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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-25
CALIFORNIA TIDAL WAVE
Humboldt County Struck by Hug
Breakers-Some Casualties.

Humboldt County Struck by Huge
Breakerz-Some Casualties.
FERNDALE, Nov. ia tidal wave
struck the coast Of Humboldt this
morning. Jack Lafranchi, dairyman,
aged about 80 years, and his sister,
aged about 80 years, who were travel
ing to Ferndala in a wagon, were
caught while crossing the beach be-
tween Centerville and West Point
their home, and were carried to sea
and both drowned. Their team and
wagon were washed back to shore and
the horses were saved, though Gne
wagon was badly demolished A ped
Gler who was ON the beach bah nd
them lost his span of horses and mar
IroWly escaped himself.
At Dungan's Ferry, about three mi, e.
from tlhe mouth of Eel river, the wave
was twelve feet high. The Eel river
marshes were flooded, the wafer go n e
but no particular damage was done
The water in Salt river was up to high
freshet mark or nearly So and Tire
sloughs through the low lands were
more than bank full. The bodies OF
Lafranchi and sister have not yet been
recovered. Stage Driver Johnston oil
the Mal.Ole-Ferndale sage line says
he never cav a heavier sea running
than prevailed today, and he has trav-
e1ed the beach for years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-25

Scenic
Calendar
1900!

This popular Calendar for 1900 will
be by far the finest piece of work ever
gotten up for this trade. 1t now en-
Joys a larger circulation than all other
similar calendars combined. The pub
Usher found it necessary to get out a
THIRD edition this last year in order
to fill the large and increasing de-
mand. (THE FIRST EDITION WAS
2,Oe0.) This 1900 Calendar will be
the me Plus Ultra" Calendar of the
wear Don't buy any but the best, and
She friends TO whom it is sent will
Gless you always and for aye! The
Ut received from the finest Art and
10 n Printers in Chicago, who have
printing of the Hawaiian Scenic
rs,.nd Jar" for 1900:
.xye will be able TO furnish you with
.;sce taf work as attractive and ar
'.stic as anything that has ever reached
rs islands. We therefore appreciate
tbe confidence you have placed in us,
and we shall see 70 il that none of the
details are sighted" etc.
The cover this year will be copy
of Hitchcock's painting of the Volcano
in eruption last July, in oil colors. and
the Calendar will give the temperature
of Honolulu for every day in the year,
with the rainfall for the past fifteen
wears. 4 new departure will be FOUR
of the best pieces of Hawaiian music
in the back OF the Calendar, including
the National Anthem. The Calendar
will be put up in an ex ira heavy mail
ing envelope, and WILL be ready for
delivery in time to roach the States
and Europe before the New Gea-. The
price will be so cents!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-25
Real
Estate
FOR SALE.

3. Lots in different parts OF Ke-
walo Tract.
5. Two homes at Kewalo.
6. Long leasehold at Kakaako
with fine returns; near new foun-
dry.
s. Two more large choice lots ~
Kalihi; Eva side ID. ID. Myers.
ESQ, commanding an unsurpassed
view: on fine street. with city Wa
ter supply.
10. Fine house and corner lot, Ok
125, at Punahou; terms easy.
IL. Three-fourtds OF an acre house
lot at Kamoilii!i.
Fine corner lot (125x135) on Ho-
tel street.
Lot (57x112) and new. roomy
house near Kamehameha Schools.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
FICTION.
4 NEW AND PROMISING AMERICAN NOV
EIIST

