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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
Wall Paper and Bicycles

DRETTY nearly everything that is made of paper is
much less expensive than it used to be. Wall paper
that cost fifty and roll twenty years ago
can be bought for fifteen and eighteen cents. Note
paper is much less expensive than formerly; it used
to cost cent sheet, and another cent for each
velop, people only middle aged well remem-
Der. Newspapers much cheaper, and the same
is true of magazines. Literature in general has
become so inexpensive to be broug hit within easy
reach of the poorest people, and often the
department stores handsomely bound books offered
at ten cents apiece
A dozen years ago could not get first class
bicycle for less than hundred dollars; to-day as
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
THE WILD ANIMAL MARKET

Wild animals from the Gizeh Geological gardens Egypt
ied during the years 1908 London Masees Hamburg
and Rotterdam realized the following prices
The king beasts the lon sold comparatively cheap
because the OF feeding made buyers shy of the
Fine wild-b born lions realized from $500 $500
Menagerle animals oness
sold for under while other hand $500
not big ask exceptionally fine specimen lion
Pumas-occasonaly described lionsare in such de-
and few S2o The is however high priced animal $500
the lowest figure which he sells with $500 for tgress
speciality of value according Hapers Weekly is the
European lynx be had for less than $780, and
the full animal is worth from SI2o SI7o Wolves
weak market $40 their per head 81 the minimum and $40
the Catch fox quite and the cub realize
Sd, So only just ST; full grown its vaue is $40.
Polar bears always maintain their price Very rarely does
change hands less than but other kinds of bear
cheaper eaon Soo The beaver good for S6o
price due the animals destruction for bounty the Rhone
valley.
Hippopoami have quotation in markets When in
ply this prehistoric looking beast worth from $500 $1,000 Ee
plants much widely dealt young be pur
chased for from $1,000 to $1,000
But considered of wild animals the giraffe Previous to
1893 impossible buy for less than $1,000 the
which did repay the of mpora
The actual young giraffe good condition
be quoted at anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000.
AS the monkey market the chimpanzee good deal
price, young condition fetching from $500 to $500 Other
big expensive although at times there begging
good the Suez market where young
grown offer SGD recenly-a real bargain
apes kind which still inhabt Gibraltar rock sell
Bombay Southwest China monkeys not held
of Four dollars will buy Balloons cost more
generally 500, according the specimen
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
SOME LONG FEASTS.

Sir Robert Hart the Inspector the Chinese
Customs speaking dinner in London the other day.
Pekng banquet that lasted
hours There and he tasted them
the American Envoy China who tried
with the Emperor HengFung 1850 tells how he
at dinner that lasted from day until o'clock the
OF the day following The total number of given
but Ward mentions that he had give partakn diff
rent dishes whereupon his hosts wondered
a his abstemiousness
Probably, however the Eskimo banquets longer than any
Others and the quantity of food swallowed
Ross records that of his party natives
continuously for hrythree hours during which they
sumed pounds OF seal meat Europeans exposed the
climatic conditions much the Captain Scott
the Discovery his return from his long sledg journey
the did
for the space Of three days and nights even still
hungry.
Commander Peary and his party famshed
futile dash for the pole in slaughtered herd
Hazen Island, off the North
thereafter they crouchd
eating continuously and when they had finished the pile Of
outside as high tall mans chnN-Chicago News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Secretary Townsend win give you
some news of a specialslispensati for
March and April, ordered by the Har-
rison Mutual Association.
In the twenty-four hours ending yes
terday morning at, eight, 'clock forty
one e-hundredths inch of rain fell
here, according to the U. s. Weather
Bureau.
The bid of the E J. Lord Construe-
ton Company for the sdrydock work at
Pearl Harbor was second out of eight
submitted. The lowest bid was that of
the Pacific Coast Contracting Company.
Many city employees called for
their warrants yesterday at the office
Of Auditor Bicknel, but owing to the
fact that they are not paid until the
fifteenth, they did not get their money.
The graziers We're to have held a
meeting on Hawaii yesterday to dis
cuss the purchase Of the Metropolitan
Meat Company. A. w. Carter will be
here on Saturday to carry out what.
ever policy may have been agreed
upon.
On Saturday evening, February 20,
pupils of Mr.. Hugo HeTzer will be
heard in the second of his series of
song recitals. It will be invitational.
German Lutheran church, Sunday,
February 14-Sunday school, 9:45 a.
M; service. II a. m.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
PERSONAL.

