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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10
SOLDIERS UNDER THE TREES.

There was surely not soldier on
hoard either Of the transports in the
harbor yesterday who would have re-
GREETED the fight that was made ana
tba victory that was won in behalf OF
Honolulu to get the government yes
sells TO make this a port Of call II II
had been the habit of soldiers to give
much thought to anything outside the
duty or the pleasure Immediately at
hand. Soldiers, private soldiers, do not
cultivate the habit of thinking. There
are officers who are paid to do that
and who pay if they do not cerebrate
properly.
But if you had seen the soldiers IN
der the trees at the capitol grounds,
sitting on the benches, lying in groups
and some of them sound asleep On the
grass kodaking, chatting. sky-looking,
but all giving the impression Of men
enjoying every minute of breathing
time in a beautiful recreation ground,
you would have agreed that they were
the monotony of the sea voyage.
Let the transports come from which
direction they will, the soldiers hail
the stop at Honolulu as a blessed
break, and take honest pleasure in
every moment that they stay here. For
men from the mainland, used to the
rigors of the eastern climate perhaps,
it comes as an agreeable fOretaste of
the tropics, the land of their dreams,
the place where the cocoanuts grow
anG the airs are laden with the fra
about as little like Manila as heaven
Is like its antithesis, but the soldier
from the mainland has no means of
knowing that. He takes to the town
and enjoys it thoroughly. And be-
yend doubt little as the climatic con-
ditions of these islands resemble that
of the Philippines, widely as social
conditions here differ from social con-
ditions there, it would unquestionably
be better for the health of every sol
der going to duty on Luzon if he were
kept here for a period of six months
en- route instead of for a few days |
or a few hours.
On the other hand, the soldier re- |
turning home from the Philippines, |
broken in health by the deadly heat |
Of the tropic jungles, finds at Homo |
lulu the first glimpse of his own place, |
feels the first touch of the cool breczes
from the North Pacific, sees the first |
sign of that American social life that
he has missed with a inconsistencies
that has made him faint, many and
many a time. And he enjoys every
moment of his stay. Perhaps he, too,
would be the better for a longer stop,
no argument would convince
him of it. He is going home. But
he will acknowledge, very freely, that
It is not Honolulu alone that has gain
ed by the stopping of the transports
He acknowledges as much, tacitly, as
soon as he steps ashore here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10
PRESIDENT HONOR5
WASHINGTON BRIDE

! The Washington Post of January p
la young couple who will pass Honolulu
on the next Korea and who, no doubt
viii be entertained as extensively as
| possible here during the steamers stay:
| The marriage of Miss Frances Helen
Warren, only daughter of Senator War
| rem of wyoming, to Capt. John J.
Pershing, L. s. A, at the Church of
| the Epiphany yesterday at noon, filled
that edifice with a most distinguished
company. including the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt, the chief of staff of
the army, Lieut. Gen. Chaffee. and
nearly the entire membership of the
Senate, which, in compliment to the
brides father, did not convene until
o'clock. The floral decorations at the
church and also at the New Willard,
where the wedding breakfast was serv-
ed, were especially handsome consist
ing almost entirely of lilacs and white
roses with a background of Southern
SmilaX.
The guests at the church We're seat
ed by a company of officers representing
the army, navy and Marine Corps, all
III Iull WHICH, WIN Ino many
uniforms worn by the brother officers
of the groom among the guests, made
the scene a particularly brilliant one.
The ushers, who also led the bridal
procession. We're Cen Crozier, Capt
Joseph T. Crabbs, Capt. Sydney A Clio
man. Capt. A. w. Butts. Capt Kirk
patrick, Capt. Ham, and Capt. Lassiter,
all of the army; Lieut.. Commander
Gibbon. Lieut.. Commander Long, Lieut..
Bulmer, and Lieut.. Bristol, of the navy.
and Maj. Charles L. McCawley, of the
Marine Corps.
Miss Anna Decker Orr, of Pittsburg
was Miss Warren's only attendant |
Miss Orr wore a gown of white liberty |
satin. tucked in varying widths around |
the full skirt. The waist was trim !
med with heavy lace, and panels of the |
same reached down each side of the
skirt outlined with loops of narrow .
pink velvet. The girdle was of gold .
lace, and her hat of lace was wreath t
ed with pink roses. She carried La
France roses. The bride was escorted |
by her father, and met at the chancel
Capt. Pershing, who had as his best |
man Hon. Charles E. Magoon The
wedding gown was of soft white satin,
made princess. The elbow sleeves were
of lace and chiffon rufflea. Her suede |
gloves reached to the frills, and were |
over the arm. A coronet of /
orange blossoms crowned her tulIe veil il
The hem of her train was outlined by Il
two thick cords. A bouquet of lilies
Of the valley completed the costume II
Rev. Randolph McKim, DID, officiated II
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt oc-
cupied the first pew on the right-hand
side of the church, with Col. Bromwell II
and Commander Winslow, each in full II
uniform seated in a pew at their right.
Miss Roosevelt occupied a seat back
Of her parents with Mr.. Loeb, the
Presidents secretary, and Mrs. Loeb. |
In the pews reserved for the brides
family were her only brother, a senior
at Yale, who came on for the occa-
sion.
Capt and Mrs. Pershing left yester-
lay afternoon for San Francisco en-
quite for Japan. where the former will /
inter on his duties as military attache l
IT Tokyo March l. i
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10
GOVERNMENT OF SAN FRANCISCO.

