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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23
MORE ANERICANIsM NEEDED.

The majority OF anneXatlonlsts
here and the press, under their,
immediate control, are strangely
silent on the subject of white la
bor'' on the plantations.
Mr.. Thurston, the president OF
the Annexation Club, is one OF the
warmest supporters of this move
ment, and pushed the matter with
his usual energy, on his arrival IN
California. If he is wrong In his
views. his friends and supporters
should put him right at once. lie
needs aid and comfort. 1t Is one
spear against legion. He, NOV
ing as he does, about the States,
knows only too well that the Sc
.yerest criticism made on our sit
uation by our friends is that we
have wilfully and persistently per-
mitted the immense numerical
dominance OF the Asiatic here. 1t
was urged in the recent tariff hear
ING before Congress that the
Americans numbered only 2 per
cent of the population. Mr. Thur
ston is so very supplemented, he
sees no way of reducing that doml-
nance except by increasing as rap
idly as possible the number OF leu
tonics. 1t is a desperate remedy.
Hawaii is feverish with disease
that only desperate remedy will
cure. Like all mentally sick peo-
pie. she hopes to be out In few
DAYS. Our good allies In the cause
shout out: '"The white is matched
against the yellow race" But
they do not apply the remedy, and
we hear a good deal of death-rat-
tie In the shout. If we intend TO
Americanize these Islands, we
must bring Americans here We
have "Americanized" them III the
past, so that there were less Amer
leans here III 1890 than there were
in 1880, while the Asiatics m
creased by 10000 and more, so
the treatment must be heroic. We
need not be taken for fools who
believe that the remedy will really
be applied. The community IS not
earnest enough to move on those
lines
After the civil war 500 men
from the South emigrated to Bra
I'll, in order TO build up "homes
for themselves and families III the
wilderness" When they arrived
on the ground, Josh Billings says,
the leader stood them up III line
and said: "All those ready TO take
farms, step forward" One man
did so. "AlI those wishing to keep
a Hkker saloon, step forward" All
the rest stepped forward. Are the
cases alike?
We have. at least, taken bold
step in rejecting the japanese,
How about the 10000 Asiatics
now here They are getting bet
ter grip every YEAR ''How" shall
the white race meet the yellow
racel Glow" imports a good deal.
eve shall conquer our enemies, "
saws the General, in the Opera
BOuffe. How" asks his valet.
"Grovelling creature" shouts the
General, don't bother me for de
tails"
runUGuVEI-I IN LITTLE THINGS
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

The selection of Count Mura-
Jew as Russian Minister of Foreign
Affairs Is regarded with more or
less apprehension by the press of
Germany and equal satisfaction by
French journalists. Count Mura=
Jew has been the Russian Ambas-
sador at the court of Copenhagen
and has not been regarded with
especial favor. The Germans,
however. credit him with being al
able diplomat and man not in
clined to carry his heart on ms
tongue" consequently, they hope
that in his present position the in
huences brought to bear upon him
NAV be such as to modify his pres
ent position. In France, the APP
pointment is spoken of as another
"circumstantial evidence" of Rus
sia's friendship for the Gallo Re
public. The London Spectator
probably touches upon the princip-
al point of the Murajew policy
when it says: ''The grand interest
of Russia-viz: to get to the wa
ter on all sides-is so clear and 50
permanent that her policy only
varies i'm non-essentials."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23
DRUGS

Don't forget that we can satisfy your
wants.
We don't consider it egotism on our
part in saying that our patrons ap-
preciate the treatment they have re-
ceived at our hands during the past
twenty-five years. We have labored to
serve them honestly and faithfully.
We like all kinds of customers, but
have a 10 per cent preference for those
paying cash.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23
Timely Talk.

