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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-16
THE AUTO CRAZE.
Lessons Learned From the Modern
Bicycle BOOM

Lessons Learned From the Modern
Bicycle Boom.
THE best idea of the advance of
automobile construction in America
today is gained not so much from the
fact that a couple of years ago there
were barely one hundred automobiles
in the United States, while now there
are thousands, but rather from the
steady progress of new automobile in
ventions and seryiceahle devices. The
whole country seems to have gone
automobile mad declared an official
of the United States Patent Office the
other day, while conversing with the
writer. We have more patents filed
for automobile devices today than for
any other branch of invention, and
still they come pouring in. The same
might be said of the formation of new
companies for automobile construc-
ton. Scarcely day passes that the
newspapers do not record the incorpo-
ration of new automobile company.
Barely one year ago there were but ten
recognized manufactures of automo-
biles in America, while now there are
more than three hundred. All the
energy that went into the great bicycle
boom of the last decade would appear
to have diverted itself into this new
channel. Nor have the lessons of the
bicycle boom been lost. Little fear
as there need be at present of an
overproduction of automobiles, it is
clearly recognized that quick produc-
ton must be one of the essentials of
success. Those makers who launched
their automobiles first now have the
strongest grip on the market. A case
in point is one New York firm that
succeeded in turning out some two
thousand steam-propelled vehicles he
fore its machines were really per-
fected. What these early machines
lacked was rapidly supple mented by
the suggestions and criticisms of the
purchasers themselves, so that by the
time other makers began to put forth
their new products this company was
able to exchange its defective ma
chimes for new automobiles of an inn
PAOfNu PoNNCAh NOuAQ NC u hotCd
to climb steep mountain ranges or to
win races abroad.
For another year-perhaps two or
three years-the manufacturers will
be able to keep their prices at the
present top notch, ranging from $500
to $4,000. The automobile is still the
newest thing, and as such appeals to
moneyed people who can afford to
crafty their desire for novelty.
Princes and potentates are among
the most prominent automobilists
abroad. while in this country the best
known advocates of the new sport are
such multi-millionaires as William X.
Vanderbilt. George Gould, Clarence H.
Mackay and John Jacobs Astor. After
the automobile has ceased to be
mere diversion for the wealthy, ii will
behoove manufactures to consider the
general public. Then prices must
drop, as they are dropping now in
France for all automobiles, with the
exception Of racing machines and We
hicles for show"
Edward Emerson, Jr.. in Ainslee's.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-16
! legacv from scottish historr.

a legacy from ScOttlSh history.
while an author or a citizen of any
sort cannot legally control his name as
to it's length or quality without apply
ing to the legislature for permission to
do so, yet many changes have been
made without official sanction. An
undesirable part of name may readi-
ly be dropped. For example Bayard
Taylor for some years after he began
to write for the magazines was really
j. Bayard Taylor, and so signed him
self. Very soon, however, he felt the
'J.-meaning James-was a burden,
and forever after habitually dropped
it.
at may be noted here that while
the prevailing fashion has stood for
length and triple parts a our authors
real names, the contrary rule seems
mostly to prevail in their pen names.
Mark Twain 'Artemus Ward Josh
Billings Bill Nye,' Bill Arp, M.
Quad and Sam Slick are among the
examples that occur to me. In fact,
single word, like Warrington or
'Richelieu' often makes an effective
pen name, and, when a vigorous
writer is behind it, it gains a very
quotable currency. If short article
is more impressive than long one,
why is it not the same with a short
signature?
"The irresistible conclusion is that
a long name may be considered really
impedimental to memory's embalming.
AS the busy world has little time, now,
to remember anything long, it is not
fair to conclude-other things being
equal-that the short-named author
will be spoken of longer and kept in
mind more easily than he will who is
equipped with name needlessly
stretched out?
'But there is another affection to be
spoken of which is, perhaps, worse
than the tripartite and elongated
name. And this is the habit of in
itialing the first of three names and
spelling at full length the last two
as ]. Jenkinson Levy, d. Robinson
Smith and the like. 1t would be
curious to know who invented this
aOsurdity. The English way of drop
ping the first of three names, when
they speak of the tripartite-named per-
son, works tendency to get toward
essential and simple nomenclature and
to dismiss that which is superfluous.
We don't do this in America; but in
English journals and books we have
long been accustomed to read of Ward
Beecher, Russell Lowell and Wendell
Holmes. English writer's have even
been known to say Beecher Stowe, in
speaking of the author of Uncle Toms
Cabin in spite of its disrespectful lack
of femininity.
at first this shortening of honored
nam s produced in the American mind
n sense of insult and corresponding
re eminent. We know now that the
habit is merely time-saving device
an effort to get rid of troublesome and
superfiuity,"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-16
cREDULITY OF THE WOMEN.
Are Prone to Believe the Yarns De-
signing Men Spin for Them

