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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-13
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and supplies during favorable
weather, the ocean being the
highway" Had this develop
ment depended upon a cart or rail
road, the cane fields would doubt
less be jungle today, judging from
what had been accomplished.
In this prosperous district raising
more than 81, 900 tons of sugar an
nually, it is possible to drive on
wheels a distance of only six miles
out of town, and a good deal of the
road for the remaining distance is
an Indifferent bridle-path, which
becomes almost impossible during
wet weather. This instance has no
parallel anywhere on the islands,
and should be remedied. Hama
kua, Kohala, Kau, on this island,
and all the sugar districts in the
other islands have cart-roads ira
versing from end to end. Why not
Hilo ? Should the same policy in
regard to bodybuilding be pursued
to the south of us, the fertile lands
of central Puma never will be
developed, or valued at more
than 81 an acre, the present assess
ment rate, { LIST. owing to the rough
sea along the coast, landings are
difficult and far apart, and (2d.)
the good agricultural land is fully
five miles from the coast, with no
roads connecting it with the sea
shore. So that the only hope for
this part of Puma is that the gov
eminent will build the road already
surveyed, branching off from the
present volcano road at the nine
mile post and running through the
interior to the coast again at
Kaimu.
We trust the day is not far DIS
tant when Puma will support as
large a population as the Hilo and
Hamakua districts together.
- Wilson's regular stage to the vol
cano has been busy ever since it
started, last week, and on Tuesday,
the 9TH inst, he carried a party of
fifteen Hiloites, who intend to
spend a week at the crater.
The steamer Claudine arrived
about 4 o'clock this morning, bring
ing J. A. Scott and wife, Rev. S. l..
Desha, Captain w. Matson, and
six tourists for the volcano. She
was sent out of the harbor again by
on the return trip.
No new cases of scarlet fever
have been reported to date.
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HAMAKUA, HA WAH.

HoNoKAA, Nov. 9th At 6 80
P. NJ, Saturday, November 4th, re-
sidents of Hamakua were startled
by three successive earthquakes,
the third being the strongest and
longest. For some four years the
like of the last shock has not been
felt here.
A little after the shocks the
town people were again startled by
seeing a fire started by some pas
sersby on the dry grass and bushes
of the hills back of the town, adj
joining a cane field of the Homo
kaa sugar plantation. At first it
was supposed to be in the cane
field, which caused a rush of peo-
pie, some on horse and others on
foot. No damage done.
At aauilo, Hamakua planta-
ton, on October 31st, while paying
off the Portuguese teamsters, the
manager announced a reduction in
their wages. which was received
with dissatisfaction. The next day
sixteen of the men resolved to
strike, and stayed at home. In the
evening they all repaired in body
to the managers house, and de-
manded higher wages, which was
resolutely refused. They then ask
ed to be again allowed to resume
work, but only twelve were taken.
When the last Kinau's mail ar
rived, on Sunday morning, it was
expected she would bring the for
eign mail, but people were greatly
disappointed. Cause, the Australia
had not arrived at Honolulu.
A wild cow created quite q panic
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two of their four wells, the other
two have not as yet been devel-
oped.
Enos d Co.'s Ranch at Kahiki-
nui has recently lost about twenty
head of horses from "staggers. -"
The disease is very severe in that
vicinity.
Summonses have already been
Issued to some jurors to serve at
the Lahaina term of court during
the first part Of December next.
Why, 0 why, did they not read "at
Wailuku?n
Weather Dry still at Wailuku
with few showers in Makawao.
A slight snow was visible on Ha-
leakala's summit during Monday
\. NJ, the 9Th inst.
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MAUI,

MAUI, Nov. II. Rev. Erick
Lewis, a graduate of Cambridge,
England, conducted services at the
Church of the Good Shepherd,
Waikiki, during Sunday, the 9Th
inst.
The gentleman also gave an in
formal and delightful talk upon
Africa during Monday night, the
9th inst. He showed that he knew
much of the clark continent"
through experience gained by
travel.
Hamakuapoko enjoyed an inch
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HILO, IA WAH.

