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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-13
THE ORIGINAL HANDY MAN.
Willing 10 DO Anything from NURSING. II Sick
Person to IuiidinS II Church.

Person to i'GiiuinE II Church,.
In one of Frank r. Stockton's anus
ing stories there is a character of a
Observation-Disclosures and general utility
man, who is good at everything. He
can do anything, from building a
house to a hencoop, and is just as ham
dy in most other lines as in that Of
carpenter.
Mr.. Stockton might have got the ma
teT!al for this character from a man
who lives in National City. Cal. He is
willing to do anything from nursing
a sick person to building a church.
There is no sort o. work in which he
will not engage if paid for it. and he
is versatile enough to make himself
useful in pretty nearly anything he
undertakes.
That he is clever, not only with his
hands. but with his pen, is proved by
the following advertisement, which he
inserted in a newspaper in his town:
THE ORIGINAL
.. HANDY MAN.
Still lives and loves to labor.
Makes Door and Window Screens,
Files Saws, Sharpens Cutlery and
Fits Keys.
Repairs and POliShes Furniture, Makes
Store Fixtures and Does Gen
eral Jobbing.
He is at home in the sick room to
offer consolation to those who mourn,
n patiently nurses by day or night
the sick in body. God bless the Han
dy man and keep him safe.
He may be found at his old knoll
on Street 8, near Avenue 2.
N. B.-Makes a speciality OF Church
and SchOOlhouse work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-13
Cotton Seed q, Industry.

Cotton seed oil wasX sde as far back
as 1855, though not Commercially. IN
1855 l.. Klapp invented a decorticating
machine which stripped the seeds; aft
81 that, the pressing out of the oil was
simple, and the manufacture became
Of commercial Importance. The Gil Is
used to adulterate oils Qinseed. sperm,
lard, olive) as a substitute for butter,
In soap making, leather and wool
dressing and in other similar work.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-13
THE ORIGINAL
HANDY MAN.


I ltIe.
Miss Annie Jones, the bearded lady
at Barnum & Bailey's, only enjoys her
monopoly of that. department of the
freak business by the courtesy of many
ladies who could offer some sort of
rivalry to her, although perhaps not TO
the same degree.
Fol the cases Of s~upernuous hair in
the weaker sex run into many thou
sands. From Mrs. Ballin, who relieves
the distress of the ladies so embarrass-
cd, a London reporter obtained some
startling statistics.
In the course Of my experience,
stretching owe the last sever years"
said Mrs. Balm, Il have met with
some 10000 cases. During the past
year gave nc fewer than $500 sittings
Tor eiectrolysis, removing at each sit
ting from forty to fifty hairs; and dur
ing the year 1896, 1900 sittings, so |
am convinced the trouble is distinctly
increasing.
Il have had cases in which I removed
as many as Ii, 900 hairs from one Ia
dy's faoe.a~0re lady l have cured, and
who has now zone abroad to enjoy her
self. had not for five years previously
seer even any member of her own fam
lily, II she could never go into the
street without being jeered at. Anoth-
err lady, in the highest society in Lon
don, had to take two hours in the
morning to pluck out the hairs with a
pair Of twec2ers, and they grew so
quickly that if she We're going out in
the evening She had to withdraw 9th.
erS."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-13
SENATORH. M.TELLER
AUTHOR OF THE RESOLUTION WHICH
CONGRESS HAS JUST VOTED ON.
A Statesmen who Has Seen n Grcnt
Dehi OF Life In the West and I'm
Episode of Vigil
inntc Dnys-Ne Nns Born in New
York State.


No man i'll the United States stands
more prominently in the public gaze
at this hour han does Senator Henry
NJ. Teller of Colorado, whose resolution
that all United States bonds may be
pad in gold or silver at the option of
the Government has just been voted on
pS 9oth the Senate and the House. 1t
Is universally admitted that his action
IN forcing the matter to a vote has
done more to clarity the issues which
VIII be discussed in the next campaign
than Il other one move could have
done.
Decidedly the most interesting part
OF the proceedings Of congress during
the pendancy of the resolution was the
speech Of Senator Teller. who dcn0unc-
ed the leaders of the Republican party
Tor what he termed the manifest insin-
certify of their professions for internal
tlonal blmetallism. 1t will be remem-
bered Senator Teller bolted the Repub-
llcan platform at ST. Louis with a mi
nority report in favor of silver. He
SAID in the course of his address that
he would permit no man to excel him
In honor or good faith.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-13

NOTICE 10 y STAMP COLLECTORS.
Also to those who have not been collecting them: We
are gong to remain here and give every family the OBJ
OF cost. DO not gle, sell Or lend your stamps for YOU
VIII have ample time to fill your partially empty book and
another one too. We will have on hand a handsome lot
OF new premiums just as soon AS the factories can supply
US with them. STAMP CO.,
2S Twenty eighth St, Newport News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-13

"But that is neither dcnoucmcnt nor
explanation" cried one of the terror strick-
On ladies. eve shall not sleep tonight I'M
less you tell us at least how you think it
occurred"
"Oh, I think" said he, with q judicial
emile, simply that the legitimate owner
OF the hand was not dead, but that he
came to fetch it with his remaining one.
l never could tell, though, how he did it."
NO, no. murmurcd one of tho ladies,
sit could not have been thatl"
Ali said tho judge smilingly, II
thought my theory would lot satisfy you"
Guy de Maupassant.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
A PLkBIsCllE.

