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The evening times., 1902-05-19
IRRIGATION IN THE GREAT WEST
NOT A MENACE TO THE EAST
By Hon SAMUEL DAVIS WOODS, of California.

through mans work that there should be marriage
OF the water and the land the West. Tb=-sork is
of such magnitude and requires such contiD effort
that it be national aided fax possible BY
the States to be benefited by If Vast land
desolate wilderness can be made to blossom as
the rose through this work and surely there is
why it should be commenced at the present
time, for it viii require, years, but decades, to
complete it.
The plan proposed by the present bill is logical and
equitable. for it provides that the initial fund shall
revolving fund, constantly conserva-
ton of waters and the application thereof the arid
and semi-arid lands. The own re-
demption without adding any burdens who
live in other sections of the country not aided by rri
cation.
The indefinite idea the East that the products
of these reclaimed will INTO keen eompe-
ttion with the already occupied portions of the
try, is without foundation.
The United States has grown industrialIy and com
merciay by doing business in wholesale way and has
expanded until today it practically controls the world
Other nations did not realize this it was too
late to recover lost ground This condition present
covers that portion of the worlds business in which the
Atlantic Ocean figures the great highway. Com
meree viii Immediately expand the Pacific Ocean as
1t has done on the Atlantic, and win dominate trade
in the Orient and the control of Transportation
facilities to and therefrom-
The ever-grovving trade in cereals dairy products
and fruits viii furnish market Orient for the
eseo quantities OF these products OF the reclaimed
lands of the West.
The Eastern and Middle States have much to gain
and nothing to lose by the reclamation of arid and
semi-ard lands in the West Tor the demand for aer
cultural and other machinery viii be enormous and the
great manufacturers of these sections in the
arid and seTni-arid regions permanent market for
their products There is unity of interest in this
country and by rational uniform DEVELOPMENT of
resources the economical and commercial balance must
ever De maintained to the benefit of the whole
The empire that viii be out OF the arid and
sen1i-ara regions of the will in population and
resource equal the most favored regions of the world
DeSoiate places viii be made the homes of happy
prosperous people by this great national work
1t is hoped that Congress VIII z1rake this result nos
sIbIe in near future
The evening times., 1902-05-19
A WONDERFUL MACHINE
By ]. FRAIsE RICHARD.

IN the breast of every adult reader Of
this article is a small machine of
L marvellous construction and power-a
veritable foree-pump of remarkable
energy and utility.
It is about the size OF the owners s
cIinched hand, measuring three to FIVE
inches in length and weighing ten OF
twelve ounces. It's perfect construction
justifes the exclamation of the great Jew
ish king: 4 am fearfuily and wonderfully
made"
This force-pump expands and contracts
at regular intervals The period of rest
is about one-fourth of the time 1t dis
tributes the most remarkable liquid in the
world, the Hfe-current called the blood.
Concerning this liquid. Moses. the great
Iaw-giver, says. asThe life of the flesh is
in the blood Leviticus xvii:fL Again:
''The life of all flesh is the blood thereof, -
Levitieus xvii;14.
All investigation and progress IN science
have not found clearer and more salts
factory theory of life than was expressed
by Moses thirty-fve centuries ago The
blood is the life current. and must be kept
pure IN every sense of the term Solomon.
the wise king. expressed a truth OF trans
ceEdent importance and susceptible Of the
most literal Interpretation when he de-
clared: Keep thy heart with all dill
gence; for out of it are the issues OF iife'
Proverbs iv:23.
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HISTORY ONCE MORE CORRECTED.

Another historical mistake has been
rectifed. The pious belief of our
forefathers in regard to the capture
of Ticonderoga was that Ethan Al
len told the British commander
to surrender IN the name of the great
Jehovah and the Continental Con
gress- It now appears that he did
nothing of the sort. He did not men
ton either the Creator or the Con-
gress, if, indeed, he thought OF them
What he did say was this:
"Come out of that, yon old rat"
There are people who aver that
there was a qualifying adjective be
fore the epithet, but this is not GER
tain. It is certain, however, that
Ethan Allen did not make nearly as
pretty a speech as has been supposed,
although his behavior was entirely
natural, and, in the circumstances,
suitable. There was time when the
destruction OF an illusion such as this
would have been regarded as a thing
bordering on sacrilege. Now it mere
ly causes a smile.
1t is a good thing that the Ameri-
can people have come around to the
view that the truth in regard to his
toricaI characters Is better than the
prettiest sort of fiction. It is espe-
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cially fortunate that this change of
ideas has taken place while it is yet
possible to substitute the real man
for the steel engraving. It is not yet
impracticable to secure letters, rec
ords, and "reminiscences of almost any
character in our history which show
the man as he was. and not as the au-
thors Of his epitaph think it proper
that he should be.
Of course, a truthful biography is
advisable because of the abstract
value OF truth. 1t is also a more ar
tistic thing than even the most skill
full fabrication. Sometimes a writer
OF genius can create 4 figure entirely
fictitious. but having all the charm of
truth, but it Is next to impossible to
make fact and fiction coincide. The
crack where they join is likely to
show. Therefore it is a good thing
that biographies patterned after that
written by the egregious Mr.. Weems
have gone out of fashion, and that
our great men are likely to be repre-
sented hereafter as human beings,
not pasteboard models. IF boys are
to initiate these heroes, It Is better
that they should initiate real men
and not artificial concoctiOns. There
Will be less danger of bombast. pos
ing, and false ambition generally
The evening times., 1902-05-19
THE FIRST AMERICAN COLONY

