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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29
COMMERCIAL
CLUB SMOKER
An Amusing Evening at Which
the Merchants
Relaxed.

The smoking concert at the CONNER
cial Club last night was a great success
in every way. The doings started at
about eight clock and the many mem
bers VINO were present. left only in
time to catch the last car home.
An Introduction was played on the
piano in the dining room, where bare
tables were placed, by Carlos Caceres
who kept the music going until the
room was well filed by club members
Then Ed. Towse took the chair and be
gan to announce the first number on
the program but was interrupted by
the entrance of Sonny Cunha, who was
rOundly eheered.
AS soon as Mr.. Cunha had found a
seat Mr.. Towse announced that Chris
jenkins would sing and the latter s mag
nifcent baritone delighted the audience
in two songs. The first was an old
English song, "When Dull Care, and
the encore chosen by Mr.. Jenkins was
a translation of the French "Obstina-
tion.''
The second event on the program
brought forth much applause. 1t was
a suggestions Introduction of a new
japanese steward by his brother. The
japanese steward was a Hawaiian boy
and his brother haole who works for
the Rapid Transit company. The glib
berish of the supposed japanese and
the translation of his "Brother" were
very funny and brought forth rOars of
appreciation from the audience.
Then w. A. Love played on his violin
and VIM. Warren delivered a Dutch
monologue that was very clever and
well received. Then Clarence Water
man sang two songs with Sonny Cunha
as accompanist and the clear baritone
of the former sounded well under the
poor conditions in which he was sing
ing.
William Kent, a lawyer from Chi
cago, then gave a talk on law in Cali
fornia and how much better it is done
in Honolulu, which made a great hit
and then Mr.. Towse called for few
minutes intermission which gave the
audience time to shuttle their dominoes
and stretch their legs.
After the intermIssiOn a certain
iinpler delivered some of his etfusions
and then F. w. Dohrmann made
GREAT speech on the recent visit to
Janan Of the Coast chambers of com
-, ce. He explained that the one
idea of the Japs was to please Ameri-
cans in every way, and came very
near to persuading the audience that
the kingdom of Japan wants nothing
more than close friendship with the
United States,
Altogether the smoker was a hne
thing. Prominent citizens were there
to smoke clay pipes and strong tobae-
co and listen to the efforts of the anna,
teur artists whose one. intent was all
for their delight Everybody enjoyed
himself and went home with the feel
ing that he had had a good time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29
This Funny II
Old Earth
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The other day the seaciff near
Lyme Regis, in Dorsetshire, su idenly
turned itself into pretty good imita'
ton of a volcano, greatly to the alarm
of the people living nearby. .-l.
The cause was the spontaneous COM
bustion of certain infammable mate
rial, and one result was that a large
section of the cliff tumbled into the
sea with a most tremendous crash.
Far away in the Arctic, on the north
ernmost coast of British North America,
a similar sham volcano is working on
an enormous scale. a huge cliff, lying
To the east of Cape Bathurst, is all
abIaze for a distance of over twenty
miles.
The face of the cliffs is scanned with
Ignite, and this appears to have been
burning for centuries. How 1T took fire,
or when. no one knows, or ever will
know. And there it goes on blazing
wear after year, covering the everlast-
ing ice with a pall of smoke and Gin
ders.
After years of effort it's now pos
sible to predict the weather, with toler-
able accuracy, for a day ahead. But
as for foretelling what the earth her
self viii do the next minute, you might
as well attempt to predict where flash
of lightning win strike. The forces at
work below the earth crust seem to
take an almost impish delight in play
ing the maddest pranks, some of which
are totally unexplainable.
Some are harmless, some destructive
bevond measure. Of the latter, the
most extraordinary example on record
is undoubtedly the destruction of st.
Pierre.
Mont Pelee exploded. Such thing
has happened before. Volcanoes not
unfreGuently blow their heads off. But
WHY that awful cloud of white, hot
dust should have rushed straight down
upon st. Pierre, killing 10000 people
in less than two minutes. is not so easl-
" explainable. The disaster was so
local that Mort1e Rouge, the suburb on
the hills close above, escaped compar-
atively unchanged.
Lake Vernagther, beautiful sheet
# water, the pride of valley IN the
Tvrol. vanished in night. Next morn
ing the bed was bare mud. There was
no earthquake on this occasion. The
lake quietly disappeared as a bath
empties when the plug is pulled out.
Speaking of Swiss lakes recalls to
mind the extraordinary ''tidal waves
of Lake Geneva, They are called
.'tidaI" fqFawaRt of a better name,
At uncertain intervals the lake heaNes
itself up. and rises five to SIX feet IN
a few seconds. Why or wherefore, no
one knows.
Nor can anyone tell what is happen
ING in the Caspian sea. For years past
its waters have been falling. and 1t has
been supposed that the great inland sea
was gradually drying up. Recent
sou6dings revealed the astonishing tact
that the Caspian is at present actually
deeper than it was a century ago.
There is only one possible hypothesis.
The bottom of the sea must be drop
ping out.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29

