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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-10-06
Co EMIL of Life.

Mrs. Seldom-H Hometown, Fido!
Mrs. Jenner Lee Ondegn-Don't scold
him. He isn't annoying nae in the least.
I like little dogs. They are so full OF
life. don't you know.
At this critical iuncture Fido begins
to scratch himself with great vigor,
and they hastily change the subject
Chicago Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
The Scope Of the Csnsus.

There is a wide difference between
United States and in other countries.
The American census is an invaluable
national account of stock" costing
the American people, in 1900, S11, S54,-
S17.91, and embracing extended inqui-.
ries concerning population, mortality.
agriculture and manufactures. Each
of these topics is considered a legitim-
ate part of census investigation, and
receives equal care and consideration.
In most other demonstrating countries
the census is much less comprehen-
sive, being generally confined to an
enumeration of population by sex. age,
nativity, conjugal condition, occupa-
ton, etc, together with, in some cases,
details concerning number and kind of
dwellings.
In Europe, up TO 1901, only five coun-
tries-France, Hungary, Germany,
Denmark and Belgium-had taken in
dustrial censuses; and these, although
including some valuable data not Sc
cured in the United States We're much
less comprehensive than our census
of manufactures. In France and
Hungary nothing more was undertaken
than the collection of information re-
lating to the occupation and personal
condition of employers and employees
The German Industrial census paid but
little attention to the personal condi-
tion of employees, but called for a de-
tailed statement of the kind of estab-
lishment, and the motive power and
machinery used. The Danish census
was, in the main, similar to the Ger
man but omitted machinery, and ask
ed for the wages paid to employees,
classified by kind Of work done. The
most detailed and comprehensive Of
European industrial censuses is the
one taken b. Belgium in 1896 This,
like the French and Hungarian CEN
suses, comprised detailed information
regarding the occupation and personal
condition of employees, and in addition
called for the hours of labor and pc
RODS of rest, the wages and method
of payment, the kind Of products and
| the motive power.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
Reduced In Rank.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The Presi-
dent has acted on the cases of First
Lieutenant Louis H. Hamilton, Four
teenth Infantry; Hamilton Foley,
Fifth Cavalry; Second Lieutenant
Thomas E. Murtagh, Coast Artillery;
Shelby L. Rucker, Philippine Scouts,
tried by courtmartial and sentenced
to dismissal from the army. He ap-
proved the sentences in the cases of
Foley, Murtaugh and Rucker. A fur
ther sentence of imprisonment i'm
posed on Lieutenant Foley, in addi-
ton to the dismissal, was disapproved.
The sentence of Lieutenant Hamilton
was committed to reduction of rank
of lie numbers, which places him at
the foot of the list of First Lieuten-
ants and he is required to make a pub
lie apology for certain remarks made
in the presence of lady which gave
offense and on which his trial was
based.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
Symptom of Development.

Two important events have just hap
pened on the Island of Hawaii, the first
being a meeting of the agricultural So
ciety and the second being the volcanic
eruption. Hasty readers are apt to at
tach more Importance to the last men
toned event, but as a matter of fact
that is an insignificant matter when
compared with the lasting benefits to
be derived from pushing minor indus
tries on the big island. The scope of
discussion at the meeting of the agri-
cultural society indicates that Hawaii
is on the eve of big development of lit
tie industries, and the other islands
should watch and initiate their exam
ple.-Maui News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
a Jibe From Shanghai .

Baseball as played in Honolulu must
be a gentle and joyous form of pleas
aunce, judging from the following clip
ping from Honolulu paper:
The Trustees of the Baseball League
request that, in the interest of fair play
and good sport, specta tors on the
grounds will not address epithets or
abusive language to any of the play
ers.
Imagine the Shanghai Cricket Club,
for instance, having cause to issue
such a notice. Imagination retires
ggared.-Shangha Times
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
Bad for Republicans.

On Maui at least, and possibly on the
other islands in like degree, it has be-
come apparent that the neglect to order
cause of the loss of a large number of
Republican votes. caused by the shift
ing about and removal of large num-
Der of men who voted the Republican
ticket two years ago, and who would
do so again, if here, while many new
corners are not on the register.-Maui
News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
HOSPITAL SITES.
Territory.