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| The Schmitz administration of San
Francisco is quite the worst one that
city has seen under it's new charter.
San Francisco is more than ever wide
omen. and it is the home Of every kind
of municipal graft. Incompetent and
corrupt men have been put on the COM
missions and Abe Ruef, a boss who is
more expert in his peculiar trade than
was Buckley. the blind white Devil"
is in control of the Schmitz political
machine. one of the Mayors closest
political friends was lately convicted
of fraudulent voting; another escaped
by a technicality and was at once
given a fat office.
The usual, old familiar Tweed con
tract scandals are under way. For in
stance, Mayor Schmitz has granted all
street-paying contracts to a favored
firm, F. NJ. Yorke & CO. The first
monthly bill rendered by this outfit
represented more asphalt than the
Yorke machines could turn out. The
bill was, O KID by the superintendent
of Public Works. who is a young and
Inexperienced brother of Mayor
Schmitz, but the Board of Supervisors
found $4,000 of graft in it and refused
to pay.
week are levied for police protection
of dens in Chinatown. Hundreds of
new saloons and cigar stands have
been licensed in the tenderloin, all of
which have private rooms for disor-
DERBY characters. Some of the new ho-
tells have elaborate green rooms, all
under protection of the police and
used for the sale of drinks on
commission by women. Poolrooms are
wide open, betting is encouraged, prize
fighting is leading multitudes of young
men astray-the Schmitz ring profting
withal-and the Chinese lottery is en-
couraged.
A correspondent of the New York Sun |
says, touching the same theme:
-'ACeaiAH ME lIle CITY government Is |
very lax. The police are constantly !
sheltering criminals who have a pull:
the main streets are in bad condition
and are wretchedly swept: no effort is
made to force contractors to keep the
streets clean in front of new buildings
in course Of construction; the sewers
are in a shameful state, which in any
city with warm climate would result
in a pestilence. Hundreds of political
heelers are on the salary list in the
various municipal departments and fur
nish no return for the money that they
Draw from the public treasury.
'It is this state of affairs, Joined to
he exposure of fragrant frauds at the
ballot box revealed by the Wyman trial,
which has led many public spirited cit
zens to discuss the union of honest vot-
RS of the Republican and Democratic
parties at the next election in an effort
o crush Schmitz and the labor union
;rafters who are now fattening on the
.ity."
All this will be interes ting reading !
If a sort calculated to increase the
tvidity for municipal government of !
he people who are booming it here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

American investigation has shown
that yellow fever germs are dissemin-
ated by the mosquito and now the
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
is about TO send a second expedition to
the Amazon to discover, if possible, the
actual cause of the disease. At Para,
on the Amazon, the disease is constant
ly present in a greater or less degree.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

