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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-26

1t is rather a pleasing idea of the peo-
pie of the Christian church to make
their christmas festival for the pupils
OF the Sunday school this year, an oc-
casion for giving, rather than receiving.
The children at the leper settlement are
10 be the benedciaries. The matter pro-
perly presented to the children as it
doubtedless viii be, will make them feel
that it truly is more blessed to give than
10 recniNn-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-26
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER %, 1900.

The pacifed Beers seem to be as war
like. only little more successful as our
own pacified Fiipinos.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-26

The stock market shows a strength
which even the distractions of the holt
day season have not been able to sap.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

That was a remarkable denomination 81
what a Mogul can do, that occurred on the
New York Central the other day, when en-
CINE No. Gas, n ofthe new Moguls hauled
out train No. ii, the Southwestern Limited,
made up Of two mail cars, Eve passenger
coaches and nine Wagner cars, sixteen cars
in all. The total weight Of the train was
1882 600 pounds, or 9l6 tons, and the length
Of the train, including the engine, was l,2l2
feet, or nearly a quarter Of a mile. This
engine made the running time Of the train
between New York and Albany, l43 miles,
in three hours and fifteen minutes.
There is no railroad in the world which
has a better roadbed, more skillful engi-
neers, or better equipment, backed by loyal
men always alert for the safety Of their pas
sengers, than the New York Central and
Hudson River railroad. What road can
match its corps Of men, from President Cal.
laWay down the long line of employees, to
the humble and faithful trackmen who
watch their sections Of rail through the
long hours Of the night and day, in order to
safeguard the lives Of the travellers on trains
Whirling by their humble shanties, many o.
which nestle closely to the rails under their
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from the Albany
Times-L Juinn
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10
h sNAIL's MOUTH.
Tongue OF h Deapised Little CFeas
tuFe Il SAID to BE a Band Saw
with $4,000 Teeth.

1T is a fortunate thing for man and
the rest of the animal kingdom" said
the naturalist, shat no large wild
animal has a mouth constructed with
the %devouring apparatus built on the
plan of the insignificant looking
snails mouth, for that animal could
out-devour anything that lives. The
snail itself is such an entirely un-
pleasant, not to say loathsome, Great
r to handle that few amateur nat
uralists care to bother with it, but
by neglecting the snail they miss
studying n of the most interesting
objects that come under their OBJ
servation.
Anyone who has noticed a snail
feeding on a leaf must have wondered
how such a soft, fabby, Shiny animal
can make such a sharp and clean-cut
incision in the leaf, leaving an edge as
smooth and straight asilf it had been
cut with a knife. That is due to the
peculiar and formidable mouth he has.
The snail eats with his tongue and
the roof of his mouth. The tongue is
a ribbon which the snail keeps in a
coil in his mouth. This tongue is in
reality a band saw, with the teeth
on the surface instead of on the edge.
The teeth are so small that as many
as 10000 of them have been found on
one snail's tongue. They are exceed-
ingly sharp and only a few of them
are used at a time-not exactly only
a few Of them, but a few Of them come
paratively, for the snail win probably
have 4,OOO or 5000 Of them in use at
once. He does this by means of his
coiled tongue. He can uncoil as much
Of this as he chooses, and the uncoiled
part he brings into service. The roof
Of his mouth Is as hard as bone. He
grasps the leaf between his tongue
and that hard substance, and, rasping
away with his tongue, saws through
the toughest leaf with ease, always
leaving the edge smooth and straight.
SPY use the teeth wear of or be-
| come duIled. When the snail finds
that this tool IS becoming blunted he
uncoils another section and works
that out until he has come to the end
Of the coil. Then he coils the tongue
up again and is ready to start in new,
for while he has been using the latter
portions If the ribbon the teeth have
grown ia again in the idle portions
the saw has been filed and reset, so to
speak-and while he is using them
the teeth ia the back part Of the coil
are renewed. So 7 think I am right
IN saying that e any large beast Of
prey was fitted up with such a de-
vouring apparatus as the snail has il
would 60 hard with the rest Of the
animal kingdom Chicago Tribune
More than too,ooo,ooo Chinese, Il ia
said, are engaged, either directly or.
Indirectly in the tea Industry
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

