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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01

Frank Ludwisllo, keeper of soda
water stand on Queen street, was arrested
Yesterday for selling liquor without
license. His indignant denial OF having
furnished liquor to the Russian Sailors in
the GAzETrE recently, seems to have
gained for him the solicitous regard OF the
authorities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01

THE reports OF the Chief Justice,
Auditor General and the Attorney-Gen-
eral, as we'll as those of the Ministers OF
Finance and Foreign Affairs, have al
ready been submitted to the Legisla-
ture. They all contain matter OF in
terest, which We reserve for comment
later
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01
Robert Louis stevenson.

From Il private letter received by the
Australia we learn that the celebrated
author. Robert Louis Stevenson. is about
to visit us. Mr. Stevenson is in poor
health and has chartered the San Fran
cisco Yacht ''Gasco" for cruise among
these Islands and in the South Seas in
search of health, of new scenes, and of
whatever romance there may be in our
history to weave into new tales from his
fascinating pen. He will be ace. mpa-
MED by his wife, who is the mOther-in-
law of the artist j. ID. Strong OF this city,
also by Mrs. j. d. Strong and small
an select party. The yacht is expected
to leave San Francisco on June 18th,
and will probably remain in our waters
for an extended time.
So far as we know, these Islands have
never been honored by the visit of any
literary man of such genius as Robert
Louis Stevenson. Ii he really comes the
dav should be marked with a white
stone, or rather in the modern fashion
with a red letter.
Apropos of the expected arrival of Mr..
Stevenson it will not be inappropriate to
mention the fact that Hawaii may also
be hUnOred by flying visit from Prof.
Rovce, one OF the philosophical faculty
at Cambridge, Mass. Prof. Royce, al
though a young, and to the general public
a comparatively unknown man, already
ranks among the most eminent philoso-
uhical thinkers of the day, not merely in
America but abroad as well. Prof.
Rove. has been suffering from i'll health
indu ed by overwork, and left Boston
last VI ,rcil by ii sailing vessel bound for
Australia, in the hope of experiencing
some benefit from the sea voyage. He
h ~ been cordially invited to stop over
in Honolulu on his return trip and has
expressed Il desire to d. SO if possible.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01

NOTICE of bills enough has already
been given to occupy the Legislature
for long session, and no doubt there
will be many more to follow. The dan
ger is not so much, we think, in over
legislation, or even in hasty legislation,
but in postponing the more important
to the less important bills. 1t almost
always happens in Legislative bodies,
through deficient sense OF perspective, or
we know not what other reason, that time
is dribbled away on trifling measures,
while the important ones have to wait
until hope deferred maketh the heart
sick This is particularly true in
America, truer there than in any other
country in the world. We look with
suspicion on party organization, with so
much indeed that we are almost ready
to rejoice in the absence of it here, and yet
it seems almost pity that the Reform
party cannot settle in caucus the question
of presidency between all bills intro
duced by their members, 50 that no
measure which really stands in vital
relation to the pressing needs of the
country, may fail to pass for the lack of
time.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01
Ten Dollars Reward.
Executors Notice.

'INHE UNDERSIGNED, HAVING BEEN DULY
Il appointed Executors under the will of
GEO. ENGELHARDT, late of Honolulu. de-
ceased, notice is hereby given to all creditors of
the deceased to present their claims whether
secured by mortgage or otherwise, duly authenti-
Gated and with the proper vouchers, if any exist
to Z. Bolie, within six months from this date or
they Will be forever barred, And all persons
Indebted to said deceased are requested to make
immediate payment to c. Belte.
l. A. THURSTON,
G. BOLTE,
Execute under the will of George Engelbardt
Honolulu, May 2, 1888. 24O-2w I2Is-6t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01
ALBERT sfmtnts.
NOTICE.

A DIVIDEND OF ONE DOLLAR SHARE IS
N due and payable this day upon the Hawaii
an Agricultural Companys Stock, at the office of
G. BREWER & co,
Honolulu, June !, 1888. 6-3t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01
NOTICE.

MR.. WRAY TAYLOR IS AUTHORIZED TO
IVA collect all bills outstanding and due the
PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER to May 26, 1888;
and all claims against said paper to that date
can oe sent to the Office of j. 8. WALKER
Spreckels' Block. 4-3t
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1888-06-01
NOTICE.

