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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-20

I of a hoax which was perpetrated some
years ago upon the good people of Ian
caster, in this State-namely, that Nico-
10 Tesla, the famous Pittsburg cleo
trician, had set up on high an enor-
nous light-so high that 1t was visible
across the entire length of Pennsylva-
MIA. Needless to say that in this case
Venus.
One might moralize here. if so dis
posed, upon the astounding ignorance
regarding the sun, moon and stars
which not infrequently betrays itself
even among persons who in the con-
duct of their personal affairs show no
lack of intelligence, and whom it would
be hard to overreach in any business
deal
In the southeast may now be seen
during the evening hours another
electric star" scarcely less brilliant
than that which adorns the west. This
is the planet Jupiter, which also is now
shining with it's greatest brilliancy
being now at its nearest to the earth.
Venus is drawing in rapidly toward
the sun, and will remain visible no more
than two or three weeks longer. On
the Sth of July she will pass between
{, us and the sun, and will next be seen
as a morning star in the east. jupiter
VIII be glorious object in the south
Iern evening sky throughout the sum-
mer
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-20
DINNER TO IRVING.
Distinguished Men Honor the Great.
est Actor.

LONDON, June 9.-In Savoy Hotel
tonight a complimentary dinner was
given to welcome home Sir Henry Irv-
ing after his American tour. D'Oyly
Carte presided. Among the 200 persons
who were there were United States Ann
bassador Joseph II. Cnoate; Henry
White. Secretary United States Embas-
'sy; Bradley Martin, Earl Craven, F.
Burnard, Reginald Ward, Charles Froh-
man, Maurice Grau, Bret Harte, Lord
Russell, Alma Tadema and Anthony
Hope.
Sir Henry received a tremendous re-
ception when he arose to respond to a
toast to his health, but the features of
the evening were the speeches made by
Ambassador Choate and Mark Twain.
Choate for the first time since he has
been in England seemed to give free
vent to his humor. He did not hesitate
to remind the Englishmen that the
traits of character which they hereto
fore, with lofty superiority, regarded as
purely American had lately been re-
peated and exceeded in England
Heretofore" said Choate, ''the en-
thusiasm which the United States dis
played on occasions has been regarded
as quite unbecoming of a great people,
but that was before certain events in
your own history. Never in our history
has there been such an outbreak as that
here in London on the occasion of the
/ relief of Ladysmith and Mafeking''
Choate praised Irving and paid a
tribute to him for what he accomplish
ed for the good relations between the
two countries.
Lord Russell proposed the health of
Irving in an eloquent speech, to which
Irving feeIingly responded. In the
course of his speech Sir Henry said:
From an experience of seventeen
years. l may say that the fortunes of
England are dear to those Americans
who guide and control the destinies OF
their country. 1t is my belief that the
bonds between Great Britain and the
Great American Republic grow ever
closer with time. Anyone who has been
true to that great country, and who has
shared the welcome of it's eat-heart-
ed people. and who has felt and seen
as I have again and again, loyal low
! ing warmth and affection for the old
land, can only feel that for all good and
high purposes, and all that makes for
the elevation and freedom of humanity
and the good of the human race, the
two lands are one
Mark Twain's speech, in which he
described his experiences as a dram
atist. was received with continuous
| Laughter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-20

answer resignedly that it is one of the
burdens that we must bear without
asking whyfors and wherefors.
Dr. Hodgins said yesterday that he
had had in the neighborhood of forty
cases OF la grippe, or influenza as it is
known to the oldfashioned during the
past two weeks. Most of them have
been of somewhat a mild tyne" he
said, and were of short duration. The
patients manifested all the usual symp-
toms that accompany true la grippe.
High fever and pains in the back and
limbs were almost invariably noticeable.
and sore throat and bronchial troubles
sometimes aggravated the difficulty.
DIR. Day said that but few cases of Ia
grippe had come under his notice as
he had but recently returned from the
Coast DR.. Wood had likewise heard
of but few cases of la grippe and rather
doubted the existence of any epidemic
of the disease
But canvass of the city will show
but few families one or more members
of which are not suffering or GONZALES
cent from an attack of the malady. In
some cases 1t was simply cold; else
where 1t was described as sorethroat
or mild bronchitis; but in nearly every
instance when sifted down the "spoor"
of the same old offender, la grippe.
could be found.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-20
Meeting of the w. C. t. q.

