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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
DOINGS OF A WICKED CROW.
Dick is Noted Thief and Regular
Attendant at Funerals.

Mr. Alexander Lidnum is the possess
sor of a tame crow which is in his way
a very unique character. Dick, as he
is called, Notwithstanding his mis-
chievous escapades and thieving afro
cities, is universal favorite through
out the town, and has hosts of warm
friends. One of his favorite haunts is
Spring Hill cemetery, which he visits
daily. Mr. Charles Seymour, the keep
er of the cemetery, Is one of his warm
est friends, but is, nevertheless, VIC
tim of his miSchievOus FRANKS. He has
stolen from Mr.. Seymour numerous
rules, pencils and other articles. On
one occasion he took a pipe FROM the
pocket OF his coat, and on another a
gold watch from the pocket of another
gentleman's vest, which he had remov-
ed from his person and laid on one OF
the graves nearby. Dick Is also pro-
fessional mourner. TIe attends every
funeral that takes place in Spring Hill,
and, perching himself on the edge of
the open grave, remains there until the
funeral service is ended, or until the
grave is entirely closed, when he wan
ders off to look for mischief.
Another of his favorite places of WIS.,
A. Spence, where Dick Thomas and
James Dillon have to watch him con-
stantly to prevent him from confiscat-
ing their paint brushes and numerous
other small articles.
Dick always pays friendly visits to
Mr.. George M. Wilson's flour mill, but
as yet has relieved Mr.. Wilson of moth
ing more valuable than a lot Of bugs in
=, Sc uyhi "a
get rid Of
This crow is to be seen almost every
morning perched somewhere along
Dover street, watching very intently
the work of laying new gas mains, and
seems very much interested in the
work. He also visits daily the site upon
which the new building of the Eastern
National bank is being erected, and
from his apparent interest in, and close
watchfulness of the work as he struts
around from one part Of the building 20
the ether, one would think he was gen.
eral superintendent of the construction
thereof.
The wOrkmen have orders from the
bank officials not to modest or injure
him in any way. Last week he went
out to Hickory ridge farm, two miles
from town, where Mr. William Rust re-
sides, went in the house, and picked
new stiff hat to pieces for that gentle
man, besides tearing down window
blind and stealing key.
Dick is a very sensitive bird, and if
any one does anything to hurt him he
never forgets it, and will have nothing
to do with them or go anywhere near
them. When night begins to come on
Dick will leave what he is doing and
make for home before dark-Easton
Qnd.) Correspondence of Baltimore
American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
may not discuss, like the trouble IL

may lou discuss, ike C1S trOuDK6 IL
Finland.
But one goes to Russia with the NO
ton that they may not discuss internal
affairs with any degree Of vigor, and
that they are not allowed to criticize
the government. However, within the
last few weeks the Novoye Vremya,
which has the reputation-and justly so
among foreigners Of being practically
servlle, has made an indignant attack
upon Russian diplomacy in the Near
East, declaring that Germanys posi-
ton today in Turkey might have been
won easily by Russia. Within the last
month also it has treated the Orthodox
Church somewhat unceremoniously,
saying in an editorial: eff the Church
is going to interfere in foreign politics
in China it had better stay OUT
Although there is little doubt that the
Novoye Vreyma carefully safeguards it's
position, it has gone contrary to the
government in a number Of questions.
1t advocates public schools in a straight
forward manner, and several years ago
if strenuOusly assaulted the government
for the bad state of affairs in the agri-
cultural districts. .-
The st. Petersburg Vedomosti leases
it's property from the government, and
is thus subject to official goodwill for
it's very existence. But, while it is one
of the Oldest papers in Russia, having
recently celebrated its 10th birthday,
it lis regarded by the minister of the
interior as the organ of the revolution
ary party. Its editor, Prince Oukhtom-
sky, has been in other years an intimate
friend Of the car, and he is supposed
to be now protected personally by De
White, yet his paper does not support
the cars unconstitutional monarchy
nor De Whites financial policy.
The most influential man in Russia
today outside of the government :, is
probably Prince Mestchersky, the edi-
tor of the ST. Petersburg = Grahdanin
CThe Citizen), whose great rise in pow
er has come within the last six months
He is sometimes called the Russian
free lance" An aristocrat by birth and
conviction, he is thus in sympathy with
an autocratic monarchy, but he has been
punished several times for attacking the
government. He Is rich enough to be
financially Independent Of any loss, and
while disliked by some Conservatives
and hated by most Radicals, he has sell
dom been accused by impartial people
of being insincere in his utterances.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
Pointed Paragraphs.

