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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31
WARES NEW YORK GRUB. i"

The Kansas representatives are full
u .torie. about Gene" Ware. the poet.
Who viii become Commissioner OF Pen
sions az soon a. President Roosevelt
can ind something equally as good for
Commissioner Evans.
Representative Long said today that
once last summer Ware was In New
York with George II Peck OF Chicago
aad Charles 8. Gieed OF Topeka. both
wexf-known railroad men His COM
panions took Ware TO D-lrnonico's.
Pecsr and Diced ordered everything ex-
pensive on the bill Of fare. thinking
To sssonish Ware When the walter
handed Ware the menu card Ware
Esxed at ~ critically FOR a time and
then said:
Fetch mo half an apple pie. and be
sure TO leave the pie In the plate In
which IL was baked Then fetch me "A
spoon TO eat the pie with and a pint
81 milk and pint Of cream mixed
That's ALI"
Gene" said Cieed. that's no sort o.:
grub TO eat In New York"
Maybe not" replied Ware. but T
eat u az home and I'm not going to
put on airs Observation-Disclosures Core
spoudenoe OF the New York World.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Madam Cambon. wife OF the French
Ambassador. Is paying her first visit TO
the American Capital. Notwithstand-
ing this fact she already has a host of
friends on account OF her husbands
popularity. NJ. Cambon is accounted
the most popular diplomat at Wash
ington. with the possible exception OF
Mr.. WI. the genial Chinese. The
French Ambassador has received more
honors than the United States usually
bcstows on foreigners. and during his
four years sojourn he has won the
confidence and admiration OF people in
every section OF the country. These
people Will rejoice TO entertain the Am
bassador's wife. and her stay I'm Amer
lea will be in the mature OF a social
ovation.
Madam Cambon's appearance is as
familiar TO Washingtonians as her
characteristics. Shortly after the Am
bassador arrived at his post. he sent
TO France for an oil painting OF his
wife. which for many years adorned
their home. IL Is the work Of Carolus
Duran and shows n majestic woman
with face OF great sweetness and
strength. Every visitor TO the Ambas-
sador would be asked II he desired TO
meet madam and then the portrait was
exhibited. IL hangs in an aicove in
the library OF the embassy with a silk
curtain draped before NJ. Cambon is
wonderfully proud OF his handsome
wife. and his visitors heard all about
her and his children.
My wife suffers from mai de mer'
and she Is afraid TO cross the ocean,"
he said 20 some visitors. Indeed. the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31
LHHHINH; ~ 's si e S,,s'n.' s;''

ment of coin to China was intended
There was a dearth OF the smaller de-
nominations and private copper issues
were common. The eXpedient OF CHS
cling silver quarters into halves was
tried until the willy Cinnamon took 10
shaving off the straight edges. thus
making the bits more nearly thirds of
quarters than halves. Provision ships
brought cargoes from the Atlantic
States: stocked Lahaina's three ship
chandleries and her general merchan-
disc stores; 10 some extent sold TO the
Chinese shops. which existed in the
place long before the era of coolie Ia
Dor: and supplied what foreign liquor
was consumed-not openly, however.
for Lahaina was nominally prohibit
ton town. Whale oil in barrels from
the various whaling ships made up the
return cargoes.
Every native kuleana, excepting such
parts az were under cultivation for taro
for home consumption. was farmed
with a view to supplying the needs of
the whalers. Sweet potatoes, vegeta-
bles OF all kinds, bananas and chickens
all found a ready market and were
raised in great quantities. While Lanai
today meets the local demand for
watermelons. Lahaina had among the
whalers an enviable reputation for the
melons grown here.
A considerable source of revenue to
the crown was the supplying of water
TO the vessels. An arm of the Lahaina-
luna stream was diverted into n small
stone reservoir on what are now the
Mccain premises. and two pumps were
kept busy there raising water to fill
the casks. These were lowed ashore in
long lines bV means Of rOpeS run
through loops fastened under the hoops.
then were rolled up the hundred yards
OF street past the courthouse and filled
by the men at the pumps. Here there
were occasionally lively scenes between
the Portuguese sailors and the natives.
and at such times the dusky police
found the much-coveted opportunity
for jerking a haole down the street to
the lock up" from which he was.
however. soon released. and the matter
quickly forgotten. The shore boats.
manned as they have always been by
native crews. than whom there are
none more nearly perfect masters of an
open boat In any sea. formed a consid-
cradle fleet and controlled a profitable
patronage plying pas, the oreakwater /
and the reef.
Lahaina has a mixed population.
The district TO the present time Is con- :
sidered one OF the most distinctively !.
localities in the group. and. I
- course. in the days OF the whalers
other nationalitles. Nevertheless. the
white minority. who were principally
English and Americans in about equal \
numbers. controlled the important bust
fCnnttnrrcd
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

