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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14
"NVAS OF HONOLULU" CUTS
A WIDE SWATH IN FRISCO

Who is DR.. J. NJ. Rivas, of Honolulu
at present in San Francisco? His
name is not in the directory. The San
Francisco Cali of June prints a big
story on the escapades of a Miss Rosa
mond Robinson, who came to the
Bay City several weeks since. and was
taken up by the social and literary
sets. She claimed that for the past
six years she has assisted her father
IN the stupendous work or transIatlng
the writings of Talmud, and thereby
Won the favor of San Francisco socie-
". The Call says:
Early in May Miss Robinson arriv-
ed in this city and registered at the
Palace Hotel Her fascinating man
ners and charming personality had
their effect on the hotel reporters, and
the lady was written up at length as
one of the greatest writer's of the day.
Some of the morning papers pub
lished the pictures of Miss Robinson
and also told at length of her career
in literary circles from the Atlantic
TO the Pacific, and from the border line
of Canada 10 the surf-swept shores of
the Mexican gulf.
San Francisco society hailed Miss
Robinson as the lioness OF the hour
The glory of Henry T. Scott as the
host OF the President paled before the
genius of the maiden who was ramii-
lar with the Arabic and Chaldean Ian
guages and was helping her father TO
translate the Talmudic writings. given
to the world long before the birth OF
the Savior. Miss Robinson was sup
fN he 70
rious writings of Babylon and learned
men of all sects sought the Palace Ho-
tel to make her acquaintance. Stories
were told of how Miss Robinson found
time TO attend gay suppers in French
restaurants and that she could draw
to a flush" in q game of poker as well
as any veteran in the city.
In the smoking rooms of prominent
club a story was told of how the fair
Miss Robinson was entertained by Il
prominent merchant. who afterward
engaged in a game of poker with his
guest and that the host left the table
minus many hundreds of dollars. which
went into the pocketbook of the de-
votee of Talmudic lore
Scarcely had Miss Robinson settled
in her new quarters in the California
Hotel when she was called up by tel
ephone. She was informed over the
wire that the party talking to her was
DR.. ]. NJ. Rivas. Of Honolulu, and that
be bore a note of introduction TO her
from Charles F. Hernlen, of Yokoha-
ma, who had met her three weeks ago
at the Palace.
The gentleman told the lady over the
phone that he had arrived the day BE-
fore from the island of the Pacific, and
was en- route to Europe, and he desir-
ed Miss Robinson to dine with him
that evening. to which she acquiesced.
At els p. m. Dr.. Rivas called at the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14
THE sHoE-THRowING CUSTOM.

The custom OF throwing an old shoe
after the welded couple for luck is
remarkably widespread one, but it is
not always as pleasant feature of
the ceremony as one has come to i'm
agine" began a young lawyer OF this
city who has a penchant for folklore
The other day l ran across a curious
custom which is said to prevail TO some
extent even yet in villages of Southern
France. It's this way: After the cere-
mony the bride is escorted to her new
home by her girl friends and left alone:
the young husband also in the hands
of his friends, is next led to a point a
couple of hundred feet from the dwell
ing, where a halt is made. There the
girls rejected sutton, if there be such
a one arms himself with an old sabot,
or wooden shoe. while the bridegroom,
ducking his head, makes a dash for the
house This disgruntled sutton throws
as hard and as true as possible, and
the crowd cheers or derides. according
to the success of the shot. A wooden
shoe is a formidable missile in the
hands of an angry swain, and a hus-
band is justified in having some mis-
givings as he sees his defeated rival
practicing up in anticipation Of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14
TOM REEDS DOUBLE.

