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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21

while you are speaking to them, in
stead of looking and attending to you,
fix their eyes upon the ceiling, or some
other part of the room, look out of the
window, play with dog, or twirl the
snuff box. Nothing discovers a little,
futile, frivolous mind more than this,
and nothing is so extensively i'll bred
it is an explicit declaration on your
part, that even the most trifiing object
deserves you attention, more than all
that can be said by the person who is
ments of hatred and resentment, which
such treatment must excite, in every
breast where any degree of self love
dwells; and l am sure, / never yet met
with that breast where there was not
great deal"
We have known of one school for
young women, conducted by thor
ough woman of the world, whose grad
yates were noted for the singular at
In each students room copy of these
words of Lord Chesterfield was placed
in a conspicuous position. The teach
er herself at one time conspicuous in
Paris, for her social power, made her
scholars realize the power of the fixed
eye, and the patient listening.
1t is said that the nervous condition
of the Americans forbids that repose of
manner, which is absolutely necessary
to the best social intercourse. Ner-
vous people are usually quick, rapid
takers, and are impatient as listeners.
A tourist of wide experience remarked
while visiting these Islands, recently,
that the native Hawaiians in the form
and manner of their conversation,
without regard to it's substance, were
on the average equal if not superior
to the whites. This is quite true
of the Japanese, who are carefully
taught certain rules of speech and de-
ference, in the social intercourse. One
sees in Japan the fixed eye, and the
patient listener.
The heroes and martyrs of social in
tercourse are those who maintain the
habit of the fixed eye, on those dis
tressing occasions, when addressed at
length by mutual friends who detail
their own grievances. These suffer in
OF such, indeed, are the Kingdom of
Heaven.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
INTERPRETING THE CONSTITU
TION.

whatever the wording of the Con-
stitution is, it was not meant
that the Ministers should try to lead
either the House or the Senate" etc.,
etc. This, we assume, is the opinion
of Representative Atkinson, as eX-
pressed in the Star. There you have it
at once. Whenever a man uses the
vague phrase, whatever the wording
may be- etc., you may be pretty sure
that he doesn't care much about words
and their meaning. The Representa-
tive evidently needs as much training
in knowledge of the Constitution, as
the venerable darby did, who was
elected to the Georgia Legislature, aft
er the Civil war After the first week
OF the session, he rose and said: Mr.
Speakeri What am dat ar no'sh'un
day calls de Constitushun? l hears
dem talkin' about hits pervishuns. Is
de perwishuns vegetable or meat? Mr.
Speakahi What am de Constitushun? %
No doubt the other members of the
House have taken occasion to care
fully study our own Constitution.
However, it will do no special harm.
If a fresh Representative colt, when
: turned loose, for the first time in the
Legislative paddock, lets his heels fly
all around, and snorts off defiance of
''WhateVerS,' at the wire fences of tho
Constitution. There are good men and
some good lawyers in the House, and
they will act as professors in the Mug
wump college, which the Star suggests
should open at once. They will inter
est any "irrepressible'' as to the re-
sisting power of the barbed wire
fences, which an irrepressible does not
always quickly see.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
IMPROVED NATURAL STONE
FILTERS

as shown in our window. The water
and discolored-is shown in
the top reservoir, and after passing
through stone, drops clear and pure
into the bottom receptacle. This filter
is absolutely the best known and is
made in four sizes-6, 7, 8 and 9 quarts
We would strongly urge upon House
holders, the incalculable benefits de-
rived from the use Of them, and are
pleased always to explain their merits
For Restaurants, Hotels, Ships or
Offices, we have a very handy article
on eXhibition-a WATER COOLER
in three sizes. Water contained in
them is always cold and pleasant.
While on Sanitary subjects-What'
the matter with Roberts OZONATORi
1t costs complete with fluid only So
and if hung up in stables or outhouses
ETC., will keep them always sweet
smelling and clean. Try one.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21

of the Cuban delegation, when il was
addressed from Washington to Havana
before Senior Canalejas left Cuba for
Spain, is explained as an act of pa
triotism by a Cuban secret agent in
Havana, who, knowing the contents of
the letter and desiring to expose to
the world the character of Spanish dip
lomacy, stole the letter in Havana at
the risk of his own life 1t is rumored
also, that Canalejas himself is respon-
sible for the publication of the letter
although he denies having received it
at all.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
FEBRUARY q.
WASHINGTON NEWS.

