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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-26
NOT THAT WAY

A steamer was stopped in the mouth
OF a river owing to fog. An old lady
inquired of the captain the cause of the
delay. Can't see up the river" replied
the captain.
But I can see the stars overhead"
continued the old lady.
yes" said the captain gruff1y, ''but
until the boilers bust, we amt a-going
that way"-LyIe
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-26

parties thereto shall have had oppor-
tunity to be heard, change the venue
to some other Circuit Court and order
the record to be transferred thereto;
provided. however, that any Circuit
Court may in its discretion, upon the
consent of all the parties to any civil
cause pending in such Court, change
the venue to some other Circuit Court
and order the record to be transferred
2 hereto
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-26
TORTOISE-SHELL DESSERT
PLATES.

The oldest set of dessert plates in New
York. possibly in the world, belongs to
sp1nster OF 81 years whose fortune is
estimated at S2ooooooo These plates
are made OF genuine tortoise-shell and
are nine IN number. They are about
3 IL inches in diameter, and as variegat-
ed as mothers combs used TO be when
tortoise-shell was all the rage In ali
probability the set will 60 to the Metro
politan Museum of Art.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-26
FOR RENT.

Premises on South and Kawaiahao
street and Hustace Avenue, formerly
occupied by Hustace & Co.'S stables.
Property has a frontage of 518 feet
on South street, 30f feet On Kawaiahao
street and ...- feet on Hustace Avenue.
VIII rent or lease the whole or any
portion at reasonable rental
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
AMERICAN INDIANS
SOMETHING OF THEIR PRESENT NUMBER AND DISTRIBUTION.
Of Recent Years, the Red Man Has Shown Himself Adaptable and Given Hopeful Signs for
 the Future of Race.

Where are they, how many of them are there, what do they do, are they on the increase or decrease?
 There are good many of them left down in South America, about 7,000,- 900. Quite few in Texas, over 4.o00. In North America only something over half a million; in the United States, according to late census reports, 270, ,000; in British America, about 180,- 900.
 But, notwithstanding the compara- lively small figures for North America, 1t is thought there promises to be some small increase in our Indian popula- ton. Since the efforts to make of the Indian something else than an idle dependent, since his own acceptance of changed conditions and resignation to take a hand in agricultural labors, there has been noticed general im- provement in his condition, there Is more hope for the future of the race.
 For awhile 1t was thought the In- dian would never show adaptation; but time, association-and now, neces- sity-are affecting him for the accept ance of modern American life. He now finds w~Tk, and does 1t, in the lumber camps, sawmills and canneries of the western coast, and he has condescend- ed to labor in hop and sugar-bee fields. Habits of industry and independence, 1t is believed, will awaken in the h. dian proper ambition, will up1ift him from the discontent and lethargy that In the days succeeding his defeat worked so strongly against his prog ress.
 And, what is also of importance, the white mans attitude toward the red man is likewise being affected. The mo Indian but dead Indian" is now recognized as sentiment not reflect ing favorably on the user of 1t. Here. too, on his side, social feeling must be evinced, instead of anti-social, and the days of "Iniun fighting" are, happily, past.
 It is unfair to judge Indians sum- marily as class. With reference to .
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
THE EGG AND SPOON RAGE.

and & good book is always the best way of passing few hours in long after noon. If the people on board are the least inclined to be musical there are all ways plenty of petitions for a waltz or two-step, though the unstable floor of an ocean steamer is the worst place in the world to dance. The best part of the dance is the promenade after, the decks swung with lights, the white-fleeced water with its gleams of phosphorus and the brilliant stars that never seem so near nor so bright as when they crowd from one side of the horizon to another bounded only by endless space.
 A large steamer Is like great hotel. every one is but unit of the whole. By the second day out cliuues have formed and you learn people in a few weeks time as you would perhaps never know them in an ordinary acquaintance
 Thesad part is the breaking up perhaps forever of friendships formed. The gala dinner always given on the night before the landing has more sadness than we would think possible when we remem- Der that on the morrow we have reached our chosen destination. and to most of those who have travelled so far together remains the memory of happy care-free hours idled away in pleasant company.
 ANNA + CLARK.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
STILL ON THE BAR.
British Steamer Drumelzier stuck
 Fast on Fire leland.

