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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-09
FUN, TRAGEDY,
A REAL BABY

In spite of counter attractions,
house at the Orpheum last evening,
crowd that was well-rewarded. for
the charm of the play was such as is
seldom enjoyed. In the first scene the
strength of the plot is revealed and
the observer is keyed to a delightful
expectancy, an anticipation that is
more than realized as the appealing
story develops.
A girl goes to New York from the
country and meets one whom she mar
ries. She finds he already has a wife
and leaves him Their child is born.
She suffers poverty and is befriended
by the brother of the man she later
comes to love and marry. Her hus
band will not listen to any story from
her lips of her past life. This makes
trouble and incidentally makes the
play. Another woman thinks she
loves the hero and so does dirty work
to disgrace the heroine. It all ends
as it should, but the events leading up
to the climax are thrilling in the ex-
IRENE. The chief women of the plot
have a struggle strenuous enough
to satisfy three galleries. The scene
in which the jealous female throws her
rivals boy into the bay and the child
is rescued by the mother in a small
boat brought down the house. People
were altogether unrestrained in their
In this spectacle are seen
a ferryboat and a tug on the waters,
the great lighted city beyond and the
hut on the point where the child has
been hid. The tug picks up the moth
er and child amid the plaudits Of an
audience stirred to the top-notch OF
excitement. This is but one of the
incidents of particularly
moving drama. BUTLER plays the hero
and Brenda Fowler the heroine. Lii
ian Hayward does the she villain and
Wilkes does all the masculine wicked
work. Louise Orendorf is a Chris
IAN of the stony-heart species.
Place makes splendid father of the
heroine. Renfort, Auerbach J,
md Juliette Chandler hand out no end .
If fun. Drum plays the hero's parson !
brother.
Tonight, tomorrow afternoon at the |
matinee. and tomorrow evening Com |
essions of a Wife" will be repeated. |
Sadie Grove, the little six-year-
,irl who takes the part of the baby
10Y in the play, won the hearts of the
rowd and particularly the ladies,
With her sweet little ways, and she's
lever, too.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-09

Accompanying the return of eight
conYicts from Maui, on the order OF
High Sheriff Henry. a letter came from
Chairman w. Henning of the Maui
Board of Supervisors, conveying the
unanimous request of that body to al
low the prisoners to remain on Maui,
The board was willing to comply with
any necessary regulations efor protect
ing the High Sheriff in his respofisi-
bility. 1t is suggested that the mis-
demeanants be kept at Wailuku and
the felons sent to Lahaina, If a COM
plete separation of the two classes
was the object of the order.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-09

adolIlon 10 the space reserved for that
purpose The promoters of the show,
all men standing high in commercial
/ lie here and in the poultry business
/ largely for pleasure, expect a show of
three times the size next year from in
formation received AT this one.
! AT that time there was on exhibition
an electric device for announcing
the laying of an egg. The hen did
the announcing but the electric de-
vice kept her safely in the nest all
alone until the egg could be marked
with her name and number on it,
Wnen the hen could be released with
out in the least disturbing her peace
or mind. If you or any of your read
ers are interested, I will secure and
send full description of it. if possible.
NOW, today comes out the story of
another man in Honolulu who has
added to the stock of the worlds
knowledge by a scheme by which he
can cast q horoscope of an egg ie. if
an egg is fertile or otherwise if the
chick when Matched will be male or
female and whether the chick has a
fair chance to live or is likely to go to
an untimely grave The discoverer,
or alchemist or fortune teller. what
ever you may please to call him is a
responsible man who has lived here in
the city for many years and is the head
man in the principal photograph gal
lery of the city. He says he can tell
anyone in five minutes how to do
what it has taken him Is years to dis
cover. It is all done by the fingers.
No mechanical device is used. He
does not claim perfection, but does
claim to absolutely tell the above
points in over 80 eggs out of 100.
Kindly give my best regards to all
the boys in the trade--from Boston
and New York to Denver and San
F'rancisco-not forgetting the shippers
in the west. Some day I am coming
back to get my blood frozen up again
just to appreciate this wonderful eli
mate, where the balmy trade winds
from California, after sweeping over
20OO miles of ocean, rush, pure and
constant, from the gaps of the noun
tains back of the city into Honolulu.
bringing US both showers mot Oregon
rains) and the freshest of oxygen.
Honolulu, T. H, Jan. II.
The Egg Reporter, which is publish
ed at Waterloo. Ia, has the following
to say about Mr.. Avery editorally:
u. Dixon Avery, Jr., who is now
located at Honolulu T. H. has, in
this issue, mighty interesting COM
munication. We know our subscribers
Will appreciate it. Mr.. Avery wishes
US, through The Egg Reporter, to
give his aloha "a Hawaiian term,
that, according to Mr.. Avery's trans1a-
ton, means more than my very
best'--.to the boys on South Water
q fn no fpar lnrto Of he
Merchants Despatch, Baltimore and
Ohio the Star Union, the chief freight
clerks of the western lines, as well as
the Kansas City, San Francisco and
Chicago managers of the Postal.
Tell them to hunt me UP at the
Young if they ever come to Homo
lulu concludes Mr. AYery.'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-09
LIVING TOO HASTILY
AMERICAN WOMEN BREAK DOWN
Irregularities and Female Derange-
ments Result-Cured by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Owing to our mode and manner of
living, and the nervous haste of every
woman to accomplish just so much
each day. it is said that there is not
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-09
FORECLOSURE SALE
At my salesrooms, corner Queen and
Fort streets.
MONDAY, MARCH IL, 1906,
Au 30 0,Nr OrH NOON


