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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-09
THE SCHOOL QUESTION


Editor Advertiser: The editorial in
the Advertiser of the 5th inst. on
Modern School Methods, brings for
ward subject that deserves the con-
sideration of all those interested in the
educate of their children, many par
ents having expressed the most ex-
IRENE dissatisfaction with the present
system of teaching.
The fault that you point out-the
crush of subjects thrust upon the de-
fenseless child-is due to the confound-
ing of things unimportant with things
important Worse STILL of having the
ing, if not exceeding, that used for the
latter; what might be given as re-
ward or a recreation is taught as seri-
, ously as a necessary branch
Eight years are given to the primary
and grammar grades, and. these years
are filed to the brim with green frogs,
blue and white sky, the worm that
creeps, the butterfly, etc., ad nau-
seam, to the serious detriment of the
re al work. For in all that time they
learn only separate, inchoate facts, es-
pecially in mature study" and the net
result in practical work does not justi-
fly more than three years time.
To quote one parent "They doubt the
ability of the child and kindergar-
ten methods are extended far up
through the grades, SO that one finds
him at ten, or even twelve, still fed on
mental mush; with the result that he
is as incapable of application as he
would be of walking, if he were carried
in arms and never allowed to use his
muscles until he reached the same age.
Then comes a sudden change, and,
without transition, the child is expect
ed to use his PUPPY mind. Naturally
he cannot. Astonishment on the part
of the teacher; vain struggles on the
part of the parent. Fortunately for
the boy of today, his father was edu-
Gated yesterday, and knows-for in
old-fashioned times, before there was
''child-culture," teachers taught and
children studied.
This topic is inviting and one is
tempted to enlarge indefinitely. AS
you have started a very pertinent sub
ject for discussion, let us hope that
every parent will join in a movement
change the present course of study to
something practical and beneficial to
our children. There are many parents
in Honolulu, that are qualified to form
an opinion, and who, doubtless, have
done so. If they can be induced to
express it, and to critise the currie-
uium in an open discussion it may
be possible to obtain d modification of
it-at least to the extent of giving the
teacher time to teach in school, and
the pupil time to study.
1t is true, as you say. that as schools
are conducted now, the child who is
not helped at home. mas little chance;
and children work long hours out of
school when they should be playing
| or sleeping. A prominent physician of
San Francisco, who has made special
| study of schools and children for years
| past, says that no child under thirteen
or fourteen should do any home work
| If this is true there, it certainly is
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ASSOCIATION
FOOTBALL MATCH

The third Association football match
will be played at the Makiki grounds
this afternoon at o'clock. The game
will be between the Punahous and the
Iolanis.
The Iolani eleven will be as follows:
Coal Diamond; backs, j. Kellett,
Simanson; halves, A. E. Anderson, G..
Andrews, ]. Anderson; forwards, Kea,
Macfarlane, Simpson (Capt.), Woo,
Williams.
The Punahou eleven will be selected
from the following men: A. A. Cation,
McCorriston, Gleason, Rycroft, a.
Campbell, w. A. Anderson, Thayer, J.
l.. CockbBrn, j. H. Harrison, c. Cooke,
Spaulding, G.. Waterhouse.
Linesman, j. H. Cation of Punahou.
Referee. j. w. Waldron.
The standing of the teams is as fol-
IOWS.
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PEOPLE WE KNOW
They Are Honolulu People
and What They FAY is of
Local Interest.

When an incident like the following
occurs right here at home. it is bound
to carry weight with our readers. So
many strange occurrences go the
rounds of the press; are published as
facts, people become skeptical. On one
subject skepticisnl is rapidly disappear
ing. This is due to the actual expert
ence of our citizens, and their public
utterances regarding them. The doubt
el' must doubt no more in the face of
such evidence as this. The public state
nent of a reputable citizen living right
in Honolulu, one whom You can see
every day, leaves no ground for the
skeptic to stand on.
Mrs. N. Joseph lives at the corner
of Liliha and King streets. this city.
She states as follows: II was troubled
for seven months with a lame back,
and also suffered from occasional at
tacks of chiIls. These various COM
plants made my condition by no means
a happy one, so that I much desired
some remedy which would bring relief
This found in Doan's> Backache Kid
ney Pills, some of which I obtained at
the HOLSTER Drug Co.'s store. I am
pleased to say that they gave me not
merely temporary but permanent relief
and I have not the least hesitancy
therefore in recommending Doans
Backache Kidney Pills. They are a
good kidney medicine"
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
for sale by all dealers at so cents per
box, (six boxes $3.50. Mailed by the
HOLSTER Drug Co., 1t, Honolulu,
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian
Isl>pds.
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MALE ILlMA'S
NEW OFFICERS

