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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-16
TWISTS IN THE 4
SIGN LANGUAGE

| The eontortions to which the Eng
| Iish language is submitted among the
Oriental residents are nowhere shown
with greater advantage than in the
signs displayed before the various
shops in Chinatown and elsewhere
throughout the city, wherever the
promise of patronage has induced the
pake or Jap into commercialism. Near
one of the busiest corners of Fort
street swings a sign, announcing that
pecially violets.''
On Hotel street are several original
announcements. One mechanic adver-
tises himself as a sanitary plumber
and house sewer connection while
opposite him cigar, tobacco and other
cold drink" can be had. There are
two or three places where furnishing
rooms can be rented, and cut prices
are advertised in a side street off River
as Il nights Is cent. The limit, how
ever, is to be seen on King street be-
fore store whose proprietor could
give Andrew Carnegie points on pho
netic spelling. His sign is Term Parlr'
which interpreted means, ice cream
parlor.''
The Orientals are free of the one
characteristic of the amateur sign
painter. who fully half the time get
the letter S backwards, but there is
one noteworthy exception to this to be
seen in Chinatown, where an Illuminated
Bath" sign is reversed throughout.
the word being painted on paper and
then pasted on the glass, requiring a |
read. 49,
For a person who believes in signs
and has some spare time, saunter |
under the signboards in Chinatown will |
reveal many amusing things.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-16
MAsQUE CARNIVAL.

The evening of May 80 is the date
set for the grand masque carnival at
the Queen street rink. 1t will be the
event of the skating season. and viii
mark the finale of the regular skating
sessions. During June. July and Aug
ust, owing to hot weather. the rink
will only be open Saturday evenings,
for the regular band concerts and per-
haps a few racing events. SO a good
time will be assured the many skating
patrons once a week. Tonight the re-
lay trophy is up for discussion The
Diamond Heads and Koko Heads have
won a leg each, so whichever wins to-
night will have a two-thirds mortgage
on the handsome cup. It Will be
great race and it's impossible to name
the favorite. Saturday morning win
be set aside for the children, with
races and free soda-coupons for attrac-
lions,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-16

DR.. Woolsey, of Oakland, who spen
a part of the last season here, write:
a home paper as follows;
One word in regard to gin. Gin was
imported to Honolulu by the mission
aries and traders and whalers in very
early days. 1t is said now, as it is al
ways said by people who want a good
excuse, that gin is healthy because il
acts on the kidneys, and, besides, it
looks innocent because it is clear like
water. The fact is that it is the most
harmful of all alcoholic beverages, ex-
cept wood alcohol, and its particular
harm lies in lis excitation of the kid
neys I will venture to say that a
man drinking gin for one year would
more certainly produce Brights disease
or diabetes than drinking Canadian
Club whisky for forty years. The Ho-
nolulu people do. not realize this but
it is undoubtealE the cause of the path
ology of the PLACE. More people, old
and young, are suffering from kidney
disease, 1 should Judge from their APP
pearance, IN Honolulu, than I have
even seen in any other city, and there
can be no other reasonable explana-
ton than the one l have given. The
of the queens and princesses have been
short, and probably gin is the cause
thereof. Gin is drunk universally by
the natives. The little steamship XII
nau that goes to Hilo and the island
of Hawaii was freighted chiefly on my
return trip from the volcano of Kila-
uea with empty gin bottles.
L failed to emphasize the fact that
poi was an essential element of the ma
tive feast. 1t is the chief diet for the
native Hawaiian, and is being extern
sively used by the Chinese and Japan
csc in the islands, and by the whites,
as well. There are many doctors there
even who use it and praise it as a nu-
tritious article of food. But my judg-
ment is that its IN. c. In my opin-
ion, it is the principal cause of the
fort, f1abby and non-resistent phys
iques of the native population.
Poi is made from the taro root, which
grows in water, more or less stagnant.
being boiled dried and
ground. 1t was formerly beaten with
rocks. The taro flour is mixed with
water and allowed to stand in Gala
oashes until it begins to sour, and the |
longer it is kept the greater the fer
and the more It is appreci- |
ated by its victims. After it is eaten
he. fermentation proceeds, and the eat |
sr is swelled up to his gaseous salts
action
The first thing one observes among
he Hawaiian people when he sets
DOT on shore and the last thing he sees
when leaving the fairy island, Oahu,
s the poi belly The native, how
,ver refined or otherwise beautiful,
whether princess or hula, would not
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Ss1 Laupahoehoe. Hilo. Hawaii. $50.

