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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

IAN FRANCISCO, August 9.-The
New Flood Building on Market.
49, Eddy and Ellis streets needs no
encomium It's magnificent pro-
portions and architectural beauty are
evident at glance. The view shown
in the perspective drawing by Albert
Pissis is at the junction Of Market and
Powell streets, at point whence the
frontages IN those streets are at once
visible. James L. Flood is the owner of
the property. 1t is not only one Of the
best situated in the business part of
San Francisco, but is one of the largest
structures in the downtown section of
this city. The site is that formerly oc-
cupied by the Baldwin Hotel. the burn
ing of which made way for the superb
structure now under way on the. lot.
1t fronts 1865 on Market street, 22:STs
on Eddy, 275 feet on Powell, 1870 on
Ellis, and 177.SA from Ellis to Market
street on the easteFly line. The area
of the lot is $4,000 square feet, it be-
ing only inferior to those on which the
PARROT building and the Palace Hotel
stand. while, owing to it's greater
height the amount of space win be
superior.
The new Flood building will have
twelve stories. and VIII rise to a height
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23
HIS PATIENT WAS DEAD.

Dean Smith, Of the Yale Medical
School. once cited a hypothetical case
to a class and asked one student how
mucn Of a certain medicine should be
administered to the sufferer. "A tsA-
spoonful" said the young man, %
after rejecting for a minute he said ne
would like 10 change his answer. my
young friend" said the dean dryly
your patient has been dead for forty
seconds"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

Asker-"What's the news?" TaIker-
THE President has committed suicide.
King Edward has declared war on the
United States, and New York has been
blown up by a volcano" Asker-"Oh,
don't bother me with trifesi Have
they got Tracy yet?"-Portland Ore
eraDf2n
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

A doubtful point: Aunt Chloe-''Ma
Ill Rastus went fishin' toe-day. an All
doan know whut toe du." Aunt Dnnah
What's de matter. honey?" Aunt
Chloe-"Wal. de Scriptures say spare
de rod an Spite de chile an All doan
know which rod dey mean."-Brool1lyn
Life
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

Couldn't get within range: zone of
these guns can throw a projectile six
teen miles" 1T wouldn't do me any
good My mother-in-law lives thirty
miles from here. New York Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

What do you expect to be when you
become Of age, by little MANI" asked
the visitors 'TWenty-one. sir" was
the bright ones reply.-Yonkers States
man.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23
HIGH.PRICED PEWs.

Only very few pews in the parish
churches of London are nowadays Of
fered for sale, but when they are put
UP to auction they apparently fetch
good prices. AT Tokenhouse Yard last
week a freehold pew in the parish
church of Chertsey was sold for $3.50.
the purchasers object being to devote
the rent to charitable purposes. The
ownership of the pew carries with it
a parliamentary vote for the county of
Surrey, and at present it is let at SO
per annum, but rated for poor rate at
SIS a year. It appears that the pew
was sold in fee simple in 1SOS by the
trustees appointed by an act of the
forty-sixth year of George III for re-
storing Chertsey church. The purchas-
er of the Chertsey pew desires to re-
main anonymous, but his object in
devoting the rent to a charitable pur-
pose is worthy of commentator.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

Pretty loud: This necktie," said the
salesman. speaks for Itself Speaks
for itself?" repeated the customer, as
he took in the loudness of the design;
Il say that it positively yells!"-BaIti-
more Herald.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

The oft-told story Of the economical
merchant who would stoop to pick up
a pin has counterpart in the office of
j. Plerpont Morgan, where one of the
younger clerks, the son of a millionaire.
When not doing messenger service. is
engaged IN slicing off the flap side of
all used envelopes and preserving the
fronts in pads for scribbling paper. The
mail of such a house is enormous and
the saving thus effected is not incon-
siderable. The saving of envelopes and
newspaper wrappers is gradually being
appreciated in other large banking
houses.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

