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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-02
The New Sleeve.

The sleeve of the moment
which, by the way, is no sleeve at
all, consisting of a chain or two,
OF mere nothing of band of
iiowers-necessitates long gloves for
evening wear, and these are held
up by the aid of a jeweled chain
passed through the shoulder strap
and clasped with gold tassel.
dirdles composed of alternate links of
filigree gold and enamel, or cabochon
emeralds and rubies, knotted and
allowed to hang to the feet, are
being prepared by the denizens of
the Rue de la Paix for their votaries.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-02
VENUS" HAS A WORD no SAY.

The CITIZEN in publishing a
group of its correspondents pictures
recently, sets an example we would
like to see other local newspaper fol-
low. 1t was source of much gratifi-
cation to this correspondent to lock at
the bright faces of his co-correspon-
dents, the ones that have done perhaps
more than he towards The building up
OF the paper, and the amusement Of
its large number of readers. May
this honor TO them make them more
earnest and enthusiastic news gath
erers.
The reproductions as they appeared
were very good with the exception
OF a few, but these l am led 10
the belief, were not the fault of the
CITIZEN. Alas, the handiwork of
nature had performed its work on
the victims of homeliness. Some say
"beauty is only skin Deep but it
seems theirs is still deeper-we can't
see it.
Thank you, CITIZEN, | believe you
have added to my real beauty or
brought it on my exterior, but don't
tell others about it for l do want to
be what is called "good looking"
"Coon" seems to attract u good
deal of attention with some Of us.
and l want to say thatif Coon" does
not send in his real picture, and you,
Mr.. Editor, do not publish it, that
we will be led to the belief that he
has violated the law of ethics bv
adding beauty to himself in sending
the picture he did. AS the law does
not prohibit anyone hunting coons,
he may have placed himself in
jeopardy of being hunted, and then
he-will be q gone coon.
Now Coon, "keep IN de middle of
de road" hoe your potatoes well anl
when you seek your lar at night re-
tire In the same unceremonious way
that all coons do. Sleep the
sweet sleep that comes only to the
sleepy; awake not in the morning
to find yourself somnambulist aud
a victim to a long night OF shattered
dreams, Seek not your lonely haunts,
but look to duty and let us have from
you a hebdomadal letter without any
lntermisslon. VENUS.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-02

The seal of the Commonwealth Of
Virginia, in use in the Office of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth from
October, 177a, up to the entry of
Federal troops into Richmond, when
it was taken by u private soldier, was
returned to the State last week 10y
Colonel Johnston l.. De Peyster, of
Tivoli, N. Y. The Governor trans
mitted the seal and letters to the
General Assembly, and a vote of
thanks was returned to Colonel De
Peyster.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-02
THE JOLLY TRAVELLING NAN.

he JULY TkAN EblNG MAN.
kind o. like to see 'em come,
They look so mighty smilin',
They sort o. liven up the town
An keep the pot a-bilin';
The landlord hurries in an out
An has brisker walk,
An all the loafers stan about
An grin to hear 'em talk.
They ask the merchant o. his health.
An if the trade is pleasin',
An take an shake his hand as IL
They'd never leave off squeezin';
And then with grip a-standin' nigh,
A-tradin an a-lyin',
The merchant VOWS the goods are high,
But still be can't help buyin'.
An If there's any news ashore,
They're sure to bring il to ye;
And when they meet ye in the store
They act as if they kneE ye;
Thgy allus like to see 'em come,
1t sets US all a-smilin',
Because they 'liven up the town
An keep :he pot a-bilin'.
Florence B0vce.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-02
FALL
RE ERUCTlON SALE

,,UOt VI our entire stock of Mems, Bows, an
.nlluten Clothing at prices that cannot IA
boDbJ aud cut in the latest fashions We
must ave room for the manufacture OF our
rnH anu W inter goods; that's the cause OF
Nen = Nool Suits. all colors. including BLACK
anu biue. that wcsOld for SO and 81 On no
az the remarkably low price of 05,J6.
Allour Wool Suits that will open or or
your cA tS. values from $3.50 TO 10 O1, ~.
fine b'ye all wool Washington Mills
thoroughly shrInk, 0h. IN.
Nous Black Clay Diagonal and worstead
suits that no one can equal for C 7rfl
less than Sl2 elsewhere, b 0E5U.
Al our SI5, SIS and $50 Suitings we will
Mt you for Mil
Ana hundreds OF other bargains too numer
ous 10 mention. Remember we arc head-to
IOOL OG1htt tcrs and nnnlllar nricn fnilnrs
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
Hoo-lrr Farm Telephones

n tae neighbOrhOOd Of Pendietou,
ind. several OF the farmers wanted
their houses connected by telephone
but were unwilling 20 pay the tolls eX-
acted by the regular companies. one
proposed trying their barUed wire
FENCES. and this was done with success
The chief cost Of building a line is the
wire. so that the whole scheme is cheap
enough. The system as now in use Is
twenty miles long. connecting Ander-
son, PendletOn and ingalls,, and the
newspapers Of this section claim that
conversation is made quite as easy as
If a metallic copper circuit were used.
The total sum paid by the farmers in
maintaining all the expenses for the
score or more Of subscribers is $500, and
the line has now been in operation for
nearly three months, during which
time il has been out OF order for but
one hour, when a belligerent COW went
through one Of the fences.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
THE PLAGUE BILLS.

