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The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-04
MEMORIAL DAY.

The day which has been set apart
FOR special services in commemora-
non Of those who. served on the side
OF the Union in the American civil
Esr. and who, then or since, have
been mustered out from all earthly
occupations and concerns, has come
70 be almost as firmly established in
the regards Of patriotic Americans,
q Thanksgiving or the Fourth of
July The American character is
generally regarded, with all its
admirable qualities, as rather excess
lTely devoted to the practical and
material side of life. and to be espe-
cislly lacking in the elements of
poetry and sentiment. The rise and
permsnence of the unique com
nenoradon whose yearly return
was observed Thursday, is evidence
q the strength and prevalence Of
me latter qualities in the people of
the Great Republic. In every city,
and in every town Of any consider
able size from ocean to ocean, out
side the borders of the old slave
States, and at many points indeed
within those borders the veterans of
The war will march, in regular ranks
a. quarter Of a century ago, but
instead Of arms, bearing flowers
with which to decorate the graves of
their dead comrades. Surely there
is much thGtls poetic, as well as
tender and true il people who
can originate such a commemorative
service. and whose middle aged and
elderly men will turn out every year
II tens Of thousands to secure its
due observance
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-04

importance to have compelled its
serious and practical consideration.
Even were it practicable for in
dividual effort to accomplish the
desired results, it would be at
greatly increased cost and enormous
waste of force.
In this country, people have come
to recognize the soundness of the
first of these two propositions; the
truth of the other one is just begin
ming to permeate their consciousness.
However it may result, the action of
the Legislature IN making an appro-
priation for surveying the streams
in the kohala mountains, with a
view to ascertaining the amount of
water available, and the practica-
bility of bringing the same down to
the lower levels for irrigating pur-
poses, was step in the right direc-
ton. Even should it be found i'm
practicable to utilize that particular
source of supply, we have very little
doubt that information will be OBJ
tanned which, incidentally at least,
will be of material use in prosecuting
future Investigations of similar
kind.
Whether this matter should be
taken up directly by the Govern
ment, or whether it had better be
entrusted to a stock company or
companies organized expressly fer
the purpose, is a question about |
which there may be some difference
of opinion. Our own view is de-
cidedly in favor of the former alter
native. In either case the interven-
ton of the Legislature will be re-
quired, and nothing can therefore
be done about it for more than a
year to come. At the same time it
is one of the important questions of
the future, and it is well that mems
minds should be turned occasion
ally in that direction. We would
have nothing done hastily or I'M
advisedly. In many instances where
there seems to be water running to
waste, careful survey may show
that it is so situated with regard to
level and character of surroundings
as to render it unavailing for the
purpose under consideration, except
at cost which would be unremera-
tive in business sense; and this
question is to be regarded from the
business point of view. From in
formation received, we are of the
opinion that the prospect of bring
ing considerable areas under Guilt
Vation by means of engineering en-
not of excessive cost, is {
sufficiently good to justify the ex
Denditure of reasonable sum of
money in making thorough surveys
and collecting in the fullest manner,
Ill the data bearing upon the sub !
ect. Ibis is especially the case on
his island.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-04
TIE HOMESTEAD POLICY.

We gave q brief account the other
day Of what has been and is now
being done IN the way of carrying
0ut the Homestead Act. In addition
70 the action taken directly under
that law. and. coming within the
letter Of it provisions, considerable
other work Is being done in the way
q enabling people of moderate
means 10 acquire small parcels of
government land in fee.
For instance. 81 lots have been
laid out on the lower slope of Punch
bowl, and VIII soon be put on the
market: also some 20 lots IN Kalihi
valley. and a number Of others at or
near kamoiliih. The recent offering
of24lots, each of5O feet front at Hula.
okahua, more commonly known as
the plains" may be regarded as
being IN the same general line of
policy
This action IS wise, and as far as
Il goes. beneficial to the country.
The stately mansion of the mil
E0nzire, surrounded with extensive
lawns and gardens, Is spectacle
which gratities the eye and appeals
10 the esthetic sense. Nor is it ne
cessarily repugnant to either reason
or humanity The wealth SO dis,
played may have been hOnorably
acquired. and il enterprises which
were Of substantial benefit to multi
tudes Of men. But not even the |
most magnificent Of palaces or the !
most extensive and perfectly kept |
grounds Is q thoroughly satisfactory
I'd object Of contemplation to the in
telligent patriot and lover of his.
End- zs the multiplication of the
comparatively simple homes of a
virtuous and self
people.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-04
WILL THE INTER-IsLAND CABLE PAY?

