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The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-02-15

It is live Oak the tree from
which the beautiful CITY of Oak
land takes it's name.
The body of the oak is short but
as a shade and as ornamental tree
it has no equal
There is an Elm tree in the
south of England which measures
81 feet.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-02-15
Saturday, February IS. 1896.
The Huge Trees OF
the world.

One third of the land surface of }
our globe is covered with forests.
The largest tree in the world is
situated near Muscoli, at the foot
of Mount Etna, and is called
"The Chestnut of Hundred
Horses" It is believed to be the
oldest tree in the world. Five
enormous branches rise from the
trunk 2O4 feet III, circumference,
the intervals between which are
of various extent, one of them be-
ing sufficient to allow two carriages
[ to drive abreast.
A fig tree stands on the north
erly bank of the river Jchnstone,
in East Australia, latitude 2.7 de-
grees longitude 151 degrees near
Brisbane, measuring three feet
in circumference.
In Buoyouderch, near Constan-
tinople, is Plane tree measuring
one hundred and forty nine feet in
circumference.
The "Giant Rosewood" tree in
Nevada latitude 3S degrees, longi-
tude 129 degrees, is 1l9 feet in
circumference. There are thirteen
other trees, standing near it, meas
uring from ~ to 96 feet in circum-
ference. In Oaxaca there 10 Cy-
press tree measuring III feet in
circumference.
The "Grizzley Giant" the mon
arch of the Mariposa Grove, meas
ures 80 feet.
The Tulare Fresno Forest sit
uated in California, extending in
length, with width in some places
of 10 miles, consists mainly of big
trees with q multitude of smaller
ones measuring from 6 to 100 feet.
In 1862 John Dond discovered
in Calaveras county Cal. a grove of
103 trees, covering a space of so
acres, measuring from 70 to 80 feet.
In California there is tree
called Centennial Tree" which
scaled nearly 5000 #. of inch lum-
Der to the first limb.
The lumber from such tree
would build 150 houses.
Our illustrations show some of
the big trees, cone or bur from
the big trees, and how the
woodpeckers perforate the bark
of the trees in order to procure the
grubs that work under the bark
and in the wood.
There is another tree which may
be also said to belong to California.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19

An evening contemporary compli-
ments the opinions expressed by Mr.
Isenberg in the meeting of business
men with the Executive to discuss the
cable. 1t was Mr.. Isenbergs idea that
there was no hurry about the cable.
because it could not give any informa-
ton concerning the cheaper produc-
ton of sugar. While Mr.. Isenberg is
a good business man, and has made
not little money from the sugar in
dustry of the country, his argument
was somewhat on the plan of farmer
who objected to the introduction of
electric lights in his town because oil
lamps served him we'll enough. besides.
electricity in lighting could not be de-
pended upon to increase the price of
potatoes. If the same principles were
carried out throughout the country the
people would still be living in grass
houses and riding horseback over brid-
lie paths, instead of spending money
for increased home comforts and a
steady development of public works
always attendant upon sound progress.
1t is not altogether improbable that
cable would revolutionize the methods
of selling sugar and enable the pro-
ducers to take advantage of the up
ward tendencies of the markets and
possibly free them from the power of
the Trust. OF course, Hawaii can get
along without the cable 1t could get
along if there were no knives and forks
in the country, but the day has long
since gone by when a progressive peo-
pie are satisfied with the customs and
disadvantages of a previous century.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19

1t took twelve days for the mt
cd States election news to travel
around the world to Hawaii bv .nc
way Of London and Japan Alto
waiting all this time for the rcl--
graph and steamers 10 the west Of
us to annihilate space, we now hive
no less than four steamers all from
the American coast, arriving in
this port within twentv-four hours
Of each other. The chances ar ;iat
in the course Of today the v I,arvc-
will be running over with mail
steamers. In The last year Homo
lulu has lad an opportunity %
cogitate Owe" which is preferable,
one steamer once a monte, OF a
dozen steamers, more or less. all ar
irving on the same day. darkest
Africa can't hold a candle TO Ha-
wall when = comes to isolation DIR
ing some t these long AMI dubi-
Gus waiting eriods forced upon us
1t Is to be hoped that a Reprri;ca,.
Congress VIII deal kindly with Col.
Spalding and his cable, and that ne
will be satisfied with getting 4 sub
sidv for the initial line before go
ing on to Japan. American row
by way of San Francisco is what
Hawaii wants.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19
srEAArERs 10 =
United states Consul says i chetss AR
70 he. Displaced


