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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-12
COPRA BOOM SENDS COCOANUT
LANDS SOARING; MAY DISPLACE
SUGAR AS FIJrS MAIN CROP

refuse, that is, what remains after
the oil is extracted, and known as "oil
cake" is a valuable winter fodder for
cattle and horses.
1t is the effect, which is the natural
corollary of cause, that more directly
affects the planter and the Colony.
The effect of this large demand FOR
copra oil, at all events to this Colony,
is, as already stated, the present boom
in oocoanut plantations. Hitherto the
value placed on full bearing cocoanut
land by recognised authorities rang
ed from SIS to 500 an acre, according
to field and situation. On the island
of Taviuni the yield ranges from five
cwt to ten cwt to the acre. The pre-
sent day values of the same land is
from 500 to $3.50 an acre, and even
as high as S175 an acre. AS an illus
tration of this boom the sale of a
cocoanut plantation may be related.
Some three years ago the owner
oONohb III yam a DhN at pOOsOOu
ten months ago 100000 was asked
three months ago, the estate was sold
for $4,000! Another effect of the
rise in the price of copra is that some
thousands of acres in Taviuni alone
are being planted with all speed-it
has put many Small planters finan-
cially on their feet, also enabled the
same to sink more capital in improve
ments, such as bush Telling and plan
ting. A further effect is that the boom
is bringing large sums of foreign ca
pital into the Colony, as owners rea-
lise it is a good time to sell, and
these vendors are seeking their pur-
chasers in the Australian markets, as
the number OF buyers to be found
within the Colony who have the cap
ital necessary to buy a cocoanut es-
tate of any size are few and far be-
tween.
Finally, the question whether the
boom is to prove lasting and beneficial
to producer, investor and Colony or
not can only be answered by anal
wing the cause. The cause in this
instance will withstand the closest
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-12

investigation and for itself answer IN
the affirmative. To further justify
this cocoanut boom, if necessary, let
the old test of supply and demand DE
applied. There statistics will prove
that the demand for copra oil year
ly exceeds the supply, and is likely
to continue to do so, as vegetable but
ter, for instance, becomes more wide
ly known. In the near future it will
be cocoanuts and not sugar that will
be regarded as the Consols of Fiji
Western Pacific Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-12
INTERESTING TO MOTHERS
HOW TO CURE COUGHS
AND COLDS.
AND COLDS.

There is one subject, which always
interests the mothers of young chill
dren, and that is how to treat their
coughs and colds, or to ward off a
threatened attack of Group. For this
purpose we can recommend Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. it always prov
es beneficial. In case of Group, it
should be given as soon as the croupy
cough appears, SO as to prevent the
attack. Keep it at nand ready for
instant use. Many mothers do so,
and it saves them much uneasiness.
For sale by all dealers. Benson, Smith
& Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-12
LOOSE DIVORCE
LAWS 4SSAILED

An address by DR.. r. G. Wylie of
Pittsburg, in advocacy of a uniform
divorce law for all the states, was the
feature of an afternoons session of
the Worlds Christian Citizenship Con-
ference in Philadelphia, although the
speaker only came in on the spur of
the moment to fill a gap in the pro-
gram.
The text of Doctor Wylie's address
was the sacredhess of the family, for
the character of the family, he declar.
ed, is the character of the nation. He
quoted statistics to show that the d.
vorce evil is growing in an alarming
ratio to the growth of population He
made the evil real, and then consider
ed the remedy.
"The more civilized a people are
he said, "the more. institutions they
have. The most important institution
in our land is the family. AS for such
odyinstitutions as railroads, banks and
the like, we could dispense with ,hera
if we had to, but we could not dis
pense with the family. Christianity
exhibits to us the type of household
that you don't find in the heGt then
world.
What is the divorce situation in
this country today? How do We com
pare with other nations? Over in
Austria there is one divorce year for
every 100000 of population. High in
the ascending scale are France. Swift
zerland, the United States and Japan.
The United States ranks next to Japan
as the country granting the most di-
vorces.
Laws Said to Be Loose.
What of divorce laws? Let us
consider South Carolina, where no
divorces are granted on any grounds.
] am told, however, that this does not
aid matters down there. New York
is the only State in the Union which
stands by the gospel in accedlrg only
one ground for divorce, that reason
sanctioned by Jesus Christ.
IF you live in Pennsylvania you
don't have to go to Reno, because
there are II reasons why a couple
may be separated in this State. Thers
are 26 or q reasons taking all he
States together, why a divorce may
be granted. And in one State in the
West the law winds up with the state
ment: For any other reason deemed
adequate by the courts /
"Is this the symptom of disease,
or the cause of a disease?
Drunkenness is one reason for
divorce, and what a strange reason it
is. The state issues liquor licenses,
so that man may get legally drunk
And then he can get a legal divorce
because he becomes drunk. |
zone court reason for divorce that
I know of was that the husband went
into the navy. 1t is perfectly legal
you will understand to go into the
navy. Another woman got a divorce
because her husband wanted her to
make over her property to him. A
third charged her husband with cut
ting off her bangs, and got her di-
vorce. Another declared that her
usband never took her out driving, /
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-12
WONDERFUL TOYS.

