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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-06
A TRANSMITS IMPRESSIONS OF
THE HONOLULU JAPANESE.
BY PROF. GEO. REBEC.

To perfectly candid first japanese thng-and indeed
of the first things of any kind Hawato catch the of
the wayfar from the proer everyday portion of Uncle Sans
dnons, is the japanese And the impression of
delighted astonment! One hardly remember ones
and refrain from staring It simply that, compared with
AngoSaXon gantesses these little like small
girls dressed and playing prepared for that
both from books and pictures and from what occasional specimens
one had the flesh The surprise rather that these
coming knows the majority of cases. the hum
bt social classes of should invariably exhibit such
dainty refinement of feature form and doubt if the
phenomenon could be paeed corresponding
classes of any of Europe In TRUTH among these japanese
peasant be about exquisite bits of
could well hope find place And they
agn and exravaganty bias the bholdr of the whole
racei
The first point noted by japanese
Honolulu is the variety their costumey Within the first half
hour minutes you with about every possible graduation
of garb,from him whose clothing and unmigad in
fashion he still in the village of JAPAN through
him who has adopted Yankee trousers shirt sawa
sby Yankee cigarettes him who has the garments and the
men and gait of the business professional of Chicago New
York You perceive the variety of occupations great
that of clothes Here goes squad individuals who fit pretty
accurately far your unframed eye Judge the descriptions
by and economists of the undeveopd cheap
aborer But yonder
work. and they distinctly they had sefas
erenes ambition them while very presently
pass merchant doctor who himself he had the
familiar thoughts and led the life and shared the
of superiority the best of his American
And then upon you the great inevitable question which
JapaneseWl they Hawaii show good
Will and of assimilation lending themselves American
and ultimate American citizenship that in their homeland they
themselves Will
try this soil a outpost Japan?
what the be? writing
the impressions of parhrough and writing them
uhder the the Editor therefore allow myself
the privilege Of frankne After brief soourn in the Islands here
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-06

during which have tried look hard and with
could for having radically different thoughts this
subject what should have had home do how
the japanese has outlook before him attempting
obstinate little Japan off here under the American
flag If there prospect that the United States could be
uaded forced sovereignty and withdraw from the
Islands, the might be different but with America immovably
what the inevitable by
the consolidate itself and hold itself stody
aloof The likely be provoked
legislation against japanese But than this,
fraction of community keeping itself from the larger life to
which belongs, hopeey doomed
economic and intellectual nferoi Even the Jews have
capped the portion of this DOOM and the japanese who
Hawaii Jewn particulars than have they
easy competitors deal with that the Jews found III oden
Europe Hawaiian Japan, under the present outlook hope
On the other hand if the japanese who
have and still this Territory full of riches
and opportunities will be hate the old
ways if they will chill
American Schools and if they viii throw themselves cordially
life there Why
Skies uncurd by the beer of
should with their endowment
distinguished future For OBJ
of the keenest
toms of towards the desired end-The Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-06
YEs,-sIM,-AE,-sAYo, I Loo.

The statement of the Phoenix Saw
ings B. & Loan Association condensed,
shows:
Total subscribed capital, $7,9OS, 900. 90.
Total subscribed capital Hawaii Ter
| ritory, $2,795, 100000.
Increase in subscribed capital year
ending June Both, 1908, 571A per cent.
Increase in assets, year ending June
3Oth, 1903, 4615 per cent.
upon different classes OF full participant
ing stock.
One year term savings accounts, 6
per cent.
Ordinary savings accounts, with
drawable any time, Az per cent.
All funds are secured by first liens on
| real estate improved, on Pacific Coast
and Honolulu, worth at least fifty per
cent more than amount loaned security
constantly increased by repayment
monthly of part principal and interest.
In addition, the directors and man.
ayers large Reserve Fund or Perrna.-
nent Capital guarantees besides their
reputation against any possible loss.
We do not encourage our members to
withdraw by giving them larger profits
than the ones who stay to the Tooth
month and longer. as it would not be
consistent with sound business judg-
ment or safety to do so. Robert
Slaughter, General Agent, Judd build
ing, Fort street entrance, Honolulu,
H. T.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
THE WHITE BUFFALO.

