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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
TO SAVE CALIFORNIA ELK.
Henry Miller, Rich Cattle Man, te
Have Preserve for Them.

tlUE the san franeiscO Inronicle
The California elk is to be saved from ex-
tincton. Henry Miller, the cattle king, is
to save the elk He is at work upon a mag
nificent country home within easy reach of
San Francisco. 1t is called Mount Ma
donna, because it tops little mountain of
that name: but Eikwood might be more
appropriate designation, for it is about this
SURPRISING country seat that Henry Miller
is arranging a preserve, immune from gun
and dog and the civilized things which
harry forest jewellers. where the California
elk may live on in peace to the perpetual
ton, and even increase, of his kind
The cattle king will be able to carry out
his praiSewOrthy scheme, because already
he owns about all the California elk which
lift their antlers today There may be $50
specimens of these magnificent elk in Cali
fornia. Henry Miller owns 125. His title
to them is of the best. He never bought
them with money, but he went into their
wild haunts and saved them from the de-
struction which was wiping their species
out of existence
The elk which he now owns compose
what is probably the only herd of American
elk which it will be possible to save. In
the terribly rough Jackson's Hole country
of Wyoming, in Arizona and in a few
places further east. the last of the elk are
now in hiding. Their final refuge becomes
often their death trap. In Wyoming many
elk die every winter because the deep SHOWS
of their retreat leave them foodless SO long
grass line down into the lowlands they fall
before the guns of hunters eager for the
last of the royal sport of elk stalking
Tzrdy game laws have come too late to
permit the rejuvenating of their kind in the
United States. The elk must soon follow
the moose, whose fate was that of the buff
falo. Henry Miller would have elk in Cali
fornia when elk are to be found nowhere
else in the country.
Millers elk are on one of his many cattle
ranches, the Buena Vista ranch, in the
mountains OF Kern county, thirty-four
miles east of Bakersfield. When the first
cattle were driven there the elk were plen-
tiful. Herds of elk grazed and browsed
with herds of steers. With the settlement
of the country the elk thinned before the
settlers guns When but few were left
Henry Miller saw that complete extermina-
ton was close at hand, and he interfered
He chose the best wooded portion of his
land, containing hundreds of acres of tim
Der and thicket in places almost impen-
etrable, and built about the great area an
eight-foot fence. The fence was left open
at places, and the natural instincts of the
elk taught him in time that II was only
within this ideal retreat. always guarded
from hunters and intruders, that he was
safe The elk of the whole vicinity took up
their home there, and their number has in
creased within the last ten years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

ines bank account of SS.gn A widow who
sells stockings on Hester street clears
an average : cents ON every pair. and
she sells between twenty and thirty dozen
dag. she is not Nkely to starVe soon.
Indeed. she has not only taken care Of her
but she has sent her two boys through
college. and one Of them is now practicing
law. Another woman peddler on the same
street is Respondent with diamonds. which
represent her investment of her savings
since she began selling dry goods remnants.
Jewels and Furs.
a monster cart. sixteen feet long built es-
pecially for him. on Grand street His spe-
cialty is jewelry and such luxurfas as peck
ct books selling for S. and s. apiece lie
values his daily stock al S:e1D. and around
holiday times lie is sure OF Il profit of be
tween $50 and $40. is his brother, vino
sells fur scarfs and nuns and other lux
urious feminine wear farther down the
street
The average push cart however. does
not display valuable a stock 4 fruit
stock varies in Value from 81, tn SO: dry
goods from So to 500: notions from s.
to Si2; vegetables about the same, ana
so While these amounts seem small
separately. i'm the aggregate they reach as
tuniShing proportions. and n IS easy To- 'In-
derstand how ten carloads Of fruit are
daily placed upon the carts i'm New York.
and whole carEoeS OF bananas and other
tropical fruits are constantly finding their
way to the same places
So II comes about by reason of the
profits that can be made i'm the push-cart
business that Many a man in New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

