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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-03
]. 7. WATERHOUSE.

THIS is read all over the
-.- World--So are the
PAPER advertisements OF
ours. When the people of
Maine read in February that
we are making a drive in
SeaSonable white lawns, they
throw another yule log on
the fire and marvel. Our
lawns are cheap but they are
good quality. We sell you
made-up sheet and pillow
cases for less than you pay
for the material. We have
also a fine quality of linen
duck, at extremely low
prices.
A full line of Rugby cotton
sweaters and woolen sweat
erS in dark blue and white.
Also cardigan jackets. Bleach
ed twill sheeting from 5-4
to 1914. UubleaChed all
widths. Brown drill for
ladies' dresses and brown
holland. Alpaca in black and
several shades of drab.
Fine white flannel from 90
to 60 inches wide. White
table felt or silent cloth for
tables. We have also a new
stock of colored sateens in
assorted shades. This is
something not obtainable in
any store in Honolulu and
the stock will not last long
at the prices we ask.
Not a shop in Honolulu
displays the assortment of
ginghamS and prints we
do. The prices are lower
than have ever been asked
for the same quality.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-03

Coal constitutes one of the leading
mineral resources of New South
Wales, the coal fields of which are
roughly estimated to contain $685.
600 900 tons of coal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1897-03-03
Cleaning
Up Stock.

FOR THE NEXT TWO
WEEKS. PRIOR TO THE
ARRIVAL OF THE AUS
TRALIA, WE WILL MAKE
A SPECIAL EFFORT TO
CLEAN 4 UP OUR STOCK
TO MAKE ROOM FOR
NEW GOODS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
THE ADYERrIsING rNSrIMoNIAL.

THE ADPERTISING TIES rIAIONIIL.
 The investigation of the gorgeous street sprinlling advertisement pro- ceeded last evening, slowly and pain fully. In the course of the talk 1t ap- peared that all those interested in the prosperity of one of the newspapers which got the gorgeous advertisement were not entirely oblivious to what was going on, or coming on. It also ap- peared that the head man doesn't really approve of MT. George L, Fox
 We have looked thus far in vain for some indication that any of the city's business men considered the cost of the gorgeous advertisement. Before the in- vestigation ends We hope that it will appear that at least one of them gave it casual thought, if no more. It now looks too unanimous. If any one of them did do such a sordid thing as to think about the public money we will encourage him to confess by saying that, in our opinion, his eccentricity will not bring general ridicule upon l him. There is such a thing as sticking too closely to the fashion, and de- l parture from it in this case would cer- tainly be refreshing to some.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
4 SIGN OF THE TIMES.

In the address to the Academy of Philadelphia delivered by Justice John Dean of the Pennsylvania Supreme court attention was forcibly called to one of the signs of the times. Fifty years ago, he said fault was often found that no one could foretell the verdict of a jury. Now the criticism is that too often the verdict may be fore told. "Given the parties and their financial condition, without regard to the weight or significance of the evil dence," said Judge Dean, fin Very large number of cases the verdict can be assumed with approximate certain ty. An individual against a corpora ton, municipal or private, a poor man against rich one, the undoubted ten dency in recent years is, on conflicting evidence, to find the disputed fact for plaintiff" It was hardly necessary the Justice thought, to give an audience of lawyers proof of this fact. He cited, however, the increase of verdicts against the street railroad corporations of Philadelphia in the ten years ending in 1896. In that time, while travel had increased 40 per cent, the verdicts had increased 1000 per cent. An examina- tion, also of the court records through out the State had satisfied the Judge that verdicts in this class of cases are increasing out of all proportion to the increase in population. Out of this had grown a belief that the jury is not to be trusted to ascertain the truth where the right of property is involved, and as a result of this belief the right of trial by jury is being gradually re- stricted. Unless there be 9 change" the Judge said, that right will be talk en away at least in cases involving
 property" for mo system of govern ment can stand which does not protect | the property of the citizen as well as
 his person." That would be unfortu- nate, as it would be placing the ad-
 ministration of justice further from the
 people, and consequently weakening their attachment to it's forms" The root of the evil, in Justice Deans opin- | ion, lies in the laxity of administration
 of the law regarding the selection of
 jurymen, whereby the best are not cho-
 sen. There is a growing tendency on | the part of business -.Hd professional men to shirk jury duty. This, Judge
 Dean said, should be made as odious
 as skulEling in time of war "To sur
 vive, the jury system must represent
 the conscience and intelligence of the whole people"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
CRUISING FOR A FLY sPEcK.

