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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
THE DEAREST DIAMONDS.
Stones With the Steel-white Color Bring
the Highest Prices.

thc MI nest EIiceSs
From the Jew lers' Review
THE finest diamonds always hold their own
in value," said Yankee Mr. Isaacs" the
other day. Certain mines yield choice, col
oriess stones that are always in demand.
OF course, prices vary in gems that are not up
to a fine standard. The steel-white diamond,
for instance, which no one can describe,
not even Oscar Wilde, is considerably higher
than the average white stone, which suffers by
comparison with one that scintillates with that
intense brilliancy Of watery tints. A subtle
luster. l might say, distinguishes all diamonds
found in alluviAl soil. Hold up what is COM
monty called tine pigeon blood ruby by the
side of an inferior one and the difference will
be obvious. 1t is the same with emeralds and
the peacock blue sapphires. Our custom al
together demands selected gems"
Are there any marked changes in the style
and character of setting OF late?"
THE settings for diamonds are palmer than
heretofore. The most precious are set with
very little gold. They say every cloud has a
silver lining. and 90 does almost every cheaper
grade Of stone"
DO you mind quoting some of your stock
prices?"
Not in the least. The ruby, You know. il
the most expensive of all stones In our
stock they vary from = luO 10 ST,OO0 per stone.
The finest pair OF diamonds We have had this
season are worth $4,000. Then we have
single stones ranging from s1.000 to 5000.
What are the prevailing styles?"
'Weli, crescents and triple crescents are
quite popular. but the marquise takes the lead
at present. The hoop or gypsy ring has long
been the favorite among English women, and
their American sisters are adopting it. Some
times as many as four of these rings sdorn
one slender finger. The usual combine
ton, however. is a sapphire, diamond and
. ruby, or for young girls, the choice is .
pearl and q turquois. Recently there has been
a craze for so-called pinkie' rings for the little
finger. Every woman who has any pretensiou
to fashion in jeweiry wears one or more of
them. Friendship rings are popular. because
they may be presented with propriety by q
young man to q young woman without any
reference to an engagement between them
In the fancy jewels there are the spinel,
cats eye and pearls, some OF the latter weigh
ing ninety grains. We have made for several
brides pearl necklaces with strings holding
seventy pearls. each one worth from $50 to
Sl00. New York il the most liberal market of
any IN the country for diamonds, - IL y for
other commoditisA"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
Treasure Troye In q Guitar.

faris Letter TO London Telegraph.
Violins made by the great artist Of Cremops
have been sometimes bought al fabulous
prices, but it is that an old guitar be-
comes almost as valuable a. a genuine StraA-
yarius. NJ. Uhlmann, a native of Luxern-
bourg, domiciled IN Paris, has, however.
inherited from deceased uncle q rather
dliapidated guitar which has proved 10 him
the source OF q small fortune. The uncle vss
an itinerant singer. and NJ. Uhlmann Wishing.
no doubt, to keep up the family connection
with the fine arts, was in the habit Of going
round wine shops with his inherited instrS-
ment, with which he accompanied himself a.
he intoned popular ditties. One evening
semi-inebriated person, who abhored muslo
OF every kind, snatched the old guitar out e
Its owners hands and cracked ID on his (the
artists) Uranium. NJ Uhlmann vs. g.
sisted by the police in the unequal encounter
and the drunksrd was carried Of 10 ths
station house. So, too, was the brokSu
guitar, as piece de conviction against ne
unmusical aggressor. police official, while
examining the damaged instrument noticed
that IN its interior there was a roll Of papers,
These, being pulled out, were discovered 70
be stock certificates worth f4s0. The scrip
was handed over to II. Uhlmann as il had be-
longed to his uncle. The wandering minstrel
from Luxembourg was SO overjoyed at his good
fortune that he withdrew the charge of assault
against his sRgressor, following up his oct e
magnanimity by inviting the latter TO sip 10.
freshments with him at the nearest tavern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
Written for The Evening Star.
OF LemnOs.


