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The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-12
FOR RENT
LOST.
LOST TREASURY WARRANTS

THE following described warrants, all
dated August 31st, 1899, and drawn to
the order of the undersigned, were
lost or stolen, and payment of the
same stopped at the Treasury, viz:
NO. 1iSs, 20; No. 7140. $40; No. 7141,
$10. All these warrants were drawn
against the Appropriation for Sta
uonery and Incidentals, Department
OF Public Instruction. Any person in
to whose possession any of the above
named warrants may come is re-
quested to return the same to the Of
hce of the Department Of Public In.
struction, Honolulu. G. T. Rodgers
5726
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-12

Session Sales-Morning Session-Six-
ty Waialua, $119; 40 Eva, $2S. .25; 80 Ola-a
paid up, $1450; 10 McBryde, assessable,
1915. Afternoon Session-Ten Waialua,
I$119.
Between Boards-One hundred and
nifty Waialus, $11S; 20 Olaa, paid up,
s14.50; 165 Kahuku, $24.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-12

Soft and mellow is Spruance, Stanley
& Co.'s 20. F. CO. whisky.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-12

FIRST-CLASS carpenters. Apply at
once at Hackfeld bldg. Fred Harri-
son, Contractor. 5720
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-12

NEW. SWINE.
Barometer corrected to SO F. and sea
level, and for standard gravity of Lat. Is.
This correction Ia -.06 for Honolulu
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10
ALBANY's FIRST FIRE ENGINE

In December, 1881, the common coun-
Gil Of Albany, having awakened to the
fact that the old hand buckets were not
as efficient in the extinguishment OF
fires as were the English engines In use
in New York, resolved that an "enguin,
or water spuyt, be sent for to England
per the first opportunity in the spring"
says the Albany Argus. In February.
1872, letter was written to "Mr. Ste
phen de Lancey, merchant at New
York, to request him to engage us one
Of the water engines of Richard News
ham, engineer, of the fifth sort, with
suction and six-foot sucking pipe. with
leathern pipe of forty foot. including
brass screws"
There is no record of the arrival of
the "enguin," but it is known that it
was placed in a small building or shed
on Jonkers (now state) street In 1884
public notice was given that "the key
Of the house where the water engine
stands is lodged with Mr.. Henry Guy
ler.''
A second engine. ''the same size with
that the city now hath" was ordered
in May. 174o, and was brought here
from England. A house for the new
machine was ordered built under the d.
rection Of the mayor.
1t was ordered in 1747 that Gin case
Of any alarm in the night all and every
Inhabitants Of this city sett candles in
their windows to give light to every
man to repair to their posts"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10
ARE YOUR WITS WoRKlNG7

There is nothing in the whole list Of
possibilities in the boys life which
probably tickles him more or makes
him fee lmore like jumping up in the
air and kicking his heels together three
times before he lands upon earth again
than to discover something which is
plain to him but puzzles older heads
and wiser ones. Why, it is SO clear to
him that it Is great wonder others
cannot see it and do it as he does. He
simply cannot wait to tell the secret
Of the doing. Each and every young
reader of this paper has had this same
experience many times and will, no
doubt feel it again as he looks upon
the quandary in which fate placed the
two farmers and the groceryman about
which this story has to deal.
1t happened that two farmers who
lived in the same district Of certain
part of New York state met upon the
road as both were bound for the same
place. 1t was Friday of the week. and
both were on the way to the country
grocer's, who was also large dealer
in oil. On they drove. and spent the
time not in the solution of the problem
which should shortly confront them, but
in discussing county politics and the
coming hay crop.
Arriving at the store the farmers
made known their wants and produced
their measures. and right here Is where
the difficulty arose. Farmer Joslin had
an eight-gallon can and Farmer Hay
seed had a five-gallon can, while the
only measure that the grocer had was
a three-gallon can. What, then. was
the dismay of the grocer when he at
tempted to measure out the two por-
tions of four gallons each. OF course,
he filled the eight-gallon can first. be-
cause that was twice four. but right
here he and both the other men got
hopelessly stuck in the solution of how
to do it. The groceryman poured first
out Of the one into the other and into
the one from the first. then back again.
and SO on until over an hour had been
wasted to no purpose at all. He had
no other measures, and he could not at
ford to lose the sale and he was deter
mined to accurately measure out those
two four gallon portions before he fin
ished. Where there's will there's
way" was a proverb that the grocer
we'll knew. and he found that way, too.
Now. boys and girls. how do you
think he did it? He had three cans
only-one Of eight gallons. one Of FIVE
gallons and one of three gallons-with
which to measure out two exactly cor
rect portions of four gallons each.
Think about it and see II you cannot
experience that happy feeling Of being
smarter than these three men from the
country.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10

