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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-15
~ Office.
Real Estate For Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF A POWER OF ATTORNEY
d from the heirs of the late George Rracht, Of
kau Hawaii 1 shall offer for ERie at prblic auc
ton at II n on Tuesday, the goth day Of January,
A d, 1885 on the premises, the following escrioeo
property, with the buildings thereon situated
On tort Street. Honolulu,
TO wit: Northwest fronting street, 931k feet,
thence running Northeast SO = feet. thence South
east "a feet, thence SoulhWe 81 feet, the same
being conp rstd OF piece or parcel OF land
originally granted to kihiipua by Royal Patent
No l35, and there more fully de scribed as Apana
.: and also and additiG rally piece or parcel OF
land convey ed by certain deed from 81. Keku-
auaoa to Kihiipua, recorded i'll llbtr 1, pages 1856
and I55, and being baryained and sold unto Edwin
Jones aforesaid, by Mary Susan Jones and John
Jones OF Lahaina, Maui by the deed Of convey ance
dated the 9th day of October, a ID. 1881. and re-
corded I'm the Registry of Deeds IN said Honolulu
in book 20 on page 25S. And said property sold by
Edwin Jones and his wife TO George Pracht, as per
deed recorded in liber 20, Iages 25o and 259.
The said premises are leased for term Of five
years from the 10th day Of March. 1852, at a
monthly rental Of thirty che SD dollars per
month, payable monthly, ard the rent is paid up
10 January 10th, 1856 The said premises are IN
good order and a very desirable location.
The terms Of sale are cash and the deed at the
expense of the purchaser.
G. w. c. JONES,
Attorney in fact of the heirs of the late George
Pracht.
EB For further particulars apply 20
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THE PANAMA CANAL.
The Scheme Not as Visionary AS Some
Would Have Us Believe.

Those who are anticipating O failure OF
the De Lesseps scheme should give due
consideration to the fact that the total
expenditure for the construction of the
Suez Canal up to the date it was opened
for traffic was $93,000,O0O, of which
$58, 600, 600 was for actual construction,
and $25, 0O0,O 900 for all other expenses.
This would be at the rate of $l.08 per
cubic metre. The total time occupied in
the work was ten years. The amount ex-
cavated at the end of the eighth year was
only one-third of the whole, the Other
two-thirds having been excavated in the
last two years. The gross earnings OF
the Suez Canal for 1853 amounted to
S13, 702, AIS. out of which dividend OF
I73 per cent was paid to shareholders.
The total amount of excavation for the
suez Canal was 1900, 900 cubic metres.
liberal estimate for the Panama Canal
is 10, 0OO,OO0 cubic metres. Commander
Gorringe, of Egyptian obelisk fame, has
just written letter to the New York Sam,
in which he estimates that, at this rate
the Panama Canal will cost about $780,,
100000, and be completed within five
years, or certainly by January i, 1890.
The work on it is now progressing at the
rate of 10000 cubic metres per month.
The progressive increase will bring this
amount up to Is, 1000, 600 for 1885, 10000
900 for 1887, leaving 100000 to be
Aol - k6o oct nt1ri
the last two years on the Suez Canal
So, 900, 900 cubic metres were removed.
Measured by the actual amount of work
to be done, the Panama Canal is not a
very much greater undertaking than was
the Suez Canal. The comparative disad-
vantage of climate and greater cost of
labor is cOmpen stated for by the experience
gained IN the earlier work, improved
machinery, and the greater efficiency of
labor. The problem presented on the
Central American Isthmus differs frona
that presented at Suez in only one essen
| tial feature AT Suez there was no rain,
and therefore no swollen rivers, MOI
streams, nor torrents to contend with, as
LueIc dlS III dhdLnds hACAC q oAASiO AA6A'
| of rain, such as frequently falls at Colon,
| might destroy the work Of months.
! We can form some idea of the amount
| of this drainage by the fact-that 118 inches
of rain fell at Colon during 1888. To
| provide for conveying enormous volumes
| of water to the sea, while excluding il
from the canal, is the greatest engineer
| ing feat that man has ever undertaken
but Commander Gorringe believes that il
| will be successfully accomplished.
It is true that up to July, 1884, only
about one-seventeenth of the actual worl
of digging the Panama Canal had beer
accomplished, at an expenditure of abou
one-sixrh of the estimated cost of tn,
! whole. The money has been spent OF
plant and machinery. Compared will
the progress on the Suez Canal, this is {
very satisfactory result, and ought to in
spire entire confidence in the ultimate
success of the undertaking. Work on the
Panama Canal is comparatively at leas
| two years ahead of the work on the Sue
Canal.
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THAT JOURNALISTIC RECEPTION.