One OF the American Journals late
~ took a postal card plebiscite among
the newspapers. on the question OF
retaining the Philippine Islands. Three
hundred OF the leading papers were ad-
dressed. One hundred and ninety-two
responded. OF these eighty-four pre-
ferred American possession OF the
whole group. Sixty-three preferred re-
teption only of naval station. Forty
Ave had no settled convictions In the
matter.
The replies do not indicate any
frenzy for conquest or expansion. They
show rather that the people have sud-
denly and Unexpectedly been cast into
an extraordinary situation. what Is
still more significant Is, the decline
of jingoism. The strong second
thought Of the people is at work. and
will reach safe conclusion, as 1t has
heretofore in many crises. As time
goes on, the feeling grows stronger
that the United States are morally
bound to do some missionary work,
are bound to use their increasing ply
steal forces in the emancipation OF
the oppressed, in improving the con-
dition of the world. The press OF the
Mainland discloses feeling of reluc-
lance to restore the Philippines to the
Spanish rule, even II the islands are
not wanted by the American people.
The time that passes between the
| suspension of hostilities, and the final
terms of peace. gives the second
| thoughts the opportunity to rise on
their feet, TO pull themselves to-
gether," and cautiously blaze their
way through the dark forest of expan-
sion. America has sent out many eX-
cellent missionaries with Bibles "a
convert the wicked. She finds out, al
this late day, that some missionaries
with gatlings are also wanted. Gen
King and his soldiers are truly mis-
sionaries in the cause of humanity
although some of the boys, being fresi
recruits, forget when they are in thu
neighborhood of the saloons to behav,
like old and well seasoned saints.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
COMMISSION WORT.

The reports published in the San
Francisco papers, giving the details Of
the laws drafted by the Commissioners
for the government of the Islands.
must not be regarded as accurate.
While it was not difficult to infer from
the non-committal talk of the Com
missioners what their tendencies were
regarding certain important and fun
damental principles Of government
here, there has not been expressed so
far, We believe. any decisive opinions
The Commission was acting on behalf
of Congress, and not for the instruc-
ton or amusement of our little com
munty. The Commission occupied the
position, to our people, of the rich old
merchant who took his grandson into
business with him. An old acquain-
lance asks the merchant: How dc
you get on with your grandson" The
reply Is: Quite well so far. He
seems to be satisfied with me, though
he don't hesitate to criticise my busi,'
ness ways" Hawaii has gone into
business with the rich old Uncle Sam,
but the old gentleman must be respect
full and not feel hurt IL he gets some
sharp talk once in while.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
NOT TRUE.

The San Francisco Chronicle at
tacks with unusual bitterness the at
titude of our planters on the labor
question. 1t represents them as grasp
ing creatures who are after cheap lab
or, and who prefer the Asiatic to the
American.
There Is some truth in the charge,
but in no sense whatever do the plan
tiers display any more desire to get all
within reach, than any other class of
business men in the world. To place
them in the attitude Of attempting to
give less and take more than others do,
is simply the babbe of the sand lot
orators.
On the whole. the planters find
themselves forced by the situation to
gradually improve the condition of the
laborers. Their advance in this re-
spect Is not, of course, what the philan-
thropists demand, and is not what 1t
ought to be, considering the enor-
nous dividends earned. But there Is
an advance, and in several cases, a
very liberal advance.
1t was probably not wise for the
planters to suggest to the Commission
ers, the importance Of suspending the
national immigration laws, so far as
these Islands are concerned. The sug.
gestion arouses the jealousies and pre-
judices of the labor unions. The stu.
alton here is critical enough without
creating more active enemies.
Although the merchants OF Sar
Francisco desire great benefits from
our trade, they are still in a minorit!
at the polls. The prosperity Of tn,
Islands will naturally draw the fir
of those who are not fortunate. an,
are not very anxious that other peo
pie should be fortunate.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
DREYFUS

