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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
JONAH AND THE WHALE

The Presbytery of New York IS ir-
repressible." says the Interior (Pres.)
OF Chicago. "A student applying for
license was asked his opinion Of the
story Of Jonah and the whale. He
thought it an illustrative parable
WhereupOn, by vote of twenty-five
against twenty-four, his application
was rejected, and he was advised to
make a restudy Of the subject. Wheth-
er the Book Of Jonah be history or par
able-when we say that it is divinely
inspired, we have said that the type of
the literature is of no consequence
whatever. 1t was not written to por-
tray a hero, but 10 teach the doctrines
Of sin, disobedience, dire and almost
hopeless consequent peril, repentance,
forgiveness, and salvation, The vilest
sinner may return That is what God
taught to men by the Book of the Pro-
phet JOnah-taught it far back in the
dim ages. We advise the presbytery
to take the advice given to the student,
and make a careful and thorough re-
study of the Book of Jonah. We VEN
ture to say that il they each and all
will thus occupy their vacations the
congregations in the presbytery will
hear better preaching from their pull
pits than they have heard for years.
There is need for a revival Of the
preaching of Gods justice and good
ness and of the hope of man through
repentance and obedience. But for the
sake of the honor Of God and for the
salvation of men do not degrade the
discussion 10 the capacity of the tnorax
Of Il whale
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30

bring suggestions OF whitewashing by
way Of variety.
It is presumed that under the new
dispensation every resident is a share
holder, as it were, in the Z. S. Tug and
Dispatch Boat IrOquois. Therefore all
are justly proud of the acquisition 10
the harbor, at the same time trusting
that her presence will not deprive the
port OF the customary company of a
gunbCat, cruiser or even battleShip.
San Francisco, having observed the
course of a Philadelphia undertaking,
has appealed to Congress for an appro-
priation to be used in launching a Pa
cific Coast Commercial Museum. The
Philadelphia institution should be
able, with it's experience and equip
ment. TO fill this line for a few years
yet. In the meantime California might
start in and make some reputation in
the field.
1t is understood that there is moth
ing of the Bellamy or Henry George
dreaming in the principles, plans or
working specifications Of the Settle
ment Association on this Island just
visited by President Dole and Attor-
success will not be surprising. 1t is
really astonishing that the enterprise
of shipping local products to the coast
" tween scans" has not been exploited
to the limit here before.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
THE PASSING HOUR.

Both the Governorship and Senator
ship matters might be referred to the
Maui Conundrum Cub.
The best Olaa news that has been
received here in a long time is an
nouncement of the sale of a developed
coffee estate.
1t is extremely interesting to read
Bismarck on Wilhelm |. The old Kais-
er rounded out gloriously a career.
The new Kaiser is just entering upon
a career.
That pugilistic story of the Wash
ington Stars should set the connois-
seurs of the bull-necks hunting for the
eX-corporal of the p c." army who
is written as the hero of an episode in
cocktail hennery.
The Advertiser has been asked to
publish the suggestion that an Occa-
sional Saturday afternoon concert be
given by the Government band at the
fish market. where and when hOrdes Of
poor people do congregate.
1t is likely that one or more of the
principals in the Washington court
martial will wish for personal embalm-
ing before the court martial terminates.
The next mail will in all probability
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
THAT LIGHT HOUSE.

