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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
Reed,s Neck Is not Reed-Like.

One hot day last August ex-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed was caught in the lit
tie town of Westerly with a badly
wilted collar, as the story is told. He
dropped into what looked to be the
most inviting haberdasher's in the
place and announced that he wanted
a collar, and wanted it right away,
too. Mr. Reed didn't know the size.
After a deal of wrestling the wilted
collar was removed, and it was then
discovered that the neckband of the
shirt required a collar twenty inches
in length to fit the neck of Names
former idol son." Twenty inches,
gasped the clerk. why, Mr.. Reed, we
don't carry collar of that size in
stock, and there is not one to be had
in the State Of Rhode Islandn' What
kind of a jay State is this 1 have got
into, anyway" drawled the portly at
torney, as he reached for the discarded
collar And must 1 either go bach
to Watch Hill or else wear this beastly
wited thing to New York;" Informed
that this was about the situation, Mr.
Reed hurried his bulky frame to the
railroad station, muttering something
about being glad to be able to get t.
town where the haberdashers' estab
plan. The story drifted to town some
how, and now the ex-speakers pro
| fessional and political friends are send
| ing him all the saddler's business card
that they can lay their hands on, tn,
services of one clerk being required
to sort out the mail of this sort.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
W. o. SMITH ON LEPROSY.

The communication from Hon. w. O.
Smith published herewith, is direct to
the point that Hawaii does not consent
to be made the dumping ground for the
lepers of the United States. Mr.. Smith
mas had more practical experience in
the segregation and care of lepers 'than
any other man living. He brings out
the fact that 1t would not only be un.
just to Hawaii, but most cruel to lepers
brought from abroad. The Molokai
settlement Is not hospital; it is viii
lage, in which the lepers live, in their
own separate cottages, doing their own
cooking in the primitive and simple
Hawaiian way. Many lepers become
helpless. These are cared for by friends
who are allowed to go there for that
purpose. Native Hawaiians have no
fear of the disease and some friend is
usually found to do this helpful work.
Strangers would have no such aid and
would greatly suffer.
There Is no good reason for perma-
nently inflicting Hawaii with the lepers
or other diseased citizens of the United
States, and Hawaii most earnestly pro-
tests against its being done.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
THE BOOK CONTRACTS.

In MS effort to get another five wear
contract for the Book Trust, Mr. Gum
has shown a finesse worthy of a better
cause. We must congratulate him on
his handsome dinners to gentlemen to
whom he looks for a renewal of his
cinch and to all the other signs of his
ntness for commercial diplomacy. At
the same time we feel in duty bound to
demur at his plan to tie the education
of Hawaiian youth to sets of text books
which are no better in many ways, not
so good in some and worse in others
than sets which are offered at the same
or lower price by competing pub
fishers.
We know of cases where teachers
have asked for books which their class
es required but which the Trust refused
to let them have because of the i'm
print, sending instead some worthless
substitute bearing it's own trademark.
A case where a Hawaiian history was
invaded with chapter of mendacious
political narrative has already been
told of in these columns. Under the
contract now terminating. the Book
Trust is able to dictate, practically
speaking, the education Of our youth
and it has acted in the matter not with
the view of keeping the youth abreast
of the best thinking and the most COM
petent research, but to coin money for
itself These are facts which cannot be
obscured by the smoke of perfectos
rising at Book Trust banquet.
What the taxpayers want is the pur-
chase of text books in the open market,
getting the best no matter by whom
published and always keeping in view
the mental and moral needs of the
school-going youth. For this purpose
blanket contracts are not necessary
We are aware of the plea that re-
newal of the Book Trust agreement
might save a little money but as this
saving would in the long run be
charge against the quality of public
instruction. no judicious man can rec
ommend it. There are some savings
that are dearer than extravaganza and
among these the saving proposed by
the Book Trust stands out in bold relief.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

The chief faults with the telephone
service seem to be in the kind of at
tendance given customers at Central"
Neglect of calls, cutting into conversa-
lions. refusal to answer and a ready re-
course to the phrase Line busy" when
II is merely the operator who is busy,
sums up the worst of the delinquencies.
The trouble might be remedied by get
ting trained girls from the Coast and
paying them enough to keep them here.
The complaint of such girls hitherto
has been that they did not get enough
money to make up for the difference in
the cost of living between California
and Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
A Disappointed Philosopher.

