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The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

pHj A'ssn .aa @s4 "a aiee
q, iutL.' as ns'3 ktF 1 al a'gait
first as last that ali ants ~4U "a n3hais
aud feed not only on other kinds Of
ants. hut even upon their own species
when they are not Of The same house
hold. They capture and carry on the
eggs. larvH and pup1' OF other nests,
and what they do not have For dinner
today they fattcn for tomorrow. II X
supposed that IN this way they got into
the habit of keeping slaves. The young
captive ants came out of their cocoons
and. being naturally industrious. they
hustled about and gave TIE babies
their nimmy nimmy when they cried
for It. swept the floor and carried In
the coal until the approving workers
OF the captors began TO talk to each
other like this That fusca Is handy
little thing about the house. Seems n
kind Of pity to Kill her when we've got
so much fresh meat on hand and right
In thr busy season. when help Is hard
10 get. She's so good to the children
too Let's keep her awhile. What do
you sayF And then when 1t was de
citlcd to put off butchering day they
went to the fusca md said 'Fusca.
we've concluded not to Kill you for
spell yet. You can stay around and
do np the work but mind, If there are
any complaints about you or the chit
dreu are neglected or You give any "f
Your bnek talk well there'll he fresh
meat for supper. DO you uuierstandf' I
And the fusca dropped n courtesy
and made answer. laiss, missy. Tank
yo'. missy. Ab1l do de hes ah kin.
1t IL almost needless to say that II,
fusca Is black ant,
II. sanguineas can do their own
work and often do not keep slaves at
all but they are little thought or In ant
circles. The real nobility and gentry
ARE Polyergus rufescens and Polyergus
lucitus. Work? They work. No. in
deed. You don't see them demeanihg
themselves building and minding clil-
,lren. collecting food or even feeding
themselves. If you please. When the
nest Is changed. they do not get foot 10
the ground. They are carried by
slaves. They have always been accus-
toned to having help about the house..
But they can fight. Their mandihlcs
are tit only to crush other ants heads.
ANTS have cemeteries, and II IS char
actcrIstc of them that the slaves are
not buried with their masters, but In
another place. over by the back fence
among the ragweeds and burdocks.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31
MOrenci Southern Railway.

Time Table No 3, in effect July lst, 1891. fhciht
standard Time,
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

You'll have no trouble with
Schilling's Best baking powder
the makers take all the
trouble.
The Tucson citizen., 1901-12-31

Browns, Browns, Brown's-Where
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-19
THE new OREGON BUILDING TO
Be COMPLETED VERY SOON
viii Be An Imposing Structure on
Hotel street-Lando and Other
Concerns VIII Occupy IT.

The new Oregon building adjoining
the Elite building on Hotel street
viii probably be completed and ready
for occupation both upstairs and
downstairs by February LIST, and the
ground floor will probably be finished
and occupied bv the tenants by the
first of the year.
J. Lando, the Fort-street clothier,
who owns a large share of the stock
of the new building stated yesterday
that the work was going on rapidly
and that it could now be announced
positively that the ground floor would
be ready for occupation by January
1st-
We shall move our clothing store
into quarters on the ground floor,
said he. land there are compart-
rneuts for six other business firms,
and these quarters have all been
spoken for in advance. Mrs. Hanna,
the miIliner. and Pearson & Potter.
win move in on the ground floor. and
Rice & Perkins will be tenants on
the top floor. where we will arrange
splendid apartments for protc-
graphing business. The remainder
OF the upper floor will be given over
to Offices. and nearly all of these have
been spoken for already. although I
am not at liberty TO mention the
names Of the prospective tenants just
ut present
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-19
IHeuRADLE HOSPITAL WILL
Be ON KiIkUkI RIDGE
samor That 1t Would Be Located at
Puunui Is Denied-Mr Lowrey
Talks Of the Matter.