Some information in Eastern papers
of late regarding the location of hos
pitfalls recalls the discussion that oc-
CURED in Honolulu when site for
the Hospital for Incurables was being
sought. It is stated that half of the
ground known at the time or the
Worlds Fair in Chicago as the Mid
way Plaisance is to be made the site
of the greatest medical school in the
world a principal feature OF which
will be a complicated system of con-
tagious diseases hospitals. Thus, in
stead of getting up a panic over the
bare mention of treating contagious
diseases anywhere within the city
limits, the Chicago people are setting
up benign institution for receiving
and treating contagious diseases OF
every variety by wholesale amidst
their very best locality and doing so
with pride before the world at large.
In Boston the principal fever hospital
of the city is in the most thickly pop
ulated section, and statistics show that
the proportion of febrile diseases in
its neighborhood is less than the aver
age. The experience of London is said
to be like that Of Boston, although
smallpox is mentioned as an exception
There are perhaps few of the more
loathsome and highly infections dis
eases in regard to which it would not
be right to risk the carrying of cases
into closely populated sections. Ye
the theory on which the Chicago ex
ample is based is that hospital re
1ieves it's vicinage of cases of diseas
which would otherwise almost certain
ly spread contagion. Where there i
considerable choice of ground for hos
pitfalls yet available, as in Honolulu
the question need not be made a dis
turbing one. Yet, in the event of an
new institution of humanity of tina
kind being projected here in future,
will be useful to have the experienc
of other cities taken into considera
ton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
WELCOME FAVORS.

1t is good news, though it would be
doubtful compliment to the United
States Government if the information
were also called unexpected, when the
Advertisers special cable from WASH
ington printed this morning contains.
How the Federal authorities lett the
lighthouses on these islands burden
unon the Territory for three and nail
years, while taking over the Hawaiian
postofice and custom house services
when the Territorial government va"
,rao+ad NAV have been nothing
but an oversight. After all the Ohiteo
States is a big place to govern ana II
1,o,,1d he too much for the people OF
Hawaii to expect that the statesmen III
washington should lie awake every
night thinking whether or not they
,,;gb+ have forgotten something that
should have been done the previous
day for the benefit of this little Ter
ritory out in the wet.
It would be ungrateful even 10 can
the taking over of the lighthouses an
act of tardy justice. Compared Win
what NAV be regarded as gratuitles, OF
at least favors that were not legal on
1ieations which the Territory has re-
ce;ved while awaiting this action. the
burden of. maintenance of lighthouses
rannot be held as a grievance OF the
major class. The grant of a million
8 dollars cash toward liquidating the nre
claims saved the Territory from Sc
rious item of embarrassment Announcer
-.ocentahle turn done by the Federal
Government is the redemption OF the
Hawaiian silver coinage. Whether II
was really a material advantage 70
Hawaii OF, not, it was one OF the thihss
+,ot was distinctly requested from
here.
r. 10 not stated in the dispatch Wheth-
or or not the Territory is to be reim-
bursed for the money expended on the
maintenance Of Hawaiian lighthouses
since the Organic Act came into Iorce'
If that is not determined as yet II VIII
no inst one more detail for Delegate
RaIanianaole to attend to. The Ierri-
tory will not be disposed to make
,reat deal of fuss about that matter
anyway. especially in view OF the
probability that Uncle Sam, since he is
taking over the lighthouses, Will aoo
to the present number Of them and I'M
nrove those already existing both in
architecture and in the quality OF the
lights displayed in the houses. Homo
lulu harbor light, for instance, has on
account of the many stronger lights IN
the CITY become quite out ef date.
The other item of good news from
washington given out this morning is
that a revenue cutter is soon to be pro-
vided for Hawaiian waters. While TINS
is something the Treasury department
really needs here in its own interests
it will incidentally add to the business
and life Of Honolulu as well as, doubt
lessly, inure to the more complete
maintenance of law and order in the
Territory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19

