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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28
Women as Breadwinners.

Some time ago Helen Campbell, in an
article in The Arena, said: ''The pale,
anamic, undeveloped factory girls of to-
day, swarming in factory and shop, are
the mothers of large part of the COM
ing generation, defrauded before birth
of all the elements that make strong
bodies and teachable souls. 1t is not
alone the present with which we deal.
Out of the future comes demand as in
slant, and justice today bears its fruit
in larger life for other days to come"
In view of the manifest truth of the
foregoing statements, it seems strange
that so many of the most generous souls
of earth should have such erroneous
ideas as to the remedy for the evil exist
ing. Widening the sphere of woman's
work, extending her opportunities and
increasing the number of vocations for
her can scarcely be considered the best
way to create in her children "the ele-
ments that make strong bodies and
teachable souls"
1t simply means still greater number
of pale, anamic and undereloped girls"
1t means fewer of the good old fashioned
hluu liidt Iucy O1Cc luduc IuOIutIS VI,
and that we now sometimes see playing
with their grandchildren.
Kate Fields Washington not long
since said: 81 do not believe that a
woman under any circumstances should
have to earn her own living; and fur
ther, the modern idea that it is suita-
Bile or even praiseworthy thing for her
to do so is bad political economy bad
morals and bad sociology"
One or two of the newspapers of the
day, particularly the Boston Budget,
have attacked this position with ridicule
and sarcasm. The Budget regrets that
any portion of mankind or womankind
should fall into 'the stupid and er-
roneous idea of wasting life by spending
1t in earning living" The fact that
there are 10000 husbands in Chicago
supported by their wives and that there
are over 100, 900 self supporting women
in New York city changes The Budgets
remark about wasting life" from q
piece of sarcasm to a touch of the deep
est pathos. REBECCA BEEMAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28
6fneral advertisements.
"Another ConproniSeby the Lottery

Upon OUR SUGGES TON THE
u Lottery people having dropped the
"policy clause have met our further
views and have decided to offer tirewood
instead of Coin as prizes, and upon in.
curing around and getting prices quoted
by several dealers they settled on two as
the only ones whose rates were sufficient
ly cheap for business, calling upon the
one of those whose prices were quoted
lowest, they had about concluded ar
rangements when they discovered that
his wood was worthless as it was worm
eaten and had dry-rot, so dropping their
negotiation they called upon the other,
HUSTACE & CO., and after apologizing
for not coming there first. they inspected
their Wood and found it in frst-class
condition-sound and good-and more
than doubly worth the difference asked /;
without further argument the bargain
was closed and thus the objection to the
Lottery is now removed and every one
will be supplied with Sound Firewood
| dirt cheap.
n Agents for Tickets will be adver-
tised shortly. 31S2-1w
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28


Mrs wilcox's summer home at Short Beach,
'Cenn.]
She makes splendid president of the
comfort of her home. She loves to d.
rect, hates to do, although she has be-
come proficient in housekeeping details
that her husbands comfort may not
suffer through change. She cares not a
cent for credit Of accomplishment SO
long as all are comfortable and happy.
Desire for credit Is the bane of almost
every well managed household. The
pOetess has not a trace of it. She ar
ranges her menus a week ahead. She
never makes a note and seldom forgets.
She answers correspondence imme-
diately ON receipt. "If don't / never
do" she says; ''they get buried!' She
is very respectful to strangers, loyal to
old friends and 6Eal to a marked degree.
She never misses her annual visit to her
aged mother IN wisconsin, no matter
for the sacrifice of advantage the au.
tnfnn trip may cost. =
The Strong points of her character are
intense love for her husband, which is
almost more than human; loyalty to
relatives and friends, directness and in.
tegrity of character, good humor, haste.
Her philosophy is love, her practice a
smile and an open hand. She believes
in death as but change of existence,
She believes herself to be the happiesi
woman in existence. Her thought is
punctuated by prayers for the continu.
ance of the present and gratitude for
her blessings. MAY ROBERTS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28

