered
to one Of the kitchen armchairs and
sat down in 1t, trembling all over.
What was the nature Of the work on
which Tom had been engaged? Why
had he been so much disturbed by Mas
sons appearance? Was there some
ghastly connection between the hidden
Dit or we'll In the outhOuse. the dig
gipg Of the lime and the doctor him
self?
The suspicion, although it seemed
to him absurd even while 1t crossed
his mind. took hold Of him in spite or
himself and at the same time he be-
gan to entertain for the first time an
idea which appeared to offer a solu'
ton to some Of the perplexing prob
lens presented by the singular house
hoId at the farmhouse.
Was there some sort Of secret and
evil league between the old woman and
her grandson Tom?
They were the only two persons
about the place who were entirely un-
sympathetic to Mason. and he &C.
knowledged to himself that this fact
probably prejudiced him. But. all the
same. the suspicion. once formed In
his mind. grew stronger every mo-
ment.
1t was from the clubhouse into which
Tom had disappeared on the first even
ing of the doctors arrival that the foot
steps had come Of the person or per-
sons who had searched his pockets.
And il was the old woman who had
tried to drag some one into Gwyn'S
room when the doctor was supposed to
be fast asleep in the corner. Was that
unseen person the lad Tom? And had
their object been robbery-and some
thing worse?
The more he thought about this the
more likely did his hypothesis seem to
grow. COc!i ! ri WIS at lcitSl. tuouSh
profesScdly antagonistic to Mason. an
open and even manly foe. The farm
er himself had behaved straightfor-
wardly throughout. He had treated
his guest with consideration and graft
tude. and on tho night they had pass
cd In the same room. during which
Mason had watched him with steady,
sleepless eyes. he had slept n sound
and peaceful slumbcr until morning,
evidently undisturbrd by plots. secret
plans or cowards fears.
| Besides. MaSSon. who. like most 9TH
er people, believed himself to be some
thing of physiognomiSt. had from
the first been predisposed against the
lad Tom Oh account of his hangdog
looks. his sullcn manner and the re-
pellent, lowering slyness which caus-
ed him to avert his eyes the moment
the stranger looked in his direction.
While Tregaron himself showed his
heart on his sleeve, was angry ut one
moment, impulsively grateful the next,
his sou, on the other hand, had never
changed his sulky look except when
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Fiddle Butt Stenlers.

There Is q reason why the Adiron-
dack forest fires should become more
destructive each succeeding year. Most
of the timber there is spruce. While
spruce is used for various purposes 1t
it valued chiefly as material for the
manufacture Of sounding boards for
all kinds Of musical Instruments.
That part Of the spruce tree which
is free from branches, extending to
from 20 to 80 feet above the ground,
Is known as q fiddle butt. AS there are
no branches in that part Of the trunk
there are no knots, and when the lum-
ber Is sawed it presents smooth sur
face, an essential in the making OF
sounding boards.
The stealing Of fiddle butts is carried
on as regular industry by hundreds
of men who own small farms on the
outer edges Of the forests. These men
60 into the woods In winter and cut
down thousands Of great spruce trees.
They take from each tree only the
base log. which they sell Mt the nearest
sawmill, allowing the remainder Of the
tree to lie where it falls. The branch
es become dry as tinder in time. and
when fire is started by careless
hunter or wocdsman they furnish IN
abundance Of fuel for the spread Of
the confiagration.
Many efforts have been made to pun
ish the fiddle butt stealcrs, but it is
fact that no jury has ever been got to-
gether that would bring in verdict OF
guilty. 1t is claimed, with much evil
dence of truth, that jury has never
been selected in that section that did
not have n fiddle butt stealer among
its membcrs.-Philadel Record.
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THE HUMOROUS SIDE OF 1T.
Editor Appelt Levels His Spyglass at the
Rider of The States High Horse.

