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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-23
NEW TRANSPORT FOR PACIFIC

NEW TRANSPORT FOR PACIFIC.
NEW YORK, June An Erie basin
shipbuilding firm has begun work on
the transport Fitzpatrick. whose recon
struction will cost s40S.000. The Kill
patrick is intended to ply between San
Francisco and the Philippines. She viii
be entirely remodeled, her engines will
be overhauled and large steel deck
houses will be built on the spar deck.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-23
FIRE IN A coat SHIP.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1e--AbOst
Sep tons Of burning coal we're thrown
overheard IL mid-PaciSc from the Brit
isl ship Windsor Park. which reached
port to-day from Newcastle. y. s W.
The vessel was f04 days on the voyage,
and her long time AZ sea for suca voy-
age caused some uneasiness among her
insurers
When about q month out on her trip
the coal that formed her cargo was
found TO be heating almost under the
main hatch. A close watch WAS kept
on il. and 10 days later the heat under
the decks became almost unbearable-
thermometer placed among the Goals
registered 4 temperature OF il6 de-
gTees Captain Lambie. for the safety
OF his vessel, decided that the heating
coal should 90 overheard. and for
week the crew worked night and day
jettisoning the dangerous cargo. About
midway between the main and after
matches and far down in the hold the
Goals were at red heat ana the men
engaged in hosting it out over the
side could only work few minutes at
a shift
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-23

The Grant xas In the vicinity Of
Reed Rocks the position Of which IS
io1tsful. their place or the chart Of
the globe being followed By 4 query
nzrE When. therefore the fog hank
took on the appearance OF the Farzl-
lone Island and the morning star
showed up like beacon On its peak
the lookout thought the land was dead
ahead, and SO the engines we're stopped
and reversed and the ship vas going
full speed zStern when Captain Busovts
reached the bridge II did not take
long TO discover the mistake. and in
half an hour the Grant was once more
on her course.
Reed Rocks have nos been seen since
1865. when the ship Yankee nearly ran
them down They hare always been
elas.ed as doubtful, and the chances
are that the old Yankee skipper was
fooled by the morning star and g cloud
SIS vas the lookout on the Grant
From Honolulu TO Manila and from
there to Nagasaki the voyage OF the
Grant was uneyentful The run from
Nagasaki to San Francisco made Up
for the monotony, however. When
about I'VE days from San Francisco fire
broke out in the engine room Escap-
ing ammonia was ignited by q spark
from the pipe OF careless engineer,
and in few moments the engine room
was in q blaze. A fire alarm was turned
in, and about three minutes later Chief
Officer Crosby had three streams OF wa
ter playing on the flames. and every
man on the transport was at his place.
II was close call and men on the yes
sci were still busy repairing damages
when the ship locked.
In spite of all her mishaps, the Grant
came into the dock looking as spick
and span as yacht, and she will be
ready TO sail on July 1.-CaH.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-23
The OVERDUE HENRY CLEMENT.


SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE
gamblers in reinsurance got sad set
back yesterday List week the news
came from England that the Henry
Clement, on which 50 per cent was
paid, had arrived at her destination.
The Liverpool Journal of Commerce.
commenting upon the news on May IS,
said:
TO hold the record for slow sailing
is an achievement of which few ship
owners are DESTROYS, and is in its way
a novelty While Germany possesses
the fastest vessel afloat, that country
owns the slowest one also. The Henry
Clement has arrived once more. Two
hundred and ninety-one days from
Hamburg to Kiaochau direct. Her re-
insurance premium has risen on two
occasions to so guineas per cent within
the last two years. In 1898 she arrived
at Santa Rosalia Cal, after passage
of 246 days from Hamburg. Moreover,
Captain Albrandt seems to avoid sig
mailing other vessels in order to relieve
anxiety. The victualing of vessel for
nine months and half is no easy mat
ter; and, of course. in the case of sail
ing vessel. she is generally without
such machinery as condensers. At any
rate, her recent achievement is the
longest voyage ever made
Acting upon this advice, the under
writers here paid up and looked pleas
ant. A number Of the gamblers re-
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-06-23
VESSELS LEAVING TO-DAY.
PAssENGERs ARRIyED.