Santa Claus workshops ran over
time to supply us with the wonder
full toys that fill our shop. We have
all sorts of beautiful dolls from the
tiniest baby to the grown-up doll.
And wagons and carts, animals, rail
road trains-but come in and see
them. A. B. Arleigh C Co. Ltd, Hotel
st. near Fort
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-12

Wall Nichols Co. Ltd, The Big Toy
Store Will be Open Every Evening
Until Xmas.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-12-12

Fine JOB Printing. Guar ONCE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-19
A WORD ABOUT OURSELVES


We Hawaiians-and when you speak
of this island Territory will Won kindly
say it 'Ha-vy-ee' and not offend our
rather fastidious ears and at the same
time viii you try to remember to pro-
nounce Honolulu with two long 20 s. .
so that we may not think You an igno-
rant race of mainlanders with slovenly
pronunciation We Hawaiians are not
at all worried over any lack of Chi
nese or Japanese or Hindu or Filipino
or Egyptian or Korean laborers and
servitOrs and arts and craftsmen.
Well, some of them are artisans. and
some of them are laborers, and some
are near aborers, and Others again are
not anywhere near Iaborers. But what
ever they are. they are here under the
Stars and Stripes and our territorial
flag. making a living for themselves
and doing their best to make living
pleasant and easy for us Hawaiian
Americans. Our territorial flag has a
very English appearance at first sight,
but, all the same, it s as Yankee as
"Dixie." 1t has eight stripes, one for
each of our islands, beginning with a
white stripe at the top and alternating
white. red and blue down to the low
est which is red; and they read if
they begin with the largest island, Ha-
o.,
mai. Niihau Kahoolawe, which, being
the smallest island, has of course the
biggest name. The list sounds like a
college veil. but it s a territorial shout.
There are a few other islands. with
an aggregate area of six square miles,
but they are not big enough to be
on the flag. They are not stripes; only
streaks. The field of our flag is the
union jack. a memory of the time when
these islands were called the Sandwich
Islands in honor of His Lordship. the
Earl of Sandwich. But that sounded
: oo much like a short order for cham
and" to please people with such musi-
cal taste and such a musical language,
50 it was changed as soon as we as
sumed the authority to name ourselves.
Moreover, the name unpleasantly sug-
gested a degree of depravity falsely
attributed by Christendom to all islands.
Our islands never were cannibalistic in
all our history. The very thought was
regarded by our heather ancestors with
horror and disgust.
The staff of our flag is surmounted
by a crown and a cross The crown,
like the union jack, is a Renaissance.
The cross belongs there. Certainly it
is as appropriate at the top of a stand
ard Of a peace loving and peace-keep-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-19

1898. Once more we raised cold
at the masthead, this time to
stay, with our territorial flag a-peak,
on the 18th of August. 1898
And we are the Americanest Ameri-
cans ever. True, our population is en-
phatically polyglot but the men who
are leading the human elements into
the melting pot, and the men who are
keeping up the fire under it, and the
men who are skimming off the scum
as it rises to the surface-these are
Americans. And when we pour the re-
fined product into the crucible of the
nation it will be clear and clean and
adds its wisdom and strength to the
amalgam which is America.
The United States will never be
ashamed Of the island flag and will al
ways be glad that it opened the door
for US when it looked over the tran
som and saw what nice people were
knocking.
By the way, speaking of Statehood
but this is the end of the column.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-19
HISTORIC FLOAT FOR
I THE FLORAL PARADE

