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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-04
Where to Buy
THE BEST
LQdigs' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR


A carefulness in regard to fit is de-
lmonstrated in our new muslin under
wear. Every petticoat is shaped at the
front as to take out the bunchiness
at the waist and every garment is made
to fit perfectly.
best and the styles the very fastest
from New York.
LADIES CHEMISES.
Free from all bulkiness at the waist
line and carefully made. A large yari-
ETY. to select from. CSC. upward.
PRETTY NIGH GOWNS.
All new styles in good shapes and
sufficient widths. Material that viii
wear and seams that won't pull out
In low neck and high neck, with lace
and embroidery trimming.
Fifty styles to select from at CSC. and
upward.
LADIES WHITE SKIRTS.
Excellent assortment of new spring
styles to select from, trimmed with all
lace or all embroidery. All made with
the idea of correct styles and good
quality. 75e. upward.
MUSLIN DRAWERS.
All well made of cotton or cambria
in a variety of styles from plain tucked
to those deliberately trimmed with lace
or embroidery.
Prices from 40c. upward.
DAINTY CORSET COVERS.
See. our window display. Prices. from
S5c. upward.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-04
NOTICE.

ANY. WOMAN OR GIRL NEEDING
help or advice, is invited to communi-
cate, either in person or by letter, with
Ensign Nora NJ. Underhill, matron of
the Salvation Army Woman's Indus
trial Home, Young street, between Ar
tesian and McCully Streets, mauka
side, Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-04

On the opening day of the Chinese
Hospital fair, tomorrow, a genuine Chi
nese dinner with chop sticks viii be
served from four to six o'clock
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
HOLDS SIMPLICITY TO VIEW
Memorial to Sir George Stokes Brings
Forth Remarks Concerning
His Apparatus.

When the memorial to Sir
George Stokes was unveiled the
other day in London Lord Ray
leigh held up as an example still to
be followed the simplicity Of
Stokes experimental methods
and the limitations of his appara-
tus to the bare essentials of the
demonstrations he had in view.
Prof. George Darwin has well said
that people nowadays are too apt
TO think that science can only be
carried forward with elaborate
appliances, and yet many of the
finest experiments have been
made with cardboard, cork and
sealing wax. Modern science has
rendered necessary for many in
designations highly expensive in
vtruments, and great laboratories
are required for college purposes,
but, observes Prof. Darwin, "the
number Of great Investigators has
been but little increased by labO.
ratories, and those who are inter
ested in science and have not ac-
eess to laboratories should not
give up their study in despair
There are gentlemen living to-day
who have spent almost as many
thousands as Newton and Stokes
spent pounds over their appara.
: tus, and yet up to the present have
not far eclipsed the two LucaSia1
professors.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
sEAWEED VALUE IN TRADE.
It Is Little Supposed That Tangled
Masses Are Really a Com
mercial Factor.

1t would hardly enter the head
of a person looking at the tangled
masses of seaweed which are
washed up on the beach at the sea
shore that it could have any COM
mercial value. On the British
coast alone, however, 100000 tons
of this weed are collected each
year. 1t is burned into kelp, from
which chemists manufacture
iodine and brOmine, besides val
liable chlorides and silicates. A
great deal of it is carted inland
and used for manure, hundreds Of
acres Of cauliaower in Cornwall
being grown yearly with no other
fertilizer. Thousands Of Japan
csc and Chinese live on seaweed.
France collects 100000 pounds
Of the alva yearly and uses it fer
~gtiffening mattresses. On the
Irish coast the carrageen moss az
fOrds a rich harvest to the poor
peasants yearly, and is made by
them into a valuable jelly. Ban,
doline and other preparations for
the hair are also made from the
same material, and a size essen.
tial to hat manufacturers in the
making of straw hats is made
from carrageen. Two milliO1
pounds weight is the yearly crop
Another valuable product Of thu
Beashore is shell. Wherever chalI
II not naturally abundant the
shells are collected and burnet
into Ame for making mortar AMI
cement, and also used as valuabL
fertilizers for heavy clay soils
Certain shells are also Aurno.
late enamel and used for snama'
lng olosk faces.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
TRUSTEES SALE.

