The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-01

with files OF Hilo papers: there had beer
two runaways and q dog fight durinf
the afternoon, and to crown everythins
surburbanitc from Waikiki had blown
In to tell the editor-in-chief q weird
story about a five-legged colt which
had just been born to n mare OF which
he was the owner.
The reportoiiai stan was dealing with
the emergency with its customary yea
and acumen and the iinoiypes were be.
ing kept hot.
Presently there stumbled up the stairs
and halted in front OF the city editor,
desk, clerical looking individual, at.
tired in suit OF seedy black.
What can we do for you. sir7.' cour.
teously enquired the city editor.
After some hesitancy tho seedy one
explained that he had cone to obtair
a little information about the race OF
Omar Khayyam.
Horse editor over in that corner,
snorted the city editor, shifting at tn,
word race" take IL to him."
With trembling footsteps, he OF tn,
funereal aspect wandered over to tn,
lair Of the sporting editor who wa.
busily engaged in writing q treatise OF
gents shirt waists.
"Well. what is it," testify exclaimed
the sporty one, splitting bunch oil
straw from his mouth as he spoke
The seeker after Omarian informa.
ton stated the object of his visit and
withdrew a couple of yards beyond
armslength.
repeated the horse scribe. don't know
any such horse, walt a minute and IL
glonce through the Official Form Book
how is re bred? Do you remember,
And who owns him? Very strange
Guess he never ran round the Coas,
tracks; must be some blamed foreign.
err"
Then did the seedy one feel II incum.
bent upon him to explain that Omar
Khayyam was the name of a famous
poet and not a horse and that he want
ed information as to his genealogy
and not about any speed contest. After
making his explanation, he executed o
mastery retreat as If fearful of wrath
to come.
Then the horse editor beat his head
vehemently against the wall and iamen,
long and indecently, while a deep gloom
brooded over the office.
X X X X
There are some Chinese physicians In
this city who have taken degrees in
their profession in American universe
ties and are qualified in every way FOR
the practice of their profession. Blu,
there are also others who may be class
ed in the genus "quack," and some OF
the documents and reports that these
men turn In to the Health Department
are fearfully and wonderfully made.
The other day Chinese named Chun
Jip died at one of the relief camps and
his case was attended by some mystery
and caused good sized scare in that
vicinity for the report went forth that
he had been i'll with the plague. When
the case was investigated by the off,
Gals and DR.. Garvin had held an autop-
sy 1t was learned that the man had
died Of peritonitis. A Chinese physi-
clan had attended the man after his
death and on the strength of this he
sent in a death certificate that caused
much amusement at the Health Board
for 1t announced the cause of death to
have been ''slow heart disease
X y X X
Anent the swearing of OrientaIs as
witnesses by the form OF oath usual
among Christians, A. l.. c. Atkinson,
who appeared on behalf OF Amimoto,
the Japanese who was tried before
decided opinions.
This thing of expecting these men to
tell the truth when they are sworn as
Christians Is not right" says Jack,
for they don't believe in the sanctity
of a Christian oath any more than we
should in one taken on the Koran or
by the bones of Buddha. They tell the
story of q Chinese once who had been
an interested witness to the methods
employed in an English court where 1t
is the custom to kiss the Book instead
of lifting the hand when sworn. Final
ly the Chinese was called to give his
testimony, and he was questioned as to
his religion and asked whether he be-
lieved in the Christian oath.
You bettee," he replied cheerfully,
"makee no diff. Alice samee. Me kill
lum looster, tossum coin, burnum joss
stick, smellum book. ALE samee."
X X X X
Not everybody knows that Allan Her
bert, the silver-haired but ever young
host of Kalihi, is Forty miner. But he
is. Mr.. Herbert was one of the first of
the pioneer band and he was not long
in making a strike. With a fellow pros
pector he found a pocket on the South
Fork of the Yuba from which he took
sixty-four pounds Of pure gold worth
SIG an ounce. This was packed in an
old pair of wooden drawers and carried
to Nevada City where 1t was turned
into cash. Young Herbert went back
home. then voyaged to Europe and saw
ell that was worth seeing there and In
course of time went broke. He thought
IL would be an easy matter to find more
gold in California so he sought the ST.
erras again. II worked hard for two
years." says the Sage OF Kabhi with
q reminiscent smile. land at the end OF
that time I was in debt for my grub"
X X X X
Passers by the grounds surrounding
the judiciary building about $3.50 o'clock
yesterday morning saw curious sight.
Tho t,opohoo an a1Uaroba tree