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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-06
SOLITUDE'S CHARMS.
NOTED AUTHORS WHO DISLIKE THE
CROWDED CITIES.

Prominent Among Them Is Robert
Louis Stevenson. Who Has Made His
Homo Among the scmisayages of
Samoa.
Late in 1881 or early in 1889 a little book
appeared OF the newsstands in q few cities
Of the United States wit. the very I'M
promising title of New Arabian Nights"
If it had been New Uncle Toms Cabin"
or New Robinson Crusoe' it would have
attracted quite as much attention-possibly
more. Here and there an idler who could
not get the book he wanted glanced at it,
read little, wondered, read on and then
devoured the volume at sitting. and In
few weeks the work had completely tri-
umphed over its title. Everybody liked it
that is, everybody who likes that sort of
thing, as Abraham Lincoln used to say.
1t was Robert Louis Stevenson's first
capture of the American fancy. though he
had local or merely British reputation.
He came to the United States. wrote about
Boston and California, went on to the
south seas and has stuck. fast in Samoa.
He has illustrated anew the fact that,
whether the author be reared in city or
country, when he has achieved success and
acquired the means, he nearly always goes
to the most retired place he can find that is
st all habitable or In touch with civiliza-
ton.
Whittier sticks to his secluded home.
Donald c. Mitchell, though in sight of
New Haven, is almost as much retired as
if in Samoa. Joaquin Miller is practically
a hermit in California. 1t was Haw
thorne's habit literally TO hide himself in
a sort of tower and garnet in one. Thoreau
took to the woods in terrible earnest. And
so of nearly all the rest. They are shy
birds, these poets and semipoetical prose
writers. and no wonder. The noisy city is
awfully destructive of sentiment. In a
whole day on Broadway one will scarcely
hear a rhythmical sound. From the steam
whistle to the rafting cart. every noise is
discori.
Robert Louis Stevenson was born in the
vicinity c. Edinburgh, and for fourteen
years or so Of boynood and youth roamed
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-06
HALLS BREAKERS
and
FURROW PLOWS

that we have been obliged to send
an order to Moline for another lot
to be made, with all additional i'm
provements. Although times are
dull, we find it necessary to send
orders for NEW GOODS by every
outgoing mail, and are receiving
new supplies by every steamer and
vessels coming from the East and
from Europe.
s@ Call and examine our new
tools and see what q splendid as
sortment we keep of other tools and
goods not mentioned above.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-06
The Illustrated Tourists Guide

That popular work, "THE TOURISTS
GUIDE THROUGH THIS HAWAIIAN ISL
ANps," is meeting with a steady sale
both at home and abroad. Tourists and
others visiting these islands should be
IN possession OF a copy of it. Its per
Feet n''re OF information relating to the
scenes and attractions to be met with
mere Copies in wrappers can be had AT
Tue paeiieation office, 10 Merchant
s sn ;.aa at the News Dealers. Price
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-06
''LARD y COMPOUNDS"

A gentleman who is acquainted
with the lard manufacture in the
States made the following observa-
tons: THE so-called lard-com-
pound is not lard" The legisla-
lures of many States compelled
pork packing establishments to
distinguish between lard" and
base limitations. Lard-compound
is a compound, but into its COM
position pure lard hardly enters.
And to begin with, the refuse of
the slaughterhouse is cooked, and
this is the origin of the lard por-
ton. Cotton seed oil. tallow,
alum, and other substances are
mixed together to form the com
pound, and the odor therefrom IS
evidence enough of its noxious
character. People should examine
the lard pals, and reject every
thing that has compound
name. for it certainly is a COM
pound"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-06

over the Pent-
lands at his. own
sweet will. He
was of delicate
frame; for some
years his health
was bad and he
was in conse-
quence thorough
~ " spoiled lin
the popular sense.
In the true sense
he was thoroughly
restored and we'll
made. His health
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-06
A NEW HOME INDUSTRY.
The Hawaiian Pork Packing C5m
pany's Commendabls Enterprise.

