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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30
Rise IN SILVER.
With Decreased Production and Largely
Increased Demand, the Bonanza Kings
Feel Themselves Masters of the Stu
ofiap

San Francisco special, May is.
The Bulletin yesterday evening pub
llshed the following in the commercial
column: There are certain elements
that indicate an improved silver market
for the remainder of the year. 1t is
known that the supply at the minis will
be exhausted about the first of June,
and that thereafter the secretary Of the
treasury must purchase at least s., OOO,-
900, and perhaps 81, 100000 iii fine sill
yer per month, for an indefinite period.
China will be in the market next month
for a loan of SS,OOO,0OO in silver, and it
Is presumed that a portion of the ST.
800, 900 which was sold by the Nevada
bank on the 10th and 18th is In antiei-
patton of this loan. This large sale
greatly reduced the available supply
here. The closing of the Consolidated
Virginia mine, which was effected about
two weeks ago, and which will probably
remain closed for three months, will
have an important bearing on the mark
ct. We have it on the authority of John
Malkey that the California and Consol-
idated Virginia mines will not probably
yield over 100000 ounces of pure sill
yer per month for the remainder of the
year, in addition to the gold contained
therein. 1t must also be borne in mind
that the Justice is now the only mine
on the Comstock lode that is producing
any bullion, and that the mine is not
yielding 50 per cent. of the amount it
did year ago. Outside silver mines
are also producing less than formerly
At the same time the California gold
product promises to be larger than
usual, owing to the excessive rains of
last winter On the whole, apart from
any result likely to grow out of the po-
litical complication of England and
Russia, the silver market is in a much
better shape than it has been in upwards
| of two wears,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30
THE BEA UTTES OF THE ENGLISH
ORTHOGRAPHY.

a pretty deer is dear to me,
A hare with doWny hair,
A hart love with all my heart,
But barely bear bear.
IT'S plain that no one takes plane
To have pair OF pears,
Although a rake may take a rake
To tear away the tares.
Soils rays raise thyme time RACES all,
And through the whole holes wears,
A scribe in writing right may write
To write and still be wrong;
For write and rite and neither right,
And don't to right belong.
Robertson is not Roberts son,
Nor did he rob Burt's sun,
Yet Roberts sun is Robins sun,
And eYerybody's sun.
Beer often brings bier to man,
Coughing coffin brings,
And too much ale will make us all,
AS well as other things.
The person lies who says he lies
When he is not reclining;
And when consumptive folks decline,
They all decline declining.
Quails do not quail before a storm,
A bough will bow before it;
We cannot rein the rain at all.
No earthly power reigns Ger 1t.
To dye he's always trying;
Until upon his dying bed
He thinks no more of dyeing.
A son Of Mars mars many a son,
All Deys must have their days;
And every knight should pray each night
To Him who weighs his ways.
IT'S meet that man should mete out meat
To feed ones fortunes sun;
The fair should fare on love alone,
Else one cannot be won.
Alas, lass is sometimes false,
OF faults maid is made;
Her waist is but barren waste
Though stayed she is not staid
The springs shoot forth each Spring and shoot
Shoot forward one and all:
Though Summer kills the flowers, it leaves
The leaves to fall in Fail.
| would a story here commence,
But you might think it stale;
But we'll suppose that we have reached
The tail end of our tale.
Louisville RdiL10dy Mail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30
An Imprisoned Owl

The Lancaster Penn Examiner saws:
. The owner of large farm, not far
from Lancaster, had an opportunity
few days ago of witnessing how an inter
loper is punished by the martin specie
of birds. A pair of martins had taken
poss ession of small box, and were
building their nest. One day, while they
were absent a screech owl took possession
OF the box, and when the martins came
home at night would not
allow them to enter. The small
Ter birds were non-plussed for
while, and in short time flew awavf
seemingly giving up the fight. But !,
the owl was of this opinion he was sad
ly mistaken, for in short time the lit
tie ones returned, bringing with them a
whole army of their companions, who
Immediately set to work and, procuring
mud, plastered the entrance to the box
shut. They then all flew away. In a
few days the box was examined and
the owl was found dead.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30

