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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-25
How to Test Black Silks.

The drawbacks to black silk goods
have always been matter of notoriety.
To name only the most important Of
these, black silks are liable Cd to be-
come greasy after very short period of
wear; (2) to cut at the folds; (3) to
crease In a manner impossible to get rid
of by any subsequent treatment These
remarks apply even to the highest quail
tiles of black silk goods. In the case of
the lower goods it is not an infrequent
thing to find them go absolutely rotten
after a compaI atively short period Of
wear.
It Is a mistake to estimate the value
of piece of silk by its weight, and yet
what method of Judging is more COM
monty employed by the public, and
even, though to more limited extent,
by the trade? For the general public
there is only one certain and complete
test to find out if a piece of black silk
is overweighted by foreign substances
or not, and it is one which is much less
widely known than it should be, says an
English draper who suggests this meth
cd: Take a sample of the silk and burn
1t. If it burns readily, to crisp, brittle
ash, gray black in color, then the pub
lie may be assured that the article Is
pure and dyed with a vegetable dye. If,
ON the other hand, the sample burns
with difficulty or smolders slowly,
leaving a soft and dusty ash, red or
reddish brown in color, the public may
be certain that the goods are over
weighted with chemicals and foreign
substances and accordingly will not
stand fair wear and will lose their ap-
pearance at a very early period.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-25
Art Work In Feathers.

Something we know but little about
save as vaguely ted Ey Clavigero. in his
History Of Mexico. - relates 70 art work
in feathers, called by the natives d" huitzit-
zilin. " and BY the SFaEiart3~ ''pica1lores. "
Ii was Inus;,ic made Of birds feathers
Thcrr was something simil0rto this in the
sacr,d robe made of birds feathers and
worn by the chiefs of the Sandwich Is
lands. There ar, still some faint resern-
blances of this Old work To be- found in
South America. According TO Ciavigero,
the Mexicans were wonderful artists iii ar
ranging these feathers using only a single
feather al d time and FASTING the feathers
on u cloth. The work was so tedious that
many artists combined for the production
of single pieus HuitzitziHn is 4 lost art.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-25

SPRING CAPE OF VELVET AND CHIFFON.
ing skirts, lace, chiffon and jet are the
most fashionable trimmings. The full
neck ruche takes the place of the high
faring collars of the earlier season
The tendency is toward single capes
rather than double ones, and these are
made very pretty with frills of lace and
spangled yoke collars. One recently
made for spring wear and illustrated in
the New York Sun is single cape of
black velvet fitted on to yoke which
reaches to the shoulders and fits smooth
ly. Below this falls frill of black ac-
Gordon plated chiffon a little more
than quarter of yard in depth, which
is also carried down either side of the
front and caught back at intervals like
jabot Over the velvet yoke is another
one of beads and spangles, and around
the neck is full ruche of chiffon. An
other style, which is at least novel,
makes the ruche the predominating fea-
ture and the cape simply a necessary at
tachment.
Spring jackets are TO be much shorter
than those which are now worn, and
golf capes of serge, with their bright
plaid Innings, will be as popular and
useful as ever
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-25
rhinrs women Ought to Know.

a dish Of hot oatmeal mixed with
chopped dates or figs is at present the
form OF fruit and cereal meeting with
approval from food specialists.
For slight cuts and abrasions of the
skin try glycerin and water into which
a few drops of carbolic acid have been
poured
The following is going the rounds of
the household journals: a sponge or
rag saturated with cayenne pepper solu-
ton and stuffed into a rat hole will
drive the pests away.
Sheets folded across, bringing the
wide and narrow hens together. then
folded again, then ironed across both
sides are finished quickly and look as
we'll as if more time were spent on them.
4 delicious mock venison may be
served up at the economical dinner party
If loln of mutton be soaked for two or
three days In 4 tumblerful of port or
tarragon wine Then season with salt,
basic with wine while 1t is roasting
and serve with sweet sauce and currant
Jelly
a pudding or loaf of brown bread
should never be moved while it Is
steaming The jar makes it fall - By
the same token the oven door should be
closed very gently if it has to be opened
while cake is baking. and the oven
should never be opened until loaf of
cake has been in it at least 20 minutes;
otherwise the rush of cooler air into the
oven Will cool it off at such a critical
time that the cake will either not rise at
all or will rise and then slump"
Try keeping charcoal on hand to top
of the fire for all meat broiling. a few
small pieces set here and there will alb
sorb the odors if renewed frequently
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-25
ATTENTION!

