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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-06
Ncm advertisements.
A TARGET FOR THE TEMPEST.

Does i. seem discreet to construct
wind-motor of wood, such weak,
perishable material, when it is de-
slgnedly held aloft in the most ex-
posed position and compelled to face
every storm?
It's mission is to be out in all
weather and endure all exposures.
1t should, therefore, be made of the
most enduring and the strongest
materials, and aside from the work
ing sails, present the least possible
surface to the grasp of the tempest.
-
Where lightness is SO important
and weight so detrimental as in a
windmill, it is an error TO add weight
where strength can be more effectu-
ally gained by using stronger mate
rial.
The manufacturers of the Aermotor
make the sails, bands and arms
OF the wheels of steel. Other parts
requiring strength are made of the
same material.
The history of one farm machine
is the history of all. The huge four
horse wooden reaper became the
compact two-horse self-rake reaper
OF greater efficiency. The unwieldly,
wood-frame, four horse, self binding
harvester that broke of its own
weight, has given place to the snug,
trim, llght-steel, two-horse machine.
In each case it is lighter machine
doing more and better work with
less power. The great, clumsy,
wooden hulk of windmill, the
target OF every tempest, suffering
more exposure and used more hours
on the day than any other farm tool
will az surely make way for the
smaller, more compact and more
efficient steel Aermotor sold by the
Hawaiian Hardware Company.
Like unto the wife who halves
your sorrows and doubles your lows,
a geared Aermotor and its attach
ments will do one half more work
and cost less than one-half the price
OF the old style wooden outfit doing
less work. Less than one-half the
space is used and double the room il
lett in the barn. The weight is less
than half that of wooden outfits con-
sequently freight charges less than
one-half.
Like the steamer that sets out on
a journey while sail boats wait for
wind and tide, the Aermotor works
while other windmills stand idle
waiting for wind. An expert me-
chanic is not required to set up this
outfit, anyone can place it in posi-
ton. 1t costs about the price of one
horse and will do the work of four.
Like interest, it works while YOU
sleep, it neither gets tired or eats
oats.
They are sold only by HAWAIIAN
HARDWARE COMPANY, Fort street,
opposite Spreckels' Bank, Honolulu.
2719
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-06

ne ADFfETIsER has the Largest
CircuIatton. Advertise your wants
and be convinced.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-06
ports for the last thirty years gives
the following results:

1878 to 1884. -. 5 ,276 or 90 per cent
A preliminary summary Of the
census of December, 1890, is now
complete with the exception of one
district on Kauai. The number of
native Hawaiians (omitting the dis
trict in question: is found to be
39,763, against 43,37S according to
the census of 1884. This shows a
falling of of 3,615, or fraction over
s per cent, and the returns from the
one incomplete district cannot mate
rally change this result. 1t will be
seen therefore that the ratio of de-
crease for the last six years has been
less than one per cent more than the
average from 1872 to 1884, and about
one-third less than from 1860 to 1872.
Under the head of natives in the
above statement are included all Ha-
waiians of either pure or mixed
blood. During the last six years the
half-castes have probably increased,
absolutely as well as relatively, but
as this has been the uniform rule
ever since regular census was first
taken in this country, the existence
of this fact in no way invalidates the
comparisons above made.
The editor of the Friend, who is
usually very careful and accurate in
his statements, was probably misled
by remarks I made in his presence
relative to the large falling off of
natives in some of the out Of town
districts, particularly on this island.
On the other hand, more than twenty
five per cent of the entire native
population of the country is located
IN Honolulu, where there is no fall
ing off in their numbers, but rather
slight increase, the native town
population being constantly fed at
the expense of the rest of the coun-
try. This brings down the average
decrease for the whole country to
the figures above given. There is
also some increase in the population
of Molokai, due to the unusually
large number of Iepers segregated
during the last three or four years.
c. T. RODGERS,
Gen'l Supt. of the Census.
Honolulu, April Sd, 1891.
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on the floor of the crater near the
edge of the former mound which
surrounded the margin of the pit.
Dana lake has emptied itself, and
in fact the general effect of the
change is very similar to that of
1886.
Frequent but not very severe
shocks Of earthquake were felt at
the Volcano, while at Kau they
were reported as becoming heavier.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-06
" What Is News. -