There appears, from the latest news
no material change in the situation OF
the treaty matter in the American
Senate. There is some interesting
reading between the lines, however.
The statement regarding Speaker
Reeds favorable change of attitude on
the annexation question, is now dis
puted. Mr.. Reed is, we know posi-
lively, affected by the new situation of
affairs, in the far East. But he may
not, as yet, have reached a conclusion
in the matter. We understand that he
considers the free coinage of silver to
be an element in the case. He repre-
sents the financial gold men, and they
feel that the West is becoming rather
dangerous and may use Hawaii for
some bad purpose.
The Washington Star, says that some
of the Senator'S, strongly in favor OF
annexation, speak just now indiffer-
emily regarding it, because they do not
like the Administration attitude on the
financial question. 1t quotes leading
annexation Senator who declared that
there would be no vote on the subject
until March 1st, as the time of the
Senate would be spent on the many ap-
preparation bills.
The Washington Times (annexation)
says that Senator Thurston, who had
agreed to vote for annexation, had
suddenly moved to postpone debate on
the treaty, until March 1st. The rea-
son given, is that ''it was understood
that Mr.. Thurston was anxious to
avoid further discussion while Mr.. Dole
was in the country. His motion was
lost. The Philadelphia Ledger says
that Senator Thurston declared that
the visit of Mr.. Dole was "inoppor-
tune" These are, however, merely re-
ports of the secret debate, and are not
entirely trustworthy. Senator White,
in reply to Senator Platt, said that he
believed the Sugar Trust was in favor
OF the treaty because most Of the Sen
ators who were popularity believed to
be interested in the Sugar Trust were
favorable to the treaty."
1t is also suggested that the belli-
gerent rights of Cuba, and the annexa-
ton of Hawaii, be added to the diplo-
matte bill. If the Senate does this, the
bill will go back to the House so
amended, and if not agreed to, will get
into a conference committee. If this
course is taken, it will be beyond
Speaker Reeds power to control it.
This is the view taken by the friends of
Cuba and Hawaii.
The difficulty is, that President Nc
Kinley knows that the granting Of
beIligerent rights to Cuba, will result
in the lawful boarding of American
merchant vessels, by the Spanish gun
boats. A shot across the bows of an
American ship might precipitate war.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
AN INDISCREET MINISTER.
Spain's Representative at Washington
CriticISeS Executive.
Heaven.

Spafn's Representative at Washington
Crftfcises Executive.
WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE
incident growing out of the publication
of Senior de Lome's letter to Senior
Canalejas may be regarded as settled.
That this has been brought about is
told by a short cablegram sent by Min
lister Woodford from Madrid, in which
he states that the minister had resign
ed and his resignation had been accept
ed before he (Mr Woodford) presented
the request of the United States that he
be recalled
The letter referred to, which the
Spanish Minister refuses to deny hav-
ing written, was directed to Senior
Canalejas, editor of a newspaper in
Havana and refers to President Nc
Kinley as "low politician"
How the letter came into the hands
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
Zealandia Register.

A bill has been introduced in the
Congress of the United States at Wash
ington for an act to place the Oceanic
Steamship Zealandia, now the Honolu-
lu local boat, under American register
1t is claimed that what work has been
done on the ship and yet to be done
will entitle her to the American flag
1t is suggested by shipping people
here that the purpose of this plan is
to put the Zealandia into the Alaska
trade and to arrange with the Pacific
Mail Company and make the S. S.
China the local boat between this
place and San Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
TIMELY TOPICS
February IS, 1893.
THE SIGHT

