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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-18
INF ANT INDUSTRY
THAT, MAY. GROW
An Exhibit of Sisal Fibre
Which Attracts Much
Attention.

Three big punches of ssal fibre In the
window of the Pacific Hardware Com
pany attracted many passersby yes
the handsome looking product, and
many questions were asked anyone
who ventured any statments on the
possibilities of the industry in Hawaii.
Those who had travelled on the Oahu
railway are familiar with the stretches
of sisal tho miles west of Eva MILL
and strangers making the run to
Waialua often remark the rows of
plants which at first glance look like
cactus, and which seem to grow In a
soil covered with rocks.
Not everyone knows that these
stretches of sisal represent an infant
industry which some day may mean
wealth to Hawaii. and which in any
event is a hopeful start in the direc-
ton of diversified agriculture
The fibre was made of sisal from this
farm near Eva, and the Hawaiian
Fibre Co, Ltd, which owns it.@has
5000 acres Of land there, all susceptible
is leased from the Eva plantation COM
pany. The fibre company began clear
ing about two years ago. and now have
405 acres planted, having set out ESQ.,
600 plants.
The land was very rocky, and was
useless to Eva for sugar cane. kuIu
and lantana being the only growths
until sisal was planted.
Walter Weldon, the secretary and
treasurer of the company, said yester-
day that for twenty-three months
from the first planting up to December,
practically no rain had fallen on the
plants, and that out of the quarter of
a million set out not 1000 had failed
to thrive. Water, while aiding the
growth, seems not to be necessity.
and except for the clearing, the ex-
pense had been small.
Sisal takes two and half to three
years to reach ordinary maturity, and
four years to attain it's prime. The
fibre in the hardware company's win
dow is of three ages. From the oldest
plants the straws are five feet long,
and from the two-year-o.d some have
a length of two and a half feet 1t is
clean and bright, and of great textile
strength. A single selected raw thread
7n being tested yesterday bore a strain
of twelve pounds. and three threads
held twenty-five pounds easily
The company will send to Commits
sioner Dodge, at Washington, D. c.,
and to experts in California and the
northwest, samples Of t e hemp.
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stories, some pathetic and some mirthful.
but through them all running the exuuis-
ite touch Of sympathy and the keynote
to human nature that Mr.. Murphy knows
so well how to handle as an appeal to
those who listen to him.
At the close Of the meeting the invita-
-tional song was sung and Mr.. Murphy
reaped his Usual harvest of pledge-signers.
One of the first to come to the front was
Franklin Austin. who has called himself
a Bohemian and who now repents of it.
Mr.. Austin mounted the pulpit steps
and addressed the congregation. He made
somewhat lengthy speech In testimony
o. the power he felt working within him.
Il have long been drinking man."
said he. "and have been a long time
trying to overcome the habit Last night
l sat here and listened to Mr. Murphy
and as listened realized keenly that
it was best for me to stop, ana the full
determination came up within me to
never touch another drop of liquor again,
but my mind was not even then clear,
and l have always made it rule not
to act hastily or upon the impulse of
the moment, SO I resolved to sieep over
the matter came here again tonight,
and / am glad to say that l had not
changed my mind. Now, I do not pro-
fess any religious feeling, nor attach my
self to any church, but do feel that the
prayers OF 2LhoSe inside the circle of re-
ligion can avail much. I believe there is
some great controlling force on high, and
1 think that religious people are In touch
with the divine spark, and that their
prayers are heard and have their infiu-
ence. Particularly the Central Union
Church / wish to speak about-some peo-
pie have said that man could not sue
ceed in any kind of business in Honolulu
unless he is hand in glove with Central
Union Church, and that there is more
business and pull in the Central Union
Church than there is religion. Personal
ly,' viii say that / think that there
are more hypocrites in Central Union
Church than there are out of it in Ho-
polulu, but / did not come here to curry
favor with the church, and have moth
ing to say about that. I came here to
sign the pledge and I have signed it. I
hope / viii be able to keep it. If / don't,
however, I hope that there will not be
anyone who will point the finger of scorn
at me. and that I shall get the reward of
a credit mark on the heavenly records
up there, for having tried, anyway. That
is all / have to say"
A number of earnest-appearing men
signed the pledge, quietly and unostenta-
tiously, without Comment. Mr.. Murphy
went about among them, as is his Gus
tom, encouraging and welcoming. To-
morrow night the choirs from all the
Protestant churches viii be in attend
ance, and special vocal numbers will be
given A number of ladies will also go
with Mr.. Murphy to the Honolulu Iron
Works at the noon hour to assist in the
singing.
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eign caller, but receives all with admir-
able patience. About II he takes lunch
con, then takes a turn in the garden for
about an hour. and afterwards a rest in
the chair for about half an hour. From
about 2 p. M he either goes out to make
calls or spends the time for while in
general conversation with his trusty
friends. Dinner taken at 6. he listens to
the oral translation of important items
from English newspapers made by one OF
the aged statesman's sons for his father.
who cannot read them in the original AT
about he opens the letters sent him
from his Chinese and foreign friends. and
two hours after he goes to bed BY the
way. the arrival of Ii in Picking has been
followed. seemingly, by the disappearance
of the TsungH Yamen. which is quartered
ar certain temple In other words, with
LIS arrival all the principal officials in
the office have begun TO attend to their
duties at his residence instead of at their
respective offices.
SNOW IN TIEN-TSIN.
On the Sd inst. snow covered the ground
one foot deep at Tien-Tsin.
PEKING-PAoTINFU RAILWAY.
An official telegram dated Tien-Tsin the
1st inst. reports that the Peking-Paoting-
fu Railway has been opened to the SER
vice of the allies, the line going direct to
BARON NISHI
An official telegram dated Taku the 4th
inst. says that Baron Nishi, our retiring
Minister to China, will start from Taku
on the 9Th and that he will sail from
Tsinwang Island on the 9Th on board the
tChitose for Yokosuka direct
THE TENsHIN MARU.
The N. Y. ks steamer. Tenshin Maru
Q,706 tons), which left Otaru on the 1st
inst. for Kobe via ports, encountered a
gale in the evening of the 9th after she
had left Oginohama. The deck was re-
peatedly washed by the waves and some
fittings We're carried away, and the ves-
sci lost, besides, about 600 bonitos and
oil casks. She managed to enter Yoko-
hama on Monday morning, having met
with no further mishaps esS
SUNDAYS EARTHQUAKE.
At 49 minutes and IA seconds past
o'clock on Sunday afternoons rather Sc
we're shock of earthquake was experience
ed in Toxic. According to reports re-
ceived in the Central MeteoroIogicaI OBJ
servatory, similar shock, although less
severe than that felt in the capital, took
place at Mito, Utsunomiya, Choshi, Yo-
kohama, Kobe, Matsumoto. and other
places in the northeast. The center of
the earthquake is not exactly known, but
it is considered probable thatait was To-
Gated somewhere near Toxic.
PRICES OF GOODS
Baron Ishiguro spoke as follows to a
representative of the Kokumin about the
relative fluctuations of market prices dur
Ing the last twenty-three years, the calcu-
1ations being based on the journals of the
Baron's household:
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Major Bracket. secretary and finan-
cial agent of the United States Exhi-
b4tion Committee at Paris, was the
victim of a daring attempt at robbery
IN January 5th. He had in his pos
SESSION 81 900 in gold and notes and
vas riding in bis carriage when the
rebber stopped the eauipage and de-
marded the money. Bracket drew his
revolver ard succeeded in capturing
the would be thief but uoon discover
ing that he was an American, he was
permitted to escape.
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" aJority Against Tipping.

