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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
4, WalAKNOWN INSTITUTION,
The-Work Of the Honolulu Library
Association.
A SMALL START AND A LARGE ENDING
besun In 1879, 1t has Steadily Increased.
How the Finances stand-A VERY
Small Membership List for n City OF
Honoiulu's Culture and Population.

In the year 1879, a number Of
people In Honolulu decided that a
public library should be estab.
lished. So they met together and
founded, on very small scale,
what is now the Honolulu Library
Association.
This association, which is now
one of the best known institutions
of the city, had its rooms over the
old store of G. E. Williams, on
Fort street. All the books, and
they were not many, were contrib
uted by friends of the new venture,
and the nucleus of the present fine
collection was made. The associa-
ton stayed in their rooms until
1884, when the present building
was constructed. Large contribu-
tons were made by various public
spirited citizens and firms, and the
result is the large structure on the
corner of Hotel and Alakea streets.
There was no permanent fund
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
PRESENT QUARTERS THE HONOLULU
by the User ist1
yer User artist. |

the Chinese theater on King street.
One of the men escaped with slight
injuries, but the other two were bat
tered about the head and face with
pieces of iron pipe and other weap-
ons. The heads of both men were
cut i'll frightful manner and the
blood flowed very freely from the
wounds. The police station was
notified of the assault and four of
ficers were immediately sent to the
scene of the trouble, but when they
arrived the guilty ones had escaped.
Warrants are out for them and it is
expected that they will be arrested
during the day.
The names Of the Chinese who
were so cowardly assaulted are See
Lin, All Poon, and Ku Mau. Poon
was tackled first by a number of
his countrymen, and when Lin and
Mau went to their friends assist
ance, the belligerents made war on
them. The last two are injured the
most severely. Lin is Chinese
detective employed by the local po-
lice. The men who committed the
assault are supposed to be the Chi
nese who were discharged yesterday
morning in the District CoaFton a
charge of gambling.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10

III Essays and General Literature.
% Bound Magazines.
54 Poetry and the Drama.
80 Religion.
% Mental and Moral Sciences.
q Physical Science.
10 Agriculture.
i Architecture.
There were added to the library
last year $50 volumes, of which
fifty were by purchase, and the
rest by donation. In money, S1277
was received from fees, $5050 from
donations and legacies, and $2O39
from other sources.
The first item, that of the 1927,
received for library fees, is very
small in comparison with what it
should be. That only $50 regular
subscribers should be enrolled on
the books of an institution that is
of such a great and permanent
value to this community, is aston
ishing when one considers the low
ness Of the cost and the number
of intelligent people here. This
should not be. Every one in
Honolulu who regards public edu-
cation and good reading matter as
advantages, should make point
of helping the library to keep in
existence. This can be done at
such a small cost, Sc year, pay
able quarterly, that it seems inn
possible that so few take an inter-
est in it. When the benefits ac-
cruing from the privileges of mem
bership are considered, this small
amount becomes almost nothing in
comparison.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10

for the library for some time. At
last $4,000 was donated by Mrs.
Hackfeld, of Germany. Since then
a number of donations have been
made, notably one by G. r. Bishop
of $4,000. Of this amount, $4,000
was to be used for making neces-
sary additions to the library, and
the interest on the balance was for
the purpose of purchasing books.
Many books have been given to
the association during past years.
The Government contributed a
great many, mostly scientific
works and books of travel. A. j.
Cartwright was, up to the time of
his death, constant contributor to
the library in many ways. His
picture now adorns the walls of the
reading-room.
There are altogether over 10000
volumes in the library of these,
about 1000 are in the reference
library, and are not allowed to be
circulated the others are at the
service of the subscribers to the
library. There are sixty-one peri
odicals subscribed for, which lie on
the tables of the reading room, and
form a most attractive portion OF
the room. A number of San Fran
cisco dailies, several Eastern papers
and many of the prominent weekly
and monthly magazines.
This reading room IS used by
large number of people who have
no other way of seeing SO large p
number of magazines and papers.
Tt is a large, cool, comfortable
room. and attractive in every way.
Several large tables are covered
with magazines, and there is hardly
an hour in the day when one can
not find anywhere from one to
dozen people enjoying them. Al
night, when the room IS brilliantly
lighted with its many incandescen'
electric lamps, it has always beer
gathering-place for many who
wish to occupy a few hours OF the
night with book or a paper,
Among the books of the library
works of fiction, as in al; circulat
inc libraries, occupy promlnen
Ice Next to this class come
hooks of history, biography an an.
travel. The tastes of the puolI'
seem to run in the same dlrectiop
50 The following list of books take
from the library last year VIII
show This list is taken from tn
last yearly report OF MISS nufoA"A
the librarian
SI0 History, Biography and Travels
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
BY AUTHORITY
DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
Honolulu, II L., March 6, 1894

