The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-20

Copyright, 1902, by Robert Howard
Russell.)
Mr.. Dooley was reading from a pa
per. 1--WE live,' he says. in an age iv
wonders. Niver befure in tn histhry
iv TIL wurruld has such progress been
made
"Thrue wurruds an often spoken.
Even in me time things has changed.
Whin 1 was a la-ad Long Jawn Whit
worth cud lean his elbows on tn high
est buildin' in this town. 1t took two
months to come here firm Pittsburg on
a limited raft an stage coach that
run firm La Sale to Mrs. Murphy's no.
tel. They wasn't amy tillygraft that I
can raymimber an tn sthreet car was
pulled be mule an dhruv be an engi-
neer be tn name iv Mulligan. We
thought we was a pro -gressive people.
Ye bet we did. But look at US today!
l go be Casey's house tonight an there
1t is fine storey-an'- frame
house with Casey settin' on tn .dure
sthep dhrinkin' out iv pail. / go be
CaSey'S house tomorrah an it's a hole
in tn groun'. 1 rayturn to Casey
house on Thursdah an it's a fifty-eight
storey buildin' with mortgedge onto
it an they're thinkin' iv takin' it down
an replacin' it with modhren sthruc-
ture. TIL shoes that Corrigan, tn cob
bier wanst wurruked on FIR a week
hammerin' away like a woodpecker, is
mouth iv a masheen. A COW goes low
in softly into Armours an comes out
glue, beef, gelatine, fertyiizer, celooloid
joolry, sofy cushions, hair restorers
washin' sody, soup, lithrachoor an bed
springs so quick that while aft she's
still COW, for'ard she may be amy
thing firm buttons to Pannyma hats
l can go firm Chicago to New York in
twinty hours. but don't have to, thank
tn Lord.
Thirty years ago we thought twas
marvellous to be able to tillygraft q
man in Saint Joe an get an answer
that night. Now, be wireless tillygraft
We can get an answer befure We sine
tn tillygram if they amt careful. Ne
frind Marconi has done that. Be names
| of his wondher w science a man on q
ship in n1id-ocean can sind a tillygran
to a man on shore, if he has a confid-
rate on board. That's all he needs. Be
mechanical science an thrust in tn
! operator annywan can set on tn shore
! iv Newfoundland an chat with frint
in tn County Kerry.
Yes, sir, mechanical science ha!
made great sthrides. Whin was {
! young man we used to think Hor'c'
! Greeley was the gr-reatest livin' Amer
lean. He was gran man, gran mar
with feathers beneath his chin an
| specks on his nose like tn windows in {
/ divers hemlet. His polyticks an min,
! cuddent live in tn same neighborhooC
but he was gran man, all tn same
We used to take tn Cleveland PlaiI
Daler in them days FIR raycreation an
the New York Thrybune FIR exercise
Twas considered a test iv
good natured Dimmycrat if h
] could read an article in tn
Thrybune without havin' to d,
tn stations iv tn cross aftherward f
what he said. 1 almost did wanst blu
they was a line at tn ind about a frino
Nv mine be tn name " Andrew Jack
son, an 1 went out an broke up
Methodist prayer meetin.' He was tn
boy that cud put it to We so that if y
voted tn Dimmycratic tickit it wa
jus tn same demandin' a place in pur
gytory. TIL farmers wud plant amy
thing firm a ruty baga to a Congress
man on his advice. He niver had none,
enough to buy a hat. but he cud go I
tn Sicrity " tn Threasury an tell hin