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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-02-18
E. W. JORDAN
No. 10 Street
FREE EXAMINATION

/ study the formation of your eys
as closely and as accurately as the
astronomer studies his stars. Every
malformation of the eyeball has its
effect. Headaches, dizziness, indistinct
vision are all traceable to a misshape
of the eyeball. knowledge and exper-
fence, aided by the best and latest i'm
proved instruments and appliances,
make my service in examining eyes
Invaluable to you. Yet that service Is
ABSOLUTELY FREE, and il glasses
are required they're to be had at .
more than reasonable price.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
Dreyfus' Lawyer Has Recovered.

Maltre Labor, leading counsel for
the defense, who was murderously as
saulted Aug. IA, was present at the be.
ginning of the second day of the third
week of the second trial by courtmar-
tial of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, of the
artillery, charged with treason. The
wounded attorney put new life in the
trial by attacking Gen. MERCER. He
asked MERCER where he obtained GER
tain papers that he is using against
Dreyfus, but MERCER declined to ans
wer, Notwithstanding the court in
structed him to do so. Labor says he
will yet force reply from Gen. Mer-
eier
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
Railroad Accident I'm Cbile-

great railway accident occurred at
Santiago de Chile on the cath. An en-
tire train fell into the river Mapocha,
which runs through that city, and
many lives were lost. Although the
tremendous storms that have been
raging for a fortnight throughout
Chile continue, there has been some
abatement Advices from various
points indicate widespread distress
and misery Valparaiso and other
cities have suffered severely.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
GIVES FREELY TO CHARITY.
Psrtugars Queen Devotes Her Time
and Money To Doing Good.

and Money To Doing Good.
From Harper's Weekly: We hear
iess about Portugal than about Spain
at any time, and OF late have heard
less than usual. The queen OF Portu-
gal is a sovereign deserving a lone
mark for her interest in hospitals and
hygiene, and also In the welfare OF the
founded in 1893. dispensary peculiar
ly for meeting the demands of childish
invalids, as pleasantly situated as pos
sible, and spaciously planned, combin-
ing diet kitchen, consultation rooms
surgical halls. and much OF the depart
mental work OF a hospital. Almost
every day the queen herself goes to the
establishment and takes a personal
share in the labors of the charity, now
waiting in the kitchen distributions.
and again assisting in the surgery. Sew
eral well-known women of her court
are equally practical. The general
charge of it is committed to a religious
order, a favorite OF the queens. but
the eminent Portuguese physician. DR..
Silva Carvalho, heads the staff OF med.
ical workers. In one year (1S95) there
were given to the building 1859 con-
situations, 63.704 rations from the diet
kitchen, 1881 bandages, 76,4SO pre-
scriptions and 470 vaccinations. The
milk and vegetables are furnished
gratis by the queen, and the medical
supplies are also betrayed by her. Fiji
teen hundred babies were treated in
one twelvemonth. 1t is said that there
Is not any royal charity of the sort in
Europe so efficiently managed, with the
additional active cooperation of the
founder.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

breathed softly into her ear. Miss or
Mrs. 2"
Il don't know. / couldn't find out, 4"
answered mother in that awful stage
whisper Of hers that sends me nearly
into fits whenever she tries it. But
our boarder did not seem to notice. l
made a venture on bold stroke. 81
shall call her Mrs Knapp, and then
she can correct me if she doesn't like
1t. I've always heard that it gives a
middle-aged married woman much
G,Seater offense to be called Miss than
II does to address a single sister as
Mrs, SO here goes"
Il hope you had a pleasant trip
down, Mm-," / said, pleasantly, al
lowing my voice to die away on the
last syllable as l found my courage
oozing out at the tip of my tongue. l
couldn't say Mrs. Knapp after all, to
save me.
/ noticed with much amazement that
father and mother avoided the pitfall
as successfully as / did, during that
first meal, and we all went out on the
piazza after supper to enjoy the sun
set. Here our guest set our minds at
rest.
How James would have enjoyed
this!" exclaimed she, softly, as If half
to herself. Mother nodded so vigor-
ously and triumphantly behind her
back that / was afraid she would no
tice II, and SO FASTENED to nod in reply.
We knew now. She was a widow He
loved to sit beside me and watch the
setting sun, even in the city," she went
on softly. at seems terribly lonely
vithout him. Oh, IL could only have
brought him out into such a peaceful
place as this, he might be alive now!
That last hot spell was so hard on him.
/ thought perhaps he had a sunstroke,
but could not tell
Mothers eyes filled with sympathetic
tears, and as she laid her hand gently
over that OF Mrs. Knapp she inquired
tenderly, How long is II since he died,
dear?"
six weeks" answered the widow.
HE was all that had in the world,
and I have been so lonely ever since
But, please, Mrs. Curtis, | cannot talk
about It quite yet"
Nevertheless, she did talk about It"
quite a good deal in the days that fol-
lowed, with the effect that /, who was
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
Where the Money Went.