when lie was protesting his undyine
affection. as was his custom, she wculd
turn on him with scornful declaration
that she had found him out.
She had hardly dressed and composed
herself when the great gate was thrown
noisily open and she heard the sound
of wheels on the driveway. Running
to the window she saw her husband
seated in the same handsome phaeton
he had stepped into at Stapletons
driving the same glossy-black pony
now tossing its head proudly from side
to side. But the girl Jess" where was
she?
Mrs Darbey could not understand it
and was so confused that when her
husband called her a moment later she
started downstairs mechanically, with
out having made up her mind what to
say.
Mr.. Darbey sprang to meet her, cry
ing: How is this for surprise? You
shall have your wish after all, my
dear. I said you couldn't have a pony.
but few days later l saw one adver-
tised as perfectly gentle-a young lady
leaving the city wanted to sell it and
the phaeton. I answered the ad. and
the owner wrote me to come up and
see them. The pony's name is Jess.
dear; isn't she a beauty? Well drove
through the noisiest, busiest streets
with the lady for half an hour. Jess
never soaring once; so knew she'd
be perfectly safe for you. bought her
at once and drove home in two hours.
Are you pleased?"
Pleased? Mrs. Darbey was ecstat-
ically happy. She embraced her hus-
band with fervor and patted Jess with
the gleeful abandon of a child.
But Mr.. Darbey never knew about her
hurried trip to the city, nor did Aunt
Jane know that her niece had ever
been jealous of that "dreadfully hon.
orable'' Mr.. Darbey.
For Mrs. Darbey was wise woman
and knew that in a case like this ST.
lence was, indeed, golden.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10

coast The divers who were sent down
reported that there was rock thirty
feet long and eight feet in height, stand
ing through the bottom of the vessel in
the main hold. In these circumstances
the idea of saving the whole ship was
at once abandoned, and it was deter
minded TO cut the vessel at the after
end of the main hatch the bulkheads
in the steam division of the steamer
being unchanged. no water having
reached the engines. The method re-
sorted to for severing the vessel was
the application of successive charges
of dynamite, but so excellent was the
quality of steel that no less than 40
pounds of dynamite was required to
burst the plates asunder. Eventually
the after portion of the huge steamer
was detached and safely floated. thus
preserving the engines and boilers and
leaving 160 feet of the forward section
on the rocks. The salvaged half of the
Milwaukee was towed to the Tyne and
locked by the Wallsend Slipway and
Engineering company, while the firm Of
Messrs. C. S. Swan & Co., the original
builders of the vessel, were intrusted
with the rebuilding of the forward and
missing portion. This work has been
completed with great expedition, and
the launch of the new vessel took place
recently. Such a feat stands without
parallel in the history of the sea.
to-,
heightened amidships but there is no
instance on record of half a steamer
being saved from a wreck and then
converted into a new boat by the re-
building of the missing portion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

The production of lead in Colorado
was SO per cent more in 1898 than in
1897, and of copper nearly 40 per cent
more.
The wives, sisters and sweethearts of
Scranton, Pa, unionists have formed an
association to cooperate with the diff
ferent unions in crusade against nom
union and unfair stores Of that city.
The French Belgian company, with a
capital of s250,0OO, will build modern
four story brick mill for the manufac-
ture Of fine worsted yarns in Woon-
socket, r. I. The city council voted
to exempt mill and mill machinery for
term Of ten years.
The Iowa board Of control of state
institutions has decided to establish a
making binding Irvine. The board claims
it will produce a large part Of the Irvine
used in Iowa and reduce the price from
rs to SO per cent.
A syndicate of capitalists, headed by
James r. Wilson of Montreal, has or
ganized with a preliminary capital of
s2,OO0,0O0, for erecting at some point
in Canada the largest ore refinery in the
world. OF the immense output of lead
bullion with which Canada is credited
not a pound is refined in the Domin-
ion. 1t all goes from the British Co
lumbia smelters to the American refin-
cries.
Rev. Charles A.. Briggs Of Union
Theological seminary is to be ordained
as Protestant Episcopal clergyman
in St. Peters Episcopal church in West
chester, Pa.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10

A unique little candle has its owl
electric plant all to itself. The candle
stick il Of iron. with compartment
in the base into which can be fitted .
small battery.
The battery IL connected with tn.
little bulb at the top Of the opaqu,
white glass candle. The incandescen
light thus produced 10 just the props
size for the flame Of q real candle. ans
the whole can be carried about Ii,
house With entire safety.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10
ONLY ONE SIDE OFT.