Following up our suggestion thai
the journalists of Honolulu meet for
the purpose of arranging g welcome
te. be extended to Mr.. George Augusta
SaIR upon his arrival here, we would
suggest that Rev. s. G. Damon as thu
Eestor Of journalism on these islands,
and Hon. n. N. Whitney, the
founder of the PACIFIC COMMERCIAL
ADVERTISER. the oldest weekly
paper published here. be invited to
call the meeting together at an early
date.
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NOTICE.

FrSm and after this date MR.. a. II. MELLIs
viii take charge Of the entire distribution of the
Gaiiy and weekly PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADvKE-
RfsEH forSthe city ana suburbs.
Subscribers changing their residences wiiIplease
ustity Mr. Meilis In writing.
Papers Wal be left where requested by sub
scribers, and in order 70 avoid errors In delivery
the carriers are Instructed 20 adhere strictly 10
this rule.
Papers sold on the streets for cash only.
Commercial Advertiser Once, October 1. 1884.
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AT THE NEW HEBR1DEs.
Labor vessels and the Trade.

The information given US by De la
Tour, together with visits to.various
vessels engaged in the !s1abor't trade,
and our own experience while in this
and the Gilbert group Of coral islands
furnishes US with many interesting
facts that may as we'll be presented as
q whole ia this chapter.
In the first place it may be re-
marked that the New Hebrides have
been 'tW0rkedD for labor for long
tIme. The Australian Colonies have
drawn large numbers away, as have
the Fills, Samoa, Tahiti, and very
lately the planters on the Hawaiian
islands have sent here, and to the
soloman islands, lying further west,
In quest of hands. AS might be ex
pecred, the business at first was but
little better than the African coast
slave trade. Vessels were sent out
from various points where planta
tions existed to get load Of likely
laborers, aud to get them as eheapIy
and for as long period as possible.
This meant that If Captain brought
back full load of labOrers no ques-
lions were asked as to where he go
them or how. They were there and
remained for an indefinite period OF
time--five, ten or fifteen years, as the
case might be-only returning to finu
their former homes in the hands of
strangers If not aliens, their ia miles
scattered or extinct, and they them
selves unified by increasing age,
disease, or change of habits for theiI
old style of living. Many a one OF
them had only one thing to THANK
their late master for. He could say
With the Merchant of Venice-"The
villaIny you teach mel will execute,
and it shall go hard, but win better
the Instruction.
The have exchanged their clubs
and bows for tomahawks and rifles,
and every season., even now, they,
manage to murder some 81 those
whom they regard as their enemies
They have no idea OF waiting until
the actual perpetratOr OF some out
rage upon them is in their power, bu'
take the first good chance that offers
for killing the foreigner.
This necessitates the exercise of grea'
caution on.the 4aft Of those who are
brought in Contact with them, either
as traders" or s'recruiters."
Besides this, the governments tha'
now permit vessels to be sent foI
labor demand that they shall be Off
cered by men who will comply witt
certain rules laid down for the bette;
protection Of the islander. In the
first place, every Colonial vesse
must now be fitted with comfortable
abunks'' or sleeping places in the
hold, the position amidshIps where
the men and boys are located, must
be partitioned off from the after par
OF the vessels where the females are
These partitions are arranged so as t.
insure abundant ventilation, and for
ward OF the mems compartment are
kept the supplies of food and articles
for the ships use. The number o.
people vessel is allowed to carry il
In proportion TO the measured space
act apart for them, and an abundan
supply Of fresh water must be pro
vided.
To insure the proper carrying on
of these and other rules each Colonia
vessel must carry Q Government Re
cruiting Agent, without whom the!
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HAWAIIAN INVESTMENT L AGENCY co.,
Limited.)

NEoney Loaned on First Class Securi.
w ties, for long or short period. Apply TO
W. L. GREEN, M0pager pro tenn.
OE1ce on Queen st., over g w. NacfaElane & Co.
Ies-tf
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advertisements.
! F.!

