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The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09

The Southern wheat crop increased
from 81 GOO, 900 bushels in 1873 to g.
600, 900 bushels in 1880. This shows the
rapid strides of the South toward food
independence of the North.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09

THE TIMEs.DEMocRAT's corps Of spsetal
tslsgyaphtc correspondents covers all ssetsons ane
localities Of the South and Southeast, ana at
leading etttes and centres Of astos IN the Unson'
ehus 4asarsng the sarltest and completest pIotfoa.
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09

THE TIMES DEMOCRAT Is the only net0s-
paper In the United States that makes q specially
OF. Me1scan. CesItrat and South american ''s'0s:
and edttfons printed IN both the Spanish and
EnoIish languages.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09

A Washington special says the con
tract for the new postal notes and money
orders, which has been awarded to a
New York company, is quite an extern
slve one. At least 10000 postofices
will have to be supplied with complete
outfits. 1t is hardly likely that the pub
lie will have the notes for use before the
lst of September next. It is expected
by the superintendent of the money
order system that the notes, which are
his suggestion, will grow more popular
every year when their convenience il
understood and appreciated. The de-
signs of the notes are exceedingly ar
tistic, and three colors are used in
printing.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09

How to invest a dollar and make five:
Buy q bottle of KendalI's Spawn Cure.
See advertisement.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09
EDUCATIONAL
n. Fasgs YOaNG LADIES

SCHOOL F4AEs YOUNG AnSR ES
RHY SCHOOL for the education of young
lYE. ladies is now open in my dwelling at
Opelousas. | intend this Institution to be
permanent, and will endeavor to rect the
wants of this community. by atfording facili-
ties for Il thorough education.
TERMS:
Tuition in primary branches, per month, % So
Tu;tion in Academic " 3 90
French 2 ~
Music. with use of piano, 6 0C
Drawing, daily l~essons,) p" 0C
Painting, ttri-weekly ~lessons,) d" " 8 OF
Vocal Music, gratis.
Board, IL =!
Washing, per dozen, u
All dues payable monthly, in advance.
MRS. nj. III. HAYES.
Opelousas, Nov. 25, 1879. If
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09
70 each ueaYly subscriber to any Of the tssusa.
The Times. Democrat Almanac for 1883
fs mailed free.

THE I'D. ALMANAC for 1883 10 pronounced
By the public and the press to be the best OF ne
kind Sser issued By q nsa0spGpsS. n contains lO
pages, is elegantly bound, beautifully illustrated.
and filled NTH the most SntsTesttng 9nfor'nGtto''
velAable to every person.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09
Several sea elephants (cystophora pro

Several sea elephants (~cystophorG pro
boscidea), veritable ocean mammoths,
recently captured in the Pacific Ocean,
are now en- route from California to New
York. These monsters of the deep, no
specimens of which have ever been seen
alive in this country, are not unlike
most other representatives of the seal
family, differing from them, however,
not only In size, but in the peculiar pro-
longation of the nose. This feature,
with the old animals, attains a length
of "a feet, and attain a weight of five
tons. Their head ID coarse and broad
and ID attached without any visible de-
preston to the somewhat long but mas
sive neck. The large round eyes are
surrounded by a number of very thick
bristles, and are very expressive. The
very poorly developed ears are in reali-
ty no more than a small hole situated
under each eye. The comparatively
ANAL mOiar teeth are round ana point
cd, having q crown or apex not unlike
the head of q mushroom. The canine
teeth are very powerful and well deyel-
oped. The front feet are rather short,
bat very powerful, while the hind feet,
or fippers, are similar to those of the
ssa-lions. The tai is very short and
pointed. The color and texture Of their
akin 10 very different, according to the
season of the year as well as the age and
ser of the animal, changing from q
slate-colOred gray to a glossy brown
The females are of a much darker color,
Their food consists of sea weeds and
various kinds Of small fish.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09

The Han. d. Proctor Knott, III his
st~sssh accepting The Democratic norni-
Hatiun Az Governor ut Kentucky, said
that tss* DssaEasfafir victory ~ he d
aasiri biz i,aanst iii August ! would
only M 1 syMalal uf The political cyclone
fo aesnr III 1854 under the leadership
III sammy Tilien, porhapa.n
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09