q sublimest hope. no know. to
Love, to achieve, TO triumph is rapture;
and yet we i all undsr sentence Of
death. Without q trial on opportunity
Of defense, with no knowledge of the
accuser or the nature and cause Of the
accusation; without being confronted
with the witnesses against us we have
been summoned to the bar o9 life aud
condemned to death. There is neither
exculpation nor appeal. The tender
mother cries passionately for mercy
for her first born, but there is no
clemency. The craven fellon suaenly
prays for a moment in which to -
aReled, but there is no reprieve.
soul helplessly beats its wings u
the bars, shudders and dtsappeaf
'But the death of a good man
an inconsolable iamentation.
strain Of triumph and he MAJ
with the Roman poet, Non 9
lar, and turning to the sileA
known Future can rely with JUS
reasonable confidence upon that D
impressive assurance ever deliF red ta3l
the human ace He that beiievetb
me, though he were dead, get shall ne
hive and whatsoever hveth and be-
lieveth in Ne shall never die
Mr.. Ingalls, might have adaed one
more shadow to his dark piofure 81
death by saying that he mot on1g oop
damned US without trial e
or an accuser, hpt
cal Won
are to die. thati eertaih. b
how an there we know not.
E a~oatchira
55a pi@aadnt auAciratluna
at Talaiah. amid The sound ling
wafata dhaf aoethe Tbs sour, but within
81 houE l. was a helpless, hfelesS
oorpse.
Senator Ingalls, was a gifted man
not a word painter, but a thought en-.
graver. For years he was our enemy
and harbored prejudices against
people, but after he had visited Texas
and studied the negro and his race
traits, he returned home and declared
that he was unfit and unworthy Of
freedom or any political franchise.
But enough of this. Now let me add
that up to this date I have received III
copies of the poem that I asked for and
the number increases with every mail.
They have come from every southern
state. I began to write pleasant words
and thanks to those who have troubled
themselves to please me, but I have
had to stop, for my old eyes are weak
and my hand gets tired. I can only
thank them all at once and say how
grateful 1 am that so many know what
I did not know. 1t humbles my pride
and takes away some of my vanity.
Some of my scattered friends gave the
authorship to Miss Flora Hastings,
Queen Victoria's maid of honor. and.
some to George d. Prentice, and one
to S. S. Prentis, but the large majority
are correct in naming Charles Mackay..
He was born in Perth, Scotland, in 1912,
and during u civil war was the Amer
lean correspondent of the London
Times, He easily stood first among the
modern English poets, and was the au-
thor of many prose works-Bill Arp,
in Atlanta Constitution.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10
To ne Concise

"Young man." said the editor to the
budding Journalist, who brought him a col
umn story which could have been told bet-
ter in ten lines, when a man discovers his
house is ablaze he doesn't go to the window
and tell the passers-by that half an hour
ago what threatened to be a terrible conha-
grafton broke out in the upper story Of the
palatial mansion occupied BY Mr.. Jeremiah
Dickens. He simply rushes to the front,
and shouts: Firep Be concise, young man. p
st. Louis Republie.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10
- 20 - -.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will neYer get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without a grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has G. Q. C.
stamped on it. Beware Of limitations.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

81 can't understand it," he said, with a
hopeless little quaver in his voice. II can't
understand it. Why do the women have
their skirts made ten inches too long, and
hold them ten inches too Highly"
For he had not yet learned the folly Of at
tempting to understand the eternal femi
nine.-Baltimore American.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

WHY Yucatan Chill Tonic (improved) IS
Superior to all So-Called Tasteless Tonics.
Because t Is acceptable to the most delicate
stomach. Does not sicken, ~nauseate OF pre-
duoe 4 bad taste. Each dose contains tae
same proportion Of medicine. Halt the
medicine does not stick to the bottle. No
shaking 81 the bottle required-the compe-
neut parts are t~hoEoughly assImlated; II
has. pleasanttast Formula; Quinine, Iron
and Pepsin. Drives out Malarial Pois1ns!
Purifes 6heBloodl Strengthen the Neryesl
Produces hearty appetitel The Best Tonic
Knownt Price, 30 cents. Cure guaranteed
For sale BY druggists.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Pepprey-That was a fierce fight you had
with Gussie. He claims he licked you,
Cholly-0h, the boastah! It's twue, he
wumpled my cwavat dweadfully, but when
It was all ovah his collah was fWightfully
Wilted.-Philhdelphia Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Teacher pointing at probleml-NoW,
James, what comes after the dollarg
James-Pa says it's the collectors, ma'am.
Syracuse Herald.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Goodheart-I think you libeled that
friend Of yours from Chicago. / took him
out 70 lunch to-day, and he didn't eat with
his knife at all.
SneerWell-Ihat'g strange. What did Won
have to eat?
Oyster stew -~Philadelphia Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

