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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09
Not a Minister.
Al Amusing Adventure Of ; Drummer.

| IA Amusing Adventure Of Drummer.
An, Arkansas paper tells a story on
John A. Meeks, travelling man for
We'll & Brother. of st. Louis. He had
just stepped off train at small town
in the southern part of the State, when
he was accosted by countryman, who
asked, deferentially, ''What is your name,
pleasep'
ssMeeks"
well, Brother Meeks, am here with
spring-wasgon, and am atyour service.
Are you ready to 60 now? Where is
your baSgage?"
Meeks did not question the man who
had addressed him, supposing him to be
a merchant of the village not far distant.
He had been wondering if any means of
transportation would be within reach,
and considered himself fortunate in Sc
curing spring-wagon. The trip to the
village was mainly characterized by sill
ence. The driver made one or two al
lusions to religious matters, which
Meeks answered laconically. When the
spring-wagon arrived at the village,
Meeks was driven to the residence of 81
prominent citizen, Mr.. George Young,
where an excellent supper was waiting.
Mr.; Young and his family were de
lighted to see the young man. Young
laughipgly alluded to the large trunks
of his guest, remarking that the old sad
dle-bag days were over. Meeks smiled
over chicken bone, and affably agreed
with his host.
.,.. After supper the party repaired to the
parlor, where miscellaneous converse
ton, tempered by religious tone, was
engaged in. Finally Mr.. Young, hand
ing Meeks a Bible, requested him to read
certain chapter, which the young man
did. Then Young, clearing his throat
at one of his children, and nodding to
another, remarked:
Brother Meggs, lead us in prayer"
''Meggs, the deuser' exclaimed Meeks.
my name is not Meggs. What in
thunder does all this mean, any wayp
am St. Louis drummer"
''What!" exclaimed Young. '.Are you
not the man who was sent here to preach
for us Tomorrow"
II am sent here to sell you goods, but
hanged if I'll preach for any body"
A rap at the door interrupted the con-
versation. A young man. fatigued and
muddy, entered and introduced himself
as Preacher Meggs. The mistake was
then explained The driver of the
spring-wagon had taken the wrong man.
Poor Meggs ''hoofed" it seven miles.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09
Giving "Ole Marster" a Lift.
BY SAM. W. SMALL.

"Yer axes me what dis heah fs, sab?
Well, hits muffin, sab, but jes er coat
Jes wun oh desc long, gray. ulsty kin
What button close up on de throat.
1 L got il ter fit on er fren', sab,
-, An Ise gSine an, wild my own ham
Ter wrop hit aroun' de bcs hart, sab,
| Dat is beatin' ter-day in dis Ian.
| mo, faint fer nobody whars kim ter me-
Cept dis sab, dat in dem ole days
Fore war an fore freedom cum in. sab,
He was den my Ole Master always;
| He was kim an jest ez cr judge, sab,
| An always done right by us all,
An he nebber fergot when 'twuz Christmas
Ter hab Sumthin' in han fer us ALL
| .'But dc wah an destrucshin cum on him,
An he loss all he had in de Ian,
An feeble. an frenlcss, an weak, sab.
Had ter lib by de w1ck oh his ham.
L tell yer dc fite's bin "A hard un-
Dis kecpn' de wolf fun dc do,
An often he's sed he'd give up, sab,
An not try to fight emmy mol
"Rut Til brace him mp. sorter-like, sayin'
'Dars better times cumn' ahead
Jcs' keep on er pergin' an prayin',
An nebber say die till yer deadr
An so he'd keep tryin' and tryin'
But he couldn't keep up II strong lick;
An at las had ter glib up his weapon
An lay down like a little chile, sicki
''Den we done de best wuck in do wurl', sah
Ter bring him again ter hisssef,
To keep his po' body awhile heah
An keep in hit hiz flickerin' bref;
But Ia seen him dis mawnin' 50 pooly,
So thin an so pale an SO bare,
Dat jes tuck er bolt on my hart-stringS
An played 'em fer all dat was dar!
$50 rse tuck all de munney I'd laid up
Fer ter buy me my own Christmas gif',
An bonghten dis coat, good an warm, sab,
Fer ter glib my ole maTster lif'i
/ know he'll be glad wild de cumfurt
Hitll bring to his weakly ole frame;
While me?-I kin skirmish eroun' heah
An feel happy an rich jes' de saineP'
So went the old man on his mission
As happy ever king,
His heart beating holier music
Than eyOr mortal can sing.
And though others may think that nigger
Has never the gift of soul,
He's got something will pass for its equal
When Heaven shall call its last roll
L Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

Spain is having built in England sew
eral iron ships for her naval fleet. The
company which built for her some time
ago an iron cruiser has recently launch
ed second after the same design. The
length of these ships is 21O feet, and
their tons burden, 1,039; the armament
being three 6-inch 5-ton breach-loading
Armstrong guns. They belong to a type
of fast, unarmored cruisers, now largely
used in the European navies, which are
employed on distant stations in times of
peace, and in times of war are well
marines. At the royal dock-yards in
Spain other vessels of similar design are
being built.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09
Champion Walkers.

