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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-28
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

When a wage-earner dies his
family will be saved from humili-
ating poverty if he has only exer-
cised the foresight to provide for
their necessities through a wise
LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.
The 'NEW YORK LIFE poll
cies are the right kind for family
protection. Henry Waterhouse
Trust Co. will show how they
work and what they cost. Office
open daily Except Sunday from
$50 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. Evening
appointments made on request.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-28

The next move in the crusade against
wee should be to invoke the United
states law as expressed in the Ed
munds Act
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
Coal Experiments.


Some curious tests with coal are now
being made at Portsmouth, the object
being to ascertain TO what extent. II
any, It is improved by being kept for a
certain time In salt water
Twenty tons of coal taken from
the same heap were first divided into
three parts, two OF which contained ten
tons each and one one ton. One OF the
ten ton lots was next divided into five
parts, each containing two tons, and
these after being placed ia i've per-
forated boxes were sunk IN the sea. The
other ten ton lot is also 10 be divided
into five parts. each containing two tons,
but instead of being sunk in the sea
these are TO be kept on land and will be
covered with tarpaulin. The one ton lot
was burned a few days ago, and a
thorough test is now being made OF its
qualities as shown by combustion.
In twelve months the coal In ono OF
of the submerged boxes and also that In
one OF the boxes which have been kept
on land will be burned. and the result
will be compared with that which was
obtained when the one ton was burned
q few days ago. In this way the scien-
list and the naval authorities OF Eng
land are confident that some new and
important facts can be learned in re-
gard to the qualities of coal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
Mislaid Eyeglasses.

80 c UMMER is the time for mail order
- business in our trade" said an
optician who has large trade In the Wall
Street territory. "a man who is in the
habit of carrying his eyeglasses in his
waistcoat pocket when IL is cool enough
to wear a full suit of clothes is more
than likely TO leave them around In res
taurants, on hotel piazzas, or any other
place he may happen to lay them down
when he begins 10 wear fannels and out
ing suits. number OF men won't wear
coat and trousers suits simply because
they can't get along without the waist
coat pockets. To lose a pair OF eye
glasses or spectacles made TO order from
prescription and costing anywhere
from IS to sl5 is no trifiing matter, 20
say nothing of having 10 get along with
a cheap substitute for two or three days
until we can make another pair. Opti
clans keep these prescriptions in books.
Just as druggists do medicinal prescrip-
lions. We are constantly getting orders
from customers away on their vacation
to replace glasses that have been lost
or broken. Sometimes they are in such
a hurry that they send us the number by
telegraph"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

has produced many varieties. but sturdy
and amiable. When she reached ma
turity she was plucked for her down,
and this operation was repeated for
forty-hve years.
She learned by experience just what
to do when picking time came around
and would settle down in the picker'E
lap without a movement or struggle
while her breast feathers were being re-
moved. A few years ago Mr.. browne
ceased TO pluck Priscilla's feathers, pre-
ferring that she should retain ell her
strength and live as long as possible.
She now possesses as elegant covering
as any goose ia the country, her feath-
ering being a pure white and very
smooth and even.
She has witnessed the decline of the
goose industry unmoved. attending all
the time 10 her own duties, bringing up
a flock now and then and laying eggs
until within about five years ago. Her
brother and sister passed into the goose
hereafter a few years ago, and Mr..
browne got another goose and gander
10 keep Priscilla from feeling lonesome.
The three may be seen any day on the
Foster fam.
Unlike some geese, Priscilla is amia-
bic and OF equable temper. How long
she will live Il is impossible TO say, but
to all appearances she is as strong, ac-
tive and healthy now as in her salad
days, two score years ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