The Advertiser hopes. within me
next day or two, to begin the publica-
ton of the plague bills which have been
passed and audited Some opposition
is shown to this proceeding on the
ground that publication might be
thought to reflect upon the ability or
integrity of the Finance Committee or
the members of the Board Of Health or
somebody who has had TO do with the
purchase of supplies or the authorize
tion of plague accounts. Nothing could
be further from the fact. The only
thing which could reflect upon the
trustees Of the peoples money would
be q desire to avoid publicity and keep
from the Hawaiian taxpayers specific
knowledge of how their business has
been carried on. Such a thing would
Dee as indefeusible as a refusal on the
part of the board Of directors of a cor
poration to render an account TO the
stockholders. The expectation of
stockholders that fun reports will be
made 20 them does not reflect on direc-
tors. 10 Is simply a matter Of business
custom; and so. in our view, is the as
sumption of this community that the
disbursing agents Of the plague funds
Will freely open their books.
The Advertiser has not been seriously
opposed in the quest of oils but the
d. f#.Hr q
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

The Independent says: THE men
who rushed to the postoffice when the
America Maru arrived and gathered
mp their paper mail. went home and to
sleep, and read all the news about
Iadysmith in the Advertiser" No
doubt they did. Furthermore, thanks
to the special Associated Press service
enjoyed by this paper, they found a
great deal of news about Ladysmith
and other places which will not appear
in the San Francisco morning papers
until the next delivery.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
scared to Death by a Tramp.

A hobo wandered into a ballroom at
Park Ridge, y. j., three weeks ago, and
wanted to take part in the festivities.
IA was a typical tramp-whiskers dirt
red nose and all-and some Of the COM
pany thought at first it was a practical
joe by some one living in the neigh
borhood. II turned out afterward that
the intruder was intoxicated, and sew
eral of the young women went into
Mysteries. One of them was so shocked
by the appearance OF the tramp. having
never had a close view OF one OF his
kind before, that she was taken ser
iously i'll and died last week. The
father OF the girl is the chef Of one OF
the big New York hotels. The tramp
escaped, but even IL he were caught he
could hardly be held for homicide. al
though he was evidently the direct
cause Of the girls death.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

The Marshal is to be commended for
his plan to employ considerable force
of white police and detectives to take
care of the criminals who are begin
ming to infest this beach. II is not his
purpose, II the plan goes through, to
dispense with a native force. but to
increase the efficiency of the one we
have The native policeman, however
much he may fail when It comes to
dealing with professional white Grim
inals. Is useful among mis- own people
and in taking care Of minor offenders
OF all kinds. That usefulness will con-
tinue to entitle him to a place on the
force. But the exigencies OF Honolu-
LUIS growth demand that the white po-
liceman be put in the front rank and
kept there.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

II looks as IL the expenses OF the
Board OF Health in dealing with the
plague would reach the enormous fig
ure Of $4,000. BY enactment OF the
Legislatures Of 1896 and 1895 the
Board received $4,000, a sum which
we Judge TO have been expended 40 the
time Of the outbreak OF the plague. see
ing that the Board promptly called
upon the Council OF State for q S25. 900
special appropriation. Out of these
general appropriations the lepers have
had to be provided for, but the amount
left for sanitary purposes must have
considerably exceeded half a million
dollars. Putting SS7l,00O with S550,0O0
and we get a grand total % the account
Of the Board Of Health Of Sl,62i, 600. A
part Of this amount will be represent
ed in permanent utilities, but the larg-
sr portion might have been saved 81
the Board had enforced the law com
polling private property-owners 70
keep their premises clean. Il would
have needed very few 500 fines &c
bring about the organization OF q pri.
vate scayeuger business 10y which the
cesspools and garbage barrels would
have been regularly empred and IN,
contents takeu 90 sea. In view OF IN,
great expenses Hawaii is now uude,
for sanitation, the lesson OF law en-
forcemeut ought not to be lost sight o
in future. Elsewhere people are mad
to keep their premises clean at thei
own expense. and what Is possible else
where may fairly be deemed possibl,
here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

The start in the matter OF paid in
spectors was not propitious, but we
trust that appointments being made
will show a higher grade of intelligence
than the one reported by Mr.. Penn
broke. The Advertiser, in full knowl-
edge Of what might be expected, advis-
ed the Board of Health to keep the APP
pointments of paid inspectors in its
own hands. The Board did not choose
to do so and If the consequences are
such as to worry it hereafter and cause
a public demand for the abolition of
the force. the fault will be its own.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
LunRtic Krugers.