The roll-top desk covers a multitude
of untidiness.
Nothing but learning will teach a
man how ignorant he Is.
It is either too hot or too cold for
the lazy individual.
When a man is stingy Of kind words
he is the meanest kind of a miser.
A badly told story bores one almost
as much as poor relation.
A woman can do almost anything
with a hairpin except sharpen a pen
Gil.
Don't censure the man who scolds his
wife in public He doesn't dare to do
it at home.
An old bachelor compares women to
monographs because they repeat ev-
erything that is told them.
The man who is unable to get credit
doesn't have to dodge up an alley when
he sees a bill collector coming.
Silence may be good substitute for
wisdom, but it's difficult for the man
who is short Of wisdom to keep his
mouth shut.-ChicagO News.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
Woman or Lady-Which?

Woman or lady? Is it the Woman or
the lady? The Chicago committee on
school management has substituted
woman" for lady" in classifying
the female teachers. On the assump-
ton that every woman is lady until
she furnishes proof to the contrary,
this change is quite generally ap-
proved in polite society. Yet the wives
of the presidents cabinet omcers
describe themselves as the ladies' OF
the cabinet" in irscribing Christ
mas gift to Mrs. Roosevelt, who IS
also called "the first lady OF the land"
New Yock. World.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The Wellesley graduate who married
the Marquis Of Donegal, her senior by
90 years, gets nothing in exchange that
most women would call valuable ex-
cept a dishonored title. Her husband
is notorious rogue, has been a hope
less bankrupt for nearly 80 years, cam
not sit In the house of lords, and has
but meagre salary as clerk OF the
County Of Antrim.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The Luxembourg palace and gardens,
in Paris are endangered by new assures
In the Catacombs which unnderlie that
part of the city.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Senator Vest of Missouri says that
after March 4 next he will retire to
private life, and refuses a reelection.
Thus the senate loses an able man and
Missouri its brightest representative at
Washington. Senator Vest served in
the Confederate congress, and as a
Democrat has been leader in his par
" in the senate.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The vested and conflicting interests
of 45 states are in congress at Wash
ington and there will be a feeling Of
uncertainty and insecurity until con-
eress adjourns on the 4th of March.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Marconi's achievement in sending a
message across the Atlantic in the face
Of bowling blizzard is sufficient evil
dence that in wireless telegraphy oper-
on account Of the weather.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The Panama canal commission has
drawn salaries in the past three years
aggregating 100000, Admiral Walk
er's salary being 5000 per year-and
the first spadeful of earth has not yet
been turned.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

A waiter in the Senate restaurant re-
Gently called up the tube to the kitchen,
IAN apple pie, a peace pie, mince pie
and pudding for Senator Nelson.
Senator Mason was passing and, i'm
initiating the darkey's voice, he shouted,
add one doctor for Senator Nelson.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

1t is a commO neXpresssion among
Washington scientists that the clever
est advertising scheme conceived this
year is the feeding experiment" being
conducted by Dr. Harvey w. Wiley.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

A small body of Pathans attempted
to rob the jewel exhibition room at the
great Indian Durbar. They are now on
exhibition themselves
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

A { livery wagon driver in New Jer-
Fey has been tarred and feathered for
paying marked attention to married
woman; which was also, and very
properly, narrow escape for the lady
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Mascagni must think somebody put
off a hoodooed dope sheet on him when
he was induced to make an American
money-scooping tour.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