pillows of the Seine strike her with
horror. That Is why l am a whoever.
This was one reason. but the most
urgent ia the delicate health of the
youngest child. little girl OF IL. She
has spinal trouble and her physicians
feared TO have her cross the ocean.
and. of course. Madam Cambon could
not leave. There are two other chill
dren; the eldest. Roger. will graduate
from the College of st. Cyr, the West
Point OF France. in about two years;
the second. Jules. is at u preparatory
college in Paris.
Madam Cannbon will sail from Havre
on La Savo!e on Saturday and is eX-
pected In Washington about the 2Oth.
Her intention is TO remain in this coun-
try about two months. She is not &C
companied by any OF her children and
she will be- anxious to return to them.
She will preside ut the embassy during
the Rochambeau celebrations; indeed.
her visit at this time is especially To
lend eclat to this period OF festivity.
This distinguished lady is a native of
Paris and belongs Co an ancient and
aristocratic family. Her home in Paris
has been a center for the brainy people
M the French capital. Since M. Cam
bOn's residence here she has been par
ticularIy courteous to all American Wis
itors. 4 warm friendship exists between
her and the wife OF the American Am
bassador at Paris. General Horace Por-
ter. During M. Cambon's tenure OF
the Governorship OF AIGiers Madam
Cambon achieved quite a reputation for
social tact. and it is regretted that cir
are such she cannot come
permanently to- Washington.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31
STRICTLY ACCURATE IN DETAILS.

Professor Gaiiaudst. Who has done 50
much toward educating deaf rnutcs.
tells this story: One os the professors
faVortte pupils. an unusually precociou-
child Sas asked by his teacher ~ he
knew the story % George Washington
and TIE cherry tire. with his fingers
th- younEstsr repeated the tale with
out break. until ne came Co the point
where the elder wa-hington.- question.
his son When GEORGES father asked
airr Mo hacked his favorlte cherry
tr-~." continued The child. moving his
signaling arEsr- almost az rapidly a.
some person. move their tongues
0scorEc put his Ratchet In nj. left
asnd -- wait moment" rsid The
professor: how do yCu know that he
took the hafchet in hi- LEFT hand -
Because. answered th- boy. he
needed his right 20 tell his father that
- haa ch0FTsd tie tree =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31
A QUESTION OF CONSCIENCE.

man was talking 20 his fellow
travellers in a Pullman smoker. relates
The Kansas City Star"
"on one occasion he said. II was
down In the mountains OF Tennessee,
where everything Is primitive. and on
Sunday I attended a Baptist church.
Much 20 my surprise and interest, the
women were seated on one side OF the
house and the men on the other.
had never seen anything 6 the Kind
before. and after services were over j
spoke 20 one OF the members about IL.
as he was a pillar Of the church and
a man I knew quite well.
I'VE have always done II that way
he sAd In explanation.
"'So's TO worship God aceordin' 10
our own conseiences. as the constitu-
ton pervides." he replied, In matter
OF course tone.
but sitting on opposite sides OF
the church doesn't make any difference
with your conscience, does ~? ] kept
on.
Don't ~? be said. with emphatic.
confidence In the knowledge that IL did
Well. 10 makes all the difference In the
world Do you mean TO say that a
man kin set over there alongside Nv
his wife. where she kin nudge him In
the short ribs with her elbow every
time the preacher says anything she
thinks fits his case? say. kin a man
do that and worship God accordin' TO
his conscIence7 Not much he can't. I
reckon. nowhere. an pertickier not In
this neck Nv woods
The explanation and the argument
carried conviction beyond all con;ro-
versy. and had no more to say"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31
THE HIDDEN MAMMA.
gy A 9. Benson.

