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The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Oldest Postmaster Is Dead.

he Oldest postmaster in the Uni
ted States in continuous service,
Roswell Beardsley, of North Lam
sing, near Ithaca. n. ", died Or
Friday at the age OF % years.
He had been postmaster at North
Lansing since he was 70 years Of
age, period OF seventy-four
years. His appointment was made
in 1898, and he must, therefore,
have been originally an appolntee
OF John Quincy Adams, the pre-
decessor of Andrew ackson. How
he happened to hold on through
Jackson's administration is a
question, as that resolute presi-
dent was an avowed and deter
mined advocate of the doctrine
that to the victor belongs the
spoils."
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
The Last of the Wings.

Emercon Ethridge, who lied at
Dresden, Tenn, was one of the
last, if not the last, of the wings
who sat in congress. He was one
OF Tenuessee's most powerful. ora
tors fifty years ago. He fought
odd Hickory" long and well, and
stumped the state for Clay in 1874.
He fought for General Taylor in
I848 and for General Scott in
1859. He was in the thirty third
congress as whig leader. When
he died he was a republican.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Royalty and Surgeons.

A magnificent sturgeon weighing
40 pounds was on view recently in
London. In cartier days such an
exhibition would probably have led
to the conhscation Of the fish by the
kings officers, for the sturgeon is a
royal" fish, and was made by an
act of Edward II. perquisite of the
sovereign along with wrecks and
whales. The lord mayor Of London
has the right to all surgeons caught
in the Thames above London bridge,
and it would be interesting to know
when the right was last exercised.
The largest sturgeon fisheries are in
the Volga and Caspian sea and in
the Great Lakes OF America, and in
these places the manufacture of
caviare is conducted on large
scale, which shows that the taste
for that dainty is more widespread
than it was in Sllakespeares day.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Mountains Are Movinu,

The mountains are constantly
moving. was the remark of Dem
Yer & Rio Grande road recently, in
speaking OF the great landslides in
the canyon above Glenwood
Springs, Col.,. I'VE find from ac-
tual experience in maintaining tun-
nels, bridges and tracks in the
mountains that the mountains are
moving. 1t costs a railway passing
through the mountains great deal
OF money in the course of ten wears
to keep the track in line, and main
tenance of tunnels is even more ex-
pensive. Drive a stake on the side
OF a mountain, take a location with
the greatest care, and return after a
few months. The stake is not in
the same location. The whole side
of the mountain has moved. This
experiment has often been tried,
and IN all cases the result proves
that the mountains are moving. The
mountains are gradually seeking the
level of the sea-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
II puzzted tho Ohiosn.
An American who has

An American who has been
travelling in Japan says the Japan
ese have a word of salutation
which sounds like Ohio. When
he was in Yokohama fellow
countrynan was seeing the sights
from a rickshaw. The Japanese
are very polite, and when even
the American met them they gave
him the usual word of grectiag.
At first he wasn't quite certain.
but as party after party bowed
profoundly and said Ohio" he
became convinced that they were
uttering the name of his own
state, and he was a badly puzzled
Occidental. Finally, on passing
group of a dozen or more, who
were more than usually courteous
and who vociferated the word of
welcome, he couldn't repress his
astonishment any further. Eyes"
he said, 81 am from Ohio, and
from efferson county; but how did
you fellows get on to the fact?"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Who Printed tho First Newspaper ?

There has been considerable con-
troversy Of late years as to which
country would be conceded the
honor of printing the first regular
newspaper. Claims have been sue
cessively put forward for Italy,
France, Germany, England and
Halland, and all with some degree
OF plausibility, but it appears, from
recent researches that neither of
these are entitled to the distinction,
and that precedence should be given
to Belgium. 1t has been established
by antiquaries that a certain Abra-
ham Verhoeven, of Antwerp, OBJ
tanned, in 1905. from the Archduke
and Duchess Albert and Isabelle
the privilege of printing a news
sheet. AS the first German paper
appeared in 1915, at Frankfort the
first Dutch paper in 1917, the first
English paper, the Weekly Gazette,
in 1922, and the first French paper
in 1851, it would seem that Ant
werp's claims have some founda-
ton, and that the Belgian city ini-
tiated what has become one of the
most influential factors in modern
life and progress. On the strep 9Th
OF this it is proposed to hold a great
tercentenary celebration in Antwerp
some time during the year 1905.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
The Cd ,st Newsboy.

