davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
a Dead March.

Play march low-toned and slow, march for
a silent tread,
Fit for the wandering feet of one who dreams of
the silent dead,
Lonely-between the bones below and the souls
that are overhead.
Here for while they smiled and sang, alive in
the interspace;
Here with the grass beneath the feet, and the
stars above the face.
Now are their feet beneath the grass, and whittier
has flown their grace"
Who shall assure us whence they come, or tell us
the way they go?
Verify life with them was joy, and now they have
left US, woe;
Once they were not, and now they are not: and
this is the sum we know.
Why do we mourn the days that go: For the
same sun shines each day;
For every Spring her primrose hath, and every
May her may
Sweet as the rose that died last year is the rose
that is born to-day.
Do we not too return. we men, as ever the round
earth whirls?
Never a head is dimmed with grey but another is
summed with curls.
She was girl and he boy, bat yet there are
boys and girls.
All, but alas for the smile of smiles that never but
one face wore.
All, for the voice that has flown away like bird
to unseen shore.
All for the face, the flower of flowers, that bios
SONS on earth no moreij
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Last Saturday afternoon the Oceanic
Baseball Club beat the Married Men II to s..
The little dog Nip has been lost from the
j. c. Ford. Upon its return to the vessel the
Captain will pay reward.
The following japanese gentlemen are
guests at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel: K.
Samajima, S. Hibino, K. C. Iwashita, Count
T. Tori and T. Fijita.
Lyons & Levey will sell some valuable
draught horses tomorrow, and on Thursday
will continue the important credit sale, by
order of Messrs. G. W. Macfarlane & Co.
The anglican Church Chronicle for
July contains a well-written and exceed
ingly interestin letter on s'Anglicanism, -
with special reference to the Hawaiian
Anglican Church, by the Bishop of Homo
lulu. 1t is in reply to an article on the
same subject in the June issue of the same
publication.
Mr.. Douglass Monserrat who is engaged
on the survey of the island of Molokai. was
in town last week, having come down to en-
Joy the Fourth. He reports that he has
until lately it has been rather too dry for
the crops and cattle. In the mountains
there has been considerable rain lately, and
the springs on the island have filled up
again. The survey has been completed
from the west end of the island around to
Meyers ranch, and with good weather the
work can be finished this summer.
By the last mail from the Colonies there
was received here copies of the menu and
music programme of dinner given by the
foreign Consuls in Sydney short time be-
fore the Australia sailed. The menu is very
tastefully arranged, the list Of good things
to eat being surrounded by border in
colors, in which are displayed the arms of
the countries represented at the banquet.
The shields are arranged in the order Of
seniority of the Consuls, the following being
shown: Switzerland, Chilli, Brazil, Portugal
Austria, Netherlands, Bolivia, Russia,
Argentine Republic, Hawaii, Belgium, Italy,
Peru, Denmark, Germany and Spain. From
the carte, one might fancy that each of the
countries named contributed some favorite
dish to the feast.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
POPULATION OF AUSTRALASIA.

The vital statistics for Australasia,
which term includes New Zealand,
have been published. The numbers
are close estimate, and not by actual
census, but may be accepted as APP
proximately correct. The estimate
has been made by Mr.. Hayter, Gov
eminent Statist, Melbourne, his total
at the close of 1884, for all the
Colonies being 1921, 1852. This is an
increase On the figures for the pre-
ceding year of ASP per cent. In 1890,
fourteen years after the declaration of
American independence, the white
population Of the United States was
only 3,172,9O6. Should the increase
continue at the same ratio, the popu-
latiOn of the Australian Colonies and
New Zealand at the close of the pres
ent century would be about 100000
white Inhabitants.
Roughly speaking, the population
of Victoria is over 961 900; New South
Wales, 921, 900; New Zealand, 564 900;
South Australia, $4,000; Queens
land, 100000; Tasmania aud Western
Australia limp long way behind
with 1854 and 32,95S respectively.
The rate of increase in Queensland
was 7.69 per cent per annum, and that
of South Australia only 2.44. Follow
ing Queensland, New South Wales is
credited with an increase at the rate
of $3.50 per cent, New Zealand with
433, Western Australia with 1886,
and Victoria with 3.16 per cent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07

preheusive plan of farm settlement
as sequence to the Homestead law,
and it IS absurd to blame the Govern
ment for not giving that Act imme-
date effect, as there is q disposition
to do in certain quarters. AS affirm
ing a general principle, the law is
well enough in its way, but it will
require radical amendment before 1t
can be made a workable measure.
Nevertheless, it has done a great deal
of good by directing attention to this
matter, and is long step towards the
attainment of the end in view.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
ANCIENT CHINESE TELEPHONES.
A Rubin ntary Instrument-The Thou
sand Mile Speaker of 1862.
scientific Americana

