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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-14
The New
England
Bakery

Are now making the famous long
CRuSTY FRENCH BREAD, baked
on the oven hearth a Ia Franchise.
1t is without exception the most de-
licious Bread made in Honolulu Res
taurants. boarding houses and the pub
lie generally. are respectfully invited
to give this Bread a trial. We ara
also making Schwarz Brod, Gluten
Milk. Steam. Twist. Brown. Rye and
Homemade Breads.
Snails. Buns and our celebrated
Doughnuts, Custard. Mince. Apple,
Cranberry. Peach Pies fresh every
morning.
We give beautiful ring with every
one-pound box OF our Candies. making
nice Christmas present for 90 cents;
worth dollar elsewhere
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-14

y. B.-Come and hear Hen Wise
and Ernest Hogan's latest successes
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-14

zoEcLULU, t. DEC a. 1901
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
THEY FIND THEIR
OCCUPATION
IS NOW GONE.

lady's perfumed note paper. Odds and
ends of food are taken to feed the live
stock with which every chiffonier's
house is provided. Sometimes even a
meal for himself and his family is thus
provided.
Wonderful stories are told Of the
honesty Of the chiffoniers, who, when
they find anything of value which has
been thrown into the dust bin by mis-
take. are said always to bring 1t to
the Prefecture of Police instead Of ap-
propriating 1t. However, in spite OF
his honesty and in spite Of his vigor-
Gus protest, the chiffonier is doomed,
and this army of forty thousand will
have to find some other mode Of max
ing living. 1t speaks we'll for the
stability Of the French government
that 1t is able to throw forty thousand
men out Of employment in Paris at
one fell swoop" without creating Sc
rious disturbance. That number Of
men suddenly thrown out of employ
ment by an act of the government
might lead to disorders in any city and
in Paris it would have meant a revo-
luton not so long ago.-New York
Press.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
Daxs of Appleiack Are Gone.

"A few years ago Orange county, N
Y, made more applejack than any
other county in the Union, New Jersey
not barred, says an old-time farmer
In the town Of Warwick alone there
were q applejack distilleries. We
turned out 100000 gallons a year, and
paid the government: 100000 a year
tax for doing it,, There was scarcely a
town in the county that didn't squeeze
it's quota of apples into cider and con-
vert the cider into applejack.
b., Orange county began the making OF
applejack before the Revolutionary
war. There is in use in the Sayre dis
tillery near Warwick kettle and
worm, the product Of which in apple
jack paid excise duty to King George
III. 1t was then in still somewhere
in the Hudson Highlands. The Sayre
still is the only one left out of the 81.
All the old stills in other parts Of the
county has disappeared.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
Paris
ChiHOnierS

A great cutlery Is being made in
Paris at the abolition Of the dust bins
and the Inauguration Of a municipal
system Of rubbish collecting. The noisy
protest comes from 10000 "chiffoniers"
who will be thrown out of employment
by the Introduction Of modern sys-
TENS of sanitation. For many, many
generations the chiffonier of Paris has
been one OF the institutions of the
French capital; but now he must go,
10000 strong as he Is. "Ragpicker" Is
our word for "chiffonier," but in real
ity the chiffonier devotes but small
part OF his energy to picking up rags.
In the refuse bins from which he gath
ers his treasures he delights more to
find old sardlne boxes or tins in which
canned food once reposed. From the
tin the little toys are made which de-
light the hearts Of the children and
are sold on the boulevards for cent
apiece; and from the solder are man
ufactured little toy soldiers. Old tin
cans are the chiffoniers' staple COM
modify, but he gets from the bins an
other article OF profit when he picks
out pieces OF broken china. Broken
china would seem to be particularly
valueless, but 1t is sometimes verit-
able gold mine to the chiffonier. All
pieces with lines, flowers or other or
lamentations in gold on them are
carefully set aside and taken to a COM
pany which deal solely in this article
of commerce. The gold leaf is care
fully removed from the shards by melt
ing off, and carefully collected. An
appreciable amount of gold which
otherwise would have been lost to the
world is thus collected in the course of
year, and the company which buys
the broken pieces from the chiffoniers
pays good dividends. The waste paper
collected by the chiffoniers is sold to
establishments where it is cleaned, and
then pressed into pulp, to come out
papier-mache. All sorts of useful ar
ticles are made of this, boot buttons,
especially, being stamped out in enor-
nous quantities by machinery. Toys
are also made of it. Whisps of hair
which are common enough in the dust
bins, are eagerly collected by the chif-
foniers and the discarded locks may
eventually come back in the form of a
wig to the very man who sighed as he
saw them come out under his brush
and comb. Bits of cloth are sent to the
paper mills and may reappear at the
house from which the servants threw
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
Rife Clubs In Japan.

