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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27

mems of these may be seen in almost any
autographed museum. To sink the line,
coral stones of three OF four pounds
weight are used. attached by a very thick
piece of sinnet or bark which when the
fish is struck, is always broken by its first
struggles, and fails off, thus releasing
the line from an unnecessary weight. 1t
is no light task hauling in thick, heavy
line, hanging straight up and down for a
length of from seventy-tive to 100 fathoms
or more
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27

"A professor in a celebrated institution
of learning In Germany makes the state
ment that at the beginning of the nine-
teenth century a majority of the profess
sional students of the university were
students of theology and a minority stu
dents of medicine while at the end of the
century the proportion is exactly reyers-
ed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27

There is no section of the state where the
scenery is more striking and diversified.
Near the mouth of the river are the fa-
nous West Baden and French Lick
Springs, which throw off water brackisn
in taste and green caste in color. which
has become noted over the entire world.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27

projectile is in form like a sportsman's
cartridge, containing its own propelling
charge, with the addition of the burst
ing charge Of lyddite; deducting these
the weight of metal is only twenty-niue
and a half pounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-27

w. R.MeIriam in North American Review.
The census. taken at the dawn of the
twentieth century. marks the greatest
epoch in our national life. The age of iron
has conc TO climax with force almost
dynamic. The world has witnessed tho
golden age Of Augustus, the silver age Of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07
PROTECTION THAT PROTECTS.

We congratulate the Board of Health
upon the sound policy it has taken in
regard to publishing the names of
those who are caught selling adulter-
ated drugs or groceries, watered milk,
tuberculous meat, or any other unlaw-
full article intended to be used as
human food. The Advertiser has often
urged this reform, and is glad to have
the propriety of it so fully recognized
by the guardians of the public health
Elsewhere we show. in the Novem-
Der report of Food Commissioner
Shorey, the abuse of which the public
and this journal have complained. Mr..
Shorey reports finding a bogus extract
of vanilla, but he gives no clue as to
where the stock is kept for sale; he
lists dairies which skim or water their
milk, and conceals their identity in
numbers. AS result, the bogus food
culprits escape-assuming, as usual.
that they are not to be prosecuted
and the public is left without warning
of what stores to avoid
All this is to be changed for the bet
ter. Hereafter, when the food COM
missioner finds vanilla that never saw
a bean, or marmalade colored with
aniline dye, or catsup innocent of to-
mato, or milk which reflects the rain
bow, he will report the name of the
dealer and his findings will be pub
lished by this paper without fear or
favor. Then food inspection will mean
something, and the people of these
Islands will know just where and by
whom baited traps have been set to
catch them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07
Mongoose Cures Malaria.

A story is told in a Boston dispatch
through the New York Sun which is
hard to believe. The ship Ellen A.
Read just reached Boston from Ma
Mia, every white member of the crew
was sick with malaria or dysentery,
and the Captain, c. F. Cam, of Var
mouth, died. The sailors, with the
regular sailor superstition, believed
there was a Jonah on board, and final
ly fixed upon little mongoose on the
ship. Six sailors, with irons heated
in the galley stove, attempted on June
Both, to drive the animal into the sea.
Every one of the six was bitten, and
then the mongoose escaped. From the
moment they were bitten the sailors
began to improve in health and soon
they were entirely well. Later they
learned from two Filipinos ON board
that the mongoose inhabits marshy
ground and is proof against malaria
and swamp fevers. It's bite, in turn
they were informed, Inoculated the
sailors and had overcome the malaria
in their systems. The result was that
the sailors changed their opinion, and
instead of believing that the mongoose
was Jonah, they look upon him as
the savior of the crew, and more OF
them would fight to keep him on board
than fought to drive him overheard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

