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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-12-16

In consequence Of a disturbed public feeling at
Hilo and Kohala in Hawaii, owing to the improper
assessment OF taxes in those two districts, the Gov
eminent DESTROYS to harmonic matters and to pro-
mote a just settlement, the Minister Of Finance
has deputed Mr.. F. II. Hayselden as his agent to
proceed to these points and to appear before the tax
appeal Boards that may be sitting in order to effect
an equitable adjustment.
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%saIPPING n

The SIS Madras is looked for from the Coast en- roHt
T. HOugkong- -
THE CIau- S1rerksls has nearly finished her repair
Heayv sweIIs at the island ports have rendered l"7Gi"l
and dfsehargiug difficult matters
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system OF Postal Money-Orders, the object
vi tue system Is stated TO be E" to promote
Puoie convenience and TO secure safety for
"a uahsmlsslon Of small sums of money
through the mails. And the character of
nesotiaoie instruments has been given to a
certain extent to the Money-Orders. with
tue intent OF fully promoting their useful
ness III a business point of view. and of So
curing for them full credit from the pub-
NC" For the benefit of the uninitiated.
the terms In common use on Money-Order
forms are fully explained. To commence with
there are ten offices authorized to transact
Money-Order business, viz :-Honolulu
wailuku, Lahaina, Lihue, Koloa. Hilo.
Honokaa, Kealakekua, KohaIa fHalawal
and "aiohinu, 10 be extended as the public
wants may require. The value of an Order
may De from five cents up to $50, and the
commissions to be charged, from five cents
10 ~ cents The hours for transacting this
special business will be advertised at the
Fost-oIhce windows. Checks, drafts, pro-
hilssory notes, etc, cannot be received by
postmasters, for Money-Orders, under any
circumstance
section =, explains in detail the nature of
the precautions to be taken in filling in
forms, etc. A speciality under this section
Is, thai in some countries the remitter has
to transmit himself, at his own risk, the
mohey-Order to the payee, by a private
letter. Here the remitter has nothing to
do with the transmission of the order.
with the application all his trouble is
ended. as the Postal Department under
takes to forward the order direct to the
payee through the care OF the paying
Office and under official envelopes.
section 8, informs the payee that it will
be to his benefit, after receiving a Money
Order, to present himself as soon as pc
bic to the paying office. After one.
ing a M~oney-Order, by a0hOmsoc~SP pay
se"ted, the paying postmas, SVeT pre-
satisfied himself as to the ""''"s
the signatures, by asking sen"ihehess Oh
from the "i ~ iequileu
the postal departy' party VINO presents IL
liable to any furtFiieht VIII mot hoid itseii
fully compiled fier Chilli. win tue care
coui,iued in and explicit instructions
would do we these pamphlets, the public
ouaint,d HI to make themselves fully ac-
ostm, sat when information is sought,
courteousrs are expected to devote a
pubIic. attention to the enquiries of the
every exnd to instruct them or to afford
perioritsP eue Sho" the SUI
ing sms "iu safely Oh TINS system ior SEND
mails. III sums Of money through the
cerninp Amy complaints of the public con-
forwa 1.-the Money-Order business are to be-
HopoluIP ed direct to the PostRlaster-General
worlinon. The system will probably be in
The res oruer ny the ISL january 1000.
will sbortetions are being translated and
Iangu.oa be issued i'll the Hawaiian
Section f..
Orders will reia'ihg 10 foreign money
tba necassa ,not yet be adopted, owing to
been made aB "IIa'SeniehI hoI haVihe
Dad.
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EXPORTS.

