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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

There Is more observance than there
was Of the law OF the road, but Of
fences against 1t are remarked daily.
Women drivers are most obliyious to
the basic rule of keeping to the right
and occasionally wheelmen have to be
on account Of the mud. Judge Wilcox,
by his impartial treatment OF offenders
in court, Is doing much to enforce the
road regulations, and IL he keeps on.
the press may have a chance, pretty
soon, to congratulate the public on an
obvious peril removed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

The ships under suspicion of having
brought the plague here are the Thyra
and Carmarthenshire, both chartered
tramp steamers OF the San Diego and
Yokohama line. Another freight car
rier of this class. the Mango Maru, car
ried the plague to Port Townsend.
These facts ought to make the health
officers particular to a fault in the mat
ter OF examining and fumigating tramp
vessels. Such craft are usually old and
rat-.nfested, are not particular as TO
whom or what they carry and they Oft
en go without surgeons. The chances
taken with them are ten times more
serious than those taken with the pas
senger liners.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
Tor Stage Aspirauts.

MSS Cayvan once gave Philip Hub.
ert, the critic who has written a book
on the subject. the following little list
of what she termed the qualifications
for success upon the stage:
A strong physique.
An unimpaired digestion.
A slender figure.
4 marked face.
A carrying voice.
4 lack of real feeling.
An abundance of pretended feeling.
Much magnetism. e..
Fascination of manner.
Purity of speech.
a general knowledge of history.
A good general education.
A general knowledge of costuming.
A practical knowledge of economy in
dress.
Considerable business faculty.
Unfagging industry.
Undaunted ambition. -
An utter lack of sensitiveness.
\ vast capacity for taking pains.
An absolute and undisputed devo-
ton TO the theater.
An unwedded life
An ability. to distinguish criticism
from abuse fulsome gush. .....
A readiness to profit thereby.
Some genius at advertising.
Quickness at selling opportunities,
A well-defned specially. 90
A good memory. T5iG-'
4, Good luck. fir 2
Talent. % q
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
BOERS AND ST. HELENA.

An editorial in yesterdays paper
upon the choice Of st. Helena as a
place of imprisonment and exile for
the Boer leaders has brought the fol-
lowing courteous communication from
Judge Charles +. Hart:
Editor Advertiser: In this morn
ing's issue you say, General Cronie
will be sent TO ST. Helena. whittier
perhaps. General Joubert. Steyn, Krue-
ger, Reitz and one or two others may
duly follow. Considering the
unhealthful climate OF st. Helena, the
spectacle OF the, brave BOer leaders
there would be rather depressing"
st. Helena, lying as It does right in
the track of the southeast trade-winds
and 1900 miles from other land, is
hardly likely TO have the unhealthful
climate you attribute to il, and, with
your permission, l will fortify this
view OF the matter by a quotation from
Bevan's students Manual OF Modern
Geography seventh edition, page sos:
st. Helena, a small island with a
circumference of twenty-eight miles.
has an area of 10000 acres and a popu-
lation of about 5.O59. IL is
SiludAtA III IL % =. ldJ. - Al w.
long, 100 miles from the west coast
OF Africa and 800 miles from South
America. IL is of volcanic origin.
The climate is healthy. water
abundant, and the soil fertile"
IL Is hardly probable, Mr.. Editor.
that should General Cronje and any of
his gallant brothers in arms be sent
to st. Helena that they will find II
a vvf N
have purpOsely made South Africa for
the British during the past four or
five months. In conclusion. let me
say. apart from any depressing iniu-
ences of climate, il is more than likely
that Britain's rivals the world over
would much prefer, had they a voice
in the matter, that General Cronje and
his confreres should remain in that
part of the world, where they have
been so vigorously fighting.
am, sir, yours obediently.
CHARLES F. HART.
Waikiki, March 10, 1900
DR.. OMeara's Conversations with
Napoleon now running in The Cen
tury Magazine, show that the climate
in the time Of the Emperor's captivity
was anything but agreeable 10 himself
and his suite. We find little meteorolog-
Zeal data in the encyclopedias which
would be useful in this inquiry. but
there are indications in the Britannica
article that the climate OF st. Helena
has been gradually changing for the
worse. The coast zone, once very trop-
ical, is now dry, barren. soilIess, Itch
en-coated and rocky, with little grow
ing save prickly pears and wire grass"
The only place where the original
nora remains is in a mountain zone
about three miles long and Two wide.
s.. Helena was first denuded by goats:
then the rainfall was affected By lack
Of vegetation-a phenomenon first gem
orally noted by Strabo and having
potent present-day illustration in
Spain-and now ST. Helena is drying
up. Barren, windy and deso'a,e. &,
may be a good place for a penal colony.
but men like the Boer leaders deserve
a better habi;ation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

