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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22
TRAM AND TIE CHILDREN.

The Eccentric Old Man Chatting with the
Little Once ia Madison Square
Ny duties take me nearly eTery lay ac-oss
Madi9on square and always made Z 6esoz-
and stood . minute am listened - Train
talking u the children He vas always
there unless tie weather was 100 bad for bis
small friends ~ be OUT and then tae place
lost its attraction for him IN fair weather
be wax always 10 be found q TIE ssrne
benz d GtaIwart, handsome figure clothed
from he'd u foot il crisp white linen and
Lnaas II curling white hair pushed back
fFOsa face that from long exposure had
grown as ssarthy Is al Indians. He IL
d very handsome ulan, with features bold
and well cut, the skin, though 80 dark.
smooth and clear, thick, vigorous hair.
strong. even white teeth and Z pair II fine
bare, calm gray eyes His physical health
wa perfect and his cleanliness fairly radiant
There Was always crowd about Train.
group ~ children who listened With grave
and respectful attention u his sayings and
q boTSenlaid Or two and a couple II LzaSsers
by like myself who fingered out Of curiosity.
To the adults he MAJ perfectly obliYi0us. He
sfYec;1d oOt even ~ So u. His hat, which
be never wore. always lay Oh the bench b,
eide bIIn, and his buttonbole was usually
adorned VI b a big bunch Of field flowers,
pre6ented by some juvenile admirer Train,
as far Is | could gather from his converse
tlOgls with the children, was not insane. fur
ther than be wanted 70 put nlankind7s tbeo-
rie8 into practice.
He did good in his way, sowed some excel
lent seeds in little minds that regarded his
sayings With reverence. He had way IF
iecturing the young ones IN his jerlzy fashion
upon the necessity for clean hands as well az
pure hearts, and used % settle their small dis
EsItss and administer lectures On loving kind
mes and fraternity, II which, though the
manner flew far above their undeVeloped
compreherisions, yet the matter seemed 70
ginx into their hearts and may yet bring
forth good fruit. There il general larenta-
tioa at his announcement that he viii return
no more, and even the elders miss the quaint.
handsome old crank, and the square seems
lonely without hiIn--New York Cor. Brook
Ign Eagle
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22
Fun for the College BOYS.

Some OF the residents Of that portion Of the
city near the Red bridge were treated 70
novel sight the other evening They saw a
party Of about twenty young men drive down
70 the Seekonk in hacks, and as soon as they
alighted seven Of them were taken In hand
and escorted To the top Of the sand bank
There the seven had their hands tied behind
them and hoods were placed over their heads
II then became apparent that the party came
from Brown university and that the seven
unfOrtunateS were candidates for admission
70 one OF the secret orders Of the college
When all was ready the victims were asked if
they were brave men. One Of them ayoyyed
that he had a leaning toward that direction
but he did not make known that fact with
any remarkable degree of righteousness.
The others looked as though they were afraid
some one would say traits" At given signal
the seven were sent spinning down the sand
bank like 50 many barrels and when at the
bottom Of the incline they were picked up
placed on their feet and again interrOgated
but in so low tone Of voice that that portion
of the mysterious rites was lost TO the specta-
tors. When satisfactory answers were given
the candidates were led to the very edge of
the river and given a shove, which sent them
sprawling into the water. Fortunately there
was but little depth of water, and the victims
after spluttering and plunging about, were
Next they were taken to place near the
boathOuse, where they were backed up to a
faucet. Their pantaloon waists were then
stretched out, and the faucet slipped in, and
before they could realize the intent of the
''degree team their backs were fairly swim
ming with cold Pawtuxet water. There were
other steps toward the throne of the mystic
brotherhood, such having water poured
down their necks being fastened to stakes
and told TO remain there until the tide came
up and washed the freshman seeds off their
garments, and lastly being located on curb
stone, with instructions to wait for further
orders. One of the young fellows had
trick played on him not down in the ritual of
the society An East Providence man came
along, saw the blindfolded candidates stand
ing like beggars, with hands open as if for
aims, and grasping the situation calmly
moved quid for which he had no further
use and left it in the victims hands. Hav-
ing thus led the candidates through the mys-
terious gates of the society the degree team
bundled them into hacks, and the party drove
off to the college in pursuit of other intellec-
tual advertisements Reports of cases of
pneumonia, pleurisy, typhoid fever and
other sequences of shower baths and deluges
in the cool of late autumn night are now i'll
Order.-Providence Journal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22
RENAsKs OF = PHYSICIAN.
A Cure for Chapped Lips and study Of
the Cause Of Wrinkles.