A familiar figure seen around the
Chicago and Alton depot at Joli-
EFT, ILL.,, is the oldest newsboy in the
United States. Orsamus Page has
ben selling newspapers since the
worlds fair in 1893. never missing
a single day, or failing to meet the
early trains Page was born in
1909, being 90 years of age, and re-
talns his vigor to such an extent
that he is able to rise every morn
ing at 4 o'clock and deliver thirty
or forty papers before the early
train arrives. Mr. Page comes from
long lived stock, his father dying at
So, his mother at %, while his
grandfather lived to be Io2 and his
grandmother los.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Pedegogue Got His Revenge.

Time brings its revenges. Pro-
fessor Georhe Howell, who has
been elected to congress from the
Tenth district of Pennsylvania,
has been connected with the pub
lie schools of Scranton as teacher
and superintendent for a number
of years. Last May friends Of Re-
publican Congressman William
Connell, in the city council, de
feated him for reelection as city
superintendent Of schools. The
democrats took him up as the
most available man for congress,
and he has ousted Congressman
Connell, who was a candidate for
reelection to the house
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Roosevelt's Unique Stick.

President Roosevelt has received
from the Rev. DR.. Thomas H. Hag-
gerty, of St. Louis, walkingstick
made of wood from a tree on the
battle-ground of Wilson Greek, a
tree on the Lookout Mountain field,
trees at Gettysburg, the frame of
the Liberty bell, Grants log cabin.
Sherman's house, the house in which
Lee surrendered, the Springfield
home of Lincoln, the Moro castle
at Havana and the cruiser Christina
Regina, sunk in Manila bay. The
ferrule was made of the iron OF
cars dumped into creek by Cen
eral IIarmaduke. The Rev. DR..
Haggerty was a chaplain in Sher-
mans army.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Queer Firm Names.

William T. Gilrner, the inventor
of bread-making machinery, has
found some queer firm names in
London, among them being "Pearce
& Plenty, restauranteurs, suggesting
peace and plenty; Allday & Onions
Cole & Wood; Savory & Moore
perfumers; Slippery Slippern, sur
geon. Imagine a man going
through life with such a name," he
writes the New York Press, "and
suppose his knife should slip!"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Clerical Anti libsoy Movement.

A clerical anti-cel;bacy movement
is developing in Italy, especially in
the southern provinces, and attracts
the attention of the Vatican. En-
ergetical papal measures are inlmi-
nent to crush the movement. Such
a movement is not new to the
church. 1t exists more or less la
tently in all South America. and
several countries in Europe, espec-
tally Hungary. An ex-runcio says
the Vatican is obliged to take no
notice of the irregular conduct Of
the Hungarian clergy to avoid a
possible sclis,n, and several eminent
Catholics are now convinced that the
marriage of priests is preferable to
the present state of things. 1t is
not likely, however, that the Vatican
will at present give way, although
the church recognizes of priestA
among the 100000 Catholics of
Oriental rites.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Men Who DO and Men Who Don't.

Men, after all, are, and always
will be, Of two kinds-the men
who accomplish and the men who
don't. The other day there was
an important conference at the Of
flee OF one of the biggest men in
American finance. 1t began early
i'll the morning, and at noon it
was not concluded. Promptly at
IL 80 the clerks went out to lunch.
The flnancier apologized to one of
his stenographers for keeping him
ten minutes after the regular hour
indeed, if it had occurred often
the stenographer would have in
dignantly sought another position.
he did not, however, apologize to
the other seven or eight million
aires who sat about his desk until
well after 7 o'clock with no
thought OF luncheon or dinner.
These men are willing to make the
sacrifice which success demands.
There is no dearth of openings
Tor the man who will fit himself
to accomplish. The fact is that the
development of business has been
more rapid than the development
OF men, and today there is a great
er need OF men of the right sort
than ever, and every great busi~.
ness is looking for them.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Singular Classmates.

