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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-13
Must Be Quick and Smart.

It all seems very easy as you look
down through the little door on the
mezzanine floor at the postoffic and see
the clerks below tossing letters around.
1t seems the most natural thing in the
world for the letter to go straight into
the little rack it is aimed at when the
clerk is standing at least ten feet away.
But it isn't SO easy. 1t takes long prac-
tice before it can be done. The clerks
have to go to school, in fact, and work
away for weeks at throwing letters.
The railway mail service makes ex-
acting demands in this direction too.
Over in the postoffice is room that it
is interesting to look in on. There the
clerks in the railway mail service have
to go once in awhile and show that
they have not been falling behind in
efficiency. They are put through their
PAGES and the results are carefully
noted. The service has no use for in
competents, and there is not the
slightest chance for man who is not
quick and efficient. New York Times.
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AT THE ENGINE.

How the Brave Men Obey Orders With
out FIinching in the Engine Room.
The light from the electric lamps is
reflected In patches on the smooth steel
beams of the engine. In and out, in
and out like shuttles weaving, work the
rods, their perfect rythm of motion and
precision of movement giving no hint
of the great speed at which the giant
vessel is cleaving her way.
Days have passed without signal
from above, the engines throbbing
steadily. Everything is repose; the In
eessant motion of the machinery is so
common to the men that they do not
notice it. The deck may be ever SO
noisy and these men, buried in the
bowels of the ship, would never know it.
Suddenly the great signal gong sounds
upon the stiffness single resonant
clang-stop. The engineer and his as
sistant are at their posts in an instant;
the engines stop. This, the first signal
for hours, yes, days, means to them
nothing, but that it must be instantly
obeyed.
1t may be man overheard; it may
be in another instant some vessels Prov
will cut the ship in two or the ship it.
self crash into an iceberg-they only
know their orders; the bell has spoken
stop.
With hands upon the wheels they
stand waiting, every nerve strained, in
utter ignorance of what the signal
means Soldiers in action see the dan
ger; the officers on deck know what is
going on, but these men know nothing
bat duty.
A moment passes without word in
that narrow room. Strong hands are
ready for the next order It comes,
''clang, clang," reverse the engine. +"
The lever is drawn forward, the valves
open, and, obedient to the touch. the
great piston rods move again.
The seconds seem ages; one, two
minutes and then-an awful crash,
a grinding and the vessel staggers.
"Clang," goes the great gong and still
at the posts quick hands stop the en-
CINE. Ting a-ling-a-lin ''ting-a
ling-a-ling" -''quit the engine" comes
the signal.
While confusion has reigned above,
these silent men have stood to their
posts until this order came. They rush
to the deck. The vessel is filling, a
great hole in her bow from the collision
with the ice, and all hands turn to the
lifeboats
In the depths of a steamer where
that great heart of mans construction
beats out the vessels life, true heroism
is to be found, firm, unquestioning
obedience to orders. Henry Facet in
Short Stories
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-13
A Rather Odd Test.

A man applied to western farmer
for work. The farmer looked at the
applicant, asked him few questions,
and then told him to go the pump and
fetch pitcher of water. The man did
as he was directed, went to the old
fashioned chain pump, filed the
pitcher, narrow mouthed one, and
brought it to the farmer without spill
ing drop of water.
you'll do" the farmer said, You
can begin work for me tomorrow morn
ing"
When the farmer was asked what
filling the water pitcher had to do with
it, he said:
''Why, it's dry time, and if the fell
low had pumped too hard he would
have sent the water over the pitcher as
we'll as into it, and if he hadn't pumped
hard enough 'twould have been the
same. But he pumped just right; and
I Judged that he'd work just right, not
too hard at first to slack up afterward,
and not too slow, either"
The farmer was right in his estima-
ton of the man, for he has not better
farm hand on his place. Youths Com
Danion.
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PLACES OF WORSHIP.

