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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-02-10
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Traps for Jewelry Store Thieves

The counters of downtown jewellers
sparkle nowadays with precious gems and
costly trinkets Of gold and silver. Any one
who wishes may inspect these treasures
with apparent freedom. Glittering dia-
monds. shining watches, and ornate Brace
lets, rings and pins are scattered on the baize
counters before a crowd Of customers. This
seems to give dishonest persons ample op-
portunity for thieving. The large jewellers,
however, discount the possibility of such a
thing so ~cleverly that the feelings of no hon.
est customer are wounded, while the chances
of the professional shoplifter are reduced to
zero. In one of the largest diamond houses
in the trade a smiling negro politely opens
the door and admits the visitor. Statesmen
stand behind polished show cases. and dis
play for inspection any number of treasures.
The negro smiles and stands like an automa-
ton, opening and shutting the door. Should
a theft be attempted his demeanor would in
stantly change. A word, or the slightest
sign, would send the door to with a slam,
and it would lock with a spring. Ifneed be,
a glistening revolver would appear in the
negro's hand and be leyeled in a moment.
In less than a minute an electric alarm would
bring policemen to the spot. The theft would
be caught in a trap ere he could escape. An
other diamond dealer, the dark recess of
whose great safe is aglow with a myriad of
tiny colored fires, shows these gems ~asfreely
as if every customer were his bosom friend.
The visitors do not notice the tall gate of
small steel bars crossed, which silently spring
open when they enter and as quietly close
when they are seated at the counter. Yet
this gate effectually cuts off escape from the
room should suspicion of theft be aroused.
1t opens with a catch spring and closes with
an automatic clock. Gates of this sort and
screens, more or less elaborate in construc-
ton, are to be found near glass cases in which
diamonds are displayed in many large jew
elery establishments. and they also guard
the outer windows. An ingenious foil for
the window-smashing thief is a heavy plate
Of French glass placed a few inches behind
the outer glass of the show windows, and
rendered invisible by its transparency. If a
thief broke the outer glass he would find
himself face to face with almost the exact
duplicate of the broken pane. the only differ
ence being that the second pane is heavier
than the y first Jewellers who resort to
neither of these means Of protection secure
themselves in a less noticeable way by en-
ployingIynx-eyed watchmen, who aredressed
neatly7and walk to and FROM the salesrooms,
seemingly busy with other work, but always
keeping their eyes on the alert. The effect
of these safeguards is to destroy the likeli-
hood of the recurrence of any of the great
iewelry robberies that have been attempted
by cracksmen in the past. The robbers are
driven nowadays to attack the safes at night,
for it is practically hopeless for them to Sc
booty in the daytime .-Neso York
INILl.
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a peasant who was driving a cart along a
country road had the misfortune to get
stalled in a mudhole. In this emergency
he slammed down his hat, cracked his heels
together, and loudly called for Hercules to
ald him. Old Hercules leisurely appeared
from the nearest corndeld, and when he saw
what the row was he bit off a piece of plug
and observed "put your shoulder to the
wheel and boost her cut. The gods help
them who help themselves" ''Ill see you
in Texas first y replied the peasant, and
he sat down for the mud to dry up. While
waiting for this event he made 81 on a dog
trade, put up three lightning rods, sold a
washing machine for Sc, and got his board
for nothing. AT the end of four days his
old mule walked off with the cart without
any boosting. and the peasant figured that
he was, about SIG ahead of that community
MpEal-pon,t break your back for Hercules
OF any other old<mossback. c
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Riches and Friendship.

