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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-09

ported on House Bills "a and Is. both
for charters FOR electrical poWfr-A<n-
panies az Waikiki. Maui The form
vas recommended for passage and the
second Tor tabllng with the c0naeut OF
the introducer.
The consideration OF the Governors
veto On House BIN AZ. requiring The
publication % laws in the neWspapern
outside % Honolulu "a well a. In the
city papers and in both English and
Hawaiian. which had been poatPoned.
was then taken %. This Wa Shell
5ou's bill and be explained g. az one
introduced that the Hawailaus might
know the laws that had been passed
h invited expressions % opi-iOn-
KaIeIopu gave him his. IL vas 0p-
posed 20 the ball. which would benefit
the printer only.
Kanlho wanted the Governors veto
overriden and wanted IL done imme1i-
ately and enphaticaIly.
The veto vas sustained rnder the
tvo-thir1s rule. the vote bell g Ayes
y. noes y.
A CoMMESDABLE BILL.
Hughes crystalIlzed his ideas az %
the proper thing 20 DO fDr the boys ~
the M0,okaI settlement By intrpiuci .
a bill appropriatinz $1,000 % build and
equip a home Tor r0u-lep-DBs NAE
children % ieproEs pare1ta he bii
passed frst reading.
PROTECT THE BOTTLES.
Quinn presented bill CD pr1te-t the
owners % blttIas On watch ilgu.d re-
Treatments from sHda water f1 beer.
Is put ~ f1- sale. The t.I makes un-
IzwfuI o. use. sell r- give away afY
sua1 bottle q marked
ANOTHER AVA BILL.
h-r.fs- Dill riding tEa rale -
ava. making ere license - SO for
Honolulu. 800 f1r s1Eth BID. Wal
l1ku and Iatal-l ard 50 s.sewhere
IN tae Territory. was introduces ~
Rice and rad a frst time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-09

petitions went TO the Education com
mittee.
To RESCUE UNFORTUNATE BOYS.
Hughes presented the following reso-
luton, which was referred to the Health
committee:
CoEey presented another bill defn-
ing the rights Of innkeepers IN respect
TO the baggage and property Of guests
This bill differs slightly from the one
introduced at the beginning OF the ses-
sion and tabled The measure Is in
tended TO protect landlords from guests
that pass in the night. II passed first
reading.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-09
ECONOMY FORGOTTEN.

This was the one incident Of the
day, unless the change Of the members
from their fit Of economy over the Ter
ritorial officials salary bill as long as
the heads Of the departments and the
other Honolulu officials were concern
ed 10 another boosting fl may be 50
considered. The arguments advanced
II most eases for raising salaries whole
sale we're pueriIe and in most cases sill
". One man would be raised because he
lived IN a cold part Of the country
and then all the others would be raised
In order that there wouId be 10 dis
elimination among them. The $4,000
Topped Of the bill at first viii be al
taken up and thea some before the
statesmen get through boosting the
pay Of their many political friends.
Morning Session.
The House plunged into It's business
yesterday morning, rushing matters
from the tap Of the speaker 5 gaveL
i communication from the Senate.
transmitting Senate Bill Is. relating To-
elections. was the first item taken up
the bill being passed On first reading
PETITIONS FOR SCHOOLS
The residents OF Mahukona. Kohala,
Hawaii, petitioned for the establish
ment Of school and the appropriation
81 moner for teachers salary The
petition recited the great need q a
school there for the eighteen children
# the district, the nearest established
sehools being FIVE miles away TIE
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-09
A WARNING VOICE.

matter to be held over until the AZ
tsrnOon.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-09
One Who Knows.

Waea 4 job Of printing
comes here it IS always
under tie supervision Of
one who knows now 70
get value into the work.
It's handed with intelli-
qsr.e, and no risk IS taken
in placing the order. nor
.n handllnr the work.
GAZETTE CO.
LTD.
King Street
Between Fort and Bethel
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11

