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The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-20

line steamers on her arrival here. /,
was shown that he aad died 0. sLarr..
tion and suffocation. In one Of h..
pockets was found novel entitle,
Doomed in the Deep. Still another cas-
is that OF man who hid himself i,
the forepeak Of a steamer bound t.
London. While she was proceediu
up the Thames river she was run iut
by another steamer and was cut on
to her collision bulkhead. The stow
away was crushed to death.
Many women have stolen passaG
across the ocean. In 1895 steamc
was wrecked in the strait of Belle ls'o
Another steamer went to the rescU'
and in making a list of those aboar.
1t was found that two of them-wcm
en-were stowaways. Recently litt,'
girl slowed herself away on sh!!
bound for Sydney. Australia, from Sai
Francisco.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-20
"MEDIAN" IN THE CENSUS
Use of the Word Likely to Become fa-
mIliar-Its Meaning.

mIliar-Its Meaning.
A new word seems destined to come
into use with the census OF 1900. and
the discussions that will follow the in
terpretation of its results. The word
Is "median." 1t ought to displace ave-
rage and center for the greater num-
ber of ordinary census uses, since the
n tion Of average which most people
have is really expressed by "median,'
while average" means quite another
thing. There is room in our termi-
nology for both terms, just as we dis
tinguish between plurality and major
ity to good advantage in discussing
election returns. The average age OF
the population of the United States.
for example, is twenty-five years; the
median age is twenty-one years. The
latter means the point at which there
are as many people above as balow; an
s0-year-old man would then have nc
more influence in pulling up the me-
dian age of his community than 40
year-old man. SO long as both were
above the average. The octogenariaE
would, however, have great influence
TN the average age Of community, as
will appear from tn. formula by which
that result is obtained. II there arc
l57 persons l year old, 113 persons 2
years old, 95 persons years old. and
so on, the 157 would be multiplied by
ene, the 113 by 2, the 95 by 8. as far
ss ages go, and then the grand total
would be divided by the whole number
Of persons. The quotient would be
the number of years of life which had
been enjoyed by the average person, or
the average" age. For statistical
purposes "median" age is just as val
liable, and the establishment of the
distinction is important, as num5erless
errors arise from the confusion of the
two. What will probably surprise
more people, however, is that the cen
ter of population" of the United States
to not the point of which just as many
people are south as north, as many
east as west. That would be the me-
dian point of population. BY the CEN
BUS Of 1890 the center of population
was twenty miles east of Columbus
Ind, while the median point was about
seventy miles northeast of it in Darke
county, Ohio, near the western boun-
dairy of the state. The reason the
center" gravitates west of the medan
point is that the Pacific coast popula-
tion Is on the long arm of the lever,
and influences result much as the octo-
genarian does the average age. Just
think where our center of population
would be, according to theory. with
the Philippine islands regarded as a
part of the United States, The east
ern seaboard might we'll say. 1--WE have
no influence here. Washington cor
respondence of Bo4 son transcript.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-20
STRANGE LAKES IN PERU.

Instead Of Surface Outlets They Have
Maslstroms That Swallow Boat..
in the world, the Southern railroad o!
Peru drops into the Lagunillas, or lake
region of the Cordilleras. where, l4.25o
feet above the sea, is a group Of large
lakes OF very cold, pure water. with
out inlet or outlet. They receive the
drainage of the surrounding hills and
conceal it somewhere, but there is no
visible means of its escape. A fringe
Of ice forms around the edges OF the
lake every night the year round; yet
they contain an excellent variety Of
fish, called the pejerray, which is
caught near the shore and sold at Pu-
ma and In other neighboring towns.
The two largest lakes. Saracocha and
Cachipascana, with several smaller
ones in the same neighborhood are
owned by the family of Mr.. Romano
of Arequipa, who has just been elected
president of Peru. He owns immense
tracts of land in this locality. with
thousands of sheep. cattle, llamas, al
pacas and vicunas. which are herded
upon it. A curious phenomenon
about the lakes is that they keep at
the same level all the time, regardless
Of the dry and rainy seasons. No
amount Of rain will make any differ
ence with their depth. which, how
ever, in the center is unknown. And
this adds to the awe and mystery with
which they are regarded by the In
dians. There are no boats upon the
lakes, except a few small balas, Or
RATS, made of bundles OF straw. which
keep very close to the shore, for fear
of being drawn into whirlpools that
are said to exist in the center. There
is some foundation for this fear, for
only two or three years ago balsa
containing five men disappeared in
the darkness and was never heard OF
again. OF course it may have tipped
over and its occupants have been para
lyzed by the cold water in an ordinary
way; but their bodies never were dis
covered nor did the balsa ever float to
shore. Therefore the people think the
whole party was lured into mael-
strom and swallowed up by the mys-
terious waters. The whirlpool near
the center of Lake Popo which receives
the waters Of Lake Titicaca is well
known, and hundreds of men have lost
their lives by venturing too near it.
Boats that are drawn into the current
are whirled swiftly around few times
and then disappear. For the protec-
tion of navigators the government of
Bolivia has anchored lot Of buoys in
Lake Popo, and boatmen who observe
them are in no danger. There Is sup
posed to be an underground outflow
from all of these lakes. It is claimed
that articles which have been thrown
into their waters have afterward been
picked up on the seacoast near Africa.
and careful observers say that on the
beach in that locality are other debris
which do not grow on the coast, but
are found in great abundance among
the interior lakes.-Chicago Record.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-20
Keeping on the Safe Side.

