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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-17
OLD COUNTY ACT WAS
FULL OF BAD BREAKS

ate municipal government Tor Homo
lulu.
The chair thought the present form
of government for the Leper Settlement
would probably be the better, It having
been passed unanimously by the last
legislature. No further action on this
question was taken.
AS to the paragraph referring to fees
collected by the District Magistrate at
the Settlement to be paid over to the
Board OF Health as a county realization"
the word county" was changed to Ter
ritorial.'
NINE SUPERVISORS.
Chairman Cooper suggested that
Chapter 5 read that Oahu have seven
supervisors without specifying the dis
tricts from which they shall come. and
one supervisor for each district OF Ha-
wall, or nine in all.
Mr.. Watson suggested that on Kauai
and Maui there be one supervisor Tor
each district, as every portion OF the
two islands would then be represented
AS to Niinau it was suggested that the
island be incorporated in the district
of Waimea. Both suggestions were fol-
lowed.
In Chapters 6, 7 and 8 there was
tumble of duties of officers of the coun-
ty which appeared to have been inserted
by its trainers with the aid of scissors
and without reference to sequence 1t
was agreed that the duties of the various
officers should be enumerated in the or
der in which the officers are named. VIZ.
Treasurer, sheriff, clerk, auditor, dis
trict attorney, recorder, surveyor. coro-
ner.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-17
SERVfA'S OLD PEOPLE.

statistics show three persons between
old IS from 35, I23 I25 from
In 1881 persons
years old n London.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-17

"A thousand lives!"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
ATTACK PORT ARTHUR
Is Becoming Almost Certain That This
Point Is Doomed.
BATTLE SAID TO Be IMMINENT.
This Is the Attack for Which the Jap
anese Have Been Preparing for the
Past nineteen Days, with Slight
Hope of Success.

Chefoo, Sept. 22.-Authoritative in
formation has been received here of
a general attack upon Port Arthur by
the Japanese forces which began yes
terday before daybreak and continued
until dark. All indications point to
an effort to capture certain of the
northeast main forts.
This is the attack for which the jap
anese have been preparing for the
past nineteen days with slight hope
of success. AS forecasted in these
dispatches the Japanese attack on
Port Arthur is directed against the
northeast front. The main object
is to capture the Notifications on
Kikwan mountain, Rihlung mountain
and the intermediate forts. The fore
going comes from a Russian of stand
ing whose previous information has
been correct. He adds that the at
tack at the end of August, which was
reported as two separate assaults,
really constituted a ten days battle,
the fighting being the heaviest dur
ing the first three days and the last
four days of that period. Although
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Little One Knew Her RIGHTS.

One Of the Tribune's Fresh Air
children of the last week had quite
an exciting experience while at Bling
hamton, N. Y. She was playing in a
field near where she was staying. A
lamb was tethered in the same field
and as the child had never seen one
in her life, it was naturally an object
of great interest to her. The lamb
was lonesome and kept up contin-
ual bleating. Exasperated at last by
its incessant walls, the little igrl,
stamping her foot. said: You can
tell your ma-a and your pa-a and your
whole family that I've got just as
good right here as you. The woman
who brought me said could play
here, and I'm goin' to stay; so therei"
The woman who was entertaining the
child overheard her-New York Tri-
bune.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
JAPS MAKE GENERAL ASSAULT
Gar HAS KNOWLEDC OF II

the Japanese reached after indescrib-
able massacre. The whole of Admir-
al Togo's and Vice Admiral Kami-
nura's squadrons are aiding the strug-
gle, which it is feared, will be final.
The beseiged forces are fighting as in
furnace. A perfect storm of shells
is falling on the town, port and fort
ress from the whole hill and road
stead. General Stoessel is going
from fort to fort, encouraging the de-
tenders in their desperate efforts.
In st. Petersburg the facts con-
corning the tragic event, which, per-
haps, will terminate by glorious fall
of Port Arthur, are wholly unknown.
At court hope has not yet been entire
ly abandoned"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
WILEs OF THE VAMPIRE.
Never Awakens it's Victim While 1t
Draws the Blood.