II was rurrured that the location for
the new Ineurable Hospital building
would be at Puunui. near Wyllie
street. instead OF at Kaimuki. Dla-
mond Head. huf this appears 70 be
without Foundation F. ]. Isowrsy. OF
the building committee. was seen yes
terday and he stated that the Puunul
location had not been considered at
all. and on the contrary the commit
tee had found the Kaimnki location
perfectly satisfactory Archie Young.
William Mutch ard myself we're ap-
pointed on the building committee,
said Mr.. I1owrey. ~and we looked into
the matter thoroughly. The location
at KaEnuh. near Diamond Head we
found to be an excellent one. being
the highest ard dryest place obtain
able. The location we recommended
in our report TO the trustees IS on
the highest ridge on the western side
of the mountain. AID IS near the new
Diamond Hsad road We handed in
oar report and recommendation about
four weeks ago. and meeting Of the
trustees vas TO have been called soon
sfteFwarsi for the purpose Of consider
ing the recommendation. think,
however. that this meeting has not
yet been held because Of the absence
II number Of the trustees on the
mainland.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-19
EDUCATION COMMISSIONERS
HOLD 1 SHORT MEETING
Three Applications Fer Increase Of
Salaries Are Referred to finance
comnltsee-chsnses Made.

The Commissioners OF Public In.
structIoa met at $50 o'clock yester.
day morning The minutes OF the
meeting are as follows:
Present: Commissioners Jordan
Hail. A. B. Wood. and Superintendent
Of Public Instruction.
Appointments made BY School
Agent Curtis Of Puma 10 0laa schools
approved. viz: Miss EIma C. TulIoch
assistant. Nine Mile school. Mrs.
Curtis transferred from Mountain
View 10 the Twelve Nile school. Mrs.
Clement, Mountain View school
Miss Eleanor A. Thomas applica-
ton for an Hawaiian certificate was
granted on a Michigan State Normal
School diploma
ant to the Kona-waena school in place
of Miss Violet Lima. transferred.
Miss Mabel L. Childs, a graduate
of the San Jose Normal school, was
appointed to MI the vacancy in the
Ahualoa school. Hamakua. Hawaii
Three applications for increase OF
salaries were referred TO the Finance
committee
Patrick Ccckett was appointed to
the school at Kalaoa. North Kona.
Robert Law of the Kalilli-uka school
was appointed Vice Principal Of the
Royal school in place of r. p. Harris,
resigned.
w. NJ. Massie, formerly principal OF
the Kekaha school. was appointed
principal of the Haou school, Hama.
Maui. in place of C. H. Raven, resign
ed
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-19
PLANS FOR DREDGING
1T PEARL HlRB0R
CONTRACTOR CAPTAIN HENRY
TELLS or HIS LATEST
ARRANGEMENTS
Material FOR Dredgsr VIII Arrive
Here Within week-Mud Dig
ger To Be Built in HOnOIulu Hsr-
Dor With Local Labor.

Captain s. Henry. of Clark & Hen
~, the Stockton contractors who HAYS
in charge the government work 81
dredging Pearl Harbor, was seen al
he Hawaiian Hotel yesterday after
nosn and interviewed IN regard 10 the
latest plans and arrangements of his
company for the carrying out of the
contract
The dredger will soon be under
obstruction said he. @as the ma
- xss are TO arrive here about the
ga Sf this month via the vessel Ma
tomas from San Francisco. The
dredger viii be put on the govern
ment Iot It .Fisherman's wharf, where
! TOOL bor. se has already been erect
al and eve, vthing is in waiting for
the materials when these arrive the
work win 90 +, inward without delay,
and when the ,.'redger is completed
n will he flowed town TO Pearl Har-
Dor"
When asked as to the labor TO be
employed in the cons structlon OF the
dredger and in the dredging WORK
itself. Captain Henry said: Inc
work will practically all be done oy
lOCdl 1dOOI- we SHAH Dk 1Ae SA--
four men from the Coast experts on
the construction of dredgi ng machln-
ery-but the work not requ ring skill
ed labor will he done by meIE we shall
hire here We are now ne gotiatlng
for a tug, which is a very Essential
thing in the business of dredging.
| do not know vet whether or not we
shall bring tug for the work from
the Coast. or not. | have been IN
speeding the steamer Kaena. which
belongs to the Inter-IsIand Steamship
Company. and they have made terms
which have forwarded TO my people
on the Coast There is question as
to whether or not the Kaena will be |
able TO do the work, and if satisfac-
tory terms cannot be arrived at We
shall bring down one of the company's |
tugs from the Coast I shall know
within a week or so whether or not |
we will purchase the Kaena, and il |
not one of our tugs will start out i'm |
meditely from San Francisco, and 1t
will not take more than twelve days |
for it to steam across the Pacific |
We can do nothing more now until |
the Nakomas arrives with the ma |
terials, but we shall be very busy |
as soon as we get hold of these"
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-19
A TvpleaI South African Store.

