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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-09
ECLIPSE CORRECTION.

Editor Advertiser: Confession being
good for the soul, desire to confess
being caught mapping on eclipses for
1906. as given on page of the Ha-
waiian Annual, and wish, with your
permission, to correct the following
events.
The total eclipse of the moon, to take
place February 8, instead of being in
visible, as stated, find will occur as
follows:
Moon enters penumbra at 6.24.1 p. m
Moon enters shadow at 1910 p. m.
Total eclipse begins at S-27-S p. m.
Middle of eclipse at $40 p. m.
Eclipse ends at 10.062 p. m.
Moon leaves shadow at 11.01.0 p. m.
Moon leaves penumbra at 0.09.9 a. m
of the 9Th.
This makes it the more important
eclipse of the year to us, taking place,
as shown above, from evening to mid
night, the other total eclipse, to occur
August ga, being from midnight to
The second partial eclipse of the sun,
given as July 2, should read July 81.
THOS. G. THRUM, Publisher
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-09
WILSON KICKS ON
THE PAIL CONTRACT

The giving of a contract by the
County Board to Whitehouse to build
the Pail road, after advertising for
bids for only forty-eight hours, is an
injustice to every contractor in the
city" said John Wilson, the con-
tractor, yesterday.
There may be no law requiring the
government or any part of the govern
ment to advertise for bids for any
length of time, but custom here has
something to do with it. And. besides,
there was no such great rush to get
this work started
They knew that some of us con-
tractors We're out of the city at the
time. There were two over on Kauai.
You can't figure on specifications in
diligently in forty-eight hours.
1T was a great injustice and the
methods of the board in this instance
are not a credit to such an organiza-
ton
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-09
MOONLIGHT SERVICE
on DAMON ESTATE

| Out in the moonlight near the hand
dens of Moanalua a religious service
was held last evening, a unique Incl
dent in the effort to spread the Gospel
among those who inhabit the outskirts
of the city. 1t was a service conducted
by Mrs. S. E. Damon, assisted by Rev.
J. w. Wadman of the Methodist
church.
The scene was impressive. Hawai-
ians and Chinese gathered upon the
terrace adjacent to the fountain and
the government road and just within
the borders of Hon. S. NJ. Damon's fine
country estate. The speakers chose a
spot which was flooded with moonlight
Nearby a huge monkey-pod tree threw
out its branches, casting a deep
shadow, and in this semi-darkness the
little congregation was grouped upon
the lawn and the terrace wall, some
lying at full length, others maintaining
dignified sitting posture, and all
were attentive to the service.
A melodeon and a lantern We're
brought into the midst of the group,
and after a song and a prayer, Mrs.
Damon stood before the people and
plaintively pleaded with them to turn
aside from things that were altogether
worldly and seek closer communion
with God.
1t was a home address, quiet little
heart-to-heart talk. The speaker ask
ed the natives to watch we'll the bring
ing up of their children; to refrain
from using bad language in their
presence, and to exert themselves to
know that which is good rather than
bad.
She asked them if they knew what
it was to know the peace which pass |
eth all understanding" the heart peace |
which many desired, perhaps, but did
not know how to obtain. For exam |
pie, she asked the mothers if they |
knew what it was to leave their little |
ones at home to go to town, to feel |
while they We're away lest |
should happen to them, and |
how, on returning home, they felt re-
lieved and thankful that the children |
were well and happy and unframed |
This was only an idea of what would |
come of the peace and thankfulness
when one put his or her whole trust in
God
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-09

ter at some length in insisting on the
enforcement of the law.
Parties who are granted privileges
should comply with the terms on which
the people grant those privileges the
Governor is reported as saying.
"Openness and publicity furnish the
best preventives of graft conditions
and the law must be complied WITH
the executive concluded.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-09
THE CooKIftG SCHOOL.