The annual report of the auditor for
the interior department has been sub
mitted to the secretary of the treasury.
The report shows that the total num-
Der of accounts and claims settled dur
ing the fiscal year ending June 30,
1899 was 25, 233, involving the expen-
diture of S173, 59s, ?33, being an increase
over the last fiscal year of 2,659 claims,
involving SPA, 27s, SOC. The great bu k
OF this money went, of course, to the
government pensioners, $3.50, IT'S, 141
being expended on this account.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
A Letter to Mrs. Pinkham Brought
Health to MRS. Archambo.


DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-For two
years / felt tired and SO weak and dizzy
that some days / could hardly go
around the house. Backache and head
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains in the
womb and troubled with leucorrhna
and kidneys were affected
After birth of each child / grew
weaker, and hearing so much of the
good you had done, / wrote to you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day am feeling as well as / ever did.
When l get up in the morning feel as
fresh as 1 did when a girl and eat and
sleep well and do all of my work. If
ever l feel weak again shall know
where to get my strength. / know
yourmedicine cured me. Mrs. SALIVA
ARcHAMBo, CHARLEMoNT, MASS.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled; for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for advice, which will
be promptly given without charge.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
THE LATE MIR. KNAPP.

You see, she was such queer little
thing that we couldn't help taking her
TO our hearts at once. But there!
that's just the way with me! 1t al
ways seems to me as II everybody
ought to know the people know, with
out any particular explanation.
Well, it was just this way. That
summer that mother and / wanted TO
paper the sitting room, though father
would have given mother his head IL
she had asked for Ii heads didn't count,
1t was money we needed, and OF that
he had none. Then after much hard
thinking / devised a plan, and though
1t was a great shock to father and
mother at first, carried the day, and
the upshot of it was that we adver-
tised for a summer boarder for our
spare room. Unless you have done
the same thing at some awful crisis in
your life you can never for moment
imagine oh, reader, the awful mix
.ture of hope and fear that held place
in our hearts until we received neat
ly written, briefly worded note, 81 ned
Phoebe Knapp"
and as she delights in all things mis-
cradle because she can make them feel
better, she was especially captivated
by the closing sentence, which ran:
Having recently met with a bereave-
ment, the rest and quiet you offer will
be great boon to me-
x Widow, likely" said father, as we
read this note aloud in his presence
(for the fifth time)
Miss or Mrs, Katie?" asked mother,
although We both knew the signature
by heart Yours sincerely, Phoebe
Knapp"
I'm sure don't know. | can't read
between the lines" | answered, rather
fippantly, | fear
The unknown was beginning to take
a sort of weird possession of me. 1t
seemed uncanny that everything
should turn upon the movements of
stranger whom we had never seen, and
wherever l turned could not help see
ing silent figure in long Grape veil
lifting its hand and commanding me
to do this or that upon which / was
already engaged.
However, we were all ready for her
at last, and when father came from the
station and deposited upon the front
piazza tiny little woman OF about so
years of age, with big, frightened gray
eyes, and delicate, sensitive features, a
creature that would have looked small
alongside a robust child Of 10-the con-
trast between the little object and the
commanding figure Of my imagination
was so great that l almost had a fit Of
Mysteries on the spot l took refuge
in flight, while mother cooed and cod
died the poor dear" and took her up
to her room You see, mother was just
in her element, while l had all my no
lions to readjust to existing circum-
stances. My flights of fancy will be
the death of me some day. father says.
p / caught mother on the stair a mo-
sment as they were coming down and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
PRESIDENT CUERIN
OF the Anti-semite League Planned to
Fire the Building ~ Attacked.


