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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
Jake and His Goats Hair

IN Pittsburgh lived a German, whom
may as well call Jake Schmitz. Jake's
business was importing sleeps wool and goats
hair at the regular cost Of purchase, shipment,
insurance. etc, minus al tariff duties.
The part of the tariff schedule that interested
Jake ran in substance as follows: Duty on
sleeps wool. from the rncombed low grade to
the finest quality washed and combed, four to
thirty-siN cents a pound; common goats wool,
free. Jake imported common goats hair only
which was famed for one thing among the
toms officials. 1t the drtiest of all such
importationS, a nasty, tangled mass without
beginning or end. The inspectors loathed to
touch their fingers to the shapeless i'll smelling
mass. Result: most perfunctorv inspection.
Now lake had a confederate in his enter
prise, and he began cutting the latters fair
share of the profits too close This cownrker.
in i vengeful mood, tipped off the situation -
the customs officials. and the next importation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12

ture of goats hair and sleeps wool, C
preferred, and what-not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
By William Thomas Walsh

-
air. women need not have
got into such furore over the PAYNE tariff bill,
and all the (metaphoricaD hot air that in the
course of debate went c1rcling up and about the
dome of the Capitol might have been re-
placed byAfreSh, wholesome air from abroad
For if gloves and stockings air tight,
the fair sex need not have feared that they
would be obliged to mend their old gloves or
abbreviate their Isle hosiery. Air tight gloves
and hose would find place on the free list.
1t was an american chemist who first made
the discovery that there were air valves in our
tariff wall, and he proceeded TO take advantage
Of it by ordering, through commercial agent
in Bohemia. consignment of Bohemian air
The customs officials, however, didn care any
more than :, lte-termer in the sElphurouS pits
below whether that shipment came from
Bohemia Patagonia. What they did know
was this: that several boxes had arrived choke
full of long hollow glass tubes the ends of these
tubes closed by having been melted down, and
that there startling discrepancy between
this and the bill of lading.
The importer was present when this astound-
ing discovery made. on the boxes being
opened and Inspected Then came the inning
for the tariff.
sir" said the inspector. there has been
1t looks to me if | shall have to seize this
shipment
But the importer didn't get scared worth a
cent lust as the bill of lading states he
said . am importing air and air not being
scheduled, is the free list. This air was
gathered packed. and sealed in Bohemia. If
the glass tubes have intrinsic value apart
from their containers have nothing to
do with that: but you know well as | do
that there is no duty on containers.
The hubbub that followed simply awful
But the verdict of the Secretary of the Treas
ury. who in the end was appealed to, was as
laconic II was final No duty. Release
goods" was his decision
Well that's honest way of beating the
tariff. but honest WAYS are about as scarce as
teeth in the mouth of a chick in the shell.
There are lots of near-honest ways, naturally,
which Soothe the ConSClenceS of law v1olatorS:
but unfortunately it isn't the kind of con-
science soothing that would look well when
analyzed by the prosecuting attorney IN 4
federal court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
POOLING THE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS

consigned to Jake's ware
house was literally torn
apart. 1t was lovely mix
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12

IF gloves and stockings
i could be made to contain
air. women need not have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
The Smooth-Fitting Phoenix
Muffler Never Loses Its Shape

its richly beautiful lustre. Its splendid quality
is permanent Neither damp weather, constant
wear nor frequent washing can affect. in the
slightest degree its perfect fit or its exquisite
silky finish.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-24

