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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-02-11
MIR. Thomas Holloway.

We published short account from the
London Times, the other day, Of the Luna
tic Asylum now being built on St. AIMS
Heath, in the county of Surrey, by Mr..
Thomas Holloway (the well-known pro-
prietor of patent medicines), for the bene-
fit, more especially, Of the insane of the
middle classes. The Nelson Ecaniiner
has an article upon the same, and makes
the following remarks NEARLY thirty
years ago the brothers Holloway began
the business which has at least yielded
the golden fleece to one of them, if not to
the other. Their first efforts were on the
humblest. scale but one of them possess
ed indomitable energy. They manufae-
tured their own medicines with their own
hands !; sent their announcements abroad
just as business flowed in; and were,
even then, on the high road to fortune,
when the one brother separated from the
other in an unfriendly way. Twenty-Five
years ago, Thomas Holloway, who had
been bis brothers victim, addressed cir
cular to the press in Britain, detailing the
circumstances, and calling for the unliqui-
dated accounts of the late firm, which he
was then prepared to pay. 1t is illustra-
tive of the nature of the man that in that
circular he detailed the whole circum-
stances infinitely; told how, to recover
their position and maintain their good
name, he and his wife had toiled in gar
ret, going for days together almost with
out food, but determined to succeed.
Many of the newspapers to which those
circulars were addressed had long before
wiped the matter out of their books, as
hopeless bad debt. Others, satisfied with
what Mr.. Thomas Holloway had done as
an advertiser in later years, replied to the
circular, but declined go into SO old mat
ter La every instance, howeYer-and
many Of them came under our observa-
tion-the honest pill-yendor of the Strand
insisted ON forwarding whatever amount
his own books showed to be the amount
of indebtedness of the late firm, to which
he added some curious and characteristic
presents. Since then Thomas Holloway
has gone on amassing money to tine extra
ordinary degree evidenced in these freely
given gifts of 100000 and f5OO, 900 re-
spectiEely. He has been long reputed to
be the largest advertiser in the world
for he followed simple systern-most ex-
tensive publicitY-and as he for many
years took no credit, so he gave none.
Some years ago, in an article in Black
GOODS Magazine, he was alluded to as
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-02-11

zenmast and mainmast came crushing
down together, and fell with the main
top-sail spread directly across the boats
with their eighty passengers. Many OF
these were killed others were so serious
lv injured as to render their escape from
drowning impossible, and few chung to
timber and floating bits of the wreck till
assistance arrived One of the crew of
the latter boat, who saw the masts fall
ing, leaped into the water, and was fol
lowed By the chief engineer. The latter
was unable to swim, and seized his COM
panion. The sailor, finding himself sink
ing, was obliged to shake off his comrade.
who was drowned. while the former es-
capped to the Loeb Earn. Boats No. Z
and were also large, the former being
commanded by first officer De Garay, and
the latter being the captains boat No. l.,
was loaded, and about putting off, when
the vessel sank, and it was caught by the
davit and carried down. Boat No. 8 was
not loaded
The Captain, as he came on deck, had
assembled the bridge and taken charge of
the vessel. He went down on the bridge,
twelve minutes after the vessel was struck
and was afterwards picked up and con-
veyed to the Loeb Earn. The engineers
had remained at their posts, leaving every
thing in safe condition to prevent an ex-
plosion. The discipline throughout was
good, and everything possible was done
to save the lives of passengers. A few
escaped to the Loeb Earn, but nearly all
were lost
The Loeb Earn seems to have sudden
" altered her course when within short
distance of the Vile du Havre. One of
the watchmen on the steamer declares
that he distinctly saw the Loeb Earns
green starboard light some time previous
to the collision, and the two vessels might
have easily eluded each other The Loeb
Earns lookout, however, seemed to be de-
fective, for she suddenly altered her course,
rendering it impossible for the Vile du
Havre to escape. Captain Surmont, with
portion of the crew and few of the
passengers, were taken on board the Loeb
Earn, whose boats assisted in the rescue
of the drowning. The Trimountain, from
New York, was sighted few hours later,
and soon came alongside. The Vile du
Havre's surviving passengers and crew
were taken on board and landed at Car
diff Monday, December LIST. Captain Sur
mont and his crew proceeded thence to
Havre, where they arrived ON the follow
ing Thursday.
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ficials, even a.Judge or two. He was the
! acknowledged head and autocrat of 3
great political organization. All the de-
PRAYED and dangerous elements. IN society
recognized In him their natural leader.
| He had immense power, immense wealth,
an immense personal following. Even
among the respectable classes, even
among the bankers and importers and
merchant princes, there were found not
few to discredit the newspapers charges;
not few to eensure it as going too far,
and indulging in unnecessary violence of
language; not a few to charitably insist
that. after all, the powerful man had done
good deal for the city not few to ar
que that he was great deal too powerful
to be unseated, and that it was very use
less and illadvised in the newspaper to
make such fuss. A drugged city, a
lethargic public sentiment, peeyishly
mumbled desire to be let alone. The
prospect for successful issue to the
squelching" experiment seemed excel
lent. Most of the other newspapers of
the city stood afar off, gleefully rubbing
their hands in anticipation of what was
coming. Some of them were in the pow
erful mans pay; others had not even
that shameful excuse, but were governed
simply by mean and petty hatred of a
business rival.
Notwithstanding all which, the New
York Times is still published regularly at
the old stand, and, to all appearance, is
enjoying very fair newspaper health
while the address of the powerful man, at
latest accounts, was Penitentiary, Black
wells Island" The verb " to squelch,"
you see, has a passive voice-a little cir
cumstance which amateur conjugators are
apt to forget, but which it is rather i'm
portant to remember.
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salt Lake.

