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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The mail closes at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Stamp your letters before putting
them in the office.
We understand that II. w. Severance,
Esq, for many years Hawaiian Consul at
San Francisco, has been recalled.
Mr.. II. F. Glade has been elected one of
the Directors of the Waianae Company in
place of Mr.. Jules Richardson, deceased.
The horse Young Gator was sold yester-
day by Lyons & Levey to Colonel W. F.
Allen for $500. The black tillies were not
sold.
The Alameda takes away to-day 30,952
bags of sugar, 1924 bags of rice and other
domestic produce, amounting in all to 2,100
tons. She also takes 800 punches of ban
anas.
Mr.. Jacob Fisher, so we'll and favorably
known in this community, has been at
tackled by hemorrhage of the lungs, and at
late hour last night was in a very low
state at his residence, Liliha street.
The planks in the sidewalk on Fort street
in front of the ''Chayter" storehouse have
been badly broken up by heavy drays back
ing on to it to be unloaded. A large guam
tity of sugar is now being stored in the
building.
Kauai correspondent states that
Gilbert Islander shot and seriously wounded
a native at Lihue last week The indis-
criminate sale of firearms in a mixed popu-
lation as in this country is greatly to be
deprecated. 1t should not be possible for
labor immigrants to obtain firearms and
ammuni ton,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
MORE STRUGGLED OPIUM.

We suppose the great party of
moral ideas" will condemn us utterly
for again suggesting that the law pro-
hibiting the importation of opium
should be repealed as speedily as pos
sible after the next Legislature meets,
and that the sale of opium should be
regulated by license. In this case at
least prohibition does not prohibit.
Quite as much opium is imported
contraband as would be imported
were there no embargo upon it, To
continue the law, therefore, is to offer
a premium upon smuggling. How
many persons are thereby tempted to
enter upon a career of crime it is
difficult to say, but judging from the
organized state of the contraband
opium trade the number must be
considerable. In this way tenfold
more harm is wrought to the COM
munity than could possibly be done
by licensing the opium trade. Cant
and hypocrisy, however, have been
able to preserve this succulent source
of illicit profit, and doubtless a very
strong fight will be made to perpet-
uate it. But when 1000 tins of opium,
more or less, are seized every few
weeks, the scandal of the traffic has
reached a point at which public
policy must interfere to put stop to
it. AS this cannot be accomplished
by prohibition, then let it be done by
IinanCo
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
A JUDICIOUS APPOINTMENT.

Attention is called to an official
notification in our "By Authority
column of the appointment of David
A. Mckinley, Esq, as Consul Gen
erai for the Hawaiian Kingdom in
the Pacific Coast States and Terri
tories. No better appointment could
be made, or one which will do more
to stimulate our trade with the Coast.
Mr.. MeKinley's qualifications for this
office are we'll known to all our bust
ness men, who Endorsed him unani-
mously for re-appOintmentb by his own
Government. They will therefore be
all the more gratified when they
learn from the ADVERTISER that
this country has secured his valuable
services. The leave-taking to-day
will be the more consOlatOry when we
know that Mr.. Mckinley has become
permanently identified with the trade
and industries of this Kingdom.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Aristocratic Custom Doesn't Pay.

New YORK Cor. BuHalo Express
1T may surprise you to be told, said
an old hotel clerk, to whom I had re-
marked that probably Garmoyles pres
ence as guest was a good thing for the
Brunswick, "that the patronage of for
eign aristocrats is "a damage Fifteen
years ago nearly every titled foreigner
who came here put up at the Clarendon
now demolished That house had for
awhile the exclusive favor of such tour
lists 1t bankrupted its keepers Ten
years ago the Brevoort got this run of
business. and held it until lately; and the
proprietor is a bankrupt The Hotel
Brunswick succeeded to the business of
feeding and lodging the aristocrats and
the concern has been in the hands of re
ceiver for a month. The reason is quite
simple The guests demand the very best
but are not willing to spend money freely
enough to make profit for the landlord.
In short. they want the fare of Ameri-
cans without paying as Americans do
Their presence has ruined every hotel
which has had it in this city. "
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
The Zereba.
minneapolis Tribune