Stmr. -.oeau, wyman. for Honokaa
and Kukuihaele at 10 a. II.
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SISTERS

Two of our best customers are sister
The elder. when she got married. traded wit
us because her mother did. When the youngt
followed suit in matrimony, she did hkewis
in the matter OF selecting grocer.
These two ladies knew that they wer
certain to get only the best from US. The
might have got it from. others. bnt they wer
taking no chances Can you blame them?
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Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Too Much Burns.

Charles Mackay once told this story
in connection with a Burns memorial:
Mackay had promised to collect shil-
lings for some monument to the honor
Of Burns, and he applied with conf
dence for a subscription to an Eng
lisbman who had represented in parlia-
m for many years a certain Scot
tish borough.
NO" said Mr.. Fortescue Harrison.
Il am no longer in parliament, and l
have now much pleasure In refusing
to subscribe the shilling which in
former days l should have been
obliged to give. What have suffered
through Burns heaven alone can
tell First, had to praise him in the
most fulsome manner, without having
read his works. Then l had to learn
to recite portions of his poems by
heart, and in doing so to give the
verses as much as possible with a
Scotch accent. l have had to walk
without my hat and with the rain
pouring down upon my unprotected
head as leader Of a procession in hon
or Of Burns, and under these circum-
stances l refuse with genuine delight
to give a shilling or any smaller sum
to the object you have in view.'
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
The Laziest Man.

The LATEST man in North America
discovered himself the other evening
in the swell bachelor apartments not
far from Lafayette square where he
lives. He was lying on a couch in his
lounging room, smoking a cigar, when
the cigar went out-that is to say.
the fire at the end of the cigar depart
ed. The man raised himself on one
arm with great effort, and snapped the
messenger bell that was installed over
the. couch. Then he reclined and wait
ed. After about ten minutes there was
knock at the door, and a messenger
boy entered.
"D'jou ring, sir?" asked the boy.
Eyes, son." said the LATEST man in
the western hemisphere. "Just gimme
match off that table there, will your
The boy handed the man on the
couch a match and waited. The man
relighted his cigar and smoked on.
"Djou want me to 60 somewhere,
sir?" asked the boy, fidgeting.
mo. that's ALL" said the man. 'Take
that half dollar on the table"
Then the boy went out, grinning.
That man ought to be on some gov
ernment commission" to investigate
something somewhere. - Washington
Star.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
The Sin Eater.

One of the most important figures at
a Gaelic funeral Of the old style is the
sin eater. 1t falls to his lot to con-
sumo all the sins resting on the soul Of
the dead, and thereby enable the latter
to rest easy in his grave.
In remote Wales and the highlands
Of Scotland a funeral is not always
complete without this functionary. He
is necessarily a poor, unfortunate per-
son, for under happier circumstances
he could not be persuaded to accept the
responsibility of his post, and his part
in the ceremony is taken seriously by
himself and everybody else.
A loaf of bread and jug Of beer are
laid upon the corpse. These are SYM
bolic of sins committed during life.
The sin eater is introduced and with
much solemnity eats the bread and
drinks the beer. AS he is frequently a
hungry man with a well developed
taste for malt liquors, the part is usual
ly played with zest little out of keep
ing with the dreadful nature of the
obligation assumed, for it is firmly be-
lieved that in thus eating and drinking
the sin eater actually burdens his soul
with the sins Of the deceased.-Kansas
City Independent.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
"ze FIaAenr nel,cat y

At one Of his famous little dinners
prominent professional man of Wash
ington was greatly pleased with the
salad, as were also his guests. Evi-
IDENTIFY it was partly meat and partly
vegetable, but the flavor was new, dis
tinct and undeterminable. This was so
faint that one guest declared "It's not
taste at all, only SMELL"
At length some one suggested that
the chef be asked for the recipe, upon
which the host remarked:
my man greatly dislikes being asked
for recipes. On this occasion, however,
his vanity may overcome him if we
tell how greatly we have enjoyed the
dinner, and the salad in particular.
At any rate, we'll see."
The Frenchman soon appeared, and
was visibly affected, not to say elated,
by the compliments.
"Eet gif me gret plaisir," he said,
ito tell how max re salad. Eet YER
seemple. haf re laitue range ready;
an 1 haf re meat chop YER fine an
dry; re celeri hat chop YER fine; an 1
haf re pamme de terre, re patate, an
stan leetle an dry; zen 1 mix zem
up. Zen I max re dresseeng mayon-
naise; madame, she know, 1 haf all
YER coli ready as re feesh ees serf.
Zen as re salad ees to serf, tax une
tete dali, pardonnez moi, one leetle
cloaf Of re garleek an needle him in re
mouth, so, an breathe gentle, YER
gentle, on ze salad. Eat gif eet re
faveur depcat."-What to Eat.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Thoreau,s Mother. Cbo.t.