Miss Tracy's cooking class will meet
hereafter on Wednesday mornings at
the Hawaiian Hotel. The subject of
this weeks lesson is Suggestions for
Dinner The menu includes: Cream
of lettuce. asparagus rolls, bechanel
sauce, daisy salad, almond macaroon
tartlets. The lesson will begin prompt
~ at 10 a. m.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-09
THE SIERRA JAN. 9TH,

Takes the next shipment of Tropic
Fruit Co.'S pineapples to the Coast.
Address P o. Box so, Honolulu, or
leave orders with Wells-Fargo, King
street.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
a Subpoena in a Bouquet for a Girl

From the New 1OfK AIHsTltti.
Pretty Sadie Solomon. 10 years old, of
No. 3ly East Sixty-ntnth street, was an
unwilling witness in the Seventh dis
trict municipal court Thursday in a
suit brought by her nothe against the
daughters former flance. Stgmund
Nissel. to recover $l5+. which Mrs. Sol
ONION ayerred she had lent to him. The
girls unwillingness to appear IN court
was due to the fact that she had been
subpoenaed by Nissel to testify In his
behalf. and the further fact that the
subpoena had been served by what was,
In her opinion. a mean trick.
Elias j. Levy. attorney for Nissel.
had tried in various ways to get the
| document into the hands of the young
woman. but without success until he hit
upon the plan OF sending 1t to her in Il
bouquet. The lowers were delivered at
Miss Solomon's residence by "A sprucely
dressed young man, who turned out to
be "a subpoena server.
Nissel declared. when he took the
stand in his own behalf. that he had
spent the whole 1854 on Miss Solomon,
and thai the money had been given Ia
him by his frances mother for That
purpose. Mrs. Solomon" said he.
knew I had no money 10 entertain
her daughter. and offered to let me have
various sums frequently. Once h gave
me $40. which l spent that night IN
taking Miss Solomon to Wallicks the-
alter and to supper
Decision was reserved.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
Ways Of siberians.

From the CTlC3gO news.
Some interesting phases of Siberian
lie are described in Samuel Turner's
book or that country. OF the exiles
he writes:
when 1 old a Siberian friend that
/ carried a revolver as a protection
against wolves, l was promptly an
formed that l had much more reason
to fear the human wolves that l might
encounter. and this. l found was a
general view of the case. About one
third of the criminal eXiles escape all
control. Armed with a stick. to which
is attached a strong piece of cord or
catgut. they will approach the unwary
traveller from behind. throw the cord
round his neck and quietly strangle
| him by twisting the stick. To rob him
at their leisure of whatever he MAY
possess, or secure his passport iii or
der to make their escape from the
country
Great is the butter making OF ST.
IBERIA. and greater. says Mr.. Turner il
Is to becotne--a region that might SUP
ply half mankind with butter. There
are. however. peasants who. for one
reason or another. refuse to sell their
milk or to turn ii into butter. The
owner of a farm not far from the sta
ton of Tagai vas asked by a Danish
friend why he did not sell the mill.
from his 300 cows to the neighboring
dairy. He replied that his grandfather
and his father had not sold milk before
him, and that he saw no reason why
he should do so: he was sure the Lord
would not like It,"
Here Is IA familiar picture which the
author saw from the Siberian railway
as he Travelled on 1t. day after day,
across the sea of steppes: We often
passed sledges going in the same direc-
ton as our train. and sometimes. when
the horses tool fright at the engine
they maintained the same speed as tn.
train for considerable distances. fire.
uuently terminating the race by over
turning the sledges and scattering their
,c~cupantS."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
WEATHER A
Kept by Mar Who Has Discovered
Rules Governing Rainfall.