N,TTAGUE A Story Of San Francisco Hy
Frank Norris. DuOdecimO, PIP Az Doup'uy
& Mcclure Company
DAVID UARJrM \ story of American Life. ny
Edward Noyes Westcott. Duodecimo, PIP. VII,
392 ID. Appleton co.
SWALLOW Tale OF the Great Trek BY II.
Rider IIaggard. DuOdecimo. PIP. viii. 5iS. Long
Green * Co
'McTeague" is in large measure SUM
novel and like every other book in that cate
CORY 1t is more repellent than one thinks fiction
ought to be- On the other hand. the author has
n sincerity which makes his work sympathetic.
and even when the tale is most sordid and dis
tasteful it commands the readers interest
Though Mr.. Norris is obviously forming himself
as a novelist feeling his way toward the produc-
ton of frst-ratc work, he already has merits OF
an uncommon sort Thus McTeague. the giant
dentist who is the central figure in the book, Is
ANYTHING but attractive when he is first intro
duced but Mr.. Norris contryes to make him 50
real that we soon follow his development with
eager curiosity. It is n grim evolution through
which the dentist passes from quiet vegetation
and simple honesty TO drunken passion and
cowardy murder. The curse Of gold is at the
bottom of the mans fall which is facilitated by
the pure animaism Of his nature Left TO work
out his destiny as a cheap dentist, McTeague
might have died in his bed, but when. on the eve
Of his marriage. his betrothed wins $4,000 from
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

the lottery. the seeds Of moral collapse are i'm
planted in the breasts of both. The woman Is a
miscr. Adversely lures McTeague on to get at
the money his wife is boarding. The gradual
growth OF unhappncss in the household is ad-
mrably indicated by the author; and, In fact II
Is i'm his treatment Of this matter and in his
portrature Of McTeague and Trina that he per-
suades US 10 expect strong work from him In
the future
We feel the more confident of his taking con-
this narrative such may easily be cor
even. if properly treated. prove to be founda-
tons for better things. For example. the detail
is now excessive sometimes absurdly so. but at
least it shows that Mr. Norris sees clearly and
can put what he sees yividly on paper; and he
only needs to learn selection 10 make his de-
scriptons entirely satisfactory Also. while he is
learning what to leave out he might well include
philosophical patitudes i'm his index expurga-
torius. on page 81 there Is an observation fairly
comic in its JeJune character Then there are
inexplcable repetitions Of words and phrases,
brought in to go with certain personagcs. and
that way lies artihcalty-a fault to which the
author further shows that he is liable by paint
ing some of his figures more with an eye to a
certain effect than to absolute truth Ola Gran
mis- and Miss Baker. whose love affair is sup
posed to supply an idylllc contrast to the coarse
existence of the McTeagues. would do very we'll
as fos to that pair II they had not been made
almost imbece in their timidites In short.
the authors untutored talent Is inclined TO over
shoot the mark from beginning to end; but il Is
better to have too much power than too little.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

and Mr. Norris has q fresh vigor when IS caPV'-
waiting enough in these days e medocrlty. we
only hope that he will not jump to the conciu-
sion that because his book is in some ways
good II Is necessarily q masterpiece. He cries
aloud in this story for dsinterested advice Tor
some one who viii make him work hard at the
elimination Of his crudties. His greatest peru
lies in the direction Of the self-satisiacton 50
easily aroused by the nattery which in these
days awaits just such promising novice as he
happens to be
In spite Of its subtitle we cannot regard
David IIarum" as a story" Of American life.
II is more a portrait Of single Individual the
country banker who gives the book It's name
POSSIBLY when the author began to write these
pages he thought he was going to make n novel
ont of them, and, accordingly, arranged that
voung Mr. John Lennox should fall in love. But
ne soon found that he had another use for John,
placing his urban ways beside those Of David
Harum and in this way setting off the latter
1'he reader cares very little for John LennOx and
his loye-making even though his marriage
closes the book. 1t is David who counts, in his
kindness and homey wisdom The mans rugged
SIMPLICITY is sometimes carried too far for belief
No one with so much native shrewdness could
have been quite 50 helpless as David is made
10 seem on his visit to 4 fashionable house in
Newport, and there is false note also struck
in more than one passage relating TO the mans
prlyate grefs and adventures David was
naturally loquacous, but. again. we feel that
with his strength Of character, he would not
have dreamed of uncovering all the secrets OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

