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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-16

tS.
The Kapiolani Tract ex-
tends from King street to the
Beach. A road 60 feet wide
will be opened Oh the east
side of the property adjoin-
ing the Kamehameha Girls
School; said road will extend
10 the sea.
Crossroads will be opened
between blocks. Every lot
will have a frontage Oh a
road. The elevation varies
from forty feet high to ten
feet high above sea level.
No swamps around tho
premises. No freshet will
enter the property.
There is an offer to buy a
part of tie property by a
great manufacturing COM
pany. The chances are the
offer may be accepted. There
is every reason to believe that
the prices of lots will increase
in a short time. The owner
Of the property will give all
chances to purchasers to
make money on their invest
ments.
The ground is superior to
any tract in the market.
The premises are situated
within one mile and a half Of
the Post Office.
The Government waite,
pipes are laid along the uppe
portion of the property.
The prices are the cheapes
of any tract within two mile
from the center of the city.
The terms which will b
:. given to purchasers will b
the best ever given by an.
real estate dealer or broke
during the last twenty year
r in Honolulu.
For terms or more particu
lars, apply to
s. NJ. Kanakanui,
Surveyor and Manage
of Kapiolani Tract c.
Or to
W. G. AChi & Co.,
Real Estate Dealers an
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-16
ANNUAL MEETlN G..
WHITNEY & MARSH, Ltd

The Annual Meeting of WHITNEY
q MARSH, LTD, will be held at the
Office of the Company, February 10,
1901, al, 10 A. NJ. ,827-3t
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-16
FOE SALE.

$500 HOUSE AND LOT ON
Liliha Street near King. Only small
cash payment received, Apply to
WILLIAM SAVIDGE & GO.
206 Merchant Street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-16

The many Chinese arrested by
the Deputy High Sheriff on Thurs
day evening were arraigned IN
Court this morning, aud were dis
charged, the prosection failing to
produce any evidence OF the guilt
OF the men.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-16

The Oorio arrived from San Fran.
cisco this morning. She leaves for
the Orient at 4 O'Clock this alter
noon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-16

The funeral OF the late Olu'
Bergstrom will take place to-mor
row afternoon. var
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

People expect Of physicians charlta-
bic deeds much more numerous than
those required Of ordinary mortsls
Here is the naked statement made re-
Gently BY a prominent physician. i
am old now" said he. approaching
the age Of 70 years The other day /
was reviewing my career and going
over my account books. carefully pre-
served from the beginning OF my prac-
tiee. found on those books debts
amounting to 100000. for the whole
Of which Z would accept IA cents. The
public would cry out Indignantly upon
a doctor who refused his art to those
unable 20 pay him. and every doctor
has worthy patients who take the best
q his time and skin perhaps. and
pay him nothing. but there are hosts
Of people who seem 70 think them
selves Justified in imposing upon bim.
some Of those who owe me money
ride past my door 10 carriages"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25
HUMAN LIRE LsNorHENlNe.
Death Rate Decreased "a Per 100
since IeoO- what Il Means.

Death Rate Decreased "a Per 1000
since 1900 what Il Means.
In 1890 the death rate In 27i cities Of
5000 or more population was 81 per
1000, in 1900 the rate was ls.6 in S6l
cities Of 5000 population and upward.
a reduction or "a per 1000 Another
statement Of special interest and sig
nificanoe just now is that deaths re-
ported as due 10 consumption includ-
ing general tuberculosis. decreased
from 2459 per 100000 of population In
1890 TO 1905 in 1900. Z very large re.
duction. due the census authorities be-
Aeve 70 the better knowledge Of the
disease and the measures adopted Tor
its prevention TO add nearly two years
to the average OF human existence Is a
wonderful achievement Its fHn sig
nifcance it IS not easy to grasp Ap-
plying 1t TO the population Of the Unit
ed states alone. now over 10000. 900.
it means not less than a total Of 140.-
900 600 added years Of human activity
and productiveness. This stupendoua
tbNAAs AAfAANA Ht Aut eNito ~ AAiN 0fN&~
age human life. with the recent in
crease included. means practically the
same as an increase Of 100000 to the
healthy adult population OF the nation
Regarded from the standpoint Of the
economist. it means also an enormous
increase in the wealth-producing fac
tors OF the country. Healthfulness.
vigor and high vitality among a people
are the most valuable assets that any
nation can have, says Leslie's Weekly.
especially for the coming years, when
the struggle for commercial and indus
trial supremacy throughout the world
Is certain to grow more and more in
tense and absorbing Where other
things are equal, the country thai
grows the strongest. hardest and
men is the country thai
viii lead the world
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25
5SSSSSSGSGoCSGSGGGS
: HANGTOWN ! s n, s s'.s. s.s:s ss s...