o. r. Larson, of Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts store typ
lea, of South Africa, at which can be
pure ased ANYTHING from the proverbial
.sneedl,, to an anchor" This store is sit
mated in valley nine miles from the
nearest railway station and about twen-
ty-five miles from the nearest town. Mr..
Larson SAYS: Il am favored with the
custom of farmers within a radius of
thirty miles to many of whom l have
supplied Chanoberlain's remedies. All
testify to their value in household
where doctors advice is almost ont of
the question. Within one mile of my
store the population is perhaps sixty. OF
these, within the past twelve months,
no less than fourteen have been absolute
ly cured by Chamberisin's Cough Rem
edy. This must surely be record" For
sale by all druggists and dealers. Ben
son, Smith & Co, agents fer Hawaii.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-19

Every day Affords New Proofs of
the peculiar effects of Pain-Killer In
cases where disordered condition of
the stomach, liver and bowels is COM
bined with great debility, nervous
weakness. and intense melancholy
its effects are most beneficial and
wonderful. 1t should be kept by ev-
cry family Avoid substitutes; there
is but one Pain-Killer. Perry Davis
Price. Csc and soc.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-19
camarlnos, Refricerator

Arrived by the steamer and contained
a fine lot of the seasons deiicacies.
Game Of all kinds, fruits and oysters.
To get the best the market affords,
leave orders at his King street depot.
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the ground color. The light parts are
a slate-white, while down the back it
is Of a dark blue or black cast.
While the half savage South Amer
lean Indians still do the catching of
these nimble and cautious animals,
they no longer surround their holes in
the earth with a network of cactus
upon which the poor little things used
to impale themselves after being lured
out and scared into trying to escape.
Besides this punctured the skin, max.
ing 1t less valuable.
Then they tried smoking them out,
but this turned the skin yellow.
Now they use dynamite!
Having located their victims they
form a network Of grasses and hardy
plants around q hill on the side Of
which the chinchilla burrows. A dyna-
mite cartridge with fuse attached is
then discharged in the centre Of the
network and the poor little things
are frightened into running out and
scampering about, when the Indians
dash into the inclosure with clubs.
and kill them by striking them on the
head. To date this Is counted the
best way out Of bad job; it is a
quick death, and does not damage the
skins, which bring up to SIS.
The skins are Immediately removed
and placed on bushes to dry, the In
dams often making their next meal
from their hideless victims. Some In.
dams hunt them with ferrets.
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Machine Threads Needles.

A little machine which threads 1OOC
needles q minute is in Minneapolis.
The purpose of the machine. which
was made in Switzerland. Is to thread
needles that are placed afterwa-d in
an embroidery loom for making the
Swiss or Hamburg lace. The device
Is almost entirely automatic. It takes
the needle from a hopper, carries it
along, and threads, ties the knot, cuts
the thread off a uniform length, then
carries the needle across an open
space and sticks it in q rack. The
work of threading these needles was
formerly done by hand. and ahe ad'
vance from what may be done by
hand to 1000 a minute by machinery
Is an index Of the progress Of the
Swiss republic,
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THE cHINcHlLtA.
Whence It Comes, What It Eats, How II
ts Trapped.

Is Trapped.
Very few people seem to know much
about that finest and most delicate Of
fnrs, the chinchllla. Were it not for
its lack Of durability, the skin being
thin and light, this loyeliest Of pelts
would be more used for whole gar
ments. AS it is, most of us are con-
tent to have it for collar and revers,
facings, collarettes, and muffs.
It is expensive to start out with,
about the price Of a sealskin, and
doubly so, when you consider that its
wearing qualities are quite below seal.
But 1t Is lovely and becoming, and
when you consider that it will last a
number Of seasons if no strain be put
upon it, you can't wonder that so much
Of 1t is sold.
Some make the mistake Of thinking
that yellowism, or dull gray, or greasy
skins are limitations; rather are they
the coats Of different sorts Of chinchil-
las which come from Chile, Buenos
Ayres and La Plata. The real chin
chilla, the sort which is worth having.
and which has made this fur fashion
able, comes from the mountainous dis
tricts Of Peru and Bolivia.
The chinchilla, rodent that It Is.
lives upon vegetable matter, and is
about nine inches In length. The tail
measures five or six inches. and the
ears, which are almost hairless, are
rather large, broad and silky. Grey
Is the color Of the fur, with blue for
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Surely n Gentleman.

