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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07
Letters From
the People
MORE ABOUT THE WONDER
BERRY.

Editor Advertiser: My little ''won-
der" berry story you were good enough
to publish few days ago, has borne
a little fruit, although as yet no horti-
culturist has come forward to affirm
or deny that ''wonder" and 'EpoIolo''
are one and the same thing, with the
advantage in favor of the uncultivated
berry. Quite number of Hawaiian
people have come to me, with com
mendable pride of country, and brought
polOlo berries and told what they know
about them. One bright enthusiast, a
man who has travelled in foreign lands,
said the natives gather the young leaves
of the pololo and cook them in ii
leaves; they are considered as palatable
and appetizing as the best asparagus
Formerly the pololo leaves were on
sale in the local markets, at twenty-five
cents small bundle. I gather also,
that the macerated leaves are consid-
cred a valuable infantile febrifuge. A
well-known haole clergyman Of this city
told me, few days ago, that he had
recently eaten of pie made of the
pololo berries, and that it reminded
him of the Eastern huckleberry pie
(Fond recollectionD A gentleman liv-
ing in Palolo valley has sent me a
mail invitation to visit his home, and
inspect the pololo berries growing there
plentifully. He evidently hopes I can
give him some information about the
pololo or wonder; but am seeking
knowledge, as well as he.
One Hawaiian gentleman brought me
noni fruit, as well as pololos. The
noni, am told, is sometimes called the
Hawaiian citron, and is considered of
no use; but my Hawaiian friend says
the expressed juice of the ripe noni
diluted with water, is a prime tonic,
and twill make any one fat in little
WHILE
This little agitation I have been the
cause of may result in desirable re-
vival of ancient Hawaiian herbal lore.
Who knows?
LEVERETT H. MESICK.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07
OVERLAND RAILWAY ENTERPRISE.

Tt
line which
dian Pullman this
mediate
the Vandeblt
the United through line
unaeountabe in which
American railway combinations
Pacific Atlantic il
of
Many syndicate built
The road paid the
Canadian building and
the Pacific
the Canadians would within
a
day the Vanderbilt lines will
have that objective Meanwhile
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07
ALCOHOL rs A Preventative.

Alcohol is recognized the world over
as the proper, most efficient and whole
some preserver of medicinal compounds,
and while some journalists try to alarm
the world by the cry that patent
medicines contain more alcohol than
beer" they neglect to state that pro-
prietary medicines are taken in doses
from teaspoonful to tablespoonful,
while beer is beverage that is con-
sumed in quantities from glass to sew
eral quarts day.
Lye,a E. Pinkham s Vegetable Com
pound contains only 1870 alcohol, sim.
ply enough to preserve the roots and
herbs from which it is made, and may
be relied upon by every woman in the
land as a reliable, honest and sure
remedy for the ills peculiar to her sex.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07

Evidently the homicidal obecen in the W.
American law deals with threats thew make
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07

Labore who have had city peoples exp
take the with you might call enthusiasm
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07

Judge De Bolt wants better jurors than has been getting
which, since the riot trial, has pretty general
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07

According American Medicine the
California
influential
nhaban the
mortality likely
with the tolerant immunity which
parasite in unable to the body
all unlikely
be infected have sufficient bacillus
America 1t viii die in time cholera
removed India be
for the squirrels adjacent
1t high time take the demand
which of
Protection destruction garbage and the
ents and is time revolution their
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07

Mr. sheba has been the martyr the strike
has practically
violent threats he has
and manly stand
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07

Judging of
the we deem lucky that he did not his full
the
has ever landing in New York
pdlers
all or
viii join to New York
and Bosto
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07

look at the accounts of the Higher
night price of dms
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07
IT'S A CINCH

That the Japanese on the plantations
are showing signs Of unrest; the feel,
ing may spread to the house servants
at any time unless there is something
to show them the folly of strike. The
hawaii Shinpo is conservative. II
proves by conservative statements and
forceful arguments that the offerings
by employers in Honolulu are not to
be shifted at. It will pay every house.
holder who employs japanese servants
to subscribe for the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-07
HAWAII SHTNPO.

the leading japanese newspaper in the
Hawaiian Islands. See Sheba. Tele-
phone 81.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27
KAPTIN KIDD0' IS
OUT NEXT SUNDAY
North Americans New Comic
Series an Attractive Surprise

