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The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-27
Cement FLOORING Laid.

A cement flooring is being laid over
the entire surface of the court in the
rear Of the Police station. The cinder
covering is being removed, as it was
declared unhealthful for such quar-
tiers. The work will be completed by
the last of the week.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-27

TO LET-The commodious residences
at Pawas recently occupied by Hon.
j. A Cummins. This house Is partly
furnished. For terms. apply 20 ].
o. Carter, trustee.
The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-27
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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

"Third notice." Every editor has
received them. The postmaster is not
to blame. For instance there is man
named Tim Short who sent US three
notices to stop his paper, he did not
want it any longer. We wondered
what was the matter. Upon investi
CATION Of our subscription list we fine
Tim short $3.50. He had never paid a
cent yet he had stopped his paper as a
matter OF economy to us. A few even.
fngS since we stepped into church and
Tins melodious voice rang out in
that soul inspiring song, "Jesus paid it
ALL" He might have been mistaken
but his earnestness impressed US. The
next day we sent him a receipt In full
begging his pardon for not knowing
that he had madean assignment of his
liabilities to the Lord.-Iowa Falls
Citizen.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

are returned to Italy every year. At
sent from that country to the United
States is not paid in advance. What
has been said on this point applies in
somewhat less degree to the Swedes,
who are likewise q thrifty people. 1t
is observed that immigrants from
abroad retain their thrifty habits on
this side of the water. In the next
generation. however, they lose them
entirely. Their sons and daughters
have all the wants and requirements
of Americans. The continental peas
ant is content to live on bread and po-
tatoes, but his American-born children
must have meat three times day.
Some of the articles found in
closed in parcels from abroad, which,
unlike letters, may be opened, are
very odd. They will often contain
such things as one sock, one shoe
or one glove, the customs regulations
forbidding the sending of pairs OF
such things. Pieces of lace and valu-
able embroidery are discovered
wrapped up in the newspapers which
are devoted to destruction when not
delivered. These are disposed of at
the annual auction sale, held at the
post Office department. Rosaries and
crucifixes are sent in similar fash
ion in great numbers. At every year
ly sale hundreds of these are dis
posed of, many of them having been
blessed by priests and forwarded by
people in Catholic countries for use
by friends in our country.
Comparatively few of the foreign
letters which reach our dead letter
office can be delivered to the persons
addressed, because it is not permits.
sible to open them. If one of them
happens to be open when received
here, it is sealed with special
stamp, bearing the words: Post
Office Department-Off Sealed"
The first stamp of this kind bore the
words: Post obitum,' meaning
latter death" A specimen is to-day
worth ten dollars. 1t is difficult to
procure sealing stamps, and collect
ors offer high prices for them.
Stamp collecting fends bother the
foreign division of our dead letter
Office very much. The average per-
son afflicted with that mania believes
that he can get all manner of stamps
for the asking. One of them recent
lY wrote: You must have thousands
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
A REMARKABLE RECOVERY.
Young Mans Back, Broken Mt
Dance. Operated On Success
fully by n Surgeon.

While dancing at Glendale, L. l.,
last August Joseph Lennon fell from
the platform and injured his back.
He was sent to the hospital at Ja=
maica, where three vertebrae of his
spinal column were operated on. Len,
non rallied after the operation, but
while he could read and talk he had
no control over either his arms or
legs, Before DR.. Herbert X. Noble
performed the operation he per.
formed similar one on dead body.
1t took him four hours to remove the
broken portions of bone from Len
mons spine.
A few weeks after. the operation
Lennon was able to sit up in bed, and
in February he was able to move his
toes little. Gradually he has recov-
cred the use of all his limbs, and
about the middle of March he was
able TO stand up. Gradually he
gained until he could stand alone,
and last Monday he took four steps
alone. Since then he has walked the
entire length of the ward alone.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

