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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
was as useful as ever.

was as uSefui as ever.
Though overjoyed with the success
of the conquest our spirits began to
change on the next day after all the
observations had been taken and the
local conditions We're studied. A sense
of intense loneliness came with care
full scrutiny Of the horizon. What a
cherries spot to have aroused the am
bition Of man for so many ages. End
less fields of purple SHOWS! No life. no
of frost. We We're the only pulsating
creatures in dead world of ice.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
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he Conquest
By Dr.. FREDERICK A. COOK

Copyright. 1909. by the New York
Herald Company. Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy.
right Act. Copyright In Mex
leo Under Laws of the Republic
Of Mexico. All Rights Reserved
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07
GAMES
GAMES
GAMES

No matter what kind of a game is
desired we can safely say 1--WE have
it,"
Board Games, Block Games and
Puzzles, Card Games, Games for Par
ties, Games of Every Description.
The Latest Games are all here
some you haven't heard of yet are
now on sale at our store.
Come in and ask us to show them
to you. You are not expected to buy
if you do not wish to. We will gladly
show you anything in our store.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-12-07

sleep beyond IL must be seen.
l tried to explain that the pole was
not visible to the eye; that it's position
was located only by repeated use of
the various instruments. This entirely
satisfied their curiosity, and they burst
out in hurrahs of joy. For two hours
they chanted and danced the passions
of wild life
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24
WHICH "GovERNNENT BY COMMISSIONS"

The discussion of government by commissions far cit
ing the city of Washington is concerned at all of
different kinds of government by commission" 1t is mat
ter of two systems of wholly different from
another Government by commission, in Washington, is
different from the systems adopted in Des MOnes
American cities which experimenting with system
of dividing executive responsibility the government
wall is different from that of Guam The city Washington
is ruled without regard its citizenship by appointed
commission under the national Congress know of no
other American city that has gone this system voun-
tarly From Hawaii to the arthest East point Maine
there is no American community which would adopt such
system as has been proposed here of government
ed commissioners Government by commission as otherwise
understood stated yesterday often includes the referen
du the recall and the niative In other it is svs-
TEN vastly increasing the of all the over the
public business.
One day the Advertiser decres the electorate and
calls our system government by the incompetent and I'M
qualified Another day it government by commission
dum the recall and the initiative In other is svs-
tenn Which kind of government by commission really
gared the panacea? Government by appointed commits
sion, like Washington government by commission elected
subject to recall initiative and and referendum, Des
Moines and like the form that suggested by the Boston com
mission headed by President Eliot?
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24
WAS AUTHOR
Continued from Page One

the degree of A. B., and the same in
stitution fifty years later gave him the
degree of DID,. In 1851 he graduated
from Auburn Theological Seminary,
being ordained soon after to the Pres
byteran ministry, and the next year
married Cornelia A. Sessions, daugh-
ter of a minister of the same denomi-
nation. Returning home by way of
Cape Horn his ship narrowly escaped
wrecking in a storm off the Amazon
river.
For nine years Mr. Bishop was
chaplain to seamen at Lahaina, pastor
at Hama for four years and principal
of Lahainaluna seminary for twelve
years, Coming to Honolulu he took up
land surveying, which he followed for
many years. Frequently he occupied
local pulpits. He was leading mem
Der of the old Bethel congregation that
united with Fort-street church to form
the present Central Union church con-
gregation twenty years ago. For a
long time he was editor of The Friend,
the Oldest paper west OF the Rockies,
placing it on a high literary plane.
DR.. Bishop was master of forcible
and precise style in writing. In fact
he was always a student OF literary
style. Besides often contributing to
the local press on political, religious
and scientific questions he was for
years local correspondent of the
Washington Star, using the pen name
OF Kamehameha. In 1884 DIR. Bishop
won the third Warner prize for an
essay on the Krakatoa CLOVIS, the first
prize being awarded to the eminent
Professor Kiessling of Bremen. 1t was
his theory that gave the name OF
Bishop Rings" to the corona about
the sun which persisted for a long
time after the Krakatoa eruption.
Among his essays, one on Recent
Progress in Solar Physics as Bearing
Upon the Cause of the Ice Age" pub
lished in Science, May 1891, received
marked attention in the International
Conference of Biologists at Washing
ton. An article of sixteen pages by
DR. Bishop, upon the Hawaiian ISL
ands, appearing in the Review of Re
views for September, 1891, was the orr
gin of the title. Crossroads of the
Pacific" applied to Hawaii, which is
now one of the most catching features
of Hawaii's promotion literature. The
diagram showing Honolulu at the
meeting of the ocean highways, which
illustrated that article, was designed
by the author
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24
THE PROPOSED
REORGANIZATION OF
EDUCATION BOARD