There was humorous-looking old
man coming up the street and a pep
perry old man going down the street and
they struck the same icy spot stimuli
taneously and GRABBED each other to
keep from falling. AS they let go and
backed off the humorous old man ex-
claimed:
by the great horn spoon, but you
are the same mantle same mania!
ha! ha!''
"Sir! Are you speaking to me?" de-
manded the peppery old man, with great
austerity.
"Of course am speaking to you-ho!
no! no! You are the same man as fell
down just about here last winter and
in trying to help you up fell on top
Of you. I've LATED about that thing SO
often that my ribs are sore
II never fell down and you talk like
a fool. sir!"
"Oh, yes. you did fall down. Excuse
me for laffin-ha!ha! ha!-but I shall
never forget it. You was walkin' along
as stiff as a poker, when all to once
your foot went out this way, and-ho!
no! ho!
you are either fool or have been
drinking too much" sharply replied the
peppery man as he began to back off.
'Noap-neither drunk or fool. I'm
just tickled half to death. When you
found yourself goin' down you paved
and clawed and slipped and skated, but
1t was no use. You struck the sidewalk
like a ton of rock and you fetched a
grunt which-ho! no! no! Say. don't get
mad at me. fur I've got to laff or bust"
IT fell down. did IL"
"Yep-fell right down and rolled over
and wiped up the sidewalk and cussed
and ripped like aha! ha! ha! Don't
you remember that got you by the
coattails and tried. to-to-ho! no! ho!'
mo, sir. I don't! exclaimed the pep
perry man. land won't stand this no
longer! Who are you. sir?"
Names Potter" replied the humor-
Gus old man. as he wiped the tears from
his eyes-"names Potter. and couldn't
help latin II you killed me. When l
tried to git you up fell down on top
of you. and the way you did kick and
claw was jest-ho! no! no! Don't you
remember that a policeman"
mo. sir! No. sir! If you weren't an
old man and drunk on top Of that. I'd
give you one on the jaw. The idea OF
insulting me in this fashion,
Didn't you fall DOWN."
II might have slipped down, but wha,
of it?'
Muffin, only-ha! ha! ha! Funniest
blamed thing ever behold! OF all the
PAWN and clawin' and rippin' I evel
heard tell Ohio! no! no! Every time
I think Of it I bust right out and nearly
kill myself! You'll excuse me. I know
but 1 can't help it. Are you goin'?''
Eyes, sir. am going. and don't 70,
, dare to follow me!'
"Noap, I won't foller, and I'm sorr,
you're mad You see, your feet wen
out, and you-you struck with an awful
SQUAT and rolled over the sidewalk ant
busted your suspenders, and-ha! ha
half live thousand years I shall
never forget It. Say, don't go yit. Lett
have leetle more talk about it. Yo'
see"
4 But the peppery old man was half
way down to the next corner, and whel
a policeman came up and asked the oil
man what was the matter. he gaspe
and choked and gurgled and could onl
reply:
"He struck with a thump and role
over and ripped and tore, and-ha! ha
hal I'll never forget it-never! never!
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10
SAVED HALF a STEAMER.

A remarkable feat in marine architec-
ture has been accomplished at Wallis
end -on- Tyne. Last autumn the steamer
Milwaukee, one Of the largest cargo
vessels afioat, owned by Messrs. Elder.
Dempster & Co. Of Liverpool. ran ashore
on the "scaurs" Of Cruden. . line OF
half-hidden reefs on the Aberdesnshirs
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-10

