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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
The Library Building.

Mr.. EDrToE:--I am only one amongst a crowd,
yet, perhaps. my say may be allowed.
1 observe that the excavations for this build
ing are progressing and the soil reaches to a
great depth before reaching the coral rock upon
which the foundations will stand. No doubt the
contractor was and is we'll prepared for this por-
ton of his contract for the building aud will
that the architects plans fully carried out
but would respectfully suggest that the land
to be used on this building might be better uti-
lied than as proposed because think a cellar
age might be made which would produce a good
return for the money-the ''lay of the land"
shows a very easy mode of accomplishing this
and it is possible that the contractor might be
induced to excavate the intermediate earth etc.,
so as to make the cellars by reasonable ar
rangement.
Regarding this part of the matter l believe
1.-THE result of various inquiries) that the cellar
age would pay amply as ventilation, class and
meeting rooms storage rooms. think sir it
would be well if the library committee would
consider this matter before the foundations are
further proceeded with because 1, in common
with many others believe in utilizing the land
and making the most of it, especially in this
case, when such a chance was not supposed to
exist before the building was commenced. Will
those interested please have a say in this mat
ter2 QRsERFER
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Our New Minister.

ME. EDrroE. number Of the thinking men
on the island Of Kauai are glad to learn that one
Of the vacancies in the Ministry has been filed
by such an upright honorable and practical gen.
tleman a. C. T. Gulick, Esq. Of Honolulu,
Oahu.
He l. one who has q clean record who has the
interests Of this country and the interests of all
its people both native and foreign deeply at
heart aud one who, having once served his coun-
try in the ranks Is thereby better fitted to per-
form the duties Of an experienced officer. But
after all, some will find fault and when we
bring to mind the fable Of the old and the
ass we can see that to please everybody IS
moral imPOssibilIty.
There are those who will say we'll, We did not
think that Mr.. Gulick would ever be found in
such company as that of the Premier, but, per-
haps Mr.. Gulick looks at such matters in the
light that, ftO the pure all things are Pure.'
In some quarters there is terrible outcry
against the Premier Mr. Gibson, but in rea
sober truth he has done more good for this coun-
try than any one man of his time and, although
by some not understood time will reveal it.
Cousin Tom says in reference to the Oushng
of the late Minister Of the Interior. This shows
the utter baseness Of the man. but the writer
thinks that it rather shows the greater zeal for
his countrys good and the greater desire on his
part 10 have the business of the country con-
Quoted in a straightforward honest manner and
that either a friend or colleague cannot stand
in the way of principle.
The writer does not pretend to say that Mr.
Gibson is perfect or spotless man and who
among US is without more or less blemish-not
one.
Ii is not wise to take for gospel all that is
written and spoken by what is termed the oppo-
sition but after all there is nothing more stinu-
Iating for political party than good healthy
opposition. Had there been no opposition it is
very unlikely that would this day be sending
our congratulations to new Minister.
NoS- PARTISAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Betsey and He Are Out.

In Sumter county, Georgia, above GaIatin,
has lived for many years family consisting Of
man and wife, named Caldwell. The couple had
lived together until each was beginning to totter
on the verge of the grave. They owned two
farms and other property. Recently, for some
cause not known, the wife expressed a wish for
a separation from her husband. The persuasive
powers Of her friends were of no avail She
threatened to appeal to the law. When this fact
was communicated to the husband, who has an
economic turn of mind, he suggested that the
costs of a lawsuit might be obviated by n mutual
agreement The suggestion met the approba-
ton Of the wife, and the work of dividing things
was at once begun. The husband allowed her
to choose the farm of her choice, which she did,
taking the best one. Then followed an equal
division of the horses, the cows, the calves, the
mules, the furniture, the bedding and the entire
household and farmhold effects, including tho
two yellow dogs and pussy cat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
The Mounted Police Force.

Ma. EDITOR noticed an article in weekly
paper the other day commenting on the inferior
lot of horses collected for the mounted police
force. don't know the gifted author of that
article, but 1 know the horses intimately and
how anybody able to distinguish between horse
and a mule could call them "inferior lot, ="
quite passes my comprehension, decidedly he
must be fool. This fact will speak for itself.
CoId-blooded offers up to 5000 have been made
for several of the animals in this ''inferior lot
the selection of which reflects unlimited credit
on Lieutenant smythe as does also his training
of the men and horses, which for the short time
they have been at work is truly wonderful.
have seen them at work and know whereof
speak. The country is 10 be congratulated in
having got the worth of their money: 1t would
be advisable to have the town patrolled by pick
cts at a quarter the expense and ten times eff
fectually, as happens to be the case at prent:
Now that we have gentleman with US Ia good
and smart officer, as one must needs be,
who has served his time in the first cavalry regi-
ment in England and come out with full creden-
tials) who does understand his business, let Us
make something out of him and not make (ike
the Press) asinine remarks subjects we dom t
understand.
The misguided effort of the correspondent of a
contemporary with regard to the mounted police
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Pints and Quartz.

