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Populating Hawaii.

edward r. Irwin in Pacific Monthly.
It was long ago demonstrated con-
ciusively by experiment that no good can
result from an attempt to fuse the blood
Of the white man with that of the yellow
and the brown. Yet the sugar planters
of Hawaii, while talking enthusiastically
about the AmericaniZation of the terri
tory, have filled 1t up with Chinese and
japanese. Porto Ricans, Portuguese,
Spaniards, Filipinos and Russians, and
would have the rest of the community
believe that from this mixture of incom-
patibles they can concoct an American
citizenship worthy to. rank with the citi-
zenship of other communities.
1t may even be true that the majority
of the immigrants brought to Hawaii
turn out to be peaceable, law-abiding
home-bullders who really desire and work
for the prosperity of the country. But
they are not American in color, ideas,
ideals or customs. For the most part
they remain Pc. tuguese, Sptnia. DIS, Fill
plnos, Porto Ricans, Japauese-whatever
they were when their passages to Hawaii
We're paid by a beneficent government or
charitable sugar planters association
And the fact that there is compai a lively
little intermarriage among the various
races. though ulSproof OF the beautiful
theory OF those ideallsts who believe that
all men are brothers and should marry
with their brothers sisters, of whatever
lace. color or previous conditions Of seryi-
tude, is probably the chief redeemiug
feature of Hawai's assisted immigration
work now carried on. Miscegena-
ton is not looked upon with favor in
other American communities, and there
appears no good reason why it should
be considered good for Hawaii.
Yet if the various races do not
coalesce. how is it possible to make
one people of them? The territory of
Hawaii, therefore, is impaled on the
horns of dilemlna-a most uncom-
Portable situation, to put it mildly
For decades the planters have been
paying labor wage upon which a
white man would starve, and it goes
sadly against the grain with capital
to raise wages. The planters say. they
cannot afford to pay higher wages than
they now pay-yet Eva plantation in
1909 netted approximately $1,000, 900.
The plantation could have paid every
one of it's field and mill .hands double
the wages that were paid, and still
would have cleared many hundreds of
thousands Of dollars The Hawaiian
Commercial and Sugar Company cleared
during the year 1909 million and a
half doIlars-yet could not afford to
pay it's laborers fair wage. The
plantations of the Island of Qauai net
ted over a million and three-quarter
doIlars-but when the question of in
creasing wages was brought up the
planters held up their hands in horror
and had terrible visions Of imminent
bankruptcy. s.
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ITALY'S EFFORTS IN VAIN.
Despite Stringent Law Works Of Art
Are Taken From Kingdom.

LONDON, October 1, 1910.
There is no need to say that, despite
the stringent Pacco law, valuable works
of art are sometimes smuggied out OF
Italy. The fine Cattaneo Van Dycxs
provide a signal instance, and in the
collection of Mrs. Jack Gardner of
Boston is there not Giorgione's famous
and lovely Christ Bearing the Cross"
of which copy only remains In the
Palazzo Loschi. Vicenza? In the current
number of the Rassegna D'Arte Umbra
Count Umberto Guolio directs attention
to another case of the kind. Diligent
research has proved that three frescoes
transferred to canvas lent by p. Gellatly
to last years Umbrian exposition at the
Burlington Fine Arts Club came from
the parish of Bastia, about two miles
from Assist. They represent st. Fran
els, st. Catherine of Sienna and St. An
dano, and are mentioned in passing by
CristOfani and catalogued together with
two other frescoes In the ndici-Guida
die monument deli Umbria by Guarda-
bassi. At that time these frescoes, at
triubted by many to Tiberio of Assist.
were the "Proprieta del Demanio," and
about fourteen years ago seem to have
been sold for thirty Ira. The official
inventory of the parish of Bastia does not
appear since then to have been revised
and checked. The remaining two fres-
Goes of St. Sebastian and the Virgin
are also missing, but their Whereabouts
has not been traced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-31
DUCKS ON DRY LAND.
Thousands Raised Without Any
Water Except What They Drink.
Life in America.

