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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-19

FOR sALE-AT UNION IONA. STOCK
OF good groceries and shoes; cicun stock.
Reddick & Thompson Also Union hotel for
sale {. Z. Thompson.
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VAN 'I-IiNEs.
Feb. 49, Mr.. Charles OsSeill. of Mar
shalltown, visited in this vicinity Mon
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-19
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-CHEAP ONE GO-CART,
nearly new. and one hard coal stove; t55
East Linn SIrnet.
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RECEIPTS.
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EXPENDITURES.
Salaries of teachers. S32.411 IS
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WANTED GOOi, MAN FOR GENERAI.
work. Must be thoroughly acquainted with
ing. and between y and 30 years OF age. APP
ply Dir. n L. Mighell city.
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"a Wanted. For Sale. ITO kent"
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or Found inserted in this column ONE
CENT A WCKI,s for each Insertion. payable
invariably in advance. No advertisement
inserted for less than 10 cents.
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CUBAN AT s
Are Three Feet Long, and Are Good to
 to Nat.

Washington Special to New York World: The expedition sent to Cuba by the Smithsonian institution to col lect strange animals and plants has returned loaded down with specimens and with tales ef adventure more strange than the freaks they brought with them.
 Rats of an edible species-some three feet long, including the tail, and weighing eighteen pourds-were cap tured, but none were brought back to this country alive. All were eaten by the hungry adyonturers, These rats and the snakes OF the island, none of which are venomous-ha have nearly all been eaten by the famished Cubans and are very scarce. Ferocious giant lizards Gguanas) Were captured and were brought back alive. These liz ards are also eaten by Cubans, but the scientists \ ssed them up.9 Cuba has more than thirty species of bats, and many, including white bats, were cap tured and will be stuffed and added to the Smithsonian collection. In capturing the white bats, in a cave 100 feet underground, where thousands were hiding, several of the party were bitten. Numerous snakes, scorpions, tarantulas, giant spiders and huge dragon flies were taken. The collec tion is also enriched by many native birds, some with brilliant plumage, and numerous rare plants.
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"C UP DE JARNAC."
Ancient Duel IIue to Insulting q Mother
 in-Law.


 The duel between Chataigneray and Jarnac was fought in 1547; says a writer in the English Illustrated Magazine. There had been bad blood between the two men for some time, because the former had spoken insult ingly of the latter's wife's mother, and they i'd sought to bring the matter to the issue of a duel in the reign of Francis l., but that monarch had re- fused to permit it. Henry II. was more complacent, and on a challe ge being given fa2.2, 1t was arranged that the coa,5.t. ..lould take place at St. Germa n-en-i-dye, where, on the day appo. cd. tae king, attended by his whole co4rt, repaired to witness the duel. It was said that Chataigner- ay was so confident of the result that he prepared a banquet for one hun dred and fifty guests to celebrate his triumph During the month preced- ing the fight Chataigneray practiced with many weapons, and, so to speak, SOC ululSolI HUG thorough lTlm. At the batele Chataigneray was defeated.
 Chataigneray's seconds bound up his wounds, but he was so mortified by his defeat that he tore off the ban dages, crying out that he cared to live no longer now that he was vanquish- ed and dishonored. As for the victor he rode off to Notre Dame, where he hung up his arms as a trophy and as testimony to the fair fame of the lady of whom he had made hin' f the champion. It transpired that C,,etaig neray was a most accomplished wiest- Ter. He had counted on being able to close with and throw Jarnac, who, well aware of his adversarys skill, had provided against it, by the stiff brassart, which completely prevented the other f om bending his arm. The particular stroke by which Chataig- neray was disabled-it is not always described with exactly the same de- tails as tn 3e given above-was long known as the ''eoup de Jarnae.'
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VIRTUOUS COUNTY.
ArcadIan Portion of Illinois Without
 Crime Consu m ptiOn.

