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Tiny revers in front are of cerise sat- in. The wrists have full founces of lace.
 Pretty underwear continues to be the fad of the hour The chemise holds it's own. but. unfortunately, is too loose to be worn under the popular shirt waist, and corset cover takes it's place.
 This garment is not shaped in the usual way. but is made like an old- fashioned hug-me-tight," or. rather, bolero that meets in front and fastens there.
 Cofored lawn is the most popular ma terial. edged all around with a tiny founee of yaleneiennes lace.
 A very charming underwaist in the rousseau of June bride is made of narrow valeneiennes insertion and light blue satin ribbon, sewed together in alternate rows. The neck is cut in deep V in front. and the garment is sleeveless. A founee of lace finishes it. In front it fastens together under bow made of the blue satin ribbon.
 A very fetching dressing saeque, made after the same model, has tight-fitting back, with long handkerchief points in front that tie in loose knot. The gar ment is made of pale green lawn, edged with valeneiennes lace. As a heading for the lace, narrow white beading is used run with rose ribbon
 The sleeves are large and flowing.
 Hats have declared themselves for the season. They are no longer coral or red-that is, ladies no longer wear those colors.
 Panama straw is seen to a great ex- tent. For ordinary wear a Panama straw, trimmed with twist of vegeta- ble net or a ruche of ribbon loops. is considered quite the thing, and replaces the sailor. The sailor, by the way, is little seen. Occasionally it is worn by smart maid, usually with plaid rib bon band.
 The effect of the Audubon society is beginning to be felt. Few wings and feathers are seen, although the latest London hats still show them.
 Brown and green, mauye and blue are the newest combinations in millinery.
 The latest hats have narrow brims. turned up at the back, with few stiff stalks of flowers at one side.
 French satin straw continues to be modish. It is woven in a number of colors. brown, mauye and cream being the most popular combination.
 A charming satin straw has Tudor
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Before anything of any consequence the hand-engine is nearly useless. If fire shows alarming proportions. the rickety buildings in it's path are blown up or pulled away to check it, and in case of an unusually large fire the for eign sailors are landed from the guard ships i'll the harbor to help fight it, which may prove more of Il lark for them than help to the city
 Egypt is a grain raising country. and every autumn great heaps of ehaff are piled up near the mud houses in the country. As every Egyptian. man or woman, is very fond of cigarettes and equally careless where he throws the stubs, fires are quite the usual autumn amusements. When one occurs. there are no means of fighting it except bringing water by hand from the near est irrigating ditch in big earthen jars. As a jar is not an easy thing to throw water from, the contents are first poured out into drinking cups holding
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yellow mingIe one with the other. Everything has bright, cheerful air, with always black tone to give 1t character.
 Tailor-made gowns are in the major ity. They have not the severe outlines of former seasons. however. They have little fancy blouses. and smart, braided jackets that add much to the general appearance.
 Nuns yelling is once more modish. It is now called wool taffeta, but none the less is the material unchanged. Of all- wool materials of the season it is most
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crown, with a band of velvet and bluetl

crown, with band of velvet and bluets at the side.
 What to wear for cycling is an imper- tant question. The Rob Roy, the sailor, the Alpine and the yachting cap seem to be all that are offered, and yet they are often far from satisfactory
 A small turban, trimmed with vege- table net and q few quil1s, will be found to be just what is needed; but care must be taken to select a light frame.
 There is a growing tendency to dress young girls in jacket and skirt cos tunes. Of necessity, these costumes are worn with shirt waists, which, un- til this year, were tabooed for the grow ing girl. Now the shirt waist is allow able for child as young as ten years.
 Fer knocl1-about wear costumes of pique or duck make comfortable rigs" Material with fine stripe or figure will not soil so easily as plain white, and is, therefore, to be recommended. Plain blues and pinks are also effective, and will be popular.
 The skirt should be gored and un- trimmed For girls above 12 Q long. double-breasted jacket is selected. 1t should have narrow turndown collar and small reyers, and be closed with large pearl buttons.
 Mothers select small bolero jackets for girls under F, or, perhaps, the plaited empire'coat. The latter is real ly more popular for dress-np, but it is very smart in appearance, and if the laundry bill is not considered, is much to be preferred.
 Light wooden goods, in red and blue, are also somewhat used, but they are not nearly so seryiceable or popular as wash materials.
 THE rr-r.es,-
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How to start n Bank. :.

