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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14
FICTION IS
IN DEMAND
The Library Association
Holds Annual
Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Honolulu
Library and Reading Room Association
was held last evening at the library
rooms New officers We're elected and
annual reports were presented.
The most interesting feature in con-
nection with the reports was the show
! ing that fiction readers constituted
sixty per cent of the patrons of the
f., library. After the discussion that fol-
lowed the report it was decided to per-
init each subscriber to take an add
{; tional book of fiction each week. The
present rule provides that only one fic-
5tion and one non-fiction book may be
| drawn each week. Professor Scott
fvoiced the sentiment of all those pres
4 ent when he said that it was better to
have people read fiction than not to
! read at all.
You cannot teach those that do not
read" said Professor Scott.
/ Miss Hillebrand's report gave many
Interesting facts in connection with the
library work. She told of the resigIia-
! ton of the former librarian, Miss Bur-
| bank, and of her assistant Miss Gill
! lette. She also paid high tribute to
| the work of the former librarian and
expressed her appreciation of the aid
of Miss Jacobus of Kamehameha who
had assisted her. The new assistant
to Miss Hillebrand is Miss Green.
During the year 447 books were added
to the library, of which SO were gifts.
The total number of books circulated
| was II, 1873, of which 1852 were of fiction,
ITS history and 789 general literature.
This is a total circulation of AS less
than a year ago. The average number
given out per month was 991. The
| total number of members is 230 and
| SIT school children, slight falling off
| Some books not needed We're given to
Miss Howard for distribution to sailors.
The books on general literature have
| been reclassifed and the fiction is TIC
be shelf listed. The librarian stated
also that the card catalogue system of
the Library of Congress had been in
troduced Miss Hillebrand recon-
mended that worn out books of stand
ard works be replaced, and the COM
mittee on literature was authorized to
ca this.
On the librarians recommendation it
was decided to allow school teachers TO
| take out one additional book REQUIRED
! for school work each week.
| The old officers were reelected with
one or two minor changes. fThe off
GERS are: President, c. r. Bishop: vice.
president. M. M Scott; treasurer, w.
C. Parke, and secretary, H. A. Parme-
| lee. The directors are: Chas r.
Bishop, M. N. Scott, S. B. Dole, W.
C. Parke, Helen S. Hillebrand. Ella E.
| Stansbury, n. B. Emerson, DIR. Chas.
T. Rodgers, W. F. Allen. j. H. Fisher
| Lyle A. Dickey, Prof. w. D. Alexander,
H. A. Parmelee.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14
Look for Sailor of Hermann.

United States Shipping Commission
tary Cortelyou's department at Wash
ington to endeavor to locate or secure
information of r. Akagi, Japanese
sailor who was shipped on the treasure
schooner Herman at this port. The
Herman was sold at Tahiti, and the
japanese sailor was lost sight of after
being discharged there Consul Doty
of Tahiti made the initial inquiry.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14

fishing the journal, and of the House
S12,9S6.20 not including the cost of pub
fishing the journal, which up to Sep
TENDER 80 for the House journals of
both sessions had reached $4659 As.
These legislative expenses for the past
year as stated by the Governor amount
in round numbers to $SS,640. The Gov
ernor says:
1t is apparent from these figures, to-
gether with those of the expense ac-
as compared with the legislative ex-
penses of former years. that the two
first legislatures of the Territory have
wasted the public funds by expendi-
lures for their own expenses far be-
yopd the necessities of the case.
He gives a table of appropriations for
legislative expenses from 1870 to 1903,
by which it is seen that the most ex-
pensive session under. the monarchy
Chat of 1856 cost $4,000, while the
session of 1892 (1ast of the monarchy.
lasting seven or eight months, cost but
$42, 900.
Governor Dole suggests remedy for
legislative extravaganza in the follow
ing remarks:
Under this showing some check upon
the expenditures of the Territorial leg
islature appears to be called for
would recommend that such expenses
should be paid only through the audi
tors warrants on the treasury. with
authority in the auditor to refuse war
rants for charges for services of per-
sons employed by the senate or house
or for bills for materials until salts
fed that such charges are reasonable
for the work. done or the materials
furnished.
The legislature If 1901 and the lower
branch of the legislature of 1903 have
withheld from the secretary of the Ter
ritory their accounts of such expenses
and the vouchers pertaining thereto.
THE COUNTY ACT.
Governor Dole, on this subject. quotes
his message to the Legislature on his
approval of the County BILL pointing
out Objectionable features and recon-
amendments by further legis-
lation He gives an account of the
rise of litigation, already. over the Act
and discusses its doubtful relations
to the Organic Act with reference to
the ownership and title in public prop
erty. The questions he raises are the
same as those that have occasioned
grave differences of opinion in the ex-
ecutive council within the past week.
Recommendation
Passing over subjects regarding
which the local press has kept the pub
lie here fairly well informed. this re-
view of the Governors report may be
closed with a summary of the Govern
or's recommendations. These conclude
the document and, condensed. are as
follows:
Reserve Cocoanut Island. Hilo, for a
free public pleasure ground, its afore-
time use, as the Federal authorities do
not now desire it for a quarantine sta
ton.
Amend Section so, Organic Act, to
empower the Governor to suspend any
officer. in regard to the removal of
whom the advice and consent of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14