Miss Beth Howard fifteen years of age Of Pacific Heights clever
young miss She has done lot of drawing and poem writing Her
work has been reproduced several the two reproductions
this being of her work which have appeared and
prizes ST. Nicholas Magazine for Young Folks during this
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

above the street of $50 feet. while it's
foundations descend to a depth of
thirty-five feet. The foundations are of
concrete with steel grillage beams i'm
bedded in concrete in part of the foun-
dalton. The construction of the build
ing will be of steel skeleton frame of
columns, supporting not only each floor.
but also the masonry walls at each
story. Colusa sandstone will be en-
pIoyed in the exterior front walls, ena-
meIed brick and glazed terra Gotta for
the interior light court walls, and fire.
proof floor arches, partitions and other
ireproofing with terra Gotta in the
structure itself The inside finishing
will consist of concrete floor in the
basement. and marule and tile on the
floor corridors, they being also wains-
coted in marble.
The first two stories of the building
are to be used for stores, which may
be in number from one to fifteen. Above
will be $50 offices, either separate or in
suits They will each be provided with
wash basins and wardrobes, steam
heat, electric and gas light, telephone
wiring and other modern conveniences,
and safes when so required by the ten
ants The main corridor, extending
from Market to Ellis street at the east
erly size of the building, Will be $50
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

Teacher-"Ten me, Bobby. what are
the two things necessary for baptism %
Bobbie-'Water and a baby. na'am."
-Tit-Bits.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-23

feet long and vary in width from TWEEN
ty-five to twenty-eight feet. Its walls
will be of polished marble. with a row
of detached marble columns at each
side and marble stairs with a bronze
railing. In the basement Will be a
power plant to pump water for the
eight passenger elevator and the one
freight elevator, besides the sidewalk
elevators 1t will also be used to sup
ply heat to the building, and will con-
sist of three 110-horse-power boilers,
for which oil storage tanks and coal
bunkers will be provided. The boilers
and the pumps viii be placed in the
north end of the basement.
The style of architecture adopted by
Albert Pissis is based on the classic.
Classic orders and details have been
used and adapted to the requirements
of a twelve-story structure. Large
Corinthian columns will extend through
the fifth sixth and seventh stories, and
an arcade with Ionic columns at the
top of the building viii extend through
the eleventh and twelfth stories. The
store stories are to be entirely of plate
glass in copper frames, with the ex-
ception of the pavilions. which are to.
be of stone. AS to the cost. the new
Flood structure may be roughly set
down as a million dollar building.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
NATURAL HISTORY.

Ostriches live to the age Of about
sixty years.
The mandarin duck is one Of the
most beautiful Of aquatic birds.
So voracious is the cod that it will
swallow anything It sees in motion.
An eel has two separate hearts. One
beats CO. the other 1G0, times a minute.
A ladybird can travel 2O,O00,OOO,O0O
times its own length in an hour. In
that time a sloth can only travel fifty
times its own length.
There is no country in the world in
which the raven is not found to be ma
live; 1t is also the only bird known to
ornithologlsts which is Of such cosmo-
politan character.
Only one existing reptile can sustain
itself i'm the air. This is the flying
dragon Of the East Indies. 1t has no
real wings. but can glide from tree to
tree like a flying squirrel.
The common house fly usually pro
duces the note f in flying. To do so
it must vibrate its wings 335 times a
second. The honey bee sounds A,
which means that its wing vibrations
are 44O to the second.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
FINs Of lie lying AFIsH.
They Are Used as Parachutes Rather
Than as Wings.

They Are Used as Parachutes Rather
Than as Wings.
Out from the warmer seas fly the
flying fish, the fish of which every one
has heard, which yet none can see for
the first time without a gasp of amaze
ment, without feeling as though be-
holding the miraculous, the fish which
has given rise to more unruthful sto-
ries than any other fish in all the seas.
Undoubtedly the flying fish has wings
like a bird; undoubtedly 1t flies, yet not
as a bird. 1t does not flap the wing
like, pectoral fins on which 1t is up
borne, nor, once launched in the air,
can 1t change Its course by any move
ment of its wings until It dips again
to the water. Yet It Will pass a ship
making ten knots in the hour and trav-
el in the air as far as 500 feet at a
time.
Astounding, indeed, is the sight of a
shoal of flying fish taking to the air,
skimming far over the surface when
the sea is calm, leaping high over
great waves when gales blow. Fish
seem ludicrously out of their element
in the air, but that fish should fly is
not really more wonderful than that
some animals and birds, like the otter
or the penguin, dive and swim to per-
fection.
The flying fish's fms are really para
chutes to support and steady its body
rather than wings to propel it. The
lobe Of the tail gives propulsion to the
body as it leaves the water. A flying
fish measures about a foot In length,
and its long, transparent pectoral fins
reach almost to the tail; but. though
very large when expanded, they can
be folded up very neatly. Its flight is
short and intermittent, and 1t must
needs continually dip into the sea to
give itself a fresh start.-Pearson's
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
HE TOOK TIE SHOWER BATH
Ind 1t Drove Him From the Yosemite
Back 10 lew RngIand

