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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18


blackbird will stand ut the side Of
hanging wasps' nest and deliberately
tear it to pieces, in order to get at the
larve, apparently undisturbed by the
swarm OF angry insects.
At the bottom of the ocean the tenn
perature is down to freezing and often
below it. There is no light, and the
enormous pressure of a ton to the
square inch in every one thousand
fathoms. or sixteen times more pres
sure than we endure.
M. Henri Coupon has been export
menting with the action of anesthet-
les on seeds. He shows that they DO
not injure the grain, but the insects
that attack it are destroyed. Chloro-
form is recommended. The grain is,
however, very sensitive to anasthetic
vapors, which retard their germina-
tion or kill them.
The subject of green oysters has re-
Gently awakened considerable atten-
tion. They are more highly priced by
many consumers abroad than the or.
dinary kinds. The opinion is wide
spread that the greening is injurious.
The Marennes oysters are harmless,
and the color does not depend upon
the presence of particular pigment.
These oysters are very popular
abroad. No trace of copper or iron
has been found in them.
The superior flavor of Smyrna figs
is ascribed to certain Asiatic insects,
which produce more perfect fertili-
zation of the favors of the fig-trees in
Asia Minor than is commonly effected
in other countries. The flavor ap-
pears to depend upon the number of
ripened seeds in the fruit. During
the past year the Department of Ag.
riculture has imported some of these
insects from Asia into California, and
it is hoped that they will multiply
there and improve the flavor OF
American fgs..
A striking uae of the X-rays- is to
be made in the case of two sisters who
are joined together in the same man
ner as the celebrated Siamese twins.
These girls were recently discovered
in Brazil, and have reached the age of
ten years. The examination with the
X-rays is to be made with a view to
determining whether the bond joining
the two bodies can be severed by O
surgical operation. If the bodies are
independent, surgical treatment would
be justifable and possibly successful,
but if there is an actual connection
between the two organisms such
step, is of course, out of the question.
A very few exceptions to the rule
that animals live with their backs to-
wards the sky and away from the
earth, are found by French scien-
list. The larva of the beautiful floral
beetle, whose winged existence is
mosly spent near roses and other flow
ers, is the best example. This grub
is o fat worm that does much damage
to plant roots in gardens. It hos
three pairs of legs, seemingly designed
for use, yet it creeps about gro.
tesquely on its back, pushing itself
forward six inches to foot minute
by contractile movements of its seq
ments, aided by brush of hairs. The
aquatic world has its water-boatmen,
or Notonectm, that always swim back
downward. Among mammals are the
sloths and other Edentates that spend
most of their lives upside down, sus.
pended from trees by their claws.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

Mrs. Winslow's S~pthinS Syrup for children
tcethine. softens the gums, reduces inflamma.
ton- nIlays pain, cures wind collie. &c a bottle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

New Brunswick bss about 1000, 600 acres
OF crown land.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
"Rtoof of the Pudding
Is in the Eating.

n Is not evhat Oe say. but euhat Hoods
SarsapariQa does, that tells the story.
Thousands of people stes the proof by
telling of remarkable cures BY Hoods Sar-
saparIla of Scrofula. Salt Rheun,, Dys-
pepsia, Catarh, Rheumatism. and al
othe, blood diseases ard de6ldv.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

A storm moves at the rate OF thirty-si'
miles per hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

Hawaii is said :, have more tele-
phones in use in proportion to the
population than any other locality in
he world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

The daily medical inspection OF school
children has been adopted In Philadelphia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
Used
7wenty Years

We do not know Of any other
hair PREPARATION that has been
used in one family for twenty
years. do you?
But Ayers Hair Vigot has
been restoring color to gr,y hair
for fifty yc:rs. and it never
fails TO do this work. either.
You can rely upon it for
stopping your hair from falling
out. for keeping your scalp
clean and healthy, and for max
ing the hair grow rich and long.
sI.0o bottle. All druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