Besides Thoreau and his mother, the
house (at Concord has had for it's oc-
cupants A. Bronson Alcott and family.
including his distinguished daughter,
Louisa NJ, the author" writes Samuel
8. Kingdom in The Ladies' Home Jour-
nal. ITO them sometimes came the
ghost Of Nine. Thoreau. Those who
know Nine. Thoreau and her habits
confirm the description given by a.
servant, who left the house because of
the visitation, in every detail; her tall,
gaunt figure, her big, white cap, her
stealthy step, her quiet comings, her
noiseless goings.
when seen, she invariably stood in
the doorway, her great cap well ad-
1usted, her neat handkerchief, half un-
folded, tucked, securely into the waist
band Of her full dress skirt-pausing a
moment on the threshold, looking anx-
iously about, then STOPPING and run
Ing her finger along the edge Of the
mopboard, to see If perchance a speck
OF dust had found lodgment there.
Proceeding to the workroom, she glanc-
ed in, then glided to the fireplace,
STOPPING over it and motioning with
her hands as if in the act of covering
the Goals with ashes.
TN life. it should be said, the two
prominent characteristics of Nine.
Thoreau were an adherence Of dust
and dread Of fire. Satisfied on these
points, the spirit would disappear. I'm
like other. ghosts, this one always ap-
peared in the daytime"
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26

Il q ,Sscrful tsIrn.

On" cay n v lldertul bird tapped; at
the window tt Mrs. Nansen's-wifelo of
the famous ar.tic eXpiorer-home at
Christ.ania. Instantly the window
was opened and in another moment
she covered the little messenger with
kisses and cartsses.
Thc/carrier pigeon had been away
fromythe cottage 80 long months, but it
had.not forgotten the way home. 1t
Moughti note from Nansen. stating
that all Twas going well with him and
his expedition in the polar region.
Nansm had fastened message to
the bird and turned it loose.
The fran courier darted out into the
blizzady air 1t flew like an arrow
over thousand miles of frozen waste,
and then sped forward over another
thousand miles of ocean and plains
and forests. and one morning entered
the window OF the waiting mistress
and delivered thu message which she
had been awaiting so anxiously.
We boast of human pluck, sagacity
and endurance but this loving little
carrier pigeon. in its homeward fight,
after an absence of 80 months, accom-
plished Il feat so wonderful that we
can only give ourselves up to the
amszam"itel nd nslmir ton which must
Overwhel.ll every one when the mar
velous story is toiG,-Atlanta Constitu-
tiOn
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
,gOMAN A BEAST OF BURDEN.

fFavy Loads Carried by Italians
Through Sew Works Streets.
t is no uncommon sight to see Ital-
IN women walking along the streets
balancing burdens on their heads that
tLc average man would prefer to have
ut hcnle on truck. A few days ago
DDe of these women passed through
City Hall park. On her head she was
carrying what appeared to be the en-
lire woodwork from the interior Of
some house. The bundle was made up
IF eight pieces Of hard wood, the short
rst being fully 10 feet in length Each
piece was six inches in width and an
inch thick. The woman steadied this
burden with one hand. while in the
other she carried what one would con-
slider a good load for one person in
the shape of bundle of shorter pieces
Of wood.
As she turned into Center street, near
Chambers. the end Of the load of lum-
Der on her head came in contact with
The head of a man who was going in
the opposite direction In order to
prevent hitting him too hard the wom-
an tried to turn to one side. and as she
lid so her burden fell to the walk. In
vain she tried to replace it on her head.
At last two men took hold of it, one
1T each end. they found that even
their combined strength was just suffi-
cient to lift it up anl place it on the
woman's head again. When the wood
Was Gnally adjusted in proper POSI-
ton the woman picked up her smaller
bundle and started up Center street
New York Times.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
! oJlIl3 Rul.Ep BY SUN 1IME
es In Various States Refuse to
Accent SiHnE-rtl Eecfxo1f,~