OF foreign letters which you can
never deliver. Please send me a
good collection" All such letters are
answered with a reference to the
law making the removal of stamps
from letters subject to fine of
$500, with or without Imprisonment.
One great difficulty in the delivery
OF letters addressed in foreign coun-
tries is that the writer's give de-
fective or insufficient superscrip-
lions to their communica tons. Only
an expert would have known tha. a
letter addressed: .sTeserero General
de Nacion." meant Treasurer of the
United States" But it did; and was
properly delivered. and it contained
considerable sum of money.
a letter addressed to .'Br Ameruky.
D. Branz, kernielbunkport, America, I"
was sent to the postmaster al Ken
nebunk Port, Ne. and By him for
warded to Portland, where i, was
delivered to D. Branz. in an aIley
in the rear of No. 81 North street.
Another letter addressed "Br Amer.
uka," meaning British America, wag
superscribed Elizabeth Afenue 515,
Joseph Miron, House furnishing
goods" That seemed like a hard
one, but the experts in our dead
letter office found Elizabeth avenue
at Elizabeth. n. j., and delivered the
letter there.
These are merely samples of the
hundreds of thousands of difficult
cases which are handled every year
by our expert clerks in the dead let.
ter Office; and the work increases
each year because of the increased
illiteracy of Europe. On this point
the superintendent of the dead letter
Office says: There is also great
deal of illiteracy and carelessness in
our own country. l think that the
art of letter writing and of address
ing envelopes ought to be practical
part of the work of our school chill
dren.'
That's good idea. 1t could be
taught with the lessons in penman-
ship. SMITH D. FRY.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
WE LEAD THE WORLD
Uncle Sans Mail Service the Acme
of Perfection.
Foreign Systems Seem Puerile When
Compared with Ours-Work of
the National Dead-Letter
Office.
Especial Washington letter.

"HE illiteracy of Europe rests as
heavy burden on the dead let
ter office of this republic. Up
wards of half million letters annual
ly come to this country from Europe
with addresses which are insufficient,
illegible or undecipherable. They
must be returned to the countries
whence they come. Consequently this
European illiteracy is costly, not only
to the countries whence the misdirect-
ed letters come, but also to us.
The fact is well known that our own
people furnish employment to hun
dreds of employees because of their
inability to properly address their
communications; but the illiteracy of
foreign correspondents is intellectually
greater than that of our own people.
In our republic the majority. of the
errors are caused by carelessness, but
ignorance is at the bottom of the enor-
nous number of errors committed by
those in foreign countries.
Compared with our own perfected
dead letter Office system those of for
eign countries seem to be in their in
fancy. Many evidences are shown by
the experiences of our officials, indi-
eating that the foreign governments
do not attach such Importance to the
delivery of obscure addresses as our
government has always manifested.
For example, when Levi P. Morton
was minister to France, letter ad-
dressed Levi P. Morton, Paris,
| France" was returned to this country
marked, ''inconnu;" that is, ''un-
known" And yet the American min
lister was living in Paris at one of the
leading hotels. No effort was made
to deliver that letter, or it could have
been delivered.
Many letters from this country ad-
dressed to Walter Besant, Algernon
Swinburne, Alfred Austin, and other
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

