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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18
DESTROYING The DIES.

A Task Performed at the Governments
Mnts at the End of Each Year.
A little roll of metal red with fire
was placed upon the anvil, a sledge
hammer fell twice upon it, three tiny
sparks shot into the air. and the molds
Of the old years double eagle gold
coins were wiped out forever. 1t was
a thOusandth part of the work that
lasted all day at the mint the destroy
ing of the 1887 dies.
This Is a novel form of destruction
that falls to the lot of the money-making
establishments blacksmiths at the end
of each calendar year, and is the only
sure way of preventing the willy coun-
terfeiter from making spurious coin
without regard to date. The dies of the
mint are the stamps that imprint on
the coin all that fancy business that,
when rubbed off by time, gives the
street car conductor a chance to insult
the holder by refusing to accept it
For instance, it stamps on the dollar
the face of the beautiful lady encircled
by stars and makes a strong contrast
on the other side by printing a game
looking eagle perched on arrows under
'In God we trust"
Tho die is a little round chunk Of
steel about three inches long, sloping
of at the top, which makes it look like
a miniature milkman's can without
handles. On the top of it is cut the
face of the coin it manufactures,
with the date of the year. and some
thing to think about when you
look at them is that the die of
penny costs the Government no less
than the die that makes precious the
twenty-dollar gold piece. Coiner
Steel, of the mint, signed the death
warrant of the old years dies. 1t
meant the destruction of a thousand
of 1875 money-makers. Every stamp,
from double eagles to dollars in gold,
from dollars to ten-cent pieces in sill
yer, the fves in nickel and the pennies
in copper were doomed.
The place of execution was the
gloomy shop in the basement weirdly
lit by hungry freight. AT $50 o'clock
the dies were taken from their cells
upstairs and conveyed thither in black
coffin-like pans. Coined gold jingled
merrily on all sides as the procession
passed. What regret had gold for the
steel that gave it power to ruin soulsP
So the dies of 'S7 passed to their fate
unwept.
The little coiners of big money were
first sacrificed. The dies of gold were
flung by handfuls into the flames.
There they lay until the steel grew red
and the face of Columbia blushed
crimson. They were not taken out by
hand, but with iron tongs, and placed
right-end upward on the anvils. Then
the smithy raised his sledge hammer
aloft and struck each one full in the
face. A shower of sparks, smashed
sound and the agony was over. The
ring of the steel had gone, the face
vanished like magic and the die of the
past was but crushed, unshapely metal.
Philadelphia Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18
Seeking Perpetual Motion.

1t has recently been stated that dur
ing the last twenty years more than
one hunered English and French pat
ents for perpetual motion have been
obtained, and that one sanguine indi-
vidual near Liverpool is the poorer by
100000 for his pursuit of the will-o'-
the-wisp. With the advance of true
science and the numerous paths open
ing up for fruitful research, it might
have been expected that the searcher
for the tireless moter would go the way
of the alchemist and be heard of no
more. He might at least have found
in the proposed utilization of the forces
of nature for the generation of electric
ity sufficiently near approach to his
ideal to justify his turning his enthusi-
asm toward research in that direction.
But nothing will repress his fascinating
idea. The truth is, therefore, that there
is one kind of perpetual motion, and
we hereby discover it. 1t is that GU
rious perpetual motion of the human
mind in search of it.-London Daily
NeCS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18
PRAC rIcAL THOUGHTS.
wit and Wisdom Clothed In Modest Ep
.grammatIc Sentences.

