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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-10

like a knot Oh a log that you are not a
close buyer. In other words, you are
no fnancier. 1t isn't your fault, and
I'm net blaming you for it, but often
feel that something ought to be done
If | only Lad a little more +.me"-
You'd run the house,"
II would. and I'd make such a saw
ing as would open your eyes. Where
you save cents | would save shillings,
and we'd get more and better for our
money to boot. When | loOk yer
your house bills of a Saturday night
Pm amazed at the way you have been
stuck. l don't always speak of it, be-
cause what's the use? But you are
not to be trusted with money, and
that's a fact"
IF you are SO smart, why don't you
take hold and run things for a week
and give Ee an object l~esson?" she
asked as the cat came in from the
kitchen and nodded to her to sass
back"
Mrs. Bowser, l do not claim to be
smart as you call it, and there is no
occasion for this conversation to drift
into acrimony. I am only what l am.
but that means that I can do more
financiering in half an hour than you
for finance. When you read that
Hetty Green or n other woman is
worth 100000 900 you just set it down
that she has a man with a business
head back of her. You ask why l
don't take hold and run things and
give you an object lesson. l will do
SO. i Will take hold tomorrow morn
ing and run this louise for a week. and
if l don't beat your figures all to
squash then my name is not Bowser."
Mrs. Bowser held her peace as to
further discussion, but the cat sat up
and gurgled in his throat and said to
himself:
Some one is going to have a sur
prise party a week from tonight. and
I'll bet dollars to cents that it won't
be Mrs. Bowser!'
Monday morning Mr.. Bowser too
hold. He got up half an hour earlier
to do it. In twenty minutes lie bad
left his orders at the butchers and
grocer'S and returned smiling, but he
did not tell Mrs. Bowser that he had
had a row with both of them and e
called a crank by each.
During the week he changed butch
ers four times. changed grocers three
and ordered butter and milk from
three different crearneries. As for the
baker, he had to change every day.
He had a way of calling them robbers
and cheats and scoundrels. and OF
threatening them with dire pains and
penalties. and in reply they told him
to take his custom elsewhere and be
hanged to him.
It had become necessary during the
week to buy half a ton Of coal for
the kitchen. He had meant to make a
saving OF so cents On that. but by the
time he had called the coal man a flint
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-10
DoWSer Runs House
He Charles Mrs. B. With Being a Poor Financier and
Takes Hold Of hanasins Things Himself For
a Week and figures Up Profits.

hearted vampire and limited that he
had never given over I.SO0 pounds for
a ton lie was told to buy elsewhere.
He spent nearly half n day and visited
I've different yards before he left his
order. All this was on the outside.
and he didn't think il necessary TO say
anything 10 Mrs. Bowser about il.
What he did say when the week was
up was:
Now, then, Wen see how we have
come out / don't want to hurt your
feelings, but if there is a balance in
my favor ore ycu I shall have TO
speak about X. Haven't we lived Just
as we'll during the past week as any
during the year,
Yes. I think so" she admitted.
I'VE will take the meat first. Dur
ing your last week we paid for at least
three pounds of solid bone. Last week.
three ounces"
But you are mistaken. Mr.. Bowser.
I have saved and weighed IL the bone.
and there is a little over foar pounds"
ut can't be-"
Come down to the kitchen G21 see"
Woman. don't fool with me. II you
have gone out in the back yard and
picked up -four pounds OF bones TO
weigh off against me it will be the
worst move you ever made in your
life."
THE bones are fresh. and the cook
will tell you that she cut them out OF
your meat day by day"
I'VE will see to that presently" he
said as he looked troubled. and the cat
grinned with delight, IAN meanwhile
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Copyright. 1904. ty c. B. Lewis.l