Var s.a Francisco. per II W Almy. Dec 9-1 bx sewing
machine. 4. Ia9 pkgs sugar. 5.zOi pigs rlce ID bsS eons'-
Value, Domestic ~sss.4l21ii Foreign go
Per uonqkonz. per Livingstone. Dec I2-G pkgs fungus.
A !. urovfsfons, & kRE sugar, 4,IS5 lbs old copper j = re-
cosins- Value Domestic sl61j Foreign. $3.50.
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IN the measures taken TO allay the great national
calamity of ieprosy. and though it NAV not ap-
pear pohtic to maintain a branch hospital for
Iepers IN the vicinity of Honolulu. still time NAV
prove that it has been done on the principle
that the end ~justifes the means. The childish
nonsense that appears on this particular subject
week after week in the Go=eie leads one TO ask
where the writer of these articles obtains his
knowledge, or who supplies him with the in
formation (sare the mark)? As 1 intimated last
week such deliberate Misrepresentation merit
the seversst condemnation.
In the art of "buttering, " the editor of the
oaSene has no rival in this town, and when the
ooleet Is to laud his particular chums. ex-min-
.s'erS and asplrants especially, his proficiency in
laying on the unctuous ingredient. cannot be
equaiied. But it may be well to remind him in
ms songs OF praise. there should be some regard
Tor the truth, to wit his commendatiou of moor
Pilipo.
III" Were necessary for me to point ont where
talent aud physical exertion were more hone
lessiy expended than they are in the diatribes of
'he 'Gzehe and his colleagues, / fear 1 should
FAIL L commend to the scholastic editors re.
consideration, the adaptability' of his present
motto, Est .Modss in Re5us.
/ am yours, etc. JUNIUs.
Honolulu, December 18th. 1880
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OUR foreign

JUN IOTc9Sn : --~e-----
time to oGc22ntemR AEaaTT publish from
hostiln the, alleged TRANSACTIONS of articles
the 7Se to the Government which appear in
native papers. These articles, we are
well assured are foreign in their origin, and
are, TO begin with, merely TRANSACTIONS into
the native language. We have not replied
to such articles in these column as their
fabrication is we'll understood. But a letter
from Mr.. Pilipo, in a native print-a letter
which makes certain allegations against
Mr.. Gibson, the Premier, is said to demand
q refutation. Such was given in an editor
ial Of another native print the EJeie Poa-
kolu. Fairness on the part of the editors of
these foreign papers would have dictated the
publication of a translation of this also.
The point OF Mr.. Pilipo's allegation is
this:-that during the session of the AS
sembly in 1878, he and Mr.. Gibson were as
sociated in the House in opposition to the
Ministry of the day, and that ttiey held a
conversation in which it is alleged that Mr..
Gibson advocated reasonable views. Now
subsequent to this, viz: In the sessions of
1880 and 1882, both these gentlemen were
still i'm the Assembly, and on both occa-
sions Mr.. Pilipo was in decided opposition
to Mr.. Gibson on all questions of the day.
Those would have been the suitable occa-
sions for u patriot and a loyalist, who had
listened to disloyal views, to d%enounce him
and their author in Il place where such de-
nunciation would nave been most effective
ami highly proper. The story of Mr.. Pilipo
is an utter fabrication, and his character
even as set forth in a journal disposed to be
friendly to him is we'll calculated to utterly
discredit it. We are authoritatiVelY as
sured that there is no foundation whatever
for Mr.. PiIipo's statement about MIR. Glib
sons former political views.
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vessels Expected from Foreign Pet

Vessel. Expected from Foreign f%'-
MSS Australia, TullOeh, from Sydney. due Dec j
pm ; 5 City of sydney from san tranSise"' bee1
Am bk Forest Queen. from Port Gamble
Srbr Euhy A Cousins, from San Francisco
An bk Amy Turner, from Boston Jan 10
Br al Ambassador, from Newcastle
Ger bk T. X Bishop, from Bremen
Rr bk UIIOck, from Liverpool
Br bk Loeb Lee. from Newcastle. y
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UNI lOuI5i etc. JUNIUS.
Honolulu. December 18th, 1882.

Mr.. EDITOR :-Ploase allow
TIne to correct an
of .ha 1o.1, -. N'seyod in your columns
- the case of Louis Roderick
orra.,. a the Police Court about the
- horse. Roierick stated that said
-, sold to him, that informed him
IL - it for a few days as he had just been
H.. NJ such conversation Was had. Mr..
aIsllan testified, that the horse had been lame
for a long time, and that Roderick knew that it was
lame, and said SO in presence of Hanlan. Had
the horse not been lame, it would be valued at
$50, therefore. it was sold for $50 to Roderick in
consequence of said lameness. 1 desire this to
be published so my friends will understand the
matter, as / never have been guilty of double
dealing and do not therefore want my character
injured. GEO. A. CARTER.
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DEPARTURES rs.

