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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-04
cuba-s True Position.

Upon Consular authority it is asserted, that
the economical and commercial circumstances
OF the island Of Cuba, from 1881 down to the
beginning Of 1854, have taken such an up-
favorable shape, Chat without exaggeration,
general ruin may be predicted. Any single
one OF the several causes of decay would lie
sufficient to stop the forward development of
the island. The civil war of ten wears. the
high rate of labor after emancipatiDc the
slaves, and chiefly, the retrocession of the
sugar industry, these three are the main
causes Of the impending disaster. Colonial
sugar, as is known, has received shock
from the competition Of the beeiroOt industry,
which enjoys each year greater perfection and
facilities in manufacture. This reason CON-
pels Cuban sugar planters to stop producing,
because It does not pay. Five-sixths Of the
export OF Cuba is sugar. This explains the
magnitude of the crisis in 1884. Those signs
OF wealth that formerly struck the visitor TO
the island, owed their origin to the sugar in
dustry. At present the European markets
are virtually closed to Cuban sugar. In the
province of Puerto Principe the production of
sugar has ceased completely, in that Isf Cuba it
is strongly affected, and in Santa Clara il Is
near Its cessation. The dues on sugar pro-
duchon consist of two per cent of the net pro-
nus oil plantation, six per cent municipal
dues, and the export duty of about 81 per
bOScoy Of 400 pounds. The duty is estimat
cd equal to thirty per cent of the Get value.
From 1874 TO 1883 the production of sugar
shrunk from 6sl 900 tons to 46O,S9T tons; the
export, from eli ,ss7 tons to sos, 225 tons; that
TO the United States from 1851 tons to
Ss9,2l5 tons, and to other countries from
435,slb TO 1000 tons. The decline of pro-
duction from 1888 TO 1854 was equal to % per
cent. The public press advises change from
sugar production TO the cultivation of rice and
coffee. But this would involve the inutility
OF machinery and plant Of about one thousand
sugar establishments. IS. +. Merchant,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-04

The English people have invented new
sport. The London Sporting Life of Decem-
Der 70, 1884, contains the following:
In reply 10 ]. Cooler, Jr.'s challenge of Fri
day last, gentlemen will back lady to eat
6-lbs Of rump steak in quicker time than he
does. The Oldham Pie-eater can Join and
make sweepstake of 10, for not less than e.
10 =. each. IL the above will name place to
meet near Billingsgate, the gentleman will at
tenq and arrange a match.
IL answer 90 J. Godieu, of Billingsrale.
James BrOokes, Of Nottingham, will take four
minutes start and eat againit him according TO
his challenge-viz., Abs. Of rump steak, p
10 loaf, and quart OF tea, in 80 minutes; or
Jarnes Brookes will eat bacon and cabbage
against him for one hour level, the one eating
most 70 be the winner. Either or both of these
matches TO be for El0 10 El5 side: to give or
take expenses TO eat in London or nottingham.
Nan and money ready any night 5.t the Dover
Castle Hotel. Old Radford, Nottirr cham. BUSH
hess only meant.
Iu reply TO J. Godier, alias Big Head. Ben
Kemp, of Billlngsgate, will mate h himself to
eat more steak and bread and dri INK more Tea
in half an hour than Cooler for 6! or EI0, and
he will take El0 20 Is he beats b i'm in spip
of one mile directly afterward. Man and
money ready at any time.
In answer to J. Coolers Ola Ilepge. If he
will extend the tune &c one hour, a gentleman
will back j. Burton,alia Sloper,t t Woolwich.
to eat Z lbs. Of steak and 2Iis b ,aves, for e.
up 10 80 side. An answer appointing
place Of meeting, will be attended to.
Peter EllertoD, alias Gorgez, Of Northamp-
ton, seeirg challenge from J. Cooler, ala
Big head Of Biilingsgate, to eat lbs. Of rump
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-04

