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pressing effect on the attendance. but there
has been no reaction and by every token
we expect In the near future q more vigor-
Gus impulse will be given to our educational
work. especially in regard to these two in
stitutions.
Foreign Missions.
'"The board Of foreign missions has sue
ceeded In getting seven or eight acres OF
land for the proposed soochow University
ing Of Buddhist temple and many Chinese
graves. The amount subscribed by the Chi
nese for the purchase of land and erection
of buildings was s1SO93.72. and up to the
time of the Boxer movement in the north
subscriptions We're being made. One China
man gave $1,000, the largest amount con-
tributed. though there was a subscription
OF 1900, one of $1,000 and three Of $1,000
each. subscription Of $500 was paid as
late as June, when, as is well known, the
missionaries were ordered to Shanghai be-
cause of the unsettled state of affairs
The work of clearing and building the
wall has gone steadily on and a hand
some wall incloseS three sides of the new
property"
The letter further says:
The personal reports Of the different
ministers are OF much interest but passing
over much we come to the reports OF the
representatives of the womans board of
foreign missions within the bounds of the
China conference. We have eighteen mis-
stonaries, with twelve associates, the wives
of missionaries. The women held their an
nuai meeting Immediately after the ad-
Journment of conference conducting it as
we do ours, except that Bishop Wilson pre-
sided
An account was given of the completion
of the McGarock Memorial, a beautiful an
mex to McLyeire School which was very
much needed. This was done at cost OF
$1,000 In gold.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
nd Keeper Snyder is the man who must


do 1t.
Snyder explains that wild elephants keep
their toenails worn short and the soles or
their feet thin by exercise. While in cap
tivity, lack Of exercise causes corns and
bunions to form and the toenaiis become
too long and are frequently "ingrowing. "
Tom has been manicured before and Sny-
der expects little trouble with him. as he
knows that the use of rasp. tackplane.
drawing knife and pruning shears is a nee
essary part Of his spring toilet.
Julie is a worse proposition" says Sny-
der. ''She knows nothing about the hne
points Of pedicure and she Is nervous. like
most women. She will try to kill me sure.
''She won't lie down when tell her. and
she won't stay down when she's there. She
utterly refuses to put her foot on the
block, and she gets frightened to death
when we try to tie her. You might just as
we'll try to tie down a locomotive when
she gets frightened.
"I1l take her in the morning. when we
can lock all the doors and there won't
be any spectators around to get killed.
Wen get all the keepers to manage her.
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a. g Caywood of 933 9th street northwest
has written to the District Commissioners.
calling attention to the condition OF the
sidewalk on the south side Of New York
avenue northwest between 7th and 1st
streets. and suggesting that the same be
replaced with cement. The computing en-
gineer has reported with the approval Of
the Engineer Commissioner that the ex-
tent of the work is so very considerable
and that the relative condition of the side
walk is fair in comparison with other
walks throughout the city, that he Is un-
able to recommend that the Commissioners
take the initiative in ordering the work.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
SCHOOL CHILDREN'S EYESIGHT.
The Advisabflity of Systematic EX-
animation by Experts.

From the Hospital.
In an address recently delivered before a
conference Of teachers at the Durham Col
lege Of Science DR.. Thomas Oliver pointed
out the Importance of examining the eye
sight OF school children and OF providing
them with the treatment necessary for pre-
venting their school life having a perma
nently injuriouss eflect upon their vision.
Obvious as is the 'des,rabiiity Of every ele-
mentary school haying attached to 1t fully
qualified medical officer, the question Of ex-
pense has aiwayf stood in the way. and
school boards have dealt with the medical
treatment Of children who are sick much in
the same way asstne5 have with the pro-
vision Of meals r those who are hungry.
neutrality-suspicious. justly MAIN
taining-that the3aEE work is only with edu-
cation. and thatiAH such matters food.
medical treatment and. clothing, however
great their urgency, are outside the limits
other agencies "a ~
Admitting all this 10 the full. We think
with Dr. Oliver that, the question of eye
sight comes under "a different category, in
that the defects of vision, which tell so serl-
ouSiy upon the future usefulness or these
school children, are in many cases the d1-
rect product Of the education which they
are by law compelled to undergo. admit
ting" says DR.. Oliver that certain de-
gree of long -sightedness is the natural con-
dition of the infants eye. and that this Is
corrected as development proceeds. short
sightedness, on the other hand Is not an
hereditary defect but one for which school
life is very largely, If not altogether. re-
sponsible. Myopia is the bane OF modern
school life. In every country in the civil
lied world the number OF short-sighted
people is increasing in proportion to the
amount Of eye work undertaken bv chill
dren In the schools" II this is to be taken
as full presentment of the state Of affairs
tional authorities IN regaru To eye lr....-s
stands q very different footing from
that in regard to other disorders.
Evening star., 1901-05-24

