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be an inherited preferment among the mem- bers of the European nobility to exchange their illustrious titles for the coin of the realm, the requirement of Miss Astor by the Duke of RoXburghe is not so strange an occurrence after all.
 Everybody who knows William Waldorf Astor is aware of the fact that 1t has been the dream of his yearning parental heart to associate his only child with some his- torically distinguished house of Europe. To further this end he has diligently ca tered to the la-de-da fops who make it a business to look pretty, say "Aw weally doncheno," and who forever and eternally dwell on the fact that their seventh grand father was a titled robber and the recipient of kingly bounty.
 Ever since his daughter has reached the generally accepted years of discretion, MT. William Waldorf Astor has been fearfully apprehensive lest his only child should form an attachment for an American youth with nothing to recommend him but an overabundance of energy and brains. This has been the perpetual nightmare of Papa Astor and it is generally alleged by Mrs Grundy that 1t has been due to this fact entirely that the beautiful heiress has not been allowed to either visit America or to mngle with Americans of youthful hearts and warm temperaments.
 However much to the horror of Mrs Grundy, there is a strong possibility that the youthful Astor debutante may kick over the traces and thus upset the apple- cart of her fond papa's anticipations The Duke of RoXburghe is young. wealthy and and pleasing, but he is not the idol upon which Miss Pauline has been secretly show ering her love for the past year. That there . is another in the case there can be no doubt for, though usually an obedient and duti- full child the petted heiress has not as yet consented to give her heart and hand to the aspiring young nobleman whom her father has kindly selected for her, and it may be that. before the matter is finally adjusted there will be a social disruption which will raise the palatial roof of the old Astor man. sion before the thing is ended.
 The Duke of Roxburghe is largely en- dowed with all the requirements which are generally considered necessary to the cap- ture of an heiress. He Is Henry John Innes Ker by name scion of the seventh Duke of Roxburghe and eighth of the name His other titles are many. He is Marquis of Bowmont and Cessford, Viscount of Brox- mouth. Baron Ker of Cessford and Claver- town. Earl of Kelso. Earl Innes and Sir John Innes Ker. The ducal line Is an old and honorable one and includes some of
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the best known names in England.
 The duke is youg and a handsome fel- low, very popular in the younger elite cir cles of London. He has often been enter tained at William Waldorf Astors house, and 1t was there he met Miss Astor. She is also young having just completed her nineteenth year. In appearance she is a slightly graceful figure, with a full olive complexion, dark brown eyes and chestnut brown hair, resembling very much her mother, who was at one time the belle of New York and Philadelphia society, after her marriage and before it, when she was Miss Mary Paul.
 Since Miss Astor's debut in English so- ciety she has been a pronounced favorite, her beauty being not her only charm, her vivacious, sunny nature endearing her to everyone The fact that she will enjoy a dowry estimated at $2O,0O0 Al did not de- crease her popularity, and she was eagerly sought by a hundred of London's most eli- gfble young men.
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Pauline AStOr Co Wed
 The Duke Of ROXburg1e
4 Character Sketch by #. Jerome Tafft.

According to the latest fancy of Dame Rumor Miss Pauline Astor has become en- gagged to the young Duke of Roxburge. The rumor has gained circulation through that particularly swell set in which William Waldorf has been a conspicuous figure in London for the past two seasons. The alli- ance of nearly 2O,OOO, 900 of American money with a titled member of the English nobil- ity whose wealth Is estimated at s2000,0O0 is another striking instance of the all-im- portant feature of a golden existence.
 Since her debut in London society two years ago, Miss Pauline Astor has been one of the most sought after girls of the past two seasons. This is not to be wondered at, for, coupled with a charming personality, the fabulously wealthy debutante could command an almost unlimited amount of the gold that glitters, and as 1t seems to
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Beside Floors, Roxburghe possesses. sev- eral other ancestral castles and local hold ings aggregating upward of 60,O0O acres Of land. He is possessed, too, of a not incon- siderable wealth, amounting to upward of s20O0, GOO. He succeeded his father in 1892 upon the latter's death
 The first member of the family to attain international fame was John Ker, of the Forest of Selkirk He was prominent in affairs of state and was rewarded in 1913 by a charter from the king to all lands and tenements of Auldtownburn His descend- ant, Robert Ker, was knghted and raised to the peerage in 1900 as Lord Roxburghe and was shortly created Baron of Cessford and Clavertown and Earl of Roxburghe He was succeeded in these titles by his grandson, Sir William Drummond, who af- terward became secretary of state and Knight of the Garter. It was the fifth earl, however, who won the highest dstinc- ton, and was created Duke of Roxburghe.
 On his death the title was transferred to
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Anna Emily Spencer Churchill, the aunt of the present Duke of Marlborough. The latters marriage to Consuelo Vanderbilt has turned out so very happily that Lady Churchill has been the staunchest friend of Miss Astor and is doubtless well satisfied with her sons anticipated matrimonial ven- ture.
 Despite all these glowing prospects, which the elder Astor has contemplated with a beaming eye for the past few months, Miss Astor may not accept all the lurid tradi- tions of her illustrious suitor yet. The gov erning hand of Mrs. Grundy is at the tiller and circumstances may become such that the dainty little beauty will consent to link her fate and fortune with nobility and thus relieve the distress of her fathers social aspirations.
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Washington Gossip Over Alabama

