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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-10

a few men were discussing the prog
re4 OF education IN this country.
You're doing good deal Of talking
here said one, but III bet any man
In this crowd new hat that here in
London there are at least so. 0O0 per-
sons who can tspeak word OF English. :"
The crowd was staggered at first, but
recovered IN a moment, and hat bets
were made Then il was suggested that
some one should go after the statistics.
Before you do that, said the man
very coolly, Il want to bet 81 apiece
all round that there are twice that num-
her that can't read and write"
Again the crowd felt the pressure Of
q bIaS, but is rallied soon, and every
man who had sovereign put it up.
The Newspaper man stood to win eight
hats and &c. The man TO get the sta
tistics was about TO start.
''Hcld on said the man with the
iron nerve. Il can tell you now who
the first so, 900 are"
Tell u.s. was the unanimous com
mand.
Babies under one year, " was the re-
ply, land under four years for the other
100, 900. "-London Tit-Bits.
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Meaning Brain Work.

An apparatus for measuring brain
effort has been made by J. l.. Balbi,
who suggests that the arrangement
might be made to point Gu. the proper
studies for children, or those which can
be pursued with the least work and most
profit, says an Ensli paper. In the
center Of some heat conducting mate
rial be places a tberno-electric pile,
which is connected by flexible wire TO a
sensitive gaIvanoneter. The slightest
rise In temperature, due TO rush Of blood
IN the head, is indicated by the galva-
nometeT, the effect, Of course, increasing
with the intensity Of the mental work.
-PittsbuTg Dispatch.
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EAsss sNNrAN soR ECONOMY



rsse osass CsN~ssl~vsssssa rAst CNssia Have
fs~vaiie>l IA n,NSsea.
The Telegraph operators were tslisns
stories, The tall man. wl>a has held !
ASy x over Eslo coaosTy, had the flC>or,
Yea ss's go>aa many Jokes in thS
rsHeEsS said be. about the ealsaEe ~
ts<sson Snd she habit peop.o llving. tl,srs
Rave - using bss words and coTryci
grammar and &ll that. Nest ~ Scu
thsDk that these SoSeS have M founda.
tioa in fact. Now. knew better.
was receiving clerk in the Western
Union oIEice there = gCsoi ,nSny years
sSo and some 20 the messages handed
II 70 me were ecgSerS.
One summer / had the cable win.
dew. oas day TWO women dressed IN
blScS and greatly ssitated came Ia and
inquired the rate per word IL London.
| told them il was - cents, They Goa
sulsed for s. minute. and then enc of
them asked fer blank. I told them
where the blanks were. and enc Of them
wrote a message, The other took is and
read is two or three times.
Then she came over 10 the window
and asked again how much it was a
word 70 London. 'Twensy-eight cents. >
told her. She looked az the message
obviously. The other woman came up
70 her and said. Don't yen like ity'
Me- she said, I dent like ii,
That form Is improper. You say that
Charles suicided this morning, when il
shoali be said that Charles committed
suicide this morning
= But, said the ether, If we put il
in that way we will save IS cents
The woman who objected turned
this proposition over In her mind for a
long time. Finally she said. L den (
think that such Syntax is excusshle.'
The other took the blank and read
the message few dozen times. We're
poor. she said decisively after studying
IL in all its phases, and we can't save
IS cents any easier.
This partially convinced the woman
vho objected. But what Will cur
friends thinkS' she asked obviously.
I suppose they viii notice IT, but
we can't help that Then the two wonl-
e1 retired - one corper and had a con-
sultatioa. After talking earnestly for
10 minutes they wrote out another mes
sage. So help me. this Is the way got
it: Charles suicided this morning.
False syntax used because il Is cheaper.
And they paid me sS cents a word
for IL. All OF which. continued the
tall operator, Illustrates one Of the
curious WAYS IL which woman 5 mind
works. Buffalo Express
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MARSHAL'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF
ID Execution issued out of the First
Circuit Court on the 9Th day OF
May, a. d. 1894, against ID. J.
Koii, defendant, in favor of s. G.
Dwight, Trustee plaintiff, for the sum
OF $55.1O, have levied upon and shall
expose for sale at the Police Station, in
he District of Honolulu, island of Oahu,
at Il O'Clock of "WEDNESDAY, the 9Th
day of June, A. ID. 1894, TO the highest
bidder, all the right, title and interest of
the said ID. j. Koii, defendant, in and to
rhe following properly, unless said
judgment, interest, costs and my ex-
penses be previously paid.
List of property for sale:
AL the said ID J Koii's interest
to- wit: lis undivided share in tina,
certain piece or parcel of land situate al
kaliu, Honolulu, Oahu, and described in
K P $3.50, l. G. a 1042 to Unauna, con-
tanning an area CT zS8 square yards.
2-All the said d Koii's interest
to-wit: u undivided share in that certain
piece or parcel of land situate at Puako,
Lahaina, Maui, and described in Z =
1926, l. e A 1904, containing an area OF
D acres, more or less.
E~ Terms Cash.
E~F For further particulars, apply to
:. (. KAsE, or to
A. Nj BROWN,
Deputy Marshal, Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu, May 5, 1894.
36S2st 1913 Ct
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Joe-Tbese fountain pen makers win
never BE- affected by the income tax.
Bob-Why not7 Some OF them ars
rich.
joe Because they never make enough
ink coros to be- taxsd.-DstKoit Free
Press.
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ALoSa TIE wATEE FRONT.