Tom Reed has perfect counterpart,
not only in name, but in personal APP
pearance, down in Pensacola, Fla.
said Southern politician. Whine in
Pensacola I was invited out for sail
on Pensacola Bay. and when waiting
at the wharf for start l noticed a
portly person manning small schoon-
er coming alongside Why, I exclaim-
ed in amazement as he neared US, if
that amt Tom Reed I'll give it up.
Why of course it is said my host
as he bartered for the price of a two
hours sail.
L got into the boat looking at Reed,
and my friend. wishing to do the po-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14

lite thing, introduced him by calling
out. Captain, allow me to introduce
my friend, Tom Reed 1 almost fell
out of the boat, 1 was so surprised.
Tom Reed never looked or sounded
more like himself than at that mo-
ment. and. except for the Southern
'drawl. / would have thought it really
was the ex-speaker himself.
"A few more questions brought out
the explanation that the men so much
alike in personal appearance as TO be
constantly mistaken for one another
and who bear the same name. are
cousins. It is an everyday occurrence
for tourists to make the mistake, ana
even men associated with the ex-speak-
er in Congress are as easily duped IN
to the belief that the politician mas
turned boatman, as are those VINO
have had only an occasional glimpse OF
him from the gallery Of the House. =
Chicago Tribune
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14
DUMBUTU, CAPTURED BY BRITISH.

Gambia of Dumb
whea AIKEN by j
native sandf
the British
of famous
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14

wedding day Just think, though, how
great a relief it would be in this eoun
try to take a crack at the fellow who
had done you out Of your best girl
without having the police step in. Over
there the custom has a wider meaning.
It signifies that the last nl-feeling is
thus thrown away, and it is the depth
of disgrace for the man who has thrown
the shoe to harbor any further malice
against the young couple."-New Or
leans Times-Demoerat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14

ties. Jessie Norton, as the typical Am
erican girl. has a part that exactly
suits her. while the rest of the com
pany is we'll suited The introduced
songs are a feature of the evening, and
the bill should draw We'll The Two
Sisters will be played Saturday even
ing. At the afternoon performance
Baby Lillian and Baby Evelyn will
hold a reception for the children ar
tending the matinee
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14

No Room for Doubt--'You speak with
great positiveness about the sincerity OF
our friends religion"
There can be no doubt whatever OF
his sincerity" was the answer why
sir. that man would rather go to church
on Sunday than play golf. Washington
Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14
to His Death.

l., June Robert G.. Bid
So Who recently caEae to
b. .. Jacksonville, Fla, leaped
M. Ne Brooklyn bridge this
49, People saw him jump.
=. iean flag in each hand.
a. recovered. He had evil
r.. 'oF the jump. for he wore
D. -la his body was swath-
k,," winch We're evidently in
- The impact when he
pss-s "A number of newspa-
- between his body and
/ sors." was fifteen years ago
/ Va man Of Florida. The
not well balanced men
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14
GETTING EVEN.

. Wednesday. June .
.'.a With 240 Of Kitchener's
surprised and routed 400
ing TO Beyers' command,
mes west Of Warm Baths.
resisted stubboruIy. but
and fed leaving thirty
hundred prisoners and
.,as ard supplies. includ-
n the hands of the
- o, the latter was three
- hfte=u wounded.
:. command arrived on the
!, ,7 the engagement, but
attempt TO recapture the
=, yer was thus left practi-
any transport or sup
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14
Rs WIN
A VICTORY
operate Fight
.4vsrs Kings
! Flag.
&1OWN
surrendered
, Disaster to British
lIakfOntsin
si Invaded.