Six hundred miles in six days * what
must now he demanded of the coming
pedestrian who goes as he pieases.
Since Fitzgerald, with his 5S2 miles, has
surpassed Vint' s57S, as easily rs Vint had
surpassed Hughes 56S, and as Hughes
had surpassed Rowclf 566, and Rowell
had surpassed Hart's 565 and Hart had
surpassed Weston, and Weston Brown.
and Brown O'Leary, and so on dowr,
surely the possibility of 600 is not so dist
ant us 500 once seemed. Ii may yer:
likely be reached in the new mate :,
which Rowell, Vint and Panchott be- Q
Just made There is obviously liz. -
TO the distance possible for human hcc ..
unless reinforced with wings, like Mr.
cury's, or in some other way aided: ',;t
it is hard to guess closely what this Ii :T:s
is.-NeW YORK. San.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09
Ornithological.

Inquirer: Is the owl a Bohemian?
Now that's an open question. The owl
is given to bowling round nights and in
dulges in the flowing bowl as we know
by the common expression: '.Drunk as
a boiled owl?" But then on the other
hand he is credited with wisdom, so it S
hard to say whether he's Bohemian or
not. The owl, by the way, obtained his
reputation for wisdom by keeping very
quiet and merely lifting up his voice oc-
casionally to hoot at something. It's
the same way with lots of men. There $
pointer for you. The best kind of an
owl to keep is stuffed owl.-Bostoas
Post
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09
Mad as a Halter.

The most striking Gin two senses)
thing about the hatter's art, in the old
time when felt hats were made by hand,
was the heating up of the felt. Dipping
the mass of wool and hair, from which
his fabric was to be formed, frequently
into hot water the halter was then wont
to fly at it, as if in passion, and give it
a violent beating with two sticks, one
held in each hand, till it was matted to-
gether into felt, which, in time after
numerous combings and dressings and
shearings, became the stylish beaver
worn by the men of fifty years ago. The
halter seemed to be very mad at this OBJ
ject of his labor, and "mad as halter"
needed no explanation in those days.
Burlington (Vt.) Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09
TaImage to the Stock Gamblers.

s.Disgorge. Come out in circular
and call upon your victims to come and
get restitution. Young men, beware of
stock-gambling; beware of all doubtful
speculation. If you cannot earn aliveli-
hood in healthful way, die; death af-
fords healthful sepulchre. See the
dying gambler in his delirium. He talks
of options, percentages, buyer, sixty
days, stocks up, stocks down. He rises
at midnight crying Zone thousand
shares of Illinois Central at 1881" Take
it! He falls back dead. No more divi-
dends; swindled out of Heaven. Stocks
down! Let us pray.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

In the Franco-Icrman war the Ger
mans lost over 10000 men by disease or
the casualties of battle. 1t is to be re-
membered that every one of these WAS
a picked man, in the full vigor OF life,
when he ought to be adding to the wealth
of the country and raising up family
to strengthen the State. Besides the Of
fetal cost of the war, the voluntary con-
tributions amounted to Si2,00o,O00 in
money or kind. This was the price Of 4
successful war, waged by the most eco.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

A correspondent of the New Yorl
Ecening Post says that the writer OF
"Slang Phrases" in the January allan
tic, does not appear to know that the
phrase ''too thin' is purely and distinc
lively Shakspearian, and quotes liking
Henry WILL" act 5, scene ,, where tho
King is represented as addressing Gard
iner rs follows:
You were over good mt sudden Communications
Bishop of Winchester. But know. l come no
TO hear such ilatterynOw; and In my prcscuc,
They are "tOo thin" and base to hide offence.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

On Third avenue surface car yester-
day a woman entered the forward
cabin, which is devoted to smokers.
The conductor touched her on the
shoulder, and told her that it was the
smoking department.. ''You mind your
own business" said she, and she took
out pipe. loaded it with tobacco, and
enjoyed her sm0ke-Nsss Hork Herald.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

