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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-10
FAVORS TOTAL SUSPENSION
Business Man Makes Suggestion
for Handling the Plague.


Mr.. EDITOR When it first be-
came evident that cholera had
made its appearance in Honolulu,
I suggested what would be, in effect
or in its operation, a kind Of mar
tial law as the most expeditions
and certain way of stamping it
out. Ny suggestion meant a gen.
eral suspension of traffic and a
rigid quarantine of the whole city.
1t should be a Board of Health
measure, endorsed and carried into
effect by citizens.
AS was to be anticipated there
were those who "hooted" the idea,
and others who feared that an I'M
bearable strain would thereby be
brought upon the community. But
the epidemic advances and has
since spread to the healthy dis
tricts. Had such stringent meas
ures been at first instituted who
knows but that several lives may
have been saved. The situation
has not improved. 1t is grave in
the extreme. Business is at a
standstill, and prolonged season
of depression and the horrors of a
plague seem imminent. Some
thing effective must be done.
I would suggest that the Board
of Health Immediately, for a pc
Rod of one week, suspend all bust
ness and travel and institute a
system of general quarantine from
Kalihi to Diamond Head. Close
stores and shops, stop trans,
buses, hacks, ETC., keep people in
their own homes Except in cases
of absolute necessity when passes
may be furnished) and let the
good work of the inspectors go on.
The danger of contagion would
thus be reduced to minimum
and [ believe one week Of such
sacrifice will rid the country of a
foe that may evetualIy cost thous-
ands of lives and piles of money.
A BUSINESS Man.
Honolulu, Sept. 9, 1895.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-10
To Musicians.

THE MISSES RICE, LATE OF
u Melbourne, have located on
King street, Waikiki OF J. B. Atherton,
and will take pupils for tuition in
Pianoforte and Singing. Telephone $50.
4049
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-09-10
Work Speaks Palmer Than Talk
Honolulu, II. L, July 20, 1895.

Honolulu, II. L, July 20, 1895.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
This is to certify that G.. Akima has
made several suits OF clothes for me and
the workmanship has been of the best.
take pleasure in recommending him
and his work to any and all.
Respectfully Yours,
JAMES B. OBERTEUFFER,
1858 Seattle, Wash, q. S. A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23

talker and debater. In the campaign last
fall he addressed big meetings of Germans
in Switzerland county in their native
tongue. thus deriving an immense advant-
age over his opponent.
Three other promising new young men,
bers all democrats. for a change and thir-
ty years old, are George B. Mcclellan and
William Sulzer of New York. and John F.
Fitzgerald of Boston. All three succeed
democrats of mature age. Mcclellan is the
son of Gen. Mcclellan, Little Mac" the
commander of the Union army in the carly
part of the war and democratic candidate
for the presidency In 1864. He is bright and
handsome, though boyish looking. and is a
good speaker and steady worker. He has
done newspaper work, and served under
the city government in New York. and is
now practcing law, with office in Wall
street
Sulzer was recently speaker of the New
York assembly, looks strikingly like Henry
Clay in his youth, is ambitious and a
clever orator. Fitzgerald of Boston is a
Harvard man, Is engaged in the real estate
and insurance business was member of
the Boston common council and the Massa-
chusetts state senate. His democratic
predecessor, Joseph H. ONeil, the popular
assistant United States treasurer at Bos-
ton. was beaten at the primaries. though
young men a chance" Fitzgerald is in the
unique position of being the only demo-
cratic Congressman from all New England
a Little Over Thirty.
Another promising young man is Row
land b. Mahany. aged thirty-two. the re-
publican successor OF Daniel H. Lockwood
from Buffalo, n. Y. He Is a Harvard
graduate and a poet of local r. putation
There are at least four other young repub-
lcan neophytes exactly thirty-two years
old. F. Hanley from the ninth Indiana
district, born among the forests of Cham
palgn county; John Simpkins OF Yarmouth
Mass, handsome bachelor. and the pos
eessor OF cultivated tastes and attractive
social qualities; Harrison II. Atwood of
Boston. a talented artist and architect.
elected several terms to the Massachusetts,
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A Relentless Foe.