There Is considerable strength in
Paul Isenberg's argument that the
Nuuanu reservoirs need water before
they do filters. The Advertiser be-
1ieves in a system of reservoir infltra-
ton and hopes to see one provided, but
IL Is better to have water without fl
tiers than filters without water. OF
and on during the winter the Nuuanu
reservoirs have been in such a bad
way that they afforded nothing TO
drink or to use in putting out fires.
The late rains helped things temper
arily, but the chances are that the
ponds will be dry again in a fortnight.
What are needed are big storage reser-
yoirs. After we get them infltration
plants should follow, but there seems
60 be no call to provide first for q sub-
sidiary improvement.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

Queen Victoria's visit to Ireland is
undertaken. presumably. to give her
some relief from the strain of the war
without moving her to the continent
and at the same time TO please the Irish
people who have not seen her since her
youth. Before the Prince Consort's
death the Queen visited all parts of her
immediate realm; but for years after
that sad event she did not travel much
anu when she finally consented to go
nbout, the attitude OF Ireland was I'M
friendly. or late Irish agitation has
subsidized and Irish fighters have done
their share to uphold the honor of Brit
ish arms in the Transvaal. On these
accounts the Queens Visit is possible
and opportune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
sea Captain ComrIlmented.

On one of "Old HOss" HOey's trips
across the Atlantic the steamer. NOV
ing slowly along in dense fog at
about O'Clock in the morning. struck
on the rocks of Fastnet, the light not
being visible. Fortunately, nothing
more than a scare for the passengers
resulted. Everybody was soon on deck
except Hoey, who had slept all through
the trouble. One of his friends sent a
steward for him and at last he appear
ed. still a triie befogged. When the
facts were explained to him he Joined
fervidly in an impromptu praise serv-
ice which the passengers were holding.
Finally, there came a lull in the pro-
ceedings and "0ld HOss" took advan-
tage of II to propose three cheers and
a tiger for the captain. The PROPOSE
tiOn caused much establishment and
some one ventured TO ask on what
grounds he based the proposed honor
to the captain. Drawing himself up to
his full hight, "Old Hoss" replied i'm
pressiyely: ION the ground that he is
the only man sailing the Atlantic ocean
who could have hit. that rock without
a light"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

In the opinion of Chinese leading
men of this city an attempt is being
made to start highlander organizations.
Happily, the exclusion laws keep the
professional Chinese desperadoes OF
San Francisco and Canton out of port.
but the way Is wide open for CORE
spondence, and by means OF that the
Coast highbinders are said to be or
ganizing branches in these Islands.
Some years ago the thing was tried at
Hilo, but the venture, which had pro-
duced murder or two. ended in hang
ings and a quick subsistence OF high
binder interest. Il might be we'll for
our amateur hatchet-men to study that
episode before going further with the
program of the tongs
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

THERE'S a chance that the cases OF So
called bubOnic plague in san Francisco
were invented for political or police rea-
sons. When the Nippon Maru humbug
was perpetrated at the Coast METROPOLIS
year ago. the then Board OF Health
made the most Of IL in the effort 10 Sc
cure tne appointment OF horde OF in
spectors and thereby add 10 the Boards
patronage. The same incentive may be
working now. There is also the nos
sibility that the police wanted an ex-
cuse to quarantine Chinatown and
search for highbinders. These theories
nave been limited at In letters from the
coast and are not at all incompatible
with san Francisco's official methods.
In this connection 1t may be well to say
that while the report OF seven plague
eases in Chinatown came here on the
Australia, the Aorangi's news budget
brought intelligence OF only one and
that the case which had been first re-
ported. Evidently the story OF seven
was untrue.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

