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The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-04
HUMORS OF THE SESSION

Wednesdays debate in the Legis-
lature was q highly characteristic
example of the pecullarities OF
humor of this session.
A bill is brought in providing
that certain rectangular space or
area of the earth's surface and
thence to the depths of the ocean
shall constitute the Hawaiian King
dom. This square is to cover Is
degrees of latitude and q degrees
of longitude, or more than a million
and a quarter square miles. We
will leave the average depth to the
imagination of the orator who made
the proposition, and pass on good
naturally, as the House did, to the
next subject.
Next came q resolution to reduce
every item in the third and fourth
sections of the Appropriation Bill,
by a certain fixed invariable pro-
portion, without any reference to
or regard for the merits of any par
ticular Casa procrustean method
with vengeance. While we hear
tily sympathise with the honorable
mover in the necessity of careful
ness in expenditure, and the con-
sciousness Of extravaganza in many
votes, most undoubtedly this pro-
posal is not the way to mend mat
tiers. This financial coup, like the
geographical one which preceded
tbs too grand, too discriminating,
in fact too much of a good thing.
Let US lay it on the table good
naturally.
Now for the " Subsidy to Ocean
Lines" This serves as a shuttle
cock for half the afternoon. To
and fro it goes, now mp, now down,
now flying aloft in It's complete
ness, now coming downwards with |
feathers flying in all directions !; |
now it is knocked sky-high as
and 10 behold, it fiutters
down gently as Encouragement |
Of carrying Hawaiian products to
Lower California" is caught-car-
ried to safety, wrapped IN lavender,
FaIiantIy protected from worrying |
by quick reconsideration, and |
passed through the Golden Gates
unless it be starved for the want of |
little more geography.
This, certainly, is the cleverest
move Of the session. real stroke
If genius and if original and ex-
temporary, positively sublime.
After this, everything else is re-
commonplace. A dozen
n so wharves, breakwaters, land
ng places, all marveIously cheap.
Dr. at all events low-priced; break
waters and filings at from $500
0 $1,000, is certainly little enough.
)ne would think that such work
vas worth more than that. if worth
at all.
However, the most important
tenn, that for "dredging the bar
I Honolulu harbor," was passed
q spite Of the sage remark that
the Australia AID the San Diego
teamers will lie able to scratch
yer It for the uext two years"
o, too. there are hopes for an in
rease Of wharfage front in this
arbor. 4
And so the afternoons Iabors, in
ne time, came TO an end. and we
hall be happy to be able to say
be same Of the session.
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Minister of Interior.

FRIDAY, November 2S, being the ami
versary of the recognition of Hawaiian In
dependence by the Governments of Great
Britain and France, will be observed as a
National Holiday, and all Government Of
fees. throughout the Kingdom will be closed
on that day.
G. n. SPENCER,
l3i6'St Minister of Interior.
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR,

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR, J
HONOLULU, Oct. %, 1890.
SUNDAY, the 10th of November, being
the anniversary OF the birth of His Majesty
the King, Saturday, the 18th, will be OBJ.
served as n National Holiday, and all Gov
erument Offices, throughout the Kingdom
will be closed on that day.
G. N. SPENCER,
Minister of Interior.
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That sculptnral stane.

