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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13
THE VENEZUELA INCIDENT.

The next mail from the coast may
bring some interesting stories from the
caribbean sea. AT last advices British
and German ships were converging on
La Guayra, the seaport of the yene-
zuelan capital, to collect long overdue
debt at the lannon's mouth; and how
ering near was the strongest fleet ever
collected under the American flag and
one which was about to mass undar the
personal command of Admiral Dewey. It
was anticipated that Dewey's scheme
OF maneuvers would take him close TO
the scene of AngIo-German operations
his business being. to exercise moral
pressure on behalf of the Monroe doc
trine.
1t Is not likely, however, that this
doctrine will be made an issue as it
does not stand in the way, even by i'm
pllcation, of the international collection
OF debts. There is no evidence that
either Great Britain or Germany is
seeking permanent foothold on the
Venezuelan coast nor, even if the on
pcrtunity offered, that they would act
together in taking one AS a matter of
fact Great Britain. which was the in
ventor of the doctrine accepted by
president Monroe, has lately reaffirmed
ner acceptance of it. She can do so in
good faith because she has all the mill
tary and naval stations she requires on
the West Indian seaboard-in Guiana,
at Santa Lucia, st. Vincent. Jamaica
and elsewhere; and because the inhibi-
lions of the Monroe doctrine. while in
no sense disturbing her territorial
rights. are of kind to keep her Euro
pean rivals from getting any. 1t would
not be for Great Britain's interest to
nave Germany or Russia acquire a
naval depot anywhere in or near the
, west Indies. so. notwithstanding her
present temporary alliance, her adj
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13
UNUSED TABLE RESOURCES.

1t is a complaint that Honolulu tables
lack variety; hat one soon finds
sameness, unless large sums are spent
in bringing delicacies from the coast,
which does not seem to be justified by
the status of the actual food supply.
In a measure it is true, particularly
as regards fish. The mullet is standard
here and people eat it until they tire;
yet there are plenty of fish in the mar
ket which are as good or better. Take
the long, slender, notified, pickerel-like
fish which is to be found wherever the
minnows congregate on which it feeds,
and you have a tid-bit for the gour-
mand. Yet nine out of ten buyers in
the market pass this delicacy, the uku,
eellent panfish on the stalls but they
go in the main to natives and Chinese.
Small cells, fried brown, are not to be
6espised here any more than at Coney
Island. How many men of Eastern
birth do not kindly remember their
luscious sbulIhead' feasts in youth?
Plenty of bullheads are raised here in
fresh water ponds but the Chinese are
left to enjoy them.
The sweet native sea crab is much
in USE yet the number who do not buy
writer that the crab is a seavenger and
not fit for white men. But chickens
and pigs are scavengers also and peo-
pie eat them gladly AS matter of
fact there is no more palatable and
wholesome food than the Hawaiian
crab, especially when deviled or served
la Newburg.
In the matter of game we have lost
much by the mongoose. which steals the
eggs of young pheasants and quail and
by the scarcity of pot-hunters who
might bring in enough wild turkeys to
keep the market fairly supplied. But
no feathered game makes finer deli
cacy than squad on toast, yet il is
rare indeed that one finds the squat
on hotel, restaurant or private tables
Why should it not be as common as
chicken? Why should the pigeon pot
pie be so scarce? Nothing in the way
of edible birds multiply SO fast and are
so easy to take care of as pigeons.
In the sphere of salads there is q
chance for. much greater variety, t.
which the garden may be made to con-
tribute. okra grows we'll here, but its
use is limited. Indeed when one goes
over the whole list of possibilities in
fish, flesh and fowl, the wonder is that
Honolulu tables are not more celebrated
for variety than they are.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

hesion to the Monroe doctrine as i
stands can be fairly counted upon. II
this matter as the joint soyereigns OF
all but the small Mexican end of North
America, the United States and Great
Britain have perfect identity of in
terests.
The extreme probability of trouble 70,
Venezuela Itself takes the form OF a
seizure of the custom houses and then
administration until the Anglo German
debt is paid. With this procedure the
United states would have no more to
do than had Great Britain with our de-
termination TO get pay of Turke3-
through a seizure of the Smyrna custom
house, at the time the battieship Ken
lucky went on lis collection tour in the
Mediterranean. We shall simply stand
aside as interested spectators, not un-
mindful OF the need. which North
Americans as we'll as Europeans feel.
of teaching the Latin American coun-
tries the sanctIty of contracts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13
POSTAL EFFICIENCY.