GUS are uppermost In her nature. All
the romance and sentiment go into her
poetry. "Habits" she has none. She
likes late hours for rising in the city,
but at the shore she rises at orr She
writes, swims, visits, sails, entertains,
walks and rides, but never Tolls through
the waking hours. Her writing may be
disturbed by man, woman, child, dog or
cat, and continued at will. 81 do every
thing else first" she says; 81 know that
will write anyway" Really her writ
ing Is but parenthesis Of her resource
full life. She believes in regular meals
as the basis Of ell sensible thought and
action. She drinks quarts of clover tea
and ascribes strength, flesh and color TO
its use.
She never reflects OF ponders about
doing things; she thinks and acts at
once. She never dawdles and seldom
rests. 'sNot q bit tired" she will say
when urged to lie down after some
heavy duty or shopping expedition. Il
could move pyramids today" Is written
under date of July "a from The Bun
galow." She is at her best in the great
est heat Of summer.
While accepting germs for poems
from all sources, she cannot endure sug-
gestion as to their carrying out. She
suffers under bad rhythm, but loves
good comic verse and above all good
parody.
She is devoted to physical culture.
Dancing is a passion, and she is more
proud of her grace and skill in it than
Of her poetic gift. The cat is her favor
tie animal. She believes that she was
one in a former incarnation. She mas
its grace and lovsble caprice.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.


[From q recent photograph by Rockwood.1
With an abnormal love for society, she
has never been known to neglect q duty
for a pleasure. Her strong love OF dress
never descends to Stiffness or vanity or
cruelty to caterers. Her desire for beau
ty leads to care and preservation of self
and others, not to complacent selfish
ness. Incapable Of systematic method
or plan for its achievement, she main
tains an absolute daintiness, cleanliness
and fitness of arrangement in her sur
roundings of household, wardrobe and
literature. Careless and level headed,
jolly and prudent, poetical and practi-
cal, imaginative and strictly truthful,
frank but never rude, more satisfac-
tory friend does not exist.
1t is impossible for her to reason or
to accept conclusions based on logic.
She sees or not as it happens, and is
positive of the fact arrived at and slow
to perceive how one may see differently.
Il think that is why am so supersti-
tfoas," she says. MY guardian spirits
saw that never could learn by the big,
heavy ways, so gave me the easy, pleas
ant ones by which to develop and see
truth Il have superstition for every
day in the week." she says. She leans
strongly to the occult by nature, is born
Theosophist. In her poems written at
hfteen and seventeen years, are many
truths now being scientifically taught
by leaders of the new religion. The
knowledge is wholly intuitive, however
After visit to meeting Of advanced
Theosophists she said, ''They sounded
hike gibbering idiots"
In daily life the practical and humor
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28
His Contribution

Priest-Pat. there's hole in the roof
of the church, and am trying to collect
enough money to repair it, Come, now,
what Will you contribute?
Pat-Me services, sori
Priest-What do you mean. Patt
You're no carpenter.
Pat-No, but If it rains next Secondary
Oil sit over the hole. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28

Daily Advertiser 20. per month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28
HALLS BREAKERS
and
FURROW PLOWS

that we have been obliged to send
an order to Moline for another lot
to be made, with all additional inn
provements. Although times are
dull, we find it necessary to send
orders for NEW GOODS by every
outgoing mail, and are receiving
new supplies by every steamer and
vessels coming from the East and
from Europe.
B9 Call and examine our new
tools and see what splendid as
sortment we keep of other tools and
goods not mentioned above.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28

The ADVERTISER has The largest
circulation and prints mos live news
than any of its alleged contempt
raries. Its advertising columns
prove that business men know q good
thing when they see it. II you do
not take this journal you are behind
the times.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-28
The Retort Courteous.

