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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-15
ADJUSTMENTS

Pollard's Lilliputians have been in
the city one week and are as big
fayorifes as ever It is not so much
what they do, but the way in which
they do it. Training in both singing
and acting is the watehword, and it
must be kept up every day. Eternal
vigilance is the price of good perform
ances, and the children are kept up to
the mark. On Monday night the COM
pany will present here for the first
time the musical comedy success of
London and New York, GA Gaiety
Girl
All the little ones have chance, and
as hfeguards, ladies of fashion and
gaiety dancers they wear some fetch
ing costumes and indulge in cute
terpischorean novelties. A grand pier
rot ballet is one of the features, and
the piece viii be mounted after the
London models. with appropriate
dresses and accessories. Matinee viii
be given on Wednesday.
Weather Permitting.
The band will play this evening,
weather permitting, at Emma Square,
the program TO be as follows:
PART |.
Mareh-Seldiers in the Bushes, Emanuel
Overture-Light Cavalry 1880 Suppe
Intermezzo = Paraguay .Valverde
Selection = Ernani. Verdi
PART II.
Voeal-Hawaiian Songs. AR. by Berger
Selection-Soldiers on Parade. Hume
Waltz Remembrance. :. .Waldteufel
Finale-The kissing Spell. -. .Sablon
The Star Spangled Banner.
The Art Theater.
1t is not surprising that the crowd
continues at the Art Theater in spite
of the higher priced attraction at the
Opera House On Saturday night
when the Opera House and the Orpheum
capacity business. Manager Lawson is
using more than ordinary care in the
selection of his films, and the returns
are SUBSTANTIAL, Tor the mouse is crowd
ed night after night. In the afternoon
the place is frequented by ladies and
children. There will be change of
program this afternoon, and there is
every assurance that the pictures will
be as good as can be had from the
agent in Paris and New York. The
admission for adults is from ten cents
to twenty-five cents, and for children
FIVE cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-15

The Socialist Party has declared it
self the champion of equal suffrage, and
at the national conference at Chicago.
February %, was named as woman
Suffrage Day. and was celebrated as
such in many cities of the United
States, under the auspices Of the So
cialisf Party.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-15
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Honolulu. March Is, 1909.

HaIstead viii buy or sell your stocks
for yon. See the firm in their Office
on Fort street, next to the Hawaiian
Trust &c.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-15
TO CURE A GOLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure.
E. W. Groves signature IS on
each box
PARIS MEDICINE CO.. St. Louis. U S. A.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
NOTED BY A TOURIST.
Some Of the Queer Teings That Were
Observed Aocosa.

Some OF the Queer Teings That Were
Observed Aocosa.
About half ones tine in tyAr"iing
nhrnai Is spent IN ii,lr. >inni,s NJ
umilrr n,w many Init 80 4 mlirr I
md no faith to believe that II would
reach Amerirn fuliiud timi r,u,d
srld n lpltrr with uiir >iau,p un II II /
paid enough for II. nlSo tnai l-rouid
get Il denomination ui whlrh II wuuh
take twenty IN caro- put htlrru
srhirXrs aud pyramids on tlr front ~
II plier and five on the bark As tor
puSGl cards. imagine asking tui one
IN the Brigham langlngp WerpldloSl-
ver'oui2in".
But IT is IN Il Mohammpdnn country
thai m American mind needs rpnu
justmpnt. we woke one noruing ~
t.unStnurilupie and found our calendar
nine days ahead Of theirs. our watches
seven hours behind and the unnle u.
the month ltnmHdan, The MnhnInne
dams seem to dive up to their religion IN
more definite way than we do. and
we SuOn ie;lrrrd what to expect IN"
porter would drop ones trunk whel
the muezZin called to prayer. The
sacrpdness 1T animal life cOnpel,d
Us 10 walk around the hundreds ui
lazy dogs asleep on the sidewalk ""
were required Ia lake off our shoes IN.
stead OF our hats when entering Il
mosque. Women were not allowed tn
pray. because they have no suulS
Friday was the day for Sunday. ana a
camera was an "evil eye" and couli
not be carried into any sacred pine"
Our artist was once charged 20 cents
extra for keeping an evil eye In his
room all night.
Before the journey ends the tourist
has lost his identity completely At
first he is from "Kalamazoo. Mich.
then from Michigan" later 1.-THE Omit.
ed States" soon the States" and the
writer was once introduced to gen
tleman from Tuscany as "the lady
from North America" DplineatOr
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
THE KINGFISHER.
A Bird Whose Ways Are Most Difficult
to Observe.

