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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24

the Myrtle, shortly after rounding the
buoy, ran up against the same hard luck
The hinau appeared upon the scene about
this time. bearing some freight and sew
ei al high chips of the Hilo tribes, under
whose weight she was staggering / am
Always willing, however, 10 risk my life
and the safety of the liner for the pur-
pose of rescung the drowning. and when
l saw the pride OF Honolulu clutching a
the atmosphere and splitting out salt wa
ter ana strong oaths simultaneously
took no thought OF salvage or safety but
promptly lowered boat and brought
them on board, where / cheered their
hearts with much good booze and tender
l"in steak The Healanis are naturally a
grateful set OF beings and they appointed
a committee to get me a medal as a me-
mento of the occasion. At this point the
Ubiquitous Chester Doyle took a hand and
recrocked one of his ancient chestnuts by
getting them TO put up the leather medal
/ knew the boys were coming TO make
medal presentation. and 1 had a case of
champagne close to the ice. Isdidn't like
the Doyle version of joke particularly
well, and ! told the boys So They ad-
m'tted that it was rather poor taste and
have agreed 10 put up the proper thing
WREN l get back to Honolulu. Tribune.
ALL HIGH MASoNS.
II. E. Cooper. under special dispense
ton for the Grand Lodge, has raised
eighteen members OF Kilauea Lodge. No
800. TO the Thirty-second Degree of Ma
sonry and established the following lodges
with corresponding officers: Lodge Of
T. Moir. Master; Arch
G. Steele. s. w; Chas. II. Fairer. J. w:
Lodge Rose Croix-John II. Bole Master:
Geo. II. Williams. :. w; Allan S. Wall,
Peck, Preceptor; VIM. Mckay, Sub-Pre-
ceptor: August Humherg, Asst. Precep-
ter, Olaf Omsted, Secretary: Frank A.
Netcalf. Treasurer. Those who have re-
ctived the Thirty-second or highest de-
giee obtainable in the Islands, eye: =.
Peck, ]. T. Moir. A. c. Steele. Chas. II
Fairer. VIM. Mckay, Geo Rodick A
Humberg. VIM. Vonnatta, J. II. Boie, A.
Wall. W. 5. Wise, Geo. II. Wilbur, Louis
andrews, r. y. Wilfong, Ed. Metcalf, O.
Omsted, +. d. Baldwin. DIR. Archer IT.
win. DIR. Grace. These together witt
Flcrentine Souza, j. L. Smith and II. II
Renton are the charter members of Ka-
lana Lodge OF Perfection Lehua Chapter
IF Rose Croix and waianuenue Precep.
| tory of Kadosh.-Tribune.
NEW CITIZENS.
About fifty persons took advantage o
the presence here of the Judge of the
Federal Court to become naturalized
Comparatively few of them have yet join
ed the Republican Precinct Club, al
though there is little doubt that most o
them will vote the Republican ticket. Tn
club roll is at Ray Brothers. When yo'
are passing by step in and make you
mark.-Tribune.
PORTUGUESE LABOR AVAILABLE
a considerable amount of Portuguese
labor is becoming available for planta
| tons through the general shutting dow
of road construction on account of lacl
o: funds. Il is an i'll wind that blows n
lgcod.-Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24

Only the highest 9rads OF RED RUE
Der In used In the Stamps made By
the HAWAIIAN GAZETTE CO.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24
BUSINESS CHANCES.

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS WANT
ed In a light manufacturing business;
large profits: quick returns. Rare op-
portunity for a silent or active partner.
Address Manufacturer" this Office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24
School
Supplies!

PENCIL TABLETS.
WRITING TABLETS.
COMPOSITION and
STUDENTS NOTEBOOKS,
SCHOLARS COMPANIONS. or
PENCIL BOXES,
STATES.
COPY BOOKS.
CHALK.
coLoRED CRAYoNs.
INKS.
ETC. ETC, ETC. besides
MILTON BRADLEY's
KINDERGARTEN sUPPLIEs
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
NINE MILLION MILES OF WAR.
In Seven Parts of Africa EurODean
Nations Are Fighting at the
Present Time.

