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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24
Apply to
jill. SCHNACK, or
F., DORTCH.
NOTICE

ALL ACCOUNTS DUE ME UP TO
and including December 81, 1893, for
the payment OF which arrangements
are not made prior to January 81. 1899.
will be collected by process Of law.
My mother {Mrs. A. J. Burgess) holds
my power of attorney.
DIR. G. W. BURGESS.
Honolulu, January IL, 1899.
5126-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24
A WILD SCHEME
A Coast LaWmaker who
Has Heard of Molokai.
He Moves to Have All the LeperS
This Cannot be Done.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 16.-The fol-
by E. D. Sullivan and referred TO the
Committee on Federal Relations:
Whereas, there has been lately an
nexed to these United States a large
island known as Molokai, one of the
Hawaiian islands, and whereas, there
are within this State many unfortu-
mates cursed with the dreadful disease
OF leprosy, and whereas, it is absolute
ly necessary that those so afflicted
should be isolated in order that the
health Of the masses be not contain
| mated. and whereas, the expense to
our State and 10 the municipalities
therein, in maintaining separate hos
pitfalls and pesthot3ses therein, is very
| great and entirely unsatisfactory, and
| whereas, upon the same island Of Mo-
lokai there is a leper hospital devoted
entirely to the care and cure of lepro-
| sy and which island, On account Of its
| locality and conditions, is peculiarly
adapted for such purposes, therefore,
| be it
Resolved, BY the Assembly and Sen
ate Jointly, that we hereby recognize
the great necessity OF having all those
afflicted with leprosy confined within
and upon the said island of Molokai,
| both because of its isolated condition
and equable climate, and also because
| it will be a great financial saving to
our State and to the municipalities
therein, and De 1t
Resolved, That we call upon our
representatives in Congress to use ev-
cry honorable effort to have every lep-
er found within this State, or hereafter
to be found therein, sent to the said
island of Molokai for care and treat
ment, and be it further
Resolved, That the Governor be re-
quested to transmit these resolutions
to our Senators and Representatives in
Congress.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24
BY AUTHORITY,
NOTICE FOR TENDERS.

SEALED TENDERS FOR PUBLISH
ing the list of Delinquent Taxpayers
for 1898 in the English language in a
weekly newspaper, will be received at
until II o'clock noon, THURSDAY,
January the Goth inst
Further information can be had by
application 10 the Assessor.
The Assessor does not bind himself
10 accept the lowest or any bid.
JONATHAN SHAW.
5136-St Assessor First Division.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24
BAD SIDEWAL
Principal ThorOuehfare Is il
Serious Condition.

EDITOR p c. A.-Permit me.
through your valuable columns to
point out to our road authorities that
they utterly neglect TO enforce certain
laws and regulations pertaining TO
sidewalks that are right in the heart
of the city. Particularly are the side
walks in a deplOrable condition, com
mencing at King Bros Art Store and
running along the mauka section Of
Hotel street, up to and including the
Hawaiian Hotel premises.
In fair weather the sidewalks on
that much-traveled section are uneven.
dusty and full of rocks sticking out,
and when it rains these very walks
become slippery, full Of mud holes, and
to a great extent impossible. On dark
nights people prefer the open street TO
these apologies for sidewalks. in the
center of a city that takes so much
pride in its roads.
l also notice that lately some of the
tardy land owners in that portion are
commencing to improve their property
and are erecting new buildings. The
Government would be doing a wise
thing to get right down to action and
widen that part OF the city at once. II
is greatly needed. At the present time
it could be easily accomplished. There
is nothing in the way but a lot OF cid
out-of-date wooden buildings. Delay
will only enhance the cost. When there
is so much attention shown to the
also see that sidewalks in the most
frequented part of the city be not ut
terly neglected for appearance and the
sake Of safety Yours truly,
PEDESTRIAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24

