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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-15
'Bi||y' Harris and SAM Johnson
Making Good In Puma Willis


danger that the rush of tic cutting In
full swing will have to he stopped IN
order to patch some halfilAishcl job
of construction. or replace Il piece of
brokcn.down secondhand machinery
From the four hundred horsepower
boilers to the smallest item of ma.
chlnery the plant is Of the best the
market affords. The equipment Is the
latest and will transform a rough uh.a
tree into the largest number of fin.
ishcd ohia ties with the greatest pos.
siblc speed, and least expense.
Manager Harris has charge of cv.
crything IN general. and sam johnson
has probably the hardest and most
important station under hlm-gCtj;ng
the trees out and to the mill. II Is u
bigger proposition than the worst
road In the widest storm that ever
happened during the honolulu road
supervisor days Of Col. Sam.
Sam Johnson's task viii he, in the
very near future. 10 get Oul ana do.
liver at the mill one thousand ohia
logs each working day. The mill. to
meet the contract. must tdrn out $500
ties n day and must have the logs. 1t
IL easy enough to shoot the logs
through the machinery after II IL In.
stalled, but 1t takes head work, bone
/ work and first class executive
schooner to yank down thousand
! ohla trees and load thcm on the cars
: ready for the mill, during the working
hours of the day. Anyone can do It.
given an army of donkey engines and
men. Sans job is 10 reduce the men
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-15

table. and no hot and cold water In
the bath tub but there is an air OF
hustling business all about the wood.
ed precincts whore these former Homo
lulu politicians are putting In their
time from daylight In the morning TIL
long after dark AT night.
The latter part OF July the timber
pile at the mill was already beginning
to grow. johnson has NJ idea OF walt.
ing for the mill to start before bring
Ing down his logs. The plan h. 10.
have more than Il weeks supply on
hand ut the star, 30 dior" viii be
only the most remote prospect Of the
mill ever having TO dclnv iCg lack OI
logs.
When the tic mi mud tNn forest
opcraiuns are going fan bi'st, from
$50 to 300 men will he Cmpluycd-ui
all kinds and descriptions. As fr rs
, could be judged there l. one supreme
qualification Harris and johnson de.
mnnd of the men who apply for work
Willingness to work. There arc
| stories told in Hilo oi some nj the
employees who started to work when
| thcv pleased. Sam treated taCm 10
doses OF 1ncrgi2cr. II ~ doubtful
NlltlIltT III lll' ultRtll 'lill' 'i'iG''
! labor predominates because the Pahoa
| precinct club has not been organized
ana begun to write petitions. There
| Is plenty of work. however, for the
citizen laborers 10 do before they get
| TO the mill The Puma ROAD from liiio
to Pahoa needs attention. Riding over
| II with Harris IN an automobile Is
very much what one might expect Il
he were run through an egg bcater. II
was once n splendid road. Its present
condition magnifcs its past grandeur,
| It's so different.
4 splendid new industry Is being
built up By the active WORKERS III the
Mahogany Company In the Puma for
Csts. The tic business Is a big prpro.
sition In itself, and when that rs well
started the mahogany lumber will be
dcvclopcd-Harri3 believes in unC
thing at time. Somehow the people
Of Ililo don't seem To realize how
much this will promote the business
Of the town and add 60 It's future
growth.
Hilo people do not cnthuse ms one
would expect them To do over Il new
industry.
|
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-15

Out In the "wilds of Puma" two men
of the Honolulu younger set" are
busy making good In one of the pro.
jccts that will some day make Hilo
famous--and apparently the people of
that town do not realize IT..
Honolulu never lets its men grow
old. Consequently when one speaks
Of BILLY" Harris and "Sam" johnson
tackling tho CHA tie business II is re-,
mcmbercd that they are of the young
men of the Territory. though not ~.
actly In the spring chicken. class of
improved experience.
According to all appearances. ,hr
Hawaiian Mahogany Company. that
started out with much blasting ol
trumpets and spreading over ,onsll.
cradle territory, has under Harris
management got down TO brass taCks
and decided to attend 20 On, il,nS a,
o time, and finish IL before s:riEinr
of on tangents.
| The mahogany numbering Operations
are In allegiance for the time being
and all the energy Of the company oI
which w. w. Harris Is the energetic
director arc conferred on the erection
Of tho great tie mill at Pahoa, Puma
where It is believed that by the lattcl
part Of this week the first tics will be
turned out and the beginning mad,
on the contract of millions Of ties fOl
the Santa Fe railroad.
The term great" tie mill Is use
advisedly. Tho mill In the Pun;
wilds is the largest tie mill in tn,
world. There are other saw MILL
larger from which various kinds q
manufactured lumber are turned out
but this Is the largest of this cxclusiy,
tyre
For the ubinitiated the mill Is no
SO much to look at. II seems very
much like other mills. but with thi
difference-the whole establishment
has tho appearance of first class work
manship, permanencc and the hes
OF everything. The boiler foundation
for instance arc no fimsy affairs
They arc put In to stay. There Is N
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-15

Search the poets, young man.
advised the philosopher. search the
poets" Jaw, watts de usc?" COM
planned the encyclopaedia. II search
ed poet onct and all got wuz Il
pawn tickct."--Kansas City Journal.
A young man had been calling
now and then on a young lady when
one night. as he sat In the parlor
waiting for her to come down, the
mother entered the room instead and
asked him in very grave, stern way
what his intentions were. He turned
very red and was about to stammer
some incoherent reply when suddenly
the young lady called down from the
head OF the stairs: Mamma, man.
ma, that is not the one" - Ladies'
Home Journal.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-15

ters Of China the entire navy of the
United States, being the greatest ma
val force in the world. The fleet was
even then on its way. It was coming
because the Emperor of America had
learned of the hostile intentions of
Japan toward China, and he propos-
cd, as the first friend of China, TO
take this method of notifying japan
that the American nation would not
permit interference with China!
This publication would not be es-
pecially significant II 1t were not that
the same sort of thing is being fed
to the people by the newly founded
papers all over the empire. These
newspapers are under close govern
mental supervision and inspiration.
and It is frankly understood that the
governmental influences are respon-
sible for the systematic cultivation of
friendly feelings for the United
States.
This development of amity in Chi
ma is reflected in an increasing popu-
lar feeling in Japan that the United
States probably is prepared to oppose
vigorously any demonstration by ia
pan against China.
The whole East has for months
been hearing more or less true re-
ports of what Secretary Taft promised
ha al CD - rI,tna IN
the policy of the United States in case
of further effort at the partition
of China.
Whatever may be the truth, II is
certain that the reports have served
to excite friendship in China and an
tagonism in japan. toward the Unit
ed States.
The japanese attitude may be
gathered from a cartoon which the
Toxic Puck published at the time of
the recent Tatsu Maru incident.
which for a time threatened to en-
broil China and Japan. The car
toon represented John Chinaman
standing on his scashorc, anxiously
pecring through long telescope
across the Pacific. Far OF on the
horizon he could Just make out a
tremendous armada of battlcships APP
preaching. They were labeled 1.-THE
American Fleet"
What John Said
And John Chinaman was quoted as
saying: .....
Excuse me. but believe I'll post
pone answering that japanese ulti-
matum until that fleet gets here, and
then maybe you will not be SO anx.
iOus for the answer"
SO much for the feeling of the two
countries about the Significance OF
the Fleets trip. People who know OF
these conditions, and have been
studying through diplomatic and
other channels the evidences of ava
kening public sentiment in China are
naturally interested to observe tC
what extent the American Fleet may
be received in China as the guaran
tee of protection from Japan.
Any unfortunate or undiplomati'
utterances, or any especially aggravf
, ting outbreak of hostile feeling to
ward Japan in connection with thu
reception to the Fleet might prove
most unfortunate.
Likewise. in Japan. the possibilit!
of some demonstration of decp-seatet
, hostility in the public mind is much
more likely than any physical at
tack, such as squcamish people hav'
, assumed to fear, who remember thu
+ Maine"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-15

william Cockburn. n farmer, living
near Aurelia, Iowa, has a calf Of nor
nal size and In good health, but with.
out hair. Its body is covered with a
shell resembling that of a crocodile.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-15
ASIA AND FLEET


China's view rs expressed In I"
g newspaper editorial: 1t
= THE emperor of America "
commanded to the waters of u
II China the entire navy OF the !.
United States. It was coming u
II because the emperor of Amer
II lea had learned of the hostile I"
It Intentions of Japan toward Chi IT
y ia.
u
" Japan's idea rs expressed In It
y u cartoon: u
II John Ch.naman. looking off );
IL approaching American fleet, 1t
II SAYS. Excuse me, but | believe II
III postpone answering this II
II japanese ultlmatum until that II
/. feet gets here, and then may II
he you will not be so anxious u
II for the answer. u
IT Meantime the American Rat n
tlcship Fleet Is steaming stead y
lily on.
.Hn uunaa Hasa. ag .
The last herd of antclopes IN III,
| United States has been located neat
Hooker, in Oklrhnma. This was for
Il
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
London Foo.

A London fog brings out hundreds OF
thieves. but it also brings out men who
are wanted by the police. A detective
told representative Of the press
about two curious instances OF thieves
being caught in this way:
We had been on the lookout fol
weeks for a swindler who had stoler
bonds In his possession. The inspector
who had the warrant at last declared
that the man must have got out OF thu
country. But one densely foggy nigh
the inspector happened to be in a quie
street not far from Bedford square
when a stranger. against whom hi
nearly ran, said:
"Can you tell me precisely where
am? I've got mixed up somehow"
"FollOw me and I'll show you," saif
the officer. And he did show him-tt
the police station, for the man was thu
very one he had been looking for.
In another case sergeant, In one o1
the thickest fOgs ever known, politely
helped a lady In distress near the Ken
sington road. The lady couldn't ever
recognize her own house among sev
eral all alike, and the sergeant, on hel
behalf. Knocked Mt door and was an
swered by man.
The lady did not live there, but al
hour or two afterward I arrested thu
man who had come to the door. III
was q German baker, the head OF
large firm. and we had been seeking
him for months.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
Nero m an Art Lover.

One fact redeems to certain extent
the memory Of an emperor whose
name is held In adherence by young
students of history. The fact is that,
whenever excavations have been made
In grounds known to have belonged to
Nero, some genuine work Of Greek
master has been sure to come to light.
In other words, the only chance we
have left of discovering lost master.
pieces is to follow In the footsteps
of Nero and search whatever building
or site Is known to have been inhab.
itcd by him-whether the golden house
at Rome or the hunting box at Subla.
Queurn or the sea cottage at Antium.
Born in the last named place on Dec.
10, A. d. 81, he seems to have been
possessed of a double nature one half
of which was kind, generous, poetic,
artistic, musical, while the other was
unspeakably depraved. Nothing could
show better this contrast In his per-
sonality than comparison between
two portrait busts, still extant, the
first taken soon after his accession to
the throne, while still guiltless Of dis.
sipation. the other after few years Of
shocking decadence and depravity.
The account given by Suetonius Of the
first period Of his career Is quite charm.
ing. The youth appears to have been de.
voted. body and soul, to sport and art
rather than to the ruling Of the empire.
-Rodolfo Lanciani In Putnam's and
the Reader.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
FINDING
FRANCES.
BY CARL WILLIAMS.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

Miss Pollard! This is surprise in
deed! 1 supposed that you were out
west"
Christopher Brooks. boarding the fast
train in Philadelphia, motioned to the
porter to place his suit case in the Sec
tion occupied by Frances Pollard and
sank into the seat beside her In re-
Spouse to the mute invitation In her
eyes.
81 am to visit old school friends"
explained the girl. ut is my first visit
to New York"
"And you never let me know that
you were comingw Chris tones were
laden with reproach.
How could II" defended the girl.
"In spite Of the :act that you did not
answer my last letter, wrote you that
I was coming east and that l should
be glad to have you meet me at the sta
tion In Chicago and visit between
trains"
"Chicagow echoed Chris. 81 went to
New York six months ago. wrote
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
Tho Old Time Shawl,

The shawl was originally not wo-
mans garment exclusively. for the
Scotch highlander has his tartan plaid.
and the men Of northern Italy still
wear a cloak which is very little more
than shawl. There can be no ques-
ton that the shawl Is more useful and
more picturesque as an article Of attire
than the close fitting coats both men
and women now wear. The shawl
could In case Of emergency be used to
protect two persons or to wrap child
In or as IN extra bed covering. Its
fashion did not change every three
months, and It could be used and
passed down in the family until It was
worn out. Nowadays the only time
when such articles are used is when
people are making an ocean trip or
travelling In Europe. 'Trav cling rugs"
which are nothing more or less than
mems heavy shawls, are extremely
English. and for travellers they are
considered very proper and desirable.
but outside Of a steamer, train or car.
riage no one who cares for what peo-
pie will say would be seen with one
ArROnaut.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
ILL WINDS
GOOD.
BY CHARLES GRAVES.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated
Literary Press.

A food Of golden morning sunshine
streaming through the windows and
falling full upon his face awakened
Tom Goodhue. 1t awakened him with
q rather unpleasant STAR and brought
to his mind the. disquieting suspicion
that he had oversight.
He came out of bed with bound
and looked at his watch. It was 9:30
half past 8, and he had an appoint
ment to go sailing with Helen Caverly
at o sharp! Surely the gods Of misfor-
tune severally and collectively were
following in his train!
He dressed in record breaking time.
bounded down the stairs and, break
fastless, made all speed to the long
pier in front Of the hotel, his mind
busy with the many apologies he would
undoubtedly need In few moments.
But the apologies were doomed, for
the present at least, to remain unspo-
ken, for when he reached the pier he
saw. running out Of the harbor before
the smart breeze, a knOckabout with q
well known pennant fiuttering from the
mast.
Evidently Miss Caverly had grown
weary Of waiting for him. Goodhue
took long, lugubrious look at the dis.
tant sail and groaned.
Yet he was not the man to submit
tamely to adverse circumstances. At
the end Of the pier lay hope In the
shape of his own power boat, pulling
at her painter as she swung to the tide.
In n moment lie had scrambled aboard,
pulled the cover from the engine and
turned over the flywheel.
There was series Of sharp reports.
He threw off the moorings, sprang to
the little wheel In the bow. and the
power boat went tearing away from
the pier, sending up twin waves Of
white spume ut her bow as she sped
In pursuit of the distant knOckabout
The engine Of power boat. how
ever, Is not one Of the things to be
classed among such certainties as
death and taxes. Scarcely had he
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01

The class in business arithmetic In
one of the evening schools Is made up
wholly of men who WELD the pickax
and push the shovel during the day,
These men are ambitious to improve
their minds. and the fact that they give
up their evenings to study shows that
they appreciate the value Of trained
mind. But they are pathetically stupid
in some things.
"On the first evening"" said the teach.
er, Il asked the class, How much is
six times two? There was no appar-
ent desire to shirk the question. but no
amount Of head scratching or knitting
Of brows could bring forth an answer.
"T'll put the question In another
way said I. Suppose your boss Is
paying you at the rate Of 81 day. how
much do you get at the end Of weeks
work.
Every man had his hand up. Twelve
dollars said one In the first row.
"These men can think In dollars and
cents quickly enough" said the teach
er, "but figures are Greek to tbeD."-
New York Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
DEs0LATI0N ISLAND.
ksrsuslsn Land 10 a Region Of Per-
petual Storms.

petual Storms.
OF all places ON earth outside the
arctic and antarctic regions Kerguelen
Land, in the Indian ocean. is the most
isolated and inhospitable. Indeed, II
Is generally known to mariners not by
its official title. but as Desolation Is
land.
Most nations have owned 1t by turns,
but 1t has been sooner or later aban.
dOned by them all as worthless, and
this although It covers an area vari-
ously estimated at from 1,5O0 to 1000
square miles. At present France is in
nominal possession Of 1t, she having
annexed 1t in 1893.
The soil is utterly barren. Practi-
cally the whole Of the interior Is GOV.
cred with snow fields Of unknown
depth, whence glaciers flow down to
the sea. Where there are no snow
fields there are morasses and hidden.
treacherous mudholes.
The climate is probably the worst in
the WOrlu. lerrlHc teulpestS ioiioW ohe
another practically without censing
and are accompanied by torrents Of Ice
cold rain, hail, sleet and snow. The
Challenger expedition spent month
there. during which time there were
only three fine days. And this was in
December-January. when 1t Is mid
summer In those ATTITUDES.
Its discoverer, NJ. Kerguelen Trema-
rec, although at first he professed to be
enraptured with 1t, lived to confess
that it was unfit for human habitation.
"Not even Eskimos," he exclaimed.
could exist here."-Pearson's
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
The Man In the House.

The hour was midnight in the home
Of the Ramscatters. The family con
sisted Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ramscatter and
their young son, George, almost at the
.ge Of maturity. All had retired wher
suddenly a loud yell penetrated tho
air.
There's man In the hOuse"
The alarm awakened mother and IA
ther. They jumped up, screaming:
where? Where"
"Herew
1t was Georges voice. Ramscattel
proceeded cautiously across the hall t.
his sons room with n revolver In one
hand. He was followed by his wife.
George, are you injured" shouted
the father.
There's q man in the house" came
the reply.
Ramscatter prepared to fire as he
threw open the door.
81 don't see any manw he exclaimed
as he flashed on the electric lights.
Hes right here" answered the son
"What do you mean, George?"
81 mean that It's now five minutes
after IL o'clock. Today Is my birth
day, and I'm twenty-One years DID,
Bohemian Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
The OdOr of PaiIt.

Every one knows that an onion has
distinct and unpleasant odor, whether
cooked or raw. But every one does not
know that this odor of an onion will
draw to 1t every disagreeable odor and
clear the house atmosphere in day.
The onion can then be thrown away,
and with it 60 the disagreeable smells
that come about in house that has
been closed for the summer.
And this Is also good thing to know
That it will absorb all the odor from
fresh paint and turpentine. II the
house has been freshly painted and
cleaned this month for the winters oc-
cupancy, the people moving into 1t will
be miserable with the smells that come
from walls and floors.
After the fresh country these odors
will be upendurable.
One onion should be cut into small
pieces and placed about the room in two
or three saucers. Allow An onion to
each room and let the saucers remain
there over day and night. If every bi,
of odor hasn't gone In that time put a
few fresh pieces in for the next day
Turf, Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-12-01
THE 0PsONIc TEST.
What II Showed tho Man Who Smoked
Great DcaI.

What II Showed tho Man Who Smoked
Great Deal.
His friends knew that hc would rath.
er miss half m hour Of play than
,ut short his after dinner cigar, and
they We're astonished when he an.
noun"ed that he had quit smoking
what's the trombic:" he was asked.
"OpsJnic test" h. replied gloomily.
"What in the world Is that
"I've been run down Of late and feel
ing pretty blue. As there Is consump-
ton In my family. | consulted spe-
cialist He said didn't have the dis
case yet. but he would tell me what
my chances We're of getting II. We
are constantly breathing tuberculosis
germs. he explained. but healthy blood
has thc power to DESTROY them. So he
took a drop Of my blood and inocu-
lated II with certain number OF
germs. In half an hour he examined
it uEGer the microscope and found that
only half .as many germs had been
killed as should have been the case.
Normal. healthy blood is said to have
an opsonic test Of 100, so my test was
only 80. He advised me to build up
my strength by sanitary living-lots OF
fresh air day and night, plenty Of
sleep. wholesome food and moderation
in work and pleasure"
"Where does smoking come In"
"He said that tobacco had an ex-
traordinary effect In decreasing the
power Of the blood to destroy germs.
Some men who smoke n great deal
have IN opsonic test Of zero-that Is,
their blood has no effect whatever on
germs. I am fond of my cigar, but
when specialist levels an opsonic
test all cooked and primed at your
head and says, Tobacco or your life
what are you going to do but throw up
your hands ?'-New York Tribune.