A MEMORIAL shaft Is being erected
u on GosneId's Island. IN Cuttyhunk
1 i Pond. Mass. where Bartholomew
Gosnold and his companions in
1892 planted the first European colony in
America The cornerstone probably will
be laid on May q, the tereentenary Of
Gosnold's landing.
Gosnold first stepped ashore on Guilty
hunk Island. says the Chicago Tribune. -
but IL was on a small islet (now known
as GosnoId's Island. in fresh water
pond at the west end Of the island. where
be built fort and storehouse, and traded
with the Indians. This storehouse Is
supposed 10 have been the first habitation
built on this coast BY Europeans.
Gosnold was accompanied by thirty-two
men. eight OF whom were mariners.
Among the others a clergyman; Gabriel
Archer. journalist. and James Roster,
who wrote an account OF the voyage and
presented It 10 Sir Walter Raleigh Cos
mold discovered the islands known as the
Elizabeth Islands and named them in
honor OF the Queen OF England
The memorial is to be a plain shaft,
60 feet high. so high above the surround
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Let US make q few computations re-
specting the amount of work this little
machine accomplishes IN a lifetime, and
we shall catch still clearer view Of SOL
omon's meaning The heart Of a man
beats about seventy times per minute. or
4.2e0 times every hour In a day the
number Of pulsations is 1e0.S00. and in
year Of 1851 days it reaches the astoDish-
ing limit Of Sc. 81, zoo. Assuming that the
person by observing the laws Of health
snail attain the Scripture limit Of seventy
years. his heart viii have made 2,5T7. .22a4,
600 throbs. a number which viii quite
measure the total debt of the United
States at the close Of the great rebellion.
At each puIsation from two to six ounces
Of blood are pumped If we take the av-
erage. four ounces, and multiply the last
number by it we shall have 10. 0.30s. .81s, ,e0e
ounces Dividing this vast number by
sixteen and then By 2e00 we shall have
322. $50 tons as the amount Of material
handled in lifetime
Perhaps we shall have clearer idea If
we contract to load vast ocean steamers
capable Of carrying burden Of 5000 tons
each. It viii require more than forty Of
these immense vessels to convey the life
fluid this little foFee-puTnp is called upon
20 distribute during a lifetime
In the life OF this prodi gious amount OF
work does 1t not seem unkind and IN
grateful to brand this faithful machine
with the stigma OF "heart-faiiGFeee
The evening times., 1902-05-19
REWARDS FOR LIFE-SAVERS
By CHARLES A HARBAUGH, of the Life Saving Service.

is not generally known that there is
a law, passed by the United States
L Congress. which gives the Secretary
CT the Treasury power to bestow
medals upon persons who risk their lives
or make signal exertion in saving persons
from drowning The law was enacted TO
encourage Uncle Sans Iife-saying crews
On our ocean and lake coasts 10 put forth
their best efforts IN reseuing shipwrecked
sailors, but as it IS at present construed
the Secretary may also reward the hero
ism Of Hfe-savers whose names are not
on the Government payroll To secure
the coveted medal. however. the rescue
must be effected from the enavigable
waters Of the United States'-waters in
and adjacent TO the United States used
for interstate and international COM
meTce-
These medals are Of two kInds-gold
and silyeT-thc Government presumably
recognizing two degrees Of bravery. The
gold medal IS about two inches in diameter
and its intrinsic value is approximately
Sfeo. It may be secured only by acts Of
extreme and heroic daring" as the law
puts it The silver medal is like the gold
one in size. and IS worth about $50. To
win it one must perform some signal act
in saving life from water. although the
act may not necessarily involve risk to
the rescuer.
With each usdaI awarded the Secretary
Of the Treasury writes personal letter
reciting at length the circumstances Of
the deed that Won it-both medal and let
The evening times., 1902-05-19
MOST IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
THIS CONGRESS CAN ENACT
By Senator WILLIAM B. ALLISON of Iowa