CENTRAL UNION CHURCH {Congre4a-
tionaD, cor. Fort and heretania streets.
Rev. E. g. Beckwith, D D., pastor. Ser
vices every Sunday at l a. NJ. and 80
Pm. Sunday School meets one hour iK,-
fore morning service. Prayer meetings
Wednesday evenings at 80.
NorRE DAME DU PAX (Roman Cath
olic) CATHEDRAL, Fort-st., near Bere-
t.nia. Ri. Rev. Hermann, Bishop OF
Olba; Rev. Fathers Leonore and Gle
ment. Services Sunday at and JOAN.
and 4 BONN Low Mass every day at
and IAN. High Mass Sundays and
Saints days at loan.
ST. ANDREWS (EpiscopaD CATHEDRAL.
Entrances on Emma and Beretania SITS.
(opp. Hawaiian Hotel and Emma
SQuare). Clergy: Ri. Rev. Bishop Viii
lis, Revs. Alex. Macintosh and w. ID.
Barnes.
CATHEDRAL CONGREGATION. Services
Sunday: Holy Communion at 80 AM;
morning prayer with sermon at IL An;
Hawaiian evensong $3.50 Pm; evening
prayer with sermon :30P.M. Holy Conn
munion at IL AM. the last sunday in
each month. Sunday School 10 A. Nj.
Daily prayer at AM. and 5. Pm.
SECOND CONGREGATION. Services on
Sunday: Morning prayer with sermon
8 AS AN; evening prayer with sermon
6:30P.M. Holy Communion first Sunday
in month at 9:45 AM. Sunday School
8 AN. Evening prayer with address
every Friday at 6 80 Pm.
CHINESE CONGREGATION. Services on
Sunday at IL rs Am. and 7:30 PM.
Evening prayer every Wednesday at
7:30P.M.
CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Fort-st.
Services every Sunday at II AM. and
7:30P.M. Prayer meeting "Wednesday
at 7 80 PM.
HAWAIIAN (NATIvE) CHURCHES.
KAwAIAHAo CHURCH Congregational,
cor. King and Punchbowl streets, Rev.
Ii. III. Parker, pastor. Services in Ha-
waiian every Sunday at II AM, and at
7:3O on Sunday evening, alternating
with Kaumakapili. Sunday School at
10 Am.
KAUMAKAPII CHURCH (Congrega-
tionaD. Beretania-st., near Maunakea
Rev. J. Waiamau, pastor. Services in
Hawaiian every Sunday at 1920 Am.
and Z 80 Pm. on Sunday evenings, alter
mating with Kawaiahao. Sunday School
at 8 80 AN.
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Posi- OFFICE.

The Post Office is on Merchant street.
Office hours: A. NJ. to 4P. M, except
Sunday. When mail steamers arrive
after Office hours, or on Sundays, mails
are assorted as soon as delivered, and a
general delivery made. Letters are not
delivered in Honolulu by carriers, but
must be inquired for at the delivery
window of the Post Office. The Post
Office Money Order system is in vogue
with various foreign countries.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-13
Gas for Fuel.

The cost of drilling a gas well is
about $1,000, but gas is supplied so
cheaply to consumers that no one
thinks of drilling well except for a
factory or mill The city of Findlay,
o., owns number of fine wells and
has pipes under all the streets. Gas is
furnished to consumers for fifteen cents
a month for each CRATE or stove, and
the consumer is permitted to burn as
much or as little as he chooses.
The gas has a distinct and perlnt
ating sulphuric odor, so that it is safer
for household use than manufactured
gas, as it cannot escape without being
quickly detected. Gas is a great luxury
as fuel. There is no smoke, dirt or
expensive manipulation connected with
it. 1t is easily managed and burns with
a beautiful blue fame that emits an in
tense heat that never varies In degree.
-Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-13

The Improvements in the long distance
telephones have raised the question of
the probability of their being put into
operation between this country and
Europe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-13
PAINTER!

IF YOU WANT A FIRST GLASS JOB
i of Painting of any description done,
call on the practical Painter, ]. L
MEYER only. $50 Fort st. P.O
Box 387. Nut. Tel. 662. 2S23-1y
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Room No. ), upstairs, sprechels' R,oo,
2804 1920
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Custom HOUSE.

