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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
Horses in Battle.
GExchanpe I

War-horses, when hit in battle, tremble
in every muscle and groan deeply, while
their eyes show deep astonishment Dur
ing the battle of Waterloo some of the
horses, as they lay upon the ground, hav-
ing recovered from the first agony of their
wounds. fell to eating the grass about
them, thus surrounding themselves with
a circle of bare ground, the limited ex-
tent of which showed their weakness.
Others were observed quietly grazing on
the field between the two hostile lines, their
riders having been shot off their backs.
and the balls flying over their heads and
them caused no interruption to the usual
instinct of their nature. 1t was also OBJ.
served that when charge of cavalry
went past near to any of the stray horses
already mentioned they would set off,
form themselves in the rear of their
mounted companions, and, though with
out riders, gallop strenuouslY along with
the rest, not stopping or f1inching when
the fatal shock with the enemy took
place.
at the battle Of Kirk, in 1745, Maj
Macdonald, having endorsed an English
officer. took possession Of his horse, which
was very beautiful and Immediately
mounted 1t. When the English cavalry
Notwithstanding all his efforts to restrain
him; nor did It stop until it was at the
head Of the regiment Of which apparently
its master was commander. The melan.
Choly, and at the same time ludicrous,
figure which Macdonald presented when
he saw himself the victim of his ambition
to possess a fine horse, which ultimately
cost him his life upon the scaffolds may
be easily conceived.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
Praying Piutes.
J rYirginia (Nev. } Enterprise. /

lfmginla lNeY.) enterprise.
The wife of Capt. Bob, of the Pluto
tribe, died the other morning, and was
buried In the Catholic cemetery. Not a
few of the Piutes have been baptized into
the Catholic church A number of their
chiefs became Catholics long before there
were any whites in Nevada. They were
in the habit of paying annual visits to the
California coast towns, and some Of their
women married Spaniards at Santa Cruz,
which made them acquainted with the
Christian religion Through the influence
of the wives of the Spaniards, their kin
dred, several of their leading men and
women were baptized each year when the
annual trip was made to the sea-coast.
Their own religion is not a bad one,
and from 1t to any orthodox religion is
but q short step Strange as it may ap-
pear, they are a praying people. are
people always ready to either pray or
light. The Princess Sarah Winnemucca's
book Is full of instances where her people
were assembled in prayer, and she herself
was wont to pray to the Great Spirit
whenever she got into trouble-prayed
aloud as she fed before her enemies on
wild retreat across the deserts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
The Vitality of Seeds.
tArkansaw Traveller


The seeds of the willow will not germ.
mate after having been once dry. The
seeds of coffee and various other plants
do not terminate after having been kept
for any considerable time Wheat over
two centuries old has been found quite
fit for food, but the grains usually lose
their power of growth after the lapse of
seven years. Specimens of rye and wheat
known to be 1S5 years old could not be
induced to terminate.
The stories of mummy wheat Sprout.
ing after having lain dormant In Egyptian
tombs for thousands of years, are, to say
the least Of them, very dubious, Z" de-
elares DR.. Robert Brown, F. L. S. mo
well authenticated instances of such finds
are extant, while among other articles
sold by the Arabs to credulous travellers,
az coming out of the same tomb as the
ancient wheat, have been dahlia bulbs and
maize, the deposition Of which in the res
ceptacle from which they were said TO be
extracted necessitates the belief that 8. 000
years ago the subjects of the Pharaohs
were engaged in commerce with Amer
lea - = -f.-srs IS tesfvc a Etsnf
When kept dry and protected from
light and air, however, seeds have been
known to retain their vitality for some
what heightened periods. Seeds of the
bean and pea order have sprouted after
100 years storage in an aherbariuln, and
many similar instances-most Of them
somewhat doubtful-have been recorded.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
IN 3 NOW OE4oallb AAAbOUoHs
ItGarth', in The Arponaut. ]

