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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-15
H0MESTEADS FOR HAWAIIANS.

The very able paper read by the
Hon. Justice Dole before the Social
Science Association dwells upon
and throws a considerable light
over what is probably the most i'm
portant quest on now in view, and
now within the range of practical
politics, VIZ: "The political import
ance of small land holdings for the
Hawaiian Islands"
The Judge shows forcibly the
evils which, already in existence,
are threatening to become more
and more intense every year, un-
less they are first acknowledged to
exist, acknowledged to be evils,
and then wisely and temporarily
examined into, with an honest de-
termination to grapple with them
at once and by opposing end them.
1t is forcibIy pointed out how the
spread of common school education
and the admission to the elective
franchise of all residents, with the
exception OF Chinese and Japanese,
tends to place the governing power
more and more in the hands of
numbers, who, disconnected with
mere unintelligent plantation la
Dor, crowd into the towns and then
living in a condition unsettled for
want OF regular employment and a
stable tenure of house holdings,
unconservative for want of an in
Vestment in law and order, are dis
affected against society and it's au-
thorlty and regulations"
Having pointed out what is
wrong, showing that there is an
evil in the body polite, growing
and gaining strength, the Judge
looks round for plan to convert
this threatening danger into a
source OF strength to the common
wealth, in fact - convert the dis
content into contented voter. to
give an interest in the maintenance
of law and order, to those who
otherwise might be ready to say:
Happen what may, 1 have nothing
to lose."
The most effective and perhaps
the only way of accomplishing this
result is, in the opinion of the
Judge and of most other people
who have given any intelligent at
tention to the matter, a generous
opening Of our public lands to set
tiers, giving particular attention to
the occupancy Of small holdings. y
We take Judge Dole's figures,
which nearly agree with those of
other OF the best informed authori.
ties, and put the proportion of
Government and Crown lands suit
able for cane growing at 10000
acres, coffee land at $4,000 and
pasture at 100000 acres. Much
of this latter is suitable for
farming, o good deal for small
farming. Roads almost everywhere
and irrigation in many places are
prime necessities, IN many districts
yet to be provided.
Some 1000 acres have been laid
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-15
Election of Officers.
PAINTER!

IF YOU WANT A FIRsT-CLAss JOB
L OF Painting of any description done,
call on the practical Painter, j L..
MEY ER only. 40 Fort st. P.O.
box Sa. 274S-1y
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-15
BUILDING STONE.

INTENDING BUILDERS WILL DO
well to apply to the undersigned for
square stones Xxi #. or anything in the
masonry line. For reference see stone
fence, the property of j A. Magoon. at the
rear of IL. Hackfeld's residence, corner of
Beretanla and Alapai streets.
E~F For diagrams and samples of stone
call at j.. Gonsalves, (F!orist), No. 81
Punchbowl street.
2S38-2w...a JOSEPH CORREIO.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-15
New advertisements.
Hawaiian Hardware Co., Id
MONDAY, August 10.


ed potatoes. Some like them
mashed but with hard Jumps
the size of a peach stone scat
tered here and there. This
ad. is not intended for such
people. 1t is for people who
occasionally have theirPotatoes
that way and who don't enjoy
them. We can help you out
by selling you a Spencer fruit
press. 1t answers capitally fo-
MASKING potatoes, and it is inn
possible to mash potatoes pro-
perly without one. They're
cheap.
After you have tried all the
flour sifters you've seen and
been disguised with each, come
to us and buy a Victor" and
you will regain your former
pleasant humor.
Have you ever heard of the
trouble Mr.. Bowser had to fit
wire screens in his windows !?
No! You should read it some
time. The New York Sunday
World contains occasional &C
counts of that gentleman
some of them very amusing.
The last described his trouble
| with screens. BoWser was not
| up with the times or he would
have provided himself with
| ADJUSTABLE SCREENS which fit
any window. Easy to take
out or put in and as cheap as
dirt. You'll find the saving in
cost of Buhach (which we also
sell) will pay you for the
screens in no time.
Our little notice on Ice tongs
a couple of weeks ago caused a
| drive in that article and we've
had to order more. They
were so cheap that everyone
wanted them. Did you get
left? We didn't say anything
about Sardine longs then; we
overlooked EN-, but now we
tell you we have them.
In these long lazy days a
hammock is about the best
thing to lie off" in that we
know of. You can get them
from US and be happy. The
Mexican grass is cheap anc
durable. You'll rest as wei
in one of them as you would
in a IS sort.
We were SO long without
a good line of pocket cutlery
that people began to think we
did not sell it. We have the
best in town now. And raz
ors. One barber came in the
other day and bought two doz
en- of a certain style-"Wade
& Butcher" said it was better
than anything he had ever
used.
10 sportsmen we say, we
have a very complete assert
ment of guns and ammunition
suited to the requirements O
! professionals or omota,,re
We've heard of people who
used shells such as we sell tc
go out hunting and return
home without having to stop
at the Chinaman's and buy
game.
The warm spell last week
increased the desire of the la.
dies to make their own ice
cream. Rapid sales of White
Mountain Freezers was the
result. Ice cream in ten min.
utes is pretty easy.
The rush for Agate Ware
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-15
NOTICE.
FOR LEASED

