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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-19
BITS OF HUMOR AND STERLING
FACTS

us Mrs. Barkis on your calling-list.
Mrs. Montmorency?" Yes: but not
on my visiting-list. We call the tele-
phone book our calling-list now
The Sterling wheels are in the lead,
Horses for racing purposes. or most
any other. are in comparison to- the
Sterling. One of these handsome. up
to-date wheels is "a thing of beauty
and a joy forever" The joys Of an
open-air existence and a spin on one
of the built-like-a-watch wheels is n
pleasure worthy of a king.
With all my worldly goods l thee
endow"-
He stopped short-his strong brain
seemed TO reel
AT least with all of them"-he STAN
mered now
Except my brand new Sterling
Chainless wheel"
Editor-'Did you write these Jokes
yourself?" Manager p. c. * NJ. Co
Yes, sir" Editor-"You must he old
er than you look
Don't ride a wheel unless it's u good
one. Don't pay more than a wheel is
worth. Don't take chances on an un'
known make. Go to the Pacific Cycle
and Mfg. Co, on Fort street, and buy
Sterling bicycyle that has a reputa.
| ton
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-19
Will Rely on Fraud.

Kinney. Ballou and McClanahan, at
torneys for the Norwalk Insurance
Company. have filed answers in the
Two suits instituted against the COM
pany by \. G.. Mericourt to recover in
surance. denying each and every ale
CATION in the complaints alleged. and
further give notice that it shall rely
on fraud as one OF the defenses - the
actions.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-19

The experiments Of fumigation con-
Mail wharf have been completed and
the report of those who had the mat
ter in charge will be presented at to-
days Board of Health meeting. \ 10;
of unfinished business will also be
taken up this afternoon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-19
Makee Island Concert.

The Government band will give its
regular monthly moonlight concert at
Makee Island tonight. The following
is the program arranged by Professor
Berger for the occasion:
PART l.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
Arizona.

Jury fees for the last term of court at
Phoenix amounted to S2,S13.
Kingman is coming to the front with
a So, 900 Fourth of July celebration.
The above amount will be spent in fun
making.
There is an epidemic of whooping
cough at the Indian school near Phoe-
nix. There are between forty and fifty
cases just now.
The Elks of the territory are plan
ming to run a special train to the Elks'
convention to be held in ST. Louis the
last of the month.
T. P. Mullane, known as "Dupout
Pete" one of the toughest characters
of the west, was killed in Grant county
near the Arizona line Sunday after.
noon by Special Officer Forester, says
the Albuquerque Journal. "Pete"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
THE OLD WAY CLOUDCROFT.

OF to the general revenue fund. The
total amount of bonds aggregate 81,
546, 43O.55 of this amount Sc, 376, ITO. O5
is credited to tie permanent school
fund.
The city council of Lufkin let the
contract yesterday for the big reser-
voir to be built for the city water
works about one and a quarter miles
north of the city. When completed
and filled with water, it will hold 40
600, 900 gallons. Work will begin at
once.-Ex.
Houston is getting anxious over the
possibility of the yellow fever vista
tion this summer and laws are being
enacted compelling the residents to
keep their premises in a more sanitary
condition. AN ounce of preventative
is worth pound of cure and the Bayou
City proposes to profit by the ex-
perience of others.
The election held at Dickens for the
purpose of voting special tax of 10
cents on the 800 worth of property in
school district No. l, said tax to be
used for school purposes, carried by
unanimous vote in favor of the tax.
The money obtained by this tax will
be used to build new school-house at
this place. The building when COM
pleted, according to statement made
by the trustees, will cost $30O0.-Ex.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
! Neighb0r-
hood Notes.
Texas.