Leschetizky, the Russian composer.
was an instructor in the imperial in
stitute for young women at Smolna.
Some of the pupils Of the institute,
gir1-like, had complained of the quality
of their food and rumors of their COM
plant reached the ears of the emperor,
who ordered the Duke of Oldinburg,
president of Smolna, to look into the
matter. 'I was not very fond of his
excellency," says Leschetizky; "he was
a man of sour disposition-tall, thin,
quick, and angular in his movements,
with little, blinking, beady black eyes
that took note of everything; and his
nose in everybody's business. The en-
peror's command was no sooner issued
than Oldinburg started for Smolna, ar
irving just at dinner time. Station
ing himself not far from the kitchen,
he awaited the passage of the soldiers
on duty in the dining room. Presently
two went by carrying a soup tureen
Set that down on the floor and fetch
me SPOON Numbered the duke. The
| soldiers looked up in evident surprise
| but, too well disciplined to speak
except in answer to question, obeyed
then stood submissively awaiting fur
Their orders. The duke, wearing a Sc
verely critical expression of face, dip
ped the spoon in the gray, murk!
liquid, but had no sooner touched i
to his lips than he angrily rejected it
shrieking, Why, it's dish water,' "A
your highness says answered the ter
rified soldiers. And so it was-disl
water being carried away in cast-ot
soup tureen, used for washing knive
land forks"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19

mains to be seen. Meantime the Maui
News promises, when the court is done
with the matter, to start an eruption
of its own. What the people OF that
judicial district have right to expect
is that the grand jury's findings will
be so definite, one way or the other,
as to result either in complete exon
Grafton or in thorough publication of
the WaiIuku police force.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19

\ colored barber thus explained to
Senator Hoar his reason for resigning
from certain African church: Il
jined that church en- good faith, and de
fust yeah l give $40 to'ds de stated Cos
pei. an all de chu'ch people calls me
'Brudder Dickson De second yeah
me bizness fell off. en- I give So: en- all
de church people dey call me 'Mistah
Dickson De third yeah I feel so
polly dat I don't give nuthin' tall for
preachin', en- all de chu'ch people dey
pass me by en- say, Dat ole niggah
Dickson After dat I quit EN-"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
LIGHTNING ON
THE DRUMMOND

A sailor on the James Drummond
which arrived Friday from Newcastle
says that while the vessel was in the
Molokai channel Thursday night light
ming struck the main truck, and a Dor
ton of the mast was broken off and
fell to the deck, narrowly missing two
men.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19

Fort St. Opposite Star Block.
Have your old SUITS MADE TO
LOOK LIKE NEW. Dyeing and press
ing. Tailoring. The renewing of ladies'
clothing a speciality. Prices very low.
Phone White 1862.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
Not Allurlng TO Tourists.

The Hawaii Promotion Committees
stereotyped advertisement in several
eastern periodicals, wherein snowy
slopes" are announced as among the
local tourist attractions, has already
been given too much currency for sue
eessful contradiction. Patriotic Ha-
vaiians, white and brown, who have
long been extolling in song and story
the beauties of their evergreen hills
and mountain sides must grin, and
bear this embarrassing mistake of the
advertisement engraver, who read
snowy for sunny in the copy.
Residents of the mainland who are
seeking change Of temperature in
the winter months are not likely to
regard snowy mountain Or hill slopes
as conducive to pleasure and comfort.
There are such features of Hawaiian
scenery as snowy SUBMITS, seen only
in the months of January and Feb
ruary, after heavy falls of rain in the
valleys. Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa,
on the island of Hawaii, are often snow
capped in those months, and so is Ha-
1eakala on Maui. A bit of snow is
seen occasionally on the tops of Wal
aleale, on Kauai, and Kaala and Kona-
huanui, on this island. But all these
mountains, especially the first three
mentioned, are very lofty and rarely
assembled.
Engravers are noted for perverting
facts and misspelling words, despite
the fact that they take their own time,
and plenty of it, in executing what
they are directed to do. The artist
who prepared the advertisement refer
red to here deserves credit for one
thing: He spelled the name of the Ter
ritory correctly. of the Pa
cific.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19

Judge Kalua has renewed his ac-
cusations against members of the
Waikiki police force in his charge to
the grand jury at the present term of
his court. Whether this grand jury
vious one in finding whether or not
there is fire beneath the smoke re-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-19
Alcoholism and Eere6 itY.