The wise man, under the impulse Of re-
morse kicketh himself; but the fool soak
eth himself-Puck.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10
MAMIED 10 TIL HER.


lial
THE young lineman twirled his hat 10 his
hands d AM aEitated manner and sDokei ii q
voice that seemed to have q tendency 10 get
away from him, says the Philadelphia In
apirer
Mile, the fact IS, I-I-therss "a
thins I've been wanting to tel YOU for along
time but ! can't seem to fetch It. When
you look at me like that, you knew, it breaks.
me 81 up. I've been coming here So long
that 4 oughtnt TO be afraid, I reckon but
Toq know how &c is-or maybe you don't,
either. 4 Thought you're a little the Invest
wire I syer-I didn't think it would Be 20
hard when IT,
Here. he came TO d dead stop.
-MlllIel he exclaimed, IN desperation.
Tim short cireuitedi I've burned out .
fusel"
Jerry, are you trying to ask me to marry
your
NY-esl"
Why's of course VIII, you foolish boylp
And loves current flowed unebstructedly
again, lighting up with its pure radiance the
rose-emboWered pathway that etc. etc.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Don'td drink too much water when cycling.
Adams Tutti Frutti is an excellent substi-
tute.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

fThis month / celebrate my twenty
fourth birthday That's odd-so do Il"
tfBut I celebrate mine for the first time
.Heitere Welt.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

and Fever Is q Bottle Of GHoFE's TAsTBlEss
CHlLL Tonic. tits simplyirQp and q~uininein
Utasteless form, NOcure no pay. Price,59c
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

Ida-"Isn't she a ~barefaced soubrette?"
May No, dear her face is covered with
paint. IN. o. Times-D Democrat.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

when he discovered he was in love with
her he ran away" Sensible man" "Not
very. He took her with him. Town Top
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

HAIRS Catnrrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

TO Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10
sure ofHia Job.

Magistrate-What Is your business2
Witness-Matrimonial agent for my
eight groWn-up daughters!-Fliegende
Blaetter.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

rnom eirlr and
Srsore5 dovn 10
5rsins nainfri
depreeei5n ~ fha
- Ssi~.m.4-
ana one altLnehLa
witch Atfect women only, has
ansfmr IN pe-r45sna q brioshf star
oPei WLHG4 las CuaSeA
nef misery TO 3OV. her suffer-
~ health
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

HPa, what is the gage of WARP "Ihe
gage Of WARP Well, It is the first chunk
of mud you throw at that little Jones boy
that you say is always picking a fuss with
you indianapolis journal.
Wisdom has an uphill tight against q
Iosl-ghicago Daily News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-11-10

More than 100,ooo,ooo Chinese, e ia
said, are engaged, either directly or.
Indirectly - the tea Industry
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
TIE CLARK INVESTIGATION
Thirty Thousand Dollars without ~
acknowledgements Camp
hell aro~s-Examinci.

Washington. March 3.-The 100000
dsed bs Mr.. Whiteside in his exposure
in the Clark case before the Montana
Legislature and which was brought to
Washington when the hearing in that
case was begun by the senate commit
tee on elections md has been held by
il ever since, was returned, Thursday,
to State Treasurer Collins of Montana.
The money MAS brought TO this city
for the purpose of identification and
for any other use TO which il nigh,
b. put by the committee. Concluding
that the fund could be no longer used,
il was turned over to Mr.. Collins. The
money will be held by the treasurer
for tive years. and il in the meanwhile
it j. not claimed by any ore it will be
covered into the state school fund.
Congressman Campbell was on the
stand before the committee during the
entire day. AMI was subjected 10 a
REORGANIZATION by Mr.. Faulkner.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
A so,ERElGx's SYMPATHY.
Calls Forth Expressions of Her sub
iccts- veneration.