All employees of the Government and
other persons to whom moneys may be
due at the Hawaiian Treasury on or be-
fore the 31st day of March, are requested
10 present vouchers for settlement on or
before that date, and all persons having
moneys on account of the Government
are requested to make their returns
p. omptly, in order that there may be no
delay in closing the accounts for the
biennial fiscal period ending March
31st, 1894. w. 6. ASHLEY,
Registrar of Public Accounts.
- 1929 1531-3t
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BUMPED ON THE ROCKS.
The Likelike Steams on a Ledge
Off Pepeekeo Landing.

The steamer Likelike, Captain
Weisbarth, went on the rocks off
Peepeekeo landing on last Wednes-
day, but, aside from losing a por-
ton of her keel, no serious damage
was done. The accident happened
about noontime while the vessel
was steaming to the landing. She
remained on the ledge but few
moments, and was foated into
deep water by the action of heavy
swell. She bumped twice, and the
collision with the rocks removed
about ten feet of her keel, which
was afterward recovered. Her hull
was not otherwise injured. She is
expected in today with full load
of sugar.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
School Vacation Notice.

The regular vacation o. all the pu bile
schools in the islants, at the close of the
first session of the year, will extend from
FRIDAY, the 9th, to MONDAY, the
23d of April next
By order OF the Board o; Education.
". JAS. SMITH,
Secretary.
Education Office, March 9th, 1894.
1929 l53l-3t
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DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE,
4 Il

HONOLULU, II. J., March 9th, 1881.
To all those parties supplying mer-
chandise, provisions, and other material
for the use OF the Government, notice is
hereby given that the usual credit Of
class n :yers, will be expected, and will
be us-d, as the occasion may require.
lie Minister of Finance reserves all
rights ri payments for supplies, within
tin, time above specified.
Bills will be presented monthly, and
not later than the fifth day of each
month, when they will be properly
registered. :. NJ. DAMON,
362S-3t I53O-Iw Minister OF Finance
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
KIPLING'S LATEST.
" Tommy Atkins" Drops Into
Verse" About "B0bs."

