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K JrlH 3 CUSt RtMANDED Uv n unanimous opinion of tlie Court, written by Chief Justice Frear. tho decrco of Judge Matthew-man in the caso of M. i Bcott nnd Nettie L. Scott vs. II. Hnckfcld & Co., Ltd., is reversed nnd tho caso to the Circuit Judge for such further proceedings ns may bo proper. Plaintiffs in person; Thompson & Clemens and 0. r. Mnyduell for defendnut. Tho law of tho enso is thus stated: "A clear case should bo mado out in order to justify tho cancellation of a Boto and mortgage mado in pursuance of part of nn oraf contract, on tho ground of mutual misunderstanding ,or mistake ns to another nllcged part of tho contrnet which was not intended to bo put in writing. A mere preponderance of evidence Is insufficient." Defendant hold two due bills from M. F. Scott ns collateral to one of two book accounts aggregating $1008.27, nnd on October 1, 1002, with his wife executed a noto and a mortgngo to wcuro tho debt. On September 10, J904, plaintiffs brought n bill in equity to annul tho mortgngo and enjoin foreclosure proceedings defendnnt bad brought. Their ground of action was Hint defendant had not returned tho due bills as bad orally been agreed it should before tho mortgago waB executed. Defendnnt brought a cross bill for an accounting nnd a decree requiring tho plaintiffs to pay tho amount found due, nnd in default of payment that tho mortgaged premises bo sold nnd tho proceeds npplicd to payment of tho debt. Tho Circuit .Tndgo decreed tho note and mortgago to be void and enjoined tho defendnnt from enforcing them, nnd then to scttla tho wholo business found ibo amount then duo from M. 1 Scott and entered judgment therefor, ns well ns for ono half tho expenses, costs, etc., the judgment amounting in all to $939.41. Doth parties appealed. NEW TRIAL OEDERED. A unanimous opinion of tho Court, written by Justico Hart-well, has been rendered in tho caso of W. I?. Castle, trustee), vs. Kapiolani Estntc, Ltd. It wns nn appeal from a directed verdict for defendant in tho .First Circuit Court, "on tho ground that tho ovidonco shows nn estoppel by former judgment." Tho former judgment was in nn ejectmont suit brougut by Kapiolani Kstato against Castlo and his tenants, Weaver nnd Hoogs. Jury laving been wnlved, tho court ordered judgment against Castlo nnd luiothcr judgment against Weaver nnd Hoogs, tho latter by default. Tho judgmont against Cnstlo wns set aside on error on the ground thnt scparato judgments cannot bo mado in a joint nction. Kstato obtained possession of tho land by n writ on tho judgment against Weaver and Hoogs, and Castlo brought tlio present nction. The Supremo Court vacates tho judg ment nnd orders a new trial. Cnstlo & Withington for plaintiff; Kinnoy, & uoopi'i lor defendnnt, MAUI COURT SUSTAINED. Tho Supremo Court, in a unanimous opinion by Justice Wilder, overrules exceptions from Judge Kopolkul's judgment for plaintiff, jury lioing wan' I'd, in tho ejectment suit of Moso Mo heuln vs. Pioneer Mill Co. for n pioeo of land at Uhao, Lahaina. O. W. Ash- ford nnd James L. (Joke for plnintitv; i. ii. (.aso tor uctcnilant. T TESTIFIES The creator part of the cross-examination of Archie Knaua In the Parker ranch case was taken up with the question of the understocking of paddocks. Tho witness was shy on figures, he had no choice between flvo and Ave thousand as the number of cattle short, nor between one hundred and five hundred ns the number already In a given paddock. Ho knew that the ranch kept a record and that every animal put In and taken out was counted. Why the gate between and Paklll was open nt times and closed at times was a mystery to the witness, but It wbb Improper anyway. The witness having been In temporary charge at Puuwaawaa was asked If he had ever formed a Judgment as to whether that ranch was overstocked at that time, but had not observed It. "Did you ever hear that your brother Eben Low overstocked that ranch so that Hind lost a thousand cattlo and the rest nearly starved?" asked Kinney. "I never heard that It wns tho overstocking by Eben Low that caused tho loss." "What did cause it?" "I don't know." "Was It the ary weather?" "I think so." "Then you think It Is proper