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Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
WHAT CANDY COSTS.
How Small Fortunes Can Be Spent Very
 Easily on Sweetmeats.

How Small Fortunes Can Be Spent Very
 Easily on sweetmeats.
 Violets and rose leaves, delicately eandied, are for sale at s a pound.
 Gold dragees, a plain round candy dipped in gold, cost $1O pound. Sil- yer dregees cost $1. 50 per pound.
 Fruit candies cost 80 cents
 Chocolates and bonbons of the finest description are 30 cents
 Caramels, cups and drops are 50 cents.
 Lime tablets. frequently used on steamers to prevent seasickness, cost 60 cents a pound and come in bottles.
 Cream peppermints are also used for steamer purposes by young women and children. These are the same price.
 Taffy and molasses drops, besides old fashioned molasses candy, are here for sale at 40 cents a pound.
 Salted almonds are $1 pound. Cream cherries are so cents a pound.
 Chocolate for eating and cooking pur- poses can be bought for from 40 cents to 65 cents a cake.
 Cocoa is 25 cents a cake. Chocolate creams, jellies and nuts are 80 cents pound.
 Satin bags for candies are, when filled, worth $7 each. Rests for chairs, in lovely designs in lace and painting, are filled with bags of candy and cost $14. Gap notices, for dinners and ger mans, cost from 25 cents to 8 dozen
 Dinner favors, in dainty designs of guitars, bags, bouquets and everything beautiful, are to be ordered at from 30 cents to $2 each. .s Satin boxes cost from S5 to $60; these are hand painted and embroidered, and filled with choice candies they are fit presents for a queen. Royal Worcester, Grown Derby, Hungarian, Minton, Carlsbad and Moore, for holding candies, are very dainty and elegant These cost from $8 to $25 each, and are painted ire quently in special designs to order. Twined baskets cost $3 to $15 each. Sterling silver bonbonnieres, for hold ing candies, are of the most charming designs These range in price from @5 l to $15.
 The choicest of these sterling silver bonbonnieres contain Italian mint drops, a rare delicacy. Bonbonnieres for holding dragees are made of handsome enamel These cost from @5 to $20 each.
 Sterling silver dishes for table use for holding choice candies, cost from $3 to $S each, and are very elegant.
 Boxes of dragees cost 25 cents each and boxes of pastils cost the same price.-New York World.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13

as brother takes brother by the hand, and saying to one and all, to each: "Come, come; the door is open; enter now and sit down at the feast"
 CALL TO EVERYBODY.
 Old man, God has been waiting for thee long years. Would that some tear of repentance might trickle down thy wrinkled cheek. Has not Christ done enough in feeding thee and cloth ing thee all these years to win from thee one word of gratitude9 Come, all the young. Christ is the fairest of the fair. Wait not till thy heart gets hard. Come, the farthest away from Christ. Drunkard, Christ can put out the fire of that thirst. He can restore thy broken home. He can break that shackle. Come now. today, and get his pardon and its strength. Libertine, Christ knew where you were last night. He knows all the story of thy sin. Come to him this day. He will wash away thy sin and he will throw around thee the robe of his pardon. Harlot, thy feet foul with hell, thy laughter the horror of the street-O Mary Magdalen Christ waits for thee
 And the one farther of, farther than have mentioned, a case not so hope. full as any have mentioned, self right eous man, feeling myself all right, hay ing no need of Christ, no need of par don, no need of help-O self righteous manl dost thou think in those rags thou canst enter the feast9 Thou canst not Gods servant at the gate would tear off thy robe and leave thee naked at the gate. o self righteous mani the last to come Come to the feast. Come, repent of thy sin. Come, take Christ for thy portion.
 Day of grace going away. Shadows on the cliff reaching farther and farther over the plain. The banquet has al ready begun. Christ has entered into that banquet to which you are invited. The guests are taking their places The servant of the king has his hand on the door of the banqueting room, and he begins to swing it out. Now Is your time to go in. Now is my time to enter. must go in. You must go in. He is swinging the door shut. Now it is half shut. Now it is three-fourths shut. Now it is just ajar. After awhile it will be forever shutl
 What will ye waste on trfiing cares That life which Gods compassion spares? While in the endless round of thought The one thing needful is forgot.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
Boots in England Nearly a Century Ago

Boots in England Nearly Century Ago.
 In the early years of the present cen tury a number of members of the house of commons wore top boots. What contributed to break up the general use of top boots was the introduction of the Hessian boot as an article of walk ing dress. It was worn over tight pan taloons and was a handsome piece ot attire. These in turn were superseded by the Wellington boot, which was in troduced by the Iron Duke as being much more comfortable under the loose military trousers. This species of boot has been almost entirely abandoned in consequence of the universal use of the short ankle boots, but is still used by some classes in this country, who stuff the trousers loosely in at the top. St. Louis Republic
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
Cremation at Milan.

