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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
An Oncninc for Inventors

An engineer has written to one Of the
dailies TO advocate the disozygenatiOn
of glass. He argues that since steel Is
made by disoxygenating molten cast
ron by blowing air through il, by a pro
cess reversely analogous glass can bs
softened into toughness and tieXibllity.
He maintains that glass, which Is not
only much cheaper than iron. bat much
deaser and tougher, can be put u any
Of the uses Of iron excepting electrical
conductioa, while for drain pipes and
water pipes i would be u2equaled.
The champion Of disoxygenated glass
maintains that i could be used instead
of I'm and copper. and would replace
iron for rigging ana fencing. etc, as i
possesses almost three times the tensile
strength OF the best wrought iron; fur
thermcre, he regards it as not improba
Die that vessels built Of glass beams and
plates viii eventually replace our pres
ent steel ships, as they would be strong
er. cheaper and oue-Lalf lishreT.-PirrS
burg Dispatch.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
i Poser for BIOLOGISTS.

The members Of the medical prOfes-
son II Hamilton are greatly interested
l. "a remarkable surgical operation which
took place IN the west end Of the city
about weak ego. 1t Is said that the
case : II some OF is features 80 curl
ols Is . be unprecedented
4 little girl, three years OF age, was
troubled with what appeared 70 DC 6
tumor rapidly growing out Of the small
e her back. The growth was soft. and
hSd all the characteristics OF a fatty
tuner. excepting that there was vel
defined bone OF triangular shape en-
lpedded II l. The supposed tumor was
ne shape Of 4 sugar loaf. with an linden
,ation at the crown. Il was about six
inches IN diameter, and stood out from
he hack fully five inches. i was de
cided 70 have Il removed. Seven city
doctors were present az the Operation
II was not successful; the child died
thirtv-six hours afterward-
The dissection OF the mysterious
growth and the p0stmortem held On
The chiid's body revealed some remark
able facts. : portion CT the spinal col
u1nn was wanting, and from the cavity
The growth proceeded. There was II
The supposed tumor evidence Of the BE-
ginning Of another and independent
life, rudimentary organs having already
been formed. If 10 operation had beer
performed this independent life would
have continued 10 grow until, no doubt
it would have developed into a mon
strosity and ultimately caused DEATH
Hamilton Spectator.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
The
Optical
Business

Having first perfected myself by study
OF the eye and it's need; and further by q
scientific study in the use Of the latest
and most approved instruments for the
testing Of the eye; am ready to fit your
eyes with proper Glasses, correcting ALL
ERRORS OF REFRACTION, whether
simply NEAR or FAR sight, or the more
complicated SIMPLE or COMPOUND
ASTIGMAIISM from which so many
patients suffer. and which few Opticians
TREAT.
I feel that the pnblic viii appreciate
the above announcement as i has been
Z felt want here for years.
3Iy intention IS to give Optics large
share Of my attention, and each case
serzrAtely Conscientious time and study,
so that the wearing Of Glasses will do
what they are intended for, relieve the
strain, and not to tire the eye.
Please bear in mind that there IS no
/ CHARGE tor testing the eye, and that
nv prices ior al Glasses are the same a.
/ in the States.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
American inventions in Spain.

An American traveller II Spain says
that Yankee notions and the ingenious
little inventions sold by our street ped
dlers are appreciated there. While walk
ing IN Malaga he saw women shylnG
across the street to get away from some
thing. Making haste . ascertain the
cause. he saw a man with string ned
70 "A tiny mouse. which sought l. vain 10
.e- away from is to-uancCr as = Ell5ed
over TIE walk. He repeatedly 5e-bed II
back. however. and the tourist v'as
shocked until he heard the man calling
cut. .Rareu mechauico Americana
:A-nerican mechanical uousel--New
York SIN
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
H. 7. WICHMAN

The ADvEETIsEB has the largest
circulation and prints mole live news
than any Of its alleged contempo-
raries. It's advertising columns
prove that business men know 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, 1893-01-19