United state Consul >av- = cAetss are
70 be Displaced
J. Lamb Doty, United States Consul
at Tahiti. who has been in Washington
for three months past on a leave of alb
sence, arrived from the East on the
Central overland train, and is a guest
at the Palace. says the San Francisco
Chronicle He expects to return TO his
post on the City Of Papeete, which sails
| from here Sunday.
! Mr.. DOty says he hopes soon to see
la big Improvement in the mail service
and transportation facilities between
| this port and Tahiti.
| Just before leaving Washington, -
! he said, 4 received semi-Official ad-
vices to the effect that the Oceanic
Steamship Company, which operates
| the steamers MaripOsa. MOnOwai and
Alameda between San Francisco and
Auckland. via Samoa, is negotiating
with the Tahitian OF French Govern
ment for a mail subsidy under the
terms of which it would run its steam
ers via Tahiti instead of Samoa
AT present the mails are carried by
three sailing vessels, the City of Pa
peete, the Galilee and the Tropic Bird,
which afford a monthly service be-
tween San Francisco and Tahiti. They
each receive yearly subsidy of $4,000
from the Tahitian Government for the
service. The Government has several
times offered a subsidy of $4,000 to
any steamship company that would
undertake to carry the mails and now,
according to the semi-official advices
l have received, the Oceanic Company
has made an offer to furnish a fast
monthly service, by making Tahiti a
port of call instead of Samoa, for an
annual subsidy of $4,000.
The change would be a profitable
one for the steamship company and
valuable one for the Society Islands
At present the company handles no
freight for Samoa. The only business
it gets by making Apia a port of call
is a small passenger business. Tahiti,
on the other hand, could give the COM
pany 900 tons of freight for this port
and 400 tons on the return every
month. The amount of trade between
this port and Tahiti is larger than is
generally supposed. This country's
trade with the islands amount to $780,
900 year, and the products shipped to
San Francisco from Tahiti amount to
100000 a year"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19

Nothing but politics pervaded the
counting room, social gatherings and
the street in the United States previous
to the election. Now it is nothing but
business. The sudden change that has
come over the country is one of the best
evidences of the nations great strength
and the confidence in the wisdom of the
popular will. The defeated radical ele-
ment will undoubtedly continue to
marshal their forces in preparation for
the struggle four years hence. but with
the people generally it will be time
enough to think over the next Presi-
Dental possibilities when the next
campaign approaches. For the present
they have had quite enough of politics
and are happy to return to the quiet.
easy-going routine of earning their
daily bread. Like Hawaii, they want
and having obtained it, BUSH
ness will adapt itself to circumstances
and continue in healthy condition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19
Our New Stock of Goods:

Ladies Shirtwaists. 75c.. soc. and S10O
Ginghams in stripes, checks and
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19

keen. The countries we contend
against are paying far less wages
than those we pay our laboriIg
classes. 1t Is only, then, by ;he
very best methods both in manu-
facture and in cultivation that We
can hope TO hold our own.
The reports furnished by DR.
Maxwell viii Of course interest
every sugar producer in the Isl
ands, but they will be found II IL
tcrest by anyone who i intcrcs.el
in the Islands and their progr, :.
They show that the IIawaiial plan
ter Is alive to the necessities Of the
times, and that he IS willing 20 sup
port with his purse an institution OF
value to himself and Of value to
the outer world.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19
Made

Cures, not once or twice or a hundred
times, but in thousands and thousands
OF cases. We know it cures, absolutely,
permanently cures, when all others fail to
do any good whatever.
Hoods SarsaparilIa is known to possess
merit or the power to cure disease; it is
known to be the best building-up medicine
on earth; it is known to be honestly adver-
tlsed, and for these reasons the people
buy and take Hoods Sarsaparilla almost
to the exclusion of other preparations.
In fact, Merit Made and Merit Maintains
the confidence of the people in
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19
FAMINE IN INDIA.

