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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-01

we confess ourSelf unable to discover
1t has long been conceded that our
present monetary system is about as
near perfection as it can we'll be made
A national bank note Is equally cur.
rent in Maine, Texas or California
Some years since, before the late war
when the wildcat" scheme was in
vogue, or when the " stumptair' cur.
rency was in circulation. person with
bis saddle-bags full of paper money
found it difficult to obtain his dinner
out of his own state, except by first
calling upon broker and paying 9
liberal shave for exchange. We pro.
pose that they offer a practical substi.
tute for the present system.
The fourth resolr zion is a kind OF
double-ender in which they denounce
the late system Of " terrorism, inaugu
rated by the Republican party of the
state" and at the same time denounce
mob violence, which amounts to a con.
tradiction and absurdity in the same
resolution. If suppression of riots
and protection of property from
destruction by an irresponsible howl.
ing mob is the " terrorism" alluded to,
the Republican party and a Republican
Governor will plead guilty. The de-
sign. however, is easily discovered; it
is mere bombast to catch certain igno-
rant voters, and also the hoodlum ele-
ment engaged in the Milwaukee riots.
We denounce the resolutions as an in
suit to any law-abiding citizen.
In the tenth resolution they demand
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
An 1nterestIng discovery In science.

One of the most interesting recent dis
coveries in science is the fact that ray
of light produces sound. A sunbeam is
thrown through a lens on glass vessel
that contains lampblack, cOlored silk or
Worste6, or other substances. A disk,
having Sits or openings cut in it, IS made
to revOlve swiftly in this beam of light, so
as to cut it up, thus making alternate
flashes of light and shadow. On putting
the ear to the glass vessel strange sounds
are heard so long as the flashing beam is
falling on the vessel. Recently a more
wonderful discovery has been made. The
beam of sunlight is made to pass through
a prism so as to produce what is called
the solar spectrum or rainbow. The disk
is turned and the colOred light of the rain
bow is made to break through it.
Now place the ear to the vessel contain
ing the silk, wool or other material AS
the cOlored lights of the spectrum fall
upon it sounds will be given by different
parts of the spectrum, and there will be
silence in other parts. For instance, If
the vessel contains red wOrsted and the
green light flashes upon it, loud sounds
viii be given. Only feeble sounds will be
heard when the red and blue parts of the
rainbow fall upon the vessel, and other
colors make no sounds at all. Green silk
gives sound best in red light. Every Kind
of material gives more or less sound in
different colors and utters no sound III
others.-ChicagO News.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
Marriages IN the french Army.

Among the other innovations, the
French minister of war. Gen. Boulanger,
considers it necessary to make some
changes with regard to the financial con-
ditions under which the officers may be
permitted to marry. a soldiers bride
may not be pOrtionless, and must needs
bring him a fortune of at least 9SOO be
fore the necessary consent can be obtained
from the authorities. 1t is now thought
expedient to increase the sum, the ex-
penses of family being greater than they
were formerly. Mothers with marriagea-
bic daughters do not look kindly on this
proposition, and the young officers are
mostly adverse to the change which would
weigh sorely upon them in many cases.
The general opinion is that it is advisable
to maintain the status quo for many req
sons, which it is not necessary to discuss
here.-Chica go Tribune.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
Mrs. Nrackav and the Sick Artist.

A Young woman from California mad
gone to Paris to take lessons in painting.
She had great capacity, bOundless ambi-
ton and great hope. She was poor, but
her people gave her up to art, and looked
forward with pride and expectation when
she would return to honor and delight
them. But alas! and alas! death is in the
world.
Her doctor told her that there was but
one thing she could do to save her life
return to California. 'RetuTn to Cali
fornia? Why, I have not dollar left.
All nv people have already spent all they
had to help me to get on here"
The doctor said no more, but took his
hat and went away, promising to call the
next afternoon.
70 The poor California invalid met him at
the door and caught his hand in both OF
hers, while tears of delight ran down her
face and fell on his hand.
sDoctOrl doctorl 1 can go home.
will see California again. And L know l
shall then get well Come sit down and
will tell you all about my good luck.
Why, it is Just like a fairy tale. Yes, 1t
is. You see, you had not been gone an
hour when in stepped a modest, sweet
little lady and said she was making up a
sketch book of California drawings and
wanted to buy all had. And she bought
them-bOught all had. 1 wanted 800
for them, and look here; here is the check
1t is for 81, 900! And the name on the
bottom of the check is Mrs. John w
Mackayr'-Joaquin MiIler's California
oft
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
Glad the Salary Was No Less.

