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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-22
JOINT RESOLUTION.


Be at Enacted by the King and the Legislature assembly of
Ha0aiian Islands IN the Legislature Of Kingdom assembled
That the further Fifteen Thousand ($l5OOO) Dol
lars be and the hereby appropriated of the public
monies for the purpose of deyng the necessary
of the Legislative session of the year A. d. 1886.
Approved this Goth day of September A. ID. 1886.
KALAKAUA REX
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
RIDING AN AVALANCHE.
Tic Terrible Experience Of Two Miners
" In Colorado.

During the great storm in Colorado.
two sturdy miners started to ascend one
OF the mountains with the intention of
working u claim that lay near it's crest.
lhey made the trip on Norwegian
snow-shocs, on which they worked their
way up a narrow gulch leading to their
property. AS they journcved on, one
of them got to be some two hundred
yards III advance of The other, and it
was while this distance separated them
that the lcadc by an unhappy step over
turned II top-hcavy mass of snow and
started Il dreadful slide. II seized hold
OF Il convenient tree and called to his
companion to ''look out" The tree
was small, aud bent over under the
weight OF the moving snow. He let 90
and started with the moving snow. The
long shoes by this time were firmly an
chorcd in the moving mass, and he was
hurled along with no power to stop
himself by seizing the trees which he
passed. Fortunately, he was on the
tail end Of the avalanche, and thus rode
1t IN safety, with nothing coming be-
hind to cover him up.
When he found he had thus to be
an unwilling passenger upon the terrible
train, he looked ahead to sec what had
become of his partner. The latter,
seeing that there was no escape on
either side. turned heels on the roaring
mass and started on Il life-and-death
run right, down the gulch. Then fol-
lowed Il wild and thrilling chase. The
man who was anchored on top of the
snow yelled Mt the man in front to run.
while he who was pursued strained every
muscle to keep out Of the jaws of the
death that was close ut his heels. The
sight would have bcen amusing if it had
not been Of such = serious nature. The
race was kept up for more than n mile,
and during the entire distance the fell
low who was On top kept yelling, 'sEun,
YOU fool, rum" and the hair of the fell
low who wns running held his hat
poised four inches from his head while
he headed for the valley. Often the
rolling snow struck tho heels of his
shoes. but it did not quite get him.
More quickly than it takes to tell it the
hunted man dashed out into the valley,
and what he thought was safety. The
valley. however, was more dangerous
than the mountain. rs an unseen gulch
crossed it. into which the hunted man
fell. Providence, though. was kind to
him. for the slide had spent it's force,
and tho snow piled up on the bank over
which he had fallen.
When h two were able to look
around one was lying at the bottom of
the gulch. while the other was seated
upon the crest of the snow bank that
looked over its edge.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
A Last Will.

When I was a boy I heard of a lawyer
who was called up in the middle of a
Winters night to draw out the will of
an old farmer who lived some three
miles away, md who was dying. The
messenger had brought IL cart to convey
the lawyer to the farm and the latter in
due time arrived at his destination.
When he entered the house, he was
Immediately ushcrcd into the sick room,
and he then requested to be supplied
with pen, ink and paper. There were
none in the house. The lawyer had not
brought any himself, and what was he
to do? Any lead pencil he inquired.
No: they had none. The farmer was
sinking fast, though quite conscious.
At last the legal gentleman saw chalked
up on the back of the. bedroom door
column upon column Of figures in chalk.
These were milk ''scores' or 'sshots."
He Immediately asked for q piece OF
chalk, and then knccling on the floor,
he wrote out concisely upon the smooth
h~earthstone the last will and testament
of the dying man. The farmer subse-
quently died. The h%earthstone will was
sent to the principal registry in London
with special affidavits, and was duly
proved, the will being deposited in the
archives of the registry. may mention
that the law does not state upon what
substance or with what instrument a will
must be written.-AUMe Year Round.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
A South African Sea Serpent.