T WOULD RESPECTFULLY II.
l. form my friends and the public that
l am still In the Tinsmith and Plumbing
business That l am now offering fol
cash regular size 2x6 feet, Zinc Lined
Bath Tubs, with Plug, Chain and small
piece of pipe ready for connection 70,
only so each. Also Stove Pipe at bed
rock prices g in, 45c. a length; 513 in,
4Gc. length 5 in, 35c length.
60 All kinds of Jobbing promptly
attended to.
R~ Ring up Telephone S44 and your
orders will receive prompt attention ~
owest prices. JAS. MOTT, JR.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-25
cAPEs OF MANY KINDS.
While Sleeves Remain Large the Popular
Outdoor Wraps VIII BE Capes.

While Sleeves Remain Large the Popular
Outdoor Wraps VIII BE Capes-
Already are in evidence jaunty little
capes reaching just below the elbow and
utterly wanting in all the elements Of
comfort on a cold day, but quite the
thing to wear as soon as the winter
wraps become burdensome. The pros
pect is that anything which can be des-
ignated by the name cape Will be worn.
They may be short or long, double or
single, but thoy Will never leave Us
while the sleeves keep their present d.
mansions. They are too convenient, too
easily made, to be soon discarded.
Velvet seems to be the popular mate
rial for dressy capes, and they are Ill
furnished with the Godet plaits around
the edge. To correspond with the far
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-07-25

CONTINUAL ADVERTISING is THE
PRICE OF BUSINESS SUCCESS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27
. The Amerfaan NAVY.

There has just been organized at
Steubenville society known as the
Ohio State Naval association, " hose
object is to acquire and disseminate
naval knowledge. The special in.
tention of the organization is to col.
lect from every source information
bearing upon the part taken by
Ohio men in the service afloat,
whether on sea, lake or river. 1t is
customary to make sport of the
American navy and yet no nation
in the world has met with such sig
nal success in its maritime conflicts.
The history of its naval combats is
blaze of glory. The Ohio associ-
alton does not think that the Amer.
lean public comprehends the brill.
liant history Of the navy and has
set about to remedy that defect.
The object is n worthy one. Every
American citizen should feel proud
of the achievements of American
seamen. There is no doubt what.
ever that certain degree Of mar.
ttime knowledge Is necessary to
the intelligent exercise Of the high.
est duties OF American citizenship.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27
Germany and Blmetallsm.

The Reichstag at Berlin has pass.
ed by an overwhelming majority n
resolution In favor of calling a new
international binetallic conference
The fact Is significant. The man.
ner of its accomplishment Is not
less SO. The opposition was small
and 1t came almost wholly from
the Socialists and Radicals. Con-
servative opinion. including that of
men close to the government, ia
vored the resolution. Germany's
adoption of gold monometallism
was a potent II not a determining
factor In bringing about the gener.
al disuse of silver as u full money
metal. Germany's refusal hitherto
10 consider proposals for a retrac-
ing Of steps taken in this direction
has been a principal obstacle in the
way of that International agree.
nent which alone can make any
form Of bimetallism safe. If this
action of the Reichstag reflects the
dominant German sentiment, the
next bimetallic conference will
meet under much more hopeful
auspices than the last one did.
With Germany and the United
States anxious for silver under in
ternational agreement, the nations
embraced in the Latin Union will
naturally be in accord. Whatever
England's position may be this
German change of front will make
the next monetary conference very
much more interesting than the
last one was.-NeW York World.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