NJ F. Harmon has written to the District
Commissioners requesting favorable con-
sideration of petition on file for the grad
ing. paving and lighting of Erie street,
Brightwood. The computing engineer has
reported that the grading and paving of
Erie street would be imprac acticable except
under a special appropriation. Such con-
sideration as is practicable will be given
Erie street. 1t is stated at the time of the
preparation of estimates for submission to
Congress. Minor repairs have recently
been made
Evening star., 1901-05-24
PAIRING ELEPHANTs' CORNs.
The Keepers Pedicure Tools Include a
Jack plane.

From the New York World.
"Wtlliam Snyder. elephant keeper and
chiropodist." is the way his cards should
read, but Snyder is not proud Of his work
in removing corns and clipping toenails
from the feet Of his huge charges in the
Central Park zoo, so he is content to be
known merely as "the elephant man.
Julie and Tom. the huge beasts that eat
all the peanuts that visitors will give them.
are anxious to be given the freedom Of
their back yards. They feel the spring
warmth and they want to be out of doors.
But during the winter the Ave toenails on
each Of the ponderous feet have grown
several inches and must be trimmed, and
corns Weighing perhaps ten pounds each
have been formed on the soles Of the feet.
These toenails and corns must be removed.
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Major Richard Sylvester. superintendent
of police has forward to the Commission
ers the recommendation of the police pen
sion board that Mary A. Wiggans. widow
of the late Private Wiggans Of the police
force. be allowed the sum of $50 month
during widOwhood, payable from the police
relief fund.
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and use all the rope In the park II neces-
sary.
people will hear her down at the Bat
terry, but her corns have got to be cut
IL we have to call out the militia When
the elephants get mad that way they stir
up all the other animals, and there will
be q chorus singing that win make Cen
trail Park sound like the 3unSies of Africa
mixed with the prairies OF the frontier"
Evening star., 1901-05-24

The volcano Of Keloet. near Batavia,
Java, Ia In eruption.
Evening star., 1901-05-24
How Fan-Tan Is Played.