~ biTu WnoSe ways ARE moSt DiHiCu'l
to Observe.
Perhaps there Is nothing In nature
| more difficult to observe than the ways
of the kingfsher. Any one may see
ing his sudden arrow flight from bank
to bank under the bright June sun,
shine. but TO track him down to his Sc
cret fishing place and watch him at
work is a vastly more difficult thing
You come from the gold clad mead
ows into the shady river path as into
a cathedral aisle The willows crowd
down to the waters edge. 10 the green
reeds a sedge bird is tretting. There
is IA low twttering song of nestllngs
all round you. And now, in the sha
diest deep of the willow wood. shrill.
piping note cuts the silence. a fash OF
emerald passes, a kinghsher has gone
by on his way to his favorite pool.
A common notion Is that he sits per
fectly still on some branch overhang-
ing the water. picture of crafty vigil
ance But this is rarely If ever the
case. The truth is. says writer In
the London Chronicle. that the king
fisher. like the master he is sets about
his work with an easy surety. almost
nonchalance. Peering down upon
him wariy through the screen of
branches you would judge that the last
thing In the world he was thinking
about was the gliding brown water be
low MIN. He twirls round on his
perch, making his vivid green and
turquoise aud amber plumage scintil.
late like dewdrop In the one beam of
sunlight that has found him out.
He preens his feathers, stretches a
lazy wing now and again, looks about
him with casual eye, and then. as
II 1t were the merest trihing detail in
life. he suddenly points his two inch
long fishing spear OF bill at the wa
ter beneath him. plunges and is gone
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

"Bill," said the invalids friend
1--WE come to cheer yer up bit like
I've brought yer few flahrs. Bill.
thought If was too late they'd come
in andy for wreaf. yer know. No.
don't get down'earted. Bill. Lummy.
don't yer look gashly! But. there,
keep up yer spirits, ole sport; I've
come to see yer an cheer yer up bit
Nice little room yer ave ere; but, as
l says to meself when | was a'comin'
up, wot a orkard staircase to get q
coffin dahnr'-London Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
The Withering Wind.

The name Of harmattan mas been
given a periodical wind which blows
from the interior of Africa toward the
Atlantic during the three months OF
December. January and February. 1t
sets in with fog or dry haze. which
sometimes conceals the sun for whole
weeks together. Every plant, every
bit Of grass and leaf in its course is
withered as though it had been scared
by heat from furnace Often within
an hour after it begins to blow green
grass is dry enough to burn like paper.
Even the hardened natives lose all of
the skin on exposed parts during the
prevalence of this whitening wind.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

An Irish legend has il that Il good
fairy once visited an I'd couple and
promised them that any three wishes
thev would make wound be granted
After rlcking their br nS for sonlc
time In an cndeavOr ~ discover whit
they desll,d most the couple decided
to visit the county fair to see II snnr-
thing there would suggest what hley
wanted. They did 50. and. after rjni.
bling around all day aud not seeing
anything that exactly suited them. to-
ward evening they found themselves
before n display Of Kitchen utensils.
Among them was soup ladle. cheap
but likely to appeal to II woman so the
old woman in an absent moment said,
"Oh. ] wish | had one of those" and
Immediately she had it. The old man
was 50 enraged because his wife had
thoughtlessly thrown away one vaua-
BILE wish that he retorted. - wish Chat
was stuck down your throat." aud i'm
mediately this was done. Therpupun
he was ut once sorry nt what he
wished, and the only thing left to do
was to wish the ladle out again. So
all three wishes went for naught.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
EXPOSITION OPENS
IN pLAzE or LIGHTS