The humane instincts OF the people
nave had no more importunate sum
mons than that concerning a hospital
TOT incurables. We look after the
remediably sick and after dumb brutes
but here no show Is given, save in a
temporary camp, for indigents who are
perishing from consumption and other
ills. One Of the first necessities OF Ha-
waiian civilization is a place for the
poor to die in.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
Libraries Give Nothing for Nothing

Libraries Give Nothing for Nothing.
On being asked recently why he gave
his money to establish Libraries rather
than for other charitable purposes. An
drew Carnegie replied: Because libra
ries give nothing for nothing. In Or
der TO get help from them a man must
help himself by reading and studying
OF a good many other forms OF public
benefaction it is impossible truthfully
to say as much"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
OF CURRENT INTEREST.
MonIdn-t - 80 MornIns

japanese servants are more and more
In demand every year in New YORK.. as
their efficiency has been proved and
they are looked upon as more capable
than any other kind OF domestic help.
There il one serious objection 10 them
which cannot always be overcome.
They lavish their pOliteness and cOur-
tesy on the masculine members OF the
household in which they are employed
and cannot be induced TO treat the
women with respect. One gentleman
who had a Japanese butler said the
other day that he was compelled to
part with him solely because he could
not induce him 10 say gOOd-mornIng TO
his wife. He was always obsequious-
~ polite to me-" said his former en-
p,oyer. "and greater respect could not
have been demanded, but il was impOs-
sible TO mkae him realize that il was
his duty TO treat the women OF my
household in the same way. | expOstu-
lated with him on this ground and told
him that in this country is was more
important to be polite TO women than
to men. That made no impression, and
after he had repeatedly refused to give
my wife any more than a sullen nod
after greeting me effusively, l was COM
PEELED TO part with him. His eXplana-
ton when he left was ingenious. He
told me that he was very sorry that he
could not get along. and added that Il
would be a very difficult matter for me
ever to find butler any more polite
TO the women, as the training Of life
time was not TO be overcome in a few
years, and all Japanese would probably
act just as he had done when the time
,ame 10 say good-mOrning to the mis-
.ress OF the house. New York Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

The freaks OF Kansas never end. Co
incidently with Mr. sheldon's paper,
the Atehison Champion came out in
charge Of a man Of VIGOROUSLY bad re-
pute, who promised 70 edit IL "as the
devil would" The result Of the cxper-
iment cannot yet be known here. but
we cherish few doubts that the cham
pion has been improved.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
Hard on the Entertainers.

The demoralizing effect OF the war,
upon public amusements in England, is
forcibly shown by the case Of one we'll
known concert singer in London who
had thirteen engagements Cancelled in
three weeks. BY way OF compensation,
he had seventy-One invitations within
the same period 10 give his services
free in behalf OF war funds.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20

The zeal with which Mr. KaulukOu.
late OF the Rump Legislature and now
OF the Council OF State. seeks a place in
the Appropriation bill is worthy OF a
better cause
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
Electric Railway.

Contracts have been let for material and the work
OF construction, equppng and installation placed in the
hands of competent electrical engineer to be fully COM
pleted by June lst. Having an independent power
plant we prepared to furnish electric power for
lighting, heating and other purposes our home build
ers at most reasonable rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
PACIFIC HEIGHTS.
Via MdXimd.
kAlULANI DRIVE-Ap-
thy termed. the via Max
ina or Grand Rnnlnrnrd

and IN itself an artistic piece of engneerngaord easy
access to all points also scenic and marine views IL
exquisite grandeur at every turn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
As Promised.

ply each lot. Permits for making water connections
will be granted on application
An inspection Of the attractive homes now building
the names of purchasers of lots will convince anyone
that PACIFIC HEIGHTS is the choicest and most select
of all the residence sites of Honolulu
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-24

