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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-10-01
A WIDOW INDEED.
BY ELLA W. THOMPSON.

| am not going to deny NJ my time
Of life, and at this age Of the word,
tha, women are changeable. II has
come to be one OF the fixed facts that
no ono wastes argument upon, nearly
all women acknowledge it at once, az
do but what we do contend for
with one voice is, that we never
change without good reason.
When my friend Isabel Deane sud.
denly sank from pinnacle Of proud
and happy witehood inloa desolate
aud heart-broken widow, IL was a
change quite proper, and to be expect
cd, that she should turn her face 10
the wall, and refuse to be comtorted
Tor many days.
John Deane had been her lover as
well US her husband, rs long as he
lived, and all the world quoted them
as n model Of married happiness.
His death was sudden and all the more
overwhelming to the wife who had
lain so serenely on his strength that
she had never need TO put ont her
own.
l am an old maid myself, but can
dimly imagine what it might be to
lean ones heart and soul on good
man for many years, till ones bones
were all bent that way, and then how
long it might take, when the support
was snatched away, to grope lamely
about the world till one could learn
to stand upright again. offered Isa-
bel no consolation, because / knew
none ! lust sat down with her and
her children day after day. When
she gave long wistful looks at the
portrait Of her husband which hung
always before her, / made hel
look at the baby's smile but when
saw her needle go hard through her
work for falling tears, l could only lie,
the baby go, and cry with her.
AS week dragged after week, Issbe
began to take up the stitches she had
dropped IN mothers-love, and the rea
strength that was in her, hitherto dor
mant, sprang up tull-armed for hel
children. She had been wounded
well-nigh unto death, but her half-a
dozen soft little hands did much te
soothe and stroke away the pain.
isabel will come around at last
She must have some idol, and since
the big one is broken, she will set W
three little ones in its place, and thu
worship will go on in the temple
all the same," l said TO friend whom
I was visiting tor a week, about three
months after Mr.. Deane's death. l had
liked John Dcane very we'll myself. II
Isabel must marry at all, which SEEM
ed hardly necessary to her happiness,
as it does to many other women,
rather perfered to have any one else
as her husband. He was wholly devot
ed to her, which was no more than
she deserved, and for a man he was
very little in the way. Nevertheless
l returned to her with certain in
ward comfort in the thought that she
would be more than ever my friend.
when she had fairly settled into the
groove that widowhood would make fol
her. TO my blank surprise and con
sternation, found her urging forward
all possible preparations to go abroad
with her children for an indefinite
time.
Her eyes were hard and cold as il
she had no more tears left, and the
corners of her mouth were sharply
drawn as of one in the fixed habit o
enduring pain without mentioning it
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-10-01

One Of our druggists was complain
ing yesterday that business was dull,
as every one had gone to the fairs, but
he added they would all come back
sick, and he thought that would help
matters OUT -[Stillwatsr Lumberman.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-10-01

We know great many men who
are anxiously advocating the payment
of the national debt that the forget all
about those contracted by themselves
-Elmira Gazette.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE GREATEST RAGE in this city is about those
Ladies Fine Lisle Thread o~penworAed and French Embr.
Bordequin Hose, at the c. o p. Bazaar,
SILK, Linen and cambriek Henstichcl Handkerchiefs
both Ladies and Gents IL great abundance, at the
g. O.P. BAzxR.
KNITTED and Applique Lace Tides in neat figures, at
the c. O. P Bazaar.
CREPE, colored satins and Tassels to match any piece
DressgoOds, at the c. q. p. BAzAR.
LADIES White suits and Underwear Of the Latest
Fashions, at the c. o. p. BAzAR.
EMBRoIDERIEs. Laces, Trimming, &c. of the finest
materials, at the [jn2ll o. q. 7. BAZAR.
NEW GOODS! NEW GOoD!-we have just received
an assortment of new goods in our line, among which
win be found a good line Of HANGING LAMPS and
CHANDELIERS We also have an endless variety of use-
full articles for housekeeping. 81 Fort Street.
DILLINGEAM \ co.
N. B.-The QUEEN REFRIGERATION as the best.
Can be bought at a reasonable price from
lny24 At DILLINGHAM & 60.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
NOTICE.

