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Buy Relial Our St w CATHERWOOD'S C Three Feathers Rye Whis- t key, Four Bottles $8-00 For Express Prepaid. JACK CRANSTON'S JA Famous Georgia Cocktails, E Four Bottles $5. 5 Fot; Express Prepaid. CATHERWOOD'S C Keystone Rye Whiskey, E Four Full Quarts $4.00g key Express Prepaid. *JACK "Orders Positively 113-115 MERCER TAHITI-A PARADISE IN THE Ietc. Som SOUTH SEAS. 1dresses z (Continued from page six.) style. ME stream. classes w< The streets are swept and rubbish ding suitar hauled off every week day. Bicycles- n olr are common, and there are a few au- deardeth tomobiles, for which the good roads . "From *maintained by the colonial govern- .ith ment are well adaptesd. " The town water system is abun- must be q dantly supplied from a pure mountain ethe ref "The market. which is under the . supervision of a food inspector, is. supplied wit'h an abundance of fresh elimate is meats and a great variety of fish, trop)ical fi vegetables and fruits. Bread, milk and excel] and ice are delivered by carts daily. good heal "Owing to freight rates and cus- the comfo tecms -duties, almost all imported ar-adsge ticles of food, including flour, bacon, new~ Amer lard and canned meats, salmon, butter, year. a b vegetables and fruits, cost from 30 to tsize 75 per cent. more in Tahiti than in. size ads the United States. Fish of variousgadds colors, though plentiful in the sea, residence are often dear in market. Vegeta- the moder bles, grown by Chinamen, are cheap, do not vw and so are fruits, which grow almost comfortab without cultivation and wvhich form '"The et the p)rincipal food of the natives. In- par~t of tl cluding nuts about 40 kinds of fruitbulig grow in Tahiti. the principal fruits withmi ~10 being coeqnuts, b)rea.d f.ruit, bananas Papeete. (all the year round)h mangoes. pine- that T fr apples, guavas. papayas, alligator front dio pe:ars. eantalonnes. wvatermielons, feii rear of th (a sort of wild banana. much eaten ranges of cooked by the natives), custard ap- o,f the~ tom pies, oranges. limes. etc. On the mnore thar whole living~ costs about 30 per cent. I" fi'o" more in Tahiti than in America. conunochn The Island of Paradise. elosed by ''The climate is warm but health- lined b)y fuli. Tahiti. which is called 'theis erested su land paradse.' isa land of perennial in ad rarely going below 66 degrees. ex- distane< cept on the mountains, and seldom mountainc above 88 degrees in summer, which projects i comes in your winter months, the line sharp season being reversed after crossing logte the equator. In the~ summer season but. in Tahiti. especially in December, T January and1 Februa.ry, we have a As to) good deal of rain. but it is warm rain ti. heP sai' and we hIave * Zcely any miu* &een intw after our heaviest rains. It is strange is :a daily that in this warm eliniAte there by staes~ are no snakes and scai-cely .any flies. i ncle ever We have some mosquitoes. The wild New Zeal animal of Tahiti is quite limited. Iu "n eare: There are very few birds.' onice ever.' Dri. Dreher hals al nlumber of inter- eo :1.658 S estin nh ?Zl togrTaph :1 ho1winmr the d1ress of th * "Climate, as vou kno,~ govrn to "I., a large extent tihe question of c'loth-1 ing,"' he said. "'In Tahiti ladies gen- "I am era.ly wear indoors, and some on the' Dr'eher, streets also, loose flowing gowns. wondered, something after the style of 'Mother experimer Hubbards.' but made in an attractive how soon styl with trimmings,laes. insertings,.j new c-ond )Ie Goods froi rongest Assets A HISKIES. ATH ERWOOD'S JACK CRANSTO Jpper Ten Rye Whiskey, Private Stock Rye Whi ir Bottles $5.00 Four Full Quarts $4 Express Prepaid. Express Prepaid JACK CRANSTO RAN STON'S Private Stock Bourbon i CK CRASO' key, Four Full Qts. $4 )iodora Corn Whiskey, Express Prepaid, Lr