A recent Californian paper contains a let
ter from Frederick Lichtenberger, NJ. D.,
who states that a companion named Earnest
Fluchterapiegel, while prospecting for gold
in the neighborhood of Frazer River, found
some "geodes," which are masses of quartz
containing half pint of fluid called the
''water disqualification" which was drunk
by the unfortunate man, with a testing re-
mark, and soon after he complained of great
weight and pain in his stomach and bow
els. In short time he died, and his body
instantly became rigid, and in a few hours
petrifactiOn took place, the whole body,
flesh, blood, heart, liver intestines, etc, be-
coming stone. Thus by drinking half a
pint, the poor fellow became quartz.
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WHOLE NO. l42l.
CLIPPINGS FROM FOREIGN PAPERS
Australian Trees.

The giant trees of California, which have
been one of the wonders of the world ever
since their discovery, some twenty-five or
thirty years ago, are now found TO be far
surpassed by certain specimens of the euca-
lyptus found in the mountains of southeast
ern Australia. The highest tree at present
standing in the groves of Mariposa County
is thre e hundred and twenty-five feet high,
and this is the largest ont of small num-
Der of specimens of a tree found nowhere
else, while the Australian forests contain
many thousands of greater height than this
one of them, the tallest yet measured, being
-four hundred and seventy one feet from the
ground to the summit. The diameter at
the base of this enormous plant is eighty
one feet, so that, should it ever be cut down
a squadron of cavalry might go through its
evolutions on the stump. in place of the
modest quadrile which it has given so
much pleasure to the Californians to dance
upon the truncated fragment of one of their
sequoias. AS in California the largest of the
Australian trees are no longer standing,
and PROSTATE trunk has been found which
measured four hundred and thirty-five feet
from the roots to the place where the upper
portion had been broken Off by the fall
The broken tip had disappeared, but as the
diameter of the trunk at the point of frac-
ture was three feet, it is estimated, with
great probability that this indicates an adj
ditional length, for the perfect tree, of at
least seventy feet, making the whole height
of the plant more than five hundred feet
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
n Mammoth Nugget.

w. A. Skidmore, who has just returned from
Sierra county, reports that a remarkable rich
quartz boulder, weighing lG0 pounds, was hy-
draulicked out Of the bank Of the Nevada fly
draulic Company, at Gibsonville, last week
The boulder smoothly washed, having the
appearance Of being ground in pot-holc Its
value is about 81, 800 and nearly all of it is suit
able for quartz jewelry. The estimate Of the
$4,000 is made on the basis Of a fineDess Of gold
of 900, at $1s per ounce but this class Of gold
commands $25 per ounce when used for cutting
by lapidaries. The value is computed by tho
specific gravity of the rock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
The Interior Department.
CHICKEN PoT-PIE.

Use a fowl weighing four or five pounds;
remove all the feathers, SINCE off the hairs
and wipe it clean with wet towel; draw
the bird without breaking the intestines,
cut it in pieces about two inches square,
put it into saucepan with a half pound
of fat salt pork chopped fine, tablespoonful
of pepper two tea-spoonfuIs of salt, and
enough boiling water to cover it; place the
saucepan over the fire where the chicken
will cook gently until it is tender; when
the chicken begins to grow tender put over
it a crust made as follows, cover the sauce
pan closely, and let its contents boil twenty
five minutes. Then serve the pot-pie hot.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25

lin by the arrest of eN-Captain Hensch,
charged, ii is said, with high treason in be-
traying to the French and other Govern
IN ents the plans of German Notifications.
The affair is said to beconnected with Polish
revolutionist ideas and four Poles have
been arrested in Dresden i'm connection
with the same charge, among them being
the celebrated author Kraszeyski.
The following is from the Army and Navy
Gazette : 1--WE have repeatedly stated it as ou,
opinion that very few indeed of the merchan
steamers on the Admiralty list sufficiently
well built to warrant their being used as auxili-
AIRY cruisers in time of war, and we further called
attention to the great risk run by several rePi
ments during their passage TO Egypt, owing to
the actual unseaworthiness Of the ships hired 10
act as transports by the Admiralty. In those
opinions We are now entirely confirmed by the
evidence given in an arbitration case which IL
being heard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Ex-Pollceman Coburn Killed by Falling
Down Stairs.