- THOSE PREMISES SITUATE
HI on Young st. near Piikoi St., con-
ma tanning parlor, two bed rooms,
dining room. pantry, kitchen and
bath room; servants cottage and yard
tastetully planted with flowers, fruit trees,
etc. The house is nearly new and in first
class condition. Apply to
]. ALFRED MACON,
ZS2S-u Merchant Street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-15
New ADVERTISEMENTS.
Chamber of Commerce.

THE ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEET
ing of the Honolulu Chamber IF Conn
merce will be held THIS SATURDAY
MORNING, 18th inst, at 10 O'Clock. A
full attendance desired.
J. B. ATHERTON,
2842-It Secretary.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-08-15
NOTICE.

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED
l. that Sam Sing has bought the Restaur-
ant On Punahou street, opposi' e the Tram
ways Co.'S Office, formerly owned by a b
Hong, taking possession on August 10.
1891; and that he is not responsible for
any debts of the said All Hong 2S42-1w*
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
Words OF Learned Length.

Fifty years ago cultured men and
women spoke and vote in Johnson
lied English. One of the poet Bry-
ants friends, Miss Robins, was re-
markable for herbrilliant conversation.
"Her talk" says the poets biograph.
er, was stream of narrative, argu-
ment, criticism, anecdote, and pathos.
But, like all yaluble takers, she was
at times given to words of learned
length and laundering sound.'" Mr..
Bryant used to frequently take her
vocabulary to pieces.
She was sitting alone IN his library
when cabinetmaker brought a rickety
old rocking-chair he had mendea. AS
Mr.. Bryant came, Miss Robbins said
to him, "The mechanic has returned
your chair and expressed the hope
that it's equilibrium had been properly
adjusted"
"Did he say that ?" replied Mr.. Bry-
ant; ''he never talked SO to me.
What did he really say"'
"Well, if you must know" rejoined
Miss Robins, ''he said he guessed
the rickerty o!d concern would't jog
gle any more"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
A Brief Harangue OH Talking Slang

This "sermonette" is especially for
YOU, dear girls. The advice could be
put in three words: Don't do it,.
Possibly there might come an occa-
sion-say once in a life-when Il good
round bit of the genuine article 'slang," "
would prove funny. But to hear
vulgar words used by Il gentle girl is
almost invariably shocking. remem-
Der passing two girls in the street and
hearing one of them say: "l'll bet you
Il quarter" 1t gave me a shiver. And
when a group Of schoolgirls fill their
conversation-as, alas they often do
with one slang phrase after another,
the effect OH an outsider is painfully
dlsagreeable.
The habit of talking slang grows
rapidly. 1t is like reporting bit of
scandal. Have you never noticed if
you say an unkind word against u
neighbor, how quickly Il chance comes
TO say another? And with just that
same appalling ease habit of using
careless, coarse words increases. Weeds
grow rapidly.
There is plenty of good, strong
English to give expression to wit,
drollery, indignation, or sympathy,
without recourse to the phrases which
belong to horse jockeys, gamblers,
tipplers, and vagabonds. The street
Arab picks up slang as he does the
ends of old cigars from the gutter.
Surely a well-bred girl is not on the
same level in her speech and manner.
Why should she Use vulgar words any
more than she would stain her hands ?
There ought to do something akin to
flowers in fresh young girl. She
need not be prudish nor priggish. No
one wishes her to say, "Prunes and
prisms" to coax her lips into the proper
curves. But refined and dainty in
speech rs well as in dress she surely
ought to he.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
The Legend of the Dial Plate.

