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Yours truly,
Controversy in the sandwich ISL
aIIdS.

II seems that at the recent conservation at Lam
beth Palace of the Bishop of Honolulu, the Dean
Of Rochester made some illusions to the duties Of
n missionary bishop. which. as reported at Homo
lulu. have raised quite a little storm OF Indignation.
AS the report stands the Dean appears to describe
Honolulu as inhabited by - heathens and the refuse
of civilization who mingle with them" Probably,
bearing in mind the late Bishop Patteson and his
fate, his remarks had purely u general application,
and were not intended to describe any place. How
ever that may be il has received a very literal in
depreciation in the capital of the Sandwich Islands.
A Honolulu paper, - the oldest in the Pacific es-
tablished in lS43p points to their churches, schools.
benevolent institutions, hospitals, Christian homes.
and other elements OF clviliZatlon, and Claims Tor
Honolulu the rank not only Of one Of the Christian
cities of the world. but. as it would appear. of one
Of the most exemplary. Honolulu, we learn. I'm
braces a population OF some ten or twelve thousand.
Oneiourth il made up of foreigners. principally
Americans. English Germans. and other nations
The majority are Hawaiisns. and the writer declares
that SO far from the condition and character of the
people being as described it is entirely the reverse.
He asserts that there is not a city or town anywhere
to be found on this broad earth which Ia better en-
titled to be styled n Christian city and be thus
writes after drawing n careful comparison from ex-
perience of the chief cities OF the Old aud New
World. There are. in fact, we are assured. few
cities like it where the attendance at the various
churches and schools is more regular where
places of public amusement and drinking are more
elfcCtually closed upon the Sabbath and where.
in all the business and social intercourse of life. the
various races dwell together in more harmony
where every mans house Is more essentially his
castle. the Inhabitants Of all classes better protected
in their persons and rights where there exists q
better type of Christian civilization, less of the sect
arian spirit where a man is more respected, be-
cause he is a man, and behaving himself az a man
and a gentleman. will be respected. from whatever
part of the world be may have come, or whatever
may be his calling" 1t is very pleasant to have
such a report from Honolulu. or, indeed from any
other place in the world and this is not by any
mpans a startling report, but very much in accord
with what we have heard frequently before. Bishop
Willis will probably find plenty of work 20 under
take as a missionary in the Pacific notwithstanding;
and il he had formed wrong impressions OF Homo
ton, it will doubtless be very gratifying TO him to
find them dispersed on his arrival.-LOHdo Weekly
Ne7rs, June 9Th.
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Life Mt LaIlaina.

DEAR CoNNERCLAL-I want you 20 COM mp here
and just gee rs. Ibis Is really Z queer old place /;
it Seems like PROCLAMATION to laugh AID jest and in
bulge in frivolous chat amid its boary relieks. l
iancy this town must have been old when Column
bus went on his travels. The people here are the
CLnaanites whom Joshua drove cut. They all re-
srmble one another so much that one would sup
pnse they were all of one family. And they don't
smile on 4 Christian in a way that's in the least
degree comforting. This is indeed a foreign land.
if there ever was one. The trne spirit OF Lahaina
cannot be described. When marriage il cOntem
PLATED here there are no valentines no stolen inter
views. no counting in dim parlOrs. no lovers quar-
rels and conciliations-no nothing like anyw here
else. Oh. solitude where are thy charms! In
childhood. parental love planted roses In my path.
hut they withered lcug ago, and here we drink
muddy coffee. eat questionable eggs. and gntta
prrcha beef but sugar! You mHst come up SION,
for there won't be room enough. to turn round. the
land is ali being occupied with sugar cane. Only
that. and nothing more. l will send yOn a cart load
Tor the Office mill TO grind. y HONEsICR Man.
Iahaina. Aug. (, 1872.