Kamaainas and malihinis alike will
be interested in the Floral Parade float
entered by B. T. Ehlers & Co., the de-
tails of which have now been made
public.
This float is designed to represent the
arrival in Hawaii of the first mission
airy party on board the brig Thuddeus
of Boston, in April, 1920; the after
deck only of the brig is shown and
the time is just after her anchorage
off kailua, Hawaii, when the King
Liholiho accompanied by his prime
minister, queens, chiefs and retinue,
comes aboard.
The missionary party receives them
on the after deck, greetings are ex-
changed and permission to land is ask
ed of the king, interpreting being done
by the three returning Hawaiians, Ho-
pu, Honolii and Kanui, youths who had
spent several years at school at Boston,
and who were returning to their native
land.
The missionary women busy them
selves with entertaining the queens and
chiefesses. who in turn present their
hosts with tropical fruits.
The cOstuming has been carefully
carried out both as to the Hawaiians
and missionaries; the king and chiefs
viii wear the bright satin kiheis and
malos with the typical helmets, the
queens and chiefesseS. dressed in bright
pa-us. viii be attended by their kahili-
bearers. The men of the missionary
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-19

ing nation as a Roman spear head. And
flying from the staff and draping it
with grace and beauty of color are
three leis, red and yellow and green
This is pure Hawaiian-this decora-
ton is "our very own. - With these
floral emblems we garland the coming
visitor with welcome, and speed the
departing guest with love and prayers.
When we are admitted to Statehood we
viii add beautiful flag to the glitter
ing constellation of standards that
shine around ''Old Glory as signif-
cant in It's historic colors and emblems
as "the Lone Star flag" of Texas.
And, speaking of Statehood, we are
beginning to think already that we are
rich enough to sit in the United States
Senate and that we have sugar enough
to entitle US to a craftsmanship of a
mighty good committee. What S the
matter with us2 Ism t sugar as patri-
otto and as good politics y as copper?
Or have you got sugar enough in the
senate already? All right, then; put
another diminuendo stop on the New
York scales and it won t seem 50 much.
We have a population of about 220,-
600 Honolulu, the capital of the Ter
ritory. has a population of, say, $4,000.
About ten thousand of US are eau
casians. The other $4,000 are what
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22
Field Of Honor Commission.

Perhaps wit is stimulated by a
slight arrangement OF the nerves. and
good things said on the field OF battle
are sometimes recorded. When Bully
Egan" fought Curran with pistols the
bulky Egan complained that his op-
ponent was as thin as a blade OF grass.
let my size be chalked out upon your
body" said Curran. and any hits out
side OF the line shall not count"
II was not good form. however. TO
make a parade OF magnanimity. and
the coxcombIcal practice OF firing in
the afr or dumb shooting" or "chil.
dren's play" was strictly prohibited by
the rules. of which &c we're drawn up
by representatives OF the five most
eminent ountries-Galway. Tipperary,
Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon--in 1777.
They met at the summer assizes az
Clonmel and seem TO have done their
work very gravely and honestly. in.
GLIDING a special rule for simple. un.
premeditated encounters with the
small sword" There is a large ele-
ment OF absurdity about II all. no
doubt. but even duelling has had its
place as rough. inefficient test of
manhood.-Blackwood's Magazine.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22

Pennington was lying in state in his
church. the statue was unveiled at
night by the donor and sculptor. Percy
Fitzgerald
Today the bronze image OF the
worthy doctor may be seen looking
down his beloved Fleet street The
strongly-marked features and burly
form, from the tull-bottomed wig 70
the firmly-planted shoes. have been
family suggested by Mr.. Fitzgerald.
with the air Of Sir. Joshua Reynolds
portrait and the bust by Nollekens.
Boswell and Mrs. Thrale have their
place In the basreliefs on the pedestal
What DR.. Johnson would have said
about this statue of him can be mag
ined by any one who h-s seen IT, As
a work OF art the statue is an atrocity:
and II seems most appropriate that II
should have been unveiled at night.
Furthermore. even the best examples
OF the sculptor's art, Johnson was apt
to disparage. The labor consumed in
painting, he once said, was not dis
proportionate to the result: but a fel-
low might hack half year at a block
Of marble and only produce something
that hardly resembled a man. The
value OF statuary. he argued. depend
ed solely on its difficulty.
On the other hand, II might have
pleased Johnson TO know that poster
fly would In a special way associate
his name with a place Of worship Aat
he so regularly attended.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22

A petition which will De- scnt ia
Congrossmnn ollie James. vas ciru
lated Monday by a Courier rcproseu
iauyc Tor the purpose OF opposing iho
passage 81 shat Ia known az the Tar
ocla Post. Ihia is proposition
hatchcd up by the city mail order
houses 90 XIII the country merchant
This petition viii b. found az The
Hickman Hardware Co. and even
man Interested In Hickman should
stop there and sign o. Don't wait
until q u too late. Congress will act
on the measure Ia January. aud
Vhat wo do must De- done nov
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22
Bought Right-Of-W Way.