Night brought us to the miserable
peon village of Palencia, says a
writer, and as we could get no &C
commodation in the cane cabins we
were obliged to sleep in our ham
mocks.
The place swarmed with mosqui-
toes and while Tipe-Chico slept
soundly l arose and built a fire in
whose smoke l passed the night But
If Tipe was immune to the plague of
mosquitoes he did not escape more
serious pest. When l met him in the
morning his great toe was still bleed
ing and his hammock was stained
with clotted blood.
Nobody in Yucatan could explain to
me how the vampire manages to draw
such large quantity of blood-from
six to ten ounceS-while it's victim
all the time remains in a profound
sleep. l have never heard of anyone
waking while the vampire bled him,
indeed, so gently does this nocturnal
surgeon draw blood that the patient
by some mysterious process is lulled
into a profound sleep.
The vampire measures about two
feet from wing tip to wing tip, has
very sharp teeth, not unlike those of
rat, and attacks sleeping animals
as well as human beings. If he in
f1icts a wound with his teeth, one
would think that the pain would
cause the person who is bled to
awake, but it does not.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
AGES of Fish.

The limits of fish life are not
known. But it seems pretty certain
that, as the salmon shows astonish-
ing variations and possibilities of
growth, so other fish may live to con-
siderable ages, even in captivity.
Some striped bass have been living
for ten years in an aquarium, and
according to Country Life the electric
eels are among the oldest piscine in
habitants of the reptile house at the
Zoo, where one of them has been for
more than fifteen years. Cases of carp
which lived to be century old are
repeatedly quoted, and he would be
a bold person who would deny to a
whale the possibility Of living to be
a couple of ceturies old.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29

Paris, Sept. 26.-The Mathis St.
Petersburg correspondent telegraphs
as follows:
kilograms of which the general
staff have as yet no knowledge, reach
ed the czar. l can affirm that they
concern Port Arthur, regading which
the greatest anxiety prevails at court.
The Japanese are now engaged in a
general assault, which is more furious
than its predecessors, attacking the
town on three sides simultaneously,
and occupying their whole forces, be-
ing determined to finish the whole
business. Russian mines blew up
whole battalions. General Fock es-
pecially distinguished himself, di-
recting the fire from the wall, which
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Natural Cure for rheumatism.

There is wonderful grotto at Mon
summano, called the Grotto Giusti,
where the natural vapor is stated to
be an infallible cure for rheumatism.
Fifty years ago some workmen were
quarrying for lime when they dis
covered the grotto, and its healing
powers were first made known some
little time later. In the lowest portion
appropriately named the Inferno"
the temperature is about 95 degrees
Fair, and here the victims from rheu-
matism sit and perspire for an hour
at a time. Such a vapor bath is said
to be Of much greater service than
Turkish bath.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
FROST IN SOUTH

Washington, Sept. 22.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
ditions says:
Frosts occurred as far south as
Oklahoma and Tennessee but little or
no damage resulted, except to tender
vegetation in the central valleys and
to unmatured crops in Wisconsin, Min
nesota, the Dakotas and Montana. The
conditions were generally favorable i'll
California, but drouth was injurious
in Oregon, and no rain fell in Wash
ington.
A light and inferior crop of apples
is indicated in a mojority of the
states of the central valleys, but in
Michigan and Ohio and the northern
portion of the middle Atlantic states,
as well las in New England this fruit
is plentiful.
Flowing for fall seeding has beer
delayed by dry soil in the Indian Ter
ritOry
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
4uMoR BEFORE THE LECTURE.
Novel Manner In Which Eli Perkins
Was Introduced to Audience.