A DIVIDEND OF FIVE DOLLARS A SHARE
"A is due and payable this day upon the Wailu-
ku Sugar Com any's Stock, at the Office of
G. BREWER co.
Honolulu, June /. 1888. SGT
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
What "L" Means on q Gold Coin.

When the coin is sent from the mint it
is overweighted to l per cent. of its
value, which allows that much loss in
wear and tear while in circulation.
When it fails to come up to the standard
weight it is refused by the United States
Treasury, but before they pass it from
their hands is is marked with an 'L" on
the face, which signifies light weight,
and also is meant to prevent its circula-
ton among the people for its full value.
1t is said that there are great quantl-
ties of light weight gold coins in circula-
ton, and the bank teller frequently
comes in contact with them. He is sup
posed to be we'll posted in the various
grades of money in circulation, but not
withstanding his experience light
we ght slips in on him now and then.
However, gold coin is very difficult to
handle, aud in nearly all cases where It'll
deposited in large quantities q loss IN
weight can be looked for. 1t has been
several months, though, since such loss
in weight as that in this last deposit has
been sustained. Several months ago an
amount about equally as large as So, 200
was sustained on gold coin deposited by
the local banks. This deficit, it seems,
made the teller more strict in accepting
the coins, and depositors were more
careful, resulting in few lightweight
coins being presented. Encountering
little t.Suble for some time, it seems the
tellers have lifted their vigilance, and the
lightweight coins slipped in on one OF
them. st. Louis RspGJlieon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
Towing Rats at Sea.

The recent attempt and subsequent
failure to convey a raft of 30, 900 spruce
logs from Nova Scotia to New York City
reminds us of propositions which were
broached here long years ago in regard to
transporting sawed lumber and spiles
from Humboldt Bay to San Francisco In
the same manner. But the idea of NOV
ing lumber in that manner, to evade high
freights, never met with much encour-
agement. The fact that two harbor bars
that are disposed to be ugly when they
are not positively good had to be passed
in the transit; the further one of slow
progress in the matter of towing such
RATS, and that a heavy westerly swell was
liable to be encountered at any season,
finally brought the decision that the ven
ture would be dangerous and expensive
one. A similar parallel was the project
of rafting logs across Eel river bar to the
ocean, and having the raft picked up by
a steam-tug and towed into Humbolt
Bay. That was a andoned after the first
attempt, in which the raft broke up be-
fore it reached the ocean, the logs being
scattered and beached all the way from
Mad river to Coosky, on the lower coast
of the county, by the currents. 1t is an
acknowledged fact that it is much easier
to transport lumber and timber in the
hold of vessel or on railroad car than
to trust to harbor bars or old oceans
freaks.-IIumJoldt { (Cak.) Standard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
Cutting Ice On the Hudson.

A glance at the ice fields is extremely
interesting. I drove down the river for
many miles as the cutting was just be-
ginning. The stream at intervals was
dotted with crowds of men and horses
busy in marking out the great square,
like gigantic chessboard, upon which
they might be taken as representing the
pawns and pieces. Large open spaces Of
blue water already appeared, showing
how rapidly the work is done.
The marking" is done by saw-like
implement, with several huge, sharp
teeth, drawn by horse and guided by a
man, who holds it like a plough. 1t
marked series of long, deep stratches
at intervals of about three feet, crossing
them with other lines until an immense
space is marked out. He is followed by
men with long handled slaves, who pro-
ceed to divide the ice into blocks with
the reposeful motion and languor of men
who work by the day. Then comes an
army of men with long pole-hooks
who deftly yank the cakes out upon the
firm ice and then they are piled upon the
carts if at q distance from the houses.
Arriving at the huge buildings they are
hoisted. one by one, up an inclined plane,
along which runs an endless chain belt,
to the top of the building and then
lowered into its vast recesses, making a
foundation solid and firm of opulence for
it's fortunate owner.-Neo York World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
Furs For Decorative Purposes.

