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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-06
The First Local Mint.

One OF the institutions here
which has the special attention Of
tourists as we'll as the local people
is the Mint, which is established on
Nuuanu street, opposite Queen
Emma Hall. 1t is Interesting to
enter the large main working room
where general manager McDonough
and his corps of assistants are at
work. The cool and large lanai is a
proper resting place and the vaults,
where the "bars" to be minted and
beer are Kept present a very tasty
spectacle. The Mint is open from
$50 a. m. to ll:30 p. m. and during
those hours the work never ce ases,
Visitors after looking over the place
will find first class refreshments and
the purest of LIQUORS,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-06
On the Vatican Negotiations
Continued from 1st paae.)

ing turned because OF the appoint
ment of "new apostolic delegates TO
be sent to Washington and Manila"
and because of, "above ALL the mis-
sion of Governor Taft to the Vati-
can" On this point the following
interesting and very significant facts
and figures were presented:
"The progress made by the Church
of Rome on the other side of the At
lantic is so wonderful that it comes
natural to ask whether the relations
between church and state have re-
manned as the spirit of the Constitu.
ton intended and as Benjamin
TODD them when, in 1916 represent
ing the just formed Federation in
Paris. on being asked by the papal
nuncio to notify his government of
the desire of the Holy See to con-
secrate bishop for the United
States, he answered that his govern
ment had nothing to do with such
question, which was entirely out of
| it's juridiction. The new bishop was
appointed fourteen years later in the
person of Monsignor John Carroll,
| the founder of the American episco-
| pate, with see at Baltimore and
with jurisdiction all over the United
| States. In this task he was helped
by thirty-three priests, who. if they
may sedm quite sufficient for the
number of Catholics, who were on
| ly 400, were totally inadequate
with regard to the vast area of the
States. At that time there We're
| scarcely any churches worthy of
| the name, and even the chapels were
! few and poor, while there were no
| SeminarieS, no Catholic schools or
benevolent institutions and only one
college, that of Georgetown which
still exists under the direction of the
Jesuits. Now, after 112 years, the
Roman Catholics claim $4,000, 600
(Which, however, others limit to H.,
000,000), with one cardinal, seven
teen archbishops, seventy-seven
bishops, governing fourteen ecclesi
astical provinces, comprising eighty
two dioceseS, and five apostolic vic
-ariates. The thirty-three priests Of
1880 have now become 1929, AMI
the few chapels of that time have
developed into 1869 churches, some
of which are cathedrals which stant
comparison for richness and archi
tectural value with the best build
ings of the kind in Europe, besides
SPAS country chapels. The one co!
lege of Georgetown has expanded in
to seven universities eighty-one sem
inaries, 1853 boys colleges and 81!
girls academies, while there are 3,
I 857 parishes with schools, 244 asy
; lums and SIT charitable institutions
1.-THE entire population Ct the Uni
ted States, which in 1890 was 1929,
ga, has become nineteen times al
much today, but the Catholics hav'
multiplied 800 times, as, while the.
were then one.ninetieth part of tn
people; they have now risen to b.
somewhat less than one.ffth.
Go be Continued
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-10-06
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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
LIVING IN LONDON.
It IL Not a Good Place For a Man O
Small Income.

