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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17

IHE Gold Law was meant by Its makers
To replace the silver currency with United
States gold except for such silver coin as
should be required in transactions under
ten dollars.
The Act plainly declares. sect. p that
from and after Dec l. Hawaiian and Amer
lean silver coins shall be legal tender at
their nominal / g. face value for ten dol
lars only; and. iSeCt- 81 that from and
after Dec. / al silver certificates except
ing the ten dollar certificates --oa gro.tata-
fiah at the Treasury and on demand slaV
b roioaaod ~ 1eir 1aufHal raise % Tritef
state, geld o7is- And. iSect. 81 that upon
the approval Of this Act July H. the Min
lister of Finance sirT Fit3esf 5dgg advertise
for tenders for the sale Of all but Hawai-
IAN silver com IN the Treasury and for the
delivery Of the proceeds thereof into the
Treasury in United States gold coin.
Also, Sect f. that whenever II shall
appear that there Is such an excss Of
silver COINS in circulation as disturbs the
equilibrium between gold and silver under
the provisions OF this Act. the Minister OF
Finance, In order to restore such euHlibri-
UNI SEAL replace sufficient silver from anv
silver coin which may be in the Treasury.
Sith gold coins Of the United
States, IN the same manner as hereinafter
provided in Sections ). 6 and I Of this Act. =
w: by advertising Tor tenders. etc.
There were outstanding on Dec l. about
$4,000 of silver certificates Of over ten
dollars, which required $4,000 in United
Stgtes gold to be In the Treasury for their
redemption There could be no ''euuilib-
rum between silver and gold with any
deficit OF gold Tor redeeming these certifi-
Gates. The doubt was solely. whether after
redeeming them. still more silver would not
be requiredto be replaced with gold.
Notwithstanding the strange. and as we
think c1lpable delay Of the Minister Of
Finance to do what the currency Act re
CURED and. to provide gold for redeeming
the certificates, we were led 70 believe that
the Government meant to cooperate with
the bank and other principal houses 50 as
TO prevent auy difficulty.
At present writing. the position Of the
Government Is to say the least not salts
, factory
We trust however, that there soon viii
be an end Of tins dangerous, useless and
expensive procrastnation-
The object of some of those who opposed
the gold law was to keep the control Of for
eign exchange. The premium for S. T.
exchange went down to II In expectation
Of the new Law beng carried into effect.
We do not forget that the main opponents
of the law predicted that exchange would
be no better for it. Certainly the gold
law viii do no good, it VIII do incalculable
harm II the Government shall he derelici
IN providing Tor it. Those who are respon-
sible for any troabie that max. arise in this
regard viii have to be held to their re
sponsibility-
II matters stand as now. we see nothing
for It but silver at s. and exchange at 165I
and this owing TO the JalrFs 70 comply rifl
re iar
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Oar Rno Letter

ErErc1 5AzETIl=-And As they were married on
Friday EFIninz t1e &th- useassnt Reception b fhs
h-i1t nd llIpy bansdics vas given NJ Mrs sever
nncsiE Thsrs mos, Of HilO's people assembled
ard presented their congratulations and best wishes
% Ar- ard Mrs.. Il c Austin, whose marriage IN
Honoirfr mas duiy chruEicled IN your coln1nes-
.nd rio l4srE cons np b |scitis- doEn az their
houle .. Unnrnez- Tie recepti1n uas rather
hri-lf .Gair Tor Hilo. and people went away feel
M teey had had good time especially the ysunr
pcorse. unp stayed and danred little after TIE
r4pan and uanmas had cuue hone
10 1nl1 Tas FrEiseaf- and ~ then u can be
nd leE1pale fiaigs iirtly. thc7rh Fefi.ars not
liuzys tnst IL trnr-
Oh ths morning Of the 18th. at ? 5'ciook, asharp
Ihouk UlE fell Another Of The series Of earth
Cuzkes &C sesm 10 BE- having. Some predict IN
uio-1lk ~ TIE grand hnAle Of present indica-
trls
r. Bs--r c7aeftsa ard lala an dissa1ars-inr
fr-ztt Ihs iaztsr j. not DONG mach however,
- nov Ihe Captain j. z1ich1 for thu LsiltH
tnrone and take his deck load
hrirln ciesr days iusi nov. Manna Ksa and
anna lan1 clear nans- ~ the tinre- Wind Chang
I A. and very uucrrtain- AH6oo.
# hiip D14 l1th- lect
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17