A Corporation that is Not Dis
mayed by Dull Tfmes--A New
Market for Island Hogs
The Manufacture of
Pure Leaf Lard.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
New Hampshire, ss3; in Vermont, $40;

New Hampshire. 1888; III Vermont, S4u;
in Utah. $500.
The Florida, Iowa and Kansas stat
utes cover sales of personally at any
price.
As stated. if,there be no memoran-
dun in writing, the possession OF the
fsDds must have passed. and the goeds
bust have been accepted, or something
given in earnest or in part payment to
bind the bargain and the part payment
must be made at the time of ciaKing
the contract, If 1t Is not so made, but
is subsequently made, it does not make
good the previous void agreement, but
it serves to make new agreement. 1t
is also decided that the part payment
or earnest must be in money or moneys
worth: that is, something of intrinsic
value.
If the buyer give his note at the time
of the contract, it is neither earnest or
part payment, but * note of third
party may be received as earnest or
part payment.
If the purchaser holds the sellers
note. IL surrender of the note at the
time of the contract will be part pay
ment under the statute. | will con-
clude by citing one of the earliest
English cases, illustrating the effect of
a part payment at the time Of making
the contract. The case is Thornborow
VS.. Whitacre. 1t was tried III 1905.
The facts are: Thornborow met Whit
acre and said Let us strike bar
gain. If I pay you IL e5 note down
now, will you give me two rye corns
next Monday, four on Monday week,
eight on Monday fortnight, and so on,
doubling it every Monday for a year?
Whitacre quickly accepted the offer.
When, however, he came to calculate
the amount of rye he would have to
deliver, he found it came to more than
was grown in year in all England.
Thornborow sued Whitacre for failure
to perform his agreement. The court
said the contract was foolish, but was
valid. The defendant claimed the
contract was an impossible contract. .
The court held it was only so in respect
of the defennant's ability to perform
it. The plaintiff had judgment.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
POPULAR TALKS LAW.
EARNEST OR PART PAYMENT

\
There was an ancient custom, which
was deemed more or less necessary, for
contracting parties to shake hands to
signify the completion of the bargain.
1t was called handsale. The giving of
Earnest followed this custom. From
early authorities it may be learned that
the earnest formed no part of the pur-
chase price. 1t was given only as to-
ken. 1t might consist of a ring OF any
article of value. The custom was suit
ed to the manners Of unlettered ages.
and is now fallen into disuse. The
words are not in the statutes Of many
of the states, but the statutes of most
Of the states declare that unless the
buyer, at the time Of the contract. pay
some part Of the purchase money, or
give something in Earnest to bind the
bargain, it is void: and it is held that a
mere tender, Of Earnest or part pay
ment is not sufficient. The Earnest
must be given, or part payment must
be made, at the time of the making of
the contract. 1t will be understood,
however. that if there be sufficient
memorandum in writing, signed by the
parties, the contract will be binding
under the statute known as the statute
Of frauds. The English statute of
frauds which has served the model for
all subsequent statutes, was passed in
the Goth year of Charles the Second, in
1877: The 18th section reads as follows:
And bee it further enacted by the au-
thority aforesaid. That from and after
the fower and twentyeth day of June,
noe contract for the sale of any goods,
wares OF merchandise for the price of
ten pounds Sterling Oh upward shall be
allowed to be good except the Buyer
shall accept part of the goods soc sold.
and actually receive the same, or give
something in earnest to bind the bar
game, OF in part payment, Oh that some
note OF memorandum, lin writing, of the
said bargaine be made and signed by
the partyes to be charged by such con.
tracts or their agents thereunt0 law
fully authorized
In most of the statutes of the States
of the Union the price stated is $50; in
Alabama, California and Idaho it il
5000; in Arkansas, New Jersey, Maine
and Missouri, $50; in Arizona. 500; in
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
All is quiet on the Potomac.
WASHINGTON LETTER.