1
Many pages are devoted to this sub
| ject. The exemptions from taxes Of
property, real and personal, actually
used in raising certain new products,
| enacted this year are mentioned. A
list of plants of value, not including
| timber trees or plants raised for flow
ers, as experience has demonstrated to
be productive in the Territory" is Civ
en- in subdivisions. OF productive"
| the number is So, of profitable 81, of
'prospectively profitable" II and of
experimental 3-some names being
repeated from the first class in the
| others.
Expert information on coffee from A.
Louisson, on pineapples from James D.
Dole and on sisal from l.. E. Pinkham
is given liberal space.
Forestry, fertilizers and labor are
dealt with in succession, followed by a
report of the general election. It is
shown that two companies in Homo
lulu manufacture and sell $4,000 tons
of fertilizer year, at about S45 ton,
or $1,500,000 in the aggregate, the whole
product being consumed in the agricul-
tural enterprises of the Territory On
the subject of labor Governor Dole in
PRODUCES the paper heretofore publish
ed here, furnished by the Builders and
Traders Exchange in response to a
request through A. Gartley, it's presi-
dent, with the following remarks of
the Governors own:
This subject presents difficult ques-
lions. Among mechanics there is some
development of unions for controlling
the skilled labor market, and especially
als lob
is performed mainly by Hawaiians,
Portuguese, Japanese and Chinese.
Many Hawaiians and Portuguese are
skilled mechanics. The Japanese and
Chinese are competing in this field and
are formidable on the ground of their
lower wages rather than the quality
of their mechanical performance, which
falls behind that of the Anglo-Saxon
as regards work not especially Orien-
tai.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Giving an account of the work done
at the regular and extra sessions of the
Legislature. Governor Dole draws par
ticular attention to the expenses of the
Territory's legislation. He mentions
the method, initiated by the Senate,
of keeping the expense accounts of the
two branches separate, and shows that
under this arrangement, for the regular
session, the Senate expended s19.58623
and the House s39. 1876, without in
Guiding the cost of publishing its
journal" The expenses of the Senate
for its special session last November
to consider executive appointments
were s402s70 For the extra session Of
1903 the expenses of the Senate were
S7,5S4.1s, not including the cost of pub
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14

HoARsENEss IN A CHILD that is
subject to Group, is sure indication
of the approach OF the disease. II
Chamberlain Cough Remedy is given
as soon as the child becomes hoarse.
or even after the croupy cough has
appeared, it will prevent the attack.
It always cures and cures quickly.
Benson. Smith & Co, Ltd, Wholesale
Agents, sell It
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14
Exercise for Obesity