1he zereba is a striped animal of the
order of Pachydermata 1t is graminivor-
Gus, and is usually formed of sand and
water barrels. It's chief habitat is central
Asia, but it also frequents the neighbOr
hood of Tamai, where Englishmen get in
side it for the purpose Of being killed by
Arabs. 1t has been supposed that the
wooden horse of Troy was a Zereba. In
the desert where grass is scarce 1t will eat
soldiers-Graham-f fed ones preferred.
One of the Zerebas most famous in history
was that manufactured by p I. Barnum.
He made it out of bronchO with paint
brush and two pots of black and yellow
paint One day one of the water barrels
burst and washed the paint off. He eX-
planned it by saying that the animal had
zerebro spinal meningitis. \ small
Zereba is called a Zerebellum.
Zerebas are rather difficult animals to
handle. The best way to treat one is to
establish it. That done you can retreat
in good order toward Hasheen (0r Ia
manieb if Osman will let YOU and, after
exercising a strict censorship over the
press correspondents, send home dis
patches saying that you have killed 1000
rebels and would like to be appointed to a
postoffice in Missouri. Should this be re-
fused you can open real estate Office in
a small frontier town, hire a man to find
gold in the neighborhood, and then open
a saloon, with faro layout III the back
premises, not necessarily for publication,
but as guarantee of good faith. That
done you can wait till vigilance COM
mittee is formed and then go back to the
land of white men and endOw home for
orphans
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Two Thousand Tins Opium Seized.

The Custom House authrities seized
yesterday morning an invoice of goods
imported in the bark Centaur, from Hong
kong, as one of the cases proved to be
filed with tins of opium. The packages
were marked "K.Y.S," and consisted of
108 packages of dried cutie fish, lily -four,
etc. From the examination already made,
it is estimated that there are about 1000
tins of opium in the shipment. The goods
were consigned to well-known Chinese
firm here, and warrants were issued for
the arrest of the suspected parties.
About three hours after the coutraband
goods were safely locked H., IL tie Gus
tom House, uu .,,matcnr detective called
on the Collector General aud uysterlously
gave him to understand that he had
caught on TO case of suspected
opium smuggling by the Centaur.
He was followed in few minutes by
amateur No. 2, with the same story, and
in a short time No. came in to give a
similar report. They we've all three
hours too late. The game had been
bagged by the proper officers.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Origin of "OId Hickory"
Boston Budget

Gen. Jackson was known among the
soldiers who had served under him as
"Old Hickory" a sobriquet given him
during the Creek war. His brigade was
making forced march without baggage
or tents, to surprise the Indians in one of
their villages, and were for several days
and nights exposed to the peltings of
March storm, the rain freezing as it fell.
Gen. Jackson got severe cold, but did
not complain, as he tried to sleep in
muddy bottom among his half-frozen sol
diers. Capt Allen and his brother John
cut down a stout hickory tree. peeled off
the bark and made covering for the gen
eral, who was with difficulty persuaded to
crawl into it.
The next morning drunken citizen en-
tered the camp, and seeing the tent kicked
it over. AS Jackson crawled from the
ruins the topper cried: Hello, Old Kick
DRY; come out of your bark and jine US in
a drink" Thenceforth the general was
known in camp as cold Hickory" and
when he was talked of as a presidential
candidate the nickname was adopted by
his supporters
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
The Glorious Fourth.

The following is the programme of exer-
cises arranged to come off "a t Kapiolani Park
on the Glorious Fourth:
Fourth of July March ........ Royal Band
Opening Prayer Rev. J. A. Cruzan
EatflOuc OOnS -..-.......' Amerlcd
Introductory Address ................
49,. .......... His Elk. Geo. w. Merrill
Pa triotic Song ........" Glory Hallelujah !"
Reading of the Declare ton of Independ-
ence ..Mr Mr.. w. A. Kinney
Overture America .......... Royal Band
speech by Young America.
Patriotic Song OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
........" Marching Through Georgia J"
Several Impromptu Addresses.
Patriotic Song Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Grafton Mr.. H. N. Cast e
Patriotic Song 6 Star SpanSled Banner 4"
Medley of Patriotic Songs ...... Royal Band
It is understood that free transporta ton
will be provided for all who wish to enjoy
the exercises and picnic at the Park on the
Fourth, and that arrangements will be made
to make the day particularly pleasant for
the ladies and children who may be present.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Police Court.
BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE B1cKERroS.


