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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05
ORIGIN OF RAG TIME.

l =
One Ben Harssy Said Co Have Jnventea
II and Its Name at louisville.
1.-THE approaching end of rag time
suggests the true story Of the origin Of
the name" said music publisher. 1t
has never been printed. About ten
years ago q young fellow named Ben
Harvey went to party given by color
ed folks in suburb Of Louisville.
While he was there two darkies, who
were experts on the banjo. began play
ing.
while they were playing Harvey no
ticed that the rhythm produced by the
two banjos was peculiar. but very
catchy. So after q while, when called
upon to play something, Harvey ran
his fingers carelessly over the keys Of
the piano and tried to initiate the time
made by the two banjos
AT first he failed, but before the
night had passed he had acquired the
time and kept the crowd entertained
with snatches from popular songs play
ed in this fashion. One Of the darkies
who had performed on the banjo be-
came suddenly interested In Harney's
playing. Approaching Harvey he in
CURED:
'Marsa Ben, wha' am yo' playin'
dar7 Dat am de funniest kim OBJ tune
Use ebber heerd.'
Il don't know what 1t is myself"
replied Harvey, In an oKhand way. 4
suppose II had Z dress suit on, like
some OF these actors at the show, I
might give it nice. fashionable name.
But AZ 1t IL can't think Of any name
in these rags and you win have to let
It 60 at that
THE darkey sized Harvey from head
to foot. Harney's clothes were neat
and fitted /. him well. The negro
thought the argument poor one and
said:
What's the diffrunce wha' kim oh
rags yo' plays In, MarsA Ben? Yo' kin
allus git er name TO- It. Use tells yer
Marsa Ben, dat All aim very much in
lobe Wild dat tuna"
about . wek later there was an
other party In the neighborhood. Har-
ney was present and had to play. The
two banjo players were also there and
they thumped away together, playing
all sorts Of tunes. The same darkey
who a week previous wanted to know
the name Of the measure Ben was play
ing abruptly arose and, turning to the
guests with q merry laugh, said:
Ladies' an ge'man. Marsa Ben
Harvey has got some OBJ de most pc
culiarist kim OBJ music dat eber heerd
afo'. All Use begs yo' kim diligence
TO t. hyar 1t. Use dom know de name
OBJ de tune. but 1t am de lobliest Use
ebber heerd.'
"Ben thought the remark very funny
and replied: What do you mean, Jas
peri That music played In those
rags last weekY
"'Yes,' returned Jasper enthusiastic
ally, dat ''rag-time'' music
well, after that rag-time became the
real thing in the town, and when Har-
ney came east he introduced 1t in New
York, and 1t soon was the rage all over
the country. And the name rag-time
has chung to 1t ever since."-New York
Sum. /
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05
CHANCE TO GET 4 WIFE.

Where Beautiful Women Are In the
Greatest Plenty.
The Hawaiian Islands are full Of
beautiful women-from an island stand
point-who are waiting and willing to
become the wives Of ambitious young
Americans who 60 to Hawaii to make
their fortunes. Such 10 the declara-
ton Of Miss Rose Davidson, who has
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05
ESSENTIALS OF AN ORATOR.

Oonator 0oar Advises Latin or Greek
1ranslations % Training.
In the opinion Of Senator Hoar. the
two most important things that a
y0ung man can do to make himself a
good public speaker are:
I. Constant and careful written
t1anslations from Latin or Greek into
Dnglish.
2 Practice in good debating So
ciety.
It has been said that all the greatest
parliamentary orators Of England are
either men whom Lord North saw, or
men who saw Lord North-that is, men
who were conspicuous as public speak
ers In Lord North's youth. his contem-
poraries and the men who saw him as
IN old man when they were young
themselves. says the Senator in Scrib-
ner's. This would include Bolingbroke
and would come down only to the year
OF Lord John Russell's BIRTH So we
shOuld have to add few names, espe-
cially Gladstone, Disraeli, John Bright
and Palmerston. There Is no great
parliamentary orator in England since
Gladstone died. once a good many
years ago looked at the biographies Of
the men who belonged to that period
who were famous as great orators in
the Parliament or In court, to find II
I could the secret of their power. With
the exception Of Lord Erskine and Of
John Bright. l believe every one Of
them trained himself by careful and
constant translation from Latin or
Greek and frequented a good debating
society In his youth.
Brougham trained himself for ex.
temporaneous speaking in the Specula-
tive Society, the greater theater Of de-
bate for the University Of Edinburgh.
He also improved his English style By
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05
A Costly Funeral.