But for This Object on the Chart the
 Rescues Crew Would Have Got the
 Doubloons.
 The recent sailing of schooner from Victoria bound for Cocos Island to dig up the rich plunder supposed to be bur jed there has brought out a number of contradictory reports about the authen- ticity of that treasure legend, the latest story being to the effect that 1t was discovered and carried away early in the sos. A waterfront man was read ing this yarn in an office yesterday and when he had finished, exclaimed:
 That shows what great results sometimes hinge on very small matters. I know a couple of men who would probably have recovered all of that treasure if it had not been for a fly"
 The exclamations of surprise and in- credulity which greeted this remark were all the encouragement needed, and the veteran proceeded
 Tt was along in the latter part of 1879 that Thomas Doig, Eric Johnson, William Masters and M D. Staples, who had been running an independent pilot service at the mouth of the river, with the schooner Rescue, were driven off the bar by the F'lavel monopoly. Having no further use for the schooner, Masters and Doig sailed south in her to do little discovering on Cosos Island, and to eventually sell the vessel in some port on the lower coast Staples dug up some old charts of the Pacific, which, though a trifie torn with age, were supposed to be accurate, and in due season the craft sailed out of Asto- ria, never to return. Cocos Island was noticeable on the map, but there was no name attached to it. In due sea son the Rescue and her fortune hunters reached the latitude and longitude where the isle of riches showed up on the map. They went almost blind straining their eyes to catch sight of the land, but their search was unrewarded, and, like Noah's Ark in the song, they 'jes kep' a sailin', and a sailin'' Every time they would get past that spot on the map again, but the island would not appear.
 There is no telling how long this state of affairs would have lasted had it not been for the discovery made by Doig one morning. Masters had the old chart spread out on the table, and was figuring away for dear life, when Doig came down from the deck. He leaned over Masters shoulder drew his sheath knife and made scratch on the paper. Cocos Island disappeared, and Masters, as soon as he regained his composure,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
Is rn ERE ANY BAD MON NEYq

Rev. w. H. Cossum has made a stir.
 He has spoken right out in the meeting
 of the Baptist Missionary Union at
 Pittsburg, and he has said what he thinks. This unusual action was
 prompted by the announcement that MT. John D. Rockefeller had promised
 $250,000 to the mission fund. MT. Cos sum said: What our denomination needs is not rich men, but holy men.
 New York millionaire has offered us
 a great gift. I say that great gift should not be accepted unless John D.
 Rockefeller first makes confession to the American people. We must accept
 no money that does not come from clean hands. Let MT. Rockefeller puri- fly himself, and bring in this gift as
 righteous, God-fearlng man, and then
 we can accept it. I am aware that what I have said Is not the sentiment
 of this body; but am bold enough to say what I think should be said, re-
 gardless of what the world may think. MT. Cossum has not yet made an apology for himself, but he probably will. He has only just come from be- ing missionary in China, and is therefore somewhat out of touch with things as they are in this country. He doesn't seem to understand that money is money, however it may have been
 made, and that it is ''business" to get even bad money to do good with. Moreover, he evidently doesn't know that there is anything about Mr.
 Rockefeller's money that even the most delicate could call bad. His brethren who have been in this country and
 who do know, promptly united in say ing that both MT. Rockefeller and his money are all right, and they gave Brother Cossum pretty strong hint not to be looking gift horses in the mouth. So far Brother Cossum has shown no sign of repentance. But how can sensible man talk so about money of any kind?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
The Elm Beetle at Work Again.