With four state senators indicted for
having accepted brides. and the 60
between who paid the money confess
sing that he did pay it. the California
Legislature would seem to be doing
business at the old stand in the same
old way. 1t is a fortunate thing for
United States Senator-elect Frank P
Flint that ne has been elected, and is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

The Postoffice fight has been lost and
won. and the nomination of Mr.. Pratt
has been sent to the Senate by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The charges against
him. whatever they were. have clearly
therefore not been sustained That he
viii give an efficient administration of
the office goes without saying.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

well out of the mess before all this
corruption is brought to light. There
is no faint upon him as matters stand
His hands are clean. But think what
might have happened. with State Leg
isIators like that, if for any cause the
senatorial struggle had been long
drawn out as it was when Bard beat
Burns.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

This time it is a London concern that
has evolved a, commercially successful
process of extracting gold from sea
have jumped from S. to $3.50. How
ever, sea port towns need be under no
immediate apprehension of being left
high and dry. There is a 'ot of sea
water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

! The Mormon challenge to Congress
to stop the practice of polygamy is
more courageous than discreet, per-
laps. Congress can do many things
that it does not-and does not want
to do
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

If the Government has any available
land in a suitable location on King street
it might do well to move the public
fish market there. In its present loca-
ton the market is a failure, and it is
too costly a structure to be permitted
to go begging for tenants.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

The japanese are said to have taken
enough coal from the Russians to run
their navy for awhile. Thus works the
law of compensations. The Russians
having no navy left in Asiatic waters,
need no coal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

A man has lived forty days
without other food than his
own fat.
Fat is mans emergency "a
ton. The fat is stored in
convenient hollows all over
the body against the day of
necessity.
Consumption makes heavy
demand on the storage of fat.
Nature uses fat to fight the
disease. The crying need OF
the consumptive is fat.
SCOTS Emulsion contains
the best fat to be had, next to
human fat itself. SCOTS Emul,
sion is a natural substitute for
human fat. 1t prevents waste
1t furnishes the consumptive
with natures own weapon for
fighting the disease.
Wen send you a samplefree upon request.
SCOTT < BOVINE. .oq Pearl Street. New York.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-10

Are symptoms Of a weak, torpid or
stagnant condition of the kidneys
or liver, and are a warning it is ex-
tremely hazardous to neglect, so
important is a healthy action OF
these organs.
They are commonly attended by
loss of energy, lack of courage, and
sometimes by gloomy foreboding
and dependency.
&" had pains IN my back. could not sleep
and when I got up in the morning felt
worse than the nigat before. 1 began tax
ing Hood sarsaparilia and now I cau
sleep and get up feeling rested and able to
do my WORK. I attribute my cure entirely
to Hoods Sarsaparilla." MRs j. n. PERRY.
care II. S. Copeland. Pike Road. Ala.
FOODS ,gGrSo9GriIfQ
Qad Pills
Cure kidney and liver troubles, re-
lieve the back, and build up the
whole svs*em.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-31
ARour THE GIRAFFE.

The giraffe is always spoken OF as .
very beautiful, graceful and gentle
animal. 1t has always general air
Of falling downstairs backward. but
perhaps that is only to people whose
eyes have not been trained to APP
preciate its beauty. But although
the beauty OF tie giraffe may be left
to individual taste, his gentle DISPOSE
ton is universally acknowledged.
And. Of course, 1t is better for both
man and beast to be amiable rather
than beautiful, says an exchange.
AT Constantinople, many years ago
about seventy-a giraffe was kept in
customed to take 1t to exercise daily
in the large open square OF the hippo
drome, where Turks used to flock
daily In crowds to cultivate the &C.
quaintance Of this strange quadruped.
Giraffes were new to the civilized
world In those days. and this specimen
was a curiosity. Seeing how per-
fectly inoffensive it was. and how
domesticated 1t became, the keeper
next used to take 1t with him on his
walks through the city. Whenever
he appeared in the streets with his
favorite, friendly hands were stretch
ed out of the projecting lattice win
dows to offer 1t something to eat.
The streets were generally so narrow
that the CRATES neck reached from
side to side, nearly touching the
houses as it went The Turkish women
were particularly attentive to 1t. Tho
giraffe soon learned, whenever 1t came
to house where 1t had been well
treated, II no one was at the window.
to tap gently against the wooden lat
tice, to announce its presence. The
story does not relate, however. what
course 1t pursued II the people hap
pened to be out. That is 80 often tho
trouble with these old stories-they
omit what promises to be the most
entertaining part. The historian does
tell US that the giraffe preferred those
streets along which 1t was the best
fed, and II left to select Its own route.
always chose those. But 1t was hard
ly worth while to tell us that Any
boy or girl would have known enough
to act in the same way al the giraffe
did.-Newark Sunday Call.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-31
THE LADY WITH THE WIGS.