In far-off years Sir Walter Scott Wis.,
tied the first Lord Plunkett, who was
tnen Lord Chancellor Of Ireland, and
was taken to see the ruins of the
Seven Churches Of Glendalough, one
Of the sights Of Ireland.
One of the most romantic spots Is
st. Kevin's Bed, cave which requires
a scramble over rocks to enter. Sir
Walter, in spite Of his lameness, pene-
trated the Shrine" an old peasant
woman lending him willing hand.
On the return. the Lord Chancellor
asked her If she knew how great a
man she had assisted. adding. "He Is
Sir Walter Scott. the illustrlous poet
"Begorra, your honor" the old
woman replied, "he's no poet! He's a
gintleman born an bred-for hasn't he
he left in me hand a piece Of sllyer?"
Truly, there is more than one way
of knowing a man by his works.
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pleasantly enough. Mrs. Josephine
Freeman has kept the light on Blakis-
ton Island, near where the broad
Potomac joins the bay, since 1876.
Mrs. Freeman says the winters are
severe and that terrible storms fire.
quently prevail. She often walks across
the ice to the distant Maryland shore
for mail and provisions.
Mrs. Daniel Williams, keeper Of the
light in Little Traverse Harbor, on
Lake Michigan, in q recent interview
said this of her work: II first went
into the service in 1869 with my hus-
band, who was the keeper Of light
upon an island. In 1872 he was
drowned while rescuing boating par
ty. The appointment was given to me.
and continued in my first charge for
fifteen years. I was then transferred
to the mainland, and have been here
for more than sixteen years. I love
my work-it has it's destinations for
me; and love the water, although it
has been to my beloved ones q cruel
friend. have had many stirring ex-
periences in all these years Of light
keeping. Many are the storms have
seen, watching the wild waves beat
ing upon the shore. Every evening as
I climb my tower-steps I know that
there are hundreds Of other light
keepers doing the same thing. have
many sleepless nights when storms
are raging. My station is built of
brick and stone, and is very comforta-
BILE and warm to live in. We light
keepers feel q great sympathy with
our sailors, for we know their eyes are
watching to catch the welcome glim-
mer of the lights as they sail on the
stormy deep. The lightReepers are
much exposed to danger, and many
lives are lost in going to and from the
mainland to the lighthouses that are
built upon rocks and shoals. Our lives
are given to our work, and we feel
| the great responsibility resting upon
us. We are faithful to the duties as
signed us, and we keep our lamcs
| trimmed and burning, a gnide to mar
iners on the way to safe harbors or
refugee -Woman's Home Companion.
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Why They Longed For Home.

