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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
How Native Hawaiian Priests
Displaced 1Iil@ Missionaries

into the fiery depths. dared Pele to do hel
worst.
To the JOY of the missionaries and the
disgust of the kahunaS, nothing nap
pened Then the natives, eager to De
on the winning side, fiocked to be bap-
tized, Pele stock fell to zero and the
For a generation things went along
without anything untoward happening.
Then Kalauni died-and soon after
something did happen. Mighty Mauna
in its mighty depths. and, after fort
night of seismic commissions, sent forth
a great flood of lava that poured its
valley toward Hilo. The natives grew
uneasy, but the missionaries assured
them that the disturbance would cease
long before the river of fire had
Nevertheless. day by day. and week by
week-for a lava flow is a sluggish
thing-old Mauna Loa kept feeding, the
flood with red-hot lava, and the dark
red stream crept on resistlessly.
The kahunas, now old and decrepit.
came out of their holes and limited
around that angry Pele was preparing
because long delayed.
BY and by the fiery flood had ap-
preached to within a few miles of the
town, and held it's course unerringly
upon 1t. The missionaries sought in vain
to quiet the fears of the natives; these.
however, were not slow to see that the
missionaries themselves were growing
somewhat uneasy. Meantime the
kahunas, growing holder, loudly pro-
claimed that the day of destruction was
at hand. Great whirlwinds caught up
long strands Of volcanic glass and
strewed them through the streets of
Hilo. "Pele'S hair" the kahunas called
1t. This was reverently treasured by the
natives
At length the red front Of the lava
stream, half mile wide and towering
high above the valley, rolled itself near
ly to the very outskirts of the town.
In vain the missionaries called upon
the natives to join them in prayer. The
poor people, tortured with fear, hung
back, doubtful to whom to turn for aid.
The kahunaS, now grown bold beyond
all restraint, laughed at the efforts of
the priests and hymned their wild songs
to the goddess. begging her to Wreak
her vengeance upon the. apostates.
At length one night q particularly large
wave Of red-hot lava spilled itself over
the crest Of the flood into the very out
skirts OF town. That was the last straw.
In wild terror the natives focked to the
kahunas, begging them to save their poor
bodies from the wrath of the goddess.
The missionaries, In fear, betook them
selves to the safe precincts of their
schools and monasteries, while the ka-
hunas, now triumphant, swiftly erected
their rude stone affairs in front OF the
advancing lava. Here, surrounded by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
The Decay of "Sampling.'
,m the New York Herald

From the New York Herald.
The custom of giving things away In
the hope of promoting trade has bred q
race Of professional samplers who have
solved the problem Of living for next &c
nothing. The sampler" eats voraciously
at the demonstration counters in depart.
ment stores. He gets samples of tea, su-
gar and soap from the grocer, and could
easily make coat of many colors from
the samples of textile fabrics that the
dry goods merchant showers upon him.
He writes for every periodical that ad-
vertises free sample copies. and he has
never been known to subscribe. Time was
when he enjoyed sample trips into the
country on pleasant Sundays by taking
part in the free excursions advertised by
suburban land companies. The enjoyment
of these trips was frequently enhanced
by free lunch and brass band.
Quite recently the real estate vendors
have discovered that the sampler" never
takes part in the bidding when the build
ing lots are put up at auction, and in
the future their money will be spent on
advertising instead of chow
der and music. At the same time the
readers Of high-class papers have learned
the real value Of things offered for moth
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12