lScl6nClnc American
At a recent meeting of the Royal Asiatic
society in Shanghai, a paper, by DR. Mac
gowan was read on the subject OF the
early use of telephones in China This
paper beng very brief, we give 1t ID Its
entirety: =
1t detracts nothing from the merit of
the ingenious physicists who have con-
ferred on mankind the boon Of the teie-
phone, that its principles are familiar to
uncivilized peoples, several of whom are
in possession of rudimentary telephones.
1t was, | opine, when the Chinese were IN
their youth that they constructed the rudi-
mentary instrument a specimen OF Which
l herewith transmit for the society S
museum. 1t consists of two bamboo cy-
finders, one and half TO two inches in
diameter, and four in length; one end of
each is closed by tympanum of pig blad-
der, which is perforated for the transmit
ting string. the string kept in place by
being knotted. This rude instrument is
styled the listening tubes, and is en-
ployed for amusement as a toy, conveying
whispers forty or fifty feet 1t is unknown
in many parts of the empire, Chin kiang
and Kiangsu being the only provinces so
far | can ascertain) where the listening
tube is employed.
Besides this toy, Chinese ingenuity pro
duced, about q century and half ago.
the thousand mile speaker. The i'm
plement is described as "a roll of copper,
Iikened to a fife, containing an artful
device: whispered into and Immediately
closed, the confined message, however
long, may be conveyed to any distance;
and thus in battle secret instructions may
be conveniently communicated 1t is
continuance of extraordinary merit. The
inventor of the Thousand mile speaker,
Chang Shun hsin, Of Huichou, f1ourished
during the reign of Kang-hsi, A. d. 1862
1912. lie wrote on occult science, as
tronOmy, etc The above account of his
invention was taken from his works by
the author of a Fuhkien Miscellany. At
that timc--reign of KEN Lung-there
was no longer an instrument of
this description in that province 1t seems
to have persisted with the ingenious scien-
fist who COntrived it.
Here is fine opportunity for the organ
ization Of a new telephone company, with
a legal department to hunt up the lost
evidence, and take whack at the Bell
telephone monopoly. Doubtless many
heather Chinee might be found glad to
testify they had often used the old tele-
phone in talking from the great wall to
Pekin, and further if necessary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07

room No. ,; and the doubtful cases in
room No. l.
All cabin passengers and officers OF
the steamer were requested to go as
little as possible where the steerage
passengers were. The bedding and
clothes of the sick were thrown over
board into the sea two days before
the ship arrived at Honolulu.
There can be very little doubt that
it was owing to these intelligent pre-
cautions that the spread of smallpox
was arrested on shipboard. The facts
are creditable to all concerned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
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, newsy and reliable. Being intended speci-
ally for the family circle, it will contain nothing
offensive TO morals or refined taste. Arrange
ments have been perfected for giving q complete
digest of the worlds news up to latest date, in
addition TO all the local and general news of the
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
subscribers at s. per annum, payable III advance.
Remittances may be made by p. o. Order.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
A New Point of Law.

A novel incident which occurred to a
stenographer of New York court the
other day will raise new point of law for
the judges to decide. The stenographer
had taken the Official notes of a case tried
in his court, transcribed them, and placed
the transcript and the notes in his over
coat pocket That night he went to the
theatre, threw his OVercOat over the back
of the seat, and the notes and transcript
fell on the floor and were lost There is,
therefore no record of the testimony of the
witnesses from which to make up an ap-
peal, unless the parties can agree to make
it up from memory. The case is unprece-
dented, and the unfortunate stenographer
is in trouble lest he be muIcted in the costs
of a new trial, should one be deemed nee
eSsarY.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
July 9TH.
TUESDAY
ABOUT SMALL FARM SETTLEMENT.

