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Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16
Honolulu. Angus, 18th, 1854.

NY Dsdr ----------.
Aher waiting seventeen months have
seen the hula-hua. You know the thing
Perhaps you think you do-hsving read what
Charley S,oddard and Ned Townsend and
certain other Of =" the boys" have written
about it, But you know as little Of its reality,
as that peach-blossom four year old Of yours
knows Of the Partisan can.can, or its San
Franciscan adaptation. | have seen the hula.
hula mot at It's worst, bu, at its semi-worst
lor the initiated tell me there are still lower
depths. There is hut one pen in Christendom
that might do the hula.hula pcriec, Justice
the pen which wrote the one Ietleeming
chapter Of Rulofsons "Dance Of Death" But
can give you the naked outlines Of sketch
your imagination may help you TO I'LL in some
what, though even with all your knowledge,
you may not know the unspcakable beas,liness
OF the thing until you have seen H.
The hula saw last night was given in big
tent, the dancing floor covered with mats,
around which sat or stood the spectators, leav'
ing free space abou, fifteen feet square in the
center. Al one end sat parsonage whose
rank accord, him the title OF ''trst gentleman
Of the realm" by his side sat musician, his
monk like face aglow with expectation Of a
new artistic experience, Near him saI one oi
the wittiesi OF Calilonians, brilliant dragon.
lily OF life, whose creed reads simply this THE
world is my oyster, open it. Experience il
my staff Of life, | take il all in," Not aI
away sa, lecherous looking fellow, tolerated
among decent men merely because Of his mon.
/ ey. Legislators, less than a bakers dozen
rcporten, not more than score; militia men,
lIaw allan aud foreign; few women, few
men and many boys and girls made up the au
dience. II was about halt past 10 O'Clock
~hen the salurnalia OF sin began. The dance
was managed by the Hawaiian Dandy, 1.-The
blind bard Of Pauoa, man oi magnihcea
stature, and sill handsome though grossly zen
aal iesln,es. Iii, assistants were an old wo
u,an, once noted lor her prohci,ney ia tn,
dance, and two girls. one with ugly and lh'
other with ralbrf pleasant features, The!
stepped into the central square. the blind bar
and they chan,ed mele. Then the TWO step
ped forward and kIssel the 'hrsi gentleman
II tbs sealm. and Two OF three Of those nsA
him. Then they unpped backward a ieu
steps and the hula began. Conventional Ian
guage may moi hily pie,ure the scene ,ha
iolloHsd. The inii,cfibable posiures of ih'
dancsn ~ese too vile fos words bot ,h'
faces of the on.looking crowd made ail
more siekening pie,ure. The,e were lissls
Hawaiian children. staring sasees.syed n III
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16
ro wHom x4r CONCERN.

KAUAI; II any OF the other islands
should try 1t, the power OF the gen
eral government would doubtless be
exercised. The result cannot be surely
predicted.
NON coMpos We do not know.
Ask his physician.
REGtNcy In that case, yes. The
lady did very well, in many respects,
NfzrrIc Pseudonymunkirs are un
swerable, save by silence. The depth
OF their usual stupidity may generally
be pretty accurately measured by the
altitude OF their ears
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

When feudalsm died, the parental
system of France essayed to take its
place. The gifted and privileged few
would fain govern the ignorant and
unpriyileged many-''ior the good OF
all. Unfortunately for the success Of
that most plausible scheme, the "good
nj all" meant so much good for the
few and SO little good for the many
that the common people come at last
to understand the falseness OF the
gilded cheat The iollies and vices OF
the court of Louis the Magnificien,
we're expiaied in the blood of the
great revolution. II is true that the
innocent suffered more than the guilty,
in that "bad year for kings and mobiles,
1893. But the guilt OF the ruling
classes had been acting upon the ma
tional life, As bad yeast acts on the
mass OF -four it levens Bitter the
bread il made. Louis the Well Mean.
ing, sixteenth OF his name, fell be.
cause he represented cause, class
and an idea made hateful by centuries
OF injustice. With the execution OF
LOUIS XVI. the autocra,ic idea ceased
to rule in France; the parental
idea took its place. Neither Napo
leon the great nor Napoleon the little
assumed TO govern by divine right
except. in one case, the divine right
OF might, and, in the other the divine
right OF good hick. Zach assumed
merely 10 be the exponent OF the will
u the whole people Since the brief
reign OF James II, England has had
scarcely any experience Of autocraiio
rule. The people have ruled in Eng
land, aud the common people have
had their share OF the ruling No,
always a fair share, perhaps, but an in
creasing share; until the righ, oI
suffrage exercised IN England to day,
comes nearer the right acknowledged
by thoughlful men Ia England, in con
,inen,al Europe and in the United
states than the elec,lse franchise priv
ileee existing anywherc else.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

