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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31

officials that there is any evidence
that Germany was behind Austria
Hungary in proposing European
intervention in Cuba.
Prince Henry is undertaking the
mission with great spirit, is thor
oughly interested in all the details
and is said to be looking forward
with great pleasure to meeting an
old friend, Rear Admiral Evans
AS the Prince will visit Harvard
College, it will be a graceful act
for the corporation to confer up
on him an honorary degree. The
Emperor's gift for the German
American Museum at Harvard
will be a more costly and compre-
hensive exhibit of German art
than is generally supposed.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-01-31
FRENCH OPINION


New York, Jan. %, The Paris
correspondent Of the Tribune com
ments upon the visit of Prince
Henry to America as follows:
The mission Of Prince Henry of
Prussia to the United States elicits
from the French press many com
ments, the trend of opinion being
that it is an exceedingly clever
move on the part Of the Emperor
to win the good graces of the
American people and induce them
to enter cordially into his imperial
system of policy in the far East
and South America.
The consensus of opinion here
is that the intention of the Kaiser
to establish "a new era of political
friendship between the United
States and Germany" will not be
realized.
The inference to be drawn from
the leading article in the Temps is
that on the present occasion Prince
Henry of Prussia goes forth as the
"hand of iron wearing a glove of
velvet to seek what compromise
can be made with the American
peril"
The Temps concludes by laying
stress on the Jealous rivalry shown
by England and Germany, indeed,
by all the powers of Europe, to
win the friendship Of the United
States, a rivaly which is deemed
natural, creditable and highly flat
tering to the American people.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28
BOUQUETS

Ex-senator Thurston was greeted by
the Judiciary and members Of the bar
very heartily yesterday. Some fright
short speeches We're made among them
one in praise of oratory by Tom Fitch,
who pointed out that oratory was Civ
ing way before practical utilitarianism
in this age The silver tongued Tom
mourned over the fact that there were
no orators of the present day and then
paid a compliment to the courts dis
tinguished guest who whatever he
might talk on would be always APP
plauded for the beauty of expression
with which he clothes his thought"
Mr.. Fitch touches upon a fact worthy
of a moments consideration. Oratory
belongs to certain stages of develop
ment, and passes away when those
stages of development are completed.
In this utilitarian age the power of
Oratory to sway multitudes has been
very largely curtailed, especially is this
true .of judicial courts and the political
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

To clear the country, or rather the
ranching portion Of the country from
lantana is one of the great problems
we now have before us. There has
probably never been a more favorable
year for the growth of lantana. There
have been numerous showers and the
pest has simply revealed in its pleas
ant habitat, covering the hill sides and
monopolizing the fiat lands, to the de-
triment of all cattle producing. 1t can
be fought, and in all probability it can
be conquered, but like every under
taking of this kind it will cost money.
The Islands which suffer most from
this pest are Hawaii, Maui, Oahu and
Kauai. On Molokai it has affected GER
tain portions, but on Lanai and Niihau
it is practically unknown, or is held
easily in hand. The mighty sweep Of
land on Hawaii which extends from
Kealakekua to MiloHi, and then be-
ycnd, has become the home of lantana.
Places which a few years ago were
perfectly open, are now fairly choked
with lantana. 1t forms a feature of the
landscape through its peculiar coloring.
Spreading from Kona it has invaded
the whole island. The same story
holds good of the other islands. Ulu-
palakua, once a territory of beautiful
green slopes, is covered with lantana
from the upper road to the beach at
Makena, and then the lantana stretch
es round the mountain to Kaupo, which
is now covered with it, and, on the
other side Of the mountain it sweeps
along till it can be found luXuriant
around Wailuku, and over the noun
tain mass to Lahaina, HOnokahau and
the whole district of Kaanapal.
On this island where ever there is
pasture land, there is lantana, and the
same is equally true of similar lands
on Kauai. 1t is the one great expense
which is entailed upon the ranches.
Thousands upon thousands of dollars
are expended yearly by the rauchmen
in their fight against the pest, and sull
it makes more and more Roadway, un-
til the question comes before these in
vestors, whether they can keep up the
fight, or whether they will eventually
have to give up. If they give up, the
price of beef will go up enormously,
and the amount of island meat raised
will be reduced to probably only two
ranches, those of Lanai and Niihau.
Not only is lantana a quick growing
plant, but it receives great assistance
from the animal kingdom. The fruit is
pleasant and the doves and mynahs
eagerly devour it. The seeds pass
through them and are carried to dis
tant patches of land. Rats and mice
are also feeders on lantana berries and
help to spread the seeds. But it is I'M
doubtedly the birds, with their wide
range that spread the plant most
widely. This is illustrated by the way
in which you will see lines of lantana
growing upon the crests of mountain
shoulders. The birds coming from the
gulches alight upon these shoulders
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

