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Fashion Notes.

Very dark Shades are as faSlllOlaDle
for children as for grown folks.
Cat's-eye stones set III diamonds are
among the new things i'll jcwelry.
Dark blue waterproof skating suits are
worn over carl1inel red petticoats.
Long trained bustles are worn by some
ladies' under trained evening dress.
White Smyrna laces are used for trim
ming red flannel skirts and drawers.
Tiny turquoises, rubies and garnets
are the favorite Jewels for baby sets.
Cardinal red cashmere stockings are
clocketl with black or blue or white silk.
1t is the fashion this winter to wear
warm and comfortable shoes and stock
ings.
Chamois skin unlerjnckets are pre-
ferred by stout ladies for skating pur-
poses.
Outer garments of all kinds for child
rem are cut very long and with no full
hess.
Mrytle green, seal brown and ink blue
are still the favorite colors for dress
fabrics.
Coral and gold necklaces, of fine and
delicate workmanship, are the styles for
ladies.
Seal brown stockings, clocked in ribs
and checks, with red or blue silk, are
sought for.
Full dress coif'ures require great deal
of false hair, curls, putfs, frizzettes and
false braids.
Jewelry made of tigers claws has be-
come fashionable since the Prince of
Wales visit to India.
Humming bird jewelry made entirely
from the feathers of these little creatures
is sought for in Paris.
Cashmere stockings, in pale shades Of
blue, clocked with dark blue or cardinal
red, are very fashionable.
Baby pins and rings, when not set
with Jewels, have the word baby "
carved or enameled on them.
Scarf pins, with the enameling done in
very brig ght colors, representing Chinese
pictures, are in great demand.
Skating skirts Of cashmere, felt,
moreen and mohair are all worn, and in
various colors, but red is preferred.
Old fashioned "gemmel rings" two
or more rings joined together to form
one, are among Tifany's new styles.
Gold cuff buttons, covered entirely
with white enamel, to resemble linen, is
the latest style brought over from Eng
land.
The favorite skating petticoat is of
quilted red satin, sometimes tlounced
and again trimmed, with frills Of Smyrna
lace.
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The Colorado Desert.

The Colorado desert is $50 miles long
and seventy-fve wide, covering an area
of 8, 900, 900 of acres. 1t lies across the
path of all immigrants and all cattle en-
tering overland into southern California
and the obGque passage across is dread
ed by all travellers. It is hot as n bakers
oven, which is caused by its being be-
low the level of the sea some seventy
feet, and without shelter of trees, flow
ing water or herbage for cattle. The
adjacent country is desolated by climatic
peculiarities incident to the borders of
all deserts. Till lately this great basin
was part of the gulf of California.
Gradually obstructing drifts formed a
dam that cut off the upper end, and in
time the isolated lake dried up and be-
came sunken desert. The marine shells
under foot attest this. On its now bar
rem borders there fourished formerly a
populous race, with cultivated fields,
sheltering forests and healthy climate.
There is occasional rain, but it comes IN
furious and destructive storms, deluging
the country, plowing mp the mountains
anu scattering Ille suIlace ool ofoi oAlo
desert, and in process Of time preparing
it for agriculture and forestry i'll genera
tions to come. This gives us instructive
revelation of O law of nature more forci-
bly, impressed than any other, viz: the
law of perpetual change of forms. In
time, geology teaches that every noun
tain is destined to seek the plains be-
low, every sea upheave and become
mountains, and, literally, the earth will,
80 to say, be turned inside out. This is
not idle fancy. To-day the process is
going OH before our eyes. Three thou
sand miles of coral islands are being
built up by marine insects from solid
elements of ocean waters, and by gradu-
al unheaval the sea bed becomes noun
tain. These coral isles form a continu-
GUS chain, stretching from Australia to
the continent of Asia, and they are clearly
destined to be united in some future
ages. Holland is drying up ancient seas
and converting them to dry land. Every
where nations are reclaiming submerged
lands. Coal and metaliferous rocks are
being taken yearly in hundreds of mil
lions of tons from the bowels OF the
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How it Feels to be Drowning.

