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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
COUNTIES AND FARMERS.

Among the few popular advantages
to be had Of county government in Ha-
wall is that OF stimulating the settle
nent and tiIlage OF the soil. In get
ting population, counties become rivals.
and civic rivalry is a great force IN
building up and peopling new coun-
try. One strong incentive in our own
case will be to turn Territorial public
lands into taxable property, so as to in
crease the revenues and credit of coun-
ties. The public domain is vested in
the Territory by the Organic Act, ''un-
til Congress shall otherwise provide"
and IL is a delicate question whether
Congress would consent to turn them
over to county control. a thing which
is not done in any other Territory or in
any state But when the lands are
disposed of to private individuals they
become assets of the county in which
they are situated and subject to its
focal taxation
As soon as a new county is organized,
its people go to work to make some
thing of it. The object sought is not
due to pride more than economy; for
the greater the population, the less is
the per capita burden of taxes, even
where a considerable sum is expended
upon public works. A new county
looks sharply after it's roads so as to
give prompt access to it's markets and
TO the county seat; and its board of
supervisors seizes every reasonable
chance to increase it's taxable area
These things make for the common
good in away which seems, in prac-
tice. to be beyond the power of the
Territory. General legislation for
Territory spreads too thin; special leg
fslation is needed to most surely effect
special purposes. such as the welfare OF
localities and the progress OF municipal
ideas.
To those who rightly regard the
coming of the small farmer as the sal
walton of the Territory, the formation
Of counties will be a distinct encour-
agement. Good citizenship also gains
Not only will the counties individual
" seek the farmers but they. when they
come, viii save the counties from mis-
government. The American farmer is
the surest foe Of civic corruption. He
rebels against all extravaganza in Of
ace. while not nliberal in the matter OF
outlay for roads and schools. Hawaii |
cannot have too many OF such men and |
perhaps the formation of counties viii
not be too great a price to pay for
them
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
BATHS CURE LEpRosY P
Reported Discovery of an Americer
Phyncian Ia CHINA.

WASHINGTON, February 25.-From
ment of United States Consul Mcwade
that an American physician, Dr. Adolf
Razlag. has discovered and demon
strated by experiment a cure for the
This cure receives the Endorsement of
Consul McWade, who declares that he
has personally followed the treatment
as administered to four patients, and
has seen three return to their business
perfectly cured. The foundation of
this discovery is in baths. Sun baths,
sand baths, warm and cold fresh water
baths and salt water baths, together
with medicated baths, are the main
features of the remedy. The medicated
baths include wide range of drugs
and chemicals used in various stages.
Together with the treatment is the
scheme of an island hospital, such as
has been planned for the Philippines
and is now in use in the Hawaiian
Islands.
Concerning the cases which have
been successfully treated, Consul Nc
Wade writes that on April 20 of last
buildings furnished by the Viceroy of
the two Kwangs at his request. In
four months three of the patients, one
of whom was asteacher in the Amer
lean Presbyterian Missionary School,,
were discharged and returned to work
cured. This leper colony, six miles
east of Canton, which is known as
"Lepratown,' is described by Consul
McWade as source of the disease,
since it's inhabitants are allowed to go
to the city to beg, and wash in lakes
used for various purposes by the in
habitants. Consul McWade reports
that the new treatment has created the
greatest interest among the Chinese
and Manchu officials.
Concerning his own observation of
the merits of the new cure. Consul
McWade writes to the State Depart
ment:
THE results of the first four cases
have gone far to show that DR.. Razlag's
work of treatment has gone beyond the
stage of experimentation. AS I have
personally witnessed the progress of
the leper patients from the nauseating
and repellant stages of foul liberation
to comparative recovery, have neces-
sarily a strong belief in the efficacy OF
his methods. And as I have had con-
siderable personal experience and some
practical knowledge on these and kim
dred subjects. I regard it with favor
and ask your courteous permission to
recommend the scheme, embracing the
island sanatorium and its governance
and treatment"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE.

THE ohieial and Commercial Record-l
One Of the urgent necessities of Homo
lulu is stock of descriptive literature
70 send and give away to inquirers. visi-
tors and those whom we would like to be
visitors. There should be several kinds
OF literature. illustrated pamphlets;
pamphlets devoted to land; to agriculture:
answering general questions about cost Of
living. opportunities for business. charac-
ter Of schools. system OF government and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25