Priscilla is a goose, and she's proud
of the fact and takes great delight In
her age. More than half century old,
she is the property Of Thomas r.
browne, OF Foster, r. l., who marked
her afty-hrst birthday, not long ago, With
a unioue entertainment. Fifty-one guests
were present. The refreshments were
frozen pudding IN the shape Of Priscilla,
little candy geese and goslings OF angel
cake. Priscilla strutted around from
guest to guest arching her neck inquisi-
lively.
In 1852 Priscilla was born. Her hatch
day. Is established beyond dispute. for
she burst from her shell on the same
day that a baby girl arrived in the
browne family. Priscilla was Matched
when geese were good property. she
was one OF a brood OF three, the others
being a goose and gander, brought into
the world beneath the warm feathers of
a hen. The three became known as
Aunt sarah's cade geese" the adjective
indicating that they were raised by
hand
Priscilla grew up into handsome gray
bird OF the old-fashioned New England
type, shorter OF neck and OF leg than
the geese Of today. when goose culture
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
Horse Sense.
0I DON'T see why any one should
L talk about horse sense" said

sc DON'T see why any one should
talk about horse sense" said
the man who had Just returned
from long drive, for II there is any
thing on this earth which has not
grain of common sense IT is horse. For
instance, my horse today passed several
automobiles going at top speed and
never moved an eyelid. but later when
he saw a bit of white paper blowing In
the road he nearly had fit and I had
all could do to control him. The other
day he SHE'D and acted foolishly at a
pile OF gray stones by the roadside. and
then trotted gently under a railroad
bridge while train was rumbling over
his head.
Kind treatment does not make any
difference to him. He has no confidence
In his master. believing that he will be
driven into danger at any minute. or at
least he acts that way. Just look at the
old horse that has been IN the family
for years. He gets to be considered g
steady going old nag. when suddenly he
picks up his heels and runs like mad
throwing out the women folk who had
come 10 consider him a safe old fellow
and like as not half killing the children
who had learned to drive him"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
Wall Paper Psychology.

White dining and drawing rooms,
which have been so popular during the
last few years, are fast losing favor
Women have discovered that pure white
is not at all restful TO the eyes, and
voluntarily visitors in a country house
drift out OF the pretty white room to
one painted or papered in some other
tint. This does not apply to a white
paper only. but to room in which all
the walls are white.
For instance, a very old house, with
oak flooring. oak doors. and beams
across the ceiling, lends itself perfectly
TO a white OF very pale paper, and yet
keeps a homely and comfortable as
pect. Sensitive women often dislike or
feel uncomfortable in a room, and can
not explain the reason II is a psy-
Geological one. for certain colors have
a distinct effect on the nerves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
As Mythical as Thirteen

Modern occultists maintain that the
number four plays quite as important a
part in mundane affairs as the number
thirteen, and for the following reasons:
There are four cardinal points, FOUR
winds. four seasons, four rules for arith-
Inetic. four conjugatiOns and four quar-
tiers of the moon. Moreover, the Olym-
piad lasted for four years, pack u
cards is composed of four equal parts
and of four suits, an hour is divided into
four quarters. and most pieces OF furni-
ture have four legs. The occultists even
point out that every human being has
four canine teeth, that a fork has four
prongs, that corpses are placed between
four planks. and prisoners between four
walls, and that at a funeral the coffin
is usually borne by four persons.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
Strength of Egg Shells.

A MEMBER of the staff of the Smith
"A sonian Institution has been expert
menting on the resistance of egg shells
A frame was constructed into which
the eggs fitted perfectly and the weight
was applied Almost every one has tried
the experiment OF crushing an egg shell
between the hands and failed, but they
will hardly be prepared for the results
worked out by the scientific experiments
here given.
Eight ordinary hens eggs were found
only to give way under a pressure. ap-
piled all around, of between 400 and e75
pounds on the square inch of surface.
When the stresses were applied inter-
nally TO twelve eggs. they yielded at
pressures of thirty-two to sixty-five
pounds per square inch. The pressure
required merely to crush the eggs was
between forty and seventy-hve pounds
per square inch. The average thickness
Of the shells was thirteen-thousandths
of an inch
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
CLAIMS Characteristics.