It is not nee
essary to go in
to details what
fatty tissue is,
it's formation,
etc. What is
really necessary
to know is how
best to avoid
getting stout,
the thing to do
is to learn in as
few words as
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14
GOV. QOL.E'S
REPORT
Continued from page II

connected the Hawaiian Islands with
the rest of the world" the Governor
concludes as to commerce, sis of great
Importance to the Territory, officially.
commercially and socially.''
VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS.
Governor Dole inserts reports of op-
erations and conditions of their re-
spective departments from H. f. Coo
per- Superintendent of Public Works.
Walter E. Wall, Surveyor; Edward s
Boyd, Commissioner of Lands. Chief
Justice Frear, Judiciary; E. P Dole.
former Attorney General; Col. J. w
Jones, Military; and A. t. Atkinson
Superintendent of Public instruction.
also draws on reports of Board of
Health officers.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Introducing matter from the Com
missioner's report, the Governor says
it appears that the majority of settlers
during the year are white men. adding:
1t is evident that the settlement of
the available lands of the Territory
by farmers owning and cultiyatinp
their holdings must be of gradual
growth. The large area of public
lands held under unexpired leases is
one reason for this. Other reasons
are want of markets, cheap transpor-
tation, and sufficient good roads. Road
making in the Territory, especially in
those portions that have an abundant
rainfall and occasional gulches, is very
expensive, and constant and expensive
repairs are required to keep roads in
such localities in order. With almost
every new area reserved for settle
ment new roads have to be laid out and
constructed, as far as possible though
completion of such roads if often de-
layed to the prejudice and discourage
ment of the settlers
- AS the farming class increases there
will probably be developed among them
organizations to facilitate the market
ing of their products. The need of
such cooperation already exists, as
the farmer, single handed, has serious
difficulties to overcome in disposing of
his produce.
The most promising crops fer the
Hawaiian farmer at the present time
are probably those for which there is
a demand outside of the Territory, such
as pineapples, castor-oil beans, and
sisal. Undoubtedly, also, there is
good outlook for the production of
vegetables for the Pacific coast de-
mand during the winter months.
Experiments are being made with
tobacco and the vanilla bean. which, if
successful, will add materially to the
farming resources of the Territory
Those weighing the question of COM
ing here to take up land for cultiva-
ton should consider the fact that a
great part of the lands of the Territory
suitable for farming are capable of
cultivation the year around, and the
proprietor may obtain nearly every
thing his family consumes from the
grpund except groceries, flour, dry
goods, lumber and hardware: as to
articles under the heading of groceries,
he may produce his own butter. eggs,
salt pork, lard. and preserves.
IA summary of lands taken up under
the general provisions of the land act
of 1895 for the year is as follows:
Number. Acres. Value.
II 49,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-14
Total ;. .2os 2o,s12.n s4s, 281. 80

The total land revenue was s123, 069 .3S,
of which $17,991 23 was from sales, and
s105, 07S.15 from rents, interest and fees.
The expenditures were S14,6S1 Oh.
AGRICITI TITRE
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-07
, Ayers
Cherry PICTORIAL

soothes irritable Threats. heals inilamed
bronchial tubes, and qu.cts congestion
in the lungs. This is why j. so quickly
controls these oil coughs and pre-
vents pneumonia and consumption.
az was troubled with a very hard
cough which l could not get rid Of
When l read of Ayers Cherry ToctuUi
/ sent to Johannesburg and procured
a bottle. 1t completely cured ne, aud |
have many comrades here who have had
hard coughs cured in the same way. -
WA. SESSIONS, Company o.. Second Royal
Berks. Reg, Nol's SDrui., ErHIsvtal, 5. Africa.
There are many substitutes and imi-
tations. Beware Of taam BE sure
you get Ayers Cherry n"otoral
Two sizes. Large and small bottles.
Prepared by Dr. J. c, Aver O.. .trvo'j. Mass, U.sA
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-07

Want ads in Star cost but % cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-07
SUGAR FACTORS, COMMISSION AGENTS
AGENTS FOR THE
Oceanic steamship Company Of San
Francisco Cal.
AGENTS FOR THE

Scottish Union National Insurance
Company of Edinburgh.
Wilhelm of Magdeburg General m
sUrUnCe Company.
AssuCiated Assurance Co, Ltd. Of
Munich and Berlin
&Ltance Marine and General Assurance
Co, It'd, of London.
Royal Insurance Company of Liver
pool.
Al1anoe Assurance Company of Lon
don.
soOehester German Insurance Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-07
". G. IRWIN & CO.. LTD.

WIN. G. Irwin. President and Manager
Claus SpreCkels. First Vice-President
w. M. CSiHard Second Nice-President
IL N. Whitney Jr..Sec'y and Treasurer
Geo. J. Ross Observation-Disclosures Auditor
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-07
Tobacco Heart
MAY ARRIVE TOMORROW.