"UOruS non nuDlcrO nist scrends'-5
81 number only the sunny hours',--s.
was written OH an accident dial-plate,i
and is quoted upon many modern
ones. The Philosophy contained in
the legend is valuable in lis applica-s
tons to daily life.
"Fhc last time I saw you," said q
lady to her little nephew, you were
very. very sick, and suffering terri
bly,"
"O," reioined the little philosopher,
II forgot all about that long ago."
Quite different was the mood of an.
other little fellow whom his teacher
noticed crying bitterly as he sat on his
school-bench. Inquiring as to the.
cause Of his tears, she received this
reply: ~
"Dick Yetten threw stone at me
yesterday and hurt my head" and
here the grief broke out into loud
sobs. =
In one Of his famous speeches, Ru-.
fus Choate exclaimed 1--WE quote from
memory: "Shall America, proud,
buoyant America, just starting out on
her splendid career among the nations,
corrode her young heart by .brooding
over the wrongs of the Stamp Act,
and the Tea Tax, and the firing Of the
Leopard Oh the Chesapeake in time of
peace? No, sir; a thousand times no!
We are born to happier destinies."
We knew lawyer once who used
to quote that whenever any untoward
event, like losing case or failing in
some enterprise, overlook him. At
ter going over the whole ground of his
defeat, and deducing all the lessons he
could as to its causes and the points to
be avoided in the future, he would re-
cite the above quotation with due
gesture and emphasis, and. then dis
miss the whole subject from his mind.
Thus he escaped corrosion and cynic-
ism, and kept himself buoyapt, en-
thusiastic, fresh. -.
The greater part of our troubles are
either in the future or in the past. Is
we refuse to cross every bridge until
we come to it, and make the motto of
the sun-lal our own, the majority of
woes will disappear, and leave us sim
ply The burden of the present moment
to bear. 80. \. -.' "'. - 80: -5
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
How God Teaches The Birds.

On the island Of Java grows tree,
the leaves Of which are said to he u
deadly poison to all venomOus reptiles.
The oder of the leaf is so offensive tC
the whole snake family that if they
come near the plant in their travels,
they imemdiately turn about and take
an opposite direction.
A traveller OH the island noticed,
one day, q peculiar flutrering and cry
of distress from bird high above his
head. Looking up he saw a mother
bird lowering round nest of little
ones in such a frightened and perpleXed
manner as to cause him TO stop and
examine into the trouble. Going
round to the other side of the tree, he
found large snake climbing slowly
up the tree in the direction of the
little nest.
1t was beyond his reach and, since
he could not help the little feathered
songster by dealinga death-blow, he sat
down to see the result of the attack.
Soon the piteous cry ofthe bird ceased,
and he thought, "Can it be possible
she has left her young to their fate,
and has flown away to seek her own
safety?"
No; for again he heard tiuttering
Of wings, and, looking up, saw her fly
into the tree with u large leaf from this
tree Of poison, and carefully spread il
over her little ones. Then alighting
on a branch high above her nest, she
quietly watched the approach of her
enemy. His ugly, writhing body kept
slowly along, nearer and still nearer,
until within u foot Of the nest; then,
Just as he opened his mouth 10 take in
his dainty little breakfast, down he
went TO the ground as suddenly as
though a bullet had gone through his
head, and hurried off into the jungle
beyond.
The little birds were uuharmed and,
as the mothar-bird flew down and
spread her wings over them, the poison
lraf-poison only to the snake fell at
the feet of the traveller; and lie felt, rs
never before, the force of the words,
".Are not two sparrows sold for q
farthing? yet not one of them shall fall
to the ground without your Father"
For who but he who made the dear
little birds could have told this one the
power there was in this leaf:-Good
Words.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
An Ant Funeral.