An American paper objects TO Mrs.
l.anstry, because her feet arc OF fam.
iliar English mould. Well, We have
seen several American actresses out here
whose feet might have been run on, in
a fender mould. if there were such a
thing. One in particular We know,
whose feet were Of such a sor, that she
couldn't turn the corner oi Lane Without
first backing into the street. And when
We made casual mention Of this fact,
she haughtily informed US tina, We had
"gone beyond the pale OF dramatic
criticism" On the whole, We prefer the
familiar " English mould. ~ .ksideOns
.dsgas.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

The outbreak OF cholera at roulon
and Marscillcs Is another warning TO
every community 10 be careful about
letting any collections OF filth deposits
10 on through the negligence of The OF
lciai authorities. II Is such negligence
that invites the pesiilence for IN such
unclean quaIien the germs OF disease
hnd the suitable soil lor growth and
diffusion As Honolulu grows, as land
a. bull, ovcr more dcnscly by AN in
.ts3sing population, will our present
lJriace drainage suffice for the city OF
.d the future l. il not evident tina, rails.
ing the grade ni the streets near the
Naief front. and lbose leading to the
waller side. Is enclosing sunken lots
which viii hold moisture and aay breed
diseasel Why is il that on, streets
have not ye, been laid Oh, with definite
boundary lines Tor roadway and side
walks, SO that public rights shall be
guarded and private rishIs secursd'
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

tie feur' q fvUarf and I trwA our
father, believed iu G,l They believed that
tieuiuu, in the Affair. both ofna,ion, and men.
They hcll with Milton. thit 9TH, stat,
ought 10 he but ono hage Christian parsonage.
one mighty growth ~ statue " M hone,i man,
~ big and compact in virtue a. in body anil
lhcl sought At lhr outset 10 give tn the state
permanent expression to tho principle, and
truths they believed The men who took
their live, In their hand, At Hnkct llll aud
endured the hunger and cold and nakelne.s "
Valley tuWe mi,cdrs vs. ctctt that lNsycu.
aid ol them, 4" lhelr patience aud endurance
W, = mrrle which each moment served to fe
new these men w-tc sustained 10y an inward
hiih without which such htroim IS impos
,iblc
The world to day holds many COM
munistS, many socialists, many nlhlIiss
all OF whom in q greater or q less de
| ptcc, seek the destruction OF existing
/ government, A nation. q state, a com
munity that does not believe in tho
power of principle and OF truth" 1can
have no enduring lie, cannot exist At
all, except rs an autocmCy, or oligLrChy
or popular tyranny So soon as pop
,ullr rights are recognized, struggle
begins to secure their fuller rccogni
ton. Ii the whole be united in one
struggle, the result mmI bt good govern
mcnt. Ii any large portion Of the com.
munity he apathetic or corrupt, the re
suit IS socialism, agrarlanism, national.
ISM, communism, or some other trou-
blcsome "ism.' The United States
has been generally free from political
"isms' because il has been so large, SO
new, to ineXhaustlblc country lts
surplus energy has been able always to
lcNrand in some new direction, some
new region to be developed some new
product to he utilized. Well were il
with Hawaii if her resources were such
as might more readily stimulate the in.
difference OF her people. Well were
1t II digging and dclying were less de-
pendent upon associated capital and
directing brains for immediate and
profitable result. Well were ii if the
seliSlcridcing and highly intellectual
labor OF the missionaries had found Just
the right means to add more practical
education to the whole range of the ma
tons effort its moral out reaching, its
mental power, its craving for amuse
ment, lis physical development But
Icrying over split milk is, ut best, q
thankless task. The recent essays @
Dr. ~ Il. Emerson and of Gen. 5. G.
Armstrong ought to awaken the nation
al intelligence to the need OF more
comprehensive, more thorough, more
persistent industrial education-as the
best possible means TO impress upor
the national Hawaiian life fuller sense
of the dignity of labor, which is an essen
tlal first step to a proper appreciation
OF both principle and truth.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16
The Missing li.k.