his heart With the exception OF these few mis-
steps however. the late Mr.. Westcott wrote
well. The blend OF seriousness and humor in
David's talk is delightfully."- indicated. Whether
the aphorisms in which the book abounds were
invented by the author or borrowed from & liv-
ing original we find them drol The incongruity
Of Harums remarks is a beguiling clement Of
their comicality.
There IS just enough diluted history in Mr..
Haggard's new novel to fOrtify its verisimili-
tude. The rest is wild romance. with the heir to
a noble title getting shipwrecked on the coast
Of Africa in his boyhood growing up to marry
the girl who finds him on the shore and passing
through all sorts Of adventures before settling
down to happiness. Swallow, his wife, is also
the victim Of terrible chances. On her wedding
and half Kaffir. shoots her husband before her
eyes and throws him over a cliff into the sea
and then abducts her. or course there is a
kaiir witch doctor. whose life Swallow has
saved. and who picks up the haf-murdered hus-
band, rescues the captive bride and altogether
is great parsonage Mr.. Haggard thinks moth
ing OF abusing coincidence, and whenever he
wants a certain person in a certain place puts
him there. whether ii is natural to do so or not
This may be bad art but 1t results in a story
which, once begun. must be read to the end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
EARLY MOSQUITOES.
From Notes and Queries.

From Notes and Queries
No date Is even approximately given in the
Century Dictionary" for the Introduction OF
trousers as "A commonly used word in our Ian
guage. When the compilcrs of the III f.. D."
get as far as T. they may appreciate this refer
ence from a letter written by Lord Carlisle to
his wife: "11IS, June u. on board the Trident.
River Delaware; to July -:
"Thc gnats I'm this part OF the river arc as
large as sparrOws have armed myself against
them by wearing trousers, which is the con-
slant dress Of this country. Historical MSS
Commission. Fifteenth Report" Appendix, part
vi D. 3l5
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
uR. BIlcKuoRE AND 4 DEDICATION.
HIS ENUMERATION OF MR. EDEN PHHLPorTS
FROM AN UNPLEASANT CHARGE

HIS EXoNERATIoN OF MR. EDEN PHMLPoTTs
FROM AN UNPLEASANT CHARGE.
To the Editor OF The Tribune
sir A little tale which makes against the
fair rcpute Of rising novelist has found its
way into The Tribune. and as l have contra
dicted it in England, will you let me do so In
America? The author Of children Of the Mist"
did not obtain my testimony to the merits Of
his work by a personal dedication" and then
publish my opinion fraudulently. / acknowl-
edged his compliment many months before /
read a word OF the story and Gn the absence
OF critical gifts expressed no opinion whatever.
But when "The Saturday Review contained
very favorable notice Of the work / venturcd.
as one who has some knowledge OF The scenery
and the people. to write to that journal in CON
frmation Of all the good things 1t had said,
and this did without any communication with
Mr.. Eden Phillpots.
That gentleman is not known to me. but
perhaps it will not be long before he Is well
known to your reading public. and in any case
he is entitled to have that little calumny dis
siIated. Believe me. sir very faithfully yours
II. D. BLACKMORE
Teddington, Feb u. 1899
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
GLADSTONE'S FIRST REMEn8RAyCs.

Mr.. Lucy in The Strand Magazine.
As sat at table he. in his eghty-flrst year.
recalled. as II it had happened the day before.
an incident that befell when he was eighteen
months old. Proving about the nursery on all
fourS. there Suddenly flashed upon him con-
seriousness Of The existence Of his nurse. as she
lowered above him. He remembered her voice
and the very pattern Of the frock she wore.
This was his earliest recollection, his first clear
consciousness Of existence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

new edition Of Carlyles "CrOmwell' Is COM
ing out in England. 1t will have additions OF
notes. appendices, a new calendar OF letters and
an index; and Of the Cromwell letters discovered
since Carlyle published his last edition. the more
important will be quoted At leusth and the less
important in abstract
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05
LITERARY NOTES.

George EgcrtOn's forthcoming novel f. >.
called The Hazard If the H."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

printers int, l.uS cmpIoycd by his former pSo
The london Chronicle" says that ~ IL ,n S !
tomary at Christmas time for him n. 70 'epSspS,a
there and on the information being .gs sup sun
Christmas-box in the shape OF sl,'" srey %
money was given by Mr.. kusHi Skin ~ boy. va
pIoye. from the OyerSeer 10 'He ~ .irn xbys "
proofs Of his works were seH' !"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

Many unpublished letters II Walter say,,
Lander are 10 be included In the proiso,s
biography Of Mrs. Lynn Linton. who was Ia.
doris adopted daughter Other interesting !,
ters which viii appear In this book are ~.
the hands of Dickens and George Eliot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

A complete study Of Dant0n. based on org
nal documents. is in course Of preparau&
Mr. Hilaire Belloc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-05

In writing to a feminine "soui -s,s,r
member OF some local Ruskin sociev'
Ruskin once observed: ITO answer YOU
question about having right TO De na,t
il not only everybodys right GUY u nninsss
the hest sorts are not to be had cheap
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
Origin of Blind Mans BuR.