The North American promises some
thing out of the ordinary in the way
of a feature for its comic section, and
1t will introduce it to its readers on
Sunday, August 20.
The title of the new series is s'The
Turr'ble Tales Of Kaptin Kiddo." Grace
G. Widerseim draws the very sttrac-
tive pictures of the "Kaptin'sn adven-
lures and Margaret G. Hays furnishes
the tales. Both are out of the ordinary
and both are attractive.
The little boy in the series is the same
little boy that lives in every hhome
where there is a little boy, am that
same little boy is possessed of ID inn
agination that is always active. Most
every parent knows of a 'kaptin
Kiddo."
The style of the work and the&eputa-
ton Of the joint authors ought Il insure
the immediate success Of the So fes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27
WILDWOOD CREST

The premium location sale of lots in
In the Third Syndicate at Wildwood
Crest on last Monday, conducted by
the popular auctioneer, John IA.
Ackley. under the auspices of Baker
Brothers, was one of the most success
full ever held on the island. The day
was delightful, the bidding was spirit
ed and good premiums were realized,
which were kept on a substantial basis
to the end of the sale. Everybody was
surprised at the very rapid progress be-
ing made in all parts of the Crest in
the way of building and other improve
ments, and those who had not been
there for a year or two marveled how
it were possible to make such an enor-
nous showing in so incredible short
a space of time.
ID. E. Pickering, the Crest special
officer, will remain on duty all the year
round and will look after your cottage
when closed during the winter for a
moderate sum. Address Wildwood
Crest, n. j.
The first drowning accident this sea-
son in the surf occurred last Friday
afternoon when w. Brooks Lessig, a
young attorney, of Philadelphia, and
Miss Virginia Jeffreys, of Swathmore,
Pa, me- death in sight of a number of
friends. 1t was late in the afternoon
when they went in and the life guards
were off duty when the young couple
went in and before they knew 1t were
gradually taken out by the strong un-
dertow until they were out to far when
the young man made an attempt to
return but could not gain on the
strong current. He was a good swim
mer but after a hard struggle of ABOUT
five minutes he was seen to sink with
his charge swhile their friends stood
helpless on the beach. The body of
the young lady was recovered ontSat-
urday and that of the young man on
Monday. The young people were
guests of Morton q. Paul, of Philfdel-
phia, who is occupying the Jackson
cottage on the front at the lower end of
the Crest and it was from here they
went with a party of other bathersA
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27
, AckIey's Auction Sale

Despite the rainy day the Ackley
public sale of real estate held on the
boardwalk on Monday, August Is,
1909, was well attended and many of
the properties ~catalogued were sold.
1t was the best sale in three years and
more property sold. The corner lot
opposite the Marine National Bank
sold for $4,000 TO Frank Lore, of Vine
land. This lot has a frontage of 100
feet on Pacific avenue and 100 feet on
Wildwood avenue. Baker Brothers,
the founders of Wildwood, originally
sold this lot some fifteen years ago for
$1,000. Two years after it brought
$2500 and was again sold for $500.
Two years ago it was sold in Ackley's
sale for $500. One of the James
Butcher houses on Pine avenue, the
middle one, lot 40x100, was sold to
Thomas Lees, of Philadelphia, for
$500. Two lots on the westerly side of
the railroad, at the corner Of Glenwood
and Philadelphia avenues, was sold to
Frank Lore for $3.50. A lot on the
westerly side of the railroad, at the
corner of Maple and Philadelphia ave-
nues, belonging to John G. Colsey was
sold to ]. Fithian Tatem for $3.50. The
double house on Glenwood avenue
built a few years ago by John G. Col
sey went to Mr.. Tatem for $3.50. "The
Billows," q cottage on oath street, west
of the railroad, built a few years ago by
Oliver ]. Leigh, was sold for $2430 to
L. H. Wallace, of Palmyra. The
"Grand View" boarding house at the
corner. of Spicer and Pacific avenues,
owned by L. Gruninger, was sold to
Frederick Sutton for $4,000. A six room
house on the northerly side Of Garfield
avenue, between Pacific avenue and
the boardwalk, was sold for $500 to
w. H. Haslett, Of Philadelphia.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27
THE WILDWOOD YACHT CLUB REGATTA
This Popular Organization Helds
Fine Races Over Hereford In
LET Course

