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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24
CHINA's REFORMATION NEAR.

Those who study the new Eastern
ening of China as they are upon the
achievements of Japan. Since the in
vasion of the .allies to quen the Boxer
trouble, the old Chinese conservative
party has been losing hope. even its
venerable leader. the Dowager Empire s,
having turned from it to show an al
most sympathetic interest in Western
customs Not for a long time has any
statesman lost his yellow jacket or his
head for accepting the new light. In
deed, the progressive men of China are
now received at court and the edicts of
the Dowager reflect their opinions of
what is best for the empire. More
than this. the railway enterprises of the
foreigner are beginning to gridiron Chi
ma. mines are being opened, mills and
factories started. and a knowledge of
sanitation spread.
One of the best signs of enlightenment
is seen in the change of educational
ing in China has been a knowledge of
ancient classics. If a man knew what
Ho said and did in the reign of Chung
iu and could recite his theories of ma
ture and life, that man was educated
in the Chinese sense and could be re-
garded as a superior person. True, the
archaic method has not yet lost its
vogue, but it is becoming to China
what a knowledge of Latin and Greek
necessary to culture. but not to be pre-,
ferred to knowledge of practical mod
ern things. The following extracts from
the examination questions for the Chu
Jen on. Al degree in 1908 will show
the extraordinary character of this
change:
Honan--''What improvements are tc
be derived from the study of foreign
agriculture, commerce, and postal sys-
tenn
Kiang-su and An-huei.-"How do for
eigners regulate the press, postoffice
commerce, railways. banks, bank notes
commercial schools. taxation-and how
do they get faithful menu"
kiang-si.-"What is the bearing O.
the Congress of Vienna, the Treaty O
III Berlin and the Monroe Doctrine on tn,
Far East? Wherein lies the naval su
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24

premacy of Great Britain? What Is
the bearing of the Siberian Railway
and Nicaragua Canal on Chine?''
Kwang-tung What should
be our best coinage. gold. silver and
copper like other Western countries. O.
what? How to promote Chinese inter
national commerce, new industries and
savings banks. versus the gambling
houses of China 30
In an editorial the Woman's Work
says that two foremost facts mark the
opportunity in China at the present
hour: one fact. the ferment of ideas.
old literary landmarks swept away
and Western books and methods rush
ing in: the other fact. is a new ap-
proacha bleness on the part of educated
and high-class people towards mis-
sionaries as representatives of Western
learning Under the latter head we
note in The Student. a paper issued by
the Mills Institute of Honolulu, that
the gentry of Ningpo have opened
college and have secured Chinese teach
ers OF fine Christian character and
ability to conduct it. Presumably the
instruction is modern.
The invasion of the allies. some years
ago. the easy capture of the Taku
forts and the occupation of Tientsin
and Peking. added to the deep distrust
leading men of the empire fell after
the war with Japan. 1t did not please
the Empress Dowager to have to seek
safety from foreigners in the wilds of
Mongolia, especially when her flight
was reduced to the speed of a sedan
chair; and d consciousness of her coun-
try's military weakness simmered in !
her mind along with disgust over its
transportation facilities. On returning
to Picking the first things she did We're
to hire Japanese drill-masters for her
troops and buy a French automobile
for herself. The lesson of the short
war had sunk in. Since then we have
had the phenomena of educational and
military progress-the latter being so
marked as to have kept the Russian
forces in Manchuria in a constant state
of apprehension of flank attack.
1t is now said that Japan, after the
war. will become China's official ad
wiser and will reform the country
What is left of sloth IN the old empire
will be energised. what is left of public
spirit will be directed in the right way,
and dormant patriotism will hear the
bugIe call. There We're days of Cfenghis
and Kublai which perhaps may repeat
themselves under the spell of an heroic
example Civilization goes wherever
Japan leads; and China turned into
hive of industrial activity, a China of
mills. factories, railroads, mines,
schools. colleges, commerce, scientific
agriculture, perfected armies ana
navies, is a thing of destiny. 1t is a |
majestic spectacle as it looms upon the
horizon and the luxurious white races, |
grown soft with ease and calling their !
little skirmishes wars, may we'll ex-
claim while China finds herself: What |
shall fate have in store for us when
this great sleeper wakes?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24
Basketball.

