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EELLER's BASKET TRICK.
How Can Even Magician be in Two Places at
the Same Time !?

The trick known as the "basket trick"
which Mr.. Heller introduces as the last
feature of his performance at the Wonder
Theater, excites great deal of surprise, as
it is only natural it should. The conditions
of the trick are simply as follows: A large
basket is brought and placed in full view
upon bench supported upon four primi-
tive wooden legs and leaving an open space
between the basket and the floor. There
seems no possible way by which human
being, once in, could get out of the basket
without being seen. The basket is placed
by Mr.. Heller and his assistant, Mr.. Heller
next brings forward a pair of oYeralls
which cover him to the neck and which
have no outlet at the ends of the sleeves OF
legs. When the overalls are drawn on and
. hood drawn over Mr.. Heller's head and
attached to the main garment by strings,
there remains no outlet for so much as a
finger of the performer to get through.
But as Mr.. Heller is about to remove his
coat for the purpose of donning this gar
uCAU IC ACLACtnDt1o oudL I1O 10 AA ANOW AO4h
instead of Australia-that is his carelessly
stated excuse-and a screen which reaches
up to the performers neck, is placed be-
hind the basket, and the performer retires
behind this and effects the change. So far
as one notices, his head does not once dis
appear during the time he is employed in
drawing on the overalls. The last vision
one has is of Mr.. Heller's own face disap-
pearing in the ample hood, and Immediately
he steps out from behind the screen and,
with the help Of his assistant, climbs into
the basket, the lid of which is closed upon
him and locked. AS far as any human eye
can discover, this is Mr.. Heller who has
just gone into the basket, but in the same
instant-almost before the lid is down,
Mr.. Heller makes his appearance in ordi-
nary evening costume at the entrance of
the theatre, and walks down the aisle
inquiring what was being done with him.
He Immediately ascends the platform,
opens his basket, and nobody is within.
The question is still an open one, chow
did Mr.. Heller cease to be the man in the
basket, and whoever the man in the basket
was, how did he get out ?"-Neu York
World
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YELLOWSTONE FIELD NOTES.
ENGINEERING OBSERVATIONS OF THE
VALLEY.
NO. z.

Compiled from McClernends and other reports
The Rosebud is q small creek, fifteen feet
wide, with muddy banks and soft bottom.
The valley is described as usually half to
three-quarters of a mile wide, growing
good grass and an average amount OF
cottonwood. 1t is bordered upon each
side ky high sandstone bluffs of horizontal
strata. The valley increases somewhat IN
width toward the headwaters of the stream,
but the timber lessons in size. Upon tins
stream the junction was formed with Crook
and notes being compared the immensely
of the country marched over was specially
spoken of ia country" says McClern-
and, "large enough to support millions OF
people,
Tt is but ten miles from this point OF
junction upon the Rosebud to Tongue
Riyer-the trail leading over high DIVIDE
which presents a steep face to each stream,
the eastern side being particularly precipl-
tons. The summit of this divide rs a
"rolling prairie dotted here and there with
"small pine groves. In places the sand
"stone formation has been disturbed oy
avolcanic action and pieces of lava are
..scattered over the ground. The grass is
"magnifcent, and of the variety known as
..bunch-grass. A smell of sulphur coming
afrom a rayine attracted attention. and
{. proyed to come from burning seam OIL
"coal."
Tongue Rtcsr is described as a nne
stream, seventy-fve yards wide ana Two
feet deep-with rocky bottom ana ciea''
GOOD water. For fifty miles down 1t a
small bottom exists upon one side or inc
other, varying in width from half a m'le 70
. mile, and always covered by the most
,uxuriant buffalo grass. The hills upon
zach side are broken and of various coiois'
Ash and cottonwood are more or less pleh-
tifnl. while near the mouth OF
Pumpkin Vine Ga'eek there is g'ea'
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WHEN THE TIDE COMES IN

When the tide comes in,
At once the shore and sea begin
Together to be glad
What tide has brought
No man has asked, no man has sought;
What other tides have had
The deep sand hides away;
The last bit of the wrecks they wrought
Was burned up yesterday.
When the tide goes out,
The shore looks dark and sad with doubt,
The landmarks are all lost.
For the tide to turn,
Men patient wait, men restless yearn.
Sweet channels they have crossed,
In boats that rocked with glee.
Stretch now bare stony roads that burn
And lead away from me.
When the tide comes in
In hearts. at once the hearts begin
Together to be glad.
What the tide has brought
They do not care, they have not sought,
All JOY they ever had
The new JOY multiplies;
All pain by which ii may be brought
Seems paltry sacrifice.
When the tide goes ont,
The hearts are wrung with fear and doubt;
All trace of JOY seems lost,
Will the tide return?
In restless questioning they yearn,
With hands unclasped, uncrossed,
They weep, on separate ways.
All! darling shall we ever learn
Loves tidal hours and days?
-" II. H." in the Nea0 Century,
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The Champion Liar.