special from Paris: Anticipating an
attack from the gems d'armes occupy
ing an adjacent house, M. Guerin,
president of the anti-Semite league,
and his companions, who are barri-
caded in the headquarters of the
league, poured petroleum in the room
near point from which the attack
was expected, preparatory to setting it
on hre. The anticipated move on the
part of the officers, however, did not
materialize. The streets in the neigh
borhood of the Rue de Chabrot, in
which is located the anti Semitic head
quarters, are quiet, but strong force
OF troops is remaining on guard there.
Ten of the men arrested for taking
part in the recent demonstration were
condemned to undergo from week to
two months in prison.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

The church missionary society has
received report stating that 10000
persons have died of famine on the east
coast of Africa.
Llewellyn Stout, who killed Harvey
IL. Wurster, a telegraph operator and
station agent on the Philadelphia &
Reading railway, was hanged in the
jail at Eaton, Pa, on the 22d.
Over 40 Negroes are in the Pulaski
(Arkansas) county Jail as result of a
concerted effort on the part of the au-
thorities to run down the men who a
few days ago committed assaults on
i've white women in Little Rock, Ark.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
u. $. Cruiser Rescued "A British Crew.

The United States cruiser Montgom-
cry arrived at Rio Jgneiro from Monte
video on the 21st She reports having
rescued the crew of the British steamer
Nettleton, Capt. Vigers, from Norfolk,
July %, for Rio Janeiro, which went
aground at Marica, 20 miles east of
Rio Janiero. All the members of the
Nettleton's crew were saved.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

The total amount raised for the
Dewey home fund up to and including
Aug. 25 was s19,s43
Martin Koch, aged is, of near Ann
Arbor, was struck on the head by a
heavy block of wood wherein a spike
was contained. The spike penetrated
his skull, and yet the boy will live, al.
though he is partially paralyzed.
Severe fighting took place on the 23d
and cath in the neighborhood of Monte
Christi, Santo Domingo, between the
government forces and the revolution
lists. 1t is said the former lost heavily,
while the latter owing TO the advan-
tage of the positions they occupied,
only suffered slight loss. The revolu-
tionists are reported to be continually
receiving reinforcements.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Alien S. Olmsted, Leroy, n Y.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
BASE BALL.

Below we publish the number OF games OF
ball played by the Western and National
Leagues giving the number of games won and
lost, together with the percentage OF each club
to date, Monday, August 2sth
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

bed repentance.
Love of money is che root of all eviI-and Of
much good.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

Several cases of yellow fever have
occurred at Panama. The disease, it
is said, having been imported from
Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

sumner Complaint terror TO children until
Browns Teething Cordial was found 10 cure It.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
Halls Catarrh Cure
Us taken internally. Price, 75c.

The skirts of chance are often good bit
frayed about the edges
How few persons realize how much their
little means to others.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

Always put of until tomorrow that which
should not be done today.
People who never make mistakes are danger
Gus people to associate with.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

A man naturally looks pail after
kicking the bucket.
Things are apt to look rather blew
after a cyclone.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

He who makes quick use of the moment is a
genius of prudence
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

know that my life was saved by Piso's Cure
for Consumption.-Joh a. Miller, Au Sable,
Michigan April 81 1895,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
Hush, Don't You Hear the ia

The only wholesome part OF an old-fashioned
doughnut is the hole.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

A Vienna engineer named Pollak has
made discovery which seems to have
solved the question of the rapid trans
mission of telegraph messages. BY a
process only requiring the use of n
simple apparatus Herr Pollak is able
on the same Geographic line to wire
10000 words an hour. The details of
this remarkable invention have been
bought by a stock company, which
states that up to the present they have
met with great success.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
Want your moustache or beard beautiful
brown or rich black? Then use
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE %t Sb the
% ers o. psueesrs oa r. p Hall co. hAs.y. N. X.
ROSA BoNHEUR's VANITY.
She Insisted on Having Her Feet In the