was crossing a bridge over a wide
but shallow stream, in lonely place,
and accidentally fell off. When I say
shallow, mean for such wide body of
water. Isaw nobody near me and could
not swim a stroke. I knew how deep
the water was, and gave myself up for
lost. The quickness of the senses when
sudden death seems impending has fire.
quently been noted, but still, without
experience, no one can realize it. 1t is
rs if ones whole life were spread out in
a panorama before him, every portion of
which was visible at once. Every min
ute detail of things long forgotten, and
which when they happened were 80 tri-
fling that they apparently made no i'm
preston On the memory, stand out in
sharp and bold outline. I remembered,
for instance, games of marbles played
when I was boy, and futile attempt I
once made to transmute "commoney "
into "white alley" by roasting it in
the fire. I remembered how the marble
bllrsted in the operation, and how piece
of itstruck and cut the cheek of the boy
who had begrliled me into the expert
ment, and the satisfaction I experienced
at the retributive justice. 1t seemed as
if everything I had ever done, suffered,
or thought, was presented to my memory
at single fash.
Then struck the water, when sound,
which [ have since learned to iken to
the roar Of Niagara, burst on my ears
and stunned me with it's overwhelming
volume. remembered brief instant
of struggling and clutching, and then a
sense of sinking sinking-sinking- -
until I had reached depth of thousands
of fathoms. I neither suffered pain nor
felt alarmed, but had vague feeling
of being irresistibly borne to some cat
astrophe, the climax to which would be
terrible. Suddenly I found myself pos
sessed of the power of floating or watt
ing myself along by mere volition. With
q delicious feeling of lang1lid Incidence I
suffered myself to float about-not in
the water, but in the air-skimming over
the surface of the ground in whatever
direction I chose, hither and thither, as
wayward fancy led. I was conscious
that it was new power, and I exulted
in it's possession and reasoned on it's
nature. found that my body was as
light as the air in Which it moved, and
imagined that a thistle down would feel
as did, if possessed of consciousness.
Then I was in the water again, and
everything around me had roseate hue,
which speedily changed to green, then
to violet, and finally to utter darkness,
aud then all was blank.
AS I subsequently learned, some men
in skiff half mile away had seen me
fall into the water and hurried to my
assistance, but I had disappeared long
before they reached the spot. Many
minutes elapsed before they found me,
and full half an hour afterward before
the physicians, who had been summoned,
arrived. They pronounced Inc dead, and
that they made any attempt to resusci-
tate me was due solely to the persistence
of an intimate friend of mine who had
accompanied them.
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The Story About Mrs. Gaines.

A Washington letter to the Cincinnati
Commercial says: The community was
rather startled by an announcement in a
paper of OH engagement between Mrs.
Myra Clark Gaines and Mr.. Billy Nc
Garrahan, whose claim before Congress
is an old story. A first reading Of the
article astonished people, but sober
second reading convinced them that it
was a hoax. Poor Mrs. Gaines, she is
welded to but one thing "The case;'
and can anything in this life be more
pitiable than that of daughter striving
for thirty or more years to establish her
Legitimate claim to property left by her
own father? From court to court this
dauntless woman has fought her ground
to-day gaining m inch, tomorrow los
ing foot, but never, never giving up.
What has been accorded as q right by
one court, has been snatched from her
by the next. She is a nee bit OF a
woman, with eyes of piercing orilllancy;
in color one moment Of the blackest hue,
the next a steel gray, and the same eyes,
when softened by the recital OF another's s
distress, becoming of the most tender
blue. She wears her light hair III curls,
and rarely appears without her bonnet.
She is one of the best conversationalists
you ever listened to, and one of the most
agreeable women it was ever my fortune
to meet. Her "laugh" has been eele-
brated for forty years, and time, that
ruthless destroyer, has neither marred
nor destroyed the ripping qualities
which make it SO infectious that who
ever hears it must smile, if they don't
join in with it, whether they know or not
the subject which has provoked the
mirth. The supreme court has finally
and unquestionably decided in her favor,
and if she can collect it she will have
thereby $36,OOO,OO0 Of money, less the
SS,OO0,OOO or SIC, 100000 to be deducted
for lawyers fees etc. When she gets
final possession she intends erecting in
Washington grand hotel, where mem
bers of Congress and their families will
be able to live off their salaries.
Poor McGarrahan, whose name is
coupled with that Of Mrs. Gaines, is here
this winter; but what chance has he to
win even nm honest claim? He is poor.
He cannot fix up the members. He can
not push his affairs forward over "can-
vas backs" and Veuvc Cgiquot. If his
claim is fraudulent it serves him right
that he is deprived of the means Of car
rying his bill; but if, Like Mrs. Gaines,
he is struggling for an honest right, then
"God help Billy McGarrahan " becomes
more than the frivolous utterance of a
heartless politician whom I heard make
the exclamation several days ago.
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THREE ABANDONED CHILDREN.
A Six.Ycnr.OId Girl Gone Crazy from
Hunger and Cold.


