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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-11

Sewing would move along faster II
women didn't cut patterns out Of news
papers with poetry in them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-11

MESSENGER SERVICE.
Honolulu Messenger Service deliveG
messages and packages. Tel. 37S.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-11

Cures Coughs, Colds, Group,
Asthma, Bronchitis and all
affections of the Throat and
Lungs.
1t Is very pleasant to take,
has no bad after taste.
Stop the cough in time and
stay Consumption.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Joe JeHerson's Nap.

A good story is told of an expert
ence of Joseph Jefferson, the great
actor. A number OF years ago he
played ore-night engagement in a
small Indiana town, appearing in his
favorite part of Rip Van Winkle. In
the hotel at which he stopped was an
Irishman recently landed" who act
ed as porter and general assistant.
Judged by the deep and serious in
terest which he took in the house, he
might have been clerk, lessee and
proprietor, rolled into one.
At about o'clock in the morning
Mr.. Jefferson was startled by violent
humping on his door. When he
struggled into consciousness and real
lied that he had left no "call'' order
at the office he was naturally very in
dignant. But his sleep was spoiled
for that morning, so he arose and soon
after appeared before the clerk.
"See here" he demanded of that
individual, "why was l called at this
unearthly hour?"
81 don't know, SIR" answered the
clerk. 'Ill ask Mike"
The Irishman was summoned. Said
the clerk mike, there was no call
for Mr.. Jefferson. Why did you dis
turb him?"
Taking the clerk by the lapel Of the
coat the Hlbernian led him to one side
and said, in mysterious whisper,
"He were shnoring loike horse, sor,
and Old heerd the b'ys saying as how
he were onct afther shaping for
twinty years, so Oh ses to mesilf, ses
Oh, 'Moike, it's cooming onto him
agin, and it's yer juty to git the cray
ther out O. yer house Instantly p
Leslie's Weekly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Rare and Exquisite shawls.

The Duchess of Northumberland
nas shawl eight yards square which
is SO fine it can be folded into an or
dinary coffee cup. 1t is made of the
hair of species of Persian cat, and
thousands of the animals lost their
beautiful coats to obtain the material
for this particular shawl The spin
ming, weaving and fashioning of the
shawl required many years of labor.
The wool from which the Bokhara
shawls are made is cut from the breasts
OF the camels while the hair is fine
and growing. Great care is taken
that not hair shall be lost and it is
stored carefully until enough has been
accumulated to spin. The wool is ex-
quisite and soft, the yarn spun from
it being dyed in the most beautiful
colors.
Lovely Chudda shawls are as fine as
those of the famous fairy godmother's
and, like hers, they, too, can be drawn
through finger ring. Some people
buy them each year for undergar-
ments.
A coat which was owned by Louis
XIV was made entirely from cobwebs
and cost years of deft labor.
A gown which was worn by Nine.
de Montesnap was made OF spun gold.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Style In Wedding Rings.

'It is generally supposed that
women regard their wedding rings rs
sacred" remarked a Chestnut street
jeweler, "but as matter of fact they
don't. Specifically they may give
you this impression, but when you
come right down to it they don't let a
little matter like sentiment stand in
way of style.
"Style in wedding rings? Why, to
he sure. The ring that is now used
is narrow circlet of gold which looks
like little more than guard for the
other rings on the finger. But that
isn't the point. What l want to en-
phasize is the fact that women who
were married years ago and whose
wedding rings are the old style, mas
sive affairs, are coming in every day to
have them altered to conform to the
present style.
''Even elderly women with married
daughters of their own seem to have
little sentiment in the matter and have
their heavy bands shaved down to the
size required by the present fashion. "
Philadelphia Record.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Aprons for Ornament.

The daintiest of aprons are shown
in the shops where frills are made a
science and fine art. They are made
of silk, of muslin and of boiling cloth,
and all are trimmed with velvet rib
bons, lace insertions and frills of pale
hued silk OF soft muslin. For the
woman who loves to preside over the
tea table, for the girl who is devotee
of embroidery or fancy work, or for
the young woman who simply likes to
wear anything ostensibly useful, but
undeniably coquettisb, becoming and
pretty, these aprons are things of
beauty and JOY as long they last. Very
pretty ones are of bright hued silk
with bordering frills of finely pleated
silk headed with narrow bands of
black OF colored velvet ribbon. The
pockets are always odd and orna-
mental. In some of the muslin aprons
the pockets are made of lace and
adorned by rosettes of looped bebe
ribbon or knots of crisp taieta silk.
Velvet strings are French notion
and monogram embroidered on the
pockets is considered very chaute-
claire-as they say in Paris.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
GIeaninss from the shops.