Texas.
Lloyd steamer brings 12O i'm Migrants
to Galveston.
Thomas Hale, Bowie county farm
er, was assassinated.
Dallas reports postal revenues in
cres sed IA per cent over last year.
Santa Fe is transferring it's main
shops from Galveston to Cleburpe.
A Galveston boy of Is was killed by a
street car and another seriously hurt.
County Attorney Bobbs, of jackson
county, drowned while fishing at Port
Lavaca.
AL Cham bers, Collin county farmer,
killed himself after vainly trying to kill
his mother.
The governors of several of the states
respond to Savers invitation for anti
trust meeting.
Mayor Fly, of Galveston, is ordered
by court to pay that $500 counsel fee
shat was passed over his veto.
The Abilene Electric Light and
Power Co. have placed an order for
new machinery for their plant.
That man supposed to be murdered
in Dallas and whose bloody clothing
were found is lisely Barnard, of Sher-
man.
The balances in the state treasury
to May 81, 1899, shows the total amount
OF cash to be SO. 903, lis 81: of this
amount 81, 4S4, 337 70 is credited to the
permanent school fund and $1,000, 163-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
New Mexico.

DThe mayor of Ration has issued a
proclamation declaring June "a a
public holiday.
Q. B. Brisena, Cuban, was shot in
the leg at Gardiner while giving a
street exhibition.
Folsom, Union county, has new
paper. The owners have named it the
Actual Settler.-Ex.
Miss Nettie Garrsrd, of Las Vegas,
has taken charge of the Clayton post
Office for POstm aster Fred Burch.
Amarillo is to have new bank
building. 1t will be 30 80 feet, built
of brick with stone finishing.-Ex.
The Ladies' Aid society of Clay
ton elected, Mrs. Captain Mann
president and Mrs. Valverde score
tary.
East Las Vegas postoffice has been
raised to second-class and now ranks
with Santa Fee and Albuquerque
Mexican.
Governor Otero of New Mexico has
rendered to the president a regiment
for the Philippines. He said that
four companies of Rough Riders could
be reorganized in a day. The pres
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21

Der. The main building and the ad-
d1tion are packed to their utmost cap
aclty, there are five cars of wool on the
siding and many bales are stored in
-JournalDemocrat.
The Roswell board of education
elected the following teachers: Mrs.
Q. L. Eaton, Miss Edith M. Geyer, Miss
Minnie Page and Miss Maud E Tan
nehill. With the exception of Miss
Tannehill, who taught at Amarillo
last year. the teachers have been en-
gagged in the Roswell schools. Ros-
well speaks of building an addition to
the old school building or of erecting q
new school house. albuquerque Jour
nal-Democrst.
The weekly papers of New Mexico
are largely given up just now to re-
ports of commencement exercises at
high schools, normal universities, agri-
cultural and military colleges, and
other institutions of learning, ali of
which seem to be successful. One does
not have to look back more than one
decade to recall period when few of
the newspapers had occasion to use
space in this way. New Mexico moves.
Santa Fee New Mexican.
The school board of Argus has EN-
ployed as teachers for the coming year
Professor Mullip, of Austin, Texas Nv.
T.. Bobo, of Galveston, and Miss Josie
gentlemen will be given the principal
ship. but which one has not been de-
termined. Both come highly recon-
mended. There is still one teacher to
be employed to fill the corps. w, A.
Kerr has resigned as a member of the
board Of trustees and @. w. Cowden
elected to succeed him.-Ex.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21

ident expressed HE qualification, and
said it he needed more troops be would
remember New Mexico's offer,-Ex-
change.
The Grant county Teachers associa-
ton was organized in Monday.
Miss M. r. Koehler was elected pres
ident, Miss Florence Wildwood vice
preside emit, and John S. Spiuk secre-
tary.-Ex.
The Roswell Record has had 76 per
cent incre ase OF subscription since Jan.
1st, which not only shows it to be an
enterprising paper, but that 1t is back
ed by prosperous community.-Whi
Oaks Eagle.
Roswell business men called meet
ing last week to organize q board OF
trade. Roswell ia progressing in
strides, and is one of the most enter
prisinR towns in New Mexico.-White
Oaks Eagle.
The cafe at Hughes Bros lumber
yard in Ration was robbed Tuesday
night. The burglars worked the
combination and pried open the inner
door. They secured about $50. No
clue to the robbers has been discover
ed.-Optic.
New Mexico postmasters have been
appointed as follows: GAINESVILLE.
Bernalillo county, Walter L. Brother
ton, vice John E. Rule, resigned; San
Miguel county, Adelaide Rivera, vice
Miguel A. Guerin, removed.-Las
Vegas Optic.
Ration division No. 8, U. R. K. of P,
installed the following officers Wed
pesday night: Captain. G. M. c.
Houck; 1st lieutenant, w. Sims: End
Nels Benstop; guard, o. M. Zeigler;
sentinel, M. r. Mendelson.-Las We
gas Optic.
Manager Wilkinson, of the wool
securing works. says that enough wool
is in stock to last the plant until Octo-
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
There'II be Fireworks