- es In Various States Refuse to
Accept Standard Reckoning.
If You ever expect to 90 to law over
a question in which time is involved,
however slightly. don't monkey with
standard time. 1t won't go in the
courts. To be sure. you can't catch
trains if you don't use standard time
to do it, but you will miss the verdict
if you do. In Georgia the court of ap-
peals decided that the use of standard
time instead of sun time in regulating
trial was an error. In the particular
case in question the sun time was fast
er than the railroad time, and a YER
dict was received after IL o'clock on
Saturday night by the sun time. though
before II by standard time. 1t was
decided that sun time should have been
followed.
In Nebraska a certain summons was
returnable before justice at 10 o'clock
a. m. The defendant failed to appear.
The justice waited until II o'clock
standard time. which was about half
an hour faster than common time, and
then gave judgment by default. The
defendant appeared before II O'Clock
common time. and it was held that the
judgment by default was premature
and invalid.
In Iowa there was a question as.
to the expiration of an insurance
policy, which by its terms extended
until II o'clock at noon of a certain
day. Fire broke out at about I1:45
o'clock a. m. of that day by common
time and about two and half minutes
nfter II o'clock by standard time. The
court held that the insurance was still
in force. 1t did not appear that any
statute had enacted any change in the
ordinary rule which regards noon as
the time when the sun crosses the
meridian. There was evidence of the
customary use of standard time at
that place, but this was held not suf-
fcient. The court says: 1T was not
only necessary 70 show the customary
use of standard time. but that by Gus
tom Of the place at II o'clock at noon
meant at II o'clock standard time.''@
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Character In rhirh.

A mans thighs interest me in any
mood and at any time While you may
get mans character from his face,
you can, if you will, get his past life
from his thigh. 1t is the walking beam
of his locomotion, controls his paddles
and is developed in proportion to it's
uses. 1t indicates, therefore, a mans
habits and his mode of life
If he has sat all day with one leg lap
ped over the other, arm on chair, head
On hand, listening or studying preach
ers, professors and all other sedenta-
ries sit like this-then the thigh
shrinks, the muscles droop, the bones
of the ankle bulge, and the knee joints
push through. If he delivers mail or
collect bills or drives pack mule or
walks a towpath, the muscles of the
thigh are hauled tight like cables, the
knee of knots-one big bunch just be-
low the strap Of his knickerbockers,
should he wear them.
If he carries big weights on his back
sacks of salt, as do the stevedores in
Venice; or coal in gunnies, as do the
coolies in Cuba, or wine casks or coffee
in bags-then the calves swell abnof,
mally, the thighs sohdify; the lines of
beauty are lost, but the lines of
strength remain.
If, however, he has spent his life In
the saddle, rounding up cattle, chasing
Indians, hunting bandits in Mexico,
ankle and foot loose, his knees clutched
tightly, hugging that other part of him,
the horse, then the muscles of the
thigh round out their intended lines
the most subtle in the modulating curv-
ing of the body.-F. Hopkinson Smith
in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
simple Questions.

The beginnings Of a new primer have
been made by one Of our exchanges
The questions may be indefinitely con.
tinued by teacher and pupil.
''See the corn in the field. Can the
corn walkr
mo, the corn stalks"
See the pretty cake. Does the cake
stalkY'
Never. But you should see a cake
walk"
Thave rope. Can the rope walk7'
Yes, If 1t is t6ut."
The hen is Id the garden. Does the
hen riser
mo, the hen SETS"
TThe mercury, is in the tube. VIII
the. mercury setT'
mo. my child. Wait until July and
see."
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Anxiou. to DOH. as.t

1t was mean trick, but, then, that
Is the kind that's usually successful.
That dog" said the owner. Twill
pring me anything send him for, and
L am willing to bet on it,
Straightway bet was arranged. and
then the manager of the billiard hall
suggested that he would like to have
the pool table brought to him.
Certainly" answered the owner of
the dog, and he pointed to the table
and said, Fetch It'll"
The dog raced around It once or twice
and then grabbed a pocket and tore it
off.
Hold on" cried the billiard man.
Hell ruin the table"
"Of course" answered the owner of
the dog, "but if you give him time he'll
get II all over here. You didn't SUD-
pose he could bring it in one trip, did
your
But the billiard man paid the bet
Chicago Post.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
TO Pack Eggs For Long Keeping

