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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-08

and studied law while district magis-
trate of Hawaiian, Kauai, and latterly
in ]. P. Balls law office, Honolulu.
SUIT ON NOTE.
Thee. H. Davies & Co, Ltd, vs., H.
a. Jaeger and McBryde Sugar Co. Ltd.
garnishee, is the title of a suit on a
promissory note for 1882. 50 alleged to
have been executed by Jaeger on May
of per cent per annum.
FIRST EXCUSE FILED.
George Fern has asked Judge De Bolt
TO excuse him from the trial jury, on
account of illness certified by DR..
Camp.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Horses Sense of Smell.
From the Agricultural World.


horse will leave musty hay untouched
in his bin, however hungry. He will not
drink Of water Objectionable to his ques-
toning sniff, or from a bucket which some
odor makes offensive, however thirsty. His
intelligent nostril will widen. quiver and
query over the daintiest bit offered by the
fairest of hands, with coaxings that would
make a mortal shut his eyes and swallow
a mouthful at a gulp. A mare is never sat
isfied by either sight or whinny that her
colt is really her own until she has a certi-
fed nasal proof of the fact. A blind horse,
now living, will not allow the approach of
any stranger without showing signs of an
ger not safely to be disregarded
The distinction is evidently made by his
sense of SMELL and at considerable dis
tance. Blind horses. as a rule will gallop
wildly about a pasture without striking the
surrounding fence. The sense of smell in
forms them of its proximity. Others will,
when loosened from the stable. go direct to
the gate Or bars opened to their accus-
toned feeding grounds. and when desiring
to return, after hours of careless wander
ing, will distinguish one outlet, and patient
ly await its opening.
Evening star., 1903-11-21

Most animals are experts at fritterng away
time; they spend much Of their lives in act
lively doing nothing. Watch a canary in a
cage. He hops backward and forward be-
tween two perches, as though he was paid
by the distance for doing so. Look at a
butterfly. 1t leads an aimless existence.
Nevertheless it is always busy. bee prob
ably visits twenty times as many flowers in
the day butterfly; for all that the but
terfiy is always on the move.
When speaking of the swift. notice
how long 1t took to find the materials for
Its nest, how it went afar to seek that
which was at it's feet. This, although the
result of stupidity. is doubtless a blessing
to the bird. Nest building affords great
pleasure to the bird-the more protracted
the amusement the better for the architect.
The squirrel labors from early morn till late
eve laying up store of nuts. When one
storehouse is full the Industrious animal
opens another. and then proceeds to forget
the existence of the first. Lastly, animals
spend no inconsiderable portion of the day
IN play. Nearly all the higher animals in
duige IN play; some go SO far as to play
regular games.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Burglar Bees.

trom the London Chronicle.
To the person who knows nothing about
bees they represent the supreme type of
industry. But even the bee communities
are disturbed by those of their own kind
who break through and steal. Robber
bees are always source of anxiety to
beekeepers. and at this time of the year
the marauders seem particularly active.
Having gathered no honey. or at any rate
an insufficient supply for themselves, they
will descend upon a hive, kill its indus
trious occupants and carry off the golden
treasure in an astonishingly short space
of time. We know of recent instance in
which the attack was developed and the
home bees killed in a couple of hours.
Sometimes hive will attack neighboring
hlve. In such cases the old straw skip"
was better than the modern arrangement,
for knife thrust through the top would
break the comb and set the honey free. at
which the thieves would instantly return
to seal up their own store. 1t is not pri-
marily in their industry that bees are hu-
man.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
INSTRUCTIONS,


1. Hole funds up to $40 before sending to Ma
tional ropolitan Bank.
2. Get few active members and form circle
3. Meet once in two weeks
4. Give your circle fitting name. as, for In
stance, the Children's League or the G. L. Helping
Hand Circle. Always use the C. L.. with the name
you decide upon. in order to keep In close touch
with the central movement
8. Elect a president, secretary and treasurer
and librarian.
g. Make your own rules, in harmony with the
pledge you send your president.
Z. Send monthly report of all You do to Aunt
Dorothy, with names age and address OF each
member written the coupon on this page
8. Keep on call in your treasury the amount you
promise your pledge to try to earn or save, and
wnen emergency arises your president VII! lei
you know where to send this fund, Report monthly:
o. Keep n separate fund for local work. We Will
tell you from time to time. in answer to your let
ters, where and how you can find neighborhood op-
portunities for pleasant local work.
TO- All members should join in our contests and
win our gifts as this is our means for trying to
make you happy in return for your kind effort foi
others, and through which we are helping you gei
your own library and recreation centers: You mus
watch this page to learn how we are doing this
II. Adults may join our league If they will WORE
with us. The league has thousands OF members
adults and children, all over the world.
r. Use part of your fund to buy a book once
month for your circle library and select your DOCKS
from the lists publish.
l3 " Address all letters to Aunt Dorothy, Box
205. Washington. d. c.
H. Individual workers also may 3o1n
Evening star., 1903-11-21