OF late a great many lunatics-sane
in other respects-have fancied them
selves President Krugers. At luna
tics dance in England young woman
visitor, who had one "Oom Paul" for a
partner, from curiosity as to the an
swer, asked: You're Mr.. Kruger. are
mt your" The patient seemed about
to burst into the expected frenzy, stop
ped, gave her the suspicion of a wink
and said: Yes, but | don't talk shop
here"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Average Time of a wink.

in the twinkling of an eye" Is a
phrase for brevity, but NJ. Garten, in
the Archives de Pfiuger," has found
the average time of a wink is about
O.4O of a second. The eyelid descends
in about COS of a second, stays down
about 0.13 of a second to OH Of a sec
ond and rises again in about OH of a
second. Winking varies much in diff
ferent persons, and rarely occurs when
the attention is concentrated. but this
omission is followed by a series of
wihks to make up. either by resting the
eye or cleaning il.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Ruskln to Glasgow students

The London papers contain elabOr-
ate obituaries OF the late John Ruskin,
but they appear to be in doubt about
his politics. Here is an extract from
a speech he made TO the Glasgow stu
dents when they wanted TO make him
lord rector: What in the devils
name have you to do with either Mr.
Disraeli or Mr.. Gladstone? You are
students at the university, and have nc
more business with politics than you
have with rat catching. Had you ever
read ten words of mine with under
standing, you would have known that
/ care no more for Mr.. Disraeli or Mr.
Gladstone than for two old bagpipes
with the drones going by steam, but
that l hate all Liberalism as do Beel-
zebub, and that with Carlyle / stand
we two alone now in England, for God
and the queen"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

Seven cases of plague are reported
from San Francisco and all Chinatown
IL strictly quarantined. The fact is a
revelation to those who believed that
a very hot climate is necessary to the
propagation OF bubonic germs. San
Francisco papers are giving many as
surances of this kind although the
books make It clear that the plague is
killed by equatorial heat as well as
polar cold and that 1t hourishes in
moderate climates ranging from those
of trade wind islands like Hawaii 70
the climates OF the cool and misty
slopes of the Himalayas and of the tenn
perate regions of Australia.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

The Citizens Sanitary Committee
and its 800 men have gone out OF busi-
ness after giving this city excellent
service. Theirs vas an arduous and
unrecompensed work but they perform
ed It for nearly three months with a
zeal and efficiency which proved the
high quality Of their public spirit But
for them the defense Of the city from
the plague might have been hopeless
undertaking.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
ProgressIve DInners.

A recent progressive dinner" in
GAINESVILLE, Wis, is thus described
AT a dinner of six courses, in honor of
a bride and groom, one course was
served at each Of six houses. The first
house the party of sixteen ate some
oysters, put on their wraps and started
for the soup house, half a mile away.
After they were filled with soup and
conversation they went to the fish
place, and so on 10 the end"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Profitable Misunderstanding.

a Boothbay, Me. fisherman has been
employing his spare time the last
month in dragging the harbOr for old
anchors which have been lost by YES
sells at different times. He has secured
more than four and one-half tons OF
anchors and chains. One big one
weighed 1900 pounds. What he has
secured is worth about 5000. not a bad
months work in the dun season.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Dawson,- Fire DOGS.

Horses are scarce in Dawson CITY.
while dogs are numerous. and so .he
latter are used by the fire department..
They are so trained that a. ;hn tan Of
the fire bell they jump at once into
place, 80 that their collars cru be
snapped about their necks. Then they
go tearing of down the streat as fas.
as any metropolitan fire department.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Entitled 20 a Pension.

An Indiana man claims to have a
brother in England who is the father OF
thirty-two children, all by one mar
rage. Three times there were quad
ruplets, four times triplets, and twins
appears on the scene twice. All Of the
children except two are said to be liv-
ing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
white Bread Better.