There has been very general i'm
preston that although the Inter
island telegraph enterprise projected
by Mr.. Bartholomew would be a
splendid thing for the country, its
proftableness as a business invest
ment was very predetermined. A
consideration of the following
figures, showing the basis on which
the probable future business of the
company was calculated, seems to
put quite different face on the
matter.
The fundamental element in the
problem IS the ratio which tele-
graphic messages bear to the number
of letters passing Though the post
office. This matter has been inves-
tigated quite thoroughly, with the
result of showing that the ratio of
kilograms to letters is much larger
than generally supposed. In New
Zealand; which was supposed to
furnish conditions as near our own
as any country was likely to do, the
ratio was found to be about one to
twelve-that is, one telegram for
each twelve letters. In England.
where the telegraph lines are run by
the government as part of the postal
system, the ratio was about the same.
On extending the examination to a
number of other countries whose
statistics were obtainable, and whose
conditions as regards character of
population, degree of education and
means of communication varied very
materially, there was found to be
greater degree of uniformity than
might have been reasonably antici-
pated. The average varied very
little from the figures given above
for England and New Zealand.
Taking the business of the Ha-
waiian Postal Bureau as basis, and |
calculating the proportion of tele
grams to letters as only half that of |
the other countries examined. 1t was
found that the proposed enterprise
would pay not only fair, but very
large dividends upon the capital
stock Admitting that the some
what peculiar composition of our
will have tendency to
minimize the use of the telegraph, a
reduction of fifty per cent from the
figures of other countries seems an
ample margin for that contingency.
On the other hand, the necessary
defects of our postal system, due to
he population being scattered on
several different islands, so that be-
5ween many points, mail communica-
ion is only had once a week, ought
o stimulate the use of telegraph
inc, which is available at all times.
oarties who have given the subject a
,reat deal of attention express conf
lence that by the time the telegraph
as been in full operation for few
nonths, it will be not only practic- !
bic, but profitable for the company {
o reduce its charges to one half the
Maximum rates named in the Act. {
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-04

There is a large and very just
demand for changes in the lines of
roads throughout the country. As
originally located they are, in many
instances, monuments to the rank
stupidity of those who made them.
On most of the country roads, the
grades over ravines and hills are
unreasonably and needlessly steep.
The worst grades in the Honolulu
district have lately been improved.
Through Eva and thence towards
Waialua they are unchanged. There
are some rather heavy grades on the
road to the Pail that might be
by little engineering well
applied. Whenever the road down
the Pail is cut, the wagon transport
alton created thereby will neces-
state the amendment of the grades
up the valley. The road
now being made up Punchbowl
shows how to do it. That much
and ridiculed enterprise
will be worth good deal as an
object lesson in how to get up hill
u proper style.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-04
IRRIGATION.

In mentioning lately some of the
useful and productive public works,
to the prosecution of which the
Legislature might well devote the
surplus of the Savings Bank fund,
or if that proved insufficient, would
be justified in authorizing a special
loan, we omitted speaking of the
subject which stands at the head of
this article. No one can have any
knowledge of the agricultural re-
sources or of the physical geography
of this country without realizing in
some measure the vast Importance
of the interests concerned. The
Creator provides the elements and
forces of nature, the land and sea,
the air, the sunshine, the minerals
hidden in the earth, and many other
things, all of which modern science
has grouped under the two compre-
hensive definitions of matter and
force. These are the raw material.
so to speak, which the wit and in
genuity OF man, stimulated by his
ever widening wants, must so ar
range, combine and utilize as to
serve his purposes.
Now We have in these islands tens
of thousands Of acres of land which
is not merely good, but very superior
in quality. 1t is capable of yielding
magnificent crops of sugar cane, or
Of almost any other of the tropical
Or sem1-trOpical products, and only |
acks one thing; but for want of that
one thing, it now lies unimproved |
and almost worthless. This indis-
lensib.e requisite, this one thing
leedful is water. Again, while these
vide tracts of as fine land as a
.armer need wish to run a plough
through, lie arid and unproductive
or lack of the fructifying influence
II moisture, millions of gallons of
water run to waste every day
throughout the greater part of the
ear. Although we are not prepared
o demonstrate the proposition with
accuracy, we feel very
onident from what we have some
ines seen along the windward coasts
f Hawaii, Maui and Molokai, that
be quantity of beautiful fresh water
yhich tumbles uselessly into the sea,
yer precipices and down ravines, is
astly more than sufficient to album
antly irrigate every foot of good
and in the Kingdom.
Admittedly, those things ought
OF SO to be; and yet, what is the
emedy, and how shall it be applieda
here are some things needing to
e done in this world, which cannot
e accomplished to any advantage
Mess undertaken upon large and
plan, and prosecuted
Y some powerful agency like a
government or wealthy corpor-
ton The supplying of water to .
ties and towns, and the collecting,
oring and distributing upon a
rye scale, of water for purposes of ,
rigation, come under this head. !
hat enterprises of the first named
nd furnish a proper field for ;
unicipal or governmental action Z
Is come TO be almost universally
knowledged. That the same is o
1e of irrigating works of equal or Il
eater magnitude, is a doctrine that
recognized and acted upon in 6,
ost places where the question has n
en- one of sufficiently pressing n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.

