The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-08-20

The COLLEGE DIscUssroN.-we publish to-day tw
communication on this subject. They contain nothin
new, however. We hope they will be the last, unit
some new facts are elected, worthy of being mad
public. In one of our exchanges we find the follow
ing item of interest. We publish it, because j
speaks volumes to the praise of Mr.. Dole under who's
preceptorship two Of the lads received their prepare
tory collegiate training. The idea is uppermost il
the minds of some that Mr.. D. is not a well-quali6e'
teacher, because the scholars say 30, and therefor
has been superseded. But it is owing, in no small
measure, to his superior skill as q teacher that thes
islands are gazetted throughout the United States a
the birth place of the young men who have wol
honors which it is no easy matter to win, among
crowd of the wealthiest and most promising student
which the American States can produce. We believe
that also at Williams or Amherst College, some o
Mr.. Dole's scholars, give promise of carrying off thu
palm against their rivals
COLLEGE PRIZES SECURED BY SANDwIcH ISLANDERS
The New Haven Palladium relates the following
interesting facts We notice a curious coincidence
in the prizes lately declared to the graduating class
of Yale. Three young men have now been educated
here who were born and reared, and who still had
their homes, in the far-of Sandwich Islands. These
three have all taken the First Astronomical Prizes
viz: Hiram Bingham of the class Of 1858, w. d. Alex
ander of '55, and d. D. Baldwin of '57. These prizes
II dmOQR Tue mOSL OuOI8Dic VI lNc COuIcC, IC4uA
ing not only intimate acquaintance with the visible
heavens, but great accuracy in solution OF problems,
and especially in calculation of eclipses. There is
therefore a great struggle among the mathematical
heads of each class for the first prize on the list.
But the sCannibals' seem to have a proscriptive right
to that honor. Curious, to see these sons of the
Pacific come round Cape Horn to wrest SO surely
this particular laurel from the youth of America 20
An IMPROVEMENTS IN ANcHoRs.-Mr. George Gil
NAME -boro r,arv of a,r roadora will renomhor On
having resided several years at Koloa, he's, after a
series of ups and downs which are enough to drive
some men to distraction, met with a lucky streak of
fortune, in the invention of a messenger anchor
shackle,' which promises to be not only of the great
est value to ships, but a source of profit to the inven-
tor. We understand that a gentleman in Massachu-
sets had been fourteen years engaged in trying to
invent an improvement similar to that of Mr.. g.,
but without success. Mr.. Gilmour got the idea of
his invention from the couplings or fastenings of rail-
road cars, which lock and unlock each other without
manual aid. We have received from Mr.. G. a circu-
lar in regard to the shackle, in which it is highly
recommended by some of the prominent shipmasters
and merchants of Boston. A description of the
shackle is not given, but the great benefit of it con-
sists in preventing anchors from dragging, and giving
greatly increased safety to vessels on a lee shore.
Mr.. G. at the latest dates had gone to England and
France, to secure his patent in those countries.
Observation-Disclosures business men-men who
have an eye always open to the main chance-invari-
ably advertise literally, and reap a golden harvest
for the investment. Their ~neighbors wonder why
their custom is falling off, and what makes their adj
vertising competitors place of business so popular
and profitable. They wonder on, and tDonder on, un-
I'll q rod dao upder tho auctioDeprss ar1SDIcpS- nuts an
end to their wonder and solves the mystery. The
reason why their ~neighbor prospers so, is because he
lets people know what he has got, and where he
keeps his things. By getting the run of custom he
can sell cheaper, and so the non-advertising compe-
titors have another dreadful enemy to fight against
in the advertising mans prices. Advertising always
pays a hundred fold. There cannot be found an in
stance where it does not. And yet, Notwithstanding
these facts, there are but few of our merchants and
business men who think it to their interest to adver-
tise to the amount of 800 or 500 per year. Those
who do are making money. Those who do not, are
generally thinking of hard times and its causes.
Therefore, we say to everybody doing business of any
and every kind, advertise, if you would prosper.
The KAMEHAMEHA IV.-This new British clipper
ship arrived on Monday, in 116 days from Liverpool.
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notice had been given some time before hand, some
freight for England might have been got, the balance
of cargo to be had at Valparaiso perhaps. She has
proved herself On her first voyage, a fast sailer. She
is staunchly built, more for use than for show. Her
unusually narrow breadth of beam in proportion to
her length will be noticed, but this feature is sup
posed to add to her sailing quality. Her bow is or
namented with a full length figure of His Majesty,
after whom the ship is named. This figure, if intend
ed as an imitation, will provoke a smile from every
observer, as it did from His Majesty himself. 1t has
been suggested that the bust be improved before it
leaves port. We hope to see this fine packet out here
again. -
"ENTERPRIsE.''-Our ~neighbors of the Polynesian
are deserving of great credit for showing a little
once in a while, and raking up a few items
of passing events. But, gentlemen, don't borrow our
commercial news to fill your editorial columns, without
at least giving q fair credit. Last week, the imports
per Harriet & Jessie, which, as every body knows
has seen a ships manifest measuring from six to
ten feet long, is condensed only with hours of labor,
was copied from the Commercial as original. And
three or four weeks ago the printed blank report of
the cargo of the schooner Ramoi, filled out by the
captain and addressed to the publisher of the Com
was actually copied and printed first in the
Potynesian. We like to see a little enterprise, but
don't take others copy and set it up as original news.
HOME INpUsTRY.-Mr. j. r. Bond has sent us an
of biscuits and sweetmeats, manufactured
at his bakery, consisting Of butter, soda and arrow
root crackers, wine biscuit, lemon snaps, pilot bread.
and candy-all fresh and superior to the best import
ed. Mr.. Bond is a thoroughly bred confectioner,
and his long experience in the business enables him
produce the very best quality Of biscuit and con-
In the latter, he assures us, that no
coloring is used at all injurious to the health. We
were not aware before that so fine soda crackers and
pilot bread were made here, and hope that his efforts
to supply a better article than the imported, always
fresh, will be appreciated by our housewives and
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EPIDEMIC AMONG FIsHEs.-A correspondent writes:
During the passage to Maui, we observed great
of h~ying-fsh floating dead on the water. A
native suppesfad that they werp victims IF the emf