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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-04
FOR SALE.

FOUR MOST DESIRABLE BUILD
ing lots, centrally located, on Alakea
street, including corner OF Beretania
street; forty foot front each; average
depth So feet. Apply to
SOS J. T. McGREW.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-04
Yacht "Clytie''
FOR SALE.

MODERN CABIN YACHT, % FEET
long, s feet beam, 80 inches draught.
Outside lead ballast. Designed by v.
D. Bacon, and built last year. An able,
fast cruiser; roomy self-bailing cock
pit; large cabin, sleeping three. Com
plete with sails, ropes, cushions, anch-
or, stove, dishes, etc. In excellent con-
dition. Apply to
5O96 T. w. HOBRON.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-04
CHAS. BREWER & CO.'S
New York Line.

The bark 'Foohng Suey' will sail
from New York on or about February
2Sth, if sufficient inducement offers.
The ship George Curtis will sail
from New York promptly January Is,
1899.
Advances made on shipments on lib
eral terms For further particulars, adj
dress Messrs. CHAS BREWER & CO.,
q Kilby street, Boston or
c. BREWER e CO., LTD,
Honolulu Agents
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-04
Steamer Up0lu

For freight and passage apply to
THE0. n. DAVIES & CO., LTD.
AGENTS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04
Castilian Cuisine.

The commercial exodus to Cuba is
apt to result in familiarizing Ameri.
cans with bona fide Spanish cooking,
something seldom seen in this coun-
try. Oil and pepper are the two
things that especially characterize the
Castilian cuisine. One of the favorite
dishes in Cuba. is ''tasajo," which is
simply dried meat, cooked with to-
matoes, red peppers and onions.
''Tripa la Andaluza" is another
preparation frequently seen. As the
name indicates, the basis is boiled
tripe. which is cooked with beans and
potatoes, and always served with the
small, red Spanish sausage known as
"butafarra Catalina. A similar eau-
sage, only black, is known as "butaf-
ARA Astoriana." ''Chile con carne, :"
which everybody eats, is nothing
more than thick stew of beef (carne)
and beans seasoned with chiles.
Spanish ''tortillas' are corn cakes
favored with red peppers, and differ
from the Mexican tortilla in that the
latter, when properly made, are rolled
in chopped vegetables. A salad, la
Espanola, is prepared of lettuce and
celery, with few sliced tomatoes and
peppers. Served with French dress
ing it is very good. The Spanish
soups are, as rule, little too heavy
for the American taste, which runs
more toward the consomme. They
are thick decoctions, full of vegetables
and look frightfully greasy. Soup,
however, does not have the important
role among the Spaniards that it plays
in French domestic economy, and is
an article of secondary Importance.
The dishes named are pretty apt to
appear ere long on home menus, and
it is interesting to know in advance
what they are composed of.-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04

The Doctor wss In the act of closini
the front door, for the family had gone
TO bed long since, when the squire star
tied him by giving q double rap with
MS SUCK on the strong oak panels.
shading the candle with his hand, he
let the light fall on the visitors face.
Inc instant he recognized the squire
he called out:
WHAT you, Squire Condit, roaming
round at this hour Of night"
The Squire confessed his identity.
also that he was roaming round then,
and limited that he had no expectations
OF sleep that night.
Bless me. Squire. is there any more
bad news2"
Lots more news. and it's OF the Same
kind that has been coming in all day.
But my business here is to find your
brother, the lieutenant, or Valentine, I"
said the Squire, speaking with great
precision, lest the doctor might read his
secret.
They are very busy on board the Sea
Hawk tonight, said the doctor.
Any idea Of what they are doing?"
Yes; In accordance with Captain
Fox's orders they are taking eli the
ammunition out Of the Sea Hawk, and
sending 1t on board the Wanderer.
How can get on board at once2"
Don't know, Squire, unless you
swim" replied the doctor. who began to
think his neighbor little cracked:
Then," said the Squire, I'll 20 on
board if have to swim"
lTo BE Continued
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04