The disappearance of the stuffed white buffalo from the Kansas state house, presumably taken by the daugh- ter of the man who left it there on ex- hibition for so many years, will recall some queer experiences of to old buffa- 10 hunters on the western Kansas prafrles. There was tradition among the hunters that some one had hung up a reward of $1 900 for the skin of white buffalo. There were white falos--albinos, such as are found at rare intervals in all the families in the animal kingdom--but the number of those which existed in fact and those which existed purely in, the imagina- ton was in wonderful disproportion. Every buffalo hunter could" tell stories of having seen and pursued white buff falo. Many hunter has been sent on wild goose chase by false reports of this character. Tn 1873, for instance, old Ben Canfield, who roamed the plains with his tall. gaunt wife for compan- ion, followed bunch of buffalo from the northern edge Of what is now Okla homa to the sand hills of Nebraska, thinking to kill a big white bull. After three weeks of patient stalking Can4 field did kill a bull. only to find that he was covered with a coat of white wash. which gave him the appearance of being white in fact.
 An explanation Of this phenomenon would not be needed by people famil- jar with the natural lime beds of west ern Kansas. The habit of the buffalo is to roll in every pool of water or hole of mud which he comes to. The well known buffalo wallow'' still to be seen over the great plains.y was the product of this. habit. Canfeld's buff falo had simply been rolling in q bed of, native lime, which coated his hide, when dried in the sun, with a kind of plaster. And no doubt these lime holes could account for many of the white buffalo so often reported by h1mters.--- Kansas City Journal --a .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
4 WOODCHUCK STORY
Joys and Sorrows in the Life of the
 Little Animal.
Her History from the Coming o1 Spring to the Closing Chapter
 of Life i'm the Late Summer.

Very early last spring, a woodchuck poked her black nose from the mouth of the burrow in which she had spent
 the winter, and blinked her little round black eyes in the sunlight. Then
 she came out. and lay basking on the
 mound of hard earth before her door way. She looked very weak, and she was certainly dreadfully thin. Her grizzled pelt< hung loosely. on her bony frame, and when she moved it was with languor not usually observed in woodchucks. The fact is that she had but just awakened from an all- winter sleep, and as she had lasted since the previous October. she was not only drowsy but famished, Soon she found strength to go off in search
 of some food.
 One morning, after the little rodent had had her morning meal of clover, and she was taking sun-bath on the mound of earth in front of her door, Way,-some small object struck the mould about six inches in front of her face, and threw pinch of the dirt
 sharplysin her eyes. She did not know what the trouble was, and she did not stop to find out, but pitched headflrst into the burrow and stayed there. As she disappeared, small boy, brand ishing Flobert rife and followed by little yellow dog, jumped from be- hind a hillock, and ran up to see how near he had come to the chuck He pulled grimace when he saw where his bullet had pitted the earth, reload ed his weapon and went back to his hiding place. But the woodchuck, not being quite fool, remained where she was safe until the boy became tired of waiting and came back to the hole, the yellow dog still at his heels. The boy now picked up the dog and put it's nose to the mouth of the bnrrow, and after few words of encouragement the cur, which had more assurance than wisdom, plunged into the black hole. The boy sat down on the mound of earth and yelled 'Sic 'em, Prince!" and for about a minute mo doubt Prince was doing as he was bid. After that, it seems that the woodchuck did most of the s'sicling'' for the dog backed out of the burrow with two terrible cuts on his head, and bowling in most unprincely manner. Then, tucking his tail as far between his legs as he could get it, he made for home by a short cut, and at his very best pace.
 Not long after, the woodchuck ap- peared at the mouth of the burrow with a family of five little ones. They ] had been born some time before, but
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
WEDNESDAY, DEccAIBER 1e, 1903