Thomas G. Coburn, who had been police
officer since March 16, 1880, but who was
dismissed from the force two weeks ago.
fell down stairs at No. 1922 Mission street,
San Francisco, Cal, where he had been
roon1ing and was killed. The landlady,
Nellie Mockler, heard him enter about two
o'clock and short while after heard the
fall. On opening the door she found him
at the foot of the stairs. He was uncon-
scious and bleeding from the ears and nose.
He remained insepsible until five O'Clock,
when he died, medical assistance proving
useless. Coburn was native of Ireland.
80 years old and unmarried
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
HONOTUIU HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, AUGUST %, 1883.

the den. There stood two Cinnamon both OF
| whom seemed more or less under the spell of the
| intoxicating fumes; the eyes of one were closed
and his flushed face wore vacant dreamy smil e
as he felt his way the room. One of us
| held and guarded the prisoners who made an
| effort to Ipe but after short strug gle were
induced to cols7ut tt the state OF thing. as they
| were and to submit to the officers authority.
| The door locked t. keep out the friends who
| crowded round outside. In the search we found
| opium pipe, lamp and the deadly dreamy
| drug Notwithstanding the prOtestations of inno-
cence from tn prisoners who lied sufficiently to
outrival Anlnias. A tiny speck ofpap er protrud-
| ing from behind the ear of the smaller man at
tracted the eagle eye of representative and
being quickly snatched from its hiding place was
found to contain the much desired proof of
guilt. Our prisoners were allowed to dress
themselves, and with them placed and held be-
tween US we marched out through some hun
dreds of their countrymen, who glared threat
eningly as we passed bearing in one hand the
lamp, the pipe and the packets of opium every
thing in fact except the stem which had been
dropped through a hole in the floor and carried
off by an ally.
The mysterious gloom, the hckiring opium
lamp, the barbaric colors the walls, the
trancelike appearance of the smokers, and the
deathy stiffness, scarce broken save by the sick
ening gurgle of the pipe-all contributed to
make the scene a weird and impressive one,
which fascinated even while it disgusted the un-
accustomed gaze.
WE RUN THEM IN.
The old Chnaman muttered ominously rs the
reporter began dashing off few notes on pie ce
of loose paper; and, taking one more survey of
the den, we went out from the CHASTITY gloom
and reeking atmosphere into the now strangely
brilliant light of day, and in five minutes found
ourselves at the Station House minGling again
with that civilized half of the world which knows
not, nor could ever dream, how the other half
lives
The news of the arrest spread like wildfre
through the Chinese settlement and at every
door and every window crowds of people
watching our triumphant march. Hundreds of
men and boys crowded round on all sides and
heraded our advance with shouts of derison at
the prisoners aud of applause for the captors.
At half-past one, having been absent for three
quarters of an hour, reached destination
on King street, All Chin and All You
charged with having opium in their posses sion
and located for the night in cell number four,
all of which is duly chronicled on the Station
House slate. This successful seizure in meas
compensated Captain Mehrtens, to whom
indebted for his kindness, for his failure
of the previous evening which was entirely due
to the precautions TAX n bJ the gang and their
almost superhuman strategy
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
0leomargarine.

gentleman who is interested in the manufac-
ture of that filthy compound called oleomarga-
rine, approached the editor of paper and said,
in an aggrieved tone Z" 1 wish you would let up
in your attacks upon oleomargarine. You are
injuring my trade and taking the bread out OF
my children's mouths" "My dear sir, re-
piled the editor, if you grease their bread with
the disgusting stuff you sell to others the sooner
it is taken out Of their mouths the better,p Th~
bull butter man said nothing more, as he walked
away with saddened countenance.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
War and Education.

France spends S. for war every time she
spends 35 cents for education. That is n great
deal worse than Prussia, where $5 46 is for war
against 81 20 for education. But little Switzer-
land makes the best showing among European
powers, where "a "a is expended for the public
defense against 81 16 for educating the people
Russia is worse than France, the figures being
cents for education to S5 OS for war, and no
other nation stands in as unenviahle a light
No wonder that absoutism can be sustained ia
Russia
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Death of Litta.

Miss Maria Vaneslauer, known to the
musical world as Mdle Marie Litta, died at
her home in Bloomington on July 7th. She
was born in bloomington, June l, 1856, ed
ucated in Europe and has sung in opera
and concerts in all the principal cities of
America, London, and Paris. She was
taken slok on concert tour and brought
home four weeks ago. The fatal disease
was cerebro spinal menengitis, superin-
duced by over exertion.
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WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.

We fayft- expr---iOns opinion the public upon
ali subjects general interest for insertion under this
a-ai ~ the such communications should
b. authenticated by the Of the writer .
rautre good faith bat not necessarily for pubcA
1r object j. 90 offer the fullest opportunity for variety
~ popular discussion aud inquiry
W. b. uu1erstOOd necessarily endorsing the
views frth communications published IN Ter this
hasd-
ton the complete character any subject in
5gHfrh tu~v uia BE- interested
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Baseball.