Mr.. Claus SprcckeIs, of California. Intends
to construct n large Ditch on the Island of Maui, for
irrigating purposes. Any person or persons willing to
excavate or dig 500 feet or more of this ditch by contract,
and be paid for such work either by the number of cubic
feet or by the number of running feet of the ditch exca-
waited, are requested to apply to H. schussler, Haiku,
Maui, or to VIM. G.. Irwin & Co., Honolulu, who will give
them the necessary information.
CLAUS SPRECKELS.
By H. SCHUSSLER.
November %, 1878. DEF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

NOTICE is hereby given that from and after July LIST,
1879, a License will be required to be taken out for the
sale of Salmon. A Retail License, which will allow the
holder to retail any and all goods. usual under such
license. Heretofore no license has been required for the
sale of salt salmon, but the privilege having been abused
the above rule Will be enforced.
SAINT G.. WILDER, Minister of Interior.
Interior Office, May Sth, 1879. mylO
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
Lease of Government Land.

The lease for FIVE years of one lot on the Esplanade,
50x1O0 feet, will be sold by Public Auction at the AIiiols-
nj Hale on the 2sth day of June, 1879, at II NJ. Upset
price $50 dollars per annum.
The location and all other information can be obtained
at the Office of the Interior Department.
SAML G.. WILDER,
my24 Minister of the Interior.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
Lease of Government Land.

on Saturday. July ). 1873. at IL O'Clock noon, viii be
sold at Public Auction at the front entrance Of AliiolAni
Hale, the lease Of Co srnment Land as follows;
That portion of Keonepanee near Mr. Norris premises
in Kalihi Valley, adjoining the kulesna of Kanaina, NOV
Antehell) containing about % acres. a portion of which
is well suited for bananas. Term five years. Upset price
$50 per snnum, payable semi-annually in advance.
SAML G. Wilder, Minister of Interior.
Interior Office, MAY 90, 1879. my32
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

EGYPTIAN CoRS.-We have received a package OF
this substitute for cracked wheat or Indian meal,
fom Lame S Co, and find il makes a delicious
mush for breakfast. and an unsurpassed material
for q pudding.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

Boring FOR WArER.-Mr. James Campbell has
imported the necessary machinery and piping and a
man to operate, and has commenced boISag for water
on his estate at HONOLULU. EVA, on this ISLAND We
hope soon 10 report that he has :" struck it,"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

NINE MoxrHs.-The Chinese steward Of the
American schooner .7msricaa Girl, cow ietsd OF
smuggling opium, was sentenced in the Polise Court
to nine months Imprisonment az hard lahoT.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
November %. 1878. DEF

NJ SOMETHING NEw ITO PLANTERS, PLANTA-
ton Agents, Graziers, etc, who are in need of a light
handy machine for setting mp and mending fence wire,
will find just the thing at Dillingham; & Co.'s store, Fort
.La I'll
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
BY AUTHORITY.
~
M&8M

BE II KNOWN TO al whom It mag concern, that John
n. Morton. Esquire. having this day presented to this
Department his Commission from His E~xoerency r. r.
Hayes, President OF the United States of America, he
the said John NJ. Morton. Esquire. Is hereby soknoV-
lodged, by order of the King. IS Consul Of the United
States at Honolulu, oahu, and adjacent parts within the
same allegiance. and all his official acts as such are
ordered by His Majesty TO receive fun faith and credit
by the authorities Of His Government.
Given under my Hand. and with the
Seal of the Hawaiian Kingdom. at
the Foreign oace. this 18th day
ofJune. \. d. 1879
SAM'L G. WILDER,
in2l 81 Acting Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
List ofLicenses Expiring in July, 1879.