A CONVICTED thief in New Mexico
aroused the inmates of the jail by loud
cries He was found lying on the floor
of his cell, professedly unable to move.
He said that he had fallen from his bed
and injured his spine, During the en-
suing month he pretended to be in CON
slant and terrible pain, and on his being
carried to court for sentence, the sympa-
thetic Judge imposed the lightest pos
sible penalty. Afterwards it vas dis
covered that the thief had not been hurt
at all. tte-5-.z
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30
A Good Account,

"To sum it up, six long years of bed
ridden sickness and suffering, costing
5000 per year, total, S1,2OO-all of
which was stopped by three bottles of
Hop Bitters, taken by my wife, who
has done her own housework for a year
since without the loss of day, and
want everybody to know it for their
benefit" JOHN WEEKS, Butler, n. Y"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30

is probably safe to say that the nrice
agreed upon is not less than 100000
and may exceed that sum BY ro,,,d
figure. The particulars we Shall soo,,
learn, and in day or two be permitted
to lay them before the public in full
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30

LAD1Es.-When You buy Saleratus
please notice how much larger d. B.
De Land & Co.'S Best Chemical SaIerdi,ts
papers are than others; also how much
better article YOU Get.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30

THE eurrapt-Worm has more motor
iety than the potato bug in Michigan
this season.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30

WHEN a man goes to an evening
party and another man sits down on his
plug hat, and sits there till the hat re-
sembles an attenuated pancake, and
when mutual friend takes that hat
and jams it into shape and brushes it
the wrong way with his elbow, and
hands it to the party of the first part.
and when the party of the first part
places it upon his head and goes home
without knowing that anything has
happened, the indications are that beer
was one of the principal features of the
entertainment Bufalo Express.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30


A PHILOSOPHICAL PAsHA.-Some of
the French jokes connected with the
Russo-Turkish war are not bad-these,
for example:
A Russian general rides forward to
the Grand Duke: Il have the honor,
your Imperial Highness, to announce a
great victory
very well. Go and congratulate
your troops" .#. -.
There are none left"
Another:
A Turkish pasha is surveying the field
with his glass. An aid-de-camp rides
up:
"All our artillery has been cap
tured."
The Pasha strokes his beard philoso-
phically, and says, Fortunately it was
not paid for. ;-Editor's Draaoer, en- Hd1'-
per's Magazine for June.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-05-30

SAYS London Truth: each Mother
who thinks on the matter at all be-
lieves her own daughter absolutely safe
and trustworthy, and we may be sure
that the girl does not undeceive her.
Whatever others may do, thinks the
matron sitting quietly at home while
her child is rambling alone across the
park to college or is inspecting her male
classmates drawings in the art school,
she is to be trusted to take care of her
self. But men could tell strange stories
if they would, and in the next genera
ton of mothers will be many women
who, taking to heart the risky lessons of
their own experience, will keep sharp
er watch over their girls than was kept
over them, and will distrust the youth
full assurance of safety which brings
back those glowing cheeks and spark
ling ewes"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
From Our Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 13, 1878.

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 13, 1873.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
In reading an autograph letter of Thomas Jefer-
son, a short time since, it was gratifying to discover
that he recognizes the authorship Of the Declaration
of independence as his highest claim on fame. This
letter was a description and drawing Of a plain shaft
and the inscription to be engraven thereupon for his
own memorial. He said nothing about being am-
basaadOr to a foreign court, Secretary OF State, or
President of the United States, bat rests his fame
upon two facts one that he wrote the Declaration
of Independence, the other that he was founder Of
the University of Virginia. In a very fine bronze
statue of him, made by the celebrated David Anglers,
the sculptor places in his hand a scroll upon which
can be read every word of the Declaration. 1t was
a poetic and a realistic thought of the great sculptor
thus to place in JeHerson's hand his title deed to i'm
mortality. The remarkable words "All men are
born free and equal" is an enigma that pazzles the
heads Of nations; but il can be read with ease by adj
ding or inserting these small words before the
law" Jefferson IS emphstically the father Of the
Fourth Of July; and every boy, as soon as be is big
enough to fire o cracker or be trusted with the fiery
contortions of a 50 Serpent should be taught this
truth of history; and believing it only just that it
should be remembered 10 uttermost parts Of the
earth, L reiterate it in your columns to-day. The
Fourth of July is as great individually as q day can
be, but it is badly treated, or rather, served with
too much gunpowder. From various reports there
is, however, some reform in that regard, and only
three houses were set on FIRE in our city. 1.-The air
grew denser p~erfumed from an unseen censor, - and
the noise and fun was more than could have been
endured save by souls the most patriotic.
1.-The occasion was improved throughout the
country, and in some places it was the opportunity
to utter valuable truths. Governor Hampton, Of
South Carolina. in addressing a large assembly,
chiefly the veterans of his old command, reminded
them that the pledges to the colored people must be
carried out. They are equal before the law, and
must be treated as equals" This sentence was
loudly applauded, and doubtless represents the SEN
timent of the native born white voter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17