EDITOR HAWAIIAN STAR: - SO
far. as | can see, the legislators who
are urging a change in the constitu-
ton of the Board by providing that it
shall contain members from Hawaii,
Maui and Kauai are engaged in the
operation of biting off their own
noses. The object of the proposed
change is of course, nominally to give
the outer districts larger say in the
conduct of the Department. The prac-
teal effect, however, is likely to be
to throw almost the entire power into
the hands of the Superintendent and
one or two Honolulu members.
If the control of the business of the
Department is to be anything more
than very general it will be necessary
for the Board to meet a great deal
more than once or twice a year. There
are times, especially in the summer
when the list of teachers is being
made up for the coming school year.
when there should be meeting as of
ten as once a week or once in two
weeks at the longest. Moreover emer-
gencies are liable t. occur any time
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24

requiring careful consideration and
prompt action. Are out Of town mem-
bers likely TO spend their time and
money In making trips to Honolulu,
neglecting meanwhile their regular
business? ! hardly think so. rhey
may come once OF twice, but they GER
talnly will not care to keep II up,
human nature is not built that way.
In a little while it will be found
that the superintendent and the Oahu
members will come 10 run the whole
educational machine; the drift of
things will be inevitably and irresis-
tably in that direction; nothing will
stop It.
II this is what the leaders in the
movement want, all right But If not,
they had better stop and think before
it is too late. II may be that De
partment run by two or three persons
is better than one run by six or seven,
but the Legislature had better not
buy pig i'm a poke.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24
THE SENATE
Continued from Page One.J

Senate bill for the regulation OF
diaries passed second reading.
Senate bill for the prohibition OF
opium was laid on the table as rec
commended by the judiciary commit
tee.
House bill making 1t mlsdemeanor
to place in any highway substances
injurious to traffic passed second read
ing.
Senate bill to exempt inheritances
from the special income tax in the
conservation act passed second read
ing.
Senate bill providing for payment
of appropriations in the conservation
act temporarily out of current rev.
enue was deferred until tomorrow on
motion of Makekau, who wanted to
learn more about it's provisional
House bill relating to stamp duties
passed second reading.
The report of the ways and means
committee on Senate and House bills
to amend the income tax law was
adopted, tabling the Senate bill ana
passing the House bill on second read
ing.
Senate bill relating to the procuring
Of licenses by second hand dealers
was referred to the ways and means
committee.
Recess from IL a. m. to p. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24

and usher in new golden age of civic
purity and draconian virtue. Thanks
to the legislative investigation, we
know where some, at least, of this
money went and it is admirably set
forth in telegram from Medison,
Wisconsin, to the Chicago Record
Herald. The dispatch is as follows:
That State Office holders, present and
past, State employees, Federal Office
holders, several prominent attorneys,
and others were paid money for use in
furthering the interests of United
States Senator Stephenson in the re-
cent primary election was shown to-
day in a statement of election expenses
filed by Rodney Sackett with the in
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24
THE PRIMARY IN WISCONSIN

Wisconsin is supplying us with an
apt illustration Of the Direct Primary
in action. A legislative committee has
been busy investigating the primary
election in which Senator Stephenson
secured the nomination which the le-
gislature has been reluctant to ratify.
Mr.. Stephenson reports his campaign
expenses at over 100000. One of his
opponents admits that his unsuccess-
ful effort cost him 100000 while a
third admits an expenditure of 100000.
The destination of this money is ma
turally cause Of some curiosity. Here
we have the new panacea in action, the
political patent medicine that will cure
all our ills of bribery and corruption
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24
THE BAR AND THE JUDGEsHIP.

