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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-11-12
METEORIC DISPLAY.
Earth Due to Pass Through Show
ers Next Week.

Early next week, unless the astrono-
mers are wrong in their calculations,
the earth should pass through an ex-
traordinary show of meteors. Every
SO years the display of November me-
teors is more magnificent than usual
The present month is the November
of the 80 year period. Professor Gar
rett p Serviss, the astronomer, says
in an interview in a New York paper:
THE great swarm of the November
meteors is drawing rapidly near the
point where, once in every thlrty-three
years, it meets the earth, and astrono-
mers are ON the qui vive for the first
outposts which, dashing in blaze Of
fire into the atmosphere, will announce
the arrival of the strange horde Of ce
lestial wanderers.
Twice already within this century
these meteors have astonished the
world by their portentious appearance,
the first occasion being the celebrated
star shower of 1888 The second ap-
pearance was in 1866.
There is chance that memorable
display will be witnessed on the morn
ings of November 14th, 18th and 10th.
The opening exhibition of he meteors
this year will be followed If previous
experiments can be trusted as basis
for prediction by a still more brilliant
display in November, 1898, and by the
arrival Of the central swarm in Novem-
Der, 1885,"
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HOW TO CURE BILIOUS collie.

I suffered for weeks with collie and
pains in my stomach caused by bilious
ness and had to take medicine all the
while until l used Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy which
cured me- I have since recommended
it to a good many people, MRS. F.
BUTLER, Fairhaven, Conn. Persons
who are subject to bilious collie can
ward off the attack by taking this rem
edy as soon as the first symptoms ap-
pear Sold by all druggists and deal
ers, Benson, Smith & Company agents
for the Hawaiian Islands.
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1t was therefore only with q
profound knowledge of the almost
invisible links in the chain of ev-
ents, that the Courant selected Ha-
wall as an example of municipal
enterprise. 1t presents one of the
most remarkable and beautiful
Equations of history" that the
good people of Connecticut in
1919 flung their bread a thousand
leagues upon the Pacific ocean,
and in 1897 it comes back in a re-
turn loaf of a wholesome example
in sanitary enterprise.
Should the American Senate
find difficulty in adjusting the po-
litical status of Hawaii after an
nexation, we suggest that she be
made an internal part of Old Say
brook, every acre of which we
know so well, and that the remains
of Kamehameha | if they can be
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If your digestion is poor, your health
most certainly will soon be impaired.
The food not being properly digested
causes the stomach to be overworked
and deranged. When this occurs the
whole system becomes effected.
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found, be placed beside those of
Lady Fenwick.
Hawaii throws across the sea and
over the shoulders of the Courant,
a lei of her brilliant flowers. Aloha
NH.
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CONNECTICUT AND HAWAII.

The Hartford Courant, (Senator
Hawley's paper), complains OF the
misery appropriation by the Con
necticut legislature of the sum Of
$1,000 only for the expenses Of
the States new sewage commits
sion, and it says: "A municipality
in the Hawaiian Islands has set the
example of fetching sanitary ex-
pert nearly half way round the
world to supervise certain needed
work"
The Conrant, in selecting Ha-
wall as a model of municipal gen
erosity, justified its pre-eminence
as a leading journal of New Eng
land. Besides, Connecticut and
Hawaii have a joint and several
GLORIOUS past" Down the CORR
doris of time they will dance to-
gether. the brown hand OF the fair
Hawaiian in the grip of the white
fist of the Inventor of Notions.
1t was citizen of Connecticut
who cared for the Kanaka boy
Obookiah, in 1910, and it was in
Cornwall of that State, he was edu-
Gated. The inspiration of his
story created the mission to these
Islands. For moment the Yam
kee forgot the patent mouse traps,
and looking beyond the seas, set
up a trap to catch the Evil One.
The inspiration given by Obookiah
to the mission should have caused
his name to be adopted in every
missionary family on the Islands,
and every other male inhabitant
with missionary antecedents, should
bear the name Of Obookiah. Prob
ably modesty only forbade it.
Yale men, with a genuine Con-
necticut environment, were the
first missionaries to these Islands in
1919. Fate flung Hawaii into the
air. and she came down good
"catcho into the arms of the Nut
meg State.
As the Courant people belong to
the Yale contingent, we tell them
that Connecticut, through Yale,
has planted the banner of Christ
ian civilization on these imperial
mountain tops, and conspicuous
"Yv is always in the central field
of its graceful folds. Many and
rather hysterical attempts have
been made by other colleges to
tear it out and substitute other
humiliating letters. 1t Is still
there. Yale dominates on the
Bench of the Hawaiian Supreme
Court. She dominates in the rank
of local historians and, in the Ad-
vertiser and Gazette, Yale meekly
and devoutly stands by the staff
and the flag on the imperial noun
tains and aids in keeping off the
Asiatic horde who are said to be
trying to cut the halyards. In
moments of forgetfulness, Yale re-
cognizes the inestimable value OF
the work of other American insti-
tutions of learning, but she claims
the prestige for herself and Con
necticut, of having discovered
through Obookiah, this heather
land, and is grateful to Providence
that a heather land was created fol
the purpose of this discovery.
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TOPICS

