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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-19
HARDSHIPS OF
CONSERVATIVES
Pitiful Plight of Those Sent to Califor-
MIA and other Distant States.

Pitiful Plight of Those Sent to Califor-
mia and other Distant states.
Cone went off in a secluded spot and
took poison is what a letter from
Redlands, California, says in regard to
the pitiable condition in which con-
sumptives find themselves, who flock
to California in search of health. The
committee on the prevention of tuber-
culosis of the State Charities Aid AS
ISOLATION received a copy of letter
which was sent to the Menominee
News from a white Plague" fighter
on the firing line, and his appeal in
the last paragraph encourages US to
give further publicity to his commune
cation, evidently wrung from his sad
experience, hence we quote in full:
There never could be a worse place
for consumptives to come than Cali
fornia at the present time, for there is
scarcely a house or tent that they
could rent at any price, unless they
go to isolated settlements devoted en-
tirely to that class of patients. SO
many have come here-mostty in the
final stages of the 6isease-that every
body's back is turned and door closed
to them. 1t is pitiable to see their
condition. In the daily of this morn
ing is an account of one whe/we off
to a secluded spot and took poison,
thus ending his life. May every one
interested within the range of this ar
ticle prevent their friends, in any
stage of the disease, from coming to
Southern California
For years past it has been the GUS
tom to advise one who is known to
have tuberculosis to go at once to
Colorado or New Mexico, or California.
Thousands of people have been landed
annually in these distant, strange com
absolutely penniless, broken
in health, unable to work. In fact, |
not to work is one of the conditions to
recovery, and these people are strug- |
Cling for life. Then, why are they |
sent to these places under circum- |
stances, in most cases, which make |
death inevitable-the worst of all
deaths-death among strangers, death
in poverty?
Vet fngI rN11x =ir3l
advises his patient, as soon as i, is
that he has tuberculosis, to !
go to California or to Colorado-to go
as soon as he can get money to pay
his fare. Fortunately, most physicians,
and the best ones, do not give such !,
advice. They will advise that in most
cases one can be cured in his own |
home, or at least at a sanatorium here |
in his own state.
Fresh air, sunlight, rest, and good
food are obtainable in any state and
these are the most important factors
in effeeting the cure of consumption.
Reinforce this treatment with the
peace of mind resulting from nearness
to home and it hardly seems necessary /
to exile the unfortunate TO a distant
state to suffer not only in body but
to feel the pangs of isolation.
In no case should a person having
tuberculosis be advised to go to a
far-off state, away from his home and
friends unless he has annie means 70
provide for himself the best of care,
and conditions which make for happi-
ness and hopefulness.
is still most timely.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-19

1t is the discovery of
island
better
valleys
There would people, owing
to the climate probably the naked aborn
side Eventually villa
Meeting people to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-19

An angler who strolled by brook
Saw fish with a very sad look;
Miss Perch. - said the fish.
SIS singing, I wish
That someone would please get the
hook. .
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-19

The trouble tnjunetion plank this Labor
the Republicans
courts An what
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-19

prevalent streets Yesterday that Fail -
BEEN med Vice President bieh deceived many. LOU
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-19

If precedence be a scandal
there will this kind
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
THE NEW GAME OF BRIDGE.

Pending the moment when the city
authorities Of Richmond and Man
chester shall finally have favored the
matter with their attentions. we venture
to suggest the following rules for the
use and governance Of the Free Bridge:
1. The Bridge shall be closed to
traffic during the hours from s "A. M.
to P. NJ, those being the hours when
traffic is most anxious to use it.
2. No man Weighing over IA stone
shall be allowed on the Bridge under
any circumstances. Weight certificates
must be shown on demand.
5. Men under IA stone may use the
Bridge occasionally, provided they
pause every now and then and lit
themselves by the boot-straps. thereby
temporarily relieving the fearful strain.
4. Horses must remove their shoes
while crossing the Bridge. and must
count three in loud, clear neigh be.
fore taking each new step.
S. Mules are, forbidden ali use or
the Bridge because Of their well-known
kicking tendencies.
6. Alrships, kites. sparrows. etc, are
required to half.speed when flying over
tina Bridge.
!. Anyone caught taking weighty
responsibilities or heavy heart on the
Bridge will be punished to the full
extent of the law.
= E
By enacting and enforcing these few
simple rules, the bridge commissioners
VIII minimize danger during the period
OF waiting, and will reassure the ma
turally anxious breasts OF those whose
vacations necessitate constant plying
between this city and Manchester.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
More from MIR. wlthers.
of Tho 'Tfrnas, fch.

Iul lOT VI u ne
Sir,-You do not seem to have care
fully read my letter OF the 7th instant:
at any rate you seem to have gather
ed false impression therefronl.
Whether a secondary primary can
be held within one or two weeks after
the first Is. In my opinion. imma ter
ial-in either event sufficient time
Will elapse to enable fhe remaining
candidates with their friends to exert
every energy and expend large sums
OF money IN the accomplishment Of
their purpose.
I was careful to say that believed
ut would take two weeks to canvass
and disseminate throughout the Com.
monwealth to Its most remote and So
cluded precincts the resultgof the first
day primary" While The Times-Dls-
patch and many other citizens know
sunofficially the result Of the State
t tn Ssn tie lie STATE know Of the q
fetal returns, and certainly a second
day primary would not be held until
this was accomplished. The party law
provides that the Judges shall make
returns within two days to the county
or city chairman, who In turn, with
the city or county committee, shall
within five days after the receipt Of
such returns canvass the same and
certify the result to the chairman of
tho State Central Committee. who, after
the complete returns from the State
have been received by him shall call
the State Central Committee together,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13

STATIONS for the ng-distarce record
are conducted at the big conventions.
Where everything else is orderly,
ticketed and more or less predestined,
this feature alone Is liaphazard ana
chaotic. Our contemporary looks to
have this attended to by another presi-
dental year as 'follows:
Instead OF listening with ear 10
lcng-distnnce telephone, White House
or Fairvlew will press button and
200 fourth class postmasters in tho au-i
dlence Will Immediately begin to yell.
Another button and Alfalfa BILL, wav-
Ing his coat in one hand and his waist
coat in the other, will leap upon the
chnirnlan's table and strike up My
Country a pull at q switch and the
volume Of sound will artfully slacken
till four Texas delegates, connected
on short wire. will simultaneously
pull off their shoes and throw them
into the air, wllercupon 'pandemonium'
will break loose again. A touch on
the switchboard here, and three coll
lectors OF internal revenue will faint
from exllaustion; touch there and a
Philadelphia marching club will pull
out large COW bells and start singing
For He's the Stuff.
Without regard to politics, the Yell
ing contests at Chicago and Denver
appear to have been received with gen.
eral distaste. OF the two. Mr.. Bryan's
aeems to have been the more spon-
for 1t came unexpectedly dur
Ing an impromptu speech. Yet. in
both, the artificial stimulus OF brass
band and stop watch was apparent
The thought Of more demon
STATIONS to beat" that at Denver is
Intolerable. If they must be at all.
they had far better be systematized
as the Evening Post suggests; and con-
should meet one day earlier
In order that this part OF the pro-
gram may be disposed Of before the
Incidental business begins
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13

fsss sasa.a ts ap ana tns
some thing like ten days Will elapae
before the official returns are known
give t3la Rnow ied 70 all II ta
Y. throughout tho state. many oi
whom never seq !, rewspnpor. and
W Sihfes ny 1saeats eRy Yff W WEEKS se
Tor gathering and disseminating this
information may be arbitrary. I cam
not thlnk 1t unreasonable II there
ti !, !. not too long to ALLOW the central
committee to asseinble. hear and de-
tern IrI them, Your plan q second
Indeed It has BEEN advanced many
staaes 81 tG Union am stu ns
receiving the highest number OF votes
from tho second-day primary. But my
objection t, this plan i, not confined
( Permit mo to ask you to trace ont
to its logical conclusion the result To
the party by the adoption Of your plan
state. May TASK that you avoid quib-
bling and sarcasm. but. treat the case
With the. dIrectncss and nervousness 1t
Suppose five self-apponted candi-r
dates FOR Governor; suppose It is well
Known that a entertains extreme
views for total prohibitions; that 3 is
an extremist for the liquor trade. and
vative middle ground on this liquor
mary that fraction over one-fifti OF
the votes is cast for a, and fraction
over one-fifth OF the votes is cast for
3. and that a fraction under three.
fifths OF the votes is equally divided,
q. D and E. Would not the second-day
primary as suggested by you compel
the Democratic party to nominate as
Its candidate either a rank prohib
against the will OF nearly four-fifths
OF the Democratic party? Add to this
Hypothetical case, which at the pre-
sent time you must admit is by no
tion by the Republican party Of q
strong. conservative. clean man. with
compact, united organization be.
hind him which sees to Vt that every
nun in the ranks Is registered. and
has his pol-tasx paid and Is ready "a e
effect upon the Democratic. party to
oppose this Republican candidate and
his Organization with a or b as the
Democratic nominee. backed up only
fifth OF his party, an extremist In
views. with no organization to sup
port him and with large part OF the
remaining four-fifths OF the Demo-
Gratis who voted In the primary either
actively opposing him Or declining TO
This simple illustration brings out
many OF the objections find to your
plan. though I admit the illustration
Is highly colored for the purpose OF
" I. : = - RoBT. ". wITHERs,
Suffolk. Va. July 8, 19QS. gl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
MIDSUMMER COMMENTATORS.

women ara growing more timid," says
Professor g. Stanley HALL However. when
one sees the husbands some of them select
It must be conceded that they still have a
little bravery left.-Baltimore American
Once in awhile 1t comes with great shock
to a girl to find out that a man never
notices the difference between ascent
shirtwaist and enc that cost s27.s5.-Indian-
spolis News.
What is the use OF regulating the sale OF
poisons when a man Gun hang himself
with the straps from his wooden leg -
Pittsburs Dispatch.
Judge Parker showed considerable cour-
age in going to Denver and facing such
slbes as that Of the Western wit who re-
called that, in 1904. Parker was defeat
ed by lamation."-springfield Republi-
can.
Man has no monopoly OF courage these
days. A local actress Is about to give q
birthday party and produce the certlfl-
cate.-New York Herald.
A New Yorker was arrested because he
Insisted upon going to beer saloon clad
In his pajamas. But It Is not clear whether
the arrest was made at the instance Of
Andy Comstock or an Anti-saloon Lacquer.
Louisville COurier. j ournal., ~. III s.i t,1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
Tic VIII uud the Way.

Editor OF The mes-Dispatch:
sir,-"The great prize OF the senior
England. was won this year Ly selig
Brodetsky. a Russian Jew, the son OF
an itinerant Russian Jew peddler.
Brodetsky was born in Odessa. Russia,
and is twenty years old HIS father
away from Russian oppression, and
have brought up nine children under
the most difficult conditions. The sue.
cessful prize. winner went 70 the Jews
Free School In London, and won there
education within his reach. He VIII
have the distinction of having been
the last senior wrangler In Inathe-
MATES. the competition having been
Outlook.
Certain conclusions follow from this
/ The priceless value Of q child.
NJ matter what its outward condition
.. The limitless capacity found Of
ten in the lowly in life.
g. The Significance OF freedom In
melting asplrats ard In developing
character.
the. principle of human brotherhood
and service.
5. The necessity In cities OF af-
fording easy access to college or uni
Yerslty IN the interest," VI 1He sV.e
and daughters OF the masses OF our
people.
6. The glory of n city is its care
for the children, the handspring OF al
its progress. 'Despise not one OF
these little ones"
b I. Instances equally thrilling as the
above could be cited from the schools
OF Richmond. which have been doors
OF opportunity and power to she chill.
dren Of tho native and the alien, and
OF the rich and the poor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
MERELY JOKING.

Led into Temptation.
,n,. D'a n,anx see The s!oeer' boy kiss you
es'n,. But he amt to blame, maam
Twas tho !ceman set him the bad example,
cleveland Plain Dealer.
a Fakir.
II don't believe in that doctor"
..He didn't tell me everything wanted
to eat was bad for me."-London Opinion.
Had Age
GOOD story" said Mold. that Wigs just
told
or the fellow the hornet stuns',-
ut scarcely was that" said Dindebat
III It's true that the good die young"
-Philadelphia Press.
The Streak Inside.
THE cat sneaked beneath the couch when
! came In: II must have q yellow streak in
Its makeup
"It must have. see the canary's cage
is empty and here are some tea thers."-Hous-
ton Post.
Freds Little Joke.
Fred-I had a fall last night which rem
dered mo unconscious for several hours.
Charles-Roal1y! Where did you fall
Fred--1 fell asleep.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Real Merit.
There's one thing like about those
whats sthat?" asked the wife.
There don't seem to be a lot Of button
Ing to do at the back!'-YonkersN States
man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
PERSONAL AND GESEBAL.

I =
In the French schools in Alsiers and
Tunis the Arabic boys sit with the French
in school. but out OF school they do not
mix much.
An old-fashioned pillow on the sidewalk in
front OF store in Dey Street. New York.
attracted crowd One man asked how it
was used.
The consumption Of cigarettes In Dem
mark has. during the last ten years, in.
creased from about 10, 100000 10 about 10o,-
100000 annually.
Rear Admiral Evans is an expert with
knitting and crochet needles, and his en-
bro!dery is said to be as wonderful and
varied as Is his vocabulary.
The average cost OF supplying 100000
gallons OF water. based on the report OF
twenty-five cities. is sea- This sum Includes
operating expenses and interest on bonds.
II the real estate Of Manhattan Island
were divided equdlly between its inhabi-
tants, each Individual would own 5000
worth according to the assessed valps.
Under the new compulsory military train
ms defense scheme 1t is estimated that In
eight years Australia Will have $4,000 men
trained and equipped for war.
Vlce-Consul General Michael Alger, OF
Christlania. writes that, owing to the physi-
cal character OF the country Norway Is
destined to DO but very limited market
for automobiles. 77
Associate Justice Harlan. of the Supreme
Court. is great pedestrian, and every
day walks to and from the Capitol.
When Mrs. Scott Durand. OF Chicago,
found that she had sunk 900 into her
model dairy. and was not likely to get
anything out Of 1t. she decided to per-
sonally conduct It for while and await
the result. She put on q white dress and
apron and went to work. playing dairy
maid with a purpose, and now she has
one OF the most profitable dairles In her
part OF the country.
"A new Italian novelist is slgnora ST.
ollla Aleramo. the name being only q pen
name. 1t is said. 1t is the first book OF
fiction In the Italian language In which the
subject OF feminism is discussed. and has
consequently created much discussion. The
author is said to be Roman lady, who goes
about among the poor. establishes Sunday
schools and In every way maintains her right
10 individuality OF thought and action in
real life as she does In her story, Una
Donna" y
One Of the most successful frog ranches
IN California Is owned by Miss Katherine
Walsh Like good many other people
now living in the West. Miss Walsh was
forced to leave her native State In the
East because OF III health. Being told
to live out OF doors and forced by neces-
silly to earn her own living. she decided
to. raise frogs for the market. and not
ranches in Contra Costa county, but SUD- SUBJ
ports her mother/and two children Of her
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
" DICE Of the People
The CHORAL Ownershipp OF Randolph-
Macon College.
r Of The Times-Dispatc

I e. 4
Editor OF The Times D Dispatch:
Slr,--In my article insThe Tines
Dispatch OF July Sth an Important
paragraph did not appear in full. 1t
ship" Of the college BY tho conference
the greatest offense was the fact that
the board OF trustees OF Randolph Ma
feet that the relation Of tho Randolph
Macon schools and colleges to the
church Is one Of "moral ownership"
that e nave tot oe fee
all moral obligation that they owe tho
church. q
The reason why tho trustees refus-
ership'' was that It was too vague and
|irdefinite to be used in definition. But
in not using i, they did not mean to
deny, nor. did they deny, that they
Virginia and Maryland Methodists. III
fact. they distinctly declared In q sepa-
rate resolution that they We're under
mofs Ssl'sst&Rats is ss yhsy ad
is most largely the result OF the ef.
forts and contributions Of Southern
Methodists within the bounds Of said
a sacred one, which should be exercls-
ed so as to carry out the wishes and
Intentions OF the donors as above set
forth SO far as It oan be done eonslH.
!"
and our duties and obligations there
under"
Does not this describe what the
/ to the Virginia and Baltimore confor-
ences? Certainlyfiwith this statement
before them the Methodists ought not
Ia set excited over tie refusal OF the
board to speak OF Its relationship aa
one OF &"lnornl ownership, A hostile
critic OF tho trustees writes
'.They virtually acknowledge the
moral ownership OF tho church In
adopting the report OF their conmlttoo.;
and yet defeat a direct statement OF
that fact"
N II ii Ia true that they virtually ae-
knowledge I'm oral ownership" and It
was certainly In the resolutions which
describe the relationship between he
college and the conferences. why be
angry with them for not nsing an ex-
| press on which must certainly be COW
lsidered vague and Indefinite IN Its
me- aning? q Does II lot seen, as II this
were a war about words? "a i5Ss
For this failure to say IS omethin ne,
and not for anything the trustees
| have done. It Is proposed 70 refuse to
college. Now this collection was ord
cred as ia result OF an agre ement be-
/ tween thogcolle ge and the e ferences.
| Az one time ministers sons had to pay
ltul.ion. The trustens passed q resutl
luton that any 90 NJ ference tNal took
IN cohectlpn for the col leEe lslsbMld
nave free tut Ion for its mi Is ters' sons
The Virginia and Bait m ore i con ter-
elicess BOT III agreed TO his arraNg rem nl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
T.f'+Els7ls7 -faifIsi5
Why Not ne RIGHT

For 1907 the foreign commerce OF the
IN Snlted States amounted to ,3366284O.-
s .S. THIS averages In round numbers
But the domestic trade OF the coun-
Try tor the same year is estimated at
aSa25,00O. 600. 900, or an average OF $685.
VOo,OO0 q day. Incomprehensible fig.
ducts OF the fields ana factories Of this
country, and the imports and exports
~ the prnducts OF this and other conn
tries. Is It strange that many persons
have amassed great wealthy Is 1t un-
mense. fortunes among q people who
share IN a business OF such stupendoua
Experimentation Angeles Times.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
Emneror. Not f,,.r

Popular aliusion to the emperor Of
Russia az "the Cart Is by way Of he.
,in nge slight TO King Edwards host.
victory over Sweden at Pu,towa the
word "cznr." until then the only nanie
dtnotlnK the ruler, OF Russia, was
dropped. and tho Official title az "enl-
peror" was adopted. The change mny.
be said to have marked tho nnpearar1co
OF Russia as world power, though
81 the congress OF Vienna a century
ESQ was expressly stipulated TINT,
imperial title, they were not 10 hovs
nIliecedeucs over the kings OF Weaterr,i
4lArop London Chronicle. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
Borrowed, /: . ID: Jingle,.s

THE AVERAGE MAN.
Z am sick OF tile average man;
L / am weary OF giving rim Epraiset n
He ts lingering where he began.
Ills ways are the profitlcss ways;
!. Ho 1abors with hammer Or hoe, Fl
Going where he Ia ordered to go; 3
K A slave till the end OF his days!
lie sleeps and he eats and he drinks, l
And lie frequently fitfully signs;
What his masters havo taught him hi
thinks. S
And he therefore, believes he is wise;
.Hc follows where others have trod,
And at last he lies under the sod,
Forgotten as soon as he dies.
What Is the goal i1e would reach7
What are the wrongs he would right I ~
Is there aught In his deeds or Ills speech
To strengthen or guide or delight
lie does what he must, and no more,
II Is soul never ventures to soar.
He dwells on no glorious h eight.
] am weary or hearing him praised;
He tolls where his toing began:
He goes where the ways have been blazed,
Too timid to lead or to plan. =
Who cares for tribute from me
Must have the proud courage 10 be
Something more than an average man.
IS. e. Kiser. In Chicago Record Herald. y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-13
THE DULL SEASON

Ihis Is the season of the year when
lethargy falls upon the land and news
grows scarce The great pow-wows at
chicago and Denver merely accentuate
the general dullness, They are adven.
titious excrescences on the great bal
of stagnation. Everywhere else is
silence and somnolence and heat and
dust. a
Congress has adjourned and Joe Can
non is sitting on his back porch at
Danville. Ill, probably with his feet
on the rail. Roosevelt is reading bir-
game books at Oyster Bay. Taft isfat
Hot Springs, where, his nomination
now. being safely tucked away, he
may not look with utter horror on the
fragrant mint julep. Plerpont Morgan
is in London and Peary is off for the
North Pole. John D. Rockefeller is
burning his own midnight oil on his
own biography. Blotting Denver from
consideration, all the country,s grea
newsmakers have for the time lapsed
into innocuous desuetude.
Smaller fry have scattered to the
four winds. The prolonged heat wave
has shaken them dut OF the cities BY
the tens Of thousands. Europe holds
many of them. The American seaboard
Is lined with them. The mountains
and lakes arc black with them. In
dustrious correspondents and the ma
ture takers at Wlnsted, Conn, and
other recognized headquarters, do wha,
they can to keep things going, but
the world is pretty empty just now.
In week or SO the University OF
Chicago professors will begin launch
Ing their theories for 1908. and the silly
season may be said to, be fairly on.