Helen Gould bought $4,000 worth of
clothing and toilet articles to send with
Christmas greetings to the troops at
Manila.
Gov. Roosevelt cannot drive with
the President on inauguration day. as
there is no precedent for such a pro-
|ceeding.
Julia Marlowe, at ST. Louis, has
made distinct success as Mary Tudor
in the play, When Knighthood Was in
Flower" q
The San Francisco and Oakland fer
ryboat Piedmont colided in the fog
with an unknown ship and was badly
damaged
Lieut.. Scion Arnold u s. NJ, missing
from the Port Orchard station, has been
found in the Seattle tenderlcin, out of
his mind
The Duke of Manchester entered the
Bankruptcy court with liabilities of
100000 and assets much less.
Lord Kitchener is deporting Boer
women and children to Port Elizabeth
and the men to Bloemfontein
The proposed changes the War
Revenue tax includes proprietary ar
ticles, deeds and mortgages, which will
be exempted.
One days sales of Thomas 7. MeKee's
library, New York, November %
amounted to $4,000 Poe's "Tamerlane"
fetched S2050.
Senator Elkins says the Canal bill
must pass and that if we want fortifi-
cations we will not ask the consent of
Great Britain.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07
BISHOP WILLIS.
A Story Told of Him in the Church
Chronicle.

A bishop is, as a rule, a shining
mark for criticism. The climax, how
ever, would seem to have been reached
on a recent visit of the Bishop of Ho-
nolulu to Maui On that occasion the
bishop took with him, to beguile the
tedium of the journey, a narrative of
the French revolution. Among the
passengers on the steamer was a man
somewhat the worse for liquor, who
came and sat down by the bishop and,
after gazing intently at the book, said,
with some difficulty, I'm surprised
(hic) to see man (hic) of your ven
cradle appearance (hic) reading a
French novel Chic)."
This was not bad, but perhaps,
almost as good, is the story said to be
going the rounds in California to the
effect that the bishop is great driver
of fast horses. Those who know the
bishop and are familiar with the
stumbling steed he owns, will appre-
ciate the humor of this.-Church
Chronicle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

The republic of Acre is an interest
ing little State at the headwaters of
the Amazon, made up partly of Bra
lillian and partly of Bolivian soil. 1t
is in a district rich in rubber and fine
woods. With a steady market for its
products it might become highly pros
porous, but as yet Brazil and Bolivia
are not on trading terms with it, and
are, indeed, sending troops to suppress
the separatist movement which the re-
public signifies.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

General Eagan wants to get back
into the service, which is natural, but
the public is no more DESTROYS of see
ing him there than is the President
Or General Miles. Eagan's remarks
about his superior officer were enough
to debar him from the society of gen
tlemen for the rest of his life, and in
a military sense, were gross abuses of
discipline. The army is better off
without such a man.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

Commodore Weaver may lose a
yacht and reputation now and then,
but he never loses the nerve which en-
ables him to get money from strang-
ers. His worldwide exploits mark
him as the prince Of confidence men.
Weaver, who, but a year ago, was an
exposed and impoverished culprit in
Australia, is now higlh-roller at San
Francisco, fiinging away money he got
in England on the basis of a mythical
plantation. An honest man in his
place would starve.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

# Debt is no better for municipalities
than it is for persons. 1t is a thing
Ito be avoided IL possible. Yet the
American rule is to use up the credit
which inheres to a municipality as
fast as may be, and pile on the burden
of extra taxes to provide for a sinking
fund and interest payments. Consider
ing the electorate, Honolulu could be
no exception to the rule.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

The naval program of the United
States will, if carried out, make this
country the third naval power, provid-
ing. of course, that Germany does not
catch up and pass. Emperor William
is striving hard to build ship for ship,
but there are signs that he will soon
meet determined and perhaps majority
opposition in the Reichstag.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

that Of General Miles and General
Winfield Scott. Whenever things went
wrong on the war routes between
England and the Transvaa1 Wolseley
was abused for it, and he goes out of
the service in huff, not waiting even
to be courteous to his successor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07
NOTICE.