from six to twelve times It's superior
In bulk. This fish inhabits the deep sea,
living, 1t is supposed. at depth of l.
500 fathoms.
In the latter half Of the last century
three specimens-one of them being now
In the national museum-of chiasmo-
don niger, or black swallower, the spe-
cies referred to, were found, In each in
stance with a fish from six to twelve
times bulkier than itself In Its stomach.
This fish has an elongated body Of
nearly uniform thickness 70 within
short distance of the tall, into which
it tapers slightly. Such is its appear
ance when hungry.
As 1t swims around In the somber
deep 1t espies fish many times larger
than itself. Darling upon its prey, 1t
seizes 1t by the tail and slowly but sure
ly climbs over it with its jaws, first US
Ing one and then the other.
Gradually the prey Is taken In, the
stomach and integuments of the swal-
lower stretching out, and at last the en-
tire fish is passed through the mouth
and into the stomach and the distended
belly appears as great bag, projecting
far out backward and forward, over
which Is the swallower, looking very
small In comparison
The walls Of the stomach and belly
become so stretched they are transpar-
ent and the species of the fish within
can be discerned. But In swallowing
such large prey the captor sometimes
overdoes the matter and retribution fol-
lows swiftly in the shape of acute indi-
gestion, which causes its death
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11

position the world Again 1t
the other women their
unerring OF what nne
naturally popular
had all these qualities and who
resemble than smart society
dame
When you realize that not an active member IN your social world
looking
compenons and whoever looks for compensons sure to ind tnem
n are so much more worth h
OF
pleasures are the fortunate ones
long L stopped gieving
do when learns to live life
semsocial
fashionable ent~ed the house In deep
humility something really great
believed
in the city people had
sitting dumby amid all
think
discovered?
affected
and the cebtywhy village
quite sincere
Of life something having
social leader fashionable tell
incidents vivid
characteristics
occupied the humble position of ta-chicago Journal
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11
FOUND HIS SKULL CROOKED.
And the Halter Lost One of His Best
Customers,

"The machine that measures heads
when hats are to be accurately fitted
gives surprising revelations regard
ing the shape of peoples skulls" said
a Sixth street halter.
Ordinarily an odd shaped slzlll
must be very badly formed indeed
before it attracts attention, for the
flesh and hair make all skulls seem
of the same shape, except when a
mans head is very long or very
round; but the machine has little sec.
tons, fitting closely to the skull, and
reproducing in dotted lines on a piece
of paper the exact outline. The ideal
form of the skull is almost an oval, and
we usually think of it as of that
shape, so that when men come in and
have their heads measured for a hat,
they often look very much disguised
to find that their brain pans have a
lump on one side, or a hole on the
other, or are about twice as thick
behind the ears as they are across
the forehead
ASSb OAS SuOCOAiCAt
merchant, who insisted on having his
skull measured and his hat fitted. He
had been buying hats of me for ten
years, and always had trouble with
a new hat, until it fitted itself to the
shape of his head. One day he saw
the machine and determined to be
measured and fitted / tried to jolly
him out of the notion, for knew there
must be something outlandish in the
shape of his Uranium, and was afraid
he would set angry, but he wouldn't
be jollied, so at last l measured him
and of all tie shapes you ever saw
that was about the worst.
"The outline looked like that of a
football, half full of air, and with
one side kicked in He looked at
his Uranium map, said a very bad
word, walked out of the store and
never came back. l didn't blame him
much, for a man with a skull like
that would naturally want to keep the
fact to himself. He is dead now, poor
fellow. Insane? No The shapes of
peoples skulls don't seem to have any
thing to do with their brains. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11