AT 10 O'CLOCK NOON.
Being properties mortgaged by Solo
mon AIohikea Kuaimoku and wife of
South Kona.
2S3 % acres al Pahoehoe, South kona.
1905 acres at Pahoehoe, South kona.
1-3 undivided interest in 1-2 of 241
acres at kaohe.
1-3 undivided interest in land at Pa
lama, conveyed to Lukea Kuaimoku
$4,000 So. #.
1-3 undivided interest in land at Wal
aiua, more particularly described in
lease to Wafalua Agricultural Co.,
Ltd.
SO acres at Paukauila.
2-5 interest in 5.5 acres r. p. 1890
to w. Chamberlain
Apana / and r p 1887, grant to
Kaiaikawaha ell acres.
ALSO
All the cattle and livestock running
on said lands consisting of % cattle,
6 horses, ETC., etc.
Further particulars OF Magoon and
Lightfoot or
WILL E. FISHER,
AUCTIONEER.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-11
HER SON
By Caroline Abbot Stanley.
By Caroline Abbot Stanley.

for four years. But the message mad
not come.
A month ago the high school in
! which she taught was burned. Mrs.
Etheridge did some figuring that night
| She had been teaching twenty-three
years. 1t was long time! She could
see now the black-robed figure going
| to school that first morning, holding
| tightly by the hand the little five-year-
old who looked up to her as such a
tower of strength-she who was in
reality so faint-hearted. He never
knew He always thought she was
| strong.
Her thoughts sped on through the
grammar school days, when she was
still the leader; to the high school,
when she began to study to keep up
send for you. Mother. when l get a
with him. They were companions
| through it all
| And then-why, then he went away
from her-went as far as the great
ocean on the east. Only that? Nay.
She might have followed him there
But he went sailing into the unknown
waters of higher mathematics and
physical science. and her little bark
must keep close to shore. She might
not go farther with him. Well, if
only Rob should make a success, an
abundant success of life. she would
be content.
Those years had been so very long!
Somehow the student of technology
seemed farther away from her than
the little lad who filled her stocking.
She closed the book at last
To ,rix
self one year of rest" In her heart
she was saying, 81 will never leave
him again. | will make a home for
him.
Robert Etheridge met his mother ut
the train He was handsome young
fellow. No wonder she was proud of
him.
They walked up to the boarding
place. 1t was but a step, and she
wanted to see the town. Such a
queer looking place! 1t lay in a can
yon. the walls of which were the slop-
ing sides of the mountains. The can
yon stream ran through the town and
the main street was beside it. Other
streets were dug out from the noun
tain side and the houses ranged in
tiers one above the other
''How l shall enjoy all this,'' Mrs.
Etheridge exclaimed. stopping to sur
vey the town.
''HOw did you happen to give up
your place, Mother?" her son asked
as they started on
Il couldn't stay away from you any
longer, laddie! But 1 did not give it
up permantly-I could go back next
year if | wanted to. Do you disaprOve
of it?"
''Oh, no. Only the times are SO hard
out here that we feel when one has a
good place he'd better stick to it. But
you can go back next year, you say?"
Yes. [ can go back next year.
She did not herself notice the change
of tense. They walked on a little dis
tnnce and then Mrs. Etheridge stop
ped
How different the effect upon one
of being right in the mountains" she
said. AT a distance they are so in
spring. But here-they seem to shut
one in. Do you notice it, Robert?''
ITS the altitude. You are a little
short of BREATH
Il think that must be it, she said
slowly. Yes sure that is it,
At the door of his boarding house
Robert Etheridge stopped.
You mustn't expect to find things
here as they are back home, Mother"
he said uneasily. ''Mrs. Skidmore is
a plain woman, but they have been
Kind to mo-,
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-11