Naval Code in Use In q New York Store.
In the centre of one of the big retail
houses of the city is a system of sig
mails similar to that in the navy. The
signals can be seen from nearly every
point of the main floor and the upper
floors.
The man in charge explained for
the benefit of a curious individual:
"This white and blue signal when up
on the wire indicates to the employee
who has charge of the trade from New
Jersey that customer from New Jer-
sey is here awaiting information con-
cering the customers purchases, ship
ment or trains. When the employee
comes he lowers the signal. And so
with these other signals. Each indi-
Gates that an employee from some sec
ton is wanted at this point. We find
the system better than the electric
button. We were never sure that the
bell or drop at the other end of the
line was all right. The whistling
tube required time and lung power.
This system was suggested by the
manner of communication between
our naval vessels during the war. The
flags are of silk. hey are very pretty.
There is no way u misunderstanding
them, and they commemorate our navy
and its language"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04
f, THE SCIENTIFIC CONSCIENCE.
Both Were Interested in Geology, and th
Specimen Was Rare One.

Both Were Interested in Geology, and the
Specimen Was Rare One.
Happening to know two men who
were deeply interested in geology and
who did not know each other, Detroit
man brought the two scientists to-
gether recently at the house of one of
them and then left them to enjoy the
occasion, says the Detroit Free Press.
A day or two later he met the host
in the case and heard this strange
story from him:
'Well, Mr.. Cooper, that was fine
man you brought out to see me the
other night-a fine man. Why, he's
as crazy about geology as I am, if not
trifie crazier. We sat up together
until after midnight looking over my
specimens and talking about them, and
I'm going down to see his cases. He
tells me he has almost bankrupted
himself indulging his taste for rare
and beautiful fossils. A funny thing
happened the other night, too; he's
great one, that man! On my library
table I had one remarkably beautiful
fossil-too choice to be hidden away
in case and yet too valuable to be
left lying around. 1 needn't tell you
what it was, for you don't know one
from another. Your friend does, how
ever, and e.returned again and again
to admire this particular specimen.
Of course I enjoyed his enthusiastic
appreciation of it, and when he was
about to go I said: Mr.. Badger, you
admired this fossil so much I'm going
to give myself the pleasure of parting
with it to you. Please add it to your
collection So saying I extended my
hand for the fossil, and behold it
wasn't therel On the table and under
the table I looked; behind the lamp
and under papers; no fossil-a mystic !
rious disappearance. I felt nom
plused and looked at my guest. He
looked sheepish, fumbled in the side
Of his sack coat and said: Well, I'm
glad you are going to give me that
fossil. 1 already have it in my pocket
Gas I had often done the same trick
myself couldn't utter word of pro-
Test.
=" We'll, then, I said, take it along
and heartily welcome
eve annexed fossils myself. Art
has no conscience"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04


The Chinaman IL not wantonly cruel
but he II marvelously Indifferent to the
sufferings Of others, says the Con-
temporary Review. The cook win cov-
Or = rat with kerosene and set Il
alight. not to enjoy its sufferings. but
because he believes its screams win
scare its fellows away. A magistrats
will fan himself gently on the exsou-
ton ground on which q yelling male
actor Is being gradually cut to pieces.
not because he enjoys the spectacle,
sut because it il all part of his days
work. A crowd of spectators VIII
watch q child drown because 1t Ii no
ines special business to save it, and
because to interfere In what does not
concern you may give rise to trouble.
From what has already been said Dis
to tho keen interest taken by the Chi
nese In money matters, 1t may be sur
missed that they should be par excel
lence, nation of shopkeepers." And
SO they are. To their credit be It said
that they have thoroughly realized
that bargains are binding. The tea
merchant may endeavor in every way
to get the better of his European con-
frere, but, once the mystic words
quite book"-that is. enter 1t in writ
tng-have been uttered, the latter may
rely on the transaction being taith-
fully carried through. This compare
lively high standard Of commercial
morality naturally results In an eIab-
crate system of credit, greatly the
advantage of both contracting pa-tie-.
and. though the Squeeze" or per-
ouisite. enters into every arrangement,
1t 10 not sufficient to stop the wheels
OF commerce, though undoubtedly 1t
clogs them. To 90 back on
your word in q business transaction.
or to fail to meet your liabilities.
causes q Chinaman to lose face" and
this u to him unbearable. The saeri-
fees which he will make on the APP
proach Of his new year to enable him
to avoid being posted as insolvent are
~ extraordinary as they are admir-
able. Nor would 1t be right to omit
all reference to the fact that to their
justice they frequently add generosity.
/ well remember a case in which an
American, who has failed after years of
labor, was supported during the re-
mainder Of his life by his "compra-
dore." as the native employed by Euro
pean firms in their dealings with Chi
nese Is termed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04
THE MODERN YOUNG CHINA"