many questions of a similar character
which are constantly being asked in let
ters from abroad. Again there should be
cheap leaflets on particular subjects.
costing few cents hundred. Hundreds
of letters are being received every month
by officials, organizations and individuals,
asking for all kinds of information COM
corning Hawaii. Most Of the recipte1ts
have neither time nor information to give
the answers. and consequently many OF
these letters go unanswered. This is a
distinct loss TO the community. No op-
portunity to spread knowledge of Ha-
waii should be lost. If stock of litera-
ture could be prepared and kept ready for
use. copies appropriate to the subject
OF inquiry could be mailed in reply; saw
ing time and money and giving more ac-
curate information than the sender could
compile in the time at his disposal.
The best possible method of securing
intelligent use Of such literature is to
have a particular person TO whom all in
quarries can be referred, who can from a
varied stock send that which is most ap-
propriate and supplement it by particular
information not covered by the printed
literature. This could be accomplished if
the bureau recently under discussion by
the Chamber of Commerce and the Mer-
chants Association were established; but
until such bureau is established the next
best thing is to have the literature print
ed and send it out through private
sources.
The Record suggests to the commercial
that they take the initiative
in securing the issuance of this Htera-
ture, and that it will be money well spent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25

San Domingo. by it's recurring revolu-
tions. is putting itself in the way Of
the loss OF its independence. Foreign
interests are becoming so great in the
West Indian island that armed upris-
ings. for the fun of the thing. cannot
be tolerated. Before long Europe will
be I'm a mood to ask the United States
as the paramount power under the
Monroe doctrine to either keep the
peace or let some other power do it.
Either contingency would mean the
control of the administration of San
Domingo by outsiders.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
Honolulu Iron Works Go.
STEAM ENGINES


BOILERS, SUGAR MILLS, COOL
ERS, BRASS AND LEAD CASTINGS
and machinery of every description
made TO order. Particular attention
paid to ships blacksmithing. JOB work
executed on shortest notice.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
WIN. G. IRWIN & COMPANY. ID.
AGENTS FOR

Western Sugar Refining Co.. sas
francisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works. Phi1&Aas-
phia, Pa.
Newell Universal Mil Co., Manufas-
turers of National Cane Skreddeg, New
York, N. z.
Paraf1ne Paint Company, Gan Traa-
cisco, Cal.
Ohlandt & Co., San Francisco. CAL
Pacific OIL Transportation c.. sas
Francisco. Cal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
:D..yspepsle

What's the use of good cook II
there's a bad stomach stomach
too weak properly to digest what
is taken into it?
The owner of such a stomach
experiences distress after eating,
nausea betweenmeals, and is
troubled with beIching and fits of
nervous headache-he's dyspeptic
and miserable.
~ have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything. /
have tried many different remedies, but
could get no relief until began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. After the use OF this
medicine could eat without distress and
today / am as well as ever, but always
keep Hoods Sarsaparilla on hand" Mrs.
J. A. CRowELL, Canajoharie, n. Y.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
WASTING TIME.

Il Z The Legislature, unfortunately for
it's reputation. is spending a great deal
of the peoples time and money in pass
ing freak resolutions and searching for
mares nests. This is not for lack of
legitimate business. There is plenty to
do along the higher levels of ublic
work The County bill, Torrens sys-
TEN. liquor problem, reform of legal
practice. changes in the embezzlement
and building laws, and appropriation
measures call for every minute of leg
islative time; yet we find the members
turning from these duties of State to
investigate Supt. Cooper's sidewalks
and ask gratuitous questions of officials.
some of whom are appointees of the
President, and over whom the Legisla-
ture has no jurisdiction.
The sidewalk agitation is altogether
ridiculous. Supt. Cooper paid for the
job done by the Public Works Depart
ment at his place when the work was
finished-paid a fair price out of his
own pocket, something a committee of
the Legislature could have found out
in ten minutes. But some of the
demagogues wanted to Investigate"
and If possible to cast odium on Cooper
All they will achieve. however, is odium
for themselves and a waste of valuable
time for the taxpayers
And the session is nearly half over
with nothing in particular done. At
this rate the Republican Legislature
will soon be on a par, in public dis
esteem, with its discredited predecessor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25

1t would be a mistake to wholly ex-
clude Chinese and japanese from the
hack business SO long as there are 50
many Orientals in the Territory who
ride in hacks but are unable to com
munieate their wants in English or Ha-
waiian- Possibly there are enough
Asiatic hack-drivers who understand
English or Hawaiian to I'LL the bill; IL
not. some should be licensed to serve
the purely Oriental trade.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25

Charles B. Wilson, who has been ap-
pointed road overseer, is an active and
useful Republican who understands the
duties of the post and may be trusted
to perform them with energy and good
Judgment. His appointment. while a
fitting recognition of party work, was
not solely made on that account. his
executive fitness for-the place he holds
being of public knowledge.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
LOCATION OF SALOONS.