Washington Letter In the Atlanta Journal.
 A young southerner who is ensconced in one of the pleasantest and most dgn!fied places of the government service Is Thomas H. Clark, of Montgomery. He Is in charge of the national law library, and better man for the place could not be found. He is one of the best lawyers in Alabama. He won his spurs In politics, also, having proved himself one of the stoutest cam paigners in the state. He captured the speakership of the Alabama house of rep resentatives from large field of competi- tors and wielded the gavel with ability. Why such a man is willing to sit down here
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with him the safety switch handle, by re- moving which the connection between the battery and motor is broken and the cab cannot be started. This switch also serves as an emergency stop when running.
 The batteries for each cab are held in q single tray or box, which is loaded into or unloaded from the cab by machinery. Each set of batteries for a single cab weighS about 200 pounds. The cabs are fitted with electric side lights outside and electric reada ing lamps inside Loaded with fresh ban tery equipment, the electric cab can travel from twenty-five to thirty miles,
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and take care of library I cannot under stand but Clark likes it and everybody woh has to do with the law library likes to have him there.
 He tells me that General c. M. Shelley, of Selma, will probably succeed Governor Johnston. General Shelley had quite d career in congress but has been out of 1t for years. In the meantime he has been 0 successful contractor, but has always kept In close touch with Alabama politics. When ever there is any hard service needed, mo- body volunteers for it more readily than Shelley and not a man in Alabama has ever gone down into his pocket oftener or deeper for the sake of his party. Personally there is not more popular man in the state and if he goes in for the governorshp the other boys may as well step aside.
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AUTOMOBILE CARRY-ALL.

Fifth avenue in that city are to be super seded by automobiles.
 Close upon this project and marking an- other step in the advance of horseess ve- hicles comes tho incorporation of a com pany for the purpose of placing horseless trucks in the streets of the city. As be- ginning the New York Autotruck company with a capital of s1,oo0.OOO, has been incor- porated. With this capital it is proposed to place autotruclxs, operated by compressed air, in the streets of the city.
 In an interview, one of the directors of
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Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILL DREN WHILE TEETHING. with PER- EJECT SUCCESS. IT SOOrHES the CHILD, sOFTENs the GUMS, ALLAYs all PAIN; CURES WIND COLO. and is the best rem edy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask tor Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents @ bottle.
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The American Automobile
 In European Countries.

When cable cars and electric cars were first introduced into practical use most people thought that the ancient prophecy of Mother Shipton regarding the move- ment of carriages without the aid of horses was very nearly accomplished. It took the automobile, however, to prove that that ancient beldame was wiser than her gen.
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Written by An American in Paris.