say that he should require Dening to
qualify as an expert.
Ballou maintained that this admis-
sion was fatal A court interpreter
was here to do ordinary translating,
If the defendant wanted an expert in
terpreter he must pay him as such.
Judge De Bolt said the matter must
not be looked at from Denings stand
point. 1t was true, he observed as
if thinking aloud, that in translating
stand to do some work.
Prosser asked leave to make a sug-
gestion.
81 am very much in need of suges-
tions,' the court responded.
Prosser questioningly supposed a
witness refusing to answer A hypothe-
teal question.
Judge De Bolt asked what about a
doctor so refusing.
Prosser went on to say there was
an absence of bona fides on the part
of the defense.
You are saying what is not true,
was Lightfoot's comment.
"In the words of the immortal
Shakespeare, let him roar" Prosser
resumed, but l object to Icing in
terrupted by this fehow. We have
attacked the bona fides of the defense
This attack stands on the record OF
denied"
Lightfoot interrupting was called tc
order by the court, when he said, 81
beg your pardon, Mr. PTosser."
Il decline to accept your apology,
Prosser retorted. IF the record goes
up to the Supreme Court, L will be
asked what has the defense TO show
1T is not what the Supreme Court
thinks but what l think at present,
the judge observed.
Prosser, continuing, stated that
Lightfoot said he admitted that Den.
ing was not a witness to any mate
rial fact, but in spite of that he haC
a right to have him there.
81 admitted nothing of the kind,
Lightfoot said with studied asperity
He is saying that which is deliber
ately and with malice aforethought
untrue. We expect to get valuable
assistance from Professor Dening."
Judge De Bolt now finally ruled: &c.
simply take the cold legal view of it
l do not altogether approve of Mr.
Lightfoot' socnduct in the matter.
think he should have made a show
ing of materiality. The motion vii
have to be denied on cold lega
proposition
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-24
PEARY RELIEF
STARTING ALREADY
NINETY LEIGHTON SHIP PUTS
OUT FROM CT. JOHNS WITH
FIFTY TONS STORED | MOLD.

ST. JOHNS n. f., August 4.-With
parting cheer from the bluejackets on
board H. NJ. S. Brilliant, now in the
harbor, the jeanne, escorted by tug,
passed out through the straits and into
the Atlantic ocean yesterday morning,
and started on her long voyage to Etah
on Smiths sound, on the north Of
Greenland, with coal and provisions
for Commander Robert E. Peary and
his party.
The jeanne will bring back to ciyili-
cation, If they are alive, Harry Whit
ney of New Haven and DR.. Frederick
Cook of Brooklyn. They may have
the story of the finding of the north
pole or may be buried somewhere in
the snow and ice.
CHEERS FOR RELIEF PARTY.
There was a large crowd at the dock
to see the final preparations for the
trip. The freight which had not gone
aboard the night before was slowed
away early, and it was just before y
O'Clock when Captain Bartlett gave
the word and the Jeanne backed out OF
the wharf, turned her bow toward the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-24

VIM. Thompson, r. l. Lille, Henry
German and Harold Hayselden, trav-
elers for Honolulu firms, have been
held up at Hilo for merchandise IL
cense fees to the County of Hawaii
on the strength of an opinion render
ed by County Attorney Carl Smith
The Merchants Association of Homo
lulu has taken up the matter and its
attorney, A. G. NJ. Robertson, has Civ
en- an opinion that the exactlon is not
legal although one section of the law
gives it the color of legality.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-24
SOLD THE WORLD OVER.

I'VE have In stock many collie ana
diarrhoea medicines" says r. M. White
prominent merchant of Turtle Bayou,
Tex, L. S. A., but sell more of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy than of all others put together
For sale by all dealers, Benson, Smith
& Co., agents for Hawaii
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-24

IANII4N 7 . T OIN
Hawaiian Agricultural Company, Ono
mea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugar
Company, Waikiki Sugar Company,
Ookala Sugar Plantation Company,
Pepeekeo Sugar Co., Kapapala Ranch,
Charles M. Cooke ..... President
Geo. H. Robertson .V-Pres. & Mgr.
e. Faxon Bishop. -. Treas. G. Secy.
f. w. Macfarlane ........ Auditor
P. G. Jones ............. Director
c. H. Cooke ........... Director
]. r. Gait ...............Di Director
All of the above named constitute
the Board of Directors.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-24
Castle & Cooke,
LIMITED
Honolulu, r. h.