Miss Passe (archly)-"How long do
you think man ought to know girl
before proposing?" Mr.. Clubleigh-
All his life!"-Somerville Journal
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
NEW BRIDGE AT KALIHI.
Other Street improvements on Pa
lama Side of the City.

Assistant Superintendent w. r. Row
ell of the Public Works Department
together with Supervisor of Roads
Campbell. visited Kalihi yesterday to
look over the situation with reference
to the streets in that vicinity. They
decided to erect a new bridge across
the Kalihi stream, and work will COM
mence on it as soon as estimates and
plans can be drawn. The bridge will
be fine one. built of stone and con-
crete. and Will be as wide as the road
at that point. 1t will In all likelihood
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000 or
$4,000. The present bridge is little
wooden affair. entirely inadequate to
carry the traffic which crosses the
bridge.
The widening of King street in Pala-
ma was also looked over by Mr.. Rowell
and Mr.. Campbell. A stretch of ground
sixteen feet wide running from Liliuo-
kalanis place to the Asylum road has
been donated by the Bishop Estate
Company. and this will make King
street through that district the estab-
lished width.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
REDUCES
ITS CAPITAL.
Action Of American
Bank.
TO FORM NATIONAL BANK
Preliminary Step in Reorganization--
Capital Reduced to S250,OOO
From $750,000.

Chief Justice w. F. Frear yesterday
authorized the First American Bank of
Hawaii to reduce its capital stock from
the sum of $75O,00O to s25O,0O0 This ac-
ton follows the plan outlined by Col.
George W. Macfarlane during his re-
cent visit to the Islands and has been
ANTICIPATED for some time past. 1t is
one of the steps in the transfer of title
of the bank to become the First Ma
tional Bank of Hawaii.
In the petition for permission to re-
duce the capital stock the proceedings
at the meeting of the corporation on
July 11th are set forth, when 5124
shares out Of total of 1900 shares were
represented and resolutions were
adopted giving the Board of Directors
authority to take all the necessary
steps to convert the bank into a Ma
tional Bank under the provisions of the
National Bank Act of the United
States.
The most important of these resolu-
tions Is as follows: Resolved, That
when National Bank succeeding this
institution or taking over its business
or a part thereof is organized, or soon
er, if necessary, the Directors are
authorized to call in the sum due on
the subscribed capital stock, to wit:
the sum of $250,000, and to carry on the
business of this institution under it's
charter as a general banking savings
loan and trust company with that
capital, and to take over and deliver to
the officers of the National Bank Or
ganiZed in this behalf, any and all
property remaining and belonging to
this institution, and to receive in pay
ment thereof paid UP shares in said
National Bank to the amount of $780,
900 and to deliver such stock to the
stockholders of this bank in proportion
to the number of shares held by each Of
said stockholders.
BE it further resilyed, That in the
event of the change last above set
forth that said directors are hereby
authorized to change or have changed
the name of this institution, as fol-
lows: The First American Savings
and Trust Company Of Hawaii, Ltd
And said directors are also hereby
authorized and empowered to execute
any and all documents under seal or
otherwise necessary or proper for the
carrying out of the purposes above set
forth, and to pay all expenses incur
red or incidental in the carrying out Of
any of the foregoing purposes"
The petition represents that all the
requirements of the premises of this
ha
that all is now ready for the reduction
of the stock. The petition is signed by
Cecil Brown, president of the bank,
and by e. M. Boyd, it's secretary.
The petition was presented imme-
diately to Chief Justice Frear and
formally granted at once.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
A LOCAL ITEM.