Mrs. Margaret Dunn, with her SIX
year-old daughter Johanna, lived in the
tenement house in the rear Of No. 81
Oliver street, New York. They had one
miserable little room and the others about
it were all empty, for the tenants had
not paid their rent and the LANDLORD had
turned them ont. Mrs. Dunn went on a
spree, leaving her children alone. Just
when the spree begun is not certain, but
the woman was arrested on Saturday,
too drunk to answer questions intelh-
gently, and was committed to the city
prison for ten days on Sunday morning,
after Il night Mt the station house. On
Monday she WAS found raving from the
effects of the liquor and was sent to
Bellevue. Here her deliri,lm passed off,
and coming to herself she remembered
her little daughter and besought a visitor
of st. Vincent lie Paul to go and find
her before it should be too late. The
woman will die.
Mr.. O'Sullivan, Of that society,". ut
once went to the miserable room, and
found the little girl alone. How many
DAYS she had been alone it is impossible
to say. There was no food in the room,
no fire. no water even. She was in rags
and filthy, ana had traces OF dried tears
on her face, but when she was found she
was done crying, AMI was sucking eager
ly at her left hand, which she had thus
drawn ont of all shape. The visitor
spoke to her, but she paid him NO atten-
ton beyond a foolish laugh. He sup
posed she was merely weak from want
of food and cold, but when he had taken
her away and had her fed and washed
they had to cut off her hair for filth-it
was found that she was demented. In
quiry among the neighbors showed that
she had been n bright, intelligent child,
and though her face is pinched and wan
the features. are good and the head is
shapely. 1t is hoped she will recover
with care and nursing, but in the
Tombs police court she laughed foolishly
when spoken to, and said nothing.
At the same time two. more children
were presented in court by officer Ed
ward Chiardi of the society for prevent
ing cruelty to children. He found them
LII u ullScluult llofCl III l. lCiAo oulSSo' Lo
is the office of this gentleman to visit the
island institutions and the city prisons
to make inquiries for the children of
prisoners. On Blackwell's island he
learned from Mrs. Burns that her two
children were in Front street. He went
there and found Bessie and Mary Burns,
aged six and four years respectively.
They were not in SO terrible a condition
as the Dunn girl because the neighbors,
though having more mouths to feed
themselves than they had bread for,
gave them enough to keep body and
soul together. Mr.. Chiardi took them
under his protection, and fed them and
doctored them. The mother of these
children had been sent to the island for
four months. Itwas nearly week after
her committal when Mr.. Chiardi heard OF
the children. the mother seeming lndlf-
ferent about them. Judge Duffy sent all
three to the commissioncrs.-NcW York
World
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Sweet Hour Of Prayer.

Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour OF prayer,
That calls ME from world Of care,
And bids me at my Fathers throne
Makes all my wants and wishes known;
In seasons Of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter's snare,
By thy return, sweet hour Of prayer.
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour OF prayer,
May thy consolation share,
Till from Mount Pisgahs lofty height,
I view my home and take my fight;
This robe of flesh Ill drop, and rise
To seize the everlasting prize,
And shout, while passing through the air,
Farewell. farewell, sweet hour of prayer.
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The Lake Shore railroad company, it
is said, will contest suits for damages on
account of the Ashtabula disaster. claim
ing that the breaking Of the bridge was
can act of God," for which they cannot
be held responsible. They will endeavor
to prove that the bridge was ordinarily
safe, and that cold weather weakened it.
Should they be defeated, the amount of
judgments would amount to about half a
million dollars.
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been liberated and that her majesty the
queen has presented him with sum OF
money sufficient to prevent him for the
rest of his days from again falling into
misery"
We never heard of Dubois after this,
and it is pleasant to think that at last he
found rest, peace and comfort
That is the story of FRANCOIS Dubois,
hero and galley slave, as it is written in
the police archives, the army records and
the Gazette des Tribunaur, how the
blind fury Of the law hunted him for
forty years, and to the verge of the grave,
for an otfense which he never committed!
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Frank Walworth is still in the State
lunatic asylum in Auburn, NY, and Su-
perintendent Gray believes that he was
insane when he killed his father.
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Some goodness is like the glow worm
in this, that it shines most when no eyes,
except those of Heaven, are upon it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-12-01
War News.

says Russophobe Sc o have you heard
The latest news about the war!
The gallant Turks have again.
And slaughtered Russians by the score.
see a smile light up your facei
know you're glad to hear the news;
That's right--th thrashing Of the Russ
Should match with every good mans views"
Says RussophiIe: Good sir, 7 smile
That you should be so misinf1rmed;
beg 70 state that by the Russ
The Turk has had his jacket warned.
saw the fact chaIked up, just now,
Sol am sure the news IS truei
I'm really glad, and beg to add,
Pm just as good man as you"
YeIIs Russophobe " We'll, declare
You sorely dc my temper try!
Take that-you Russian pig and learn
To never give q Turk the lie ~
Howls Russophie g You MOsIem vile,
Take that and that, and that, and that
III show you, sir, that can use
The logic Of an autOcratr"
Groans Russophobe: You've bruised my nose ~
Means RussophiIe You've bIacked my eye!
So come with and be convinced
The news is written up close by
says Russophobe I'll gladly CO.
But you will find the Turks have won"
" III bet my pile" says Russophile;
8 That you will learn the Turks have run -
Reads Russophobe: q The latest from"-
Spells Russophile: 80 the seat of war D.
Reads Rossophobe " is, that the fght"-
Spells Russophile: which, just before"-
Reads Russophobe: this latest news, >
Spells ROssophile: ''we really thought -
Reads Russophobe ''had taken place.
Spells Russophile: ''wAs NEVER FOUGHT ~
San Francisco NeIUs Letter.
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Business Gar1s.
E. o. HALL & SON
M. PHTTJIPS o. Co.,

IMPORTERS \ ND DEALERS IN HARD
WARE Dry Goods Paints, Oils and General Merchandise
nol7 Corner Fort and King SITS. ly
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TTORSEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
"A NOTARY PUBLIC and Agent for taking Acknowledg-
meuts of Instruments for the Island of Oahu
No. Kaahumanu Street, Honolulu, H. l. le1V ~
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IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEAL.
Clothing Boots Shoes Hats Mems Furnishing and
Fancy Goods CnolT 1y) No. IL Kaahumanu st. Honolulu
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~ Advertisers residing in the Eastern United states
for their cards by enclosing Greenbacs United States
Postage Stamps for such they wish and their
cards will be inserted above table, for the time paid for
" Business Cards, when PREPAID ron YKAR,
allowed discount from these rates, which for transient
advertisements when paid or charged quarterly.
Single copies OF the ADyERTsER Ten Gents when charged
Fifteen Cents by the Dozen One Dollar.
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THANAToPsIs.- Thieves broke into the room
of William Cullen Bryant last week, and in the
love of garmenture got away with the poets
clothes, and if he could have held communion
with their visible forms for about five minutes
he would have spoken a varied language to them.
But they wrapped the drapery of his things
around them and went off with the innumerable
caravan that keeps itself shadowy in the day
time Burlington Hdtckeye.
The New York herald., 1877-07-05

