The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1875-10-30

attention Of some Of our eitiEens.-tkc other. two
papers on the settlement Of the Swedish colony in
Maine, exceedingly interesting in themselves and
which ought 10 DO much toward stirring up the
dormant energies Of the government, on . subject Of
such vital presen, importance 10 the country. BatI
doubt not many others have thoroughly enjoyed. as |
myself have, ether hne selections which have bees
made. and which were well calculated TO rouse the
interest and educate the taste Of the community.
He takes uubrage that As the paper advertises TO
give particular attention 10 scientific researches
be cannot End ia the columns Of that nnmber even
90 much as " volcanic eruption, or an earthquake -
Verify IL such things we're 80 common AZ 10 come out
weekly in the coiamns Of . Newspaper. methinks IL
would be wise to take up our sbOdes and Dee to more
solid foundations. The paper Is not lacking in
scientific information as any one can zee who will
take = backward glance over its pages. Again
says that the editor Of the Lslaadsr in criticsing the
Hawaiian Guide Book. which indeed has Its good
snd its bad points. suggests the substitution Of A
for THE in the title. He seems 10 think that
criticism such = pAltry Que, that a simple statement
Of IL is enough.
Allow me TO reoommend to this same redOubtabls
"X"a speedy transition to America. where in one
Of our common graded schools be may be thoroughly
taught the first principles Of grammar and. among
the rest. the great importance Of these two little
articles. There is only one other thing TO which I
will refer in this weak, unfair, and | fear Ill natured
criticism. May We be allowed to ask why certain
articles Of the hfGndsr are at only for insertion In
the columns Of the Friend, as our discerning critic
assertsf Must q literary journal exclude from its
columns anything Of q moral or religious nAturei
We consider the criticism too narrow for discussion
and SO leave it to an unparalleled public. do not
mean 10 imply that the ISLANDER is not open 60 eriti-
cism. IL has its faults and has made mistakes. not
a few.-butI I do mean TO say that Il Is a plueky little
paper, not afraid to criticise where criticism is due.
but speaking always with such manly courtesy as 10
disarm opposition and throw Ill will to the winds
We would recommend the Islander to X rs an
example Of what honorable criticism is.
1t deserves a great amount Of credit, both for
what il has attempted and what accomplished. Aud
I honor any young man, or corps Of young men who
are willing to make q new literary effort Of any kind.
especially where there is no hope Of pecuniary gain.
Neither the ADVERTISER, the Ga=eile, nor the Friend
all we'll in their way can take the place Of this literary
Journal, and it is with real sorrow that we read the
notice Of its discohtinuance. We take this oppor-
tnnity of heartily thanking its editors for the real
we have obtained from II, and Of express
ing our sincere regret that we must give up that
enjoyment for the future. We will simply say for
the enlightenment f"X" that we do HLf belong 20
the corps Of contributors for the ISLANDER.
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