A Cure for Cbapped Lips and study 81
the Cause Of Wrinkles
aas soon AZ The Co1d winds begzn % b10E,-
remarked physician. Il an Ovsrr1a WIKI
Eszt1ex1s g7zfsrI1zg from chaple5 Eus The
trouble generally E1zEIfests Izself Il oE1e wide
eat IL r3e middle # the lip I Ezssd 70 Egsa-
such things e laughing matter and PR
sCyIbe some simple eEnoI1zeu1, s7ct - g3Tcg-
me for instance But son found tat
sz1ch treatment was only temporary rsDedy,
for after partially ksslI1g Ihe ct would open
II 1ae sl5gh5es7 exa150n q me bps The
mere ar . biting anything hard laughing
u FaIuing wO1ld make tae unfortunate
howl with pain II the patient was addicted
u The Use . tobacco The chances were thai
he would have Z bad lip al through the VIII
t~. L uv researches for permanent cure
! IN across Al I'd tramp printer who had
rubosd aga5zs- tke rough side q r5e world
al hzs life. and for whom every ssasoa had
bsaa : eoEd Czv He tod -ue thai Il I iuve-
EzZzse5 Ete matter would find that the peo
Esl= ae&55csed 20 cazpred lips were In the habit
= g0zchng than win their tongues 3 SIRE
e1-e- sid he. l. 70 keep your tongue II yOur
mouth I have sin0e followed bis suggestion
L ~ p-acEzce and Derr knew Il 70 fail The
rough SKIN q The tongue scratches The lips,
md WHEN they have once beo0me chapel
~ Iea& oou12c- l. enough 70 keep tbe c1t
opsa
4 have recently beeo making 2 study u
wrinkles continued the doctor. 1T Is Gus
DOnaTy 70 say that wrinkles come from wor-
ryiny. but the truth Is that most 0f them
come from Laughing. This Is rather para
doxIcaI. must admit, but / have been only
convinced after the most careful inves+iga-
ton To know how - laugh Is just a. I'm
p,0-rant a. % know when 70 do IL If you
laugh with the sides Of your face the skin
VIII work loose In time and wrinkles VIII
form IL exact accOriancE with what kind Of
: laugh you have. TLs man who always
wears ssaiTk VIII have series of seIni-cir-
cllar wT-akles ooTsring his cheekx- When
gambler. who has been accustomed % SUP
pressing his feelings, laughs. deep line
forms 0n each side Of his nose and runs 70 the
extends " the chin and ASSUMES the shape Of
Z half moon
a cadaverous person with a waxlike skin
Is very apt u have two broadly marked
wrinkles, one running up from the jaw and
the other under the eye. These meet az
right angles al the cieekb0ne and look as
though they formed a knot az the apex The
scholars wrinkles form On his brow, while
tie scheming politicians come around his
eyes, where they look for all the world Ike
tie gg,oI,es II wheel Some Of the fat women
who BET On horses have the most astonishing
crop If wrinkles eEer saw outside Of an eIe-
phant. One In particular was 50 strongly
marked that whenever she smiled OYER 4 big
~ln the wrinkles in each cheek would form
themselves III the shape Of perfect pretzei.-
New York Evening Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22
hER mTE DEEDS.

Inside the cottage door s5e sits
JUS where the SuDI32Lt. SCttest there.
Giants down % Snowy kerchief : bands.
On fOiGeo hands and silFere5 hair.
TIE gar2en pale her world SHUTS n,
4 simple word made sw.set With thyme
Where life. s0fs l8lle5 ~ dro8l1g beeS.
flows y tie nllU strezza lapsl2g thyme
Poor aYe her cottage walls and ba-e-
Too mean and snail y hsro0s pride.
Yet VIII Hn3ssng gaze she sees
Her broad domains extending wide
Green Slopes # hills and waring feds.
VIII blooming hs6ges SIX between
Through sitting EeIis = tender E5st
Smiles, hs1f revealed, Z mingled s1ene-
al hers-fo- lovingly she holds
4 yellow Is&cket n bsr hand
Whose ancient. fa8ec scrip tsroelSl-oE
Her title " tois sp--2diag Lz1d
Old letters. On t3e trembling pags
Drop sz1awz-es 9o1so1eo tear
These are her lite deeds: her lads
5presd through ILS rains r tyzaoS Tsz-E
-ALol03 Ez-y Ee-ZoEs
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22
The Clerks and the Customers.