Mr.. EDITOR: In your issue Of
Oct. %, DR.. Hyde asks who has
seen the sculptural stone at Waia-
lua,' described in the narrative Of
Gilbert Farquhar Mathison. pub
lished at London in 1925.
In 1S4S, with several Waialua
friends, under the guidance of an
old Hawaiian. we visited Halemanu.
the legendary domain of Ke-Alii-
Aikanaka,' or the cannibal chief.
The only approach to the place was
along narrow neck of land, hanked
by high precipices. The range
above the isthmus was extensive,
and walled in with PERCEPTIONS
heights-a place we'll fitted BY IA
ture to be the retreat of desperate
marauder. Here we were shown
where Ke-Alii-Aikanaka's house
stood, near large koa tree, which
is still growing there. The founda-
tion lines of the house were at that
time we'll defined. Further on was
the fiat, historic stone, the Cannibal
Chiefs "ipukai," or gravy dish, on
which he carved and served his
CHASTITY entertainment. 1t was 4
large round stone, five or SIX feet !
in diameter, firmly imbeddeGi
in the ground, and extend
ing about one foot above IL.
The top was smoothly followed
out like a platter or soup plate. We
did not observe on it any scalptural
representations, as mentioned BY
Mr.. Mathlson. The stone was sur
rounded by grass, and the figures
might have been on the sides adj
joining the ground and thus
escaped our notice. Our guide
affirmed that fire kIndled on the
rock would draw human oil from IT.
Near by was the large hole in the
ground which served as the "imu
or oven, in which the human vie
Tins were baked. These were OBJ
tanned by Selling persons who IN
Willingly approached the narrow
neck of land in search of ki leaf,
olona or wood.
Our venerable guide was well
versed in the legendary history of
the place. His story of the final
catastrophe which ended Ke-Alii-
bloody career, differs
somewhat from that of Mr. Mathi-
son. 1t was as follows: A brother
of one of the chiefs victims. hav-
ing discovered his retreat. re-
solved on revenge, and spent =
year in perfecting himself in
boxing, wrestling and other
athletic exercises. He then repair
ed TO the narrow pass, the lurking
place of the Cannibal Chief. Imme-
iiately they grappled. A long and
fearful struggle followed, but At
asst the chief was dragged by hi6
Zoe to the edge of the preeipiee, and
hurled down. The guide showed Us
! large ohia tree, growing well
Town the pail sides, in the boughs
If which the lifeless body Of ke-
was caught andl
hung.
In 1879 with my son l again vis-
ted Halemanu. We looked for the
historic "ipukai." but could not
ind it. The place was Overgrown
With the "uluhi," or tangle-fern,
which prevented thorough explOra-
ion. Since then / have been there
many times. was there IN August
asst. The vegetation on the whole
0cality had then been burnt of.
ut not vestige of the stone was
be seen. Without doubt II has
cen covered, like many Eastern
by the soil Of deeayed
egetation and the debris of noun
ain freshets- ID. d. BALDWIN
Lahainaluna, Oct. 80, 1890.
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Continued from page l.
holders and that the holders of such preferred stock
may convert the same into common stock at their
election at any time Any deficiency in dividend upon
the preferred stock below the rate fixed shall not be
made good ont of the profits of any succeeding year
SECTION 9 The Directors of any incorporated Com
panv shall have power sell at public auction suh-
Gent number of shares of any stakeholder who shall
neglect to pay any assessment duly levied upon the
shares until the whole par value has been paid IN
Before making such sale, notice of ten days shall be
given to delinquent stockholders residing IN this hng-
DOM and notice of intention to sell published for three
weeks in the case of delinquent stockholders outside of
this Kingdom.
SECTION 10 ANY person or persons who shall make
false statement in any affidavit return, statement or
certificate of stock in regard to corporation, or who
shall over value any property mentioned IN such atf
davit statement return who shall do business as
a corporation or hold themselves out to be corpora
ton without having complied with the provisions of this
Act shall be held TO be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished by fine not exceed
ing FIVE thousand dollars The several Police Justices
throughout the Kingdom shall have jurisdiction to try
all offences under this Act and to impose the penalty
herein named
SECTION H. Section 1445 of the Civil Code amended
by Chapter WI of the Session Laws of 1884 shall not
be held apply joint stock companies incorporated
under this Act except to increase of capital stock
but all other provisions of Chapter NXAI of the Civil
Code and amendments thereto inconsistent herewith
shall apply to joint stock companies formed under this
Act.
SECTION - No corporation shall be formed for any
of the purposes stated in this Act any other manner
than Is above provided.
SECTION IS This Act shall take effect from and after
the date of its approval
Approved this oath day of October A. D. 1890
kALAkAUA REX
By THE KING:
c. \. SPENCER.
Minister of the Interior.
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DawaiianGazette
EST MoDUS IN REBUs.
TUESDAY,
NOV. 4, 1890.

The Legislature was on Friday
taken up mostly with the Election
Law. This is not q new law, but a
revision of that passed in 1888, and
as amended will include the secret
ballot clause, which was rejected in
1883 A few changes have been
proposed. which experience has
shown to be necessary. Wherever
the Australian ballot system has
been introduced, in the United
States and England. it has been
found to work better than any
other.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-04

North and South Kona, Island of Hawaii
W. Muller. Chairman,
d. II, Nahina.
j. p. kahalewai.
c. n. SPENCER,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office. Oct. %. 1890 1861
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-04
c. y. SPENCER,
Minister Of tie Interior.
1s4s

In conformity with the act entitled:
Act relating to the Suppression Of Plant
Diseases Blight ard IEsect Pests zp-
proved July l6, j. d. 1880, the folIozine
eentlenlsu have been appointed Comnis-
sIO=eEs CT Agriculture for the Districts Of
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-04

The Anglican Church Chronicls
for November IS oct, the nuuksr
ending the eighth volume. r.
paper during its existence has -
very ably conducted. and every sur-
cess 10 wished II in the future. Ihs
present number contains much inter.
esting church news.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1890-11-04
CORRESPONDENCE.

We do nos bold ourselves rcspoasibis fer ne
statements made. or opinions expressed ~ cur
Correspondents.
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Notice to Builders.