There are no fish in the great Salt Lake.
The only living thing beneath its waters
is a worm, about quarter of an inch long.
This worm shows up beautifully beneath
the lens of microscope. When storm
arises the worms are driven ashore by
thousands, and devoured by the black
gulls. We found a pure stream pouring
into. the lake. 1t was filed with little
clubs and sinners. The fish became
frightened, and were driven down the
brook into the briny lake. The instant
they touched its waters they came to the
surface beliS upward, and died without
gasp. Tie water is remarkably buoyant.
Eggs and potatoes float upon it like eorks.
Mr.. Rood aud myself stripped and went
in swimming I dove into the lake from
long pier, which had been built for the
use of small steamboat that formerly
piled upon the waters The sensation
was novel. The water was so salty that
my eyes and ears began to smart, but so
buoyant that l found no difficulty in float
ing even when the air was exhausted IN
my lungs. As I struck out for the beach
l felt as light as a feather. In spite Of all
that could do my heels would fly out of
the water l found it impossible to stand
upon the bottom The lightness of the
water and the surging of the waves forced
my feet from under me. A person who
could not swim might be easily drowned
in FIVE feet of water. His head would go
down like lump of lead, while his feet
would fly up like a pair of ducks The
water is as clear as the water of Seneca
lake; so clear that the bottom could be
seen at the depth of twenty feet. When
we reached the shore and crawled out
upon the sand in the light Of the sun our
bodies were quickly coated with salt. We
were compelled to go to the little stream
from which we had driven the clubs and
sinners and wash off in fresh water before
we put on our clothes. Our hair was fill
ed with grains of salt which could not be
washed out. The Mormons occasionally
visit the lake in droves for the purpose of
bathing. Many of them say that their
health is improved by leaving the salt
upon their bodies, and dressing without
wiping themselves with napkins Cor.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-02-11
A Money King.