AND COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS.
SUGAR FACTORS and GENERAL IN
SURANCE AGENTS.
-representing-
Eva Plantation Co.
Waialua Agricultural Co., Ltd.
Kohala Sugar Co.
Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
Apokaa Sugar Co., Ltd.
Fulton Iron Works of st. Louis.
Blake Steam Pumps.
Westons Centrifugals.
Babcock e Wilcox Boilers.
Green's Fuel Economizer.
Marsh Steam Pumps,
Matson Navigation Co.
Planters Line Shipping Co.
New England Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of Boston
Aetna Insurance Co.
National Fire Insurance Co.
Citizens Insurance Co. Hartford
Fire Insurance Coz
The London Assurance Corpora
ton.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-24

opening of the harbor, and started on
her long journey.
There were cheers and cries of God
speed, and to bring back word of the
north pole.
This is the latest that an expedition
has ever started for Etah which is
the gateway of the Polar sea. While
this will cut short the time the party
can stay in Greenland to return TINS
year Peary will in all probability be
waiting at Etah for the fifty tons of
coal which the Jeanne has on board for
him.
MAY RETURN IN OCTOBER.
With wind and weather Favorable,
the Jeanne will go direct to the Green
land port without a stop, and will put
into one of the Labrador ports only in
an emergency. On the return there
will be several stops along the south
ern coast of Greenland, where there
I are Danish settlements, and also on
the coast of Labrador.
Captain Bartlett is confident that he
will be back to St Johns by October l
if not before, but, like every other man
who has taken a boat into the Arctic
Sea- he has a stock of provisions to
last him several months longer than
that.
CARRIES COAL TO PEARY.
The Jeannie's primary purpose is to
carry forty tons of coal to Etah, West
Greenland, Pearys headquarters there,
for the use of his steamer Roosevelt on
her return south.
Peary's plan when he went north in
the steamer Roosevelt last year was to
force her into the polar basin and then
dash over the ice toward the pole this
spring, retreating south afterward, if
successful and connecting with the
auxiliary expedition in his steamer and
using the coal the Jennie will land to
bring the steamer back to America.
If Peary failed to reach the pole the
past spring he will remain north this
year The coal will be useful for the
same purpose next summer.
In this case Peary will send down
dispatches from his advanced base to
! Etah by Eskimos. The JEANNE will
be guided by the instructions contained
therein, so it is quite possible she may
not see Peary at all
TWO EXPLORERS COMING BACK.
She will, however, bring home Harry
Whitney, an American sportsman, who
went to Etah last year in the Roose-
welt to hunt musk-oX and walrus, and
return this year.
DR.. Cook, the rival explorer, will
! likewise be brought back. He went
north two years ago in the schooner
Bailey, intending to dash for the pole
! with a single Eskimo, and was last re-
ported in May, 1908, on the northern
edge of the Baffinland archipelago
After the jeanne has completed her
work at Etah she will return to Ponds
| Inlet, BaffinlaId, where she will try to
secure a load of arctic salmon for sale
in New York. She carries three sal
mon nets and thirty tons of curing
salt, her other freight comprising the
| fifty tons of coal for Peary, siXty-fouT
barrels of kerosene, six barrels of gaso-
line and sundry small stores. She eX-
poets to return here about October l.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
A CONTINGENT ASSET