A lady gives this account of some
ants which she saw in Sydney. Hav-
ing killed number of soldier ants,
she returned in Il half hour to the spot
where she left their dead bodies, and
in reference to what she then observed
she says:
II saw large number of ants sur
rounding the dead ones. ] determined
to watch their proceedings closely. |
followed four or five that started of
from the rest toward Il hillock Il short
distance off. in which was an ants
nest. This they entered, and in about
five minutes they reappeared, followed
by others.
"All fell into rank, walking regularly
and slowly, two by two, until they
arrived at the spot where lay the dead
bodies of the soldier ants. In few
minutes two of the ants advanced and
took up the dead body of one of their
comrades then two others, and so on
until all were ready to march.
"First walked two ants bearing a
body, then two without il burden, then
two others with another dead ant, and
so on until tho line extended to about
forty pairs and the procession now
moved slowy onward, followed by an
irregular body of about two hundred
ants.
occasionally the two laden stopped
and laying down the dead ant, it was
taken up by the two walking unbur-
dened behind them, and thus by occa-
sionalIy relieving each other, they ar
rived at a sandy spot near the sea.
"rhe body..of ants now commenced
digging with their jaws a number of
holes in the ground, into each of which
dead ant was laid. They had filled
up the ants graves. This did not
quite finish the remarkable circum-
stances attending their funeral.
"Some six or seven of the ants had
attempted to run off without per-
forming their share of the task OF
digging. These were caught and
brought back, when they were ut once
attacked by the body of the ants and
killed upon the spot. A single grave
was quickly dug, and they were all
dropped into it,"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
Curing u Hind Giant.

Calcutta is Il fine, large city, Oh the
northeast coast OF INDIA, and one who
lived there tells strange but true
story of how doctor cured the biggest
patient he ever had. The patient was
Il huge elephant, who for II long time
had suffered from disease in his eyes,
which nj last got SO bad that hc could
not see.
His owner, an English officer, went
to DR.. Webb, and begged him to
come and sec what could be done. He
did; and after looking carefully at the
giant creature, the doctor said:
"The best cure that | know of is
nitrate of silver but it will give a
good deal of pain"
Perhaps some of my readers whose
friends have bad eyes have heard the
name of this remedy.
Well, the owner said he had better
try, and if the animaLwould not allow
it he must give it up.
But-would you believe 1.-THE
elebhant, who like most of bis race,
was as wise as he was big, found so
much relief from his first days doc
toring that when DR.. Webb visited
him the next day he lay down of his
own accord, placed his great heavy
head on one side, curled up his trunk,
and then, just like you or l might il
we were going to bear some dreadful
pain, he drew in his breath and lay
perfectly still. The healing mixture
was dropped into each eye. and when
the sharp, short pain was gone, he
gave great sigh, as much as to say,
"rhat's good thing got over. J. feel
all the better for it," When he got
up, he tried, in his poor dumb fashion,
to thank his friend for giving him back
his sight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
The Immortal Soul.

At q dinner given to Victor Hugo,
in Paris, some years ago, he delivered
an impromptu address, in which he
gave expression to his faith in the
infinite and in the souls immortality.
His friend Houssey, who was present,
says:
"Hugo at that time was man of
steel, with no sign of old age about
him, but with all the agility, supple
ness, the ease and grace of his best
years" He was contradicting the
atheists and his friend says, t'his face
was bright with the heavenly halo
and his eyes shone like burning
Goals"
/" "There are no occult forces he
said, there are only luminous forces.
Occult force is chaos, the luminous
force is God. Man is all infinite little
copy of God; this is glory enough for
man. lam man, an invisible atom, Il
drop in the ocean, u grain of sand on
the shore. Little as | am, | feel the
God i'm me, because | can also bring
forth out Of my chaos. make books,
which are creations; | feel in myself
that future life; am like forest
which has been more than once cut
down the new shoots are stronger
and livelicr than ever.
al am rising, | know, toward the
sky. The sunshine Is Oh my head.
The earth gives me its generous sap,
but Heaven lights me with the reflec-
ton of unknown worlds. You say
the soul is nothing but the result of
bodily powers. Why, then, is my
soul, more luminous when my bodily
powers begin to fail? Winter is on my
head and eternal spring is in my heart.
There breathe at this hour the fra
GRANGE of the lilacc, the violets and
the roses as 1T twenty years ago. The
nearer I approach the end the palmer
| hear around me the immOrtOl SYM
phonse Of the worlds which invite
me.
" 1T is marvellous, yet simple. 1t is
q fairy tale, and it is historic. For
half Il century 1 have been writing
my thoughts in prose and verse, his
tory. philosophy, drama, romance,
tradition, satire, ode and song. ] have
said all, but l feel l have not said a
thousandth part of what is in me.
When 1 60 down to the grave, say,
like many others, l have finished my
days work. But I cannot say have
finished my life. My days will begin
again the next morning. The tomb is
not blind alley it is thoroughfare.
1t closes on the twilight TO open on the
dawn
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
4 Band Of Mercy Boy.