A touching ballad, from Chambers Journal, with
some thereon
A certain man of vast estate
And generous mind withal.
SO freely spent il on his friends,
He soon had none at all.
The prelude naturally suggests what is to follow.
We know that We are going to he told that
His tickle friends discovered this,
And then their worth they showed
just as we supposed. They are now going to drop
this unfortunate friend, and fasten on TO some
other rich man they always do, you known
poetry. So
They left him, nor e en- paid the debt
Of gratitude they owed
A few months are supposed to pass away, during
which time the formerly rich man plunges wildly
into stocks, and
Ere long the man got rich.again-
Much richer than before
Which clearly shows that if a man only has nerve,
power, -otherwis cheek - enough, he can win
fortune back even when the clouds lower darby
on the financial horizon, and rich argossy laden
with the hopes of years so down even within
sight Of the longed for haven blank verse; Now,
we will see the fair weather friends come round
the old man again prosperity attracts them
And those who then received SO much,
Came nOY-eXpecting more
But that was just the time when the hero of this
ballad had the best af them for
The man had by this time, howe'er,
A lesson great been taught.
You see he had been there before. In fact, he
had, once or twice in the course of his chequered
career, done the same thing, and so he fired them
all ont. As the poet expresses it
And straight he sent them all away,
With the large sum of-naught!
Then it was that he felt himself richly repaid for
the loss of his first large fortune, and his great
heart swelled with joy TO think that he had rid
of one set of dead beats, although he knew
that a new crowd would assemble. for
Friends, he had learned, do round us flock
When we are rich and great;
But when want comes and troubles rise,
IGIey leave us to our fate.
This, he knew, was human nature and the most
that he could do was TO keep the farce up and grin,
shake hands, and keep a sharp eye out for the
main chance. There was a moral attached to this
but, as we have mislaid it in cutting up the above
for the printer, We must let it go as it is
Ed. ?. c.. ADVERTISER.
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A BOYS PERIL0US 1 D

When the wheel sounder of the New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad trains at the
Grand Central Depot began an examination Of
the trucks of the first sleeping car of the fret At
lantic express, due at a quarter to seven o clock
on Friday morning. he stepped back IN surprise
and alarm. Upon the forward truck was APP
parently the dead body Of n boy about fourteen
years old, wedged in between the floor of the car
and the top frame of the truck. The wheel
sounder umnone two p~orters, who viewed the
body with a feeling Of horror. Satisfied that the
boy was dead one of the porters called policeman
Cunningham. and after pronouncing it a case for
the Coroner and undertaken the policeman pro-
cured a stretcher from the Nineteenth sub-statlon,
and with the aid of the pOrters proceeded TO re-
move the dead body They took hold of the boys
head and shoulders and began pulling him out
gently. At the first movement Of the body the
policeman and porters jumped back in amaze
ment. The boy was not dead, but sleeping. He
had been suddenly awakened by the interference
Of the policeman and the porters and had begun
to crawl out. As he rubbed hs eyes and caught
a glimpse of his surroundings he jumped down
from his dangerous roost, and fastening his eye
upon the structure, CIRCULATED "Oh, Lord! -" and
started to run like "A deer. He spun through the
depot, out into FoTty-second street and down to-
ward Third avenue at a rate OF speed that was
really Astonishing. When the policeman and the
pOrters recovered from their establishment the
boy was gone. having neglected to leave hs ad-
dress. Conductor Ward said his train made only
one stop between Pougikeepsie and New York
and that was ct Montrose. forty miles from this
city, where he took water. The lad, therefore,
must belong in one or the other place. any
boy is missing in either place his friends now
have a elew to his whereabouts. How a boy
could ride IN that position the distance he must
have ridden and enjoy the ride we'll enough to GO
to sleep is q marvel. And how he escaped a
shocking death is q puzzle which railroad men
cannot solve.
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She Knew How to Swear.

