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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-15

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS
The INDEPENDENT 80 cents per
month
The transport Solace 10 due here
from Manila via Guam.
The band will play at the Hawaii
an Hotel this evening.
The Supreme Court adjourned
yesterday until Aug. %.
Harry Copp formerly of Makawao
is now on the mounted patrol.
The -Magoon case is still
going on in the Circuit Court.
The Gaelic left for San Francisco
yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock.
The Office OF the clerk of the Cir
cult Court will remain open as long
as the Court is in session.
Two moonshiners were sent to
Jail for six months each and fined
fer disabling okolehac, by Judge
Dickey this morning. An appeal
was noted.
Owing to the establishing of a
connection with the sewerage and
the new offices of T. 81. Davies &
Co., Kaahumanu street was closed
to the traffic this morning.
Tong Chow, a young Chinaman,
died suddenly yesterday at the
Chinese Hospital. 1t was suspected
that he had committed suicide, but
an autopsy proved that pneumonia
was the cause of death.
1t is understood that arrange
ments are being perfected through
which the Hawaiian Hardware Co.
and e. o. Hall & Son will ANAL
gamate, step which will be of
mutual benefit to the parties con-
cerned.
Jared Smith of the Hawaiian Ex-
detrimental Station, has forwarded
his estimates to Washington for the
appropriations needed for the next
two years. He asks for So 900 more
than the usual $4,000 per annum.
The extra amount is wanted for
permanent buildings.
The open-air stereoptican exhibit
tion OF scenes from the Orient given
by Mr.. j. w, Erwin of the Postal
Department at the Hawaiian Hotel
last night was great and pleasing
success. Mr.. Erwin's explanations
of the pictures proved him refined
talker and careful observer.
The quarterly meeting of the
Merchants Association took place
yesterday. A lively discussion in
regard to the exorbitant rates of the
Board of Underwriters took place
and the Islands Steamship Com
panies got a roasting for their bust
ness methods.
The new pipe organ of the Ger
man Church, which arrived lately
from Bremen via Sidney, is now be-
ing set up in the church. The form
al opening will probably take place
on the evening of Wednesday, the
2lst instant, with an elaborate
musical program. Professor Bal
laseyus is the organist.
The committee on finance of the
general committee which will have
charge of the celebration of Labor
Day, notwithstanding only before
8 O'Clock, at noon, and after
O'Clock, secured the following con
tributions: Hackfeld 81 Co., 500
Castle g. Cooke, 500; Alexander &
III . n y
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
Cleaning Wooden Fabrics.

To clean dust or CRIME from light
cloths first brush thoroughly, then rub
with cornmeal, using a piece of light
cloth for the rubbing. By this simple
process l have known cream-tan
broadcloth coats and skirts, so much
worn now, entirely freshened and
cleaned.
Grease-spots must be removed by
solvents or absorbents. # the spot be
fresh, and the color OF the fabric will
not be changed by the heat, the easiest
method of removal is to place white
blotting paper above and under the
spot, and then stand an iron on it-not
hot enough to color the paper. An
other effective measure is to cover the
spot with pulverized French chalk dry,
or with the same chalk or fuller's earth
moistened in benzine, to remain "a
hours, and then be renewed if neces-
sary, always brushing it off, however,
with a soft brush.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
HOW CROKER FIGHTS A FIRE.
In the Face of Flames He Can't Stand
Being Bothered.