NOTICE is hereby given that all Licenses must be ap-
piled for direct to the Interior Office. and all parties are
cautioned about failing to renew expiring Licenses, and
all Sherifs and Deputy Sherifs have instructions TO pro-
secute without discretion, any and all parties doing
business without the proper License.
SAML G.. WILDER,
Minister of the Interior. :
Interinr Nhica Anril 90 1870
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

DEATH or A FORMER CoSsuL-From a Columbus,
Ohio, paper of May 20. We learn that Mr.. H..
Houghton, the oldest editor in Illinois, died at
Galena quite recently. He was appointed Ameri-
can Consul TO Honolulu, in 1869, by General Grant.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

IT HAS pleased His Majesty the King 10 appoint the fol-
lowing gentlemen members of His Privy Council of State;
P. Adams.
IOlsni Palace, June 9Th, 1879 iUg
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

~ Tie regular monthly meeting q the Mission
Children's Society, will he held this Saturday even
ing, at The house Of Capt I. ". Hebron.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

MORE FINE Srock-Tbe End, which arrived yes
terday from San Francisco. brought twelve milch
cows, four calves and ten mules to Mr.. Herbert of
the Hotel and three noble looking Durham bulls
and a carriage horse for Col. c. IL. Judd.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
srENaEn TINE-The new sshooner olaus Slice.

cts arrived at Kahului. T. Mau yesterday. vepOrt-
ing herself as Q days and 20 hours from sNn
Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

AMATEUR MUSICAL SoCIETY.-The concert BY this
Society on Thursday evening was a success, and
drew a crowded house. All did extremely well, but
we have heard the closing piece Come where
Flowers spoken Of as the gem of the evening.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

NAvAL-By q telegram from Washington dated
May %. we learn that Rear-Admiral Rodgers in
forms the Navy Department from Callao. April 30th,
that the ship Lack0gaaaG sailed that day for
Samoa and Gilbert Group Of Islands. After visiting
the same she will probably 60 to San Francisco via
the Sandwich Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
BRIEF MERTON.

~ The rainfall in Naaauu valley, "a, the Ice
Factory for the past nine months up 70 june .
amounted to 54.17 inches.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

BIsHr's CoIIEoE ScHcon-ou Monday next.
june so. the parents OF the school aud all who feel
an interest in the institution are invited by Bishop
Willis TO be present. at . p. m. when tho. following
presramme will be presented Dis'rteusion OF
ietic sports. 4 Closing service IN the chapel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28
BRIEF MERTON.
sTNE os.

- sec new timetable steamer Likelikc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

RUBBINS & APPLETVN, HeneraI Agents,
apid New York, U. S. A
~ All the above Line Of wsltham Watches for Sale at
the Store of N. Sole Agent for this Kingdom.
Also, Agent for the GORHAM STERLING SILVER
WARE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

ns- Next Friday WILDE The eyer-io-be remem-
bered 9Th of July. There is some talk OF a race AZ
The Park and OF a regatta outside the harbor' bni
we hear nothing dednite. san Francisco Is max,
ing prepnvadon~to celebrate toe day on n grams
Hawaii neis
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

A MUNIFIcENr BEoUEsT.-Mr. Asa Oils, who
died at New Haven, Conn, March 10. aged SO
years, left the bulk of his property, amounting in
value to nearly o million Of dollars, to the Ameri-
can Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
This is considered as proyidentially opportune. as
the demands upon the funds Of the Board have been
1HSsaasine year by year, and contributions have
fallen off somewhat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

Rev. E. G. Beckwith, d. d. of Waterberry,
Conn, (says the S. f. Bulleiin). is expected shortly,
to supply the pulpit Of the First Congregational
Church, Oakland, for three months. during the
absence of DR.. Mclean. Mr.. b. was at one time
President of Oahu College, and subsequently
preached for a time in Fort Street Church in this
city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28