From adviccs brought by the last
arriving Cape mail steamer it would
seem that the great sea mystery, the
''r''t sea serpent, has just made its ap.
"ence in South African waters. In
instance it was not seer to the
;r.ror Of the sailors, but was observed
rom the shore. According to the des-
patch a huge monster was observed
about October 4 in the afternoon in
Morcwood's Bay. Umhali, by eight or
nine people. 1t was first seer seven or
eight miles from the shore. swimming
in n very erect manner From first sight
1t seemed rs there were two fish. but a
closer inspection proved Tint the rear
one was the tnil of the serpent. Accor-
ding to the account furnished by those
who witnessed the sight, the monster
appeared to proceed at the rate of about
eight miles an hour. occasionally plunc-
ing into the water, making q noise as if a
sen was breaking heavily on an open
shore and causing foam to extend about
twenty yards IN either side of it. 1t ap-
pcarcd to he about fifteen or twenty feet
out of the water. and its whole length
was computed Mt not less than ninety or
a hundred feet. Fins like immense oars
were seen striking the water on either
side. 1t had a large stripe down the
body, the remaining portion being of a
dirty ycllowish color. -Lon0on Stan
IUJn}.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
Housekeeping in Japan.

A lady writing from Japan says:
housekeeping here has no trials. The
worn and vcxcd spirits of American
chatclaines ought to rest in Japan afte,
death. Capable and faithful servants
arc plenty and cheap. Our establish
mcnt boasts five, and for these we pay
about what two would cost In New
York. I do not visit my kitchen once
a month. never give an order outside of
a spoken wish, yet the domestic ma
chinery W. with m case and pcrfec-
ton unattainable Mt home by almost any
effort on the part OF the mistress. The
manner of the servants are amusing,
not to say startling. to an American &C
customed to the cheerful familiarity of
her native help. Every night at bed
time II live retaincrs appear, PROSTATE
themselves in succession to the earth,
and retire. This is to wish me good
night and to enc their testimony of
profound respect and pleasure ovcr the
privilege Of serving me. 1t was diff
cult Mt first to preserve the necessary
dignity for the ceremony, but now I am
as majcstically gracious as any other
p%otcntatc. The other day, on one of my
rare visits to the kitchen, a hairpin be-
came looscned and dropped without my
notice. l had been seated in my own
room only n few moments when my
houseman entered, bearing IL small sal
yer, which he presented to me with
many gcnufections. Fancy my surprise
to sec n little huirpin upon it, and to
learn from my proud but embarrassed
s~ervitor that it had fallen to the kitchen
floor from my head. Afterward I found
there had been n discussion as to who
should pick it up, and almost a quarrel
as to whom belonged the inestimable
honor of bearing it to it's owner"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
An Irish Rent Raid.

From hungarian in Ireland u remark
able raid for rent in the dead of night
is reported. A large number of tenants
in County Waterford refused to pay
their rents, being indignant that one Of
the local landlords had charged the Ro-
ma Catholic Bishop with melting them
to this course. The tenants having de-
cidcd to maintain possession of their
holdings. and to remove their cattle and
effects to avoid seizure, a number Of
writs were issued, and the Sheriff was
called upon to make a raid ut night on
the tenants. This was accordingly at
tempted, 100 police being sent from a
distance to assist the Sheriff; the local
force being left in ignorance, to prevent
information reaching the tenants. The
Sheriff and his men proceeded OH the
expedition, WEIGH however, was q total
failure, all the tenants having removed
their stock, and not a single seizure was
made. During the march snow fell
thickly, and the large body of police,
silently marching over the mountains ut
such an unusual hour, created the great
est surprise and excitement. In every
instance where a house was visited, the
resident magistrate and Sheriff, who
drove on before the police, were informed
that their attempts to collect the rent
would prove abortivc.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
Our Race In Life.