The schooner J. -. WeatherEax
left this port for San Francisco on the
81 instant with 1858 bags II ,506y $50
lbs sugar, valued at SO, 0sL36-
The schooner Bangor left Hilo on
Saturday, the 5th, for Gan Francisco,
with l2-352 bags q s540, 40 lbs.J sugar,
valued At Si2 359- Is
No vessels IN port ar this writing.
The steamer Kinau returns TO Hono-
lulu with only tgo-thirts OF cargo,
owing TO rougn weather.
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Fo--z-sevea ballots were rejected IN HiIo
tozu for rot being marked p perry fns6y-
s.yer ballots were marked five for q. 81. Flftcfs-
e scxFs name. Thirteen were marked Eve for r.
Lyman
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Daily Advertiser, rs cents q
rnonth
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
General News and Notes.

The agricultural earnings of the Unit.
ed States, according TO Mulhall, are es-
timated at SO, 400, 900, 600
The United States is third in wool
production. Australia leads, with $50, =
600, 600 pounds annually the Argen.
tine Republic is second, with 400, 600, =
600 pounds and this country next, with
800, 600, 900 pounds.
The total crop last year was estimat-
ed by the American Cranberry Growers
association at 425, 600 bushels for New
England, $40, 600 bushels for New Jer-
sey and 100, 900 bushels for the west, a
total of 600 600 bushels.
The Cincinnati Price Current esti-
mates that the acreage Of this year in
the United States is 3, 021, 900 acres less
than last year, and that the crop this
year will be about 443. 600, 600 bushels,
a decrease of 2S, 900, 600 bushels from
last years crop
According 20 Bradstreet's, there will
be less wheat for export from the Unit
ed States during the year ending July
~, 1895, than for several years past.
An international exposition of fruit
culture and products is 20 be held at St.
Petersburg from Sept % to Nov. IL I'M
der the auspices Of the car.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
Her Pride Was Great.

Several years ago when Prof. John
Philip Sousa. who will never be known
by any other name among his admiring
cronies than johnnie" lived over in
East Washington, he was blessed with a
little daughter, whose mamma had
brought her up with a strict and rigid
observance of all the properties. One
day little Miss Sousa approached her
papa with evident mental perturbation.
She seriously informed him that one Of
her little playmates had invited her to
90 upon an excursion the folowiL Z
Sunday. And, papa" she exclaimed
"when | told her it was a sin to do such
a thing on Sunday she began laughing
and hooting at me. Now, papa. isn't it
a sin to 20 on an excursion or anything
like that on Sundays"
The genial Johnnie was placed in a
rather embarrassing situation, 50 he en-
deavored to slide out of it by mumblng
something regarding propriety and
things of that sort. and then proceeded
to change the subject. His daughter,
however, mistook his diplomacy for ac-
quiescence in her opinion. There,
she said, triumphantly, Il knew it was
a sim" Then She added with the utmost
seriousness: Just TO think, papa, Anna
is IL years old and | am only Sand still
/ know more about what vice is than
she does 1t was worth going miles to
hear Johnnie Sousa laugh when he told
that story.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
A Good Whitewash.

A good whitewash for fences and out
buildings that stands fairly we'll and
which looks like oil paint when dry is
made as follows: Pulverize air slaked
lime until it is as fine as -four and pass
it through sieve Next boil some rice
until the substance has been drawn out
Of the grain, then strain it TO separate
the water from the grain. Mix the lime
and rice water, and to every half bar
linseed oil. Apply with a long bristled
whitewash brush for buildings, and for
fences use brush with shorter bristles.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
Valuable Grass For Arid Regions.