and stopped. supposed that his rea-
son for stopping was to invite me to
ride. But 1 was sadly mistaken.
"Bub,' he said, still smiling, "gIve
me that money! Quick !"
For a moment l was dumb with as
constituent; then recovering my speech,
I blurted out, "W-w-whatT
81 say, give me that money! And
be quick about it," The stranger leap
ed to the ground. and leading his horse,
advanced toward me threateningly.
That the man was robber, and that
he was in earnest, had now no doubt
My first thought was to run; but how
could 1, fleet-footed as l was, hope to
outrun that magnificent black horse?
The next moment a brighter thought
struck me. To my left, across the
road, were fields of wheat; and to the
right, beginning at the roadside, not
more than three feet distant, was a
dense forest I thought very rapidly
The stranger, now advancing a few
steps, repeated his demand: Give me
that money!" And his little green,
beadllke eyes twinkled most unpleas-
antly.
Taking the wallet from my pocket,
held 1t out toward him. Here it is"
said. bitterly.
He stepped forward to take 1t when,
with a quick. outward jerk of my hand.
flung the wallet far back among the
trees at the roadside.
you little scamp" said the robber,
the smile now gone from his face.
why did you do thatT
II don't know" replied. astonished
at my own audacity, unless 1t was
because 1 wanted to-"
lie led his horse to the edge of the
wood, and tried TO tie the bride round
one of the trees. But the girth Of the
tree was too great, as indeed was that
of every tree In sight. He glanced
about in vain search for something
to which he might hitch his horse. But
although he was unsuccessful in this,
he had gained one point; he had placed
himself and his horse between me and
the thlcket In which l had flung the
wallet.
Bub, he said. suddenly turning.
his features again lighted by that
pleasantest OF smiles. lets be reason
ablei"
l made no reply. but waited to hear
what he had to say.
'Now," he continued, ''T can't trust
you to go into the woods TO look for
the purse, because IL you found 1t you
wouldn't come back. And 1 can't go
myself, because there is no place here
| to tie my horse. But I'll .ell you
what l viii do. II you viii hold the
horse for me. and not let IL go. nor at
tempt TO play any tricks on me. I'll go
and find the purse. and divide the
money with you. You know 1t will be
much better TO go home with forty dol
lars than with nothing"
This seemed very reasonable be
/ cause for the moment saw before me
no choice except that between losing
all the money and losing only half
1 preferred losing only half. SO !
stepped over to where the robber stood
"All right" 1 said. grasping the
bride. "Ill hold the horse"
The robber. with the parting injunc
ton. Now remember what l said =
plunged into the thickes.
| Looking up the pike now. I saw al
a glance the explanation of his hasty
terms: for there. not more than a guar
ter OF mile distant. came farm wag
on drawn by two gray horses Evi
IDENTIFY having seen this only moment
before, and believing that he had but 9
few brief minutes In which 10 consum
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11
WHEN SHADOWS FELL.

did not know nor understand
Until. when twilight shadows fell,
What meant the pressure OF her hand
Nor did know how sweet the spell
When /, world wearied. racked with pein,
Felt fingers weave above my brain.
Her songs-I dare not dream them
hushed-
But yesterday heard them sung.
Bleak the path where roses blushed,
And tender morning glories hung.
/ did not know her rainbow world
Until the shadows were unfurled-
/ did not know the arching skies
Could be so dreary and defiled-
did not know her tender eyes
Poured forth such sunlight when they
smiled.
These things-her whims-so sweet to
tell,
All came too late. when shadows fell.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11

The primitive Inhabitants of Europe
Esre all tenors; their descendants Of
the present time are baritones. and fu-
ture generations will have semibass
voices. The voice has tendency to
deepen with age. The tenor Of twenty
becomes the baritone OF twenty-eight
and the bass of thirty-slx. The inferior
races have higher pitched voices than
the more cultured. The negro has a
h,gher voice than the white man.
Among white races. the fair complex
Toned man has higher voice than his
darker skinned brother. The former is
usually baritone or tenor. the lat
ter a contralto or bass II Is asserted
that tenors are usually OF slender
build. whereas BASES are stout, but
there are too many exceptions TO such
a rule for IL to be reliable. The same
remark applies to the statement that
thoughtful men have deep toned voices
and vice versa. The tones OF a voice
are perceptibly higher before than
after meal, for which reason tenors
are generally careful not 20 sing too
soon after dinner.-Pearson's Weekly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11
REcLAIMING BAD LANDS.
Eight Towns Built on Ground That
Was Swamps or Deserts.

According to official figures, since
the reclamation law was enacted by
Congress in 1902 eight towns have
been built and 10000 people have set
tied on what were desert lands. To
prepare the way for these settlers 100
miles of branch rail Ways have been
built, 1857 miles of canals have been
dug, many of which carry whole riv-
ers, and forty-seven tunnels have been
excavated. It is estimated that the
territory embraced in what is known
as the arid regious OF the United
States covers 60O,00O,0e0 acres, OF
which about $4,000, 900 acres are sub
ject to irrigation, which, when prop
erly supplied with water, can be con-
verted into farms fully as productive
as lands in the most favored sections.
A bill was introduced in Congress
at the last session for the purpose Of
retaining overhowed and swamp
lands in Arkansas, Indiana, Minneso-
Ia, Wisconsin, New Jersey, North Car
DINA, South Carolina, and other
States, and those back OF it say that
it will be pushed" at the next ses-
sion. The member who offered this
measure roughly estimates the
amount of overlooked and swamp
lands to be reclaimed at 50.000,e00
acres, the reclamation of which would
increase the land value more than
$1,000 600. the annual crop value ST.
$1,000, 900, and. If subdivided into
forty acre farms, would supply $780,
90 families with homes and put H.
100000 people on lands now practi-
cally worthless.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11
|PoPule9'5ienoe'
~NN~~oo~~