A VERY interesting table has
been completed by the Bradstreet
Trade Review Agency Of New
York giving the different causes OF
failures throughout the United
States for the year '94. In this re-
view the analysis Of the primary
cause of failures is presented under
eleven heads. We give the report
for Ohio as follows: Incompetence
Go; inexperience 2l; lack of capital
2l2; unwise credits 8; failure of
others 16; extravaganza 8; neglect
Z; competition 6; disaster 2O6; spec
ulation 6; fraud l6. This table will
no doubt prove Of much interest to
our business men.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

a BILL to punish train robbery
by death in case murder is com.
mitted in connection with II, and
by long terms of Imprisonment
when 1t Is simple robbery, has
been agreed to and will probably
pass Congress. The bill also gives
United States courts Jurisdiction In
the trial of train robbers. The
measure should become u law, for
the assurance that they will be
hunted down by officials of the
United States will deter criminals
from the commission of such bold
crimes as have startled the people
of this country frequently within
the last dozen years. s.-Canton Roll.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27
The Silver Bill,

Should the senate pass the fr,.
coinage bill, the house should fnd
way to complete the good work
There Is doubtless larger major.
tty In the house which favors the
coinage OF silver than exists In the
senate. II that body could find u
way to overcome the gold bugs,
the house should not fail the people.
1t the committee on coinage can.
not agree to present the bill, 1t Is
folly to say that the subject cam Of
be reached. No committee can 10
greater than the body to which Il,
belongs. II that committee or any
other retards Legislation by its
stubborn opposition to the will OF
the house, courtesy should not pre-.
vail to the extent Of furnishing the
nation.
II may be said that the executive
will veto the bill II passed. That
is a prerogative of the president,
but 1t Is not an available excuse for
the house. Let the members 90 on
record that the country may un-
derstand Just what the strength of
the gold and silver factions Is.
The next presidentisl election
viii probably turn upon this ques.
lion. II the East learns that the
West is for free coinage without
'egard 70 party lines, the influence
y such knowledge will bs amazing. |
Every candidate Tor presidenttsl |
'on0rs In the East will at once |
'edge and the East will be divided. |
II 10 good politics for the Demo |
rattle congsess TO insist upon . vote
. THE question: - Wichtta BsGco6.
sebslvI6s 7OF the DENoosAsand
ct thu nnwa. L
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

SENATOR RANSOM Of South Car.
0IIna, whose term as Senator ex-
plres March 4th, has been appoint.
20 by President Cleveland as Min-
lister to Mexico. Senator Ranso,ll
y ore Of the oldest members Of the
bsnatab having served 40 unbroken
pssle1 Of - years. Within ave
niastss after HE peeaipatIon had
seeshed that body, y ~ conArm-
O ~ . unaninao1 a, bg Senator
shesnan psttiaG elion
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

THE baseball park for the next
season will be at the old fair
Ground. Manager Nailc has Sc.
cured the same and anticipates the
best season of sport this town has
seen. A glee club Is added to the
team which will add much enthus-
iasm to the sport. 1t will be nec-
essary for our athletic inclined
public to contribute a few dimes
at first to fix up the ground and
then we will have a park 10 be
proud of,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

In LOOKING over the field for h
candidate for water-works trustee
we heard the name OF Col. a. G.
Sands mentioned by some OF his
Republican friends, and feeling
that If politics entered into the
fight, we would be compelled to
down the geniel Colonel, we
thought 1t advisable to approach
him and ascertain whether or not
he would serve II the people thrust
the honor upon him. He told US
very frankly that he Is no candi-
date and would not have the
Office under any circumstances.
This relieved us muchly, for the
Colonel would make a strong OPP
posing candidate. We have also
heard the name of Editor Pursell
mentioned In this connection, but
have not been able to wait upon
the gentleman as vet. to ascertain
the authority. Mr.. Purscll would
make a good trustee and the Re-
publican party could not do a
better thing than to nominate him,
thus rendering to him very de-
serving compliment.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27
Excursion Tickets to the South.

