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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-22
NEWS AND NOTES.

The Lord Mayor of London re-
ceiyes an allowance of $50, 1000 a
q year, but as his annual receptions
alone costs him $4,000, he COM
plains that he is one of the poorest |
men in the town.
The United States Express Com
pany has issued peremptory orders
to all agents not TO receive money,
tickets or lists of drawings from the
Louisiana Lottery Company, or in
any way to assist in the transac-
ton of lottery business.
Smoking is so common in Japan
that all of the men and most of the
ladies smoke, the girls beginning
when they are about ten years of
age. The ladies have pipes with
longer stems than the men, and If
one of them wishes to show gen
tleman a special mark of favor. she
lights her pipe, takes Whit, hands
1t to him and lets HIM smoke.
At the recent convention of iron
and steel manufacturers at Pitts
burg one of the English delegates
spoke of the possibility of con-
structing an ocean steamer 1000
feet long and 300 feet wide to be
driven by engines having $4,000
horse power. Such a ship, it is
said, would not roll with the waves
and would be far more comfort
able marine residence than most
seaside towns.
New YORK, November 3rd.-A
Herald Washington special says;
" There will be no extra session Of
Congress. This conclusion was
reached by the President yester
day. The information was impaired
to me this afternoon by a gentle
man whose relations with the Pre-
sident are of SO intimate a nature
as to give the utterances all tn,
force of an ex-cathedral statement
A big Methodist mass meeting
: having for it's object the furtheranc'
of the establishment of the proposes
new Methodist University in thi
city, was held Nov. 3. Speeche
enthusiastically commencing tn
project were made by severa
bishops. President Harrison sen
letter regretting that his absenc
from the city would prevent hi
attendance. and assuring them c
his deep interest in the enterprise
and most cordial wishes for it's pei
feet and early success.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-22

Anchors, Chains,
Cocoa Mats, Kettles,
Sauce Pans, Fry Pans,
Bedsteads,
Fence Wire,
Sheathing Metal,
Roofing Iron,
Cane Kniyee,
Cutlery,
Sole Leather Trunks,
White Lead, Red Lead,
Boiled Linseed Oil,
Castor Oil, Betting,
Coal Tar, Water Tanks,
Fire Brick, Red Brick, Alum,
Red Ochre, Fire Clay,
Bags, Irvine,
Filter Cloth,
Soap, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Perfumery, Flags,
Rope Brushes,
Croquet Sets,
Dressing Cases,
Mirrors,
Saddles
Brides, Felts, Whips, Spurs,
Blankets, Sheeting,
Dry Goods, Merinos.
Shawls, Handkercbiefs,
Victoria Lawns,
Mosquito Netting Legg:ngs,
Laces, Ribbons, Hats, Helmets,
Velvets, Embroidered Dresses.
Flannel,
Basket Trunks,
Picnic Hampers,
Rugs, Mats, Carpets,
| Clothing, Tweeds,
Ginghams,
Hosiery,
Scarfs.
| Suitings in latest styles,
Underwear, Braces,
Sofa Pillows.
Gloves, Flouncing,
Embroidery. Curtains,
Table Napkins,
Table Cloths,
Waterproof Coats,
Artificial Flowers.
Dust Cloaks,
Pajama Suits,
Fine Hosiery-Silk, Lisle, Cotton,
Dinner Sets,
Tea Sets,
Desert Sets,
Fancy Crockery,
| Common Crockery,
| Wedgewood Ware.
| Vases,
Wicker Ware, Fancy Chains,
Hammocks, Tables, Baskets.
Umbrella Stands,
Decanters,
Salad Bowls,
Mush Sets,
Flower Pots,
Filters,
Etc. ETC., Etc.
TheO. II. Davies & Go
lss l20O-ly
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-11-22
WANTED

IMMEDIATELY, A LARGE GUAM
i tity of Empty Kerosene Oil Tins lin
good order) for which We will pay $l.20
per dozen. Apply to
| 1885, CASTLE & COOKE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-13
Afternoon Session.