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~ The following, which we copy from the Boston
Journal Of Chemistry for July, is Of particular inter-
est at the present time;
VAccINATIoS AS A Cure OF SMALL-PoxskMr. r.
c. Furley, in a letter to the Scotsman, ssys be lie
able to prove that vaccination is not only n pre-
veptive of disease but a cure. II is. he says, ascer-
tanned that when a person liable to take smallpox Is
exposed to the Infection, the poison circulates IN the
blood for eight days before producing any febrile
symptoms; then commence headache, sickness, pain
in the back, sufused eyes. and a peculiarly white
furred Tongues group Of symptoms that belong 20
no other disease, aud which last for three days. IL
has been held and acted On since Jenner's great dis
covery, more than eighty years ago. that il is not
only wrong but fatal 10 yaccinate any one daring
that stage Of the disease, or the subsequent one when
the eruption makes its appearance. But Mr.. Furley
says he can show from cases under his care ut the
present time that If you vaccinate during the febtile
stage the fever is slightly increased. but the eruption
does not make its appearance, and If you Saccinate
during the eruptive stage the eruption Is Immediately
arrested. The mature lymph overtakes tho Imma-
ture poison, and the disease terminates II the
eruption has gone the length Of having white tops.
there is danger of infection; If not, il dies away as
pimples. Mr.. Furley feels confident that IL every
doctor were to vaccinate each case Of smallpox that
comes under his care at once. many hundreds Of
lives would be spared and many thousands Of pounds
would be saved. 10 the mean time. be invites mem
bers Of he medical profession 10 accompany him
through the patients be has under his care, and thus
possibly stamp out the epidemic in a few weeks.
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A REMARKABLE SURGICAL CAsE.-In a Water
bury. Conn, factory, a year ago, Miss Hattie
Thomas caught her hair in a revolving shaft and
was completely scalped, even one ear and ono
eyebrow being torn of. or course it was supposed
that she would die, but DIR. Bartlett finding her
likely to rally from the fret effects Of the accident.
determined to try the now process Of skin graft
ing.'' with what success tho Waterbury American
informs us as follows
About six weeks after the accident, when the
wound had been brought into a healthy state by
suppuration, the experiment was tried, the patient
herself furnishing the first ; seed skin " from her
arm. The method Of removing the skin required
is simply to clasp the pioco between the thumb
and finger, raising it up, and clippingsof with
knife or scissors. The first attempt was a success,
and greatly encouraged the doctor, who continued
the experiment. still taking the " seed skin T"
from the arm Of Aiiss Thomas, but INC excessive
discharge from the head and wound, and the ad-
ditiOnal drain from the new Wounds necessitatod
by the removal of the skin, made it absolutely
necessary that the doctor procure his sppply Of
- seed ekin - from other Loarccs. Miss Gibson,
her faithful nurke and particular friend before and
after the accident, volunteered to furnish The next
supply, and when this lady was exhausted, and
the experiment continued 10 show every indica-
ton Of success, the doctor mutIlated his own arm
for The benefit of his patient and the elucidatiOn
Of science. And not the least noteworthy cIrcum-
stance is that a number oil the young lady friends
Of Miss Thomas came forward and volunteered to
furnish az far as they could, whatever new mate
rial was needed. Thus the doctor, at various
times, and from different persons, took sixtyfour
pieces of seed-skin,' varying in siEe-the larger
pieces being sufficient 10 cover a silver hali-do!iar.
These large pieces were. in some instances. Or
vi6ed and subdIvided, so that the number OF sep
arate pieces applied 70 tie wound amounted 70 at
least $50. These pieces of healthy skin, thus
transplantcd, would soon grow and extend from
one piece TO another, until, after q lapse Of time,
the pieces would join each other, and s9Ss out
until the margin Of the wound was reacifcdSsnd
in this manner the head has become entirely COW
cred with a new growth OF skin -uu.w,wu
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The Hemp Banana.
LANAI, August Sd, 1872.

LANAI, August Sd, 1872.
To the Editor Of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser:
Ny DEAR SIR.-I shall be very glad to be informed,
as you kindly propose to do IL last weeks paper,
where 1 can obtain some plants Of the manilla hemp
banana, or musg tertifis of botanists. l knew come
thing about Its culture in Malaysia, where il is COM
monty called the Abaca. Like all Of the banana
family it is easily propagated by suckers. About
1000 plants will stand upon one acre of ground, aud
we have in these islands the best Of lands aud climate
for its cultivation. When the fruit IS ABOUT to form,
the plant is cut down. The stem is then cut open
lengthwise. and is found 10 contain n largc quantity
Of dlaments, some coarse, fitted only for cordage,
and others as fue az the thread Of the silk worm
spinning These hiaments are about six feet long,
and are hacked and sorted like FAX.
