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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
Sources of Color

An interesting enumeration has bean
given of the sources of color. From
this it appears that the coc' ,,;na,l in
sects furnish the gorgcor & c,,rm7,o
crimson, scarlet carminc. ,nd. nurnIc
lakes; the octopus give srnio-thot is
the inky fluid which the creature dis
charges in. order t., rnndrr tho wotor
opaque when attH .ckssl: the Indian vel
!iow comes fr";m the camel; ivory chips
produce TIE ivory s5ack and bone black:
lhe eA".disitc I'russ ian blue comes from
iuSiIS horses h|)ofs and pigs q ood: :
piue blafk comes from the charcoal of
ne VINE stock ; Turkey red il made
from thc ma6 .cr plant. which grows in
ftihdoostan; the yellow sap of Sia-
mese tree Produces .ambogc; raw stcn-
ma Is the n",tural earth from Elc neigh
porhoou of Sicna, Italy; raw umbcr is
an earth found near Umbria: Indian
INK is made toom burned camphor;
mystic is made from the guam of the
mastic tree. which grows in the Gre
clan archipelago; biStrc is the SCOT of
wood ashes! very little ultramarinc, OBJ
taincd from the, precious lnpis lazul. is
found in the market
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
ODals OF Various DcrrccS

There are several varieties of opals
and therefore several degrees of merit
The precious or noble or oriental opal
is the supreme. This has all the col
ors. and when these colors are broken
into spangles it is then called the
harlequin opal. Then comes the fire
opal, or girasole, with hyacinth red
and yellow reflection. The former
comes from Hungary and the latter
from Mexico. The common, or semi
opals. are nOnopalcsccnt. The hydro
phanc. or oculus mundi. is nontrans-
parent, but becomes so by immersion
in water or any transparent fluid. The
cachalOng is nearly opaque and of n
blush white color. The hyalitc is
colorlcss, pellucid and white. The opal
jasper, or wood opal, is the petrifaction
of wood, Opalescent, but without the
colorng which makes the noble" gem
so precious.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
TRICKS WITH CARDS.
SkiLLFULLY OoNEaTHEYNWlLL AMUSE
AND MYSTIFY YOUR GUESTS.

How to Tell Every Cnrdt I'm the Pack
With It's Back Turned Toward You.
The ThErty-one Trick A Clever
Way to Tell Drawn Cardr.
This undoubtedly is one OF the best
illusions performed with cards, us 1t
not only brings the whole pack into
use, but is also legitimately founded
upon arifhmeticaT principles. BY this
trick you are able to tell the whole pack
OF cards with the backs toward you;
also to sort them after being cut any
number Of times in the mere act OF
dealing Sthem out in row. 1t is per-
formed th us:
pack iof cards being.distributed on
the table, with their faces uppermost,
they are fDicked up one by one in the
following order: 6, 4, /, 7,\5, king, 8, 10,
knave. o, 81 queen. Repeattthe same Sc
ries of every, thirteen cards. Four times
over will of course complete the pack.
That tho above order may pe remem-
bered, the following words ave used as
guide to the memory and they are
intended to enumer;ue the cards:
The sixty-fourth re;ument beats the
king
seventy-fifth; up starts (the king, with
10 3 knave
eight thousand and tn rec men and
queen
ninety-two women.
Hence this trick IS said Tto be done
<'by words.
The pack being arranged ! 1T may be
handed to any of the compa oyrto cuf|
with the proviso that this ol peraaion rbe
done whist fashion-that is, by taking
portion of the cards off ! h n mass
and placing the lower divisio oncnyhat
was before the upper one. This done
fairly and properly, 1t may bt . repeated
any number Of times, as the !audience
may think fit. You then take the pack
and by feint catch sight & the bot
tom card. Having learned ii hs Gt may
be done at glance, I'm a SECOND of
time). you have the key to tn whole
trick. Then commence 1t bM dealing
the cards out lin the ordinaryz w ~, but
In thirteen heaps. Having dea 1t out
thirteen. begin again and Cover ( them;
then go on as before. When fin shed
there will be of course four in q ach
heap. Now every heap will containS all
four Of the same denomination, as a 10
four knaves in one heap, the four sew, :
ems In another, and so oon. The thfr.
teenth, or last heap. wilgbe of the same I,
denomination as the one at the bottom
which You have eentr4ssd 70 SEE and,
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pont,n. Ono. wore r.a.