Will be sold over the Buckeye
Route to points In Alabama, FIori-
da, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana.
Misslssippl, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennesses and Virginia
IN January 8th. February 9th,
Marth 9th, April End a 80th, 1895.
et one fare for the round trip. For
further Information write to any
agent 2. II. V. 4 +. Ry. or w. II.
fishes, g. F. 4 T. a. Columbus, o.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

JOHN SHERMAN says all bonds
should be paid in gold, but he Is sur
prised that Secretary Carlisle made
such a bad bargain. Ifthe bonds sell
at an advance price 1t will be be-
cause the purchasers are satisfied
that they will be paid in gold. If
q free coinage of silver bill passes,
John Sherman will change his tune
and declare that the bonds are
only worth 8 cents on dollar.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27
THE new tariff law ia secnr;n

THE new tariff law is securing
revenue to the government which
the people, under the Mckinley
law, paid to the trusts and protect
ed bosses. In the single item of
woolen goods II Ia estimated that
the people will be saved 100000
600 annually. Free lumber, free
copper, free binding twine and 9TH
q Ike untaxed articles, will add
Other millions saved to the people.
-Adrton, o., Democrat.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

The Mckinley management of
the Ohio Penitentiary have asked
for more government prisoners, the
number they have secured will add
to the deficit and will keep them
out of n hole some $4,000.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

DUNN, in his Trade Review of
the 23 inst, says: "The surprising
success of the new loan and the
great confidence it has given to in
vestors on both sides of the water,
and to business men here, encour.
age many to hope that it may be
the beginning of real recovery"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

Gov. MORTON, of New York, is to
be commended by every true Amer
lean for the signing of the bill pass.
ed by the Legislature of that state
prohibiting the displaying of flags
other than the flags of our union on
public buildings.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

THOSE Republicans who are
bowling over the situation in Ten
nessee should keep in mind the
great steal ola Presidency in '76
We cannot nor do we indorse fraud
but when an example is set and
others follow, 1t is. not becoming
Tor those who set the example, to
kick.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

GERMANY has signified her will
ingness to join an internationally BIZ
metallic conference and bill was
introduced yesterday in to the Eng
Iish Parliament asking that govern
ment to cooperate in the move-
ment.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

The members of the Ohio I.egis.
lature have drawn their first
months pay for the session that
wasn't. How willing we would
have been and how much better off
the State of Ohio would have been
II the members had been content
with drawing their salary last
winter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

AN Exchange says that WASH.
ington's birthday was more univer.
sally observed throughout the
country last Friday than ever be.
fore in our history.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

|
degree of nations civilizatio
might be gauged by the condition
of its roads. This would be NOR.
tifying test to apply to our own
country, for 1t would place it not
not only below France-where all
the country roads are said to be
actually swept every mo-ning-and
Germany and England, but even
below some OF the states of Asia
and Northern Africa. The badness
of Anne rican roads is attributed,
justly enough, to the development
of railways while the country was
yet thinley settled; but the posses.
sion Of railways no more does away
with the need for good highways
than with the need of horses and
wagons, as is effectively shown by
the accepted estimate that it costs
more to get the average bushel Of
grain from the farm to the railway
station than from the railway sta
ton to the seaboard, and that, un.
der present conditions, a locomo.
tive can haul ton of wheat a mile
more cheaply than a farmer can
haul bushel. The difference be-
tween a good road and bad one
was accurately demonstrated by
Gen. p. A. Gillmore's experiments
with dynamometer, which proved
that any one of the better class of
permanent roadway would enable
q team to draw on a level about
four times the amount drawn on a
common dirt road, and by state.
ments of noted civil engineers, that
on the roads of England a horse
can perform twice as much work as
the same animal could accomplish !
in this country. That such cOnsid-
erations are not more generally
recognized Is to be explained only
by the fact that the greater part of
the people OF the United States
never saw u good road, and know
nothing of the economy with which
one can be maintained, or the COM
fort which the use of one confers.
The "sandpapered" roads in the
suburbs Of Boston aud the Valley
Pike Of Virginia-over which Gen.
horses hauled l0como-
tives-have kind of a national
fame, as something almost phe.
whereas there is no reas.
on why all main roads, in the thick
~ settled parts Of the country at
east, should not approach as 9.
Indeed, the better roads
IN the United States are usually
'ound where the natural conditions
we're SO bad that the ordinary crude
md wasteful expedients were out ft
If the question. The fine drives In q
he neighborhood of somo summer
esort also show that good roads
an be had, wht ther the obstacles
o be overcome, when the demand
or them is urgent. There can be
o doubt that when a community II
as learned the benefits which good D
oads confer and the actual econ. v
my Of their construction and =
'aintainance. a revolution In the q
lethods Of caring for highways q
III sweep over II. In England, q
Dad Improvement Association y
athers and distributes Information q
'garding the proper m~inlainance Y
the roads. and keeps alive inter. =
I In the subject. The recent O
Sakening In this country to the =
aportance Of better roads 10 shown q
recent actions taken by public ~
'nsultatiOns In Georgia and Penn.
lvanie and by legislative consld. or
alton 10 the state OF New Jeraey. a
movement in behalf Of the bet. -
rment Of our country 10 IN the In.
rest Of every man. ~ Iss
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