There are a great many of them.
Every paper has its share.
Statements hard to believe; harder
to prove.
Statements from far-away places.
What people say in New York
Public expression from California.
Oft times good endorsement there.
But of little service here at home.
Honolulu people want local proof.
The sayings of neighbors, friends
and citizens.
Home endorsement counts.
1t is beyond dispute.
This is the backing that stands be-
hind every box of Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills.
Mr.. John u. Bush of Punchbowl ST.,
this city. is attached to the Hawaiian
Interpretation staff at the Supreme
Court. He says: 81 had Kidney trou-
BILE, and, acting on the recommends
tion of friend, who had tried your
invaluable remedy. l got some Of
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills at Hol-
lister Drug Co.'s store. They were
just as beneficial to me as they had
been to my friend. 1t is we'll the vir-
tues of these pills should be made
known, for they really are an excel
ent medicine for kidney trouble"
This is only one case in hundreds
right here in Honolulu-people whom
you may know-people whose state
ments can not be disputed.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
for sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents
per box, or sent by mail on receipt of
price by the Hollister Drug Co., Homo
lulu. Wholesale agents for the Hawaii
an Islands.
Remember tho name-DoAN'S-and
take no other.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25

they seized two million taels OF silver
i'm the Board OF Revenue.
III HUNG CHANG.
LONDON, Sept. ia special despatch
from Shanghai, dated Friday, September
18Th. says that PRIOR to the departure OF
III Hung Chang for the north, the new
zenstein, exchanged visits with the Chi
nese statesman. The despatch adds that
u. is reported at Shanghai that the sug-
gostion that a Russian cruiser escort III
Hung Chang to Taku was dropped owing
to the decided objection OF Vice. dmlral
/ Seymour
! The statement is reiterated that Hsu-
tung, the Emperor's tutor, recently hang
ed himself.
LooTING OF PEKING.
PEKING, Sept. (via Taku, Sept. I, via
Shanghai, Sept. 13).-Looting In Peking
continues, both authorized and unau-
thorized. Few houses are guarded except
those occupied by foreigners, the palaces
and those In the sacred city. Almost every
house is destitute of furniture.
General Chaffee says he could not have
believed that any city would ever be Civ
en- over so completely to looters, and he
earnestly desires the cooperation of any
ma ton to prevent this.
on the other hand the missionaries COM
plain because the sacred lead has not
been looted. They urge that the royal
family and other highly placed Chinese
personages who were behind all trouble
should be made to suffer more ,nal those
who blindfy followed them.
General Fukushira, the Japanesc COM
mander, informed Gcroral Chan, that
brutal outrages were being comm -tOd in
Tung Chow. He told the American com
mander that he had positive irforr:a-
ton that many women had thrown them
selves into wells or committed suicide In
other ways, after having been outraged,
and that there were several authentic
cases of coolies who had been killed I'm
der peculiarly atrocious conditions. He
requested General Chaffee to Investigate
and then to cooperate with him to check |
these barbarities as far as possible. Cen
eral Chaffee ordered Major Muir to pro-
ceed Immediately to Tung Chow and to
report.
At council of Generals today the Rus
sian General Lnevitch said he had re-
ceived information that two forces of
Boxers, one numbering 10000 and the
other 1000. were marching from the south
to endeavor to cut the communications
Of the allies between Peking and Tien-
Tsin. 1t was finally decided that the line
was sufficiently guarded. as the allies
would certainly receive definite tidings of
the approach of the Boxers In time to |
me billie at any given point. The coun-
ell merely issued orders for increased |
vigilance on the part of the outposts.
The telegraph line has been closed |
against press messages because of the |
enormous Government business
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
CURED OF CHRONIC DIARRHoEA
AFTER THIRTY YEARS OF
SUFFERING

1T suffered for thirty years with
diarrhoea and thought / was past being
cured" says John S. Holloway. OF
French Camp. Miss. 81 had spent so
much time and money and suffered SO
much that had given up all hope ct
recovery. was so feeble from the ef-
fects OF the diarrhoea that 7 could do
no kind OF labor. could not even travel.
bottle OF Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoek Remedy. and after
taking several bottles am entirely
cured OF that trouble. am so pleased
with the result that I am anxious that
It be In reach OF all who suffer as I
have" For sale by all dealers and
druggists. Benson. Smith & Co.. Ltd.
general agents. Hawaii Territory.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
Alaska and Hawaii.

