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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-27
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-27

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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-27

neWsos arrested for craps yesterday figure
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-27
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
All Sorts of Amusement.
All Kinds of Recreation,
All the Comforts of tome.

Tickets and Information at Oahu
Railway station and Trent & Co, or
ring up Haleiwa Hotel, King So.
On Sundays the Haleiwa Limited, a
two-hour train, leaves at 1922 a. M;
returning, arrives in Honolulu at 1910
D m.
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Hawaiian Electric Co., Ltd.
Grand Clearance Sale
Ladies', Misses and Children's
Ready-to-Wear Apparel.

THURSDAY FEB 1s. AT O'CLOCK a sale
in
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She was kneeling just inside the renee
stirring and pattlng the already prepared
soil OF hower-bed with pearl-handied
trowel ordered especially for this hrst
i simmer in tho country. And az she
stirred and patted her lips murlnured
few bars of Il French labor-song, and
her brow wrinkled and smoothed with the
motions OF the trowel,
Presently she arose and surveyed her
work critically, approTingl There were
many little curves and HAkllops and much
scroll work traceryS ,4seN hnlY, 1t was very
nice and artistic. All attacked now was
The flowers.
The costly white gloves, which reached
TO her elbows, were dlscoored with the
soil she had been manipulating, and she
regarded the stains with pensiye salts
faction Then, as approaching footsteps
sounded upon the sidewalk, she took
the trowel and made q dark line across
what SHE considered a too large space OF
white--a laborer should not be ashamed
nf the marks Of his toll. AS she ratse.l
nor eyes she looked straight into pair
of admiring ones on the opposite side
of the fence.
d The mans gaze was ayerted Instantly,
and ha would have passed on, but she
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Now this bed"-turning and regarding
the little circle Of disturbed soil anxious
ly-"has cost me lot Of thought ana
labor, I've been toling In it-with my
own hands, mind you-more than half nm
hour: and, of course, can't risk any
uncertainty, It's all ready for It's up-
holsterng-no, mean its-its farming.
win you toll ME where I must get the
prize flowers. and would better plant
them or Just stick one side In tho ground
for-for slips-isnt 1t slips they're
called ?'-looking up into his face conild-
ingly and modelling an "of course, us
slips. but want to hear you say So
.'.Why, no, I'm very sorry, bllt you're
mlataken,'' he answered, admlring the
delicate color which came and went in.her
face, and glad TO know that the race
belonged to the next cottage ana would
remain there all summer. you see, y .
bulbs. Ny gardener had a great boxful
come the other day, and he's so CHOICE
OF them he'll scarcely let me go near the
box, for fenr III get something mixed.
or course, they're the prize-wlnpeis. lie
puts tile bulbs in the ground and covers
them over with dirt saw him do few
this smorning.
'Oh, that's TIN relieved yolca--Pl
didn't know, hut it's lovely. Il they're
bulbs, there won't be any willing, and
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"Thc capital stock Is R1D00,0o0, or
So, 900, 900. The corpora ton Is an English
one. and the most OF the shares are held
In England. and especially in London.
The stock is not a speculative one, and
the company does not encourage dealing
In It. We would rather not have it rise
and fall Indeed. the shares are not
listed anywhere except on the London
Stock Exchange. Most Of the holders do
not care to sell, and much OF the stock
has not changed hands for generations.
IT Is what might be called Il stronghold
Notwithstanding that is sure to pay
Its dividends year after year.
son Bay Company? suppose 1t has been
greatly restricted within recent years.
mo. that is not SO" replied the Hud-
son Bay commissioner. Our field is
practically the same that 1t has always
been. We have about $50. trading posts
scattered here and there throughout Brit
ish North America. They extend from
the Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
United States boundary to the mouth OF
tho Mackenzie River y
but how can the company control such
vast territory, Mr.. Chipman?" asked.
eve have the country as carefully or
Enilzcd as any. wholesale dealer. organizes
the territory Of his trade. The Wilds OF
British America are divided up into dis
tricts and b-districts Each district
Inns its chief trader. with subordinate
traders under him. The under traders
report to their chiefs and the CHIEFS re-
port to me, and l report to the directors
at London. Everything is controlled from
London, and the directors there know just
as well as do what Is going on all over
the country We give detailed reports OF
the conditions at every post. Our sys
tenn is thorough, and at the same Tune
IT is so simple that we can tell Just what
the trade is, what goods are needed and
what skins we may expect. We can estl-
mate the demands and supplies from
year to year.