From Country Life In America.
Raising ducks on dry land reads to the
layman very much like running lOcomo-
tive without steam, and yet ducks-Indian
Runner ducks, the Leghorns of the duck
family-are raised generation after gen.
Grafton with only the water they drink
and what little is contained In their food
On a plot Of ground two and one-half
acres in extent, not all of which Is utll-
lied Tor the purpose, Joseph w. Scuil, at
Vineland, n. j., carries 4jU Indian Runner
ducks in ten houses with large runs This
is The fourth year of Mr. Sculrs expert
ence with ducks-previously he raised
chickens for eleven years-and he unnesl-
tatingly recommends indian Runners III
preference to chickens.
Beginning with four females and one
male artificial incubation and broodlng
produced this flock in the time stated. and
a hardy, handsome flock it is. The eggs
are fine eating. being larger ana r1cher
than hens eggs.
With the Indian Runner duck we find
some peculiar conditions, so peculiar as
to be almost beyond belief. Kept in con-
finement. forced with food Tor egg pro-
duction, some ducks, or possibly every
duck, will on some days lay two eggs.
usually the second egg soft-sheiled and
laid late in the afternoon. This SOFT
shelled egg has been changed to q hard
shelled one with the use of oyster shell
q week.
Apafr Tie duck is such active ar
rangement so honestly industrious, that
II deyotes all of it's energy during day
light to the making of the egg, and rather
c,lrsf-trnt3E ictVes ca NJ the gnt
where it can be secured in the morning,
for the laying is done between midnight
and am.
For some reason they become fright
ened I'm the dark. running and flying i'm all
directions making as much noise as pos
sible, materially reducing the egg output
and frequently killing themselves; there
fore they require light in their sleeping
quarters small lamp in the higher
portion of the house at a safe distance
from the roof is sufficient
Although the Indian Runners are active
and nervous, kindness and constant asso-
citation make them mild and tractabie.
The female Is as noisy as she is active;
the male can produce only a weak com
bination Of an abbreviated souawk and a
hiss. Sex is only determined by these
vocal efforts and later In life by the
turned-up tail feathers of the male.
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may be due to an actual lack OF food or
it may be that the teeth are in such poor
condition that the child cannot chew and
therefore does not digest. Or 1t may be
that the food offered to it at home is en-
tirely unsuited to it's needs.
Some of the children cannot hear well
and some cannot see. They do not COM
plain because they do not know what Is
the matter. They accept constant rebuke
and defeat with the dumb mystiication
of ignorance. Many of them have never
drawn one natural breath since their birth
owing to the presence of enlarged tonsils
and adenoids.
These children can never compete with
their fellows until all these hindrances
have been removed. Some recent investi-
cations made by French physician show
that among well nourished children only
10 per cent have physical defects, while
among the poorly nourished over 60 per
cent suffer from these defects.
This question Of feeding is being met in
many cities both here and abroad by the
supplying of n substantial luncheon either
tree or at a nominal cost.
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Austria's Democratic King.

From The london Chronicle.
The Emperor Francis Joseph. for whose
birthday celebrations seventy-three arch
dukes and archduchesses have gathered
at Ischl, is the only European sovereign
to keep up the medieval practice of grant
ing private audiences to rich and poor
alike. The humblest iEhabitant of the
empire possesses the privilege of access
to his sovereign. into whose ears he can
unburden himself. without the presence
Of any official or attendant. Mondays
and Thursdays, when the emperor is in
Vienna. his antechamber is filled with =
motley throng. ranging from peasants.
artisans and small shopkeepers to car
dinals. generals and landed magpates. All
these are received in the order OF their
arrival. no regard being paid to rank. 50
that great mobiles often have to wait their
turn while workman or q village priest
Is closeted with the emperor.
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The Optimist.