management to stock a ranch to such a point that It requires good weather to carry tho cattle through?" , "I think It Is proper that a manager should take into consideration times of famine ns well as times of plenty." "Then what ought tho rule to be In regard to the number you carry?" "My idea would bo to do whnt was of benefit to yourself," with which rule of action the attorney had to bo content. lleturnlng to the Parker ranch, Kinney asked; "Has Carter managed the ranch so that In good or bad weather he has never been caught without sufficient fiTass?" "I don't remembjer any time they were short," replied the witness. Kinney questioned the witness as to the droughts of 1901 and 190J and tho HAWAIIAN GAZETTE, FRIDAY, OCTOilER ao, 1905. occasion when mtllt were sent from I'uuwnnwna ran'h to Walmra to nave their live The wltneM admitted that throughout nil thee times Carter had nover been obliged to refuse nn order for fat cattle. "Wns that chance," osked Kinney, "or was It tho result of deliberation and thought?" I wish you would enlighten me ns to the question," sAld the witness. Ion nro In thn witness stand to i nllchtcn us," retorted Kinney. When the questions nro framed so that I ein answer them." Well, I guess that question will answer Itself," said Kinney, nnd the round was declared a draw. Kinnoy probed gently Into tho man ner of tho witness's leaving Eben Low's employ. "Didn't your brother discharge you? ' he nsked. 'No," explained the witness. "Ho sent me with a shipment of cattle for tho Kohala market. Several died on tho way, nnd I was afraid he would bo nngry, so I did not go back at all, but went to Wnlmea." "And ho never sent for you?" "No." Paul Jnrrett was next cnlled to the stand and examined as to conditions on tho ranch prior to and at the time Carter took over control. He hod become manager before Sam Parker's undo died, nnd had held office while the trustees were In charge. The mortgage of JIOO.OOO had been paid off be fore he left, but not Sam Parker" mortgage on his half. Magoon asked tho witness in detail concerning each paddock on tho ranch In his time, and how many head each would carry In dry and wet weather. With regard to fences the witness said that three miles would fence oft the Kohala mountains, but to fence off Mnunakca would be very costly. If tho felico were built It would take a long time to tnme all tho wild cattlo. Inbreeding was prevalent on the ranch when the wltnes was In charge. Ho did not have the means to stop it by fencing off the wholo ranch, as tho trustees had directed trim to be economical. Ho had swapped bulls with the other ranches and thus got what new blood ho wanted. He hod seen the Hcrofords that Carter Imported, and considered them good animals. Thcro was considerable Ivy on the ranch when ho' took charge. It was very slow growing, nnd he'dld not know that he had spoken to Carter about it, though Carter had seen It. His method of dealing with the dairy was to sus pend operations and turn the animals out when It got too wet. Ho had thought of building n dairy at Walmen, where conditions were better. Alfalfa, rye and pill grass would grow at also corn In certnln seasons. He had begun raising hogs, but only a few months before he left. PREMIUMS FOR THE COWBOYS Honolulu merchants are showing great Interest In the cowboy festlvnl which takes place the day after to morrow In Kapiolani Park. Many handsome prizes have already been of fercd nnd many more are promised. A display of premiums will be made tomorrow In one of the windows of E. O. Hall & Son and the list at present Is as follows: Thco. H. Davles & Co., one hand-carved Mexican saddle; H. Hackfeld & Co. and Metropolitan Meat Co., $25 cash each; E. O. Hall & Son, one Winchester rifle; Pacific Hardware Co.) one Colt revolver and holster; H. Banning, $10 cash; M. Mclnerny, Ltd., one Stet son cowboy hat; M. Greenbaum & Co., 1-2 dozen shirts and one dozen pair socks; Mclnerny Shoe Store, one pair storm calf sporting boots; Fred Phllp & Dro., one bridle. The exhibition Is bound to draw a big crowd and thero will probably be a great many more entries than was originally expected. A contingent of Maul boys is pretty sure to come. A real Cheyenne cowpuncher now-belonging