ENOAOO aOOoS oObS'
The best known general in the Eng.
lish army is Lord Wolseley; but the
general that has done the hardest
fighting and that the soldiers love anC
trust is Lord Roberts. In the De.
cember number of the Pail lnall Ma
gazine there is a portrait of this
veteran and accompanying it is one
of Rudyard Kipling's spirited ballad:
entitled "Bobs," which is the PEI
name of the general:
There's a little red-faced man
Which is Bobs.
Rides the tallest iOrse 'e can
Our Bobs.
If it bucks or kicks or rears,
, can sit for twenty years,
With smile round both lis ears
Can't yer, Bobs
Then 'ere's to Bobs Bahadur,
Little Bobs, Bobs, Bobs!
'E's our pukka Kandahader-
Fightin' Bobs, Bobs, Bobs!
'E's tue dOod of Aggy Chel,
les the man that done us well,
An We'll follow Tim to 'ell,
Won't we Bobs?
If limber's slipped trace,
'Ook on Bobs.
If markers lost lis place,
Dress by Bobs,
For 'e's eyes all up lis coat,
An bugle in lis throat,
An you will not play the goat
Under Bobs.
'E's little down on drink,
Chaplain Bobs;
But it keeps us outer Clink-
Don't it, Bobs?
So we will not complain,
Tho 'e's water OH the brain,
If 'e leads US straight again
Blue light Bobs.
If you stood i'm on lis lead,
Father Bobs,
You could spill quart o. lead
Outer Bobs.
'E's been at it thirty years,
AM amassin' souveneers
In the way o. slugs am spears
Ain'tyer Bobs?
What Re does not know o. war,
Central Bobs,
You can arst the shop next door
Can't they, Bobs?
Oh, 'e's little, but e's wise;
, ELS q terror for his size,
An 'e does not advertise
Do yer, Bobs?
Now they've made bloomin' lord
Outer Bobs,
Which was but lis fair reward
Wern't it, Bobs?
AM 'e'll wear corOnet
Where lis 'elmet used to set;
But we know you ont forget
Will yer, Bobs?
Then 'ere's to Bobs Bahadar,
Little Bobs, Bobs, Bobs!
Pocket Wellin'ton an 'arder-
Fightin' Bobs, Bobs, Bobs,
This amt no bloomin' ode,
But you've 'elped the soldiers load,
An for benefits bestowed,
Bless yer Bobs!
The phrase Aggy Chel is defined as
eco Ahead )" and the word arder is
defined as ga half" The remark that
"BObs" does not "advertise is no
doubt a slant at Lord Wolseley; and
the lines "If a limber's slipped
trace, If markers lost his place."
ailude to the custom of sending Lord
Roberts to any spot in the empire
where there was o hard task to be
done. His portrait bears this inscrip-
ton: General Lord Roberts, V. Co."
and these two letters mean that he
wears the Victoria Cross, the dec
)raGion for valor which even
men of the rank and file in the English
army can gain-and which Generals
ire proud to wear-a bit of paltry
copper that is regarded as wotrh as
much as or more than the blue ribbon
If the Garter.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
Hawaiian
Electric
Company.
NOTICE TO CONSUMERS !

The new works of the Ia
waiian Electric Co. being now
completed, notice is hereby
given that from and after Jan.
uary 18th the Company is
prepared to supply incandes-
cent electric lighting to
customers.
In a few days the Company
will also be prepared to fur
nlsh electric motors for power,
and Of which due notice will
be given.
The Company further an
nounce that they are prepared
to receive orders for interior
wiring and can furnish fixtures
and all fittings in connection
with new service.
Printed rules. regulations
and Company's rates can be
had on application to the
manager.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
Notice.

THE MEMBERSHIP ROLL OF THE
Union Party of the ) st and I'd Pre-
cincts, 4th Distri t, will be open every
evening at the Annexation Club Rooms
from 80 to 9P.A.
3625-tf PER ORDER.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
3631-4t
In the Circuit Court of the First
Circuit. Hawaiian Islands.

IN THE MATTER OF THE
4 BANKRUPTCY of w. IL. Smith of Ho-
nolulu, Oahu.
Creditors of the said Bankrupt,
are hereby notified to come in and prove
their debts before the Circuit Court of the
First Circuit, in the Courtroom Of
said Court in Honolulu, Oahu,
on MONDAY, the 18th day OF
March, 1894, between the hours
of ten O'Clock in the forenoon
and noon of the said day, and elect
an Assignee or Assignees Of the
said bankrupt's Estate.
By the Court
GEO. LUCAS,
Clerk.
Honolulu, March z, 1894.
3630-td
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
A CHINESE DETECTIVE DONE UP.
a Brutal Assault Committed at the
Chinese Theater.

Last night at about s 80 o'clock
there was a most brutal assault
made on three Chinese in front of
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
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The Textile World says that 112
new mills, employing 1850 people,
were started IN 1893, against 2l2
mills, employing 10000 people. IN
1892.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
Gocurral 1oprrIrsrmruls
NationaIC Cane Shredder
PATENTED UNDER THE LAWS OF
THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

The attention of Planters
and Agents is called to the
following letter from Mr..
JOHN A. SCoTT, Manager of
the Hilo Sugar Co., regarding
the working of the National
Cane Shredder. which he has
just introduced into the Mill
of that Company:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10

