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Evening star., 1902-08-16
Superb Art Gift to England.

From the London Chronicle.
That Lord Cheylesmore intended to leave
his magnificent collection of mezzo- -tints to
the nation was an open secret long before
his death. But so vast a collection as 10, 900
is not without it's embarra ssments to those
ir charge of the print and drawing depart
ment of the British Museum. So cramped
are the authorities for room that, for the
present, at any rate, a considerable part Of
the collection will probably be packed
away. When the mezzo-t tints are actually
handed over to the museum a selection
WILL no doubt, be placed on view in one of
the galleries. The bulk of the mezzo-tints
afford an extensive and intimate panorama
of social and general life in the latter half
of the eighteenth century. Among the
many gems, which, enterprising con-
noisseur, Lord Cheylesmore was enabled to
purchase cheaply, was his Miranda"
which in a weak moment Mr.. Henry Verey
Horne, an authority like himself. sold for
500. Recently dealer asked s.. $50 for one
not SO good. Another gem of the collection
Is portrait of Henrietta Countess of War
wick. painted by George Romney and en-
graved by J. R. Smith
Evening star., 1902-08-16
The Charm of Dickens.
From the Saturday Review

From the Saturday Review.
The century would have been immeas-
urably poorer without Dickens Let us re-
joice, with Mr.. .Swinburne, in having him
for an everlasting possession; but let us
enjoy him for what he was and is and not
for what he was not and no one can ever
persuade us he is. He is first of all, one
Of the most spontaneous, opulent, overflow
ing, generous humorists the world has
known; humorist to be set with Aristoph-
anes Gas humorisO, Cervantes and Shakes
peare. His humor never depends upon a
formula. Read a page of ''Pickwck'' or
one of Mr.. Mfcawber's speeches; then turn
up anything you like of Mark Twain or any
of the innumerable professional humorists
of today. The one is fresh, can be read
and laughed at a dozen times: the other
wearies you. even while you laugh, and YOU
only get through the book by earnest effort
What other wit ever invented such a say
ing as that Of Mr. Weller the elder, More
widders Is married than single vimen?' 1t
is noteworthy that this is also a stroke of
member the wooden measure with which
Mr.. Wegg retailed nuts at the street cor
ner, measure with no perceptible inside
supposed to represent the penn orth as
fixed by Magma Charta? 1t Is all carica-
ture but what rich, buoyant, unforced car
feature! And, after all, caricature has its
place in the system of mundane things.
Aristophanes was a caricaturist Ceryantes
was, and SO was Shakespeare. They were
something more than that. So was Dick
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Uncle Sans Representative
at Court of st. James.
HIS HOME IN LONDON
NO FUSS NOR FEATHERS AT THE
AMERICAN EMBASSY.
Troubles and Tribulations of the Yam
kee Ambassador Are Important
Matters, Too.
Copyright. 1902, by Marshall Inrd.)
p,{al (,orras1s.r,ia,,oa NJ rh, Iraninr

Copyright 1902. by Marshall Inrd)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
LONDON, August /, 1902
When some enterprising American uni
versity starts a special course in diplomacy
for youths who want to become ambassa-
dors, the chief item will have to be in
struction in the fine art of dining. Inter
national law and history and all that sort
of thing doubtless would be advantageous
enough, too, but you might as well omit
anatomy from the study of medicine as to
teach European diplomacy without dining.
His exceiency the American ambassador
to the court of st. James would be the
ideal professor in this branch of instruction
when the time comes for him to leave Lon
don and get back home. He would testify
that his work at the broad f1at-topped desk
In the dingy office of the embassy in Victo-
ria street was of comparatively little ac-
count. that his official communications with
the Marquis of Salisbury. Lord Lansdown
and the other Downing street folk had been
mostly formal afts1 si', and that his occa-
sional audiences with the king had little
political significance. But when it came to
Evening star., 1902-08-16
A Growing Southern Industry.