Portrait Because OF Their Small Size.
Nobody who ever saw Rosa Bon
hours picture would believe her guilty
of any personal vanity. A blue jeans
blouse and breeches are not the dress
OF woman who thinks much about
her looks But the painter was proud
Of her feet. Once an English artist
painted her portrait. She was satisfied
with it, but noticed one detail with
disapproval But my feet" she asked,
where are they? You must put my
boots in because | have such small
feet" They were small in reality. but
in the general carelessness of the art
lists attire they did not come in for
much attention She was as proud OF
her Legion of Honor medal as OF 1ier
feet, and it always had an especial
value in her eyes, because she got IL
from the Empress Eugenie's own hand.
Most of the women in Paris who have
the order are in religious life. One is
an actress This is Marie Laurent.
said to be the oldest actress on the
French stage. She received the medal.
not for her achievements as an act
ress, but as the head of the Actors Or
phanage. a home for the orphan chill
dren of actors left without means.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31
GRAIN, ETC.

FDetroit-Hay, No. l timothy, SO so per ton.
Potatoes, BIC per bu. Live Poultry, spring
chickens, &c per Id; fowls, 5hc; turkeys, 10c;
ducks, &C. Eggs strictly fresh, 14c per doz
Butter best dairy, Ice per Id; creamery, 2lc.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

Saving money means saving trouble, but by
no means laying il up.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

The hero OF two women must die
and be wept over in common before
they can appreciate one another.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

The only safe medicine for curd collie in nursing
babies Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Make mother Z
milk mildly purgative. Druggists, lOc 2jc soc
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-08-31

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syrup
For children teething softens the gums
nation, aays pain. wind collie. 20 bottle
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-18
A Regular Payday.

Superintendent Dyer is an energetic
worker in the interest 81 tie men ia his
employ. lie has been laboriug viii, his
company for long time past "a induce
them 10 establish Il rcgularpny-,lay mud
hns Just bccn advised by the Chicago
Office that beginning the 10th ~ Mmch,
the men nt tie Columbia and Mansfield
mines will be paid ON the l5ih oi ca,l,
month irrespective ~ the day of the
week TINT ihat date ihls upon. hc
custom M thi~ district has been. even in
Tie brrt ui timer, tu Keep buck thr
money ul the men lor thirty deNr after
the hast ui the month and ihrn 10 riN
upon the Saturday ncnrr-t the end ui
the month. liy the new arrangement
the men know exactly When they are iu
br pnid aud their money will hc Kept
back bat ifiecu days instead Vt thirty
This arrangement Will be a big help tu
the men and relief To the merchants
Who furnish them With provisions.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-18
Taxos In Jeopardy.

The chances are that the townships
taxes Tor the year 1896 will be set aside
by the court ON account OF technical
errors made by The township officials.
The heaviest loss will fall upon the
schools 81 Our city. which institutions
are least able io bar the burden. The
record of the annual meeting held iu
1896 Is said to bc incomplete IN regards
to the rcnnol taxes rtiSctl, there .irIng
nc record ul the vote upon the ,,t,cstio,s
ol raising scllovl money. Other irrcgu-
lpiiliea n regard to townsllp taxes ARE
liable to knock them uut" also.
tlow lNtg - this thing going io com
ilnnP, is thenuenii'n aud the only nss-
Hwcr admissible is just 80 l,np ~ tho
pc1plcare content Ca place their b,,~inern
IN the hands Of incompetent officials"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-18

Huron and DcSoto Iron companies, h
IA thc city today.
The Woman's Cbristinn Temperance
Union VIII meet WITH Mrs. Shnfcr next
Friday afternoon.
Mine Inspector GuIercn was on this
slde ~ the county on official business
last Wednesday
Herman Holmes and wife, Of Iron
River, visited at the Holmes residence
yesterday
EFrank Nelson and Ed Scarls took in
the club l'all at Iron Mountain.
Mira !. a. Harris is about again after
u weeks tussle with the grip.
Peter llelgemo, 81 Bates, was in the
city last Tuesday ON business.
A. =. Farmer has removed from Her
umuVillc To Calumet
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-18
10 south Rnnge RnlIroad.