who started his business career in the
new world peddling fruit, or fire-dama6ed
notions. or factory remnants OF dry goods
bought at auction is now engaged in an
enterprise which is fast making him
power financially.
Will Be a Millionaire.
One started as push-cart fish dealer
when he first came from Italy. He gradu-
ally saved enough to peddle on a larger
scale with horse and wagon. next he
opened fish store. paying $50 month
rent; today he operates four big stores
throughout the city. supplies several OF
the leading hotels with all their sea food,
owns his own fishing boats and can draw
his check any day for Sl0o"o.
Another, when he first reached this coun-
try peddled ice cream for a living. lie
worked out the idea of wafer cup IN
which to sell pennys worth OF cream,
patented it and began manufacturing the
cup and the cream with the money he had
saved as a peddler. Today his 2O carts
are seen all over the city and he has two
big wafer and ice cream factories, and
within the last few years he has maze
thousands of dollars.
Another man. after he had got together
ST. 800. saved in two years by selling sets
of cutlery a So each. giving him proht
of 81 40 a set, embarked in the business
of buying up job lots of fruits and SELL
ing them to the pushcart men at price
which abled him to make two or three
cents every case OF fiS HOW
spends most of his working hours paying
$4,000 or 100000 spot cash for cargo of
bananas and distributing ii among the
peddlers at n profit TO himself OF from
three to four cents a bunch. He not In
frequently clears up $4,000 on single
deal.
Were Peddlers First.
The pushcart owners are usually men
who began as peddlers. Some half hum
dred men own among them the $500
carts in New York. One man controls
300 representing an investment of s2.I0O
His yearly rentals from the carts aggre-
gate $4,000 above his Investment. All
this, however, is not clear profit. Like
the rest of the pushcart owners. he has
to rent headquarters. usually basement
where the peddlers can store the carts,
with their loads of merchandise. over
night. This privilege is paid for in the
ten-cent hire daily for the cart. Still.
the pushcart owners pront is large
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
MANY QUEER N AN Els

One would imagine that with all the
pains taken by good old James Smithson
TO further the cause of education and
knowledge IN the United States, and that
after all the work performed by the various
secretaries and cura tors of the Smithsonian
Institution to make known the character
OF that institution and its mission to the
masses, people would at least be able to
remember or TO know the proper name of
tins most worfhyj and benevolent institu-
ton. However, the institution postmaster
and the curators are far from convinced
that Such is the case. for 1t happens, far
from nffequently, that they receive letters
which tax the guessing faculties of the
postfnaSters and mail clerks, through whose
hands such 1nissiNes pass, to determine to
whom what sttch letters are addressed.
me following Is list kept by one of the
Smithsonian officials of some of the out
landish and amusing addresses on letters
received by the institution during the past
twelve years:
Smits Union.
Smitsons Union Institute
SmIetzen institutions
Smiths University Institute.
Smiths College.
SmifSon Institutions
Smitz University College.
Smiths Union Institut
Sniff Unyurn CoIig
Smiths Union Academy
Schmidts Union institution
Smithsunion Institution Academy.
Sniff unon College Institut
Smithsonian College
Smithsonian Academy
Smithsonian Union
Smithsonian Institute
SmithSon S Institution
Smid 1nSidoot.
Smiffers Union Institute
Smithers Union College
In addition to the foregoing there are
other addresses almost as bad. The ma
jority of ignorant people Grom whom the
most of these letters were received) appear
to have been unable to get around the
oman part of the word Smithsonian"
which. in their ears and to their eyes
sounded and read like union Hence SO
many unions throughout the list of
wrongly addressed. misspeled and badly
bungled letters received by the institution.
With many people such words as college,
academy. institute, institution, university,
ETC., have practically the same meaning
and value. so that 1t is therefore not sur
prising that the institution receives many
letters with the Smithsonian spelled cor
rectly enough, but with college, university.
academy or institute in place of insti-
tuition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
Why His Nose Was Red.
From the Louisville Herald.