Nh. EDITOR: In your Wednesday
issue, april 1st), on the last page,
you quote spprovingly from The
Youths Companion certain answers
to the question: "What is newsr'
You append the editorial statement
that each of these definitions is good,
and it matters not which the reader
may prefer; according to any one of
them the news is found in the pages
of the DAILY ADVERTISER.
The definition Immediately pre-
ceding the above statement Is as
follows: News is truth concerning
men, nations and things. That is,
truth concerning them which is
helpful, or pleasant, or useful, or
necessary for a reader to know"
Judging by this standard, on
what grounds do you justify the
publication in your columns of
Sister Rose Gertrude's letter to The
Ladies Home Journal? Residents of
Honolulu know well enough that
that communication, as quoted by
you, is misleading. II the state
ments made In that letter, from a
professedly aggrieved party, are
overdrawn and coIored to suit the
purpose of the writer, and you were
aware of the fact, were you justified
in printing it as news, according to
the standard set for your columns in
the above definition? But supposiDg
the statements made in that letter
were cold, hard facts. Were you
then justified in printing those state
ments without editorially indicating
wherein the facts conveyed were
or pleasant, or useful, or
necessary for reader TO knowf"
Who is to be helped by such a
narration? Or to whom is such
narration pleasing? Or in what way
can such inuendoes be useful to
anybodys Or why is it necessary for
readers to know what may not be
true, or il true what can by no pos
sibility be if any benefit to them or
others?
1t is greatly to be regretted that
with your high standard of what con
stltutes news" you have not availed
yourself of an opportunity to justify
your action in publishing what has
done no one any good, and it may be
has done irreparable injury.
WV. B. OLEsoN.
Honolulu, April 2, 1891.
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"DecreaSe of Native Hawaiian

Decrease of Native Hawaiians. .
MR. EDITOR: The April number
OF the Friend contains an article
with the above title, in which GER
tain statements are made not alto
gether IN accordance with facts.
The statements referred to are con-
tanned in the following paragraph
which I quote in fulls
"The alarming fact exists. how
ever, that the decrease of the native
population during the past six years
is not only great but it is by count
relatively very much greater than
during any previous period. We
are not able to give the precise flo
ures; but such will prove 20 he the
fact 1t IS quite likely that the cen.
sus OF 1884 over-estimated the nnn,.
Der or natives. With all due allow
ance for such error. the ratio of de
cine IS increasing. We await with
painful anxiety the publication of
the tabulated results which are still
incomplete"
Now it is quite true that the de-
crease IN native Hswaiians during
the last six years has been great
painfully so-and slightly larger.
relatively st least, than during the
last two preceding periods, but it is
quite likely, as the Friend remarks.
that the census of 1884 over-esti-
mated the number Of natives" and
whether the last census was or was
not altogether reliable, it is certain
that the decrease, either absolutely
or relatively, is not greater than
daring any previous period"
Asn examination OF the census re-
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A Reply.

Nh. EDITOR: Il the author of the
query in Saturday evenings Bulle-
tin who conceals his identity under
the meaningless letters of A. B. c.
will reveal his name in this evenings
Bulletin will then state on oath IN
your issue of tomorrow morning
whether I am the author of the
Honolulu correspondence in the
Chronicle of March 18th and the
EDITORIAL article of March 18th.
LIONEL Stage
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maintain good government and the
honest administration of every
branch of the public service. And
above all, to be loyal to Hawaiian
sovereignty and independence.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-06

Brain workers, and all who have to
stand the severe mental strain conse-
quent on intellectual employment, find
Clements Tonic invaluable. HoL-
LISTER & Co. are the Agents for the
Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-04-06