That the Exposition still has I'm
grip on the affections Of the people o.
Pittsburg aud surro .G.Dg towns i.']
most strongly demonstrated q
Wednesday night, on which occasio |
the big industrial show inauguratai
its twenty-iirst annual season. N.ht.
the doors opened at o'clock Du
quesne Way was blocked by a JOY
GUS crowd anxious to get in and al
evening streams of people poured GU
of the various side streets. The dcst
nation of all was the Exposition ans
the cry was: Follow the crowd A"
O'Clock the buildings, fairly dazzlinS
with brilliant lights, were packed
with visitors parading back and forth
admiring the exhibits while the amuse-
ment places were crowded with over
flowing audiences.
The Russian Symphony Orchestra.
which was the opening musical at
traction, never met with more
sincere and demonstrative reception
than that given them by crowd that
took up every available inch of space.
The audience included the city's best
known music lovers and critics, repre-
sentatives of the fashionable world
and people conspicuous in business
life. The rich brushed elbows with
the breadwinner and all had come to
enjoy the music. The musicians
under the able directorship Of Modest
Altschuler, did not disappoint them.
The varied program was well chosen,
as 1t included something to please all
musical tastes. Everv number was
applauded to the echo and Director
Altschuler, who is always ready to
oblge, responded to so many encores
that the program was considerably
heightened. Two concerts were given
and on each occasion the auditorium
was packed.
The famous reproduction of the his
toric battle between the ironclads,
Monitor and Merrimac, was given in
the Hippodrome and it created moth
ing short of sensation. One crowded
house was dismissed only to receive
another for the next show and during
the entire evening the house rang
with applause. This production Is
said to have cost $25,000 and it is put
on in a truly spectacular fashion. The
auditorium is supposed to represent a
fort overlooking the scene of the
battle between the ironclads. Behind
the place where the thrilling conflict
takes place is panoramic view OF
Hampton Roads, where the boat
clashed in the lpring of 1862, result.
ing in one of the most thrilling event.
in the history of the war The great
and lasting issue of the battle lies in
the fact that it revolutionized the
navies of the world.
Everybody was pleased with the ex
hibits. many of which were new, while
the mechanical and electrical demon.
strations not only pleased but i'm
pressed one with the remarkable
progress in science. Roosevelt was
represented In novel exhibit called:
"Teddy in the Jungle" showing
scenes supposed to have taken place
during the ex presidents expedition
in Africa. The figures worked auto
matically and the "take-off' made
quite hit The archaeological ex
hibit the irrigation and Norfolk and
Western r. R. displays were among
the many new features.
The opening of the Exposition was
in every way complete success and
the twenty-first annual season of the
big industrial show promises to be a
most brilliant one.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

What y1u do for an ungratefuI ma "
10 +I-->---.- - ,+', C"ovo-i,
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
Bolivia's Electrical Storms.

Owing to the peculiar Typographical
formation of Bolivia, electric and other
phenomena are of constant occurrence.
the principal zone where such dis
turbances take place being the Alti-
planicie. or grand plateau. As the at
mosphere is heavily charged with cleo
tricity both in summer and winter.
dry or electric storms are of frequent
occurrence both on the plateau and In
the valleys. Before the rainy season
sets in electrical accumulation becomes
considerable on the plateau region. its
most violent manifestations taking
place toward the eastern section of the
tablelands. An electrical storm In these
regions Is always most imposing
spectacle, as the tremendous force of
the wind, almost equal to a hurricane.
and the heavy electrical accumulation
in the clouds produce terrible atmos-
pheric explosions and violent detona-
tions, while the surface of the ground
sparkles and crackles.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
HUDSON-FULTON CELEBRATION
NEW YORK CITY.

Three hundred Henry Hudson, an Englishman
in command of Dutch expedition with eighteen men,
pored the Hudson River from Sandy Hook to Troy his
small craft, the "Haf Moon"
Que hundred and ety-eight years later Robert Full
ton established with his steamboat the "Clermont"
regular service between New York and the towns
along the Hudson river to the North.
This year. New York City, with sister cities and towns
along the Hudson will celebrate these achievements by
series of imposing observances religious, historical
military naval musical and literary extending from Sep
tember 25 to October g.
Replcas of the "Haf Moon" and the "Clermont" have
been built and will play large part in the celebration
They will be the of attraction in the great naval
pageant Saturday. September 25 The United States
Government will have tytwo ships anchored in the
Hudson and Great Britain France the Netherlands Italy
Germany, Argentine, Guatemala, Mexico, and Cuba will
be represented by vessels.
Two great parades of water craft will escort the
Half Moon" and the "Clermont in trumpha procession
past the evathans first in the morning and again in
the evening when all the vessels will be illuminated.
On September % there will be grand historical
pageant and September 80 big military parade in
New York City.
On October 1. the Half Noon and "Clermont' will
proceed the Hudson to Troy escorted by hundreds OF
river craft, including torpedo boats.
A magnificent carnival parade will be held in New
York City Saturday evening" October which promises
to eclipse all previous attempts
The Pennsylvania Railroad, the direct line to New
York. with it's unsurpassed service of fast train
will sell excursion tickets New York for this period at
reduced rates of fare.
Full details concerning specific fares dates of SALE
turn limits and train service may be obtained of Ticket
Agents.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
How Snakes Get Over Ground.

