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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
Comm ores by the Hundred.

A fellow member of the cabinet call
ed on Secretary Herbert one day shortly
after the Inauguration. His face was
not familiar, and he was stopped at
the door.
Are you commodore?" asked the
messenger. ...
The cabinet member caught his
breath and said he wasn't. ....
Then you can't 60 in,'' said the
messenger decidedly.
1t took some explanation to set things
right, The cabinet member was a
commodore, but he did not know it.
"Commodores, in the understanding
Of the navy department. messengers, are
not those of that official rank. Senators
and representatives and all Of such off.
cial positions and relations as entitle
them to prompt admission to the secre-
tary are 'commodores. st. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20

In country places where amusement
is not abundant and people depend upon
each other for diversion, neighborly ia
miliarity naturally hourishes, and the
habit of running i'm to visit friends
may be carried to an unpleasant excess.
A family living in North Carolina
found it something of a strain upon
their ideas Of hospitality to be obliged
every day to entertain a tedious woman
Of 80. The favorite book or the neces-
sary piece of work had to be put aside
in order to shout bits of conversation in
her ear.
At last the father, in desperation,
planned to go into a sudden fit Of tenn
per in the presence Of the obnoxious
caller in the hope of convincing her that
they were not pleasant people to visit.
Accordingly one evening, when he re-
turned from business and found the old
lady present as usual, he began to talk
loudly and in an irritated voice. Then,
growing more excited, he stamped about
the room, knocking furniture right and
left and ended by going out and bang
ing the door after him.
The old lady knitted away quietly
through the confusion, and when the
man was gone she turned to the family
and said in comforting voice:
Il reckon it was mighty lucky 1 was
here, or you'd had to take it. But you
needn't be frightened. I'll stay right
here with you till he gets over it. -
Exchange.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
cuRIos ITlEs or SEEING.

Remarkable Experiments Which Show
How Easily the Eye u Deceived.
Some very remarkable experiments,
which any one, with little care, may
repeat for himself, have recently been
made on the perspective effects Of color.
If on 8screen Of black velvet placed
about 10 feet away large letters are
pasted, some blue and some red, the let
tiers will not appear to be at an equal
distance from the eyes. To some per-
sons the red letters will seem nearer
than the blue letters, while to others
the contrary effect will be manifested,
the blue letters appearing nearer than
the red ones.
To produce this curious effect both
eyes must be used. When one eye is
closed, the letters are ali seen at the
same distance. On opening the other
eye one set of letters Immediately APP
pears to take position in advance of
the others.
The explanation offered is that sort
of stereoscopic effect is produced in the
eye itself, depending on color. The inn
age of a blue object is shifted by the
eye toward one side, and that of a red
object toward the other side, the cause
of the shifting being the eccentricity Of
the pupil Of the eye.
This eccentrlcity may be increased by
holding a black screen close to the eye
SO as to cover one-half of the pupil.
The effect is best viewed by screening
both pupils at the same time. If on
looking at blue and red letters on black
background placed 10 or 10 feet away
you see the red letters nearer than the
blue ones, screen off one-half of the pu-
pill Of each eye, on the outside, and you
will then see the red letters retire be-
hind the blue ones.
# you screen the pupils on the side
toward the nose, you will see the red
letters advance apparently still farther
ahead Of the blue letters.
If, on the other hand, you naturally
see the blue in advance, screen the in
ner side of your pupils, and the red will
come to tine front.
1t has lately been shown by DR.. A.
D. Waller that very beautiful effects
can be produced with one eye alone
when, instead of letters, red or blue
rings are pasted on a background of
the opposite color. Placing red rings
on blue paper and using the right eye
with the inner side Of the pupil COW
cred, the appearance is that Of circular
red hillocks resting upon blue ground.
To produce this effect in it's highest
degree the paper should be held to the
left and sloping in that direction. When
the outer side Of the pupil is screened,
the red ring become circular trenches in
the blue paper.-Youth' Companion.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
Reducing Vibration In Railway Cars.


