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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

the oldest and most aristocratic fam
lilies of Hawaii and anything more dig
nif1ed in the way of appearance than
these ladies made would be impossible
to imagine. Such a showing of mag
nificent women could hardly be found
the world over.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

ing the cloud that had obscured the
full rays of the sun passed away and
an unhindered brilliance blessed the
people.
And at the moment of the passing
of the casket from the Capitol there
was wig-wagged from the topmost
place of the building, by men of the
National Guard Signal Corps, the sig
nal that the procession was about to
start.
Within a few seconds there was
heard the first of the minute guns on
Punchbowl, which kept up their rever-
berating salutes until the arrival of
the long line at the gates of the MAUI
soleum.
THE CATAFALQUE.
The catafalque used to convey the
remains of Prince David is that which
was constructed to carry tthe body of
Queen Dowager Kapiolani, and it was
surmounted by crown which was borne
above the catafalque of King Kala-
kaua.
Marines and soldiery stood at atten-
ton as the funeral ear received the
koa casket, and a hundred kodaks were
swapping to catch the historic event
On the main lanai of the Capitol there
awaited the widow, Princess Havana
nakoa, heavily yelled and supported by
Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, the
Misses Campbell, Mrs. Fairchild, Colo
mel Samuel Parker and Mrs Parker,
and other members of the family, while
their carriages were brought around
from the Eva side of the building.
The carriage of the widow and Prince
Kuhio Immediately followed the re-
mains. and on either side were kahili
bearers, knee breeched footman,
wearing the royal insignia, assisting
Princess Kawananakoa to enter.
The carriage of Queen Liliuokalani
passed along unoceupied, the Queen
preceding the procession so as to be at
the mausoleum to receive the remains.
SUGGESTIVE SOUNDS.
The orders of the officers of the
Army and Navy detachments, the seem
ingly spontaneous wailing Of men and
women in the famed Hawaiian manner,
in the incessant, narrowing monotone
that stirs until already overcharged
emotions overflow, the prancing of the
beautiful animals drawing the carriage
of the chief mourners, the march of the
poolas, wearing the yellow capes and
drawing the catafalque, the breaking
into dirge music by the Hawaiian band
and the boom of the guns from their
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

The first minute gun doomed at four
minutes after two o'clock and convey
ed to the waiting thousands all along
the line of march the fact that the
body had left the Throne room and
was about to begin the procession to
the mausoleum.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

Undertaken H. H. Williams rode a
charger wearing the blue and gold
saddle cloth which is only used at the
obsequies of royalty
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

The band of the battleship Maine
played Listen to the Mocking Bird''
on the way from the waterfront to the
Capitol. On the return journey lively
music lightened the steps of the tired
sailors and marines
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

Every balcony along King street and
Nuuanu avenue was flied with sight
seers and the show windows of many
OF the stores were peopled with spec
tators, an almost unheard of thing in
Honolulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22
NOTES AND INCIDENTS
Of ROYAL FUNE RAL

Colonel Iaukea Wore the same uni
form in the procession yesterday as he
wore at Queen Victoria's jubilee in
1887 and at the funeral of King Kala-
kaua three years later. The uniform
was that of a colonel of King Kala-
kaua's staff.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

The immense crowd was handled adj
mirably, both at the Capitol, all along
the route and at the entrance to the
mausoleum. No accident was recorded
throughout the afternoon and although
to have been no prostrations from the
heat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

kaua three years later. The uniform
was that of a colonel of King Kala-
kaua's staff.
There were 107 kahilis in the pro-
cession, more than have ever been car
ried at royal funeral in Hawaii.
There were also more troops present
than at any previous funeral.
The kahilis were taken back to
Prince Kalanianao1e's residence at
Waikiki last night. Each separate
feather will be busted with powdered
native tobacco and then wrapped in a
piece of tapa, the whole kahili then
being wrapped in tapa. The sticks,
and covered with camphor to prevent
the ravages of borers.
The old native nurse of Princes Ka-
wananakoa and Kalanianaole station
ed herself near the entrance to the
mausoleum and chanted meles while
the body was being carried inside. She
also chanted as Queen Liliuokalani left
the mausoleum and entered her car
riage.
The Hui Kaanumanu, dressed in
black with yellow badges and carry
ing sunshades, made a stately show
ing. This society is recruited from
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

mind what she had lost and what she
had enjoyed and loved and understood?
Her attitude was splendid. her glance
level to all and her carriage after the
manner of that which she most truly
is in grace and in the hearts of her
friends, Her Majesty.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

