The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-04-24
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b IAtItilblpIy 10 TIC rNistlilfE Alllc tlElE J. 10 LJ4tl
there. OF 5hc two stories in this number, e out
side the Lines" J. product Of the late war, and
the 'Ex-PtFatc'' is f%carrully redolcnt orrcckle.
crime, that It reminds ~ 81 days when the : ri.
rates own Book was promptly taken away from
n schOolmlts Of ours, whose literary tastes lid not
meet the appreciation Of tie .' power Of an H.
s%titutiDn not a hundred miles from this town.
There II a bit Of poetry IN this Orerlgnd, which
we take to kindly ,-bccauuc from thc-c islands
and aGprOyiugly because il j. good. Of TWEEN
ty-iDur lines, IL l. Just long enough, and j. entitled
..Sunset from Pun Mahoc." PM M1hoe is a
hill on Capt. Mlakee's estate. commanding Il view,
never to be forgotten by those who have seen It,
Of the magnificent island-locked bay to the south
ward AMI westward Of Maui
So Dreaming land, By dreamy seas.
Made misty in the mrnrw light.
Thi. u-stlns i-le. HAT distant cape.
That sinks into you purple IysL-
This little suggestive poem, though just the least
mite TcnnysOnian, II n most agreeable escape from
the invocations Of Oahu and Hawaii. a Ia Pope,
Dryden, and Young, that have usually appeared
in Honolulu prints as : original poetry
Brett Hartc gives a poetical legend of the Mis-
sion Of San Luis Rcy, in the line of California
-hhNNlAAtAF- y tANh - -Ndth4t ~ tApA7At
full article California rarIty,-and very good,
as far as it goes. 4. Chinese Women in California
gives yet one more glimpse into that vast I'M
known Of the Chinese world, which is almost as
invisible to us rs the dpinSs Of the Spirit world
said to be So near. 4" Texan Prairics'' tells Of n
hail-stOrm, of course.
We must take objection to the slashing. super
fetal criticism Of Dlkc's . : Greater Britain
Like US HOnoluluans, the Californian is evil
IDENTIFY 50 much cngrUssci by the part Of the book
that refers to his particular locality, and so Of
Tended by its really slight errors, rs to entirely
fail of grasPinS the broader scope Of a very OBJ
serving young mans book.
We have characterized the OreTlqHd ~ the
most stirring.-we consider Jumpers the most
entertaining and informing,-Puhtam's the most
refining and pleasing, and the atlantic the most
invigorating, of the Magazines. Harper's appears
ahead Of the rest, arriving here, for April, on the
18th Of the month. y little too carly this, AMI
through apparently n mark Of enterprise. savors q
little Of that mistincss Of date that hangs about
the Illustrated WeekEeS. e. Freaks Of lightning
don't interest ~ much, but is very good for the
Young folks. - An Artist i'm Alaska j. much
more to the point. i well illustrated. and proves
Alaska n good speculation. The Great South
American Earthquake il one of the first cxhaus-
tive accounts Of the terrible scenes oflast August.
IL dctracts somewhat, however, from our reliance
ON the author ~ n scientific man. when we notice,
that in estimating the speed Of the earthquake
wave, in It's swift passage to tine Hawaiian Islands,
he makes no allowance for tire five hours differ
cncc Of timc,-an important item, which reduces
twelve hours to seven. Nor does he mention that
81. U-Fr, 80 Nrrs-nTGr - o,Fcvvrwruua,sr. vrffT, Ffa~
| lth Mt Hawaii, rs every seaman we'll knows. who
has crossed the meridian Of $50 An allusion to
the modern theory that any unusual Position Of
the planets, acting by gravitati0u, may have some
thing to Do with frequency Of earthquake, should
have found place IN an article Of this sort.
.s Catherine III. Of Russia i historical Of the
Abbott school AMI style. Then We have " About
Told. . - WOmnn's Work and Wage. and 4. To
Najsrca." Justice Mccarthy, the English and
American radical writer. Il furnishing u story for
Mgphiy,-.'M Ny Eucmy's Daughter"
George VIM. Curtis Discourse as thoughtiully ~
,vcr in the - Editors Easy Chair"
In the atlantic. DIR. B,wditch, in his article on
Consumption in America, which i one ola series,
throws out many hints which are ofimportance to
others besides the ~cOnsumptiyc. Every one is in
in what will ensure full development Of
physical and mental power. The suggestions Of
author, being drawn from practical acquain-
.ancc with the subject. carry weight. One ofhis
IDEAS i a. follows y Board Of Health who can
ay to the capitalist, &. We will shut up your
rouse if you ID not make it healthy" The series
Cooperative Housekeeping articles come
10 an end in this number. They are useful, as
citing before u the bright ideal Of one most
aware of the Deficiencies in modern
ocial life. The authorcs- treats the ubiquitous
woman question in her own way.
The Small Arabs Of New York" j. humOr-
,us PIGEON boys. OF course. ME. Stowe gives
Little Captain Trott, also funny. e. The Fatal
lrrow" i poetry. by Alice Cary, whom we all
NOW, or ought g.. Whittier has &. Howard At
The AftgHfr J. usually not over OF
hOdox, bat the article .' y New Chapter Of
,hristian EyiIcnccs," by James Freeman Clarke.
We can sincerely commend t. caruc-, thinkers.
&. The New Education il equally earnest. AMI
practical. discussing college systems. and ante
olfcg- training ton. u T. such articles that make
- value the iHrqG-.
Bayari Taylor iucShaus,ihlc European czTc-
ieucc produces the d. >ulbiau Alps" rclJlcut
all that J. Gcrman,-hi-t5ry. literature. and
-enerv. The political article i-..Ou New Prcsi-
INT. like the man himself. short AMI rprciJlc.
Our Painter J. Biographical. q. P~oVuarizing
IT Is scicutiEe. giving a sketch Of Chrome"
.rintiu.. a. p~Tactieg5 Ly Paus. some Of these
.mou- thr5mo'- have been introduced here.
Hisgiu-ou j. furnishing = story for the II
HHr. .. MalhDuc. an Oldport Romance
We come o. Pasq1a,'f Ugga=iae \ Poem IT
award Taylor describe- @ striking passage IN
arolc,u's rC-. 20 r.,tl1 tranrr. e New York