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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
THE BEST GIFT OF ALL.

and-twenty, one-and-twenty,
Youth and beauty, lovers plenty,
Health and riches, ease and leisure,
Work to give zest to pleasure.
What can maid 80 lucky lack9
What can wish that fate holds backi
Youth viii fade and beauty wanes;
Lovers, houted, break their chains
Health may fail and wealth may fly you
Pleasures cease to satisfy you;
Almost everything that brings
Happiness is born with wings
This wish you; this is best:
Love that can endure the test,
Love surviving youth and beauty,
Love that blends with homely duty;
Love that's gentle, love that's true,
Love that's constant wish ! you
Still unsa tisf1ed she lives
Who for gold mere silver gives.
One more joy wish you yet,
To give as much love as you get.
Grant you, Heaven. this to do,
To love him best who best loves you.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
Pretended Admiration.
[Leland's London letter.

When will the world be honest and
in art, the great majority pretend to ad.
mire hundred times as mnch as they
feel or understand. People appeal to the
multitudes in Albert hall drawn by the
love of classical music, but the poor souls
would go as soon to see or hear anything
l shall never forget how in my younger
days of journalism, when was doing the
musical and dramatic criticism for daily
paper, a friend who did the same for an
other and who was himself a capable
musician and composer said to me one
night in a crowded opera house where
everybody appeared to be enraptured over
asonata, to judge by their frantic applause
"Do you really believe there are twenty
people here uneducated in music who care
straw for the music or know what
If tsp"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
Kabyle Savages.


The Kabyles are an indigenous people
living in the mountains in the south of
Algeria, who retain many of their savage
habits The most disgusting sight ever
witnessed was the devouring Of snake
by one of these savages. 1t was raw and
probably living when the process com
menced. The reptile was apparently Of
the garter kind and about two and half
feet In length. He began at the head and,
swallowed inch by inch, as the boa con-
meanwhile among his company, who,
were on the levee just ready to embark
for Sontay, followed by a crowd of his
comrades, apparently half strangled, but,
allowing no one to interfere till the tail
was finished. Then he gave the signs of
satisfaction that usually follow a good
meal and received the congratulations of
his friends
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
The Lottery in Italy.
palermo Correspondence

lFaIernlO correspondence.
In Italy the weekly lottery has become
almost a second nature to the people
Books are published to guide the choice
events, both ordinary and extraordinary.
II you dream of cat, you are bound to
play this number; if of a dog, to plav
that combining the two numbers in a
fashion which the book duly describes
should you dream of both dog and cat.
But it is from real, not a visionary. &C
cident that your richest harvest may be
reaped, and the greater the accident the
richer the harvest If your child tumbles
downstairs and breaks leg, you count
the number of the stairs, rush to the lot
terry Office. and play the combination of
stairs, child, and fall When the cholera
broke out last year in Naples certain
numbers indicated by the calamity were
played so generally, and, strange to say
so successfully, that the government lot
terry banks lost heavily
The other day, at a table d'hote, a com
mercial traveller tod us all with great ami
nation of cruel disappointment which
had just befallen him. He had had tho
luck, while travelling in the mountains, to
have an accident by which his carriage
was almost broken to bits. He immedi-
ately utilized the chance by making up
the prescribed combination of numbers
REPRESENTING carriage, accident, mountain,
alarm, and the day of the month. He
flew to the nearest lottery office; it was
closed. A Sicilian hotel servant (true to
his indOlent nature) would not be induced
by the offer of D francs to take the num-
bers to the office of the adjoining village.
The would-be gambler was forced to &C
cept his destiny with the italian formul
of "pazienza" Cpatience) But imagine
the feelings of the ingenious but baked
Spectator when the very next day all his
five numbers "a most rare occurrence) were
drawn at Palermo, and he found that he
had thus missed fortunel
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
If the Russians Should Take Herat.

Zone Who has Seen Much of War
writes: IF you ask nine out of ten of
your acquaintance at the present crisis
what they would propose to do if the Rus
slams should take Herat, the reply is,
why, turn them out, to be sure but,
what does turn them out mean? Why.
$4,000 British soldiers with SO, 900 native
ones, 300 guns at least, 200, 900 baggage
animals of all sorts, and 100, 900 camp
followers; and this force to march from
Quettah, 500 miles distant from Herat.
through country very scantily provided
with food, and having, on arrival at
Herat, to fight a battle with an army
which we know can and will fight, and in
carefully selected position; and this
battle may decide the fate of India: for
if lost where are we to retreat tor"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
A Glimpse of Lord Byron.