Persons who have seen soft shelled
clans as they lay in a pan in the
kitchen preparatory TO being cooked
scarcely recognize them in their natural
state. Many OF US who have seen clans
know that they have ~necks," but are
ignorant Of the purposes and character
istics of this attachment. AS they lie
on the ground they are far from close
mouthed In fact. they are seldom to
be seen with the she'll closed. From
one end projects the neck" which may
when fully extended This fact. in case
the neck is stretched out. makes one
wonder how such length can be con-
tracted into so small a space. and how
much remains IN the she'll after the
meek" has been elongated. This is the
astonishing characteristic OF the soft
shelled clam, and the one which makes
him unrecognizable TO so many people.
One Of the clans. for instance. is three
inches long. His neck" when extended
is possibly eight or nine inches long
and as large around as a mans middle
finger.
AS everyone knows, the clam, when
! In his native haunts. is 10 be found
several inches below the surface OF
| the sand. He has to be dug up when
discore->a by the little spurts OF water
| which the clam beneath throws UP when
! disturbed
This "neck" connects the clam with
| his food supply In the water above. In
| il are parallel tubes. Through one tube
the clam sucks IN a quantity of water.
From the water he absorbs whatever
nourishment IT may contain, and then
expels the water through the Dther
/ tube.
One may wonder how the clam gets
into the sand or mud At the end op-
posite the neck" may be seen an ap-
pendage resembling a turtles tall ia
shape and called a foot. II is with this
foot that he digs his way downward
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
:.NEW:: If1INGs: STRANGE 3 CURIOUS
CHINAMAN STUDIES NAVIGATION.

which fly the dragon flag, but each ons
is captained by foreign master.
Lee Suey Hong. better known as Will
lam S. Lee. is working to revOlutionize
ali that however. He says there Is no
reason in the world why China should
not have her own captains and under
writer's as we'll With this idea In
view he has entered the New YORK
Nautical Academy. and Is making such
rapid progress that he is already looked
upon as one OF the star pupils
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
Postal Cards Popular.

Interesting statistics in regard TO the
use OF postal cards have just been pub
Ished by the international bureau, OF
Berne. They show that during year
more postal cards are used in Germany
than in any other country, the figures
which throw light on this point being
as follows: Germany, 1.135. 600;
United states, GO 900, 900; Japan, 49,
600 900; Australia, $50 ,0O0. 600; France.
&C. 600. 600; Belgium. 55.00O,0o0, and Swift
zerIand. only 100000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

This is a snapshot of two of Southern
CALIFORNIA; expert tennis players in
action. They are C. Ainsworth and J.
Donnel. and the play was to return
high lob"
Both men were playing net and the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

Among the students in the New York
Nautical Academy is a Chinese boy. who
represents the first Of his eountrymen
to study navigation after foreign meth
DDS. The Chinese were the first to in
vent the compass, but are almost the
last to make practical use OF it. for at
the present time. aside from the small
coasters along the shores OF China, there
are no Chinese captains.
There are Chinese sailors and ships
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
"Turk" Root.

There's no telling where the Terrible
Turk is going TO turn up. Here he is.
as fierce Of aspect as ever fanciful
painter conceived him or timid poet
dreamed him in his most fearful night
mare. yet It was a mild, harmless
turnip that gave him being He is one
OF the physically evolved vagaries Of
aforementioned turnip. which happened
to fall I'll from a disease known in GER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
Dog Pianist.