This story is told of Mr.. Mac, a
well-knOwn humOrist residing at Rock
life, Canada, on the Ottawa, who COM
bines the duties of station agent and post
master. Having acted for some time as
master of mails at that place to the salts
faction of the community, but without
pay, the member of parliament for the
district procured his appointment as post
master and the head of the department
wrote him that he had much pleasure in
confirming his position 1.-The salary to be
the same as heretofore"
This pleased Mac immensely, and he
wrote to the chief acknowledging the
honor Il just wrote him." he says,
s'that 1 felt honored, as in duty bound, by
the confirmation of my appointment, and
was glad to know the salary was to be
the same as heretofore, namely, nothing a
wear; for, says I, I'd h-h-hate like f-f-f-
fury to have to p-p-p-pay anythingH'-
Harper's Magazine.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
rha Son Of a southern Poet.

Sidney Lanfer's admirers will find
pleasure in this paragraph from one of
t'My Maryland Randalrs letters sent
southwark to Augusta: Last year son
of the gifted and Iamented Sidney Lanier
bore off the prize TAT a Baltimore school.
He took it to his devoted and delighted
mother, who sat in the audience, and
there he remained, mother and child, hand
in hand, looking lovingly at one another
and oblivious of the scenes that SWAN
around them There were other mothers
in that hall whose eyes were moist with
proud affection, but I am sure they did
not feel quite so deeply as that Georgia
widow and her splendid boy.-Philadel-
TbIa Press
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
NlLDER'S STEAMSHIP CO.,
LimitPNl.
STEAMER KINAU,
Uorenzen, Commander,

LOrenzen, Commander,
Leaves Honolulu as per following schedule,
touchiug at Lahaiua, MaaIaea, Makena, Mahu-
kona KawaIhae IIaUpanOehOe. Hlo and keauhou;
Commencing on MONDAY, July 20, 1856, and
on every alternate Monday at p m, the kinau
Will make the VOLCANO TRIP, reaching keau-
hou on Wednesday morning, where horses ana
carriages are in waiting to convey passengers TO
the VOLCANO HOUSE Give miles in the saddle
and nine miles by carrage).
Passengers by this route Will have two days
and two nights at the VOLCANO HOUSE.
TICKETS FOR THE ROUND TRIP TO THE
VOLCANO, FIFTY DOLLARS, WHICH PAYS
ALL CHARGES.
The Kinau will arrive in Honolulu Sunday
mornings on Volcano trips. On HilO trips, VIII
leave Honolulu on Tuesdays, and return Saturday
morning.
PASSENGER TRAINS will connect with the
Kinau at AIahukOna
The Kinau WILL TOUCH at HOnOkaa and
Faauhau on down trips from HilO for Passengers
If a signal is made from the shore.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
Trick of a French smuggler.

1t is a dog story, and this particular dog
was assistant smuggler to Frenchman
who arrived from Liverpool a short time
ago ON the American line steamer British
Princess. The customs officers, when
they boarded the vessel, noticed the dog,
a big Newfoundland, acting rather queer
", and they took it aboard the govern
nent's cutter and examined it. Just be-
low the dogs neck in a pocket in the
dogs breast they found a silk bag, which
contained 200 diamonds, all the stones
being of great value. The Frenchman
tried to prevent the search, but without
avail. The stones were sent to the treas
ury at Washington to await confiscation
by the court.-Cor. Globe-DemOcrat.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
victim, Of the PIANO plague.

