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dotted with sails, and from every part OF
the world ships are sent for cargoes OF
the California wheat, which is peculiar
for its hardness and whiteness. 1t is so
hard that IL must be thoroughly wet be-
fore grinding, and the weevil, that trou-
b!esome pest, so common to wheat, will
rat 40, touch it 1t often remains in sacks,
lying uncOverou -Un-Une open neiu IUr
months at time without injury. In
1885, it Is estimated that Ga, 097 bushels
were raised in California. The cultiva-
tion Of wheat was introduced into the
State by the early missionaries, and
despite the rude machinery, wheat grow
ing could have become quite extensive,
had not the gold fever crowded out all
efforts in agricultural lines. The first
methods OF grain-growing were crude
enough! The pow was a crooked
branch with toe of iron; the
beam was a straight branch lashed
at one end to the p!ow and at the other
to the yoke, which was straight stick
lashed behind the ears OF the oxen by
rawhide thongs. 1t simply scratched
the surface of the grounds; then the
seed was sown broadcast and brushed in
with the branch of a tree drawn twice
over the ground.
In Ireland, harrow made from tree
branch and lashed to the tails of horses
was in use, until Parliament passed a
law prohibiting this practice as cruel
and In .urious to horses. From this
primitive methed- -fas.,,.i-,5 IN OarI-
fornia, grain often increased sixty
and one hundred fold The harvest
came in July and was cue 10y IIanu ana
carried 10 q threshipg floor, which
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Passing Events.

A FAMILY at Norristown, Pa, keeps
forty-two cats.
THERE are Ave prosperous colonies OF
Mormons In Mexico.
A DEAF and dumb book agent is the
= l.test noSelty I'm Now York.
THE forest area OF the United States
is estimated at 4sl, 764, sos acres.
Two LARGE blocks of coal in the Pres
ideutal arch In Tacoma, Wash weighed
six tons each.
THE Lick telescope has revealed tiny
moon as a satellite OF one of Jupiter's
moons.
In proportion to its population, Aus
tralia is the largest tea consuming coun-
try. England comes next.
A COMPANY has been chartered to
build a bridge across the Delaware at
Philadelphia; cost 80, 900, 900.
STATISTICS show that eight times as
many murders are committed In Italy
as In any other European country.
A MAN near Athens, Ca, has been
taking 60 d for years from a stream near
his farm which panned out about 81 a.
day.
A CALIFORNIA man is already taking
steps TO erect hotel on the shore of the.
new lake which has appeared In South
ern California.
EMPEROR WILHELM usually travels
with an iron-bound trunk filed with
decorations, which he bestows on those
who please him.
SOME one wants to arrange a regatta,
to be participated in by all OF the lead
ing professional oarsmen Of the globe,
as feature of the Worlds Fair.
THE school children OF New York City
have declared In favor OF the golden rod
over the rose for the State flower by Ia
400 majority In total vote Of 144.562
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

A LEARNED doctor in New York
treated a patient who had couple Of
pieces of bullet in his brain. 1t was
proved the brain had been seriously
lacerated, and according to the code
recognized by the Irregular" school
this patient must die. But the doctor
fixed him all right, and he is now
about his usual occupations, appar-
emily none the worse for the extra
lead in his system. But, inasmuch as
he did not die according to the code,
that same instrument now steps in
and prevents the doctor explaining to
the world how he accomplished his
task. The code is a big thing. If it
can not kill it can at least minimize
the doctors skill.
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THERE is evidently some mistake
in the dispatch to the effect that the
Samoans are on the verge of war.
Extinction must have been meant,
for how can any people who only paid
their kings about seventy-fiye cents a
day support four sets of functionaries
English, American, German and
Swedish-at an expense of many
thousands Of dollars year? In
small way the occupation of Samoa
is the partition of Poland over again.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