To the Editor Of the Pacific Commercial -AdVerfiser /:
SIR 1t may have been noticed in last
weeks Gazette that the editor Of that highly re-
spectacle journal illustrated your praise of the
Hon. W. NJ. Gibson as giving a customer a puff.
For the sake OF argument l would suggest that
this be admitted, and then let us proceed to ex-
anime a No. l puff from the pen of the Gazette
luminary urging the claims of the Great Eastern
Auction House" He not only praises the bust
ness capacity of his friends, but actually tells us
that they are handsome men, genial and always
smiling. sc. And doubtless it can as well be said
that the reason the Gazette gives the G.. E. A. II, a
farewell benefit is because he (tbe Editor) was
their Counsel in a recent Law case, wherein his
clients were charged with smuggling, which means
defraudIng the Revenue Of the country in which
some of US seek to earn an honest living.
am, &c, TRADE WINS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17
THE PACIFIC
Commercial A0Oertlser.
SATURDA /. AUGEST IL.
BY
AN ACT
AN ACT

To AdESD SECTIOS Isl OF AZ ACT EMITTED "AS.AcE 70
AUTHORIZE EHE MLSIsTER OF TIE INTERIOR TO TAXI
POSSESSION OF wHArrvKE LAND AND WATER MAI zE
RESCTRED FOR THE Use OF THE EoSoLULU WATER
WORKS" APPROVED o. TIE 18TH AUGCsT. ls6O, AND
AMENDED IKE 18TH july. lisa.
Be II Enacted b. tie Kiag aRd de Lsg.aafiss AssszLy q he
Hascaiian AJands, IN he Legislature eJ TIE KsHgdo@
assembled:
SECTION l. That Section Ist OF an Act entitled An
Act TO authorize the Minister Of the Interior 10 take pos
session Of whatever land and water may be required for
the use of the Honolulu Water Works" approved the
18th August, 1860, and amended the 18th July, Ls7s, be
and the same is hereby amended TO read As follows:
SECTION /. The Minister OF Interior is hereby author
ICED and empowered. in accordance with the provisions
Of this Act, TO enter upon and take possession Of aud
hold for the use Of the Government. such land and
water, real estate and property, saving and excepting the
water springs Of Kunswai. wailuakio, and KsneWsi as
may be required for the use, maintenance. increase, and
development Of the Honolulu Water Works. in the way of
laying water pipes, digging water leads. building dams
znd reservoirs, and reserving forest land. or land for the
growth of forest vegetation, on the southern and western
slopes of the Konahuanui range Of mountains in the
District of Honolulu. and lying between and including
the eastern side of Palolo Valley and the western side OF
Kalihi Valley, with all spurs and gulches of the said
slope between the said limits.
Approved this Sd day of August. \. D.. 1873.
KAIAKAUA
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17
Sugar Production in California.