Yours respectfully, W. VI. GIBSON.
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THE Cosr OF LAw-MAKING.-The following IS .
list Of the items which made up the sum Of $4,000,
expenses Of the Legislative Assembly, 1872:

THE LATE r. E. WAKEMAN In accordance with a
vote of q Protection " Hook and Ladder Company
Nc. /, at the regular meeting held Monday evening,
August 9th, the following resolutions are published
Resoired, That il having pleased the Great Creator
to remove from our midst our Brother Fireman and
friend Robert E Wakeman, who was ever foremost
when duty ca led. we do hereby express our siucere
sympathy with the bereaved relatives, in this sflict-
ing dispensation
TO the family of our deceased friend, and .Ist the
local papers be requested to publish the same.
c. Z. WILLIAMS,
o. G. CLIFFORD.
\. CLAyIE,
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Prince Arthur is n sensible, earnest lad, and
now we have new proof of il. For the first time
in the history Of the dynastya Prince of the blood
opened q railroad, the other day, and il was Prince
Arthur. After the address, prayers, etc., an or
namental spade was handed tho youth, and be
was requested to turn the fret God into a~ssiiver
wheelbarrow, all in a fgurative and symbolic way,
you know. He pitched in, however. like a gar
dener, and broke the ornamental spade hapdle at
the FIRST stroke. Nothing daunted, he put his
gloved hand into the turf, and soon landed n good
sized sod into the barrow.
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Mormon missionaries do not receive much en-.
couragcInent in Denmark. A decree has been
Issued by the Danish Government to'the effect
that "a number Of so-called Mormon emissaries,
having had the impudcnce Of trying TO entiee
virtuOus men and women from this kingdom, any
town or village magistrate is authorized TO SEN
tence such emissaries To corporal punishment, in
accordance with the law OF 1902 Under the
provisions OF this decree a Mormon was recently
logged by order ofa village magistrate of Randsrs.
in Jutland.
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OAHU COLLEGE.

THNHE NIKE TERM OF THIS ISSTITC-
. tim will begin on wednesday. the Sh day Of September
next.
Classes will be formed in the common English branches.
Higher Mathematics and Languages, AS the advancement Of the
pupils fnsy rrqu ~. /
Candidates tor admission will he examined on Monday ami
Tuesday preceding the opening Of che term. Applicants wRl
~ required 10 pass examination in Mental Ar;hmri PrimA-
~ G-osrsph Ei-mei tary English Grammar. and in Practice
A Arithmetic y Tar - % C0mmun Fractions.
Tuition FIR Ill cummon brunchrs vii. te one dollar per week.
Orasing ami vocal music are taught gtth at extra char =.
French. instrumental music and painting, are extra. No de-
duction will IL made in tuition for absence Of less than half a
term. excerpt In cas- 3 OF ptotTacted sickness.
Two Omn,hu-es will Iun between Puuahou and Honolulu for
tn acc I'M. dsHon Of pupils fare half q dollar per week.
The boarding Department in cunneciion with the institution
L. op-n TO puIi lis Of both sexes, having the requisite q~usi6ca-
tons. Good rooms are provided. 70 be furnished by the occu-
pania. y. =. CHCkCE,
8 G. DAMON,
:. y. CASTLE.
W. PREAR.
HonoIulu, July 20, 1879. Con. Of Trustees.
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I'VE beg 10 inform cur correspondent that seeds Of
the nwsa feItiiis or hemp banana can be obtained Of
Antoine, the gardener in charge of DR.. Hillebrand's
premises, Nuuanu valley. In the rear Of the Office
Of this Journal is one of the plants grown from the
seei. on poor, corrally soil, which is six months old.
twelve feet high, and has several suckers coming up
from its base.-ED. p. C.. Al
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DISSATISFIED CONsTTTCENTs.-ln the native news
paper haOko0 Of last week two communications ap-
pear. from the people OF tianalei, Kauai. and Wal
luku. Maui, in which the Representatives from those
districts. MesSrs. kaukaba and Kuih"lani. are adj
dressed in very severe language, cnndrnnatory of
the course pursued by those gentlemen in the Leg
islative Assembly. Mr.. Kaukaha is told From
the commencement up to the end OF the session. we
are convinced that you have been lazy. and have
tempt nothing for the interests OF those who
made yOu an Honorable. We remember we'll the
fair promises you made at the election. and when
the election comes round again shall remember
how you broke those promises. 1t would be serv-
ing you right to pelt you off with stnnes when you
come back TO Hanalei. traitor as you are.' The
Wailuku people bear down pretty heavy on Mr..
