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The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22
Freighter Goes Anywhere

The western freighter will drive ms
outfit wherever there is room for IT.
even though the ft be. so tight that
send his wagon over a preciplce or
wedge it fast between rock walls It Is
not unusual for him TO snuo a rope
around a tree and tie the other end 10
the bed or axle of his wagon to prevent
1T from tipping over as he rounds a
tight place. Going down an unusually
steep hill. IL the load be too heavy to
risk rough lock with a heavy log
chain, he will drag a huge fallen tree
behind TO prevent the wagon from run
ming into the horses heels. Neverthe-
less. it is only in extreme emergencies
that he displays his resourcefulness- He
will teeter on two wheels on the edge
of bottomless abysses, and dash at a
hair raising gallop down bald buttes
and boulder strewn mOuntainsides that
no one but an old time freighter in the
bad lands would dream OF trying to
negotiate at a faster gait than a slow
walk With plentiful supply of bal
ing wire. he is ready for almost any
emergency. repairing broken wheel,
axle or set of harness with equal IA
cility. Withal he is as able a veterina-
rian as any holder of a diploma. and
knows more about hOrsefesh than a
jockey or a gypsy. His whip is a mas
terpiece of rawhide that no tenderfoot
driver could handle without imminent
risk of wrapping it around his neck:
but he will fieck fly from the flank OF
one of the horses ahead without dis
turbing a hair-and never for the frac-
tion of a second lose control of the
brake or of any one of the tangIe Of
lines held so carelessly in his hands. To
make a long story short. the wagon
freighter knows his business.
The western freighter is one of the
few farchetypaI characters snu with
us. The bad man." the cowboy. the
vigilante. the scout and the trapper
live for this generation mainly in the
musty pages of little read chronicles
or in misleading and overdrawn ac-
counts of fiction writer's. The stage
driver is still with US. but he is now
a decadent and degenerate successor
TO the strenuous .1eather pushers'' of
the days OF the overland. But the
freighter is In the full flush of pros
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22
The San Francisco Sunday Can

TRANSFORMATION Of commodities. while
the stage coach Is stin the sole rsn-
ance of travellers. 1t is true that these
freightfng routes are not worthy OF
mention in comparison with the long
hauls'' or 40 or so years ago, but rnero
are hundreds of wagon frelgntlhS
routes from 100 to zoo miles in lengtn-
Many an eastern teamster thinks
himself an expert driver. because ne
feels at home with single heavily
laden wagon. drawn by four. six or
eight horses, over well beaten ana
constantly travelled highway. Let him
double or treble the number Of horses
quadruple the load behind them and
imagine himself on a sandy plain hlled
with gopher holes, or freckled with ant
hflls: or In the unspeakably rough,
rocky and broken bad lands OF Wyo-
ming. Montana or the Dakotas; or In
the foothills OF the Medicine Bow or
Big Horn mountains. or somewhere in
the California Sierra. and he will real
ize that the knights OF the whip and
brake in the west have graduated from
q school of experience. through the pri-
mary grades OF which he has not yet
passed
In wyoming the most astonishing OF
western freighting outfits may be seem
There it is not at all unusual TO see
three, four or five wagons and "koos-
ter 1ashed together and drawn oy
from IL to is horses. The Rooster Is
cd
lashed to the rear OF the outfit. 1t an
swers the same purpose in wagon
freighting outfit that the caboose OF
freight train serves for the crew. car
rying the freighters' surplus clothing
food supplies and other necessities
uhiIa nn the road
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22

uncommon for 500 heavily laden wag-
ons to pass Fort Kearney. westward
bound. in a day. In 1866 it is said that
in a period of six weeks 5000 wagons.
each carrying from one to four tons of
freight. passed that point. One writer
in a reminiscent vein relates that in a
days ride between Fort Kearney and
Jules6urg he counted SIS westbound
wagons. drawn by 1850 draft ami
mails.
However, it must not be taken for
granted that wagon freighting in the
west is a thing of the past. or at all
likely to become so. There is still a
vast empire that has not yet been grid
ironed with steel rails over which the
methods of transportation in vogue
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22

