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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
NATURAL GAS SPRINGS.

There is a natural gas spring in Idaho
that is one of the most re1narKaDle
sights ever witnessed. 1t Is about loo
miles from Boise City and IS at the
bottom of canon. The rock mere
seems to be of a porous nature ana
there are innumerable small holes ana
assures. Riding along the canon one
day prospecting, / dropped a hghted
match and Immediately bright blue
flame sprang up. This lighted another
and that another and so on, untli
space of about an acre in extent was
covered with these flames, each arising
about a foot in height. 1t was
beautiful sight, and the lights were
still burning when left there. The
find is of no practical value, as the
fact that the gas issues from the sur
face of the earth is proof positive that
the principal portion of it has escaped
and it no longer exists in paying
but as a curiosity ! have
never seen anything that equaled IL
ST. Louis e-Democrat-
It Is reported that Brazilian insur-
gents are bOrnbarding Santos.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
APPEALED TO BORROWERS
How Southern Congressman Over
reached His Opponent.

Down south one of the features of q
political campaign is the joint debate
between candidates. The second time
Hon. John Allen was UP for congress
his opponent challenged him to a dis
cussion of finances. His rival was
banker, and had been in congress him
self on former day; in fact, Allen sue
ceeded him. They. met an immense
mass meeting. The fame of the great
proposed debate on finances had
spread, and all that part of Mississippi
Laid aside its labor and came around
the contestants to listen. Aliens OPP
pOnent led off. He started into. the
money question like a cow into q
swamp, and kept stepping higher and
steadily ahead In al straight
line. He began back with Alexander
Hamilton, who s1note the rock OF the
countryis resources and streams OF rev.
enue gushed forth, and came thunder
ing down the central aisle OF theJ
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHPLACE
Project to Make 1t National Property
and Restore It's AttractiveneSS.

Project to Make 1t National Property
and Restore It's AttractiVeness.
Congress appropriated some time ago
$4,000 to purchase Washingtons birth
place and secure its preservation, says
the Boston Herald. 1t is a planta-
o. bordering for half mile upon
the Potomac and sixty-fve miles be-
low the city Of Washington. 1t con-
sists Of about 1000 acres and is in an
unattractive condition. The old bury
ing ground is overgrown with trees
and weeds, and even the chimney of
the Old plantation has toppled down,
and the whole place is growing up to
forest 1t is not known that any steps
have been taken toward the use of
this appropriation, but the American
Architect suggests that there is at
least one man in this country, Mr..
Olmsted of Brookline, who is able to
treat this planta ton, when it is placed
.Hnds Of the nation, in a way
that harmonizes with the spirit Of the
place and will make it attractive as
place of resort for the people. Be
fore the national government can own
it, the legislature of Virginia must pass
an act enabling the nation to acquire
this tract of land in fee simple, and
what is suggested is that Mr.. Olmsted
shall be invited to use trees, shrubs
and grass so that every plant indigo
nous to that region may be employed
to restore the old plantation as nearly
as possible to the condition in which
it was during the childhood of Wash
ington. His treatment of landscape is
that of an artist and a painter, and,
if his genius can be employed in plant
ing trees and shrubs it will do more
| than any monument to restore the
place to it's original pastoral beauty.
The value of the estate is believed to
be $1,000. 1t is estimated that $4,000
more must be spent in constructing a
landing pier, by which it can be made
accessible to the public, and this would
| leave about $4,000 to be applied in
the manner suggested by the American
| Architect, or in other forms of COM
memoration. This will be a fitting Sc
questration of the old Washington
homestead for national purposes, and
it is-an important step in the reserva-
ton for public use of places all over
the country which, On account of their
historical associations or natural beau
| ty, ought to be rescued from possible
| destruction. England has found it nee
essary to organize a society similar
to that Of the Trustees of Public Res
ervafions, Incorporated by the act of
the Massachusetts, legislature, in or
der to preserve ancient and historical
! places from dissertation, and in some
other parts Of the country the several
states have set apart for public use
! many famous places that are interest
ing to the public.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
SCHOOLS COMBINE.
A Union Of Church and State in Pitts
burg.