There are many people who WIN
doubtless be interested to know that Il
is only since the thirteenth century that
the popes have been accustomed to
wear white. Until that time they were
always arrayed In the red robes now
affected by the cardinals. Boniface
VIII, in 1904, however, realizing that
the red was no longer a distinctive
color Of the papacy since his predeces-
sors had accorded to their Iegates
abroad the right to wear II, issued
decree granting to all the members Of
the sacred college the rel robes which
they now wear and decided that the
white should henceforth be the hue Of
the raiment of himself and of his sue.
cessors. The popes, however. still re-
tain from those ancient days the red
hat which they wear out of doors and
the red mantle as well as the red shoes.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
A Dnncc wi,hou. a smile.

They have singular kind Of dance
conducted on the greens OF country VII
lagos In Russia. The dancers stand
apart. 4 knot OF young men here. n
knot of maidens there, each sex by II
self. and silent us n crowd Of mutes.
A piper breaks into tune. youth
pulls or his cap and challenges his
girl with wave and bow. II tho
girl Is willing. she waves her handker.
chief I'm token OF assent. The youth
advances. takes corner of the hand
kcrclicf in his hand and leads his lss-
sic round and round.
No word Is spoken. and no hugh Is
heard. Sti6 with cords and rich with
braidls the girl moves heavily by her
self. going round and round. and never
allowing licr partner to touch her hand,
The pipe goes dropIng on for hours IN
the same sad key and measure aud the
prize Of merit In this ''circling.' as the
dance is called. Is given by spectators
10 the IassIe who In oil that Summer
revelry has never spoken pnd never
smiled.
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according 10 whatever that caro- is, all
the suits will follow, but in the reverse
order, as the words above indicate
Thus suppose the eight was the bottom
card. Then on dealing them out they
would be in the following order: King,
8, Z, /, 4, 6, queen, 2, 8, knave, 3, 10, 8,
and you begin reciting in the mind the
words you use from that passage in the
sentence, working from right to left,
which the card indicates In the above.
You would say:
10 3 knave
Eight thousand and three men and
8 2 queen 6 4
ninety-two women; sixty-fourth
5
regiment beats the seventy fifth; up
king
starts the king with, etc. Here, Of
course, is your starting point.
The same principle holds good what
ever the card may be. Any person ask.
ing for card, all four of every suit
may be found in the same heap and
can be quickly turned up as soon as re-
quired with little practice. to the ut
ter astonishmert and wonder of the
company.
BY taking up the cards In the same
| order rs before, but all of one suit, you
may easily discover the position Of any
one card that is demanded.
a fine trick with cards Is called "thir-
ty-one." 1t Is played with the first six
of each suit. the aces in one row, the
deuces I'm another, the threes In anoth-
er, then the fours, fives and skies, all
laid In rows. The object now will be
to turn down cards alternately and en-.
deayor to make 81 points by so turning
or as near to 1t rs possible without
overrunnlng it, and the one who turns
down a card the spots of which make
him 81 or so near 1t that the other cam
not turn down one without overrun-
ming 1t wins. This trick is very deceiv-
ing, rs all other tricks are, and re-
Quires much practice to be well under.
stood. The chief point is to count so as
to end with the following numbers
viz, 3. 10, II or "a. For example, we
will suppose 1T your privilege to COM
mence with 3 and your adversary
I would add 6, which would make it o.
1t would then be your policy to add /
! and make 10. Then, no matter what
number he adds, he cannot prevent
/ you counting II, which number gives
! you the command OF the trick. We will
suppose he adds and makes 10. Then
you add 1 and make IT. then he adds 6
| and makes 23. you add ! and make "a.
| Then lie cannot possibly add any NUM-
Der to count 81. as the highest number
he can add is @, which would only
count 80, SO that you can easily add the
Eemaining J, or ace, and make 81.
'SShere are, however, many variations to
g'the tricll.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
Under kNevv Title.

