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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-04-12
NOTICE.
0okaIa Sugar Plantation Company
Capital 500, 600, In 100 Shares Of $ 1000 Each.
NOTICE

Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
~ meeting held on the Isth day Of March. A d. 1879. OF
Subscribers 10 the Stock Of The Ookala Sugar Plantation Com
rEny, is vas voted 10 accept a Charter Of Incorporation grant
ed 90 them and their associates and uceessors, under the cor
ponfe name and style Of the sOOkALA SUGAR PLANIA-
TON COMPANY" on the suh day Of March, A ID 1915 and
that the Corporation under said Charter thereupon organized
Itself and elected the following officers Of the Company, viz:
w. l. fresiaent,
DR. ROBERT President,
Mr. ALEXANDER
CAPT. II. W. MIST, K.
Notice IL further given, that pursuant 70 the terms OF said
Charter = no Shareholder shall be liable for the debts OF the
Corporation beyond the amount which may be due upon the
share or shares held OF owned by him or her"
mh2a I'm II. W. MIST, Secretary.
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BRIEF MENTION.

THEATRIcAIS CoNING.-By 4 letter from New
York. under date of March 7, we learn that Mr..
John E. Owens. Miss Rose Osborne. and Mr.. G. d.
Chaplin.-the former a celebrated comedian and
the two latter f~rstclass performers,-would leave
San Francisco on the l4ih Of April, en- route for
Australia. and if the steamer stays over an evening
at Honolulu they will give a performance at the
Theatre.
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- Notwithstanding the rainy weather Of Thurs
day evening last, a fair audience assembled at
the Lyceum to listen to the very interesting lecture
of Prof Alexander on "The Agriculture Of Pales-
tine" We hope to see it in print.
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The Iimdndrd, which sailed from San Francisco
March 9, arrived at Honolulu via Hilo, April 4.
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So FAR A SUCCEss.-A letter from Mr.. Schussler,
the engineer OF the new water-works on East
Maui for the irrigation of the Wailuku Commons,
states that on the 18th nit. the water was let in the
pipes so far as laid, for the purpose OF testing them.
Everything was perfectly satisfactory, and the
engineer expresses himself enthusiastically as to
the ultimate entire success OF the enterprise. Not
being ut present prepared to utilize the water, it
was turned on 10 one OF the cane fields belonging
to the Haiku Plantation. Mr.. Schussler has had a
large experience in California and elsewhere in
the construction OF w~ater-works.
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\ NRErcBED HOAX gentleman in Oakland.
Cal, on the I9,h OF March. picked up on the beach
a tightly -corked bottle, containing the following
letter, written on a piece OF note paper:
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KINDNESS APPRECIATED-In the month of No
vember last, Mr.. Robert Mccall, the Chief Engineer
of the Steamship Perusia, en- route for Hongkong
from Peru, died quite suddenly OF this port. He
was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, and the
brotherhood here learning that fact. took charge of
the funeral and buried the body with the honors Of
the craft. By the bark Crusader, which recently
arrived from Hongkopg, Capt. McKirdy of the
Pcrusid. forwarded to the Master of Lodge lie Pro-
gres de rOceanie, No. 124, accompanied by a letter
of thanks. two very handsome globes for the use of
the Lodge-a terrestrial and a celestial-neatly
mounted, and each bearing on The pedestal a silver
plate with the following inscription: Presented
to the Lodge lie Progress de rOceanie, No. 124, by
the ships Company of the S. S. Perusia, in afec-
tionate remembrance of their exceeding kindness at
the burial of Brother Robert Mccall, late Chief
Engineer"
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| am ont in an open boat, ten miles from the
Farallones, with nothing to eat or to drink, on the
brink of starvation. Belonging to the brig [then
comes a name which looks like Timdadra or Gin
aaheyl, run down January goth. All hands lost
but me. If this reaches anybody, send word to my
father, Boston, in No. % Crosnay street.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-11
Hold On.

