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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13

the Department of State, suggesting the
use of the castor oil plant as a remedy
against MOSQUITOES. He said; I'm cold
and temperate climates the castor oil
plant grows to a height of four or five
feet; in these countries it becomes a
tall tree, and is perennial. 1t seems
that the smell of the plant is disagree
able to mosquitoes and other insects,
and 1t is an acknowledged fact that
where these plants are grown few mos
uuitos will be found. My personal ex-
perience bears this out. My residence
is surrounded by plantain ana banana
trees, and I have been much troubled
in the past by the great number of
mosquitoes which gathered between the
leaves. Following the example of old
settlers in the country. / planted the
castor seeds, which grew up in pro-
fusion, and there are no mosquitoes to be
found among the plantain and banana
trees, although l keep the ground well
irrigated. BY keeping branches and
seeds of the plant mn rooms the mosqui-
tos are drived away from the latter"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
AGAINST TIE MOSQUITO
CAMPAIGN IN HAVANA AGAINST
THE BUSY LITTLE INSECTS.
General Wood Suggests a Plan to Les
sen Yellow Fever-Coal Oil and Cas-
tor Oil Plants to be Used.

The Sanitary Department of Havana
has adopted new plan of campaign
against yellow fever, and, incidentally,
the mosquito. Some time ago. says the
New York Sun, following closely upon
the announcement by the commission
appointed to investigate the cause of
yellow fever that mosquitoes were res
ponsihle for the the spread of the d.
sease, orders were issued by General
Wood that large quantities of kerosene
should be placed in stagnant pools to
Kill the young mosquitoes. 1t is now
proposed to drive they from Havana
by planting eucalyptus trees. A recent
report from General Wood shows that
he has approved an appropriation of
$1,000 to be used by the Chief Surgeon of
Havana in planting these trees in
marshy and malarial districts in and
around the city. 1t is contended by the
sanitary Department is also consider
ing the advisability of purchasing
large quantity of the seeds of the cas-
tor oil plant for distribution among
a number of the smaller municipalities.
United States Consul Plumacher at
Maracaibo some time ago reported to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
VIM. G.lrWin &C.,, Ltd,
FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE AGENTS

AGENTS FOR THE
Royal Insurance Company of Liverpool
Alliance Assurance Company OF Lon
don,
Alliance Marine and General Assurance
Co., Ltd, OF London,
Scottish Union National Insurance.
Company OF Edinburgh,
Wtlhelma of MagdeburR General Inaur.
ance Company,
Associated Assurance Co., Ltd, of MI.
mich and Berlin
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
CAREFUL OF HIS CASH.

An old farmer in Bruichladdich, Islay
n. B., once went to have troublesome
tooth extracted.
Said the dentist, after looking at the
offending molar, 1T is a very ugly one.
Iwould advise you to have it out by the
painless system. 1t is only a shilling
extra"
He showed the farmer the apparatus
for administering gas, remarking that
it would cause him to fall asleep for a
minute, and before he awoke the tooth
would be out. After slight resistance
the suffer consented, proceeding to open
his purse.
"Oh, never mind paying just now!"
said the dentist, kindly.
"Hoots" answered the cautious old
Scot II wasna thinin' o. that; but if
I'm gaen ia sleep 1 thought 1 wad like
to count ma siller fust."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
VALUE OF FOREIGN COINS.

BY Decision of the Secretary of the
Treasury dated April 1, 1901, the value
of foreign coins in terms of the money
of account of the United States, to be
followed in estimating the value of all
foreign merchandise exported to the
United States is as follows, China, Tael
Annoy, $.729 Canton, 1927, Chefoo $697,
Chin Kiang, $.712, Fuchau, $.675, Hal
kwan, $.742, Customs, Hankow, $3.50,
Niuchwang 1854, Ningpo, $.7O1, Sbang-
hal, 5000, Swallow, 1914, Takau, $.734
Tientsin, $.707.
japan, Yen S.49S,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
Is MIsT,S PROPERTY.