A few members Of the local branch of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union met at the Central Union Church
pariors yesterday afternoon and held
their weekly meeting and praise SER
wee No important business was trans
acted owing to the absence of the presi-
dent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-20

New bill tonight at the orpheum.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12
The Story of Oklahoma
re m the Globe Democrat.

Fro m the Globe Democrat.
1t is an absorbing tale which is told
by Gov. Barnes in his annual report
upon the condition of Oklahoma AS
we know from the census returns, Ok
lahoma has a population of 1896, 900.
The governor tells us that the assessed
valuation of her property in 1900 is,
crease of 100000 over 1899, and
100000 acres of public lands subject
to entry. The S49.OOO.OOO of taxable
valuation represents $135 900 900 of ac-
tual value of property. The products
of her farms. mines and factories in
the fiscal year aggregated $4,000, 900.
She has 100000 children enrolled in
her public schools, with 1000 in the
higher educational institutions.
Here are few of the material facts
of the condition of Oklahoma. They
furnish a powerful argument for her
immediate admission to statehood
These are some of the superficial facts
in connection with a locality which
was not opened to settlement until 1889
and which was not organized into
territory until 1890. Uutil eleven
years ago Oklahoma was virtually a
vacant spot on the map. Eager pio-
neers had been peering into Oklaho-
ma for years before 1889. and some of
them-Payne. Couch and many 9TH
its boundaries and estab-
lished settlements in it. but they were
ousted by the United States troops.
and it was made practically vacant
land. as before. A minute before noon
of April %. 1889. the instant of the
opening, there was not a single in
habitant in Oklahoma. 1t contained
10000 inhabitants by shutdown on
that day. Such a deluge had never
been seen before since the world be-
gan.
One of the most remarkable feat
ures of Oklahoma's growth is it's SYM
metry and solidity. At O'Clock on
the afternoon of that opening day a
bank with $50. 900 capital was estab-
lished in a tent in Guthrie. a town
which began to peep out of the prai-
ries a few minutes earlier. On hun
dreds of thousands of acres wheat be-
gan to be sOwn that afternoon.
Scores of towns were staked out before
Schools and churches began
to make their appearance the next
day. Just a month after the opening
day a convention met at Guthrie with
the intention of forming a provisional
Twelve months after
the opening President Harrison put
his signature to the bill creating the
territory of Oklahoma. The territory
which had $1,000 inhabitants in 1890
has $4,000 in 190O-or, rather, had
that many on June 1 this year. The
population has passed the 400. 900 mark
by this time. Nothing in Arabia's tales
of enchantmens surpasses the peop-
ling of the prairies and forests of Ok
lahoma.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

hood and the repeal of the clause il
the Shafroth irrigation bill that ex-
cludes the territories from participa-
ton in the proposed irrigation appro-
priation of S1O,OO0,OO0.
Both of the territories desire to take
on the maturer honorS of statehood.
and in both the people have empowered
their governors to intercede with the
authorities at Washington.
Work for Statehood.
Governor Otero, in discussing his
mission and that of Governor Murphy
to Washington, said:
I'VE are numbers of the governors
committee that is to be present at the
centennial exercises at the capital next
Wednesday. We are going to Washing
ton for other reasons, however, and
we are in hopes that congress can be
prevailed upon at he present session
to pass bills admitting the two terri
tories to statehood.
THE people of both territories are
very anxious for the honor, and they
have often expressed their desire to
have the matter brought before con-
gress. They waited upon me short
time ago, and, although 1 felt it would
have been better to have the legisla-
ture take the first action, still they
have been SO clamorous for immediate
action that we are to try to get bill
through at the present session.
In the Irrigation Bill.
Another piece of legislation that we
are to make every effort to effect is the
naming of Ne wMexico and Arizona in
the irrigation bill that Congressman
Shafroth has introduced. For some I'M
accountable reason the names of the
two territories have been omitted in
the measure, which calls for an appro-
priation of $1O,OOO,OOO for the purpose
of constructing an irrigation system in
several of the western states. Just
why the names of New Mexico and Ari-
IONA should be omitted we are at
loss to determine. The only reason
that we can see for the omission is that
we can see for the omission is that
the congressman from Colorado is max
ing an effort to aid our cause by ad-
vancing an argument why we should
be admitted to the family of states
why, we are wards of the govern
ment, and as wards are entitled to even
more consideration than are the states,
and we trust that our plea for share,
and good share, in the appropriation
will not be SET aside"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

