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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05
COINS THE MINT
BUYS AND SELLS

The mint does not buy old coins or
paper money, except certain rare
colonial coins in fine condition, de-
sired for the mint's cabinet" says the
Scientific American. "Mutilated or
uncurrent United States gold and sill
yer coin is purchased as bullion. The
mint has no pattern pieces for sale;
and the government pays no premium
for the return of any of its coins or
paper money
New coins cannot be struck in this
country in the absence of authorize
ton by Congress. The mint supplies
United States coins only and not of
any past date. The $50 gold piece and
the half-dollar and quarter-dollar
pieces in gold were struck by private
parties on the Pacific Coast during the
40 period, and not by the federal gov
eminent
"The coinage of the following coins
ceased in the years named- The half
cent, copper, in 1857; one-cent, nickel,
1864; half-dime and three-cent, silver,
and two-cent, bronze, in 1873; twenty
cent, silver, 1878; trade dollars, 1888;
one-dollar and three-dollar, gold, and
three-cent, nickel, 1889. The Column
bian half-dollar was coined in 1892,
and the Isabella quarter in 1898. The
Lafayette dollar was struck in 1899,
the date on the coin $4,000 being that
of the unwilling of the memorial.
Certain markings, indicating the
place of coinage, are to be seen on our
coins. Those struck at the Philadel'
phia Mint have no mint mark, but
those struck at all other mints are dis
tinguished by a small letter on the
reverse, near the bottom. These let
tiers are: 'C' for Charlotte, N. c., dis
continued in 1861: &C. for Carson
City, New discontinued in 1898; d for
Dahlonega, Ga, discontinued in 1851 ;
o. for New Orleans, and IS for San
Francisco.
The coins of the United States now
authorized by law are: In gold
double eagle, eagle, half-eagle, quarter
} eagle; in silver, half-dollar, quarter
dollar and dime minor, five-cent
nickel, and one-cent, bronze.
Proof sets of both gold and silver
coins are to be had by purchase from
the mint. When business there is
slack medals may be struck from dies
furnished by individuals, public insti
tutions and incorporated societies, al
charge sufficient to cover the cost o.
the operation and the value of the
metal"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05
GAN THE HEMP INDUSTRY
Be ESTABLISHED IN HAWAII?

ed about 100000 in experiments, but
that so far no substitute for manila
hemp has been found.
THE concerns experts report that
one popularity of manila hemp is
that it is practically all fiber in con-
stTuction, and that no matter how
finely the hemp is divided it is still
capable of division as fiber, while a
fiber of cotton, for example, is only
a tiny tube, a fiber of sisaI is mere
nonfibrous wood and similar obiec-
tons are had to other products.
Whole Plant Used-Bag Factory.
"The result has been the conclusion
that, all things considered, the use of
the whole of the original hemp stalk
will be the most economical way out
of the situation. By present methods
about one-third of the ordinary plant
is lost in stripping and about one
third of the remainder is not used for
the reason that the fbers are too
small and too weak to be of com
mercial use. The new plan is to take
the entire hemp plant as cut on the
plantation and merely crush, dry, and
clean it in especially designed ma
chimes.
Even at a lower price per pound
for the whole plant than he receives
per pound for about half of the orig,
inal plant at the present time, after
expensive handling, the planter will
actually receive greater returns from
his product than by the present meth
DDS, The enterprise is intended to
afford new and additional supply of
raw materials of the sort needed in
the manufacture of special varieties
of paper-a supply capable of almost
indefinite extension.
There has also been incorporated
in Manila by interests allied to the
! concern above named a company
which is to manufacture paper and
cotton and other textile bags of all
| descriptions. The firm is to enlarge
the business of factory already op
Grating under the control of these in
terests in San Miguel district, Ma
, Mia.
"(American official records show
the following imports of unmanufac
| tuTed manila fiber from the Philip
pine Islands during the last five ifs
cal years: 1907-54,O 67 tons, value
$1O-776622; 19OS-52,29 tons, value
$685., 800; 19O9-61, 622 tons, value
s71271S7; 191O-92,5O7 tons, value
| $1O,435,743; 1911-74,219 tons, value
1854 COBB. of M"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05
BY AUTHORITY
Office of the Board of Health.