The silk trade of Lyons now occupies
some 120. 900 looms, of which only 3d.
600 are within the city. Including those
who work in the silk-worm establish
ments, there are 100000 persons en-
ployed in the Lyons silk trade. In 1887
thsrs wsea hut SQ,OQO, and 10. 900 looms.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

The simplicity of the Emperor Will
liam's taste and character is illustrated
in the burgher-like fashion in which he
went about choosing Christmas gifts for
his friends. The venerable gentleman
made all his own purchases and provid-
ed surprises for ali his family and houss-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

An Iowa editor was challenged to
fight duel. He promptly accepted,
and chose axes as the weapons. Then
he issued . supplement. and named for
ty rods a the distance. c.-..s<=
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

All Necessaries for the Burial
Of the Dead Furnished on short
Notice and on the most Reason
able Terms. Considerable At
tkntiOn Guaranteed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

A N, FARR,
NOTARY PUBLIC, Mantua. o. Con
IN ysyancing, Cotiectio ions and PcnsIon I'ii-i-
Ycss promptly attended TO on the most reasoa
able terms, "i<-'i-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09
Business Cards.

MISS L. T.. JACKSON,
nRILLINERY GOODS Of all kinds. Opera
Nl Block, Kavenna, D.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-02-09

. Norpev and Counselor at Law possesses
suuerior facilities FOR making COLLECTIONS IN
Ali parts OF the United states: once over
First National Bank, GarrcttsViiic' ohio.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
SHIPPING NOTES.

The steamer Kapiolani reports
having met with very bad weather
all along from Hama. Its boat cap
sized with a Spaniard on board last
Tuesday. lie was adrift till 3 PM.
on Wednesday. He had secured all
the freight to the boat.
The U.S.S. Essex is expected to
arrive here from Callao in about 4
weeks.
The Moi Kciki reports that an
English Company from New Zealand
has stationed a party on Christmas
Island to gather pearl shells. The
Moi Keiki's party left men to fish
there and brought up n good
quantity of fish with them. They
met with much bad weather.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
INDEPENDENCE DAY.

To-day the Y.M.C.A.s of Kau-
makapili and Kawaiahao churches
will celebrate this 39th Anniversary
of the mutual guarantee Of Hawaiian
Independence by England and
France. They will form process
sion at Kawaiahao church and march
to the Kaumalapili, when the fol
lowing order of exercises will be
gone through:
1 Prayer, by Kaumakapili Y. N. G. AS
President,
9 Prayer and Singing,
The object of the meeting, by Hawai-.
ahao Y.M.C.A.'s President,
Singing of the Hawaiian National
Anthem. composed by Mrs. Domnis
Reading of the guarantee Treaty,
q Singing, "My Country"
Z Grafton, by j. Kahalcwai, .ae..t
Grafton, by j. w. Naukana,
. Singing, "Hawaii Forever"
10 Short orations, by His Honor d. +
Judd, S. b. Dole, A. l.. Smith and G
.h w. Filipo,
II Singing, "Hawaii Ponoi,"
IL Prayer and Bcnediction, by DR.. Hyde
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
HoNoLuLu, Nov. 27, 1888;


EDIToR BULLETIN Noticing an
article in your issue of this date of
bad treatment of some Portuguese
seamen from my vessel, | wish to
state a few facts in regard to the
matter. These men have made no
complaint of i'll treatment. They
were shipped on written agreement,
there being no Consul at the place
they were taken from, but as is the
usual customc in such cases were to
be shipped on the articles at the
first Consular port which in this case
was the port of Nangasaki. Here
they refused to ship according to
their written agreement. Instead of
turning them ashore destitute in
this out-of-the-way place as / might
have done, kept them on to this
my second Consular port trusting to
their fulfilling their agreement, to
ship on the ships papers here.
But they still refuse. Both the
Portuguese and American Consuls
have looked into the matter here
and will have nothing to do with
them, beliving as they do in the
validity of the contract and finding
them stubbornly refusing to fulfil
the same.
Had / been as fortunate in my
catch as on my last voyage in Tie
same time, they would have cried
out to have their original contract
stand and could not have been
driven out of the ship.
A small catch makes men want to
leave on Whale Ship who have no
sense of honor in regard to a CON
tract freely entered into. AS for
receiving any wages they were
shipped on shares rs is always the
case on whale Ships. Clothing is
always charged and settled for at
the end of the voyage.
Yours respectfully,
j. G. BAKER, IR.
We are glad topublish the above
explanation of what seemed, to a
landsman, n case of hardship. p.-ED. ]
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
American Thanksgiving I
aI'A|l|R>
z@lSSe<s4rs
LEGATION OF TIL. UNITED STATES, !. !