The cases brought against the two
employees of the tax Office are extreme
ly sad, Whether they are proved or
disproved they viii always leave the
stain Of suspicion behind them. We
have been extremely fortunate in not
having had many cases Of mis-appno-
priation of public funds up to the pre-
sent Misrepresentation and embezzle-
ment have been for more frequent
among the mercantile community than
among government employees.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28
X TERRIBLE PEST.

and leave their droppings. One can see
a double line of lantara on each side
of the crest, as evenly as if some one
had run a cultivator carefully up the
slope. The same fact may be seen eX-
emplided where a line of wire fencing
has been run across considerable eX-
tent of country, the birds rest on the
fence and a neat little lantana hedge,
following the contour of the fencing
shows the truth of the statement adj
vanced above.
As a rule lantana has not troubled
cultivated lands, but on a plantation
upon this island, recently, some land
had been allowed to lie fallow. This
was so covered with lantana that
gangs of men had to be set to work
to cut it down before the steam plows
could be used, thus considerably in
creasing the cost of culuvating that
piece.
1t is curious thing that in it's own
habitat, the country from which it
originally came, lantana makes no
Roadway at all. But curious as this is
it is only the history of many plant
and animal migrations or transplant
ings. The European rat did up the
New Zealand rat, and became a terri
BILE pest. Foreign grasses drove out the
New Zealand grasses, just as the inn
ported Hilo grass has taken the place
of our valuable indigenous grasses.
The rabbit which was a satisfactory
little animal in England, became a ter
rible pest in Australia. The gypsy
moth tiourishes in the Eastern States
to which it was imported, though it
does not, do a 1.-THE of the harm in its
own habitat The list might be ex-
tended indefinitely.
1t is upon this that the fight against
lantana can be based. Why do plants
and animals flourish better than in
their own habitat? The answer is plain
In their own habitat they have enemies
that keep them within bounds. In
their new location they have no enc
mics, and they may have friends. This
is the case here. We have nothing
which attacks the lantana while the
birds and the rodents act as friends
for spreading the plant broadcast over
the country.
We MAJ spend thousands of dollars
upon fighting lantana, but we never
will make a Roadway until we figh
lantana through it's regular enemies
Lantana does not spread in Mexico
because it has enemies which keep il
down. Professor Koebele is in Mexico
and is obtaining those enemies, but or
their arrival here, they require care.
This care they have had from the pure
love of science on the part of an expert
who happens to be staying here. But
if the fight is really to be made it must
depend upon some one who will de-
finitely give his time to it, and not de-
pend upon the mere good will of some
one who is only interested from a
scientific point of view but whose paid
work it is not.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28
Notice to Shippers.

Shippers of freight by steamers of the
inter- island Steam Navigation Com
pany Ltd, are hereby notified that a
new form of Shipping Receipt has been
adopted by the Company to go into ef-
feet at once.
Freight will be accepted, however, on
the old form of receipt up to October
/, 1902, after which date, freight will be
received only on the new form of re-
ceipt, a copy of which can be seen at
the office of the Company, Queen street.
INTER-IsLAND S. N. CO., LTD,
a.ttt JOHN ENA, President.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

The Fire Department has received re-
cognition for its services from a num-
of merchants. 1t is perfectly true,
as some argue, that it is the duty Of
firemen to put out fires, as it is the
duty Of sailors to take in sail on stor-
my nights, or soldiers to fight or police
men to arrest dangerous criminals, but
when duty brings recognition and re-
ward, it is apt to be done in a very
much better spirit than merely as duty
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

forum. 1t holds its own, however, in
certain lines. But as oratory does not
necessarily bring either political or jul
dicial success, it is not cultivated with
that assiduity with which it used to be
followed. What men aim at now in
public speaking is to set forth their
subject matter in clear and terse terms
such as can be understood by the plain
est Of intellects. They seek less to daz-
gle than to convince.
one feels, however, with Tom Fitch
a sense of sorrow at the loss of one Of
the most graceful and forceful of arts,
to which the human mind can be train
ed. The poetic imagery, the fervid
thought of the highly cultivated brain
being poured forth upon the listening
ear by the ready tongue is something
which gives high intellectual pleasure.
With such a speaker, as Tom Fitch said
of Senator Thurston 1--WE don't care
much what he talks on, as long as we
have chance to hear him, and if we
don't agree with him we shall applaud"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

