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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04
MAS NOT
ILL-TREATED IN JAIL

Governor Carter has not referred
any letter to. me concerning the pris-
oner, kama Anton, convicted of arson
al KaiIua," said Attorney General An
drews yesterday. I do not believe,
however, that there is any truth in
the statement that the man was ILL
treated in Oahu prison. The man was
in care of High Sheriff Henry, who
was then Warden of Oahu prison at
the time the ill treatment is charged
Now, everybody in Honolulu knows
High Sheriff Henry-and a few people
know Harry T. Mills. the attorney who
is said to have written TO the Gov
ernor concerning Anton. AS between
these two, do not believe many per
sons will hesitate to form a just con-
clusfon. Certainly nobody who knows
both men will hesitate. Sheriff Henry
Is a high-minded gentleman with the
sense of his duty strongly upon MIN.
Mr. Mills is-well, Mr.. Mills is Mr..
Mills. However, as L said before, no
letter has been referred to me. When
it is, if it is, I shall give my opinion
upon the matter
1T. simply isn't true, said Chester
A. Doyle referring to the charges of
cruel treatment of Anton in prison.
Doyle worked up the evidence
against Anton, and secured his con-
viction of the crime of arson.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

The Merchants Association shows
disposition to approach the considera-
ton of the tax proposition with a COM
mendable degree of fairness. In truth
it is a hard proposition to solve, and
yet it Is essential for more reasons than
because there is a need for money that
the finances of the Territory should be
put upon sound basis, and that with
out infiicting too great a burden upon
the taxpayers. Hawaii is. in a meas
ure, on trial in the face of the nation
II taxes are too high. people of de-
sirabIe class will not come here to
make their homes. Direct taxation is
always burdensome. If taxes are too
low. of course the government will
come to a standstin to all intents and
purposes. Governments, no more than
any other business concerns. can run
upon a constantly increasing deficit.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04
THE ONLY ONE.

John Sharp Williams is one of the
wittiest men in Congress. and usually
more than holds his own at repartee,
but the following anecdote indicates
that the famous Mississippian now and
then catches a Tartar. One day when
he was speaking in Mississippi a man
in the audience cried. i've been rob-
bed by pickpockets!"
Il did not suspect there were any
Republicans present. said Mr. Will
liams. amid great laughter.
There ain'ti'' cried the victim; I'm
the only one"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

Just before the last total eclipse of
the sun, Percival Lowell, the astrono-
mer, told an old negro acquaintance
that if he would watch the chickens at
his place the next day he would see
them go to roost at eleven o'clock in
the morning. The negro was plainly
skepticai-in fact, looked upon the
prophecy as a good joke. But when the
event came to pass as the astronomer
had said it would, the darkey was not
only puzzled but decidedly impressed.
How long, sab, did you know bout
dis? he asked the astronomer. "Oh.
long time" Did you know dew
would go to roost a year ago?" Yes;
fully a year ago well, dat beats
all" said George, in an awed voice:
dem chickens wuzn't Matched year
ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

1t will be time enough for county
and municipal government in Hawaii
when there is a sufficient white popu-
lation to pay the bills and assume the
responsibilities. AS things stand now
a county and municipal system would
do little more than to make business
for the tax collectors and the grand
juries. So far as Oahu is concerned,
there is little or no demand for the
change outside the ranks of the job
chasers and printing grafters. On the
other islands is a natural desire to get
the full benefit of local taxes levied,
but this result might be easily had by
the passage of a law such as the Gov
ernor outlined few months ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

If Congress is willing to give Hawaii
$4,000 per year for an agricultural
school the largess should not go beg
ging for the want of a place to put
it. In this line the next Legislature
ought to provide fair sum, which,
with the Federal fund, would place an
agricultural school on it's feet. The
Territory, which is diversifying its in
dustries and means to develop along
American lines hereafter. needs to train
people in tropical farming more than
in any other one thing, save the ethics
Of government. The majority of the
failures noted here in agriculture have
been due to imperfect knowledge of the
peculiar local conditions of soil and
climate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

The polite Indifference of Delegate
Kufio to a direct request of President
Roosevelt in the matter of the post
mastership shows that, when it comes
to patronage, even the Chief Magis-
trate had better not get in the way of
the Hawaiian Delegate. Let carping
theorists who think that the Delegate
should keep on as good terms as posi-
BILE with the President of the United
States rejoice in the possession of a
representative who is bound to keep
his dignity, no matter what the Ter
ritory may lose by it,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