While President Roosevelt seems, to have. the favored position in the run ming for the nomination next year, there are very many people who feel that he isn't going to get there even if nominated. No vice-president who has come into the office of president as Roosevelt did has ever reached the presidency. When it came to try for the place. either the convention or the people have thrown the man down. Perhaps President Roosevelt will be
 an exception, and that his great run of luck will carry him in, no matter what the precedents have been in re- gard to the office,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16

There is no desire anywhere to op- press Colombia. but she must learn that the support Of folly and bad faith by war is out of date and highly un- protitable.-Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
 The announcement that David +. Hill has further intentions as a maker of history calls to mind the fact that he has not yet completed that transaction by which the government was to as sert ownership of the coal mines Washington Evening Star.
 One Brooklyn man bet another $1o that the other couldn't jump off the pier into East river and the second man then bet the first that he would jump off if the first one did. They both jumped. Which won the bet? Address all answers to Jump Editor Atlanta Journal.-Atlanta Journal.
 Stamford for longevity. Isaac War dell and his twin sister celebrate their SSth birthday on Thursday and Dr AL pheus Millspaugh, of the same place, celebrated his 90th birthday on the same eday. The Stamford ozone is conducive to that sort of thing. Still people die, down there, sometimes New Haven Palladium.
 We don't understand this long and deadly silence on the part of Horace Johnson, the, Haddam weather expert, He is usually predicting n bunch of trouble in the weather line, but of late he has been ominously silent. What does it mean and what right has the weather to go right on weathering without the aid and consent of Uncle Horace ?-Lakeville Journal.
 Hon Michael Kenealy was intro duced to a Methodist audience, last night, as the next governor of Connec- ticut, says news dispatch. and the announcement was heartily applauded 2 by all who heard it. MT Kenealy did not deny the charge, and of course he did not confirm it. He simply accept ed the oratorical bouquet for what it was worth and continued to saw wood. Perhaps Speaker Kenealy's day is coming, but it's dawn is not yet visible in the eastern sky.--New Brit ain Herald . Senator Q. H. Platt of this state has started the Roosevelt" ball rolling among the members of the upper branch of congress. After his bold stand for the president i'll the next convention and election his colleagues, including Senator Hanna, are coming rapidly to the front with expressions of loyalty to the man in the white house. The. republican leaders could hardly turn their backs on the presi- dent, desirons of being elected to the highest office in the land, unless he had done something unbeconling his high off1ce.-Torrington Register.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16

this was their first appearance in the open. They were pretty, dark-eyed, soft-coated little fellows, ready to top from their mother,
 Every morning now the whole fam fly might have been seen moving through the grass to the spots where the clover grew the tnickest. For short time they lived in peace, but one evening they made themselves a pow erful enemy by journeying into the next field and eating off, close to the ground, three long rows of young peas. The owner of the peas said very little, but he drove to town and brought back a stick of dynamite, which he thrust far into the. hurrow. A minute later there was muffied boom, and the farmer went off, satisfied that he would not be bothered again by that family of woodchucks. But in the evening cautious gray head was thrust from the mouth of the hole, and soon our old woodchuclk crawled from her home and, made off slowly across the field. The dynamite had killed the young ones,1 but their mother had only been stunned She went directly to an old burrow which she had occupied two years before, and next morning there was a large heap of fresh earth in. front of it. She lived there quietly un- til the latter part of the summer, when, returning after an absence some what longer than usual, she found the entrance to her home, barred by g. snarling black head, with a white stripe down the front. The premises had been seized by skunk, and the 7woodchuck was obliged to seek resi- dence elsewhere She started to dig fresh tunnel on the other side of the field and for hours she threw out the soil with her strong claws, The follow ing afternoon she was still at work, when the figure of man, in brown overalls, crept under the brow of the hill, and lay down behind rock at the top. For half an hour the wood- chuck worked on, and at last she ap- peared at the doorway for breathing spell. A little curl of white smoke leaped from behind the rock, there was sharp report, and the wood chuck dropped back into newly made grave.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16

