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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-22

Fire suddenly started the other day
in a show case in front of 452 Broad
way, New York, belonging to manu-
facturers OF ceIluloid goods, owing to
the celluloid articles in the case TAX
ing fire from the heat of the sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-22
Art Goods.

The demand for colors, both
water and oil is the surest in
dication of a refined taste among
the ladies of the Islands. We
are in position to supply the
demand
A full supply of colors,
brushes, oils, varnish and can
vas always on hand.
Picture framing, satisfactory
picture framing, IS due largely
to the taste displayed in the
selection of mculdings that
will harmonic with the pic
ture. We have the taste and
mouldings. Let US give you a
suggestion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-22
VIZ
Every Piece is I
Thoroughly Seasoned
SS!!G

The workmanship is perfect, and
every joint as true as will be found in
higher grade goods.
In these days when ladies' fashions
rule the world, cheval glass in a
dressing case is indispensable. The full
length figure may be seen and lady
can see at a glance whether her skirt
hangs straight or not. Another feature
of the Dressing Cases in these $35 Sets
is the hat box. The lady Of the house
can keep her evening hat without
crushing it and entirely away from the
dust.
The metal work on the Dressing Case
and Wash Stand is of the latest design
and is remarkable for the richness.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-22
What Is
PURIFINE?

It is the new disinfectant which
has superseded all other disinfect-
ants, being a scientific compound,
having no odor, yet possessing the
qualities of powerful disinfectant.
The automatic distributor should
be placed in every house in Homo
lulu where odors and germs of dis
ease exist. They are placed free
of charge, taken care of and kept
working day and night for $1.00
per month. It's an innovation, but
on scientific principles. and ap-
peals to everyone of common sense.
The idea ia this: The distributor
drops two drops minute, day and
night. Foul odors are killed, yet
no disagreeable smell Of carbolic
acid or crude disinfectants takes
its place. You don't know that a
powerful disinfectant is being used
If you judge by the lack of odor.
But it's doing the duty-doing 1t
we'll. Can we show you the Ideal
Automatic Distributor" Our Mr..
Washburn will call, If you'll teAe-
phone TO
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-22
Mv!WQ<r>~~Q~.
Won Holt Block.
HOWARD & TRAIN.


PATENT AND MECHANICAL
DRAUGHTING.
Offce-Fort street, over Bruce War
ing & Co.
Plans, specifications and details Pre-
Pared and construction of buildings
superintended.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-22
King Bros,
HOTEL STREET.

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES.
Kobe, London, Lyons, New York,
San Francisco, Shanghai.
Bombay, Hong Kong.
Transacts General Banking and Ex-
change Business.
Agency Yokohama Specie Bank,
NEW REPUBLIC Bldg, Honolulu, H. I.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
HAS TWENTY HUSBANDS.
How Clever English Woman Swiudled
Mell-Io-lIO L.achaIors.

The Cleverest marriage sWlndle OF
modern times was perhaps Miss Evelyn
Leal, areally distingui Eng
lishWoman. She has been married and
given in marriage at least 20 times dur
ing the last three years. while she has
been aiiianced as many times more dur
ing the same period, and ia every case
has succeeded in obtaining handsome
presents OF jeWelry, which she has i'm.
mediately sold for what tHey would
fetch. IIer'systenl, says Lippincott's,
was to write TO some rich bachelor mer.
chant in the provinces, Offering TO in
troducc him TO the widow OF an English
nobleman with a view 10 matrimonY.
Strange as il may seem. many Of the
provincial merchants took the bait,
went 10 Paris, were introduced to the
"widow of the English noblcman," al
lowed to escort her TO the thcatcr. make
her presents of flowers the first day,
gloves the second. while on the third.
if the ardent Would-bc husband had not
suggested it, she would quietly choose =
wedding ring. with handsome keeper,
accompanied by a diamond necklace.
brooch, and earrings, ali these to con
stitute her wedding present. Then She
would disappear with her jewels.
change her clothes and name. and start
the same game with another victim the
following day. She would sometimes
have two proposals of marriage on hand
AT the same time; she always calculated
upon the frailty of human nature and
the great dislike the victims would have
TO being publica1y exposed TO ridicule
for having so simply been taken in with
the promises of the fair Englishwoman.
Now she is being boarded and clothed at
the expense of the French state, which,
upon the recommendation of the aus
tere magistrate, has engaged 10 take en-
tire charge of her for the next j.
months.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
From the Muskeqon, Mich, .Ve~s.