Crime or Consum ption.
 Calhoun county, situated on a pen insula which. for fifty miles divides the waters of the Mississippi from those of the Illinois, is proud of many distinctions that make it the most unique county in all the state of Illi- nois. Calhoun county has no debt, no paupers no crimes, no prisoners, no consumption. There are no theaters, no telegraphs. no waterWorks, no street cars, no pavements, no factor les and no railroads. No automobile has ever penetrated to it's fastnesses, and no golfer has ever made his little ball spin over it's green sod. There is not photographer within the lim- it's of the county. Foreigners are barred out as if by stone wall. There is not Chinaman or an Italian on the census list. The shiny collar and the hand organ are unknown. Descend ants of the first English and Scotch people that came to America settled the county. They were sturdy pio- neers who entered rough and pictur- esque country to build homes and to till the soil. It is six miles from riv- CT to river, and from the high bridge dividing the two streams there is wonderful view ,of hills that are all awry. Here are primeval forests and mountains that are piled one upon another The topography of the coun- ty became it's safeguard, for only the industrious could cultivate virgin land that was rock strewn and ovargrown with timber The kingdom of Calhoun is the name given to the county, and its residents do not resent the il pll- cation in it's title. Petty crime is al- most unknown. Now and then the tramps or gypsies passing thro&sh the county will steal pumpkin CT a fat chicken, and if the transgressor is caught the owner of the stolen proper ty is quite able to deal with him with out the expense of a trial. A mild re- proof, or, in severe cases a few well directed kicks, prove salutary penal ties At the last term of the circuit court there were only three cases on the docket, and all Of these We're civil suits. In twelve years the states at torney has had but one crime of i'm portance to prosecute, and that so shocked the county that it has not yet recovered This was the trial of a 13 year-old boy for the killing of his fla ther-Chieago Inter-Oeean.
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WOMEN AS BUILDERS.
Some Energetic Women Breaking Into
 Field of Carpentering.

Some Energetic Women Breaking Into
 Field of Carpentering.
 House building is one of the late in- dustries entered into by women in the United States. A year ago it was German woman and her two daughters that built brick house in Chicago, now 1t is Mrs. George Lease in Ken lucky, to be explicit, at Fountain Fer " Park, near Louisville. NJ. aad Mrs. Lease are young married people and anxious to have a house of their own, but unable to hire an architect and carpenters. Therefore the materials were bought and the house was beng built in the end of August and very likely is done by this time, for f was to be a one-story house of four rooms, with stone foundation. The story seems to be this: MT. Lease wished to build the house because he had work and it was necess ary to do 1t. The stone was bought, the lumber bought and while the husband is gone during the day the wife tugs the tim bers and sets them in place when the husband comes home at night they work together, and to such purpose that when the story was written Mrs. Lease was shingling and expected to lathe and plaster as soon as that was finished. There was pluck, strength and perseverance. Even more enter prsing is Miss Sara l.. Cunning, who has this summer furnished her home on Fourth Lake in the Adirondacks with the work of her own hands Tables and chairs were made from branches of white birch with the bark left on, and being woman she made the chairs serve a double pur- pose, boxing them with boards, mak- ing the seats with cover, so that each chair is a cupboard. Here bookcases and closets are made from her pack ing boxes, and one serves for corner stand In another tent, which serves as kitchen Miss Cunning has made dresser cupboards and tables. On the edge of the lake she has built a dock for her boating convenience and in the big hemlock before her door she has built reading room which she reach es by a flight of steps, also made by her. Most of her materials are ffot- sam and jetsam found on the lake. It is understood that the pride of her heart is the stairway to her dock, or rather it is it's handrail of which she is proud This is made of small birch tree trunks, nailed to the trees on either side, and their graceful curves and beautiful color add much beauty to the original stairway.
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High Price of Currants.

Owing to the high price of entrants their use in plum pudding and mince pies will be greatly restricted during the next few weeks. The crop, the growth of which is confined to Greece and the Ionian islands, is a partial failure this year, owing to the attacks Of mildew. The only known specific for this blight is sulphate of copper, and on account of the enhanced cost of the copper from which it is made the poorer growers of entrants are un- able to purchase the sulphate The price of the fruit has increased by leaps and bounds until today it is five times greater than at this time last year.
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A WINDOW GARDEN.
Rules for Taking Care of Plants in the
 House.