The House re.assembled at :35.
Third reading of the Dipsomaniac Bill.
Noble Pua moved the bill be indefinite
ly postponed; carried.
Second reading of Bill No. II relating
to the Sale of liquors.
The bill was read by title and referred
to the Liquor Committee.
Rep. White moved to reconsider the
Dipsomaniac Bill; lost,
Second reading of bill No. 60, an Act
relating to the harboring and conceal
ment of leper suspects,
Noble Pua moved it pass.
Minister Brown moved it be referred to
the Sanitary Committee.
The bill passed to engrossment, and
Thursday fixed for third reading.
Bill No. 81, to regulate lodging houses
in Honolulu.
Noble Crabbe moved postponement
till Tuesday, as the Introducer was not
present.
Noble Muller did not favor postpone
ment. The introducer knew the bill
was coming up, and the least he could do
was to be present.
The motion to postpone was carried.
Second reading Of an Act to transfer
the island of Kahoolawe from the district
of Lahains. to Waikiki.
Rep. Kalua moved the bill pass to en-
grossment.
Noble Widemann wanted to know the
reason.
Noble Won Tempsky- Kahoolawe is at
present house divided against itself
half belongs to one district and half to
another. The connection with Lahaina
is inconvenient
Noble W. Y. Horner was opposed to
the bill. 1t is great deal more trouble
to 60 to Waikiki than to Lahaina. To
go to Waikiki you must travel against
the wind. The hon. noble must have
had little touch of the nightmare the
night before he introduced this bill. I
cannot account for it any other way. l
shall appeal to the House to prevent La
haina from being stripped of her terri
tory. / move the bill be indefinitely
postponed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-13
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE ON TRIAL

1t may not be generally known
that there is one section of the
American Union where women
have been allowed to vote in all
elections for a number of years.
This fact has given special interest
to the admission of Wyoming, the
forty-fourth state in the Union.
Ever since 1869 it has had women 8
suffrage, and the convention last
year which drafted the constitution
under which its application for
statehood was made voted unani-
mously in favor of embodying the
principle of political equality. In
the Fortnightly Review" short
time ago, the Hon. Horace PIunket
presented an entertaining account
of the history of the Wyoming ex-
pertinent. SlngularIy enough, it
was adopted by legislature of
which every member was Demo-
crat, and most of them Democrats
from Vhe South. Its adoption was
not due to the advanced views of
the legislators. The debate was
jocose throughout, and the argu-
ment which carried the day was
that the bill would be famous ad-
vertisement for the Territory. The
legislators were right. Wyoming
instantly gained worldwide no.
toriety. For a while women served
on the; juries. Here they distin-
guished themselves by their sever
ity, especially towards the keepers
of saloons, brothels and gambling.
houses Occasionally they broke
down physically during lengthy
trial, but there was no failure in
Justice attributed to them. The
Jury law was declared unconstitu.
tional, and in 1871 the Democrats
attempted to overthrow the suffrage
law, but the Governor interposed
his veto. Since that day the in.
stitutlon has come to be generally
accepted by the whole body of the
citizens. The writer of the Fort
nightly" article says that nearly
eighty per cent. of the women ex-
ercise their voting privilege. As
voters, they go by personal rather
than party preferences. In local
elections this fact is believed to
have had an influence wholly bene
fetal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-13

Our Legislative report yesterday
contained an error. Rep. Robt.
Wilcox did not say that the late
Minister of Finance approved the
payment of money appropriated for
st. Louis College from sectarian
motives" but that it was the Board
of Education which did this. The
late Minister, on the contrary, was
the one who secured the payment.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-13

II is wonderful to observe the
change which has come over the
spirit of the Elele's dream, since the
change in the editorship. The
paper is now like a patient just
come out of a long attack of de-
lirium tremens. 1t is weak and ex-
hausted, but rational.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-13
THE DAILY
Pacific Commercial Advertiser.
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10, 1890

The Dipsomaniac Bill came up
on it's third reading just after
lunch yesterday, before very thin
House. The enemies of the mea-
sure were out in force, and they
killed it in a minute.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-13

Heavy storms prevailed in Europe
in July and in some vallies of Ger
many twelves inches of snow fell.
1t is thought that the storm will
reduce the beet sugar crop very
much.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-08-13
Ncm ADVERTISEMENTS.
NOTICE.
Kamehameha School.

THE NEXT TERN BEGINS MON
4 DAY, September LIST. New pupils
should apply ar once. For further partic-
ulars address WIN Is. OLESON.
1861 3S-iot Principal.
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THIS PAPER Is KEPT ON FILE
i at E. c. DAKE's ADVERTISING
AGENCY, "a & 65 Merchants Exchange,
San Francisco, Cal, where contracts for
advertising can be made for it.
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Bn Autl)orltp
Regulation No. 4.