to the soldier forces In town will try to wrest some of the prizes from the nativo sons. Thb choicest seats In the grand stand are reserved nnd tickets are on sale nt Wall, Nichols Co. at GO cents each. Seats In the unreserved section will sell nt 25 cents each on the ground. t. P0L0MEN TO THE COAST Tho following article, which will interest polo players throughout Hawaii, is taken from a. recent San Francisco Chronicle: If nil tho polo teams appear on tho Coast that have signiflod their intention of coming to California this win ter local enthusiasts will seo interna tional matches that cannot bo surpass cd in nny part of tho world. Itudolph Sprockets has received a let' tcr from Honolulu in which is stated that a polo team would como up from tho islands some timo during tho month of December if tho loenl players had tuo season under way. Sccrotary height on of tho Pony Association lias heard that Sir Uiipcrt Clark is considering bringing a string over from Austrnlin to raco at tlio winter meeting of tho New Call fornia Jockey Club, nnd that if he makes the trip ho will bo accompanied y mo eracic poio team of Australia. Thcso two teams, with the two Em?. lish teams, tho Knstcrn team, nnd tho military team, will make flvo teams to go up ngainst the California players. Tho CoaBt can eastiy furnish thrco strong teams, which will mnko eight teams in tho field. DO NOT NEGLEOT A DAD COLD, Never allow n cold to take Its course, Too often at this season of the year Its course is toward pneumonia. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will promptly cure your cold and counteract any tendency In this direction. You cannot afford to take such a risk for the small amount this medicine will cost you. For sale by All Dealers nnd Druggists, nenson, Smith & Co., Ltd., Agents lor Hawaii. I: Americanization and labor I (By Henry E, Wanton.) (!) IMItor Advertiser: Hanoi,' fnren jolno pnit In the ilrniitiii t tU' n clmlim law in its retain n to llmvuil, may I bo permitted to mil a few sup plomcntiiry observations f Lately Judge Dole, out of the store of his wi'.e experience and so ml thought, piepnrod and published a contribution to the cause of Americanism in llnwnil, which his answer to Judge Ilnrt's interesting paper completes. A communication by Secretary Atkinson to tne ..now i orK inucpcnueiit has also been reprinted, which clearly presents tho argument In fnvor of citizen labor and sustains the policy of the multiplication of homes, through tho distribution of land. In reference to this subject, however, it seems to me thnt thcro nro practical questions to bo considered that ought to bo immediately decided. There are two points to be kept in view: 1. Tlio most earnest and definite encouragement to tho introduction of citizens nnd of clnsses of nlions who are eligible to citizenship is absolutely essential to territorial progress. The natural result of nnnexntion, much re tarded through local causes, is Ameri canization. President Itoosovclt, quoted by Secretary Atkinson, struck tho keynote, when ho insisted on development "along traditional American lines." This is exactly whnt genuine Americanization means. Every movement that tends in this direction should and will command tho endorsement of Americans, of all extractions, both here nnd on tho mainland. Hut the labor necessities of the sugar plantations can nnd must be met. This most important of nil Hawniian industries demands nnd is entitled to receive ndequato protection. As I linvo previously observed, tlio lnbor situation of today wns anticipated when annexation took place, and tho good faith of Congress nnd, therefore, of tlio people of the United State?, was plcdoed to all legislation, under tho Constitution, necessary to solvo tho existing problem. Thnt problem is How to extend citizenship, to multiply homes, nnd to foster diversified industries, nnd, at the Ramo time meet tho lnbor demand on tho pliintntions. This question has to bo dealt with on exact lines, and its determination requires hurmony nnd concentration. Thcro nro four ways in which it has boon suggested that unskilled labor for tho cane-fields can be obtained: First, through tho introduction of citizens, nctunl or potential, who nro able nnd