Was Introduced to Audience.
Colonel Dick Woods, editor of pa
per in Mount Sterling, KY, was a
guest of friend in Chicago few days
ago, and his presence recalled the
manner in which the colonel introduc-
ed Eli Perkins to an audience in
Mount Sterling.
Perkins, whose real name is Mel
vile Landon, when doing stunts as
a lecturer for a lyceum bureau, al
ways wanted some prominent citizen
to introduce him to the audience, not
withstanding that he was the sole at
traction and the only name on the
program. Colonel Woods was not par
ticularly fond of Eli, but he was po-
lite to him, and Eli became very in
sistent that the newspaper editor
should present him.
Eli stuck to the colonel, and at the
proper time dragged him, reluctantly
upon the platform. The editor stood
for a moment, awkwardly looking
over the audience, as if seeking a
loophole Of escape, and then, address
ing an acquaintance, he said:
Judge Rogers, let me introduce
you to Mr.. Perkins.
Squire Johnson, shake hands with
Mr.. Perkins.
Major Williams, Mr.. Perkins.
Aunt Sally Goodrich, this is Mr..
Eli Perkins.
Elder Kent allow me to present
Mr.. Eli Perkins" And so he went
until Perkins knew as many people in
the audience as Woods did
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
LITERAL IN HIS OBEDIENCE.
Scotch Servant Should Have Made an
Ideal Soldier,

iOCdi SOlOlCTs
Scottish highland retainers, when
made to do duty as servents are said
to show a very stolid matter-of-fact
kind Of obedience. A Mr.. Campbell,
a highland gentleman, visiting a coun-.
try house, told Donald to bring every
thing out Of the bedroom. meaning his
personal belongings. But five minutes
later he found all its movable articles
fender, flre-irons and the like,-piled
up in the lobby, so literal was the poor
mans sense Of obedience to orders!
And of this he gave a still more ex-
traordinary proof during his sojourn
in Edinburgh. When the family
moved into the house there Mr.. Camp
bell gave him very particular instruc-
lions regarding visitors, explaining
they were to be shown into the draw
ing room, and used the Scotticism,
Garry any ladies that call upstairs"
The first visitors were two women
who came at the same time. Donald
seized one in his arms, said to the
other, "Bide We there till l come for
ye," and in spite Of her struggles and
remonstrances ushered the terrified
visitor into Mrs. Campbell's presence.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29

So closely are many of the new
genuine antiques in form and color
that only an expert can tell the diff
ference. There is only one way, how
ever" declares a well known connois-
suer in antique furnishings, that you
can always distinguish between the
genuine and its copy. Put your
knuckles against 1t as you would
against a mirror to tell its real thick
ness. If 1t is well vanished so that
it brings out the reflection of the
finger clearly, you may be sure it is
new. If the reflection is clouded, it
in antique"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
A Hint About the Teeth.

Once a week the teeth should be
cleaned with the finest pumice stone.
Take little of the very finely pow
dered pumice, and place it on the
tooth brush, says the Chicago Daily
News. Brush the teeth lightly, and
remember that while pumice is good
in its way, 1t will take off the enamel
if used too vigorously. Just how
much Of the pumice is used is a ques-
ton of judgment, but women who
lightly touch the teeth with 1t once
a week are never in need of having
the teeth cleaned at the dentists.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29

Philip Hichborn, Rear Admiral United
States Navy, writes from Washington,
d. c., as follows:
'rAffer the use of Peruna for q short
period, I can now cheerfuIIy recon-
mend your valuable remedy to any one
who Is In need of an inVigOrafing
ionic. ''-PhiIip Hichborn.
No remedy ever yet devised has re-
ceived such unstinted eulogy from SO
many renowned statesmen and military
men as Peruna.
Our army and navy are. the natural
protection of our country. Peruna is
the natural protection of the army and
navy in the vicissitudes of climate and
exposure.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
SAYS HE KILLED COLLINS.
Ohio Man Confesses to Topeka Muir
der by Postal Gard.