The fact that Judge Gear is trying
to get the Senate to stand by him for
denomination when the President
chooses to double-cross his name
shows that the jail-deliverer, etc, still
has his nerve with him. 1t is for
funate for Gear that the President will
probably not bother enough over the
Hono1ulan's claims to tell why he does
not consider a reappointment advisa-
BILE. A discreet man in Gears place
would not care to open that subject
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

The need of a Delegate who can
speak for the Territory when it is as
sailed or questioned on the floor is re-
marked by the Advertisers Washing
ton correspondent, Mr. Walker. Mr.
Mcclellan can easily do the work re-
quired in the Departments and he is
but ne cannot appear in the House to
answer questions and correct mis-
statements. How much Hawaii loses
gress may be judged by what it has
gained, during many years back, from
the efforts of it's unofficial delegations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

If the San Francisco young woman
who tried a diet of hot milk and fresh
air and found herself a physical and
mental wreck at the end of few
months had tried fresh milk and hot
air maybe she would not have sue
cumbed quite 50 soon. People, and
towns too, have been known to thrive
on hot air alone for almost indefinite
periods of time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

Japan bought some American sub
marine boats and began at once to
build fleet of them By the time
yladivostok opens or fRodjesvensky $
souadrons appear, Japan viii have
powerful submarine fiotillas on both
coasts. The moral effect of such YES
sells is not the least of their defensive
virtues
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

The Industrious way in which the
Russian Baltic squadrons persist in
cruising around the southern Indian
Ocean would indicate that their fear of
the Japanese fleet has somehow affecrt-
ed their compasseS. The admiral who
does not fight and runs away may well
live to fight another day-if he has a
long enough start.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

EVIL communication always did cor
rupt good manners. Note that a san
Francisco police commissioner has been
summariIy removed from office for i'm
moral conduct. The fact that he was
offensive to the party in power was,
of course. merely incidental.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

L don't like to say such long pray
ers, said little girl the other night;
/ want to say nice short ones like
Eursey does What kind does nur-
sey say?" inquired her mother. oh.
she just says, oh, Lord. why do have
10 get up philadelphia Ledger.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04
Symphony Smoker Tonight.

The Honolulu Symphony Club will
give a smoker concert this evening at
their clubhouse, Haalelea Lawn. which
promises to be a musical treat. The
program will be as follows:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

After all, possibly Mr.. George W. Smith
was right when he said that if the
government could not be run upon a
reasonable tax rate, then il would bet
ter cut down its expenses, as many
another business had been compelled
To do
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

Now would it be in order, while the
California legislature is investigating
the "get rich quick concerns, to sug-
gest that the statesmen throw the
search light upon their own body?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

A meeting of the Hawaiian Medical
Society will be held this evening at the
Board of Health rooms at o'clock. The
feature of discussion will be malarial
fever
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

Have you made any effort % create
enthusiasm among the masses -
No. answered the unpopular man
who was running for Office. The only
sure way can see to creata e 11husiaSr1
is to get defeated. "-washingto Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

Mr.. Jones-"Iu tell you what You
ought TO do if you suffer from nal de-
mer; drink half a bottle of champagne
at starting" Mr.. Brown-"Oh, I don't
know! Champagne's such expensive
stuff to-risk. "-Pick-Me-Up.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-04

We'll. well. maybe Judge Gear VIII
shake the dust Of Honolulu from MS
feet-but Honolulu shook first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
PRICK TO GIVE $1,ooo,o00
Toward Building $2,5oo,ooo G. A. R.
 Memorial Hall in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg June 20.-On the advice of Fl. c. Prick the members of the c. A. R. in Allegheny county will have erected a memorial hall costing s2,5OoO 900 instead of sl,000o00, as had been the original inten- tion. In is further understood that Mir. Prick will give $l,OoOOoO of this himself.
 It comes out today that on the last short visit of Mir Prick to Pittsburg a delega- ton from the c. A. R. visited him to ask if he would do anything toward as- sistlng in building the memorial hall. Capt Duval headed the committee and was explaining the object of the visit when MT. Prick said:
 How much do you figure on spending for such a hall?"
 About $100O,0OO
 "It's not enough. That would look cheap, and you fellows who saved the country deserve more at our hands. We must make it not less than s2,500,0OO. Take that idea back to your pc s~le and tell them I will do my share"
 It is understood that MT. Prick later explained the word share" by saying it meant $1, 100000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
Another Mnkden Possible.