After q week Of little journeys, strik-
ing here and there few miles to alb
sorb the Yosemite valley from dozen
coignes Of vantage. we We're whipping
the Illilouette one afternoon for noun
tain trout says the Worlds Work.
Tomorrow said a voice, Il shall
take a shower bath under the seven
teen hundred foot fail"
YOU" said another voice, ARE a
fool.y
mot at ALL" came back argumenta-
lively. "The rivers very low. What
there is Of it turns to spray in the
first hundred feet; it will simply come
down like rain. Why. you'd 20 under
the Bridal Veil yourself. Only that's
prosaic. This is something big. Come
on"
mot t.
But | was there to see. The water.
as he bad said, came down, a consid-
erable part Of It, In rain and spray
that few out on the wind incredible
distances. But to crawl down, dressed
in a bathing suit, closer TO the main
stream that falls to the pool and upon
the rocks with a murderous swish I'm
the air and roar like a railway train
when it strikes was daring to fool
hardiness. At any moment a veering
WIND might swing the whole mass upon
the tall, slim figure backing tentative
ly on all fours down the jagged talus
slope, his eyeglass pebbles gllnting
cheerfully. A steady breeze kept the
fall swung out little the other way,
and the spray burgeoned out fur up
the other slope. The roar was deafen-
ing.
All at once the wind shifted, the
water swung back, and in a flash the
human figure was blotted out in a del
uge that turned me sick. For sec
ond-that seemed an hour-it played
on the spot flendlshly, it seemed to
me, standing Mortified there, and then
slowly It swept away.
And then there was a movement, a
painful, crawling movement, down there
on the slope. and scrambled down the
slippery rocks to help a blinking, creep
ing, much surprised youth, bleeding
from a hundred cuts, up to where his
clothes lay. He was still too dazed to
speak. When his breath returned and
his extra glasses were perched again
on his nose, he said
"The oceans fell upon mel For Gods
sake, come back to New Englandw
And we went
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
"A POUND'S A POUND
But Pound Of Feathers Is Heavier Than
a Pound Of Lead

That old question about pound Of
feathers and a pound Of lead takes on
new interest when we look at it in a
simple scientific way. 1t seems alb
surd, of course, that a pound Of one
thing could be heavier than pound of
another thing and yet that is exactly
what may be shown in this case; not
that the pound of lead is heavier than
the pound of feathers, as most persons
would say on the spur of the moment.
but just the other way-a pound Of
feathers Is heavier than pound of
lead
This apparently Inconsistent state
ment may be quite easily proved. With
accurate scales weigh a pound of lead,
using ordinary shot for convenience;
then with the same scales weigh a
pound Of feathers, putting them into a
muslin bag for the purpose. The feath-
ors and the bag together must weigh
exactly a pound.
The next step in the operation will
show apparently that there is no diff
ference whatever in the weight of the
two articles, for you put the shot in
one pan of a balance and the bag Of
feathers in the other, and after a little
seesawing they win come to an exact
level
Now, however, the scientific phase of
the question presents itself, and you
are reminded that I'm weighing the ar
ticles thus IN the open air you have
taken no account of the buoyant pow
er of the air, which bears everything
up In proportion to the objects bulk.
AS the bag Of feathers is of greater
bulk than the shot, it Is borne up more
than the shot is, and for that reason
1t is necessary to use a little more than
pound of feathers to balance a pound
of lead.
This, however is theoretical The
practical proof IS obtained when you
place the balance bearing the lead and
the feathers on the receiver Of an air
pump and cover them with the glass
bell. Then exhaust the air. and you
viii find that the pan bearing the feath-
ers will sink and the pan bearing the
lead will rise, thus showing that when
weighed in the ordinary way the guam
tity of feathers used to make a pound
Is actually more than a pound.-New
York Press.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
EMPEROR WILLIAM
LEADS CAVALRY
charges The Blues With
5000 HOTSemeR
American Generals and Aides Directed
BIZ the Kaiser, Who GallOped as
ReckIeSsIY ..aS Troopers

