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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
HOMEGROWN ORCHIDS.
SCATTERING Halo of Romance Surround
ing Regal Blooms.

II there is any popular fallacy that
should love TO puncture. it is the amiable
deiusion that all orchids are worth q
thousand dollars a pot Great was my
surprise, some years ago. when | met q
suburbanite of modest income who grew
orchids that were the talk of the town,
IN a little 1Ox12 greenhouse. AS his wife
was too much of an invalid to look after
the greenhouse, my friend watered his
plants every morning and adjusted the
ventilators before he caught the $50 eX-
press for the big city and at night he
came home to see what had happened.
Usually no great disaster had befalIen.
And in February if you were lucky
enough to be invited into his snug little
greenhouse, while a winter storm ragged
outside, you would be likely TO find some
gorgeous cattleyas, with perhaps twenty
flowers on a plant and each flower fully
; or > inches long.
You should have heard the ladies ex-
claim; How do they grow these lovely
orchids, Mr. H-?'
'Oh. the kinds l cultivate are as easy
to raise as any other plants"
But don't you have to have speciaI
kind OF house?''
Not for these. You see. | have 9TH
er plants besides Orchids
well. how does it come that your
greenhouse is so comfortable? Don't all
those tropical orchids need a hot, close
atmospheric
Not the kinds that grow high up on
the mountains.
But | thought they all lived on the
air, and here you have some in common
flower pots?''
Yes. those lady-slippers are as easy
to grow as a geranium.'
This was where my friend nearly lost
his reputation. He was a Supplemented
man who had early fallen into a way of
telling the truth without thinking, and
found the habit hard to break after at
tanning the age of sophistication. He
came near SCATTERING the halo of romance
with which these ladies had invested the
magic word orchid which applies to
some of these regal flowers. at least, that
can be grown in the domestic greenhouse.
Country Life in America.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
PRAISE OF A GOOD LISTENER.
He is Boon to Every Conversationalist
Thew Saw

The praise Of the good listener has
been sung. He is boon to the CONVEX
sationalist whose sentence is so often
broken off by his nearer, when his i'm
patience to oppose an opinion which he
feels is coming, overrides his good man
ners. The good listener, however, does
not maintain a rigid silence, but helps
along the conversation by appropriate
questions, or a few well-chosen words Of
approval or appreciation. Often this
adroit method of listening draws out the
best powers CT the speaker. But to
throw in an occasional 'Indeedw or
clarer' does not lend him assistance; on
the contrary, when such expressions.
which, at the best, are commonplace,
are misapplied, they dampen the enthu-
, siasm of the best talker. rs that true 2"
is an expression frequently heard: Ica,
literally, it Us a reflection on the veracity
of the speaker. Yin d line with this is,
You don't say SOP The exclamation
may voice your surprise, but it is a sense
Iess remark. 1t is easy to cultivate the
| habit Of using such banal expressions
/! We have met the woman who interrupts
our story with the ejaculation Poor
thingo' whether we are relating the sor-
| row of our dearest friend, Or the kittens
narrow escape from the teeth of a neigh
boris terrier; and the young man who
cries Think of that to every statement
had better keep STILL Try to make your
show that you are following the CONVEX
satlon with interest, and the thought that
one is entertaining is source of inspira-
| ton. But in your effort to be helpful
do not overstep the bounds of sincerity
| and truth.-Men and Women.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
MY DEAREST.

She is my Dearest, and / take
My burdens to her tender breast,
All doubts that fill my waking hours,
All troubles that beset my rest:
Whate'er the griefS her prayerful eyes
Shine with no shadow of surprise.
/ think if angels took her hand
And led her where Gods pastures are
And knelt her at His feet, He swift
Would frame her in a splendid star,
And place her in a sea of light
To cheer and gladden. all the night.
She is so pure, so pure, so pure
If all the varied Speech'of earth
Were mine to tell her goodness by
l could not falter half her worth:
God made her, loved her. found her true,
That is enough for me and you
Only, life grows more beautiful
While she walks with us unafraid
Interpreting with sanity speech
The heaven in which her soul hath stayed
lmpressing still it's finer sense
Upon our dull intelligence.
L tremble for the day to come
When she, my Dearest, will depart;
ana bereft with feet that stray
Loving, compassionate as Thou art
| pray as one in danger burst,
Take me to Thee, dear Lord, the first
-Ethna Carbery in Lippincott's.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
Used in Korea 1900 Years Ago.