Whereas, Charles w, Hill, a single man,
by his deed OF trust, dated June 10Th, 1893,
recorded In the office of the Recorder OF
Deeds for Lafayette County, Missouri. in
Book SO at page 2l4, conveyed TO the under
signed, as trustee, the following described
real estate situate in said Lafayette County,
to-wit: Lots z, 8, 8, 10. Il and IL, in Block "C'
in the town of Aullville, Ia trust to secure
the payment of the notes in said deed
described, and whereas, default having been
made in the payment of one of said notes, ]
viii, at the request OF the legal holder of
said note. sell publicly, at auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, at tine front door
of the court house, in the city of Lexington,
In said Lafayette county, on Saturday, the
3rd day of December, 1874, between the hours
of 9 O'clock in the forenoon and 5 O'Clock In
the afternoon of that day, the property
above described for the purpose of satisfy
ing said debt and the expenses of executing
said trust.
j. o. LESUEUR. Trustee.
Lexington, Mo, November ", 1904,
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
The German Pun.

The Germans are given to pun
Hing after a pOnderous sort, and
their language is well adapted to
It. The eastern war gives them
plenty Of opportunities. At Der
I'm the newest name for the com
mander Of the Russian armies in
Manchuria is Gen. "KurOki-pack-
ton" meaning thereby that he has
been "cOllared" (gepacht) by Ku-
rOki. At the time of the Dreyfus
Safaire," too, the Berlin wits
asked. "Wie tief list Frankreich
gesunken?" CHOW far has
France sunk?") "Drey-fus," was
che answer-"three feet."-N. Y
Tribune.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
Spread Of wireless.

The leaning tower of Pisa, Italy,
IS to have as neighbor a wireless
telegraph tower, Not so p%oetical.
perhaps, but more modernly use
ful and withal the largest station
for wireless telegraphy in exist
ence. The buildings will be Of
atone and are TO be ready for duty
the beginning of next year. Wire
less telegraph communication is
TO be established with Great Brit.
ain, Holland, the United States,
and Canada, with vessels in the
Mediterranean, the Baltic sea, the
Red sea, and the Atlantic and the
Indian oceans. Lately two Mar
conf stations have also been com.
pleted on the coast of Montenegro
and are now in working order
Chicago Tribune.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
MYSTERY IN SOME FRUITS.
Example of the Banana Given-ls
seedless and Yet There Is No
Explanation.

The banana is seedless, or near
" so, and has been for centuries.
though nobody knows why. 1t is
u opagated by suckers, and pos
sibly had no seeds when it was
first found in its wild state. The
banana is a modified berry. Cut
ting the fruit through the middle
YOU will sometimes see very little
brown spots, which are the rudi-
mentary seeds. Occasionally the
banana does actually produce a
few seeds.
The pineapple is seedless, being
propagated likewise from suckers
and from slips. The egg plant,
which is a fruit, botanically
speaking, is occasionally seedless.
This plant is able to produce de
yeloped fruit whether the bios
som is fortified or not. Horticul-
turists are endeavOring at the
same time to rid fruit plants OF
thorns. Some oranges and lem.
ons are very thOrny-for example,
the high-priced King orange,
which is the very best of the man.
darins. 1t is rarelyeseen in this
market. The first trees were
brought to the United States from
Cochin China. In Florida its
thorniness has been reduced by Sc
lecting buds from the branches
with the fewest thorns. ThOrnS
are Objectionable because they
puncture the oranges and lemons
when the oranges are blown abouf
by the wind. Efforts are being
made to get rid of the thorns OF
raspberry and blackberry plants
simply for convenience in picking
the fruit. The thorns are mean
by nature to protect the plan
from animals. CultivatOrs selec
those plants which happen to b
thOrnless or nearly so.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
Sacred Mountains.

Travellers in Japan are aston
lshed to find the grandest shrines
throughout the land situated on
the tops of high, precipitous noun
tains. This is because every noun
tainin that country is dedicated to
some deity who is believed to be
It's guardian. These temple
grounds are covered with the old
est and largest forest trees, and
to the eyes Of the people below the
pfect Of the clouds which hover
around the peak has originated
Inc belief that the gods hold the
,ower over the clouds to give OF
Withhold rain.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
bLD-TME DRUMMER PASSES
Sony Tourist Of Ancient Days Is Now
a Remnant Of the
Past.