The champion liar of the State is in our
county Jail. A kind hearted clergyman
asked him how he came to be there. The
fellow said, with tears in his eyes. that he
was coming home from prayer meeting, and
sat down to rest, fell asleep, and while he
was asleep there, the county built a Jail
around him, and when he awoke the jailer
refused to let him out.
There are indictments against him in
every county West of the Guadalupe, and
he has already served out one term at
Huntsville.
Talk about newspaper men deviating
from the truth, after that. San Antonio
Herald.
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P 0 = T r =
FLORIDA.

Wind of the southland, sigh along
Thy everglades, and roll a
Huge vote for Hayes, correct and strong
From Apalachicola.
For Hayes or Tiden? Which is what?
Why should the news so slow be7
How went the vote in that sweet spot
Swamp-landed Okeechobee
How stood the dauntless colored man
For Hayes or Tilden spoke he?
How voted each true southern clan
In dark Okeefenokee?
Where flows the silver Perdido
Past hummocks dark and grassy,
How did Wakulla's hundreds go?
And how went Tallahassee?
Did Pensacola's striplings vote
AS went each gray haired gran'pa?
And whose majority was wrote
Above thy gates, oh Tampa?
Old Ouitchahonkee's waves are blue
By Ocklahaw's gray thatches,
And Hayes has carried Choctawhu-
ockafeekoowhatchez.
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EsANK ET1S.
First National Bank,

Helena, Montana.
T UAr-sER D. C. CoRBIN,
President Vice President.
E. W. KNIGHT, l. IL ALEiHsCuM MlDf:
" Cashier, Asst Cashier
DESIGNATED DEPOSITORY OF TxzE
UNITED STATES.
Authorized canital ,....... $500, 900.
Paid Up Capital ...........-...,..... 1OO,O
psrTn9nent Surplus Fund ............. S50,OO0.00
Dividend paid March 4, fS74,............. 3OOOO w
Average Deposits proceeding Elk months. 4s5, 10000
Invested in L. S. Bonds ds................ 2l4UNaUu
We transact general Banking business, and buy, at
highest rates. Gold Dust. Coin, Gold and Silver Bull
aon aud Local Securities: Sell Exchange and Tee,
graphic Transfers. available in all parts of the Jnted
States the Canadas Great Britain, Ireland and the
Continent. COLLECTIONS made and proceeds remltted
promptly Our facilities for handling
SILVER ORES are particularly good, and TINS
branch of our business will receive special attention.
Cash advances made upon Ores and same shipped for
account of owners. OR WE WILL BUY FOR
CASH at the very best rates allowable. Owners OF
mres will consult their interests by calling upon u.s.
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-26

CocoASurs-In the general desire TO introduce
and cultivate plants and trees belonging TO the tenn
perate zone, those which are natural to the tropics
are, we are inclined to think. too much neglected.
Nothing certainly is more picturesque than the cocoa
palm, and as an object Of commerce its frui, is VAL
liable, yet but little attention is given either to pre-
serving the old groves or planting new ones. Ia the
groups to the westward Of these islands, the cocoa
nut is in some instances the staff Of life, and is pro
pOrtiOnally valued and cultivated. J. + Chamber
lain, who recently returned from Micronesia, has
presented the Hawaiian Museum with specimens Of
some twenty different varieties Of nuts, from the
tiny, tapering pinch, through oil sizes and shapes
up to the she'll that will hold not far from 4 gallon.
Boar CAPsIzED.-we learn by a letter from ]. r.
Kaoo, that on Monday, the l4th. a whale boat con-
tanning the Rev. NJ Kekoa, S. X. Kupihea, d.. w.
Kaiue, Keakamai, Puaahiwa, Akawa. and a woman
and child. besides the writer, let Lshaina in the
forenoon for Molokai. II was very calm and they
were obliged to pull all the way over. When near
the Molokai coast, at about 5.o'cloek p. NJ, through
csrelessuess the boat capsiEed in the surf, and Aka
wa a Chinese blacksmith. was drowned. He has
been o resident of Lahaina for the past sixteen or
seventeen years, where Ia has gained q reputation
for honesty and industry. He leaves a family con-
sistiDg Of his wife and six young children. The
youngest Of these, a child one year old, was with
him at the time of the disaster, but was saved through
the e1ertion of Hon. S. X. Kupihea, who deserves
great credit for the deed, as the whole party were
nearly exhausted before reaching the shore. The next
morning they went out in a boat to the scene Of the
disaster. TO look for the body Of the Chinaman ; but
at first discovered nothing but articles Of clothing
scattered about on the bottom. These they diyed for,
and recovered among other things, Akawa's pants
containing about S2S. They had hardly got back to
the boat. when a huge shark appeared with the body
of the dead man in his mouth, and in 4 few minutes
three or four more sharks Of various sizes came around
the boat, and the natives became alarmed and went
ashore.-GG=eH
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-26