The turn which affairs in Hawaii
have taken is the necessary conse-
quence of the course followed by
the Hawaiian members of the
Legislature and Of the Queen. Ha-
waiians themselves perceive this
to be the fact, and many of them
have expressed themselves accord
ingly. The evil that men and
women do lives long enough some
times to prove itself blessing in
disguise. Unless all signs fail, the
present will furnish a case in point,
IF Lorrin A. Thurston and his col
leagues succeed in the mission
which they have undertaken, the
day which made that mission pos
sible should be marked in letters
of gold, for it will have been a day
of rich in blessing TO all classes II
Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19

The Tourists Guide for the aa-
waiian Islands can be had q tins
Office. This handy book 5 invalu-
able for strangers visiting this eoun-
try. It contains descriptive matter
pertaining to the different islands
with handsome illustrations and
nsps. No tourist should be with
out the guide as it Will save them a
70 Of bother and questions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
A QUESTION
OF HEALTH

BY last steamer our
stock of DR.. Jaeger's Tn
derwear for men has been /
replenished.
We are now prepared 10 /
fit any one be he a dude T!
OF heavyweight,
You've been suffering
long enough from that |
horrid cold; you've spent
Il small fortune for
patent medicines and
doctors advice for that
chronic rheumatism. Let
US prescribe for you,
we know what ails
you. You're wearing I'M
derwear of dead vegetable
fiber, no wonder you're
sick.
Let Us advise you to
make a change. You
should wear under gar
ments of pure animal wool.
Nature so intended it, but
you've been running con-
trary to nature until at
last. she has broken down.
Do you wonder at IL! Let
rs tell you something:
Animal wool is the mate
rial devised by nature for
animal covering and pos
sesses, as the simplest
experiments will prove the
valuable quality of not
attracting Or retaining the
noXious mal-odOrOus mat
ters, which the animal
body exhales. Moreover
being a slow conductor OF
heat animal wool does not
chill even when damp
Some friend will perhap:
tell you that wooden under
clothing is too hot for Thu
climate. Don't be misled
That all-wool clothing
protects the body from
chill is ineligible to ever.
one, but it is a common
error to suppose that sucl
clothing is hotin summer
Heat is felt to be oppressiv
when the natural actor
Of the pores is hampere.
and the exhalation canno
escape.
If the covering is impel
viOus there is a strOn
desire to throw everythin
off from the stified Skin
but the wearer Of pOr0U
WOODEN covering throug
which the skin can breath
Is no more oppressed by
than is a cricketer by b.
fannels, which ever
athlete knows to be til
coolest, safest, most con
Portable wear for violer
exercise in hot weather.
Ifyou value your healt
don't delay, but enca'
your body in garments
pure animal wool as mac
by DR.. Jaeger, and f
sale by
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
TIE COMMISSION TO WASHINGTON

The avowed purpose Of the Com
mission to Washington is to enter
into negotiations for a Treaty OF
Union between Hawaii and the
United States. This is the sole
purpose for which the Commission
is appointed and sent. The idea
that the object of the mission IS
the submission to the arbitment
of the United States of a dispute
alleged to exist between the Gov
eminent on the one hand and the
head Of the nation under the pre-
vious form of government on the
other. There is only one govern
ment here to-day, and that is the
Provisional Government lately
established by the citizens. This
Government has been recognized
bv almost all the foreign powers
represented in Honolulu, and 1t
does not and cannot acknowledge
the claims of any aspirant what
ever to a throne which no longer
exists. The fact that the former
sovereign abdicated under protest
is not of any consequence. All
sovereigns abdicate under protest,
and there is no ground for inter
fering with their enjoyment OF
so empty luxury. The existing
government in Hawaii does not
however derive its title from any
abdication, whether made with a
protest or without. Legally speak
ing, its authority comes from the
fact that it is in possession of the
seat of government and is exer-
cising all the powers of govern,
ment. 1t is n government de jure
because it is me de facto.
THIS is -sgal aspect of til
case. From the moral point o
view the Government derives it
authority from the, fact that the
people have made it, that ii eX'
presses their protest against tyran'
nv, and their presumption of th'
powers which are always inheren
in the people. The Government
in Hawaii to-day is the success stu
assertion by the people of thei
right to a voice in the manage
ment of their own affairs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
E. D. Hall & Son, Id.
January, 1925.