From the LOUISVILLE Herald.
man from Mexico jacques Forbes by
name, at the Gait House. claims to have a
typical motherin-law, inflicted with that
strange and almost universal womanly
failing of asking promscuous questions
1T is only a few weeks ago." said Mr.
Forbes. that dilapidated- looking tramp
with a long, strikingly red nose-one of
those all-ablaze noses-applied at the
back door OF my mother-in-law's home
for food.
Sure said my mother n-law, In re-
Spouse to his request for food, I'll give
you something to eat but, my good man.
won't you please tell me what makes
your nose SO very red?
Not the least objection, madam re-
piled the tramp, Tt Is simply blooming
with pride that 1t doesn't stick itself into
other peoples business. Good day, ma
DAM"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
A Siberian God

From tba Il ndon Sketch.
Siberia has set up a sort OF Mahdi OF Its
own In the person of a man who calls him
self 1.-THE god Airot," who Is expected to
appear by the Mongols and Kalmuks Of
the Altai mountains. He lives in hut
made of mud and never shows himself to
the people. but is waited upon by an old
man dressed in white and by young girl
whom he employs as a medium for his COM
munications with his followers. 1t Is very
difficult to gain any Information about this
man, for the Kalmuks, who are usually
very outspoken, In this case are keeping the
most profound secrecy. All that is known
is that this so-called god has forbidden his
people to posses any money but gold and
silver. and that therefore they are getting
rid of their Russian paper money at a loss.
Happily for the car. there seems 70 be no
connection between the appearance Of the
god Airot and the war with Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
Dog No Match for Woodchuck.

From the Bangor News.
1t is unusual to see wOodchuck drive a
dog: it is usually reversed and the chuck
takes to his hole, to be dug out by the dog.
A Phillips canine followed his mistress,
who was on drive through the back
towns of Phillips the other day, and after
driving off all the hens from the farms
along the road he came upon woodchuck
near the road. He parked with joy at the
sight of that strange animal. and with one
leap he landed in front of The woodchuck
Then he stopped-there was something in
the Woodchuck's eye that indicated that
there might be serious trouble. The dog
discovered il and backed away to safety,
and strange to state. the woodchuck fol-
lowed him: followed him until the poetry
was all out of the experience and the fun
was all gone Finally the dog acknowledg-
ed his defeat by dropping his tail and
starting for Phillips at a very fast pase.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
ROWS OF CARTS STRETCH UP AND DOWN THE STREETS

enough after all expenses are deducted,
and more than one of them has accumu-
lated considerable wealth in a compare
lively short period.
Other former pushcart peddlers are to
my knowledge politicians. bankers. mer-
chants of various sorts and manufacture
ers. Some of these, undoubtedly, are not
making any more money than when they
stood in the pushcart line. Still, there
are compensations. They are no longer
looked down upon by their fellows. and
they are not told to ''g'wan." and some
times helped along by a policeman's club,
to some other stand at the end of every
thirty minutes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27

vaar and perhaps two, having risen to this
commercial eminence by reason of the
money made out of selling his wares from
a n,sh cart during the moments when ne
was not driven from pillar to post by the
noIice In the meantime his place has been
filled by a newcomer as green as he was
when he faced America and American ways
from the tail of a cart laden with a monde
script collection of purchc sable things
chs neiug, for in the first instance they are
by no means an ambtionless lot and the
money they make after they haze learned
the ropes is additioIa incentive to them to
rica to higher business levels, where they
will not have to keep one eye constantly on
the lookout for a glimpse of an oncoming
blue coat and helmet. This is particularly
true of the Italians. Indeed. there are
fewer and fewer Italians in the business.
which is rapidly falling into the hands of
the Greeks.
Fine Profits in It.
Every push-cart man in New York who
looks sharp after his buying is sure OF a
good profit daily. 1t is no uncommon thing
for fruit peddler to dispose. in season. of
two barrels of pears to workers between
the hours of 4 and in the morning. He
sells the pears at two or three for cent,
and before the day has fairly begun finds
himself some three dollars ahead or the
game. Three peddlers not long ago bought
100 crates of peaches. started selling them
with dawn and by IL O'Clock each had clear
ed S1S. One piles his cart high with moth
ing but sour pickles. which he sells at
cent each He usually takes In as much as
50 a day, over half of that amount being
clear profit; and he Is said to have saw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
Painful Points, Too.