FINE MULEs.-About the best looking lot of
mules that we have yet seen together was some
seventeen in Lane & Co.'s stockyard. Esplanude,
imported by the Eureka. from San Francisco last
week. and intended for the Koloa plantation, on
Kauai. We learn that mules are fast taking the
place of oxen on most of the plantations, and are
found to be far the best draught animals on every
account. Even for blowing, they are superceding
the clumsy bullocks, on East Maui.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-06-28


re- The Rev. Titus Coan, Of Hilo, Hawaii,
writes a Characteristic letter to the " Missionary
Herald" the organ of the A. b. G. f.. NJ. from
the editors notice of which we make the follow
ing extract
The Rev. Titus Coan, who is now pastor of the
native church at Hilo, in the Sandwich Islands,
was born in 1901. lie commenced his missionary
work %forty-Gve years ago, and during this period
over II 600 persons have been baptized by him.
The record of benevolent contributions made by
this church at Hilo during Mr.. Coan's pastorate.
is also remarkable. AtEthe first their gifts
amounted to not more than five dollars a year,
and were made in kappa. FISH, etc. But the in
crease has been TO ten, twenty. thirty, City, one
hundred, three hundred. Ave hundred, one thou
sand. two thousand. three thousand-unti the
sum OF four thousand dollars annually has been
reached. Sl20, 600. mostly in gold and silver.
have been contributed by this one native church
during this Passionate.
In his letter, Mr.. Coan says:
We plod on at a slow pace on our Islands. The
world and the sugar-mills go by steam, while The
spiritual chariot drags slowly OIL. There is a
great advance in mental power and in material
Industries in this land. 1 once thought that /
should never live to src all our natives shod with
leather shoes ; but many Of the men wear $l4 to
SI7 boots, with other articles corresponding. and
all are comfortably sbod and clothed in foreign
fabrics.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-03-14
the COURT HOUSE QUESTION.
OUACIlITA PARISH, La,
March 10th, 1879.

Editor Ouaci,ita Ieiey,uph:
We had hoped to see something in
your last issue from some taxpayer in
relation to the court house question,
but being disappointed, we present to
you our views in regard to this matter.
II we mistake not, III December last
the Police Jury of this parish passed
an ordinance asking authority from
the legislature to tax the people for
the purpose of building II court house
In this parish. We have been informed
that our member of the legislature was
urged by certain parties to introduce a
otit to that effect In the legislature.
He, feeling. that he was the represen-
tative OF an already opprt ssed people,
positively refused to comply with their
wishes. We believe in january last
this extraordinary ordinance was re-.
pealed, aud we thought and hoped that
this was, at least for the present, the
last Of the court house move. But
behold 1t comes again In n new form
We notice in the proceedings Of the
Police Jury at their last meeting tina,
the question of building il $25, COX
court house will be submitted to tn,
voters of this parish at the coming cleo
ton on the 18th inst. We are surpriseS
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-03-14
LEGAL.
T EASE OF FERRY.

MONROE, La, March ,, 1879.
In accordance with resolution of the
Police Jury OF Ouachta Parish, ut the
March session, 1879, notice is hereby given
that
Monday, eth day of April, 1870,
1 will lease at the Court House door in the
city of Monroe, by public auction, within
the hours prescribed by law, to the last and
highest bidder, the interest of the parish of
tho Ouachita River at Hamilton Landing,
for the term ending the 3lst December, 1880.
Terms: One-fourth of the bid to DO in
cash, and for the balance the lessee to exc
cute his two several promissory notes to
the order Of the Police Jury, each for one
half the deferred payment, due respectively
3lst December, 1879, and 3lst July, 1880,
with 8 per cent interest from date, the pur
chaser to give bond and security (the secu-
rites to reside in this parish) for the
punctual payment of his obligations and
the faithful performance of his duties as
public ferryman. VIC. KENNEDY,
President Police Jury of Ouachita Parish.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-03-14