The case of Fl. NJ. Mist VS.. Kapiolani
Estate, ejectment, which had been on
trial for about a week, was decided late
Saturday by Judge Humphreys. The
court found that plaintiff has a per-
feet paper title to the land concerned,
in fee simple absolute; that defendant
has absolutely no right or title in the
property; that defendant is in possess
ion of the land and tenements without
shadow of right; plaintiff is entitled to
immediate possession of the property.
Judgment is "iven accordingly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13

Coupon Book sold. Special rates
made for Automobile Parties"
NOTE: Drivers are not allowed to
make any rate except those furnished
by the Company. Ask driver to see
rate sheet.
In case of dispute as to fare, pay
driver amount claimed, take rebate
slip and call at office. We will gladly
adjust any difference.
Office on King street, near Judiciary
building.
LOUIS T. GRANT,
Manager.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
TEACHERS TO MEET.
Program of the Territorial Association
This Evening.

The Honolulu circle of the Terrific.
rial Teachers Association will hold its
last meeting for this school year al
the High School this evening. Severa
papers are to be read ID there will
be musical program. Teachers OF
public and private schools and others
interested in the subjects to be discuss
ed are invited to attend.
The program is as follows:
Music ..'..'.''..."H High School Pupil.
Led by Mrs. Yarndley
elementary Arithmetic" .............
.:..''..':.......t... Henry M. Lul
Nlolln solo. Miss lola e. Barber
industrial Work as a Factor in Race
education ..... CharlesBartlett Dyke
Principal Kamehameha Schools.
incidental Number Works" ........
Observation-Disclosures. II. Gibson
Discussion of Papers .................
Leaders.
Arthur MaXson Smith. H. S. Townsend,
Edgar Wood.
Music High School Pupils
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
Have

DAINTY GRASS CLOTH,
SILK GOODS, SILK KIMONOS
EMBROIDERED CENTER
PIECES, SILVER VASES,
LACQUER and CHINA WARE,
TOYS, SILK FLAGS OF
EVERY NATIONALITY FANS
WITH HAWAIIAN VIEWS,
BEAUTIFUL SCREENS,
DRESSING GOWNS FOR La
DIES OR GENTLEMEN
ETC, ETC.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
A GOOD THING.

There's one good thing when they feel
dry.
That business men cannot pass by,
For far and wide it's fame you hear,
They stop to drink of Rainier" beer
On dl aught or in bottle at Criterion.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13

Prepared by Dr. j. c. Aver Co.. Lowell. Mass, U. S. A.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13

There is now on foot a movement to
form a combination of marine under
/ writers like that of the fire under
writer's.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13

Collector Stackable was asked re-
garding the reoort of his having sent
sou in treasure on the Rio. He said
that this was untrue as he had not sent
the money by that vessel at all. AS a
matter of fact the money was deposited
in a local bank here which sent it to
the sub-treasury at San Francisco and
what was sent by the Rio was nothing
but the certificate of deposit. The only
delay or trouble which will be caused
will be the necessity of securing a dup
licate of this certificate. Mr. StackabIe
makes it rule never to ship treasure
without insuring il.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13
NO MONEY LOST ON RIO
STACKABBE SENT NO
TREASURE.
San Francisco Report of His Sending
100000 in Treasure on Inflated Boat
Proves Incorrect.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 3O.-The
wreck of the Rio de Janeiro and her
cargo belong now to the marine under
writers, and they are still anxious to
come into their own. The losses have
been settled, the accounts squared and
the marine men are ready for fresh
business.
The value of the cargo was 81, 200, 600
and 40 per cent or 100000 of 1t, was in
sured. The hull was placed by local
agents of the French underwriters and
none of the men in this city seems to
know how much insurance the Pacific
Mail carried on her.
An interesting and disconcerting fact
for the Collector of Customs at Homo
lulu has come to light. He sent over
by the Rio $50, 900 in treasure and it was
not insured. The steamship company
also carried many thousands in its safe
on which likewise there was no insur-
ance. The most valuable portion of the
cargo was raw silk. The Insurance Co.
of North America and it's Eastern con-
nectiOns paid on this silk loss of $465. =
| coo. There were 175 tons of tin on board
insured for S65,000., OF this sum, Bal
four. Guthrie d Co. and the Ocean Ma
rine carried $4,000, and the Frankfort
Marine $4,000. Newhall & Co. insured
treasure to the amount of $35 900, the
tireman's Fund and the British and
Foreign footed bills of about $4,000
each, and the remainder of the $500, 900
was carried by the different marine
companies of the city.
The loss of the Rio was the climax
of series of very bad marine losses
here and in London. AS result the
local agencies of all the foreign ma
rine companies have received notice to
cut down the size of lines which they
carry.
There is now on foot a movement to
form a combination of marine under
writer's like that of the fire under
writer's.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-05-13