just when he wanted to say something
clever.
"No good" said the kings daughter
Away with him. And he had to go.
Next came his brother.
There's fearful heat here" said he. .
Eyes. We are roasting chickens today,
said the kings daughter
What did-what-" said he, and all the
clerks wrote down, What did-what."
mo goodr' said the kings daughter.
Away with him.
i Then came Silly Hans. He rode his goat
right into the room.
What burning heat you have here"
said he.
That is because I am roasting chick
ems" said the kings daughter.
Il am in luck" sa-1 Silly Hans, "for I
suppose 1 can get a crow roasted, too"
Yes, you may" said the kings daughter.
But have you anything to roast it in. for
have neither pot nor pam"
"Yes, l have" said Silly Hans. Here
is roasting pan,' and he pulled out the
wooden shoe and put the crow into It,
why, there is enough for a whole meal"
said the kings daughter. But where shall
you get any dripping to baste it with?'
'Oh, l have some in my pocket" said
Silly Hans. Il have more than enough"
And he took little of the mud out of his
pocket and basted the crow with it.
Now. like that" said the kings daugh-
ter. You have an answer for everything
and you have something to say for your
self. l will have you for my husband"
And so Silly Hans became king, and got
a wife and crown, and sat upon the
throne. Hans Christian Andersen.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
The Cork Tree.

At the age of about twenty-five years
the cork tree is barked for the first time
A circular incision is first made through
the bark near the ground, and another,
also around the tree, close by the branches.
These cuts are followed by others equally
deep made lengthwise, and dividing the
bark into broad planks. The tree Is then
left. The circulation of the sap has been
stopped: the bark begins to curl outward;
and shortly each strip is peeled OF by me
bank This process is repeated every ten
years. Thus gathered, the bark Is pre-
pared for market in two ways BY one
method the tables. as they are called,
are heaped one upon another then concdVe
sides being put undermost, in deep trenches
and being plentifully moistened. are pressed
beneath huge bowlers until thoroughly fiat
tened out. They then dried carefully
before large fires, and turned constantly.
When fiat and dry they are completed.
BY the second method the damp pres
sure in the pits is dispensed with. the
tables being simply laid with their coarse
sices toward the fire. and suffered to re-
main there until their warp is lost and
they become nat. This tree and its uses
were known to the Greeks and the 70
mans. In the time of Pliny it was employ
ed for nearly as many purposes as at pres
ent. as floats for fshermans nets, water
proof soles for shoes, buoyS for anch ors
ana for swimming Jackets. The use of cork
10" stopping bottles was not entirely un-
known to the Romans being mentioned by
Cato and Horace, though its applicatio 10
this purpose does not seem to have been
very common, as we find everywhere diroc-
tions given to close up wine casks and
other vessels with pitch clay, gypsum or
potters earth, or to FIJI the upper part Of
the vessel with oil a honey, in order 20 eX-
clude the air from those liquors which they
wished to preserve.
Shoppers of cork seem to have first neen
introduced after the invention of glass bot
ties, and these do not appear to have come
into use before the fifteenth century In
1.5:$ corks were used in France principally
for soles, apd in Germany wax shoppers
were used by the apothecaries until about
the close of the seventeenth century. Wnere
the tree grows the inhabitants apply cork
to many purposes. Thus, in Spain, for
bee hives and kitchen pals pillows and
window lights: in Morocco for drinking YES
sells and plates. tubs and house conduits:
in Portugal roofs for houses, lining for
garden walls and fences for poultry yards;
in Turkey. cabins for the cork cutters and
ccffins for the dead; in Italy for images
and crosses. pavements along the walks
and buttresses for the village churches; in
Algeria. for shoes and wearing apparel,
saddles and horse shoes, armor and boats.
landmarks and fortfica tions, furniture in
mansions, racks in stables and steps for
houses: while We use cork in our own
country for floats. shoe soles wads for
howitZers. buoys. shoppers, hat founda-
tions, lifeboats and life-preservers and
models for architecture.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Animals Are Never Idle.
From the India Times.

