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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-11-09
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D. ERNEST0 OLLER0 Y CARM0NA.

Obra declarada de texto para
las escuelas de esta provincial por
Decreto de 4 de Julio de 1884.
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a 2 REALEs ejemplar en- Ia Im-
prenta del BOLETIN.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1884-11-09
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Papel para plana $l.20 resma
I'm Ia Imprenta del BoLHTzN MEaaAx
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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

satisfaction, and | am unable to dis
cover in any theory which involves,
such an outcome as this, anything very
dazzling.
But be that as it may, envy no man
his bliss. ! desire to stand in no
mans light | too am only very hum
BILE truth seeker, who pretends not to
have found the light, and If any one
can direct me to its radiance. | am very
willing to sit at his feet and learn of him.
Arrogance is something which no man
can afford to feel or display The
mystery Of life and being, by its insolu-
bility brings all intellects to one level.
Humility is the true lesson Of science
and philosophy alike, and he who learns
it not has been educated in vain. 1t
is due in justice to the evolutionist to
say that the problems which he rejects,
more hopeful PHILOSOPHERS have done
as little to solve; and the failure, sad
though ii be, must be laid not to any
one man or set OF men, but to human
nature itself, which is incompetent to
solve problems which continually
present themselves indeed but which
in their very conditions transcend the
limits of human inquiry.
II. N. CASTLE.
Honolulu, December 10, 1884.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20
Tho "o.aer HAIR of "a. world. t"


Australia has been suffering during
the past year from an extraordinary
drought, and it is estimated that the
grazing and farming interests alone
lost some seventy-five millions Of dollars
by reason OF 1t.
Sir James Paget recently quoted sta.
hstics in London to show that the annual
loss OF the English nation IRON sick
ness, four.hfths OF which was prevent
able, was equal to the labor OF mil
lion men for four months.
,
Inc 'ast census o, rsIls SHOWS snat
the city OF faris mas mac A. increase o,
over Two nundiea ano my .oousano
since 1870 ana that ony TWO nun
dred thousamd out OF ms TWO ana :
quarter m'hions are ioIe'sn oo.n
There are eleven tnousand Enghsn
and SIX tnousano american RESIDENTS
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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

Mrs. Hampson, and the earnest folk
who stand shoulder to shoulder with
her, believe that their work is vital one
and that now is the very best time to
begin it. Mrs. Hampson brings to her
work especial qualifications for success
She is emotional yet is not sensa-
tional She is earnest, impressive, mag
netic. She has won appreciative trib-
utes from Christians Of many differing
creeds and brings to her efforts here
the prestige Of successful struggle on
widely-separated fields. Beside her
are many Of those among our friends
and neighbors who have won the com
munity's confidence by numberless
good works--whose time, whose money,
whose helpful sympathy are employed
without ceasing in making the commu'
nity's life sweeter, kindlier, better worth
living. Mrs Hampson and those who
aid her can do much. But they can
not do everything 1t is for all the
rest OF us to meet them half way--on
the broad ground OF the common need
OF humanity, the need OF better dali,
life,a broader conception OF the duty o
man TO mankind.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