The following made ran o D,. J. n.
stalard's letter 10 the p,esisent II the boaIt'
OF health, containing the offer OF the doc.oss
services
believe that the plain deductions from
my report have also received your eane,,
consideration. rcpca, that because they
were no, embodied in the report i,sclf--vii
to improve and make Molokai petiert
settlement for eon6nned lepers. ami 70 10
gradually do away with kakaako, a. the
home for incipienI cases previously .ngge,led
by me, becomes fully oigsnned. venture
10 add lha, very careful rules and super i.ion
will be needed io prevent the new instiia,ion
from becoming a secoai kakako. and I
hoped that ], would no, be iaf renewed ion
Honolulu iot the convenience u the m.,iieAi
staff In my proposed ior the appointment u
chief medical oiiccr OF heath. mnmnsei 10
mention number OF suhjccs. which should
be under his a,niroi and under the direction
of the board oi health These a,e
-. The REGISTRATION oi hi',hs aud deaths
in Honolulu and isueha,herdstdrisin such
registration may he deemed practicable.
"a. The organization OF q system II con.
seSaney, 80 the removal Of eefu.e and filth
of every kiei
-, The organization Of system oi nuisance.
inspection and removal b, employing the
police
-. The examination II ~sle,. meat. h.h
and other articles Of fosd with The view 10
prsseu' the ale and Consumption o. anw,.oIe-
-ons anal adule'ascd articles
IS The in.iimiea oi a huiliing al. to
control the drainage, plumbing. ventilation al
house, the construction of seven sad The
lur,ch,ion oi ~slef waste.
90 The o'sanisa,ioa and ~pesslslsa oi
measure. ioI a,r,riaining the cause d deA'h
and ior The dlslsesi u the dead.
- The segis,raIina a i.>,oss, the ssis u
drugs and patent medicines.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

There have long been two distinc, theories
Of government, the French and the Anglo
Saxon. The one one THAT of Louis the XIV
and OF Richelieu, which, since 1888, has been,
according TO Laboulaye, that OF every party in
do the thinking OF the people. The govern
menl whether it he OF the emperor or Of the
republic, originates all action and exercises
universal and paternal care. The other
( the English theory is that the state is
only the instrument and agent Of the people.
exercising in their behalf certain limited iunc
tions entrusted to it for the comman good.
This theory of government lies at the founda
ton oi our national lie.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

Tmrop SArURpw rsr,s-SV The out.
isgrous aud maliciuu, attacks Of the Adver.
lisrt On Chinese Gordon, arc wholly uncallcd
fur and dcstr,cdly offensive not only to every
Tug'i,hm1n hut also To nincty.nine out OF every
hundred Of intelligent readers familiar with his
taretr - hr hou his being "hlibuster, -
lie IS in eyen SENSE Of the word peace mal CT,
who resort, TO legitimate war only as a means
10 ehrr, speedy peace. Ills whole career in
China was in the intcIcs, Of peace and for the
Suppression ot ono Of the most widespread ie-
hcllions tha, ever disturbed that veNcd en-.
p,fc The ,op Of his hrst visit 20 the Soudan
also illustrates him as peace maker: and in
both instane. he refused the priuccly rewards
which were rendered him. Time will show
that hi, present visit TO the Soudan pariakrs Of
the same character, though he may accomplish
hi, purpose by bold and untiied methods No
one hut an ignommus or bigot can condemn
the life and act, Of Gordon, without diStoring
his record and maligning his motives. But the
Advertiser attack ON him has evidently been
prompted, no, on account of his military career
hAA ti'filt AAt'tiAlHN ~ N'' 'N''hi''''' ''NNNf
which are ui phenomenal cast And though
It's Bohemian editor has penchant for decry-
ing and ridicnlng every form Of good that may
exist here whether in the form Of creedS OF
morals, excepting his own low standard, he
can only exhibit his ignorance, lack of diScrc-
ton and the nakednesS and poverty OF his in
trllect by aitackinga man Of such moral courage
and bcuehcent character as Chinese Gordon,
who now challenges the admiration OF the
world.
II,npltlu Augttst X 1854
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