Frankfort-on-the-O Sept 12. -
Major General Young and Brlgadier
General Wood and their aides-de-camp,
Lieutenants Mckinley and Mccoy,
charged with the cavalry led by EN-
peror William yesterday. The Ameri-
cans did not draw their swords, but
they rode with the Garde du Corps, one
of the household regiments and the
emperor's body guard. This charge
was the climax of the manoeuvres.
About 5000 horsemen, lancers, cuiras-
siers and dragons, fell upon the flank
of the retreating Blues defending
army, capturing 30 of the latter's
guns and 1000 of its infantry. The
cavalry started at daylight, made 12-
mile curve. and swept over rolling
meadows and upon the enemy's forces,
which had been theoretically disor
ganized by a heavy infantry attack.
The 5000 cayalrymen made a from.
tage of a mile and a half, and in the
sunlight, over the open country, they
rushed at hard gallop upon the ar
tillery and infantry, which did not
cease firing until the horsemen were
near at hand When the cavalry were
within 100 yards the infantry quickly
formed into close, platoon groups,
which the horsemen broke up, gallop-
ing between the groups and the guns.
Several horses fell dead.
The emperor, mounted on a white
Arab horse. directed the movements,
and at the finish galloped ahead as
recklessly as any trooper. The en-
press was present on horseback. Ma
jor General Corbin and Lieutenant
Colonel John A. Johnston, Earl Rob
erts and other foreign guests were on
a hill, around which the charge was
made. General Corbin said It was the
finest military spectacle he ever saw.
Emperor Williams customary morn
ing salutation to the Americans has
been: "Well how's the khaki bri-
gade?" His majesty has also been
disposed to chaff the Americans lit
tie. Yesterday they wore blue fatigue
uniforms. His sharp eye noted the
change. and he remarked pleasantly
upon it.
The zeitung, commenting on the
simplicity of the American uniforms,
said: "The American visitors have ID
need of uniforms to make them look
like soldiers"
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
Accurate Delay.

Many stories are told of the lack of
punctuality upon southern railroads.
1t is said that when a New England
man found his train, advertised to
leave at IL o'clock, starting at exactly
that hour ne complimented the con-
ductOr.
Just on time, see" he said genial
ly. "All this talk I've heard of the
lateness of your trains is without foun-
dation. I've no doubt"
The conductor smiled at him gently.
"This train, sir" he said without a
trace Of embarrassment. "ls not today's
IL o'clock train. sir. 1t is yesterdays
II o'clock. Today's win probably not
get here from way down until tomor-
row, sir."-Youth's Companion.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
Eccentrie.t,es of English.

There is n new maid in the family,
a Swedish girl, who has many things
besides language to learn, says an ex-
change. Her new mistress, who is a
young wife with a husband many
years her senior, is trying TO instruct
her. One of the lessons was upon
bread, the girl being told that she
should speak Of bread which had lost
its freshness as stale. and not old. The
girl was sure to remember this. for
she was quick to learn and she did.
So the young wife knew when a few
days later the maid remarked to her
conhdentially:
cit is too bad. isn't it, that your
husband is so much more stale than
you arer'-Detroit Free Press.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
Turkey HustIInq For Money.

Constantinople. Sept 12.-Only one
half of the amount Of money required
for the payment of salaries, ETC., upon
the occasion Of the sultan's anniver-
sary, September 9. was obtained from
the provinces. and these collections
were only made by threats that the
provincial tax collectors would lose
their positions unless the money was
forthcoming. The balance Of the sum
required was made up by contribu-
tions from the fund for military pur-
chases. customs receipts, etc. The
money thus taken from the last named
source will interfere with the Porte's
payment to the Cramps, Of Philadel-
phia, and to Herr Krupp, Of Germany,
for war material.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
COAL CAR IN A BAR ROOM
Egine Running Wild Knocked Big
Hole in Brick Building.