1t was an ideal day for the pageant.
The sky shone blue overhead and the
flowers and foliage along the route
We're at their best.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

On Friday night the sky clouded and
showers fell. The natives expected the
traditional wet weather for the funeral.
The only rain that fell was a light
Nuuanu shower just as the catafalque
was entering the mausoleum grounds.
It ceased as the casket was placed in
the mausoleum.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

The members of the Hui Kokua anne
Manawalea ma Poola, to the number
of $50, made a brave showing with
their red shirts with white buttons, and
black trousers and hats.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-22

Captain Robert Waipa Parker look
ed the most soldierly man in the pro-
cession. He wore his medals and
decorations.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Great Tunnels of tine World

many historic landmarks In Rome are
the catacombs. declared by some to
be of great antiquity. "quarrics hewn
long before the Rome of Romulus and
Remus was founded" Modern re.
search. however. seems to indicate
that they arc no earlier than the sec
ond century, ard that they were built
by the Christians as places for wor-
ship and for the burial OF the dead.
Altogether. the catacombs. forming 4
network of tunnels not less than i've
hundred miles in length, are one OF
tho most wondrous relics of hygOne
times. They are to be found not only
In italy. but in France. Greece, Asia,
Minor, Persia, Egypt. and even Peru
Those of ancient l1ruria are particu
larry interesting on account of their
construction, having been lSili like
houses. with tho furnishings. chairs,
and couches hcwn out of the living
rock, and the roofs carved intimidation
Of beams ANA loftors.
Some of the Roman sewers. like tho
Cloaca MaXima, built by the TarQuin
Kings even before the period of the
Republic. are so large that loaded
hay wagon might pass through them
with case. |, is said that thirty thou
sand laborcrs were occupied for clev.
en- years with hammer and pick AK
and chisel in the construction of tho
tunnel three and half miles long
which was built in Roman times un-
der Mount Salvano TO drain Lake
Fucino.
During the Dark Ages works of this
character came to II practical stand
still, and 1t was not until medieval
times that revival began. In 1894
the excavation of the Francis adit in
the Hungarian mines at Schemnit2
was begun. BY 1857 1t had been push.
ed TO n length Of n mile and quarter.
and WAS used both for the transporta-
ton of ore and to carry off water from
the mine.
What was by far the longest tunnel
In the world until the completion OF
the Simplon bore through the Alps
In 1905. was the Joseph H. mining
adit ten and quarter miles in
length) In the Same section Of Hun
gary. Almost century was consum-
cd in It's construction, ii having been
begun in 1882 and not completed I'M
I'll 1878.
In the United States the longest
mining tunnel is the Sutro gallery in
Nevada, which measures nearly four
miles. AS an object OF interest. how
ever, II does not compare with the
Cowenhoven tunnel at Aspen, Colora-
do, which picrces Smugglcr Mountain
and furnishes drainage and transpor
tation for thirty different mines.
Tunnels Under Water.
To an observing man is due the
credit for the first great subaqueous
tunnel of modern times. Two or three
frnitless attempts had Lecn made to
connect the shores of Kent and Essex
by passage under the Thames, and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