a WONAN'N way ut -r-,.r- around ,-'a,
especially her ability q. answer g. .l.'e-- -....
without gIvin- .ry .r-.ru..-t-', ~ ven N'.'.
particularly {. tile members nt the par '"-.
have had occasion q. .r..-- "Hr..~ WITH .-T .t
the stand y woman With 81 well -e-1-. l'.
sense of humor ou,r r.r..- --r 1sr-I---"t ...-
tempt of " g. Ch.,rC later -Ef-r .. -.
American LAWYER" O. yar- "-.r .- "
supplementary proceeding b. tells ..' F,..'
OF the failure himself
had been admtttr,! Z. the ..r ... .. r....'
time and was faIr specimen .. - t.-.'-t
theory stuffed, practice wlutrH- -.'' ~.-.',
graduate. How fpveu~lv were t.. ... -.f-'
Of the managing clerk ohcyel ii.Te "..- ..'
looked for opportunity Z" tvt .'t.' ..-'
ability IN the mobile art 1t Searya.'-.. s,....'.-
ing rcyacItrdut witness. % woman
OF the two. I fancy. hnVcEr- -... .. w.
the lady who was more sell possessed N-11
the proceedings opened She WIS --ie1
maker. and had been sued tur Iy.. .E 60 a's
goods firm The examination -ra-." .- so"
length along revealing ne assets .I,.. ..-.-'-''
same the C''HiioH sIaleraa query .->.- -' '-
finiShcr
"' Have You anv property ut any ,.at ~
nature. real or personal or any --.i ~ -
tereSt IN property that y"u H-'s .
mention.
Perhaps it was my tone she ..i-tse- ,.. ~, ~
what perhaps vou wouldu sail --n i'.'.',-
but 1t : almost As good. 1T AN expectation
Must | answer
If YOU please was encouraged. ,.
Well. YOU SEE It's tins WAY. We Eyl ~
sisters. and both of EN- have married lI',- Hn1-,
Now. neither one Of them begins % De - s'''
hooking as | am
Yes" She had me puzzled .,f..,
Well. | really don't see why sA'''-'-"
have the same show
IL Is needless o. Sav that there NlS H, ~
ceiver appointed to admrnl>trr thls
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
QUEER SALES AT AUCTION

II these DAYS all kinds of things find a sale un-
der the hammer of the auctioneer,-villages.
canals, battleheldS even graveyarlS. While
cemeteries do not often come within this act
they have been So disposed of IN not few IN
stances the oddeSt being the purchase d year
or ago by a Pennsylvania man OF grave
ward that he purposed TO utilize as a private
burying ground.
One Of the most curious lots ever put up WAS
offered IN New York about four wears ago
Then a choice assortment of old tomhStoneS.
grave rails. and hradstOnes was offered for sale
in the graveyard of Saint Peter church IN the
Bronx.
Another odd auction sale was that which
disposed of a famous American battlefield
Gaines's Mill. near Cold Harbor where oC-
CURED the historic encounter between the Con
federate forces under Stonewall Jackson and
the Union division commanded by Fitz- John
Porter, IN June, 1902.
Not long ago a canal in England was offered
for sale by the auctiOncer This was the BaS-
ingstoke Canal, thirty-seven miles in length,
having twent y-nine locks, and passing through
region affording a view of the most romantic
scenery in the United Kingdom. The canal
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
Air and Water

X ENON IS a somewhat rare constituent of
the air,-onc part IN every I7O.oOO. 900
parts. krvpton IS more plcntitul.-"ne part 70
every 10000, 900 parts. Hclum Is Just abSo-
lutelv common; there Is one part To- every
soc, 900. OF At most 1 900 600 parts of AR
The annual rainfall on all the land surface
of the globe amounts to 10000 cubic miles
Only one-tItth of this, OF $500 cubic miles
drains off through rivers; the rest is absorbed
and evaporated. But each cubic mile Of rivcr
water carries IN solution, an average. 20 600
tons OF dissolved foreign matter Bv al the
rivers, nearly 900. .oOo. 900 tons of solid sub
stance Is thus carried annually To- the sea.
Suspended sediments, OF silt, the enormous
mechanical load OF streams. are not included
in these figures: only the dissolved matter IS
considered, representing the chemical work ON
rock and soil which the ptrcolIting waters have
accomplished. The Mississippi carries past
New Orleans each wear qS. 100000 tons of dis
solved salts the product OF chemical erosion.
Sea water analyses show the presence of
about one grain of gold to the ton of water
thousands of millions of tons of yellow wealth
in Old Oceans keeping: safe doubtless But
should anyone desire To- know this exact wealth.
it NAV be stated that there are !, 20 S.o5o. 900
tons of water in a cubic mile, and yo2 ooo, 900
cubic miles in the ocean. There Is even more
silver than gold IN ocean water.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
OUT AND IN POLITICS