In this land of innovation the
sight of a father and son earnestly
seeking an education at the same
institution of learning can hardly
be regarded as unusual. The Uni
versity of Pennsylvania has on it's
rolls two such students. Bernet Me-
doff, the father, is ~ years of age.
and Joseph Medoff, the son, is IS.
Both will be graduated in the same
year. The father is taking three
year course in architecture, and the
son is taking the arts and sciences
course.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
p iRiv,i esterra

s l,e plans Of the Catholic clef.
~ ~ New York find fruition the
ltly ~ viii some day see the most mag
siicent cathedral in the world, not
even excepting St. Peters at Rome.
The proposed cost Of the cathedral
:is $z5,ooo.ooo. The plan, which is
stiil nebulous, not having secured
the approval Of the archbishop, has
enlisted the support of the most
conservative priests in the city.
The style Of architecture is to be
modern Roman. with all the sub
stantial effect possible, but in the
rise Of the dome the light and airy
appearance of Byzantine style is Sc
cured. In shape the plans provide
for cruciform structure $50 feet
long and 45o feet across the tran
septs. The height is $50 feet from
the pavement to the tip of the cross
surmounting the ball on the dome.
The ball is large enough to~contain
thirty persons. The dome itself is
mole than 200 feet in diameter,
supported by four massive columns
800 feet in height.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Spain, Land of Hunchbacks.

Spain has the most hunchbacks
of any country. In one small viii
lage at the foot of the Sierra Mo-
rena there is one in every thirteen
inhabitants. France, in the neigh
borhood of the Loire, has great
many people suffering from de-
formed shoulders. 1t has been reck-
oned that there are million hunch-
backs IN the world at present.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
A Historic Sword.

On exhibition in Columbia, S.
c., is a revolutionary sword with
an interesting history. 1t original
ly belonged to the British Off
Ger, Colonel Tarleton, and was
captured by Wade Hampton, an
cestor Of the late General Wade
Hampton. The sword has been
handed down as relic in the fam
lily, and was used by General
Hampton in the civil war.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
A Rare "Deticacy."

A monster rattlesnake fried,
boiled and stewed was the prin-
cipal delicacy at banquet given
by Captain Dabney, of Hot
Springs, Ark. 1t was fattened on
rabbits, chickens and la1 ks. The
guests pronounced it delicious.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Moraan's Athletic Partner.

Robert Bacon was as conspicu-
yus at Harvard a little more than
,Wenty years ago as he is now as
he partner OF ]. Pierpont Nor
Ean. "Handsome Bob Bacon"
they called him at Cambridge. He
was Harvard's football captain in
70 and there never was a finer
physical specimen on Harvard's
eleven. More than six feet tall,
troad shouldcrcd and powerful,
was thc idol OF the students as
/ football player in those days.
Edwards Historic Cane.
The cane Ming Edward used
ring his recent illness is more
n 100 y sars Did, and WAS Zig
nily rnt lrUu. he Eoscubei oak
< into " hiSh Charles | | climbed
'.-1pe tror,,Vcll : zen alter
,i.e battle of Worcester.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-04
Poor Consolation for T osn.

Anyhow, the Hon. Tom john
son is entitled to The credit OF
having personally conducted his
own defeat.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
The White Man in China.

In the industrial development Of
China within the next decade many
opportunities for speculation, il not
spoliation, are likely TO b. offered,
says CassieI's Magazine. and the
treaty ports will be thronged by q
crowd OF characters that are not
likely to do China any good, to in
crease the Gilman respect for
foreigners in general, or to fleet
credit upon the count ries
whence they come, Such people
belong 10 thst doubtful class OF
foreigners that even now are so
often found hanging on the skirts
Of rich Chin amen. Extra terri.ori.
atty is the stock in-trade Of this in.
dividua' me investigates the treaties
and fluids he may DO this and that;
he may opan mines, he may go up
country, potter about and terroriae
the small off ,ials. The Govern
ment is bonnd to give him pas :
port, and with that and with his
Consul's protection he ia afraid Of
no man. Ii he ia punished for a
drunken brawl, he will com plain to
his Consul; hi. word is always 40
ctpted, for he is a noble white
man! II the opening up OF China
is to be heralded by such charao
ters, it is not only misfortune for
the Chinese, but a o is certain to
bs source OF endless trouble for
honest and deceut foreigners who
may come later, 1t is but natural
for the Chinese to judge foreigners
by their representatives.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
Banner Raising Rally.