Saturday will be a gala night for Y.
NJ. C. A. basket ball players, and the
public may look on for ten cents.
Those who come early enough may see
conjunction of Comets and Arrows,
teams of the Junior League.
At 7:30, the Diamond Heads, cham
pions of the Senior League, will line
up against a picked team and sharp
game will ensue. Following this, no
matter who wins, the whole senior
league win sit down to a basketball
supper served in the gymnasium.
Last Saturday night the juniors md
their friends, 100 IN number. enjoyed
a game and social and light refresh
mentS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24
Gathered the Laws.

A Chinaman in a hencoop is a new
racial combination. but it was All Fong
and not George Washington Jackson
Lincoln Jones who was found in D.
TOras's hennery at Liliha and School
streets early this morning. Judge
Whitney viii tell him the price of eggs
this morning
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24

Apropos of some bIeatings from the
Bulletin it may be remarked that tte
right of the Legislature to go ashore
and see the Leper Settlement has not
been questioned by this paper. Pink
hams iniquity was in first taking a
lokai and then letting such people min
gle with the infected patients in the
closest family intimacy.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24
pINKHAM's RESPONSIBILITY.

Pinkham did rot have the situa ior
in his own hands He did not have
control of the police squad. He did not
load the Kinau down to the danger
line and Furthermore it might be SAID
that ne did not run the engines. collect
the tickets, wait on the table or stand
his trick Al the wheel The Legisla
ture hired the ship and had full control
Of her The only way that Pinkha m
could have done anything towards
keeping the crowd off the island would
have been to have provided .himse
with a Maxim gun and to have turned
it on the boats of people as they APP
preached the landing place.-Star.
Every mothers son or daughter among
the Kinau's passengers who went ashore
and embraced lepers carried a pass
signed by L. E Pinkham. Here is a
copy of one:
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF
HEALTH.
Honolulu. T. H, Mar. IS. 49,.
J. D. Mcveigh:
Superintendent of the Leper Settle
ment. MoIokai:
BY order of the Board of
Health, the bearer. John Jones male
or Female). Resident of .........-....
has permission to go to the Leper Set
tIement for ......... days for the pur-
pose of Legislature and while there to
be subject to the Rules and Regulations
of the Board governing the Lepe- Set
tIement.
L. E. PINKHAM,
Executive Officer Board of Health.
No 564
danger line with people bearing these
passes. The policemen on board were
answerable to him and We're INTENDED
for use in enforcing the rules and reg
uIations of the Board governing the
Leper Settlement And here is the
proof from the very issue of the Star
which criticises the Advertiser, vide re-
port of Legislature inquiry, Pinkham
being on the stand:
There were. said Pinkham, 413 people
aboard the Kinau he understood THEY
HAD PASSES FROM THE BOARD
OF HEALTH. Save for officials there
was only one pass issued by the Board
of Health. a heavy surf was running.
He watched the surf very closely as
he was acquainted with the 'dange of
making the landing. 1t was quite dark
when the Kinau anchored. Later
boat started for shore only W tn mem
bers of the crew of the ship ato RI.
Awaiting the return of TIE 10 he
REQUESTED THE POLICE ABOARD
THE KINAU TO WAIT NEAR HIM.
THERE WE'RE SIX OFFICERS AND
THREE OTHERS HE COULD TRUST.
THEY HAD BEEN SELECTED BY
THE HIGH SHERIFF. SIX WEB e
SENT AT HIS PINKHAM'S) RE
QUEST. His idea was that the pol &c
should follow on the boat following the
one that took Pinkham ashore.
The Star says that the Advertiser,
, in treating this Molokai matter, is
acting like peevish old woman with
the neuralgia May We suggest that
the Star is talking like an unweaned
Bulletin with the pip.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24
NOTICE.

Don't drug yourself with poisons for
headache and tired feeling when a
pleasant draught of Our Celebrated
8romo Pop" will do the trick.
Our Chocolate Creams, Cal Lemon
'de, Root Beer, Orange Cider and all
kinds Of aerated drinks are the best
n the market.
ARCTIC SODA WORKS.
LII Miller St, Honolulu, H. II.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24

With the Fullerton case Judge De
Bolt concluded jury trials for the pres
ent term. He has cleared off ali the
civil cases that were ready on his cal
endar, besides trying a number OF as
signed criminal cases.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24

Perhaps if the Jones jury had not
breakfasted, lunched and dined at a
fashionable hotel the trial wouldn' t
have lasted so long. Try the next jury
at All Quocks cafe on Smith street
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24

Miss Edith Lewthwaite s engage
ment to George L. Keeney of Kahului
has been announced at Oakland.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24

Genial Jack" Kalakiela, court Off
Ger, is acting a Second Deputy Sheriff
during the absence of HEAVY Vida in
England.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-24

j. G. Pratt, the new Honolulu Post
master, may arrive today on the Mon
golia.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
Richard Young in Jail.