Now, from the purpling west, the sunset rays come
slanting,
And out from Lemnos blows the brigantine
Perched in the bows. the rough Phauarioe chanting
Coils the tarred rope and scans the opalius
Out the clipper craft. her ter chains loud
rafting;
The rsd-capped helmsman brings her to the course.
Along the deck. with sheets and hsly ards battling.
The s,ilors crowd. and sing with voices hoarse.
Now 'thwaTt the steal golden mists, low-lyinR,
Cool lucid pillows Soils red temples lave.
And generously, the glorious disk dying.
Scatters rich largesse on each tumbling wave.
The smoke. In eerie whorls goes DER the quarter
Keeling,
Wrapped in dun shadows. larboard fades the isla
And from the twnkling harbor family pealing
The mellow brig bells charm the ear awhile
stn bears the breeze and sets the stern sheets Dap
ping,
Up fash the sailors past the futtock shrouds.
On wildly dance the brilliant waves uncapping.
Far down the heavens scud the rose-rimmed clouds.
All. see no more the Lehman heights lie looming.
Set gem-wis In q ring Of wild sea foam.
Like milk before our bows. the oceans tuning.
And Sea birds dutter to q rocky home
Out bursts the masthead light ard stanchion lantern
beamipg.
The cordage creaks the 3ibboom makes its moan.
Under the stars she drif.s, her top SIS cleaning.
Taut even ssled. she churns the alone.
"A GARRISON sTAKxA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
The smoke. in seris whorla goes DER the quartz
StiH !
President Adams Of Cornell Resiens.

Prof. Willard Fiske had trouble with the
Cornell University trustees, and in conse-
quence broke his wife's will and deprived the
university Of millions. Vice President Russell
had to leave, President White resigned and
now President Adams has sent the following
note to Henry W. Sage, chairman Of the board
of trustees:
irreconcilable differences Of opinion in regard
to matters Of administrative importance,
hereby tender my resignation a. president Of
Cornell University, to take effect at the close
Of the present collegiate year, and ask you to
present the same TO the trustees 1t the next
meeting Of the board"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
A Noble Youth.

From Texas Siftings
Teacher-"John,y you young scapegrace, come
here, and I'll pay you back for your impotence
to me yesterday"
Pupil-"No, thank you. have conscien-
tious scruples against taking back pay of that
sort"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
On PERSIAN PLAINS.
A Consul's Horseback Ride Across
That Distant Country.
WONDERS OF THE ORIENT.

spondence of Mr. Truxton Beale-The
Tomb of Cyrus-wonderful Twilight of
the Esst-The Fire at the Treasury Over
Half q Century Ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07

- ~ =HA@hN AAAhA1 @N
vaded all the countries
on the globe and car
ried with it modern
thought and civiliza-
ton The last invasion
was when the United
States sent a minister
plenipotentiary to Per-
STA, one Of the most an
cient of the empires of
the old world. whose
history is redolent Of
heroic adventures and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
ron SICK aE4DaCaK

Ueo hoesxokoo Ac40 Kh00phoeos
On. M W. GRAY, Cave SPRING. Ga, asye NJ
have used y VIA perfect Gacco6 n hablflal Gick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07
Written for The Evening Star.

~ IPLONACY HAS IN
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
lin with the Times.

In an East Ninety-frst street fat there
lives West street business man and his
family.
sit is a queer fancy" he remarked;
its funny superstition, but we've all
got it; every member of my family feels
the same about it.
at was this way. In the year 1871 we
moved to New York. We lived in Sew
enty-irst street. Next year we moved
up to Seventy-second street, and in an
other year we moved still one more
street up town.
This we continued to do for several
years. During the time | was prosper
ing wonderfully in my business. Our
children were bright and healthy. We
got to thinking about our even fortunes
one night at Christmas time, and it sud-
denly occurred to my wife that we were
literally keeping pace with the time
that we had lived, since first coming to
the city, in the street which correspond
ed to the year of the century. Well, we
come to grow superstitious about it, and
kept on moving up one street each year.
We are nearly ready now to move to
Ninety-second street. If anything should
delay us we would not be able to sleep
until we had caught up with our cen
New York World.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
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NESE aGe0CD
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Church Choir statisticp