Identification by finger print is gen-
orally supposed to be quite a modern Eu-
ropean detective device; but it appears
that it was employed in Korea 120C
years ago. Rev. Mr.. Collyer, forme,
missionary in Korea, in an address tc
he had been able to trace back it's use
for 1900 years in the deeds for the sale
of slaves The slave was required to
place her hand-all the slaves were WON
en-upon the sheet of paper Or which
the deed was written and the outline OF
the fingers and thumb was traced, after
which an ink impress of each of the
fingers was taken. M. Collyer's expert
ence of the Koreans led him to describe
them as people of keen mental capabil.
tiles, sharp witted, and always ready
with an anecdOte.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
Substitutes for Burter.

A German chemist, DIR. Heuner, pro-
poses to buy up all cocoanut oils and
transform them into vegetable butter, >
ia savory, inodorous and succulent sub
,stitute for true butter. Cocoanut oil, like
butter, contains Z per cent. of soluble
acids, namely, butyric acid and capric or
decylic acid, which give pleasant aroma
to butter and have a taste of hazelnut.
Cocoa butter contains less water than
true butter, and will keep fifteen or TWEEN
" days without showing any acid reac-
ton; therefore it is useful in making
pastry. Cocoa butter has also been found
lection by microbes, and as it is quite
digestible the various boards of health
have not objected to it.-LondOn Globe.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

DIES UTOUSHL OH Uy COIu. I Id u
severe pains in the back and sick head
aches, and felt miserable all over. A
few boxes of Doans Kidney Pills made
me a we'll woman, without an ache or
pain, and | feel compelled to recon-
mend this reliable remedy"
(Signed) NELLIE DAVIS.
A TRIAL FREE.-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. For sale
by all Dealers Price 80 cents.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

or ana cluD WOm-
an, writes: Il can
not say too much
in praise of
Doan's K i d n e y
Pills, for they eff
fected a complete
cure in q very
short time when
l was suffering
from kidney trou-
Il H. Il
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
Wide Awake.

Police Commissioner McAdoo tells the
story. of a Chinese laundryman who was
surprised one day to find that n neishhor-
ing Chinaman had up a sign, open day
and night and another neighbor had a
sign. which read. MEALS at al hours
Not to he behind his fellow countrymen.
the laundryman displayed sign which
~ead. "Ne wide awake, too New York
Vines.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
FROM MISERY 1OHEALTH.

A Prominent Club Woman, of Kansas
City, Writes to Thank Doan's Kidney
Pills for a Quick Cure.
Miss Nellie Davis, of 1915 Michigan
avenue, Kansas City, Mo-, society lead
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07
The Cooks Objection.

Barnes-Are you going to the Pierian
banquet tonight?
Shedd-No; I'd like to above every
thing. but our cook is opposed to it.
Barnes-What has she got to do with
it?
Shedd-She says whenever we go to a
banquet or hotel dinner we lose our relish
for her cooking, and she isn't going to
encourage any such foolishness.-Boston
Transcript.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

The Marvellous Japanese Unction"
cures Disease, like water cures thirst.
Nerves! Blood! Kidneys! Skim Piles
Catarrh! Urinary! Nervous Debility
Cheap, simple, certain cure Book free.
Jap. Chem. Co., Box ITO, Milwaukee.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

Meadows Nasal Cream positively cures
cold in the head and all catarrhal trou-
bles. Sent by mail upon receipt Of 25c
to S. II. Meadows, cor. Biddle and Van
Buren, Sts., Milwaukee, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

-Rouen, France, is suffering from a
plague Of rats, which have invaded the
houses and shops in all parts of the
town. The municipality offer a penny
for the head Of each rat killed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

All new schools in Switzerland have
a portion of the ground floor appropriated
for baths. Each class bathes once a fort
night, summer and winter. Soap is used,
and a warm bath is followed by cooler
one. Sick children and those having skin
diseases are excluded.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