In circular issued by the depart
ment Of agriculture the Hungarian
bronze grass l. described as being adapt
ed TO many sections. In light soils, es-
pecially in regions subject 70 extremes
If heat or long periods of drought or
where the land cannot be adapted TO
the growth Of the finer and higher grade
grasses, Hungarian bronze may be rec
commended. 1t Is doubtless valuable as
a constituent in permanent meadows or
pastures and may have especial value in
the south for winter grazing. On lands
where frequent rotation is practiced or
desired its introduction should be made
with caution, because it may there prove
pest hardly less troublesome than COM
mon couch or witch grass At the Rocky
Ford experiment station, Colorado, the
Hungarian bronze has proved the ear
Hest and best grass tried Professor
Huntley says that there is no doubt
about its making two crops per year.
AT the Arkansas valley experiment sta
toin in Otero county it has been discov-
cred that this grass is great plant for
bees
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
The Pleasure OF the Dauce,


Don talk 'rcout yer cherinus r uipyooet'
me
Fer all dat fancy splelin', well, ye- makes
luc IL eel -sCct
Some folks know, i stuck on It AN thinks Is
more den nice,
But long-ide some uddcr, why, it doesn
Youse want 80 down wit der gang Nom.
mental Hall
T see spiel wo, is r spiel without no frills
tall,
tell you-e wot yer min2 poets r chcrlaans
be der score
Won't give youse ha'f der pleasure When
yOu,c gits out On der moo
An you>c goes ~piclin'. ~piclin',
! can't describe dee icrlln',
But when you,c ouct ha, beeG deere yOuse -
say h'~ more den line
T. spiel rway = "bui-y' + Der Girl LefN
Bchin'
Der bloke wot leads d"' orchister les knows
wOt hes r0Out,
He never gives you~c worm out tunes, but
c- der late- Out,
An when d. plays + SOu~a march + sOGnS
song + der day,
"Jay jimmy yuusc could 1--we on dat"
yOusc hcai some fcilcr -uy.
I'll lCt you~c know der night when one T den
l. comm round
So yousc AN me am all der gang kin all + Us
go down,
An don DE ,keered T been rrown down,
but waltZup 4 r. girl
An fore you~c know icS whore yOusc Is FER
oil into der der whirl-
Put YOu~r a n~ = 'roun' UC money,
Even dough yOu>c have NO honey
Der orchistcr j. playin now r schOttishs
An wit yer heart jest like yer feet youss
spiel der night 'rway
John II. Lewis, in Boston Globe
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStor:a.
A Chance 70 MAKE Mon y.

I have been selling Dish Washers
three weeks, and have cleared S3l5.
Can any of your readers, without pre-
vious experience. beat this? In this
business a woman can do a. much as a
man. Every family wants a Dish
Washer when they can be got 50 cheap,
and they will have one. no matter who
it is that is selling 1t. am convinced
anyone can make from s. to so a day
in this business anywhere, city or
country. They all want Dish Washers.
You can get particulars 10y addressing
the Iron Civ Dish Washer Co., +. T..
Pittsburg, Pa. and by beginning AT
once YOU can have enough money by
spring 10 start in most any kind of bus
mess. am going to stick right to this
Dish Washer business until make
10000. MATILDA Is.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
MORTGAGE sALE:-nefault having been

MORTGAGE SALE:-Default having been
vi made in the conditions % payment of a
certain mortgage, made by George Josn and
Celia JOslin his wife. of the township of Sc
vile. Gratiot county. Michigan, TO Thomas NJ.
Granger of Pine River township county and
state aforesaid, which said mortgage bears
date the 18th day of September. 1891. and was
duly recorded the 5th day of October, 1891, in
the office Of the Register OF Deeds in and for
ratiOt county, VI ichigan. in liber 60, on page
4g3 OF mortgages and said mortgage was duly
assigned by Thomas NJ Granger TO Helen V.
Woodward on the 18th day of December. 1891,
and was recorded on the 18th day OF December
in llber 81 of mortgages and page 331. And
SAID mortgage was duly assigned by Helen v.
Woodward TO Cyrus ID. Wightman on the 14th
day or January, 1892. and recorded in the Reg
lister OF Deeds ofs CO on the 18th day of January,
1892. in liber 90 Of mortgages on page 80 on
which said mortgage and the note Accompan-
sum of one hundred and twenty three dollars
and twenty four cents 1923 pa and no suit or
proceedings at low or equity having been in
stituted to recover the amount secured by
said mortgage. Therefore public notice is
hereby given that on the 2nd day of March,
1895. AT two O'Clock i'm the afternoon at the
front door of the Gratiot county court house
in the village of Ithaca, Gratiot county, Michi-
gan, that being the place of holding the cir
cult court in and for said county. Said mort
gage will be fOrccOeed by sale OF the prem
ises therein and herein described AT public
auction to the highest bidder. which said
premises are described as follows, viz: The
of section twenty-one (2l in township twelve
O2l north of range three CD west being IN
Gratiot Gov nty, Michigan.
Dated November 18th, 1894.
f. IL. WIGHTMAN, CYRUS ID. WIGHTMAE,
Attorney for MortgaRee. s2l Mortgagee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
he WAS COMPLETELY kNcucizED
Trip Abroad Developed Distaste for
American Institutions.