In the Face of Flames He Can't Stand
Being Bothered.
Croker's method vf directing the
fight on fire is typical, says Lindsay
Denison in Everybody's Magazine.
Bonner taught the fire-chiefs of the
world to take up a position command
ing the best possible view of the fire,
and to hold it,; issuing orders to the
deputy commanders and receiving re-
ports from them without moving from
the spot. Croker's first step on reach
ing fire is to look over the building
thoroughly; then he selects his posi-
ton commanding a view, but he does
not stay in it; he leaves Oswald there
and starts out on a daredevil chase
through the fire. He goes to every
spot where there are men at work and
to many where there are not. Every
where he drives the men, encourages
them, warns them, and directs them.
From time to time he sends a messen-
ger back to Oswald with an order for
change in the disposition of the at
tacking force, or for a call for re-en-
forcements. He may be traced around
the outskirts of the fire by the fever
ish ferocity with which the firemen
work where he has been. His very
presence seems to transform them
into jumping crews of devils, and the
spell does not pass from them until
they have seen him toss aside his he'll
met, pull the crumpled brown hat
ic CT iply oh niU
slantwise in the corner of his mouth.
When the chief does these things, the
fire is out. 1t may smoke and sput-
ter for hours, but it is beaten, there
is no more fight left in it; all that re-
mains is the "wetting down."
Once a man stood in front of Croker
and obstructed his view of building
which was burning. Croker did not
pot hir' tn stpn aside. neither did he
push him out OF the way; he knocked
him down. Afterwards he denied VIC
lently that he had struck anybody; he
could not remember any incident of
the sort. But he could remember with
absolute accuracy evesy order that he
hai siFen ta hill n,en, hh hnshT froIn
Shse .1giae sref.y one OF Inc 20 nEea
OF hose had received water. Another
time he struck police captain in the
face for asking the question, Fire al
most out, chief?" There was murder
in his eyes when he struck the blow,
but in the same second he was giving
orders to his aides in as calm and
cold tones as though he were asking
them the time of day. His own expires.
sion for the feeling that comes over
him at such times as these is that he
cant stand being bothered at fires"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
The Rise of Autos.

1.-THE success of gasoline automobiles
in France brought about the revival
of steam automobiles in England and
America, and was Immediately emu
lated in the United States by the con-
struction of electric automobiles.
at has been reserved for the goth
century to witness the simultaneous
development of automobile reconstruction
along all three lines at so rapid rate
that it is impossible as yet to tell
which is in the ascendant. Whatever
the outcome, it is plain already that
the contest is to be decided in Ameri-
ca, for in this country alone all the
different principles of construction
have found ready acceptance and are
pushed forward to their logical conclu-
sion with youthful vigor. With accus-
toned conservatism, English automo-
bile constructors cling to steam pro-
pulsion; in France and Germany pro-
gress is made chiefly in the develop
ment of gasoline machines. To Amer
ica naturally, fell the leadership in
the construction of electric automo-
biles; but that leadership bids fair
tc be rivaled by American builders of
gasoline and steam automobiles as
well. Some firms in the United States
turn out all three classes in almost
equal perfection. Edward Emerson,
Jr., in Ainslee's.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

not suspicionin', put 1t on an busted
it clean wide open? o. course, you
was sick an didn't git to the weddin';
but | was there, an the weddin' party
was nigh an hour late jest on that ac-
count. Nothin' but a bastin' thread
to hold it together; such shif'lessness!
Course, bein' bad luck, Emma May
never tried on the dress after II come
home. like she did the others, an 1
en- tell you she was hoppin'. People
at the church didn't know what on
earth was the matter. No indeed,
Miss Maxwell makes no clos f'r me-"
After her visitor was gone, Miss
Phemey lay back on her pillows and
looked, out of the window long time.
"'Twas an awful mean trick, I
know" she said at last. "'Twas right;
but I got this spell O. sickness to pay
up fer it, an that butter-knife was
solid silver and real expensive. I'm
evened up all 'round-an' somehow
jest can't care."-Ladies' World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
a3AS 3oUSEHoAD
4RG RECIPES
&sa %. "a. .. %. %.
HF2lJ'