willing to mnko homes for themselves nnd fill tho plnces of Asiatics; second, through tho introduction of tlio same class or classes, to grow cane un der contract on limited nreas of land; third, by a modification of the excliv sion law. permitting tho importation into Hawaii of a limited number or Chinese under close nnd effective ro' strictions; nnd, fourth, by a combina tion of all thcso various mctiious. Now the Planters' Association un dnubtcdly represents a largo ainount of capital, unprecedented success in tno production of sucnr, nniT wide nnd deop knowlcdgo nnd oxperlenco m every of tho business, so vital to tho Territory and so important to tho mainland, nnd its nttitudo on theso propositions should bo influential and probably controlling. Tho main thing lilCKing IS II UlSlllli;!' UAyrcBaiuu ui iia views nnd its wants. If tho demand for unskilled laborers can bo filled by citizens or by nliens qualified for citizenship, that is an end of tho discussion and no other action is required but to fncilitato that kind of immigration, it lins been, However, nlmost endlessly reiterated that this class of lnbor can not bo procured, that Americans or persons fit to become Amcricnns, of every hue, cither can not or will not toil in the cane, nnd thero certainly is n pride of that, as a factor in tho question, it is difficult to ignore. What then is tho truth about this matter? It appears to mo thnt it is up to tho Planters' Association to nnswer. Is tho contract system possible! To somo extent, it has been tried. Would this plan, nssidupusly followed, end tho difficulty 1 Here', ngain, dqcisivo information is within tho breast of tho Planters' Association. If neither of theso mothods of treatment is sufficient, or if they nro inadequate, what is thcro left but resort to Chinese! It is easy to fall between two stools. Halting botween dlvorso opinions is mother modo of expressing tho aphor ism. Is anything to bo done or is tlio present condition to bo left to tnko enro of itself t If tho Chinese nro wanted, then rapid and systematized movement is imperative. Tho long session of Congress begins in December. Exclusion will be a theme and a subject of national legislation. What is to bo tho attitude of Hawaii or is it to tako any nttitudo at allf Generalities will accomplish nothing. Tho aim must bo specific, and tho work direct and pointed, or, if relief through a modification of the exclusion law is desirable, it will fail. It is certain that tho genornl policy of excluding Asiatics from tho United States will not bo changed but Intensified. Upon this point, American judgment is substantially united. It is credibly stated that, acting for its own interests, Japan fnyors tho exclusion of its unskilled laborers from tho United States. Ha this as it mny, the American nntion is determined to maintain its own rncial autonomy. Tho evidence to this effect docs not como from labor unions or from earners only, bu from nil classes. Tho expressions of Secretary Taft nro a condensation of public opinion, cor robornted from every direction. If, then, tho sugar planters need uniuene, mm business sense is cxer cised, tho course to bo pursued is ob vious. As already 'said, without local harmony and concentration nothing can be done. Exclusion must not be antagonized, but its extension supported ao as to limit Asiatic competition in skilled In- tint tie mid In thuo .occupations that properly belong to flfUens. Thin will Lava a snlutnry effect In tho Hawaiian Islands mid especially In Honolulu. where Asiatic intrusion into the departments of trndo and Industry that citizenship justly claims threatens nt least to become monopolizing nnd permanent. It will tend to nrrest tho exodus oi the whites, so justly de plorcd uy Judge Dole and by Sccretnry Atkinson alike, to restore Industrial prosperity and to promote Americaniza tion, Tho special ease of Hawaii should be vigorously presented, backed by statistics nnd other facts. All proper instructions and regulations of Chinese, immigration should bo distinctly advocated. I ho authority ot congress nnd its pledge to guard tho interests of the Territory should bo Invoked forcibly and plainly. , American labor combinations should be roached by the