Honolulu needs a new postoffice, bu
in discussing that matter it is as wei
To remember that it also needs an i'm
movement in postal administrator
which will expedite the delivery of it
mail
At present when a steamer arrives
with some hundreds of mail sacks, The
sorting of the letters occupies severa
hours and the sorting of newspapers
and packages often runs into the nex'
day, the postoffice force working, mean
while, to the limit of its capacity Car
riers are so delayed that in many IN
stances time may be gained by depend
ing on the box service by preference.
Much of this enforced waiting, it seems
to the Advertiser, could be averted by
Introduction of a steamship mail SER
vice corresponding in kind Though
more extensive in degree) with that
supplied by the railway mail service on
the mainland.
This plan would work out as follows:
When a steamer left San Francisco for
open the Honolulu mails and assert
their contents. In one bundle he would
put all the letters, packages and news
papers addressed to any given firm or
Individual; in another all mail marked
general delivery" in another all reg
istered mail which requires grouping
goes to carriers, under orders previous
Iy filed at the local postoffice, could also
be put II. separate bundles ready, as
soon as stamped with the date of ar
rival, to be put in the carriers hands.
By these means ones mail, if delivered
at the postoffice could be put at the
hour after the steamer had locked and
the carriers could be sent out quite as
soon. There would be no long waiting |
for letters that require immediate re-
ply by an outgoing mail; newspapers
which are often waited for, particularly |
by the newspaper offices, as eagerly as
letters, would have prompt delivery;
and the postoffice clerks would not be
overworked. What has been done in
six days by an active clerk on the
steamer would come off the time of
clerks who are now kept busy far into /
the night.
Having done this work for Honolulu
mail, the steamship clerk, on his return
trip, could sort the mail addressed to
San Francisco, thus expediting delivery
at that end.
Inasmuch as the government is doing
a similar work on railway cars, it does |
not seem too much to ask that it shall
extend the principle of route segrega-
ton to the ocean service.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

How much of our gold may be col
lected from space cannot be guessed.
Specks appearing to be gold have been
recently taken from meteorites, and as
the meteoric matter reaching the earth
is estimated at many millions of tons
yearly, much of the gold of the land
and of sea-water may be acquired in
this way.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13
soIEEgIFIo &lsoELL my.

Tattooing the cornea with sterilized
India ink is recommended by DR.. ]. L.
Borsch for lessening the unsightliness
of opaque spots on the eye. When the
opacity is slight, the treatment may
even give a considerable restoration of
sight. 81
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

Great earthquakes are usually fol-
lowed by hundreds or even thousands
Of minor shocks. From 300 Italian
earthquakes, DR.. Cancani has learned
that when the focus of disturbance is
of small depth, the after-shocks con-
tinue about 10 days; when moderately
deep, three months; and when very
deep, several years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

Tie Advertiser would be glad to re
ceive and print letters from the pubic
on the subject of the postoffce site.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

The Dead Sea, whose size is dimin-
jshing, is about 46 miles long by wide,
and is only 10 feet deep in its southern
part. The surface is considerably be-
low sea level, while it receives the
drainage of salt, sulphur and asphalt
mines. The density Of the water is
about IL as compared with distilled
water, that of sea water being only
1.027; and recent analysis by G. A.
Mitchell shows more than "a per cent
of solid matter, including 9 per cent of
magnesium chloride. A bather becomes
instantly covered with a layer of salt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

A United States Food Pharmaco-
poeia," to aid the grocer and the food
inspector as the Pharmacopoeia serves
the druggist, is the suggestion of Mr..
Edward N. Eaton, of the Illinois Food
Commission The work, to be prepared
by experts, should contain a classified
ton and description of the various ami
NAL, vegetable and mineral substances
used for food or in preparing food. with
standards of quality, methods of manu-
facture and preparing for the market,
and chemical data to prove purity or
character or amount of adulteration.
Every effort should be exerted to make
the book authoritative with the trade
and as influential in court as possible.
The United States Pharmacopoeia,
selected as an excellent model, is revis-
ed every ten years, and is controlled by
an incorporated body, with a board of
five trustees to transact all business aud
carefully chosen revision committee
Of twenty-five medical men and phar-
macists.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