Full Quarts $4.50 Express Prepaid. XXXX Corn Whis Four Full Quarts $3 Express Prepaid ATH E RWOOD'S runswick Club Rye Whis- Cabinet Rye Whis Four Bottles $4.00 Four Full Quarts ' $3 Express Prepaid. Express Prepaid CRANS' Filled Same Day Receivec STREET : : e ladies have their finest or three periods of 36 days it aade in this comfortable natural to wait so long for our n in the official and uppericnml.Adoween ~ar white cotton or linen qit aygiglf omc the coats made with stand-wecnraoftnsnietl and buttoned all the way e riswt hi edn t undergarments may be sple ihaltediypp at pleasure.''tlgahcbleiso h what vou have told me Ineswtotnvignth e -k that your life in Tahiti pol h iei h irya uite comfortable.'' suggest- teo hsaltorpdA orter. lf. Btti osntma he Consul's Home.weaentdelitrsedn 'replied the consul, "'the 1~Iafis deightful: we like the Iti opeltocnc uits: we have kind friends rusgopofilnsnth eut servants: we have hadPaiibyasteofrd t, and we enjoy most ofgapyW?eth;iscom rts of civilization. What Tht ilb lcdi ee tly to our comfort is the cneto ihtewrdb ian consulate. erected lastAukad atiful frame building of I"ihteecpino h s -with eight rooms of good set sudb isoais ive smaller ones. It is re-onyneewperubihdr tihe best and handsomest l,tewel fiiljunl n Tahiti, and it has most of dvtdmil oofca at n conveniences, so that weanocentofllsr. ish for a better or morethgo-emetpiin et e home. mn hr r he ml o insulate is ne'ar ihe businesa n Ppee l ulcto e town. the 2overnment i lCCIadIaino nb and the post hifice, and ae. feet of the fine bay ofThPouain We .have so mnuch breeze 'Tetolpi)aif fth o uenly have to close theis1C l 310 . Moeta of my omeie. From the ae ftentve-c:abu h ouse we: look out on the aeFew n bu .0 r mountains. rising just backotrnaialie,mnl v. the highest point being jCiecadAeias hs 16.000 feet above the sea. rnignmrclyi h is the beautiful b)ay and nmd al w-hrso h s harbor af Paipeete. en- lto iei h oit sa the coral reef whiceh is out- ~O1 otavne ncvl the ever-shifting white- Teihhtnso oto h f of the ocean waves break- hv a oeo escna 'oarine on thereof. Look- ciiieDepefracntr s thle. wvest, we see at a ol e in at 'shv clr f ten miles the beautiful tepicPlstlmnsi h us island of Moorea, whichisas.TentvPreta ts rugged and :agged out-grgtoofPpeeecnld y against the horizon. It isdasoe n ocet dfc a scene of wonderfulcotaot$1O0cnriue Land of No News. Th oenetmitis the mail facilities of Ta',hi- truhu h ooy .:"-We <::ve Meter carr'iers ITO atvsa~1ui1 c ho use 1bi x le-, and there as iI:e1' 0f n i . .hre at the island lPIervtl .1 " fon O r f. .:ei.. mails QOlcme as i av ie.ln, v 2 av. frin Auckland.,wwv lc hi.Te r aid. 2.251) mile. wvhich is knl epe hy zety t available cable oftice. and mls nd tesutin 'i :~(;da s fi:n a i Fr naturaic toem wato long voriour niles.icantmail..And nowiwesenjc twe canm pead transcntiena timetras much thir rading not un sed. sai Cosulied whol add that darly p too beorewemad thnw waigthteyg strelesi t : :~twe ereSurr e adre. otwinpl Tintreste in we d.usedouseve t or udenth proposedelyconnee Ltil Ate te irt woJ grhy. s heir feet, as acm in a Known R Lre Our Pleased WHI Three Feathers Whiskey, per case . . . . . . . $ N'S Upper Ten Whiskey, per case . . . . . . . . - I Jack Cranston's Private Stock, per case . . . . . I skey, Keystone Whiskey, per case.. . . . . . . . . . C 0 Diodora Corn Whiskey, per case.. . . . . . . . Jack Cranston's XXXX Corn Whiskey, per case . Jack Cranston's Famous Georgia Cocktail . . . . I: Imported Goods-Our Own Importatic N S Rouyer, Gillet & Cie. Cognac, per case.. . . . .IE IVhis- Bulloch, Lade & Co., Distillers Scotch, per case. I; Gonzalez, Byass & Co., (Jerez) Special Sherry, per .50 , case.... ................. ..... II Gonzalez, Byass & Co., Amontillado Sherry, case . j; Gonzalez, Byass & Co., Gonzalez Sherry, per case 1< Blandy Bros & Co., Fine Old Maderia, per case.. 1i key Blandy Bros & Co., Fine Old Maderia, per case. . I: Tanqueray Dry Gin per Case $12.00 .2 0 Should you wish full case of above Prepaid by Express, add $1.50. Should you wish a full case of above Prepaid by Freight, add 85c. ke We have in Stock a full line of Hennessy, Martell, tard Dupey & Co., Brandies, Plymouth Gin, King s1 20 liam and Dewars Scotch Whiskies; but we believe t is nothing on the market superior to OUR OWN IMPORTATIONS. -I 1-Takes Less Than 20 1 19 a ! 