i Are Prone to Believe the Yarns De-
! signing Men Spin for Them.
1t seems strange that young women
will trust themselves to men about
whom they know practically nothing
and that their parents do not make a
more rigid investigation into the ante
cedent life of the suitors for the hand
of their daughters. The latest disas-
ter resulting from feminine credulity
and parental carelessness has befallen
! Miss Emma Seaman of Brooklyn, who
was married to Charles Telfor Smith
about six weeks ago and on Tuesday
discovered that he had a wife and a
babe in New Rochelle and that she
was not a wife at all. The plight of
this young girl-she is only IS years
old-is pitiable. Her dream of hap
piness is ended The young man with
a fine presence and taking manners
who talked about his wealth had inn
pressed her and she had married him
while on a visit to Utica, where he had
followed her. And now she learns
that he is a scoundrel who betrayed
her.
1t is not surprising that she should
have been impressed by the young
man or that she should have been lit
tie inquisitive about him. Young wo-
men are not in the habit of thinking
that the men who propose marriage to
them have wives already. Their con-
fidence and their trust in the goodness
of the world are too great for that.
They know that bigamy is crime and
they do not think that a man of good
manners will deliberately be guilty of
violation of the law, much less be
guilty of the greater offense against
the innocence of unsuspecting virtue
But the parents are not unsophisti-
Gated. III they have lived long enough
to have manageable daughters they
must know that there are scoundrels
in the world and that it is easy for a
villain to pass himself off as a saint
for short time in a large city. 1t is
notorious that there is no better place
for man to hide than in crowd and
a man can conceal not only himself
from his pursuers but he can move
from one part of the town to another
and his new associates will know no.
thing about his character and will
make few il any inquiries. Indeed.
he can live with one wife in the city
and WOO another woman and carry her
without either victim knowing any,
thing about the other.
One would think that the parents
would seek to know who the men are
that seek their daughters in marriage.
1t would seem as if they would not
only learn something about the man
ner of life of the wooer, but would also
find out something about his family
and about what that family thinks of
the proposed union. Under proper
circumstances a marriage between the
children of two families results in the
acQuaintnce at least of the parents by
an interchange of letters If in no other
way. Where the daughter is overtaken
by such disaster as has just come upon
the young woman whom Smith in
dueed to marry him her parents can
not escape some of the responsibility
for what happens. A young woman's
life is too precious a thing to be in
trusted to the first plausible stranger
who asks for her hand. But from re-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-16
THEIR OWN AFFAIR.
A Russ-Japanese Duel net a General
Quarrel.

A Russ-Japanese Duel net a General
Quarrel.
If Japan and Russia go to war over
Manchuria the New York Times
thinks they will be left to fight it out
without intervention by the other
powers. Says the Times:
THE interests of the French lie
in holding aloof with the trading ma
tons. But, assuming that Russia
has the means of coercing France, it
would be as unwise for Russia to ex-
ercise that coercion as for France to
submit to it. The trading nations are
inclined to say, Hands off and Fair
Play, while the issue is between Rus
STA and Japan alone, and they will be
sure, from the sympathy which is born
OF self-interest, to give to Japan the
height Of fair play. If another power
should come in on the side of Russia.
1t is not to be imagined that Germany
and Great Britain would longer hold
aloof. By enlisting France on her
side Russia would enlist far stronger
powers, stronger so far as the far east
is concerned ,on the side of japan.
There is thus very good hope that
the struggle between Japan and Rus
sia' if it has in fact been precipitated
by the action of Russia, and to the adj
vantage of Japan, will be fought out
by them alone, and that the other
powers will be able to avoid being
dragged into it. In other words. the
war; II war must be, is likely to be in
the nature of duello and not of a
melee"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-16