Japan has 100 national banks.
Texas is first in cattle and cotton.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-10
WAINAKu, HILo, HAWAII,
IannaFp sy.1I lNnl

i
January I'D, 1894
! Hon, WIN. q. IRWIN, HoNoLuLU, "A.
DEAR SIR:-ln reply io v. urs OF the
10th inst regarding tie Natlpnal Cane
Shredder furnished by the Iliv.rsai
Mill Go of New York, am, erected by
the Hilo Sugar Co this past season,
would beg say, that il has now been
IN operation day and hight during the past
three weeks working on plant cane. and
also hard ratoons, and it IL giving me the
| greatest satisfaction. The more / see of
Its capabilities, the better pleased 1 am
mat pat 1t IN, as | am satisfied that il
Will repay the original outlay in n short
time, IN saving of lahor, higher extrac-
I ton, etc.
LIZ Is shredding from $50 to 400 tons of
cane every % hours with the greatest
ease, and IL could shred a much larger
quantity If necessary. 1t delivers the
shredded cane in an even uniform feed
TO the three roller mill, which RECEIVES Il
without the intervention IF any labor.
and as the cane is thoroughly shredded
or dlsintegrafed 1t relieves the mill of a
great neai OF strain, thus reducing the
ilaniilty OF broken shafts, gearing. etc.
There is saving of four al men daily
on the mill, as only one man Ia rrouIrpd
TO regulate the amount of cane delivered
by the carrier to the shredder. It has
increased the extraction from 4 to
5 per cent.
The economical use of steam is gene
rally serious consideration in adding
new machinery, as in most mills the
boiler power is tax d to its highest limit.
as IL was IN this mill. and any increased
demand necessitated an additional boil
er but L find that the shredder an d the
three roll mill engines ombined use no
more steam than the three roll mill
engine did when working on whole cane,
While doug better work and more of il.
and owing TO the uniform feed on the
mlll, the engine demands very little
attention.
The j. egass from the shredded cane
makes superior fuel, and the firemen
nave less dlfflcnlty in maintaining a uni
form pressure of steam than formerly.
VIII be pleased to have call from
parties interested, as it is necessary to
see the machine at work to fully appre-
ciate its capabilities
remain, very truly yours,
(sig.) JOHN A. SCOTT,
Manager Hilo Sugar Co.
az Plans for erection of
these shredders may be seen
at the Office of the Agents.
where prices aid other parti-
culars may also be obtained.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-18
Tho water We Drink.

The Charleston News and Courier says
that the Dispatch met some statements
and suggestions published In that paper
not long ago with regard to the necessity
of guarding the sources Of drinking water
from pollution by surface and suhsoil
drainage. as q precaution against typhoid-
fever. with the declaration that the dis
ease was very common In the noun
tain parts OF virginia" where the water
was all that It should be. Our Charleston
contemporary then comments rs foiiows'
1.-THE question with which we have 10
deal Is how the germs are conveyed
into the human system after they nave
been propagstcd, and we believe there ~
j,ttIe or no difference OF opinion on that
no,nt They are conveyed mainly by
means NJ the water we drink or some
times by the milk we drink and the 1000
we eat. into which. the same kihu OF
water we usually drink enters as an
element. incidentally, we may Ieniihn
our Richmond contemporary ana peo-
pIe generally that milk especially IL al
legged TO be a ready means OF carrying
the germs. II avails little TOT iauliiy
TO confine themselves TO the use OF oohen
water or supposed pure sprins VI ~en
thev use the milk OF a COW that mas 10
obtain her drinking water from branches
and bitches and slop-pools ana other such
places where she can find II MANIFEST
Again. The News and Courier says:
Water in mountain sections Is not
necessarily 'freest from pollution by
drainage matters. In fact there Is good
reason TO assume the contrary. Mountain
repfons slant so much that decaying or
panic matter on their surface Is readily
washed into waterways by every niue
rain. and II such matter contains typhoid
germs they go at once into the little
streams.
Moreover. most OF the wells and all or
the springs in mountain sections are sll-
uated IN places where they can readily
be overfowed by the washings or yards
and stock lots and such areas.
."The truth Is. in fewest words. That the
neonle generally In the country ana In the
rmalIer towns and villages are altogether
too ignorant and indifferent with regard
IN the subject OF cleanliness about their
premjses. and Of the necessity lor keep
ing their wells free from possible contami-
nation by the drainage Of waste matter
and fluids into them by underground ana
oyercround channels. And typhoid ana
other fevers are likely to continue 10 De
prevalent at times in all such places
until the conditions favorable to them
are reformed out OF existence"
These are ingenious conjectures as to
the origin Of typhoid-fever in the noun
tain districts. They are worthy OF the
attention Of all the country people. 1t IL
easy to fatter ourselves that we do not
leave undone on our own farms anything
that ought to be done to guard the health
Of our families Indeed. almost every
farmer would be indignant If any such
health officer a. those We have In the
cities were TO go upon tour Of inspec-
ton upon his premises. But such sensl-
tiveness is not allowable in the cases
under consideration.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-18
The Spocial Constable.