Governor Baker Of Hawaii is in
town to remain several weeks.
r. r. Elgin, superintendent of the
Hawaii railway, Is in town.
James B. Castle arrived on the
Mama Kea from trip to Hawaii.
Rev. stephen Desha was a passenger
on the Mauna Kea, arriving yester,
day.
B. F. Dillingham; was an arriving
passenger on the Mauna Kea yester-
day.
Lorrin A. Thurston arrived on the
Nauna Kea yesterday from trip to
Hawaii.
DR.. Archer Irwin and family of Ha-
kalau arrived on the Mauna Kea yes
terday.
Judge and Mrs. Dole returned from
Hawaii and the volcano yesterday
morning.
Governor John I. Baker was an ar
irving passenger on the Mauna Kea
yesterday.
VIM. Montrose Graham and Lloyd
Conkling are out for the superintend-
ency of the census.
Jack Lucas came back from a trip
to Hawaii yesterday. He was pas
senger on the Mauna Kea.
Ivan Dow, of Mayfower fame, ar
rived from business trip to Hilo on
the Mauna Kea yesterday.
H. NJ. Kaniho, the "Cannon Ball of
Kohala, arrived here for the session
of the Legislature yesterday.
H. T. Wichman, who has been rusti-
eating at the Volcano House for sew
eral weeks, returned home yesterday.
Judge Sanford B. Dole and Clerk
E. A. Murphy of the United States
District Court returned from Hawaii
on the Mauna Kea.
Captain A. T. Mark, wife and two
children, arrived here yesterday on the
Sheridan. Captain Mark comes as a
relief for Captain Fay.
DR.. George H. Cassidy, wife and two
children, were arrivals on the Sheridan
yesterday. Dr. Cassidy will be sta
toned at Fort Shafter as contract
dental surgeon.
John D. Easton, assistant managed
of the Hilo Mercantile Co., of Hik
and brother of Henry Easton of this
city, came down on the Mauna Kea
yesterday and win watch the trolley
for few days.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
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The Beach Is Public Property

Harper's Weekly.

The New York
sun winch viii seriously affect the seaside
New FORK City The of the
the like which
the
was by eebb
and
The lawsuit question brought A
against Midland Terminal
Midland
patrons of the adjoining
sructed which
The found that
from
come damages by adjoining
his bathing boating fishing This
along the Coney being compelled
make detour inshore
eon of the New York will probably
Connect icut as SWELL
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
Its, a Slayer
Comes Quickly, But it Comes to Stay.
How a Honolulu Citizen
Got Rid of It.

Comes early, stays late.
No stranger can be more unwelcome.
Makes life misery ali day long.
Keeps you awake nights.
Initiates you; spoils your temper.
Do you know this unwelcome guestF
Ever have it come and stay with youa
Know what it is? Eczema.
If you ever had any itchiness of the
skin.
You know how hard it is to shake it
off.
You would like to know how to do
it?
Read the statement that follows:
William Gilliver, of the well-known
drm of Gilliver & Curtis, railway and
general contractors, and whose private
address is "Avoca," Bansstown, a
suberb of Sydney, n. S. W., has writ
ten the following unsolicited letter,
which we herewith publish in full:
Messrs. Foster Mcclellan Co., rs Pitt
street, Sydney, \. S. w.
Dear Sirs: In Justice to suffering
humanity, L write you of my experience
with Doan S Ointment. I suffered from
itching piles for twenty-five years, and
though l consulted doctors and tried
different preparations, | found only
slight relief. Seeing Doan's Ointment
advertised, I procured box and had
used but half the contents when [ was
cured. You may use this as you wish.
Yours gratefully,
WILLIAM GILLIVER.
Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are
sold by all druggists and storekeepers
at fifty cents per box (six boxes $2.50)
or will be mailed on receipt of price
by the HOLSTER Drug Co., Honolulu,
wholesale agents for the Hawaiian Is
lands.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
TELEGRAPH BREVITIES

The Administration denies that part
of the feet has been ordered back to
The Pacific.
Edward Berwick, .Jr., fancee of the
daughter of David Starr Jordan, died
suddenly of heart disease.
The fifteenth annual Carnot debate
between Stanford and Berkeley was
won by the former.
E. H. Hartman is suffering from
nervous affection of spine and will go
to California for his health.
The Mexican government has grant
ed Pearson & Son, who are waging
competition war with Standard Oil,
blanket concession to an exclusive
right to dig oil wells in navigable
rivers and lakes of Mexico.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
HIS BIG BROTHER.