already show q deplorable tendency to
the creation of such q class, the ade-
quate corrective of which will be to
assure to all the people their political,
social and industrial rights.
Denied the courtesies of public dis
cussion, the Republican press has been
broken down and the CALLING fire of a
deadly defamation has been poured in
upon all our acts and motives. In the
want, then, of other means to cOmmu-
nicatc with the people, we must appeal
to yourselves to pass the watchword.
1t may be by these means demon
stratcd to the appreciation of all intelli-
gent minds and of every important
interest in the State that any constitu-
tional legislation which tends to tho
encouragement, decentralization or
emigration of the colored Republican
voters, may he fraught with disastrous
consequences to Others as we'll as to
themselves; consequences which all
Republican citizens deprecate and
would gladly avert ON any terms short
of an abject surrender of their manhood
and self-respect.
We exhort you, therefore, fellow-te-
publicans, to plant yourselves resolutely
upon these principles and be not
tempted or driven from them. 1t may
wreck of your liberties-do not aban-
don it, allow no cost of labor to keep
you from the polls, and see that you
cast a vote that may go far to deter
mine whether you will ever cast an
other in Louisiana.
In conclusion we must warn you that
in this peril Of your liberties, your reli-
ance must be greatly upon the interests
of your conservative fellow-citizens,
and your fidelity to the principles of
the National Republican Party.
A. DUMoNT, Chairman.
w. HI. DINKGRAvE, Sec'y.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-03-14

mt the Police Jury for entertaining any !
such idea, when they should know the |
present Impoverished condition of the
people and their inability to afford
anything like extravagance, and when
they should know that we already
have a very good court house-called
by some tho barn-good enough for
poor people who cannot afford to be
taxed to build a better one.
Gen. Hill says that we, the people of
the South, are poor, very poor, devilish
poor-and VIC agree with him. What
would you think, sir, of n farmer who
had n plain comfortable house who
would undertake to build for his own
use II very cxtravagant dwelling, he
having not one dollar in money to pay
for it and with no prospects in the
carly future of even making actual ex-
penses? You certainly would call
such a man as silly as the man who
built his house on the sandy founda-
ton. We feel that the people OF this
parish will not be silly enough to
shoulder that 1926, 900. 1t is said that
the present building is not fine enough
for the Supreme Court. To all such
we would say, that If it is good enough
for the people and Che best that they
can afford, their public servants should
not complain. Many in the country
may think that 1t will not be necessary
to go to the polls and vote at the COM
ing election as there are only Demo-
cratic candidates in the field. We urge
all such to go and vote " No Court
House" by all means, as the advocates
of the court house measure we'll know
that the farmer Is very busy about the
18th of March, and would like to stay
at home. If you neglect your duty in
this matter we may have to shoulder
that $25,OOO.
UNUs ES MULTls.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-03-14
THE VICKSBURG, SHREVEPORT AND
TEXAS RAILROAD CASE.

Argument in this case was closed
finally at Washington on the 9TH, and a
Termination of the litigation which has
80 disastrously effected the progress of
the railroad and the development of
the natural resources of this portion of
the State, is likely 10 he reached in a
few weeks. The suit now pending was
brought not for the ownership of the
road, but on the question whether or
not Ludeling and Associates are en-
titled to be reimbursed for improve.
ments placed upon the road, for the
purchase of engines, for buildings, &C.,
for which the Master in Chancery
made an allowance and which, was
sustained by the U. S. Circuit Court.
We believe, however, that LuGeiing
and Associates asked that the case in
which they were held to be possessors
In bad faith, should he re-opened and
that their claims to ownership might
be again passed upon. But this, we
understand, Is not in accordance with
the usual practice of the Supreme Court,
where n decree once rendered is re-
gartled by the Court as final.
Tho question of bcttcrments seems,
therefore, to be the only question upon
which the Court will pass, and tho de-
cree, as We understand it, in this mat
ter will be final so that IL sale of the
road to satisfy the debt of the bond
holders will follow very soon. Who
,,ill 40 so
matter of mere speculation, but it is
not unlikely that the bondholders, who
are mostly railroad men, will become
the purchasers. We have no doubt,
whatever be the result of the bidding,
that energetic measures will at once be
taken to connect the eastern and west
ern ends of the road, and the gap of 80
miles between Texas and the Atlantic |
seaboard be speedily closed.