HOO II ADDRESSES DhClIEERhD
literary lights, with only England"
on the envelope, have beenreturned to
this country marked insufficient adj
dress" Letters of that character
from European countries for eminent
men of letters in this country are al
ways forwarded to their proper ad
dresses, and without delay.
All printed matter received at the
dead letter Office from Canada Great
Britain, Germany, Switzerland, South
American countries and Australasia
is destroyed, in accordance with spe-
cial agreement. Most of this stuff con-
sists of newspapers and trade circu-
lars. The countries mentioned do the
same with similar matter that reaches
them from the United States. But
France, Italy. Russia, Spain. Portugal.
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Bel
GUM want every bit of their printed
matter back, and it is returned to
them.
Take Russia, for instance All IN
claimed matter from that country is
cent back to the Russian post Office
department at st. Petersburg every
week, including printed stuff. The
material is done up in bags. If there
is reason to believe that single par
eel or letter holds anything of value.
the bag containing it is registered
Many of the letters returned to Rus
STA come to Washington from the post
office at Boston, in which city there is
large Russian colony. Returns"
for Newfoundland and small depend
encies in various parts of the world
are made in big envelopes, the bulk
OF matter sent being small
In the same way we get our dead
matter back from foreign countries
weekly from some. monthly from
others. The returns" sent to ug
amounted last year to $50. 600 pieces
only little more than one-third as
many as we forwarded to govern
ments abroad. One reason for this
great difference is found in the fact
that addresses in Europe are more GER
tain and permanent. Immigrants
coming to the United States give their
first addresses to relatives and friends
on the other side of the water. Pref
ty soon they move, and track of them
is lost. Native Americans are mostly
educated and address letters to for
eign parts with accuracy; foreigners
here when they write home are sure
of the addresses.
The number of letters returned to
Italy is very great, most of them for
non-payment of postage. Under the
regulations of the postal union, let
tiers may be sent unstamped and vii!
be delivered, but the recipient must
pay double-i. e., ten cents on an or
binary letter. Such an unpaid letter
is marked with big T. which stands
for the word "taxee," meaning
taxed or extra rate. The Italians
are very thrifty people, and it often
happens that the sender in that conn.
Try prefers to leave the payment TO
The addressee, who, in America. is
usually of the same nationality. On
delivery of the letter he refuses to re.
celve it and pay the ten cents demand
ed. There may be nothing important
IN 1t, and he is not willing to squander
that amount of money on an uncer.
tainty. His friend or relative having
written, it is safe to conclude that the
writer is we'll.
Hundreds Of letters, though actual.
~ delivered to the intended recipients,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Senator Blackburn of Kentucky has
strong convictions on the proposition
OF the Clevelandites to reorganize the
democratic party. 1.-THE democratic
party needs no reorganization" he
clares. "If it did, we would turn the
the job over to Senator Hanna rather
than to Grover Cleveland Hanna has
demonstrated that he has capacity as
an organizer, while Cleveland is chief
ly remembered as disorganizer Of his
party" The trouble is, adds the Sena-
tor, "that most of the men who are
now so anxious to have the democratic
party reorganized burned their bridges
behind them when they left the party
in 1896. AS they can't get back into
the party, they are now trying to get
the party outside to them. 1t is like
man who has been sent to jail, and
in his longing for society tries to get
every one else in the same predica-
ment. The men who have fought the
battles Of the democratic party dur.
ing the the past five years, the mer
who cast their fortunes with it ant
were willing to stand or fall with it,
principles, are not worrying about it:
reorganization" Nor are they worry
ing about its eventual success. RI
despair of this would be to despair O.
the survival Of free institutions. -Du
buQue Telegraph.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
AGAIN OPEN TO PUBLIC.
Government Orders Restrictions
Closing "Wind Cave" to In
spection Removed.

Commissioner Hermann, of the gem
eral land office has instructed the
special agent of the interior depart
ment to reopen Wind cave" in the
Black hills of South Dakota, to in
spection by the public. The cave be-
longs to the federal government and
comprises about 1000 acres. 1t was
withdrawn by order of January 16,
1900. No depredations or acts of tres
pass of any kind will be permitted
upon or within the premises, no speci-
mems will be allowed to be taken
away by tourists and no fees or
money considerations will be permit
ted to be charged or received by any,
one for the privilege of visiting the
cave.
Wind cave is SO called on account
of the strong rushing current of air
through the entrance. Several hun
dred feet below the surface level
is reached from which miles of
arched avenues radiate in every di-
rection, embracing succession of
imposing chambers. The ceilings are
pendant with gems of stalactite for
nation, while around the walls in
inches carved out by the action of
the water are specimens of deftly
wrought statuary, fragile foliage,
chaste columns of the most elaborate
architecture and forms resembling
birds and animals.
Vandalism has been responsible for
much in il1ry to the heautieS of the
place. The withdrawal over year
ago was designed to prevent a recur-
renee of this evil in the future.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
4 Missouria editor. who has hncke6