From the Pittsburg Gazette.
=. I. Claim. who operates a 2oo-acre
farm northwest of Macon, mas a We;t,h-
er and crop report dating back TO lS4v,
at which time ii was started by ms
fathcr When the old gentleman died
hle son found the record ana continued
it. He claims that ii has demonstrated
almost to Il mathematical certainty
that the seasons vary regularly 70
use 4 somewhat p~aradoNical term, ana
that a farmer could safely operate with
a third less capital by recording the
character of the seasons n thus be-
coming his own weather prophet.
According to this record of sixty
five years" said Mr. Claim, the years
ending with ) nave been rainy With
but two exceptions. What WAS known
as the locust year occurred in 1899.
1t rained considerably in April. hut the
summer was very dry. There was Il
damp harvest in 1855. but no heavy
rams. Those years are the only cNcep-
| lions in this latitude. The year 1865,
was characterized by extensive Hoods
and the same WAS true of 1870. The
harvest crop record for this section
during the half century was made in
1895. This present year viii be re-
markablc for it's corn crop. though pos
sibly some viii be drowned on, ON the
bottoms.
The record shows the dry years
have been the even years, the only eN-
ception being in the sevcns. which were
also dry. The years ending with :
have been the best for vegetables and
corn They are what l call the lazy
farmers years Nature seems TO DE
at her kindcst and but little labor Is
needed to produce abundant crops. The
Years cndius with 4 and 6 AVE been
difficult on account of Il great deal of
spring rains and cold weather.
The advantage of a crop record Is
1hDf 1T enables one 10 calcllatp ihe9d
with a fair degree OF certainty. For
instance, he will not make heavy pur-
chases of stock. expecting to feed on
orr raised in II year ending with 4 or
s: he will not risk a great acreage on
river bottoms In the SIS: he will be
careful to carry over a supply of feed
for the IS, lest the drought cut his crop
short.
In my time the weather diary has
saved me thousands of dollars. and
consider the time spent In keeping IT
up as valuable as II other work about
the farm"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
WHERE HAVE THEY GONE?
What Have Become of the Old Fash
Toned Peopls vino Amused Us?

From the Atchison Globe.
What has become of the old fashioned
man who carried a shot bag IN ms pocket
to keep change in?
Who wore barn door trousers?
Who kept "A boot jack to pull on his
boots
Who had his trousers lined with un@
bleached muslin?
Who wore a long linen buster when ira.
cling?
Who carried an old fiat carpet bag?
Who CREASED his boots on Sunday?
Who wore Il shawl?
Who wore a watch cord with watch key
fastened to it? d.
What has become of the old fashioned
woman who kept Il bodkin In her work
basket?
company?
who made Impressions around the edge
of pies with a key. to make them look
fancy?
Who wore calico sunbonnets with paste
board stats?
Who wore Shaker bonnets?
Who seasoned apple pie with allspice?
Who used indigo to blue the water when
washing clothes?
What has become OF the old fashioned
people who poured tea in the saucer and
blew on it to make 1T cool?
Who drank sassafras tea in the spring TO
purify their blood?
Who had to learn to like tomatoes"
Who saved old rags to trade off to the
tinware peddler?
What has became of the old Fashioned
novelist who always described heroines AS
having dark auburn ringlcts hanging down
their alabaster necks?
of the old fashioned clocutionist who
read widow Bedod Papers" at entertain
ments?
OF the old fashioned little girls who wore
long nankin pantalettes?
OF the old fashioned woman who gave
catnip tea to babies?
OF the old fashioned young men who
creased their hair with bears oil scented
with bcrgamot:
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
The Woman Cashier.

CloIl IL. Ash'ae
That a woman cashier has. been brough
into court by her employers on a charge OF
embezzlement is one of the latest sensa-
ton in this city. Women cashiers ara
thought by many business men to be es.
pecially desirable for the simple reason
that hey do not embeazle. Women are
more honest than men" Is a common way
of putting the matter. They have no vices.
say their appreciattvc employers. They do
not gamble. They do not bet on the races.
They are content to live within thei- sal
aries. They havc no temptations leading
them to make improper use of the money
of others which IL intrusted to them.
So the woman cashier has been accepted
in thousands of business establishments AS
an insurance against false entries In ledg-
ers. .doctored' trial balances and general
dishonesty. She has justified her rcputa-
ton. as is proved-for one thing the
stir which the case OF the woman cashier
who is now under charges of thievinG has
caused. An intimation that II the charges
, are justified the woman's misdeeds will be-
found to have been committed in an effort
TO assist a man OF her acquaintance l. a
curious reversal of the saying that when
a man gets into trouble there is always a
wonaa in the case. THIS tventieth-cen
fury variant of a story as old as the hills
does not seem In any respect an improves
mcnt over the familiar version.
T. k:l1 T.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
A SLIGHT Mistake.