According TO the Couricr's prodic
ton last week. the n. c. A. s. L.
railroad people are getting busy with
their proposition Of going around tow
Two weeks ago they took 3O-day op.
lions on property south OF town over
which their survey ran. They have
now bought and paid for this ground.
the deeds having been signed Friday
and Saturday
We have Il from reliable sources
that they viii begin work before Jan.
10th, and there Is probability OF
them beginning this month.
Col. G. l.. Walker. who was a big
lot purchaser In the recent Mengoi
View lot sale purchased lots Cor the
railroad Nothing was thought Of u
at the time. or the lots might have
scared In price. The rightOf-way has
all been secured, and the next step
Is grading, Roach a Stancu. the
Memphis contractors who are now a.
work on the West Hickman levce.
will probably do the job, although
that has not been affirmed.
As heretofore mentioned. this new
line. which will be- known as their
BELT Line" will make circle from
the old depot site In East Hickman,
around the south part Of town: going
down SLEEPY Hollow" and connect
ing with the present line In or near
the Mengcl yards.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22
Called To Rest.

After an illness OF almost Oh,
months, Frances, tho beloved wiz. oil,
S. J. Self. died Sunday about uoo,
at her home ON Troy road. mI.
and half from Hickman Bad..
her husband she Is survived by DIN.
children. Mrs. Green William. ~
Hickman: Mrs. Sam Brown. O.. H,
bart. Okla: Dr. }. A. Self. OF M.
Konhc. Tenn. W. T. Self. OF H.,s.
man. Mrs. r. Is. Ballow. OF Hiet
man: Mrs. JEFF u. sparkman. To,
Tern: Miss Mamie Self. Hickman.
Mrs. Jno. Barnett. Hickman. aud Ils
NJ .olf. Hickman.
Mrs. Self was born In Dyer com.
~, Tenn. and was 90 years. io.r
months and two days OF ago pr.
dous to her marriage she wa M.a
Frances Cwalney. This couple was
united in marriage Dcc. 9Th. l,.l
and the children had Planned to o.l
citrate the golden wedding anuI,.-
sar, OF their parents. Tho 500 t
ol their mother. however. eau %
them to abandon the idea. Doe.a
cd had resided In Fulton county ,o-
4. years and vas ono OF our o.d "a,
aud best loved citizens. she lo.a
la Baptist Church ut Poplar Gr1..
many ycan ago. aud she lived 81
practical Christian osery day of Dol.
ufc. The world b better that OBJ.
has lived la h. icayinE bohind h,r "a
nttinr example 81 loving uit.
mother and friend.
Funeral sonicoa acre hcld al Dor.
Antioch Church Monday Afternoon ti
Rev " g Stockton. Thur pace.
from our midst noble Chrlaua.
character. whose memory. Ike sue.
luccusc. will live Ions in The heart
of those Who held her most dear
The bcruafcd husband aud childr,
have the sympathy Of their man
friends In this. an incstimahlc losr
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22

Don't forget-SCHMIDT the TAIL.
OR is still over Rice's Shoe Store.
Mrs. Lon Naylor and little daughter
Miss Dorothy. spent Friday and Sat.
urday In Cayce.
There is nothing like good sanitary
cleaning and pressing. Schmidt DOES
that kind OF work.
J. b. DeGraw, Of Paducah. is now
mate on the Str. Mengel Box Co.
He was an officer of the Str. Missis-
sippi when the great Presidential flo
tilla went down the riverr last year
Mr.. DeGraw expects TO move here in
short time.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22
STATUE OF DOC ,-oR JOHNSON
Unveiled at Night and Said to Be
the Worst In q City Of Bad
Statues.

London.-Postponed on account of
the death of the late King. the cere-
mony of unwilling a statue OF DR..
Johnson in the precincts Of St Glenn
ent Danes church was performed the
other night with nothing Of the parade
and display customary on such occa-
sions.
Recently the Rev. J. J. H. s. Pen
nington. rector of ST. Clement Danes.
where Johnson had his pew, and who
devoted the green plot behind the apse
of the church as a site for the statue,
died suddenly. While the Rev. Mr..
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22
Progressive Citizens.