of SO much water lying
around is, in a sense, a pleasing one,
since we are assured of full reservoirs
and a consequent, though perhaps
brief, opportunity of once more en-
joying life in this Pacific Paradise"
Another thought is, however, apt to
strike us, and that is the danger TO be
apprehended by reason of the faulty
system of drainage-or should we say,
the absence of a system, however
faulty? The Authorities that be" are
devoting some attention to this matter
just now, but the attention of House
holders is directed to the part they
are expected to play in the game Of
Health Sanitation Columns of space
might easily be devoted to germs, mi
crobes and other similar craft, which,
unmolested, take up their abode in
the water we drink and communicate
to us the means by which our health
is broken and our lives eventually
lost.
Poets may dream of good in every
thing" but just where the good"
of filing our ''innards'' with microbes
comes in, the every day. commonsense
man cannot see. Science has discov-
cred the insects, and science has plac-
ed the power of utterly destroying
them in the hands of one and all. Ply
sicians are all agreed upon the one
point, that the best system of filtration
is through stone, and this system is
carried out in it's highest form in the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
MANNERS.

Lord Chesterfield in a letter to his
son, wrote as follows:
There is nothing so brutally shock
ing nor so little forgiven, as a seeming
inattention to the person who is
speaking to you; and I have known
many man knocked down, for lin my
opinon) much slighter provocation
than that shocking inattention which
/ mean. l have seen many people, who
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
CURE

disturbing cathartic will set Nature to
going, and relieve the head, the stomach,
the liver and all the organs of the body
from the evils Of a clogged drainage.
The Liver is the gateway between the
stomach and the organs which the
stomach purveys for. Stop up the gate
and death quickly ensues. Burden it with
distractions and thousand ills result.
Hoods Pills CURE Liver ills, sick head
ache, biliousness, indigestion, nausea,
constipation, without purging, without
pain, without violence.
Everybody at sometime needs them.
Everybody should keep them on hand at
all times for emergencies.
LiVerWs
Hoods Pills are sold by ell druggists.
25 cents. Sent by mail on receipt of price,
by c. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass, U. S. A.
HOBRON DRUG COMPANY.
Wholesale Agents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21
Hoods
Cure
Liver Ills ~

Hoods Pills are as peculiar and as pleas
ant, IN comparison with all others, as is
Hoods SarsapariIla.
10 compound pill which shall be
pleasant to take, shall not be coated with
what by age becomes insoluble, and which
shall be just that mild stimulant to the
liver and bowels which shall help Nature
to restore her disordered functions = that
Is the problem for the pharmacist.
1t is easy to purge, but that is not what
Is wanted. A mild but sure and I'M
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-02-21

CAIRO, February 1.-THE death is
announced of Osman Pasha, an uncle
Of the Khedive.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-14
Free In Spite Of Himself.

Under the first French empire the adj
ministration Of the prison of Sainte-
Pelagie was 50 loose that it was net rare
for accused persons to lie there six
months without knowing the cause of
their incarceration. The following ad-
venture, narrated in 1.-THE Dungeons of
Old Paris,' diScloses the fact that re-
lease under similar conditions of igno-
rance was not impossible:
The doctor had given to q prisoner
who was Slightly i'll an order for the
baths. Not knowing in what part of
the prison the intirmary was situated,
be presented his order to tipsy turn
key, who opened the outer door of the
prison
NJ. Guillon, a free man without being
aware of it, took the narrow street to be
sentry's walk and went few PAGES
without finding any one to direct him.
Returning to the sentry at the door, he
inquired where were the baths.
1.-THE baths?" said the sentinel.
"The prison baths"
1.-THE prison baths, said the sentinel,
"are probably in the prison, but you
can't get in there"
"What-I cant get into The prison?
Am l outside it, then?'
why yes, your in the street. You
ought to know that, l should Think
Il did not know it, assure you,"
said NJ. Guillon, land this won't suit
mo at all "
He rang tho prison bell and was re,
admitted, and his recital of his adven-
ture restored to sobriety the turnkey
who had given him his freedom.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-14
~ JAps FIGHT ENclIsHmHN. !
Sailors object to Rsceiving Orders
From British Onioers.

