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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

"Hello. Grossmith! Glad to see you, oio
ohan Come and have some support
"i beg your pardon said Penley, Win
HIS most polite drawl, and a suggestive
witch at the uphill corner of his mouth
INV names not Grossmith. But-er-ih
come and have supper
:. Sir Henry Irving was well acquainted
with this phase of the actors lie, Tor II
is on record that at one time. in Mancnes.
ter, he was so hard up as to be compeiieo
to pawn his underclothes In order to puy
q Christmas dinner which, 1t Is almost
needless to say, he shared with tnose OIL
his companions whose garments had, per-
haps, previously effected similar retire
ment
It is not often that the recollection OF
past privations is powerful enough to In
duce an actor to try to save money, yet II
may have been some such remembrance
which has helped Mr.. Edward Terry to
eyince q certain amount of discretion in
spending the income he has made through
the exercise of his splendid talents as
comedian.
In the course of a social evening at his
rooms he was observed, whenever one of
his guests helped himself to glass of
sherry from a decanter which stood on
the table, to rise from his seat, take three
pence from his pocket. and place 1t in a
money-box on the mantelpsece.
One Of those present, overcome at length
by curiosity. asked what In the world he
was doing.
"Har' said Terry. who at that time was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

making thousands out of Sweet Laven-
der" "you don't catch me, my boy. No,
no! Decanter empty-box full. Empty
the box-fill the decanter. Sometimes. ne
added, with a satisfied smile, there's a
profit
The life of an actor entails many hard
ships and annoyances, but in spite of these
there is something in the life which does
not permit one who has ever tasted its joys
to lightly forsake 1t. Any man who has
discarded the stage as career, even
though he should attain eminence and for
tune in another calling, is as likely as not
to throw up his honorable position, return
ing to sue for the favors-more kicks than
coin-of his early love.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22

senger service WIRE carrying a steady cur
rent. There is little coil with German
silver wire in 1t and little very soft sol
der. The current would heat the wire and
melt the solder. grounding the wire before
1t had chance to damage the instruments
or interfere with the working Of the phone.
So much for the protective system. But
great deal of current is required to run
the telephone system itself, to ring the
bells, operate the lamps and the other
mechanism of the plant. 1t will be re-
membered by old telephone users that there
were formerly batteries attached to each
wall telephone Desk sets were then un-
known, and a crank had to be turned to
call up central" All this is now done
away with. The company gets it's electric
power from one OF the commercial COM
panies, and all of the current received each
day that is not used to operate the tele-
phone system goes into a huge storage
battery in the center of the room that is
equal in power to $4,000 lie Clanche cells.
for two or three days If there were any
break in the electric works. But as a
matter of fact the company has plans all
laid and could. install gas engine to do its
about ten hours. If there were serious trou-
BILE about the electrical supply.
The thousands Of wires coming into the
building and passing through their electric
protectors go up through holes in the floor
to the switchboard room, where about forty
girls are employed in the busy part of the
day ceaselessiy making and breaking con-
nections at the switchboard. The board is
in horseshoe shape. about fifty feet deep, SO
that the girls sitting on the inside of the
semi-circle all have their backs turned to
each other.
The room below where the wires come
into the building is clean as a ships deck
But In the switchboard room the cleanli-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22
The Anecdotage
Of an Actor
By f. +. WHALLEY.


IN 1912 David Garrlck wrote to his
mother announcing that he was re-
firing from the business of a wine and
II spirit merchant In order to become an
actor. He did not expect, he said. to
make. at first, more than four or Ave hun
bred year In his new profession.
About 40 years later, on seeing this let
ter | at once wrote to my mother, an
nouncing my intention OF giving up my
then profession that | might go upon the
stage, adding that l did not expect to
make, at first. more than four or five hum
dred a year-whch expectation. may say.
was thoroughly justified by the event.
As other young people, who have thrown
up one business or another. have suffered
from similar experience II seems almost
fair to assume that we must have given
up the wrong trade. and that 1t is reserved
for those alone who have turned their
backs upon the wine and spirit business
to Immediately achieve fame, and, at the
same time, fortune.
Virtue is its own reward
IT has not fallen TO my lot to be person
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-22
Tea, Three Cents a Pound.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
There Is description Of tea sold in Japan
at the average price the country over OF
11kd per pound. This is 'bancha." which
consists of mixture of the former year 8
leaves, withered stalks. etc. and is mainly
consumed by the poorest classes. though
the price varies considerably in different
procedures. being as high as Cd In Kago-
shima and only about 1sd per pound In
Kyoto.
In 1903, according to a consular report
by Student Interpreter Phipps of Toxic, no
less than 55,5sS, $50 pounds of tea of all
qualities was produced, valued at 81 100 600.
During the same year AZ, 239. 484 pounds,
valued at 81, 40, 5S5. were exported.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-17
2 BleLIorfCA DEL BoLETIN MERCAN I'll