The Booster day late last week, and give this
Danaon Last Friday got that big brother
deathy SIGH with deadly maiady
We Immediately hit the grit for his bedside Now he the only
big brother have He the who
pulled the hill taught
dog fashion and afterwad float he baited
picked goodies
hickory he worked all the tough third
part successfully licked the big guy who got hat and
fterward through the teachers al
good brother to and should indeed feel that
ungraefxl sneak from him when he
and did all could which little enough
P0rSv
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
THOROUGHLY TESTED.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy has
been examined by eminent analytical
chemists who certified that it contain
ed no narcotics. It is not only a safe
and harmless medicine, but the best in
use for coughs, colds and Group For
sale at all dealers. Benson, Smith &C.
Co., Ltd, agents for Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14

The regular services VIII be held to-
day at Oahu Prison, under the auspices
of John Martin. Mrs Joseph Pratt
will sing, Mr.. P. W. Rider will speak,
Rev. Mr.. Wilson viii preach the ser.
mon of the day, and Ed. Towse win
make a short address. One of the fea.
lures of the services this morning will
be the reading of Lincoln IS Gettysburg
address, by one of the men at the peni-
Tertiary
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14

According to advices received through
the mail yesterday, Delegate Kuhio has
not at any time supported John Lane
fer the position of postmaster here.
The Delegate's endorsement of Post
master Pratt for reappointment has
been on file at Washington for consid-
cradle time past.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
Oahu College Plays,

On Saturday evening, February 20,
the dramatic club of Oahu College will
present. at Charles r. Bishop Hall, two
PLAYS that promise to be excellent.
The first is lively farce by Richard
Harding Davis, "Miss Civilization,
in which Edith II. Smith plays the
title role. She shows what a twentieth
century girl can do by quick witted de-
vices for the discontinue of party
of housebreakers.
'sThe Romaneers, by Edmond Ros-
tand. is a somewhat longer, though not
less lively. comedy. Comma Wadman
and Revnold McGrew act the parts of
two young people who find delight III
the secret pleasures of love-makins
over a garden wall. How these two
plotting children are deceived by then
two plotting fathers, and how the
Young lovers lose their zest for ro'
nance when they find it no longer a
stolen sweet, is the theme of the play
Both plays are full of amusing stu
ations. and viii afford an evening OF
the best kind of fun. The tickets arf
already on sale.
Band Notes.
The band will play this afternoon
at Aala Park.
On Monday afternoon the band vii
play on board the transport Sheridan
and in the evening at Emma Square
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14

Rats which attack coverings of the electric cables
ubways being fought by noulatg them with the
which them seek the air for relief
The experiment paving with ron-slag blocks
wav at BROOKLYN n " tried in Philadelphia
and considered OF the chipping of the
edges of the blocks
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story of Carlyle in his old having takeh the fol
lowing his broadest Scotch OF young friend who had
had charge walks and who while almost adapting him
Caryes mood had single occasion ventured to dis
agree with would have know that
capacity being the greatest bore Cristendom
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14

Johnny What's the mattersoca duties too
much for you? said gentleman in Cincinnati elevator the other
dav ocosev replied the elevator boy the
ninth floor let Mr. Taft I've been getting up
large party.'-Lippincotts Magazine
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14

Big doings at Atkinson Park this
morning. The Iroquois has given place
to the Kewalos. who are now at the
head of the second series. Watch the
sailors fight to get back in first place.
What no!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-14

automobile weighing running sixty miles an hour
to have striking force than twelvepound
fred gun velocity of feet second
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
GRANNIS GRAINS.

Rev. Edgar Seay will be with his people next Sunday at I a. m
 Mrs. T. K. Moore IS spending the week with T. K, out at the Jackson sawmill.
 Ideal spring weather. Rain enough to make everything grow and plenty of sunshine.
 Alex Coyle left Thursday for Chicago to look after property iu ute-ests, expecting to be gone two weeks.
 Mrs. ]. P. Logan, Mrs. s. l.. Johnson, Miss Fanny Moseley and Grandpa Litson are reported sick this week.
 w. E. Hungate is making im- provements on his residence and will have one of the incest little places in town.
 Miss Maggie Waugh returned 10 her home at Cove Saturday, after closing a very successful three-months' term of school. Grannis is not very much be-
 hind in the way of strawberry growing. s. l.. Johnson shipped out crate of strawberries las. week.
 Prof. G. w. Johnson closed a very successful nine-months' term of school at Beavertown last Fri day and at night gave one of the
 most enjoyable and best rendered
 programs of the year. A few of the faithful met at the
 Baptist church Friday morning
 and for two days did some good
 work. The results are the paper is on and the new lamps hung, for which all are proud. NJ. E. D. M.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
BoULDERs FROM ROCKY