ty five feet below the summit of the
mountain, was completed at a cost of
one hundred and eighteen dollars n
running foot.
About forty miles north of this tun.
mel, as tho bird flies. the Great North !
ern railroad completed another lore
through the same mountain range In
October. 1900. 1t is almost mile
longer than the earlier tunnel, and Is
lined throughout with concrete, which
is nowhere less than two feet in trick
ness. Two mountain peaks tower
above the tunnel. the highest of which
is more than two thousand feet above
the tracks.
Through the Alps.
After the completion of the St Got
thard and the Alberg. the gateways
In the Alps between Germany and
Italy, agitation began in France 70.
tho construction of a tunnel near the
Simplon Pass; for the Mount Gents
bore was at best only n roundabout
way. At length. in November. 1896
the convention between Italy AMI
Switzerland for the building of the
tunnel was signed Work, however
did not begin until the autumn ,ot
1898, when the first stroke was made
on the northern section at Brieg.
Switzerland. and n few months later
the southern section was opened ut
Domo d'Ossola in Northern Italy The
juncture between the two galleries
was effected on February "a 1906
The total length of the tunnel is more
than twelve and n quarter miles. Tho
highest point Is twenty three hundred
and twelve feet above sea level; We.
at one spot Mount Leone towers sew
on thousand feet above the floor OF
the tunnel.
Ono OF the most interesting fea.
lures of This wonderful achievement
was the method of ventilation. There
are two passages running parallel,
hfty-twO feet from center TO center
connected by transverse galleries
every six hundred feet. Whenever
one of these galleries was reached
the previous ones were hermetically
sealed. At the mouth OF one of the
passages an enormous fan was set
mp which drove the fresh air into the
tunnel with such force that man
could not stand up against it. When
The air reached the LAST cross section
II pasred over into the portions in
which the men were working. and
forced the foul air out of the tunnel
through tho main passage.
The Simplon tunnel was somewhat
odd In the extraordinary care that
was taken Of the workmen. Three
thousand men were employed in three
shifts. and the work went on night
and day Every possible comfort was
provided for them. 10 furnish protec
tion from the effects of sudden
changes IN the temperature and from
tho ravages of tunnel sickness" A
large hospital was l'rilt al the Swiss
end 10 provide for those who were In T.
jured II tho injury was serious a
pension was Issued. and when death
occurred the family of tho unfortunate
victim was Indemnlficd.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

To an observing man is due the
credit for the first great subaQueous
tunnel of modern times. Two or three
frnitless attempts had Leen made 10
connect the shores of Kent and Essex
by n passage under the Thames, and
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

When the Pilgrim Fathers lande,
on tho New England shores after the
passage OF centuries during which
man had presumably advanced on
the intellectual plane. they were
obliged TO return to the primitive ex,
pedient and dig caves in the ground
TO shelter themselves from the blasts
OF the Massnchusetts winter. writes
y. @. MMahoney IN the Sunday Mag
azine. Even the cyclone cellars can
Show no pntentablc Improvement I'M.
on the device Of primitive. semisnvagc
man. ard the greatest product OF
twentieth century engineering. the
Simplon tunnel through the Alps is
hardly mo,e wonderful than tho t,n.,
mel that Hcrodotus found on the is
land of Samos IN the fifth century be.
fore Christ
The location of the tunnel was I'M
known to modern scholars until 1882,
when Kyrillos. the abbot OF tho neigh.
boring cloister of Hagia Trin5, acct
dentnlly discovered it. 1t was built
apparently so that an enemy besieg-
Ing the city could not shut Off the wa.
ter supply of the inhabitants. All
along the walls small inches were cut,
In many of which tWracotta lamps
have been found. Its entire length Is
thirtytwo hundred and eighty one
feet, and on an average II is two feet
square. Tho construction WAS begun
ut both ends: but the juncture OF the
two sections was not strictly accu-
rate. In addition TO piercing IA noun
tain seven hundred and fifty feet high.
the tunnel also runs under "A small
atream, and may thus be assumed to
have been the first subaqueous tunnel
in Europe If not in the world
This, however Is not the first I'M
derground passage of which there Is a
record. In times contemporaneous
with the siege of Troy, or even before.
n tunnel which ia said to have been
four miles long was built to carry off
tho waters of Lake Topolia (Copais)
in .Boeotia.
The following inscription found at
Sloan in 1880 Is descriptive OF n
Jewish tunnel, the date OF which mos,
authorities place at 700 b. c.: "(Be-
hold the excavation. Now, this IL
the history of the tunnel. While the
workmen were still lifting the AK
I each toward his neighbor. and while
three cutits still remained Ito cu.
through, leach heard) the voice OF
the other who called to his neighbor
since there was an excess in the rock
on the right hand and Con the left)
And on the day OF the excavation the
workmen struck. each to meet his
1eighbor, AK TO ak, and there flowed
the waters from the spring 10 the poo
. for twelve hundred cubits: and
of cnbit was the height of the rocl
over the heads of the many dead ends
found In the middle of the tunnel. and
a proof that 1T was built from both
ends.
The Roman catacombs.
Not the least remarkable of the
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