In Las Vegas at the Rough Riders Re-
union. The charge up San Juan hill
will be realistically shown. IT'S safer
to see 1t now and in this fashion than it
was when the Rough Riders climbed
the hill in the face of a murderous hail
OF bullets. The railroad fare is only
SLIGO. Tickets on sale June %, % and
"a: limited to June Is
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
The Charge Up San Juan Hill

Was successful because each man did
his duty. If you go to Las Vegas to
the reunion Of R0osevelt's Rough Rid
ers, June 1926, you will have a good
tina and help make the occasion a sue
CESS. You are needed there The
Santa Fee has made a rate of 11.6O for
round trip. Tickets on sale June %,
% and "a, limited to June %.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21
Hotel pdlaCiO

Messrs McDermott and1 Carpenter
have assumed charge of the above
hotel at chihuahua, Mex, and will con-
duct the same on the American plan
MIR D MoDermott is we'll known to
the travelling public as having for
many years conducted the .Robinon
house. Everything has been refiitted to
the comfort of the guests and good
treatment is guaranteed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-21

Payne-Badger Goal company, Nc.
Alester, Cerrillos and anthracite coal,
cord and stove wood, yard Second and
chihuahua streets. Telephone No. IL
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
From Kings Valley.

We have had singing class in Kings
Valley and Pee Dee. The classes were
taught by Prof. W. A. Gina of Salem, land
at the close of twelve lessons at each
place both classes united and the pro-
fessor gave vocal concert at the old
church in Kings Valley OH the evening
of December 9th, assisted by Mrs. CHM.
The program consisted of many class
songs, choruses, solos, trios. quartets and
comic songs. One instrumental piece
was executed nicely by Curtis Miller.
All were highly pleased who attended
and went home feeling that they had
heard something unusually good. But
the class feel that they owe all gratitude
to The professor He is whole orches-
ira in himself and anyone wishing
to become a singer would do well to give
him a call. Professor and Mrs CHM
have taken their departure for their home
in Salem but were bade 3 heartfelt good
bye by the class. CORRESPONDENT.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
THE CHICAGO STRAY.

Democratic newspapers of char
acter and ability throughout the
nation are urging the party to cut
loose from the Chicago platforms
and Bryanism because they see
that the miscellaneous assortment
of rubbish and develishness con-
tained-iA-theia cam never produce
anything but danger to the nation
and disaster to the party. The
proper thing to do with Bryan and
his Chicago platform is to hand
them over as a job lot to the popu-
lists. AS party they are now in
the market, looking for a platform
of some kind. A ready made one
will suit them best, their old corps
of inventors of schemes and TO-
mentors of sedition, have all got
rich and retired, or are dead, and
no new corps seems to be coming
forward to take their places, SO the
old Chicago platform will suit them
well enough, and for heavens sake
let them have it. The 16 to part
always belonged to them, and ex-
cept the plank giving the business
control of the nation to anarciistic
mobs, there is not much else in it.
Give it to them. They ran brush
lit up and put few planks in it
cinching railroads, and crippling
other industries, and demanding
loans from the government in ad-
vance on their potato crop with sew
eral other impossible and wholly
irrational schemes, and make a
pretty good populist platform out
of it. Let them have it.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
New and Select Harness Supplies.