The recent troubles down in San Do-
 mingo have made things ripe for the deal that a few men in this country have been trying for years to pull off. It is not generally known, but never theless it is the truth. that the bonds of San Domingo, the negro republic, to the extent of hundreds of thousands of dollars. are owned fin this country and are controlled by Senator Matt Quay of Pennsylvania and his co-part- ners, says a Washington correspond ent. If this government takes over the island of San Domingo, those bonds which cost the purchasers about twen- ty-fve cents on the dollar, win be worth par They, therefore, will make, some three hundred per ceht profit. The game is worth the candle Look out for developments in San Domingo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16

Tn looking for the causes which 1ln- derlie the supremacy of the United States in the steel and iron trade. hon. esty and gratitude alike demand that first place be given to the marvellous natural resources of the country, for which there is no parallel anywhere in the world says the Iron and Steel num- Der of the Scientific American. Not only has nature provided stores of iron ore, coal and limestone in lavish album dance, but the supply itself is easy of recovery from it's native beds. and ad- vanta ageously placed for the transport ing of it's various clements to common center: while the materials are of quality that could scarcely be sur passed for economy of handling and treatment in mine. furnace and mill. of our success are to be found in nat ural conditions, too much cannot be said in praise of the intelligence and skill with which the American iron I1HSIeE Has IlS6ll lOl HIS It is to the remarkable ingenuity shown ill the production of labor-sav ing machinery that much of the cheap ening of the cots of production is due to say nothing Of the broad administra- Itive ability shown by the management of the great steel and iron works, in laying out the component parts of their establishments in such way that the heavy tonnage which passes through these plants day by day shall proceed from the crude material to the finished product with the least possible amount of handling and shipment Last ly our iron and steel men, early in the history of the development of the in dustry, perceived and acted upon the fundamental economic fact that, for the cheap production of iron and steel, magnitude of operations and combina- tions of capital are essential.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
BE KIND TO MOTHER.

It is said of one of the monarchs of Germany that he was one day an- noyed at ringing his bell more than once without, receiving an answer. On opening the door of his cabinet he was surprised to find his page fast asleep in q chair. His first impulse was to awaken and rebuke him. On approach, ing the sleeper, however, 8 playful thought seized his majesty (for kings are but mem, and he resolved to amuse himself little at the pages ey- pense. Seeing a paper projecting from the boy's pocket on which something was written, his curiosity was excited. So he quietly leaned forward, stealthily extracted the letter, and retreated into the royal apartment. Taking his seat he opened it, and with q gleam or amusement in his eyes he commenced reading it. The letter was from the boy's mother and was as. follows: My Dear Son: return you many thanks for the money you saved from your salary and sent to me. It has proven q very great help to me-; God will certainly reward you, my dear boy, for it, and if you continue to serve your God and your king faithfully and conscientiously you will not fail of suc- cess and prosperity in this world
 From your loving mother.
 ''AIAR.Y .''
 By the time the king had finished the letter his amused look had given place to an expression of admiration justice and henevolence.
 Worthy boy" he exclaimed "and equally worthy mother! The act shall be rewarded And then. stepping softly into his closet, he fetched a num- Der of coins. and put them with the letter. into the boys pocket. After this he rl1ng the bell violently. which bronght the page into his presence.
 tYou have been asleep, I suppose" said the king
 The page stammered out an excuse and in doing so he put his hand in his pocket and felt the money. Pale, and with eyes full of tears he looked at the kind imploringly:
 "What is the matter?' said his ma- jestv
 "Oh." replied the boy. somebody has contrived my ruin. I know noth- iu@ nf this money"
 'What God hesoows,'' resumed the king, using German proverb. ''he be- slows in sleep Send the money tn your mother, and tell her that I will take care of both her and you.'
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
TuhercWIGsiS.