them across the rope, passing in
through one wall and out through the
other, came all the animals which
were in Noah's ark. When the ele-
phant started to walk across the slen-
der cord so close above his head Bar
riere gave tremendous yell of terror,
which brought assistance and doc
tor,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-16
FRANCES EVIL DRINK
NATION TRYING TO CURB THE
CRAZE FOR ABsiNTHE.
A FASCINATING BEvERA CE

Indulgence in 1t Sapping the Mentality
of the Whole Race-BriIliant Intel.
lects Wrecked by the Poison-Dis-
tlnguished Artists and Writers
Victims.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1901-05-16

cent events one must conclude that
this has been forgotten in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28

Stone and Steel aud WIN Lust Many
Generations Durability o. Sow Aim
ot the Department

Work on the new School street bridge
between Nuuanu and Liliha. began this
morning The Superintendent Of Public
Works viii clear away the old bridge
and put In the foundation Of the new.
The latter viii consist Of three inn
mense stone and concrete pillars at
either end and i'm the middle of the
structure. II will take about four
weeks TO complete the foundation. and
Cotton Bros will be expected TO turn
the completed bridge over i'm April
The new bridge at this place will be
the initial stone In a policy OF road i'm
proNemert that will commemorate the
efforts Of Superintendent Campbell for
many years. Mr. Campbelrs policy is
To put in lasting structurs, in road
making and in bridge building. II his
ideas are carried out, and they doubt
less viii be. the new School street
bridge viii be used by residents "A
hundred years from now, unless. in
deed, the people of that time have fly
ing machines or transport themselves
from place TO place by wireless tele-
graphing.
The bridge will be the width Of the
street as il will appear when widened.
II viii have solid stone and masonry
foundations. The bridge itself will be
of solid steel. covered on top with a
/ heavy coat Of macadam and asphal-
tum. The approaches on either side
Will have a gradual ascent and will be
macadamized. On either side will be
sidewalks of full width extending over
the macadam area Of the roadway and
| the steel section of the bridge
The span Of the bridge from the Nun
anu street to the other side of the
| stream viii be seventy three feet 1t
VIII be a complete suspension affair
between the two end foundations. with
cross-wise girders in the position Of
guard rails above. These girders will
cross each other like the letter X
above, and below win have a railing
of substantial quality and good appear
ance
On the Liliha street side of the bridge
proper Will be an extra eXpanse Of forty
4 feet for subway beneath the street.
/ To explain, there will be a road. fol-
| lowing the stream, on the Eva side of
/ ii. This is in compliance with an agree
ment entered into many years ago be-
/ tween the monarchy and the owners
! of the property concerned. As the steel
/ bridge must also cover this section. it
will make its total span 113 feet.
My policy says Superintendent
/ Campbell. Of the road department. lis
/ 10 make every improvement as perma-
! nent as possible. 1t is folly to put in
| wooden bridges. to last a few years
only, when permanent structures may
/ be installed at very little more cost
| If II is worked right. The School street
bridge is being put i'm within the ap-
| preparation. 1t will last until most of
us are in another world and are forgot
ten. My aim is to make everything
permanent. In the past my facilities
have been limited. | have had consid-
cradle difficulty in getting the best for
| the least money As they say. I am
gettin~ there, however. and / hope the
results will show satisfactorily in flu
| ture"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
DE- WET CROSSES THE VAAL
SAID TO HAVE 1000 MEN UNDER
HIM
Civilians Prohibited from Wearing
Khaki-Matabele Camp Followers en-
rolled.