An infidel passing through the
shadows that hang around the close
of life, and finding himself adrift amid
the dark surges OF doubt and uncer-
tainty, without anchorage or harbor
in view, was urged by his skeptical
friends to "hold on" He answered,
Il have no objections to holding on,
but will you tell me what to hold on
by ?" Here is question which men
do well to consider before they reach
the closing scene. If they are to hold
on, what are they to hold on by?
" here is their trust ? Where is
their confidence What certainty
have they as they go down into the
shadows Surely man who comes
to his dying hour needs something
better than intidelity can give him ];
he needs the guiding hand of Him
who is the resurrection and the life,
who has conquered death and tri-
umphed over the grave, and who is
able to bring us safely off at last. He
needs that hope which is "as an an
Choir of the soul. both sure and stead
fast, and which entereth into that
within the veil."-Ihe Christian.
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One Earnest Worker.

The best work of the world is al
ways done by one man; as, indeed
the worst work commonly is. 1t is
a Columbus who discovers a new
world. 1t is a Washington who
gives shape and character to its chief
nationality. 1t is from one man that
an entire denomination of Christians
often takes its form Of dogmatic the
ology, as the Arian, the Arminian,
the Calvinistic, the Lutheran, the
Wesleyan, or the Campbellite. Even
the great revivalistic movement OF the
ages have been led by individuals,
like a Huss, or a Savonarola, or a
Whitefield, or Nettleton, or Fin
ney, or a Moody. 1t is Peter the
Hermit who arouses all Christendom
to the bloody Crusades. 1t is a
Granville Sharp who pioneers the alb
clifton OF slavery In Great Britain.
1t is an Edward kimball who brings
the churches to see that they can pay
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their debts, and then helps them to
do it. One man always does the
most that is really worth doing in
any great nstitution-ed educational
benevolent, or monetary; and the
same is hardly less true of any con-
vention or assembly-political or re-
ligious. So, also, it may be said of
every church and Sunday-school, and
every local community. One man,
almost everywhere, who is positive,
jealous, and determined; who has
convictions and purposes; who wants
to do something, and who does it, is
worth more-accomplishes more
than all the men about him put to-
gether.- Central Oh. AdU.
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Right and Wrong.

There is something right and
something wrong in all creeds. We
can throw out sectarianism by en-.
larging on what all are agreed upon.
If one man comes on my platform
who does not believe in baby sprink-
ling, and another who asserts the
perseverance of the saints, shall /
shove them off? No! [Applause].
Let us all be one in Christ for time
and eternity. The Gospel platform
is large enough for all. Each sect
has given us noble men. The best
way to obliterate sectarianism is to
pnita-ipGC haStias.- .siG.l.---I-an,44 ,las3l..
when the anniversaries come in the
Spring time, for then men meet on one
platform, in one cause, and spirit OF
brotherhood is engendered. God
hasten the time when all denomina-
tons shall join hand in hand and re.
cite the Apostles creed together, and
join In one communion.-ZdI'ndge
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-06-11
Mark Twain's Latest.

At a dinner party given recently
to Mark Twain, bythe Stanley Club
at Paris, at whichs were present a
great many distinguished people,
that Innocent Abroad" being of
course called on for a speech, made
one, in which he rented the follow
ing story with his accustomed drawl
and seriousness of face:
Roger Macpherson. sir, was a
man l met on a voyage from the
Bermudas, who had been perma-
nentiy saddened by an experience
which befell him in Wisconsin. He
had been asked to convey the remains
OF valued friend to his home in that
State, from a distantlbwn where he
died. He had the body put in
rough case, which, ana sorry to say,
was exchanged at the depot during
his momentary absenc@for couple
OF rifles which very much resembled
1t IN outward form. The rifles were
put In the car and Roger took his
place beside them in awe-struck ST.
lence, thinking he was still guarding
the remains of his friend. Another
traveller, sir, had meantime deposited
Limberger cheese in the car, which,
somehow or other, l can hardly tell
why, tended to keep up the mourner's
illusion. Macpherson knew nothing
of his having this delicacy for trav-
cling companion. Yet it was in all
probability the cause OF his thinking
incesantly of his late friend. 1t had
the same effect on Others. Did he
die recently-that is this year p
asked the expressman in tone of
commiseration, looking at the rifle
box. He amt in no trance added
the honest fellow after pause. con-
templating the box. He's perma-
nent; I'll go bail for him. =
I've carried good many of 'em too
gasps the expressman presently, but
for genuine power'-aRd he looked at
the box again. They smoke inces-
sanity, they burn feathers, and at last
the expressman says: 1t amt no use,
your friend wants to travel alone
and they go outside and pass the rest
of a very bitter hight on the platform
Of the car"
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Cheap Girls.