Some of the readers OF the Adver-
riser will remember the CONSERVATION
i'm the Senate of our Legislative body,
during it's last session, when the rumor
reyerberated through the corridors that
the light house at Diamond Head was
such a frail structure that its fall was
imminent if it was struck by gale or
wind or was agitated by any unusual
eyent-such as excessive shouting IN
the Legislative body, or a big discharge
of cannon. The panic-stricken Sen
ators, it Will be remembered, huddled
together with trembling limbs, and at
once dispatched several members TO
make an examination of the structure,
and suggest means for avoiding the
Impending catastrophe. The members,
before departing on their perilous mis-
sion, made preparation, through a SOL
emn service by the chaplain, for death
in the service of the Fatherland, if the
structure should fall upon them. Each
one, taking his life in one hand and a
Manila cigar in the other hand, ap-
preached the threatening structure,
which had the appearance of an iron
spider.
The light house had been built after
the model of scores of light houses
erected by the Federal Government on
the Atlantic coast, where they are eX-
posed TO the fiercest storms. No COM
Detent engineer had questioned it's sta
biIity, because he could not do so, with
out condemning the experts on the
Light House Board in Washington. In
stead of dispatching letter Of inquiry
to the experienced Light House Board,
they took close counsel of their ignOr-
ance and fears, and reported to the
Senate that it lacked stability, and was
not safe. An appropriation was there
fore made OF $4,000, and the Minister
of the Interior was required to fill the
iron frame work with rock. The rock
will soon be placed in position, by the
fiat of the Legislature There should
be cut ON the face Of the stone these
words:
Erected in memory Of a panic which
seized the Legislature Of 1897
The expenditure of $4,000 for this
purpose is an utter waste of public
money. 1t could not be more ill-spent
if the Legislature had voted to each
member cooked hat and malo.
The structure should be used as an
object lesson in the public schools. An
nually the children should be taken to
the lighthouse, the plans Of the Light
House Board in Washington should be
shown to them, which experience
proves TO be more than sufficient to
meet any strain. and the folly Of the
Legislature shown, in commanding the
erection of a stone structure which an
intelligent experience long ago dis
carded
The imbecile who bought a sledge
hammer to drive down a tack, illus
trated this ignorant method CT dealing
with practical matters. The members
of the Legislature were capable,
shrewd business men, but on light
house structures they were like the
savages who preferred bows and ar
rows to repeating guns, because they
knew nothing about such guns.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
BREYET BRIGADIER.

The nomination of Col. Barber to the
ident, has touch of the humor. of the
comic opera of the Grand Duchess of
Gerolstein in it. The Colonel is a
West Pointer, though he has been out
of service for many years. He was
willing to fight the Spaniards in
Manila and elsewhere. SO were two
hundred thousand other men willing
10 make the same fight. The God of
Battles decreed that the Colonel should
fight microbes in Hawaii. These were
the wicked mean little invisible allies
of the Spaniards. Gen. Breckenridge
said that the health of d command de-
ponds upon controlling minute mi
crobes.'' So far as We know, Col. Bar
her did not make a Waterloo OF his
battle with the microbes at Diamond
Head. The microbes, on the other
hand, like the hordes of the Goths and
Vandals of ancient times, overwhelmed
the Colonel. Humiliating as it is to
say it, the flag of the microbes waved
above the flag of the Union for some
months. In fact Col. Barber handed
his sword over to the commander Of
the microbes, and got it back only with
the assistance of the medical generals
who don't know much about the art
of war. Col. Barber may say in his
official report that the microbes do
not adopt the practices of civilized
warfare whatever that means, but
the fact stands that he was beaten in
the fight.
The Presidents explanation for MAX
ing the appointment is, no doubt, the
usual one, the comforting of an empty
honor in discharge of some political
debt. AS the volunteer army is now
rapidly disbanding, a "Brigadier Gen
eral of Volunteers simply gets a star
On his shoulders and an increased pen
sion in case of disability. Even hand
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30

Both the Governorship and Senator
ship matters might be referred to tht
Maui Conundrum Cub.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
DUE

Ask your family physician about the
water, and If he is honest he will en-
dorse it's use.
All who have drank the water speak
in the highest of terms for it.
This climate demands the use of
such a water and you cannot afford to
be without it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
EXERCISE

Our doctors are busy treating pa
tients who are suffering from COM
plants, more especially malarial dis
orders, which will be materially bene-
fitted if they drink a water that is pure
and possesses curative features, as does
Bartlett Spring Water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
TIMELY TOPICS
January 10th, 1899.

Among the many things
the people of Honolulu can
boast of, is the excellent
kona coffee. No doubt there
are some who Will contradict
this, but we would like to eX-
plain a thing or two to you,
then perhaps you will cor
rObOrate our statement.
Probably the last lot of cof-
fee you purchased did not
taste just like the former
batch, and you Of course came
to the conclusion your Grocer
must have given you an in
fefior coffee. Well perhaps he
did, or did not, but you should
use a little consideration and
direct your thoughts to the
Coffee Pot. 1t has no doubt
served you a long time and
has become thin and worn
out, giving the coffee a pecu-
liar burnt taste. 1t such is the
case. it is high time for you
to be looking around for a
new one. Before buying
we invite you to call and
examine orr
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30

ed justice would suggest that all of the
privates OF the First n. Y. Volunteers
should also be brevetted in some way.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
VIGILANCE.