The trouble with the clerk is superabund-
ance of inflated ideas regarding the import
ance of himself and his position Instead of
filing his proper place as the servant of the
public he assumes lordly air, apes feminine
talk and ways and welcomes male customers
with crushing glare. OF course there are
exceptions. There are clerks in the large
dry goods stores who know their place and
their business, and by a remarkable coinci-
dence they are almost confined to one nation
ality-the Scotch. Experience has shown
many of the great dry goods houses that
Scotchmen make the best statesmen.
The Americans are sometimes suffering
with the big head, and besides assuming TO
know more than the proprietor, do not hest
tate to indicate to the male customer any
shortcoming that they may observe. To the
women they are more polite, and it Is only
the preference of women for male clerks that
keeps them in the business. 1t has been
found that women can transact their bust
ness with men much more satisfactorily than
with women. When woman approaches a
counter behind which saleslady is manip-
ulating ribbons, the chances are ten to one
that the Saleslady will first critically observe
the wearing apparel of the customer. If it
doesn't come up to the saleslady's ideas of
what constitutes a proper outfit, the sales
lady's nose Will probably assume a crushing
elevation and she will proceed to unravel the
ribbons with an air that says: L am just as
good as YOU if am here."-St. Louis Repub-
lican.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22
An Ex-Executioner's Little Show.

correspondent writes: Binns, the ex-
hangman, is travelling with show, IN which
he reveals his art for the entertainment of
the large crowds who collect to see him per-
form the happy dispatch. The subject is
figure representing Mrs. Berry, the Oldham
poisoner, and the entertainment is now at
Stockport, in Cheshire. The Snowman, a
young man, first gives a biographical sketch
of Binns, then the curtain is rung up reveal
ing d scaffold with the regular cross BEAM
and the subject standing on the drop strapped
hands md fe +. surpliced chaplain stands
ON one hand and uniformed Jail governor
on the other, while two reporters or individ-
GALS 20 represent them, watch the grim pro
ccedings Binns, black bag in hand, steps
forward, extracts the rope, places the moose
around the subjects neck, and when the feel
ina ~ the spectators has been wrought 10 an
ipis sc pitch, draws the bolt, and the wax
hlifs disappears into the pit beneath. Mr.
Bssl,as then holds llsyce London Times
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22

The true Oriental never removes the cover
ing from his head for any length of time
When the turban for any reason becomes OPP
pressive indoors, he changes it for the newt
able fez, red cap of felt with silver or
silken tassel. And if this happens to be
taken off from his closely shaven crown, he
still adheres to an inner cap of white linen
next the scalp. Not even when he prays
does he attempt to show his reverence in any
If our accustomed ways. Our instructive re-
moval of our hats as We came in was entirely
unappreciated DIR. G. s. Robinson.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22
Sluggish Liver
ETC, ETC, ETC,

Unlike many kinds of cathartic
- medicines, do not make you feel
worse before you feel better. Their OPP
Grafton is gentle, but thorough, and
unattended with disagreeable effects,
such as nausea, gripping pains, etc.
Seigel's Operating Pills are the best
family physic that has ever been discoy-
cred. They cleanse the bowels from all
irritating substances, and leave them in
healthy condition.
The best remedy extant for the bane
of our INSTRUMENTATION and sluggish
liver.
These Pills prevent fevers and all
kinds OF sickness, by removing all pois-
onous matter from the bowels. They
operate briskly, yet mildly, without any
pain.
If you take a severe cold, and are
threatened with a fever, with pains in
the head, back, and limbs, one or two
doses OF Seigel's Operating Pills will
break up the cold and prevent the fever.
A coated tongue, with a brackish
taste, is caused by foul matter in the
stomach. A few doses of Seigel's
Operating Pills will cleanse the stom-
ach, remove the bad taste, and restore
the appetite, and with it bring good
health.
Oftentimes disease, or partially de-
cayed food, causes sickness, nausea and
IL L. Ill I'D
from this impurity with a dose of
Seige1s Operating Pills, these disa-
greeable effects will vanish, and good
health will result.
Seigel's Operating Pills prevent
ill-efects from excess in eating or drink
ing a good dose at bedtime renders
person fit for business in the morning.
These Pills, being sugar-coated, are
pleasant to take. The disagreeable taste
common to most pills is obviated.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-03-22

y convention has been egned TO settle Il 4
disputed questions OF the boundary between
Nj aSd Peru.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-26
Acci0eut crom Dyuun,j.o

