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Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

The iniquitous ship subsidy bill is
likely to be talked to death in the
senate. Once in while the usefulness
of the senate is made very evident.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Wouldn't it be dreadful if, just as the
Thaw case comes to a close, another
hot one should develop in the lawsuit
about Mrs. Eddys affairs?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Now that Mississippi and Louisiana
have been wind swept, the only real
winter resort remaining on the map un-
scathed is Southern California.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

One thing, if Hartman did start to
dig the Panama canal he'd do it. And
that's more than can be said of the
present '.builders.'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Senator Carter of Los Angeles voted
for and against the proposed womans
suffrage amendment That's probably
as good a way as any-especially when
his last vote was no.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

One man left switch open and half
a hundred are in the hospital. Can't
some way to prevent this be found?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

A misplaced switch, a careless man,
and-the hospitals are full. How can
this be avoided?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Building records in Los Angeles for
February ran well over $,00O,0OO. And
February is the shortest of months, too.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Bateheller-Well. If | ever do take a
wife I'll make 1t a point to pick out an
economical woman.
Wiseman-Impossible my dear boy!
There's no such thing as an economical
woman. A woman Is either eXtravagant
or stingy.-The Catholic STANDARD and
Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

But why good roads without good city
paving to drive on when the city is
reached?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

"Brain storm promises to be per-
petuated as one of the oldest phrases
evolved in many a day.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Interest in the Thaw case has
slumped with the passing of it's prurient
phase.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Railroad wrecks are even less excus-
able in this region where the elements
do not enter into the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Let Hartman dig the canal; it may
keep him out of mischief here in the
United States a while.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Good roads are fine things-bully
things-but so are paved streets Give
us both.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

And now the Odd Fellows are coming.
The even fellows are already here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Miss Collier Down. beg pardon, but
did hear you say good night2
Mr., Staylate-Noi you must have
dreamed III
Miss Collier Down-Maybe 1 did. I'm
sleepy enough 20 dream.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Mr.. Huntem-Im going to India to
hunt for six months.
Miss Catchem-And suppose you will
forget all about poor me,
Mr.. Huntem-My dear, It will take a
terribly fierce elephant to make me for
get you.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Miss Screecher's Mother-Do you OBJ
serve tho bIrdlike quality of her voiceP
Mr.. Wise-There are-er-er-so many
kinds of birds. don't you know?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

IIIh WAY 1T WORKS.
She-Don't you think a woman Ia
man cam
He-She's smarter than that. Why,
she's clever enough to make the man
do the work and give her the benefit OF
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

Mrs. Jlnks--Iittle Tommy Thomas had
the diphtheria twice and died OF II.
MI, Jinks (absently)-The first or gee
Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-03

His Mother-Tom. I'm afraid that that
girl you are going 10 marry doesn't
know how to cook
Toni know she doesn't, mother. and
what's better than all she has promised
never to try TO learn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07

the duties of the auditor, except that
he may appoint clerks and assistants
IN his Office as may be required. The
treasurer and city and county attor-
ney viii perform the same duties as
at present and the superintendent of
streets Will perform the duties of
road supervisor but he will have the
power to appoint road supervisors for
the outer districts. According to this
outline it will be seen that under the
charter the city and county govern
ment will be sort of one man affair.
IN the matter of power, and the mayor
will be that one man. There viii be
very little sport in being supervisor
for he viii have little to say as to
appointments and his personal patron
age will be nil.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07
To Automobile Buyers !:

any ballot shall be decided Immediately
and the opinion of a majority of the
board OF inspectors Of election shall
be final and binding, subject to re-
versal by the Supreme Court of the
Territory.
There are few if any changes in the
office OF clerk except that the incum-
bent viii be known as the clerk of
the city and county of Oahu and he
viii be empowered to adopt, subject
to the approval of the Board of Su-
pervisors, a seal for the city and coun-
ty which shall be used on all official
documents
The sheriff shall exercise all of the
powers and privileges and authority
and he will be required to perform
all of the duties, in his own iurisdic-
ton, as are now by law provided to
be had executed and performed by the
High Sheriff of the Territory, or by
the sheriffs Of various counties, but he
shall not have the care, custody or
control Of any Territorial Jail or peni-
Tertiary, etc, or the care and custody
of prisoners confined therein
Deputy sheriffs to have powers and
perform the duties imposed by law
upon deputy sheriffs.
District magistrates shall, within
their respective districts, have the
powers and perform the duties imposed,
or that may be imposed by law upon
district magistrates. II for any reason
there should be vacancy in the coun-
ty of any district magistrate the
mayor shall fill such vacancy.
There is practically no change in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07
.ACHrs MUNICIPAL PLAN
Continued from Page one.)

CONTINUED from Page One.)
certain that no official within the con-
fines of the Territory would be so
kow-towed to as the mayor of Homo
lulu if this bill goes through in its
present shape. Considering the OPP
portunities for reaching" the man
who gets the place should be willing
to serve without salary.
The Board of Supervisors will have
the same powers and privileges con-
ferred upon the present body and a
few more thrown in For instance the
board shall:
Establish, maintain and regulate and
change, discontinue and reestablish
city and county jails, prisons and
houses OF detention, punishment, con-
finement and reformatories, hospitals
and almshouses.
Except as otherwise provided for in
this charter to regulate and control
locality and quality of all appliances
necessary to furnish water, heat, light,
power, telephone and telegraph service
TO the city and country and to acquire,
regulate and control any and all ap-
pliances tor the sprinkling and clean
ing of the streets of the city and
county and flushing the sewers therein.
To fix the fees and charges not other
wise provided for in this charter.
To offer rewards, not exceeding five
hundred dollars, for the apprehension
and conviction of any person who may
have committed a crime in the city
or county.
Shall constitute a board of impeach-
ment for trial of any elected officer
charged with malfeasance, on petition
by not less than 100 voters within the
county. The decision of the board in
such trials may be appealed from to
the Supreme Court.
1t shall fix the hours of labor and
pay therefor; provided however, that
day shall be of eight hours and the
minimum wage shall be one dollar
and twenty-five cents per diem.
Shall issue the first election pro-
elamation.
The first election shall be held on
the first Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, 1907, and the Off
GERS then elected shall take Office on
the first day of January thereafter and
hold office until the first day of Janua-
ry, 1910. Ballots for all elections shall
be prepared by the city and county
clerk.
All questions as to the validity of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07
THE SALVATION ARMY.

The meeting tonight will be a
"Sword meeting,' commencing at s
O'Clock, and tomorrow night there will
be a "Holiness meeting,' commencing
at O'Clock, and also a half might of
prayer, commencing at 10 p. m. Every
body is cordially invited to attend.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07
A JAMAICAN LADY SPEAKS HIGH
LY OF CHAMBERLAIN IS
COUGH REMEDY.

Mrs. Michael Hart, wife of the super
intendent of Cart Service at Kingston,
Jamaica, West Indies, says that she
has for some years used Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy for coughs, Group and
Whooping cough and has found it very
beneficial. She has implicit confidence
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07

In it and would not be without bottle
of it in her home. Sold by Benson,
Smith & Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07
RELIEF FUND
IS GROWING
Nearly $4,000 Received
SoFar---Soon to Be
RENTED.

Subscriptions to the Chinese famine
relief fund in charge of the Governor,
raised by the Chinese committee of
fifteen. have approached the $4,000
mark. OF $3.50 turned in yesterday c.
x. All had the credit of soliciting
ss3S.50.
There was a meeting of the commit
tee in Secretary Atkinson's Office yes
terday, which adjourned till p m. to-
day. In the meantime the committee
will see Governor Carter about remit
ting the money thus far received to
the Shanghai relief committee that in
duced official action here.
Besides this fund several other funds
have been and are being raised here,
and remittances made therefrom, as
reported from time to time in the Adj
vertiser. No doubt at least $4,000 will
have gone forward from Hawaii before
the relief movement here is ended.
Following is the state of the Capitol
subscription list at the present time:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-07

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Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
Timber for Wine Casks.