gne 5.-Details received
l. aEhtiug al Vlakfontein,
sss enc Of the most des-
.,s7snts Of the war. Gen
H.. column was traversing
| nd was establishing posts
Tracked by 1900 Beers un-
{,.ssrt Kemp. The Beers
that fifty British fell at
- held the position
4. guns until they were
-,sd and then finding it
i ave the guns the artil-
5- gun horses to prevent
rg the guns. The col
recovered from the
unexpected attack, the
,sarged with bayonets,
short. desperate fight
Beers and recovered the
r-byshires and yeomanry
2 heavily.
I'd that while the Beers had
ssssl0n Of the guns they
svnen IL cold blood for
F5rk them against their
j.
-.nent Of General French,
n recruiting his health in
h Command the operations
9ny indicates that Lord
utaches considerable inn
the INVASION, The re-
Of such lighting brings fur
Is for the sending out of re-
Once tonight published the
dispatch from Lord Kitch-
:! Prst0ci2 June 4:
ban lCsps Colony surren-
EFeitZ1g1s command en- the
Of June : after four hours
The Town guard and local
Fsra empowered before
aig columns could come up.
las were three killed and
I'd The Boer loss is said
= greater. The stores were
ne garrison was released.
Acs General French in
q oqerations in Cape Col
i5ar Of Jamestown is re-
! -isagreeable incident. be
IS provided Commandment
9TH a fresh supply of the
M
11sr in a dispatch from
s7 June 4. says
/ ePa-t tof the fighting at
.oFty miles from johann
Aay 81, just received. On
men with seven guns
The force was return
az Flakfontein. when the
cover Of a veldt. fired.
72r guard consisting OF
ne Twenty-eighth Bat
a72 II the Derbyshires
ry They temporarily
tRo guns. When the re
-e force came into action
driven off, the guns re-
me Boer position was
y casualties were six Of
one men killed, six Off
men wounded. and one
ven men missing. One Of
nan have since died Of
,E-one Beers were killed
The further Boer casu-
Known Reinforcements
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-14
At the orpheum

The American Girl" popularity claim
ed to be the hit of the season, viii be
presented tonight with all the special
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
PERJURY is COMMON.

1t is a sad commentary on our
later day civilization when a judge,
after years Of experience on the
bench, openly admits that perjury
is common in the courts Of our coun-
try, and not onl y common but an
everyday occurrence. Mr.. J. j. Nc
Carthy, an Illinois jurist, who has
served for years on the bench of that
state, declared beofre the bar assOci-
alton Of that state not long since
that, in his opinion, seventy-five per
cent. of the testimony given in Grim
inal cases on behalf Of the defense
was perjured testimony, and that the
per cent. was even greater IN divorce
cases. 1t would thus seem that the
oath to tell the truth taken by per-
sons who go on the witness stand
has no moral significance whatever,
and is no restraint as to what they
tell; in short, the witness goes to
court to swear to a lie, and no in
fiuence, however grave or gruesOme,
can prevent him or her from so do
ing, which, to say the least, is a sad,
sad commentary.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
EPWORTH LEAGUE, TOO.

Last week a short notice concern
ing the Christian EndeavOr appeared
in these columns, which showed the
marvellous growth that it had attain
ed since it was first organized. The
adjournment of the Epworth League
in San Francisco reminds the writer
that here is a similar organization
to that Of the Christian Endeavor,
that has enjoyed as remarkable
growth as the Christian Endeavor,
and though it has made no efforts
to get members outside of the Meth
odist organizations, yet it. is perhaps
today the strongest auxiliary church
organization in the world, and the
worker in the Methodist church de-
clare that it has been the means of
bringing more young folk to the
church than any plan that has been
adopted by the Methodist fraternity.
The organization is supposed to con-
sist of between ten and fifteen mil
lion members, and is growing at an
exceedingly rapid rate at the pres
ent time.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
REDUCED RATES
Are now in effect to Buffalo, New
York.

Are now in effect to Buffalo, New
York.
Do you expect to attend the Pan
American exposition?
If 50, do not buy your tickets un-
til you have investigated the service
Of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Our accommodations are the best
that can be had, our trains are al
ways on time, our employees courte-
GUS and accommodating.
Through tourist cars from Pacific
coast to Boston via Buffalo.
If you will send Is cents in stamps
to address given below, we will for
ward you, by return mail, one of our
large 34x40-inch wall maps of the
United States, Cuba and Porto Rico.
Any information regarding rates,
accommodations, service, time, con-
nections, stop-overs, etc., will be
cheerfully furnished by
B. III. TRUMBULL,
Com'l Agt., 142 Third Street, Port
land, Ore.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
FOREIGNERS FORBIDDEN.