que callar gu ley fe nvolable rigda La pr-
era cuadad deraudador era Ia lealtad. Sln dis
erection no existe el coutrabando.
Exstfa ell secreto del ftaude tai como exsa el de la
confession Este secrco imperturbabemente guarda-
do Ell conrabandista juraba caliaro todo cumpha
81 alabra de nade podia arse mas que de otro contra
bandisa.
Cierto d(a Ell alcalae juez de 9rz1n cogio un
conrabandsa de los Ports lie hzo apicar e tor
,neno para ob'iqar.e nombrar al deposltaro dc sns
fondos secretos E conr ablndsta 10 nombo; ell de-
po.itario era e mismo jucz alca de-
De estos dos completes e. juez ell contrabands-
a. el lno para cumpr la ez la vista lie todos h4-
ba tedo que ordenar la la cual haba reslStldo
el otro pa cun,plir su jurameno.
lo. dos contrabandstas mas famosos que en- aquela
&oca frecuentaban Plainmont eran Basco Blasqui-
to- eran tocayos NADIA habfa mas acil al msmo ITEM
DO mas dffcil Que habar hombres cuando "a Sc
estaba poco m IS al anto del furtivo itlnerano
del contrabando Bastaba ener preocupacion aguna
nocturna ir q Plsnmont aontar ell misteroso punto
dc interogacon que Sc levanta alli
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-17
La Ultima Obra de Altamira

En- la libreria del BoIETIN Sc ha re-
cibido la Ultima e interesante produc-
ci6n del ilustre y genial Altamlra.
Sc titula. Psicoldgia y Literature
es la par que TN monumento de
erudici6n, un modelo de critica elevada
Y dogmatica.
FL Sr. Al:amira cxa nina en- su nue.
vo Hbro roda Ia literature espafiola de
los Iltimos amos cavendo bajo Ia &C
ci6n d. su e~0alp 10 los mas ilustres
rscritores useIeIDos, inc!uso Per-
C1ald6s.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-17
| | |
CIURIN LLEVA. Y NO TRAE

Ell seflor Clubn hizo ell cargamento de Ia Duran
de- EMBARGO muchos bueyes algunos pasajeros, parto
de Saint Mal6 para Guernsey, de costumbre
el vernes ror Ia mafiana.
Aouel mismo vierues cuando ell buque estuvo alta
mar que es cuando captain plede abandona por gu
nos instantes su puesto de mando, Clubin enr6
camarote eneerr6se en- e. cog6 de vaje que te
MIA puso en- ell compartimento elasco leta, latas
de conservas aleunas lbras de cacao sin moer.
ell compartments soido un cron6netro anteojo
marino.
Cerro con candado ell pas6 por las
cuerda cable dispue ito de que pudese izar
en- case necesaro. Despues 6 la sentina penetro
ell deparsmento de los cabe e vic volver subr
con "a de esas cuerdas de pudos povistas dc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-17
Para ID Armada Americana