( WASHINGTON. Sept. 9.-McKinley's
letter of acceptance contains the fol-
lowing: The present Congress has CIV
en- to Alaska a territorial government
for which II has waited for more than
a quarter of century; II has establish
ed representative government In Ha-
wall, has enacted bills for the most lib
eral treatment OF the pensioners and
their widows. has revived the free
homestead policy.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
CLARKE'S BLOOD MIXTURE

CAUTION. - Purchasers of Clarlce's
Clarke's Blood Mixture should see that
limitations and substitutes are sometimes
palmed or by unprincipled vendorI. The
words. "Lincoln and Midland Counties
engraved on the Government stamp, and
'"Clarke's World Famed Blood MIXTURE
blown In the bottle, WITHOUT WHICH
NONE ARE GENUINE.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
LIGHT
Dining Outfit,
s $l4.S5.

OF THE FOLLOWING
ARTICLES:
Dinner Plates.
Soup Plates.
6 Tea Plates.
Cups and Saucers.
2 Meat Dishes.
, 2 Vegetable Dishes.
Salad Bowl
Tea Pot.
Gravy Boat.
Sugar Bowl.
/ Butter Dish.
1 Spoon Holder.
/ Milk jug.
6 Fruit Plates.
l Fruit Dish.
l Water jug.
6 Water Glasses.
6 Salt Cellars.
Pepper Shakers.
! Vinegar Bottle.
] Oil Bottle.
/ Mustard Pot.
6 Knives.
6 Forks.
Soup Spoons.
6 Tea Spoons.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25

See the above outfits In our largo
front window.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
LIGHT
Kitchen Outfit.
S 1910.

OF THE FOLLOWING
ARTICLES:
Wickless Blue Flame OIL Stovs.
1 Soup Pot (Granite Iron).
Sauce Pans (Granite Iron).
l Coffee Pot (Granite Iron).
l Cake Turner.
l Strainer.
l Egg Beater.
! Large Fork.
/ Large Spoon.
l Large Knife.
Vegetable Pans.
1 Dish Pan.
1 Oil Can.
l Funnel. {.
1 Can Opener.
1 Teakettle.
1 Dipper.
I Milk Pail. (.
l Tea Containec.
l Coffee Container.
l Toaster.
See the above outfits In our largo
front window.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS OF YcE.
DERfUL CURES
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Clarke's Blood Mixture Is sold in bottles,
% Cd each. and in cases containing six
times the quantity. 1ls-sufficient to effect
OF long-standing cases-By ALL CHEM
1ST and PATENT MEDICINE VEND-
ORS throughout the world. Proprietora,
TIES DRUG COMPANY, Lincoln, Eng
land. Trade mark-"BLOOD MIXTURE."
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
Castle & Cooke, Ltd.
HONOLULU.
Commission Merchants.
SUGAR FACTORS.

AGENTS FOR
The EVA Plantation Co.
The Waialua Agricultural Co., Lea
The Kohala Sugar Co.
The Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
The Koloa Agricultural Co.
The Fulton Iron Works. ST. Lossa,
No.
The Standard OIL Co.
The George r. Blake Steam Pumpa.
Weston's Centrifugels.
The New England Mutual LAfs In
euranee Co. Of Boston.
The Aetna Fire Insurance O. OF
Hartford. Conn.
Ths Alliance Assurance Co. ss Lsa-
eons-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25
v. .V.D|AOND& COLD.
KING STREET.
arlxe's
Blood
Mi / tculIIllE|!'G ! !!