what that something is remains TO be
decided.
Legislation looking to the construc-
tion of an isthmian canal is probably
as important, if not more so, than the
other two. From the present out
look it would appear that Congress
would not be able to agree on a route.
Should such contingency arise, I
am of the opinion that the most logi-
cal way to reach decision in the
matter is to submit the proposition
of route, both feasible and practi-
cable. to President Roosevelt. After
the President has given the matter
careful consideration. based partly
on inquiries and examinations to be
mads by engineers named by him,
then Congress should be able to pass
the isthmian canal measure, and in
clude in it the route.
The evening times., 1902-05-19

ter, coming, as they do. from the United
States Cor lment, being a distinction
which anybody might well be proud to
receive. I==tances are on record. however.
in which these treasures have apparently
been held n Eight esteem Some years
ago an officer o. the Life Saving Service.
while upon an inspection tour along q
portion of the Atlantic Coast, came across
q saIoonkeeper, who had several OF the
precious tokens in his possession As the
dispenser of strong drink had never been
known to rescue anybody from the periIs
Of water. the presumption is that they
found their way into his TIL through reg
uIar channels OF trade
Altogether. the Government has given
out upward of 400 Of these medals. and
the records fail to show that any particu-
lar section has monopoly on bravery.
The heroes who have Won them range all
the way from eleven to seventy-fye years
of age. and several women are included
IN the list OF recipients. The rescues
which the medals represent were effected
under all sorts of conditions, from pull
ing q man out CT hole in the ice TO tax
ing of shipwrecked crew by means of
boat in the roaring surf, with the TEN
perature below zero, and the waves COM
ing in mountain high The desperate
deeds performed in some instances would
put to shame the widest exploits Of the
dime novel hero, and would challenge
ones creduiity, but for the sworn e=i-
dence which applicants for medals are re
qUired to submit to the Secretary Of the
Treasury in order to Trove their claim
for recognition under the law
The evening times., 1902-05-19
THE PINO-PONO WRIST

anyone who had not heard the the pnpg wrist
like Chinese
the kind It
clerks
they End it difficult to
All things
influences
existence which
8u after AL the probably
a
without
the
does
description
vinks
The evening times., 1902-05-19

TT HE most important legislation
that Congress can enact at
L this session, and which in all
probability viii become law before an
adjournment is taken. is the Philip
pine civil government bill, the Cuban
reciprocity bill, and the isthnlian ca
nal bill.
believe that the FiIipinos are
ready at the present for such form
Of civil government as will be con-
tanned in the measure enacted into
law by Congress The matter has
been carefully considered from every
point of view, and I believe the action
taken by Congress viii be up to the
requirements
As to the Cuban reciprocity bill.
something should be done along this
line at the present session, but just
The evening times., 1902-05-19
Cautious

Mrs De vinne has gene the limit On
her germ theory"
What has she done now2"
Why. SO long as she only insisted on
boiling the water and milk the family
didn't object, but when her husband and
his brother invited their old chums to
dinner and she got hold of the champagne
and boiled it, then there was trouble"
The evening times., 1902-05-19
Inconsiderste.

He said when we we're married that he
he would die for me-
Yes; and he persists on living when
all you want Of him is to get cut Of your
way. It is certainly tboughtIess."
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a Doubtful Reference.

4 speak" said the village lawyer. in
the interests of the local bar
I'm" said the hard headed farmer
from serabbIetowu, with a glance toward
the counter. which one dye nean2"
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INCIDENTAL.
A Dubious Prospect

Il suppose he believes that he VIII 20
70 brighter world when he dies. and
that makes him so careless about what
he does 10 people in this
Umph! If were il his place I should
want to inquire a little bit about the
means Of illumination.
The evening times., 1902-05-19

Any who buy the Morning. Afternoon, Sunday
Edition Of The Times any Washington,
towns, railroad elsewhere, Will confer favor notifying
The evening times., 1902-05-19
THE BLIND OROANISI
A TONE-PICTURE.