Go ahead" was only half of David
Crockett's motto-and not the most i'm
portant half. "Be sure YOU arc right"
prccedes. The faster a ship goes ahead
the greater the danger, if there is not a
good watch on the bow and n strong
hand on the wheel. To run well is of
Importance; to start right is of prime
Importance. Let us run with patience
the race that is set beto1e as, says the
sacred writer. A great many men lose
the prize by dropping out of the text
altogether the clause which we have put
in italics. Every man must find his
W race before he begins to run; and a
great many spend their strength in try
ing to find some one clSc's race, and Il
great many more in making false starts
in n race after another. and so getting
nowhere. The jack of all trades is gen
orally master of none. The world is
full of square men in round holes, and
round men in square hole: and though
it is true that a man can whittlc himself
of n little to fit the place he is in. the
energy so spent cannot be spent in lifc's
Legitimate work. My watch does me no
service while it is in the repaircr's
hands. Blessed is the boy that has a
bent; wise the parent or teacher that
can either find n in him or give one
to him. God has n work for every man
that no other man can do quite rs we'll:
and he succeeds best who quickest finds
what that work IL and sets himself
to do it. Many n good writer has been
spoiled to make m insolvent merchant:
not a few good. housckeepcrs to make
eXecrable poets: O and then an ex-
cellent mechanic to make a poor preach
er. A race has Deer set before me; and
it is my duty to find out what that race
is, and run it, and not waste life in re-
grets that I cannot run a different one,
or life's energies in unsuccessful at
tempts to do so.-Christiam Union.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
A Horses Intelligence.
ACTS OF A DUMB BRUTE THAT IN A
HUMAN BEING WOULD BE CALLED
REASON.

A horse which had been in possession
of the Peters family, in Bushkill, Penn,
for twenty years, and which was famous
Tor the almost human intelligence he
displayed, died recently. During the
last few years of the horses life he had
been permitted to run ut liberty, but
was frequently hitched up to haul the
dead bodies of cattle or horses that
dic on the farm to a place lear the
delaware River, where the carcasscs
were buried. The old horse always
stood near and watched the burials
with great interest and attention.
Some time ago this horse fell sick.
One day he was missed from an inclo-
sure where he was being cared for. A
search was made for him, and he was
finally found lying dead on the SPOT
where he had hauled the dead bodies of
so many of his kind. AS the place was
out Of the way Of the horses usual
haunts and as he had never been known
to go there except when driven there
with som dead animal, no ono who
knew the horse believes that he did not
seek the spot feeling that he was about
to die and to save the trouble of hauling
his dead body there to be buried!
Among the instances told of his intel
ligence are the following: Late one
night members of the family that owned
him were awakened by a great noise on
II piazza Of the house. There was the
loud ncighing of n horse and q heavy
stamping on the piazza floor. One Of
the inmates of the house went to the
door There was the old horse stamp
ing and kicking and neighing with all
his power The discovery was made
that an clubhouse near the dwelling was
on fire. The old horse had given the
alarm, and q disastrous fire WINS pre-
vented.
One spring there was q flood in a
stream on the place. A blind horse be-
longing to a neighbor got out of it's
pasture. and wandering down to
the swollen stream in some way got into
the water 1t swan about in q circle,
and was unable to reach either shore.
No one could render any aid to the poor
animal, and there seemed no escape for
it from drowning. The old Peters
horse came along while the blind horse
was struggling in the water, and. after
II moments survey of the situation,
plunged in. He swan out to the blind
horse, and headed it off as it turned to
make the usual circle, thus keeping its
head pointed straight for shore as it
swan. BY heading the blind horse first
on II side and then ON the other, he
guided it safely to shore.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
BE PATIENT WITH THE LYING.

Sweet friends, when thou and I art gone
Beyond earth's weary labor,
When small shall be our need or grace
From comrade or from ncighbor;
Passed allthe strife. the toll, the care,
And done with all the signing
What tender truth shall we have gained
Alas =! by simply dying!
Then lips too chary of their praise
Will tell our merits over,
And eyes too swift our faults to see,
Shall no defect discover,
Then hands that would not lift a stone
Where stones were thick to cum5er
Our steep hill path will scatter flowers
Above our pilowed slumLer.
sSweet friends, perchance, both thou and I,
Ere love is past forgiving,
Should take the earnest lesson home
BE patient with the living!
io-days repressed rebuke may save
Our binding tears tomorrow;
Then patience, cen when kcenest edge
May whet a nameless sorrow.
lis easy to be gentle when
Deaths silence shames our clamor,
And easy to discern the best
Through memory's mystic glamou
But wise it wcro for thee and mo,
Ere love is past forsiving.-
TO take the tender lesson home
Be patient with the living!
3 Good Cheer.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
HOW TO RUN A UNIVERSE.
Why Some Things should Not be rs well rs
Others.