How is it that birds and beasts manage to
pass through life without succumbing to
enrui. or at least without being bored near
ly to DEATH Animals as a rule do not loaf;
1t is not thus that they solve the problem
Loafng is an art which but few living
creatures understand. Lizards, crocodiles
and chaprassis are the greatest authorities
on the subject. Animals have acquired the
knack of making much ado about nothing;
they have learned to be very busy without
doing anything. This accomplishment OBJ
viousy differs from that of loafing 1t is
one which animals have brought to perfec-
ton. and of which many human beings
chiefly wornen-are very able exponents.
There is overhead a wasp buslly exploring
the holes in the trunk of tree. Why he
does this he probably does not know: he
has no time to stop and think. He Is quite
content to explore away though his life
depended upon it. Five times within the
last six minutes he has minutely inspected
every portion of the same hole. All his
labor is useless in sense: without it. how
ever. the wasp would in all probability die
of ennui The wasp is not an isolated case.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
An Electric Alarm Clock.

from EItctfIclty.
An electric time alarm for school boys
and girls who wake late in the morning has
been patented lately, and has at least one
novelty to recommend it. 1t is directly
connected to the bed, and it is Impossible
for the sleeper to stop it until he gets up
to stay. Underneath the bed is a series of
contact points, the weight of the person
forcing them together. clock is used in
connection with the apparatus, and as soon
as the hour of rising is indicated the re-
manning opening or break in the wire is
closed. the current passing through the
contact points underneath the bed and
causing them to ring continuously until the
sleeper, by leaving the bed, breaks the cir
cult. Should he lie down again the circuit
is again completed. and the bell rings un-
til the second rising.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Mercy to Animals,
Manchester IN. Id Union.

From the Manchester On. H.) Union.
The completion of the organization of
the Animal Rescue League is a matter for
congratulation on the part of all humane
people. In these days of effective charita-
BILE work there is, perhaps. no other crea-
ture so hopelessly forlorn as a stray or
homeless cat or dog Deprived of the SIM
pie comforts to which their ancestors have
been accustomed through unnumbered CEN
turtles, these strays find themselves literally
out in the cold-neglected. often starving,
tormented by thoughtless children and kick
ed about by equally thoughtless grown peo-
pie, they drag out a wretched existence
or perish miserably. If the league shall
accomplish no more than to relieve these
for1orn creatures from their sufferings,
either by finding homes for them or by
have fully yindicated it's large-hearted pro-
jectorS.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
A Lonesome Little Girl.

By ID. z. Doty.
My mother is the prettiest thing
She still looks hut a girl, folks say.
j wish she was a girl, for then
Together We could play!
I'm six years old-or will be soon
And I'm all the child she's got;
And sometimes when tbs lonely. why,
I wish there was a lott
For mother has to work so hard
A-dancing nights and pouring tea
Each afternoon. she has no time
To plav and romp with me!
1 wish some nights she'd stay at home
And. when it's time to go to bed.
She'd hear my prayers instead Of nurse
Then when it's dark I'd have no dreat
If she'd just let me hold her hand
Her pretty hand with all Its rings;
And | can 90 right of to sleep
If mother only singsi
But mother has no time, she says.
To humor little girls. eos she
Gets tired out with balls and things
That keeps her up till three.
l hark each night for mothers step.
And then I call out loud and clear.
Hope you'll have a lovely time,
And Good night, mother. deari'
But when she's gone. and down below
hear the carriage door slam TO,
l feel SO lonely j could cry.
And sometimes. p'r'aps, ! do.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
A House Moving Worm.
Tom Whitehead.

=. Tom Whitehead
The bag worm is little smarter than his
cousin the caterpillar. Both make very
snug. little silken houses for themselves,
but the bag worm lives in his and moves
it around from place to place When he
becomes tired of living in one neighborhood,
he simply crawls halfway out of his silken
sac and holding on to it with his back feet,
walks away on his front ones pulling his
house along after him. OF course the house
must be very strong to stand being dragged
about like this. so he weaves in little twigs
which make it very firm.
After a while the bag worm fastens its
little house to the limb of a tree, crawls
inside and changes itself into pupa Not
satisfied with this the male worm crawls
out again and becomes a moth. The poor
female meanwhile. stays in her house, lays
some eggs and then dies.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Clock Plant.
From the Melbourne Times.