Hidden IN the hr-clad hills aud ra.
. vines o. ~ Dorado county. Cal. there
is place called Hangtown. The place
was originally known a. "Old Dry
Digginga." bat in January, 1919. Il re-
ceived ~ new baptism
One might three men were playing
poker In q saloon probably a tent 0r
but. when one of the party went
broke" That in itself was probably
not extraordinary. bnt what followed
vas enough out d thc common 70 az
feet the llttie camp 70 no slight de-
gree. The proprietor Of the place had
fauen asleep ID the room. and as ii
was known that be had some dust ID
his possession, It occurred 20 the gen
tleman who had lost that a glorious op-
portunlty Of replenishing purses was a.
hand. Needless 10 say. the proposition
found favor n the eyes OF the Others.
The sleeper vas aroused and requested
over a gunbarrel % eantelr A favor
asked 81 such terms was not 70 Be re-
fused. and be responded with alacrity.
The accompanying threats of sure
death II he blew" we're dlsregarded by
the victim. however. and ha blew a.
promptly as he had anted9 on the
previous evening The camp was wild
and wanted Justice done. No time was
wasted. and the robbers we're arrested
before they had lime to escape. q court
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25
BRITAIN As 4 CUP WINNER.
IN other international Races England
Has More Than Held Her own.

IN Other International Races England
Has More Than Held Her own.
Although the America cup races
soak up all the available interest OF
the world while they are pending. the
cup Is only one out Of a dozen famous
trophies that Britain has to struggle
with other nations for every year: and
to the yachting enthusiast there are
several races quite as exciting aud i'm
portant says London Mail
France has her Challenge cup. Or
rather. We have il. for we wrested IT
from her two years ago. II is. how
ever, going back to her this year with
out being raced for at an. owing 10 a
clause IN the rules. France has two
international cups. and this FIRST one
she calls the Coupe de France. II was
won at Cannes In 1898 by the English
cutter Gloria and Is handsome sill
yer ever, costing $40. The leading
French yacht club. the Union des
Yachts Franeais. offered Il as open to
any nation. defended by the French
cutter Esterel Gloria soon snapped It
mp. however. and brought It 10 Eng
land. Like the American trophy it Is
a challenge cup and open to boats Of
twenty tons. French rule There was
a challenger In 1899 and another last
year, but our neighbors were beaten
each time
Every year we race Germany for a
cup that throws the America prize into
the shade for beauty and value. and is
raced for BY big feet OF the biggest
and finest yachts anoat It Is the Kali
ser's cup, designed and presented by
the emperor himself. and which he al
ways hands to the winning owner In
person. Il Is Of solid gold, bearing on
one side r medallion OF Queen Victo-
ria and on the other side one Of the
kaiser, and is open to yachts over fifty
tons IN an ocean race from Dover to
Heligoland Britain has always cap
iured the prize without dlflculty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25
tosT HOUSEHOLD AaIs

