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The Republican journal., 1901-04-25

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The Republican journal., 1901-04-25
BELFAST FREE LIBRARY.
Charlotte Mary Yonge. English Novelist.
1S23-19O1,

Charlotte Mary YOnge. English Novelist.
1S23-19OI.
Miss Charlotte NJ. Yonge, author of many
widely read novels, and editor for the past
thirty years of an Engligh monthly period-
cal, died at her home, Otterbourne Hants on
March 18th, at the age of seventy-eight
years. She was born there August II, 1923,
and her first successful book, Abbey Church,
was published when she was only twenty
one years old. By her stories Miss Yonge
gave to her readers a new world of excel
lent Church people, good, noble and true,
with all their fads and habits of mind and
speech, their delightful family affection,
and human varieties of goodness. Her
children, always natural and full of life and
fun, have long had warm place in the
hearts of her readers. Her most famous
novel was The Heir of Redclytfe, the profits
of which Miss Yonge expended in fitting
out the missionary schooner, Southern
Cross. She devoted most of the income
from her books to charity The entire pro-
ceeds from her novel, The Daisy Chain, was
devoted to the building of missionary col
lege at Auckland, New Zealand. The fol-
lowing books by Miss Yonge are in our
Library:
Beechcroft at Rock stone. ......... 1928
Canoes from English history
VOLS. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 434.1
Chaplet of pearls. Observation-Disclosures. 1920
The constable's tower, or the time
of Magma Charta. Observation-Disclosures. 15711
The Daisy chain, OF Aspirations. 1915
The Dove in the eagles nest. ..... 1919
DynevOr Terrace. ....... ........ 1917
Hearts ease, or the brothers wife. 1914
The Heir of Redclytfe.. 1918
Hannah More. biography. BIN 81
Love and life. An old story in the
18th century costume. ............ 1916
Our new mistress, or changes at
Brookteld Earl. Observation-Disclosures. 3s915
Pillars of the house. 1898 vols 1911
The prince and the page. A story
of the last crusade. 359.5
reputed changeling. ............. 1927
The trial, or more links in the Daisy
Chain. Observation-Disclosures. 1929
Two penniless princesses. ......... 1910
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-17

THu records off births marriages and
deaths boz tha past of this Territory are
highly unsatisfactory within the last
fgV decades One records of marriages
have been property kept but there was
Ia time mot more than ten or twelve
years ago when they had not been
properly written up and ndeNed. This
work was undertaken at that time and
90 was then discovered that SEVERAL
even Of the city clergymen of promi-
hence. had failed to make report 20 the
authorities, though so required by law
with penalty attached. In one case,
If memory serves correctly a minister
was over eight years behind in his re-
port. OF course he had his church reg
lister to appeal to and the matter was
Strengthened out
The records of births simply do not
exist Even for Honolulu it has been
found impossible for the Board Of
Health authorities to enforce the law.
and the consequence is that no one has
any idea Of whether the population Of
the city If increasing or decreasing on
these lines. Any statistics put forth on
this line are utterly unreliable. The
death statistics of the city are now
reliable, but we have o data whatever
to base statistics of either births or
deaths outside of Honolulu.
There is another error liable to creep
in with regard to marriages. A search
through the records Of the agents to
grant marriage licenses, and the dis
covery of such a license is by no means
evidence conclusive that a marriage
took place. Sometimes a license is OBJ
tanned and never used. This was the
case with the man who murdered his
sweetheart and then committed suicide
at Waialua the other day. He got a
license but he was never married, and
it was because he did not use it that
he committed the criIAes. other in
stances Of the non-use Of licenses have
occurred.
When our system is decentralized
and each county keeps its own records
We may hope to have a better system
of registering such matters. Mean
while such records as are still in eX-
istence, however. imperfect they may
be-, should be carefully collected and
preserved The writer has seen such
records kicking about the floor of a
native hut, and a large number Of such
books were for many years kept in the
drawer of a wooden counter in one Of
our government offices, and the drawer
not even locked. Is it any wonder
that Old records are difficult to find or
verify?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-17
EGGS AS FOOD.

