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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
Waste That Is Now Valuable.

; generation ago there was hardly n
mil # any kind that was not troubled
with & heap of rubbish or waste material
that il did not know what TO do with.
silk manufacturers saw the rise OF this
heap with annoyance, and they took 1t rs
afavor if any one would cart 1t away and
use it as a fertilizer. An English in
ventor guessed at the possibilities in
this pile of refuse and set about invent
ing machinery to utilize it. Today. as a
result of his foresight and genius, 5000
persons are employed in making the
finest silk pushes, ribbons and yelvets
from the refuse piles of silk mills, and
the inventor has grown rich.
The cottonseed oil industry is a bet
ter known illustration of economizing
waste, but the dimensions to which the
industry has grown are not so generally
known. The annual product IN OIL
cake, lint and hulls from cotton seed
which a generation ago was allowed K
rot, is S27, 600, 900, and it could be made
greater IL there was a market for th'
product.-Ph;ladelphi Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
BOnaDartp.

Napoleon had bent back, an involun.
tary movement of the right shoulder and
at the same time another movement of the
mouth from left to right. When in anger
according to his own expression, he looked
like hurricane and felt a vibration in the
calf of his left leg. Having a very delicate
head, he did not like new hats. He feared
apoplexy. To general in his room he
said, ''See up there" The general did not
respond. What" said Napoleon, do you
not discover it? 1t is before you, brilliant.
becoming animated by degrees; it cried out
that it would never abandon me. 1 see it
on all great occasions; it says for me to
advance, and it is for me constant sign
Of fortune. New York Times.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
Hawaiian
Electric
Company

will be able to furnish all the
Light and Power the City OF
Honolulu will require, and, as
we now have some six large
wiring contracts to begin on,
as soon as the Australia gets
in with a big lot Of assorted
wire, we would call the atten-
ton of those wanting ELECTRIC
LIGHTS in their Houses at an
early date to the advisabilty OF
having the wiring done soon.
AS only a limited number of
good house wire men are to
be had, contracts for wiring
will have to be taken up in
turn in the order received.
After the Australia gets in
we will have a complete line
of everything needed to wire
any building, including Elec-
troliers, Brackets, etc., and a
large assortment Of plain and |
fancy Shades.
@Leave your order ear
ly and have the satisfaction of |
having your House ready for
the Lights when the current is
,urned on from the New Sta
ion now under way.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30

American blood, in defense of their
right of selfgovernment, attacked
by reluctant officers and sailors
under peremptory orders from
Washington, would unite the Amer
lean people in determination to dis
pose of Queen Liliuokalani and the
President together. The President
can only depose the Provisional
government, unless it consents to
be deposed, by making war upon
it. To make war without authori-
ty of Congress would subject him
to impeachment. All the members
of the Provisional Government have
to do, then, is to defend their po-
sition against whatever attack. II
they are left alone to deal with the
partizans of the queen, they can
probably take care of themselves
If they are beaten down by the
naval forces Of the United States
the American people will take care
of them later. Their fate is IL
their own hands.-Portland Ore
gonian.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
All Right.

Two men became engaged in fight
in the street. Instantly their hats went
had thick head of hair. and -thaaqthe
seized the other by the hair and began
to drag him about
''Stop himr' cried bystander.
''Why should you stop himg" asked
another. Hes only practicing the gold
en- rule
" The golden rule? What do you mean?"
"Why, he's doing to the other man
what he wishes to goodness the other
man might be abe to do to himr'-
Youths Companion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
AnticipafOrH.

Lady of the House-Aren't you asham-
ed of yourself-a great, strong man like
you to be idling your time away?
Transient 1ndividual-Ah, mum, but
you forget the business depression.
Lady of the Householder the bust
ness depression! To my knowledge you
haven't done a stroke of work for years.
Transient Individual-Of course.
was merely anticipating the panic, you
know-getting used to loafing so l
shouldn't mind it when there was no
work to be had.-Boston Transcript.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
Marrying For Pity.

A fair maiden who had weathered the
blasts of some 30 summers was in
formed by BOBBY that unless she mar
ried him he would blow the top of his
head off. It's pity she didn't let him
do it. Heads of that kind ought to be
blown off every time. That Is what
they are for. But Desdemona pitied
Othello, and this fair maiden pitied her
lover and went to the parsons with him.
That was only month ago, and now if
he wants to kill himself she Will present
him with the best silver mounted pistol
in the market.
Marriage is solemn contract, and ii
is better to think twice before signing it.
New Y orll Telegram.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
Loving as Brothers.