The new postal regulations, which 60
into effect on July /, provide that when
q parcel Of third Of fourth class matter,
not fully prepaid, is deposited at a post
Office of the first, second or third class,
it shall be the duty of the postmaster
to send to the address an official postal
card containing q notice of the deten-
lion and a request 10 remit the proper
amount of postage, to enable the letter
or parcel to be- forwarded to it's destina-
tion. This provision applies only to
matter which doss not bear the card
or address of the sender. Such card
matter will be returned Immediately tc
the party mailing it, as prescribed by
existing regulations. Anything in laws
and regulations in conflict with this
uldeF il reseindeti, So far MS The post
offices &c tht itsl, second and third
Glasses IRE concerned INIT not with res
pest III ,.iiicrs ,f The fourth classy. %
Tmes. Democrat
The u r,,afs 81 paint on The Brook
iyn hriige weigh $i0.tO0 pounds, bal
the whole weight Of steel in the air il
1850 tens, and The load it ID expected
always Il. he carrying il 3l00 TONS more
making III $50 tnns. Bnt each of thi
fssur cat.les will hold up more than CO.
0eD toils, Forty tiye thousand person.
ean ,uaaa ovsr ti,t tIiatge hour III withon
er,swsius am. a,s.,sher $4,000 more cal
III vaifissi easll llnllr III tlle cars, ami
5000 st-iaislps nlas tiayerse il IN ont
hi, irsM.en DAY light and dark.
The Opelousas courier., 1883-06-09

The Best Newspaper I'm the South. Al
Good as Amy la the Union.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20

AT times questions arise which do not
concern practical business interests, and
pertain to what is deemed by some the
mere ~fanciful notions of society. Such as
the question of ceremonial, precedence,
uniform, ct cetr0. Among these topics,
that of uniforms has come under discussion
now. That large bodies of men, perma-
nently organized for active duties, should
be uniformed is q matter that has never
been questioned, but uniform as a designa-
ton of civil office has been much mOoted,
especially in the United States and whilst
the military and naval profession, and the
judiciary, have uniforms, there, the incum-
bents of the civil and diplomatic service,
nave not been required to wear an official
costume. However, the citizens of the
Great Republic have a taste for uniforms
and insignia of all kinds, as witnessed in
the frequent dress parades of multitudes of
citizens, members of numerous organ
lied societies, going forth on public occa-
sions TO do honor to an individual or
an event. This community has generally
accepted a style derived from ideas of Re-
publican simplicity and it is deemed a
d~erogation from that simplicity, and more
over. an unnecessary innovation to intro
duce the question of uniform into our
Governmental service. Now, whatever
may be said on the score of official SIM
plicity. it is erroneous to speak Of the
question of uniform in this Kingdom as an
innovation. In the year 1S4S, on the oath
LAY of August, this matter was seriously
considered and acted upon by the Ministry
of Kamehameha III. Ministers Young,
Willie, Judd, and Armstrong, those excel
lent, capable men, Were not above the con-
sideration of buttons, as one of the points
buttons, "and it was agreed that DR.. Judd
should render the words around the circum-
renee of the buttons in Hawaiian, and give
a design for IA national cockade." The
Cabinet at that time also agreed that
uniforms should be worn by
H Majesty's Ministers
Governors of Islands
The Collector-Genera of Customs
The Deputy-Collector of Customs
The Marshal of the Hawaiian Islands
The Project of Police
The Captain of the Port.
And that there should he dresses or robes
for Judges" The resolution of the Ministry
was carried into effect, and, for a space of
about fifteen years, the official dress was
maintained, but owing to various causes,
which it is not necessary to discuss, the
practice fell into disuse, and now it is pro-
posed to revive an old established and
authoritative practice of this Government.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20
A Marvel in Finance.