Iodscs. -FOUR to lodge. near ST. Ianatius Mission
Arlee nas fifteen twenty lodges OF Flaineads near
Jocko Agency; Charles, Flathead chief has from
seventy-hve to ninety lodges. who recently made the
Bitter Root Valley their headquarters. Tney have
been very suriy since the solliers came. lnyes
Kootenai has forty lodges at Flsthead Lake.
MsASs OF DEFENCE
Two companies. under Captain Rawn, are stationed
four miles from Missoula. On Friday Captain Rawn
to Bitter Root for horsos, with which, If the SET
tiers could furnish them, he would post videtes the
Lolo and Nez Perccs trails Settlers have been ad.
vised to construct bockhouses central point TO
several farms, where they could rally quickly and
withstand attack Sixty stand of arms would reach
Mssoula Saturday, and forty stand reach there on
Monday. There should be at least $50 guns sent "a
Missouia county The infantry carry about eighty
guns and have about forty hny IN reserve. This
would make about 800 good rifles available for use.
company was organized at Missoula on Friday and
another at Stevensvie There may not be any hos.
tiltics in Western Montana, ana It does not seem
probable there will be Immediately. The most exper-
enced Irontiersmcn tho coolest and most reablc do
not like the present Dpcct OF affairs They regard the
situation as grave.
The New York herald., 1877-07-05
DOMESTIC STRINGENCY.
From the Detroit Free Press. ]

From the Detroit Free Press.l
Brother Gardner suddenly put in an appearance on
Griswold street Yesterday with note of hand OF the
face value Of s40o, which he wanted discounted. He
made strong appeal all tho banks, but In van ana
he finally mounted the Post ONCE steps ana called
OUT '4H
'Gcm'len, here am a note of TO- hundred dollars,
due IN twelve mo- days, and III sell It Tor two
shn'."
Several persons asked to look the note which was
signed by an unknown party and not drawn up in due
form.
'lf this man is able to pay the valuo OF the note
why do YOU offer II for two shings?" asked one Of
the group.
"wcll dere am sevral reasons," slowly replied NJ.
Gardner ut doan seem TO me dat de pay
IT, 1t doan seem to Inc dat he'll be aroun do day
its duc. He gin me dat note Tor ole boss, and
hoss died on him IN about an hour. But gemcn, de
great big main rcason why want to dsaacount dis
note Is dc fact dat Mrs Gardner has sprung lawn
party on me FUR dis evcnin' w'dout word o. warnin
All de preparashuns has made dis fur Is TO borrow
SIX chairs am spittoon, an lzc got to sacrifice dis
note 10 get de bakers bread an herrings."
The New York herald., 1877-07-05
MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, J
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF Sia.AL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, July 5--l a. 81.

OFFICE CHIEF SiG.AL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, July OIL a. 81
Indications
For New England, stationary or lower pressure,
northory Winds shifting to southerly warmer clenr
or partly cloudy weather
For the Middle Atlantic States, nearly stationary,
followed by falling barometer, northerly winds veering
10 southerly warmer. clear partly cloudy weather.
For Tennessee and tho Ohio Valley. stationary or
lower pressure. southerly winds, warmer, clear or
partly cloudy weather.
For tho lako region, stationary or lower pressure,
winds mostly from the south. warmer, partly cloudy
weather, with occasional light showers
For the South Atlantic statos nearly stationary
pressure and temperature, variable winds, partly
cloudy weather and occasional showers.
For tho Lower Missouri and Upper Mississippi val
eys. stationary lower pressure, southerly winds,
stationary temperature, clear partly cloudy weather
with occasional rain at the north stations
The Lower Mississippi and Lower Missouri rivers
will remain nearly stationary.
For the Gulf States nearly stationary pressure and
temperature, southery winds, partly cloudy weather
and possibly occasional showers
The New York herald., 1877-07-05
INSUBORDINATE CATHOLICS.

PAPAL zoUAvEs HAUL DOWN THE UNION JACK.
MONTREAL, July I, 1877
There was row yesterday Oh tho steamer Queen
Victoria whilc on the way from Ottawa to Montreal
with Papal Zouaves on board. The Zouaves hauled
down the Union Jack IRON tho peak OF the steamer
anu substituted The Papa flag. The Captain rcmor.
struting was roughly handled and took refuge IN n
state room Two deck hands ot the steamer were
arrested to-day Tor INSTRUMENTATION The Roman
Catholic Bishop OF Montreal to-day issued note au
nouncing that no more excursions OF u scm-rcgious
character will be allowed to take place without his
consent