Parties erecting or moving Buildings in
throughout the Kingdom are hereby noti-
fled that the penalties imposed by " An
Act to regulate the Construction of Build
ings in the City of Honolulu and elsewhere
within the Kingdom" approved August
18th, 1856, will be strictly enforced upon
delinquentS.
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C. n SPFNCEI

Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office. Oct. is, 1890. 1S45-St
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-29
The Dead Sea,

One of the most interesting lakes or in
land seas in the world is tho Dead sea,
which has no visible outlet. It is not mere
fancy which has clothed the Dead sea in a
perpetual gloom. The desolate shores,
with scarcely a green thing in sight, scat
tered over with black stones and ragged
dIiftwood, from the dark, sluggish waters,
overhung with a continual mist, and break
ing in slow, heavy sepulchral toned waves
upon the beach. It almost seems as if the
smoke from the wicked cities of Sodom
and Gomorrah, which lies at its bottom,
was yet ascending up to heaven, and as if
the moan of their fearful sorrow would
never leave the death-smitten valley.
1t is a strange thing to see those waves.
not dancing along and sparkling in the
sui as other a do, but moving with
measured melancholy and breaking upon
the shore with scarcely a sound-a fact due
to the great heaviness of the liquid, which
has more salt and bitumen in it than water.
Fish cannot live in such a solution.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-29

An agreeable middle-aged lady, Mrs.
Frances c. Holey, of Bismarck, is canvas
sing this city for a complete embellished
history of the Dakotas which she has writ
ten in scholarly style and sells at $500 per
volume. Mrs. Holley has the proud dis
tinction of enjoying the acquaintance of
every governor Dakota has had, and many
of the public men and women-She having
settled at Bismarck in 1881, and made a
two years task of compiling and writing
the volume. It is concientiously and ele-
gantly elaborated and meets with ready
sale.-Northwest News.
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READ THIS.

Through special arrangements we are
prepared to offer the LEADER, the North.
western Agriculturist and q Due Bill fol
one dollars worth of John A. Salzer' seeds
bulbs or plants, all for the low price Of
$1.7O. If taken separately they would cost
$8. This is certainly a very liberal offer,
the very best periodicals for farmers use
published in the west. Salzer's seeds are
northern grown, and are acknowledged ia
be equal to the best on the market. Re.
member, $1.7O cash in advance takes the
three. Don't lose this chance.
Call on or address. LEADER. Washburn.
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Needed Legislation.

The country is not in need of more leg
islation so much as it is in need of abol-
lshing a large part of what it already has
It is an old saying that the best governed
country is the n that is least governed,
and, with proper allowances, this is true
From the first formation of our govern
ment our legislative bodies have been con
tinually enacting laws until it would require
hard and dillgent study to master the laws
by which we are governed in any ordinary
lifetime. Every session of congress and
every session of each of our state legisla.
lures is devoted largely to enacting and a.
mending laws until they are legion in
number, and, to the ordinary person, abso-
lutely unintelligible and incomprehensible,
while the volumes containing these laws
and the court decisions in which they are
construed would make a library larger than
any in the country.
Our laws should be condensed and sim
plitied, 80 that an ordinary person could
read and understand them. There is no
reason why a law should not be drawn up
in plain, simple language, such as is used
in the ordinary affairs of life.
Take a warranty deed for example.
There is nc one, except lawyers, and very
few of them, who can draw up a deed with
out a form or blank to go by, and no or
binary person can get an Ineligible mean
ing out of a deed as usually drawn. And
a misunderstanding of the language and
provisions of these instruments is continu.
ally involving the parties thereto in end
less litigation.
The expense of drawing deeds, the I'M.
certainty of their meaning, the cost of re-.
cording and a large part of the litigation
which is continually going on in the courts
could easily be avoided by the adoption Of
a plain, simple, yet precise form of con
veyance.-Duluth Times.
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Uses for Ammonia,