Dedicated Dr. John Congregational Church.
Washington D c
Like a golden fountain sleeping
broad audhi
But the treasures keeping
be opened. by and by
See the blind magician standing
the Long,
a at who's commanding
Water frona arockdt flow:
But the stream that here lies hidden,
has
that the precious food shall
Singing.
SwingT
Through
everywhere,
whispers
I he at
Sweet and far like songs of long
Melting into bubbling low.
As the a sbeneath snow.
AS in somec cIoe lin
Echoes
A chord vibrating
And through the twilight memory roll
0 a know,
The ne by the band
gOry-and-
And ever anon
The cheerful
Of children laughing a
And farOn buge through a
Has lost behind the clouds is glare;
IA permeaes air
The rustling swelling breeze
Thunder upholstered ederdown
Light as the sweep of
A seething
s O wrath to pour
IL the
Through the
drown
Willie the tempest the face
groan,
a q teak!
the beliowings
Round the fell tornados
a
In mellow Ito
ecaIn:
hear dancing the
And the robins glad
When the sunlight
While the incense of the
Nothing 0 s here
But the dripping family
the
OF hidden
the heeey
aloud;
There tinkling 0
VI n The sky;
With
away
As gently the light of day
Is he blind
III the neart;
His he roI;
ike 9
andW wood
of hi
o
Can well forego
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES To OUT OF ]

EORNING EDITION. one year s.: six
II en:hs, S2-5o; three months. SI-s5. Horn
ing and Sunday, one year, 81; six months.
soc; three months. 81, TJ, Sunday sdi-
on only. one year, 81 six months. 81;
.hTee months, so cy.Iats.
The evening times., 1902-05-19
TRY ANOTHER COLOR.

mark in the world shouldn't attempt to do
it with red paint.-PhiIadeIphia Record
The evening times., 1902-05-19
TO NY MOTHER
Translated from The German Of Uhlnnd BY John shaa.

Thou Mother, savv'st mine eyes replying
To earliest beams of day;
found thy countenanee ray by ray,
Have its heavily splendor dying.
A grave, Mother, appointed
in nook, % familiar ever
Are homelke shadows broodng TRANQUILITY,
And blossoms its margin fail thee
Therein abide. n thy sleep.
Through peace the of pain dispeling;
There live anew-this grave within keep,
As of thy spirits indxelling
Tho. long outbreathed he funeral psalm
\ melody is borne
From heaven and thee in hours of calm.
To comfort who mourn.
Scarce hath the brown earth covered thee,
A mindful friend hath
To deck with lovingly
Thy silent slumber-home
Above two warmly glowing ones
Two darksome nethervard,
The white blowing ones
He planted thy heart.
At my feet a leaf is lain,
Weary OF md sodden of rain;
When this leaf green and
Had vet parents, and true
Child of spring and prey storm.
This fallen leaf of fragile form
surviveth with the ebbing year. \
What l OF life counted dearl
No fear the funeral bneI
Since thy foreboding tone,
For love of these, morning beIl
homeward hath grown!
The evening times., 1902-05-19
Town POINTS. POSTAGE PREPAID:

ETENING EDITION. one year. S3; six
months, SI-5O; three months. 30 cents
Evening and Sunday. one year, s.; six
months. S2.5o; three months, SI,25. Morn
ing, Evening. and sunday, one year, SO
six mon tbs, $Sf three months, $3.50
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-30
Olaa Assessments.

The nth and 18th assessments Of
so cents each are now bearing interest
at the rate of 1 per cent per month.
The nineteenth assessment Of 21a per
cent or 50 cents per share has been
called to be due and payable November
20, 1901.
The goth assessment of per cent or 1
Dollar / err share has been called to be
due and payable December 21st, 1901.
Notice is herewith given the stock
holders, that no further assessments
will be called prior to June list, 1902.
Interest will be charged on assess
ments unpaid ten GO) days after the
same, are due, at the rate Of one per
cent per .--outh from the date on which
such assessments are due.
The above assessments viii be pay
able at the office Of the 3. r. Dilling-
ham Company Limited, Stangenwald
BUILDING.
ELMER e. PAXTON,
Treasurer Olaa Sugar Company, Linn
tied
Honolulu, T. H. July co. 1901.
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ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

At the annual meeting of the Hawai-
ian Star Newspaper Association, Ltd,
held in this city on January s, 1902 the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
President ...............J. B. Atherton
NiCe-PreSident .............W. Il. Allen
Sec'y and Treasurer. Frank L. Hogs
Auditor .Chas. H. AthertOn
FRANK L. HOOGS,
Secretary.
Honolulu, January 8, 1902
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-30
VII IS TO LAUGH /"