Although the snake appears to have
no legs or feet. ii may be said to De
practically supplied with upward of II
hundred pairs of them. In fact. each
joint of the backbone bears pair of
ribs. which are mobile and have their
points attached to the inner surface of
one of the large transverse. platelike
scales which clothe the undersurface
Of the body. Thus by the movements
Of the ribs attached to it each plate
can be drawn forward and its margin
applied to the ground BY the success
slve application of these multitudnous
plates the body can be drawn forward
In a straight line without its being
thrown into undulations from side to
side. But rapid movements are also eff
fected by such undulations. and SER
pents can by pressure and appropriate
muscular action climb trees and some
times spring forward. They also swim
easily by lateral fleXures, but no SER
pents advance by vertical bendings of
the body: though they are so often
drawn in such an attitude.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
Vacation by Think.

Make compact with your soul to
take vacation and the way Is simple.
There are portions Of your time over
which you have control. Probably
your evenings and your Sundays are
your own. Set apart month or so.
Eliminate the self assigned tasks for
those hours out of business and give
yourself up to the pursuit of pleasure.
Get Others to join you. Call vacation
club. Adopt real vacation spirit and
go in for good time. Resolve never
to speak of work out of business hours,
but to fill to the full that time which
is your own with recreations which
most appeal to you. Did you ever sing?
Sing now. Did you ever paint? Paint
now. Remember natwre's gifts to you
and find occasion to praise nature
within as well as hout.-Exchange.
"A woman is as old as she looks"
quoted the wise guy
Before or after she is dressed to
go out?" queried the simple mug
Philadelphia Record.
What ysu do for an unGratefuI ma"
10 +''--'---.. ---o~ - Tr+', p"or""i'
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
Painful Ailment.

Though gout is generally reckoned a
disease Of rich men and free livers,
one Of the worst Of sufferers from II
was well known English minister
who died not long ago.
A friend once said to him, "Dr. So
and-so, what is gout like?'
The clergyman smiled sadly. IF
you put your hand in vise." he said,
"and let man press as hard as he
can. that is rheumatism. and If be can
be got to press little harder. that is
gout."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
The Surer Way.
300 lcA~sn~ck Ln-o3B

How can we interest herT
'Tell her it's a worthy cause" sug.
gested one.
"Tell her it's getting to be popular
fad" interposed a wiser head.-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08

One of the luckiest things that can
happen to a man is not to count on his
luck.-New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-09-08
Why He Came Back.

wasn't you here few weeks ago."
asked the woman Of the house at the
back door. =
"Yes'm," replied the wanderer, "but
I understood from pal that you've
got new pastry cook since thenw-
Yonkers Statesman.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-15
SOME WEDDINGS.

Peyton Parker and Miss Julia Dunn,
both of Essex county, were married at
the home of the bride January End,
Rev. G.. Y. Bradley, officiating. 40
Chas. D. Mercy, of Urbanna, and
Mrs. Lucy Aver, of California, were
married at Hotel Bagby. Tappahannock,
January 1st, by Rev. Geo. Y. Bradley.
Miss Alma Burton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C.. S. Burton, of Urbanna,
was married to Rev. F. H. Scott, of
Hinton, w. Va, Thursday of this week
at Urbanna Methodist church.
Frances E. Vey, of Baltimore, and
Miss Lena M. Taylor, of Essex county.
were married at Hotel Bagby, Tappa-
hammock, December oath, by Rev. Geo.
Y. Bradley, A. F. Bagby was best man.
R. E. Wilson, prosperous farmer near
Oldhams, and Miss Alpha d. Bowen,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Bowen,
were married last week at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, near
Warsaw, by Rev. George M. Connellee
Miss Gertrude B. Daniel, daughter
of Silas Daniel, of Middlesex county
was married to M. F. Revere, son O
Nick Revere, of King and Queen coun
ty, December 26th, by Rev. r. L
Busby. The attendants were Mis-
Myrtle Daniel and Hammie MILKY, Har
vey Daniel and Miss Ada Revere.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-15
WHITE STONE.