DIR. A. G. HODGINS HAS REMOV-
ed his residence from the Hotel Annex
to corner Kinau and baseball tract,
near Piikoi. Residence Telephone, No.
white 1901; office telept one, Blue AL
5722-1t.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

Nevada, which had population. in
Guiding Indians and Chinese, of about
the same size as the present popula-
ton of Honolulu has lost seven per
cent of it since 1890. The State is
gradually getting towards the point
where nobody but candidates for office
care to live in it. All it is good for
now is to elect nonresident United
States Senators and a member of Con-
gress; and unless mining revives it
may yet be used for substitute Indian
reservations, thus releasing fertile ter
ritories further East.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

Krueger's appeal for arbitration
comes too late to be effective Great
Britain has annexed the Transvaal and
the Orange Free State, and the rules
adopted at The Hague conference do
not provide for mediation between
owner and tenant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

Butler may be made Lord Butler of
Ladysmith, but his title of Ferry
man will stick to him quite as long.
And besides the real Lord of Lady,
smith Is man named Baden-Powell
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

The statement of a contemporary
that the city tax rates quoted by the
Advertiser included State, county and
school rates, was intended to deceive.
that but two out of the fifty-nine are
thus comprehensive. Were it other
wise it would be enough to say that
We are also threatened with Terrific
rial, county and school rates, in addi-
ton to a city assessment, and that the
cases cited are closely parallel with
what we might expect from a gov
eminent of Purchasers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

Pity the sorrows of the commander
in-chief who stays at home to bear
the brunt of War Office plumbers or
misfortunes in the field. The case of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07
Sierra is a type of the passenger

,ophecy about the Pacific will soon
make familiar here. The biggest ocean
is claiming its own at last, and in
few years it ought to carry as many
floating palaces as can be found on
the transatlantic routes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

Porto Ricans, en- route to Hawaii as
contract field hands, are detained in
New Orleans. This contingency was
foreseen months ago by the Adver-
tiser, when it warned the planters
that, Porto Rico, not as yet being I'M
der the constitution, save in the colon
ial manner recognized by the thir-
teenth amendment, would not be per-
mitted to send contract laborers here.
As things stand the Porto Ricans must
stay in Federal custody until the SUI
preme Court passes. once more and
Tor all, upon the constitutional privi-
leges of unorganized public territory
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-07

The Washington Star, which opposes
the Democratic fallacy that the consti-
tuition follows the flag, makes the fol-
lowing point: Hawaii was annexed
In 1898 and Immediately, according TO
Democratic theory, became an integral
part of the United States throughout
winch uniformity of duties must con-
stitutionally prevail. Yet the Dingley
act setting forth the duties in tbe
United States. which the constitution
required to be uniformly applied in
Hawaii, II part of the Union. was
not extended at all to the Islands until
the legislation of April, 1900. For
nearly two years the constitution was
violated, according to the Democratic
theory. in Hawaii, and the outrage
seems to have attracted no attention
whatsoever" If the constitution wasin-
deed violated in that way there is still
chance for merchants to sue for the
return of duties collected on American
imports.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09

they are competent to govern them
selves they win have the same rights
to rule their countries that the peo-
pie OF the states OF the United States
have. The majority of the voters of
Iowa's Sixth congressional district
sympathize with the people of the
South African republic, so far asthose
people are in the right, but they are
not in favor of a violation Of inter
national law which would involve
this Nation in q war with any other
country. The American Flag floats
for freedom at all times and every
where, but it is for freedom that in
sures free government, and that is
what it win maintain, wherever it ac-
quires responsibility, until the people
placed under it's charge by the for
tunes of war are able to govern them
selves. That is what the majority of
the voters of Iowai's Sixth district de-
mand, and that is the demand of a
majority of the voters in every coun-
ty in that district. The resolutions
adopted by the Democratic conven-
ton of that district will make Con-
gresham Lacey's victory next No
yember the largest he has ever re-
ceived.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09