There seem to be grave apprehension
in Europe about the outcome of the
Dreyfus matter. Ordinarily an affair
OF this kind would not create much
public excitement. But 1t is under
stood among the European govern
ments that the real issue involved is
peace or war between Germany and
France.
The two countries are virtually at
war today. Their relations are strain
ed to the utmost. Both sides have
made more elaborate preparation for
conflict than was ever made by a ma
ton. The French. since 1871 have, it
Is said, made In certain departments
of the military service. more effective
preparation than the Germans. With
in one week after the signal more
than 10000 on each side can confront
each other, with complete preparation
and without a want unforeseen or neg
lected.
The Dreyfus matter Is involved in
these strained relations. The situa-
ton is such that the declaration of the
truth, as it is known to the leading
men, may precipitate a war with Ger
many, or force revolution at home.
The only guarantee of peace lies in the
burden that war imposes on both
sides, and the fact that, as Gen. VOL
seley of England says, the armies OF
the two nations in case of war will
lock horns and remain in that condi-
ton.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14

The internal condition of France is
not understood by the people of for
elgn countries since the rise of the Re-
public in 1871. Bodley. in his valuable
work on the French, recently issued,
declares that there is among the seri-
Gus French writer's a strange pessi-
mism. The experiments in Parliamen-
tary government are not as successful
as it was hoped that they would be.
The Capitalization of government as
perfected by the first Napoleon, seems
to have become now the habit OF the
people. Even the changes OF dynas-
ties, and overthrows OF the govern
ment have not modified this centrali-
cation. 1t was hardly to be expected
that a nation like the French, more
advanced in civilization than any other
nation, in many respects, would adopt
with facility the Parliamentary forms
OF the English. The pessimism OF the
great French thinkers, impatient at the
dreadful scandals of administration
such as the Panama affair, and at the
slow growth of party government
leads them to admit, with much hest
tation, that a good tyrant may be the
best outcome. Even the unsatisfactory
results Of the Third Republic have not
been enough to cause a revolution
| Nor, Is there any sign OF the good
despot riding towards Paris.
While these vexatious problems arr
working themselves out, the future
conflict with Germany is regarded
generally as certain. Not that France
will provoke 1t. That is movement
involving awful responsibility. Blu
breathing as the two nations do, intC
each others faces the hot breath o.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
GOyERNORSHIP.

The contest between Dole and Sew
all for the governorship OF the new
territory promises to become so bitter
that President Mckinley may make it
an excuse to appoint some rank out
sider."-S. +. Chronicle.
So far as the Advertiser knows the
situation here, Mr.. Dole has not been
and Is not now, candidate for the
officer of governor. II he is, he has
the faculty of keeping his desires a
profound secret. The Advertiser is
ignorant Of any such intention on his
part. From our knowledge of Mr..
Dole's character, we believe that he
will at no time, be a candidate of his
own motion. Whether there is here a
party which may propose him for the
Office of the governorship, in the future
is another question. We have a strong
suspicion that President Mckinley will
nominate candidate OF his own, and
appoint him too, whenever the laws
governing the territory are passed. In
the meantime there can be no harm in
putting ambitious men In training and
making bets on the dark horse.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14

to till the soil. The laboring white
men, who had drlfted into the State.
not at any time large in numbers,
were unreliable, or, IL reliable. quick
ly secured land OF their own and be-
came their own masters.
The noticeable fact was the incon-
siderable immigration OF farmers
After the failure of the orange crops;
owing TO the frosts, those who could
not leave the State, devoted them
selves to learning the new business Of
fruit and vegetable raising, and after
a vast amount OF suffering, have OBJ
tanned experience and skill, and are
slowly getting moderate prosperity.
The rapid and enormous growth OF
the manufacturing interests in the old
er States has created demand for
home produce, which commands re-
munerative prices.
No doubt there are thousands OF
farmers in the Western States, includ-
ing the Pacific Coast, who have en-
tirely failed in their expectations of
making fortunes out OF farming.
Such are willing to emigrate to any
place which seems to offer induce
ments which will relieve their dis
tress. Among them there are many
who, under favorable circumstances
will make excellent tillers Of the soil,
and good citizens besides. But they
will not, even II they immigrate to
these Islands give up for moment
their habits Of thought, especially the
desire to own land, and secure tn.
improvements made on II, by theii
own labor. In this respect, they diffel
greatly from the European laboreri
who look upon the ownership OF land
as dream, and are in a measure con
tent to occupy leased land. But thu
experience of the Mainland is tina
even this class will prefer to locat'
where land can be purchased in fe'
simple at low rates.
These considerations lead us to be
lieve that a desirable immigration o
| farmers from the Mainland may be Sc
cured, but only by using great exer
tons and using much prudence.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
A fELONIOUS DOG.