Now and then we see paragraphs, and sometimes
whole articles, in the California papers calling atten-
ton TO the fact that some person has succeeded in
raising in his garden a stalk Of sugar cane, or has
got a coffee tree to grow, and arguing therefrom that
the soil and climate are adapted to the production
Of sugar and coffee. In this connection we copy the
following sensible remarks from the San Francisco
Commercial Herald Of the Ist instant:
1.-The Bulletin had recently an editorial article
criticisiug somewhat severely the S~preckles idea Of
investing capital largely at the Sandwich Islands in
sugar plantations, arguing that good policy would
have dictated the investment Of millions nearer
home in the raising Of sugar beets or sugar cane in
California. insisting that our State had both soil and
climate well adapted 10 the prosecution Of both enter
prises. Now, the fact is, that We have tested very
thoroughly in three several localities the raising Of
sugar beets and the manufacture Of the same into
sugar and syrup, and in each experiment, after
thorough tests of years, and the investment Of mill
ions, the business il now q pronounced failure, not
less than one million Of dollars having been sunk
therein by our citizens. Again, a few experiments
have been made in Kern county TO raise sugar cane,
but thus far no great success has been attained, and
no hope Of its ever being a profitable crop in this
State, if for no other reason, too high cost Of white
labor for both sugar and cotton production. We
can raise both, but not to Profit. IL has been fully
demonstrated that alfalfa, wheat, and other grains
are with US more profitable, and attended with much
less risk, than either beet or cane sugar, besides tina
of cotton"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17
AN ACT
KALAKAUAR r.

To AMEND SECTION 500 OF THE CIvIL CODE, TO PROVIDE
FOR A POLICE JUSTICE FOR THE DISTRICT or WALUKU,
ISLAND OF MAUI.
Be it Enacted By the King and TIE Legislature assembly Of the
assembled:
SECTION /. That Section S92 Of the Civil Code be and
the same is Il hereby amended so as to read as follows:
Section 1872. One of the DistrictJustices appointed for
the First District of Oahu shall by appointment be
Police Justice for the Port of Honolulu; and one of those
appointed for the First District of Maui shall be Police
Justice for the Port of Lahaina; and one of those sp-
pointed for the Second District of Maui shall be Police
Justice for the Wailuku District; and one of those APP
pointed for the First District of Hawaii shall be Police
Justice for the Port of Hilo."
Approved this 3Oth day of July, A. D. 1878.
EATAEAUAR
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17
AN ACT
4 r.

RELEAsISG ALL PERSONS SERVING UNDER CONTRACTS ON
GOVERNMENT HOLIDAYS AND ON THE DAY OF ELECTION
FOR REPRESENTATIVES,.
Whereas, 1t is proper that the whole nation should OBJ
serve all Government holidays: and
Whereas. 1t is almost impossible for parties serving
under contracts to vote for the Representatives they
really desire, owing TO their being kept at work on the
day of election for Representatives; therefore
Be- I Enacted by the King and the Legislative Assembly Of the
HahOaiian Islands, an the Legislature Of the Kingdom
Assembled:
SECTION /. All persons now serving under contracts,
or may hereafter serve under contracts. shall, from and
after the passage of this Act, be released from labor on
all Government holidays gazetted by the Minister of the
Interior, and on the days of election for Representatives;
nor shall they be detained or made to work on any of
such days.
SEC. .. This Act shall become a law from and after
the date of it's passage; and all laws and parts of laws
conflicting with the provisions of this Act are hereby
repealed.
Approved this 3Oth day OF July, a. D. 1873.
KALAKAUA r.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17
Lectures on Sandwich IsIanda

oar Islands appear 10 be a fruitful and pOpaiat
subject for lecturers. In a lsi q lecturers given In
the Boston Congrsgsni0naIia We NOTES that the
Rev. DIR. Beckvith. Of Waterbury. c., 10 prepared 10
lecture upon " Among the Volcanoes Of the Hawaiian
Islands" while the Rev. DR.. Corwin. q Jacksoa-
vile. Illinois. and formerly pastor 81 Port Street
Church. will lecture. when invited. upon {" The
Humorous side ofIIAwAiian Life" AZ the former
pastor is fond ola good joke. and no doubt tells
many a one. a IA Marx Twain. 10 the amusemsnt u
his audience. perhaps the annexed clipping from an
old copy Of the DadY HsWatiaa HERALD for Nov.
22i. 1896. may serve 10 round a period In Bis leo
iare
merits Of the Rev. Mr.. Corwin's discourse last san
day night Ley. Jack" slid cue. " that fellow
can spout some. chr Spout" said the ether,
- Why. be can spout higher than a hn-back 90
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17