J. NJ. Cameron carries the largest and
best selection of robes in the state of
Oregon, outside of Portland. They have
just received very large invoice direct
from the factory, and the low prices at
which they sell them will astonish you.
The prices range from so cents upward.
They have a full line of saddles and
harness, and other supplies in their line,
either bought for cash or manufactured
in their own establishment. The prices
cannot he beat, and the quality they
guarantee.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06

and the prospects for having such a
wish fulfilled were never SO plainly
in evidence in this glorious country
of ours as they are now. In our
town, there exists fine condition
of things. Our merchants are do
ing a good business, our hotels are
well filed, our health is excellent,
and everyone appears to be busy.
In our county, the farmers have a
large acreage of fall grain in, the
largest in the history of the coun-
try. They are practically out Of
debt, as the debts remaining are
not a burden and many Of them
are ioaning money. Everything
they produced last year brought a
good price and the outlook for next
years crop and prices is excellent.
Our-d and our taxes are decreas-
ing, and our country government
is honestly and faithfully con-
Quoted.
Our state never had a more pros
porous outlook for the future. 1t
is morally certain that a large i'm
migration will set in this year from
the middle west, of a superior class
who have learned more of Oregon's
greatness during the past year than
in all her previous history. A dis
iinct start is being made in manu-
featuring lines and all Of our great
resources are likely to receive at
tention And our nation, what
shall we say of it? 1t is true that
no country OH the earth stands out
in bolder Drawer, more honest light
than the United States of America.
We have risen to every occasion
that confronted US and came out
with honor. We have proved our
ability to rise to even greater calls
upon us. 1t is our great possibili-
ties that the world stands in awe
of and only few croake1s at home
doubt the future greatness Of our
career.
With such a list of facts before
them our own people have every
right to feel proud and happy
and to look forward to a year of
unusual prosperity which we again
wish them.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
THRIFT THRIFT HORATIO.

The selection of school books / E
the public schools of Oregon will
hardly be taken out of the hands
of the active educators in the pub
lie schools, and placed in the hands
of persons who are not by educa-
(, tion and experience qualified to de-
eide upon the matter.-Alhany
Herald.
The above squib has no reason
for being published aside from an
insinuation it contains that the gov
ernor will appoint persons who are
not bv education and experience
qualified to decide upon the mat
ter" of selecting school books, and
apparently wiful ignorance of the
matter it discusses. No one sup
poses that men will be selected by
the governor under the new bill,
who have not the requisite educa-
tion and experience to select text
books, and, besides, we expect that
official to select men who have the
business sense to make a respect
able bargain for books and not have
the state robbed SO that certain
school superintendents may get
presents from the successful book
trusts. The newspaper that now
advocates the selection of text
books by the school superintend-
ent, as the law has been, is not the
friend of the conscientious super
intendent who sees in the present
law disagreeable duty to perform
which is not OF his choosing and
for which he receives no recon-
pense, but rather of those hirelings
who are clammoring to assume this
responsibility of selecting text
books. A responsibility that has
no place in the list Of their duties.
So great an anxiety to assume
burden argues a reward from some
source, and it is not to be found in
in their salary.
No other state inthe Union asks
superintendents to select text books,
and most Of them have just such a
commissi5n as the new law pro-
poses.~ The result is that we have
the worst text books at the highest
price of any state in the Union.
But these newspapers are very
likely to hear a good deal more
about this matter- -hefore.the close
Of the coming session of the legis-
lature.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
Wanted.

To employ young person, skilled in
shorthand and typewriting, good pen
man, accurate i'll figures, with careful
habits, able to CLEAN information from
county records. Apply in writing to
THE OREGON UEIoN.''
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06

Pick up your life or your load
where today finds it. Never mind
past mistakes. Forget them. Re-
member that he is not the best
Christian or the best general who
makes fewest mistakes. He is best
who succeeds in bringing victory
out of mistakes; and what a splen-
lid victory it is. Lift up your
head, don't look in the gutter. look
aloft. Keep your heart clean, your
mind bright, and give your soul
the reins for 1899 and 1900 will
find you stronger, wiser and hap
pier man.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
Il STATESMAN AND LEADER.