This favorite sport of childhood and youth is of French origin and very high antiquity, having been introduced into England in the train of the Norman conquerors. Its French name, Colin Maillard, was that of brave warrior, the memory of whose exploits still live in the chronicles of the middle ages.
 In the year 999 Liege reckoned among it's valiant chiefs one Jean Colin He acquired the name Maillard from his chosen weapons being a ma1- let, whereWith in fight he used literally to crush his opponents. In one of the feuds which were of perpetual recur- renee in those times he encountered the Count de Lourain in pitched bat tie, and, so runs the story, in the first onset Colin Maillard lost both his eyes. He ordered his esquire to take him in- to the thiekest of the fight, and, furi- ously brandishing his mallet, did such fearful execution that victory soon de- elared itself for him.
 When Robert of France heard of these IealS or dFaS ne ldElsAeu ldVols and honors upon Colin, and so great was the fame of the exploit that it was commemorated in the pantomimic representations that formed part of the rude dramatic performances of the age. By degrees the children learned to act it for themselves, and it took the form of the familiar sport.
 The blindfolded pursuer, as, with bandaged eyes and extended hands, he gropes for victim to bounce upon. seems in some degree to repeat the ac- tion of Colin Maillard, the tradition of which is also traeeable in the name blind mans buff.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
Pelican Versus DucIk.

In Kew Gardens, in London, in the presence of considerable number of spectators, an affair of honor was set tied between pelican and a duck.
 The birds had had words together, so to speak, and the pelican determined that the next best thing to making the duck eat his words was to eat the duck. So, after a little thrust and parry on the water, he made for the smaller bird. and snapped it into his pouch.
 Then battle royal began inside the pouch of the pelican. The duck strug- gled, kicked, quacked and occasionally managed to get leg or a wing outside, while his captor threw his beak high in the air, then dipped 1t into the water, and kept it there, as if trying to suffo- cate or drown it's enemy.
 At last the duck got his head and one wing out, and then with magnificent effort, managed to get entirely free. Once again on the water the duck de- clined further combat and fled, while the pelican remained, looking as if Hon- or were thoroughly satisfied.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
Cheap Aquarium Stock.

Some of the rarer Japanese goldfish cost many dollars each, but some small goldfish can be bought for five cents each. This is the lowest price for a goldfish, but there are other small fishes for aquarium uses that can be bought cheaper still. Little catfish, an inch or two in length, can be bought three for five cents. Tiny roekfsh, which are hardy and 1ong-lived in cap- tiVity, can be bought for the same price, and so can little silverfish. Three little lizards can be bought for five cents.
 This small and cheap aquarium stock is bought both for home aquarittms and to give life and variety to larger aquar- inns.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
DRUMsTlcK STRATEGY.
Small Boy Evolves a Plot Worthy of il
 Statesman.

Small Boy Evolves Plot Worthy of tI
 Statesman.
 A little boy dropped his drumstick into a we'll In vain he entreated his parents, the gardener, the footman, the coachman, the cook, the housematd to go down into the well to recover his drumstiek. In his distress a brilliant expedient occurred to Master Tommy he secretly carried off all the plate from the sideboard, and threw it into the well.
 Great was the consternation when the plate was missed, and an active search for the robbers took place. In the midst of the alarm and the eonfu- sion Master Tommy ran with the news that he had found the plate "Where?" was the cry. Down the well, D replied Tommy. T saw 1t quite plain shining at the bottom-spoons, ladies, bread baskets, salvers, and all"
 The housemaid hurried to the well, at the bottom of which, sure enough, the plate was seen. A ladder was pro- cured, a servant descended and the plate was brought up. Just before the last article was fshed up Master Tom my whispered to him: John. please bring up my drumstiek when you go down for the soup Iadle.'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
MAKING A LAZY FISH WORK.
Manner in Which the Chinese Mako Use
 of the Rsmora