The U. S. A. Transport Sheridan
may arrive tomorrow from San Fran
cisco. She sailed August for Manila,
via Honolulu.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-07

Want ads In the Star bring quick re-
suits. Three lines three times for rs
cents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-07

Want ads in the Star bring quick re-
suits. Three lines three times for ~
cents.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

Ntn"ir;.n 10y tWrnty-thrcr inches. fold
"'i int" Il cap. This sheet iS folded 80
rs To form II rcctanGlr four AMI hn'l
inches hy seven inches. in tn" centre.
rs Indicated hy the lines \li Gu, Et
ard GIL in the hiagrim. IN" Sides and
ends arc thou turned up to form Il SORT
nf box. TO Lu which il Is necessary 1"
mako diagonal rr"hSrS. rs shown. Ms,
for example. being made hN bringing"
MI M to Mo shown hy 'hr folded
,n.prr the triangular projections III
! ,Ir corners being fulNr,i ny along the
! sidrs of the box. Now. by u little j,n
! iirn manipulation tn" edges of this
hoX arc all turned down ouI WAiiiN frr
about one inch Of the depth. This turn
j. then repeated. il hrin% II III lie less
Troublesome 80 make the SO u;.h turn,
In This way II surprisingly strong can
! is ur0(lurrh.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
Dtn,t sea l.Nlpoi:lt'o'l.

SrirNlili" observation iU>tli"~ tn"
I v<l!i;.i;r lh%I u daily average -. ';..''i;..
| rpN toms ui Wlirr : i,>"iN,,: mt" tn"
| l:rnd SEA- irulu tie .'utiin anI other
| resources LUrim" The !':l;. During tn"
rainy sra<nr,. >;IN> tlr Chicago tv"nrd
iirrald the anuUut is very n!uch
greater: during ,hC dry season il i. OF
course very muCh les. hut this aver
age viii II" maintained year niIrr
year. There i nu UHilcl. and the level
is kept Down by evaporation only,
which i very rHnil because of the
n:tril>r heat. Inc dry atmosphere. and
!ilr dly winds which arc constantly
blowing Gown the gor%rS bet twccn the
w"'lntHin>. This evaporation causes
\ haze or mis-; to hang over the lake a;
I'll times. and. when it is more rapid
Imam iiHllHl. heavy clouds form and
thunl"rSturinS sometimes rage with
great vincucr in the pocket between
tn" cliffs. oven in tho dry season. y
i0nh of rain often falls upon the sur
face Of the sea- when the sun is shining.
and tn" atmosphere is as dry rs Il h"n"
half Il miir fruln the shore. lhr noun
taiuS around the Dead Sea ar" rarely
scru with diStinctnySS irra'lSr OF this
,,pr
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
WoInau'R Seven Gorcu Skirt.

skirts that provide ample and grace.
rul flare about the feet while they tit
with perfect snugncSS about the hips
make the only models accepted by
fashion, and are shown in many vari-
lions. The exceedingly novel one.
shown in the large drawing. Possesses
many advantages and suits many ma
trrialS. The fun length front Gnr,.
gives the long line needed for IN effect
OF height. The tucked ilouncc means
tlarc and freedom while the entirely
new arrangement Of trimming is cl!rc.
tive in the extreme. As shown ihr ma.
tcrinl is black taffcta with bands of
cloth stitched with corticcIli silk. and
mcdallons of heavy guipurr lace. llt
countless combinations can be made
The skirt is cut in seven cores. The
front one being full length. At sides
and back it is cut off to form n success
sion of squares to which the n0uncr is
HttPd. The bands are arranged to make
Il most effective trimming and form the
spaces in which the lace mcdallons are
placed. The fulncSS at the back is ar
ranged in the fiat inverted plcats that
arc preferred TO every other sort.
The quantity Of material required for
the medium size is eleven and n half
yards twcnty-onc inches wide. nine
and half yards twenty y-scvcn inches
wide or five and three quarter yards
forty-four inches wide.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
4 story of Ecaudrlnirr.