There is still living in the north of Scot
land an old lady who can give the curious
visitors who sometimes drop in on her an
interesting glimpse of Lord Byron When
the century was young she accompanied
two or three holiday makers to CLAIMS
castle, then thrown open to visitors, and,
at the entrance, fear fell upon them. By
and by handsome cavalier with club
foot, evidently a guest at the castle
ssuntered up the walk, and took in the
situation at a glance He put his arm
around the prettiest girls waist, and
into the hall, where he even signed theil
names in the visitors book for them.
Gray are now the locks through which
the poets fingers wandered; but the only
survivor of the little incident loves to re
call how George, Lord Byron, looked on
that sunny May morning
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
A Shot from the Enemy.
IWashfnpfnn A oitator

We were lying in winter quarters, and
had days and days of nothing to do 1
did not play cards, but my terminate did
He also had three special friends who
played, and their meeting place was in
my tent There they met day after day
in the morning, in the afternoon and in
the evening until late at night Our tent
was built for permanent quarters. In one
end we made door eighteen inches wide
by three feet high. On the opposite side
was a fireplace built outside of small
sticks, like stone work, and covered in
side with clay mortar
The boys, as usual, were at their cards.
l took friend into my counsels, and we
procured a shell which had blown the load
out without bursting We fastened into
this shell a long fuse l then told my
dry goods box, and strike upon it so as to
make 1t sound like the booming of distant
cannon. "Harkl" said one, "dyou hear
that? That's from Lees battery on the
left. We may have other business than
card-playing by daylight
Just then "boom!" went the old dry
goods box, and instantly 1 dropped the
shell, with the burning fuse, down
the chimney. The shell fell upon
the fire and rolled under the bunk
on which the boys were sitting. Itch
tch-tch-" went the burning fuse. The
boys thought it message direct from
Lees battery. Two tried to jump through
the door at the same time, and blocked up
the narrow door so that neither was able
to get out. A full evacuation of the tent
was finally effected and a retreat made;
not, however, in good order No one
was killed; but the boys waited behind
distant trees for more than thirty mortal
minutes momentarily expecting to see the
tent blown to atoms. After while these
heroes came together, and in the council
of war they held on the field of fri ght it
was decided that they had been the vic.
TINS of fraud. But there was no more
card playing in my tent.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
In the Bowels Of the Earth.

It is a curious fact connected with deep
mining that from the hours of 10 at night
till in the morning the disturbing inffu.
ence in the bowels of the earth obtains in.
creased activity. At this time it is OBJ
served by miners that water falls from
places where none is observable during
the day. The volume in the water wheel
is perceptibly increased, the atmosphere
is charged with gases, which often pre-.
vent the lights from burning, and small
particles of earth and rock are observed to
fall from the tops of the drives.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
A1bertistments.
CASTLE & COOKF~
HAVE RECEIVED OFFER FOR s.1r
Ex. MENDOZA" and Other Late 49,.
From New York and San Francisco and
Merchandise, A%FtnAt
Plantations, Country Stores and Panr
CONSISTING IN PART OF

CONSISTING
Palace Kerosene Oilthe highest in market yr
Oils Lard Oil in barrels cases, Sperm Cylinder On
Plumbago, Galvanized Wrought Iron " V
rugated Plain Iron Wire Plain and
Galvanized Wire CLOTH Centrifugal Wire Cloths Centrn S
Blake Pump Company Patent Rubber and 0H
u inch to inch and ply Steam Packing round CO.. u
styles, Anvs Vses, Hydraulic Rams Paris Steel AID
boss pillow Molisse Furrowng Breaking all s
Hoes Gang Pows, Planters Hoes, make q inch
Planters Hoes Shove Spades Rakes Forks Scoops Bush s
Cane Knives, make and superior quality Msws
Cart Axles Fairbanks Scales three Gndstones all %
Pick and Ak Mattocks Pick Axes, Shoes Machine R %
lengths full and superior line Shelf Hardware Builders
Locks, Butts Screws, Hinges Staples Tacks, Brads etc Plan
Baey Patents. etc., Machinists' kinds Hamm
and Glass. ""F%a
White Lead and Zinc Rubber Paint Boiled OIL vale
Turpenne Patent Dryers, large paints Oils Chez
Lamps, Lanterns, large variety Stationery and Hollow W.
BLUE DENNIS, 8, nd o. at bottom rates
FINE RED SALMON, in barrels
BENICTA MILLS Family
CRUSHED and GRADUATED SUGAR in hafbsca
GIANT POWDER. GELATINE POWDER -
New Goods Expected Steamship Alameda
BLAKE BOILER, FEED LIGHT SERVICE and VACUUM PUps "
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
Fig Growing in the North.
[Chicago Tribune.l