Great efforts are being made in ia
pan to develop a taste for rife shoot
ing among the people. Rifle clubs
have been formed after the European
model, most Of them closely resem-
bling those existing in Switzerland. A
marked improvement in the general
shooting-is already shown. The en-
peror takes the greatest interest In
the movement and subscribes large
sums for prizes. Japan has introduce
ed the bicycle into its army. Last
year a number of machines were pur-
chased, and on these Japanese soldiers
have been exercised in orderly and
accommodating duties.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
t)ronG1ul Use of Cheeks.

in his own bank, and thence it reached
the bank on which it was drawn. In
fact, there are SO many ways in which
these worthless checks are presented
to the banks by people who have
cashed them in good faith that it
would take long to describe them. The
point is that the display of the blank
checks is source of trouble to the
banks, whereas 1t is by no means nee
essary that they should be displayed
at all. Any customer of bank who
has a right to checks could secure
them from teller or other employe
Of his bank. In this way no forgers
or other criminals could obtain all the
checks they wanted simply by enter
ing bank and taking them. l think
that the action of the Cleveland bank
will in time be taken by many other
banks, and also by trust companies"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04

Many a good fellow has been arrest
ed in this city as joke, put up by MS
best friends through the medium OF
complaisant cop" says the New York
Press. None of us cares to CONFESS IT,
but all have bought the necessary ana
customary bottle. A few days ago in
Park row, near Pearl street, group
of Divverites, thinking to have run
with lonely-looking farmer, Induced
the policeman on the beat to arrest
him. The intention was to nave
good laugh on the old man, then treat
him to whatever he wanted and let
him go. But the officer caught Tar
tar. The hayseed knew thing or two,
and made the liveliest kind of protest
even going SO far as to threaten to
"break" the cop for laying hands on
him. This frightened the entire party,
who expected a scare with hair on
end and fearful pleading. The police
man. realizing his mistake, released
the countryman and started to walk
away. but the latter caught hold of
him. exclaiming, with fire in his eye:
Nav, nav, nav! Ye don't fur
cent! I'm under arrest. You haven't
the power to release me. You've got
to take me to the station Rouse. You
come along here and lay hands on me,
who hasn't committed no offenss
against the law, and I'll be dinged eff
I don't make you sweat for 1t. Gomez!
Take me along. I'm your prisoner"
The Divverites fed precipitately. As
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
sleepinr Place Of Danish Kings.

The dust of Danish kings is kept in
a great cathedral at Roskilde, an old
town 20 miles from Copenhagen.
Every year when the king is enter
tanning his royal guests the entire
family always pays visit to Roskil-
de, in obedience to an ancient GUS
tom. On one of the pillars are marks
showing the height of Peter the Great.
Nicholas. the Iron Gear; Alexander
III. of Russia, the king of England.
and many other kings. The cathedral
was built In the 18th century, 1t has
two mighty towers, which can be
seen at long distance. The Oldest
grave is that Of King Harold l.. who
died in 9S7, and the last burial was
that of the body Of the late Queen
Louise. .
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
THE TIME TO LAUGH.
SOME GOOD JOKES. ORIGINAL AND
SELECTED.
It Was Close Call. but the Postal
Clerk Anticipated the Danger In Time
Facts Alter Cases-ReasOn for the
Deed.
1T WAS A CLOSE CALL

