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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-23
THE LEPER COLONY.
a Visit TO the Hawaiian le2ers CoIonized on
the Island OF Molokai.

while we were in Honolulu" said
one IF the young men who went to
Hawaii as an attache Of the Hawaiian
commission. to a Washington Star re-
porter. there was a lot Of excitement
among the white population Of the city
over the discovery that two we'll
known white citizens of Honolulu were
lepers. They were both sent to the
lener island of Molokai. one Of these
Unfortunate men was a wealthy Ger
man merchant who had passed the
greater part Of his life on the islands,
n,ving left Germany for Honolulu in
his early youth He was about 80
wears Of age. For some months before
II was discovered that he was vic
tim of leprosy he had been complaining
of violent pains in his head and numb
ness in his members. HIS fanny
nhysician was puzzled over the case
and finally called into consultation 4
phvsician who had spent period OF
study among the lepers at the Molohal
colony. The old gentleman became
Violently insane when he was informed
that h was a leper and would be com
pelIed TO 20 to Molokai. IL was nee
assary to place him in a strait-Jacket,
and. thus secured. he was carried
aboard the leper steamer kilauea Hou'
together with over dozen hahakd
and Japanese lepers, and transported
II the Icper island. Within a week
af+a,, tho announcement that her nus
band was a leper the unfortunate ola
gentleman's aged wife died of grief.
The other white victim of the dis
ease was the signal telegrapher sta
toned on Diamond Head to report the
arrival Of steamers to the people Oh
Honolulu. He was a comparatNeiS
young man. still under 40, and was
known as frst-rate fellow by most
of the white people Of Hawai- ne
took the announcement that he mad
the disease quietly. saying that he mad
suspected fol some time that ne was q
victim. and had contemplated 50 m
forming the board OF healln. his
nerve under the circumstances was
really admirable. = .ho.o
AS soon as the discovery or these
two cases was made the kanaka SER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-23
Advice to Horse Owners.

A large proportion of suffering is
caused by masters VINO are ignorant Of
the capabilities. habits and require
ments Of their animals, or VINO exact
tasks which cannot properly be per-
formed. Much injury is also caused by
the Incidence of servants. who omit 10
give proper exercise to animals Also,
there are many persons who plmper
and overfeed their dumb dependents,
under the impression that they are be-
having kindly to them, when in reality
their conduct is the cause of diseaS"
and pain.
Animals are adapted to he the ser
wants of man, and as such he may en-
ploy them. provided he uses their labor
in Il reasonable way and gives them
their proper reward of food. shelter
and due attention. So long as an ami
NAL receives these. his labor is secured
for his masters disposal. the general
rules OF health incumbent on man be-
ing equally applicable to the inferior
animals.
Much misery and pain are caused
every day simply by want Of consider
alton, even among well-meaning peo-
Pile: and il is certain that, whatever a
persons position in life may be, or
wherever he may dwell, he can soon
make his humane efforts of practical
value: for which. we are sorry TO say.
opportunities every day and in every
place present themselves.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-23

wants in the households in which the
two men had lived were subjected to
careful examination The telegrapher
had lived alone in a small house out at
Diamond Head, with kanaka youth
as his only servant and attendant. The
youth was found to be in the Secol-
dairy stage of leprosy and was sent to
Molokai along with his master. The
establishment of the old merchant was
a very large one out near Waikiki, one
of Honolulu's suburbs. ana was cared
for by over Il dozen Kanaka servants
One of these. an old washerwoman.
was discovered to ~ 4 leper. and she.
too, was sent to the i-nt:' colony.
The alarm of the whit, population
of Honolulu, all OF WHOM. employ ka-
naka servants, over these discoveries
may be pictured. Tho board of health
was swamped with applications for
the immediate examination of house
hold servants ana was utterly unable
to cope with the task at the outset.
The work. | understand is still going
on. Meanwhile the discovery played
eXcellently into the hands of the
Japanese and Chinese who We're sought
exceedingly rare that a lerer is dis
covered among the japanese or the
Chinese living in Honolulu. although
cases are frequent among the two
races on the other islands. especially
on Maui, the great sugar island. In
the course of the examination of house
hold servants a number Of cases of in
cipient leprosy We're found and the vic
Tins packed off to the leper colony. The
people employing these lepers were
themselves rigidly examined by physi-
clans able to detect the very slightest
evidences of the disease, but none of
them was found to be affected.
There are now, | understand. eight
men of American birth at the leper
colony on Molokai. all of them. with
the exception Of the two recently sent.
sailors who deserted their ships ut one
or other of the island ports and con-
tracted the disease either by minsling
or marrying among the Kanakas.
There are also three Germans and five
also sailors, who contract
ed the disease in the same way. The
white leperS are said to give more
trouble through constantly complain
ing than all the thirteen hundred Ka-
naka. japanese and Chinese leperS put
together The white leper, it seems. is
not able to accept the burden laid upon
him with the same degree Of fortitude
exhibited by the native. The only cases
of suicide since the colony was eStab-
lshed have been those of white men"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-23