About ten years ago the Nobel's Explosives
Company-the pioneer frm-was started in
the west of Scotland. The Nobels Company
which has an annual output Of ! 500 tons per
annum, was followed by dynamite factories in
England; Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
In the United Kingdom there are now three
factories, and these turn out annually about
1000 tons Of dynamite valued at E20O, 600.
The Rhenish Company, which has factories at
Cologne and other German towns, is however.
the largest dynamite undertaking in the
world, its annual output amounting to $500
tons. That the British makers have expert
enccd keen competition from their continental
rivals may be inferred from the fact that dur
ing 1888, 1000 tons ard during 1881, 800
tons were imported into the United Kingdom.
Owing TO the keen rivalry which prevailed
amongst the companies engaged in the trade,
dynamite fell steadily in price from also to
as low as E65 ton in some districts. Such a
state Of matters could not continue long, and
therefore no surprise was felt when it was an
nounced in November last that the British and
continental companies had agreed 10 advance
the price of dynamite TO a uniform level. At
present the price ranges from El30 TO El60 a
ton, according to the quantity taken, and the
result of the combination has proved highly
beneficial to the shareholders Of the various
companies. The agreement is working admi-
rably, and the severe competition which pre-
vailed in several districts has been checked
and higher rates established. Considerable
quantities of dynamite are exported from Eu-
rope to the United States and Canada, and
practically the trade is for the present at least
confined to Great Britain, Germany, France,
Italy and Spain. The trade is, however,in its
infancy, and in course of time it may he ex-
pccted to cover wider area and to assume
much larger dimensions. BraiStreetS.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-04
An Outraged Industry.

Two weeks ago we printed i. cartOo" in
which 4 stick of candy was somewhat conspic-
uous. This stick of candy was labeled with
the names Of its ingredients. The ingredients
were of an unwholesome sort, for the stick of
candy was of the kind that is sold to our chill
dren in this great and enlightened city. And
one of the ingredients on our list was glucose
That brought out the gentleman from the
glucose district. He called upon us and ex-
planned that his glucose was not the oilymar-
garine of sugar, but respectable and health
full product. He brought with him report of
the National Academy Of Sciences, which gave
glu cose an excellent character. He further
more requested US to publish the report. When
we print the Netr York Directory and the Con-
greSSi0ndL Record by way of supplement to
Puck, we shall take pleasure in complying
with his request. At present the pressure on
our columns is too great.
However we are willing to accept the dictum
of the National Academy of Sciences If the
National Academy of Sciences thinks that
glucose is all right, all right it is. Glucose is
made from starch, and starch is a harmless
and inoffensive article. We have known men
to wear it next to their breasts until it utterly
disappeared; and they never seemed 10 suffer
from it.
Oub NV ,tubSudu nun buG glucose ulStFlCt,
instead of stopping right there, aud leaving us
under the impression that glucose was much
maligned manufacture, proceeded to spoil his
whole effect 10y leaving us a bottle of glucose
and hunk of corn sugar for US to sample.
We will admit that be got even with US in
this way-if he was angry with US lac got in
his fine work Of deadly revenge; but he didn't
succeed in popularizing glucose in this office.
We tried the corn sugar first on the Goat
Editor, ard he said it tasted like stale cocoa
nut pie. Well, it did. But when the Society
Editor got hold of it, he said is suggested TO
him combination of a clay pipe and stick
of chewing gum. And we all realized the
force Of his characterization. When the As
syrian Pup took an incautious bite of it, he
looked as though he thought it tasted like tai
low candles. If that was his idea, he was
probably dead right.
We tried the glucose ON the gentlemen of
the artistic staff. We told them it was a new
form of semi-solidiied and scentless gin, and
they eagerly grasped at it. Those who cared
to converse upon the subject afterward said
that they did not banker after vaseline as a
regular diet.
These are the results of the experiments in
glucose eating conducted by Puct's Academy
on Sciences. The experiments will not be re-
newed. We have have some glucose left. 1t
is probably healthful; 10 some it may be del
icacy. But it is improbable that any member
of the Puck staff will ever become victims to
the glucose habit.-Puck.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-04
Wrecks of 1884

The statistics furnished by Lloyds concern
ing the wrecks during 1854, show that as a
result of the absence of stormy or hurricane
weather, there were Ill less actual shipwrecks
reported than in the year 1888. But although
the shipping disasters have not been so disas-
trnus in consequence Of weather influences,
other causes have been on the increase-viz q,
losses by collisions. These are alarming in
the manner they multiply year by year. The
number of disasters by this cause during the
year is nearly 200, against smaller numbers
in previous years, and of those during last
years sunk by this cause over I2O resulted in
actual loss. More than 100 British vessels
were sunk by collision, the majority being
lost off the coast of Great Britain, but some OF
these latter were recovered. The total actual
shipwrecks were 1889, representing 776 British
vessels. of the coast of England, Scotland
and ireland, $50 went down, Of which 322
were British owned. The previous year 522
vessels went down of the British coasts, OF
which Ill were British vessels. The figures
given below show decrease throughout for the
last five years, which is explained by the ca
ceptiOnal weather during 1851. The follow
ing table gives record for the past five wears
collected from daily reports:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-04
irandtotaI
Increase of Cancer

