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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-14
SAVAGES USED
ELEVATOR

The first knife was, of course, flint
flake, and the earliest spoon she'll, to
which primitive man learned in the
course of ages to fasten handle of
wood.
Such articles as these, together with
hammers, axes and needles, are easily
recognized as having came down to
us direct from savagery. 1t is. however.
more startling to find that such a COM
paratively modern-invention as the lift
has been used for ages by tribes whom
we designate as savage The application
of the principle of the modern vertical
lift may be seen today among the bee
hunters of the Island of Timor
To get at a honeycomb seventy feet
overhead with nothing between it and
the ground but a smooth and branch
less trunk seems at first sight impossi
BILE without ladders of ropes. 1t is a
simple matter to the Polynesian. He
cuts few yards from the tough stem
of a creeper, and forms of it a bush
rope, with this he makes loop around
the trunk and his body. Jerking the loop
a little about his head, he leans back
and begins walking up. his bare feet
pressed against the trunk. Repeating
the whole operation, he gradually gains
the top. The whole ascent is made with
out exhausting use of muscle by utiliz-
ing the principle of friction
Cotton weaving has done more for
Great Britain within the last century
than any one other industry. The
Indians OF Central and South America
have for centuries past used a loom so
elaborate that ours is, comparatively
speaking, but a slight improvement
upon it.
We should never have had the Pan
anna hat but for the quick fingered
Indians of the Isthmus of Panama.
Even today their secret process for
seasoning the grass blades used in
weaving these hats remains unrivaled.
Basket makers of the same region
make baskets which will hold water
without Ieaking-another invention
which is quite beyond US.
Felting was invented by Polynesian
savages, and brought by the Hawaiian
natives to a perfection We have never
excelled They not only made coverings
for their houses and blankets out Of
felt, but by pounding the inner bark of
certain trees succeeded in producing
soft and comfortable seanlI ass garments
of this material, such as sleeveless
coats and cloaks
Mortar was made by the people of
Tahiti when our ancestors were shiv-
ering in holes and in tha rocks. They
Owed into the sea, brought up great
Jumps of coral, burned them in pits,
using wood as fuel, and mixed the lime
they got in this fashion with sharp
sand and water. With this mixture the
ingenious savage plastere1 the walls
and floor of his house, and a better
mortar could not be obtained.
Another purely savage invention,
which is perhaps the most familiar OBJ
ject of modern life, is the tobacco pipe
not only the common clay which the
North American Indians nodded CEN
turtles ago out OF the red sandstone of
Colorado, but the wooden pipe, the
prototype of the everyday briar.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-14

WILL E. FISHER,
AUCTIONEER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-14
Printers and Binders.

The Printers and Binders Of the Ha-
waiian Gazette Company have decided
to make a test Of superiority on the
baseball diamond. The challenge is ex-
pected to pass any day and the date
for the game will be set later in the
week
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-14
JULY 25.
AT y O'CLOCK NOON.

Will sell under foreclosure property
In Kamakela District, between kukui
and Vineyard streets.
improvements: Two large 2-story
Buildings. one contains dining hall and
kitchen with quarters for teachers and
many rooms suitable for dormitory
purposes; one contains six recitation
rooms and large chapel. Also cot
tages of 5 rooms; bath, etc, in each
Entire property can be used for school
or tenement purD Nses-
improvements il good order.
WILL E. FISHER,
AT-CTT0EEFR
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
TRANSPORTATION OF MAILS
Annual Report of Assistant Post
master General Shows Large In
crease in the Service.

The annual report Of W. s Shallen-
burger, second assistant postmaster gem
eral, shows that the annual rate of ex-
penditure for all inland mai transpor-
tation service during the last fiscal year
was SOL, 93l,430 To this is added S2,5l6,-
053 for foreign mails. The largest items
in the postal transportation figures are
the star routes, which number is, 743, ag-
gregating 233, 392 miles and an annual
rate of expenditure Of S3e,l71377; rail-
way post Office car routes. numbering
2S4, with an aggregate Of 52,037 miles
and an annual rate Of expenditure of
$5,5lS, 234, and railway mail service (of-
hcers and clerks), ll,444 in number, in
yolving an expenditure of S12, 095. 437.
The number of miles Travelled per an
mum by all classes of routes of mail
transportation in this country, among
which are star routes, railroad routes,
special Office routes, mail messenger
routes, etc, aggregates sos. 5S5, 526.
In Hawaii the star route and mail mes
senGer service at the various ports Is
nov SO arranged as to connect mail
steamers at any time, whether the steam
ers are running on regular schedule or
at Irregular intervals
To indicate the large increase in the
volume of mails carried by the railroads
II is pointed out that the expenditures
for railroad transportation and railway
post office cars during the four-year
period l902-05 was s42 ASS lac, an in
crease Of over II per cent. oyerthe previ-
GUS f%our-year period, while the revenue
Of the postal service was s139 ISL, 794, an
increase of owe 40 per cent over the
previous fOur-year period.
The report says it is evidently the de-
sire of the American people to send
parcels Of small average weight abroad,
and that our rates of postage favor this
practice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
SACRED EVEN IF DRUNK.
Queer Privilege Claimed by German
otficers-Privates Punished for
Protecting a Girl.