S91 Laupahoehoe, Hilo. Hawaii. $50
B $50. p 10. Dated Apr II, 1905.
Mrs Julia K Kapololu to S Lazaro,
L: r P 1880, kul 1894, Kauhakokai, etc,
S Kona. Hawaii. Is yrs at SO per yr-
| s 2S3. p 119. Dated Jan 10, 1866.
DIP Waahila to Marcial Agial (k), l.;
r P 1864. kul 1895, Holuaioa, \ Ko-
ma. Hawaii 20 yrs at $50 per yr. 3
2S3, 1870 Dated Sept u, 1901.
NJ Tokunaga TO OIaa Sug Co Ltd,
NJ: cane on por lots IA and 10, Olaa
Tract, Puma. Hawaii. 81 and advs. b
80, 241 Dated Apr 80. 1906.
T Nagua tc Olaa Sug Co Ltd. c NJ;
cane on por lot 45. Olaa, Puma. Hawaii.
81 and advs. 279, pa. Dated Apr
%. 1906
A Kalawaianui and VT to Hamau
(w), d: % 21-1O0a of r P (gr) 1919, Ka-
1rehameiki, Kula. Maui. $40 B $50, p
81. Dated Apr "a 1906
A Kalawaianui and wf to Keanu (lI).
d: / 2-10Ca of gr 1908. Kula, Maui. 50.
E $50. p 81. Dated Apr "a. 1886
Heinrich Streubeck to Talulo L Miner,
a NJ; mtg E H Kekapai on gr 1909,
Waiakoa. Kula. Maui $4,000. b 279, p
a27 Dated Apr 3 1906.
S K Makaena and VT to E X Waha-
mana. D: ga of r p (gr) 1899 hui land,
Pauwalu. Koofar>> Maui. $50. B $50, p
81. Dated Sept q. fSQ2.
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Of all the diseases known, with
which women are afflicted, chronic
kidney disease is the most fatal. In
fact. unless early and correct treatment
is applied, the weary patient seldom
survives.
Being fully aware of this, Lydia
E. Pinkham, early in her career, gave
exhaustive study TO the subject, and in
producing her great remedy for
woman's ills Il Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound-was careful to
see that it contained the correct combi-
nation of herbs which was sure to con-
troll that fatal disease, woman'S kidney
troubles. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is the only one espe-
sially prepared for women, and thou
sands have been cured of serious kidney
arrangements by it. arrangements of
the feminine organs quickly affect the
kidneys, and when woman has such
symptoms as pain or weight in the
loins, backache, bearing-down pains,
scalding or burning sensations or de-
poSits in the urine, unusual thirst,
swelling of hands and feet, swelling
under the eyes or sharp pains in the
back. running through the groin, she
may infer that her kidneys are affected
and should lose no time in combating
the disease with Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, the woman's
remedy for womanS ills.
The following letters show how
marvelously successful 1t is.
Mrs Samuel Frake. of Prospect
Plains, n. J., writes:
cannot thank you enough for what Lydia
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MRS. IT, M Lana and mrs. S. Eroke

/ E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done
| for me. When | first wrote to you had s1f-
fered for years with what the doctor called
kidney trouble and congestion of the female
organs My back ached dreadfully all the time,
and suffered so with that bearing-down feel
ing could hardly walk across the room. Ibid
not get any better. so decided to stop doctorlng
with my physician and take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and | am thank
full to say it has entirely cured me. / do all
my own work, have no more backache and
all the bad symptoms have disappeared
I cannot praise your medicine enough, and
would advise all women suffering with kidney
trouble to try it.
Mrs j. W. Lang, of 626 Third Ave
nue., New York, writes
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
l have been a great sufferer with kidney
trouble NY beck ached all the time and I
was discouraged / heard that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound would cure
kidney disease and began to take it, and it
has cured me when everything else had failed
/ have recommended 1t to lots OF people and
they all praise 1T very highly.
Mrs. Pirakham's Standing In
vitatiOn.
Women suffering from kidney
trouble. or anv form of female weak
ness. are invited to promptly communi-
cate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn,
Mass. The present Mrs. Pinkham is
the daurhter-in-law of Lydia Il. Pink
ham. her assistant before her decease,
and for twenty-five years since her
advice has {been freely given to sick
women. Out of the great volume of ex-
perience which she has to draw from,
it is more than likely she has the very
knowledge that viii help your case
Her advice is free and always helpful.
u.,e n,r.aHx f~S 1pnuanIc EIIe
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Warm, Debilitating
Weather

Many people, after long spell
of oppressive heat, suffer from
Iassitude, loss Of spirits, and a
general "run down" feeling.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-16

| For a person who believes in signs
and has some spare time, saunter
| under the sgnboards in China town will
reveal many amusing things.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-05-16

They need a course
of Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla, q medicine
which has revived
and restored to act
i've life and health
thousands of such
sufferers. A lady
who recently re-
turned to England
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Lydia Compound RCmanS Remedy m Nomans His
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ECONOMY IN TIE END.