NEWNPAPER men n large ~ . tat
Nijjl, West have had s. .i- ti'aS
irving tu elicit political informant % --Im e
certain politician IN that town wr. ID answer
t. al questions invariably offers ..e --,cv,-
typed response. CO. am ont ~ p--.-,.>
lnSSmuCh as the man Is an Iuusrr.r- lgg-rr
IN the Io,.l political turmoil. th,~ r----'r>e Is
not taken seriously by the iuty-. .ras-~. o.
whom, indeed. IT'S repeated uttrr.r.r l.s Pc
come "a triflc mouotOnouS.
Not long ago "a veteran reporter -.ecevdrG
IN gaining the presence Cd. ths r r-'.--. O.
politics.
Oh. I'm ont of politics Was -H- answer.
That 5 understood nt course. T-fye.F -,-
Spondcd the scribe Wu-lu ... u,-c .--ti,-
us know what progress E.-.~r making -HN.E.
breaking IN again -
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

carried with II q. revenue ut twvuty-hv- th7u-
sand dollars annually
Perhaps the only instance 81 an entire glilagc
coming under th, hammer was that ot the !irtl
town Of Winthrop Hart-,r. which Was knoCkel
down At auction for thirty Thousand dollars
This town i situated near the State line Dor
dering on DOvirS Zion CITY and - the tiu1e
Of the sale II was understood that the pUrCha>,
was made for that redOubtable prophet
Some wears ago a man IN New Jersey pu-
chased at auction TWO ponds IF water. thar IS
to sav. ne purchased several acres Il land, alb
suIutelv worthless III itself. IN order 90 secure
the water IN question To the 4S-e1ishmen;
of those who commIScratct with the a-lver for
his bargain, the man eventually clr-Crl up q.
neat fortune from the chalk deposits .'Goi -
the bottom ~ the ponds
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
NATIONAL NICKNANlES

T lkE individuals. the nations Of tHe 81 -
- have nicknameS The lppropratenSN' ~,
some Is quite evident but e. eNPhnl '
origin Of others would be difficult
EngliShmen have submitted o. the ndii-I -.
John Bull as suited To- the uattcr-l l''l - ), e.
y Scotsman Is SANDY. the llIshrian go
nickname, Paddy, from his national p1,fs
SAINT, while an ancient nursery Tline Foo
the fact that Taftv was a WelShmdn- ~ 10, ~
Land the Freuchman Is sometimes rather S-r
temptuouSly alluded 70 as John trepaud' = =
in France he Is Jacques Bonhomme' oi'
bourgeois Monsieur Prudhomme- 49,. +bs
Cousin Michel Is the nickname by whieI N.i,.s
German is known 70 the Continental nts',I nit,Ia>
Mynheer CIosh. an abbreviation OF Nie-ib WI tbs
Switzcr reioicsS In the name of Conn ldiNF0
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
WONDERS OF GEOLOGY
Figures About the Earth