1t is highly improbable that Congress
will take any action whatever in this
matter. It may be convenient for the
State Of California. to send her lepers
here, and it may also he convenient to
send her consumptiyes, and all others
afflicted with disease to these Islands.
The Federal government. however,
takes no jurisdiction over citizens of
the States infected with disease. and
confines itself to foreign and inter
state relations. The treatment of lepers
is matter OF purely local jurisdiction.
The utmost that Congress can do will
be to exclude lepers who may attempt
to enter the country. Editor P. c. A.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24
w. j. QUINN,

Real Estate Agent, 40 Montgomery
St, San Francisco. 6132
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24

S-Two elegant homes at Makiki or
PunahOu school tract
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24

12-Twenty years lease Of 14S acres
of Al pasture land in Palolo valley, III
miles from Waialae road. Fresh noun.
tain stream runs through the land.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24

City property in best locations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24

10-Lands in Nuuanu valley.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24

11-Long leasehold at Kakaako,
with good returns.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24

| 7-Seyen acres, more or less, rice and
kula land, adjoining Minister Cooper's
land in ManOa-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-24

1.-TWO adjoining lots, Pearl City.
near station.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
HER PRESENCE OF MIND

Miss Eudora Hutcher, principal OF
the Lord Memorial Kindergarten and
Industrial school, 173 and ITS Riving-
ton street, New York, is a heroine. BY
her presence of mind and prompt &C
tivity she doubtless saved the lives of
many tiny children and kept many
homes from being homes of mourning.
Fire broke out in the five-story double
tenement, 40 Rivington street, just
across the street from the school, and
when the engines went dashing up to
the fire at least 400 kindergarten chill
dren were playing in the street. Miss
Hutcher saw the danger at once and,
running into the school building, rang
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04

Mr.. Kipling on the interviewer wal
striking in its diversity. Whenever
MI. Kipling speaks and turns his face
full upon you you would think you
had before you a very wids awake.
lively and harmless child, but the pro-
hle shows a strong man who has not
grown up in the atmosphere of the
study. Il have seldom" adds the in
terviewer, received two such differ
ent Impressions from one and the
same fact. The work room is of sur
prising simplicity, the north wall is
covered with books, half its height
over the door hangs a portrait of
Burne-Jones (Mr. Kipling's uncle), to
the right, neal the window, stands a
plain table-not a writing table-on
which lie a couple of pages containing
verses. No works of art, no conven-
fences, no kn~ick-knacks, the unadorned
room, simple and earnest, like a Puri-
tan chapel"
II much fear" began the interview
er, that 1 have come too early, and
that l have disturbed you in your
work" mo, no." interrupted Kipling,
Il have done my daily task"
l looked astonished at him. The late
lamented Trollope came to my mind,
who under all circumstances wrote his
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
WHERE SNAKES ABOUND.
A Curious Spot Where Thousands .
Snakes Congregnte.