The appointment of Senator
Matt. w. Ransom as Minister to
Mexico has given universal salts.
faction.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

-Knrl's Glover Root will purify
your blood, clear your complexion,
regulate your bowels and make
your head clear as bell, 25c., Soc ,
and $l.OO, sold by Miller & Case.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

As LOGAN Is soon to build water
works and sewers, let us profit by
the experience of Nelsonville and
Athens.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

MRS. GEN. U. $. GRANT is being
banqueted in the South, where she
Is spending the winter, by the ex-
confederate soldiers.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

THE lower branch of the New
Jersey Legislature has passed II rad.
lcal road Improvement bill. II
provides that roads constructed Ol
stone shall be put down by the
counties when they are petitioned
for, the state to pay one.third of the
cost, the property owners 10 pei
cent, and the county at large the
balance. The bill also proposed
that county officials could order the
construction of the road only when
Its necessity was plainly apparent
Each of these bills carried a state
appropriation of$lOO,OOO year.
The Columbus Dispatch in speak.
ing Of the bill says: "Such a good.
roads law may do for New Jersey,
but 1t would never work in Ohio.
Our state roads law are good enough
for all purposes and few Ohio coun.
ties need the summary process i'm
posed by law like that proposed
for New Jersy. The majority OF
Ohio roads are being improved in a
very satisfactory manner each year
and before long this improvement
will be the general rule" 1t is
very evident that the editor is not
much OF an overland traveller. We
would ask him to try the roads OF
Hooking, Athens, Vinton, in fact
all Of the counties that abound in
hills, in the Winter time and even
far into the summer and we venture
to say that the editor of the Dis
patch would change his tune. View
Ing country roads from parlor car
or Judging all roads from pike
won't do.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27
ASSN ssoR

A65H55oR
EDITOR DEMocRAT: Please announce the
Assessor of Falls Township, subject 10 the de.
cision Of the Democratic Primary, March eth.
AT tho request OF my many friends hereby
announce myself as u cnn iiIate for Asses, or
The sSes m hs @
p. w. BRIGHT.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27
TEEE sHoE MAN9

For years we have sup
piled the people of Logan
and Hooking county with
their winter wear at fair,
honest and living prices,
and we expect to continue
to supply them for years
to come, because we have
the Best Goods at the Low
est Prices. We do not ad-
vertise a Two dollar Shoe
at Fifty Cents to catch the,
unwary, but advertise on
the square and deal on the
square. Call in and see us.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

The many voters of Logan are
anxiously awaiting the announce
ments of the lady candidates for
School Board.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

AN extra session of Congress
looks very apparent.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

The Democrats succeeded in
having a grand Democratic victory
In Scranton, Pa, last Tuesday.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27

On Monday next the present
Congress will adjourn Sine die.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1895-02-27
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