"The growing scarcity of timber suitable for the manufacture of slaves is a problem that confronts two contl- nents and in which all the wine drink ing world, and therefore the civilized world, is concerned" said I. B. Gold man, stave grower and shipper of Hope, Ark.
 Timber best suited for manufacture into slaves comes from Arkansas and small portions of Louisiana, Texas, Alabama and Tennessee. The timber has been cut in larger amounts every year to meet the growing demand. Prices have advanced, of course, but the demand still advances, for no oth- CT wood can take the place of that produced in our section.
 Most of the slaves are shipped to Barcelona, Spain, where they are used in the manufacture of wine casks. Both Europeans and Ameri- cans have tried to invent something to take the place of the stave, but so far without success. Glass and earth en casks have been tried, but wine does not age the same in these recep- tacles and 1t has quite a different flavor"
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
FEE FOR THE LAWYER.
Jury Had Reason for Adding Money
 to Damages Claimed.

During term of the superior court in an Eastern county the jury award ed one cent damages in several suits to the winning party. One morning when the jury rendered it's verdict in one of these cases, Dennis A. Maher one of the best known jury lawyers in the city, said it recalled a verdict he got in a case several years ago. He had sued a man for claim of $125 The judge in the municipal court decided against his client, and Den his appealed to the superior court When it was tried, the jury, the fore man of which was a great friend of Attorney Maher, reversed the decision of the lower court, and brought in verdict for $6.
 The court called the foreman up to him and said: MT. Foreman, is there not some mistake; the plaintiff only sued for $1.25, but you have given a verdict for $6."
 No, your honor, there is no mis- take" replied the foreman. We thought Lawyer Maher should be al lowed something for his services
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
OWNS THE OLDEST CLOCK.
Physician Has Eight-day Time Re-
 corder with Long History.

Supulpa, Okla.-DE. D. W. Avery, of this city, is the possessor of what is probably the oldest clock in Oklaho ma It is of the tall variety. generally spoken of as ''grandfather's clock" and is of the same sort mentioned in Longfellow's famous poem.
 The clock was brought to the terri tory by Dr. Avery when he came here, and was made by his great-grandfa, ther at least 150 years ago in the town Of Preston, Conn. The works are of brass. and run eight days.
 The case is of solid cherry, while the face is made of one solid piece of brass composition, hammered out by hand, then plated, and finally hand en. graved in elaborate style. It is some eight feet tall, and is intended tc stand on the floor. Besides telling the moment and the hour, it has a second hand, also calendar dial that tells the day of the month. The old clock still keeps as good time as ever
 FEE FOR THE LAWYER,
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
CHURCHES WANT GOOD ROADS.
Congregations Unite to Redeem Bad
 Pieces of Roadway.

East Greenville, Pa.-Good roads. through a combina tiCn of church and state, are now assured for Upper Han, over township, and a corps of en- gineers from the state highway de- partment has been surveying about four miles of road at various parts Of the township. The first to receive aid will be the road from Pennsburg to the East Greenville pumping station then to Mumbauer's mill.
 Another stretch proposed will run southwest of Pennsburg to the Perkio- men paper mil and to Haring's ho' tel. Work on the road will be com menced next spring.
 Besides these two stretches. the New Gosherhoppen church will help the township supervisors to construct a mile of excellent road, and S.. Paul's Lutheran church of Red Hill will do a similar favor on a mile and a half piece of muddy road, making stone roads out of both.
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
H POSTMASTERS.
is!cn Prevails In Many Mississippi Counties.

