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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-12

and the possessors Of the precious
document can and do say, The
public be bowed" The people
must look ahead, they must be
prepared to protect themselves,
even in letting out cable franchises.
With cities and towns steadily tax
ING railway franchises out Of the
hands Of private companies, with
the steady onward march of gov
eminent control of enterprises es-
tablished for public service, Ha-
wall cannot afford to sell its birth
right, only to wake up in some flu
ture day and weep over what
might have been.
Years of experience with private
cable promoters steadily points to
the fact that Hawaii as a nation
must treat directly with the repre-
SentauVes OF the United States and
secure an agreement to general
franchise that shall be at the dis
posal of the first company prepar-
ed to accept It's benefits and re
strictions. Joint national action
must overcome the opportunities
for monopolists to clog the wheels
of progress. OF the earnest work
done by Col. Spalding and those
who have preceded him, there can
be no fault found. They have
spent time and money, and the full
measure of gratitude will be eX-
tended: but with Hawaii the cable
is a cold business proposition, and
must be dealt with accordingly.
If individuals fail, the Govern
ment should take the matter di-
rectly into its own hands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-12
CABLE DISCUSSION.

Although Hon. John W. Foster
has not declared his intentions,
either publicly or privately, as to
the purpose of his visit in this coun-
try, it is safe to take it for granted
that aside from enjoying a vacation
season he Will devote more or less
of his attention to cable matters.
1t Is also safe IN opening the dis
cussion TO take 1t for granted that
Mr.. Foster Is here in the interests
of the company holding the con
tract made between Col. Spalding
and this Government last year.
Whether or no these cOnjectures
prove true, it is high time, IN view
of the approaching expiration OF
Col. Spalding's contract, that our
people begin to consider the next
and best move TO be made III their
efforts to obtain telegraphic con
nection with the United States.
The agitation for the construc-
ton of the Pacific cable will al
WAYS continue to be live issue
until success rewards the eXpendi-
ture of time, money and the best
energies of our public men. In
reviewing Col. Spalding's work
nothing can be said derogatOry OF
good, solid, earnest work he has
put into the project; but the fact
still remains that, armed with a
good subsidy and all, even more,
concessions as to the terms of the
franchise than could be reasonably
asked. he has failed in his attempt,
and we still await the all-impOrtant
tangible result-the construction
of a cable. The lesson of attempt
ed cable legislation in the last
United States Congress demon
strated conclusively that even with
the most generous concessionsf rom
this country, any private lndlVld-
nal can be baked in the American
Congress by an organization OF ca
bic magnates who do not look with
favor upon any enterprise tending
to shorten the Geographic distance
between the Orient and the United
States. They realize only too well
that an Hawaiian cable means a
Japan cable, and thus a good por-
ton of the Eastern business will
be diverted to new channels. 1t Is
a pure matter of dollars and cents,
and the Atlantic magnates are
looking after the business OF their
lines. and not the commercial IN
terests of the Hawaiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-12

Finally, by no means the least
important feature of the discussion
that must sooner or later be open
ed, is the absolute necessity that
the public should be kept con-
stantly in touch with proposed
Government action. The band of
secrecy should not, must not, be
drawn too closely about the delib-
CREATIONS of our national eXecu-
tive body. The plans should not
be drawn and the matter settled so
far as the Government is concern
ed until there has been an opportu
nifty for full and free discussion
by the body polite; enough time
given for public consideration as
well as executive deliberation. The
history of the Spalding contract
ought to impress upon the people
the proprlety OF early publicity.
Absolute confidence is placed in
the wisdom of our executive body,
but the interest displayed in what
that body is requested to do is by
no means of the petty, prying, in
quisitive order. Every man in the
country, and particularly mem
bers of the business community,
have serious concern in every move
made in bringing Hawaii into
closer union with the outer world.
If any individual or collection of
individuals are seeking to secure
further privileges from this coum-
try, every man has a right to know
it, whatever the final action may
be. Throw the doors open and the
people Will be satisfied with the
result
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-12

