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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
Death of a Former Resident.

The last mail from the Coast
brought the news of the death of an
old and respected resident of Hawaii
nei, Captain William M. WILDER.
He died at the home of his oldest
son in Redding, California, on Jan.
I'd, at the advanced age of "A, from
congestion of the lungs.
Captain WILDER was born in Nam
tucket October Goth, 1918. He mar
ried Phoebe Taylor on Christmas Eve,
1910, who bore him five children, who
with their mother are all living. He
followed the sea from early manhood
till his final settlement in the Islands
In 1858.
In 1851, he was one of the crew of q
condemned ship from New Bedford,
which was run up the Sacramento
River and run ashore, the crew all
going to the gold mines. This old
hulk was used as hotel for many
years. 800
He resided in Honolulu from 1858
to 1859, making frequent whaling
of Ka Moi, and run her until 1867,
when he began planting cane in
Makawao, to be ground on shares by
Captain Hobron's mill at Grove
Ranch. The first crop was entirely
consumed by fire after it had been
manufactured into sugar when the
Grove Ranch mill was burned the
next year. In late years he was pilot
of K.tnului harbor.
He visited his old home in New
Bedford about ten years ago, and has
lived the most of the time since al
Redding.
The children are all living in Lynn
and New Bedford, except Roland T.
WILDER, who holds responsible posi-
ton at the Hamakua Mill as chic
engineer and head sugar-boiler. He
has fine ranch at Redding, Califor
MIA, where his family reside, anC
where he spends his yearly vacations
Mrs. Captain WILDER lives at Lynn
with her oldest daughter Maria anC
her second daughter Mrs Mary q
Dean. The two other sons, William
and Charles, live at New Bedford.
Captain WILDER was of very
genial, kind disposition, and will b,
mourned by n large number of ole
friends in the Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
Tuf.of- War at Punahou.

The tug-of-war tournament re-
Gently held at the Gymnasium has
given stimulus to amateur tugs-of-
wars. The Portuguese boys are at
it nightly in yard on Beretania
street, makai of the Chinese church,
Now, the craze has reached Punahou.
It commenced with friendly pulls
between two boys, which afforded
much amusement to the students,
their merry laughter being distinctly
audible throughout the neighbor-
hood. Not satisfied with one or two
on side, they increased until the
number has reached five on q side.
Yesterday afternoon teams were got
ten up between the boarders and
day scholars to test their pulling
capacity and endurance. After a
steady pull for nearly thirty minutes
the former won by gain of several
inches only. They say that the
boarders will challenge the victori-
GUS Hawaiian team.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
BURNS ANNIVERSARY.
Celebrated in Honolulu in the
18th Century.


18th Century.
The 1850 anniversary Of Robbie
Burns birthday was celebrated last
night by the Scottish Thistle Club.
The celebration took the form Of q
smoking concert, held in the clubs
hall on Merchant street. In the alb
sence of Chief Sandman, Mr. John
GILLIAN very ably discharged the
duties of chairman. The hall had
quite festive appearance, owing to
the numerous engravings and photo
graphs of Scottish scenery and Incl
dents which adorned the walls.
Conspicuous amongst the engrav-
ings were two portraits of Scotia's
darling bard, one being placed at
the end of the hall thanked by the
Red Lion and st. Andrews Cross of
Scotland; the other portrait of the
poet being hung on one side and
tastefulIy draped with tartans. Mr..
Richard n. Webster had also kindly
lent for the occasion very choice
collection of photographs, including
numerous views of Burns district.
This is the first time, it is under
stood, that there has been any for
NAL celebration by Scotsmen living
in Honolulu of "rantin', rovin',
Robins" natal day. 1t is to be hoped
that last nights concert will prove
to be the forerunner of many similar
events in the future.
The following was the programme
PART I.
Violin OVerture...... ......... ......,.....
........... "reminiscences of Burns.
w. and a. Eadie.
Address "Oor Rab. y
Dan Logan.
Song ....... ........ ...... ........ 'lnefe
was lad was born in Kyle"
James Pollock.
Song. cation Water
Robert More.
Recitation. "Tam o. Shanter.'
George Dali.
Piano Solo. ......... ........Selectlon
G.. II. White.
Song "Mary of Argyle
VIM. II. Baird.
PART II.
Violin Duet. ............
Highland Reels and Strathspeys
w. and A. Eadie.
Reading. '1SIanu
of the Scots" (by Prof. Aytoun)
Walter Hill.
Song. "My Bonnie Mary
w. Dickson.
Piano and Flute Duet.................
................. "Auld Robin Gray.
G.. H. White and George Dali.
Recitation -. "Holy Willie's Prayer.
Mr.. Witherspoon.
Song and Chorus. 1900.
............ "Barrin' o. the door, . y
r. B. Scott.
CuOTuS. ..''...'' $500 ''''''''' .'''''''' 90
e. "Will We no come back again.
Company.
Aud Lang Syne.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
HENDRY'S BREAKER.
4 Successful Test at Isenberc' 5
Ranch on Last Saturday.