From the Charestown News and Courier.
The light-hearted, buoyant nature
which looks for brightness everywhere,
and finds it, too, refuses to take itself
seriously, and devotes itself to gather
ing up the smiles while leaving the tears
for others. 1t may be true that such
natures really get the best out of life
and leave the brightest impressions upon
their fellow men, but when it comes TO
the consideration of the serious questions
which inevitably come up for discussion,
they seem to mislead others as to their
real value. We are not likely to look for
wise counsel or sympathetic appreciation
in those whom we have been accustomed
to regard as possessing Sunny-weather
dispositions: we feel assured that the
light, inSubstantial framework of their
natures cannot withstand the buffeting
of the wild storms of distress which
sometimes sweep in upon us from I'M
expected quarters. and we instinctively
look FOR help TO the sterner, deeper ma
lures of those whom we believe realize
the sober side OF life
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after while the level of salaries was
higher, IL not conspicuously SO, in the
teaching profession. Meantime the same
laws were at work in the other occupa-
tions resOrted to. The rush of young
women into the office of stenography made
the offer of tempting wages no longer
necessary to get competent assistants.
BBusiness men could get typewriters at
their own price. Library workers were
easily available. The level of wages has
settled in conformity to the laws Of sup
ply and demand.
The report o. increase In the number of
applicants to the normal schools suggests
a swing back again to the long Popular
line of work for women. Yet there neeI
be no fear of the increased supply hav-
ing an immediate effect toward reduc-
ton in teachers pay, which is more likely
to go higher before it goes lower, for
there is still scarcity of teachers,
largely due to the constantly increasing
number of population.
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Ridiculed Expresses.
From the London Chronicle.

Among the embellishments which Ber-
lin owes to Frederick the Great, the
New Palace" is the most conspicuous.
This magnificent building was erected, 1t
is said, to show FrederickS enemies that
his many wars had not exhausted his
exchequer. And further to show his con-
tempt for the countries which had sought
to crush him, at the top of the cupola
he paced group of three women dancing
together, the figuring representing Cath
crime the Great Maria Theresa and
Madame de Pompadour. The wrath OF
the two expresses was unbounded at
finding themselves depicted in such an
attitude and such company, SO Frederick
was able to congratulate himself on a
thoroughly successful joke.
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Ancient Penny-Slot Machine.
rom the london Chronicle.

From the london Chronicle.
Penny -in-the-slot automatic machines
which have now been trained to stamp
envelopes. date back further than most
people imagine Hero of Alexandria, who
died 3. c. 81, describes in one of his
works. "a sacrificial vessel which flows
only when money is introduced. When the
coin is dropped through the slit it falls
on end of a balanced horizontal lever.
which, being depressed, opens a valve at
the other end. and the water begins to
fow When the lever has been depressed
to a certain angle the coin falls Off. and
the valve; being weighted, returns into
place and cuts of the supply"
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From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
If you have ever travelled in Holland.
you may have noticed that some Of the
older canal boatmen still measure the
distances they travel by the number of
pipes they have smoked by the way. just
as the Hillrnen or Assam are accustomed
to calculate the ground they have covered
along an unfamiliar road by the number
of guilds of tobacco they have got through.
The Burmese equivalent for our mile
is a word that means Ito Sit and is
used to indicate the distance man can
ordinarily go without sitting down to rest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-31
The Pussy Man.

From Tit-Blts
Every enc knows one or more OF those
conscientious cyclists who cannot rid
themselves Of the idea that no one can
be trusted - carry out the simplest de-
tails OF routine work without their per-
sonal supervision.
IL was one of these men who sailed
for America. leaving in his b~oth er's car
a parrot, of which he was very fond All
the way across the Atlantic he worried
about the bird. and no so~ner had he
landed at New York than he sent over
this telegram TO his brother:
he sure and feed parrot"
And the brother cabled back:
Have fed him. but he's hungry again.
What shall ! do neXt!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-31
ESSAYS ON CAPITAL,
WATCHES FOR PRIZES
Contest Initiated by Saks &
Co. Open to School
Children.

