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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-28

n. p. DENISoN, F.C. SMITH.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-28

Passenger Steamer. of This Arrive and Leave
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-28

ARMY AND NAVY.
U. s. A. L. Flintshire, Dwyer, San
Francisco, December 26.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
WHAT'S WHAT IN WISCONSIN.

Will wonders never cease? The wo-
man editor of the Waupun Times COM
plains of William J. Bryan's volubility.
The semi-annual report of the Cath
Ollie Knights of Wisconsin shows that
there are S,403 members, an increase Of
366 in six months. The reserve fund
amounts to $97,374 21-Milwauk
Journal.
Cheridah Simpson, the vaudeville vo-
calist, was born and bred in old Mil
waukee.
W. A. Ahrens of Chicago has made a
proposition to establish a rolling-mill
in Racine for the manufacture of bar
iron out of scraps. He wants to put in
his patents at $4,000 and asks the cit
liens to put in $3.50, 00O-Evening Wis
consin
Gen. Arthur Macarthur, who has dis
tinguished himself in the Philippines,
is a Wisconsin man.
Case of special Providence reported
by the La Crosse Republican and
Leader: "a fellow at Battle Island
filled UP on whisky then rode his horse
up the railroad track at y o'clock Mt
night. A train came along and the
horse was killed, but in some way the
man escaped"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
THE PUZZLE
1t Is To Find Out What the Chinaman
Got in a Poker Game.

The guest who had registered as
hailing from Ballard, Tex, was pour
ing over a local paper at the National
hotel on Saturday night when he sud-
denly started UP with grunt and in
quired: Say, do they pull people for
playing poker in this town? l see
here where three men were fined for a
quiet game"
He was informed that such was the
law
That's funny" said he. "Why, our
town is wide OPEN
No one denied this and the Texan
carefully chewed for a time and then
resumed:
why, funny game, last one L saw
in Ballard. Cow puncher, Chinee,
an doctor were at jackpots. Chinee
held four queens, cow puncher held a
gun, and the doctor got 81"
How was that?" asked a lounger.
ACTED as coroner" said the Texan.
But who raked the pot?" eagerly in
quired the questioner.
II did, said the Texan. I'm
sheriff"
And as no one seemed to desire fur
Their Information he strolled out to the
door and MISUNDERSTANDING Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
FILBERT PLANTATIONS.
An italian Industry That Rivals the
Grapevine.

1t will surprise many to hear that
in certain districts of Italy the filberc
crop rivals the produce of the vine in
commercial Importance. These delici-
Gus nuts are grown on bushes or
shrubs, which are arranged in groups
that are from fifteen to twenty-five
feet apart so as to insure the access of
plenty of light and air. They thrive
best in deep, clayey soil, and the
planting takes place during November
and December of slips from the mother
plant. Seeds could be used, but the
growth would be too slow to be profit
able. AS it is, the shrubs do not bear
fruit until the third year, any bios
SONS appearing before that time being
removed, SO that the plant shall not be
impoverished. The plants are period
ically pruned, when any slips which
have failed to sprout are removed and
replaced by others; so that there are
plantations which remain in full
growth although nearly 100 years old.
The filbert is not subject to the dis
eases common to other crops, but it
suffers severely from hailstones and
from cold winds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
FEW DIED IN PEACE.

1t is remarkable how few of the
eminent men of the discoveries and
conquerors Of the world died in peace.
Columbus died broken-hearted; 'Roldin
and Boabdilla drowned; Ovando was
harshly superseded; Las Casas
sought refuge in a cowl; Ojeda died N
extreme poverty; Encisco was deposed
by his own men; Nicuessa persisted
miserably by the cruelty of his party;
Vasco de Uunez de Balboa was dis
gracefully beheaded; Narvaez was i'm
prisoned in tropical dungeon, and
afterwards died of hardship; Cortez
was dishonored; Alvarado was de-
stroyed in ambush; Almargo was gar
roted; Pizarro was murdered and his
four brothers cut off; and there was 10
end to the assassina tons and execu-
lions of the secondary chiefs among
the energetic and daring adventures.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
THE TAGALOS AS FIGHTERS.