Owing to the fact that a number
of Turkish girls have been educated
In American schools under Protest
ant religious influence, the Turkish
government has issued an edict pro-
hibiting Turkish children from at
tending foreign schools, likewise the
employment of Christian teachers in
Turkish households, or the appear
ance of Turkish women in public
accompanied by Christian women.
This will prevent missionary work
being carried on in Turkey, and will
deprive hundreds of foreign women
from lucrative positions as govern
esses in Turkish families. To en-
ploy Christian governesses, especial
ly II she was from some influential
government, such as the United
States or England, had become quite
common among the Turkish people,
and the movement had succeeded in
Christianizing so many families that
the Turkish government took hold
of it with a strong determination and
will to suppress it, and have pretty
nearly done so.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09

at her fingers end. She answers
with readiness any question asked
her concerning the business in which
she is employed, and, in short, she
is the machine of the whole con-
Germ. And this was all brought
about on account Of her adapting
herself to bicycle and overcoming
emergencies, which the woman of
quarter of century ago would have
gone down before like chaff. 1t is
more than possible that the men of
this age are willing with one accord
to sing praises to Him who gave the
world the bicycle girl.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
DEMOCRATIC DEFENDERS.

It is laughable in the extreme to
read in a Southern paper, noted for
its antagonism to the colored race,
that the Democratic party is the de-
fender of human rights, and among
those human rights which the Dem
ocratic party has especially defended
is the Negroes. This Southern jour
nalist calls upon all Democratic
conventions to adopt resolutions de-
manding the protection Of the col
ored man in the North; that is to
say, that the Northern states and
capitalists give the Negro work
whenever he is taken up in car load
lots from the South and carried
North nolens yolens to take the
place of white strikers. OF all the
rot that has ever been advocated by
Southern journal this seems to be
the rOttenest that has ever come un-
der the observation Of the general
public. Because the Northern states
have befriended the Negro in many
ways and on former occasions, it
does not necessarily follow that they
must go South and gather up few
car loads of colored men and take
them to their homes in order that
such colored men can take the place
of their sons and daughters, who
have quit work on account of some
grievance that has arisen between
themselves and their employers.
The Republican believes that every
man should have a fair and equal
show to work in any state and any
community in the United States, but
for the Democratic party to set out
on any such mission sounds more
like the acts Of damphools rather
than that Of sane men, and the
Democrats themselves would do
about as much of such as a newborn
black baby could stick in the corner
of its left eye.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
NEGRO IN MARYLAND.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
disfranchisement act, which is aimed
directly at the colored folk Of the
state Of Maryland, has been passed
and is in full force and effect, still
there is mistrust among the Demo-
Gratis of that state, lest the Negro
not only continue to be a factor in
politics, but will actually hold the
balance of power and thereby rule
the state indirectly. Laboring un-
der this belief, the Democratic party
in Maryland, in both county and
state conventions, have resOluted
and resolved against the Negro as
voter, regardless of his education
and his qualification for enfranchise-
ment, and strong effort will be
made by them to enact some kind Of
law during the coming session Of
the legislature of that state that will
completely disfranchise every man
with black face. Just why those
Caucasian citizens Of Maryland, the
state that has history running back
to the very foundation Of the gov
ernment, which history teens with
the culture and refinement that
Maryland's white citizens possess,
should have such a holy horror of
illiterate colored voters, Is the ques-
ton that only they themselves can
explain. The colored voters are not,
in the majority in either the Demo-
cratic or the Republican party.
There are more white Republicans
in Maryland than colored Republic
ans, and almost two to one Demo-
cratic white voters to the colored
voters, irrespective Of the party with
which they affiliate, and yet fear ex-
lists in the minds of the Democratic
voters lest a few cOlored voters rule
the politics of the state. This is GER
tainly giving the colored man credit
for being able to do more than even
his warmest and best friends ever
thought he could do.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
COUNTRY'S CORN CROP.

