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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
FOOD INSPECTION
y
First Result on Import
Articles.
Pure Sec for HiiO-Letter 10 Theo
RI. rCaVies-Work Eeing
Done Wines.

The matter of food inspection IS
being luietly carried forward and has
not only already had a good eject
locally, but has reached results with
the mainland manufacturers. a. Is
evidenced by the result OF the acp or
der against the use Of salicylic acid as
2 preservatiye. Mr.. Shorey. the food
inspector, states the Messrs- Tnea- II.
Davies & Co have lately received a
letter from the Snider Preserve Co, in
the East, which states that hereafter
all catsups put up by them for the Ha-
Waiian trade viii contain no salicylic
accompanied the letter and, upon ex-
animation by Mr.. Shorey, proved to be
free from acid A second sample of the
same catSup which arrived in stock by
the last Australia also passed the re-
Quirea test. IT is understood that the
rest Of the EonEaulu merchants. who
fan short Of the law on this point. are
dispOsjng of the stock an hand. as al
loved, and viii ssereafter import only
those grades thai win pass muster
BY the end Of TIRE present menth the
Food Inspector will have ready a re-
po,t On ct least forty samples Of so
called ground coffee sold by various.
retail dealers IA bulk. The regulation
requiring new labels, stating the
quality &C the coffee contained in the
packa sc, has a.so G0ne into et ect and
several trms have already complied
Herewith.
n regard TO- miIk tbe Inspector states
TIE results as good and that. the milk
samples for tfse HlonIh have thus far
been up to the average. There is one
appeal Ease in court which will likely
cone UP for hearing toSvard the end Of
the month.
The question Of pare beer for Hilo
has also been taken Up, but the sam
pies tuUs FAR secured, through q local
agent Of the Hoard Of Health in the
raiIy city, have proved to be good
STUFF -Four samples Of vinegar have
also been examined, two of which sold
for cider vinegar, but have proved to |
be merely spirit vinegar eoIoged.
Inspector Shcrey states that besides |
ne taking Of occasional samples by |
the regular systematic inspec-
BON is being carried forward as rapid
v as possible and Will cover. besides
ou3iments, such articles as lard, bur-
er, honey, baking powders, syruDs and
ans and jellies. Complaints have also
cen Gpade by local dealers against
cine II the cheaper grades of Cali
1rIja wines, whose purity is more thal8
these will receive atten-I
ION IN 4he near future.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
IS CALLED SMALL
Shrinkage" in the Van
derbilt Wealth.
senator Oepew's Expianation-Be-
quests to Frlends-SIOO.O DOCTOR
v NJ. &. -. IA lroad Work

The entire fortune OF the Cornelius
Vanderbilt estate IS estimated ~ be
abouz $4,000 When some surprise was
expressed ~ the snaUness {. the
ameunt. Senator Depew said j was no.
strange when it is remembered that
Mr. Vanderbilt had been giving away
perhaps half Of his income for the last
twen ty-liye years The exact amount
Of tie fortune that is distributed will
not be known until it is appraised by
the State officials
Alfred Vanderbilt, Mrs. Henry
Payne Whitney, Reginald Vanderbilt
and Gladys Vanderbilt receive aboul
81 500 600 outright, and in addition to
that Alfred is made residuary legatee
and Mrs. Whitney is by codicil given
IN additional million
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt receives
s., 100000 outright, the house in New
York and the house in Newport for
life, afte" which they revert to either
Alfred Or Reginald, as she may de-
termine, and a trust fund, which is to
yield her $3.50 900 year, is established.
At her death this fund is TO be divided
among the four children. Cornelius be-
ing excluded.
Requests to friends amount to $6l5,-
600: Two hundred thousand dollars
goes to Senator Depew, 100000 to w.
K. Vanderbilt and $4,000 each to E.
v w. ROssiter, Rev. DR.. Greer of ST.
Bartholomew Church and Jone Hone
To ST. Bartholomew Church $500, 900
is given. to which 100000 for a new
building may be added. To the Young
Mems Christian Association, for the
benefit Of railroad men, $4,000 is
given. To various institutions is be-
Queathed $4,000.
The inheritance tax will be very
large. 1t is estimated by good author
tiles that it will amount to at least
100000
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
STRONG TESTIMONY.
This is Honolulu Testimony and
Will Stand Investigation.