not permit a second lieutenant TO wear
he insignia of an admiral of the navy
or those of a colonel in the army, but
she declared that if he would not make
The uniform the way she wanted it she
would have her husband patroniZe
somebody else.-Chicago Record.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-23

4 carload of oranges will average
$40 boxes and the boxes contain about
1T6 oranges each. A carload of lemons
will average 2sS boxes, with $50 lemons
to the box.
Last year California shipped to East
ern markets $4,000 carloads of wine.
brandy. fruit. nuts and vegetables, an
increase of 5000 carloads over the pre-
ceding year.
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W0MAN'S INTERESTS.
Women Drunkards in Engiand-Receiy;n
Compliments Size OF Girls.

Alcoholism among women" said
Lady Henry Somerset. at a Mansion
House meeting the other day. is in
creasing 70 an alarming extent" Is it
not possible that the rush Of life as
now experienced by SO many woman
workers. and the facilities offered TO
them Of obtaining intoxicants. which in
former times We're not available, for
the simple reason that women We're
not out and about as they now are,
may not he in a measure accountable
for this state Of things. of course the
women inebriates whom Lady Henry
Somerset seeks to reclaim at DuXhurst
are Of the lowest class. but She has
ample means. of course. of observing
all classes of women. and il is TO be
feared that the very strong charge she
brings against the sex is not to be laid
against one section of the community
alone. But being forewarned women
can forearm themselves, and if they
are 50 eager to obtain equal rights with
men. they will only be progressing
backwards by yielding up what is
after all. their greatest power, that of
womanliness. The principle at the root
of that life which is radiating from
Lady Henry Somerset's temperance
colony in the Surrey hills may be
summed up in one word-responsibi
ity. \ woman who has lost her sense
Of responsibility is made to feel that
there is place for her in the world
that something depends upon her. In
proportion as she appreciates this
simple fact is her cure progressive.
be too often reminded that this prin
ciple of responsibility is the animal ting
force of education in the widest and.
indeed. in every sense of that much
talked Of. but much misunderstood,
wOrd.-Lady's Pictorial.
One of the young gentlemen who
have just been appointed in the regular
army was married only few weeks
ago, ana his bride takes great deal of
interest in his uniform. He left his
measure with a military tailor here the
other day. and the next afternoon
when she was out shopping she
dropped in to give some instructions as
to the manner in which it was to be
trimmed. She told the tailor she did
not like the ordinary uniform of a
second lieutenant and desired to have
her husbands different. She wanted
four bands of gold braid around the
sleeve, like Admiral Schley had on his
and after critically examining all the
shoulder straps she instructed the
tailor to put on her husbands coat a
pair that had silver birds embroidered
on them, because they We're prettier
than any Of the rest. The tailor tried
10 advise her that the regulations did
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.DECEMB Err 81. 1898.
ASSETS.

