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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28
THE MoNGoosE QUESTION.

One cannot say what the eXune-
ton of the mongoose would mean
to the sugar plantations. The destruc-
tive little animal was imported TO XIII
the rats which We're ravaging the
cane fields and he certainly dealt with
that pest so effectively that the rat
question, on the great sugar estates
has ceased 10 be a serious one. IN
fortunately the mongoose has raided
the nests of wild game until the quail,
pheasant, turkey rock-nesting dove
and teal duck, once so numerous here,
are becoming scarce; and it has invad-
ed so many chicken yards besides, as
to have affected the output and price
of eggs and of broilers. Hence on
sporting and small-farming accounts
it is urged that the Territory ought to
declare war on the mongoose and ex-
terminate him.
The matter is one to be settled, how
ever, in the way to suit the plantation
interests. because, while Hawaii can
get along without game and can stand
high-priced eggs, it cannot go on with
out its sugar industry. Should the fact
appear, after investigation, that the
extinction of the mongoose would bring
back the plague of rats to Hawaiian
canefieIds-and, we may add, afford
the chance for multiplying rodents to
spread another plague besides them
selves,-then there is but one thing to
say: the mongoose must be preserved.
But out of justice to other interests
the matter should be impartially and
scientifically passed upon; for if the
planters could spare the mongoose, Ha-
wall, without him, would be better
place to live in.
1t may be urged that the extinction
of the mongoose under any circum~
stances would be out of the question;
but on that point this paper has no
fear. The incubation of the little ami
NAL with certain communicable dis
eases would soon sicken and kill the
whole tribe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28
THE KAAI
MUSICALE
Talented Players Give
Fine Concert
Program.

Ernest Kaafs pupils gave a most
creditahle exhibition at the Opera
House last evening i'll guitar, mandolin.
either, banjo and ukulele playing,
demonstrating the talented teachers
special aptitude for instruction in mu-
sic rendered on these instruments. A
fair-sized audience was there; the pa
tronesses, Princess Kawananakoa, Mrs
E. D. Tenney, Mrs. A. G. Halves. Mrs.
E. s. Cunha- and Mrs. F. K. Hughes
also being present.
A long program gave opportunity for
exhibitions of the various instruments,
both BY classes and individual players.
The opening number, Vienna For
ever" a march arranged by Mr.. Kaai,
was splendidly rendered by the full
strength of the combined classes. Then
followed selections by Miss Richie Koii
on the Harp-Zither. a song with uku-
Iele accompaniment by Master William
Cunningham, and a mandolin solo by
Ruth Quinn. A mandolin quartette
composed of Mildred Brunage, Ruth
Quinn, Addie Ball and Isabel Lucas,
rendered a waltz number. The Juvenile
Mandolin class gave a good account of
Cross" and the famous Hawaiian sex
tette responded to an encore.
A mandolin quartette composed of
William Ball, LAM Magoon, E. Con
salves and Ernest Kaai played Rocked
in the Cradle of the Deep in an ex-
cellent manner. The Ball children were
enthusiastically encored and the
Wednesday Evening Club displayed fine
training. The banjo trio, comprising
F. F. Fernandez, G.. J. O'Neill and
Ernest Kaai. was applauded for its
rendition of 1.-The CoIored Guards"
The Kaai Mandolin Club, a, solo rem
dered by Master VIM. Ball and the
Either Ouintette were well received.
The solo of Lot Kaulukou, with piano
accompaniment by Mrs. Annis Mon
tague Turner, was hardly fair test
for his voice. The Hawaiian sextette,
the guitar quartette acquitted them
selves creditably, and Mr. Kaai, in
mandolin solo, my Old Kentucky
Home" showed himself to be an artist.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28

Several French soldiers, survivors of
the Chinese expedition of 1856, are res
ponsible for the statement that General
kuroki, who is leading the Japanese
forces in Manchuria, is in reality half
French. His name. they say, is properly
spelled enrique. According to the story
of these soldiers, a French officer. Cap
tain enrique, while serving in China in
1856, married a japanese girl. \ son
was born to them, who was given the
Japanese name <urolli, corresponding
TO the French enrique. This son is
General Kuroki. Captain enrique died
last year in Frence. Until the last he
correspondent with his son, who has
since become famous.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28
Story of oYama.