A Canadian vessel has just succeeded
in making a landing at Sable Island,
being the first ship to reach the place
In five months. Many vessels have
landed there Internationally, never to
leave again.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Mr.. A. s. Trude, attorney for Mr..
G. K. G. Billings, predicts that in the
near future New York and Chicago
capitalists will control the gas supplies
of most Of the European capitals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The employees of the steel trust will,
It is claimed, refuse an opportunity to
become stockholders because it would
ourtail their right to strike.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

II anybody thinks Uncle Arthur Pue
German is going to be a lazy figure in
the campaign of 1904 he is densely ig-
norant of that gentleman's lays.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

An elephant was electricuted recently
ut Coney Island If they could only
KILL "The Elephant Dive" of that place
it would be a blessing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The army is five years behind the
navy in getting a strategy board, but it
has one now that will do its work in
peace as we'll as in war.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The newspaper cable rate from Ha-
wall of 20 cents &. word is likely to dis
courage any lapses from the brevity
which is said to be the soul Of wit.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Judging by the roll call in congress
on Monday, a senatorial contest at
home overshadows the Importance Of
national legislation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

The Methodists have raised their
e20,000,000 funds and we congratulate
them. Now let them use it with judg-
ment and discrimination.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

It Is rather unkind of the critics to
refer to Mrs. Langtry as merely an ex-
hibit of Paris gowns, when she wears
such small pieces of them of any kind
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Kaiser Wilhelm ought to be happy
since he has got England where she
doesn't know whether to back or fill
as between him and Uncle Sam.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
Extenuating Circumstances.

'"This is the second time you've come
home drunk in two days"
"Yesh, m dear; but it's so awful
slipp'ry I couldn't "a got home t all
'thout a pair O. skates. "---Rrooklyn
Eagle.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Rev. A. w. Fiemer, of Brooklyn, has
been elected to the chair of New Tesla
ment Theology and Ethics at Bloom
field Theological seminary, Bloomfield,
N. J.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

Tss hcof ana mouth disease has been
Eubdued, but there is no cure for I..5
mouthings of cranks, fadists and theo-
rists.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12

lieve. At least neither my
natural temperament, my
early training nor my
present occupation would
tend to make me of that
class who court the vision
airy and speculative fields
of thought in preference
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
Too Loud.

Too Loud.
LET me alone" he grumbled. what
on earth did you wake me out of a
sound sleep for?"
Because" replied his patient wife,
lit was such a distressing sound."-
Philadelphia Press.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
The Mysterious Call.
BY r. L. GILCHRIST, MD.

Copyright, 1901, by Authors Syndicate)
A c.11racr.ctiki01 II
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-02-12
CZAR'S PRESS CENSOR
MYSTERIOUS BUT ALL POWER
Full PARSONAGE.
It Is Not Wise, However, to Talk
About Him When on Rus
sian Territory.

was in st. Petersburg, and
a small party of English
people and one Russian
were having afternoon tea
together, relates a writer
in the London Mail.
With the newcomers
eagerness to investigate
all things Russian, I
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-27
COUNTY BILL PASSED.

The Senate has done its share tow
ards giving county government to Ha-
wall. The county bill passed third
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-27

reading unanimously last evening, those
TO whom the honor of voting for 1T fell
being: Senators Achi, Baldwin, c.
Brown, Crabbe. Dickey, McCandless.
Paris, Kaiue, Kalauokalani and Wilcox,
Woods. j. T. Brown. Kaohi and Naka-
paahu were absent. the latter still be-
ing i'll.
There were but few changes made In
the last seventy-four pages. The Su-
perfntendent of Public Instruction was
added as a member of the Board OF
Public Institutions, on motion OF Achi,
Senator Kalauokalanfs attempt to raise
the salary of waterworks Superintend-
ent from $4,000 to $4,000 failed. Receipts
for all public buildings are to be given
by county officers to the Governor.
Senator Kalauokalani wanted the APP
Precipitation of $4,000 for Oahu raised
to $500, 900. Lost.
Senator McCandless called atteption
to the fact that the total amount. $780,
Oe0 appropriated for the use of counties
would exceed by 100000 the money in
the hands of the Treasurer on January
/, 1904
The reading of the bill was finished
at $780,
The supplemental report of the COM
mittee, fixing salaries. was adopted.
Senator Baldwin moved an amend
ment to the merchandise license section
cutting the license from $500 to one
fourth per cent on the gross sales.
Lost.
Senator Brown moved the passage OF
the bill. Senator crabbe called for the
ayes. and said no one would vote mo"
on the bill The vote was announced.
eleven ayes, with hand clapping.
Senator Achi moved the second read
ing of the municipal act. which passed.
The bill will come UP for third reading
today.
The Senate then adjourned
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-03-27