Figs are said to have been cultivated in
Maryland for the last twenty-five years as
follows: From the 10th to the Goth of
November dig trench around the trees,
cutting away about half the roots they
have made during the season, bend down
the branches to the ground in the form of
a cross, and cover them with earth from
three to four inches in thickness. In
In spring uncover them from the 1st to
the 10th of April The same plan has
been successful in Michigan. The trees
in tubs may also be wintered in. ventil-
ated cellar
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
A Common CareIessne ss,
Boston Budget. !

The carelessness, not to say reckless
ness, with which people hold private con
Versations in public places, hotels, horse
cars and elsewhere, is surprising. They
seem to imagine that no one is within
hearing who knows them or has anv
knowledge of what they are talking about
Very often they are mistaken. They are
frequently known to persons by sight
with whom they have not the most re.
mote individual acquaintance, and often
their remarks give a hint to comparative
stranger which is far-reaching and disas
trous in its consequences.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
Dead Branches.
EXCHANGED

Professor G. E. Bessey, of Iowa,
claims that dead branches are detrimental
to the trees. The pc of moisture
takes place from a naked dead surface
constantly, condition detrimental to the
trees welfare. Experiments conducted at
the Iowa Agricultural college confirmed
this view
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
How They Comnared.
Merchant Traveler.l

: Children have funny ways of express
ing themselves Johnnie, who was borr
and raised in the city, went up to Ports
mouth, a nice little town on the Ohio
not long ago, and when he came home he
bad much to tell.
"By the way, Johnnie, F" asked his
father, is Portsmouth as big as Cincin.
qati2"
Well, no, papa, guess not That is,
there amt nearly so many houses, but
there's ever so much more world
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
The Great Bulletin Panacea.
GChicago Herald

Doctor how do you think am doing
to-6ayf" 7
"Only fairly, sir In our bulletin is
sued at noon we said we feared fatal.
change almost any moment !"
"Then you are issuing bulletins on me,
are your"
Eyes, sir. "
Then please send out and buy me a
ticket to Liverpool I'll go to Europe
this summer and see you later That
blessed bulletin gives me renewed life and
strength
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
Ten Most Important Inventions.


The editor of a Buffalo newspaper re-.
Gently asked the subscribers to name the
ten most important inventions of all time.
More than 800 answers were received and
the ten inventions receiving the most
votes were the telegraph, printing press !
steam engine, cotton gin, telephone,
mariners compass, gunpowder. sewing
machine, telescope, and photography.
Twenty one votes were in favor of the
steamboat six for paper, two for time
pieces, and only one for the ocean cable
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
Concerning Soups.

A family doctor, in Cassell's Magazine
declares that clear soups are not whole
some and have too much refinement in
their composition to be more than trifed
with. He says that all green vegetables
are better mashed, and should be eaten
separately and not with the meat
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
An Ancient Custom.
tChicago Herald

An ancient custom was observed re-
Gently at London church where, in ac
cordance with the will of Peter Symonds.
which dates so far back as the year 1886
sixty of the younger boys of Christ's hos
pital attended divine services in the morn
ing and afterward received a new penny
and bag of raisins. 1t was stated that
this was the 291st celebration of this
quaint ceremony.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
STEAMER MOKOLIl,
tMcGregor, Commander.