IT.
coAsTwIsE-
Dec e-5chr Paushi, for waipiO, Hawaii
Schr Catcrina, for AnahOla- Kauai
Schr kauikeaOuli. for HOnokaa. Hawaii
Schr Marion. for Eukufh-eA
Schr MarvE~EEc1r0d. All Orders
Toster for Punaluu- Hawai-
DFafokolii, McGregsr, for kalaNAo, hoiokal
Schr Emma. for OiOwalu- Maui
1s-stmr WaimanalO, Nelson. for Naimanaio, MOO
Iau, Oahu
stmr Kflauea HOu, Sears, for kahului, Maui
Stmr Lehua, LorzensOn, for Molokai and Want
Stmr Q r Bishop. Cameron. for Kauai
Stnr Lfkelfke. King. for Maui and Hawaii
Sfu- Nokolff. McGregor.f for kOOlau, Oahu
Schr PohOikf. for Puma. Hawaii
Sehr Kaala. for Waianae- Oahu
Srhr Prince. for Hanamaulu. Kauai
rr-schr Wafehu, for KamalO. Molokat
Schr Netfio Merrill, for Lahatna. Maui
scbr Mana. for OnOmea. Hilo, Hawaii
SeIr Gen SfceI. for KoOlau, Oahu
I-Grhr Leah, for KOhOlalele, Hawaii
Schr KulAmanu. for OOkalGshnWAh
Schr Luka. for kohala. Hawaii
stur James Makee, Mcdonald, Tor Kauai
schr WaiOli, for keOkea, Hawaii
Rfmr Waimanalos Nelson, Tor "ahhahAio' hN-
Ian. Oahu
1s-Sebr sfIc Morris, for Awaua, Lanai
FOREIGN.
a-Am Blk II W Almy, Freeman, Tor San Francisco
schr Moi Keikf. for Christmas Island
1a-Ger bk Livingstone, Stenens. for Hongkons
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FOREIGN TRADERS IN PORT.
Am schr Claus Spreckels,. Cousins
Am ship Hope. Curtis
Haw 5chr Nintto-
Am bktne Discovery, Perrtman
An brig North Star, Morehouse
Am bgtne J d Spreekels, Fries
Am bk ID e. Murray, Hanson
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10 Gents Silk sus)enders something now
will be sold during the Holidays at the Honolulu
Clothing Emporium Of A.. M. MELLIs, 1ol Fort
street. wdecO
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What the People Say.

We invite expressions of opinion from the public upon
ali subjects of general interest for insertion under this
head OF the ADVBKTIaEH. such communication should
be authenticated by the uatnF OF the writer As a qua
rantes of good faith. bt not necessarily for publics-
ton
Our object ID to offer the fullest opportunity for n variety
of popular discussion aud inquiry
To all inquirers we shall endeaSor to furnish infOrInz-
ton of the most completes cLarrrtar on any subject In
which they may be Intsrcstet.
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MARSHAL'S NOTICE.

MAKSHALS NUITCE.
q PETITION HAVING BEEN FIIED
"a WITH MS hNCELLENCY JOnN u, BUSH. Min
istrr OF the intrIi"r, of "ver ATTY residents, taxpayers 81 the
Cay Ut Honolulu, that Merchant street In the sid CITY Of ilo-
noiaiu. should he ~idened. and the salt petitian having been
hled with Honorable A. Francis Judd Chief Justice and
Chameleon Of the XII cd"m. aud directing me 10 summon n
Jury from among the Teal voters of Honolulu OF six persons
TO decide upon the propriety Of widening Merchant street la
the City of Honolulu. as prayed TOR ace % ding Ca The tenor e \
petition of the tax payers Of the District of linun uuu.
Now rertfore, have drawn the following nan ri persons
to act, viz
:. n. BISHOP, }. l. DONSETT.
:. u. DOLE, J. u. KAN AiNtt.
". Il. CASTLE, W. L.. GRkhN.
as said Jurors to consider tie propriety OF widening he rad
street. aud to meet His Exceilency the Minister of The Inferior
at AhiOlaui tiaie on W EDN ESDAN. the ZTth day of December.
A. ID 1852, al 2 O'Clock p A. aud then aud their proceed with
the Minister OF the interor To said Merchant Sftrst and then
and there decide as iothe proprrety OF widening sand street,
AMI &" rrp"rt 10 the MIni-t,r OF ue interr'r their proceedings
thereon. ~. &. fAkKt.
decl5 d3II6W3t. Mar.iai
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DEATHS.