The Italian clergy, unlike the clergy of France-and for the most part of Eng land-have never made any objection to cremation, and at Milan, where nearly 2,00O bodies have been cremated during the last thirteen years, and where at the present rate of increase cremations will soon reach an average of one day, the same funeral service is performed, whether the corpse be destined for slow corruption under the earth, or for rapid mcineration above ground. Two systems of cremation are followed at Milan Westminster Review.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
May 20.

May 20. 141-Albert Durer, artist, born. Christopher Columbus died. E32-Thomas Boston, Scotch preacher and writer, died; his published sermons consti- ute favorite storehouse of plagiarizing preachers.
 17Sl-David Dudley Field, eminent clergyman, born in Madison, Conn.,; died 1867; father of Cyrus, Henry M., Stephen J. and David Dudley Field. 1s63-Battle at Fort Gibson and Fort Blount, IT.; the Eighth Illinois cavalry started on its famous raid below Fredericksburg, Va. 1s6ICavalry fights at Milford's Station and Donnersbridge, Va. 1S75-Centennial of Mecklenburg declaration of independence celebrated at Charlotte, N. O.; Hon. Jesse D. Bright died at Balti- more, aged 63; expelled from United States senate (where he represented Indiana) in 1861 for "disloyalty.' 1S89AArmy of caterrillars stopped . train on Maine extension of Canada Pacific.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
May IS.

u6O-Eric K, or St. Eric, missionary king of Sweden, slain; birth date unknown. 1s58-The editor of the San Francisco Bulletin, known as James King of William, shot dead by James Casey, which causes imme- diate organization of vigilance committee and hanging of Casey and many others. l863-Siege of Vicksburg begun; lasted till July 4; four minor battles elsewhere. l864-Battles at Rome, Ga.; Kingston, Ga, and Bayou de Glaize, or Calhoun Station, La. lS70-International yacht race-Cambria, Eng fish, vs. Sappho, American; won by Sappho. ls75-Earthquake at Cuenta, Columbia. 8. A.; 5000 lives lost. 18S8-A. J. Streeter nominated for president by National Labor convention; International exhibition opened at Copenhagen, Dem mark.
 lS9O-Powder explosion in Havana, Cuba; killed 3Opersons and injured over 10O
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
Japanese Salutations.

While waiting for train at Yoko- hama station not many years ago, a tourist observed a Japanese gentleman, faultlessly attired in European dress, approach a Japanese lady (also dressed after the manner of civilized nations) and lift his hat with pretty bow made in the orthodox western style. Thereupon Mime. Chrysantheme, look ing trifle embarrassed, essayed to re- turn the compliment by lifting her bonnet Finding, however, that this troublesome headpiece declined to yield, the poor little lady tugged at it hard with both hands, but as all her exertions were unavailing she ultimate ly slid her hands down tAe front of her dress and inclined her body after the manner of uncivilized Japanese when they meet each othsr in the street nat urally clothed. Francisco Argo patlt.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
Beads.

Glass beads originated with the Egyp.
 tians Some have been found with hieroglyphic inscriptions, showing the date to be about 15OO B. c. Glass beads and beagles for necklaces were used by the Egyptians and many other ancient nations. They were also used on cloth employed for mummy wrap
 pings. They have been long used by eastern nations for devotional purposes
 being worn by Chinese, Tartars, Bud dhists and Turks alike The Chinese rosary is composed of 10S beads of corals, stones, etc., some of them being as large as pigeons egg.
 They are mentioned by St. Angus tine, A. D. 366, and by the Druids of the time of Cesar. Beads of copper have been found in all of the ancient burial mounds of northern Europe and Asia, as we'll as in the mounds of Amer. ica. Gold beads have been discovered in some of the cliff dwellings of Arizona and Mexico. Whether these are earlier or later than those of Egypt it would be difficult to say. Louis Republic.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
Wanted Some Store Teeth,

The other day waman not over 30, but minus her teeth, called on promi- nent dentist, and asked him if he could not rent her set of teeth to wear to 2 party that evening. She told the dentist that she supposed that false teeth were kept in stock and that people fitted themselves. Waterbury American.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
A ThOuxhtful Spouse.