the idea had finally been abandoned
as impracticable. until one day Sir
Marc ISnmbard Mruncl, while walking
through docQyard at Chatham. saw
the Tercdo navalis, 4 worm dreaded
by all ship owners. perforating n piece
of timber. The way in which this
worm worked backward. driving q
pair of strong shelly valves with n
rotary molten like an anger, and fol-
lowing the loosened longitudinal AS
sure IN Its BODY to its mourn. where
they were expelled attracted his at
tcntion and suggested tho idea OF con-
structing tunnelIng shield on the
same plan. Brunei perfected his In.
vent!on. and in 1925 work BEGAN on
tho great tunnel under the Thames,
which was finished In 1912.
rcrhaps the most noteworthy suba-
queous tunnel In this country IS that
under the Hudson. between Hoboken
and New York. the construction nf
which was begun as long ago rs 1874.
This was opened 10 travel few
weeks ago. II consists Of twin tubes
eighteen feet in diameter. tho first OF
which was completed March IL. 1904
the second September 90. 1904. In
each tube there is single track for
electric cars and concrete walks on
each side 70, use when the road Is
blocked. Tho distance between the
shafts In Hol'oten and New York is
more than q mile.
In England. n tunnel more than four
miles In length wns built under the
Severn between 1873 and 1886 There
is also one under the Mcrscy about
n mile long Numerou sothcr suba-
Queous tunnels there are worthy of
mention. those under the Detroit Riv.
or and under the St Clair. the two
tunnels for foot passengers and We
hicles under the Chicago River. tho
one for water supply at Cleveland nm.
der the lake and the tunnel under
Boston Harbor.
Great Railroad Bores.
The first great railroad tunnel was
tho one. four and three quarter miles
in length. which penctrnt"s the Hoo
sec Mountains in Massachusetts; but
il has long since been cclipsoi Al
though projected In 1851 it was not
finished until 1875.
A much more stupendous task was
the tunncling of the Cascade range in
Washington for the Northern Pacific
railroad. AS the time when the plans
were drawn up the site of the tunnel
was In virgin wilderness. eighty
two miles from the nearest railway
terminus. Two roads had to he bnilt
through the mountains TO reach The
peak. towering four thousand feet
above the level OF the sea. through
which the tunnel WAS TO run. rivers
had to be turned aside from their
beds, and large bridges mad 10 he
thrown across others. All the vast
engineering mechanism for tho prose.
cution of the work had to be trans
ported across the continent. In less
than two years after the contract for
tho undertaking had been signed In
tho city of New York on January 81,
1886. the great tunnel. eightyninc
hundred and fifty feet long, sixteen
feet wide. twenty-five feet high, and
at one point eleven hundred and thir-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Newport News, Virginia.
Advice to the Bromide.

There's one safe rule for you. MY boy,
When on LIES way;
Butt in. cen though you kill all 10y,
And say your say;
What odds if chains shall sag TO vests,
And all are bored?
Even though folk yawn at all your
jesis,
Don't be ignored
When wise men talk of abstrusc
things,
What difference If you have weak
wings
DO not keep still:
Look Just as ii you think your bray
A hit has scored;
Talk loudest when yoige nousht TO
say
Don't be ignored.
Pass off each poor stupidity
As something bright;
Let every Doubling Thomas see
That you're all right;
For always happicst are those
by self adored;
Insist your cabbage is rose
Don't be ignored
Denver Republican.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Pointed Paragraphs.

Even stationary engine Is sup
posed 10 run.
Don't break up housekeeping by
smashing the furniture.
You never saw an actress who had
no vanity in her makeup.
Don't attempt TO forge ahead by
forging anothSr persons name.
Lots wife became pillar of salt.
but most wives become peppcry.
Married women should remember
nagging doscn't make the nag go =.
Trouble mover fails to come to the
man who waits for something to turn
News.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Byron Williams

Like tho purlne of the cadence of a
spring beneath the elm,
Like the chimes that fairies tlnkie In
tho dryads' leafy realm.
Like the coo of fragrant zephyrs born
OF southern breeEes mild,
Like the harmonies of twilight, flows
the laughter of child!
Glad as silver rivers running over
shells Of sunset hue,
Sweet as honeyed nectar dripping
from the flowers wet with dew,
Pure as lmpid, smiling waters over
messy beds beguiIed.
Gomez the babblins of baby, comes
the laughter Of child
'Tis the grooming of the forest; Ills the
chanting OF tho sea;
tbs the trilIng of the mock.brd and
the sea-ehells' ecstasy;
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