riages that whirled up and down the Champs Elysees and the Bois de Boulogne to the alarm of pedestrians, and before which even bicyclists gave ground, have turned now to self-propelled drays and those have been the chief subjects of recent experiments.
 For example, tram car with seats for fourteen persons, has made a series of
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She evinced early, however, a dislike of such attentions, and, while kind to all, she seemed to possess the happy faculty of dis eliminating between those that deserved and those that did not observe her care. Tn young Duke of Roxburghe has always enjoyed her warm friendship and admira-
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tion, and their engagement is attributed to generally by the very rapt attentions which the young nobleman has been paying her. Miss Astor, with her father and several friends, is now visiting the dukes ancestral seat just on the borders of Scotland. Floors Castle, as it is called.
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the Scots line, Lord Berlenden. his kins- man. and on the latters death again re- verted to a new branch Sir James lnnes Norcliffe. In his son the old line was re- established by marriage and Sir John Ker
 the seventh duke, was the offspring of this happy union. The dukes mother is Lady
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Get your advertising cuts made by Age-Herald Engrav- ing Go.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

The negro soldiers who stop in Ho'
nolulu are generally quiet. weil-behav-
ed and eager 10 See the better part OF
the town. They give the police less
concern as rule than white soldiers
Considering the record black men have
made on American battlefelds from
Petersburg to San Juan hill and Ma
lolos-their discipline. their courage
and their love OF country. all consider
ed-they seem TO form an almost ideal
class from which 10 draw garrisons for
tropical service. We miss a reasonable
guess If the number OF colored regi-
ments in the standing establishment
is not materially Increased beyond the
old ratio.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

The demand of tne Secretary of the
Navy for eighteen new ships of war. is
curious reading beside the report be
made four months before the Spanish
war broke out. Then he said that as
the limit OF American naval develop
ment had about been reached, one ship
would do. With over thirty naval
craft building now and half as many
requisitioned. the Secretary's ideas of a
proper war marine for the United
States must have come into the general
scheme of expansion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

We elsewhere print few words from
Bishop Willis denying the statements
made in a New York telegram about
the object of Bishop Potter's visit TO
these Islands. The Hawaiian Bishop
ventures the remark that "the article
bears upon its face the imprint of local
manufacture" 1t is quite possible that
the story had local inspiration but the
Advertiser is in position to know that
it was widely printed under an Eastern
date line and that it was started on its
rounds by the Associated Press. We
suppose that some travelling Ha-
waiian told the story in an interview
and the publisher gave it to the press
agency.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

Something about the Belgian hare
appears in another column. People
who want to know why this animal is
a good thing to keep out of the Islands
are invited TO study the figures of its
increase and those respecting the
amount of land needed to support a
colony. Data about the Belgian hare's
appetite will also prove instructive.
To let in this fecund and destructive
pest would be the worst possible SER
vice the Custom houses could do for
the agricultural interests of Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

Mormon Roberts may have techni-
calities on his side but not enough. we
think, to overcome the hostility of Con
gress. Things have reached such a
pass, with petitions against Roberts
pouring in from every quarter that few
Congressman will dare put themselves
on record in his favor. Besides there
is a disposition TO punish Utah for
countenancing polygamy after pledg-
ing herself. as condition of Statehood,
to abolish it. No better way appears
than to keep specimen offenders out of
Congress.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

Some days ago4his paper got an in
quiry by mail about the comparative
dimensions OF the Great Eastern and
the new White Star liner oceanic> We
answered that the Oceanic is the larger
vessel but we did not have the figures
Mt hand TO show how much larger. She
registers $4,000 tons gross. while the
Great Eastern had 11,S44 tons. Quite
an excellent steamship could be built
on the difference. Speaking OF the
Oceanic alone she. is long enough to I'LL
three-fourths of the length Of the Hay
market. London's famous thorough
fare. and her funNls are so spacious
that two tram cars could pass through
~hem abreast.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12
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BY Experience

Wise men use the experience OF OF theirs
and make it their own
Those who have taken Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla are the ones who are competent to
speak of its merits.
The testimonials OF cures by Hoods
constitute vast mass OF testimony which
proves the power OF this medicine to cure
great variety of diseases.
These cures often seem marvellous, vet
they are perfectly natural and are easily
explained. They are the necessary result
of purifying and enriching the blood.
q have been troubled with scrofula all
my life, and it effected my eyes so that
was obliged tc remain in dark room. /
began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla. Now
my eyes are so strong that the light never
troubles me, and my health is good"
MRS. CARRIE WEEKS, Lompoc, Cal.
Hoods s psr;iis
Is the One True Blood Purifier. Price 81.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

There are said to be 1913 ships on the
way 10 Honolulu If half that number
had started for one Of the boomtide
seaports on the Coast the property
owners there would have marked up
their vacant lots 80 1-3 per cent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12
NEED OF NEW HOSPITALS.

