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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10
WEATHER TO ORDER.

\ traveller tells of remarkable per
Torrance which he witnessed in one of
the small hill states Of India.
The young Prince of this state had
become more or less imbued with Occi-
cycles in a magazine which drifted in
TO his palace, at once ordered one.
Great preparations were made for the
expected machine; a special circular
cycle-path some two miles around being
cleared. The path was of clay, well
packed by continuously marching sew
eral elephants over it. and 4 very good
one so long as the weather remained
dry. The day before the machine was
to arrive, however, there occurred a
heavy rain. and the carefully prepared
track was left some three inches deep
in mud.
The wrath and disappointment of the
Prince was great, and he retired to his
apartments assuring the world at large
that there would be trouble fog some
body if that track was not dry the next
day. And it was. The whole popula-
ton was routed out by the Minister of
Public Works. and all night long they
carried tin cases of kerosene TO the
path, poured it out, and ignited the oil.
4 fierce fire was kept burning upon it
until near morning. when the mud had
become practically dry. Then the eie-
plants and the population proceeded to
tramp It smooth and hard. When the
motorcycle arrived the next day the
path was ready, though on all other
roads the mud was ankle-deep.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10
CHURCH SERVICES TODAY.

Morning andev
ST ELlzABETH's CHURCH (EpiopaDPotwn
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CENTRAL UNION CHURCH m. and m
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GERMAN am
kAWA1AHAo CEIURCII-Parker &. n. and m.
and
evening
al Z. O:3O2
ST AUGUSTINE'S services at
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST C)-Kalihiwaen Clement
collection, 4 m, rosary.
OUR CJ-IaIiuza Clement m mass
ction,S Sunday school,
Observation-Disclosures Elite Rufdno
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sEAMENS CHAPEL-King and Streets 1907
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10
TURNING ON Hin.

An of1icious policeman Of the United
States Capitol met Il man in the Senate
corridor with . cigar in his mouth
Pardon me. - ne said, ''brt unless
YOU stop smoking l VIII have to eN-
cIude you from this building
Sir. replied the offender. you
may note that l am not smoking. Tins
cigar is not lighted. To have a cigar is
not necessarily to smoke. Here. / have
others in my pocket. Am l guilty on
three counts simply because / have
three cigars' / have shoes on my feet,
vet YOU would hardly decide from that
that I had walked to the Capitol, would
you?''
The guardian of the building was
nonplussed a second, but he came to all
right.
t'No,'' he replied, 'and neither
would I want to testify that you rode
over Just because you have wheels
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10
NO TIME PAYMENTS.

The session of a church in a small
Pennsylvania town negotiated with a
famous New York clergyman for lee
ture. The church expected to pay off d
debt, and did everything possible to adj
vertise the New Yorker and his subject.
What letters do YOU place after
your name?' wrote the committeeman,
in corresponding with the minister.
We want to give you the greatest
prominence in our advertisements
so far as the general public is con
cerned, - answered the clergyman. "'you
may say, j. B. Smith, DID,, LID, but
among yourselves as a committee Just
consider me as j. B. Smith. c. 0. D. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10
WON BY A HEAD.

A New York lawyer tells of the neat
retort made by youthful physician to
the sarcastic references of counsel in
case tried in that city.
1t was during the cross examination
of the young physician that the counsel
made his disagreeable remarks touch
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10

women and children. We're assembled
IN front Of the Capitol yesterday morn
ing. waiting for the Governor, who
does nor come to his office on Satur-
day. They had their consultation
with Secretary Atkinson in the after
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10

ing the iraprobaEility that 50 juvenile
a practitioner should thoroughly under
stand his profession.
''You claim to be acquainted with
the various symptoms attending concus-
sion OF the brain?'' asked the lawyer.
81 do -
% We viii take a concrete CASE con-
tinued the counsel IF my learned
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10

friend, counsel for the defense, and my
self were to bank our heads together,
should we get conclusion of the brain?'
The young physician smiled. I've
probabilities are he replied, "that
counsel for the defense would. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10
NEVER WORKED A DAY.