- ~asm. asfH "i MN'lMN W.
- utHsnhae ias en..sfs fafs ts fae
49, fas seacsus Anhmafsnas tga lio
aan2 a. rnves rlanp ~ ausce gne sf 80.
tse e. eat ano ivnasA a. fHts Sc = =
y eogAfA so.ape y Gee ifas 2
80 psea y cost&fA . ce - Nfeeffo
eossae a. sfecis fis ~ fFrf men
e. = - Aostnas. 81 nainikifo
80 nfen tncafsaf eifS, aes - 's'naf1
MS lsaf a. nila.s aniss &c "es fHesfk
\ 1eoerfa qut case eaoan . los eouifaia
do en felo.ia .d oinlctsionct AffnAnaen
a. 8 aefn4s paf'ftn4afcs comn los fetten
ceni aaes eAecdcn les anieispres n
toao.
Non fcspS'o a pfcsupnesio dc Nat.
"a 9ae & u'iuisiro pres n'6 hsce pncs
hav ac>com'enio cn amhss Namsfas y
en amhas paiidos IL minisiio psdc
$40 eoo.ooa. mas que neno>. y csfe pare
&C excessive muches la idea dcclsfa-
"a Ia min's,ro. que TesPonde 81 pensa
m.sato del Prcsidcnie Ross welt ss do.
Tar los Esiaaos Osidos de IA mejoT
marina miii,ar del mGndo, sin eNoep
tuar la ing esa Esto % hs dicho MI
MsTton repetsias veccs. aducie enao para
los srgumemcntes en- conscnancia con
Ia politiea general ael pals. PARTICULAR.
msnte en- 10 que Sc r,fiere i Ia doctrlna
de Monroe. La razon es ciarisima. 81
s. ha de asumir response ohidad por
cuauto puceda en- America es indis-
pensable hallarse en- condolences de
hacer frente i toda Europa.
Conmentando los opiniones expresa-
das sn mbas CamaTas Sobre Ia nece-
sidad de- recortar el presupues,o de
Marina para dejarlo en- menos de
500 ooo,ooo, dijo q otro dfa el feprs-~
sentante Dayton. miembro inhugenre
de IA comision naval del Consreso
"Cualquier diminuci6n considerable
en- el caIculo dc $GI0 ooo 900 para gas
tos de Marina, signti ticard lisa llama
mente que el Congreso repudia el
mandate del pals claramente expresa-
do efl las urnaS, de construction de
una armada poderoNa.
Slgnihcara tambien la repudiacion
de contratas hechas va con astilleros,
e. licencia miento de Ia :marlneria va
e"sanchAda J que pierddu su carrera
oficiales que han decidido dedicar sus
:Vidas la marina.
Is la mayor de las insensateses ha-
blar de recortar el presupuesto 4 me
nos de SIooooo, 600.
Hay razones eXcepctonales para
que este presupuesto sea tan elevado
como aparece.
II Sost9n de la marina regulIr ha
venido requiriendo por al $ un dis
pendio ordlnarla de 10000, ,ooo, en- pa
70 de- ha bereS. compra de where's
p-ttrechos y combusub'-s Foparacio-
urntro fuera del pals, manteni-
mieato &c arseuales, carboneras, etc
Para economizar en- este no hay
mas arbitrlo que licenciar personal &C.
rrar astlleros, bar con la marina,
en- una palabra.
Ode 10 presupu estado, $2o.ooo,ooo es
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-01-17

aba
(InV a
aescad Iererifs a Ia
80 f a ] :::: : SODN Dc EZgl
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-12