PittsburS, Feb. %. An innovation in
the public school system of Pennsylva-
MIA was inaugurated here Monday by
the consolidation of the thirty-fourth
ward public school and st. james
Roman Catholic parochial school and
the installation of four nuns as teachers.
The sisters We're examined by the cen
tral board of education and accepted
as regular teachers. There will be no
distinction among scholars and teach
ers. Protestant children will be taught
by the sisters as we'll us Catholic child
rem. There has been no Bible reading
in the school for six years and no
change will now be made. A slight
falling off in the attendance was notice
able Monday, but whether it was
caused by the withdrawal of any of
Protestant OF Catholic families who
may object to the new arrangement is
not known.
Old acquaintance and relatives of
Mark Twain in Monroe county, Mo,
can not understand the humorist' S
great popularity. They say he was
the LATEST boy IN all the region round
about, and as for his humor, they
thought him 1.-The blamedest dullest
Teller that ever went to school" 1t
is believed in Missouri that Mark is
the hero Of his latest story, Pudd n
head Wilson, and this is not unlikely,
for Mr. Clemens has carried his Sub
jectivity' to the extent Of porraying
in his book many of the scenes of
Mississippi river life with which he
was familiar in the days when he oc-
cupied a pilot-house. The cave in
which Tom Sawyer gets lost. for iT
stance, is 4 cave near Hannibal whicA
every boy for miles around has ex-
| plored, while Keokuk and Quincy have
| supplied great deal of local
color to his stories.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
THUNDER STORM ODDITIES.
Why Electric Clouds Appear SO Very
Dark and Lowering.

Why is a thunder-could so black and
lowering? Has the electric discharge
anything to do with it? says the Chemi-
cal News. These questions have been
partially answered by Shelford Bid
well, who has recently described his
experiments in a popular lecture. Lord
Rayleigh has already showed that an
electrified stick Of sealing wax will
cause the scattered drops of jet of
water to unite into a steady stream.
Taking his cue from this, Mr.. Bidwell
caused bundle of points to discharge
electricity into jet of steam. 1t took
on Immediately the dark, dun-colored
aspect of the characteristic thunder
cloud. the number of minute floating
drops being apparently enormously in
creased.
Further experiments show that in
candeScent matter has the same effect.
1t is well known that minute dust par
ticleS promote condensation by furnish
iShing nuclei for the water drops to
form around. and 1T first it seems like
" that the effect on the steam may
DC uue 10 uu>l lEUiu the uiSSudli SluS
points or smoke from the incandescent
wire or burning particles. This is not
the case, however. for air in which the
discharge has taken place or which
has been filled with smoke has no effect
on the jet. The action seems due to
some direct action of light, heat or
electricity and, whatever it is. it is
doubtless responsible also for tire color
of the thunder-cloud.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
Jenny-Papa, cook must

Jenny-Papa, cook must be very
good.
Papa-Why, my dear?
Jenny-Because in my lesson last
Sunday it said that the wicked shall
not live out half their days. and cook
saws she has lived out all her life
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09

Strange Results from the Employment
Of femme clerks in offices-T They
Work for Such Low Wages that They
Threaten to Crowd the Men into
Kitchen Work.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09

It is reported that Brazilian insur-
gents are bodpbarding Santos
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19

port for a great many years. He
came here last as captain of the
Foohng Suey.
The steamer Claudine is on the
marine railway and is being
cleaned. She will leave on her
usual route tomorrow afternoon.
A late San Francisco paper says
that considerable raw Hawaiian
sugar is being shipped around the
Horn to New York to be refined.
The whalers Navarch and Belve-
dere are cruising off port. 1t is ex-
pected that they will depart for the
Arctic within a few days.
Mrs. S. P. Smith, wife of Mate
Smith of the whaler Belvedere, will
depart for San Francisco today on
the ship B. P. Cheney.
The barkentine Skagit arrived at
Kahului on last Thursday, sixteen
days from San Pedro. She came
down in ballast.
The bark Ceylon arrived on Sat
urday from San Francisco with a
cargo of merchandise. She was
fifteen days out.
At last accounts the schooner J.
NJ. Coleman and the barkentine
John Worster were loading sugar
at Kahului.
The bark G.. D. Bryant is about
loaded and her departure is but a
matter of day or so.
The schooner Weatherwax left
Hilo on the 18th inst. with 796 tons
of sugar.
The japanese cruiser Naniwa ar
rived at Hilo on last Tuesday after
noon.
The schooner Carrier Dove is at
the Oceanic wharf taking in sugar.
Four island steamers arrived yes
terday with full cargoes Of sugar.
The Claudine brought 1921 bags
of sugar.
The British ship Somali, the larg-
est sailing vessel flying the English
flag and the biggest carrying ship in
the world, is long overdue from
Hongkong, and never was news from
a belated or missing vessel watched
with so much interest the world over.
The underwriters are paying % per
cent reinsurance on her and the best
authorities in shipping circles differ
with regard to her safety. The en-
tire commercial world is eager for
any news of her. The Custom house
authorities are also anxiously wait
ing for her.
The Somali is out now 126 days
from Hongkong, and eighty days is
considered an unusually long passage
from that port. She has on board
miscellaneous cargo, consisting
largely Of coal and tea.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
y SSENGERS.
ARRIVALS.