feeders, covering routes aggregating
5000 miles in length, with 5000 mules
and horses, an unknown number of
oxen, 1000 stage coaches and express
wagons and 500 freight wagons How
ever, this Napoleonic transportation
magnate was crippled by the Indian
depredations of 1864. 1855 and 1866
All Of his stations for a distance of
400 miles were burned, scores of his
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22

men were killed and hundreds of head
of his livestock were stolen. In 1856
he sold out to Wells. Fargo & Co.. and
transcontinental traffic by stage and
wagon was nearly ended.
No adequate attempt has ever been
made to compile statistics of overland
travel and freight traffic from 1916 to
1869. Such compilation, in fact. is not
now possible. In the cos it was not
The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22

made by the oxen was Is miles day.
although from the Missouri river to the
Rocky mountains 20 miles day was
sometimes maintained. The mule teams
travelled from 25 to S5 miles day. The
drivers of the mule teams were COM
monty called mule skinners" and those
who navigated prairie schooners, pro-
PEELED by oxen, were known as bull
whackers." From 20 to so wagons con-
stituted caravan. Each Conestoga
wagon cost from $500 to 1900. and one
authority computes the cost of wagon,
mules or oxen, and harness at from
$4,000 to s7,1Oo for each wagons total
of from s65.OOo to 100000 for caravan
of % wagons. Then the salaries had to
be paid, not only of the drivers, but also
of the captain or wagon master of each
caravan. his assistant. night herder
and "cavvyard driver" who had
charge of the extra animals.
The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-26

Word has been received here that
laere VIII be over Is come up on the
Cottage City from Juneau and that
many more fpom Douglas and about
30 from Halnes. The Cottage City
was reported as being due in Wran-
geD at 4 O'Clock this afternoon which
win give her plenty OF time 20 make
the train Saturday morning,
The tickets are selling wen locally
and a big crowd is insured for the
celebration.
The following is the lineup OF the
team that viii go 10 WhiJehorse to
The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-26
c. A. R. ARE
TO DECORATE

The members Of the C, A. R. are
going TO the cemetery on saturday 70
DO some work on the graves OF their
dead comrades and would like % have
The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-26

any one who is 50 inclined, help them
in this work
There viii be some one there all
day to direct the work and lunch wtl
be served 70 those who come,
The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-26

The committee in charge OF the
Decoration day services have made
out the following program which vii
be carried out on Monday next
Those who wish TO take part wiz
meet at the A, B, Hail which has
been engaged as headquarters for the
day
The train Will start from A. B, Han
a, 1870 p. IN, and stop at the old Gem
e-sry. where the following oeremOn-
les VIII take place:
Invocation Rev, Owen Jones
Decoration OF Che graves
Music by the Band
Grafton Judge LeEeyre
Singing Elks' Quarte5te
Beaetiction Father Turned
Returning. the train wiz then 80 to
the New Cemetery where the graves
The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-26
WILL DECORATE SOLDIERS GRAVES

OF soldiers viii be remembered, but no
further ceremonies viii take place,
There will be a firing squad nom
Fort Wm, H, Seward, furnished thru
the courtesy OF Col Reynolds, The
Skagway Band have volunteered their
services and the public. especially the
school children are invited TO attend,
The Ladies Of the different Aid So
ciettes viii send some members %
the Cemetery ON saturday morning
70 see what can be done to clear The
grounds,
Any persons having flowers 20 don
ate are requested 70 send them 10
A. B HaM oa Monday tOCeDCOn,
There viii be lunch served BY
the ladies' 10 the men trOm the Fort
at the A. B Hall on the return from
the exercises,
The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-26

The Jefferson arrived yesterday at
3 p u with atEy passengers and l25
tons oI freight and sailed at seven
o'clock tu the evening
The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-26
ROOSEVELT REFUSES 10 DISCOURSE

CANBRIDGE, Eng. May 26-ES,
President Theodore Roosevelt has re-
fused an invitation % address the
students at this plsoe
The daily Alaskan., 1910-05-26
COMING EVENTS CAST SHADOWS.

packing up preparatory to leaytRg
Washington has given rise 20 the be
def that the rumors that Secretary
Baullger would resign aTeUue.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
OYNAMI7ING
AND KILLING
The Philadelphia Street Car Strike
Continues with Deadly and
Destructive Effects.
HUNDREDS OF CARS WRECKED.
Pacific Admirals Deny Stories About
The Maryland and West
Virginia's Condition.

