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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
SPEECHES THAT FALL FLAT.
A Too Lavish Use of Quotations and
Stories Responsible.

A Too Lavish Use OF 0uOtatlOhS anu
Stories Responsible.
William d. Faulke in the Forum
I remember making an address in my own
state, ilustrated-as I thought-by Few
opposite quotations. The audience listened
attenttyely for more than two hours. L
made substantially the same speech Jew
DAYS later in a little country town in Maine.
but noticed that my hearers were restless
and that a number of them left the hall.
Next morning, while sitting on the porch
of the village inn, overheard two country
men who met in the dusty square In front:
'sWas you to the meetin last night,
Neighbor Jenkins?" asked one of the other.
"Yaas." was the answer.
ibid We hear the speaking?
''Yaas."
. ''How was it2'
.'oh. 'twa'n't no account. Twas. mostly
quotashuns."
"Do tellT
The point OF story is often the signal
for an outburst. and no one can deny the
power OF opposite illustration The para
bles Of the Bible and the stories of Lincoln
have In them q pith and q point which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
Got a Constant Headache ?

Ten chances to one the secret OF your suffering
Is that white mans burden" Catarrh. Here's
sentence from mans evidence for Dr. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder-''One application gave In
stant relief cleared the nasal passa ges and stop
ped the pain In my head" IT'S quick. safe and
Stare treatment, and 1t never fails to Sold by
D. $. WILLIAMS. 9th and sts.; EDMONDS &
WILLIAMS. Sd and Pa. ave. 6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
Killed Bull with n PitchforlS.


Mrs. Walter Gergen. wife Of the presi-
dent of the Houston County Bank al Gale
donia, Mimi, is a heroine. having saved her
husband from being gOred to death by a
mad bull by killing the animal with
pitchfork.
While Mr.. Gergen was viewing his herd
this morning big bull. which for long
time has been acting strangely. made an
attack upon him, and before the banker
could escape he was knocked to the ground
and trampled upon and gored in frightful
manner. Just before he became unconscious
he called for help, which call was heard b.
Mrs. Gergen. She rushed from the house.
and, seeing the trouble, seized ptcnfork
and attacked the animal, which turned to
meet her. She stood her ground, and time
after time plunged the weapon into the side
and throat of the Infatuated bull.
How long she fought she does not know,
but certain 1t IS that she finally killed the
animal. the tines of the fork penetrating MS
heart. Mr.. Gergen may recover. and his
wife, aside from suffering from nervous
shock. is not the worse for her fight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
Yellow.


From Puck.
"WelI. l swami" snorted the old man. IF
tibet air young squirt of an editor hain't gone
an filed his paper with stuff bout Chiny
an South Afrfcy, an not a word in ii bout
my Plymouth Rock hen layin. an egg big
germ a hailstun. This here yeller journ-
'lism may pay deown In York. but t won't
pay In Squehank: an he'll find 1t out, too!''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

say. joe" remarked Stroller, who was
anxious for a jaunt. what do yoL say 10
q tramp after dinner?'
Generally" remarked Joe Rose. 81 say:
Get out or I'll turn the dog on to you. 3"
Philadelphia Record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16
warned in Time.

From the Chicago Times Herald.
Tired Treadweil-"Heid on; don't 80 .
dat house fer grub"
Sauntering Sim-''Why not?"
Tired TreadWell-"I seen q delivery sbo,
tal1in' snow shovel In ders yistady."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-16

If you want work read the want columns
Of The star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
ANNOUNCEMENT.

TO Patrons Of Oahu College: The fol-
wing excerpt is from Article XIII Of
-te Statutes of Oahu College:
College Bills. The tuition fee for
p the Academy is Thirteen Dollars
PER term. for Punahou School. Eight
-.---aFs per term. Special courses are
--.s H al special rate, according to the
lure and amount of instruction. Reg
'Hon Is not complete until the tut
-.,- and all other charges are paid. A
-1-sAt whose registration is incomplete
80 Hot admitted to regular standing in
any class"
IN the Treasurers books are Dad
LII amounting approximately to
"ei'e Hundred Dollars, made up al
-'-.sl entirely of unpaid Tuition, Board
-.-4 supply accounts. In order that this
%, q, -suiarity may stop at once, Oahu
o-ege, Ike other institutions of its
que and character, will hereafter do
'-7hess on a cash basis.
i'sslnning with the Spring Term, April
r. l'o-' the above statutory regulation
.-' he rigidly enforced. All students,
- liar and special, in the Academy and
- t'aAou School viii pay tuition and
-, - regular charges before beginning
'.s Terms work Board bills at Puma
-'o are payable monthly, in advance. In
lss OF continued absence a correspond
aux rebate win be made.
respectfully,
-s,. TRUSTEES OF OAHU COLLEGE.
By A. NJ. SMITH, President.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

