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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-15
VIM. G. IRWIN & CO., LTD
SUGAR FACTORS AND
COMMISSION AGENTS

VIM. G.. Irwin-President and Manager
John D. Spreckels-First Yiee-President
W NJ. Gifard-Second Vice-Presidenr
NJ whitney Treasurer
9fcbard Jvars Secretary
W + Wilson. Auditor
AGENTS FOR
Oceanic Steamship Co. San Fran
cisco, Cal
western sugar Refining Co, san
Francisco. Cal
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phila-
delphia- Pa
Newau Universal Mil Co.. Manu-
facturers Of National Cane Shreder
New York. N Y
Pacific Oil Transportation Co. San
Francisco, Cal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
Measuring EYe.strlnas.

Physical skin, endurance and Prov
ess-these were the things that com.
manded respect in the wild west. And
what mills of violence and torture the
old melees were! To maui and bat.
ter victim till he was Jelly, to leave
a llfe-mark Of victory upon the van
quished and then to celebrate the
Olymplan event by getting glonously
drunk with your friends on new whis'
ky-this was fame and sport It was
a tame fight in which one of the con,
testAnts did not lose part of his
ear, or have his nose bitten off, but
the acme of skill and power lay In
plucking out your opponents eye. In
deed. "eye-gouglng," as II was called,
was a road to glory, and, the threat
"f'll measure your eyestrings was the
highest taunt.--From Simon Kenton.
Scalp Hunter"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
poa outshInes Royalty.

A little yellow dog took it into its
head to show the way down the
Strand and Fleet street for the king
and queen of Denmark as they pro-
ceeded from buckingham palace TO
the Gulldhail to lunch with the lord
mayor.
In the middle of the road ahead
of the mounted police, gentleman
outriders, and the Life Guard, the
dog sedately trotted along, unmoyed
by the cheers of the crowds on the
sidewalks, apparently completely alb
sorbed in the discharge of the i'm.
portant duty he had assumed,
The sensation he caused quite
Overshadowed that aroused by tho
royal visitors from Denmark. Every.
body cheered the dog, and only a
few cheered the royalties whose
movements he had undertaken to
supervise. London Cor N. Y. Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
GERMANY BARS CAMERA FIENDs.
Law to Stop Taking of Photographs
Without Obtaining Consent.

Berlln.-'rhe snapshot photographer
In Germany Is threatened with extinc-
tion owing to the risk he VIII run of
being mulcted in heavy Gnes under
the new act which goes into force
soon.
The right OF all persons to the ex-
elusive reproduction of their por-
traits or those of their houses or be-
longings is made absolute by the new
enactment, The law, however, permits
the granting of permission by anyone
to a photographer to take his photo
graph or that of his landscape or OF
his cattle or horses. But there Is
danger ahead for the amateur or pro-
fessional who takes snapshots of some
one or something without previously
arming himself with the necessary au'
thorization. Prosecution and punish
ment may quickly follow
Even when requested by friend 10
take a photograph of a room with its
contents, which the owner may de
sire. the danger III still great, for the
room may contain pictures, and II
these are recognizable in the photo
graph the photographer is liable tc
prosecution by the artist.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
A Needed Official,

In an interesting paper NJ. Mours
and NJ, Bouyer relate the extraordi-
nary care which Emperor Nero took
of his voice. At night Nero lay on
his back with thin plate of lead on
his stomach. He abstained from
fruits and all dishes which could hurt
his voice. In order not to damage the
purity of its sound he ceased har.
anguing the soldiers and the senate.
He attached to his service an officer
specially deputed to take care of his
voice. He talked only in the presence
of this singular official, who warned
him when he spoke too loudly or
forced his voice, and. If the emperor,
carried away by some sudden fit OF
passion, did not listen to his remon,
STRANGE, It was his duty to stop his
mouth with napkin Modern Medi'
cine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
HEARTS IN QUEER PLACES.
Some Long, Some Short and Some in
the Small of the Back.