From the New York Weekly.
Mrs. Jimson (whispering)-"See that man?
He's lady killer
Mrs. Bilson-"Huh! He isn't handsome"
Mrs. Jimson-"Oh, ] don't mean that kind.
He's regular killer murderer"
Mrs Bilson-"Ooo!'
Mrs Jimson-"Yes. He married beauti-
full coquette, who treated him SO heartlessly
that he has sworn eternal enmity to all wo-
men. It's awful"
Mrs. Bilson--"But how does he kill?"
Mrs Jimson-"He rides about in crowded
street cars and whenever lady gets in he
jumps up and makes bow and offers his
seat quick as wink. They always drop
dead"
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GETTING A BARGAIN.
She Went to the Auction and Proceed
cd to Get Ratified.

From the Ohio State Journal.
A lot of people were present at an auction
sale of japanese goods recently.
How much am ! bid for this exquisite
vase?" asked the auctioneer, holding 1t
above his head
Five dollars responded an elderly lady.
sitting in one Of the front seats.
That's shame" cried the man with the
hammer. This vase, a work of art, Is
worth four times that sum. Why. look at
t. VIII an intelligent audience allow such a
sacrifice?'
six dollars came in the same woman's
voice
well. we'll. well, Can't you see that this
is treasure. and you stand here and allow
Eight dollars" Again 1t was the same
Eight dollars, The very idear calculated
the auctioneer. Il never saw the like.
Come, what is the meaning of this? One OF
the mikado's especial designs sighted in
such a manner! 1t is a reflection on your
taste
Mine dollars" said the solitary bidder.
1T is too costly, too precious and too rare
in pattern. Wake up, or I'll put 1t back in
the box"
Ten dollars" the woman said.
We'll, it doesn't seem as IL can get any
more so here it goes. Ten dollars-once,
twice three times, Sold to the lady there
at that shameful figure!"
The lady stepped up, paid for and re-
ceived her parcel and departed, apparently
without noticing the smiles of the audience.
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are republicans, two are democrats, and two
are populists. The republicans are Baker
of Kansas, Gear of Iowa, Carter of Mon
tana, Thurston of Nebraska, Sewell of New
Jersey. Wetmore of Rhode Island Elkins of
West Virginia, Warren and Clark of Wyom-
ing, and Nelson of Minnesota
Nevertheless the republicans will not have
a majority without some further accessions.
The democrats are Bacon of Georgia and
Martin Of Virginia. and the populists are
Marion Butler of North Carolina and Ben.
Tilman of South Carolina Senators Gear,
Carter Sewell, Elkins, Warren, Clark and
Nelson have been in Congress before-Sewell
in the Senate and the others in the House
but the remainder are new to legislative ex
perience in Washington.
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CAUSED BY VACCINATION


From the Journal, Detroit, Mich.
Every one in the vicinity Of Meldrum avenue and
Champain street, Detroit, knows Mrs. Mcdonald,
and many neighbor has reason to feel grateful to
her for the kind and friendly has mani
Tested in cases of illness.
She is a kind-hearted friend a natural nurse,
and an intelligent and refined lady.
To reporter she recently talked at some length
about DIR. Williams Pink Pills, giving some very
interesting instances in hel immediate knowl-
edge of marvellous cures, and the universal benef-
cence OF the remedy to those who had used It.
Il have reason to KNOW" said Mrs. Mcdonald.
something of the worth OF this medicine, for 1t
has been demonstrated in my own immediate fami-
ly. My daughter Kittie is attending high school,
and has never been very strong since She began. I
suppose she studies hard, and she has quite a dis
lance to go every day. When the smallpox broke
out all Of the school children had to be vaccine ted.
l took her over to DIR. Jameson and he vaccina ted
her. 1 never such arm in my life, and the
doctor said he did. She was broken out on
her shoulders and back and was just sick she
could be. To add to 1t all neuralgia set in. and
the poor child in misery. She is naturally of
nervous temperament and she suffered most aw-
fully. Even after she recovered the neuralgia did
not leave her Stormy days days that were
damp preceded a storm. she could not go out at
all She was pale and thin and had no appetite.
Il have forgotten Just who told me about the
Pink Pills, but got some for her and they cured
her right up She has nice color in her face, eats
and sleeps well, goes TO school every DAY, ana ID
well and strong In every particular. 1 have never
heard of anything build up the blood to COM
pare with Pink Pills. / 81 all always keep them
in the house and recommend them to my neighbors."
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People are
considered unfaling specific in such diseases as
locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, ST. Nitus'
dance, scatca. neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous
headache, the after-efects of la grip palpitation
of the heart, pale and sallow compilations, that
tired feeling resulting from nervous prostraton; all
diseases resulting from vltiated hunors in the
blood. such scrofula, chronic erysipelas ETC.
They are also a specific for troubles peculiar to
females, suppressions, Irregularities and all
forms OF weakness. In men they effect radical
cure in all cases arising from mental worry, over
work excuses of whatever nature. DR. VIII
Jams Pink Pills sold by all dealers, or VIII
be sent post paid on receipt OF price go cents
box or six boxes for s2.50-they are never sold In
bulk or by the LOBBY addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Co. Schenectady, y. Y. 1t
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THE 8 MARK.
Why Should Ii Not Preced. the Num-
eral.

