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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-20
Affected the Compasses.
untar.Oceanl

The Boston shipmasters report that their
compasses were affected by tin cases con.
tanning refined petroleum as much as they
would have been by the same quantity of
iron or steel
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The First Families.
ID1rto, DnIl1aF

A book called 1.-THE First Families of
the United States" is soon to burst upon a
wondering world Some people may be
verdant enough to think that it will refer
to the aborigines and their red descend
ants, but they will be as far out of the
way in their speculations as the Indian
was when he supposed the spirit of his
dog would accompany him to the happy
hunting grounds of the hereafter.
The volume, which will probably be
welcomed by all Anglo maniacs, will be
an imitation, as far as possible, we are
told, of "Burkes Peerage," and will be
devoted to recording the deeds of those
white settlers who have been fortunate
enough to become wealthy in this country.
Its pages will be illuminated with crests
and coats of arms, and those whose
fathers came here in their shirt sleeves
ought to communicate with the authors
as quickly as possible. so that they may
be furnished with heraldic devices worthy
of their aristocratic rank in this Demo
cratic country. A canal boat couchant
on an argent field might suit some people,
and pedlers pack rampant, with the
motto, I'VE might go further and fur
worse might answer for others
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a Wonderful Penman.
New Orleans Correspondent

Taking your paragraph about Cham
bersburg, Pa, physician who can write
his name with both hands. think that
New Orleans can also boast of a young
man who can do the same, and also write
backwards, beginning with the last letter;
also upside down, and again 10 write that
paper at the light, or he can write any
way, and also do figuring. His name is
John B. Never
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-20
BrItish BenevoIent soeiety.

The annual meeting OF the British
Benevolent Society viii be held on May
oath, the anniversary OF Queen Vie
toria's birthday. 1t is understood that
owing to the disturbing effects OF the late
fire and other causes there will be nc
public celebration this year, the society
reserving its strength for Il becoming
demonstration in 1887, which will be the
fiftieth year OF Her Britannia Majesty 5
reign. The demands upon the funds OF
the society have been greater this year
than in any preTiOus one since Its ioun'
dation, hence the necessity for members
paying up their annual subscriptions
promptly. Hon. \. S. Gleghorn is the
Treasurer, to whom payments should be
made.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-20
Ivy Keeps the Wall Dry.
LAND and Water.1

Let any one examine any ivy covered
wall, and they will discover the leaves
hang down, one over another, from the
highest point to which the plant attains to
the ground, forming an ornamental shield
that casts of the rain and prevents its
beating against the wall, conveying it
from leaf to leaf downward, preventing
its ever coming in contact with or moist
ening the walls; while the clinging nature
of the plant. intended for the purpose of
adhesion, thrusts its shoots into the crew
ices as roots and claspers, according as it
ascends and acts as so many sucking
engines, extracting and drawing away for
the nourishment of its own luxuriance
whatever moisture the walls may be sup
posed to attract or imbibe from the at.
mosphere. No walls are dryer, or so dry,
as those to which ivy forms permanent
external covering
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BY AUTHORITY.
Road NofIce.

II having been determined In accordance wiki
the accommodation Of q Jury duly drawn IN &C
cordAncs with law that certain streets 10 the
burnt district Of Honolulu shall be widened and
Strengthened, and that streets shall be
oPened-the survey and plans for which are now
on file ia the Interior Ofice-nOtice is hereby
given to all Of property along the lines Of
the said proposed changes which may be dam
aged by reason Of sail widening, STRENGTHENING
and opening 81 streets, TO hle their claims with
Richard r. Bickerton, Esquire, Police Magistrate
Of Homo ulu. on or before saturday, the 2gth day
Of MAJ, 1856.
IN. tines Of proposed changes clearly
marked by stakes upon the ground. and map
showing the neyy lines can be seen upon app!ica-
tan 10 the interior Office
&. ". HART,
Road Supervisor, KOna, Oahu.
Honolulu, May ., 1856 InGtf-w3t
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To-nighI's Performance.

