The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-03-19
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY MARCH 10.
NOTES OF THE WEEK. D

FHE BELL TowER.-This prominent erection Is
rapidly approaching completion, the bell having been
boisted into its place last Monday. We may here
repeat what we stated some time since, that for tho
purposes of fire alarm, the Department have adopted
the following regulations: The city Of Honolulu,
together with its suburbs, is divided into five hre
wards, viz Wards l and 8, all that portion north
of Fort street. Wards = and 4, all that portion
south of Fort street. Ward D, vessels in the harbor
of Honolulu. Ward /, comprises all that portion
north of Fort street and makai, (r seaward) oil
Hotel street. Ward 3, comprises all that portion
north of Fort street and mauka, Tor inland) of Hotel
street. Ward =, comprises all that portion south OF
Fort street, and makai of Hotel street. Ward 4,
comprises all that portion south of Fort street and
mauka of Hotel street. The different wards will be
indicated by the Waterman in the tower, by distinct
taps OF the bell, repeated with the proper pauses SO
that the fremen may know at once in which direction
their presence and services are wanted. A map of
the city was drawn some years ago by Mr.. Brandon,
who laid down the present main water-pipes from
the Nuuanu reservoir, and upon this is based the
present plan of dividing the city into wards, as
suggested by First Assistant Engineer Hassinger.
The centre of the city is assumed to be the junction
of Fort and Hotel streets, so that any one can draw
a map for himself, so that the four wards may be
easily indicated on a pencilled map.
WoMAN's RIGHTs IN RAwAu--A few days ago,
our reporter was taking an early morning walk down
Fort street, when he observed in the increasing light
of dawn, a little way ahead, a couple, a native man
and woman, the man in advance, followed closely by
the woman. the actions of the latter attracting at
once the attention of our 60 snapper up of unconsidered
triaes.'' She was evidently berating the man in Sc
we're terms, and without stint of voice, for having
left her bed and board, and stayed away all night.
The man, with o hang-dog look, walked quietly along,
and answered never a word to his wife's trade of
abuse. This silence she apparently construed into
giving consent to the truth of her accusations, and it
in consequence added fuel to the fame. So from words
she came to blows. Picking up here and there on
the street a stone as big as ones fist, she followed up
her recreant spouse, and with accurate aim, at point
blank range. hit him some tremendous thuds between
the shoulders. AT these, he merely WINGED and kept
meekly On his way, while the woman scorned !"
shouted her excavations louder than ever. AT last.
q constable ventured to expOstutate, but was told by
the lady to mind his own business. 1t was her own
husband, to whom she was lawfully married, and she
had q right to do what she liked with him for neg
Letting his marital duties.'' The policeman subsidized
before this st~rong-minded Hawaiian female, and the
last we saw of the pair, the stronger vessel-in this case
the feGlale-was beginning apparently to relent, and
having ceased her loud talk and throwing of stones,
was crying bitterly, still following in the wake of her
husband towards their home. So much for Ct woman's
rights in Hawaii" 49,
INTERESTING TO AGRIcULTURIsTs.-A discovery has
been made in England. whereby hay and &C.
real crops can be dried and secured during wet
seasons without the ordin Try and precarious delay of
long exposure. 1t is considered of so much i'm
portance and value, that the inventor has received
the rarely-conferred honor of the gold medal of
the Society of Arts, with a prize of fifty guineas,
a. H. " IL . .o, ,,,nlo
is described to consist as follows A rapidly
fan, driven by horse or by steam power,
is attached to the smoke-box of a coke furnace, and
Ga guage screen Intervening withdraws all the heat
which would be carried up the chimney or shaft and
be wasted, and diffuses it among the grass or grain
exposed to its blast. Grass cut and at once brought
TO the mouth of the hot blast is converted in eight or
ten minutes into fine green hay, fit for immediate
or consumption. Chemists declare that hay or
corn suffers no deterioration by this quick drying,
on the contrary, that it is better for it, and con-
aims less water than feld-dried hay. The intelligent
of England are fast adopting the new inven-
and write to the Times from different parts of
he country that the results are highly satisfactory
n every respect. We see no reason why this new
invention may not be introduced in these islands and
De used with advantage in the curing of hay and the
Trying of trash for fuel en- our plantations. The
whole working mechanism and arrangements are
as simple and uncostly.
THE Lizard AND THE SPIDER--Everybody has
leard about the spider and the fly
viii you walk into my parlOr, said the spider to the hy,
IT'S the preitiest little parlor you ever did espy,"-
md the sensible response of the fly, declining the
'olite invitation. There seems to be an g irrepressi-
lie conflict =" between the different orders of animated
.reation. Big fishes eat little ones. big animals prey
lpon the smaller kinds, and even man, for whose
lauafad Dofnro oDd ,,Oao %ha ;pfar;or orJaru of life
created, sometimes preys upon his fellow-man.
But without following out this latter train of refec-
we will here mention a little fact in natural his
that We witnessed just now, while sitting at our
table, waiting for an idea. Just before Us,
n the wall. we noticed a spider,-one of those little
gile fellows known as the tiger spider,'' whose
mission appears to be to catch unsuspecting flies
he spider in this instance was backing away, and
hortly after appeared upon the scene one of the COM
non light brown lizards of the country, following
i'm up We kept e profound stiffness, while lizard
radually approached spider, who seemed to be mes
with terror and quite unable to exercise his
sual lightning-like powers of locomotion. Getting
'ithin an inch of his victim, who made futile at
empts to turn away to the right or left, lizard made
lion-like spring, and down went spider into lizards
ullet. Is there not a moral counterpart to this scene
be found sometimes in human life
ST PATRICK's DAY.-In this city ON Thursday last,
the " 18th of Ireland . some of the sons of the
reen Isle, never ~forgetful of the dear old sod, made
demonstration in commemoration of their country
y providing n bountiful spread of all the luxuries
eatables and drinkables that the markets of the
'untry could afford. Several toasts were proposed
nd received-the King-the day we celebrate t
ueen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the United States the s
mperor of France-all of which were appropriately
ssponded to. The Company separated at quite an j.,
hour for Irishmen on the birthday of their =,
itron saint, giving three hearty cheers for their I
ltertainers. - (
ARrrsrIc.-Mr. King. the Photographic artist, has a
own us some very fine pictures which he has taken t
it'll his new instrument recently imported at consid- 1,
able expense. Among the pictures are some of Her C
ajesty Queen Emma, which are certainly very fine. v
y advertisement in to-day's paper we learn that he =
Is secured the services of Mr.. Dryer, an ar !.
st of experience, whose pictures have obtained for :.
m a world wide reputation. +
REAL EsTATE-By advertisement. it will be seen =
ut the lot on the corner OF King and Fort streets, a