Why Should 1t Not Precede the Num-
eral.
From the st. Louis Republic.
Did It ever strike you as being at all Pc
culiar that we should use the dollar mark ID
before instead of after the figures in ex.'
pressing the sum of five. ten, twenty or any
other number of dollars? We may say
twenty-five dollars plain enough for any
one to understand. but as soon as We put the
expression into figures and characters it is
dollars twenty-five" (s25) instead of 25s, as
it should be. Nor is this all that is peculiar
in this connection: In every country which
has a written language and a system of
coinage the Authorization for the unit Of
value precedes the figures. In England the
pound mark "a is used in the same manner
that the dollar mark is used in this country,
while the same popularity is noticeable in
Germany where the Authorization m. Gor
mark appears preceding the number, just
as the French abbreviation fir. Qor france, is
used in France.
legend is more apt to be correct We find
that in Mexico they nave 4 ''2i2 pesos" in
stead of p. 2i2,'' as one might expect and in
Newfoundland they have plain two-dollar
piece. So, too, in France, where the abb
breviation is not used We find such pieces as
40 francs" .2o francs and 40 francs"
In Germany they have a piece marked *
thaler," which is all very plain, bat the mo-
ment a clerk, bookSeerer Or other .'e~son
makes an entry or JOS down rnelnoran-
dunn he tells you that it is ''th. "" The
English pound sign, which is believed to be
the Oldest monetary abhreN adol nov IN
use, is the old initial letter by which the
Romans expressed ''podncs." just as NE use
the Tbs" 1t has besn suggested that va
use our money abbrevIation laokN ard, be
cause that the Romans. in expressing
pounds always said libra decem' in
stead of "decem libra the !rst being
pounds ten and the latter tie pounds.
When their initial letter or character vas
Used 1t always preceded the figures, thus
"f10," instead of the reverse. Thus the whole
world have gotten in the habit of doing these
things backward.
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Life In WRNhingtOn.

From tn, Boston transcripts Washington Letter.
The absence of nerve-racking noises is a
heavenly feature of this town. A New
Yorker naturally feels. when he gets tc
Washington, as If he had arrived at some
peaceful hamlet. like Flushing or Nyack-
on-the-Hudson. He is also surprised TO find
how far his money goes. One grovelins
commercial creature declares that he never
was rich but once in his life. and that was
when he was making Sl25 q month in
Washington. He had everything ne want
ed, he belonged to a swell club. dressed like
a lord had a Manhattan cocktail every
In an evil hour he accepted a place in New
York at $1,000 a year-and he has been on
the ragged edge of pauperism ever since
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liam D. Bynum's successor, who made MS
fortune in gas and street railroads, and c.
N Clark, from the first Missouri district,
long represented by Gen. Hatch chairman
of agriculture, and who, like Gen. Hatch.
though unlike him politically, is a farmer,
and owns large holdings in bottom lands
near Hannibal.
Some Notable Men.
A lot of other new members are especial
ly notable on account of their oddly and
for other reasons. Harry Miner, democrat,
of the East Side New York, succeeding
the genial and inimitable Timothy ]. Camp
bell, is also quite wealthy, but his chief dis
tinction lies in another direction. He owns
variety theater on the Bowery and sew
erai other theaterS elsewhere, Is an agree
able comrade, and wears Respondent dia-
monds on his shirt front and necktie. Cy-
rus A. Sulloway, from the first New Hamp-
shire district, is a Salvation Army veteran,
and a capable lawyer. Two years ago he
married q Salvation Army sister.
w. R. McKenny, democrat, from the
Petersburg district Of Virginia, is one of
the most strikin g-looking new members,
resembling in facial characteristics an an
tique colonial portrait, and his manners
are faultless and digniied. He is a law
yer ard a fluent speaker. Frederick Hal
terman republican, of Philadelphia, repre-
senting the third Pennsylvania district, rem
dered famous from the long and honored
incumbency of the late Samuel ]. Randall,
Is a niddle-aged merchant of benignant
aspect and disposition, prosperous and con-
sentative. and will have the proud distinc-
tion Of filling d seat that has not been filled
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Peace to His Ashes.