The matter of the claim for damages
against the Hawaiian Government, now
being pressed by the British Govern
ment on behalf of the owners of the
British steamer Madras, is an impor-
tant claim that has much to be said on
both sides OF it. To properly under
stand all the dips, spurs and angles of
the controversy, correct chronology of
the various events bearing upon it are
here given:
I. April 10, 1883, British steamer Madras,
Capt Willian Bradley commander, arrived of
port. The captain informed the pilot that he
had clean bill Of health but asked him to
bring the vessel to anchor outside and take
letter to the port physician tat that time,
Doctor Trousseau.) Which was done. Cap.
tain Bradey's letter to Doctor Trousseau in
formed that official that small pox IL cases)
was on board. Shorty thereafter the Madras
hoisted the yellow flag.
2. April nth, board Of health forbade
the landing Of passengers "now. or at any
future time, from the Madras"
3. April aoth, the board Of health an
nounced that the Madras should be considered
in quarantine loutside.)
4. May 9th, board Of health notified the
agents Of the Madras, who informed the
captain, that the steamer might enter the
harbor, under certain conditions. Captain
Bradley then steamed in, but was ordered out
again by the board Of health.
S. May 9th, Captain Bradley reported
nine new cases VI small pox on board the
ship-~hich had been examined the day be.
fore by Doctors Trousseau, Hagan and Brodie.
6, May Iaih, board Of health agreed TO al.
low the Chinese passengers intended for this
port to land a, the quarantine reef and to per.
init Captain Bradley to proceed on his voyage
provided he would give bond in the sum o
$4,000 to protect the government in case o.
quarantine expense. The captain refused {.
give the bond.
! 2. May as,h, the ship was regularly quar-
Antincd.
8. June 4th, the ship was allowed to entel
At the custom house.
9. June IIth. SSI Chinese passenger
landed at quarantine reef-o,hes on bosIc
seing fn ,ssis for British Columbia.
10. Iane i3,h, the ship libelled by ,h'
Hawaiian government for expenses in guarding
-SI,74a.as claimed.
4 ~. June I4th, libel withdrawn aud shiI
released sailing same day.
This chronology forms skeleton O
! the events on which the controver,
| hinges. As we said in the beginning
. much can be said for and against tn
action Of the Hawaiian Government
! II must be taken inte consideration
: that the terrible experiences Of the na
ton in recen. times have made tn
I very sound Of the dread words " small
pos" potent to produce alarm; Will
the actual presence Of the diseas'
: means q condition Of public ieelinI
closely bordering upoa panic. Th'
r entire population dreaded repe,itioi
: Of the scenes Of only few years before
y The government bowed to the popula
, clamos; and Captain Bsadley's actieI
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

Since the outbreak of cholera La
bouchere has been giving in his jour
nal considerable space to various reme-
dies against ii. The following is very
simple prescription, which seems to
have been found most efficacious.
Take one pennyworth oflaudanum, and
the same Of spirits of camphor, Of red
lavender, and OF gther. Mix all these
ingredients in small wineglassful Of
best French brandy. Pour the mix
ture into medicine bot1e; keep il we'll
corked. Administer one tcaspoonful
in little cold water every three or four
hours until the symptoms cease.
DR.. Schaweningcr, Of Munich, has
discovered new mode of reducing the
human frame. 1t is, never to eat and
drink at the same time, but let two
hours intervene. He has, il is said,
cured Prince Bismark Of tendency to
obesity in this way. Fat people have
now their choice between four systems
I. The original Banting, which consists
Of eating nothing containing starch,
sugar or fat. q. German Banting,
which allows fat, but forbids starch OF
sugar. 3. A Munich system, which
Of being clothed in wool, and sleeping
in flannel blankets instead of sheets. 4.
Not eating and drinking at the same
time.
Tobacco is declared to be mar.
cotic; yet there are numbers Of states
men, men Of letters, artists and engin-
GERS who habitually smoke at hours
when the severest calls are made upon
their mentalactivity. Some ofthe greatest
thinkers and workers Of modern times,
from Robert Stephenson to Thomas
Carlyle, have been or are prodigious
smokers, while Napoleon the Great,
although he was never known to smoke,
snuffed immoderately. Two very Curl
Gus aspects Of the tobacco question it
may be permissible for a moment to
dwell upon. There are few more
significant illustrations OF the social in
sularity Of England than the fact that,
until few years ago, it was considered
by the vast majority of the middle
classes Of Great Britain positively dis
reputable to smoke in the daytime and
in public. AS curious is the circum-
stance that, as a rule, the great Dissent
ing community are non-smokers. To
this rule there are obviously exceptions,
Of which Mr.. Bright and Mr.. Sturgeon
are distinguished examples; but the
great body Of Nonconformists are tacit
abstainers from, if not strenuous 'oppo-
nents OF, the fragrant weed" Several
prominent members Of the Hawaiian
Evangelical churches, clerical as we'll as
lay, use tobacco in moderation--al-
though the best judgment Of Christ
ians here is pronounced against it.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