A Successful Test at Isenbere's
Ranch on Last Saturday.
On Saturday morning at the invi-
tation of Mr.. Il. II. Hendry of the
Hawaiian Hardware Co, q number
of gentlemen boarded Il side seated
wagon and journeyed to Paul Isen
berg's ranch at Waialae to inspect
a new idea in plows called the Hen
dry breaker.
Mr. Isenberg with characteristic
hospitality had very substantial
lunch waiting for the party In the
dining room of his handsome sea
side home, and after everybody had
RECALLED themselves the party was
piloted to q field close by where men
were busy blowing the ground.
Among the party Of visitors at the
pillow trial were II number of gentle
men Interested in the question of
breaking plows, and, without an ex-
ception, expressed themselves very
much surprised at the perfect work
ing of the " Hcndry" breaker. The
blowing was among grubs and roots,
some three and others four inches
in diameter.
The Hendry breaker cutting a
sixteeninch furrow eight inches
deep, and turning the soil completely
over, buryipg the grass, seeds and
brush entirely out of sight or reach
of the harrow. Several American
pillow factories have, for long time,
been experimenting with breakers Of
various shapes and patterns, know
ing very well that the requirements
of plantation managers demanded
an improvement over plows they had
been trying to use. The result OF
such experiments was, that each or
the competing manufacturers man
aged to get some one particular
point on his pillow superior to his
competitor and now, after e careful
study, and many expensive expert
ments, the Hawaiian Hardware 90.
have to offer as the result of their
Iabors, the Hendry Breaker, " which
combines all Of the favorable points
in a pillow necessary for the most
satisfactory service on our soil
The mold board Of this pillow
is arranged as to completely turn
over the soil and at the same time
not add to the draught as compared
with the lightest running ploWs
The land side is an improvement
over anything that has been seen
here, and prevents the pillow from
turning a furrow of uneven width
The draught rods and clevices are
arranged to give the draught a per
feet balance while being worked
which was noticeable from the fact
that the guage wheel on the forward
end of the strong beam scarcely
touched the ground while the plo"
was in motion, and 1t was also
noticed that the handles were ad-
iusted to give the. plowman the
greatest possible leverage and enable
him to handle this rge-sized pillow
with perfect ease.
After careful investigation, every
body present seemed to agree thai
Mr.. Rendry is correct in his enthu
siasm over his grand success, ano
everybody congratulated him on hl'
prospect of immense returns from
his perfect invention. While IN
ferior plows often damage field IN
stead of cultivating the soil, the.
+ also wear out horses and discourage
owners and employees of plantations
it seems as though if all implements
were as perfect as the "Hendr.
Breaker farming would soon be
come pleasure instead OF labor.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26

]. w. WIxTzR. SR., DDS.
W. G. WIBTER, MD, DDS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
81. LANDS at KAPAhA,
KOOLACLOA. OAHU.

Royal Patent GJGI. Apaua, $4,000 acre and II
acre ROY al Patent l442, 2 Apana. O.25 sore and
80 acre. Deed from r. ". hualwa and wife.
I.iber 90 folio 496.
And il not sufficient % pay the debts OF said
estate the following.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
2. LARD at MANoA, OAHU.