His Sympathies All With the Poor
People Wishes Collapse Of Dynasty.
The modern type of s'Young China
is chiefly product of America, Hong
Kong and the treaty ports, it has &C
quired the rudiments of an English
education together with smattering
of information on many questions Of
the day. 1t is largely employed in
Yamen secretarists, in the telegraph
and China merchants offices, and in
the clerkships of foreign firms; but,
except in very rare cases, the sweets
of Office fall not to his share. This
type-which is in China what the
Baboo is in India, but in an earlier
stage of development-is rapidly in
creasing and its influence is gradually
spreading.
Springing generally from the lower
middle classes, the foreign educated
Chinese of Hong Kong and Shanghai
possesses an instructive antipathy to
the representatives of literati by whom
the plebs have been misruled and
squeezed" for centuries-an anti
pathy which even his ragged educa-
ton serves to increase. In writing
and in speech his foundations of
the existing systems of government
are loud and bitter, and having per-
sonally nothing to hope from that
system, he freely advocates the col
lapse of the dynasty and the intro
duction of foreign methods, wherein
his opportunity would probably occur.
Together with the ''three RS" of a
missionary school course he has ac-
quired sufficient knowledge of the
Chinese written language to enable
him to earn his living pending the
revolution) as translator, and this
knowledge he frequently devotes to
the edifcatis of his fellow-country-
men in the columns of the vernacular
press. But his literary style is not
as the fine flower of native education,
and therein his classical rival is placed
at an immense advantage in appealing
to the general reader. For the Chinese
in the thraldom of ages
is powerfully affected by literary
style, irrespective of the virtue or
wisdom of the writer, and this feature
is likely to obtain for many years to
come, in spite of the emperor's dimin-
ishing territory, and the advances
made by western innovation.-Lon-
don Times.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04

''Old Crown Prince" at last has
been removed from his home in the
park to Washington's headquarters by
consent of the common council Of
Morristown, N. j.. and the Morris
county board of chosen freeholders.
Grown Prince" is 12-pound cast
iron gun with a history. In the war
Of the revolution it was captured from
the British at Springfield. When the
British troops were entrenched ct
Basking Ridge, Washington, who was
quartered at Morristown, furnished
the gun to Captain Nathaniel Camp
and his little company to prevent the
enemy's entrance into Newark.
Recently it has occupied the post Of
honor in front of the soldiers monu-
ment in the park, surrounded by
brother brass guns Of later date, -
Few York Press.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04
what 1t Means to Walk.

The man who is content with 4 mod.
est average of six miles walking a
day scarcely realizes that every twelve
years he walks distance sufficient to
girdle the earth at the equator.
Startling as this simple calculation
is, he may be excused feeling of in
credulity when he learns that in walk
ing this distance he has expended
sufficient energy to raise our thirty
eight first-class battleships a foot
high.
It is calculated that in walking an
average mile a man uses sufficient
energy to raise II IL tons to the
height of foot, or conversely q ton
LOT Goals, say to three times his own
height. The mere thought of such .
feat is sufficient to deter q man from
taking the most modest constitutional.
Thus every year the man who walks
six miles day does sufficient work to
raise a ton weight to q height equal
roughly to one and half times that
of Mont Blanc, or to raise all the gold
current throughout the world q foot
higher than his own head.
A tramp of eighteen miles day in
wolves as much exertion as the DAYS
work of an ordinary laborer; and the
young athlete who lightly undertakes
a holiday walk of forty miles expends
more energy on it than two hard work
ing navvies put into days labor
Tit.Bits.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04

moro and moro excited and slashes
his body with the sacrifcial knife.
The sight of his own blood seems to
madden him still further, and he
shrieks and dances on till nature calls
a halt and he sinks to the ground in
a swoon. After few moments of ut
ter prostration he rises from the
ground, washes away the blood from
his body and goes quietly on his way.
The evil spirit has been driven out of
the banyan tree and the dance ends"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