A large touring automobile contain
ing man and his wife met a load of
hay in a very narrow road. The wo-
man declared that the farmer must
back out, but her husband contended
that she was unreasonable. "But you
can't back the automobile so far, "
she sais, "and I don't intend to move
for anybody. Besides, he should have
seen us. - The husband pointed out
that this was impossible. owing to an
abrupt turn in the road. 81 don t
care" she insisted. "I won't move
if I have to stay here all night" Her
husband was starting to argue the mat
ter. when the farmer, who had been
sitting quietly on the hay, interrupted:
q Never mind, sir!' he exclaimed,
with a sigh, "Ill try to back out.
I've got one just like her at home"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29
The Merchants Association.

The same request was made of the
Merchants Association. But while the
association desired it understood that
the kindliest feelings were entertained
for the Matson Navigation Company,
he association did not feel that it
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29

A teacher was one day instructing
her pupils in the mysteries of etymol-
ogv, when she had occasion to ques-
ton a boy pupil with reference to the
word recuperate. - GAS an ex-
AMPLE said the teacher, "we will
take the case of your father. He is,
of course, a Woodworking man. ,,
- Yes m, - assented Charley. And
when night comes, he returns home
tired and WORKOUT, doesn't heY'
eyes IN, " in further assent from
Charley. "Then," continued the
teacher, cit being night, his work be-
ing over and he being tired and worn
out what does he do?'' "That s what
ma wants to know" said Charles.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29

this region besides those of the Ha-
waiian Mahogany Lumber Company
though of course smaller, but still such
as to add something to the traffic re-
curing railroad.
Return from Japan.
The return of the representatives of
the Pacific Coast chambers of commerce
from their trip to Japan during the
early part of the week by the Tenyo
Mafu was matter of much interest.
Mr.. c.. NJ. Cooke and Mr.. John Water
house represented the Honolulu Cham
Der of Commerce and they, with Mr..
Dohrmann of San Francisco, stopped
here. Mr.. Cooke has given very in
teresting account of the trip in the
columns of the Advertiser.
The Automatic Telephone.
The project of the Hawaiian Tele-
graph and Telephone Company of put
ting in the automatic or home system
of telephones on this Island, which was
announced in the Sunday Advertiser
last week, has made progress. The
land at the corner of Bishop and Mer-
chant streets has been purchased for
its central offices and plant, and it is
announced that the engineers to install
the plant are now on their way here.
The company proposes to install the
automatic system of telephones in all
parts of this Island. It's plans are now
for the complete installation of the
system from Waialae to Waipahu by
August next.
The Federal Building Site.
The announcement made by H. f.
Cooper on his return from the Coast
by the Hilonian, that the Treasury De-
partment had exchanged the Mahuka
site for the Irwin Palace Square site,
as a location for the new Federal build
ing, and that all that was required to
consummate the deal was the approval
of Congress, created CONSERVATION
throughout the business community,
which supposed that the question had
been definitely settled. and was not
aware that efforts. carefully kept from
all public knowledge, were being made
to overturn the wishes of the commu-
nifty in the matter. Meetings of both
the Chamber of Commerce and the Mer-
chants Association were called, and
held on Friday. In both, the over
whelming sentiment was in protest of
what seemed the clandestine methods
by which the exchange had been
brought about In each body the mat
ter was referred to committee to re-
port to meetings on Monday.
Coastwise Navigation Laws.
The Chamber of Commerce has re-
scinded the resolution it adopted in
March. 1907. favoring the suspension Of
the Coastwise navigation laws between
here and Coast points 50 far as passen-
gers are concerned, and now fav0rs the
strict enforcement of these Coastwise
laws.-This action was taken at the
request of the Matson Navigation Com
panv which now has two steamers ply
ing between this port and San Fran
cisco. and one between Hilo and San
Francisco, and IS preparing TO build
another passenger steamship for this
trade larger aud finer than any Of its
present ones.
The Merchants Association.
The same request was made of the
Merchants a Association. But while the
association desired it understood that
the kindliest feelings were entertained
for the Matson Navigation Company,
he association did not feel that it
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29