Timely Talk.
With a steady rising Their
mometer heralding the APP
proach of summer, it be-
hooVeS us to look about for
the means whereby we may,
in a manner, resist the OPP
preSSive heat that obtains
here.
Prompted by experience,
we have secured a number
of NOVELTIES, which we
are sanguine will be appre-
ciated.
The "Gem" Ice ShaverS
have proved themselves the
most satisfactory on the
market. Every householder
should possess one.
Then we have a new thing
in Cold Drink Mixers with
strainers complete. These
are really indispensable to a
home. We have them in
both electro and silver plate.
Another motion" to which
we would call attention, is a
Cigar Ash Tray in electro
plate.
This little concern can be
attached, by means of a clip,
to any article of furniture,
and is as ornamental as use
full.
1t is quite surprising to
note the number OF adVer-
tisements that appear in the
daily papers, for lost or
stolen dogs.
We have Collars to suit all
kinds of dogs, at all prices
and in all styles.
Save the cost of ADVERTISE
mentS and present your pup
with one.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

In mock honor of Governor Pingree,
of Michigan, the legislators of the
Wolverine State have solemnly intro
duced a bill TO make the "Pingree
Peachblow potato blossom the State
flower
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

BY a curious mistake in the records
of a New York hospital, a man was
recently reported dead. His brother
went TO the morgue to identify the
body, but found it. after the autopsy
almost unrecogniZable. They had il
buried. and shortly afterward found
out that a mistake had been made and
that their relative was not dead. They
are now endeavoring TO recover the
costs of the funeral.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The largest heather temple in the
world is in Seringapatam, and it com
prises a square, each side being one
mile in length, inside of which are six
other squares. The walls are twenty
five feet high and five feet thick, and
the hall where pilgrims congregate is
supported by 1000 pillars, each cut
from single block of stone.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

The insectivorous bats are truly cos
mopolitan. occurring on every large
land area in the world, and in most of
the islands. They are among the few
Dlacental mammals which Australia
has.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

Many signatures have been obtained
70 a call for the formation in Wiscon-
sin of a State Civil Service Reform
League. similar to those in operation
in New York. Pennsylvania. Massachu-
sets and other States, and having for
its object the extension of the merit
system in the State service.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

One of the favorite sweets with Mex
lean children is sugar cane, which is
sold in pieces about eighteen inches
long for one centavo each.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

The prices of food and drink in Bulu-
wayo recall the palmy days of the Cali
fornia Argonauts. Potatoes are II cts
each, eggs So a dozen, beer 81 a bottle,
and champagne SIS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

The flesh of the forequarters of the
beaver has something of the flavor of
beef, while that of the headquarters
has a fishy taste.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

A Japanese commission of investi-
CATION estimates the cost of laying a
cable from Japan. via Hawaii, to San
Francisco at s13. $50, 900, including two
steamers. The annual gross receipts
are estimated at 81 .674,00 and the ex-
penses at S999,000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

Phoenix. the capital city of Arizona,
has passed an ordinance imposing a
fine OF so upon anyone splitting on the
sidewalks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

Over 1900, 100000 cigarettes were
smoked in America during the last
year, an increase over the record Sol
1895 of 323 ,6S7 $40.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

In speaking of the proposed changes
in the divorce laws of North Dakota.
the Wahpeton. y. D., Globe says: The
] law will probably remain as il is. first.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23
FRESH

and reliable remedies, compounded by
competent pharmacists. We solicit
your difficult prescriptions.
Our clerks are obliging and pains
taking; the interest of the customer is
ever kept in mind. We want your
trade today, tomorrow, and forever.
If you are in need of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

because no one is injured by ii, and,
second. because great many of our
people profit by it,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23
PURE

and strictly first-class goods in all of
the various branches
Our Prescription Department is
complete in every particular. We
dispense none but
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-23

BY making your purchases OF
the Direct Importers, you save
from 25 to SO CENTS ON EV-
cry DOLLAR.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22

The National Educational association
has decided in favor Of reformed spell
ing to the extent of II words, andin the
reports of the proceedings of the asso-
citation hereafter the simplifed spell
ings will be employed. The depart
ment of superintendent Of the asso-
citation voted to submit the selection of
the amended spellings TO commit.
tee of three, of which DIR. William T..
Harris, United States Commissioner of
Education, was chairman, and the COM
mittee decided on the following list of
words: (though) catalog cat.
alogue);program-(programme).; deca,
log-(decalogue) /; thoro-(thorough) ;
aitho- -(although) thorofare-(thor-
oughfare); thru-(through); thruout
-tthroughout prolog-(prologue) !;
demagog - (demagogue) pedagog-
(pedagogue)
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
They That Sow Must Reap.