NOVEMBER II, 1897.
BURGLARS quite a5s n a sGoS
time in Honolulu just now.
So accustomed are we to
take up a daily paper and find
an account of another Oar
ing Robbery that it is quite
a disappointment after care
fully going through the news
of the day to find no mention
|of the usual crime.
Just who is responsible
for this state of things is an
open question. 1t is all very
we'll to throw reason to the
winds and accuse our police
force of incapacity, etc., but
the true cause is to be found
nearer home. There are
many persons who would
not think of a criminal act,
were temptation not placed
in their way by the incau-
tious acts of many of our
citizens. Valuables are al
lowed to lie about in all
places and at all times, and
no care whatever is taken to
secure them from curious
eyes.
The true remedy is in a
nutShell--or rather in a Safe.
The old excuse of too ex-
pensive" does not hold now
a-days. We carry a selection
of safes made by the first
manufacturers in the United
States in no less than 6 sizes,
from the SIS "Baby" to pre-
serve the family jewels,
books, etc.,t the largest office
safe. All sizes are equally
we'll made, strong and beau
tiful.
No one can afford to be
without one--a safeguard
alike from fire and the enter
prising burglar.
Call and inspect at
| The A0W0i0n Hardware I'm
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of experience.
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DR.. Russell's
Pepsin

1t will give strength to the stomach,
invigorating to the liver, tonic to the
bowels and correct digestion.
AS a tonic and builder, this valuable
remedy stands unsurpassed.
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Calisaya-

The best proof Of the virtue in pre-
paration is the results obtained by
taking it. The remarks from those
taking the remedy speak very highly
of it.
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I hey All

"There are fads in medicine as well as
IN other things said busy druggist,
shut the most remarkable thing 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 Up while others
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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-
ton was needed; of catarrh, rheumatism,
malaria and other troubles arising from
or promoted by impure blood, have made
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Bitters.

Try a bottle and tone up your sys-
tenn, which will enable you to do your
labors with ease and comfort
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e O nm 9

and in short time go out of sight en-
tirely, to be heard from no more
"Why is it?'' go, simply because
Hoods Sarsapar1lla 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
made more happiness by bringing people
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-04-15