PEzER SAKE & SoN (Homer Polk Ssxe)
are breeders and importers Of EVERY VARIETY
Of THOROUGHBRED domestic live stock. We
have made this our SOLE business for the
past IL YEARS; have imported 125 car loads
from the Eastern and Middle States to Cali
fornia. Home Office, Lick House, 8. F.
We are also dealers in GRADE ANIMALS, es-
pecially sheep, and mich cows. We always
sell at very reasonable prices and on con-
venient terms.
By the CLAUS Spreckels" arrived head
Of ''Holstein, ''Short Horn" Jersey and
Ayrshire" breeding cattle. and Within TWO
WEEKS several crates OF breeding Berkshire
pigs and hogs. We expect to remain here
two or three months or more-for health
and "climate"-in the meantime will re-
ceive orders for any breed--family or strain,
Of GOOD BREEDING domestic animals. SAT
rsFACTIoN GUARANTEED. OEicewith F.. W.
Lame, Esq, No. 81 Fort Street, Honolulu.
PETER SAKE and HOMER Polk SAKE.
5lofebiI.wfe511
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OFFICES to Rent.

EB For further particulars apply 20
33s ian20 W. c. PARKE.
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TINE LARGE AND AIRY UPSTAIR OF.
fees in the Spreckels Block, gust completed,
on Fort street, are now offered for rent.
For terms apply to
S12 naaru WIN. G. IRWIN 4 co.
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Plain Talk Pays Always.

Peter has for many years worked for and en-
deavored to please every class of the community
from the highest in the land down to the humblest
of the working classes, and he say that during
that time he never made enemy or lost Gus
toner. Now he has again put his hand to the
pillow, and is as well able and willing to give honest
work, good material, and fair value for money IS
ever vet was done in the Hawaiian Islands Has
always on hand
Single and Double Harness.
Express Harness,
Plantation Harness.
whips, Spurs,
ChRmOis. SpOnses,
Brushes,
And everything requisite for the
Stable.
sgA fun line of English and sydney Saddles,
Saddle Cloths Blankets, ETC., always in stock.
what he has not got he can make.
2ss my2e.d&w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-25
pITHY PARAGRAPHS.

Statistics show that the people of this
country. including women and children,
TIE .usnue, the invalid and the idiotic
d'lu!- about two gallons of liquor for
every bu5lei OF wheat they consume. AS
therc ar" good many people in the coun-
~ WAC 60 not drink at all this speaks
volumes for those who do.--POrtiuHd 4 r
gUS.
some dreadful mistake has been made
~ th. case OF tie postmaster at Rock
mn, IeAdS The incumbent was Il roar
ing Democrat, but some joker got up
Petltlon Tor the appointment of a Repub-
lcah, though the matter of politics was
kept IN the back ground, ami tit change
was made. When Messrs. Cleveland and
mas return to Washington they will find
Il hundred thousand uuarmcd Texans
lhere 10 receive ChicagO Ucruld.
1t Is often alleged that men are wanting
after marriage in those pleasant and cour.
teouS attentions with which before they
entered wedlock they made delightful the
lives of the chosen Of their soul. The
cynics who say this nave evidently not
observed the universal habit of husbands
IN regard to newspapers on the cars If
there j. supplement do they not univer-
sally offer it to their wives, so that the
latter have the advantage Of two fun
pages of advertisements, while the men
get nothing but accounts of thcfts and
murders and dull political editorials -
BOStDH CGUgiGr
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THE STAR OFTiIE EAST
Discovered by IA bellows Falls Astrono-
mer,


The following letter from Mr.. :. NJ.
Blake of Bellows Fails, an astronomer
well-kuown throughout Vermont and New
England, toa gentleman in Boston, rela-
tive to the discovery of Il marvellous new
star-identifed by Mr.. Blake with the
Star of Bethlehem-will be found most
interesting reading:
Last winter, while revising some of my
astronomical reading, | noticed the record
of II temporary star appearing III $40, then
again in l264, and again i'll l5'2. | noticed
that the Intervening time averaged about
3l4 years On tracing the appearance back,
il would hit the date of the birth If
Christ, and, forward, its next appearance
would he due i'll 1884 Thus | thought the
star would be likely to be the one an
nounced by the wise men" as the star
of the East" and that it would be likely TO
make its appearance soon. Last May |
communicated my ideas to Col. L. h. Full
Ter of Brattleboro, formerly of Bellows
Falls, and now of the firm of the Estey
Organ company, who had purchased Il
telescope of about the capacity of my own,
and wrote him that | should look for the
expected star this summer, expressing the
opinion that it was already within reach
of telescopes. | have been sweeping the
field clear nights all summer, and on
Thursday night, August ~, detected 4
star that | knew was II stranger, and i'm
mediately began to point it out to friends
1t is located in the nebula of AndromedH
On the evening of the Sd inst, while show
| ing it to friends, Il neighbor called on mt
with copy of the Boston journal, con
| Gaining an announcement that at Harvard
observatory they had detected the devel
opment of n star in the nebula of Androm
eda, which was phenomenon 'unparal
leled in the history of astronomy" You
may imagine my feelings on reading the
announcement from such quarter. The
star has constantly increased in brightness
from the first and last Saturday evening
| could see it with the naked eye.
| On the 4th inst. | wrote to Clark x Sons
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A PARTY DUDE.