hhbhtlOEN UT thbfC NiifD -
Honolulu, Nov. Gath, 1882. I
The President of the United States of
America by formal proclamation having
designated Thursday, the 30th instant,
as day of National Thanksgiving and
Prayer, with the recommendation that it
be observed by The people of the Rcpub-
lie in returning thanks to i'm, in whose
mercy abides the wcll.being of nations
and of mon, for the continuance i'm e.
pccial measure of that protection through
the grace of which they have grown
strong AS II people and mighty among
the nations of earth:
Wherefore do / invite all American
citizens sojourning in these Islands to
make due observance of Thursday, the
Both instant, as day of Thanksgiving
and Prayer, in harmony with the people
of the United States of America; and to
this end appropriate services will be
offered at Fort street Church, in the city
of llonolulu, by the Rev. j. A. Cruzan,
ut II o'clock AM, of that day, and the
doors will lie open to all.
Similar services will also be observed
by Rev. G. Wallace at ST. Andrews Ca.
thcdral on the same day and at the same
hour. .., aftfr.i
RoLIrN NJ DAGGETT,
255 Minister Resident U.S.A.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
HlLO.

(ffOm our own COrfCSnOnUCnt.)
The Norwegians are now all quiet
ly at work at Papaikou, and the
trouble seems over at present.
The planters of lIilo district are
very much excited at the manner in
which they have been assessed by
Mr., Kel<oa this year. They held an
Indignation meeting at Papaillou on
the 22d, of which | have not yet
heard the results. Every planter in
the district has appealed to the
Board on sums ranging from $4,000
to S150,000 each. Such assessing
was never heard of before, and
could only be done by an ignorant
and stupid man, who has proved
himself entirely unfit for such Il
responsible position, and caused a
state of feeling here towards the
Government which is generally to
be deployed.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
A LONG NEEDED BOON

The Government Survey Depart
ment will give Messrs. j. w. Robert
son & Co. the exact time at II
O'Clock noon of each day. The
clock in Messrs. Robertson's will
be set by this time to-day for the
first time. Mr.. Robertson is now
arranged for some simple method of
indicating the hour of II noon from
the lookout.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
THE MEYERS-BANNISTER
" WEDDING,

On Saturday evening, at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Aud,
Kapalama, q number of their friends
assembled, by invitation, to witness
the marriage of Mr.. w. c. Meyers
and Miss Elizabeth Bannistcr, and
celebrate the occasion by Il ball
and supper.
From half-past six the guests be-
gan to assemble. and were soon fill
ing the beautifully decorated rooms
and admiring the tasteful and luXur-
ious presents made to the happy
couple in honor of the occasion. A
table in one corner was loaded with
silver-ware of the newest and most
Ctaste patterns, albums, worliboxes,
jewel-cases; trays, embroidered
chairs, &C., were distributed round
the room, and all bore token of the
esteem of the numerous friends of
those so soon about to be made one.
At PM. the Rev. II. II. Parker
performed the ceremony in most
impressive manner, AMI the guests
headed by III. r. ii. Princess Liliu-
Okalani moved forward to cOn1ratu-
late the blushing bride and manly
bridegroom. The bride was dressed
in white muslin trimmed with white
satin, having "A long train looped
up with orange-blossom and bows of
white satin. She also wore wreath
Of orange blossom and q veil of
white tulle.
After the ordeal of congratulation
had been passed through the bridal
party led the way to the lo"oi,
specially built for dancing, and the
Band struck up merry music, and
soon nt
"All was mirth and mcrry-maliing."
At about half-past ten an adjourn
ment was made for supper, where
the culinary and artistic skill of Mr..
and Mrs. Auld were manifest in the
abundance and variety of the edi-
bles. No toasts were proposed--a
sensible plan, we think, which, on all
similar occasions, il would be well
to follow. After supper some eX-
cellent comic singing from some
amateurs present was listened to
with pleasure, and dancing recon.
menced and finished few minutes
before the
Mystic hour Of midnight"
when most of the guests departed,
after wishing health, happiness, and
long life to the happy couple, and
aloha nm to Mr.. and Mrs. Auld for
the pleasant evening passed.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