Snakes Congregnte'
Save in the Imagination Of some
unfortunate victim of delirium, there
are few men who aver saw more b
three or four snakes together in any
place on the earth's surface. Were
you to ask n~aturalists they would tell
you that the tendency of snakes Ia
not to congregate in any one place.
Yet contrary to seeming laws of ma
ture there Is a place which Is infested
by them in astounding numbers, 30
vast that 1t is the wonder of all those
who have looked upon 1t. This land
Of snakes is known by either Of the
W unsuggestive names of "Linkville"
or klamath Falls" and is situated In
an obscure corner over the California
border line in Oregon. 1t may be
reached in t~wenty-four hours travel
from San Francisco. You have only
to take the northern-bound train for
Ager, thence a stage line of about
twenty miles conducts you to your
destination. 1t is impossible to asso-
ciate Snakes with the beautiful and
varying scenery through which you
pass as far as klamath Hot Springs.
Trees and streams and all the glories
of mountain scenery greet you on
every hand. You drive through a lux
urious growth of evergreens and
~shrubbery; you cross and recross nu-
merous streams; you breathe the soft
air of Shasta and Siskiyou. But when
you have left klamath Hot Springs a
few miles behind there is an ppre-
cable difference in the landscape.
Sparsity of vegetation is the first OBJ
servable change. At every turn of
the road the aspect becomes more bar
rem, more forlorn and more desolate.
Finally, you seek in vain for a tree
or a shrub, and at last, d~ust-covered'
and weary, you pull up at a dry,
withered village, that produces 10th
ing on its hard, rocky soil but revolt
ing snakes. You have reached Link
There is a bridge in Linkville that
spans klamath river. From this
bridge, which is a vantage point as
far as view is concerned, a most ex-
~traordinary sight meets the eyes.
Along the river banks, at irregular
intervals of a few yards, are seen dark
balls ranging from a foot to three feet
in diameter. They are stationary and
as passive as a boulder, which they
resemble in color. But II a stone Is
hurled at any of these strange
spheres, to your horror snakes will
crawl off in every direction and the
ball will melt away as lard melts in
a frying pan. The repulsive creatures
that have thus been coiled up in a
perfect sphere glide away under rocks,
and one minute later not a snake Is
to be seen in that particular spot. But
the other balls of snakes in the vicin-
ity are little disturbed by the stone.
A close inspection will reveal only a
moving head or twitching tail In the
mass that before looked like an i'm
movable boulder. Those that were
scattered, however, may later seek the
n~eighboring spheres or in a few min
utes stink out of their hiding places
and reassemble themselves in balls.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
SHARK LIKES WHALE.
THAT is WHEN THE LATTER
IS A DEAD ONE.
Story of a Banquet of This Nature In
the South Seas The Sea Wolves
Come In Vast Swarms to Partnke
Thereof.

The presence of any large quantity
Of easily obtainable food is always suf-
1cient to secure the undivided atten-
ton of the shark tribe. When "cut-
ting in" whales at sea 1 have often
been amazed at the incredible number
of these creatures that gather in a
short s ? of time, attracted by some
mysterlC..s means, heaven only knows
from what remote distance. 1t has
often occurred to us when whaling In
the neighborhood of New Zealand to
get a sperm whale alongside without a
sign of a shark below or a bird above.
Within an hour from the time Of our
securing the vast mass of flesh to the
ship the whole area within at least an
acre has been alive with a seething
multitude of sharks, while from every
quarter come drifting silently an in
c%alculable host of sea birds, converting
the blue surface of the sea into the
semblance of a plain of new-fallen
snow. The body of a whale before an
incision is made in the blubber pre-
sents a smooth, rounded surface, al
most as hard as india rubber, with ap-
parently no spot where any daring
eater could find toothhold. But, OBJ
livious to all else save the internal an
guish or desire, the ravenous sea
wolves silently writhed in the density
Of their hordes for a place atAthe
bounteous feast. Occasionally S'one
pre-eminent among his fellows for en-
terprise would actually set his lower
jaw against the black roundness of the
mighty carcass and with a steady,
sinuous thrust of his 1.-THE tail, gouge
out therefrom a mass of a hundred
weight or so. If he managed to get
away with it the space presented a
curious corrugated hollow where the
serrated, triangular teeth had worried
their way through the tenacious sub
stance, telling plainly what vigorous
force must have been behind them.
But 1t was seldom that we permitted
such premature toll to be taken from
our spoils. The h%arpooners and the
officers from their lofty position on the
cutting stage slew scores upon scores
by simply dropping their keen-edged
blubber spades upon the soft crowns
of the struggling fish, the only place
where a shark is vulnerable to instant
death. The weapon sinks into the
creatures brain, he gives a convulsive
writhe or two, releases his hold and
slowly sinks, followed in his descent
by a knot of his immediate neighbors,
all anxious to provide him with
prompt sepulture within their own
yearning maws.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
RENTS ITS ELECTRIC MOTORS.
Remunerative Experiment. Conducted by
City of Bradford, England.