Frost has ruined peaches this year.
 Bob Rind of Muse, Ok, was here Saturday.
 John Ernest from near Dallas came up Sunday.
 E. c. Turner and wife visited relatives at Rust Sunday.
 A Sunday school has been or ganized at Maddox school house.
 Alex Boggs from near Bulger was caller at Rocky Saturday.
 John Barber and wite and Mrs. J. NJ. Strawn were trading in Mena Saturday.
 Misses May and Fife Farless of Eagletou are visiting with their brother, Stanley.
 J. P. Cornelius and family wis ited with Aunt Mary Welch, south of Rocky, Sunday.
 Mrs. Ethel Mckinney and chii- dren spent several days with rela' tives near Rust last week.
 We are glad to get the news from Opal and Liberty Now what's the matter with Egger ? Luke.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
ALDER LEAVES.

]. B. Widener went to Mena Saturday.
 Farmers are planting cotton seed this week.
 Peddler Widner has gone to Pike City ou business.
 Rev. Bob Edwards preached al Sulphur Springs Sunday.
 A number of farmers from here are attending circuit court during this term.
 Jack Barber and Bunny Law renee were fish ng CD in this vicinity Sunday.
 The first ball ame of tue sea- son will be played at the Morris school diamond next Saturday.
 There was number of young people t the singing al the home of s. A. Lofiis, Sunday after uoon.
 Uncle ] sper Free received 6 lstier from h.s brother. William Free of Rock SDri~gs, Ga., few days ago, requ $ ing the help ol Uncle Jasper iu securing peu- sion. He was in the siege al Vickshurg, Mss, ia the 52ud Ga. infantry. c. F.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
POTTER PERSONALS

Ora Good win was at Potter Sunday.
 Jack Lowthers visited near Rocky, Sunday.
 Levi Pigg leaves for Okla homa this week:
 Ora Moore of Dugan, Okla., is visiting relatives and friends here,
 Jim Goodwin and G. T. Yan. Tell are attending court this week IS jurymen.
 Bro. Squyers will preach at the school house the first Sunday in May at 1 a. ID.
 Leona and Myrtle Brunson oi Big Cedar, Oklahoma, spent last week with relatives here.
 Mir. Thompson, who has been spending the winter here for his health, left last week for his home Tn Kentucky.
 The peach crop has been al most destroyed by the frosts ir ihis vicinity, but the apples arf damaged very little.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
HILLSIDE MISSION.

Farmers busy stirring. mother earth.
 Don't forget the working al Hillside cemetery the second Sat urday in May that Buster Brown told about last week.
 ]. M. Hughes and sons are do- ing a land office business grind ing corn for the western Mont. gomery couniy farmers at Hill side mills.
 Messrs. T. L. Ferguson oi Hathaway, J. l.. Rowton of Al der. and J. w. Holmes of Red Bird, returned from Mt. Ida las, week where they attended court.
 Rev. J. E. Middleton. pastor of Union Hill Methodist Protestans church, and F. l.. Ssandgridge superintendent of Sunday school at Union Hill Hall, cllled on Secretary Ferguson of Hillside Mission and had short business conference of pleasant nature last week.
 Prof. II. G.Terguson, secretary of Hillside Mission. the well known Sunday school worker, story writer and bachelor farmer, IS seriously contemplating a trip to Oklahoma, Panhandle, Tex. and Colorado, the Rocky noun. tain regions and Pacific North west, next summer for pleasure, recreation, rest and study.
 There is a splendid opening al Hillside Mission for nice Sunday school, church, literary society, farmers union and other christian movements, and as we
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
RED BIRD NOTES.