French people have one or two ideas
that Americans would do we'll to fol-
low. They do not make over their
clothes so often, follow every little
change in the fashion, nor do they
make so much difference in materials
they wear in winter or summer. If a
gown is becoming, well made, and
satisfactory (and you may be sure that
it Is, or Frenchwoman would not ac-
cept it from her dressmaker), she will
wear that gown for winter and sum-
mer both, and again another year if it
is not literally worn out. The idea is
a good one for Americans to adopt.
They should be sure, of course, that
their gowns look right-that is to say,
that they are sufficiently up to date,
and then, especially in the case Of the
silk gown, they can wear that gown
without any regard to whether it is
hot OF cold weather.-Harper's Bazar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-24
A TRAGEDY RECALLED.
Twenty-One Years Ago the Prince I'm
perial Was Slain by Zulus.

Twenty-one Years Ago the Prince I'm.
perial Was Slain by Zulus. q
1t is 81 years ago that General Bull
Ter, then a colonel commanding a
detachment of the Frontier Light
Horse, saw one day, as he was stroll
ing leisurely near his camp in Zulu.
land, four men galloping wildly to-
ward him. The foremost horseman
was Lieutenant Carey, the three 9TH
ers his escort. They brought the
news that prince imperial of France
had been killed by the Zulus. Butler
sent the cavalry brigade at daylight
the next morning to recover the body.
When they came to the place where
Carey and his men had been sur
prised by the natives they found the
horribly mutilated body of uead
trooper, and few yards further on
the body of the prince. He had the
marks of many spear thrusts in his
body, but was not mutilated in any
way. Round his neck was a thin gold
chain, and slung upon it was minia-
ture of his mother, ex-Empress Eu-
genie, and tiny gold reliquary con-
tanning a fragment of the true cross.
The relic was given by Pope Leo III
to Charlemagne on the day when he
crowned the great Frankish lord EN-
peror of the west. Since then dynasty
after dynasty of French monarchs
had worn that scrap of gold and wood
as a talisman. And as q talisman the
Zulus regarded it. and they stayed
their savage hands above the poor
slain lad.-Utica Globe.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-24

as a "useless child with an evil fu-
ture," so the fortune teller told 1t.
When Miss Stone was eighteen years
old and Miss Kahn nineteen they en-
tered the University of Michigan med
ical department as students. Both
soon became known as hard students,
with an endurance and a quickness
of perception that was surprising.
Hhey took an active part in class or
ganization, social and religious life,
frequently appearing before their
friends clothed in the loose, flowing
black and white silken robes Of their
native land and writing and talking
of conditions there with Il wisdom far
beyond their years. Miss Stone was
secretary of her class during her last
year in college. At graduation both
girls wore their native costumes at
the request of their classmates. Since
returning to China the two girls have
labored incessantly for tholr country
men. In one year, it is said, over
6000 patients We're treated by them.
They have the confidence of the Chi
nese to an unusual extent. Their
friends here greatly fear that their
lives have already paid the penalty
Of their zeal
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-24
ELECTRIC STORMS.
Menfs Hair Stands on End and Stones
Crao kle Under Their Feet.

MEMS Hair Stands on End and Stones
Crao kIe Under Their Feet.
Perhaps the most peculiar Of the
mountain phenomena are the so-called
electric storms. There is no precip-
itation, no lightning. no thunder, and
usually no wind. Nothing to be heard
and nothing to be seen except the gath
ering clouds. But much may be felt
Everything is charged with the cleo
tric fluid; the earth, the air, The very
stones and trees, and even human be-
ings are full OF 1t A mining engineer,
visiting a tunnel located on a noun
tain side at an elevation of is eco feet,
describes his sensations during one OF
these storms. All alone he was climb
ing up the trail to the tunnel, where
he wished to examine a vein of ore.
Great black clouds began to gather on
the horizon, and were soon rolling
about the mountain side below him. A
calm prevailed, then an unnatural
stiffness seemed to be in the air.
Steadily the clouds rolled up the
mountain side like q food OF black
water. The stones, as he stepped on
them, began to crackle and snap, like
dry wood in a fire. Realizing these un-
usual conditions, he hurried to the
sheltering tunnel above him. His hair
felt as if a swarm of flies had settled
in it. When he tried to brush them
away with his hand, he found each
hair standing almost straight The
stroking of his hair increased the Pc
culiar sensations he experienced, and.
tingling from head to foot, the now
thoroughly frightened man ran into
the tunnel. No sooner had he passed
the entrance than the peculiar sensa-
tions ceased. After resting awhile, he
went to the opening and discovered
himself entirely surrounded by clouds
SO black and dense that he could
scarcely see five feet away, although
the hour was not far from noon. Step
ping outside to inT estigate, he received
a shock that sent him rceling back in
to the tunnel, where he remained for
over an hour before the storm passed.
Such electrical storms seem to be
formed in strata. If a human being
should make such connection as to
draw the charge from one of the lay
ers, he would instantly be incinerated.
TINS accident, however, has never been
known to occur Electrical storms pre-
vail throughout the mountain region,
but the severest storms of this nature
are met only at the great attitudes.
With all the severity of electrical
storms. and thunder showers, it is a
fact that human beings are seldom
struck by lightning in the mountains.
Death from that cause is much more
frequent on the plains bordering the
ranges than in the mountains them
selyeS.-Ainslee's Magazine.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-24
Furniture for Boys Room.