ti'''' '''0 "''''" ''''0'I
The leading question at this time is the
reform of the civil service. The familiar
nhrosa l. NOT etrictIv ,ccrr,ta 80, ,,.h,, =
,',,.. '0' ''"' -
le"lis e""Nh' ny 'iloee III Lt'or oi lhe re-
form Is not to reNolutlonlZe the business of
the government, which has been, and is
nov well conductrd but to renlaca tle
,,,,,,,,,,, '.,...,,,, 49,, It'll, ~, ~
P''70"' - 7'0,'i WI W M" 'i0 ONH setNIc
rests by ahothef' Inc OBJECT Is To SuhStl-
tute merit and impartial tests of fitness
for personal or political fnvo,itism This
L.. boo,, I,,,., T., ., li,,,it.I ,.,.,a,. L.. IL
~, '''''I :" q ~ 'G"' u! '"e
lhr hl'l pi'HSe.' Nneu 'le hrpno4cans last
held all the departments OF the govern.
mcnt aud To the change thus begun the
Republican party Is fully and entirely
committed. The question, moreover, has
gone far beyond the point when it could
be derded or sIcered at Ii has reached
the irrcprcSsiblc stage. In every Gather
mgOt either party II IiudS large place in
all the speeches and even IFS enemies are
forced To discuss it. 1t can be resisted but
it cannot he Ignored. 1t has slowly gath
cred to itself Il vast body of public opinion
and its progress is assured.
The present administration preteudS to
be Il civil service reform administration
The Republicans, as the party of opposi-
ton have therefore the right, and il is
their duty to criticise the administration
for any departure from the principles
which they profess to hold Material is
plenty. Take, for instance, the circular
of Mr.. Villas. \ more cynical and fragrant
contempt was never manifested for civil
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a Great Piece OfLuck.

lChicagO llerald'S Train Talk
Owe had Il great piece of luck the other
day." said freight conductor as he sat
around the depot with his arm in sling.
Down near Galesburg, by the side of the
track lives Il farmer, and he's got the
mcauest dog in seventeen States, He
banks and runs after US every time we 20
by there, but he never banks at passenger
trains, The passenger men found that
out and ioked us about it so much. saving
that the dog knows a t-class train from
snide, and such things, that we swore to
have that dogs life-blood if we had TO
finish our run ten hours behind time
First thing we tried was throwing coal at
him, but that didn't do any good. The
dog would dodge as if he htd practiced
the art all his life Then we got out orr
reviewers and shot at him, but could never
hit him. He seemed to lead a charmed
life. Next we tried throwing off pieces of
poisoned meat, but that dog wouldn't
touch one of 'em. We stopped the train
one day and chased him, but he run iutoa
corneld and led us right by Il melon
patch. We didn't get the dog, but we got
some melonS-eVery one green. He was
the most eNasperating dog | ever saw. He
mad habit of standing by the
side of the track ana barking as
we went by-none o. your ordinary
barks, bat Il perfect frenzy of delight howl
and just as the cahouse would whiz by
he'd rush out to the track and chase us
half mile So one day we put on the
brakes hard just as we were passing him.
hoping that he'd miscalculite and rush
under the wheels. Did he misculculate
Not much-he landed on the hind plat.
form Of the caboosc and Knocked the rear
brakenan's dluner bucket Into the ditch
and made his escape TheneXt DAY going
down we broke the train in two sections
just before we got there, and rs there was
ii down grade and curve 20 he couldn't
see the rear section, | was sure the pun
would rush out on the track after the
first section had passed, when we'd let oil
the brakes ON the rear section and run
him down and make sausage meat out of
him. Did he rush out? No, sIr-he just
sat squat ON his launches aud hOwled and
waited for the rear section. He knew the
caboose hadn't passed and we couldn't
fool him That way That broke us up, but
we made up our minds to try one more
plan. We dubbed lii together and raised
~ and bought big bulldog and took him
up there and let him loose That night we
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Every day adds to the great amount of evil
dcncc rs TO the curative powers ol Hoods
SdrsaWrllia. Letters are continually being
received from all sections of the country,
telling of benefits derived from this great
medicine. 1t is uncquallcd for general dcbil-
ny, ana rs a blood purifier. cNpcliuE every
trace OF >crutuIa or other impuIty. Now is
~" time 4" take it, Made 10y G. |. Hood X co..
Lowell, MASS. Sold hy All druggists.
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Found