A Washington letter to the New York
Graphic says: Going into taxidermists
studio day or two since to buy a pair
of OWLS eyes-they can be had for from
fifty to sixty cents, according to the ex-
preston wished for-I noticed many
elegant furs lying in heaps upon the
floor. They are used principally for
decorative purposes. although one sees
much fur worn upon the streets of Wash
ington. asked the proprietor to give
me few of his prices. 'Here," he
said pointing to a magnificent white
polar bear skin ten feet long, 'is rug,
handsomely mounted, for which / ask
5000. l had a lovely Corean tiger skin
the other day, for which got $500.
These are rare. A lody who visited my
studio and saw this skin remarked that
it must have been pretty large buffalo !
A royal Bengal tiger skin will sell for
from 500 to $3.50. The musk or OK skin,
which few years ago sold for $50 or $40,
is now worth $3.50 as a sleighing robe. l
have an cider down quilt, eight feet long
by five wide, beautifully pieced, which is
worth 800. A good lion rug costs
$4OO. An angora rug can be had for
from Sc to $2O. have just mounted as
a rug for a Washington lady a btauti-
full monkey skin. 1t rests on gold
plush. Here is lovely reindeer skin,
which Greely carried with him to the
North Pole. 1t came from Norway, and
can be had for $10."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
The Origin of Leap Year.

The custom observed every fourth year
of permitting tue fairer sex to assume the
right and prerogatives appertaining to
their brothers during the remaining
three is very ancient one, according to
a New York World correspondent. When
it originated is not definitely known, but
O law enacted by the Parliament of Scot
land in the year 1855 is doubtless the first
statutory recognition of the custom.
That law was as follows: "It is statut
and ordaint that during the refine of Her
Maist Blissit NIegcstie. ilk fourth year,
known as Leap Year. ilk maiden ladye of
bath high ard low e'tait Shall hac berty
to beSpeak We man she likes: albeit, git
he refuses to tax hir to be his %yfe, he
shall be mulcted in We summe of ane
duudis or less, as his estait mott be. ex-
ccpt and avis elf he can max it appear
that he is betrothit to ane ither woman,
that he then shall be free"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
A Daughter's Fabrication.

Muluk Chaud, peasant living in a
small village in Bengal, was accused of
numbering his own child. lie was found
guilty on the direct testimony of his sur
viving daughter, who entered into min
ute details of the circumstances OF the
alleged murder The evidence against
Muluk Chaud was so overwhelming that
the sessions Judge who first tried the
case was absolutely convinced of his
guilt. Fortunately there was a power
of appeal to the High Court OF CALCUTTA,
and new trial was ultimately ordered.
In the further proceedings the prisoners
counsel succeeded in satisfying both the
judge and Jury that no murder had been
committed. The sentence of death vas
therefore not carried ont, and the pris-
oner was liberated. His daughter sub
sequently confessed that she had fabri-
Gated the story.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
A DnfOrmad Prince

The Crown Prince of Germany's eldest
son and heir to the throne is Prince Will
helm, of whom the. Countess Won krock-
ow writes: "The Germans cannot fer
give an heir apparent of the throne hav,
ing been born mediocre in figure and
imperfectly formed. Prince Wilhelm
has a crippled arm. The fingers. are
mere knobs. In the hussar uniform
there is n pocket. and he wears it because
the three fingers of the helpless member
can he hung in the pocket. Otherwise
it hangs awkwardly and helplessly in its
sleeve His horses are especially trained,
and before the Prince is to mount are
ridden quarters OF all hour to wear
them down. He can just manage to hold
the reins. We were together in n coun-
try house. l looked with the hostess
at the fork with which he cats. 1t IS of
silver, and not conspicuously different
from others, but fixed to the under tine
there is sharp small blade. What the
Prince cannot cut with the one hand
and this blade he does not undertake to
cal. The right hand and arm are large
aud of extraordinary dexterity, but the
little finger is deformed by a growth
which the Prince only imperfectly con-
ceals by wearing rings nearly up to the
third phalange."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
What q Blizzard Is.

