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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-28
Au,uurulls 9epartlaent.
Beginning of Fortune.

A New England representative IN
congress is responsible for this story
Of life in the Green Mountains:
'You can talk about Vanderbilt afflu-
ence and Rockefeller riches and the
prosperity of all the factotums Of Wall
street, but for real financial COM
placency Civ, me a little hill town In
the common wealth Of Vermont. A
farne, up chere became enamored OF
spec. ting life. He took the weekly
AGRICULTURAL edition Of a big, rock-rib-
bed Gotham journal, and became fired
with an ambition to emulate one Of
those speculating deals that make mil
lions change in the twinkling Of an
eye. He lay awake nights thinking
about a coup, any old coup, that should
be his by rights, by gum. One morn
ing he came in from the milking and
sat down at the breakfast table with
a Jaw as square set as Pierpont Nor
gan's, an avarice as great as Russia
long reach in the Orient, and man
ner as mysterious as the fledgeling who
makes a grand stand rush down the
betting ring and, wild eyed and ex-
cited, shouts, 'Aleck for place, and
hands the bookmaker whole dollar
bill. Well, after breakfast the farmer
hitched up his team and drove to
neighbor's three miles away and dick
cred for rooster, which he finally
bought. Then he carried the rooster
four miles to the town of Rochester
and sold it within an hour. AS he
drove home he fancied himself finan-
cier in a small way. Another farmer
passed him.
"'Hello, ST. he called: where you
been?
".Oh, speclatin' a little he answer
ed.
What you been spec'latin' OF, 81?
"Well, says 81, I bought me roos-
ter Of Hen Jones for AZ cents and TUX
it tew Rochester and sold 1t for 5S
cents. JUS a spec'latin' a little, that's
all.-New York Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-28

FIT For WHoLEsALE.-Accord to
an Edinburgh paper, a farmer drove
fine bull with scrubby tail into the
market recently, and while he was gaz-
ing at it reflectively solemn friend
approached. "Ye'l hae to sell tn beast
Wholesale" said he.
The owner came from his reverie.
What fer?"
"Well," assured the solemn friend,
nodding his head toward the scrub
by "pendal accaudage" and pursing
his lips, "well, ye can't have him re-
tailed."-London Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-28

AMONG THE Barker,
what's your opinion of Narrower"
do you want my professional opin-
ion of him or just my casual impress
sion?"
WELL professional"
Hes an ass"
Whats your casual opinion?"
Hes another ass"
Whats the difference?"
IT charge six and eightpence for the
."-London Telegraph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-28

til he starts, then everything turns 10
boost him up after he has secured a
start That is the way Of the world.
my fathers farm was located four
miles south Of lockwood, Ont, Cana
da. James Dunbar Hill, my father,
was not very prosperous. The farm
was not very fertile and my early ex-
perience was that Of very little boy
on very big farm.
II recall that my father frequently
remarked that he could trace our fam
lily tree back sixteen generations
through Scotland and Ireland. To this
attribute my mental and physical
vigor.
II had to walk four miles to the
Quaker academy at lockwood. The
average boy today would think this a
mighty hard way to get an education,
and it was.
"One winter, arrangements were
made by which l remained in Rock
wood. I paid. part Of my tuition by
doing chores around the little old
academy. I don't think I studied any
harder than any other fourteen-year-
old boy, but I had much work to do.
"Then the exigencies of my family
required me to begin to make a return
for my living. That was in the spring
Of 1853, and began to clerk In a gen.
eral store at the crossroads. I con-
tinued this employment, occasionally
varying it with a little work on the
farm until was 10 years old.
II was dissatisfied, and yet, when I
look back to those days, it was very
pleasant. Altogether, life is always
pleasant in youth, little matter the
condition. But 1 had concluded to go
to the United States.
II made up my mind that would
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
DRUG GO.
FORT STREET

corresponding date last year. The
most noteworthy increases for. the
twelve months were one of over $685.
1000 in gold certificates and another
of over SAL 100000 in national bank
notes. The decreases were of small
amount, except in the case of Treasury
notes of 1890, which fell off over $S,-
800 200, or over one-third. The circu-
lation per capita came within a cent of
reaching the thirty-dollar point ($29 500
showing an increase of "a cents for the
month, and of 63 cents as compared
with November l of last year.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