The Southern Railway announcing eTec, en- So
inaugurated between the East and Pinehurst,
ISs =. c. via High Point n. G. ConqsetiSns vii VIII
Southwestern Limited, leaving New new 94bs 4bs
foiIowine informing at II o'clock: Perfect
Pullman Sleeping and Dining Car Service be, be,
tween New York and High Point conneSSttins n Stna
with elegant thoroughfare eoacn iTr;,aatt i2I nan
Eastern Pass. Agt, 2Il Broadway, New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

Fourteen towns and cities In Massachu-
setts have sewage filtration plants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

NJ. Henri Coupon has been experi>
menting with the action of anesthet-
les on seeds. He shows that they do
not injure the grain, but the insects
that attack it are destroyed. Chloro-
form is recommended. The grain is,
however, very sensitive to anasthetic
vapors, which retard their germina-
ton or kill them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
TATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 90

The roval deer park at Copenhagen,
Denmark, covers 1900 acres.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
POPULAR SCIENCE.

An eminent naturalist tells how, O
blackbird will stand ut the side Of
hanging wasps' nest and deliberately
tear it to pieces, in order to get at the
larve, apparently undisturbed by the
swarm OF angry insects.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

At the bottom of the ocean the tenn
perature is down to freezing and often
below it. There is no light, and the
enormous pressure of ton to the
square inch in every one thousand
fathoms, or sixteen times more pres
sure than we endure.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
New Route to Pinehurst, N. C.

Eppland's annual expectation OF drug:
amounts to &c, 600 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
Want Convict Labor Oh Roads.

At the annual meeting Of the Michi-
gan Division OF tho League OF Ameri-
;an Wheelmen, one of the most I'M
portant measures was the adoption Of
resolution calling upon the Governor
to use the State convicts in the build
ing and maintenance Of roads. The
Secretary was instructed to have $500
petitions to this effect printed and cir
su!ated throughout the State. The
good roads movement is the most i'm
portant part of the work Of this divis.
ion, and it numbers among its officers
neveral who are experts on road build
ing. The report of tue Secretary
Treasurer showed the division to bs
n healthy financial condition
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

is believed to be the solid pack about
the pole before the opening of the sea.
there may be clear path to the pole
discovered. This will be demonstrated
during the coming year. The expedi-
ton of 1901 was failure. I'm that the
men and dogs were not in prime con-
dition and under the circumstances to
push on would have been to invite de-
feat The latitude reached Is not the
farthest north by any means, as the
hansen mark is eighty-six degrees.
fourteen minutes, while Abruzzi went
even seventeen minutes further These
were In the eastern hemisphere how
ever, and the American explorers who
have started from the Greenland point
have not been able to get SO close to
the goal Peary will without doubt
reach in his trip the coming spring the
highest point recorded. and should the
year give victory for any explorer, the
credit will be to an American, for with
Peary and Baldwin in the field there
should be new mark close to the nine
ty degree mark set.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
Aariposa to be Repaired

Upon her return to San Francisco. the
Mariposa will be laid up for several
months for an extensive overhauling and
to be fitted with triple-expansion engines.
The Alameda, which has been overhaul
ed at the Risdon Iron Works, will be
ready to sail octobtr 18th in place of the
Mariposa on the next regular trip to
Honolulu, and will be under a guarantees
TO maintain a speed Of fifteen knots.
Mechanics who have been engaged in
placing her new boilers in position say
that the Alameda will be able to make
seventeen knots-a speed which, If it
could be maintained, would cover the dis
lance between this port and Honolulu in
trifie over FIVE days.-Chronicle.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
CUBAN COMPETITION.