There Is one curious fact which not
everybody notices about the common,
finger long, green caterplllars of our
larger moths. Their hearts, instead
of being in front, are at the back of
the body and extend along the entire
length of the animal. One can see
the heart distinctly through the thin
skin and can watch it's slow beat,
which starts at the tail and moves
forward to the head.
Hearts of this sort reaching from
head to tail are not at all uncommon
IN the simpler creatures, says St
Nicholas. The earthworm has one
and 80 have most worms, caterpillars
and other crawling things.
Hearts in the middle of the back
are also quite as frequent as those
In what seems to MS to be the natural
place Many animals. the lobster, for
example. and the crawfish and the
crab, which have short hearts like
those of the beasts and birds, never
theless have them placed just under
the shell in whai in ourselves would
be the small OF the back.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
A Chinese Dinner.

"E. r. Snuggs. of Shiu Hing, mis-.
sionary of Southern convention, and
dined with p. p, Wong, a wealthy
business man of Shanghai" said the
Rev. DR.. N. r. Pittman, one of the
two Missouri representatives to the
great centenary missionary conference
In China and the only representative
from Kansas City.
"He invited to dine with us fouI
Chinese gentlemen of learning and
wealth. They spoke English with ac
curacy. The dinner was feast, The
course consumed two hours When
we had been dining almost an hour
asked Sinsing Wong how many more
courses. He said Sixteen Every II
minutes a servant brought to eacf
one of us a hot cloth with which he
wiped our hands and faces We sure
ly had a hundred different dishes W.
had birds 7est soup We had things
from the sir and earth and sea ant
brook. That dinner must have cos
Sinsing Wong 500 in gold"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
CATS SPARE BLIND RAT.
Kentucky Woman Says Felires VIII
Not Molest Sightless Rodent.
Commander Matt

Lexington, Ky.--Elven at the risk OF
being classed among the mature
study fakers' by the strenuous one at
the White House, Mrs. ID. II. Keller, of
this city, gives the following story of
the actions Of two cats with a blind
rat.
Mrs. Keller owns two cats that are
noted in the neighborhood as excel
lent ratters
Woodland Park neighborhood, in
which she lives, has become infested
with rats of all sizes. Recently the
Two cats attacked a large rat in the
chicken yard. A setting hen attacked
the cats, drove them away and then
pecked the rats eyes out The rat
handicapped by blindness, has since
taken more than ordinary chances in
senrch Of food.
Upon numerous occasions he has en-
tered the kitchen while the cook was
preparing meal. The cats have fol-
lowed the rat into the kitchen and
have sat on their launches watching
It, without attempting to interfere with
| II in any way
A day or two ago one of the cats
walked up to the rat, smelled of It
and putting its paw on the rats back
turned it on its back, and then walked
lndifferently away. An instant later
the cat espied another rat in the chick.
/ en- yard and like flash jumped over
the wire fence and pounced upon it,
killed and ate it.
The blind rat now has the run OF
I the back yard porch, and, when the
/ door is open, the kitchen. Both cats
ignore him altogether. AS yet it has
permitted no human being to touch
It, Mrs. Keller watches the rat close
/ ly and sees that no one Injuries it, The
cats never try to.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
WILLED AWAY THE LAUNDRY.
Somewhat Peculiar Transaction, But
II Went.

When a perfectly strange woman
came for the soiled clothes three
weeks ago the mistress of the house
came to the conclusion that her own
laundress had simply employed q
new messenger and made no com
ment on the circumstances. But when
two weeks had gone by, and still the
old laundress--known as Susan no
last name having been mentioned
did not appear the mistress Of the
house felt that she would be lacking
in her duty If she did not make some
inquiry about her. Where is SusanY'
che asked the tall and bony structure
who came for the clothes. She has
gone to Pennsylvania to live. yes
sum-" returned this person, with COM
posure. She went to Pennsylvania
some time ago, an she lef' good.by
fer yuh, but slong es yuh didn't seem
tub motifs | didn't say muffin" But
why didn't she come and tell me and
allow me to make some arrangements
about my laundry" asked Susan's ex.
mistress. We'll, she lef' yo' clothes
tub meh. She made a will an let'
dem clothes tub meh. Wese allus
been good friens, and so wen she lef
she say may wash yo' clothes long
ez wush tub, an dere wuz no use
use worrying yuh bout 1t, now was
dere!" To which moderate and sen
sible question the mistress OF the
house could only remain speechless.
Baltimore American.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
A RovaI N,inter.