To begin ab oyo. A bank generally comes into existence from the special needs of some community or coterie of business men. Anyone may be bank er; there are no restrictions except in the amount of capital required for national bank. This must be $50,oo0 at least and in large cities $2oo000. Suppose that five gentlemen have sub scribed $5o,0oo to the capital stock of a new bank; the necessary payments have been made, and promising site has been selected, with reference to the convenience of the particular trade which, in the promoters opinion, will desire to use the new institution. The prosperous business concerns in this community are receiving daily money and checks, and, perhaps, notes, for the goods they have sold. If they be-
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NOTHING IS NEW.
Argonauts Had Punching Bags and
 the Etruseans False Teeth.
such Things as Toilet Cases, Combs, Brushes, Safety Pins and Needles Were Used Many Centuries Ago
 -Ts Amy Novelty Nevs
fCopYright. 1897.

In Roman museum is a toilet case ill which some fair lady kept her combs, brushes and paint pots about e,2oo years ago, as near as the savants can guess. This eista, as it is called, was dug up in Palestrina, the ancient Praeneste, and is beautifully engraved with pictures representing the adven- lures of the Argonauts.
 These Argonauts sailed to the land of the Bebrykes and arrived very thirsty, but were prevented from drink ing at the spring until one of them, Pollux, had knocked out King Amycus in boxing match without gloves. So
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THE BICYCLE CHAMPIONS Struggle for the 1897 Honors Is
 Now Beginning.
The Dates for the Seasons Circuit Meets - Riders Who VIII Conn pete = Championship Records
 for Past Seasons.
lron,,riol,tZ 1Sq7

The annual struggle for champion ship honors on the bicycle track is now beginning. and from this date until late in September it will be fierce and unre- lenting.
 America is the only country in the world conducting bicycle races in q systematic manner through the aid of what is termed the National Circuit. n This circuit generally opens in Califor- nia or the south and continues in di- rect line, taking in all the prominent cycling centers, until the entire United States has been trayersed. Thus the racing enthusiasts in every state in the union. with very few exceptions, have an opportunity of seeing the racing men who have made themselves and their country famous throughout the world.
 The dates for the new circuit have now been announced, and, as they stand. the circuit will be something like this;
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veloped fire service because of this. but there is no such thing anywhere in the Mohammedan countries. The best Turkey has to offer is. as a rule, a small hand=pump of the up=and=down va riety, carried to the fire like hand barrow by the company which works it. 4 really frst-class fire engine would be handicapped in Turkish cities by the toftuons, lane=1ike streets, low arches and crooked passages, which would not let it come anywhere near the blaze.
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Ehe season of 1897 starts but mor

sT.rsUTr To7l sTaTTs TfUTt ausPieiously than any of it's predeees- sors. While the national circuit is not as large as it will probably be before the close of the season, more sanctions for general races have been issued al- ready than ever before for the same length of time. Cycle racing is gaining in popularity every year, and the season of 1897 will be the greatest of them all
 DIXIE HINES.
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In 1895, when D. c. Bald, of BuffaIo, showed his greatest speed, he came nearest the record made by Zimmer- man of any of the riders. He showed forth most brilliantly that year, and the championship was not in dispute for a moment. Besides winning ma jority of the set championships, he scored most heavily in the competition events. winning 63 firsts, 19 seconds and II thirds. This year, however. his rival, Tom Cooper, came up at the close of the season with q show of speed that made his showing in 1896 no surprise. The ten best riders of 1895 were as follows;
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TOY FIRE ENGINE.
Running with the Machine in Tur- key More Exciting Than Useful.
weiI-Devcioped Fire Service Is Unknown in Mohammedan Conn tries-Fires n Regular Autumn
 Amusement in Egypt.
-fCopyright. 18971