One. unfortunate popularity, however,
southern housekeepers have to submit to.
Colored people are gregarious lot, and
possessed of strong benevolent instincts
Consequently Mahela'S sisters and Char
lotte's cousins come frequently to dine,
with an occasional friend The other day,
from the latticed "green.room, Ieounted
seven Of these kitchen guests enjoying an
excellent luncheon in the courtyard,
while Mahala looked on, her mahogany
arms akimbo, spprecisting to the fullest
extent her position of benefactress.
Mahala Is an artist in her way, and
her productions frequently strike terror to
ones knife and fork, lest they should
go astray. Everybody eats "grits" and
gravy for breakfast, dish that at home
would be supplemented with cream and
sugar. A combination of cabbage and
rice, noodles. /" picked mangoes, and a
poetic kind of jOhnny.cake form essentials
Of every dinner. "Daube, French dish
of beef and pork deliberately dressed, Is
peculiar to New Orleans. as also is the
famous and delicious gumbo, soup In
which the picturesque crab figures largely.
This dish Is dear to the Creole heart The
small boy of New Orleans saith not In his
wrath "by gum" his expression of en-
phasis Is eby gumbo. Everything is
spIced, and dressed to the last and most
suicidal degree. 1t is a great compliment
to the climate, and the Sewerage, and the
yellow fever, that the people live at all
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
How an Old Topper overcane His Appetite

LSan Francisco Call
Yes, said the reformed inebriate to
the reporter, Il ussd to be very hard
drinker, as you know. l tried several
times to quit. but l could not. The ap-
petite for strong drink was too much for
became nervous wretch. had to drink
or or die. A thought was suggested to
me one day. though, and made up my
mind to make one supreme effort to rescue
myself. reasoned In this way: "A man
takes AQuor into his stomach, and the
stimulant. through the blood affects the
brain. Now, I thought If | could sat
isfy my appetite without the liquor affect
ing my brain, would be all right. If I
could get q taste of the liquor, the aroma,
the essense Of It, without taking 1t into
the stomach, / knew that I could drink
at pleasure and not become intoxicated,
as drunkenness could not ensue If the
liquor did not enter the stomach, I say
this Idea was suggested to me, and it was
in this ways:
had noticed that men who made q
business of buying and selling wines in
large quantities sampled them and ascer-
tanned their quality and bouquet by TAX
ing two or three mouthfuls in succession,
rolling around their tongues, as one might
say, bathing their palate in it--in short,
subjecting 1t to the severest tests by the
organs OF taste-and then e1ecting 1t from
the mouth without swallowing any. The
remembrance of this came upon me one
day when / was perfectly sober, but
terribly dispondent resolved to
try it. I did, and have met
with the most gratifying success. You
may laugh, but it Is the most solemn
truth. took large drink of liquor. but
instead of letting 1t pass into my stomach
l checked it in my throat and gargled it
for minute, and then spat it out.
ITO my joy found my thirst for it al
most as much appeased as though I had
swallowed the liquor. I tried it again
and again, with the same effect was
not made drunk. I have followed this
plan ever since. and have not been
drunk since, although I have gargled the
liquor, never swallowing a drop, as many
as dozen times aday-the same number
of drinks used to take. The plan is a
very simple one, and is, I believe, the
only one for slave to the cup"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
ABOUT GROUND GLASS.
An Accidental Discovery-Producing the
FrOsting''-ArtIstIc Work.
I .....,.

An Accidental Discovery-Producing the
FrOsting''-ArtIstIc Work.
M Quad's Letter to BoysI
Do you know anything about ground
glassP Did you ever wonder how the
hanging baskets and beautiful scrolls dis
played on the glass panels of front doors
were placed there? Come with me into
the works and we'll post up about it.
In the first place, all the glass received
Is plain. The first move with ground
glass istesfrost it. They were good
many years finding out how to do this,
and very simple thing gave them the
clew. An English servant maid found
some paint on window which would not
wash on. She took smooth pebble and
some sand and secured away, and she not
only removed the paint, but frosted that
portion Of the glass The glass men soon
had the correct idea and here it is before
u.s., 1t is tight box about five feet wide
apd ten feet long, with depth
iron rods so that it rocks like cradle as
the steam power Is applied to the machin-
cry. The glass is laid fiat in the box,
covered with wet sand and pebbles, and
the shaking begins. The pebbles and
send shaking over the surface of the glass
scratch 1t and produce the frosting. It
takes about an hour and quarter to COM
plete the work, but this homely invention
diligent man could in two weeks by hand.
When the glass has been frosted it is
ready for the artist He takes 1t to his
bench and draws the pattern in crayon,
thus making black and distinct lines
which show through the glass
When the grinder takes it in hand he
sits before revolving grindstone which
has been turned to an edge hardly wider
than the blade of table knife. One
grindstone cuts straight lines, another the
curves and so on to the number of five or
SIX. The side on which the pattern is
drawn Is held on the stone, and he must
have true eye and a steady hand If he
deviates from the lines his work is spoiled,
for the eye can at once detect the careless
ness. An adept will grind scrolls, bou-
quets and the finest work as neatly and
rapidly as an artist can draw them
Where eolored glass is ground the pat
tern is made by simply grinding out the
color, which leaves the ornamentation In
white and the body of the glass in color
There are only about twenty five ground
glass factories in the United States, and
the pay of an adept workman averages So
per day the year round. All the grind
stones are imported from one quarry in
Scotland, there being no stone in any
other country so well fitted for the work.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
Baby's Outspoken sympathy.
[Soinerville Journal.l