The military qualities of the Taga-
los inspired the Spaniards with whole
some respect. Making due allowance
for the difficulties of fighting in a
jungle, and allowing something for the
remnants of Spanish discipline re-
tanned by the rebels, it must be admit
ted that the race has some aptitude for
war. Tagalo regiments helped the
French to conquer Cochin China, and
they formed the nucleus Of the "ever
victorious army" led by Ward and
Gordon. Nor were their brown faces
unknown in the American navy OF the
last generation, where at least one Of
them was good captain of the main
top. They are Industrious in intrench-
ing themselves, good marchers, large
ly Independent Of quartermasters and
commissaries for shelter and supplies.
Most of the fighting of 1896 was done
by natives against natives, and mary
companies were tragically "trus to
their salt" at later periods. Their nat.
have often yielded to discipline and
sometimes to argument. General Primo
de Rivera has declared that foreign
domination can only be maintained by
native army, and certainly no
modern conquest is on record as extend
ing itself many miles beyond the range
of naval artillery.
The capacity of the Filipinos for
self-government remains improved
although so many have died to main
tain their claim to that high estate.
Many Americans must regard as sheer
impertinence the reply Of Filipino
journalist to an American writer who
assured the world that the natives
were quite incapable Of successful self
government: cit is good to have def
mite information and to know where
we stand We are told that we cannot
govern ourselves successfully. That
seems a hard saying, but at least it
leaves US one certainty: we shall have
to govern ourselves unsuccessfully;
that's all. "-Harper's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
SEEN AT THE JEWELLERS.

Violet holders in gold are studded
with semi-precious stones.
Pompadour combs set with semi
precious stones are very popular.
pretty hymnal has cover of gilt
with border of lilies in enamel, says
the jewelers. Weekly.
Initial watch pendants are shown.
They are of gold set with precious
stones.
A very pretty prayer-book has a COW
er and back of ivory with pierced silver
edges.
A handsome collar buckle is of gold
in the shape of two beetles, set with
precious stones.
Garter buckles of gold set with gems
of the color of the fabric of the garter
are popular.
Silver cups and mugs with the pen
nants of yacht and boat clubs in enamel
are extensively shown.
A watch pendant of gilt is in the
shape of a bugle, studded with precious
stones. Shirt waist pins of gold, hand
somely enameled land set with precious
stones, are among the latest novelties.
A very popular belt buckle is in the
shape of the American flag appropri-
ately enameled and surrounded by a
wreath of laurel.
Jeweled pocketbooks are in great de-
mand. A handsome mounting is a rim
of thin pierced gold, thickly studded
with semi-precious stones.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
THE VALUE OF HAITI.

The mention of Cuba reminds me
that every business man I talked with,
whether a native or a foreigner, ex-
pressed the greatest regret that this
island was not included with Cuba and
Puerto Rico. AS one of the leading
politicians of the island put the case
a short time ago: Uncle Sam is en-
larging his kitchen; he is getting
place ready for another pot; he has
CUBA for one leg, Puerto Rico for an
other, and the third must go on this
island. 1t is we'll for us all to look the
situation fairly in the face" The
reader will remember that rice and
beans cooked in a three-legged pot
compose the national dish of the
Haitians. Haiti would undoubtedly
be an acquisition. 1t is a marvellous
ly fertile island, inhabited by a docile
but unambitious race, who, with steady
government and rights assured, would
develop into good citizens. It is a
country free from the pest that gen
orally infest the tropics. During my
residence I saw only three snakes.
L Hey NSIG DeLW66u i've ana SIX 166C
long and about one inch thick-per-
fectly harmless; there is not poison
Gus snake on the island. I saw one
scorpion, which a Haitian crushed to
death with his naked foot; there were
no flies to speak of, and I never re-
quired a mosquito-net day or night.
The climate is healthy, with the ex-
ception of one or two small places,
which could be easily made perfectly
livable with ordinary sanitary pre-
cautions. You can have your choice
Of climate. In some places you are
never warm, and in others you can
never get cool. The cloudless blue sky
is an unknown quantity, as far as my
experience was concerned. The heav-
ems are filled with floating clouds,
beautiful in form, and in color like
opals-an ever-changing beauty
Harper's Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
BICYCLE TOYS IN ENGLAND.