A few doses of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy VIII cure your cold and per-
haps save a doctors bill later on. It
always cures and cures quickly, For
sale by Benson. Smith & Co, Agents
for Hawaii
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THE GIN AND POI DIET
KILLING OFF NATIVES
Oakland Doctor Says Gin Is a Most De-
structive Drink and That Poi Is Not
Nutritious Food.

think of restraining her obesity and
you see each dressed in a Mother Hub
bard gown, which, in imitation of >the
New York society woman, she grace
fully draws her skirts forward and to
one side, to show the beautiful poster
Tor outline of her form. The native
woman, but for her poi bay window
is beautiful
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY MET

Nearly two hundred members of
the New Jersey Historical Society and
of the woman's branch attended the
semi-annual social meeting of the
organization yesterday afternoon in
the Historical Library, in West Park
street, Newark. An elaborate lunch
con was served shortly after one
O'Clock by the managers of the wom-
ans branch, under the direction OF
Miss M. Antoinette Quinby, president
of the branch. She was assisted in
receiving the guests as well as in en-
tertaining them by the officers and
members of the Board of Managers,
who were in turn aided by a bevy of
young society women of Newark.
Among the latter were the Misses
Riker, Washington, Carter and Alling
and the Misses Crane.
After the luncheon there was a
brief period of social chat, and then
an entertaining lecture was delivered
by the Rev. DR.. Everett It. Tomlin-
son, of Elizabeth, who took the place
of Sir Purdon Clarke, of whose in
ability 10 attend Miss Quniby was
notified on Tuesday. DR.. Tomlinson
took for mis- theme the famous wom-
en- of the American Revolution, Civ
ing a comprehensive glimpse of the
characters and doings of Martha
Washington and others.
1t had been expected that Senator
Everett Colby would be present, but
he was unable to attend. An invita-
tion to address the meeting had also
been accepted by Mr.. James Ricalton,
of Maplewood, photographer, scien-
fist and historian, who followed the
Japanese firing line during the entire
Russo-Japanese war. He was unable
to appear, as was General Grant Will
son, who sem letters of regret. May
or Henry M. Doremus, of Newark,
made a short talk.
Names of those VINO were present
are: Mr.. and Mrs. William Nelson,
of Paterson; Mr.. Culver, president of
the Hudson County Historical So
ciety;s Jonathan w. Roberts, presi-
dent of the New Jersey Historical So
ciety; Cyrus w. Peck, the Rev. Mr..
Howe. DR.. and Mrs. Wilson, of Eliz-
abeth; Mr.. Ernest Coe, Miss Emma
q. Lathrop, regent of New York City
Chapter, Daughters of the American
Revolution; Mrs. Joseph d. Bedle,
Mrs. J. j. Bergen, Mrs. r. v. Linda
bury, Mrs. Sydney N. Ogden, William
e. Speakman, of Woodbury.: Mrs.
Julia Reyes COLES, of Morristown;
Miss Campbell, Mrs. Archibald w.
Mercer, Mr.. Freeman, MI. Kanouse,
of New York; the Rev. Mr.. Folsom,
the Rev. Mr., Dwight, of Convent Sta
ton; the Rev. Mr.. Riggs, of Orange;
Miss Mary jenkins, Mrs. Erastus G..
Putnam, Mrs. Sydney A. Twinch,
Miss Clotille Smith, Mrs. William T.
Carter, Mrs. B. H. Atha, Mrs. Frede-
rick Thorne and Mr.. Frederick A.
Garfield, of Dover.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
MOVEMENT OF A GLACIER.
One a Mile Long in Southern Rock
les Shifted Twenty-Seven
Feet in q Year.