The Government and the merchants
have come 10 no conclusion upon the 81
ver question ND q the present The
clIsrnber 81 Commerce held meeting
lsst SATURDAY. hut the proceedings have
not been made public Inc Cabinet had
a long conference yestercay afternoon
but as far = We can learn no definite line
OF acton was settled upon Il : . great
rsity TINT some accord cannot b. ueached,
Il wou.h he II tie Government only tired
to acf in Constance with the views 81 orr
best financial Thinkers
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Aawaiian 6aEtttF.
rsrraprs ~ aEars.
NEnNEsnAY. pEcENBER 4. =.

E.Nor a wori in reply to that showing w
which has been given to the President 81
the Roari u Health and his relations with
a convicted ousck- The President now
stands self oonvicted a man who has
broken the Law. He ordered an ofic-- II
tho Rosri 10 break the law And stlu he
remains President Of the Board. What
an v,,-1 c-o7ur 20 10 about it
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17
u TIE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE

II - 4 I'M = NNI UT
Il "a Judicial Circuit OF the Hawaiian Kingdom.
kALAkAuA, hY the Grace Of God ~ the Hawaiian
Islands. kINg-
TeJ. H. SOBER, EsQ.. MARSHALL % the Kingdom. Or
his Deputy -GEEFTINg.
You are hereby commanded Co summon PETER
VALENTINE. Defendant In case he shall dic written
within twenty DAYS after service hrrcuf to be
aud appear before the said Circuit Court no the Ncrr
Der fcru thereof 90 be holden M the Court Koc the
Court House. Waimca. In The Island o. Hawaii. on
Thuray, the dfh dag OF November next al 10 ociocka
M. 90 show clusc why the claim Of AlxANA VAEEN-
TINk ". Plaintiff should not be awarded her nursu-
aut % the Tenor OF her annexed petition.
And aavc = then there this Wit, with full return
Of yCur procceanss thereon.
WITNESS, Hos A. FRANCIS JUDD
seal % ~ chief Justice o. Our supreme Count
Suprcr1 this 2ist day % October. A. d. fssi
DANIEL puErEn.
CLERK q Circuit Court
To which summons thc Marshal made the following
return.
Having made dij-unt search for the within mention
q Peter Valentine, aud a. he cannot be- found in
this Kingdom crchr return the Summons not served
tSi-ucdj ,. II. SOPER
Marshal.
hereby certify that the within and foregoing 6 a
true and faithful copy Of the original summons issued
in the libel fir divorce Akaua Valentine " Peter
Valentine and also Of the Marshas return thereto and
that In tho mean time attcstcd copg OF the said
summons De printed in the hr0k0n and HSwAmAN
G,zHrrE for six l successive weeks prescribed bv
tac statute requiring the said respondent 20
az said term.
In witness whereof have hcreuno set my hand this
i-th day 81 November AID. 1884.
.oS6t CLERK Thiri Iudicial Circuit Court, Hsaaii.
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fia1aaulE Qer- l-zAs-a>--.
T7su--ds4 r--r--i- "a lt-l-'---- i'a7 -
ca g.-u1-r IT, 60 H'.s ii-s ~ = e'-'7- i
- 49,. 80 al t-e.--n---i 90 o. rh-uu-t
q, o.. Eir-so- VI - cd
UHAS. u GLLICk
urrs.-s- q I-f--is--
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17