In accordance with an Act - Relating to
the Suppression of Plant Diseases. Bhghts
and Insect Pests" approved on the 18th
day OF July, 1890, the shipping, sending or
taking OF any plants, slips or cuttings from
the Island of Oahu to any of the other
Islands of this Kingdom is hereby prohib-
tied until further notice.
Exempt from this regulation are plants
from foreign countries landed at the port
OF Honolulu in transit, provided that up
to the time of reshipment they have not
left the wharf of Honolulu and have been
duly examined.
A. JAEGER,
e.. p. IAUKEA,
4. w. JORDAN,
Commissioners of Agriculture
Approved August 5, 1890.
G.. n. SPENCER,
Minister of the Interior. 81
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
Writing with Both Hands.

Owing to the popularity oftype-
Writers penmanship is becoming a
lost accomplishment among bust.
ness men; but one gentleman OF this
city writes letters with both hands at
I once. s1I1 He is 2. G. Cockey, of the
Western Union building, and he con
sented to show a reporter how to
make a manifold machine Of himself.
s After endless practice, Z he said,
q at last found that / was capable
OF writing with both hands at once,
and in this way have done consid-
5erable writing of a business nature.
OF late years, however, all my writ.
ing has been done by dictation to q
stenographer."
Mr.. Cockey drew a pad from a
drawer in his desk, and taking q lead
pencil in each hand he wrote the re-
porter's name toward the left with
the left hand, and toward the right
with the right hand. Is= >'ssa82
This is one way ofWriting it S. &
said Mr.. Coekey ssbut perhaps you
would like to see it written this way, q
and he wrote the name upside down
with both hands. Finally he wrote
q long sentence sim ultaneo ously With
both hands. New York World.
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
THE GRAPEVINE SWING.

When was boy on the old plantation,
Down by the deep bayou,
The fairest spot OF all creation,
Under the arching blue.
When the wind came over the cotton and corn,
To the long, slim loop I'd spring,
With brown feet bare and hat-brim torn,
And swing in the grapevine swing,
Swinging in the grapevine swing,
ldream and sigh Il
For the days gone by,
Swinging in the grape vine swing
Out DER the water-liles bonnie and bright,
Back to the moss,grown trees,
shouted and laughed with heart as lis hit
AS q wild rose tossed by the breeze.
The noeking bird joined in my reckless glee,
z1.st ionged for no angels wing;
Was just as near heaven as wanted to be,
Swinging in the grapevine swing,
Swinging in the grapevine swing,
Laughing where the wild birds sing;
Oh! to be boy,
With heart full of Joy
Swinging in the grapevine swing.
I'm weary at morn, I'm weary at night,
m fretted and soIs of heart;
And care is sowing my locks with white
as wend through the y,red mart.
I'm tired ofthe world, with it's pride and pomp,
And fame seems worthless thing; :.
I'D barter it all Tor one days romp
And swing in the grapevine swing,
Swinging in the grapevine swing,
Laughing where the wild birds sing;
l would / were away
From the world to-day,
Swinging in the grapevine swing.
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
NUMBER 35.
About the Stars,

It appears probable that as q r,rle q
the brighter stars are the ones near
est to us and the smallest most dis
tant. Stars of the first to the sixth
magnitude are visible to the naked
eye, and those from the seventh to.
the seventeenth magnitude are yisi-
BILE with the aid of telescope, al
though only the great Lick telescope
ls capable of detecting the latter. It
ls supposed that it takes 10000
years for the light from stars of the
seventeenth magnitude to reach the
earth.
It would take 16, 600, 900 years for
the light to reach us from stars of
the thirty-second magnitude, SO that
the light ofsome stars, created long
before our own sun, may not have
had time to.reach the earth. To see
such stars, a telescope would be re-
CURED tWo-thirds of a mile in diam
eter, though even one the size of the
Lick may some time reveal such dis
tant stars with the aid of photograr
ply. The Milky Way, which can be
seen by a simple opera glass to be a,
swarm OF stars and not nebula,
enables us to form some idea of the
shape of the stellar universe. It's
shape is evidently like that of disk
or lens. It's thickness is about one
ninth as great as it's average diam
eter. Its fiat shape, resembling that
OF the solar system, suggests the pos
sibility of systematic movement.
There are two ways Of determining
the direction in which our own sun is
moving, one by comparing what are
called the proper motions of the
other stars, and the other by observ--
ing the displacement of the spectral
lines. By the first of the two meth
ods it is found that there Is general
tendency among the stars to sepa-
rate in the direction of the constella-
tion Hercules, and to approach one
another in the opposite direction,
from which it is seen that the sun is
moving toward some point in that
constellation. Its velocity is doubt
ful, but may be about fifteen miles a
second. The other method Of deter
mining the SUMS motion has not yet
been sufficiently employed to enable
us to arrive at general results,
though much is to be expected from
it in the future.
When we come to study the motion
of the other stars, we find that GER
tain groups of them are moving to-
gether, but the key to their motions
has not yet been found.
There is no evidence of the exist
ence OF a central sun for the stellar
universe, !Ll1 although such might exist
IN non-luminous state, or one of
the stars which we see may be such a.
body But the probability is that if
the universe is a system, it is, astro.
nomically speaking, an aristocracy
rather than monarchy.-Rev.
George NJ. Searles.
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
I selzed what / conjectured to be q
tnign bone projecting from pile Of
them and gave iii a wrench