wit and Wisdom Clothed In Modest Epl-
.grammatIc Sentences.
Ole age comes in a canter toe him dat
Gbs in trot
De lazy man am allus ready toe
prophecy open wintah.
A little man doan' look any biggah
on top h;tchin'-post.
Oar nebbah war cloud so tick dat
sunlight didn't bimcby bore fru hit.
De shin foun' in the road amt so
varble ez de sixpense dat pays TO
sweat,
Aigs look 1aik each oddah, but wait
twell yo' crack de shells befo' yo'
judge.
Possesshun am mo- en- nine point,
Oh law toe de casheah dat gifts intos
Canada.
Make yo' boss run wen a walk ull
do an hem boun' toe walk w'ss you
er hasty.
Fl yo' hiah yo' apples harvested,
doan' be s'prised at de few toe de
bushel.
Yo' mus spec toe git pricked by de
briars eff yo' wantah git wat er benin
de hedge.
A smaat man doan' need toe be
han some; an n handsome man doan'
seem toe hab any use TO brains.-L d.
WaldrO15, iE Judge
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18
TEE SPRINGFIELD ROADSTER BICYCLEEI
WE STILL HOLD OUR OWN.
Moderate Prices Good Quality Hill Climbing Safety SIP eed
are features of merit which to lead
RECORDS FOR 1888.

L. A. Baltimore Nd Woodstock,
Canada, N
mile safety and mile Toronto Canada three mile
wheel,
ALL track record three mile handicap five mle ALL last
seondbest
best competition half mile record;
J. r. WELD, Medina,
elm club Of twenty IS ride Springfield
al mo
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18
AdrGrt.sG:nznts.
FILTER PRESSES

PAAUHAU PLANTATION,
HAWAII, March 9, 1888.
Risdon Iron and Locomotive Works, San 2
cisco.
Gentlemen-We have used two Of your
chambe red Filter Presses this season. I
are convenient, easily handled and are worl
entirely to our Satisfaction. I can recomm
no Improvement on them.
Very respectfully yours.
(signed) A. MOORE
Manager PaSuhau PlantAtie
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18

Eagle Rock, New jersey II times without dsmount Corey
Boston,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18

The
in randand
G
round to the
To
durounded
Park Street Hills and o5lge? ED BICYCLE WORLD]
we give you the facts Draw Inference.
prices moderate against
and workmanship absolutely against speedy
ana good all around road wheel CATALOGUE
SPRINGFIELD BICYCLE MANUFACTURING COnh Boston,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18

Calvin Fairbank, the Abolitionist
hero. who received 35, $50 lashes at the
hands of chivalrous Southern jaIlers, is
living in good health at Angelica, n.
7. A movement has been started to
raise fund of $50, $50 or 81 for each
of his stripes, to endow a Calvin Fair
bank College for the education Of ne
SrOes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18

Henry Hall, life prisoner in the
Nebraska penitentiary, escaped and
made his way to Kansas City, where
he Immediately began specializing on
the Board of Trade. He even intro
duced himself to the Deputy Marshal
with the remark that probably they
might have business to transact with
each other in the near future.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-01-18

cOrresI

We'd
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02

America; An English paper re-
marks that John Bright is dead,
and with him has died the last honest
politician. A mordant comment
this upon the present generation of
of pOliticians-too severe it is-but,
like all hypercriticism, it is severe in
order that it may be impressive. Pol
iticians are about the same the world
over The same temptations beset
them, and the same demagogic truck
ling is resorted to in order to retain
office. If a Republican truckles to
the prejudice of ignorant people, an
Imperial Minister caters to the yani-
ties of his sovereign. John Bright
stood for what he believed was right,
without regard to the political conse-
Qaences. His patriotism was the pur-
est and his honor the highest. Were
there few more John Brights the
world would be far better.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02
TO OLD SOLDIERS.

Information is wanted concerning
the whereabouts of Henry Richard
son, who was lieutenant of Co. NJ,
18th Ill. Cav, IS now 50 years old,
six feet high, gray eyes, fine thin gray
hair, sandy brown full beard. mixed
with gray, complexion light, four
false teeth in front, natural tooth gone
from upper jaw, wore senior vice
commanders badge of the G. A. r.
Was a good violinist. His home was
in Perry, New York, where his wife
and children now reside. He left
home in search of employment. When
last heard from December 14th, 1888,
was in Buffalo. He had been engag.
ed in fruit growing. but may have
sought any other kind of work. 1t is
feared that his mind may be impaired
SO as to cause him to neglect writing,
and his family thinks he may have
wandered westward. Any informa
ton concerning him should be sent
to Chief of Police, Buffalo, n. Y: OF
to Perry Post, G. \, r., at Perry, n.
Y, or to Mrs. Henry Richardson, at
Perry, N. Y.
Will newspapers throughout the
west, and particularly in Kansas and
Illinois, please copy this article?
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02