Kulhrlani for his course on the Hotel Bonds bill,
and for his opposition to the vote of ceRsurp OF the
Minister Of Finance for lawless acts they declare
that he has been false TO his constituents. and
promise him that be shall never again represent
them in the Assembly.
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LEPROsY.-It Is idle TO attempt TO disguisc from
ourselves the fact that this terrible disrsse Is las
on ghe increase. On Tuesday morning last, twenty
six unfortunate victims we're sent of 10 the Leper
Establishment on Molo&4i, the place Of hopeless
b~aniShm~nt from all ;be world beside. Yesterday,
DR.. Husmann had a crowd Of natives al his dispen-
sary for examination. collected from Honolulu and
It's immediate nsighhoThood. Out IF these. ten
were sent to the Asylum a. kalihi.
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 10.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.

MISUNDERSTANDING Lodge. No. 81. F. & 4. NJ
hold a special me-ting on Monday evening at i
O'Clock. Visiting bielhren are invited TO attend.
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A HEAVY JoB.-On the arrival of the steamship
.Nrc1dd ut this port, 1t was found necessary TO band
one of her main cranks which had three fractures in
the outbOard side, traceable SIX or eight inches each
way from the corners. The Job was done by the
Honolulu Iron Works as follows Two wrought
iron bands, one 4 by / inches in width and thick
ness, and one 3 inches thick by 6 inches wide, were
forged IN halves to go around the entire length Of
the crank. The periphery of these bands was 25 feet.
Each pair of halves were heated red hot, placed in
position. keyed together firmly, and allowed TO cool
when their shrinking, still more closely bound them
to the crank. The weight of metal was about 5000
pounds. Everything worked well. except that one
man had one of his big toes damned off. This
is by far the largest piece og forging ever
done in Honolulu, but not as large as can be ex-
ecuted with the mechanics and tools we have here.
a steamer would have to be badly broken. if We
could not fix her SO as to enable her to prosecute
her voyage. -
JARvEs' HAwAIIAa HIsroRY Mr.. H. NJ. Whit
hey, the editor and Publisher, has laid on our table
the advance sheets of n new (the fourth) edition of
this valuable work on the Hawaiian Islands. The
first edition was published in Boston, in 1913, the
materials for its composition having been collected
by Mr. Jarves during u residence of several years in
Honolulu. He improved well the advantages be en-
joyed in those early days in compiling accounts of
the antiquities of the islands. and much of their
mythology, legends, manners and customs, together
with their political history. In the present edition,
much that appeared in the preceding one In refer
ence to com, locations between this Government and
private parties is omitted, but this is compensated
for by a valuable appendix, in which are given in a
convenient form the more recent commercial, agri-
cultural, and other statistics OF the islands. Also a
full and interesting historical sketch of the volcanic
phenomena of Hawaii, one of the worlds wonders.
The work is fttingly enbelished with q full-length
photograph of His Majesty the King, rightly pro-
nounced to be an excellent likeness. Altogether the
present work is by far the best and most reliable
that has yet appeared concerning these much written
islands. and should be in everybody's library. We
understand it will be ready for sale at the bookstore
on Monday next.
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FoR A~LAsKA--The L. $ S. 81. -HaYys, Csptsin
Harris, sailed on Wednesday for Stka, intending TO
reach San Francisco in November next.
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FoR NEW ZEALAND AND AUsTRAIIA.-The steam
ship .NtVdda, having completed some nteded repairs
TO her machinery, (Which have been satisfactorily
done at the Honolulu Iron WOrks,) sailed yesterday
on her 'Juth IN voyage.
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Tbs BARK Qussn Emma, sailed Wednesday fore
noon, for San francisco, with s full freight Of island
pi oduce, and several passengers.
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ENTERTAINMENT-We hear that Madame Duret
and George Paunc-f III, will give an enteriainmrnt
al Bu1um's Hall on Monday evening next.
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CIRCUIT Court. KAUAI-The regular term COM
menced by law on Monday. Judge Widemaan
McCully. Esq. Acting Attorney General.