DR.. c. E. Brown-Sequard, who has
lust died in Atlanta, Ca, from the
effects of a sunstroke received by him
last summer, was a son of DR.. Brown
Seuuard, whose elixir of life" attract
ed so much attention a few years ago.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-12

This is the complaint of KzM
thousands at this season. ~ -
They have no appetite; food - g. g

This is the complaint of HxM
thousands at this season. ~ - -
They have no appetite; food - g. g
does not relish and otter fails to digest,
causing severe suffering. Such people
need the toning up of the stomach and
digestive organs, which a course of Hoods
Sarsaparilla will give them. 1t also puri-
fes and enriches the blood, cures that dis
tress after eating and
Internal Misery
Only dyspeptic can know, creates an
appetite, overcomes that tired feeling and
builds up and sustains the whole physical
system. 1t so promptly and effectively
relieves dyspeptic symptoms and cures
nervous headaches, that it seems to have
almost " magic touch"
Distress After Eating.
81 have been troubled with indigestion
for some time. After eating anything
that was sweet 1 was sure to experience
great difficulty and distress. Last fall l
began taking Hoods 'Sarsaparilla and am
glad to say that my stomach trouble has
entirely disappeared. / can now eat a
hearty meal of almost any kind of food
and have no trouble afterwards. Hoods
SarsapariIIa has also cured me of nervous
spells" JOHN H. HoMRIGHAUsEN,
Wheatland, Iowa. Such cures prove that
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-12
Are You D Women?
IF SO, PATRONIzE
L. 3. Kerr

Presenting that circumstances allow
you to answer this question in the
affirmative, we think it will be hardly
necessary to adduce arguments in sup
port of the advice rendered. Four
fifths of our customers belong to the
fair sex; they are our sheet anchor; our
mainstay; without them our store
would be a bowling wilderness; our
best efforts but labor in vain.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
The Unit Rule.

To THE EDITOR OF THE TINES: With
whas grace can the advocates OF the
gold standard in Virginia inveigh
against the adoption of the unit rule by
the silver Democrats In the approach
ing State convention, when in every
State where the friends of gold can
muster q msjority the minority Is sup
pressed with an iron hand and the unit
rule unhesitatingly adopted? Look at
Michigan, With 366 delegates in the
Democratic State convention for the free
coinage Of silver as against 424 for gold,
the big silver minority was ruthlessly
suppressed, the unit rule adopted and
Hon. Don NJ. Dickenson triumphantly
telegraphs to Washington that Michi-
gan's % votes Will be cast solidly for
so-called Sound money" And yet we
are lectured by the gold standard men
because the grent free silver majority
in Virginia propose to declare for honest
bimetallism and adopt the unit rule:
II the friends Of silver are sincere no
other course is left them. With solid
delegates and the unit rule from the
gold States and divided delegations from
the silver States 1t would be easy to
foresee the utter defeat of bimetalliam.
Dublin, Va, May A. Sd.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
A Quaint oner OF Marriage.

A quaint offer of marriage, written
more than 100 years ago, Is carefully pre-
served In the family Of the young wooer's
descendants. 1t was addressed not to the
young woman herself, but, most respect
fully and deoorously, to her parents. The
father of the "Betsey" referred to had ten
daughters, and as he was clergyman for
90 years In q small New England town 1t
may be surmised that his affirmative an
swer to spare his seventh" was as
quickly asserting as 1t was final. The
wooer was also q Clergyman, and he and
his Betsey passed their entire married lives
in the same passionate, ministers of tn ose
days living and dying with their flocks.
Hero Is the lovers plea:
Both reverend sir and worthy madam,
Soft wedlock' q bands first was talked in heaven
When happy man in Eden dwelt alone
The smiling God a spouse did form Of bone,
That friendship might their joyful souls inspire
And knit their hearts In a seraphio fire.
With wedlock chain wish myself to bind
If from your lips the answer should prove kind.
Betsey. your seventh, wish you to impart
That we may join our hands as well as hearts.
And live in love and share each others cares.
While fieeting time whirls on with rolling years
TIL grizzly death dissolves the silken chain
That we may rise and mingle souls ag..n.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
Tho virginia Coal Fields.