London. March 3.-The Court Cir
cula' says
The following is the text OF her
majesty's dispatch TO Gen. Butler:
Il thank God for the news you have
telegrapLed me, and / congratulate
YOU and all under you with all NY
heart"
The dispatch TO sir George White
reads thus:
Il thank God that you and all those
with you are safe after your long. try
ing siege. borne with such heroism. /
congratulat you and all under yon
from the bottom of my heart. | trust
you are all not very much exhausted
Sir George sent the following reply.
Your majesty's most gracious mes
sage has been received by me with the
deepest gratitude and with enthusi-
ASH. by the troops. Any hardships and
pri,ations are hundred times com
pcnsated for by the sympathy and APP
ia ne.at.on of our queen; and your
maiesty's message will do more to re-
store both officers and men than any
thing else"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
WHEN DUNDONALD RODE IN.
Enthusiastir Reception 90 the Rc-
iie,ias ,aiuma by the Worn
and Emaciat-d Defenders.

London. March Sol. Rhodes, the
brother of Cecil Rhodes. describing. ia
the Times. the entry into Ladysmith
OF Lord Dundonald and 900 men OF the
Imperial Light Horse and Natal carbl-
nsers, February =. says:
1T is impossible To depict the en-
thusiasm OF the beleaguref garrison,
cheer upon cheer rang from post TO
post. and staff officers, civilians aud
soldiers flocked 10 greet them. The
contrast between the robust troopers
of dozen battles and the pale. ema-
ciated defenders of Ladysmith was
great.
seen. White and his stan met the
troops in the center of the town lie
was cheered with heartfelt enthusi-
asm. He addressed the civilians and
thanked them and the garrison for
their magnificent support through
trials which we alone can realize. We
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09

srR GEORGE STEWART WHITE
could have hung on for six weeks long
er. but the privations would have been
great. and sickness and the paucity
of our ammunition would have limited
the numb Der of assaults we would have
been able 10 resist
1--WE started the siege with 1900
troops. 1900 civilians and 1000 ma
tives. Between casualties and sickness
5000 soldiers passed through the hos
pital. Ii is impossible to over-emplia-
size the pryations of the sick. Since
the middle of January n man once
down was practically lost The reduced
rations of the soldiers just suiliced foi
their subsistence. Daily 30 old horses
and mules we're slaughtered and con-
verted into soup and sausages. From
January Is to now there have been
over 200 deaths from disease alone.
The last fortnight saw the majority
of the field batteries endorsed. ami
the guns permanently posted in onf
defense :. The cavalry and drivers were
converted into infantry, and sent 10
the trenches.
.-Sincc the investment, the total
casualties were: Killed or died of
wounds. "a officers and 235 men. died
of disease. 6 officers and $40 men;
wounded. 20 officers and $40 men. ex-
elusive of white civilians and natives
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
DEFEAT OF THE BoERs COMPLETE.


Londcn. March ;. 2:30 a. m.-Tne
war Office has received the following
dispatch from Gen. Butler:
'-Ladysmith. Friday.
March >. $50 p. IN.
II find the defeat of the Beers more
complete than | had dared TO antici-
pate. This whole district is completes
" cleared Of them and. except at the
top Of Van Reenen's pass, where sever
nj wage ms are visible. | can find no
trace of them.
Their last train left Modder Sprnit
station about one o'clock Yesterday,
and they blew up the bridge. They
packed their wagons six days ago,
moving them to the north of Lady
smith, 30 that we had no chance of III
tercepting them; but they have left
vast quantities of ammunition Of all
sorts. herds. grass. camp and individ-
ual Leccssaries. They have got away
with all guns except two"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
The Gums Taken.
ENTHUSIASM Runs WILD.
No Less Marked IN the Colonies than
I'm England.

London. Feb. 2s.-The enthusiasm
exhibited in parliament over Lord
Roberts graphic details Of the sur
render of Gen. Cronje ord quickly
TO the streets Crowds of people again
gathered about the war Office and the
other bulletin places in spite of the
rain that was falling at the time. and
which had been falling since morning.
Frequent cheers were given for "Bobs."
who is the hero of the hour. and one
old soldier became 30 excited in re-
counting the details of the victory
that he fell dead.
On all sides. the gallantry Of The
Canadian was much commented on.
Cable dispatches poured in from the
colonies. and the settlements. anaounc-
ing that Ne rejoicing in those parts
o. the world over Lord Roberts victory
was no less enthusiastic than in Great
Britain itself. Bombay and Gibraltar.
for instance. reported that their cities
became a mass Of bunting and that
cheering crowds filed their streets
Ii is reported that Lady Roberts. the
wife OF the field marshal. Lord Rob
erts, viii shortly start to join her nus.
band.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
TRUSTS FORMING IN AUSTRIA.
The Ancient Monarchy Waking I'D to
the spirit OF the Pres
ent Age.