A girl who makes herself too
cheap is one to be avoided. No
young man, not even the worst, ex-
cept for base purpose, wants any
thing to do with cheap young wo-
man. For wife, none but fool or
a rascal will approach such woman.
Cheap jewelry nobody will touch if
he can get any better. Cheap girls
are nothing but the refuse aud the
young men know it, and they will
look in every other direction for a
lifelong friend and companionsbe-
fore they will give a glance at a
pinchbeck stuff that tinkles at every
turn for fascinating the eye of any
that will look. You think it is quite
the correct thing" to talk loudly
and coarsely, be boisterous and hoy
denisb in all public places; to make
yourself SO bold and forward and
commonplace everywhere, that peo-
pie wonder if you ever had a mother,
or home, or anything to do. So be
it. You will probably be taken
for what you are worth, and one of
these years, if you do not make
worse than shipwreck of yourself,
you will begin to wonder where the
charms are that once you thought
yourself possessed of, and what evil
spirit could have SO possessed you.
Go on, but remember, cheap girls at
tract nobody but fools and rascals.
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How He Won All Her Money.

Once there was young man who
married young woman, and she was
rich and he was poor, and it made
him sad to think of it. One day she
told him damaging stories about
some of their neighbors that she had
heard at tea-fighG, and he listened
and thought. and very soon he saw
way out Of his poverty, for his wife
believed the tale she had heard at the
tea-fght. After she had finished the
stories, he said 81 will 60 you five
to twenty that there is not one word
of truth in that you have just told
me-" for he did not know how sure
his game was, so he wanted odds.
And she, plying his folly, said, It's
a whack," and they investigated the
stories and found them false, so he
won. And they continued in this
sinful practice of betting on the truth
or falsity of town gossip, in the same
order in which they started out, and
four years had not turned the corner
ere he had all her wealth, and she
freesayr4srakese- psefir51re7e eocssesrv7
Record.
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A Florida Wonder.

The road leading from Leesburg to
Sumterville, passes through very
rich strip of hammock land, which is
about four miles long and half mile
wide. Through the centre of this
strip of woods, which is surrounded
by pine land, can be seen, in a dry
season, sink holes ranged, one after
another, from five to ten feet deep,
but in a wet time they are filled by a
bold stream rum ng through. The
waters by which this stream is sup.
piled are supposed to come from the
flat pine woods, and do to a certain
extent, but not altogether, for no
such turbu'ant stream as this is, when
up, can concentrate its waters so rap
idly and quickly in flat country like
this, without the help of an auxiliary ;
it would require continuous rains, and
even then the water would run off
very rapidly, though gradually. 1t is
supposed subterraneous river flows
beneath this strip of woods, connect
ing with the lime sinks which inter-
sperse the country, and during a wet
season it is swelled by the rains,
rises to the surface, and is the princi-
pie cause of the sudden rise and, fall
of the bold stream. The trutfulness
of this is made plausible from the fact
that the waters empty into large
basin, about one mile from Sumter
vile, and then disappear, showing
conclusively that the underground
river continues from this point. In
this pool large quantities of fish can
be seen, and the waters often disap-
pear leaving hundreds exposed to the
sun, the stencil from which is very of
tensive. Where do these fish origi.
nate, if not from beneath the ground +?
Another convincing fact is, this land
is always moist. even when there is
not drop OF water for miles around.
.-Sumter AGUGace.
@N%
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May Baskets.