Association has, very properly called meeting 10
the matter of the federal udgesp ana though
the meeting perhaps bit tardy may with effect
Reports that the matter has been practically set
tied certain people in Washington and perhaps
three in Hawaii comforting corresponding over IT.
very like the Mahuka site proposition over again
Only this the the public probably discovered
July l. and if Mainander be appointed, it may be
that he will not be who pick up and leave
week. and it is about time, that he knew it If he is
coming Probably he VIII be very desirable appontee but
alter the proposition that local men should have
such offices.
before of Hawaii tried to ignore the local
Bar in matter and the result painful to
degree governor of Hawaii elected by the people
and NAV entirely proper technically speaking for him to
without consulting people neresed here Blu is mighty
poor politics And, under Taft it will not work Probably
Taft would like have listened local sentiment and espe
cialy local Bar But the bits of information which
doed in mysterious from the Robins Egg Blue
Chamber that the President turned down the
governors local selection in favor of an outsider.
The local Bar will do well to out what understand
be its programme of going strongly record in favor of
applying here in of appointments that local segOv
eminent to which Taft is so conspcuOusy devoted
In the death of DR.. Serene E. Bishop Honolulu loses
of her most distinguished citizens Utterly uncOmpromising
in both politics religion, divided those who knew him
pretty keeny into supporters and opponents but neither class
could fail recognize his fine qualities and his unusual ab
ties He made lasting for himself in science and he
cOntroversalist in theology Up about year
he retained remarkable activity both mental and phys
long his strength lasted he quite fire.
quent intervals valued contributor The STAR which
usually the medium of his scientific expressions
ing events
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24
NOTICE.

purposng during time of the
Exposition LIST to October 18TH advantage
call the register
commodaton
Complete information Steamship Railway
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-24
PRIMO
BEER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOR SALE.

Stoves and Ranges for all purposes
Water pipe in sizes up to in. and
fittings to inch.
A large variety of galvanized tanks.
Solar Heaters 80 20 100 gallons capa-
city.
Two Latrines, seat, suitable for
school or plantation use.
EMNELUTH & CO., LTD.
Phone 211. las King Stree
Evening journal., 1909-02-20
new FISH FOR
THE BRANDYWINE

WEST CHESTER, Feb. 2O.--A new
FISH is TO be introduced into the Bran
dywine in the shape of the yellow
perch and the Chester County Fish
and Game Association will take up the
experiment. It is probable that about
forty thousand Of the fish will be de-
posted during the coming summer in
the dams at Lenape, above Coatesville
and above Downingtown. The fish
furnish the finest kind Of sport and
over in New Jersey the ponds TEEN
with them, due to stocking. The State,
as well as the National Fish Commits
sion. will join in the work as an ex-
pertinent, and in a couple OF years the
result viii be known fully. The fish
furnish good sport with bait, both
minnows and worms being favorites.
In addition TO these a consignment of
buffalo fish, something akin to the
sucker, will be introduced. and the As
sociation will keep up the work with
the bass, pike. perch, catfish and sun
FISH. II is planned to place at least
100. 600 fish in the stream this season
The sunfish and catfish from all the
hatcheries viii be sent to the Brandy
wine when the ponds are cleaned, and
n the fishermen win obey the laws
as 10 sizes and seasons there will be
some good sport I'm store within a cou-
pie OF years.
Evening journal., 1909-02-20