An eccentric New York man who
died recently left some queer refec-
tions in his papers, some of which
selected at random by Victor Smith
are as follows:
You are a good fellow; why is il
you don't care to meet people-make
acquaintances?
Because the fewer my friends the
fewer my disappointments.
1t was the kiss Of such a woman a:
you that blackened the petrified ange
of the Kaaba.
J. never knew what I had lost unit
met what 1 found.
I'd rather guess what you are thar
know you.
If I were to know you well 1 coul(
| imagine nothing good of you
Leave yourself to my Imagination L
I imagine good of you 1 do myself al
injury; If l imagine i'll / injure you.
| I allow the devil to take care Of hi
own, and demand for myself the SAM
privilege.
| Some people do good for goodness
sake, but the fear Of hell is a power
full stimulant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
A Titled Bookkeeper.

A descendant of royalty can be found
working behind a bookkeeper's desk in
Wall street, New York, on any bust
ness day of the week. If he lived in
Scotland the individual in question
would be addressed as your lordship.'
To his employers, Brown Bros. & Co.,
he is simply "Mr. Fairfax Baron
Fairfax, Of Cameron, has no designs
on the House of Lords. Neither does
he long to shine among the British ar
istocracy. His sole ambition is to be
great banker, and to this end he has
come to New York. The firm of Brown
Bros. & Co. offered him a clerical posi-
ton, no better than that occupied by
hundreds of other young men in Wal
street, but with the same chance Of ad-
vancement through hard work The
Fairfax estate cut no figure in the sit.
uation, and the young man has far les.
snobbishness than many of his CO.
workers. The family is said to trac,
its lineage back to one of the kings O.
England. e ~@
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

Gears antipathy to Henry Water
house is a fact of long standing. In
1898 Gear was an employe of Water
house but his hatred of the annexation
party was so blatant that it reacted on
the interests of the firm and he was let
out in consequence. Since then Mr..
Gear has opposed Mr.. Waterhouse as
bitterly as he did the American cause
In these Islands. 1t was an open and
notorious secret that he wanted to de-
feat his old employer iD the late can
vass and that the petitions which he
got hundreds of irresponsible men to
sign were a part of the conspiracy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
Couldn't Escape HIM.

A French commercial traveller was
expecting a large order from a coun-
try tradesman, but had the misfortune
to arrive in the town on a fete day.
Finding the shop closed, he inquired
as to the whereabouts of the proprie-
tor, and ascertained that he was at
tending the fete, about mile out of
the town, set out out after him. When
he arrived there was balloon on the
point OF ascending, and he saw his
man stepping into the car. Plucking
up courage he stepped forward, paid
his money and was allowed to take his
seat with the other aeronauts. Away
went the balloon, and it was not until
the little party was we'll above the tree
tops that the "commercial' turned to-
ward his customer with the first re-
mark of, And now, sir, what can / dc
for you in calicoes?"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
HUMPHREYS AND THE STRAIGHT
TICKET.