1t Ts Not n Good Place For a Man of
Small Income.
An American who in the classical
language Of his country is at present
located" in London wants to know
whether any city in the world is quite
SO niggardly as our town. He has
been going the round of the London
restaurants and has encountered in the
management of them spirit which
distresses him. There is, to begin
with" he says, "a charge of from two
pence to sixpence for guarding your
hat and coat in the cloakroom, and a
tip in addition is expected. You want
to wash your hands-another twopence
or another, sixpence and another tip.
You take up the menu, and, behold,
there is an intimation that charge Of
threepence each person will be made
under the guise of table money The
charge varies according to the nature
of the place. Threepence is the lowest
and sixpence perhaps the average. At
a great many restaurants it is shil-
ling and in at least two that I have Wis
tied Is. Cd. The only difference is
that in the lower priced restaurants 1t
is called table money and in the high
er priced ones placed under the capt.
waiting heading of convert To my
mind, an entrance fee frankly demand.
ed at the door would be much less of.
fensive than to find yourself asked al
the end Of dinner to pay for the trou.
BILE and expense of cleaning up the cut
lery you have used"
His conclusion Of the whole matter is
that London lives by imposing fixed
tariff on the accessories that in every
other city l have ever been to are
thrown in gratis" and he thinks that
being a gentleman is one Of the most
expensive professions an Englishmar
can have. He declares it to be an ut
ter delusion that London is q cheap
place to live in. "For the poor man.
he says, 1.-The man whose income is less
than $500 year. there Is no city where
less can be had in the way Of comforts
and even the necessities of life. In
New York it is only the luxuries that
cost. The expenses of everyday living
may be as great or as small as one
cares to make them. New York, in
fact, is laid out for the poor man.
From the transportation system to the
price of such fundamental charges on
the household treasury as coal, ice,
fuel, meat, bread. milk and fruit, al
most everything conspires to bring him
in a good return for a very small out
lay. All these things are cheaper in
New York than in London."-London
Chronicle.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
NOT so VERY GREEN.

The Florida Man Rather Evened
Matters UP with the New Yorker.
When the young man from Florida
came to live in New York, he woke up
one morning last winter. and. going to
the window, he looked out on what was
to him a novel scene. 1t was snow
storm, the first he had ever seen.
Jumping into his clothes. he ran into
the street. He stopped and gathered
handfuls of snow and threw them in
the air. He jumped into a drift and
sent it flying with his feet. He finally
lay down and rolled in it, all the time
shouting and laughing at the top of his
voice.
One of the crowd which had gathered
to watch his antics went up to him and
told him how his mother used to cure
fits and volunteered to try it on him.
81 haven't any fit." the young man
said.
"What's the matter with you. thenY'
"Why. don't you see the snow?"
Eyes, see it. What Of it? I have
seen it before"
"Well, l haven't" said the Florida
young man.
"What! You never saw snow be-
foreY' asked the astonished questioner.
"Never. Seems strange to you, don't
it,"
''It beats any sample Of verdancy l
ever run across"
"Oh. don't know" unused the Flori-
da cracker. did you ever see an alli-
gator eating niger? No? Well, you
| are not SO many after all. l have seen
| it many times" And, throwing hand
| full of snow down his shirt collar, he
pursued his joyous gambols.-New
York Mail and Express.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
Science For It's Own Sake.

A prominent feature in Faraday's
character was his absolute love of sci
ence for his own sake. He freely gave
his discoveries to his world when he
could easily have built up colossal
fortune upon them. He once told his
friend, Professor Tyndall, that at a
certain period of his career he had def
nitely to ask himself whether he should
make wealth or science the object of
his life He could not serve both mas
tiers and was therefore compelled to
choose between them. When preparing
his we'll known memoir of the great
master, the professor called to mind
this conversation and asked leave to
examine his accounts. and this is the
conclusion the professor arrived at:
Taking the duration of his life into
account, this son of blacksmith and
apprentice to q bCokbinder had to de-
eide between fortune of f15O,OOO on
the one side and his unendowed science
on the other. He chose the latter and
died a poor man. But his was the
glory of holding aloft among the ma
tons the scientific name Of England
for q period of forty years.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
THE CATFISH ZONE.
And the Origin of the philadelphia
Habit of Catfish and Wames.

