The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-06-22

gala lay in Honolulu. The beautiful Drinking Foun-
tain, which was lately erected by the Joint contribu-
tions of the Public and the Temperance Legion, was
very appropriately dedicated on that day. 1t hap
pened TO be the day on which the Sabbath Schools OF
Honolulu had their annual celebration. and they
marched in procession with music and banners from
the Kawaiahao Church to the Fountain, on the cor
ner Of King and Bethel streets. There a platform
had been erected, for the speakers, Mr.. II. \. p. Car
ter and the Rev. Mr.. Forbes-the former in English
and the latter in Hawaiian. These addresses were
happily wordel and eloguently delivered. and Were
frequently and loudly applauded. The singing was
also excellent, particularly the Hawaiian. the WELL
trained choir Of kawaiahao church making the well
kin ring with the Hawaiian temperance songs adap-
tel to the well-knOwn modern tunes Of : Marching
Along" and Yes, Wen rally round the flag boys
Altogether the occasion was a peculiarly pleasant one,
and the rightly enthusiastic Temperance Legion may
well be proud of the beautiful fountain which they
have caused to be erected. The structure is built OF
Hawaiian brick, recovered with cement, square in
form, with four round pillars supporting the archi-
trave, on which are engraved on two sides the words,
Free to all in Hawaiian and in English, and also
the words Erected by the Honolulu Temperance
Legion, 1867 The following is Mr.. Carriers adj
dress, as printed in the Gazette.
GENTLEMEN OF THE Honolulu TEMPERANCE LEGION 9.
By Your favor the pleasant duty devolves IL nn me Ia c,pgr,tn-
late yon to-day upon the completion Of your Fountain. / am
happy 80 TO do, and to feicnate YOU a. vel upon the prompt
and liberal response which an ever generous public made TO
your appeal for the necessary Means upon the cordial co-opera-
ton OF His MaJesty's Government 10 enable YOU To carr out
your design, and upon Your happily chosen >ne. under the
shadow OF those walls within which the friends Of Temperance
and the public, generally, IIon the acquisition Ia our public
works Of one al once 50 ornamental and 80 useful.
Ny friends. this day marks IA new era in the history of Fem
glory as anSpiciou- orn ems for ri their % future r IA! T I- pr.sH pbe frir adl
OF Temperance assemble TO dedicate the first structure erected
solely in the cause of Temperance in this city, and - long as
this stands il will BE- your protest against the vice Of intemrer-
ance- and the musical paSh Of is falling waters viii lie Your
r. hv a. -. - 80, =, III lAl!S shn ~ y
II DS Us ctaTneSs ana purity, II shan prove suggestive To all of
that purity OF life and thought which the pactice of Temper
The distinctive feature of your cause, as typiRed BY this
fountain, is its freedom to all. While, on the one hand, You
evil indnencys-its saddrned homes. its bnsi,esi hor-s. il H. dis lis
honored s~raves-heTe, YOU open up "A fnnnrin Of that element
which, from Eden's day, has been Gods rurest gift 10 man. aud
which, gathered from a hundred rills in Wonder smiling valley,
YOU lead hither to continually pour on. its tr butte To the haPni-
ness and comfort of your fellow men.
We hail with peculiar satisfaction and joy the presence of
these children. with their beamins faces, and the brightwaving
would early implant the seeds Of Temperance in their Young
hearts, for it is our earnest hope that when the NANTES OF their
committed these works of Faith and Love, that they will
remember the bright June morning when they gathered with us
Hawaii mel, and that. remembering this, they will, with pride
and JOY, carry on the cause We represent.
Gentlemen of the Legion it is our trust that this outward
dedication is but symbolic Of the dedication Of your hearts and
efforts To the great cause You have espousei, and as this Is to
be a monitor and an invitation, so you are to stand steadfast in
your lot, ana with increasing numbers and etnclenCy \, perSevere
until . hef. alone, u IN many a Is'oisoiite home ana des-
pendent heart, You will have reared imperishable monuments
of Temperance and Love to bear witness 10 Your fidelity and
zeal. Your Cause is an unlying one-fuunded upon the highest
moral needs of man. No legal code is complete without a
recognition Of is rules; no moral code is sufficient without an
incorporation Of its principles; no human character is perfect
OF the Statesman and Phnanthropist Its need is felt in all the
ramiications of society. II should reach To the utmost limit Of
humanity, and sound the very depths of human Woe. You are
its recognized opponents here, and Your inspiration should be
equal to your good cause. 1t is in this Trust that We here
dedicate this Fountain to the immortal cause of Temperance.
MOONLIGHT.-This week has been one of moonlight
nights, and moonlight, everywhere beautiful, is
peculiarly so in these islands. So says everybody,
who ever spent a summer in Honolulu. And every
body appears to enjoy these "visits of the moon"
Then, riding parties, visitings, serenades, music,
and open air gossippings are all the vogue. Under
Luna's mild influence, firtations are begun, which
often end in real downright c~ourtship and love, cul-
minating in marriage. 1t takes an eagles eye to
gaze unfinchingly upon the sun, but the full orbed
moon can be looked on for hours with increasing
pleasure, as she scars, cloud-lispeiling, towards the
zenith. There is, it is said, something mysterious
about the influence which the moon exercises upon
human and terrestrial affairs generally. According
to theory, she regulates the ebb and flow of ocean
tides, but Tahiti, where it is high tide every day
throughout the year, would seem to upset Sir John
Newton's doctrine. Many old traditions are still
III nHuCl lht AlOOh > 1iiutuC III sOlIIt
of the ordinary every day affairs of life is strongly
counted on. On a foggy afternoon at sea, in the
season of the full moon, sailors will invariably say,
So Oh, wait till the moon comes up; size will eat up
all the Clouds And so, as the experience of the
majority of Observers win prove, it happens. On
the appearance of the Queen of Night, darkness,
fog and clouds, flee away from her presence, and
the wave tossed mariner feels a sense of security.
Farmers, in olden times, would not care to plant or
make butter while the moon was ON the wane. But
those were the old superstitious times, now gone by.
GATHERING GESERALITIEs.-In the Gazette of this
week, the leading article causes us to recognize the
that the Honorable Inspector General of Schools
has returned from his travels on the other islands.
Like a schOolmaster to a pupil who aulaciously pre-
tends to know as much as his teacher. the writer ia
the Gazette Dramatically lays down his system of
law, and explains, to his satisfaction, the way in
which the Board of Education ought to carry on
business-ihe business which so vitality interests the
Hawaiian people. But is any such explanation as
this satisfactory? Don't the public want to know all
the particulars about these schools? Let the Honor
able Inspector General come out with his report,
fully, for the information of the public, in native and
English. Give US both the hight and dark shades,
the Roman Catholic, the Calvinistic, e. Brownists,'')
and last and least, the 50 Reformed Come, Mr..
General, we, the public, wait for your re-
port of the schools.
ACCIDENT AT HANALEL--On Sunday last, q sad
accident occurred Mt Hanalei, Kauai. A little native
some three years old, went playing round where
some horses were hitched, and untying one, in a
moment, made two turns with the rope
.round his own neck Something started the horse,
md the consequence was that the poor little fellow,
before the animal could be stopped, was choked to
ieath. He was the son of the native keeper Of tho
named Nihoa.
ANOTHER MURDER.-By the arrival, on yesterday
morning of the schooner Warmick. from Molokai. we