Sailors object to Rsceiving Orders
From British Oncers.
san Francisco. Feb. 1.-THE Oriental
and Occidental Steamship company's
steamer Gaelic arrived yesterday from
Hong Kong. Yokohama and Honolulu
with Oriental advices.
The Hong Hong Telegraph says that
continual trouble is being reported
from vessels manned by Japanese
crews, the Japanese resenting any In
struction or surveillance from European
officers, and reserving an especial
grudge for European passengers. Sew
eral cases have been reported where
officers were marked for attack by the
Japanese and warned to withdraw from
the service, the retention Of their po-
sitions being invariably followed by
murderous attack from ambush
A case in point Is reported from the
N. Y. X. liner Hakate Maru, from
Japan via Hong Kong for England.
There were IS passengers on board the
liner many of whom were repeatedly
attacked by the Japanese crew when
ever they left their own staterooms
after nightfall. On New Years day,
The Telegraph says, all the Japanese
sailors and walters, mad drunk" and
clad only in breech cloths, made an Or
ganized attack on the English officers
and passengers Of the Hakata Maru.
The Japanese, armed with knives,
crowbars and Delaying pins, brutally
beat the chief engineer and his assist
ant and attacked passenger Thomas
Hall, In his berth, cutting his head open
with a marlinspike. The officers and
most of the passengers were driven to
the bridge, where, unarmed, 40 English
men kept a hundred drink maddened
Japanese at bay during the entire night
by brandishing their walking sticks.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-14
~ the DEPUTIES TRIAL. n
Evidence Showing Their Determina.
tion to Shoot the Strikers.

Evidence Showing Their Determina.
tion to Shoot the Strikers.
Wilkesbarre. Pa. Feb. H.-The Mar
tin trial on Saturday developed little
new evidence. One important witness,
however. was Mary Kehler, who was
servant living with John Williams, at
Lattimer. at the time of the shooting.
In her cross examination she said the
people of Lattimer were afraid when
they heard the strikers were marching
toward them, and were in terror lest
their houses be broken into. Mr.. Gar
man finally made her qualify this dam
aging evidence by the statement that
the people were also afraid that the
deputies were going to shoot.
A most important. witness was John
Petruska, huckster. He testified:
AT Hazleton l saw the deputies get
ting guns at hardware store. l heard
the people inquire, and the men said
they were going to shoot. went home,
put away my horses and went to Lat
timer to see If they would shoot. I was
on the left of the road with the min
ers, about rs steps away from the dep
uties. I saw the sheriff come to the
people. He had a revolver, and pointed
1t into the peoples faces. / was four
steps away from him. Suddenly he
disappeared, and the shooting began.
The mi1oss were doing nothing when
the sheriff pointed the pistol in their
faces. One man pushed his arm with
the pistol away and the sheriff dsap-
peared, together with the deputies. I
heard man call fire near the depu-
ties" His testimony was mistaken on
cross examination
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-14
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Hawaiian Treaty win Have the Floor
in the Upper House.

Hawaiian Treaty win Have the Floor
in the Upper House.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Hawaiian
annexation treaty will receive the
greater share of the senates attention
during the present week. The friends
of the treaty have succeeded In securing
quite general assent from senator's in
charge of the other measures that the
treaty shall be given practical right of
way until the senators who want to
speak upon 1t can be heard and until
vote can be secured which will decide
its fate. The Corbett case has the
right of way, but the probabilities are
that an arrangement will be made
whereby time will be fixed for vot-
ing on the COrbett case, and that then
the consideration Of the treaty will be
allowed to proceed without material in
terruptions. Senator Pettus has not
yet completed his speech in opposition
to Corbett. Senators Burrows and AL
len will also make opposition speeches,
while Senators Hoar and Spooner will
address the senate in Mr.. Corbett's be-
half. On the treaty there will be
speeches in its support by Senators
German, Pettus, Money Lodge and
others, while Senator Pettigrew has
not concluded the speech in opposition.
1t now looks as if the, Notifications ap-
preparation bill would not be cCnsd-
cred this week.
The house will on Wednesday enter
upon consideration of the bankruptcy
bill, which the majority of the judi
ciary committee has reported as sub
stitute for the Nelson bill, passed by
the senate at the extra session last
summer. The substitute, which the
minority contend practically is the old
Torrey bill, including both the volun-
tary and involuntary features, will be
opposed by the united Democratic and
Populist opposition, but if there is no
appreciable detection from the ranks
of the majority the measure will pass.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-14
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