British Steamer Drumelzier stuck
 Fact on Fire leland.
 NEW YORK, Dec. %. shrouded in fog and pounded by heavy seas the British tramp steamer Drumelzier still rolls on the Fire island bar with. her keel stuck fast in the sand So high is the surf that the members of the two life saving crews at Fire island were unable to make any attempts to launch a1 lifeboat and were. compelled simply Ito sit on the beach and watch the big vessel containing it's crew of thirty-two men, grim, gray hulk, tortured by the yeas Her condition is rapidly growing worse.
 The DrumeIzier lies three-quarters of mile off the point of the beach. Her stern is well up on the south side of the sar and she is heading toward the Southeast. The spray is breaking clean over her.
 The Merritt Chapman tug and the revenue cutter Mohawk are in the vi- cinity, but are unable to approach close to her. The crew is still on board. 1t looks as if the chances of getting 1 the big vessel off the bar are exceed lngly slim, and the life savers believe that the captain and crew of the i'll Hated vessel are in a very precarious po- sition. How much longer the big shia can stand the pounding is a question.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
WRECK ATHATTERAS
Unknown Steamer on Inner
 Diamond Shoals.
LIFE SAVERS CANNOT APPROACH HER
Held Fast I'm Graveyard of Shipping Known as 'HeII's Hple"-sfsns of
 Life on Boarl-Heavy Sea
 Prevents Rescue.

NORFOLK, Va, Dec 29.-Battered by heavy seas, an unknown steamer Hes helpless on the Inner Diamond shoals, eight miles off Cape Hatteras, and faint lights seen now and then garry a message to the life saving corps on shore that there are human lives aboard the wrecked craft that cannot be saved until wind and sea aave calmed sufficiently to allow the
 urfboats to be launched.
 The observer of the United States weather bureau at Hatteras first saw the steamer when the fog lifted short H before noon yesterday. At that time she appeared to be in distress, and later 1t was seen that she had grounded on the inner shoal, known so mariners as ''Helrs Hole," in the graveyard of shipping. Heavy seas sareened the vessel on her beams, and at 3 o'clock she was lying on her port iide, with seas washing all over her. Ehe smoke that her funnel emitted ear v in the day was no longer discerni- ole, and it was then supposed that her ires had been extinguished by water alling the hull
 Early in the day the revenue cutter Mohawk was seen to approach the wreck and hoist signals asking if help was needed. For a long time the sig aals floated unheeded, and then form was seen to crawl up from the hatch way, and, watching an opportunity, lash for the bridge. Then came a Mi agara which buried the ship from end 10 end. When 1t rolled away a drench- ed figure was seen to crawl to the bridge and tumble with numb fingers at the flag locker, and then the aftirma- i've "Yes'' went futtering aloft. An other, wave came beating over the wreck, and the form was seen no more.
 The observer at Hatteras reported that the life saving crews of several stations along the Carolina coast in he vicinity of Hatteras were on the peach ready to launch their surfboats the minute the wind and tide had abat- ed sufficiently to allow them to do so.
 From the size of the steamer 1t is estimated she carries a complement of Twenty i've men, but it has been inn possible kosseeure view that would hAAOW any SuAA4ASS dH tO ASN SAdEuGlCK being made. There may be passengers aboard.
 Word from the scene expresses lit .le hope that loss of life can be avert sd Several hours, while on her port beam, the steamer was at times com pletely covered by the breakers that piled up on her decks, striking with terrific force. The lights appeared to those on shore last night as torchlights and not signals of any regular charac-l
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29