SllSC VI AiIS SSoi VI liOGlN's
Honolulu, Hawaii, June 3, 1912.
Tenders for Paiai, Leper Settlement.
Sealed tenders in duplicate, endors-
ed Tenders for Paiai, Leper Settle
ment," will be received at the Office of
the Board of Health, until ~ o'clock,
noon, Monday, June 18th, 1912, for
supplying the Leper Settlement, Mo.
lokai, with paiai during the period Of
six months from July list, 1912 to De-
cember 31st, 1912, under the follow
ing conditions, namely:
Tenders to be for the price per bun
die of paiai weighing twenty-five (25)
pounds net. The paiai to be fresh
ly made and securely packed in ii
leaves and delivered in good condi-
ton at the Leper Settlement, Molo-
kai.
Tenders to be based on the supply
of 900 to 1900 paiai per month to be
delivered as ordered by the SupeIin-
tendent and the supply to begin with
the first week of July, 1912.
For further information apply at
the office of the Board of Health
Honolulu.
The Board reserves the right to
purchase taro from Waikolu Valley
Tenders must be accompanied by
a certified check equal in amount to
per cent Of the tender on the basis
of 1900 paiai per month.
All bids must be submitted in &C
cordance with, and be subject to the
provisions and requirements of Act
60, Session Laws Of 1909.
The Board of Health,
By its President,
j. S. B. PRATT.
1Ots-June 8, 4, 5. 6, 7, s, 10, II, II
and 10, 1912.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05
THE MORNING
CABLE REPORT
Continued from Page one)

COLUMBUS, ONO, June 5.-Taft
IA; Roosevelt a. That is the way
the final results Of the fight for the
control Of the Ohio state delegation to
the Republican national convention in
Chicago stand.
OYSTER BAY, Long Island, June
5.--"Political brigandage" are the
words used by Theodore Roosevelt to
characterize the results in the Ohio
state convention, which gave the six
delegates-at-large to the national con-
vention to President Taft.
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 5.-The ma
tional committee now has 23S con-
tests over delegations to decide, and
it is believed here that the Roose-
welt forces will carry the fight to
the floor of the convention. Initial
steps to that end have been taken,
according to report.
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June
incomplete returns of yesterdays
primaries indicate that the State has
been carried by Roosevelt by large
figure. Wilson wins in the Demo
cratic fight.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, June g.
Speaker Clark led in the State con-
yention held here yesterday. Sixteen
delegates were elected, each half vote
being instructed for the Missourian.
LOS ANGELES, June s. District
Attorney Fredericks declares that the
statement made earlier in the day by
Bert H. Franklin was intended only
to indicate that the money for bribing
Lockwood, one of the veniremen in
the Mcnamara case, was taken from
the Mcnamara defense fund, which
Sam Gompers was instrumental in
raising.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5.-Three
deaths from heat in central Califor-
MIA were reported.
HAVANA, Cuba, June 5.-The Gu
ban senate yesterday notified the
President that, following his request
that he be permitted to suspend the
constitutional guarantees, it is willing
to grant permission for the Prov
ince of Oriente, the easternmost
province of the island, only. This is
the province where most of the I'M
rest is centered.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico June 5. -
General Orozco last night telegraphed
permission to General Zapata, the
bandit chieftain, to attack the City
of Mexico, provided you do not mo-
lest in any way the foreigners living
there"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY.

II always have a bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy in the house." is what peo-
pie all over the world say of it when
it has once been used A trial Of
this medicine proves it to be so salts
factory that it always holds an hon
oled place in the home ever after,
One dose promptly relieves cramps
in the stomach, collie and dysentery.
Try it. For sale by all dealers. Ben
son, Smith & Co., Agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05