Win blue skies ana plenty OF ssun-
shine to make the day an ideal one for
power boat racing, the Wild wood
Yacht club held their third annual
regatta over the Hereford Inlet course
last Saturday afternoon before a large
crowd of delighted an enthusiastic on
lockers. Long before the noon hour
many boats of the local fleet AND from
visiting yacht clubs gathered at Fhor-
age in front of the club no tens
-
bountiful lunch was served and then
the cruisers, open launches and speed
boats headed by the flag boat Colonel
and with enlivening music from Ogles-
by's band, fell into line and paraded
through Grassy Sound to Maee's pier.
The races were started promptly at
2.30 O'Clock. The first. race was for
cabin cruisers and was won by the
Edith, owned by j. Spicer LeamD Big,
of the Cape May Yacht club; {he
Chicota, Captain George Adams, of the
Ocean City Yacht club, finished second
and the Colonel, Commodore Henry
H. Ottens, Wildwood Yacht Club, was
third.
The race for speed boats in the 60-70
class was a battle between two old
rivals, the Slick, Captain Richard R.
Stanert, of the Wildwood Yacht club,
and the Toothpick, Vice commodore
H. H. Voorhees,, of the Holly Beach
Yacht club. The Slick, which has
won many races this season, met defeat
in this race and her loss of the race was
attributed to battery troubles. The
Toothpick won easily and was awarded
a handsome silver cup.
In the open launch class a dozen
boats started and again that seemingly
invincible little racer, the Mabel, with
Captain Harry lowering at the wheel,
carried off the honors for the Wild
wood Yacht club. The katherine,
Captain John 7. O'Neill, of the Holly
Beach Yacht club, was a close second
and the Louise, in charge of Captain
John A. Pew, of the Wildwood Yacht
club, finished third.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27
Notice

Notice is hereby given that the public sale
of property for delinquent taxes and ASSESS
ments in the Borough of Holly Beach City,
Cape May county, New Jersey, is hereby adj
journed until Friday, Sept. 10, 1909, at the
same hour and place.
BENZ. f. BARKER,
Collector.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

For Rent. Seven room cottage, Morning
Glory road, Wildwood Crest. Thomas Cross.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

A bay villa on Lake Boulevard, foot of
Heather road, for sale. Will be completed
about July 81, 1909. Best location that can be
bought along the lake. Balcony overlooking
same. Inquire OF j. H. Coombs, Wildwood
or any real estate dealer on the island.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

Washing Wanted-At home by the day or
Will go out. 1l9 E.. Montgomery avenue,
Holly Beach.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

For Sale-At a sacrifice cottage on Laven-
der road and Pacific avenue, Wildwood Crest.
Address j. K. g. Smith, N. K. corner 5th and
Cherry streets, Philadelphia, Pa.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

Pianos tuned and repaired, finest work.
George Long, Mace's Royal Hotel, Anglesea.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

Several sums to loan on first mortgage.
Bring papers or send particulars. Robert
Bright, Anglesea, N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27
BULLETIN

For Sale Cheap-Two lots on Roberts ave-
nue. and the railroad; also five lots on Young
avenue near the boardwalk, Holly Beach.
to owner, ID. j. Woods, 7lS s. Goth ST.,
Philadelnhia.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

CONEY'S storage warehouse, express and
boarding stables. Teams to hire, moving,
packing, shipping. Piano moving a special
ty. Phone 2l5. Post office, Wildwood, N. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

Hotel Poplars for sale or exchange. Apply
to ii. s. Baker, 23l6 N. Hancock St., Phlladel-
phia, or any real estate agent on Five Mile
Beach.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