Our deeds have an inescapable reflex NJ
fluence; what we do helps to make US wa.
we are. All our activities both mah'le..
character and shape character: deeus A1
never trivial. You think, perhaps ihW! vi
may do many things now which you wiz IvJ
do by-and-by, and that these will havc II
permanent result in your future cohuI%,
1t is a dangerous mistake. Many a !ousSii|
man INDUCES himself In sowing WI
oats" and forgets that every sowing m
its harvest. They that SOW the wlhd 1ss| ,ss
the whirlwind. The sins OF youth are ~
seeds OF many a grievous harvest reaPeu
old age with remorse and unayalllhs Ts'J
Philip s. Moxom, ID. D.. in "Ihe AiA Il
Life"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
If WE ONLY KNEW.


Ali sisters, II We only knew each grief
That rends the other, we could never hate,
Nor even think remorse could come TOO
late,
So she brought with her more kind belief.
Most surely prejudice Is q foul thief
Who steals loves blossom through the
very gate
Which we would shut against him. 1t Is
fate --vA--> -~s---
That hands which might extend us sweet
relief
Press down upon its thorns our coronet,
And when we sob for water reach us gall.
And when our hearts ache thrust our
sides with scorn.
Oh, women, women! do ye then forget
How all must stumble, though some only
fall?
How ye might stay with hope the feet
forlorn?
-Amelie Rives.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
They Do Not Marry Young.

The average age at which people in
England marry has steadily risen for
good many years. Sir Bridges
Henniker, Registrar General for Eng
land and Wales, has only now COM
pleted his detailed report for 1895, and
he states that the mean ages of those
who entered wedlock in that year were
about twenty eight and half years
for men and slightly over twenty-si
years for women. These figures, how
ever, include the ages of wldowers
and widows who re-enter the matri-
monial estate, and who ought properly
to be excluded from the calculation,
for the average age of widowers who
re-marry is over forty-four, while that
of widows is forty. If, therefore,
we deal only with the case Of bachelors
and spinsters, we find that the mean
ages on marriage are twenty-six and O
half and twenty-five respectively. The
number Of under-age marriages regis
tered in 1895 was the lowest recorded
for between forty and fifty years.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
Moving Hospitals.

The railway hospital car is the latest
novelty in foreign railroading. In the
event of serious accident, these cars
can be run to the place of the disaster,
where the injured may be picked up
and carried to the nearest large city
for treatment instead of being left to
pass long hours at some wayside station
while awaiting surgical attendance.
1t also enables the railway companies
at certain seasons or upon special &C.
casions to transport large numbers of
invalids to health resorts or places of
pilgrimage. The interior of the car is
divided into main compartment, a
corridor on one side and two small
rooms at the end. The largest COM
partment is the hospital proper; it
contains twenty-four isolated beds.
Each patient lies in front of two little
windows. Each bed is provided with
a movable table, and cord serves to
hold all the various small objects
which the patient may require. The
corridors on the outside lead to the
linen closet and the doctors apart
ment. Various trap doors in the floor,
when opened, disclose to view an ice
chest, compartment for the disinfec-
ton of soied linen, and a provision
cellar. If necessary, portion of the
hospital chamber may be transformed
into an operating room for urgent
cases. Finally, as customary abroad,
a small chapel for religious worship is
provided. This car will be put in
charge of a surgeon and nurses, and
will be chiefly used to carry invalids
from Belgium direct to the health re-
sorts of France.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
Importation of German Birds.