| II you doubt this and wish to izayes-
jtigate you haven't to go to San Fran
cisco 10 do so. It's not a long story
published about 4 resident of New
York or Washington. It's about a res
ifent Of Honolulu. Read the follow
| ing.
| Mr. SIeyi Drew, Of this city, states:
/ Il suffered from a lame back for a
number of years. During this time
was working as a carpenter. and the
lifting of heavy timber required in my
occupation, was, / think, the cause OF
my backache. No one but fellow vie
| tim can well understand what a
troublesome complaint this is. At
length was fortunate enough TO hear
about Doan's Backache Kidney Pills,
and ! then obtained some at the Hol-
lister Drug Co.'s store. The use or
them has convinced me from personal
experience that they are a wonderful
cure for backache and | have no hes
itancy in recommending them TO 9TH
ers for this complaint"
Please remember, the word of Homo
lulu people is always found endorsing
1lOan 8 bdcKaSne hlu0Gy fIIlS. hCS
talk through your neighhors ana
friends.
The kidneys become diseased by in
temperate habits Of eating or drinking,
by excessive care, worry or frettlnS'
by exposure to colds and moisture, by
injuries to the lOins and back, etc. The
most common symptoms are dull
sensation of weight about the IONS,
pain in the back, feeling OF faintness,
dizziness, nervousness, frequent thirst,
difficulty in breathing, too great flow
of urine or too little. Kidney trouble
renders the blood impure, Injuries the
digestion and upsets the nervous sys-
tenn, thus striking at the very source
of life. They are very important or
gans and how little are they under
stood.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
sold by all chemists and stOrekeepe~s
at 80 cents box Or will be mailed on
receipt of, price by the HOLSTER Drug
Co, Honolulu, wholesale agents for the
Hawaiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-17
BRILLIANT ENDORSEMENT.
BY Health Journal OF New York An
gust "a, 1897. a. Davis, Md.
Editor and Manager.


Editor and Manager.
Only last week we examined the beer
brewed by the Capital Brewing Com
pany OF Olympia. Wash. and II Is q
perfect illustration OF the quality or
beer which we are always glad 10 com
mend. for the analysis showed IL To be
entirely free from any trace OF any
Injurious substance. Such n high 81 AIDE
OF beer is most beneficial in it's use. for
none OF the pure malt and hops have
been displaced by harmful ingredients.
Every hygienist will concur with us Ia
saying that beer OF such superior
excellence is very wholesome bever-
age. Physicians often have occasion
to prescribe a pure beer for cases OF
debllitation. and they can safely order
this beer. made by the Capital Brewing
Company.
l.. III. Dee has I'm his keeping tho
, American journal Of Health and can
be seen by anyone.
This beer can be had In bottle or on
I draught at the HOFFMAN. corner or
/ Hotel and Nuuanu streets. a large as
| sortment OF the very best Of American
md foreign liquors we are pleasec
I 70 sell you and give you value for the
benefit OF your health.
Yours. l.. IA. DEE,
4 Proprietor OF HOFFMAN,.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-25
FILIPINO
HAMMOCKS
Z SC
Each

A large shipment of these, natural
grass hammocks, of native manufac-
are being sold at a price never before
heard of in this city.
AS curios they are worth three times
the price, and besides, are strong, SER
Viceable hammOcks.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-25
POLICE COURT,

In Judge Wilcox's sanctum this
morning George Harrison, hackman,
was fined So for not wearing his badge
Another charge of leaving his hack
tied at a place other than his stand Is
being preferred this afternoon.
Iwamoto was fined S. and Toni $40
for assault and battery on a native
named Kwai.
All Tuck and Sick Lee were fined 50
each for ARRAY.
All Sam paid IS on a charge of mali
cious injury.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-25

The people of Hampstead, l.. I. have
before them the question of doing
away with village taxation by issuing
bonds for 100000 to buy or build cleo
trio light and water plants
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-25
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.