The American who goes abroad for a
brief business tri p and returns so Angli-
ciZed that not even the current coin of
his own country i any longer familiar
TO him-not TO speak of the profound
distaste developed for her social institu-
tions-is daily becoming a more usual
and ridiculous entity. On the last ar
rival of the Umbria rare specimen of
this particular genus came ashore and
was met by humble employe of his
business firm, who promptly began a
hustle after the baggage. The traveller
was a young man about thirty, wore a
yachting cap and monocle, and Shout
dered newly made accent, which
nearly lifted the empoye off his feet.
"Chawles," he said, "cawn't you get
keb and shift these blooming traps on
the top? | cawn't do with those beastly
brawsses for the luggage. Demnable
inventions"
"All right, sir" said the astounded
Chawles. What shall | give the man
to lift them, sirP Have you any
changer"
"Oh, give the duffer arr a crown.
Here take what you want" opening
his palm. full of silver; take anything;
five bob if YOU want. only let's get out
of this blooming hole. | cawn't stand
it here, doncher know! Too beastly,
Chawles.'
We have no half crowns or bobs
here, sir, =" said the man. with the flicker
OF IA smile Shall | give him fifty
cents, sir?"
Oh, -" groaned the young
man, dropping on the edge of trunk
to relieve his Disguised exhaustion.
"Dollahs and cents and dimes. beastly,
horrible coins nawsty, filthy money,
doncher know. 1t all comes back to
me, Chawles. Heah," adjusting his
monocle and squirting in helpless
fashion at the coins in his own hand,
Pick out arr a crowns worth Of
beastly dimes. You know them,
Chawles. Dimes" repeated the young
man, in disgust, which seemingly
bordered on despair; What shall
evan do with such perfectly dweadful
things? Is the keb ready, Chawles?
Let's get away from this vulgah hole.
And don't speak to me about dollahs
just yet, Chawles. | cawn't stand it
just yet, you know" said the young
man from Westchester as the "keb"
with the luggage swung round the
corner of the dock, bearing his languid
body homeward.-N. T. Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
s9ew


DISSEMINATION OF CLAIM: State of
l. Michigan County of GratiOt Probate
Court for said county. 50. Notice Is hereby
given that 10y an order of the Probate Court
for the county of Gratiot made on the 10Th
day Of November a. ID 1894 six months from
that date were allowed for credtnrst 20 present
their claims against the estate Of MARY Bge-
low late If said county. deceased. and thnt all
creditors OF eaid deceased are required To pre-
sent their claims TO said Probate court at the
Probate once. i'm the village of Ithaca. fo~ ex-
animation and allowance, on or before tn 9TH
day of May next ard that such claims u be
heard before said Court on Monds, 'ro 18th
day of February and on Nonda tn. er day
of May next. ut ten O'Clock i'm the fore noon of
each OF those days.
Dated Ithaca. Novem Der r. =. n l9i
JOHN NJ. EvEEDEN
s22.4w Judge of PrOba to
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
DREsENTATIoN OF cLAIMs;-state Of

DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS:- state of
i Michigan. County OF Gratiot. Probate
Court for said County. SIS. Notice IL hereby
given. that by an order of the Probate Court
for the county of GratiOt made on he 26th
day OF November A. ID 1894 six months from
their claims against the estate of Aim ra +.
Pratt late of said county. deceased. and that
all creditors of said deceased are required TO
present their claims TO said Probate Court,
at the Probate Office. In the village OF Ithaca,
for examination and allowance on or before
the eth day OF May next, and that such claims
will be heard before said Court on Tuesday
the 26th day Of February and on Monday the
9Th day Of May next. at ten o'clock in the fore
noon OF each of those days.
Dated Ithaca, November 20. A. D., 1894.
JoHN N EvERDEN.
S2l-4w Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
COMMISSIONERS NoTICE:-In the matter