irrefutable proposi tion thnt tho employment of Chincso on tho stignr plantations will in no degree conflict with unskilled American labor and sa ill enlarge the demand for skillod wage-earners. If labor unions should object to special legislation for Hawaii, necessitated by uniquo conditions, let them apply a test to themselves and, if they can do so, furnish American laborers for field work. If thoy can not, then their objections nro answered, and the prosperity of tho plnntors is identified with their own real interests. I nm quito convlncod thnt any community in the United Stntes that knows what it wants and that what it wants is right, can got it, if it tries in a straightforward and strong way. Particularly is this true, where, as in Hawaii, Congress has the power and is under tho obligation to fill a reasonable demand. It is half-formed opinions, conflicts about trifles, n lack of and firmness, indecision and scattering of energy, undue procrastination, that boat communities as well as individuals in tho promotion of legitimnto objects. Should the Planters' Association formulate its own wishes, invito tho aid of tho public nnd bring tho facts and tho converging streams of influence to bear upon nn iutelligiblo plan, it is not too lato to approach tho and Congress with almost force. If tho local nnd exceptional acquisition of unskilled Chincso lnbor, accompanied, as a gonoral policy, by exclusion that really excludes, would end tho troubles on tho plantations, would cnlargo tho,fiold for American nnd business men, nnd would prevent tho further and disastrous barring out of Americans from Hawaii by oponing up to them opportunities for prosperous industry, whnt rational and patriotic citizen should complain! It is truth, simplified nnd npplied, that will oxtricato this Territory from Its ombarrassmonts and the clogs and obstructions to progress. Doubt nnd hesitation nover yet captured tho American public. HENRY E. HIGHTON. Honolulu, October 17, 1905. f ' rain ii Many a Resident of Honolulu Will Tell You. We are living In a very rapid age. Few of us bother our heads about small things, and so many persons look upon a pain, ache or lameness In the back as a small thing. They wait for It to pass off, giving no thought to the cause. Remember; The kidneys are the sewers of the system; they cairy off the Impure matter, but sewers sometimes become clogged up. So do the kidneys. The kianeys are located near the small of the back, hence any stoppage affects the back. This means backache, lame back, weak back and many other distressing symptoms. There Is lota more to tell on this sub ject, but we won't do it here, for we want to show you how to keep the kidneys so the back will have no cause to ache. You might not believe us, so we will let one of your own citizens tell their experience: W. P. Williams of Uils city, Is a light-house keeper, and he has held this position for the last 30 years. He says: "I was for a number of years, one of that numerous army of people who suffer with their backs. Mine ached and pained me to no small ex tent, so that I was glad when I heard of a remedy for It, Doan's Backache Kidneys Fills. I obtained some of these at the Holllster Drug Co.'s store, and took them. They gave me great re lief, and I make this short narration of my experience for the benflt of others who perhaps do not know that nearly all backache arises from the kidneys, and the best medicine for it 1b Doan's Backache Kidneys Pills." Doan's Backache Kidneys Pills are E0 cents per box, for sale by all druggists; sent by mall on receipt of price by the Holllster Drug Co., Honolulu, wholesale agents for the Hawaiian Is lands. The army transport Sherman will sail from this port on November 6 for Manila, carrying the Fifteenth Infantry, Col. II. C. Wnrd commanding, forty-five officers nnd about 900 enlisted men; also one squadron of the Fourth Cavalry, Major E. P. Wilcox commanding, eight officers and about 200 enlisted men. These troops nre stationed at the Presidio of Monterey. Colonel George Andrews, military secretary! of the Pnclflc dlvlsipn, will sail on the Sherman, to take station with the Philippines division. His family accompanies him to Mnnlla. Colonel Edward A. Godwin, Fourteenth