Given honorable leaders and an hon
est people and tho onward and upward
march of progress is answered We
say onward and upward because pro
gresg may march on and not up bc
cause the people and their rulers may
come to believe IN the purely com
mcrCial policy OF government, policy
that makes national money getting q
synonym mlornational prosperity 'Ihcplan
OF Constantine, the dream OF /oroasler,
the action of kamehameha III were
the union OF aspiration and effort born
OF something higher Than humanity
10 the unintelligcnce that disbelieycs
IN divine inspiration, national awaken.
ingS are mere historical condolences
without significance, without pos
sihlc permnncnCc Hut to the man o
/ faith whether he be Christian or bud
hist or Confucian or hgnostic, every
national awakening to higher moral
truths, every acceptance by human
rulers OF better standard for both
public aud private lie, is part OF com
pelllng belief that the millennium i, q
divine promise and not myth rh,
piyilcgc of kamchamcha III is a privi.
legc OF kalakaua / He too ma,
join hands with public honor and Vi ii
ciaI honesty, ",th moral manlincss an,
Christian endcayor
Continually We are told that the ptival,
character of public men IS not 4 matter of pub
lie concern. But it need, always to be remem
bered that the political success. Of couup, mel
teaches lesson, of rascnlity that will never b,
iorgoucn. It uudcnnincs faith in the his
principles Of virtue, and makes good gov
eminent, by pure and upright men seem, to
larger and larger proportion of the people,
dim IDEAL which it Is well enough to dream
over in libraries and lecture rooms, but whcl
cannot be realized in actual life. The stat,
Of things becomes possible only when goo,
men are indifferent to the public welfare, .
cease to believe in the power they nigh
wicd. None he less ar ~ 6oHnd gigo,o1SL
10 anhiconisf phdicarr hHh 10 GiycytoW p,3jici
pie and hnth. Nothing does this so much a
the success ol bad men. 1t is our privilege
therefore, not only to support good men, bu
also TO make it hard for bad men to succeed
Let man whose life is dissolulc, or who's
gains are ill.gotten, OF whose character
known to be unSound, be honored in the com
munity let him dwell in fine house (; Ia
him own mills and stores lie, him be infucu
tial in your councils, or receive the sulfragcs d
his fellow citizens for public office, and he be
comes living witness that purity and homo
and uprightness are not alone worthy Of sue
cess he gives perpetual currency to tn
thought that Il man may serve the Devil, am
finally prospect
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16
lIonolulu, AnEu,l IS. ISS4.

Those who wish 10 read a short and
interesting account of the life OF
Chinese Gordon will find the best yet
published in the August number of
the Century. lust issued.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

Tho following letters tell thcr own
Nury We reprint I've first one hc
eauSc of IT, merit ls a valuable con
lnhution to the public estimate OF the
journal Il so accurately stigmaliscS
Tn Withholding the signature oi the
second letter We accept tho reSpouN
hllity ot us publication, and save the
gentleman Who wrote 1t from the In
,,iahl, s,ulnity ct a direct rejoindcr,
although he, q, well as the genera
public. thoroughly understand that :,
hc slandcrcd hy the ,landerer o
Chinese Gordon is to be ceSrycted 10y
honest men
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

Moody and Sankey have closed their
work in London Il is estimated that
$4,000 people have been converted in
connection with this work.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

Since Juiy Ia several additions have
been made 10 the periodicals to be
found in the reading room ef the
Honolulu Y, NJ c. A. Visitors will
find full lis, Of the various re-
ligious weeklies; also new monshly
publications, scientific and at journslA
and other spseial,iex
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

bpuuu IyvNutN .Ny \ short leader
IN ihi, lnommg', Advertiser. which character
,sts thinc,c Dutlun as hllibustcr or The
hu, water, uiacr,iug that II be "is semWci,
1t will he nothing more than the fate he has
counted, places TIA, papu clearly before the
country in the position which It's course
hitherto consistently entities IL to occupy,
that is as an advocate aud upholier Of Ill
that is had. and a driamci oi all ,hat is gool.
No,hiug lha, any .one can SAY in future can by
any possibility place that publication lower in
the estimation Of ,hi, community than those
isw line, Of uit6eaiion Of Chinese Gordon.
lie, IL, therefore, remain just where 1t ha,
placed itself W. L. GKEEN.
llonoluln. August -. 1854.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

The lie Of the nation [meaning the United
Stalesl depends upon the continuance OF the
forces that called 1t into being. On all sides
they are threatened. The duty Of the hour is
to sec wha, these forces we've. that We may
know how 10 protect and develop them. Pass
ing them in review, it seems to me that we
must place first Mrf,UhooyllHfpofI4 I4S osDi,gor
frqtlt. The common people have no, only
been the bone and sihew Of this nation they
have been It's mind and soul.
So far as this somewhat hastily gene
raliIed statement is true, il has univer-
sal application. The common people
OF all countries, where common
people have wcll-deined and legally
projected rights, are TO be trusted be
cause their trustworthiness in the com
mon cause of liberty has given them
their liberty. But, before we take At
its nominal value the oracular dictum
OF the Woodstock orator, let us settle
upon some definition of the phrase
common people which shall so ac-
curately define it that there shall be no
misunderstanding its exact significance.
nc, u. P'''ase @ ~ LU",i,'on ,i" ptoP'e i'L I en-
ue',.l Il .le''''s Az I .noSe N''o VOL \ 10, ~.
.,e" % ',,''', at ,i;I '.','i".' VI Jun, ,, .;Do
o, l'!L VINO Nv ~ Gp'seu " Ho'h ,i,.r .o',t'.'u
ous'! ", "eu!p sol III oiue. a nol,es''} ~
,%lee, % ''e oo',s'''o,.s p.s Vi eNe'y'''y 'ne'
il' o'''e, "olu'' I'' oo'ln,on Peo,,e 'ue
liVse % M''o sle Ge,en,'t,i' ll1 ulo'i "o',oi ' +,
,su'e % % 70" - .ol ''0''o,"o'e ..'. 'uos'ste',,t I
1SoH S'S VI. pl,'''I ~ .~o',''''o'' l,Io'ie u"
,'ulGS Nu'i''o' '''e 'Il'"' VI .'e 'Do'.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16
rnE kINnsnIr orhLNnS