Mrs. Jasper Free, Sr., is reported quite sick.
 Clifton Carter is very low with tuberculosis.
 G. w. Cox and wife were visitors near Big Fork Sunday.
 George Ferguson was up from his home at Hillside Sunday.
 Newton Standridge has been af- fiicted with bronchial trouble. D. s. Walls, our sawmill man, was painfully injured Monday by getting foot crushed. Ali Burge and family, who reside near Helen, visited at the home ot Mrs. R. T. Edwards Sunday. R. M. Moore left Tuesday foi Mena, where ne took the train for his home at Lepscomb, Tex. Dr. and Mrs. s. c. Bates returned Monday from a pleasant visit of several days at Mena and other points.
 J. M. Bowen and s. A. Hughes marketed produce and purchased supplies at Womble the latter part of last week.
 Messrs. Davis, Boarland and Evin: of Womble, came up Monday tC spend several days looking after req estate interests. Wiley, the little 3-year-old son oi Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Bowen was SC riously burned last week. His clothes, in some way, caught fire while he was playing. The Rev. Elijah Abee is in receipt of message from the Rev. Ernest Patterson of Greenridge, Scot county, stating that he would de. liver discourse at Sulphur Springs next Sunday night. Mir. Patterson is a young man of marked ability having formerly resided here. Buster Brown.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
OLIVER CHAPEL CHIPS.

John Joplin of Mena was 3 Sunday visitor.
 David Imoe visited his sister at Quito last Sunday.
 Miss Frances Imoe visited her sister at Two Mile W ~daesday.
 Mir. Smales will preach al the chapel next Sunday at II a. m.
 Mr. Lacy presided at the chapel Saturday night and Sun. day.
 Mrs. Perry of Two Mile wis. ited her mother, Mrs. Imoe, last Friday.
 Quite a number of young people enjoyed nice party al the Mausell home Saturday night There will be singing at tho chapel next Sunday evening. Le' everyone come and bring theil Lasting Hymn song book. Nobody's Sweetheart.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
BIG FORK BITS.

Godfrey Sullivan made busi- ness trip to Mena last week.
 Frank Bates of Gunhammer City is in for a visit with home folks.
 Kelsy Smallwood of Board Camp visited at the home of his brother sunday.
 The Misses Cora and Dollie Bates of this place visited friends al Board Camp Saturday.
 Prof. John B. Wideuer of All der was a pleasant caller at the home of ye scribe Saturday night. Mrs. Jane Smith and family oi this place left last week for Ok lahoma, where they will make their future home.
 Bethel Bates of this place vis- ited at tho home of his sister, Mrs. Viola Looney, of Board Camp Sa.usd-y night.
 Fred Fearnot.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
HATFIELD HINTS.

Jerd Allen and wife of McAlester' are visiting relatives here.
 Mrs. Cole was a county seat visi- tor Wednesday and Thursday.
 Mrs. M. E. Allen is doing inc business with her restaurant.
 Miss Grace Whipple is visiting relatives and friends in Mena.
 Mrs.lR. D. Green and Miss Claudia, visited relatives at Cove this week.
 B. A. Miller and wife are visiting relatives and friends at Hatfield tnls week.
 Walter Joplin of Jansen spent Saturday and Sunday with J. l. Griffin.
 Dr. Mullins attended the meeting of the Polk County Medical Society Saturday.
 A new lodge of the Modern Wood men of America will soon be insti- tuted here.
 Little Dewey and Jettie Nichols spent last week with relatives or Six Mile.
 Will Mckinney and other Choc taws from Ludlow attended presby. tery at Muskogee this week. w. H. Stephens has his gin house moved and is ready for business again. T. P. Davis did the work.
 Walter Joplin and Wesley McDon aid and the Misses Vessie and Laur; Griffin went to Jansen last Sunday c. R. Buschow spent Wednesday and Thursday at Idabel, Ok, attend ing to official business in that court Mrs. Eli Davis of Hatfield, "A years old, was out helping her hus band, 73 years old, raise their house last week.
 Mrs. Dora Carper and Misses Oz; and Daisy Dover and Miss Grace Whipple went fishing Monday anc had nice time. Albert Griffin, Mark Dover, Wes ley Mcdonald and Robert Griffin re turned from Oklahoma last Friday They reported plenty of game.
 Arley Nichols.
The Mena weekly star., 1909-04-22
COVE CATCHES.

Klondyke strawberries are rip- ening earlier than usual this spring
 J F. Marshall and wife return ed several days ago from Prescott and other points in the state.
 l.. A. Dumond of Fonda, Ia. i, was in town last week and was so well pleased with his visit that he made an offer cn some prop erty.
 = Miss Maggie Waugh returned home from Grannis last Satur- day, where she has been teaching in the primary department of the public school.
 C CFarmers in this locality are do- ing more work than usual this spring, and general indications are favorable for bigger and bet ter crops than the country ever produced.
 w. Waugh, who owns the Bill