The Walton mines, Louis. co,,..
has been sold to New York parties ~
Will proceed at once to business.
The Hughes mine. at Fork Union.
fluvanna county. has been pumped drv
In readiness for examination by in
tending purchasers. A sale ia near
contamination.
The Busby mine. Goochland county
has been leased to Rhode Isl.nd
parties, whose representative ia now ON
she ground, prepared for active opsra-
tion OF this once famous mine.
They still continue to pick I'D nugpets
on Pryor's Gulch. Some specimens
weighing seven and eight dwts. have
recently been unearthed by the tributor.
who 10 aluioing the rayine.
Recent finds of q superior Rrsda n,
copper pyrites in the Willis Mountain
region, Buckingham county, broucht
entirely new ground into prominence.
me INDICATIONS are most favorable.
Frehminary surveys were made last
week OF several Buckingham county
tracts, In the intereas of the Piedmont
Gold Belt Chartered Company, prepara-
tory to immediate work on some OF their
best properties.
The Mineral City Reduction Works
ana Land Company will organize, under
their new charter just obtsined, in a
few days. and Louisa mines will soon be
able to have their concentrates treated
at home. by any process necessary to
extract the precious metals from their
pyflttlous envelope. - Progressive
South.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
Vehicies Being Injured,

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMEs:-I
write you with the hope that this COM
munication may be aeen by some MEM
bers Of the City Council, and especially
by the street committee, the mayor and
the city engineer. 1t is well-known
fact TO tesmsters and buggy drivers
that the tracks of the Roanoke Street
Railway atplaces are in a deplorable
condition. OF course we can't injure
the tracks any, but they ore death on
light vehicles.
Especially is this so ct the corner of
Park street and Salem avenue. where
the entire rail extends above the level
OF the street. 1 do not object to the
street cars running on our streets, but
do object to their tracks being kept in
such condition as to keep my buggy
continually in the shop undergoing re-
pairs. P.ease give me space in your
column for these suggestions with the
hope that they may awaken the proper
parties to realization of their duty and
thus save the public who drive vehicles
much needless expense. Transfer.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
Horse Racing at NYeht.

Tho Arlington Jockey club of Balti-
more has inaugurated racing scheme
which has never had parallel in the
whole history OF the turf. AS is we'll
known among horsemen, the laws Of
Maryland limit tho session of q race meet
Ing to 30 days. The Arlington associa-
tion opened Its track on April 90, and In
order to get all possible use of the time al
lowed by law runs II races every day,
6 In the afternoon and at night. 1t is
this night racing that is attracting tho at
tention of the public.
A most elaborate electric light plant has
been placed in operation, and the grounds
are brilliantly lighted. The old grand stand
at Arlington has been torn down, there be-
Ing no use for it. To take Its place an Inn e.
mense casino has been erected in the field,
almost entirely covering the space within
the half mile track. Revolving chairs are
used, SO that spectators can see most of
the races without leaving their seats.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
oUK SUPPLY OF REDEMprIoN MONEY.

A while ago the active organs and
agents Of the money power-including
OF course, the leading treasury officials
were maintaining that the supply OF
available gold in this country amounted
to $4,000, 600.
But new comes The New York Finan.
cial Chronicle and lets the cat out Of the
bag by declaring that after careful Off
clsl search, the available stock of gold in
the treasu y and in the banks amounts
to only 1918, 100000. That amount
Ia the sole basis of our currency system.
That Is tins amount on hand with which
TO redeem all the paper money that is
said to be In circulation.
Is 1t any wonder that values, prices
and business are contracting in order to
hs themselves to the preposserously
small amount Of redemption money! Is
IL any wonder that prices are falling,
and that the number OF business failures
remains ct the old panic levelp Is it
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
MORE MONEY NEEDED.