The Washington. Post credits white
haired matron of ethat city with a clev-
er musical joke. She was listening, in
company with n, young man from the
state department., to the music Of a
pianist.
Tie selections were all new to the
young man till the wedding March"
of Mendelssohn began.
That's familiar" said he "I'm mot
strong on music, but know I've heard
that before. What is it?'
The matroMs eyes twinkled with.
mischief. "That," said she, sis the
'Maiden's Prayer.'"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
A clever way is here given in which

A clever way is here given in which
to discern one or more drawn cards.
Turn unperceived the bottom card Of .
pacts, face upward; then let several Of
the company draw cardp Reverse ,ths
pack rapidly, so that the bottom is now
the top card, and thus all the other
cards are turned face upward unseen
by the spectators.
Hold the pack firmly in your nnsen
and request those who have drawn 20
replace their cards in the pack. Thus
all the drawn cards will lie with theii
faces downward, while all the othes
cards will lie with their faces upward
You now step aside, select the drawn
cards and show them to the company
Boston Herald.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20

You will find many wonderful items at wonderi
Machines, Pianos, Organs and all kinds of smaller
Vioiins Bapjos, Guitars, Accordeons, Mandolil s. T
ophones etc. Strings and supplies for all these in
tion to our new department.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
Getting Rid of the Acid.

An exploring expedition in q remote
part of China had q quccr experience,
which one of the party thus relates: ~
large bottle of carbolic acid had been
broken inside its wooden case. We cX-
haustcd our ingenuity in hopeless cf-
fort to unscrew the cover. We feared
to carry it farther as the burning tears
distilled by it destroyed everything
they touched We dared not throw it
aside lest the unsophisticated heather
should drink it as q cheering or me-
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
Studios That Are workrooms.

Stuhtos ihnt Are wOrErOoms.
All OF the artists studios in New
York have not the magnificent interiors
that romance suggests. On the con-
trary, q great many of the most ef-
fectlye pictures are turned out from
rooms that are absolutely destitute Of
furniture, except for the working tools
Of the artist himself. Costly draperies,
beautiful objects of ara. often take the
attention OF the painter from his work,
and there are quite number of the
most successful artists in the city
whose studios are bare and comfortless
as far rs decorations are concerned.
They are regarded by the painter as
workrooms pure and simple, and ns-
theticism is confinedato the imagination
Of the painter himself. - New York
Press.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20
CDrnCnl, Pines.

The first cob pipes were II ot made in
Franklin county, Mo-, but atI Warrcns-
burg. Fritz Tibbs, n German cabinet.
maker. who resided in WRrrensburg
in the carly seventies, useds TO whittle
them out with Il jackknife. He after
ward moved TO Washington. Franklin
county, where he engaged with his
brother in the manufacture OF cob
pipes and became wcalthy.-Warrens-
burg (MoD Standard Herald
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-20

diclnal beverage. We had no time to
wait and empty it, rs the fatal fluid
would only tricilc drop by drop through
chink which had been cautiously
and laboriously cNcavatcd with blunt
hunting knife. What were we to do?
Degrading as the confession must ap-
pear, we had TO deposit the torpedo, in
the middle of the yard and throw
bricks at it until it was smashed"
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Remun Literature,

First Author-What branch of litcra.
tnre do YOU consider the most rcmu-
ncrativc for an author?
Second Author (who has just won II
rich bridc)- Writing love letters to an
hcircSS.
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Roour1ra,. GA. Jan. 20. 1907.

ROCHRLL1s, GA, Jan. 70, 1907.
Black-DrauGht Stock and Poultry
Medicine is ta best ever tried. Our
stock was looking bad when you sent
me the medicine and now they are
getting 40 fde. They are looking 10
per cent. better.
s.P. BRooKINaToN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
SOLD DEADLY DRUG
TO WRONG NAN

Druggists are Interested in the out
come of a case which will come. up for
trial before Judge Wilcox today. the
remedy for which is in measure now
pending before the Legislature, but up
on which nothing has been accomplish
ed. DR., shorey. chemist for the Board
of Health. swore to a complaint yes
terday charging one Y. Ishi. who con-
ducts Japanese drug store on Nuu-
anu street. with selling a poisonous
drug regardless OF the regulations. On
Thursday afternoon DR.. Shorey went to
the store and asked for a bottle of
cocaine. The proprietor filled bottle
with the desired drug and DR.. Shorey
gave him rs cents for it. He at once
swore to complaint
The druggists are working for the
passage of the bill now in the Legisla-
ture. to prevent the ignorant handling
and selling of poisonous drugs Of this
nature. They claim that at present any
Tom, Dick, or Harry can so to one of
these Asiatic drugstores, ask for the
most deadly drug, and receive it in
exchange for money. without a ques-
ton being asked.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
Alameda arakss Average Trip.