erect an expensive concrete factory for
the purpose of making blocks for this
one job
Reply to questions and 5: An au-
: thoritative answer to this question in
wolves expert knowledge which l do
not possess. The statements of a num-
Der of responsible and expert contrac-
tors have therefore been o0Jained and
with some diff erence in detuu they
unanimouslv support the claim of the
American Hawaiian Company. hat the
specifcatr ms of the Insane Asylum
contract are unfairly irawn, with ap-
parent intent to shut out competition
and to favor the Concrete Construction
Company.
The names of the contractors MAX
ing these statements are John Ouder-
kirk. John Lucas, Fred Harrison, L.
NJ. Whitehouse and John Walker.
submit their detailed statements here
with.
The charge is also supported by Mr.
AmWeg and Mr. Gilman, the manager
and president of the American-Ha-
waiian Company, who also state that
Mr.. Beardslee, the government archi-
tect for the asylum building, admitted
10 them that the specifications were
drawn with intention to favor the Con-
crete Construction Company, and fur
ther offered to furnish the Pinkham
machine for their use for $1,000 the
machine to be his when the job was
completed. They exhibit a draft of a
letter, admitted to be in Beardslee's
handwriting, addressed to himself. to
be copied and sent to him by the con-
tractor, making this $4,000 proposition
Further confederation exists in many
and surrounding circum-
stances.
Without expressing any opinion to
the correctness of the charge | advise
you that the evidence is so strong in
support of the unfair and colIusive
character of the specifications and the
surrounding them, that
[ is unsafe for the contractor to pro-
ICED with the contract under any cir
unless there is first OBJ
aimed a judicial decision that the
:harge is untrue. for if it is true the
contract is Illegal and either the gov
eminent or any taxpayer can enjoin
hereunder.
The Brewer wharf case is again de-
isive upon this point, where it says;
"A fair competition among the bid
Iers is the prime object Of such statu-
CRY provisions requiring public
works to be built on public tender).
md anything which tends to impair
his is Illegal
Genuine competition can only result
when parties are bidding against each
Their for precisely the same thing on
.reciseIy the same footing.
The fact that the business is in such
Continued on page -
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formation as may be available. anc
advise me upon the following points
viz:
the contractor claims that no ma
chine exists which will make the con
crete blocks. under 400 lbs press,Ir,
10 the square inch, called for BY the
contract; but that such blocks can be
perfectly constructed by standard hanf
tamplng apparatus, which it is de.
sirOus OF using
Question l. If this claim of the con
tractor is correct, Will it be legally
Justned IN proceeding with the con-
tract using such hand apparatus and
Ignoring the pressure clause upon the
theory that it requires q commercial
imposslbility, if the Superintendent of
Public Works refuses his consent?
Question .. If the Superintendent
consents to ignore the pressure clause,
Will the contractor be safe in going
ahead with the work, or would il be
liable to be enjoined?
Question 8. If this contractor can
not proceed except by complying with
the pressure clause can the govern
ment compel it to go on with the con-
tract or hold the bondsmen if it does
not?
The contractor states that the spe-
cificatlons are unfairly drawn in sew
eral respects, for the apparent pur-
pose of shutting out or hampering
competition and giving a particular
company, the Concrete Construction
Co, an advantage over the bidders.
Notwithstanding this the contractor is
DESTROYS of going on with the work if
it can safely do So
Question A. Does the evidence, in
your opinion justify this claim?
Question 5. If it does, in view OF the
fact that the Concrete Construction
Co. did not get the contract, is the
American Hawaiian Co. safe in going
on, if other obstacles can be removed;
or would it be liable to be stopped by
injunction, on the ground that there
had not been fair competition, or for
other reason?
Question 6. If the contractor is
stopped by injunction for any of the
foregoing reasons, can it recover from
the government for labor or material
put into the job up to that date?
Question I. What course do you
advise me to pursue?
Yours very truly,
A n. CAMPBELL.
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= contractor is absoived from the obi
S cation to go on with the contract.
Reliable engineering authorities stat
= that serious doubt does exist concern
f ing the ability of the Pinkham machin
to do the work required, and tina
= whether it is ultimately successful O
Y not, it will doubtless require much ex
t perimepting with before it can be mad,
= a success. I do not think that the con
: tractor can be required to depend upor
the possibilities of Mr. Pinkham's the
oretical invention being ultimately sue
oessfui. or to pay for the experiments
!, necessary to prove it, and no other
, method of making this machine avail
able is suggested.
Another phase of the question is pre-
| scented if there are machines already
invented which are physically capable
of making the blocks in question, but
which cannot practically and CONNER
cialIy do so, by reason of the great
cost.
on this point the authorities differ
some holding that the contract must
be performed if it is physically posi-
bic, even though the cost is ruinous:
others hold the more moderate view
that it must be reasonably practicable.
In the case in question the evident
intention of the parties was that the
blocks should be made here. In fact,
the Superintendent of Public Works
required an agreement from the con-
tractor that such would be done. as
condition of signing the contract.
From the evidence laid before me il
appears to be conclusively shown that
although for long time past attempts
have been made to invent portable
pressure machines to make concrete
blocks, no such attempt has as yet
been successful.
The superintendent of Public Works
furnished the contractor with the
names of four machines supposed to be
capable of doing the work. The con-
tractor has communicated with them
all. Two make only hand machines
One makes only large factory ma
chimes. and the fourth. although adver-
Using to furnish portable pressure
stated that they had discon-
tfnued making them. they were un-
and needed further per-
fecting. and they are now making only
hand-tamping machines.
The contractor, after diligent inquiry.
can find no other machine capable of
meeting the contract.
The question then is. can the con-
tractor be compelled to buy a large and
expensive factory plant and erect it in
honolulu, with which to carry out this
contract.
This is a question that can only be
finally answered by the court. My
,y,fr7io,, is however that the court
" ould take the surrounding circurl-
stances into consideration, and would
qot compel the contractor to buy and
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Household
Furniture

Consisting of: Cane and Wicker La
mai Chairs. a new Seller Piano, Orna-
ments. Rugs. Couches, Settles, Ebony
Tables, Pedestals. fine large extension
Dining Table, Oak Sideboard, Cutlery,
Plated Ware. Crockery, China. Double
and Single Iron and Brass Bedsteads,
Wardrobes. Bureaus, Mosquito Nets,
Bed Linen, Table Linen, Elegant Black
Walnut Chambers Sets. Chiffoniers,
Quincy Refrigerator, Sunrise Wood
Stove. like new; Jewel Gasoline Range,
Meat Safe. Cooking Utensils, Water
Cooler. Provisions, Glassware, Hose,
etc, etc, etc.
FISHER ABLES CO., LTD.
Real Estate Agents, Auctioneers, Ac-
countants, etc
Cor. Fort and Queen Streets.
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. I, 1905,
Upon the premises, No. 1872 Kinau
street, We Will sell by order of w. H.
Pfuger, ESQ, at his residence, No.
1872 Kinau street, mauka side a few
doors Waikiki Of AlaDai street.
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December %. 1904.