Berlin.-A German soldier does not
possess the right of self-defense against
attack by his superior. This amazing
decision has been handed down in q
case just ended at Dessau. The facts in
the case follow:
Sergt. Heine, who was drunk, entered
q public dancing saloon and insulted
two girls who were In the company of
two soldiers named Guenther and
Weight. The girls appealed to their
companions for protection, and the SOL
diers protested to Heine, who drew his
sword. He made a drunken lunge with
the weapon and slightly wounded one
of the girls.
A violent scufile ensued, during which
Heine was disarmed and ielled TO the
floor.
Guenther and Voight were arrested
for striking their superior officer. In
the trial the prisoners counsel contend
ed they acted In self-defense. He de-
clared it permissible for soldiers to de-
fend their honor and life, even against
a superior.
Nothing Of the sort" responded the
prosecuting counsel "Self-detense Is a
conception that does not exist in the
relations between soldiers and their
superiors."
Counsel for the defense asked: Must
a soldier allow himself to be unresist-
ingly slaughtered by a superior otficer2"
Yes" the prosecutor replied,
The court, however, partially dis
scented from this view. A soldier whose
life Is endangered might parry, although
he must not strike a counter blow, The
prlconers each were sentenced to five
years hard labor, in addition to which
they were dismissed from the army and
deprived of their civil rights. Heine
was sentenced to three months i'm
prisonment for assault.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
EATS 73 BUCKWHEAT CAKES
Winner Of a Unique Contest at Sharon,
Pa, Rewarded with a Fine
Bit of Pastry.

Sharon, Pa.-What is undoubtedly
the long-dlstance record in the buck
wheat cake-eating line Is held by AS
sistant Postmaster Joseph L. Roberts,
who won by one cake in a contest re-
Gently conducted under auspices Of DR..
S. S. Gilbert.
Roberts defeated Paul Gilbert, secre-
tary Of the York (Pa.) Wall Paper COM
pany. His record was 10, while Gilbert
was able to stow away only ".
The contest was held at DR.. Gilbert's
home, and 1t kept two cooks busy pre-
pairing the cakes.
Or. Gilbert dropped out Of the con-
test after he had eaten AZ, and his son,
Joseph. tainted when be tackled No. so.
This left but the two contestants, and
the tournament ended as stated above.
The cake. a big prize, was awarded to
Roberts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
HERE AND II ERE.

rboro &c danger of overlooking
lust before the COW caves lou iic1
feed is better than too much oullhs
such a period.
A Kentucky farmer llV lns heai ps
,ost tuo fine cows recently.
Their death was caused y eatins 'e'
ond growth sugar cane
Tho mora one studies the nervous
system of the COW the M ore doeS oho
s,a ;mnressed with the serious
anger and loss which re Rult from GA
citing it. .a,,aas
The hogs quarters, " men ihSluus'
the places frequented by mem III Leeu
.he p". J., olaoning should be thor
oughly cleansed and imp rllieS 'as'S
"a r. nlaptiug with vegetables be-
os vopng trd es. fertiling,
for land and i've stocn' pNo
e. - stoct-tbese arr big lessons
in the intelligent diversihF a1ioh " ~
interests. ..r,, o,oar-
hau ~ good bal on type can
be fed just as cheaply q one y 'ne
undesirable type. THIS aiFo appne
animals Of the same breea, Y y
ferent types.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
HlNDOO MEDAL TALISMANlC
Brings an American Doctor Costly
Presents and a Lucrative
Position.