In recent bulletin issued by the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, interesting and valuable facts are
given in regard to the food value Of
eggs, their digestibility and the best
methods of cooking them. Expert
ments in the digestibility of eggs show
that hard boiled and fried eggs requr-
ed three and one-half hours for diges-
ton, soft-boied eggs required three
hours, roasted eggs two and one-quar-
ter hours, raw eggs, not whipped, two
hours, and raw eggs, whipped. one and
One-half hours. 1t has also been es-
tablished that from 90 to 81 per cent.
of an egg that is eaten is digested.
According to Leslie's Weekly the fol-
lowing methods of preparing soft-cook-
ed and medium cooked eggs have been
found to give uniform results in labor
atory tests at the University of Illinois:
Using a granite ware stewpan of one
quart capacity, one pint of water was
heated over a gas fame when the wa~
ter boiled the gas was turned off and
an egg which had been kept in refri-
gerator was dropped into the water.
Without disturbing the vessel it was
covered closely and the egg allowed to
remain in the water six minutes. 1t
was then soft cooked. AS shown by
tests, when the egg was dropped into
the water the temperature fell almost
at once to 1875 degrees Fahrenheit, and
then slowly to 17O-17l degrees Fahren-
heit If the egg remained in the water
eight minutes 1t was medium cooked.
In this case the temperature of the wa
ter at the end of the cooking period
had fallen to 162-164 degrees.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-17

Yachting is evidently going to be one
of our standard sports and the recent
shake up in yachting circles is likely
to do a great deal Of good The
schemes for a house boat or land quar-
ters in Pearl Harbor seem well under
way, and the yachts viii rendezvous
on those calm waters on Saturday
night But yachting should be more
adventurous than this mere sail to
Pearl Harbor and back. 1t should be
carried into harder seas. Commodore
Hebron showed some months ago that
it was quite a possible feat to sail to
Lahaina and back. The circuit Of this
Island presents an excellent opportun-
ity for a yachtsman. There is grand
scenery TO be gazed at, and there are
several pleasant harbors to put in for
the night, as at Waialua, Waimea, Ka-
hama, and the grand bay Of Kooau.
There can be great expansion in yacht
ing,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-17
BEAUTIFUL GIFTS.

Just look into our corner win
dow and see the pretty things.
Rich Cut Glass, Sterling silver.
Ornaments, Etc.
We carry a large assortment,
and our goods are up to date.
In the other window you will
see display Of Quincy Refri-
gerators, the greatest ice saver
made.
A Refrigerator. mot an ice
box for $1,000 seems very rea-
sonable, does Il not?
$3.50 per month for ice is all It
will cost you to run this little
beauty.
We cannot close without mem
tioning our Jewel stoves.
You can purchase one Tor
! S1O.5O, which consumes very little
! fuel, and bakes perfectly.
Remember that we carry extra
, parts for all our stoves, and can
do all the work connected with
the same.
We sell Refrigerators and
1 Stoves on the Installment Plan,
/, and will allow you a fair price
for your old stove or refrigera-
tor regardless Of the make.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-17

The Porto Ricans seem to be likely
to emulate our japanese population in
the matter Of crimes of violence. Nat
urally we are not getting the very best
class of Porto Ricans as laborers, and
among those which arrive there may
after all be only a few would be Grim
inals. If these are removed, the re-
mainder may prove very peaceable, 1t
does not frame that way at present.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-17

PACIFIC HARDWARE COMPANY, LTD.
HAVE RECEIVED LARGE ADDITIONS
TO THEIR STOCK OF GOODS IN ALL LINES

Garden hose in all qualities, at prices
never before quoted in Honolulu. ,
Lamps in new designs.
A carload of Agate and Tinware, pur-
chased before the recent heavy advance in
prices by the manufacturers.
japanese Trays at prices which can never
be duplicated. -
Paints, Oils and Varnishes, and general
stock of merchandise too numerous to
specify.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
CARE OF LACES.

Iron lace Oh the right side first, then
Oh the wrong side to throw up the pat
tern.
When putting lace away, fold as little
rs possible. good plan is to wind 1t
round card, rs they do in the shops.
When ironing laces, cover them with
clean, white tissue paper. This pre-
vents the shiny look seen Oh washed
lace.
Use cOrnflour instead Of ordinary
starch for stiffening laces. This makes
them firm and does not detract from
the lacy appearance.
Laces and other delicate trifles should
be placed In muslin bag before being
boiled. This prevents their getting lost
and torn in the wash.
After "gctting UP" laces do not leave
them to mir in damp place-round
the fire when the kettle Is boiling for
instance. This robs them Of their fresh
ness and makes them look limp.
All laces before being ironed should
be carefully pulled out, each point re-
ceiving attention. You will be repaid
for your trouble, as the lace will look
twice rs nice and hast clean much
longer time.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
The Military SnIute.