Occana County. Michigan. j. widely known
rs one of the finest truit-groWing sections in
the country, and especially for itS fine and
luscious peaches. But all the peaches
grown on trees are not To bc placed IN COM
parison with the peach bloom which has
again returned To the cheeks of one of the
best known ladies in Hart. the county seat
of Occana county. How this wonderful and
beautiful effect was obtained. and the his
tory of the Illness preceding the cure has
been known LONG since 10 residents ot Hart
and others throughout the county but 10 a
Nc,rS reporter Of NU>kcgon. VINO was in
Hart AT the fair, the following interesting
AMI joyful tale WAS untodcd recently 10y Mrs.
w. = Eggeston the person who once was
II helpless invalid. To-day "a more happy
woman can nowhere be todnd.
"ln 1891, said Mrs. Egglc>ton, " ! resided
in CasS county, 40 which time in common
with nearly everybody i'm thccounty suffered
severe attack of the grippe only IL left M
with still more serious trouble. The great
est part of my trouble then was in my
stomach. ! Ind no appetite and wasted away
until | lost twcnty-tour pounds. Ofcour>c !
was doctorug, hut nothing reached my ease.
] moved up 10 Hart in June, lN'2 and my
i'll health continued. although / tried two
resident physicians. ! grew disguised finally
and quit doctoring a. 1t seemed il would
take our ALL and yet | grew no better and
looked like skeleton. Ny husband read
in paper of medicine called DR.. Viii
liam,' Pink Pills and he Immediately got
some for mo. ! had no hope hardly and
WAS not enthusiastic over the new pills, but
i am now.
g IL is a solemn fact that | began To g.
better the very first day and kept ON improv-
ing. I'm a short time my stomach had bet
ter feeling; my appetite picked up and !
could eat everything ! wanted 10. ! had a
second trouble. however. which ] did not cX-
pect the pills would reach. but they did and
the result is that swelling in my right side.
caused 10y some ovarian trouble, is almost
entirely gone. ! can lie on my right side
now with comfort, and this is not all the re-
lief obtained.
Formerly in wet weather my bones would
ache terribly. Now ! do not notice amy bad
effects whatever. ! am able 10 walk three
miles al stretch now, for | did that last
week in going 10 visit a friend | tell every
one of my wonderful cure, and many of my
afflicted friends are using the Pink Pills nov
with good effect ! now weigh 1872 pounds.
a gain of twenty-onc pounds. "
Mrs. EggleSton'S husband was present
during the narration of his wiics troubles
and triumphs and he willingly corroboratcd
the statements made by her.
A neighbor, Mrs Brown, who happened "a
drop in, stated that Mrs Egglcston did not
look like the same woman who came to Hart
year ago.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
DESTRUCTIVE LIGHTNING.
Strokes That Have Resulted In Enormous
Loss of Life.

The most destructive strokes of light
ming have beer those which have caussu
explosions. There have beer severul
notable instances of accidents of this
kind. Thus, or August IL. 1865. SAYS
the Bangor Commercial. the tower Of
st. Nazaire. at BreSca, was struck by
Lightning. III a large vault beneath the
tower lay an immense quantity Of gun
powder. This Immediately exploded:
sixth part of the whole city of Hresc 10
was destroyed, while not single builu-
ing escaped damage. The stones of
the tower were flung up into the air
and carried hv the force o. the eX-
plosion TO immense distances. The num-
her of persons killed was 3.OD0. In an
other case. the fortress of Luxembourg.
in which again there was stored grear
quantity OF gunpowder. was stlucl- by
lightning. The explosion that fosowed
reduced the whole of the lower town
10 heap OF ruins. In this instance.
some Of the stones composing the fort
ress were hurled 10 n distance Of close
on three miles. Again. in Novemb,r.
1856, the church OF ST. John. in the
Island OF Rhodes, which was used rs ~
powder magazine. which struck I'm the
same way. The church and the houses
In the neigh b0rhod were DESTROYED. and
more than 200 dead bodies were discov-
cred among the debris.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
Ln.ing Sense of Colo,.