Photographers sought to kodak him in
vain: he always lodged and got away,
end Mrs. Lease said that he had hid
den the only likeness of himself he
had ever had taken.
To Topeka correspondent Mrs.
Lease once promised to take this pic
ture out OF the family treasures and
lend it long enough for the illustra-
tors use. but she never fulfilled the
promise Il guess he has hidden it,
she said in explanation. 1T is an old
fashioned daguerrotype taken long be-
for l married him. 1t used to be lying
aroun the house any old place. but
lately he has hidden it. Possibly it
has been lost. But it doesn't matter.
We don't count him any more.
Mrs. Lease was not proud of her
husband and always referred to him
HE found me or we
found each other" she said, "in Neo-
sho county. at what was then Usage
Mission. now St. Paul. We were mar
ried in 1873 and 1 have been working
hard ever since.
This conversation was in 1894, about
the time Mrs. Lease was at war with
Governor Lewelling.-Denver Post.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The Herald has often laid stress on
the Importance of teaching the young
how to express themselves, in speech
and in writing, in clear, forc1ble Eng
lish. Spelling and the construction OF
sentences are not the only things to
be looked after; punctuation, though
often looked upon as of secondary i'm
portance, is as much part of correct
knowledge as spelling. 1t is unfortu-
nate that the carelessness or ignorance
of teachers should be excused, as it
has been since the system of public
education began, by saying that every
one punctuates to suit himself" and
that there are no general rules to be
followed. Everyone has heard this
statement made by those that ought to
know better and probably do know
better. 1t is simply an indication of
a slipshod intellect. There are rules in
punctuation as there are in spelling. 1t
is true that some variation is allowed
in their application, but there are GER
tain uses of punctuation marks that
are firmly settled in correct usage. 1t
is these rules that should be taught
children and compliance with which
should be insisted upon. Nowhere do
we find more evidence of Slipshod
punctuation and actual ignorance of
the fundamental rules than in the
statutes as passed by the average
state legislature. The ..igher courts
terpret the meaning of some law that
is obscure because of the wrong use of
a comma or semicolon. Money loss
es on account of such plumbers have
rassment has often resulted from mis-
understandings so caused. The state of
Massachusetts, is just now all stirred
up over a case of faulty punctuation,
wherein, through error, an exception
is made in the operation of liquor
law that is Objectionable to the tenn
perance element, and at the same
time hardship is worked upon hotel
keepers that was never intended. The
error might look insignificant enough
to the average legislator-merely the
putting of a semicolon where a COM
ma ought to be-bu. it has already
caused much litigation and rancorous
controversy, and the end is not yet.
Faulty construction of laws is a great
evil, and this little matter of pune
tuation has as much to do with the
errors that are made as has the use
of words. In business life, too, grave
uinerences often arise through the
instrumentation of orders for goods
or specifications in contracts. Mis-
takes Of this sort are simply the results
of carelessness, and every effort should
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12
TO ADVERTISERS.