converse With an old acquaintance he
bad first met at Florence, and, later, at
London.
This friend was languidly telling of
a misadventure he had on a gondola at
Venice, IN which a fair Venetian maid
figured. punctuntcd by an involuntary
bath in the blue waters, when, suddenly.
Bradnor leaned his head TO one side,
like dog when attentively regarding
his master
He no longer heard his friend. The
firing Of a cannon would not have di-
verted him from the object of his in
terest.
Again the tender chords of memory
were touched and his big chest heaved
like huge bellows pumped by n smith.
The voice of the village church
poured out its richness in stream of
glory, overwhelming yet inspiring him
with its refreshing. The woman was
singing the Last Rose of Summer" A
touch of sadness pervadcd her voice.
which now and then nearly quiz ,red
with emotion as she declared the soli-
tariness of the flower and the death of
its fellows. She was singing in the
great hall and the liquid tones poured
through the open windows.
When she had done he sighed heav-
lily, arose and strode abruptly away
from his friend, who, with mild sur
prise upon his countenance, likewise
stood upon his feet and slowly followed
after Bradnor.
The latter proceeded on his way until
he reached the end of the long piazza,
when he faced about and paused. upon
the very brink of the broad flight of
steps.
Ills friend drew near and was about
to address him, when party of ladies
approached from within and both gen
tlemen moved as if to permit them to
have greater freedom in passing. Brad
nor, in his abstraction, stepped back
ward instead of forward, with the re-
suit that he lost his footing, slipped and
fell heavily, rolling over until he
reached the ground.
Instantly everything wac in confu-
sion. The friend, whose name was
Jerlyn, ran rapidly down the steps and
hastily leaned over the PROSTATE man,
while the ladies looked anxiously on
from the piazza. Other guests were
quickly attracted to the spot.
My God!" cried Jerlyn, looking
upward towards the ladies. after he had
touched the forehead and the wrist of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-04-15

"Yes, Bridget, now hand me that
pocketbook on the table there. That
is well. Now | want you to tell me who
gave you the roses to bring in to me-"
"llowly mither, sor, an that will
nivcr be afthcr doin' Mrs. Travis. the
Teddy, sor, thrittened me don know
what NV | sid a wurred about her, sor--"
That will do, my girl," he said gen.
tly, as he placed bill in her hands.
Leave the roses here by my side and
go out of the room for little while"
Tin dollars" cried Bridget, after
reaching the hall, IAN all because wor
afther refusin' the tiliin' av him who
sint theml Shure the kind gintleman
gone clane dcft."
Bradnor seized the cluster eagerly
and let his nostrils drink in their crate
full odor. While he did so the memory
of the heavenly voice freshened, and he
seemed to hear it sing over and over
again the hymns of the Easter day ser
vice. Then he listened for the dear
words of the flower song: 'Tis the Las:
Rose of Summer" In n deep reyery he
closed his eyes for several moments,
ulNtl "hiCh hS okShtN tutih oS aiii' i"'N
the roses down with a profound sigh
and then said, aloud:
Victor Bradnor, you wretch, you ire
deeply, desperately and foolishly in
love with human voice, and that voice
is the property of married woman.
Shame upon you'll"
When he was permitted to go down
stairs he inquired for Mrs. Travis. II
would be but an act of propriety and
courtesy to thank her in person for her
kindness to sick man.
She had gone away the evening be-
fore with her mother.
"The deuce take it," he said. regret
fully, "am never to see her face"
When next Easter day came Victor
Bradnor was in Rome and with thou
sands of others attended the magnificent
services at st. Peters, where all the
pomp and circumstances of stately
robes, grand proceEs,uns aud artistic
music combined to give emphasis TO
this day of days in tie calendar. Brad
uor listened pensive,s 70 the glory
strains of organ and the rich-toned
voices of the men and boys of the choir.
His thoughts were far out and away in
the ivy-covered Virginia church, and
he felt that the music of her voice was
sweeter than that of all the harmonies
which echoed in st. Peters. While the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-04-15
LITERARY LIGHTS.