The Custom House is situated on the
Esplanade Gas the lower part of Fort
street is called), and the Office hours are
from 8 A. NJ. to P. NJ. The Port Surveyor
has an Office on the dock of the Oceanic
s. S. Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-13

The South American trumpet ire.
might furnish a band with musical in.
struments, inasmuch as its hollow
branches are utilized for horns and also
for drums.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-13
Aduertissm.at,.
Builders Of Steam Nacbinep,,
In all its branchA,

In ali II. h,
steam boat, Steamship. Land Fno,,
hieh Pressure or Comp@ans Boiler,
STEAM VESSELS of all kinds hn,,.
with huils OF wood, iron or omno ost complete
ORDINARY ENGINES cOmpoupsss ~
sFEAM LAUNCHES, Bsrees and s.o 4
s.ructeo with reference to tbe tral rugs con-
they are TO be employed. Spesd so IN which:
draft OF water guaranteed. '0hhage and;
SUGAR MILLS and Sugar Mot,,
mace aItef the most approved pl.ns "aehinsry|
Doller IRON work connected therew;,hA also, all
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or shoo.%
size. made in suitable lenpths ~. ron, Of any
together, or Sheets rolled, puncbsd con nectins
for shipment, ready to be rivs, aad PACKED
ground. HVeted on A.
HYDRAULIC RIVETING. Bo,Is, w
Pipes made by this establishmcn. md Water
hydraulic rivetiRg machinery ~. hSeted By
work being far superior to hand u,o, quality oi
SHIP WORN, Ship and Steam C.ua.
winches' Air and Circulating Pumns' steam
after the most approved plans tunps' made
SOLE Agents and manufacturers ,o
Coast Of the define Safety Boiler. W. the paelns
PUMPS-Direct Acting Pumps for ,,.
city WORKS purposes, built with tba nSpI o.
pump. =" any othe,
JUN DHES...-....-..... .Hono,,
Room No. 3. upstairs, spreckels. Ria,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-25
DANIEL H. WELLS.

Squire WELLS is dead. Very few people
OF his death will come like a shock to
thousands in this and surrounding states
and territories. And the news will bring
sadness and sorrow, for the deceased was
one of COPS own men. He was loved as
few are loved, and to many households
from Arizona TO Idaho the mourning will
be as for a member of the family, a dear
relative, FOR one closer than friend, so
deep was the affection of the masses for the
sturdy, the stalwart, the kind hearted old
hero whose busy life has just come to a
peaceful termination. The story of his
career is too briefly told in this issue of
TIE HERALD. Volumes might be written
on the life of President WELLS, and they
would all be entertaining and instructive.
for they would tell of three quarters of a
century of heroism, of the struggles
OF brave, an earnest good man
for the cause of human rights; of big
and active brain always exercised IN the in
terest of justice; of courage which knew
no fear when it was facing wrong, and of
effort which never wearied in well-doing.
AAAo fOA0AiOo NOnAu ISIl VI Vie WISE anu
safe counselor, of the most faithful of
friends, of the just law giver, of the execu-
tive who knew how to be fair and nonparti-
san, of the religionist so honest and sincere
In his convictions that pains and penalties
and martyrdom itself had no terrors for
him; of heart so soft that it was womanly
IN its sympathies, and of nature so stern
that when the occasion required 1t could be
Spartan in its rigidity.
With the thousands to whom his name
and form and tones have so long been
familiar, we admired and loved this good
man, and with these thousands we will
mourn his departure We loved him be-
cause we knew him, and knew how great
and noble and true he was, and we will
mourn for him because in his death Utah
loses one of her founders, one who had
done more than his share to make this terri.
tory great and her people happy and
mighty; because he was a hero in the best
sense OF the word, and because he was a
friend whose friendship had been tested
and found of the truest and best.
In the years to come, when the history OF
the Mormon church shall be written by the
impartial pen, Squire WELLS will fill many
of its brightest pages; and also in the years
when the fair and truthful history of Salt
Lake city and Utah territory shall be told,
the name and achievements of SQUIRE
WELLS, as leader, pioneer, founder, a
creator and an executive, will stand among
those Of the foremost of this community's
great names and their mighty deeds
In ig a plOrious heritace which n.Drr,
HAMMER WELLS has left to his family, and
3 great commonwealth feels that it has q
right to share the bequest with that family,
as it shares with it the present grief and
sorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-25
ABOUT TIN.