In seven distinct sections of the
African continent, in all measuring
over 100000 square miles, war is at
present being waged against the saw
age tribes or settlers by the civilized
nations of Europe. England is con-
cerned in three of the campaigns,
France in three and Germany in one,
while in one corner of northwestern
Africa the Moors are battling against
the border tribesmen along the bound
airy of Algiers.
The bitterest struggle being waged
is that between England and the Beers.
England's other troubles are in the
Nile valley and the Uganda region. In
the former Gen. Kitchener still has to
deal with the khalifa's forces, who
have withdrawn to the Businesses of the
Soudan, and Maj. Macdonald is waging
the third British campaign in the Ugan-
da, where the victory is practically won.
The campaigns France has engaged
upon are modest ones. The first is the
Foreau-Lamy expedition, which was
sent from Algiers more than year ago
to march to the southern border of
the Soudan, and there fight the way
against the Tauregs. The second is
branch of the Foreau-Lamy expedition
in charge of Lieut.. Pallier, and was d.
rected against the tribesmen near Lake
Tchad.-Stray Stories.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S FUTURE.
But Will Continue on the
Active List.

Admiral George Dewey was g. years
of age Christmas day, and, under the
ordinary process of law, would have
been placed on the retired list on that
account. The special law under which
he was advanced to the head of the navy
makes no provision for his retirement,
and, therefore, he will continue on the
active list of the navy, in all probable
ity, until his death. As a matter of fact.
his retirement would make no material
change in his existing status. His pay
would be the same on the retired list
as on the active list, and he would be
entitled to the same emoluments, in
Guiding a private secretary with the
rank of lieutenant and the usual num-
Der of aids. The recent death of Lieut..
Brumby leaves vacancy on his staff
for which there is considerable friend
~ competition among the young Off
GERS of the navy. Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey spent some time at the navy
department the other day, visiting
friends in the various bureaus.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
AN EDUCATIONAL ADVANCE.
The Increase of Scholars in Our
Schools Is One-Half Greater
Than of Population.

The last report of the United States
commissioner of education gives the
number of pupils enrolled in all kinds
and grades of schools in this country
in 1898 as 16,687,643, an increase over
the preceding year of a trifle less than
100000. The registers of the colleges
and universities alone show a gain of
1000. 10 the average reader these
figures are too large to carry any COM
prehensive meaning. He realizes that
a great number of children are receiv-
ing instruction, but he doesn't know
how many are being neglected. This
point is easily made clear.
The increase of population in 1898
was about two per cent, as nearly
as can be determined before the census
is taken. The above large figures re-
cord an increase of over three per cent.
in the enrolment of educational insti.
tutions, both great and small. Thus the
rate of increase. in the school attend
ance is nearly one-half larger than the
rate of increase of the population.
These data prove a highly significant
and important point, namely, that the
American people are taking more pains
than ever before to give their children
the benefits of at least a common school
education. One could look for no bet
ter mark of progress and the advance
of culture and nlightenment.-Broo
lyn Eagle.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19

In all of the grades of our public
schools the teachers are required, will
ingly or otherwise, to make excursions
into the hills and woods surrounding
this city, taking the children with them
with the alleged purpose of studying
botany and geology. The days thus
spent are picnic days, and they come
quite often. The children are obliged
to pay their own car fare, no matter
how poor their parents may be. This
is as unfair as it is unwise. The chill
dren do not need botany or geology, nor
will they ever have need of knowledge
of those branches in after life. But all
of them will have need of knowledge of
reading, writing, spelling and arith-
metic. And those studies are not
taught them.
Business men need not less than 1000
words with which to express their
ideas fluently and freely. The average
high school graduate in this city does
not know more than 1000 words, and
does not know how to spell more than
half of those words accurately. And
when they come to work for men in
journalism, or other literary pursuits,
these high school graduates are help
less, because they do not understand
the words spoken to them. any more
than they would understand the words
of a foreign language. These extreme
statements are made as result of per-
sonal experience in dealing with the
graduates of these schools.
Inasmuch as the boys and girls are
not taught to be accurate in their spell
ing, they carry through life with them
slovenly intellectual habits. Some of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