Russia still has a war party-a party that refuses to see that Russians bred under the Russian autocratic schooless system cannot whip the Japanese. Everybody else sees they fuses to see what is plain to the Ger mans and Frenchmen and all other outsiders That war party is begin ming to flap it's wings again, claiming tEat Linevitch can walk over Oyama and his great army of unwhipped sol ders.
 It is unnecessary to discuss the folly of the war party. It may indeed render an armstice impossible. It may indeed render another bloody and useless battle inevitable. At the best an armistice will be difficult. The rainy season in Manchuria sets in about the middle of August, and if Japan is to deliver this year a deci siye blow in Manchuria it must be done before August.
 What the outcome will be as to an armistiee is the interesting point at present Japan certainly will not seek an armistice, and if the crazy-headed war party in RuSsia fills the Czar's head with dreams of victory, another great battle will become inevitable. It is at any rate much too early to say that an end has been put to bloodshed | in MancLuria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
About Realty Prices.

"The furry in realty prices in the vi cnity of the new passenger depot site seems to have blown over and left the real estate market in its normal active condition" said pr. F. F. Snedecor last night, While prices were unduly inflated when the site of the new station was made public, demand for property in that locality became exceedingly pressing. My experience has been that money invested in almost any section of Birmingham real estate will double in five years. In some instances the enhancement is much great CT, but property purchased here with any judgment at all will double in half decade
 Pm not thinking much about the realty market at present, though" continued Dr. Snedecor 'I am planning a trip through the west with Portland the objective point, The trip to the Pacific, when made leisurely, is very delightful l enjoy a journey through the west really more than in the east and north.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
New School Taxes.

As a rule five out of every six eoun- ties in this state are voting to levy special county tax for school purposes "a tax of ten cents on each hundred dollars. Now and then a county votes the proposition down. Lauderdale strangely enough has done so, but when the issue is again presented to the good people of Lauderdale it will stand approved. This is the course and history of public educational movements. The entire trend of pub lie sentiment is toward more and bet ter schools.
 The greater part of the state will soon have voted the special school tax, but this rivalry among counties for better schools will soon spread to the school districts which should have the power to decide what kind of schools they will have. Each district should have that right, as the districts have in nearly all the states, inelud- ing those of Louisiana. It is almost barbarous to say to a district that wants and is willing to pay for a bet ter school You shall not have it." It is certainly despotic It is a denial of home rule.
 The next legislature will be asked to give liberty of action to each dis trict. Whatever a district is willing to pay for in the direction of public education it should be permitted to have, and it tires the imagination to concoct a reason to the contrary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21

ity was a cyclone. The dry-goods firm said it was not a cyclone. The insur- anee company said any destructive storm was a cyclone. The dry-goods firm said a cyclone was a rotary storm that caused general devastation.
 The judge charged the jury as fol- lows "A cyclone is a violent and de- structive storm of greater or less ex- tent, characterized by high winds re. yolving about a center of low atmos- pheric pressure, which center moves onward at greater or less velocity The jury sat and sat upon the prob lem and at length it drew out of the lottery of it's collective mind verdict against the insurance company. The storm was pronounced non-cyclonic. But what was it? We shall never officially know. It may have been a tornado, or it may have been a wind storm, or it may have been any other old thing, but the jury certified that it was not a cyclone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
Federal BuiIdin0s.

William E. Curtis has procured from the Treasury Department the cost of public buildings ill the various states from the outset down to the present time. Upon buildings in charge of the Treasury Department the govern ment has spent $174,792,14S, and near ly all federal buildings outside of the District of Columbia are in the hands of the Treasury Department.
 Alabama is one of forty-fve states, and she is an average state in size and popultion, and her share of the expenditure should have been nearly four million dollars. Instead of that sum we have secured for public build. ings $1314,454. Georgia got $2214,- 2SS; Mississippi, $652,S94; Florida, $1,225,2S4, and Tennessee, $2,263,175. Louisiana did the best of the southern states, for she bagged $6,351 ,1O6.
 MT. Curtis explains that a public building in this country oftentimes does not last a generation. It is not so much outworn as outgrown. A rapidly growing nation cannot antic- pate accurately, and it builds more for the present than for the future.
 This is the trouble in Birmingham. Our public building was put up for the uses of a decade or two ago, and to- day it stands outgrown, and five years from now patching or extensions will not suffice. The next public building put up in this town should be one that will last a generation, and in order to do that the probable population of the city and district thirty years hence should be taken into consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
WHEN WE TWO WALKED IN
 ARCADY.