Remunerative Experiment Conducted by
City of Bradford, England.
One obstacle to the more rapid adop-
ton of electric power, especially in
the case Of small users everywhere, is
undoubtedly the want of capital to
purchase the necessary motor; but
where the power to purchase exists the
buyer often has little or no experience
with electrical matters to guide him in
his purchase, and If his means are lin
tied he will naturally be tempted to
venture on a cheap line with probably
unsatisfactory res It's. A solution Of
these difficulties, which has been ap-
piled with excellent results at Brad
ford, England, is the purchase of good,
reliable motors, and offering them for
hire by the owners Of the electricity
supply undertakings, who, in this in
stance, are the municipality itself. Ac-
cording to figures prepared by Alfred
II. Gibbings, the city electrical engin.
eer of Bradford, they have found there
that a rental charge Of 10 per cent
upon the initial cost of each motor was
amply sufficient to yield acceptable re-
turns, this charge being made up Of 8
per cent for interest, 3 per cent for
sinking fund, and 4 per cent for de-
probation and contingent expenses.
The Bradford corporation inaugu-
rated their scheme of hiring-in which,
on similar terms-in November, 1896,
and up to October of this year had sup
piled ninety-eight motors to consum-
ers. The increase in electricity sup
piled for motive power in 1896, with
only two months of the hire system in
force, over that supplied in 1895, was
a little over 10000 Board of Trade
units; in 1897 the increased sale over
1896 was $4,000 units, and for 1898
the increase over 1897 will probably
be nearly $4,000 units, representing a
more than so per cent increase. These
figures show very strikingly to what
extent the facilities offered by the
Bradford corporation are appreciated.
Hitherto the supply has been o n
fined to small-power uses, such as for
cranes, hoists, fans, pumping and sim
liar purposes. More recently, how
ever, applications for motor service
nave come from a large spinning and
weaving firm, several foundries where
blowers are to be driven, a sawmill re-
curing about twenty horsepower, and
an engineering shop requiring about
fifty horsepower, all of which indi-
Gates growing and gratifying conf
dence In electric power.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
A Flag of Precious Stones.

A New York jeweler has combined
patriotism with a very fine advertise
ment by making a copy of the Stars
and Stripes, which is probably the
most expensive flag in the whole world.
1t is quite small, only 7 inches by 4
inches, but is worth at least ST, 500.
1t is entirely composed of precious
stones. 1t has thirteen stripes and
forty-two stars. The white stripes are
Of small diamonds, 800 of which go to
make them up. The red stripes are
rubies, the same in number and size
as the diamonds. For the blue field
there are about 300 sapphires, with
forty-two large diamonds for stars
This unique flag is displayed in the
jewelers. window on Broadway, and
attracts a constant crowd.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
Natures Own Memorials.

The first realization of a new idea in
the matter of historic memorials has
just been accomplished in England by
the presentation to the National Trust
for Places Of Historic Interest of some
land on the spur of Toys Hill, which
affords an uninterrupted view toward
the South Downs. The headlands Of
Kent and Surrey have in late years
been rapidly bought up and enclosed
for building purposes by private par
ties. The trust was anxious to secure
one of these admirable points of view
before they had all been taken away
from the public. 1t was thought that
there could be no more interesting
memorial than a beautiful and COM
handing view overlooking a scene of
historic interest.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
KIPLING AT WORK.
THE AUTHOR POET SEEN in
HIS DEN.
DR.. Leon Keliner, the Historian, Ac-
corded the Privilege of an Interview
with the Celebrated Characteristic
trustful of Himself.

Mr.. Rudyard Kipling's objection to
being interviewed is known to all the
world. But the rule which Mr.. Kip
ling has lain down for himself with
regard to the Anglo-Saxon world
seems to be relaxed when due ap-
proaches are made by foreigners. Per-
maps Mr.. Kipling is of the well-known
view that foreign opinion is a sort
OF contemporary posterity. At any
rate, he has been interviewed by DR..
Leon kellner, who is on a prolonged
visit to England to collect materials
for his proposed History" on which
he has been engaged for the last ten
years. DR.. Kellner naturally desired
to learn something about the most
prominent figure in English literature
at the end of the era-his aims, his
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
S FINDS.
Rabbit Chase Which Leads to Unexpect.
ed GoOd Fortune.