| With Greater Washington as the sub
| ject. almost every boy and girl In the
public schools of the National Capital
should be able to write a readable essay.
There are not many subjects as interest
ing nor many about which the average
pupil is SO well informed.
But who'll write the best? 1t means
| lot and there's a reason for the question.
Nine solid gold watches and nine solid
silver watches donated by Salts & Com
pany await the authors Of the eighteen
best essays on the familiar subject of
| Greater Washington.
Contest Closes December 10.
The competition began this morning
and will close Saturday. December 10. at
. pm The prize watches will be award
ed Wednesday. January 4. 1911. In Con-
vention Hall, the use of which has been
reserved for that date.
To enter the contest it is only necessary
to register at the Saks establishment and
receive an entrance coupon. to obtain
which no purchase whatever is neces-
sary. A locked box has been placed at
convenient point in the store Essays en-
terf d for the competition must Geposlt-
ed in this box, accompanied the en-
trance coupon. which bears the same
number as that under which contestant
is registered.
Cuno HI. Rudolph president of the
hoard of District Commissioners; W. V.
Cox. president of the board of education:
A. r. Stuart. superintendent of public
schools; W. F. GUIDE, president of the
Chamber of Commerce. and d. j. Gala
han, secretary of the Board of Trade, will
read the essays submitted and select the
eighteen prize winners. 1t is needless
to say the decision will rest on merit
alone.
Followed School Divisions.
In offering the prizes Saks & Company
followed the official school divisions, offer
ing to each of the eight grades-first to
eighth. inclusive-and the high school.
including the Business and Technical
schools. a first and second prize for the
best and second best essays submitted
from each of the grades. The winner in
each class gets the gold watch, the
runner-up gets the silver watch. All OF
the watches ore of standard make.
Who will write the best essay? IN
deniably the future of Washington rests
on the shoulders of the boys and girls
who are today pupils in its public schools
1t is hoped that this contest will promote
In them the spirit of local pride and
turn their thoughts to the development
of the Washington Of the present day into
the Greater Washington of the future
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-21
DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED
IN MYSTERIOUS CASE

SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 20,-Devel-
opments are expected tomorrow in the
case of d. w Mckay, whose arrest at
Tia Juana and alleged i'll treatment by
Mexican officials, have been brought to
the attention of the state department mt
Washington. Mckay is due TO arrive
at Ensenada tomorrow morning, and 1T
is expected Governor Vega OF Lower
California Will act promptly. He pre-
sumably has already the papers IN the
case prepared by McKay's lawyers in
this city. Strangely enough. beyond the
fact that Mckay's arrest was the re-
suit of his cutting hole in a wire
fence, very little is known as to the
reason why that action should have been
treated so drastically as a crime. One
report is that the fence was government
property but tins is not credited. The
commonly accepted version is that con
flicting property interests are at the
bottom Of the trouble. 1t seems that
the Argucllo estate, in which Mckay
bought an interest has never been fin
ally settled mp. Mckay cut the fence
for the purpose of putting in a gate;
This appears TO have been considered
Il rrespass and the arrest followed Why
Mckay S action should have brought
such severe treatment upon himself is
not explained, except on the theory OF
spite.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-21
ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL
IDENTITY OF SUICIDE

NEW YORK July 2O.-The Rev.
Athclstane Cornfroth OF London. Cam
bridge graduate, member Of the Ec-
centric club OF London. was found in n
lonely part of Colonial park today with
bullet wound in his mouth. He died
hciore the hospital was reached. \ re-
yolver lay near where the body was
found.
y photograph was found in his pocket
on the back OF which was written. Sec
photograph on other side. Communicate
with my solicitor. y. II. Aaron. 81 Moor
gate street. London. England and nv
friend y. b Mendclsohn, in care Of y.
H. Aaron. 81 Moorgate street. London.
England"
y letter was also found. evidently from
bis brother. David Hall" dated San
Francisco, and giving the address l4l3
Hyde street In that city
No reason is known COR the suicide OF
Cornfroth who came mere two months
ago.
The suicide was positively identified
THIS afternoon by his wife as Rev. Athel-
stan Arthur Hall who came 10 this
country from England eight months ago
with the intention of entering n pas
torate, Mrs, Hall said her husband was
man of means and OF good standing
and that he had everything to live for.
she was unable % account for his act.
He left their city home on Irving place
yesterday afternoon. she said
Although The body was Identified al
the morgue under the name Of Hall. the
widow, In an affidavit made tonight TO
obtain burial permit, said her husband
was the Rev. Athelstane Cornfroth. She
signed her name as Edith Hall Corn
froth.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-21
DENOUNCE DEMOCRATS
SUPPORTING L0RINlER