From the New Orleans States.
There has been a remarkable growth of
the cottonseed-oil industry within the last
six months, as is shown by the number OF
new mills erected. In that time III Of them
were established throughout the country,
representing a capital of S5 225, 900. There
are now in operation 800 mills, with an In
vestment of $4,000 900. as against forty In
1880, with an investment of 81. 500 600
When the fact is considered that the indus
try is based on what was a few Years ago
regarded as a waste product, the develop
ment is indeed remarkable, and the indus
try will continue to grow, for there is a
steady demand at good prices for all the
cottonseed oil that Is made in the SOUTH
but while the product of the mills is worth
about SJ000,oo0 annually, II will yield a
much larger profit when more attention is
given to refining the oil, the bulk Of which
is now shipped to Europe, where IL under
goes refining process and is sent back to
this country and sold as olive oil at prices
three times greater than those OF theScrude
oil. We are glad to note that movement
has been started in Edgecomb county.
North Carolina, for the establishment Of
mills on the cooperative plan, TO be owned
by the cotton planters, who will not only
get full value for the seed they furnish, bait
a greater profit on the oil, which will DO
refined as in Europe.
Evening star., 1902-08-16
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the appearance of their footwear. notwith-
standing the general belief to the contrary.
X y
IF you want to learn something about
human nature, just clerk in a hotel few
weeks" said Clerk Breast at the Arlington
today. you will find out mere about peo-
pie in ten minutes than you ever suspected
before or could suspect anywhere but be-
hind the desk in ten years.
For instance, / suppose at least 1000
people have said to me this summer, You
know, old man, l want a cool room
always say, III give you the best I've
got and then 1 sit down and wait, con-
fdent of what to expect. In a few minutes
the guest comes downstairs and yells his
head off because his room isn't cool He
carries on as if he'd been insulted, and de-
mands that I change him; says he will
leave Immediately if don't give him cool
room.
Now. just think how unreasonable he is
Probably the day he made a request for
refrigerated place in which to sleep the
thermometer was 90 In the shade, and there
wasn't a cool room in Washington. 1 VEN
ture to say that in his home, wherever he
lives, nobody could sleep wink. Yet he
gets mad because he can't be deliciously
cool and sleep like a babe in a downtown
hotel, in a city where everything Is boiling.
''It hasn't been bad this year. and we've
had less kicks than usual. I've known
other summers, however, here and else
where, when the kicking I've de-
scribed it. People seem to think a hotel Is
different from anything else, and that II
man orders a cool room he should have one.
in spite of the fact that there isn't cool
room to be had for love or money in the
city"
Evening star., 1902-08-16
A Florida Disenchantment.
From the Electrical Age.

r
Down in Florida a few years ago at one
of the famous summer resorts was a small
street railroad-a little affair that did not
amount to much. but was supposed byN it's
proprietors to be sufficient for all ordinary
purposes. One day in the course of a dis
cussion the owners were accused of being
old fogies and behind the times. why
don't you get together and be up to date?'
they were asked. 'You really ought to
have a modern equipment for a place of
this character, instead OF an old road Of
mule-drawn cars that date back to the
food"
After considerable deep meditation and
with many misgivings the road was
dered changed to an electric line, and an
eighty-horse power equipment was ordered.
The outfit arrived and was installed, but
for some reason failed to operate properly.
An outside expert was then called in to
examine the plant and locate the trouble
AT a special directors meeting he reported
that the rated efficiency of the plant was
eighty horse power, and that eighty horse
power were being used for the actual op-
Grafton Of the road. At this one of the
directors jumped up and exclaimed excited
ly: Eighty horse power for what we used
to do with six mules? l guess we had
better go back to the mules
Evening star., 1902-08-16
New England Dialect.
From the Youth seGompanion.

The professors of Latin in a New England
school has, until within six months, claimed
that stories Of New England dialect were
absurdly exaggerated; but a few months
ago living reratation Of his views arrived
In the person GA Nc New Hampshire maiden
of stern aspect who had been engaged for
general houseWork. b.
The professors study is a good-sized
room, and as he is fehd of plenty of air he
finds three widows and a door no more
than sufficient to pr9yide current When
lily week she passed through the han one
cool morning ana slipped at the door of
DO YOU wish anything?., asked the pro-
fessor, reused by a dry cough from the
doorway.
well, I don't want to be forthnutt,ne.
said the New Hampshire maiden in fir,,
but pleasant tone. but 1t does seem as m r.
you were setting in a complete flrau@ht
Don't you want the door cluz or the Win,
dows shet or leastways the curtains drew,
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Logic Of the Sabbath.
From Ainslee's.