English Women Ignorant Of Domestao
Economics 81 FORMER Times.
Il is a general complaint among the
housekeepers Of England. where do
mestic help IS drawn largely from the
country villages that 0n entering SER
vice the servants are mostly incana-
bic Of doing the simplest household
work without supervision and that
only 3 small proportion ever learn.
The reason is not far to seek. A
couple Of generations ago half the e0f
tages in England were schools for the
teaching Of the domestic arts. These
are no longer taught because they are
no longer practieed Baking and
brewing, cutting out and cutting down
eio.he darnIng and fine drawing, the
care Of poultry aud economical use OF
food-all these win soon be lost arts
as far as the cottage is concerned.
Women used 10 be able 10 make
their husbands shirts. Give nine cot
tage women out Of ten nowadays 4
couple Of dozen yards OF cotton and
-tNf "N"tN AS AAtHAA tNt IA ~ tuAN nMAAAH
than they could turn a lump Of pig
iron into a dinner knife. Cooking.
even in its simplest form, Is being
supplanted by the use Of timed proyls-
ions To boil potatoes and bacon on to
fry bit Of meat in the pan IS about
as much as the housewife can do.
1ne cottage woman OF today has her
pride but it Is not in the home. she
slaves to save her girls from what
she and they alike have learned to
regard as degrading dludgery-ths
necessary work Of a house. All she
can save roes on their backs Look
at them when they 20 ont" she says.
you couldn't tell them from the Miss
swetstones themselves" But when
they 60 TO service they have learned
next to nothing Least Of an. have
they learned TO learn.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

A Characteristic anecd0te OF Lincoln
dates back to the time when there
we're so many fires at the national
capital that suspicion Of incendiaries
was entertained. and various northern
cities began to offer the services o1
special fire brigades. The authorities
Of Philadelphia in particular were most
urgent and sent a special COMMITTEES
to wait on the President and urge him
to accept the services OF such a brigade.
The committee was tedious and long
winded. and the President was anxious
to get back to the public business
which demanded his attention. Fin
ally, seeing no prospect OF a termina-
ton Of the interview in the usual way.
be interrupted one Of the orators IN
the midst Of a grandiloQuent fight by
saving:
An, yes. gentlemen. but it is a mis-
take to suppose that / am the head Of
the FIRE department in Washington.
am merely the President Of the United
States
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

was convened, and hoggine and exile
were chosen as sentence 10 ks,plng
with the enormity Of the crime.
The promptness with which the
whole procedure was gone through
might have served as warning
70 wiser men. But this was not the
case with our gambler-robbers. Next
day they appeared in camp very drunk
and very noisy. vowing dire vengeance
on their punishers Such Ignorance
and insolence was too much 70 ask any
respectable forty-niner ID stand. and
at mass meeting of righte0usly In
dignAnt miners. hastily convened the
decision 70 hang the men was made.
This sentence was carried out az
promptly as the previous one. The
crowd marched down the street 70
big oak tree. and there with a dozen
husky pioneers At the long end Of each
r0pc the bad men met their fate. There
after the miners said "HanEtowns
when they referred 70 the little Sierra
camp.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25
SINKING SHIPS BolLrRs.


AHkhan AAAn"ftttts say the ships Ex-
plode. Not the Boilers.
The reports Of the sinking Of the
gold-laden steamship Islander on the
Pacific coast of North America re-
Gently stated that. as the vessel went
down. the boilers exploded. Experts
IN marine engineering say that such
an occurrence Is highly improbable. II
not actually impossible. The super
intendent engineer Of one Of the larg-
est boilermaking concerns In the world
man Of extended ssa-going expert
ences according 10 the London Mail,
IN discussing this question recently.
said = do not believe it IS possible
for an explosion to occur under cireum-
stances like those which attended the
sinking Of the islander What IS often
thought to be an explosion is the ef-
feet Of the water gett ng on the fires.
i e not a question Of the rupture OF
the boilers. but rather Or the rapid
generation Of steam through the sea
water coming into contact with the
glowing fuel Of the furnaces. I have
never known of an authenticated in
stance Of real boiler explosion eonse-
quent upon the sinking of a ship at
sea. What makes people think the
boilers Of sinking ships explode. said
veteran marine engineer who has
seen more than one ship founder. Ifs
the dreadful upheaval OF the vessel
when going down. owing to the rush
Of the air 70 escape while the water Is
rushing In and preventing II from do
ing 50. Il Is generally the ship. not
the boilers, that explodes If there Is
any explosion at all The pressure IN
the boilers is naturally decreased the
m1ment the cold water comes into con
tact with the boiler plates. When a
ship goes down 80 rapidly a. to I'M
prison the air that Is IN her. and the
pressure increases as she goes down.
something is sure to burst-and not in
frequently the decks are blown right
out But the boilers don't explode-at
least not because OF the laundering.
Chicago News
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

