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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-26
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY OF THE
HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT.
The COURT.

The COURT.
Her Majesty Queen LILIUoKALANI.
Her Majesty Queen Dowager KAPIoLANI
Her Royal Highness Princess VICTORIA
KAwEKIU-KAIULANIL UNALLo-KALANI
NUIAHILAPALAPA, Heir Apparent.
The Hon. ARCHIBALD SCOTT CLEGHoRN
Father of the Heir Apparent.
II. r. H. VIRGINIA K. PoOMAIKELANI.
II. III. Prince DAVID KAwANANAKOA.
II. H Prince JONAH X. KALANIANAoLE,
FL MS Chamberlain, Major JAMES. w.
ROBERTSON.
THE CABINET.
His Elk. Sam'l Parker, Foreign Affairs.
His Elk. j. Mott-Smith, Finance.
His Elk. C.. n. Spencer, Interior.
His FIX. W. Whiting, Acknowledgement.
SUPREME Court.
Hon. 4. +. Judd, Chief Justice.
Hon. L. McCully, First Associate Justice.
Hon. X. +. Bickerton, Second As'te JUS.
Hon. S. B. Dole, Third Associate Justice.
Henry Smith, Chief Clerk.
+. Wundpnburg, Deputy Clerk.
George Lucas, Jr., Second Deputy Clerk
j. Walter Jones, Stenographer.
Offices and Courtroom in Government
Building, King street. Sitting in Homo
lulu-First Monday in January, April,
July and October.
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
His Elk. s. Parker, Min. Foreign Affairs.
Frank p Hastings, Secretary.
W. II. Wright and Ed. Stiles, Clerks.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Office in Govt. Building, King street.
His Elk. G. n. Spencer, Min. Interior.
Chief Clerk, J. A. Hassinger.
Assistant Clerks: J. H. Boyd, Geo. E.
, 1891-08-25

There is a decided novelty about the
Idea of applying magnets to windows to
prevent the rafting of the sashes, but
this can now be done simply and effect
lively. A bar magnet whose two poles
project toward the face of the sash is
inserted lengthwise in either side of the
window. Fixed rigidly in the window
frames are rods of iron, and the attrac-
ton between the magnets and the iron
rods prevents the play which is usually
the cause of rafting. The consequence
is that the sash need no longer be made
to fit so closely that dampness will cause
it to swell and become difficult to open.
The power exerted between the magnets
and side rods is just enough to effect the
desired object, while not enough to in
terfere with the easy raising or lowering
of the windows.-New York Recorder.
, 1891-08-25
rRAcagn rRou HIS Hosss.
Daring spture of a French General by
"A British Omcer at Waterloo.

Daring Capture of a French General by
"A British omcer at Waterloo.
The only prisoner made by the Eng
lish reserve at Waterloo was a French
general whose capture was due to the
cool head and stout heart of a young
brigade major anxious for an adventure.
During the battle several regiments Of
cavalry and infantry were kept in re-
serve under a heavy fire from French
guns. Great was the havoc, and neither
men nor horses relished the passive atti.
tude 10 which they were condemned.
While a group of young officers, in
front of the left wing of the reserve,
were discussing the situation, their at
tention was attracted to a French gen.
eral and his staff, all on horseback, who
were looking through their glasses at
the Englishmen. One of the group was
Captain Halkett, a young brigade major,
mounted on a thoroughbred. Suddenly
he exclaimed: IN lay any one five
pounds that | will bring that French
general over here dead or alive. Who'll
take the betY' Done, done, doneV'
shouted several officers.
The captain examined the saddle
girths and his pistols. Then, shouting
"Goodby," and putting spurs to his
horse, he dashed at n furious pace across
the plain between the British and French
lines. His comrades followed him with
their glasses, not speaking n word. The
Frenchmen opposite seemed puzzled
Believing that the Englishmanis horse
had bolted and that the rider had lost
control of him, they opened their ranks
TO let the runaway through
HRlkett steered his steed SO as to Craze
.he mounted general on the right side.
At the instant he put his arm around the
F~renchman's waist, lifted him bodily out
Of the saddle and throwing him over his
OWE horses neck, turned sharp and made
for the English lines. When the gener-
ais staff realized the meaning Of the
bold rider they dashed after him, but he
had a good start, and not a Frenchman
dared to fire for fear of killing the gem
eral.
Half a squad of English dragons, sec
ing Halkett chased by a dozen French
officers, charged them. They opened
their ranks to let Halkett through, closed
them up again the moment he was in
the rear, N then forced the Frenchmen
TO turn swiftly and seek shelter under
their own guns.
Amid the maddest cheering Halkett
stopped in front of the British lines, with
the general half dead, but securely
clasped in his strong arms. He jumped
from his horse, apologized to his prisoner
for the unceremonious way in which he
had been handled and in reply to his
congratulations of his comrades, said
simply:
praise my horse, not me-" The cap
tured general was treated with the ut
most courtesy and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
castle Chronicle.
, 1891-08-25