THE WoRLD-FAMED BLOOD PURI-
FIER AND RESTORER,
IS WARRANTED TO CLEAR TIE
BLOOD from all impurities from
whatever cause arising.
For Scrofula, Scurvy, Eczema, Skin and
Blood Diseases, Blackheads, Pimples and
Sores of all kinds. 1t is a never failing and
permanent cure. 1t
Cures Old Sores.
Cures Sores on the Neck.
Cures Sore Legs.
Cures Blackhead or Pimples on ths
Face.
Cures Scurvy.
Cures Ulcers.
Cures Blood and Skin Diseases.
Cures Glandular Swellings
Clears the Blood from all impure matter.
From whatever cause arising.
1t is a real specific for Gout and Rhso.
matte pains.
It removes the cause from the Blood
and Bones.
AS this Mixture is pleasant to the taste,
and warranted free from anything inJurS-
Gus to the most delicate constitution OF
either sex. the Proprietors solicit sufferers
to give 1t trial to test its value.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-25

z. o. Hall & Son have on hand a
large assortment of pneumatic buggy
tires, In all sizes.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-12
NOTICE

NOTICE
At the regular meeting Of the State
Board Of Examiners held June 7th, 1898
the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVES. That the Board of Exam
liners shall meet on the third day Of every
month, for the purpose of allowing
claims against the State, and all claims
not in the Office of the Secretary Of State
on or before the third day in each month
shall not be considered or allowed by the
Loard until the next meeting which will
be on the third Tuesday Of each month
REINH0LD SADLER
E-aENE HOWELL
JAMES r. Judge
Board Of EN aaniness.
Attt-t:
ARTHUR MORRIS.
Clerk.
Carson City, Nevada. June 7. 1898.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-12

aeo.-A. sTy.sssll-a.k.1.ys ..se. ~ Aana,
fresh eheeol.tss, creams, bos pops, t.fie.
fruits and MT. Of III kinds y; the finest
quality. '11ex on hand 1 nice line of
gooat sSkssa tHts1of GAiiiensasf pjstssnts
Fresh Casters oysters 50 cents per can.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-12
BOARD OF PARDON

BOARD OF PARDON
.inhold Salder, Governor; Nj. S. Bonai-
d, Oh ief Justice of Supreme Court;
\. Massey, Associate Jusiic, of SUI
,me Court; C. n. elknap, Associate
tics OF Supreme Court; w. d. Jones,
orney General.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-12
STATE INSTITUTIONS

>. HENDERSON. Warden State Prison
g. E. S,ubbs, President State University
:. Patterson, Supt. Hosp Mental Discs
IS. Joscphs, Supt, of Orphans Home
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-12
SICK HEADACHES.

The curse IT Cvea'voTk.d wOinanki d ere quickly
aud ~urel, cur.. by Kar;'s clover t...uL ca the
great Mood purifier and tissue builder Money re-
unced IT NJ" satisfactory. Price Is cts and 50 cts,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1900-05-12
For sale at Nevada Drug Store.

The Transfer, Counting and Storing
Of the Vast Amount Costs Heav-
ily-COst Of Coinage
II Small.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
New Mexico

There are sheep buyers in Roswell.
Carlsbad's streets are to be graded
soon.
Apricot trees at La Luz are in full
bloom.
Dwelling houses in Socorro are
scarce.
A Masonic lodge is to be instituted at
Springer.
Roswell is proving very i'm portaot
shipping point.
The court house and all a. Socorro
are to be repaired
The three smallpox patients at
CstsKill have all recovered.
Il. A. Jastro shipped 1000 head of
castl from Damiug to California re-
Gently.
The grippe and measles are epide
mic at Lumber on and small pox is re-
ported 20 miles from Lum berton.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-27
GRAFTON, N. NJ.
Ring Found In the Aztec Ruins
Shipping Cattle To Kansas
The Lease System.

Speciai Correspondence of the HERALD.
GRAFTON, N. NJ, Feb. 22-Wil.
liam Harris found ring In the Azte
ruins at the head of the ella river. 1t
is made with beads which are set to-
gether on q very fine wire. There are
nine bronze beads aud several with a
blue tint.
William Kendill is making arrange
ments to ship his herd of cattle to
west ern Kat sas. There is good deal
said for and against the leasing of
land for cattle, but it is fact that live
and energetic COW men are hunting
places where they can get pastures
The old system of open range is fast
dying out.
Some of the New Mexico papers are
bitter against the lease system and
howl because the sheep Interest makes
no money for the territory. Compared
to the cattle intere st (outside of the
firms that buy woody the sheep interest
causes no money to circulate. Shee
men pay less taxes to the tsrritory than
cattle men in cOmpi~i-rn v''h t..
money interested. The large flock OF
sheep are constantly on the move aud
their owners dodge a large PER cent of
the tax. Then, too, the sheep herder
gets very small wages for mis- work and
has no money to spend. II the leaae
system ia no good, why do so many
cOwmen move their cattle to Texas aud
Kansas?