Jackson, Miss.-L. B. Moseley, feder- Rl patronage referee for Mississippi, is having a hard time finding applicants for fourth-class post offices at the smaller towns of the state. This sim gular state of affairs in a common wealth where the office has never been known to seek the man, but gen. orally dozen or so men are hot on the trail of the office, is well nigh un- believable, but it is nevertheless a cold blooded fact. MT. Moseley has several pies to distribute, and there are more slices than eaters.
 There must be some reason for this condition of affairs. of course, and it is attributed to the fact that Mississ- ippians are too prosperous to bother with fourth-class postmasterships that persons who are qualified for the places, chiefly country storekeepers, find that personal business affairs con- mand their entire time and attention, and they don't care to look after Un- cle Sam's post offices merely as a matter of accommodation, and when the salary or fees do not justify a performance of the work.
 Whenever a vacancy is about to oc- cur, however, having salary attached that is worth while there are always plenty of patriots who are willing to sacrifice their personal affairs to see that the government mail is properly forwarded and delivered.
 It is only the smaller offices that go begging, and frequently Commissioner Moseley is compelled to write letters that are well nigh heart rending to incumbents appealing to them to ac- cept another term in the service of Uncle Sam.
 A year of so ago the government refused to allow negro postmaster up in Madison county to resign. as there was no person in the commun- ity willing to take the place, and the inspector threatened to prosecute him if he abandoned the office. The negro is still holding on to the job he doesn't want, and fears that the government will send troops after him if he makes another attempt to quit.
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17

'quence that are superior 10 ms nor nal powers. When he acts he has a precision and quickness that are won. derful.
 The man who ran to the housetor showed more agility than he would have had in his normal state, even if he had not been paralyzed.
 Tn connection with this precision and certainty of memory we finI some strange mental blanks. You speak of patients and they do not a1 swer. You try to make your presence felt, they do not perceive. To make yourself heard you must dream with the patient and speak to him only in accordance with his delirium."
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
Dust an Enemy to Long Life.

London.-The eminent physician Sir Lander Brunton, in an article con tending it ought to De the rule rather than the exception for men and wom. en to retain their life activities iron, 90 to 100 years, cites dust among other life shorteners. Dust, he says is one of the greatest enemies of ad, vanced life, since it is the frequent cause of colds and respiratory dis. eases. He himself found that fire. quently in taking a dusty book iron. a library shelf he caught a cold in the head. This recurred so regularly that he now resorts to sponging the dusty edges of the books and shelves with solution of carbolic acid before dis. tulbing the Gust deposit.
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Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
Professor Reveals Color of Men.

Philadelphia. Ranke of the Ger man Anthropological society has re, gently undertaken to describe the physical characteristics of the earliest men, as ascertained from the examina, ton of prehistoric graves. They were, according to Dr. Ranke, of yellowish color, and had coarse hair. Their heads were peculiarly shaped, the part of the skull that contains the brain being large relatively to the face, while the face itself was small. They had other peculiarities, among which was the rudlmentary or undeveloped condi. ton of the third molar, or back grinder tooth The doctor believes that the first men originated in Asia.
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
SLEEPING MEN BEST THINKERS
Also Act with Wonderful Quickness,
 Declares French Professor.

Baltimore, Md.-Prof. Pierre Jouet, of the Paris Sorbonne, f:I lecture on sOmnambulism at Johns Hopkins uni versity, said that while somnambulisJs can see things and speak fiuently they cannot remember what occurred dur ing the delirium. He sand:
 The sOmnambulist has not our dull memory of things. He sees the ob jects he speaks of and really hears, feels and touches the, exactly as if they were real.
 When a patient speaks he has a flu ency of language and even an elo-
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
Infection.

The wife of an army officer at western post recently had occasion to visit a small neighboring town. to do some shopping at what is called the general store. She was much enter tained by the variety and antiquity of the stock of goods, and as she passed out her eyes were attracted by plle of notices, elaborately lettered and ornately framed, the upper one being the scriptural passage: Walk in love-"
 As she paused, the clerk, a dapper young man of more affability than ad- vantages, stepped forward with the re- mark, Them are the latest things in notices This top one is swell to put over a young lady's door-'Walk in, love- '-Lippincott's Magazine.
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
The Pope and Cardinal Vaughan.

On the occasion of the great Marian congress in Rome, the pope sum- moned Father Bernard Vaughan to represent the English speaking peo- ples. The Italians were amazed to find him so un-English, as they thought, in his dramatic style. The story goes (says a writer in the New Oxford weekly paper, "'Varsity Life Illustrated'O that one day the pope, in the presence of one of his cardinals mimicked the preachers style, where upon Rampolla exclaimed: And he Is an Englishmanl" ''No," replied the pope. he was born on the top of Mount Vesuvius, and we sent him to England to cool"
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
WAR FOR CHEAP WINE ON.
California Producers in Struggle for Control with Those of Middle West.

New York.-A great fight for the control of the cheap domestic wine business of the United States is on, with the producers of California solid ly arrayed on one side and those O. the middle west on the other.
 The business amounts to very large total annually and millions of dollars are represented in invested capital. The probabilities are that no truce will be reached and that one side or the other will be benefited in any event through the thrashing out of the wine situation.
 The California Wine association has
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
GIVEN DOLLAR BILLS
HOW CANADIAN INDIANS RE. CEIVE THEIR ALLOWANCES
Agent Distributes $2oo,oCo Among Tribesmen Each Year but Carries Only $3o,ooo-How He
 Does 1t.

Seattle, Wash.-Sevcral years ago the Canadian government took from the tribes of Indians about Athabasca lake and river a large tract of land and in payment for the same it gives each year five dollars to each Indian and $25 to the chiefs in one dollar bills.
 The reason for this is that the h. iians dwelling in the district do not know the value of money. A paper dollar looks to him about the same as a blank piece of paper to a baby.
 Should the payment be made in sil- yer, the simple minded child of the wilderness would punch a hole in it and wear it about his neck and thus a great deal of money would be taken from circulation. Should payment be made in one dollar bill the Indian is liable to lose it.
 Once each year a representative Of the Canadian government makes trip through the country and pays the Indians. On this trip he takes $3O,00O ill one dollar bills and will probably ray out more than $200,000. The natural question from civilization is, How does he do it?
 As the Indian knows nothing about the value of money his method of financial trade is on the value of skins. Everything he buys is reckoned by skins, and when one talks dollars to him, his face has the expression of a blank cartridge. Fortunately for the government, the Hudson Bay con- pany has secured the entire conf dence of the Indians during the cen tury of dealing with them, and the money paid to the Indians finds it's way into the trading posts of the com pany.
 Here is how the government pay master does his phenomenal stunt of paying $200,000 or more with only $30OOO in his pocket. He goes direct 10 a district inhabited by perhaps g. 900 or 5000 Indians; here he will pay from $10,OOO to $2O,OO0 in treaty money" Each Indian and his family is given the five one dollar bills in payment for his surrender of the land, and each chief his $25.
 After making this payment the pay master takes rest for short time at the Hudson Bay post nearest the pay station. Within a few days the h. dians have made a line to the post and there purchased whatever looks good to them. They whack the money down on to the trading post counter, order something worth perhaps 50 cents and leave. The company agent charges the red man with what he has purchased and credits him with tho balance of the five dollars, so that in the future he can trade out the re, hinder of the amount
 Within week from the date of paying the treaty money every dollar Of the amount has been paid into the trading post. The paymaster gives the post agent a check for the amount and starts for the next Indian settlement SIE EEPING MEN BEST THINKERS
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
Tender-Hearted.

The Bearded Lady (horrified)- gagged to the Ossified Man. My dear child, why in the world did you take such a step?
 The Circassian Girl-He said 1t would break him all up if I refused him and you know I couldn't bear to see the poor fellow go to pieces!
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17

decided to lower prices materially af, ter January 1, in order to drive their eastern competitors from the rich wine-consuming centers, such as New Orleans and St. Louis, where the east, erners were able to secure a strong foothold after the San Francisco dis. pster of last spring.
Holbrook argus., 1907-09-17
In the Wrong Shop.

Doctor" said the visitor with the fur-lined collar, there's something the matter with me-"
 Well" responded the doctor, q knew that when I saw you as Hamlet last night, but I cant do anything for you. Curing hams is out of my line.'