The most costly state funeral which
has ever taken place was perhaps that
Of Alexander the Great. A round mill
ion was spent In laying Alexander to
his rest. The body was placed In
coffin Of gold, filled with costly aro-
mates, and diadem was placed on the
head. The funeral car was embellished
with ornaments Of pure gold. and Its
weight was % great that It took eighty
four mules more than year to convey
It from Babylon to Syria.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05

Cork legs are not constructed Of cork,
neither did they come from the city Of
that name. The usual material for Q
cork leg ID weeping willow, covered
with rawbide.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05

King Edwards
II
one beside the driver the middle
has had made for him. for like the King Bean his
hi latest however, will something
e
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05

American Wine ~ Good - ANY.
Many Americans learned at Paris for
the first time that we produce wines In
some grades equal to the best imported
varieties.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05

A man should nsyer withdraw the
sentinel be has on guard; sometimes
when his wife ID pleasantest, she .
Following . Clue.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-09-05
ahos,tfne ~ l6arks.

English Tourist tout West) BY Jove!
You WesteEners are excellent shots,
doncherknow. I suppose You practice
shooting at lnarks1
Sureshot 6am-lf the marks get too
gay We do.-Puak.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
He WANTS NO SYMPATHY
SENATOR BROWN 50 INFoRMa
KAIUE OF wAILUKU.
Discussing Minutes Of Previous Day.
Takes up Entire Morning of Senator's
Length of Session in Doubt.

All members of the Senate we're pre-
sent al the opening Of the session this
morning.
Cecil Brown raised the point that the
Senate had been in session fourteen
days in place of twelve, as given In the
Secretary's minutes. Mr. Brown de-
clared that February % was not a le-
gal holiday. Secretary Caypless thought
1t was and so did DR.. Russell Mr.
Brown stated that the United States
Statutes made it optional with States
and Territories whether or not they
should make it a holiday or not Satur-
day, the day the Senate was at MoIo-
kai. should also be counted said Sen
ator Brown. Under Section AZ of the
Organic Act only Sundays and legal
holidays were excepted
Mr.. White thought the spirit of the
law was that the Senate should work
sixty days, and that days lost for any
reason could not be counted
Cecil Brown contended that only Sun
days and holidays could be excepted
and made long speech in support OF
his position.
yther speakers were Mr.. Achi and Mr..
kaiue. The chair sustained the secre-
tary. Senator Carter suggested that
both the date Of sitting and session be
spread upon the minutes Defeated,
to 5,
Senator Kaiue moved that the state
ment of Cecil Brown of yesterday in
regard to the trouble late Tuesday in
the senate be stricken from the records.
There was in the statement difference
between the speaker and chair; and it
was plainly not for the interest of the
Senate that the same should be allowed
to go abroad.
Mr.. Brown repie, making an earn
est anpeal for the retention of his state
ment in the records.
A,I,
der that under section &c. of the Or
ganic Act, the motion of Senator Kaiue
the records could not be allowed
DR.. Russell overruled this pont.
Achi appealed to the House.
On motion of Mr.. Carter the ayes
and noes were called. The result was
a strict party vote of s to 6, sustain
ing the President.
Mr.. Kaiue got up on a long harague
about the rights of the majority. and
that only such minutes as were pass
ed by the majority could stand. He
sympathized with Senator Brown.
but 20
Cecil Brown was on his feet in a
second. Tell the member from Wal
luku," said he to the interpreter, "that
/ want none of his sympathy He can
keep it all to himself"
Kaiue started speaking again but
was interrupted by Mr.. Brown, who
would be the object Of anybody's sym
pathy..
The discussion of this matter conn
tinued until noon, when a motion by
NJ White to take a recess to 1870 OBJ
tanned.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
WAGES
FEDERAL INVESTIGATION is
BEING MADE.
Next Report Of the Commissioner of
Labor will Contain Facts and Figures
From This Territory.