(McGregor, Commander.
Leaves Honolulu each Monday at 5 p. m. for
kaunakakai, Kamalo, Pukoo, Lahaina. Moanui,
Halawa, Wailau, Pelekunu and Kalaupapa. Re-
turning, leaves Pukoo Friday m. for Honolulu,
arriving Saturday morning.
HB- The Company will not be responsible for
any freight or packages unless rcceipted for, nor
for personal baggage unless plainly marked. Not
responsible for money or jewelry unless placed in
charge of the Purser
All possible care will be taken of Live Stock but
the Company VIII not assume any risk of accident.
SAMT. q. WILDER, President
s. B. ROSE, Secretary.
OFFICE-Corner Fort and Queen streets.
23-1y Mar SO
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
WILDER'S STEAMSHIP CO.,
Limited.
STEAMER KINAU.

CKing, Commander),
Leaves Honolulu as per following schedule,
touching at Lahaina, Maalaea Makena, Mabu.
kona, Kawalhae Laupahoehoe, HIo and KeauhOu:
Tuesday, June %, Volcano and way ports
Tuesday, June 80, Hilo and way ports
Tuesday, July z, HilO and way ports.
Tuesday, July H. Volcano and way ports
Tuesday, July 81. HilO and way ports
Tuesday, July IS, Volcano and way ports.
Tuesday, August 4, Hilo and way ports
Tuesday, August H. Volcano and way ports
Tuesday, August Is, Hio and way ports
Tuesday, August 25, Volcano and way ports
Tuesday, September l. Hilo and way ports
Tuesday, September 8, Volcano and way ports
Tuesday, September is, Hilo and way ports
Tuesday, September %, Volcano and Way ports
Tuesday, September 20, Hilo and way ports.
PASSENGER TRAINS will connect with the
Kinau at Mahukona.
The Kinau WILL TOUCH at Honokaia and
Paauhau on down trips from Hilo for Passengers
If signal is made from the shsre.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
STEAMER LEHUA,
davies, Commander

davies, Commander
Leaves Honolulu every Monday at P. NJ for
"kaunakakai, Kahului, every week; HueIo, Hama
and Kfpahulu. Keanae, Mokulau and Nuu every
other week. Returning, will stop at the above
ports, arriving back Saturday mornings
For mails and passengers only.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
STEAMER KILAUEA HOU.
(Weisbarth, Commando

VIII leave regularly for Paauhau, Koholalele,
Ookala, kukaiau, Honohina, Laupahoehoe, Haka-
lau and Onomea.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18
Real Estate Department

Buys and sells Real Estate all parts of the
Kingdom.
Values Real Estate and Property in city and
suburbs.
Rents and leases Houses, Cottages, Rooms and
Lands
Attends to Insurance, Taxes, Repairing and
Collecting of Rentals
Draws legal papers of every nature-Searches
Titles, Records, Etc.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-07-18

The following various branches of business will
enable the public the Islands and from abroad
to gain general information on all matters in the
following departments:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Sixty-six thousand nine hundred
and seventy-one immigrants arrived
in the United States during the month
of May.
The grand lodge of Orangemen at
tended by the representatives of near
~ every subordinate lodge in the
United States, is holding its fifteenth
annual session in Chicago.
The government troops are follow
ing the trail of the raiding Apaches
into Mexico.
The Storage rates between New
York and Liverpool have been in
creased, but from Liverpool to New
York no extra charge is made.
Gen. Simon b. Buckner of Ken
lucky was married at Richmond, Va.
last evening to Miss Della Claiborne,
Gen. Buckner was a Confederate OF.
ticer. The bride has been O leading
belle in Richmond society.
DR.. Holt. president of the board of
health of New Orleans, says there is
no yellow fever within the city limits
or anywhere near the city.
The American Protestant associa-
ton Is holding its thirty.sixth annual
AANSeAh6 eb a Abbobulkt 4 u
All the establishments in Boston
engaged In selling pools on baseball
and other sporting events were raided
yesterday, their appurtenances seized
and the proprietors arrested.
Diaro Official declares that the con-
cession granted to the Mexican
Southern railway by the Mexican gov.
ernmeAt has lapsed owing to the non
fulillment of the terms on which it
was granted.
Maxwell, the murderer of Preller at
the Southern hotel in st. Louis, turns
ont to be forger. His real name is
H. M. Brooks.
The quarterly statement of the
Western Union Telegraph company
shows surplus April l, 1885, of S4,-
246, 9i3. ""
Harlow, Spencer & Co., grain deal
ers OF st. Louis, made an assignment
yesterday, Their assets are $1,000,
their liabilities unknown.
The remains Of the late Gov. Alex.
ander III. Stephens OF Georgia were
yesterday taken. from the vault in At
ianta and inferred at Charlottesville,
his old home.
Gen. Logan spent three hours in
chat with Gen, Grant and lunched
with the family yesterday.
The examination of James d. Fish
ex president of the late Marine bank
was continued yesterday at the Lud.
low Street jail.
A saloon-keeper OF Newport, r. T..
committed suicide yesterday by touch.
Ing, OIL a keg of gunpowder. The
building was wrecked and several
people were badly injured.
The unrendered boat and railroad
taxable property as returned to the
state and county tax assessor of Texas
yesterday aggregated $3.50 400. This
lisa shrlnkage OF SIS, 500 as compared
with last years returns.
A fire at st, Cesaire, Quebec, last
night, destroyed Senator Chaffee's res.
ldence and number OF stores, hotels
and dwellings. The loss is $50, 600
partly insured.
New Orleans was visited by $50 OOC
lire yesterday.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
Continued from Firs. Page.

