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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08


Of Galveston which resulted in driving
off the Mexican navy. Mr.. Kerns and
his son, aged seventeen, enlisted in the
Twenty-sixth Pennsylvania Volunteers
in 1861 and served three years, and after
ward served eighteen years as a police
man.
Although active campaigning lasted
but five months the loss of life in the
Texan war was frightful-greater prob
ably in proportion to the number en-
gagged than in any other war of modern
times. At the Alamo all the Texans,
172, were killed, and at least 500 Mexi-
cans. At Goliad $50 Texans were mas
sacred, and at Refugio and other minor
battles just before Goliad at least 100
more were killed. Al San Jacinto $50
Mexicans were killed, 20S wounded and
730 taken prisoner, only few escaping.
Add deaths by wounds and disease, and
it appears that of all those engaged on
both sides at least one-third persisted.
The Oldest veteran in the United
States probably is David J. Williams,
of Saratoga. who was born Jan. 10,
1890. He carries his 1902 years remark
ably well, reads with ease and talks in
a clear and pleasant tone. He served in
the war of 1912, and the company record
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08
THEY FOUGHT WELL.
THREE VENERABLE VETERANS OF
TWO FAMOUS WARS.

Murphy and Kerns Helped to Free Texas
and Williams Shouldered Gun to
Fight the British-Their Green Old
Age.
Although fifty-six years very nearly
have passed since the battle Of San ia
einto, which practically secured the in
dependence of Texas, there are still
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08
Posi- OFFICE.

The Post Office is on Merchant street.
Office hours: ga. 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.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08

The HAWAIIAN GAZETTE az pages,
" columns) is the only recognized
weekly newspaper published in the
Hawaiian Islands. Issued every
Tuesday morning by the Gazette
Publishing Co, at ~ Merchant-st.,
Honolulu.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08
Girls, Industrial Home.

Plain sewing and dressmaking at
the Industrial Home, near Kawaia-
hao Church. Also, girls will go out
by the day to families, to do sewing
and dressmaking, housekeeping, care
of children and lomilomi.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08

says that he was then feet 2 inches in
height and weighed 100 pounds. He
has since shrunk considerably and
weighs but 40. His father lived to the
age of 113. Mr.. Williams has very
clear recollection of the events of his
boyhood and of the war, as well as of
the part he took in constructing the Erie
canal. He has chewed and smoked to-
bacco since boyhood and cannot remem-
Der the time when ne did not drink
cider brandy. He has also taken whisky
in moderation. Incidentally he remarks
that he has invariably voted the Demo-
cratic ticket.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08
Custom House.

Tile Custom House is situated on the
Esplanade las the lower part OF Fort
street is called, and the Office hours are
from s A. M. to P. NJ. The Port Surveyor
has an Office on the dock OF the Oceanic
s. S. Go.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08
Builders Of Steam Machinery

In all its branches.
Steamboat, Steamship, Land Engines b Boilers.
High Pressure or Compound.
STEAM VESSELS Of all kinds butt compIets
with hulls OF wood, iron or composite.
ORDINARY ENGINES compounded when Sd
visable.
STEAM LAUNCHES, Barges and Steam Tugs COZ
structed with reference to the trade In which
they are to be employed. Speed, tonnage and
draft of water guaranteed.
SUGAR MILLS and Sugar Making Machinery
made after the most approved plans. ALSO, all
Boiler Iron Work connected Herewith.
WATER PIPE, of Boiler OF 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 estab lishmc Mt, riveted BY
hydraulic riveting machinery, that quality Of
work being far superior to hand work.
SHIP WORK, Ship and Steam capstsns, Steam
winches, Air and Circulating Pumps p,adt
after the most approved plans.
SOLE Agents and manufacturers for the Paci Il
Coast OF the define Safety Boiler.
PUNIPS-Direct Acting Pumps for Irrigation "a
city works purposes, built with the celebrafs.
Dayy Valve Motion, superior to any nf:e
pImp
JOHN OYER. -...-...-.-...-....H onoiui,
Room 10. y. upstairs, Spree seis' Bloch.
2804 1920
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-14