SPRINGFIELD. Ill, July 20-Demo,,
Gratis from all parts Of the state gathered
at Lincoln today and in vigorous terms
denounced the action of those Democratlc
members of the state legislature who dc,
serted their party's choice for United
states senator and cast their votes ior
William Lorimer.
In resolutions the convention declared
eve as representatives OF the De
mocracy of Illinois, do proclaim TO the
nation and TO the world that we do not
accept responsibility as n party for Lori
mcr's election to tho senate and unhesi-
tatIngly condemn the Democratic mem
bevs OF the general assembly for their
action and denounce the same as being
their Individual action. and repudiate
each and every Democratic vote for Lori
mar -
Senator Albert Isley Of Newton said.
while the ballot on the resolution was
being taken:
mo Democrat could have voted for
Lorimer without violating his instruc-
tions. betrayng his party and stultifying
his own conscience. | believe i'll placing
the blame where IL belongs. and even
have some sympathy for Lee ONcil
Browne who is being made the scape-
goat and a football by men higher up.
don't care If my voice Is heard clear
down to the governors office In Spring
field There are other kinds of bribers.
and the man who uses his appointive
power TO purchase votes Is just. las much
a briber as the man who pays money
for votes
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-21
CHURCH WILL GET DOWN
TO A BUSINESS BASIS

PHILADELPHIA. July 2O-Sound
business methods Will be adopted by the
Presbyterian church to increase its an
nual subscriptions to missionary work
all over the world. Antiquated ways OF
collecting money will he abandoned
This decision was reached today by the
executive committee of the Presbyterian
church of the United States of America
In the closing session of a two-days'
meeting.
Present methods OF getting money for
world missionary work. said DR.. Will
liam II. Roberts OF this city. after the
session. "are both unsatisfactory and out
OF date.
"Wc want $3.50 900 more this year for
world missionary work than We got In
1909. when our total subscription was
$3.50 600. In other words. our pro-
gramme demands So, 100 900 for 1910"
Among the men selected TO present a
businesslike plan before the synods In
the different states were:
Rev. Or. j: w Black. Marshall. Mo.
Kansas and Colorado, Representative w.
II Foulkes. Portland. Or. Montana. Ida
no. Utah and California; Rev. John w.
Eaer. Los Angeles. Cal, Washington and
Oregon.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-21
NEED FOR UPLIFT
OF PUBLIC OPINION

Special TO The Tribune.
SYRACUSE, n. Y, July 20.-Former
Embassudor Andrew ID. White has writ
ten Bishop Patrick \ Dudden. thank
ing him for coming the phrases ''multi.
millionaire Mormons of harnyard
morals' and ''thc sporting tuft and
utle hunting fraternity and taking
occasion to urge tho bishop to take up
other subjects for public attention.
Mr. White says: "With homicides in
creased within a few years from 20O0
a year. to nearly 10000. with capital
convictions III only about seventy cases
last year, with life sentences averaging
only seven years, with trials for murder
being stretched out for years by every
sort of chicanerv and pettifoggery, I'M
til The whole thing becomes farce,
with the fact that the penal law as re-
CARDS murder seem to have utterly
ceased to have any deterrent effect, IT
seems that You. and men like you. should
undertake a better education of public
opinion on this subject.