From Maui. per stmr Claudine. March
i-G Wilder, DR. George Herbert wife.
children and servant, Mrs d Noonau, d
Center. Mrs @ NJ Walton, child and ser
want, Geo II Robertson. L 4 Cook. Rev z
Fuiiiwara ID \ Y Akisu, Father de cam
pos, Mr. Furuya, Mrs Baldwin and in
fant, and 81 on deck.
? From Molokai. per stmr Mokolii, March
I'D McCorriston, Miss Blanche Dudoit
II Van Giesen, and 10 on deck.
from Hawaii aud Maui. per stmr hinau.
March 1S-Volcano: Mrs Van Vliet, = 7
Griffiths, J Dow, Mrs VIM Brinckman,
Miss l. Church. II Destralbrath Is X
Banning, l. Ware. Way ports: Rev X
Oku, X Ogura, K Cation, II Ito, K G Bar
nard, X + Lange. Kaiser, J Campbell. J
Nawahi. Ignacis and wife. Mrs \ Horner,
child and servant, and 76 on deck.
From Kauai, per steamer James Makee,
March lS-E Lindemann, and on deck.
From Kauai, per stmr Mikahala, March
1S-RObert Levers, Theo Wolf, John Can
dali, Antoine Rosa, w c Dart, Mr. Avail, L
VI McTighe, Al deck and IL prisoners.
From Kauai, per steamer Iwalani, March
1S-Max Schlemmer and IL on deck.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
WHARF AND WAVE.

DIAMOND HEAD, March Is, 10
P. M.-Weather cloudy wind calm.
The handsome Hawaiian bark
Helen Brewer arrived from New
York ON Saturday, with a general
cargo consigned TO Brewer Il Co.
She is commanded by Captain
Newell.
The ship B. P. Cheney did not
get away on Saturday as expected.
She will depart this morning for
San Francisco with a cargo Of
sugar valued at $113,936.
The schooner Anna, which put
in here in distress about one week
ago, departed for San Francisco on
Saturday after receiving repairs.
The bark Helen Brewer is an
chored near Allen d Robinson S
wharf She is greatly admired by
water front babitues.
Captain Newell is again in town.
! - arrived on Saturday in COM
mand Of the Hawaiian Dark Helen
Brewer from New York. The cap
tain Is well known here, as he mas
been sailing both in and out of this
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
AMERICA WINS.
J. L. King Of the Philadelphia Beats
Reede of the Champion.

The race track was more gay on
Saturday than it has been for some
months. A mile race between J.
L. King of the Philadelphia and
NJ. Reede of the Champion, had
been announced, and a great many
sailors from both ships went out to
the track, prepared to see their man
win. America was on top, however.
King beat his opponent by a quar-
ter of a mile.
Reede, Of the Champion, won the
toss, and chose the inside of the
track. He and King kept almost
even until just before the three
quarter pole was reached, when
King began to draw ahead. Reede
made squirt and tried to pass his
opponent, but the effort was too
much for him and he tainted dead
away King trotted in, an easy
winner, in the slow time of ) min
utes, 40 seconds.
The quarter was made in 10;
the half in 2 :33; the three-quarter
pole in four minutes even. 1t was
few yards beyond this pole that
Reede gave out. King made the
mile, as mentioned above, in 3 40.
1t is almost certain that another
race will be arranged in the near
future. Reede's hackers will not
acknowledge that King is the best
man, and Kings friends claim that
their man can run all around
! Reede, and the chances are that
return match will soon be made.
Saturdays race was for $50, and
the next match Will probably be
for more.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
F.5sEL> ~ EDt:T.
.Ilis tisl does not -nciuLe Cosst-rs.I
NAVAL VESSELS.

q I : Philadelphia, Barker, Callao.
q y - Adams. Nelson. from Samoa.
II 3 81 ) Champion, Rookie, EsquImalt.
MERCHANTMEN
Br sh ViilaIta, Harland. Liverpool.
Am schr Carrier Dove. Brandt, Newcastle.
Am VIII blk HOratio, Donaldson, San Fran.
Am bkt g Wilder, Mcneil, San Fran.
Br blk Xantippe, Newcastle. n w.
Am brgt w G. IRWIN, Williams, San Fran.
Am schr Geneva, Newcastle, \ w.
Am blk G. ID Bryant, San Francisco.
Am bkt Planter, Dow, San Francisco.
Am bkt w II Dimond, Mcdonald, S +.
Am schr Allen a, Schage, Eureka.
Am schr King Cyrus, Christianson, y VIC e.
Am schr NJ kellogg. Iverson, Gray's H.
Am ship Il z Chany. Mosber.
Am blk Ceylon, Calhoun, San Francisco.
Haw blk Helen Brewer, Newell, New York.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
IMPORTS.