We will serve free of charge a glass
of this wonderful natural Spring
water at our Soda Counter to all who
care to come and test it's virtues. We
deliver the water to your home in case
lots at $3.50 for so pints, $3.50 for so
quarts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30

PURE
" AFTER

If the advice given in those three
words is needed, good health will fol-
low. City water is not good for many
reasons, principally, because it is con-
taminated with vegetable and putrid
matter of all descriptions. A simple
analysis shows this to be a fact.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-30
Gould Not SLEEP
able to Do Her Work-CompIetei
Cured by Hoods SarsapariIIa.

81 suffered with dyspepsia and could
not do any kind of Homework. I was
very nervous and could not sleep. 1
heard so much about Hoods Sarsaparills
that 1 bought bottle. I found it gave
me relief and L bought six bottles. When
1 had taken them 1 was cured. l can now
do my homework and can sleep well at
night" MARIE NAMES, 1870 Prospect
Avenue, Helena, Montana.
Il have found Hoods SarsaparilIa ex-
cellent for building up and strengthening
the system when it is in run down or
exhausted condition" MRS. SARAH NJ,
SHOOK, Red Lodge, Montana.
If you have decided TO take Hoods Sar-
saparilla do not be induced to buy any
other. Get Hoods and only Hoods.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08
Yellow Fever .t Key West.

Washington. Sept. 6.-Surgeon Gen
eral Wyman of the marine hospital
service reports this morning that there
have been twenty-eight eases of yellow
fever and three deaths from infection
at Key West.
This brings the records up to date. :"
said DIR. Wyman. II have Just receiv
ed the figures from Surgeon Carter
who is in charge Of the service at Kew
West. The service will open up the
Tortugas quarantine station within a
few days. The outlook is Favorable
for. the suppression Of the epidemic"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08
GREAT DAY AT PHILADELPHIA.
Veteran Parade and the President VIsiti
the warshipe.

the warshipe.
Philadelphia. Sept. 5.-This was the
big dsy of the Grand Army encamp-
ment. and the city was alive nt an
early hour. The presence in the city
Of President Mckinley and his drive
over the route Of the parade aroused
the greatest enthusiasm among the
thrOngs. The head OF the procession
moved at 10 o'clock and marched five
miles. Independence hall was passed
during the procession. A chorus OF
5000 school children assembled at the
city hall and sang patriotic airs as the
veterans passed.
: From tie fronts of the, building to
curb the people were packed in u solid
mass. As a result Of the crush about
400 men. women and children were
overcome aud taken from the crowd
to yarious hospitals.
With President Mckinley and Mayor
Ashbridge there were on the reviewing
stand Rear Admiral Melville, Rear Ad-
miral W. T. Sampson, Captain F. E..
Chadwick, Captain H. c. Taylor. Cap
tain G. ID. Sigsbee. Captain G. ]. Train
and q scOre Of other Officers OF the
North Atlantic squadron; Secretary
Root, Secretary Wilson, Jacob G.
Schurman Of the Philippine commits
sion, Secretary to the President J. A..
Porter and Assistant Secretary to the
President George b. Cortclyou.
The parade was six hours and ten
minutes in passing the reviewing
stand. After portion Of the Depart.
ment of Pennsylvania had passed.
these veterans bringing up the rear, the
President left to visit Admiral Samp-
sons feet Governor Stone reviewing
the remainder OF the procession.
The visit OF the President to fhe
squadron proved to be the greatest
marine spectacle ever seen here. II
was the intention to have Mr.. McKin-
ley visit only the New York, hut he
grew SO enthusiastic over the great
fighters that he visited the flagship
New York. cruiser Brooklyn and the
battleships Indiana. Massachusetts
and Texas. There was almost con
tinuOus roar Of guns during the ont
| and three-Quarter hours tiat II took to
inspect the vessels. In all. 462 guns
| were fired by the squadron In Presi
dents salutes.
Enthusiasm wns rampant tonight
Wherever President Mckinley APP
| peared he received tremendous Ova-
| ton, particularly AT the Academy Of
Music, where the Grand Army was
| officially welcomed TO the city and
state by Mayor Ashbridge and Gov
ernOr Stone.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08
More Kentucky killing.