AS American dolls, with their curly
hair and wide brown or blue eyes. look
like many Of the little girls who
mother" them, so do Japanese dolls,
with their angular almond eyes, oval
faces and gorgeous kimonos. resem-
BILE the children Of Japan.
Those who have seen Japanese
dolls here in the United States must
have noticed that they are always
bald. Instead of mourning over this
lack Of hair on her pet. the little Jap
rejoices. for the reason that she has
among her playthings half dozen or
more doll wigs, SO that she can
change her baby's couture as often as
she pleases. Each wig has little
stand of It's own.
Among the dolls that every Japan
csc child possesses there is always
one which Is kept sacred for certain
annual feast day. when it is played
with. These dolls usually represent
some well-known person. says The II.
Illustrated London News. and at pres-
ent there are dozens of Nogis, Oya-
mas, etc.
The doll houses are as true repre-
sentation Of Japanese homes az are
the dolls Of their mistresses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-31

the invention Of woman Of Column
bus, Ga. The object Of the invention
is to produce machine In which bat
tiers for making cakes. ETC., can be
quickly and easily formed and in
which the whites and yolks Of eggs
and butter which are used In making
these batters can be separately beaten
at one and the same time by one per-
son. The illustration shows that this
can be readily achieved by connecting
number Of vessels Of receptacles to-
gether and arranging paddles or dash
ers in each in one system, which con-
sists of cross head and handle for
its convenient operation. In order to
attain the best results It is essential
that the paddles should have certain
amount Of horizontal play, which IL
provided for by separating the recep-
tacles the width of a paddle. thereby
affording this play.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-31

breaking voice. I'VE have each other
still; we must bear up-for his sake
don't look like that. dearest. Just let
the tears come, and God will help
you"
She put her arms around his neck
with little sigh, but the wildness
was still in her eyes and the hard lines
around her mouth did not relax.
Another visitor entered. Father
Serge, the family priest. an old, saint
ly man. his face beamlng with love
and sympathy. He did not speak to
the grief-stricken mother for several
minutes, but stood there in silent pray
er.
my daughter" he said at last,
"your sorrow is great. but God will
give you strength to bear even this"
"oh, yes: believe In God" she
said, "a hard. cruel God; but where is
His love and mercy? Why has He
taken my greatest treasure from me?"
The apathy and indifference were
gaining on her. the weight on her
head was becoming still more terrible
to bear. She was physically unable to
listen to the spiritual consolation Of
the priest. At last he, too, left her
alone.
MY boy, my boy she moaned,
where are you? Come back to me
oh, come back!"
Her eyes, anguished with pain, fell
listlessly on the antics Of little pup.
py which was gamboling round the
room after Its own tail. Suddenly he
stopped short beside huge oak cup
board which stood against the wall.
He began to dig curiously for some
thing which was damned between the
cupboard and the wall. One tremend-
Gus dig, struggle. and the puppy
brought to light some object which he
i;cHrefuliy deposited on the nursery floor
and regarded proudly.
His mistress thoughtlessly picked
up the dirty, shapeless object. What
did she behold? Why did her memory
travel back to twenty years ago?
What was 1t that brought so clearly
to her distorted vision little white
cradle and happy, kicking baby? oh,
she knew, she knew!
For brief space her reason totter-
ed and the doctors fears were almost
realized. Then with a wall of pent-
up grief. pathetic in Its utter wearl-
ness and abandonment. she sank down
In the low nursery chair.
In her hand she held the long-lost
blue shoe. What doctor. husband and
priest had failed to do the sight of the
little blue shoe had accomplished. The
healing tears had come at last.-In-
dianapolls Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-31
RAILWAY SAFETY DEVICES.
Interlockins system Of Switches, Sig.
malls and Gates Most Elective.