|
With the tabIing of the Local Option
bill in the Senate, and the evident feel
ing in the House that license condi
lions are to be made more easy al
around, the business people of the com
munity are confronted with a seriou:
Icondition which makes it necessary tina
the utmost vigilance be the rule il
there is not to be laid upon the com
munity a serious load. Not in the IL
censes, but in the location of the
saloons. which are to be provided, lies
the greatest danger.
II will be highly inimical TO the
best interests of the city If there are
no restrictions placed about the loca-
ton Of saloons. In no other city of the
country perhaps is there a law which
permits the man who wishes to sell
liquor to do so at any place where he
can secure a lease. His neighbors have
interests and these are always protect
ed by the law to the fullest extent. 1t
is recognized that the presence of a
saloon in the immediate neighborhood
Of a fine establishment tends to de-
crease the values of the property sur
rounding. This has been recognized in
some cities, as the capital of the Ma
ton, and the consent of a large ma.
jority of the property owners of the
neighborhood is needed before there can
be opened place for the sale of
liquors.
There are many fine buildings in Ho
nolulu where the shopkeepers are
reaching out for and catering to the
best trade They are deeply interested
in keeping up the tone of their vicinity
and they cannot look on supinely when
there is being considered q measure
which will permit the establishment of
saloon within a few yards of their
entrance. The rights of the majority
are to be regarded, and it would be
foolish policy if for the benefiting of
one business, there should be laid upon
another serious load.
Again there is always limitation
protecting the churches and schools of
a CITY from the VI
saloons. 1t was unfortunate that the
Senate should deem it wise to permit
a saloon to exist within $50 feet of
church. Four times that distance is a
general rule and in some cities there
is a greater restriction. The residence !
districts too should be protected from
encroachment by the liquor selling |
which would quickly make it uncom-
Portable for neighbors, unfortunate |
enough to have to endure the presence
of a resort for drinkers. 1t is said that
an attempt was made recently to secure
an option on a prominent corner in the
principal residence district of the city,I
for the purpose of planting saloon as
soon as this Legislature took down the
barriers.
1t is now time for Honolulans to face
the danger and meet it with that reso- |
luton which has characterized them in !
previous crises. This is not meant to
be alarmist, but it is a statement OF
fact that is entirely within the bounds
Of probability. and it would seem. that /
the time was here for the business men
who are to be affected, to make known
their feeling and to prevent the entire |
breaking open OF the city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-25
To Practice in the Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON. March 2.-Lee s.
overman. the new Senator from North
Carolina. and E. B. Dole. Attorney
General of Hawaii. were admitted to
practice in the Supreme Court of the
United States today.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-09-05

ginning, because of one of the dirIrrr+
ments of the church or of God "pedt
Many outsiders realize the wisdom of L-
Ollie church in her impediment law, lat
Rollins of New Hampshire declared. abou, efnor
ago that III certain town ] Maine .l.."' year
marriages between close relations. there "''o oi
beetle in nearly every family. Sacred r1..." 81" IN
view. Jan. 6, 1900, p. A. he
Did not the Pope grant divorce to Tho IT,
Napoleon? And ag*=-' in the case of hi- som IDero
No, the Pope did not grant a divorce. ~. 49,,
case. '1T
1st Napoleon was married to l.~a,t;.
Beauharnais March Q. 1906 by q c..I ...' do
only. On Dec. /. 1904, the dav prc...i-., a. '.or
onation Josephine mentioned thi, fec. ,9f'
VII who had shared the common belief r.. .N
had been married according to tine laws ~
church. Napoleon, who desired To- h,. free. ~, ''n
tract another marriage in hopes of .. ..r.
throne of France, was greatly di,p..-.l . M u.
disclosure Yet he hoped still to leave r..,bl .S
the religious marriage ceremony which wa, , |
formed on the eve of the coronation h. 81
Fesch by purposelv incurrng thc iuu. f.r,,s,
clandestinity, which required the presence of
parish priest and two witnesses. The prrt;ff ~"
ever granted to the cardinal the urc,--gr. di.n..
sation from this impediment. so that r.a rosrr;
was valid. Thus, Prince jerome Napoleon in rs.,
C'Napoleon and His Detractors"' wrote: ~z,,.
leon and Josephine, who had been oa' civil, r..
ried in the time Of the directory. were. united ".
ligiously by Cardinal Fesch in order ., -at,fv ,l
scruples of Josephine the evening arar.fru
the conservation, and in the preserre u. Tatcvr,n
and Berthier. in the chapel Of th. rur eria,
know this from the tradition of my far.-v@ T.
tribunal which declared the nuIIitv of this m.r
riagc. therefore, acted on false Testimony. wb;L,
denied the religious marriage, and exercised an
authority # did not possess, for the P.fn +, ho
proper Judge in such cases. The Pine had ro5
ing whatsoever to do with the case. Inaver wa,
brought before him.
I'd. As for the marriage of jerome Bonapar,
with Miss Patterson in 1903. performed by B,bm
Carroll of Baltimore, it was annuIIad iu Franc.
by civil decree March 81, 1905. Tie Pope. ia.
from recognizing this, pronounced in letter to III.
emperor that the marriage Of his brother Jeron.
was perfectly valid according to the laws Of .rs
Catholic church. parsons "Studies in Chmch
History" vol, V, ch. i'll
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-09-05
NTERMoUNTAN COLORADO CATHOLIC: SEPTEMBER