From Our Regular Correspondent
ASHINGTON. April s. 1892 IIarri-
son, Morton and "boodle''furnshed by
Wall Street and the protected manu-
facturcrs was the combination that
brought the present administration in
to existence. and notice has just been
served upon republican aspirants to the
vice presidential nomination,by no less
a parsonage than vice President Norton
himself that the same combination has
been formed to run the republican ma
tional league again this year. There
was disposition some time ago to get
MI. Morton out Of the combination on
account of his unwillingness to pledge
himself to raise the amount of money
named by Chairman Clarkson as neces-
sary to pay for his denomination, and
the impression was allowed to go out
that Mr.. Morton did not care for re-
nomination. But since the withdrawal
of Nh. Blaine, MI. Morton has recon-
sidered the matter, and agreed to pay
the price demanded. All he now naively
announces that he will accept renom-
ination should it be rendered him by
the Minneapolis convention.
Speaker Crisp found it necessary, pre-
vious to the passage Of the Springer free
wool bill by the house, to administer a
lesson in parliamentary laws and good
manners to Representative Burrows, of
Michigan, who in the absence of ex-
Gar Reed was attempting to play his
role, and it will be long remembered by
those who witnessed it. Mr.. Burrows
who has voice which is likened to a
fog horn, stood up shouting, II insist
when he was interrupted by the sharp
command of the speaker, ''the gentle
man from Michigan will resume his
seat" One glance at the determined
face of the speaker, and Mr.. Burrows
dropped into his seat looking like a
cowed dog.
If there is any truth in the rumol
that Whitelaw Reds resignation as
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
A Thermometer Free.

This is the season of the year when
subscriptions are usually paid. 1t is
also the season when our bills become
due. AS an inducement for subscrib-
ers to pay up during the next ninety
days the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES will
present each cash subscriber with COM
bined thermometer and barometer.
The retail price OF this useful article
has heretofore been 81, but by purchas-
ing them in large quantities we have
been able to get them at a greatly re-
dnced price, which enables us to make
this precedented offer to our sub
scribers. Remember, this is no cheap
offer but a thermometer that is fully
warranted by the manufacturers.
A sample can be seen at this office.
Pay your subscription at once and
receive one of these useful instru-
ments. No farmer should be without
one.
COURIER-DEMoCRAT.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
g. piece of Good ADVICE.

':Enjoy life while YOU We for you
will be u long time dead.''-(Blll Nye.)
If you are gong to Canada Or the east
take the Wabash from Chicago and
enjoy all the advantages offered by
this popular line. Through sleepers
and day coaches from Chicago to Lon
don. Hamilton, Toronto. Montreal.
New York and Boston. Two trains
daily-leaving Dearborn depot. Chi
cago. at 3 and 1880 p. m. For further
information apply to your nearest
ticket agent or write to G.. J. Lowell.
T. =. A.. St. Paul, Wabash r. r.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
Republican Convention.

apostles of repub,lcanlSm IN CaNaliel
for holding the county conven-
ton. and at $50 p. M, when the chair
man of the county committee called the
convention to order, some Is members
of that organization took off their hats
and settled themselves comfortably for
the pre-arranged business.
1t was moved by Hodgins seconded
bv McHugh that .. C. Wentworth act
AS temporary chairman.
Moved by Olson, seconded by Nc
Hugh that F. IIodgins secretary pro
TEN.
Moved by McIIugh seconded by Mr..
Kessler that a committee of three on
credentials be appointed by the chair.
Carried.
The chair appointed as such commit
tee Chas. Eaton, D. H. Mcmillan and
John McGauvran.
Moved by McHugh seconded by Mr..
Kessler that the chair appoint a COM
mittee of three Oh permanent organi-
cation. The chair appointed I. J..
Mckeown. Duncan Mclean and S. G..
Erickson.
The committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that the temper
airy organization be made permanent.
Adopted.
The committee Oh credentials report
ed the following delegates entitled to
seats in the conventions:
Hope-O. c. Olson. Frank Walker,
NJ. c. Olson, S. G. Erickson. O. C.
Olson proxy for Walker.
Mlton-F. A. Mcdonald, Chas.
Eaton.
Harvey-Thos. Ullyott, Thos. Brown.
Duncan Mclean. Alex Mcdonald.
Langdon Cty-D. II. Mcmillan, P.
McHugh. Chas. Chisholm, L. j. Nc
known, O. G. Wentworth,
Alma-Frank Smith, H. II. Overboe
W. Kingsbury, proxies by VIM. Fair
lie.
Loam-Jas. McGauvran, John Nc
Gauvran. Jas. Mcneil. Mcneil proxy
by John McGauvran.
Langdon Township-Frank Hodgins
VIM. Haverty.
Olga, Osnabrock, Linden, Montrose.
Grant, Fremont, Cypress, Moscow, and
Perry not represented.
Moved by McIIugh seconded by F
A. Mcdonald that a committee of
seven be appointed by the chair tC
name seven delegates to attend the
state convention at Grand Forks, May
4th.
The chair appointed Chas. Chisholm
Thos. Ullyott: VIM. Iaverty: o. c
Olson, p. Ntzhugh,. F. A. Mcdonald
| VIM. Fairlie.
The committee selected the follow.
ing gentlemen and their report was
adopted:
C. A. Eaton, Z. McHugh. w. F
winter, NJ. G. Olson, Thos. Ullyott
Allan Pinkerton, F. A. Mcdonald.
There was a significant unanimity
about the whole affair that would leat
an onlooker to believe that the factions
had united-for the offices. There
were no contests except from Langdo1
township. One caucus was held il
Langdon city, the other in the town
ship. The delegation from the eau
Gus held in the city was seated.
APPROPRIATE SAYINGS.
lis the calm that proceeds storm
How pleasant it is for brethren t.
dwell together in unity.
IT'S true, it's pity: IT'S pity, I'll
true.
The lamb and the lion shall lie dow
together.
All is quiet on the Potomac.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
SPURIOUS COIN DISCOVERED.
Grand Forks Flooded With Il Goo
Counterfeit Quarter.