Copyright. 1904. ty c. B. Lewis.l
HT came upon Mr.. Bowser sill Of a
sudden. Mr.. Bowser had come
a. home seemingly pleased with the
world at large. bit at dinner he
happened TO observe that there was a
good deal of bone in the steak, and as
he kept his eye on 1t he said:
Mrs. Bowser. have you and the
butcher formed b little trust against
mef'
do you r,ean the bone in the
steak 2" she queried.
Il mean nothing else. The internal
robher has made lou pay for at least
three pounds Of boIe to one of meat"
1T couldn't be. | only got two
pounds in al. and H. sure we have
meat and to spare. There is consider
able bone. but il just happens So"
Yes. it's always just happening. !
have paid that butcher a Thousand dol
lars in cash the last year for back
bones. thigh bones. shanks an ribs,
and | tell you it has got to stop. Ii
was running this house do you suppose
tradesmen would dare take such liber-
ties with me? Not by a long shot!
They know their customer. When G
woman goes into a butchers shop
looking as humble as a cat and asks II
they won't please sell her a tough old
steak with a lot Of bone in it, she'll
get what she wants. III take that
bone over after dinner and hit the in
fernal rascal in the head with it!'
I'm sure l do the best I can" quiet
Iy replied Mrs. Bowser.
Eyes, l think you do" he admitted,
"but, nevertheless. the fact stands out
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we will go over the prices Of vegeta-
bles. Here is my list for you to look
at. l figure that l have made a saving
Ninety cents won't buy a house and
lot, but it is 80 cents saved"
LET me tell you something" replied
Mrs. Bowser after looking over the
list. You have paid 10 cents more
than did on your potatoes, 10 cents
more on cabbage, y more on rhubarb,
8 cents more on tomatoes and 5 cents
more on canned corn and peas. The
total is 50 cents"
Woman. you have become cross
eyedr' he shouted.
Don't worry about my eyes, Mr..
Bowser. Here's 3 cents too much on
maple sugar, 4 cents too much or
pickles, 5 cents too much on honey and
6 cents too much on a can Of cherries.
That's Is cents more. Wait a minute.
Your meat bill totals up $4.20, while
mine is 40 cents less. Your groceries
total S6-40, while mine were only $50.
The butter and milk are 1925, which j.
30 cents in excess of mine. and Will"
l got coal ct 1928 a ton you seem I
have paid 81. Air. Bowscr'-
Don't Mr.. Bowser me.r' he inter
rllDted rs lie walked up and down an.
eestured. In my week Of running the
Ec,ise saved $3.50 over you, and there
are tie figures TO prove it."
"Hat how can tEeyF"
because Trey Co"
But ley prove ts,at you spent abou:
that mu. :: mere shan / did. and tn
butcher a:>a 22t three tines as muci
bore Of ca IN. iEl Ting your owl
figures for Il. You said you could
Yes. | said / could run the house
cheaper than you could, and by the liv.
ing jingo | have done it, l knew IL
would be this way-you'd knock me
out If it was a possible thing. and you
are trying your best"
But here are your figures"
Figures be hanged You have got
possession OF this book at night while
J slept and altered the figures"
Wig. Mr.. Bowsert,"
You didn't want TO give in that !
was a better fipancier than you, anG
you
AT that moment the front door bell
rang. and Mr.. Bowser answered it to
find a tramp at the door. 1t would
have been in his play under the cir
cumstances to throw willie" down
the steps and over the fence, but in
his financial confusion be gave the man
a dollar bill instead Of q nickel and
shut the door. Two minutes later.
when the tramp was out Of sight, IL
flashed over him that he had made a
mistake, and he stood in the hall and
waved his arms and jumped up and
down and tried to get OF swear words.
Not n would come, however. and
after hammering the wall with his fists
he made a sneak upstairs and left Mrs.
Bowser and the cat to smile at each
other. n. QUAD.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-10

Apparently old Abdul Hamid is mas
sacring Armenians with impunity.-At-
lanta Constitution.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-10

The Illinois republican convention
meets again to-day. The Illinois
idea seems to have entirely suppIant-
ed the Iowa Idea."-Atlanta Journal
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The populists ought TO recognize In
Judge Parker a Observation-Disclosures
Constitution.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-04
MEMORIALS NOT CASH.

Honolulu has the thrifty habit, when
it wants anything done at Washington,
of sending on a petition or memorial
or perhaps a set of plans. If all such
documents. dating since 1898, could be
rescued from their dusty pigeon-holes
and piled up. they would make bon
fire big enough to read fine print by
half a block away. AS to their pre-
vious value it is an axiom at Wash
ington that unless memorials or petit
tions are backed up by the work of an
active, influential and professional
lobby little or nothing comes of them.
The complaint of this paper, there
fore, that with the River and Harbor
bill about to be framed for early pres
entation to Congress, nothing has been
done to compel the attention of the
River and Harbor Committee to the
needs of Honolulu and Hilo, stands
good Plans of Honolulu harbor, etc.,
have been sent to the Chairman of the
House Committee but where is the
strong pressure coming from for an
appropriation? Surely not from the
plans. Everybody who wants anything
EXCEPT Hawaiians-will surge around
the Burton committee for the next
thirty days and the pressure Will be
tremendous. Some of the ablest
PREACHERS" in the country will be on
hand, for the River and Harbor APP
preparation is the pork barrel out or
which everybody wants piece. Inc
barrel will be opened early this month
and closed early next VIII Burton
save out piece for us or will be think
that, If we don't care enough about the
prize to come for it he won't trouble
his mind much about the matter?
Nothing can be done on the floor
after the bill has been made up, at
least nothing by Delegate who has no
vote or influence.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-04
HAWAII AND Japan