The Democratic party might as well strike
the tin plate argument from its list for next
years use. II. R. DEMuT & Co. OF New York.
received hundred boxes of American-made
roofing tin from P. II. LAUFMAN & Co of
Apollo Pennsylvania, OF excellent quality. and
the price a little lower than for the correspond
ing quality and weight of imported plates, and
now Mr.. NIEDRINGHAUs, of st. Louis. makes
known the fact that the foreign makers have
agreed to sell all the tin plate needed for the
American market without any added cost on
account OF the duty. That not only strikes
down the whole argument about the tin plate
robbery, but it shows that in the past the
foreign manufacturers have been unloading
their product on this country at SO enormous n
profit that they are willing now to deduct from
their prices the amount which the MCKINLEY
tariff puts upon their goods This ought to
make free trade journals have that stired
feeling which we have heard something about
of late Tribune.
There is one argument" however. that
this notwithstanding falsehood fails to
strike down-the actual price of tin. which
is, has been, and will be greater than it
was before the enactment of the MCKINLEY
bill. We even hear that the price of nearly
all kinds of canned goods is greater than
it was few months ago.
Apart from its faisity, there is a very
ridiculous assumption in the above quota
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can-born citizens, as of naturalized Italians
AND it is much more the affair of Americans
than of aliens, whatever may be the race of
the latter
The ontcry which the Italians are max
ing over the New Orleans affair ought to
suggest to Americans the propriety of
doing little protesting on their
own account against the foreigners who
become citizens of the republic, nominally,
but insist upon retaining their nationality
In political sense? Our laws know no
such thing as an Italian American, or Ger
man American, or Irish American, or En-
gllsh- American. 1t is proper enough for
the foreign born citizens to form social So
cities for their pleasure or profit, and they
may associate with each other in preference
to mixing with those of other nationalities,
but 1t is highly improper and ought to be
frowned upon when they take political &C
ton as Italien-Americans, Irish-Americans,
and so on. They are Italians, Germans or
Irish. In all that the word implies, or they
are American citizens in all that the words
imply; that is to say, they are aliens, as
well as being of foreign birth, or they are
citizens of the republic without regard to
the place Of their birth. If they are aliens
at heart, Notwithstanding their oaths of al
legiance, then they are scoundrels. and
the place for them is not in this country
posing as American citizens.
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THE ITALIANS.

Governor Nichols. of Louisiana, writes
good straightforward letter to Secretary
BLAINE concerning the recent killing in the
New Orleans prison. The text appears in
another column this morning The COVER
nor shows that neither the Italians in this
country nor the Italian government have
cause for complaint against the state of
Louisiana. nor ground for apprehension.
The outbreak, he says, was against indi-
viduals, and the nationality Of the men did
not enter as factor into the affair If the
assault had been upon Italians because
they were Italians, or on account of any
antipathy to the race, there would have
been excellent ground for complaint, and
Italy would have been justified in demand
ing apologies and reparation. It is
Furthermore shown that of the eleven
men who were executed but two or
three were Italian subjects, all the
others being American citizens. Italy has n o
more right than has Afghanistan to complain
about the naturalized men; to protest in
their behalf is to reflect upon the honesty
and sincerity of their motives in becoming
citizens Of this country, and to say that
they swore allegiance to the constitution
when they were at heart subjects Of Hum
BERT and more devoted to him and mis- gov
eminent than to the laws and institutions
of this republic.
This reminds US that most Of the indigna-
ton meetings which have been held over
this affair have been under the auspices of
so-called Italian-American societies, and
the auditors have been addressed as 'Ital-
ians." This is all right, if these people are
really italian s: that is to say, if they are
subjects of the King of Italy and acknowl-
edge allegiance to the crown of that king
dom: but if they are American citizens, if
they have forsworn Italian allegiance and
become members Of the great American
family, it is all wrong. 1t is wrong because
it implies that notwithstanding their pro-
LESSONS and oaths they are not Americans
and are more in sympathy with the land of
their birth and with their alien ccnntrymen
than with the republic and their adopted
brothers; and if this implication be correct.
their names should be erased from the roll
of American citizens, and they ought not
to be allowed to enjoy the rights and privi-
leges of sons of the republic. AS to the
naturalized Italians who were slain their
fate is quite as much the affair of Ameri.
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REDUCE THE postoffice box rents.
INDUSTRIAL PRoTECTIONIsTs."