, times" The poet said somebody "wept
when KosciuscO fell" but there would
be no need to weep over Wilcox, he
would only get up again like the corp
SEES in the fifth act of Hamlet, after the
curtain goes down, and would shout
another life for my country"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

In spite of the hard times, Waikiki
beach property fetches good prices.
Five thousand seven hundred dollars
were paid by Mr.. Damon for a frontage
on the ocean which a few years ago
would have never reached the thou
sand mark Evidently the bottom of
the tub is still safe. Inflated values
have materially sunk, true values have
risen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

In spite of the number of steamers
that pass through our port, we get a
long wait for mails, A week to wait
for news is no small hiatus in the
worlds history, 1t is too bad that
there should not be a better distribu-
tion of mail facilities. Steamers enough
come to Honolulu to give us a mail
once in three days.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

Talk Of a cat having nine lives, that
is nothing to Delegate Wilcox Ac-
cOrding to Theresa's paper 1.-THE Dele
gate has given up his life several times
for his country" and yet he has vital
ity enough left to run this campaign.
Most patriots are content to die once,
but evidently Wilcox has died Several
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28
CONVENTION NOMINEES.

A. caucus of the Fourth District is
called for this evening at Republican
headquarters to nominate delegates to
the convention.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28
Found

A black horse With white spot on
forehead on August 9th. owner can
have same by applying at j. lna's new
cottage, Beach Road, and paying ex-
penses.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28
Classified Ads in Star.

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extra.
Ads under " Situations Wanted" inserted
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-28

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Furnished House TO Rent

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Furnished Rooms To Let

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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-09-11
CHARMS AGAINST WOUNDS.
Survival of the Ancient Belief I'm the
Potency of Spells and the Vir-
tues of AmuIets.

During the South African war a
number of instances have cropped up
showing that the idea still prevails
that there are such things as charms
and spells against wounds and death,
saws the New York Post. Notlong ago
a paragraph appeared in some Of the
papers to the effect that soldiers
watch. with charm attached TO it,
had been found on one Of the battle
fields. and was being held for right
full claimant. Earlier in the war a
private's letter told how comrade
had come in safety through hot en-
gagement by virtue. as he thought, of
an amulet he wore, TO be MORALLY
wounded in a subsequent skirmish,
when, by the merest chance. he was
not wearing his charm. \ relatives
letter from the front tells the writer
of young fellow who wore a charmed
ring suspended from his neck. The
wearer had it from his sweetheart;
he placed the most perfect faith in
it, and, though he had been in severa
hot corners. he had hitherto always
come out scatheless.
Although this kind of belief is of
very ancient date. il is curious as well
as interesting to find it still in eX-
istenee in the British army Perhaps
we ought to say "traces Of it," for it
is hard to believe that it is widely
prevalent. And yet it would not be
very surprising if it were so. seeing
that a certain proportion of the rank
and file are illiterate. and come from
a stratum of society which is largely
superstitiouS. II is curious to COM
pare our army in this respect with the
German.
Those who happened to be in the
fatherland during and Immediately
after the war Of 1901 must have
been struck by the amount Of super
stition that. hidden under ordinary cir
cumstances, in the then excited state
of the public mind. made its way to
the surface, much as the mud of a
stagnant pool floats to the top when
the water is agitated. Nothing
seemed too absurd to be believed.
Portents and warnings were seen
everywhere. Black crosses, observed
for the first time in window-panes OF
the houses of the peasantry through
out Baden and the south generally.
were held to be signs of Divine wrath
against the turn things in general had
taken in the fatherland, especially in
regard to the church. The excitement
touching this phenomenon became in
tense. and was only allayed when a
Baden glass manufacturer came for
ward and demonstrated that the warn
ing crosses were marks imprinted on
the glass in the process of making.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-09-11
THE PLACE OF PEACE.
Romantic story of the MatOppO Hills,
Where Lies the Body of the
Famous Cecil Rhodes.