1 ;eemed But they walk with a natural ease,! cutter we i Amer- grace and dignity almost impossible to visit Tu y our for 'high-born dames of fashion in with a cir< that tight cor;sets and high-heeled shoes.- beautiful I limit- And men, women and children walki by the dar: rooms ereetly with shoulders thrown back trees on t. rs and and chests expanded, stooping, round formed lan latest shoulders, so common in America, be- in a large st the ing rarely seen among 'the natives of land peopl< d bus- Tahiti. Indeed, the natives, like those the year t< erican of Samoa, are noted for their fine of our visi 1 that physical development. One sees of what E Amier- among them an unusual number of ported to I large. tall, strong n,en and women. the negroes :the The people of t-he colony are peaceable selves: 'If south and law-ahiding and there are only have to b o-tele- 'three lawyers for :31.000 inhabitants, keep the lished There are f'ewer murders and other around it raphic crimes in proportion to population if there v va of than in the United States.'' white man Commerce of the Islands. far-away a small In reply to an inquiry as to the Americans 1ere is 'principal exports and imports, Dr. their eff'or: ~gular- 'Dreher said: the natives iich is "The principal products exported W rs and are copra. the dried -kernel of the "One ol lesides cocoanut, used for making oil and periences < ablish- Ibutter: vanilla beans for making ex-- seas was offices tracts and essences: and mot'her-of- British poi Sare pearl shell for making buttons and north of 'l :h an- other articles. Cocoanuts and oran- the 'United ges are also exported and sea island from Sam< cotton in small quantities. Native Crocker-Li, colony sugar and c'offee are generally used to observe 2.000 in the colony, though not expor'ted. on .Januar: 2.200 "The principal imports are fabrics of five da' of 14 and clothing, flour. cereal foods. can- we lived iin ~ritish. ned meats. salmon, lard and butter. cocoanut k thr'ee lumber. hardwvare. rope and cord,I was most order kerosene oil, paints, soap. wines, spir- parations p)opu- its. etc. tendence o) s. the " T.he United States does about half r'eetor of ation-. the business in exports and imports. Dr'. C. (4. slands We receive mainly copra and vanilla institution]. t with and ship to Tahiti flour, fabr'ics and hafd g'one t' . Var- elothing, lumber. cereal foods and polis early' h]e' inl arains. hiardw'are. canned salmon. ting in r larger rape and corn. woodenware. wines and l eclipse. t con- beer'. machinery, paints and oils, lard,''"All the diat- ishoes, medicines and chemicals, can- and we w< which ned and fresh vegetables, tools and the dozen < almost implements, etc. in the order named. tory to th< selves. The business of the colony will be .part was a ;hooli considerably iner'eased by the develop- the expedi menit of phosphate deposits of 10. Campbell k'n of 000.000 tons or mnorue on Makatea. n lies in 1 They "l''xate'd fossillifer'ous limfe5tone1( i%- br ief show Lerican lanid. 120 mile.. from Papeete. In this came total. -raiht in'rea .e our1 countr w' "ill hav e its variouIs ok1 a v'erv full share. taken andt Swith A Paradise of Cocoanut Trees. nrve sue >rana. ' "Have y on tr'aveled aibout mucl(h lon2' ar'tieb man- have isitdnl thres'e ther oslasiiee~i i half My wife and I wvent in a 14-ton If(U' shoes. s&hooner to the b)eautiful island of -W .1(~ ill the Ra'iatea. about 1.30 miles from Tahiti. hie e wo- There we hired a little cutter. 