'f''''u'Jy ~OS)'
Do you want the wheels OF
your buggy, brake or dray TO
run smoothly this year? Of
course you do, you amt in love
with a hot box and a wheel
that won't go round. Just try
bottle of Climax Axle Oil and
see how it works. 1t is far
better than castor oil, which Is
generally used, and is sold for
Just halfthe price. This oil has
been well tried here and no |
one once using it will 60 back |
to castor or axle grease. We |
can sell it to you by the bottle, |
gallon or 5-gallon tin. If you
still prefer castor oil or axle
grease we have them both in
any quantity.
We have just added 81 doz.
Paint Brushes to our stock, and
can now furnish you any kind
from a cheap whitewash to a
fine all bristle paint or varnish
Brush.
We also have new lot of
Carriage Gloss Paint, and your
buggy will need touching up
when the weather gets settled
Galvanized Iron Padlocks
are much better to use out OF
doors than the ordinary .japd
iron locks Our new lot has
Just been opened.
Gentlemen who shave them
selves know how important it
is to have good strop, and we
are selling a new style Strop,
which several of our customers
say beats anything ever brought
here. This strop is purchased
| bv the Commissary-General,
us A. for use throughout the
entire army Of the United
States, and is supplied to the
entire corps Of Cadets. at the
Military Academy, West Point.
Try one of these strops and you
will never use any other.
The patent Clothes Rack we
sell is just the thing to USE am =
. wet weather, I u Can SCI II
a. ,ycl0Te the stove in a mo-
] ment, dry out the clothes you
got wet in that last shower
!, and in another moment YOU
G can fold up your rack and stanc
it up behind the door.
Garden Trowels we have
Z been out of some weeks, bu
;. the last steamer brought lis {
/. new lot, also Pointing Trowels
!. Dics+On's Saws Butchers
Z Spring Balances, assorted Tai
a lors' Chalk, Brown Il Sharl
: Horse Clippers.
We now have a new lot Q
steel and brass, long spout Lo
le connective Oilers, the last 10
is having all been sold the da
ST they were received.
o a new lot of Binoculars an
'. Field Glasses, you will fin,
Of we'll worth looking through
n We have them all prices; ais
al yacht and pocket Compasses
I'd Maximum and Minimum Thel
- m6meters.
ld Brush loor Mats, Just tn
c. thing for this season of tn
lie year.
T We are almost out Of thos
"a Linen Lariats. but have sever
5, al dozen already invoice
9 which we expect on the ne2
steamer.
We will have Gil Net Q
the next steamer 1000 #, Ion
p by 9 # high. This one is sol
d to arrived but we can take yol
x order for any size net. "
e lately sold a large net whiC
he paid for It's entire cost in tV
ed hauls. Who says fishing don
ed pay We have just receive
It a new lot Of fine Linen Gillir
IS Cord for repairing nets.
10 Halls Cane KNIVES, plain
sw hooked are useful at tbs tin
Of wear. As the cane must
cut. This brand Of knives
IS u, made especially for this ma
~: ket and lasts twice as long
Is many Of the lighter mae
- l-ri,-.. If rnnr natal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-19
Be Sure You're Right
THEN
GO AHEAD!

There is only one way TO DO anything;
and that is the right way; it is the best
way, AND N THE END THE CHEAP
EST. With the New Year, l inaugu-
rate G new departure in my business,
viz.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-20

Mayor Ingraham's speech of accept
ance on Saturday night consisted princi-
pally of list of his great 'achieve-
ments' since his Inauguration about a
year ago. The enumeration was quite
minute. The streets paved and graded,
the new exit from the city hall,
the new chandeliers in the City
hall, the flowers that are go
ing to bloom in the spring in the parks,
the conveyance of some $4,000 people
to the islands without anybody's falling
overheard, the widening Of the ferry
slip, the introduction Of the new Game
we'll system, the chemical engine, and
the addition of bear to the park me =
nagerie, were all put on dress parade be-
fore an admiring and enthusiastic assem-
blage of the Mayors supporters. All this
constitutes very impressive spectacle,
and it is no wonder that there was great
applause. Yet the browning achieve
ment of the Mayors administration, was
strangely enough passed over in silence.
We refer to the discharge of Janitor
Flaherty. That far transcends all the
others. Even the addition of bear to
the menagerie pales into insignificance
beside the bouncing OF Janitor Flaher
ty. Nobody can comprehend, unless he
is familiar with all the circumstances.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-20

