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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-11

/ Mrs. Stowe was compelled TO feed and
clothe her children, and while conduct
! ing a private school added TO the family
income by contributing articles to va
! Tious periodicals.
/ While connected with a school in
! Ohio she became acquainted with some
of the horrors of slavery, and when she
moved to Brunswick, Maine, where
she was removed from the excitement
of the border life, she began the story
that made her name famous. Here, too,
possibly, she received her inspiration
to write, since she was thrown among
people who did not fully realize the
terrible incidents that were of every
day occurrence in the South. Uncle
Toms Cabin" was first published as
serial story in 1851 and so, but attract
ed very little attention. publishing
house then took the story in hand, and
before the opening of the civil war
thousands of volumes had been sold.
To the publisher it was a book that
met the demand resulting from the
anti-slavery excitement To Harriet
Beecher Stove it was the enunciation
of the principles of the abolitionists,
about which she wove an interest
ing combination of incidents of
which she had personal knowI-
edge. She wrote for purpose and she
threw herself heart and soul into the
work which she hoped might have
some influence in redressing the wrongs
that were being perpetrated in the
slave States.
Mrs. Stowe has written other works. |
notably the Ministers Wooing," pub
lished in 1859, which from a literary
have outranked her first
production, but in none of them did. she |
reach the force that marked the first
plea to the humanity of the people of |
her nation If there were more literary
productions of the present .day written
with the same earnest desire to uplift
and enlighten humanity, the world |
would be better and the literature more
pure
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-11
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE.

When on the morning of July I'd the
death of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe
was heralded throughout the world,
the news was not received with the
usual Indifference that meets the death
of some noted literary light Partfcu-
iarly is this true in the United States,
where the name of Mrs. Stowe. coupled
with her book, Uncle Toms Cabin. 3"
has found place in the homes of the
common people almost second to the
Bible. There is hardly man or woman.
boy or girl of the present generation to
whom Uncle Toms Cabin is not re-
called as one Of the household gods.
and thus it will ever remain for years to
come. Mrs. Stowe needs no pen of lit
erary genius to tell the world that it
has lost one of the brightest women of
the century; neither is monument of
stone required to keep fresh the mem
DRY of her good works in the hearts of
every day people.
Mrs. Stowe was born in a literary at
mosphere, but 1t is doubtful if the world
would ever have heard from her as it
mas, had it not been that in her early
married life she was in measure fore
ed 10 make use of her accomplishments
TO bring more money into the family
treasury. Her husband was scholarly
gentleman, but not possessed of the
ABILITY OF gaining and keeping money. I
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-11

In Dr. Plummer's tract How to Use
the Bible" he says that in the thir-
teenth century two arches OF the Lon
don bridge cost % pounds. At the same
time, copy of the Bible with a few ex-
pLanatory remarks, cost 80 pounds. At
that time the wages of a laborer
amounted to but nine pence a week.
Still the pessimists. say that the. world
is slowly but steadily going to the bad.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-11

The Hilo Tribune speaks of the rap
idity with which the Asiatics are buy
ing up coffee lands in tracts owned by
some private corporation made up prin-
cipally Of Americans. There is food
for thought in this simple statement,
if it is true.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
BRIGHT BITS.

u can't see,'' observed Mr.. Widedunks.
why it's taking them so blamed long to
find the north pole All they've got to DO
is to go straight north, and keep going. -
Chicago Tribune.
-Actor-CouIdn't the mashed potatoes
which are served to me in the play as ice
cream be made a little more palatable?
Manager-That will depend on the box
office sales.-Fliegende Batter
Much Admired.-"Your daughter has
had a great many admirers
"Oh. yes; she puts nearly all her window
curtains on the rods with her OLD en-
gagement rings."-Chicago Record.
BY No Means Perfect.-''You'r bad
man. she Missed.
you're another, he softly retorted.
And the new woman made no denial,
but argued that she was better ana
better man each season.-Detroit Tribune.
what for 20 call yo' boy Henery,
Sistah Jackson? Hit amt a family name,
shuah;"" -,.. a-.,n,
fur his pop wuz i'm Jail fur stealin' chick
ems when he wuz born!'-New York Tri-
bune.
Mamma. why has the month of Feb
ruary twenty-nine days every fourth
year?"
birthday once in a while. Texas Sift-
ings.
Restrictive of Conversation.-"No,
she answered. II do not like the pianist.
But" argued the other woman, The
makes you think of things to say while
Yes" and then he plays so loud you
can't say them. Tribune.
Mrs Grimes-And so your husband
died quite suddenly?
Mrs. Bakeries, there never was auv
dillydallying about John. He was so
punctual. you know; he never was any
man to put off; when he had anything to
do he did 1t at once. / never expect TO
get another husband like John.-Boston
Transcript.
His Patent in Danger.-Attorney Gar
rett McEnery recently appeared as coun-
sci in a case before a justice of the
peace at Suisun McEnery found 1t nee
essary to make frequent objections to the
evidence that opposing counsel was at
tempting to introduce. The justice, whose
first rule of evidence is Everything goes, -
looked at first annoyed and then indig-
longer, and as a ruling on one of Mr.
McEnerys objections. roared:
Mr.. McEnery, what kind of lawyer
are you, anyway
I'm a patent lawyer" replied the at
! torney facetiously.
well, all I've got to say is that when
the patent expires you Will have a hard
| time getting it renewed. Go on with the
case. San Francisco Post.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26