A pretty sight was seen on Frankfort
street the other day when two roughly
dressed longshoremen came strolling down
the sidewalk. Each held the others hand.
and as they walked they chatted together
as gayly as couple of schoolgirls out hunt
ing for cents worth of pickles and candy.
When the observer eyed them-not quiz
zically, but admiringly-they SHE'D bash
fully apart. The spell was broken.-New
York Recorder
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
Good Enough For q Beast

A droll little story is told of Mr.. W.
5. Gilbert. He put up his horse one day
at small country inn, on the signboard
OF which was painted conspicuously the
notice, Entertainment for man and
beast" When his lunch was brought,
he looked dissatisfied, and surprised the
waiter by saying, This is all very well
so far, but where is the entertainment
for the manY'-London Tit-Bits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
The Human Ear.

The membrane lining the canal of the ear
contains a great number of little glands.
which secrete a waXy substance having an
intensely bitter taste. The purpose of this
Is to prevent the entrance of insects and TO
keep the ear clean, as the layer of wax dries
in scales, which fall rapidly away. thus re-
moving with them any particle of dust or
other foreign matter which may have found
entrance 10 the ear.-EXchange
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
His Way of Settling Debts.

While L was reading the London pa
pers in comfortable chair at the Colo
NAL club not long since two studious
looking visitors went by. One said to
the other: Eyes, he's a good fellow, but
so eternally mysterious, though syste-
matte, yet unreliable. Take the way he
settles his bills, for instance, just like
clockwork-tick, tick, tick. Club.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
OLD WINTERS ON THE FARM.

I've Jest about decided
TIA keep a town boy hoppin.
Fer to work all winter chopin
Fer old fireplace, Ike did
Iawsl Them old times was contrairy-
Blame backbone o. winter. 'penred IKE
Wouldn't break, and was skeered!IAe
Clean on into FEBRUARY
Nothin ever made me madden
Than fer pap TO stomp in layin
On a extra forestick. sayin,
"Groan' hogs out and seed his shadder-
James Whitcorb Riley.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30

The telephone was first practically
used In England in 1876, when over liz
miles of wire existed between London
and Norwich, but no telephone exchange
was established until 1879, when 10 Of
fees were established.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30

The sun and the earth are both prac.
tically spherical in shape, and the earth
Is evidently only small, cooled off or
frozen sun. The sun has shell of glow
ing metallic clouds; the earth has shell
OF solid Opaque rocks and metals.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
CnnSnIaffnn

Irate Passenger (who has managed to
board bus tlat did not stop)-Suppose
I'd slipped and lost a leg, then whats
Conductor (kindly)-You wouldn't have
70 do any more jumping then. We ALWAYS
stops for man with a crutch.-Loudon
Tit-Bits
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30

In the jewel house of the Tower of
London there is book bound through
out IN gold, even to the wires of the
hinges. It's clasp is two rubies set at OPP
posite ends of four golden links
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30
LUCKY He HOuinf

Few Philadelphians are perhaps aware
that the founder of the new School OF
Vital Science and Theonomy, the invent
or OF the all tongue alphabet and cos
mlcal, digltypy and the courageous pro-
FOUNDER of cosnical pacifcation, is dwell.
ing quietly and modestly in their midst.
Philadelphia Record.
an arr Note.
81 hear Palette had picture in the
exhibition"
Eyes, but he didn't have it there long.
The jury returned it immediately.nS
Vogue.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30

The work performed by the human
neart each "a hours is equal to the lift
ing of 100 tons to height of one foot il
the same length of time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30

Are you going to keep up
with the times and have your
House lit up by Electricity.
or are you going TO keep
right on in the same old rut
and burn OIL simply because
you have grown use to the UNI
comfortable heat, the strong
odor, to say nothing of the
danger from EXPLOSIONS, and
bother of cleaning and filling
your lamps, ordering your oil,
etc.? Which is the easiest, to
have a switch at the head of
your bed and turn on a 16c.p.
lamp when the baby begins to
talk politics at A. M, or to
get up, fall over three chairs
and pull off half the wall Or
naments feeling for the match
safe and then be told, just as
the lamp is we'll lighted, to
please put out the light.
baby is alright now ?"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30

the lesson that compromise was USE
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-30

brose Blerce III .. +. nAanlner.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21

