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The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25
HIS MISTAKE.
Why He Wanted to Gain strength to II.

Why He Wanted to Gain strength to Do
 the Job.
 He knocked at the kitchen door timidly and asked for something to eat.
 'fYou can have it if you'll saw some wood for me, said the lady.
 II shall only be too happy" he responded, HEut I must ask that you give me something to eat first, for l am weak from hunger"
 She had her doubts about a bar gain of that kind, but took him in and set him down before large slice of leftover steak.
 He attacked 1t at once with a knife and fork, but after few min uses laid down his implements of war.
 "You will excuse me, l hope, :" he said, rising.
 What's the matterf" she in- quired, in surprise.
 T made slight mistake he replied, as he wiped the preparation from his brow with his sleeve. ''I thought 1 needed to eat the steak to give me strength to saw the wood, but I find I need to saw the wood 0give me strength to eat the steak, and if you will be kind enough to show me the woodpile l will-7
 But she didn't wait for him to complete his peroration. Ske swooped down on him, and as he went out of the gate he breathed a sigh of thankfulness that he had escaped so easily.-Detroit Free Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25
FACT AND FICTION.
The sioux Indian Maiden on the Plain
 and ln the Books

and tn the Books
 And so Sioux maiden is to be given to us in marble for the World s Fair. The legend is beautiful, but I am wondering whether the senlp tor will make his production true to nature or to romance. Certainly an Indian girl who dies for love for one of Uncle Sam's soldiers deserves to be immortahzed by the most beauti- ful creation of an artist soul. And her name was Minnehaha, too, and she was the daughter of Sitting Bear. And 1t ought not to count at all that the man for whom her heart broke was already married and that he had forgotten in one year that such a maiden existed
 It all deserves statue that is idealized with be.s.sa1tes .sTuu will the sculptor Sake Sioux Indian girl for his modelf If he does l am afraid the Eastern poetical idea of the In dian will receive terrific shock The real Sioux maiden is not the civilized idea of beausy The men of the race are sometimes specimens of physical beauty, but the women ! They show that they are toilers and carriers of burdens. Their shoul- ders are high and their backs broad. The head seems to rest on the shoulders minus the neck and IS bent forward with a low cast of eountenance that speaks only of serfdom. And that is what the Indian woman is--a slave to the head of the family. It may be the father of her child or the oldest male child himself if the father should be taken away. It would be difficult matter to find in real life full -blooded Sioux maiden who is without civilized training around whom to build up pathetic romance to the extent that 1t could gain the sympathy of the public at large if reproduced true to life in marble curves. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25
HIS LIFE WORK.
What an old-Time Compassion Has Done

What an old-Time Composition Has Done
 in Handling Type.
 "Uncle Alex" Crockett, com positor on the Noticer of this city, has recently passed the sixtieth mile post of his life as printer. Mir Crockett has spent the greater DOT ton of his life at the case and this is what he has accomplished:
 At an average of three columns a day he has "set up, 56, l60 columns.
 This type put in newspaper of eight columns to the page would fill 7020 pages.
 At five minutes per column 1t would take one year, three months and thirteen days to read this amount of matter.
 If measured by the "emn 1t would aggregate 40, 400, 900 ems.
 At 35 cents per s1000 ems this amount of labor would be worth $49, 40.
 This much type would weigh 7S6, ,240 pounds. It would contain 421 200, 900 letters
 If these letters were laid end to end they would cover distance of 5Sl6 1-2 miles.
 It would make II ,232 ,000 lines.
 He could have set the unabridged edition of Webster's Dictionary 13 times or the Bible 45 times.
 If placed in one long column it would reach P miles.
 If the metal were moulded into bullets it would furnish ammunition to fight the war of 1872 and then have enough type left to set five copies of 'Poor Richard s Almanac" three of Talmage's S sermons and 297 patent medicine testimonials
 As we go to press "Uncle Alex is at his case whistling Comrades and "pulling out" on fiat take. '' Nevada Democrat.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25
Origin Of Chess rermn.