1--WE sat in a cab for twenty-five years, "
said veteran Of the throttle. "YouH
never catch me taking out an engine that
has once been iD . wreck. Some engines
are unlucky and others amt and don't
take any chances. You may say what
you've a mind co. but I believe in signs
and I'll always swear by them. When was
a young man ] used TO run on the Nypano,
and got quite reputation as a reckless
runner The road had been troubled that
spring with washOut5 and engineers had
been cautioned 20 run carefully over dan
gerous sections. Well, never paid much
attention to these directions and used TO
smash my train through on time no mat
ter how bad the track was.
81 was going down a grade one night
with heavy train and lot of through
passengers for New York and was making
good time, when all Of sudden ! saw a
blue light that seemed TO swing Just ahead
Of the pilot. The light kept bobbing in
front Of me for nearly mile, but | was
ashamed to say anything TO the fireman
about it. Finally | got 80 nervous that I
pulled up the train and told the fireman
that / thought the side bar was loose
81 climbed out Of the cab. but the min.
ute that we stopped the blue light disap.
peared. | thought I'd take little run
down the track, however, and just a few
rods ahead 1 found big culyert washed
clean out OF course we had TO lay over
until IL was fixed, and | got lots OF praise
for saving a bad wreck, but IL was all
owing to that blue light "-Rochester
Democrst-Chroni
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-14
KNOW THYSELF.

He nobly cast himself beneath
The Fegicide's descending knife,
Heroically meeting death
To save his sovereign's life;
And as he bled upon the sward
The monarch offered him reward.
IF thou be grateful unto me,
o KingP' the dying padre said,
Each morn and night, on Blended knee,
And with uncrowned head,
Pray thou for him, or far or near,
Who standeth most in need Of prayer"
That night the king, on Blended knee,
Cried, lord, have mercy upon me-"
w. Is. Seabrook in Youths Companion.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-04-14

Weekly in Northwestern Washington
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

He had been up in the new states. In
consequence he was full of most marvel
GUS experiences which put Munchausen in
the shade and made Colonel Tom Ochi..
tree an inexperienced and veracious young
ster by comparison. Here is one Of his
stories: 81 was travelling on the @. b. and
II. or some other road with three letters
The wind had been blowing over the town
where had been stopping at the rate of
from forty-fve to fifty miles an hour for
six weeks. 1t blew and it blew and there
was no let up. The shingles had TO be fas-
tened TO the roofs with rivets and the male
population wore no whiskers. Doors and
windows were closed and battened to
windward and in many cases the houses
were secured with immense OK chains
II took train for the east one fine morn
ing with the breeze still blowing at that
terrific rate. 1t happened that the direc
tion of the wind was exactly the same as
the train. The track was as straight and
level rs a foot rule for 500 miles. Going
out on the rear platform lighted a wax
taper and stuck it between the boards. 1t
burned as straight as II in closed room
There was not q flicker. The wind and
the train were going a{the game rate Of
~ and there was q pessec1 calm ~
N5l sokiyn Eagle
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
Some PertInent QUESTION:.

| took my hoy off for a sail on a Sound
steamer a short time ago. Here is what he
asked me in the course Of the day
do they call this "A Sound steamer be
cause it makes "A noise?"
"Is that water down there any wetter-
than the water in the Atlantic ocean?S
"What makes the water wet, anyhow
"IIow many men could be drowned in
water as deep as thatP
"If mamma fish couldn't get any
worms in the water for the little fish would
she go ashore and dig for themS"
Suppose Il whale came along and sat
for three days on an oyster so that he
couldn't open his shell. would it suffocate
Lhe oyster?"
Doesn't the dampness ever give CLANS
malaria2''
Does it hurt to get drowneds"
lis that big man with the gold buttons
on his coat the papa of all those men who
do whatever he tells them to?'-Liie
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

A case Of alleged literary piracy which
has just been settled in New York hinged
on the age Of certain manuscript. The
accused man had nothing but his own
word to support his side Of the case I'M
til q close observer discovered that the
water mark Of the paper on which the
article was written was Of an OLD Gcvicc,
and little research established the fact
that the paper bearing the water mark
was not made after 1859. This settled
the case and the accused man was vim
dicatcd, which shows The value Of a sharp
eve and close observance of trifles.-
Boston Advertiser.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
THE KOOTENAI HERALD
Issued Every Saturday By
S. D. TAYLOR, Proprietor.