Nevertheless the posts must he widely
scattered?"
'.They are replied the commissioner.
"Some are hundreds OF miles apart and
somo are thousands Of miles from our
headquarters here at Winnipeg. We have
inspectors who vislttth the posts every year
or so. and we know exactly what is going
on In them EyaT5gaif Ft
The Hudson Bay Department
Store Business.
"But has not your business changed
greatly within recent years?"
'In some respects, yes. replied tne
commissioner. "Although the most OF 1t
is managed Just as It was generations
AGO. The Hudson Bay Company has al
ways been known as ancient and honor
able IT now adds the word progressive
10 its titles. It's great changes came with
the settlement of the northwest. When
the railroads were first hutlt across Brit
ish North America the laborersi found
that tho only places they could set to-
bacco, clothing and other supplies were
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YES u. .... -,
who visits a Miss Trelawney-olive
Treluwney?"
Her hands came together In pleased
surprise.
"Do you know Olive, Why, she Is ono
of my dearest friends"
'Indeed! Isn't It delightful? My sister
knows her, and she heard her speak about
Miss Olga Richardson, Really 1t seems
that we are old acquaintance, after all.
will get the carnation bulbs now ana
hurry bnck. But You must allow mo to
call this afternoon to talk over old times
"Certainly; At will be lovely"
Ten minutes later he was back, bring
Ing ns many large, plump bulbs as ne
could carry, and. with delightfully."- pro-
found remarks on tho art OF gardening
and the usefulness Of labor. they kneelet
on opposite sides OF the lrowel-carVed
bed and planted the bulbs one by one,
AS the last tuber was receiving us cover
ing of soil a deprecatlng face appeared
at an opening in the shrnbbery.
SAY ye please, sorr' an anxious voice
called have yez been uftner seem any
b'ys or tramps lurkin' about?
Two or three last pats were given 70
the little Mound which covered the tuber,
then MIR. Ware turned
mo. Michael. not this molAlns, he
answered. "Why2'
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In the meantime 1t happened that dur
Ing the night n COW belonging to tho
host had calvcd aud had bees attended
to by the host and his wife. and tho
calf brought into the house to keep warm.
\ 1t was placed on the shelf at the feet
of the sleeping guest. who never stirred.
THAT Is, not until the approach Of da wn.
The first strcamers of light were pene-
trnting the room. and ono could just dis
tlnguisl objects family Rubbing his
eyes, the fellow snt UP. E1c thought he
felt something move ut his feet, and
10 put his hands down to Sec What
was It? 1t seemed to BIO soft. and It
breathed. Horror made the ,nan open
his eyes wide. He sat up, now vide
awake. It was n sulf. he was sure.
He could feel It's hoofs, its hair It's
hoad. God be thanked that had no
pains In my travail prayed tho half
witteu fellow with fervor.
As thought returned, he saw that the
calf was surely his, and that he must
clear out at once, or else the secret
would be found out. He was not long
In getting to lis feet and creeping out
OF the house, and once again he was
out in the cold world.
When the poor peasants awoke the mex
morning, they found their guest departed
and the calf sunbering In his place The
boots too, they perceived IN tho corner
OF tho shelf, which the man had left be-
hind In his flight.
They were Mortified to discover that
the boots contained flesh and blood, for
the heat had thawed the ice. and the
limb was as II newly injured. What has
happened to our guest? they asked in
consternatIon. The calf. alas has eaten
him alive. and this is ell that Is left.
With that they fell upon the calf and
slew it and buried It deep III the earth.
Mr.. Penn tells that the man returned
to his home With lightened heart, ana
always refused TO dlvulge to his vile
where he had spent his time.