To the Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 You have doubtless observed as have many others that our trees, the pride of our city, are already beginning again to be eaten by the elm beetle. You also doubtless know that thus far no expen- diture of money has been authorized by the city government to fight them. Is it not high time that the matter were once more agitated as 1t was last year, and that we should do at least some thing, even though the season be far advanced. to preserve our trees?
 Three facts may, I think, be regarded as pretty we'll established l. Many of our trees were actually destroyed last year and the year before by the rav- ages of the elm beetle. 2. Those trees which were properly sprayed show com paratively few traces of the beetle this spring. 3. In those parts of the city which were not sprayed the elm beetle has reappeared in full force. The cor ollary to be drawn from these facts is that, unless something is done at once to fight this pest it will spread over the city during the summer, and next year We shall be worse off than ever, and the work of 1896 will have been practi- cally thrown away.
 The expense of spraying the trees is not very great. The appropriation of $5,000 made last year was not entirely exhausted. This year the city has the advantage of having all of it's appara- tus besides the experience gained in one summers campaign. An appropriation of from $2,000 to $4,00G would probably suffice to treat q very large part of our elms for another year. When we con- sider that $11, ,000 was spent simply on sprinkling the streets last year, and that the assessment for this amounted to an average of but two cents front foot when assessed upon the property owners, it is obvious how insignificant sum each land owner would be called upon to pay in order to preserve his elms What person owning a twenty five foot lot would not be willing to pay twenty-five cents a year even for a series of years for the sake of preserv-
 ing the elm tree that may stand in front of it? Many people paid many times that sum out of their own pocket last year for that object, and yet an assess ment of one cent a foot, laid on the basis of the street sprinkling assess ment, would give us much larger sum than was asked for or expended last year. The amount spent for advertis- ing the street sprinkling alone would more than suffice for doing the work effectually for the greater part of the town. May I ask you to use the great influence which your paper possesses in order to bring this matter to the at tention of the public? I believe that no one in our city can be really indifferent to the matter, and that the interest needs only to find expression in order to influence the action of the city gov ernment HENRY w. FARNAM.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
FASHION NOTES.
New Jacket Finish.

Jacket bodices have been in fashion so long and have appeared in so many forms, that it seems as If a radical change in styles must soon relegate them to the despised rank of "has beens." Yet this very same condition has existed for many months without change and new jacket devices have been coming out all the while. They are still coming, and two somewhat novel ones are presented here for con- sideration with the assurance that their stylishness will outlast their material, whether it be that of the models as sketched, or something else that better suits the copier.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
said: Well, I'll be durned if it wasn't a

said: Well, I'll be durned if it wasn't fly speck.'
 This discovery dlsgusted them so much that they bore away for San Jose de Guatemala, where the schooner was sold, and Doig became admiral in the navy at that point. and it was only about a year later before this other out fit came along to Cocos and dug up a schooner load of Spanish doubloons, showing plainly that if it had not been for that fly Doig and Masters would have found the treasure, for if the fly had kept off the paper they would nev- CT have sailed without a map showing the island, and, of course, if they had found the island before the treasure was taken 1t would have been theirs. V Morning Oregonian.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

That at the left was found in pale suiting that had a shaggy white nap and was trimmed with dark gray braid and narrow steel galoon. The jacket was fitted at back and sides, and its open fronts with their pendant tabs were galoon, and the chemisette was yellow silk banded with embroidered lace edged stripes. A wide band of braid headed on both sides with galoon trimmed the dress skirt near the hem. Green and white mixed suiting was the fabric of the other dress, whose bodice was slightly bloused at either side of it's fitted vest. A vest-like insertion at the back was of the same materials as the front-ecru bastiste embroidered with white and laid over ecru silk. Reseda green satin supplied the revers and collar, band of the satin trimmed with ecru lace coming next the vest.
 The empire coat is dethroned, is so utterly out that women are now won dering how they could have thought it pretty. A few are shown, very jaun- tily cut much shorter in the back than in the front and no longer than the hips anywhere. These are boxed so that they stand well out at the back and have an undeniably saucy look, but an empire coat that comes below the hips is simply intolerable. Roxy bo- leros fastening in front or at the side have taken their place. Other coats are of the covert cloth, short jacket order, slightly boxed in front and fitted back and sides. These come just below the hips and are made strictly tailor finish, the skirts below the waist line fitting closely without a trace of fitness ex- cept at the very back where there is a demure boxpleat or so. No buttons show anywhere, and the coat is light weight. F'LORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent q Word each ln- sertion. Five Gents Word for full week (seyen times).
 Display Advertisements, per inch, one Tn, sertion, $12o; each subsequent insertion: 4u cents; one week, $3.20; one month Slo; one year. $40
 Obituary Notices, In prose or verse;, b cents per line. Notices of Births, Mar riages, Deaths and Funerals, 30 cents each. Local Notices 15 cents per line,
 Yearly advertisers are limited to thelr own immediate business Gall matter to pc unobjectlonable), and their contracts do not Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