The effort Of the Gazette to interest
the peoplein the Home for l.eper Child
rem is worthy one. At this Ciifis,-
mas season no more Christian gift-giv-
ing could be made than contribution
to fund to build just such an institu-
ton as the Gazette mentions We
know the project has the hearty appro-
val Of our best physicians, as has several
times been mentioned in these columns.
The cordial cooperation Of the Gazette
is welcome and timely; and We hope
to see all the papers united in the effort
to bring the project to a successtuft fteali
cation.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

Much Of this weeks space has been
given up to two articles on the subject
Of evolution. Both articles are care
fully prepared thoughtful ones and de-
serve careful reading. Without any
comment upon the argument Of either
writer, we desire to be rightly under
stood on the subject. We believe in
the theory of evoiution--qualifiedly
We also believe in First Cause. And
we see no reason why the infinite power
of God, having the choice of every
agency--physical and psychical-should
not have chosen to work through Evo-
luton. We believe he has so worked
and that a creators harmonious design
is shown IN every form Of life and every
phenomenon Of nature.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

Mrs. Leavitt has been andgone and the
public pulse has been stirred out of its
sluggishness by her earnest advocacy OF
prohibition. Here, in the Kingdom OF
Hawaii she has repeated the state
ments OF fact and the appeals to reason
which have characterized her efforts in
the United States. Wherever Mrs.
Leawtt has gone, press and pulpit
have united to acknowledge her SINGER
ity, ability and unhagging zeal. We
think the verdict Of Honolulan readers
has been unanimous in approval Of
both the matter and the manner Of her
lectures Bringing to the considera-
ton Of her subject a profound belief in
the Justice of her cause, she yet has
never been tempted into that intemper-
ance of language which so often injuries
the cause It champions. Reason and
reasonableness, conviction supported
rather than weakened by charity, have
characterized the work of Mrs. Leavitt
in this city. She gained the public
confidence at once and set people to
thinking about the justice of enforced
abstinence who had thought of 1t be-
fore as one OF the worst forms of in.
Justice. Enforced abstinence, as the
only sure protection against the num-
berless evils of intemperance, is being
advocated in England and in the United
States by some Of the ablest men OF
the hour. Local option has decreased
and well-nigh broken up the worst evils
OF liquor drinking in many parts OF the
United States and Of Canada. 1t is in
successful operation in villages, towns
and whole townships in England. 1t
has come to be accepted by many
thinkers as the only solution Of the
drink problem. And Mrs. Leayitts
lectures have made this fact clearer to
many Honolulan hearers than it was
before she came.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

Mrs. Hampson comes to us on an
allied yet a broader errand. And Mrs.
Leavitt was first to give public voice
to the fact-terming herself, merely one
come to prepare hearers for the more
important work of Mrs. Hampson's
mission The congregations Of the
Evangelical church, Hawaiian and for
eign, have been long in expectation OF
Mrs Hampson. The columns of the
Press, and of its contemporaries, have
informed the general public Of the
plan and scope ofMrs. Hampson's
work. On the 4th day of January
her mission will begin here, and under
circumstances that we consider highly
favorable for good results. Times Of
high.tidc commercial prosperity are not
generally favorable seasons for religions
awakening. Flush times" mean ex-
travagance and dissipation. They have
always meant SO and they doubtless
always will-this side the millennium
But we are not experiencing "high-tide
commercial prosperity just now.
These are by no means the days Of
financial clover. EASY come" has
"casy gone to far TOO many in the
community; and the prudent and saw.
ing among US have at present other uses
for their money, than scattering 1t
broadcast just to make times easy.
This is season Of uncertainty in things
governmental and financial our cur
rency system is disorganized our staple
industry is under cloud. II there be
any thing sure in life that thing is moi
the individual fortune Of any one among
F.. the ninety and nine Of us. The com
munity is not getting richer SO fast as
it was and the time is good one al
which to ask the people ofthe Hawaiian
Kingdom whether there is not some
thing in life OF far greater value thar
human riches
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