House.
 Nine-tenths of the windows used for window gardening are too crowded for the plants to look well or do we'll Turn $. new leaf right now by throwing away every poor or insignificant growth. Better to buy new stock in the spring than to turn your precious window space into a hospital ward for sickly plants. Keep the plants immediately clean. Wash the leaves once or twice every week. A plants lungs are in it's leaves. Showering the foliage washes the dust out of the pores, refreshes the plant and imparts vigor. Besides this, clean plants do not harbor insects, the greatest foe of the indoor garden, and ed earth at the top of the pots. The roots need air and in soft, pliable earth they get it by capillary transmission. \ hard top crust seals the soil up as though in jug. Neither air nor wa ter finds free entrance through it. Plants in hard soil often suffer from lack of moisture at the roots, though WdlSl lIsto DSS1l gwen SNtt oliuC the shades up to the top of the upper sash; t. down the curtains at the plant windows and let Gods invigorat- ing sun shine in. Sunshine to plant is what gold is to a Klondike miner. In extreGely cold weather stay the watering pot. Plants need little water during severe weather, and they chill or freeze twice as quickly after fresh drenching If watering becomes abso- futeiy necessary have it the tempera- ture of the room and give only in the morning. Watering in the evening during a cold snap is to invite visit from Jack Frost. Pot your plants. Turn them, train them into shape as they grow; pick off every dead leaf or faded flower. Haphazard care does not pay with house plants.
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Largest Toy Facto ".

The largest toy factory in the world 1 sin New York, where playthings in tin are manufactured literally by the million It stands five stories high, and turns out l GOT distinct varieties of sin toys No. l is tin horse; 1,607 a tin menagerie. The output of circular tin whistles is 1000, GOO per annum To make tin horse twelve inches long dies have to be cast costing .e15. The children of different countries have different tastes, but tin swords are wanted all over the world, the mili- tary instinct being as universal in the nurseries as in the courts and eabi- nets of the world.-Spare Moments
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Had Handled S50.oOO.OOo.

X remarkabIe record was that which had been gained by the late John Lancombe, for B years cashier of the government printing office at Washington and an employe of the fn- stitution in some capacity since it's establishment His record lay in the fact that as cashier of the printing of flee he disbursed more than S50,000, 900, and without the disallowance or sus- pension Of a single account turned in by him to the auditors of the treasury.
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CULM BANKS AFIRE.
Coal Dust Near Wilkcsbarre Burning for
 

Twenty-Five Years.
 Culm is curious stuff, and there seems to be an abundance of it. Peo= pie who travel through the mining re- gLons always inquire about the great mountains of coal dust that rise 1n every direction, some of them 200 feet in height. These piles of culm often catch fire either by accident or spon- taneous combustion, and it is almost impossible to extinguish them. At night the red glare is visible all over the valleys Near Wilkesbarre a culm bank has been burning for 25 years. Various attempts have been made to quench the fire, but it is just as bright and vigorous today as it was quar- ter of a century ago, and the company having abandoned it's efforts to put out the fire, feeds it regularly by dumping fresh culm upon the flames. If this was not done the fire would eat it's ly break out in several places; but as long as the surface fire is fed with fresh fuel it does not burrow into the heap Formerly culm was considered dead waste, but some years ago furnace was invented in which it can be utilized for steaming purposes after water has passed over it and foreign substances washed out. Therefore, more of the mining companies have erected washeries at their culm piles, and many manufacturing establish ments have come into this neighbor- hood solely because they are able to use it as fuel.-Chicago Record.
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THIN WOMAN'S REVENGE.
Coming Style of Skirts Is Her Protest
 Against Present Fashion.