"The good old days Of the good
Dld-fashiOned drummer have gone
gtimmering," said Mr.. Michael \.
Furney, OF P%ittsburg, at the Eu-
taw house, to a Baltimore News
reporter. II have been travelling
cut of western territory for 20
years, and as / look back over the
years now | can see more Jolly
hours in the rear end of the Pull
man than any millionaire can
spend in these days in his private
car with his personal staff of pam
pered associates. 1t used TO be the
practice for drummers TO assem-
Bile In the smoking room and tell
stories OF swap experiences over a
good cigar, or send the time flying
with a round game Of cards. In.
those times every commercial
man knew every other commercial
man, and a sort of freemasOnry
existed among themtas inyiolate
~ the steeliest Obligations of the
ritual. Every house has its own
Representative and Judged ac-
sOrdIng to personal ability and
merit. ~.
~Well, along came the age Of
consolidation. Some man got it
into his head that economy of pro
AUCTION and distribution was the
secret of business success. The
scheme panned out ine-fOr the
econOmizer. The effect on the
travelling was TO cut the road
Forces to pieces. One drummer
now represents a dozen or more
houses, or in some lines no drum
Mer Is employed, the dealer being
commanded to send in his order or
30 without it. The mail-order
BUSINESS, too, has driven a herd of
drmmers from the field. The
smoking end is empty now, so far
Rs the drummers are concerned,
and commercial men do not frater-
nize on the road, unless they are
in the same or nearly the same
lines, with identical interests.
eyes, the old-time travelling
man is gone, just as in the newspa
per business the Old-time printer
has left his case and vanished
What has become of this army Of
people who have been displanteC
by organization, both administra
tive and mechanical? / dunno
Fyou?"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03

TO AFRICAN NATIVES
Edmund Morel Still Wages War on
Barbarities Practiced on
Inhabitants.

For years Edmund d. MOrel has
been waging war on the barbara
ties that are inflicted by the rep
resentatives Of European ciyiliza,
ton on the natives of west and
central Africa. The territory in
question is under Belgian rule.
He writes. in four years the ma
tives of the KOngo territories
haverbeen robbed in the name Of
philanthropy and civilization of
produce collected by them TO the
tune of nearly $S0,00O,OOO. And
that is the least count in the in
dictment. The number of human
lives that have been sacrificed, d.
rectly and indirectly in the proc
ess is appalling to contemplate.
One of the trusts, Mr. Easement,
British consul at Bona, tells us,
expended in three years $4,000 car
tridges lin the production of india
rubbef,' and he quotes "a diary
shown him testifying to the use by
the government of 5000 car
tridges in six months on thesMam
bozO river, which means that
5000 are killed formulated, be-
cause for every cartridge used the
soldiers must bring back a right
hand! The iaryadds:yI Iii means
more than 5000, for the people
told me repeatedly that the sol,
diers kill ihe children with the
butt of their guns"
Quoting from Consul Easement
again, he gives the story Of a little
native child who tells of suffer
ings at the hands of the soldiers;
"Then the soldiers came again to
fight us. We ran into the bush,
After that they saw a little of my
mothers head and the soldiers
ran quickly toward the place
where we we're and caught my
grandmother, my mother, my sis
ter and another little one younger
than /. Several of the soldiers ar
gued about my mother because
each wanted her for a wife, so the.
finally decided to kill her. The,
killed her with a gun. They shO
her through the stomach and sh'
fell and when / saw that l crie'
very much" This, Morel says, i
merely an incident in the rubbe
war.
All the old trade Of exchang,
and barter is destroyed. TIL
trusts hold the monopoly of ne
tive production and native labor
With an army of about 10000 me.
they force the natives to bring i
rubber and ivory. If enOug
is not produced, it is said, the
hold the women as hostages, the
fog and torture them, they chat
up the men on stakes, they cut o.
the hands even of little children
and. finally, if the rubber suppl
is still insufficient to please tn
shareholders in Belgium, the
massacre the villagers wholesaI
and leave the place desOlate as
warning to the idle.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
Want National Anthem.

1t is symptomatic Of the age
VIZ live in that a people unprovid-
ed, as the Italians seem to be, with
a national anthem, should seek to
supply the need by way of familiar
newspaper competition. The con
test is open to all Italians, and the
manuscripts are to be submitted
not later than December 81, next,
1t is stipulated that the national
hymn" shall be "shOrt, but full Of
animation and thrill, popular IN
expression, but artistic in spirit
First prize 10 a gold medal, and t.
every competitOr adjudged worthy
Of such a distinction will b
awarded q diploma Of hsnes~-
: Iandon Gl0be.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
WELCOME AMERICAN TARs.
Nothing Half-Hearted About Recep-
ton of United States Marines
at Cape Town.