Latest Reports Are somewhat More
ReaSSuring.
BOMBAY, Nov. Sth.-The Earl of
Elgin, Viceroy of India, speaking at a
banquet On the famine outlook, said
that recent news from Punjab and the
Northwest provinces was somewhat re-
assuring. The fact that the Punjab had
not yet felt the need of relief work
showed that the distress was not yet
acute. The measures adopted in the
Northwest provinces had encouraged
the people, who were facing the situa-
ton creditably and hopefully.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19
NJ eriit

Made and Merit Maintains the confidence
OF the people IN Hoods SarsapariIia II a
medicine cures you when you are sicI-. if
1t cures your neighbors and your friends
when they are aiIing; il it makes wonder
IuI cures of many diseases everywhere,
then beyond any question that medicine
possesses merit. That is just the truth
about Hoods SarsaparilIa. Prepared by
acomblnation, proportion and process I'M
known to other medicines, it has curative
powers peculiar to itself We know it
possesses great merit because it has
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19

The statistician has been at it again.
The average man, he has discovered,
has 20 square inches of beard on his
face. ErgO-If a man with 20 square
inches of beard on his face shaves
every morning he will scrape over
1900 square inches in a year Accord
lngly If he shaves from the time he is
20 until he is 20 years old, he will
have shaved 100000 square inches of
beard.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19
NOVEMBER 10.
THE HAWAIIAN EXPERIMENT
STATION.

In a quiet way, which few PEG
pie outside Of those actually inter
ested know anything about, a great
work has been carried ON for the
advantage of our staple industry
sugar. The results OF the last years
work have been presented to the
Trustees Of the Hawaiian Sugar
Planters Association IN four able
papers by DIR. Maxwell, the Diec-
tor of the experiment station and
Laboratories. These papers deal
with, first, soil; second, cultivation;
third, fertilization, and lastly, man
ufacture. OF course such exhaust
i've papers deal in technicalities,
but it Is well that the general pub
lie should know what Is being done
for our great industry and how
necessary it Is that practical sense
should 90 hand in hand with sci
ence.
This country has progressed in
the line of machinery as much as
any part of the world. Our mills
are superior TO those of the Philip
pine Islands and many of those in
Louisiana. But our knowledge of
the soils is yet crude, and it needed
man of scientific culture to give
information upon them as whole
This work has been entrusted to
DIR. Maxwell and he has devoted
himself to it "con amore,"
Taking the subject of soils, they
differ in different parts of the Isl
ands, and not only that, but similar
soils III different parts of the ISL
ands are differently affected by spe-
cial climatic conditions. Thus par
ticular feature of the soils of the
Island of Hawaii, as compared with
the soils of Oahu, Maui and Kauai,
is their relatively low content OF
lime and their enormous content OF
nitrogen. 1t must be plain, then,
to the veriest tyro in the art OF ag-
riculture that methods of cultiva-
ton on that Island, and the use of
special fertilizers, must be different |
in character from whatdis used on
he other Islands. Again, Hawaii
depends entirely on rainfall, being
he "wet Island" and the other
hree Islands depend largely upon
elaborate systems of irrigation.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19
A GOOD THING.

Do you know good thing
when you see it? Some
people do and some don't,
but those who tumble to it
are bound to get ahead in
the race for wealth. We can
put you onto a thing or two.
Just now we want you to
Give Your Horse a Treat,
Remember he is your best
friend and if you treat him
we'll and feed him well, he
will do more work and bet
ter work, besides looking as
a noble equine ought to look
THE National Feed Box"
will work a complete meta
mOrphoSiS in the condition
and the appearance Of your
horse. 1t is a circular shap-
ed vessel made Of cold rolled
steel, finely galvanized, with
malleable iron side rod; each
box furnished complete with
a Japanese wrought iron
holder, plate and screws.
This feed box has the adVan-
tage that you can put it up
anywhere. in the stall OF box,
does not waste a particle Of
the feed, will always be
sweet and clean, and is es-
peCially desirable where a
horse is inclined to boiling,
SOLDERING or scattering.
1t saves feed bills at a rate
of from p to 80 per cent.
Saves doctors bills by pre-
venting indigestion, collie and
stomach troubles, saves
hostlers time, trouble and
veXation. 1t pays for itself
in a few weeks, and no
stable is complete without it.
They come in ; sizes, Capa-
city 6, 8 and 10 quarts, and
the price is within the reach
Of everybody owning a
horse. We would especially |
call the after ton of managers
of plantations and livery |
stables to this new device. |
1t will pay you the trouble |
to come and inspect them.
For sale by
The H0N0I0D H0TdN0re Go.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19