one here mentioned by St Paul, known as the Pau
line privilege. If III marriage between Chris
an and one not baptized the unbeliever refuses to
live with the Christian. is willing to do so but
strives to perveTt tempt the Christian TO mortal
SIM the latter, after having fulfilled certain cond1-
tons laid down by the church law, is free to marry
again But it must be borne in mind that this re-
fers exclusively to a marriage contract between un-
baptized persons, one of whom afterwards becomes
a baptized Christian. 1t then lies with the party
remaining unbaptzed as to whether or not the mar
riage shall be made perpetual
Granted that your church theoretically forbds dt-
does not its systems of dispensations prac-
ticay admit of many exceptions? know personally
of divorced Catholics.
No; as a matter of fact we challenge anyone to
point out ono divorce ever granted under the sane
ton of the church after the consummation OF a
valid marriage. The firm stand OF the Pcpes IN
this matter is evidenced in the protest against dl-
yorce by Nicholas L against Lothair, by Urban II
and Paschal II against Philip ii of France by
Celestine III and Innocent III against Philip LII
of France. by Clement VII and Paul III against
Henry VIII and lastly by Plus VII against Napos
leon T. (Cf. Leo MIL Encyclical Arcanum)
AS guardian of the Sacraments, she claims the
right to make laws affecting their administration
and reception Thus she claims exclusive control
oyer the sacrament of marriage. and besides the
divine impcdiments. which she has no power,
she for the good of society, has established other
impediments diriment, which render an at
tempted marriage invalid, and others impeding,
which, while not affecting the validity of the mar
riage, render the contracting parties guilty of
grievous sin Thus, marriage of first cous:zs
without dispensation would be invalid; whereas
the marriage of Catholic to baptized Protestant
before a minister would be valid yet the Catholic
party would thereby commit grievous sin, involving
recourse to the bishop for pardon.
By the same power wherewith she makes these
laws, the church, for the good of the individual or
society, claims the right TO dispense therofrom
One can readily conceive that in some instances
the mpedment would be a source of harm rather
than that of good.
Whenever, therefore. YOU have met Catholics
who seem to have married again after divorce
one of two things is certain: 1st Either they
Catholics living outside the pale of their church;
or, ID Their first marriage, which seemed valid
in the eyes of the world, was invalid from the be-
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-09-05
Scbwdb's Characteristics

often played them on his friends, and
laughingly submitted to being the butt
of one himself sHe was subject to the
most surprising and unexpected ac-
tions.
During a game of billiards at his
home one night, when the score was
close, he suddenly turned TO his op-
pouent and said:
I'll bet my trousers against yours
that 1 beat YOU"
Very WELL" it's a CO. was the re-
ply.
Mr. Schwab won. He demanded his
ed the other members of the party be-
gan to deride him.. He disrobed. Short
ly after the loser said:
Well. Charley, surely you will lend
me a pair?"
Indeed, will not, said Mr. Schwab.
What! You don't expect me 70 go
home in this attire %
Why, of course; that is where you
lose"
He took TO the alieyways for his
home, six blocks away,ssand was
chased by two policemen who had been
sent after him by his fellow merry
makers.
Mr.. Schwab's motto in running the
Carnegie. works was never rest" He
believed nothing was perfect. AS soon
as he installed an Improvement he
started to find means of improving on
that Improvement. He encouraged his
subordinates to think. to suggest. He
offered them inducements Although
the works were immensely profitable
he strived continually TO make them
more So,
1t was Mr. Schwab who carried out
the plan of giving the superintendent
a personal interest in the output of
their departments, He invited them to
dinner.
Now, I want each of you to tell me
what your department can do he
said.
Each man, after some mental figur-
ing, gave his answer.
Very WELL" said Mr. Schwab. now
I'll give you so much bonus and we'll
see what effect that will have on your
The result was remarkable. The plan
proved the most prolific the concern
had ever adopted.
When Mr.. Schwab was elected pres
ident of the Carnegie Steel company
he purchased the Vandergrift home,
one of the handsomest residences in
tile city. Captain Vandergrift had
spent fortune on the decorations
alone and they were the joy of the
artistic set. Mr.. Schwab determined TO
have everything new. The Wander
grift decorations were effaced and re-
placed. Those of the artistic set who
got glimpSes of the new decorations
described the act as sacrilege. When
Mr.. Schwab heard this he said Its
all matter of taste.'-St. Paul Globe |