Tn Government gave orders lsst week
7 tbsi exclamation should be given relative
10 Jspznese Immigration No such e1-
planation would have been given had not
a paragraph appeared in the G1EETzE last
week IN connection with the letfer OF q
prominent planter, arguing that the
-hances Of obtaining this class Of laburers
was BY no means settled We hear inst
the mstter was considered grave one IN
the Palace and was brought 80 the stten-
ton OF the King. OF COURSE, there was
nothing to do for the aPoloSist but TO make
| the beSt Of his case. and he was obliged TO
let the public know. how the case really
stood as far As advices had come But
seeing that those advices had reached BE
nolulu why were not the planters made
/ aware Of the state Of the case at once The
/ steamer arrived on Mondsy-the subject
was a most important one-to the planters
It was their duty to at once transmit that
information to the planters and instead
OF leaving an Official newspaper 70 PICK up
I that information from an obscure corner
/ OF 4 foreicn journal. il should have been
1 forwarded instantly 10 the editorial rooms
Of every paper in the city. 50 that every
| one might knew how the question stood
as far as the Government were able to
| throw light As it Is. but for the pars,
crauhs IN the GAZETTE, the planters would
have been allowed to so on expecting the
arrival Of japanese from day to day. dur
Ing this month until they were perfectly
| heart SICK. The official organ now says
that Consul Irwin writes; i am promised
| the first contingent Of $50 IN January.
To those who are looking forward to the
arrival Of these labo7ers this viii I've good
news
This Is only one instance out Of many
which shows how anxious 10 be secretlve
the men at present In power sre- They
are not able 10 be 50 successfully, and then
little secrets leak out here. there and
everywhere, But they show themselves
strangely ignorant Of Their duty to the
public whose servants they are, but whose
masters they would be If they could, when
they keep back information which should
be IN every ones hands as soon As il ar
rives. They require very active and vlg-
liant press to keep them straight
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17

There are therefore $i750 on special deposit
and S5s 90 passed into the eountry chiefly through
the hands of Messrs. Irwin & CO.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17
Kalakaua Silver.


The following table gives a statement Of the
manner in which the Hawaiian silver has been dis
tributed. With the proper dates, for which We are
indebted to the Treasury Department:
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TRE Nr,'0r, matter. II view Of the pres
1 ent complications IN currency. due 10 the
messing Of q set Of inclmpetenis- and also
in view e the fact that Great Britain Is a
Z distant country and that Ii takes q c0nsid-
I cradle time for communications 10 pass 10
and fr1. Is one upon which 5 good deal OF
I romance writing can be done by the Gov
] erment uenman In this vein said pen
man has indulgei but % very little puT-
/ pose. for Il i exceedingly doubtful il Lord
I Granville or Mr.. Gladstone VIII be swayed
( by the weight q their opinions EXPRESSED
in print any more than they viii be BY
I the letter which il j. sand thew have sent
/ or intend % send direct 70 the British For
eicn Office.
As far a we can Learn. mp 70 the present
! writing no answer has been sent To the
! British Commissioner here. beyond the
! bare statement that the Hawaiian Govern
ment Is giving considerable attention to
the subject The Hawaiian Minister Of
| Foreign Affairs has made statements re
Gently. 10 the effect that Loui Granville
has not had the case properly put before
I him We feel inclined for once TO agree
with the Minister Ne doubt whether
! Lord Granville fully understands what the
Hawaiian official did. He has had before
him the whole correspondence on the mat
! ter. but he cannot know. for 50 few people
do know. the whole Of the back stairs story
Of the NrF-1s. He cannot know the petty
I attempts at fraud. the mean offers made
! 10 parties IN the town the rcttenness that
underlay the whole Government action.
Had be known al that, his letter would
/ have been much stronger.
The letter Is strong enough, IN all con
science even asi Is Diplomatic language
Is always courteous. but peculiar phrases
! have deeper meaning than the casual
reader Is apt 10 attach to them When
I the British Government wrote that this
country had committed an unfnendly
act : 1t meant what it said. and 1t meant that
until the case IN dispute was settled. We
need not look FOR favUrs or anything else
from that quarter That the owners Of
the Hadrrs will be indemnifed there can
be no doubt. and al the yaporing IN the
world viii not alter the case. The tax
/ payers VIII have 20 thank the Minister Of
4 Foreign Affairs for having TO put their
] hands in -hair rorfn-s
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17
Wotice Of Temporary Administrator,

THE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING
II been duly appointed Administrator Of the Estate
% the late franklin H. Enders, N. D.. OF Waikiki
deceased by Hon A Fernandez, Circuit JudgcJ calls
upon all persons indebted sad estate make i'm
mediate payment 10 the undersigned, and all persons
having claims a=an.. said estate requested to pre-
the with proper vouchers whether secured By
mortgage Otherwise 10 nc at my once in the Court
House Wailuku, within six months from date or be
forever barred. THOS. W. EVERETT
Temp. Admr Est. Franklin II. Enders NJ D.
Waikiki. Gaui. December 9Th. 1884. 1esD Il
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GOVERNMENT LOAN
brrArTvI-.r 81 ryAsCE.