nouncement OF resignation by the
cabinet, the terms he employed
being those which have invariably
been used on similar locations. were
taken to indicate that the resigna-
lions had been decided on and ten
dered to the queen. The Conserva-
tives are divided on the expediency OF
assuming power. The majority OF
them favor trying the experiment. 1t
Is expected by the Tories that the
marquis OF Salisbury will be ready by
July next to accept an invitation by the
queen TO form q provisional govern
ment. 1t Is rumored that Mr.. Glad
stone intends entirely to abandon
political life.
WHAT THE aossIPs SAY.
Lord Randolph Churchill was
asked II the Conservatives would
form government. He an
swered, "most certainly Lobby
gossip this afternoon continues TO
mention the name of the Marquis OF
Salisbury for prime minister, Sir Star
ford Northcotte for chancellor of the
exchequer and Lord Randolph
Churchill for secretary Of state tor In
dia. The goasips also say that Sir
Michael Edward Hicks Beack will
have prominent place in the new cab
met.
AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
The queen has summoned the mar.
quis OF Harrington. secretary of state
for war, to Balmoral. 1t Is
not known whether he is sum-
moned as representative OF Mr..
Gladstone, or is to be invited TO form q
new cabinet. Lord Harrington seems
to be In no hurry to comply with the
summons, and has not yet started.
SALISBURY READY TO FOLLOW NORTH
COTE.
A private deputation Of Conserva-
tives waited upon Sir Stafford North.
cote and the marquis OF Salisbury
to-day and urged them to re-
fuse Office. The marquis OF
Salisbury stated that If the
queen called them they must
form government. He would sup
port Sir Stafford Northcote as premier
and he expected that the queens COM
mands would place Sir Stafford In
that position.
WoLSELEY ATTACKS THE GLADSTONE
GOVERNMENT.
A sensation has been caused by the
publication Of Lord Wolseley's dis
patches denouncing the evacuation of
the Soudan. He warns the govern
ment that on the withdrawal from
Dongola, the whole province will be
given up to anarchy and will revolt
from civilization to barbarism. The
withdrawal, he says, will not avert
the struggle. FL Mahdi in few years
will att ack Egypt. The best policy,
in both military and financial point
of view, would be to attack Ell Mahdi
at Khartoum.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-11
The AlTalr AZ Calcasien pass.
FoRr Wonru, TIN. Inne q M

FORT WORTH, TEX, June 0. 1885.
To the Editor OF the Gazette;
Does not your Austin correspondent
err In quoting one Maj. w. l.. David
son as the author Of "war Reminis-
cencesn In your issue of the 9TH inst
twas 1t not Thomas Ochiltree or
Joseph Mulhattongl Or possibly
"Maj. d. referred to some
other similar event. He certainly did
not refer to the affair at Calcasieu Pass,
La, for that event came off on May 6,
not April IL, 1884 "Banksn did not
send twelve gunboats up the Calcasleu
to get IN our rear. Gen. Tom Green
did not detail Col. Griffin and my
command TO drive them back. Nal.
ID. nor any other officer CAPTURED l474
prisoners and $4,000 at that point, no
gunboat cast her safe overheard, no
safe was buried seventy-tive yards
toward the North or sny other star,
40 extra clothing WAS captured, there
was no high blutf to the banks as stat
ed; no pAnic ensued, no fifteen com.
panies fed as stated, no 100 men left to
burn bridges arrived as support and