All salutes, from taking off the hat
to presenting arms, originally implied
respect or submission. or military sa-
lutes, raising the right hand to the
head Is generally believed'to have orig
mated from the days Of tho tourna-
ment, when the knights Illed past tho
throne Of the queen Of beauty and, by
way Of compliment, raised their hands
to their brows to insyy that her beau
ty was too dagzling for unslIaded eyes
to gaze Upon.
The officers salute with the sword
has n double meaning. The FIRST posi-.
tion, with the hilt opposite the lips.
is n repetition Of the crusaders action
in kissing the cross hilt Of his sword
In token Of faith and fealty, while low
ering the point afterward implies ei-
ther submission or friendship, meaning
In either case that 1t Is no longer nee.
essary to stand on guard. Raising the
hahd to the forehead has also been ex-
planned as sign that the weaponed
hand Is empty and In an inoffensiye po-
sition, but this reason does not seem
80 convincinH es the others.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27

IT Is IN interesting sight to watch the
outlaw at his evening toilet. TO begin
with, instead Of sitting up with his
large, fiat, ribbed tail protruding be-
hind him, he tucked it forward between
his hind legs and sat upon it. Then
with his hand he carefully combed his
Ion" hair, using both hands Mt the same
time. There were many places, how
ever, that could not be reached in this
way, for his arms are very short and
his body very large, so he combed these
otherwise inaccessible places with his
hind feet, using first one and then the
other. The entire operation was per-
formed with the utmost deliberation
and care and occupied more than n
quarter Of an hour, SO that by the time
1t was completed daylight had almost
vanished.
My presence did not appear to dis
turb him in the least, though sat on
the ground within three feet Of him
that might the better note his various
attitudes, for 1t Is not often one has
an opportunity Of watching beaver Mt
such close range.-Evcrybody's Mnga-
zine.. -
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
Food PrcsorvatioDs.
London Chronical.1

We all consume q considerable
quantity Of drugs every day of our
lives without being aware Of the fact
30 at loast wo gather from the report
of the committee on preservatives
and coloring matter, who estimate
that very noarly so per cent of the
TODD products sold in this country
contain chemicals to preserve them
from decay or to improve their ap-
pearance. Many Of these chemicals
are harmless, but others arc not 80,
and tho committee has issued a list
OF drugs that should be absolutely
prohibited. Formalin, which is a
potent substance used chiefly for
preserving milk, should be absolute.
ly prohibited; salicylic acid should
only be permitted in very small
quantities; and no preservative what,
ever should be allowed in milk. Only
small quantity Of boric acid should
be allowed in cream or butter. No
personalities whatever should bo
allowed in foods intended for invalids
and infants. Copper salts for green.
ing preserved vegetables should be
prohibited, and, finally, Il Court of ref
erenco should be established to adiu.
dlcate on the food offered for public
consumption.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27

An Englisbman at u Chicago hotel
ordered trap. lie ordered it Of an in-
telliScnt looking key clerk behind the
desk. Then he went ilp stairs to his
room to prepare himself for the drive.
He waited half an hour for the an.
nouncement that the vehicle was be.
low. He. began to wonder IL this was
an example Of the American hustle
whose reputation had crossed the At
lantic.
Presently came a knock on the door.
Come in," bade the Englishman.
Entered mechanical looking man in
his shirt sleeves.
"Where's the holc?" was his question.
"Hole?" queried the Englishman. II
wanted trap"
"IIcre it is," said the toiler, "and it'll
catch that mouse sure" e~
The Englishman's mouth opened In
establishment. "Mouse! What do you
mean? who are you, anyhow"
"l'm the hotel carpenter, sir, and I've
brought up the trap you orderedv'
The Englishman glared. Then 1t pcn-
etrated his Saxon wits, and he roared.
Fle gave the carpenter half dollar
and swore the joke for once was on
America.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
Brides superatitions.