Barboursv.lle, Ky.. Sept. "a courier
just in this morning from Manchester
brings the news of another killing that
took place near Manchester yesterday
evening. Wash Thacker. deputy
marshal. was shot and instantly killed,
and Bob Smith. who was with him,
had his mule killed under him. The
parties who fired the shots thought
they had killed both men, as when the
mule fell dead. Smith lay motiOnless
on the ground for two hours by the
side of Thacker as though he was
killed. Thacker was on the way to
where one of the Gritfins lived, about
six miles from town. to make an ar
rest. News OF further trouble Is ex-
pected to-day. as Immediately after the
report reached Manchester, Sheriff
Bev White and about fifty armed dep
uties left for the scene Of the killing.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08
r.r,. Exposition WIN s.n.-.

London, Sept. 2.-English firms are
beginning seriously to consider the out
look for the Paris Exposition Of 1900
fearing that the conclusion Of the Drey.
fus trial will not end the internal dan
gers to the peace of France. Any yer.
diet is likely to cause new agitation.
while it is not considered likely that
the rumored prosecution Of General
MERCER and the trial Of NJ. Paul Derou-
lede 'and others arrested on charge
Of conspiracy agninst the republic will
be settled quietly.
or the English firms already allotted
space. one. employing 1908 hands in
London. Manchester, Liverpool and
Birmingham, has suspended prepara.
tions for the present, and great Birm-
ingham metal manufactures who have
done likewise say they will abandon
the thing altogether il they must wait
much longer.
/ Many other firms. including the most
importan, in England. make similar
statements. Those, ON the other hand,
who are proceeding actively say the ex.
hibits will he usable elsewhere, and
rely on the hope that France will make
every effort to restore quiet for the
sake of the exposition. The time. how.
ever. is so short that Improvement
must be speedy in order to restore the
confidence Of foreign exhibitors
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08

To all readers who remember the
earlier traditions Of the leading Amer
lean magazines there is something very
suggestive in the announcement that
The price OF one OF the oid-established
rnonthlies is TO be reduced from 50
cents 10 25 cents a. copy The change
OF price. OF course, follows a rerolu-
tion IN methods OF publication The
magazine OF today. with its fine typog-
Taphy: delicate engrarings and excel
lent mechanical execution. can be pro-
duced with profit at lower cost than
the magazine OF twenty-five years ago.
with lts rough paper and coarse wood
cuts. The universal cheapening in the
cost OF production OF all publications
has not been without its effect on pub
tic taste. Readers expect now for few
pennies a more ingeniously varied Ia
BILE OF contents and finer style OF ex-
ecution than they would have dreamed
il possible TO get two decades agO, for
80 or so cents.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08

Probably the most colossal mistake
IN recent criminal annals was made
by a New York burglar the other day.
He went into a dressmaking establish
nent in broad daylight, where twenty
women were working. and tried to
plumber the premises. As a simple
matter of course and a natural COZ
sequence the women fell upon him
with hat-pins, jsbbed him till he close
iy resembled a porous plaster and
handed him over to policeman. The
records in even city like Chicago TEEN
with captures Of foolish burglars by
women singie-handed. What fate
could be expected for the man Who de-
liberately invaded house filled with
twenty women. every one OF the twenty
having her hat-pin handy?
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08

Telegraphic advlces from Pekiu an
nounce that he empress dowager' tn
ruenced by the representatives OF Ger
many and other great powers. has con-
sented 10 accord her foster-son. the
titular emperor. larger degree OF
freedom and better treatment. In or
der TO set at rest the aiways-cprrent
rumurs that the emperor has been pois-
oned at her instigation the .,do~ager
will hereafter have Kuang H'sn sit at
her own table.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08
the sscvcLE Trust.
1t Has AbsoFi,ed Forty F0sas- Cenpan
and lJas = big Capital