A blizzard IS simply strong, cold
wind moving unchecked over leagues of
light, unpacked snow. 1t sweeps up
that which has previously fallen, carries
it away in the color of vast shaken
fleece, distributes it so that almost each
atmospheric atom has its little particle,
and drives along ali with a steady fury.
Whether fresh snow is falling can
seldom be determined by people out in
q real blizzard. AS far as the eye can
see upward, and that is but little
space, the hurry of minute pellets hurl-
ing across an unrevealed sky prevails, and
the hurrying sameness on every side is
varied only by occasional tall and bending
wraiths where the wind whirls in shifting
columns. A confusion of the senses,
comparable to none produced otherwise,
appalls one submitted to the enormous
and binding force of such snow-filled
wind, and scarcely a distinct thought re-
mains except that the awful cold forbids
crouching for rest and shelter To our per-
sonal knowledge, one in such a storm
keeps with difficulty upon railway
track lifted three feet above the surround
ing prairie, and may be lost by five steps
the wrong way after stumbling down
from the embankment, which, being
white becomes instantly invisible. tbs
recorded on good authority that bands
of teamstcrs hating with their horses
have been showed over thirty feet deep
by blizzards, and have survived by beat
ing out breathing chambers till the ces-
sation of the storm enabled them to dig
themselves to upper air. The formation
of drift about halted man, or horse,
or sleigh, is sometimes wonderfully
speedy, and the drift once established,
grows by virtue of its obstructiveness.
In some we'll authenticated cases lost
persons have been found by the drifts
over them and dug out alive, in others
the spring has revealed corpses still un-
thawed among the last white relics of
winter. In billiards people have often
been unable to see across the street of a
northwest town, and sometimes men lose
their direction in trying to reach the op-
posite side of we'll built way. Toronto
GIybe
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
Curing the Wrong Man.

An army surgeon was one night an
noyed by the coughing of the sentry out
side his tent. Hable TO sleep, he de-
cidcd that something must be done for
the man, and so compounded him a
strong and very disagreeab'e dose OF
medicine. Then, going out, he ordered
the man to take it. The sentry refused,
at first politely, and aftcrward angriIIy
and emphaticaliy; but the surgeon, stornly
insisted upon his rights, and the man
was finally induced to swallow the com
pound. The result was evidently salts.
factory. The sound of coughing ceased
in the camp, and the surgeon went TO
sleep in the consciousness of having done
a good deed. The next morning he was
summoned by the officer in command,
who said to him:
"How is this, sir' I hear serious COM
plants about you in relation to the sem
tries. One of them has reported that, in
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
Life In Kansas.

"There's quite q breeze sprung up
within thelast half hour" said Kansas
man as he came into the house; "the
roof has gone off the court house and
the Episcopals' steeple just rolled by"
"Has Dave Johnson's anvil blown
out of his shop yet and tumbled paste"
asked his wife.
"No; nor there hasn't drop of water
blown out of our new ffty-!oot well
yet, either"
"That's just the way it goes" con-
tinued his wife; 'sand I'll never take
any more stock in the prophecies of the
weather bureau. Here for the last forty
eight hours 1t has been predicting high
wind for to. day, and after all it is com
paratively calm. Mary Jane, go right
a head and hang out the washing while
l rig up the baby and take him out and
give him a little airing.-Yaskes Blade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
A Leap Year Proposal.

Clytie-"Harry, you must have noticed
that you have grown very dear to me.
Lit is useless to longer conceal the
truth, my darling-I love you"
Harry (turns pale and trembles)-'1t
is so sudden, Miss Jones. Excuse my
agitation, but I must have time to
think"
CIytie- -"Then you bid me hope, my
angel! Oh, rapture!"
Harry (blushing coquett'shly behind
his whiskers)-'I have not said that.
Really, Miss Jones, I must refer you to
ma"
Clytie-"Cruel, cruel one! Why have
you awakened this pleasing hope in my
bosom if only to blast it? Consider, my
love. Will nothing move you to mercy2
Bestow upon me this little hand and
make me the happiest of maidens.
Harry--''Alas! l fear it cannot be. l
esteem you highly a. friend, Miss
Jones, but--forgive ME if I pain you-I
do not love you. (Holds out his hand. }
But I will always be brother to YOU"
She rushes out into the dark, dark
world, convinced that leap year is a
fraud Omaha Bee.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
The Length Of Life Increasing.