Few chess players could guess the origin of one of the most important terms in their game. The word "chess" is said to be corruption of the Arabic word "sheikh, |"
 meaning chief or king. The game came westward by way of Persia,
 where the word sheikh becomes shah. It was the game of the king. The term Acheck is merely to give notice that the king is at tackled, and "check-mate' means ''the king is dead, the verb ''mata' being from the same root as the Spanish matador, the slayer of the bull. The word check, whether verb or noun, may be traced
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25

grs77F7ag11a1 N m ' 2 =777'-.7-- de rest Somebody come long en try ter buy i'm, but his marster low he won't take levin hunder'd q dollars fer in, cash money, paid down in his han !"
 WHERE THE HARRYcASE COMES
 FROM.
 While Uncle Remus was telling the little boy how the negro man had been frightened by his master the clouds began to gather in the south west, dark and threatening. They rose higher and higher, and present ly they began to fly swiftly overhead.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25
BEN BuTLER's TACT.
He Aserts Disaster to Public Meeting by
 Presence of Mind.

Presence of Mind.
 At one time Ben Butler, then liv- ing in Lowell, was chairman of a meeting held in the to 1n hall. Rufus Choate, the great orator and Jnrlst, was booked for an address. The hall was filled-packed, in fact, with many thousand people. Mir. Choate was about to begin his address, when man crawled up to Butler and whispered to him that the joists in the floor and the supporting beams were giving away, because of the heavy pressure on the floor, and they were likely to collapse any mo- ment and loss of life enuse. Butler turned to the man and whispered to him, ''Keep quiet" Then, turning to the audience, said:
 Ladies and gentlemen-We are assembled here to hear the match less oratory of the great Rufus Choate A man has brought me information that outside of this hall there are not less than 10000 peo pie who are clamoring for admission. Now I don't think 1t will be fair for us to monopolize the utterances of Mr. Choate, and therefore 1 propose to adjourn this meeting to the com mon, where all can hear him. Now follow my advice and we can get out quickly and easily without any difficulty You men down in the back rows next the doors, arise, leave your seats and leave the hall. As soon as you have gone, the next row to you rise and do the same, and so on until we leave the hall. Now start along there and just see how quickly we can empty this hall "
 Meanwhile Choate was tuggi g at Buffers coat tails and saying: Ben, don'tl Stop, Ben. Why, bless me, man, can't speak wit out my manuscript; can't see to read on the common my voice won't carry in the open air; l can't make them hear," and so on. After so much of the audience had left that Butler was satisfied that the strain on the timbers supporting the floor had been relieved, he turned around to Choate and said:
 "Say, Cboate, would you rather deliver this speech here in this hall or in lli"-Albany Times Union.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25

nigger man wake up en roll his eye balls roun'. He see de big white hing en he skeered ter move. His han shake so he tu'n de ashcake loose.
 'lNigger man low: 'Who datf'
 De marster say; You call me, en l come.
 "Nigger man say; I ain't call you What you namei
 "Marster low: Gran sir Death.
 "Nigger man shake so he can't scarcely set still. De col sweat come out on i'm. Marse Death, l ain't cali you. Somebody been fool you.
 De Marster low: I bin hear you call me pintedly. I listen at you terday, en yistiddy, en day 'fo' yestiddy. You say you want me ter take you en yo' Marster en de over seer. Now l done come at yo' call
 "Nigger man shake wuss. He say: Marse Death, go git de over seer fust. He lots bigger en fatter dan what l is You'll like him de bes' Please, suh, don't take me dis time, en l won't bodder you no mo long ez live
 "De marster low: I come fer de man dat call me. I'm in a hurry. Daylight mustn't ketch me here. Come on.
 "Well, suh, dat nigger man make a break fer de winder, he did, en he went thoo it like frog divin' in de mill pon He tuck ter da woods, en he uz gone mighty nigh a week. When he come back home he went ter work, en he work harder dan any CT
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25
A nisnnnointmarif.