Coming Style of Skirts Is Her Protest
 Against Present Fashion.
 The fiat skirt has almost complete ly disappeared, to give place to the tunic with small folds, which scarcely improves the figure. SIt is the re- venge of thin women," was said to me in a melanc. oly tone by fashionable Parisienne who never misses a society gathering You see very many bright colored cloth and light velvcts trimmed with fur. The sack-shaped jac4.et worn very long, still has it's follow rs for evening and country, but flap capes, superposed one over the other, have displaced the high-mounting capes. Felt hats, with turned-up brims, small three-cornered hats and toques are trimmed with furs or fruits and autumn leaves, in pretty shades Small muffs are made with roses, cErysan- themums, orchids and poppies, to har monize with the shades of the h. IS. Finally, colored stockings to match the dress or underskirts seem more popu lar than black stockings, the suprem acy of which, after having been for so long undisputed, seems to be menaeed at a not very distant date by the of fensive return of the white stocking, against which, however, the major. ty of fashionable ladies who have pretty feet, attached to dainty ankles, protest. New York Sun.
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Pearls in Good Health.

Pearls have been in exceptionally good health this season." remarked big dealer in Hatton Garden. But perhaps you do not understand the ex- pression. When I say good health I mean it literally These gems are particularly liable to disease Com mercially, the health of a pearl refers to it's luster, and when it becomes dull you may know that it is ill., Salt water is the only tonic that is known to bring back the luster in such cases, and after being immersed in brine for several days the gems will be found to be restored to their usual health. The summer months are usually hard on pearls, but this year there has been very little illness among them, owing mainly to the amount of wet weather we have had.-Answ
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Camphor from Formosa.

Formosa now controls the camphor product of the world. The Japanese annual production has dwindled to 300,000 pounds, the Chinese has never exceeded 220.000 pounds, while the Formosan supply averages 6,000, ,000 pounds year.
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Whitcomb Riley and Harrison.

James Whitcomb Riley is great friend of ex-President Harrison, and when the latter IS in Indianapolis, the two generally take together a morn ing's walk about the residence portion of the city.
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Sierra Leone's Big Game.

Sierra Leone is probably stocked with the greatest variety of big game. the sport to be obtained being ele. plants, hippopotami and deer.
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Not Like Other Woma

The empress dowager of chin. one of the few woman in tho a who would run away from the opn.. ,a tunity to meet all those distin ,u,l,V rV' military men.-Washington Star
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-11
BY AUTHORITY.
WATER NOTICE.

In accordau with Section | OF
Chapter XXVI. OF the laws OF 1886;
All persons holding water privi-
leges or those paying water rates
are hereby notified that the water
rates for the term ending June 30
1901, will be dus aud PAYABLE at the
office o' the Honolulu Water Works
on tho lat day Of January, 1901.
All such rates remaining unpaid
for Is days after they are due will
he subject 10 an additional ten per-
cent.
All privileges upon which rates
remain unpaid February Is (30 days
after becoming delinquent), are liza
BILE to suspension without further
notice.
Rates are payable at tho Office Of
the Water Works in the basement
OF Capitol building.
ANDREW BROWN,
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
Honolulu. Dec. 20, 1900. S0-l0t
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NOTICE

Notice is bereby given that Mr..
g. K. Damon ha', this day, been ad-
mitted TO partnership in the firm
OF Bishop " Company, which firm is
now composed OF the following
members:
Mr., S. NJ Damon, Mr.. Fl. E. Waity
aud Mr. S. E. Dsmon, each of who m
sign Bishop s. Co. in all matters
pertaining to the firms interests.
Mr.. Chas. Bon, Mr.. j. Harris Mac
kenzie, MIR. A Berg, Mr.. Ho Fon and
Mr.. Alexander Garvie are respective
Iy authorized to sign our firm
name perproeufs fstion.
Honolulu, January 1st, 1901.
89-3t,
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TOPICS oF qRE DAY.

Why is it that there is such an un-
usual scarcity Of eggs in Honolulu7
We should that the farmers at Wahi-
ava and other small land holders
could raise sufficient poultry to
keep the market supplied with eggs.
No Que see nus to care going into the
raising OF chickens on big busi-
ness eale, and ia spite Of tho avail
able land and facilities On Oahu we
notice the humiliating fact that
California eggs are cheaper and
more plentiful than are the produce
Of tbs island. We can talk aud
write about diversified industries
and advance ali possible theorist /;
the fact remains that we import
everything FROM California in the
line Of vegetables, fruits, poultry,
eggs, butter, aud all other neces-
saries Of life which the rich soil OF
Hawaii nei ought to produce in
abundance.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-11
FRIDAY, JAN IL, 1901.
REPUBLICAN, METHODS.