In a recent letter from Japan Lafca-
dfo Hearn speaks of Oyama, the CHIEF
of the japanese General Staff.
"A pretty story of Oyama," he says
"has been told of late. During his ser
vice as judge advocate at Tokyo he
attended a ball one night. He was
standing near a doorway at this ball
when beautiful European woman
swept by, and so greatly did her charm
impress Judge Oyama that he exclaim-
ed involuntarily:
" What "a lovely woman!
"She overheard him. With a little
smile she looked back over her white
shoulder, and, recognizing him, she
said:
What an excellent judge! New
York Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28

Three armies now confront each
other near Haicheng, according to a
st. Petersburg dispatch, the aggregate
force numbering 100000 This would
give the Japanese 100000 and the
Russians $4,000, the latter having
intrenchments. Evidently we shall
soon hear Of a battle comparable in
losses and in the number of men en-
gagged to some of those in the American
Civil War
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28
HAWAIIAN DEMOCRATS.

Hearst Democrats of Hawaii now be-
gin to see, what everybody else saw
long ago, that they have cast in their
lot with a losing cause. As candi-
date Mr.. Hearst is at the end of his
tether and his only hope now is to
succeed as a trader of 1904 votes for
favors promised him in 1908. Among
the assets to he traded are the Demo-
cratic delegates from Hawaii. For
what price or to whom they are bound
even Hearst can't say as yet. Like the
goat that lost it's tag, they don't know
where they are going and the express
man can't tell.
After their experience in the st. Louis
convention We shall expect the local
Democrats to progress another step in
wisdom. Four years ago they sent a
man to the national gathering who cast
the deciding vote in the platform COM
mittee which doomed the ticket to a
time they left that man at home but
made the error of going wrong in the
matter OF instructions. After they have
been bought, traded and sold like a
flock of sheep, and come home feeced
they will learn another useful lesson
in politics and prepare to go the next
time unpIedged and free, when on the
convention ground, to make the best
possible alliance for Hawaii.
Incidentally they will learn not tc
believe all they see in a paper run by
the man who wants their votes
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28

1t is a pleasure to the Advertiser to
set the public right in the matter of
Associate Justice Hatchs politics.
Judge Hatch was originally a Demo-
crat but has been a Republican since
the movement for annexation became
a living issue. He is a member of a
Republican club organizatit n and may
be counted now, as for years past, a
publican policies.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28

Subbubs (plodding home from the
station): Goodness! never saw so
much mud as there is this year.
BackIotz: NO wonder. This is a
presidential year.''-PhiIadelphf Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28

The record of convictions made by
the Attorney Generals department
stamps Lorrin Andrews as one of the
most efficient law officers Hawaii has
ever had.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28

What legislators those Japs would
make! They viii risk their lives to
seize a pass.-The Philadelphia North
American.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-28

An observer remarks that the Japs
seem to have learned everything from
Europe except to be afraid of Rus
STA
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10

Special values in toilet soap.
DAWSON ORIG Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
STYLES IN NECKWEAR.
Color of Mems Ties Same as WO-
mems Dresses.

at Is hard to account for styles In
neckwear." said Herman II. Stieg to a
reporter of the Milwaukee Sentinel.
This season the best cOlors will be
browns and puppies. Purple might not
have been so popular as 1t is If it were
not for the fact that King Edward
wore flaring purple tie at the Ascot.
Next fall green ties will be the rage,
and you can account for them because
they go well with brown suits, and
the leading tailors are pushing brown
suitings. Another reason, II you can
figure it out as SUCH is the fact that
women are wearing a great deal OF
green this spring. That is usually an
unfailing sign that the men will wear
Il in the fall.
"Wide ties are the best sellers OF
the season, the smallest being two and
a quarter inches wide, and from that
they run up to the big squares that re-
quire half a yard Of wide silk apiece.
One Of the effects of the big tie craze
will be a reversion this fall to wing
collars, for they cannot be worn to
advantage with rundown collars.
'As to the figures in ties, the stripes
and dots will remain, but the grotesque,
fancy figures will take the best, and
they are being made up in every shade.
When these ties are designed the fig
ures are sketched only in black and
white, and the neckwear manufactures
then has his goods woven, with GER
tain color for certain portions of the
design. Until he receives the goods
from the looms he does not know how
the combination will look"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
TRIBUTE TO CONFEDERATES
Colonel Thomas w. Higginson's
Proposal to Harvard.

Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son, poet this year of the Harvard Phi
Beta Kappa, proposes to Harvard to
put the names of her graduates who
fought on the Confederate side Of the
civil war along with her Union SOL
diers on the tablets of her Memorial
hall, says Harper's Weekly. He says:
Forgive. and let their names. too deck
the walls.
Those who once fought for what we
held a sin
Obeyed their states and not their nation S
calls;
They died for that sad cause. Now lei
them in!
There are a good many of them, for
many southern lads came north for
their education before the war. Those
who fought on Dixie's side in the civil
war helped to fight out a question that
had come down to them through three
generations, bending their shoulders
equally with their northern brethren
to an inherited burden. That is the
view that prevails now and will pre-
vail, and those-a great majority-whG
accept it will find no serious fault with
Colonel Higginson's proposal, though
they may doubt its expediency and
deprecate the possibilities of a discus
sion springing out Of 1t.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
EXCURSION RATES
Via Central of Georgia Railway
Company.

To Monteagle, Tenn. Monteagle
Sunday School Institute. Tickets will
be sold from all points on Aug. 5, 6
and at one fare plus p cents round
trip. Half rates for children oyer 5
and under y ears of age. Final limit
Aug. Is. Extension of limit to Oct. 81
may be obtained by payment OF differ
ence between the one fare rate and the
summer rate and deposit with agent OF
N. G.. q ST. L. at MOnteagie.
To Louisville, XIV. Biennial Con-
clave K. of p. Tickets will be sold on
Aug. II to Is, inclusive, going aud re-
turning same route, at one fare Plus
25 cents round trip, final limit Aug. 81.
Tickets will be sold Aug. II to 10, in
elusive, going via direct routes TO
louisville, returning via St. Louis
and direct routes to starting point at
Ope-half of one way rates plus 80 cents,
final limit Sept. 10. StUD-Over OF ten
days will be granted lat St. Louis on
return trip upon pam9nt of fee tOt vi
and deposit of ticket with one of the
validating agencies at ST. Louis in &C
cordance with the regulations estao-
lisbed bv the ST. Louis terminal lines.
Side trip tickets will be sold from
Louisville to all points south OF the
Ohio and Potomac and east of the Mis-
sissippi rivers within a radius of $50
miles at one fare plus % cents round
trip.
To Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Triennial COuclaye Knights Templar
and Sovereign Grand Lodge L. o. o. +.
Tickets at extremel low rates going
and returning same route or by dl-
verse routes will be SOLD from all
points on Aug. Is to p, inclusive, &C
count OF Knights Templar ConclaVe
and Aug. % to Sept, 9, inclusive, &C
count of Sovereign Grand Lodge |. o..
O. F., final limit Oct. %.
To Nashville, Tenn. Interstate
Teachers Association (cOlored). Tick
cts will be sold from all points on Aug.
s, and 10 at one fare plus % cents for
round trip. Final return limit Aug.
Is. Extension of final limit may be
obtained by depositing ticket with the
special agent at Nashville and pay
ment Of so cents.
For further particulars appl to the
nearest ticket agent.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
ScIsnc. Destroys Rats and Mice.

Many readers of this paper have been
greatly annoyed the last month or so with
an unusual number of rats and mice. or
both. Traps have been Of no avail in
Kidding them of these pests. We are glad
to tell them that science has discovered a
means Of driving rats and mice from the
house to die. This is Stearns Electric Rat
and Roach Paste. It's sale has been re-
markable, and it never fails. If you cannot
get the Paste of your dealer, write direct to
the Stearns' Electric Paste Co., Tribune
Building, Chicago, Ill. and it will be sent
to you express prepaid on receipt of price.
It is easy to use, and rids the house of rats,
mice, cockroaches, etc. Small size, 25c ;
Hotelsize, eight times the quantity, $l.OO. 80
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
PICKEREL A "FENCE."
Woman Who Caught 1t Found
Her Stolen Watch.