Kittaning, Pa.-Dr. G. A. Flower, of
this place, has returned from ST. Louis
mystified, but covered with presents.
He has also proposed to move to India
within a year to become a private
physician to Rajah Tipo sahib-a dig
nitary of whose existence DIR. Flower
was in complete Ignorance until some
days ago, when he was confronted with
the rajah's courier in st. Louis.
Eleven years ago, while at Chicago
attending the worlds fair, DR., Flower
was instrumental in saving the foot
of a young foreigner who had been
trampled on by a camel. The lad.
who appeared to be a Hindoo, pressed
on the physician a medal and took in
exchange the physicians card.
Some weeks ago DR.. Flower was sent
a copy Of a western paper, in which
his name was mentioned Would he
call at the Indian embassy at st. Louis,
bringing with him a medal which was
given him for services at Chicago IN
1893 by a young native OF India? The
doctor hunted up the medal and hur-
ried to st, Louis. the advertisement re-
curing that he should be there be-
fore November "a. The Kittaning
physician was at once handed presents
from the new rajah Tipo sahib, who,
1t seems. was the lad whose foot he
saved at Chicago. The Indian digni-
tary proposed that the American doc
tor would accept his poor presents, and
would come TO India to live as his pri-
vate physician. The presents amount
to about $4,000. DR.. Flower Will no
to India In April.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
Reads Like n Miracle.

Moravia, N. Y, Dec. 2th.-tSpecial)-
Bordering on the miraculous is the case
of Mrs. Benz Wilson, of this place. suf.
fering from Sugar Diabetes, she wasted
away till from weighing 200 lbs. she
barely tipped the scales at 1870 lbs. Dodd's
Kidney Pills cured her. Speaking Of her
cure her husband says:
MY wife suffered everything from
Sugar Diabetes. She was SICK four years
and doctored with two doctors. but re-
ceived no benefit. She had 40 much pain
all over her that she could not rect day
or night. The doctor said that she could
not live.
Then nm advertisement led me to try
Dodd's Kidney Pills and they helped her
right from the first. Five boxes Of them
cured her, Dodd's Kidney Pills were a
God.Sent remedy to us and we recon-
mend them to all suffering from Kidney
Disease"
Dodd's Kidney Pills cure all Kidney
Diseases, including Bright's Disease. and
all kidney aches, including Rheumatism.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
"GIMLETS" BORED THEM.
Dock Of Coneeited Author Lacked
Popularity with the Read
ing Public.

Though Robert W, Chambers is q pop.
uiar author, he will rarely talk about
his books, says a literary exchange.
Il hate literary eonceit," he said the
other day. III an architect builds a
good house, his friends, on account of II,
don't regard him as a god, and he doesn't
regard himself as a god. The same with
an engineer. II he builds a good bridge
it S IN the days work, and that is all
there is about Il, But if a man writes
s good book, why, then there must be
genius in him, and before this genius be
himself, as well as all the world, must
bow down. Rot.
Literary concelt Is distAstciul to ma"
Mr.. Chambers said, and | like TO see IL
taken down, 1t was well taken down 10
the case of a New York man recently.
lie has wriSen a novel. 'Grmlets,' and
the public libraries have put tins book
on their shelves, The man called at one
Of the libraries to hnd out how his work
was going with the public. He hoped to
have his vanity tlckled a little.
Is "Gimlets' ip?' he said to the Ii.
brarian.
at never was out, was the reply"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
TOO GREAT A RESEMBLANCE
rartrait So Like the Original That
1t Lacked Charitable Ex-
preston.

Bishop Olmsted, Of beaver. ia interest,
ed in a number Of charities, and obtains
many generous contributions on their be-
half from rich E~piscopalians, says the New
York Tribune.
There is in Denver, however, a million
ARE who will rarely consent to help
Bishop 0lmsted's pet projects, He is a
generous man, and in his own way he
assists the poor. but to organized char.
ity, for some reason, he ueartIly OBJ
jects. The bishop often asks him for
subscriptions, but these requests are al
most invariably refused.
Recently the millionaire had his por-
trait painted. Bishop Olmsted met him
the other day and said:
81 saw this morning your admirable
portrait"
And did you ask it for a subscription
said the millionaire, smiling.
No" said Bishop Olmsted, IT saw
there was ne use-it was so like you
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
Deep Flowing Paid.