In order to insure proper changes In
advertising, copy for same should
be at the business office not later
than 10 a. m.
ADVERTISING RATES.
Rates of advertising in the Daily
or Weekly HERALD will be made
known upon application at the bus
mess office. Those who prefer can
T. have a representative of the bus
X mess department call upon them,
who will quote prices and make
contracts for space. Call telephone
No. lis.
Classified advertisements for locals, ten
QOc) cents per line for nrst IN
sertion and five (5c) cents for each
additional insertion. Special rates
upon five hundred (500) or one
thousand 10000 lines of local. to
be used in one month, will be fur
nished upon application.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12
WORKING FOR STATEHOOD
The Governors OF New Mexico and
Arizona In Wathlnoton.

A conference fraught with much
promise for the people of Arizona and
New Mexico was held last night says
Chicago dispatch. Governor N. o.
Murphy of Arizona and Governor NJ.
A. Otero of New Mexico were the two
conferees. and Immediately after the
conference Governor Murphy left for
Washington to inaugurate the cam
paign which has for it's object the adj
mission of the two territories to state
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

There are rumors that the ship
builders and armor plate and gun max
ers of America, France, Germany and
trust of the materials of war which.
if true, will put war more on the COM
mercial basis than ever.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The ordinations and determinations
between the British and Germans in
China, with regard to Iooting, seem
to be repetition of the historical oc-
kettle black
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The paragraphers are having all
kinds of sport with the French general,
MERCER, who came into new promi-
nence the other day by making lurid
speech in the senate in which he show
ed how easy it would be to invade Eng
land. One writer admits the force of
the generals contention, but hints that
it might not be so easy to get out
again. Another refers to Weyler's ter
rible typewriter, and intimates that
Mercier's weapon is scarcely more for
midable.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The Kansas scnool book commission
is investigating General Funston's
knowledge of swimming. The new
Kansas history for the schools says
that Funston swan the Marlino river
in the Philippines and captured pris-
oners. Now comes along a Captain
Hardy of the goth Kansas who says
Funston can't swim an dthe books
may have to be changed. The general
impression is that Funston gets across
the rivers somehow.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

Emperor Wilhelm has enlivened his
empire and the world by an efferves-
cence of his light, airy humor. His
chancellor Count Won Buelow recently
remarked to the emperor that his
grand palace needed cleaning and that
the countess did not get at it. His
emperor the next day sent a hundred
pounds of soap to the counts palace
for good joke. 1t would be but a
tame world for newspapers and ma
lions if it were not for Kaiser Billy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12
81 90
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mouth or throat. Copper Colorcd Spots,
Ulcers, Painful SwellingS. Bone Pains,
Pimples, Boils, Scrofula, Ca.arrh, Rher-
matism and every form of Blood Poison,
quickly cured forever by taking Botanic
Blood Balm (B.B.B0. Thoroughly tested
Tor 80 years. Druggists. 81 /. Directions with
each bottle. Botanic i;lood Balm Is. b 81
heals every Sore, makes the b God ,>Cfe and
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send . cents to IaT = eosease Froe Trial
-o-fi'- BLOOD S-ALM co -L..a.:ta. Ga
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The offer of Columbia University o
New York to educate five Filipinos i
practical philanthropy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

sy that our next vice president will lead
a quiet. unassuming life. The ''cour-
tesy of the senate" is something of
a brake on the career of any idea but
whether Roosevelt's rush and progress
can be impeded, only time and trial can
tell.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

Now is the season of sentimental
deforestization when the mountain
sides are robbed of the dropping pines
and the trees are brought into the
homes and decorated with tinsel, can
dies. and gifts to make juvenile holi-
day
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