John NJ. Dawson, A. B., an expert.
menter in special chemical work in the
Rochester IN. Y. university labora-
tory, has discovered platinum in me-
teorites.
Experiments with plant seeds SUBJ
jected to extreme cold have shown
that the power of termination is not
destroyed but merely suspended by
the cold.
A deposit of earth strontian has
been found on Put-in-Bay Island in
Lake Erie. 1t is many acres in ex-
tent. The nitrate of strontia is of
pure white color.
An interesting test has just been
made by French woman. With .
view to testing the sustaining powers
OF chocolate, she lived upon that alone
for sixty days, and lost but fifteen
pounds in the interval.
A hybrid between wheat and rye,
produced some years ago by DIR.
Plmpau, and since improved by Herr
Behrens by repeated selection, now
appears like remarkably fine wheat.
the grain as we'll as the ears being
much more like wheat than rye.
Some curious experiments have
shown that certain slow moving
phosphorescence, which under suita-
BILE conditions appears in the dark
within the eyeball or nerves of the
eye, is sensitive to sound, and is
thrown by it into various movements
which are evidently subject to definite
laws. If the sound is a word, the
phosphorescent film tends to form q
geometric pattern.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04

The collar necklace is the only ons
worn nowadays. One beautiful ont
was made of seven large table emer.
aids, each set in diamonds arranged
alternately with lovers knots. A cir.
sular band of four-leaved clovers ar.
ranged alternately with the stems VI
and down. each lealet coming from q
trio Of sapphires. is another lovely col.
lar
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04
Complimentary.

An author recently received q sin.
gular compliment. A burglar broke
into his house, and found the manu-.
script Of novel, which he took,
leaving the following note: Sir
began to read your novel, and / was
so deeply interested in 1t that / was
obliged to carry 1T away, but it will
be faithfully returned when finished. "
The manuscript was duly returned,
with really clever critique on it.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04

HE (at midnight)-Funny custom
the Chinese have. The hostess is ex
pected to notify the caller when it i.
time to 20. She with q sigh)-Bui
we are in America, you know.-Ex
change.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1899-02-04

sTHE tornado" said the artist, 9
an example of the great force tn;
may be found in rough draft
Washington Star,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27
RUDOLPH.

T. Phillips Is doing wonderful well
this year selling mowers and binders.
He has sold over eighty mowers and
binders 50 far, to say nothing about
other farm implements. We are glad
to note his success NhOop her up.
Fred.
\. L. Akey, who was employed rs a
section hand GA tie {. NJ. X ST. +. Il.
r.. has resigned his position. He is
talking OF taking trip TO Minnesota,
if 50 we wish \. L. \. good luck.
H. Frederick has accused some
farmer of stealing railroad rails from
the car house. He had better name
no one as it might cause him lot OF
trouble. Keep cool, Herman.
It's like dip in the fountain OF
youth" Touches the cheek 50 gently
that youth fingers on the face of ole
age" That's what Rocky Mountain
Tea does. John E. DAILY.
Tom Jacobson's hay is pretty thick
this year. 1t is said that TuffielC
Akey and George Cooper have to haul
it on the highway TO dry it out. How
is that for haymaking?
!. Blueberr1es are reported as being {
fine crop this year PickerS are seer
going and coming all the time.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27
NEkOOSA.