Judge Simmons gave to the Buchanan
election case patient attention and careful
thought and his opinion was written
after he had heard argument from some
of the ablest lawyers in this State, and
he SAYS that 'if the voter is totally blind
the constable shall prepare said ballot
for said elector in accordance with the
instructions of said elector. This is the
only kind OF voter for whom the con-
stable can or shall prepare ballot, in
accordance with instructions OF the voter.
If the voter can see and has the physical
ability to strike out the name pointed
out by the constable, he the voter must
strike out, and not the constable. II the
constable prepares the ballot for any
voter, and assists him who can read and
write and has eyesight and the use OF
his hands sufficient to enable the voter
to prepare his own vote, he violates the
law. If he does more than read the name
or names of the several candidates, and
the offices which are to be voted for,
over to a man that Is educationally I'M
able to read, and point out to him the
name or names of such as he desires TO
strike out. he violates the law, provided
such voter has eyesight and the use OF
his arms and hands sufficient to enable
him to strike out the names Of such per-
sons as he does not wish to vote for"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-18
Daniel Woodson, ESQ.


We read with deep regret the account
Of the death OF Mr.. Daniel Woodson, once
a well-known citizen and newspaper-man
in this city. AS stated in the telegram,
Mr. Woodson was native OF Albemarle
county, and born in 1894. In 1874 he came
TO this city. and purchased one half In
terest In the old Lynchburg Republican
from Mr.. Bennett NJ. Dewitt. who re-
moved to Richmond, and established the
Examiner, afterwards made famous by
the brilliant pen OF John NJ. Daniel, its
last editor
When the State convention assembled
in Richmond in 1851 to amend the old
Constitution, Mr.. Woodson was persuaded
by his numerous friends to go to that
city and edit a paper in advocacy Of
"free suffrage and reform" This he did
with marked ability. In 1854 Mr.. Woodson
was appointed by President Pierce the
first secretary OF the new Territory OF
Kansas under Governor Reader, OF Penn
sylvanla, and performed all Of his public
duties afterwards with honor and dis
tinction. His subsequent career and strug-
gle in Kansas, where he made his home
for life. was stated in the kilograms Of
yesterday.
Mr. Woodson was a gentleman Of high
moral character, warm friendships, Of far
more than ordinary education and ability
and became a good newspaper-man. In
1919 he married Mrs. Americas Palmer
Uee Miss Christian), OF this city, lady
Of marked beauty and rare accomplish
ments. Her many friends and relatives
in this city, who remember her with
affection, will be pleased to learn that
Mrs. Woodson survives her husband, and
has raised an interesting family Of chill
dren. Her oldest daughter, Miss Bette,
who was born in this city, Is now the
wife Of a leading merchant In Kansas
City, and Is doing well.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-18
TIE RICHMOND Observation-Disclosures. OCTOBER 49, 1894

live In some way. But give them a life
tenure. and the spectacle would soon be
presented Of free government with
Thousands Of pensioners whose only
claim to pension was that
they had been lucky enough to get the
advantage OF other men Just as deserving
and been ever since living on the gov
eminent
We are told that businessmen DO not
turn of their capable and faithful en-
pioyees every four years. True: but
neither DO they pension their old en-
ployees. Besides. It Is just as true OF
government officers as of private place
holders that "a new broom sweeps clean"
We own that there Is a good deal to be
said on either side OF this question. but
we must add that we cannot contemplate
with satisfaction the retention Of Re-
publicans in Office under Democratic
Administration.