BY A. 9. Benson.
A t.tS OF lonely grief NJ told.
or shattered life and dull despair
And an he spoke q mist unrolied.
And angels sorrowful and fair
Coed leaves OF healing trees did hold
An me, twas Z. not he. espied
Thoss proffering hands. that healing
Beside the bitter spring. beside
IN. silent well OF agony
And I. not he. was satisfied
In London Spectator.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

\ blessing N disguise: II VA so sor-
~ 20 hear a fox hfd been stcaiirs: your
pouitry again How unfortunate you
arr On. v- can bear IL. miss. thank
you kindly. fou So the Siopshirc Hunt
country comes on our farm on one
side. AMI the Jowters on tn. other. -
80 make a claim on both and they
ID pay Tor The odd hena,---PInrh
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

G-orsia man. Who has zou- q,
W'shirEton On .-arrh - n zBv-ruus~ut
$50. siv-s 80 NJ. qualifications. 4 80
30 only write poetry and novels. btt,
SCR etnt government mule thai -
t"r~- - -tttsnta Constitution
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Mrs Hicksy (rho L. ertertainlnE her
httie SON, playmate. aRrd I've. 10 din
Willie. can you cut your own
raestg Wuiie (who II struggling with
a piece m his piat-p-~Yea. thank you
tNth q desperate saw at the b--~D
I've cut quite "a tough mat as this
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Tn ax-a.~ said th~ young dact,r.
I've got a big enough practice 20 ken
- ~ -srT circumstance for life .
but suppose you shogif t1s~ haif your
sstt-utss IN Just doubi,- my bills on
th- others -FhiiadeIphis Press
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31
HUMOROUS

The 'water-cure" practice will al
least tend to keep the American hobo
out OF the hilippines.-Philadelp
Ledger.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

It has been urged that doctors 81
least should be absolutely vaccinates
To show what is meant. DR.. Arthur
Maude states that, after four effective
vaccinations at intervals OF seven -,
nine years. in 1892 he revaccinated him
self four times at Intervals OF month.
the effects decreasing to no reaction -
all; and since that time he has resn-
larly yaccinated himself every few
months He insists that the physician
should have this protection, which give.
no inconvenience after two applicS
tons
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

The youthful appearance OF nat. r.
women OF Swaziland is attributed Ia 4
secret elixir, which. like all Kaffir re-l-
edies. Is obtained from an herb, and
which preserves plumpness. etc. thirty
OF forty years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Pure barium, as lately obtained sy
II. Guntz in the electric furnace, Is So
ver-white when freshly cut. almost as
soft as lead. fuses at low red hszt
and volatilizes rapidly at bright red
II oxidi3es rapidly in the air. often tax
ing fire.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Goodness, how that railroad stoc
does fiuctuate.'' Yes. it's wise rail
road stock that knows it's own par
Philadelphia Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Though vesuviuS has been for c.s
turtles. discharging steam charged wath
hydrochloric acid. extensive injury %
vegetation in the surrounding resiea
seems to have been unknown until last
year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

The natural soap mined near ASH
croft, b. c., is q washing compound
containing borax and soda. The exact
composition seems to be unknown. as
different analyses of the same sample
have reported 16 and 20 per cent Of
borax, but il is claimed to give results
equal to those of the common washipg
powders. The mixture lines the bottoms
and sides of several soda lakes, one o.
which contains 90. 900 tons.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Very light plates for electric primary
cells are made by a. DE Castro, OF
Berlin. by depositing metal on textile
fabrics by electrolySis. Sail-cloth, Ter
instance, may be impregnated with re-
duced copper for the negative elements
and with reduced zinc for the positive
elements.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

The great dust cloud of the Kra&s-
toa eruption in 1888 has been repco-
duced on small scale by an explosion
of $40 pounds of blasting gelatine at
Perranporth, on the Cornwall coast
Rain and snow falling six days after
ward deposited a yellow sediment, even
at one point 113 miles away, and this
proves to be undoubtedly dust from sae
explosion. a
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