The gray Alpine is being much worn
in England for wheeling. The new
pear-shaped riding breeches, buttoned
tight at the knee, not bagging, but very
full over the hips; the material of
homespun or tweed, or rough goods in
grays, browns and greens, are popular
likewise, not only with horsemen, but
those who ride the wheel The Nor
folk Jacket knickerbocker suits seem
to have been RELOCATED to the very
cheap shops. Many are wearing for
wheeling the puttee, which is a species
of leather bound around the leg to the
knee like a bandage. Here it is fast
ened with buckle. The troops wore
these in Cuba last summer. They are
taken from the equipment Of the Brit
ish soldiers in India. This is a matter
Of taste, however, and short, fat men
should avoid anything Of the kind, as
leg arrangements Of that description
have been off and on in fashion since
the days of Shakespeare, who pokes
fun at Malvolio for wearing just such
a Logging. The coat worn for wheel
ing is a sack-jacket or a morning coat,
cutaWay, Of the same material as the
riding breeches-three-b sin
gle breasted.-Harper's Bazaar.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24

allowed my natural tendency to over
reach itself. l had an uncle that was
great smoker. With his rosy face,
double chin and twinkling eyes in a
cloud Of tobacco smoke, he was my
ideal Of personiied happiness. l
imagined that 1 could reach this ideal
by learning to smoke, and went at it.
Sick? Yes, deathly sick, and it
seemed to me I never would accustom
my system to the obnoxious narcotic.
1t was two years before I could enjoy
my pipe without setting everything
around me whirling. But my in
domitable pluck carried me through. /
would acknowledge no such word as
fall
Rather perversion of a fine attri-
butte, wasn't it?"
L don't know what~you'd call it, but
my ambition has never served me as
we'll since. 1t seems timid and halt
ing, and it balks when I think of
tackling anything big. My idea is that
| used too much of it in learning to
smoke, or weakened or diluted it. or
something of that sort. But the way
in which l stuck to and carried
that original idea was grand"
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
DON'T SLEEP FACING THE LIGHT.

1t is very important that the eyes
should rest during the hours of Sleep
and this they cannot do if they are not
properly shaded. If possible, the bed
should be placed where the light from
the window does not fall on the face Of
the sleeper, but in a small room it is
announcement some times to arrange
this, and therefore the window should
be provided with a dark green blind Or
covered with curtains. If you are in
clined TO think that as long as the eyes
are closed they are sufficiently shaded,
you can easily test the matter. Shut
your eyes while facing the light, and
then shade them with your hand. The
relief of, the interposed shade you will
find TO be almost as great to shut
eyes as it is when they are open, for
the eyelids only lessen the strain on
the eyes, and do not remove it.-Home
Notes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
HE LAID DOWN.
The Inducement Was Volley of Maui
ser Bullets.

Only the other day the Kansas VOL
unteers got under fire so heavy that,
after spreading out in line of skirmish-
ers, the order was given to lie down.
One unfortunate soldier Topped square
ly inUo an ant-hill. Thousands of the
little pests swarmed angrily over him,
biting with the peculiar penetration
Of Filipino ants. In second the SOL
der jumped up, swearing and almost
screaming with pain.
Lilo down, my man." shouted his
captain.
All right, sir, and down Topped the
unhappy soldier. He could stand it
only a few seconds, when he leaped
once more to his feet.
Lie down, tell you,'' insisted the
captain.
"Blankety- blank, captain, l can't"
protested the poor fellow.
Just then sheet of Mauser bullets
flew PAST him, at all heights, from his
shins to his head. 1t was marvellous
that the standing soldier was not hit
in dozen places. But he changed his
mind swiftly about the possibility of
lying down. Down he went, regardless
Of ants, shouting to his commander:
Yes, l can, captain! By the holy
smoke, yes, can, sir!"
And he remained down until the Or
der came to rise.-Leslie's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
LIQUID AIR FOR BURIALS.
10 Take the PLACE of Cremation and
Graveyard Interments.