Statistics recently taken of the differ.
ent church choirs of this city and Brook
Ign make rather interesting reading. In
no cities of the country, if in the world,
are such sums expended for soloists OF
all kinds, for organs, choruses and music
generally. In New York there are al
mixed quartets, as quartets made up OF
soprano, contralto, tenor and bass are
called. Besides this number, there are
twenty-four churches which support
chorus choir in addition to paid quar-
tet.
In seventy-seven churches there are
chorus choirs, and 104 churches have
congregational singing, usually led by
the organ or by salaried precentor.
Double mixed quartets are utilized by
seventeen different congregations, IN
some cases there being first and second
quartet, one singing at the morning
service and the other at night. In such
cases the first quartet usually is under
salary. Thirty-one churches have volun-
teer choirs of all kinds. Then there are
thirty-three choirs made up Of boys, or
of boys and men. One New York church
has an entire orchestra in addition to the
choir. In five Jewish synagoyues the
music is led by the cantor, there being
no choir.
In Brooklyn there are ninety-six mixed
quartets and twenty-nine churches with
both quartet and chorus choirs. There
are forty-seven chorus choirs besides the
above and thirteen double mixed quar-
tets. Thirty five congregations sing their
own music and twenty-one employ boy
soloists and choristers. Thirty-four
churches have no choirs and in nineteen
the music is rendered by volunteer sing
ers. There are two male church quar-
tets and one children's choir. The latter
is the only Example of its kind in the
country. York Times.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
The Gutta Percha Tree.

The steamer Cachar, which recently
arrived from Tonquin at Marseilles,
brought back M. Serullaz, who went
out two years ago on a mission from
the French minister of posts and tel
egraphs in search of the Isonandra
gutta percha tree in Malaysia. The
disappearance of this tree threatened
with great embarrassment, if not ex-
tinction, the submarine cable manufac-
ture. But NJ. Serullaz has discovered
large forests of these trees, ard has hit
upon practical ways of collecting the
gum without destroying the trees, as
the natives inevitably do. M. Serullaz
has been allowed to transport several
hundreds Of the trees from ten to fifteen
years old to Algiers, and their cultiva-
ton will be attempted also III Guiana.
M. Serullaz has left for Algiers with his
cargo, which is artifcially warmed on
board the Cachar. Philadelphia Led
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
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 A. M. 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, 1892-05-17
PLACES OF WORSHIP.