Mountain pass. Below, shining
track showed whence it had come;
above, another-far up the mountain
foretOld where it would go. How it
was to get there no man could tell
Mrs Etheridge sat drinking in the
glory of it all. Her unstinted enthusi-
asm touched the pride of the local
passengers.
The train glided over a trestle and
a vista opened on the other side. Mrs.
Etheridge was on her feet instantly.
The Colorado woman opposite leaned
toward her.
Your first trip over the pass?'
''Yes. Isn't it magnificent!'
The woman took her traps and NOV
ed back of the other.
''I'Il give you my seat too" she said
i'm the kindly Western fashion. .'The
views on both Sides" 1t was easy
afterward to fall into cOnversatiO
''GOing far?'' asked the Colorado
woman. 'Oh, into the mining dis
trict''
Yes, to visit my SON.
Aha, Is he married?''
'NO. | sometimes wish he were"
Il don't know said the woman
thOughtfully ''It will be an awful
u idl W .ot Nhth Nol nave W give
him up, | know. My eldest son was
married last year 1t nearly killed me-
And l have got my husband and two
children left, too
"And | should have nothing said
Mrs. Etheridge softly. MY husband
is dead"
The woman shook her head. 81
hope he won't marry He'll never be
the same to you" Her eyes were full
'sI-I feel as if I've lost mine''
1t is strange how we sometimes drop
into heart talks with strangers. Pos
sibly the very fact that they are
strangers makes us feel freer to lay
bare our inner life. They know no
thing about us. not even our names,
perhaps; our paths will not cross
again; for once we may say just what
we think
"YOu ought not to feel that way"
said Mrs. Etheridge. ''Try to feel in
stead that you have gained a daugh-
ter" 1t was one of those sweet plati-
tudes with which people who have
never had scar try to mOllify gaping
wounds
81 haven't gained a daughter. I've
lost son. The emOllient had proved
an irritant. you'll feel just as | do
some day"
Il hope not" Mrs. Etheridge spoke
earnestly. "I've been schooling my
self all these years to meet this thing
| want my son to marry-when the
right woman comes"
1.-The right woman, yes! But sup
pose your son should marry a woman
that you didn't like, and couldn't"
MY son would never love anybody
that L would not take to my heart as
daughter said Mrs. Etheridge.
And she confidently believed it,
Her companion looked at her with
kindling eyes.
you're a good woman she said.
"YOu deserve good daughter-in-law.
But | hope he won't marry, just the
same
The climb through the mountains
was Il glorious one. Mrs Etheridge
felt lifted up spiritually. with Rob
ert and these mountains" she thought,
Il can give up the rest"
She had not seen him for four years.
After he graduated in mine engineer
ing he had an offer in Silver Crag.
The separation wrung her heart, but
she made no sign Il will never be an
obstacle i'm the %ay of Roberts sue
cess" she had said she did not know
it, but Roberts success" was dearer
to her almost than her hope of heaven.
1t had become the ruling thought Of
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-11