The magnitude, cleanliness, and stor-
ing capacity of the Anheuser-B Busch
brewery makes it possible to store and
age their Budweiser beer for four and
five months H. Hackfeld & Co, Ltd,
distributors.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29

We've wireless wires and horseless cabs
But will we ever own
\ cussless, waitless, out-of Order-less
Girlless telephones
life
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29

Daughter-This piano is really my
very own. ism it, pa? Pa-Yes, my
dear Daughter-And when I marry |
can take 1t with me, can I? Pa
Certainly, my child. But don t tell
any one; it might spoil your chances,
Penny Pictorial.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29
Another Tie Contract.

could take the action requested, at this
time.
Another Tie Contract.
The Navy Department has made
contract with the Hawaiian Mahogany
Lumber Company for the delivery Of
5000 ohia ties at Pearl Harbor by the
middle of January. The ties are to be
used in the construction of a railroad
within the Pearl Harbor reservation
necessary not only in the construction of
the Naval Station and the Notifications
proposed there but afterwards. To con-
meet this track with the Oahu Railway
will only require that the Oahu Rail-
way company construct a comparative.
iy short spur.
Fort Street Land Sold
The sale of the land on Fort street
opposite the Catholic cathedral and in
GLIDING an interest in the party wall
IN the Model block for $3.50 was con-
firmed by the Circuit Court AS show
ing something of relative values, this
property was mortgaged ten years ago
for $4,000, and it was on foreclosure
of this mortgage that the property was
sold.
Among the interpretations of the
week were the Oahu Pineapple Com
pany to undertake pineapple cultiva-
ton on this Island, and the Maui Auto
Company to carry on the sale and hire
of autos at Waikiki.
A Business Reorganization.
E. w. Jordan & Co. he's been reorgan-
lied with E. W. Jordan, president; Fl.
T. Hayselden, vice president; f. T. p.
Warehouse, secretary and treasurer,
and James Jaeger and H. Rycroft, di-
rectors. Mr.. Fletcher, well known in
dry goods circles, is manager. Water
house Co. are financing the reorgan-
ization. The place was established in
1852 and was a branch of the merchan-
disc establishment of John Thomas Wa
terhouse.
Some interesting Information re-
garding the Java sugar industry is
herewith given. The Java sugar crop
of 1896 amounted to 534,39O tons.
From that year up to 1904 there was
a steady and consistent increase in the
output, which in the latter year reach
ed 1,055013 tons, or almost exactly
double the figure of eight years be-
fore. The sugar crop of the Island
has remained practically constant at
this figure during the past three years,
and apparently the natural limit OF
production under existing agricultural
and economic conditions has been
reached. The area under cane in Java
amounts to about $4,000 acres. There
has been a very slight increase dur
ing the past two or three years. The
greater part of the sugar land is rent
ed from the native Javanese, to whom
it reverts every alternate year, when
it goes into rice cultivation.
Stock Transactions.
The following are the Stock Ex-
change transactions Of the week:
Monday Olaa, AIS; Is Haw. Sug.
Co.. 1926.
Tuesday-30 OIaa, AS; 30 Oahu
Sug. Co.. 1925; 90 Oahu Sue Co..
2S.375; $50 Kekaha, $50; lG Hon. r.
r. & L. Co.. com, sc.
Wednesday - 10 Oahu Sug. Co,
IS. %; 81 Eva. 1925.
Fridav-10O Olaa., 1875.
Saturday-10 lOokala. 1850; ) Hon.
b. & NJ. Co. 90; 10 Olaa. 5; $1,000
Haw. sug. IS, lO0.75; $4,000 Hon. r. I.
& L. 6s, l07.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29