~s-ters benefited by fees in view
/ tLol Ll that they make employers
assd-,-l ;'s.l- loWer wages? OF thirty
rrSSoelations of hosts and walters
nj. 10y 70 whom this question was
~ Lourteen answered yes, while
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NEGLECT YOUR EYES; you
Uut one pair. Don't wear other
glasses; your eyes differ from
Don't wear cheap, improperly
S slssses; they viii ruin your eyes.
sN't : z. LUCAS, OPTICIAN, Love
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~ Agent to take acknowledg-
70 Instruments, district of Kona,
at W. c. Achi's office, King ST.,
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CONTRACTORS

l, PATY.-Contractor and Builder,
ana office fitting; brick, wood or
ouiioing; shop. Hotel ST., near
acKs: res, i641 Anapuni.
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sTENoGRAPHERS.
ERf'-Public Stenographer, at
E. d-1Shs'ngs insurance department,
- moor, Judd bldg; Tel. Main ssa.
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r.. V. Z. DOVE, C.E.-Surveyor and
engineer office new Magoon bldg,
Alakea and Merchant Sts.; P. o.
A. Orders taken for typewriting.
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JEWELERS.
OPTICIANS

fLsh & CO.-SaE Francisco, Jewell
o-'o StIYersmiths. See advt. inside.
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BROKERS
AGENTS.