TITS the n,urmur OF the breezes kissing
beds of clover wild,
Blended into rhythmic meter! All, the
laughter Of ohiidl
l. Is rhapsody Of heaven, dlapason of
the sky,
Reeded music of the angels as they
watt in ether by
II 10 earth and sky and heaven, hope
and love and faith complied.
For the God Of Music triumphed In the
laughter Of child!
Where It rlpples there Is aladness,
where II Hits woo will not stay;
Love is ever clInglns round 1t, Groom
ing with 1t all the day
] am straining all my senses and my
heart Is beating wild,
Just to hear the tinklins ripple of the
laughter Of child
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12

so you once lived in Africa. 81
Yes. sab" &
"Evcr do any missionary wor
there. Sam?" a.
"Oh, yes, sah--I was cook for s.:
nibal chief. sah."-Yonkcrs
man.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-12
Reflections OF a Bachelor.

The only man who can keep a
premise Is the man who never has Il
make one.
a man thinks he's a good husband
when he doesn't blame his wife be
cause his shoes hurt him.
1t takes an awful lot of brains ~
TO need to care whether people thiM
you have them or not. S
When n man likes to live on faiE
it's a sign ne thinks he can get VOTE
that way for some Office. ,E8
You can generally tell how litE
coin there is in mans pocket ~
how loud he tries TO make il jin&I
New York Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-16

Jerry Quinlan, the oldest conductor on the White Pass & Yukon road and known to most Alaskans who have travelled that road, was married in this city Monday night to Miss Agnes Me Cormlck, of Woodstock, N. D., says a dispatch from Seattle Of Oct. :. The two were sweethearts 20 years ago. Quinlan came west and for ten years has beer in Alaska. He married, but his wife died several years ago.
 His boyhood sweetheart remained un- married. A short time ago they re- newed their acquaintance and matters started just where they left off. A few days ago Quinlau applied for leave of absence and came to Seattle. About the same time Miss Mccormick packed up and left New Brunswick. She ar' rived here Sunday and they were mar red the next day.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-16
0F
 BENTON MINE

J. W. Shearcr this morning received a cable from Benton, Washington, tell ing him Of the serious illness of his father, Jacob Shearer. Mir. J. w, Shearer will leave on the Dolphin. The elder Mir. Shearer suffered a stroke of paralysis some time ago. Jacob Shearer is 75 years Of age, and has for years been the superintendent oi the Benton coal mines. He is the real discoverer of the mine, having prcspected and uncovered the vein which has since developed into one of the great mines Of the west. Rube Shearer, another son. is at Whltehorse and as wired, but as he would not be able to catch the Dolphin, will not try to go. Mir. ]. w. Shearer expects to be absent about a month.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-16
ROAD PLANS
 F0R NEXT YEAR

Major WiIds r. Richardson, preSi- den, Of tbe Alaska Road Commission, leaves ou the Dolphin this evening, Major Richardson, after making the ride with his party-which takes place from or about Vancouver barracks, Wash, will re'uru to Seattle for Q short time aad then go on Wash ington, where he will spend the winter returning alCng in Mrch. Major Richardson says the commissions plans for aeSt year contemplate several ex- teusive trails, opening up new camps, the Innoko, Valdez creek and others. Work is to be concentrated on the Val deg to-Fairbsuks, rosG to make of 1t a good seryiceable road for summer as well as winter travel.
The daily Alaskan., 1908-10-16

The Board of Equalization took up tte consideration Of the assessment Of the realty of the railroad company last night, going over the list all at one citing in response to the request of General Manager BerdOe and Auditor Kiug, who were present-that Is the improvements. The lots were left to co slderatIon in ther turn for the most part. Lots 1, 5, 6. ', 8, and g, block 35, on which the general office building Is
 located were raised from Sl 800 to S2,- 500 and the Improvements, the office building assessed at sIO,OOO, were re- duced $500. The club building was raised from sl, ,OOO to S2,OOO with lots 2 and 3, Lot 7, block 28, stands at $500 aud l2, in 29, at sSc0,
 lots in 3S, improvement, s4OO II and l2 in 39, S75O, The hospital and