A new invention embodies princi-
pie which Will commend itself to all
railway travellers. It is sought to les
sen the discomfort and annoyance Of
travel on many lines ON which there is
excessive vibration by the construction
of pneumatic car (which embraces
the application Of an elastic fluid as an
absorbent for vibration and oscilla-
tion.' An air cushion is arranged on
the cellular principle between the car
body and the truck frame, apd as there
is an equal distribution of air under
varying pressures all oscillation is pre-
vented. This elastic medium is said to
completely absorb all vibration result
ing from rough tracks, jointing Of rails,
excessive speed or any other cause, and
the car is carried smoothly and steadily
along. This pneumatic system can be
equally well applied to street cars, and
instances are not hard to find in which it
unquestionably should be.-Exchange.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
The Oblisine Juryman.

Some jurymen have too low an opin-,
ion Of what some philosophers call their
ego and are willing to depute their du-
ties to an alter ego. When Mr.. Justice
Gould had been about two hours trying
a case at York, he noticed there were
but II jurymen in the box. Please,
my lord, : replied the foreman in an
swer to the judges natural inquiry,
: the other has gone away about some
business he had to do, but he has left
his verdict with me. - London Illus
trated News.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
An Eastern Dainty.

The Chinese are certainly strange
people strange in appearance, customs
and tastes. One of their greatest deli
cacies of food, regarded from Chinese
epicure's point of view, is milhi, :"
which, in plain English, means new
born mice, yet blind. = These are placed
alive on little trays and set before each
guest, who dips them one at time into
a jar of honey and then swallows the
tiny creatures. When the emperor S we'd
ding was celebrated a few years ago,
so, 900 Of the helpless creatures were
thus consumed. New York Herald.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
A Maine Stage Line.

There is cross country stage line
from Abbott Village, Me-, on the Pts
cataquis river, to Bingham, on the Ken
nebec, the only intervening settlements
being Kingsburg and Mayfeld, both
such small villages that they are scarce
~ distinguishable from the surrounding
country. The length of the route is
over IS miles, and it is doubtfulif there
are many more than SO occupied dwell
ing houses on the main road along the
line. Lewiston Journal.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
Teapot Collectors.

lea was not known IN England till
the time of Charles II, but it is inter-
esting to trace the gradual increase in
the size of teapOts. from the diminutive
productions of the Elers, in the time
of Queen Anne and George /, when tea
was sold in apothecaries' shops, to the
capacious vessel which supplied DR..
johnson with the cup that cheers but
not inebriates. Mr.. Croker, in his edi-
ton of 'Boswell's Life,'' mentions
teapot that belonged to DR.. johnson,
which held two quarts, but this sinks
into insigniGcance compared with the
superior magnitude of that in the pos
session Of Mrs. Marrayat of Wimbledon,
who purchased it at the sale of Mrs.
Piozzi's effects at Streatham. This tea
pot, which was the one originally used
by DR.. johnson, holds more than three
quarts. George " had large assem-
blage of teapots, piled in pyramids in
the pavilion at Brighton. Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Garter was also collector of tea
pots. Also Mrs. Halves. who bequeathed
800 specimens to her daughter, Mrs.
.Donkin. Among them are several be-
longing to Queen Charlotte. = Salas
journal. .... -'.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
Terrible Death Of an Inventor.

a chemist named Liardet met a
shocking death at Melbourne recently.
He was engaged in his laboratory in
some experiments with a powerful ex-
splosive, which he had just succeeded in
inventing after years Of patient labor
and at an outlay Of several thousands
of pounds, when the substance explod-
ed, with the result that the unfortunate
man was blown to pieces, his mangled
remains bang projected right through
a wooden partition. Melbourne GA
sette.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
White Blood Absorbing the Hawaiian.


The marriage of young American men
to half whites is becoming quite fire.
quent among respectable white families
in Hawaii. It is of no use for the for
eign parents to turn the cold shoulder.
Outlines the half white girls are fully
equal in intelligence, taste and domes-
tic virtues to those who marry them.
There will be more of these marriages,
and the mixed blood will improve with
growing prosperity and better educa-
ton, and as the primitive influences and
environments decrease with the lapse of
generations. Indeed one way that the
Hawaiian population lis now decreas-
ing is not so much by the disappearance
as by the dilution or by whitening Of
the blood. New York Evening Post.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
II, HANSCHEN,
Contractor and Builder.