You can often hear sensational news
if you only go far enough from home.
Guatemala newspapers are publishing
tha h statement that the family of Gen.
Burrundla have won Uncm ourUs
against the United States Government
and will receive an indemnity of
$800,000. This sounds like big
item, and it would be if any part of it
were true. There is no prospect that
the Barrundias will receive any sum
whatever from the American Govern
ment.
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world. There it hung, rusting in its

world. There it hung, rusting in its
scabbard, telling to all eyes for what
use it was formed and awakening the
memory of the battleflelds upon which
it had flashed. But the keen blade of
Alfonzo x, a Spanish king of the
eleventh century, has had another
fate. When dying, he presented to
the Cathedral of Santa Cruz, in
Seville, the sword with which he had
led his troops to victory upon many
famous fields Of conflict, and request
ed that it be transformed into a cru
ciflx and preserved to commemorate
his deeds. His request was complied
with, and after many years the work
of art which we illustrate was COM
pleted. 1t is still preserved in con-
vent at Seville, and is occasionally
borne in solemn professions through
the streets Of that quaint old Span
ish city.
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Ancient Paper Mills.

At Amalf, q little village south of
Naples, near mountain stream,
there are seven ancient paper mills.
In one, rags were being beaten by
hammers, whose handles were con-
nected with the water wheel, just as
was done 500 years ago. The rags,
when hammered into stuff, were
made into good wrapping paper by
the help Of stuff-vat. The paper
maker said that he made 100 kilo-
grammes Of paper daily, and the mill
ler and six girls were all the hands
employed. In the other six factories
writing paper was made in similar
manner, only one being supplied with
a pulp machine. At Tivoli, short
distance from Rome, there were three
paper mills of great age, and wire,
tack and cotton mills, built on the
rocky precipitous banks Of the Anio,
a tributary of the Tiber, which af-
fords an ample and continuous water
power. The fall is 210 metres (about
700 feet), but was only utilized at the
lower part, on account of the rocky
steepness Of the banks, until Italy
brought about revival of business
energy. Now, by means of tunnel
built by Roman stock company, the
upper part of this excellent water
power is reached. 1t is hoped to
light Rome by electricity generated
here by the water power and dynamo
machines, and conducted to the city
ny cablo- a now mill at this point
is equipped with the newest German
machinery, and manufactures thin
straw paper at small cost. The ma
chinery of the old mills is simple.
One, which manufactures paper from
wood pulp, has agrindstone, built after
Velter's method, three presses and
sorting arrangement. In another,
straw is bleached in. stone cisterns
with lime, taking three days in sum-
mer and four days in winter The
bleached straw is ground in an
old hollander and changed to
pulp on q cylinder machine, the
drying being left to the sun and air.
Considerable crops Of wheat and oats
are raised in the mountainous regions
and on the Roman Campagna, which
enables the manufacturers to produce
straw paper at cheap prices. A third
mill makes wrapping paper of rags
and old paper. There is no steam
power in these factories, as the coal,
which must be brought from En-
gland, Is too expensive. and Tivoli
hasVas yet no railroad. The three
driving cylinders of the lanoA- -a.ia.s.-
machine in the third mill are heated
by an oven directly beneath them,
and the heat is conducted through
lead pipes on either side Of the cylin-
der the pipes entering the chimney
flue. The resin and dyes are dissolved
and cooked in stone vats in the open
air, protected only by slight roof.
This mill employees about ITO work
men, and makes from 500 to 500 kilo-
grammes of paper daily, and also
produces some blotting paper. A
mans wages are from seven to four
teen shillings week, and woman's
five shillings. s.-PaDier Zeitung.
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ACCORDING to summer novel, the
hero "stood with the moon shining
on his face. The white glare made
him look more like creature of an
tique granite than ever-hewn with
lost art. But the calm curves of
his mouth were pulsing, with the red
torrents of youth, and under his lids
the unmeaSurahln darlrnass Of -his-syes-
seemed crossed with flame" We
didn't read any further, but we will
bet a red banana that in another
minute or two he took out package
Of cigarettes and lit one. That is to
say, if the novel is at all true to real
life.
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So THE old warship, or rather hulk,
Pensacola, is to be permanently estab-
lished at Honolulu TO prevent the
British party from gaining control of
that island. If the Pensacola doesn't
fall to pieces or sink with all hands
she may be formidable enough in ap-
pearance to exercise wholesome in
fluence, but in case of trouble it
would be more dangerous to be be-
hind her guns than in front of them.
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WE dread hard times because they
bring numerous raffies OF watches and
shotguns. Every man who is little
hard up, who owns watch or shot
gun, gets up raffie, and IL you don't
patronize him, he will hate You for
ever. A ten dollar watch is usually
rafiled at fifty. Some of the flercest
hatreds in this country are due to the
fact that some bold man refused to
buy a ticket in rattle.
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Too MANY people talk shop when
they are away from their places Of
business. 1t is good plan to lock
your prices and schemes up in the Of
fee when you close the Office door at
night. Your friends will enjoy your
company better If you will let them
forget that you are lawyer, or that
mackerel is advancing in price. You
might as well wear placard on your
breast telling what your occupation
is, as to be forever talking of it.
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wan River, northwestward 70 the Rocky
Mountains, and Includes an area OF over
200 000, 900 acres The discovery OF the
wheat fields Of California, though lack
ing much OF the romance and glamour
which naturally grew about the discov-
cry Of gold, has done quite as much to
build up the State The brown, barren
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