If there be that secret alliance with
Great Britain of which the Bryanites
loved to talk during the campaign, the
English newspapers are not in it, for
they are extremely dissatisfied with
McKinley's message.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

goes right on increasing the Russian
navy.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The president in his annual message
to congress expresses pardonable graf
ification upon the fact that the policy
of the United States in China has
come to be recognized as the best by
all the powers. Even Germany, re-
luctantly enough, has gradually ac-
uuiesced in our view, at least to the
extent of me jifying her original de-
mands. There are some lingo papers
in this country that are continually
nagging the administration because 1t
will not take the lead in calling for the
wholesale butchery of Chinese leaders
and even the deposition of the reign
ing dynasty. Strangely enough, the
most bloodthirsty demands have come
from the church people, the friends of
the Christian missions, in a spirit Lnat
little accords with the teachings of the
master. The attitude of the United
States was assumed in the face of the
most trying circumstances, in the face
of fierce opposition, in the face of for
eign protests, and yet it has been
right from the first and is right now.
The jingos know little or nothing of
the real conditions in China, they are
stalking nothing, they have no respon
sibility, while on the president and his
advisers in such a crisis as that
through which we have been passing
and are yet passing, in the orient,
rests a burden the like of which these
lesser men can never know. The deep
est thinkers on Chinese problems now
give their assent to the dictum of the
on..eu States at the very beginning,
that the integrity of the empire
should be maintained and that any ne
gotiations that might be entered upon
should be carried on with the reigning
Manchu rulers. From the first the Uni
ted States has insisted that the Chin
csc had rights as a nation that the
world was bound to respect. and as
The Herald has before pointed out, the
United States has all through this
Chinese muddle played the role of
the conServator and peacemaker,
greatly to the worlds gain.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

Roosevelt will take a holiday in
January and go hunting mountain
lions in Colorado and New Mexico, SO
as to be fresh and invigorated for the
vice presidency.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

be made in the schools to train the
children in these things SO there will
be less cause for embarrassment in
future.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

Wanamaker's life insurance policies
amount up to 81 ,25O, 900 and the moral
is that it pays to advertise. Wanna
maker asserts that by big advertising
he secured his leadership and success.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

General Funston is heard from again.
He has been plunging through more
rivers and surprising and routing
more F'iiiplnos as dashingly and in
trepidly as ever.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

When you need a soothing and heal
ing antiseptic application for any pur-
pose, use the original DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, a we'll known cure for
piles and skin diseases. 1t heals sores
without leaving scar. Beware Of
counterfeits. Fred Schaefer, druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The American plays for big stakes
In New York they play progressive
euchre with grand pianos and auto
mobiles as prizes.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12
MRS. MARY ELLEN LEASE

Never Did Think Much of Her Hus-
band, and Makes no Secret of It
She Began at the Washtub, Edu-
Gated Herself, and Became the
Head of the Family.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The newspapers are disputing
the courtesy or the senate
will be a complete antidote for Roose-
velt's strenuousness and many prophe-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

The Grout oleomargarine bill in de-
creasing the tax on uncolored oleo and
increasing it on the product colored to
initiate butter, is only working to pro-
tect the citizen from fraud. The bill as
passed makes all articles known as
oleomargarine,' butterine, imitation
butter or imitation cheese transport
ed into any state or territory for con-
sumption or sale subject to the police
power of such state or territory, but
prevents any state or territory from
forbidding the transportation or sale
of such product when produced and
sold free from celebration in imitation
of butter. The bill increases the tax
on oleomargarine colored in imitation
of butter from 2 to 10 cents a pound
inc uncolored from cents to one quar-
ter of a cent per pound. Oleomargar-
inc is legitimate article of manufac-
ture and commerce except when it
poses as COW butter. There is a decid-
ed sentiment against it and a pur-
chaser has right to have what he
wants and to know what he gets. Good
is undoubtedly better
than bad butter, but bad oleomargar-
inc is much worse than bad butter and
the best oleomargarine is far from
being as good as the best butter. The
two are different articles in taste and
effect and me United States ought TO
give the cow a perpetual right to the
trade mark butter and other pro-
ducts should be forced to seek other
names.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

PURE HYGIENIC WATER.
Made from distilled water Ask your
family physician or druggist at to the
purity and healthfullness of our ice.
Telephone No. A.
Ell Paso Ice and Refrigerator Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

Lowney's candies are the finest
Potter & White keep them.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-12

Mrs. ]. H. Comstock, the florist,
has cut flowers. poted plants. and 10
snral decorations Phone 493.