Royal Patent 447J, 10000 acres. Deed from
Phil (w) aud BiIa Kekumd, her husband. Liber
u.s. folio 1O3. Subject TO lease TO Maraea Apan.
Rent $50 Per annum. Expires December 6lst'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
SAT. LAND at MOANALUA, OAHU

Apanas and of Royal Patent 426. 0.15 and 0 CT
acres respectively. Deed from A. Kaoliko and
wife. Liber So folio "a. Apana 2 is subject to
leaie to q. j. Campbell. Rent S2l per annum.
Expires June 27th, 1903. Apana is subject TO
lease TO c. =. Iaukea, trustee for kaaua. Rent
$40 per annum. Expires June 27th, 1893.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-01-26
auttion 5ales.
by j. Il. MORGAN.
Administrators Sale!

The undersigned q. TROuSsEAU, Adaainis-
traitor, with the viii annexed, of the estate Of
flis late Majesty kRlakauA, gives notice that
pursuant 10 an order sigaed by the Hon. A. r.
Judd Chief Justice Of the supreme CouEt, dated
December 23th 1891, lac viii sell at public, auc-
Honolulu. on
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18

day of its occurance all business is sus-
pended by mutual consent throughout
Victoria, the banks and government
Offices are all closed, and by twelve
o'clock the streets of Melbourne are as
silent and deserted as if the city were
stricken with a plague. For a week
before the event, the railway trains
from Sidney, to the number Of seven or
eight in day, and all the inter-colonial
and mail steamers from that city and
Adelaide are taxed to their utmost ca
pacity, and the accommodations of Mel
bourne, as well as all the neighboring
towns, are taken up by the immense
concourse of visitors. The facilities for
reaching Pennington are SO good, how
ever, and the course itself SO spacious
that even at the great race of the CEN
tennial year, when more than 10000
persons were upon the grounds, one
saw the event with perfect comfort, and
was transported TO and from the course
without five minutes, waiting at either
end of the line. The admirable temper
and sobriety of the great assembly are
largely responsible for such a result.
During the four days meeting of 1888
only five arrests were made on the
grounds, and none of these was for seri-
Gus Offenses. The crowd at an Aus
tralian race meeting is often rough in
appearance, but in orderiiness and good
nature cap hardly be excelled.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
Tho daiehita zailg Eao1e Sunday ore 1eeember s. 1892

dressed for its return Nothing can be
more unobtrusive or mechanical, though
the line of propriety is at once passed,
we may say, where two cards are sent,
the second one being obviously for ex-
change purposes. or perhaps for sale.
The wary author never, | suspect,
writes on both cards, since he does not
aim to help out mere business trans
action Where any applicant goes
farther. and asks an original letter or
copied passage, the affair becomes more
serious. and some authors and public
men ignore such requests altogether, as
being much more serious consumers of
time But on the subject of autograph
applications there is TO be pointed ont
curious want of tact, into which almost
all applicants fall They almost always
take pains to explain to the person ap-
piled 10 that they have already a very
large collection. including most of the
notabilities of this country and age,
and that they wish to add his name to
their list. The effect is TO impress the
proposed victim with sense of his own
insignifcance, in that he was asked SO
late to the entertainment More tact
would be shown by trying to convince
the person to whom you apply that you
are just beginning a very small and
choice collection, and that you have
come TO him as early as possible in
order to make a good start If this
would seem dishonest. it is at least I'M
necessary to make it plain that you re-
gard his autograph as of less value
than the thousand others previously so
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18

The question Is often asked: Why do
cyclones, ''whirlwinds" and tornadoes
all persist in the polar whirl of from
right TO left? Astronomical specula-
tors have supposed that all the planets
once existed as rings Of thinly scat
tered matter around the sun, and that
these rings were annular segregations
from a vague, irregularly scattered
mass that turned one way in spiral
courses. thus determining the direction
in which the rings revolved, and all the
rest from this took the same course.
But, you say, why did the nebula
revolve at alp" 1t grew from chaos, and
chaos, presumably, possessed an inherent
motion from right to left. This being the
case, from that time to this, sun, moon,
stars, planets, cyclones and tornadoes
have adhered to the original habit
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
HE WAS ACCOUNTED FOR.
An American who Was Mistaken for a
German In Paris.