The Times Of the list January, says -" The
Star OF the South has brought some 81 tons Of
sugar from the plantation Of Messrs. Maitland
Brothers, for shipment, per LleWellyn, 10 Auckland.
least an equal quantity ready by NEXT trip. WI
learn that ia order 10 facilitate operations and save
expense, these gentlemen have laid down some miles
Of tramway, 80 as TO bring the sugar 10 the mills
with infinitely less delay and trouble than has
hitherto been experienced. The enterprise Of this
firm, aud their steady perseverance against almost
unheard-of difficulties and Encouragement, deserve
the warmest e~ncomium; and II Is 10 be earnestly
hoped-as well for their OWE sake as that Of the
colony-tbat their undertaking may richly repay
their skill and outlay
A regatta was held at Levuka on New Years Day.
It was very successful, and was under the patronage
Of his Excelleney the Governor.
Christmas and the succeeding days passed OF very
quietly; TOO much 50, indeed, for some people, one Of
whom was heard 10 declare that n holiday In Levuka
was about equal 10 three days solitary confinement
elsewhere. We presume that the experience Of this
individual is entitled to all the weight which Il de-
serves, as he would scarcely speak Of that with
which be was unacquainted. On Christmas night
the town was serenaded by a number Of Tanna men
and Solomon Islanders, who discoursed a not un-
eloquent music upon reeds. the time being infinitely
better marked than the melody, which, 10 say moth
ing Of the monotony, possessed too much Of the bag
pipe drone to be gratifying 10 uneducated ears.
We are credibly informed that several planters In
the group have lately imported coffee seed with a
view TO commence operations with respect 10 that
valuable article. Mr.. Mason, Of Taviuni, has begun
to clear a large area Of land for that purpose, and
entered into arrangements with q gentleman Of largo
experience 10 superintend the working.
The steamer plying between sydney and FIJI IL to
be Withdrawn. This will confirm the trade 10 Auck.
land.
ls @ S . : ss1r.I1 TO sg,T; FROM ! Call
W cuAs. LONG.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-26

Miss ATLANTIS CoScEEr on Thursday evening
last was well attended, the drcss-circle being CON-
fortably filed with ladies and gentlemen Miss
Atlantis FIRST appearance before a Honolulu audience
resulted Ia her securing AZ once the respect and aP-
plause q good judges q artistic mcrit-and cur
community does GO; Task such. The uaiyersal YER
dis; was. that Miss A,anti has 4 ane and Wcll-trainel
vo,ce-as evidenced in the o~ayatina from Robert
le D,ablc-and that she j. tesiies possessed Of a re-
uagknb,e versatility Of talent for either the humor-
Gus or the pathetic, Lat mus, command success
She was well supported by Mr.. Berger on the piano.
aud members Of the band rendered several pieces
admirably.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-26

