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Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

On Shrove Tuesday, or, as the date ap-
peared on the program, "Mardi Gras," the
people at the Sacred Heart convent were
delightfully."- entertained by a classic recital
by Mr.. Joseph Calm. pianist; Mr.. Max Bau-
meister, violinist, and Miss Helen Burnham,
soprano.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

I have received from the musical library
Of Miss Nora McCabe, Morningside, Coun-
ell Bluffs, a program OF q concert which
was given In New York on November 10,
1884. The soprano soloist was Miss Char
lotte Walker, the contralto Miss Carrie
Morse, the tenor Mr.. Theodore Toedt. the
basso Max Heinrich, the only. the organist
Mr.. Walter Damrosch. and the conductor
Mr.. Leopold Damrosch. The work given
was est. Paul" of Mendelssohn.
THOMAS J. KELLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-16

Mr.. Charles Hawley Keefer. pianist. will
have a recital by his pupils on Tuesday
evening Of this week at his residence, S71'
North Eighteenth street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

lator is connected with this metallic
net by a wire running along the mast.
Short wires connect with the plants,
the free ends being stuck into the
stem or into the main root thereof.
Two points are brought out by this
increased and advantageous growth of
the plant. Better grapes We're produc-
ed from the lands which had been cleo
uically treated Second, the phyllox-
since 1865 when it first appeared in the
south Of France, did not affect the
fields which had been exposed to the
effects of electricity. This latter is the
most important point. 1t may lead to
the most important results.
Though we have vine cultivation it
is by no means one Of our important
industries, But if electrical treatment
will destroy the phylloXera blight,
there is no good reason why it shoull
not also destroy the coffee blight from
which we suffer Indeed there seem to
be the widest possibilities for this new
method. Private individuals who are
engaged in small industries would not
be willing to make experiments along
the lines indicated, but we have an
institution which SHOULD devote itself
to the matter, and that is the expert
ment station. The main object of this
establishment is to try plans of this
kind and give the results to the c4lti-
VatOrs. From what one can read of the
Elba experiments they are compare
lively inexpensive, and are easy to in
still. Any coffee planter would be
happy to have the experiments carried
on in his plantation, and would give all
the necessary care to them during their
progress. Moreover the experiments
need not be confined to coffee but might
be extended to other crops.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27
ELECTRICAL EGRIcULTURR

Electricity is put to many uses in the
present day, and as time goes on, and
the century gets out of its boyhood We
may see it applied to many more. Elec-
tricity as applied to cultivation is a
novel scheme among the many novel
schemes proposed, and it seems, accord
ing to the report of Consul General
Gunther to have proved some what Of
a success. The scene of the expert
ments is the Island of Elba, more con-
nected in men's minds with the first
exile of the Emperor Napoleon /, from
whence he broke out to carry on the
famous hundred days campaign which
ended at Waterloo, than with peaceful
asr cultural pursuits.
The experiments alluded to have been
tried with grape culture, but need not
be confined to that, Some years ago
a wine producer of 1lba planted four
fields with native grape vines in the
midst of a district infested with phyl-
loXera, and treated two of these fields
with air electricity" The difference
III TIC dtNSlOpliGllI VI lllt grapes VI
the fields was apparent; those treated
with electricity yielded better results,
both in quantity and quality, and were
not infected with nhylloxera, while the
other fields were.
1t was thus demonstrated that cleo
tricity increases the fertility of the
soil. 1t is not sufficient to simply con-
duct air electricity to the earth, but
there should be direct metallic con-
nection of the electric conduit with the
main stem of the plant. On field of
about 21a acres, five masts are erected,
the tops of which are supplied with an
arrangement for accommodating atmos-
pheric electricity, These Accommodations
are connected with each other by
wires. Wires are laid in the soil about
IL feet deep, forming an evenly dis
tributed metallic net Every accumu-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