The international congress for hy- yiene passed the following resolution: Human tuberculosis is entirely un- transferable from one person to another. At the present state of our knowledge it is still necessary to oa'recommend hy- gienic measures to prevent the transfer of animal tuberculosis to human be- ings." The last sentence apparently means that the theory of Prof. Koch concerning the difference between tu- berculosis in cattle and in men is not yet considered as conclusive by the ma jority of experts.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
SUPT OF AGRICULTURE.
Joseph H, Hadlxinson Wins a Merited
 Worlds Fair Promotion.

Joseph H. Hadllinson Wins Merited
 Worlds Fair Promotion.
 In appointing Joseph H. Hadkinson, superintendent of Horticulture at the worlds fair, the management showed It's appreciation of the splendid work accomplished by MT Hadlkinson on the seventy acres of land surrounding tie Palaces of Agriculture and Horticul- ture.
 When Mr Hadkinson joined the worlds s fair force of workers he was made the head gardener, on the recon- mendation of Frederic W. Taylor chief of the departments of agriculture and horticulture. Most of his domain was field of barren yellow clay. In less than q year he has converted this into wonderfully beautiful and immense gardens. There are great lawns as smooth as a carpet and with q turf as thick as though it had been growing Tor years There is the six-acre rose garden that even last summer yielded a myriad of blossoms. and gives but an earnest of the beauty it will present when the, great fair opens. All the shrubbery installed by MT Hadki inson has prospered and every flower bed 1IisIS | LCISlf Su HIS pSESOldl dlL0HLlon dne- profted by his practical Knowledge As superintendent Of floriculturet MT dIadkinson will be in charge of all the gardens and also the flowers displayed in the magnificent, conservatori $ which form a part of the Palace Of Horticulture
 Mr IHadl1inson was born in Manches ter, England. When youth his par ents ,emigrated to America and settled in Nebraska. He had studied in the famous botanical gardens i'll London. and in his new home he embarked in the nursery business
 He gave that up to accept position as instructor in horticulture in the Uni- versity of Nebraska under Chief Tay- Tor. who was then professor of agri- culture at that institution. Mir Had kinson did the gardening at the Omaha exposition and had charge of Nebras- ka's horticulture exhibit at the Pan American exposition at Buffalo.
 At the worlds fair he has accom- plished his greatest work and has ere ated many beauty spots that will re cefve universal admiration during the coming exposition.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16

A we'll known military observer has said in speaking of war between Japan and Russia that the 'tfoundation of the strategical future will be the command of the sea" In that brief sentence lies the key to the struggle. To save her. self Japan must win in the naval con test, says a writer in Everybody's Magazine. No one realizes it better than the Japanese, and their new navy has been built to insure them the vic tory. Another force in Japan's favor is that her people are animated by patriotism which borders on fanati- cism, and which counts it privilege 10 make any sacrfffce for the national honor. The Russian autocratic govern ment will meet government enthusi- astically supported by every citizen, from prince to ricksha coolie. Japan is poor, but such people engaged in such a war will count nothing as hard ship or deprivation which furnishes means to the common end.s And there are certain advantages of position in her favor. Japan is compact and we'll within herself Her population of 4G, 100000 can support no such army as, that of her antagonist, but what there is of it is in position to be used sud- denly and to strike swiftly. The mighty White Bear would do well to remember the. story of David and Goliath. '#
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
Relieving inc Conrention.

The Removal society, organized ill New York city, is finding employment and homes in different parts of the country for Jews from the over-crowd- ed ghetto. Last year the society sent 5000 persons to 45 states, and only three per cent. of them are now in large cities, and but one per cent. have returned to New York.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
schoo1. ana Armien.

Switzerland is the only country in Europe that spends more for schools than for the army, Belgium spends three times as much forthe army as for schools. Germany five times as much for The army: Holland five times as much. France six times as much. Great Britain eight times as much.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-16
A Great Worry.

"How's your mother.?" asked the neighbor. t.@t %3
 Worried toy death,' answered the boy who was swinging on the front gate. Fathers hunting in the Adiron- dacks, brother Bills gone to a political convention, brother Jake'g joined 8 football team, and the dressmaker just told mother that she'd look fright in mourning. ."-Washington Star.