In fact everyone these days. seeks
to save time and the telephone Is
the greatest timesaver that has ever
been invented. II is instantaneous.
You can send and receive your mes
sage at the same time. 1t brings dis
tant cities and towns within your
reach almost instantly. 1t connects
you locally with everyone OF promi-
hence. II you have not a telephone
OF the Cumberland Telephone & Tele-
graph Company. call our manager i'm
mediately for rates and information.
II you use the Bell service you are
in the center Of the entire Bell sys-
tenn, connecting with over five NIL
lion telephones and every important
city and town in the United States.
Telephone & Telegraph
Company, Incorporated. ad
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22
TYLER CHAPEL.

Preaching on the End and 4th Sun.
day evenings OF each month. Sun
day School at $3.50 in the afternoon.
Prayer meeting Friday evenings
Rev. Metheny. Pastor
Hickman Lodge No. 761, +. & A.
NJ. meets at the Masonic Hall every
End and 4th Monday nights.
Elm Camp No. 3, w o w. meets
at the /. o. o. +. Hall every Wednes-
day evening.
Household No. s. c. W., meets at
the I. o. o. +. Hall Tuesday evening
of each week
Fulton Lodge No SO, |. o. o. f.
meets at their hall on Clinton street
every other Thursday night.
M. w. A. meets at Masonic Hall
every Tuesday evening.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22
Final Settlement.

All persons holding claims against
the estate of Oscar Digs, deceased
are hereby notified to present same
TO the undersigned administrator Cor
to John Pyle at the Hickman Bank. }
in proper form on or before Satur.
day. Jan. IA. 1911, or be forever bar
red.
s. l.. DODDS,
]. 4. PALMER,
Admrs.
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IT, 1oa The Mss street,

Remember the poor
Lyric Saturday night.
STOvES-St. Louis Fur. Co.
Moving pictures Saturday night.
Christmas Cards-Helm q Ellison
REAL ESTATE for sale. See NJ.
b. Shaw.
Good candy at Toe a pound.-Helm
& Ellison.
Next issue of the Courier will be
Jan. 5. 1911.
Send the Courier to your friend a.
way from home.
Windy Nichols was here from I'm
ion City Saturday.
b. c. Stubs made a social visit
to friends in Fulton. Sunday.
The celebrated Mayfield Jeans at
Sullivan Bros-5Oc. 75c and 81.
Cypress shingles. 81 a thousand at
mill.-Yates a Kirk Single Co.
T. L. Carr. Of Mabel, was here
Tuesday. He was enroute to Cairo.
w. b. Perkins. of Clarksdale. Miss.
is visiting s. L. Dodds and family.
Phone 154 for A. J. Wright. the
harness man. Residence phone 1872.
Perry Leonard, of Memphis. was
here Sunday the guest OF Miss Lily
Hackett.
Its about time for another fire.
Let Kennedy write you some insur-
snce today.
Our CSC coffee Is equal TO any you
ever bought at IS to 40c.-Betters-
worth 4 Prather.
Take out that insurance today. You
may be next to burn out.-Kennedy,
the Insurance Man.
Lee Baltzer, OF Covington. Tenn,
spent the first OF the week with rel
atiyes and friends In Hickman.
Save from 81 to 81 a thousand and
get q better single direct from our
mill.-Yates q Kirk Single Co.
the nickleIn-the-slot machines made
their appearance in Hickman stores
Saturday.
Don't forget to renew your sub
scription to the Courier. The paper
stops when the time is out-no ex.
ceptions.
Hickman needs a $4,000 govern
ment building just as much as any
OF the smaller towns around Us.
Let's go after II.
II we don't sell your real estate.
Il doesn't cost you a cent II we do,
1t only costs you 2 per cent--The
Courier Realty Co.
The rarilroad company spent over
SO. 900 last year on the trestle work
above town. and are now fixing to
abondon that track.
DIR. +. NJ. Usher, a surgeon in the
United States army. located at San
Antonio. Texas, was here first Of the
week the guest OF relatives.
BY oversight we failed to print for
J. T. Dillon a notice for a strayed
mule which should have gone in our
last issue. He found the animal. how
ever.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-12-22

j. p. Jeffries and o. II. Sane, OF
Fulton, passed through Hickman Mon
day enroute to Charlottesville. whore
the former will spend the holidays
with his sister. Mr.. Sane goes to
Campbell. Mo, to visit.
Watch for the blue mark on the
upper right hand corner OF your pa
per. It means that your subscription
has expired, and that the paper will
stop unless renewed at once. Don't
fail to read our clubbing offer In
this issue and get busy.