The British Parliament is to be asked
to give authority for the Inauguration Of
an American system Of pneumatic mail
tubes throughout London.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

1 cannot praise Piso's Cure enough for
the wonders it has worked in curing me.
r. II. Seidel, 2206 Olive street, ST.
Louis. Mo-, April Is, 1901.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

G. e. Butts. of Tres Piedras, New
Mexico, through kindness shown the
Apache Indians. has succeeded in secur-
ing their secret for preserving the hair.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

"A new Danish field gun, carried in a
socket on the cavalrymans saddle weighs
but 10 pounds and can discharge 200
rounds q minute.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

There are 1880 boys and 1859 girls
in the industrial schools of Great Britain
at present
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP fol
Children teething; softens the gums, reduces in
fammation, allays pain, cures wind collie. 2s
cents bottle.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

1t is probable that before long one
of the sights popular to the tourist, the
Parish Morgue, will nave ceased to ex-
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

The last federal census noted 100000
600 workers.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-09-07

The canine population of Ireland is
not far short Of 100000, according to a
return just issued.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01
HAwAII'S FRIENDS
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Continued from Page ~
ee sided with the National Committee,
and when the report was read the Ha-
waiians were given but two admis-
sions to the big show.
Then California held out her hand TO
the islanders. but the struggle ended
with the seating of the whole six, with
a third of vote each.
1t was the speech OF Chairman ]. w.
Mckinley that turned the tide In favor
of the Hawaiians. and when he had
finished his euoquent plea the conven-
ton came within three votes OF over
ruling the credentials committee. Nc
kinley is receiving many congratula-
lions over his effort, and the Hawaii
ans are so grateful that California can
now own the islands II she cares to
gather them in.
The delegations from the Pacific
Coast States and from Hawaii and the
Philippines made formal call on
Senator Fairbanks In body this
ey ening, and extended to him. in the
name OF the people OF the Coast and
me sea. the'r pest WISHES ana assur'
ances Oh support chairman mchihiey
announced ,he purPort oi the WISH III
y iew worus anu 'heh shared WIN JAKE
o,eppacher .ne hohor Vi presenting 'he
vlsitors 10 tne next 'ice-fresideht'
W men 'ne ,uhc'ioh was over senator
eairpahhs hau the appearance Oh u
ioreish poteh,ate' as MS coat was DEC
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01
SAILOR MOT HARRIS
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tails to that Of the police. He told
his story In a very Straightforward
manner, only being rather reticent
when asked for details about the re-
yolver.
i've read an account of the affair In
the paper" said Geneou. ut isn't at
all correct. I'll tell you the whole
thing. had no ill-feeling against
Harris. 1t was another negro, a sailor
from the Wheeling, whom had row
with.
IL was in the Royal saloon yester-
day afternoon with Harris. was not
having any argument about hitting
with him. talked with him about the
location Of streets in Frisco. A white
civilian. evidently Southerner. had
IN argument with Harris. He said TO
aim, "A niger is a niger no matter
now 1t goes" They were both angry
out no blows were struck. AS far as
know no one was put out Of the saloon.
At least wasn't told to leave.
"In the afternoon I and a colored
sailor from the Wheeling, named Ka-
nard, got into row. The negro was
going to hit an apprentice boy from
the Wheeling. | stopped him and he
knocked me down. Harris was there
but he didn't do anything. He was not
In the row at all.
Later on went into the Pantheon
saloon. | was pretty full then. saw
several sailors there but did not see
Harris. They asked me to drink with
them and I said yes. had my money
in the breast pocket of my blouse. M,
gun was resting on top Of the money
| was going to take out my money &C
that could pay for the drinks whor
my turn came. To get at my money
had to take my gun out of my pocket
As soon as | had 1t out q lot of the
sailors grabbed me and knocked MT
down. The gun went OF in the scufilt
and Harris was hit. had no intention
OF hitting Harris. I had no quarre
with him and didn't even know tina
he was there"
Where did you get your gum" ask
ed the reporter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01
MANUKA REDUCES
PREVIOUS RECORDS