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stepped to the fence with q pretty. impul-
sive gesture.
AREN'T you Mr.. Ware. Of the next cot
tage beyond?''
Yes
"Wel, I've been admirIng your flowers, :
Observation-Disclosures. may as we'll con-
fess it. was in your greenhouse yes
terlay and spoke with your gardener,
lie said you had the finest carnations in
all the country round last year-prize-
winners and all that"
Eyes, had some very fne ones, ! be-
lleye," he answered, smiling back at her,
''and they took several prizes at the fair"
"IIow lovely!" clasping her hands. II
doto on carnations, Most OF my china
has carnation patterns and my latest
ball gown Is figured with them, Now
see,n raising hand so that the top OF
one OF the dscoored glove fingers pressed
a .dimple on her cheek. I'm counting
so much on them for my summers pleas
,lre in the country. mean to have beds
and beds and borders and borders, and {
want them all to bo lovely prize winners.
i know pretty much everything about
them, OF course, for your gardener SAID
they only bloomed once n year, and that
they had all kinds OF colors, and thar
they needed oceans Of water, But maybe
he forgot something, and i don't want
the least bit Of q mistake about any h|ns.
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Some Curious Facts.

Siam was a cotton-producIng country
1900 years ago.
In London many motor buses are
used, The men who run them receive a
bonus II they 80 n week without an ac-
cident. II accidents happen they are
fined, f
Carolus Duran. the famous portrait
painter Is about to paint n, portrait OF
Pope Plus X, taking his inspiration from
Titians portrait of Pope Paul III. Z
The various official proceedings In con-
nection with the separation OF Norway
from Sweden cost the latter country Just
s27IT75, according to the Swedish budget,
1t costs Is cents to go by trolley oars
from Toxic to Yokohama, the FORT OF the.
Japanese capital. Oars start every nvee
minutes from 8 in the morning to II at
night
The Socialists of Budro according to a
dispatch from Rome. have nominated a
women candidate Sisuorina saccht-for
the vacancy IN the chamber that has oc-
CURED there. az
A New South Wales farmer went ont
The other dag and tied his small dog 10 a
fence On his return he found large
carpet snake attached . the end ot the
leash and no signs Of the dog,--Nsw Or.,
leans Tines Democrat,
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everything Is sure to come out all right.
But where shall got them7'
III you will permit me-" eagerly, u
will be only too delighted, My gardener
shall bring them over and plant them
for you himself"
f"No, no. she protested. mot that, I
must do the work. It's to be my penance
for frlyolity last winter. BB'ides, I'm
going to like It. It's, $3.50 sturdy and
Independent to labor.
"Of course 1t is" he agreed. "Wel,
suppose don't say anything about It to
tho gardener, There are lots of bulbs In the
greenhouse and store-room ! will pick
out some of the handsomest and bring
them over myself and-and help plant
them. May
SHE looked Mt him thoughtfully.
why, Yes. don't know. but you may
she answered 'You can tell me how
."And do the digging" he supplemented,
N"I will put on gloves. II VIII DO SO
droll. And it Is so unconventional |
hope you don't mind"
mo, don't think ! do. We're next
door neighbors you know. And ! think
I've heard OF you in New York, at--at-,'
1.-THE Manhattan?N in1ulrngly
Eyes, very likely IL was the Manhattan,
I'm Miss Richardson, of Forty-second
Street.
Miss Olga Rlchardson7'
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at our posts. This started their trade
with us and this increased as the settlers
came in. We found It necessary TO es-
tabllsh stores at various places to supply
this new demand, and the result is we
have series Of mercantile establish
ments scattered over the Canadian Do
ninion. Most of these stores deal IN all
sorts of goods. They are somewhat Ike
the department. stores oflyour large,sities,
the goods sold having been adapted to
the needs Of each community. We arc
at the same time Interested In building
Eun the country about and the towns IN
which our stores are located Indeed,
think the Hudson Bay Company Is one
Of. the most progressive elements in the
now Canada.
The Fur Business.