Fires are the curse of eastern cities. Constantinople, which is built largely of wood, is swept at frequent intervals by most destructive blazes, which are difficult to hold in check because of the narrow streets. Cairo is not much better, in spite of the mud bricks which take the place of wood, for the furniture and fittings are highly in- f1ammable. and the habits of the people are very careless.
 One would expect to find a well-de-
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perhaps half pint. and then dashed little by little in the general direction of the flames. This process. hampered as it is by hundreds of people who get in the way to see the fun. is rather made quate to check d blazing strdw-staek.
 One of the comforting features of the case is that there is apt to be little loss. The straw is not valuable, the village usufer already has the wheat. there is no furniture and the damaged mud huts can be easily restored.
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During fbe season or Is94 Zlmmefman went abroad, and the field was left to his rivals. Sanger did little racing the year previous. but came forward this year with rush, and won the cham pionship so far as successive wins were counted, Johnson, on the other hand, who stood such an excellent chance of winning this title, gave up competition work and devoted himself to record work. The best len riders of 1894 were as follows.
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Cities. Days
State

The chairman of the national rae ing board is still receiving applications from the tardy ones, but the outline will be about as enumerated, The most prominent races will be those held in New York. Massachusetts, Denver, Chi cago and Louisville. although the na-
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CARRYING OUT INSTRUCTIONS.
Wedding Guest Who Was Halted on
 His Joyous Way.

There was young man whose social education had been somewhat neg lected, and it chanced that he received an invitation to a church wedding.
 The morning of the ceremony found him quite excited, and he started for the church some time before, as he would have said, "the show was billed to come off.
 Under his arm he carried a small bundle. and before he had proceeded far he met friend.
 "Hello!'' said the friend, land where are you going all dressed up at this time in the morning."
 "Wedding," answered the young man briefly and proudly.
 "Indeed2 Going to do some errands on the 1vay2"
 Certainly not
 But you are not going to q wedding with bundle under your afm2,
 "Of course I am. That's my present"
 Present. But you don't take your present with yon. man. You send it be- forehand"
 That's all you know about it. I've got a card right here in my pocket, and the card says: Present at the church. |" Boston Budget.
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dietive. Bald showed up better than Cooper late in the season, but as Coop CT had been on the track and following the circuit before his Buffalo opponent began his seasons racing he had gained q lead that it was impossible to over come; and thus he closed the season d victor, with Bald almost as prominent, Last year the successful ten were as fol- lows:
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Last year the greatest fight for cham pionship honors ever known was made. The rivals were Eddie Bald and Tom Cooper. and before the season had ad- yanced very far the fight became vim
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lieve in the good judgment of the new bank, they may be persuaded to de- posit each day in it such funds as they receive, or part of them, for safe and convenient keeping, to be drawn out by checks as they may need. Thus the first function of banking has begun Seribner's.
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.on of 1899 ranged as follows:

The next season, 1893, Zimmerman won his spurs in the most brilliant fight that has yet been witnessed on the American cycle track. During that year the American champion scored 1o1. first prizes, eight second places, and three
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THE LATEST FASHIONS. Nuns Yelling Disguised as Wool
 Taffeta Is the Newest Material
RIotous CoIoring Reigns-Pretty Ef- fleets in Dainty Underwenr-out- ing Suits for Little Girls
 Some New Hats.

It is impossible to enter even street ear without being impressed by the riotous coloring of the season. Blue and mauve, brown and green, gray and
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 Home Am eKa 1 ties.