One of the first moves the municipal-
4 ity will have TO make is TO establish a
receiving hospital. II will be the duty
of the County of Oahu, when there is
+ one, TO organize county hospital as
we'll Between the two institutions
there will be no trouble in providing
prompt and gratuitous medical and
surgical service for everybody needing
it There is great trouble in doing so
now
The lack Of proper facilities is so
hard to make good that things newt
ably happen which shame the human
ity of the town. It is but just to the
Queens Hospital to say that its space
is restricted and that its rules forbid
ding entrance 70 crowded wards of
patients suffering from communicable
maladies are simply those which un-
infected inmates have the right TO px-
pect. Consumption. diphtheria and
pneumonia are communicable and
many people suffer from them. In
cases where such unfortunates have no
means to get private aid what are they
TO do? Go up on Punchbowl and lie
down awaiting death as a poor fellow
did awhile ago? Quarter themselves
on some doctor or family and thus visit
public burdens upon private benevol-
ence?
Long ago the experience of Mainland
cities compelled the use of receiving
and county hospitals. We may as well
avail ourselves of that experience
instead of waiting to accumulate more
of our own. Hence as soon as the
chance offers under the coming form of
the city and county tax
levy should provide for the fullest and
best accommodation for all cases re-
curing surgical or medical attendance
without charge. 1t is pity We cannot |
begin the work now
Such an arrangement would leave |
he Queens Hospital to go ON as pri-
vate and not as now semi-public in !
stitution. 1t could probably do better |
work and save some trouble in the pri- |
gate capacity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

The First American Bank, in estab-
fishing a branch at Hilo, gives new
proof of the spirit of enterprise which
brought it to these Islands Hilo ought
to have had a bank years ago, or
thought so, and now that one is COM
ing it will rise to the occasion. No
doubt the development of the big ISL
and will be surprisingly facilitated by
the readiness with which paper may
now be discounted and other financial
business carried on.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

III the rain we are having could find
its way into big reservoirs there would
be no more talk of local water famines.
Oahu gets enough water from the
clouds to serve everybOdy's needs the
year round. The trouble is that, with
present reservoir facilities it cannot
conserve it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

Four pianos lately sent as gifts to
Admiral Dewey were returned. The
Admiral doesn't want any more
''stringed" instruments in his. The
string might be jerked right in the
middle of a tune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

The red fish are coming in again.
Must be something is going TO happen
10 Bob Wilcox's political chances.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

If three removals are worse than a
fire it is not surprising that Aguinaldo
begins to show some wear and tear on
the edges.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

Italian laborers from the Southern
States will not find their welcome less
hearty If they leave their Malta lodges
and their special variety of feas behind
them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

Residence Lots on Pacific Heights
Are Now Offered For Sale.

No residence property having
similar advantages and attractions for heahfuness OF
location having elevation of from l7O to 500 feet and
affong the gandest marine and scenic views also it's
mile from the Progress Block has before been presented
to the people of Honolulu.
One the main features of this property andpocured at
great expense the abundant supply of pure spring water
by Dr. c. Wood being the pures and best
drinking obtanabe the island which is being
conducted into storage upon the property by indie
pendent pipe line, and will be Supplied to residents at
Government rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

Perhaps Hawaii is a Territory now.
That is one of the pleasing uncertain
ties of life without a cable.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

The bills left behind the First New
York regiment are chiefly obnoxious
because they keep that command in the
public mind when everybody had hoped
to forget it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

Don't forget that we carry in stock
a full line of Eastman's Kodaks and
Cameras; they make a very useful
present. Come in and inspect our stock
of all these beautiful articles; glad to
show you everything.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12

TERMS: 13 Cash, 13 in year. l-3 in two years.
interest six per cent per deferred payments
Our carriage will convey parties desiring to inspect the
Property to and from the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-12
Our Guarantee.

We GUARANTEE to all purchasers,
of Lots on PACIFIC HEIGHTS that will, within six
months provide rapid transportation to the highest lots the
property connecting the with the Honolulu Rapid Tran
sit Cos line Pauoa Road at the beginning of kauan Drive