A Missouria editor, who has bucked
bids on job printing till exasperated,
feels better since moved to publish the
following: "The editor of this paper
is soon to buy shirt. Strange and
extravagant as it may seem we have
determined to do SO. With this end
in view we wish the dealers 20 submit
sealed bids, so that the job may be let
to the lowest bidder. Quality and
style don't count. Any old thing will
do. Send in your bids.''
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
The Tariff Question.

Edward Atkinson of Boston and
Myron II. Holt, secretary OF the tariff
reform club of New York, talked
tariff reform before the industrial
commission in very convincing way.
Mr.. Atkinson started off by saying
that not more than five per cent. of
the people were benefited by a pro-
tectiye tariff, while the other 95 per
cent. had to pay the bills. He said he
believed the time had come for a COM
plete revision of the tariff system;
that we ought to have free raw ma
terial of all kinds, and especially free
wool and free chemicals: that there
was nothing just in protecting the
10000 persons engaged in sheep
raising at the expense of all the other
people; that the experience of the
Spanish war had shown that we could
collect all the revenue needed from a
dozen articles, that tariff policy on
free trade lines would increase rather
than lower wages because it would
widen the American marke is, and
that the present commercial success
of the United States had been attain
ed in spite of the protective tariff, and
not because of it, and was due to our
enormous natural resources and the
inventive genius of our people. Mr..
Holt began by saying: "The tariff ties
the hands of the American people
while the trusts rifle their pockets. >
He expressed the opinion that the
tariff was responsible for much cor.
ruption in politics and that it was not
chance that had landed so many mil
lionaires in congress. He closed by
saying that of the 81, 279, 100000 stock
and bonds Of the United States steel
corporation (The Morgan Steel Trust),
about S700,000,0 900 was water, and that
it was in his opinion, largely due to the
protective tariff. Mr.. Schwab, presi-
dent of the steel trust, also appeared
before the industrial commission. He
made his trust out to be great bless.
ing, threw few bricks at the labor
organizations, and made slightly
yelled threat to reduce wages if the
tariff was taken off steel products.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

The governor of Colorado proposes
to appoint two pretty young women
as colonies on his staff. The propo.
sition is in every way commendable,
and It is strange that the eminent
fitness OF women for such positions
has not been recognized before. The
sole duty of colonel on governors
staff is to wear gorgeous clothes, and
it is obvious that pretty woman
can do that much better than fat
politician
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

An old negro named Ephraim, hav-
ing been sworn on the jury in MUIR
der trial in one of the southern states,
for some time stubbornly resisted a
verdict of guilty for no other appar-
ent reason than his strong aversion to
capital punishment in general. Final
ly the foreman explained to him that
it was question either of hanging the
prisoner or hanging the jury, and that
1t all depended on him. "'Fo' Gawd,
sub" replied Uncle Ephraim, "on dem
reas"nmenis de pris'ner am sho'
nuiIly"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Dyspeptics cannot be long lived be-
cause to live requires nourishment.
Food is not nourishing until it is di-
gested. A disordered stomach cannot
digest food, it must have assistance.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests all kinds
of food without aid from the stomach,
allowing it to rest and regain it's nat
ural functions. Its elements are ex-
actly the same as the natural diges-
tive fluids and 1T simply can It help but
do you ood.-Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

"The Doctors told me my cough was
incurable. One Minute Cough Cure
made me a we'll man." Norris Silver,
North Stratford, N. H.-BecauSe you
have not found relief from a stubborn
cough, don't despair. One Minute
Cough Cure has cured thousands and
1t will cure you. Safe and sure.
Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

A reporter lately took census of
a mile Of Fifth avenue, New York,
embracing the homes of many very
rich men, and found just Is children
under the age of 12. There was an
average of one child to three houses.
Then the reporter transferred his at
tention to the East side tenement dis
trict, where he found in one fat
house SO children, or more than four
times the number, found in the whole
Fifth Avenue mile
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
&C. c. c." on Every Tablet.