present system of eight times the rental
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IN THE SENATE

Senator Brown reported for the Judi
ciary Committee recommending the
passage of the bill amending the law
relative to sale of stock and also re-
curing the consent of the Governor for
the issuance of charter.
The same committee reported favor
ably the bill providing 4 penalty for
foreign corporations violating the law.
Both reports were adopted.
KONA-KAU RAILWAY.
Senator Dickey for the Committee on
Miscellaneous Petitions reported against
the bill exempting the Kona-Kau Rail-
way from taxes for five years The COM
1nittee recommended that the bill be
laid on the table as it established bad
precedent, and that if the corporation
couldn't succeed and pay taxes it would
fail anyway.
Senator Kalauokalani moved that the
report be indefinitely postponed"
which was lost. six to five. Senator
Achi said the committee didn't state
facts The report will be considered
with the bill.
Senator Dickey reported favorably
the bill amending the oleomargarine
law and reducing the penalty to thirty
days. To be considered with the bill.
RAISE ASSESSMENT VALUE. 4
Senator Baldwin for the Ways and
Means Committee reported favorably
Senate Bill No. 10 amending the tax
alton law. One amendment offered was
that the tax collector could not compel
the payment of personal taxes by per-
sons owing money to those indebted for
taxes unless the amount equals the tax
owing.
The committee also recommended
that the property assessment value be
fixed at ten times the annual rental !
Senator Paris dissented preferring the
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PASSES
THE COUNTY BILL
(continued from page p