Sheriff Dickinson arrived here Fri
day afternoon with his prisoner, Rich
ard Young, colored, charged with will
fully numbering Andrew Page, also
colored. The tragedy occurred last
Christmas at or near Green Bay, when
Young, it is LEGGED, fired a pistol at
Page, killing him instantly.
The Sheriff, on being informed that
Young was in the custody Of New
York officers, went for him armed
with a requisition from Gov. Monta-
que. The Sheriff was accompanied
by Capt. 4. A. Haskins for the pur-
pose Of identifying the prisoner.
Young was seen by a Herald repre-
sentative on his arrival here. He was
asked why he had returned to New
York where he had worked before the
killing, and he replied he had expect
ed TO be arrested and had virtually
given up. He had written to Green
Bay that he was going to return and
give himself up, and he did once come
back as far as Lynchburg and then
got scared and returned to New York
State.
Young did not seem willing to talk
of the killing or what led up to the
crime and few questions were asked
him.
The trial Of Young will not come off
before the September term.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
MadisOnYIlIe Mites.

jacksonville, Va, May 30, 1905.
The farmers are quite busy planting
and replanting tobacco, for the cut
worms are the masters Of the field.
Mrs. Tom Pugh spent the last two
weeks in Greensboro, \. c., with her
sister. She reports pleasant visit.
Mrs. Cabell st. John, and little girls,
are visiting friends and relatives in
the neighborhood.
Miss Florine Franklin, who has
been spending while in the neigh
borhood, expects to return to her
home at Abilene, next Friday. She
will be greatly missed.
Mr.. Fielding, our pastor, spent last
Monday night at Mr.. Luther Ford's.
Mrs. Nora Roberts and little chill
dren spent Monday evening at Mr.
George st. Johns.
The Messrs. Roberts and Miss
Florine Franklin spent Tuesday even
ing with Mrs. Flora Branch.
Mrs. Flora Branch and Miss Susie
Roberts will spend tomorrow with
Mrs. LinwoOd Carwiles.
Mrs. Wallace DeF'Ord is visiting
friends at Brookneal. Also little Miss
Hattie DeFord spent last week at
Darlington Heights.
Mr.. Clarence Carwiles and wife
spent Sunday with his brother Mr..
LinwoOd Carwiles
Misses Lizzie and Maggie Branch
spent this evening with Mrs. Willie
Branch.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
Elan Epistle.
Elam Va, May 30, 1905.

Elan Va, May 30, 1905.
Our farmers have been very busy
for the last few days planting tobacco.
Corn crops and gardens are looking
fine.
Prayer meeting was conducted at
Olive Branch last Sunday by Mr.. Dib
Elan.
Mrs. Aubrey Gillian and little son
are spending this week at her fathers,
Mr.. /. o. Reynolds.
House-keepers are busy canning
and preserving cherries this week.
Mr.. Bruce Gillian and Mr.. Ben
Coleman and daughter, Miss George,
were the guests at Mr.. A. ID. Elam's
on Sunday last.
Miss Belle Elan continues on the
sick list.
Marriage bells are ringing in this
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks Elan visited
at Mizdon, Dublin and Mrs. Ola
Elam's last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Jas. ID. Carter visited
at Mizdon last Sunday.
The Rose Bud Society will meet at
Olive Branch next Sunday morning
after Sunday School.
Mrs. Herman Phillips visited IN the
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
Normal School Commencement.