"How ABOUT your fur trade? You have
tor years been supplying the greater part
Of the furs OF the world.
.'Our chief business Is still In furs' sa'fi
Comnisslonsr Chapman. THAT is carried
on at various posts throughout these
north lands and 1t is as important TO-
dayta asst has ever been. When the IIud'
son Bay Company first entered America
1t was to buy furs. and 1t then estah-
llshed It's trading relations with the In,
dams Tho savages knew nothing OF
money, and for long time all trading
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from the pail Immediately after milking
Sho went OH to give him lot Of hot air
about his future. b,i. this was enough
for the poor fellow, who devoutly be-
leved her forecast. lie had gotten fat
from the milk of many years, and Ills
bay window had become the laughing
stock OF every one. Little wonder. then,
that he took the widow seriously.
rho peasant watched the passing OF
each day with anxious heart. His anx-
ety increased as Christnas came and
passed. and January made him begin TO
grow nervous. lie began to fear his own
wife and children, and was afraid lost
they should become privy to his physl-
cal state. s!.4;.
The middle OF January approached and
tit worked on his nerves. Any day he
might find himself subjected to the hui
L initiation of becoming the mountcbhnk
In worse way than before, and Mt last
he decided to run off and keep his dread
secret hidden forever from mortal eyes
It took some spirit, too. to make him
sally out into the world. for the snow
lay heavy on the ground and the wolves
were coursing over the Wild waste Of
forest and plain. 1t was mldwlnter and
exceedingly cold. But that didn't deter
the fellow and he issued forth Into tho
cold and snow. 61
Inc DICuK WlHu Cl(l IliS V e. MOI w .
every rustic was to him the ravenous
Er,lnt OF the wolf and when the branches
soughei and met gratng.v, he shivered
and grew cold with fear. But the thought
OF his approaching disgrace was too
much tor him and he kept going, whittier
nc did not know.
Bye and bye. after many hours weary
walking, az he was passing through n
small patch Of trees, he saw a. pair OF
high topped boots lying in the snow. No
sooner thought than done, and he picked
them up, when lie discovered to his
great horror that they were filled With
frozen flesh. Evidently some. traveller had
been overwhelmed by wolves and all his
body eaten save the legs, which were
securely encased in the leather. b
The man could not dislodge the flesh,
owing to It's being frozen to the boots.
He did tho next best thing. and took
them along. It was not long before he
came to the cottage Of a peasant who
babe him enter and gave him to eat.
Supper over. he took his place on ono
OF the berths which lie above the clay
ovens, which are common in the Russian
peasants homes, and was soon IN the land
OF deep sleep and dreams. He slept sound
Is, TIL about morning, Just before dawn,
when he awoke
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q new member gets In. The women who
compose this club deal entirely in up-to-5
date subjects, mainly literary and news
matter and these they discuss in their
own way, and they do It quietly and n-9
for,ringiy, rarely ever venturng to 20
into tho domain Of politics. s
nut It Is sometimes hard to tell where
the limo between the domain OF politics
and the territory Of sentiment is drawn,
Men find It not easy sometimes to dts
cover the dividing line. Is 1t any wonder
that women have more Of this kind OF
trouble? @ E5 F.
The good women Of the Every Monday
Club shed tears over the destruction by
pot hunters and others Of the pretty
red-brensted robins. and. not knowing
the ways Of politics, they naturally
thought that tho only thing they had to
do to stop this slaughter was to call
the attention OF the members OF the Lcgis-5
lature OF Virginia, and so they passed
all the necessary resolutions and sent
them UP TO the legislators. The resolu-3
tons were taken In hand by the chair
| man Of the COMMITTEES on game and by
him promptly put In pigeon hole, where
they are still resting. @
resolutions were never taken out OF the
pigcon-llole and laid before the Lesis-s
laturo and the object Of this article IS to
inform them.