In former times when a manager
was successful in one place it was
a common thing for. managers of
plantations with entirely different
climatic conditions and an entirely
different soil, to try and copy the
successful manager. Science now
comes in and says 'No! The sue
cess obtained is due to such and
such cause, but the elements for
success on yom lands are wanting
by such means: this Is what you
should do, and | give Won my rear
sons"
The report on soils goes into
great detail, into their capacity for
retaining moisture, and describes
some very clever experiments that
have been made to obtain data
upon this subject. From these data
DIR. Maxwell was able to show that
the soils of the Islands vary very
largely in their capacity to take up
and retain water. From such data
the deduction is clear that one uni
form method of irrigation cannot
be followed throughout the Isl
ands. Once this was pointed out
there have been plantations where
it was that the poor appearance and
small yield of cane was due to the
excess of water, and the water hav-
ing been more sparingly used,
great improvement in the crop was
soon observed.
In this and in a hundred differ
ent ways the experiment station
does good to the Hawaiian sugar
planter. DR.. Maxwell is able to
generalize; the hard worked plant
pr has no time for generalization,
and only regards the particular |
work before him, paying little at
-ention to what Others may be do
ing. Agricultural competition is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-19

Plain Sateens in al shades zoe. a yard
Plain Black Sateens. 8 yards for S1.O0
Plain Black French Sateens. SOC. a yard
Plain Black French Sateens. 35c. a yard
Brilliantes in allcolors, yards for 81 90
Lawns and Dimities in endless pat
terms. 10, 1212, 10 and zoe a yard
Organizes $4,000. .25c. and soc yard
French Organizes and Swiss Goods
in dress length from 40 to 75c. a yd
Plain Cotton Crepe. .15c. a yard
Plain Swiss, in yellow, blue and
pink Observation-Disclosures zoe. a yard
White Cotton Goods. -. in all prices
and English Calicos:-
80 yards for. ..............$1.
20 yards for. Observation-Disclosures. LOO
Is yards Observation-Disclosures. 100
u yards or....... LOO
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-01
WV. DIMOND'S

There's two sides to the
question. Prices on depend
able goods were never so low
rs now-and here. OF the
of trash, we keep no
tally; but certainly poor goods
are not to be considered when
the best goods are selling in
many cases at half what you've
been used to paying for them.
You never in your life heard
of Samian ware selling as
cheap as we offer it. Fancy a
handsomely decorated Samian
tea pot for a half dollar. A
tea pot that is good for service
and is an ornament for any
table. In this ware we have
all sorts of things; chocolate
pots, coffee pots, tobacco jars,
match boxes and stands for
the tea pots. Samian ware is
new here and you will like it.
Another thing you know as
Cameo ware, but which is
really Wedgewood. This is
in flower pots, flower vases,
Jugs, cups and saucers and ash
trays. These are in blue and
white and black and white.
Another thing that will be
found of estimable value to tn,
housewife is an Edgar nutmes
crater at a quarter. 1t is thu
best crater you ever saw, be
cause you can't scratch you
fingers.
What about a ''no slam
, door check for 80 cents.
r Mw!WA~>>~~-Q.!'~.
Won HOLT BLOCK.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-01