The yolk of the egg spoils much
quicker than the white For this rea-
son it is important that the yolk should
white. If the egg is placed on the
side or large end the heavy yodk will
settle to the bottom and come in con-
tact with the shell. which admits the
air. If it is placed on the small end ii
will always have layer of white be-
tween it and the shell. Eggs absorb
odors easily. therefore only odorless
materials should be used when packing
| hem.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
A Chinese Story

NJ. Monnier, the well known French
Asiatic traveller, vouches for the truth
of the following story of how his
friend, Hop Sing, Travelled oriental
and man of means and refinement, was
on one occasion sorely victimized. Hon
Sing lived in the street of the roasted
corn, as unsavory and as i'll paved q
street as any in all Peking. The local
mandarin was an intimate friend of
his, and Hop Sing availed himself of
this friendship to press the mandarin
10 have the street repaved. Certainly.
At once. The men would be at work
on it before Hop Sing had returned
home. A week passed, then another
visit, and so on, until, in despair. Hop
Sing determined to have the street re-
paired at his own expense. The work
was satisfactorily completed.
The surprise of Hop Sing was only
equaled by his indignation when. on
awaking one morning, he found a gang
Of coolies upheaving the newly tagged
street. His surprise grew when he
heard from the mandarin's own lips
that the men were there at his orders.
You see, my dear friend" said the
mandarin, "I am expecting the head
Inspector round here in a few davs.
Now, II he were to see the beautiful
pavement you have laid down in your
street he would come to the conclusion
that there was money about, and he
would assuredly bleed every vein in
nv body. This would mean nv ruin.
Don't you see why your pavement
really must come up? 1t cost me one
fortune to secure my post. 1 don't
want to spend another in keeping it."
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
The Too Liberal Use Of Salt.

Salt draws the juices from beef lin
corning, toughens the fiber, makes it
very indigestible and less nutritious.
On cucumbers it draws out the water,
toughens the fiber and renders them
very indigestible. Salt acts in exactly
the same way on fish as on meat.
There are two ways of considering
these changes. I would hardly say
that salt destroys the food value, al
though it robs the flesh of part of it's
food value by making 1t less digestibH
Mrs. s. T. Rorer in Ladies, 3 Zone
journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
Away From Home.

1t breaks parents to have their boys
leave home, but it is the best thing that
can ever happen to them. A man gets
training when away from home that
he needs In after life, and which he
can never receive at home. 1t is a
grandmotheriy notion that a man
should be tucked In his bed at home
every night until the day he marries
and goes to home Of his own; such
hothouse treatment puts him in poor
condition for the cold blasts he is
bound to encounter, later in nfe.-At-
Gibson Globe.
Amador ledger., 1900-10-26
A Unique Eatroduc{ion.

One day when calling upon Gambet-
ia found him vastly amused over a
visit which he had received a few
minutes previously from the late Gen
eral Meredith Read, who for a number
of years was United States envoy at
Athens.
Then general, who until that time
had been perfect stranger to the
great French statesman, had entered
the latter's presence, carrying in his
hand volume entitled Men of the
Time" or some work of the kind. This
he opened, without saying word, and
laid on Gambetta's desk before at
tempting to greet him or to explain the
purpose Of his call.
Then, pointing to a column which
contained very eulogistic biograph-
zeal notice Of himself, he exclaimed,
kindly read that" and when Gam
beta, who read English with the ut
most facility, had, in compliance with
the request, cast his eye over the page
in question, General Read rose from
his chair, and with a bow to Gambetta
pointed to himself, exclaiming in tones
Of pardonable pride, "C'est moi"
Then, and not until then, did he ex-
tend his hand to the great tribune,
who, having meanwhile risen from his
chair, expressed his pleasure at max
ing the acquaintance of so distinguish
ed an officer, who had rendered such
valuable services to the United States.
Gambetta informed me that in the
whole Of his long experience of public
life he had never known a man to intro
duce himself in SO delightfully."- original
a manner.-Critic.