ASSOCIATED Press Morning Service)
PHILADELPHIA, February "a
Strike riots continued with undated
fury throughout this city yesterday,
the strikers and the police exchang-
ing shots. Three boys were fatally
wounded as a result of the fighting
and several men have been seriously
wounded.
Fifteen policemen, cornered in a
building, had narrow escape from
being blown to pieces, the rioters set
ting dynamite under the building and
wrecking it,
The street car company issued a
statement to the effect that the riot
ers had destroyed yesterday two hun
bred and ninety-five more cars, bring
ing the total up to seven hundred and
fifty cars in all that have been wreck
ed and demolished since the begin
ming of the strike.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
AMONG THE PUGS.

SAN FRANCISCO, February "a
Battling Nelson was battered almost
beyond recognition before he accept
ed defeat at the hands of Ad Wolgast
in his championship fight at Rich
mond yesterday. He received the
worst beating UP of any man in the
history of the ring, being during the
last ten rounds in such shape that he
could hardly see. He made remark
able display of gameness.
1t was announced last night that
the Johnson-Jeffries fight for the
worlds heavyweight championship
would take place before the Broad
way Club of San Francisco.
LOS ANGELES, February %
Frankey Conley knocked out Monte
Attell in the forty-second round OF
their go here last night
BALTIMORE, February 23-Gans,
who first defeated and then was de,
feated by Battling Nelson. has wired
a challenge to Ad Wolgast, the win
ner of the lightweight championship
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
NAVAL YARNS DENIED.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23.-Be-
cause recent stories Of the unsea-
worthy condition of the U. S. S. West
Virginia and U. s. S. Maryland have
been in general circulation, serious
alarm has been occasioned to the re-
latives of the men aboard those cruis-
ers. Inquiries have been pouring in
to the navy department and to the
Pacific fleet commanders from the re-
latives of both the officers and the
men and the affair has assumed such
importance that both Rear Admiral
Harder and Rear Admiral Barry have
issued official statements, emphati-
celly denying the truth of the reports
and stating that there is no extraor-
binary danger to be faced at sea by
the officers or men of either cruiser
Admiral Harbor attributes the cir
culation of the reports to the naval
clique at Washington.
officer Smallpox Victim.
PORT TOWNSEND, February 23-
Ensign Griffiths, of the U. S. S. Wash
ington, died yesterday of smallpox,
his being the fourth death from that
disease among the Washington crew
since the cruiser left Honolulu on
February s.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23

Honolulu, the cause of 50 MANY -
vorces and hidden vicce, in too rIa'n
a language would not make matters
much better. We must ,aach Chris
tianity by appealing to higher living,
by showing good examples, by living
in peace, and, what is very nard to
accomplish under trying "lrcum-
stances, by minding our own brsi-
ness and not by crit 'sing this one
and, that ones religion with ilustra-
lions which this so called preacher
himself knows nothing about. ,, his
sect I am told has inst been driven
out of San Francisco f)r tho same
offense,
a PASSFRBY.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
RAPID TRANSIT
RECORDS BROKEN

For once the service of the Rapid
Transit Company was wholly mad
equate yesterday to the demands Of
the occasion. Every car was press
ed into service, and even at that peo-
pie were packed in like sardines in
a can and hundreds of them walked
in and out, or part of the way for
miles. Every auto, hack, and every
other public vehicle was in use, and
people along the road overhauled
wagons or any other cid thing to ride
on. Manager Ballentyne, Superin-
tendent Pratt and Mr.. Wolf were up
and down on the line, directing the
movements of the cars,
This is about the record" declar-
ed Mr.. Ballentyne at Alapai and King
streets, as a car twice overloaded
went by and more in the same fix
anne into view. 1--WE have every car
out of the barn, and are moving the
people as fast as possible. rms
jam will never occur again, however.
We will soon have a double track on
King street and large number OF
cars, after which we VIII
be prepared for any emergency ike
that of today"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
PROFANITY