At meeting of the stockholders of
the Hawaiian Chinese Kona Coffee
Plantation, Limited, held this day, the
following were elected officers for the
ensuing year:
Chu Gem........'...... President
C. Dinsing. Vice President
c. Monting ....!.,............ Secretary
Y. A. Tong. Treasurer
H. A. Heen and Yee Chin. Auditors
r. Katpoo, Chew Fan and Soon Choi
Yin ........,.,...''..,'., directors
C. MONTING,
Secretary.
Honolulu, September 81, 1899.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-25
HOBRON DRUG co.
Cor. King and Fort SITS.
ART DEPARTMENT OF
OAHU COLLEGE.

CLASSES OPEN TO ALL AT Moder-
ate Tuition Rates.
OIL, WATER COLOR, PASTEL and
China Painting; Charcoal and Pen and
Ink Drawing.
STUDIO CLASSES: Tuesdays and
Thursdays. 2 to 4:3O p. M; Fridays, 9
a. m. to IL IN.
PRIVATE LESSONS May Be Ar
ranged.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
Curiosities of journalism.

A paper in India recently published
the following explanation: "This is en-
ly the beginning of our paper. We
were not sure how much matter was
required to fill it up, and. thinking we
had sufficient, we did not exert our
selves much to get any more. We there
fore beg that our readers will excuse us
this time for the space left blank, and
we promise to do better and get more in
the future.
Still more curious was the announce
ment of a paper which came out for the
first time with two columns blank, the
editor making the bold announcement
that "a large quantity of exceedingly
interesting matter has been left out
for want of space.
When the native editor wants holi-
day. he suspends publication until it is
convenient to resume. and. taking his
readers into his confidence. informs
them plainly why the paper was not is
sued on the expected dates: with the
consent of our readers. we now propose
to take our annual holiday We are
sure none of them will begrudge us our
relaxation.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
The Great Unknown.

1t was many years before the "Great
Unknown was identified. At the pub
lication of the "Lay of the Last Min
strel, ''Marmion. "Lady of the
Lake and finally of a novel called
"Waverley. popular curiosity was ex-
cited. and the whole of England rang
with the fame of the 'Great I'm
known, > as Scott was called.
The secret was well kept. Sir Walter
Scott, who all his life had been storing
material and training his mind to such
concentration that he could work in the
midst of Interruptions and was able to
turn out volume after volume with
rapidity. two year. that made bis
readers doubt their very senses. His in
cognito was all the more perfectly pre-
served in that he kept open house at
Abhotsford, devoting much of his time
to entertaining his guests and visiting.
1t was not until the embarrassment of
his publishers occurred that the identity
OF the author of the "Waverley Novels"
was discovered.
The case OF Scott furnishes one of the
many illustrations of the power of de-
ceiving the public in literary mattera
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
some Mexican stuu1dity.

In the observations of Ranchwo-
man. are plentiful instances illustrat-
ing both the "shif' lessness' and stu
pidity Of Mexican servants. Here is a
sample of the latter quality:
Complying with law and custom,
provided four men to do each a day 8
work toward cleaning a public ditch
for irrigation purposes. AT the end of
the day a youth presented himself and
the bill. The names of but two men
were inscribed as having worked, but
the sum demanded amounted, to the
wages Of four.
"What is the meaning of this p
inquired. eff only Luciano and Pedro
worked. why do I pay the wages of
Matildo and Jesus?'
1.-TWO men worked was the stolid
rejoinder
"Then ! won't pay the wages of
four. .
''But two men did four days
work y
''All in one day? That is impossi-
BILE.
"But, sonora, they did" "
''That cannot be. l must understand
better before l pay two men the wages
Of four. Go and request the majordomo
to look into this affair
Presently the majordomo appeared.
"Senora. said he. ''the bill is cor
rect. The men have worked
''Senor, repeat, the thing is impos-
sible. Two men cannot in one day do
the work Of four men.
''Senora, four men worked
''Why, then, did this man tell me
that only two worked? And why are
not the names Of Matildo and Jesus on
the bill?"
"He told you that only two worked,
because there was no room on the bill
for the names of the others -
The majordomo spoke quite impa-
tiently. as if I should have OWNED that
process of reasoning by instinct. in
duced him to squeeze in the names of
Matildo and Jesus, Which he did with
out smile. and we parted on the best
of terms.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
EARLY French Theater..