1t had long been supposed that no
true glaciers remain in the Rockies
south of Wyoming, a supposition now
known to be incorrect, says Junius
Henderson, in Harper's Magazine.
North of Longs Peak two ice fields
have been described and referred to as
glaciers by men whose determinations
are entitled 20 considerable weight,
though on the whole they partake
more of the nature of neve and are so
considered by some biologists. This
difference of opinion is entirely Fx-
cusable on the ground that the divi l.
ing line between neve and glacier l.
indistinct, "the one passing into the
other by inse.sible graduation Hoy
ever, explorations carried on in the
last five years have brought to light
an ice stream which is so distinctly
a glacier as to leave 10 chance for a
dispute as to its character. 1t has been
visited by experienced biologists,
mapped, photographed and thoroughly
studied.
Arapahoe glacier is about a mile
long and is situated amid scenery as
inspiring as any in the southern Rock
les. 1t occupies an amphitheater or
glacial cirque upon the east side of the
Arapahoe Peaks, the peaks and their
thin, sharp, serrated connecting ridge
forming the semi-circular rim of the
cirque, the ridges running eastward
from the north and south peaks form
ing the walls of the ancient glacial
valley, The highest point On the rim
of the cirque is 1900 feet above sea
level.
No measurements were necessary to
convince our first exploring party that
the ice was moving. To the student of
glacial phenomena the evidence on
every hand was easily read as a print
ed page and as convincing as a mathe-
NAUTICAL demonstration, but it remained
to determine the rate of movement.
Consequently, on a later visit, we set
up the instruments on the granite
north wall and placed a line of zinc
tablets across the face of the ice. Re-
turning exactly n year later, we
found that the tablets had moved in
amounts varying from 11.15 feet at a
point 800 feet from the edge, to 27.7
feet at a point near the center.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
ITALIANS AS FARM HELP.
Said by Their Representative coun-
trymen to Be Capable and
Industrious.

Signor Pietro Isola has a project t.
supply American farmers with Italian
help, reports the Boston Globe. 'lta
lians," he said, were never appreciat
ed in this country. Illiteracy is not ig
norance; If it were, there would b.
little of it among Italians.
"They are expert farmers in respect
to the climate of their own country
They understand all grains well, and
in fruit culture they are far ahead OF
most Americans, especially in grating
| know one who has acclimated the fig
tree, not with the purpose. at first, OF
making the fig tree a commercial sue
cess here, although it is coming to
that.
These Italian farmers are asking ii
there is not something for them to dc
in America besides digging in the
streets and sewers. At a recent meet
ing of grangers l unfolded this subject
and it was taken up with enthusiasm
with a promise to do all possible tc
induce the farmers of New England to
CLAlDAO1 IN 6OAO vi lbdlys 1hCJ oAN
not drunkards; they are intelligent and
they are faithful.
THE farmers fear the difficulty OF
language; but they employ other for
eigners-Poies, French and others
without trouble, and the Italians learn
more readily than either, and besides
they understand the language of ges-
lures better than any others.
"As the Chinese were excluded, the
farmers of California began to look
about for the next best, and they found
them in Italians, and now they are
scattered half over the state, more
than one-half the inhabitants Of So
mon county being of that race.
There is no better farmer on earth
than the Italian-intelligent, industri-
Gus and faithful to the last degree. II
he comes into New England the bene6t
will be not so much to him as to the
farmer.
Anyone, whether he be a farmer,
common laborer or anything else
makes a mistake If he opposes the TIA
lian farmer. He would restore the idle
farms, as no one else can.
IF ever there was an undiscovered
country of farm lands in the world
that country is Massachusetts. People
are struggling in their crude way with
hay and corn to get a yield Of S. to $2S
an acre, while the Italian would coa1
from the willing soil a fortune"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
Women's Underwear
and
Lingerie Waists

Soft Fine Muslin Ora we-s-cambric
ruHIes, with b. 9. tucks-yalue .35. 10
Nainsook and Cambria Drawers
emby or fancy ~laee-value $1.29 -. go
Fine Nainsook Night Gowns-H. S.
ruffle or yoke with tucks
and ~emh'y-worth 80 and SO ....< ~
Fancy trim'd Night Dresses-lace,
emb'y. tucks and ~ribbon-value S1.49 .9R
Cambria Corset Covers-tucks, emb'y
or Z to I fancy lace insertlngs and
eucks-Faiue 20 ................ rs
Nainsook Corset ~Covers-ribbon, lace
and emb'y trim-value 20 ......... 40
Coiored Lawn Slips-to wear under
thin w~alsts-vnlue 90 ............. 30
Full Size Sklrts-deep f~ounces, with
tucks. emb'y or lace instg and edge. 20
Splendid lot. with extra deep ruffies
of fancy laces or French emb'y... .0S
Extra Size Cambria Drawers
wide hemstitched ruf1e-value 40. 20
Cold Lawn Dressing S~acques-striped
effects, white b~ands-value SO. 49,. .27
Lingerie Waists-Lawn and Batiste-
cluster tucks and panel of hand emb'y-
short sleeves-usually $3.9S..... 1.79
White Lawn and Batiste Waists,
emb'y, lace and tucks-
dozen pretty ~styles-valne $1.49.... .0S
Fine Batiste Waists-French
emb'y and group tucks--or
lace and medallions-value $500. 2.29
White Lawn Waists-trim'd with emb'y,
iaees and t~ucks-value 500. LAO
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
Largest Electric Plant.