When A. s. Humphreys was a plain
everyday citizen, seeking Office through
the medium of the Republican party,
he was a vociferous straight-ticket ad-
vocate. He even wanted the party to
adopt a rule requiring all who enrolled
at Republican primaries to sign a
statement that they would vote for all
the party nominees, no matter who
they might be. Anyone refusing to
sign that pledge was to be excluded
from the primary elections.
This is the argument made by Mr..
Humphreys in support Of his scheme of
gag rule. We take IL from the report
of one of his speeches at the time the
Republican party was organized:
WE SHOULD BE BOUND TO VOTE
FOR THE REPUBLICAN NOMI-
NEES, NO MATTER WHO THEY
ARE. PARTY FEALTY SHOULD BE
HIGHEST.
Prior to election Mr. Humphreys was
appointed to an office by President
Mckinley. Through the paper he part
ly owns and controls. he advocated the
straight ticket UP to the day of cleo
ton. Then when election day came he
went to the polls, scratched his ticket
freely" to use his own words, and
voted among others, for ]. o. Carter, a
Democrat.
In explanation of this rankly incon-
sistent act Mr.. Humphreys says, in an
interview published in the Star:
Yes, i scratched my ticket voting
Tor some Republicans and some Demo-
Gratis. When in active politics 1 have
always advocated a straight ticket and
would have so voted this time had I
been in politics. Having retired from
the arena, however, and holding an Of
fee as Judge Of the courts. felt IT to
be my privilege to vote for the men 7
deemed the best"
Like the chameleon which changes it's
color to suit the bush on which IL To-
Gates. Mr.. Humphreys opinions of
political duty depend upon what the
effect will be on his personal fortunes.
When out of office with a desire to be
In. II is "whoop-er-up boys, all togeth-
er; straight or nothing! no scratching
traitor allowed here!'' But when Hum
phreys has picked his plum. he goes
straightway and votes the split ticket,
and says to his erstwhile comrades:
Now boys. do the best you can; sorry
can't be with you, but I'm out of poll
tics you know and IL You get left I'll
shed a tear on your grave-ta-ta."
One of the rights of every American
citizen Is to vote straight, to scratch
any or all tickets, or not to vote. The
Advertiser has always maintained that
there were times, occasions and reasons
when the scratching of a ticket Is not
only permissible but is public duty.
Never before however, has 1t seen the
argument advanced that duty requires
a citizen to vote the straight ticket un-
I'll he gets an office; and that once In
Office the previous duty Is transposed
into a privilege" to vote as one pleases.
Apparently the Arizona oracle's the
DRY of party fealty is that 1t Is due only
from office-seekers, and that those who
secure office and the rank and file, who
are not In active politics" may ''go as
they please"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

A. ". Gear processes that he does not
know the men who were paid to cir
culate his disloyal petitions. Quite like
Iy. Perhaps they forgot to leave their
cards or maybe Mr.. Gear, or his dis
bursting clerk, was willing to hire ma
tive petition-carriers without first
climbing their genealogical trees. We
did not assume that Mr.. Gear drew his
political heelers from his calling list
and his assumption to that effect is a
mere subterfuge intended to throw dust
In the public eye.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

The drouth of last season is being
made up for rapidly. Yesterday the
storm had registered four inches which
is more than a whole month some
times yielded in the fall and winter Of
1S99-190O. While much of the water has
run off, enough has sunk in the ground
to replenish the natural reservoirs and
fructify the corps. One plantation Is
saving $500 per day ordinarily spent for
fuel used in pumping artesian water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
Sends Back HIS Pension,

Uncle Sam has regular contributor
to the general fund of the Government.
Promptly the first week of every quar-
ter check for SIS is received at the
Treasury Department, with a request
that it be placed in the miscellaneous
fund of the treasury, from which it
can only be drawn by special act of
Congress. The money is from vet
eran OF the civil war. He is an en-
ployee of the Philadelphia mint. He
explained in his his letter that as long
as the Government employed him at a
good salary he would not accept the
pension
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
Australla's Capital.

There is every probability that early
In next year the site of the Australian
FEDERAL capital will be decided and
competitive plans for laying it out in
vlted. The idea is that it should be one
of the finest cities of it's kind in the
world, enjoying a salubrious climate
and possessing beautiful surroundings.
Only the public buildings will be con-
structed at the cost of the common
wealth, all others being left to pri-
vate enterprise.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
A Letter That Was Never Written.

A paper read at the recent American
list Congress at Paris, by Henry Wig
maud, vice president of the congress
and secretary of the United States
embassy, demolished the theory adopt
ed by Humboldt, Irving, Fiske and
other historians that Columbus deriv-
ed his scheme for the discovery of
America from a letter written in 1474
by Toscanelli, the Florentine astrono-
mer. Mr.. Vignaud brought forward
evidence which convinced the congress
that Toscanelli never wrote such a let
ter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
The Bellies Camel.