A German savant, who had long been
suffering from the everlasting pianoforte
playing next door, has devised the follow
ing method of putting a. stop it at
pleasure: An electric battery was con-
nected with a powerful electromagnetic.
Whenever a current of electricity was
turned on its effect could easily be felt
through the wall by the horizontal steel
strings in the piano, which was instantly
put out of tune. Whenever the electric
current was stopped, which occurred as
often as the victim of the piano plague
went out, the mystical influence stopped
and Miss Else, the offending pianist, could
play-EXchange
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
Castle q Cooke.
3ls dec27
TO LET.
a ssignee n office.

u APAII having made an assignment to HY-
" MAN BROS. for the benefit of his creditors,
all persons having any claims against said c.
APAII, hereby notified to present them with
proper vouchers at the Office OF the undeTsign
and all persons owing to said c. APAII, or hav-
ing any pro perry of his in their possession, are
at once to the undersia ned. All claims not pre-
scented within six months from publication will
be forever barred.
HYNAN BROS
Honolulu, NOVembe 80, 1886. 1926 janl
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
Cheap Novel Publishing in Eng land.

The following communication from
London publisher to The AnthenBum de-
scibes substantially the overdOne condt-
ton of cheap novel publishing in this
country also: SHILLING story books are
appearing something like three or four a
day. When good story does happen to
make a stir, it is now promptly chOked
out of existence by another treading too
closely upon it heels, and that in turn dies
before well born Because a story is
startling in situation, IS told in certain
number of pages, and is sold for shili-
ing, the belief is widespread that gigan-
tic fortune follows. MSS. from I'M
trained hands keep pouring in, but proDa-
bly, not one shilling story In every dozen
that sees the light pays its expenses. The
bookstalIs will not hold them, the reputa-
ton of the publisher is being ruined by
rher, and the public IS sick Of them.-Ex-
chRQGa >-.------
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
STEAMER MOKOLIl,

tMcGregor, Commander),
Leaves for the following ports every alternate
Monday at p. m:
Commencing August TO Lanai, RamaIo, Pu-
koo Iahaina. OlOwalu. Returning to Iahaina,
Pukoo Kamalo, Lanai, arriving at Honolulu Sat
urday morning.
commencing August 9-TO Kaunakakai, Kama
IN PukOo. Halawa, Wailau, Pelekunu, Kaleupapa.
Returning to PukOO, ahaina, OlOwalu l4ahalna,
PukoO KamalO, Kaunakakai, arriving at Homo
lulu Saturday morning
re- The Company will not be responsible Tor
anv freight packages unless roceipted for, nor
for personal baggage unless plainly marked. Not
responsible for money or jewelry unless placed In
barge of the Purser.
All possible care viii he taken of Live stock but
the Company VIII not assume any risk of accident
SAML q. WILDER, President
:. B. ROSE, Secretary.
OFFICE-Corner Fort and Queen streets.
55-ly Mar so
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-12-23
New Treatment of the whooping Coush.

DIR. w. T. Greene suggests an easily
available improvement on the old plan of
sending children on visits to gas works.
His plan is to attach a piece of rubber
tubing to a burner, the tubing being long
enough to reach the floor. The gas is
turned on just enough to make a percept-
bic odor, and the child is to inhale it for a
few minutes at time, as often as con-
yenient-Medical Press.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-18
a New View.
Portsmouth Enterprise J


Can any u our readers or our exchanges
" no are maintaining the sacrcdne,s Of TIE
constitutional obligation OF the stale to pay
The coupons find any passage in the Con,t.
tuiOn which authorizes Congress to lcyl,-
late sovereign state zone OF the original
ihhtctn) out oi'the Union and place il
under amillialy government:
can tLcy fInd anything In the COnstiiu-
ton which authorizes Congress % order
Constitutional Convention. 10 be held In
sovereign state, to prepare new Con,titu.
ton, without thc consent Of thr people Of
that state
Can they find any authority in the Con-
stlutiOn for Congress To say who snail
vote and who shalt not vote IN particular
State, and pass a lAw which apple, - that
stIte Oulyi
Can they find any authority In the Con-
StItuilOn for Congress TO order an election
70 be held for members OF a State Legi,la.
ture by judges OF election appointed by
military proyOst-marshals, and % prescribe
the qualifications OF the men to be elected
and what oath of Office they shall take?
II they can find warrant for these things
In the Constitution, then the Legislature Of
Is10'7l, which passed the funding bill
and inflicted the coupons upon the State,
was legally-eonstituted body, elected In
conformity with the Constitution Of the
United States, and its proceedings were
legal and moral obligations upon the Com
monwealth; but II they can hDd no warrant
for the forcible aud unwarranted measures
which led up TO the formation OF that Leg
stature, then 1t was not constitutional
body, and lis acts are no more morally
binding upon the people OF Virginia than II
they lad been passed by body OF army
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-18
The state Dobt-Rcpudiate 10 asd
see what Relief Reputation VIII
IIetnW