prince rushlinfs hfsi visit - Amsu.
can soii introduces him a. Territory
whore the Japanese ouiuumber sni
other one element ln the ropulhtlut u
not any two Thls ls hiso n latd which
sends more money a. Japan from ihs
savings ~ labor than any other not
excepting Formosn. Hawaii h. also a
large perhaps the largest. Importer Of
japanese food stuns For many years
the relations Of japan and Hawaii have
been close end Intimate. decorations
have boen exchanged and this coun-
try. while kingdom, maintained a
Minister Resident at Toxic the only
other one being az Washington, The
Hawaii ~ Kalakaua had the honor Of
being the first independent power 90
recognize the right OF Japan TO exercise
Jurisdiction over foreigners within rs
limits. submitting TO It's courts and re-
ceiving In return the right for It's citi-
zens to travel In Japan without pass
ports.
II may please Prince Fushmi to know
that his humble countrymen have been
the chief reliance OF the staple H1-
waiian Industry for half a generation;
that their creation of wealth Is bene-
fetal alike to this Territory. to the
United states and 10 Japan; ana that
their conduct, as compared with that
OF many classes of labor on the main
land, is most exemplary BY observing
the 10000 and more Japanese on these
islands. their fortitude, stoicism. obedi-
ence and patriotism, Hawaii was' pre-
pared for the good account japan Is
making for herself in great military
struggle. Prince Fushimi may rest as
sured Of the very general sympathy of
our people in Japans present difficult
Ties
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-04
Jnt CONGRESSIONAL CHOICE.

rae Advertiser is not enthusiastic
over ~. Republican nuuines faf TON.
ffsss. hut b. holds that b. ausht tn BE-
elected " FOR no other reason than 90
eumpass the defeat ~ hls opponents
ite is the choice ~ evils. u may DO
no good h. have him bat n would ser.
iainiy Do harm a. have either ~ ths
others
Motley " unthlnkatle. In tho last
public Office be held, that 81 collector
~ the port ~ llilu. be WAS dismissed
Tor malfensance. His capacity for do.
ing anything well II rated at cipher.
his Integrity vt two ciphers
Iaukea II au unstable, vacilnting
man. who has belonged To all three
parties IN year and cannot be depend
ed upon to move In any given political
direction " the wind changes He has
confessed to having indellble spots on
his record. But his most serious fault
as a Delegate IN Congress would be
his blind, unreasoning hatred OF white
men and white mems measures.
Suppose a bill were before the House
to erect a naval station at Pearl Har-
Dor. The first thing taukea would think
OF IL the number OF white voters such
n station NbulO put INTO lIt fllln LIS
trict of oahu and the probability that
the native voting element there and
throughout the island would be out
classed. This would dispose 1aukea
against the bill. He would fight 1t
either openly or secretly Motley would
sit down with one finger in his mouth
and figure on what there would be in
1t for him. AS for Kuhio, he would let
the subject interrupt the poker game
only long enough for him to tell Friday
Mcclellan to run over to the lobby of
the capitol and see what had better be
done about It.
Likewise in land measure. Suppose
a bill We're to come up amending the
Organic Act in a way to promote the
immigration of settlers? Iaukea, for
race reasons. would naturally be
against it. Motley would amble down
to the Land Office to see If he could
get quarter section for himself. ku-
hio, If he ever heard of the measure at
oil. would cable home for more money
and, in the course of squandering 1t,
forget whether Hawaii was made OF
land or green cheese.
On the whole, therefore, Kuhio would
do the least harm. AS some one OF the
three nominees must be elected 1t had
better be him.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-04
ON THE VERGE OF DEFEAT.