Turk is the name Of the dog shown I'M
the accompanying picture. and the rea-
son why he has been photographed ID.
because he is the only dog in the world
who is able 10 play the piano. A hand
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
ODD BEAUTY OF THE. ARCHING YUCCA

Nobody watched it grow; all that is
known about it is that il has two
roots. its stalk or trunk describing
a graceful arch. rooted firmly into the
ground at each end
At the top of the arch great brancn,
like an extended arm, shoots forth as
II pointing out the way. The arch is SO
high that a tallyho coach could easily
pass under II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

In the Antelope Valley OF California
grows the strangest yucca tree of all
the Western desert. The yucca is
tree not given TO whims; 1t has been
described by Van Dyke as having "a
tall stalk, rising like shaft from a
bowl. and capped at the top by nod
ding creamy flowers
But the strange archfng yucca has
made itself famous by Its curious form.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

ball came over Donnels side. He leaped
for IT, but missed, and Ainsworth. who
had run sidewise, made a mighty back
ward spring. returning the lob" with
a terrific smash and won the point.
81 squeezed the bulb of my camera"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
TWO TENNIS PLAYERS IN THE AIR.

SAYS f. o. Sawyer. Of Los Angeles. who
took the picture. lust as Donnel rose
from the ground and the instant between
then and the operation OF the shutter
gave Ainsworth time 10 jump. Thus l
obtained this unique photo of two ten
mis- players in the air at the same time. :"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

fortunate enough to have the bone Of
his left leg broken by an automobile
His master took him home in carriage
and called In a doctor, who set the bone,
banging the injured leg around the dogs
neck in a sling The photograph was
taken by NJ. c. p. Magagnos. OF Alameda.
and was sent by Arthur Inkersley. OF San
Francisco.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

The record for speed in railway con-
struction has been achieved on the Balu
chistan Railway, which was pushed
across q treeless plain at three and
quarter miles a day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
Dog Patient.

"Snips" Is a weil-bred spitz owned by
c. F. FIetter, OF Alameda. town on the
shores of San Francisco Bay On day
in January OF this year he was IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

A waterspout spins with enormous
speed It's velocity at the sea level has
heen estimated at six miles a minute.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

Russia has only taken her revenge by
conquering Manchuria. The Chinese
have twice sacked Moscow, once in
1897, and again in 1898
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

In nearly forty instances languages
have been first reduced TO writing by the
British and Foreign Bible Society.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

The Seven Stars Inn, at Manchester.
England. boasts of having been licensed
for $50 years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

British troops in india have lately
celebrated the fftieth anniversary OF be-
ing permitted to wear mustaches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

A wine cask has just been built in
California TO hold $1,000 gallons. Its
iron hoops weigh 10000 pounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

The first steamer on the Thames was
the Marjory. in 1914. The Richmond fol-
lowed her a year later.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

Blank verse was first introduced into
English poetry by Henry Howard, Earl
OF Surrey, in a translation OF Virgil's
"Aenid," in 1547.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

The largest spider in the world has
been found in Sumatra. Its body Is
nine inches in circumference, and its
legs spread seventeen inches.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20
An Odd Chair.

Quite an oddity in Its way is a rocking
chair that furnishes a breeze 10 the oc-
cupant while he rocks IN IT. Beneath the
seat are two pairs OF bellows which are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

Twelve years ago there were 1000 ia
panese in the United States. Today there
are 24.300.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

Norway's coast line-1,7 700 miles in
straight Iine-becomes 1900 miles II
followed round the fjords. In these
fiords are over 10000 islands.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

The full dress liveries of the British
royal footmen cost $3.50 apiece.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

The first equestrian statue erected in
London was of Charles I, in Whitehall
1878.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

~1ain agricultural sections as the I'm
ge--and-toe." This vegetable malady
causes sweIlings and superficial growths,
which frequently take odd and comical
shapes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-09-20

actuated by the rocking. so as TO force
air upward through metal pipe and to
eject the cooling current In front OF
ones face.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
RESPITE IN DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS OFFICE
PoStoffice Investigation to Rest for
About Ten DAYS or So.