There has never been any difficulty
in growing the Manila hemp plant in
Hawaii, but owing to the fact that a
large amount of cheap labor is nee
essary up to the present time to
extract the fiber, the hemp industry
has never been considered feasible
Tor this territory. According to AM
interesting report by Consul General
George e. Anderson, of HongkOng, it,
seems that the Philippine hemp grow
ing industry is likely to undergo a rev.
olution, in that paper manufacturers
are beginning to draw on the supply,
and are able to bid against the rope
makers for the product. Inasmuch as
for paper making the whole plant is
utilized, and that the process is eX-
ceedingly simple, and comparatively
little labor required, it would seem
that Hawaii might find it profitable
to utilize some of the sections now
given over largely to dense growths
of wild bananas for the production of
Manila hemp for paper making.
The report on the subject follows:
Twelve large paper-manufacturing
concerns in the eastern portion of the
United States, having an organization
center in Boston, have Joined in the
formation of Philippine corporation
(name obtainable from the Bureau of
Manufacturers which will purchase
and handle for these manufacturers
hemp and hemp by-products now to
be had in the Philippines. The CAPT
tal of the company in the Philippines
is placed at $15O,OOO gold, but it is
stated by the incorporators that a
large amount of capital is back of
the venture.
"The stock in the new concern is
all held by paper manufacturers, and
they expect to use the company's en-
tire output in their own establish
ments in the United States. Amer
lean machinery has already been i'm
ported to some extent and more has
been ordered. Eventually a pulping
factory will he established in Manila
to utilize such supplies of hemp as
may be purchased in the field or in
an manufactured state, but for the
present the company expects to de
vote its energies to the purchase OF
hemp which has been prepared on
special machines designed to use the
whole hemp plant.
Special Qualities and Uses of Hemp,
Fiber Paper.
THE new enterprise rests upon the
demand in the United States for fibel
for the manufacture of certain classes
of paper of an especially strong and
tough grade. Experts report that a
1-inch strip of hemp-fiber paper will
sustain a weight of 100 pounds.
For the past six years or so there
has been a strong and increasing de
mand for waste hemp, the by-product
of hemp stripping in the Philippines
for use in the manufacture of this
paper in connection with junk hemI
from old rope and the like purchased
elsewhere. It has become more ant
more apparent to paper manufactur
ere, however, that the supply of wastt
rope and similar hemp refuse was no
sufficient for their needs, particularly
if the business of making paper bags
as substitutes for cloth bags for fioul
and cement was to be extended; anC
an organization was formed to con
duct experiments with a view of sc
curing a new supply of raw material
The organization back of the new
enterprise reports that it has expend
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05

OFFICE OF CONSTRUCTING QUAR-
termaster, Honolulu, H. T., June 3,
1912. Sealed proposals, in triplicate,
will be received here until June IA,
1912, ~ m, for furnishing building
materials. Full particulars may be
had upon application to this office.
F. B. Edwards, Q. M.
6ts-June 8, 4, 5, 6, ~, 10.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05
SALE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

At IL o'clock noon, Saturday, June
30, 1912, at the front door to the
Capitol, Honolulu, there will be sold
at public auction leases of the follow.
ing lots situated at Laval, Kauai:
Lot No. Area Upset rental
3.... 9.52 acres ....$47.5O
TO-. 76O acres ..... $500
13....... APO acres ...... 21.OO
Payable semi-annually in advance.
Term of lease, years from June /,
1912.
Purchaser to pay cost of advertis,
ing.
Purchaser to pay for permanent i'm
provements now on the respective
lots.
Reservations regarding land requir-
ed for reclamation, settlement or
public purposes, will be embodied in
these leases.
For maps and further particulars,
apply at the Land Office, Capitol
Building, Honolulu.
JOSHUA D. TUCKER,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Dated at Honolulu, May %, 1912.
6ts-May 20, June 5, 70, 10, &c, 20.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT. TER.
RfToRY OF HAWAII. HOLDING
TERMS IN THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF HONOLULU,
TERRITORY OF HAWAII, by Mars.
ton Campbell, Superintendent of Pub
lie Works, Plaintiff and Petitioner, VS..
GOO WAN HOY, EFT AL, Defendants
and Respondents; Eminent Domain.
Term Summons.
THE TERRIToRv Of HAWAII:
TO THE HIGH SHERIFF OF THH
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05

A classified Ar In the star wilt
bring results when all other expedI-
ents fail.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05

New line Panama hats Just received
Roman, Beretania street.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-05

1Ots-June 8, 4, 5. 6, 7, 8, 10, II, 10
and 10, 1912.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
cHIMNEYs OF COLONIAL DAYS
f~lrepiaees Played an Important Part
ia the Homes Of the Early
Colonials.