That Pail road ought to be kept in
view as one of the earliest improve
ments to be carried through. We
stick fast in the mud of the old
Spanish mule-track. How long are
those Anticipated trains of pack
mules from Koolau to mark this
hating place in our civilization? 1t
should be said, however, that the
road up to the Pail is now main
tanned in admirable condition under
the new system of constant mend
ing. The drive up to the grand des-
cent is delightful. If one could only
keep right ON down into Koolau,
and its cheerful roads ! 1t is splen-
did country but hard to reach, espe-
cially now that horseback riding is
getting so much out of fashion.
We trust no land owner or rock
owner will turn up at the last mo-
ment anywhere on the hill, and
want five thousand dollars for the
right of way.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-06-04

Arbor day is observed by thirty.
four States, and these include every
Northern State east OF the Rocky
Mountains
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01
PROHIBITION FOR NTAssA-
CHUSETTs.
A Grand Mass Meeting in Bottom Starts
the Amendment Ball a.RolIIng.

BosToN, MASS, Feb. 1.-THE cam
paign in behalf Of constitutional prohi-
bition WAS formally opened to-day, when
grand mass-meeting was held in IRE
mont Temple under the auspices OF the
massachusetts, No-License Lesgue. The
audience included several hundred clergy
men, who hsd adj ,urned their usual Mon
day morning gathering to attend this one.
Several of Bo~tons prominent clergymen
occupied seats on the platform. The meet.
ing WAS called TO order by President L. II.
Capen, OF Tufts College, who invited the
Rev. W. N. Brodbeck TO offer prayer.
President Capen said we ought to be
grateful that Two successive Legislatures
have passed lSw that permitted the peo.
pie to vote on tins matter of constitutional
prohibition. There can be but one result
The people are to be trnKted, sud there
can be but one outcome Of this battle, and
thst is victory. But it will not be holi-
day nffair. II will require hard fighting
all along The line. Earnest work will be
required, aud God is IN this fight. lie
will lead the foice Of righteonsness. but
lie will expect every one to do his duty.
| Resolutions were unanimously adopted
welcoming the issne un behalf Of 30U, ,00C
COMMITMENTS and / .000. 900 adherents OF
the Christian churches in the State; de-
claring ii 10 be the political issue Of tn
future, aud calling upon the friends U
Temperance 10 institute lectures, circulate
literature, aud advance the measure il
the newspapers. The resolutions also de
clare that ProhiNIiion has an irrefragabl
basH Tor scientifc, economic, and lepa
principles, and that the experience Of pro
hibitory States demonstrates the superior
ity Of Prohibition to any other policy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01