In a we'll known but slightly sensa-
tional medical journal. The London
Lancet, a rather surprising opinion is
advanced by G. Archda11 Reid. He is
satisfied that predisposition to drink
ing lis not inherited from Incorporate
parents. He argues in this fashion,:
If offspring are affected, then, in time,
the race grows degenerate and finally
becomes extinct. On the other hand,
if they are not, then the power of re-
sistance becomes developed and
strengthened, and later generations
crave liquor less than did their ances-
tors The latter rule explains to Mr..
Reid the present existence of old races
like the Jews, Greeks and the nations
of Southern Europe, who for ages
have had alcoholic beverages. Young
Ter stock, like that of Northern Europe.
having had less time in which to ac-
|quire resisting powers, might, on the
other hand, show a greater suscepti-
bility In other words, he holds that
|alcohol, as we'll as disease, is the cause
of an innate Immunity against itself.
To this doctrine much dissent has
been expressed. A resident Of Buffa-
10, Lawrence Irwell, declares that If a
distinct craving for drink is not trans
United ito children, there is at least an
inherent susceptibility. A writer in
1.-THE Medical Record denies that the
people of Southern Europe are today
abstemious. He then remarks: Mr..
Reid cannot prove that the children
of habitual drunkards are normally
developed both mentally and physical
lily. When drink is INDUCED in to ex-
cess through successive generations 1t
results in insanity, paralysis, idiocy or
cerebral defect of some kind. The the
DRY that in drinking nation the. unfit
are weeded out and that among the
survivors considerable degree Of i'm
munity to alcohol is established is
plausible and probable. The craving
for drink may not be directly trans
mftted, but the children of drunken
parents or one drunken parent will in
all likelihood inherit some physical or
mental defect or both, which may OF
| a certainty be put down to the drink
ling habits of their progenitors.''
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08

A college student who went
from New York to work in the
harvest fields of Kansas has writ
ten a letter to his father in which
he says the rumored great scarcity
of labor, the high wages being Of
fered and the Kidnapping OF
tramps to work on the fields is
pretty much all nonsense and with
out foundation. In his own case,
he says that he had hard time
finding employment, and it was
onlv after he promised to work
without wages, that he got a place
on farm. He wrote for his rail-
fare back home and says he is com
ing home quickly.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08

the curl ent. Swimmers who do
SO are apt to lose their feet.
Always bathe with the back to
the current, or you are liable to
loose your feet.
If a chilli comes over you take
small drink of brandy.
Never take brandy for chill.
Rub yourself until warmth returus
with coarse towel.
For chill, drink lemonade.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08


The story is told that a good
man recently died and of course
went to the good place. AS he
wanted to go sight seeing the first
day, an angel guide was given him.
Before long he noticed a number
of persons dragging ball and
chain as they walked. @How is
this" he asked the guide, ''Isn't
this heaven" The angel smiled
and said: "These are notbad men;
but they are from Mississippi and
we have to chain them or they
would go back. Elk.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08
Not the Right Man.

He was about to turn from wood
ward avenue into Michigan when
a gust of wind collided with his
high topped hat and sent it huse
ting almost to the foot of the SOL
diers' monument, relates the De-
troit Free Press, Being a man
who had passed through the GAL
weston flood and the st. Louis al
dermanic investigations, he stood
stock still and let three other men
chase his hat. It was brought back
to him after two or three minutes,
and as he waited its coming he
took a memorandum book from
his pocket and asked of the man
who had it in hand.
"Will you kindly give me your
name, sir?'
what fol?' was asked.
That / may mention you in my
will. You chased my hat sir, and
and picked it up and busted it off,
and you have brought
There g some mistake here, in.
terrupted the chaser. | am not .he
man who busted ) our hat eff.
Then what noble part did you
play?
Why simply jumped on it and
held it down with my $50 pounds
until another fellow came up and
grabbed it. I guess | don't care to
be mentioned in your will or any
where else.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08