The Wallace county papers are so
personal that an outsider cannot get
heads or tails Of what is going on
there Last week an election was
held in that county, what for, it is
hard to say-whether for county Of
ficers. establishment of county seat, or
bOta. If the Wallace papers would
drop their abuse of each other and of
individuals, and devote themselves to
the reporting of local news and the
upbuilding of their county and re-
spective towns, they would much bet
ter subserve the purpose for which
they are designed.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02
Beneath a TrIumpha, Arch.

PHILADELPHIA, April 29-In commem-
Grafton of the one hundredth anniversary
of the Inauguration of George Washing
ton as president. centennial arch has
been placed over the entrance to indie
pendence hall, where congress met dur
ing the last ten years of the century. The
arch has thirteen golden stars. Over
each OF them is painted the name of one
of the original states. Pennsylvania for
ming the center of the arch. A memoir
ial tablet has been placed on the side of
the building bearing the following in.
scriPtion:
The capitol of the United States 1890
to 1900. Here was constructed the arch
of the union of which Pennsylvania be-
comes the keystone; an arch must fall If
any single state withdraws. PhiladelDhia
greets the centennial president Of the
United States beneath triumphal. arch.
the symbol of perfect union, April, 18So:"
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02
"The town of Colby. Thomas co

"The town of Colby. Thomas coun-
ty. says the ntinel-Herald of the
18th. passed through Scott City Sun
day evening, enroute to the ''promis-
ed land There were fourteen per-
sons with rigs.
That is perhaps intended as fling
at our city. II the author knew that
Colby had been the starting point for
all the four nor .hwestern counties of
the state, and that in all those coun-
ties there were only fourteen persons
who desired TO remove from there to
Oklahoma or any place else, and had
published it, he would have been much
nearer the truth than in the above
statement
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02
The New Land Law Now in Force

a new law relative to securing govern
ment land has recently gone into effect,
affOrding some very important advantag-
es to land seekers:
Section 1 withdraws all government
land in every state of the union except
Missouri from being bought from the
government without prior settlement.
Section 2 provides that any person not
having actually secured a homestead pat
ent although he may have taken home
stead and left it. may take 100 acres more
as homestead if he did not hold pre-
emption or homestead when this law
took effect, and also provides that any
person holding presumption may turn
it into homestead, even if he has prov
ed up on homestead before this, which.
however, ends his rights to claim any
other lands.
Section 3 allows the land office to give
leave of absence of one year to those
who prove that from loss of crops. sick
ness or other casualty that they cannot
make a living on their land. Absence
will not be credited on the five wears
residence.
Section reduces lands within the rail
road limits to $1.25 per acre in cases
where railroad lands are forfeited.
Section 6 provides that parties having
entered less than 100 acres NAV enter suf.
ficient contiguous land to make it 16C
acres
Section 6 provides that if any one has
proved up on so acres as homestead, he
may take another so acres. live upon il
five years and prove up.
Section IF party is unable to get
his witnesses or proof by any casualty on
the day set. he has 10 days time to secure
his evidence and complete his proof.
Section S-This law does not interfere
with the law for the disposal of military
reservations that have been abandoned.
Under the present law homesteader
cannot pay out on his claim as heretofore
upon claims taken after the new law went
into effect
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02

The centennial celebration of the
Inauguration of George Washington
as first president Of the United States
at New York was q grand success in
every way. The great naval parade
on East river is said to have been one
of the grandest sights ever witnessed
in this country. Thousands of craft
from the big man of war down
through all kinds to the sailing sloop,
participated in the display. The in
augural ball was also eminently a
great occasion of the kind. President
and Mrs. Harrison, and Vice Presi
dent and Mrs. Morton took part in the
celebration.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02