DEATHS.
LINCH-In this city. on the 9TH instant. from conges-
ton of the liver. THeMAs LYNcH. a native Of Plymouth.
England, aged D years.
~FARNSWORTH-At Eainlui. Mani. on the 9th instant.
by drowning. HORACE. only son Of Mr.. J. Farnsworth
Chief Engineer of Steamer Rilauea Hon, aged 4 years and
g months.
COAN-Iu Hio, Hawaii, on the 1t instant, of paralysis,
Rev. TITUS CoAS. aged 81 years, 10 months
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NOTICE.

HAVE THIS 4 APPOlNTED q. w.
~ MEYER, 81 Molokai, as my Agent wee Han u. A.
Widemann, resigned. n. kkEIIkuIANI
Honolulu, Nov. IS, 1882. drcl0 a.
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PORT OF KAHULUI, MAUI. H. 1.



FOREIGN.
Dec s-Haw brig Pomare, from San Francisco
ES.
FoREIGS.
Dec Gam schr Anna. McCGlloch, for San Francisco, in
ballast
Am bktne vs. Ii DiInond, Hondlett. for San Fran
cisco
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Notice to ~Consignees.
kIh
%. ). ). Co.'S STEAMER SUEZ
49,. FROM ....
SAN FIR

EoNSIGNEES OF CsRGO BT ABovE
- steamer are requested Ia enter merchandi = az the Gus
tom iloase. ana pay freight at The eBce q the undrrsignei 40
soon as possible ster the arrival of The steamer. auI also 90
take immediat- delivery nj their goois.
dec 10 wlt do 1t iSlt Signed WIN. q. IRWIN d Co.
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For Silk Embroidered Suspenders you must call
at the Honolulu Clothing Emporium of
A. NJ. MELLIs, 104, Port street.
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TO-DAY is tine time FOR the ladies to feast their
eyes on beautiful goods just opened at Chas. J.
Fishel's Leading Millinery store. oc21
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EXPLOITS.

For San Francisco. per W II Dimond, Dec 6-1 .s2O gal,
molasses and S7i.7J5 lbs s-ughr-Donestie Value, Sa4,
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GO A fine selection of Ladies' Satin Corsets can
be had at the Honolulu Clothing Emporium of A..
NJ. MELLIs, 104 Fort street. wdec9
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From san Francisco, per Pomare, Dec ca pkgs Arms
X Ammunition, 30 SKIS Re ans. "a es Boots and Shoes. 1 yOG5
etls Farley. 90 SKIS Bran, 1900 lbs Bread. ~ lbs Cofee. 20
g. taniles- u coils Cordage. 2l9 - Canned Goods. s cs
Drass Il pkgs Dry Goods, - pkgs Furniture, I25 bbls
Elpnr. 70 pkgs Fruit, . pkgs Fish, % pkgs Groceries, 3
Eks- glassware, 200 lbs Hops. Ga pkgs Hardware. l96 bales
'ay. - 6 household Goods, - - Kerosene. , rolls LeatI-
er. % bbls Lime. 2 head Live stock, 25 pkgs Mdse. 20 sks
Meal rs kegs Nails, DIS ctls Oats. % cs Onions, $50 pkgs
fofsfoss. 4 pigs Paper. 4 cs Paints, IS pkgs Provisions 1
PkSs rubber Goods, 1850 lbs Sugar. IS pkgs SOAP. sf lbs
Tobacco kegs Vinegar, so kegs White Lead, No Nag-
Ons. Value, $17, 40.
PASSENGERS.
For San Francisco. per Anna, Dec &c q Kuster.
For San Francisco. per " ~ Dimond, Dec G-Nrs Row
land and son and q Won GraVenmyer.
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Duchess, Elizabeth and Victoria Fans, all the
latest styles are to be had at the Honolulu Cloth
ing Emporium of
A. NJ. MELLIs, 104 Fort Street.
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O. The largest selection of Ladies' Fichures
and Collarettes of the latest patterns, are to be had
at the Honolulu Clothing Emporium Of A. NJ.
MELLIs, 104 Fort street. wdec9
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:. =. -, :, ,c,.D
Butte. N. T., Scrit.!incr - 49,.
Ij,;: following. :r. the Wholesale
nri,,. paid hy merchants, and hotce
s.c,.r. l,r the commodities cuuc,cr-
:t,,i. delivered !u.m the wagon.
prize. list cnr...,i,y corrected cvry.
saturday:
Flour. Eu,.vEal,rv, NENE, 81. ~
PR .wi.
Mill ,'rcck, MINK, 800
,..rcH;.
Mil I:'r,:.; x. New i'rr..>s. ;!.::5.
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Milk as q Remedy.