What these Islands need is popula-
ton to develop their resources. By
this we do not mean labor exclusively
but labor combined with some capt.
tai. The tendency 10 encourage
small farm holdings is steadily grow
ing, but unfortunately there is not
much land presently available for
that purpose. Furthermore, there is
a Discrimination on the part of private
owners to part with the freehold of
land, preferring to lease it for term
of years or to permit its occupation as
simple tenancy at will. Now, if
there be one system more than an
other which is calculated to retard
the progress of a new country, it is
this one of landlord and tenant. We
s.ate this as q matter of fact, without
reference to the abstract right of a
landed proprietor to do what he likes
with his own. For our purpose, the
question of abstract right does not
come in at all.
We are thus brought face to face
with existing conditions, namely,
that the Government owns a good
deal of land not presently available
for small farm settlement, but which
may be made so in time; and that
private individuals own a great deal
of land which might be so utilized,
but which they do not segregate and
sell in small lots to suit purchasers,
their private interests suggesting a
more favorable mode of administra-
ton so far as they are concerned
themselves.
1t is absolutely necessary to over
come these obstacles to settlement
before we can hope to induce immi-
grafton from Europe and the United
States, of men having sufficient capt.
tai to bring out their families and
establish them on farms in this coun-
try. For this, we take it, is the policy
of the Homestead Law. How far
public policy should interfere with
vested interests il is not for us to say,
but it is evident that there must be
some Limitation put upon the acqui
sition of land in large bodies by in
dividuals, more especially in cases
where the land is held on speculation
and not utilized. In the United
States and in Australia, where the
unoccupied territory is vast, and the
facilities for acquiring land in home
stead tracts are easy and inviting, the
most difficult problem of the day
turns upon the limitation of land pur-
chase; and the new Constitution of
California attempted to deal with it
effectuaIly, but not very successfully,
on the whole. We should greatly
deprecate, however, any movement of
a communisticc character in this King
dom. although one cannot shut ones
owes to the signs of the times in the
world around.
When the Legislature meets the
Government will be in position to
Law before it the exact condition of
the nublic lands of the Kingdom.
without this knowledge it would be
folly to attempt to outline any COM
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
THE FREE PORT QUESTION.

We hope our business friends and
property owners generally have not
lost sight of the importance of having
provision made during the coming
Legislature for declaring Honolulu a
free port. There is nc question of
greater relative Importance to Homo
lulu and the entire Kingdom than
this one. If the idea could be carried
on in its entirety, as suggested by the
ADVERTISER, and concurred in fully
by our evening contemporary, there
would soon be an end to business de-
preston. Population would flow in,
property values would increase, labor
would be in demand and we'll paid,
and all trades and industries con-
nected with, or dependent upon the
shipping interest, would be greatly
stimulated. And we know of no
good reason why this idea should not
be given effect to. 1t is quite within
the financial resources of the King
dom to accomplish all we have indi-
Gated; and indeed, although it would
abolish the exclusive harbor revenue,
it would indirectly add to the public
funds by largely increasing the
revenue in other directions. The OBJ
ject should be to make this the great
rendezvous for shipping in the North
Pacific, necessitating thereby the
speedy construction of a submarine
cable to the American coast.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
THE CROP IN CALIFORNIA.

The San Francisco Bulletin " has
published a comprehensive report of
the crop outlook in California. 1t
has discovered that the cereal crop
viii not be half an average, the sea-
son having been the most unfavor-
able in the past twenty-four years,
On the other hand, the fruit crop will
be excessive. The weather which
ruined the grain crop brought fruit
to maturity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
Drying Clothes in the White House.


third of an acre, and it has cost up to the
present time about $4,000, 900. 1t is
modelled after castle in Dublin, and the
architect. who was South Carolina man
named Hoban, got $500 for drawing the
plans When it was first built, away back
in the nincties, it cost $500, 900, but the
British burned out its insides and it's cost
has since added to that sum about 81, 700,
900. In it all of the presidents since
Washington have lived, and each has
added to its beauties and expenses.
think it was John Quincy Adams who
bought the first billiard table which was
used in it. But in John Adams time it
was only half furnished, and Abigail
Adams used to dry her clothes in the big
east room. Year by year, however, the
furnishing has gone on, until now it is a
sort of q museum Of art and beauty
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
A Pulling Problem.

A curious and patient Individual has
worked for an indefinite period on the fol
lowing problem: When walking against
a heavy rain and some wind, will get
more wet by going fast or going slow? If
move rapidly certainly encounter more
drops in given space, but l arrive at my
destination sooner If l could make the
Journey, say quarter of a mile, in one
second, l would have to encounter all the
rain between the two points. Would I
encounter any more if walked leisurely
over the ground?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
A shrewd Wig Wearer.
Philadelphia Bulletin. ]

The cleverest man heard. of for some
time is he who, becoming bald had four
wigs made, the hair of one short, the hair
of the next trifie longer, the hair of the
third longer still, and the hair of the
fourth quite two long for beauty. He
wears each a week. beginning with the
former The effect achieved is the same
as though his hair was growing. When
he gets to the long one and has worn it
week he changes to the short one again,
and his friends and acquaintance not in
the secret believe he has visited BARRIERS
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
India Hoarding Gold.
New York Tribunal

The consumption of gold in India,
where gold is not used for money, but
only for ornament and boarding, appears
to be so large and SO rapidly Increasing
that it cannot fail to effect the monetary
interests of the western world In eight
months ended Nov. 80 there were inl-
ported into India, III excess of all exports,
gold bullion and coin amounting to 500
1916, $50, or at the rate of about $50 600, 00O
q wear
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
Hawaii,s Leper Childre u.
Exchange

Hawaiian newspapers are appealing for
popular subscriptions in aid of Ieper chill
dren, the number of whom is said to be
largely on the increase The government,
it is explained, is so nearly bankrupt that
it has no money to appropriate toward the
home for leper children which it is pro-
posed to build
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07

The population of the Congo Valley is
estimated at forty-nine millions. In re-
ligion the people are pure pagans, simple
fetish worshippers, and offer large and
hopeful fed for the Introduction of
Christianity. The aim of the Congo
Mission is to carry the gospel to these
swarming millions of the interior of
Africa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
Pipe and Fan.