penitent natives. they sacrificed to Pele
those things she loved best-goats and
fowls and certain peculiar fish. dear to
her palate " while they performed their
mystical incantations and the congrega-
ton sWayed and chanted in piteous inn
ploraions for mercy and forgiveness. So
closely had they builded their affairs to
the fiery stream, in their fanaticism, that
it is said several of the kahunas were
scorched to death.
y X
And. with the coming of the dawn, the
lava flow ceased. From whatever cause.
it never came a foot nearer to the all
but devoted town-and, of course, the
kahunas took all the credit for it.
Then the missionaries came forth and
tried to explain to their recanting fiocks
that there was nothing remarkable in 1t
all. That the volcano had exhausted its
strength and, In the nature of things,
would have stopped. kahuna or no ka-
huna. But the simple-minded native
merely listened, smiled - and took his
prize chicken around to his special ka-
huna for a sacrifice Of thanks. The mis-
sionaries soon saw that all their efforts
were useless, so they packed up and went
to new fields, leaving Pele il full possess
sion of the field.
Today one may see on the outskirts of
Hilo the gray-black wall OF the dead lava
stream, while at it's base stand the affairs
Of the kahunas-but he'll not see q native
ChriStiani
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
Testing the Body Fuel at
Department. of Agriculture

climbs into the chamber through the
plate glass window provided for that pur-
nose and is sealed up. The temperature
of the calorimeter is then brought to the
desired point, usually sixty-eight degrees
Fahrenheit, when the experiment con-
mences in earnest. The subject is set 10
work digesting certain ar.Ic,e VI 49, ~
doing an allotment of mental labor OF
actually performing some physical exeI-
ton Immediately the heat evolveo IS
absorbed by the water In the pipe near
the ceiling. The Temperature OF TINS
water is kept constant at the moment
that it enters the pipe and Is recoroeo
automatically at the instant 1t leaves, SO
that by subtracting the known constant
water as it leaves the chamber. the re-
searchers are able to arrive at the
amount of heat given of by the subject
under the conditions imposed and, In the
case Of foods. to ascertain relative neat
producing values.
The idea Of combining a man in a heat
and sound proof prison during a number
of DAVIS may seem a bit extreme until ac-
tuaI conditions under which he will live
during those days is learned. His quar-
tiers, though they are somewhat cramped,
are not so bad after all. His little room
is provided with a cot, chair, table
and a shelf for books. The plate glass
window through which he enters gives
him ample light for reading and writing
and furnishes him with visual connection
with the outside world, and should he be
in need of anything he has only to go to
the little telephone installed for the pur-
pose and communicate with the assistant,
who is In constant attendance. At meal
times he is served with wholesome food
through a small aperture in one end OF
the wall of the calorimeter. While his
life in confinement may not be that OF an
oriental pOtentate, 1t is not hardship.
The fundamental principle of the calori-
meter Is not a new one. Scientists Tor
generations have been employing crude
forms OF the device for the purpose of in
sulating small quantities of heat produc-
ing substances. 1t Is the idea of placing
men and animals in a specially construct
While there is nothing to particularly ex-
cite wonder In a calOrimeter of the usual
laboratory variety, the workings of the
apparatus at the Department Of Agricul-
ture are well worth going a long distance
to observe.
The respiration chamber is made up Of
double metal walls, the inner one Of cop
per, the outer one of zinc, the two being
separated by a small space. They are
provided at frequent intervals with Their
NAL functions which are arranged in Sc
ries. The latter being composed OF two
different metals, any difference between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12

Mrs. John South is a senator's daugh-
ter who christened a battleship and Miss
Calder is representatives. daughter who
was a sponsor. Miss Claudia Lyon. who
was sponsor. for the battleship Texas, is
q daughter of Theodore Roosevelts for
mer campaign manager. Mrs. Franklin
Hamilton. daughter of Gov. Fleming Of
Florida, named the battleship Florida,
after her home state. Another gov
ernor's daughter who belongs to the So
ciety Is Mrs. William b. Kinney. She
named the battleship New Jersey.
Miss Ruth Lawrence OF New York IS a
member, having christened the torpedo
boat Lawrence. The society's secretary,
Miss Edith Benham, was sponsor for the
torpedo boat destroyer named after her
father, Admiral Benham.
Mrs. John Burke. who was sponsor for
the battleship Montana. is daughter OF
former treasurer of the United States,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
Work and the Weather.