About 800 girls are employed in the
harness trade in New York.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09

include amons their variety Of Christmas zifts
fancy furniture Of every description. among which
are specially mentioned Norris chairs. mahogany
work tables music cabinets, India sets, desks
chairs and cOuches.
LIE BOCTILLIER BROTHERS, West Twenty
third-st.. invite attention 10 their assortment OF
holiday presents. which includes laces handker-
chiefs china glass sterling silver articles dress
patterns, rugs. furs. leather goods and mems fur
niShings.
KOCH & CO.. West One-hundred-and-twenty-
hfth-st., in their points for Christmas shopperss
mention gilt furniture. dress and waist patterns.
furs curtains and couch covers. rugs sterling sill
yer tableware silver plated tableware stationery
books. calendars. pocket cutlery toys. dolls. games
handkerchiefs. gold jewelry silver novelties mems
furnishings. house coats lounging gowns. gloves
umbrellas. canes. lamps. bronZes cut glass, leather
novelties kodaks and photograph supplies.
LUDWIG BAUMANN & CO.. Eighth-ave, from
Thirty -hfth-st. TO Thirty-sixth-st in their head
quarters for holiday goods call attention to dolls.
sleds. wagons, horses. doll carriages soldiers
boats and all varieties Of games. especially de-
signed for the children's Christmas. For children
OF larger growth they offer every variety OF fur
niture. including carpets upholstery. china ware.
parlor suits. writing desks, combination desks and
bookcases. curiO and hric-a-brac cabinets. Turk
ish easy chairs, china closets. corner chairs and
window seats
A. d. MATTHEWS & SONS FuIton-st Brook
lyn. have made unusual preparations for pur-
chasers OF holiday gifts OF every conceivable form
and fancy.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
WIFE AND HER MOTHER SHOT
FRENZIED BY JEALOUSY OF LoDGERS-
BOTH WOMEN MAY RECOVER.

Frenzied by Jealousy aroused by stories con-
Meeting his wife with some OF her roomers
James J Reed last night shot her and her
mother al his home, No. JO5 Clinton-st. Brook
lyn. Both women are in the Long Island Col
leEe Hospital. and ii is hoped that they will
recover Reed, who is forty-three years old,
lived with his wife. Elizabeth Reed. in the Gin
ton-st home. She is thirty-eight. and II is said
was popular with a number Of dodgers who
were in the house. Reed had often quarrelled
with MS wife about this.
Last night he came home in a bad humor.
Mrs Reeds mother is Mrs. Mary Reed, OF No.
lO1b West Ninety-ninth-st, Manhattan. Reed
at once began 10 quarrel. Finally he drew a
revolver and fired two shots. One bullet hit his
wife behind the left and glanced. tearing a
furrow along the skull. The other bullet en-
tered the shoulder Of his mother-in-law.
Some Of the dodgers ran into the street and
called the police. PStrolmen Geohegan and
Mccarthy, Of the ButleT-st. station, arrested
Reed At the Long Island College Hospital II
was said that Mrs Elizabeth Reeds wound was
serious vet she had chances Of recovery. The
rrother-in-law's injury is not serious.
Reed is q stationary engineer.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
GODDESS CITY's REDEMPTION.
DIR. sILvERMAN FAvoRs A DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC MORALS

The Redemption Of Goddess City was the sub
feet OF a sermon preached yesterday morning by
the Rev. DR.. Joseph Silverman, at the Temple
Emanuel. at Forty-thrd-st and Fifth-ave. He
complained that the officials OF the city did not
punish those guilty OF vice and corruption. "Our
municipal officers must take the initiative lasting
good is TO be accomplished" he said. "A depart
ment OF public morals should be established This
board should be non-parisan, and composed Of men
OF irreproachable character. They should be pro-
hcient and learned in all sociological subjects. It
would be the duty Of this board inquire into the
social conditions OF the city. The members should
attack the problem OF the moral elevation OF the
people.
Vice has always existed In large cities since the
world began. In a great city where vice is rampant
there will always be corruption among officials. II
seems inevitable The atmosphere is tainted with
IN age OF commercialism. Idealism. purity OF
feeling chivary OF action lacking to-day The
open haunting OF vice in the faces OF the people Is
but indication OF the deprRved sensualism on
the part OF the oficials. Il shows the perfect ABB
sence Of higher ideals.
II believe that these conditions exist because the
majority OF the people are depFaved AT heart. II
they pure they should. be they would not
tolerate such things They sin in thought II not In
deed. Nineveh saved by the prayers OF Jonah
The people repented and turned 10 God. Had we a
Prophet with the earnestness OF Jonah New-Y York
might be redeemed from its shame anG its sorrow"
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
WTKpHAM AND HlYBURT RE-ELEcrED.