MlDDLETowN, N. Y, Mar. %. An scc
dent occurred yesterday at Cock 5 f. . .,
the New York, Ontario and Yves ,r.. mi.
road. Some days ago rise in Beayersi
creek overhowed the road bed, wasbIn,
away The track. A gang ofmen empoyel
by General Superintendent Chills were
gagged 10 blowing up the heavy ice in =
main channel OF the river so as 10 siiow n.
water 10 run of. The dynamite car u..i
in this work became frozen anu an atiemo
wss made to thaw them when an explosion
occrrred. Thomas Brahney. Of Navesnk
and Lewis Norton, OF Trout Brock each bad
leg broken. Irving Stewart, OF Cooks
Falls, had his left knee cap blown eli. All
the other persons engaged were more or less
severely Injured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-26
Severe storm.

CHICAGO, liar. &c Dispatches from points
in northernIllinois and Iowa report the prev.
a!ence yesterday of a severe sleet storm
Everything is covered with ice and in many
places large limbs have broken from trees
ucder the weight. and great damage to
wheat and froit is feared. In this CITY aud
'iclniiy the sleet which fell all OF Yesterday
changed this morning TO heavy rain. Tho
signal service officer predicts continuance
of the storm for at least "a hours longer.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 26.-The storm
toa' haa been general over Nebraska the last
q hours has been of unusual severity, th.
ifuIs trees and young timber ali being heav-
lis loaded With ice and sleet. Winter grains
ale undoubtedly injured and thu outlook for
fruit in this State is poor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-26
Miss Fellows Married to Chaska.

Fort SULLY, March 26.--The courier wis
carries supplies between this point and Fl.
Bennett arrived last evening. He says Mise
Cora Belle Fellows ia doubtless now the wife
of Chaska, the Sioux Indian. He did not
see the ceremony but says the arrangements
vera all completed when he aft. Chaska,
he says, is not the uocouth savage he has
been painted, but remarkably bright and
Industrious Indian. Ths camp had made
preparations for great three days jubils-
tion over the event. Miss Fellows had q let
ter from her father week ago, but the post
ponement of the wedding was not on account
of this missive. but to complete the arrange
ments for the matrimonial venture. The
story also that the girls brother bad come
on here from Chicago to puncture Chaska
with lead in case he persisted in his yearn-
ing to become benedict was made from
whole cloth. Miss Fellows has no brother
she said, and laughs at the suggestion that
her strange matrimonial venture may cause
trouble Of a serious nature. A dispatch from
Washington quotes Miss Fellows father as
saying he does no. believe the story of the
proposed marriage, that the girl has never
mentioned it in her letters, and has never
mentioned the Indians name but once and
then incidentally.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-26
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Rev. J. c. c. Newton, of the Methodist
Church at Warrenton, has gone to Japan.
The rate of taxation in Danv;lIe has been
ixed at 81 on the 500 and 124 ctnt ,
school tax.
The barn of Richard Yancsy Field, near
Homeland, Culpeper, with four horses and
considerable proyender, was burned few
nights ago.
The editorial room Of the Peter barg
Indcr 1ppcdi, with its furniture and fne
library, was pretty nearly ruined by fire
last Saturday.
Two men and Two women have heen or
rested in Danville charged with connection
with number ofrecent fires and r0bberes
in that ueighborhcod.
The rivers slong the Sesboard aud Roam
oke Railroad are much swollen, and rising.
Much damage to the farms slopg the banks
is npprehended on the Roanok river.
a coiored boy was run over by runa.
way team in Portsmouth Saturday night and
fatally injured. Both legs were broken, his
face and head torn, and the wheels. passed
over his neck.
j. II. Blackburn, who was so seriously
sho. by J. ]. Henderson, last Wednesday, ut
Stokeland, five miles south from Danv!le is
Improving. His escape ia wonderful, as he
was shot through the left breast. the ball
passing within ess than an inch of his heart
aud coming out at the shoulder blade.
William Mcclure, aged 65, residing in
Timber. Ridge, Frederick county, murdered
his vile, Mary, about the same age, last
Friday, and then shot himself in the neck
with rife. No cause is assigned for the
tragedy. Mcclure was large man and
quick tempered. His wife was a small
woman. 1t is thought that he struck his
wife with q cane fracturing her skull and
then, stricken with remorse, killed himself.
John Stoneham, aged 81 years, shot and
killed man named Cavipger on Friday
evening near Monaskon Wharf, in Lancaster
county. Both men bad been drinking heay.
lily and dispute arose, when S.oneham
drew pistol and fred at Cavirrer. The
frst shot did not take effect ard he fred q
second time, hitting Clavinger above the
heart, killing him instantly. There had
been hatd feelings existing between tie men
for some time past, caused by ClaviDeer
charging Stoneham with stealing a watch.
Ga Friday d reconciliation was made. Stone.
ham was arrested. Clavinger leaves wife
and several children.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-26
eIpYANnRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