BY way of joke someone recently
sent to New York society belle a full.
grown camel. The young lady prompt-
~ accepted the gift, which every even
ing after the theater crowds have dis
persed Is led by colored servant up
and down Broadway for exercise For
the first night or two not a few reveI-
ers were startled into temporary So
briefly at the sight of the ungainly amt
NAL swinging along the roadway,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
"Uncle Sans Dream

An allegorical play with the indie
pendence Of Cuba for it's subject is
drawing crowded houses in Havana.
It's title is 'El Sueno del Tic Sam" or
uncle Sans Dream First, Uncle
sam promises Cuba her independence
Inen, persuaded by Evil Genius, he
oecioes to retain it. He falls asleep
and dreams how great a thing n wouId
De to own all America Finally. how,
ever, Uncle Sam wakes from his dream
ent. pehu'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

Leprosy may be exterminated in
these Islands IL the United States does
not make them a dumping ground for
it's own victims of the plague. Other
wise the disease may be always with
Ms
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

Senator Depew was asked the other
day regarding the education of the
rich. He replied that all young men
should be so taught as to be able to
earn their own living. There never
was a Vanderbilt" he said, who
could not. IL left without a cent. earn
his own living. And they have all been
the better for it,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

"Mr. Gear denies!" OF course Mr..
Gear denies. Despite eleven accusing
witnesses there was nothing else left
him to do.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

To-day will probably yield returns of
the Presidential election to the people
of Oahu. The Zealandia is expected
with files dated up to a week ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17

AS the innocent beneficiary of polit-
teal bunco game Mr.. Gear hardly looks
his part.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-10
MARRIED IN JAIL.
The Old County Jail Sees Its Last
Wedding.

The last marriage to take place in
the old county jail was performed
Thursday evening by City Sheriff
Charles Def. Bancroft. Yesterday
morning Jailer Tracy moved to the
new jail. The groom was Frank
Davis, who is IS years of age, and the
bride, Ella S. Boutwell, of Moretown,
aged '33 years. The marriage was
performed in the ante room leading to
the Jail, in the presence of Jailer
Tracy and two witnesses. Imme-
diately after the ceremony was per-
formed the bride was driven in IA team
back to her home in Moretown and
the groom went to a lumber camp in
East Montpelier to work. There were
no wedding bells, cards or frills con-
nected with the affair. The minister
didn't even kiss the bride.-Argus.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-10
MONTPELIER.

The first sat home" given by Mrs.
]. s. Viles and Mrs. j. Edward Bailey
Thursday evening was very largely
attended and proved a very pleasant
occasion.
An athletic exhibition will be held
at the Armory next Tuesday evening.
There will be glove contest of ten
rounds between Frank Gauthier of
this city and Joe Martelle of Barre,
for the championship of Vermont, fol-
lowed by boxing, club swinging, bag
punching, etc.
The city has settled it's claim
against Alderman Weston for 5000.
The net income of the water sys-
tenn over all expenses the past year
was $6, 4S5.04.
The total sales of the city liquor
agency the past year were $22, ,o9s.S4,
and profit of s1,549.93 was made.
Olive, wife of Otis Leonard, died
on Thursday, aged II years. She
was a sister of William Chaplin OF
MiddleseX.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-10
BRISTOL SUFFERS.
Another Fire in That Hustling Viii
lage.

Bristol, Feb. 10.-A fire broke out
about 1890 O'Clock Thursday night in
the back part of the grocery store of
G. w. Rivers in O'Neil's block on
East Main street. When discovered
the fire had worked up through the
ceiling into the rooms overhead, occu-
pied by the families of John Duffy,
Joe Begor and a Mr.. Santaw. Their
household goods were badly damaged
by smoke and water. G. W. Rivers
stock of groceries is nearly a total loss.
He has an insurance of $4,000 on the
stock. w. w. Needham, gents fur
nishing goods, removed his stock in a
damaged condition. The hose COM
pany was promptly on hand and soon
had the fire under control. The ten
ants overhead had no insurance.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-10
THE ASSASSiNS.
It is Believed that the Two
Men Arrested To-day
SHOT GOV. GoEBEL,
Or Know Who Fired the
Fatal Shots. No Change
in Situation.