1t the data of the Registrar Generals re-
ports are correct, cancer is steadily increasing
IN England, and the rate Of increase is aug
menting. Thus, during the ten years 1850
1888 the increase in the number of deaths
from this disease was 1000, showing an aver
age Increase of about 200; from 1850 to 1869
tue number of deaths was sO,Oi9. and the
average annual increase PAS; and from 1870
10 1879, lll,30l deaths occurred, with an
annual increase of 800. DR.. Charles Moore at
tempted 10 show, in a book published in 1865,
that cancer tllrives with good living, and that
It's increase was an accompaniment of the i'm
proved economical condition and vitality of
The British people. 1t abounds where the
conditions are ordinarily most favorable to
health, and more among The rich than among
the poor. According to a French observer,
about 10 per cent of the wealthy classes and I
per cent, OF the poorer classes are afflicted
with cancer. The disease. according TO DR.,
Crisp, also prevails among animals, more ire
quently among flesh-eaters than among herb
eaters, and among domesticated than among
wild animals, lis not zymotic or infectious,
or conveyed in any way, nor is it transmissible,
though the predisposition to it may be inher-
tied; but it begins de moro in each indivi-
dual whom it attacks. The only efficient re-
I"od, Tor 1t is the surgical enc and that should
be applied at the earlier stages Of the disease.
while the affection is still local. -PopulG1.
Science
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-04
Engiand's Sources of Revenue.

England collects customs on but fifteen
articles, and these are chiefly articles
which she does not produce, SO that the
tax is strictly for revenue and not for pro
lection, going into the Treasury and not
into the pockets of individuals. Eng
lands revenue from import duties, which
amounts to about 20 per cent of her total
revenue receipts, is raised mainly from
the tariff on spirits, tobacco and tea; and
she collects about one third of her revenue
from the excise, tax which the protect
lonists in this country are so anxious to
abolish.-L0uis Courier Journal.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-03-04

steak and 2lb. loaf, Peter Ellerton, alias
Gorger, will be pleased to take him on at his
own terms, or Peter the Gorger will match
himself te cat Abs Of hot tripe, 7lbs OF pota-
toes and drink half a gallon Of ale in 20 min
utes, or against any man breathing, for any
sum. Aud will give or take expenses 10 cat
in London or Northampton. 4 deposit to the
Sporting Life will insure match.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-24
What They Would Do With Him.

Mrs Greatheart's sister. Mrs. Buddle,
is very charming widow. Her life
with Buddle was not as harmonious as
Theodore Thomas concert, and when
kind fate took him to his Fathers she
determined never to marry again. Al
though her three sons were young men.
Mrs. Buddle still wears many youthful
graces and preserves feminine desire
for admiration. One of her most atten-
tive admirers is old Mr.. Straightface,
who believes she is going to marry him,
and regards her accordingly as his pre-
empted property. He was talking to
her Tuesday, and in the course of the
conversation said:
my dear, what will thee do with thy
three sons when we are married."
81 don't know replied Mrs. Bubble,
"but they were discussing at the break
fast table this morning what they would
do with you.
"And what did they concludePn
queried Mr.. Straightface, with visions
of tilial devotion swimming before his
eyes.
They said they would fire you out
of the second-story window" said the
sweet woman.
MIR. Straightface is now endeavoring
to determine if married life is really
what it is cracked up to be or not
Washington Hatctet.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-24
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