A mysterious loss of water is often
noticed in boilers under steam but net
in use. The valves appear to be tight.
no escaping steam is seen, but in a few
hours il is necessary 10 introduce more
water. What becomes Of the lost steam
is a problem that could be thoroughly
investigated with profit In one case
il is stated. the loss was partly &C
counted for when windows over ehe
boiler were opened. the cold air makfss
visible a leak of steam from every
valve.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Mr. westside-Is Briggs still payin!
attention TO your sister? Eastside-
Naw-they've been married this tvs
mont's,-Brooklyn Life.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

The high-frequency electric currestS
of D'Arsonval are applied by two Ger
man dentists instead OF ordinary sa-
aesthetics. Application of the current
TO the part is made through a moldiRs.
which is covered inside with metahie
powder and a layer of tinfoil, with al
additional layer of asbestos to absorb
heat. Out of fifteen cases of extraction
of teeth with one root. thirteen opera
lions were completely painless. The
patient remains in a waking condition
and the usual risks and annoyance=
are avoided.
Pure blue light is the new consump
ton cure with which G.. Kaiser is eX-
perimenting in Germany. The ray.
from an arc lamp concentrated through
lens containing methylene blue de-
stroyed tubercle baciIii In about thirty
minutes, and. as the printing of pho
tographic positive proved the passage
OF the rays through the human body. it
was shown to be possible to reach ssi-
bacilli in the lungs and to kill them sil
with blue light In two advanced cases
of the disease, great Improvement re-
suited in six days
The artificial clay of NJ Hecht d.
Huben contains sand carbonate .,
lime, cement, liquid glue and petroleum
which are mixed in a certain way ans
yield material that can be mould-s
and given extraordinary hardness ~
heat. 1t is coming into use In Ger
many for building stone. bricks, tiles.
etc. Among the advantages claiBes
for II are the great hardness, freedse
from liability TO crack. resistance -
influences. incoIn%ustisD
ity. and proof against moisture: 49,
az il is inexpensive and easily shenta38
IL seems to fill a genuine need Of ss
small builder and decorator.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Elderly Lady-Aren't you ashamed 10
be seen smoking cigarettes. little boy :
Little Boy-Sure 1 am; but wot's fell
Ter to do when he amt got de price of
a ar?-PhiIadelphis Record.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

The next return Of the Leonides. Or
November meteors, will mark the one
thousandth anniversary of the first rec-l
ord OF this swarm. Last ,November
on the morning of the 18th. one Amer
can observatory estimated that 1sss
meteOrs per hour were falling. In Eng
land number of meteors were dousiy
observed, the mean heights of eisht
being thus calculated at eighty-one 10
fifty-siX miles, With visible paths o.
twenty-five to sixty-seven miles.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Human serum. contrary to expeess
ton, has proven effective in counter
acting effects Of the tsetse fly bite Al.
lower animals. and feebly active as a
preventive.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Teacher-Now. Ethel. who wrote the
"Elegy in a Country Churchyard?"
Ethel-Please ma'am. il was Willie
Sniff. L seen him going in the church
yard at recess. ma am.-Chicago Daily
News.
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Continued on PAGE ID
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Eucalyptus and other trees OF the
Australian deserts store up water
which the natives obtain by cutting ~
the roots and standing the pieces en-
end
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Popularity: do you think he would
be a success in politics.? Yes, in
deed. Why. he has thoroughly master
eel the knack of looking interested when
he is being bored. "-Chicago Post.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Darwin laid great stress on the ''euc-
vival of the fittest" in the struggle Of
living forms for place on earth
Prince Kropotkin. in a new work,
SHOWS that mutual aid" a kind Of
cooperation in nature, has been. like
competition. leading factor in ev0iu-
ton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

The preservation of fruits and veg
etabieS by cold has been a subject OF
tests by the makers of a French sui
phurous acid freezing machine Al IS
TO 10 degrees Fahr.. perfectly ripe mel
ons were kept unchanged for etgat
days, and the ripening of piums. peass
bananas. etc., was completely arressS
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