the various tribes of North America, George Bird Grinnell, the authority on the Indian, asserts "the popular notion that all Indians have the same speech and the same modes of life Is errone- ous. Tn North America there were nearly 60 linguistic stocks, tribes which differed from each other in speech (and culture) more widely than do the different European nations"
 The great Indian families of the past were the AlgonQuins, Athapascans, Da- kotas, Iroquois and the Muskogi The AlgonQuins now number about 95,000, two-thirds of this number dwelling in Canada, and the remainder in ( the United States; among tribes belonging. to this family are the Chippewas, Crees., Delawares, the Blackfoot tribe and the Cheyennes; the latter have 8 tradition that they were the first h. dtans to reach the Rocky mountains.
 The Athapascans probably number about 33,0O0, perhaps the best known of this group, the Navajos, of blanket fame, and the Apaches, of fame for 1erceness. Of the 45,000 Dakotas, all but about 5000 dwell in the United States. They take to civilization kind ly, have won considerable success as ttllers of the soil; belonging to this stack are the Sioux and Winnebagoes. The Iroquois number about A, 1000, one- fifth living in Canada and four-ffths in this country. Belonging to the Iro- quois are theN Cherokees, Mohawks, Onondagas and .Senecas. The Muskogi, noted for their high degree of culture in the past, to-day are an industrious, progressive people, and are increasing in numbers; belonging to this stock are the Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks and Seminoles.
 Indian fathers, who really are affec- tionate, interested parents, show vital concern that their children shall have the advantage of what the schools may have to offer; and in these days when the Indian agent is under much stricter surveillance than in the late negligent administration of Indian affairs, the Indian children enjoy educational op- portun1ties that promise to be a big factor in the future welfare of the In- dian race.
 KATE wARING.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
THE TUG OF WAR.

think of hold the social hall and the smoking room in thrall.
 During the morning there are more stirring games for athletically inclined, races from the three-legged race to the potato race, men and women racing up and down the slanting de6k trying to carry large potato on tiny spoon. Nearly every day there are chances sold on the length of the run. As this varies from day to day for each 24 hours. the bidding for the scores Is sometimes very lively.
 Numbers, approximately what the run has been for the last 24 hours, are put up at auction, the holder of the lucky number sometimes winning quite sum.
 On every trip there Is tug of war, or rather two, one for the ladies and one for the men. There are many prelim- mary pulls, the captain of each team coaching his band till all are in good trim for the final tussle. 2 During a trip through tropic waters the men on'rboard have one great aCl- vantage over the women: huge tank built of heavy canvas is erected at one end of the boat and every morning the men come tumbling out in their bathing suits for a dive and plunge In the wa ter. Occasionally in obstacle races about the boat the men are compelled to go through hoop suspended in the middle of the tank.
 The large ships now all carry fine li- braries for the use of the passengers. This is very acceptable for the stock of the individual grows rapidly to the'end
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
TIME ON SHIPBOARD
MANY HOURS ON LONG VOYAGE
 ARE HAPPILY SPENT.
Anna Fl. Clark Tells of What the Pas sengers Do on 8 South Pacific
 Liner-From Victoria to Dunedin.

Dunedin, New zealand.-It Is indeed Q very morose and unhappy person who cannot find that many of the long hours spent on an ocean voyage are happily spent in the various games and pastimes invented by the most energetic of the passengers.
 Hardly a day passes that some one has not some new game to propose or that some of the indefatigable card play CTS are not proposing series of rubbers. He who on land Is concerned in nothing less than the management of great concern or the control of vast interests will devote hours to the pursuit of deck quoits or even authors. Cribbage, whist, bridge, euchre. every game one could
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
SOME ADVICE.

If any trouble troubles you.
 Forget it. If constant worry makes you blue, Forget it. If failure stares you in the face, And you can't win in Efes great race, Submit to all with gentle grace.
 Forget 1t. If you are minus gold and wealth,
 Forget it. If you are broken down in health,
 Forget 1t. If you are busted all the time And never have a single dime, With courage that is just sublime,
 I'orget 1t. If some one tells great untruth,
 Forget It. If you possess an aching tooth,
 Forget it. Tf you are bald and getting old. And all your wife wifi do Is scold, Just hold your head up and be bold.
 Forget it. If you are far too cold or warm.
 Forget it. And have a vaccinated arm,
 Forget It. If you are troubled with the grip, And those who owe give you the slip. Just take this gentle little tip.
 Forget it. picago Daily Chronicle.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Croau-channal Swimming.