CENTRAL UNION CHURCH (Congrega-
tional), cor. Fort and Beretania streets.
Rev. +. q. Beckwith, ID, pastor. Ser
vices every Sunday at l A. NJ. and Z 80
Pm. Sunday School meets one hour be-
fore morning service. Prayer meetings
Wednesday evenings at Z 80.
NoTRE DAME DU PAX (Roman Cath
olic) CATHEDRAL. Fort-st, near Bere-
tania. Rev. Fathers Leonore and Gle
ment. Services Sunday at and DAM.
and 80 Pm. Low Mass every dav at
and A. NJ. High Mass Sundays and
Saints days a. 10 AN.
ST. ANDREWS (Episcopal) CATHEDRAL.
Entrances on Emma and Beretania SITS.
(opp. Hawaiian Hotel and Emma
Square,. Clergy: Ri. Rev. Bishop Will
lis, Revs. Alex. Macintosh.
CATHEDRAL CONGREGATION. Services
| Sunday: Holy Communion at 6 80 AN. !;
morning prayer with sermon at IL An. );
| Hawaiian evensong 3 80 PM; evening
prayer with sermon 7:30PM. Holy Com
munion at ii AN. the last sunday in
each month. Sunday School 10 A. NJ.
Daily prayer at NJ. and 5. Pm.
SECOND CONGREGATION. Services on
Sunday: Morning prayer with sermon
9:45 AM; evening prayer with sermon
$50 Pm. Holy Communion first Sunday
in month at 9:45 AM. Sunday School
8 AM. Evening prayer with address
every FRIDAY at 6 so PM.
PORTUGUESE CHAPEL, on Miller street,
| above Punchbowl. Sunday services
at IL A. NJ. and 7:S0 P. NJ. Sabbath
school at 2 80 P. NJ. Rev. A. V. Soares
pastor; B. L. Dillingham;, Superintend-
ent of Sabbath sch, OIL
CHINESE CONGREGATION. Services on
Sunday at II 10 A NJ. and $50 PM.
Evening prayer every Wednesday at
1880 PM.
CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Fort-st.
Services every Sunday at IL Am. and
1870 P. NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday
at 80 PM.
JAPANESE CHRISTIAN CHURcI., Emma
Hall, corner Beretania and Nuu-
anu Streets, T. Sunamoto, pastor
| Sunday services at IL A. NJ. and Z 80 P
NJ. Sabbath School at 10 A. NJ. and prayer
meeting Wednesday evening at Z 80.
Half an hour training in music before
each evening meeting.
Y: M. G. A. HALL, corner of Hotel
and Alakea Sts.--Gospel Praise Service
| sundays at o:oO p. NJ Men Irayei
meeting Friday, 80 P. NJ. Monthly
meetings every third Thursday in each
month.
HAWAIIAN (NATIvE) CHURCHES.
KAwAIAHAo CHURCH (CongregationaD
cor. King and Punchbowl streets, Rev
H. III. Parker, pastor. Services in Ha
waiian every. Sunday at II AM, and al
1880 on Sunday evening, alternating
with Kaumakapili. Sunday School a
10 AM.
KAUMAKAPII CHURCH (Congrega
tionaD, Beretania-st., near Maunakea
Rev. j. Waiamau, pastor. Services il
Hawaiian every Sunday at 10 so A. NJ
and 80 PM. on Sunday evenings, alter
mating with Kawaiahao. Sunday Schoo
at 8 80 AM.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
A Relic of Spanish Days.

While men were digging in the flower
beds of DR.. Pacetti's residence on Cuna
street in St. Augustine an earthen pot or
water vase was dug us. The find is of
an exceedingly old pattern-older than
the oldest inhabitants here remember to
have seen in their times. The shape is
cylindrical, about three inches in dame
ter at the top or mouth and little
larger at the base. In increases to near
ly foot in diameter in the center of its
twenty inches in height. 1t is made of
clay, without ornaments, and is sup
posed to have been one of the crude
water jugs in use by the first Spanish
soldiers occupying this city.-Florlda
Times Union
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17

JOHN DYER, Honolulu,
Room No. 3, upstairs, Spreckels' Block.
1904 1890
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
GeneraI advertisements.
Builders 8 Steam Machinery

IN ALL IT'S BRANCHES.
Steamboat, Steamship, Land Engines &
Boilers. High Pressure or Compound.
STEAM VESSELS of all kinds built COM
plete, with hulls of wood, iron or COM
posite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when
advisable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam
Tugs constructed with reference to the
trade in which they are to be employed.
Speed, tonnage and draft of water qua
ranteed.
SUGAR MILLS and sugar making Ma
chinery made after the most approved
plans. Also, all Boiler Iron Work
connected Herewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler or Sheet Iron, of
any size, made in suitable lengths for
connecting together, or Sheets rolled,
punched and packed for shipment,
ready to be riveted on the ground.
HYDRAULIC RIvETING, Boiler Work and
Water Pipes made by this establish
ment, riveted by hydraulic riveting
machinery, that quality of work being
far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK, Ship and Steam Capstans,
Steam Winches, Air and circulating
Pumps, made after the most approved
plans.
SOLE Agents and manufacturers for the
Pacific Coast of the Heine Safety
Boiler.
PUMPs-Direct Acting Pumps for irriga-
ton or city works purposes, built with
the celebrated Davy Valve Motion,
superior to any other pump.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17

Goods
fresh California Produce
of
Satisfaction guaranteed Post Office No
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
HAWAIIAN (NATIvE) CHURCHES.