I seized what / conjectured to be q
thigh bone projecting from q pile 81
them and gave it a wrench.
lnan instant q masssof bones and
skulls gave way, and rolled down on
me ~ g laundering avalanche, while
voice exclaimed, The intruder
who slnvades the sanctuary Of the
dead shall perish by the dead!
The horror Of the catastro rophe over
Wllelmed me, and i lost my con-
scio ousness. When / recovered / was
lying in my bed in the Grand hotel,
with sthe sun shining on the glass
gallery opposite my window. There
was q tap at my door. ] sprang up.
opened it and admi itted nv travelling
companion. .5.}s5
Well, old fellow" said he, sshoW
did YOU sleep after our visit to the
Catac ombs yesterda day?'' g 4
Yesterday" I echoed.
Yes. / had the nightmare. z
But how did / escape?'' I asked.
Escape? What do you mean BY
escaping? You rode home in the car
rage with me and the ladies'
But that und dertaker who thrust
himself into our party?''
d. there was no und dertaker, my boy.
You must have been dreaming. II
Not at all, unless / was dreaming
wide awake. Z
People some etimes do that. .
You did not observe anything
queer about me in the Catacomb bs?O
Notsat all. I thought you were
unusually lively and wide awake. 2
Then / told him my story as / have
related it.
He shook his head.
Queer things have happened ia the
Catacombs sir" he said, .'to quote
the words Of your my mysterious friend,
phil osopher and guide. But /
wouldn't advise you to let your fan.
cies run away with you, for there is a
place near Paris called Charento
a madhouse and when fellow gets
too queer in his upper story his
friends feel obliged to pack him in a
strait jacket, and send him down
there for medical reatment. Don't
impose the unpleasant task on me.
And And now come and breakfast with us
at the Cafe Angla
This is the way in which the strang-
est occurrences of life are treated by
our matter-o offact friends. For nv i
part shall always insist that nv
visit to the Cataco combs was one Of
the III ySterieS of Paris ',swha hatnver
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
Fame After Death.

1t is pathetic to read Of the pos.
thumous fame OF Adam Lindsay
Gordon, the Australianpoet. Twen-
ty years have passed since, reduced
to dire pecuniary straits, he shot
himself on Brighton Beach, near Mel
bourne. Now we are informed, on
the authority of the circulating Ii
5braries, that his poetical works are
ex tremely popular" in the wealthy
city where he starved whena
The Australian publishers have made
{ Q fortune out Of the fresh and yigor-
Gus poems that brought their au-
thor little, il any, recompense.
Here is an instance Of the con-
temptuous Indifference with which
#eiordon's remark able gift of open air
song was treated during his lifetime.
One of the leading Australian daiiies
thus noticed his Bush Ballad = on
their first publication: sWe have re-
celved g volume Of poems entitled
bush Ballads, by a. T.. Gordon.
The book is highly creditable to the
printer, the paper maker and the
binder l1nllts The same journal publish
ed within the last few years, without
g blush or an apology of any sort,
Two columns of q glowing eulogy OF
the London edition Of Gordon's
poems. It is the old story of the
stoning Of the prophets, Of Keats
and The Quarterly, Of the marble
honors that are reserved for a mans
ashes and the tribute that comes
just a lifetime too late.
Can honor 8 voice provoke the silent dust,
or fattery soothe the dull, cold ear OF
death? s
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
"A Case Of Disrespect.