While Cuba If cultivated like Hawaii
and given reciprocal standing might
produce sugar enough TO seriously affect
the price in the American market there
does not seem to be much likelihood
that these ends will be reached, If at
all, in many years.
To make Cuba produce sugar in rela-
tive proportion TO Hawaii, there must
be O competent labor and (2) free en-
trance to the American market Most
accounts agree that the Cuban peon is
as worthless as the Philippine peon. He
cannot be made to work steadily and he
Is 50 close to the centers OF unionism.
and so turbulent by nature, that he
would strike at critical times and upon
slight excuse. We doubt thar Ameri-
can capital which is all-essential to
the success of "A Cuban sugar industry
on large scale, will show any special
easerness TO take island risks. 1t will
want first 10 study the Cuban when he
is left 10 his own devices; and of course,
an indispensable preliminary will be a
breaking down of all tariff barriers be-
tween the sugar fields of Cuba and the
allurins markets Of the United States.
That reciprocity will come is by no
means sure. 1t is opposed by interests
which reach a large number of in
huential lawmakers. both Republican
and Democratic. The beet sugar men
are up In arms So are the Gulf coast
planters They point to a growing
American industry and demand that it
shall be protected as other growing
American industries are. II was this
Kind OF protest which killed the reci-
procity treaties proposed by Mr. Blaine
and those more recently framed by Mr.
kasson. II the California raisin men.
for example, could defeat the Zante
current treaty with Greece-a treaty
which President Mckinley proposed
and recommended In one of his annual
messages-then IL is fair to infer that
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

The trouble between Senator Yelling
ton and the late President Mckinley
began in 1897 over an affair of consuls.
Wellington asked the President to give
the consulate at Leipzig to man from
western Maryland and an unspeoified
consulate TO n man from Washington
city. The latter was preferred for the
Leipzig assignment and got the post.
Wellington fought confirmation but
failed, after which he came out against
the President and took the stump in
1900 for Bryan. His feelings carried
him SO far against Mckinley that he
had no sympathy for him when he was
stricken down by the assassins bullet.
Whether he will be driven from the
Senate az was Jesse Bright in 1862, re-
mains to be seen; but If not he will go
into the same sort of coventry which
made Pettigrew's latter day career in
the Senate so embarrassing to himself
and his State.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
COLUMBIA THE FAVORITR
Plenty Of Money Is WaRered on the
Cup Defender.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Numerous
wagers or the yacht races were report
ed In Stock Exchange circles today.
Most of these were at odds of to 10
on the Columbia, but as good as 10 to
was offered at times. No very large
bets were announced. although Column
bia money is offered in almost any
amount. One brokerage firm offered to
wager any part Of $4,000 even that the
Shamrock would not win two races of
the series. About $4,000 was placed on
the Columbia at 5 to Sla. Most of this
money was taken In 800 and $500 lots
One broker said he had 5000 to bet
even against the Shamrock's willing
two of the races. On the curb as good
as 10 to 6le was offered on Columbia
with no takers
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
MOSQUITOES AND LEpROSY.

With the suggestion that steps be
taken for the wiping out of the NOS
quitoes, comes the intimation that the
pests cannot be done away with, as they
breed in the taro patches. and the oil
which will kill them as surely as it is
applied to the surface OF the water,
will kill the taro. In this connection
there is a duty in front of the depart
ment of agriculture, which is to find
substitute for Kerosene, in some vege-
table oil which will Kill the mosquito
and yet will not injure the taro or rice
which may be planted in the marshes.
There are surely vegetable oils which
would have the same effect upon the
organism of the embryo mosquito, as is
ascribed to petroleum. There wou'u
result from some such discovery
means OF perfectly Kidding the ISLANDS
of the annoyance which has a great
effect upon the coming here OF VISITORS
from the eastern states. There can be
no doubt but the presence of such vast
numbers of mosquitoes has the effect
of maHine visitors very shy Of appear
ing among them to dispute with
the insects the right to spend an
hour in the open air OF an evening
Once allow II TO be known that the ISL
lands have been rid of the annoyance
of such things and there Will be
greater vogue to Hawaiian excursions
Ii is not unwise. too, to look into the
possible results of the continued pres
ence of the mosquito as distribut-
Ing agent OF disease. 1t is felt by many
physicians that the leprosy even may
he carried by a mosquito when has
made the trip from kalihi to the city.
Perhaps the learned will say that the
mosquito will not take the journey. but
it Is not always the real, but the fan
cied danger, which causes the people 90
think hardest and shrink from possible
contact with II.
Coupled with this too is the immc-
date presence, within the city almost
of the leper detention hospital. 1t must
be recognized by the people of Honolulu,
to whom familiarity has bred some
thing of contempt of danger from tins
scourgc, that the tourist whose pleas.
ure seeking Is a matter in which they
are interested. to the extent that II
would II directed to this city be inc
means of stopping many dollars here,
is not anxious to run any unnecessary
risks. and that he is as shy as noun
tain deer. There is no doubt but the
ignorance of the reading people as to
the contisuity of Molokal and the prev
alence of the lcprosy, the dangers oil
the plague and the presence of ma!a
dies to which they must subject them
selves to danger of contagion in COM
ing here, has done much to prevent
greater numbers of people from visiting
the islands. once let 1t be known thar
the lepcrs are widely separated from
the main city, that the mosquitoes are
being wiped out ana that the city is
one in which the health of the people is
secure, and there win an immediate IN
tiux of people which will make this a
more prosperous community and spread
/ Information OF the islands which can
not fail to be OF great value.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