Politics after a hull, or rather an APP
parent lull-for while there has not been
much work on the surface there has
been a good deal of work done by per-
sonal interview and by correspondence
are now coming to the surface in
right good earnest. Those who calcu-
late upon a big fight in the Republican
convention, are very much mistaken in
their calculations The Republican
leaders have a very good idea now of
what the delegateship will be fought
under, and there is no such disorgani-
cation as the enemies of Republicanism
desire to make people believe, There
are local differences of opinion, but
when it comes to voting for principles,
the Republicans will be found unit
There is no reason for the Republican
party to make display of strength at
this time. The Republican leaders know
what their strength is and where it lies.
They know just what promises have
been made, and they know what pro-
misses are to be relied upon. The time
for showing the Republican strength
will be at the polls and the results
there will astonish the various opposi-
ton prophets.
The other parties are very much at
sea. The Home Rulers are broken, and
the influence Of Wilcox is steadily on
the wane. He has lost supporters in
all directions. In the first place many
of the men who voted for Wilcox, two
years ago, have passed away, in the
second place a large number of the
younger element has come forward, and
will qualify for voters at this coming
election. Among these younger men
Wilcox is not popular. They recognize
his incapacity, and they know how lit
tie influence he has in Washington, and
how he is regarded there. They are not
fooled by his frothy rhetoric, and by
his vain glorious stories. They feel
themselves his superiors in ability, and
acquire their knowledge of what the
Delegate has not done, by reading pa
pers from abroad as well as from here.
That Wilcox will retain a following is
true. But that his following will be
large enough to return him is very
problematical. 1t must be remembered
that he won his election as delegate to
the Fifty-SiXth Congress by majority
of 227, and that this was a very narrow
margin. Had Colonel Parker's canvass
of Hawaii been stronger, he would have
been elected. 1t was lack of organiza-
that election. There is excellent Re
publican organization upon both those
islands now, and Wilcox will have no
such vote as he then had. Everything
points to his defeat. He is in no sense
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27
BUBBLING UP.

a leader of the Hawaiians any longer,
and this election viii enable him to take
a long and needed rest.
The campaign, when it is once enter
ed upon Will prove a lively one. There
are so many more vital points which
speakers can handle now, than they
had TO- handle two years ago. Two years
ago Wilcox was an untried quantity.
Those who knew him then might pro-
phasy his failure, but his followers be-
Iicved that he could and would refute
the prophets. At this election Wilcox
has been tried and found wanting. He
has fulfilled and more than fulfilled the
failure which was prophesied. He has
returned from Washington with empty
hands Where other states and terri
tories received liberal appropriations,
he came to Hawaii with bare palms. All
he can say in his defence is that Wash
ington is a big place, and that there
were many bills before congress. He
also has stated that he was thwarted
by the b. H. Missionaries. His state
ments about the fire claims, and Mr.,
Pratts report upon the same subject
were reviewed in these columns few
days ago, and it was clearly shown that
the Delegate had had a most marvellous
lapse of memory to put it mildly and
had stated things as occurring which
did not occur and generally making out
,,,,t e ,,-bnla g1pt1,
With such record and with only
vague repetitiOns of more vague pro-
misses is it likely that Wilcox could any
longer maintain the narrow majority
of two years ago. The presumption, up
on the face of it, is that he will lose
it, 1t is very easy to lose a little over
200 votes, and such loss would throw
him out. If there is presumption from
d theoretical point of view there is all
so fact from practical point of view,
Tho Republican lead rs know what Ihe
faces gre, and they can afford to LOOK
satisfied over the coming camDGis2.
The prospects of the Republicans mere
We're never brighter. The prospects of
the Republicans on the mainland are
brilliant. Pie hopes of the Democratic
party are by no means towards control
of either house. The Republicans will
be the dominant party, the party of the
majority and viii have control of the
national policy If we want assistance
in fostering our material progress we
will send a Republican Delegate to the
House of Representatives,. We must
belong to one or other of the two great
parties, or between the two stools we
shall fall to the ground, as Delegate
Wilcox has managed to do, carrying
our appropriations with him, or rather
failing to grasp them in his descent
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27
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 eff
feet at once
Freight will be accepted, however, on
the old form of receipt up to October
1, 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,
JOHN ENA, President.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

Professor Caldwell, of the University
of Nebraska, whose paragraph upon
contemporary Hawaiian history was
criticized in these columns last month
has made the "amende" in a letter
published yesterday. Professor Cald-
well confesses one error, viz: that the
Democrats swept the political board at
last election, as his own. The remain
der Of his errors he says are due to the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

Measurements Of correspondents whose
etfusions appeared in the New York
sun and other periodicals, including
the Review Of Reviews. Hawaii is not
an important factor in the worlds his
tory and every scrlbbler who comes
here feels justified in coloring his stuff
as it suits him. The Professor has
learned a lesson, and is man enough to
confess It.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

Chief Thurston and his firemen have
had their full share Of work during the
last week The fire of yesterday, how
ever, did not prove a serious one, and
the ship received comparatively little
damage. The service from the Fire
Department was prompt and every
precaution was taken with the best of
results.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