EDISON prophesies that in thirty
years houses will be both heated and
lighted by electricity at a cost of less
than $40 year. If Mr.. Edison would
discontinue prophesying good things
for the distant future and reduce
somewhat the present cost Of some
little devices in daily use from which
he is drawing large royalties he would
be better annreciated.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

PAvEL ZIsKA is the rather odd
name of a great man. Pavel has
done a great deed for his sex. He
has broken the ice in the matter Of
breach-of-promise litigation by suing
Mary Augustine for $4,000 for her
refusal to keep her troth with him.
Pavel should be honored and blessed
wherever down-trodden man is NAL
treated and deceived by woman.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

TIE French flctions about Emperor
William are getting too wild 10 be
belieyable. It would be a comfort,
however, to think that the Partisan
novelists had turned from the produc-
tion Of erotic fiction to the concoction
of political lies.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

CHICAGO is certain TO pass New
York in population, and the poor old
town ought not to get SO mad abouti IL.
1t is as impotent to stop the growth
OF that great city as it is to build its
monument to Grant.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

THE report that Ben Butler had
dropped dead on his yacht was quick
ly contracted. He is hale and hearty
at his home in Lowell. The rumor,
however, will make an excellent ad-
vertisement for General Buffers me-
moirs, soon to be published. 1t
beats the farewell appearance" all
hollow.
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No ONE will believe that your work
is greater than your time. Your best
friend is Of the private opinion that
you have all the time that is needed,
and that it is your lack of ability
that is to blame. If you must give
an excuse, don't give that of having
no time. No one will believe it.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

IT now appears that the Russian
heir-apparent either ran away or
tainted, or both, when attacked by
the little japanese policeman at To
kio. The dispatches about his hero
ism were heroically doctored at Yoko-
hama. This man will be noble
successor to the long line of fearless
monarchs founded by the boyer
Romanoff.
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BLIND people rarely smoke. They
say they cannot taste the smoke un-
less they see it. This almost proves
the theory that if you blindfold a
man in room full of smoke, and put
a lighted and an unlighted cigar in
his mouth alternately he cannot tell
the difference.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

THE Navy Department hurried
cruisers to China to protect the Amer
ican missionaries there. The mis-
sionaries might have done equaIfy
good work for the cause Of humanity
and saved good deal Of bother by
going into the slums of almost any
American city. However, there'd
have been no romance in that.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

THE Empress Of Austria, the. Car
ina, Queen Marguerite OF Italy, the
Queen Regent Of Spain, Queen Nata-
lie Of Servla, the Queen of Roumania,
the Comtesse de Paris, and the Queen
OF Portugal are said to be inyeterate
cigarette smokers. Hcreaftar 1t will
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

TAKE down the tea cup as an en-
blem Of gossip, and put the street
corner in its place. Half the bad
talk You hear originates on the street
corners among the loafers. Women
may afterward whisper it over their
tea cups, but they do not originate it.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

THE Worlds Fair directors will do
well to remember that many months
must still intervene before the open
ing,of the exposition, and that the
value of privileges and concessions
will be greatly enhanced between
now and this time next year. There
fore no rights or privileges should as
yet be contracted for. Let there be
no jobbery or speculation in these
concessions.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