"One meets odd characters on ship
board" said q Baltimore woman who
visited the Paris Exposition.
II recall vividly q lean Yankee Of
about fifty-five years who on my re-
turn voyage spent hours near the Prov
of his ship with his face steadfastly
turned to his native land.
Eyes, I'm glad to be going back
he said one day, when inclined to con-
versation. I've done Europe as my
family said I should. and when 1 left
Rome, the last place I had to do. I
shook my fist at her and said: Good
by. old Rome, I'm going home to
pumpkin pie.
can equally amusing fellow-passen-
ger was a young man from the far
South, who confided to me his intense
yearning to get back in order to enjoy
once more his mothers buckwheat
cakes. I can scarcely wait for them,'
he said. First you smear them over
with butter and then you smear them
over with molasses, and then'-his
eyes took on rapt expresslon-'you
eat themp p"-Baltimore Sun.
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storm swept the river, she fastened
to reach the post, only to have her
frail life dashed out by the waves.
While Mrs. Fowler, wife Of the keep
er at the North Dumping light, Fish
er's Island Sound, Rhode Island, was
in charge Of the tower in her hus-
bands absence, during thick fog
break occurred in the machinery by
which the bell Is rung as a warning
to sailors. The bell was at the top
of the tower, with no regular means
of reaching it. Nothing daunted, Mrs.
Fowler set ladder against the tow
er, climbed the height, tied rope to
the bell, and rang it until the fog
cleared away. The Lighthouse Board
warmly commended Mrs. Fowlers
courage in a letter that is precious
to her. These are but few transcript
from official pages.
The first woman to act as light
house-keeper was probably Elizabeth
Smith, who, N 1880, kept the light at
Old Field Point, Long Island, and had
full charge Of it for twenty-five years.
Nancy Rose was appointed in Novem-
ber, 1857, as a lighthouse-keeper to
succeed her husband at Stony Point,
on the Hudson River. She is the first
woman keeper whose appointment is
on official record. In her seventy
seventh year, Mrs. Rose still climbs
the ladder to the light with no uncer-
tain step, faithfully keeping her vigil
under stormy and starry skies. Her
bright eyes are unimpaired in vision.
The lighthouse stands on the hilltop.
The keepers cottage is surrounded by
well-kept garden that during the
summertime is full Of blooming DAN
las. Mrs. Rose maintains the family
tradition in being light-keeper, as
they have held the post ever since the
tower was built. She has raised sew
en- children, and kept the position
through various political changes be-
cause, as she says, Il have done my
duty"
The first women to be appointed
lighthouse-keepers on the Pacific coast
are widows, Mrs. Emily A. Fish at
Point Pinos, and Mrs. Julia F. Will
Jams, of Humboldt, California. Point
Pinos light is situated on a point Of
land jutting into the sea. Mrs. Fish
obtained permission to add to the ac-
commodations, and built 4 comforta-
BILE residence with modern improve
| ments for herself.
Mrs. Fish keeps tn" light with great
care, allowing no one to relieve her Of
the official duties Of the station. AS
result she received. in March, 1901, a
letter of special commendation for the
neatne3s, excellence and faithfulness
| of her service, a document that Is
| filed with the official records Of the
Board.
Mrs. NJ. D. r. Norvell is one Of the
well-known heroines Of the lighthouse
| service. She was born in washington.
D. c., and her great-grandfather de-
signed the Washington monument.
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is put in the place of the first lighted

is put in the place of the first lighted
pne.
When storms are raging or foSs pre-
vailing the keeper stays awake to
wind the machinery that keeps the fog
signal booming over the water. Many
sleepless nights are thus spent by the
iight-keepers in devoted vigil Of the
aids to navigation. At the gray OF
dawn the keeper is again climbing the
steep iron ladder to the tower-top.
Before the red rim of the sun appears
the lamp is extinguished, the fine,
prismatic lenses are covered, and the
huge panes Of glass that form the
walls Of the room are curtained. The
large lamp is carried down the flights
Of an almost perpendicular ladder. and
when filled, trimmed and cleaned is
ready for the sunset hour. The work
Of the keeper is not concluded with
this feat; the most perplexing portion
of the daily routine is now to be per-
formed.
The light-keeper must give an ac-
count of his stewardship. A record Is
kept Of every gill, pint, quart and gal
lon Of oil that is nightly consumed by
the lamps, the fractional parts of
inches of wick burned, the lamp-chim-
ueys broken, and the general consump-
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Quaint San Antonio.

"San Antonio is one Of the quaint.
est cities in the country" declared Mr..
John +. Cunningham, Of Austin, Tex.
1.-THE sidewalks are so narrow that II
is difficult for two people to pass with.
out stepping into the street, and the
streets hardly permit Of two vehicles
moving abreast. But the buildings
are modern and substantial, and there
is much wealth within the municipal
ity. The ancient structure Of the Ala.
mo, where Davy Crockett, Colonel
Bowie, inventor of the Bowie knife,
and other early heroes Of Texas gave
up their lives. is we'll preserved. II
was built as church. but at the same
time was surrounded by wall for
purposes Of defense. Bullet holes,
made at the time of the siege by the
Mexicans, are still visible. "-Washing-
ton Post.
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in a keeper is imperative. Daily,
monthly. quarterly and annual reports
are rendered to the inspector, and each
report is q detective upon the other.
every light Is a watch-tower, and every
visible light-station reports the others
on the log;book or daily journal.
The pathetic story Of Lena, the SIX
year-old keeper of a port light on the
Mississippi River. brings tears to many
eyes. The blind grandfather pleaded
with the child not to venture to the
island post that night, in vain. Lena
had promised the inspector never to
forget that light, and, although