Fan-tan. the chief gambling game is
played with beans. The banker takes a
Evening star., 1901-05-24
SEEING CHINATOWN
Members Of Presidents Party Have
an Interesting Experience.
VISIT A FAMILY IN HARD LUCK
Gambling Dens and Opium Joints
Among the Sights.
THE GAME OF FAN TAN
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Special From a star Correspondent.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 2O.-There was
one pretty and touching incident in trip
made through Chinatown by several MEM
bers of the presidential party 1t was at
night. when the worst side of Chinatown
Is seen. The guide was a city detective
specially detailed tor the purpose by the
chief of police. The officer had seen ten
years of service among the Cinnamon and
knew all the worst places and many of the
best ones. The party had gone by innu-
nierable gambling houses and opium dens
and was becoming GisSusted. Il will take
you to the homa Il Chinese family of
the better class said the detective. The
family. owing to misfortune. is not in the
best of circumstances but they are kind
hearted honest ard vrtuous. The father
works with a white family, while the
mother remains in her room with her
children, spending her leisure hours MAX
ing tiny Chinese shoes for sale in Chinese
curio stores. As one of the better class
she can never put her feet outside of her
house except on IN" holidays in February
and then it is only for short drive or to
visit a relative
She has pretty little daughter ten
years old. who mas never been outside of
this room. and Will not go out until her
father has sold E.r wife to some
young Chinamau- The young fellow will
visit her and if H. is pleased he will take
her away to his house where she will
snend the remainder Of her days doing
about as her mother does The Chinese
customs of marriage and domestic life are
as rjgidly enforced in the higher class here
as i'm China and + a woman departs from
this custom she is thereafter numbered
among the vile class of women"
interior ot hihese nome.
The detective walked up few flights of
rIr taJr L.f an r1a 40 of ba
1 4 -L, . .;. ,o,ra +, obo,-o
~
lie dhS"eieu III 'Hi'i'se- We Continued
our way up the steps and were uShered
into the little Cramped rooms of the
sir,- os ,,,, ~ ,.a- -,1,ar i,+o
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his interest to do so for the same rea-
son that it is to his interest to take
care of horse or carabao that be-
longs to him lie. because he is his and
is property that has value.
The owner is entitled to the whole
of the slaves time and service and has
a right to force him to perform service
of any kind that it is practicable for
him to perform: and, of course is mas
ter of him and controls his coming and
going, requires him to go or be near
him whenever he desires to have him.
The master has the same right to
sell him that he would have to sell
a horse and they are constantly being
bought and sold everywhere on the ISL
and except among the Zamboangenians
in the Zamboanga district.
The offspring of slaves belong to the
masters of the parents. Generally in
this island the father and mother be-
longs to the same person, and in case
spirit left in the American people, they
Will probably do a great deal of think
ing over this portion of The foreign
situation-unless they have reached
the conclusion that the position taken
by their fathers some thirty-fye years
ago was serious mistake.
Evidently the rear-end amendments
to the constitution do not follow the
hag.-Chattanooga Times July %.
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Flko, New, July 26-A heavy shock
Of earthquake was felt here 2.20 this
p. M. The vibrations lasted three or
four minutes.
Cleveland, July 2e.-Amid the en-
thusiastic cheers of nearly ten thou
sand people Cresceus. the worlds
champion trotting stallion again
demonstrated that he is the peer of
all trotters by trotting mile this af-
ternocn over the Glenville track in
2.o234.
New York, July PA tugboat
while cruising off Sandy Hook Mon
day, fell in with the barkentine Man
ME Swan from San Juan, Puerto Rico,
with about l, 200 tons OF sugar on board.
The tug hailed the Swan, which de-
clined to be towed into port. Capt.
Higgins explained that he would stand
ION and off, this port until Friday
when he will enter with his vessel.
He said that in remaining outside he
would save the consignees of his cargo
many thousands of dollars because to-
morrow President McKinley's procla-
nation declaring the establishment Of
civil government in the territory of
Puerto Rico goes into effect and this
manifesto will institute free trade be-
tween the island and the United
States.
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Columbia, July 23.-Upon the pre-
sentation of very strong petition
Gov. McSweeney today committed to
life Imprisonment in the State peni-
tentiary the death sentence imposed
upon Daisy Cicero, negro woman con-
yicted of murder in the county of
Fairfield. She was convicted of the
murder of her husbandd at the June
term of court and sentenced TO be
hanged on August 9 by Judge Gage.
Little Rock, Ark, July 26.-Charles
Anderson, colored, was publicly
hanged here today for criminal as
sault on white woman one year ago.
When the black cap was placed over
the mans head scores of negro women
became frenzied with excitement and
rent the air with their screams as
they rolled upon the lawn of the State
house yard adjacent to the place of
execution. The recent legislature en-
acted law requiring rapists to be pub
licly executed.
Manning, July 26.-An unknown
negro, said to be an escaped convict,
burglariously entered Alderman S
store at Alcolu last night and stole a
pistol and six watches. He passed
here and sold two watches. and was
killed at Foreston by Capt. Barnes
awhile resisting arrest. Intendant
Sprott had arrested him and he es-
capped, and in the second attempt
to arrest him he drew pistol and
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Bradstreet's Report.