The fine new steamship Manuka OF
the Union Steamship Co. OF New Zea
land, which Is at present taking the
place of the Canadian Australian
steamship Moana on her old run, ar
rived from Vancouver and Victoria
this MOI ng, having broken all pre-
yious records between this port and
Victoria. The Manuka dropped the
pilot at Victoria at 9:45 D. m. last Fri
day, making the voyage in six days and
nine hours. AS far as can be ascer-
tanned this is better by about ~ hours
than any previous performance in tbs
run. while ordinarily the Canadian
Australia boats take over seven days
to cover the same distance
;And we were not driving. not we,''
said one OF the steamships officers
"As matter OF fact we slowed her
down last night in order not to arrive
OF the port before daylight. We do
however intend to drive her a bit
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01

guilty. Davis consulted with McCar
thy and then notified the Court that
plea Of guilty was withdrawn Defend
ant wanted trial by jury and asked a
speedy hearing; witnesses were likely
to leave port any day and the defence
was entitled to Its witnesses.
Dunno stated that II was the desire
OF the prosecution that, under the cir
cumstances, the highest penalty be i'm
posed.
After further exchange of ideas and
argument and further consultation be
tween Davis and his client, Davis stat
ed that the plea would be changed
back to guilty.
Mccarthy stood up for sentence ant
said he had been ignorant of the
amended statute.
Davis said he was willing to make
affidavit that Mccarthy had never read
the U. 8. Revised Statutes; many SO
called lawyers had not-he himself had
never seen this particular amendment
Judge Dole fined Mccarthy $40 ant
costs, stating that hereafter the Court
would see the law enforced, whether
the statutes In this regard were con
sidered artificial" or not; future VIC
lations would be severely dealt with
b. 8. Edwards. charged with the
same offense. represented by Henry
Hogan. received similar treatment
withdrawing plea of not guilty.
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on the rest of the trip. We are due al
sidney on Tuesday. but we expect to
arrive there the Saturday before that
That is three days ahead OF time. Yes
but ! expect she will make it."
While 1t was expected that this
would be the only voyage the Manuka
would make on the Canadian Aus
tralian run, this plan has been
changed. Officers of the Manuka re-
port that just before the steamship left
Vancouver cablegram was received
from the oompany's head Office stating
hat the Manuka would after her return
to Australia make still another trip &c
Canada The steamship officers are OF
the opinion that there is most probably
a large number Of passengers booked
for the trip from the Colonies to Van,
couver apd that this is the reason fol
the change of plans.
The Manuka brought quite fair lisj
OF passengers for this port. Among
them was George F. Davies OF Davies
5. Co., who made the trip up to Van.
couver in the Manuka. He Is accom-.
ranied by his wife.
w. H. Hannah is another passenger
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01
QUIZ IDIENFSS
FOR HARD WORK

John T. Baker. who with Mrs. Bak-
or, now deceased, was the Kings rep
resentative for number Of years on
the Island of Hawaii. has been In Ho-
nolulu for several days and will cele-
brate the Fourth of July In this city.
MIR. Baker Is arranging his affairs in
pursuance of a program Of extensive
travel which he expects 10 undertake
soon. He is well endowed with this
worlds goods. has a giants physique.
keen intellect and an ocean of good
humor. During the lifetime OF Mrs.
Baker he travelled with her through
continental Europe and the wander lust
is beginning to sting him again. This
summer he will see the principal cities
In the States. His plans embrace re-
turn each year to his home In Hawaii.
where he has many broad acres. His
favorite place Is an 1900 acre ranch at
Waimea. which he has been stocking
and improving during the last two
years. There, his most favorite pas
time is to go mp in the forests, with a
good saddle horse. leading a burro
loaded with tent and camp fixtures.
Heading for the best camp ground he
pitches his canvass and makes week
OF It, Plover. wild boar. wild bullock
and wild turkey. A week close to Ma
lures heart is John Bakers favorite
form of worship.
When young man John Baker was
lone of King Kalakauas retainers. Ho
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01
LAWsON'S ATTACK ON HIGH
FINANCE.