The regular annual meeting of the
Male lima Athletic Club was held at
the residence of the president, Robert
D. King, Thursday evening. A large
number of members We're present and
evinced marked enthusiasm in the pro-
ceedings. The officers elected for the
year 1894 are as follows;
President. Robert D. King; vice-pres-
ident. j. J. BeIser; treasurer, Samuel
Chillingworth, Jr.: financial secretary,
John Clarke; recording secretary, h q.
Luhisen; property man, Samuel King,
Athletic sports were discussed in detaii
and appointments We're made, 70 wit:
Baseball team, season 1904. 6 tred
Wright, captain: H. G. Luhisen, man
ager: football. season 1So%, BENJAMIN
Clarke, captain.
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st. Douglass.

Twas the night before Christmas,
And all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring,
Not even a mouse.
When mama awoke with a start and
a shake,
And wondered why papa
Was so wide awake;
A rumbling and roaring
Soon came to their ears
A noise that would follow them,
All through their years.
For down near the bath room
The water rushed out,
And it caused poor papa
And mama to shout.
ooh, why did we make such a fearful
mistake;''
, "Oh, John dear, fear that
My poor heart will break,
Unless you will promise
That tomorrow you'll call
Bath, the plumber, and have him
Go over it all.
And then no more leaks,
For we know that it's true,
That folks always call Bath
When there's plumbing to do"
Phone 81.
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SUPERVISORS OF
THE KINDERGARTEN

Mrs A. B. Wood presided and the
reception room of the Y. w. C. A. was
well filed with ladies. After the usual
opening exercises the minutes of the
last meeting were read and approved.
MRS. Hoffmann's report of the dolls
sale showed that $3.50 had been added
to the treasury by that effort. A vote
of thanks to the ladies woo had worked
SO earnestly, and to Col. Macfarlane for
s&he free use of the lanai of the Ha
waiian Hotel as well as for the per-
sonal interest he took in the work, was
passed. The president had also writ
ten note of thanks to Mrs. Nei1l for
her kind assistance.
Miss Lawrence reported the receipt
of $40, the proceeds of an entertain
ment given in Progress hail. Mrs
Clarence Cooke was appointed to Com
mittee on Buildings and Grounds in
place of Mrs. Geo. Howard, resigned
and Mrs. Doremus Scudder was APP
pointed to Committee on Kawaiahao
kindergarten in place of Miss Carrie
Snow.
MRS. thompson, Tor committee on
Sanitation, reported visit to a Chi
nese home where father, mother and
several children were afflicted With
pink-eye. Under her instruction they
are improving and the father is CRATE
full enough to show his appreciation by
paying the doctors bill. Mrs. Thomp-
son said she felt good deal of inter-
est in the Chinese for she realized that
in many ways they were changing. In
their own land their homes are SO shut
in as to exclude air and sunshine in
a great measure for the reason that it
would be easy for evil spirits to en-
ter on the wings of the wind or even
on a sunbeam. Mrs. Thompson sug-
gested a sunshine crusade and seems to
feel that it can be carried out and
greatly improve the sanitary conditions
of Chinese homes.
A note from Mrs. Harriet Castle
Coleman was read in which she rec
commended that the balance left from
the Day Nursery fund be invested to be
used in time for the opening of a tfal-
drens hospital ward or as the nucleus
for hospital fund, and that the rental
from the cottage formerly occupied by
the Day Nursery be turned over to the
general fund for the Castle Home. This
recommendation was approved.
All the schools are in good condition;
the teachers are faithful: the children
are we'll cared for and happy.
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TO PREVENT GROUP. begin in
time. The first symptom is hoarseness;
this is soon followed by peculiar
rough cough, which is easily recognized
and will never be forgotten by one who
has heard it. The time to act is when
the child first becomes hoarSe. Ii
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is freely
given, all tendency to Group will soon
disappear. Even after the croupy
cough has developed, it will prevent the
attack. There is no danger in giving
this remedy as it contains nothing in
furious. 1t always cures and cures
quickly. Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd
Wholesale Agents, sell it.
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more applicable here in our enervat-
ing climate.
[ beg to differ from you when you
say in your editorial that of all the
people concerned, the teachers get off
the easiest The multiplication of
subjects that has been thrust upon
them by theorists and faddists, has, in
many cases, made their lives a burden.
They dare not resist, however, for fear
of displeasing the powers that be.
In conclusion, it appears that in the
present state of things, teachers,
pupils, and parents are all suffering
from the system of intensified child
culture
1.-The mountain iabored, and brought
forth a mouse"
PARENT
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WIN. G. IRWIN & COMPANY. La
AGENTS yon