lpNSoul fAAil y SSb SoNN 'N HA'A'AAN'S +NN a poor blind chap?" Old Gentleman You are only blind in one eye" Beg gar--"An right, make it siXpenee, then" -Tit-Bits.
 q wouldn't care to be Lawyer Browne on Judgment day" 'Browne's smart. Hell get an adjournment of his case to next day and then there won't be any next day."-Harlem Life.
 "Fellows, you wouldn't take me to be member of a millionaire's family, would you?" Frankly, we would not Neither would the millionaire; l ask ed him\ last night Brooklyn Life.
 The Husband--Have you any invlsi- ble veils?
 The Saleslady-Y Yes, sir. It is im- possible to see them.
 "I'd like to look at some. e."-Yonkers Statesman.
 Physical culture is so helpful it teaches the children to go up stairs properly"
 How about coming down stairs?"
 "Oh, they generally slide down the bannisters "-Chicago Record.
 First Nighter-"The man Who writes the dramatic criticisms for your paper does not know good play from a bad lone" Editor-"I know it, but what can we do? He is the only man on the staff who is tall enough to see over the bonnets! s!'-Tit-B
 Waiter-Very we'll, sah, but we haven't any veal Veal is mighty scarce dis time of year, an we haven't had no veal fer a week. Can I bring you any thing else, sah?
 Guest (hastily)-Yes: double portion chicken salad.-New York Weekly. Railroad Superintendent-An i call? Asslstant-There was a man here who wanted a job as conductor; but he had an impeachment in his speech, and I could scarcely understand him. Super- intendent-Give him a job as train an- nouncer in the depot Philadelphia 1 Record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

Nansen's discovery of deep water in the Arctic ocean leads M. de Lapparent to infer that the Antarctic continent is of equal extent and has on it mountains of height corresponding to Nansen's ocean soundings. From this he goes on to deduce the theory that the earth is top-shaped and spins, with the South Pole for it's point.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

A story comes from Washington that a species of blackmail exists to a small degree in the government offices. It seems that some chiefs of division have been making a habit of borrowing from the clerks under them and forgetting to repay the loans, the clerks who are thus done out of their money fearing to expose the fraud and hoping that the chief might ultimately recommend their promotion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

of Appeals have decided that bicycles are not baggage and railroads may re- fuse to carry them if deemed advisa- bIe. The judges say that ordinary bag gage is made up of two elements. First, certain things which may become such; and, second, the bags, trunks, valises, satchels, packages, and other recepta- cles in which these things are to be put other words, the bag or receptacle and its contents are necessary components of the idea conveyed by the term bag gage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

A committee reports to the general assembly of the Cumberland branch of the Presbyterian church now in ses- sion at Chicago that "callow probation CTS for the pulpit" are too much dis posed to marriage
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
THE REASON FOR HER COLDNESS.
 You are cold,' he said, passionately.