Miss Grace Long has returned from a
visit to friends at Lamberts Point, Va.
An oyster roast given by Capt. G. L.
Robins at his magnificent home at
Anti-Rapp on Tuesday night last, despite
the inclement weather, was largely at
tended and enjoyed by over hundred
people. After the roast large portion
of the crowd repaired to the. residence
of Capt. Robins where Ia banquet and
"old time" dance took place. ,Mesdanes
Dix and Croasdale were chaperones.
Mrs. T. w. Lewis, Mrs Shelton, Miss
Pearl Rains, Mrs. Cleve Robins Mrs. and
w. H. Mitchell are very sick, and are
under the treatment of DR.. Treakle and
Hubbard. All are improving.
The meeting of the Odd Fellows at
Little Bay Lodge, No. 1T, on Monday
night last at their hall at Treakles was
one not only largely attended but hon
ored by the presence of many visiting
brothers and the acceptance of four or
five applicants of the most prominent
young men of our section. Capt. Geo.
P. Squires, as Noble Grand and D. D..
G. NJ, and DR.. H. B. Treakle, as sitting
Postmaster, were there.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-15
SOME DEATHS.

Mrs. Mamie Sydnor, aged thirty
years, wife of Richard Sydnor, of
Haynesville, Richmond county, died
last week after brief illness. She is
survived by her husband and four small
children. Interment was at the Totus-
key Church cemetery Monday after
noon.
After an illness of only one week,
Charles w. Schools died at the home
of James Brann, near Emmerton, Mon
day night, aged thirty-eight years. He
is survived by two brothers-Rev. Geo.
Schools, of Philadelphia, and William
Schools, of Weems, Va. Interment
was Wednesday afternoon at Jerusa-
lem church cemetery.
Mrs. Ella Chiffon, wife of r. II. Chill
ton, sr., of Ottoman, Lancaster county,
died at her home last Thursday night,
aged sixty-four years, after being in
declining health for the past three
months. Her husband, two sons-R.
H. Chiffon, jr., and w. c. Chiffon
and four daughters-Mrs- j. Manning
Ounaway, Mrs. R. l.. Fickiin, Mrs. E,
w. Gresham and Mrs. George A. Gresh.
am-survive her.
At her home near Marvin Grove Sat
urday night at eight o'clock Mrs
Martha Dodson died. She suffered 6
stroke of paralysis for about two week:
from which she never recovered. Three
years ago she fell on the ice and haC
been an invalid ever since. Mrs. Dodsor
had been a Christian for forty years
and was in her seventy-ninth year. She
is survived by five sons-Leroy Dodson
of Washington; Frank and Buck Dodson
of Hopeside, and Charles and 5. j
Dodson. of Marvin Grove--two daughter;
Mrs Fillmore Goodman. of Coan, ant
'1rs. jamie Gill, of Lillian, besides
grandchildren and great-grandchildre
and other near relatives. She was ;
kind neighbor and loving mother. In
terment in Oakland M. E. cemetery, o
which church she had been a membe
for forty years, Rev. c. H. Williams
and Rev. Starke Jet conducting tn
servicer.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-15
JANUARY Il-WHAT TIMES!

The thermometer registers Ga in the
shade and 80 in the sun. The yellow
dandelions are blooming cheerfully
amidst the green grass and thick
coating of weeds covers the places
where the sweet-potatoes grew few
months ago. Birds are nesting and
laying their eggs, and oystermen are
going about with long faces, as there
is no market for shucked oysters in
weather like this. tits good time for
preparing land for spring culture and
clearing the deck for work early in
March. And all this here while the
temperature stands at 40 to 60 below
zero in the dismal northwest, and snow.
deep snow, covers the mountains.
While the people Of those unhappy re-
gions last week crept into caves and
cellars to keep from freezing the mer.
curry did not fall below "a above zero in
Lancaster. happy lancaster
! N. B. We said the birds were nest
\ ing. Hens are fowls and. fowls ar,
birds, and so as we actually did hear
hen cackling we conclude that, &c.. &c
And, really, eggs are down to quartz
a dozen.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1909-01-15
EDUCATIONAL RALLY.

The Educational Rally at the Wicom-
leo High School held on Wednesday,
January 18th, was called to order by
Superintendent G. F. Eubank and Dis
trict Examiner Z. H. Russell opened the
meeting with prayer, which was fol-
lowed by singing by the school. APP
propriate speeches were made by Sup
erintendent Eubank and Examiner Rus
sell. Recess was then taken and dinner
served. AT the afternoon session DR..
F. w. Lewis, Mr.. Russell and Capt.
VIM. Henderson addressed the audience.
A local School Improvement League
was formed with the following officers,
Mrs. Edwin Broun, president; Mrs.
F. l.. Harding, vice-president; Miss
Lottie Snow, secretary; Mrs. j. w. G.
Stephens, treasurer.
Notwithstanding the bad day there
were about 400 people present. This
school is one of the largest High schools
in the Neck, having an enrolment OF
100