I'M - "a ~" D ~ - aAaNAAs
Unsa-rlT. AH-- zfsh, l--1
Nuaas be- hereby rr r.rt opp 5elf.cu- Fog any
5-r-tou ~ ts. NEw EoyEEyNENT LOAN 70 GO
aSon. gcu--iII 11r D. va 10 ttr IrEa---y= ne
--is Or iussei q. fzca B. 10 - Perotai rsr aHrua
7,ythir --li suruiiy sHs a. frrl- i.ait-lIt tf1r
Gur-rr1 la-- Ta-r- ~ta-sH-.H=
-NU. ~ haEENA-
fsrr N.rI--H- Hf I.Haucs-
Sr,igr 81. hlr-t1 -ru raat o. z B.5S-T-uE~ g. r.
Eeiar..r srl ~ n. vua.-a4- hsve teea srpouroi
Ccraui-sieurzs 'u -zlf cor F--l-iar f1z tlf izkir-
ID. certain isas ard uat-- 81 H. ssi y=irg fdr he
uauo-lr W-tr- 49, -.- Dor 1a-1-Esl1- ui-h chapter p
- Or. lave -f t--- AH t.r.u. ui-f b. :'rf iu aC-
r-fsrrr uift -1ah uaca rhe aid ioufr-
st-l pub ..h.- fuA~ r. EILIJE-
Miuis-er - iufe-iur-
Irt--ia- iTfI5F. lr- s-t -s,l fEE
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Tax Collectors Notice.
DISTRICT OF HILo, HAWAII.

THE TAX COLLECTOR FORHILO
Il has opened an Office in the Court House at Hilo
fOr the purpose Of eOllectn. taxes aud will be the
once Thursday. November sth Friday November 31st,
and Saturday, November nd; Monday. forenoon No
Tember 18Th, al Paukaa Plantation. Monday al the
Office OF E. q. Hitchcock, PapaikOu; Tuesday morn
ing. Noyember 18th, at Managers Office Onemea Plant
alton; Tuesday afternoon al Pepeckeo Plantation /;
Wedne sday evening and Thursday morning. November
9Th Al Hakalau Plantation; Thursday Noveul-
Der 9Th, at HonOmu Plantation; Friday, November
18Th and Saturday, November 9th at Ld.ates Office
At LaupahOchOe, aud Judge ID X. Pas residence; and
Monday December sth, at Office in Hilo; and after that
date will remain IN Hlo for The purpose OF collecting
taxes.
Person. who arc liable TO taxation are hereby re-
quesied TO pay the before the 18th day OF Deem
Der, or they liable topay C0l ten PER cent.
according TO law. TAX COLLECTOR.
The Gold Law goes into effect December ist.
r. A. LYMAN Tax Collector, Hlo.
Hilo, N4ember -. 1Ssi. aS It
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17

EsCE days delay IN providing al ample
supply Of gold 70 meet the requirements
OF the gold Act increases the tnsl loss both
10 the Government and individuals, fuT
the more i i seen that gold : scarce the
deare- vii he the gold and the less the
value OF the silver. The tendency OF gong
on a. al T-eSeat. trusting to silver instead
of gold and n silver deposits Tor gold
certificates, j. veTy dangerous. 10y every
one understands what 8 short supply Of
gold means. il means that gold commands
a u-emiuln. that silver J. 81 discount and
that exchange J. high Il means that
those who disre-l-i tie law q the land
and the frst PRINCIPLES q finance viii DO
.nore hzr1n than they can ever s1one for,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17
Notice of Intention to FOrscloss Mortgage