Baby has an idea-the result-perhaps,
OF painful xperience-that if any one is
sick, the trouble must lie in the epigastric
region. The other day her father came
home from the Office with bad cold and
a raging headache. Baby appeared to be
very sorry for him, but said little. Two
hours later her mother was taking her
down town in a well-f1lled horse car. Sud-
denly looking up, after q season Of pen
sive musjng, Baby was moved to remark
IN tone audible to every one of the smil.
ing passengers: Mamma. Baby's wfu'
sorry papa's got e tummick achel"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
Professional Exhibitors OF the Elephant,
ICor PhiIadelphia News1

Standing near the desk of the Fifth Av.
enue hotel day or two since saw a
neatly dressed. gentlemanly man step up
to the clerk and say; II want to see the
town, and am stranger stopping here
with you. The clerk without delay
turned and whistled for bell-boy. "Call
M" said the clerk. In moment
large, good locking man, as well dressed
as any gentleman on the street. appeared.
The clerk introduced him to the
person who wanted to see the sights of a
great city. Whatever this man does Is
all right, said the clerk to him. "He is
our man, and he knows the ropes. The
two stepped aside, talked in subdued
tone moment, and then parted to meet
again later The next morning I saw the
two men In the bar-room drinking seltzer
water. They both looked as though they
had made q night of it. All the great
hotels keep good-looking, vel. Informed
men to show a stranger around. It Is
costly business to the visitor, but any one
going to New York is willing to be
robbed, especially if he is bent on seeing
the elephant
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
DRY GOODS LINE.

To be executed in Paris by their buyers and delivered Honolulu
via San Francisco
'" beg further to call their attention to our long established
house known all Pacific dealings
spare pains
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07

[AtIanta Constitutions

Capt. w. W. Lawson. who is himself a
famous hunter and fisherman of Burke
county. saws that many years ago his
father who was fond of the sports of the
neld, had white pointer, and one day
while hunting IN an old field where the
sedge was high and thick he lost his dog.
No calling could bring the dog to his mas
ter and no search could find him. The
next spring, when the field was being
cleared for planting, the skeleton of the
dog was found within few inches Of o
coVey Of birds-the dog stin "on the
point
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
From q Letter of 1888
Irincinnati Enniiirer.1

amazing dispatch. We were generally
first and last at table, yet only fifteen min
utes by any watch elapsed between our
sitting down and rising up. Within that
time 80 persons had crammed down q
breakfast. you Europeans, said an
American, Seat as if you actually enjoyed
your foodl" "Assuredly we do; and you
Americans viii never escape from dys.
pepsia and headaches until you also learn
TO enjoy your meals
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
medicine Called for.
[Exchange.l

An examination of 8,726 prescriptions
In Boston drug store showed that 504
different drugs were called for by the
doctors. Quinine took the lead by APP
pearing in 292 prescriptions, morphine
appeared in 172, bromide of potassium in
III, -iodide of potassium in los, and mu-
riate of iron in 1874 The whole number
of articles in the pharmacop9ia is 994,
and Boston used more than half of them
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
Behind the Times.
fChicaen Herald.1

In some parts Of North Carolina can.
dies and kerosene lamps are still con-
sidered articles of luxury, while resinous
torches are most generally used by the
poorer classes
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-07
sontIl Africa,a Dianonda.