L. s. Registered Bonds. per
cent, 500, 5000
U. S. Registered Bonds, per
cent. 53,sl25O
New York City Bonds, 31a per
cent, 5000
West Shore r. r. Bonds, II, OPS 90
St. Louis Gold Bonds, 100000
Cash in Bank, 120 124.95
Cash in Offices, 6,6ST.S7
Interest due and accrued, 1862. OIL |
Premiums in course OF rnllec-
ton, 74,G4152 |
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The average measurements of 1900
girls at Wellesley College show that for
a girl feet tall the chest grth is 269
inches and waist measure 22.7 inches.
For one feet inch. chest girth is 21.j
inches. waist 23.3 inches. For one )
feet inches. chest girth is 20 inches.
waist 23.S inches. and for one feet :;
inches. the ideal height. chest girth is
81 A inches. waist measure 246 inches.
The measurements of 40 Of the girls
when they entered college were com
pared with the measurements taken six
months later, after the girls had had
regular training in the gymnasium for
six months. Only one had lost in chess
girth; two had gained one-half inch,
and the rest had gained from two
thirds to inches.
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1t should be remembered that while
the same fat may be used repeatedly
for frying, it needs special care to be
kept in a suitable condition. 1t should
always he carefully strained, in order
70 be sure that any crumbs or particles
Of whatever may have been fried in it
are not retained. Fat. too. that has
been used for fish cannot be used again
for anything else except fish. Where
sweets are immersed in boiling fat. the
latter should not he used 10 fry meats.
oysters. or anything that would be in
jured by a sweet flavor Now that
there are several grades Of so-called
olive oil. this vegetable fat may he
used more freely than when it meant
a considerable item Of expense. So
long as the cheaper grade is sweet. too
close an investigation into its elements
need not be insisted upon. where it is
used for frying purposes. Food fried
in the vegetable oil is more wholesome
than that cooked in the animal fat.
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would have her husband patronize
somebody else.-Chicago Record.
One of the first things Il girl has to
learn is the art of receiving compli-
ments, neither appropriating nor dis
claiming them. 1t is some times diff
cult. and to blush is fatal. Oh. those
youthful bushes, How distressing
they are to their vexed proprietresses.
and yet what charm they give 10 in
gcnu0us girlhood. And how enchanted
ingenious girlhood would be TO escape
from them forever and be clad in coat
Of mail. The sllful complimenter en-
harnesses no one, not even the shyest
girl. He knows how 10 convey an ex-
preston Of his appreciation without
exactly saying il. Such a man can
flatter ones self love quite sufficiently
in merely saying: How Well you
lOok.' The tone and manner are elo-
Quent enough TO supplement the pow
erty Of the words. and their very
meagerness allows the recipient Of the
compliment to accept il without en-
barrassment. A fiorid compliment
makes a girl look-or, at least. feel--a
perfect goose. But they belong TO
past age. Compare the Sir Charles
Grandson yerbiage with the present
day say. what a swagger frock you
have on, You look ripping" No one
addresses a long speech about your
charms" to the admired one. That
kind of thing has gone out as utterly
as the flourish of a laced handkerchief,
and the bow With hat on heart. In
those days a compliment was received
with a curtsey. now replaced by a
laugh and a nod. This is a sans facons
period OF manners Mrs. Humphrey
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
Defends Rev. K. II. Bulgin.

Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: viii you kindly allow me space
in your paper to express an opinion
on an item which appeared in Sundays
edition of the Sunday News, throwing
doubt on the character of the Rev. r..
II. Bulgin, spiritual adviser Of the late
George X. Van Horn.
The writer signs his rame "Pastime." ."
His pastime from all appearances is to
slander the Rev. II. r. Bulgin, whose
character is beyond reproach. His
grounds for SO doing is in connection
with the paper Van Horn signed a few
minutes prior to his death. lie doubts
that Van Horn ever knew the contents,
and further quotes that the person who
wrote 1t could not have been a decent
citizen, an honest man, or even a
shrewd hypocrite, but one OF those
miserable beings who is happy only
when he is doing an injustice TO a fell
low man whom he has probably never
met.
Instead of this applying to the Rev.
Mr.. Bulgin ii suits well to the author
who seems TO lack all decency and
shame. Such words applied on the char
acter Of Rev. Mr. Bulgin are
base. Has the writer ever met
the man he doubts? I hardly
think he has, or his respect for
him would never have allowed him to
slander a man who is blessing to the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
A Premium on Ignorance.