IN ACCORDANCE WITH \ POW
Il CT % sale ccntsiEcd in certain mortgage made By
Apahu lw1 % Mrs. r. Johnson, dated the nh DAY o.
July ISL recorded 10 Litcr co. on n1rrs To- and Ia
aud assizncd 20 sophia fcsry.
Notice hereby given that the said moTtcaCcc IN
tends fn forcciosr said mortgage FOR condition hrck,n.
that. npnrsveuf % note and Interest sccurc thcrhv
when due and viii sell a. Public Anction az thc Saics-
nom q E. r. Adams. on SATURDAY the "a day %
January. i1. az T. ocloek nccu the following parcel
% land cnuvcyrd hv said morfg1-cs
Al that piece % and win hulidiir thcrcuu situate
a. kcancula Wouniulu adicnnc TIT residence rf Hon.
J. q nuwsefi. the same being the premises described
In DEED rf kamaipcicSane and y. T. puwscti % said
Anlhu % record on Book 81. page as
SOPHIA fEARN. Assignee q Mortgage.
a. ROSA. Attorney for Ncrf-arcr.
1frnolrln. N1vrrlh Der s1fN ISL
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CUPREME COURT OF THE Ma

- OIlkEAE NOG ~ VI IIlE H4k-
- waian Islsnds.-In Probate. IN the matter Of
the Estafc % HENRY MAY. late o. Honolulu dr-
ceased Order 1ppcintinC time Tor Probate Of Wall
and directing publication % notice %
drcumcut. ruruurfirg be the last VIII aud rsil
ment Il Henry Nav % ucnoiuu. deceased hayi.- On
the sth day % OCtobur A. n. isSi been prcsccd 80
said Probate Court and petition for the Prohai 9
herct, and ioI the issuance u letters tcslmcntarv
Tom Nay sud Peter Jones. Jr, having been aled BY
said Tom Nav and Peter &. Jones. j.
70 is hereby crdrrctl that MONDAY. the f.lh day
% January A. ID. is 70 eocs an. Of said dy al
The Court Of said Court az Monolulu Of the
Hawaiian Islands be, and the same T. hereby ap-
pointed the time Tor proving said wiz and hearing
said application when and where any person interested
may appear and contest the said will and the granting
~ letters tc-tameufgrv.
% is further ordered shat notice thereof Be given hy
publication, for fourteen successive weeks In the IA
vtItsN GszErrE, a newspaper printed aud Published
tn Msnoiuiu.
And 60 j. further ordered that citations be issuc
the subscribing Witnesses 90 said viii and 90 the heirs
% the testauv in their places % residence FAR
known 90 appear and contest the probate o. said will
the time appointed and tnatin the meantime lctics
OF Temporary be ssuc 20 sad Tom Nay
and T. G. Jones, Jr.. upon their ding their joint
several bond u the Of two hundred thousand dol
iars-
Dstcd Honolulu. H. L. Oct. 9Th, iSsi
Alicst BENZ. N. AUSTIN.
uENbr SMITH. Justice Of supreme Csz==-
ncputy CLERK. tnl0 Ia
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Stamped Envelopes

OF THE DENOMINATIONS OF
" 1. > 4, and 10 Cents can be purchased al the
Rostonice- IN any q1antify frUm to one thousand
EuYeopes- Persons residing the other Islands can
prd foreign reply cards. foT
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-12-17
Hawaiian Silver Imported