Every tablet of Cascarets Candy
Cathartic bears the famous C. C. C.
Never sold in bulk. Look for it and
accept no other. Beware of fraud
All druggists, 1oc.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
The Secret OF Her Success.

"Mrs. Blithe seems to be very pop
ular with the gentlemen. They all
seem to be very anxious to have a
word with her. Is she brilliant con.
versationalist2
NO, she is not brilliant CONVEX.
sationalist; but she makes every man
tbink he is /" -Leslie's Weekly.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
close Re.embIance

Contractor-You won't sell me a car
load of bricks on credit?
Dealer-No. Me an my bricks are
very much alike. We're hard pressed
for cash Philadelphia Record.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

With Mckinley insisting that we
need foreign markets and Mr.. Roose.
velt insisting on devoting all atten-
tion to home markets the bonds of
friendship are likely to be strained.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Kansas is to revolutionize her trea,
ment of the insane. Instead of crowd
ing the patients together into one i'm
mense building, they will be placed il
cottages similar to private houses.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Among the subscriptions last week
received by The Commoner were Is
from the Transvaal Republic. Wher-
euer love for liberty animates men
William j. Bryan is loved and hon
Ored.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Danger, disease and death follow
neglect of the bowels. Use DeWitt's
Little Early Risers to regulate them
and you will add years to your life and
life to your years. Easy to take and
never grippe. -Shuttleworth Drug CO.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Mr.. James Brown of Putsmouth, Va.
over 80 years of age suffered for years
with a bad sore on his face. Physicians
could not help him. DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve cured him permanently.
Shuttleworth Drug Co.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

A Texas legislator was asked to apol-
ogize the other day for statement af-
fecting the house unfavorably. 81
weigh 100 pounds" said he, land own
all the ground stand on and can take
care of myself here or outside" The
apology was accepted.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

A woman in an Illinois town was 80
grievously stricken with disease that
she sent each of her seven children
for a different doctor, with the result
that during the day at least three
physicians responded to her calls.
The woman died the following day.
At the coroner's inquest held over
the body the jury brought in the fol-
lowing verdict: I'VE find that the
woman came to her death from bowel
trouble and a complication of ply
sicians."
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04
Imperial Council, Mobiles of Mystic Shrine
Kansas City, Mo-, June 11-12, 1901.

0-ey' tr1o' y '111C Z I0O1.
For this annual meeting of the
Shriners the Chicago Great Western
Ry., will on June $40, sell excursion
tickets to Kansas City, good to re turn
June 14th at one fare plus $500 the
round trip. For further informa ton
address any Chicago Great Western
Agent, or j. 2. Elmer, General Pas
senger Agent, Chicago. June IL
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

The New York joker who entered
ten-cent cat at pet stock show
and took q first prize, and also ex-
hibited "Puldeka Orphan" broken
down car horse, at the horse show,
remarks in an interview: II never
kick when the joke is turned on me-
have no patience with people who
keep joke up A man who will run
a joke around till it is on its uppers
and its tongue hangs out ought to go
to bed with his natural brother, the
lobster" This humorist has a con-
siderable power of expression as well
| as a turn for hoaxes.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

The $40, 100000 infantShip- Building
Trust has its eye on a subsidy bill.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-06-04

Eczema, saltrheum, letter, chatting,
ivy poisoning and all skin tortures are
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. The certain pile cure.
Shuttleworth Drug CO,