Rabbit Chase Which Leads to Unexpect.
ed Good Fortune.
We have all heard of the good young
man who, because he was good, one
day found a purse containing $4,000
600 in gold and who was thus enabled
to marry the daughter of the rich
candy woman, whom he had long
adored, says Forest and Stream.
Somewhat in this line are a couple of
shooting stories which appear in the
daily press this week and which show
how good a thing 1t Is to be a true
sportsman. In one case a hunter was
chasing a rabbit, which took refuge
in a hole in a stone wall. The hunter
reached his hand into the hole, after
the rabbit, but drew forth instead of
the game a long-lost marriage certif-
cate, which had by reason of it's abb
sence caused for some years a distinct
family disturbance. In another case
a poor but honest sportsman was out
squirrel hunting. He shot and wound
ed a squirrel and in return for his
kindness the squirrel ran into a hol-
low tree. Reaching down into the
hollow, the sportsman pulled out a box
full of gold coin of ancient date but
OF much intrinsic value. There are
many OF us who have hunted for many
years and have never found either a
marriage certificate or a box of gold,
but we should not be discouraged; if
we are good we shall perhaps some
day be rewarded by some such dis
covery.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
Woodworking Fin ~ ara

Many reasons have been assigned for
the placing of the wedding-ring on the
fourth finger of the left hand. An old
Latin author says: "At first it was
usual to wear it on either hand. but
when precious stones were added, the
custom of wearing them on the right
hand was transferred unto the left,
for the hand being less employed they
were therefore best preserved" Sir
Thomas Brown gives the more senti-
mental reason, observing that the
larger portion of the heart is on the
left side, and the left hand is nearest
the heart. IAN opinion there u.s." he
says, (which magnifies the fourth fin
ger of the left hand, presuming that
a particular vessel or artery is con-
veyed thereunto to the heart, and
therefore that, especially hath the
honor to bear our rings"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04

Of the w. c. Mcdonald engineering
building. valued, with its equipment,
at $3.50, 900; the endowment of the
chair Of electrical engineering with
the sum of $4,000; the erection and
equipment of the physics building,
valued at 100000, and two chairs Of
physics, with endowments amounting
to 100000; the endowment of the Fac
ulty Of Law with $3.50, 900; a further
sum of $500 for the maintenance of
the engineering building; $4,000 for
the endowment of the pension fund;
the erection of a new building for the
department of chemistry, mining and
architecture, at a cost of $500, 900; an
observatory site, $4,000; and other
endowments bringing his total contri-
buttons up to the magnificent amount
OF 81, 300, 900.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
MISS MILLS.

she had no business with 1t. The suit
l have begun is a replevin suit and
damages are placed at S.. The pic
ture is worth possibly 30 cents. l
have several times asked my aunt to
give me the picture and she has as
often refused. Now / propose to see
If the law will not protect my inter-
ests and give me this photograph"
Miss Mills is a bright, prepossessing
young woman of 10 or 20 years of age.
Her father, James Mills, is proprietor
OF a restaurant at 112 State street and
her aunt run a rival restaurant across
the street. This Is one of the oldest
suits ever brought before a Connecti-
cut short. Both sides have hired
counsel and propose to fight the case
to the bitter end. The trial will come
up some time this week before JUS
tice A. G. McMathewson. Back Of the
suit Is a long story Of family disagree
ments. Several times there have been
suits for SANDER entered by the
parties to this case, none Of which
has ever come to trial.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-03-04
They're Only ArtesIaps.

During the recent strike of ladies'
tailors the proprietor of a well-known
uptown establishment was endeavor-
ing to explain to an interested GUS
toner the difference between the kind
Of work which is lone in an establish
ment like his and that done by the
stumbling wretches who were fighting
for recognition" and their right to
better pay. you see," he explained,
men who see a fine garment on
a lady and who have no opportunity
to observe and learn what good style
is cannot be expected to turn out ar
tistic work. They can never hope to
become artists; they are simply ar
%tesians,"