Fontenelle when ninety years old
passed before Mime. Helvetius without
percefvinS her. "Ahr cried the lady,
''that is your gallantry, then-to pass
before me without even looking at mel"
'T I had looked ct you, msdame," re-
piled the old beau, 81 could never have
passed you at an."-Argonaut.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06

The police regulations in England are
very different from those common in
this country. The policeman there is
not nearly so autocratic as he is here
and would never think of using club
or striking a man, except in self defense.
j. Gilmer Speed gives this story of their
mild sway:
Upon one oceaAiQn a man came into
my Office and creass4 disturbance.
ordered him out. He declined to go, so
sent for policeman. Asergeant came.
said to him:
"This man does not belong here and
refuses to leave my office. Will you
please take him outf'
expected the sers cant to tell the N an
he must go, and then ii he did not move
on | expected to see tho officer remove
him by force, Not at all The sergeant
said, "You had betttc leave here, sir"
and his tone was AS les99ctful and civil
as though he was asking - favor.
The man manifested no intention of
leaving and he police officer began an
inquiry as to his reasons for wanting to
stay. This so exasperated me that put
the man out myself, greatly to the
establishment and apprehension of the
officer.
He explained TO me that had no right
10 interfere in the matter l had brought
10 his attention, and that doubtless the
intruder would get ont warrant against
me and have me arrested for assault.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06

al believe l got into the closest place
during the civil war that a man ever
got out of alive" said E. N. Harper, the
Mulhatton OF Michigan, now stopping
at the Laclede. ~ had been detailed
to obtain information regarding the
strength of detachment of Confederate
troops stationed on tho Tennessee river,
near Decatur, Ala. l got the informa-
ton, and was working my way back to
camp when l was discovered and pur-
sued by a scouting party | had con-
cealed skiff in the brush on the banks
of the river, but n sudden rise had swept
it away, and there was nothing TO do but
surrender or swim the swollen stream.
l plunged in. but the current was
stronger than | had anticipated, and by
the time | reached midstream my
strength was about exhausted. | man
aged to get hold of the end of floating
log and driftod down stream, while the
Johnnies made the water around me
boil with their bullets
~ soon drifted out of range and
crawled up on the log, only to discover
that it was already occupied by big
water moccasin, who was inclined to
dispute possession. had no weapon
but water soaked pistol. If staid on
the log would get bit; if | got off l
would be drowned, While debating
what should do the log drifted within
range of the Union piekets, and they
appeared to think had been raised up
by special providence as practice
target. The first volley killed the moe
casin, and before they could reload l
made them understand that | was not
trying to pull any feathers out of the
tail Of the American eagle. Since my
escape from that position Of fourfold
peril have been something of fatalist, "
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
PHILADELPHIA MARKETS.
Closing Quotations of the Stock and
... Produce Exchanges.


PHILApELrnta, Dec. 6.-Flour- Winter su-
per, s2d!a5. do rNfrfs, $2..aT27j; Na. 2 win
ter family, $40 l3,lj; Pennsy lvaua roller
straight, S3j0g375; western winter, clear,
81 325G56j; do. do, straight, sJi5iti; winter
patent, SiiAat; Minnesota clonr S3.25V3hj;
do straight S3.7iF4li; do. patent S4.951+ 40;
do layoritG brands, higher Rye flour, Sj.iI
per barrel.
Wheat Firm, quiet with 7i'Gc. bid and
E5sc. asked for Beeumh2F 757sr. bid aud 76i Sc.
asked for january. iiiic bid aud 7Sc. nskcd for
February; I!l.c.hid and I9i+r. asked for March.
Corn Quiet, steady, with iar. bid and 48li IT,.
asked for December, iDltc. hld and ialac. asked
for JuuHry; lliac. bid and 5hr. asked for Feb
ruary; iltar. bid and jNc. asked for March.
OATS quiet, weak, with iHs.c. bid and 4lc.
asked for December; an. bid and 4HlGc. asked
for january; 4h.lc. bid and I'34c ASKED for
February; 4Ul4r. bid aud 4o$4c. asked for
March.
Beef Quiet, firm; extra mess, S6.a56G.75;
family, ssIGl0.
Pork-Dull, firm; new mess, sljdl5.50; old
mess, S1i{tli25; extra prime. SlG.5RBl7.
Lard Quiet; steam rendered, slu.25.
Eggs New Yerk and Pennsy sylyania, Soc:
western, fresh, 2sQ29c.
BALTIMORE, Dec. D Flour steady. Wheat
ilrmer. Southern wheat firm fultz, 1O@74c.;
longberry, 72a55c Corn steady. White corn
by sample, ietle4slIc.; yellow do. do, 4IlI0
49lGc. Oats steady. Rye dull. Hay steady;
good to choice timothy. sa.jG6l55n. Cotton
firm; middling BIC. Provisions steady. But
ter steady, Arm: creamery, fair to choice, $50
good to choice, l999lc.; rolls, fine, 24c.; do.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
wANAMAxBR's REPORT.
Increase in the Postal Facilities During
His Inoumbency