A novel cross-channel swimming race from Calais tol Dover has been promoted by the Belgian Swimming Federation for a challenge cup, to be known as the cross-channel cup. The competition is open to the world for teams of live anna teur swimmers. The first of each team would swim as far as possible across the channel. The second man would then take up the task, and would be followed by the others in turn The team whose man first reaches shore would win the cup. The race is to take place in July or August.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Whara Inns Lead.

Military critics say that the Japan- csc have great advantage over the Christian nations in the matter of sani- tation, because of their method of dis posing of the dead by cremation. After the great battles of the civil war in the United States the soldiers slept in graveyards and drank the water tainted with the seepage from the graves of the dead: During that war one man in 65 was killed in battle, one In 56 died of wounds, and one in 13 died of disease.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
ID c,ass Anr N,mhsr.

This is done by multiplying the last number by two Ask some one to think of an even number. Tell him to triple it. halve the product, triple this half, then tell you how many times nine goes into it, and you will tell the original num- Der. Suppose eight to be the number. Triple this, and the result is 24. Halve this, making 12. Again tripling this gives 36, into which nine goes four times. This four times multiplied by two gives eight, the number originally thought of.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Two on the Druggist.

Two men went into a Boston drug store and told the proprietor they had made a soda water bet and would have their sodas now, and when the bet was de- cided the loser would drop in and pay for them, if that would be satisfactory to the druggist, He answered that it would, and after the sodas had been en- ioyed, he asked: By the way, what was the bet?" My friend, here," said one of the men, "bets that when Bunker hill monument falls 1t will fall toward the north, and bet 1t won't. ."-Argonaalt.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Kitchen Hint.

Do not pour boiling water over tea rays, particularly japanned ones, as-it win make the varnish crack and peel SfE, but use a sponge, wetted with warm water. and little soap if the tray be Hrty; then rub it with a cloth. If it ooks smeary, dust on little flour; !hen rub 1t with a cloth again. If the paper tray gets marked, take a piece of woolen cloth, with a little sweet oil, Gnd rub it over the marks. If anything will take them out this will.-House- AOld.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Marriage

By happy ending most people mean marriage. We'll isn't marriage often an unhappy beginning instead of a hap py ending? Yet it is the sad truth, pat ent to every writer to-day, that if he keeps his characters of story or drama away from the altar he sacrifices the opportunity of multiplying his income five times, and is often driven to it through poverty. It is great tempta- ton to set up as marrying parson.-I. ZangWill, in N Y. Sun.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
s,,bstitute for R11bber Heels

If you step heavily and rest your weight on the which, by the way, you ought not to do, and if you find rub Der heels expensive and slippery in.wet weather, perhaps you will be glad to know of something which will as eff fectually remove the jar and make walk ing pleasure. Cut a pad the size and shape of the heel lining of thick felt; tack two or three thicknesses together and fasten in the shoes by means of glue.-Good Literature
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Rihaa a.nd nm.

The Nyam-Nyams, of the uppsr N valley, used to De very harnnles ble people. whose amusements ~ smoke and hold nightly concerts rifles and rum changed them, and o British expedition Is marching to pun them for shooting at British pafHofs though what British patrols were doin in the Nyam-f 1yaEn country Es not plained.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
One Better.

A bragger was boasting of his strength. He said:
 This morning lowered an empty cask into the river and pulled up 30 gallons of water
 "oh," said one of the listeners. that's nothi2g to talk about I low cred boat into the stream this morn ing and pulled up the river" "-smith's Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
s1Tlnn I'M rAnn D

{ The greatest case of dog eat dos recorded was that of a smart young who bought 2.000 cigars, Insured ths against fire, smoked them up and e claimed their full value. cIaiming had been destroyed by fro The con pany retaliated by having tho fo4y c arrested for incendiarasm, and they still fighting t out inithe courts Estate.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Wireless Kiss Rest

It Is said that Dougherty young man who tried counting his girl over the long-distance telephone last Sunday sweet sister" replied that braver fel- low was there on the spot, and she had just been enjoying little prenuptial osculatory drill with him. She invited him to a Christmas wedding. Moral Patronize home Dough erty (Ia.l World
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Great Assurance.