Manner in Which the Chinese Make Use of the Rsmora.
 Most voyagers in tropical seas are acquainted with the remora, which is known generally by the trivial name of the sucker. The distinguishing char aeteristie of this fish is laziness. Un- willing to exert itself overmuch in the pursuit Of food, it has developed an ar- fangement on the back of it's head ex- actly like the corrugated sole of a ten his shoe, and as artificial in appearance as if made and fitted by tba hand of man.
 When the sucker finds itself in the Vi- cinity of any large floating body, such as a ship. shark or a piece of flotsam, whose neighborhood seems to promise an abundance of food, it attaches itself firmly thereto by means of this curious contrivance, which permits it to eat, breathe and perform all necessary func- tions while being carried about without any exertfon on its part It can attach and detaeh itself instantaneously, and holds so firmly that direct backward pull cannot dislodge it without injury to the fish.
 Several good sized specimens of the fish having been caught the Chinese fishermen fits small iron rings to their tails, to which he attaches long, slen- der, but very stout lines. Thus equip ped the fisherman sets out, and when a basking turtle is seen two or three of the suckers are put overheard. Should they turn and stick to the bot tom of the raft they are carefully de- tached and by being pushed forward with the inevitable bamboo, are start ed on the search again. At last they attach themselves to the supine turtle. Then the fisherman hauls In the lines, against which gentle suasion the hap less Chelon struggles in vain. Once on board the raft the useful remora Is detached and is at once ready for use again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
MY LEAF BOATS.

like 1t here beside the brook When all the leaves are brown. l sit here on the bank and look Where they come sailing down. They're dry and twisted now, you
 know,
 And float upon the stream, And as I sit and watch them go Like little boats they seem. One end is always curled up high Just like a little sail, And when breeze comes whisking by They scud before the gale. l watch them sail and sail away And disappear from sight. And by and by they'll reach the bay Where ships are sailing white. And what will all my vessels think When they get out to sea? For some will sail and some will sink, But none come back to me-
 A. B. P.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
The Young Princes.

When driving out with the nurses. Prince Albert of York occupies the place d'honneur in the barouche, and Princess Victoria of York sits on the head nurses lap. The prince often wears a white serge suit and white hussar cap with a white busby, and gravely returns the salute of any one who acknowledges the baby couple The position of eldest line" is strictly adhered to, even in the nursery ar engagements.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
To Hypnotize a Chicken.
Eg E

There are many interesting tricks children can do with little trouble and expense. They are really applications of scientific principles, but when prop erly done look like magic.
 For the first thing they might hypno- tize a chicken. To do this have dark table and draw a white chalk line across it, beginning from directly un-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
Excuses for Raby.

Teasing Friend-What makes that new baby at your house cry so much, Tommy?
 Tommy (indignantly) don't cry so very much; and, anyway. if all your teeth were out, and your hair off, and your legs so weak you couldn't stand on them, fancy you'd feel like crying Ynnrselfi
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
1YrNor1z1Na 4 cn1oKEN.

der the bill of the chicken, whose beak should be held down to the table so that it must look at the line. A rooster will become senseless and nerveless by the time the line is two feet long, and remain with his beak glued to the line seems long.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
Mice That Spin Like rou~

Japan has breed of mice which are puzzle to naturalists. Alt different periods of the day they wihirl round and round for hours at a time. If per son should lift mouse when it is whirling, the animal will resume it's whirling the moment it is set down.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
Poison Parts of Snakes.

All poisonous serpents have movable fangs, which are found in the upper jaw, and when not in use close up like the blade of penknife.
 At the base of every poison-fang there are numerous germs of others, and the fang, if broken or lost. is re- placed ina few weeks by the growth of another.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
where nable. Can swim.

The Sandwich Islanders are so fond of the sea that they actually teach their children to swim long before they arc able to walk.
 The tiniest mites play games in wa ter well out of their depth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-17
She SnuenkeI.

Little Mary was discovered one day by her mother vigorously app. .ging the nil can to the kittens mouth On be- ing reproyed, she replied: ''W1 ly, man. ma. kitty squeaks so awGullyi when I null her tail