The unscrupulous mathods adopt
ed by the local Republican party
during the recent campaign have
opened the eyes to the true charac-
ter of the men who at all times in
the history of Hawaii have espoused
policy Of rule and ruin. The vir-
tuous and patriotic republicans in
the States Of the Union bave set a
shining example in the line OF cor
ruption for our local pettifoggipg
politicians to follow. Bribery on a
small scale, promises on q large
scale and cajolery and threats have
been their stock in trade, but they
will soon learn trick or two from
men of the stamp OF Mark Hanna
who will stop at nothing to gain his
point. As au illustration we will
show by what methods Richard F.
Pettigtew was defeated as Senator
for South Dakota.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-11

before The country as a man who
either has imposed on the people,
when be said the Hawaiians wanted
annexation, or been imposed upon
by some specializing tricksters fsom
the canaibal islands. The defeat OF
the Republicans in Hawaii will be
used against Mckinley IN Congress,
in the press hostile to imperialism,
and at the next election. Mckinley
naturally blames Dole, although it
would perhaps be moro just if he
put the blame on himself as being
the man who appointed Dole, The
election news from Porto Rico were
nearly as unpleasant as those from
Hawaii. In Porto Rico there was a
military government in control and
we know what that means on sR
election day. About ITO COO voters
had registered. Tha Republicans
won the day, of course, but about
$4,000 men stayed away frcm the
polls as a tsnit protest against the
forced annexation Of the island.
They dared not put up Porto Rica u
candidates, call them independents
and vote for them because they
have a wholesome fear of the Am
erican soldiery. but their refusal to
vote was as bitter pill to swallow
for Emperor Mckinley as was the
victory OF the Independents in Ha'
waii.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-11

Mark Hanna desired Pettigrew's
defeat at any price because the SEN
ator for South Dakota ia man who
could neither be bribed or bullied
in'o being made tool by Hauna's
machine, and Hanna knew howto go
to work about the business without
spending cent out OF his own
pocket or out Of the funds Of the
Central Committee.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-11

A U. S. s|oop is expected here for
the purpose OF surveying Seshury
island off the harbor. The terri
torial government has requested .
war vessel to be sent here 10 survey
the shoal which is about ons mile
distant from the entrance to the
hsrbor 1t is q puzz o why special
vessel should he sent to Honolulu
for such purpose when the Wash
iugtou government has the Iroquois
here with q complete surveying
.tsff and outfit. II the Iroquois
eouid GO to Midway island and
make a complete survey there we
dJn't sec why she cau't steam out
t, tbs Sesbury shoal and survey
that 40 called Island. Our dicky-
bird tells ny that father Dole is nm.
easy again and is anxious to have 9
mau-of war in port during the ses
sion Of the Legislature which bs
Tears will not be harmonious, tha,
means, that the Legislators will NO,
do as they are told by tho Governo,
and will actually act Independently
Tho Governor expects to use hi
veto power freely aud as sucb
policy will find no favor here-or il
Washington for that matter-h'
thinks it advisable TO be in posi-
ton where he can support hi
vetoes,if necessary, with bluAi cke 8
Poor Dole ia always sufsr,ng from
a horrible nightmare, the result G
an evil conscience.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-01-11

The Sanitary Steam Laundry Co.,
Id, is now open for business. Sic
ad. elsewhere in this issue.
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1t would be welcome news Indeed
il the Tramways Co. and the R,pid
Transit Company would consoli-
date and the city get the benefit OF
the electric cars. When the Rapid
Transit was started we realizsd tb 1t
it was a game Of bluff to sell the
charter to Pain or buy the Tram
ways Company out at small
figure Pain couldn't be 0!uffsd,
however, and If the Rapid Transit
people wieh to make a paying busi
ness they will have to consolidate g
with the mule line and pay hand
somely for the privilege.
The Asiatic rumorelogist is up to