HILo, Nov. 9.-There is probably
no town on these islands or in the
United States of the age of Hilo
possessing a good harbor or any
natural advantages whatever, where
Caucasion civilization has made its
way with as much fertile land still
unimproved and undeveloped lying
within a radius of thirty miles of
it.
1t is true that the thirty miles
strip to the northeast, along the
coast from Hilo to Ookala, is al
most one continuous cane field
reaching inland about four miles
to an elevation of 1900 feet.
Rnt here landings could be made
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THE OTHER ISLANDS.
NEWS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
ACROSS THE CHANNELS.

Letters From Maui and Hawaii corras-
pondents Give the Latest Facts
and Fancies.
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in town 4 few days since. While
driving a number Of wild cattle
into the slaughter house pen, one
of the number skipped off at a
pace that Duke Spencer would
have 10 extra exert himself to
compete with. At the corner of
Davies store she made a dash at
one Of our unsuspecting new ar
rivals. She then tore off at a more
furious speed than at first, through
Honokaa's main street. The COW
was however lassood in time to
prevent an accident.
Mr. P Ohrt, lately a sugar-boiler
in Eva plantation, leaves by the
next Claudine with his wife for
Hamoa plantation, Maui, where he
has been engaged as sugar-boiler.
\ AS lately reported, Mrs. K. T.
Richard has been very Ill, but on
Wednesday she had a stroke of
paralysis, including all her right
side, depriving her also Of speech.
Her life has been despaired of by
the family.
Honolulu sent an army of bust
ness collectors and drummers by
the last Kinau, ravaging Hawaii's
impoverished plains. They all
passed through this district bound
on to Hilo.
The steamer Hawaii, which has
been loading sugar at Paauhau,
has left for Honolulu, taking a
total of 5000 bags of sugar.
A Paauhau storekeeper has
erected a wind corn mill. With |
this new addition, Hamakua can
boast of more corn mills than the |
whole district can of sugar mills.
DR.. Greenfield is better, and is
now able to attend to n portion of |
his flock.
Rain as far off as ever. We |
49, &c aa.snrinkling on Sunday
a y I
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aug lISC
Flower

The Hon. J. u. Feunimore is the
Sheriff OF Kent Co., Del, and lives
a. Dover, the County Seat and Cap
ital Of the State. The sheriff is a
gentleman ffty-nine years of age.
and this i what he says: Il have
used your August Flower for sew.
"crai years II my family and for nv
own use, and found it does me
more good than any other remedy.
I have been troubled with what I
" call Sick Headache. a pain comes
" ii the back part OF my head first,
" and then soon a general headache
until l become sick and vomit.
!" At times, too, have a fullness
" after eating, a pressure after eating
:" at the pit Of the stomach, and
sournesS, when food seemed to rise
" up III my throat and mouth. When
" 1 feel this coming on if I take a
" little August Flower it relieves
me, and IS the best remedy have
" ever taken for it. For this reason
4" I take it and recommend it to
" others as a great remedy for Dys-
"pepsia, &c" o
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey. U. S. =
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And also at the Music Empor-
ium of the Hawaiian News Co.
In the past month, we have
made many improvements and
additions, both as to variety
and quality of stock and gene
raj arrangement OF the
department.
Our latest importations in
the Piano line consists of the
celebrated make of Everett"
Of Boston and SCHILLER" Of
Chicago; unequaled for bril-
lance of tone and perfection
of action and considered by all
connoisseurs Of the music art
as superior instruments in
every respect. Three of these
Pianos just to hand by last
steamer; also cabinet Organs
for parlor, church or schools;
every instrument fully war
ranted for five years. The
installment plan for the sale
of Pianos and Organs inaugu-
rated by us five years ago, has
proven a great success as
many a home in Honolulu can
bear testimony. We shall con-
tlnue same and increase our
facilities in this branch as the
trade demands.
Just landed-a new line of
piano Stools in various styles,
prices from $1.75 up; also
genuine made American Quit
ars, elegant tone and we'll
finished $3.50; cheap German
make as low as 81.
Special Order Department.
for Sheet Music and Music
Books-if you will hand us
your orders and same cannot
be filled from our large assort-
ment in stock, we will book
it in our special orders"
which go forward to the pub
fishers every mail; in this way
we will save you much trou-
bic as we'll as money, as we
make no charge for postage.
1t is our aim to keep IN stock
everything connected with the
music trade; parties out of
town will find it to their ad-
vantage to deal with us and
not send their orders abroad.
Music Department..
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NNI1NN
day night the wind was blowing q
hurricane.
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AGENTS FOR TIE CELEBRATED
American Rambler SafetieS