BURGLARY.-Some thief on Thursday night made
an entrance at the rear of c. Brenig's store. Nuua-
nu street, but after burning a lot of matches, left
without stealing anything.
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Communicated

strolling through the streets of Utopia ooe evening
not quite n century ago, in the vicinity Of o grand
palace and park which adorns that famous island,
my cars we're suddenly salu,ed by the strains Of some
really very ane music.
Not being q the select few whose blue blood enti-
tied them 10 admission within the saerei precincis Of
those Elysian helds. I passed round two sides Of q
vast enclosure to set = vantage ground for hearing
IL was not difioult TO understand that was near the
residence Of some great parsonage, perhaps the chief
Of the renowned country, but Gnding the gates fast
barred, and evidently no admittAnee intended for the
profAne vulgar. I wended my way home. not exactly
lAmeuting my lovly status aud secdy appearance.
which would be quite enough TO exclude te nom
what might have been q magnificent meeting Of the
bright sun Of Royalty with its attendant planets and
satellites. but moraliFipg in this style on the folly OF
great men in general and courtiers In particular.
and just as Jacques might have done. had bis dclin-
Gator been the wonderful genius some pretend %
think him. IL will be observed that l had 10 take
some things for granted which | was not quite sure
OF. but the theme demanded. This was my ~sOlIloQuy;
A Prince, = Chief dwels ia mi. hair domain,
man o. high attachments and great decaa
a man whom all lOk aP tO-muSh observed,
A man Anh0pgst a million % be known,
But Oh the bitter toTtaDe of great men,
Their own and others 6niss drAs them down,
AID trail their brilliant giofies Ia the dust.
There's this great man who thinks he's doing well,
Exhibiting himself Va all the wealth
OF festive grandeur aud state dlgnlty,
Has none 90 warn him-sAve him from hlmsclf-
And check him In his hcadlong downward course.
lie fondly hopes that these rich fcAsts. bright scenes
And duicet strains will make him popular,
Strengthen his rule-Wil make him uen beloved
And save him from impending evil times,
while every moment brings HIN nearer sin,
Aud not himself alone, but all the land,
To hopeless perjury aud anarchy,
with ali The frKhtial Ills that follow thera.
Has he no mendf Win no one dare 90 sIeak
And say that this IL no. The way 90 gain
His subjects love and true prOspcrttgf
IBID him beware aud show some little thought
Foe those who furnish all hs braveryf
Open his palace gates aud share with them
The pleasures they provide with open hand
And lavish on him from their hard earned store,
or better stin, though lMn the effort COME
Exert himself ~ ward on Threatening doom.
l had got thus far, when having drawn 10 strong
on my imagination. / became quite sleepy aud began
to yawn, aud. as / suppose. any one who has fol-
lowed me must be in the same somnolent state-f
gladly leave him 10 his dreams. OBkRoN.
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Mr.. EDITOR The imported birds called mynahs are
well known to be valuable as destroyers Of caterpil-
lars and other crop eating insects, and it ought to be
understood by everybody that to kill them isa public
injury. would like hereby to call the attention Of
the authorities to the fact that natives have been
seen lately in the near neighborhood Of the city,
shooting these birds. The men had on some sort Of
undress uniform, and appeared to be soldiers, eitHtr
volunteers or regulars. Is the destruction Of valua-
BILE birds one of the legitimate results Of maintaining
a military force AVIS.
-: .'Ysuiug H Town a patch upon Tit Is the
kind. For Sale at Reasonable Rates BY
a' s. G. ALLEN.
". 4 y m T. II a. n a m ~ ID ~ X
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For KAUAI.-The steamer RTlauea makes the
circuit of Kauai next week, sailing on Wednesday
P. N. and returning Saturday morning.
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THE SCHOONER KAMAILE, one of our regular Kauai
packets, has recently had a thorough overhauling
at the hands OF the carpenters, has been recoppered,
copperfastened, thoroughly treenailed, and otherwise
strengthened, 80 that now she is staunch and should
rate A /, for st least q dozen years. She was built
at New London, Conn, Of L" pasture oak and her
timbers to-day are just as sound as when put in,
some 20 years ago. She will be continued on the
route to Kauai, where Capt. Bolles has secured q re-
putatiOn for promptness and attention to ~freighters
and passengers.
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WE FIND the following telegram in a late number
of the London Mail:
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18th, 1875.-Mr. Jewell, the
Postmaster General, has sent q note to the British
authorities demanding thirty-three cents per pound
for transporting the mails across the American con-
tinent from January next.
Business OF THE Police CoURT.-COl. Jones, the
efficient Police Magistrate of Honolulu, has handed
us the following memorandum of business in that
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-26