MT. Jason-The woman's page in this here paper says that women is begin hing to learn how to. think for their selves. Where on earth will you be at when that. comes into fashion?
 Mrs. Jason-I s'pose I'll go on in the old way; thinlSin' for you.-Indianapolis Ty,,1,.,,
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As for safety pins. needles. and such like small Yankee notions. the Trog lodytes had them long before there was any such thing as history invented. It's hard to prove with certainty that anY novelty is really new.
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effective, and makes up prettily if lined with contrasting silk.
 A fetching dark-blue gown of nuns yelling was recently worn by one of the best-dressed women in New York. The skirt was exceedingly full. In the back the fullness at the waistline was laid in fine tucks. traced around with jet
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passementerie over cerise satin. A band of the passementerie ran down each side of tine front and encircled the back at the foot.
 \ cerise blouse was worn and over it blue jacket. entirely covered with fine tucks. Between the tucks the jacket was adorned with entre-deux of passe- menterie.
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thirds-the largest percentage of wins ever recorded. This record stands to the present time, and perhaps it will never be duplicated. The record for that year was as follows:
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caoa rhfnrs to Have.

What desirable thing it is to have friend you can trust!" said R.
 s.Yes,s replied Tor one that will trust you. it Bits.
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THE LATEST.
Easy.

she-You have broken the promise you made me.
 He-Never mind, my~dear; don't cry. I'll make you another Comic Cuts.
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Felt Worse Than He Looked. "You look troubled, old man. 'T am. My wife threatened to leave me. but I'm afraid she won't. t.''-Frown Topics.
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In to SnuH.

He-You're a bird, deafl
 She-Yes, but I'm q live one; don't try to stuff me Yonkers Statesman
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 sure 1n 1cuf1oFt

'she must have very small feet" .szYhy2"
 tsShe's always asking to borrow some hody's rubbers! s!"-Chieago Record.
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4 Hopeful Outlook

sAn electrical piano has been in- vented. 7
 "Good! Some of them may get struck by lightning. Chicago Record.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-13
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

In 1893 Il customer of LYMAN
j. Cages bank asked for loan
of two hundred thousand dollars
Mr.. Gage asked him what he
wanted the money for. The Gus
toner replied that certain street
railway stocks were greatly de
pressed and could be bought
cheap, with u chance for Il big
profit. In answer. Mr.. Gage said,
substantially: ''All the money
that this bank has is needed for
customers who need the money.
| will advance TO any solvent Gus
toner all that he requires TIA tide
him over this crisis, bat | will not
loan to any customer money TO
be used in speculation however
sure the profit"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-13

for the United States dividing
with another power colony.
which, as our British contempcr-
airy states, bears the stamp of the
Yankee in every feature.
But how about such a PROPOSE
ton from an Hawaiian standpoint
We have only to look at the joint
ownership of Samoa, and the CON
dition Of affairs In the New Heb
rides TO get some idea of the ell
joyment OF being hauled along our
political pathway by two nations.
We, OF course, appreciate the
beautiful fraternal love now exist
ing between Great Britain and the
United States, but so far as prac-
teal results are concerned, it eX-
lists only on paper. Under the
Joint control proposed in the ''two
Pearl Harbor" expression, Hawaii
would be nothing but a weakling
crying out against the injuries re-
sulting from two nations playing
for points" Great Britain and the
United States are on friendly
terms, we admit, and the arbitra-
ton treaty portends great and
glorious possibilities, but the love
feast has not reached even an ex-
detrimental stage, and Hawaii has
had enough experiments.
No, Hawaii wants none of this
two Pearl Harbor" business. She
has drifted between the devil and
the deep sea long enough. Her
first choice Is the United States.
If the proper protection is refused,
it will then be time to look about
and see what other nation has a
proper appreciation of the coun-
try's value.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-13