Ladies' cashmere golf gloves in
bright shades.
Graduated fringes in all colorings
with knotted headings.
Bath robes, house gowns and dress.
ing jackets in great variety.
fastened with large rhinestone but.
tons.
Satin-trimmed coats for mems wear
in all plain colors and dark mix.
lures.
Fur toques trimmed with pompons
or long plumes of tulle or chiffon and
flowers.
Large and small crystal pendants
in which violets and other flowers are
incased.
Newmarkets of doub ble-faced chevio'
melton cloth or kersey, with flu,
trimmings.
Evening wraps with hoods attached
of pink chiffon garnished with wide
cream lace.
Rich cream color laces having THEN
rhinestones
Panne in white and various light
shades, showing hand paintings, fol
evening wear.
Superb collections of ermine capes.
coats, colla"ettes and neck scarfs, with
muffs to match.
Bonbonnieres representing various
devices set with mock jewels or en-
ameled designs.
Many 6chus of net or liberty edged
with frills, showing rows of baby rib
bon, fringe or lace.
Boxed waist lengths OF silk or satin
marked at one, half the original prices
when sold by the yard.
Fur wraps of every variety with long
stole ends showing many heads and
tails arranged singly or in cluster.
Many tastefully boxed dress pat
terms including silk, woolen materials
and rich transparencies for evening
wear. Dry Goods Economist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
"An Empty Sack
Cannot Stand Upriqht. -
E1ZAzl:I;|'|X RI Q s;'l!Ik:5I:l5IIIEY
Novel Way of Leveling a Chimney.

Novel Way of Leveling a Chimney.
An engineer recently made an in
teresting report to the British Insti
tuition of Mining Engineers on the
telling of q huge chimney which was
SO high ana constructed so strongly
that the prospect of demolishing il
by the slow and expensive means of
breaking it down from the top was
appalling to the owners. The engi.
neer who was intrusted with the task
of devising better way of taking it
down decided that he would try to
fell it as one would fell tree, with
the exception that, of course, so sim
pie an expedient as chopping it down
was out of the question. He had tho
problem, also, of making it fall to
the south, as it would wreck build
ings if it fell in another direction.
The chimney was two hundred and
twenty feet high, with base Of TWEEN,
ty-one feet. The workmen were set
to work cutting away the brickwork
on the south side. AS fast as the
bricks were taken out they were re
placed with wooden supports, which
had spaces left in them. After about
forty feet had been cut ont the spaces
were filed with tar and parafin, wooG
was piled high up around it and
the fire was set. Six minutes after
ward the chimney fell exactly on the
line marked out for it. The cost OF
the work was only a trife compared
with what it would have been had the
old-fashioned method of throwing
the material down, bit by bit, from
the top been employed. And, in adj
dition, many thousands of bricks were
saved for further use.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
GETTING THE NEWS.
Not Restricted by Any Question of the
Cost of Obtaining 1t.

Not Restricted by Any Question of the
Cost of Obtaining 1t.
The collection of news is not re.
stricted by any question of the cost of
obtaining it. Fifty years ago it was
considered remarkable feat for one
newspaper to obtain information of an
important event in advance of COM
petitors. Today it is a matter of COM
mentif any paper fails to publish all the
news desired by its readers. If a war
is fought ON any part of the earth
there are reporters on the firing line,
and no expense is spared in collect
ing and transmitting by the quickest
method available full reports of any
event of worldwide Importance. To-
day the hiring of special trains, the
stringing of a special line of telegraph
wire, the charter of a ship, the fitting
out of an exploring expedition, OF any
other great enterprise in the way OF
collecting information for the papers
of the United States, is SO much part
of the every day business of journalism
that such things are accepted as a
matter of course, or cause no more
than passing comment.
Half century ago the result of a
national convention or election was
not known all over the country for
weeks afterward. In the case of a
national convention today telegraph
wires lead from the convention hall
into the Offices of all the newspapers
in the larger cities. An operator sits
near the platform of the presiding Of
ficer, and with a muffled key he sends
over the wire full report of the pro.
ceedings, with description of every
incident of interest. At the other end
of the line is an operator at type
casting machine receiving the report
and putting it into lines as fast
as received. When a candidate
for president has been nominated, ex-
ira editions of the daily papers are
selling on the streets of cities thou
sand miles away almost before the ap-
plause for the winning man has died
out in the convention hall. The peo-
pie of every city and town in the
United States where a newspaper is
published would feel themselves
cheated of their rights if they failed
to receive news of the result of an
election by midnight OF the day on
which the ballots were cast. Walter
L. Hawley in Appletons' Popular
Science Monthly.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Handsome Winter Skirts.