After waiting 300 years the town Of
Venosa, the ancient Venusium, where
Horace was born, has decided TO erect
monument to his memory.
Mark Twain. who is now in London,
is about TO publish a volume of essays
under the title of one of them, "How TO
Tell Story" it will include the "De-
fense of Harriet Shelley" which APP
peared in one of the American month.
lies not long ago.
Mr.. Kipling is quoted as having said
recently that he counts the long novel
the essential thing for q writer of
fiction. Independent firing by marks
men is a pretty good thing, but it is the
volley-firing of a full battalion that
clears the 'front.'" he says in support
of his claim.
Richard lie Gallinne was married the
other day and such move on his part
was received with much surprise by
his friends. Ever since the death of his
first wife he had carried out the pc
culiar custom of calling the attention
of his friends by little notes to the an
niversary of her death and dilating on
the distress which the sad event still
gave him.
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friend so spoke of you when you lay

friend so spoke of you when you lay
upon the ground"
Bradnor laughed heartily. He and the
owner of the voice had become much
better acquainted by this time.
More than this, he had learned from
her mother that she was bride of an
hour only, her husband having been
killed in n railroad accident within less
than the time named. after the marriage
ceremony had been performed. The
girl-wife escaped uninjurcd and re-
turned with his dead body from what
had been intended to be happy and eN-
tended tour. This was four years ago.
and Kitty wns now %.
"The deuce take i'll" murmured Brad
nor. when the mother told him. "that
was what that confounded landlord was
trying to tell me-"
They remained at Rome two months
and Bradnor was almost continually
with them. He met them at Paris, and
at London. The grace and charm OF the
young woman were equal to the me lody
of her voice. nnd--well, when the next
Easter rolled around Kitty Bradnor sat
by the side of her husband in the little
UNCOVERED church, where. as he aft.
erwartl declared. she sang more divinely
than ever.
4 sNNNEN
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1897-04-15
TrOnicnI DikenHea

An Italian physician has devoted
yeas of study to the diseases that pre-
vail in tropical countries and is of the
opinion that every one of them peculiar
to those regions is of parasite origin, or,
in other words, the result of bacterial
attacks, and that, with the progress of
sanitation and hygiene, there will soon
be no reason why white men cannot
live as safely and as long in hot lands
as in those where the temperature is
varied by seasons of cold. An interest
ing conclusion. which he has reached is
that sunstroke, like malarial fevers,
cholera and the plague, is produced not
by the suns action, but by living
germs; that is an infectious disease and
rot an accident.-Chicago Tribune.
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THREW HIM TO THE GROUND.

organ pealed and voices blended with
it in happy acclaim of Resurrection
day, he thought he could hear her
and gentle withal as the zephyr at even
tide.
He was glad when the services wcr,
ended, because their suggestions
brought too freshly before him the
recollections of the Easter day of the
previous year. lie felt he must go
through life haunted by voice, the
owner of which he burst not look upon
even should he chance TO meet her, be-
cause she was the wife of another.
Passing into the outer air, he walked
along aimlessly pursued by the object
of his love, the voice that continued to
haunt him. He was aroused out of his
abstraction by a sudden scream and
then another.
just ahead of him a great burly fel-
low, a thieyish beggar, it would seem,
had seized a woman, an elegantly
dressed lady, by the arm, while her
companion, a young and exquisitely
beautiful female, regarded the man
with looks of horror upon her refined
face.
Striding rapidly forward, Bradnor
reached out and grasped the knave,
who had not observed his approach, by
the throat and threw him heavily TO the
ground. The rascal lay stunned for q
moment, and, then reviving, gathered
himself quickly together, and hurried
away, muttering imprecations as he
staggered along.
I'VE had given him money, sir" said
the older of the ladies, but he de
manded more, all we had, in fact, and,
and" she was greatly excited and WIS
so overcome that she broke fairly down.
"Many of the Roman beggars are very
bold" he said, reassuringly, "but you
will hear no more from him. But-herc
is my card" he said, drawing out his
case and handing one to each. "You
are Americans and am an American
also. Permit me to see you to your
carriage"
mamma, that is Mrs. Trenton, wished
us to take one, but the distance is so
short and the day so lovely, headstrong,
| decided we had better walk. | am
Mrs. Travis, both of Ingleside, Vir-
ginia."
The owner of the divine voicel The
charm of il was as sweet in conversa-
tion as in song. Bradnor. as they pro-
ceeded on their way, regarded her
furtively from time to time.
Mrs. Trenton knew of the Bradnors,
of Baltimore, and invited Victor to cali
upon them. This he readily agreed to
do.
One day he thanked Mrs. Travis for
the roses she had sent him. Then she
blushed crimson.
"Why, Mr.. Bradnor, what must yon
have thought of my boldness? l did not
know your name and really thought
you were the old gtptleman-your
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The time when Easter gifts were
made to symbolic the season has long
since passed away, says ilarper's Ba-
zar. Souvenirs are exchanged with al
most as generous layishness as at
ristmas-tide; indeed, some ardent
church folk claim that the Easter re-
membrance has the deeper Significance,
and it takes many beautiful forms, but
the distinctive quality that separated it
from others no longer exists. Books of
prayer or devotion may be given or eN-
changed, but as the result of individual
preferences rather than because of
any general sentiment attaching to the
day. Indeed, gift making has spread so
far beyond the church limits it is doubt
full if every giver realizes the special
meaning that once held as an essential
element in the gift.
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Origin of the Word.