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6. - Postmaster
General Wananaker summarizes the re-
suits achieved by his department as fol-
lows: Five million dollars added to the
gross revenue; tho deficit reduced nearly
a million; money order offices increased
two-thirds, or from 10,070 to 16,Gs9;
eighty-two cities supplied with free de-
livery; 2,790 new Offices established; 1868
Offices advanced to the presidential grade;
16,750,000 miles of additional service;
1890 new mail routes established, en-
bracing $500 miles of new service;
ocean mail service extended and pneu-
matte tube service introduced.
In the last four years 5,051 new mail
routes have been established, traversing
20, $50 miles; the number of postoffices
has grown by over 5000. the number of
money order offices over $500, and the
number Of free delivery offices has almost
doubled.
The new foreign mails contracted for
applies to eleven lines, comprising, when
completed, forty-one ships necessary to
make the service contracted for frequent
enough and quick enough to comply
%ith the terms agreed upon.
OF his proposition to divide the coun-
try into postal districts Nh. Wanamaker
saws its adoption can only he question
of time. Each district would be put in
charge of postal supervisor or director,
and the regular inspectors oNsta depart
ment should assist these supervisors as
they might be needed.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
IN A LIVING TOMB.
Distressing and Fatal Accident to New
York Brokers Daughter.

York Brokers Daughter.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Miss Mary Edith
Newcombe, daughter of Isaac B. New
combe, a banker of 54 Wall street, was
found unconscious Saturday morning in
a storeroom at her fathers house, this
city, and died without regaining con-
sciousness. .... ..s... ....
Her death was due to distressing
accident. She went to the basement
some time after midnight to procure
some water. In the darkness she mis-
took the door of the storeroom for the
one leading up stairs, and went into the
room. The door closed with a spring
lock, which could only be opened from
the outside.
There is a patent gas burner in this
room. one of that kind in which the
flame is turned up or down by means of
lever worked by two cords. How she
extinguished the small flame that usually
burns in that kind of a burner and
turned on the gas can only be guessed at,
but once done there was no means of re-
lighting the gas, and it could not have
been turned off without some knowledge
of the mechanism. 1t may be that she
tainted with fright at finding herself
locked in the dark room. She was not
discovered until o'clock Saturday
morning, and she fingered in an uncon-
scious condition until O'Clock yesterday
morning, when she died
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06

WASHINGTON, Dec. 0.-1n the appro-
priation estimates the civil service COM
mission ask for an increase of $4,000,
making the total $59,020. No estimates
are made for the court of claims, though
last year $I07 900 was appropriated for
the purpose. The state department re-
duces its estimate for foreign inter-
course $1,000 from the appropriation
of 1893. The estimates for the treasury
department are practically the same as
last year. The war department reduced
its estimates from the appropriations of
last year by $14,000,000. The interior
department estimates are increased over
appropriations of last year by $l2 900 900,
which is accounted for entirely by pen
sions a slight reduction is shown in
the estimates for the postoffice and
agricultural departments. while the
bureau Of labor asks $ls,O 900 less than it
received last year. The District of Co
lumbia estimates are increased nearly
$4,000, 600 oyerlast years appropriations.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06

SAN Francisco. Dec. 8.-When the
Cuatis murder trial was resumed Attor-
ney Foote submitted i'll evidence u
written statement made by j. B. Cam
on Sept. last at Auburn. In that state
ment Cam said he saw the smaller man
reach with his left hand to his hip
pocket, draw pistol and fire two shots.
George A. Knight, OF the counsel for the
defense, then made the opening state
ment TO the jury, setting forth what the
defense tried to prove. CAMS character
will be impeached, and an attempt made
to disproye the theory of the prosecution.
Curtis took the stand in his own behalf.
He related his story just as he did ON
the first trial. He accounted for his
every act on the night Of the murder
Curtis was perfectly self possessed while
giving his testimony, and created very
favorable impression.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
Always Dying.