Discussing the question of the
repeal of the fifteenth amendment
Harper's Weekly remarks that
nothing but the growing fre-
quency in the Northern States OF
the negro crime, by which is
meant the crime against white
women, and the conviction that
this is due te the notion of politi.l
cal and social equality implanted
by the gift of suffrage, is likely to
cause a revolution of Northern
sentiment as to lead to the whole
sale disfranchlsement .'of the me-
gro on the ground Of their race or
color"
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08
New Rifle Adopted by the Government

The American soldier boys are
to be armed with new and won
derful rifle. The new weapon will
hurl a bullet five miles and is the
most powerful small arm ever in
vented.
The new gun is six inches short
er and one pound lighter than the
Krag J Jorgenson, and will be used
by both cavalry and infantry. 1t
will shoot a single bullet through
the bodies of fifty five men all for.
ming it's muzzle, the nearest man
being fifty three feet away. At
five hundred yards it can NOV
down twenty three men, and at
1000 yards thirteen men and at
1900 yards six men.
The new weapon is a magazine
gun firing five cartridges in sue
cession, or it can be used as sim
gle shot arm.
The new gun is being manafac-
tured in the United States arse-
nails at the rate of35O per day
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08
PROCEEDINGS,
Board OF Supervisors. YaIobusha
Comfy, August Term, 1903.
Accounts Allowed.

Accounts Allowed.
Sheriff Allen, clean walks
and court house s 200
w p Schmitz, rep, bridge 10 90
Dick Fly, haul. b'dge lum. 15O
Courier ct al, pub pro. 10 90
w III Hughes, road cont'r
District No. L 534 90
Ell w Durrant, lum & nails, % 90
L S p Robinson ct al, cor
oner s jury 26 90
Sheriff Allen, Jail account Is go
McLarty & Co., nails z so
] d Rayburn, pau. acct l9 DO
[ Ell Brewer, sal & stmps 81 90
Mrs nj Il Robinson, tenn ref 3 so
Jennie Hawkins, tenn relief 8 so
D & E Barton, TEN relief 3 90
Tom Brandon. tenn relief 8 30
w w Hyde, con. road 5, 537 30
w w Hyde, bal last quar-. 81 30
Herald, stationery 2 90
S M Wood, bridge work, 10 90
@ M Scroggin, Jail account 5 10
L w Mackey, account, 1 45
Election Commissioners s.
clerk, 2 days service, "a %
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08
This Doc Can Spell.

Chicago News: There is south
side lady who owns Gordon set
ter which she believes is endOw-
ed with almost human intelligence.
This is not hastily formed nor
unfounded opinion, but has been
developed by years of experience.
Here is one of the many incidents
from which has sprung her faith
in her dog.
One Sunday, having finished
her dinner, the lady went into the
drawing room to read the paper.
On rug near the window the set
ter was basking drowsily in the
sunshine. The lady's two sons
were still in the dining groom fin>
ishing the repast, and the mother
overhead something said about
bones. Now the good lady has a
mortal dread that her beautiful
dog will choke to death on bone
some day, so raising her voice,
she called out:
Boys, don't give Dan any
c h.i-c- ken boomers" spelling
these two words so the dogs at
tention would not be attrrcted.
81 am afraid he will choke"
AS she spelled chicken the dog
raised his head, at ''bones" he got
up, walked into the dining,foom
and looked at the bones the boys
were picking.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1903-08-08

Merchants and other business
men sometimes say they don't be-
lieve in advertising; and yat they
have never tried it to any great
extent. Suppose these same men
had said before they went.into the
mercantile business that they did
not believe in it, what conclusion
would be drawn. The conditions
are not dissimilar. 1t is simply q
case OF not believing in thing
because they have not tried IT..
There is no doubt about advertls.
ing paying else the vast number
of husting business men who heve
spent thousands of dollars for
that purpose would long ago dis
continued it if no results had
been obtained. The only QUESTION
is have you got anything to ad
yer tise or any inducements to Of
fer. If SO then put it before the
neople IN AN attractive way and
they will surely investigate it
Exchange.