During TIE war of 1872 the good
people of Newport, r, l., were kept
on the ground hop" by a British
brigantine, named the Nimrod She
cruised along the coast, blockaded
the harbor, and continually threat.
ened to land troops. Her commander
evidently enjoyed the fun Of brighten.
ing the NewpOrters. The blockade,
however, compelled coasters, little
flat-bottomed sloops, to creep along
shore under cover of night, on their
way to aud from New York. One
captain Of sloop had a fight with
the British and beat them off. The
story is told in "reminiscences OF
Taunton"
Captain Maybury, a fearless young
man, had made voyage to New
York in a small sloop, and was re-
turning with cargo of supplies
The Nimrod, discovering his vessel,
sent a barge to capture her. He
crowded on all sail and Rugged the
shore: but the breeze being light, the
barge gained upon him
An old iron swivel was on board,
used to fire salutes on the Fourth Of
July, and minute guns in case of dis
tress. 1t was hoisted on deck charged
heavily with powder, filled up to the
muzzle with spikes, bits of iron, and
broken bottles, and mounted on the
stern.
The barge drew within short range;
Captain Maybury sighted the swivel
and touched off the charge with a
red-hot rod A tremendous explosion
dismounted the gun and shook the
slooo from stem to stern.
When the smoke cleared, it was
seen that there was trouble on board
the barge The officer in command
had disappeared, and the men had
left their oars. Then the barge was
turned toward the Nimrod, and the
men rowed vigorously. The sloop
sailed On her course and arrived at
Taunton
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21

A pretty yeil-holder is made Of a
board about twelve by ght inches in
size, neatly covered with a piece Of
India silk or brocade. On one side of
the board, underneath the silk. place
a few layers of batting, with
sachat powder scattered over it. On
this same side, outside of the silk, sew
two bands of white or colored elastic
to match the covering, attaching them
to the silk at the ends only, and lett
ing them run parallel across IT,, length
of the board four inches apart. I'm
der these the wells, when folded are
easily slipped and kept in place. New
York Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21
KNOWLEDGE

Brinps comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
odapti1a the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
tbe value to health Of the pure liquid
Laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due TO its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 10 the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax.
alive efeetually cleansing the system
dispellinr colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval Of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
a.. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21

A piper wedding lately was tri-
umph OF ingenuity The dress of all
the guests, and even of the host and
hostess, were partially made of tissue
piper, likewise the posics, mats, lamp
shades, hanging balls, and all floral
decorations. Paper plates and eases
were quantity used for the dinner,
had on fringcd and cut ont paper
cloth, with a good display of doilies
and napkins, also in paper Costume
crackers were of course among the
dainties. The gifts included etchincs.
Photographers, cards, stationery sets,
subscriptions to magazines; in short,
anything that could he made with pa
per from penny sheet of pins to a
substantial bank note.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21
TIE LIME ro LAUGH.
4 Is Certainly Not when n Boys Fathel
Has been Kicked ~ Colt.

" Is Certainly Not Nhcu Boys Father
Has Been Kicked ~ Colt.
As a matter Of fact a boy never
should laugh at his father until he
the boy is Is years Of age, at least
Earlier than that it is not safe A
boy over near the university has for
several evenings 81 cd up to eat his
meals, and all because he neglected
the above rule OF conduct His
father takes great pride in the Ham
bletOnian colt he is raising The old
man fairly delights Ia pottering
around the stable, and he can hardly
wait until that colt is years old
and trots a mile TO harness in posi-,
as it surely will The other morning
the pater was fussing around in an
old silk hat and equally venerable
great coat, pitchfork in hand, and
while he was walking about thecolt's
heels the boy gave the animal its
feed
The colt does not allow any fa-
miliarities VIII lie feeding and when
the old man, in STOPPING position,
backed up against him, the colt
dashed out with both feet. The man
stood so near that the kick broke no
bones, but he was shot as from a
catapult right through the clapboards
on the side Of the barn. His head
was driven through his tile, and when
he extricated himself from the splln-
ters the rim Of his headgear hung
around his neck like a ruff. He re-
garded the whole business as rough,
and delivered an Grafton through his
hat which the boy regarded as anus
ing. The youngster laughed First
he stood and laughed, then he laid
down and laughed, and rolled over
and over and Rugged himself and still
laughed But when that devoted
father got clear from the wreckage
he seized the nearest strap and the
boy has not smiled once since. The
boy knows now that he is not big
enough to laugh at his father-Min-
neap0lis Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21

The curious places in which women
conceal their valuables is every while
brought to light by some accident to
the same. 1t VIA discovered at a fire,
for instance that the savings of years
of poor woman had been lost by the
destruction of stuffed armchair, in
the crevices and folds of which she
had tucked away the bills Again,
woman going away for day, hides a
box OF valuables in the ash barrel and
finds on her return that some other
member placed it on the sidewalk,
from whence it had been emptied Of
its contents Women delight in hid
ing riches in old stockings. in piece
bags, in cushion Innings, under a board
in the floor, in books, any and every
where least expected and least safe
New York World.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21