Confidential Clerk (to employer who has just come in)-There's a lady in the private office to see you.
 Employer Call smiles )--Indeed. Who is she, do you knowf
 Confidential Clerk-Can't tell. But she's a dandy. Tall, white fluffy dress, cherry ribbons, dark hair and eyes, and has fox terrier with her.
 Employer-Humph That's my wife, New York Press.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25

0th the method and results wte yrup of Figs is taken; it is plesse Id refreshing to the taste, and ae ntly yet promptly on the Kidney iyer and Bowels, eleSnses the sy m efsctuslly, dispels colds, hes shes and levers and cures habit ustipation. Syrup of Figs is [ ly remedy of its kind ever pr aced, pleasing to the taste and ptable to the stomach, prompt 5 action and trulr beneficial in ii fleets, prepared only from the mo eslthy and agreeable substances, many excellent qualities commend all and have made it the mo 1pulsr remedy known.
 Syrup of Figs is for sale in $ ad S1 bottles by all leading dru lalz. Any reliable druggist VI naY not have 1t on hand will pr ire it promptly for any one Th shes to try it. Do not accept g bslitute.
 E4L fF0RRiA FEG SYRUP co
 SGs FEAaolso0. oAL
 f5QiSYiliE. EY. RE% YoRk sF.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25

through several curious ramifca- tions back to the Persian and Arabic. Even the word exchequer is curiously tangled up in this verbal network. New York Sun.
The Russellville Democrat., 1892-08-25

If the early bird which catches the worm would rush matters a little and visit the electric lamps he could get his fill of bugs. Columbus Post.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-16
The Tran1XaYS.

A young man with the uncommon
name of John Brown was acquitted
yesterday in the Supreme Court on
q charge of HOUSEKEEPING. 1t seems
that John had been in the employ
of the Tramways Co. and was dis
charged for some reason.
One evening some time ago, he
had been drinking moxie, or some
other beverage that cheers and also
inebriates. He became tired and
looked for a place to sleep, so he
entered the barn of the very tire
some street car company to rest. A
young man from Portugal detected
Brown and commenced to belabor
him with a crowbar or something
equally effective. After John had
received a good hammering, he was
placed in the hands of the police,
with a charge of HOUSEKEEPING
against his name.
During the trial the testimony adj
duced the fact that Mr.. Paine, the
superintendent, has an artless way
of fning employees who break rules
So for each offence. The Tramways
expect to pay large dividend very
soon in consequence.
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SUPREME COURT ITEMS.

Enoch Johnson, a promising young
Hawaiian lawyer, has received the
appointment as Police Judge for the
District of Eva, his commission dat
ing from yesterday. Mr.. Johnson
takes the place vacated by one Moses
Mahelona, who was dismissed in
August last for malfeasance in office.
Chief Justice Judd, on Wednesday,
granted the application of Mrs. Phoebe
Harrison for separation from bed and
board. The request was, however,
modified; the applicant applied for
separation forever, the Court granting
only one year with view to recon-
Citation of the parties. The petit
toner applied for $50 alimony; the
amount granted was SIS per month.
Thurston & Frear for petitioner; c..
Brown for the husband.
Still another separation case was
heard by His Honor the Chief Justice
on Thursday, between Kekaula Lala-
kea the wife, and T. Kanamu Lalakea
the husband, both of Hilo, on the
island of Hawaii. In this case the
Court allowed separation of one
year and $50 per month alimony,
with leave to the parties, by their
joint petition, to apply to this Court
or to the Third District Court to have
decree either discharged, modified or
extended. Johnson for the wife S.
X. Kane for the husband.
G.. w. A. Hapai, Police Judge of
Hilo, Hawaii, has also received his
reappointment as Police Judge OF
that district.
The Supreme Court in Banco has
given judgment for the plaintiff in
the case of VIM. J. Wright VS.. John
F. Hackfeld, assignee of T. J. Wright
and John Dello. The amount sued
for was $1460.79.
Mrs. Amy L. King has been granted
q divorce from T. w. r. King, on the
grounds of failure to provide, extreme
cruelty, and habitual intemperance
Judge Dole awarded the children tC
the plaintiff.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-16
CARBOLINEUM AVENARIUS.