The closing exercises Of the twenty
first session ofthe State Female Normal
school will be inaugurated tomorrow
evening at $50 o'clock with a delight
ful play given by the literary societies,
entitled "The Oxford Affair"
Sunday at s o'clock p. m, the bac-
caleaureate sermon will be delivered
by Rev. II. d. Paxton, d. d., pastor
Of the First Presbyterian church,
Lynchburg
Tuesday evening at S3O-class night
exercises.
Wednesday morning at lO:3O-ad-
dress before the graduates by Cover
nor A. j. Montague, followed by the
delivery of diplc mas to thirty-seyen
young ladies by President Jarman.
To all Of the above exercises thepub-
lie is cordially invited. They will be
held in the new auditorium.
Following is a list Of graduates:
Maud Anderson, Prince Edward;
Lucy Brooke, Culpeper; Susie Chiffon,
Lancaster; Lennie Clemmer, Rock
bridge; Mary Day, Norfolk; Edith
Dickey, Allegheny; Anna Diehl,
Dinwiddie; Edith Duvall, Farmville;
Florence Edwards, Buckingham;
Mary Ewell, Greene; Mamie Fletcher,
Greene; Ethel Goulding, Carolinei
Nellie Heath, Campbell; Olive Hin
man, Norfolk; Willie Hodges, Halifax;
Mary V. Homes, Mecklenburg; Myra
Howard, Pulaski; Grace Hurst, Lam
caster; Ellen Lee, Gloucester; Betsey
Lemon, Franklin; Carlotta Lewis, BO-
tetourt: Elizabeth Luttrell, Northum-
berland, Lucy Manson, Greensville;
Sue Muse, Pittsylvania; Maud New
comb, Dinwiddie; Alice Paulett, Farm
vile; Fannie Pierce, Norfolk; Elizabeth
Richardson, Farmville; Margaret
Stephens, Montgomery; Bessie Tins
lev, Culpeper; Elizabeth Wade, Prince
Edward; Epsie Walthall, Prince Ed
ward; Calva Watson, Nottoway; Edith
Whitley, Isle Of Wight; Grace Will
son, Rockbridge, Francis Wolfe,
Clarke; Clair Woodruff, Admission,
Ala.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
rect Hon. Jos. E. Willard tonight at

greet Hon. Jos. f.. Willard tonight at
the Opera House.
Governor Montague's address to the
Normal graduates next Wednesday
morning will be gem and the public
is cordially invited to hear it.
Invitations have been sent out for
the marriage next Wednesday evening
at o'clock of DR.. Chas. b. Crute and
Miss Bessie Martin. The ceremony
will take place in the home Of the
bride-elect's parents, Major and Mrs.
Jno. r. Martin, and will be followed
by an elaborete reception.
DR.. Geo. Ben Johnson, the distin-
guished surgeon Of Richmond, accom-
paiiied 10y his wife, made a flying
visit to Prince Edward yesterday.
The object Of DR.. Johnson's trip was
to visit the old home ground Of the
late DR.. Metteaur, near Worsham, Of
whose famous professional life he IS
writing history.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
Freight Train Wreck.

Through freight No. So met with an
accident Sunday morning one mile
east of this place. No one was in
jured. \ car wheel broke while the
train was running rapidly causing it
and several other ears to leave the
track. The track was torn up or
thrown out Of line for some distance.
Despite the fact Of its being Sunday
it was but a short time before a large
force of hands was at work, and the
wrecking engine was upon the scene.
The passenger trains, both east and
west bound, were delayed several
hours, No. 3 passing shortly after 3
O'Clock, and No. shortly afterwards.
\ large crowd Of people from town
were interested lookerson at the me-
thods employed to replace the derailed
cars.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
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Saneo SinIngs.
Sanco Va Nav 81 100.