Careful estimates have been made
concerning the shortage of the corn
crop this year on account of the con-
tlnued drought, and the shortage is
placed at 300,000,OOO bushels below
last year crop. These figures per-
haps are inflated ones, but there is
no doubt of the fact that the corn
crop of this country for this year
will be many bushels less than that
OF last year. The corn crop in the
main comes from the states of Hi
nOis, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Nebraska, and last years
crop was as follows: Illinois, 264,-
1926; Indiana, 153, ,2OO,8 800; Iowa,
305, ,948; Kansas, 163,87O,630;
Missouri, 180,71O,4O4; Nebraska,
21O,430,064. 1t will be of interest
in this connection to know the an
nual increase of the corn crop of the
United States for several years past.
In 1850 the total yield was 592 2,O71,-
1O4 bushels; ten years later it was
S38,792,742 bushels; since 1895 the
corn crop. of this country has been
as follows: 1895, 2,151, 1,139,O 900;
1896, 2,283,875,OOO bushels; 1897,
1902, ,967,933 bushels; 1898, 1924
$4,000; 1899, 2,O78, 1928; 1900,
2,105, ,102,516 bushels.
A good word to the merchant with
whom you trade in behalf Of The
Seattle Republican would bring good
advertising results to its columns.
suhc words would do you no harm
and do the paper whole lot of good.
Why not lend that much aid to it?
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
NEW MAINE LAUNCHED.

1t is rather remarkable that at the
launching of the new Maine not one
OF the survivors, nor the widows or
children of those that perished on
the old Maine were present. This
has called for quite an amount of
caustlc criticism from public men
and newspapers to the effect that our
republic is ungrateful to the mem
ory of those who fight its battles and
perish IN the struggle. If the gov
ernment officials themselves were re-
sponsible for this oversight there
would be room for complaint, but
the launching of even a government
man-of-war is by no means a public
affair, but, on the other hand, a pri-
vate one, and the government Of
ticlals are invited guests the same as
other persons. Until such vessels
are turned over to the government
they belong to the contractors, and
by no means to the government, and
the launching of such vessel is their
own private affair, and it is their
privilege to invite or not invite who
ever they choose. In view of the
fact that the new Maine is to take
the place of the ill-fated Maine that
was blown up in the Havana harbor,
1t seems nothing more than right and
proper to have had the survivors of
the old Maine present, but the con-
tractors did not see fit to invite
them, hence they had to be absent,
and their absence is no grounds for
the public to censure the govern
ment.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
PROTESTANTS NOT UNITED.

Professionalism versus Catholicism
has prompted DR.. Lloyd Church, of
Chicago, who is a most ardent Pro-
testant, and who wishes to see
Professionalism of all kinds, classes
and descriptions united under one
common banner, to announce the
fact that Professionalism is divided
up into so many different kinds of
isms that it is hard for one to tell
which ism he really belongs to.
"What has Professionalism done?"
and to this he replies, it has
analyzed and reanalyzed; that is to
say, it has divided up and has sub
divided up, until today we have
seventeen kinds Of Methodists, thir-
teen kinds Of Baptists, twelve kinds
Of Presbyterians and some $50 diff
ferent denominations all told in the
United States, and he concludes that
this is ridiculous, for every label on
Professionalism is libel.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1901-08-09
MISSIONARY LAUNCHES.

In Africa the mission workers
have adopted rather novel plan Of
reaching the natives by using steam
launches that will navigate the vari-
Gus streams, and these launches take
the missionaries to the different To-
calities every Sunday, where serv-
ices are held by them among the ma
tives. The first launch that was
ever sent up the Congo to do mission
work was the Peace" and so sue
cessful was it that others have since
been built and are in the same kind
pendence day exercises were held in
of missionary work, and much good
is being accomplished through them.
Africa, unlike the United States, has
no railroads running in all direc-
tiOns through the country, hence it
Is impossible to establish chapel car
service, and the steam launch mis-
sion car service has been adopted in
lieu thereof, and the success that is
attending them is as gratifying as
that attending the chapel car service
in this country.