There was nothing half-hearted
about the entertainment given
the officers of the United States
navy when the South Atlantic
squadron recently touched at
Cape Town. Lieut.. f.. b. Manwar-
ing, of the Atlanta, has written
some interesting letters telling Of
their experiences. When the
squadron arrived at Cape Town
"eyery boat for miles around was.
chartered for the occasion 10
give us a hearty welcome, all fly
ing American colors. The town is
all draped with our flags and the
newspapers devote a page a day
to us. Cabs have been assigned
each ship and the name of the ship
painted on the outside. We are.
lying alongside dock and drillsare
suspended. Monday evening Ari-
zona' was played by Frawley at
the Good Hope theater, in honor
of the squadron. Tuesday even
ing boxes were placed at our dis
posal for The New Barmaid.'
Wednesday afternoon a garden
party was given for us by the
American residents at Mount Mel
son. Thursday,there was a recep'
ton on the flagship by the squad
ron"
Started on the two weeks trip
to the diamond mines Lieut.. Man
waring writes another letter from
Kimberley. He says: Having
the time of our lives. The admiral
and II officers as guests of the De
Beers company left Cape Town
Saturday evening by special train
and arrived here Monday noon
Since then we have spent every
minute at balls, garden parties
banquets and looking over the
diamond mines. This entire hOte.
is reserved for us. each having 9
suite of rooms. Automobiles are
at our disposal every minute, as
we'll as the train, each officer hay
ing a state room. We go to 10
hannesburg as the guests of Lore
Miner. This trip will cost thu
De Beers company alone at leas
$4,000"
In still another letter he say
that the train consists of two Ia
comotiyes, a baggage car, win
car and three coaches. and tina
from all he can find out the Who'll
of South Africa has been puI
chased for the benefit of the Amer
lean officers. He says: "This tri
surpasses anything of the sor
ever enjoyed by human beings
The chief caterer on the train ha
been begging us all day to help hi
by drinking more champagne. Fl
says that unless he can induce u
to use more he will lose his pos
tion at the end of the run" In tn
concluding letter he says that Ii
party had reached Johannesbur
, and 10000 people were out to sc
the Americans.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Letters Of administration on the estate OF
the undersigned on the 25th day of November,
1904, by the probate court OF Lafayette coun-
ty, Missouri. All persons having claims
against said estate are required to exhibit
them for allowance to the administrator
within one year after the date OF said letters
or they may be precluded from any benefit Of
such estate; and II such claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from the date Of
said letters they will be forever barred.
This 18th day of November, 1904.
ALBERT WINKLER,
1855 Administrator.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
GRAFT PIGS EYELlD ON MAN
New Treatment Recalls Operation IN
Which Novel Remedy Was
Tried with Success.

DR.. Stephen Smiths new treat
ment, by which astigmatism and
other defects of the eye are said
to be durable, recalls an amazing
operation which was performed in
Dublin few years ago with the OBJ
iect of saving an eX-soldier's eye.
sight. The left eyelid of Ryan,
as the MAI was named, had been
partly cut away, owing to disease,
but the remaining portion curled
in on the eyeball, and irritated it
to such an extent that the man
was speedily becoming blind. The
oculists decided to try to attach a
pigs eyelid to that of the soldier,
and in order that the eyelid might
be taken from a pig just killed the
delicate operation was performed
in a bacon factory. AS the blood
was pouring from the throat of z
dying pOrker its eyelid was cut of
by a neat-handed surgeon, washed
in antiseptic solution, and rapid,
attached by six stitches to the re
naming portion of Ryan's eyelid
which had ben "cut to fit"
No chloroform was admins
tered to the patient, but COCAINE
was poured into the eye while tn,
operation lasted.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03

A star has been weighed in the
balance by a Viennese% scientist, M.
Adalbert Prey, and far from being
found wanting has been found SUI
perlatively not wanting to the
amount Of 100000, 900, 10000
300, 600, OOO, 100000 kilograms o.
pounds.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
Foxv Chinese.

An English writer, commenting
on the rumor that Gen. KurOpat-
kin allowed horses and mules to
Craze among the graves of hon
ored Chinese dead, declares that
Chinese are not likely to be much
shocked at such a circumstance.
He says that the religions Of the
orient, Of course excepting Mo.
hammedanism, are mere rituals
without meaning-the dead husks
of forgotten faiths. He tells of n
Chinaman whom he found burn
ing counterfeit bank bills as a sac
riRce to his joss. 1t was pointed
out to him that the sacrifice wal
useless, as the notes were worth
less. To this the Chinaman re
piled, with a knowing leer: "Jos'
no savvy."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
Rhalr Dear Friaad.