EDITOR STAR:-The writer had
occasion to hear remarks on Hotel
street last Saturday night before g
large crowd about the Catholic faith
that illustrates well the mind OF
many people in this city to tolerate
such infamy. There were three po-
licemen present to maintain order.
Had some one used filthy or profane
language on the street in their hear
ing they would probably have arrest
ed the culprit, and they would have
done their duty. If some one should
use filthy language or assertion to
woman on the street she too would
be- doing her duty by having that
person arrested,
In the estimation Of educated Ca
tholics the remarks the writer heard
from so called preachers on Hotel
street last Saturday night regarding
Catholic dogmas Of faith, are just as
profane to right thinking minds but
this so called preacher was allowed
to go on with his frenzy TRADE of
ignorance and bigotry. When this
is supposed to be a city of culture
and educational progress it is sur
prising that such calumny of ones
faith should be allowed to go on on
the public thoroughfare of Honolulu.
One does not hear the Salvation
army go on offending this one and
that ones religion on the public
street. They try to preach right liv.
ing no matter what creed any of the
listeners may believe in.
When one requires medical aid he
generally goes to a proper authorized
physician. If one cares to know the
truth about Catholic dogmas of faith
why does he not go to a priest of
that church? AS a matter of fact one
of these fire .zy orators on the
street would be the last person to go
and inquire from the proper author
ity regarding what he was talking
about on Hotel street last night con-
corning Mass, Indulgences and Pur-
gatory.
Religious controversy regarding
texts of the Bible on the public tho
roughfare where all kinds of condi-
lions and minds are present is to
say the least, not edifying, and only
disturbance comes out of it. This is
one of the most cosmopolitan cities
on earth, where every nationality and
creed are represented, and the mo-
ment a fenzy street orator begins to
criticize some ones religion, no mat
ter what creed it may be, not only
does he give much offense but the
fruits of his harrangue are vanity
and bigotry. 1t is the height of ones
ignorance to express bigotry any,
where. Is not the time ripe in Ho,
nolulu to abolish this? What was
the cause of the Boxer trouble in
China a few years ago but the inter.
ferences Of preachers with the Box
er's religion rather than to teach
them right living by good example
and suggestions?
"A gentleman" says a philosopher
sis one who is careful not to offend
his neighbor unnecessarily" Let a
street preacher therefore be at least
a gentleman. If this sect that parade
their frenzy oratory on the street
have no other topic but false Islander
of the Catholic faith to illustrate
their talks they had better leave this
preaching to better hands It takes
all kinds of people to make q world
: but bigotry anywhere should be a
thing of the past.
Even to stir up the 1esapccls q
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
Oil Is King !

Oil is today by far the greatest
money-making industry in California.
The investing public is just awaken.
ing to this fact
The California Oil Industry now rep
resents money-making opportunities
that have probably never been sur
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The Oil companies listed on the Cal
ifornia Exchanges are paying about
100000 monthly in dividends at the
present time and new companies are
constantly being added to the large
list of dividend payers.
California Oil companies have been
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OF oil shares have advanced phenom-
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from ten to fifty times the original
prices, and dividends are having no
equal
We handle only legitimate proposi-
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We advise you to buy shares of the
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These shares will undoubtedly ad-
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With the aid of expert oil men we
publish the OIL BOOK, chock full Of
information of all the oil fields. It
will be sent to you free upon request.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
TOUCHES THE SPOT.

Why suffer from pain In the stomach?
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23

Longfellow. Down the road I met
your son setting on the fence smoll-
ing a cigarette"
Yes, his ma wanted him TO go to
college and 1 sent him." explained the
old smith, "and now / am ringing
blows all day and he is blowing rings. ~
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
THE SPORTY SON.