Chicago is to have the largest cleo
trio light and power station in the
world. 1t will he a steam turbine
plant, and all the boilers are to be
equipped with automatic stokers. SO
that no manual handling Of the coal
will be necessary. There will be an
electrical kitchen where substantial
meals will be cooked by electricity for
the employees. There will be a refrig-
Grating apparatus, an ice plant, a MIN
Der of bedrooms, as we'll al locker
rooms, baths and other conveniences.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
Neckwear
Ribbons
Handkerchiefs

Chemisettes. Jokes and Collars
Batiste. Baby Irish. Point Gaze
and Others-value 81. SO. .....,. 40
Box Ruchings-six lengths reg .25 II
Sleeve Pleatings-Lace. Chiffon and
Lawns to 8 inch-value so yd... 10
SILK Maine Hat Pleatings-
value rs SO
Rich Dresden Ribbons-3h to Az inch
light colorings-value % to 3D.. ,24
Plain and Liberty Satin Taffetas-
= 10 IN nch-valu .19........... IA
Ribbons. warp prints. Dresdens and
rainbow ombres-value 45........ %
Women's Pure Linen r.. 8. H'dk'fs-
Enthusiastically 1............. X
Mems III. s. all linen Handk'fs-
", " Inch hem-value .10.....
WOmen's fancy emb'd H'dk'fs-
hemstitched and lace trimmed
also white emb'd in black...,.. .I26
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
Mountain 1nvades Town.

Faith or something else is removing
at least one mountain in the Rhymney
valley, GlamorgansL. re, Wales, which
is slowly advancing towards the viii
lage of Troedyrhiew. Although the
garden of the village inn has been
completely swept away. the inn itself,
which is between the mountain and
the garden, is intact. The explanation
is that it was practically rebuilt some
time ago on a solid bed of rock. Near
the inn is a belt of woodland in which
all the trees have developed a pro-
nounced droop. Many opinions are ex-
pressed as to the cause of the slide.
Mining operations, some say, are re-
sponsible, while others attribute it to
Qu~icksand.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
Curtains
Draperies
Dnne or

RULED Muslin Curtains-S4O inches
wlde-open s-trlpes-wortf s7e...- .6U
Nottingham Lace Curtains
white and Arabian-clean up Nmanu- Il
facturer's spring surplus-reai lace r.
~designs-3 to A yds. long
so to go Inches wide
value $500 to ~$4.0S.... SO tqf&.B6l
Door Panels-hand made Arabian j
and Renaissance motif. on best "
French cable nett to 10 Of a style
value 1925 to $500. ........... 1.48l
Furniture Sateens-Fioral, Vine and
High Art designs-value .23...... .16j
Tapestry Table Coyers-reversible-
Oriental designs-tassel fringe
2 yds. sq.-were $2.70. ......... Ids
Bagdad and Negus Stripe Couc- I
Covers-50 incnes wide. . yds. long
heavy fringe-value $2.29....... l.4Oi
Monte Finish Cretonnes-oriental ..
and foral-yalue 1T............ H MI
Ruffied Net NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. III
inserting and edge-value .22..... .lOf
op riEsnfsl d Aaa s0l@se. .iSa Sw|
Special Lot Large Administer Rugs J
-3x4 yds.-made of mfrs rem
nants and odd borders-same quail.
ty, perfect, sells at $24.9S, this lot 1&.06I
Granite Art Squares-2x3 yds.- zl
large assortment-special 1900. 1.1Bl
ALL Wool Brussels Rugs-S.Sx10.6
ft.-best colorings and designs
worth $15.eS. 1lsBdl
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
Calling on America for Help.

The appeals for American assistance
made in behalf of afflicted peoples Of
the old world are recognition OF the
Astounding prosperity of this country
and its proved willingness to give
from its abundance TO those in dis
tress. The United States first set an
example of generosity on a large scale
at the time OF the great Irish famine in
the first half of the last century and
from that time on American ears have
never been deaf to appeals for help
from across the water.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Father Held In Poison Candy Case.
TRENTON, N. J., May 3.-Charles
T. Davenport was locked up here by
the authorities, who now suspect him
Of being implicated in sending poison
ed candy to his daughter, Josephine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03

JERSEY CITY, n. j., May 3.-Every
cIergymen here who permits euchre
playing for prizes and every person
who participates in the game is liable
to arrest and indictment. Judge James
d. Manning of the Second criminal
court made this announcement in CIV
ing a decision in the case of several
men arrested recently in a raid on the
Tenth Ward club.