Creese Toast-Slices of stale bread
are delicious spread with butter, put
in pan and Drowned in a quick oven;
when brown remove and put a thin
slice of cheese on each slice, return
to oven long enough to melt cheese;
serve at once.
French Eggs-Boil h2Td, drop into
cold water, remove the shells. roll in
bread or cracker crumbs and fry in
.weet lard. rolling them until well
Drowned. Take up and pour over
gravy made by putting into the frying
pan little butter and sweet cream.
Cocoanut Cakes-Prepafea cake mix
ture with a cupful of butter. two cup
fuls of sugar, a cupful of milk. three
cupfuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls of
cream OF tartar, one level teaspoonful
of soda. Bake the cakes, cool and dip
in melted fondant, favored and tinted.
Decorate with blanched almonds and
candied fruit. Serve in paper cases.
Onion Soup-Peel and slice four
large onions. scald and drain. Cover
with cold water and simmer till very
soft. Mash through a vegetable
strainer, add one cup of milk and heat
again. Cook one tablespoon of flour
in one tablespoon of butter, and
gradually add the liquid from the
onion till smooth and thin enough to
pour into the soup. Season with one
teaspoon Of salt and one saltspoon of
black pepper. Beat one egg, add one
cup of cream, and stir in quickly as Il
is taken from the fire.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
POWDER.
What Happened to the Man who Found
1t Out,

II out.
at occurred to an alchemist one day
that it would be fine thing to take
sulphur, saltpeter and dried toads,
pound them all to a powder and sub
lime them together in an alembic,
which he carefully luted and Set on the
furnace to hea;. He poked up the fire
and waited around, thinking what he
would do with his money if this should
turn out to be the powder of reduction
that would turn base metals into gold,
when, bang! went the alembic and the
windows blew out, and the door ripped
off its hinges and felldown, blam! The
alchemist scufiled out from under the
! ruins of the furnace, shook red hot
coal or two out of his shoe and the
ashes off himself and wondered what
had struck him. He tried it again and
again, and each time with the same re-
suit; and then it dawned upon him
that he had discovered fair article of
blasting powder. Since then about all
that has been done to his recipe has
been to put in little better article of
charcoal, say that of willow twigs, in
stead of toasted toads.
Little did the old alchemist dream
what potency was in that powder of
reduction For such it is. Although it
never yet has turned lead into gold
by its mere touch. yet when a small,
round piece of lead is put with the
powder into an iron tube of curious
workmanship, and fire laid thereto, it
is possible to convert another mans
gold into the possession of him that
has the iron tube of curious workman
ship, and not gold only, but all manner
of goods and chattels, houses and
lands, messuages, easements and he
reditaments, even mems souls and bod
les. Lay down the book for a moment
and bethink you what his powder par
excellence, this powder of powders,
has brought about since first the dried
toads charred in that alembic. How
has it put down the mighty from their
seat, and exalted them that are of low
degree! How has it been the helper of
men that struggle for their country's
freedom, believing that they had the
right, God-given and inborn, to gov
ern their own affairs and not to be
ruled from beyond the sea, a glorious
doctrine when the time is 1776, and the
sea the Atlantic, contemplate and re
bellious when the time is 1901, and the
sea the Pacific! This powder asks no
questions as to right or wrong. 1t pro-
pels with equal violence the bullet
against the breast of him that fights
the foreign tyrant and him that resists
the benevolent assimilator. Harvey
Sutherland in Ainslees.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

Huxley, says John Fiske in the At
iantic, seemed to read everything
worth reading. history. politics. meta
physics, poetry. novels. even books of
science; for perhaps it may not be
superfluous to point out to the general
world of readers that no great man of
science owes his scientific knowledge
to books. HuXleys colossal knowledge
of the animal kingdom was not based
upon the study of Cuvier. Baer, and
other predecessors. but upon direct
personal examination of thousands of
organisms living and extinct. He
cherished q wholesome contempt for
mere bookishness in matters of
science, and carried on war to the
knife against the stupid methods of
education in vogue 40 years ago, when
students were expected to learn some
thing of chemistry or palaeontology
by reading about black oxide of man
ganese or the dentition Of anoplother-
nm. A rash clergyman once, with
out further equipment in natural his
tory than some desultory reading. at
tackled the Darwinian theory in some
sundry magazine articles in which he
made himaelf uncommonly merry at
HuXley's expense. This was intended
to draw the great mans fire. and as
the batteries remained silent the au-
thor proceeded to write to Huxley call
ing his attention to the articles and at
the same time with mock modesty
asking advice as to the further study
of these deep questions. HuXley's an
swer was brief and to the point:
"Take cockroach and dissect it,"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