convince themselves that they really
are funny, and write accordingly--in
which case the public suffers. | write
with knowledge for Itoo have essayed to
be humorous-.to the public sorrow; and
have had only one solace in my dis
comhture assurance that none Of
my fellow scribblers were any less guilty.
In every mercantile community there
exists a well defined need for daily or
weekly newspaper comment upon the
communitys financial and commercial
affairs; for the publication Of prices
current; fora recaptulation Of import and
export values Of different lines Of goods;
for reliable shipping news. Talent Of
an especial kind, is necessary to the
commercial writer whose work becomes
of value alike to his newspaper and to
the public
In the foregoing comment ! have
considered each of the class of writers
mentioned in his direct relation to the
reading public. naturally have been
led to take this view by consideration
Of newspaper writing in this city. Here,
more than in most cities OF equal size
and population, the newspaper writer
who is not versatile is Of little value to
his paper The English-reading com
muni,y, though chiefly made up of
cultivated and intelligent persons, is so
small that the circulation Of no English
paper can be large--even il all the
islands be taken to be part Of the COM
muniry. The valuable writer, then,
must be an call around writer, cap
able of reporting, writing descriptions,
doing music, literature and art, and
writing editorial articles on every topic
that becomes the prominent one Of the
passing hour
The most highly estimated, best
paid, yet commonly least valuable OF
all newspaper writing is the usual edi-
torial. 1t is so easy to write opinion
it is almost as easy as talking it. So
many men possess the little knack OF
"putting things cleverly," the pseudo
art of posing in sentences, that the un-
reasoning many accept the false artist
at his own valuation, and call his pigmy
mental manufacture Thought" Butthe
editorial writer who can hold his read
ers through an exciting campaign, and
through the dull political season until
the new campaign begins, must be
more than mere verbal juggler. He
must have in him something's Of the
orators eloquence, something too Of
the poets sympathy; yet something
also of the logician's reason. He mus,
have above all, infinite tact---a tact that
makes him at once tolerant and uncom.
promising, that makes the -discrimini
ting among his readers realize both the
honesty and the catholic charity of his
temperament the qualities that make
him general censor yet common
friend. Fortunate teacher of the third
estate who has worked to such good
purpose that he has won the fear, the
respect and the friendship Of the com
munity in which he labors.
Next week shall treat, in one arti
Gle, of Newspaper Matter and News
paper Ethics.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

Every retail merchant in town is dn-
der obligations to Bishop & Co. for
that firms advertised request that all
bills against it should be presented
mo onthly. "Pay as We 60" ought to be
the rule-all along the line.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

1t was the manifest duty Of the Haw-
allan Government to admit the Madras
to quarantine. She was regularly
cleared at Hongkong for this port, and
was bringing Chinese immigrants under
direct authority from this government.
The passengers for this port ought to
have been landed on the reef. The
foreign passengers should have been
kept in the vessel. Quarantine ex-
penses would then have been properly
charged against the vessel. Captain
Bradley's action towards Pilot Babcock
would have been proper subject for
diplomatic inquiry. The first position
assumed by the government was a
wrong one, explained though not iusti-
fed by public excitement at and dread
of the smallpox. The governments
subsequent positions were either eva
sive or inconsistent and we fail to see
how the nation can escape paying dam
hages. Though we hope the British
Government may not enforce damages
that are excessive.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20
.Aep Aobcrtiscme,ts.
WANTED

w AarhD
To purchase, a small house and lot in Honolulu, -
the installm.n plan Address H, Saturday Press
stating location, rice, Of monthly quarterly
ins,amen required, and rate Of interest on deferred
payments
Honolulu. Dec. rsth, 1884,.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

in permitting the pilot to land upon
and leave the infected ship, without in
forming him OF her true condition, was
the governments preteSt for its subse
quent action. We think the British
government must allow-however sure
Captain Bradley may have been that
Pilot Babcoek ran no risk Of
infection and however honorable
Captain Bradley's intentions may have
been about compliance with the regula-
tions Of the port--that his action wasirre-
gular and blameworthy. And if the
Hawaiian government, basing its action
upon Captain Bradleys irregular treat
ment of the pilot, had sefused to admit
the Madras to quarantine at all, its
action, no matter how high-handed,
would have been at least consistent.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