CAhPBELL-ofice Queen St. op-
'e uRion Feed Co.
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FDoN IRON WORKS.-Engineers and
laers Of Pumping and Sugar Ma
Nely ana complete power plants: Of
: foom Z. Spreckels block; Tel. 1e4.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

EAL, ESTATE AND INVESTMENTS
|ecLELLAN. POND & Co.-Judd Bldg;
|Tel Main 60.
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C. ROGERS, M.D.-Eye, Ear, Nose
hd Throat; Hotel ST.. opp. Y. NJ. c. a.;
purs 9 tc Il, 2 to 4:30, z to 8.
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Jane Oaker. the actress. daughter
Of e P4aer tho rqf1araire tobacco
manufactures of ST Louis. viii marry
Gale r. Hamilton, an actor.
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Es I. TAYLOR, NJ. Am. Soc. C. E.
sulung g Hydraulic Engineer; 2es
Fd Blk. Honolulu: Tel eSs.
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! T. AITAMURA.-Ofice 1863 Nuuanu
:: Tel White 152: Office hours, to 10
m: to and to S p. m, except
undays.
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1 N. Observation-Disclosures, Notary
Public and Commissioner for New York
knd Cal. Merchant ST.; Tel. Main 6s.
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INSURANCE
ARCHITECTS.

el.RDSLEE & PAGE, Architects and
|iiaers.-Office rooms "a, Arlington
the3' Honolulu. H. L; sketches and
rect estimates furnished at short no
Il; Tel. 70; P. o. boz IT'S.
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N. LoNG.-Attorney and Notary Pub
bic; 100 Bethel St
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ENGINEERS.

TON. NELL & CO., LTD.-Engi-
Frs, Electricians and Beilermakers.
nOlulu.
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ATTORNEYS

IyLE A. DICKEY.-King and Bethel
|sts.: Tel. SO6; P. o. box 7SS.
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T. KATSUNUMA.-of1ce, Club Sta
IS; hours, s a. m. to 4 p. m; Tel. AL.
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C. B. HIGH.-Philadelph Dental
piege 1892; Masonic Temple; Tel. 3l3.
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Murphy Crusade
at Central
Union.
TEMPERANCE WORK
VERY SUCCESSFUL
Franklin Austin Among Those
Who Sign Abstinence
Pledge.

N ESPITE the winds and disagree
III able weather, Central Union
~ church was well filed last night
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ORIENT
NEWS.
Russia Is Active In
Peninsula of
Corea.
KINGDOM HIRES A
GERMAN MUSICIAN
The Remarkable Rise in Prices of
Staples in Japan in
20 Years.

TOXIC, Japan, Jan. S.-A telegram
dated Soul. the 9Th inst. and sent
u to the Jill says that the Russian
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-06
Labor Day Observed.

The observance of Labor Day Mon
day was the most general here of any
previous year. The stores were all
closed and during the afternoon, par
ticularly, the business part of the
place was more like that of Sunday.
The great attraction for those who
wanted an outing was at the park in
the afternoon, the electric road doing
a large business. The athletic sports
were of an interesting character, and
drew a crowd of about 500 people.
The results were as a whole, very
creditable and showed that Bellows
Fails has some excellent athletes.
The 100-yard dash was won by Dan
Thompson, Carl Northrup I'd, and the
pole vault was won by the same ath-
lete. The running high jump was won
by James Gorham LIST and Dan Thomp-
son I'd. The running broad Jump re-
suited in 1st prize to Gorham and I'd to
Hermon Hoar. In the potato race
Young Busby took the cake first and
Amblo second. The base ball game
late in the afternoon between the Sax
tons River and Bellows Falls teams
was played under disadvantages, the
rain having set in just before the start.
The result was a score of 8 to 5 in
favor of Bellows Falls. The prizes
were awarded by j. H. Blakely. and
A. w. Truax was starter. The after
noon was cloudy, which probably kept
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SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
G. L. Smith has gone to Albany, N.
Y, to attend a business college.