AS psychologist, believe in the Sab
bath day. One day in seven should be
kept holy from work and sacred to mans
primitive paradise Of leisure 1 am no
Puritan pietist or even Sabbatarian in any
severe sense but hold that this is one of
the greatest of all human institutions, and
that the command to keep 1t as a day OF
rest is written in our physiological consti-
tuition If need be, 1t may be kept in Sleep
mans great restorer. Monday our nerves
and brain must be refreshed. and we must
start new weekly rhythm on a higher
plane than We closed the old one The
mental scenery must be changed The
brooder's overthought must have enlarged
our plans and given us both momentum and
direction. What form the rest cure should
take differs perhaps for each person. l
go to church, but my neighbors should
perhaps spend the day in the fields, with
children, in music, in books. but for all
there should be peace. tranquility. repose,
surcease of worry. and relaxation. In no
land should the Sabbath be so hallowed as
in this land Of hustle. tension and Ameri-
canitis.
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Sponges.
From the Chicago News

From the Chicago News.
Greek and Turkish sponges have been
known TO the trade for hundreds OF years
Syria furnishes perhaps the finest quality,
and shipments are made from Tripoi and
Latakia to Paris, London, Trieste. Ham,
burg, New York and Piraeus. During the
last fifteen years, however, the output has
greatly diminished. owing to the introduc-
tion by Greeks of diving apparatus which
proved ruinous to fishermen and fisheries
alike. 1t is estimated that the annual ex-
portation of Syrian sponges at present
hardly exceeds $50 .000 in value. In the ad-
joining territorial waters of Cyprus sponge
beds are being worked with varying sue
cess. Sponges were exported from that is
land in 1898 to the amount of SO 4aJ and
in 1889 S2s.S35 worth were shipped. Egypt,
Barbary. Crete, Rhodes, Samos, Calymnos
and other islands of the Turkish and Greek
archipelago also produce sponges for ex-
port. A large share of this trade was for
merly in the hands of merchants with
headquarters in Smyrna and Trieste, but
II Is now centered in London and Piraeus
The United States annually buys sponges
abroad to the amount of about $500, 600.
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Changed Her Mind.

From the Chicago Tribune.
'tMiss Riddlecomb." said the. welI-nr.-
served bachelor, '.if may be so bold as tn
ask the question, why have you never
married?'
Because you never asked me-" she re-
piled.
well. you can't have that excuse anv
longer" he eagerly rejeined "WiII vi,
marry me. Jane?
mo. Mr.. Wellon," she said, with yawn
You're too late. am out of the notion
now"
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Our Primer Lesson.


See the fish. Is 1t big fish? Yes 1t is
the biggest fish that was ever pulled out of
the brook Did man catch it? Yes; a
man caught tt He landed it: and because
1t did not get away he dropped dead from
surprise and heart disease. From this we
should learn that big fishes are only to be
lied about and not caught.
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Bargains.

FROM the Chicago News.
Nellie says she's only twenty one" said
the floor walker. Il imagined she must be
at least twenty-eight'
so she was" replied the jealous maid
who presided over the ribbon counter but
you know everything In the store was
marked down % per cent last week"
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Not Used to It
F rom the Philadelphia Press.

80. Mr.. Borden, you dined out yester.
day." said Mrs. Starvum, sneering at the
chronic kicker across the breakfast table.
Il hope you got enough to eat"
Gracious! No." replied he, II didn't dare
sick" ~
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Too Hot.
From the Philadelphia Press.

from the Philadelphia Press
MRS Subburbs-"Bring a thermometer
with you when you come out from town
this evening, Henry
MIR. Subburbs-"Huh! I'd better bring
TWO OF three. One Thermometer couldn't
begin to do the work in this hot hole"
Evening star., 1902-08-16
It Sometimes Happens.

from the chicago Post.
Didn't you get very wet?" she asked as
ne reached home on a rainy evening.
got so wet that it made me dry." he
explained, feeling that he ought to give
some excuse for his breath.
Evening star., 1902-08-16

1t isn't climbing the ladder of fame that
makes one dizzy. SO much as it's the look
Ing down.-Life
Evening star., 1902-08-16
Mr. Choate's Dingy Once.

1t is only short walk around by West
minister Abbey to No. 121 Victoria stree.,
where the United States government has its
little pied-a-terre. and dingy, grimy.
stuffy, dark. depressing place it is, too 1t
Is wonder that the afnba ssador and the
half dozen members of his staff do not
suffer perpetual,y from the blues No otf,e-
diplomat of ambassadorial rank In LONDON
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-28
IN FOURTH
OF july FUND
Committee Closes Up Business
Part of Celebration and
Pays All Bills.

