Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-02-21

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T. YOU have stated the facts clearly and
BE- ,c,m, strange 10 mr. that everyone el,e docs
not rgir the matter In The same light Tin
fortunately they uc l,lc Henry waui Bcefhet.
who said enc ncyrr ircl, the pam VI boil
when Il 10 On somebody cl,ss back We'll 4
must &c., shall put vow down for year,
subscription TO- the Saturday rtc.s -
u NJ IVES Have it lcn at my house, a,
I don't get much time. through the week, to
loot at the dsilirs, and ! like la do my reading
On SUNDAY. when I can bud all the important
news u tho vecl.. condensed In one paper"
bidding him. Good morning e. lhe ro
porter passed uu ani entered The store ~ an
lsncluc. who replied 10 hh solicitation hat
'ho had, formerly liked the Saturday Press
better Than any Other papct In the city and was
now a yearly subscriber ior several copies
which hc mailed To hi, friend, in the states,
but recently, the Press got too much religion
Ia 1t To suit hlmI that even since Mrs
lIampson came among u,. The papers had hut
lulc In them except accounts ol hrr revival
mscling' aud discussion ~ religion, topics
| What he wanted was the news oi the day II
the public, want religion why don't they start
4 paper devoted to that subject, exclusively
etc, etc.
| H. ~ yuu will guarantee 1000 yearly
,ubacbbcts. at IS each will agree to start
religion, paper within months time from
now, hut, unlc,, you will do this, am Of the
opinion that the public In general, will dc.
mand that religious intelligence shall not be
excluded from the secular papers, as Il forms
pat oflhc news Of the day"
lspelne well perhaps you are nglt.
! bul" .---- jus, here, q customer came in The
store and the reporter prccIpilatcly left.
Crossing tho street he met on the sidewalk
a gentleman connected with one Of the latges,
houses In this city, who is universally respected
and esteemed, and, who has proved to be one
Of the kindcst and best Of friends, to the re
porter since his residence in Honolulu. Law
ing on previous occasion, "dunncd" him lur
an lad, " the reporter merely smiled, 80, guess
Ing his thought, the gentleman FASTENED to
say, II havn't forgotten my promise to give you
an advertisement, but, have been 50 busy !
really have not had leisure, as yet, TO write up
one. will send one into your Office as soon
as possible
Thanking him for his consideration, which
is not always met with, even from the best OF
men, the reporter passed on to store he frc.
quenlly had noticed as apparently never
doing any business, but, as yet, never had en-,
tered Finding the proprietor, tan old gen.
tlcmanl, comfortably seated in an old arm
chair pccrng through his spectacles, reading
the Saturday Press, the h. nccostcd him with a
GOOD afternoon" and inquired If he could not
. do anything for him in the way OF advertising,
etc. The old gentleman looked up with the
glare Of wild beast out OF his eyes and re-
piled savnycly as follows; " wish that all the
newspapers and fraternity were banished from
these islands have been established here
on this spot, for over thirty years, and Away
did good business, until the last few years
! when a set Of - fools came here from
the States and started in opposition
to me. They hadn't half the stock
" knowledge of the business have acquired
r. during life time, but, by the aid o
advertising extensively in the newspapers
and putting themselves up, by every possible
| method, they have just about destroyed m,
business, so that, | would he glad to sell GU
5 and quit the islands
R." Why don't you meet them with thei
d own weapons and, also advertise, as the,
!. dor
O. ca won't do ii II, after all thes
e years people desert my store, because the,
IS have been humbuggcd into believing they cal
o do better elsewhere, why let them go. |
$ them, thank God y
~ Finding the old fellow ncorrigbe the K
left him, to grumblc to himself, and made
SC visit to the Chinese quarters, more as a
e, experiment than with the expectation Of tran
II sacting any business with them. Seeing
D." pleasant looking moon-iaced Celestial, Wit
:. "a child.like smile so bland, he enters int
is conversation with him, which he rcproduces a
a. near as his memory serves him.
t. -"Well John. Have you got throug
We keeping new ear
Chinaman. 80" Keepee New Wees Nv
weeks IIab welly good times, You ha
to some wisky, blandy, candies, whatchee tin
he you like chow chow, leaO
n r." No thank you, John, called to Sc
as il you don't want to advertise, put notice
so paper like this :" Showing him prin,e
+. ADVERTISEMENT
al c." No good to Chinaman, been he
n. long time alice know me-
e, r." Yes but you ought 10 advertise
IN that American people will know You keep Il
ed goods they want to buy"
all c." Meicans know alice same as Chin
ng men. How muchee you askee1 ?"
IS RI will cost S. for one month. E
ID advertisement this sire.
ST. c." Five dol-laars AslSee too muchet
we Me give you two dol.laars !"
lily Rive never devate from our price
he John Five dollars is cheap"
rs. c." No sabe ,lue' Two dollars
III. quarter, plenty. You link soolle me-Chin
m. man alice same as Mellican man, know hea
IS You come by 'm-by, wanlchee ting, cheap
I'VE no buy"
:. r." You are mistaken John America
OF buy great deal lcom Cinnamon"
e. c." Well Won bling him an sellee h
er' cheap, then put notice IA you paper"
m. Convinced that Chinatown did not of
am sufficient inducements to Irolong his st
ioI there, the reporter wended his way TO one
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my on making known the object Of his visit
senior partner replied
not f" am glad you called as was just alb,
ar going to your office with an advertisement
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