On Friday the Argus published an ac-
count of a conference of Republicans on
the previous evening which was entirely
false from beginning to end. The only
true thing in it was the fact of the meet
ing. On Saturday it essayed another
account of the same meeting which in
many respects was as false as the first
one, although in some particulars it
was correct. The difference between the
two is that the first was a stupid false
hood, and the second malicious
one. The Argus puts words and ideas
into the mouths of some of the speakers
which they never used and never thought
of using. Mr.. A. F. Gerrish for instance
is charged with making raid on natu-
rallied citizens. AS a matter of fact, Mr..
Gerrish's speech was a most innocent
one. All he did was to express approval
of the educational amendment which
had been placed in the constitution and
regret that such qualification had not
been placed in the national constitution
Immediately after the war, adding that
it was his belief that such an amend
ment would have stimulated the negro
to have educated himself so as to be able
to intelligently perform the duties Of cit
izenship, and expressing also the opin-
ion that the educational qualification in
our state constitution would have like
stimulating effect upon foreigners who
might come to our state from Europe.
There was nothing in Mr.. Baxter's adj
dress which the most sensitive person
could find fault with, unless he was OPP
posed to our form of government and
was an anarchist or monarchist. The
grain of truth in the Argus's report of
Mr.. Blanchard's remarks is the fact that
he did point out the danger that such
change of ward lines as was proposed
would place our schools in the hands of
elements not in sympathy with them,
and deprecated such a result. Very
likely today the Argus will issue another
report of the meeting. With but little
but it's imagination to draw on for its
facts and with disposition to give it's
imagination full play in certain direc-
lions the number of reports it can pro-
duce is unlimited
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-20

Woman's Building. All who would es-
TEEN it a privilege to contribute OF their
own works or of those of friends who are
absent or deceased, are respectfully re-
quested to forward same with as little
delay as possible, by American Express,
to Charles p. Mattocks, Executive Com
missioner, Maine Board of Worlds Fair
Managers, Portland, Maine. Express
charges will be paid by the commission
er.) On each package sent should be
written the name and post office address
of the sender, the number of books in
parcel and whether same are donated or
loaned.
The sender should also Immediately
notify the subscriber of the number and
titles of books contributed and upon
what conditions sent
The committee further wishes to OBJ
tain the photograph with autograph
written across the bottom of same) of as
many authors of books, and writers for
leading magazines and newsp pers as are
available. Already quite a large number
have beea received. The photographs
are designed for the State of Maine build
ing and should be sent by mail to the
subscriber, special committee on this de-
partment. The difficulty in obtaining
the proper address of many whose books
and photographs would be valuable ac-
QUESTIONS to the exhibit, is an obstacle
which can be only in part overcome.
The committee calls to its aid the press,
hoping that every individual OF the class
addressed who may read this appeal
(who has not already received personal
letters on this subject). will without de-
lay, cheerfully respond. Inquiries and
communications relating to the litera-
ture exhibit of Maine at the Worlds Fair
should be sent to the subscriber who will
render all assistance possible. Address
MRS. AGNES C. PAUL.
Special Committee ON Literature.
Fort Fairfield, Maine.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-20
WORLDS FAIR.
Authors of Books, Magazine and News
paper Writers, Attention!

The Literature Committee of the
Worlds Fair Managers of Maine, desires
to make ascreditable exhibit of the litera-
ture of the State at the Chicago exposi-
ton.
To promote this object, which is of in
calcuable significance, the immediate and
hearty cooperation of all who are inter-
ested in this department, whether writ
ers or not) is earnestly solicited. In Or
der to make fair exhibit it is of para
mount importance that every Maine man
OF woman who has written books, (either
within or out Of the State) for publlca-
zion, should donate or loan volumes for
this purpose. Therefore authors, on
conditions mentioned, are urgently re-
quested to contribute copies of their
works as follows: From men writer's two
copies, to be placed one in the Liberal
Arts building, the other in the State of
Maine Building; from women three
copies, the third to be placed in the
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-20