Statistics are very misleading, says a
doctor in the Globe Democrat, and think
it is susceptible of proof that the average
of longevity is getting higher all the
time. Epidemic diseases, which con-
tribute so largely to the depopulat.on of
thickly settled districts, are becoming
less and less destructive every year-al-
most in exact ratio, may say, to the In
crease in therapeutical knowledge. Look
how yellow fever was kept down IN
Florida this past summer, under condl-
tions equally as favorable to its spread rs
those which obtained at Memphis in
1878, when such fearful mortality pre-
vailed. And, then, see what surgery
has done. There isn't anything in the
way of accident work that is not per.
fectly understood by the experienced
surgeon, save, possibly, LESSONS of the
brain and injuries to the pcritoneum,
Even the latter has, time and again, been
successfully treated by the prompt use of
knife and needle. Surgery has been re.
duced, or maybe 'raised' would sound
better, to the status of exact science;
and all that materia mcdica lacks is
better knowledge of the operation OF
remedies upon different constitutions,
and that knowledge is rapidly being ac-
ouired. The proportion of deaths to
cases oil sickness reported in all our
medical meetings is growing smaller all
the time, the same rule holding with the
hospital reports. These are some of the
reasons why say the people of this age
have passed the lowest point in their
longevity record, and by the same token
it can never get so low again until medi-
cal knowledge becomes retrogressive,
which period is long way ahead, &C.
cordlnp to nv idea,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22
A wife.s Criticism on a VIII.

An Irishman over the eage of fourscore
and ten, who by strict economy had
accumulated a modes! fortune and was
about to die, called in the parish priest
and the family lawyer to make his last
will aud testament. The wife. a grasp
ing, covetous old party was also in the
room. The preliminaries of the will hav-
ing been concluded, it became necessary
to inquire about the debts owing to
the estate. Among these were several OF
importance, of which the old lady had
been in ignorance, but was nevertheless
pleased to find that so much ready money
would be coming after the funeral.
"Now, then," said the lawyer. Estate
explicitly the amount owed you by your
friends" >,
'Timothy Brown" replied the old
man, loves me EGO; John Casey owes
me me :e37, and"
"Good, good9" calculated the pros.
pective widow. "Rational to the last. "
"Iuke Brown owes me e4O," resumed
the old man.
"Rational to the last" put in the eager
old lady. o,,o,
.sTo ,lichael Liffey I owe e2OO."
"Ahm exclaimed the old woman,
"hear him rave9'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-02-22

eyes" she replied, and then her face
dimpled all over as she added: "And l
am afraid that you got out of the train to
escape from me, as see that you are not
going out. Good morning."
The train came in and we separated on
our different ways.
I called on Miss Jackson again soon
after this occurrence, but of course did
not allude to it. Miss Jackson was going
to give one of her "evenings." l had
never been to one of them; I supposed
that they were torture of the most dread
full sort. Miss Jackson begged that 1
would do her favor by coming to this
one. Mr.. Henderson is coming" she
explained, "and he cares to talk nothing
but Greek play. You are the only man l
know who can help me by knowing what
he is talking about"
What Is he Henderson, of st.
Guido's, Oxford2" inquired.
"He was. Nowhe is Mr.. Henderson,
of London, and finds fewer sympathizers.
His only intere in connection with any
thing of the present day is his daughter,
whom you met here one afternoon. A
charming girl; am very fond of her" !"
I promised to come to. the ''evening." "
afterward repented of the promise,
but keptit. 1 scarcely spoke to Maggie,
but had much conversation with MIR.
Henderson, that is to say, heard much
of Mr.. Hendersons ideas concerning the
Greek drama. am good listener, and
it transpired somehow that I was inter-
ested in the subject. This impressed
Mr.. Henderson with the idea that / was
an intelligent young fellow. At last he
said: "COme round some evening-say
Friday evening-and see us. We are a
small family only my daughter Margaret
an d myself; but have some old manu-
scripts that you might like to see. 1t Is
a rare treat to me to see people who take
an interest in my subject"
I went to see the manuscripts, of
course. Since then I have been often.
I astonished Mr.. Henderson week or
so back by stammerlng out request
that should be allowed to ask his
daughter for her hand. He laughed,
made an apt quotation, but raised no OBJ
lection. :.
A few days ago I was standing in his
hall putting on my great coat. $50 you
have really quite conquered your in.
superable objection to vegetable red
hair, Maggiea" l said.
"Your hat. believe; allow me2" was
her seemingly inconsequent reply
Lonf10n Bel0rnula