Counterfeit Quarter.
1t has just been discovered that a
good counterfeit of the silver-quarter
issue of 1891 is being worked off on the
merchants of this city and vicinity.
Just who the parties are who are cir
culating the stuff is not yet known. but
a movement has been started which is
likely to either bring the lawless par
ties to justice OF make it too warm for
them in this neighborhood.
The counterfeit was first discovered
yesterday morning in one OF the banks
of the city, when among the money de-
posted by certain business man were
three or four of the worthless coin.
The depositor explained how he came
by the stuff, but what his explanation
is cannot be made public because upon
it will largely depend the success Of
finding the ''queer showers" and bring
ing them to justice. 1t appears that
the parties who have been working the
spurious coin off are located near Ojata
and everything points towards the To-
cation of Il counterfeitiny plant some
where in that vicinity. The matter
will be brought to the attention Of the
| United States authorities at once. The
counterfeit quarters are good imita-
tions Of the standard money. They
are q little heavy and their color is not
so good, but the ring is clear as bell
and its size almost perfect. The gen
eral belief is that the manufacturers of
the stuff are old and experienced heads
at the business, being an off-shoot of
the large gang which was broken up
only a short time ago down near st.
Paul. The United States officials will
proceed at once to investigate.-Daily
Herald.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
co NSU1lPTION CURED.

An old physician retired from prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East India missionary the formula
of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure Of con-
sumption, bronchitis, catarrh, asthma
and all throat and lung affections, also
a positive and radical cure for nervous
debility and all nervous complaints,
after having tested it's wonderful cura-
tive powers in thousands of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this
motive and desire to relieve human
suffering, will send free Of charge, to
all who desire it, thisrecipe, in French,
German or English, with full directions
for preparing and using. Sent by mail
by addressing with stamp, naming this
paper. w. A. MOVES, 500 Powers
block, Rochester. NY.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
minister to France is rendered in order