A great variety Of automatic devices
10 employed to make train operation
safe in England. The principal feat
ures are the interlocking system Of
switches and signals. the interlocking
gates and signals for grade crossings,
and the coupling or shunting stick used
In making up trains in the yards. A
single simple feature Of the interlock-
Ing system Of signals and switches
VIII illustrate. II siding is opened
into the main line. the train signal for
the main line must be set at danger
before the siding switch is thrown
open. The levers are SO arranged In
the signal box that the operator cannot
move the siding switch until he has
set the mainline danger signal. Tho
mainline signal then cannot be moved
30 as to show that the line Is clear un.
til the siding switch has been replaced
and the main track rendered continu-
GUS
1t is in the protection of grade cross.
ings with gates-and the law REQUIRES
that there shall be gates--that this in.
terlocking system proves Of great
value. There are two forms of gate
used. one worked by levers from sig
nal box and another opened and shut
by hand. Where wagon road cross.
es the track. the gates are always kent
open for vehicles. except when train
Is approaching or passing, hence road
traffic Is not interrupted more than
necessary. The gates opened and shut
from signal bog by means of levers
can be removed only when the track
signals are properly adjusted. The sig.
mails on the posts up and down tho
track at proper distances from the road
crossing are always set for danger ex.
cept when arrangements have been
made for train to pass in safety. The
signals cannot be changed to denote a
clear line until the gates have been
closed across the wagon road.
On the other hand. the gates cannot
be opened for the wagon road until the
distance signals on either side have
been placed at danger. A single pair
of swinging gates fences on the wap.
on road when the track is free and tho
track when the wagon road is cleared.
Worlds Work.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-31
around the room.

around the room.
Farmer Pettingill's large hand, so
firm at the pillow, trembled as he took
the old bag and slowly began to force
the rusty lock. The bag opened with
a snap. 1t was filled to the very
brim with papers; thin. rustling pa
pers. yellow with age. and unmistak-
ably bank notes. bonds and deeds.
Father" exclaimed Mrs. Pettingill
TREMENDOUSLY. Isn't it most vista
ton of Providence?" But the form
err was reading hoarsely, Last will
and testament OF Eunice Pettingill."
and did not hear.
And then the cloud lifted, and sor-
row changed to Joy. for the old vii
lage lawyer declared the papers to
be worth nearly $4,000. The Gov
eminent at Washington was notified
Of the existence of the bonds. and at
last the mortgage was paid and the
old home was secure forever.-Edith
NJ. Gates in the Indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-05-31
BLOWING SOAP BUBBLES.

Mother came home from the city
Just as the children we're going to bed.
After they were snugly tucked away.
she brought bundle into their room
said: BE very careful, for 1t Is some
thing that will break easily.
1t was long and narrow, and when
the children opened it they found two
long-stemmed pipes for soap-bubbles.
The children talked for an hour
about them before they went to sleep.
They awoke just as the sun showed
his golden face above the tree tops.
No one but cook and nurse were
awake-yes, Fido. He was ready for
any fun. as happy as dogs generally
are.
Nurse dressed the children, and
took them down to the back porch to
blow bubbles. Then their troubles be-
gan. Fido jumped at every beautiful
bubble and broke it. At last he
knocked pipe out of Lena's hand.
and 1t was broken.
said: you can't blow bub-
bles now"
But Lena's pitiful face spoiled all
her sisters pleasure.
Never mind. you may use mine
part OF the time-but let's lock up
Fido first" Nina said.
Fido was surprised. because 1t had
been such fun to jump at the bubbles.
and besides his feelings were hurt
he didn't like to be shut up. So he
howled. Father heard him and came
donw to see what was the matter. He
found his little daughters very hap
ply. and heard OF Fidos mischief.
1T is worth losing the pipe to learn
that Nina can keep the Golden Rule.
I'll bring you two pipes tonight that
won't break" he said And then
Fido can play bubbles with you again.
Adapted from the Mayflower. 4