air.
81 don't know Yes-I guess so-if
there is any best. This party it at the
Hail."
"Oh-hr'
When they went Off Mrs Etheridge
stood at the window and watched
them. The moonlight flooded the val
ley. 1t brought out the mountains in
bold relief against the blue Colorado
sky. She looked at them a long time
Then she drew a labored breath.
Strange" she murmured, chow these
mountains settle down on one!''
The days that followed were an
hourly crucifiXiOn to her. She had not
been in the house twenty-fOur hours
before she knew there was something
between Idella SkidmOre and her son.
What it was she could only conjecture,
but when conjecture is turned loose in
a jealous wOman's soul it is a raven
ing wolf, rending at every turn. She
had little to base it on. She had seen
them one day in the hall as she stood
on TIE landing above. He was holding
her hands and talking in a low tone.
They had not seen her. She went into
her room and sat down weakly.
Robert! Robert!
AS the days passed she was torn by
conflicting emotions. One hour she
would say, 1T is only my foolish i'm
aginationr'- next, she would wiring
her hands and whisper, "Oh Godr'
Does this seem melOdramatic? Re
member, he was her only child, the
light of her eyes, the hope of years.
She knew that whatever this thing
between them was it meant the blight
ing of his life or the undOing of the
girls
She came upon them one morning On
the street-an hour after he had gone
to his work, pleading hurry. They
started when they saw her. She made
some casual remark and passed Oh,
the several devils of jealousy tearing
her soul. She would end this tonight,
She would know the truth
When they were alone that evening
she unfOlded a plan for housekeeping.
She had thought out every detail. A
woman Of no mean executive ability
was Mrs. Etheridge, and the stakes
were high.
He listened in silence. Then he said,
Mother, it wouldn't pay to go to
housekeeping for the little time you
will be here
1t hurt her cruelty. There was no
reason why she should not be here al
ways if he wanted her. Then she laid
pride, too, on the altar.
Il don't want to teach again, Rob-
I'd rather have the little housekeep-
ing we've planned so long," She laid
her head on his shoulder-aI woman
now. She had been father and mother
both so long!
Il don't see how we can manage
it, Mother" he said weakly. I'm
afraid We'll have to give up the little
housekeeping Her sacrifice had
been rejected.
I'm a good deal troubled about my
business" he continued. 1.-The mine
shuts down sOOn-so it's rumOred.'
Mrs. Etheridge sat up and thought
rapidly. This calamity might prove a
door of escape.
"Oh, Robert" she cried, lets go
away"
I've had an offer here he began
tentatively.
with another company"
mo. To go into business.
What buSiness?''
1.-The grocery business"
There was silence in the room for
the space of a minute silence that
might be felt. Then Mrs. Etheridge
spoke with incisive distinctness:
DO you mean to tell me that you
think for one moment of giving up
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-04-11

hopefully ushered her in.
| Mrs Skidmore was sitting in q red
and gold plush rocker in agitated con-
sideratiOn of blue album Of the same
material She ran to plush. Her red
hands were just from the dish water,
and her conscious manner belied the
studied leisure of her attitude.
Robert Etheridge presented his
mother.
PLEASED to know you,' observed
Mrs. Skidmore with some stiffness.
Mrs. Etheridge shook hands cordial
ly. "My son has told me of your kind
ness to him, Mrs. SkidmOre, and
feel that 1 know you already"
She could not help seeing i'm one
comprehensive glance the tawdry fur
nishings. the staring family photo
graphs (enlarged) in cheap white
frames. and the appropriateness of
Mrs. Skidmore's dress. But gratitude
is like charity, it covers a multitude
of inharmonious color, and kindness to
ones son i'm a strange land is more to
be desired than immaculate taste.
Mrs Skidmore looked more at ease
''Thanks," she said. |sWe've tried
to make him feel at home, and 1
guess we've succeeded pretty middlin'
well; hain't we, ROb?"
Mrs Etheridge drew within herself
as swiftly and silently as a turtle
whose Outstretched head discovers
within uncomfortable distance an alien
to his kind She felt convicted Of
Overeffusiveness. He had probably
paid his board, Rob-" indeed!
In her room she took herself to task.
What did she expect? Robert had told
her they were plain. In her heart she
was protesting, "She is not just plain.
Plainness can be forgiven. She is
vulgar and familiar"
At supper she met the daughter, who
came i'm after they were seated. She
wore a sweeping tea gown trimmed
with cheap lace. Mrs. Etheridge had
seldom seen a more radiant1y beauti-
full face.
Miss SkidmOre, Mis- Etheridge,"
pronounced the mother, and Miss Skid
more responded in the family formula,
PLEASED to know you" adding sue
cinctly i'm an aside to Robert, who
greeted the smart gown with a low
whistle, ''Oh, shut up!''
Mrs. Etheridge's spirits dropped to
zero during that meal. Was this the
atmosphere that Robert had been i'm
for four years?
What do you think of the girl?"
he asked when they were upstairs.
"She is beautifulr' his mother ex-
claimed enthusiastically. ''The most
perfect features and cOlOring 1 ever
sawr'
His face glOwed.
But, Robert, her manners are afro
cious. Why, she talked in an under
tone to you half the time'
"Of course she hasn't had many ad-
vantages,' he said, apologetically.
Il should think nOt!'' Then she
proceeded to unpack.
I've brought some of the new books
with me- Rob. I'm looking forward
to our reading together this winter"
at will be NICE" he said. But he
did not ask what the books were.
And here are the chessmen. Do
you enjoy chess as much as everY'
Haven't had a game since I've been
here
You haven't? Well, We'll have one
tonight"
He looked uneasy. I'm afraid 1
can't tonight 1 promised to go to a
party before l knew you were coming
I'm awfully sorry. L really couldn't
get out of it."
"Why, that's all right she said. 81
shan't be lonesome. Do you take a
young lady?'-with interest His
friends were always hers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-11-08
TEN MORE VOTES
FeOM WAlAluA
ADDED FOR KALAU