Diamonds from Kimberley are said to
reach an annual value of SIS, 700, 600. end
the total quantity raised since 1870 is re-
ported to have attained the enormous
sum of $500 600, 900.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-10-10
VAR[TIES,

No one will be taught faster than he
will learn.
1t is often the man who is right
that is left.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-10-10

Next to scarlet fever, there is no disease
among children more dreaded by parents
than whooping cough. 1t is liable to
come at all seasons of the year; it ex-
hausts the strength of the little ones, and
physicians are often unable to check it.
Mr. F. w. Harbaugh, of the Telegraph,
Baltimore, Maryland, had six of his chill
dren, aged from six to thirteen years
Frustrated with this malady at one and
the same time. A complete cure was how
ever, effected by Red Star Cough Cure
and Mr.. Harbaugh writes that the cough,
which generally lasts nine weeks, left in
four weeks. and he is confidentit would
have disappeared sooner if he had been
aware of the existence of such an inval-
liable remedy.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-10-10
SECURED HIS RIGHTS.

An old negro called on the president
of a railroad company. Hobbling into
the room he said : Look at me, sab. 3"
well, what do you want ?"
"Money."
"What for? p
"Dis heah," holding out foot from
which three toes had been cut.
"I'ye got nothing to do with that"
"Well, er mighty fine lawyer tells
me dat yer has. Wuz ON one o yer
trains luther week, it jumped the track.
De lawyer says dat | ken rekiver er
thousan' dollars"
Didn't work for the road ?"
"Yas, sab, | worked fur it twice"
"Were you not riding on free
pass?"
"No, sab wuz riding on de train"
"You know what | mean. Didn't
you have free pass? p
"No, sab, I'll sw'ar ter de Lawd |
didn't, an more den dat, | ken prube
it?
"Perposes ter hab my rights. Gin
me ten dollars an a pass fur year,
an I'll let de thing drop
The money and the pass were given
him.
"Thankee sah." AS he hohbled
down the stairs, he muttered "Wa'nt
ridin' on er free pass. Wuz er stealin'
dat ride Dis pass is jes' inter my
ham. Gwine to fetch up fish from de
bayou. Huh, dis ten dollar bill is ez
putty ez new shirt.
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$3.50 PER ANNUM. IN ADVANCE.
color of her ewes in her bright hair.

color of her eyes in her bright hair.
"You look like an angel, sgd, dear,
Bessie had said. "Be one tonight,
and let Mr.. Lester see that you can be
a lady"
This was well-meant but mistaken
advice, and had the effect, of course of
making Sgd resolve to behave her very
worst And she kept her word.
Il really think l have been too an
gelic for anything this summer. 1t
worries me to think of it. 1 fear |
shall die young like the story-book
seraphs, for I'm getting quite heavenly
Just think, I've been fishing only once
this season. But that time | caught
such large ish-enormous In fact
"Did you take him home, Sydney ?"
asked Bessie Grant.
"Of course l did !" replied sgd.
"And Mrs. Greyson doctored him up,
and now he's entirely recovered"
And then sgd went on to tell how
many birds she had dragged" in yes
terday's sport, and how she had drown
ed six kittens that morning
ooh! how could you, sgd? cried
Bessie.
Because Tom wouldn't. Boys are
too tender hearted for that sort of
thing" in a most matter offact tone.
This was bad enough, but she went
on from bad to worse, saying the most
extraordinary things in the quietest,
most ladylike way, and in the sweetest
of voices.
1--WE finished the business now" she
said to herself, as she took down her
hair that night. 81 did my worst, and
he's doubtless so disguised that he'll
never want to see me again. | don't
care"
But she sobbed herself to sleep.
The next morning Mr.. Lester called
and found Sgd alone in the little par
lor. She was pale, but greeted him
very composedly.
"This is farewell visit, Miss Sgd
ney the last probably, of many pleas
ant ones. My business calls me back,
and l leave this afternoon"
Syd's voice was very cool, but she
dropped her work and stopped to re-
gain it.
Godfrey bent also, and as both rose,
he looked straight into her face.
"Your eyes are full of tears, Sgd,
darling Why, what's the matter ~
"My greatgrandfather is dead !" said
sgd, in a doleful tone.
Two years afterward, gentleman
and lady were strolling along the banks
of the Danube, where number OF
sturdy little peasant lads were engaged
with hook and line.
Look at those little chaps, Mrs.
Lester. Don't you envy them :?
Wouldn't you like to try it again,
yourself?"
mo, indeed, Godfrey p laughed
sgd, prettier than ever, and quite as
saucy.
"My last exploit in that line cured
me entirely and forever Of my mania
for fishing"
"Why so, Mrs. Lester? Were you
disappointed in the fish you caught on
that occasion ? Are you dissatisfied
with me dear p
l shall not tell you what Sgd said !;
but l should say-judging from the
tender light in her violet eyes, and the
rapturous expression on the face of her
"fish" at her answer-that she was not
dissatisfied.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-10-10