Is a village of eight hundred people situated
on the west bank of the Wisconsin river about
eight miles south of the twin cities of Grand
Rapids and CentTalia in Wood county. 1t is on
the c. NJ. d st. p. Ry running north from New
Lisbon to TOmahawk The Nekoosa Paper COM
pany, have their Pulp, Paper and Sulphite
plant located here and its a thriving institu-
ton and promising village.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27

DeWitt'S Little Early Risers eXpel
from the system all poisonous accumu-
latiOnS, regulate the stomach. bowels
and liver, and purify the blood. They
drive away disease, diSSipate melan-
chOly. and give health and vigOr for
the daily routine. Do not grippe or
sicken. Wood County Drug Co.
We are informed that Jos. Kraus,
ST., has resigned his position as
engineer in the mill and has accepted
a position as engineer n large eStab-
liShment at Butte, Mont. We shall
be sorry to lose Mr.. KrauS as he is d
most genial and companiOnable man.
J. Z. Arpin was absent in Chicago
most Of the week where he went on
business and to meet his wife and
children on their return from a two
months visit at the home of Mrs.
Arpin's parents at Woons0cket, r. I.
A number of our people attended a
evening and a pleasing time is re-
ported. NeSper seems to be quite a
Mecca Of entertainment for some of
cur people.
A loading platform that will accom-
mOdate live cars has just been
completed and is proving an economy
both from a financial and muscular
point of view.
Work preliminary to grading has
been commenced on the road running
east and west past Chris DableS and
Chris will soon have no use for flying
machine.
Arpin postotfice has been made a
money order office. This will be a
decided advantage tC the community
but 1t will be a curse to the post
master.
A large quantity of ship timber is
being sawed out for a ManitOwOc con-
Germ. 1t is the finest lot Of white oak
| to be found in a months journey.
J. Z. Arpin drove out from Grand
Rapids Sunday evening. Mrs. Arpin
and children came out on the train
Monday morning.
Mrs. Gaffney and children spent
several days this week with friends at
Neccdah and BabcOck.
The NJ. & s. E. BY company is re-
building its bridges near this station.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27
PITTSVILLE.

o. ?. Mcneil. the Grand Rapids
photographer, spent Monday and
Tuesday in our city. During his stay
lie took several pretty views which
will be on sale as soon as they can be
finished. There is no use of telling
the Pittsville people what kind of
work Mr. Mcneil does because his
former pictures spoke for themselves
when he made this city regularly.
S. II. Collier is having a well drilled
in front OF his business place on
Second street, to be used by the public
for watering place. At the rear end
eOf his store there will be built d shed
where farmers can tie up during these
hot days. We are glad to note that
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27

Gaffney's bath room is disappolnt-
ing. He did not figure on the general
cuSsedneSS and unreliability of the
weather man. Now that he needs
water freely. it is withheld from him.
However. he believes all is not lost
He thinks he sees 4 Cinch in mud
bath. Some day he will go down into
the dark and mysterious depths Of
that cellar and make careful eXplO-
ration and analysis Of its contents and
he thinks he can figure out a series of
curative qualities that will make the
Sanitdrum he has in mind famous
We are informed that a wedding is
scheduled for that pounded to death
and then turned over and pounded on
the other side period Of time, 1.-THE
near future" a pleasing adjunct to
the ceremony proper will be the
emptying of several kegs Of beer. We
are anXiously hopeful that we may
learn the date early enough to properly
prepare ourselves by a diet OF Goldfish
and crackers to cTeditably assist in
the latter solemn ceremony.
Our bicyclists were out in full force
Sunday careering up and down the
highways and byways of the land
This is quite dreadful. They could
/ have had much warmer time remain
ing at home meditating upon the
~sinfulneSs of their lives and contem-
[ plating the future abode of those who
WantOnly violate the Sabbath.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27

We solicit any business connected with
banking, and promise prompt and
careful attention to every interest
entrusted to us.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27

Mr.. Collier is always turning his
money along useful lines of improve
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27
Arbluc<l<Ies' Coffee
Quaiyis
of Coffee Excellence by which all Cot
No. So
Six HaNdkerchiefS:

Six Ladies' Pocket Handker-
chiefs, hemstitched, colored bond
e7s, size 2xlS inches. Sentpsst-
paid on receipt of 2 cent
postage stamp and 20 sig
natures cut from wrappers of
Arbuckles' Roasted Coffee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-07-27
IN AND ABOUT ARPlN.

are employed by the ATpin Lumber Company.
1t is located about Is miles from Grand Rapids
on the Marshfeld and southeastern Railroad.