Western Sugar Refining Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phiiadsl-
phia, Pa
Newell Universal Mill Co., Manufac-
turers Of Nationa Cane Shredder, New
York, n. z.
Paraf1ne Paint Company. San Fran.
cisco, Cal
Ohlandt & Co., San Francisco, Cal.
Pacific Oil Transportation Co., E2E
Francisco. Cal
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REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS
HONOLULU, OAHU.
Recorded, Jan. 6, 1904.


Rebecca E. johnson to Phoenix say.
Bldg. and Loan ASSN, mtg. Realty at
Kalia, Waikiki, 24-100 acre; $4,000 a
10 per cent. per an. payable in go
monthly enstallments of $11.37 each,
principal and interest amounting to
$1091.52 at maturity. Jan. 6, 1904
Eli Crabbe to Maud Alice Crabbe, d
Realty at Peleula and on Nuuanu ST.,
$500 acre; $4,000. Jan. 4, 1904.
Sui Fong & Fook zee, sold int. in
market, King st.
Chas. S. Martin assignee of mtgee.
gives notice of sale of land in Kau,
Hawaii of Emma Defries & hsb. mtgrs.
Chas. S. Martin assignee of mtgee.
gives notice of sale of land in Kau,
Hawaii. and household furniture in
house on Punchbowl ST., Honolulu, of
Emma Defries & hsb. mtgrs.~
Geo. Rosa to Q. H. Berrey, mtg, home
stead and taro patch, Kalihi Valley
$4,000 months q L per cent. per
month. Jan. 6, 1904.
EVA, OAHU.
Harry Armitage to Jno. Emmeluth,
Tr., D. Realty at Keauhou, N. Kona,
Hawaii. l $40 acres & at Mananaiki,
Eva, 24-1O0 acre; $4,000. Aug. 1, 1901.
Jno. Emmeluth Tr. to Lydia Kahoa,
D. Realty at Mananaiki, 24-100 acre;
$4,000. Dec. 81, 1908.
KOOLAUPoKo, OAHU.
Heeia Agrl. Co, Ltd to All Han, ct
al, L. Realty at Heeia. II $40 acres,
together with % of the hill running
nauka used for pasture and vegetable
land, etc, 20 yrs. from July 1, 1903, "a
s443.60 yr. July 10, 1903
Lum Yick Chong to Lum Clip, B S
1-12 int in firm of Sun Tai Wal Co.
rice planters at Kaneohe: 1880. 90.
Dec. 81, 1903.
DISTRICT COURT.
Thomas P. McTighe vs. VIM. Dun
bar, I. 1. S. N. Co. Garnishee, asst.
$112.19, jdgmt.
Emil Klemne VS.. Charles H. win.
asst. 5000 rent
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Commercial and Travellers Letters IS
Credit issued on the Bank O. CaliforEi,
and N. III. Rothschild & Sons, Londoa
Correspondents: The Bank Of Cali
fornia, Commercial Banking Co @
sydney, Ltd, London.
Drafts and cable transfers ON Chias
and Japan through the Hongkong ans
Shanghai Banking Corporation ana
Chartered Bank of india Australia AIS
China
Interest allowed on term deposits o.
the following rates per annurn, vi1;~
Seven days notice, at per cent.
Three months, at 8 per cent.
Six months, at 31z per cent.
Twelve months, at per cent
Trust Department.
Act as trustees under mortgages
Manage estates, real and personal.
Collect rents and dividends.
Valuable papers, wills. bonds, etc
received for safe keeping.
Accountant Department.
Auditors for corporations and DEs
vate firms. 4H
Books examined and reported %
Statements of affairs prepared
Trustees on bankrupt or insoiVsS'
estates. =
once, Gas Bethel street.
Savings Department.
Deposits received and interest allow.
ed at ~ per cent per annun. In Ne.
eordance with rules and regulationA
copies OF whica may be obtained 81
application.
Insurance Department.
Agents for FIRE. MARINE, L1FH
ACCIDENT, and EMPLOYEES Liza
pTTLTY INSURANCE COMPANIES
Insurance ONCE, s24 Bethel street.
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All PAT & Co.
EAsLE CLEANING AND DyEiYs VDER