From the Philadelphia Press.
You're a queerlooking thing to want to
fight with me-" said the young bull dog,
cOntemptuously, you're not in my class
Perhaps not" replied the porcupne.
quietly. but l think | can give you a few
points"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
An Easy Deduction.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Tess-"Of course. she's delighted with the
success of her novel. She told me she
worked Oil 1t or and on for ten years"
Jess-"Ah! Then she started 1t when she
was eighteen.
Tess-"How do you know she's twenty
eight?'
"Jess-.' That's the age of her heroine"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-27
AS A ROAD TO WEALT
A New York Business Which
Nets Big Money.
THE HUMBLE PUSH CART
GREAT TRAINING SCHOOL FOR
NEWCOMERS TO AMERICA.
Fifty Thousand People Supported by
the Trade - Owners and
Peddlers' Profits.
THE HUMBLE PUSH CART

Written for The Evening Star by Gaetano d'Amato
Despfsed of men, harried by the uolice
the push-cart peddiers are yet an impor-
tant factor IN the commercial and economic
he OF the American metropolis: and their
long lines OF carts. stretching away inter
nainatly on tie shady sides OF the tenement
streets just as certainly constitute one of
the ciJy's peculiarly characteristic sights
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-09
KINNEY MAKES A STATEMENT
CONTINUED from page one.)

identify separate illegal legal
after the numbered
These ballots
public
those ballots
document at the building 1t for this that Meheu the
clerk legislature the the Federal
action legally morally
Meheula making public
records of the last legislature
their constituting neverth
political standpoint mind difference
These know been law abiding citizens.
1.-THE Democratic
dealing with executive action
of
responsible citizens this Territory back
Republican Men who contribute for
Pgn responsible for the OF that money In short the
nd
attempting indirectly indct of the
controlling Republican this Territory
thing the Democratic
retaliation waiting until this
realizes lengths this
fOrmenng wessn corruption and disregard OF the equal rights OF
under the law In short believe the Democratic party should
making effort
punish these election frauds The whole
chny absolutely the hands of the Republicans
punish election frauds medals OF honor to these aWbeSk
they
opposition Democrats of the
Republicans will sit the love
asst together without calling for
native Democrats do feel that they be
thing but failed
6 in holding resentment towards
white brethren with
cOnfOmed afford TO
uncertain of the protection
the law YOucaed he turned to bread and butter for
and family.
congratulate think they stood by the ticket
the Hawaiian people that they
support and genuine Democratic ticket in the field
while marking time will bging ready
against again they properly enter the field actively
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-09
GOES TO
WASHINGTON

tEat gives me the greatest satisfaction
rs Seeing Hilo ion line. Hitherto Htlo
has been on the other side and ! think
that the Young Mems Republican club
has done great deal of work there
which entities it TO the greatest credit.
The result is certainly good for Hilo."
Speaking Of his prospective trip to
Washington the Secretary said that he
expected to be away only thirty six
days if he could make all the connec-
tions as he has planned them. He will
il possible go direct from the Alameda
TO Oakland and will proceed thence di-
rectly overland. OF course the matter
Of the conference with the President
and with the Secretary of the Treasury
ever the new bond issue will have to
await the convenience of those gentle
men but it is not anticipated that there
will be any difficulty in arranging an
early interview with an early decision
following.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-09

AS the situation stands today it Is
simply a case Of everything being ny
to the Republican party in Hawaii
said Secretary Atkinson this morning
THE fighting is all over and the shout
ins need not take long. Now the goa
son Of responsibility begins ara tae
rarity has e. make good. That o. WI
Il axe good / have of course no manner
Of doubt but it is a time of trial. The
Republican party is now responsible fos
everything. If good comes Of the ne"
regime then the Republicans can as
suredly claim the credit Of it but there
can be no lodging the responsibility II
tie reverse IL the case.
THE financial situation is still the
main thing to be considered ana the
Territory must continue to live wen
within it's income even If the pressure -
felt i'm many ways.
AS far as the returns go the matter
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-09
CONSTRUCTING HONAUNAU ROAD
WITH MAIN ROAD, SOUTH
KONA, HAWAII, r. n.