Cavalry, arriv ed in this city from Jefferson barracks, Missouri, and will await the arrival of his regiment, which Is scheduled to sail from Manila on October 15. Chronicle. Energy, Ambition, Strength, a Splendid Appetlto, and Perfect Hoalth may be Becured by all who follow the example of the young lady who gives this testimonial : "Krerjr spring, for years, I ui"d to hare lntolerabto headaches and total loss of energy, so that the teason wlilch should bo welcomed by mo was a dread; for, as tha warm, pleasant da) s arrived, they brought to me Ussltudo and pain. A friend advltcd m to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla I commenced using It and have not liad since then the first symptom of headache. My appetite Is splendid, and I perform my duties with a cheerfulness and energy tliat surprise myself. I take pleasure In telling all my friends of the merit of Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and the happy results of Its use." There are many imitation Sarsapanllas. Be sure you get "AYER'S." rrtprcJbjDr.J.C.Ajer&Co.,Lowell,Ml.,U.S.A. JlSBJVB PILLS, the beit fatally Uxatlre. WOLLISTER DItUG CO., AQENTa WHITE MEN WILL NOT BE COOLIES Editor Advertiser: Kindly pardon mo for likely my too eager interest in this Territory of Hawaii, but certainly our needs at present, to my mind, aro something inoro than just "common!" Can it bo that any board or association would think, for a moment, that American citizens, oven tho poorer, poorest class of workmen, would risk to travel some thousands of miles to work on our plantations when by travoling in a train for a few hours or oven many, thoy could reach any one of thrco sorts sugar, rico or cotton t Now, why would thoy como hero to Hawniil Why, If plantation work (coolio) wcro proposed to a man on' tho mainland tho end would be, likely, a personal conflict a fight. As, for tho "homo," tho acres and tho houso, that proposition also seems, to our mind, a sort of Arnbinn Nights' dream a affnirl What wo need is tho Chineso contract laborer for tho plantation, nnd that, with other help from tho Federal government, In tho way of forts and all tho rest, will causo Hawaii to become settled and enriched along "traditional American lines." But all this will tako time, patience nnd, better than all, tho most earnest work at Washington by wise, calm and diplomatic men, men men. ANNE M. PRESCOTT. HAWAII BEINO JAPANNED. Serious Phaso of Labor Problem at Our Halfway House. It is almost a uniquo situation that a country having tho possibility of great industries has not tho popula tion to turnisn tne necessary labor, in Porto Ilico wo have tho opposite situ ation, 3000 square miles of territory with over 1,000,000 inhabitants. In Hnwan, with 0500 squaro miles, wo havo but 150,000. In tho Philippines thcro nro both territory nnd inhabitants, tha territory undeveloped nnd the people unacquainted with tho rewards from labor. In Hawaii, 'with all of its possibilities for development, tho ono interest that has not been neglected, that has beon nurtured and fostered and mado to grow to its fullest extent is that of sugar and, as n result, practically all of tho largo business intorcsts of tho 150,000 pcoplo nro in tho hands of G000 whites, of whom perhaps 100 control three-quarters of the great wealth of tho islands. With tho nativo Hawaiian raco fast dying out, it has beon necessary to look elsewhere for tho labor with which to cultivato 'tho cane. Work in tho cane fields, among tho tall growth in a humid climate, shut out from light and air, is not such as to attract whito men. Directly in the path of immigration from tho Orient Hawaii has, therefore, been compelled to seek Asiatic labor. Tho Chinese coolies, ideal for tho purpose hero, peacoablo and non-aggressive, even though they contribute nothing to citizenship, nro prohibited under tho Chinese exclusion laws, so that, save for whnt remains of the earlier Chinese immigrnnts, Hawaii is at the mercy of Japan tor its labor. Tho direct result of this is that tho Japaneso aro now one-half of the population of Hawaii numerically, and more than one-half in effectivo working strength, a position in which they feel so secure that hero tho yellow peril is very