CUTTING CANE TOPS.
The feed grinder is always
IN position. You have only
to turn a hand screw to adjust
the lower grinding ring suffi-
GENTLY close and it is all ready
for use or in an instant you
can put on a belt to run any
other machine. The saving Of
power effected by having all
bearings rigidly connected in
one casting and therefore in
proper place, is no less impor-
tant than the matter of conven
fence allowed too.
The coming week we will
erect a steel tower Aermotor
at the Queens Hospital We
are to take the one now in use
as "slops" as it has not been
satisfactory at any time. We
guarantee that the Aermotor
will pump sufficient water for
all uses and furthermore that
the Aermotor will run in half
the wind required by other
mills, and regulates in a strong
wind as we'll as in a mild wind.
1t handles the pump the
smoothest of any mill made
An eigh inch stroke Aermotor
Twill throw more water with less
wind than any of the old style
mills. The Aermotor presents
one-half the surface to the
wind; it is apparent that this
o:her wheel must have five
times the tail surface to make
it face the wind equally well,
thereby greatly increasing the
liability to wreck in a storm
The mere fact that we have
placed $50 more Aermotors or
t re Islands is sufficient guaran
tee of their superiority and
desirability by those who wan
a motor that looks after itself
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-01

MIR. c. 4. Brown, who is u member
of the Board of Health, is booked to
leave soon for visit to the United
States. Perhaps he is special pri
vate agent of u ring of II select few
vested with the authority to hunt fol
"some good man" to be resident sup
erintendent at Molokai. He might b'
able TO enlist the cooperation of thu
Democratic managers, who are als'
searching for some good man.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-01
HE SHOWS LONG EARS.

1t is the redeeming feature of the
letter of Mr.. Lansing that he con
fesses it is the product of impulse.
1t is not published or given comment
upon impulse. The communication
was received on last Saturday too late
for use in the issue of that day. Mr..
Lansing has been informed that this
evenings Star will present it. This
erratic and tender citizen is II bust
ness man of Honolulu, public Off
cial and has considerable prominence
in several local institutions. Those
who know him by casual contact in
general affairs will be surprised that
he could be guilty of writing such a
letter Those who know him more
intimately, who have had close asso.
citation with him, will only regret that
he has once more shown his frightful
lack of balance. He tries to tear Il
passion 10 tatters, but only founders
about ridicuously. He usually does
just that thing when he gets mad and
in no five-mnute discussion can he
.so.r. nm attach Of h,d +ennar The
Star could say good deal more of Mr..
Lansing personally in this connection,
but out of charity refrains. As to
"ungsnt,emonIv" reference tn Am.
bros. Hutchinson II will take n man
much better schooled in the proprie
e;es IN give The Star mr. onvone els,
lassons In tb;s saId Ills defense ~
the Board of Health is so weak an,
fo,,aciors and indefinite that TN
other members win L.. unable to resis
in io;,ilb., in the smile of men q
Judgment and the public penerall,
The Star makes n study of question
and details of Government with I'll
sole view of accommodating or assis
mo in accommodating the greatest goo
for the greatest number. II will co,
Time in the work and If mast record
n fair criterion will render seryi,
not to be despised. The Star will
on the iob long after Mr.. lansing r.
tjres from the exalted position
Member of the Board of Health. X
.ports of the proceedings of that boo
will evidence that Mr.. lansing
what is sometimes described as q
echo and ouorum member The ST,
has poured forth no venom. II
the desire of the paper to NAL
friends, not to raise up enemies, Their
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-01
HILO ON ANNEXATION.

Senator Lyman has introduced the
regulation annexation resolution in
the Legislature. Which reminds us of
the boy who, when asked by his Sun
day school teacher if his father had
religion, replied, "Yes, but he is not
working much at it," Senator Lyman
was perhaps selected by the Govern
ment TO be the medium of its pro-
fessed faith in the 'cause" because
only small minority of the votes
that elected him would be east for
annexation of the question was put
10 the people today.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-06-01
AGAINST REGISTRATION
TII.I fp.ls,.... 4

Some $50 Hawaiians held n meeting
at the old Chinese joss house on Front
street. The purpose of the meeting
was to discuss the Registration Act.
Many of those present made strong
speeches against the law. 1t is
stated that majority of the Portu-
guese residents of Hilo and district
will also oppose the law.