New York. July 26.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
Hot and dry weather in the great
surplus grain producing regions west
of the Mississippi river has furnished
the leading topic of trade and specula-
tive discussion this week. Cereal
rices quickly responded to the food
of bad reports, and stocks were CORES
pondingly weaker, but good rains in
the spring wheat and northern corn
belt later on caused reverse movements
and the growth of a better feeling.
Produce, particular butter, vegetables
and eggs, notes the effect of unfavor-
able crop and weather conditions and
is high and Of poor quality, while
canned goods are in active consump-
tion and tend upward. Sugar is ire
gular in prices for refined, while raws
are frmer.
Other trade developments are rather
more cheerful in tone. Heat and
needed rains have materially improved
the cotton crop outlook, and the tone
of advices from the South is better
than for some weeks past, though the
corn crop in the central southern
states is reported suffering from earlier
heat and drought. While heat has
operated as disturbing feature in
some sections, it is likewise noted that
dry goods jobbers are in receipt of
considerable orders for summer wear
from other sections of the country:
The steel strike is apparently regarded
as of less importance than it was
week ago, and the petering out of
the coal mine fremen's and the machi
nists' strikes have resulted in resump-
tion of work in many lines. Building
is active, and while pine lumber tends
upward, boots and shoes are. moving
into consumption in large quantities:
textiles are quite steady in tone, and
the strength of foreign demand for our
wheat makes it probable that exports
of this cereal will go far to replace
smaller shipments of other grains.
Business failures in the United
States for the week were l99. as
against 1S3 this week a year ago. Can
adian failures for the week number
81.
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Savannah, Ca, July 24.-The oil
mill and guano factory at Washington,
Ca, is reported to have been sold to
the Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany. The property Will be transfer
red in about ten days. The price paid
is not known. These mills are among
the largest in the State, outside of a
city.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08
BELIEVES REPORT
TO BE ERRONEOUS

Collector Chamberlain, of the local
revenue office. says that the reports to
the effect that Commissioner Powderly
has recommended to the Secretary OF
state an extension of time for the reg.
istration of Chinese extending the
limit of registration to January 81,
1902, have not been confirmed by any
advices received at the revenue office.
Furthermore, Mr.. Chamberlain thinks
that the unofficial report or an extern
sion will cause greater delay in the
work of registration, as the Orientals,
always slow, will take their leisure
about registering If they think there
will be such an extension of time. Ii
is the desire Of the office to expedite
the matter as much as possible, and
Mr.. Chamberlain wishes ii TO DE thor
oughly understood that the report of
an extension is extremely improbable,
and urges the prompt registration OF
all Chinese. Everything is being done
10 facilitate matters, but the work is
progressing very slowly. Deputies are
to be sent out to register Chinese, who
do not come to Honolulu, ten addition
al deputies having recently been APP
pointed.
Stations are to be established at
Maui, Kauai and HAWAII, ror the reg
istration of Chinese on the other ISL
ands. and the utmost will be done to
complete the work by June 10. which
is the time at present officially under
stood to be the date of closing the
registration.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08
now THE noTTLr WAS SMASHED

\ bad place 10 carry n bottle. and al
most sure 10 end In disaster.
And go II proved In the ease " Mrs,
Jones little girl You see her mother
/ had sent the child to the shop OF MIR.
Ayres. the chemist. for a bottle of med
icine, and when he had given 1t TO her
she put II inside uf her closed umbrella
to carry home
ON her way back 1t began To rain and
the child thoughtlessly raised the UNI
hrclla. Half the contents OF the bottle
was saved. and the mother was oblig
ed To make the best of It,
Writing under date of Nov, 2Ith 1899,
the lady says; About four years ago
come Christmas | became bad with
what | can only describe as a nasty
low, weak feeling. l was so weak that
when | wanted to move from one place
| to another in the room had to go hand
over hand around the tables and chairs.
This was 50 agEravating and really
was so feeble that / often felt like
throwing myself down, only | knew |
couldn't get up again. At times | would
have such dreadful pain across my
chest that l was afraid | would smoth-
er: and the sickeninE, coppery taste in
my mouth of mornings was hard to
bear.
For the life of me ] could not say
what was the matter or what was the
cause of all this l had been to the
lodge doctor regularly for about six
months, and he told me | was a puzzle
to him, and that he didn't know what
allied me.
"All he could say was that IL | did
not give up lifting water from the well,
cutting wood, milking and other work
/ had to do, | would not be long for
this world This was not n very cheer
full view for him to take, but | have
no doubt that he was sincere in ii, and
the state | was in seemed to bear him
out in it. But his medicine had no eff
| feet on me at all.
zone day l happened to read about
Mother Siesels Syrup, and some cases
in the book We're as much like mine as
one egg is like another in "A basket
OIere Mrs. Jones tells how she tidied
up one of the children and sent her to
the chemists for "A bottle of the Syrup,
which incident, with its attendant ca
lamity has already been related).
II commenced at once" continues
Gus correspondent ION what medicine
there was left in the bottle and used it
up. Then / sent for another, which
came safe to hand. BY the time l had
finished this one / was ever so much
better, but l kept right along with the
medicine until | got perfectly well;
which I did, and have not had any i'll
ness since.
II am seldom without bottle of
Mother Siegels Syrup in the house,
and it is part of my common talk to
tell people what 1t has done for me,
and what ] am sure it will do for any
body who suffers from the complaints
we are all liable to have."-Mrs. Tabi-
tina Jane Jones, Graham Street, Au-
burn, n. S. w.
Referring to the little girls bad luck
on her first visit to the chemist, Mrs.
Jones adds that it is a comfort to re-
fleet that a half bottle of Mother Sic
gels Syrup Is more good than a full
one of anything. else.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08
SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT

To the Honorable Circuit Court of the
First Circuit, Territory of Hawaii
February Term, 1901:
The Grand Jury respectfully report that
no bills of indictment were found in the
following cases:
Territory of Hawaii VS.. Eugene Sousa,
malicious injury; Territory of Hawaii VS..
Frank Turk, malicious injury; Territory
OF Hawaii VS.. Kahele, malicious injury;
Territory of Hawaii VS.. OShea, malicious
injury Territory of Hawaii VS.. Kaauwai,
larceny, second degree; Territory of Ha-
wall vs.. Frank Santos, embeZzement.
Territory of Hawaii VS.. c. M. Catterlin.
assault with weapon.
And that no action was taken in the
case of the Territory VS.. Lopez and Wal
ola, charged with larceny in the second
degree, committed on the Island OF Ka-
uai as the Grand Jury was advised that
IL chad no Jurisdiction to investigate
crimes committed in other circuits.
No action was taken in the case OF tho
Territory VS.. Vincente Velia Lustro.
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon for the reason that no witnesses
appeared before the Grand Jury. One
witness could not be found; the other
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08
REMARKABLE CURES OF RHEU.
MATISM.
he vindicator, Rutherfordton,

From the indicator, KutherfOrdton,
N. C.
The editor of the Vindicator has had
occasion to test the efficacy of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm twice with the
most remarkable results in each case.
First; with rheumatism in the Shout
der, from which he suffered excruci-
ating pain for ten days, which was re-
leved with two applications of Pain
Balm, rubbing the parts afflicted and
realizing instant benefit and entire
relief in very short time. Second, in
rheumatism in thigh Joint, almost
prostrating him with severe pain,
which was relieved by two applica-
tions. rubbing with the liniment on re-
firing at night, and getting up free
from pain. For sale by Benson Smith
& Co., Ltd sole agents Hawaii Ter
ritory.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08

Mr.. r. e. Blouin, director of the Ha-
waiian experimental station. left on the
Kinau yesterday for Hawaii, to visit
all the plantations through the Hama
kua district on business connected with
his office,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08

Hives are terrible torn emit TO the
little folks, and to some older ones
Doane's Ointment never fails. Instant
relief and permanent cure. At any
.nemist's so cents
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08

witness. named lanHo. was duly sub.
pornard but lid not obey the process
" the court We therefore ask that the
court ISSUE its attachment Tor the per-
son ~ the witness lanso, and that he
ho dohit with az the Court may deem
proper.
Dated March g. 1901
Respectfully h. r. BISHOP,
Foreman Grand Jury.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08

I T. SOULE.
Clerk OF Grand Jury.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08

II. f. BISHOP, Foreman;
c. ]. CAMPBELL.
|. f. SOULE,
JAS. GORDON SPENCER,
s. Il. ROSE,
ARTHUR l.. LAME,
f. j. KING,
II. A. PARMALEE,
ID. S. UNAUNA,
WILLIAM AULD,
JOHN ID. HOLT.
ABRAHAM FERNANDEZ,
SAMUEL NEWBIN.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-08
GRAND JURY SUBMITS ITS
FINAL REPORT AND is
DISCHARGED,
From Wednesdays Daily)

-HE GRAND JURY, of which f.
Faxon Bishop was foreman,
smade it's report yesterday as
follows and was discharged: