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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-31

1904 fairly that date and is
The effect the wholesale clearly pictured the price
useless the pockets of the people
concerned 1t will likely whole
The 1902
1903 simply crowded years the being
1909
did whip the Spanish,
noise nj politics.
of the eating foods As badsufs high in
this naturally marketing
strongly Finally
The railroads and the canning industry cold
bringing growing the
wonderful
tves The tabeab of providing fruits vegetables
made astonishing within
idea of the stupenous this
production
raised 1903 1928 64s312 bushels
bushels
Both production and pled thirty years
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: Observation-Disclosures


twentieth century the price of meat made Its
in Waterloo Beginning
of steadily advanced and in April it
Then the great May lift
in months price ehart).
by this time grumbng hard Other
although
had much increased the meat had 50 far done nothing
tugr grumbng
price pocketing scent" right along and the
paying (see cost ehart)
price level for several months
to
additional their small
beginning of the battle
May the the people crept steadily Then
decreased in single month The people
had to the point of action.
by steadily decreasing
the wholesalers another
the people would eating small
higher had
They the winning cards. they proceeded play them
thing
There other they right cutting
until February
char
They did however fit there three months
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HAD TT FIGURED OUT.

A negro who lived in Macon, Ca, was
suddenly bereaved of his wife, who had
relatives in Augusta. During the COM
pletion of the funeral arrangements the
widower had gone to the railroad sta
ton and asked the price of trip tickets
to Augusta-two tickets, one for him
self and one for the remains, says the
St. Louis Republic. The agent said
that while the widower might need a
round trip for himself it would be neces-
sary to purchase a oneway ticket for
the lamented, the agent taking it for
granted that the interment was to be
at Augusta.
81 knows what I IN doin' - protest,
ed the negro somewhat heatedly. 81 Sc
got a def mite idea what / wants. Nah
wife has got more n eighty mine kins.
folks down to Augusty, an all of 'enl
wants to see her befo' she's buried
Sc got it all fggered out dat it II be
more economical fo' me to take hel
to Augusty and back heah agin dar
it II be to feed passed. of niggers
dat would come from Augusty to dc
funeral heah!o
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-31

Champ Clark loves to tell of how in
the beat of debate Congressman john
son of Indiana called an Illinois repre-
sentative a jackass. The expression
was unparlamentary, and in retraction
Johnson said:
''While | withdraw the unfortunate
word, Mr.. Speaker, I must insist that
the gentleman from Illinois is out of
order y
How am ] out of order?" yelled
the man from Illinois.
!" Probably veterinary surgeon could
tell you,' answered johnson, and that
was parliamentary enough to stay on
the record-Success Magazine.
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FPorter.
Thus the passenger for London hail
ed a railway servant at small Scot
fish station.
"Yessir?'' The man instinctively
held out his hand.
"Do you think this parcel we'll
enough tied to trust going in the van7'
"Weel, I II see,' answered the por,
ter, dropping the parcel with bang
"She II get that here, an she II gel
that at the junction giving it an
other drop-"and she II get THAT al
Perth! banging it so Justify that al
the contents scattered over the pave
ment. E'Weel, sir, if she be goin' far
! Their than Perth, she II nae do what
ever! ILLUSTRATED Mail.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-08-14
~ ANNxSZ4NT
, /HzERHE
Is, HADGEARED
kHERAM /
[ a. |

had taken the Hist farther into
the bay, ran into nine armed vessels drawn
up In the form Of crescent across the har-
Dor, close in shore. where they were supported
BY artillery and large bodies Of troops. On
the right Of the crescent formation Of craft
was savage looking torpedo boat, while
good sized gunboat guarded the left flank"
Young, Helm and Jungen. for the Wompa-
tuck succeeded in getting into action. fought
this apparently overwhelming force Of the en-
envy for an hour and . half, completely dis
abled the Spanish torpedo boat, put At least
four of the gunboats out Of the business broke
up q huge pontoon on which noated . six.inch
smooth.bore gun, caused the Spanish soldiers
supporting the naval force to retreat and won
an absolutely complete victory generally.
The American boats did not escape unin-
jured in this action. The Hornet engines
were disabled and the wompatuck. under
Youngs order, took her in tow, but, disabled
a. she was. the Hornet stayed in action and
one Of it, gunners succeeded in putting SIX
pound shot sQuarely into sloop loaded with
soldiers, all Of whom were hiring at the crews
of the American vessels. The sloop went to
the bottom and took most OF her crew with
her.
force was greatly superior to that Of the Amer.
loan. Young was then only . lieutenant. but
he was in command Of three ships and he did
his work we'll He was advanced three num-
bers for his gallantry in this Tight Years be-
fore he had been advanced. a. the record
shows. "for extraordinary heroism on the 90
casion of the wreck Of the Huron"
Commander John Baptiste Bernadou. United
States Navy. died recently at the Naval Hos
pital, New York City. The sea service 10
mourning the loss Of one of its finest sailors.
In May, 1898. Bernadou was engaged In one
of the hottest naval ashts that marked the
Spanish war 1t was not great AFFAIR like
the battle in Manila bay or that OF Santiago,
but while It lasted the work was of the real
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-08-14
The oardsnsr's Guide.

II you have bare space along your
garden wall, plant some rubber plants
there. They will soon stretch across
the gap.
When your oyster plants are we'll
above the ground. sprinkle them with
vinegar. and occasionally dust them
with salt and pepper. This adds to
their flavor.
Too much care cannot be exercised
In making the mush for your mush-
room beds. Use white cornmeal for
this.
Any wholesale dealer will sell you
corn plasters by the gross. One plas-
ter to the hill is enough to bring out
your corn.
The automobile radish is coming
into vogue as substitute for horse
radish. The automobile radish has a
pronounced gasoline flavor and 10
eaten with heavy gloves and goggles.
II your string beans grow too near
the cucumbers they are apt to acquire
indigestion and tie knots In them
selves.
While you are planting sweet pota-
toes do not forget to put in SINAI!
bed Of sour potatoeR rs they are eooo
with frankfurter sausages.
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the wounded ohicer succeeded in keeping his
ship moving enough to prevent its becoming
q stationary mark for the enemyis guns.
While in this crippled condition the Ameri
can vessel kept up uninterrupted IRE from it,
guns and was aided by the IRE Of the VII
mington and the Hudson. Notwithstanding
the apparent extremity Of their case the gun
crews Of the Winslow managed to put the
Spanish gunboat entirely out Of action with
teriss were still in able fighting condition and
they poured n their shot unceasingly.
By this time the winslow was becoming
In command Of the Hudson, Notwithstanding
the tact that his vessel was too frail to hope
to stand against any kind Of shell punishment
asked permission to 90 to the winslow's aid. n
was Impossible for the Wilmington to close
In because Of the draught and Commander
Todd told Lieut.. Newcomb to do what he
could for the stricken ship.
Newcomb took his boat in while the VII
mtngton kept up . furious IRE on the enemy's
works. but failing to silence them during the
time the Winslow and the Hudson were in
their perilous positions. With the shot Of the
Wilmington falling into their works and now
and then putting the men Of an entire battery
out Of action. the epaniards still kept up their
nre ON the crafts Of Bernadou and Nswoomb
The crew Of the Hudson after 30 minutes
work with the shells dropping all about them
succeeded in making fast cable to the Grip
pied winslow and in towing the boat out Of
range. During all this time the Windows
commanding ofacer, Lieut. Bernadou. wounded
~ he was and almost fainting from the loss
Of blood, kept the deck and the command II
was an exhibition Of heroism OF which The
navy will b proud until the end Of time.
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war kind and in the engagement was killed
Ensign Worth BaSlsy, the only ofacsr of the
American sea service who lost his life In the
conflict with Spain.
Early in May, 1898. the Wilmington, Com
mander Todd. the Hudson. Lieut.. Nswcomh.
and the Winslow. Lieut.. Bernadou, sailed into
Cardenas Harbor in search Of some Spanish
sunboats which wers believed to be anchored
there. Commander Todd being the senior
ofdcer present, was In command Of the little
squadron Of three vessels. In order to pre-
vent the escape OF any ships of the enemy he
ordered his two Junior commanding oflcers to
search either side Of the bay while he took
his own vessel straight down the middle Of
the harbor.
It happened, however. that the commanding
oficer himself hrst caught sight OF . Spanish
gunboat apparently moored to . wharf on the
water front of the town. He signaled: win
slow 20 in and Investigate gunboat moored to
wharf. there ON right painted gray"
"Ay, Az. sir" came the answer and Berna-
dou took the winslow in.
The Spanish gunboat turned out to be the
Antonio Lopez Bsrnadou headed for the town
with the Winslow under full speed. When the
boat was at . distance Of about 1900 yards
from the wharf smoke appeared from the bow
Of the Spanish boat and . shell whiExed BY
the port side Of the Winslow. Instantly con-
cealed land batteries opened on Bernadous
little torpedo craft In . minute the Aueri-
can vessel was In the center Of q perfect
storm Of projectiles.
Bernadou was NO laggafd In returning the
fire of the enemy. but the luck Of nature was
against him, for suddenly haze settled down
over the batteries Of the Spaniards and over
the Antonio Lopsz and completely concealed
them from view. It was known afterward
that while the Americans could mot So the
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-08-14
QENZY oeZxMGN AAGxEY

When Lucien Young was an ensign he was
sssi9ned to Q new iron man-of-war called the
Huron Tho vessel was bound south from
New York In November. 1877. and whom on
struck the rocks and in less than an hour the
disaster WAS complete. It was bitter night
and Q tremendous sea was running. The black
ness shut out the shore view and NO one knew
what the landing chances were in case It b.
came possible to put boats through the pound
ing. grinding sea. One boat was launched and
Il was smashed instanter. Then 1t appeared
10 The captain that there was but one chance
to save any part Of the crew. volunteer was
asked for to attempt to carry . life line to the
shore.
The instant that the call came Ensign
Young volunteered to attempt to carry the line
TO land. The captain told him that his chance
Of life was not one In thousand. Young said:
"AI right III Co."
A sailor named Williams volunteered to 90
company Young. The two took what IL known
- . balsa, attached to . rope. and making
their way out on . spar they dropped into the
sesthing water. The waves beat them back
against the spar and Young was severely
bruised By the contact. He stuck to his task,
however, and with Williams succeeded in max
Ing hsadway against the fierce assault Of the
waves and in escaping death among the storm.
beaten rocks. Finally they gained a foothold
UPON the sands beyond the roaring surf Tho
result Of their heroism was the saving OF about
one.third Of the Huron's crew. The vessel
went to pieces so quickly that the rescue Of all
the crew by means Of the life line proved I'm
possible
Naval oficers believe that Young was born
lucky q well a. brave. -Four days before the
nayHl battle OF Santiago Rear Admiral Samp-
son ordered Lieut. Young. who was In COM
ma.d Of . small sunboat called the Hist. to
cruise In the vicinity Of ManSanillo and II prac
ticabls to destroy some Spanish gunboats said
to be lying In the harbor.
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spaniards the spaniards could sec the
Americans. TheNWinslow kept ON mr.
ing constantly, the gunners aiming -
we'll a. they could under the. guidance
of the sound of the Spanish guns.
Suddenly q shell struck the Amerf'
can boat. passing clean through the
coming tower. smashing the steering
apparatus and severing the steam pip
ing connecting the gear Of the helm.
Hardly q second passed before an
other shot jammed the rudder and cut
both wheel ropes. Still another pro
jectile burst close to the American
and fragment Of 1t struck Lieut.. Der.
nadou in the thigh. innicting . gaping
wound and throwing the oficer to the
deck.
Then there came . showing Of pure
grit. BernGdou rose to his feet.
dressed his own wound, stanching the
flow Of blood and keeping knowledge
Of the severity Of his injury from the
crew. With his vessel disabled 10
that steering was impossible and with
only one engine in working condition
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said that she was glad she came:
as told her why the man was out, ana
showed her how . ny
When caught before 1t struck tho ground
would make him out. and why.
10 did not give her any chance to ask
single question:
He analysed the game for her without
the least suggestion:
With finger pointed at the men he
showed how It was done.
Showed how the coacher signaled to the
men to stay or run.
And while with cheers the very air above
the deld was Jared
He showed her how to mark the run
upon the little card.
She smiled gentle smile and said she
wished she had his knowledge,
That she had tried to play the game one
year at Hmassar college
He grinned in pity. then he told in meas
ured terms and slow
The inner motives of the game a. then
and there on show.
Then came the ninth: the score was
tied; two out, the bases full,
And every rooter In the stand exertnx
psychic pull
A long. clean hit to centor-And q tumult
on the bleachers
With men In widest voices shouting like
to crazy creatures
And she! o, she was on her feet and
yelling all the while
In accents that you could have heard.
I'm sure. for half a mile!
70. run! Ice-wagons! Run! Run! RUM"
Her tones were shrill and loud
And scared above the roaring and tho
shrieking Of the crowd.
He never said q word a. they walked
homeward from the game,
But for = week or 30 the world was not
to him the same.
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Seeing the man In his front y1io
eating grass. We are about to make
some jocund comment upon MS evi-
dent desire to avoid the expense OF
maintaining . lawn mower. when our
attention is attracted by q neat
placard upon his fence. 1t reads:
II Know You VIII Ask Me what l
Mean By This Fool Trick. Have
Been Reading SO Much About the
Meat and Bread and MIX and Butter
and Egg and Poultry and Fruit ana
Vegetable Businesses That ! Don't
Know What Else to Do. Please Keep
OF the Grass"
Merely observing that he IL not the
only man who is cowed BY the out
look, or the inlook, as the case may
be, We move on.
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TTlE oMER
HoNMnAWO
j. Ol MLeuR 2 EE6e!I. ,
TfIEGIRaL
[&dbeG4&&E

He took her to the
ball game. and
when they had
found their places
He showed her
where the players
stood and told
about tho bases:
With patient care he
showed her that
the umpire did not
play,
Explaining that on
svery point he had
the final say:
He pointed out the
benches where the
rival players sat
And made It clear
that CLUB" II not
the same thing a.
. bat.
She thanked him
prettily. and said
she thought that 1t
was splendid
To have the chance
to SEQ . game and
be 10 we'll at
tended:
And when he care
fully set forth the
pitchers plan and
aim
She thanked him
nHcA a1ain and
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things that NO two mon in Annapolis were able
10 lift. He scored perfect In his physical ex-
animation. but when It came to the study ex-
animation II IL vesaciously related that Young
spelled Europe Europe"
This short cut" In his spelling methods
came pretty near being his undoing. but the
academy board had q second thought on the
matter and Young became = cadet, cadet -
smart n = whiplash In work and in study. and
his classmates were put to It to keep pace
with him.
Lucien Young has been distinguishing him
self one way and another ever since the day
hs ret Theodore Roosevelt . precedent in re-
formed spelling. While he was still 4 mid
shipman he was cruising on one of the old
Ame wooden warships In the Mediterranean.
4 sailor fell from aloft. struck = spar and.
bounding clear of the vessel. fell into the sea.
Midshipman Young saw the man fall and
IN instant later he had cleared the rail and
vas In the water swimming Justify to the res
sue The fall had made the sailor practically
unconscious He was 30 stunned that he made
bat = feeble effort to help himself and 1t was
~ inert. heavy burden that Young held above
the water until q boat came from the ship to
the rescue.
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. Thouehtfui.

"she was an ideal wife. was she
aotf. We ask Of the inconsolable
widower.
"To the extreme" he replies. sadly.
"why. she was 80 intent upon being
thoughtful that she warmed py-sltp-
pers for me in the summer As w&
A in the winter, and insisted upon
my taking medicines at the prescribed
hours even after I got we'll"
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The reaIt That Holds.

Brown hasn't gone fishing this
summer, has he? we ask Of his friend
mo. He bought an auto and has
been touring all the time"
That's good. Possibly he may
overcome his habit Of telling whop-
pers."
mot bit Of It, Now he is always
Dragging about the people he Just
missed running over"
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AsHINGTON.-A perusal OF the
Navy Register In the depart
ment oi1ices discloses the fact
that Capt. Lucien Young has
been advanced twice in rank
for conspicuous CALAMITY In
time Of danger.
When Lucien Young Of the
United States navy reported at
Annapolis for examination for
entrance to the naval academy
the examining board looked
upon . youthful Samson. He
was a. fine q physical speci-
men Of boyhood ~ the old
salts ever had seen. He lifted
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-08-14
byEdward D. clark,
coeyR,eN. .see ~ sskAo sz1zeso~

Young started on his or
rand and fell in with the
gunboats Hornet. Lieut..
Helm, and Wompatuck.
Lieut.. Jungen. The little
squadron picked up a prize
in 4 vessel loaded with pro
visions and intended for the
spaniards and then the three
vessels entered the Azuraga
Pass.
Young discovered . gun
boat at anchor near . block
house. The Wompatuck was
unable because of her draft
to 70 In with the Hist and
the Hornet. The guns Of the
two American vessels put
the Spanish gunboat out Of
business after . lively en-
gagement, in which nearly .
thousand Spanish soldiers on
shore had . hand. The Span
iards were not more than
400 yards away from the
American boats and they
literally swept the decks
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with bullets.
Young and
Helm work
ed away in
full view Of
the Spanish
. b arpshoot-
ers and e.
capped death
by . h . . =
luck. 1t was
not long At.
ter the Span
ish gunboat
had been de-
stroyed that
Young. who
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-11

PRODUCE MARKET.

Butter-Receipts.. 14.439 tubs; cream
cry, extras. 27c; price to retail dealers
= nc; prints, Is re; extra tirsts, 26ei
25c; frsts. &c: seconds. 19c; ladies. No
!, 1S3c; packing stock. 1711c
Eggs-Receipts. 17,027 cases; misce1-
cases included, 19c; ordinary frsts,
1S1ac; must be 20 per cent fresh. 10 y c;
prime firsts. packed in new whitewood
cases and must be So per cent fresh.
p nc; extra, specially packed for city
trade and must be 80 per cent fresh,
Pa nc; No l dirties. lie; checks, Ice.
Potatoes-Receipts, "a cars; fair to
New potatoes +. Receipts, % cars;
choice to fancy s1.30@1.S5; fair to
Quotations for veals in good
order were as follows: so to so lbs
weight, 7Q714c; 60 to 50 lbs. " a s y c;
Dressed beef-Ribs. No. j. 121sc; No.
loins, 15c; No. l round, 10 &c; No. l
chuck re; No plate. Isl 80
chickens. fowls. 13c; roosters, SCI
springs, lbs or over 2Sa SOC; l u to
/ q lbs. 2oQ25c; 4 to l 14lbs. goa 25c;
FruitIAppies. $2.0O@5.oo brl; 75c a
$500 bu; bananas, jumbo. per bunch
S1-45; straight. s110@1.25; culls,. soc q
2.75; oranges. $2.0O03.25; grape fruit
crate; illinois cherries. $225@2 so pei
Zt-Il tdSt- &dAiAOlnlI green
Cherries. s1.OOQ1.9O per box; peaches
$3.50 1.65 per box; apricots, $3.50 q
3 90 per crate; plums, 75c per 24-qt case
peaches. $10001.25 per 4-basket crate
Beans = Pea beans. hand picked
choice, $3.50; fair to good, $2.50@260
red kidney. $2.O0@2.15; brown Swedish
$2.100 2.35; lima, California per 100 lbs
S4.95 a 500
Berries-Str Strawberries. s1.5O@2.75 pei
24-qt case; S1.25@1.75 per l6-qt case
gooseberries. $2.2502.50 per 24-qt case
Green vegetables Asparagus. 50cq
$175 per box; beets. 400 SOC per box
| cabbage 40c6S10O per crate; carrots
box, slo0@1.25; cucumbers,, 4O@s0c, pc
box; caulihower. 50cGs100 per box
green onions. 25@ soc per box; greer
peas; 400 75c per bu; horseradish. cog
! 25c: leaf. 5a10c per box; mushrooms
4 1903 per lb; onions. 90Q95c per sack
pieplant. 35Q75c per box parsley
home grown. 100000 per doz; peppers
| 50eQ s1.00 per crate; radishes,- 50975
per box: string beans, green, Csc a 81
per bu: wax, 25c $1.75 per box; psin
| ach. 106 25c per box: sweet corn. SIS
1900 per brl; tomatoes. S5c a $500 pc
crate; turnips box. 40M soc.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-11
SELLS OUT FURNITURE

II A Paine. head of the pioneer Gary
furniture and hardware house that
bears his name. has decided to abandon
the furniture end of his store and con-
fine himself exclusively to the hard
ware business.
Next week Mr. Paine will begin
sale Of the $4,000 worth of furniture
stock he has in establishment at Eighth
and Broadway. An opportunity will
thus be afforded to procure goods at
cost prices.
After the furniture line is cleaned up
Mr. Paine will enlarge his hardware
stock Thus Gary Will have the larg
est hardware store in Indiana. Mr..
Paine will add to his stock a full line
of vehicles, fancy cutlery, and plumb
ing
Mr. Paine first came to Gary in 1906,
coming from Albert Lea. MINI. In the
latter part of 1907 he opened up his
present store under the name of Paine
and Maurer. Later Mr.. Maurer with
drew. The present establishment has
10000 square feet of floor space.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-06-11
The Day in Congress
washington. D. C.. June 10. 1909
senate.


With the wooden schedule of the tar
if bill still under discussion, repeated
efforts Of the progressive" republicans
to break the ranks of the Aldrich
forces were defeated. Numerous amand-
ments offered by Senator Dolliver look
ing to a reductio of the finance COM
mittees rates were voted down.
On request of Senator Bailey at the
day session a vote on the income tax
was put over until tomorrow.
The evening session was devoted to
speeches by Senator's Gore and LaFoI-
lette, both in advocacy of lower wool
rates Mr.. LaFoIette offered num-
Der Of amendments to the wool SEIZED
ule. At 1880 o'clock the senate ad-
journed until tomorrow
House.
After being in session eleven min
utes the house of representatives adj
journed today until Monday. Although
there was a good representation OF
members, there seemed TO be no dispo-
sition to transact any business and lit
tie was undertaken.