REMARKs.-The first question
which some readers will ask. after
perusing the above, would be-
" What is the TRUTH" Here was a
letter sent to Us from two different
sources, with the request to re pub
llsh it. 1t purports to be narrative
of facts, occurring under the eyes of
the lady who wrote it, and who be-
lleves it to be a truthful statement
of her personal experiments and OBJ
servations. If our correspondent
knows it to be untruthful, and DOS
sesses the facts to sustain him, it de-
wolves on him to show wherein it is
false. ANY such statement which he
may prepare will be published in
these columns.
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THE DAILY

Be just and fear not;
Lot all the ends thou aims ct at be
Thy Country's. thy Gods, and Truths,
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CORRESPONDENCE.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the
statements made, or opinions expressed oy our
correspondents.
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ton.
The next Worlds Convention of
the Young Mems Christiou Asso-
citation will be held in Amsterdam.
Holland, in the month of August,
1891, from the 18th to the 10th in
elusive.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

THE Chronicle now exhibits its du-
plicity to the gaze of the State by declar-
ing that the rate on freight west-bound
must be greater to San Francisco over a
transcontinental line than to Sacramento
over the overland road upon which it is
situated, because the distance is greater.
San Francisco's complaint has been and
is that Sacramento is not charged more
for the shorter haul than San Francisco
for the longer. The Chronicle knows that
this is the pith of San Francisco's griev-
ance, and that paper deceives no one by
its attempted avoidance of the real pur-
pose of the new agitation.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

MADAME ADAM, the accomplished es-
sayist of Paris, in Partisan review
treats of the diminishing strength of the
Triple Alliance. But whatever force or
truth there is in her argument is de-
stroyed by the intemperance of her lam
guage In fact, the French woman is i'm
bued with such hatred for Germany that
Madame Adam is swallowed up by what
reminds one of the virago. She illus
trates admirably the truth that there is no
strength in vituperation. Thus it is
amazing to find so finished mistress of
thought and language, in whose salon
some of the most distinguished men of
the time have debated public affairs,
speaking of evils lurking in reptilian
inkstands in Germany" of Emperor
William as ''the maleficent genii that has
Prussia in its grasp" of Salisbury and
Caprivi as employing reptiles in their
political schemes" Madame Adam, in
short, scolds and vituperates, which is
always bad.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

IT seems to be understood in some
quarters that the Iowa Hill miners have
asked the Board of Supervisors for the
privilege of resuming hydraulic mining
that win deposit debris into the American
River, and upon this idea it is stated that
the Government will not do anything to
improve the Sacramento River so long as
hydraulic mining is permitted. We do
not so understand the request of the
Iowa Hill miners. They simply ask the
Board of Supervisors to permit them to
clean up certain claims, provided the
Supervisors are satisfied that in doing
such cleaning up they will not do any
injury to the rivers. If the Supervisors
are so satisfied, we do not see how they
can reasonably refuse to grant the permis-
sion; but if they believe that debris viii
be deposited in the rivers they have moth
ing to do but to deny the request and en-
force the law.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

The University of Pennsylvania has
established Department of Journal
ism" 1t announces that a competent
man will be secured to expound the
principles on which newspaper work is
grounded and to fit students for practical
usefulness in the vocation Of journalism
All which is supremely absurd. Colleges
which have attempted these depart
ments of journalism have abandoned
them, after brief trial. The one princi-
pie of all others substructural to the sue
cessful conduct of a newspaper, relates to
the sale Of the goods. The National
Editorial Association practically resolved
as much. Now the principle, if it is to
rank so high, is one concerning which no
instruction can be given outside of the
newspaper office. The University of
Pennsylvania may muster all the
competent men in the land to instruc.
its class in journalism, and there will no
two of them agree upon methods, or be
able 10 outfit the student to succeed.
Newspapers are not made out of hand,
neither are journalists-both grow.
Newspaper publishers have and can
have no other rules of guidance than the
usual business sense rules that govern
wise action in business generally. OF
course there are amenities and court
estes in the newspaper field that gentle
men observe in whatever calling. But
they are not 10 be taught in schools of
journalism, but in the common schools Of
good manners. When the University OF
Pennsylvania secures its competent
man. we should very much like to look
upon him, and learn how he pro-
poses to make practical newspaper
men out Of university students.
We shall await his announce
ment of the principles on which
newspapers are conducted with intense
interest. 1t has been our fortune to run
up against two or three college-made
journalists, who have in each case been oi
incompetents. Their school acquired
ideas of how TO rum newspaper have
fitted into real newspaper work with
about as much nicely as would the cog
wheel of sawmill shaft into the mech.
anism of lady's watch.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