And the Origin of the Philadelphia
Habit of Catfish and Wames.
While pessimists have been denounc.
ing the extension of the pie belt
through the United States and the en-.
largement of the saleratus biscuit dis
trict, they have been entirely oblivious
Of the extraordinary development OF
the catfish zone. This mischievous
dweller of the pool is known to the
small boy and the rustic angler under
many names-in one place as a sucker
in another bullhead, in a third a wolf
fish and, most outrageous Of all, in
northern Mississippi as a shad. But its
own only genuine title is catfish. The
name is derived from the fact that
when the creature is raised from the
water it emits grunting protest which
poetical fishermen have pronounced
like the purring of a family cat.
Philadelphia produced the catfish
habit. For two centuries the animal
was looked at as something which
might be eaten to prevent starvation
until one fine day a thrifty Quaker
found that the catfish would eat boiled
wi hAACdA anu LAhI LAAc 0AAApAO AOOu Luz
only fattened the eater, but changed
the color of it's belly from white to
yellow. He perceived the pecuniary
value of the discovery and established
catfish farm in which he fattened the
fishes which he caught elsewhere and
in due season sold them to the Phila-
delphia markets.
A QuakereSs soon after that discov-
cred that the old fashioned waffle.
slightly sailed and covered with melt
ed butter, made an irresistible accesso-
ry to the fish when well fried. This
started the. catfish and wafles. for
which the City of Brotherly Love has
ever since been famous. The habit
spread like an epidemic. and. like the
star Of empire, it's way was westward.
So far as is known the United States
government has no record Of catfish
and wafHes east of the Delaware river.
but starting at Philadelphia a distinct
catfish zone runs westward, terminal
ing at Denver, reaching as far north
as Minneapolis and st. Paul and as far
south as Mobile and New Orleans. The
catfish is said to possess medicinal vir-
tue. 1t is mildly anasthetic, soporific
and antispasmodic.-New York Post.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
Quotation Marks.

Speaking of the use of quotation
marks. the London Chronicle says:
But why all these inverted commas
'the silly trick of peppering pages with
these uncouth bacilli? You will find
none of these bacilli in the Bible. Take
this passage. chosen at random:
Now Jesus knew that they were
DESTROYS to ask him, and said unto
them, Do We inquire among yourselves
Of that / said. A little while. and We
shall not see me: and again. little
while. and We shall see me?
The modern compositor would set that
passage between two brackets of in
verted commas. for it is quote within
a quote. But it is beautifully clear as
1t stands, and among all Biblical mis-
understandings no one, we think, has
been misled by the absence Of an in
verted comma.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24

The words "has introduced a bill III
congress-" applied to a senator or rep
resentative. usually sound much larger
than their ordinary meaning warrants
In order properly to estimate the value
Of the introduction of bill one must
remember that of $4,000 or IL, 900 meas.
ures introduced few hundred only
are passed. AS for proposed amend
ments to the constitution, the infant
mortality among them is appalling.
Each new congress sees score or
more Of proposals for a sixteenth
amendment to the constitution" We
shall doubtless some time have such a
thing. yet three amendments, all of
which were consequences of great
civil war. represent the only changes
made in the constitution since the pres
idency of Thomas Jefferson.-Youth's
COMPANION.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
SHE DROPPED IT.
rher Story of . Visitor, o Parrot nm,
q Costly Vase.

Ches Story of . Visitor, q Parrot and
Costly Vase.
A story is told wherein figure two
well known Columbus ladies and a par
rot. Mrs. A. paid special call at the
home of Mrs. B. the other day and was
ushered into the living room by the
ance of Mrs. B.
Mrs. b. had come into possession of q
parrot only short time before and had
been keeping the bird in the living
room. Polly has very good command
Of English and appears to know when
to use it. Mrs. A. sat down with her
back to the bird without noticing it,
and as Polly made no sound she re
manned in ignorance of its presence.
Observing a beautiful vase on the
mantel, Mrs. A. arose from her seat
and, crossing the floor, took down the
dainty piece of bric-a-brac to examine
it. She gazed on it rapturously, COM
pletely absorbed by its elegant decora-
lions, when suddenly from just behind
her came the shrill and stern COM
mand:
drop it! Drop It'll!
Mrs. A. obeyed and turned, with a
scream, to face the imperturbable gaze
Of Polly, who sat in her cage with her
green head slyly perked to one side. On
the floor lay the beautiful vase smash
ed to bits. At this most embarrassing
moment Mrs. B. entered the room. Be
fore Mrs. A. could explain the situation
Polly shook out her feathers and re-
marked:
! you're it! You're it! You're it!'-
Ohio State journal.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24