Three new stamps have just been is
sued In Holland. Those who stick them
on their letters pay double postage, half
the value going to the state and half to
anti-tuberculosis work.
Several big nuggets Of gold have re-
Gently been discovered at Poseidon
Rush, near Taraguella, Australia Two
were unearthed weighing, respectively,
373 ounces and OCT ounces
A staircase has been invented which
plays tunes as 1t is walked up and down
upon. A series of pins Is pressed by
the feet and plays gongs and drums
while others are connected with collap-
sible chambers, which blow various In
struments
The latest building material Is called
kremite, and IS being made In 81
Petersburg. It Is a compound Of pow
dered clay, sand and aourspar melted
together at high temperature. The
molten mass can be nodded like Iron
into any desired shape.
The height Of the Hottest known
mountain in the world, Mount Everest
in the Himalayas, has long stood in
the school Biographies at 29,002 ieet.
Recent computations from the surveys
of Captain Wood of the Survey OF In
dia reduce this estimate to 2S,7Oo feet.
Other high Himalayan peaks come
down proportionately But these re
suits are not regarded as final, and 1t Is
thought that when certain factors have
been allowed for, the estimate of Mount
Everest's height may be Increased
above $4,000 feet instead or being d.
minished below it
Successful experiments in sending tel
ephone messages by wireless electric
waves over a distance OF forty kilo-
meters. nearly twenty five miles, were
made recently by Professor Slaby. The
messages were transmitted between
Berlin and Nauen, and Professor Slaby
distance has ever before been tried.
Words and sentences were sent and re
peated back with great distinctness
The success of the experiments Is
ascribed to the isolation Of the micro
phones and to the damping out Of al
foreign vibrations Further expert
ments are awaited with much interest
There are few places where the auto
mAbile Is more indispensable for every.
day business than in South Africa. The
number In use is constantly increasing
They are particularly valuable in the
mining districts. where engineers and
officers of the companies employ them
in running long distances. 1t is said &c
be daily occurrence for a mining en-,
gineer to visit, In his automobile O
mine forty or fifty miles from his ONCE
and return the same day. The carr
have to be strong and suited for hard
knocks. as well as for steep hill-climb
ing. The dry climate prevents the use
Of wood for veneering. box-work and
fittings, and aluminium Is used instead
Notwithstanding aEt-hilIs, boulders and
gulIies, the trackless wastes are often
preferred to roads.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11
AXE IN TREASON TRIALS
Sharp Edge Turned Toward Prisoner
When Sentence is Pronounced


Every one is aware of the dread
fully significant part the executioners
axe plays in a trial for high treason
The sharp symbol of death is carried
before the prisoner, with its blunt
side turn 81 toward him SO long as ne
has not been sentenced, says Macmil-
lan's Magazine, and just before SEN
tence is pronounced the sharp edge
is turned his way
Evelyn, who was present at the
trial of Lord Stafford in 1899, tells
us that the axe was turned edgeways
to the unfortunate nobleman as soon
as it was ascertained that the voting
OF his peers went against him-an eff
fectiye but CHASTITY piece of stage
management which must have had
sickening fascination for the unhap-
py and probably innocent man. In
those days, now happily gone by, no
one seems to have reflected on the
unnecessary cruelty of narrowing the
feelings of men about to die by such
shocking judicial by-play.
Not every prisoner treated this
purely symbolic but otherwise super
fiuous and unpleasant ceremony as
contemptuously as did Lord Balmer
inc. When the three coaches convey
ed the Lords Kilmarnock Balmerino
and Cromartie from the Tower to be
sentenced at Westminster, on July 2S,
1746, a difficulty arose. 1t was not
laid down by prescription use in
which coach, If there were more than
one the fatal axe had to be carried
"Oh, put the thing in here"
cried brave old Balmerino, 81 don't
care"
Yet, Notwithstanding his contempt
for this horrid symbol, the undaunted
old man cheerfally suffered death for
his attachment to another symbol,
the White Cockade; but Lord Kill
marn0ck, in the next coach, was
dreadfully frightened, as he showed
himself to be, by his thorough reali-
zation of what the awful axe would
mean to him. He inquired infinitely
into all the details of an execution,
wanted the Governor of the Tower to
tell him whether his head would roll
or rebound, and when on the scaffold
he saw the executioner dressed in
white, with a white apron, he whis-
pered to his chaplain, Home, how
horriblel"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11