Professor Anderson, the Wizard OF the
North, gives his first entertainment at
the Hawaiian Opera House this evening.
The sale OF seats at Wiseman's has been
large and good audience will be in at
tendance The tricks to be introduced
by the Professor will be entirely new to
this city and Of a startling nature.
Madame Anderson will appear in her
wonderful clairvoyance.
The fast sailing tern w. 5. Bovine sails
for San Francisco on Friday. She has
superior accommodations. Applications
for passage should be made to Messrs. F.
a. Schaefer x Co.
The third reading of the Fire Limit
Bill is set for to-day.
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Spinal diseases superinduced by bicycle
riding, are becoming slarmingly numer-
Gus, according to a Philadelphia pbysi-
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Dxf.Ai.rgrHn>.

WkDSE-sD Az, May 20.
5tmr M0kOIi, VI irrsoT, for MOiU.l,sI. . m
5tmr WaimanstiO, y olson, for Waintnal"
Schr AisiIt.t, for iIon'srut
SchF Waimala. Tor l. zap E'eh -
s5chr M;utuokHW..i, fot kc@l.,u
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-05-20

The book of the season. THE HONOLULU
ALMANAC AND DIRECTORY FOR 1855. Price,
90 cents.
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Vessels LEAVING To-Day.
Am bret.Ie " q IRWIN. McCu:lo'n, for san
Francisco
SchT Mile Morris, fOr L,tIHi
Schr Hetit, fOr AiulOkai
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rORr OF HONOLULU. IL. L.
ARR Walls.

"WEDNESDAY. May ~.
5.hr NrtJir Merrill from Lahaina
s.hr ii.Inli!IO. from kauaI
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
A "suoAR.DoUGH BOY.

went to the kitchen. wanted to see
II Nora had any thing good there Tor me.
She stood at a table with sugar ana spice
And raislns and currauts and every thing
nice,
And stirred with a spoon just as fast US
'tMould go,
And put III some -four and rolled out some
cough,
could,
And baked them, and then they were cookies
and good!
] ate one and two and then three and then
fonr.
And when they were finished ate a few
And then Nora gave me a nice lump OF
dough,
And told me TO make her Il jolly fine beau.
l made something round and put currants
for eyes,
Thcy stared, and looked solemn and sober
and wise.
] pinched up Il nose in the middle and mnde. ,
A hole for Il mouth-'twns Il beautiful head.
made him waist with Il beautafnl row
or buttOns-'twaS currunts, Il dozen or so, i,
| made him some arms and some fingers ana
II you could have seen him, so funny, and
street.
] gave him a cinnamon stick for n gun,
a cap OF Il raisin and then he was done.
We baked him and gave him to Polly and
Ned;
They ate him all up in q hurry, and said
That OF all things on eartis'th.ey did really
enjoy,
No goody comes UP to a sngnr-dough boy.
Sidney DdU,e, in louths Companion.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
THE sAoR7-HouR MOVEMENT
The Press of Competition Causing a Fall
ing OFF in the Concessions Obtained by
Employes-The Result by Cities.

Thu Press of Competition Causing a Fall
ing Off in the Concessions Obtained by
Employes-The Result by Cities.
OF the short-hour movement among
industrial employees at leading cities
Bradstreet's recorded the apparent success
OF more than 100000 strikers and ION
strikers who sought ten hours pay for
fewer hours work. 1t was stated one
month ago that 200, 900 employees had
struck for fewer hours at full pay, OF whom
0 1000 had had concessions granted them.
and that $50, 900 others had obtained
concessions without having had to resort
to a strike.
Within a few weeks past the statement
has gained wide currency that the eight
hour-or the Northumberland had
proved a complete failure, and accompany
ing details went far to prove 1T. 1T becomc
OF interest, nevertheless, to learn us near
as can be the extent to which conceded
shorter hours at full pay still con-
tinues in force. Investigation into
the result Of the movement at
Chicago tends to show that the
apparent success is not so small as has
been asserted. There are good reasons, it
says, lOE ;lSCepliHp tO,VoO ~ eHt tot'ti VI
those getting full wages for fewer hours
work daily. AT New York City the sue
cess attained is more noticeable, in all in
stances full wages being paid for nine
hours work by $4,000 workmen. At
Pittsburgh the outcome OF the short-hour
movement has not been very satisfactory
to the strikers, and the re.
suit gives little advantage to en-
ployes. At Grand Rapids, Mich, the short
hour strikes were a failure, as practically
none OF the industrial employees ther,
are receiving full wages for lever hours
work. At Milwaukee ten hours con
stitute a days work, with but
a few trifing exceptions. The tobac-
co factory employees work eight hours,
but did not strike. Cincinnati employers
appear r%eticcnt, and employees are inclined
to be somewhat boastful IS to the out
come there. SO lar as can be learned
sixty hours pay for fiity-seven hours
work per week has been made in nearly all
instances. With these reports and Brad
streets former exhibits the following COM
parisom has been made:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
Good and Bad Habits.