Col. J. w. Jones immense water
scheme for the Kohala district. which
has been under consideration by the
Executive Council, has gone over 10
next Monday morning, when final con
clusion in regard to 1t will doubtless be
reached. The Territorial
government. according to the best au-
thorities, can only recommend the fran
chise to Washington. In
Hamakua district alone this will mean
millions Of dollars to the plantations
and settlers. In Kohala il will make
truck farming and other small agricul-
tural industries easily possible
Trying to give away a valuable fran
chise under the name of license does not
seem to be looked upon with favor by
the United States authorities"
And yet singular as II may appear
these quotations are made from the
columns Of the same publication.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

The Friend, the oldest paper in Hd-
wall, supplements the Advertisers eN-
pose of Judge Humphreys un.ruthfui-
ness With som" convincing revala lions
of Its own. The entire Humphreys
brief, as rendered to the Attorney Gen
eral hardly reveals. on analysis, a trace
of pure fact. Had there been IA cable
between the Ma Inland and Hawaii. the
falsehoods might have been made to
react upon his defensive brief with
crushing force. As ii was, his case
presents itself as one of successful
fraud. made possible by the isolation
of this Territory.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

The Marquis Ito who is now on his
way to the United States, via Seattle,
has before visited this country. As u
young man he studied finance under
Secretary Boutwell,. the Treasury chief
OF Grants second administration. Be
fore that he had been in Europe with
Count Inoue. the two having run away
in foreign vessel and gone 20 En-
e'and. ar:ivinE there with empty peck
cts, their funds having been stolen en-
route. AS the greatest statesman nj
Japan, the Marquis Ito will be received
with distinguished honors wherever he
may go. particularly in the LAND OF
Commodore Perry and John A, Bing-
ham. His making a long journey at
this time may be taken TO mean tina,
there Is no immediate prospect Of wal
IN the Far East
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
Aguinaldo's Body Guard surrenders

MANILA, Sept. 22,-Major Allambra,
two captains, two lieutenants and TWEEN
ty-eight men comprising Aguinaldo's
body guard. surrendered to Captain
Delchandy OF the Twenty-Second In
fantry. They took the oath OF ale
glance and We're released.
Aguinaldo refuses to leave his quar-
tiers, though at liberty to do so. for
fear Of assassination at the hands of
General Luna's followers.
Gen. Chaffee has refused to release
the prisoners on Guam.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

There IL not much evidence in the
dispatches of an anarchist plot against
the late President Mckinley, nor is
C2olgosz the sort of man whom an
anarchist society would naturally size
up as a competent assassin. His fits
of rowardlce might have easily dis
qualified him. The chances are that ne
will turn out to have been a hare
Drained youth, with an inordinate greed
for notoriety, who acted on impulse
The spectacle he made of himself in
Auburn prison was utterly unlike that
of any previous murderer who had
borne the anarchist commission. Such
men are commonly made of stern.r
stuff than the pitiful freak who col
lapsed behind the bars.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