In the years 1889 and 1892 society
in Portland, Oregon, introduced 400
pairs of song birds from Germany into
that State at an expense of little more
than $4,000. OF these the plain and
blackheaded nightingales have prob
able become extinct, because few of
them survived the long trip, and none
has since been seen, but the other
species have multiplied with great
rapidity, especially the skylarks, which
rear from two to four broods every
year, so that the whole Willamette
Valley, from Portland to Roseburg, is
full of them. Besides these there are
black starlings, wood larks, song
thrushes, black thrushes, goldtinches,
chaffinches, ziskins, greentinches, bull
fnches, crossbeaks, robin redbreasts,
linnets, singing quails, goldhammers
and forest tinchers. When it is re-
membered that the insects aud fungus
diseases most dangerous to our vege-
tation are those which have been i'm
ported into this country from abroad,
and that animals and birds which are
held in check by some balance Of forces
in their native land often become q
nuisance in a foreign country, just as
rabbits have been in Australia and
English sparrow in this country, it is
possible that some of these songsters
may prove injurious to crops. The
chances are, however, that they will
do more to help the farmer by keeping
insects in check than they will to in
jure them. Free Press.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
Trust God for Encl DaY.

Today is ours. Tomorrow ia not Our;.
We need, and we can have, strength aid
support for our duties OF today. These are
promised to every child of God who ask,
and trusts. There Is no promise for ,hs
needs and responsibilities of tomorrow 10
that day we may never come. That dSy
may never come to us. If we do or duty
today that is all that God requires Of MS. II
We neglect today's duties our life is 50 li'
a failure, and we must answer to God lOr
this neglect. Faithfulness in our day
high attainment. Being anxious for 70
morrow displeases God and units US hf
His service. Only by fidelity In loaay'
duties can we make wise preparation "
tomorrow. When the children OF lsra.i y
the wilderness attempted to lay up Of "
days mama for tomorrow food, Their pal
was n failure. When they were Wllns v
trust God for each day by itself, Gods ana.
provision for them was ample. InNs WI WI
all OF US. There is daily strength 'ot ual,
needs; such strength is sufficient i0f :
each and all.--S. s. Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
"scoTTIe" WAS REveNceo.

Sure Vengeance For Being Duped Into
"Coonlng" an Imaginary Log.
st rlayed trick on one of the COW.
boys we called 'Scottie,'" said the ex-
cowboy. ''But he got even with me
in good shape. We were on the round
up, and within two days drive Of
Ration, but 'Scottie' couldn't stand it
any longer, SO he struck off for town
early in the morning to fill up. We
didn't see anything Of him till night.
After the cattle had been bedded and
the night herders stationed he came
into camp maudlin drunk. The boys
began to tease him about being drunk,
but he swore that he was perfectly
sober, and offered to bet that he could
walk scratch.
81 noticed just then that the moon
cast my shadow like log across the
creek. I said, 'Scottie, I'll bet you
can't walk across the creek on this
log Scottie looked at it a moment
rather obviously, then said: Il don't
know as I can walk it, but I'll bet ]
can coon it. All right, l said, coon
it,
$50 he got down on all fours to
coon it, and, of course crawled splash
into the sreek. The boys set up a
howl. He crambled out, spiuttering
and cussing, pretty well sobered and
swearing that he would get even with
the kid for that trick And he did.
81 had in my string of cow ponies
the meanest broncho in New Mexico.
No matter how often I rode him he
had to have his pitch-out every time
he was saddled. 1 Imade it point to
get off before the rest of the boys were
ready to start. Failing in that, l
waited until they were out of the way.
One morning, nearly two years after
'Scottie' had 'cooned' the log, I
saddled up and mounted. The broncho
put his head down to buck. I ierked
him up sharply, and the bride bit
broke and let the bride off over his
head. Then he began to pitch and
run right toward a barbed wire fence.
81 heard 'Scottie's' voice say Il
catch him for you Then his lariat
whizzed by my head and caught the
horse around the neck. L glanced
over my shoulder and saw 'Scottie' set
his horse back. 1t came, over me in
an instant that he was going to throw
my horse and get even with me. SO
l jerked my feet out OF the stirrups
and got ready to fall. 1 landed about
thirty feet away, flat on my back.
After the boys had brought me around,
examined me and found me all there
and no harm done, 'Scottie' turned to
one of the boys and said: 4 told you 1
would get even with the kid. Chi
cago Times Herald.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
PITH AND POINT.