cites, gambling, lack of hustle, y
and a thousand other things we
haven't room to publish this week.
Misfortune and the newspaper busi-
ness will keep man poor, we've
understood, but these are the only
avoidable causes of poverty. But
writing books on the cause of pow
erty and other economic subjects
will have q tendency to keep that
Washington man poor all his life. A
man who is poor and don't want to
get poorer should not take too viol-
ent an interest in political and social
questions nor spend too much time
in celebrating his ideas. The world
is not crying aloud for more know
ledge on these subjects, and those
who force it on glutted market must
expect poor financial returns. But
the world is hunting orgood capable
men in all lines of useful employ
msnt, from switch-tenders to rail
road presidents, from harvest hands
to major generals. I. takes time
and patience, but good, competent
men are always scarce enough that
the world needs them all. But they
must keep working in the direction
they want to go, and not go stragg-
ling off at every by-path of the politi-
cal and sociological highway.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09
TIME IN CHINA.

The Chinese year is lunar, and
therefore consists of 354 days. Before
the time of Yao tradition has it that
the year consisted of $50 days, and
that confusion had resulted. That
ruler decreed that time should be
measured by the moon and that every
nineteen years should contain seven
additional months almost one extra
month every three years. This
reckoning is excellent; it varies only
about an hour every nineteen years
from the true time.
Although the year is lunar its begir-
ming is regulated by the sun. Thus
the new year comes between Jan. 2
and Feb6, unlike the Mohometan
new year, which is regulated entirely
by the moon and comes at any time,
winter or simmer. The year is
divided into twelve lunar months,
called by numbers, as first, second,
and so on. The extra month that
COuu0S duOuO ONOIJ bhhOO SpAo 40 "Oe
added at the end, as one would sup
pose, but is inserted anywhere, prob
ably according to some system too
subtle for western minds. The
me n shs are subdivided into three
parts, which are not again subdivided,
SO that Chinaman may speak of an
event without mentioning the exact
time within ten days. The days are
also numbered, so that exactness
may be secured if Chinaman should
ever happen to want such a thing.
There is no week, but foreigners are
gradually teaching the meaning OF
such a division. The Chinese hour
is l2O minutes long, but in this in
stance again the foreigner is making
some impression on the ancient Gus,
tom, and the Chinese in and neal
he treaty ports are familiar with
the western method. 1t may be add
ed, incidentally, that Peking in just
about twelve hours ahead of New
York in point of time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09
CURRENT EVENTS.

The marine hospital service Tuesday re-
ceived advices reporting that there are nc
new cases Of yellow fever, nor new suspects
at Tampa.
Gov. Tanner has appointed Isaac L. Ell
wood, of De Kalb; Adam Goodrich, OF Chi
cago. and r. s. Ferrand, of Dixon, trustees
of the Northern Illinois normal at De Kalb,
Ill.
Amos Cummings, notorious outlaw who
has served a sentence in the penitentiary
for murder, was disarmed and arrested al
Hendrickson, Mo-, by ]. L. Bandy, a tele-
graph operator.
Rev Ezra B. Lake. one of the founders
OF Ocean City, superintendent of the Ocean
City association and president OF the Sea-
vile Camp Meeting association, died Tues
day, aged &C years.
The date of the democratic state conven.
tion In Colorado to nominate state officers
and electors has been changed by Chair
man Milton Smith, OF the state committee,
from September u to September 10.
DIR. Liebknecht. the well-known mem
Der of the reiehstag, and one of the lead
ers of socialism in Germany, is dead. He
was born at Giessen, in 1926, and was editor
OF the Vorwasrts, the socialist organ.
special from Bogota states that DR.
Marloouin, vice prasident. has assumed the
presidency Of the Republic of Colombia In
the place of DIR. San Clemente, titular pres
ident Gen. Quintero Calderon Is acting as
minister of war.
In Newport, KY, Tuesday, the Cincinnati
Leaf Tobacco Warehouse company's prop
erty was sold at auction under order OF
court by James G. Earnst, to w. u. Huttor
for S,5OO,OOO. The property is located IL
Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09

The Iowa Homestead, at one time
one of the most prosperous publica-
tions in the state capital, is consum-
ing itself with its own fire. The part
ners have been quarreIing for years
and many thousand dollars have been
squandered in litigation. Henry Wal
lace and James Pierce lawed for years
and spent almost fortune. After
their difficulties we're settled in the
courts, Pierce and Stewart, the other
leading owner, got into controversy
and it looks now as if what is left of
the property will be consumed in
court costs and attorney fees.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09
CAREER Is CUTE.

