Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-09

1.-The workings of some consciences are
beyond all understanding" said a we'll
known official of the Senate, the other day
Out in my state there lives a well-known
temperance advocate. All his life he has
boosted that he has never bought drink
of intoxicating liquor in his life and those
who know him will stand by this assertion
But they are not as ready to swear to his
total abstinence. In fact, he has what
might be called a very flexible tJnscience
when it comes to matters of drink. Time
and time again have 1 seen different parties
invite this old fellow to have a drink, and
| have yet TO see him refuse. He seems to
think II a greater sin to lose an opportun-
ty, and fail to get something for nothing,
than it is to break down his temperance
principles. But he does not stop at that
Like all reformers he goes to the extreme.
Whenever a whisky glass is set before him
he takes it in his hand, and encircles the
rim with his thumb and forefinger and not
only fills the glass, but manages to get an
extra finger to each drink. That is, whisky
that some one else sets up to. And yet he
continues to boast that he has never
bought a drink in his life q"
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There is a great opening in the Hawa-
ian Islands for some enterprising individ-
ual" said Land Commissioner Brown of
Honolulu when in Washington recently.
AS every one knows, the worlds supply
of rubber Is each year falling off more
and more, and II is only a matter of time,
unless new fields are developed, before rub
Der will be one of the very rare commod-
tiles, and will become luxury. The eli
matte conditions of our islands, however. Is
wonderfully adapted to the growth of the
rubber tree and yet there are few of those
trees on the islands. What are there are
merely for ornamental purposes, and for
Iay-a Hon RI mid
and attain a great growth in short time.
1t takes a warm climate and plenty of
moisture to grow rubber, and nowhere will
those conditions be found If not in the Ha-
waiian Islands We have very consider
able tree growth already; perhaps more
than 30 per cent of the total area of the
islands is covered with timber and under
brush, but the timber itself is not part1cu-
larry valuable. except one variety, known
as core. which. when carefully worked up.
takes an elegant polish and makes very at
tractive furniture. But the main object in
maintaining the forests of the Hawaiian
Islands is to preserve the water supply In
the dry season and to prevent our crops
from drying up. We are even now work
ing to secure the enforcement of regula-
lions which will tend to preserve those for
ests but not because of their value as tim
Der lands. BY the substitution of the rub
Der trees for much of the practically worth
less timber that is now growing wild we
would be able to preserve the water supply
annual output of rubber But | expect 1t
will take some enterprising Yankee to find
this out and when he does he will make a
fortune"
There's a young man in town who Is the
proud parent of future Sherlock Holmes,
now just one month more than four years
OF age. The proud parent came around yes
terday all eagerness to repeat the latest
bright thing my baby has said. 1t seems
that the one fault thus far acquired by the
diminutive Sherlock Is propensity for run
ming from the house into the street.
Having warned the little fellow sew
eral occasions, in choice baby talk, Of the
danger of wandering from his own flreside,
the doting mamma was not only frightened,
but incensed to learn that he had again
gone out, and by the merest chance had
escaped being run over by rapidly moving
automobile. She considered that the situa-
ton merited the administration of corporal
punishment, and acted accordingly.
Baby yet sobbing in corner of the
room and mamma had resumed her sewing,
when the cat. the second ranking pet Of the
household, put in an appearance. Young
Sherlock turned this incident to more or
less good and at the same time surprising
account
Pussy" he sobbed, there's a - fool IN
this room. and, pussy 1t amt you and 1t
amt me-
Representative Richardson, the democratic
leader of the House, at the White
House the other day waiting for constitu-
ent who wanted to be introduced to the
President. The time arranged for Mr. Rich
ardsOn TO meet his constituent was 1880
O'Clock, but at that hour the man had not
arrived. Mr.. Richardson waited ten min
utes, but still the man had not arrived. Mr.
Richardson, although a cool and patient
ma uas viz tod ~ .
the man to keep the appointment Moth
ing so proyokes me- he said to Star re-
porter. 'as to be kept waiting past the time
made to meet a person. | do not think 1
nave ever failed In an appointment unless
the circumstances were beyond my control
and that has been seldom"
Public men frequently make amendments
at the White House to meet constituents
VINO want 10 call upon the President on
Some errahd or other AS a rule. the states
men are punctual In keeping the appoint-
nent' while the constituent is the most
otten late. This, argued a congressman one
uay. goes to show that precision and pune
tudilty are important characteristics In a
pubic mans life, and that the exieencfes Of
these virtues have often been the means of
eie'atis these men TO great and response
bic positions.
chocolate Is one of the mysteries of
trade explained a well-known rentleman
VINO mas spent much time in South Amer
ica- TO Star reporter, for the reason that
II Is one of the few things in trade that
grows cheaper in price the farther you are
removed from where II is produced-that is.
from where the coca bean from which 1t is
made rs grown. The finest grade OF choco-
late Is produced in Venezuela. though there
are good forms OF coca beans grown In
many parts of South and Central America.
Indeed. much chocolate was produced IN
Central America even before Columbus dis
covered America In South America the
retail price for the better grades of choco-
late averages about 81 per pound, while In
Italy France. England and in America the
better grades sell at a much lower price.
Indeed. the ordinary chocolate of trade sells
here often for one-third of the price that
Is charged for 1t where 1t Is produced In
Its best FORM There are two crops of the
coca bean IN each year. one being gathered
on ST. Johns day and the winter crop SO
called. at Christmas. L happened to be
down in Venezuela during Christmas week
and learned more about chocolate than
ever knew before, though / have been in.
terested in the trade in financial way FOL
some years. The manufacture Is simple
enough 1t consists Of grinding the beans
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