Mr.. Vanderbilt controls 2,l5O miles of
railway, constituting the main line be-
tween the West and the seaboard, and the
chief outlet of such cities as Chicago,
Toledo, Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester,
Syracuse, Utica, Schenectady, Troy, Al
bany, Hudson, Poughkeepsie, and other
riverside towns The property which he
thus administers ia represented on the
Stock Exchange by securities equal TO
$685. 100000, and its gross income last
year was not less than $45, O00,0OO,-more
than the whole income of the United
States Government a few years ago. 1t
is impossible to contemplate this vast ag
gregation of money power and commercial
control in the hands of one man without
feeling concern for the result. Neither
military, nor political, nor commercial SUI
premacy can he pushed beyond certain
limits without danger. 1t would seem as
though the limit in this case had been
reached. Yet, not content with the
mastery of 2,l5O miles of railway. involv-
ing in large degree the internal trade of
the States of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and
New York, it is well understood that in
October next, at the annual election of
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
the Commodore will enter into possession
of that great property likewise, with its
10000 OF. 10000 miles of wires, its S4O,-
100000 of capital, and its eight or nine
millions of revenue. When this occurs,
not only will the commerce of the four
chief States of the North be subjected to
Mr.. anderbilt-under such feeble re-
strictions as our Legislatures may impose
but the whole Geographic correspond
ence of the country win obey his law.
He may prescribe not only what shall be
the price of barrel of -four in New York,
but also when, how, and at what cost citi-
zens may communicate with each other
by telegraph. OF course, he will be sub
ject to legislative control. What that will
amount to we all know. In the past, no
Legislature in this State has ever dared to
beard him. He will be bold man, in
deed, who will attempt to do so now,
when his resources are so unbounded and
his power so far-reaching. 1t was said
that the late James Fisk, jun, who CON
trolled paltry $50 miles of Erie, running
through a half-settled country, could, on
an emergency, bring $4,000 votes, into
the field; at how many votes, then, can
we reckon the master of 2,l50 miles of
railway, through thickly settled country,
and $4,000 miles of telegraph ? 1t is,
moreover, one thing to pass laws, and
quite another to execute them against
man fertile in resource, energetic in action,
obstinate in combat, and inexhaustible in
Weekly.
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A Re1ninIscence vim a moral.
[FrOm the Springfield RepubIioan, Dec. ALL


"Squelching" newspaper is, we sup
pose, rather exhilarating pastime; but
it has its risks
Not very many years ago newspaper
made itself very disagreeable TO the
(thenl most powerful man in New York.
1t called out Watch !" and Stop thiefl''
and the like. 1t dealt in the plainest and
most brutal Saxon. It. took a drugged
and snoring community by the shoulders
and fairly shook and pumrneled it into
wakefulness.
The most powerful man in New York
resented this conduct very highly-as was
natural. 1t was given out that the offend
ing newspaper would be "squelched."
He had the complete control of tho city
government He owned the Mayor, the
Common Council, the army of minor Of
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the man who spent ne less than 100000
per annum in giving publicity to his busi-
ness He kept something more than a
"poet," for he had his announcements
translated into almost every spoken Ian
guaQe. from Welsh to Chinese. He is
childless, and probably the circumstances
of his early career have induced him to
make the nation, as he is doing, his heir.
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MY MOTrO-What n worth dOane ~ AN. n
.. worth doing well.
MY INTENTIONAL give Satisfaction % All
my TERmS-cash on Delivery.
I Respectfully sOliclfthe Public Patronage
ca Ofnce az Nessrs. H. +. MCINTYRE 4 BROS Gro
Gerry. Feed store and Bakery, Corner Of Fort king
Wagon calls for orders
4is-iy W. N. WALLACE. Psoss.s,o.
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sPERM or.

rx-Arrkx1ED PuRE, AND VERY LIGHT
BoLLEs co.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-21

it might have ended in a very
lgio way. 1t is evident you don't
1bw how strong a boys love for his
mother may be, or you would not have
fancied it a joke to use it as a meal of
torture ; and you do not know how dan
gerous such a shock might be to any
one, especially to a delicate little fellow
like that"
at was very cruel" said Jack "but
Iguess you didn't think, or you wouldn't
have done it."
Tom had risen, wipIng his eyes.
81 am so thankful, that 1 don't care
what happens to me-" he said. 81 de-
serve what I've got, and I certainly shall
never play a practical joke on any one
again as long as l live!"
And Tom kept his word.-New York
Ledger.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-21
4 rom critic.