Christine Nillsun made her first APP
pearancc in Paris twenty years ago.
Daniel Stuart and his wife, of Troy,
Ala, have been married seventy years.
Scott Madkins. youth of nineteen,
was married to Annie lngersoll, his
twelve-year-old step-sister, at Snowfall,
Md, recently.
"A negro woman, in Holmes County,
Mississippi, recently gave birth to trip
lets, whom she appropriately named
Faith, Hope and Charity.
Miss Helen Williams is tho Gamer
lean girl'' who has scored the latest
dramatic success in Paris, under the
name Helene d'Auvray. - Chicago
Inter Ocean.
Mrs. Fair and Miss Fair, wife and
daughter of the Pacific coast Senator
and millionaire, have taken n house in
the suburbs of Paris, where it is said,
they will henceforth reside. - Chicago
Journal.
M. Theirs, when in London, wrote to
the Chancellor of the Exehequer as fol-
lows: Il wish to become thoroughly
acquainted with the financial system OF
England. When can you spare me five
minutesp"
DIR. Edward Davy, who is now living
In the wilds of Australia, at the age OF
eighty years, was one of the originators
of the electric telegraph in England,
but others have stepped in and reaped
the reward.
Secretary Lincoln has appointed w.
Hallett Green, colored, to a position in
the Signal Service, and assigned him to
Fort Meyer. This is the first appoint
ment OF the kind ever made. - Wash
ington Star.
-"Gath" is told that Chanfrau had Sc.
lected his own epitaph, 1t was quota.
ton from his exit, tho Arkansas Tray
eler" Il done my level best; | ain't
got nothing to take back. - Cincinnati
Commercial.
MIR. Livesey, the founder of teeto-
talism in England, who died lately, over
ninety years of age, lost his parents
when he was seven and had most dis
couraging experience of water in hi!
early days, as he had to work in damn
cellar, which was often inundated, fol
years.
The oldest person in Connecticut 4
said to be Isaac Clarke, oolored, who il
100 years of age After working as /
sailor and whaleman for about iift,
years, he became physically disabled
and entered the New England Aims
house, where he has outlived two gen
erations. Boston Post.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-24
ga LITTLE NONSENSE"

An Oregon bicycler has tive
wooden legs. And he hasn't had his
bicycle much over six months, either.
This is unusually quick work. Hurting
ton Free Press.
--"How does the milk get into the
cocoanutP" asks q subscriber. 1t does
not get into it at all. The cocoanut
grows around the milk. Ask us hard
one. Huntington Hat0keye.
Dentist Ito a jolly sailor, who had
seated himself in the high CHAIR:
"Well, mariner, which tooth do you
want extracted Is it the molar, or the
incisorP"P" Jack (short and sharp:
sit is in the upper tier, on the larb0ard
side. Golden Days.
An Ohio farmer says that mule
can be cured of kicking by catching
hold of his leg while in the act. But
when the unfortunate operator is sailing
through the empyrean dome he proba-
bly, wishes he hadn't interfered with
the inalienable and hereditary customs
of the mule.-Pacb.
Young man," said the Professor,
''you should not allow yourself to be
guided altogether by your own opinions.
You should defer to the opinions of
Others" Student-"2ut the poet says,
''tis madness to DEFER" Professor
"True, but the poet was Young who
said that. "-Boston Transcript.
Doctor-"You see, wiley dear, have
pulled my patient through, after all; a
very critical case. can tell you!p His
Wife--"Yes, dear hubby; but then you
are so clever in your profession. Ali
if | had only known you five years
earlier l feel certain my first husband
my poor Thomas-would have been
saved"-Chicago Tribune.
"A map wanted:
| o, bring me a map of the seat of war!
hear the guns on the River Mini
| i want to see where the missiles tore
Through far Foo-chow with DEVILS din
Just show me Ke-lung and Sinon-choo;
And where. o where, can be Kin-te-ching
Chow-choo, Chang-chOw, and where Cha-oo
Is Hing-wha far from old Yenping2
Philadelphia Press.
He left her in the wagon at thu
market, after selling his potatoes, ant
as he started off she called to him
"Remember, John-get twelve yard
of dark-colored calico, and be sure t,
ask if it will wash" When he returned
twenty minutes later, she held out he
hand for the package he carried, but h
tossed it into the carriage with the re
ply: Didn't get no caliker.n "WhyP'
"Well, diskivered that plug terbacke
was comm up an caiker going down
and | made up my mind you'd bette
wait. - Wheeling I7tetltgencer.
He was polite, but diffident, an
had got entangled in conversation wit
a couple of young ladies, and was strug
Cling along the best he could. The
were discussing the merits of differen
actresses. yves" he said. "Mme
B is certainly very c-cIever ACT
ress, but IL think she is one of tn
p-plainest women ever saw. That is,
he added politely, under the vague i'm
preston that some qualification Shout
be introduced here, ''l--er mean {
course, present company always e.
cepted. IN. Y San.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-24
NECESSITY.
Necessity, whom long deemed my foe,
Thou cold, unsmiling and hard.visaI