KAUMAKAPILI CHURCH (Congrega-
tionaD. Beretania-st., near Maunakea /;
Rev. J. Waiamau, pastor. Services in
Hawaiian every Sunday at 1880 A NJ.
and 80 PM. on Sunday venings, alter
mating with Kawaiahao. Sunday School
at 8 80 AM
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
lust Found 1t Ont.

Fond Mother (anxiously) - Why,
what's the matter, my dear?
Married Daughter (weeping)-My hus
husband has basely de-deceived me,
boo, hoo, hoo!
mercy on US! How"
Two ye-years ago last Chris
Christmas he gave me watch for a
Christmas present, boo, hoo!''
81 know What of it?'
-"This-this morning IL tried to wi
wind it an it's nothing but "a dolls
watch, with noworlls inside-boo, hoo,
hoo?"-New York Weekly
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17

Half a teaspoonful of sugar will nearly
always revive dying fire, and, unlike
the few drops of coal oil which some
people are so fond of using, and which
have caused so many sad accidents, is
perfectly safe.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
Sound CARRIED by the Eclipse.

The Mormon temple at Salt Lake City,
which is of enormous dimensions, is
built in the form of true ellipse, and a
person standing in the focus at one end
can carry on a conversation in whisper
with another who places himself in the
focus at the other end.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-05-17
Posi- OFFICE.

The Post Office is on Merchant street.
Office hours: A. NJ. to P. NJ, 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.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-10-28
Olympiass TIGER.

While seeing the elephant in this
city person is liable to run across a
tiger" The tiger in this case is a
dice game and a number of them are
running. The claws of one of the
aforesaid tigers had become so long
and sharp that the sporting fraternity
decided to take an unfair advantage in
order to clip them. A burly stranger
ingratiated himself into the good graces
of local gamblers, and by a quick twist
OF the wrist. thus proving that the
hand is quicker than the eye, changed
the regular dice used in the game for
loaded ones. Those who were aware
OF what was being done Of course tried
to win all the money in town on one
throw; the proprietor OF the game
became aware of the fact that the dice
had been changed for sinister pur-
pose, so placed the loaded dice carefully
in his pocket, and threw out fair set
and the game went on. 1t is not
necessary to say that GOODNESS exists
in gambling circles between the robbers
and those they attempted to flim-fam.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-10-28
Turn The m Ont.
Douglas County Democrat.


Next month the people of this State
are to determine whether it shall be
turned over to McGraw, Laughton &
Co. II does not seem possible that,
in view of the State record of the Re-
publican party 1t should again be in
trusted with power.
Every intelligent voter knows that
the Republican administration OF this
State has been superlatively bad; that
rings and corporations have controlled
its legislatures; that profigacy, ex-
travagance and corruption have been
rampant in its executive and judicial
departments; that legislation desired
by the people has been wantonly re-
fused.
No one is more responsible for this
state of affairs than Boss McGraw. Yet
he now wants to be elected Governor.
The only way to rebuke these poll.
ticians is to turn them out. This can
be done without in the least interfer-
ing with National politics. The Re.
publican bosses in this State have
forfeited public confidence. Turn them
out.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-10-28
A Close Friend OF McGraw.

In his Seattle speech Judge Lewis
said:
"They denounce Lieut.. Governor
Laughton for his vetoes. / think he
was well and properly denounced in all
the leading papers in the State when
his vetoes were published. I am one
who then joined and still join in such
denunciation. In the days of our
Savior there was Judas, and still the
great plan of salvation went on and
still goes on. In our Revolution we
had Benedict Arnold, and still we
gained our independence and estab-
lished our Republic"
But the christian church did not
make saint out of Judas, nor did the
American people make hero of Ar
mold. LaughtOn is a candidate for the
Legislature. close political friend OF
the Republican candidate for Governor,
and if elected will be one OF the leaders
OF that party.