December %, 1904
L. A. Thurston, Esq, City.
Dear Sir: 1 am a surety on the
bond of the American Hawaiian En-
gineering & Construction Company. 10
secure the performance of the contract
with the government, to construct the
Insane Asylum at Honolulu in Ihir-
teen (12) months
Tho contractors are DESTROYS Of 90
ing on with the contract provided
they are not required to do the i'm
possible. claiming that there is good
profit in it. I do not wish to interfere
with their doing so if it is safe for
them to go on; but certain questions
have arisen in connection with the con-
tract which make it necessary for me
to know their legal status in the mat
ter. as bearing on my responsibilities.
I therefore request that you will ex-
anime the contract and correspond
ence, which the contractors viii place
at your disposal, and such other in
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-16
VERDICT FOB HAYoEL.
Reward Goulds Must Pay $24,1s3 to
Architect.

NEW YORK, June 1G.-A verdict for
Abner J. Haydel, an architect, to re-
cover $24. 1875 from Howard Gould
for services in drawing plans for the
Gould castle at Port Washington. on
Long Island, was awarded by a jury
in the New York state supreme court
at Mineola. This amount represents
about 2h per cent of the original con-
tract price Of $967 900, which it was
estimated the Castle Gould would cost.
Haydel had sued for 100000. 4
The architect had testified that he
had been sent to Ireland to1make plans
of the celebrated Kilkenny castle to be
used in the Gould castle and that Mrs.
Gould ordered many changes in his
plans and finally refused to accept
these plans, had sworn at, insulted him
and ordered him out of her presence
at the hotel where he had gone to con-
ultber as to plans.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-16
INSURANCE MAN KILLED.

Motor Car Ran Into Barbed Wire
Fence In Darkness.
LYNN, Mass, June Civilian But
Ter Woodbridge of Boston, second vice
president of the Columbian National
Life Insurance company, vas killed in
nm automobile accident in Saugus and
S. Herbert Wolf, an actuary, was seri-
ously injured.
Two others, A. G. Childs and w. q.
Taylor, Boston business men. were
shaken up, but not seriously hurt. The
accident was caused BY the party mis-
taking q road ia the darkness and run
ming into 4 barbed wire fence. Mr..
Woodbridge was 4 Princeton college
graduate. and during bis course Mas
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-16
DIRE DISTRESS
1t Is Near at Hand to Hundreds of
Perth AmbOy Readers.


Don't neglect an aching back.
Bachache il the kidneys' crv for help
Neglect hurryioe 10 their aid.
Means that urinary troubles follow
quickly.
Dire distress diabet,s. Rights dis.
ease.
Rohart Iowa or Al nrer strost man,
har or ,ha a.. 81 - pra,L.T 80
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-16
FIFTEEN DOLLARS IN STAMPS WI

3 ID box fancy large grained Carolina Rice. .......... 25c
can Genesee Valley Sugar Corn -. ............... roc
y ID choicest new crop Tea .,..,.............. soc
3 lb box extra large California Prunes. :. 1865. 1888. csc
? lbs Premium Java eofee, bean or ground ........... sac
2 lbs Fairbanks famous Lard -. =. I8c
1900 in stamps free 1.62
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-16

OF bot best Ammonia.
ct bot Laundry Blueing ..10c
OF bot Salad Oil ...........22c
Large bot Wor. Sauce
Bot Regal Blue Chesapeake
Bot Queen Olives.
Bot Gold Medal Root Beer. 10
Bot choicest Pickles. .12c
Bot Pepper Sauce.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-06-16
TABLE OF PERCENTAGES.
LEAGUE.

At New York
Chicago ..........O o o 1 o 0 0 2+5
New York ........ o l 0 0 0 0 0 o.
Hits-Chicago, z: New York, 8. Errors
Chicago, 2; New York, l. Batteries
White and Sullivan; CHESHIRE, Pullman
and Kleinow.
At Washington
Cleveland -. 1 90 0 0 0 %
washington 800. " y = y y . . -
rors-Cleveland, o; Washington. L. Bat
teries-Joss and Buelow; Hughes and
Heydon.
AT Boston
Detroit ........... 0 0 2 o / OF
Boston ........+... O 0 90 0 % / 0 0-1
Hits-Detroit, 6; Boston, s. Errors-De-
troit, 4; Boston, A.. Batteries-Kitson and
Drill; Young and Criger.
At Philadelphia
Philadelphia 49,. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 g.
Hits1St, Louis. 10; Philadelphia. 8. Err
rors-St. Louis, p: Philadelphia, !. Bat,
Sehreck.