London. Dec. s.-George Wyndham, formerly
Parliamentary Under-Secretary OF the War Once.
has been reelected 20 the House OF Commons from
Dover without opposition. Mr.. Wyndham re-
turned from Dover unopposed in the general cleo
ton just held but had 10 again appear before his
constituents his appointment as Chief Secretary
for Ireland. in succession 20 Gerald Balfour. who
was appointed president OF the Board Of Trade.
Robert William Hanbury has also been reelected
without opposition. 10 represent Preston. In the
late general election he defeated Kier Hardie the
Labor candidate. Mr. Hanbury previously held
The post Of Financial Secretary 70 the Treasury.
He was appointed president Of the Board OF Agri-
culture IN the new Cabinet and was therefore COM
PEELED 70 again seek election 10 the House OF Com
mons. lie was first elected for Preston In lSs5.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
MEETING AT HESS's BEDSIDE
POLICE BOARD MAY FIND 1T NECESSARY
IN ORDER TO MAKE PROMOTIONS.

Politicians police sergeants and roundsmen are
looking for many promotions In the police force to
be made some time this week. When eligible
list OF sergeants to be promoted TO captains was
sent TO the Police Board by the Civil Service Com
mission recently It supposed that there would
not be much longer delay in the filing OF fifteen
vacancies among the captains. and there to be
about thirty roundsmen promoted to sergeants.
The illness OF Commissioner Hess has been cause
for fresh delay. 1t said at Police Headquar-
ters yesterday that If Mr.. Hess is able so to
Headquarters this week the other three Commits
sioners will go his room and hold a meeting for
the promotion of some of the sergeants
There has been talk that Mr. Hess might not be
reappOinted the expiration OF his term OF office
on January l. but the politicians who pretended
10 know said yesterday that he would be allowed
TO hold over for another year.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-09
TURN FROM REAL TO IDEAL
PURIFIERS HOPE TO ESTABLISH A LAST
ING HIGH STANDARD FOR THE
MUNICIPALITY.

Inasmuch as James C Carter's absence from the
city seems likely 10 be prolonged. members Of the
Committee OF Fifteen have decided 10 meet for the
purpose OF organizing and formulating plan OF
campaign without waiting for Mr.. Carters return.
This decision was reached Friday at informal
conference Of some Of the members who were
brought together at meeting OF OF the sub
committees OF the Chamber of Commerce As a re-
suit George Foster Peabody. who was secretary Of
the gathering OF citizens in the Chamber OF Com
merce which decided upon the formation OF a Com
rnittee OF Fifteen instructed TO call the meet
ing together YesterdaY the following notice was
received by the members;
Dear Sir: The first meeting OF the Committee OF
Fifteen viii be held on Monday next, December 10,
al o'clock p m in Room g. No 2 Pines e. LIN f6e 6E
important TO have your advice; Yours trgy
Secretary pro TEN. Of the Chamber Of Commerce
meeting
COORDINATION BISHOPS wATCHWoRD.
At Mr. Carters Office It was said yesterday that
II known whether he would return
TO the city in time se present at the meeting
The belief prevails, however. that Mr.. Carter Will
not consent to upon the committee.
When Bishop Potter asked yesterday II he
Favored the idea of other organizations which are
working for the betterment OF the city co-operat-
Ing with the Committee Of Fifteen. he is quoted as
replying:
It is an excellent idea COORDINATION is the
watchword in this battle. United we stand. Co
sky where every one who IS working for the better
Hntht OF the city could behold IL constantly
would Ike to see every of the various orSaniza-
uons now striving 10 solve the social problem Join
with the Committee OF Fifteen in devising one har-
monious plan for making advancement.
FOR AN IDEAL MUNICIPALITY.
John Harsen Rhoades said that he would GER
talnly attend to-morrow's meeting Fifteen
minds, he said. may have AT the outset fifteen
plans differing in minor details but think all will
agree that there is one essential plan and that
Is TO exterminate the power OF msrule which is re-
sponsiole for most OF the evils which threaten
the community.
Mtlam II. Baldwin, tr.. commenting upon the
Work berore the committee, said: THE sooner the
people az large understand that the honesty Of
municipal officers does not hinge upon the question
OF party politics the sooner we viii have civic
cleanliness; This is the greatest country IN the
world, and New-York is fits greatest city. But
there is vast room for Improvement, and we are
glad TO know that there enough brains and in
tegrity in the community 10 adopt plans for perma-
nent Improvement when such plans can be plainly
laid before the people. That, I understand IT,
will be what our committee will strive 10 DO. and
have faith that after all is said and done IL will
be found that have stepped forward In the
struggle for an ideal municipal government