II there is to be any change in the
incumbent of the chief cabinet seat, ii
will be likely to bring Henry Cabot
Lodge into possession. Mr.. Lodge and
President Roosevelt think in common
and are time friends. In point OF
scholarship and the sort Of acumen
which best serves diplomat, Mr..
Lodge Is quite the equal of Mr.. Hay
and all that could be desired Of "A Score
tary of State.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

y cable in nine months is the prom
Use Of an unexpected boon When it
takes form Hawaiian values ought to
strengthen in the expectation that more
homeseekers will flock In. A cable
would also secure Honolulus real
primacy as the Pacific naval station
Warships would lay here a long time
If they We're in touch with the Navy
DEPARTMENT.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

Hawaii has never done much in tn.
way of statues, or permanent memo
rails of great men, the heroic figure of
Kamehameha and the monument To
Captain Cook (the latter built by the
British) being the only ones We can
recall. 1t is singular considering the
wealth of the Royallst element here,
that the modern Hawaiian kings. not
ably Kalakaua, We're never repre-
sented by appropriate public sculpture.
1t is now proposed to erect a statue to
Mckinley. a task which, We hope. may
reach fulfilment. A serious intention
that way would naturally express itself
In a public meeting and the appoint
ment of a committee to raise funds.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

Men OF blood and fire were those
pioneer missionaries who never hesitat-
ed to throw themselves into any breach
where manliness and decided action
could save the lslapds for their people,
The history of Richard Armstrong is
full OF meat for reflection An these pip
ing days OF peace.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

The fact that the squiers collection of
eighteenth century porcelains and
bronzes adorned the palace or the Chi
nese prince who lost his head because
he gave his heart to the foreigners, will
add a touch of romance to the collec-
ton, when 1t lands in the. Metropolitan
Museum of Art.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

The breaking of the drought in the
Hamakua district will mean much more
than the simple putting out of the for
est fires. Illness has followed the con
tinued dry spell until there appears no
relief but rain. The downpour was
most welcome and If it has extended
to the scorched district win do inestim-
able good.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

A Mexican paper speaks of Roosevelt
as German. ON the contrary he is
an American whose family has lived on
the North American continent since the
sixteenth century. Originally as the
name indicates, the Roosevelts came
from Holland. The President recalls
his ancestral home by attending the re-
formed Dutch church and he exhibits
many sturdy Boer qualities; neverthe-
less he is an American of the Ameri-
cans
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

The British Klondike country pro-
duced last year 5000, 900 less than the
preceding period. as capital Is seeking
the American side. where the laws are
more liberal.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

II President Roosevelt has, as the
kilograms indicate, armed himself SO as
to be ready for an assassin If on
comes. 1t Is no more than might be eX-
pected Of such man. The Presiden,
has held up frontier bandits, killed
charging grizzlies and springing noun
tain lions and received the fire of Span.
lsh sharpshooters and his ability tc
take care Of himself in a melee of any
kind is undoubted. If any chief of STATE
could easily turn the tables on a
Guiteau or Czolgosz that man Is
Theodore Roosevelt The anarchist
with designs on him will have to be
quick If he gets into action first.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

the American sugar growers can defeat
the proposed treaty with Cuba.
Perhaps, on the whole, Cuban COM
petition will prove to be a bugbear.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04
H0nbug- Bremen Fire |hSuIgBgs'tt

pointed agents Of the above company
are prepared to insure risks agains,
fire on Stone and Brick Buildings and
on Merchandise stored therein on the
most favorable terms. For particulars
apply at the office Of
F. A SCHAEFER 4 CO., Aga.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

A New Bedford shipping agent has
been arrested, charged with bringing
into the United States ITO Portuguese
lads from Fayal. They were leaving to
escape the military service.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

with Bryan buying out weaker pa
pers to combine with his "Commoner'
there is an Indication that he is not
averse to the methods Of the trusts.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

The Honolulu Library is still waiting
to add Mr.. Carnegies bank book to its
list of standard works.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

There Is one sure thing. Admiral
Dewey Is trying to play fair umpiring
that Sampson Schley ball game.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

II hot air would make yacht so
the Independence should have been the
one to meet the Shamrock.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

"Emperors to which I have kowtow-
ed" should furnish Prince Chin with
a subject for his magazine article.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-04

The next anarchist drama should be
wrought around Emma Goldman play
ing Eve to Czolgoszs Adam.