davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-14
Removal
Notice!

The OFFICES and sALESROOM Of
the OCEANIC GAS AND ELECTRIC
CO.. LTD. have been removed to the
EVA store. In the new MACON
BUILDING. corner Of MERCHANT
and ALAKEA STREETS. and in our
new quarters We are able to show our
new goods OF to much better advan-
tase.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-14

Call and be convinced that we mean
what we say.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-14
They cure kidney complaints.
This Is how they fulfilled it with a
Hon ol,,1,, af<i1o-.

They cure kidney complaints.
This Is how they fulfilled it with a
Honolulu citizen:
Mr.. A. ]. Cahill, of Fort street, this
city, night Waterman in the employ of
Messrs. T. H. Davies & Co., Ltd, says:
Whilst a young man l was a sailor
and at one time worked for the Inter
Island service. was, however,
obliged to give VI sea life on account
OF severe suffering from my back and
kidneys. For this / had tried various
remedies, but the one which restored
me to health was Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills-procured at HOLSTERS
Drug Store. They relieved me COM
pletely after years of suffering. II any
one desires further particulars he may
apply TO me. | am to be found at Van
Dorn's Ship Chandlery, Fort street"
You should get the same medicine
which helped Mr.. Cahill. See that the
full name DOAN'S BACKACHE KID
NEY PILLS is on the wrapper and re-
fuse any imitation.
Doan's Backache Kidne- Pills are
sold by all chemists and storekeepers
at 80 cents per box, six boxes $3.50. OF
will be mailed on receipt of price by
he Hollister Drug Co., Honolulu
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-14

An Alsatian newspaper reports that
near Sennheim the other day several
trains were delayed and one train had
to be divided into two sections because
the tracks had been made slippery by
thousands of crushed centipedes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-14
FROM HONOLULU.
Another Report on Doan's Back
ache Kidney Pills.

ache Kidney Pills.
II your poor back still aches,
II you toss all night racked in pain,
If you cannot bend over or straight
IN up,
Depend upon r, it's your kidneys.
And kidney disorder rarely leaves Of
it's own accord.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are a
good kidney medicine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-14
New England
Bakery.
J. Oswald Luttcd, Mgr.
HCTEL STREET

Cake fresh every morning. ready FOR
10 o'clock delivery.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Among a number Of amusing school
boys essays contributed to Cas-
sells Saturday Journal is the fol-
lowing by a youthful essayist, aged
10: Kruger and Kannerbulism is
one. He Is a man Of blud. Mr..
C~hamberling has wrote to him
sayin come out and hte or else give up
the blud Of the English you have took.
he is a boardutchman and a wickid
heethin, lord Kitchener has been sent
for his goary blud and to bring
back his ~scanderlus head ded OF alive. t"
BY another juvenile writer TennysOn
Is thus summarized: "Tenyson wrote
butifull poims with long hair and
studio so much that he sed mother
will you call me airly dear. his
most greatest poim Is called the
idol King. he was made a lord
but he was a good nan and wrote
many hoads. he luved our queen so
much that he made a poim to her calld
the fairy Queen"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Victoria. or I would have brought her
10 you at once. I was just telling
missile that I was going to make her a
Noah's ark.
"A nice Noah's ark you'd makol"
replied Miss Janet with scorn. II
wonder you don't try and improve
your mind, instead OF loanng about.
reading a lot Of trashy novels. and
putting ideas into that child's headi"
The rank injustice Of this charge
reduced Corporal MacBean to the
dumb silence OF utter astonishment.
you are unkind, nurth," piped
Chubby's little voice. AN you told
me that Corporal MacBean was so
brave an good only just now when
D. ,ate Doolan hollered."
Hold your tongue, miss, and come
along o. me at oncei" cried Miss
Sloane, blushing ~furiously and selling
Chubby's arms. Don't I keep telling
you that no good'n come Of you always
talking to a parcel o. nasty common
soldiers. learning their bad manner
and their impotence? I wish you a
very good afternoon, Corporal Mac
Bean" she added. And I'll trouble
you not to go asking sneaking ques-
tons Of a poor little innocent child
about people who don't want to have
anything TO do with the likes OF you'll
A corporal, indeed"
Janet snorted Indignantly as she
disappeared down the other slope Of
the rampant. And Corporal MacBean
sat down again in despair, for he did
not understand One thing, he
decided, he must distinguish himself
soon that he might have an opportun-
ity Of asking Miss Sloane to share his
lot as a sergeant.
The opportunity came a few nights
afterward. A half hour or so before
dawn three shots rang out. Then a
sentry was found lying curled up on
the ground, with a long Afghan knife
through his shoulder.
More rifles s~tolenl" suggested
those who came running up. The gar
rison Of Fort Curzon we're we'll accus-
toned to night visits from the we'll
creased and slippery rife thieves from
the hills.
But the word soon passed that
something more precious than rifles
had gone this time.
Chubby was missing.
Then it was remembered how YEN
geance deep and dire had been sworn
against Capt. Donnelly, in that he had
procured expatriation to the Andaman
islands for the last pair of rife thieves
who had been captured within the CON
fines of Fort CurzOn.
The bugles blared out the boot and
saddle" Corporal MacBean heard a
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