A preservstiye against rotting,
decay, fungus, etc, of wood and
stone. VIII preserve any kind of
wood above or under ground or
water, and prolong IT'S life at least
100 per cent.
Will keep off all sorts of insects,
vermin or other enemies of wood.
Will prevent rats and mice gnaw
ing wood coated with it.
Will force all misture out of wood
without closing the pores.
Will prevent shingles coated with
it from rotting, cracking or varying.
Will prevent rope treated with it
from rotting, causing it to remain
pliable, and excelling tar coating.
Teredos will not attack timber
coated with it.
Carbolineum avenarius does not
contain acids or poisonous ingre
dients injurious to the fbres of
wood.
The following is an extract from
the London Building World i:
1.-The Directors Of the Palatine Rail
ways say of Carbolineum Avenarius:
1.-Two boards cut from one and the
same piece of pine, one of which for
the sake of experiment was painted
with Carbolineum Avenarius, and
the other left implanted were buried,
and after lapse of three years dug
up and examined. The result was,
that the wood to which the Carlo
lineum Avenarius had been applied
showed no signs of decay, whilst the
other was found to be in a rotting
condition."
For sale by The HAWAIIAN HARD
WARE Co., Lid, Fort street, opposite
Spreckels'.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-16
HONOLULU, Jan. Is, 1892.

HONOLULU, Jan. 10, 1872.
]. II. FISHER, Esq, and 100 Other
Electors of the First District of
Honolulu.
GENTLEMEN:-I beg to acknowl-
edge the receipt of a petition from
you asking me to become an indepen-
dent candidate for election as repre-
sentative to the Legislature from that
district.
In answer beg to say that did I
consult my personal wishes or inter
ests only, | should certainly say nc, but
am aware and no doubt most of you
are that very important matters are
likely to come berore the next Legis-
lature, and if you think, if elected,
would better represent you in the
interests of good government, and the
future prosperity of the country, than
any of the other candidates seeking
the honor, you are at liberty to use
my name.
AS 1 shall not make any speeches,
it is perhaps as we'll that 1 should
state my position on few of the sub
jects that seem at the present time to
be the most prominent.
| am opposed to constitutional
convention, / am also opposed to the
amendment passed at the last session
that seeks to change the qualifica-
tions of voters from citizens to sub
jects. While some of the amend
ments may be for the better, 1 think
the less tampering with the present
constitution for the present, the
better.
L am in favor of any new CONNER
cial treaty with the United States,
on such terms as will be a benefit to
the future prosperity of this country.
AS the continued and future pros
perity of this country depends almost
entirely upon the continuance and
success of the sugar industry, shall
favor any and all measures that will
help to successfully compete with
other sugar countries.
/ am in favor of restricting Chinese
labor in any and all cases where it
interferes with white or native labor.
shall favor all measures that tend
to good government and the health
and prosperity of this country.
With many thanks, am respect
fully yours,
w. G. WILDER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-16
Important Sale.

By order of G.. Trousseau, admin
istrator of the estate of the late
King, JAS. F. Morgan will sell at
public auction, on Saturday, Janu-
airy 30th, large amount of land
situated on this and other islands of
the kingdom. This real estate sale
will be one of the most important
ever held in this city, and is bound
to attract great deal of attention.
The property is fully described in
tae advertising columns of this jour
nal. For further particulars apply to
Mr.. Morgan.
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Alapai Estate.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ Meie Alapai and John Alapai, her hus-
band, having conveyed all their Real Es-
tate, excepting their homestead in Pala-
ma, to the undersigned in trust, they no
longer have control over the same; and
that all rents due the estate must be paid
to me; and that will not be responsible
for any debts or obligations contracted by
either of said parties.
CHAS. T. GULICK, Trustee.
Honolulu, Jan. Is, 1892. 297O-3ta*
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Inspectors Notice.
ed DISTRICT OF HONOLU-
LU, LIST PRECINCT.

THE INSPECTORS OF ELECTION
will meet at the Building at the en-
trance to the lower Nuuanu Reservoir,
Nuuanu Street,
ON MONDAY, JAN. IS, 1892, from go
to 6P.M M;
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20, 1892, from 4: 80
to 6 P. M.
FRIDAY. JAN. %, 1892, from 80 to G
Pm
SATURDAY, JAN. %, 1892 from 80 to
6P. M,
For the purpose of Correcting the election
roll or voting list of the Precinct by adding
new names thereto, or striking off the
names of such voters as have died, re-
moved from the precinct, or otherwise be-
come disqualified from voting in the said
precinct. If necessary, adjourned meet
ings shall also be held at the same place
not later than the 28th inst, of which due
notice will be given at the last stated meet
ing.
By order of the Board of Inspectors.
JAS. G. SPENCER,
Chairman.
Honolulu, Jan. IL, 1892. 2970-5t
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7pr CT. ~Ssa INVESTMENTS! B9~ s pr Ct
The Northwest Investment Trust Co.
Of
The State of Washington.