Estimates on buildings or on material
and labor, more especially OF. mason work
furnished on application. Prompt atten
ton given all work and satisfaction guar
ante ed. The sale of all kinds of cement
lime, adamant Ia new kind of hard plast-'
err and plaster hair speciality.
New Ulm, y Mimi.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
Novel way Of Selling a Corn Curer.

NOVEL way OF SELLING q Corn CuTer.
a gentleman who has been travelling
in France relates that in Paris the bar.
Der who was shaving him stepped two
or three times upon the side Of his foot.
At last the customer called out:
Please don't do that any morel
have corn. 9
Exactly what | was trying to find
out, monsieur, 8 said the barber bland
~. We have an excellent preparation
for removing corns, for sale at franc
per bottle. - Texas Siftings.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-12-20
I MopE 5 AeE 1
King Khama Z m Antocrat 81 the Best
Possible Type.

King Khama Z 40 Antocrat Of the Bsst
Possible Type. RS
King Khama is model savage. IL q
black man who has been Thoroughly
civilized by European and missionary
influences can still be called one. He
is an autocrat Of the best possible type,
whose influence in his country is en-
tirely thrown into the scale Of virtue
for the suppression Of vice. Such a
thing as theft is unknown in his realm.
He will not allow his subjects to make
or drink beer. He has put stop also
to the existence of witch doctors and
their wiles throughout all the Bamang-
wato.
He conducts in person services every
Sunday in his large, round kotla, or
place Of assem- bly,, standing beneath the
tree of justice and the wide canopy of
heaven in a truly patriarchal style. He
is keen in the suppression Of all super
stitions and eats publicly the flesh of
the duyker, a sort Of roebuck, which
was formerly the totem Of the tribe and
held as sacred among them 20 years
ago. The late King Sikkome, Khama's
father, would not SO much as step on
a duyker skin, and it is still looked up
on with more veneration by his sub
jects than Khama would wish.
AS an instance Of Khama' s power and
judgment, it is sufficient for us to quote
the sudden change of his capital from
Shoshong to the present site, Palapwe.
Shoshong was in strong position,
where the Bamangwato could effectual-
ly protect themselves from the Mata-
beles' raids under Lobengula, but it was
badly supplied with water, and in dry
seasons the inhabitants suffered greatly
from drought. The change of capital
had been subject discussed for years,
but Khama waited quietly until people
began to think that he was against it
and would never move. He waited. in
fact, until he was sure of British pro-
lection, until he knew that Lobengula
could not attack his people at Palapwe
without em6roiling himself in war
with England.
Then suddenly one day, without any
PREDATORY warning, King Khama gave
orders for the move, and the exodus
began on the next day, and in two
months time Is, 600 individuals were
located in their new capital, 60 miles
away from Shoshong. Under Khama's
direction, everything was conducted in
the best possible order. To every man
was given his allotted ground, and he
was told to build his huts thereon. Not
single dispute arose, and no one would
imagine today that only a few years
ago Palapwe was uninhabited.
Khama, in manner and appearance,
is thoroughly gentleman, dignifed
and courteous. He wears we'll made
European clothes, a billycock hat and
gloves: in his hand he brandishes a
dainty cane, and he pervades every
thing in his country, riding about
from point to point wherever his pres
ence is required, and if he is just a lit
tie too much of dandy it is an error
/, in his peculiar case in the right direc-
tion.-Contemporary Review.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-10
National Band Concert.

NaLIOAdI OAHU SOHCCIks
The Hawaiian National band, J.
Libornio leader, will give a concert
at the Hawaiian hotel this eveing,
commencing at Z 80 o'clock. Fol-
lowing is the programme
PART I.
/. March-"The High School Ca.
detS'. ........ ...... .......- 100000 SOuSa
,. Overture-"Said Pasha" new
........- ........ ..StahI
5. Polka-"Badewitz (cornet So
lol ........ .......-F reune
4. Selection" Hawaiian Songs"
Thy request) .--.... Llbornio
Three Hawaiian Songs.
PART II.
D. Duett-"Martha" new see. Flotow
6. Waltz-"Promenad (new).....
..... ...'..''' -. 90 SouS
Z. Mazurka-"True Friend" new
8. March-"Distant Greeting" ..Dering
"Hawaii Ponol."
Artistic printing at the GAZETTE
Office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-10