The Reading Room and Library
Association will give their second
fortnightly entertainment tonight.
1t will be held in the Library Hall,
and will he musical and literary. A
small price will be charged for adj
mission.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

ALL Government Offices will be
closed to-day in honor Of the 39th
Anniversary of Hawaiian lndcpcn-
dence. The Bank will be closed, for
the same reason from II NJ. The
principal business places will be
closed az noon.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

4 The four .oared race between the
Government House and Mercantile
crews will not come off to-day as
proposed, owing to unavoidable pre-.
vious arrangements.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

WE draw public attention to the
fact as notified in our columns that
Thanksgiving services will be held in
st. Andrews Cathedral, as well as
in Fort st. Church on Thursday
morning.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
BREAKING HORSES
IN GENUINE sTYLE.

IN HENUINE NTYIE.
.MA WALLACE JACKSON
A.ser
 the thorough cXperienc-
--9z ed horse breaker, wishes
Ic-M nNS the public to know that
he is fully prepared to
take charge of stock, and guarantees
to break them thoroughly on his
Ranch, and attend carefully to feeding
and doctoring horses. He has now in
his charge such celebrated stecds as
Black Thorn and other thoroughbreds,
and has the exclusive charge of all of
Mr.. JAS Campbell's stock. Excellent
recommendations, Charges moderate.
gEy' Orders left at the Pantheon Stables
will be promptly attended to. 250 I'm
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

WE are informed that the driver
of certain licensed carriage is in
toxicated every night and makes
night hideous on Emma street. We
warn him that his number is known.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

WE are asked to note case Of
cruelty to animals in discharging
sheep from the steamer Kapiolani
yesterday. The sheep with their
legs tied together, were Mro'cn out
on the wharf without any care
whether they were hurt or not.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

Dir. Hammond, of Kauai, has re-
signed his position under the Gov
crnment, and will leave the islands.
He finds that his salary is not ade-
qaatc TO the demands Of his position,
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

WE are pleased to notify to the
public that it is the intention of the
hack police to prevent the drivers of
hacks from congrcgating except at
their legal stands. They will arrest
all drivers of carriages found stand
ing at all places not set apart as
stands in the regulations.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
Notice.

nURING the temporary absence of
IL Mr.. W. G. Irwin from this King
dom, Mr.. w. M. GIPBARD will attend to
the business of our house.
a20 Pm WM, g. 1RWIN s co.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

IT is rumored that considerable
damage has been done to the new
machinery at Kciwi!ahilahi. 1t is
said that on Friday night the dam
above the mill burst and the boilers
and part of the masonry are washed
away.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL ITEMS.
The Fair was a great success.

The mail for Australia per Zea-
landia closes at 0 a. m. this day.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

THE Kohala district is still with
out taX-collector.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28
THIS DAYS DOlNGS.
MORNING.

Celebration of Anniversary Day,
at Kaumakapili Church.
AFTERNOON,
Luau, at Amostrong premises, at
2 o'clock.
EVENING.
Bible Glass OF Lyccum, at 1880.
Literary and musical Entertain
ment at Reading Room. at 1880.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

HAoKFELD & Co.'s flagstaff was
raised to its position again ycster-
day, under the personal supervision
of Mr.. Sorenson. 1t measures 100
feet from end to end.
The Daily bulletin., 1882-11-28

The steamer is latc-probably de-
tanned at San Francisco by the nom
arrival of the English mail.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-07-22

Rev. Mr.. Cooper preached an ex-
eelleut and instructive sermon at the
Methodist church, on Sunday last. The
size of the congregation, however, was
not fsttering to the people of Lake
Charles. Let US have an old fashioned
revival, wherein the Methodists and
Baptists will join, and see if something
can't be accomplished for the good of
the lukewarm among us. We know
there are such here, and feel convinced
that much could be accomplished in
this direction. Shall we have it!
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-07-22

The appearance in town the Other
day of Adam Hortman, was quite q
surprise, as it was supposed be was
safely domiciled at the asylum. 1t is
learned, however, that the old man
gave the keepers of that institution the
slip. A letter received here from a
Mr.. Martene, residing about fifteen
miles from New Orleans, reports find
ing Hortman near his place in the
swamps, where be had been some five
days, almost destitute of clothing and
nearly starved. Mr.. Martene, knowing
nothing Of the circumstances of the
case, furnished him clothes and means
to return here. Hortman at times talks
perfectly rational, while at others he
is like wild man and exceedingly
violent.