Fitted with Elleptic sprockets and q. e.
j corrugated air tube tires. These tires
can be fitted to any pneumatic safety,
they are practically punctnre proof, do
not slip on wet roads, and are very fast
Amy desired gear can be furnished with
these wheels from No. So TO 80.
While on my Rambler wheel Pm seated,
And up the street / swiftly glide,
They say discussion, grows quite heated
To know what wheel that man doth ride
And when my wheel i let them try,
They exclaim with look intent
This is the wheel wen surely buy
IL we don't lay up cent.
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NOVEMBER 18th, 1898.

SANTA CLAUS takes pleasure in an
nouucing that he has established his
HEADQUARTERS for the season at the
above store as usual. where he will with
his accustomed liberality satisfy the
wants of all his friends from the toddling
little tot to the gray-haired sage.
Toys for the children by the million.
handsome Books and fancy Goods OF
every description TO suit the fancy of
all more goods and larger bundles for
less money than it has ever been your
good fortune to buy, you will find only ut
the UP-1owN Book STORE.
~HEADQUARTERs will be closed
from 10 o'clock Saturday until 10 O'Clock
Monday morning, at which hour 1 will
be pleased to have all my friends take
look at the pretty things displayed ON
this, my annual visit to Honolulu. With
the wish that one and all may have
Merry Christmas, l am yours truly,
SANTA CLAUS,
3532-3t At Uptown Book Store.
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In Aid of INDECENT Hawaiians.
Less than a year ago the ladies
of Waimea district, in Kauai, or
gained the Waimea Ladies Ben
evolent Society for the purpose of
securing a concerted action to
raise funds with which to build a
hospital there.
Arrangements were made for a
series of entertainments to be held
at intervals during the year. A
concert in February and a garden
party in May, together with q few
generous donations from approving
friends, put the society in funds to
the extent of over a thousand dol
lars. The next event will be q
fair, to be held on Saturday after
noon and evening November 18th,
at the Waimea schoolhouse.
The ladies have been uniting in
their labors to make the fair a sue
cess and will offer for sale, every
thing in the line of fancy goods
that mortal man or woman can
wish for from baby socks to cush-
ions for old men. To say moth
ing Of a lot of choice delicacies
that touch the hearts of all sizes
and sexes. The object is a most
worthy one and the general public
is invited to attend.
Hawaii PONOI.
Makaweli, Kauai, Nov, 1898.
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A London laundry, owned by
women, and employing only
women, earned $4,000 last year.
The country around Norfolk, Va,
produces something like 100000
bushels of peanuts every year.
Nearly 5000 chimney sweeps are
constantly engaged in sweeping
the 100000 chimneys of London.
The Delta independent., 1893-09-13
HIS CAT MOTOR.
Milwaukee Mans Ingenious Device
for Generating Electricity.