The next annual report OF the United
states Commissioner of Labor will con-
tain report on the subject of wages
and cost of living together with the
conditions liable to affect either in the
territory OF Hawaii RAYMOND a.
Brown and Mr.. Olmstead, agents of the
United states Bureau of labor are nofy
in Hawaii, making the INVESTIGATIONS
necessary for the preparation of this
report The law under viii IN il is
made directs that report shall be
made annually TO congo 49, on the sub
Ject' The forthcpmiaE repcr. viii be
the trst that Will inelude PEOPLE and
territory outside the continental liuuts
of the United States
'Ihe object of our Investigations
says Mr. Brown. lis to secure such data
as VIII show the actual amount of an
nual earnings of men engaged in an
branches of productive labor together
with the cost of living. house rent
clothing physicians bills, and every
thing that Is included In the cost of
living, so that 1t may be known inst
now the working population is living.
What 1t is getting for its work and
What the total sum of the physical
means of existence and huppiness is
after man has exerted his industry.
In this way also, data Is secured nv
which II can be determined whether
N'itN'iNlpilS are getting better or worse.
ana what the tendency of conditions
are, and in some degree how conditions
are affected by legislation.
rms information is obtained bv 90
ing 10 individual men in various trades
ana occupations and getting from them
statements of what they earn during the
course of year, and what it costs
them to live. OF course all this infor
nation is held strictly confidential. THE
agents are not permitted to disclose
any OF the information they get in anv
way except by their reports to the de-.
partment, and the department does NOT
dlsclose any names or give any means
OF Identifying individuals from whom
information is secured. Mr. Olmstead
is now on Kauai on this work l shall
go little later to Maui or Hawaii or
perhaps both. So far we have met
with every disposition on the part of
both employers and employed to afford
us every facility for our work. Among
japanese and Chinese of course we
nave considerable obstacles 10 over-
come. We have difficulty In couvfneino
them that. our. inquiries do not have
some relation to taxes But we have
oeeh able to get a good deal of definite
ana detailed information from among
tnem. Among whites and generally
those speaking English we have little
or no difficulty
AS to general results of our investi-
gatlon mere can say little more than
lnat as a general proposition, wages
are nlgher here than on the mainland.
Dut the cost of living Is also very much
higher so that whether labor is really
better paid here than on the mainland
is a question which only a close con-
slueratlon OF the ratio of wages to cost
OF living can determine"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
PASSING OF A PLANTATION
THE AMERICAN SUGAR COMPANY
CHANGES HANDS.
Something of he Romantic History of
a Part of Bernice Pauahi's Patri-
mony--Fhe New Deal.

The American Sugar Company as
proposed sugar plantation has gone
out of existence. The corporation re-
mains, but the corporation of c. Brewer
& Co. which promoted and managed it
and which hoped to add it to it's long
list of prosperous plantations as an
other one of the same kind, has parted
with all its interest in it. The Ameri-
can Sugar Company is in new hands,
and for the present at least will be
conducted as a cattle ranch.
The lands which the American Sugar
Company sought to turn into a suoar
plantation was part of the possess
slons OF Mrs. Bernice Pauahi Bishop
by descent from Kamehameha the
Great. They are located on the Island
of Molokai. They were left by Mrs
Bishop to her husband Charles r. Bish-
op and were sold a little over three
years ago for something over a quar-
ter of million dollars, the purchase
being made with a view to establish
ing the plantation. Some deer which
had been presented to Kalakaua We're
set at large years ago on this prop
erty and had multiplied to thousands
when the American Sugar Company
took possession. The company anti
clpating protection to its cane fields
from the ravages of these deer, hired
men to kill them off. Thousands We're
killed, but there remain many still.
The American Sugar Company or
ganzed by Brewer & Co., had a capt.
talization of $1,5O0,000 in shares of the
par value of 800. The work of de-
Veloping the plantation proceeded. Ex-
pensive mill and irrigation works were
constructed. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars were spent. The stock went
as high as $177 a share. But about a
year ago 1t was definitely determined
that q sufficient supply of fresh water
could not be secured except at an eX-
pense that prohibited the possibility of
Profit. The sugar plantation idea was
abandoned, and the plantation was dis
mantled, The mill was sold to Nc
Bryde plantation and other saleable
property wherever it could be disposed
of. The property was turned into a
ranch for which it had formerly been
used.
There still remain debts amounting
to 100000 Within the past few days
Henry Waterhouse & Co., bought for
a syndicate of the stockholders and
some others, the entire holdings of
stock of c. Brewer & Co, 3,710 shares
for $l2 a share. At the annual meet
ing yesterday the new owners elected
E. II. Wodehouse, president; r. A.
Mott-Smith, vice president; A. w. Car
ter, treasurer; w. H. Baird, auditors
G. j. Waller and Jarnes Wakefield ad-
ditional directors. The property the
company owns is 6S.00O acres in fee
simple. 2S 200 acres of leased lands,
about $4,000 sheep and $500 cattle.
This propertv is encumbered with the
debit oF S1OO OOO
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
MEET WITH BAD WEATHER.
w. G. FLINT BEATS MAUNA ALA
SEVERAL DA1S.
Latter Bark Looses Her Main Sail.
Rough Seas and Strong Head Winds
All Way from Coast.