But the inconsistent conduct Of the
government--acting through the board
of health-deprived it Of the sympathy
Of foreign powers and the respect Of its
own people. There was no difference
in the condition Of the vessel--as to
chances Of infection--on April 10th or
May zSth T; on the day of arrival or the
day offormalquarantine Tit was perilous
on April 10th, it was equally so on
May 2Sth. II il was not perilous on
the latter date it was not so on the
former. But protection against personal
peril, to the peril Of peaceful subjects OF
other nations, is not recognized as a
right at international law. In other
words, we cannot with impunity fail to
carry out treaty stipulations, or to
comply with the unwritten law oi
nations recognized by sovereign powers.
II we fail so to carry out or SO to com
ply we do so at our own risk. That is the
position obviously held by the British
Government, and we fail to see how
we can escape verdict against us.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20
DENs AND PENCILS.
GILLorrs AND EAsTERBRooK PENS
in all the desirable numbess
Quill PENS Speneerian Commercial and Custom Houss
Pens Mahe, Todd 4 Cos

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Awcstssesvs swA CsssmtssSs~ AercAsnis,
BrAvxs Block, Qvrss srsssr. Howolurv.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-12-20

(or think they are) to accept the worlds
valuation, and so drive the descriptive
writer into the nasrowerer field Of maga.
zine writing am glad to notice,
however. that the best American news
papers, notably the New York Times,
are admitting to their columns more
and more descriptive writing writing
which brings mankind nearer to "Na'
tures heart" and makes men better
for the contact
The humorous writer is commonly
an accident. He may be very funny
fellow by nature, he may be mere
imitator, OF he may be both. In the
United States he very oitsn goes VI
like rocket and quite as often comes
down like the stick. Who laughs nov
days at the Danbury News Man, OF
a, the vulgarian who jambles humor
coarsness and irreserance IN Peck
Sun' Who thinks any more OF wha
the Detroit Free Press man, or tn,
Brooklyn Eagle man, or the Texa
Sihings man, or the Oil City Deuicl
man, or the thousand and one othe
men may drearly write for the worl'
YEARLY to smile at ? II is true tina
Mark Twain and Bob Burdette am
Josh Billings still have their vogue
But they are more than mere news
paper humorists; each has his touch Q
inspiration. But fancy thas few new,
paper writers ever quite escape the b<
lief that they can 5e very funny il the
wish 70 be. A rash few 60 70 far a. !
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1884-12-25

CMERIEF's sAl.E.-yB by virtue Of certain
- writ Of feri ucias, Issued out of and under the
seal Of the circuit court In and for the county OF Van
Buren, aud state OF Michigan, In chanccTy, bearing
date the sth day OF December, A. ID. 1884, In cer-
tain suit pending In said court whereas Nellie Brand
Is complainant and Frank II. Roberts, Emma 8.
Hardilnan, Samantha Bradley aud Susie Roberts are
defendants, did on the 9th day OF December, A.
ID. 1884 levy upon and seize all the right title and
interest of said Frank III. Roberts, Emma j. Hard
imam, Samantha Bradley and Susie Roberts, In and
to the following described real estate situated In the
county OF Van Buren, aud state OF Michigan, towit
That part OF the east half of the south east quarter
OF section twenty-four 24), I'm town two GU south of
range thirteen (l3) west described as follows: Com
mencing at the south east corner of said section
twenty -four (24), running thence north along the
east line OF said section fortyfour i4 rods, thence
west eighty (e0) rods, thence south fortyfour (44
rods thence east eighty 900 rods 10 the place OF be-
ginning containing twenty-five acres OF land, all OF
which said land and premises, much thereof
may be sufficient 10 satisfy said execution and all
legal costs, shall expose for sale and sell at pub
lie auction vendue to the highest bidder, the
law Directs at the front door of the court house, In
the village of Paw Paw, I'm said county of Van Blu
rem, said court house being the place Of holding the
circuit court I'm and for said county, Friday, the
30th day OF January, A. D. 1885, at the hour of one
O'Clock In the afternoon of said day.
AARON VAN AUKEN,
52t7o5s Sheriff.