once or twice round the shop. care
fully watching its every movement,
and then tied it again
Il know the critter well enough"
he said. Now, sonny, did your pa
say whether l was to give you the
money for the colt?"
Yes, sir" l replied. "He said you
were to give me the eighty dollars, and
he gave me this to put it in" l show
ed him the wallet
Hamilton reached into his pocket,
under his big leather apron, aud
brought out seven ten dollar bills, and
two five dollar bills, which he had
smoothed out and carefully counted
into my hands. After / had stowed
them safely in the wallet, he handed
me a soiled piece of paper and a pen
Gil. saying, "Give me a receipt, please. F"
And l saw him wink across my shout
der at the stranger, who was probably
an interested spectator.
/ had never written a receipt, but I
had an idea of how 1t should be done I;
so, ignoring Hamilton's wink, I held
the paper up against the wall and
scrawled upon it with the pencil:
Mr.. Hamilton gave me eighty dol
lars for the rome colt Yours truly,
Thomas Norcross.,
l have since learned that etiquette
does not require the use of the words
yours truly" In signing receipt; also,
that a flourish under ones signature
adds nothing to its value. But L was
young then, and I wanted to be po-
lite.
the colt, I told Hamilton to keep the
saddle and bride until we drove to
town the next time; and then, nodding
to him and the stranger, and with one
last look at the latter's beautiful horse,
l departed.
In less than ten minutes I had left
Clayyllle behind me, and was walking
homeward along the dusty pike.
At first 1 grumbled considerably to
myself at the unkind fate that COM
PEELED me, on SO warm a day, to wear
a roundabout; but by the exercise of
my ever-ready philosophy, 1 consoled
myself with thinking how much worse
it would have been had | been COM
PEELED to wear shoes and stockings.
This cheered me to some extent, so 1
skipped along very merrily, stopping
every few rods to assure myself that
the wallet was still safe in my pocket.
l was about halfway home when |
heard behind me, far down the pike,
the sound of a galloping horse
For a while L paid no attention to
this; but finally, when it had almost
overtaken me, l turned, and discovered
my friend, the stranger. l halted in
order to have another look at the black
horse when it should pass.
The stranger galloped past, and as
he did so, nodded pleasantly; but Just
as l was about to resume my way, he
suddenly wheeled round in front of me
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-11
WAR PRICES DOWN SOUTH.
Quinine s1,7oo an Ounce-Flour $500
Barrel-Fish So a Pound.

BarreI-Fish So Pound.
In 1865 an ounce of quinine could
not be purchased Tor less than S1,700
in the South. Provisions were SIM
ply enormous in price Here are just
a few instances: In February a ham
weighing fifty pounds sold for exact
ly $3.50, or at the rate of SIS a pound
Flour was at $500 barrel.
Fresh fish retailed all over at So a
pound, and ordinary meat was at $50
a bushel. Those who lived in board
ing houses paid from 5000 to $500 a
month. White beans retailed at SIS
a bushel. Tea went for anything from
$40 pound to $50, and coffee in a
like ratio.
The most ordinary brown sugar was
sold for $40 pound Ordinary ada
mautine candles were sold for $40
a pound. In a cafe, breakfast was
ordinarily 80. In April sugar went
to $500 a barrel and articles Of wear
ing apparel sold, coast at $3.50, trous-
ers at 800 and boots at $3.50
Butter was SIS a pound. Potatoes
went for 81 a quart. Tomatoes of the
size of Z walnut sold for $40 dozen.
Chickens varied from $35 to $50
pair.
The prices on the bill of fare OF
the Richmond Restaurant in January.
1864, were: Soup, $3.50; bread and
butter, $50; roast beef, a plate. IS;
boiled eggs, 81; ham and eggs, $3.50;
rock fish, a plate, S.; fried oysters.
plate, So; raw oysters, So; fresh
milk, 81; coffee, cup, So; tea, a
cup, 50.
These figures are taken from vari-
Gus sources and have the virtue Of
accuracy, if nothing else. Always was
present the fear OF famine, and tire
and time again did the soldiers don
ate a portion Of their rations, taken
from their apportionment in the field,
to relieve the pressing necessities.
The shrinkage of the currency was
of course responsible, and some idea
may be gathered from a story that
went the rounds ct the time. A SOL
der galloped along country road
and a farmer leaning over a fence
admired the animal. He called to the
trooper Offering to buy the horse:
Give you $4,000 for aim, Johnny"
he said
"S.ot much, old man just paid SIS.
900 10 have him ssed, " was the reply.
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