From The Kansas Ci:v Times.
H. the lobby Of almost any hotel can Ia.
found ,he fellow who likes TO point out
celebrities TO his friends. thus conveying
tno impression that he 'lknows them all"
Al the Hotel Baltimore not long ago was
ne of thes,. fellows showing a friend from
out of town around. Near the cigar stand
thoy stopped.
500 that man said tn" Kansas city
Young man. half under his breath. Well.
that's Former Governor Dockery. He's
IA. man with th" famous wink They
SAY he'd like 10 be a congressman. : sena-
toi or someth.ne. | don't know just what.
Hos a pretty nice fellow to meet. I've
had many a pleisau, chat with him. ia
Introduce you If he s.asn't so busy talking.
What do YOU think Of him"
The otllcr srn.i"d ills all right was
tho reply. "H.w"v"r. he isn't Former
;oN.ruor lpoclery. That's Colonel Sam
'c,Gi. llnow him wei"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
wouldn'. p~eseerate the Sabbath.

PROM inc NaISdS wv III'5
Yesterday morning two women steppen
up to the Orpheum's box office and ore OF
them asked for four seats for Sunday
nights performance. The other. an older
woman. stepped back aghast.
whats th~at-Sunday" sh" said. II
thought you were goin. Saturday. ! don't
go TO theatcrs on Sunday"
Perhaps you don't down in oklahoma
came from the other, but you do wnch
you're up here with me-
We'll. i won't. 1 won't do such a thing
on Sunday I'm a church member" said
the other woman firmly.
20. you'll go all right" sad the other,
az she paid for the tickets.
~ won't GO" vowed the older woman.
growing angry.
You will was the reply. The other
woman put her hands on her lips.
Mary" she said. "1ll be damned II III
go to n theater on Sunday
Then she went haughtily out followed by
he woman with the tickets.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
The ..No-Aat" Fad.
London Truth.

sunday on two ago happened to
traverse some miles of one of the main
roads leading out Of London. and was
,ruch impressed by the number OF
cyclists travelling without hats. ] was
.;iven TO understand that they are he
visible result of the 'no-hat movement.
- the day vas dry ana the dust VAS
churneI UP IN a suffocatine cloud by
an inc -ssant procession of motor cycles.
ordinary cycles and horse vehicles, it
struck me that The movement IN ques-
ton might equally we'll be called the
Girty-head movement. BY the time they
had done twenty miles on that road
these youths heads mus, have been in
4 condition to compete with h door
mats In any railway station or public
library.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
His COURAGE Failed.

From the Kansas Guy lihies.
l.. A. Keller. ticket seller at the Or
pheum. was asked yesterday morning ny
a Young mar for three OF the best seats III
the house. They were wanted for last
nights performance, Keller sold him three
divan seats. The young r1An started away
and then stopped.
Say" he said. ''thei" won't he any
arm between two of these seats. VIII
there"
No. replied Keller. You have one
whole divan and half of another. me
whole divan won't be divided by an arm
The purchaser thought n moment.
Il don't believe l ought to take them
he said. "you see, I'm going to bring
two girls I've been going with and II l
sit with either on that divan the other
will be jealous. However. | guess III
try It,"
He went away. About . o'clock Keller
was surprised to see the young man be-
fore the box office window again.
What Is 1t ow? asked the ticket sell
Ter.
why. l don't believe I'll risk using
these divan seats" said the other. laying
down the tickets. Give me three seats OF
the other kind"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
A Real Critic.

From the Chicago Journal.
A we'll known artist overheard "A coun
,ryman and his wife ridicullng his picture.
which represented a farm scene. He was
so indignant that he at last interposed
with this remark:
That painting is valued at a hundred
mounds. Allow me to ask II you are ia
miliar with works OF art?"
Not very familiar with art replied
the farmer. but ] know something about
nature. young man. When you make a
cow that gets up from the ground by put
ting her fore feet first YOU do something
hat nature never did
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
Quite Willing to obiis..

Benevolent l.ady-Now mind that YOU
don't 80 and slcnd that ~ the iirs, public
nous" you come 10.
D~isrepu,able Old I'aupcr You bet /
won't. mum. You means the Spotted
boz ..ot me. You're 4 good Judge. you
are. I'm for the Green Duck" further on.
/ agrrc with %you-thc Spotted Dog amt
a, class AZ al.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
Il COST OF A aox.