Willard Carver, county chairman
of the Democratic party, is pretty
cute in politics. Willard has had a
congressional bee in his bonnet for
some time and his friends from all
over the district have been urging
his selection as the candidate. VIII
lard had the matter under considera
ton and a thorough investigation
year, and he made no canvas and
would not allow his name to go be-
fore the Ottumwa convention, but
put in his time lining the boys up for
Steck, thus 'killing off" Rhinehart
of Jasper who had made hard and
systematic canvas, while Steck had
made none, and compelling Rhine
hart to show his weakness by with
drawing After the ballot which
nominated Steck it was Carver who
made the motion that the nomina-
ton be made unanimous, thus cut.
ting out Fitzpatrick who had re-
ceived some strength in the conven-
ton. This with the overwhelming
defeat which awaits Steck at the
polls this fall, leaves Willard Carver
sole heir to the nomination two years
hence, and nothing but his own per-
sonal determined declination can
stop it from going to him. Petty
iealousies in his own county may rob
him of the committee chairmanship
-as was attempted at the late county
! convention-but it can not in any
manner interfere with his strength
as a congressional candidate.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09

The Iowa Central Railway is de-
serving the thanks of the good citi-
zens of Oskaloosa for the purifying
it is giving the atmosphere around its
depot and other properties in this
city. 1t has recently purchased two
large pieces of business property in
order to rid the neighborhood Of two
saloons, gambling institution and a
bawdy house. We presume the road
will find use for its new possessions,
but the healthful influence already
felt is worth a great deal to that end
of town, and is deserving compli,
mentary notice
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09
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Great Clearing Sale.
Big Cuts on Goods 10 Close.
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PROMOTIONS.
Adams Express Company Recognizes
OskaIoosa Boys.

Agent w. j. E-nis, of the Oska-
loosa office, was in Mason City yes
terday checking up the Mason City
Office against Elmer Wells, who has
been local agent at that place for q
number of months. Mr.. Wells has
been promoted to the agency of the
Office in Centerville. His work in
the Mason City Office has been of
hiGh'F' satisfactory character and
on received at the hands
my has been richly mer-
4ne young man is an Oska-,
looss lad and his many friends here
rejoice with him in his good fortune.
Richard Hyde, another OskaIoosa
boy, is also pushed up several notch
es in the service of the company.
Mr., Hyde was taken to Mason City
and checked into the office as local
agent at that city, taking the place
made vacant by the changing of Mr..
Wells. Mr.. Hyde's many friends
will congratulate him on his promo
ton. We will say to Mason CITY
that they will find Mr.. Hyde the
best sort of goods and he bears a
lasting guarantee. Inthe mean time
we wonder how the world would ret
along il 1t were not for the inex-
haustible crop of excellent young
men that oskaloosa is continually
turning into the market.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-08-09
THE DEM0CRATIc aMOsES. ;,


Ottumwa Courier: Hon. John w.
Lewis in his speech before the demo
cratic congressional convention re-
ferred to Mr.. Bryan as the Moses
who was come to lead the demo-
cratic party out of the wilderness.
Mr.. Lewis remark is significant
when it is remembered that Moses
himself never reached tie promised
land. The time may come when the
democratic party, cleansed of its
many sins, will pass over into the
land of Caanan; but it is highly prob
able that Moses Bryan will perish
in the wilderness surrounded by
the sands of free silver and tns
cacti OF anti-progfession, without
having ever tasted that for which
his soul yearns, the milk and honey
of office-holding.