The appearance of Judge Parker on
the stump shows how desperate the
Democratic cause has become. Judge
Parker started out as a sphinx, but
the craven image has at last grown
voluble. 1t was his purpose, as his
friends said last summer, to preserve
The same dignified reticence in the can
vass for election that he had in the
canvass for nomination. He might
welcome friends at Esopus with a few
political remarks but he would not
leave his immortal retirement and seek
the Office of President in the dust and
heat of strife. Such a contest would
be unbecoming where the prize is q
chief magistracy. 1t was all very fine
indeed and the Democratic papers hail
ed the Roman spirit of the Judge, but
when it began to look as If the Roman
parallel might extend only to that time
when the Senators sat in state while
the enemy rushed into the Forum and
plucked them by the beard, even Parker
became FESTIVE. Finally, when things
got worse, the nominee forced himself
to go to New York twice a week and
direct the campaign and now he finds
himself on the stump making, at times,
two speeches a day.
When the General rides to the eX-
treme front, seizes a standard and tries
to rally his men, the battle is all but
lost. Such a spectacle has been met
before in American politics Andrew
Johnson Swung around the circle"
making speeches for his life, but he
game within one vote of impeachment
and his term ended in ignominy. In
1868 Horatio Seymour kept to his Deer
field farm in quiet dignity until October
came, when he too went on the stump.
But 1t was no use; the day was lost.
Horace Greeley, four years later, tried
to turn the adverse tide by strong
forensics but he lost the election by
seven eighths of the electoral votes.
And now Parker throws himself into the
breach in one final struggle against
the fate which is big with promise of
a Republican victory. Cleveland comes
to help, but is of no avail. This is rot
a Democratic year.
1t is pity that Bryan or Hearst
could not have been marked for this
sacrifice. Parker is too good a man to
be led to the slaughter in this way.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-04

THE request ~ Massachusetts, I,
have is ispsfs treated g, Moiuhai y
tho hrsi srn ~ movement witch w
people " this Territory have m
tloipatsd with dread There nfo lrpet,
IN many states and Territories. osps'
clniiy IN louisiana, Alaska and call
| fofnia. estimates ~ their numbers vary.
lur from 200 10 1909 Probably the I'm.
migration from Europe. especially from
the scandinavian countries. contains
many persons IN whom ieprosy u
developing though not enough 30 at
the time ~ the medical examination
To show on the skin. The mainland
states also get some lepers from
Canada
II would please an the mainland COM
munltiee whore leuers are under care
10 get rid of them. They cmbarrass the
authorities more than any other class
OF patients IN that they cannot be sent
10 ordinary hospitals and alms-houses
nor even 10 ordinary pesthouses, where
the victims OF contagious diseases are
supported Wherever they are they
cause fear out of all proportion to the
danger they create. one may well be-
lieve. when 1t Is proposed to seek
Federal aid for Molokai lepers, that the
manlanders jump at the idea of turn
ing our little Territorial Settlement In
TO n national lazaretto.
II that Is ever done, the decay OF
Hawaii will begin and it's ruin VIII fol-
low. This group will then be known
on all the lines of Pacific travel. as
THE leper islands and tourists VIII
shun them as "A plague spot Accounts
of the transfer of lepers to living
tomb" will recur in all the papers and
few readers will differentiate Molokai
from the other islands "Lepers on
for Hawaii" will be a common news
paper headline, doing incalculable
damage to our good name. Nor is this
all. One may well believe that the
enemies of Hawaiian trade will not
hesitate to use such a phrase as
'leprous sugar" Nobody will care to
buy what 1.-The leper islands" produce.
For all the average man away from
here knows, the various islands of this
group are connected by bridges. AT
present little is known about our
lepers; but when nation begins TO
export it's own lepers here, then our
reputation must become that of a lazar
house.
At present Hawaii hopes to get rid
of it's leprosy. The victims of the dis
ease are decreasing in numbers; but II
Molokai becomes a national 'leper hos
pital, the day of our deliverance from
the Scriptural plague may never fail.
II costs great deal to maintain Ha-
waits stricken wards but the Territory
will lose vastly more if 1t divides or
that duty with the coun-
try as whole or invites the financial
aid OF the Federal Government.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-04

1t is the policy now to declare that
n canvass has been made which proves
that the straight ticket is going through
with a rush. But all the canvass Visl-
bic to a naked eye was had at the spe-
cial inquiry meetings attended by 1--WE
per cent of the responsible voters
Nothing has occurred to change the de-
cision so generally made early in the
campaign to support only those NOM
inees on the Republican ticket who are
clean and trustworthy. There has been
no reaction, observed by this paper in
favor of Legislature of Solid Thir-
teens.
Inouirer-"And how is the motion ar
rested?" Automobilist-"By the cop =
New York sun.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-04
AT PORT ARTHUR.