Chemists distinguish between various
kinds of sugars. To one class belongs ceHe
sugar, which is formed in the sugar cane.
sorghum, beet and maple, and which we
use at the table. To another class belong
the gucoses, of which the fruit sugar that
occurs in grapes and other fruits, and the
glucose which is manufactured on large
scale from the starch Of corn, are samples
Some time since Professor Fischer, Of
Wurzburg, Germany succeeded in the
synthesis of several sugars closely allied to
fruit sugar. He has found way to trans
form glucose into a sugar of the type Of
cane sugar. We have long known how TO
convert starch and cane sugar TO glucose
The process is one of changing more com
pick compound to simpler one But the
possibility Of reversing the process was
long doubted. Yet just this is what Pro
fessor Fischer has now accomplished
Still more remarkable, | was going to
say-but the time for calling such things
remarkable seems to be past--is the account
or the preparation of an albuminod com-
pound by synthesis. How carbohydrates
and fats may be prepared artificially we
have come TO understand. But the albu
minoid compounds contain more chemical
elements, and are far more complex; they
are indeed the highly organized material
of vegetable and animal life. That these
substances could be made in the laboratory
has been lard to believe. Yet Professor
Schutzenberger, of Paris, has reported to
the French Academy of Science the syn
thesis of a com Pound similar to the pep
tone into which the albuminoids of our
food are transformed in the process of di-
observation-disclosures Atwater in Century
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
Baths in Paris one Hundred Years Ago

Baths In Paris One Hundred Years Ago.
The Parisians who preferred cold baths
hundred years ago, or at the commence
ment of this century, took them in the
Seine, without paying serious attention to
those who were passing along the quays.
The Paris of today is more scrupulous, but
as swimming baths are numerous one OBJ
serves the proprieties without being great
ly incommoded The bathtubs of the end
of the last and the commencement of the
present century were made with view TO
economizing hot water They were, in re-
atty, tubs slightly elongated, with the
head slightly raised in which one could
neither conveniently sit nor lie at length.
That in which Marat was assassinated
may still be seen at the Grevin museum.
and one of those of Bonaparte mt Fontaine
bleau. Neither is Of model that would
meet any sort of favor in America Before
the revolution wealthy French mobiles had
luxurious baths made in the form of sofas,
reclining chairs or couches. Sometimes
baths were made sufficiently capacious to
accommodate several persons at a time
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
TWENTY TIMES.


Proprietor Of Livery Stahle-Eleven car
riages at O'Clock in the morning2 What
in the world do you want Of so manyp
Mr.. Billus lin 4 tremendous rage)-.Just
got telegram from Mrs. Billus She's on
her way home from trip east She says,
Meet me at depotat o'clock liz the MORN
ing. There are eleven depots here Mrs.
Billus shall be met at the depot with a car
riage at 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning. by
Jocks, II it costs house and lotl-Chicage
Tribune
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

/ am employed in u mustard mill
where VIC daily grind hundreds of bushels
Of the strongest mustard seeds, then sift-
ing it and preparing it for the trade. We
also grind peppers and spices, occasionally
preparing cayenne pepper. work eight
to ten hours a day in the fine dust that
floats in the atmosphere of the room. You
couldn't hardly como inside without
sneezing for hours after. Yet am fat,
hearty, and do not know what sickness
is. make good wages and have worked
many years at it, but there is one draw
back. Wherever the creases in tho skin
made by the joints, etc, are the mustard
and pepper get in, the first acting the
same rs a mustard plaster and the pepper
irritating until sometimes the inilanima-
ton and sores are awful Philadelphia
News.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
Tils meANesT MAN.
Tho Others We're Pretty Fad. but lie
Discounted Them.