10 he Editor Of tie dispatch:
The state debt must be settled either
on the basis OF the Riddle berger bill or IT
must be settled Dy agreement with the
bondholders. or il must continue 20 be a
permaueut and injurious source oi discord
The state will not recede, for ii believes it
has Reputation 10 fall back on, and that
rerudiation will rid IT OF it, debts ana
difficulties. and the bOudholders won't re-
ccde because they have the decisions Of
the United States courts that the simple
tender OF coupons settles taxpayers
obligations until the state Is willing 10 re-
ceIye coupons from him, and ~ the mean
time the people are suffering grleyouSly in
their every interest.
Now, the object Of all should be 10 re.
move this state OF injurious suspense, and
TO accomplish this | make the following
suggestion: Let the Legislature be called
| i'm extra session early in January, aud let il
! enact that all bond, which have not been
/ converted, or surrendered for conversion,
/ 10y July /, 1887, into Riddeberger bonds
| shall be forever outlawed both Is to princi-
| pal and taX.rcceiyabie coupons.
This will bring reputation Squarely be.
! fore H.. and we can then become acquainted
with all it, virtues and all it, defects. We
| can then see whether Reputation is bene-
| fetal and What are it, benefits, and we can
STE whether il is injurious and what are is
/ injuries, or we can discover on what side
! the benefits or The injuries fall, so that IL
benefits preponGcrate We can persist in re-
| pudialion, or II injuries prcpoadcratc we
eau then repudiato reputation. Some say
one thing and some say another, but it Is
evident there can be no agreement on the
point til reputation ha. been put In prac.
lice and tried for several years.
We need not be ashamed OF and shrink
from formal &C, Of reputation, for as far as
our Legislature can repudiate it has practi-
cslly done 80 by every device known to the
highest legal scumcn, and people and press
applaud their action. IL IS manifest that
formal reputation is coming. Let us not,
then, be ashamed OF our colors, but let us
march boldly under our banners on which
reputation Is plainly cmblazoned, and pro-
claim 10 the world through our Legislature
in plain, uDmislakable language that we re-
pudiale all our obligations, save and except
kiddlebcrger bonds.
The people will not be satisfied until they
have Tried reputation and know what
legislative Reputation Is; hence The quick
err tins step Is taken the quicker our people
will attain domestic concord and prosperity
II the same time. The quicker we repuii-
ne The quicker we reach haven OF rest.
then, at once. l.. IL. u.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-18
Captain i.aTeW Explains Hts Plan
for SctiiIDg The state Debt.