HAMAKUA, HAwAu.-A correspondent, travelling
on Hawaii, thus writes about this district For
agricultural pursuits and new enterprises. Hamakua
offers the most promising inducements. 1t possesses
any quantity Of fertile land. Coffee, cotton, corn,
wheat, oats, are produced to perfection, and at Ho-
nokaa Plantation 1 saw some of the prettiest cane
fields to be found anywhere The right principle is
being pursued here-one party plants and another
manufactures on equal shares. There is now about
10 acres of cane growing which will be ready for
the mill at the end of the present year. There is
room for a dozen plantations in this beautiful dis
trict."
OUR CLIMAT IN WISTER.-The following Thermo-
metrical readings for tWenty-three days in January
and February, were taken at a point near the sea-
shore on Lanai. We reproduce them here for the
consolation of some of our readers who are now shiv-
ering in the bleak air Of New England
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Ma. wM. o SMITH has b,en this day appointed Clerk Of
be Attorney General. WV R. Castle,
Honolulu, February l6Ih, 1876. Attorney General
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A HARD CAsE.-A correspondent says that the
owner of the house recently destroyed by fire at
Palama, is q deserving hardwOrking man. with a
large family of children, who by industry and fru-
gality had managed by little and little to build the
house which was so utterly destroyed.
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The NEXT MAIL for the East will be dispatched by
the P. NJ. Steamship City Of San Francisco, due
here next Thursday, the ID inst.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-02-26

Music THIS AFTERNooN.-The band will play at
Emma Square this afternoon, commencing at half
past four O'Clock. Following is the programme
La Umikumamaono Novemaba, March..-..........H. Berger
Overture, Opera, II were the King INSTRUMENTATION
Grand Selection, Opera, The last days Of Pompeii. -. .Petrella
Edinburgh, Waltz on Scotch Melodies, new. :. .Bonniseau
COro, Marcia and Aria, Opera. II Pirsta, new......... BelLini
Akrobats, GalOp, new.
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THE PACIFIC
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26
By Authority.
Hotel Bonds.

A dividend Of three ard one-haIf per cent will be paid upoa
. Hotel Bonds" upon presentation at the Haw aiiac Treasury
10. C4ErEs, Registrar Public Accounts.
Feb. 70. 1875. 81.
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The Turkish War.

LONDON, July She Berlin correspondent
of tie daily Telegraph in special telegram to
that paper says: II am able to state that tho
Northern powers have forwarded to England
most salts actory assurance in regard to the
war. They express determination to remain
completely neural aud evioce strong desire
to locai:zo the strugg e.
REICuENAU, AUSTRIA, July 5.-The Aus
TRAN aud Hungarian ministers will hold con-
ference here 10 the latter part OF this week on
the military precautions necessary on the
frontier.
COLOGNE, July 5.-A special dispatch to
the Gazette says that an lusurrcctlon has
broken out between Nisch aud Sooa in the
rear of the Turish army.
PARIS, July 5.-The correspondence of the
Universele states that the khedlve has
furnished the porte -, 1000 men.
LONDON. July 5.-A special dispatch from
Vlcuna to the News says ten thousand OF the
Imperial guard are leaving Coustantinople for
s. rVia.
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MARINE NrELLiG ENCE
Sun rose. .......... Al Noon sets. $3.50. 5 2l
.Sau. sets....... "A High ooater....... W
ARRIV ED.

Steamer Lady o. the Lake. Norfolk, to r a
Reed
Steamer John w Thompson, lower Potomac,
to A Reed.
Schr Fanny Tanaier, to Smoot s. Perry.
Schr Murray Vandiver, Hsvre de Grace, to
w A Smoot
Schr Helen Hasbrouck, Hoboken, to S 5
Hutson.
Schr Jacob Kenzle, Newark, to American
Coal Co.
Schr Geo Il Mills Stonington, to American
Coal Go.
Schrs w Mcgee and w NJ Phelps, for
Washington.
Schrs Lemuel Hall. Lena Hunter, Hazleton
and Wave Crest, for Georgetown.
SAILED.
steamship E G knight, (4th) New York, By
F a Reed.
Steamship New York, (4th) Philadelphia. by
+ a Reed.
Steamer Lady of Lake, Norfolk, by F a
Reed
Steamer Reso!ute, Norfolk, by Hampshire s
Baltimore Coal Go.
Schr Endcott, Jersey City, by American
Coal Go.
Schr Hattie V Kelsie, Providence by Ameri-
can Coal 20.
schrs Kirk, K Darlington, w Ley,
ering, w Steelman, Clara and Samuel
Sharp, from Georgetown.
! SchrJ Wellington, Georgetown, by master
b. MEMORANDA
tlayllohr Alicia Curtis hence at Norfolk 81.