Relative merits of the various
months with regard to matrimony ar,
set forth in the old rhyme which runs
"Marry when the year is new,
Always loving, kind and true;
When February birds do mate
You may we'd, nor dread your fate.
If you we'd when March winds blow
Joy and sorrow both you'll
know.
Marry in April when you can,
Joy for maiden and for man;
Marry in the month of May,
You will surely rue the day;
Marry when June roses blow,
Over land and sea you'll go.
They who in July do we'd,
Must labor always for their
bread.
Whoever we'd in August be,
Many chance are sure to see.
Marry in September's shine,
Your living will be rich and fine,
If IN October you do marry,
Love will come, but riches tarry;
If you we'd in bleak November,
Only joy will come, remember;
When December's SHOWS fall fsst
Marry, and true love will last"
OF the days in the week,
Wednesday is the best and Satur-
day the worst on which to get
married. The old rhyme runs:
married in white,
You have chosen all right.
Married in gray,
You will 20 far away.
Married in black,
You will wish yourself back.
Married in red,
You had better be dead.
Married in green,
Ashamed to be seen.
Married in blue,
You'll always be true.
Married in pearl,
You'll live in a whirl.
Married in yellow,
Ashamed of the fellow,
Married in brown,
You'll live out of town.,
Married in pink,
Your spirits will sink" j.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
AdvertisCti I.otters

Remaining in the postoffice at New.
berry, S. G., for week ending Dec, 10th
A-Willie Anson, care of Lea Eel.
lows.
B-J. G. Badger, Miss Sallie L.
Baker, II. B. Bearty, Miss Susie Akin
j. w. Brooks, Mrs. Eddie Boyd, Ed
ward Buchanan, Miss Maggie L.
Brown, Miss Mary Campbell.
C-H. S. Cannon. (2) Mrs. Re.
becoa Clark, Jno. e. Crosby, Mrs
Sarah Caughman.
D-Taylor Darby, w. S. Dobbins,
j. S. Dominick, j. p. Dominick, Mrs.
Mary @. Dobbins, James l.. Duckett,
Miss Lila M. Duckett.
E-Mrs. Fannie Eargle, j. Kinard
Epps, Mrs. I. II. Evans.
G-Jonas Gary, Thomas Galman,
6. W. Galman, Mrs. Julia Green,
Lottie Griffin, Tom Gary, care of
Pink Johnson.
H-Harriet ~ Warren & p. Go.
Miss Minnie Hawkins, N. O. Harmon,
G. W. Henderson, Miss Hettie Hentz,
q. p. Hill, Earle Hunter.
J-Miss Ellen jackson, Miss Sal
lie Jones, Hall johnson, Rosetta
Jones, care Of Mary Jones, Mrs. Sal
lie Jones, Milton Jackson.
K-Miss Connie Kibler, M. w.
Keels, Mrs. Amanda King, Miss
Nancy Kinard, Miss A. l.. Koon, care
of Luther Williams.
L-Samuel Lemon, j. w. Luter.
Nj. g. Mason, e. r. Mayer, T..
@. w. McCrackin.
N-Lucilla Nelson.
P--Mrs. Ella Pen
R-Rev. B. j. Ramsay (2), Miss
Jessie Ray, Rev. w. +. Rice (2), J..
F. Riser, Mrs. Amer Rite, q. A.
Robertson, j. W. Russell, o. II. Ruff.
S-Miss Lizia Sallie, George Shep-
perd, George Spearman, T. D. Shealy
Mrs. Ahady Spearman, B. e. Smith,
l.. G. Singley, J. L. Schumpert.
u. H. Todd, Miss Louiser To-
bias, Miss Sallie Turner.
V-G. j. Vimont, Miss Ida Well.
W-Adam Wallace, Mrs. 9. T..
West Mrs. S. X. Werts, Chick Loney
Williams, Jno. b. Wilson, Calvern
Wilson, Lew Williams, care Of Joe
Gluten.
Persons calling for these letters will
please say thoy were advertised.
L. F. Bynum, Acting p. M.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
PurT'liIfE m Elephanf

Any one who has snce followed a
travelling elephant will not show any
undue haste to repeah the amusement.
They sail aong at an average pace Of
SIX miles nh hour. regardless Of tho
country, and stop for bath or short
siesta perhaps once every three days.
Anything more cxaspofating than fol-
lowing very fresh spoor4 at dog trot,
hour after hsHr In e blazing sun, only
to find Mt late hour IN tho aftern oon
that one was % hoxos fPam onmp, with
no food O. wsttsa eSsH that the elc-
plant had Increased Mgle from one
mile to ten, 1t would be difficult to
neutrality-suspicious. Magazine.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION,
ono OF the Tricks Performed by the
Fnkirs of India.