The clock plant is native of Borneo
and in that country even. it is said to be
rare The plant derives it's name from it's
peculiar habits, which are known to but
few who have not studied the plant from a.
scientific standpoint. The plant has leaves
of two sizes, one of which acts in the ca
pacity of a minute hand, which keeps moy-
ing until o'clock in the afternoon and the
other keeps going until morning. The
larger leaves act as the hour hands. Start
ing in a position when all the leaves lie
close to the stem, with the points hanging
down. they rise gradually until they turn
toward the top, and then they drop to their
former position. 1t takes the smaller leaves
about one minute to go through this per-
formance, and the longer leaves just about
an hour
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Snake Killing Cats of Cairo.
rom the Egyptian Gazette.

Fgyptian GaZetfe
A native woman living in old Cairo was
entering her house when, to her great ter
ror, she perceived snake of formidable
dimensions which had taken possession Of
the hearth during the owners absence
The woman fled. leaving the door open
Her cat then appeared on the scene, en-
tered, saw the cobra, put up it's back and
tail, spat and otherwise manifested it's
hostility, and in turn went out. A few
minutes afterward it returned in company
with a second cat. After a similar exhi-
bitiOn both went out and returned with a
third. and similarly went away, returning
finally with fourth. Considering that
sufficient force had been recruited to kill
the snake, the four at once fell on the rep
tile, and after short but fierce struggle
the latter was literally torn to pieces.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
A Romany Lullaby.

Hushaby, hushaby. Sheep bells tinklng;
Long lie the shadows meadow and fold;
Brooks babble drowsily, while crocus blossoms
Nod o'er the ripple, their nightcaps of gold.
Baby now hushaby. List to my singing,
Songs that thy grandmother learnt from the moon
Sang to thy mother, thus wakeful before thee,
Sleep In thy turn, baby, sleep while Groom
Hushaby, hushaby. Pickering camp fires
Redden the dewdrops on meadow and fold;
White moths brush lightly my cheek as they hover
Brushing my cheek are thy lashes Of gold.
Baby, now hushaby. Sleep to my singing,
Cold lie the sheep underneath the white moon,
Warmly my little bird nestles beside me,
Hushaby, lullaby. Sleep while Groom.
e. D. G.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Rain Resembling Blood.

Showers of blood-bona fide. genuine
blood. or. at any rate, having the same
properties-are by no means uncommon on
the Mediterranean coast, and in some parts
OF Italy. This rain has been analyzed. and
undoubtedly contains several of the min
eral constituents of human blood. The san
culinary character of the downfall is owing
to the presence of thick dust which i'm
pregnates the atmosphere, and which con-
tains considerable quantity of red oxide
of iror The peasants. however, regard
these showers with a superstitious awe
which no scientific explanation can allay
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Auntie's Babies.

There are three of them: bless the darlin
There's Laurence and Edith May
And the dear little baby-WaIter,
Just six months old today.
And think, as l rock the wee one
To sleep in his tiny nest,
And kiss the smiles and dimples.
1t is you / l0ve-the best"
But Edith, with eyes so solemn,
Climbs up on my knees to say,
May l hold oor fwotch?' and listens
AS it measures our lives away.
l stroke the brown locks sunny.
The sweet young brow caressed.
And l think, Your auntie loves you.
Dear little niece-the best"
But little arms clasp softly
My neck in close embrace,
And a boyish cheek all losy
Is pressed against my face.
"ps auntie'S little sweetheart;
An love 90 lots, l do;
Whole hun'erd bushels, Auntie,
Is at enough for oo?'
Then I kiss my ardent lover.
And fold him to my breast,
And l think, of all the babies,
l surely love you-best."
But at night, as the tiny toddlerS
Reluctant go to rest,
l know, as l tuck them under,
That 1 love them all-the best.
Evening star., 1903-11-21

They Are Made Hdppy Through
Thought for Eact Other.
MEMBERSHIP c6broN.
International HeadqFaftets.
New York Cft$. ~

MEMBERSHIP c6broN.
International ne.aaraf,s,..
New York Cit4. ~
Interna tional President, Mrs: Louise Hogan.
Post Office Boz 2oo. Wafgngtds. Do.
D. C., Depository for the Children's
League Funds.
No dues, no eeu.r., fund.- no .s,.ried ON.
cials. All help goes direct on call from the
president, through the press and other ave-
information given on apYusatsn to the
editor OF this page.
pIrMGE.If {
promise to try every day to add happi-
ness to some ones life by heiag Kind.
l promise to try TO earn each month n
penny, a postage stamp, nickel Oh a dime
nnd 1t ready to IS in
help. either here or abroad.
l promise to write to my president once q
month and tell her what ! am doing to help
others and what / can do to help her help
others.
/ promise to help the Cbildren's League
give to those who cannot % ,Saaerwise get
president and printed on our list
Please enroll my name and send my badge
ip inclosed stamped and self-addressed en-
yelope.
Name. ...............'......
Street. et...................... .......s..,.........
Town Of City. ..................
State and County. ....................
Age Of Applicant if under 20. .............
adults may Jotn.)
Date OF Application.
Evening star., 1903-11-21

NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
NV whole means to become used to one
of the greatest of countries, and Is COM
posed of twelve letters.
l. My 4, H. IL. bright color
. My 2, IL. 4. =. !. ., II. an imaginary ms
habitant of the seas.
B. My II, s. -. the finish.
4. My 6, 1, s, u, 10, sweets
PIED STATES
l. Aaeilnnnpsvy.
.. Eeejnrswy.
3. Aaaknrss.
4. AestX.
5. Acghiimn.
g. Aacehmssssttu.
TRANSPOSITIONS
l. Transpose a deity and get small ami
NAL
2 Transpose a rhyme and get to think OF
trouble.
g. Transpose a travel and get to stam-
pede.
L. Transpose to twist and get the smallest
and weakest pig of a family.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Guess the Dogs Name.

Three little rosebuds little dog,
Sitting together top OF log.
One little rosebud has tafly. and
Two little rosebuds aborrowing go.
One little rosebud gives tafy lick,
Next little rosebud takes hold OF the stick.
Third little rosebud waits for his turn,
Doggy sits still and has concern.
And so tafy goes along. one two. three
Every ''licks'' it and hands ii back free
Doggy looks a while. seeming to say,
Amt il most my turn to lick a while, prayf
Three little rosebuds pass taffy along.
Doggy gets nothing, not even a song,
No not smell so quick does IL go,
From one to the other along that great row.
Three little rosebuds. I'll tell you their names.
Johnny and Joseph the other is James;
The name of the doggy guess you can tell, .
If you guess long enough and use your wits wen
Now. twice have told you the doggie's full name
And IL you can't guess it, then I'm not to blame
Just put on your thinking cap. then do your best
And a little good judgment viii give you the resi-
Rosebuds and doggy and tafy and all, .
Reminds Us of chill lren simple and small.
Neighborly kindness on that log
AS taught 10y theoe three little children and dog
w. ii. MYERS.
Evening star., 1903-11-21

to the gate. urged them to still greater
speed. and. with one last effort of the chill
dren. All Cheng. swing forward W all
TIE impetus of their run. flew like Sc. Z
hall to the upper step of the veranda. at
.hur and Jennie painting for breath. scram-
bed after her and stood safe. but pale and
trembling. as the servants. rushing from
the house at the noise outside. slammed the
heavy gates Just as the mad animal DASH
ed furiously against them.
Jennie was helping All Cheng to her feet
and brushing the dust from her gay little
robe. Both the girls were on the point OF
bursting into tears. but they half forgot
their fright and Joined in Arthur's laugh
as he cried cheerly:
'Hurrah! It's all right now. That was
the best hop race we ever had"
Evening star., 1903-11-21
A Church Built in One Day.

A church capable of seating 5000 persons
was built between daybreak and midnight
on a recent Saturday in suburb of Chi
cago. The contract for erecting the church
was signed on Friday at midnight, and the
building was dedicated on Sunday morn
ing. No floor was laid, the ground being
simply covered with shavings, but modern
conveniences, such as furnaces and electric
lights, were not omitted.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
Sweeter Than Sugar.

I rom GOIden Penny.
1t is reported that new plant has been
discovered in South America which threat
ems to supplant the sugar cane and the
sugar beet The plant contains a large
amount of saccharine matter and a high
percentage Of natural sugar properties,
which are easy to extract. According to
experiments made by the discoverer, the
director of the agricultural institute of
Asuncion, this plant is said to yield sugar
which is from twenty to thirty times as
sweet as ordinary cane or beet sugar.
Evening star., 1903-11-21
In the Boys High School.

Oh, such mixture,
Nothing fixture;
All are rushing,
All are pushing,
In the boys high school.
When the bell at first does sound
Up from nowhere they all bound,
With a rush aud with push,
Like a foot ball center rush,
In the boys high school.
or to lessons now they go,
With their faces all aglow,
Fo- to get an '0'' or 10"
Work away these little men,
In the boys high school.
GEORGE f. ELY.