If a man believes that congressman
has an easy time of it they should 90
down to Washington for week or two.
We had an opportunity of seeing and
understanding the work Mr.. Turner has
to do, from helping him week recently
in answering his letters and arranging
his papers, registering applications, visit
ing the departments and other work con-
nected with his Office. He receives from
seventy-five to hundred letters q day
on all sorts of subjects, and making in
some cases the most absurd requests. He
cOurteOusly and most patiently answers
all letters, attends to the business which
he is requested to look after, visits all
the departments every day, cOnsults with
the balance of the Kansas delegation on
matters of mutual interest which are
brought to his attention, entertains from
a score to hundred callers, many on bus
mess some out of friendship. others to
prOtfer requests. and number out of
idle curiosity. How he found time to at
tend to all these matters, his committee
work "nd the sessions while congress
was in session is beyond us. but that he
did we know right we'll, as the new home
stead law and other most important
measures passed through his efforts tes-
tify From many of the letters received
one would be led to conclude that all
men are rascals and villains. So many
charges of corruption, insincerity and
malice are made that if they were believ-
ed our congressman could have no conf
dence in most of his warmest friends
Through it all Mr. Turner is brave, heax-
ty. CHEEKY and most energetic, and his
mind is not poisoned by what is poured
into IL. All Kansas men from whatever
district hunt Mr.. Turner up the first thing
and make known their desires. And be
it said to his credit he gives them all the
aid possible, always remembering his
own district first. He has not be en- at all
idle in the matter Of appointment Sc
curing for the district the appoin tment OF
Hon. Z. 7. Walrond, as district attorney
for Oklahoma, than which a better ap
pOintment could not be made Then the
appointment of r. w. Turner, of Man.
kato, as consul, and DR.. Patten, of Bel
oft, as inspector, and host of other ap
pointments are promised as 500 as the
mill commences to grind. A mong the
lesser appointments are these of Frank
Mcbride of Osborne, as postal clerk from
Downs to Stockton, and C. V. Wood
ward. of Clayton. from Repu blican City
to Oberlin. He is constantly looking fol
his constituents. and always has a warn
clasp of the hand and frie ndly wore
for every Kansan. He is desc rvedly pop
ular in the departments and is able Il
accomplish great good.-Ober lin Eye.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02

Democrat-Gazetse, Davenport, Iowa.

DemOcrat-Gazette, Davenport, Iowa.
Iowa is now reducing her farm mort
cages. Without legislative interference
the interest rate has fallen from the net
10 per cent of dozen years ago to 8 per
cent, from per cent to Z. and from Z
per cent to 6, and the tendency is yet
downward, for despite the easy rate.
farm mortgages are diminishing and far
mers are paying up. This is cheerful
aspect The heaviest borrowing done in
any of the new Western states is in Kan
sas. Competent authorities place its
present aggregate at about $500, 600, 600
mostly Eastern capital Mt an average rate
of 8 per cent. Will this ruin the State?
Not Mt all. 1t is the making of it. How
could the boosted Iowa farming interests
have been so rapidly developed without
this neutrality-suspicious. these mortgag.
Is? The farm mortgage has largely help
ed to build the state-and to make Our
great improvements in productive acre.
age and herds. Farm mortgages have of.
ten been termed the farmers curse, F"
but what was the moneyless farmer to dc
without them? He had land and lacked
mprovements-buildings. horses, farm
implements and stock. How was he to
get these things? Capital would not
come to him without security. He offer.
ed it and raised the means to buy these
helps. These helps brought prosperity
IN crops and chattels and increased val
ues. There are thousands of independ
ent. unmOrtgaged farmers in Iowa to- day
who trace their success directly to Their
farm mortgages.
That their are such as mortgage inju-
diciously and lose their farms goes with.
out saying That there is not one farm
mortgage investor in ten thousand who
eyer wanted to foreclose a mortgage to
get his money back is equally apparent.
No one. farmer or any other man, should
raise money on mortgage without good
reason; but having that privilege is a
blessing Iowa has some $50, 1000, OOO
farm mortgages outstanding. but this
amount is growing less-not rapidly but
perceptibly. Kansas will probably in
crease its present large farm mortgage
debt, for there is much development yet
to be done in the state, and that must be
largely done by borrowers. But the lido
will turn as turned it has in the old west
ern states, and the capital that has flowed
in to meet this great demand will flow
back into the east again or seek new
channels for investment.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02