"Give a poor fellow lift" solilo-
quized the burglar, and he lifted q
dozen diamond rings.-Washington
Capital.
Lady-"Where is my trunk?" Por-
teri couldn't find any trunk, mum,
but I've got the handle with the label
on. ."-Standard.
Freshman-"What makes you think
these eggs were stolen?" Clubmate--
"You can see yourself they've been
poached. Princeton Tiger.
Doctor-''Your friend shows some
improvement" Patients Friend
"Does he?" Doctor-"Yes; he ad-
mits that he's crank. Puck.
Wife-"How people gaze at my new
dress. Ipresume they wonder if I've
been shopping in Paris" Husband
"More likely they wonder if I've been
robbing bank. Tit Bits.
Hamm-"Fr the very first time
I went upon the stage my aim has been
high one." Tom Mentor--"Yes,
I've always noticed that you invariably
played to the gallery. boston Trans
cript.
"What does that man Sticky do for
q hving?", "For board and lodging
he does the hotels, and for clothes
does his tailor. Outside of that he
does the best he can. - Detroit Free
Press.
Chambermaid--"Last evening Mon
sieur took me for his wife" Cook
"Ah! He kissed you, 1 suppose2"
"Not in the least! He called me names
and made terrible scene. lie
Figaro.
81 guess there's something the
matter with our rubber-tree, observed
the small boy. "I've been watching
it for year or two now, and it
hasn't sprouted any overshoes yet. -
Harper's Bazaar.
Mr.. Bedford-"I believe in reci-
procity in underwear" Mr.. Webster
WHAT do You mean by that?" Mr..
Bedford-"Stick to your winter fan
nels until they stick to you. Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The Judge-"Didn't I tell you the
last time that you were here that I
wanted to see your face in this court
no more?" Weary Watkins-"Y
did, yeronner, and that is exactly wot
I tole the cop."-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Telescope Proprietor-"Step up,
ladies and gents, and view the planet
Mars. One penny, num-" Old Lady
--"Oh, law! Hain't it round and
smooth?" Telescope Proprietor
"Will the bald, headed gent please step
away from in front of the instrument"
London Tit-Bits.
Husband - dearest Mathilde, I
have made up my mind to grant all
your wishes. You shall go to the
mountains six weeks, you shall have q
new dress, and the parlor shall be sup
piled with new rocco furniture.
Wife-"Oh, Charles! What have you
been doing?'-Fliegende Blatter.
Mercy" cried Mr.. Barker at the
restaurant. Waiter, is this Neuf-
chatel cheese?" eyes, SIR" said the
waiter. "Well, must say it tastes
like very old chatel cheese. Bringmo
some cottage cheese instead, and be
sure it is made Of some cottage since
the original Queen Anne period. >
Harper's Bazaar.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-07-22
NOT TO Be MENpeo AGAIN.

You take piece Of china ats broken by the ma
the thing togethe trade;
You mend the thing neatly that will
That 1t has eer been shattered unconsdered blow.
You take heart that's broken girl
mend the pearl
that that hearts feels
And forge that happened that his
You fall from bicycle and make pieces nose;
You coarbone,
You crush arm In spners smash either
And doctor he will fix till it's whole s egg
You smash record but there
You break trong record with a rapid little mare
And leave the old standing just WHOLE quite complete
As when sent the jockeys ahuzzaing through the
But aas II and have angry words say,
Beware broken silence, you'll surely he
For silence that is broken, by the men,
Is thing that can't be mended again.