Mr.. Burdctte remarks: ''My son, there
arc just two things in this world that |
don't know about, and you have Just
asked mt about one of them don't
know why there is trouble and sorrow
and toll and poverty and sickness and
death in this beautiful world, | used
to know, when | was much younger,
but l find that as I grow older don't
know n great deal more than | used to
know. I don't know why the best people
seem to have all the suffering and the
great sinners have all the fun. don't
know why innocent men suffer for the
wickcdness of guilty men. don't know
why the man who cast the faulty column
in Pembcrton Mills wasn't crushed when
the mills "en down. I can't see why
my neck should be broken in a railway
accident because a train dispatchers sends
out n wrong order or n signal man goes
to sleep. ! don't see why my ncighbor
should be cursed with i'll health and
suffering just because his grandfather
was a rollicking, hard drinking old
profigate. 1 don't see why 1 should have
neuralgia just when I want to feel at nv
best. I don't know the reason why
some people starve while worse people
feast. Well, you say, wouldn't it be
p~lcasanter if all these crooked things
were Strengthened out? Yes, oh. yes!
And wouldn't run things II little bet
ter if / had the running Of them? Yc-c
hold on a minute -ye-I don't know,
really, that l want to try. There arc
cvcral things to consider, when you sit
down to run a universe. True, if l
managed things, | could make several
improvements at once. l would never
again have the neuralgia, for one thing;
my boots would not run over at the
heels like nm italic d.: my pnntaloons
would not work up, nor bag Mt the knees.
and my collars would not climb the back
Of my neck, and my mustachc wouldn't
keep waXed like a bristIe Mt one enu
and out like n satin ribbon ut the other,
and-but there are some things to look
after. The little matter of day and
night L think l might manage for u
week, may be, but there would be an
eclipse or two to look after, with
occasional rain, some snow. q late spring
or an early autumn or n capricious har-
vest time to manage; there are certain
movements of the sun and other planets
that have rather delicate relations with
the carth-come to think of it., my boy,
l have never yet been able +. control my
own personal neuralgia. NOW, you arc
very kind, but will most respectfully
decline the appointment. 1 find on look
ing into the varied and trying duties
connected with the Office that my bodily
and mental strength would not stand
the great tax that would be laid upon
them. While l am in the hcartiest
accord with the Administration, and
wish to give it, and to the extent of my
poor ability do give it my most earnest
support and encouragement. yet | much
iprefer to do this in my capacity as a
private citizen"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06

A WELcoME.-An Albuquerque editor
who expected a gang of lynchcrs to
come for him about the middle of the
night took himself to the cellar, leav-
ing a pet grizzly bear in his place in
bed. The lynchers didn't bring any
lights, but made n p'ucky attempt to
get the bear out and lynch it, but gave
1t up after three Of them had lost an
eye apiece, two had suffered the loss of
thumbs chewed off, and the other six
were more or less deprived of skin.
That mi now has a tremendous repu-
tation as a fighter; and the bear didn't
mind the work one bit.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
People Who Buy D:ccmonds.

During a trial, in which it was neces.
sary to call in some expert testimony as
to the value and quality of diamonds, q
certain pawnbrokcr took the stand.
"Well, sir, " asked the attorney, edo
you sell diamonds"
eyes, when I can,'' was the reply.
"Who buys the most diamonds ?v 4
"Thc biggest fools SIR, who have the
money" The testimony was considered
decidedly expert.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06

THEY tell in Louisville of a citizen
Of that town who anne to New York
recently and lived in one of the most
expensive hotels. He stayed four days
and asked for his bin. "%Fifty-one dol
lars" said the clerk. "Guess again"
said the Kentuckian "You haven't
sized my pile yet. I've more money
than that"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
Miss Miverton remembered.

Miss Miverton, who was Miss Mive ton
still.
Miss Miverton remembered.
4 X 4 4 X
cone thing I Will never do" said
Polly to her husband during the honey
moon.
"What 2" he asked, with the insatiatc
curiosity of a weak minded bride
groom.
81 will never have an allowance
again" And she never did.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06

TtuIG Actor: Have you been down
t, zee me act lately, old boy p Friend:
.sNo; too poor" Young Actor: "Non-
sense. Why, you spend enough money
for cigars in q week to buy o dozen
Tickets Friend: "Oh, I don't mean
I'm too poor. You're too poor
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-04-06
She Stood High.