THAT fellow never do one days
work." said Mike to Secretary Akin
son. after the party of the disaffected
had had their hearing and gone away
with Interpreter Kotinsky.
The disaffected MoIokans claim that
the Makee Sugar Company abroSated
their contract, and refused to give
them any more work after June /. This
statement. however, is open to grave
doubt. There has been dissatisfaction
with the MoOkans ever since they
came. They will not work. or at least
a number of them have refused to
work, and they have divided into fac
tons. Then, they appear to be con-
gcutialIy stupid, and so have been I'M
able to understand just what it was
that the government proposed to do
for them.
The lands for these people are even
now being set apart by Surveyor Har-
vey, under orders from the Land Of
fee. and here they come down to Ho-
nolulu declaring that they are through
with the whole proposition. Also, they
are under the impression that they
have a contract with the government,
and this paper they have threatened to
use to make trouble if they are not
SAINT 10 California
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10
WILL KEEP FAITH.

The government, of course, is still
willing and anxious to keep faith with
them. Tt will do all that has been
promised for those who stay with
Mike But these self-deluded ones who
are determined to go away have moth
ing in the shape of an agreement. Their
paper is a proposition, binding in GER
tain eventualities, possibly. If it were
a contract. they have broken it, over
and over again. it is claimed.
The dfsaffected Molokans, through
their spokesman, John Koorhatoff, who
looks a typical moujik, say that they
came down to Honolulu expecting Mr..
j. B. Castle to pay their way to the
Coast. They brought their children and
all the belongings they have in the
world with them.
IN DIFFICULT CASE
Mr. Castle is on the mainland, and
so they are rather up against it. John,
who is the man Mike accuses of having
never done days work since he has
been here, says he does not know what
they will do. They will try however,
to get a steamship company to take
them back to California paying for
their passa ge in installments after
they get there, or if that can not be
arranged they will try to get work in
Honolulu and stay until they have
earned enough to get away.
1t is a rather deplorable situation. al
together. These people are friendless,
in land that is strange to them, and
seem hopelessly stupid. Just how the
condition is to work out. remains to be
seen, OF course. the men could be
made to work. but the little children
are helpless. and can not be permitted
to suffer. The whole crowd, men,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10

Beware of the chap who despises
wealth. He may make a touch.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-10

mUlUKAnS
WILL co
Thirty-Four Have had
Enough OF Cane
Fields.
Thirty-four Molokans,
Standing in the rain,
Cry to Jack Atkinson,
Send US home again.
Thirty-fOur Molokans-
Not a man at work
Didn't like the Garden Isle,
So they tried to shirk.
Thirty-four Mo!okans,
Cutting sugar cane:
Swear they never did it
And won't do it again.
Thirty-four Molokans came up from
Kauai yesterday, and waited on Sec
rotary Atkinson with the request that
he furnish them transportation to Cal
ifornia. This leaves but twelve fami-
lies a Kappa, under the leadership of
Mike, who swears that he will stay
with the proposition if not another
Russian does. Those who came down
yesterday-Mike was in the party, but
he came to see about school house
say that Manager Fairchild of the Ma
kee Sugar Company has discharged
them, and that they are penniess
They say, moreover, that they intend
to go to California, that they are
through with Hawaii for all time. but
they have no money and do not know
how they are going to get to the Coast.
Certainly, if they work here no better
than they have done at Kappa, accord
ing to Mike, it will take them a long
time to earn money enough to get
away.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

of memorizing a new list of some four thousand post offices and prepare for the next examination. which will be coming almost before he is ready for 1t. And, so when his six days off the ,ad ar, up, he is likely to find that he has spent more than half of 1t prepar- ing himself for new duties. The de- pertinent has held that the average clerk puts in an average of about two hours a day during the year keeping up his official correspondence, and in keeping himself perpared for the ex- aminations that are frequently requir- ed of him.
 Not the End of Their story.
 But this Is. not the end of the rail- way mail clerks story. Tho life in- surance companies characterize him as an extra hazerdous risk. He more of ten is unfit for further service than not when he reaches the age of fifty. The fatalities are many. The perman- entity disabled are more And when at the age of fifty he is forced, be- cause he has been worn out In the ser vice. to step down and out, he finds that the expense of maintaining two hopes. one at each end of his run. has left him but little for the rainy day that comes sooner to him than to any other government employe
 What he asks for Is that he shall be given the same deductions for Sundays and holidays that other government employees are given. and that beyond that he shall not be required to spend more than an average of eight hours a day Tn the actual duties of his posi- tion. It depends on the forthcoming opinion of the Attorney General.
 W. J. Showaltcr.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
THE GALLANT SEMINOLE.
Revenue Cutter Seminole Saves Life and Property With Businesslike
 Despatch.
By WILLARD HOMAN.