1t is quite probable that a tremendous
effort to capture Port Arthur by assault
will be made today in especial honor of
the Emperor whose natal day 1t is.
For week all the Japanese artillery
has been playing on the Russian works,
which is the usual preliminary to an
assault in force. According to rumor
the japanese have been tunneling since
September SO as TO blow up some of the
principal defences. Incidents of the
siege since October l, are the destruc-
ton of Port Arthur's waterworks and
smokeless powder magazine and the
Gripping of some of the warships in
the inner harbor, and an increase of
vigilance on the part of Admiral Togo S
blockade by which many efforts TO
smuggle contraband into Port Arthur
have been frustrated.
Today may roll up a tremendous Jap
anese loss and may at the same time
end in a splendid japanese victory. It
must be kept in mind, however, that
the Russians are fighting better all the
time. They are getting their second
wind and at Port Arthur they have had
the news of the sailing of the Baltic
fleet and are correspondingly encour-
aged, Behind defences as they are
with some fifty forts in hand, they Will
make the fight of their lives on tn,
other hand are overwhelming numbers
of the finest infantry In the world, ey.
cry man in line being Indifferent to HE
own life ana only concerned for tn,
honor ana glory of the Emperor. such
a meeting will cause rivers of blood Il
flow and may set up a landmark IN
history,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-04
BARON KAHLBAHRS.

General Baron Alexander Kahlbahrs
who has just been appointed COM
mander of the First Army vice General
Kuropatkin promoted, was visitor in
Honolulu three years ago when he was
on his way to ST. Petersburg via the
United States to report on the sub
iugation of Manchuria. 1t is peculiar
ly appropriate that he should be put
in command of a Russian army in that
province for it was he who wrested the
authority in Manchuria from the weak
hands of China. Now he has been call
ed to help make the last struggle to re-
gain what he once won and what Rus
sian avarice has lost.
1t was during the campaign which
placed Manchuria under Russian intlu-
enCe and control that General kahl-
bahrs received the famous telegram
from St. Petersburg which officials in
the capital always claimed read Drive
the Chinese across the Amur" but
which Kahlbahrs interpreted to read
Drive the Chinese into the Amur' an
order which was literally carried out.
Thousands upon thousands of innocent
Chinese We're driven, shrielling and
praying for mercy into the great river
whose muddy waters closed over Them
hiding their bodies from sight but not
washing out the stain on the Russian
name. 1t Is estimated that some $1,000
Chinese persisted in the Amur River
horror, whole villages, men, women and
children being driven into the water.
When General Kahlbahrs was in Ho-
tl,i
to do with the affair." saying that he
was in Paris at the time that 1t oc-
Cured and was not ordered to China
until some months afterwards. Be that
as 1t may his name has always been as
ISOLATED with the Manchurian atrocities,
1t was reported while he was here that
he told his fellow passengers on the
Picking that he and his subordinates
could not restrain the savage Cossacks
and that they We're responsible for the
outrage and not the officers.
Baron Kahlbahrs has held a high
position in the esteem of the Cars o.
Russia. He entered the service in 1861
and has participated in every war that
Russia has waged since that time. The
Car appointed him at one time Minis
ter of War for Bulgaria, most signf-
icant position in the years when mill
tary movements in the Balkans, always
important We're of exceptionally vital
interest to Russia. In connection with
this work In 1879 the Baron was APP
pointed "A member OF the international
commission which fixed the boundaries
OF the Balkan states, He Is a member
of the Vienna Geographical Society
and has held many other important
positions, His appointment to the com,
mand OF the First Army In Mnnchurin
AT this critical moment, II considered
signal victory for the so-called
Grand Duke party which comprises
+ the followers Of Niprrny Admiral
AlrNirn who, without question. got
Russia into the ftruggle which Is PROV
ms ap disastrous "a her
Gen. lSahhafs surrstds Gen kuro.
ratkln but dops nor superrsde him
kurophthn having been made com
manderrlu,ehirf Of the 1880 ARMIES thI
| second one hflpE ITipHubrfE'H