When President Cleveland
called Congress together in extra
session, he urged and anticipated
that the special work to be ac-
complished would be finished
quickly and the much-needed re-
lief realized by the people in short
order. When the new Congress
got started Mr.. Cleveland found
that he had a factional gang be-
hind him, which he could not han
die; the session dragged along for
weeks, party men could not agree
among themselves and the result
was the sowing of seeds that
brought greater depression and
the final disruption of the party.
President Mckinley has started
out on the same course. He has
a solid Republican Congress be-
hind him and serious national is
sues to meet. His capacity for
handling his party and securing
prompt legislation will be watched
with interest. !
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-13

\ recent cartoon represents the
Lexow Committee making an X
ray photograph of Sugar Trust
Searles' head. The result is a
shadowgraph, in which the word
"NIT" comes out in bold relief.
So far as the Sugar Trust is con-
cerned and so far as practical re-
suits are concerned, the Lexow
Committees investigation amount
ed absolutely to init" If, how
ever, the committee had touched
Mr.. Searles on the Sabbath School
question they would have found
him boiling over with information.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-13
M'KINLEY'S LEclPRoCITY.

President Mckinley, III his IN
augural address, atfirms his belief
in the doctrine Of reciprocity, with
those countries that raise and ex-
port no articles which will com
pete with American products.
Up to a recent period, say 10
years, it was generally believed in
the States that the production of
sugar might properly be classed
among the articles which did not
seriously compete with American
products. Nor will it compete for
some years TO come with Ameri-
can sugar. But the opinion is
growing, and perhaps is now fixed,
owing 70 the sugar beet craze"
if YOU choose to call it so, that
within a few years, the Americans
will produce their own sugar. This
opinion becomes at once a strong
factor in legislation.
On the other hand, the Ameri-
cans are now looking out for for
eign trade, and reciprocity de
velops it. What will be their pol
lev towards Cuba, with its enorm-
ous possibilities in sugar produc-
tiOnz The consumption of Ameri-
can products, by the Cubans, has
been large, in the past, and will
be so In the future. It is a most
tempting trade. Reciprocity Sc
cures it. But reciprocity will let
in the free sugars of Cuba to com
pete with the growing industry in
sugar beets. What can be done
about it2 President Mckinley
may adopt Mr.. Oxnard's plan of
duty and bounty. This will adj
NIT sugar free and at the same
time nurse the young industry
But there Is another trouble. a
convention of Pennsylvania farm
ers recently demanded bounty on
wheat and oats. They ask for the
same stimulant that the beet grow
ers ndenand. IThis, demand from
the grain farmers Is growing. =
The Judgment of the people on
these questions is not yet ripe. 1t
is not easy to predict the course of
legislation. The relations of Cuba |
to the United States is a disturb
ing element in settling the rela-
tons of Hawaii to the States.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-13
no Two PEARL HARBORS. :

The article from the Pail Mall
Gazette, published in another col
unn, shows that the British have
a full appreciation of the strategic
importance of the Hawaiian Isl
ands, if the Americans have not.
The facts cited demonstrating the
commercial value of the Islands
are the same quotations, the same
facts that have been spread be-
fore the people since the Hawaiian
Islands figured in the internation-
al politics OF the Pacific. They
are indisputable facts that prove
beyond question what a valuable
piece of property the people of this
country possess.
The focus of the article is
reached in the suggestion that pos
sibly 1.-TWO Pearl Harbors" may be
found III this key OF the North
Pacific, or IN other words, that the
Hawaiian question may be settled
by England and the United States
exercising a joint ownership. Such
a plan is what might be expected
from a rich American jackass, suf-
fering from acute Anglomania or
Mr.. Astor, owner of the Pail Mall
Gazette. He would note with
pleasure the withdrawal of United
States suzerainity In Hawaii,
which American statesmen have
guarded carefully and British
statesmen have accepted. He
would have the United States give
up its complete hold upon the
country, and, out of pure brother
" love, give Great Britain a finger
IN the pie. From a British stand
point the scheme is a most excel
lent one, but from the American
point of view ii Is absolute rot.
What sensible reason can be given