The human eye, though trained to
distinguish clos, may by want Of use
forget how 10 distinguish them. The
unique experience Of Dr. r. Harley, i.
r. $. related in the London Spectator,
establishes the fact that color can be
forgotten, as we'll as learned, by human
sight.
Dr. Harley. in order to save the sight
Of one eye-or perhaps # both-when
one was injured, voluntarily immured
himself in room made totally dark for
aine months
The fortitude which enabled him to
adopt this course and the ingenuity By
which he preserved his health and fac.
ulties in this the most mentally and
physically depressing Of all forms Of
Imprisonment are sufficiently remarka-
BILE, but DR.. Harley also kept an accu-
rate record Of his impressions when he
at last looked again upon the light, after
the supreme moment at which he salts
fed himself that he was not blind, but
could see
He found that in the nine months
darkness his eyes had lost all sense #
color. The world was black, white and
gray. They had also lost the sense Of
distance. His brain interpreted the pic
ture wrongly. His hand did not touch
the object meant 70 lie grasped. Prac-
tice soon remedied the last induced de
feet Of sight. Experiment with skeirs
of various cOlored wool. IN the presence
of one who had normal color vision, re-
stored the first
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
Shakespeare and Tennyson.

When Tcnnyson was with me, whose
portrait hangs in my house, III company
with those Of Thackeray and this man
(the three greatest men | have KNOWN,
| thought that both Tennyson and
Thackeray were inferior to him in re-
spect Of thinking of themselves When
Tennyson was telling me Of how The
Quarterly abused him smorously, too,
and DESTROYS Of knowing why one did
not care for his later works, etc, l
thought if he had lived an active life,
as Scott and shakespeare, or even shot,
drank and played the devil, as Byron,
he would have done much more and
talked about it much less. "You know, 1"
said Scott 10 LOckhart. that | don't
care curse about what l write, " and
one sees be did not. | don't believe it
was far otherwise with Shakespeare.
Letters uf Edward Fitzgerald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
GOulD'S ORCHIDS.
The Great Financier Paid Excessive Price.
for Them.

for Them.
"SiUeVd as Jay could was in every
branch OF fnance." flower merchant
said to me the other day. he had no
idea whstever of the value Of orchids
his great hobby. The old orchid col
lection up at lrvipgton has run down
now. hut during Gould's lifetime il was
one Of the finest in the world. The
amount of money that bad been spent
on il, however, was enormous. Care
ful, conservative buying 10y an orchid
expert would have gathered il together
al almost a fraction Of the sum actually
paid out Many exquisite and rare va
rieties were numbered IN it, il is true,
but an excessive price was paid for the
most of them.
"Tbc old financier's ways in this were
well known. and people with fine or
chids 20 sell seldom failed to get the
sum they asked. Actually, he used to
pay as much as $50 at times for orchids
that We're hardly worth quarter oil
that. In London he had agents con-
stantly on the lookout for rare plants
of this species, and he paid them prices
that they could have obtained nowhere
else"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24

Was Built by the Romans and IL StilI In
Good Condition.

Was Built by the Romans and IL StIlI In
Good CONDITION.
The oldest house existing in Eng
land is the Roman Pharos or lighthouse.
which still forms 50 conspicuous an Oh
ject on the cliffs within the precincts
of Dover castle. The masonry of this
interesting work is composed of tufa
cement and Roman bricks, or tiles, and
is IN the best style Of Roman workman.
ship. History and tradition are aliL %
silent rs 20 the actual date Of It's cree
ton, hut. Judging from the style Of
masonry, and hearing in mind that the
erection OF such a beacon would be
practical necessity when once he r.
mans had thorou lily established them
selves in southern Britain. one may
fairly ascribc il 90 a date not much later
than the middle of Tie first century. 4 .
D., following on the expedition of Clan
dius. and the succeeding conQuests of
plautius. who brought most If The
island sor'h Of the Thames under tl.
Roman domination. To the upper part
Of this lighthouse was added in Tudor
times an octagonal superstructure. still
remaining, although in sadly bat
tered condition. The remains OF Lake
dwellings, such as have been found at
Burton Mere, in Suffolk. and hear ClaS
toIhurv. in Somerset. are supposed by
some 80 date back 50 far as 1900 T. c.:
but, although these are built on piles.
they hardly come within the meaning
Of the question.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
THE STENOGRAPAeR'S DESK.
Some Of the Many Things Kept by Her
There