With balance of nearly a thou
sand dollars in the bank, the Fourth Of
July committee closed up the years
celebration Saturday morning The
meeting was held at the Bank of Ha-
wall and was attended by the chair
men Of ali the subcommittee. Bal
ances from the funds appropriated for
the various parts of the celebration
were reported by nearly all the COM
mittees. The ball committee which had
the greatest expense was the only one
TO exceed It's appropriation. Chairman
kennedy reported several hundred dol
lars remaining from the fireworks fund,
as Well as nearly half OF the fireworks
still unused. These were ordered stored
away for future use.
y vote of thanks was rendered to Mr..
and Mrs. a. E. Murphy for their hard
work in decorating the capitol and
ballroom.
The total collections for the Fourth OF
July funds amounted to S4S67.60, of
which $1,000 We're received from funds
remaining from former celebra tons.
and 1907 from the Territory.
The expenditures were as follows:
Fireworks committee. s9S4.50; parade
committee, $3.50; labor, $400; decora-
tons. $3.50; literary committee, SS425;
sports committee $40; ball committee.
$3.50; balance remaining on deposit in
Bank Of Hawaii, $978,s5.
Old bills remaining from former cell
ebrationS We're ordered paid, amount
ing in all TO 1855.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-28
Auction Sale
OF
Household Furniture.
ON TUESDAY. JULY 80,

At 10 o'clock a. m, at the residence
OF Mr.. Grote. Union street. near Hotel
street, I will sell at Public auction the
entire household furniture. consisting
of parlor furniture. rockers. cane rock
ers, center tables. sofa, rugs, pictures.
curtains. bookcase. BOOKS, hanging
lamps, stand lamps. folding bed. eak
beds. iron beds, oak bureaus and wash
stands, chest. drawers. screens. dinizg
table and chairs. meat safe. patent la
Bile, wood stove, firewood. ferns. palms.
plants. etc, etc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-28
JAS. F. MORGAN,
AUCTIONEER.
10 COO ROLLS OF
Wall Paper
AT AUCTION
ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st,
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ,

AT TO O'CLOCK A NJ,
At my salesroom, 65 Queen street.
will sell at Public Auction, by order OF
MIR. H T. JAMES, assignee of the
Honolulu Paint and Wall Paper Co.
the entire stock of over/10, 600 rolls of
the latest and most up-to-date lot of
Wall Paper in the city. Stock consists
of White Blanks, kits and Bronzes,
Micas. Silk Effects. Ingrains. Hand
some FREEZES, Two and One-baud Bor-
ders, Etc, Etc.
Some $4,000 is represented here in all
new and carefully selected patterns.
Samples on view on Wednesday at
my salesroomS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-28
THIS DAY!
Auction Sale
or
Household Furniture
ON MONDAY, JULY'2S,
AT 10 O'CLOCK a. NJ.

AT my salesroom. IS Queen street. 1
will sell at Public Auction 3 large
quantity OF Household Furniture, con-
sisting of Oak and Iron Beds. Oak and
Cherry Bureaus. Washstands, Tables.
Rockers, Chairsr Cane Chairs. Glass
Cabinet, Handsome Oak Book Case.
Glass Cabinet. Marble Top Bureaus,
Handsome Upholstered Parior Set. Elk
tension Dining Table. Feather Pillows.
Baby Carriage. Etc. Etc
JAS. r. MORGAN,
AuCTIoNEER.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
Picnic No. 1.

The Hightown and Monterey
young people had picnic at Bolar
Thursday of last week, which
proved to be quite an enjoyable
affair. This we know as We speak
from experience. These boys and
girls are alright, nice folks and
nothing could have added more to
the sociability Of the occasion
than when all Of one accord and
Of one mind gathered around the
spread Of nice things that were
considered au important feature Of
the picnic, and fingered long and
lovingly loath to leave. But
the zeal "Oid Virginia sociability
and hospitality only reached its
perfectness when Mr., Funkhouser
obligingly passed to the young
ladies the snuff and the brushes,
We failed to get the names Of those
who took 8 dip. Taking dip of
snuff did not bar them from TAX
ing dip in the wonderful Bolar
Spring, which Mr.. McGuffin the
very kind and thoughtful proprie-
tor turned oyer to his Highland
friends, to splash dry should they
see it.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
LOCAL NEWS.
personal
Brief Items Of Interest to Home
Folks About Their Friends
And AcGUaintances.
How About ItP