The retirement of Lord Roberts as
Commander-in-Ch of the British
Army will bring forward Lord Kitche-
ner to the post in every likelihood.
Roberts though an excellent general
and strict dsciplinarian is not the hard
handed man which Kitchener is, and
has found social influence and age
equally against him. Kitchener like
Wellington is man of iron-the latter
was called the Iron Duke-and would
be able to cope with the influence of
pull" as we call it on this side of the
Atlantic. 1t is said that King Edward
is very DESTROYS of army reorganization
OF course there are other men, train
ed under Kitchener, who may prove as
good as he is.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

Emperor William of Germany seems
to be a very sick man. Since his father
died of a throat affection, it is very
natural that there should be grave
fears about the present emperor, whose
throat is also affected. The emperor
is by far the strongest personality
among the European rulers, and he has
done much for his country. No loss
is irreparable, no man is INDISPENSABLE.
The hour always produces the man.
But should anything untoWard happen
to the Emperor it would be a very Sc
rious matter for Germany just at pre-
sent
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
SURPRISING We
SHOULD SAY

That our work is just a little better
than usual, a little more satisfying to
you, a little less firing in testing due
to our NEW METHODS-perha you
wouldn't believe it. But suppose we
should prove it to you-would you be
sorry you took the time to find it out.
Others have found it out, why not
you?
The adoption of glasses to correct all
visual defects is the exclusive business
of our optical department. Just that,
and ALL that.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

1t is reported that of the eighty or
more beet and cane sugar factories of
Spain, all except two or three have
just been merged in a sugar trust. The
former finance minister, Lopez Puigcer-
yer, has been elected chairman of the
board of directors. The beet-sugar in
dustry of Spain, although comparative
ly young, is already far more important
than the cane sugar industry. The
two together produce almost 100000
metric tons annually, some of which is
exported.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

The POstoffice scandals, so the Presi-
dent promises, will bring retribution
to all connected with them. If our
Grand Jury is as successful with the
investigation of the Hawaiian Legis-
lature scandals we shall be keeping
we'll in touch with the American ideal.
1t is time some of our people should
recognize that there are ideals
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

OF course the United States will not
recognize the government of Jiminez
in San Domingo. The revolutionists
have fired on the American flag and
have avowed they will not pay damages
to an American steamship company.
The government of Jiminez is not like
ly to last long.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
WiChman & Co., Ltd
1O4S FORT STREET.
Optical Department
" Exclusively Optics"

ping up during the last and the pre-
vious session. The japanese are go
ing to test the section and in all prob
ability they will win their case. Many
lawyers consider the section unconsti-
tutional. This fact however will not
Vitiate the county act as such. The
Courts hold that sections may be de-
clared void without vitiating the whole
law. 1t is well however that the bill
goes to LAWYERS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

The Kohala ditch is once more in the
air and justly so. There is nothing
that a Territory should be more care
full of than the giving of franchises or
the granting of exclusive contracts.
They have been a curse in many parts
of the mainland. Governor Carter
idea Of operating this as a Territorial
affair is a very sensible one, the only
question is can it be carried out on
such lines. IT is very much better to
have public benefits in public lands.
The profits then accrue to the citizens
OF the Territory and not go into the
pockets of a few shareholders.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

Levy. the celebrated cornet player,
who died the other day is Chicago,
passed through Honolulu many years
ago, He player at Kawaiahao church,
which was the only large assembly hall
in those days and was impartially used
for religious services state ceremonies
from taking the oath of a King to
funerals, concerts and even political
meetings.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

After all the fine dinners and lun-
cheons that Bryan has been indulging
in during his European tour, he Will
find it hard to come down to hot cakes,
corn fed pork and hominy. 1t is to be
feared his digestion will be ruined.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

The Japanese hack license clause
which appears in the county act, was
tackled on after the bill had been pass
ed, 1t was one of those little legisla-
tive tricks which were constantly crop
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
v. G. IRWIN & co.