All Of the vessels arriving from the
Coast report bad weather. Two wind
TANNERS the barks Mauna Ala and w
G. Flint reached port this morning from
San Francisco. Both had rough expert
enoes with the weather.
Captain Johnson of the bark w, G.
Flint, made the best run down of the
pair as he did il in less than rs days.
The Flint left San Francisco February
18th at noon. There were north to east
to south winds for the first day and
then. came eleven days Of south to
southwest blowing. There was wet
weather most Of the time the rain be
ing very heavy. There was also plenty
of fog In latitude 30 degrees north and
Longitude 142 west easterly winds last
ed for two days. In latitude "a de-
Rrees north and longitude las degrees
west the wind blew around the COM
pass. There were touches of rain on
March in latitude % degrees and 1850
Longitude the vessel caught the north
east trades Which brought her into port
The Island of Maui was sighted at 1890
O'Clock yesterday morning. The vessel
lay oyer night off <oko Head
Although the Flint and the Mauna
Ala reached port within an hour of each
other the credit Of the run is due the
Flint. She left two days later than the
other vessel and passed her on March
"'iis w htil Aile II llil was lying OH lNO-
ko Head the other bark caught her
again.
The bark Mauna Ala experienced
rough weather. There were heavy seas
and The wind blew all aroung the com
pass fpr days at a time. Her main sail
was out into ribbons by the wind.
Captain Brokow of the tug Fearless
encountered rough weather outside yes
terdays The water broke over the tugs
bow.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
HACKMAN IN TROUBLE.

p. D. Day. hackman No. So will have
to stand trial by examination before
the Federal commissioner to a charge
of interfering with customs officer in
the discharge of his duty. Walter
Doyle is the customs officer with whom
Day is accused of having had the
trouble. On the night of February 2S
Day drove to the Pacific Mail dock
where the America Maru was discharg-
ing. He started to drive on the dock
but Doyle who was on duty at the time
stopped the horse. Day struck several
times at Doyle and declared he would
go on the dock. Day left and when the
matter was brought to the attention of
Collector of the Port Stackable he ad-
vised Day to make written apology,
Mr.. Stackable not desiring ~ be severe
on the man. Day in an insolent man
ner refused, so the matter was placed
in the hands of United states Attorney
Baird who had the complaint issued.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
IN TINE FOR INSPECTION
UPOLU REACHES PORT EARLY
THIS MORNING.
Received Wireless Telegraph Message
Last Monday-Boat Will be Examined
by the Federal Inspectors.

After days of anxious waiting the
agents OF the little island steamer
Upolu were gratified today when they
learned that she was lying alongside
the Irmgard wharf. Captain Dalton
brought his craft into port at o'clock
this morning and, she can now be ex-
amined by the Federal inspectors of
hulls and boilers. She. is the last of
the Mohicans for Messrs. Whitney and
Lenhers had arranged to leave on the
Mariposa last Tuesday but consented
to delay their departure until the lat
ter part of the week in order to give
the Upolu time in which to reach here.
1t was only by dint of repeated mes
sages over the wireless telegraph and
by island steamers that the agents were
able to notify Captain Dalton how ur-
gently the presence of himself and the
Upolu was required.
The first message sent to him was
via the wireless telegraph. 1t went
to Molokai and from there to Makena
by telegraph. The schooner Eclipse
carried the message from Makena to
Kailua where the Upolu was loading.
Captain Dalton received the message
on Monday, the 4th telling him he must
reach here by the 5th. 1t was impossi-
BILE to make the run so Captain Dalton
did not attempt it. From Kailua he
went to Kawaihae and there he was
given a second message by Purser
George Beckley of the Kinau He was
then informed that the Federal In
spectors had consented to wait until
the Sth. 1t was yesterday that this
message reached him and he at once
started for Honolulu getting in port
some hours before it was necessary.
Rough weather in the Hawaii channel
take an examination for a masters
certificate,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
FEDERAL JURIEs
Grand and Trial Jurors Have Been
Selected