Two and half years ago man mys- teriously disappeared from Pontsaru south Wales, leaving horse and cart be had been driving in charge of lad. The whole country was searched, but no trace of him could be found. On Novem- Der 25 he appeared to claim $50 due him as wages He had been to America.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Girls in French nanEn.

Employment Of girls m banks new experiment.. The bank o8 Hra took women into it's employ yrnent as le ago as 1852. This beginning only cpn sisted of four girls in very minor pos tions. Before year was dnfah the four had become 1s. Twenty later the number was 100, and tn-da 800 women work in the bank, of h0 three are among the principal ca iers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Live stock in Trisno,lti

Missouri has moro live stock than any other state in tho union live stock is worth $2QO. .o00. GOO While has only four and onk-half per cent the live stock of the country, st five per cent. of the total value og stock in the United States, krib commentary on the high quality q souri live stock. Kansas Cikx Journal
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Tn Kaan PnraIav-

It seems pity to throw away good part of a bunch of parsley. yet in small families it is often hard to use it all before it withers and turns yellow. Itis said that the sprays will keep per fectly If put in fruit jar with layers af salt.--N. ', Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
whala,a PrndnnAa

The profit from single whale that is captured is very large, One about 59 feet long weighs 100000 pounds, and will give 60.O00 pounds of blubber. from which 4s,OOO pounds of train oil can be made, and 5000 pounds of whalebone.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
nn wnndan Rai1s-

There are still several wooden rail- ways in existence in Canada and the United States One of them is in the province of Quebec, and Is 30 miles long. The rails are of maple, and trains are run over them with remarkable smooth ness at the rate of 25 miles an hour This road is used for the transportation OE timber
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
Ralri,,rn,a sn1rrnra Law

Under the Belgian law. unmarried men over 25 have one vote, married men and widowers with families have two votes, and priests and other persons of position and education have three votes. Severe pena1ties are imposed on those who fail to vote.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
It WILL Indeed

Willie-Pa, how many quarts does 1t take to make peck?
 Pa-lt all depends, my son. Less than one quart, for instance, will gome- times make "peck of trouble. Phil adelphia Public Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-29
The Remarkable Thing.

He-Miss Elder tells me she's only 22. That seems remarkable, doesn't It?
 She-Not at all. It would have been remarkable if she had told the truth Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-10
IN A SLEEPING CAR.
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BY SIDNEY F. LAZARUS.

A seat in the grandstand at a baseball game on the Fourth of July is the most comfortable place on earth.
 Next to it comes the sleeping car. All sleeping cars are built for dwarfs and acrobats. Any other person who tries to find comfort in them is doomed to dis appointment
 A person intending to take a night trip should first practice sleeping in cigar box for several weeks before starting After he has learned to undress and dress in it without knocking his teeth out with his knees and has also gotten use to stay ing awake all night. he can travel in sleeping car with comfort The beauty of the modern sleeping car is the number of mirrors in it and it's name Another strong point in it's favor is the amount of space devoted to a washroon. At least three people can get in a sleeping car washroom without putting each others eyes out with their elbows
 Then the nickel plated washstands are interesting and a person can always spend a pleasant quarter of an hour trying to make the water stay in them. The other occupants or me room are alWays patient and are sometimes kind enough to offer suggestions as to how the knob on top of the stand should be turned. After the traveller gets his face washed and a small piece of soap in the corner of each eye he will enjoy looking for towels in the rack above his head. The rack Is full of towels (sometimes) and when through accident or otherwise they happen to give out it is quite pleasant sensation to feel the soap burning your eyes while the porter has gone up into the dining car to borrow napkin for you
 An old traveller will tell you to give the porter a five dollar bill as soon as you get on, then he will not nail down the cover in your berth. When you begin to feel sleepy go back into the combination smoker and washroom and light a cigar for a bluff. As soon as every one else leaves the room grab a bar of soap and a eS -o-eA-s->-e-e-D-%-o-&-4 4-ee-e-e-.