Considerable has ,een sale, in medi-
cal Journals concerning the value Of
milk ~ u remedial agent in certain
diseases. An interesting article on
this subject lately appeared in the
London .IfiiE journal, in which It Ii
stated, OH the authority Of DIR. Benz
ja,niu Clarke, that in the East Indies
warn. milk is Used to a great extent
its 4 specific for tliarrl,oy. 4 pint
every four hours will check the most
viulCnt diarril.ra, stomach ache, In
cipicnt cl,olcr:. and tiy~entery. The
milk sl,ould never he boiled, Tut only
heated sufficiently to lie agrceably
warm, not too hot to drink. MIX
which has been boiled il unfit for
u>". The writer gives several In
stances in arresting the disease,
among Whit, is the following. The
wIitvvSays: 1T Inns never failed Of
curir: in d rr L., hours ami l have
tried il, l should think. 81 times"
81 have also given II tO u dying
man who hal been subject 70 dysen-
: terry eight months, latterly accom-
mi,;,.l hy one continued iliarrhoa,
aud it acted on him like charm. In
two days his .liarrl,U"a Was gone; Ia
three weeks he was y hale, hearty
h,an; and now nothing that may
hereafter W.rIr will ever shake his
faith in hot milk. A writer has also
communicated to the Medical Times
ana Gazette statement Of the value
Of milk in - eases Of typhoid fever,
in every one oi which its great value
was apparent. 1t CHEEKS diarrllUa
and n,iri4i,es and c.,ols the OOdy.
People suffering from diseases need
fool quite as nlucl, ~ these in health,
aud n,u IN more ~ iM certain diseases
where there is rapid waste Of the
system. Frequently all ordinary
food, in certain dis. asses, IL rejected
by the stomach, and even lt'athetl by
the patient: hut nature. ever benefi-
cent, has furnished ftxxl that In all
diseases il beneficial some,
directly curative. Such food 10
milk"
The writer in Il Journal last quoted,
DR.. Alexander Yale, after giving
particular observations upon the
point above mentioned, its action In
.onthinr the body, says: I'VE bc-
licve that milk M"uris|cS IN fever,
promotes s. cr, wards off tielirfum,
sM,,l,cs the int. shines and. In fine, II
the .:;"' pr" "n'. in typhoid fever"
We have lately tested the value Of
milk in scarlet fever and learn that II
is now RECOMMENDED hy tire medical
faculty III ull eases Of this Often very
distressing cl,:i,lrcn's disease. eve
all the milk the patient will TAXI,
even during til: l'eri'sl Of greatest
fever. 1t keeps up the strength Of
the patient. acts we'll upon the
stomach, and is in this way blessed
thing in this sickness.
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FOR THE LADIES.