Official returns on the County ticket
were received this morning from, thu.
Third of the Fifth District, Waialua
and the Tenth Of the Fourth Waima-
nalo. which were missing yesterday.
This gives the County Clerk full Of
hcia record Of the vote cast.
The vote on the Sheriff, the most i'm.
portant Of the lot, remains unchanged
the official return confirming the unof.
fetal report sent In by the precincts
yesterday. The official return from
Waialua, however. shows an error In
the report of the vote for County Clerk
Kalauokalani. the Official number be-
ing ll9, while he was formerly credited
with only 1909. thus given him an add.
ton of ten votes, which he, however
does not need.
The official return on the Territorial
ticket sent in from Waimanalo, which
was sent in to Chief Clerk auckland
this morning, was found to be enron
eous In the part showing the vote fol
Representatives. Here the names Of Il
a. G. Long, and the numbers following
below his name had been transposcd
These returns were therefore sent bacl
TO Waimanalo for correction,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-11-08

ccster Is no; the kind of a man 10 usugp
power In any such wnv. Tho rerors
that he will send another ran 10 take
Eig place II he finds himself too III
With lung trouble 10 re,urn here, Is
absurd. He might suggest mat but
he most certainly would not choose
one. or course there is always the pos
cibility that some time the churcl will
want an assistant pastor and so as icnS
rs Mr.. Sylvester was to be In the east
he thought II would do no harm TO lock
over the field and see what possl!!a
material there would he to choose from.
II he knew Of men who w0ul De avail
able 1t would simplify matters When
VIC did want to secure n man. !itt We
have no such plan now
II Is known that Mr.. Sylvester Is not
strong man and he had nor really
entered upon the duties OF his parish,
the church thinking It better for him to
return east In the summer to settle ~
his private business affairs bctCra set
Ting to work, and then being obliged ID
he away later.
Have you any plans for enlarenG
the work Of the church or any change
In plans for Its development ?" was
asked. "All those things remain TO 30
settled when Mr.. Sylvester returns,
said Mr., Hall, IF he has any plan
IN mind we shall be ready 10 decide
later what we will do. We have beer
waiting for him. He has expected Il
be- here by November |, but ! suppose
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-11-08
MOTION IS DtN|tD

In the case Of William Henry VS.. A.
NJ. Brown for judgment on a $1,000 note
which came up this morning before
Judge De Bolt, the plaintiff moved to
strike the defendants answer from the
files on the grounds that the proper af-
fidavit had not been filed. The case
was argued by opposing counsel and
Judge De Bolt denied the motion on the
ground that the answer was good and
sufficient since the complaint did not
show that the note had been dishon-
ored within six months.
The plaintiff took an exception to
the ruling of the court, Attorney j. w,
Cathcart for the defense and J. Light
loot for the plCintif.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-11-08

until we hear definitely DR.. Scudder
will continue 10 supply the pulpit. The
matter will he In the hands of the pull
pit committee. DR.. Alexander and Il
W. Andrews"
Should Mr.. Sylvester be too i'll to
return It will prove great disappoint-
ment to the parish in which he has
made many warm friends in the short
time he has been connected with the
church.