Norfolk. Va. Oct. 13--To save three score lives from deatl and rescue moro than half million dollars worth of property from destruction Is an of which nost men would gladly talk. Such. however, Is the -e- cord of the Revenue Cutter Seminole for the first six months of the year and hardly man or offl;sr of her crew can be pirsuaded to talk of it. This vessel Is today bus"y engaged In patrolling the waters D -ho southern Atlantic seaboard from Cape Hatt@ras to Jacksonville and it ls probable that she will visit Norfolk next year dur
 ing thA life of the Jamestown Tc"~ Centennial Exposition aud that many thousands of persons may have an op- portunity to see the usoful craft
 The Seminole is q single screw yes sel of 7S6 tons and is one hundred and eighty feet in length. She is built of steel and has a speed of about seven teen knots She is commanded by Cap tain J. II. Qulnan. Her first rescue of the year was that of the schooner Adelbert Ames of New York. This oc- cured on January IS. -906. Inc schooner was bound from Wilmingto to New York when she was flung on a shoal at the Cape Fear Bar near Wilmington. South Carolina by a South West gale. The schooner was pounding to pieces when discovered by the Revenue Cutter. The Adelbert
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

English, and the infieca,ns o' the verbs no harder than in Trench. The
 pronunciation is very simple. every letter except h being sounded, and it's sound icing 1uch as Anglo. Saxon mouths have liti,e trouble n conse-
 quence. There is no puzzling liai-
 son. as in French, nc all but unpro- nounceable oe and ue, as in German.
 The idioms of a language are al-
 ways interesting to the learner. and Spanish possesses many that are en- tertaining or curious. Where an American shopkeeper displays the
 brusque sign. No Trust" the Span- No hay pizarra (there IS no slate).
 Similarly. the English No Admit
 tance' becomes in Spanish Entrance prohibits itself" (Se prohibe la entra- da). When a Spaniard takes refresh ment. he puts patch on life" (cha
 un remiendo la vidal: if he does a thing willingly. he does it with two of tongue" The double negative. so abhorrent to the correct speaking of
 English Is perfectly good form in Spanish. It was before the dawn 50
 that nobody should not see him (Sin
 qua nadie le viese) that Don Quixots
 made his first sally into the world in
 quest of adventures. The salutation5 S0OQ morning anu eoOu CVeHlHS always in the plural-not one alone
 is wished. but many good mornings and evenings.
 Words From the Spanish.
 To Spanish the daily speech of Americans is indebted for number of words which we or our English forbears approving, have adopted with little or no change. Embargo, for instance. Is pure Spanish. an inheri,-
 ance from the great days of Spain's maritime supremacy. Ranch, curtail-
 bonanza. meaning primarily. flair weather" vamose, signifying literally "let us be ofY"-have all been trans-
 planted to our speech from Spanish. Of such origin. too. are mosquito Ca
 little ny"). hurricane. tornado. fio- tilla, doubloon, cargo, and many an- other descended to us in direct line
 from the buccaneers of the Spanish main.
 In our Southwest from New Mexi- co to Southern California. the Span
 ish spoken by the Mexican inhabi-
 tants Is more or less mixed with words of Indian origin. while the pro- nunciation of the Spanish element of their speech often falls far short of the standards of Castile. Neverthe- less, 1t is not more of an offender ir this respect than many a provincial dialect of Old Spain, and Is in the main recognizable by one versed in book Spanish. A knowledge of Span ish indeed Is almost indispensable to a traveller in that far-off corner. of our land, where public notices. to be
 sure of being comprehended. must be posted In Spanish as we'll as in Eng fish, Uncle Sam. himself, having had to learn Spanish.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
SPEECH IN SPANISH
A LANGUAGE MUCH USED BY MANY
 AMERICANS.
By No Means Hard To Learn-How 1t Originated-W0rds Borrowed From It-Curious snd Amusing
 IdlOmS.