There seems every reason to hope
that common sense will be allowed to
prevail and that the grotesgue tight
ness which has disfgured a great
many of the recent skirts will not be
allowed to play havoc with our winter
dresses. In the very nature of things,
the skirts are bound to be narrow and
tight fitting, but there is absolutely
no reason why we should submit to
wearing those ugly and ungraceful
skirts, in which it is difficult to walk,
except in the mincing gait peculiar to
China, and impossible to sit down
with any reasonable hope of ever be-
ing able to get up again.
Quite the newest gowns in Paris
and Vienna. although they are fire.
quently made with tunics and draped
double skirts, have none OF them that
exaggerated tightness which prevailed
during the summer months, and there
are some really charming gowns in
fine cloth, which have been made
by very well known Paris modiste,
in which the skirts hang with quite
q graceful amount of fullness from be-
low the hips.
One of these, for instance, is made
in nut brown cloth, very fine in tex
ture and light in weight. The under
skirt is plain and fairly full, while
the tunic is cut in vandvke points
and edged quite simply with some six
or seven rows of fine stitching. The
upper part of this tunic, although it
fits the figure beautifully just below
the waist, has the indescribable full
ness and freedom which mark the
gown at once with the chic distinction
of novelty.
The coat bodice which is very
smartly trimmed in front with double
rows of tiny gold buttons, may also
be said to mark new departure. In
place of the jaunty little basques which
have been SO eminently characteristic
Of the smartest coats this season, the
jacket in question has basques which
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
The Bicycle in France.

Everybody in Paris will soon berun-
ming on wheels. There are in France
chiefly in Paris--over half million
regis tered bicyclists. In 1894 the
number was 203, ,O26, and last year
4S3, Ala. Each one pays tax and
carries q license. The above number
does not include motor cycles and
motor cars, which are far more plenti-
full in France than in England. Mo.
tor cycles are to be used by postmen
for collecting letters in Paris.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
APrettx woman,s Plant.

EDO you know I think that plain
women have the best OF it, after all,
remarked woman who is SO unde-
niably pretty that she can afford to
talk despondently about it. Take
the woman in business, for instance.
Who would worry about a pretty wom-
ans success? A man admires her for
her appearance, or else doesn't think
about her. His sense of chivalry isn't
troubled, because he thinks every one
else will be nice and considerate to a
pretty girl. AS far as business is con-
cerned, he doesn't think about her at
all. He considers, on principal, that a
pretty woman isn't useful o. clever. On
the other hand, very plain woman,
who has neither beauty, style nor
She may not want it, of course, but
he unconsciously thinks, well, here's
a girl with odds against her. Ill give
here q chance. If she proves clever
it doesn't come as such n surprise as
when the pretty woman proves that
she is not entirely devoid of intelli-
gence. Then men distrust the pretty
woman and women envy her, and she
always gets credit for being designing
and vain, whether she is or not. All
of this does not render her position in
life very genial, if she is poor and
comparatively alone in the world; and
if she adds graces of mind and charm
of manner to beauty of face and figure
she is not apt to make many we'll
meaning friends"
Seems to me you are rather bitter
this morning." observed the pretty
woman's friend. (which 'spiteful cat
has been criticising you now, Won
der?"
"None. They don't bother me very
much. 1 was just thinking of the
trials and woes / have had which are
directly traceable to what people call
my 'piquante face If / were hand
some it would be different. 1 could
be majestic and awe-inspiring then,
but I'm only just ornamental enough
to look useless in an Office or school
room and not sufficiently dazzling to
pose as professional beauty. 1 don't
care to be a typewriter or go on the
stage, and in all other professions
good looks seem to be drawback. l
mean it. They may enable one to
get positions easily. But do they help
one to keep them? l tried teaching
small children once. Their mother
accused me of flirting with her hus-
banda short, stout, apoplectic man
| of ffty-because he remarked in her
hearing that l was fine looking girl.
Men-the most of men whom my sis
ters have married-don't marry really
pretty girls. They marry plain girls
with pretty points, girls whose looks
+! depend a great deal upon the way they
dress their hair or put on their
clothes. The average man fights shy
of beautiful wife. / shall probably
end by marrying an old gentleman
who wants an attractive person to
preside at his dinner table"
And then she sighed and put on her
hat without looking in the mirror. =
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

are of some seven or eight inches in
depth and which slope in front in o
downward direction.
Several stitched strappings of cloth
qrim the upper part of this coat and
the sleeves, as we'll as the rounded
revers, while in front it shows, when
open, very pretty under bodice of
shocked and gathered surah in soft
shade of green, which harmonizes to
perfection with the brown OF the
cloth.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Defences of Pretoria.

The latest reports of the armament
of the circle of forts defending Pre-
toria is that they are mounted with
"a aud 26 centimetre guns besides a
number of guns OF smaller caliber and
quick firing. The supply of projec-
tiles and explosives is said to be
ample for prolonged siege, and the
small arm ammunition that was laid
IN before the war began amounted to
5000, 900 cartridges.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
; FOR WOMAN'S BENEFIT.
making Amulets Useful.