Topeka, Sept 22.-Otis Hungate,
prosecuting attorney of Shawnee
county, received postal card con-
fession from an Ohio man to the eff
feet that he committed the murder for
which John Collins is serving a SEN
tence in the state penitentiary. The
writer lives in West Union. Ohio, and
says he murdered J. S. Collins in To-
peka in May, 1898. The county at
torney does not believe that the writ
er is telling the truth, but he has sent
the card to Charles Hayden of Hol-
ton, who assisted in the defense of
John Collins. The card is as follows:
Sept. the 16 1904. l must confess to
a horable deed which did and a mo
SAINT man is survan a sentence for it
did the killing of the old man Collins
His son is a inosent man i Have Re-
pented yours truly ]. Max West un-
ion Ohio.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Scottish Deer-StaIkinu.

In Scotland the growth of deer
stalking within the last century has
been very remarkable. At the time
Of Waterloo there were only five for
ests north of the Tweed; in 1888 the
number had grown to Ill; and now
it has passed the $50 mark. And an
excellent source of profit these forests
are to their owners, seeing that every
year they put something like $780,
900 sterling into their pockets.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Eouuht over MInce Pie.

A farmer residing in Adams county
Pa, caused the arrest of neighbor
for having entered his kitchen land
taken from the stove and eaten a
large and juicy mince pie" The Of
Tending neighbor was held to answer
by the justice. The official remarked
that he regretted that a mince pie
should disturb lifelong relations be-
tween friends and create another war
so near a battlefield Gettysburg that
is already sufficient history"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Novelist Fond of Green Peas.

George Eliot used frequently to walk
over to the farm where she purchased
her vegetables and chat with the far
mer's wife on gardening and butter
making, who was somewhat surprised
at the great novelist's conversation on
such homely topics, and afterward re-
marked: at were wonderful, just
wonderful, the sight Of green peas
that 1 sent down to that gentleman
and lady every week" This was the
summer "Middlemarch" was written.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29

Several of the great London work
tached to them. In a South London
union museum can be found a clergy
man letters of ordination (the own
er died in poorhouse), and a peculiar
belt made of human teeth and brought
from the West Coast of Africa. But
perhaps the most significant of all
things shown is small pocket dice
box. Upon the box is neatly cut:
This box and other wagering cost
me 100000, and brought me to the
poorhouse."
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
HoW'S This

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known F. j. Cheney
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly hon
orabe in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALpING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price IS cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
he 1ananese retired August 81 along

the Japanese retired August 81 along
the greater part of their line, they re-
NAMED in four supplementary forts
on the northeast front, which they
had captured from the Russians.
These include two forts fifty yards
from Rihlung mountain and two 9TH
ers at a somewhat greater distance
Since August 81 the Japanese have
bombarded very slightly while the
Russians have been throwing approx
mately one thousand shells daily,
chiefly against the four Japanese po-
sitions mentioned. Small .sorties, as
referred to by the Novikrai of Port
Arthur in the efforts to recapture the
positions, have been of almost night
ly occurrence and have been uniformly
unsuccessful.
The Japanese have been taught
wholesome respect for the shell show
er from the fortress, according to ev-
cry Chinese who has reached here
from Port Dalny. If they succeed in
capturing Rihlung mountain OF 9TH
er forts they will realize that this will
UO OHiy OHC olCP, oiIHOu6h GIL AAPoA
ant one towards the capture of Port
Arthur. The Russians who have been
observing the new tactics of the Jap
anese, did not expect another attack
before the first week in October. The
japanese are endeavoring to proceed
slowly, but surely.
During the fighting in August the
attempt to capture Kikwan mountain
cost the Japanese an entire regiment.
This statement has been absolutely
confirmed, and indicates the monu-
mental proportions of the task which
the Japanese have set themselves in
attempting to capture the fortress,
which is composed of many forts
equally strong.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
PouItneY RiqeIow TO Travel.