Should the Y rays I've thrown upon
ihe desk of the average pretty stenog-
rapher il would reveal condition %
things quite in keeping with the small
boys pocket, only for variety and
uniqueneSs know that the desk would
far outrival the pocket, says the New
York World.
didn't have y rays, hut | got u
glimpse. nevertheless. inside of one of
these desks the other day. The owner
is young and fair and daintily formed.
with big, saucy, blue-gray eyes that
look coqucttishly over the rim of pair
of extremely becoming eyeglasses. You
may see her tripping dcmurcly along
any day during lunch hour in the ne gh-
borhood of Cedar street and Broadway.
This is what saw:
A jackkuife, cake of violet-sceutcd
soap, bag of kisses Candy otes), n
box of camphor pills, box OF (facc1
powder, a safety revolver Cunloadcd) &,
IA package of love letters, bottle of
pickles, pair Of goloshes, a little pore
elain teapot, a package of tea, box
of pepsin tablets, bottle of olives, a
jar of jam, a box Of charcoal tablets,
a copy of Carmen" with "A newspaper
criticism of u wcll-knovn actress kiss
as bookmarker, French grammar,
Il dictionary, hair-crimper, ar old
shoe, jar Of cold cream, Il box of
scented writing paper pair Of skates,
pair of stockings. an opera bonnet,
a bott To- of tOu:c and n hundred otho-
things.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24

If strength is what you want you
should study what causes your weak
ness.
| il pract callv lack of food.
But you eat three meals day and
AID all you can eat at time
Yes, but do you digest il?
Food undigested is not food II is
not \, urisbment. 1t doesn't create
streng'h n.
To digest your food take Shaker hi
gps,Iye Cordial at meals Afier a
white You will digest your food with
ont ~. Then you will get well al d
strong and healthy.
Shaker Digestive Cordial cures indi
grstiou and all its SYMPTOMS, such rs
nauspa, headache, pructatlons. pain
m ths ST. mach. 9iddint IS. loss 81 AZ
utt't', etc Il makes ytuT 70 q noun
'sh va and make You strt ng and fat
and hearty
Druggists sell it. Trial bottle 10
cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
"ClvlLIZEO" WARFARE.
Some of the Things Which Modern Gus
toms Do Not Allow.


The claws of war" as at present
formulated by civilized nations forbid
the use of poison against the enemy;
murder by treachcry, such Us assuming
the uniform or displaying the flag Of the
Zoe; the msrder OF those who have SUI.
rendered, whether upon conditions o.
at discretion; deCla -ations tAat 10
quarter viii &c given 20 an enemy; the
use Of such arms or projectilcs as VIII
cause unnecessary pain or suffering 10
an enemy; the abuse Of flag of II nee
20 gain information concerning an enc
my's position; all unnecessary dcstruc.
ton OF property, whether public or
private,
They also declare that only fortified
places shall ne besicged, open villages
or cities not 10 he subject 10 siege
or bombardment; that public buildings
Uf whatever character, whether belong
ing 20 the church or state, shall ho
spared; that plmdcring by private
soldiers or their officers shall he mad
misSalle; that prisoners shall be treated
with common humuEitv; that the per
honal effects and private proucrty of
prisoners, excepting their arms ard am.
muuition shall be respected; that the
population Of an enemy'S country shah
be considered 20 he exempt from partci-
patton in hc war uHless hy hostile acts
they provoke the i'll will Of the enemy:
that personal and family honor, and the
religious convictiors az aa invaded peo-
lie. shall be respected by tho invaders,
and that all piilacc by regular troops
or their followers shall be- strictly for
hidlcn
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
Pari. Onnibtlsps.

Complaints that the Omuihus com
pany darken their windows with adver-
tisements are ritc in Paris as III London
III Paris, however, tie offending bills
are put. not IN the windows of the vehi-
cles, hut III those Il the stations, where
most people WHO have had experience Of
riding IN the caE.buses OF the French
capital h"v" ~ u many Il tedious half
hUur. Il s., 4, j E4Dwu that French con-
ductors cet. 81 down passengers, but
cannot pos them up. The passengers
have - :, t. the nearest station, as on
the railways. tncIe TO wait their turn,
and there being no competing under
ground railways and an insufficient
number of omnbuses 10 meet the re-
quirements of the traffic, they often
have to wait long time. In these cir
cumstances it Is felt to be a hardship
that they cannot see the omnibuses from
the inside rs they draw up, but have 10
rush out III the cold or rain every time
one comes rumbling up 20 see whether
it Is the one they want. London Daily
News
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
Ashantee surnames

There are seven surnames i'm Asian
tee, corresponding to the days of the
week, as follows Kvasle indicates a
man born on Sunday. Kudjoc on Nov
day, kwabina on Tuesday, Kwaliu on
Wednesday, Yao on Thursday. kohi oil
Friday, and Kwamiua on Saturday.
These are all accented on the first syla-
ble
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
RUEUMNTIsM's VICTIM.
How lie Was AttRcked-How lie Was
TreRted-How lie Was Cured.