1t is now proposed tosubstitute LIQUID
air for the crematories now patronized
by those averse to the ordinary
methods Of interment. The inventors
OF the process, which is now con-
trolled by the Steven Merlin Burial
company, say that the liquid air,
which preserves like ice, is even more
destructive than fire itself.
A feature Of the new idea, which
has commended itself to all who have
investigated the inventors claims. is
the fact that the disposal of a body
by the new process may be accomplish
ed much more cheaply and it is claimed
much more swiftly than by any other
means.
In the project that is in the minds
OF the officers of the company it is
claimed the phases of incineration
which, under the old methods, were
considered mysterious or startling,
are to be superseded. The liquid air
process, it is said, causes instantaneous
transformation into flames, of dazzling
brilliancy, with the result that not
even ashes will remain in the furnace.
The proposed innovation is creating
a good deal of talk among funeral di-
rectors and undertakers generally.
Most of the comment is of a skeptical
nature.
William Leemod, a Philadelphia en-
balmer, said that he believed the pres
ent process of cremating was all that
could be desired. THAT is if one must
be cremated," he continued, though
for myself I would prefer being
planted in the old-fashioned way.
There is, however, nothing repulsive
in the cremating process. Every
thing is done neatly and after it is all
over there is about a half pint Of
ashes left to take away somewhere,
and that's all there is to it. 1t only
takes about one hour to accomplish
this, and do not see how the new
method can improve things. The
only valuable claim made by the in
ventOrs Of the process is that there are
no ashes left at all. My experience
has been that even people who want
their relatives buried like to have
something to remember them by. So
don't see where the new invention is
so strong after all. Still, continued
the embaimer, Everybody likes
change once in a while, and it's the
same in this business as in any other.
SO maybe this freezing idea will be-
come the popular method of disposing
of the dead. For my part, though, 1
want to look into the matter more
carefully before | indorse it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
OUR COUNTRY.

0 beautiful, our country!
Be thine a nobler care
Than all thy wealth Of commerce.
Thy harvests waving fair;
Be it thy pride to lift up
The manhood Of the poor.
Be thou to the oppressed
Fair freedoms open door,
For thee our fathers suffered.
For thee they toiled and prayed;
Upon thy holy altar
Their willing lives they laid.
Thou hast no common birthright,
Grand memories on thee shine;
The blood of pilgrim nations
Commingled flows in thine.
0 beautiful, our country
Round thee in love We draw:
Thine be the grace of freedom,
The majesty Of law.
Be righteousness thy sceptre.
Justice thy diadem;
And on thy shining forehead
Be Peace the crowning gem.
Every Other Sunday
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
HE PERSISTED.

when I was a boy" tells the old
resident whose sole ambition is to live
the rest Of his days in comfort, 81 was
one Of the most determined and per-
sistent persons ever born. Yes, sir,
that's what I was. If I set out to do
anything I'd do it and nothing could
stop me. But what portended a sig
nal success proved to be my overthrow,
so that I've only done fairly well in
stead c. being world better"
Lose your health?"
mo; I'm just as sound and strong
today as I ever was in my life, but
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
THE KATIPUNAN.

The rich natives who had become
Masons in Spain formed Masonic
lodges when they returned to Manila.
Their history is preserved by those
writer's who find in Masonry the key
of all iniquities. There is even an
awful tale of a female lodge in opera
ton in Manila. Doubtless these
lodges were more or less given to
political intrigue, as in other coun-
tries where Masonry is under the ban
of authority and religion, but they had
no definite political programme. In
1892, rich and intellectual natives re-
turning from Spain organized the Liga
Filipino, to promote educational and
industrial progress with view to
national regeneration and ultimate
liberation. This association did not
long survive repressive measures, and
its influence was captured by a rival,
the Katipunan, which was conducted by
the ignorant and obscure for the same
avowed purposes as the Liga Filipino.
Its crude ritual enforced the drawing
of blood from the arm for use in sign
ing the rolls. This pledge Of brother
hood is based on notions current
throughout the primitive world. Magel-
Ian and Legaspi had mingled blood and
wine to drink pledges OF alliance with
Filipino chiefs and tribes. The Japan
csc drop blood into the seal of sacred
pledges. Between these rites lay the
form Of the Katipunan, which has
been denounced as cannibalistic by
every Spanish chronicler. Thous-
ands have been imprisoned and hun
dreds shot because their arms bore
the scar of initiation.
The growth of the Katipunan order
was rapid. Tens of thousands we're
added TO its rolls during the three
years preceding the outbreak-Har-
pers' Magazine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
"ASPERGES