To the somewhat lengthy list OF
royal personages who have cultivated
more or less of skill in the arts must
now be added the name of Prince
Ernest of SaXe.Meiningen, second son
of the reigning duke, whom the his
photographers describe as a painter Of
fine talent He is now engaged Upon
a canvas of large size, destined for the
amphitheater of Jena university, The
subject of the picture is the Prince.
Elector John the Magnanlmous, found.
er OF the university. The painting VIII
occupy the whole of one wall of the
lamphitheater in the new buildings Ot
the university. Globe.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
BOTH OF THEM SATISFIED.
Business Man Had Joke and Book
Agent Practice.

II wonder" said the tall man in
the suit of faded black, IF l could
interest you In q new and cheap edi.
ton of the works Of Anthony Troll.
lope." 81 don't know" answered the
man at the desk. Go ahead and let
me hear what you have to say" The
book agent began at once. Every
student of literature knows" he said,
that Anthony Trollope was one Of
England's great novelists. II is true,
perhaps, that he wrote for a limited
class And 30 on, for ten minutes.
no said the man at the desk, turn.
Ing again to his work. you haven't
succeeded in interesting me a bit"
That's all right" reioined the tall
man in the suit of faded black, replac.
ing the sample volumes in his valise
with imperturbable composure. 81
have just started out canvassing with
these books, and l was only practic.
ing on you"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
Evil IN The TELEPHONE.
Does Harm in Keeping Women Too
Much In the House.

A physician remarked lately that
the telephone was the means of more
sickness especially headaches, than al.
most anything else He explained that
women who could do all of their or
dering over the telephone seldom left
the house to buy anything, and If they
would only get out and take a walk
early in the morning they would re.
turn to the house with brighter spirits
and more animation for work. I'm
doubtedly It is an inspiration to get
out and see that one is not alone in
the days work. A woman here clean
ing her windows; another is sweep.
ing her rooms; bevy hurry by with
packages under their arms after a
visit to the stores and groceries. To
zee people busy and full Of life and
animation is an inspiration to any
one, and this seems to be exactly what
the physician meant by his remark
The most detected, despondent and
headachy women in the world are
those who live back of locked doors
and keep up the eternal grind of kitch'
en- work from one day to another.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
DOG THAT LIKES TO SWING.
Family Keeps Rope Constantly Ready
for His Amusement.

In the front yard Of a home on East
Ninth street rope bangles from a
branch of a tree.
Wonder what that ropes for?" ask
ed man of his companion as the two
were passing the house one morning
Go in and ask, II you're curious"
the other advised.
A young woman came To- the door.
I'VE, that isl was sort of curious
about what the rope on that tree Is
for" the inquisitive one stammered
why, that's Johnuy's swing" the
young woman answered.
Out of the door dashed Johnny--a
fox terrier. A leap and he fastened
his teeth in the rope and growing
and jerking signified that he was
ready to swing. The Young woman
pushed him back and forth until he
reached the topmost branches of the
tree
Johnny would stay there hanging
on that rope all day If we would let
him." she said "Thats why the rope
is kept tied up out OF his reach"
Johnny is the property of Charles
II. Hicks, of East Ninth street.--Kan
sas City Times.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
Petitions to an Emperor.

One Of the most interesting features
OF the emperors visit was the number
of petitions which were, so to speak,
thrown at him during his fortnights
stay. Scarcely once did his majesty
drive out from the Hradschin without
somebody attempting to present an
appeal Usually the petitioner was a
small child and occasionally a woman.
Most of the requests were for pc
cuniary assistance. The emperor was
always extremely courteous, ana
when, as frequently happened, the let
ter missed the carriage and fell into
the road he invariably ordered the
coachman to stop while the document
was brought to him. The household
chancery is now dealing with some.
thing more than a hundred petitions
thus unceremoniously presented. All
of them are carefully investigated and
whenever 1t is possible something is
done for the pplicant.-Prague CORE,
spondence Pan Mall Gazette.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
sALEsMeN WHO LACK TACT.
TWO olarlns Instances Of Inefflcsney
Put on Record.