"Threa babies who were unable to re-
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the first In one case a child's life was
saved by It's use"-H. A. SCHWENDE-
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

"Taroena Food is a most wholesome
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when nothing else."-GEORGE HER
BERT, MD, Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
Apostle Cannon Sick.

MONTERREY. March 29.-George @.
cannon. the Apostle of NIormonism, who
was in Honolulu some months ago to
participate in the Mormon celebration
and who was one of Hawaii's earliest
missionaries, is lying in critical con-
5iti9n In a hospital here. Mr.. Cannon
j. seventy-three years of age. The
trouble is nervous prostration. 1t is
thought that he cannot recover.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
NEW MILLINERY
FOR EASTER.

our Millinery Department is prepared
10 give you a thorough idea of the best
there is, and you are invited to inspect
the new stock We have made some
very fine purchases that will show you
the very latest in Partisan ideas.
The exquisite creations Of fancy chif-
fons and trimmings in every color
imaginable are strong among our varied
innportations
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

Il have had occasion to test the mer-
its of a great number of prepared foods
while treating cases of seasickness.
find none of them half as useful as Tar
oena Food. I am thoroughly convinced
that Taroena is the most nutritious food
I have ever used.''-MILAN SOULE, NJ.
D., steamship Australia.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
What Physicians
SAY ABOUT
IarOena Food.

Being d sufferer from Preventative
dyspepsia, 1 used Taroena with many
doubts as to SO starchy a food agreeing
with me. To my surprise, Taroena and
my stomach have always remained on
the best OF terms, to my great satisfac-
ton and comfort.''-JAMES STIMSON,
MD, watsonville. Cal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

My experience with Taroena warrants
me in recommending it as one of the
most valuable of the farinaceous foods.
II is particularly suited TO all infamma-
tory conditions of the gastric intentinal
tract. When made into the form of a
Cruel and iced it is retained when other
foods are rejected."-F. r. DAY, MD,
Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
No MOreDread n
OF THE DentdIChdir
$500

Will be given to anyone who detects
inferior material used by the New
York Dental Parlors. In all our gold
crowns and bridgework we use 22-K.
gold. In all our other work the ma
terial Is OF THE BEST, AND GUAR
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UATED DENTISTS of from IL to 20
years experience, and each department
In charge Of specialist. Give US q
call, and you will find us to do exactly
as we advertise. We tell you In ad-
vance exactly what your work will
SET TEETH Observation-Disclosures. 90
GOLD CROWNS S.. 90
GOLD FILINGS 81 90
SILVER FILINGS S0c
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

A doctor who ran away with a farm
IS wife in Kansas was given a coat
Of tar and a blanket and told te get
aut Of the country.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08

''Taroena Food, in my opinion, is an
excellent infant and invalid food and in
many cases where I have used it, 1t has
always proved satisfactory. l have four
patients using it at present. &C. j.
BUCKNELL. MD, San Francisco, Cal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
New LaCeS,
New Trimmings.

Something new. something different
ana out of the ordinary-exclusive-
such is the desire for laces and trim
mings. It is we'll met, 1t is best met
here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

cation to the Moscow Nova vremya,
says: My colleague abandons his post !;
he can no longer bear all that is going on
here The governor of the prison
and mines dare not appear among the
convicts." The commander of the Russian
Pacific squadron, who visited Saghalin
was so shocked that in a st. Petersburg
paper he laid bare condition Of affairs
which aroused even Russians, to
whom the horrors of the con-
vict system has become an old story
unprovocative of comment. The paper
was suppressed, the officer was degraded,
for, again, no greater reason than, ac-
cording to Russian bureaucratism, the
cardinal fault of truth-telling. Mr.. How
ard and Harry de Windt, two English
men of authority, the former the author
of Life Among Trans-Siberian Savages,' -
the latter, one Of the best known trav-
elers in the world, with a knowledge of
Siberia and it's internal economy greater
perhaps, than any man out Of Russia,
agree that the present condition of the
convict system In Saghalin is more hor-
rible than the worst features attending
the former Siberian system. De Windt's
testimony, gathered at close range, is all
the more valuable, as he would be prone
to minimize rather than exaggerate, see
ing that his position has always been
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