Painting rainbow fashion with streaks
of red, blue and yellow is a British
officers plan for making cannon less
conspicuous. Tried on a battery OF six
guns at Aldershot, the colors blended
into confused mass at a little dis
lance, making each gun difficult 10 To-
cate, and at 800 yards the outline OF
the gun was lost, while at 1000 yards it
harmonized with trees, open grass land,
sandy plains, or broken country. APP
preaching from about 5000 yards, some
artillery officers failed to discover the
guns until they had advanced to within
1000 yards.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

The worlds greatest monument, priz-
ed as marvel of antiquity, seems to
have been made with tools we class as
modern. From evidence collected at
Gizeh, w. NJ. Flinders-Petrie concludes
that the pyramid builders used solid
and tubular drills, straight and circular
saws, and lathe tools, all of which were
set with cutting stones, and they did
work that would puzzle the artisan of
today. Some granlce cores show that
the drill sunk one-tenth of an inch at
each revolution, while the cut was
clean and uniform through soft sand
stone and the hardest granite. AS dia?
monds were very scarce, it is supposed
that the cutting material was corun-
dunn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

When the days are longer than the
nights, more heat is received by day
than is lost by night. Heat gradually
accumulates in land, sea and air, so
that the hottest part of the year is not
in June, when the days are longest but
considerably later. From many obser-
vations, Dr. j. Schubert has shown that
the soil in Northern Europe reaches its
highest temperature in September and
its lowest in March, air and water be-
ing warmest in August and coolest in
February. The sea takes up 90 to 40
| times as much heat as the land, the
heat penetrating much deeper The sea
may be two degrees warmer than the
air in October or November, but it's
average for the year is but half a de-
gree warmer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13

The problems of the sea about North
ern Europe are to be attacked system
atically by Great Britain, Germany,
Holland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden,
Russia and Finland. A definite portion
of the northern waters has been assign
ed to each country, and simultaneous
cruises will be made four times each
year for recording the temperature,
density, life, etc, of these seas. Addi-
tional observations are expected from
regular lines of steamers, light-ships,
etc. The International Council has es-
tablished central bureau at Copen-
hagen, from which all publications will
be issued, and an international labora-
tory at Christiana, where observers will
be trained, instruments tested, etc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-05-22
NECESSITY FOR SMILES.
A Discourse on the Desirabilty of a
Happy Countenance.

Certain kindly disposed persons
are in the habit of advising man
kind in a phrase peculiar to photog-
raphers to "look pleasant" whatever
be their state and condition and to
insist that even aching hearts should
be carried beneath smiling counte-
nances. Yet just as there are peo-
pie who object to those regions
where perpetual sunshine prevails
and where clouds and storms are
unknown, SO there are those who
would find monotonous an ever
cloudless countenance. AS an anti
dote to melancholy Keats suggested
that when ones beloved exhibited
some "rich anger" to
Imprison her soft hand and let her rave
And feed deep, deep upon her peerless
eyes
OF course there are smiles more
heartrending than tears and tears
more cheering than smiles, while
the Cheshire cat variety of express
sion is pleasant to the point of ex~
ASPIRATION. The smile upon the face
Of Leonardo da Vinci's celebrated
Norma Lisa is uncomfortable to some
people, while over others it casts a
spell not to be resisted. 1t is said
that the American feminine counte-
nance is one that leans toward
smiles, and if foreign testimony is
to be trusted there is cause for a
smiling complacency in the demon
strated facts that American women
are the best dressed as well as the
most independent and problem free
Of all women. To have the right
things on ones body and the wrong
things off ones mind is certainly
to be as happy as it is possible for
womankind to be. But as for the
necessity for smiling in all situa-
tions and under all circumstances
that must rest with the individual
who will probably decide that he
will look as he feels and smile when
he pleases Chicago Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-05-22
Wanted Lots Of Love.