DO you know the nature of an oath 20
asked the Judge Of a colored woman.
-o'Yes sab; 4 reckon I does" 2i i
O" You know, then, what it means to
swear "i9I11 5z7sq ed5 1a 1o.f ."s41-
'sYes sab; | reckon | does aessua
"Hold up your hand and swear" She
held up her hand and ripped out an oath
which almost took the Judges breath.
"I1l send youto Jail for this, you miser-
able creature" q r0.ti Eo-.l Is e1 la -.
Fur what, ledge p ea-a. - -.a
For using prOfane language in this
courtroom"
1 doesn't know what yer means by fame
language Yer tole me to swar, an |
swar'd White folks gittin' so high up it
gins a niger a crlck in de naik ter look up
at EN-. Use gwine ter leave dis W casa
| wa mt horned in Arkansaw, nohow."-ZHe
Arkdnsase TraveIer.h usa= fsiihi 7aI 9
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A Spectator from Detroit went into Liv-
ingston county, Mich, early in the fall and
offered a certain farmer there a certain figure
for the product of his orchard. being content
to run his chances of the crop. 1 don't
care to sell that way" was the reply. at
looks like the lottery business" tOh you
can't possibly construe it thai way" said the
Spectator, and after he had argued the
farmer out of his point the latter remarked,
well, it is certainly tempting Providence.
and my feelings wouldn't permit me to do
that In about a month the SPECTATOR had
business in the same neighborhood again, and
the farmer called upon hin and said, u have
been thinkiog the whole matter over since
you We're here and I have concluded to close
with your offer" Indeed! And since |
have learned that apples won't be half a crop
in this section / have come TO the conclusion
not to tempt Providence BY throwing away
$780," .~
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\ correspondent Of the Detroit Free Press says:
At Charleston | met a man from Binghampton
n. Y, who was agent for som sort Of cotton
machinery, and almost the FIRST thing he asked
me was. ''How do you manage with the hotel
waiters?' "Why, | have to fee them. Of course. ="
THAT shows how green you are. | am going t.
stop here four days. and | wont pay EN- a cent.
linen you won't get much service Il wont,
Ell? Well, you just watch me and learn a thing
or two. See thar" 1t was q lead halE-dolIar,
neatly covered with gold, and at first glance it
seemed to be Q tRenty-dollar gold piece. When
the New Workers. trunk came up stairs and the
two dsrkeys fingered around for a quarter apiece,
that Twenty" appeared to view, and he said;
Smallest I've got to-day. I'll see you before I
60" The same thing was worked on the table
waiter, on the waiter who brought up ice water,
and on seVeral other colored individuals. and when
We were all ready to take the train for Savannah
the trunks went down 90 the wagon and we
walked to the depot. rwo minutes before the
train pulled out the New Yorker turned to the
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African with has gripsack and said, flames, win
you take tins coin aud square up with the boys
Tor me9f Yes. sar. 'sPlaee it carefully in
your pocket, and don { lose it" ''She's dar, sab,
an lie millyuns o times Obleeged to YOU"
.sNeyer mind that. Well, we are off," All the
way down 10 Savannah that evening my CON-
panion chuckled over his keenness in beating the
colored populations; but when we reached the
latter city his chin took a drop. We were not
clear of the depot when he was arrested for pass
ing counterfeit money, and all his explanations
did not prevent his return to Charleston by the
next train. I afterwards met him in Alabama,
and he told me the affair cost him sos.
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The Edelweiss.

Far up ON the sternest Alpine crests,
Where winds of tempest blow,
They say that, all unfearing, rests
A flower upon the snow
4 tiny flower. pale and sweet.
That blooms DER breath of ice
And glad are they, on any day,
Who find the Edelweiss.
All far on heights OF, sorrow cold,
Where tears are dropping slow,
Some hearts have found, and finding, told
How fair a flower may grow,
With petals pale, but perfume rare,
1t garlands days Of ice
And blessed are they who, weeping, pray,
And find Faiths Edelweis.
sr, MARGARET SANdsrRR.
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A member of a church congregation in
Wisconsin was last fall charged with gam
bling in stocks, and was brought up before a
committee for Investigation. The trial be-
gan by a deacon asking:
Brother Smith. the charge is gambling
in stocks"
Eyes, sir.'
sand you plead not guilty."
mo, sir. | plead guilty"
Then you do buy and sell stocks, specu-
late in wheat and oats, and sell futures in
pork7"
81 do sir. Didn't l give $1,000 in cash to
help build this church,"
Eyes"
well, l scopped that in OH a little deal
in pork. Didn't | pay in $500 on the organ?"
Yes
That was part of my profits on a spec in
oats. Didn't | foot a deficiency of $500 in
the minister's salary this year?"
YES"
That came from a rise in stocks. Didn't
| chip in 500 toward the p~lrsonage?"
Eyes"
THAT came from a corner in oats. Haven't
1 whacked up on the orphan asylum, the new
bridge, the park, and the fire engine2''
"You have"
''Well, that means more corners, and
holding on till | felt my hair growing grey.
Gentlemen, | will step out for a moment and
let you reach a verdict"
He stepped, but it wss only thirty seconds
before he was called in and congratulated
on the verdict of mot guilty Val Street
Negs.
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miscellaneous items.