In olden times, when a man oI
Ideas became troublesome to those
who could not discriminate between
genius and insanity, he was sent to q
madhouse, where, shut in an iron
cage and fed through its bars like 2
wild beast, he soon became as mad
as every one believed him. 1t wa.
in 1924 that an English nobleman.
Lord Worcester, went to Paris and
visited Bicetre. As he was passing
through the great court accompanied
by the keeper distorted face with
matted beard and hair appeared at
the grating, and a voice shriekcd
wildly: Stop stop | am not mad.
am shut up here most unjustly. ]
have made an invention which would
enrich a country that adopted it .
What does he speak off" the mar.
quis asked his guide. ooh, that is
his madness, said the guide, laugh.
ing That is man called Solomon
Caus; he is from ormandy He be-
lieves that by the use of the steam Of
boiling water he can make ships "a
over the ocean and carriages travel
by lan1-in fact, do all sorts of won.
derful things. He has even written
book about it, which | can show
you. Lord Worcester asked for the
book, glanced over it, and desired to
be conducted to the cell Of the writer
When he returned he had been weep
ing. THE poor man is mad enough
now" he said, @but when you i'm.
prisone1 him he was the greatest
genius of the age. He has certainly
made very great discovery" After
this Lord Worcester made may
T-Ts z = =
Efforts to procure the li6eratI0d ii
the man, who doubtless would have
been restored to reason by freedom
and ordinary surroundings, but in
vain; his accusers were obstinate, and
his prison doors were never opened.
Thus in Bicetre died the man 10
whom, after his works were pub
lished, many people gave the credit
of being the discoverer of steam
power and it is said that from the
manuscript written in his prison
Lord Worcester gathered the idea Of
a machine spoken of as a water COM
handing engine" which he afterward
invented.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21
SCARED AWAY THE spARRows.


stuffed Cat Found to BE Cure for -, 9
rwitterlng Nuisance.
Whatever else may be said AGAINST
the English sparrow, no one can
accuse him of being a sluggard or nj
folding his hands for little more
slumber when he should be ont in
pursuit of the early worm. Bnt in
this connection one very bad habit II
the bird which came to this country
as foreign pauper laborer EMPLOYED
to do contract work, may be men
toned. He awakens with the Arst
streak Of dawn, and fully a half.hour
after awakening he spends in chat.
tering like a lot Of schoolgirls until
everybody in the neighhorbood i
wide awake and breathing execra.
lions. A story comes from West.
minister, Md, which the Baltimore
sun gives for the benefit Of readers
who are afflicted with the sparrow
plague. = tree near the bedroom
window Of a lady Of that town he.
came the home Of a large coyey 81
brazen-lunged, wide-mouthed vocif
erous sparrows The lady became as
sleepless as Darius when Daniel was
IN the lions den. But her ingenuity
came to her rescue before it was too
late. One of the children in the
house had an imitation tabby cat
made Of calico. This was placed in
window by the tree and the tables
were turned on the sparrows com.
pletely. The very sight of the imi.
tation cat made them SILVER with
fear and futter their wings in dis.
may. They all left their home, and
az long as the calico cat sat on the
window sill they did not return. but
went and sang morning songs to one
of the neighbors. This is a discOv
cry which may be valuable. A pav
ing industry may be started In xiii.
ing backydrd-fence cats and stuhine
their skins TO frighten sparrows, and
then if something could he found
which could he frightened BY stuffed
sparrows there might be life inflhe
old land yet.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21

As EVERYBODY is learning now,
boiling kills the microbes in water,
and it was only when the authority
Of law forbidding the use of the in
fected river water was put in force
in Hamburg last autumn that the
cho' EZRA was really checked; and it is
interesting to learn that Cyrus, who
seems to have had good ideas Of sani-
tation, when crossing the river Che
aspes, had all the drinking water for
his army boiled in silver bowls, the
legend says.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1893-07-21
Species Discovered That Thrive In That
Element.

Element.
One OF the most remarkable discov-
cries In the shape Of a peculiar spc-
cies Of flsh ever made on this conti-
nent was that made at Carson city,
New, in 1870. At that time both
tho Hale s. Norcross and the Savage
mines were down to what is known
as the ~, 200-foot level" When at
that depth a subterranean lake OF
boiling water was tapped. The ac-
cident flooded both mines to the
depth of 400 feet After the water
had all been pumped out except that
which had gathered in basins and In
the inaccessible portions of the
works, and when the water still had
a temperature OF 1928 degrees-nearly
scalding hot - many queer-looking
little blood-red fish were taken out.
In appearance they resembled gold
fish
They seemed lively and sportive
enough when they were in their ma.
tive element-boiling water-not-
withstanding the fact that they did
not even have rudimentary eyes.
When the fish were taken out Of the
hot water and put into buckets OF
cold water for the purpose of being
transported to the surface, they died
as quickly as a perch or bass would il
plunged into a kettle Of water that
was scalding hot not only this, but
the skin peeled off exactly as if they
had been boiled.
Eyeless fish are common enough ir
all subterranean lakes and rivers, but
this is the only case on record OF liv'
ing fish being found in boiling water