At one of the clubs one evening Mr..
Montagu Williams met Lord -, who
had just lost his father. The young lord
was naturally melancholy, and the law
yer proposed visiting a theater opposite,
which proposition was accepted. There
was a slight fire in the theater, where
upon the young lord was among the first
to bolt, like a rabbit" out of the build
ing. Returning leisurely to the club,
Mr.. Williams found there his young
friend quietly smoking q cigar.
"What on earth made you bolt that
way? You seemed frightened out of your
wits (not a difficult matter, perhapsL.
Don't you know that on such an occa-
sion If everybody got up and rushed
out a panic would ensue, with very likely
fatal consequences Why on earth
couldn't you sit still, as 1 did, There
was nothing serious the matter" Upon
Mis-, with the most patronizing air, the
young gentleman replied, "Oh, yes;
that's very well for you, but you've not
just succeeded to a peerage and geo, 900
a year."-San Francisco Argonsut.
, 1891-08-25

Vaseline spray for catarrh and throat
troubles is a new thing to most of the
members OF the medical association. DR..
]. W. Moore, however, says that as long
as twenty years ago DR.. Rumbold, of st.
Louis, discovered the merits of the treat
ment. He has pursued it excl since. For
thirty years DR.. Rumbold made a special
study of nose, throat and ear inflamma-
tions. His conclusions were that the
usual remedies were too strong and
caused too violent reactions. In expert
menting with milder methods he finally
took up vaseline and has used it to the
present time, With the other remedies
water has been used for cleansing pur-
poses.
While water is the best thing for
keeping the outer surface of the body
clean" DR.. Moore says, sit is not the
thing to apply to the mucous membrane
of the nose. That membrane absorbs
the water and puts the patient in condi-
ton to catch cold again. The way to
clean the nose is to spray it with vase
line. That not only cleans, but it leaves
the membrane protected and the danger
of fresh cold is prevented. OF course
the vaseline must be warmed sufficiently
to melt. Iii then applied by an atomizer,
and that is the new treatment for nose
and throat complaints. 1t seems mild
and simple, and SO it is, but it is taking
the place of the more radical treatment
for catarrhal troubles. Washington
Cor. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
, 1891-08-25

Here is n story Mark Twain recently
told an English interviewer who wanted
to learn all about American humor: "a
clergyman in New York was requested
by a man to come over to Brooklyn to
o~ficiate at his wife's funeral. The clergy
man assented, only STIMULATING that there
must be no delay, rs he had an impor-
tant engagement the same day. AT the
appointed hour they all met in the parlor.
The room was crowded with sobbing PEG
Pile. The clergyman stood up over the
coffin and began to read the service, when
he felt a tug at his coat tails, and bend
ing down he heard the widower whisper
in his ear, I'VE amt ready yet
Rather awkwardly, he sat down in II
dead silence. Presently he arose again,
and the same thing took place. A third
time he arose, and the same thing &C.
Cured. But what is the delay he
whispered back; why are you not readyY
She amt all here yet was the very
ghastly and unexpected reply; her stom-
ach's at the apothecary's.'"-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
, 1891-08-25

Once upon a time l came under the
banner of British eccentrics. | paid a
visit to Crete, n Turkish island by the
Levant, and, not finding the hotel of the
capital to my mind, with the aid of some
kindly Intermediates, l hired a house in
the country, and went thither to take up
my abode alone. To make matters
worse, it was at an epoch when the
island was disturbed by revolt. The
Turkish regiments were being increased
by new levies, and great was the activi-
ty on the various military exercising
grounds outside Canea and Gambia, the
two chief towns.
However, nothing serious came of it,
and | am free to confess that enjoyed
my unconventional bivouac non the less
for the flavor of excitement that this out
break In the island lent to it.
"How original Just like an English
mani' remarked of the officers of the
Austrian ironclads at that time anchored
with the international feet in Suda bay.
Yet, | believe, IS \ matter OF fact, that
he and some of his brethren envied me
my residence.-An the Year Round.
, 1891-08-25