Kansas City News: The outlook for
the development of a great sugar fac
tory in Kansas is a matter of current
discussion in the press of the whole
county. The New York Sun, the
leader of the protection wing of the
democratic party, in recent editorial
declares that the free trade goose
was coo ked in Kansas with salt and
sugar and in reference to the growth
OF the ssgar interests goes on to say:
No oseer state in the union has SO
much Of the soil, and possesses SO
perfectly the climate, necessary o the
perfection of the sorghum plant In
her own market she can beat LoisiaRa.
France, :Gs rmany, the East and West
Indies, anS South America in the
economical production of sugar, She
: can produce it for about = cents :
a pound.
1t is to sorghum that Kansas sugar
maAers have chiefly devoted their at
tention. Claus Spreckles. the we'll
known sugar planter ard manufactur.
er. who is now Sighting the sugar trust
in this country, is inclined to pin his
faith to the sugar beat, and declares
that Kansas possesses all the require
ments for the cultivation of beets for
sugar making. In California the in
dustry has already become a popular
one, and it might be well to consider
whether the Kansas experimenters
might not pruatabl5 turn their atten-
ton to beets rather than sorghum.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02
The Legend Of the Odd Fellows
First Charter.

One Of the most extensive self-gOvern-
ed prOvident associations in the world is
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
which was permanently founded in Am
erica in 1919, when Thomas Wildey and
fOnr others organized lodge in Balti-
more, calling it Washington Lodge No. l.
The most common account of the origin
of Odd Fellowship, given by those who
set up for the order claim of venerable
antiquity, ascribes it to the Jewish legion
under Titus, who, it IS asserted, received
from that emperor its first charter, writ
ten on golden tablet. Statements even
more improbable and fantastic have been
made regarding its foundation, but Odd
Fellows themselves now generally admit
that the institution cannot be traced to
an earlier period than the first half of the
eighteenth century, and explain the name
as adopted at time when the severance
into sects and classes was SO wide that
persons aiming at social union and mu-
tual help were marked exception to the
rule. Odd Fellowship was introduced
into the United States from the Manches-
ter unity in 1919. and the grand lodge of
Maryland and the United States was con-
stituted February 81. 1921. though its an
niversary dates from the organization of
Washington Lodge No. 1. At present
the membership is numbered by humid
reds of thousands and the income and
disbursements for the relief Of members
of the order by millions of dollars: In
Kansas, as in all the Western states, the
order is especially popular, and its
strength. as well as its aims and purpOs-
es, are too well known to need any elab-
Grafton mt this time. The anniversary
date is always celebrated with appropri-
ate exercises in keeping with the import
ance of the occasion. and Friday. the
SEVENTEEN anniversary of the establish
ment of the order in America, was made
memorable day among Odd Fellows.
throughout the United States
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02

The commission appointed to treat
with the Cherokee indians have enter
ed on their duties and terms for the
purchase of their lands will shortly be
concluded, and thus the present strain
!. on Oklahoma be relieved.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-02
An Additional Stanxa.

CHICAGO. April 29.-The Daily News
tomorrow will publish for the first time
an additional stanza to the HYMN, MY
Country. IT'S of Thee The author OF
the hymn, Rev. s. E. Smith, has written
the new stanZa for the Daily News in
honor of the national anniversary cele.
brated tomorrow. He calls it the cente
nary stanza, and hopes to have it sung
before it is a day old at number of the
churches and mass meetings here to-day.
The lines are as follows:
"Our joyful hosts to-day
Their grateful tribute pay,
Happy and free.
After our tolls and fears,
After our blood and tears,
Strong with our hundred years.
o, Lord to Thee"