THERE seems to be a widespread opin-
ion among the citizens of Sacramento
that if the Funded Debt Commission does
not wish to go out of existence it ought to
do something in the way of permitting
the city to have the use of enough money
to make sadly needed Improvements. 1t
has been stated that Judge Beatty is will
ing to do this under certain conditions.
We should like to know from him what
his views on the subject are.
The record-union., 1891-10-28
THE NEWS FROM CHINA.

The news from China is of sensational
character, but it is in exact line with eX-
pectation. The rebels strength in HUI
nan, the most restless of the districts, is
said to have greatly augmented; certainly
their audacity has increased. Here we
proclamations upon the walls of their
towns calling for the destruction of for
eigners resident in China and the burn
ing of their dwellings.
1t was known year ago that the rebel
secret societies were rapidly increasing
in strength and that the Imperial officials
were not only doing little or nothing to
check them, but were incapable of much
resistance. 1t was believed last summer
that the Tartar Emperor so feared the
spirit of rebellion that he was willing to
have it attain sufficient prominence to
excuse him for failure to protect the resi-
dents under the treaties with the various
civilized Powers. Nothing of recent
date has been manifest to justify modifi-
cation of that opinion. A few ringlead-
ers of the disturbers have been arrested
and there have been two executions,
but no permanent and effective action
has been taken to check the uprising.
Evidently the throne will submit to
the expulsion of the foreigners if by so
doing it can placate the rebellious spiri
and turn aside the assault upon the I'M
perial Government. 1t is also evident
that the rebels are aware of this spirit of
ness of their proclamations and the fear
lessness with which they announce their
intention to butcher or expel foreign res
idents.
But whatever theory is advanced, it is
undeniable that the Governments, whose
people are threatened, have sufficient
cause to renew the demand of last sum-
mer, that the menace be removed 1t is
unwise TO wait until a second blow has
been struck and another outrage upon
missionaries, merchants and their fam
lies is committed. 1t is case for pre-
vention assuredly.
We have two ships in Chinese ports,
both Indifferent affairs One Pacific
cruiser is en- route to China now, and a
small gunboat has sailed from New York
for the same destination. But these will
not be sufficient to afford protection to
Americans in China. If the rebellion
breaks out in arms our people must look
for refuge, in the main, to the battle-ships
and powerful cruisers of Germany and
England.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

less and well posted on Hawaiian affairs.
When he says that the evidences indicate
English activity to secure control of
Hawaii, in case of the Queens death, he
is not far away from exact truth. Mr..
Cleghorn, the father of the heir apparent
to the throne, is an Englishman, and has
just returned from an extended visit to
his old home. The princess heir is a
young girl and at school in England.
What more natural than that Mr.. Cleg-
horn should so exert himself that if his
daughter comes to the throne the Regency
shall be an English one in sentiment and
general aims? OF course, when Cleghorn
was confronted with the suggestion by
an Eastern reporter, he made some
what indignant denial-no one expected
him to admit it. 1t will be the part OF
common prudence to keep watchful eye
upon Hawaii and the movements of Eng
lish politicians related in any way to the
island kingdom. There is just one thing
of all others that the United States Gov
ernment cannot afford-that is to see the
Hawaiian group pass under British con-
troll
The record-union., 1891-10-28
The End of Slander.