You are coId,' he said, passionately. She shivered.
 Tell me why" "I cannot"'
 Then l leave you forever!" Stop" she cried, you shall not mis- judge mel
 She led him down the cellar stairs and stopped him in front of the coal bin.
 It was then he knew the reason for her coldness.
 Clasping her in his arms, he cursed the empty coal bin.-New York World.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

"I haven't got any case" said the client. but I have money" How much?" asked the lawyer Ten thou sand dollars" was the reply. ''Phew! you have the best case ever heard of, I'll see that you never go to prison with that sum" said the lawyer, cheer fuIy.-Boston Traveller.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

Germany has during the last two de- cades spent close upon 10o,000,0O0 in dredging and improving the Rhine, the lately been brought home to the French legislature, which is expected to take early action with regard to the restora- tion of the banks of the Loire and it's conversion once more into a navigable stream and into an artery of commerce.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

The United States Circuit court for the Southern district of Iowa has found occasion to define the relationship of brother-in-law. It was in a decision on a motion to vacate a decree because the district judge had appointed as master in chancery a gentleman who had married a sister of the judges wife. This appointment of one alleged to be a brother-in-law was opposed as being contrary to the provisions of the federal statute regarding appointments to offices Gin the court" Although the point was settled by the Circuit courts ruling that the position of master is not an office in the court, Judge Wool son ood-naturedly went into the ques- tion of relationship raised. He defined "brother-in-law'' to be "the brother of ones husband or wife, or ones sisters husband,'' finding authority therefor in the law and the dictionaries, and de ciding that men who marry sisters are not brothers-in-law.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

The managers of the Rochester (New York; baseball club have issued orders excluding clergymen from the Sunday games of the club, on the ground that their presence tends to create disorder The fact, of course, is that the clergy men who have attended Sunday games were in no sense of the word disorderly. But they made their visit the basis of sermons condemning Sunday baseball and the managers of the club do not like that.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
THECARRlNGTON PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CTY. b CENTS A WEEK, thCENTs A MONTH, S3 FOR IxMoNTHs. S6 A YEAR. HE SAME TERMS BYMAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

During the last few weeks a German factory that makes toy lead soldiers has received so many large orders for Turkish and Greek soldiers for next Christmas that it advertises in German papers Its inability to accept further orders for delivery within this year The makers of toy uniforms, games, pictures and similar toys are also run ming overtime manufacturing special ties Illustrating the war. Even the textile industries are preparing to reap a golden harvest, and material of every imaginable description in Oriental and Greek designs is being manufactured in great quantities. Paris has begun to lead the styles with Greek ideas em- bodied in military and costume, and all other countries will naturally follow the lead of the French capital.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
FOUND.

Beggar-"Ain't yet got shilling for a poor blind chap?" Old Gentleman You are only blind in one eye" Beg gar--"AH right, make it siXpenee, then V -Tit-Bits,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27

E-dQIGS SOGNCHt kCSS
 with silk crocheted shoulder and silk ribbon, worth 25c each,
 3 for soc
 Bargain Table, West Store LOVELIEST OF
 WASH FABRICS
 Quite unnecessary to sound their praises We keep our public in constant touch with all the pretty things for gauzy gowns. Here are some bargains worth getting: 36 in. Percales. 6Ac yd. Dainty Dress Lawns 6Ac yd.
 East Store, Main Floor Full coIored, Pillow, Spreader and Valance Hammock.
 SS cents Large size, full colored, heavy Valance and Spreader, assorted colors, worth $I.e8, for St.25
 East Store, Main Floor Mems full regular made Tan colored superfine Half Hose. f2Hc English Steamer Rug,
 a comfortable companion anywhere. six dollar Rug for S4.2S Handsome Momie Lap Robe, knotted fringe, assorted colors, 6oc robe, 3S cents Dressing SacQues,
 white lawn, neatly trimmed with lace and Hamburg, sizes g to A,
 S1.25 up Replate your Wheel Spokes with Liquid Silver, complete silver Sf.OO Liquid Silver Plate for knives, | forks, etc, 5OC cakes Laundry Soap 25c 10 qt. Dish Pan 1Oc Large Zioot Tub 1Sc | Bottle Russet Shoe Cleaner and
 Box of Polish, best Sc Fancy Nick1ed Tea Pots 3Sc West Store, Basement