AGENTS FOR
Western Sugar ltefning Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Newell Universal Mill Co., Manufac-
turers of National Cane Shredder
New York, N. Y.
Paraffine Paint Company, San Francis
CO Cal.
Ohlandt & Co., San Francisco, Cal.
Pacific Oil Transportation Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

A good bath room, with up-to-date
furnishings, doesn't cost much. I will
be pleased at any time TO give you
facts and figures concerning the cost
of remodeling your bath room. Look
this up, you cannot afford to expert
ment. IL you are thinking of building
or contemplate making any changes in
the plumbing line, you cannot afford to
experiment with cheap plumbing, SOON
err or later the work will have to he
done over again. I DO THE WORK
RIGHT, and it costs you no more, the
charges for good plumbing are the
same as for bad.
BATH, THE PLUMBER.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30


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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30

Twenty-Five cents pays for Want
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
Situation Wanted

Competent stenographer and type
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Address J. A. c., Star Of
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
Cleaning and Dyeing

T. Masuda. Cleaning, Dyeing and
Repairing all kinds of clothes, includ-
ing Silk goods. Hats cleaned and re-
paired. Employment office. 1416-l42O
Fort street, near Vineyard.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
To Rent
Furnished Rooms To Let

A nicely furnished front room. Mos
quito proof and electric light. aga Bere-
tania near Punchbowl.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-11-30
Phoenix Savings, Building
And Loan Association
Judd Building, Fort St. Entrance.

Guaranteed Capital 0,000.0U
Subscribed Capital $4,000, 100000
Paid-Up Capital $900,000.0O
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
Old Maids and Climate.

The unenlightened frequently make
the mistake of thinking that lack Of op-
portunity is responsible for the exist
enee of single women. but lay most
of il to climate. The New England eli
mate Is not conducive TO matrimony
or even lovemaklng. And even after
the crucial moment has passed and the
single woman has drifted from girl
hood to spinsterhood, cold climate,
raw winds. chill rains and SHOW tend
to increase the loneliness of ii. There
may be old maids in the south. but
never heard of them being called by
that name. | have known some single
women. .schoolteachers. anywhere from
seventeen to fifty. and some of their
grown boy pupils were eternally and
pcrennlally In love with them. A sin
gle woman who has made up her mind
not to marry has a hard time to keep
her resolution in the south. for she is
always assai.ed to break IT. The very
climate breathes love. All there II is!
As | said. old maids are surely a mat
ter Of climate.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
The Leverage In a screvvdriver.

1t Is sometimes supposed by persons
imperfectly informed in mechanics that
a long screwdriver gives greater lev
erage than u short one. This. how
ever. is Incorrect. The action of q
screwdriver. the pressure Oh which is
direct. is not in any way analogous to
that of a lever. The superiority, of n
long screNiriver rests simply on two
facts-first. you can generally get a
better grip on long screwdriyer than
Oh short one and can bring tile whole
weight of tile body and strength Of the
arms to bear on 1t. and. second. the tor
sion of the iron in a long screwdriyer
comes in TO supplement the force EN-.
ployed. The only way in which lever
age can come in is in connection with
the breadth of the point of the screw
driver and even this counts for moth.
ing beyond the breadth of the head of
the screw.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
oE nnIrGLAS COUNTY.