MT. Suburb (after a long weary tramp to his nearest neighbor)-Good even- ing, Mrs. Lawnmower. find my wife has not returned from her shopping trip to the city, and the house is locked up. She left the key here, presume9
 Mrs. Lawnmower-No-o. She said it was a pity you should have to take such a long walk for the key every time she was out, so she put it under the hvnt door mat. New York Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
A New Excuse.

Cant you settle that account now, sir!"
 'Why, I mailed you the money long ago."
 'I never received it."
 'Well, I saw in the newspapers that letters containing S35, 900 have gone to the dead letter office in the last twelve months. Yours must be among them See the government about it t!"-Epoch
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
Reductio ad Absurdum, e

Judge to prisoner) are charged with entering this mans store and steal ing a clock What have you to say for yourself?
 Prisoner-I am not guilty of theft; am guilty only of procrastination.
 Judge-Only guilty of procrastina- tion2 How so2
 Prisoner-I am the thief of time.- Jewellers Circular
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13

Digestion would be greatly promoted if rest could be taken for half an hour after meal. A gentle walk with the chest thrown out is excellent even in- doors. When a walk is taken in the house the hands should be slasped at the back.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13

lS2O-James Buchanan Eads, engineer, build- CT of the first Mississippi gunboats and de- signer of the Eads jetties, born at Law renceburg, Ind; died 1889. 182+General Ambrose Burnside, born at Lib erty, Ind: died in Bristol. R. l., Sept. 8, 1881. 1s51-Richard Labor Shell, Irish poet, orator and patriot, died in Florence, Italy; born near Waterford, 1791. 1862-Battle of Fort Craig, N. M. la62-Three minor battles in Virginia. lsNEBeginning of the five days battle at North Anna river, Va. iS7p-Mark Lemon, editor of London Punch died; born 1909. l889IThe shah of Persia visited Alexander W as St. Petersburg
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13

Tho camel will eat figs with all the relish that a person will.
 While the girl of the period is shining in the parlor her mother is shining in the kitchen.
 The lace ruffs of the cavaliers we're Q a cause hissing and an o6ense in Roundhead eyes. .f
 A lady visiting hospital gave . sol dier who had lost both his legs tract on the sin of dancing.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13

The French chemists who some months ago succeeded in making small rubies have now overcome all difficult ties and can make them of very much larger dimensions.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
Biz rowns with No Hospitals.

The statement is made, as startling, that Richmond, Va, a city of almost 100, 900 people, has no city hospital. Omaha, a city of 135, 900, is also in the same un8ottunats dilemma. .--Omaha
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13

German philosopher, born. SIR JNo. FRANK 1796-James Boswell, biogra- LIN.
 pher of Samuel Johnson, died. l85-Sir John Franklin and crews sailed from England in search of a northwest passage. 1s62-Battle at Searcy Landing, Little Red
 river, Ark.
 lS63-First assault on Vicksburg repulsed. lS63-Battles at Fayetteville, Ark; Welaka,
 Fla., and Cassville, Ga.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
May 21.

m0y S1. 15N-Philip II of Spain born. 16S8-Alexander Pope, poet, born; second centennial widely celebrated in 1888. 169O-John Eliot, Indian apos- tie, died in Roxbury, Mass; born 1904.
 1m-Cornelius Van Tromp,l famous Dutch admiral, died.
 172ERobert Harley, earl of Oxford, famous minister na diaG
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13

May 19. 988-St. Dunstan, the arch bishop of Canterbury. who pulled the devils nose with hot tongs, died; born 925.
 l58-Anne Boleyn,second wife of Henry VIII and mother of Queen Elizabeth, be- headed.
 l762-John Theophilus Fichte, German philosopher, born.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13

 l79e-Reverdy Johnson. statesman, born ir Annapolis, Md; died there in 1876; minister to England at one time and counsel for President Andrew Jo' nson. 1849-Maria Edgeworth, novelist, died. 1862eBattle at Phillips creek, Miss. 1s63-Battles at Middleton, Tenn, and Port Hudson Plains, La. 186ECavalry battles at Snia Hills, Mo-, and Mount Pleasant. Miss. 1S88-Dynamite explosion at Baraga, Mich., killed men.
 cisco fired by an incendiary and destroyed. Floods in Mesopotamia drowned 500 people. 1890NMcKinley tariff bill passed the house of representatives by 162 to 142.
 May 22. 337-Constantine, first Christian emperor of Rome, died. 1471-Henry VI murdered in the Tower of Lon- don. 178l-Jean Baptiste Beccaria, writer on crimi- nal law, etc., died. 1SN-Trial of Aaron Burr for treason begun at Richmond, Va ls13-Battle at Wurtschen; General Duroc, when dying, was brought to Bonaparte tc beg the latter's care for his children. 1863 3-Battle of Gum Swamp, N. c. 1888-Tokio, Japan, almost destroyed by fire. 1889-Doctor Patrick H. Cronin's body found in sewer in Chicago IS days after his mur- der; most sensational criminal trial of re- cent times followed.
Connecticut western news., 1891-05-13
May 22.
May 23.