Proposals win be received at the Office
Of the superintendent of Public Works.
Honolulu until II o'clock IN. Of Novem-
Der 2Sth., 1904, for constructing a Road
connecting Honaunau Road with Main
road, South Kona, Hawaii, T. II.
Plans and specifications are on file
at the office of the Assistant Superin-
tendent of Public Works, Honolulu,
with Z. Z. Richards Agent Public
Works, Hilo, Hawaii, and with Vim,
Greenwich, Chairman of the Road
Board, copies Of which viii be furnish
ed intending bidders on receipt Of S.,
which sum viii be returned to bidder
after he has deposited his bid and re-
turned the plans and specifications.
Proposals must be submitted on blank
forms, which viii be furnished by the
Asst. Supt. Of Public Works, f. f..
Richards and VIM. Greenwen, and Gu
closed in sealed envelope, endorsed
Proposal for Constructing a Road con-
Meeting Honaunau Road with Main
Road, South Kona Hawaii, r. H
Each proposal must contain the full
name Of the party or parties making
the same and must be accompanied by
certified check Of per cent of the
amount of the proposal, payable to c.
S. Holloway, Superintendent of Public
Works, as surety that # the proposal
be accepted contract win be entered
! into.
No proposal will be entertained uu-
less made ON blanks furnished by the
Assistant Superintendent of Public
Works, r. +. Richards, and Vim.
Greenwen, and delivered at the office
Of the Superintendent OF Public Works
previous to Il O'Clock m, on the day
specified.
The Superintendent reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
g. $. HOLLOWAY.
Superintendent Of Public Works.
Department OF Public Works
November g. 1904.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-09

or the revenues you refer to.
Now, there is but one remedy so far
as ! can see now, and that is to modi-
fy your organic act and put Hawaii
in with our other nOncontiguous terri
tory. She is not contiguous territory
and should not be dealt with as such.
II such a modification should be made,
then legislation applying to and bene-
fitting the Philippines and Porto Rico
would also apply to Hawaii. In other
words, she would be dealt with not
under the old territorial system, but
under our new system, which we are
now developing for the benefit Of our
non-contiguous territory, the Philip
pines and Porto Rice to develope their
resources and promote their prosperity
generally.
When we We're legislatinR for the
Philippines, the question of the dispo-
sition of their customs and postal re-
ceipts arose in the committee of Ways
and Means as to whether the islands
should retain them, or whether they
should pass into the national treasury.
/ insisted on the former course, and
we left both Porto Rico and the Philip
pines i'm undisturbed possession of their
domestic revenues. Hawaii, as l have
said, was annexed too early. 1t might
be a good thing for her to get in line
with these other places"
Shaking my head, ! said: There
would be opposition at home to any
modification of our present political
status, Mr.. Tawney. We may prefer
% "a
station, a military reservation, and
what is especially urgent now, large
appropriations for deepening our har-
Dor and erecting some NEEDED federal
buildings
Wen, / don't see why there should
be any opposition on the part Of your
people" Mr.. Tawney calmly replied.
"There need be no material change in
your organic act, except as to the dele
gate. Porto Rico in "A sense is as well
represented I'm Congress now as any
Territory is She has commissioner
who, under a special rule Of the House
has seat on the floor with the privi-
lege of participating I'm debate, and be
II on committees. ] don't see that
Hawaii would lose anything by being
placed IN the class Of non-contiguous
territory, where she really belongs.
"Of course, whether that is done of
not she win get federal appropriations
for her harbors, and public buildingsi
but not at the next session Of Congress
as II viii be a short one"
Now, all that l care TO add to this
important expression OF opinion IL,
And there you are!"
r. McCANTS STEWART
Chicago, H., oct. co. 1904