The supply OF money having been
wilfully and disastrously diminished, II
has become necessary to find some sort
OF official authority for the preposterous
proposition that nobody really needs &C.
tual money anyhow. Some time ago an
inquiry WAS undertaken By the comp
sroller OF the currency with an intention
TO prove this propagation. The invesM.
gasion was narrow and partial, but, so
far as IL went. II indicated that over 20
per cent. Of the retail TRANSACTIONS Of
this country are made with cash. This
WAS somewhat discouraglng to the theo-
sists who had been declaring that IS
per cent. Of the total exchanges are
made with bank checks. and SO Mr..
Comptroller Eckels IL about TO try
again. with another inquiry. 1t is
hardly necessary to soy that results OBJ
tanned by persons who are very eager TO
prove the correctness Of q preoonceived
theory are always open to suspicion.
One part Of the proposed inquiry will
be o determination of the degreein which
wages are paid with checks. The re-
quirement Of money for wages is the
snsg upon which all these efforts to show
that money Is not much needed, are
usually wrecked. Check payments for
wages are surely few in number; but,
suppose they were many in number,
what then? A laboring man does not de-
posit wage He has IL Dashed
SO that he can get money to spend; and
SO 1t is matter of small Importance
whether an employer cashes one big
check 10 pay wages, or pays in many
small checks which the recipients turn
into cash. The whole idea that money
is not positive essential OF the success.
full operation OF the social machinery Is
. delusion of the most fatal character.
II is Uontradicted by experience and by
common sense; and 1t would never have
been conceived by sane mind had not |
the policy OF Withdrawing the peoples |
money from circulation been put into |
practice for the benefit of certain int1u-
sntiAl interests.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

MANY Of the Virginia newspapers are
disposed to prod the Republicans of the
the Stnunton convention for their dense
silence on the money question. The
Republican party Of Virginia is much
more anxious to secure control of the
State than to have either Q single or
double standard OF money. An inning
10 what they want and the leaders
knew that to declare for silver would
offend the high priests of the national
Republican party and to declare for the
the single gold standard would mean
snowbank ten feet deep and funerals
mile long. Nothing strange about She
action Of the Staunton convention.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
Your Boy Wont Live a Month.

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, of "a Mill
street, south Gardner. Mass, was told
by the doctors. His son had Lun0
trouble, following Typhoid Malaria, and
he spent three hundred and seventy-fiye
dollars with doctors, who finally rave
him up. saying, "Your boy won't live a
month" He tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery and few bottles res tored him
to health and enabled him to 90 to work
perfectly new man. He says he owes
his present good health to use of DR..
Kings New Discovery. and knows 1t to
be the best in the world for Lung
trouble. Trial Bottle Free at Paul
Mnssie's Pharmacy,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

The heart and head Of the Republican
party are for Capitalization and the
single gold standard, and the stomach
and stern of the Democratic ship are
struggling in the same direction. The
heart of the Democratic party is still
with the people, but its head is glddy.
The hope of escape from wreck and ruin
to our country Is not with any political
party, but with the people. Let the
people once realize the dangers that
confront them and all will be we'll.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

THE single gold standard advocates
are trying to make the people believe
that It is not necessary to have money
except for pin-money purposes. The
doctor who gives his patients bread pills
evidently suggested this brilliant idea
TO the gold standard preachers.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

SOME folks hsve to wait until the
dinner horn toots before they can know
whether they are hungry or not: They
are simpletons. Some folks have to
wait until the national convention de
clares" before they can know whether
they are for free silver or thu gold
standard. These are "consissent." Ar
temus Ward said that to be consistent
often meant to be the other fellows
fool.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
THE gold standard advocates assert

THE gold standard advocates assert
that we have q circulating medium of
S25 per capita. This might be sufficient
for sluggish existence but not enough
to sustain growing body in robust
health. But the gold advocates don't
tell the truth. The actual per capita
circulation in the United States at this
time Is less than Sl2.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
Free Pills.