Many people gathered ct the
banner raising rally by the Young
Mems Republican Club last even
ing, opposite the clubs rooms on
Fort street. 1t lie estimsted that
there we're about 300 people on
hand, mostly whites aud mighty
lew OF the browns.
Briefly addressing the crowd,
Chairman Andrews introduced Ed.
tor Walter g. Smith as the first
speaker. He pulled Republcanism
and damned Democracy, and he
lauded those OF the party he is
training with as against damned the
Home Rulers.
Mr.. Smith was followed by S X
Nawaa, a young psalm singer and
carpenter who was born on one Of
the Micronesian Islands. OF course,
he is sufficiently endowed with an
oratory in our lingo, but his tax
fell on shallow ground He was
mainly cheered by the haolss un.
mindful of not understanding him,
only to follow suit in the wake OF
others.
Prince Cupid was the next speak
or under the banner that had been
raised early. Hs apologized for not
being competent to make an ex
temporaneous English speech, and
he took an already prepared manu-
script speech which he read. After
reading, he addressed the crowd in
the native language Both speeches
were the opposite OF one an other, so
it is reported by those who heard
him.
The concluding speakers were
Robert w, Single, Jonah Kumalae
in both languagea, William Olepau
British Columbian born part In
dian, and Robt, Rycroft. Lorrin
Andrews made a few final remarks
and closed the meeting amid t yels
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
Plan to Adm t Chinese.

WASHINGTON, Sept. lit is the
opinion at the War Department
that Goqeruor Tait's remark at
the Board Of Trade bat quet st
Manila yesterday respecting the
employ ment OF labor on plantations
will form the basis Of suggestion
to Congress, at the next session,
that the act extending the Chi
nese exclusion laws to the Philip
pines be amended, II is contem-
plated to remove the iron clad re-.
strlction which now exists, and
clothe the Philippine Commission
with power to regulate the en-
trance of Chinese labor. The pro-
posed regulations, it is said, will
look to a wisely regulated system
OF admission OF Chinese "a p,auta
ton labcrers under sufficient bonda
in each case, under proper systems
OF Identification, aud condition
that they shs leave the Philip
pines alter certain specilied pc
Rod.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

In the District Curt yesterday
morning w. r S ms was found
guilty of profanity by Judge Will
COX aud faed $40 and cosls, in a
case brought sgsinst him by j,
Bergen, a Rapid Transit conductor.
And in the case of Sims against
B4rgsp, charged with assault and
battery, the conduc or was also
iued $40 aud costs.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
A Shocking Story.

The Sin Wan Pao's PinghsisDg
correspondent reports: On the
border between Piughsiang and
LifiuS, in Human, wdere a railway
line is being constructed, there are
almost daily reports that S>me
young children have been lost or
the dead bodies OF soma young chill
dren have been found in some soil.
tary places with their hearts scoop.
ed out. just now two men report
ed to have been guilty OF this shock
ing atrocity have been arrested by
the local officials. The two Grimm
ais are named Hung Hsin-cheu aud
Kwan Lu, respectively and the lat
ter is a monk, When they were
brought before the local officers for
trial they gave out that they be-
logged to party OF more than
eighty men who came over from
81 -chuen and Kweichow in order to
gouge the hearts OF young children
for medical purposes, Ga the arms
Of the two prisoners 10 question
were branded the Chinese charac-
ters (dung Flu TaHg). They will
be decapitated shortly by order oil
| the Governor OF Huuau.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
Senators TO Hlo.

The Senatorial mission has
made arrangements with the Wilder's
Steamship Company for a trip TO
Hawaii. The Senators will leave
this city on Wednesday, September
II, for III 10. They will stay in that
city until the following Saturday,
when they will ret IN to Hor olu u
in the Claud ne.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
Home Rule Newspaper,

Yesterdays issue Of Mrs, r, W.
Wilcox's newspaper, the Home
Rule, has a strong comment aud
.orng upon ex Senator Thurs,
toms "graat speech" al thu Orpha-
um. The VIII 10 Of tn, title page
has threy-column display head
lngs, oopionsly qnotiag the ex
Senator'S now too we'll known
Ofpheum spaech. 1t terms the
"great speech" as "the greatest
SANDER upon tho United States
Congress" This is it's first grsat
number during this present cam.
psigu, 1t is quite noticeable that q
master hand aud mind is at its
helm. That ''great" effort OF the
Nebrsskan who is fishing for Hay,
woods job is further called as "a
most remarkable and audscious
effort to intimidats the Hawaiian
voter"
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