zone OF the most difficult things in
our business" said the proprietor OF
one of the retail clothing stores, rs
TO get hold of salesmen with the requi.
site amount of tact | believe more
tact is required Of statesmen in our line
than almost any other.
Not long ago we had a young sales.
man here who thought the only way to
please a customer was to keep up a
line of con talk. One day a plain
looking old man came in to look at a
business suit Well, as he was putting
the coat on the old fellow the sales
man patted him on the shoulder and
told him in a low voice, 'Thatll make
you look like a real college boy, all
right
"If there was anything mat the Gus
toner didn't want to look like il was
a college boy, and he left without buy.
ing suit.
Another time the same salesman
nearly queered sale with poor, con
sumptive, emaciated looking middle.
aged man, who appeared to have one
leg in the grave and the other one
dragging. If there was any subject
that should have been avoided It was
that of his state of health. But the
minute the salesman saw him he want.
ed to let him know that he remem.
bered him from a previous visit TO the
store. and said, Well how Is your
health these days, anyhow"
THAT was enough to remind the
| man that he was probably there to buy
his grave clothes. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
FINE OLD TIMEPIECE
REMARKABLE CLOCK OWNED BY
INDIANAPOLIS MAN.
Was Brought from Pennsylvania to
Indiana in 1921, and Sill Keeps
Good Time--Rare Piece
OF Mechanism.

With the name of its maker, dead
these hundred years, written in his
own hand across its face, a tall old
corner clock stands in the library of
the home OF George B. Yandes, 122
East Michigan street, indianapolis,
ticking away the time 40 1t did in the
days before Indiana was a state and
while indianapolis was yet a little
frontier settlement OF a few log cab.
ins.
The clock, which has been in the
family of Mr. Yandes for S5 years,
and which was hammered and carved
out by the hand of August Hoft, a
clockmaker of Lancaster, Pa, per.
haps a quarter of century before, is
well preserved, and although none
of the wheels or other pieces of mech.
snlsm has ever been replaced it keeps
time almost as accurately as 1t did in
the days when George Washington
was president of the United States
Brought across the mountains and
plains from Pennsylvania to Indiana
in 1921 by Mr.. Yandes' father, the old
ever since, witnessing the growth OF
the Hoosier metropolis. It has licked
OFF the seconds consumed in erecting
the monument, the statehouse and
practically all of the public and pri.
vate buildings now standing where a
wilderness of forest trees stood in the
days when 1t was perhaps already a
generation old.
In bringing the clock from Pennsyl.
vanla to indianapolis. Mr.. Yandes
father carried the works on horse
back, guarding 1t as carefully as he
would q child. Upon reaching here
he had a case BUILT for 1t by Caleb
Scudder the first cabinet-maker that
ever settled in indianapolis. This old
case of cherry still contains the orig
inal works brought on horseback
across the mountains.
The clock is one of those rare old
/ pieces of mechanism, wrought entire
| ly by hand, which show not only the
! hour of the day, but the day of thf
/ month, the changes of the moon, anC
the ebb and flow of the tides, on It's
| face. The dial Is quantity ornamentet
| with gold tracery and a beautiful bird
The signature Of Hoft, together with
! his native city, Lancaster Is writer
legibly above the Roman numera
"VI" on the dial.
"The old clock is perhaps the strong
est recollection of my childhood" sale
Mr.. Yandes, who is 6S years of age, {
few evenings ago. II well remembe'
how | thought in those days that thu
man who used to tinker with it t
keep 1t in good running order was tn,
most wonderful of men. The sound o
the old clocks gong in striking Is un
like that of any have ever heard, an,
to me it has peculiar suggestlveness
IL has the same sound it had in IN,
boyhood days, although sometimes
fancy it has grown weaker witt
years"
In the same room with the old clocl
Is a quaint rocking chair that ha
been In the family for ABOUT three
quarters of century, and a sideboar
of solid mahogany, also an heirloom
which is used now for a bookcase
Mr.. Yandes prizes all of the relic
highly, but takes especial interest Il
the old clock. indianapolis Star.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
Sunny Sheffield,

The protest made the other day IN
our columns against the practice
adopted in some London journals OF
libeling Sheffield on account Of its
smoke might have gone considerably
further, Not only do the returns
show that Sheffield is the sunny
South 50 to speak, compared with
the metropolis, but eminent men who
live in london are in despair over the
state or the atmosphere in the latter
city Sheffield (England Daily Tele-
graph.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
Sciatic Rheumatism Cured

L.. Wagner, Wholesale Druggist,
Richmond, va says: 81 had fear
ful attack Of sciatic Rheumatism,
was laid up almost two months was
ortunate enough TO get Mystic Cure
for Rheumatism This cured me
after doctors prescriptions had failed
70 have any effect. have also heard
OF fine results from others who have
used IL.
Sold by the Dumble Pharmacy,
opp. Ke.r House.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
Eor a Junlor Endeavor soclety

Would you kindly give us an idea
for reception to be given next month
by the Junior Society of Christian En-.
ueavor? Something in way of decora-
ton, programme and refreshments.
JUNIOR.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-07-20
Dying 10 Be Famous.