The county clerk, recorder and dis
trict Judge have discovered that they
are up against a circumstance. The
irrigation act requires that within a
certain restricted period they must re-
port on water cases and water rights
dating back into ancient history. The
time has about passed and there is
nothing doing. Either the law will
not be complied with or there will be
some tall hustling by these officials
within the next few days. County
Clerk Fogg says it woald require ten
deputies to comply with this provision.
journal.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
Chinese engagements.

A Chinese engagement dates its be-
ginning from the exchange of red cards
between tie parents of the contracting
parties. These cards in many districts
are immense documents. almost the
size of q horse blanket. They are i'm
portant for the reason that they are
used as evidence in case of disagree
ments in the future. We seldom hear
in China of broken engagements. Yet
II a quarrel cannot be settled peaceful
~ recourse is had to the law. and the
judge usually imposes q fine upon the
party.who has broken the contract.
The chief incident In Chinese mar
riage is the arrival of the bride in her
bridal clothes before the house of her
chosen one. That is a de facto fulfill
ment of the contract. The wedding day
Is determined by the parents of the
groom. The imperial calendar names
the lucky days, and on such days the
so called red celebrations take place,
both in the cities and country.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
The Polar Renr.

The animal par excellence which tho
hunter. the amateur arctic traveller and
the young explorer hopes and dreams
of killing Is the polar bear. The reason
for this is the magnificent trophy
which the great white skin makes.
This feeling WAS 40 less strong centu-
ries ago than II Is now. for we read
that one of the early Icelandic sea row.
nrs TO Greenland quarreled with and
5illed his bosom companion because he
Lad slain large bear instead of leav-
ing that honor to his chief. With the
modern repeating rifle the bear stands
40 chance against the hunter. no mat
ter under what conditions they may
meet, and if he is hunted in the native
way, with the assistance of dogs. there
IS hardly more excitement than IN kill
ing musk oxen. except for the wild,
hclter skeiter dash over the ice to over
t3 ke tie animal after the dogs strike
he bot scent - Lcslie's Monthly.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
Discovered Bill Nye.

Col. Bill Root, of Laramie, Wy, is
probably entitled to the credit of hav
ing "discovered' Bill Nye, the humor
ist. Root now has charge of the In.
dian village at the Pan-Ameriean ex.
position, and ellis the following stor
of how he first met the writer:
"'Bill Nye,' when he was a young
man, wasn't much; in fact, folks IN
Laramie wondered whether he woul
eventually dry up and blow aw y OF
jast die of plain starvation. Thing
never would come his way, n | that
same way led thro gh many rocky
places. Everything to which he turned
his hand seemed to wither under it.
and he began to think that he was a
'hoodoo.'
"Bill was pretty discouraged sort
of a chap when | said to him and his
wife one day: Come out to the ran h
and stay with me for while, and the,
came. Long before this time Frances.
Bills wife, had made up her mind thai
Bill was cast in the mould of a lawyer
and nothing would do but Eli mus
study law. SO Bill came along with
his old books and would wander arounG
the ranch trying to imbibe ozone an
pages of blackstone. But the canker
worm of worry was Oh his mind an6
he left the ranch.n
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
A BIASED SON OF ERIN.
lis Original Suggestion For En-
Iarsing O'SuIIivan Cascade.