DemOrest.-Wonld you like TO be
transported to New York City Some bright
Sunday morning and make round of the
different places Of worship, md see inst
how New Workers worship from the Pro-
testants to the JewS2 To get an idea OF
them all, taking Ia the Catholics and the
Christian Scientists, would require many
Sundays; hut Democrats Monthly Maga-
zine for March (jnst receive1) has simpli-
fed matters by bringing "Religious New
York" 10 us, nnd illustrating the article 90
beautifully aud profnsely that a stranger
can get more information from IT Than
could be gained hy twenty Sunday waits
Each number of this beautiful family
Magazine seems to snrpass its predecessor
aud now they have started in with a new
feature, a corner for Little Ones, and Ger
tainly the children will be delighted with
"Young Japan Mt Play Handsomely Illus
tratvd), for il will no, only teach them
Rome new games. but show them how the
yonng Japauese play some Of their games.
Everybo will be interested in "Snowed
Under for Six Months" by Frederick
schwalka, and the .waier-color picture
and fine engravings; and If our space
would permit, we could mention Ions
.eries OF attractions in this wonderful
March number. Be sure and see IL.
Published by w. Jennings Demorest, II
East l4ih Street, New York. Price q
cents.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01
THE PRIZE BALL.

The Prize Ball given by Nellis' Or
chestrta, Feb. 90, was one of the most
pleasant, in every respect, of the season,
Tho hall was filled at an early hour as
all was anxious to see who would, be
winners of the handsome prises. The
gold-headcd Cane was awarded to Mr..
Will Martin, of East Toledo, with Miss
Mary Guider, Of Perrysburg, as a part
ner in the waltz. aud Miss Lena Linn
mer. OF Toledo, with Mr.. Phil, Hechler,
of Perrysburg, as partner, walked of
with the Plush Album. The cane
should have been awarded to Mr. John
Hechler, but some Of the ladies who
were appointed Judges was stuck on
Mr.. Martin and cast their ballots for
him while he and all present acknowledg'
ed that Mr.. Hechier was. entitled to the
prize. j. l.. NELLIs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01
90 WHERE YOU WILL

a.. - ~ u..- Al,
W o"' own '"'r o'a'e-'n the croWoea
city or In the country villsge-everywhe
You meet this enemy to good society, leg
allied TO do this cruel work, every day
and every hour OF the day making paupers
ior the industrious to support, and crimi-
Nv. ,oI ."s o'a,s 70 ~, y, ,, we nave
ercjse ~
The time has eome when ali oood c;,;-
Iens. irres,ecljye Of marty. shouia feel Tho
nec,ssi,y of un,tr5 nei,on. We NM,
throttle the rum power. or II will thro,iIe
ns, Il inyndes IN. pnrity Of tbe home
II dis,u,bes the peace of soc,eiy. npd ali
who love good poye,unent ouyht IN com.
bine TO tes,roy The wicked monst.r 7
can understand how trom self-inisre,,. or
from preyiou. eJue.tion. men NAV on m
the ballot box and vote rqainst mi. amend
ment nut l cannot understand how there
can be any difference Of opin;on ,s to
the right of .nbmi,Inp il TO The ,,eonIe IN
determine. One i..ne alone IA ra;,eJ
Shall the people govern th.m.eIyes7 Il,
seems to me that nny Ieyislstor wbo re-
fuses to submit this o,,.s,ion. nat onIv
insults every honest yuier IN his disiric,
but IL a traitor to the great principIe of
Republican government.
"If this General Assembly will nas,
tbis reaolutiop nnd the people adam 4,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01
STONY RIDGE JOTTINGs.