I read the other day that 1t cost
nearly a thousand pounds to bring up
a London boy and educate and dress
him we'll. j said to myself. That is
because everything In the city has to
be bought and living is high" But l
began to study the thing. and found
that even Il country boy costs his Da-
rents Il great deal.
When you count what a boy eats
and what he wears. and the school
books he must have. the doctors bills
that have to be paid when he gets the
measles or the scarlet fever. he will
cost his folks at hoine at least a hun
dred dollars "a year. II a boy ia given
to breaking things. kicking the toes
out of his boots. and so on. he costs
more thar that; so when l am twenty
one. and old enough to do for myself,
/ shall nave cost father more than two
thousand dollars.
Mother cooked my food and made my
clothes, ard patched them, washed and
ironed for me. took care Of me when
/ Was "A little fellow and whenever |
was sick. and she never charged my
thing for that. Ii she were dead and
father had to pay for all that II would
cost him another hundred dollars a
year more. and that two thousand DOL
lars worth OF work mother will have
done for me by the time / was a man.
FOUR thousand dollars for "A boy.
What do you think of that?
These are hard times. When parents
put -four thousand dollars into a boy.
what nave they a right to expect from
him? Is II fair for a boy to play truant
at school? Is 1t fair for him 10 play
ball. go swimming. or hang around
town all the time when. maybe. his
fathers potatoes are not dug, nor the
wood brought IN for his mother? Is II
fair for him To disappOint them by
swearing and drinking? Is 1t fair for
49, -. .-,-. Ito ,a.r As 20, ..t1-- l. -
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12

From Harper : WcSklN-
Among the many good stories OF hn
norous happenings in court told by At
torney Watson. of Pittsburs. is the fol
lowing:
"A prominent attorney of Kansas
city who was retained as counsel for
the defense in II criminal case IN the
city named succeeded in getting his
client out of "A pretty bad situation by
means of AN alibi. which the attorney
presented to the court In SO novel ~
way tina, II was little short of master
full.
AT the end of the trial the attorney
was overwhelmed by congratulations
from his colleagues OF the legal fra
ternity of his able work. To these fe-
Ncitations there We're added those or the
learned Judge himself. who observed.
"a fine alibi. that, and mighty we'll
putt
We'll modestly responded the law
yer. 4 myself think 1t was rather neat
OF those that were offered me II was
w far the best"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12
! MORE OR LESS HUMOROUS. =
Was eio Enouah for Two

From Inc kalsas Clty IlIhcs.
4 one-lesged man, who Wore a very
large shoe. Was getting n shine In u
West Twelfth street bootblack stand
Saturday and he thought he'd joke with
the little Greek who was doing the
work. Pointing to his shoe he said
only one-half price,
The little foreigner looked first AT NJ
shoe and then in the mans face
NAN" he said. shaking his head.
Big 'noush mo
Literal.
From Harpcr's Weekly.
y BROOKLYN public chool teacher says
tina, she once required a pupil to com
pose Il sentence with The word dog
ma as the subject. The pupil. II lad
Of 10 after some elaboration. sub
mitted his effort. 1t read as follows.
The dogma has five pups.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1906-04-12

Silver money $50 years old is still IT.
in some parts OF Spain.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-06-13
SLEEPY EYE GETTING MORE FISH
Large Supply Of Pike Placed in
Cottonwood.

Last week through the personal eff
forts of the state game warden and
Hans Mo, 100000 young pike were
placed IN the Cottonwood river one
half above the Iberia dam and the
other half below the dam. Mr.. Fuller
ton happened to be in the city and the
matter was mentioned to him by Mr..
Mo and he Immediately telegraphed
for the fish.
He also gave Mr.. Mo to understand
that if they were able to keep the lake
at its present level there would be no
trouble in stocking the lake with crop
pies and perch. AS long as there is
no danger of the lake freezing solid
there is no reason why fish should not
live in the lake.
Mr.. Mo says that the fishing in the
Cottonwood has been very poor from
the fact that only at very high stages
Of water are fish able to get above the
dams in the river. He complains that
there are no fish ways provided, and
the result is that the people Of Sleepy
Eye are denied the sport they would
otherwise have if things were as they
should be.