real and is indicated in a domineering nnd dictatorial bearing. The danger to Hawaii, and incidentally to tho wholo country from this situation, is not to bo overlooked. What is required nnd desired is the Americanization of Hawaii, whereas it is being Japanned if the word may be so used." Public Opinion. - Lieut. Cushman, U. S. N., ordered to duty at the naval station ns assist ant to Captain Nlblack, Is expected to arrive from the Coast todav. H la accompanied by Mrs. Cushman. mmm Me mm ci The undtrilcned having been ap pointed agent of the above company; are prepared to Insure risks against are on Stone and lirlck Buildings and on Merchandise stored therein on the aost favorable terms. For particular ipply at the office ot F. A. SCHAEFER ft CO., AgU. North German Marine Insnr'oo 0a. OF BERLIN. Fortuna Genoral Insnranoo Co. OF BERLIN. The above Insurance. Companies have established a general agency here, an4 the undersigned, general agenta, ara authorized to take risks against tha dangers of the seo at the must reasonable rates and on the most favorable terms. F. A. BCHAEPER & CO.. General Agents. General Insurance Go. lor Sea River and Land Transport of Dresden. Having established an agency at Honolulu and the Hawaiian Ialands, tha undersigned general agents are authorized to take rUks against the dangers of the Bea at the most reasonable rataa and on the most favorable terms. P. A. SCHABPER & CC, Agents for the Hawaiian Islands. UNION PACIFIC 37i OtxrZand Route, It was the Route In '49! It Is the Route today, end f Will be lor all tlmelo come. THE OLD WAY. fs I i B KMMKlfi!iinisr THE NEW WAY. TjrfJJMSJJJjrTjPBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBBBJ "THE OVERLAND UMITCD. ELECTRIC LIGHTED RUNNING EVBRY DAY IN THE YEAB Oi'ly Two Nights betwein MUiloari and Ban Francisco ( Montgomery St- San FranoUen. Cal. S. F. BOOTH. General Agent. FROOS IN HAWAII. It Is gratifying to hear that tho importation of frogs Into the Hawaiian Islands has proved to be a sucdess. Tho Islands had. no frogs, they needed them and the demand has finally created a home supply. According to the report of the fish commission the frogs uro multiplying, and It may soon be profitable to catch them for market. It was not the original purpose, however, to eat the frogs, but to give them a chance to eat tho things that were not desirable to have around. Ai certain worm Infested the grass or slime in and about the pools, and If cattle or sheep swallowed It they, were likely to die. It was thought also that tho frogs might assist In thinning out some of the noxious Insect?, So some of the planters persevered in shipping1 frogs from the United States, though the island rats declared war on the newcomers and killed most of tho early Importations. The frogs aro now very well scattered over all tho islands and are making their Influence felt. They are playing havoc with some of the Insects; they are reducing the number of flukes that decimate the herds and Hocks In a most Insidious way. The natives say it Is good to have frogs nround and they aro glad the little fellows have taken so kindly to the Islands. Perhaps many of us do not appreciate the frog as much as ho deserves, but we might feel our loss If he should disappear. New York Sun. FAIRY TALES ABOUT HAWAII Secretary Atkinson has In the executive mall a letter from a Philadelphia man, who says he saw a dispatch in the Philadelphia Ledger stating that the Hawaiian Government was offering; citizens forty acres of land each, together with money to build a mill. This correspondent was ready to accept the offer. It will surprise him to be Informed that If he had money enough to build a sugar mill he would never need land to till, or have to do a day's work the rest of his life. Evidently some newsmongers are overworking the Hawaii promotion Idea. Another correspondent on the mainland says he is Informed there are mines in Hawaii and asks: "What kind of mines are they and are they worked to any extent." So Dr. Russet's thesis to show the practicability of working the red soils of Hawaii Into merchantable pigs and Ingots must have gained considerable publicity on the mainland during' the few months since It was published In the Adver- I tlser.