THE lightweight champion among
the powers Of the earth is Switzer-
land, and she has just celebrated the
600th anniversary of her organization
and capture of the belt. Long live
the bantam, and long may the war
cocks Of France, Italy, and Germany
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be remembered OF the American dude
that he had one distinguishing char
actcristlc in common with really no
table people.
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THE Shah of Persia, who for some
months past has been supposed to be
dying, has walked up sufficiently to
kill off one of his REGULATING govern
ors, Abdullah Khan, by putting him
alive into hot water and boiling him
until he was dead. May we respect
fully inquire if this might properly
be called "boilocution?"
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fields OF the southern part were mislead-
ing, but by irrigation they have been
made wonderfully productive, while
around the Bay of San Fran
cisco the winter rains and summer
fogs afford sufficient moisture. When
harvest time approaches the rivers are
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OUR LEADING CEREAL.
IRIS CULTIVATION a GREAT IN
DUSTRY.

How wheat Was First Introduced Into
This Country-hapid Development Of Its
Cultivation - Improved Machinery for
Handling the Crop-Extent of Production
I'm the United States.
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THE scarcity Of circuses in the land
has been great and grievous depri-
walton to the father and mother and
uncles and 'aunts and dozens of neigh
bors who have, with generous self
abnegation, stood ready ever since the
first blush of spring to take the baby
TO the show and see that nothing
happened to the poor little darling
while he enjoyed the entertainment.
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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY
CONSIDERED.

A Scholarly Exposition OF the Lesson
Thoughts Worthy of Calm Reelection
Half an Hours study OF the Scriptures
Time Well Spent
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

FouRTEEN Kansas babes have been
named for Jerry Simpson so far.
They were all born without socks
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origin OF wheat and its evolution from a
common stock Of small red-seeded,
grass-like plants De Candole locates
Its nativity in Mesopotamia, and con-
cludes that II spread thence east into
China and west into the Canary ISL
ands. 1t was probably native to Asia
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

No man knows how desperate wo-
man can look until he has seen her
undertake to ride bicycle.
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THE cables are being worked to in

THE cables are being worked to in
form the American public that PATHS
voice is still good and that she uses it
with less effort than ever. AS Patti
Is SO years old, and her voice could
not in the course of nature be as good
as when she was younger, the cabled
statements bear the impress of shrewd
advertising for the next farewell
tour.
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

THE dress-reformers at Chautauqua
have narrowed the needs of woman
down to two lone garments and grave
ly announce that sit means nothing
less than that the beauty line from
the armpit to the ankle must be ap-
preciated and insisted upon" Dear!
Dear! This is decidedly risque-and
from Chautauqua, too! Ladies ex-
hibiting the "beauty line from the
armpit to the ankle" may perhaps be
permitted to veil their faces, Ia
Turque-that is, if they are ugly.
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a CURIOUS cRucIFix.
Made nom tho sword Of an ora spanish
King.

In the days OF early chiyalry many
gallant knight hung up his sword in
some fayorite shrine, either as a token
Of gratitude, to fulfill yowS or to
show that he had renounced the
Crawford avalanche., 1891-09-24

A New JERSEY man who had
caught boatload of fish a day or
two ago was just ready to pull for the
shore when he fell overheard and was
drowned. The boat remained right
side up and the fish were saved to
his family. So it goes. Let a man
really catch lot of fish and begin
congratulating himself that he won't
have to lie about it, and something is
pretty sure to happen to him. These
sad lessons ought to teach us not to
strive against natural laws.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-26
TUG-OF- WAR!
The HaWaiis Are In 1t With
Both Feet.
Full Account of Thursday Evenings
Contests.

The gymnasium was comfortably
hlled last Thursday evening with tug
of-War cranks anxious to see the pull
between America and Hawaii. Every
BODY expected to see Hawaii win and
they We're not disappointed. The
native boys pulled in the same win
ming manner that has marked their
work all through the present tourna-
ment, and everybody is glad to know
that they are i'll first place, and ,.ill
secure the prize of $3.50. The Ameri-
| can boys gave the Hawaiians a good
tussle, but they could not win. The
natives took the lead on the start and
maintained their advantage until the
centre of the rope reached the six foot
mark on their side. The time was 369
minutes.
The next bout was between the
English and Germans. Captain Zieg-
Ter had a new anchor man that was
the cause of much discomfort. The
Germany having the stranger take
part, and requested q decision on
the question from Referee Mccarthy,
the latter decided that the German
team could not have the new anchor
man, and so ordered. The Germans
then refused to pull and were given
ten minutes to come on the platform.
Before the time elapsed they took
their positions with the Objectionable
man with them. The English cap
tain here objected, but the two judges
ruled against the referee. When
informed of the decision of the judges
the English team left the platform
but almost Immediately returned and
decided to pull under protest. At nine
O'Clock the teams commenced to haul
on the rope; the Germans pulled the
rope about q foot on their side at the
start, but lost their advantage inch
by inch. At the end of one hour and
fifty-eight minutes both teams were
even. After that time the English
slowly moved the rope on their side
until they defeated their opponents.
1t took two hours and fifty-eight
minutes to do up Germany, and is
said to be the longest tug on record.
The following is the standing of the
teams to date:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-26
General advertisements
We're In It!