Offers to Investors, gilt-edged securities.
in the form of first Mortgages on improved
Farm and City Property, the Mortgages
not exceeding in amount one-third of the
conservative valuation of the Real Estate
on which they are made bearing and per
cent. interest, payable semi annually, and
running from 3 to years.
Correspondence solicited, and any in-
formation relative to investments gladly
furnished upon application. Address:
The NORTHWEST INVESTMENT TRUST Co,
MontesanO, State of Washington.
W. ]. STARR, President.
W. ID. MCBRIDE, Treasurer. 295S. 3m
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NOTICE.

ON ACCOUNT OF THE CO-PART.
" nership of H. II. Williams & Co., soon
expiring, they notify all parties indebted
to them to make payment as soon as con-
venient, and all bills six months old and
over due and remaining unpaid ;by Jan
18th, will be placed in the hands of col
lector. H. H. WILLIAMS & co.
2965-2w
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the Inspectors of said Precinct will
hold SIX public meetings of two hours each
day at the Tramway'S Co.'s Building,
corner of Kamehameha School grounds,
commencing at o'clock in the evening as
follows:
On MONDAY, January IS, 1892;
On TUESDAY. January 10, 1892:
On WEDNESDAY,, January 20, 1892;
On THU RSDAY, January 81, 1892;
On MONDAY. January %, 1892;
On TUESDAY, January 90, 1892;
For the purpose of correcting the electoral
roll or voting list of the Precinct by add
ing new names tn :reto or striking off the
names of such voters as have died, re-
moved from the district or otherwise be-
come disqualified frcm voting in the said
precinct. Ii necessary, adjourned meet
ings shall also be held at the same place
not later than the Both of January, 1892. of
which due notice will be given at the
stated meetings.
BY order of the Board of Inspectors.
NJ. X. COLBURN,
Chairman.
Honolulu, JAM u. 1892. 2972-td
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DEGAN VAPOR ENGINES RUN
IL electric lighting plants, elevators.
printing presses, band and jig saws, and
in fact are adapted wherever power is
needed. Jos. Tinker, sole Agent for the
Hawaiian Islands. 2S34-tf
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NOTICE.

MO SANG HAS BOUGHT THE
w Banana Farm situated at the corner
of Beretania and Punahou streets, former
" belonging to Don Sing. Wo Sang will
not pay any of Don Sings debts. Wo
Sang takes possession on Thursday, Jan.
81, 1892, at O'Clock. 2970-1w*
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Inspectors Notice.
9TH DISTRICT OF HONOLU.
LII, I'd PRECINCT.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the Inspectors of said Precinct shall
hold three public meetings of two hours
each day at the BELL TOWER on Union
street, commencing al o'clock in the
evening, as follows:
ON MONDAY, JAN. IS, 1892;
ON WEDNESDAY, JAN. 90, 1892, and
ON FRIDAY, JAN. %, 1892,
For the purpose of correcting the
electoral roll or voting list of the Precinct
by adding new names thereto, or striking
off the names of such voters as have died
removed from the precinct, or otherwise
become disqualified from voting in the
said precinct. If necessary, adjourned
meetings shall also be held at the same
place not later than the 2Sth inst, of which
due notice will be given at the last stated
meeting:
This precinct is bounded or the mauka
side by Beretania street, on the Waikiki
side by Richards street, on the makai side
by the water front and on the Eva side by
Nuuanu street.
By order of the Board of Inspectors.
HENRY SMITH,
Chairman.
Honolulu, Jan. Il, 1892 2967-5t
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A REPLY TO VOTERS.
Mr.. William c. Wilder Will
Stand.

To the Hon. w. G.. WILDER:
The undersigned electors of the
First District of Honolulu, respect
fully petition you to become an indie
pendent candidate for election as
representative to the Legislature
from that district. (Signed by 100
voters).
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Massage.

AIRS. PRAY HAVING RESUMED
VI the practice of Massage, would be
glad to see old friends, and new, at $50
Fort St., Chinese Church yard. *2939-3m
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Evangelistic services will be held
tonight and to morrow evening in
Queen Emma hall.