Messrs. jones and Preston of tn bar. went
down same day per schooner Hattie, tC attend the
CT cult. W. understand that the dOoaei il Lar ge.
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OLD NUMRER THREE We learn that the old FIRE
engine formerly known as No. 8, aud once used by
Company No. =, has been sold to the owners of Eau
pakues Plantation, Hllo, whittier il vii be shipped.
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Madame Christina. on behalf o! the choir % the
Roman Catholic Church beEs leave 10 tender their
thanks 10 Madame Dnr-t aud Mr.. Psuncriort Tor
their kindness IN giving their professional servlcrs
gratUitously on the occasion OF the concert IN AID
OF the Organ FuHd. -
~ Walking up Fort street yesterday, our at
tenfion vas attracted by the handsome appearance
Of tbe show windows OF the HAyseldrn Bros store.
a great deal of taste and artistic skill has been
displayed il the draping OF the beautiful silks.
black and coIOred. Of which they have a large as
sortm, NJ on hand. recently imported. We Sre
informed that they intend 20 make y speciality of
this line OF goods The ladies are invited 70 cali
and examine Tor themselves.
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AUCTIoNS-Adams sells to-day le2sr of the isl
and of MUkuum~Umr also the bnTse ID. &.
Murray" brlunging To the estate of the late Capt.
Bennett. Barlow will offer leases OF Crown Lands
two in KUhala. Hawaii. and one on Kauai.
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O RENT OR az

FOR RENT OR LEASE.
- THOSE VERY BE PR MISSES
90 on ReTetsuIa 81. al prerent occupied by II X. HIchcock,
- Esq, Inspector Genera OF SchoO!-, aud adjoining the
p en- see 80 Rev. Walter frsar: the house contains an elegant
parl"r. diuinc-room. three bedrooms, pantry aud kitchen, hath
h use and servants house, 81 ,ble. etc anl ia located In y
pleasant neighborhVOd, and surrounded by garden aud pasture
grounds
Enquire Of Gy6) HUGO STANGENNALD.
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CONCERT SATURDAY NIGHT.-Tbe concert of vocal
music at Butf3n's Hail. Tor the benefit of the organ
fund OF the Roman Catholic Church, was u decided
succrss. The Hail WAS perfectly crowded. and the
singers acquitted themselves admirably. The re-
ceipts must have been something handsome.
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ALALAuwA-This is the Hawaiian name of F.. small
fish that occasionally visits the shores OF this group,
coming in shoals, Its visits are capricious. fer they
are not to be foretOld. In some years these isb are
iextremely abundant in this hartor, and are Ken in
Igrent numbers about the wharNes, with hook aud
Zine or with nets. When they abound, the natives
pruphesy some portending event to their race. just
now, they are teing caught of the Esplanade. bat
not so numerously as in some years past.
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y The United States coas; survey vessel, the
HuSser, at lust accounts was nt Calao with Prof
Agassiz aud party on board. The Professor may be
expected here shortly, and viii probably make quite
a stay while Investigating the marine novelties of
fhiu rronn
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! IL THE CoUNTRY-Nuw Is the time when all who
have the means. the leisure and the taste to enjoy
the revivIng air of he country. are improving the
dull season by going somewhere out of town.
Waikiki. Eva. and h"olau. each have their visitors.
aud even a ride to the Pail introduces one to u dill
-irrpnt climate from that OF sultry. sun baked Ho-
nolulu. Now is the time for a trip to the volcano.
Not that Pele is more than usually demons,rative
Just nuw.-though at last accounts she had a pretty
good head OF steam on but the air OF that ele-
waited region at this season Is driic!ously cool and
bracing and straw berries are ripe. Moi such straw
berries as one gets in Honolulu. but the wild sort.
having the genuine favor. Let's all go-except
those who belong to the can't-getaway Club. and
that means us. --
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MORE GIANT POwDER.-At OnomPa. Hlo, on the
Both ult.. another accident occurred from the use of
Giant powder. II native losing both hands and his
eyrsight. The law passed by the late Legislature
prohibiting the use of Giant powder in fishing. was
published July -. and goes into effect at the expi-
ration .ot thirty days thereafter, on the other ISL
ands, and ten days on the island OF Oahu.