In the recent discussion as % the
merits, respectively and relatively OF
white and brown bread, there appears
to be a weighty leaning, on the part OF
professionals, in favor OF the former.
They are firm in their belief. after Eav-
ing made elaborate Investigations. moi
white bread IS more nutritious than
the brown variety.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

Andrew Carnegie lately made the re-
mark that g. is a disgrace % die rich.
Other multimillionaires Of the Atlantic
Beaboard are so fixed in the same opin-
ion that they have saved some tens
OF thousands Of people. who have done
business with them, from the Overshad-
owing peril.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Ayers War History

Victor L. Mason. who is in the Office
OF eX-Secretary Alger, in Detroit, says
the history OF the Spanish war. upon
which the general is at work. will be
a simple narrative Of the events and
not intended for any purpose save that
Of history.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Electric RAILWAY.

Contracts have been let for material and the work
of construction equpping and installation placed in the
hands of competent electrical engineer to be fully COM
peted by June lst. Having independent power
plant prepared to furnish electric power for
lighting heating and other purposes TO our home build
at most reasonable rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
The PACIFIC

The Congressional Record has lately
become a copious textbook on Hawaii
but one which carries sad reminder,
in point Of accuracy, OF Blounts re-
port.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

The German veterans who propose
TO present a sword TO President Krue-
ger had better go slow and leave him
to surrender his old one.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Via MdXimd.

and in itself artistic piece of engineering easy
to all points also scenic and marine views of
exquisite grandeur at every turn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
As Promised.

ply each lot. Permits for making water connections
will be granted on application
An inspection of the attractive homes building,
the of purchasers of lots will convince anyone
that PACIFIC HEIGHTS is the choicest and most select
of all the residence sites of Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
Good
View
Good
Health.

A special invitation is extended to everybody TO
visit Honoulu's most delightful residence site
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16

1t is cheaper and more EFFECTIVE
than any other preparation.
Sprinkled about cesspools, stables
and outhouses 1t will thoroughly sisin-
feet.
1t does not lose fits strength by ssm-
ing in contact with the soil. but
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-16
PACIFIC HEIGHTS.

KAIULANI DRIvE-Ap-
thy termed. the via Max
ina or Grand boulevard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-07
Drivers and Riders.

To the Editor of The Evening Star:
Anent the instructions issued by Major
Sylvester to his lieuteuants and patrolmen
l should like to say a word. AS bicycle
rider l have had much opportunity to note
the rank violations of the law regards
fast driving and riding, turning the corners.
speed at crossings, and particularly the
much-abused "keep-to-the-right' section of
the law regulating vehicles. About one
half of the drivers and riders obey the lat
ter Injunction, especially on the avenue.
About that proportion seem to be aware
that that thoroughfare is considered by law
as two streets. 1t Is the most difficult mat
ter in the world to avoid collisions when
carriages, automobiles and bicycles are
mixed in one conglOmerate mass going in
all directions on both sides of the avenue
without regard to the injunction of keep
to the right. The vehicle law should be
published sufficiently to acquant all with
its provisions, and then the bicycle police
men should dc their full duty instead of
standing along some by-street awaiting
some unwary wheelman whose lamp has
gone out to make an arrest. l note also
that bicyclistS. as a rule, suffer the most,
while the driver of an elegant equipage
drives as he pleases and the wheelmau is
made to violate the law to keep from get
ting run down. In this land of justice and
equal rights it is but fair that all be treated
alike. Enforce the law, obnoxious as it is
as far as the avenue is concerned, but at
least do justice. A WHEELMAN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-07
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
Sunday Traffic Over Suburban Roads
General Items.

The railroad lines leading from George
town to the county did fair business yes
terday, the Rockville cars receiving the
larger patronage. Yesterday was practi-
cally the first day of the double track on
the Great Falls line over all the road with
the exception of what is known as trestle
No. 2. This trestle is located over Green
Springs. Work on the erection of the iron
trestle to span this place has commenced.
and it is expected it will be completed in a
few days. Trestle No. over College pond,
was practically completed for yesterdays
traffic, the only work to be done being the
erection of handraiis on the structure.
The daughter of Michael Frazier, a col
ored resident of the Rock Creek Ford road,
noon while starting fire that she died
Few hours later in intense agony from the
effect of her injuries. The girl, who was
only eight years of age, was starting fire,
and to make the wood burn used kerosene
oil. Her clothing in some manner became
a physician rendered all the medical assist
anCe possible, but the child died about 4:3o
o'clock in the afternoon.
Bernard Evans young colored man. was
arrested Saturday evening by Policeman
Saunders, on a charge of disOrderly con-
duct He was subsequently connected with
charge of carrying deadly weapon. pre-
ferred some time ago by Peter Williams.
Mr.. Joseph Burrows of y street is serl-
ously i'll with typhoid fever at his home.
He is a son of Precinct Detective Frank
Burrows.
ored boy, was arrested by Policeman kava-
naUgh Saturday on a charge of being a
fugitive from the board of childrens guar
dams. He was turned over to the society.