Washington. March 3.-Consul Ma
hin, at Reichcnbcrg, reports TO the
state department Wholesale movements
toward the formation o. industrial
trusts in Austria. though. he says,
Austria has no protective tariff except
on very few articles. cigars and to-
bacco, for instances. the traffic inwhicn
is a government monopoly. Some Of
the combination noted in the report
are among the hat makers. paper fac
tories. sugarmakcrs, shoe factories,
knit goods and gas plants. While all
are not trusts as the word is under
stood in tie United States, yet, says
the consul. the object is the same
to increase profits by advancing prices
vr reducing expenses of production.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09

with Local Applications. as they can-o,
reach the seat OF the disease. Cafarfh j. 4
blood or constitutional disease. anu in order
90 cure il you mus; take internal remedies
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Halls Catarrh Cure l. not a Quack
medicine. IL was prescribed hy one OF the
best physicians IN this country for years.
and - a regular prescription. IL IS com
with the best blood purifiers. acting direct
~ on the mucous surfaces The peffec.
coordination OF the two ingredients i shat
produces such wonderful results in cursn,
catarrh Send for testimonials. free.
=. j. CHENEY & Co. Props. Toledo, o.
Sold hy all druggists price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMk Mt.
the Coussrv for the Month
OF February.

Washington. March 3.-Thc monthly
statement OF the publ, dent, issued
Thursday, shows shat a, the close OF
business February =, 1900. the debt,
less cash in the treasury. amounted
10 Sl.lis. ss6.059. a decrease. since Feb
ruary 1. OF S6.sj0.i6s. This decrease is
largely accounted for by the Increase
in the amount of cash on hand.
The debt j. recapitula,ed as follows:
Intercst-bearing debt, si.026, s6a, l2n.
Debt On which interest has ceased
since maturity S1.2O> 900.
Debt bearing no interest. s56y,l7s.-
76l.
Total debt, sl.+i7. 24s.ss2.
This amount. however. does not in
clude 500. goa S3 in certificates, and
these notes are offset by an equal
amount of cash in the treasury. The
cash in the treasury is classified as
follows: Gold s4ll.49i.6.5. silver s501.-
s.2.I66. paper S6o.7s9.52>. bonds. de.
pcsited in national bank repositories,
Sl12,f5..Ci2; total. Sl.09s .+5s.03s.
Against which there are demand liza
bilities amounting 10 >s99.O9i,2is.
which leaves net cash balance in the
treasury OF S29>. 362. >25.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
THE CURRENCY CIRCULATION.
Monthly Statement of the Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency.

Washington. March 3.-The monthly
statement OF the comptroller Of the
currency shows that the total c;rcula-
tion OF national bank notes at the close
OF business, February. p. 1900. was
S249.4ss SIS. an increase for the year OF
S6.532 .5ll. and for the month of S2.44..-
6s5.
The circulation based on United
States bonds amounted 10 S2l3,t l0,O2o,
an increase for the year of S2.ii5.O1a.
and an increase for the month of So
1920. The circulation secured 10y
lawful money amounted TO s35.sa4.si9,
an increase fer the year of si.c17. i99,
but a decrease for the month of $685.
555. The amount of United States reg
istered bonds on deposit to secure cir
culating notes was s240.1s2.e7c. and 10
secure public deposits <se. 524.5s0.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-03-09
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT


Washington. March 3.-Thc monthly
comparative statement of the receipts
and expenditures of the United States
shows that the total receipts for the
month of February were Si5.6sl. PCS,
ard the expenditures s37.s3s, Az. leav-
ing a surplus for the month of $500
1893.
The receipts from customs We're Sl9,-
ss2.252. n gain. as compared with Feb
ruary. 1899. of nearly S3.OO0.oOO: in
ternal revenue, se0,767,457, increase
about >l,5OC. coo.
The expenditures charged 10 the war
department amounted, during FeDru-
ary. To s9.436.Os3. a decrease of nearly
S6.o0O.Ooo Navy department. $i,045,-
.2i: decrease. Sa50.OO0.
During the last eight months the
total receipts have exceeded the ex-
pcnditures by s37..63.OOO.