Note Heads, Bill Heads. Statements
and Fine Commercial Printing at the
Star Office.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-23
THAT s. v. RY. EXTENSION.
Denial Of Report That h Will Connect
With the Reno Narrow Gauge.

Denial OF Report That II Will Connect
With the Reno Narrow Gauge.
The Baker City correspondent Of the
Oregonian writes that paper that the re.
port recently published IN a Salt Lake pa.
rer, to the effect that the Sumpt-r Valley
narrow gauge railroad and the Reno mar.
row gauge, building up through Modcc
county, California, were likely to meet
the untapped center Of eastern Oregon.
Those well Informed on the plans Of the
Sumpter Valley line think this talk Is
quite empty. Basis for the statement Is
found In the I6 mile extension being made
into the big timber belt owned by the com.
pany. The writer from Salt Lake inters
that this extension Is launched off into
eastern Oregon, without definite purpose
or plan, which Is contrary TO the facts. Il
primarily to tap the compan>'s timber
land, with freight possibilities as sec.
ondary consideration.
Whitney, and not the center Of eastern
Oregon, Is its apparent and real destina.
ton, for time at least. Many miles Of
comparatively unproductive country would
have to be traversed IN carrying out the
rumored idea Of line into Harvey county.
Engineers do not agree In saying that
the route selected for logging road into
4 timber belt would be a proper one for
an extensive line half across the state.
Quite serious difficulties have been en-.
eountered In crossing the ridge between
Sumpter and Whitney, and greater ones
would be met In extending The line through
the Prairie City country from Whitney.
II a long line were contemplated into those
distant regions Of the state, It Is believed
that the road would not be laid across
country, as the present terminus would
necessitate.
Everybody here knows that the owners
Of the Sumpter Valley road own vast
tracts Of yellow pine timber In the vicinity
Of the extension, and that the work done
was to reach that, rather than to bid for
traffic originating In an exceedingly
sparsly settled district. All talk Of II
putting road much further into the Blue
mountains, for the present at least, seems
very light and airy.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-23
Machine Hand Drill on New Principle

Machine Hand Drill on New Principle
A dispatch from Colfax says that W.
W. Waite, Of that place, has secured a
patent on new kind Of machine drill for
all kinds Of work requiring drilling In
rock. The invention promises to revolu.
tionize the present methods Of mining.
The machine Is operated ny one man, who
simply turns a crank which revolves a
wheel, to which Is attached four 4.pound
hammers, which strike the drill with ter.
rife force. The machine, which was In.
vented and manufactured In Colfax, be-
ing made at Carley Bros foundry, was
on exhibition recently and attracted
great interest. At a moderate rate Of
speed, 2I6 blows were struck by the ham
mer In one minute. This Is said to be the
work Of eight able.bodied men. The ma.
chine turns so easily boy can operate II
with ease. A number Of mining men
who witnessed the exhibition say It will
vevolutionize mining, and greatly lessen
the present cost Of drilling, and will make
many low grade mines profitable. The
machine Is made entirely Of iron, and
weighs but I2s pounds. Mr.. Waite has
been at work on II for several months, but
did not announce II to the public until last
week when he received the announcement
that his application for patent had been
received, and that the device had never
been patented.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-23
Four Feet Of Forty Dollar Rock.