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE:-In the matter
y OF the estate of Rosie Heller, decea ed .
We, the undersigned having been appointed
by the Probate Court for the county of Gratiot,
state of Michigan. commissioners to receive,
examine and adjust al claims ard der auds of
all persons against said deceased DE- hereby
give notice that we will meet at the lH~ office
of John y. Spinney. one of the undersigned
commissioners. No ,. Wright Block. IN the
village of Alma in said county on Tuesday. the
22nd day of January, A D., 1895. and on Tues
day. the l4th day of May, A. d., 1896 at 10
o'clock a. m. of each of said days for he pur-
pose OF examining and allowing ssi1 claims,
and that six months from the 18th day of No
vembCr. a. ~, 1894. were llowcd O. said court
for creditors TO present their claims ~ us for
examination and allowance.
Dated December 3rd 1894.
BERT WOODWARD.
S22-6w JONI d. SPlNNKY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoria.

How the Magnetic Springs lost a
good customer is told by John V.
smith. prominent Oddfellow, WOos-
ter, Ohio. who says: II had dOctOred
and doctored without benefit. for
sleeplessness and nervous rheumatism
with pains all over me, until had de-
cded TO 60 to the Magnetic Springs
Mr.. Laubach advised me TO try DR..
Wheeler's Nerve Vitallzer and before
| had used all the second bottle my
rheumatism and sleeplessness were en-
tirely cured Sold by b. VanDen
Bergh. $40 3w
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
FAL, SEEDING OF TIMOTHY.
Seed without Grain-N Nurse Crops "a Hin
drance To Grasses and CIovers.


drance To Grasses and Clovers.
In may sections the fall seeding Of
timothy will prove success if condi.
tions are favorable. First there must be
enough moisture in the soil TO sprout
the seed and maintain the young grass
plants. An ideal seed bed can be formed
by blowing stubble land early and Gull
tlyating it every time the weeds have
started well, coaXing the weed seeds 10
grow and then killing the young weed
plants with the shallow cultivation
Following for few weeks in this way
will firm the soil beneath and leave q
fine seed bed almost free from weeds of
al inch or two in dnyth. Timothy seed
sown broadcast or with seeder and put
IN with light drag will make a fine
stand under such circumstances.
There is perhaps no part of general
farming less understood than the use OF
nurse crops for grasses and clovers
Farmers ask, when recommended the
sowing of clover and grass seeds by
themselves, If the young plants will not
burn up with the sun unless some
grain, like oats, barley wheat or rye,
is sown for protection. Let us look
into this little Where one of these
grains is sown together with grass and
clover, one or both, the roots from the
grain plant soon reach deep into the soil
considerably below the roots of the
young grass or clover. If there is plenty
Of moisture, both grow together nicely
If there is a lack, the grain roots being
the deepest get the moisture, taking it
from the grass or clover roots, and the
latter plants die if the supply is cut off
FOR any length of time.
The truth of the matter is, these so
called nurse crops" are great him
drance 10 the grasses and clovers, and
only when there is moisture for both do
both succeed. We have never failed yet
in getting good stand of clovers and
grasses when we have sown them alone
in spring, while frequently both clover
and timothy have failed 20 give a good
'catch" when sown with grain, be-
cause the young plants died out III hot
dry weather Thus writes Professor
Henry from the Wisconsin station 10
Prairie Farmer He advises for fall
seeding of timothy sowing the grass
seed alone He says:
In sowing grasses by themselves
sometimes weeds come up, drawing out
moisture and shading the young plants
To check these run "a mower over the
field, setting the cutter bar high. The
grass plants will soon gain a victory
over the weeds with this treatment
Timothy may be sown successfully on
well prepared land with turnip seed
and a good crop Of turnips harvested
This will only do where there is plenty
Of moisture for both and the soil rich
and favorable. Good stands have been
secured in "A cornfield cultivated with
level cultivation and timothy seed sown
between the corn rows in August Here,
700, there must be plenty of moisture,
and II Is necessary 70 cut the stalks Of
corn level with the ground that they
may not interfere with the mower next
season. IN many parts of the country
timothy Will succeed best when sown
IL the fall
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21

der is not worthy of all the compensa-
ton he has received, for the part he
took in accomplishing these great re.
suits. Hoping YOU will have a glorious
good time, Mrs. Lawrence and my
little girl, Eldred, join me in sending
their kindest regards, and would like
to have met with you.
GEO. w. LAWRENCE.
Ottawa, Kansas.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-12-21
THIRD MICHIGAN CAVALRY.
Letter Read at Reunion of Company O.,
Sd Michigan Cavalry. at Owosso,
Nov. Ia. 1894

Dear Old Boys: Comrade Browns
letter came duly to hand, and was care.
fully read. 1t was another reminder
that the years are fast rolling around,
and ere another third of century rolls