Discounted Them.
There were three newspaper men-Bob,
jim and Carl They had a passion for the
UNIQUE. They used to meet nearly every
evening in n clean, unfrequented resort
down town. where they drank salted beer
and ate sugar coated pretzels. They called
themselves the Oddities.
"I'd like to gamble" said Carl the other
evening, as they were seated at an octag-
onal table. I'VE can't play poker, because
it's so common. Let's put Up 81 apiece,
each fellow to tell the meanest thing he
ever did in his life. The one that tells of
the meanest thing takes the bundle"
"The meanest thing ever did," said
Bob after the stake was made. was done
when was IA youngster Three of us, wild
ones, caught little inoffensive boy, shut
him in box and set fire to the box. Ii a
policeman hadn't happened along we'd
have burned the boy to death"
"Some years ago" said Jim, II had
counterfeit quarter. Meeting beggar,
told him that had to have fifteen cents to
buy meal but that I'd give him ten for.
luck. He took my counterfeit and red
turned me fifteen cents in good money"
you've been pretty hard citizens in
your time" said Carl, as he deposited the
stakes in his pocket
But what did you dor" inquired the
others.
"Oh, the meanest thing-why, the mean
est thing ever did was to rob two news
paper men OF four dollars. buffalo EN-
press
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

Penelope must telegraph Emily my
answer.
Helen-What shall you say2
Penelope-Yes.
Helen-You can send ten words for the.
same money.
And Penelope wired as follows: have
decided to do as You have requested mes-
New York Evening San.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

coin that came in from other sources had
to conform to that standard by weight.
The difference was often 20 per cent.-a
fact sometimes stated thus, "The banks
notes were at 20 per cent. premium above
coin," which is manifest nonsense, as it is
equivalent to saying that promise to pay
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

Farmer Hayriggin-H Here / read o. col
lege mea % years old. 1t seems a pity to
waste 50 much time on schooiin'l
FARMER Summerborder-H You
halnt seen so much o. those feilers as |
nave. Ef someo' them were to study till
tney wuz 30 they wouldn't know any too
muchl-Puck. ~
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
surnrlscd.

Dear me-" said the young man who
spent his vacation on the Jersey coast, as
reed birds were placed before him. al have
seen lots of mosquitoes, but | never knew
they got big enough to cook. Washing
ton Post
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

But the greatest fraud ever perpetrated
in England was thar Of 1914. On stormy
day in February of that year very richly
dressed gentleman landed from boat at
Dover, called for post horses to London.
and gave his name as Lieutenant Colonel
Dubourg. He said that he had bribed a
smuggler to cross the channel in the ggeat
storm then prevailing, as events Of the
greatest importance had occurred. Napo-
leon I3onapaFte had been killed in the cri
sis of affairs, his army had broken up and
the allied armies were ia or near Paris. In
five minutes the fastest horses to be had in
Dover were bearing the news in every di
recton and stocks of all kinds rose with a
bound. The conspiratorS who organized
the fraud realized a little over $40 200, OOJ in
one day. And before the Bank of England
rallied from this shock came the perfectly
reckless forgeries of Henry Fauntleroy, by
which it lost 1850 600, or nearly 81 500. 060
The story goes that after the season Of
forgery passed and the law got in its work
there weresixty hangings in one day. Such
are some of the experiences of the "Old
Lady of Threadneedle street"
j. II. BEADLE.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

80 the fair will be held in Chicago'" re-
marked an eastern visitor.
'Oh, yes" replied subscriber mourn.
fully, there seems to be no possibility of
Us getting ay."-Life.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
Youthful Modesto.

:. Mr.. Smith Ito neighbours son who is
dining with him(-Well, sonny, what part
OF the chicken would you like?
Boy-Thewholeo of it.-DetroitF Free Press.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

Little Girl ttimidly)-Plea, (. Mr.. Store
Keeper, ! want to get some 81. lestrings
Storekeeper-How long do you want
them?
Little Girl want them to keep, sir, if
you please.-Journal Of Education.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
Some Resignation About n.

You were dissatisfied with your pastor
some months agoY"
"Yes"
HAS he resigned yet?"
mo; but the congregation is"-Yeno-
wines News
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
Terrible.

All, mam'selle, you are really beautiful
thus evening That rosy mouth, those
heavenly eyes, those hands, those feet-oh,
They're all -Fliegende Blaetter.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11

Agnes-Jack is in love with you.
Marie-Nonsense.
Agnes-That's what said when
heard it,
Marie-How dared youl-Puck.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
sweetIv Feminine.