The fakirs OF In(4a perform some rc.
markablc tricks. The following one
was witnessed by an Englshnan who
was himself an excellent prcstidigi-
tatcur:
The apartment being filed the ma
ElclanS began their performance. The
audience sat OH the floor about the
1nkirs, so that they had no way of con-
ccaliuS themselves or Of hiding any
thing. At their request l examined
them and satisfied myself That they
had nothing about them. Then one of
the women stepped into the Enclosure,
the rest remaining behind the spec
tators, who formed Il close ring about
them. The light was now turned down
Il little, and In Il moment the woman's
face began to be Illuminated by n
ghostly light that extended quickly
over her entire body.
She then began TO move around and
around, uttcring low, murmuring
sound the while, gradually quick cning
the pace until she was whirling about
like Il top. \ moment Of this, and the
light that had clung about her seemed
to be whirlcd Off by centrifugal force
and assumed Il pillarlikc form beside
her. AS soon as this was ACCOMPLISH
ed she stopped, turned and began to
mold the light with her hand, and,
though l could distinctly see her hands
move through the light MS If it were u
cloud, 1t began to assume human form.
We saw the arms, hands and legs all
nodded and finally the face ana head
gear She next called for II light, and,
the candles being rclightcd, there stood
an utter stranger, a native seemingly,
evolved out of cloudland. lie steppcd
forward and grasprd me by the hand.
His hands were moist as II with per-
spiration, and he was q very healthy
spirit
After he had talked and drunk n
glass Of arrack he took his place beside
the woman again and. began to whlrl
about. The lights were tiimmcd, but
not so that we could not soc, and in II
few minutes the figure began to fade,
soon assuming the Appearance Of IL
pillar OF form OF light $ssa then nttnch-
Ing itself ta tlre wunFn Tnd seemingly
being absot9sed hS heA. All this was
done in Il very sHfrtS 81 $pp Of time be-
fore the eRes of Gt least 50 people and
not ten fedt from myself The girl ap-
peared greatly exhausted nftcrward
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
Too SuBgestive.

An English clergyman had married
young woman with a rcputed dowry
of about 100000, while he himself had
great expectations" Needless to say,
every soul In the village knew about It.
1t was the first Sunday after their re-
turn from the honeymoon, and when
the sermon was finished the parson
proceeded. rs usual, to give out tho
hymn, verse for verse, to his rustic
congregation.
All went well until the fifth verse
was reached, and the parson began.
"Forever let my grateful heart" when
suddenly and with some confusion he
exclaimed, "Omit the fifth yerse!' and
Immediately began to rccite aloud the
sixth verse instead. Those who had
hymnbooks promptly read the fifth
verse:
Forever let my grateful heart
Ills boundleSs grace adore,
Which gives ten thousand blessings now
And bids me hope for more.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
MntrimOny I'm Gilbert IsInndu

women OF the Gilbert islands being
merely regarded aS cattle or any other
property, writes Arthur Inkcrsley In
The Overland Monthly, the matrimoni-
al Knot Is easily tied and just as easily
united. If Il man fanrics a girl. he
sclzes her by the hair of the head
wherever she may be- despite her pro-
tcstations. and drags her away to his
home. Her resistance Is not often scri.
Gus, the pretcnSe of refusal being due
TO the coQucttishness inherent I'm the
sex. When the couple reach the house
OF the groom, n wedding feast IS fur
nished forthwith, to which all the I'M
mediate friends Of the bride and bride
groom are inyitcd. But an acceptance
OF the invitation implies the contribu-
ton Of some viands to the entertain
mcnt. Matrimony is attended by no
further ceremony than this. When Il
husband grows weary Of his wife, he
simply orders her to leave him, and IL
She does not he turns her out of doors.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-12-27
Never Left the Rond,

An old negro In neighborhood town
arose IN prayer meeting and said:
"Brcdderln and sistcrin, l been n
mighty mean niger in my time. I had
heap cr ups and downs, specially
downs, since fined dc church. stole
chickens ana wntermillins, cussed,
got drunk, shot craps, slashcd od-
der coons wild my razor, and done cr
sight er oddcr things; but. tank the
good Lnwd, bredderin and sistcrin, I
never yet lost my religionw - Blue
Ridge (Ga.) Post.