THE first tournament Of the state fire
men at Rock Springs was a glittering sue
GEES. 1t does not appear to have been 10
any respect a one-sided affair. The Chey-
mt team was composed of first class
men. but they met competitors in every
way worthy ofthem. We are glad to see
the prizes so well distributed. This fact
will help to maiDtain a spirit of emulation
throughout the state with the result that
the next Tournament will be n vast i'm
provement over its predecessor. The
time made 10 the wet test was not at all
good, but thus was entirely due to the
pressure, which vas only sixty pounds.
Rock Springs Is supplied from Green river
with water which is pumped fifteen miles.
Therefore about six seconds were lost in
the wet test, which satisfactorily accounts
for the apparent slowness of the time.
, 1891-08-25

A man who strayed into a "charity
bazaar" had a trying experience.
He had made several quite unsatisfac-
tory purchases, not knowing how to re-
fuse the demands of the pretty sales
women, and at last, TO prove that he
could make one sensible investment, he
bought a small matchbox and carried it
off in triumph and haste.
Examining it after he had left the
booth, he discovered that there was nc
place on which to light the matches.
So, with the air of one determined not
to be cheated, he marched back to the
young lady of whom he had bought the
box.
"There is a mistake here" he said.
"You sold me this pocket matchbox, and
there is no place on it to scratch the
matches"
my dear SIR aid the young lady,
''you are quite right; l made a mistake.
That is intended for a jewel box and
costs fifty cents more, if You please"
And what did you do?" asked a friend
to whom he related his tale of woe.
'If you've aver been to a fair" replied
the other in an aggrieved tone, ''you
know very well what 1 did. l paid the
fifty cents, of courseT-Exchange.
, 1891-08-25
AS H SAW HIM.
How General Sherman Got Some Queer
Information About Himself.


How General Sherman Got Some Queer
Information About Himself.
There was a big celebration by the
Grand Army, and as a special train full
of members from New York passed Eliz-
abeth, N. j., a tall, gray headed man en-
tered one of b cars and took a seat next
to a committeeman, who was decorated
with more badges and medals thar a
French field marshal.
"Going down to the jamboree. COM
radey' asked the committeeman.
Eyes, sir" said the tall man.
"In the a chr"
IAN through" replied the newcomer,
with a smile.
"Of cours you were with Grant" said
the New York member, with a humor-
Gus wink.
Part of the time"
well, l was with Sherman-Atlanta
to the sea, you know. Many's the jolly
night l spent playing poker with old Te-
cump. He couldn't play worth a dern
though"
Couldn't, ehg' said the gray haired
veteran, with interest.
mo; it vas like finding money. I've
a great mind to tell the boys of a little
incident that occurred during the great
march, but as the old man is to be here
himself tonight l guess it wouldn't do"
81 shouldn't mind that"
"Well, l dunno. You see, it was like
this: Just after we struck the Weldon
railroad we had a fight. About moor it
let up a little and Sherman and | bor-
rowed a drum from the band for n table
an1 trranA fnNa Nln lr.Lo. e. 1sA.1.
game of draw"
Queer time for poker"
"Oh, you see fighting was a chestnut to
us in those days, while poker was a good
deal. Well, l horsed the old man pretty
bad, and when at last he opened a jack.
pot he was about cleaned out, so he wrote
out his pay receipt for the next month
and threw it in the pot. l raised him
5000. Just then a bullet tipped through
the drum and the action was under way
again.
1.-The old man jumped up. Pete he
says-Tecump always called me Pete
Pete, We can't play this hand just now,
but well finish it after the scrimmage.
Here, I'll put my hand under this stone
and you put yours in that hollow log
We did so and rushed for our horses"
"Hot fight that" said the tall veteran.
reflectively.
You bet. Every time l got near the
general he'd stand up in his stirrups,
ave his sword and yell, "A hundred bet
ter, Pete, and I'd holler back, "A hundred
better nor YOU 1t was most night be-
fore he called me, and then the pot was
a couple of thousand. After supper we
went out, hunted up the cards, and
showed EN- down. 1 had three aces and
two kings, and Tecump had four kings
and an ace. Singular, wasn't it?'
Remarkable. How did you account
for it?"
Account for it7 Why somebody had
been monkeying with the g~en'raIs hand,
that's what | don't insinuate anything,
mind, but you cal bet your boots l never
played Tecump again. But here's the
junction-let's go out and have n drink.
What might your name be, comradey'
william I. Sherman."-San Francis
co Examiner
, 1891-08-25
A neautIfuIly Dressed Man.