Two years ago | commenced on a
small scale to pillow deep. | was SO
well pleased with the result that this
year l plowed my entire crop, $50 acres
of cotton and rs acres of corn, with
two and three-horse plows, and the re-
suits are that have the best crop |
have ever made. Have picked to date
October 20) 100 hales pf cotton, n
am picking on sJEle of my crop, 500
pounds of seed cotton per acre now,
which will give me a balls per acre.
Three years ago 50 acres Of this land
only made enough to pay rent L
Moved it deep, worked it well, using
200 pounds cottonseed meal per acre.
This wear 7 planted in cotton with IL
bushels OF c%ottonseed ar GU POUNDS
of guano per acre, and will make O
bale per acre.
T am satisfied that deep blowing will
increase the yield of your crop at least
one-third, and especially il 1t Is dry III
July and August.
Just why so many are 20 $40" W u99
the hotter mode of farming is beyond
my comprehension. Their Is put one
redemption-with the present cohal-
ton OF labor-for the Ia rmer 10 fhahe
better preparation, plant less ahu the
profit will be greater. way WIN tno
ria methoa break your land, stop it
from washing away, n the soulh WIN
soon take her place W tn the oIhel
tnoy nv avnerience. and would be
glad to be of some beneft TO otHeFs.
The only trouble with the SCUM To-
5au 10 that we have too many plant
ers" and too few far ners' b. NJ
Hudson, in Dixie Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17

Why is II that with his -success,,,
neighbor as an TAI Ne he docs 80
copy him? Simply be- cause he nratsr.
to wait" He is not 4 "hnstlern
The hustler not onIy go,s afto~
things" but is constantly nm ~.
lookout for near cuts. When he ends
that a certain amount OF feed viii
make a half pound of utter fed IN ono
class of cows, and that it will male
a pound il fed to another class bs
does not wait for a more c~onveniont
time, but Immediately disposes of the
poor producers and inv ests in the ba+-
ter class.
The worst of the matter is that very
Few OF us are hustlers, We need w,t-
ing up and shaking U D and turning
about. We have been at the foot of
the class too long. La IT'S 60 to WORT,
go to thinking, and do something and
be something. Let's all "hustlan
wa no YOU saw, L. Williamson,
In Southern Cultivator
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
Tramp Is Wealthy.

Detroit, Mich.-otto GAM, a tramp
was arrested for begging on Grand
River avenue the other day. Police
men went through his clothing and
nearly tainted when they found 1.40C
shares of western mining stock, COO
shares In a salt works, deeds to IL
lots in New York city, and s11.65 in
cash. CAM claims he came to De-
troit from Columbus. o.. but declined
TO give a history Of himself He was
sent to jail. 1t Is believed he Ia
mentally unbalanced, and may have
wandered away from home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
eoNSuMERS AND FRESH EGGS.
'o""oehce IN the freshness
of You offerings, ANA IA G,oa
Market is Assured.

FRESH eggs sell at all seasons and in
all markets. Col~d-storage eggs or
those that are picked III brine or lime
do not interfere with the prices of
strictly fresh eggs. Consumers, how
ever, do not always know where to buy
the best, and many of them, in order to
procure strictly fresh eggs, are salts
fed when they can set them from
some odd farmer But even the old
farmer is not always wiser than the
customer, allowing for producing them
himself with the aid IF the hens, as
some old farmers" buy eggs or bring
them to market for their neighbors.
There is a great deal of faith" in
buying eggs, and much depends on
confidence" and from whom they are
purchased. When the markets are
well supplied, the least desirable goods
brings very low prices. 1t is then that
the poultrymen ventiia1es his opinion
OF the commission merchant, and
charges him with many sins that
should be laid at the door of the poul-
tryman himself. If everything sold
in the market depended on quality,
much light would be thrown on the
business of buying and selling. The
farmer has many advantages, how
ever, if he only will use them. If he
had a reputation as one who made a
practice of selling choice poultry and
eggs, he would soon find the commits
sion merchants Seeking his articles,
and they would compete with each
other in the end2ayOr to secure his
trade. It would require some extra
time and labor for the farmer to es-
tablish this reputation, but that is no
more than Is required of men engaged
in any other industry. Make a repu-
tation, however, and ii will last for
life, or as long as the farmer main
tainS 1t. Prices can lie kept up by
quality, and If the merchant quotes
one price, the farmer can demand
more. There are always two in a bar
gain, and the one who has the advan-
tage will dictate the price. The mer-
chants who sell eggs know that the
customers are willing 10 pay extra
prices for fresh eggs, and that they
frequently judge Of the quality Of eggs
by the prices asked; the merchants,
also, when fresh eg5s are scarce, some
times select the best on hand, and add
from two to five cents on the price. If
they did not do SO, the customer would
not buy them. This shows that the
customers are willing to pay something
extra for a good article, and they will
nay the extra price more willingly to
the farmer than they will to the mer-
cbant-Farm and Fireside.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
Iails In Disuse.
Ar -
Roberts.