2t0 feet been' haeiz well- lona' and '10 feet wide, on which ou two years. s and I nrtv of five sailed 15 miles to Bora I"Our' ple idered Bora. another very mountainous is-, from Coluo iare lan oh Socit rup. In the J spend som< eliable House Customers SKIES. -oo All Shipments Guaranteed. .00 .00 Per Drum. .00 Cabinet Rye in Drums, containing 1oo pints . . . $28.00 .50 Cabinet Rye in Drums 200 32 pints . . . . . . . 2S.0o .oo Cabinet Rye in Drums, contain'g 50 pts. & 100 / pts. 28 00 .00 Cabinet Rye in Drums, containing 50 full quarts . 28.00 . Cabinet Gin, same quantities as above . . . . . . 28.00 .Oo XXXX Corn, same quantities as above . . . . . 25.00 .00 FREIGHT PREPAID. .o00 The Famous Catherwood Whiskies are our leaders, .o but we also handle Whiskies bottled in Bond, and the ).oo .oo well known brands of Walters' Baker's Rye, Old For '.00 rester, Hume, Hunter, Gibson, Black Label, Old Sara toga, Maryland Club, Old Crow, Sherwood Whiskies, Cordials and Liquors. We will ship anything on our list assorted to suit you, either by the case or in packages, containing four (4) Ou- bottles. Vil iere Should you favor us with your valued orders, you can remit in N. Y. Exchange, or Express or Postoffice Money Orders. MPANY lours-Baltimore to S. C. BALTIMORE, MD. ent some 10 miles further in Scranton, Pa., the home of Mrs. pai, a perfect atoll island, Dreher's parents, and sail from San ular lagoon of exquisitelyF 1 ale green water, encircled b u oarv nte2t fta : green border of cocoanutmot,ealywoersfmth e narrow strip of coral- mrigwe u ysfrtbhl . We crossed the lagoonthfjioulnofhem nansf lug-out canoe. On tihis is- Tht. live only a few weeks in_____________________ make copra. -On the day I could not help thinking ooke~r Washington is re-WODS ED. ae said about putting all on a reservation by them- Bs ulte banbe you do that you would Lild a wall around it to eroes in and six walls; o keep the white men out * W~ as anything inside t.he f ec wanted.' For on that ar toll on that da -were two mksntol n ftelret who were competing in foaecosyuangw,bti s to buy the copra from as n ftebs fsi-mrv etching an Eclipse,.olta ntthrwue rp the most interesting~ ex- Wo' ecitv aiCt four stay in the South~ lgegvsfl nomto ,trip to Flint Island, a bu l te ~session some 400 miles. ahiti. We went thiere on Fam qj1efSeu States gunboat Annapolis o alpanig aaou a as the guests of the maldfeonrqstWit k observatory expeditioni he total eclipse of the sun Tw WAflts , on hatcocanui n Sraton,P.,h Rihmof rs. areher'sepagreen and siuiftoofSa arenciecsoeciatblr 17rWe shal bendueetotarivetonothee9th ofptha *heLic obervtoi '~motih, herebty giwo hatfo the Abbt o th Sithoninmook rgitain oree fort towneld Flintblandon thA tha air Septmber 8fthe 98 aonthein-o instruents ~i plae boo stpen alitiesa fomtainable. ~re intimenoero hroug inlainke ot y of hme lret ~r mfrearehearsalscprepaw,-b1908. ~siged o ee mmbe of sueriof res of Reistration. erionadand molsonttrgenstotth jidMrs Dehe. te nlyooda't Becie Bea at he p:wta.oguespiteeofiaformation aboutjthisasathabeelirop; als ~il)~,11t 4 ~ The bot fallteacsj;en ase o th elise er armce C G.ardeRo Sler Cty to descrbe in deail t1~e fitor tomc.vr nlkde s enthdto coervnu in truesma' en beat.mond haetre ngitl gen u b it anofdi ams x~eln ei avelstr tsedciaoun us. It unasfo vkis.lm hc. nad uner the(sape.in - REITRTONNTIE der. W.a WeeaCampE.ele,amda e Liosraoy.ad Ntc is herebygivenihatth tobtot ofitee Statsnianbokofrisatnfrthtwnf naid he aroiave whoxwber....wll Peower DonTael Flinla on the A ntna-a. Pteber, th.1908s,t.,a theun ayin toaoservegton tion fore said buy.wl ke si