Fort ST.. Opposite Star Block
Have your old SUITS MADE uo
LOOK LIKE NEW. Dyeing and Draaa-.
tns: Tailoring. The renewing Of Iad,ags
clothing a speciality. Prices very Iex.
Phone White 1852.
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Hawaii shinDo Sha

THE PIONEER JAF,.NESE PRINT
ing office. The publisher OF HaWss
Shinpo the only daily japanese papS'
published in the Territory Of Hawaii
C. SHIOZAwA, Proprietor.
Y. SOGA, Editor.
Editorial and Printing Ofice-1sss
Smith St, above King. p. o. Box ssk
Telephone Main 49,
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Honolulu Iron Works Go.

BTEAM HUN NA1S AAk5
BOILERS, SUGAR MILLS, COOL
a. BRASS AND LEAD CASTINGS
sad machinery OF every descriptsof
made to order. Particular atteneior
nSaa 20 sbio's blacksmithing. Job work
egscutea on shortest notice.
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Half hourly cars up the Heights con-
meet with Rapid Transit. e
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DISTRICT COURT.

Thomas P. McTighe VS.. VIM. Dun
bar, I. 1. s. N. Co. Garnishee. asst.
S112.19, jdgmt.
Emil Klemme VS.. Charles H. win.
asst. $500 rent
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BISHOP &C0., BANKERS
BANGING Departnent
'ABLaISHED

Transact business IN all departAzszi
OF banking.
Collections carefully attended te.
Exchange bought and sold.
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Fngarance DepartfAent.

Agents. for FIRE, MARINE, L1FE
ACCIDENT, and EMPLOYEES LA
BILITY INSURANCE COMPANIES
Insurance ONCE, s24 Bethel street.
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Deposits received and interest anoW
ed &C ~ per cent per annum. In ~
eordance with rules and regulations
copies OF whica may be obtaaneo %
application. -
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-06
Notice of Final Report.

In the District Court of Iowa in and for Win.
neshiek County.
May term, 1904. Notice of Final report
In the matter OF the estate of JERTLOG S.
SKEIM, deceased.
TO Mons Olson and Maria Larson, heirs at
law of Kari Olson Dram, deceased: 10 Louise
Olson, Monsine Olson. and Laura Olson, min
ors, heirs at law of Ole Jensen. deceased; TO
Mons Thomson, sole heir TO Martha Olson
Dram, deceased; TO Olivia Dram, now Olivia
Johnson Underdahl to Thomas Larsen Styve,
Martha Larsen Styye, now Martha johnson
Skeim, Christina Monson and Lars Larson
Underdahl; to Anna klestad and Mabel Kles.
tad, minors, and 10 all whom IL may concern:
Notice is hereby given that on or before the sd
day of April, .90i there will be filed in the of
flee of the clerk of said court, the final report
of Anton III. Kirkeby and o. Il. Rocksvold as
executors of the estate of said deceased and
praying that they be finally discharged and
their bondsmen released
You are further notified that the hearing of
said report will be brought on before the
court on the first day fthe next tem.thereof,
which commences on the 9th day OF May
1904 at the court room in DEBORAH, iowa, and
that unless objections are made to said report
the same will be approved and said executors
and their bondsmen will be released,
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, this 9th day of
February, 1901.
Ia W. NJ. STRAND, Attorney.
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Confessions of a Priest.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark.
writes, For IL years | suffered from
Yellow Jaundice. | consulted num-
Der of physicians and tried all sorts of
medicines but got no relief. Then /
began the use of Electric Bitters and
feel that / am now cured OF disease
that had me in its grasp for twelve
years. If you want reliable medi-
cine for Liver and Kidney trouble.
stomach disorder or general debility,
get Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed
by Wangler Bros. Only SOC,
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-06
Notice of Appointment.

Notice of the appointment of an Administered
or of the Estate of George X. Morrison,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that the subscriber
has been duly appointed Administrator of the
estate of George X. Morrison, late of Burr Oak
township, I'm the county of Winnesheik State
of Iowa, deceased, intestate, and has taken
upon himself that trust by giving bonds as the
law directs. All persons having demands
upon the estate OF the said deceased are re.
quired to exhibit the same; and persons in
debted to the said estate are called upon to
make payment to
Ill A. Nj. MORRISON,
Administrator.
Dated at DEBORAH. Iowa. March 8. 1904.
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Notice of Appointment.