Il want, sir" he said as he got
speech with the chief clerk at the
postofiice the other afternoon-"I
want to report to you that on Novem-
Der % I wrote letter to my brother
in Kalamazoo, Mich"
Il see." replied the official.
"In that letter, sir, I inquired about
celery-how to prepare the soil, how
to grow 1t, how to bleach the stalks
to a milky Wilderness"
yes"
81 inclosed a dollar bill for seeds
and asked my brother to respond at
once. folded that letter up, sir, and
directed it and stamped it and mailed
it. The days went by. Day after
day fed into the past. and no response
came. My Kalamazoo brother Is not
a procrastinator, sir. On the con
trary. he is chain lightning at an
swering letters. When a fortnight
had passed without response, l wrote
him again."
"And he hadn't received the first?'
said the clerk as he tapped his nose
with his pencil.
HE had not. My epistle had never
been placed in his hands"
And then you came and filed re-
port?"
mo, sir. I decided to handle the
case myself l had my brother watch
the Kalamazoo postoff,ce while
watched this and had friend In
Washington keep an eye on the post
master general. Night after night
sir,"I have walked around this build
ing at midnight in disguise. BY day
light or darkness my eyes and ears
have been open. 1t was the same with
my brother at Kalamazoo, the same in
Washington"
and haven't you struck cleN
YETI" was asked.
st have, sir. Yes, sir. up to last
night / had a clew leading up to the
guilty party and was certain that his
punishment could not be long delayed
when a strange thing happened.
discovered the letter lying under some
papers on my desk. 1t had not beer
mailed"
"All through your own carelessness.
Eyes, sir"
'"And your clew was knocked into
cooked hat"
Yes, SIR"
"And you have no case against the
Postal Department"
NO SIR"
"Well?"
"Well, sir, thought I'd come ant
tell you about it and say that hat
abandoned the case and no one would
be arrested, but at the same time. sill
at the same time, in the interest o.
justice and integrity"
you feel 1t your duty to warn US
not to do so again" finished the chile
clerk as the other hesitated.
That's 1t exactly and to hope thai
this narrow escape may be lessor
10 you all the days Of your life. That's
all, sir, and now l wish you all good
day, SIR"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
SOME DANGER FROM WEALTH.
The Command of Luxuries Tends to
Stunt the Mind.

The Command of Luxuries Tends 70
stunt the Mind.
A noted German philosopher said
that every fine dinner his friends had
invited him to had injured his diges-
ton, and consumed an amount of vital
energy that would have been sufficient
for the production of an entire page of
good writing. Each of these dinners
he said, had blunted his brain and
incapacitated him for high thinking
and good literary work. One cluster of
grapes, one slice of bread, and glass
of milk twice a day afforded him all
the nourishment he required. This was
a remarkable example of plain living
and high thinking.
In choosing an occupation 1t is OF
the greatest Importance to choose that
which will leave one free to develop
the higher nature, to live a life as
complete as life is possible, says Sue
cess.
Considered from the standpoint Of
the welfare of the race, or from that of
nature itself, scarcely anything could
be more unkind or cruel than to place
youth, with all his budding POSSIBLE
ties depending for their development
upon the stimulus which the conscious
ness of necessity gives, in the midst
of great wealth and luxury.
Few things are so paralyzing to the
average ambition, so detrimental to
the cultivation of the faculties, as the
consciousness of being placed beyond
the need Of struggle. On the other
hand, nothing else so develops the
powers of youth, so stimulates the un-
folding of possibilities. as the con-
seriousness of being entirely dependent
upon ones own exertions..
Many a man lives in a palace sur
rounded by all the luxuries wealth can
purchase, while his soul grovels in the
mire. Many a millionaire frescoes in
the ceiling of his sumptuous home
with the richest figures that the mas
ters can devise, but the ceiling Of his
mind is frescoed with hideous, de-
moralizing pictures. His home is filled
with beauty, but his heart is black
and murky with the images Of a dis
eased imagination.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04

One of the largest national banks
in Cleveland, Ohio, recently announced
that it would no longer keep blank
the lobby of the bank, as all banks
have been in the custom of doing. The
officials of the bank decided that the
custom was an unwise one, and one
which had in very many cases led to
annoyance and even loss Of money. On
the surface the matter seems to be I'M
important, but according to state
ments made by several Boston bank
ers, the fact is that the continual dis
play of blank checks has long been
disliked by practically all of the bank
ers in the country, and many discus
sions have taken place as to the ad-
visibility and feasibility Of discontinue
ing the practice. A prominent Boston
bank president says in this connec-
ton: by keeping numbers of checks
on desks and counters throughout
their banks, bankers have had to go
through the trouble, and sometimes
the loss, due to forgeries. 1t is by no
rleans an uncommon practice OF for
gers to enter a bank, ostensibly on
business, and among numerous de-
positors of the bank stand at a desk
where there are blank checks with
the headings of that particular bank.
They help themselves to some of the
checks and slip out with them unab-
coryod The result ia thct in a Gay or
two a worthless check is presented at
the bank for payment. The signature
of a depositor may have been forged,
and the check presented at the bank
that it was drawn on; or, the check
may have been presented TO some mer-
chant and cashed by him. In that
case, the merchant deposited the check
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
A REASON FOR 1T.