Continued from page p
Then the poll tax talk went on. the
consideration of the bill being finally
postponed indefinitely. This action car
ried with it also the indefinite post
ponement of House Bill 4. identical in
it's features with the other
OPPOSED TO CREMATION.
House Bill No. 2. which is the bill to
prohibit the cremation of the bodies of
deceased persons without the consent of
their next OF kin. was taken up next,
on the committee report that con-
sideration Of the measure should be in
definitely postponed. Kumalae, speak
ing against the report, said that the
Board of Health had not properly quar-
antined a certain plague case reported
by DR.. Sinclair. Perhaps this Board
of Health wanted the race to take. the
plague and die of it," he said. He con-
tinued in the same strain, denunciatory
of the Board of Health and charging
that quarantine had not been properly
kept. He offered an amendment to the
bill to the effect that cremation should
be practiced only in cases where plague
had been ascertained to exist.
Greenwich called Kumalae to order,
saying that he was not speaking to the
bill at all.
II object to the interruption of Mr..
Kumalae by the member from the Sec
ond District" said Kupihea
sit down. Mr.. Kupihea,' said the
Speaker. Then he explained to Green
well that Kumalae was speaking to his
proposed amendment and that gentle
man went on talking. He told some
thrilling plague stories. Il had a shiv
ering fit myself during the epidemic, .
he said, and if there had been doctor !
around there to tell me that 1 had the
plague, would have been frightened to
death. That is the way these doctors
go around soaring people. They should
be prosecuted for murder"
AFTER THE WHITE DOCTORS.
Kaniho denounced the white doctors
of the Board of Health, too. and Fer
.SdlQ CICludllOn Was IOl OuIlS-
tian. The white men had brought
Christianity here. and they should not
a practice of this kind
now. 'It is lie that cremation will
wipe out plague said Fernandez.
stop the appropriation. That is the
way to cure the plague. Where there
is no money there will be no plague.
Speaker Beckley said that as chair
man of the health committee of the
House two years ago he had been ap-
an appropriation of $4,000 to clean up
a district where they said they had
discovered a case of plague. He bad
replied, Where there is no money
there is no plague" and nothing more
was ever heard of that plague case. A
smallpox scare had been disposed of, :
in the same way.
Kumalae withdrew his amendment at
this juncture. and the report of the
committee having been voted down, the
bill passed to second reading.
The Speaker appointed Damien, Gan
iall and Kali a special committee to
investigate the recent discharges of Of
icials, and then the House adjourned
lfter the Speaker had announced that
lie had a communication to read for the
of the members, but which
vas not to be made public until this
morning, and had the chamber cleared [
While the mysterious document was q
aad
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back to committee on the third reading
fer further investigation. Senator Ka-
lauokalani said he understood that Mr.
Dillingham; complained that the new
company encroached on the rights OF
the Oahu Railway. and he should be
given a chance to be heard. Senator
Achi wanted the bill put on it's passage
Senator Dickey, chairman of the COM
mlttee, said new facts had been dis
covered since the bill was reported, and
he understood that the new railway
went over the Oahu Railways track on
Queen street. Senator Brown and Sen
ator Baldwin said the franchise, if
granted. might result in a law suit. and
it was finally referred back to the COM
mittee.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Senate Bill No 65 went over for one
week at the opening of the afternoon
session.
The Hilo Electric Railway franchise
started more trouble on its third read
ing. An amendment by Senator J. T..
Brown to give the company the right
TO build to Kukuiu was lost.
NO LOBBYING IN THE SENATE.
Senator Isenberg offered an amend
ment changing the word packages to
small parcels and Senator ]. T..
Brown wanted the bill passed right
away.
1T seems to me there is niger in
the fence somewhere" said Isenberg
angrily Il don't like these gentlemen
coming to the desks of Senators and
lobbying. Let them come to the COM
n.ittees. and not do thir lobbying in the
Senate The people down town are
already talking about the Senate. and
L don't believe in interested parties
into the Senate lobbying. We
ere acting like lot of school boys"
Senator c. Brown said he didn't like
the term school boy thrown in his
face, or to have it said that he was not
capable of judging for himself.
Senator Isenberg said he had as much
right as any one to make an amend
nent, and didn't like to have J. T.
Brown shut him of or sit upon him.
Senator Achi wanted the bill to go
,ack to the committee. but the motion
vas lost.
Senator Isenberg's amendment limit !
rg the road to carrying small par
els" carried.
Dicley proposed a new amendment +
swing the Kohala Railroad three years |,
o construct its road from Wafakea to +
Iakalau, after the approval of this act
" Congress. failing which the Hilo
Electric Company may build to Ha-
-alau.
The bill then passed unanimously. 10
yes.
A motion to adjourn lost.
A bill exempting coffee and ramie
rom taxation passed second reading
UNANIMOUSLY, to be read third time on
The loan appropriation bill was made
he special order of the day for Tues
ay.
The bill relating to vaccination passed
econd reading. to be read third time
n Monday
The following bills were referred to
cnmittees: No. III, to health and
ducation; No. ia, to public lands; No.
Is, to judiciary; No. 11s. to miscellan-
Gus: No. 12s, to ways and means; no. /
30. to ways and means; No. 131, to
ldIciary; No. 122, to special water
ommittee; No. 136. to health and educ .
alton.
4 recess was taken until 1880 O'Clock.
COUNTY BILL PASSED.
The Senate has done its share tow
rds giving county government to Ha-
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Senator Kalauokalani introduced for
a second time a resolution to permit the
Senators to smoke during the session.
At the opening of the morning session
he made the same motion but it was
lost, getting only three votes. Senator
Baldwin was against the resolution,
saying that the Senate should not be
less dignifed, and the resolution was
lost.
WINSTON FRANCHISE HELD UP.
The winston railroad franchise went