Per Pele-4OOO bags sugar from Maka-
we'll.
Per Claudine-3621 bags sugar, 262 bags
potatoes, 81 bags corn, so head cattle, 20
pigs, 80 pkgs sundrieS.
Per Kinau-13, 900 bags sugar, 153 sheep,
265 bags potatoes. 20 bags corn, So pigs, 40
pkgs sundrieS.
Per Kaala-2130 bags sugar.
Per James Makee-2700 bags sugar and s
pigs sundries.
Per Mikahala-5245 bags sugar and 81
bdls hides.
Per Iwalani-407O bags sugar and 81 pkgs
Sundrles.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19

Wood, like wool, requires to be
shrunk before used for manufsctur-
ing purposes. Pitch pine beams will
shrink in thickness from 49, inches
to 49,. Spruce from 81 inches to SIS,
white pine from II inches to 11ss,
yellow pine trif1e less.
Tariff was originally the name of
a Moorish chief, who, having port
In Spain, near Gibraltar, was accus-
toned to levy toll on passing vessels.
His toll became regularly under
stood thing, and the amount was
added to the price OF the goods
Needles were first made with very
rude machinery in 1915. At shat
date a workman did we'll if he turn
ed out ten & day. 1t is estimated
that the present product of the
United States exceeds S0,000,O00 a
year, while England makes 10000,
coo.
Salt Lake City is the Mormon
City, from the character of its popu-
lation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
SATURDAY. March l..
Am bk CeyIoa, Calhoun, - days from
san Francisco.
Haw blk Helen Brewer, Newell. from New
York.
Stmr Mokolii. McGregor. from Moiokai
and Lanai.
Stmr Kaala. Thompson. from Waianae,
Waialua and Mokuleia,
Stmr Pele. Peterson. from Makaweii.
Stmr Claudine. Cameron. from Maui.
Stmr 4 Cummins, Nelson, from koo-
lau.
SUNDAY. March Is.
Stmr Kinau. Clarke, from Hawaii and
Maui.
Stmr James Makee. Haglund. from
Kauai.
Stmr Iwalan!, Freeman, from Kauai
Stmr Mikahala. Clancy. from Kauai.
StTnr Lehua, Nye. from Hamakua.
Schr Moiwahine, from Kohalalele.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
Mr.. HARRY ROBERTS
a Newspaper Artist, Late of the
San Francisco Evening Post

Is prepared to make illus
trations for newspaper adj
vertlsements, Or for book and
job work at short notice.
Cuts of buildings, portraits,
real estate maps, ETC., made
at Coast rates.
Fine pen work for labels
and photOgraving. Music
copied.
A!droer Gao Of the nvEp.
TIsER office.
3S26-ff
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
z--ELs LEAVING TO-DAY.

Am sh B Cheney, Mosher, for San
Francisco at 10 m.
Stmr Mokolii, McGregor, for Molokai at
D p M.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
Neu advertisements
PIANO
NOTICE.

Owing to unforeseen circumstances
our Piano Tuner and Repairer mas
been delayed in leaving Frisco, but will
arrive without fail this month March.
We can assure our customers of first
class work only, as the following extract
from a letter received last mail from our
San Francisco correspondents, Messrs.
Kohler IL Chase will testify:
''We have thoroughly canvassed the
matter of sending you a good man, and
in the city that would answer your
purpose that could be induced to go on
any terms"
Leave your orders with us at once, as
all work will be attended to In the rota-
ton as received.
OVER SO ORDERS
ALREADY BOOKED.
OUR TELEPHONE
NUMBERS ARE 100.
MUSIC DEP ARTMET.
The Hawaiian News Company, Limited
35S7-tf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-19
rHE ADVERTISER CALENDAB.
March, 1894.

Steamships will leave for and arrive from
San Francisco, on the following dates, Till
the close of 1894.
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-07
LOST AND 7Fo,--J MONEY.