Nh. E. E. Perley, the special agent of the
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New
York, is now in this city, and is doing good
work amongst Our best business men. He
expects to visit the other islands shortly,
and we are sure he will be pleased with the
trip. Mr.. Perley has given us a few facts
and figures regarding the work done by the
company he represents that show a wonder
full degree of success obtained by the appli-
cation of sound business principles by SCUM
business men to the management of life in
surance. The business of the cOmpan has
always been controlled by a very able body
of trustees. and for nearly thirty years has
had Mr.. +. S. Winston as its president.
During its existence about $500, OOO, 900
have been paid to its policy holders in
death losses, endowments and dividends /;
the average per month being a million of
dollars. The company has now in force
over one hundred thousand policies repre-
senting about $3.50, 900. 900 of insurance, and
its assets amount to a round one hundred
million of dollars. On these islands it has
over $4,000 of insurance and has paid
losses here to the amount of nearly 500, DOC.
In 1879 it reduced its rates On life policies
just 10 per cent. below all the other leading
companies; but Notwithstanding this large
deduction, owing to its reduced percentage
of cost in doing its immense business, its
dividend to its policy hold ers are fully as
large as the other companies are paying.
The semi-endowment plan introduced by
the company about a year since is quite
popular with our younger merchants. The
policies are issued for 20 years at a pre-
MUM only slightly above the rate of plain
life, and at the expiration of the term one
half the amount of policy with accrued
dividends is paid to the insured but should
death occur within the term the full amount
of policy is paid to the beneficiary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20
pASSENCERs

E,ou Kahuluf. per KiIauea Hou. Jan I5-F F Porter, 5
N ChiiIiagw0rth, wife and 3 children, G HoPP' MI Lrs-
comb and child, 2 Misses Campoeu. MrsELLAA WILL
sam Obed. = Macsuley, All FOon and 80 deck
From Kauai. per q Bishop, Jan IA Hannebsrg. a
q BurchlrIt. " - Jennings and wiIs; MT aT o. a.
Rev Or Edwards and daughter. W + Grant Mn hlee, "
: Brsrstock. Mr. LsadwOOd, Mr. Greenfield / ChihAHiah
Prom Maui and Hawaii. per Lehua. Jan I'D woleott'
M MarshaIl and wife, Ayau, II AkAna, 7 Pedler, Capt IL
n sWfntgu. A Ferara, NJ FalladO and wife, y fosn, Ch1s
Motley. Jas Gay. Geo Bell, Capt. ksai, Ia MOI;
rat. Hon Geo L Richardson. Miss NJ Lowell, " weed
and WIFE,
From SYDNEY and Auckland per City Of New YORK Jan
l5-Henry Hebron. J Lycett, Robert Patterson
For san Francisco. per PBISS City Of New YoTA, Jan ID
ID Bell & wife, Mrs John Willis, John AnTrsyiI Il
LawIoT, wife 4 son. JohnI 70 Ns = II 10 Walker.
carrie Gilmore, VI Phillips, Fl Porter ; brgstoe.'
HI Agnew. Mr. Meyear and w1fe'Mr Iheioers d
Hanneberg. and II steernge-
w. NoIokai and Maui per MOkOlii. Jan la Cnna,
Mrs w II Cummings & 2 children, Mrs Mary HanAlAe' )
Filming and about . deck
For KAhuIui. per KilAuea Hou. Jan ICE Psrlsy. MIS-
Gray, sam Obed. T w DAILY. Z Kruger. G u Wall, X Hal,
stead. Rev J Edwards l. daughter, Miss Shelley, l. II
fstolz, wife x child and about % deck
i For Kauai. per c r Bishop, Jan lG-Capt w Z Grant.
F-.nk Bfndt. Miss + johnson, II \ LuscOmb, + ] LOvrey,
J EaveuAgh and about 50 deck
For san Frarcisco. per Lady LAmPson, Jan 16-H G.
9mftb and wife and u Solomon.
For Maui and Hawaii, per Lehua, Jan l6-H = Wood,
Nv Hahn. p T Thornton, A q Burchardt, Mrs d J
Wright and child and MI kamala
From Kauai, per James Make, Jan III LRichardson.
Miss Purvis, Miss Lamb, a ID Calvert, t T Seelye. DR.
OIino, W Arnemann, Judge Kskina, with about 40
From Maui and Hawaii, per Iwalani, Jan IA p
Brfckwood, George Jones jr, Miss NJ A Jones, e w &
Jones. J Hay, 4 Hoffman,, and 20 deck
For Maui and Hawaii. per Iwalani, Jan l9,James b
vieira and wife, Mrs W ) maxwell < dHnsnteE'
mann. j + Mckenzie, ] McCann L about so deck.
For Kauai. per James Makee. Jan 19Judge ] kAkina'
C B~ertelmann, e Greenfield, ID Makaliu. & q boutO deck:
For San Francisco, per bark Caibarien, Jan l6-L >
Tichenor, J r Smith. + B Crane and 3 steerage.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20