How often are sccn people little past the
meridian of life who, but for the lingering
effects Of some aiImcnt Of ana unusually
stubborn nature. might still be ENJOYING
robust health. but who on account of the
lack of a remedy assist nature In throwing
off the disease are broken down and worn
ont long bcfora the allotted time.
Marcus ). Lyon, of 1911 Franci, Street,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24

A : u'h n Fun, a dose of
AYERS pills IA saved NAM ds Of
slckn'> bul Ahtn a - n-dy dn"1 not
happen L. - al hrUd. shVht ait
meu's are ll"h- tn h- l,g scted and
m" "~nit fr q i-nti, i .-r - - a uss':
th.rrf' - AlntNa -" ~ suppl III with
Aver ) L Is.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
Children CRY for
Pitchers CaStoria.

Loco. l....... .t3.,o. .,orr,'d the autt..a, -
Pc r.t-ta g.. luy. NIiu"-- Il TIE dos .
once rtcu2.4Icu Ill Hlietr,~s .ud made
many dem h~;rutlon- VI iCy &C SNsns Ia
The magistrate said he togS - sh~nns
nblishcd the ownership.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24

Connecting at Detroitiu Union Depot Sltb all
Trains OF Grand Trunk R'y fSr Canada sEd the
East
Daily.
'Daily except Sunday.
ste mcr leaves Grand Haven daily except sun
lay and Milwaukee daily. except Saturday.
During navigation CnlV.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
A Misleading Report,

Il hear the colonel is hard drink
er"
Huh He's the easiest drinker !
ever saw in my life. "-Detroit Tribune
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24

Every year sees a development in the
manufacturing interests, and it has
spread toward the west and sop.h.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24

'Daily +Daiiy with Sleeping Car.
DRAWING Room Cars h'tweer Saglua| and
Detroit and Saginaw ald l.udingtou.
Pullman "a Ac- Sleeping Coz prtWeen saginaw
and Chicago daily.
" &. BRITTON. Agent.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
Back to

health than any other medicine. It's
wonderful cures of the worst cases of
scrofula, running sores, ulcers, salt rheum,
ETC.; of dyspepsia and other troubles
where first class tonic and aid to diges-
tion was needed; Of catarrh, rheumatism,
malaria and other troubles arising from
or promoted by impure blood, have made
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung 10 Castoria.
When she had Children, She gave them Castoria
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
They All

"Thore are fads in medicine as well as
in othsr things" said busy druggist,
(" but the most remarkable tling about
Hoods Sarsaparilla is that customers who
try other remedies all come back TO
Hoods, and this is why the enormous
sales of this medicine keep upwhile others
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24
Corn G.

and in a short time go out OF sight en-
tirely, TO be heard from no more"
"Why is it?" go, simply because
Hoods Sarsaparilla has more real curative
merit than any medicine ever sold"
This is of daily occurrence in almost
every drug store. Hoods Sarsaparilla is
the standard remedy which has cured
more sickness, relieved more distress and
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1896-07-24

Az druggists sell Dr. Miles, Pais E7xN
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-26

What ross determination Can Do
Magistrate-Your name? Bashful Maid
en-Anna Lang. Religion "Protes-
tant." "Age?" CNo answer) When
were your parents married2" In 1893
when was the first c~hristeningP' In
1894" How many brothers and sisters
have your Five" Are you the old
estT' Yes" "Then you are thirty
one years Of age" yes (sotto yocel-
| have given away my age am sur
misunderstanding.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-26
PROVEN A BOON.

Gentlemen:-I have always recon-
mended Kranse'B Headache capsules
wherever / have had a chance. They
have proven a Verttable boon In my
family against n and all kinds Of
headache. Yours truly.
J. r.. WALTER,
Leavenworth, Kansas.
For sale by Chas. Rogers. Astoria,
Oregon, sole agent
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-26
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL.

This popular magazine for February
win contain many interesting features.
In addition to musical compositions,
there will appear articles from some of
the foremost vocal and instrumental
artists In the world. Nine. Melba, Misc
Maud Powell. Mr., Charles r. Adams,
Nine. Clementine de We're Sappio and
Mr.. Thomas a'Becket are among the con-
tributors. Compositions by John PHILIP
Sousa and Paderewski VIII also appear.