Wright-Ive tried everything, and
my novels don't seem to sell.
Penman-EXcuse me, but you have
not tried everything. You know It Is
said that Dickens novels sell four
tines better than during his life
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23
NEED OF ADVERTISING LITER

TURE.-The need of advertising lit
 erature to be disposed of by the board
 of trade is more and more in evidence
 every day and in a few days the scar
 city of it will become an actual fla
 mine as the few copies of booklets left are fading fast. Yesterday the local
 Santa Fe offices sent a messenger to
 the board room for fifty copies of the
 booklet which the railroad officials de-
 sired 10 place where they would do the
 most good. owing to the depleted
 stock of booklets the secretary was forced to cut the request down to q dozen copies. The day before d man who came here recently from Indiana representing a large number of people in a certain community. and on the result Of whose visit will probably de- pend the coming of quite a number of new settlers. called at the board room
 He said the valley is all that it had been represented to him and he was very much pleased with it. It is his purpose to report most favorably to
 his friends. He wanted a supply of literature for distribution among those who are already interested. He asked
 for fifty copies of the booklet. Secre- taTy Cowgirl felt that it was one case where the applicant ought to have all
 he wanted. but even at that he had to cut him down to thirty-five copies.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23
HEALD's BUSINESS COLLEGE.

As the -ears go by the fasne and popularity of Heald's Business college increase as do tie numbers of its stu dents and friends. It has become a permanent institution on the Pacific coast and it's southern California es- tablishment at Sl4 South Grand avenue might almost be called the Mecca for the young men and women of the southwest who are seeking a business education. IL has large and attractive apartments each de ,Jdrtment Of the work having received special attention and being conducted by it. self. There are two separate short hand departments in which the Gra- ham and Gregg systems are taught. and a large typewriting department equipped with the latest model ma chimes. The business department has every modern convenience and device employed by tho well equipped offices of the day and one having mastered the intricacies of these numerous college offices k we'll prepared to enter the actual business field in the most eX- acting .Csition.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-23
CAllt 0RNIA CAPITAL
 LOOKING PHOENIXWARD
Mir. Spauldine, After Visit in the East, Finds Business Generally Good Will Locate Here.

E. A. Spaulding returned yesterday from trip east, where he spent about two months. He has come back to Phoenix to stay as he believes that the opportunities are better in the Salt River valley than anywhere on the coast. Many California capitalists are coming to the same opinion. says Mir. Spaulding, and a number of Los An gelos people have instructed him to look out for some investments here. In fact. he found less interest manifest over Arizona in the east than there is at present in California. Californians realize what the valley will some day become as they have seen their own state develop. and know what are the possibilities of this country. From now on says MT. Spaulding, there will be more or less attention directed by Los Angeles capital to investments here. Perhaps if the customers were as well informed as our neighbors the same interest would be taken in the future of the Salt River valley.
 Mir. Spaulding believes that the val ley is on the eve of the greatest pros perity, notwithstanding the bugaboo panic in the eastern market. that PeO- pie are just beginning to awaken to the fact that in a few years land will be soaring far above its present level. and with that advanced price will still be great investment for the rancher as well as the speculator, since it will, by improved methods of cultivation and intensive farming bring returns from the soil. sufficent to pay large interest on the amount invested. larger than California lands and far ahead of eastern farms.
 Mir. Spaulding is very enthusiastic over the outlook and intends to go into the real estate. loans and investments business, in which he was engaged when formerly a resident of Phoenix. He has not yet found a location. Re garding the business in the east as he found it, MT. SpaUlding says that con trary to the general impression, it is good all through the country. and while the money market is a little tight at present the furry is mostly