Rough seas and bad weather for a
few days held the Alameda back some
what and she arrived in Fort yester-
day shortly after 10 a. m. Her time
was five days. seventeen hours and
forty-six minutes. She had a large
passenger list, among them being the
Elleford Dramatic Company and the
cable operators and assistants for the
cable stations at Midway and Guam.
s. f. Damon returned from visit to
Scotland; c. NJ. Cooke was also pas
senger; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Cohen re-
turned to the city after an absence Of
many menths; George Pecht came to
Honolulu to attend his father who was
i'll. James MeMullen. managing editor
OF the San Diego Union. accompanied
by his family. came for visit. He was
met at the dock by his old friend.
Bishop Restarick-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
BIG SHIPMENT OF
SISAL TO MOVE

One hundred and nifty bales of sisal
from the plantation of the Hawaiian
Fibre Company, Oahu. win be shipped
to San Francisco on the American-Ha-
waiian steamship Nebraskan, which is
scheduled to sail at p. m. today. The
eompany's mill has now been running
for six months and has given a steady
average monthly output.
With the present shipment the com
pany viii close down the mill for
couple of months. during which time
new machinery, as wen as many needed
improvements. win be added, so. that
the present output can. be doubled The
Tubbs Cordage Company has signified
its desire to take 1900 tons a year from
the Hawaiian Fibre Company. but it
will be a physical impossibility to make
up such a large order.
Manager Turner is convinced from
the first six months OF the milling of
the sisal product that the industry has
come to stay and that 1t viii be one of
the mainstays of the Territory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18

culties in efecting the landing OF the
shore ends at the several points where
the cable has to be taken ashore. the
cable ought to be laid and in working
order within months time. I think ii
is almost. safe to promise that san
Francisco WIN be in. direct cable COM
municatiorf with Manila by July 9TH.
1t is announced that three ships win
be employed in laying the cable be-
tween Honolulu and the Philippines.
One ship win lay the section between
the Philippines and the Island of Guam
another will Las; the section between
Guam and Midway. while the third win
lay the section between Midway and
Honolulu.
The cable operators who are TO be
installed at the Manila end of the ca
BILE win go out to the orient on the
cable ships
1t is announced that Clarence Mac
kay, president of the two Mackay cable
companies. win come to the Coast in
June. and win probably remain here
to receive the first message that win
come across the Pacific on the complet-
ed cable
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
HEAVY PUNISHMENT
FOR HILO JAPS

NJ Kozai. the Hilo Jap who pleaded
guilty to violation. of the liquor laws,
was sentenced yesterday by Judge
Estee. On one count he was SEN
fenced for six months and to pay a
fine of $1,000. On the second count he
was given thirty days and fined 800.
and to pay the penalty of $500.
In the case of the Japs arrested with
him, the jury returned a verdict of
guilty on both counts as to Kodera.
ogi was acquitted on both counts and
released. Kodera will be sentenced this
morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
Packard Gets a Charter.

The ship Benjamin j. Packard which
arrived Wednesday from Norfolk with
coal for the United States Naval Sta
ton commenced diseharging yesterday
at Naval Dock No. 1. The original
manifest included all of the coal cargo
for Honolulu. except $50 tons which
was to act as ballast on the trip to
Mare Island. Captain Allen. however
has secured a charter to carry sugar TO
the Coast. and viii therefore discharge
his entire cargo here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
MIDWAY CABLE
MEN ARRIVE