German 10 Paris.
A Boston lawyer, recalling some in
ridents Of travel ION the other side"
twenty years ago, says that he may
have owed his life to police surveillance
5n France, according to the New York
Sun. Said he: 1t was in Paris, just
after the outbreak Of the FrancO-Prus-
sian war, when Paris was a NEST I'M
healthy place for a German to be in. I
then wore a yellow mustache, and, my
eyes being blue and my complexion
fresh, presume that / was taken for a
German, and possibly for a spy, for one
day on the street group of soldiers saw
me, and, after short discussion, they
came after me on run. My French
was pretty queer, l imagine, in those
days, and / could not make them under
stand what I was trying to tell them.
They were armed and determined, and
were hustling me on at a lively pace,
somewhere, that might have proved
very unhealthy place for me Just as l
had almost given up hope a couple Of
Pendarmes appeared, and hailed them.
They either had more sense than the
soldiers, or they understood bad French
better, for they ordered my captors to
stop and explain themselves. / piped
upyhat I lived at - Boulevard des Cap
Ucines, when one Of the policemen
shrugged his shoulders and said: we
know all that, monsieur. We have had
you under our eyes for the last four
days Then he turned TO the soldiers
and added; Monsieur is an American.
He is accounted for. You viii allow
monsieur to pass And they did"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
Tho Color Of Indians.

The color Of the Indian race veries
much individually, as does that of our
own Caucasian race, and it also varies
much with the different tribes. 1t Is
safe 10 describe them in general terms
as brown. Some tribes are Of decided
" light shade of brown, while others
are 50 dark-the California coast tribes.
for instance-as TO almost suggest the
negro. Numerous individuals have
been noticed by travellers in some In
dian tribes, as the Mandau, Zuni and
others, who are so light that the idea
OF their descent from European peoples
gained currency. II was chiefly this
fact that lent weight TO the theory pro-
pounded less than one hundred years
ago that colonies of Welsh had been
planted in the wilds Of America. As
We now know, however, these light
colored Indians a~e simply Of a natural
light brown, or are albinos. OF the
latter class perhaps those at ZCri are
the best known.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
Hereditary Influence.

It is a fact we'll established by stu
dents Of heredity that children are apt
to inherit not only the physical, men
tai and moral traits OF their parents.
but 10 be Influenced by their age as
we'll Children born Of very young
fathers and mothers never attain SO
vigorous a growth Of mind or body as
those Of older men and women, while
children OF old people are born old
One of the most surprising cases in
medical history is that OF Marguerite
Cribsowna, who died in 1868, aged one
hundred and eight years When ninety
four she was mar RED 70 4 man age.
one hundred and FIVE. Three children
came Of this union, but they had gray
hair, no teeth, were stopped, yellow
and wrinkled. decrepit IN movement
and could eat only bread and Tegeta-
bles
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
A PreIate's Wicked Brother,

1t is rumored that one of the brigands
who have been making havoc in the
Campagna is brother of the vicar gen.
eral, SAYS the Baltimore American. Not
long ago he headed party Of despera-
does that attacked the vehicle Of a
church dignitary on the outskirts Of
Rome. The divine was horribly
frightened, but was treasured by the
highwayman, who declared that he
would not harm so wcll-meaning q man
as himself In a short while monsig-
more and the masked man were in deep
conversation, the former having been
completely won over by the distin-
guiahed manners of the brigand- a
few days later monsignore received a
courteous note explaining that fur
lined cloak was needed and stated that
it might be left at certain spot
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
FARTHEST NORTH.
sursrings a3G Perseverance That Charae
terized the Arctic Explorers.

sursrings a3G Perseverance That Chsrae-
terized the Arctic Explorers.
The story of American explorers who
have braved the perils of the northern
seas. knowing that almost superhuman
efforts were to be required of them,
shows that they had the same enthu-
siasm that characterized and sustained
the early discoveries. One of the mem
bers of the Greedy expedition gives an
account in Scribner's Magazine of their
sufferings and perseverance:
Fatigue, thirst, hunger. cold and
even heat at times beset us.
Each camp found US physically ex-
hausted. We scanted our food, and
with envious, regretful eyes saw each
bit disappear, since it shortened the
length of our possible journey north
ward.
Finally the coveted honor was in
sight Realizing that this was indeed
the 'Farthest North we unfurled the
flag Of our country, the glorious Stars
and Stripes, with feeling of pride and
exultation impossible to describe. Lieut..
Lockwood and | seized each others
hands and Rugged the Esquimau, Thor
lip, who, gaping at us, wondered what
it all meant.
THE physical hardship from many
days travel through heavy gales and
binding snow, over jagged rubble ice
and across dangerous tidal cracks was
all behind us. Our visit left behind it
a record 1t stands-a mighty cairn of
rocks commensurate in size to its i'm
portance-built on a narrow shelf, di-
rectly under the frowning face of the
overhanging cape and looking out over
the eternal silence of the Polar ocean"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
THE PARSONS TEETH.
They Didn't Arrive, SO He Had to BE Ex-
cused.