An expression of I'm glad it's all
over-at least for the present" was
worn yesterday by District Attorney
Beach, Assistant District Attorney Hugh
T. Taggart, and the other assistants in
the District Attorneys office. The work
connected with the investigation conduct
cd by the Postoflce Department, which
resulted in the return of seven indictZ
ments by the Federal grand Jury Friday
afternoon, kept the employees in the Dis
trict Attorneys Office. from the head
down, close to their desks for five weeks
or more.
Miss Lizzie Wilson, typewriter for the
District Attorney, was perhaps the
busiest of all. Her part OF the work OF
getting up the indictments can be i'm
agined when 1t is stated that the seven
indictments contained nearly two hun
bred pages of typewritten legal cap
paper.
The work of investigation will be
prosecuted by the grand jury as yigor-
Ously from now on as in the recent past
From what was learned yesterday II is
believed there will be q let-up in the
Postofflce cases for a week or possibly
ten days.
In the meantime the investigation con-
corning the rifling of the safe used at
the Postofice Department by former
Assistant Attorney General James Ty-
ner will be concluded, and also the Miss
Johnson voucher case will be continued
by the jury.
Summonses have been sent out from
the District Attorneys Office for persons
to appear before the grand jury at q
stated time and testify IN relation to
matters growing out of the Postoffice in
vestigation.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02

the road The other members OF his
staff. with one exception. darted OF
equally as fast and escaped.
Both Sides Stand Pat.
Sergeant Miller. a mounted man, and
Sergeant Evans. OF the signal corps. who
was on the generals stan but un-
mounted. were captured by the party
and taken to the fort The musicians
claim that 80 men. armed with either
revolvers or rifles. could have emptied
every saddle in the bunch. and protest.
ed vigorously against General Harries'
being allowed to remain uncapture1. be-
cause they believed they had him.
This is the generals version OF Il:
He and his party were going on down
the road with a regiment Of infantry on
one side and two Hotchkiss guns on .he
could have returned the fire and pro-
teeted his life and the lives OF his STAFF
members had $50 men opened fire upon
them. There was no neutral power en-
hand to decide the question. the bands--
men said, and they still say they want
the credit Of having captured the gen
eral and staff and thereby won the day
for the defense. while General Harries
says: The musicians are born scouts.
They made it interesting. not to say
hot. for me: but l gave them the hot
foot after ALL" That is the way the
matter now rests and evidently will rest
for good.
There was considerable lighting done
Friday afternoon, and the defense made
a number of captures. Musicians Burke,
Gates. and Dent distinguished them
selves by capturing an entire wagon
train and 5000 rounds Of ammunition,
and Corporal Saunders also made sew
eral important captures The command
ing general has nothing but praise ane
commentator for the musicians. and
thinks they are scouts from the frontier
in disguise. He congratulated Prof. Nc
Leod upon being the leader Of such a
hand
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
POLICEMAN AUSTIN
ILL WITH APPENDICITIS

Policeman Maurice NJ. Austin. of the
First police precinct. is a patient at the
Providence Hospital. in serious condi-
tion from appendicitis. Austin has al
ready suffered two attacks Of the same
trouble. and a brother died from the
same cause Thursday he was again
seized with the internal trouble, and was
taken to the hospital II has not yet
been deemed advisable TO operate on him,
and as he was somewhat better last
night 1t was hoped the operation would
not become necessary.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
CATARRH DESTROYS The KIDNEYS.
was MiserabIe--Coud Not Stand Up or Walk
Pe-Yu-na Cured.
Many Persons Have
CatarEh and Don't
Know IN.

Mr.. James n. Pow
ell, 633 Troost Street,
Kansas City, No. Vice
Grand OF I. o. o. F.,
Of Cherryville. Kan,
writes:
Ab0uf four years
ago ! suffered with a
severe cafarrh OF the
bladder, which caused
continued irritation
and pain. I was mis-
cradle and could nor
stand up or walk for
any length OF time
Without extreme Wea-
riHesS and pain. I
began taking PerHHa
an d IL greatly re-
HeVed me, and in
eleven weeks 4 was
completely cured and
feIr IKE a new man. !"
James ". Powell.