A Milwaukee Mans Ingenious Device
for Generating Electricity.
II had large cork and bung fac
tory in Grand avenue. and l needed
power to run my machinery. You
know, OF course, that there is an i'm
mense amount of stored-up electricity
in cat" says writer in Harper's
Weekly. The problem for inventors
has been to invent way to extract
it protitably. In the rear of my
factory l constructed one-story
circular building. some sixty feet in
diameter On the floor of this !
coiled a glass pipe of six inches in
diameter. The first coil ran around
the outside of the room, the coils
gradually growing smaller, till the
last, in the center, was no larger
than this table. 1t gave me some
thing like mile of pipe The top
and sides of this pipe were lined
with rather stiff hair brushes. the
bristles being little more than an
inch in length.
.'At that time Milwaukee was over
run with cats. 1t was impossible to
sleep nights. | put notice in the
paper that | would pay ten cents a
dozen for prime cats. delivered at
my factory. | got sixty dozen the
first day, and stored them in the
basement of the power-house The
motor operated thus: Placing in the
outer end of the glass pipe an imita-
tiou rat, made of rubber and pro-
PEELED by a small interior storage
battery, l would then adjust a cat
Immediately behind it. The rubber
rat would start off at "a terrific rate
it was made to go through the mile
of tubing in from two to three min
utes-and the cat, of course, followed
furiously, thinking to catch the sup
posed animal throughout the entire
distance.
"Gentlemen. il was exciting to
watch a healthy, active cat whip
about those spirals. with the me-
chanical rat about foot ahead and
going like cannon ball. The cats
back and sides rubbed against the
brushes. and her electricity was thus
extracted. With a storage battery,
and by sending a cat through every
five minutes. l generated enough
electricity to operate my entire plant.
light my factory, and sell power to
run ghboring passenger elevators
and small machinery. 1t also took
the yowl out Of the cats, and grad
ually the city became quiet. At
the end OF a week cat could be
caught and used again"
The Delta independent., 1893-09-13
The H..tln ,h, stnm In Use.

Among the Perslans. the usual
mode of punishment l. the bastInado. O.
from which men OF the highest rank
are not exempt 1t is inflicted with
very great severity, frequently so as
to render the sufferer almost u Grip
pie for life The victim Is thrown
upon his face. each foot is passed
through II loop of strong cord At.
tached TO pole. which is raised hor-
izontally by the men. who. twisting
it around, tightch the ropes and rem
der the feet immovahlc. Tho exc.
cutioncrs then strike tho soles al
terna,ely with switches OF the pomc
granite tree. well stepped in wafer to
render them supple. A store OF these
switches is generally ready for use in
the pond which adjoins the court
yards OF the houses OF the great
The punishment frequently lasts an
hour, or until the unfortunate victim
faints from pain.
The Delta independent., 1893-09-13
YANKEES IDEAL OF WORK.
His Unending InsurrectIon Against tn.
Curse of Eden.

His Unendlng InsurrectIon Against the
Curse of Eden.
The Yankees antipathy to work
has never yet been adequately ap-
preciated. He is in state of per-
petual insurrection against the pri-
NAL curse. He feels that he was
born to sit on the fence and whittle
in the sunshine, and he is against
every apparent necessity that would
compel him to forego the serene pleas
ures OF a purely contemplative ex-
istence. He recognizes, to be sure,
that work has got to be done. No
one has a more vivid realization of
that
But the consciousness of the need
of getting things done does not i'm
pei him to take his coat off and do
them SO much as to contrive some
way Of accomplishing ends without
working, says Scribner's The cru
dest, simplest way OF doing that is
to get rich enough to hire labor.
Accordingly the Yankee does try to
get rich, and does not try in vain.
1t is not that he loves money so much
and desires to possess it as that he
loves labor so little
But to get rich is only an indirect
way OF beating the tyrant The
Yankee would rather abolish work
than elude It. II he can get it done
without human Intervention at all.
he likes that best; and II he cannot
wholly eliminate human Intervention,
he wants to reduce it to its lowest
possible limit When he gets mat
ters fixed 80 that the work is done
with very little intermeddling, he is
willing to sit by and supervise the
process He will pull lever and turn
cock now and then without much
complaint, If SO be that he can rumi-
nate and whitt!e. His name is q
synonym for energy and perseverance.
But to make things work together
for the automatic accomplishment OF
labor, and to sit by and see that
they work right-that is the Yankee
idea of the mission OF man.
The Delta independent., 1893-09-13
A Dificult Language.

Il wish you would tell me the
meaning Of an expression l have
noticed in the newspapers. said a
Frenchman who was studying the
English language.
Very well, replied the American.
What expression do you refer TOP"
"One of the newspapers said there
was "a niger in the wood pile"
"Oh, that's an idiom. 1t means
there is a snake in the grass
"Nigger in the wood pile means
there's snake in the grass?" said
the inquirer with puzzled air
"Well both the expressions are
synonymous with the milk in tn @
cocoanut' and AN ak to grind Un-
derstand?"
But the foreigner scra tched bis
head and walked away with an ex-
preston Of despair on his counte-
nance.-Judge.
The Delta independent., 1893-09-13
oo-ro-sEo STORIES,
ohtldrsn Often Regaisd with Hobeeb-
lin and slsep- Destroying Tslss.