Cholera in Manila and the Philippines
continue its ravages in spite of prog
nostications that it was over Out of
the Hawaiian contingent in Manila,
which is a small one, and probably
does not number more than fifty peo-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

The Porto Ricans continue to add to
the criminal population. We have had
one-siXth of their number in jail, and
the way they are going on, there seems
every probability of one-half of these
immigrants curtailing their liberty
through violations of the law.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

pie there have been three deaths,
which would be at the rate Of six per
cent, a very heavy mortality indeed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27

INTERIOR VIEW E BATHS PLUMBING STORE.
THE PASSING OF THE UNsANITARY TIN TUB AND THE DANGER
MODERN BATHROOM FIXTURES INSTALLED IN
PORCELAIN
w
THE DURABILITY OF IRON
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-27
Furnished Rooms TO Let

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Also all accessories for the same.
We also carry a complete line Of
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1902-03-13
oFFlcR-MASoNIC BUILDING
East Nam Street.
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A Whitmore
"a or. Sunday School $50 q. m. Divine
Services alternate Sundays, 1880 am. and
7:45 p. m. ,,,,
Guild every Sunday evening, 6:45. Mid
week services, Wednesday TAO.
Lutheran Church Rev. W. 8. T. MetEger,
pastor Services, Sunday 10 A. N. and 500 P.
IN. Sunday School, P.x Prayer Meet.
ng, Wednesday,
United Brethren Church-Rev. William
L. Martin, Pastor. Regular Services by
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at 10 q. m.
Prayer Meeting every Thursday evening.
Sunday School m.
Mite Society 8 mi-monthly. "Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock. W. MIS-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Moravian Church Rev. NJ. F. Oerter, Pas
tor. Sunday School every Sunday, a: Ill.
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 ard $3.50 respectively.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
w. l.. Orem Pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 A. M and 700 +. M.
Sunday School at 8 A. n. Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 73O M. Ep.
worth League at $3.50 everv Sunday.
g. Stephens Church, Protestant Eplscoal
Rev. Ernest McGill, Rector. Services
every Sunday at 400. p. NJ, at Walkers
vile at 1880 a. m., at Thurmont,
Service Saturdays at 400 p. III.
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The Iaird's Last Drink.

The remark OF counsel in will case
the other day that there were two pc.
culiarities about highlanders, their
great devotion to the national drink
and their power Of absorbing whisky
without apparently getting the worse
for It. recalls the old story Of how the
laird Of Garscadden took his last draft
A considerable number Of lairds had
congregated In the clachan Of law for
the ostensible purpose Of talking over
some parish business. They talked we'll
and drank still better. and one OF them
about the dawn Of the morning. fixing
his eye on Garscadden, remarked that
he was Cooking unco cash" (very
chastity.
Upon which the laird Of Kilmardin-
ny coolly replied: "He has been WI his
Maker these twa hours! l saw him
step ava, but I dldna like to disturb
guid companyv'-London Chronicle.
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Country Inns In England.

A noted traveller says he has SAM
pied q large number Of hotels In his
time-even In Greece-but for bare
faced dishonesty In the making of
bills the bluff British landlord takes
first place. "After charging twice
what his food and rooms are worth he
tacks ON a further charge for service.
another for lights, another for bath.
another for fire. In short, my expert
ence of country inns in England-and
l can speak with some authority-is
that pay as much day at a shabby
little country inn of England, where
the food is poor and Ill cooked, the at
tendance inferior and the beds poor, as
/ would at a good hotel In such towns
as Springfield, Mass. or the very best
in Switzerland or Germany. Indeed, 1t
must have struck the average Ameri-
can that the Incompatible Baedeker
hardly ever fnds 1t possible to recon-
mend an English hotel"
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THE BAMBOO HAIR.
a Slew but sure Poison That 10 Used
By the Javanese.

By tho Javanese.
The young shoots Of the bamboo are
covered with q number Of very flne
hairs that are seen under the micro
scope to be hollow and spiked like bay
Onets. These hairs are commonly called
bamboo poison by the white men resi-.
dent In Java for the reason that mur-
der is frequently committed through
their agency.
When a Javanese woman takes q
fancy to European, according to IN
official Dutch report, she will either
have him or poison him II she gets the
chance. She seeks any and every op-
portunity Of mixing these infinitesimal
hairs among his food, and they serve
the purpose of irritating the whole
length Of the alimentary canal and set
ting up malignant dysentery. 1t may
take long time and many doses Of
this SO called poison to effect the pur-
pose. but the native woman does not
tire. and death will surely result. The
male native will also try this method
of revenge for an affront.
The planters know all this and dread
the bamboo hair, but It is always difh-
cult to determine whether the dysen.
terry Is caused by the poison or comes
about naturally. When planter finds
himself a prey to attacks Of that COM
plaint, his best course is to take a voy-
age to Europe.-Pearson's.
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AssOrted Voices.