If any of YOU have paid visit to q
dentists office, and have had a tooth
extracted, you know what a painful
operation 1t is. Ii has been growing
and roofing there, deep III the socket,
from your childhood up, and it is hard
sevcring 1t from its attachments.
Just rs hard and sometimes more
painful is it to- break up bad habits
They have grown with your growth.
u become a part Of yourself. but
they must be rooted out or they will
destroy YOU.
'~'Remember," said Lord Collingg-
wood to q young maj he loved, ''that
before you are five and twenty YOU
must establish a character that will
serve you all your life"
Dr.. johnson saws that S.the habit Of
looking at the bright side OF every
thing is worth more than a thousand
pounds a year" There arc other
habits, even more valuable, which the
young should most carefully cultivate.
The. habit of temperance i'm all things.
OF eurDmg the temper, of love and
Kindness to all, of diligence in busl,
ness-these are q few Of the gooa
habits we can not place too high a
value upon. 1t is as strange as SAD
that bad habits are far more tenacious
Even what is at first distasteful may
become at length a necessity. never
heard yet OF a person who enjoyed ms
hrst quid of tobacco.-Young Peoples
HGID4r.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
Encouraging Secession.

OTTAWA, Cam, June 14.-An American
gentleman now in this city says that
large sums OF money are being sent
from Boston and other American
cities to aid the s~cccssionists party
in Nova Scotia. He states that he is
personally aware OF the fact that one Bos.
ton firm has contributed S25, 900, which
vas forwarded the dav he left that city
He also says the secession movement is
looked upon as u primary step toward an
nexation, which would give Americans the
control OF the whole Canadian fishing.
grounds.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
ABOUT
The Universal Language Recently Invent-
ed by a German Professor.

Ihe UNIVERSAL Language Recently Invent
ed BY a German Professor.
Volapuk is the name of the universal
language tFrat has recently been invent
ed by Il German professor. Its vocabu-
larry is formed from the Germanic and
Latin languages, and the grammar is as
simple us 1t can be made. The adjective,
verb and adverb arc regularly formed
from the noun and have Invariably the
same examinations, SO that it s%utlices al
most to learn the substantives ofthe Ian
guage to know all the words of the die
tionnry. There are no irregular words,
and but one con jugation. The adjcct-
ives are mvariable and there are but
two gcndcrs, masculine and feminine.
In P~ronounuing Volapuk each letter,
vowel Oh c%onsonant has an u%nvaryino
sound, and the accent is always on the
last syllable. The words are written as
they are pronounced, and pronounced
as they are written. 1t is claimed
that any person who knows a
Roman language, as French or Italian,
or q Germanic language, as German or
English, may be able, after a months
study, 10 translate without difficulty q
letter from his mother tongue, into Vol
apuk. The advantages to international
commerce from Il universal language in
facilitating correspondence between
merchants of different nations can be
easily understood. The city Of Paris,
last winter, established a school, free to
all, for teaching the new language. The
first congress of the partisans of Vol
apuk met last year at a German town
on Lake Constance, when three hun
dred members came from all parts OF
Europe; a second congress will be held
at Nuremberg in 1887, and in 1889,
the occasion Of the Universal Exposi-
ton, a grand international congress Of
delegates from all the societies of Europe
and the other countries Of the world,
will be held at Paris.-Yeros ,Sittings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