Mr.. EDITOR: - In Monday mornings issue
of yOur paper you published an erroneous ac-
count of a baseball game which took place last
Saturday between Antilles and the Honolulans
and If you will allow me 4 little space 1 will,
with all justice to the Honolulans, give the 9TH
er side of the case. The writer of that article,
who was most probably member of the Homo
lulu Club, leads off by saying that the HIS had
the game all their own way, which statement
anyone who saw the game will dispute. The
writer said that II. Whitney made the only home
run in the gam, which is not so; G. Smithies
making home run for the Antilles. This scribe
also forgot to msntion the many "oIss hits
made off Markham ia the 4th aad 9TH innings
He also forgot to mention the many and
the miserable playing of the Honoluans in the
4th and 5th innings, and in fact all through the
game. He also forgot to mention the many bril-
liant catches of the Antilles in the out-feld and
equally good fielding in the in-feld. I
have $3.50 to bet that the Antilles can beat the
Honolulsns two games out of three, if they do
not think this amount large enough, will double
it. / also have u few flyers - say that there will
be fewer base hits made off the A mites pitcher
than off the Honolnlan's. I sign myself,
OUR NATIONAL GAME.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
POT-PIE CRUST.

Sift together one pound of flour, one tea
spoonful of salt and two heaping teaspoon
fuls of any good baking-pOwder; when the
pOt-pie is ready for the crust, quickly wet
the flour with enough cold water or milk to
make soft dough, about the consistency
of biscuit dough, and use it as directed in
the receipt for chicken pot pie.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Fatal Railroad Accident.

BY an accident to the mixed train of the
Natchez and Jackson Road, five miles east
of Natchez, seven cars fell through bridge
fifty feet high. The conductor ]. E. Jen-
nings, was killed and the following passen-
gers wounded: James Grillo, Fred Manic.
ca, Willie Conner, Mrs. and Miss Cannon,
Miss Lucy Smith and Miss Jennie Hall.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Renounced His Title.

The rule forbidding Prince to contract
a marriage with a woman of inferior rank
is vigorously observed in Germany. Prince
Alexander of Wittgenstein, however, fell
in love with the goYerness of his children.
AS prince, he could at best confer upon
her only the doubtful position of a morgan
attic spouse. He has therefore renounced
his hereditary title.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Cigar Ends.

There axe in Switzerland nineteen associations
promoted for the purpose Of collecting the dis
carded ends Of cigars selling them, and apply
ing the proceeds to charitable purposes. An
official report recently published shows that Con
twelve months operations these associations can
show net profit of 81 1920 francs, with which
1,726 poor children were provided with clothing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
Foreign Army and Navy News.

A bill has been introduced into the
House OF Lords AMI is rapidly passing
through that chamber, which in the opin-
ion of AAdnniral Sir John Hay and som e
other members reviyes fogging in the
navy.
Much sensation has been caused in Ber-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-08-25
soundings for a Railroad Bridge.

Achird has introduceda bill in the Cham
Der of Deputies in Paris authorizing the
taking of sounding for piers for railway
bridge from Cape Gresnez, on the French
coast, across the Strait of Dover to Folk
stone, in England.
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tentions of converting the native to Christianity
die not interfere with accommodating wealth. AS
the native suffered and ebbed before civilization
they thrived on the fat of the land. As long as
this lasted, well and so good; so long as they
could the native to subserve their purposes
all went smooth-for them. But since they
found that they must give way to more liberal
minded and enlightened party, what how
arose from the devoted few. When their early
predictions of disaster proved false they tried
every means of resurrecting something by which
they could cast odium upon the ministry. Moth
ing in sIauderous calumny was too low for them
to adopt. A representative of great and friend
ly power, because he minded his own business
and would not agree to their wishes, they reviled
and offered the cold shoulder even rediculously
threatening worse things. Because your paper
chose to transgress upon a ground which they
seem to consider reserved for them alone, they
trumped up, with vile personality, the charge of
personality, the charge of blasphemy against
Ministers of the King. 1t is the same charge
behind which certain religionists have always
shielded their hypocrisy. Whenever men of
science and men of thought discovered
and proved facts clashing with the teach
ings of hypocritical ecclesiastics they
assigned to the category of blasphemers,
though that would make the facts discoveredless
true. 1t was upon the charge of blasphemy that
Calvin burned Seryetus at the stake in Geneva.
Bafied, disappointed, the opposition now goes
to one step farther and lately We heard many
hints of revolution and the like. But we are
confident that the larger part of the community
gre wholly satisfied with the coalition of the
country. Under the circumstances the ministry
have done much possible and more they
cannot do. In spite of the charges of fraud and
corruption, of viliany and blasphemy that the op-
position bring the people will support the pres
ent ministry and the sooner certain of the oppo-
sition will, instead of offering every obstacle to
clog the wheels of Off cial action, throw aside
their prejudice and with true patriotism work
for the good, the better it will be for all
Pro BOSO PUBLICo.
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