Open the window, Margie,
And draw the screen away;
NV life is dull December.
But my hearts as young as May.
Listen The laugh of children!
TITS foolish thought. / know.
But il minds me of one May morning
Seventy years ago,
When a merry troop of children
Weakened the quiet street
With babble of talk and laughter,
And swinging, like censers sweet.
The dear old-rime May-baskets.
Ribboned, and pink and white
With the blossomed bloom that gladdened
The gloom of the Pilgrims night.
And know by the robins carol,
And the tender green / see
In the tops of the dear old willows,
That the May will come to me.
Margie, the scent of May-fowers
| surely. surely know
That one sweet breath Could the south
wind
Bring it so far |! They grow
A mile away on the hillside.
But there's a knock at the door;
Oh for an hour of quiet,
TO live my May-days DER!
What's this9 From Karl to Carrie"
Oh, let my chair be rolled
Just there-into the sunshine
And give me them to hold!
! knew their breath. dear Margie;
Forgive these foolish tears.
But God has sent these May-tiowers
Across the seventy years.
MARY y. LATHBURY.
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VARIE TIES.

The improvident man is hard to
kill because he won't die worth cent.
A judicious silence is better than
truth spoken without charity.-De
Sales.
People do not reflect that they
may soon die. If they did their
qnarrels would soon terminate.
"Shall we take bus up Broad
way ?" said a young New Yorker,
who was showing his country cousin
the wonders OF the city. go dear,
no said the frightened girl. ut
wouldn't do in the street."
A newly-married lady was telling
another how nicely her husband
could write. ooh, you should just
see some of his love letters" Yes,
l know" was the freezing reply;
give got bushel Of 'em in my
trunk" Tableau.
L suppose the bells are sounding
an alarm of fire." sneeringly said
man as the church bells were calling
the worshipers one Sunday morning !;
to which clergyman who was pass
ing by replied: Yes, my friend;
but the fire is not In this world"
Inspirashun alwuss waits upon the
bizzy. I have seen men set down all
day under a shade tree, with hoe
in their hand, cluss to the edge of
kornReld, waiting to be inspired;
but the weeds in that kornfeld didn't
wait for any inspirashun.-Josh BIZ
hngs.
After all man knows what trou-
bles him better than his nelghbors do.
When a certain Roman was about to
repudiate his wife, his friends came
in and expostulated with him. Some
people delight to have a hand in
other peoples affairs, and are never
so much atehome as when they have
left their own and gone into the home
of some one else in order to " fix"
things. "Isn't she handsome, and
rich ?" they asked. The Roman
took up a little shoe and said, "Gen-
.tlemen, can any Of you tell where
that shoe pinches unless you put
your foot in it ?"
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Fortune Telling.
Press.

The following are some of the rules
by which fortune.tellers profess to be
guided in their practice of astrology !:
January-The man born in Janu-
airy will be laborious and lover of
wine, be very subject to infdelity,
yet he will be complacent, and withal
a fine singer. The woman born in
this month will make good house
wife, rather melancholy, but yet good
natured.
February-The man born in the
month of February will love money
much, but ladies more. He will be
stingy at home, but prodigal abroad.
The lady will be humane, and affec-
tionate to her mother
March-The man born in March
will be rather handsome; but he will
be honest and prudent, and die poor.
The lady will be passionate, jealous,
and chatterbox
April-The man who has the mis-
fortune to be born in this month will
be subject to maladies; he will travel
to his disadvantage; he will marry a
rich heiress, who will make him mis-
cradle. The lady born this month
will be tall and stout, with agreeable
wit and great talk.
May-The man born in the month
of May will be handsome and anna
BILE; he will make his wife happy.
The lady will be greatly blessed in
every respect.
June-The man born in June will
be OF small stature and passsonately
fond OF children. The lady will be
parsonage fond Of flattery, and will
marry young.
July-The man born in the month
of July will be tat, and suffer death
for the woman he loves. The female
Of this month will be handsome, with
a rather sulky temper.
August--The man born IN the
month of August will be ambitious
and courteous he will have two
wives. The lady will be amiable
and twice married, but her second
husband will cause her to regret the
first.
September-The man who is born
in September will be strong and pru-
dent, but will be easy with his wife.
who will give him great uneasiness.
The lady viii be round1aced ana
fair haired, witty, discreet, and loved
by her friends.
October-The man born in this
month will be addicted to drink, but
good-tempered, generous and kind
hearted; he will be comfortable in
his circumstances. The woman will
be good-humored, stout and hand
some.
November-The man will be OF a
misery and grabbed disposition. The
woman a vixen
December-The man will be
steady, quiet and religious; well-to-
do in life, but no general favorite.
The lady will he amiable and virtu-
Gus.
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Too Late.