1t has been the habit of many Repub-
licans to Justify the tariff on the ground
that BISMARCK, who is great man,
is a protectionist. Apart from the
error of supposing that whatever a great
man does in Germany should be done
in America, the question arises as to how
far BISMARCK was really protectionlst.
Obliged to raise an enormous revenue for
military purposes, the tariff afforded one
ready means of raising money. 1t is anus
ing to read the retired statesman's opinion
of the MCKINLEY bill. II think" said the
prince, "that in passing the MCKINLEY
bill, the industrial protectionists have gone
too far and that the Republicans have
made mistake politically as well as eco
nomically which can never be repaired"
There is laughable suggestion in term
ing the trainers of the MCKINLEY bill sin
dustrial protectionists The protection
direct result of bargain between the
chairman of the Republican national COM
mittee and large number of very rich
manufacturers. BY this bargain, the rich
manufacturers representing various ''in-
FAINT" industries of the age of one hundred
years and upwards, were permitted to rob
the American people through advanced
prices, in return for money contributed by
them to the corruption fund.
How well this disgracefuI bargain has
succeeded, the late revolution of the people
against their masters clearly shows; and
Senator SHERMAN and Speaker REED both
testify that "the women did it' by com
planning to their husbands of the higher
prices they had to pay for household goods.
Yes, there is a cynical humor in clubbing
these betrayers of the people industrial
nrntectinniStS -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-25
FEDERAL TAXATION.

An idea of the extravaganza of the last
Congress, in each branch of which the Re-
publicans had majority and are therefore
responsible for the legislation, may be
gained from few items. The expenditures
of the government for the fiscal year 1860,
the last that was ended before the Repub-
lican party obtained control of both
branches of Congress and the presidency,
were seventy-seven millions of dollars,
nearly fourth of which was for interest
and principal of the public debt. The ap-
preparations for the year 1891 and 1892 are
nearly a billion dollars, or almost five hun
dred millions year. Since 1860 the popu-
lation has doubled, but the expenses are
nearly seven times as great as they were
then.
a billion of dollars was the amount of in
demnity paid by France to Germany. The
people of this country pay that sum to the
government in two years
The enormous sums required to support
the government have direct and hurtful
effect upon the industry of the nation. The
present financial distress must be due in
some measure to the money taken by Con
gress from the people. 1t is idle to say
that this money gets back into the pockets
of the people. The value never gets back,
though the identical coins are returned.
Taxes are extra days work. When a
man pays days wages in taxes. be has
simply expended days labor for the gov
eminent, and he can never recover that
days labor. He may at some time do an
other days labor for the government and
get this money back again, but the effect
of the first tax collection will remain for
ever.
No supposed redistribution of the tax
money through government expenditure
can COMPENSATE the drain on the industry
of the nation, caused by this immense
taxation.
There is great good sense, therefore, In
Mr.. CLEvELAND's statement in his letter to
the Tariff Reform league that ''the theories
and practice which tariff reform antag-
onizes, are responsible for many if not all
the evils" that are upon the business of
the country today.
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ton. The tariff was increased on tin In
order that the higher price of tin would
induce Americans to enter the tin industry.
1t appears from our contemporary that
the MCKINLEY bill has not increased the
price OF tin, and as a result Americans are
eagerly Hooking into that business!
The price of tin has been falling for
many years, owing to improved processes
In its production; the MCKINLEY bill sent
the price OF that article up; meanwhile its
foreign manufacture goes on and the price
may be expected to grow less from time to
time. If it does, the protectionists will
claim that the tariff did it.
Just think of the assurance of news
paper that explains how rich manufactur-
ers rush into Congress and induce that
body to increase the price of tin in order
that the manufacturers may be enabled to
sell tin cheaper than ever Authorize the
manufacturers to charge higher price and
they will be sure to charge lower price,
of Counsel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-25

PRESIDENT HARRISON gave to Congress-
mai MASON, of Illinois, the pen. with
which he signed the tariff bill, and not to
be behind the President in the matter of
sentiment, the people of Mr.. MAsoN's dis
trict, at the late election, gave the gentle
man his walking papers. His defeat
seems to have caused Mr.. MASON to lose
his love for the pen, for the other day he
was asked what had become of it, and re
piled: II don't mind telling you con-
fiden TALLY that L haven't got it any longer.
L lent that pen to Mr.. WANAMAKBR for his
bargain counter, and he hasn't returned il
vat ,,