Children Often ReEaisd with HobgeS-
lin and sissp-Destrsyinx Talsa.
"Iwish were able 70 writs all
the go-to-sleep stories that are told
to the little folks all over the land
every night" said . tender-hesrted
mother to Philadelphis Press man
the other day. ut makes mo Dos
itively sad to think OF the small
brains that are filed with distorted
images. hobgoblins. ogres. giants,
and the like. just as reason Is losing
its hold upon them for several hours.
don't think mothers realize what An
influence upon Q child's life. and even
upon its life after 1t has ceased to be
child. is exerted by this apparently
triding matter OF how 1t goes TO
sleep Every night when Iwatch my
little daughter working of the big
thoughts that swc ,p over her brain,
IS her tired body begins to relax
while her mentality seems to be
briefly and proportionately stimu-
lated, l tremble to think Of the harm
that could be done to her or any
child-for Mabel is not An abnormal
child in any way-by An ignorant
nurse or thoughtless parent The
fact that every normal child cries
out for bedtime story shows that
its mental nature needs it just as its
physical nature Graves sweets. You
want to give your child pure candy.
SO give him the unadulterated story
Leave out the fearful personalities,
the grim and gigantic figures-these.
even II they are properly vanquis he'd
by the gallant hero. are too distinct
for the crib-side tale Sit down by
your little ones bed and speak low
and evenly. Weave q fanciiul but
quiet story that tells OF pretty faIriss
and birds and flowers and droning
bees and loving little boys and girls
these WOO sleep to the weary out
active brain, not with the suiIocatinR
pressure OF the gathering storm lit
with lurid flashes. but with tho soft
clouds OF the sunset horizon that
change from rosy pink to tender en-
veloping gray. and gradually deepen
into restful gloom"
The Delta independent., 1893-09-13
BITS OF FUN.

MIR. Kallcr-What is your name ms
little man? Boy-Whcn | am good 1t
is Billy when ! am bad /, is
''William j"
Young Mr.. Su plcy-I wish could
get me hat that was suited to my
head Miss palisadc don't you
try soft hat?
He (strolSiug a diminutivc mustacbcl
In Queen Elizabcth's time men who
wore boards were taxed. She-Ycs;
and II taxes some men now t. raise ia
beard
The Wifc-Of course, can make
allowance for "a little heat Of temper
II isn't every man that can be master
of himself The Ilusbsnd-So. II H..
has wife
Master-lIow Is this, bridget? NV
coffee is much stronger to-day than it
is usually. Servant Girl-oh. please.
sir. I've made mistake. gave You
the wrong cup. That is my coffee
Mollic- What Il lovely complexion
Hattie has. Ellic-Yes, she must use
some face wash or other "Shc does,
I'm sure" ~ knew 1t. wonder
where she gets itan 'Out of the
hydrant
ANY letters for me, miss" mo.
"Any for grammar" NO" Aunt
Sally?" "None." The Jinlsins gals?''
None" "Why. YOU amt Civ us
ary letter in three wccks!' Can't
help it" "Got any side mcat?" Yes"
well, reckon we won't take any. IS
Mamma" said little Harry, aged Z,
"is papa Mr.. James l.. Davis, senior?''
eyes, Harold" Then" pursued he,
ARE you Mrs. James l.. Davis, scnior?''
Yes" answered his mother again.
"Then X nm Mr.. James l.. Davis,
Junior, where is Mrs. James l.. Davis,
junior.
mamma, do you think you'll go to
heaven" said Jack. .thoughtfully look
ing into his mothers face. "Yes
Jack, II I'm good" said the littl,
mother eau tiously, wondering what
would come next "Then please bs
good. for papa and ! would be so lone
some without you"
$50 your ship didn't break any rec
ords coming over. Must havo beer
awfully monotonous," Must. ELI
The second officer fell from bridg,
and broke his arm the first day out
the engineer managed TO break th,
shnrps broke me the third. Nothing
very monotonous about that, wa
| there?'