lis Original Suggestion For En-
iarSing o'SuIIivan Cascade.
In his "Recollections" Aubrey de
Vere tells of an Irishman he met in
switzerland with whom patriotism was
10 truly mania that every word in
praise of the scenery about him seemed
. distinct aspersion OH the land of his
birth. What can you compare here"
he demanded, with the mountains OF
Wicklow"
Perhaps" said traveller. "onc
might name the mountains of the Mont
Blanc range"
oh" he replied scornfGlly. they're
out of all reason. | am after walking
along the Chamouni valley for three
days and | saw only four of those
mountains. Sure, in Wicklow I'd have
counted as many as eight of them IN
three hours"
Have you seen this wonderful Wa
-terfall within half mile of u.s.
Il have not seen it, aud | am not go
Ing to see it. Didn't | see the 0'Sulli-
van cascade at Killarney? Down it
comes from such a height that you
don't know where 1t comes from. Down
it plunges. laundering and believing,
sometimes black as ink and sometimes
white as milk. dashing itself against
the right hand rocks and smashing It.
self against the left hand ones. What
is your .Handeck fall compared to
that2"
Some persons would say" was the
reply. that the waterfall here Is about
ten times as high and six times as
broad"
"Ah. them" said he. with an added
note of scorn. then the O'Sullivan cas-.
cade is not big enough for your Aud
tell me this now: Couldn't you take a
magnifying glass TO it?'
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
B "Boneyard" For Words.

A London periodical, The Academy,
proposes n blacklist of words and
phrases that have been worn to a
fringe by constant usage. The idea is
not bad one, says an exchange, but
it would be extremely difficult to draw
I the line anywhere. There are words
and phrases that should have gone to
the philogolical boneyard ages ago,
but they are still with us and likely to
continue with us as Long as the poor.
The Academy declares that they
"ring through the papers with the
deafening iteration of the latest popu-
llr tune that the whistle of the street
boy catches from the piano, which
gets il from the heaven knows where.n
But the newspapers are not altogether
responsible. We find oar old friends
in the magazines, in short stories, in
novels as we'll as newspapers. The
London publication suggests a few that
should go Immediately and the papers
heartily concur, but who is to make
them go, and how, and when, and
where?
Says the Academy: "We should
black st the 'well-earned rest, and the
scene of her former triumphs,' the
young ledg Of prepossessing appear
ance,' the ample Justice that is done
to the Wan Is beneath which the tables
literally groaned,' and the wedding
presents that are numerous and cost
ly;' but we admit their use in a world
where time is money and lines are
penny; those habitual offenders might,
after some years absentation from ink.
BE- considered to have purged Their
oifense."
We are sure the Academy his failed
entirely to even approximately cover
the ground. Should the ''lucious BIZ
valven be longer permitted? Why
should not the Trash act'' be put in the
hell box? Really, there is no end to
the making of this list.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27
Labor's Master.

Oh, know the night is falling
On the long day of the Trust"
And hear the people calling
For q leader who is just.
He shall come and he shall lead then
TO the glory ofthe light.
They shall know that God has. freeo
them
From the tyranny of Might.
Oh, know when comes the master,
He will make US understand
| That the worlds supreme disaster
Is monopoly of land.
Human wrongs could all be righted,
Joy could sit beside each hearth,
If the minds of men united
In demanding back the earth.
Yes, hear the peoples voices,
Growing stronger as they call,
And my hopeful heart rejoices
At the meaning of it all.
For the cry is from all classes,
Save the plutocrats of greed,
And this mingling Of the masses
Means force that world must heed.
Not for one, bat for the many,
Is the richness of the soil,
God reserved no rights for any,
Save the willing sons of toll,
Hear, ye weary shop repiner;
Hear, ye homeless slave of rent;
Hear, ye bowed and pallid miner;
For mans use the earth was meant.
Let your voices swell the chorus
That insists upon our claim.
We can sweep all things before US
If we focus on this aim.
Put away the gun and saber-
For in thought lies greater might.
Know the earth belongs to labor
And let labor claim its right.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-03-27

The bill mt o il ce By senator Rof,
ofWashoe, prohibit 'ng bookmaking or
pool selling on horse races and prize
fights has caused a flutter among the
sporting fraternity and dispatches are
coming in making inquiries regarding
the bill. One came from Dan Stuart,
of Hot Springs, Arkansas. The bill
was passed, but it was amended in the
house so that it only applied to coun
ties that polled over 1850 votes at the
last election. This was done in de
fence to the well known moral pro.
clivities of Mr.. Rolf and Allen Bragg
Silver State