THURSDAY, June 30th.
Soc Brown and Bila forfeited their bail for
being drunk Brown forfeited So and Bila
50.
Frederick Blackburn charged with vic
lating express rule No. Cleaving horse
without proper attendant, was rernanded to
the 1st proximo at his own request.
Kahalekou, charged with assault and bat
terry on Kong Kee, was fined SO and So 40
costs. Appeal noted to Supreme Court.
John Hapa and Sam Richards, remanded
from the 29th on charge of gaming, were
released on nolle pros. entered by the
prosecution.
John Hapa was charged with assault on
Sam Richards. Remanded to the 9th July.
Kailimali, Kanuka, Kaniela and Mai,
charged with an ARRAY, were brought up on
remand. The first two were released on a
nolle pros. The last two pleaded guilty and
were each fined So, with 81 costs.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
A GREAT NEWSPAPER.

THE WEEKLY 2. C. ADVERTISER is the best
and most complete paper published in the King
dom. Having been thoroughly remodeled in all
its departments, it will be found to be uniformly
bright, newsv and reliable. Being intended speci
ally for the family circle, 1t Will contain nothing
offensive TO morals refined taste. Arrange
ments have been perfected for giving a complete
digest of the worlds news up to latest date, in
addition to all the local and general news of tn
Kingdom. Correspondence, detailing facts, is in
vIted from all parts of the Islands. Orders for
subscriptions shOuld be addressed to the Manager.
THE WEEKLY p. c. ADVERTISER is mailed to
1nbscribers at So per annum, payable In advance.
RemitJances may be made by p. o. Order.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Vanderbilt Brothers Comet
U',.il,1no I

Two of William II. Nanderbilt's grand
sons, William H. and Cornelius Jr., have
a taste for publishing, and print monthly
journal called The Comet, which they print
under the firm name of Vanderbilt Broth
ers, editors and proprietors 1 West Fifty
seventh street. the residence of their
father, Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt. They
write their own matter, set it up in type
and print it from a press they brought
home with them a short time ago from
Europe They are proud of their produc-
ton, which is really handsome specimen
of typography. 1t is not large, but it is
neat in design as well as execution. No.
contains an offer of "a handsome pen
knife for the best original story in two
chapters, not exceeding $50 words in a
chapter "
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Shaving and Boot Backing.
New York Graphic.

The luxury of an American shave is a
thing that Englishmen hear a good deal
about and which they are generally anX-
ious to experience when they arrive on
our shores After having tried it they
say the luxury is a delusiOn and a snare
Every Englishman shaves himself and
that is why tra> cling Americans look in
vain for an artistic capillary abridger in
London. The American asserts that no.
where but in his native land are true art
lists with the razor to be found.
A shave every morning is as much a
part of the average Englishman's toilet as
is bath, or, as he calls it, "bawth.
An American shrinks from shaving him
self. and somehow considers it a thing be-
meath his dignity, when he can hire man
to do it. He performs far more ardu-
Gus labor however, when he blackens his
own boots. To an Englishman nothing
is more insulting than a suggestion that
he blackens his boots. A man may be
blackguard. drunkard, may not pay his
debts, may live by his wits or the want of
some other mans wits, and according to
the English notion may yet be gentle
man." but let it once be known that he
blackens his own boots and he is expelled
from all decent society.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01