The French theater owes its origin to
the religious exhibitions given by the
pilgrims on their return from Palestine
At these exhibitions the pilgrims gave
an account of the Holy Land and re-
cited their own adventures. They were
afterward initiated by those who had
never been to the Holy Land To these
succeeded dramatic representations of
subjects taken from the new text
which. being forbidden by the provost
of Paris. the priests of France invited
the king to be present at an exhibition
to prove that they were calculated to
excite religions feelings
The building in which those plays
were produced was divided into three
scaffoldings-the highest represented
paradise. the second the world and the
lowest. which was in the form of a
dragons head, represented hell The
only entrance to the two upper scaffold-
ings was through the dragons head.
The actors never left the stage, even
to change their dress and the plays
were SO long as to require several days
for their completion. At the close Of
each evening the audience was invited
to return until the whole were finished.
sometimes 40 nights.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
Ancient Chains.

In an interesting article on the sub
ject Of chains an English writer points
to the fact that notwithstanding the
frequent mention of chain in the Bible
the article is compare lively new The
same author says:
''Some authorities give the Britons
credit for originating the cable chain
because Julius Caesar is recorded as
having been unable to cut the cables of
the Gaul's vessels as they were made
of iron. This may have been chain in
the present acceptation of the term.
but it is doubtful, because the first pat
ent for chainmaking was obtained in
England in 1884 by blacksmith named
Philip White. The patent was for ii
years. and in consideration of it White
had to pay e5 in lawful money yearly
at the Exchequer, Westminster. att
the Feast of the Blessed Virgin and
Saint Michel the Archangell by even
and eual process.
His patent is described as follows
"A way for the wearing of ships with
iron chaynes by finding out the true
heating (pre) )pareing and tempering of
Iyron for that (pur) )pose and that he hath
nowe attayned to the true vse of the
said chaynes and that the same WILDE
for the great saveing of cordage and
safety of shippers and will rebound to
good Of our Comon Wealth
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
A Queer Examination.

Difficulties Of the civil service exami-
nations are multiplied tenfold in the
requirements set down by law Of appli
cants for positions in the mail service
of China.
In the first place an applicant must
have strength and courage. To acquire
these he goes through very queer
method of training. He wanders through
mountains and valleys, forests and
caves. The exact time to be occupied in
trip is fixed by law, and heavy fine
imposed for unnecessary delay. He
must repeat these trips at night, and if
he listens to the bad spirits and there
by fails to appear at the required time
at certain place he is sure to lose his
rights to position.
This is not all. Heis obliged to carry
an enormous weight for many miles
and return with it within a given time.
No allowance is made for his inability
to defend himself against thieves and
highwaymen, his road usually leading
through district thick with bandits.
In training the candidate eats very
little-though he is used to this and
he tries every straining exercise. Then
comes his real examination under the
direction of government officials He is,
taken into long room, where, sus-
pended from high beam with strong
ropes, are very heavy sacks filled with
rocks.
The candidate must give a swinging
motion to all these sacks and then run
to and fro between them, carefully
guarding against blow by one of the
weights
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
Trained show Dogs.