Easter, the festival of the resurrec-
tion, was instituted in or about A. ID.
6S, and may have been observed earlier,
as it is alluded to by the first Christian
writers as well known in their time.
The word is of Saxon origin, being APP
piled in English to the festival from the
name of the Saxon goddess Eostre,
whose festival was held in the spring.
The word in Acts 1874, translated
Faster" means passover" the Easter
festival being held at the same time as
the Jewish Passover, and as many if
not most of the early Christians were of
Jewish origin it was an easy matter for
them to convert the greatest day of the
Jewish ecclesiastical year into the
greatest festival of Christianity. .-Ex-
change.
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Bradnor, 81 am afraid the dear old fel-
low is drcadfully hurt"
A physician was hastily summoned,
but meantime the injured man had been
tenderly borne by strong arms to his
bed chamber. He recovered conscious
ness after some moments and when
careful examination had been made the
medical man declared that no bones
we,'e broken, but that badlY-sprainel
ankle would cCufne Bradnor to his bed
for many days.
The young, stalwart fellow, with his
six feet of height and broad shoulders,
chafed under the latter sentence. He
did not feel i'll, although the pain was
intense in his ankle. But the doctor
was obdurate, declaring that most seri-
Gus results would be likely to follow
any attempt upon his part to arise from
his bed for week, at least
With a groan the man turned his
face away and presently fell asleep,
from the effects of an opiate that had
been administered in his arm.
The following morning he dozed fit
fully, the effects of the drug not having
worn away, but with the afternoon his
intelligence returned to him. His eyes
ranging over the room he saw upon his
dressing case a great cluster of red
roses. and for n moment he wondered
who had given them to him; but the
thought was an eyanescent one. Per-
haps he thought it was an act of Jer-
lyn's, who had spent the greater r4rt
of the day in his room.
Day after day, however, he observed
that fresh ones were supplied to replace
the others. When a week had passed. he
turned suddenly upon Jerlyn and
thanked him for his care and the gift
OF the flowers.
FLOWERS, what howers?" demanded
Jerlyn, nervously. He was a little,
nervous man, who spoke rapidly.
Didn't know you cared for 'em. 1
don't. Cabbages are much more to my
taste, especially when boiled with bacon
or beef"
Bradnor did not pursue the subject,
but he brooded over it all the more. He
had no acquaintance or friend at the
Springs save Jerlyn, and he was sure
the landlord had not provided them.
He was now able to sit in an easy
chair and the doctor had promised that
within aday or two he might, with the
aid of crutches, leave his room and
mingle with the guests of the hotel.
The following morning he was awake
when Bridget, the chambermaid, en-
tered his room and was surprised to see
her bearing a cluster of fresh roses in
her hands.
Bridget" he said. with firmness,
"come here"
The girl. somewhat trepidant, APP
preached his bedside, still holding the
flowers.
$50 it is you who have been filling
that vase every morning, is it?"
"Shure, sor, an SO it wor," she replied,
with a courtesy.