A fish as a restorer of stolen goods
has never been on record before, but
the other day an amiable twelve pound
pickerel, caught by Mrs. John Biddle,
returned to her a watch which had
been stolen, says a MOrristown On. j.
special to the New York Press.
Mrs. Biddle is young woman who
lives in Mine Hill, and a few weeks
ago her cottage was robbed Of jewels
and other articles. The thief, who af-
terward was caught, said he had rowed
across Budd's lake and dropped his
booty in the deep waters. Budd's lake
is where Mrs. Biddle's pickereI lived
until she landed it.
Mrs. Biddle is not an enthusiastic
fisherman, but few days ago she and
a party started out with rod and tackle.
She felt a mighty tug and zip went
the whirring reel. Mrs. Biddle and the
obliging pickerel had a bitter fight, but
at last the fish was pulled into the
boat. When the pickerel was opened
the Biddle watch was found In its In
terror. Mrs. Biddle said when she saw
her watch again: I'VE will be out on
Budd's lake the first thing in the morn
ing to fish for the rest of the things
that horrid old thief dropped in the
lake"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
AVERAGE COST OF LIVING.
A Comparative Statement for the
Period Since 1890.

Carroll u. Wright, commissioner OF
the labor bureau, IN the elgt1enUh
annual report of the bureau, just MADE
public, gives the results of compre-
hensiye inquiry into the cost OF living
since 1896 and the average .'wage rate
DUNG these periods. Concerning
wages, which has been made public
heretofore, an investigation of 9l9
occupations, representing 81 indus
tries in 3, 429 separate establishments
having shown an average increase
in wages during the period 1876 per
cent.
The inquiry into the cost of living
of families having under ST., 200 income
per year has increased during this pc
riod 1915 per cent
In order to ascertain this average
increase the labor bureau secured the
income and expenditure in detail of y
567 families In thirty three states-re'
tail prices being taken. The state
ment showed that the 1857 families
consisted of an average of 5.3l persons,
and the average income for the year
1901 was 1927, the average annual ex-
penditure for all purposes S768 and the
average expenditure for food 1926 per
family. The principal items of ex.
penditure were:
Food, "a per cent of the total ex-
penditure; rent, 1895 per cent; cloth
ing, 14.O4 per cent; taxes, insurance,
organization dues, religion, charity,
books and newspapers, amusements,
sickness and death, 14.51 per cent.
Each family consumed $40 pounds of
fresh beef during the year, at cost OF
$50.
The lowest average price of food
from 1890 to 1903 was in 1896, when it
was % per cent of the average price
from 1890 to 1899. The highest price
was in 1902, when it was llO.9 per cent
of the average price for the period.
The average cost of food per family in
1890 was $40: in 1896, 1926; in 1902,
S344, and in 1903. $342
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
CONDITIONS IN THE PANAMA CANAL ZONE.
Not Sno1e Case of Yellow Fever Seen. Much of Prop
ertv Left by the French Is In Good Condition.

, was hotter by far in San Juan, Forte
| Rico, and | found Cuba before the waI
in 1897 far more unhealthy. | do not
think there is case of yellow fever
on the iSthmuS One case of smallpox
was brought into the hospital at Pana-
ma. Three or four hundred marines
| had lived year or so near Culebra-at
Emperador-half of whom had been
sick with fevers, etc, but none of whom
had died Some of those who went to
Panama on the boat with me were
sick, but were quickly well. In other
words, the isthmus has its diseases
fevers of every brand, pernicious, ma
larious, mild and severe-but our eli
mate up here has its diseases, which,
If we but think of them all the time,
will seem q good match for those Of
the isthmuS.
MANY persons told me that they had
been living on the isthmus for years
without a days sickness and others
that they had got rid of rheumatism
and other temperate zone diseases and
were perfectly healthy Calomel, care
and quinine, fruit diet, mosquito bars
and temperate living, with a preference
for shade and breeZes, will enable al
most any healthy person to remain so
there. What Colonel GOrgas and his
staff can do, moreover may greatly
improve the situation. The mosquito
is blamed for nearly everything and
filthy habits for some. The cities are
none too clean, but l am skeptcal
about the unhealthineSs of miscel-
laneous dirt. l say nothing for the
mosquito-he can generally take care
Of himself.
81 am also asked how long it is going
to take to build the canal. If we for
get all about French delays and con-
slider merely the question of making
a ditch which differs from others only
in size and a dam which is bigger than
other dams and locks that are merely
bigger than other locks l do not see
why, with all the money we have, we
cannot get through in six or seven
yeayS as well as In twenty.
I 7 to the canal work at present,
s. b;S parties OIL engineers Welt uON IL
with me and are at work in the Colon
harbor, at BohiO, the place of the pro-
posed great dam, and at Alajuela, some
eighteen miles off the canal, where a
lesser dam is contemplated to furnish
water to the highest part of the canal.
Mr. Wallace, the chief engineer, ar
rived before | left. Evidently our peo-
pie are going to build the canal on the
isthmus anG not in Washington. The
French, in what the isthmians called
the temps de luxe, built it too much in
Paris. Governor Davis, who is one Of
the commissioners, is always down
there, and Colonel Hecker, another of
them, is with him.
THE Panama government is very
willing to make concessions to us and
anXiously awaiting the Improvements
in sanitary conditions and otherwise,
of which our coming gives promise.
SO are the good French sisters of char
ity at the hospital, whom visited and
looked after a bit at the request of the
president of the French company"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
HIGHLY ENDOhoE0'