In America the early colonists bad
little use for the mason's art. excep,
In the construction OF the huge chin
ney stacks which in any dwelling OF
considerable size n any pretensions
TO comfort formed a very consider.
able part OF the structure. The great
kitchen fireplace and oven. with
smaller hearths In from two to four
rooms on each floor, required n very
considerable part OF the material and
skilled labor bestowed upon a colonial
homestead In the more northern CO.
onies.
In some sections where the dangers
OF an attack by Indian raiders were
Imminent, the wooden walls of tho
lower story inclosed a stout wall Of
brick or a kind OF rubble masonrr
Some Of these buildings are still
standing and Inhabited, although dat.
Ing back Cat least so far as the lowe
stories are concerned) more than tive
centuries. A very few brick buildings
have wholly or in part come down TO
us from the first years OF colonization.
and until within the last half cen
fury some that preserved the peculiar
features OF EliZabethan and Stuart
types OF dwelling and business struC.
lures. Much OF the brick and about
all the great flooring tiles and orna.
mental thing were at first imported
from Europe. but lime and brick OF
good quality were soon produced in
almost every community.-NatIonaT
Magazine.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
DATES FROM EARLIEST TIMES
Alfalfa, Probably Oldest FORAGE
Known, Can Be Traced Through
Worlds Whole History.

Alfalfa, perhaps the oldest Of an Cul.
tIystod forage or hay plnnts. has had
q history scarcely less interesting than
that OF many nations which have wll-
ICED #. Those nations have prosper
ed almost IN direct proportion 20 the
extent 20 which they have used #. Tho
name alfalfa comes from the Arabs
and means tho best fodder" and IN
fact 10 appears 10 have originated IN
Media or IN some adjacent country, as
the folklore tales from lands on DIFF.
fcTon' sides OF this area point toward
Media as the place whence II camo.
The wars OF the Persian invasion OF
Greece took the plant To the latter
country about $40 g.. c.. 90 being tho
custom Tor tho advance emi8sarlos to
prcCede the army and to plant fields
for The "sug'ennuCo OF tho herds which
helped support the invading hosts.
From Greece q advanced TO italy and
Spain By successive stages, and was
taken TO Old Mexico By the spauiards
about 1919 4. u
From there q was carried 20 SoIth
America and later lls5D entered Cal
lfornia through the Golden Gate NJ tho
tmc OF the activities incident TO the
discovery Of gold I'm that state. Thence
I. spread over the irrigated sections
and moro recently has continued tia
march eastward until now It Is by far
the most important forage crop OF such
states as Nebraska and Kansas.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
FOUGHT ON VEGETABLE DIET
Great Warriors Of Homer Were Not
Sufferers from insufficient Do
nestle Help.

The heroes of Homer prepared their
food with their own hands, and were
rot, therefore, sufferers from insufa.
Client domestics. In the happy sim
plicity OF the Homeric ages, writes Mr..
+. w. lakewood IN Good Cheer"
the great heroes who dealt such ter
rible blows, leaving death and DESC
lation behind them, when they re-
posed after their exploits. pnrtook Of
a blameless dish of beans or a plate
OF hominy lentils.
1t may be difficult to imagine Do
medes in the act OF peeling an onion
or Achilles washing cabbage. Blu al
though the wise Ulysses roasted. with
his own hands, a sirloin OF beef. vege-
tables occupied the most conspicuous
places at all the great bsnquots OF an
Client Greece.
Parsley formed the row with
which Hercules. as cOnqueTor Of the
Nemean lion. crowned himself: Ana
creon celebrates the plant as the en-
blem OF Joy and festivity. Fable makes
parsley the food Of coursers; the a
riors of Homer fed their chargers with
It for battle.
The cabbage was adorned BY the
Egyptians, who raised affairs to It
Afterward they made this TRANCE god
the first dish In their repasL. The
Greeks and Romans ascribed to II the
happy quality OF preserving from
drunksnnoss, and looltcd upon it as q
sovereign remedy against paralysis.
Alexander found the onion in Egypt,
where the Hebrews had learned to like
it. He had 1t cultivated in Greece.
and given a food TO his troops. in
the belief that 1t excited martial ar
dor. Whosoever wishes to preserve
his health, says an ancient saw. should
eat every morning. before breakfast.
young onions and honey. But this
docs not sound like n very tempting
presarvative.
Asia is said L be the native soil OF
the asparagus. Yet the Romans culti-
waited II with such marvellous success
that the stalks raised at Ravunua are
said 70 have weighed three pounds
each, and we are asked to believe that
the African variety, grown in LiBya.
reached a height OF - feet.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
BAZAAR and CHICKEN DINNER

The Baptist Ladies' Mission
Circle will give a bazaar and
chi ken dinner at the Elko Hotel
Tuesday, December 18th. The
bazaar will open at 2 o'clock in the
afternoon and remain open. until
10 o'clock. The ladies ~ill have
on sale a variety Of useful house
hold articles; also a very pretty
line o. Inexpensive holiday gifts.
as well "a, very nlah rate one.
A fine Chicken Dinner will lie
served from 4:3O till 10 O'Clock.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
NOTICE

We wish to announceh,css the
public that we have again taken
up the tailoring business. We
have secured a first class tailor
who can work with the best Of
them, and so we are now ready 10
take all orders that might "ome
our way.
We also have the finest cleaning
establishment in eastern Nevada.
Ladies' and Gents cleaning solicited.
Give us a trial, prices reasonable.
Seymour Jacobs Co. Inc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
DESERVED TO MAKE A SALE
Book Agent at Least Showed That He
Had the Valuable Quality Of
Perseverance.