The New York sun condemns un-
sparngy the vicious proposition which
is under consideration by the legisla-
ture OF Alabama TO provide two school
iunds--.On" tor edcuating white chill
drcn, thc other for Colored one to be
derived from taxation levied on the
real estates Of whites. the other from
taxation on real estate owned by ne
grocs our contemporary points out
that by the last educational census of
Alabama, the estimated number Of
white children between the ages of five
and eighteen was 335, 900, and of colored
children between the same ages 2S6. .O00
There We're 4S00 white and 9, 400 colored
teachers, and the percentage of Hitter
acy among inhabitants over the age
az ten years was this: White, IS: col
Ored, 60. Exclusive of Louisiana, in
which illteraCy among the colored pop
ulatiun is 8 per cent. higher, no state
1t says, has so high a ratio of litter
acy among colored inhabitants, and,
with the exception Of Louisiana, North
Carolina and the Territory of New
iNAlNob NllN ItiNtllldSt VI llllfIdNS
among native white inhabitants is no
where so high as it is in Alabama. The
sun adds
The Alabama proposition to estab-
lish a color line in the collection Of
school taxes may be described as a
plan TO make illiteracy a permanent
condition in that state. White citi-
zens, however illiterate, are still to
have the right Of suffrage, IL their
ancestors forsooth, possessed it prior
10 the establishment OF the present
state constitution; but colored citizens
are to exercise the right only under
conditions which are to he made un-
duly hard by the establishment of a
provision which will cut off any avail
\ able fund for the education Of colored
Achildren. 1t is now notorious that the
olored residents of Alabama are not
aly poor, but practically the poorest
Cmbers of their race. in any state.
lie there are. of course, individual
IS Of wealth gathered by colored
in Alabama, and there are many
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09

thrifty and well-to-do colored men in
that state. the great mass of colored
population is not only illiterate but
needy, and the suggestion that from
the proceeds or real estate held by
coiored men the colored schools of Ala
bama should be maintained hereafter
amounts. in effect. to putting an official
premium on iliiteracy 1t Is utterly
rcrugnsnt to the established American
plan of education elsewhere, which is
that the imparting OF primary instruc-
ton to the youth of a community is a
preservative against crime and disor-
der ami necessary duty of govern
ment."
The Alabama Legislature has not yet
passed this abominable proposition and
it may never do so. But If it should
try to enforce such a discrimination
as to color there would be supplied an
excellent occasion for prompt Federal
interference and this time the issue
should not be lodged.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09
SCRANTON, MAY 8. 1899.

The recent alleged order said to have
been issued by President Truesdale
TO the effect that hereafter Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western employees
must stop trying to run local politics.
is per haps the most" crewel" of all. The
snuffing out Of the political ambitions
OF parasitic minor officials. who in the
past have threatened TO throw whole
Delaware, Lackawanna and western
line against anyone who opposed them'
will be a sad blow to the off-duty Dig
nifty of men Of this class, but 1t Will
he hailed with delight by honest rail-
road men and voters who have long
since become tired of their bluster ana
nrOnriptnrv airs
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09