OF Finance is hereby instructed 10
| advance to the agents of the said
line the sum OF fifteen hundred
| dollars, the same being one hat
the cost of the special dispatch ci
| said Australia, upon condition that in
the event of the recovery by said
| agents uf any portion OF the cost of
forwarding the Australia, the Hawai-
ian treasury shall receive the amount
OF such recovery pro rata with other
contributors.
On motion of Mr.. Warehouse,
seconded by Mr.. Emmeluth, the
| res" luton was adopted.
In answer to question by Mr.
Young, Mr.. Damon further explained
the running time Of the Australia to
San Francisco. He stated that Mr..
L. Z. Walker, who represented the
Canadian Australian line, would go
to San Francisco by the Australia,
and that arrangements for any fur
Their efforts at removing the MioSera
would be made during the two days
to elapse before the steamer Mariposa
returned.
The councils went into special ses-
sion at 2:30 P. N.
While the special session was being
held, Minister Damon dictated the
following reply to Messrs. Theo. III.
Davies & Co., which was Immediately
forwarded:
FINANCE DEPARTMENT,
HONOLULU, Fl. l.. Oct. 9, 1893.
THEo. H. DAVIES & Co.,
Honolulu, III. L.
GENTLEMEN In reply to your
letter of even date, l am direc ed by
His Excellency the Minister of FL
nance to say that at a meeting of the
executive and advisory councils, held
this day, the enclosed resolution was
adopted.
q Upon application at this office with
proper receipts, the sum appropriated,
on the terms mentioned III the resolu-
ton, will be paid.
/ have the honor to remain,
Gentlemen,
Yours most respectfully,
w. O.. ASHLEY,
Secretary OF Minister of Finance.
At the special session the confirm
alton of the appointment of Mr..
Manley Hopkins to be Hawaiian
consul general at London, England,
was laid before the councils, and 1t
was officially announced that he had
received his exequater.
AT 2:45 PM. the councils adjourned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-10
A SUGGESTION
As To Future Races ROwed Here.

/ As To Future Races ROwed Here
Mr.. EDITOR An annual boa
race between our local boat clubs j
, an established fact, and whilst tn
interest in rowing is at its presen
height, kindly grant space for
suggestion.
The Honolulu public has wit
messed, and portion of it has6n-
tributed to .tb purchase, at large
expense, of new boats by our re-
spective clubs, each clubs strict
instructions to their builders being
to build a boat that would be sure
to defeat the boat owned by the
opposition. This system is no doubt
heartily appreciated by the boat
builders, but it is simply ruinous
to our clubs. It is also unsatisfac-
tory to all concerned, and more es-
pecially so to the crew that is
obliged to face competitors in an
inferior boat, and which conse
quently feels at the end of a race
that it's defeat was the work, not of
the crew, but Of boats.
With the suitable and available
course for she'll racing which Pearl
harbor undoubtedly affords, the Ill
innate use of that style of boat in
championship competitions seems
unavoidable. The thought of this
suggests the following:
That our respective boat clubs,
for their mutual benefit and pro-
lection, agree on this or some other
style of boat for permanent use.
That a representative committee
of both clubs order two boats fac
simile in every respect.
That these boats be used for rae
ing only.
That in order to insure all fairness
possible, representatives of both
clubs "toss up" at date sufficient
ly prior to the day of the race to
allow of the necessary training, 10
decide which boat each club shall
have for the race in question only.
That the care of both these boats
be vested in a committee represent
ing both clubs; and
That the boats, if necessary, be
kept in an independent house.
With the coed feeling at present
existing between our clubs cooper
alton on some scheme of this kind
ought to destine a future for annual
championship races that the most
confident can hardly expect under
the present conditions.
L. DE L. WARD.
Honolulu, Oct. 9, 1898.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-10
AGENTS FOR TIE CELEBRATED
American Rambler SaietieS