Frankfort, Ky, Feb. 10.--Gotts-
chalk and Jones, who were arrested
on suspicion of being implicated in
the assassination of Gov. Goebel, are
conslns. Both are said to have slept
in the executive building the night be-
fore the assassination. Jones says he
was promised pay to come here, but
has not been paid, so has no money
to get out of town with. Says he
came with the mountaineers on the
excursion. 1t is believed these are the
most important arrests that have
been made.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-10
IT IS A lie.
Admiral Dewey Emphatica||y
Denies the Report
That he
RECOGNIZED F|L|P|Nos
Officially or the Independence
of the Islanos in
Any Way.

New York, Feb. 1O.-The dispute
as to whether or not Admiral Dewey
recognized the Filipino independence
was revived here. THE admiral him.
self has pronounced the report that
he did take such a course while at
Manila as IA lie. The circumstances
that brought about tEis declaration
from the admiral were the showing to
him of an article sent to the morn
ing papers for publication by II. w.
Bray. who claims to have been wit
ness, as an interpreter to the recogni-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-10
SYMPATHY FOR BOERS.
Senate Adopted Resolution Before
It Knew What It Had Done.

Washington, Feb. 10.-At the open
ing of the senate, Allen presented the
following resolution;
That the United States of America
extend its sympathy to the people or
the South African republic in their
heroic struggle for liberty and popu-
lar government and believe that the
government of the United States
should offer mediation to the end that
further boodshed may be avoided and
favorable terms of peace be concluded
between the belligcrent governments.
No objection was made. Only
about dozen senators were present.
Before anybody realized what was
going on, the resolution had been put
to a vote and declared adopted.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-10
STRAFFORD

Mrs. Charles Downer of Sharon
has been guest at Buena Vista this
week.
J.E, Kendall of the Barrett house,
who has been sick for some davs, is
convalescing.
The Wednesday club met with Mrs.
H. D. Stickney this week. Mrs. s.
B. Buell. will entertain the club next
Wednesday.
Graduating exercises for the gram
mar school were held at Barrett me-
mortal hall Thursday evening. There
were seven in the graduating class.
The Buell. and Hatch Furniture
Co. have received some large orders
recently. Some Massachusetts men
are negotiating for the purchase OF
their plant.
Work at the smelter has been sus'
pended for few days while new
lining has been put in the bottom OF
the furnace. A very large amount OF
copper matte has been produced by the
smelling force during the past two
months.
The recital to be given at Barrett
memorial hall by Miss Marion Hatch Y
pupils next Thursday evening prom
ises to be one of the most interesting
musical events of the season. Mrs
Frank r. jerks, a fine contralto, ant
Miss Rose Gilkey, will assist.
Some Boston people have been her
few days looking over the situation
with view of making bid for tn
freighting from the Elizabeth mine
to Pompanoosut station on the B.
M. The amount Of copper bein
shipped away and of coke and othe
material being brought to the mines
makes the matter of freight an I'M
portant one.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-02-10
SONS OF VERMONT
Will Meet in Boston Feb. Is to Sing
the Praises of Vermont.

Boston, Feb. 10.-The Vermont
association of Boston, composed of
sons of the state living in Boston and
it's vicinity, will give it's annual recep-
tion and banquet at Hotel Brunswick
on the evening of the 18th. Among
the invited guests will be Gov. Ed
ward G. Smith and Mrs. Smith of
Vermont, Gen. w. w. Grout, men,
her of congress from Vermont; Lieut..
Gov. Bates and Mrs. Bates, Kittredge
lIaskins, speaker of the Vermont
house of representatives, and Mrs.
IIaskins, Attorney General Knowlton
and Mrs. Knowlton of Massachusetts.