One Of the subscribers to the Adver-
,iser makes complaint that his paper is
stolen every morning by the dog liv-
ing In the adjoining yard. Our contem-
poraries will make the repartee at once,
that the Advertiser is only At for a
dog. We except, of course, the Star
which with it's usual diversified wit
will reply that the Advertiser or the
dog is only the Kings Jester" which
viii provoke the usual peals of laugh
ter. Having wickedly anticipated the
cruel retorts of our esteemed contem-
poraries, We venture TO inquire OF our
subscriber whether or not the dog has
been trained to feloniously remove the
paper from his yard In order to sup
ply his penurious master with infor-
nation regarding the Vaccinations of
the Committee, and of the counter ma
chinations OF the Family Compact, or,
and 1t Is a much more serious question,
has the dog trained himself to read?
For since the great naturalist, Darwin,
educated his pug to a certain limited
mastery, of the English language, the
possibilities of dog life cannot be de-
fined.
II is within bounds that the dogs
have discovered that, under the Joint
Resolution. they, as well as the dom
keys, are, today, as much legal citi-
zens OF the United States. as we are
who proudly boast that We walk on two
legs, shout for expansion. and go tC
extremes in our political brotherly love
for each other. This interregnum in
our political rights is. however, only
a mere incident in our political devel-
Opment. The dogs, II they adopt the
usual processes of reasoning so closely
followed by our contemporaries, will
only come to an impotent conclusion
IL they demand political rights.
The most effective way of getting rid
of this felonious dog, our subscriber
will find on trial, is to securely fasten
copies of our esteemed contemporaries
fiery issues TO his tail in lieu of tin
pan. His remains will be found at
KOkO Head.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
GOOD GOODS. WELL ADVERTISED

GOOD GOODS, WELL ADVERTISED.
Going the rounds of the press IL an item
stating that the Royal Baking Powder
Company is the largest advertiser In Am
erica. OF course, the business itself must
be an enormous one to justify 30 great
an expenditure in publicity. There In no
fallacy more dangerous than that sue
cess can be gained by advertising an ar
tcle of Indifferent merit. But, given an
article of the highest quality like Royal
Baking Powder, which when the house
keeper has once used she finds IL she de-
sires the best food she cannot do without,
then the greatest measure of success Is
attained by keeping 1t continuously before
the public. Great merit and good adver-
Using are both essential to make pro-
duct a great success. The Royal Baking
Powder possessing the FIRST, its proprie-
tors have wisely used the second, and the
result is apparent throughout the land.
The Royal company believe that there Is
no medium for advertising like the news
papers, since In these enlightened days
everybody reads them.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14
FLORIDA IMMIGRATION.

1t is possible to devise a scheme OF
white immigration from the Mainland
that may supply the labor needed on
our plantations, because energy, money
and Intelligent action may do II. But
the facts which may work against 1t
must be carefully estimated. To ig-
quences.
1t may be accepted as true, that the
small farmers, or large even, OF the
States who are thrifty, and own their
farms, will not as rule emigrate
Excepting in times of unusual depres-
sion the home markets are quite able
to take the products of the soil, and
transportation is cheap. In other
words America is still a glorious
country" for the tiller of the soil, and
Is not country TO abandon.
The history of the recent immigra-
ton to Florida will throw light upon
the movements OF the farming classes
in the States, since the Civil war.
The climate of this State is nearly
tropical. Frosts are not common. Its
climate was described during the sew
entities by the newspapers as one of
surprising attraction, and its soil cap
able OF producing nearly all of the
tropical plants. Over $4,000 people
emigrated to the State from the cold
belt. The majority at once engaged
in the cultivation of the orange tree
But 1t was a surprising fact that only
a small percentage of the immigrants
were farmers. Tradesmen who had
failed, bookkeepers, teachers, artisans,
class settled in the State, but the
thrifty farmer hesitated. Hamilton
Disston, Of Philadelphia, who pur-
chased at 81 per acre about ! 500 200
acres OF land, Of which Col. w. r.
Forbes, born in Hawaii was the selling
agent, told us in 1890, that the set
tiers as a class were not farmers, but
men who were ignorant Of the bust
ness OF farming. They were generally
thriftless men, or city and town men,
who had failed in business, and desired
to make a fresh start in life. Added
10 these were many invalids, who
sought mild climate, but knew moth.
ing of agricultural life. The thrifty
small farmers, who owned their own
farms, in the Northern States, knew
the hard side Of filling the soil, and
hesitated to abandon what they had
and lose their little earnings in max.
Ing new experiments in horticulture
While cities Of the Atlantic horde,
would consume the products of thi.
sub-tropical State, the immigrant,
were ignorant OF the methods of nro
ducing them, and starved while tho,
learned the business.
Those who had the means finally %,
hack on the negro for the labor needle,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-10-14

Papers from japan are forever hay-
ing something new and interesting
about Count Okuma, the premier. This
ruling statesman has now made it clear
that the Countess okuma, while in no
sense an official Of either court or ad-
ministration. has a womanly influence
upon affairs. The Countess is the first
lady OF Japan to announce her recep-
ton days, which are fortnightly.