-Four shore boats and lot of masts.
rigging and other materials for the
cable stations on Midway and Guam,
were deck cargo on the Alameda, ar
irving yesterday. Among the passen-
gers were the cable stats for the two
islands That for Midway consists Of
b. w. coney. superintendent; D. Nor
rison, supervisor; O. Z. Reade. opera
tor; Dr. Martin Crook. medical adviser;
Mr.. Floren. battery man. and three
carpenters. In the Guam staff are Mr.
Coath, superintendent; Mr. PimIey.
supervisor: Mr.. Mills. operator; Mr..
Broomfeid, battery man, and three car
penters.
The members of the STATS were easily
distinguishable yesterday by the natty
white caps they wore They were met
at the dock by Superintendent Gaines
of the Pacific Commercial Cable Conn
pany and Mrs Gaines.
The landing of the materials and
stores from the Alameda began yester-
Ao1" liz stun VIII De lOdueQ INTO the
Inter-Island steamer HanaIei which is
scheduled to leave for Midway on Mon
day. All the coal is in and nothing is
left now but to put in the several
months supplies of provisions and the
building materials that came by the
Alameda. The cable men are anxious
to reach their posts and will lose no
time in getting themselves ready to
depart for the lonely epeck in the Pa
eifc. Those on Guam viii have more
OF the joys of civilization.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-THE
Commercial Pacific Cable Company ex-
poets to have it's cable from here to Ma
Mia laid and in operation by July 4th.
Such is the. announcement of Charles
Cutriss. chief electrician of the two
Mackay cable companies, who arrived
from the East last evening and is now
a guest at the Palace Hotel Mr.. Cut
riss is on his way to the Orient to meet
the cable ships that are to lay the ca
bic between Manila and Honolulu, and
win sail from here on the steamer Gae-
lie on her next trip.
Instead of starting from Honolulu to
lay the other end of the Pacific cable
said Mr.. Cutriss last evening, 'the
work viii begin at Manila. viii leave
here on the Gaelic for HOngkong. and
from there take a steamer to Manila,
to meet the cable ships. The work of
laying the Oriental end of the cable viii
be undertaken as quickly as circum-
stances will permit, and. unless We
should encounter some Unforeseen diff
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
MAIL FOR THE
COAST TODAY

According to the schedule of the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS steamships. the
Nevadan should have left San Fran
cisco yesterday for Honolulu. The next
steamer to leave New York for Homo
lulu via San Francisco is the Min
newaska on April IS. The Alaskan will
leave the same port for the same ports
on May Is. The Nebraskan arrived
yesterday forenoon from Kahu1ui and
is scheduled to sail for San Francisco
at p. m. today, carrying freight and
mail She viii carry about $500 tons of
sugar. taken on at KahuIui and Ho-
nolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
Il CITIZENS STORY
Told by a Honolulu Citizen for
the Benefit of Honolulu
People.

The greatest Importance attached tc
the following is that it concerns = Ho-
noiuIu citizen. It would lose three
quarters OF its interest II it involved
some resident or Kalamazoo. Mich. or
Woonsocket. r. I Like ali the testi-
mony which has appeared here, and
like all which win follow about the
Old Quaker remedy. Doan's Backache
Kidney Pills, it comes from residents.
fellow citizens and neighbors. No
other remedy can show such a record
Of home cures. Read this case:
Mrs. Emma yieira. OF King street.
this city. says: For three or four
years had the misfortune to be af-
flicted with an aching back. The pain
and discomfort this entaHIed on me can
be better imagined that described. 1
have two children. and it was of course
difficult for me to attend to them
while oppressed with suffering. The
way in which I found relief eventually
was by using Doan's Backache kid
ney Pills. procured at the HOLSTER
Drug Co.'S store. They did me a large
amount of good. as now testify. I
should certainly recommend those who
nave oackache or any other form Of
kidney trouble to try Dostn's Backache
Kidney Pills"
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
for sale by all dealer. Price so cents
per box tsix boxes s2.5o). Mailed on
receipt of price by the Hollister Drug
Co. Ltd, Honolulu. wholesale agents
for the Hawaiian Islands.
Remember the name Doan's, and take
no other.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-18
ON SATURDAY, THE 18th DAY
OF APRIL. 1908.

AT my auction room in Honolulu.
Island OF Oahu. offer for sale az Pub
lie Auction TO the highest bidder, ar
Of the right, title and interest of the
said Antoine Rosa and his estate In and
to that certain Real Estate situate az
Kaalawai beyond Diamond Head, and
being Lot OF the Kaalawai Lots, for
merly owned A- = Antoine Rosa. de-
ceased. and beins :. portion OF l.. c. A.
S559B, Apana %, TO w. c Lunalilo.
This lot has a frontage of 100 feet
with an average depth of 260 feet, has
a commodious dwelling house and
stable thereon and Government water
is laid on. There is growing on this
lot an old and valuable shade tree
known as the "Hau" which for shade
and GOODNESS is unsurpassed.
This lot can be reached from either
the Beach Road or that leading around
Diamond Head. and is one OF the rare
opportunities offered for securing one
of the finest seaside residences Of our
limited beach.
Terms of the sale is cash in u. 8.
Gold Coin. and deed at expense OF pur-
chaser. The sale Is subject to the con-
firmation of the Court.
For further information and particu-
lars, inquire of the Executor who win
submit q map and accompany intend
ing purchasers TO the lot to view same
II desired.
JAS. F. MORGAN.
Honolulu. March IS. 1908. GAG