There is a smile ON the face of the
average Row Wong today. The other
faction of the Chinese United states So
ciety wanted a new election of officers
and directors and last night they got
h. The former election was declared
void bv Treasurer Wright. because per-
sons not members according to the by
laws. were allowed to vote. At the
election last night an the same persons
and some more Bow Wongs voted, but
mis- time IL was i'm accordance with the
bylaws.
Before the election the reformers
gathered their friends into the hall and
proceeded to make them members. In
a short time 30 receipts for 81 each had
been made out and the supporters of
Consul Yang Wei Pin. who had secured
the reelection. soon saw "a worse de-
feat man they got last time. staring
them i'm the face with the old regular
members and the fifty new ones, the re-
form element was i'm big majority.
The election passed off with a Bow
Wong victory. and AN the result of the
row appears To- be a boom i'm the society
and the collection of 500 i'm admission
fees
They wanted another election say
the Bow Wongs, land they got it,. and
we got so more members and collected
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-30
AN island COLONY
ANOTHER SOCIALISTIC SOUTH STA
SCHEME.
Romance of Another Unchartered ISL
and Where Every Prospect Pleases
And Even Man is Not Vile.


The San Francisco Bulletin says: The
Island Home Association is the name of
an organization just starting into life
that has for it's purpose, as its promoter
declares, the settlement of an hitherto
uneXplored island in the South Pacific
ocean.
ID. NJ. Van Wart dealer in snip
supplies on Folsom street, is actively
engaged i'm colonizing, and when a sur
ticient number have agreed to unite
their fortunes for the purpose of locat-
ing in this Paradise of the Pacific, as
he glowingly pictures it, 81 vessel will
be purchased, and they Will sail away
to this comfort apart from the turmoil
of this civilization. where life is "a CONT
nuous struggle for bread.
How the island happened to be dis
covered is romance which the author
of the enterprise tells with much inter-
est. 1t was found, he says, several
years ago by a whaling captain while
cruising i'm thoE. waters. on his return
TO this port he told Van Wart all about
it and its location" This data was given
TO another sea captain, who after re-
turning from his cruise confirmed
what his predecessor had claimed. This
captain landed on the island and
brought away many specimens of hard
wood shells, rock and various other i'm
teresttng things.
The island, Mr.. Van Wart says, is I'M
chafIeG' ana at the present ulne ne Is
lue ohIE HNIHE man VINO hilUNS llS eN-
9cl Iocall4n' II Is situated, ne asSeIls'
III me IIBH! lalIIuue LOT SIoNlns uocoo'
[olee' C"CodhuIs' wanna ueIIp anu
n n Gus Oh IIoplC"l IL uiIs' ~ also H"S
loIesls OF NaluaDle Noous' Suc1 as ma
lio5 any, IAN, loa' 'oIilallo, S@iIuql- ~.
70 he roi,,d tbo .,a.,,i ,,,,sta,. bac6gI a.
NOR, ana tot.+0ise a,1d tbs y,atar aho,rds
vim the various fishes to he fond in
tho So,,tb coos
The climate Of This beautiful realm, 10
daecribed ne heinz ideai and tharafore
nr,fact tbe tbar,n7on7atar raDe.ine IRON,
"a IN 50 degrees making If one 6f ner-
petuaI summer where life NAV he spent
vim both Measure and nroRf
The island i'm question is unite fuIIv
described b,, tba CaDtair u,bo yisitad
n last i'm "a communicative to Mr. van
VVart Of tho date M Februarv IA 1874
The nrincinTas unon which tbe Island
Home Associotion is being founded are
outlined NV Mr. Van War;.
81 am organizino an association for
the nnrnoss Of Ioratine a coi0nv an n
certain island known IN myself and
which is NOT VET on anv chart This
colony is tn consist Of one thousand
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have che products off our plantations.
which VIII always uul % ready market
in other countries.
"Th.rU are already two colonies lH-
Gated Iu Che samoan group and the
communicable are not only prosperous
but never tire of telling of their delight
ful surroundings. ho8lthfuI bodies and
peaceful minds. THE Bulletin files win
show some interesting stories of these
colonies but mo- such organization has
ns yet gone from this coast We know
what we are about and are i'm earnest. ID
Mr.. Van Wart guards his secret jea-
lously not even allowing visitors To- see
the Captains original letter, but made
"a partial copy of It with his own hand
Ads under situations Wanted" in
serted free Of charge I'm the Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-01-30
.YAUTHORITY
SEALED TENDERS

VIII be received at the Office Of Sup
erintendent of Public Works of Terri
tory of Hawaii on Friday, January 81,
1902 at 1 p. m. for Dredging Honolulu
HarbOr.
Plans and specifications on file in
Office of superintendent of Public
Works.
The Superintendent Of Public Works
does not bind himself to accept the
lowest or any bid.
JAS. II. BOYD,
superintendent of Public Works.
January 20, 1902.