and Has = Zig Capital
New York. Sept. 4.-Chicago Is an I'M
portant factor in the bicycle trust
which completed lis organization to-
day. Chicago men dominate the direc
tory and Chicago concerns will figure
strongly in the output Of the Amerl-
can Bicycle Company, as the tremen-
dous amalgamatiOD is to be xnown-
With capital stock OF $4O.OGO.OOO II
will control absolutely the bicycle busi-
ness Of the United States These OH
GERS and directors were elected.
Albert &. spaiding, Chicago. presi-
dent.
Colonel George Pope, FIRST vice pres
ident.
J. f. Bromlee, second vice president.
A, L. Sarfortl treasurer.
c. W. Dickerson, secretary.
DirectorS-Allert @. Epolding, Col
onel Albert A. Pope; Boston; A. Feath-
erstone. Chicago; X. l.. Coleman, Chi
cago; ]. W. Kiser, Chicago; E. c.
Stearns. Syracuse. N. Y; X. 8. Craw-
ford, Hagerstown, Marylnnd: Charles
L. Ames, Chicago: X. Philip GOrmully.
Chicago: Harry A. LOxier, Sr.. Cleve-
land, Ohio. W
Five more directors to complete the
full hoard Of fifteen will be elected at =
subsequent meeting.
E0rty-four companies have been All
sorbed by the trust.
For the purchase Of plants and exten-
sion OF the business $1O.00O,000 per
cent. twenty-year gold debentnre
bonds. $lO.OM.0W Z per eeat. preferred
stock apd &20,O0O.O0O common stock
are to be issued The manufacturers
who have soldstheir plants 60 the trust
have taken all of-fhc preferred and
common stocks ftsne and nave SUBJ
scrtbed for a large portion Of the gold
bonds
The trust has secured the control of
more than 1900 patents. protecting
with many safeguards the bicycle in-
dustry, not only the wheels themselves
but saddles. lights, tires and all Access
sOries and sundries. The company
also controls many foreign patents.
| and the intention OF the trust is to
give particular attention to export bus
iness. The reason for this Is the SUI
periOrity of the American machine and
that In the last two years the total ex-
| ports Of bicycles exceeded In value all
kinds OF agricultural implements. and
| after iron and steel products came first
on the list OF manufactured goods ex
ported. The domestic business Is not
to be neglected. and y Ri Riplanned to
utilize the. plants. and equipments alb
sorbed to secure the greatest economies
in production.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08
SURPRISING THE TRUTH.
Drsyfas' Judges Refuse to summon
Forsigners.

Rennes. Sept. en-. Labori to-day
demanded that the court summon Col
onel Schneider. Colonel Schwarzkop-
pen. Colonel Pnnizzartli and other for
eigners to testify for the defense and
prove. directly that Drcyfus had never
had relations With foreign powers.
This was In line with his statement Of
yesterday that in view Of the fact that
the prosecution had summoned for
eigner In the person of Cernushi there
fore the defense could do likewise. al
though II had hitherto refrained from
doing 10.
After some consultation the judges
retired to deliberate on the request.
Their decision was awaited with ten
sion that WAS painful. When the
judges had returned President JOuast
announced that the court unanimously
refused to grant the defense's request
that the aid OF foreigners be invoked.
The announcement was followed by a
hubbub In the court. which was quick
ly suppressed. and the court at once
adjourned.
The Dreyfusards left tlie court wild
with Indignation over what they call
n fragrant blow at'justice.
N. LabOri announces that he will ask
the German and italian military at
taches to appear before the court in
their personal capacity. There Is n
chance. also. that Germany and Italy
will now volunteer information which
the court to-day sought TO suppress.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-08

Although pearls cannot yet be made
in the laboratory, they can he slowly
built up by natural process at the bot
tom of an aquarium. Signor Comba,
VINO has been experimenting for sew
eral years in the artificial production
of this much-prized stone, is laying
down large quantity OF pearl oysters
on the shores Of the Mediterranean.
with view 10 extended operations
The objection has been raised that the
mo her-of-pearl shell will not live"
in a temperature OF less than 6S to 10
degrees Fahrenheit. and that the nor
ma. temperature of the Mediterranean
is too, low to give any hope OF the sue
cess of the enterprise. The same ex-
pertinent has been carried on in
Queensland and western Australia
with great success, but those countries
are at prohibitive distance from the
chief markets for mother-of- pearl,
which are London, Hamburg and
Trieste, the expense OF conveying the
pearls thither being too great. 1t is,
nevertheless, admitted that there are
great possibilities in the artificial pro-
duction OF pearls, which. under skillful
management, could be made a profit
able industry il carried on concur
rently with systematic pearl-shell cul-
tiyation.