Il Is well known that lightning plays
some truly remarkable tricks. and the
recent thunderstorms IN France have
called attention TO the different ways
the French peasants have 81 preserv-
ing themselves from lis disastrous Ell
fects. Some like the ancient Romans.
believe that a skin confers Immunity
from lightning. and ID is reported that
the peasants of the Ceyeunes twist the
cast-off skins Of snakes round their
hats to preserve themselves from dan
ger. Some believe that silk will do
the trick. and the idea that a garment
made Of silk exerts some influence
upon the matter IS rather borne out by
a catastrophe which once occurred In
a church at Chateauneuf-les-M -Moutiers.
when two out Of three priests who
we're officiating at the altar were Sc
verely injured during a storm. while
the third. who was dressed In sllken
garments. remained quite untouched
Some believe in sleeping on a pile Of
mattresses heaped in the cenler Of the
room; some retire into the cellar Of
their houses, and many farmers at the
commencement Of a storm immediately
proceed to put all their milk out Of
doors, knowing from experience that
thunder turns milk sour
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25
Has Its Place in
Ma ture's Gre at
Scheme. x Y x <

ages, however. to keep her balance
even with a ny. Tiny parasites de.
sToy many Of the larvae before the5
have half chance to develop In the
autumn you will fnd a fungous growth
choking the life out OF the flies that il
infests. Have you never found dead
flies on the window pane. their bod.
les wrapped in an odd sort OF winding
sheet made Of very fine white threads
sticking out IN every direction? II
you haven't you may look for them
this autumn, and feel that you have
learned something Of the tragedy
which came into the life Of a ay.
The Tforssny.
The common stable fly. or horseay.
is Of three kinds. The large mourning
horsefy is Of a uniform black. the
white lined ny differs only IN dress.
being Of the same annoying species;
the smaller golden headed horse and
OK flies have banded wings The fe-
male alone sucks blood, while the male
feeds daintily upon flowers. The lar
vac, however are carniforous.
The mosquito and the black ny we
speak Of together because Of the
equally painful discomfort Of their
bitesi but zoologically they differ a lit
tie. The mosquitoes are culicidae. cu-
lex being Plinys name for the fy.
They have feathery antennae and a
fringe Of hairs on the hind margin
Of the wing The larvae develop Is
the surface Of stagnant pools As the
larvae have respiratory tu6e open
at the tail end. they rest vertically
near the surface Of the water. head
down and the tail AZ the surface. in
order to breathe through that end
The reason they are killed By pouring
kerosene oil over the water + that
the oil makes a film through which
they cannot breathe. which literally
smoshers them 70 death. The black
flies, on the other hand. are long
horned flies. the nematocera What
boy IN the Adirondack woods this
summer, or IN past summers, has not
seen and felt themg The females
alone, like the female mosquitoes. are
The blood suckers. The larvae also
live and develop on the surface Of the
water
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