Spirits of ammonia inhaled will often
cure a severe headache.
A little ammonia in tepid water will soft
On and cleanse the skin.
Door-plates should be cleansed by rub
bing with q cloth wet in ammonia and wa
ter.
If the color has been taken out of silk
by fruit stains ammonia will usually re-
store the color.
One or two tablespoonful of ammonia
added to q pail of water will clean windows
better than soap.
To brighten carpets wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured q
few drops of ammonia.
When acid of any kind gets on clothing
spirits of ammonia will kill it. Apply chic
reform to restore the color.
Grease spots may be taken out with
weak ammonia in water; lay soft white pa
per over and iron with a hot iron.
Keep niokelsilver ornaments and mounts
bright by rubbing with wooden cloth salu-
rated in spirits of ammonia.
A few drops of ammonia in a cupful of
warm water, applied carefully, will remove
spots from paintings and chromos,
Old brass may be cleaned to look like
o by pouring strong ammonia on it and
sorubbing with q sorub-brush; rinse in
clear water.
Ammonia applied two or three times on
q fresh cold sore will kill it. It will drive
it away if used when the cold sore is first
felt.
A tablespoonful of ammonia in q gallon
of warm water will often restore colors in
carpets; it will also remove whitewash from
them.
Yellow stains left by sewing-machine oil
ON white may be removed by rubbing the
spot with a wet cloth with ammonia before
washing with soap.
Equal parts of ammonia and turpentine
will take paint out of clothing, ven if it
be hard and dry. saturate the spot as Oft
en- % necessary and wash out in soapsuds.
II those who perspire freely would use a
little ammonia in the water they battle in
every day, IL would keep their flesh sweet
and clean, doing away with any disgreea-
BIZ odor.
Put . tablespoonful of ammonia in q
quart Of water, wash your brushes and
combs In this, all grease and dirt will dis
appear. Rinse, shake, and dry in the sun,
or BY the fire.
Fsunels and blankets may be soaked in
. pail Of water containing n tablespoon
FIJI Of ammonia and q little suds. Rub as
little q possible, and they will be white
and clean and will not shrink.
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Emmons Couhty Record: A few weeks
ago Burt Skinner, up in the Burleigh coun-
ty part of the Glencoe neighborhood, met
with a big streak of good luck. He started
in to dig a well. After getting down about
five feet a little water came in and he went
to the house to get a pail with which to
bail it out. When he returned a heavy flow
of water was running over the top, and it is
still flowing, furnishing water to all the
stock in the neighborhood.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-29

Senator and Mrs. Casey have left fol-
Washington. The Senator spent the con.
gressional vacation looking after his large
farming interests in the James river valley
and the various building improvements
that have been in progress there this sum
mel. The fax crop on his farm was pro.
badly the largest acreage of any single
planter in the state.
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. 81 FER YEAR.

The Pioneer Press of two weeks ago
contained a two and a half column article
by William B. Hawkins in which the writer
gives the financial condition of the United
States senate, which e1plodes the idea
that it is composed of m%illionaires. OF
the "a senators he says there are ten who
may be classed as millionaires. Fifteen
others may be reckoned as wealthy in the
common acceptation of the term. Twen-
ty-eight others have sources of income
from various business occupations or the
legal profession, while the remaining thir-
ty are positively poor. It is noteworthy
that the ablest and best senators of the
body are among the class rated as the pos
itively poor. This is not only true of the
present senate but it has been the rule
from the foundation of our government.
OF this class the writer instances the fol-
lowing: BE tells the story that Senator
Cullom, of Illinois, is so poor that when q
president of the senate was to be elected
in consequence of the death of vice presid-
ent Hendricks the senate decided to give
the place to Cullom that he might have
the extra salary to help him along, but
Senator Ingalls,, of Kansas, was proposed
on the some ground. On learning of this
Cullom went to ingalls, and asked him as
to his circumstances, when Ingalls, replied
that he was so poor that he could not edu-
cate his children as he wished. Cullom
generously went to his friends and told
them he had found a senator poorer than
he was himself and asked them to vote for
Ingalls,. Senator Berry, of Arkansas, he
says, is SO poor that if q job lot of legisla-
tors vas offered him at $50 a piece he
could not buy a page. Senator Blair, of
New Hampshire, is so poor that he has to
act as correspondent of a New York paper
to help pay his expenses, and does the
work himself because he is too poor to m
Ploy q stenographer. Senator Dawes, of
Massachusetts, is a very poor man. Sena-
tor Edmunds, of Vermont, would be dodg-
ing bills but for his normou fees as a
lawyer. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,,
is so poor that he cannot keep his family
in Washington. He says fate intended
Senator Pierce, of North Dakota, to scratch
a poor mans head and that the senator is
not disposed to quarrel with fate nor any
n else because of it. Senator Reagan,
of Texas, is so poor that his wife was ap-
pointed his clerk because they needed the
salary. To those of the present senate
may be added the names of illustrious
poor of the past, such as Conkling of New
York, Sumner and Webster of Massachu-
sets, Morton of Indiana, Logan and Trum-
bull and Douglas of Illinois, Benton of
Missouri, aud so on.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-29

Samples of paper pulp made from cot
tonseed hulls have been submitted to the
Atlanta Constitution, and are pronounced
by that paper all that could be desired.
When the fibre or woody. portion of the
hull.:is extracted for paper stock, a residium
is left, which can be used as a liquid ferti-
lizer and is said to be a destroyer of in
secta.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-11-29

Rev. T. s. Reishus has made a host of
friends throughout the district by the good
natured manner in which he takes his de-
feat. He has q smile and kind word for ev-
erybody, no matter how hard they opposed
him. If he should ever come before the
people again he will have many additional
friends.-Minot Journal.
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Il. G. Walker, of the Stanton Pilot, was
elected states attorney in Mercer county
Editors are lucky prize-winners in North
Dakota. Honors are thrust upon them.