"Jonn, dear, our Susie is fairly sick
over her algebra. But she is getting
along so nicely aud has ninety in her re-
port this week. and nincty-five in Latin,
and 100 in philosophy, the dear girl"
"Good enough, wife. But what is
tho matter with the breakfast to-day7
Worst meal we have had in a month"
"Well, John, / felt out of sorts this
morning. and the cook is away, and Ilet
Susie attend to the things. The DOOR
girl really knows SO little abou, house,
work, you know."-Boston Iruceler.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-19
= .a.,---,-. I<tf>< 10 Th< nL<n<Innd Iend<r

The finest church Of Washington will be the Church OF
the Covenant Presbyterian charch which is about 10 DO
built within stone throw Of dupont Circle. and Con-
and Just from the British Legation
The chapel already erected and services are now held
cost | think 81 10000. The church has 100
bers and among these are some OF The most prominent
peope of ashington IL has number OF Senators aud
Supreme Judges. stanley Matthews attends IL rogu-
lay and Justice Strong started the subscriptions for the
ne W bujliing with one OF $4,000 Gardner Hubbard.
the Of Telephone Bell Ia another largo sub
scriber and that among the new nonbers Of tho
church arc John Hay aud Hugh J. Jewett The mniseI
Of this church 10 the Rev. Dr. Hamlin who wss called
here from Cincinnati vt salary Of $4,000 year. DIT
Hamiin Is an eloquent preacher and earnost worker
and tho church bds fair to grow rapidly under his ID
minstration- Hois judge, about foryyean OF age
looks much Ike that Of George W. Gable, the novelist
save that IL 10 stronger In IT. featueA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-19
LORD SALISBJRYS TREASURE.n
from The Pau Mall Gaset,s.

A'nippapt artist who was amuse: by paragraph
quoted from Ihe nottingham trpress eoncerning Lori
Ssisuurys nall port-r sends tue accompanying inter
view We may rcmini our reador~ tbat MI Sands, tho
nail porter Ia question, tue d.putaou tn
p-ulutariat last b may but one. LORD Salisbury
hnrcouat-ly Calls hun his TREASURE, anu hs Is esd to
unite "a "lrigd dignity With an uncompromising love OF
nrgati LORI Sail bury Is IN or out just as Mr.
Sands Judges OF tue nurer and having opened thr door
rnmsnts hr Is said u DO Anlc 10
betwesu tho ANDERSON of othce and tho susplnions
Informed tue representative Of The Daily Telegraph that
Lord Salisbury asleep In bod IN Arlington ST. when
he was DrsaKfasng Edinburg. en- route to BaimoraL
Vita this little introduction We give our auuaclous
eorrespon. ent's account OF uis advrDturcsI
Wnsu 1 called At Arlington St tue other morning.
both Lord sa isDury out but In the alter
noon | saw sands. upset his dignity ~ calling him
SANDY snicu, until he corrected me- THOUGHT Was
sketch OF him. Sketch me- BIO said why. what
tor r. 'Oh SAID, lot me- and I'll send It 20 ono OF the
nauvrs Which QUO q oh 4 said, that doesn't
matter II you'l stand st for half minute III skrtcn
want Thing that sort here Pc haps land here he
thought he was giving mo crusLer }. perhaps you'll
wan. TO sketch Lord SALISBURY, hiss ~ NO, said
nat now I'm yiug seen you I'm s,tsned' As he DOM
nenord closing the door said, shsnt forget you ~
send the sketch To OF the Couc Paprra | gues
that upset Ills dignity AGAIN. Not wishing TO forget Nh
TACO star"d sketohing as moved away ana ON lookui
back I him. evidently Indignant. talking 10 tn'
around than ho banged tho door to- .s determines
not 10 Lei mo havo glimpse OF him ssaiu grinned
tue bobby, and he Erinnri back thought was sal
nppr0acLUe HIM. ami asked him what Mr.. Sanie SAID
you have took him. OF course he ought, SAID
would DO fine advertisement foi him. 'Yes.' said %
| bobby bat You know he's rather tkey and lattcr
sght psuse he euaht to be Lord salisbury hsssi 30
frisndy expect sands comes the high hand even WV
the bobby VINO Protects him."