THROUGI study and observation Of the
volcanic outflow the ge"loglst knows % a
close approximation the earth s crust 70
depth of ten miles below Sea level As DR.
Frank W clark. uf the United States Geological
Survey. saws. in his " Data # GcoChemlStry,
this thickness Of ten miles represents known
matter The vastne~S Of the figures neceS-
~lrv t. employ IN the discussion OF this ten
mile atmosphere, as It Is termed tranSSends or
binary human comprehension
The volume of this atmosphere. including
the continents elevated above the Sea. IS
100000. 600 cubic miles
Each cubic mile of average rock weighs
=. SOC. 600. 600 tons Atlas was Therefore hc-
vund question a strong man
The volume OF the ocean Is so 1000 900 'uhic
miles
The atmosphere. reduced to liquid. would
equal /. 7oS. 900 cubic miles Of water. only
one two-hundrcd and -thirty-SiXth ui The vol
urne Of the ocean. vet this would be sufficient
L. raise the level Of the ocean forty hvc feet on
al shores and to suhmcrgc a Lrgr part 81
civilization.
one per cent Of the water Of the OCEAN would
cover al the land areas of the globe t. a depth
uf 200 feet.
Th,. salt in th,. ocean would make 8 SOo. 600
cubes each one mile in dimensions, which, #
spread over the United States would form
lavcr 10 miles high
In comparison with this outer tcn-mIlc
section Of the carth's crust, the thin sheet Of
organic matter on the surfacc-thc prairie
and valley soils. the alluvial bottoms, and the
rich table lands by whose products man lives
-bccuIne a Mere film. skin
The area uf the earth Is IQo-- - ; 900 square
miles Of which only : 600. 900 arr land The
average altitude OF al the land above SEA level
is AN feet hence. If al the land above SEA
I,.v,l-25 100000 cubic m!,s-waS spread
uniformly over the gols-. 1t would form a shell
ooo feet thick.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
WHEN SAMBO VOTES

one i.iv l,~t previous u IN, recent -.rction.
- a Ing. good naturcd booking uegr0 pr-@~,ltec
himself L. tho -rgi>tratiun officers ir Cleveland
Ohir
W,rr YOU born II the United States was
the first question put
No. sab. answered the darAy y,itl lroaG
GRIN " | wtS bon III Mobile. Altb4uu--r-
Then followed the question As % The appi-
cant present residence, an Intcrru gatarv Thai
caused HIM some perturbation Can vuC
remember wh,rr YOU live demanded mother
officer of the bard.
SUR ! knows where ] lives -i.-rsiztec
Tn, Negro, hut l cant keep -r- ala-ae'
numbah III NAH mind
When ,iId YOU vot, last
Eight wears ago. But think { ,.-.-- uc-
dah m,th night name that time
New-York tribune., 1909-03-07

A LUMINUM. until recently almost a precious
n metal commercially Is IN nature the most
abundant OF AL metals, and Is found III al I'M
portant rocks except sandstone and limestone
1t constitutes about eight per cent of the ten
mile atmosphere, or $500 900 cubic miles
The original or igneous rocks constitute
uiActv-tive per cent of the atmosphere, the
shales, sandstone. hmeStones. and conglomer-
atcs only five per cent In the United States
alone there are estimated to bc c.ooo. .ooO. 900
tons Of unmined coal; Vet the coal supply Of
the entire world Is less than one per cent. of
this tive per cent of ScdImrntdrv rocks
MI rocks, however dense contain Oxygen.
most of them 10 the extent Of fifty per cent.
indeed, oxygen forms approximately uue-hllt
of all terrestrial matter
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1909-04-23

The Stearns & Foster felt mat
tresses ranging in prices from $3.50
to $3.50, are sold on so nights trial.
Sold at Bemidji's only exclusive
furniture store. J. P. Lahr.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Toumy of
this city returned last night on the
1890 train from Minneapolis
where they enjoyed a two days
visit with friends while the doctor
attended to some business matters.
]. Peterson, Jr., was too busy to-
day to write up his usual weekend
locals. He is busy with the carpen-
ters, painters and plumbers prepar.
ing for the installation of the largest
and best soda fountain in north-cen-
tral Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bailey, Sr.,
of this city who have been spend.
ing the winter in St. Paul, came
up recently from the capital city and
are renewing old acquaintance in
Bemidji. Mr.. Bailey states that
they will probably go back to St.
Paul in about ten days or two weeks
in order to get their. household goods
before returning to make their home
in Bemidji.