Emma Abbott is said To have made
Sl00,Ms In stock speculation recently.
Miss Clara Louise kellogg: is now
at Saratoga with her mother. She
has promised to give concert there
durin. this month.
I believe that the vices in our
large cities will never hc conquered
I'm; il the ballot j. put int" the hu,n...
Of the women. Bishop SIMPSON.
\ lady at Newport WAS rc;:cn'!y in
v;le,l to nine dinner parties on tn"
same evening, ami fearing to ";,cnd
any one If her friends size sat 81!
home ard cried all TIE evening.
Mrs. Hughes. mother -: Tho;ua>
Hughes, is siren" and vigorous wO-
man of ciyh'y.scven years OF age.
and acts As Treasurer "f tile schn'l
hoard of the lsm',y c"!",y, TvMr.~.
see.
The -. johns F';."!ii""n says:
IAN accomplished y.mnS lady "f
Natert0wM, vino Is recent graduate.
Of I.ancing high school, cut all OF
her fathers wheat tl,i; year with Il
self-ra!sing machine
Senator E.dmu dis has given $5.hN
for the endowment Of u room III The
Mary Fletcher hospital for tho use Of
o youn. female latirnt nj burlington.
VI. il memory o; his lately Decreased
daughter.
Yachting Is ono Of the fashionable
recrealions at New London, where
tie young ladies who have nautical
prnt.livities dress in very ja,ln y style.
sometimes after the fashion vi Jo-
sephine In ''Pinafore."
Mrs. E.-W-.laI+or,i. widow O:
Nathan Guilford. who founded the
Common schools Of Ohio. celebrated
her Fl hty-iir>t birthday anniversary
in Cincinnati, August Il. AlN,u: two
hundred Obi" pioneers were among
the callers.
Mrs. Eliza Garfield. nlot!,cr OF tn"
late President, J.. visiting her tllcst
son Mr.. Thomas Garfield. Mt James.
town, Ottawa county. Her dauSl-
ter, Mrs. NJ. G.. I.arrabee. and Hurry
Garfield, son of the President, accom-.
panyiny her. The Presidents wife
has furnished her husbands brother
the means to build fine house and
barn In token Of appreciation Of his
| sturdy work to help his mother fight
TIE wolf from the door 10 his youth.
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MadO In Q Thou0000 Y00r0-
Brief History Of An.
caent Borbar1an0.
From the Science Monthly for August.
In the year eOO after Christ, what
was the state Of Europe: The Gsths,
the Vandals, the Franks, the Nuns,
the N0rnlans, tile Turks, and other
barbarian hOrtles. had invaded and
overthrown the Roman Empire, and
had established various kingdoms
upon it, ruins. These hortles OF saw
ages had destroyed not only all the
works of civilization, but civilization
itself. Ignorant a. they were Of
everything that distinguishes and
clevstes human nature, they broke
M the schHOls, ruiued the m0nu-
ments, abolished arts and nlanufac-
lures, prevented co limerce, and re-
d,,ced the conquered nations to their
own condition, inaugurating in the
cumpletest manner the reign Of brute
force and mental darkness. II they
afterwargl eslousel Christianity they
moulded It to their own savage 81.
IerstitiOu. till ut last naught was left
Of the Divine dispensati0n but lite
name, to cover the most degrading
ilOlatry aud de 4 .oni>m. At the time
We begin our specific examination We
find that In the then sal-callei Chris
tian nations there existed no science
worthy If the name. no schools what
ever. Reading, writing and cipher
ing were separate and distinct trades.
The masses. the nobility, the poor
and the rich. were wholly unac-
Quaintetl with the mysteries OF the
alphabet and the pen. A few men.
known as clerks, who generally be-
lOnged to the prizes: hood, nlOnopO-
lixesl them a. a special class Of artists.
They taught their business only IL
their aenlimarists, apprentices; and
beyond themselves anil their few
pupils no one knew how to read and
write, nor was it expected Of the
generality. any more than It should
lie nowadays, that everybody should
bc shoemaker or q lawyer. Kings
did not even know how to sign their
names. 40 that when they wanted to
subscribe to q written contract, law
ar treaty, which some clerk had
drawn up for them, they would smear
their right hand with ink and slap 1t
down upon the parchment, saying,
"Witnces Ivy hand" At later
date, some genius devised the su('sti.
tute Of the seal, which was Impressed
instead 0f the hand. but Oftcner be-
side the hand. Every gentleman
had & seal with . peculiar device
thereon. Hence the sacramental
words now in use. "Witncss my
hand aud seal" affixed to modern
deeds, serve at least tho purpose Of
reminding us u: the Ignorance Of the
middle ugeS.