Rich quartz has been discovered in
the Pembina mountains, in southern
Manitoba
The state central committee of the
National (Gold) Democratic party will
meet at Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 20.
The state board of arbitration has
sustained the demands Of striking min
ers in the northern Colorado district.
Abraham Smith, aged 96, an inmate
of the Vassar Aged Mems Home, at
Poughkeepsie, N Y, Is heir to $4,000.
Mrs. Dominick Murphy was asphyx-
lated, and two persons were made I'M
conscious, by coal gas at Lecminster,
Mass.
John Williams, a Democratic leader
in Bartholomew county, Kansas, was
shot and killed in quarrel by James
Lewis.
Taddo Tuxedo has been arrested at
Toronto Ont, on a charge of uttering
counterfeit money He is wanted in
Chicago.
Peter Bazza, Emanuel Namo and
Michael Saba were killed in the New
port mine, lronwood, Mich, by an ex-
plosion of giant powder
Mrs. Mary Maschin, who kept New
York boarding house, has been sent to
the workhouse for begging food on
which to feed her dodgers.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-14
LEFT ON TRAINS.
All Sorts Of Articles Are Forgotten by
Absentminded Passengers.

All Sorts of Articles Are Forgotten by
Absentminded Passengers.
Recently Chicago railroad displayed
in its unclaimed parcel room five barrels
Of rubber overshoes and box full Of
false teeth. All this property and more
during period Of six months had been
left on the suburban and through trains
by absent minded passengers. The gen.
eral baggage agent, upon being asked
what was the oldest occurrence Of this
kind, said that woman once left on q
train 6-months-old baby, and she did
not miss 1t until trainman overlook
her with the little bundle of humanity
before she got outside Of the train shed.
1t was not case of abandonment. She
had forgotten to take up her own off,
spring.
Only one-half of the articles left on
trains are claimed and returned to own
ers. At all the railroad Offices in Chi
cago there are to be found motley col
lections Of about all the articles which
man or woman ever owned. 1t would
be impossible to list them in whole
page Of newspaper.
The article which figures most extern
slvely among the lost and found Of the
big railroads is the umbrella. An off
cial of the Illinois Central says he re-
ceived in the baggage department /, 500
umbrellas year. General Agent Sadd
Of the Burlington says his records show
about 600 year, and the other lines
report large collections of this service
able article, which are left on trains in
all kinds of weather. On a recent fine,
sunshiny day the Burlington railroad
showed On its record a whole page of
abandoned umbrellas.
Next come the overshoes, which are
daily found, singly and in pairs and Of
tentimes odd in size and kind. At all
the Offices they are accumulated to the
extent Of barrels and barrels. 1t is q
common occurrence to find upper, low
ber and partial sets of false teeth. Some
give evidence Of long service, others
have been too new and have been Laid
OUT to give relief But they come in
all shapes and sizes.
Wearing apparel in large quantities
is to be found in the lost parcel rooms.
The clerks in the Alton S quarters at the
Union station fitted out dummy figure
with every single article that man is
likely to wear from head to foot. The
articles were all left piece by piece on
the train and gathered up by the en-
ployees until the figure was logged out
in newest fashion.
The young woman stenographer in
Baggage Agent Sadd's office has pet
kitten which was found in an envelope
box on train, and, there being no
claimant young Tom is being taught to
earn his board by mousing in the bag
gage room.
Cripples frequently leave their
crutches on trains There is collection
of them at all the offices. Hanging up
in the parcel room of the Illinois Cen.
trail is a big anchor made of moss gath
cred from trees in the far south. The
maker had taken care of it until Chica-
60 was reached, only to abandon it to
the care Of the parcel man.-Chicago
Tribune