Percy 'That girl made a fool of
me years ago." Louie-s'Pity; you
never got over italy sloper.
The Earmarks.-"Your son is de-
voted to art, isn't hep" asked Reyn-
Odds. II suppose So" replied Easel
'He's continually drawing on me-
Philadelphia North American.
II detest him." she exclaimed.
''He made sport of golf" ''What was
golf before he made sport of it?''
asked her companion. Then she de-
tested him, also.-Town Topics.
''What is the meaning of the word
natural?" asked the teacher of
small pupil: cts the way we act
before we learn manners" was the
answer.-N. o. Times-Democrat-
''Say, nv uncle OATS visitin' us has
got a wooden Leg ugh! dat's
nuthin'. When I was down ter New
York I saw a man dat was all wood
in front of cigar store. "7Judge.
''Most of these variety dancers"
said the shoe clerk boarder, "fnish
as total wrecks" ''Of course said
the Cheerful Idiot; their stage life
is usually a succession of break
downs" Indianapolis Journal.
Harriet-'If you are real good,
Tom, I'll throw you kiss when you
go home" Tom-"Harriet, don't you
know woman can't throw straight?
You had better bring it to me; or
shall I come after it ?'-Boston Tran
script.
Two clergymen near Joliet, ILL.,,
agreed to exchange pulpits upon
certain date. One of them made the
announcement to his congregation as
follows: my dear brethren and sis
tiers, have the pleasure of stating
that on next Sunday morning Rev.
Zachariah B will preach for you.
Let us now sing two verses of hymn
999-'That awful day will surely
GOMEZ"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
SHE GOT THE PIANO.
BY Kennett +. Harris.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

+ WE don't get it this way
don't see how we're going to get
it at ALL" said Mrs. Bolcombe, refer
ring to the new piano.
Its quite likely" replied her hus-
band, as he bent down to lace lis
shoes. II don't quite see the necessi-
ty of getting it at all myself"
"You don't! Why, James Bolcombe,
if you've complained about this one
once you've complained about it 10
times. And the last time the man
tuned it you said it was useless ex-
pense, and that he could never make
it sound like anything again."
II deny that most positively"
Eyes, suppose made that all up.
1t seems as if I couldn't say anything
any more without you as much as
telling me I'm saying something that's
not true"
II said he could never make it sound
like anything but a dray load of steel
rods rafting over q granite pave
ment."
Il suppose you thought that was
smart
"Why, not particularly. Have you
coat?''
mo, I haven't. You will have to
get another set, I guess. haven't
got button in my basket that will
come anywhere near matching. But
about that piano?'
''Well what about it, 2"
''Well, you own yourself that it an
noys you to hear it played"
"That's easily fixed-don't play it."
'Thank you. I'm sure you're very
kind and very considerate. I ought to
have known that you were opposed to
my having any kind of amusement.
I suppose I ought to be attending to
the homework instead of thinking
about pianos. You might just as we'll
say it. I know you want to-"
You're mind reader. Past, pres
ent and future revealed. Nothing hid
from my mysterious power. Can tell
if the one you love is true. All bust
ness"
"Oh, hush!"
II didn't begin the conversation.
Well, I believe it's about time for me
to go, anyway. Was there anything
you wanted down town?"
II wish you would sit down and talk
this matter over seriously and SEN
sibly.
what matter?"
II believe you are just trying to be
aggravating. The piano, of course.
What am to tell the agent if he calls
to-day?'
II don't know, I'm sure. Take the
most of them and you can't tell them
anything-they know it all. Still, #
you find him willing to learn, you
might think up something or other to
tell him. What kind of looking man
is he? Would you say he was posted
on archaeology, for instance?"
HE seemed to recognize the make
of our old piano, and he gave a pref
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
PhysiOlORy Of Plants.