1t was Il cold morning in March, in
Chicago. \ little old man stood on
the corner of Clark and Randolph
Streets selling newspapers.
He was thinly clad, kept trotting up
and down, trying hard to keep warm,
and his voice was hoarse from cold,
and passers-by could hardly hear him.
Some boys jeered and laughed at
him; but one, about thirteen years Old,
rather better dressed than the rest,
after looking at him for a few moments
walked up to him and said, II will
shout for you.'
The old man thought the boy was
making fun of him, but the boy began
to cal out. "'rimes,' Herald, 'Tribun.
News" in II clear voice, which
attracted so many customers that in Il
little while the old man sold his stock.
He offered to pay his youthful
partner, but the boy would take
nothing, and went Off with smiling
face.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23
ltaIS A. Clocks.

The Abbe Hue relates that when he
was travelling in China he asked his
attendant what time it was. The man
Went over to a cat that was quietly
baskingin the sun and, examining its
eyes, told the abbe that it was about
two hours after noon, and, on being
questioned OH how he knew that, he
explained that the pupils of cats
eyes were largest in the morning, and
that they gradually grew smalleras the
light increased, till they reached their
minimum at noon &; and then they
began to widen again till at night they
once more became large.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23

The Inconsistency of our invitation
to all nations to participate in the
Worlds EXposi.ion at Chicargo, while
our laws forbid any Chinaman 10 set
foot on our shores except those who
come on diplomatic businesses, has
been brought out by a letter from Vice
President Bryan to The Treasury De-
partmcnt, inquiring as the hearing of
the exclusion law upon Chinese visi-
tors to the Fair: Assistant Secatary
Nettleton has replied that the intent of
these laws would not be violated by
permitting Chinese citizens, under
proper regulations, to visit the y United
States i'm 1898, but that, should any
difficulty arise, Congress will have am
pie time to take the question into con-
sideraticn.-ChristiOn Statesmen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-23

4 foreign periodical published some
interesting figures relative to me
population of Ireland: "lrelanns :
population in 1S4l was S,l96,39l I'D
1851, 6,574, 27l: in 1861, ., ,I9S,96' III
1871. 5,4l2,377; in 1881, 5,l14 ,S"6, ana
inlS9l. j, 706, l622 These are the official
fipures of the census authorities al
their regular ten-yearly computations.
Along in 1S41 Ireland had beengrowing
in nopulation, her increase in the ten
wears ending with that date having
heen ). 25 per cent. The decline then
set in, and between 1911 and 1851 II
had amounted to 1885 per cent,
between 1851 and 1861 to | l.3o, between
1861 to 1871 6.65, between 1871 ana
1881. to 2.4O and from that year to 1871
to 9.05.
Emirration, due to bad government, Is
resnonsible for this decline. and should
the policy under which Ireland has
suffered SO severely, belcontln,ued, nor
many years will pass ere the lrlsn
question is settled by depopulatlng the
country.
The Chicago Advance says: "Liquor
dealers and anti-prohlOltlsls VINO are
constantly harping on the blighting
effects of prohibition upon the
prosperity of city will not 0e able TO
draw much comfort from the eXper-
fence of Des Moines, Iowa. Des
Moines is city of $4,000 people and
has not an open saloon within its
limits nor within the county in
which it is situated, and yet it is just
now enjoying an era OF the mosl
remarkable prosperity. Such house
or store room to rent can scarcely, be
found at any price, while more than
1000 new residences and more tnan IAN
81 900, 900. worth of new business
blocks, some of them the finest in the
West, are in process of erection.
Bank clearances run from twenty-five
to fifty, per cent. higher than u year
ago; its manufactured products 1917
exceeded those of 1889 by more tEan
$1,000, 900. Every kind of business Is
extremely prosperous, and the act9al
statistics of the Transfer companies
show that the population is increasing;
by new arrivals alone, at the rate OF
100 per month. A good many otner
cities would like to be killed IN tht
same way that prohibition has kiiled
DeS MOines."