Notice OF the appointment of Administra.
trix OF the estate of Anders X. Borsheim,
deceased.
NOTICE I3 HEREBY GIVEN. That the
subscriber has been duly appointed admins
trix of the estate Of
ANDERS X. BORSHEIM,
late OF Madison township, in the County of
Winnesheik State of Iowa, deceased, interstate,
and has taken upon herself that trust by
giving bonds as the law directs. All persons
having demands upon the estate of the said
deceased are required to exhibit the same.
and persons indebted TO the said estate are
called upon to make payment to
SIGRID BORSHIEM,
Administrators.
Nj. A. HARMON, Attorney.
Dated at DEBORAH, Iowa, March 8, 1904. III
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IOWA budget COMPLETED
Final Report of Appropriations
Committees of Both Houses.
PRIMARY BILL is DEFEATED
Measure for Better Elections Opposed
by Senators From All the Large
Cities Except Des Moines-Rebuild.
ina at Council Bluffs.

Des Moines, April 5.-The final re-
port of the appropriations committees
of the two houses, which was made
public early last week, gives the
amounts decided upon for the various
institutions in detail, and there will
probably be little change, except pos
sibly in the case of the state univer-
sity. When the report was given out
it gave that institution S149,5OO. Aft
erwards the house committee recon-
mended the appropriation of an addi-
tional 100000 for the construction of
a new building for the engineering
department. 1t is believed probable
that this recommendation will be
agreed to by both houses.
The appropriations recommended
for the various institutions and other
matters for which extraordinary ap-
preparations will be made, including
the added amount for the university,
are shown in the following table:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-06

Nothing Equal to Chamberlain's Collie, Che
and Diarrhoea Remedy for Bowel Co
plants in Children.
"We have used Chamberlain's CO
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in
family for years, says Mrs. j.
Cooke, of Nederland, Texas.
have given it to all of our chil9
We have used other medicines foA
same purpose, but never found 4
thingto equal Chamberlain's. II
will use it as directed it will ali
cure T" For sale by Engbretson 4
macy.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1904-04-06

The amount of the extraordinary
appropriations will be considerably in
excess of the amount estimated as
available for that purpose, but the
ways and means committee, to whom
Is delegated the duty of preparing a
bill to provide the requisite revenue
say there will be no necessity for an
increase of the general fund levy
above the present rate of mills on
the dollar, neither will there be a
deficit.
Former Auditor Merriam Heard.
Former State Auditor Merriam ap-
peared before the committee on re-
trenchment and reform Wednesday
evening and presented statements by
himself and Max Beehler, former in
surance examiner, in answer to the
statement In the governors biennial
message in regard to the examination
of insurance companies while Mer-
riam was state auditor Mr.. Beeh-
ler's statement went into the details
of each complaint and explained each
case. Mr. Merriam quoted the report
of the attorney general showing that
there was no law requiring the pay
ment to the state treasurer of fees col
lected for the examination of insur-
ance companies. He then referred to
the laws of reciprocity which author
lie the charge of as large an amount
as the states in which the COM
panies were organized would charge
Iowa companies if they sought
to do business in those states.
He said the charge for mileage was
usually divided between the compa-
MES when more than one were exam
ined on single trip. He then quoted
letters which had been sent by the
law firm of McVey. McVey & Graham
of Des Moines. to various insurance
companies claiming the auditor was
making illegal examinations" and Of
fering to collect the fees that had
been paid him for a contingent fee of
80 per cent He charged this firm
with melting the complaints made
against him as state auditor and said
the records Of the examinations
showed they were thorough and prop
erly conducted. Mr.. Merriam said
that IL there was any criticism in re-
gard to the charges for examinations
IL might be in regard to mileage
charges and he believed that in ac-
cordance with the reciprocal laws of
the state, they had not charged any
more than the examiners of other
states would have charged Iowa com
panies for the same work. The com
mittee accepted Mr.. Merriam's state
ment and permitted him TO return to
his home in Muscogee. l. T., where
he Is running 2 newspaper.
Railroad Bill Put to Sleep.
The house passed the English bill,
prohibiting the requiring railroad
trainmen to work more than sixteen
consecutive hours in one day, but
when the bill came over to the senate
IL was referred to the committee on
labor and at the hearing large num-
Der of railroad employees protested
against the bill, stating that they had
schedules arranged which would be
entirely destroyed If the bill was