At the botany section of the Amer
lean Association for the Advancement
of Science, Prof. Barnes, advocating
the claims of plant physiology for uni
versity recognition, said that even 20
well-educated people the word physi-
o1ogy, conjoined with plant, conveys
ND definite idea. physiology" they
studied at school, that hybrid of hui
man anatomy and hygiene, with bare
ly enough real physiology to salt it,
which is inflicted upon immature
youngsters, to the accompaniment of
lurid photographs of an inebriate's
stomach. What can physiology have
to do with plants that have no teeth
to decay, stomachs to ulcerate or eyes
to become myopic? And so it comes
about that one must explain to the
average man that plants are really
alive, that, they work and rest, and
that they are sensitive to what goes
on around them.-Science.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
True GallQntry.

A pretty story is told of Miss Ellen
Terry. TO assist a certain charity in
the provinces, she offered a kiss to
be put up at auction. The bidding was
brisk, and had advanced in three leaps
from two guineas to 30, when, without
further parley, the round sum of 6 100
was offered. There being no higher bid,
the kiss was knocked down by the auc-
tioneer to a colonel in one of England's
crack regiments, who came forward
to meet the blushing actress. But to
the surprise of all present, the colonel
introduced dear little fair-haired boy,
explained that it was his grandson's
fifth birthday, and that he had acquired
the kiss as a birthday gift for him,
whereupon Miss Terry took the child in
her arms and discharged the debt with
interest.-Collier's Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
but ABOUT THAT PIANO?''

ty good guess as to it's date, . Now,
James, seriously, don't you think we
could afford a new piano by cutting
down a little on some of our other ex=
penses"' -. -
II suppose we might. There's the
rent, of course; don't see how we're
going to get around that proposition.
Still, here we are eating three, times
a day, week in and week OUT. We
might try to do without food The
first thing a doctor tells you when lie
comes is that you've BEEN atip g some,
thing or other. I suppose you know
that there's five months more IN that
folding bed?'' *: :.
''That's only three dollars month"; >,
"And a year on the encyclopedias? n
''That was your idea, getting that:
I don't see what earthly use: they are
to you. You haven't ilopked into one
of them since the night they, came,
and I don't suppose you oyer will.
The idea of paying $40 for 1 few old
to blame for it,
Il never accused you of anything so
sensible. The fact that I don't have
to refer to them very often myself is
merely because-well, because I'm
pretty we'll informed on most sub
jects. At the same time it was only
the other day had forgotten about
the exact location of the pyramids
and"
Il could have told you that without
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
GIFTS OF GAME.
Many Birds Sent at This Season
Across the Atlanttc-Imports
of Game.

Among the gifts at the Christmas
season are many of game, which are ex-
changed between this country and for
eign countries, chiefly England. Thus,
Englishmen send here pheasants and
grouse and so on, and Americans send
to England canvasback ducks, wild tur
keys and other choice game. These
things may be sent from either coun-
try to the other, say by bankers; New
York banking house sending the game
of this country to members of the house
representing it in London, and London
bankers, it may be, sending English
game to members of the American
house representing it here. Merchants
in both countries maintain the same
pleasant custom with their representa-
tives abroad, and private persons in
either country send game to their
friends in the other.
This game is packed in hampers and
shipped in the refrigerato rooms of the
steamers on which it is carried, and it
reaches its destination, on either side,
in perfect condition. Every year at this
season many such packages find their
way across the Atlantic in one direction
or the other.
There is now considerable American
game exported, this being trade that
has been developed chiefly within the
past ten or twelve years. October, No.
vember and December are the months
in which American game is most large
ly exported, the quantities depending
more or less on the season and the sup
ply. There are sent from here prairie
chickens, quails, various kinds of ducks
and other game. This game is shipped
mostly to Liverpool, whence it is dis
tributed. American game in its sea-
son may now be had in various countries
OF Continental Europe as we'll as in
England; Berlin being the largest con-
sumer among the continental cities.
There is some game imported into
this country from European countries,
this including venison, quails, par
tridges, pheasants and ducks from
France, and pheasants from England,
and grouse from Scotland. The foreign
game is imported principally during
the close season of American game. 1t
is sold, some to families, but mainly to
the more expensive hotels and restau-
rants.-N. Y. Sun.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
any $40 encyclopedia if you had asked