Librarians have some peculiar ex-
periences, especially in the down
town districts, where the poor chill
dren are often sent by their elders
to draw books. The other day a
little chap of perhaps five and of
some foreign extraction toddled into
a downtown branch and, holding up
a grinny card, said to the young wo-
man in attendance:
please, my sister would like a
book of love-"
The librarian suppressed smile
and gave him sChildren of the Alb
bey."
The next day he returned with
the book tucked under his arm and
remarked:
"Please, my sister would like an
other book with more love in it
than this one has. 7 New York
Times.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-05-22
Thousands Have Been Sold

The Milwaukee Sentinel has ar
ranged with the manufacturers of
the Porcelain Plaques, to furnish a
handsome gilt frame for each and
every plaque without additional cost,
excepting expense of express and
delivery.
.ES If you are at present subscriber
to the Sentinel, you can assure a
plaque, by sending photograph with
80 per cent to pay expense of express
and delivery.
If you are not a subscriber to the
Sentinel, you can secure the plaque,
reproduced from any photograph
sent us, by subscribing for the Sen
tine. for three months, and sending
80 cents in addition to pay expense
of express and delivery of photo
graph and plaque.
We guarantee to return photo
graph with plaque within thirty.
days after order has been received.
The plaque is guaranteed to be an
exact likeness of the photograph
furnished and will never fade.
Address all communications to
Circulation Department,
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-05-22
Health for 10 Cents.

A lively liver, pure blood, clean
skin, bright eyes, perfect health
Cascarets Candy Cathartic will OBJ
tain and secure them for you. Genu-
inc tablets stamped c. c. C. Never
sold in bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-05-22

AS ar Advertising Medium can offer more advan-
tages to the Advertising people Of Washburn and
Vicinity than any other Newspaper in Bayfield,
County. Lven up your business with a little print
ers Ink. There is Fortunes made every day in the
use Of Printers Ink. The opportunity is open to
all parties.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-13
Methodist.

Old Foundry Church. now worshiping
in hail Of the Columbian University. Fiji
teeHih and n Streets entrance on Fiji
teenth Street, Rev Dr. Wilson, pastor
Preaching at II a. N. and D. 10. by Rev.
Dr.. W H Chapman; music by quartet
Sunday school. $50 a m: prayer meet
ing. p n. Wednesday.
Gorsuch Church, our-and-a-haIf and
L Streets southwest. Rev Thomas z.
Copes pastor-u a. n. and 100 p. m,
preaching by the pastor; $50 a. m, Sun
day-sehool; Thursday, 100 p. m, prayer
meeting
McKendree Church. 1888 Massachu-
sets Avenue northwest. Rev. Edward L.
Hubbard, pastor - Sunday school, $50,
preaching at II a. n and 7:20 p m by
Rev Osborn Belt, Of Baltimore; Epworth
League at $50. All invited.
Brightwood Park Church, Rev. D. H.
Martin, pastor-Preaching at i a. m.
and p. n by the pastor: Sunday
school. $3.50 a m, :. A Terry, superin-
tendent. Epworth League, T-15. Homer
Smith leader; prayer meeting, Wednes-
day at 100 p. n. All welcome. At the
morning service the pastor will deliver
a Mckinley memorial sermon
Waugh Church. Third and : Streets
northeast, Rev G. E MaydweIl, pastor
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-13
Episcopal.