community that he lives In. The Rev.
Mr.. Bulgin would not blindfold
man who stood on the brink
OF eternity In such a way as
to have him sign his name to
a document which he did not know or
understand. No. he is too honorable
man to do such a thing. Besides 1t
would be mockery In the sight of God,
whose servant he is and whose foot
steps he Is endeavoring to follow.
The Rev. MIR. Bulgin, as everyone
knows, was q faithful friend to the un-
fortunate man. He did all In his power
to prepare him TO meet his God, whom
he believed would, In his infinite love
for us all, find n place for His wander
ing sheep. He was with him early and
late pointing the way; for the book of
books says: '"He. who truly repents of
his former sins, even at his last hour,
will find favor in His eyes? He Will.
He has been judged by man; he Will be
judged by God, on whom he has placed
his burden, and who will not desert him
In his hour Of darkness.
He undoubtedly killed the woman He
said he did, but not wilfully, as L am
led to believe from all / have heard
and read. He had repented and was
baptized in Jesus name, on whom he
leaned for strength and received it. He
had been deserted by the most Of his
lifelong earthly friends, but the friend
whom he found during his last few
days on earth. had pity on him and
took up his burden.
Rut this Is not the first time the Rev.
Mr.. Bulgin has been attacked by SLAM
derous writers of the News. Less than
one year ago the Rev. Mr. Bulgin came
here to do Gods work. A large wooden
tabernacle was built on East Drinker
street Services were held regularly
each evening and many who had never
heard the word Of God, came here to
listen. The News found an opportunity
and a victim. The structure wasn't as
beautiful as our churches but good
was being done nevertheless. The News
accused the members of having stolen
the boards from the neighboring fences,
etc. With It all, no thanks to the News,
the tabernacle they made fun Of, has
changed to q church, with the Rev. Mr..
Bulgin still at its head and steady
increasing congregation, who will stand
by their pastor, while such papers as
the News hurl their slanderous items
broadcast for a "Pastime" to fill up
space.
hope the Rev. Mr.. Bulgin will ignore
their desire to have him tell who
penned the lines they wish to know so
much about. If the members of the
Lackawanna county bar have been
grossly insulted, the Rev Mr.. Bulgin
has been doubly grossly insulted and
slandered. by one worse than a hypo-
critic, the writer of "Pastime."
Very truly yours.
" David Westlake, jr.
Dunmore May s, 1899.
Donations to Chiidren's Fund.
Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: I desire to acknowledge through
your columns the following donations
to the children's fund of the Lacka-
wanna hospital.
Proceeds of the fair conducted by
THE Merry Maidens" at Colonel
Boies' residence last Saturday. sl91 65
From Master Law Watkins, editor
of the Family Herald .............. . 90
500 Go
Very truly yours,
l.. l., Fuller Treasurer
Lackawanna Hospital.
May s, 1899
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REXFORD'S,-
May 9.

y
OF course not. We don't expect
that the minute you'll read this
that you'll put on a hat and run
here all out Of breath. We merely
want you you to call when in need
Of anything in our line, that's all.
We are of the opinion that our
side combs, back combs and POM
padour combs are the best values
ever shown, 25c, 5oc, 81. Don't
keep the break-easy kind.
THE REXFORD CO.,
1872 Wyoming Ave,
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Home Rule.

1t is inferred from what Frank Moss
of an article upon "The Problems of
Police Administration, that the recent
president OF the New York police board
and present counsel for the Mazet in
vestigating committee does not share
the public's senstiveness to threatened
nfractions Of the principle of home
rule. Says he: THE revelations of
police depravity in New York city in
1894, which shocked the world, shamed
the state of New York; but she re-
Trained from radical interference then,
as she does now, on the plea of allow
ing Home Rule Tammany, noting
the tenderness of the public conscience
for that great principle, and the fond
ness of reformers for it, has never
ceased to clamor for its application,
while making home indecent, uncom-
Portable. and unsafe"
Nevertheless, if the inhabitants of the
greatest American city, who are the
immediate sufferers when their police
system is bad. cannot be trusted to en-
force measures for it's Improvement,
what is to become of the principle of
elf-government upon which American
institutions are founded? No doubt
under n Roosevelt regime the police of
New York could he better administered
from Albany than from Greater
Gothams city hall. As much could
probably be said for nearly all of the
other city departments. But Roosevelts
are scarce, and if they can be installed
into office in Albany, why not in New
York?
A good deal of the contemporary talk
about municipal reform omits to take
due account of the fact that in this
great and glorious country the people
get as rule exactly what they ballot
for Sometimes they don't like it after
they get it, but in such a contingency
they have always before them the
happy opportunity of ordering things
differently at the next ensuing election.
In spite of all, the principle of home
rule is the true one, and people should
be taught better to appreciate what
home rule eXaCts from them in Vigi-
lance, honest independence and courage
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-09

Sympathy for Colonel Funston over
to face the osculatory feminine admir-
ers when he returns to this country is
wasted. If Colonel Funston has the
right kind OF wife he need have no
fear of the kissers.