There were only four or five male
passengers in the parlor car, and af-
ter an all-day ride one of them re-
marked to another, with whom he had
struck up an acquaintance:
81 could not fail to observe that the
relations between you and the dark
faced gentleman were somewhat
strained as we played cards together"
Eyes, somewhat" was the reply.
Then you have not met before?"
"Well, not exactly. but I recognized
him."
"As one about whom you had heard
something to his discredit? see."
"No, it was not that simply re-
cognized him as the man who mar
ried my divorced wife,"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
DOOMEDTO OBSCURITY
HARD LUCK, ,0E, A oNE.TIME
SENATOR,
Who stu. bears tho Penalty for Having
Voted Against thu Impeachment of
President Johnson-Now Farmer and
Printer.
Special Letter.

Dividing his time between little
fruit and alfalfa farm on the outskirts
Of Albuquerque, MN. and a printing
office in that place. living life Of
comparative obscurity, is a man. who
once was prominent In the political
life of the nation, who occupied seat
in the United States senate and whose
vote saved Andrew Johnson from be-
ing removed from the Presidency. His
name is Edmund G. Ross and he was
once governor of New Mexico.
Gov. Ross, as he Is known to the peo-
pie Of New Mexico, is one of the ubia-
uitous Ohio men. He was born 70
years ago''ii Ashland, Ohio, near the
birthplace Of. Senator William B. Alli-
son of Iowa. Gov. Ross is one OF the
oldest printers living. When 8 years
old he began learning his trade.
Thenceforth the printing Office, was his
only school. The slavery excitement
of the early sos found the young print
er foreman of a job office in Milwau-
kee. or Puritan ancestry, he was natu-
rally an intense abolitionist. The for
nation of the young Republican party
at Ripon, Wis, appealed to him. He
soon after took All active part in
bringing about. a meeting in Mifwau-
kee for the. organization Of the party
at that place Then he removed to
Kansas, and entered the fight for free
dom in the new territory. In 1855 he
founded the Topeka Tribune, one Of
the first newspapers west of the Mis-
souri, river. AS its editor he. rendered
no small service to the anti-slavery
cause. When the fight for freedom and
the Union reached the war stage the
young editor followed 1t up, enlisting
as a private'in THE" Eleventh Kansas
Cavalry. He SAW. service with his COM
mand throughout the war, and at Its
end was mustered out with the rank Of
lieutenant-colonel:,. When COL Ross
returned to Topeka the legislature was
in a deadlock over the election OF
senator. His faithful and efficient serv-
ice to his party before the war and his
record in the army rendered him a
conspicuous figure at the capital, and
the long deadlock was broken by his
election
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
IT ALTERED THE CASE.

She had looked the house over and
was satisfied with 1t. but as she re-
turned the key to the agent thought
struck her, and she said:
"Ah, there is one more thing. Let
me ask II anyone has ever died In the
house."
why. yes, believe So" he re-
luctantly replied.
THAT settles 1t then, and I won't
take the house."
But people are dying in houses all
the time" he protested.
Eyes, but the idea is uncanny. I'll
look for a new house."
But listen. ma'am. This was no
ordinary death. 1t was a poet who
had the house. and one evening they
found him dead In his chair with a
half completed poem, TO Night In
his hand. The angels took him as his
soul searched for inspiration"
"Oh, we'll. that alters the case, and
I'll take the house. thought some
body might have died OF pneumonia or
something"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
Coal In Australia,

There is a vast supply Of coal in
Australia which Is almost unworked
as yet. The total product at present
Is about 100000 tons yearly, and the
larger part of this output has been
from the province Of New South
Wales. The resources of Victoria ap-
pear to be vastly greater. The La
trobe valley produces Ignite of good
quality and the supply is estimated at
80, 900 900 900 tons.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
Blessing Crops In England.