The Following names were drawn To-
DAY In the Federal court to serve on
the grand and trial juries to be held
April Sth. Those from whom the trial
Jury Will be chosen are:
j, H. Stelling, w. F. Sharratt. w G.
o. Sayers, Charles Carter, e. c, Rowe
=; Z. Winston. H. M. Mist. Thomas
wall, r. w. Holt, L. C. Ables. o. q,
Iraphagen, Capt. A. N. Tripp Duke
McNichols, II. McCullum, w L. Eaton.
James K. Mersberg. H. Klemme. TT
Griswold, Edward Henriques, E. r.
Adams, II. c. Vida, A. b. Scrimgeour
or Honolulu; II. Deacon of Hilo and
Louis Warren of honolulu. Oahu.
The grand jury: j. j. Egan. John
buckley, w. c. f. Brown (of Hilo): A.
j. Estrella (of Hilo); Charles Phillips
John b. Oliver, (of Hilo) A. st. Mar
tin Mcintosh, j. G. Spencer ]. T.. An
derson (of Hilo); P. H. Burnette. Ed
ward Hapai (of Hilo); F. r. Vida.
Charles Bellina. James l.. TorberD, Nj
NJ Kohn. Sam Lederer, j. w. Podmore
James Mott, Jr., c. b. Ripley E. E'
Richards (of Hilo); j. c. M. Sheldon,
A. l.. Morris and Thomas Elwin (of
Honokaa.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
FERNANDEZ is MISSING

When the case against Manuel Fer
nandez charged with being unlawfully
on the premises of Mrs. Abreu on Mil
Ter street, was called in Judge WilcoX's
court this morning the defendant did
not appear. ]. M. Vivas the attorney
for Fernandez was greatly perturbed
over the conduct of his client but was
assured by the court that he was held
in no wise responsible for Fernandez's S
act. Fernandez ie reported to have
gone to Kauai. To several people he
said he would commit suicide because
Mrs. Abreu did not return his love.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE FOR
CHILDREN

"I have no hesitancy in recommend
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy"
says f. p. Moran. a well-known and
popular baker, of Petersburg, Va. I'VE
have given 1t to our children when
troubled with bad coughs also whoop-
ing cough, and 1t has always given per-
feet satisfaction. 1t was recommend
ed to me by a druggist as the hest
cough medicine for childcen as 1t con g.
tanned no opium or other harmful
drugs" Sold by all dealers. Benson,
Smith & Company, general agents lIa-
waiian Islands. -t..
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
THE EQUALITY OF SEXES.

House Bill No, 10, an act to estab-
lish equality between the sexes-of
dogs-in the matter Of dog tax, was on
motion of Haaheo referred to the
Judiciary Committee. The bill makes
the dog tax one dollar per dog irres-
pective of sex, instead of tax of one
dollar for male dogs and three dollars
for female dogs as at present.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
SALE OF sHEETINGs.

l.. B. Kerr & Co. are holding "a special
sale of sheetings. There are so pieces
iii one lot selling for Is cents a yard.
Lockwood and Pequot brands are SELL
ing from 16 to 30 cents a yard. This
sale affords housewives an opportunity
to secure bargains
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
PACIFIC HEIGHTS RAILWAY.

No grander scenic view to be had
than Pacific Heights affords. Take the
Pacihc Heights Electric Railway and
fare only 10 cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
HAD CHE rA r1cKnrs

Nakai a native was fined $15 and costs
this morning by Judge Wilcox for hav-
ing che ia tickets in his possession.
The defendant was an old offender so
the court levied a correspondingly
heavy fine
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
ICE HOUSE pEL1cAcIEs.

Camarinos California Fruit Market is
the place for Ice house delicacies
Everything the California market af-
fords at this season of the year can be
found at Camarinos'.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
ESTATE MATTERS c

In the matter of the estate of Emma
i<aleleonalani, Bruce Cartwright, trus-
tee, has filed his accounts, showing re-
ceipts and expenditures to have been
S5,919,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
PILLOW COTTONs.

Sweeping reductions have been made
IN pillow cottons by l.. b. Kerr & Co.
Four standard brands of goods are
offered at surprisingly low prices. Read
advertisement on fourth page.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-07
A nnI.IcArE RERIrKn

when you want good meal go to
the restaurant. ."-Mantua (O) Herald
People who are in the habit of go
ing to the livery stable or the laundry
for a good meal will find in this a deli
cate though yelled rebuke.-Chicago
Record.