St. Marks PTo-Cathedral. Third and a
Streets southeast--I,30 a. m, holy com
munion; il o'clock. morning prayer and
sermon; s o'clock, evening prayer and
sermon. Strangers welcome.
Grace Church Georgetown, Rev Dr.
PetJis. Tect0r-SeTviCes- Morning prayer
and sermon, II o'clock, evening prayer
and sermon, 80 o'clock; Sunday school,
9.30 a m All seats free
St stephens Church. Fourteenth
Street and Columbia H2ad. Columbia
Heights. Rev. George Fisk Dudley. rec
tor; Rev William R Bushby, as
sistant-Ve5teG choir; ali pews free.
Services, 7:30 a IN. II a. N, and 1:3o
D. m, Sunday school, $50 a n
Trinity Church. Third and c Streets
northwest. Rev Richard P. Williams.
rector: Rev Frank NJ. Gibson, Pm. D..
Observation-Disclosures on Sunday: Al : go
a. n. holy communion; II o'clock.
morning service and sermon tholy com
munion first Sunday in the month";. All
welcome.
Christ Church. @ and Thirty first
Streets, Rev. A. r Stuart, D. D., rec
tor-RegIlar. services resumed tOmor-
row: holy communion, 100 a. N; morn
ing prayer, Htany and sermon. II
O'Clock; evening prayer. , O'Clock.
Grace Church, Ninth and D Streets
southwest-TfoIy eucharist at 100 a. n. !;
Sunday-schoOl at $50; morning prayer
and sermon Al Il; evening service al
: 80: subject, first sentence of tire
Lords prayer, OR Father Which Art
in Heaven Seats free Vested choir
Strangers welcome.
Church Of ST Michael and All Angels,
Twenty-second Street below Z, Rev
T-1rv mr.
sixteenth Sunday after Trinity: Holy
communion at 80 a. m; morning seTv-
ice and sermon at II o'clock; evening
prayer and sermon At S O'Clock. The
rector has returned and viii preach
morning and evening
Church Of he Advent. corner Second
and L Streets LIE Droit Park. Rev. Ed
ward u. Mott. rector-Holy communion,
$50 & m: Sunday school, $50 a. ~;
morning prayer and sermon, II o'clock;
evening prayer and sermon. 7,45 o'clock.
Seats free. Strangers welcome.
ST. Margaret's Church, Connecticut
Avenue and Bancroft Place, Rev. Her
bert Scott Smith, D. D, rector-At Il
o'clock. morning prayer and sermon.
Strangers welcome.
ST. Thomas Church. Eighteenth
Street between P and Q Streets. near
Dupont Circle Rev. J. A. ASpinwaN
rector; Rev Carl S. Smith and Rev. J.
G.. Ames. assistant ministers-Morning
PRAYER, ti-c0mmunion and sermon. II
O'clock. The Rev. Carl s. Smith will
preach. y cordial invitation is extended
to all. In accordance with the request
Ct the Commissioners Of the District
this service will be a memorial for the
late President Mckinley.
ST. Matthew's Chapel, N aud Half
Streets southeast, Rev J. NJ E Mckee.
minister in charge-Sunday school 80
a. n: morning service and sermon. II
o'clock; evening service, with address, S
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-13
SUNDAY SERVICES IN
= WASHINGTON CHURCHES

II. notwithstanding at Il an. by Rev
C. l. Altfather, of Fort Worth. Texas;
Sabbath-school $3.50 d n; Christian
EndeavoT. Z p m; prayer service and
Bible study Thursday evening 8 o'clock
Western Church, H Street. between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets north
west-Gerhart 4 Wilson, D D, pastor
II a. m. -sSinguIarity and Fashion: ~ :: &c
p m, evening services resumed for the
winter
Metropolitan Church, Fourth and Z
Streets southeast, Rev c. y Luccock
D. D. -Sunday-scho0l. 9.30 a. m
the pastor viii preach at Il a. m. SUP
tect. "A Good Mans Death a Year
After" Christian Endeavor, 7 p. n.
First Church, ur-and-a-half, be
tween c and D Streets northeast. Rev
Donald c. Macleod, D. D, pastor-11
a n. theme. Sacrifice the Law Of At
tainment:" 100 ,. n. Mckinley memo
rial service. conducted by the pastor
assisted by Dr.. HuJchison. Of the West
Minister Memorial Presbyterian Church:
Sunday-schoo1. 80 a m: Y P s c. e
80 ?. m; midweek service Thursday
100 p. N. Strangers are welcomed 10
all services. Seats free
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-13
Lutheran,

St Johns Church, Four and half
Street. between c and D Streets south
west, Rev George Brodthage. pastor
Preaching, Il a m; Sunday school, o: so
a m: Luther League, 7:30 p. N. Church
service will be held in the Sunday school
room prior to completion OF their new
edifce-
Georgetown Church. Thirty-second
and @ Streets northwest, s. BiIIheimer.
pastor-Services morning and evening at
Il and 7:30: Sunday school. $50 a. N.
Christian Endeavor meeting, $50 .. n. !:
midweek prayer meeting, Wednesday.
7:30 P m; children's mission band, Fri
day. 100 p n.
ST. Marks Church. C Street. near
Twelfth Street southwest. Rev. John c.
Bowers. pastor-Sunday school. $50 a
m; divine service, II a. m and 7:30 D
m; Luther League, Wednesday evening.
7:30 p N.
Grace Church. Thirteenth and Cor
coran Streets northwest. Rev. J. E A
DOermann, pestor-Divine service. with
sermon by the pastor. at Il 8 n. ard
7:30 p. m; Sunday school. $3.50 a III.
Seats free
Church OF the Reformation, PennsyI-
vania Avenue ana Second Street south
east. Rev ". E. -Parson. D. D, pastor
Services at II a M. with sermon by Rev.
Charles Van Pattcn Young. q collection
is asked for at this service for home
missions. Sunday school at $50 a N.
All seats free