chas. A. Wright ot lIouehton, has
been appointed general manager OF the
south Range railroad which will he
built nest summer from Greenland, iu
ontonagun county. TO lloughton. n dis
iancc of iiity.iivc miles. Mr. Wright was
formerly general manager ol the copper
country narrowgaupo road and is ..
milroad man OF long experience. The
money has already been secured Tor the
new enterprise and the work ofconstruc-
ton viii lie started on May list. The
rails have been purchased from the
Illinois steel company aud other sup
p'ys ne hcing purchased as rapidly ns
possible.
This road viii TO a source Of great
couycnicncc to the people of Crystal
Falls md especially SO should the pro-
posed branch Of the ST. Paul be built in
to this station next summer. for il gives
direct communication with the copper
county Should we not bc favored
with the cNicntion metioncd, IL Is hut
1--WE miles tu the 81 Paul from this city
80 tlht all of the passenger traffic iron,
this section Of the copper country will
hc toy way ~ the now road.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-18

With The grip when hegot homie An
were much better when lac lclt except
little rod, but lctter received since
says That he IS ont Of danger
There was ire down on Ftitb street
ncar the shaIcr track Thursday Fora
time matters looked serious hutProl
I'LL got around and cSiinruishod the
llames ii remarkably .holt order
The Eagle says that Mtnomiuee and
Narnott u people havc gone crazy over
coppcr stocks Quotations are received
daily from Boston and much money Is
changing hands.
Among tile companies dlna articles 81
association at Lansing mst week We
notice that 81 John / TUFTS company,
- Crystal Falls, with capital stock of
50, 10000.
See the ad, IL nucihcr column, OF the
great sl,oe sale at the Crentrr New York
store The best genuine bargains arr
offered there That wc have sccu ion IA
long time.
G. S. ln4clton who represents
Pickunds, MatherG Company, wns IL
tie city yesterday Iookiug after some
mineral lands ihit arc under option ia
bi- firm
Annn Johnson sold Dot 40 l0G to
Mrs John Audcmun, oi Mansfield, last
! "Wednesday The rroperi, Transferred
Is locatcl back ot tic BaunctuanhouSr
a u Gueuslurg was up from Mcnom
inep last iucrdny and Wednesday vi-it
ing with s. Lu-tiield nnd looting ovu
tic mining prospects 10 lhis vicinity
bid YOU Get Valentine &C tho -ucin
last Tuesday evening Some Shove,
np aud othcrs were seen "a stun th,
misriycs ia thrir pockets hastily
AC. Stephenson was in town lns
Monday evening lie j. husy ~ th'
woods noN-a.dnys getting out un ga
usually large crop 81 logs
The man, friends 81 Ali Ball. ~ Itor
River. viii ~ pleased 20 learn that IL
has been appointed head blacksmith al
the Riveriun mine.
Emerson McNc went to Ncennnrc
lnst Saturday Tor q visit and incident
lally So transact sume busincss al th
Queen mnc.
Hon a G. Cook was husy q ihccour
house lasi Wednesday on legal mnttcr
which Ic Is TO brins up at the next tern
oi court
Ni4a Mmrra,ct Faulds went TO Flor
! rncc lnst Saturday t' Install the officer
! of the l.. O. +. NJ lp,lrc ~ that city
Crystnl Fails Lodge No i2S. X ~ +
< will celebrate NnrhuQtun's birthday b.
4 u card party nt their han
l. ". Bycrs canlc over from Ironlsivu
= to attend The nie ting 81 ihe count
board last Wednesday
j Milton S. Sanders. seeiciary "a th
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1899-02-18
They Have Come!
The Latest and Nobbiest Styles OF
LONGLEY HATS

There are other new things arriving daily Among
them are 35 DOZEN Of The handsomest Linen
Handkerchicfs. with Embroidered Hens Embrold
cred Edges and Lace Effects They are very cheap
if sold al % cts. Our uniform price on your choice
OF the lot is