The Bank 81 England 'fa-,, His rros.i
or iIar >.'r,.
Bank notes u the yai.a % thousands
Of pounds aro auHu #..y lO-, or destroyed
tv acr51rLt lu IL" 40 years between
l792 ana 1872 IN ~ wy.a outstanding
u1tJ- of thr G.uAr. l.us# rT-~umed
60 have been either 1T ,r destroyed.
amounting - El,'.u, 900 old, every
shilling of which was ,."..r profit T. the
bank
Ia many instance. however, II Is pos
sible to recover the am"-uj uI the not
from the bank IN full aurIce h;.s To b,
given TO the bank 81 th- Eptr supposed
to be Lost OF -tu',n, together with a
small fee amt fuli n.riu.Ta d. to hoS'
the JOS occurred Iau note / then
stopped that II, II the document
should be presented .Ur payment, the
person stopping thc moi. IL informed
when and to whom ia Is paId II pre-
.ented. after having been stopped,
by any Suspicious locking person. and
not through "a banker, one of the detect
ives always in attendance at the bank
would he called TO question the person
as to how and when the note came into
his Oh her possession IL is quite a mis-
taken idea that ''stopped payment OF
bank note has the effect supposed by
very many people. 1t simply means tina,
the Bank Of England carefully keeps a
lookout for the note which has been
stopped, and, though it cannot refuse
to pay such note Immediately on its be
ing presented, "A notification would al
once be made TO the person who stopped
1t, and the bank would give all the a.
sistance in its power to enable the iosel
TO recover the amouYt
in the case of bank note having
been. say, burned by mistake, if tn,
number j. !mnwn and uotice sent TO the
Bank of England it will pay the amount
after an interval of five years from the
date of lodging notice of destruction
should no one have presented the not
! for payment in the meantime. The banl
| in such cases also insists ON guarante,
/ being given by "A banker or two house
holders that il shall be repaid in thu
event of tine document turning up ant
being again rendered for payment Ii Il
not at all an unusual circumstance fol
| mutIlated note to be presented fo
payment, burned perhaps half through
with marks of burning ON the fringes
Nor is the damage always accidental
The men who indulge in the luxury o
lighting their pipes with bank not
are not always, as some may think
millionaires or recognized lunatics o
society. The spoiled notes are more oftei
than not presented by workmen or la
borers, who confess without hesitation
that tney have Intentionally hghte'
their pipes with them from mere brag
gadocio Ashton tEngland Reporter
The Yellowstone journal., 1894-11-07
A NEVADA JOKE.
How a wag Played II ON an Innocent Wis
iting Sportsman.

Nothing can be more interesting III
On ordinary way'tha the fate of practi-
cal jokers. Shooters and sportsmen gen
orally VIII appreciate the latest from
Eureka, New. Bent on landing game, a
visitor held forth in his hotel with re-
gard 10 his ability to bring quail TO
earth. Among the audience was wag,
who, being sport himself, was dcsIrous
of testing the foreigner ability Us a
shot
I'VE do not shoot quail, said he,
1--WE bag them, and if you want TO go
out you may do so tonight and see bet
ter fun than any gun can furnish. T"
Accordingly tine sol disant gamester
journeyed out from small hotel IN
Nevada to see the extraordinary plan by
which quail could be 'bagged" at night
time The party walked two miles into
the hills and arranged "a trap by laying
down 80 pieces of candle in V shape.
Into this, they explained. 1--WE drive
the quail, and one of Us holds sack at
the end of the V, into which the quail
run. >" BY "a previous arrangement an
argument was commenced as to who
sHOTIu nave lllf lltliI III liDIAiiLS bhN
sack and securing the birds while the
remainder did the hard work Of beating
them toward the tap.
When the point was apparently set
tied, one of the party said: mo, this Is
not fair Mr.. de - Is our guest, and
as such is entitled TO hold the sack y
Generously enough, to the boasting
sportsman was given the honor Of hold
ing IA bag hound at the mouth to hoop
so az to catch the birds. All the others
left To beat up quail. For three hours
ehe visitor faithfully held that sack, ana
when the last candle burned out he
found himself in I'll. midst of lonely
valley, which was full of deserted shafts
and other dangerous holes, two miles
from any house and surrounded by n
darkness which resembles stack OF
black cats When he arrived AT this
1 hotel and found that his cohunters had
/ been there enjoying the Joke 1or hours,
I he simply went 10 bed and wept he
/ sold his gun next morning and left for
California - state where, he says,
/ people would not do such a thing.
San Francisco Call.