became Inc wife Of . Noted General
and Governor Of Maa~saohuaettr.
From q work-girl IN a factory 20 the
wife OF the governor OF Massachusetts,
Is rather a long journey to travel, a
journey that is rarely undertaken, but
such ia the life story of a remarkable
woman Of Waltham, Mass, q woman
who recently celebrated her 80th birth
day. She Is Mrs. Banks, widow Of the
late Gen. N. P. Banks, former governor
Of Massachusetts,. Gen. Banks began
life as a bobbin boy In q cotton factory
and rose from that humble position
to be chief executive Of the common
wealth, o major general Of United
States volunteers and speaker OF the
national house Of representatives. HIS
beautiful wife left school at IL years
Of age and became a factory girl. But
her grace, her beauty, her intelligence.
fitted her to become the first lady In
Massachusetts,, the honored guest OF
Emperor Napoleon III. and the Elm
press Eugene and the envied partner
of the Prince Of Wales when he opened
the grand ball given in his honor on
the occasion Of his visit to Boston in
1861. Mrs. Banks is still beautiful in
spite of her 80 years. Her once raven
black hair has changed 10 silver, but
her eyes are still bright and her skin
retains it's ivory whiteness. Her hne
voice Is firm and smooth and her heart
is as young as ever. After the WAT
Gen. Banks was returned to congress-.
and Mrs. Banks became a gracious
figure in Washington society. Her
noble presence and brilliant CONVERSE
tional powers made her a center Of adj
miration wherever she appeared. Sub
seQuently she spent several years in
Europe perfecting the education of her
children. Among the many noted
people she met while there she recalls
most pleasantly her visit to the Em-
press Eugene, who was about her own
age, and a. that time in the zenith of
her power and beauty. Both the en-
peror and empress were exceedingly
gracious to her, and the emperor talked
long and earnestly with Gen. Banks in
regard to American affairs. Mrs.
Banks has three children living, n
of whom is Maud Banks, the actress.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