"Eurekal | have found It'll" rs some
body cried when he found out something
ages & ms he took his morning tub.
The thing | found was a beautifully
dressed man. He did not burst on my
view glorious In cuffs and collars. He
was not in Life Guardsman uniform, nor
was he artistically undressed for the ten
mis- court. Possibly he was not one of
the upper ten" for he was riding in an
omnibus near Victoria, and | gathered
from his conversation that he was going
to his work; but whoever he was his
taller was an hrtist to make "a thing of
beauty" and therefore, according to
Keats, "a Joy forever" out of a man
whose personal advantages consisted of
youth, good health and blue eyes.
The tailor took these eyes for his key
note, so to speak, and produced n sym
phony in light electric blue. A suit of
smooth serge repeated the color of the
eyes. The ground Of the shirt vas al
octave higher, and the pattern an octave
lower in tone. The necktie struck the
keynote again, while the highest note
of all was represented by a small, but
very blue steel chain. Bronze hat and
shoes, to match the hair, completed a
costume which was simply perfect. 1t
was with much difficulty we refrained
from asking his tailor's address Cor.
London Star.
, 1891-08-25
DIDN'T CATCH TIE IDEA.

Some time ago a Lusk correspondent of
TUE LEADER vigorously considered the
lack of protection afforded the range cat
tie owners and suggested that as irrigation
hal not as yet become immensely profit
able it might be well 10 protect what we
had until such time as we were assured
of something better to take its place. 1t
was on the principle of that homelY old
proverb. "A bird in the hand is worth
two in the bush and the hard common
sense of the suggestion commended itself
to pretty nearly everybody except the
Lusk Herald.
10 answer to the ideas of The LEADER
correspondent the Herald goes on to give
a history OF irrigation from the carly Nor
mon days to the time OF the Greeley col
ony and thence down through the latter
days OF experiment and ]iruitioE ip Cali
fornia. Just what bearing this has upon
the case we cannot conceive. The almost
miraculous results of irrigation are now
an old story in many sections, though Of
comparatively recent growth IN Wyoming
and not even yet generally utilized. The
possibilities OF irrigation in Wyoming are
enormous. everybody comedies that, but
the extreme advantage canoot be realized
without railroads to move the crops.
This is demonstrated in the prolific Ian
der and Buffalo regions for instance.
But admitting all tbis-which is in fact
really beyond discussion-we are again
face tn face with the original proposition:
Why should we let our range cattle busi-
ness 60 until we have something equally
valuable to take its place, when the peo-
pie of the state have the matter entirely
in their own hands2 Irrigated firms and
mining will eventually more than replace
the range industry. For the present they
do not. Therefore the Lu~k correspon-
dent of THE LEADER was entirely right in
the position he assumed while the Herald
Is sailing on the high seas without a
" 80
, 1891-08-25
Children who Work Ten Hour. n Day.

Children Who Work Ten Hours "A Day.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, looks
upon the employment of young children
in mercantile houses as a serious evil.
There are no statistics" said he, ito
show the number of children under four
teen years of age thus employed, but it
must be large. / believe that some chill
dren under eight years of age are en-
ployed in mercantile houses, and l know
that their wages seldom exceed two dol
lars per week, while for a single days
absence they are locked much more than
a single days pay. The average pay is
probably not more than $1.5 per week,
and many small children receive but one
dollar per week. There has been no at
tempt to organize children into labor
unions because the thing is impossible.
They could not act of their own volition.
The hours Of children in mercantile
houses are ordinarily from 1880 a. m. to
$3.50 p. m, and in the holiday season as
late as 10 p. IN Many such children are
set to work not so much from the need
as from the greed of parents. New
York Recorder.
, 1891-08-25

That an extraordinary amount of SUI
perstition still exists in some of the ag-
ricultural counties, particularly in the
west Of England, has been demonstrated
by circumstance which have come to
light in connection with the death Of n
Taunton oracle, who was known
throughout Somerset, Devon and Dorset
as 'Billy the Piper" He was for many
years looked upon as the Wizard Of the
West" and n large bundle Of letters
which were found in his house reveal to
an astonishing extent the credulity OF
certain people in those parts.
Billy, who was seventy-six years OF
age when he died, had lived in the same
house for forty years. He commenced
life by hawking pipes, but doubtless the
acquaintance he formed with country
folk while he was peregrinating with
the humble ''clays" opened his eyes to
their superstitious beliefs and induced
him to pose as u past master of witch
craft and fortune telling. And it was
not only simple villagers who were
reckoned among Billy's clients. Farm
ers and well-to-do people frequently con.
suited him-the former believing that
he could cast disease out of their cattle;
the latter regarding him as an infallible
aid in the discovery and punishment Of
those who had done them wrong.-Cas-
sells Saturday Journal.
, 1891-08-25