Egine Running Wild Knocked Big
Hole in Brick Building.
Bay City, Mich. Sept 12.-An in
coming double header freight train on
the Michigan Central collided with a
switch engine and car in West Bay
City yesterday afternoon, both freight
engines being demolished and other
damage resulting that will entail a
loss to the railway company of S20,-
600. The engineers jumped and es-
capped injury. The switch engine had
been reversed and running wild down
the track left the rails and crashed
out on Midland street. crossing that
thoroughfare at full speed on the
pavement and plunging into the two
story brick Clifton House, knocking
a big hole in one of the walls and
burying the coal car in the bar room.
No one was injured.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
Havtian Rebel to Be Exeeuted

Port Au Prince. Sept 12.-The revo-
lutionary General Chiooye has been
tried by a military tribunal and SEN
fenced to be executed at Jacmel. Octo-
ber .. General Chicoye. the Firminist
commander, was defeated at Petit
Goave August g. and it is claimed he
set fire to that town before evacuating
it, He was arrested at Bainet, near
Jacmel. about ten days ago. Prep
arations for an attack by the gov
ernment forces upon Gonaives, the
headquarters of the Firminlst revolu-
tionists, are being continued. The
movement promises to be an import
ant one.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12
After the Dance.

Il hope you have enjoyed the even
ing, Miss Oliver"
"Not excessively, Mr.. Roland. The
men are such wretched dancers. 1
have had only one really good part
ner."
"Aiy own experience precisely"
eyes, Mr. Van Twister IS the best
dancer 1 ever saw. There he goes now
with Grace Turner. 1t is a pleasure to
watch them, isn't itY'
"Yes; he does rery nicely-with a
partner like your friend Grace. She
is the one to whom 1 was referring
just now"
$50 / supposed."-New York Herald.
Evening journal., 1902-09-12

- dERlFFS SALE.-BY VIRTUE or
- a writ of lsevari Facias. to me di-
rected, viii be exposed to public sale. at
we Court House. on Market street. be-
tWecen Tenth ana Eleventh streets, in the
cltv OF Wilmington. New Castle county.
state Of Delaware.
ON SATURDAY,
THE 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1902.
At 10 o'clock a. m.
tho following described real estate viz.
All liat certain lot of land with the
t"o-sic;y hrich dwelling thereon, situate
Ai the city of Wilmington, New Castle
county and State of Delaware, bounded
ana described as follows, TO wit.
beginning ON the southcrly side of
Tenth street at the distance OF twenty
six feet nine inches. westerly from ahe
westerly side of Church street: thence
southerly and parallel with church street
and through the centre OF the division
wall botwceen this and the adjoining
house ON tho east sixty feet three inches
70 the northerly side OF an alley; three
feet wide leading into Church street.
thence westerly along said alley and
parallel with Tenth street thirteen feet
three inches TO stake: thence northerly
and par~.sel with Church street and
through The middle OF the division wall
between this and tho adjoining house ON
the west SIXTY feet three inches to the
aforesaid side OF Tenth street. and thence
thereby easterly l3 feet three inches
70 the place OF beginning, be the contents
thereof what 70 may, with the free use
and privilege OF the aforesaid alley. in
ever.
Seized and taken IN execution as tho
property OF Charles NJ. Townsend. mort.
Eagor, and philip l.. Carrot. trustee IN
bankrupicy OF the estate Of the said
Townsend. and to be sold by
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL. Sheriff.
sherin's Onlce Wilmington, Delaware.
August 2S 1902
Evening journal., 1902-09-12

< HER1FF's SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF
- writ Of Ais. Ievan Facias
To me directed, Will be exposed 10 public
sale, al the Court House. on Market street
between Tenth and Eleventh streets in
the city OF Wilmington New Castle
county State Of Delaware,
on SATURDAY.
THE 18th DAY OF SEPTEMBER. 1902
AT 10 o'clock, o.. m,
the following described real estate. viz:
All that certain lot of land with a two
story brick dwelling thereon erected. situ-
ated an the city OF Wilmington, bounded
ana described as follows. to wit:
beginning 0t the northcrly side OF Third
street between Madison and Monroe
streets. at the distance of nlncty-thrce
feet from the westerly side of Madison
street; thence northcrly parallel with
Madison street along the side OF n -four
ioct wide alley one hundred feet to the
foutherly side Of a six feet wide alley
thence thereby westerly sixteen feet.
thence southwcstorly parallel with Madl.
son street ono hundred feet TO the said
northerly side OF Third street. and thence
thereby easterly sixteen feet to the place
ot bcelnnlng with the right and use of
with others entitled thereto forever h.
tho contents within said bounds what they
MAJ.
Seized and taken in execution AS IA.
property ~ Maggie Houghton and over
10 be sold bv
SAMUEL A. MCDANIEL. Sheriff.
Sherns O0ce Wilmington. Delaware
August g. 1902