II there Is any living creature thst
you think you know. it is the fiy But
while yon have seen flies and have
perhaps, been tormented by some IL
that family. how much do Won really
know about themg The iies Won knou
best are the house fly. the stable Az
and the mosquito. Their general fam
lily name Is diptera. which Is given a.
wen 70 other members OF the familv
for i II legion. @Dlptera" means twiee-
Wlnged-a term which belongs 10 ali
two-Winged insects. The larvae az tbe
mouse ny and Of the stable fly are born
n NTH. but as soon as they are fullv
developed they soar into the sunshine
ana Tree air. Only on damn davs do
they care 70 enter houses and stables,
Tor hies cannot bear to be out n the
wet. So sensitive are they to moisture
tnat they viii 90 almost anywhere to
avoid Il We do not need 10 tell ven
that 70 drive flies from the house Won
should darken the rooms and give the
iittie creatures a chance to escape into
the sunshine. They win avail them
selves Of II readily enough. As the
hies of which We are speaking develop
10 NTH, i Is natural that cleanly hu
man beings should do their best 10 be
nd OF them. Flies awarming upon ar
ucles Of food are a menace to health.
as any physician win tell you.
Scientifically Considered.
To keep to the house iy and to be-
gin al the beginning. We must tell
you that II is one Of the ghort-horned
diptera, It's special name Of braohycera
meaning short-horn or antenna. be-
cause the antennae are short They
are also three-i -iointed with the third
joint ringed. II you can look AZ a
common house ny under the micro
scope you viii at once see what We
mean. This ny lays its eggs in
manure or other nlth and as 100 or
goo eggs are usually laid by a single
female, you see that a mother fy Is
very much Ike the famous old woman
who lived in a shoe In warm weather
I takes only a few hours for the eggs
% hatch ln maggois Or larvae; Il takes
'niy a week for the maegots to be-
'ome fun grown flies, within two
seeks they are busy starting families
y their own II the common ny had
% enemies # would torment mankind
ar more than & does Nature man
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

The medieval university differed In
many respects from our idea az a mod
ern university. It was primarily a guild
OF teachers and scholars. formed for
common protection and mutual aid. It
was a republic Of letters. whose mem
hers were exempt from an services.
private and public. all personal taxes
and contributions. and from an civil
procedure in courts Of law. The teach
ing function was often secondary and
often entirely overlooked. The Scot
tish university from the beginning
however. emphasized the teaching
function and created an atmosphere
academic rather than civil or political.
The early curriculum was crude. but
fully abreast Of the age. comprising. In
the main. philosophy. theology, canon
and civil law. All instruction was ia
Latin and the writing Of Latin disser-
tEtions was the daily task Of the stu.
dent-a strait and narrow way of
learning -Serlhner's Magazine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

Gen. Fred Grant says the FIllpinos
are quick 70 see q joke" Well. those
who did the running while the general
was there mus have been quick about
IL or they couldn't have seen It at al. j"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

Hanna have always been warm friends.
They have a sincere affection for one
another. Is men of their bold. frank
type are prone 10 have
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

a rumar that Mrs. Nation IS about
10 attempt to cross Niagara Falls ID a
sarrel imIarts a ray of hope t0 all
NuNankee Sentinel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

me 50 miles between Milan and
Ysrsse. Italy. are covered in SO min
utes By the third rail- system.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-25

Righteousness IS the richest reward
Of the right
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-11-07

Mrs. Anna Hue, of Aberdeen, spent
Sunday with Mrs. A. E. Shultes in this
city.
Miss Augusta Wolff came up from
Waubay Monday to stop here between
trains.
Miss Martha Wickre departed Satur-
day for a visit with relatives i'll Milan,
Minnesota.
Mrs. A. W. Campbell, of Aberdeen,
spent Thursday with relatives and
friends in this city.
License has been issued for the mar
riage of Louis Holman and Martha
Moss, both of Waubay.
Don't fail to see our carpets, we have
some bargains in samples.
Benjamin g. Foster.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Schmitt,
Monday, November 4th, a son; all par
ties concerned doing nicely.
Lie IIeuCl-AICtAee NbtllIHS CdIuc
like a clap of thunder from a clear sky
to a majority of their friends
The Webster Feed Mill, owned by
Grain Bros. has recently received and
installed a Is H. p. gasoline engine.
--.Hans Jolson has returned from New
Helm Prairie and resumed his former
position with the Webster Mill Co.
Now is the time to look at new car,
pets. We have a larger line of samples
than ever. Benjamin s. Foster.
Quite an extensive prairie fire ragged
on the reservation Friday and Satur,
day. Considerable hay was destroyed
If You want a loan upon land
in Day county apply at the
Farmers and Merchants Bank.
They viii! satisfy you as to the
rate and privilege of payment.