The book agent who walked into
Peter Stenen's Office looked like an
Ingenious fellow. but SteTens, glauc-
Ing up in a hurry, spied his trade
in a minute and muttered to him
self:
"Confound that boy. Now, how did
that fellow get in?'
Aloud, he said: You're wastlna
your time here. l won't buy anything
today"
III you'll only let me show you"
mo" shouted Steffens.
ut won't take a minute"
But, really, my dear sir. this Is
something out OF the common"
NO use. l can't read" said Stef-
Iens.
But your family. sir, would you de
prive them"
81 would" said steFens, If I haG
any. I'm an orphan"
We'll, you might want something 10
throw at the cat" suggested the book
agent.
DO you think" demanded Stefens
that l would demean my cat by
throwing your miserable publication al
her?"
The book agent was only dashed o
second.
What about me-" he asked, lnsinu-
atingly. Don't you want something
to throw at me the next time / conner"
Exceptions.
1.-THE pass system has been general.
~ abolished, hasn't it?"
mot so generally. The corporation
I've Invested in has not abolished II
Tbout their di ftdends."
The Upper Glass.
Aviation is quite an arIstocratic
sort of sport, isn't it?'
Certainly, since all who pursue Il
may properly be described as belong
Ing to the upper clasz."
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
FOR SALE

$50 Thoroughbred Shropshire
2 cks. range raised first. class. stuff
Half March Lambs at $40 90 each
balance yearlings $500 each at
ny Rancn in Hagerman, Idaho.
A. II. Brailsford.
Rock-a-Bye.Baby.
Disgs-AIy wife Is a wonderful vo-
calist. Why, | have known her to
hold her audience for hours
Biggs-Get out!
Diggs-After which she would lay
1t in the cradle and rock it to Sleep
Atlantic Advocate.
Home Of Cinnamon.
Cinnamon Is a species Of laurel
that thIives In Ceylon.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
LECTURE COURSE

Coming Friday night, DIR. w. s.
Holt at the Presbyterian church.
Illustrated lecture on China.
Entire course of six lectures only
three dollars. Reserved seats at
Drug store.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-11-08
sky Wow.

Wircy-Tbero go the Browns IN
thgir new m]ouoplanel
Hubby-Are you sure les tho
Browns7
Wifoy-Of course | am. I'd know
the top OF her hat anywhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16

the earlier fears aroused by this Meet
when II was making its way from spain
seem rather ridiculous. At every stage
of the contest the United States was
Overwhelmingly at an advantage, In num-
bers, in personnel. in equipment and In
position. and these advantages must have
been recognized at the outset by the
Spanish government. unless 1t was at
fiicted with an amazing lack OF, inforpia-
ton and binding sense Of national
superiority. .e;
So It is to be concluded that had 1t not
been for the act of treachery which
caused the destruction Of the Maine Spain
would. after prolonging the negotiations
to the utmost limit, and taking every
chance to thwart the American purpose
to secure the relief OF the Cubans from
their heavy burden, have yielded to an I'M
perative demand preferred in terms OF an
ultimatum by this government Inc e1-
plosion on the night Of February 10, how
ever, destroyed the last chance OF a peace
full settlement. Spain could not then
yield without I'm effect acknowledging re-
sponsibility for this dastardly act which
cost hundreds of lives.
This fact is now believed to have been
known to the one who launched the tor
pedo or ignited the mine that destroy ed
the Maine. Who he WAS and whom he
represented may never be known. There
are many theories, but with few facts to
justify any Of them. All that Is posi-
lively known today is that the Maine
was destroyed by an explosion from
without, and it remains for history to
disclose whether that explosion was
planned by a fanatic Spaniard thinking
to precipitate the war rather than suffer
his country to yield to the American de-
mands, or by a Cuban reckoning upon
the instant anger of the American people
to start the process Of sweeping Spain
entirely out of the western hemisphere.