Much Destruction Wrought by Wind il
minnesota, Dakota and Central Hi

Much Destruction Wrought by Wind in
Minnesota, Dakota and Central Hi
nOis.
ST.. PAUL. Mimi, June IA terrific
wind-suorm struck C~rookston, Mimi, Sat
urday night and blew down the Germania
Hotel. OF twenty-five persons in the
house eight were injured--none seriously,
however, except Charles Nctzer, pro-
prietor. The Catholic Church building
was wrecked and the Crookston House and
the Commercial House were somewhat in.
jured. The damage is from $4,000 to
$4,000. At Hunter, D.. r., ID. II. Hous.
lan's house was struck by the tornado
and carried several rods and smashed to
splinte:s. Christopher j Johnson YVES killed,
Mrs. Ole Johnson seriously hurt, Harry
Macarthur seriously hurt, and three small
children slightly injured.
ViRDIS, ILL.,, June 14.-At two O'Clock
yesterday afternoon this city was visited
by the sevcrest wind and rain-storm ever
known i'll this vicinity. During the day
the heat was intense and at about l:3U
omincus-looking clouds appeared in the
northwest. Suddenly the storm burst. Tho
ain fell in torrents. and for about fifteen
minutes the wind blew IL perfect gale.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
a New Electric Railway.

A successful experiment was recently
made at Ryde, on the south coast Oh
England, in the Introduction OF al
electric railway on the marine pier o.
that pretty watering place. The prlhe
morton is a gas engine, which is cor
nected by = belt to a Siemens dynamo
performing about II thousand reTou'
tlons per minute. The current is car
rled by cable to the positive condllc!oL,,
winch is a rod of channel iron runll'ns
ny the side of the tramway, and suP
ported by brackets fitted on the sIeep
crs and insulated. The ordinary rals
which are of steel, are used as the ~
turn current. The current is taken !"
& motor under one of the cars by me'i !,
OF a sliding contact. Each tram y.
worked by one of the ordinary paSs,an
ger carriages fitted with a motor aa.
each is capable of carrying about i uan
teen tons. The carriages We're uLa[d
up and down the railway at the la'e Inn
about twelve miles an hour.-D0S"
transcript.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
A Good Chairman.

Politician (pointing to a passer-by,
and addressing a friend)-There goes
the mar we want for chairman of the
convention.
Friend-Who, Patterson? Why he is
rather deaf.
Politician-That's why we want him
for chairman. He belongs to our fac
ton, and won't hear any motion that is
not to our interest. Best chairman,
when he happens to be on the right side,
| ever saw.-ArkanSas Iraveley.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
CATHOLICS

A Mob at Sligo Wrecks Protestant
Churches, Residences of Orangemen and
Other Buildings in Revenge for an
Atiront to Their Eishop-Lastardly At
tempt to Destroy IL Family at Lark
hill.
LONDON, June 14.-The residence OF a
leading Orangemnn was burned at
Sligo Saturday night by IL mob. The
military charged and shot some OF the
rioters. Extra police lave been drafted.
The town was quiet yesterday. The riot.
ing was originated by Catholics
who were angry because some
body had destroyed the rails
surrounding the Bishops palace. They
gathered in thousands and attacked
houses OF Professionals and molested and
hooted many persons. The windows OF
overy house in which it was known q
Protestant dwelt were smashed. The
County Club House, the Constitutional
Club, the Methodist nance, the
residence OF the Congregational minister
and several chapels were attacked
and wrecked. The Orangelnen made no
attempt to retaliate. The mayor, Ma.
tionalist, and several OF the magistrates
penetrated to the front OF the mob and
tried to appease it. but without avail.
The no act Was then read and the sol.
diers were ordered to clear the streets with
fixed bayonets. A general stamped ensued,
during which sixteen rioters were arrested.
A house belonging to Matthew Smith.
All Englishman, Il large manufacturer of
boots, was burned by incendiaries at
Larkhill yesterday. The keyholes having
been previously stuffed by the miscreants,
the family, including five children, were
nearly burned to death before they could
be rescued. DIR. Davy::. crown solicitor,
fired a revolver and dispersed a crowd
that was attempting to wreck his resi-
dence. Large military and police rein
forcelnents have arrived. Til town is
Quiet.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
QUEER
How They We're Brought Up and FINALLY
Ran Away.