ican organization in your county, then they
ought TO be beat The evil will correct IL,
self They will see that even honest men o,
their own party will not submit to 1t ana
will amend the outrage in the hope OF sue
ceedipg, Ifthey do not, let them stay beat.
II is better to lose than TO win with such
neople in the ascendan. and it is better to
ioss than to win by sitting all popular
rights as under the present plan. Organized as
we arc whatever victory we win ls NOT upon
principle but upon the plans Of personal politics;
of organization Adopting il to win IN your Sec
tion for tie reasons you state it is cutting our
broat from ear to ear all through the valley ana
the southwest We are saving at the Spite while
we are losing at the hung. We are selling our
birtbripht for mess of pottage and don even
get taste of the pottagc.
pray YOU to consider all .hese things aud let
me hear from you.
T ann distressed 10 hear such account OF the COL
orei vote in your section. 1t is nothing like We
have here. The negroes with whom l am thrown
in this city are rs faithful and devoted as any
white men in this State and as incorruptibio
What you say about the snimus OF some people
who are kicking is true but you arc greatly mis-
taken in surprising that all the people who oppose
the present plan of organization feel that way, or
even majority of them.
Your letter expresses the reasons for having
he present plan of organization as strongly aud
a, woll As any have seen and wish you would
give mo permission to print it with my reply as
showing fairly the TWO sides OF tho question.
''''@' JOHN 8. WISE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-03-26
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Ex-Governor John T. Hoffman. of New
York, died of heart disease on Saturday at
Wesbaden, Germany.
Funeral services over the remaina OF Chief
Justice Waite will take place in the House
of Representatives on Wednesday.
Joseph W. Drexel, the eminent banker of
the firm of Drexel, Morgan & Co., died at
his residence in New York last Saturday
morning.
The Pelican Club, of London, is trying ID
arrange match according to ring rules be
tween John l.. Sullivan and Jem Smith for
purse of So. 600.
Joseph Duguiol The $4,000 cook of W. X.
Vanderbilt, arrived at New York yesterday
and was allowed to land after proving he
was rot under contract.
The British yachts Atlantis. 81 tons, aud
the Bridesmaid, 9S tons, are to race for
S., 900 from Southampton, England, to the
Island Of Madeira, The distance ia 1850
miles.
Steven aud Charles Kelly. arrested in
Wayne county, W. have made confes-
sion that they belonged 10 band OF out
laws and robbers whose nsmsst they have fur
nished
The Rev. ]. w. Pratt, one of the best
known ministers of the Southern Presbyte
rion church. and at one time president OF
the Central University OF Kentucky, died 10
Louisville Saturday.
The leaders OF Inc New jersey deEocr
are said 10 be dead set against Cleveland,
aud it is believed be will not have single
vote in that delegation al he natiorn' coz
ventiou.
Rnmor says that Hon. John T. Harris viii
run for Congress again. Also that Senator
Barbour, who has been begged TO run the
Virginia campaign will decline. He is
weary of expanding his money, time, and
talent in task for which he received IS
pay more kicks than pence.
The alternate thawing and freezing and
great range OF thermometer in the winter
wheat sections have probably a tltcted that
crop irjorions'y. Tho freezing weather is
the Southern States has checked vegetation,
which was already reported rs late, and has
doubtless injured ana grains, fruits and veg
eiabes.
The sbad nets and fish traps on the south
eide ofthe Rappahannock have been entirely
| swept away or torn 80 badly rs TO be en-
tirely unfit for use. This Will cause the
catch of shad aud herrcg to he somewhat
limited in that section this season, for be-
fore The nets and traps can he replaced The
FISH will have passed up the river. The
beach is strcwn with small oyster boats
crushed in and half buried in The sand The
estimated loss of aeta and boats is ten thou-
sand dollars