necessitates heavy and continuous
taxation In one shape or another. This
burden is all the heavier to bear be-
cause all Cuban products, and espe-
cially sugar. tobacco and cigars, are
taxed at our custom houses to an ex-
tent fully equal to II not greater than
the cost of production, and every cent
Of this money comes out of the Cuban
planters and Cuban laborers.
Poverty is everywhere the mother OF
ignorance, and ignorance is the enemy
of good government. How much bet
ter and more scientific 1t would be to
put Cuba on reciprocal free trade
basis with us in natural and manufac-
tured products than to wiring the last
cent out of her at our custom houses.
How much better 1t would be to see,
and to the extent our concurrence is
necessary TO make, her prosperous and
happy than to keep her poor turbulent
and revolutionary under circumstances
which at any time may make neces-
sary another government OF interven-
tion.
The thoughtless and inconsiderate
tourist no less than the high protec-
Zionist is in his ignorance contribut-
ing to this end. Alike they ask: Why
should the United States by allowing
free entry pay a heavy bounty upon
Cuban sugar, tobacco, cattle lumber,
ore and fruits? The answer is easy:
Because by so doing they will encour-
age the opening of many new planta-
tions. the building of hundreds OF
miles of new railroad. and the erection
Of hundreds OF new sugar mills, all the
machinery, engines, locomotives, cars.
rails and other materials for which, of
every sort, would be bought from us.
Most of these works would be COM
pleted in the mex. ecn or fifteen years.
All the supplies OF every kind would be
bought from US within the same period.
and It has been estimated that it. would
cost to double the output of Cuban
sugar alone some two hundred and
fifty million dollars. The increased out
put of sugar tobacco, cattle. timber,
fruits and ores would require besides
twenty-five or thirty new steamships
to bring them to our market and take
back the supplies of every sort which
under the arrangement would have to
be bought from US.
In short. a commercial union Of this
kind would pay. It is safe to say. as
has been said often, first, that COM
mercial union would make the great
est boom in Cuba that has ever taken
place in any Spanish American coun-
try II would I'll up rapidly with
Spaniards and Americans. Secondly,
that for every ten dollars Of profit the
Cubans got out Of It the. Americans
would get nine.
Thirdly. no more interventions would
ever be necessary. Gomezs Govern
ment would succeed, and the legacy OF
debt left by the last intervention would
be forgotten in the general prosperity
which would surely follow.
Evening journal., 1909-02-20
FLOWERS TO BEAUTlFY
RAILROAD PROPERTY

Preparations are being made by the
florists Of the Philadelphia and Reading
railroad to take up their annual work of
beautifying the stations along the lines by
planting various kinds OF flowers and
shrubbery around the buildings The
plants will be taken from the company's
hot houses at Wayne Junction. where
thousands Of bulbs are nearly ready for
the Spring planting. II the weather re-
mains warm, II is thought that the work
can be started about the latter part Of
next month.
The flowers will then remain out untii
Fall when they will be dug up again and
taken TO the hot houses, where they will
remain for the Winter. The company has
several florists who devote all their time
TO the cultivation OF flowers for the decor
alton OF station grounds.
During the past years the Philadelphia
and Reading Company has been putting
out over 100000 plants Of various kinds, all
OF which have been raised by those in con-
nection with the company's hot houses.
Nearly 200 stations are supplied with
flowers. including those along the w. and
n. railroad.
Evening journal., 1909-02-20
The Resolution.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
There need not be. however. the slight
est doubt in the mind Of any man that
political, commercial and financial affairs
In this country are in a state of transition,
and that the machinery OF the preceding
centuries has become antiquated and OBJ
selete, no longer responsive nor suited to
the new and more potent forces OF the
present time, and must give place to forms
and methods to reforms and betterments,
that the people who after all are controll-
ers OF politics, commerce and finance. de-
sire and will have. The age demands bet
ter results for the masses and insists upon
the limitation Of the power of the few in
all political commercial and financial af-
fairs.
Evening journal., 1909-02-20
Chatty Stories Of the Day