Recent census bureau reports show
marked increase in the tenant sys-
tenn, a change which has been going
on for the past twenty years, with q
decided rise Of percentage since $780,
The report proves that such farms
have increased twice as fast as the
number Of farms worked by owners
and four times as fast as the agricul-
tural population. This percentage of
advance depends largely upon South
ern and Eastern conditions, though the
middle West contributes to it in lesser
degree; the extreme West but very lit
tie.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

The general impression conveyed by
the report of the British Inspector
General of Recruiting is that so long
as the conditions of the service remain
what they are Great Britain will not
have a strong and efficient army. The
infantry regiments received fewer re-
cruits last year than in 1899, and it is
clear that if the country cannot obtain
the requisite number of recruits with
the war still in progress, recruiting in
time of peace will be far from salts
factory
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

The longevity of women-an,d OF pen
sioners-fnds conclusive illustration in
the fact that four widows of Revolu-
tionary soldiers are still on the rolls,
their ages ranging from eighty-five to
eighty-nine. Needless to say, they
Were young girls when they married
the Revolutionary veterans, one of
these interesting weddings having oc-
CURED as late as 1871.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

A great many housekepers do not
seem to know there are two kinds of
kitchen pepper besides cayenne. Black
pepper, which is generally used in
flavoring, is quite an inferior article to
white pepper. Black pepper is ground
from the entire pepper corn, including
the husk. while white pepper is ground
from the inner portions of the berry
after the husk has been rejected.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

When it is necessary to keep food
hot for an hour or so, far better plan
than placing it in the oven with the
door open is to set it in deep covered
dish on a saucepan of boiling water
and place the saucepan on the back
of the range. To prevent the food
from becoming dry, plenty of gravy
should be added to it, or in lieu Of
gravy a lump of butter will serve.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

The great value of the cattle indus
Try is aptly illustrated in the Argen-
tine Republic, where, it is estimated,
the herds number 100000 animals.
all descended from eight cows and one
bull brought to Brazil in the middle of
the sixteenth century.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
incentive to Industry.

"That young man is one of the most
Industrious people in the establish
ment," remarked the proprietor. 81
yever see him when he is not working
hard"
yes" answered the manager. "He
b. always in hurry to get through so
that he can play golf. f."-Washlngton
Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

More gallons OF coffee are consum.
ed in this country than other drink
or stimulant, amounting in 1900 to
1857. .9Sj.296 gallons, compared with
1,221, 500, 100 gallons of beer, the next
most popular beverage. In 1900 we
also consumed $37,3l2,60S worth OF
tea and SGO0O,O00 of cocoa, bringing
the total for alcoholic and non-aicOhol-
ic drinks to 81 22SGT4,925, an increase
over 1890 Of $S1, ,7TI1.103.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

A Missouri naturalist has discovered
that every toad is worth $40 to the
farmer on whose place it operates. He
might get the women to believe it if
he would go on now and discover that
the price was marked down from $50.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
A wa,uing Closet for Summer Stoves.


In the use of oil, gas or gasolene
stoves there often arises a necessity
for keeping something that has been
cooked warm. On these quick-heat
stoves it will dry up or burn if left on,
oven with the burner turned low.
When one has so small a stove that
the different dishes must be cooked in
succession the problem ofkeeping food
warm is sometimes perplexing. An
effective but rather uncommon way to
meet the difficulty is by making
warming closet which will retain the
heat for a long time in the food that
is already hot
Get wooden box with tight cover
and several sheets of asbestos. The
asbestos wool, if it can be procured.
would be excellent. Line the box with
asbestos in some form and tack the
sheet asbestos over the outside. Make
heavy woolen bag-a sort of coy on
large scale-to cover the box.
If the kettle of food is set in this
lined box and the cozy slipped over it,
the loss of heat by radiation will be
so nearly prevented that the food will
remain almost at the same tempera-
ture for long time. Such an arrange
ment standing in convenient corner
near the stove will save much worry to
a doctors wife or any other unfor-
tunate woman who never can tell
when her husband will be home for his
dinner" 1t is not meant to encourage
the bad practice of irregular meals,
but to prove peace-maker when they
arc unavoidable.-The Ladies' World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