this region besides those of the Ha-
waiian Mahogany Lumber Company
though of course smaller, but still such
as to add something to the traffic re-
quiring railroad.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-11-29

could take the action requested, at this
time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
AROUND TOWN.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The candy sale of the Loyal Tenn
perance Legion has been postponed
from Saturday until Tuesday.
Cabinet Photos, s1.O0 per dozen FOL
thirty days at YOUNGS. 23-tf
Cakes & Nichols have had their
office nicely papered and finished
Gus White did the work
If you want to buy or sell farm
see w. J. EMBRY & co. 1t
Mr.. w s. Frost, formerly secretary
of the Y. M. G. A. of Columbia, but
for the past year secretary of the
Nashville association, has resigned his
position and will accept work in some
other association.
The front wall of the Gresham &
Lamar stable on South Main street,
recently damaged by fire. is being
torn out preparatory to rebuilding.
A large and interesting meeting Of
Columbia Lodge of Masons was held
Thursday night. Two degrees were
conferred.
Dr. W. NJ Biddle has been appoint
ed Superintendent of the st. Peters
Sunday-school.
A. L. Blocker has purchased thirty
seven ceres of land from Curtis Har-
ris on t1e Williamsport pike for which |
he paid $1,000.
We are still selling Salt.-CAL-
lender & co. 1t
BY a lapsus penna, announcement
If the death of Mr.. j. T. Davis was
made in Fridays Herald when the
lame should have been J. T. Jones.
Mr. Davis is in excellent health and
N paying his subscription to The
Herald today stated that he hoped to
re here some time, but was gratified
L the nice things said about him.
Don't overlook US ON anything you
want for the Christmas holidays in \
he way of Cakes, Candies, Fruits,
fireworks, etc. We are the people to
rade with.-RED SEAL BAKERY.
17d&w1t
Mr.. and Mrs Shelton Robinson ,
ave rented the Wilkes house on West
ixth street and will move there about
he first of the year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Ellington will
love to their handsome new residence
the Mayes Place within the next
yo weeks.
The Independent Phosphate Co. has
owed to the new offices in the Rains
,sidence.
The new home of the Citizens Tele- 5
hone Co is being re-fnished and will
ION be in readiness for occupancy. 7
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
CHRISTMAS JUGS
BEGIN To ARRIVE
EXPRESS OFFICE The RENDES-
voUz FOR MANY THIRSTY CIT
ZENs OF COUNTY.

Have you received your christina
Jug Perhaps not. but a peep In th'
building recently occupied by the al
legged bucket shop in the Bethel Bloci
would lead one 10 think that about
One-f0urth of the people OF this sec
Jion would have their egg nOg this
Christmas as usual. The liquor is
there in quantities. From i've gallon
Four Full Quarts for s175." and ev-
cry imaginable size between, it is on
hand. The Herald reporter counted
forty-four packages this morning, and
the young man in charge said that
was nothing, they had four times
that much few days since, and by
Saturday they would have perhaps
ten times that much
Most of the liquor is shipped in from
Nashville, though some comes from
Chattanooga and some is that far
famed corn juice from the Old North
State. 1t is difficult to understand
though what is to be done with it in
such large quantities unless there is
to be a little boot-legging in the fu-
ture. A man might have a thirst as
long as the neck Of girafe, but he
would scarcely require five gallsns of
red-eye to quench it, yet it is there
in five-gallon lots.
Thanks is due Local Agent Lewis
Kirk that this liquor business carried
on by the express company is not
mixed up in the same store with the
general express trade. The express
can not help handling the
business, nor can the local agents re-
fuse to handle the stuff when it comes
and at the same time hold their Jobs.
But Mr.. Kirk notified the company
hat he would not handle the bust {
less along with the regular business I
Turing the holidays. The express Of
Ice is a public place where ladies t
ave to go to send and receive pack '
ges and he knew that this liquor t
rade and the character of the men 4
Tho as a rule receive the liquor, would q
e Objectionable, so he held confer f
nee with the company officials and
hey agreed to let him rent another
Uilding for the liquor trade. (
This only proves the necessity for
jug law.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
OVER THE COUNTY.