From time immemorial Virginia country
boys have learned how to shoot by prac-
ticing on innocent robins, and incidentally
Virginia sovereigns enjoy many hearty
breakfasts on brolled robins in the spring.
time. NJ
1t is as much as a rural legislators per
diem Is worth to make proposition in.
the Lcgsla ture to shut Off this old Vlr-i
ginia privilege. and SO It was a most
natural political sequence that the reso-$
buttons Of the good women OF the Every
Monday Club, which demanded that ri
law he passed forbldding the killing Of
robins In old Virginia, should find q rest
ing place In a pigcon-hole. That Isl
politics. 3.s
The women OF the Every Monday Club
Will continue to discuss Pope. Poe
Browning and the other essay and oetry
writer's. That is good enough and inno-3
cent enough, but when they get to talk
ing about robins, they will hereafter -s
derstand that the robin is a matter Of
politics in Virginia, and Virginia women
do not know much about Virginia polltic'A
! yet a while. {$
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Jones. keep II tip, O Harn, and won save

Jones "Keepit up, o TIara and we'll save
him"
FIFTY yards more were covered; and the
series Of calls were repeated.
81 Hes moighty lt1sty dhrownng thar"
Easped Officer O'EArn between breaths.
..lfa's at least n hundred yards above
,us yet" remarked the policeman IN the
bow
K But the hundred yards were covered,
and still the cries were heard oe >ahend.
''Well, i swenr!" somebody exclaimed,
che must DO nearly UP to the island"
5# A hundred yards moro was covered
with no further sound.
'tlIc must have gonc,' said Officer
Jones' In a low voice. and everybody
looked sadly up the river.
They were at least five hundred yards
from the island when Officer Jones spoke;
and Officer O'Hara was melted to row
with all the moro vigor \ second later
the party was encouraged by another
call. IT was much louder this time and
strange to relate, sounded something like
"sacchcy." Immediately after, and quite
distinctly, came over the waters and down
to the would-be rescuers, tho lusty calls
Swing yo' pardners!" IE
cts q coon dance on the Island" laugh
ed officer Jones. rather sheeplshly, and
our drowning man is tho leader Of a
square dance.
''Wcll, Orll be damned!' exclaimed Of
flccr O'Irnra, as he turned the boat about.
I And everybody thought OF the Joke the
First Police st-tion would have on them,
&c the story leaked out.
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OFFICER MISTAKES DANCE
FOR CRIES OF DISTRESS

It sounded like cali for help, aud
Officer O'1Iarl looked nnxiOnsly up and
down the river. 1t came aga In, and he
was sure that the drowning man was n
hundred yards above him; but before he
had gone ten feet the call came again,
and sounded like It cAno from a hundred
yards below him
"There must be two of emit exclaimed
Officer OIIara, and stood stu again,
waiting for n clue to the direction
1t was q dark night, In spite Of the
myriad OF stars which struggled valiantly
to light the heavens. s.s
A. more usty call came from UP tn.
river again.
1.-TWO Of thin In the watter. ell the
night black as the divi1.': uuoth Officer
O'Hara; and turning, he ran block
toward Main Street.
A shrill rafting Of his whistle quickly
brought two brother guardians OF the
peace to his side.
officer O'IIara told OF his dilcmtnn but
hardly before he was through. and even
from where they stood. another cry was
plainly heard from somewhere on the
river. The three ran down to the shore
and peered out into the almost tangible
darkness. A4H
The cry came again.
"1ts down the river" said Officer
O'Harn. And down they ran, looking for
boat At the intersection Of the next
street they met another policeman.
There's man in the river some
whcrc!" he exclaimed.
I'VE are looking for him. they replied.
Us there boat around here?"
The fourth officer fortunately knew a
man who owned ono right near at hand.
and three minutes had not elapsed before
the key was borrowed and the four blue
coats, rowing out from the bank. It was
then that n succession Of crys was heard.
'"rhat man Is not down the river; he's
above U.s." said Officer Jones, who made
enc Of the party.
TO this they all agreed. and the boats
rose was pointed III, stream Another
cry was heard ahead. and It encouraged
Officer. O'Hara, who had the oars. to his
best speed. Fifty yards was covered. and
a still louder call came floating down
stream.
Were getting nearer" said Of1cer