LONDON, January 1.-THE impor-
tant report received from Johannes
burg that General De Wet has crossed
the Vaal and Joined forces with the
TransVaal commands, if true, proba-
bly, means the concentration of 1000
Beers, with several guns, for another
big attack. There is a rumor current
in Cape Town that several Boer leaders
are urging an attack upon the mines.
1t has long been understood that Cen
oral De Wet has been anxious to join
the invaders in Cape Colony, and this
rumor may be spread to cover an at
tempt to break southwark.
A small Boer commando entered
Sutherland, cut the telegraph wires,
looted the stores and then proceeded
northward. According to the Cape
Town correspondent of the Daily Mail,
the Beers occupied Aberdeen, forty
miles south of Great Reinet, Tuesday
As an outcome of the fact that the
Beers in several instances have worn
khaki Government notice has been
promulgated in Pretoria, prohibiting
civilians from wearing khaki and mott
flying all persons who wear this cos
tune, which is likely to be mistaken for
the British uniform, that they will ren-
der themselves liable to arrest and i'm
pTiSonment.
The War Office issued no fresh news
ernment's call for volunteers is said
to be very brisk in both London and
the provinces. Defensive measures in
South Africa proceed apace. Seven
thousand men have Joined the City
Guard in Cape Town and 5000 others
have volunteered in the suburbs. An
additional big gun has been mounted
on Table mountain.
A unique feature of Kitchener S
fighting scouts is the enrolment of 300
Matabele camp followers for riding
and leading spare horses. This is likely
TO renew the color agitation.
LONDON, January 16.-Krueger is
undecided whether to visit America.
He will do so if assured that President
Mckinley will receive him officially as
president of the TTansvaal. The friends
of Kruger do not desire the old man,
in his present state of health, to under
take any arduous and fruitless journey
in cold weather. John Il. Milholland
representing a group of American pro
Beers visited Kruger a fortnight age
and invited him to visit America. After
ward, while i'll, Kruger wrote saying
! his health forbade him to do so. He has
since recovered and has declared he Is
willing to make the trip If he could be
! satisfied that his visit would tangibly
help the Beers. He tells his friends
that he has reason to hope for the
Cars moral support.
The operation on Kruegcr's eyes at
Utrecht next week, although slight i'm
itself, will necessitate absolute quiet for
some time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
ms PEOPLE" AND THE ACTUAL
CONDITIONS.
What the Hawaii Herald Has 90 Say
Editurally Regarding the Territorial
Delegates Views.

Delegate Wilcox is going To work on
the land question with view of se-
curing hUmesteads FOR his people
Robert should come back To Hawaii for
"a few days and look at the number of
his people who had opportunities to
acquire the best land on the Volcano
road and let them pass. HaWaiians, as
a rule, are not anxious to do much
farm work. When the Hawaiian land
act was framed President Dole made IL
his hobby and wanted to provide for
the Hawaiians 50 they might have
homesteads. under certain conditions.
One Of the conditions was that they
could not be sold or leased. About 2000
acres of the best land I'm Olaa was set
apart for this purpose and not ten per
cent Of 1t is under cultivation. The
men, or many Of them, who took up
hOmesteads are allowing the ferns and
weeds to grow where cane would bring
them a revenue. Had this reservation
not been set apart ii is probable that
every foot of the land would be planted
in cane and the Government would be
receiving a revenue in the form of
taxes. 1t is very good i'm Delegate Will
cox to show a desire to change the land
laws but he should drop the old excuse
about making reforms for the benefit
of his people" Those of them who
want land can get it today already
cleared and i'm a good location.-Ha-
wall Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
BAD RUNAWAY TODAY
L. r. KERR'S HORSE SMAsHES
4 BRAKE.
Ran From Thomas Square Down Bare-
tania Street-Stopped at King and
Fort by officer Vida.