Poultney Bigelow has just been ap-
law school in the department of for
eign relations and colonial admins
tration. He will deliver his first lee
ture next winter. Mr.. Bigelow is now
on the eve of starting on long cruise
and will visit the east and west coasts
of Africa, and also the east coast of
South America. He expects to gather
material for further chapters in his
book on colonies.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
sudermann of Dutch Descent.

Germany's great dramatist, Suder-
mann, comes from Prussian Poland,
his birthplace being Matzich, near the
Niemen. His family, originally Dutch
anabaptists, settled there more than
200 years ago, forming with the other.
co-religionists a small colony. One
of them took leading place in their
little church as the author of hymn
hook
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Victim of Hiccouahs.

Dover, Del, Sept. 20.-Dr. Henry
Ridgely, president of the Farmers
Bank of Delaware, and one of the
wealthiest and most prominent citi-
pens of the state, died. His death was
due to hiccoughs.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Disarmament compIeted.

Vallejo, Cal, Sept. 21.-The disarm-
ament of the Russian transport Lena,
is completed. Her ammunition will
be removed today. 1t is probable that
the Lena will go to a private shipyard
for repairs to her boilers. A small
number of her crew will remain on
board her as a guard.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29

lifted six hundred pounds and felt no
bad effects. have not felt the trou-
Bile come back since, although had
suffered for five or six years. and
@her remedies had not helped me at
ALL
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29

A poetically-minded literary man,
hailing from North Dakota, not long
since married his landlady, who keeps
a small hotel in the Latin quarter of
Paris. The young man, who for elev-
en- years had paid not a single sou for
board or lodging, was at length taken
severely to task by his long-suffering
hostess, who threatened summary
election. Such a cold prospect was
little to his liking, so he proposed to
cancel his bill by marriage. The lady
was willing and the twain were made
one.
Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums, reduces IN
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Fulfilled Terms of Will.

New York, Sept. ga young En-
glish woman giving her name as Flor
ence Gray, has crossed the ocean, re-
NAMED few days at Ellis Island i'm
migrant station and returned to En-
gland il order to fulfill the terms of
an uncle's will which provided that
she must visit America.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Worlds Fair Visitors.

Persons attending the great Exposition
at St Louis should secure room close to
the Fair and in safe brick building. Ho-
tel Epworth has all the conveniences of a
first-class modern hotel, within four min
ton entrance Rooms S1.00 per day and up.
Meals at reasonable prices. From Union
Station go to Olive street, take Delmar
meet all cars.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Flood Conditions Improve

Laredo, Tex, Sept. 20.-Reports
from various points along the river
between Eagle Pass and Rio Grande
show that the flood conditions have
greatly improved and the danger of
further damage is past.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29

cordially invited to write to
anything about her symptoms
Pinkhams address Lynn Mass
cheerfuy given aling
who asks for it.
mr. nvec
S0OUUU
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Burned to Death in Hotel.

Harrington, Wash, Sept. 26.-Lar-
ry Tierney was burned to death by
a fire which totally destroyed the
Harrington hotel The charred body
was found in the ruins.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Rate War Abandoned.

Liverpool, Sept. 2O.-It is authori-
tatively stated that the German lines
have abandoned the rate war without
any conditions. This would leave the
Cunard line complete victor and free
to act on the initiative. The voluntary
adjustment of rates is expected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Bids for BattIeships.

Washington, Sept. 2O.-Bids for the
battleship New Hampshire and the ar
mored cruisers Montana and the North
Carolina, will be opened at the navy
department on November Is.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Will Decide Campaign.

Rome, Sept. 26.-A Toxic telegram
says that Marshal Oyama addressed
the troops with proclamation urg-
ing them to make supreme effort
in the forthcoming battle. He says
this battle will likely decide the cam
paign.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
Uses Aniseed on Doc.

1t was found in London that a stolen
dog which failed to identify its owner
had been dosed with aniseed by the
thief. Aniseed destroys the sense of
smell temporarily. The dog did not
recover for two or three days.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-09-29
FRICHTFUL RAIL WAY WRECK
CAUSE MAY never BE KNOWN


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