Caroline Duer in Scribners. When we two walked in Already
 How sweet the summers were! How thick the branches overhead, How soft the grass beneath our tread, And thckets where the sun burned red Were full of wings astir, my dear, When we two walked in Already
 Through paths young hearts prefer. Since We two walked in Already
 (How long it seems,,
 High hopes have died disconsolate; The calm-eyed angel men call Fate Stands with drawn sword before the
 gate
 That shuts out all our dreams. my
 dear: Since we two walked in Arcacy
 Beside the crystal streams. Beyond the woods of Already
 The little brooks are dry The brown grass rustles in the heat. The roads are rough beneath our feet Above our heads no branches meet And yet, although we sigh, my dear, Beyond the woods of Already We see more of the sky!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
OLD POSTAGE STAMPS TO
 BE USED AS DECORATIONS

that were offered for sale and asked for more
 The Chinamen use the stamps as a sub stitute for wall paper. and it is not un- usual to see the inside walls of a China mans abode covered with stamps In Can ton wealthy mandarin has three rooms of his residence completely papered with different varieties from all over the world artistically arranged.
 For the borders there were accurate representations of dragons composed of the French black ten-cent stamps. Then crosses, squares and trianSles. made up of different colored varieties, supplied the place of the usual wall paper pattern.
 some of these designs indicated the ex- penditure of much patient effort and skill. There are not few instances in this country where whole rooms have been I skilfully papered with stamps. but none of them can be compared to those of this rich Chnaman.
 It was indeed owing to this custom of covering walls with old stamps that some of the rarest issues in the world have been preserved. In one case a missionary to Hawaii had one of the rooms of ais house papared with the issues of different coGn- trles. A friend who was visiting him dis covered number of Hawaiian stamps of certain variety which had net previous ly been, known to collectors, among them the 2-cent stamp of 1851 Six of these stamps were removed from the walls, and they are said to be the only specimens of this particular variety now extant. ho ol,, II, +t, n. scene altogether made up of United States stamps which is very cleverly arranged. In the foreground is represented q large two-story residence with stable in the rear, all surrounded by fence. In the garden around the house are trees and bushes and flower beds, at one of which is the figure of a gardner in the act of spading. In the front yard are two children, while at one side is A well, with bucket. all complete, and little further back is the figure of a cow Every bit of the entire scene is made up of stamps of different shades, well harmonized and the whole effect is one of good outline and proportion
 Perhaps the best thing of this kind that has been seen in this city is a large re- production of the British coat of arms.
 This also has been made of stamps of all denominations and countries. While nothing but stamps has been used vet the reproduction Is accurate in the smallest detail even the lettering of the legend Honi soft nui nal pense" being perfect Especial care has been
 taken to arrange the stamps in colors that blend. and the effect when one stands some distance away is such that it is hard to believe that nothing but | common postage stamps has been used Every detail has been carefully worked out. and each will withstand the closest scrutiny. The crowd surmounting the shield is especially we'll reproduced. The jewels are each cut from q stamp of the proper color, and the whole effect is most brilliant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
Seneca Station.

A good story was told by a commercial traveller in the lobby of the Florence last night. "A young country girl was travel ing on the Southern railway in South Carolina the other day" said he, "and at every station she would ask the conduc- tor, Is this Seneca station?' insisting every time the conductor passed through the car that he be sure and tell her when Senecoa was reached. A half dozen stations were passed :nd each time the girl would ask the conductor, Is this senecca?' Finally Senecca was reached the conductor failing to appear the young girl sat quietly and off moved the train When mile beyond Senecca in walked the conductor.
 When do we reach Seneeea? in- quired the girl.
 We've just passed it miss, but I will Lack to It." and so the train was signall- ed to stop and back to Senecca. Stop Iing at the station the polite conductor announced 'Senecea, in the young wom- ans presence. She failed to get off when the conductor inquired why she did not. oh remarked the girl, I don't want to set off at Senecca, but my daddie told ne to take a pill when I reached Sem eeca.'
 .sThe laugh was on the conductor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-21
Cyclones Legally petined.

Tn St. Paul, Minn., fierce wind did
 in August, 1903, a great deal of dam
 age. It lives still as one of the great
 storms of the country. In that city a
 wholesale dry goods house was equip ped at the time with sprinkler sys- tenn, and when the storm came along it turned on the water in that system. The firm had a policy of $25,000 against premature action by the sprinkler system, and the damage done the goods by the toopreyious sprinkler footed up $90.000. A suit resulted. The policy was good against any sprinkler damage not caused by cyclone or earthquake" The insur' ance company insisted that the storm which started the sprinkler into actiy'