The following incident took place
in Washington county, Texas. The
jury OF a Circuit Court, before whom
miserable wretch had been tried,
returned a verdict of guilty" and
suggested the whipping post" The
Court then adjourned for dinner. I'm
medlately after dinner the defendants
counsel, without consulting his untor-
tunate client. moved for a new trial,
and commenced reading the motion.
"Hold p whispered the client,
pulling at the counsels coat-tails.
Don't read that !"
Let me alone" muttered the law.
yer, irritably; "I'll attend to you
when I've read the motion"
But l don't want you to read the
notion" whined the agitated cul-
prit."
Don't want me to read it? Why
not? What's the matter? Pm 60
ing to get you new trial p
bat l don't want a new trial" ex-
claimed the wretch.
Don't want one Why not?" re.
turned the other heatedly, trowning
from under his eyeglasses.
"'Cause it's too late" urged the
client. awhile you were all out at
dinner the Sheriff took me out, and
he's whipped the very hide off me-"
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THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIST.

drunkenness and disorderly conduct,
when he went up and inquired
Mary Ann, why did you try to
play that on me :? " she yelled back:
"Wait till I come out Price
Press.
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Biiah Engaged.

Just as the old man was getting
his parlor in order for visitors he re-
ceived notice that his presence was
desirable at the Central Station.
Making his way down town he was
kindly greeted by his Honor, who
tossed the remains of State fair egg
plum out of the window and said:
"There are four or five cases here
which seem to concern you more or
less. There is, for one, female in
the corridor who says she is engaged
to you. 1t such is the case, / don't
want to send her up, of course"
Engaged to me Great heavens
but was never engaged in my life p
exclaimed the seemingly astonished
Bijah.
"Well that's what she says. l
don't know anything about your love
affairs, though I've had many hint
that you were about to take a wife"
LET me see the demoness who
dares TO make affidavy that l am 60
ing to build fires for her this winter"
demanded the old .janitor, his eyes as
wild as those CT a runaway horse. and
he was shown into the corridor.
She was there. She sat on an in
verted bushel basket belonging to
the City Sealer OF weights and meas
ure. She looked about forty years
old, and she had banged hair, and
thin nose, and chin sticking out like
bay window. She knew him at
sight, and she rose up and called out:
Darling, l knew you would
come"
Bijah stood before her without a
word. The wobble of his knees was
plainly heard by the audience and he
breaIhed like boy running out of
melon patch with four dogs after
him."
Don't you recognize me Bijah ?"
plaintively inquired the woman.
Never, never" he shouted, dane
ing about on his toes. Il never saw
yoa betore-I don't know you'll
won't know you!"
My love, have you been drink
ing" she softly asked
Don't call me your love-don't
put on them ere grins for my benefit!
You are an old impos;teress, jack
aless, a swindleress, deceitess, and
If you do not own up that you have
been lynn, I'll sue you tor SANDER
And only last night he called me
his silver-plated coal stove " she said,
turning to the reporters with a GEES
ture Of dispair.
=" l never did I'll make oath on the
Bible that l don't know her name"
boy, beware she Kissed, as she
pointed her slender finger at her nose,
III you turn my love to hate it will
be the worse for YOU"
Letter turn Letter turn l say
you are a"
She clawed out for him, and she
just reached him. Four OF her finger
nails raked his nose from bridge to
end, and the other hand would have
gathered up all the hair on the top
of his head if he hadn't been bald.
Serpent " she Kissed through her
cienched teeth, when get out I'll
meet you on the street and throw
snuff in your villainous eyesl"
You'll never get out-not for one
thousand years !" he called back, one
hand holding his nose and the other
keeping her off. She was then sent
up for six months on charge of
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A cynical writer says: "Take a
company OF boys chasing butterflies /;
put long-tailed coats on the boys,
and turn the butterflies into dollars,
and you have beautiful panorama
of the world.
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Record.