it will be found that we have under
stated the result of the quarters ex-
port trade. The official figures foi
Honolulu show the following COM
parison:
March quarter, 1885 ..... 50, 1s9,479 29
June quarter, 1885 49,. 800. 2,724, us 81
Half year at Honolulu go. S4,91S,195 26
Omitting the cents, therefore, the
increase in the past quarter at the
port of Honolulu was 1886, 286, COM
pared with the preceding three
months, and it is reasonable to infer
that there was a corresponding in
crease at the islands ports. But as
Stunning that there was no such in
crease, the export value of domestic
produce from these Islands in the
first half of 1885, was S5,S15, 1873 10
an increase of $500, 153 % over the
corresponding period of 1884. AS al
ready stated, however, it is probable
this increase will ultimately prove to
be very much greater. The total tx
port value Of domestic produce in the
first half of 1884 was So, 254, $50 Al.
1t is needless also to add that owing
to the low range of prices this year
the quantity exported was proper
tiOnately greater than in 1884, before
the decline took place. The fact that
we have been exporting SO far in
1885 at the rate of 81, $3.50, 267 per an
mum should lend confidence to bust
ness. Of course there will be fall
ing-off frCm now until the close of
the year, but it is reasonable to anti
cipate large advance over 1884.
Our import trade has not been so
elastic. It has been, however, quite
equal to the steady requirements of
the country. There was 10 specula-
tive imports since the beginning of
the year. The value of merchandise
imports at Honolulu were:
March quarter, 1885. ...-...... S734,313 60
June quarter, 1885 .........,... S64, 444 II
Total for half year. ......... ST ,59S, 757 81
This would make our merchandise
thing like So, 200, 900 for the year. The
figures for the June quarter, however,
are only approximately correct. The
amount will in all probability be in
creased 20 per cent when the official
statement of imports is made up. 1t
is a noteworthy fact, however, that
our exports in the past six months
very nearly quadrupled in value our
merchandise imports, During the
past half year, however, $17l ,467 20
ia coin was imported, so that in real
ity the value of exports exceed by
three and half times the value of
imports. With such a showing there
should be speedy revival of business.
There is really nothing whatever in
The industrial condition of the King
dom to account for the existing de-
preston
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Pay of the British Soldier.
London Letter.

A private in an English infantry regi
ment receives "A cents day; lance-cor
poral, 81 cents; corporal, Al cents; lance
sergeant, 80 cents; sergeant, 80 cents;
color-sergeant, 70 cents, and quartermas.
ter sergeant, 81. These rates are subject
to the following deductions, viz: One
cent day for washing, and cents day
for groceries and vegetables. These con
sist of tea, coffee, sugar, potatoes, and
green vegetables After these deductions,
then, the pay of a linesman is II ceuts a
day, but, as he has to provide his own
underclothing, further deduction of :
cents daily is made, thus reducing his
actual pay to Is cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01

IT is just as we feared. Our even
ing contemporary is suffering from
very bad attack. a more pronounced
case of recurrent dementia it would
be impossible to imagine. We are
sorry for it, because in it's occasional
lucid intervals the "Bulletin' is not
without a modicum of common sense.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
THE SMALLPOX CASES.

Last evening it was reported from
the Quarantine Station on the reef
that new case of varioloid had-de-
veloped, so far as the attendants
were able to judge. An official noti-
fication will be made in due course.
DR.. Webb reports everything favor
able on board the Yamashiro Maru.
Should no disease develop on board
this ship, she will be admitted to
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Eire-Tran Hotels,

Fire-trap hotels are discussed in. The
American Architect, which suggests that
"it might not be wholly bad plan to
authorize building inspectors to adver-
tise such places in the daily papers con,
anything would be better than the cruel
destruction of life aud property that goes
on year after year almost unchecked
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Observations Concerning Gray Hairs.
Medical and Surgical Reporterl

Medical ana surgical RepOrterI
Many persons begin to show gray hairs
while they are yet in their tWenties, and
some while in their teens. This does not
by any means argue premature decay
of the constitution. 1t is purely locar
phenomenon and may coexist with I'M
usual bodily vigor. Many feeble persons,
and others who have suffered extremely
both mentally and physically do not
blanch hair until past middle life; while
others, without assignable cause, lose
their capillary coloring matter rapidly
when about 40 years of age.
Race has a marked influence. The
traveller DIR. Orbigpy says that in many
years he spent in South America he never
saw bald Indian, and scarcely ever
gray haired one. The negroes turn more
slowly than the whites. Yet we know
negress of pure blood. about 80 years old,
who is quite gray
In this country sex appears to make
little difference. Men and women grow
gray about the same period of life. In
men the hair and beard rarely change
equally. The one is usually darker
than the other for several years,
but there seems no general rule
as to which whitens the first.
The spot where grayness begins differs
with the individual The philosopher
Schopenhauer began to turn gray on the
temples, and complacently framed the
ory that this is an indication of vigorous
mental activity.
The correlation of gray hair, as we'll as
its causes, deserve more attentive study
than they have received. Such a change
is undoubtedly indicative of some deep.
seated physiological process, but what
this is we can only ascertain by a much
wider series of observations than have yet
been submitted to scientific analysis.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
MANUAL OF ARMS.
[Army and Navy Journal