One of the uses of the new fad for
amulets is to have the medallion fitted
with brooch pin and hook on the
back and wear it with the kimona, now
SO popular in the place of wrappers,
tea gowns aud other negligee gar
ments. The medallion is used to pin
the kimona together, leaving the neck
lace hanging loosely about the neck.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
tional remedies Deafness is caused by an IN
famed condition of the mucous lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is in
feet hearing, and when it is entirely CLOSED
Deafness is the result, and unless the inflam
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
destroyed forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by catarrh) that can.
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without it. Cascarets, Candy Cathar.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm n
Danish pimpies, boils, blotches, blackheads.
Cascarets, for ten cents. All drug
gists, satisfaction guaranteed. l0c. 25c, SOC.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Mrs. Gillian-''Now, Mrs. Wyckoff,
we really must say goodby. Dear.
while you put your overcoat on, want
to tell Mrs. Wyckoffa secret"
Mr.. Gillian-"All right. I'll just
go and get my hair cut and meet you
at the corner"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

A cyanide teaching vat made of wood
which had been in use for four years
was recently sted as to the percent
age of values absorbed. A hole was
bored one half inch deep IN the bot
tom, and the shavings therefrom as
sayed $13 per ton. Thus the absorp-
tion by wooden tanks is shown not to
be as great as has been claimed.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

The cultivation of fruit trees along
the highways of France is being ex.
tended each year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

A German paint for giving to wood
great resistance to acids and steam
under pressure consists of two parts
by weight Of gypsum aud one part of
asbestos stirred together with OK blood
into thick liquid. The paint is ap-
piled evenly to wood perfectly dry.
After few hours another coat with
the addition of linseed oil varnish-
is given, and the work is dried several
days in the open air or more quickly
over wood fire. The paint is then
steamed slowly and dried for con-
siderable time. The coating adheres
firmly, is cheap, harmless, odorless
and tasteless, and therefore does not
affect liquids in vessels covered with
II
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Not single infectious disease is known
in Greenland.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
Don't Tobacco Spit and smoke Your Life Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full Of life, nerve and vigor, take No.To-
Bac, the wonderworler. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran.
teed Booklet and sample free Address
Sterling Remedy Co. ChicaCo or New YORK.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The use of silicate of soda in refin-
ing heavy petroleums has been rec
commended. 1t is useful in making
from spindle to cylinder oils. The
silicate is used as a neutralizing agent
after treatment with sulphuric acid,
and it is said to be highly efficacious.
1t may be used either alone or in con-
nection with caustic soda.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

! Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds-Mrs NJ q.
BLUNT, Sprague, Wash, March 8. 1894
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Little Prince Edward Island had $1,000
milch cows In 1898.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

In France thetheatres hire men to laugh
at comedies.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, softens the gums, reduces intiamm@
ton. alIays pain cures wind collie. 25c. a bottle
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

The first balloon ascent was made in
1873.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarees.
Candy Cathartfc, cure constipation forever.
t0c c6c. II G. C. c. fail. druggists refund money.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

New York City has twelve times as many
churches as Berlin.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

VITALITY low, debilitated or exhausted cured
by pr. Kline's 1nvigorating Tonic. FIRE. s.
trial bottle for weeks treatment. DR.. Kline
Id, 93l Arch St. Philadelnhia. bounded 1871
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

The first newspaper advertisements ap-
peared in 1862.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

How Are Your Kidneyss
DR.. Hobbs Sparagus Pills all kidney Ills. Sam
ole free. Add. Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or NY
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Type are slightly less than one inch in
length.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

About 20, 900, 900 false teeth are manufac-
.ured annually in the United States.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Immense coal fields have been discovered
Zululand.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

Professor Koch found during his
recent trip in German East Africa that
the natives fear calves as if they were
lions. One day he got four natives to
hold calf for him while he inoculated
it with the germs of malaria. When
he cut the skin the animal kicked,
whereupon the natives let it go,
howled in terror, and climbed up
trees.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

A Frenchman, named Faber, pro-
posed to build an electric road up
Mont Blanc. In order to avoid the
glaciers, he suggests tunnelling just
below ridge which extends along the
side of the mountain. The upper
station will be located upon q rocky
promontory some eight hundred feet
below the top, which is simply mass
Of ice The road will be of the rack
and pinion type, and about six miles
long. Power will be derived from a
waterfall. Two million dollars is the
estimated cost .,g.,-, :.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-01

The curious fact has been noted that
the nitrifying bacterium, which rem
ders such service in purifying sewage
and other matter is the greatest de-
stroyer of the works of the water en-
gineer. The gradual crumbling and
the turning to mud of cement mortar,
an effect formerly attributed to the
carbonic acid and other mineral sub
stances of the water, proves to be the
work of the nitrifying organism, and
is difficulty not yet easy to over
come. In this case we have helpful
bacteria that also do great harm.