scream from Janet that cut through
his heart like a knife. A red mist
shut across his eyes, and he o d
like a mailman toward the mountains
ahead, losing all sense of time in tho
beat Of the wildly galloping hoofs.
The best horse in the garrison was
his.
The dawn broke in a swimming mist
of blue-gray. Then the distant noun
tain tops grew pink, and Capt. Mac
Bean rode on with his eyes fixed on
a cloud of dust a mile ahead.
There were four of them. One, two
three, four, he counted. Then he re-
membered that he was unarmed.
A rocky dehle opened around him
as he drew steadily up to the group of
horsemen that ~galloped wildly ahead
of him. One of them turned in his
saddle, and a shot came whistling
back. Then they all drew rein, and a
corporal's heart beat thick and fast as
he saw a white patch drop from the
saddle bow Of the leader.
It was Chubby, unframed; for she
ran a little way, then paused, and
perched herself on a small bowlder.
The horse beneath him Numbered
on. He saw the horsemen draw to-
gether, while four rifles were leveled
at his breast. A squirt Of flame, a
sharp whistling about his ears, and
he was upon them. One horse rolled
over before his as he crashed into the
group and felt his outstretched hand
grip the beard and the jaw Of the man
he had marked. There wal a sharp
jerk. His knees frightened on the sad
die with a grip that twisted the mus
cles of his thighs to writhing knots Of
redhot iron. He heard a crash behind
him. and saw that HIS right hst gripped
a handful Of dark hair. He reigned
his horse upon his launches and
turned again. Two men lay on the
ground very still, and a small voice
cried from a neighboring bowlder: go
1t, Beano!"
h other two men had dlsmounted
and were %crouching behind a bowlder.
which quickly sent forth two lets OF
flame, seemingly emptying MacBean's
saddle. He had fallen on the body
- NAN VI thN hNM WIZ lay 30 hLlAAs ana
his enemies arose as they saw his
body twitch. Corporal MacBean was
Stimulating the last agonies Of death
as he slipped one Of the scattered car
tridges into the breech OF his fallen
foes rifle. Two knives smoked out
OF their sheaths as his adversaries ran
toward him. Then the corporal, cud.
ding his rife between his knees, Bis
ley fashion. sighted and fred. The
r~ign.-nand man toppled and fell. while
the other doubled and ran Just 500
yards before the pursuing bullet took
him between the shoulder blades. 90
that his soul went out in one great
cough.
Then he ran and picked up the little
white figure that danced excitedly on
the bOwlder, straining her 10 his
broad chest Ia a paroxysm Of relief.
Il was heightened q little bit until
! saw you coming. admitted Chubby,
but I didn't 'oller. What makes you
shake SO. Beano? Are you cold. tooY"
IT is a bit chilly, missile, isn't itg"
said the corporal. as he wrapped Der
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
IRvINo's WAY WITH oALLERs


Story Of . Man Whom ne Scared Near
iy-to Death.
Il was scared half out Of my wits the
first and only time 1 ever met Sir Hem
ry Irving" said an actor to the Chat
tanooga Times man. 1T was in New
York, during his first visit Of '96, and
was anxious 10 ask him about a
young relative az mine who was then
a member Of hllIlondon Lyceum COM
pany. A mutual friend scribbled a line
Of introduction On q card, which I sent
up at his hotel directly after he re-
turned from a 3 atinee performance. I
was shown 70 bic apartments, and
found him seated by a table with his
chin on his HANG He murmured some
sort Of greeting h0ti0ned me TO a chair
and fixed me WIKI bis eyea, which, as
you know, are Extraordinarily somber
and piercing. ais eyebrows, moreover,
are the most rs4arkable I ever saw In
my life. They to enormous, jet black
thatches, and 81 moments Of concen-
tration the outer ends go up and the
inner ends 90 down, giving his face a
Mephistopholean expression that is
absolutely hypnotic. was nervous to
begin with, because ! have always re-
garded Irving with almost superstitious
reverence, and Fhen I began my little
tale those terrible eyebrows bent down
OF me like an incubus. The more l
tried to be brief and olear the worse l
wobbled, and an the while Irving's
strange scrutiny was growing hercer
and more intense. He said not a word,
but those deep glowing eyes Of his
seemed to bore me through like two
augers, and before I reached the point
Of my errand 4 lost my head entirely
and jumped up TO beat an ignomini-
Gus retreat. "stayl" he exclaimed i'm
~periously, and for e a minute he
continued to STARE at me in absolute
silence. Then suddenly he smiled and
scribbled something on a piece Of pa
per. You will pardon me, he said,
suavely. I wasltrying to recall a name
and have just remembered 1t. May l
trouble you to~repeat what you have
been saying?' At that l realized that
he hadn't been seeing me at all and 1
gasped with relief. Then l went over
my request. He listened attentively,
and gave me the information / de-
sired. 1t turned out to be a charming
Interview. / don't think he ever
dreamed what 3 bad quarter hour l put
in"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09
Hlndoo Idol Fulanod IN Legend.

Mystics will be interested in the dis
covery that Nine. Carnot, the widow
Of the as~sassinated president Of France,
IN her win. hnb left a request to her
children to rid themselves Of a certain
Hindoo idol ca was in her possess
sion. This ~ niue one, f-sr0hs
curiously carve1, as are most Of these
objects-was presented to Carnot By a
learned friend on his return from In
dia. Carnot then was merely minister
Of finance, and did not expect TO attain
the presidency. The friend warned
Carnot that the legend connected with
the idol was that it assured supreme
power to its owner and also that the
owner would die a violent death by the
knife. It had belonged to the dynasty
Of the kings of Khadjurao, and the last
rajah, having arrived at power by it's
means, and fearing the dagger, sought
to conjure death by giving it away. In
terested by this story, Nine. Carnot ac-
cepted the little fetch with pleasure.
M. Carnot attained the presidency, and
Nine. Carnot wrote at the time to the
friend in India that 1t was "all due to
the fetch" Carnot died by the knife.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