great relief. 1t has entirely restored me to
health" James French, Atchison, Hans,
writes: "To all persons suffering from
Liver Complaint, would strongly recon-
mend Ayers Sarsaparilla. l was afflicted
with a disease of the liver for nearly two
years, when friend advised me to take
this medicine. 1t gave prompt relief, and
has cured me-" Mrs. II. NJ. kidder, IL
Dwight ST., Boston, Mass, writes: For
several years have used Ayers Sarsa-
parilla in my family. l never feel safe,
even
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Enterprising, Reliable House

Bcaupre & Lowrey can always be re-
lied upon, not only TO carry in stock
the best of everything, but 10 secure the
Agency for such articles MS have we'll
known merit, and are popular with the people
thereby sustaining the reputation of being al
ways cntcrprising, ana ever reliable. Having
secured the Agency for the celebrated DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption, will
sell it on positive guarantee. 1t will surely
cure any aud every affection of Throat, Lungs
and Chest, ana to show our confidence, we ill.,
yite you TO call and get Trial bottle Free.
The President of the Cambridge, Mass, Fire
Ins. Co., recommends Hoods Sarsaparilla rs Il
building up and strengthening remedy.
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TIE GE~r SAVE IN the world Cor cuts,
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. salt Bhcum. f., cr : ores
letter, ChappeG Hands. ChilDiuiu~ Cpiu,. and
ala skin Erupiion>, ahG positively cure, pies,
OF no raS required. II IS guarI tccd to give
perfect satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price - cents per box. For sale by Braupre
~ Lowrcy.
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At Home

without it. As a liver medicine and
general purifier of the blood, it has no
equal" Mrs. \. b. Allen, Winterpock,
Va, writes: My youngest child, two
years of age, was taken with Bowel COM
plant, which we could not cure. We tried
many remedies, but he continued to grow
worse, and finally became so reduced in
fish that we could only move him upon
a9.llow. 1t was suggested by one of the
doctors that Scrofula might be the cause
O. the trouble. We procured bottle of
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WHAT Is TIE Use I

OF buying worthless medicines ANA spending
money ON quaCk doctors whose only ilra is TO
gun the public. Is it not better to huy rciia-
b e medicine like sulphur lIittCrsr think so,
as they cured me OF Cutarrh after suffering
three ears,-E. II. CldrE Manchester
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Happiness

results from that true contentment which
indicates perfect health Of body and mind.
You may possess it, if you will purify and
inyigorate your blood with Ayers Sarsa-
parilla. Z. NJ. Howard, Newport, \. H.,
writes: " / suffered for years with Scroll
ulous humors. After using two bottles Of
Ayers Sarsaparila, |
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"Templeton' writes from Boston to the
Hartford Comm COurdHt II had much
to do with Mrs. Stoves and Hawthorne's
manuscripts in their later novels. Mrs.
Stoves was handsome, plain, and appar-
emily dashed Off with vigor Hawthorne's,
carefully and closely written in every part,
and altogether without interlneation
Mrs. Stoves was not careful, and though
she did not interline a great deal, it was
no uncommon thing to find inaccuracies
in her writing. worked hard to help her
make her negro dialect consistent one
place with another. Hawthorne was the
most remarkable writer | ever knew in
one respect. There is not an italicized
word in his works from one end to the
other. His style is so perfect that he
seems never to have felt the need of any
emphasizing except what itself furnished,
Mr.. James Il. Fields carefully preserved
the manuscript of all Hawthorne IS
novels"
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Horsford's Acid Phosphate.
Excellent Results.

DIR. j. l., WILLIS, Eliot, Me-, says "Hors-
ford's Acid Phosphate gives most excellent
results"