ooh. mother, come quickly and see
what l have found" cried Howard. rs
he hurried up the stairs and rushed in
to the sitting-room, holding his hat in
his hands.
Guess what I've found" said he. rs
he hcid his hat for inspection. OF
course we children hurried to look in
but hastily drew back and exclaimed:
ooh, rats!"
"No. indeed, they are not, Gucss
again." said Howard. ~
AS we looked more carefully, we saw
three little animals rolled up ike .
Dall: Their eyes We're shut, and thci,
were smooth and without onv
iur. VI course we could not tell who,
they were. va"
why" says Howard, "they are It-
Tie gray squirrels, and | found them IN
an old pine tree near the old mill"
Their mother had evidently left tbo,,
OF been killed by some cruel hnntnr
howard had a heart full of love for ali
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

IT is a strange thing to note, but
nevertheless true, that shop-lift'ng is
chiefly confined to dry goods and no.
ton stores. One would naturally sup
pose That persons so poor as to be under
the necessity Of stealing would turn
their attention to bakeries, but suc,,, u
thing as filching a loaf of bread, cakes
or pie is seldom noted. If shop-lifters
would con1ine themselves to the bak-
cries, there might be some sympathy
for them, for has not every MAJ and
woman a stomach?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
MIR. CHAMBERLAIN, the Radicalleader,

Nh. CuAM3EHLAIN, the Radicalleader,
stands sponsor for a scheme which con-
templates the purchase by the Govern
mcnt OF all the railroads in Great Brit
ain. Mr.. Waring, the wcll-known
English railroad expert, who has elabo-
ated the project, estimates the cost Of
tie purchase at about Sc, 600, OGO, 900.
According to the figures given, how
ever, the investment, eve atthat price,
would be very likely to yield an annual
profit to the Government of at least
five and possibly seven per cent. Not
a bad scheme.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
BRED. II. CARRuTH, the funny MAJ

Fnlao. II. CARRurH, the funny man
whose bright and witty items are pub
3:shed in his W paper. the Estellinc
{Dak.) Bell, and are copied extensively,
attempted to get a place a few years
ago III n Of the hotel papers publish
ed in Minneapolis and st. Paul, after
trying in vain to get employment on
other papers. The applicant submitted
several funny articles, which We're
thrown into the waste basket. Carruth
went out into Dakota and established
i1,e Fell in q town that has not more
than iUO voters.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

Miss FoLssoM's family were puzzled to
know for a long time how the papers
had succeeded in getting her portrait
and printing the awful wood-cuts so
soon after the November election.
Through persistent efforts it was dis
covered that her photograph had been
sold for a considerable sum to an cleo
trotyping company by a young man
who, upto that time, had been q trusted
family friend.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

FoRTY-Two years ago John Tyler,
while President, married his second wife.
The wedding took place in New York,
and when the groom and bride returned
to Washington the National MtcNigen-
Ger, the leading paper in that city at the
time, printed just four lines about it,
as follows: sIhe President of the
United States, with che lady to wnom
he has just been united in marriage, re-
turned to this city Thursday evening""
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

TnE members OF the jury that con-
Nictcd Maxwell are indignant. They
were in court three weeks and forced
to listen to the interminable arguments
OF the lawyers, and now they a get
no money to recompcnsc them for all
the hardships they endured, the city
treasury being empty.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

The English scientific commission ap-
pointed to inquire into M. Pasteur's pro-
cess have completed an elaborate in
vestigation and are preparing a report
which will affirm the efficiency of his
method as a cure forhydrophobia, rack
ing it among the chief scientific discov-
cries of the century.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
ESTIMATED.

There were, as previously reported, $780,
900 who received shorter hours without
striking and so. 900 who struckior ana got
them. The falling away has evidently
been nearly one-third, as the totals from
cities then reported are now but sixty.
eight per cent. OF those given in May. The
aggregate will probably iall way still
further as competition presses on the short.
lOur emIiloYrrS and rmnln yes.