To those who are studying the times
the phenomenal increase in the num-
Der Of women who are playing the VIC
lin, the cello, the double bass, clari-
net, cornet, horn and other wind in
struments is a matter of establishment.
Fifteen years ago the piano was the
first study Of nearly half the students
Of music; now It is the first study Of
only one-third, while the number Of
those studying the violin has increased
more than four-fold. Fifteen years ago
the male students numbered nearly a
quarter Of the total, while today they
have decreased to a little more than a
sixth. A writer in the London Specta-
tor, who has examined the figures OF
the entries Of the Royal Academy OF
Music for 1884 and 1899, has found the
following curious results: In 1884, out
Of a total of 173 entries (131 female
and AZ male) 88 chose the piano as
their first study, ~ singing and 10 the
violin. In 1872. out Of 22O entries, Q82
female and SS male). "a chose singing,
78 the piano and As the violin.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

The mysteries of the deep seas are
coming to light. Scientists have meas
ured the mountains Of the ocean bed
and their lead lines have penetrated
into valleys so deep that the suns
rays are lost miles above their bot
tom. Some of these are more than
10000 feet below the surface. If the
highest mountain in the world were
set at the bottom its summit would be
nearly half a mile under water. In
these valleys there are no plants,
weeds or vegetation Of any kind, be-
cause such forms Of life need light.
and at these depths there is total
-darRHsss. -Bat-animal- life hoariahes
and some Of the animals are Of gi-
gantic size. The geography Of the
sea, 'oceanography" It is called, be-
gan with the laying of ocean cables.
The Pacific ocean, like the Pacific
slope, is the great mountainous region
Of the water world; there are "a vast
valleys concealed beneath it. It is
estimated that 80 per cent of the sea
loor has a temperature lower than
40 degrees Fahrenheit. The tempera-
ture Of the floor of the Indian ocean
is under 35 degrees. A similar tenn
perature occurs over a large part Of
the South Atlantic and certain parts
Of the Pacific, but at the bottom Of
the North Atlantic basin, and over a
large portion of the Pacific, the tenn
perature is higher than 85 degrees.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Gold Ore Ballast For a Boer Railroad.
Railroad ballast at $500 a ton is
what a Boer corporation bought lately.
The Dutchmen were thrifty, but they.
had to pay the price. A South African
smelling company, having shipped to
DeAar a truckload Of gold ore and not
having received word Of its arrival, a
tracer was sent out 70 follow it up. 1t
was found that the twenty tons had
been shunted to a siding at De Aar
and given into the keeping Of the SUI
p%erintendent of the railroads locomO-
tive department. His report on its dis
position, upon being translated, read
like this: 1.-The truck contained sand
Of a bad quality. Some Of it 1 used in
the sand boxes of the engines, but it
was not s~erviceable, SO l had it scat
tered along the permanent way"
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Probably not more than l per cent
of the patents taken out ever pay, says
a patent attorney. 1t is the patents
upon simple articles in which the
largest amounts of money are made.
One reason is that it does not cost
much to get them out, and another is
that they do not attract attention until
ths tnpe has covered ths Held and
thus prevented some fellow slipping in
and stealing the fruits Of his discov-
cry. Probably not more than 1 per
cent of the patents taken out ever
amount to anything.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

The constantly increasing business
Of the B. & o. r. R. has necessitated
very material additions to the tele-
graph service. During the past year
nearly 1000 miles Of copper wire, 1876
pounds to the mile, have been strung.
New lines have been placed In service
between Baltimore and Pittsburg, Bal
timore and Parkersburg, Newark, O..
to Chicago, Philadelphia to Newark,
Philadelphia to Cumberland and Cum
bsrland to Grafton. During the sum
mer several Of these wires we're quad
ruplexed between Baltimore and Cum
berland and duplexed west.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