Tom Johnson now has another mine
that Is more than likely to make a million.
aire out Of him. He calls It the Capital
and It Is located on Granite creek about
four miles from Lawton. He has en-.
countered four foot vein Of quartz that
assays $40 to the ton In free gold. Tom
was In town Sunday and felt greatly
elated at his find. He came down to Sc
cure an ore car and track to facilitate
work on the roperty.-Lawton Standard.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-23

copy Of your paper. Would like for you
TO write and tell me how deep they have
to dig for gold. Is there any chance for
a man to get claim where he can wash
gold out Of the creek1 Is person nearly
sure Of success II he comes there and
sticks to Il; or Is II only one out Of a great
many that strike It richi Please give me
a little insight into this matter. don't
know anything about mining, but have
always had desire to try my luck. II
you answer this, perhaps | will see you In
the near future"
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-23
Who Can Answer Thee Qusstionsf

Here Is a fair sample Of hundreds Of let
tiers Of enquiry received by THE MINER.
This one Is from down In Indiana, and II
any one can draft satisfactory answer It
will be forwarded to the anxious inquirer.
n left at this Office. Here Is what he
wants to know: "Please send me sample
Evening star., 1901-10-15
Card A-A Subject Heading Prefxed.
Practical Projects

Practical Projects.
"Of course, great deal of the discussion
concerns the work of the smaller libraries
dealing chiefly with the general reader. At
Lake Placid, for instance, and at Sandusky,
there were considered practical projects
for extending information to the public rs
to the condition, resources methods of ope-
ration, functions and general aims Of pub
lie libraries within the area of interest.
There were initiated also projects for
library Institutes, which will extend in
struction in library administration to
librarians and assistants in smaller libra
ries who had entered upon active admin
istration without previous specific training.
But at each meeting there are always
some projects under consideration for CO.
operation among libraries as a whole in
processes of cataloguing. etc, and for the
promotion of greater efficiency in the ef-
fort to advance the higher research. 1t is
to these particularly that the Library of
Congress owes a duty and in these 1t must
necessarily be Interested 1t has the largest
collection of books in the western hemi-
sphere. increasing more rapidly than any
other single collection; it is organizing
within its walls photographic apparatus and
an expert photographic service Of high ef-
ficiency: 1t has an opportunity absolutely
unique to render its photographic work of
general utility. l say absolutely unique be-
cause it rec lives without any cost to itself
every book entered under the copyright
law and large mass of other material
through exchange and the exchanges of
the Smithsonian Institution and a very
large amount Of material through DELHI
crate purchase. 1t has now a corps Of cat
aloguers VINO are experts, who are engaged
In classifying and cataloguing this mate
rial and in reclassifying and cataIoguing
the material on hand. 1t has within its
walls printing office, branch of the gov
ernment printing office. to print the product
or this work. These products can be null
tlplled in such way as to be available to
other libraries at a cost which is only the
cost of the least costly factors; for in
stance. In the case of catalogue cards. the
additional stock and the presswork Libra
ries securing the benefit of this work
through these additional copies will of
course, reimburse to the government the ex-
pense OF producing them, but the expense
will be but small fraction of the far
greater expense which they have been in
curing In an attempt to do the whole work
Individually
"As among national libraries, the oppor-
tunity of the Library of Congress is UNIQUE
IN another respect. in tha: 1t is the national
library OF country whose library interests
are enthusiastic and active in co-operatfye
undertakings which will incr ease the eff
cheney OF -he material they hold and elm
lrate wasteful duplication Of effort and ex-
pense.
Evening star., 1901-10-15
Sample Author Card. Subject Headings Noted

sample Autnor CarQ SUBJECT heaQlHSS Noteu.
1.-THE trip that 1 have just taken,'' said
Mr.. Putnam, was primarily to attend in
behalf of the library conferences of GER
tain state library associations. / attended
one of the association of New York state,
held at Lake Placid; one of the association
of Ohio, held at Sandusky. and one of the
association of Iowa, held at Burlington. I
attended also a meeting representing the
library interests of Chicago and vicinity,
and incidentally visited the University of
Illinois, at Champaign, where there is the
largest school for library training west of
Philadelphia, and one of the largest and
most efficient in the United States. There
is an association representing the library
interests of the country as a whole. That
holds an annual meeting. 1t was this year
at Waukesha, Wis. This has not proved
sufficient to provide for all the necessary
discussions of problems in library economy
and practical projects in library work, es-
pecially cooperative work, so that associa-
tions have been formed in each Of many
states. and even within these in each of
several Of the largest cities. Their most
important meetings are held in the autumn.
In addition to those which 1 attended In
diana, for instance, is to hold it's meeting
toward the end of this month, Massac chu-
setts and Rhode Island on October 81
Pennsylvania on November Ii. Each such
meeting brings together from sixty to over
two hundred delegates engaged in the ac-
tive conduct of libraries.
Evening star., 1901-10-15
Sample Author Card. A Copyrighted Bool
Printed Catalogue Cards