Cal! TURNER & JOHNSON for al
kinds Of Christmas goodies. 14-6t
Frank Wheeler and family, of Mt
Pleasant, have gone to Vermont for
the holidays.
Houston Thomas has purchased the
r.. G. Dyer home near Columbia and
will move there in January
Constable Butts arrested Robert
Sowell, charged with assault and bat
terry and HOUSEKEEPING, and landed
him in Jail.
We are still selling Oranges cheap
CALENDER & CO. 1t
Deputy Whitley went to Century
mines Thursday and arrested Arthur
Horton, charged with carrying a pis-
toll. The negro was landed in Jail.
The best that is on the market for
all things good to eat at TURNER &
JOHNSON'S. 14-6t
Miss Sallie Sanders, of Neapolis,
As visiting Miss Mary Sanders at
Bigbyville.
If you want to buy or sell a farm
see w. J. EMBRY & co. 1t
Quartermaster General Joe A Car
den, T. S. A., now stationed at Co
iumbus, Ohio, is visiting his parents,
Rev and Mrs. T. A. Garden at Bigby-
vile
A petition for statewide prohibition
has been circulated at Mt. Pleasant
and has received $50 signatures. 1t
is expected that at least 400 Of the {
citizens of that town will sign the petit !
ton. l
We are headquarters for all Santa
Claus goodies. Leave your wants {
with us and we will tell Old Santa.
14-6t TURNER & JOHNSON. /
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
MOST ATTRACTIVE
ARE SHOP WINDOWS
CHRISTMAS TRADE NOW ON IN
EARNEST AND PROMISES TO
BE EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD.

A glance at the pretty stores of Co
lumbia will lead one to the opinion
that there are many artistic store and
window dressers among the merchants
and their clerks of Columbia. The
stores were never SO pretty as this
year, nor were the stocks ever so
large or choice, nor were they ever so
attractively arranged. One does not
have to go to Nashville or to any large
city for any want in any mercantile
line.
And the people are buying literally
for Christmas. Many Of the mer
chants say their trade was never so
good. And why should II not be good?
Maury county was scarcely touched
by the panic. other towns and other
counties are suffering still. But in
Maury crops have been good of every
character. Prices have been high and |
the people have plenty OF money and
the good things OF life. They can well
afford to live in comfort and to make
others happy at this holiday season.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
A WOMAN'S PLAY
IS 1.-THE TRAITOR

During the three years in which
4 THE Clansman" has tested the capac-
D ity of every theatre in the South it
\ has been a notable fact that it is the
women who have thronged the the
aires and who have been most enthusA
iastic in their appreciation and APP
plause, which of course bears out the
old aphorsm that play to be great
! success must appeal to the women
/ Judging by this standard "The
J Traitor" bids fair to eclipse the bril-
, liant triumph of the play OF which =
is the sequel for its poss 2sses fat
more potent appeal to the fair se.7
than did its predecessor. The frs
place the love element is 1GuLh more
in evidence, and while theru Is no
lack of thrills there is also great
plentitude of delicious comedy. Then
again a woman dominates the whole
play The role of Stella shows abb
solutely a new side of Southern wo-
manhood. 1t is without doubt the
most commanding character ever con-
ceived in play of the South. While
she possesses all the sweetness, charm
and simplicity so characteristic of the I
daughters of Dixie, the authors have |
also invested her with that Unborn |
nobility and intutive insight into the |
hearts of men that have made such
women as the rulers of empires. Such
women as Stella have swayed the
hearts Of men ever since the creation.
1t would be difficult to find in the
entire range of modern drama q
heroine who rises to such emotional
heights and who is at the same time
The noblest type Of American woman
hood 1t is mistaken idea that great
emotional scenes can only be written
around a Camille or Mrs Tanque- ,
'ay. "The Traitor" will be the attrac- !
ion at The Grand Opera House. Tues ,
lay, Dec. 49, Seats by mall Dec. 26. q
Address care Manager of house.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-18
HIGH RATING
POSTAL CLERKS

Chief Clerk Wells, of Chattanooga,
was here the latter part of the week
and examined the distributing and
dispatching clerks in the Columbia
Postoffice. Mr.. Wells was surprised
and delighted at the result One clerk
made an average of 99.53%, the high
est mark in Mr.. Wells district, while
the lowest mark at the local ONCE was
which Is we'll up with the lead
ers.