For the purpose OF sounding Chica-
go business men on the feasibility Of
holding an exhibition Of Mexican prod
ucts in Chicago to stimulate the trade
relations between the United States and
Mexico two ENJOYS OF the Mexican gov
eminent are in the city. They say
that modern machinery Is greatly need
ed In Mexico for farming as well as
manufacturing establishments, and
that only from the United States it can
be obtained cheaply. On the other
hand, they declare there are numerous
products in Mexico which are not han
died in the United States at present
merely because Of q lack Of proper
trade relations.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

The largest tree IN the world Is to
he seen at Mascali. near the foot OF
Mount Etna, and Is called "the chest
nut tree Of a hundred horses" It's
aame rose from the report that Queen
Jane Of Arag0n. with her principal no
Diliiy, took refuge from a violent storm
under ita branches. The trunk Is 20l
feet "a circumference. Tho largest tree
p I've United States. It Is said. stands
near Bear creek, on the north fork OF
rhe Iuie river, Ia California. II meas
uraa 40 feet "a circumference. The
Giant redwood tree ia Nevada is llB
feet 10 circumference.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

n Comprises Two-Thirds Of b Worlds
Product
Tvvo-thirds Of the worlds sugar crop
"a now produced in beets. None Of the
other f0odstuns has seen such rapid de-
velopment In 1854 the total product
was less than $4,000 tons. Ten years
later it was about 100000 tons. In
1871 It reached and passed the 1000
600 mark. From that time on there
was a gradual increase annually, az the
cultivation Of sugar beets developed In
the different countries Of EdrOpe, until
IN 1893 the product reached the total Of
100000 tons a year, more than twice
as much as was produced from cane.
The estimated crop for the present year
win reach $4,000 tons.
Since 1892 the product Of sugar cane
has fallen Off. The average product
Of cane sugar for the last twenty years
has been about 100000 tons.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

One Of the numerous New York
promoters" who operated a gilt
edged swindle among the good people
Of Manhattan. was sent to the peni-
Tertiary the other day, and others, it
is expected, will soon follow on the
same road. The greatest and most
successful swindler of the whole tribe,
hOWever-the handspring Of "the
Franklin syndicate"-seems to have
found the hidden tent where Dan
Coughlin, the Chicago d~efaulters, and
". A. S. Graham dwell in calm seclu-
sion.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Michigan university authorities have
determined that the employment Of
habitual drunkards as teachers, lectur-
ers or in any capacity will not be toll
Grated hereafter. It is somewhat
startling that any university should
be compelled to announce such a de-
cision. It has heretofore been taken
for granted by the general public that
no %drunkards were eve permitted to
be employed in any college OF uni
versity. Has Ann Arbor been an ex-
ception?
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

burne, making life enemies Of these
two poets. Kipling's robust derogator
has written poetry himself, but he is
better known for his dramas and his
novels. His criticisms are forceful and
earnest and are characterized by a
directness calculated to impress the
reader deeply, if not prejudice him.
An incidental effect Of his acumen
seems to be discontinue for the III
thor criticised, and very often the
suppression Of the literature com
mented upon.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

A gushing Englishwoman, who
prides herself upon her literary tastes,
said to Bret Harte at an %aristocratic
country house at which both were
guests: MY dear Mr.. Harte, ! am so
delighted to meet you'll 1 have read
everything you ever wrote, but Of all
your dialect verse there is none that
compares with your Little Breaches. F."
81 quite agree with you, madam" said
Mr.. Harte, "bus you have put the little
breeches on the wrong man."
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Conuegsmau Curtin OF Kansas has
introduced a bill authorizing the sec
rotary Of agriculture to establish two
branch stations Of his department., one
at Topeka and another at Springfield.
III. The object Of these stations is
stated to be for the manufacture OF
such remedies for hog cholera and
black leg in young cattle as he may
think proper, such remedies to be fur
nished to farmers and stock growers
at actual cost. There is said to be a
general demand for such institutions
In Illinois and Kansas, and 1t is said
their naturalization will mean much
to the farmers, particularly those who
devote their time to the raising of fine
cattle and hogs.
The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1900-02-09

Is q blot upon our land-a symptom Of
governmental ill-health. The right laws
would act upon It as Hostetter's StOm-
ach Bitters does upon constipation, or
dyspepsia. They would quickly restore
healthy purity; and this is just what
the Bitters does for the human con-
stitution. It makes the stomach strong
by curing Indigestion and biliousness.