On Saturday, 18th August, 1873, at II NJ, will be sold at
the.front entrance of AIiiolani Hale, the two (9 lots on the
West side Of the intersection of Queen and Fort streets in this
City. They together measure 90 feet en- Queen street and 100
feet on Fort street. Buildings not included in sale. Upset
price $4,000. Title Royal Patent. sAN'L C. WILDER,
Interior Office, July II, 1873. 0p Minister Of Interior.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17

NICE SuGAR-We have received a sample AZ
the FIRST manufacture OF the 6rst crop Of the new
plantation OF Messrs. Atkins 4 Phelps. at HalaSal
hohala, Hawaii. Nobody need to ask for prettier
sugar than this. We sre glad 10 hear that the new
mill and works Of these eaterprising planters are
proving satisfactory.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17

( PORK AND BEANS is a time-honored Yankee dish,
and you can get it cooked in Boston style every
Sunday morning at Horns Bakery.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17

: German named kufre announces that be has
perfected a machine for the preparation Of rAm'e.
which has been pronounced a complete success
one is nov being bull, in CallAo, which win be
submitted to the examination OF The English aud
Indian Govsraments-.N: y. Tines.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17

STABLE SToCK.-We beg to call attention to the
sale of Mr.. Barlow on Wednesday next, of the
stock, carriages, harness, ETC.. OF the Hawaiian
me-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17

OCE readers viii remember 81 item in these col
unns = few weeks ago touching the influence Of We
men in European politics. in which mention was
made Of Madame Ignaiisa and Lady Derby. The
following may so for what it is worth: "It IS said
Nine. MOlzOw, aunt Of IEna,ief and the Countess
BloudOf, had much to do in precipitating the Russo
Turkish war; and even now the fair i~ntriguers about
the Court Of ST. Petersburg are making the Cars
life e burden by trying to involve him in further
varlike operations. He recently said to Counties
BloudoR, in answer to an inquiry as TO what the
news was: IF you women had not meddled so in
politics We should never have gOt-into this ac-
cursed war"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17
BRIEF MENTION.

OUR THAMES are due to the Purser OF the Yea
landia and to Mr.. T. G. Thrum, stationer, tor files
of late naners.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17

THE GRAPE SEAsoN.-The luscious product of
the Wailuku vineyard is in town, and to be had
regularly at Friel and Bush's, Fort Street. We
know of no fruit that is more beautiful, as well as
palatable, than ripe grapes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-08-17


palatable, than ripe grapes.
LEARN CHINEsE.-We note schools in operation
in this city for the instruction of Cinnamon in Eng
lish but the question is now asked, whether, in
view of the rapid increase of the Chinese popula-
ton here, it would not be advisable to establish a
school for the education of outside barbarians in
the language of the Flowery Kingdom?
REAL EsTATE-Last Wednesday, the house lot
with buildings on Punchbowl street. belonging to
Mr.. George Siders. was sold by Mr.. Barlow. for
5 1850. The same gentleman will offer a valuable
house lot on Beretania street. at ~half-past II to-
day. The Government sale of two lots on the
corner of Fort and Queen streets takes place at II
O'Clock to-day.
MUs1c.-The band will play this afternoon at
Emma Square, at 3 O'Clock. The following is the
programme
Slow March" Prince Arthur .Heuvel.
Overture-Opera, Peter SchmOll ".-..-......-...Weber
Trio and Qu~srtett-Opera, d" Atdla "....-.-----.Ferdi.
Walt Stories of the Vienna Forest ......... Strauss.
Seleotion-opeTa, THE Siege Of Rochelle $1,000 Bale
Polks-"Spangles
The second subscription concert will take place
in the Hawaiian Hotel grounds on Tuesday next,
August 20.
KAPIoLANI PARK.-In the Appropriation Bill the
lump sum of S45, geo for roads and bridges
throughout the Islands; was, at the time OF its
passage, thoroughly understood to include the sum
of $4,000 for the continuation OF King Street to
the Park: AS upon the construction of this work
depends almost entirely the improvement of the
principal suburb of Honolulu-our future . Brigh-
ton " or Long Branch we hope soon to see
the first STEPS taken in that direction.