The following Is a correct statement Of the sill
yer imported, nov in circulation and on deposit:
HalfdoIlars. ......-..-....-. S-nuu
Qugrtcr-dolIAr - 90
$500
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- THIEE was The lI-fe- among the For
eirn Ofice doves the other day. lust . We
thought there would b. There Is an
immense amount o. vITrEe put forth and
We are told that the GAZETTE has sue
ce--is.i IN c1rruptiug lry trlbeS some youth
IN the Government employ. We can a
sure the Ministers that there ! absolutely
no need Of going ont Of ones way 30 lTlbe-
Government documents. Is we have before
stated are almost havke1 round the streets
For private purPuses documents belong
ING - the departments have been. and 30
the best ut our knowledge. a7e az this very
moment not 10 the pigeon holes that they
ought 80 be Like master ike man. Is a
god enough rruver,. and II the heads q
departments are corrupt sElfty and utterly
s1ntruthful. what can they expect even their
confidential clerks 70 be. -Ev-l c1nmunl-
cations. etc Is text . true u It i trIte
and the example set i soon learned The
Ministry ara sold right and left by their
own men. There l. nothing % be won
dsred az in tins 4 rule OF fear Is a very
different rule from that u respect and love
By fear the Minister q Foreign Affairs
tines 20 rule. the result being that be gets
men into Office who lick LIS boots before
his face and curse hizu behind his back.
By taking sivautage @ the opportunities
which the Minister -.-rEs on Is. vye are able
% give the public the information We have
50 often been II the receipt Of. Poor
man. If l. had thing Go be - hated,
so distrusted and 50 given away.
even by his familiar II be would listen
~ our advice, We should recommend his
keeping anything he wanted secret in his
own bosom. q whisper IN the palace or the
Foreign Office j. sure 70 reach TO the
GAzrrTE
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December - ISIS to Treasury....S sOD o.
January u, 1855 10 Trivia Il 90. 4.1l on .
II. O.. 100 o. .
Is. 70 Bishop 4 Co aDu o.
l.. 70 Irwin & Co.. 1000 % .
- 10 TreAsurT...-. 1000 ~ t
February - 1874. 10 Irwin 4 Co 5lno ~ n
March :, 1854. 10 Irwin & Co = up o. ii
April : 1874 70 Irwin q CO.. 11.pgl cI
April -. 1881. Irwin & Co---~-- - nI o. q.
Nay : I>sg 10 irwin s Casss-sarr1kl Ip.l 90 !
Jane g. Isl e Irwin * @ <s..- - or 90 I
- 1,,o,l III / :
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The 2. II. SIS. City Of Sydney is due here from
the Saith on next Sunday, the 21st inst. The pro
liability Is that the vessel will stay but short tune
IN port, on arrival, letter writer's should have
their Jurisprudence mailed the day previous
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Mn aSptriisrnrts.
NnTTCR

.ONAND AFTERTHIs DATE. THE
" n0SoLCLr Ice WORKS COMPANY. VII a..
Arer tCk AZ IS Low RATS a. any cfher cs1apany
doA% ~ WILDER. Snpcrirtcrdcrf.
Hc0clllu. Ny. fsf. ~ rosf
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CUPRENE COUNT OF TITE Ma

n TNWItENIE WII7T LII
w1r,,v f,..sr-r cisrs ina =
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1884-08-09
THE HON. s. s. cox ON SALT.
Its Symbolic CharacGeY-Hts Re-
1atiOnS TO Lots Wife and Dem
OcFatic Prospects.

On Mr.. Belford's proposition to amend
the River and HarbOr bill by the ap-
preparation Of 100000 for the improve
ment of Salt river in the State of Ken
lucky, so that the Democratic party
might find free and easy navigation
thereon next November, Mr.. S. S. Cox,
of New York, felt moved to deliver the
follOwing:o
II rise to moralise somewhat. de-
sire special leave to discuss the con-
servative elements of salt as we'll as
Salt River. Salt River is not located in
Kentucky. 1t is of wider renown. 1t
is a stream as full Of sad meaning to
the politician as the Stygian stream to
the ancient Greek. 1t is the route to
officia ] exile-exile to Hades-the polit-
ical LimbuS FdtUorano.
''The word salt sir, is Aryan in ori-
gin. 1t has preserved its SAVIOR on all
derivatige tongues. It's relation to pol
itics is implied in the word salary. Salt
was legal tender among the Latins. 1t
is an element Of the sea as we'll as of
the land. Its function is preseryative
and purifying. 1t seasons our food and
makes it palatable, and our wit to make
it pungent. 1t gives favor and relish. It
is element of health. 1t was the ancient
symbol of hospitality. From time i'm
memorial, to be placed above the salt az
the banquet-table was regarded as the
most polite recognition of rank. Those
who were not seated near the salt-cel-
lar, so to speak, were regarded as servile
and mean. and were relegated to the
attic Therefore, if one means to be
self-respecting, it is still said, in the old
parlance, that 'he never drinks below
the salt Salt is the emblem of purif
of ,Sodom. On the Dead Seas shore the
crystalized wife of the patriarch be-
came pillar of salt. How sad her
lot!
"But, in the most remote and liquid
meaning, the word salt implies retir-
acy from power, an exile up a stream
where there may be no patronage but
much repentance. Hiisc IncriDl0 !!'-
Congressional Record.