A year ago when Mr.. Ingraham was
nominated for Mayor in an address to
the convention he said:
The increasing sales of spirituous liquors at
the City Liquor Agency, on tap from the State
House, proyokes good deal OF unfavora-
BE criticism There appears 70 pc te or
sale. The mere statement OF the purchaser
seems generally conclusive.
So much shocked was he at the
large and indiscriminate sales at the
agency that he had given it out that he
intended to close the institution up if
he was elected. A year has passed, and
now we find this very same Mr.. Ingra-
ham in an address on similar occasion
and to similar convention boasting Of
the vast amount of rum that has been
dispensed at this same agency during
his administration, and of the great
amount of profit returned. Indeed he is
offering to the people of Portland as one
of the reasons why he should be reflect
ed that he has done a very much larger
and more profitable business in rum
than the previous administration which
year ago he criticised because it had sold
what he considered an undue amount
though far less that which has been sold
under his administration. Even a dema-
gogue should preserve some show of con-
sistency.
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-20
the moral courage that was needed for
the performance of that act.

Upon the Hon. Melvin P. Frank, whilom
Democratic candidate for Congress, was
devolved the arduous duty of address
ing the Democratic convention of Sattlr-
day night upon the brilliant record of
His Honor, Darius H. Ingraham" the
past year. Mr.. Frank address was, like
the famous address ON snakes in Ireland,
very brief and for the same reason. The
only brilliant record that he could dis
cover was the establishment of disin-
fecting station on House Island Had
he been disposed to pursue the sub
ject further he might have deseanted at
length on the brilliancy of establishing
this station at a place where the steam
ships which it was intended to disinfect
could not be brought. But perhaps the
most brilliant thing about Mr.. Franks
words: sit gives me great pleasure, in
behalf Of this convention, the common
people and the citizens of Portland, to be
allowed" sc. 1t would be interesting to
know what the distinction is that Mr..
Frank makes between the common peo-
ple'' and the s'citizens of Portland" Who
are the common people, and who are
the citizens? Another distinguished
Democrat from Mr.. Franks ward some
years ago in speech to his constituents,
had good deal to say about the slabor-
ing and the lower classes" Has Mr..
Frank got his head filled with the same
class distinctions?
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-20
THE PRESS.
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 20.


There is no reason after his perfor-
nance of Saturday night why the Hon.
Darius Fl. Ingraham when his present
engagement with the city expires should
not travel as professional humorist.
His address of that evening certainly
bristled with humorous points, and the
best Of it was that the humor was ap-
parently of the unconscious kind and
therefore all the more delightful. Think
of the chief magistrate Of the city pro-
claiming with a straight face as one OF
the achievements of his administration,
as one of the things for which the people
should be grateful to him. that $780,
900 people went to the islands last sum-
mer without any of them being killed,
and that Notwithstanding the severe
weather this winter vessels had been able
to get up to the wharves. 1t is wonder
that he had ntproclaimed trait it was ow-
ing to his watchful care over us that, all
the babies were not killed last summer by
cholera infantum or all the people did
not freeze to death this winter for want
of fuel. Another year of Mr.. Ingraham
and the people will be appealed to to
keep him in power the rest of his life in
order. to keep the planets in motion
The Portland daily press., 1893-02-20

The only reason why the controversy
with the Portland Water Company is not
settled, and settled, too, in a way entire
1y favorable to the city, is because the
Hon. Darius Fl. Ingraham does not want
to settle it. The company has made ev-
cry concession that the city has suggest
ed, it has offered to pay its taxes
and relinquish the money it claims to be
due from the city, it has made the offer
in writing, and the Mayor has had it for
several weeks. He knows that eventually
he must accept it. The reason he does
not accept it now is because its accept
ance would deprive him of chance to
use the prejudice against this company
in the municipal campaign. His per-
formance in this respect is piece of
cheap demagoguery, which man that
makes so many pretensions as Mr.. Ingra-
ham ought to be heartily ashamed of.
Indeed we are inclined to think that way
down in his heart he is ashamed of it.
But his chances of reelection are so des
perate that he hates to sacrifice any wea-
pom, even one dishonorable to use,
which may prove of advantage to him.
1t is not exaggeration to say that through
out this controversy with the water COM
pany his maneuvring has been of a very
discreditable character; and we very
much mistake the intelligence of the
people of Portland if it does not have
very different effect from what he hopes
and anticipates.