149-Gir a mo Savonarola, Italian reformer, stran- gled, and his corpse burned at Florence; born 1452. 17B-Thomas Hood, poet, born in London; died there May 3, 1S45.
 1810-Sarah Margaret Fuller, author and marchioness Gin Italy) of Ossoli, born in Cambria g eport, M a s s.; drowned on the Long Isl- and coast in 1850 with her
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-12
THE HILO RECORD.

His Excellency Charley Mahope
passed through our town last week
1t is pity that the storm had not
reached us before his trip through the
district, so that he could have had a
realizing idea of our needs as regards
roads and streets. Hawaii has been
too much neglected by our Govern
ment. Communication with the out
lying country from Hilo is almost
entirely cut off by the want of good
roads and bridges.
The bridge across the HonoIii has
been down for several weeks, and the
ferry consists of few timbers nailed
together like a raft, and you have to
swim your animal while you are on
the raft, and take your chances of a
plunge-bath while crossing. And vet
we do not hear that Mahopen has
done anything to help us there.
This almost cuts off communication
with all the plantations north of us,
except that of the Hilo Sugar Com,
pany. How long this will continue
we can only say is matter of "Ma-
hope"
Now, we of Hilo need a first-class
wharf on the Waiakea side of the
bay; $4,000 has been appropriated,
but nothing spent, and why? Money
can be found to mile the roads in the
district-a thing which could be left
mahope, at least till the roads We're
made, but none for wharf.
This wharf is one of the greatest
needs at present. 1t is too bad to
force our packets and steamers to I'M
load their freight on lighters at great
risk and expense.
With deep water, without dredging,
almost alongside the rocks at Waia-
kea, it ought not to be very expensive
to build a wharf. The money can be
found to dredge the entrance to the
little 10X12 pond called harbor at
Honolulu, and then why can we not
suppose it will all come in the "sWeet
mahOpe."
All through the month of October
We have had rainy weather, but il
eliminated in a deluge on Thursday
night and Friday up to Saturday
morning. In 48 hours, II inches OF
rain fell. Our streets have been
washed out, and will cost considerable
to repair. The bridges in the country
have suffered and one, the Kaiui, was
carried away. The country roads are
impossible. Last Friday the Honoli
stream was impossible for hours. We
have not yet heard the full extent o.
damage done, but it will count ul
into the tens of thousands of dollars
The ladies' fair held Saturday noon
at the church parlors was well at
tended, and about $500 was turned in
to the society as the results.
On Saturday evening at Judge and
Mrs. Hitchcock's lively company
assembled, to welcome our townsmaf
Richards and his lovely bride to Hilo.
Although the weather was unpropi-
tious without, within all went emery
as marriage bell" Long life and
happiness is the wish for the newly
married couple.
October 22d.
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HeID Wanted.

The following is from advertising
columns of Boston paper:
A coachman wanted. want a
first-class general man, with the fol-
lowing qualifications: Must know
all about horses and be good driver;
able to keep five horses in first-class
condition, with ten harnesses and fif-
teen carriages, to say nothing of q
cow; must see to it that nothing in
connection with horses, harnesses,
carriages, house or stable ever breaks,
gives way or wears out; being gem
eral man, must be able TO speak
French and German, to assist the
maid in washing dishes, to take part
of the laundry work, and to do my
wife's hair when she has company;
must be willing and obliging at any
and all times, no matter how unreas-
enable, or surly his employer may
be, knowing all about horses, he will
know how they feel when they are
driven, and when [ drive him he
must not swear; must work eight
days out of seven; when he gets q
holiday must take it in the night;
only one holiday year allowed. In
short, he must be white niger,
WIN no TlSuIS GudC MS ciPAoyCA 10
bound to respect.
To such one, who is willing to go
nine miles out of town, [ will give,
first, the blessed privilege of lots OF
hard, dirty, disagreeable work; and
second, fair wages and constant en-
counter with the whims and demands
of an irritable, imperious, arbitrary,
ill-tempered old curmudgeon. Those
looking for o place where a servants
rights will be respected don't want to
NEEDLE with this, as I don't look
upon coachman as human being
deserving of consideration, but only
as an unfeeling dummy with a head
of pasteboard and heart of cotton
wool.
Answer at once, stating if you are
the man, but don't come in a crowd.
Box %, l99, Boston Post Office.
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a SLAVE TO COFFEE.
The Cause Of a New York Doc
tors Death.