The Philadelphia wooden mills are busy.
In Hungary children are taught in seven
different languages.
There are $4,000 square miles of coal in
the Missouri basin.
Seven year watches are the new lnven-
ton of a Swiss matchmaker.
A mule is unlike a poor rule, because he
works both ways.
Unlike her cheek, the path of the pro-
f~essional beauty is not a rosy one.
Busts in marble of Lord BeaconsfeId and
Mr.. Gladstone were placed in the vestibule
of the London Guildhall a few weeks ago.
There is twenty-seyen cotton factories in
Mexico working up, according to official re-
ports, 22.650, 900 pounds of cotton annually.
To form true men, it is indispensable that
this precept should be engraven on their
heart-Fear nothing but remoise.
The Desert of Sahara is being rapidly re-
deemed by French enterprise. Artesian
wells in large numbers have been success
fully sunk.
At Twin Lakes. Col, the wind blew eighty
seven DAYS and nights from one direction before
t got tired out. Ike people in that vicinity
icouldn't help thinking of a greenback orator.
NoTTiStOtCn Herald.
us domestic cooking a necessity on the
Sabbath day. is a recent conundrum. In
reply: A great deal of the domestic cooking
done on Sunday, and on other days as well,
is a positive crime. There is no necessity
for such cooking at all
The Emperor William has written the
story of his own life in a private diary,
which the world will read after the Emper-
or's death. 1t has been kept daily for nearly
fifty years, and there are sketches in it by
some of the best German artists.
Americans are very foolish about some
things scolded Nine. Janauschek to a
New York reporter. "See. they turned their
backs upon scholars to pay heir respects to
unfedged students" She had Mrs. Lang
try on her tongue at the time of the inter-
view.
Simon Cameron is missed in Washington
now. His pithy sayings and his amusing
freedom of language in regard to the big
wigs are very entertaining. When he was
asked, at the time of the last census. his
trade, profession, calling. etc, the old gen.
tleman boldly announced printer"
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JUST RECEIVED
Eek s Hanna aud Iate ArrivaI-,
From the Coast,

CASES or THE CELE DhI Urn
Blue Grass Kentucky Whisky.
In glass and demVohns, superior 10 amy
rand an this market.
Cases Hermitage Bourbon Whisky.
a. o. F. C. Sour Mash Whisky,
a." Kentucky Favorite Whisky,
" Cases Cutter No. l Whisky,
" Gases Hennessey l, 2 aud 3 Star Brandy,
g." Richot Star Pale Brandy.
:. Burke's Three Star Irish Whisky,
. Burke's Pure Malt Scotch Whisky,
% LochIel Scotch Whisky,
" Extra Superior Port Wine,
4" Extra Superior Sherry Wine,
!" No. 1 California Port,
" Best Brands of C%laret,
{" Best Brands of MADEIRA Wines.
{" ''Key" Brand Jamaica Rum.
+" ''Golden Fleece Jamaica Rum,
Baskets Best Stone jug Gin,
Cases Green and Red Case Gin key" Brand
uine Holland Gin,
4" Fosters Pale Ale. pts. and qts.
" Guinness Xxx Porter, pts and qts,
/" ST. Louis Lager Beer,
&" Pilsener Lager Beer, OTIS and pts.
Z" Tenants and Jeffrey's Pale Ale,
d" Budweiser's Celebrated Lager Beer qts.
and pts.
" @. Fares Champagne, DTS. and pts.
" Eclipse Champagne, qts and pts.
" Rhine Wine,
=" Ginger wine.
Z" Angelica Wine.
-:ALSO:-
II small II1UOice of the
Celebrated Mineral Water
"FERRozoDoNE,"
Manufactured expressly for tropical
climates,
All the above goods warranted.
r. r. LENEHAN Il CO.
TO-DAY s the ume for the ladies to feast their
eyes or beautiful goods just opened at Chas, ].
FIsheI's Leading Millinery Store. oe2l
Brocaded Plushes nil Color and Shades you will
find at the Honolulu Clothing Emporium of
A. NJ. MELLIs, 14 Fort Street.
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knights of Pythias, Attention.