The Mckinley administration
coming in as It did in season of
unparalleled adversely will 60 down
to posterity as one of the brightest
pages in our history if no accident
befalls 1t later on. There are possi
bly, mistakes and errors, to count
against it but mistakes and errors
attach to everything human and
finite. Chief of the accusations
against it is the management of the
war department during the late
war or rather the mismanagement
of the secretary of war, and al
though there is no doubt that much
hardship and suffering was need
lessly inflicted on our soldiers yet
most of this is attributable to the
extreme exigencies of the case, and
a committee of investigation have
failed to fasten any serious derilic-
tion of duty on any one connected
with the war department. Another
charge against the administration
is that the president made pre- cleo
ton promises of offices, but this
if true, although reprehensible is
not very grave charge. 1t is the
miserable office hunting gang that
beseiges every president before and
after his election and which it is al
most as impossible to steer clear of
as it would be to run away from an
earthquake. These same spoils-
men were the direct cause of Gar.
fields assassination, and have been
a thorn in the side of every presi
dent since Washington's time. II
was perhaps wrong to make prom.
ises, but having made them surely
there can be 10 rebuke due for full
filling them. But whether these
charges lie true or false they viii
not count seriously against the
splendid background of Mckinley
administration for whether we look
at the grand personality of the man
the steady hand by which he guides
or the unerring instinct by which
he feels the popular pulse, there is
no place where Mckinley does not
shine as a statesman and leader
of men. He will succeed himself
as president of the United States
and Oregon will cast her vote for
him.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06

Five men appointed by Mr.. Geer
to select text books for the public
schools can be located and the re-
sponsibilitv fixed if they sell out to
any text book trust. A majorif y
Of II men, as now required by law
to select text books, can't be locat-
ed nor held responsible. See?-
Capital Journal.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
THE NEW YEAY.

With this our first greeting for
the year 1899 we wish every body a
happy and prosperous new year,
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06

The noisy shouting Of some of the
nations for peace just now while
they are preparing for war, recalls
the couplet printed in a Dublin
paper during the Catholic emanci.
patton troubles in Irelsnd De-
scribing the feeling among the peo>
pie it wound up by saying: They
were fighting like devils for concili-
alton; and hating each other for
the love of God.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
Cider ON Tap.

A delicious article in the shape. of
cider is now on tap at the factory at the
south end of Main street. For sale in
mall or large guam titles
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1899-01-06
For Sale.

A litter Of thoroughbred Scotch Collie
pups. Will make splendid cattle and
sheep dogs. Apply to
G. J. BISHOP,
Tidewater, Lincoln County, Or
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-17
vas NUDE ON THE HoUsBroP.
Peculiar Actions of a Young Woman Whose
Mind Was Unbalanced.


Miss Lucy Stewart of No. 502 North
jackson street created much excite
ment Friday afternoon by her
strange actions, which attracted the
attention of people in the neighbor-
hood, and finally she was sent to the
State Hospital for the Insane, her mind
having become deranged. N
She had become enthusiastic on the
subject of religion and had been claim
ing that she was sanctified. Friday
afternoon she went to the roof of the
house in a totally nude state and with
pair of opera glasses took an osberva-
tion Of the.slsy. Several neighbors saw
her and tried to induce her to return
to the house. but she declined to do SO
and cried out: II see the Lord. He
wants me.
Violent ringing of the door bell
caused her to descend. She was met by
her mother, who lives three doors above,
and was compelled to dress. Later she
was taken in a carriage to Farnhurst.
Isaac T. Pyle, at whose house the
unfortunate young woman has been liv-
ing for a number of years as house,
keeper, has been much worried over
her condition for some time, as her
mind seemed to dwell entirely upon re-
ligion and she was continually talking
aobut it. Her department and charac-
ter are of the best, and as house,
keeper she had few equals The blow
to her mother, Mrs. Margaret Stewart,
is very great and the aged lady is heart
broken. Miss Stewart became con-
verted in the Harrison Street M. e.
Church several years ago.