A Hawaiian boy who had enlisted
on board the U. 5. training sh' p
Mohican, finally deserving, was Civ
en- away by friends and caught down
at Kalihi Camp yesterday forenoon
He is being held in the Police S.a
ton, as his case is under the juris-
diction OF tie federal authorities.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Home Rulers are registering fast
and they are stirring up the dila-
tory ones to be up and doing.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that all
powers heretofore given to Thos.
Il. Mossman by Power of Attorney
or otherwise are hereby revoked,
cancelled aud aunulled.
E. e. MOSSMAN.
Honolulu, H, T., August %, 1902,
1902-3.s
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

There will be cricket match at
Makiki grounds at 2:30 O'Clock to-
morrow afternoon between teams
captained by r Anderson and d.
Hatfield.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

John Kanui, the aged Home
Rule light aud politician, died this
morning at the Queens Hospital Of
fever The funeral takes place this
afternoon.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Rev. j. 2. Etdmau soiemnized o
quiet wedding last evening in the
parlors of Central Unioa Church,
the contracting parties being Ben
jamiu Sammons and Miss Aida
Tipson.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Maunakea ttrret from King to
Queen has been macadamizsd. The
same process is being attended to
from King to Hotel streets.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
NOTICE.

The undersigned has bought all
Interests in the firm OF MacKer z'e
and Fernandez, plumbers, in which
he was partner, and wi carry on
tho business as heretofore uLder the
name OF Mackenzie and Fernandez
All bills due aud owing to or by the
firm will he settled by aud with him
All work guaranteed end the same
satisfaction given, at Emma, near
Baretania street. Telephone White
2452.
VINCENT FERNANDEZ, JR.
Honolulu, Aug. %, 1902, 1892
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Plans are being made for the
rsopeniug of the Y. M. @. A. night
school on the Both iuetaut.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12
LOCAL AND CEREBRAL NEW 8.

Oahu College will open on Mon
day for school.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

The steamer Doric arrived last
evening from the Orient aud left
at noon today for the Coast.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

At meeting of Company B, N.
g H, held last Monday evening,
Sergeant Merle johnson was elected
second lieutenant of the company.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

The Kohala ditch story was told
before the Senatorial Commission
yesterday. And this morning the
mercantile bodies presented mem.
oral on business, and perhaps, on
politics too.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

The Home Rule Executive Com
mlttee hel its regular weekly meet
ing last night at the hall on Mauna
kea street. Only routine business
was attended TO and some speech
making.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

The Togo Kisen Kaisha intends
to add two new steamers to their
Pacific feet.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Tue INDEPENDENT so cents per
mouth,
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

A. G.. NJ. Robertson, in a letter
dated yesterday, declined to &C.
cept the Republican no nination
made by the Fourth District as a
candidate for representative. He
makes his withdrawal in favor OF
w. w. Harrip.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Republican Territorial headquar-
tiers are now in the Austin build
ing on Fort street, over the Ha
waiian Trust Co. The Elite build.
ing was deserted yesterday for
more pretentious quarters.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

The Womln's Guild OF ST..
Clements has postponed its anuu-
al sale from the second week in
Ootober TO November g. Ample
time will thus be given thoss
wishing to purchase Christmas
presents in dine season.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Or, Jenner will give serio comic
lecture tonight at the Y. M. G. A,
hall, the subject being "FasLion."
Many good aud sensible points will
be brought out. Ladies should not
fail to hear it.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

TIL. former Murphy Hall, now
called Temperance Hail, will re
open tomorrow evening, 1t has
been reconstructed, the club re-
organized, and both are now nnder
new management.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Judge Wilcox yesterday decided
against Abraham Fernandez, man
ager of the Hawaiian Hardware
Co. for storing more spirits of tur-
pentine than what the law allowed,
He was fined $50 and costs, An
appeal was noted.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-12

Patrick F,tz sib>oa AMI w. IL.
Mccormack OF Great Britain, z. II
Fortified of Germany, B. Johnson
OF Norway aud Jos. Csrr4iro aui
Autone Il, Silva of Portugal wore
admitted to citizenship yesterday
by Judge Estee.