There is an idea that the brilliantly
colored parrots do not talk. There is
no reason why they should not. and
many possess the initiative instinct.
One of the most richly colored Of all is
the purple capped lory. from the Mo-
luccas. It's whole body is crimson and
rose, its wings are green and it's crest is
purple. 1t is thickset bird, like big
bullfinch, and can be highly educated.
1t is tame and gentle, an excellent
''linguist" and mimic, never shrieks
and is very amiable. 1t is also a ven
triloquist.
1t is worth noting that some Of the
tories, which are very fond Of flowers,
have been poisoned by being given la
burnum blossoms. There is a belief
that parrots should not be allowed wa
ter to drink, but only sopped food. We
believe that this is a mistake which
causes them great misery. They are
not great water drinkers, and some
species can go without it for consid-
cradle time; but in their native state
most of those that have been observed
come regularly to the water holes to
drink
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
STICK TO ONE THING. :

A Man Who Wishes He Had Lived
Up to That Rule.
1.-THE only way for a man on a salary
to make success of life financially
and otherwise Is to stick to one thing"
said government employee to a re-
porter. Twenty years ago had plenty
Of energy. little money and huge
stock Of ideas. determined to become
a power In the money market and as
starter dabbled for six months or more
in stocks. That experience cost me $4,-
600. soon became convinced that !
was cut out for druggist and straight
way invested $1,000 in a pharmacy.
Cut rates were unknown in those days,
and in short time was doing we'll,
but one day read of a prominent law
yer receiving $4,000 as fee for some
case, and instantly became imbued
great lawyer. I neglected my drug
business to such an extent that in two
years l was $500 to the bad. In the
meantime read law diligently. After
a time graduated as full f1edged dis
ciple of Blackstone and hung out my
shingle. Business not coming my way
as fast as thought it should. opened
a small hotel; result, $500 in the hole.
''Then tried my hand at real estate.
my legal training helping me greatly,
but the same old story will have to be
recorded here-failure. By this time my
money was nearly all gone. What to do
next was the all absorbing question.
One day q friend convinced me that
big money could be made out of chick
ems. invested every cent / had left,
$1,000, in hens. At the end of six
months 1 sold out my hennery for $500.
Then got government job, and here
I've been ever since. Shortly after my
arrival In this town purchased lit
tie land in the northwest section. That
investment has yielded me a very
handsome return, and l am now thor
oughly satisfied that the only thing for
a man on a salary to do is to either put
little each month in some good saw
ings bank or invest his surplus in land
or bricks and mortar. Remember one
thing = this is an age of specialists.
Stick to one thing, make a success of
1t, and maybe one of these days some
big company will offer you princely
salary for your knowledge. A rolling
stone gathers no moss or money
Washington Star.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
How He Announced II,

There was a minister in little Ne
braska town who had two matters
which We're very close to his heart. He
had prayed long and earnestly that the
mortgage of the church might be paid
of and that he might have a son and
heir. Not long ago a boy came to
gladden. his heart and home, and on the
same day the rich man of the village
died, leaving $1,000 with which to pay
off the church debt
The town was wild with excitement
over the double event, and bets were
freely made as to which subject was
closest to the minister's heart and
which he would refer to first in his SER
mon on the following Sunday. The
eventful day arrived, and excitement
ran high. There was an expectant
hush when the minister entered the
pulpit.
my friends" he said, "you know
what has been close to my heart for
many years, and you know of the JOY
full happenings of the past week; and
now, my friends, 1 want you to join
with me in thanking God for the sue
cor that has been sent u.s.
And then all bets were off.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
Buying of Wives.

Wives are still obtained by purchase
in parts of Russian Europe. In the
district of Kamyschin. on the Volga.
for example, this is practically the only
way in which marriages are brought
about. The price of a pretty girl from
we'll to do family ranges from f1O
to EGO. and in special cases a much
higher sum is obtained. In the villages
the lowest price is about f5. 1t is Gus
tomary for the fathers of the intending
bride and bridegroom to haggle for a
long time over the price to be paid for
the lady. A young farmer whose ia
Their cannot afford to pay for wife for
him need not think of getting married.
London Chronicle.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
Objected to ssstun."