G. L. Smith has gone to Albany, N.
Y, to attend a business college.
]. H. Ware bought large number
of cattle in this vicinity this week
Marvin Howard has gone to Madi-
son, N. Y, to visit. He was accompa-
MED by his sister.
w. A. Porter Of Pawlet is visiting in
town. He and his wife will return to
their home this week.
Superintendent Nash and wife and
Freight Division Agent Dohl of New
London were in town this week.
DR.. Millington and three young sons
have gone to Pottsville, Pa, where
the boys will remain to attend school.
A. Il. Cudworth is attending court
at Newfane this week; also c. NJ.
Games as grand juror and NJ. c. Hunt
ley as petit juror.
The Methodists ladies' aid society
met with Mrs. j. NJ. Martin Wednes-
day. They were well entertained and
had pleasant time.
L. o. Pierce has gone to aJmaica to
teach in the higher department of the
village schools. This is his ninth
term in the same school.
The schools in this village began
last Monday with the same teachers as
the last two terms, Miss Jessie Far
mum in the higher department, and
Miss Mary Pierce in the primary.
Levi P. Reynolds, an old resident,
died at his home in the north part
of the town Monday at the advanced
age of "a years. He was born and
always lived at the place where he
died. He leaves a wife and one son,
A. p. Reynolds of Landgrove. He was
a man very much respected for his
upright character and sterling quail
ties.
The ]. P. Morgan company gave a
tent show on Tuesday evening, at
which time they rendered the drama
Uncle Toms Cabin" to a large audi.
ence. The number present was esti-
mated at 500 The company was ac-
companied by a band and gave a
street parade at noon, one of the at
fractions of which were the Shetland
| and New Zealand ponies.
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many away, but no rain fell until near
ly night. In the evening the fire works
were omitted, but the dance in the pa
vilion was attended by large crowd,
and the local base ball team, under
whose direction it was held, Melted
about 500 from it. Most of the mills
were run as usual through the day.
William Birch of Milford, Mass, a
cousin of F. H. Hobson, has been
spending a part of the week at the lat
ter's home on Old Terrace.
Derby & Balls scythe snath works
at the north end of the village started
up Tuesday and are running on full
time after the usual summer vacation
of about six weeks. o.
John B. Drew, who has for the past
four years worked here as a barber,
a part of the time owning a shop, left
Wednesday with his wife for his old
home in Randolph. After spending a
vacation of three or four weeks Mr.
Drew will enter the veterinary depart
ment of Cornell University at Ithaca
for a three years course, and will de-
vote his life to that profession.
Ned Hobson, who is now working
upon the machinery of the large guns
of Fort Hamilton in New York harbor
came to Bellows Falls Saturday and
returned Monday afternoon. He
brought with him his gasoline motor
bicycle and used it about town during
his stay. He found that, while II
works perfectly upon the smooth roads
in the vicinity of New York, the jar
of our rougher roads interfered with
its perfect working, and 1t was of lit
tie use here.
The Bellows Falls G. Saxtons River
Street railway is doing a very large
freight business this week. Farmers
along the line who have this year
raised sweet corn for the Westminster
canning factory have been shipping
many carloads by rail, it being cheap
er than by team. Tuesday at the side
track for the steam mill, and at the
! Park siding, there were about 20 cars
| being loaded with lumber and it Is al
moved very promptly. The freighting
over the road is largely in charge Of
B. NJ. Walker. who was the owner Of
the old stage line over the same route
The Vermont Fruit company, Of
which John S. Knowlton is the princi
pal owner and manager and for which
| D. r. Campbell is selling goods, has
arranged to place in their works al
once 10 generators of the most ap
proved pattern for the purpose oil
| changing their stock of 1900 to 1906
| barrels of last years cider into vine
| gar Arrangements are being made tC
use as many apples as last year al
| the factory between here and SaxtOns
River, and many carloads will be
shipped there by the electric road
This factory is proving a great boor
to the farmers who have surplus Of
cider apples heretofore unmarketable
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coIumbia win pefend the Gun.