Bavaria is using American locomo-
t1ves. No part of the earth is now un-
invaded by American enterprise. And
it is still marching on.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

In Great Britain and Germany there
are societies organized to promote the
emigration of women, and in both
countries the business is said to be
brisk. They have, therefore, one ex-
port trade in which the United States
is not likely to compete with them fol
a long time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
A Handy Thing to Have.

Keep little package of absorbent
cotton in one of the sideboard drawers.
If oil, milk or cream is spilled on
woolen dress or coat, bit of the cot
ton instantly applied will remove all
traces of the strains.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

J The paper and pulp industries of
Russia appear to be expanding very
rapidly. At present imprinted paper
is exported to Great Britain to the
amount of $37O,o00 annually, while
pulp is also shipped in heavy quanti-
ties.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

: Before fifty the most healthful occu-
patton is that of the clergyman. The
doctors and the lawyers are close to-
gether. After fifty years, according
to the figures. it is more healthful to
practice medicine or the law than it
is to preach.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

3 A peculiar favorable industrial smyp-
tom of the tines 10 the buying up and
zeJurm2ting ef Gii anil 0bflGsEt4
factory pislts. i-iia gegsEaSly G-i,
lows periods of unusual activity, and
is the result of the increased demands
for space for manufacturing purposes.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
Surprised mt th Q Clock.

"What time is it?' asked his wife,
suspiciously, as he came in.
About one"
Just then the clock struck three.
"Gracious! When did the clock
commence to stutter?" he said, with a
feeble attempt at justification and a
joke.-Philadelpbia Tines.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

Entered at the Postofiice at Freeland. Pa
as Second Glass Matter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

The Danube flows through countries
in which So languages and dialects are
spoken. 1t is 1000 miles in length, and
bears on its currents four-fifths of the
commerce of Europe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

A new fashion is to hang long mir
ror, as long as the sofa itself, directly
over a sofa.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

The censorship is very real thing
in China. There, anyone who writes
an Objectionable book is punished with
100 blows of the heavy bamboo and
banished for life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

An eel nearly nine feet long, two
feet and four inches In girth and
weighing 14S pounds was recently
caught on the beach at Snettisham,
near Huntstanton, England.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

By applying a prolonged pressure Of
$4,000 pounds TO the square inch
Montreal professor makes marbles
flow like molasses.
The censorship is a very real thing
in China. There, anyone who writes
an Objectionable book is punished with
100 blows of the heavy bamboo and
banished for life.
The Danube flows through countries
in which So languages and dialects are
spoken. 1t is 1000 miles in length, and
bears on its currents four-fifths of the
commerce of Europe.
An eel nearly nine feet long, two
feet and four inches In girth and
weighing 14S pounds was recently
caught on the beach at Snettisham,
near Huntstanton, England.
Red snow is frequently seen in the
Arctic and Alpine regions. Chemical
experiments have led to the conclu-
sion that the red color is due to the
presence of vegetable substance.
An immense trade is done in China
in old English horseshoes, which are
considered the best iron in the world
for making small household articles,
such as bracelets, hooks and bolts.
The town of Nylstrom, South Africa,
received it's name so years ago. Dur
ing a trekking expedition the Beers, it
appears, came upon a river and at once
wrote to their friends saying that they
had just reached the Me.
Some remarkable relics Of the early
civilization in Egypt have recently
been unearthed and deposited in the
British Museum. Among them is a
beautiful impression of royal seal
which represents the king wrestling
with hippopotamus and spearing a
crocodile. That must have been the
kings busy day.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-17

By applying a prolonged pressure Of
$4,000 pounds TO the square inch q
Montreal professor makes marbles
flow like molasses.