Fitted with Elleptic sprockets and q. &
J corrugated air tube tires. These tires
can b. fitted To any pneumatic safety,
they are practically pnncture proof, do
not slin on wet roads, and are very fast
ANY desired gear can be furnished with
these wheels from No. 56 To 50.
While on my Rambler wheel I'm seated.
And mp the street, swiftly glide,
They say discussion, grows quite heated
To know what wheel thar man doth ride;
And when my wheel let them try,
They exclaim with look intent
This is the wheel we'll surely buy
If we don't lay mp "a cent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-10
OUR PICTORIAL SUPPL K
MENT.

| Mr. Wellesley Parker, the gentle
man who has contracted for the
production of the 1000 chrome
photographic views Of Honolulu
that We propose distributing to the
readers of the ADVERTISER, GA
zETTE and KUoKoA in the shape OF
supplements, has the work well in
hand. His great difficulty, so he
says, has been the choice of sub
jects, where all is so beautiful. At
ter visiting the various elevations
and positions from which the city
is seen at its best, he has decided
to give the large two-feet bird's-eye
view from the lighthouse, showing
the wharves and shipping and the
city in the background. This view
will be about two feet long, and
will be surrounded by smaller
views of scenery, landmarks and
the principal business premises.
These latter not only show the
exteriors, but give comprehensive
interior sketches of the businesses
carried on in same in full working
order. The samples shown of other
towns show the various depart
ments of the industries treated in
most thorough manner. We have
seen the sheets of Sydney and
Auckland, and the spaces marked
off with the buildings of the firms
purchasing same represent the very
largest and most representative
business institutions in those cities.
Mr.. Wellesley Parker will today
have displayed on the exterior
walls of our Offices similar views of
Australian cities that will give
very good idea as to how the Homo
lulu views will look when COM
pleted. Amongst the views given
by ourselves viii be Fort street,
looking s. W; Nuuanu avenue;
banana patch; Honolulu harbor
Executive building, and most in
teresting view of the volcano. Mr..
Parker requests us to intimate
that he will today dispose
of the small remaining pictorial
advertising area that surrounds
the main view, and that he will
be much obliged if those who
wish to be represented would write
or telephone to him at the Airing
ton hotel, when he will call and
furnish designs and give all par
ticulars. 1t may now be said def
nitely that with the central views
of ttEA-cItv, the. public buildings,
places Of interest, street
(inserted by Us gratui-
ously), and the representative pic
ures of trade and industries sub
the 1000 sheets will afford
| very clear and accurate idea of
he town and its various CONNER
;ial, social aud other interests.
Ir. J. J. Williams has been APP
to have sole control of the
photography. We may add that
here will be no cash outlay of any
description by the advertisers be-
'ond providing the photos of
heir premises, until after we have
distributed the view in January,
1894, as our New Years gift to our
numerous readers. The sheet will
,e published under the auspicies of
he Bureau of Information.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-10
Music
In the Air

And also at the Music Empor-
ium of the Hawaiian News Co.
In the past month, we have
made many improvements and
additions, both as to variety
and quality of stock and gene
raj arrangement of the
department.
Our latest importations in
the Piano line consists of the
celebrated make of Everett"
of Boston and "Schillier" of
Chicago; unequaled for bril-
lance of tone and perfection
of action and considered by all
connoisseurs Of the music art
as superior instruments in
every respect. Three of these
Pianos just to hand by last
steamer; also cabinet Organs
for parlor, churcah. or schools:
every instrument fully war !
ranted for five years. The
installment plan for the sale
of Pianos and Organs inaugu-
rated by US five years ago, has
proven a great success as
many home in Honolulu can
bear testimony. We shall con-
tinue same and increase our
facilities in this branch as the
trade demands.
Just landed-a new line of |
piano Stools in various styles,
prices from SI.75 up; also
genuine made American Quit
ars, elegant tone and well |
finished $3.50; cheap German
make as low as 81.
Special Order Department.
for Sheet Music and Music
Books-if you will hand us
your orders and same cannot |
be filled from our large assert
ment in stock, we will book
it in our special ORDERS"
which go forward to the pub
fishers every mail; in this way
we Will save you much trou-
BILE as we'll as money, as we
make no charge for postage.
1t is our aim to keep In stock
everything connected with the
music trade; parties out of
town will find it to their ad-
vantage to deal with us and |
not send their orders abroad.
Music Department..