any $40 encyclopedia if you had asked
me. They're in Egypt"
Good girl! Who says the higher
education is wasted on women? They
didn't tell you about the Nubian pyra-
mids at the seminary, did they, or the
Mexican pyramids? Didn't happen to
mention them? I guess little course
of home instruction wouldn't damage
you. That's the idea I had in get
ting that set. 1 thought naturally
ambitious and intelligent woman like
you would be anxious to store her
mind with the knowledge and the wis
dom of the ages. expected that these
long, dark winter evenings we would
pull down the window shades and
turn on the cheerful gas CRATE, and
then we'd start in at Aaron 'Aar'
and 'Abacus' and work our way
through to 'zwei beer If there hap
pened to be anything that the ency-
clopedia didn't have the very latest
on then I'd be there to supply the
lack of information"
swell, I'll tell him to call around
and see you at the office"
"Iou can do that if you like. I
guess that would be about as good q
way as any. He can explain his little
system to me, and can understand it
so that there won't be any trouble
when the payments come due. Yes,
don't you bother your head any more
about it. Just send him around to
me-"
Eyes, and then you'll say you don't
want the piano"
I'D be telling the worst kind of q
lie if said did,
"Oh!"'
"Now, see here, Elizabeth, my queen,
you talk about me geeting useless
things, and I'm free to admit that that
folding bed was against my bet ter
Judgment"
''That folding bed is the most useful
piece of furniture we've got in the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
Next Years Total EcliDse.

The totally eclipsed sun, according
to Nature, can only be observed for
something like three hours in a CEN
fury. 1t also states that the Span
ish minister of finance has given
instructions that all instruments
intended for observations of the
eclipse of the sun on May 81,
1900, are to be admitted free of duty,
Nature, however, seems to be uncer.
tain of the exact date of the impor.
tant eclipse, for, in another portion
of the same issue (September 21), it
gives the date as May %, 1900. This
scientific journal states that during
the more recent eclipses, attempts to
extend our knowledge of the sun have
taken the place of the superstitious
fear with which they were formerly
regarded.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-19
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

A miners lamp, using acetylene gas,
has been introduced into the Selbeck
mines of Germany.
A correspondent informs us that in
1890 20 ostrich eggs were Matched by
incubator and IS of the birds were
misunderstanding American.
A soft and homeless tail, 2A inches
long, cut from an 11-week child in
Elbing, was shown by DR.. Simon, of
that town, to the Berlin Anthropolog.
ical society. Prof. Virchow called il
"a splendid specimen"
The stain of banana juice is almost
indelible. 1t does not proceed from
the stalk or plant, but exists in the
green fruit as we'll, from which when
cut or bruised it exudes in the shape
of viscid milk or cream-like drops.
Photography of'sounds has reached
point said to establish the fact
that there is no such thing as abso-
lutte silence. The machine used is
so sensitive that it records the light
est current of air passing through a
room and distant noises the ear can
not detect.
It has been almost universally noted
that wherever in the world fesh-eat-
ing is increasing, cancer is increasing
in the same ratio. The rice-eating ma
tives of India are almost wholly free
from cancer, while pork-eaters and
free users of animal food suffer from
it.-Family Doctor.
Fruit is now being shipped from
New South Wales packed in the bark
of the ii tree and the outer bark OF
the Melaleuca leucadendron, which is
shredded into a sort of coarse chaff
These barks seem to have some pc
culiar power of preserving oranges
during carriage. This may be owing
to the elasticity of the packing and
the fact that it permits of ventilation
Unless the bark is cut too fine there
is no sweating possible. The bark
costs only $40 per ton.