that he may be free to manipulate 4 |
new Blaine boom, Mr.. Reid is entitled
to the champion belt as Il prevaricator.
He was in town for three days this
week, and he spent the most ct that
time with Mr.. Blaine, and when asked
about the rumor he said: ''Mr. Blaine
is not Il candidate. He meant every
word he said in his letter. think Mr..
Harrison will be rehominated with very
little opposition"
The House committee on Mines and
Mining has made a favorable report on
Rep. Cameti's bill for new executive
department of the government, to be
known as the department of mines and
mining, and transferring thereto the
geological survey and the mint. The
bill also provides that all mineral lands
new department.
Senator Sherman is about the last
man that newspaper man with any
Washington experience would go to in
search of news having any connection
with his official position, but from an
other source it is learned that the Chi
nese minister has in an unofficial way
served notice upon Senator Sherman
that his government would at once Sc
yer diplomatic relations with the Uni
ted States, if the Chinese exclusion bill
which has been passed by the House,
becomes a law. Senator Sherman is
chairman Of the senate committee on
foreign affairs, before which the bill
now is. which accounts for his being
honored by the minister with this ulti-
matum. The impression here is that
the minister may as we'll make his pre-
parations to leave, unless he persuades
Mr.. Harrison to veto the bill, as it is
expected to 60 through the senate with
4 relative majority as large as it receiv-
ed in the House.
The present magnetic executive, lis
the language in which Senator Wolcott
OF Colorado referred sneeringly to Mr..
Harrison in a speech on the silver re-
solutions of Senator Morgan, and he
added to the sting by saying that Mr..
Harrison was to be re-nominated, with
negative unanimity;not because he was
the choice of any considerable body Of
his parry. but because no man of great
er stature had been found willing to
stand. Evidently Senator Wolcott will
not be asked to take the stump for
Harrison, Morton and DOODLE"
Senator Morgan wants to know why
the reciprocity negotiations with Mexi-
co failed, and when Senator Uale's re-
solution calling for copies of all of the
re ciprocity treaties and agreements was
taken up by the senate, he offered an
amendment which was agreed to, call
ing for information about the Mexican
negotiations. and the cause of their
failure.
The democratic members of the house
committee on ways and means expect
the House to pass within the next two
weeks the bills for free cotton ties and
bagging, free binding Irvine, and the
bill reducing the duty on tin plate to
one cent per pound, which was the duty
before the Mckinney law was enacted.
The Senate has voted against striking
out the clause in the Indian appropria la
ton bill, directing the President to
detail army officer to act as Indian
agents as vacancies occur.
!
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
YELLOWSTONE PARK ROUTE

The Northern Pacific &aiIroad is the rail ii"e
to SelowSt stone Park; the popular Inc 10 C:iitar-
mia an,! Al4ska: and it ,-aiNS pass through !he
yrnndcst scenery OF seven states.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
ORTHERN
PACIFIC r. z.
THE DINING CAR AINE.

Dining Cars;are run between ChIrago. St Pau
Minneapolis. winnipeg. Helena, satte Tacoma
Seattle and Portland.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
THE POPULAR LINE.

DallY Express Trains carry elegant Pullman
Sleeping Cars ,!'inng Cars Day Coaches Pullman
Tours. sleep r. and Ere. ColoniS Sleeping Cars
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-04-14
PULLMAN SLEEPING CIR ROUTE.

Pullman service daily between Chicago, St
Pau! Montana ana the Pac:ttc Northwest: ant
between r Paul. Minneapolis and Mnncsot;
North Dakota and Manitoba points.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1892-10-08
Kentucky's Trotting Carnival.

The Kentucky Trotting Horse
Breeders Association, with head
quarters at Lexington, is no local
affair, for it's membership extends
over the States, and it's influence over
the continent. 1t gives the greatest
m lettings in America and deserves
the support of all, especially Ken
tuckians, who love the light harness
horse. Last week we spoke Of what
we considered their greatest race,
and we still think so-that the Tran
sylvania Stake will be the greatest
race ever trotted, but the closing of
entries for the purse classes insure
contests the like of which was never
seen, and then think of the big stake
races, October 8, 10, IL, and IA. The
Pennsylvania is on the 10th, and will
be the greatest race ever trotted; but
on the 9Th, when the three-year-olds
start for that $4,000 in the Represen-
tative Stake you will see the greatest
field Of colts ever on track, Mon
bars, Midnight, Chimes, Ralph
Wilkes, Directum, Bill Lindsay, Bull
ona, Wilkeswood, Lady McGregor,
Rose Turner, Adelaide McGregor,
and other good ones. Then think of
the crack two-year-o in the Lex
ington Stake; the stake winners that
will meet in the Kentucky, and the
wonders in The Special. The Free
for-All on October 18th will be the
creates race ever trotted for purse.