Faithfully of Persia, was IL poet, and
his laureate was an old chief named
Faithfully Kahn, whose ancestors had
been for several generations the gov
ernors of Kashan. 1t is related that
one day the Shah gave him some of his
verses to read, and asked for his opin-
ion of them.
May my soul be your sacrifice"
said the laureate, "they are bosh."
The insulted sovereign exclaimed {:
"He is al ass take him to the
stables land the order was obeyed.
After a short time his majesty sent for
him again, and read some more of his
verses. The poef walked off without
saying Il word.
Shah. "
"Just back again to the stables"
answered the undaunted laureate.
Faithfully, delighted with his bold
ness, called him back and ordered his
mouth to be stuffed with sugar candy
Il high mark of favor.
The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-21
COURTSHIP FAIR AND SQUARE.

One long summer afternoon there
came to Mr.. Davidson's the most curl
GUS specimen of an old bachelor the
world ever heard of. He was old, gray,
wrinkled and odd. He hated old wom-
en-, especially old maids, and wasn't
afraid to say So. He and Aunt Patty
had it hot whenever chance threw them
together; yet still he came, and it was
noticed that Aunt Patty took unusual
pains with her dress whenever he was
expected.
One day the contest waged unusually
strong, and Aunt Patty left III disgust,
and went out into the garden.
"That bear" she muttered to her.
self, as she stopped to gather q flower
which attracted her attention.
"What did you run for?" said a gruff
voice behind her.
"To get rid of you"
"You didn't do it, did you ?"
"No you are worse than a burdock
burr"
"You won't get rid of me, either"
az went, eh 2"
"Only in one way"
"And that ?"
marry me-"
What us two fools get married !
What would people say?"
"That's nothin' to us. Come, say
yes or no ; I'm in a hurry"
well, no, then"
Every well /; good-by ; I sha'n't come
again"
"Stop a bit-what a pucker you're
in"
"Yes or no ?"
81 must consult"
"All right. 1 thought you were of
age. Good-by."
"Jabez Andrews, don't be a fool.
Come back, I say. Why, 1 believe the
critter has taken me for earnest. Jabez
Andrews, L IL consider.
Il don't want any considering I'm
going. Becky Hastings is waiting for
me. 1 thought I'd give you the first
chance, Patty. All right good-by."
"Jabez Jabez! That stuck-up Beck
Hastings sha'n't have him! Jabez,
yes! Do you hear-y-e-sI"
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The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-08-21
BRIEF MENTION.

MASKED burglars have made theil
appearance at Long Branch.
THE executive house founded on Lit.
tie Rock is decidedly unsteady.
BRuNETrEs are in fashion now and
the blondes are pale with envy.
The grasshopper plague in Mime.
sofa embraces an area OF n~inety-six
square miles.
WHEN a woman grows old and
homely, says the Washington Capital,
she gets religious. The household has
to stand around then.
WHEN a Memphis paper wants to say
that a man has an nnconquerable pro-
pensity for lying, it speaks of him as
being afflicted with the Chicago diph-
iberia"
The Columbus Society for the Pro-
lection of Cruelty to Animals has
changed its name to the "Humane So
ciety of Columbus" which is an i'm
~provemcnt.
The Standard records the finding of
a family of frogs il a Boonesboro, Iowa,
coal shat; at the depth of $50 feet. 1t
is supp osed they had been nest-hiding
there for at least a century.
MOSQUITOES are described III II certain
part of Minnesota as thicker than the
surrounding foliage, with wings like
A~pollyon's, a beak like an aitesian IL
CUR, and a voice like the sound of many
waters.
The Union Ferry Company has been
counting up" and finds that during
the past five years it's boats have carried
200, 900, 900 passengers between New
York and Brooklyn without the loss of
a single life.
The fashion of wearing the wedding
ring on the finger next 10 the little
hhS'i oiiSih"tVt III III duCicut super
stition that there was a mysterious con-
nection between the finger and the
human heart.
ALADY, writing from Michigan of the
contest for woman suffrage there, says:
"All the good angels of truth and JUS
tice seem working with and for us here,
and, God willing, we will carry the
State in November"
A Mrs. OLSEN, of Salt Lake, makes
pubic declaration that in her opinion
polygamy is rs good fer women as for
men, and hat she would like three
husbands-one to live with and love
and the other two to help support her.
A FRENcHMAN having heard the word
press made use of to signify persua-
sion-as "press that gentleman to take
something to eat" took occasion one
evening at a party to Use a term which
he thought synonymous, and begged a
friend to squeeze a young lady to sing.
The following epitaph is said to be
in one OF the churchyards of Manches-
ter, England:
al re ii"s John Hi.
\ iILn Ut skill,
His age was Ave times ten;
He neier did good,
Nor ever would,
Had he lived a. long again.
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TIE PRACTICAL JOh T..