The Lancet has discovered a new source of
danger. 1t is that of breathing sewer gas from
the waste pipes of BARRIERS basins when being
shampood. The theory is, that as the plumbing
work attached to a BARRIERS basin is probably no
better than such work elsewhere, the patient
being operated upon being compelled to hold
his head over the basin while the thick coat of
lather with which it has been covered has been
washed away, has also to take the bacteria as
well as soap-bubbles into his lungs and if he
escapes suffocation from the last, he is doomed
to die from the insidious attacks of the first.
Evidently the Lancet editor knows nothing of
the new and easy methods of shampooing as
practised here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20
COMMERCIAL.
sATURDAY. january 20. $3.50.

SATURDAY, January 20, 1888.
During the week closing this morning business
has been rather dull. and we have no transactions
Of Importance to record. The arrivals from the
Coast have been that Of the City Of New York and
at tho moment q writing the bark Monitor with
lumber j. coming in. Abundant rains have fallen
over the group, and sugar Is coming forward
rapidly.
The mail steamer from San Francisco may be
looked for tomorrow, and she is expected to bring
down later and important news in reference to the
Reciprocity Treaty question
The Honduras bark Hermoine, that has just put
in here in distress, will be unloaded and a survey
made, prior TO repairs being ordered
At the clearance sale held at C.. Brewer & Co.'S
on the nth, fair prices we're realized. During the
coming week there will be 4 rather extensive sale
OF household furniture by Mr.. Adams, to which
attention is called
Messrs. F. s. Pratt & Co. have given notice Of
their intention Of holding their regular auction
sales on Friday Of each week instead Of Saturday
a. heretofore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20
WHAT THE PEOPLE SAY.

We invite expressions OF opinion from the public upon
MI subjects OF general interest for insertion under this
head OF the ADVERTISER such communication should
De anthenueaied oy the name OF the writer As = qua
rantee OF good faith, bat not necessarily for publica-
oa m1 Object i. to offer the fulles. opportunity for . variety
Of popular discussion and inquiry.
To all inquirers we shall endeAvor to furnish informa-
ton of the most complete character on any subject in
which they may be interested
Ms. EDIroR.-I was very much surprised to
see. in your issue of Wednesday last, a para
graph speaking of the misbehavior Of a " certain
class of school boys up Nuuanu Valley" The
boys referred to I take to mean those of the
Bishops College School, and, as ~headmaster of
that school, l write to contradict two state
ments in that note. 1 do so because your CORE
spondent had been to me complaining of the
misbehavior (as he calls i) and had left me,
satisfied that if anything could be proved against
the boys they should be punished.
On enquiry l have found out that no misbe-
havior occurred, and am perfectly satisfied that
no gross E insult was intended. II it were
such in the opinion OF your correspondent he
must evidently be laboring under a delusiou as
to the meaning of that word and if he eonsid-
cred it as such he must have been anticipating
it as the result of some wrong which he had
done them. The facts are as follows On
Sunday morning last the boys left the school, as
uSudis ~ kO 10 lnS CdluSuIhis anu COulluR
across Mr.. Bolster. SEN, driving up the valley.
(who, I may say, is supposed by the boys TO be
a friend of theirs). several of them raised their
hats and said GOOD morning Mr.. Bolster"
Perhaps it was thought that it was not meant as
such, but this cannot be called insult or
misbehavior on the part of the boys, but rather
1 should say on that of the correspondent.
Again, 1 emphatically deny that 1 have ever
been spoken to about the misbehavior of the
boys previous to this. Complaints may have
been made, but never before to me.
In conclusion l would say that / challenge
any one to find fault with the behavior. of the
boys of this school as a general thing. That
"boys will be boys is a fact well established,
and these Islands are not, as far as 1 can see,
any exception to that rule. 1 might add, too,
that any gentleman would not consider it a gross
insult, or misbehavior, to be saluted with the
universal morning greetings.
By kindly inserting this in your issue of to-
morrow you will greatly oblige.
Yours very truly, WILLIAM A. SWAN.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20