OF course, Johns room does not
want tea-table, but he does want a
desk and lounge as badly as his sis
ter. Not a lounge with an elegant
dainty cover, rutIled pillows, etc, but
a leather couch or rattan divan, with
cushions which have plenty of feath-
ers, but no rufIles. This couch
would, fancy, have many q
tale to tell in after years were
it permitted to relate the number oi
air castles built, surrounded by its
cosy pillows, Of what is to be done
when l am man." for a boy has
just as many dreams as a girl; they
differ from each other in quality ra-
ther than quantity. The desk
too, should be there-and there
is no reason why it should not
for the very thing he wants can be
bought for S5 or $10-for then there
will be place for him to wrestle with
the composition fiend," and a place
to keep his school notes and party in
yitationS,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-24
For Stout Women.

Another effect given by trimming
that is decidedly novel is the way the
stole pieces are put down in front of
the gown. They are on the flap of
the hchu that starts from the shoulder
or that goes around the shoulder and
crosses at the bust, and then falls un-
broken to the hem of the skirt. This
is attractive, and adds height, and
makes an old gown look like new, but
it Is too old a fashion for any young
girl to attempt. 1t is an exceedingly
becoming and smart one for any one
who is at all inclined to be stout.
A gown for evening, made on these
lines, that is most attractive, is of
black crepe de Chine trimmed with
yellow guipure lace. The lines of lace
on the under skirt and those on the
waist are the same; that is, they start
high and come down to a point. The
waist looks very broad over the shoul.
ders, and quite small at the waist.
line. The gown itself is made with
a train, and is exceedingly graceful
in design.-Harper's Bazaar.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-10-24
"A PAIR OF PLOTTERS..

work enough to pay for myself sure.
You've got that Is cents Mis- Murray
give you for maxim her check-row
sunbunnit. l can sell Tom Cass my
pfgeon-house. He'll let me have a
dime for 1t. The only trouble is the
Settin there. It's a good four-mjle to
town. Ma wouldn't hear to us takin'
the horse out after sundown, and you
never could"
Il could-O, I could, Billie!" she
broke in eXcitedly. Her wrinkled old
face was radiant-her knotty old hands
were trembling. 'Twouldn't be emmy
harder than bein' on my feet from 5
In the mornin' till after supper like l
am. l could walk every step of It.,
but" the enthusiasm began to fade
out OF her face. She drew long sigh
"a sigh of bitter renunciation, Be
linda"
'Gramma!" He leaned forward,
whispering as he did when he was ask
Ing her to leave the back buttery win
dow open when he was to be out after
hours. Ma don't need-to know-a
single-thing about IT."
He unlimbered himself from the
table. I'll manage it," he avowed
confidently.
The week that followed was one of
the most intense. the most absorbing
anticipation Martha Stebbins had
known in many year. She went about
the drudgery of her daily tasks on
winged feet. She laughed at the jokes
of the hired man. She brushed and
cleaned Billies best clothes until they
did not look within year of their
age. She put new band on his hat.