AN EDITOR OF THE FUTURE. why
don't you finish eating your hash, Tom
my?" asked Brooklyn mother Of her
boy, who suddenly laid down his knife
and fork as he caught sight of the SER
want dishing out ice cream.
impossible mother" replied the boy.
"Why ?"
"Cause it's crowded out to make room
for more interesting matter" answered
Tommy, who is working in newspa
per office during his vacation.
An old French peasant woman
whom her parish priest found going
into the village church one evening,
with a wax taper in each hand, as if to
make an offering, was asked
"For whom are those candles, my
daughter ?"
"This one, my father, is forSt Mich
ael, the Prince Of the Angels
"Good, my daughter; but for whom
is the other ?"
"For the devil, my daughter ?" ex-
claimed the Mortified ecclesiastic.
"To be sure, my father" answered
old Lisette, coolly, Its just as we'll tc
have friends on both sides"
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-10-10

For the BANNER,
ASHES.


WAY hLEIs
Only some pale gray ashes,
On the edge oflife's hearth-stone;
From which the bright fire-flashes
Forever and aye have flown.
They are cold, and gray, and dead.
The heart is desolate now;
All beauty of life is fed
And hearts with bitterness bow.
Only heap of ashes,
stirred up by wasted hand,
To try If some faint flashes
VIII answer to moneys wand
Fond hopes lie buried beneath.
Away from all mortal sight;
To their keeping we bequeath
The thoughts once so fair and bright.
These ashes now lifeless gray,
Once burned with a fervent glow;
Which slowly faded away
Till the flames were faint and low.
Faint and low the embers burn,
Till the last life-spark is fled;
And hearts DER the ashes yearn,
AS the living mourn the dead
Only some lifeless ashes,
Now covering life's hearthstone;
Only the warm heart flashes,
Forever and ever flown
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-02-03
CR0lTEuR LIE RERCUElEN.

The French gun-boat Kcrguclen
arrived this morning, 80 days from
Callao. She will remain here about
n week, sailing then for France ola
Yokohama, and probably Japan.
She is a third-class cruiser of 1,l00
tons burden, 20i #. length over all
and II fl. beam. Her engines are
of $50 horse power, and her speed
when under steam averages 10 knots
per hour. She carries sixty-eight
pound guns, 2 IIoskhich guns, and
q crew of 1875 NEE. The Kcrguelen
was here last April, arriving on the
9TH Of that month and leaving Is
days latcrfor cruise among the other
islands of the Pacific, and is now
homeward bound. The following
is q list of her oflicers:-
NM. Ar. Fourier, Capitaiue dc fri
gate.
RidouX. Lieutenant dc Vaisscau Officer
ell Second.
de Lostendc, Enseigne dc vaisseau.
de Courson. do
Paiquer. Aspirant de Vel.
de Champeauxe, Mcdicin Major.
CANAL, Aide-Medccin.
Phirijong, Aide-Commissairc.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-02-03
VISIT TO A CONSERVATORY.

EDITOR BULLETIN You will do n
great favor by allowing little space
TO simple woman who loves nature,
TO say that those who admire beauti-
full nature, especially flowers and
ferns, would have rich treat by
going little out of town and calling
at Mr.. Kidvell's nursery. / had
often heard about it but never saw
it until few days ago, and was then
induced to make visit by an item
in your paper. Tho little company
Of which / was one were very court
eously received by Mr.. Kidwell and
shown his little hot-house. Our
eyes were charmed with the many
varieties of ferns and other delicate
plants, particularly the stag horn
fern, with its roots enclosed in cir
cular box of earth and its beautiful
green foliage hanging over and
covering the sides. After careful
examination of this place of beauty,
we were conducted around the gar
den, and admired tho miniature
pond covered with water lilies and
other vegetation, the most attractive
being Moses bulrushes. Dahlias,
tuberoses, buttercups, and many
other flowers were in full bloom. On
leaving we felt, one and all, that we
had been privileged with rich treat,
and 1 can't help saying so.
AN ApMIRER OF NATURE.