"Consideying the investment, train
ed dogs are one of the most profitable
attractions in the vaudeville line, said
an old time Snowman. here with one
of the current theatrical companies 81
suppose there are at least 10 or Is
troupes Of them scattered over the
country, he continued. land tie good
ones easily average couple of hundred
week and expenses. AS there are no
salaries to pay for the dogs and no hotel
bills for anybody except the proprietor
and one keeper the returns are rather
handsome. Nowadays they have the
business down to such fine point that
the sudden death of any of the animals
can be readily remedied by telegraph
ing to New York, where several men
make speciality Of keeping standard
trick dogs in stock
"A dog troupe usually consists of
five performers. one Of which is star
The star probably costs $3.50 and the
others about $50 apiece. Mongrels of
no intrinsic worth are generally select
ed fer training purposes. because they
learn as quickly as the thoroughbreds
and if anything happens to them the
loss is so much lighter There is a
standard series of tricks which they are
taught to do, SO that one can easily re-
place smother and little ingenuity on
the part of the Snowman supplies the
variety to the programme. New Or
leans Times Democrat.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
Scared Into appendicitis.

II had appendicitis the other day, !"
said ST. Charles street business man I;
''that is to say, had it to all intents
and purposes. This is the way con-
tracted it, About week ago borrow
ed Il medical work from friend to look
Up point about which was curious.
1t was work on diagnosis. and among
other things it gave minute descrip-
tion Of the symptoms Of appendicitis.
I have always been much afraid of the
malady, and that chapter had ii hideous
fascination for me. Tread it and reread
it, and. as did so it seemed to me that
some Of the premonitory signs coincid-
ed exactly with certain aches and pains
I had felt for several days. / got alarm
ed at once, and that night was panic
stricken by severe cramp a little
northeast Of my right hip bone. That /
knew to be the fatal spot, and, needless
to say, didn't sleep wink.
''By morning had all the symptoms
of typical case and could scarcely
get around to see the doctor l began
to tell him my story when he stopped
me. How do you come to know so
much about the disease?' he asked. Il
81 replied proudly that I had been
reading up on it.
1.-THE dickens you have!' he replied.
We'll. you get right out Of this Office,
confound you. and don't waste any
more Of my time!'
''Then he explained that every med
ical student always has all the diseases
on record, in regular order, just as he
studies 'em, and began to feel better.
I went home, returned the blasted
book, and am now entirely out Of dan
ger. thank you. It was the quickest re-
covery on record. - New Orleans
Times Democrat
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
oF cor arD DEATH.

Z a- . . 81.
/ Our planet is links whereon we play
Few holes or many, as death may decree.
We call him Colonel 1ogy; It's the way
OF mankind to invent kindlier name,
A jesting phrase for, the arch enemy.
With every match the colonel leaves the tee,
But all alone he finishes the game
Some start with the rash confidence of youth
To end in an untinlely bunker grave;
The colonel is inclement void of ruth, r
Spares not the slashing driver in his pride;4
No deft approach, no pawsy putt can staveS
Him off many, not overbrave,
Tear up their cards in futile suicide.
Sooner or later, oftener soon than late,
We pass, and the next victim forth is led
Wanting himself superior over fate,
But ere the home green is in sight he yields3
With one grim stroke the colonel lays hid
dead.
Yet is the long match ours; tits soothly said
The colonel plays not in the Elysian fields.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
Twenty L..he. For six Hairs.

A singular theft was tried by Mr..
Beale. first class magistrate. Supersti-
tious Burmans pull out the hairs of an
elephants tail for talismans, making
rings out of them and other charms.
One Nge Tun Lin went into an ele-
plants shed at Ahlone and pulled six
hairs out of bull elephants tail. Sc
creting them in his umbrella. The ma
hout challenged him. and he promptly
shook the hairs out of the umbrella.
They fell on some straw, were picked
up and put forward in evidence of theft.
The man was convicted and sentenced
to receive 20 lashes. Times of Burmah
The Billings gazette., 1899-03-17
The power of . Cyclone.

Careful estimates of the force of q
cyclone and the energy required to keep
full fledged hurricane in active opera
tion reveal the presence Of a power
that makes the mightiest efforts of
man appear as nothing in comparison.
A force fully equal to 473,0O0, 600
horsepower was estimated as developed
in West Indian cyclone. This is about
10 times the power that is creatable by
all the means within the range of mans
capabilities during the same time
Were steam. water, windmills and
the strength of all men and all animals
combined they could not at all approach
the tremendous force exerted by this
terrible storm.