that of an apologist for the Russian gov
eminent. And if necessity demanded mr.
space permitted it, this list of corroh-
orators might be extended In STARTLING
ad infinitum. '' LING
The recent reported discovery of nlot
TO assassinate the car is but one proof
OF the internal rottenness and menacino-
dlssensions in the Russian empire AL
though his responsibility for the evils or
the social fabric Of Russia is practically
no greater than if he was a humble citi
zen, in aiming at his death, the nihilists
and kindred spirits are but seeking a
means to draw attention to the grievances
OF which they complain, rather than
from any strictly personal luminosity to-
ward the car himself. In short, he is
placed In position of being made a
martyr to the laundering and unavailine,
policy of unnecessary rIgor followed bv
his advisers. While the young emperor
Is engaged in peace conferences to bet
ter the condition Of the world, and in
the building of the Siberian railroad and
other schemes for the greater glory of
Russia, his work is being constantly un-
dermined by the continuance Of obsolete
and arbitrary internal conditions which
must eventually involve Russia in one
vast, crushing and overwhelming tumul-
tuary CONFUSION.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

so the frlghtful nightmare goes on from
Cay to day, from month to month, from
year to year, the venomOuS destinations
ever surfeited to overlooking by the in
exorable gristmill of Russian Justice,
perpetual Black Hole Of Calcutta, that
never has an ending Prstilence adds to
the horrors of the situation. virulent
disease breaks out and spreads like wild
fire, men and women and children die
like fles, and the mines themselves be-
come death-reeking charnel houses.
Russia fears enough the moral senti-
ment of the world to abstain from gen.
eral and indiscriminate capital punish
ment. To hang or behead political
agitator whose sole crime whether right
y or wrongly, was but to contribute to
the general era of national unrest, is
step that even Russia officialdom would
he chary of countenaneing Instead 1t
arrives at this satisfactory end by slow
err, but as sure, means, and, meanwhile,
exposes the unfortunate victim to pro-
tracted torture that one might deem nat
ural in an Apache or Thibetan, but hard
ly in a world power of the first rank in
territorial and military supremacy, which
is seeking to pose as the arbitrator of
the destinies of the twentieth century.
AS to the atrocious character of the
present convict system on Saghaiin It is
not necessary to depend on the stories Of
the few convictS that have escaped Or on
the yelled insinuations emanating from
European chancelleries blinded by Russo
.phobism. From reputable Russian
sources enough can be CLEANED to show
that the picture has not been overdrawn.
Prince Krapotkin, who has been cited be-
fore, has acquainted the civilized world
with the results of his personal investiga
tons and Information cleaned from Of
ficials quartered on Saghalin, whose fu-
mainly has revolted at the atrocities OF
which they have been unwilling witness
es. Korolenko's 1.-THE Saghalin Convict"
which is one Of the books of the hour in
Europe, has added mute, but eloquent,
testimony. Articles from doctors and
others who have visited Saghalin have
appeared In the Priamursk Viedomosti
and the Amurskai Krai. Both of these
papers are published in the ATnur
province of eastern Siberia, and are near
to the scenes Of importance. Their puoli-
cation has been stopped by the imperial
ukase for telling the truth only too blunt
ly. According TO the Viedomosti, the
chief of one of the Saghalin prisons is
"a demon who, for fourteen years past.
has abused his office by his barbarous
ill-treafment of the prisoners Of both SEX
es under his charge" The surgeon IN
charge of the Korsakoff hospital on tire
south coast of Saghalin, In a communi-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