world,
In trailing cloud-skirts of fast-falling
rain;
While through the haze that fills the
steaming plain,
The turquise west shines, barred with
blazing gold;
Ger the deep purple Of the eastern
skies,
Where nights weird empire rises
dark and dun,
The flaming fingers Of the setting sun
Fling great arch of painted har-
monies
-Wilfred Draycott, in Pail Mall Maya
zine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
THE DAYS BETWEEN.

These are the days that lie between
The brown Of winter in the wane
And springtime's coming glow ofgreen
The silent trees are gray and bare,
And not bud is showing, yet
We know the folded leaves are there
Today the air is cold and fierce,
And skies are gray; the bitter winds
AS keenly as an arrow pierce.
Tomorrow comes, the winds are mild
And all the deep, blue skies are like
The soft eyes of little child
Annie Landreth Perkins.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
THE SHARKS EGG.

A sharks egg is one of the oddes,
looking things imaginable. It is IN
provided with shell; but the contents
are protected by s thick, leathery COW
ering almost as elastic as india rubber
The average size is inches by % in
ches. and the color is almost pure
black
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
THREE HOTELS IN ONE NIGHT.
Adventure Of a Traveller Who Met a
''Norther" Down in Texas.

Did you ever sleep in three different
t. Ens and in three different hotels in
one night, paying three times for a
rather incomplete nights rest?"
The old travelling man threw out the
question in an unconcerned way after
having listened in silence for an hour
while the other members Of the Corner
club reeled off yard after yard of
stories about the road, its pleasures, its
dangers, and its humors. The pause
tLat followed was only broken by some
violent but futile efforts by the slut
terer TO launch a sentence
We'll, l have done it," the old travel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24

port on the floor last night, and the
room is flooded"
To the amazement Of both landlord
and waiter, Leon and his wife sat down
and laughed until they cried.
"Order us a good breakfast" said he
to the landlord, Eve won't go until the
? O'Clock train. Adapted for the
Argonaut from the French of Prosper
Merimee.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
HIS SCIENTIFIC VIEW.

Does you undahstan' de scientific
reason dat you am bald sah?" asked
the voluable Griswold street barber of
a crusty customer.
Eyes. I'm bald because my hair
came out. detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24
HAD A PECULIAR AFFLICTION.

mo, Winkelbat can't ride a wheel"
why not?"
High action. At every revolution Of
the pedals his knees fly up and knock
his hands from the handle bar
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24

Governor Tanner OF Illinois, who is
sick, is much improved.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-08-24

Seven o'clock sounded The hote,
was alive again with busting servants
Leon forced his wife to take a cup oil
coffee, although she declared that he1
parched troat refused to swallow
They then descended to the waiting
room, and Leon demanded his bill
The host presented it, and begged his
pardon for the noise of the previous
evening. Leon ABSURD him that the.
had passed very quiet night.
well, I'm glad of it, SAID the host;
however, your neighbor on the lef
didn't disturb you much, I'll be bound
He's sleeping like dead man yet"
Leon shuddered. His wife graspet
his arm convulsively.
He's an English Milford continued
the host. We've got another English
man here, too, who paid his bill anC
left this morning. He gave me al
English bank note. I hope it's good
Look at it. What do you think?"
He showed Leon a bank note. o.
one corner of it there was a reddish
stain.
ct seems to be a good one" safC
Leon with forced calmness. "Hov
long before the train goes"
Half an hour yet" replied the host
At this moment a waiter entered
Gimme some brandy-and-soda quick
| for the English Milford he re
| marked; "and send up a chambermait
with mop; he dropped a bottle 0