The American cup committee yesterday
selected the yacht Columbia, champion of
1899. to defend the cup in the races to be
sailed with Shamrock II, beginning Sept
q. There will be no more trial races be-
tween the Constitution and Columbia
The latter will be taken as soon as pos
sible to Bristol and overhauled and then
taken to the Erie Basin. where she and
the Shamrock will be measured for the
cup races. The cup defender will be cap
tanned by Charlie Barr and ex-Commo-
dore E. D. Morgan will act as managing
owner.
In the first of the trial races on Satur-
day the Columbia beat the Constitution
minutes and SO seconds elapsed time,
and about minutes corrected time.
The race vase sailed in a knot breeze
which strengthened toward the finish.
The race was a fast one, the Columbia
sailing the 80 miles in hours. % min
utes and SO seconds. The Constitution
finished first in the trial "Wednesday, hav-
ing lead of "a seconds on elapsed time,
but on corrected time the Columbia was
Il seconds ahead. The Constitution was
handicapped by a poor start and met
with a slight accident, her balloon jib
being thrown away.
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Miss Matte L. Guild, President Illi-
nois Young Peoples Christian Temper
ance Union, in a recent letter from Chi
cago, Ill, says:
az doubt if Peruna has a rival In all
the remedies recommended to-day for
catarrh of the system. A remedy that
will cure catarrli of f1e stomach win
cure the same condition of the mucous
membrane anywhere. have found II
the best remedy I have ever tried for
cafarrh, and believing IL worthy my
endorsement I gladly accord It,"
Catarrh Of the abdominal organs is
very much more common in summer
than in winter time. This form Of ca
tarrh might be appropriately clsssed as
summer catarrh.
Peruna will cure catarrh wherever
located. In pelvic catarrh it has won
we'll deserved renown. Peruna will
cure any case of diarrhea, acute or
chronic. Peruna is an absolute specific
for dysentery. Peruna cures catarrh OF
the liver. Peruna cures catarrh Of the
stomach.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co, Co
Iumbus, o., for a free book entitled
"Summer Catarrh."
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c. X. Stedman has begun the con.
struction of new barn.
Mrs. Oscar Moore of Springfield.
Mass. is guest at Asa H. STATIONS s.
Miss Gertrude Williams of Maiden.
Mass, visited at C. E. Parks last
week
Mr.. and Mrs Lorenzo L. Richardson
OF Bellows Falls are visiting their
brother, E. H. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Hendrickson and
daughter of Jamaica. l.. l., are visiting
at c. w. Ellsworth Freyenhagen's.
Mrs. George Fox of Springfield,
Mass, accompanied by her daughter,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. w. Sparks.
Mrs. Mabel Maxley of North Ando-
yer, Mass, spent a few days recently
with her former school friend, Mrs.
Lila Park Willard.
Invitations have been received here
for the wedding, Sept. 18th, at Wor-
cester, Mass, of Lucian d. Stedman,
formerly of this place, and Miss Har-
riet Prouty.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mundell gave a
party Saturday evening to about 20
young people in honor of Robert
White, who left this week for Barre.
where he will pursue a course of
study at Goddard Seminary.
The Brattleboro Hosiery base ball
team and the Williamsville team play
ed a spirited game in this place last
Saturday afternoon in the presence of
large crowd, the score standing II
to in favor of the visitors.
Miss Florence Sparks, formerly of
this place, who holds a responsible
position as stenographer for the
Mosely & Stoddard Co. at Rutland, ac-
companied by her brother, Willie
Sparks, of Goddard Seminary, visited
in this vicinity the past week.
Miss Bertha Dodge, a this years
graduate of Tufts College, left Thurs
day for Champaign, H., where she will
take two years course of study in the
library department of the Illinois
State University. Her brother, Ernest
Dodge, came up from Springfield.
Mass, to accompany her as far as
Buffalo and take in the Pan-American
exposition.
Charles G. Miller, proprietor of the
American House, Brattleboro. has
bought for $11OO the farm near this
village occupied for the past so years
by the late William H. Frost and fam
lily. Mrs. Frost and her daughter. Mrs.
Carlton Sparks, and husband, will
come up this week from Springfield,
Mass, to make the conveyance. Mr..
Miller buys for home and will soon
move his family here