Necessity, whom long deemed my foe,
Ihou cold, unsmiling and hard-visaged
dame,
Now no longer see thy face, know
ihou vert my friend, beyond reproach or
blame.
My best achievements, and the fairest flights
-, VI my winged fancy, were inspired by thee;
my stern voice spurred me to the mountain
heights,
Thy importunings babe me do and be.
But for thy breath, the spark of living fire
Within me might have smouldered out at
length.
But for thy lash, which would not let me tire,
l never would have measured my own
strength
But for thine ofttimes merciless control
Upon my life that nerved me past despair,
never should have dug deep in my soul
And found the mine of treasures hidden
there.
And though we walk divided pathways now,
And no more may see thee, to the end,
weave this little chaplet for thy brow
Ihat other hearts may know, and hail thee
friend
Ella Wheeler Wtlcor, in Current.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-24

fully serious amid his grunts, his drum
beatings and the stamping of his moe
casined feet on the unresponsive sward,
imagine it would require cigar store
Indians fortitude and Digger Indians
intellect to find much enjoyment or
meaning in it.-St Louis Globe
Democrat
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-24

"a sea Captain who has," observes
the american Cultiuator. .'sailed out of
Boston many years, says he preserves
the freshness of eggs during his voyage
by simply packing newly laid speci-
mems, small end down, in boxes of
thoroughly dried sand. with perhaps
an inch of sand for covering.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-01-24

DIR. Alfred Taylor says that every
girl ought to know how to make good
coffee. for bad coffee has made MANY
bad men, Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-03

set his face against the charms Of
music as rendered by the calathump-
ian band and absolutely refused to
give up in any sun whatever. In
wearing out the kids that night he
was successful, but their turn came
next day. when, arrayed in all the
splendor of new store clothes he made
his appearance on the street. The
kids were waiting for him and which
ever way he turned his steps, he was
followed at a safe distance by mob
Of bowling urchins who added to the
din by the incessant beating Of tin
pans aud other musical instruments.
The climax came when the man
made rush at the boys 10 scatter
them and was met by well directed
volley Of venerable eggs that attached
themselves to bis person and etfaced
in q few brief seconds all the beauty
and elegance Of his get up. His re-
turn to the family circle was by a cir
cuitous route that included the river
in its course.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-03
A GIsndIve Amir.

Economy carried to the verge Of
parsimoniousnes is not popular with
the kids OF Giendive as a newly
welded sheep man can testify. He
came 10 Glendlve on Wednesday with
his bride intent on matrlmony but
not disposed to sacrifice any more
money than was necessary TO comply
with the law. After interviewing the
various parties, ecclesiastical and
civil, who dealt In the article. he
finally secured the services OF a justice
Of the peace, who tied the knot for the
prudent sheep man for the very pru-
dent price Of one dollar, and conclud-
ing that Il was made just as binding
as II could have been done by a ten
dollar minister, the happy groom
should have felt that he had at least
nine dollars TO squander, and gener-
ously set Il up 10 the kids when they
gave him the customary "chivaree;''
but ON the principle of "a penny
saved is a penny earnedn he resolutely
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1885-07-03
What Is IL?

There is a painful mystery con-
nected with the lives Of two promi-
nent stock growers who make Miles
City their headquarters, that their
friends have tried in vain TO solve.
The parties alluded to are L. ]. Chaplin,
familiarity known as "Chape," and
Clint Graham. Both are models of
geniaiity and good nature, and they
are bosom friends, but for some occult
reason Miles City is not big enough to
hold them both at the same time.
Just so sure as Clint Is Ia town and
Chape shows up, Clint takes hurried
departure, and vice versa. For some
! days past Chape has been here and
had laid extensive plans for spending
the glorious Fourth in town. but yes
terday his friend Clint put in an APP
pearance aud to the surprise Of all his
friends who knew of his anticipations
for the Fourth, Chape regretfully an
nounced his departure and left the
field to Clint. Tender and solicitous
enquiry failed to develop any reason
why they could not both contribute
their valuable society to their friends
on the national holiday. AS Clint il
the last arrival the lot falls to him
and Chape will celebrate as best he
may with the aid Of "sowbelly" ant
alkali water.