One can easily appreciate the cir
cumstances which induced Cecil
Rhodes to select for his resting place
the solemn, peaceful grandeur of the
Matoppo hills, says the London Mail.
For it was there that the most tragic
episodes of his life were enacted, and
it was there also that in the dark days
of the Matabele rebellion he saw men
willingly sacrifice themselves in the
cause of empire.
But of the many brave deeds per-
formed by the men who took part in
what has been described as 'the race
for the V. c." near the place where
he is buried, none surpassed the act
of heroism by which Mr.. Rhodes
brought the war to an end. Unarmed,
he rode into the heart of the enemy's
encampment, called a great indaba or
conference of the chiefs, spoke 10 them
as a father might to his rebellious
children, and did not leave until he
had induced them to proclaim peace
The rock upon which Mr.. Rhodes sat
at this historic assembly Is now a
tranquil spot, which he always loved,
and is the place of his sepulchre-a
tomb more enduring that the Pyra-
mids.
The Matoppo hills stretch in north
easterly direction from Buluwayo for
distance of a hundred miles, their
greatest breadth being 35 miles. The
place of burial is situated about 30
miles from the town.
Nearby is a part of the hills which
bears the important title of "The
Worlds View" The prospect from
any chosen summit makes deep i'm
preston on the spectator. 1t is i'm
pressiye without being picturesque.
As far as the eye can see there is
spread out before him panorama of
treeless mountains of varied shapes,
N city of abrupt outline, suggestive
OF ,urbulent sea stilled by an Om-
nipotent hand. The base of the hills is
fringed with trees, and here and there
is a clump of thick BUSH In places
great gorges draw black lines between
the mountains, which, moreover, are
punctured with giant caves. where the
Matabele took refuge during the re-
bellion. and conld have held out for an
indefinite period had not the genius
and daring of Mr.. Rhodes put an end
to the outbreak. The predominant
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-09-11
Food for NERVOUS IndlvlauaIs

AS a rule. salt meat is not adapted
to the requirements of nervous peo-
Sle, as nutritious juices go into the
bTiQe to great extent. Fish of all
kinds is good for them. Raw eggs,
contrary to common opinion, are not
as digestible as those that have been
<,SxsH cooked. GOOD bread, sweet but
ferdf1a ,lean meat are the best food
for the nerves. People troubled
with insomnia and nervous starting
from sleep, and by sensations OF
falling, can often be cured by limit
ing themselves to a diet of milk
alone for a time. An adult should
take a pint at meal, and take four
meals daily. People with weakened
nerves require frequently larger
quantity of water than those whose
nerves and brains are strong. 1t aids
THE digestion of these by making It
soluble, and seems to have a direct
tlnic effect.-Science News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-09-11
HUMOROUS.

Then She Accepted Him.-Tom-"I
wouldn't care to be the sweetest and
prettiest girl alive" The Heiress-
"Why not?" Tom-"l'd rather be sit
ting next to her."-Detroit Free Press.
"Your sisters have been more for
tunate than you in making marriage
contracts, have they not, Miss Old
maid?" yes, am last but not
sed."-Indianapolis News.
lie never advertised his business,
did hep" mo, but it's being pretty
we'll advertised now" Indeed"
Eyes, the sheriff is doing it."-Phila-
delphia Press.
"Ie has such foolish, eccentric ideas
about dramatic art" an what way"
"Why, he actually thinks that Shakes
peare's plays are superior to those
founded on the popular novels of the
News.
He Wanted More.-"He's very de-
voted to Grace Harkins." "Yes. The
ordinary rule of business doesn't seem
to suit him at all" what do you
mean?" "He wants more than three
days of Grace. Chicago Post.
Are you sure you really love me-"
queried the youth at the seashore no.
tel. Certainly" declared the sweet
young thing a trifle haughtily I've
been too often in love before not to
know the real article. "-Baltimore
Herald.
Suburbanite-"Well, you have told
my fortune. How much?' Gypsy
"Only 50 cents" Suburbanite-"Ilere
it is. Now I'll tell your fortune for
nothing. If any of my chickens are
missing tomorrow morning I'll have
your entire gang run in."-Chicago
Tribune.
His Entire Library.-Seediman-
saw your advertisement in this morn
ing's paper, and I've called to see what
you'd give me for these half-dozen
volumes" BoOkman-"But we ad-
vertised that we would buy whole
libraries only" Scediman-"Well.
this is my whole library."-Catholic
Standard and Times.