Irene-It's Kit Skimmerhorn's
arst engagement, isn't 1T
OabrsIla-Of course It is.
Haven't yOu noticed she's telling
Everybody about III Chleags
RMbana
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
SHERIFF'S SALE IN PARTITION
Maud Thomas. Ellen Fisher and
'auline Pitts, plaintiffs,

VS., partition.
Eddie Narrels, Whey Johnson,
Martha Waters aud Willie
Miller, Defendants.
in the Circuit Court OF Lafayette County.
. Missouri, Adjourned August term, 1901
by virtue of an order Il decree otthe
circuit court of Lafayette county, Missouri
rendered at Lexington, in the above entitled
cause, at the adjourned August term, 1907,
Of said circuit court, issued from the ONCE
of the clerk OF the circuit court to me
erected and returnable to the December
Term. 1901, at Lexington, OF said court. | the
Undersigned sheriff of Lafayette county
.issouri, viii on
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9Th. 1914.
between the hours of nine o'clock in the
forenoon and five O'Clock in the afternoon
OF said day. in 'front.' of the cOur house
door, in the city OF Lexington, Lafayette
county, Missouri, during the sessi - OF the
circuit court of said county. sell publicly,
hy auction, to the highest bidder, for cash
e. hand, the following described real estate,
situate and lying in said Lafayette county,
81 isSOuri. tO-wit: Lots numbered eiFniy-0ne,
Z ghty-twO n eighty. three 81, - and ~,
in the original tOwn of Wellington, Lafay-
cite county, Missouri.
Given under my hand this 10th day of
October, 1904.
iO-22td OSCAR THOMAS. Sheriff.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-12-03
SHERlFFs SALE IN PARTITION,

SHERlFF'S SALE IN PARTITION.
,iit d X. Lllardand Ami Lie
] ri.hiS wife. Richmond Lillard
apd N. +, Liilard. his vile,
Adelaide L Wo0dul and J. II.
Nundul. her husband. Fannie
A Davis aud G. r. DAVIS, her
hu ,band. lstbel Davis. Eliza
Davis and John Davis. her hus-
ba d. Eugenia Davis and Leon
ard Davis her husband, Mary
'estrOpe aud j. n WestrOpe, partition.
her husband. Florence LeatOu
ard Robert Leal0n. her nus
Ia q. Marion Jackson. Eugenia
q jackson, Paul ~tanly Jack
son (minorl aud Marion Jack
son. uardian and curator OF
Paul Stanley Jackson, Plain
tits,
sdgar W. Lillard and Bette
IN ard, Defendants,
~ he Circuit Court Of Lafayette County,
Missouri.
Nv virtue OF an order and decree of the
'irclit court Of lafayette county, Miss luri.
rendered at Lexington, In the above entitled
'Nt>e, at the adjourned August term. 1901, OF
aid circuit cnurt. issued from the Office OF
h CLERK at the s aid circuit court, TO me
directed and r%eturnabie atthe december term.
~ =. at Lexington, OF said court, /, tue un-
iersignei, sneriH Of Lafayette county, Mis-
.Uuri, will on
TUESDAY. DECEMBER 9Th. 1904.
between the hours OF nine o'clock In the
forenoon and five o'clock In the afternoon OF
said day. IN front of the court house door,
In the city of Lexington, Lafayette county,
Missouri, during the session of the circuit
court of said county, sell publicly, by auction
70 the highest bidder, for cash In hand, the
following described real estate, situate and
lying in said Lafayette county, Missouri
to wit: Ten acres off OF the east end of the
north halt Of the southwest quarter, thu
northwest quarter OF the Southeast quarter
the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter, and the southeast quarter OF the
northwest quarter, all In section thirteen
township tortysptne of rapge t~wsRty7fopr
TO be sold clear Of taxes, Including veal
1901.
Given under my hand this Goth day soi
iE2Std OSCAR THOMAS, sheriff,
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B. F. Feagan and Mary Feasan,
Defendants.
10 the circuit Court Of Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,. at Lexington.
By virtue of special execution Issued from
the Office, of the circuit clerk OF Lafay cite
county. Missouri. in the above entitled cause,
wherein the state Of Missouri, at the relation
and TO the use Of J. J. Fulkerson. collector of
The revenue of Lafayette county. Missouri, is
plaintiff and against B. f. Feagan and Mary
uIrDable to the December term, 1904. Of said
court at Lexington, Missouri. j, the under
signed, sheriff Of Lafayette county, Missouri,
will on