Washing Wanted-At home by the day or
VIII go out. 19 f.. Montgomery avenue,
Holly Beach.
Heather road, tor sale. VIII be completed
about July 81, 1909. Best location that can be
bought along the lake. Balcony overlooking
same. Inquire OF j. H. Coombs, Wildwood,
or any real estate dealer on the island.
For Rent. Seven room cottage, Morning
Glory road, wildwood Crest. Thomas Cross.
For Sale-Ata sacrifice cottage on Laven-
der road and Pacific avenue, Wildwood Crest.
ADDRESS j. K. g. Smith, N. K. corner 9Th and
Cherry streets. Philadelphia, Pa.
Pianos tuned and repaired, finest work.
George Long, Mace's Royal Hotel, Anglesea.
Several sums to loan on first mortgage.
Bring papers or send particulars. Robert
Bright, Anglesea, Nj.
CONEY's storage warehouse, express and
boarding stables. Teams to hire, moving,
ty. Phone 2i5. Post office, Wildwood, Nj.
Hotel Poplars for sale or exchange. Apply
to II. s. Baker, 23l6 N. Hancock St., Phlladel-
phia, or any real estate agent on Five Mile
Beach.
BLACKWELL'S BULLETIN
For Sale-Fiye room cottage and lot 40 by
@g9in+AeTeEyheart~ofM 2dwoad-.~.s2l 600
"A room cottage, Wildwood avenue, all inn
prOvements, $500
Three modern bungalos at Wildwood Crest
new near pier and trolley, Price is right.
Building lots. some near the beach, all prices.
Two bargains at 1920 each, one near new gar
age, Holly Beach.
O.. |. BLACKWELL, I'd floor, Journal bid,
Wildwood, N. J..
For Sale ~Cheap-Two lots on Roberts ave-
nue. and the railroad; also five lots on Young
avenue near the boardwalk, Holly Beach.
Apply to owner, d. J. Woods, 7lS S. 10Th ST.,
Philadelphia.
For Rent-Furnished rooms for light house
keeping for month of September. Apply at
100 Pine avenue, first floor.
Washing wanted at home, Anderson, cor
ner Second and Pennsylvania avenues, An
glesea.
Left ladies' white sweater Sunday morning
in the car. If found please return 57l2 Pacific
avenue, corner Heather and Pacific, Wild
wood Crest.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

For Rent-Furnished rooms for light house
keeping for month of September. Apply at
$50 Pin avenue, first floor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

Left ladies' white sweater Sunday morning
in the car. Iffound please return 57l2 Pacific
avenue, corner Heather and Pacific, Wild
wood Crest.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-08-27

Washing wanted at home, Anderson, cor
ner Second and Pennsylvania avenues, An
glesea.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-15
Sign OF The Cross

| The Russian is crossing himself all
day long. When he first, comes forth
i'll the open air in the morning, if no
church be in sight from his own door,
he listens for the first sound Of some
bell, then turning toward it crosses
himself with great fervor, to insure Il
blessing on the undertakings of the day
He crosses himself before and after
each meal. When you make bargain
with him he crosses himself that it may
prosper. When the peasant who is to
drive you takes the reins in his hands,
he. crosses himself to keep away from
from accidents, and every steeple he
passes gets the same mark of respect.
Sometimes the edifice thus saluted is so
far off that the stranger wonders at the
quickness shown in discovering it, and
and is often at loss to discern the
distant hamlet where if stands.
Z In like manner, the person sitting
beside you i'll any public conveyance
crosses himself every time you start
with new horses. If you give child
IL piece of money. its little hand is up
in a moment to make the sign of the
cross by way of blessing and thanking
you. No Russian ever passes n church
without pausing when he comes opposite
THE center to make the sign al; tho cross
1t is not alone the gfAees and aged who
pause at these places, but also the giddy
and young You have just seen some
gray haired general do it; but wait one
minuteta langhikg band of youngsters
are coming up. Now: they are Opposite
the church or the shrine--their mirth
and theif.talk have ceased-each crosses
himself devoutly-lutters a prayer or
two-7you see the lips, moving land
then they pass gravely on, the laugh
and Jest being resumed only when they
are some way off. ~
So far is this crossing custom carried
that when a Russian enters your room
he cannot say good morning" till he
has crossed himself at the Saviour's
picture. A man in any public way,
such as an inn-keeper, must always
have a picture hung in his own apart
ment in addition to that in the public
room, to which each Russian turns be-
fore he sits down to eat.-Exchange.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-15
Another Death Valley Victum