From Texas Siftngs.
Not long since Gus de Smith took stroll
through the Dallas graveyard. When he
came out of the graveyard he looked very
serious.
Gilhooly, meeting him, asked what was the
matter.
Nothing. I was only thinking that the
Dallas husband must light all the fires in
the mornings"
What makes you think so?''
well, see 80 many Of them are burned to
death. I noticed on three or four tomb
stones: Peace to his ashes.'"
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Brew ster of Rochester, n. Y, also re-
publican, and banker, noted for his con-
servative and systematic methods; John
Simpkins of Yarmouth. Mass, mentioned
before as one OF the young men; s. A.
Cook and Alexander Stewart, both repub-
Leans from Wisconsin. who amassed vast
fortunes In the lumber business; G.. M.
Curtis of Clinton. Iowa, who also made his
money from lumber, and who will represent
the district hitherto filed by demoera is,
his late predecessor being Judge w. L.
Hayes; Charles L. Henry Of Indiana, Will
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as governor. He is capable lawyer. of
high repute and influence. Another promi-
nent republican lawyer is James A. Connolly
of Springfield, H., successor to William Nj.
Springer, and still another is George II.
Noonan, the only republican with certifi-
cate from Texas. He attended school with
President Cleveland, and has for many
years been a respected district judge In
Texas.
Yet another is Grove L. Johnson, from the
Sacramento district, in California. He close
ly resembles the late Gen. Malone of Fir-
ginia, in his energetic manner, p.Quant
mode of dress and unique personality. He
is aggressive. eloquent and fiery in his style
of oratory. and has for years been one
of the leading criminal lawyers of his
state. He has served in both branches of
the California leg stature with distinction.
Henry r. Gibson of Knoxville, Tenn, is
also republican and a lawyer of con-
spicuous attachments. He represents the
old Houk district. Likewise George P.
Harrison, democrat, from the Alabama dis
trict, long represented by Gov. Oates, has
been prominent lawyer for twenty years.
He was the youngest brigad:er in the con-
federate army. He is grand master of Ma
sons in Alabama.
william E. Barrett of Melrose, Mass,
successor to William Everett, son Of Ed
pers in Boston, has been speaker Of the
Massachusetts legislature, and is an OK
perienced political manager.
Men of Wealth.
William s. Owens of Georgetown, KY, a
lawyer and a democrat, comes the her
aided successor of Col. William c. P. Breck
inridge from the famous blue grass dis
tr.ct John B. Corliss of Detroit, repub-
Ecan, Is expected to win an eminent place
in the House by his parts as lawyer and
orator. Though quite youthful looking, he
Is forty-two years old, and has great
reputation in Michigan. Besides. ne is very
rich. and his wealth has been earned in his
profession.
A gcodly number of other new men will
be roted at the outset as men of wealth.
Among these are Col. Richard G.. Shannon
of New York city. a republican; Henry c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-23
From Artist to Dairymntd.