Since the spring of 1898 our country men have come so strenuously into contact with Spanish-speaking people that some interest may naturally be felt to know what manner of speech this is that falls from the lips of Gu bans and Po:to Ricans. Filipinos, Col ombians and Panamanians It is in- deed language which, besides the hon or that its intrinsic beauty and strength command, deserves the respect which the world more readily accords to numerical importance, for 1t Is the medium of verbal communication em- ployed by some sixty millions of peo- pie. Like English. 1t Is spoken by few CT at home than abroad, the population of Spain forming hardly one third or the worlds Spanish speakers. Lke English too, it Is a mixed tongue whose principal ingredients are Latin and Teutonic; but. while in our lan- guage the predominant strain is Teu- ton. in Spanish 1t is the old Roman that has kept the upper hand.
 Origin of the Language.
 When in the fifth century, A. D. the Germanic hordes dismembered the Ro- man Empire, one wing of these barbar- ians-tha Visgoths-poured into the Spanish peninsula and colonized It. At that time the language generally spok- en in Spain was Latin-not the clas-
  ever. but Tow" Latin. speech that bore about tle same relation to book Latin as the dialect of 'Chimmy Fad den" bears to our literary English. The Visigothic conquerers, being fewer in number than the people they had van uuished, found 1t eas,nr to assimiate the language of their new subjects than to teach the latter Gothic; and a3siIni- late 1t They did Tn true birbario sty;e. Time-honored inficct'ons were unctre- moniously dropped and niceties of de- clension and conjugation were irrever- ently cast to the winds. The essential root of most woods was often enough for the uncultured Goth to convey his meaning withal, but when greater pre- cision was needed he pressed into ser vice propositions and auxiliary verbs in a way that would have scandalized a schoolmaster of Augustus time.
 Naturally, also many pure Gothic words were engrafted upon the speech of the conquered race. whose pronun- citation would also become affected by that of their masters. In thls way the characteristic Tuetonic gutteral sound of q found permanent lodgment in the throats of Iberian peasants. and re- mains to this day distinguishing feat ure of Spanish among Roman lan- guages.
 in Hispan1a ana Latln cease to pe' anu from these moribund parents sprang the infant language of Castle. which. growing to mature estate, was carried by e conquering race to the far cor ners of the earth. and at the end of d thousand years produced one liter ary masterpiece-"Don Quixote"-that set all the world a'laughing and helps t, keep it in a good humor to this day.
 Not Hard to Learn.
 An American seeking to learn Span lsh will find the difficulties by no means great. The construction of the sentences is as 1traightforward as in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
For Sale and Guaranteed by E. G. FOWLER.

youth in this day. We have been ac- cused at times rather tnougntlessly as having turned to money as our God. 1t has been said that American people are affected with money madness. l think it is a thoughtless observation. While doubtless all desire a fair share of the comforts of life, even of the luxuries of life. all desire to maintain a high standard of living. all desire those things which go to make life easy and free from petty annoyances Some. there are no doubt many in numbers, though I believe n relatively small class. who want money, who want to accumulate, who want it for It's own sake. But I think in the or- dinary case young America wants 1t for expressing its indiv:oualities and of receiving some recognition of i'm dividual achievement. But there Is one thing more important than any thing else, and that is that within there should be a citadel which none can assail. A fortress tna, cannot be carried by assault thas Is proven against any kind of concuct. and that citadel is self-respect."
 Public interest in the f'alisade Park project has recently been reawak- ened by a statement issued by the commission having charge of this work announcing that the aes,ruction or Hook Mountain by the quarrymen con- tinues in spite of the passage by the New York Legislature last year of bill empowering the Palisade Park Commission to extend the park terri tory from It's former northern boun- dary to Stony Point. This bill em- powers the commission to acquire this mountain and adjacent lands by pur- chase. While the compierion of the project is somewhat nearer than be- fore, the entire amount of money nec- essary to purchase these new lands has not been contributed and unless 1t Is soon procured or some steps taken by the commission to get an immediate option on the Hook Mountain lands this famous landmark will be ire parably deraced in spite of all efforts that have been made thus far to save it. The plans of the Commission are to convert the entire river edge on its western side. including ,he Palisades, for a distance of thirty flve miles from Fort Lee to Stony Point. unto great recreation ground ana 10 build highway along the r.ver front to con meet with the fifty billion dollar sys- tenn of New York State roads now building. Lohsacre'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