Something Is due, to arrive within
the sacred precincts OF high finance
IL will be either a fusilade OF Chinese
stinkpots or real bombshells that will
do much-needed damage and open the
eyes of the people. There can be no
halfway business about IL.
For Thomas W. Lawson Is on the
war-path and in well.selected, pointed.
vigorous language tells what he is go
ing to do. II he carries out his prom
Use In the vigorous style OF his intro.
ductory remarks, one Of the most in
teresting exposes OF modern finance
will be spread before the American
reading public. Should he fail to keep
up the pace till the last detail is laid
bare he will have merely made u muss.
leaving bad taste and unpleasant
smell.
Thomas w. Lawson, who has made
q record In finance, paid big money to
have a pink named for him. built a
yacht to defend the America Cup and
thereby made enemies in the New
York Yacht Club but many friends
throughout the country, is on the trail
OF the great Amalgamated Copper
Trust and the Standard Oil. He has a
large job ON his hands. He realizes II
Recently he resigned from the Boston
Stock Exchange so that he might be
iootloose for the struggle. He is going
into the courts to discover whether
there Is God in Israel not bought up
or overawed by the Trusts. Besides
all this Lawson intends to tell the story
Of Amalgamated Copper In Everybody's
Magazine. He says the people have
been flimhammed by Amalgamated
Copper and Standard Oil. He was an
unwilling partner In the crime and
hopes to make good by telling how It
was done and seeking restoration OF
the funds II possible.
Lawson's Introductory remarks In
the July Everybodys are pungent.
Here is one OF his paragraphs. II
might he applied to so many other fin.
anciers and financial schemes with
which Hawaii has made an occasional
unfortunate acquaintance that II IL
worth quoting:
THE enormous losses, millions upon
milllons--to my personal knowledge
over a hundred millions of dollars
which were made because of Amalga
mated; the large number of suicides
10 my personal knowledge over thirty
which were directly caused by Anal.
gamated; the large number of pre-
viously reputable citizens who were
made prison convlcts-to my personal
knowledge over twenty--directly be.
cause Of Amalgamated; were caused
by acts OF this System" OF which Hen.
~ II. Rogers and his immediate asso
ciates were the direct administrators;
and yet Mr.. Rogers and his immediate
associates. while these great wrongs
were occurring. led social lives which,
measured by the most rigid yardstick
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01
Dole 70 ENFORCE
MARITIME laws

William Mccarthy. represented by
Attorney Geo. A. Davis. was before
Judge Dole in Federal Court at 10
o'clock this morning for sentence, hav.
ing pleaded guilty to a violation OF a
recent amendment to the United States
statutes in regard to boarding vessels
and soliciting sailors for his marine
boarding. house within twenty-four
hours after the vessels arrival. Nc.
earthly, on Davis advice, entered plea
Of guilty, saying that he knew Of no
amendment forbidding his boarding
ships for solicitation Of mariners with
In any prescribed period; he had VIC.
lated the statute unwittingly. When
Mccarthy thus pleaded. Davis asked
that the Court exercise leniency; that
1t was the irst apprehension under the
new statute: and that there was also
another side to the sailor soliciting bus
iness, that shipping masters were very
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-07-01
I'm town here"
did you buy 1T"

Did you buy it,"
"Yes-ss."
what kind OF a gun was it|
II don't know. Maybe It was a 3s
caliber. 1t might be 49,"
why did you want it,"
well, you see, was pretty full:
otherwise wouldn't think OF carrying
gun. This niger Kanard had as
saulted me and was afraid that he
might do SO again. He is about feet
inches tall. so bought the gun 10
protect myself. had absolutely no
thought OF using It on Harris, for had
no quarrel with him.
II have been In the Navy for over
eight years. This Is my third cruise.
| have never been In trouble before
and my name Isn't on the reports. |
am master-of-arms, first class, and have
TO do sort of police duty on the ship.
This doesn't make man very popular
among the sailors and ! guess that
that's why the boys were so quick at
grabbing me In the saloon. ! am not
In the habit Of carrying gun; not
even knife. am awfully sorry that
this happened and hope that Harris
will pull through, as | have absolutely
no grudge against him."