Mr.. Putnam was asked to explain the ma
ture and service of the printed catalogue
cards. He did so as follows:
Practically all American libraries today
have card catalogues. In these every book
appears under its author, under the SUBJ
jects OF which 1t treats. and sometimes un-
der its title. IL the title differs from the
subject. Some books have to appear in.
perhaps, only two places others in forty
or fifty, where there are many authors
and many subjects treated by them. On
an average book appears in from three
to five different places. Now the cards
that libraries have used were in the first
instance written; then they came to be
typewriter, and in recent years they have
in some libraries come to be printed. Print
ing Is possible, of course, only for the
larger libraries which are handling large
number OF books and making elaborate
catalogues-the New York public library
prints. the Boston public library, the Har-
ward College library, the John Crerar of
Chicago and even the Carnegie at Pitts
burg
'-The Library of Congress has for some
time been printing. Ii has now within its
wallis branch plant from the government
printing Office.
Now, the cost of getting any particular
book into the card catalogue Is far greater
than the public has any notion of. There
are various elements Of cost; there is the
work OF the cataloguer, who is an expert:
Continued on Seventh Page.)
Evening star., 1901-10-15

Holmead Manor-Tristriam K. Armstrong
to Mary A Gaskins. north half lot 8, block
46; $40 Chas. H. Gaskins ct ux. conveyed
same property to Tristriam K. Armstrong;
$40.
Trinidad-Sarah c. Hughes ct vir James
w. to Simon I. Hughes lot "A, block 5; $40.
Same to Christabella III. Heinard, lot 40,
block 8: $40 z oi
No. 141S N street northwest-Chas. W.
Handy ct rx. to Elias Heidenheimer, lot "a,
square 212; $40. ~ ab'
N street southwest between 41s and 9Th
streets-Letghton, Benz. F., trustee, to Alice
Henkel let 131, square 502: $4,000.
No. 141S N street northwest-Guy H.
Johnson and w. ]. lambert, trustees, to
81, ,O00 Is
Sixth street northwest between L and M
streets-Sidney E. RosenthaT to Sidney E.
and James e. Rosenthal lot 81, square 4S2;
$40.
Eighth street northwest between 1 and X
streets-J. Richard Riggles ct ux. to Enl-
ma Riggles. lot B. square 427: $40.
LIE Droit Park-Wm. H. Sealey ct ux. to
Blandine Blandford, lot 10, block o; $1,000.
Ridge-Thomas Solomon to Frank Wash
tngton, part; $40
Cedar street northwest between 18th and
18th stree1s-Israe1 p Warner ct ux. to
Elizabeth F. Justice. lot 224. squs-e 1872;
SO
Evening star., 1901-10-15
CAT TALOGUE CARDS
IA | ALUdUt \ AKUS
Extra Copies to Be Printed by Con-
gressional Library.
LIBRARIAN PUTNAM EXPLAINS PLAN
Great Saving to Similar Institu-
tons in the Country.
IN MPORTANT PROG RE S S
MPORTANT RES S

Mr.. Herbert Putnam. librarian Of Con-
gress. has just returned to Washington
after an absence of several weeks. during
which time he has attended several libra
rians' conventions in different sections of
the country.
Mr.. Putnam was seen at his office In the
library by a Star reporter today, and IN
answer to inquiries regarding his trip, de-
tailed a most interesting account Of what
he considers the most important progress
sive move of the library world in years,
the perfection of a plan of cooperation in
book cataloguing, in which the Congress
sional Library is to perform an important
part.