1T is Just liks Paris or LonIon, yon
know" was tho excited comment of a
lady seated high up ON the roof OF. q
Fifth avenue stage. And If it isn't
''just like" this hide up from the Wash
ington arch to Central park is a strong
reminder of London from the Knife
board" and the pleasant hours to be
spent on top of the Partisan buses. In
New York the possession of the roof is
most vigorously contested by ladies.
1t is the vantage ground from which
the visitor to the metropolis gets the
best view of the storied wealth and
grandeur Of Fifth avenue. In the cool
of the evening it is where tired shop
girls and their ardent escorts, young
couples arrayed in their best suits of
clothes, take a happy evening out above
the maddening crowd. Ten cents a pair
goes im~measurably further on top of a
Fifth avenue stage than twice the money
in ice cream. The inside of the stage
may be empty-it usually is in fair
weather as long as one vacant seat re-
mains on top. The seeker after fresh air
and the sights of the streets declines to
ride anywhere else but on the roof.
If four times the number of coaches
were run the roof seats could contain
but a small %pcoportion of those who de-
light to use them at certain hours of the
day. If you desire to enjoy the finest
street Of residences in the world from
the most advantageous point of view
you must go down to Washington place
and start with the stage. And right
there is where you occasionally get the
additional treat of a dozen half hysterical
women and shouting young girls scram-
bling up a steep, crooked. S-inch stair
way for the first time. From that time
you will probably think the abolition Of
the old Broadway stage was a mistake,
and that all they needed was a double
row of roof seats to have converted them
into a joy forever.-New York Herald.
, 1891-08-25
a .S0UrH DAKOTA PLAN.

la South Dakota they have hit upon an
idea which will do much to afford pro-
lection not only to the large range stock
men but to the farmers as well The
Rapid CITY Journal alludes to the matter
in these words: Yesterday all the
butchers 10 Pennington county were
served with a copy OF the new law which
became operative on the first day OF June,
1891. in regard to keeping a record for
public inspection in their places of bust
ness. This law requires Of every butcher
in the It ,tc of South Dakota TO keep a
record OF all beef animals slaughtered by
them, the age, sex, marks and brands,
from whom bought and the date when
bought. The chairman Of the Farmers
Protective Stock Association served the
copies on them and gave them notice that
in ten days and at future dates n COM
mittce would call on them aud see if thew
performed their duties in regard to such
"a record. 1t is expc,ted by all concerned
that it will be a great help to the one who
raises and loses his stock, to find the guilty
parties and also 70 a certain extent, check
the pilfering of stock
, 1891-08-25

Not long ago many physicians VINO
had had experience in cholera main
tanned that water should be withheld as
much as possible from the patients, and
that those who drank freely were almost
sure to succumb to the terrible malady.
At the present time, however, it being
universally acknowledged that cholera
is a disease due to germs, a treatment
that promises to be popular is to insist
that the patients drink all the hot water
possible, for the purpose Of washing
these germs out of the intestinal canal.
Moreover, to take, at frequent intervals
at first, large injections of hot water to
favor this expulsion. Boston Herald.
, 1891-08-25

These two adjectives by no means. im
ply the possession of great muscular
strength. There are many men and wo-
men of slight build and interior stature to
whom the terms hale and hearty" per-
fcctly apply. Their compilations are clear.
eyes blight and vivacious, pulses tranquil,
step elastic movements steady, sleep I'M
disturbed, appetites sound. These indicia
of h~aleness and heartiness Hostetter' s
Stomach bitters will assureoly bestow up
on the feeble, the nervous and the dys-
peptic. No tonic of the century compares
with it IN popularity, no other rivals it in
efficacy. As permanent inyigoratiou
means also the previous regulation OF dis
order in the system, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters must also be regarded as CHIEF
among regulators. 1t conquers and pre-
vents malaria and rheumatism. overcomei
inactivity Of the liver. bowels and kidney,
and promotes the acquisition Of flesh a,
we'll as vigor.