From the New York Evening World.
One of the prettiest and most fashionably
connected girls in town.an artist. has thrown
up her paint brushes and gone into butter
making. During the summer she has been
experimenting with the family cows at their
country place. She proved to be not only
captivating dairymaid, the costume proving
becoming, but astonished her incredulous
family by producing butter not only artistic
in form, but irreproachable in flavor. She
now proposes to go to one of the agricultural
schools and learn the newest scientific pro-
cess with a view of fitting herself for posi-
ton in some of the big diaries.
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less than l,Si, all OF them republicans. save
twenty-sevcn. Not in the memory of this
generation has there been such complete
political turnover. The last House had
nfnety-two democratic majority, and con-
sequently the altered complexion of the new
House represents change of 233 votes in
G total of 3JG.
striking popularity. of the new Congress
Is the unusually large number of bright,
energetic young men of good stock AM
progressive tendencies who captured strong
democratic districts represented for decades
only by the most prominent democratic
leaders, ripe In age and of sage experience
Among such are the successors of William
L. Wilson of West Virginia late chairman of
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ways and means; of Judge Holman. the VEN
cradle father of the House." twice chair
man of appropriations; of Silver Dick
Bland. chairman CT coinage a grizzed vet
eran OF twenty-five years experience, and
of VIM. NJ Springer, chairman of banking
and currency. and previously of nays and
means, also of twenty-five gears service.
A republican member. also new, though
not young in years, will represent the his
toric Randall district of Pennsylvania.
which for eighty years back mas never
turned any but democrats. Another dis
tinctive feature of the new House Is the
large number of middle-aged men, Eew to
Congress. but able and experienced either
In law or in practical business, whose past
training, substantial interests and fresh
Ideas are apt to make them valuable aids
In legislation.
Still another interesting class are the very
rlch men; and vet another the men of
rious avoCations and characteristics. whose
election can be counted among the accidents
OF a popular political upneaval AS Andrew
jackson once said Congress is curious
collection" but it takes all sorts of men to
make up world, and also Congress.
Young in Years.
The new baby member, the Youngest
and tenderest of all the young ones. is
George y. Southwicll of Albany, n. Y, the
republican successor of Gen. Tracey. He
is aged twenty-five, but looks to be about
seventeen or eighteen. and will at first be
mistaken. probably. for a page boy. Next
to him is Norman A. Mozely. who defeated
Arnold in the fourteenth Missouri He Is
twenty-eight, and worked on his fathers
farm until he became of age, then taught
school and began to practice law. After
him comes Charles Towne, from the Du-
luth district, Mimi. twenty mine years old
successful both in business and politics.
Twelve years ago he was a page in the
Michigan legislature.
Next is James E. Watson of Rushvllle.
Ind, Judge Holman's successor, thirty
EpWorth Lacquer and a prominent Knight
of Pythias He has a serious, earnest face,
Is well educated and has special gift as a
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The Army in 1900.
From Judge

From Judge.
The trim young female orderly ap-
preached the captainess and saluted. The
officer returned the salute. The orderly
spoke: Madam, Private Edith Netting has
a headache this morning, and would like
to have her breakfast in bed"
Every we'll. Have 1t sent
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by any other than democrat heretofore in
the last eighty years.
w A Calderhead, from the fifth Kansas
district is noteworthy from the fact that
in the very birthplace and hotbed of popu-
lism and general Gemagogy, he won sue
cess after defiantly announcing from the
stump his opposition to free coinage AMI
all the raging isrns prevailing in that coun-
try. Though the House Will miss the re-
verberating voice of Champ Clark of Mis-
lungs OF John F. Tracey, republican. from
the seventh Missouri district. He is re-
ported to WELD voice like fog horn. and
of q cyclone.
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WORLDS FAIR HOTELS.
They Are Being Sold in Job Lots to
Suit Customers.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Some of that class of structures in Chi
cago known as worlds fair hotels" seem
to have been destined to a peculiar fate.
The better class of them are still in use,
either as hotels fiat buildings or apartment
houses. The cheapest of these structures
have nearly all disappeared. With few
of them final disposition is more difficult
problem. These are too good to be sacri-
feed to make kinding wood and not good
enough either in design or construction, TO
attract tenants. Since the grand rush of
exposition days they are deserted. One of
them, which stands on a bushy south side
thoroughfare, bears a big sign with this
inscription:
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ierrille Journal.

From the Somerville Journal.
In Boston restaurant: st. Louis Girl
That's queer; I've looked this bill of fare
all over and can't find baked beans on 1t
anywhere"
New York Girl (suspiciously)-"Have you
looked under the heading Fruit" "
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For Sale-Doors. Windows. Win
dow SaShes, with Weights,
lambs, Castings, Laths and Plank
ing, and other Portions of this
Building.