From the New York Sun
a colored man at Augusta, Ca,
having been hired to drive a party OF
New York and Boston gentlemen out
to a plantation five orsix miles away,
Ielt his head swell accordingly.
Half way out the road was some
what obstructed by an OK cart which
had broken down. There was plenty
OF room to pass, but the colored Je-
hu saw favorable opportunity to
show off, and SO he drew rein and ex-
claimed:
pusson d
What yo' want?'' replied the
other.
. What y yo' destructing this road
fur??''s
q hahn t. Pass on. 2
' ! O. move dat caht!'
Shan tdo it. .
Look-arheah, Moses, does yo'
reckon to desist me?''
"Gem'len, said Moses, ais he came
nearer and removed his hat, Il
wouldn't dun desist nobody, but I
leab it to yo' if dar hahn t sagacity
nutf to rotate dis keeridge past dat
obstruckshun!' 81
The party decided that there was,
and ordered the driver to drive on.
He obeyed, but turned to explain:
u knowed dar was, gem len, but if
yo' doan' disrespect some o. desc
country niggers dey won disrespect
5yO'. $s3# l5sSHs -
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
"A Clever Elephant.

: E
From Col. Davidson Memories
Hyder's cakes were baked in a very
simple oven, the oven, in fact, so
often alluded to in Scrip pture. Io con
sisted of a large earthenware All Ba-
aba sort Of q jar, in the bottom Of
which fire of dried grass and twigs
was kindled; and when the EN- bers
were still red. the cakes were stuck
all around the inside OF the Jar to
bake. One day Hyder's mahont had
gone through this process, which he
completed by covering the jar with a.
lid on which he heaped some stones,
and then went into the bazaar, leav-
ing Hyder in comforta able anticpa-
ton Of his dinner. 1s5s
The time arrived for taking out
the cakes, but not SO the mahout.
At length Hyder's patience was ex-
hausted, and the cakes were running
nsiderable risk Of being burnt;
when, tugging at his pickets, he man
aged to get rid ofhis front fastenings,
and wheeling round, he found that
lle could just reach the oven wit Ii his
trunk He cautiously lifted off the
stones, removed The lid, and ate the
cakesl He then put on the lid, and
replacing the stones one by one most
carefully, returned TO his place; and
3if be had not been watched III this
nlaneuyer BY Mr.. Boyde, the ma
shout might have wondered to his
LIES end how the cakes had disap.I
pearsd s'SsI
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
The Latest Cheese Story.

Ihe STORIES which are told of the
effect of the odor OF strong cheese
upon nostrils unaccustom to it are
pretty numerous, but to the list per-
haps one more may be added, since
it is genuine.
In the suburbs Of Boston lives a
merchant who is something Of an
epicure, and not infrequently he
brings home with him from the CITY.
on his return from business, some
itid.bit or other. Notlong since he
found some particularly choice Ro-
quefort cheese, and the day being
Saturday he took a piece home with
him for his Saturday dinner.
Arrived at the station he was met
by his man with the buggy and in
driving home he put the bundle on
bottom Of the carriage, where it lay
forgotten until the next day. At
dinner he remembered the delicacy
and sending for Patrick he asked
what had been done with the pack
age of cheese which he left on the
bottom of the buggy.
Was that chease, sor?" respond
ed Patrick, in evident surprise,
s. Yes, ofcourseit was cheese. What
did you do with it? it??''
S' Well, upon me soul, sor, it never
inferred me rehinsion that it was
.chease. 1T smelled that powerful,
sor, thatI Thought sure it we're dead,
sor;; and ! Wint an buried it, manin'
no harm. !" Boston Courier.
The Princeton union., 1890-08-21
The Niagara River Canal.

The Niagara River canal is expect
ed to cost $500, 900 and furnish
lis, 600 horse power. With coal at
4or So q ton, the cost of one horse
power9is placed at from 500 to SIG
8 year, or, roughly, ten tons of coal
per year per horse power. This ca
nal, if it gives the estimated horse
power, viii furnish q power about
equal to 4 200, 900 tons q year.
This will cost, taking a capitalized
value offour per cent on the invest
ment, $14O, 600 as the first outlay,
and at least as much more for main
tenance and repairs. The horse
power will therefo fore he about as
lcneap asl co8l at twenty cents q ton,
and III ars \ scap Bio Of almost
sinde dehhits AZ pansio "a unless the falls
are consid dered of lIi iore value than
sshorss pos " NM ir \ ~ 4 sork 9 Telegram.