At Nuoddock, Connecticut the
Fourth OF July his been celebrated
tor many years past IN an exceptional
IL not an original way The gathering
4, one OF aud tor thoughtful people,
young and old, who assemble not only
to sing and listen To- the singing II
pautou, 1trs. to listen To- martial music
from q well ohnycn band. to hear the
Declaration ut Independence read and
an umilnn delivered. but to listen to
several uratlnns, some OF them long
and all of them ciciulk prepared aud
| delivered IN full Such = proceeding
means making day (ot at least an
ancrnonn) of II something giddy folk
are lll unlikely to do On last Fourth
ut Iuly, Cen Geo. u. Nc Clellan re
Gently governor ut New Jersey, was
| president OF the day and Hon Charlc,
/ T.. Scarlc, Congressman from Con
nccticut Bennmln Losing the
wcll.known historian, Hon Geo. II
/ l.uring. United States Commissioner ot
| NWirulture Rev III. Vincent, presl
| dent OF the Chautauqua Association
Gen. James Grant Wilson, 4 veteran oI
the ciyll war and a magazine writer ot
note ON both historical and literary
topics, Rev. Joseph Cook, the Bostor
Monday lecturer Joseph T. st
/ John, an ex-governor OF Kansas, MIR
Henry {. Brown, proprietor OF tht
New York Independents and Rev A.
Sumson, of Worcester Massachusetts,
/ From the address OF the lastmentioueC
spcakcrentited Aggressive Reformation
have been taken the quotations whiol
make the larger portion of this article
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

The kings friends have passed the
$4,000 for royal stables item, Il
gives the king. il he know the meaning
Of rctrenchment or honestly care for Il.
a splendid opportunity TO exercise the
absolute veto power.
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

Aaolhs' Of ,hs g's.s isless 'hA, sailed the
vniisl s'alss ip'e ssasdns W ~s' is'N "
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

The Victory OF the Popular Party in
Norway IS the title OF an article on the
first page of this number, copied from
the New York Independent 1t forms
an interesting sequel 10 the Selmer
incident, the struggle between an un-
popular and unprogressiye ministry,
backed by royal support, and the pro
eressi,e principles OF a loyal but deter
mined opposition. The story is well
told in the article printed elsewhere.
lie who runs may read the application.
Let the King OF Hawaii remember tha,
there are purely constitutional methods
whereby justice may be obtained.
"lIe who waits wins runs German
preverb. Ellis Maiesly's loyal oppo-
siiion" can afford to wal, two years
II the people can. When the time
comes, and the king stands face to face
with the strictly constitutional Weapons
which shall force him to YIELD his
kinsly preroga,i,e and gran, undeniable
rights, W trust he may yield as grace
mlly and as satisfactorily as did Oscar
a Sweden
Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-16

EDfTOHIdI NOTES..

During the past week the king has
been pleased to make the following
appointments Robert Halstead and
Henry Wharton, commissioners Of
private ways and water rights for the
district OF Waialua Paul Neumann and
Curtis p. Iaukea on the board Of
health John Lot kauiukou on the
board OF education and Luther Aholo,
John X kaunamano, John L. Baker,
Robert II. Baker, S. NJ. Damon and
Alfred Trip members OF the Hawaiian
Privy Council OF State. The appoint
ments 10 the privy council, with one
exception land perhaps another are
unfit to be made. We do not object
for any reason Of birth or previous con
dtion--though we expect the point
will be made that race prejudice is res
ponsible for the criticism but We
object because of the HawaiianS -
trained intelligence is conspicuously
absent in every case except that of Mr..
Aholo, who, while he is talented and
well equipped man in many respects,
has 4 VIGOROUSLY bad record as a
public official There are plenty OF
Hawaiians OF character who might have
been appointed 1, will be better for
this country when it "shall please his
majesty" while pleasing himself, to
please his people also.