The bowl of the pipe used by the
japanese smokers in the London colony
is hardly as large as thimble, and the
pipe is exhausted in three or four whiffs.
No japanese costume seems to be com
plete without fan. Soldiers, civilians,
and women alike carry them-in fact, mo
one possessing the slightest claim to re-
spectability would be seen without one.
The fans are about foot long. and often
supply the place of memorandum books.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07

Referring to the above, we H!
inform the business public tnN'
Banking establishment will oeOF-
for the transaction of bushes
Monday, May the 4th, when We
be prepared to receive deposits ~
Savings Bank.
We will also be prepared tOD
loans, discount approved nO''a
purchase exchange at best m1'
rates.
We will receive deposits Oh Y
account, make collections anu = Z
duct a general Banking aD1
change business. =,
Our arrangements have OeSu
pleted, so that we can draw eh'D -
on the principal parts OF the WV =,
1O5-tf CLAUS EPRECKELs . Y
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
Criminals Ears.

In a clinical lecture delivered recently
DR.. bartholomew said that, g as a rule, the
criminal classes have an imperfect ear de.
velopment, especially hereditary criminals
A full, distinct, welldeveloped lobe in
dicates high mental development
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
Woven Wire RaItins.

One OF the newer uses to which it is
proposed to apply steel wire, in a braided
or woven form, is its adaption to betting
for driving machinery of all kinds. Some
things may be said both for and against
this use of wire
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-07
?. c. A. Job Printing d
BANKING NOTICE.

The undersigned have fOrmedI'
partnership under the firm nam
CLAUS SPRECKELs & Co., fd .
purpose of carrying on a Bai
Savings and Deposits, and fortHl
acting a general Banking andl
change business at Honolulu,
such other place in the HaTil
Kingdom as may be deemed ad'ia.
CLAUS SPRECKEE
WIN. G.. IRWIN
Honolulu, April 10, 1885.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-03-27
Advice to Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and
broken Of your rest by sick child
suffering and crying with pain of cut
ting teeth =? If so, send at once and
get bottle Of Mrs. WINsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN
TEETHING. Its value Is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
immediately. Depend upon it, moth
crs, there is no mistake aboit it. 1t
cures dysentery and diarrhna, regu-
lates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums, reduces
inflammation, and gives tone and en-
ergYto the whole system. Mrs. WIN.
SLOWS SoorHlSG SYRUP FOR Cn1L
IREN TEErllNG is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one OF
the eldest and best female nurses and
physicians in the United States, ard
is for sale by all druggists throughout
the world. rs cts. bottle. iel2dwly
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-03-27
Notice OF Forfeiture.

To GEORGE CRISMON and W. 8. CRISMON:
You are hereby notified that have expended
One Hundred tsl00) Dollars, in labor and improve
ments, upon the Scott Crfsmon lode, situated ON
Carbonate Hill. Mineral Hill Mining District, AL.
turas county, Idaho as will appear by certificate
filed November 9th, 1884, in the Office of the Re.
corder Of said county in or Ter to hold said prem.
Uses under the provisions ct Section 1884, Revised
Statutes Of the United States. being the amount
required to hold the same for the wear ending De-
cember 81, 1884; and if within ninety days after
the first publication hereof, you fail refuse to
contribute your respective proportions of such ex-
penditure MS co.owners, your interests i0 said
claim will become the property of the undersigned
under the said Section 1924.
JOHN C. YOUNG.
HALEY, Alturas Co., Idaho Jan. =. 1885.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-03-27
Notice of Forfeiture.

To GEORGE CRIsMON. $. B. YOUNG, T. ].
MACINTOSH, 4. SHURTLIFF and W. s.
CRISMON:
You are hereby notified that have expended
One Hundred tslO0) Dollars. in labor and improve
ments, upon the Eliza Jane lode, situated ON Car.
county. Idaho as will appear by certificate filed
November 27th, 1884, in the office of the Recorder
Of said county, in order to hold said pre- misses
der the provisions of Section 1924 Revised Stat.
ntes Of the United States, being the amount re.
quired to hold the same for the year ending De-
cember 81. 1881; and if within ninety days after
contribute your respective proportions of such ex-
penditure MS coowners your interests in said Eliza
Jane claim will become the properly OF the sub.
scriber, under said Section 1924.
JOHN C. YOUNG.
HALEY, Alturas Co., Idaho, Jan. ?. 1885.