a fractions mare attached to a brake
owned by l.. +. Kerr caused consider
able excitement on Beretania and Fort
streets this morning. Fortunately no
one was injured, although there were a
number of narrow escapes and the
brake was smashed to pieces
The rig is one which Mrs. Kerr has
been in the habit Of using. 1t was
standing in front of her residence on
Beretania street near Victoria street
She was about to get into the vehicle
when the horse scared at a passing car
or some flying paper and bolted. The
light two wheeled vehicle was easy to
draw so the speed of the horse was
practically unchecked.
Eva on Beretania the animal dash
ed, lodging pedestrians, missing vehi-
cles, escaping collisions. When near
Emma street Dame Fortune got winded
and was unable to keep pace with the
horse, which deprived of it's guardian
angel, Immediately dashed the rig
against a telephone post. The rig
wheels We're knocked awry but still
rem aimed with the cart
Into Fort street the animal turned
and with renewed speed continued its
race. Near the corner of Hotel street
Ben Correia narrowly escaped being
knocked down, the vehicle striking him
a light blow as il passed. The wheels
once again struck, this time a hack
and were knocked off. The horse dash
ed along however dragging the body of
the brake after 1t. The crowd of Vehi-
Giles was thickest between Hotel and
King streets and in attempting to
avoid them the animal slackened its
speed When a few yards mauka OF
King street the animals rear feet got
tangled in the reins and Mounted Off
Ger William Vida was able to stop it.
The horse was not injured seriously by
the run.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
For Sale by MI Dealers
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Pearl
City Cemetery will be open for inter-
ments on and after Monday, November
9th, 1900. A special funeral train leave
the railroad station at 2:15 p. m, daily,
remaining at the cemetery until after
all interments.
The rates for transportation are one
dollar for the corpse, and fifty cents
for the round trip for mourners.
Plats are now on sale at the Office of
the company, ranging in price from $40
up, according to location and size. No
other charges of any nature.
HAWAIIAN CEMETERY ASSO-
CITATION, LTD.
Room 3, Love Building. Fort st.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
AN INTERESTING Address.

Miss Alderman and Miss Marcutt the
writer's and missionaries visited Iwilel
last Saturday night. They also visited
some of the saloons of the town. They
were accompanied on their rounds by
Deputy Sheriff Chillngworth. As the
result of their observations the ladies'
propose to deliver an address to the
women only, tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock in the prayer rooms of Cen
trail Union Church. Miss Alderman
says that there is much that could be
corrected i'm the present regulations
governing the saloon and the lwilei
pen. These will be touched upon bY
her tomorrow.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
MORE BIG STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, January 15.-It was an
nounced yesterday that the American
Hawaiian Steamship Company is to
build two more cargo steamers thus
increasing its fleet to nine vessels. They
are to be built by the New York Ship
building Company, at Camden, n. j.
Their names will be the NeVadan and
the Nebraskan. They are to be of $500
tons each, and will run between San
Francisco, Puget Sound and the Ha-
Waiian Islands.
The American, first of the company'S
vessels to leave this port on the main
line between New York and Pacific
coast ports and the Hawaiian Islands,
by way of the Straits of Magellan, has
reached San Francisco. The Hawaiian,
a sister ship, is expected to arrive here
this week, from the yards in Chester.
Pa. She will be loaded at once and
started on the thirteen thousand mile
voyage to San Francisco.
Second Hand Typewriters all makes
at Pacific Cycle Company, Fort street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
MORE DESIGNATIONS.



STANFORD UNIVERSITY, January
1G-The latest prominent member OF
the university to assert his independ-
ence and to make his protest against
the rough shod violation of the high
principle of academic freedom is Pro-
lessor David Il. Spencer, who held the
place next to DR.. George Il. Howard in
the department if history. Professor
Spencer's resignation came late this
afternoon and was more or less sur
prise, as it was generally thought this
morning and early this afternoon that
the resignation epidemic was over and
That the faculty had settled down TO
the work of reconstruction.
The startling feature Of the Spencer
resignation is its brusque acceptance
by Acting President j. c. Branner
whose answer was even quicker, sharp
er and more business like than the ones
in which ne summarily disposed of Pro
fessor Hudson and DR. Little. The
vice president has his letter reduced al
most 20 the simple formula; get out
quick
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
THE ZEALANDIA.

w. G. Irwin e. Co., the Agents of the
Oceanic Steamship Company announce
that the Zealandia is to leave Port
Los Angeles on February 18TH and will
arrive in Honolulu on or about the
23rd. No bookings will be made for
cabin passengers from Honolulu to San
Francisco on that voyage of the Yea
landia; accommodations, however, will
be provided for steerage passengers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-28
HILO RAILROAD

HILO. January 26.-Since beginning
operations the HilO Railroad Company
has constructed thirty miles of track;
built thirty-five cars and erected TWEEN
ty-three buildings. The total amount
expended is nearly a hall million dol
lars.-Hawaii Herald.