Life indeed consists in a series of
changes of tissue, and the human econ
omy is simply, as far as its material part
is concerned, machine, and primarily
depends on food as the most important
factor in keeping it in working order.
When it is said that we commence to
die as soon as we are born, it of course
means that certain parts of the body i'm
mediately begin TO perish; their exist
ence is cphemeral; they come and go,
are replenished and decay. They are
the dying parts Of that system of life,
which may last little while, but which
must eventually yield to the inexorable
law of nature. The nails, the hair, ETC.,
are observable as an instance of this de-
cay. The same rule applies to every
other organ and tissue of the body.
though it is not palpable to the naked
eye. The skin is always peeling. The
food that is taken in the one hour
nourishes the system, and elects that
which was taken the hour before
Gentleman's Magazine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
THE FRENCH CABINET.
It Is Believed That M. Ribot Has Sue
oeeded in the Task.

PARIS, Dec. 6.-Polititians were con-
ferring with NJ. Ribot last evening, and
it is believed that the new government
will be organized in time to be gazetted d
tomorrow morning. The list regarded
as probable, if not reasonably certain, is
as follows: M. Ribot, president of the
the council and minister of foreign af-
fairs; NJ. Bourgeois, minister of Justice;
M. Loubet, minister of the interior; NJ
Sarrien, minister of commerce and in
dustry; NJ. Charles Dupuy, minister of
instruction; M. Frcycinet, minister of
war; w. Burdeau, minister of naval af-
fairs; NJ. Develle, minister of agricul-
ture; NJ. Rouyier, minister of finance;
ID. Viette, minister of public works.
All except Dupuy and Sarlien We're
members of the Loubet cabinet. While
retaining his old portfolio as minister Of
the interior, Loubet would be succeeded
would retain his old portfolio, that of
minister of foreign affairs. NJ. Viette,
NJ Rouvier, M. Burdeau and NJ. Frey
cinent would have their old portfolios,
while M. Bourgeois, in Difference to the
Panama canal sentiment, would be
transferred from the ministry of public
instruction to the ministry of justice,
thus replacing NJ. Dulunz Montaud, who
would be dropped. Charles Dupuy, a
new man, would take Bourgeois old
portfolio, and M. Jules Roche would be
dropped from the ministry of commerce
to make room for Sarrien, also a new
man.
Sarrien is lawyer, SO years old, in
politics since 1871, and in 1885 minister
Of postal and telegraphic communication.
AT present he is member for Saone-et-
Loire. Charles Dupuy, the other new
man, is an instructor and general author
ity on educational subjects, Al years
old in politics since 1885, although hav-
ing held several offices in his professional
capacity. He is member for Haute-
T,pira
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-12-06
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Heavy snowstorms are reported in Scot
land and Wales.
AT Basset, Rock county, James Cooper
ran amuck armed with revolver and
razor. lie was shot dead by the sheriff.
Athur Wiullmeau began fifty-days fast
at Cleveland, o., yesterday under the aus
pices of the Western Reserved Medical
university.
During a saloon row in Chicago Matthew
Hildebrand, the proprietor OF the place,
shot and mortally wounded Gus Wunder-
lich drunken teamster.
Henry Lundenslager, who gave himself
up to the police at Springfield, o., on Fri
day and said he had poisoned five persons,
has been adjudGed insane and sent to the
Dayton asylum.
Moneypenny and Kozine, the Chippewa
chiefs, will be tried in the United States
district court at Madison, Wis, this week,
for the murder Of Bone Ash and his squaw
on the Oneida reservation on Sept, %,