Rev. Walker Lewis, the - hsvs
Methodist minister, write s.,,.4, in NJ
ss.d DR.. Mo1ley's Lemon ElinM I,, RS
isn d wish very beneficial rssa ..Ii.ut -
an admirable medicine snu
a tonic and Liver regulator
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
Novel Duel.

Paris has devised a new mode OF
dueling for young women whose feel
ings have been ruffled. Two such re-
Gently decided that their honor de
manded a duel. Having no weapons
conveniently at hand, ingenuity came
to the rescue. Each took off a stocking
and filled it with sand. At last ac'
counts the vanquished was reported IN
a hospital.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-10
Was In Poor Health for Years,

Ira W. Kelley of Mansfield, Pa,
writes: 81 was in poor health for two
years, suffering from kidney and blad-
der troubles, and spent considerable
money consulting physicians without
obtaining any marked benefit, but was
cured by Foley's Kidney Cure. saud I
desire to add my testimony that it may
be the cause of restoring the health of
Others" Refuse substitutes.
HENDRICKS DRUG STORE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-29
WEDDING AT ST. MARY,s.

Marriage Of Miss Hannah Cody of AIon-
 towese and Charles P. o'Neil of New
 York.
 Miss Hannah Cody of MOntowese was married on Thanksgiving evening to Charles P. o'Neil of New York city by Rev. William Dullard of St. Mary's church, Mt. Carmel. The bride was gowned in a tailored navy blue suit with hat to match. The maid of honor, a niece of the bride, was Miss Eliza beth Gallagher of Bridgeport. She was also gowned in blue with hat to match The best man, nephew of the groom, was P. A. Mulcahy of New York city. They returned to the home of the bride, where an elaborate dinner was served. The house was beautifully dec orated with palms, red and white roses being used in profusion. In the din- ing room laurel was used with red and white roses. Many congratulatory speeches were made after the dinner, and a choice musical programme was rendered. The bridal party departed for New York, showered with best wishes from their relatives and friends. They were the recipients of many cost i ly and elegant presents. The brides present to her maid was diamond brooch, and the groom's gift to the best man was a diamond scarf pin. They will, upon their return, reside in Monto- wese. Mrs. ONeil is the owner of the we'll known Cody Brick company of MontoWese. The groom has been con nected with the United States Leather company of New York city for many years, and many friends wish them a lcng and happy married life.
 i Among the guests were MT. and Mrs. Thomas Kent of New York, P. A. Null cahy of New York, Mrs. and Miss Gal lagher of Bridgeport, James F. Landers / of New Haven, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Ed wards, Mir and Mrs. P. J. Cronan, MT and Mrs. James Gray of New Ha- ven, MT. and, Mrs. Harry Lines of New Haven, Mr. and Mrs. John Coleman of New Haven, MT. and Mrs. Hollaight of New Haven, Mir and Mrs. Alehurst of New Haven,t MT. and Mrs Thomas Coleman of New Haven, Mrs. Brom- ley, the Misses Kathryn and Mary Bree, Misses Annie and Kathryn o'shea, Misses Margarette and Loretta Consi- dine, Miss Mae Grady, Loretta Cole man, Misse Julia and Mae Holdright, the Misses o. c. Edwards, o. E, Riley, M. A. Reynolds, J. A. Considine, Mrs. o'Connell and Miss Kathryn Kennedy