orEtcERs AND BERS OF
sH'hsnn iodee, No l, r. Of P are requested TO as
q Casfis Hall, on Fort street, on Monday, the
ssnof AZ 10 O'Clock A. NJ preparatory 01olningi 10
ntn 1n1afior Profession. Visiting lrefhrsn CORDIALLY
invited % afteno- GEO. WILLIAMS, P. q.
Per ordeT K of R. & :.
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A customer, with wrath in his tones and
fire in his eye, entered a ready made cloth
ing establishment in this city the other day.
Throwing down the bundle he had bought
the day before, he exclaimed "Here take
back this suit and give nae my money. You
swore it was all wool, when it is half cotton"
''Weli, l declared" exclaimed the dealer,
throwing his hands into the air. "Well, 1
declare ! Now, that is surprising. Iguess
the wool that cloth was made from came
from a sheep raised in the South that had
been allowed to run through the cotton
fields. That's the only way we could pos
sibiy get any cotton in the clothing we sell
here."4f deuc .rcT.afasl fl fa.l u
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-10-25
CRAWLING, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER e5 1888

on settlement with township { easu,-
ers, and the amount of cash puid by
him TO said township treasurers, and
have credited him with the balance of
such cash payments i'm each year. or
have charged him with the same as the
case required. We have also charged
him with the balance OF interest be
tween the State and county, or credit
ed him, as the case required. We have
charged him with the amounts receiv
ed from bonds. and have credited him
with bonds paid and interest thereon.
We have also credited him with the
amount of orders paid up to Jan 1st,
1883. We have debted him with the
amounts received rs institute fees, pri-
mary school interest money, library
money. Office Charges on taxes collect
ed, aud with some minor items, as
shown by the old clerks accounts. and
other records. We have credited .him
with all amounts paid out of these
funds and with the amounts paid the
township treasurers az expenses of set
tlement. We find final balance on
Jan. l, 1888, of eight thousand three
dollars and eighty cents.
W e luNt ItoiILtd
in this matter, knowing that we would
be called upon to make a report that
would place the finances of the county
above question or dispute; and also
knowing that our conclusions would
directly affect the present county
treasurer. While the time spent and
the expense incurred may seem large,
we have only to say that no hour of
time has been needlessly used, and
that the almost entire absence ofsprop-
er records has rendered the work diff
cult and slow. We have examined all
the county records from its organizn-
ton, have passed upon all points care
fully and conscientiously, and the
statement which is hereto appended
we believe TO be correct statement OF
all the county finances TO Jan. l, 1883.
and to the best of our knowledge and
Judgment SO say we all.
Thanking the board for their conf
dence in our supposed ability to per
form the foregoing duties, we submit
this our report, and would respectfully
ask to be discharged from further con-
Iteration Of the same.
MAIN j. CoNNINR.
JOHN j COVENTRY,
MARK s. DILLEY,
Committee.
To be continued next week.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-10-25
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at Reed City. Mich,

Land Office at Reed City. Mirh
sept. &c. 1SS3
Nrtice IL hereby given that the following nam
ed settlers have filed notice of their intention T.
make final proof in support of their claim. nnd
that said proof will be made before the county
clerk of Crawford county at GrGyling. Mich, on
Thursday. Novembers, 1SSj viz: Edwin I. Buck
homestead entry No. Su4., for the W Ii OF q
see II. [ - n. r3w.
lie names the following witnesses To prove hi,
continuous residence upon and cult, alton of saiC
land viz:
Thomas Lound. Nicholas Shcnenbarger Jane:
Tarbcli. Vim, Tarbell. all of G:ayling T. O.
Crawford county, Mich.
Jacob G. Carries, homestead entry No. 1853. fo
the W q of sw q. src >. IS u. 3 W. and names
the following w.taosSns "a prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation oi said tract, viz
Mark S. Dlley. Freeman Ensign. Ge,, A. House
Daniel Mcclellan, all uf Fredrlicyilc T. o Craw
ford county. Mich.
EDWARD STEVENSON. Register.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-10-25
$1,000 Forfeit.

Having the utmost confidence in it's superiority
ever all others and after thousands OF tests Of
tho most complicated and sev.rest cases we could
cnd wo feel Justified in Offering to forfeit SlWO
for hny case Of coughs, colds sore throat, intiu-
snIa hoarseneSs. bronchitis, consumption III ns
carly stages whoopng cough, and all diseases of
the throat and lungs, except asthma, Tor which
we snly claim relief. that we can't curs with
wests Cough Syrup. when taken according "a
ircctionS sample bottles 25 and 80 cents; large
bottles 81; Genuine wrappers only in blue, Sold
by all druggists or -ent by express on rcceipt OF
Price. john G. West & Co, sole proprietois. lol
and Is3 W. Madison St., Chicago Ill.