SEND your address to II. E. Bucklen
e. Co., Chicago, and get free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince you of their merits.
These pills are easy in action ami are
particularly effective in the cure of
Constipation and Sick Headache. For
Malaria and Liver troubles they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleterious substance and TO be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone to
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size csc. per box.
Sold by Paul Massie, druggist.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
A WONDERFUL ENrEKrArNmxNr.

A Large Crowd Witness the Performances
of Prof. Gentry's Educated Animals.
The large tent occupied by Prof.
Gentry's educated animals near the
poatoflce last nj yht held large gather.
ing Of nearly 2.700 people, among whom
could be seen many of Roanoke's sbest
citizens accompanied by their wives snd
children. Nearly three years have
elapsed aimee the Professor and his dogs
and ponies were here. and the show
which was then considered to be the
greatest of its kind on earth, Is now
actually better than before.
One cannot speak too much in prsfse
OF these little animals who delight in
the instructions given them by their
kindest of tutors. Among the new
features were the celebrated riding
monkey, pat" who can put TO blush
many of our most famous circus riders;
also the stealing Of the meat. the arrest
of the thief and the arrival OF the patrol
wagon driven by Pat and the hanging
of the offender.
The large canvas is delightfully."- ar
ranged and is so deterrent from the reg
ular run of tented exhibitions; the fine
music of the band and the polite
attendants all combine to make q visit
to this excellent educational and anus.
ing entertainment one Of rare pleasure
indeed.
The professor will give three more
performances here ard every father and
mother in the city should take their lite
tie ones to see what patience and per-
severence can do with what are gener-
ally known as dumb animals. The
performances tonight, tomorrow
evening after school and tomorrow
night. The prices are only 10 and 90
cents and visit will certainly amuse
and enliRhten any one.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

THE miserable Mckinley straddle on
the money question is as disgusting to
men of the South and West. Mckinley
evidently has more faith in the blum
derbus that scatters than in the rifle
that shoots true to the mark.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

KING ALCOHOL will always have q bad
name until he can really get himself out
of politics. We have to Judge people by
their ssociations.-Truth.
With the average politioian King
Alcohol is too much on the inside and
that's what's the matter.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

THE indications are that "our Grover"
will pass into history with the same
sort OF record that the bull made In
the china shop.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
Our Country Friends.

They always stop at our store before
going to market. Therefore, we get the
choicest country produce. It's yours If
you call up Phone 1855. Our prices are
low. w. w. PAYNE e. Co., corner Gen.
ter and Park.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

THE American Protective Association
hasn's been heard from for . week. Is
she thing passing into innoouous desue-
sude
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
Very Fine Butter

THE New York Creamery. None be
ter on the market. See US.
w. w PAYNE s. Co.,
Phone 1875. zoe, Cor Center and Park.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

GROVER borrowed two hundred ard
sixty millions to make an American
holiday, but less than hundred OF his
friends got all the pie and left the empty
bag for the people to hold.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child, she CT ed for Castoria.
When SIZE became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When She had Children. she gave them Castoria.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

Woods' St. o.
Teething syrup H.onu outinB the
critical period OF dem
tition in children. 1t il certain and
safe in its action, producing almost in
slant relief for all those distressing
symptoms to which
children are subject. ma'aies
Price Is cents, at
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
uBuck 6hoa.n

It's chew and smoke, 5 cents for two
ounces. For sale everywhere. Con.
solidated Cigar and Tobacco Company,
sole agents.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
Hallo. CantralI

"CALL up W. w. Payne & Co., corner
Center and Park, and tell him to send
me two OF his fine chickens and three
pounds OF creamery"
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05

THE present municipal campaign is
about as stupid and colorless as ghost.
Appropriate, however, for 1t means
somebody's funeral.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-05
"Buck Shoe"

LIS a chew and smoke, cents for two
ounces. For sale everywhere. Con-
solidated Cigar and Tobacco Company,
sole agents.