The pride of James Gordon Bennett.
the elder. In the great newspaper he
had built up was proverbial. and he
had particular aversion to anything
that savored of disrespect on the part
Of his employees when speaking of its
contents.
One of his editorial writer's ventured
to compliment him one morning on the
general character of that days issue.
"There was lot Of good stuff in the
paper this morning. Mr.. Bennett" he
said.
"Stuff?" exclaimed the editor. "Stuff ?
What do you meanw
II mean the-the matter on the edi-
torial page" replied the other. some
what taken aback.
'Then say So" rejoined his chief,
with frosty CLEAN in his eye. ''If you
value your job. young man. never call
anything that goes into the New York
Herald 'stufs again as long as you
liver
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
MoHAMMEDANsI At PRAYER
They Always Respond When tine
Voice OF the Mueszim Calls.

They Always Respond When tine
Voice OF the MuesziM Calls.
The Mohammesian begins his prayer
standing, with his hands outspread
and his thumbs touching the lobes Of
his ears. In this position he repeats
certain passages from the Koran, then
brings his hands down to his girdle,
folds them and recites several other
passages from the same book. Next he
bends forward, rests both hands upon
his knees and repeats three times with
bowed head the formula of prayer to
God, the most great. Then he rises and
cries, allah hu akbarr' God is great)
sixteen times.
He then drops forward until his fore
head touches the ground between his
extended hands. He strikes his head
upon the floor at least three times, pro-
claiming his humility, and often doz-
en- and sometimes twenty times the act
will be repeated, according to his de-
sire to show humility and repentance.
He then returns to his knees and, set
thing back upon his heels, repeats a
ritual Next, arising to his feet, he
holds his hands and concludes the
prayer, repeating over and again the
words, 'There is no god but God. and
Mohammed is his prophet"
This may be repeated once or dozen
or forty times, according to the piety
Of the worshiper. and he holds string
of beads in his hands to keep tally. His
obligations are then accomplished, but
he can go through the same ritual
again as many times as he likes. The
more frequently he does so the better
Moslem he is. His piety is measured
by the number of times he repeats his
prayers. and, like the Pharisees of the
Scriptures, he prays in public places.
No matter where he happens to be or
by whom he is surrounded. whether at
labor in the fields or selling goods In
his shop or however he may be en-
ployed. the Mussulman never forgets
to pray when the voice of the muezzin
reminds him that the hour for devotion
hos o,.riuo6
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24
The Women Of damascus.

The women of Damascus-that is. the
Moslem women-are more closely veil
ed than those of Constantinople and
other eastern cities because the people
here are more tenacious in the observ-
ance of the ancient customs Of their
race and the requirements of their re-
ligion. The wells are thicker, also, and
cover the entire face. Some Of them
are figured SO that the concealment is
even more complete.
Greeks, Jews and Armenians do not
wear wells. and some of them are very
handsome, particularly the Jewish wo-
men. Their eyes, complexion and hair
are superb. The types Of oriental love-
Illness remind you of Solomon's Song.
No women are employed about the
hotels or restaurants. All the ''domes-
tic" work is done by men. In the shops
and manufactures of Damascus thou
sands Of women and girls are employ
ed, but they are exclusively Greeks and
Jews. No MOslem would permit his
wife, daughter or sister to appear in a
shop or any other place where men are
employed Record Herald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-24

'Real estate men are gradually for.
getting most of the old time supersti-
tons which used to cause us much
trouble" said dealer the other day.
'"The number Of houses which cannot
be rented or sold on account of being
haunted or because some terrible crime
was committed on the premises is rap
idly decreasing. We run across only a
few people who balk at living in house
No. ID. Even elderly men who have
made big fortunes are beginning to be-
Iieve that there is nothing in the old
saying that the aged rich man builds
a mansion to die in."-New York Trib-
uue.