Ames was hauled off by the revenue cutter and later lowed into Whining ton by passing tug. The schooner carried a crew of seven men.
 The Seminole met the American Bark Ethel of Elizabeth. N. J., off Cape Hatteras on January 27. with ten men aboard. The vessel was mak- in twenty-four inches of water per hour from a leak sprung in heavy gale which had been raging. The crew of the Seminole were at once ordered to relieve the tired men and at length the vessel was lowed into Lookout Eight, North Carolina. Two days later the Seminole started for Southport. North Carolina, towing the Ethel. The hawser by which she was fastened to the revenue cutter parted three times during the trip. She was finally got
 into the smooth water inside of the Cape Fear Bar and then 1t was found that she did not leak as fast as in the rough water outside. The bark would have undoubtedly sank had not the revenue cutter chanced upon her. little later the Seminole pulled the American schooner Maggie s. Hart, or New York off the shore at Hatteras Inlet where she had been flung by heavy gale. The Maggie S. Hart was fast pounding to pieces when the Sem
 mole reached her The tug Rescue was present and assisted the seminole In the work of hauling me schooner off the shoals. The next day heavy storm arose which would have broken her to pieces without doubt. She was lowed into Norfolk where repairs were made. The Seminole had no soon- CT finished this piece of work when she was notified that direlict was floating about in the ocean in the vic inIty of Hatteras. She at once went in search of 1t and found and destroyed the derelict fifteen miles south west by south of Hatteras light.
 The next exploit In which thlS cut- ter was engaged was the rescue or tho Clyde Line ship Navahoe from the clutches of the bar at Middle Grourd Shoal Cape Fear. Tho Aavahoe had n large crew and carried besides large number of passengers. She also had a valuable cargo aboard.
 Tho fourmasted schooner Myrtle Tunnel of Philadelphia was dragged off Frying Pan Shoals near Cape Fear a short time after. This vessel and It's cargo were worth about S1o0.00o.
 Cruising off Cape Fear on the 18th of June the officers of the Seminole saw drunken schooner squarely Ia the path of navigation. Charges of dynamite were lowered to the schoon- CTS decks three fathoms below 'ha water and she was blown up. This dere lIct was the schooner Jennie Sweeney of Philadelphia Six hundred and fif- ty pounds of dynamite were used in destroying this vessel.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
A Property Owner.

William Gowdy, a nephew of John K. Gowdy, formerly consul general to Paris, is a candidate for county as- sessor in Nashville, Ind. Democratic leaders questioned ms eligibility, charging that he had not been a free- holder for four years, es required by law. Young Gowdy. however. proved that during the period named he had owned half lot in the Nashville cem- etery. and Attorney General Miller has decided that the possession of this "six feet of earth" constitutes eligibility in the eye of the law.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21

Charles F. Hughes, the Republican candidate for Governor, has followed his political campaign during the week by appearing before an audience Of young men under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian Association at Carnegie Hall Sunday. Although ap- bearing as political parsonage or some importance. MT. Hughes avoided politics as a subject for Sunday speak ing, and devoted himself to uttering homilies. which. though non-political
 might we'll serve as a guide to consci- entious voters He said Tn part; You stand for cleanness of life for hones- ty in business and for making the most wonderful opportunities that come to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-21
Enct, About France.

The population of France is about 4O. .o0O. 900; the wealth of France Is nearly s45,000, ,o0o.o 900. Robert P. Skin- ner, United States consul at Marseii- les. in some recent statistics snows how eyenly this wealth is distributed. The number of estates administered In 1904 was S94,7S7, and of these one-halt were for values ranging from less than s1O 900 to a little under $10O0oo Only three were over $10,0o0.000.