From the Boston Transcript.
The restless days are here. All out
doors invites us and our work becomes
a conscious effort and a bore. 1t is the
time when we are most in sympathy
with Jerome K. Jerome in his confession.
as follows: Il like work; it fascinates
me. / can sit and look at it for hours.
j love to keep 1t by me; the idea OF get
ting rid of it nearly breaks my heart"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12

wv garding the sponsor of a
certain battleship,
learned that no lists or accounts were
kept of the launchings and christenlngs
of navy ships. / realized how much or
national interest was thereby lost, and l
had the inspiration to form society OF
sponsors who would be interested in per-
netuating the details of their own ex-
periences and of rescuing from oblivion
accounts of the naming of the Aghting
craft of our navy. old and new.
Thus would Mrs. Lewis Underwood, the
honorary life president, give the raison
d'atre OF the Society of Sponsors Of the
United States Navy. of which she was
the founder.
Since the formation of this society
many objects as aims have oeen decideu
upon but the real achievement OF It's
four years of existence has been the
gathering together of sponsors, who were
scattered all over the country, and secur-
ing to them the benefits of acquaintance
with each other. and the compiling OF IN
formation relating to the launching and
christening Of almost all of the ships OF
the navy.
x
ANY woman who has named and been
a sponsor for a man-of-war or any other
vessel connected with the United States
Navy is eligible to membership in the
society These women are in many cases
connected with the navy through their
fathers, brothers or husbands. Some of
them are the daughters of governors or
mayors, and others who have been chosen
to christen submarines are daughters of
the officials OF the shipbuilding COM
panies.
1t is interesting to note that Presi-
dents wife or daughter has never named
a ship. Miss Harriet Lane Johnston,
niece Of President Buchanan, who chris
tened the Lancaster, is the only member
Of a presidential family to have ever par
ticipated in such q ceremony.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. whose husband
is Secretary of the Navy. is a member of
the society by reason Of having chris
tened the Bagley, a torpedo boat de-
stroyer, which was named after her
brother, Ensign Worth Bagley Other
members of the society are Mrs. o. HI.
z. Belmont, prominent as New York
society woman interested in philanthropic
movements and woman suffrage. who
christened the torpedo boat Nicholson;
Mrs. Colin Campbell, daughter of the late
Mrs. Levi Letter of Washington and Chi
cago, who married Capt Campbell of
England. sponsor for the battleship I'LL
nois; Mrs. Frank Brooks, jr., formerly
Miss Carol Newberry. whose father was
formerly the Secretary of the Navy,
christened the Michigan: Mrs. Reynolds
Thomas Hall. president, wife of Capt.
Hall. christened the Roe: Mrs. Coudert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12

Mrs. Flipper says her husband is a
painter. 1 wonder if he is a postum
pressionist.
He whitewashes fences. II that's what
you mean."-Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
BOOKS RECEIVED.

NUTRITION AND DIET, q Text Rock
for Secondary Schools. BY Emma
Conley. director of domestic science.
State Normal School Oshkosh Wis
New York: American Book Com
pany.
Their Care and Cure and The Cen
eral Management Of the Body. BY
i. II. Hirschfeld. NJ u. New York:
Funk & wagnalls Company.
BEE AND BUTTERFLY, q Tale % Two
Cousins BY Lucy Foster Madison.
author OF The Peggy Owen Books"
etc. illustrated by Adelia h. Beard
Chicago: NJ A Dorohue G. Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
74ROCGHOUT the towns and vii
lagos scattered about the half