The following incident recently hap
pened at Newark, Ohio:
band OF women, il seems, were going
from house to house in that city, in the
employ of a certain baking powder COM
pany, trying to discredit every brand of
baking powder except their own. They
performed certain so-called tests, but
these, as will appear later, were really
tricks TO deceive unwary housekeepers.
They called at the residence OF Mr..
Danner, the well-known groceryman,
where they were most cleverly caught in
their own trap.
1t came about in this way: Mr.. Danner
(who happened to be home at the time
they called, being well posted in such
tricks, knew that the canvassers intended
to say the worst things about the most
popular brand. He, therefore, without
their knowledge, took an empty Royal
Baking Powder can and filled 1t with the
very powder these canvaSserS were trying
to boom-it was CIeveland's.
The so-called test was then applied to
the powder in the protfered can, and, OF
course, the result announced, with all the
assurance OF professional charlatanS, that
the powder tested contained all manner
Of obnoxious ingredients.
When, however, Mr.. Danner informed
them that they had really been testing
their own powder instead Of the Royal, il
| is unnecessary TO say that the uneasineSs
and astonishment of the frauds caused
them to move on with unusual haste.
People are becoming weary of these
pests Of the kitchen, and it is quite rare
that they will give audience or opportu-
nifty to such plausible tricksters: but il is
quite evident that those who do not close
their doors to such attempts must expect
to be ''humbugged."
The record-union., 1891-10-28

DEMAND has been made by the United
States upon. Chile for reparation for the
recent outrages upon American blue
jackets. Chile will foot the bill, apollo
gize and salute the flag, as a matter of
course. She is in the wrong, and the
Junta we'll knows it. She did not afford
our men the protection to which they
were entitled when on liberty leave
ashore, and no sort of excuse can be made
for the failure. Even if so disposed the
Provisional Government is in no con-
dition now to fight. The lesson the
United States is teaching Chile is needed.
Her people have long been hostile to
Americans-atl least classes ofthem have
and have not hesitated to manifest their
contempt for the North Americans. Pun
ishment and humiliation will teach them
that there are certain obligations incum-
bent upon them that they must discharge
toward foreigners, however much they
may despise them. Chile cannot remain
nation and refuse to our people there
protection and justice.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

ANOTHER typesetting machine has
been invented, said to surpass all its
predecessors, in that it will make type
face impressions upon matrix sheet as
rapidly as keys can be touched. It will
thus do the labor of twenty men. As
suming it to be all that is claimed for it,
it will not really displace twenty workers
it will simply cheaper printing, enlarge
its opportunities and result in the employ
ment in profitable labor of more than il
may Immediately displace. That is the
law of laborsaving machinery. 1t was
said that the sewing machine would send
thousands to the gate of starvation. What
it did do was to Immediately increase the
number Of sewing women for wages, by
reason of rapidity of execution and crea-
ton of new demands for goods from the
needle. The motor railway displaces
horses and drivers, but it brings to en-
ployment in mechanics hundred men
in new vocations for every ten that are
compelled TO drop the reins.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

HAVE not used all of one bottle yet
suffered from catarrh for twelve years, expe-
riencing the nauseating dropping in the throat
peculiar to that disease and nose bleed almost
daily tried various remedies without bene-
fit until last April when l saw Ely's Cream
Balm advertised in the Boston Budget. pro-
cured q bottle and since the first days use
have had no more bleeding-the soreness is
entirely gone--D. q. Davidson, with the Bos-
ton Budget formerly with Boston Journal.
The record-union., 1891-10-28

CESAR CELso MORENO is an erratic,
excitable individual, and has been an
agitator since the sixties. He has taken
especial interest in Chinese and Hawaiian
affairs, and has managed to keep some
sensational phase of the Hawaiian Gov
ernment constantly before the world.
Nevertheless, Moreno is not fool; he is
shrewd. if sensational: persistent. fear