10 The E0itOr Of ne DiSpdfch
some ten days since casually met the
editor Of the FU'asiI People in the clerks
Office Of Pulaski County Court, aud hur-
rledly wrote ont the crude and immature
suggestion for an organized nou.politlcll
effort 10 compel the b0ndhOdcr, 10 fllnd
under the Eiddlcberger bill, or, billing in
thl>, TO 20 control payments IN coupons
that citizens may participate pro rata in
thc benefit OF ,uch payments.
cannot forbear asking the use OF your
columns to lay this question mO:c fully be-
fore your readers than was done IN the ar
dele copied by you from the Puioski PeO-
pie.
There are certain facts TO be realized
and considered which show the condition
Of affairs bearing on the debt question.
1,t. II Is necessary to tx upon some
scheme that the people Of tue state are
willing 70 accept and stand by. The Rid.
dieLIgcr bill EaS the endorsement OF all
citizens Of all parties, almo,. without ex-
ccptiOn, rs The scheme upon which they can
and viii unite.
ID. To legi,llie upon and alter this
scheme is h. plunge the debt question again
into the arena Of politics, ana the result Of
his course would be in all humln probl.
Lilly an CnOit 1T reputation.
"a. Organized effort on the part Of the
hondhOldtTs bas, through the medium OF
hostile coul1,, rendered this scheme futile
and OF no value, because the coupon feature
OF the funCing bills has made the questions
or the coupons private and not public ques.
lions, which affect not the Stale a. such in
il, corporate capacity, but the individual
bondholder and the individual taxpayer
are brought INTO direct personal cont ict,
aud the courts hold that The State cannot by
il, officers interfere with the contract be-
tween the bondholder and the taxpayer.
4lh. The State is, therefore, in ITS corp)-
rate capacity, helpless aud poweress.
9th. Thus fortified the boHdholier deals
with the tax payer by tempting his cupid-
~ with the offer OF an opportunity to pay
his taxes al fifty cents In the dollar.
The result OF such payment in the end
is-Irst, TO compel the taxpayer to ply his
whole tax by levy and sale; second, TO re-
imburse him by damages against the OF.
fcer; third, 70 reimburse the officer out OF
the State Treasury for the amount OF said
damages; and, at last, the average tax
PAYER Is In a worse condition than IL there
bad been no effort 10 thwart the attemp,
Of the bondholdcr 10 compel the State TO
receive his coupons. The effort increases
tie amount 10 which the individual tax
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-18
The Tariff on Sugar.

One OF the reasons which have beer given
for abolishing or at least reducing the du-
ties upon imported sugar Is the allegcdfact
that Notwithstanding sugar has been pro-
tected In this country for many years by
high tariff, the quantity made here bad not
increased TO any considerable extent. No
doubt many persons have been influenced
by that reason 10 declare In favor OF free
sugar.
In debate In the United States Senate n
few days ago, Mr.. McPuEgs0N, OF New
Jersey, made some statements directly the
reverse Of the one 10 which we have Just
alluded. His remarks greatly surprised
us. They may contain statements that will
surprise other persons. Therefore, without
endorsing what he says, We give our read.
J ers the benefit Of it, We quote:
"Mr President, wish TO submit to the
senate a prediction. Perhaps all will not
agree with me, but | think the experience
oi the past four or five years fully iu.uhe,
ne In making the prediction that with the
retention u The duty on sugar where il is
to.dly, within five years from to-day nine
tenths Of the entire sugar prOdIct con.
sumed in This country will BIZ prodUc ed in
this country"
Aud TO show that he knew whereof he
affirmed, he cited facts, as follows
Experiments which have been made in
tie production OF sugar, think a recent
one in the State OF California. prove c)n.
clusiyely that in thst State, with soils OF
good quslity, and with labor compensated
perhaps as well a. 1t Is anywhere, they
have been able 10 produce sugar al i.99
cents per pound In large quantities. la
my own State. on poorer soil, sugar has
been produced, and produced prodtably.
With all the ~ planes which can be used
In the production OF sugar, and with the
improved machinery which has recently
been invented, the time Is moi far distant
IN this country when sugar will become
,ne Of its great staples. The State OF New
Jersey bias to-day large sugx-iactory in |
profitable operation, making sugar and
competing with the sugar from Cuba. II
true the State has paid a bounty both
ron the cane aud the sugar for years, but
bat was done 10 set the Industry upon II,
81, and " day II Is going on without The !
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-18
oo,ccr. Amounted by the military Governor

ofhcefs appolnteu "! t"' i""'''
4 tie State. .
Al the election In November, 1871, the
PEOPLE had an opportunity to elect Legs
lature which was the real exponent OF their
yiews-a Legislature whose election wa,
not conducted by or controlied Dy redcru
bsyonets; and that Legislature, almost I'm.
mcdiately upon ils assembling. repealed
The funding bill.
Tie Legislature OF ls70-'7i was not
body elected by the free choice OF the peo-
pie Of Virginia. and ytry few OF the mem
fcrs thereof wee ever heard OF again in
nnhlic lie. II was a body forced upol the
state bv act Of Congress. and, though a
nartis,o United states court would say the
act Of Congress was constitutional, scarcely
a man in Virginia believes 1t 50. Where
then does the morality OF the thing come
in
The funding bill Of 1871 was really the
net OF the United states Congress, and not
Of the state Of Virginia.