DR.. F. G. Fownes died here last
night, his ending being brought
about by inordinate slavery to
strong coffee. He at one time lived
at Thirty-sixth street and Licking
ton avenue, and his practice was
one of the largest enjoyed by any
homeopathic physician in New
York.
In the course of his practice some
twenty years ago he became adj
dlcted to the use of coffee, and the
taste grew on him to such an ex-
tent that he drank from three to
five quarts day. The coffee was
made almost as strong as lye, and
could not be swallowed by anyone
but himself.
DIR. Fownes became such a slave
to the drink that he gradually lost
his practice, and at the time of his
death was reduced to penury, for
he had become o palsied wreck.
He had a sister in Brooklyn who
cared for him to the last. She sent
him monthly remittances, and as
soon as he got one he began a
coffee spree and continued in a
maudlin, seml-unconscious condi-
ton until the money was gone.
After one of these continuous
periods of intoxication he became
so weak, nervous and depressed
that he had to be confined for fear
that he would make away with
himself. He spent hundreds of
dollars in perfecting mechanical
pots in which to distill coffee, and
while his money lasted he import
ed the berries and roasted them in
alright iron globes he had made
for that purpose.
He took the drink without sugar
or milk, and after emptying half a
dozen cups of coffee he would re-
tire to his bed and sleep off it's
effects like an old topper made tor
pid with spirits. At one time he
had at least two dozen coffee pots
in his house, and each, he believed,
was more perfect than its prede-
cessors.--N. Y. Herald.
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mighty, devout old Presbyterian
Church bad names is waste of ink
am myself not much of Presby-
terrain; but in the course of my life
nave worked round good way from
oId-fashloned Calvinism, holding
with Dr. Briggs as to verbal inspira-
tlon ana inerrancy of the scriptures,
as 90 large minority, at least, of
American Presbyterians. But I ex-
pect to continue firmly in finding NV
religious belief in the Bible, and
especially in standing upon that
fundamental rock of belief, ''Thou art
the Christ, the Son of the Living
God" EDITOR OF The FRIEND.
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,,ss responsible LOT TIC
or opiniona espresso" " '"'
-. The admirable let
2I. ..bnan, with the od'to-
6a'' .prr accompanying its
o'I'' nss been hailed with
. I,Iicbt and thankful
d w. than one of your
og' this not IN the spirit
CIV delight in the demoli-
'"' ,to5 opinions, but un-
i:;' .IP,;ction that Honolulu
c5 5.o,,mont apparently while
q. 5o' ' world has advanced:
.'dS are many who would
s.e tbe broadening OF local
5'l . ID all truth is not to
flo .,,rnoundcd at two points
'Af street, who think
..'a d right to entertain and
' tS, . views Of Christian
~. as in private, but who
] 9'lIaoge the free exercise
J . ,a. risht in more orthodox
~ - others, who resent
.. =, with the unrighteous
'rsd for the sole reason
1npst honestly admit the
y. Of modern science even
! .,,D ~, to views which no
/ .tbas dared openly to qnes-
,rsIy q day of happy omen
e.oInIu when sentiments of
.,,Ity and freedom may
1r utterance in the public
nd although, no doubt,
I,,nIedness will for a time
1s intrusion of fresh ideas
n region "of her ancient
<r:gn," yet we may con-
Il ourselves and the ADvER-
~op that which many con-
! rsat step in advance-and
. e5eater for being bold.
UNITAs.
.IuIu, Nov. Ii, 1891.
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Coffee Plants for Sale.

A LIMITED SUPPLY OF FINE
II healthy Coffee Plants is for sale at the
Nurseries of the Hawaiian Coffee Tea
Co., LID, at Holualoa, N. Kona, Hawaii.
The Manager will book orders for plants
to be ready for next planting season.
~For particulars apply to
CHAS. ID. MILLER,
Manager Hawn: Coffee q Tea Co., Id
Kailua, n. Kona, Hawaii.
2912-1w 1400-1m