Emma-Does my dress hang all right,
dears
Lucile-It certainly deserves to. The
style is positively criminalI-New York
Herald.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1892-03-11
THE MOKLD'S BIG BANKS.
SOME NOTABLE CENTENNIAL AN
NlVeRSARlES AT HAND.

The Conditions Under which Great III
nancial Enterprises Are Created--The
United States, English. scotch and
French Banlss-Enormous swindIes.
sCopyright. 1891. by American Press Associa-
ton.
Banks and banking are always subjects
Of interest. but just now there is a revival
Of interest. as there is a conjunction of I'M
usual circumstances First. the centennial
OF the United States bank of 1891 is at
hand, and its legitimate successor, the ma
tional banking system, is just entering on
its final trial for continuance. The bicen-
tennial Of the great Bank Of EnglaadI gpmes
in 1894 and that institution ha$ alab en-
tered on asasH@re trial. w
The n1NH& of banking is discussed
more thil by the worlds fnancers,
and the JFSssM is gaining ground that the
lay for banks of issue is past. That here
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-16

THE committee on the judiciary of the
Senate will give "a public hearing to-
morrow at the rising of the Senate TO all
the town of Lincoln, into voting dis
tricts."
A RECEPTION will be held in the Tro-
caders" this evening, the occasion being
the tenth anniversary of the Young
Women's Christian Temperance Union.
DIR. T.. B. Andrews president of the Brown
University. will speak.
THE committee on the judiciary of the
House Of Representatives will give u
public hearing tomorrow at the rising OF
House TO all persons interested in IAN act
TO prevent the corruption of the sources OF
supply of water used for domestic uses. !"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-16
Marriage and Funeral Notices. one Insertion
S0c.; each additional inscrtiorsI5c.
DIED..

ESTEN-At the Rhode Island HoIpitaI. this city,
18th inst. JEROME w. EsrEN, In the o1th year
OF his age. -. ,,s
'psis street 'eh weanesdsy % ists & nsi at iiso A. 81
Relatives and trends are invited TO attend with-
out any further nctce
FISuER-In Emwood. 18th inst. ALoNz9 PEM- I'm,
MERTON, JR son Of Aonzo Peinber,9as, ~ hna oar ~"
J. Fisher. aged years, months ana ~ nnys, ,,,s
Funeral "Wednesday, 18th inst, Az y a; d, &@ -. ~ ~
s,,s srsn,s resaenSs @ sricnss DO are m Invited 70 attend
Burial at convenience or family,
CIINORE-In this city. iith inst, JAMES W.
GILMORE, In his seth year. -, "A
Funeral wednesday at l. NJ from ins ssn1m snd
friends are invited To attend.
CREER-At Denver Col. Sd inst, JOHN g., only
son OF Capt. John Il. and Mary q. Greer
HANIEY-Tn this city. the 18th inst, EDWARD
son OF Luke and sa'herihe nancy age" "i
Funeral from his late residence. No i2f High
street wednesday ith i,.,a NIL az az a,,end sy a. %
RICE-In Crompton. Saturday. 18th inst, Mrs.
CARoLISE RIcE, widow OF Deacon Wliham hce'
In her S6th year
late residence Relatives and friends are invited
to attend.
sCHwENk-In this city. 18th inst. MARY Eq
the beloved wife of George H. Schwenk, ana
frnerly of Pawtucket, aged 33 years, q months
and 10 days
Funeral from her husbands residence, No: 77 Alb
Relate yes aud friends are invited to att md.
Pawtucket papers please copy
TUAYER-In this city, 1lth inst HoRAck
THAYLn In his 74th year; 90 .., :,
from mis- late residence, i1S Friendship street.
Relatives aud friends are invited 10 attend.
Please omit flowers.
VINTON-In this city, 18th inst, FRANCES JONES
NiNToN, aged 81 years.
Notice OF funtral later.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-16
Our Men of Color.

The following are the delegates from the
New England Conference OF the "A. M. r..
Zion church TO the general conference TO
be held in Pittsburg, Pa, the first Wednes-
day in May: the Revs. Samuel c. Birch
more, II. f. Greene OF Providence, H. Geo.
Biddle of New Haven, and q. L.. Black
we'll of Boston.
The Working League OF the first A. NJ.
h. Zion church met last night.
The Nostradamns whist club give n
social tonight.