the towns and vii
lagos scattered about the hall
dozen or more islands that form
the Hawaiian group the natives are al
most universally members Of some Chris
tan sect. The gentle teachings of the
meek and lowly Nazarene appealed to
their simple and kindly natures and, from
the first, the missionaries have found
them ready converts, save in Hflo, one OF
the principal towns of the Island Of Ha-
wall.
Here, among the several thousand ma
tives, q Christian is as rare as a black
berry In January. If one OF them Il
questioned concerning his religious con-
victions he casts a fearful glance toward
the great dome Of Mauna Loa volcano
with its crater smoking sulkily thirty
miles to the west, and passes on without
answer. For. one and all. they are fol-
lowers Of the religion of their forefathers
worshipers of the fiery devil goddess,
Pele. who is supposed to have her home
In the bowels OF the great mountain that
rears its top more than thirteen thou
sand feet above the sea. Yet seventy-five
years ago all the natives in Hilo were
Christians: and. If you ask a resident
American why they have thus recanted
and gone back to the worship of their
goddess, he will point to a great gray
black wall of lava whose ramparts tower
over the western outskirts of the town
and tell you this story:
After Kamehameha the Great had con-
quered all the islands Of the group and
brought them under his rule, he turned
his thoughts to the hereafter and, before
his death. had expressed a wish that his
daughter and successor to the throne,
Princess Kalauni. should embrace Chris
tianity.
When she became queen, early in the
last century, she put his wishes into exc
cution and was baptized by Catholic
missionary. This shocked the native
priests, known as kahunas. who foretold
all kinds of fearful vengeance that would
be wreathed by their tutelary goddess of
the volcano upon the head of the Grant
queen. KaAauni. however, had the bold
spirit Of her father. She sent word
throughout the islands that, on a certain
day. she would proceed to the rim Of the
crater OF Mauna Loa, sacred to Pele and
forbidden to all save the kahunas, and
there defy the goddess at her own door.
She was as good as her word. Followed
by group Of raving kahunas and an
awe-struck throng of natives, she took
her stand upon the brink Of the smok-
ing crater and. impudently casting stones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12

HEN I tried to secure
some information at the
Navy Department re-
garding the sponsor of a
certain battleship, /
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
MANY NEW GERMAN BOOKS
RECENTLY ADDED.

The following list gives tho titles OF
some Ct the new German books at the
Public Library. In addition TO German
poetry and drama IL begins a list OF tho
new German fiction. which will be con-
tinued next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-12
BOOK REVIEWS.

CERTAINTY AND JUSTICE; Studies Of
the Conflict Between Precedent ana
Progress In the Development OF the
Law. BY Frederic r. Coudert New
York. ID ApDleton & Co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-19

discovered a process Of color photog-
raphy in 1891, and the Lumiere broth
ers, two Frenchmen, invented practi-
cal method, which was entirely differ
ent, in 1904.
A German, Roentgen, discovered the
X rays In 1895. -
Another German, Hertz, discovered
in 1890, the Hertzian waves. which a
Frenchman. Branly, about 1900. utiliz-
ed in inventing wireless telegraphy,
A Frenchman, Moissan. manufac-
tured diamonds and rubies in 1893.
Two French citizens, M. and Mime.
Curie, discovered radium about 1900.
A Frenchman, Pasteur. in 1855. dis
covered and applied successfully vacci-
nation against hydrophobia.
A German, Behring, and a Frenchman
Poux, discovered and applied an anti
diphtheria serum and other serums.
A Frenchman, Carrel, who settled in
America, kept animal tissues alive af-
ter separation from the bodies in 1912
The north pole was reached in 1908
by an American, Peary, and the south
pole by Norwegian, Amundsen, in
1911.
The list, drawn up by Frenchman,
therefore mentions thirty-two names
Counting those mentioned twice as
two), of which nineteen are French,
seven American and three German.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-19


"A Border Incident. THE killing Of
Mexican lieutenant by two American
officials on the international bridge
between Juarez and Ell Paso, over
which the Mexican attempted to cross
to kill a Gringo" is one of those Dor
der incidents" to which an English pa
per recently referred as possible sparks
to q flame Of war between the United
States and Mexico This particular oc-
currence will doubtless pass off with
out serious consequences, but, had 1t
turned out as the Mexican intended, 1t
might have been quite otherwise.
There is not likely to be any excitement
in the United States over the matter,
seeing that the "Greaser" was killed
instead of the "Gringo," but had he
succeeded in his homicidal invasion,
there would probably have gone up
considerable Of cry for revenge that
might have given some concern at
Washington. Even as 1t is. the Incl
dent is somewhat disturbing, more In
it's evidence than in its effect. It shows
that there Is not only hot feeling on the
part of the Mexicans against Amerf-
cans, but a degree Of boldness in Its
expression that might lead to some-
thing really serious should occasion Of
fer and warrant. The undertaking OF
the Mexican officer to invade the Amer
lean city. on murder bent, is likely to
fire the Indignation Of American resi-
dents along the frontier, and to move
them, moreover, to an expectation and
a preparation for conflict that may pre-
cipitate It. II instead Of an individual
affair such as this there should be q
clash of parties, II Americans in Juar-
ez or Mexicans in H Paso should run
afoul of hostile demonstrations and be.
come involved in quarrels with fatal
termination, then, indeed, there would
have to be demonstration to bring the
jingoes within bounds. The prompt ac-
ton of the military authorities on the
Texas border in ordering troops OF
United States soldiers to stations at
the bridges leading across the Rio
Grande river and to those In the gar
risons to be ready for emergency call
should bring the situation caused by
this occurrence under control and pre-
vent serious development.--Cnar
Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-19
FRENCH INVENTIONS
Architect Of Paris Claims Many Mar
vols for His countrynnen.