Both Greenwater and Death Valley
Junction are dnpopulated on account of
every available man in the two places
having joined in the hunt for Dave
Eldridge, whose remains are supposed
to be somewhere out on, the desert be-
tween Panamint and there, Eldridge
is the son of a prominent eastern sewing
machine manufacturer and is largely
interested in mining in that vicinity.
He spent some time at PanamiTit look:
ing after his interests there and left
on the Goth of August, his destination
being Greenwater Since that date
nothing has been heard from him and
the supposition is that he died of thirst
on the journey. Men on horseback and
in every sort of vehicles are now scour-
ing the desert in an endeavor to find
Eldridge, or If he has persisted to secure
his remains.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-15
who roost low at that time.

who roost low at that time h'st.'" ."-
Clrson City has just passed through
two church conferences, Methodist and
Episcopal, and the Appeal feels bound
to st ite that a. careful canvass of the
city fails to reveal one missing chicken,
whose owner did not cheerfully contrib
ute him. Ut cd
1t looks as if, as the world grows, we
should take the position that these two
church bodies are living down the
reputation of the past centuries and we
are forced t. admit that tradition may
have been considerably at fault. ..
They have come and they have gone
and our chickens are still with us AZ a
reminder of the fact that the tongue of
calamity has been stilled and ancient
traditions overthrown. The ,Methodists
and Episcopalians are all right and
from this on no over suspicious chicken
raiser need lay awake nights or; buy u
new paddock for his chicken. roost.-
Appeal. ,.--.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-15
FULTON NOT The FIRST.

While we are celebrating the centen-
AIRY of the steamboat this year, we are
reminded by the New York Evening
Mail that another steamer was in
successful operation ten years before
the Clermont. As usually. fame goes to
the man who makes Il practical. rather
than a theoretical, success, and FultOn's
name lives. while that of Samuel Morey
is almost forgotten. We read of this
earlier craft:
Deep III the mud and mari of beau
tiful lake in the hills of Vermont, there
lies embedded steamboat which was
navigated before Fulton's Clermont was
built. This boat was put upon the
water in the last decade of the eight
zenith century, almost fifteen years be-
fore Fulton steamed up the Hudson
with the Clermont. 1t had side paddle
wheels. like Fulton boat. The name of
it's inventor and builder was Samuel
Morey, and the lovely lake which
finally received the steamboat in it's.
Lethe depths is called Lake Morey after
him.
Morey received United States
patent for all the machinery connected
with his boat. The patent. still in
existance. is dated ten years before
Fulton's att tnpt. Everything about
the patent is in proper order. The,
whole steamboat is there. 1t was a:
good steamboat, and it ran-!for a
while
Why, then. do we celebrate this
year the centenary of the steamboat {?
Why did we not celebrate it in 1899?
Why does the air ring with the name
OF Fulton instead of with that of
of ..Morey? Because Morey lacked
the business ability to make his
enterprise successful. The historians
OF steam navigation says that "a series
of misfortunes to Captain Morey and
others deprived them of the means of
prosecuting the design" So by and by
the forest-clad mountains which line
the shores of Lake Morey echoed no
more to the puffs of his steam engine
and the splash of his paddle wheels
INV ''' hi'' 'o''C HiiIh
the mud, and his ia ne in oblivion.
In Vermont, where the model of
Moreys boat is religiously preserved in
the State house at Montpelier the
people will tell you that Fulton stole
every one of Morey's mechanical ideas.
Perhaps he did, but he did not steal
his business ideas Fulton must have had
his own IDEAS about exploitation, for it
was those which made the Clermont a
success, where all other steamboats, had
failed
The great inventor generally meets
with "a series of misfortunes" His
fame dcpands on whether or not he is
able to triumph over them. The word
success means nothing in the world
except that which comes after" If
the practical demonstration. the
making good" does not come along
after, the thing is a failure; and failue
was never better typified than by the
perfectly good steamboat which went
down into the mud in the lake at
Fairlee in 1900, and never has been
seen since.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-15

1t is announced that H. " Morehouse
Of Goldfeld, is out for United States
Senator to succeed George s. Nixon.
Morehouse has been mixed up in Cali
fornia politics. with more or less sue
cess, and went into Goldfeld on the ton
wave of the boom. An effort is evi.
IDENTIFY being made to draw George
Wingield into the fight against his
former partner.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-09-15
Tney Did Not Steal Chickens

1t has long boon considered as "A
season dangerous to yellow. legged
chickens when church conference
meets.
Ever since we can recall it has been
the proper thing to regard the Methodist
and Episcopal conferences Us the most
dangerous to the supplemented fowls