'"hN' f"sf +Neg 'Af i"Nps
On last Thursday, May 18th, the
children Of School No. 8, taught by
Miss Carrie V. Hix, had their final
celebration. The exercises were held
in the comfortable, well-kept school
house about four miles from Farm
vile. Major Venable, whom every
body is always glad to hear delivered
most instructive address on the
battle Of Charlottesville. Then with
eager ears we listened to the we'll
learned Rotations and songs OF the
little folks. For the scholarly there
were funny songs, for "ye merry
makers, James Whitcomb Riley and
selections, "a la Mozes Adumsn style.
All the selections were carefully men,
Dried and each child did his or her
very best, which the appreciative au-
dience Of friends and patrons did not
fail to recognize 10y long and loud APP
plause. The most interesting feature
Of the program was the awarding Of
two medals. In Senior mathematics,
for superior work a gold medal was
awarded Master Vernon Foster by one
Of the patrons Of the school. In Junior
mathematics for superior work, Mas
ter Frank n. Watkins received a gold
medal given by Miss Xix. The Rev.
H. Tucker Graham, with his usual
grace and ease presented them. After
a benediction all present were invited
to partake Of refreshments served on
Mr. j. w. Oyerton's lawn, a short dis
lance from the school house. Now
the mothers are always faithful in
their part too, and didn't we enjoy
that roast chicken and Virginia ham
and that strawberry ice cream and
sherbet? The little happy faced child
rem with their white dresses and col |
lored sashes made the prettlest kind |
of a picture under the big, green trees.
Twas truly Heaven above and |
Heaven Within"
We want to congratulate first the |
teacher, Miss HiX, for her patience,
diligence and energy in directing and
planning this pleasure; then the child
rem for their skill and interest and am
bition to excel and climb higher. We
too thank the patrons and kind friends
for their presence and appreciation Of
what many must acknowledge "a
very fine commencement"
We had the privilege Of listening to
two excellent sermons last Sunday
preached by Rev. w. j. Shipman. He
preached at Sandy River in the morn
ing and at "Minnie Overton's Chapel"
in the evening.
Mr. l.. r. French visited his home
people last Thursday.
Mr. f. L. French, of Rice, spent last
Friday with his parents in this neigh
DOrhOOd
The farmers Of this neighborhOOd
were very proud Of the nice season
which came yesterday as only a few
Of them finished planting tobacco on
the season last week on account Of the
scarcity Of labor.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
Mount Leigh Musings.

Mt. Leigh, Va, May %, 1905.
Mr.. and Mrs :. ID. Walton, of
Famyille, spent Sunday in the home
Of their aunt Mrs. r. B. Wilson.
Mr.. Charlie Phelps and Miss
Claudia Vaughan, Of Jennings Ordi-
nary, were the guests Of Miss Lottie
Miller Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Lottie Witt Weaver returned
last week from Southwest Virginia
Institute where she has been attend
ing school for the past winter.
Mrs. J. Wade Fowlkes and children,
Of Nutbush, is spending the week with
her mother, Mrs. r. B. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. T. Clark spent
Monday evening in the home Of Mrs.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
PROMPT, proficient and careful at
tention given all orders for insurance.
PAULETT * GARLAND.

FarBiuille. Ia.

Dear Sir: at costs as much to put
on poor paint as good'-a common
saying and true-it costs much more
to put on poor paint; more gallons.
Poor paint is paint and barytes or
paint and sand or paint and lime or
paint and chalk OF paint and benzine
or paint and water; these are the
usual cheats; there are others.
IL takes more gallons of paint-and-
a-cheat than Of honest paint; and the
cost of the labor Of painting is so much
gallOn-One gallon costs as much as
another, for labor.
This is the way to reckon your costs
for this year; but how about next
YEAR,
Paint Devoe, and next year costs
nothing; year after next the same; the
same for several years.
Paint anything else, and your costs
recur according to what you paint
with. Some of the mixtures wear one
year: some two; some three.
II costs twice, three times, four
times. five times as much to paint
with cheat a. TO paint with DevOe.
Yours truly
8 +. w. DEvOE & Co.
New York.
P.S. J.F. Walton & Co., sells our
paint.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-02
Bush River Brieilets.

Bush River, Va, June |, '0j.
Miss Carrie Virginia Xix, who was
teacher Of school No. last session, left
for her home at Hixburg, on Wednes-
day. Miss Xix had won many friends
and we all will miss her in our midst.
Miss Flora Lyle Watkins returned
to Roanok on Monday TO take up her
professional duties. She has had a
vacation for several weeks and her
friends and relatives have enjoyed
having her with them.
Mr.. "Billyn MsNutt visited at "In-
gleside" on Sunday night.
Miss Xix was the guest Of Miss
Susie Watkins Sunday and Sunday
night.
Messrs. Sam McNutt, VIII Watkins,
Watson Bass, John Clark and Tom
Miller were guests at "Ingleside' on
Sunday.
Misses Ellie Overton and Susie
Watkins spent Saturday night IN the
hospitable home Of Judge A. ID.
Watkins.
Miss Sallie Stokes left Tuesday for
Petersburg TO attend the Finals at the
Southern Female College.
Miss Louise Wootton was the guest
of Miss Susie Watkins last week.
Mr.. +. w. Watkins was the guest at
Judge Watkins Monday.
Miss Nellie Barber returned home
last Saturday after spending two
weeks very pleasantly with her friend,
Miss Louise Budd, Of Blackstone.