The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-30
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| "A q boss. MI Plat is said to be get
ling easier and easier. - Washington
/ star.
Curious that the isthmian revolution
should come 10 a full stop at Colon-Ne"
York world.
Inc isthnus Of Panama seems 20 be
the vermiforn appendix OF the herni-
sphe-e.-Chicaso News.
Next year Buffalo VII be quite content
TO worry along with her little Erie Coun-
! ~ Fair-Washington Post.
An sthmus these days IS a small strip
OF fight connecting two larger bodies OF
trouble.-Baltimore American.
All that remains is to set the Colombo
an revolution to music and produce IL as
com:c opera.-Baitimore American.
It's quite another thing when China
respectfully petitions for an open doc: TO
the United STANDARDIZATION Ledger.
Manufacturers are overwhelmed with
orders for automobiles. The horseless
carriage has come TO go.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
We don't know what Is the underlying
principle OF Christ an Science, unless lG
be that microbes sre liable 10 get reiig-
ion.-PucE
American business men appear to be
conquering South Africa rather more
rapidly than Kitchener is.-Phiiadelphia
Ledger.
Possibly, the best way to suppress
BulIerism IN England would be to send
Sir Rocvers back to the front.-Phiia-
delphia Ledger.
Captain Mahan finds that the British
have gained prestige by the Boer war.
lust see what a great strategist can as
certain.-WashIngton Post.
II Secretary Gage Is wise he will not
take any Congressman by the hands and
lead them over 20 the Treasury TO see
the surplus.-Chicago News.
Evidently he is trying to meet the quail
feations for voting in Alabama and Mis-
sissippi.-Detroit Free Fress :.
Making Game OF Devery.-The selec-
ton OF Partridge for New York's police
commissioner is likely TO make DeVery
quail Boston Transcript.
Queen Wilhelmina's consort and Abdul
Hamid should form some kind of a syn
dicate and take the benefit of the bank
rup.cy law.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Richard Croker's bulldog has taken a
prize IN Philadelphia. This delicate mark
OF sympathy comes In time to adorn
brief but pointed tale OF the two cities
Baltimore American.
Frank. Anyway.-Have you been shorn
good and plenty in that fools paradise,
Wall Street? Yes? Then why not give
hoTse-racinE a chance From a racing
tipster's advertisement in the New York
Sun.
- chicago COInmenI.-BefOre enterlnR
upon the construction OF the Nicaragua
canal the government should find cut
whether St Louis will or will not waive
all possible DANCES to its water supply.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The New York World declares that the
demand for tariT revision comes from
the republican farmer But the World
neglects 10 publish the farmers name
possibly out OF regard for the feelings OF
his family.-Kansas City Journal.
An American syndicate 10 reported to
nave bought the English SHELF line OF |
steamers. II this game continues much
longer John Bull should be able to put
his finger right on the spot where the rt. |
lie BAH Is hidden.-Chicago Eveninf. Post
Attention Is calledu 10 the fact thai che
conscience fund is being swelled thfs
year as never before. The explanation
undoubtedly Is that when times are good |
me awakened conscience doesn't MICS
ne cash so much.-Cleveland Plain-DkAl.
\ correspondent --~-.~ TO know WY /
American Declaration of undergraduates
ana the Constitution are not read IN khs
schools of Manila. As a matter OF faaF
We do not know whether these vary
sound documents are read or not read 10 l
me schools; but We can imagine that |
mere might be times when Il would. Fise |
mighty awkward for a teacher to read
me Declaration before a class OF
'noughtful and logically minded BOYS
ma S1ris.-Manila American -