The appointment of a bacterioogst his ATajestys
household will not surprise to those who ap-
preciae the advances which bacterioogy dur
ing recent and who Of the mcrobal
ture Of many weknown diseases. The creation this
important position is yet another instance OF the
cogntion Of modern science by his Majesty and the
choice Of Dr. Sptta has been cordially received by
members Of the medical professons-London Globe
Admiral Rozhdestvensky. who died last month had had
the bitter satisfaction Of reading his obituaries For he
was reported dead last July and the press world
recalled the loss Of the Russian sea of japan
and forgeu Of the circumstances did spare severe
censure OF the unfortunate After the war
Rozhoestvensky tried by on the charge
OF cowardce in surrenderng the destroyer Bedovy on
which he was taken after his flagship been blown IN
He took upon himself the entire responsibility for the
disaster. but as he badly wounded and unconscious
much Of the time the court acquitted and held guilty.
the officers Of the Bedovy The acqutal was but sour
consolation and the last years his life were heavs
with regret ana illness-Yonth.s Companlon.
Evening journal., 1909-02-20
Personal and Pertinent

The following told OF the patient OF a wenknoyn
New York physician;
The patient, an elderly gentleman became quite III
while th5 doctor absent upon vacation the indis
position being the result Of frequent potations
female nurse at engaged to care for him IN
his hotel w i''
lady residing in the hotel became aware ~
his Illness and interested herself TO the extent OF ono
berrnaid. ~
"Shure, ma'am" replied Maggie ian think he do no
this mornn'l"-Cieveand Leader P
Callers at the White House in the interest OF Jobs for
their friends were very frequent in the strenuous DAYS OF
lincolns Presidency. At time a party called on
Lincoln and requested position for a friend on the
ground that his health would be by his being
consul at certain place.
The interview was cut short however by these words
Sentiemep, am very sorry to say that there are
ten other applicants for this position of consul I am
sun more sorry to that all Of these applicants are
sicker than your client.'-Judge.
Evening journal., 1909-02-20
Saturday, February 20, 1909
DELAWARE IN BEAUTY BRIGADE.

HERE is a considerable hubbub in Wash
n ington over the approaching Inauguration
of President-elect William II. Taft. Not that
the actual ceremonies of the swearing in of the
new President are causing so much comment,
but the interest centers IN the great inaugural
ball. Mr.. Taft, after a day of weary labor, will
lbe present. Tickets are to be sold at SIS each,
land those who have the cash will be permitted
lto see the grand spectacle. There is to be a
great ball. Dance de Luxe in the Pension
Building and the committee Of Washington city
zens is making elaborate preparations for the
event The carpenters, decorators and florists
hre already at work
The ball this year will have new and novel
feature There is to be a guard of honor-onc
rnan from each State-which will be the special
escort of Presdent-elect Taft. This Guard of
Honor il reports are correct, will be composed
of the "handsomest men, that each State can
produce and, IT will be the center of attraction
outshadowing, but not outweghing the Presi-
dent-elect himself
Perhaps the Washington authorities heard of
the ceremonies with which Governor Pennewill
was inaugurated into Office in this State and
perhaps they heard Of the gallant Delaware
men and fair women that graced that occasion
and have concluded that Delaware must not be
permitted to outshne the National Govern
nent
Uncle Sam may be larger than Delaware and
Jealous states whose battleships will seem like
TUBS alongside OF the Dreadnaught that is named
after this State, may toss their sarcasms our
way, but in proportion Uncle Sam will have to
wake up if he is going to surpass Delaware in
loveliness.
1t appears that the brigade of beautiful men
will be the floor managers of the ball The chief
of the brigade is Mr.. Gist Blair, of New Jersey
IA tall athletic and handsome man, the son of
the late John l. Blair. who counted his millions
by the dozen. Mr.. Blair, the Chief is described
las president of the Bachelors Coton, the
smartest dancing body at the national capital"
Thus hath Mr. Gist Blair danced his way to
fame
Delaware, OF course, will have more than
languid interest in this notable event We shall
hold up our end with heart of grace, because
THE Hon. Henry B. Thompson is to represent
Delaware in the brigade If any prizes should
be offered for the best looking men in the
brigade we are confident that one Of them
would be brought back to the Diamond State.
And ii Washington is short on a sufficient NUM-
Der OF handsome men for the guard of honor, a
lrequisiton might be made on members of Gov
ernor Pennewill's staff.
Delaware would be there with the goods -
and would 'beat them to a frazzle' to use the
lchoice vocabulary of the Hon. Theodore Roose-
welt.