Mr.. EDIToR.-I have the honor to belong to
that large, and not uninluential class known in
this community as CLERKS )" and in the
Brotherhood am classed with those whose pro-
vince lies in the dry goods department. Thanks
to the enterprise of my employer, my work is
done in a large, well lighted establishment,
where, surrounded by the Beautiful in the way
of dress goods, laces, gloves and fnery, 1 am
daily to be found ready and willing to display
the elegant products of the Loom and the
Modiste. Habit, and a philosophical turn of mind
enables me to preserve my equanimity, and
respond with alacrity to the calls made upon me
by our fair customers, to show them all that is
attractive and desirable in the establishment.
And though 1 may, and often do exhibit an
almost endless variety of goods, and answer
many a question for her, who has engaged my
attention for an hour, and then left the store
with the yard of ribbon or paper of pins that
makes up the sum-total of her purchases, yet L
feel that 1 have contributed somewhat towards
the formation of a correct Taste, and eonse-
quently feel a glow of personal satisfaction,
which is entirely distinct from my or my en-
ployers sensations in our respective official
positions.
Having then this compensation for otherwise
unrewarded toll to tighten my and my fellow
clerks labors, you will not be surprised if I add
my voice to those who are crying out for " hitch
ing posts" Our lady customers. as a rule,
come in their carriages to do their " shopping"
and if there were posts to which they could
fasten their horses, they would come in to the
stores and, as 1 have previously indicated,
Tighten our labors and spend their time if not
their money-amongst our goods. While, if they
are obliged to remain in their carriages, and we
to go out to ascertain their wants, they would
be deprived of the sight of much that is charm
ing and fascinating, in the way of the newest
styles, and We of the pleasure of showing forth
the same. [ sign myself,
AN ADVOCATE OF THE II. Z.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20

Frozen meat trade between Australia and
Great Britain is making decided progress.
One curious fact is to be noted. While Aus
tralian meat is sold at a profit in London at
ed, prime joints i'll Melbourne canno be
had less han Sd. a pound.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20

We have reports of " cold waves" "hot
waves, - and other meteorological changes sweep
ing over the country. and now we have a /" dull
wave, in journalism, that commencing in
Europe has traversed the United States, and at
last reached these shores. We sigh for the re-
action,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20

For San Francisco, per City of New York, Jan rs
sra1p- 69I. 723 lbs, Hackfeld & Co; 1O46 bnchs bananas,
SScTneruv * Co. Domestic value, $4,000.
20 san Francisco, per Lady Lampson, Jan 15-SUGAR:
.oa S1N ms w q Irwin & Co 4O, 346 lbs, G. W Msctarlane
= 70. 1s3 $50 los, G Brewer & Co; 4l,1@ lbs, NJ 5 Grim
~ 1 90. Domestic value, $4,000
For San francisco, per bark Caibarien, Jan l9-sUeAR,
r.ses. Value domestic, $4,000
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20
u.--~H. Expecfed from Foreign Port-

Ve--@I- Expected from Foreign Per-"
stmr suez. from San Francisco, Jan II
y N : : Australia, from san Francisco, January
Br bk Letterene, from Liverpool, due Mareh l-O
An bk Forest Queen. from Port Gamble
An bk AMY Turner. from Boston Jan ID
Rr Al Ambassador, from Newcastle
Ger bk q Il Bishop, from Bremen
pr b Cldck, from Liverpool
.ssanet Court. from Liverpool, March
~ Aber AmAn, from Glasgow, Dec
An bktue Elinor Vernon from New 1ork' MATCH 10
An tern Dakota. from Port Blakeley
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20

A solicitor in England has obtained a verdict
of $1,000 against a town as compensation for
personal injuries caused by drinking impure wa
ter supplied by the corporation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20
ZOE
EXPORTS.

From Sydney. per City of New York, Jan 15-l3 C
h-andv 10 hhds ale, . cs cards, 4 cs saddles, l csc harnes
4 Is bedsteads, 8 dogs, 80 cs Old Tom and II bales mdse
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-20

A massive monument has just been erected in
TiPtree c~hurchyard, England, in memory OF Mr..
Mechi, the famous agriculturist.