cit sill be jolly good fun" said Tom
Hurd, laughing vociferously, "jolly
good fun. It's capital 20 play a joke on
a green fellow like that, he takes it in
So"
Tom Hurd was The practical joker of
the school.
Practical jokes were his Joy, and now
he has concocted II that was to cap
the climax aud make him a shining
light among the fun-loving boys. Pale,
little Jack Redburn, whose mother was
a clergyman's widow, who loved her
only child with an absorbing tender
ness, which he returned in a way few Of
the great boys could understand, was
to be the victim.
Harry Pratt was going to New York,
where the mother lived, and Tom Hurd
had instructed him to send a telegram
to Jack, to the care of Professor Law
ton, bearing these terrible words:
Your mother il dead. Como home"
Yes, and Tom, had given Harry the
money for this telegram and had written
it out for him.
sit will kill two birds with one
,%stone," said Tom. Fancy Jack and
the professor going off together in the
gig, and finding the old woman alive
and jolly Well have a half-holiday,
too, and that's worth while, and nobody
can catch us as l have managed it. It's
Jolly fun! And to see how they'll come
back after it! Old Lawton furious and
little Jack full of the story-ha, ha 1t
will be fun -
"But it will scare him So" said one
small boy.
"You hold your tongue" said Tom.
"What's the fun Of the Joke if 1t
didn't"
And 80 Hurry ~pecketed the telegram
ana bidding goodbye to his friends,
departed.
It Was noon, next day. The boys
were playing in the school-yard. Little
Jack sat perciIed upon the gate looking
out along the road. He was talking to
his chun, VIII Sparrow.
six weeks 10 VACATION" he said,
81 and then [ shall have SIX more with
mamma shall go out with her to see
things, and in the evening she Will take
me in her lap AZ if / were a baby. [
love to be mammals baby still. 1t is
nice-nothing is so nice as that, though
the boys laugh at me for it. Well, what
can that be driving so fast? If it
should be mamma come to see me ~
He jumped down from the gate-post
and ran out into the road but the
vehicle that approached held only on@
young man. 1t was the telegraph mes
senger I; they all knew him. He asked
for Professor Lawton, and stood wait
ing for his coming with a grave coun-
~tenance. When he came he whispered
something in his ear, before he handed
him a large yellow envelope.
cts our telegram" whispered Tom.
"Now for fun"
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4 ANIMAL.

One of the largest and most ferocious
animals in South America is the jaguar
"a terrible native tiger. Besides being
large and immensely strong, it practices
extraordinary strategic schemes in pro-
curing food, which indicates something
above mere instinct, because circum-
stances are constantly requiring some
variation in their foraging expeditions
for prey. Humboldt says when they
find a turtle, they adroitly turn it over
on its back. 1t is then helpless and
totally unable to offer resistance in that
condition. With the most cruel mani
festations of feline character, the jaguar
then leisurely gnaws out the q~uivering
flesh between the shell and the cara
pace. Another of the jaguar's reason
ing maneuvers is to quietly follow the
margin OF streams. At a sight of a fish
near enough to be approached, with a
dash of its paw the game is thrown high
and dry above the bank. Fortunately
for the country, the jaguar has a match
in the great serpents that iniest tropical
America. In n twlnkling of an eye one
of these monsters winds himself round
his body, and brushes out life AMI
cracks the bones into fragments at the
same moment.
MANY legends from different countries
go to show that in the earliest times
birds were especially regarded as abOdes