In the village of Castelacre, in Nor
folk, England, they have revived the
old custom of blessing the crops. The
parishioners gather at the church and
form in procession, headed by the vi
car and choir. After parading the
village they visit the fields Of grow
ing corn, at one of which a service is
held. hymns are. sung and blessing
is pronounced by the vicar.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04

article, on May 16, 1868. the eyes OF the
great audience, as we'll as Of the ma
ton, were conferred upon him. When
he Joined with his insurgent colleagues
in pronouncing the President not
guilty there burst about his head a
storm the like of which has never as
sailed any other public man, and he
was cast into the wilderness OF OBJ
scurity.
Els Declining Years.
Upon his retirement in 1871, Mr..
Ross made several successive newspa-
per ventures in Kansas, all Of which
were failures, and a short time sufficed
to find him again eking out precari-
GUS existence lat the case," as in his
early manhood. In 1882 he went to
Albuquerque and shortly became fore
man of the job department Of one of
the local newspapers. where he re-
manned for the next three years.
Soured by his summary dismissal
from the ranks of the Republican par
ty, Senator Ross became Democrat.
and this change In political falth en-
abled President Cleveland in 1885 at
least partially to reward Ross by ap-
pointing him governor Of New Mexico.
Upon his retirement in 1889, Gov. Ross
fitted up small job printing office In
Albuquerque. Much of the time he
was the only workman employed. In
the humble routine Of printing sale
bills, circulars and advertising "dodg-
ers" he spent the next 10 years.
3, Two years ago Gov. Ross sold his
printing Office and purchased fruit
and alfalfa farm of few acres in the
outskirts of tho city. Here in little
Mexican adobe house he is spending
the sunset years Of his life, going into
town occasionally to work at his trade.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04
FIN Arrest for Fan.

last resort the beleaguered officer
made rush for passing street car
and succeeded in gaining the foot
board, but the farmer was on his trail.
He caught him by the coat tail and
swore he'd hold on if it tore the gar
ment to shreds. The officer, an I'M
usually bright fellow, then took the
bull by the horns and jumping off the
car collared the old fellow and march
ed him to the station, where he made
this formal charge: 1.-THE prisoner in
terfered with an officer in the perform
ance of his duty. He even went so far
as to try to pull the officer off street
car while said car was in motion.
greatly endangering the officers life"
The farmer protested in vain. His
word had no weight against that Of
the policeman, so he had to suffer.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1901-10-04

He had shown no Indication Of aspir-
ing to nati'6haI, leadership. He. was
popular in the senate. His future was
full of promise. When the congress
sional leaders at length determined
upon impeachment as a;means for de-
posing PresideM Johnson they never
doubted that they, could rely on the
Kansas senator III. the utmost. 1t was
we'll understood that several Republic
can senators were hot kindly disposed
toward such am extreme measure as
impeachment, and toward the end Of
the trial Senators .Fessenden, Fowler,
Grimes, Henderson, Trumbull and Van
Wrinkle announced their opposition, to
conviction upon any of the charges,
and several others had announced that
they did not believe there was any evil
dence to sustain several of the articles
of impeachment At this juncture the
attitude of Senator : Ross became. a
source of mitch uneasiness to the OPP
ponents of the President. After the
senate had beanaorgahized as court
to hear the case. Ross had resolutely
refused to DISCUSS its merits or to say
what his vote-would be. He would only
say that he Would hear the evidence
and the argdme tents, and then cast his
vote in accordance with his oath to
give the accused "a fair and impartial
trial.
Cast Into Obscurity.p,.; y,
Rumors Of corruption, and undue in
fluence began to fly about Washington.
Letters and MARKED editorials instruct
ing the senator How to vote came to
him by the thousand: .Re-election or
political ruin were held up as the two
alternatives. But to no avail Ross
adhered to his determination to decide
the case upon its merits as best he
could, and refused to commit himself.
He was torn between his antipathy to
the President bis. deep political pref
udices, his anbfd6hs and his desire to-
conform to the sentiment of his state.
on the one hand, and the conviction.
slowly forcing itself upon him, on the
other. that johnson was not guilty Of
misdemeanors in office.
This refusal to commit himself In
advance made. Senator Ross the
marked man Of the trial. When the
vote was taken on the famous eleventh