First Boy (contemptuously) - Huh,
Your mother takes in washin'. Second
Boy-O' course; you didn't spose she'd
leave il hangin' out overnight unless
your father was In prison. did ye?-Tit-
Bits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Victor Hugo had very exalted opin-
ion of himself. one of his intimates
called on him once and found him
walking in his garden. apparently
thinking deeply The visitor asked the
great French poet what he was medi-
tating upon. Il was wondering" re-
piled the poet. what 1 should say to
the Creator when l meet him. Can
you imagine what I would say?"
Yes" answered. the poets friend: you
would say. My dear confrere'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

Coming Out of a wonIen's Club: THE
difference between my husbands club
and mine," said the pretty woman in
the turquoise coIored toque. looking at
her watch, lis that mine lasts from
two until six. and his lasts from six
until Wolfe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

At the Concert: F'oSdick-why do
you applaud such a long and weari-
some sonata? Keedick-I'Ye been sit
ting So long that all my limbs have
gone to sleep. 1 wish to restore the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

y certaiH literary critic in quest of
expert opinions wherewith to build
iordly symposium, sent out broadcast
set Of queries of which one was: rs
the prospect that the sale of books will
he larger or smaller this year than
last year," From Il prominent New
York publisher he got this brief and
golden opinion: THE prospect is that
the good books will sell better. and the
bad ones worse"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-31

According TO the Atlanta Constitu-
ton. when you give a Georgia darkey a
'chaw' of tobacco, you're a cap'n; give
him n quarter. you become a colonel;
paralyze him with a dollar. and you're
Il general for life; throw in an old suit
of clothes and two stiff drains" of
corn liquor. and he raises all his chill
6ren to call you governor
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-12-18
Their Secret Is Out.

All Sadieville, KY, was curious to learn
the caase of the vast improvement in the
health of Mrs. S. P. Whitaker, had
for long time, endured untold suffering
from chronic bronchial trouble. ssIts all
due to DR.. Kings New L.scoyery," writes
her husband. cite pletely cured her and
also cured our littl. Granddaughter of a
severe attack of Nhooping Cough" It
positively cures sughs, Colds La Grippe,
Baonchitis, allTarsat and Lung troubles.
Gasranreed bo.Les see and $I.oo. Trial
bottles free at Fiesler & McNeice's drug
store.
+ + +
In the Netherlands, where electricity
is rapidly taking the place of gas and
oil for lighting, incandescent bulbs are
sold for IL cents each and nerst lamps
for 48 cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-12-18

But goto L. S. Bisho
and buy Wrisiey's v ei
Soa .,-''requ res no rs' T.
the soap as directiors IL - u9
thin and place in boiler,
disso lived put in yorr c''' 10
boil them. Aftei @asc tp Ia
clean rinsing water, 40 ht HsH
through the wringer, : y"
have the whitesC cloth@s 80 si-..
not torn: finer than frorI ny $50 y
use.
Your hards won't oF 'Se Lwg
Holsters, but will PENAL. perfect
Be sure and follow the d 'Cloo- ~
the wrapper. "Ask any lady that
used it., and go to Bishor' for
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-12-18

Vacation Days.

Vacation time is here and the children
ear fairly living out of doors. There could
be no healthier pace for them. You need
only to guard against the accidents Incl
dental to most open air sports. No remedy
equals De Wits Witch Hazel Salve for
quickly stopping pain or removing danger
of serious consequences. For cuts, scalds
and wounds. sI used DeWitt's Witch
HszelsSalve for sores, cuts and bruises"
says L, B. Johnson, Swift, Tex. cit is the
best remedy on the market" Sure e
for piles and skin diseases. Beware of
counterteits. Hanson & Emerson, druggists.
+ E +
In hill climbing competition for
motor cars up Mount Ventoux, near
Carpentras, the steepest hill road in
France, M. CaIchard. the winner, COM
pleted 1871 miles in 27m. It's. The
gradient in places was one in twelve.
M. Cauchard used a French motor car
Of seventy horsepower.