This place is still improving. It has
been standing still because nobody tried
to make business. Last fall the Wag-
oner Bros. moved their store from the
old stand by the mill TO more suitable
place out by the depot, where they
built a new house and storeand they
are doing good business. They have
a large stock of choice groceries which
they sell at Toledo prices. They also
pay cash for logs, besides keeping from
seven 10 ten teams hauling, themselves,
and they viii furnish work for several
men which helps to make the town
prosperous.
Mr.. Julius Frontz has started his
stone quarry. He intends to get out
about 300 cords of stone ready for
shipment in the spring. 1t is altogether
likely that the o. G. Il. r. Co. will put
a spur track into his quarry, which will
mean business. 1t will require a great
many men to get out the stone. When
there is work there is prosperity. There
is chance here for other quarries in
quite rs good places. Who is the man
who will start them?
Mr.. Marshall Cole, Blacksmith OF
this place, is reaping harvest. Mar
shall is diligent worker and attends to
| his business.
Mr.. A. w. Rowe has charge Of the
Wooden Bowl factory, which is doing
rushing business. He is about to leave
us for week or two to pay a visit tc
friends. A gentleman from Perrysbure
will take charge during his absence
Our good wishes go with Mr.. Rowe ant
hope he will have u pleasant visit.
Mr.. Joseph Shook will build new
store, 35x4O. this coming spring.
DIR. Fl. E. Noble, physician OF thi
place, has good practice.
As vet we have but one candidate fol
tho postoffic. We have no doubt bu
tina t he will get it as he is worthy o
the position
Miss Grace Morse, Miss Louise Beai
and Miss Carrie McCutchen. with sever.
al other young ladies and gentlemen
visited the M. E. church at Lucky las
evening where Rev. Windfield is holding
a revival meeting. They report an in
teresting visit. There were three con
verts.
The people of the NJ. f. church her
are quite enthusiastic about the building
of new house of worship. The mem
bers here hauled logs to Wagoner's mi
to the amount Of about $4,000 feet
which is to build the frame of tn
church. The house is to be 33x50 feet
with seatabale capacity and tower t
suit. They hold socials to help rails
money to build with, in which they ar
quite successful At their last socia
they cleared net profit Of $21 90. The
have appointed building committe
aud all looks prosperous.
There was considerable excitemen
here Valentines day. 1t seems quit
novel TO speak of a contest of valentines
but nevertheless there was one, it seems
between j. B. McCutchen and Adam
Feighner. But Adam got the best o
the Squire by receiving eighteen valen
tines IN our mail. The SquirA gave W
the contest. LAUGHING LEO.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01
sH e SAW MILLER.

Mrs. Mary NJ. Hiss, now resident Of
Perrysburg, but formerly n resident Of
Delaware, and remembering the circum-
stances of the trial and conviction Of
Samuel Miller In that county, sends the
following to the Delaware Gazettee which
explains itself:
PERRYsBuRa. wooD Co., o., Feb. II.
ED. GAzETTE-T thought it would be
interesting to some OF your readers to
know that am almost certain that 1
gave Samuel Miller, the escaped convict.
his breakfast last Tuesday morning. lie
did no. look like tramp, as his cloth
ing was new, and the thought struck me
that it might bo Miller, 20 i looked M
the paper that gave description Of him
and fonnd il tallied exactly with the ex
cepton Of beard of about three week
growth, and ! saw by the Gazette tha'
lie was thought to have passed ll,roug-
Upper Sandnky. Alter eating his brea K
fast he started in n north -easterly DIT,
rection from here. Mrs. MARY NJ. Hiss.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01
Boom at Bradner.-Mr. N. Carpen

Boom at Bradner.-Mr. N. Carpen-
ter was in town on Wednesday and in
forms us that the oil fever has struck
Bradner and the country surrounding
for a distance of or miles. Two
companies from Pennsylvania are leas-
ing oil land, paying from $3.50 to $500
per acre. Between 10 and 20 farms
have already been leased at these figures.
Three wells have already been sunk
within the past two years, but were
capped as soon as completed and that is
all that is known about them, except
they are said to be good wells. Con-
siderable excitement is springing up
over the prospects.
Mr.. Carpenter is well pleased with his
new home near Bradner. This is his
first visit back to the burg since he left
here eleven months ago. He has ira
ded part of his Kentucky real estate
Tor property In the village of Bradner.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-03-01
LATEST ny TELEPHONE

Mrs. Z. Harishorn and wife visited
friends in Toledo on Friday.
Mr.. Fred b. Dodge, OF Bowling Green,
was visiting friends here over Sunday.
Miss Katie Hartsing went TO Lima
"Wednesday to be absent one month.
Mrs. II. White, Of wyaudot, Mich, is
the guest OF her aunt, Mrs. ID. Simmons,
this week.
Mrs. VIM. Feather, OF Grand Rapids,
Ohio, was the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
II. Il. McAllister, this week.
Mr.. Lock Scott, who has had long
siege Of sickness at his home In Toledo,
and has been reduced TO skeleton, is
able to be out and Is in town visiting
relatives and friends during the past lew
days, as "a living skeleton"
Word has reached here that Miss To-
dema johnson, who went to Texas iour or
FIVE years ago. was on Feb. 9th, united in
marriage with Judge q. w. Garner, oi
Palestine, Texas. Congratulations Of
many Perrysburg friends are now in order.
Johnny Yeager, Russell Williams and
Johnny Root, of Baldwin University,
Berea, are home for months vacation.
MIR. Root will not return, but take a
contract TO plough the lakes with his
father as soon as the frost Is out of the
ground.