CSlumbug.--The state board Of char
tiles makes a commendatory report
upon the morals OF the villages OF
williamsburg and Webster, Darke
county. as secured from information
given by the board Of visitors Of that
county. When the members of the
williamsburg jail wanted to inspect
that prison the town constable was
unable to open the lock, as 1t had be-
come so rusty from long disuse. At
Webster the key to the "iock-up'
could not be found. and the Oldest in
habitant did not know who kept 1t.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17

HUSTLING.
1he Hustler, BE He Tanker, Ter
chant or Farmer, Is the Man
Who Gets Tftings.

AE .H.H..
Ailttle book, which one of our banks
Y distributing as an advertisement,
mas a number Of proverbs scattered
sarouga its pages, n of which says;
Az things come to him who waits
sut a ehoicer collection may be had
" going after them" The meaning
Y mat while one is waiting for the
noW process of time to bring around
IN snare, the hustler has gone on
anead and secured the best. This is
we IN all things, and as much SO In
uairylng as in anything else. The man
@ao IS satisfied 10 go along with his
Sl4a pounds Of butter, per cow, per an
aafn' is Just as certain to fall behind
nls neighbor, who keeps 250-pound
sows, as anything can be, and 50 is
'lne waiter in all lines. The keep
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
Effected.
BY pe-ru-Ha.

Under date of January 10, 1897, DR..
Hartman received the following letter;
my wife has been a sufferer fr,a n
complication of diseases for the past
twenty-five years, Her case has batded
the skill of some % the most noted ply.
sicians. One of he! worst troubles was
chronic constipation of several years
standing. She was also passing through
that most critical period in the life of a
woman-chauge OF life.
I'm June, 1898, ! wrote to you about
her case. Nou advised II course OF
Peruna and Manalin, which we at once
commenced, and have to say IL com.
pletcly cured her.
about the same time | wrote YOU
about my own case of Cntarrh, which
had been of twenty-five years standing,
AT times | was almost past going !
commenced 10 use PcruBa according
10 your Instructions and continued lis
use for shout a year, and II bias CONF
piefeiy cured ufc. Your remedies do
all that you claim for them. and even
more. John O. Atkinson.
In a letter dated January /, 1900, Mr..
Atkinson says, after FIVE years exper-
fence with Peruna:
AZ wiz ever continue TO speak a good
word for Pergns. ! am stH cured OF
catarrb. "---John o. Atkinson, inde-
peHdencc, Mo-, Box 272.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
Remedy Worse Than Disease.

Music maj be a cure for nervous
troubles, but In the case Of compost
tons like ~"Hiawatha' and .Bedelia''
the opinion will prevail that the REM
sdy II worss than the disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17

Six French dueIists fought one day late.
iy, and one of them vas wounded, If
the dangerous element in those fierce en-.
counters continues TO expand at tins shock.
ing rate, we may expect that they will
soon become Questionable Washington
tIInArn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
Famous Female Anarchist.

Louise Michel, the famous French
anarchist, has almost entirely recoy.
cred from the severe attack Of pleuro.
pneumonia which nearly ended hei
stormy career recently. She il "
years old.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
What to Expect,

The Teacher-W What do you suppose we
will do when Gabriel blows his horn,
Tommie?
Tommte-Oh, | suppose we'li all jump
aud think it's an automobile a-comin -
Aonleers Statesman
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17

Christmas purchasers should read the ad-
vertisement of the Merrnod-Jaccard Jewel
ry Co., Of st. Louis, and write for their free
catalogue. This firm Ia perfectly reliable.
They promptly return your money IL the
goods don't suit you.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17
Caught.

smuggler-1low dare you accuse me of
smuggling? Cant you see that | have an
honest face?
Ofieer-Yes, madam; but this is a case
where you're not taken at face value, /
happen to know YOU by reputation.-De-
troit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17

Dropsy treated free by DR.. H. II. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver-
tisement in another column of this paper.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17

A penny saved is a penny burned
later on.-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-12-17

Have you ever noticed what a lot Of
second-class people travel first-elass?~Chi
cago Tribune.