Architect Of Paris Claims Many Mar
vsls for His countrymen.
What nation has created most Of the
marvels Of modern science? A French
architect, M. Hanin, replied to this
question in the following manner:
The first practical automobiles were
built by Serpoilet and Lebussor, about
1889. both Frenchmen.
The first dirigible balloon able to re-
sist the wind was built by Giffart In
1855. In 1888 the brothers Tissandler
and in 1884 Renard and Krebs built
balloons which could be steered per-
fectly. All five were Frenchmen.
Another Frenchman, Alder, construct
ed in 1897 the Ayion. the first heavier
than air machine to leave the ground
This was built on the same principle
as the aeroplane, which was later
practical by the Wright brothers,
transformed completely, and made
Americans, in 1904. .t5.....s.+t..,
A Frenchman. Adler. built the first
practical submarine in 1897.
The telephone was invented by two
Americans, Graham and Bell. In 1876,
and the phonograph by an American,
Edison, in 1877.
The elements Of the cinermatograph
were discovered by Belgian, Plateau,
about 1861. A Frenchman, Marcy, pho
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-19

that had opposed him throughout
the first year Of his mayoralty-
praise which reached its climax when
he lay wounded, and in peril Of death.
three years ago. His death was, in all
human probability. a consequence Of
that shot, and that shot would, in
all human probability, never have
been fired but for the mayors fine
and defiant refusal to run his office
on the spoils principle. New York
Evening Post. .rr,.,s
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-19

was admiration Of his courage; there
was appreciation of his originality;
there was delight in his wit and his
almost unparalleled power Of terse
and pungent expression; there was
wonder at the comprehensive range Of
his interests and sympathies, the
readiness Of his response to anything
that smacks of genuine human inter-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-19
Modern rr.x.I.r.--rhe modern. ira,

Modern TraveIer.-The modern, trav-
eler (the heroic explorers Of old belong
to another CLASSY is formed by leisure.
opportunity and q certain easiness In
pecuniary matters-Iike that plant
whose seed vessels burst in heat. 30
explodes his shell Of habit when the
sun of prosperity shines warmly. and
forwith he is scattered to the four
winds. Its a small world" quoth he
bromidically, as he goes to and fro
over the earth, and finds therein many
delightful persons resembling himself.
Like the man In the cabinet lined with
mirrors, his reflections are numerous,
and all alike. No wonder he feels like
Sancho Pancho Pansa,s hazelnut in
habitant of a mustard-seed world.-C.
E. D. Phelps.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-19
AN ESTIMATE OF MAYOR eAYNoR
He Was the Most Interesting Man in
New York.


Death has suddenly removed from
the whirl of this city's life the most
striking and extraordinary figure in It;
and he was snatched away at a mo-
ment when the part that his PERSONAL
ity was playing in the city's affairs
was at its maximum Of distinctive
ness and perhaps of Importance. If
any one had been asked yesterday
why there was any prospect Of Mr..
Gaynors election as mayor next No
vember, the best short answer would
have been that 1t was because he is
the most interesting man in New
York. The nature Of the interest he
excited was not simple; 1t was COM
pounded Of many elements. There