frenzy to escape lights up the embruted
breasts with the faint hope of despair,
and goaded to fury, the holder spirits
start an Instruction, overpower their
guards. and rush toward the shelter or
the gloomy mountain Businesses. Like
mad dogs they are trailed, surrounded by
soldiers. and shot down with no COM
junction. It is a significant fact tnat
such outbreaks are but of rare occur
renee; the pitiless life underground is TO
be endured as willingly as facing the
even more pitiless cruelty Of fnsensible
and bloody-minded task masters above
ground.
Even if the jealous watch of the
guards and the subsequent pursuit are
eyaded there lies before the refugee the
certainty of a lingering death from hum
ger and exposure. Prince Krapotkin men
lions a doctor on Saghalin who was au-
thority for the CHASTITY statement that
in the satchels Of recaptured convicts
were found pieces of human flesh, and
other cases of cannibalism have been re-
ported. The only territory near to Sag
hahn offering a possible method OF es-
cape If the prisoner is able to eyade the
drag net of human blood hounds on the
island itself is by making the difficult
passage on raft to the main land. Here,
in turn, the savage natives-Gilyaks or
Ainos-must be avoided, as the govern
ment secures their assistance by rewards
for the return of all escaped convicts.
It is in the large mines, where no
chance of escape is ever offered, that the
brutal savagery and relentless ferocity
of the Russian taskmaster find play. AS
many as 500 human beings are confined
Ia sitting dungeon hundreds of feet
below the surface, crowded together like
rats in a pen Many of them are insane,
and these monsters, in their brutal might,
struggle for natures first law, beat the
weaker under foot and trample them to
death in the brute struggle for the mea-
ger pittance of food allotted to keep alive
the thin spark Of existence. Hapless the
rash official who dares to interfere; he
finds himself in a raging madhouse of
Thurman beings; his lot Is often to be
literally torn to pieces by the infuriated
mob
But what a fearful vengeance is wreak-
ed The food supply is stopped for days,
no liberty to the open air is allowed ;
from the enormous pesthole come bowls
of despair, bitter anguish, the unearthiy
yells of starving madmen. Then a
CHASTITY quiet supersedes this frenzied
turmoil, and little later scores of man
gled, emaciated and crushed bodies are
brought to the surface and buried. And
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

setting the world by the ears. Authorita-
tive reports which have leaked out from
the penal settlements of Saghalin during
the last six months have prepared the
public for a new and horrible outbreak.
The denouement has been sensational,
but not unexpected. Not from the I'M
supported testimony Of one investigator,
but from scores Of unimpeachable sources
and from the lips Of convicts who have
managed to escape, an array of testi-
mony has been gathered, and the whole
world will soon know that on the desc
late island of Saghalin, buried from the
scrutiny of civilization, has been concen-
trated a policy as terrible in it's effect as
the old Siberian convict system in it's
most atrocious days
. It was only twenty years ago that the
Russian home officials recognized the adj
vantages which this isolated spot offered
as an ideal convict colony. AT first few
of the most dangerous prisoners of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

Siberian penal settlements were deported;
each year the number swelled, until. In
1884, the island was divided into admins.
trative districts, a governor and execu-
tive staff sent out from st. Petersburg,
and policy of almost unparalleled fe-
rocity inaugurated. In this manner were
the convict settlements Of saghalin be-
gun, and their history, ever since, has
been one long-continued narrative OF
merciless horror, as foul and crime-reek-
ing blot as exists on all the fair escut-
cheon of civilization. According to the
official records of the government there
are altogether ffty-eight Of these settle
ments on Saghalin. which, in their COM
paratiye isolation from the outside world,
and the meager knowledge concerning
this far-away island, offer fertile field
for the past and continued existence of
this barbarous regime of official cruelty.
# one, by any possible distortion Of the
ina agitation, could imagine a system OF
misrule and horror greater than ever the
conditions which KEENAN, discovered in
Siberia, even then he would have but
slight insight into the situation as it has
an accurate and certified existence. 1t
would be impossible for the most vivid
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15
Horrors o He Modern
Russian Penal System,
By w. JAMESON REID.

teeth, but her diplomatists were far
sighted enough to perceive that some
form of concession must be made to
protesting world. Vague promises OF re-
form and official, investigation were
thrown out as a tentative sop" there
after the inverness of the Siberian con-
Wet system became a, closed book. Rus
STA did not abolish the evil or abate one
iota of its Injustice and horror, She
merely hid it further into the bowels OF
her Asiatic charnel house, and bound it
round with a rigor of watchful surveil-
lance which safegusrded against any fu-
ture investigator.
But truth will out, and again the hor-
rors Of the Russian convict system are
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15

The outbreak following Remnants ap-
Palling revelations taught Russia a les
son. The moral protest of the civilized
Rorld doubtless would have given her
little concern, had she not foreseen that
b defiant and unbending ignoring of such
protests must have a reflex action on her
Future commercial and political rela-
tons. She might snarl and gnash her