The stranger peered through the
doorway Of the village blacksmith
shop.
"Ah,' said the stranger, reminis-
Gently, 81 see you are still hammering
away on the anvil, as in the days Of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23

Stereopticon views illustrative OF
Greek myths will be shown at the
Normal school at 1880 tomorrow. 1t
is a subject lately studied at the
Wednesday morning class meeting at
Mrs. Walter FreaT's.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23
he Yokohama Specie Bank Ltd.

Capital (PEid Up). Yen $4,000 one
kAserve FUND. Yen 15,94O,OOO
HEAD OFFICE, YOKOHAMA.
The bank buys ana receives for
collection bills of exchange, issues
Drafts and Letters Of Credit, and
transacts a general banking business.
The Bank receives Local deposits
and Head Office Deposits for fixed Pc
RODS
Local Deposits $25 and upwards for
one year at rate Of 40 per annum.
Head Office Deposits Yen 20 and up
wards for one-half year, one year, two
years OF three years at rate Of 41s96
per annum.
Particulars to be obtained on appli-
VatiOn.
Honolulu omVe-67 s. King Street
P. o. Box 1853.
M. ToKIEDA, Manager.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-02-23

For 80 years Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. No sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to its credit.
E~~ Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
Ms to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Pinlkham, Lynn, Mass.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-18
SPORT SPICE
~ B Y G A S S AA
HAS JEFFRlES THE PUNCH?
G A S S
B Y


pugistc scbes galore,
Ola guard nave written column after column OF boost stuff for the
undeeated one while few have into the lmeigh with
prediction that Johnson will
waop which Gentleman Jim declares
of wind compared the blows other fighters placed
anatomy
bow-a punch harder
than the of his day? Wasn't
punishment and stick until the fellow all
title for the Boermake? Looking the of his fights
that Jeffres with fuslade opponent
had tired himself vain effort locate vital Calor
Jees dropped his did Sullivan,
Choynsk Maher and others of that khe
their
Skarkey assimaed the punishment to at
Island his
champion Peter Jackson almost when the
completely knocked out Rubin quit in the
Eddie
leaning against the ropes
fights lightning wallop that
crumped his senseless Rather
oppled them when exhaustion
a succession of blows
RICHARD, PERSISTENT
hand Richard persistent
Apparently beaten Governor
his fight
held
soners willing round permit only San franciscan
Tex signed contract Salt Lake City which hold
the worlds championship battle
Can beat it, Gleason in San Francisco hunt
permit California
apparently
Utah officials
betting Mr.. Fight Bug?
I ANOTHER
Lang heavyweight champion into
time
defended his title against Bill
you squires winning fight? Well de
Roche Dublin Ireland since he first bobbed
Before American soil a fights
think OF the class of fellows
soun Ill Svn-@
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-01-18
HOW ONE MINOR Lacquer ONCE
UNDERESTIMATE COBB'S SPEED
BY ADDiE JOSS

Whenever youngster breaks s
customary the older members
formation
that be OF help him learning
player coming from minor league who
these major eagues
on these men is of inesmabe benefit him.
Even with the orewarning
TO
estimates what he is told about the Everyone
who has ever Ty Cobb action realization
that they witnessing wonderfully
the great outfeder doesn't awful
"TYs" SPEED FoOLER
"Ty" has peculiar style S and
watching him around
speed there thing Cobb
line slow hit the infed
When Yohe the infeder Cantlon
the Washington club,
series of shortly after the his
game Yohe over on the bench and
pretty short for don't he will lay
chance get him, playing third
YoHE MOVED IN A LITTLE
"Al right back the lll
sly the in
few feet to place where he thought there
to beat him a bunt
Cantion him playing there and waved him in still
the youngster refused with result
fielder hunted and easily beat the play
the ball.
When the
he greeted with this: Well what
Il know, joe the faster
than thought he and besides, did
say you replied joe you can't come in
the ball you third with
II, O ha ion