There is story of a clergyman who
had taken temporary duty for a friend,
and who had the ill-luck to injurc his
false teeth during Tie v7ee,,. me plaea
was sent to the dentists fer repairs, Il
faithful assurance being given that it
should be duly returned by Sunday S
post: but the dentist or the post proved
faithless.
With the assistance of the clerk, the
clergyman managed tostumble through
the prayers, but felt it would be useless
to attempt to preach. He therefore in
structed the clerk to make some ex-
cuse for him and dismiss the congrega-
ton"
But his feelings may be better mag
med than described when, in the seclu-
sion of the vestry, he overheard the
clerk, in impressive tones, thus deliver
the excuse"
Parsons very sorry, but it is his mis-
fortune to be obligated to wear set of
artful teeth They busted last Wednes-
day, and he amt got them back from
London to-day, as he was promised. I've
helped him all | could through the serv-
ice, but l can't do no more for him;
'tisn't any use for him going into the
pulpit, for you wouldn't understand a
word he said, 50 he thinks you all may
as well go home"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
BIRD SONG.
by 1t the Feathered Race Depicts Love
and Passion.

by 1t the Feathered Race Depicts Love
and Passion.
The gift of bird song is largely a mas
culine prerogative, an expression of
tender sentiment by which the affec-
ton of the opposite sex may be at
tracted and retained. Indeed the birds
furnish no exception to the sweeping
assertion that '''tis love that gives the
key to all earth's music" They sing
from love and happiness, says one;
from love and rivalry, another asserts;
while Joy and buoyancy of spirits are
said by third authority to be answer
able for their music. That most of the
species sing best in the spring is well
known, the motive that is responsible
for the general outpOur of song being a
result Of its influences; they are happy
TO be at home again in the old haunts,
to be surrounded by plenty and to feel
the matchleSS sweetness of returning
springtime.
One of the most delightful of our
American essayists believes all birds to
be incipient or would be songsters then
that even the hen has a hOmely, con-
tented carol-and he credits the owl
with a desire to fill the night with
music. The light of love within the
little birds heart is brightest at that
season and overfows and illumines his
song; 1.-The language of passion keeps
time to the hearts rhythm" until the
full beauty of the flower of love is
reached in the thousands of beautiful
homes about us.
Undoubtedly they sing at times for
very JOY, just as we go singing about
our work because our hearts are light
and happy and the song sings itself; we
have only to listen to it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
SACRED PIGEONS OF VENICE.
Tons of Grain Required to Care for the
Doves of st. Marks Church.

Doves of st. Marks Church.
1t may be OF interest, says the st.
Louis Republic. to such the readers as
like To sentimentalize on sacred subjects
TO know that the Holy Pigeons of st.
Marks" have been recognized as such
by the authorities Of Venice for more
than a thousand years-ever since the
wear ST. In oldeu times it was the
custom Of the sacristans of st. Marks
church To release doves and pigeons,
fettered with paper, after the religious
services of Palm Sunday. The paper
5etters partially disabled the poor birds,
and such of those as did not escape
were caught by the people, who fatted
them for Easter dinner Sometimes
one and sometimes a dozen of the poor,
1luttering creatures would manage to
break the paper thongs which bound
wings and feet together, whereupon
they almost invariably sought refuge
ON the roof and IN the steeples of the
historic old church. All OF the escaped
birds assumed a certain Sacredness, and.
st bei.1sgainst the law to kill or harm
Shem4n amy way, liner -ased to enormous
numlGrs. During the time of the repub-
lie the Sacred Pigeons of st. Marks"
became objects of national solicitude,
tons OF grain being annually supplied
for their maintenance. After the fall
of the republic thousands Of them
starved to death and all would have died
but for provision made by pious old
lady, whose will perpetually provides
for them