Some Of those to whom we have
been sending sample copies for {
month have said just send it on
regler" there are several who
have not said yea nor nay. TC
these we send sample copies an
other week, with the hope that they
may say yea, but in this time should
we fail to get an expression, we
will take it for granted and will
place their names on our regular
mailing list. But, please allow us
to state right here, that even after
this is done, should the ar
rangement not be entirely satisfac-
tory, and for any reason you might
suddenly conclude that you do not
want to become regular subscrib-
err to your county paper, you can
at once inform us of the fact aid
your name will be stricken out, and
nobody will be hurt. This step
should be taken within reaSona-
bic time for, although our papers
go direct from factory to consumer,
vet the factory cost is no small
item, and fellow ought not to
want to get many for. nothing;
however we do not look for any
trouble on this score. believing that
highland people will treat their
county paper right
Is not this square proposition?
Very truly,
w. II. Matthew. Pub.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
A Real Friend.

81 suffered from dyspepsia and
indigestion for fifteen years" Says
W. T. Sturdeyant of Merry Oaks,
N. G. After had tried many doc
tors and medicines to no avail one
Of my friends persuaded me to try
Kodol 1t gave immediate relief.
| can eat almost anything | want
now and my digestion is good. |
cheerfnlly recommend Kodol.
Don't try to cure stomach trouble
be dieting. That only further
weakens the system. You need
wholesome, strengthening food
Kodol enables You to assimilate
what you eat by digesting it with
out the stomach's aid. K H Trim
bic.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
Strait Creek News.

June 16, 19O2-Miss Grace Var
ner from Staples Neh who i
spending the summer ~itil High
| land relatives is now on -, Greek.
Most of our young people attend
ed chlldrens service at Doe Hill the
8th. and as usual they report ;
grand occasion.
Mr. and Mrs A j Waggoner, Mr.
Una WaggOner and SON, Mr. G A
Eve. Mr. " c Sponagle, Mr. VIM
Bowers, Mr. and Mrs P R Eagle ant
Mrs w P Rexrode and daughter
attended quarterly meeting at I'm
ion Chapel Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. Ezra Beverage of Doe Hill
spent Friday night with his par.
ents.
Mr. BOYD Beverage came home
quite i'll from "Poca" where he was
working but is improving we are
glad to say.
Miss George Samples after spend
ing few weeks with friends and
relatives here has gone to Franklin
where she will probably spend some
time visiting.
Mr. Chas Ralston met with a SER
ious accident at camp and is now
at home for medical treatment.
Mr. and Mrs a W Beverage spent
Saturday and Sunday with relatives
at Hightown.
MIR Steward Wimerwas so unfor-
tunate rs to lose his nice young
colt last Thursday night.
Mr. x L Puffenbarger who has
been in Staunton undergoing med
ical Treatment has been at home
for some time and seems entirely
we'll.
Rev Josiah Beverage will preach
the funeral sermon of Maggie
Lamb at Thorny Bottom OF July
10.
This country was swept by yio-
lent storm Saturday which did
much injury to many cornfields.
Rumor says the wedding is to
be in July.
Jack the Giant Killer
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
The School BuiIiin g.

The Monterey School Board is
in session today (Thursday) and is
considering the school building
matter, plans bids Sc. 1t is hop
ed aid confidently expected that
the Board will adopt the West
plan over anv plan that would give
the town smaller and less COVE l.
lent building. The patrons OF the
school and the citizens OF the town
and community generally, have so
EXPRESSED themselves to the Board,
almost to Il man.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
Ready to Yield

Il used DeWitps Witch Hazel
Sajve for piles and found it a Ger
tain cure" says 5. r Meredith,
Willow Grove, Bel. Operations
unnecessary to cure plies. They
always yield to DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salye. Cures skin diseases,
all kinds Of wounds. Accept no
counterfeits. X. Il. Trimble,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
TcCure A Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bronze Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money If it fails
to cure. E. w. Groves signature oneach
box 25c.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
Ii Needs Tending Again.

A rule we fixed once was that
the subscription price Of the Re-
corder should be one dollar per
year, if paid within the year, but if
later fifty cents extra. We thought
we had fixed it pretty well, but we
new fnA it sadly in need Of mend
ing. When and where shall we
commence to do our menling?
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1902-06-20
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