1t is a we'll known fact that voices
differ greatly according to nationality
and geographical position. Thus, IN
Russia one hears male voices which
are absolutely unique in the lowness
Of their compass. The Italians, on the
other hand, are notable for their fine
tenor voices. Some Asiatic nations,
according to Engel, sing in shrtll notes
by straining the voice to its highest
pitch. Others delight in kind Of
yibrato or tremolando. Some sing
habitually in an undertone, others In
q nasal tone.
Lichtenstein, in describing the sing.
ing Of a Hottentot congregation In
South Africa, observes that among oil
the singers, consisting Of about 100
Hottentots Of both sexes, there was
not one man with a bass or baritone
voice. All the men had tenor voices.
The Chinese voices seem to bear some
resemblance to the weak character Of
the people. A military man who had
three years service In the country
declares that he never once heard q
Chinaman sing from his chest.-Gen-
tleman's Magazine.
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Where did football originate2 Some
people give ancient Chester, in Eng
land, credit for bringing the great
winter pastime into existence. There
is a record of football playing in that
city in the year 1910. but Chestrians
believe in a legend OF much earlier
date.
In the tenth century. It is said, d
Dane was captured and beheaded by
the citizens. Some one began kicking
the head about the streets, others
followed, and It was discovered that
this formed a new and decidedly fas-
cinating sport. This was repeated
whenever possible, but as enemies
heads became scarcer and the enter
tainment Of kicking them more diff
cult to procure 1t was at last arranged
"for the shoemakers yearly on Shrove
Tuesday to deliver to the draper, in
the presence Of the mayor Of Chester.
one ball of leather. called football,
Of the value of 3s. I'D. or above"
There Is evidently a fine precedent
for those concerned in the game ''los.
ing their heads"
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Tho Original Silhouette.

The name silhouette was derived
from Etienne de Silhouette, a French
minister Of finance in 1850. who intro
duced several parsimonious fashions
during his administration called a la
Silhouette, q name which continued to
be applied to the black profile portraits.
Silhouettes were executed In various
ways.
One Of the simplest is that Of tracing
the outlines Of a shadows profile
thrown on a sheet Of paper and then
reducing them to the required size ei-
ther by the eye or by means of a pan
tograph. The camera obscura and cam
era lucida are also occasionally used
for the purpose.
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Thumont Frederick County, Maryland Thursday March 49, 1902.
A STORY OF FORREST.
How the Peppery Actor Squared Ac-
counts with One Critic.

How the Peppery Actor Squared Ac-
counts with One Critic.
Many years ags Edwin Forrest, the
celebrated actor, when in New York,
was in the habit of dining at Win
dust's, a noted restaurant on Park
row that was a favorite resort Of ac-
tors and literary men. It usually hap
pened that Forrest would be Joined by
friends and that the little group would
sit together at one table. On one oc-
casion 1t chanced that an Englishman
with a reputation for conceit and i'm.
pertinence, who had scraped acquaint.
ance with the tragedian. was one Of
the group.
Early in the course of the dinner tho
Englishman began to make criticisms
which he considered pleasantries about
Forests conception of certain roles
Encourag god by his own appreciation he
gave full play to his humor and con-
cluded each of his impertinences with.
pardon my freedom, sir; it's my way"
To the astonishment Of all who knew
Forests irascible disposition he bore
the Briton's offensive remarks patient
ly and seemingly ignored them as far
as possible. When, however, the nuts
were brought in by the waiter, he took
several cracked walnuts in his hand
and, walking over to the Briton's place.
jocularly snapped them successfully In
the face of that individual lightly say.
ing after each shot, Pardon my free
dom, sir; it's my way" and snapped
him out Of the restaura
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benevolent.

There was not long since a venerable
and benevolent Judge in Paris who Mt
the moment of passing sentence ON
prisoner consulted his associates on
each side of him as to the proper pen
atty to be inflicted. "What ought we to
give this rascal, brother" he said,
bending over to the one upon his right.
II should say three years" what Is
your opinion, brotherT to the other on
his left. Il should give him about four
years." The Judge with benevolence)-
Prisoner, not desiring to give you q
long and severe term Of Imprisonment,
as should have done II left to myself,
I have consulted my learned brothers.
and l shall take their advice. Seven
veargi