On every hand WE hear complaints
OF dull times and no trade. Not so
with OUR establishment. We are as
busy as bees not exactly rushed to
death, but we've got our hands full.
We thought we had big stock of
those Elegant Silk Shirts, but we
were mistaken they are nearly all
gone-only few of the choicest ones
are left. Don't lose your chance.
We were told the other day that
one OF our local concerns had sold
out their entire stock of ladies' hand
some silyer-buckled garters. We are
glad of it; but don't forget you
can't make much use of them with
out Handsome Pair of Stockings.
We haven't got any carriers to sell,
but we've got the handsomest lot Of
Ladies' Hose your eyes ever set on.
just take a look at the line of Silks
we are showing-they'll make your
eye-balls jingle. You can get almost
any color you wish, either plain or
laced. We have so many different
shades we haven't room to show
them all and if there is any color
you wish that you don't see, just
shout. We've got some cheerful clerks
to wait on you, and if you are not
prepared to buy it don't matter, we
are glad to have you come.
A cold wave seems to have struck
our city, and we are astonished at
the lack Of enterprise displayed by
our great dailies in not discovering
the cause of it before this. Why, big
iceberg has been humping up against
the northern end Of this island for
several days, and from the report
received from our correspondent on
the spot, its likely to stay there for
some time. To keep you from freez-
ing, and a recurrence of those rheu-
matte pains, we would advise you to
get some OF our DIR. Jaeger's SAM
tary Wooden Underwear. They can't
be beat this kind of weather we've
got 'em in all sizes. You can see a
line Of them in our Merchant street
window as you pass along.
While speaking of Underwear, it
may not be amiss to remind you that
we carry full line of Silk Balbrig-
gan and Gauze Underwear, Scriven's
Patent Elastic-seam Drawers, and
Gents Half-Hose in great variety.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-26
SHIPPING MOI k-S-

he bark Omeo is anchored oat in the
cam.
fhe steamer G. R. Bishop brought 1900
IS paddy, 40 bags sugar and 2OO bags
e from Koolau and Waialua.
he steamer w. G. Hall arrived early on
|ristmas morning from Maui and Hawai-
Pa 1873 bags sugar, 148 bags ava, lo5
rs coffee, 80 head of cattle. 10 packages
Pes and 273 packages sundrles.
|The barkentine w. II. Dimond left on
fursday, December "a, for San Francisco
ia 5078 bags sugar and $40 bags rice.
Pc cargo was valued at $46,313.
The American four-masted schooner
Pbert Levers, Captain Tibbetts, arrived
Thursday morning, December "a
(enty-seven days from Port Townsend
Pc brought the following cargo OF LUMBER
NeSsrs. Levers & Cooke: 885 ,59I zee
gmber, 100000 shingles and 10, 900 plckets
fptain De 3. P. Penhallow, the former
|aster of the Robert Levers, has peer
IanSferred to the new schooner Allc'
Poke, expected at this port from the
[und next month.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-12-26
chinese Christmas Tree.

The children of the st. Andrews
Chinese Sunday and Day Schools
had their annual Christmas tree in
the Sunday school room Thursday
evening There was a large attend
ance Of pupils and friends. MISS MISS
Payson had charge OF affairs with I'LL
able assistance. The pupils OF st.
Andrews Priory sang several carols,
and there was also singing by the
Chinese children. A large Christ
mas tree stood at one end OF the
room. and from it presents were DIS
tribnted to the children, making
them as happy as possible. The oc-
casion was an enjoyable one through
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