Army and Navy Journal
present arms!" There they are
Both stretched out to me
Strong and steady, smooth and white
Fair as arms can be.
"Gound arms!" On the floor,
Picking up his toys,
Breaking all within his reach,
Busiest Of boys.
"Right WHEEL" off his cart;
Left WHEEL" too, is gone;
Horsey's head is broken off,
Horsey's tail is torn.
Quick step!" Forward march;
Crying, too, he comes:
Had a battle with the cat
GCratched off bofe my fumSl"
shoulder arms" here at last,
Round my neck they close,
Pc r little soldier boy
0 f to quarters goes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Garlic.

Garlic among the Greeks was held in
such adherence that any person who par
took of it were regarded as profane. The
Romans, on the contrary, gave it to their
soldiers. with the idea that it excited their
courage. and to laborers to strengthen
them
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
WEDNESDAY
SIX MONTHS TRADE.
July 1st.

Statistics are the safest guide to
trading results, if carefully compiled.
1t has been said, and not without rea-
son, that the statistics of commerce
aud int, rchange prepared by the
United States Treasury under the
late Administration, were presented
in a form intended to strengthen the
Protectionist policy of the Repub
lican party. This was a very serious
blemish, and it has cost Mr.. Joseph
NimmO, Jr., who was at the head of
the Bureau of Statistics, his official
position. Nevertheless, those who
could read and interpret statistics for
themselves were not deceived. They
drew their own conclusions from the
figures presented, and never had rea-
son to doubt their general accuracy.
No such complaint can lie against
the statistics of trade of the Hawaiian
Kingdom. 1t is a free trade country;
and the only thing that is expected
is that the official statistics of it's
trade shall be as full and complete as
pOSSlOIG. 1IlIS HAS OScH
met in a very creditable manner, the
statistics compiled in the Custom
House, and published by the Govern
ment, being complete, comprehensive
and reliable. We have been per-
mitted to examine the returns of
domestic exports for the June quar-
ter, 1885, prepared by the Collector
General, which exhibit very salts
factory results, as the following alb
stract from them for the port of
Honolulu shows:
EXPORTS DOMESTIC PRODUCE.
April, value ....................S8 1898, 568 SO
May, value. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 993, 8O6 rs
June, value. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, S37 $40 53
Total for quarter. ........ 50, 724,715 81
1t will be borne in mind that these
figures only show the export value of
domestic produce shipped from the
port of Honolulu. The exports from
other island ports are not included.
The total export value from all Ha-
waiian ports in the first quarter of
the present year was 1888, 473 26,
being an increase of $230,654 81 over
the corresponding period of 1884.
Now, inasmuch as there has been
progressive Increase at the port of
Honolulu in the last June quarter as
compared with the last March quar-
ter, we may safely accept the statistics
for the March period at the outpOrts,
and in that way arrive at a close ap-
Proclamation of The actual result for
the June period, in anticipation of
complete official returns. Most GER
tainly the exports from other island
ports have not decreased in the past
quarter. Upon this basis, therefore,
we arrive at the following gross re-
suit:
EXPORTS DOMESTIC PRODUCE.
March quarter, 1885 ........-. 50 ,639, 423 76
June quarter, 1885 3,175,fo9 "a
1t thus appears that the exports in
three months exceeded those of the
preceding quarter by $685. s6 Is.
But we make no doubt that when the
actual figures at the outports appear
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-01
Mark TMain,S Success.

Mark Twain is said to have cleared SD,
600 from his reading tour this season.
This is doubtless the largest sum ever
realized by an author, from readings of
his own writings. since Dickens made his
famous American tour.