Editor Appelt Levels His spyglass at the
Rider of The States High Horse.
Manning Times, November q.
THE YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER and the
Columbia State are furnishing the pub
lie with some excellent specimens OF
editorial learning. The editors OF
these two papers must keep their at
lases and encyclopedias at their sides
all the time, so as to be able to treat
the questions arising from the nation
al administrations foreign policy. The
State is disposed to treat The EN-
oUIRER with degree of haughliness
and superiority. 1t perches high up
and looks down upon its weekly con.
temporary to inform II "that it is not in
its class - but THE ENQUIRER comes
back at the The State with such an
array of magnificently written edi'
torials, showing itself close student
and we'll versed in foreign affairs, that
the public is becoming interested and
is watching the contest between these
editorial giants.
There is no doubt about it, Gonzales
is fine writer, and when it comes to
treating European questions he does
so in a learned and attractive manner
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house? He was about to put a ques
ton to the farmer concerning that adj
venture of his. when TregarOn said
simply:
"She wants to see you again, sir.
think"
And then lie took up his hat and dis
appeared into the washhouse.
But Mason ran after him.
sYou are hard at work, aren't you
! clearing away the snow between this
and the cowhouse"
81 believe you. Merrlck and me and
Tom have got our work cut out We've
got to get to the sheep If we can and
save 'em If we can. AS hard work as
| ever we've had in our lives"
All the more singular. surely, that
Tom should have been spared for that
mysterious work in the outhouse!
"Tomw repeated Mason quickly.
'IIe was at work indoors just now by
the side of an old we'll or something of
the kind. stepped upon the boards
which cover it and nearly fell
through"
The farmer shook his head warn
ingly.
Dear. DEAR" he said, with much
concern. "you shouldn't 60 walking
about this crazy old place by yourself,
sir! There's pitfalls and traps for care
less feet all over the place. That was
not we'll. sir. but way by which
they used to haul up provisions and
such like In the old monks days. I'll
show 1t to you some time. sir. It's a
bit Of curiosity, Is that"
Indeed, | should like to see 1t. And
in the meantime hope you will accept
me as n volunteer to help you with
your digging"
"No, no. Sir! That's no work for you.
If you'll take care Of my daughter and
save her from fretting herself into q
fever, that's what want Of you."
"But l could do both. could take a
hand with a spade and go and see her
from time to time as we'll"
4All right, sir. You may do that If
you IKE.
With this arrangement concluded
Mason left the farmer and, return
ing once more to the sickroom, inform
ed the girl Of the plan he had formed
with her father. To his surprise she
energetically forbade him to carry it
out.
T'm much worse than you think,
any Of you" said she, "and | want to
live for the sake of-my father. I'm
afraid Of the night. of the night. I'm
afraid I shall get restless and feverish
then and perhaps be light headed like
and wandering In my mind. So | want
you, sir, to 60 and rest now while
they're all out there digging, and then
you will be fresh to watch me at
night"
"But l assure you, Miss Tregaron,
you no more need watching at night
now than do myself. If your grand
mother sleeps in the room with you,
surely you will feel safe and be able
to rest yourself"
But the girl was obstinate. deter
mined.
81 know better than you," she said
stubbornly. "My grandmother goes Off
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doctor, aOhat'S thiS7' he asked sharply.
into such q sound sleep that there
would be no waking her, however III
might be-"
This statement. being In direct op-
position to his own experience Of the
old lady. astonished Mason. The girl
went on:
And feel certain shan't be able
TO sleep at all tonight"
"Oh. yes, you will! If you find your
self uneasy toward night. | can give
you sleeping draft"-
But she raised both her hands in
energetic protest.
"No. now said she. II will not have
it. You must promise me. sir. that
whatever happens you will not give ME
one. Promise. promise, or If not | will
refuse to take either food or medicine"
Decidedly this was the most obsti-
nate patient lie had ever had. so the
young doctor thought, as he found him.
self compelled to give the required
promise.
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Good Lesson Early Learned.

"Twenty-tive cents was the founda-
tion Of my fortune"
"Who gave it to you|
Nobody. tried to borrow |: and
couldn't" ."-Chicago Record.