Tho following story nj i'"Iu''ti"i%"
uupcnrs in the Revue dr Paris:
ON one occasion. when nr"I:ny q
litrrary friend. who WH$ also Il pr!r
fisher. in the street. i'r;lldrl;irc sud
denly said: "Lct uS q" and talk" Il lati!
towcthcr. "trrtainly." answered the
other. not Willing: t" appear surprised
III This singular proinS;ll .,rcnrdin%iy
the TWO found their wAy 10 one OF the
many bathing establishments which
even now still survive in tho ollrr
quarters OF Paris. Scarcely h.,h the
editor settled himself down tn enjoy
his warm i'ulh when hr heard Brau,l"-
lni:r call ont: "NoW that yn, can ~
longer lrIrHd Yourself. dear friend. |
will read YOU my iivr-aci tl'agrdy. II
should hr explained that in those days
the taking: ot Il hnlh WAS. in Paris. Il
! lrn"thy and imporian; business: the
longer tllr hnllrr stayed in the warm
| water the better il WAS supposed ln hr
| ior his health.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

President Castro OF Venezuela wa
close friend of the late William |
ter, of Philadelphia. who had c:;tcns
business interests in South Amer
According 10 Mr.. Potter. Castro is V
FOND OF animals, and imputcs 10
pets the most remarkable oualit
telling OF these qualities gray
though not expecting, perhaps, to be
together believed.
81 have Il dog" President Ca!
sometimes begins. 'and one day | ::
my dog carrying Il live hen CAREFUL.
his mouth. paused to sec what We
happen. The dog placed the hen
his hut, and she immediately laiG
egg there. He ate it. she helped hcl
to the most delicate tidbits i'm his
tray, and n few moments Iater de,
ed. Thcrcaftcr I kept my eyes
them, and | ascertaincd that the
whenever she had an egg to Law. !:
invariably in my dogs hut. Anu
would eat her graceful gift nnu
would reward her with her choir
all the viands on his platter. V
she died he was inconsoloble."- y
York Tribune:
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12

with :l$ class "t traNi. ana ihy
wagon illustrated herewith with 1--WE
no"rS i m example nG the style "r typv
most ""l'rr;tily u~"I. although ,ijltrriu4;
in many '"i:Iil> OF 'i,,;igu The upper
floor is raised when the W#yuu i> u>"i
for "@t!l". and lowered j'jju position
when il!r two .!nurS are required for
sheep. These wagons are run ,uGpl, Il
together. III trains Of twenty or more
WaGNuS. each wagon containing an
AVERAGE OF 2uD Sheep.
IN the present ,l"$iG,l The loading and
unloading are Facilitated Ivy making
th" upper H$ W,ll IL tho lower tn"r
cont iuu"u$ ihruuGlinui the ;rlil when
tho WAGONS are StIn,iill@.
Ih,' upper i'rnr consists ct foEr rNrS
or >Crt,unS hnGrd tu the sides of lh,
wagons. tbs HiranGriurnl hrin. iuGNG
To inv"lv" loss complication than lifttU-
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1903-02-12
How Wilh Animals Fight.

In tn" pitched battles which some
times TAX" place between the great can
nivOra and th" largest and most power
!Ul of the OK tribe the forces OF :nima
courage. desperation and boIlJ
strength must be cXhbi:cd on Il seal
never elsewhere seen. saws a write
in I.c$lic'$ Weekly. such c0mba,S Il
occur. but have seldom been Witnessed
and still less frequently described
Two or three lions sometimes comLin
in such an attack. but from the mark
seen on buffalo IT is probable tho
sometimes there is a single combat
for it can hardly hr supposed that III
buffalo could escape from more ,hu;
one lion.
IN" number Of foot pounds OF encrg,
put into such Il struggle must he some
'hlnG extraordinary. Tho efforts OF ,
non, which can strike Il mans arm
from The shoulder and leave Il hanrin
by Il strip OF skin. or which can carr
Il cow over high Stocka,lc. Cudcavo
ihS nh%ucccSSfully in close grips.
hr;iG down or disable u buffalo bu
hl'Si he on gigantic scale. and Il
S'r'h%'h winch can stake him off. Az
1t * believed. occasionally crush
lion aftcrWard. muS; he even IN,
anla%ing. \ buffalo Euil has been crt
llcn with cEmaGin" three lions IN NY.
tai combat, and making Il @oo; ii.
before he was Disabled by ono OF
lions hamstringin: him by biting
legs from behind.