A merchant of this city who returned
from New York a day or two ago. saws
business there is almost at a standstn
At one Of the leading banks he found the
officers, who are usually too busy to talk
to visitors, with little to do and plenty of
time at their disposal. The routine work
was going on, but there was a conspie-
uous absence of the hurry and rush of
business which usually characterizes the
institution, which handles millions of dol
lars day when there is hope and vigor in
the world of trade
This paralysis of business is due to the
jingoism in congress, which seems blind
to the fact that it is neglecting the af-
fairs of the country to the great injury
of the material interests of the people.
and is meddling with the affairs of other
countries The New York Herald Of Mon
day published a page of interviews with
prominent bankers, merchants and man.
ufacturers of various parts of the coun-
try on the present dullness of business.
and the cause of ii. The Herald SAYS only
conservative men We're interviewed, and
from what they say 1t reaches the con-
clusien that the lingo speeches in con-
gress have had most demoralizing eff
feet upon manufacturing and business.
Small merchants as well as big ones are
suffering from the war talk agitation The
| Herald in it's comment says: I'm the
cities where business had begun to rally
from the depression of a year or more.
! credits have frightened free money is less
/ plentiful and stagnation is resulting. Fac
tories are run only to fill orders, it being
| apparent that trade will not invest in
surplus stocks until congress has come
to its sense"
! Southern congressman seem to think
that the lingo agitation hurts only Wall
street. the alleged gold bugs and their
friends, as they call the conservative peo-
! pie of the north, but they are mistaken.
Whatever disturbs the money centers of
! this country affects the south more than
any other section. 1t lowers the prices
of its chief products and unsettles its
credit. The country will have no rest un-
til congress adjourns and jingo agitation
/ ceases.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26

Yes, Stree declared the railroad man,
according 10 the Memphis Scimitar. those
day that are past are the paImy days
! remember well when. fired engines that
burnt nothing but wood. I worked with an
engineer lin Hogan was his name, who
was one Of the best on the line 1 amt
going 10 give the name Of the road nor
nothing Ike that in telling you this tale.
cause hogan might get in trouble at this
In them days the engines had a draught
through the smOkestack which beat the
NOFiu, ana the engine Hogan run had the
strongest draught Of any engine on the
road Manys the time Hogan has had TO
stop his engine when she was puffins
hard, gong up NIL, until ] got and put d
piece Of sheet iron over the stack. What
torE Why, to keep the fire under the
boiler. The draught would draw it ali
out
Well, about the time I speak Of the road
wanted to Introduce niggers as hremen-
OF course. we kicked. but it dfn't do much
good. Hogan kicked harder than any
body. and swore he would Kill any Niger
the road put in his cab. and. not only
that, he would throw his Hfeless body IN
zone day Hogan comes to me just be-
Iore we was goin out on our run ana
said: Jim. they've put a Niger in with
me for this run. but / want you TO go out
with me, anyway
What's the useg says l.
Well, you come on and don't ask no
questions, says Hogan.
Hogan was a powerful determined sort
of a man, and / didn't want no trouble
with him. so l climbed into the cab long
side of the Niger when the train pulled
out
We'll. sir, I'll never forget that run
Hogan was mad and sulky, and he runs
that old engine with all the cars behind
her just like he was way behind time
The Niger heaved wood into the fire box
and Hogan kept cussin him and telling
him 10 keep 'er hot. First thing / know
we'd struck the bottom of the longest
ana heaviest grade on the line. Hogan's
engine was drawing great chunks of wood
from the five box, and the stack looked
like a volcano.
Finally, when the niger was leaning
over TO hit piece Of wood Hogan hit him
on the head with a monkey wrench. and
ne fell over just like he was dead. / was
SO scared | couldn't move, but Hogan
got on his seat and chucked the Niger
rect nrst into the fire box
looked out of the window. I didn't
want TO see such a shocking sight I hap
Iened to look at the smokestack and l
see the nigger's boots come out of it.
then MS socks, then his pants, and then
ne come feet first. When he rose from
the stack he yells. 'Good-by, Mr. Hogan
We saw him light on the ground and
Jump up and run. | have never seen him
since, nor neither has Hogan but you
that's a fact"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
PERSONAL.

Sir John Willoughby, who commanded
the forces in JamesOn's raid. served in
the Egyptian campaign or lseZ- he also
owned Harvester, which ran dead heat
iss4- ''' '''
The Marquis OF Landsdowne has re-
marked that Prince Henry risked his
lire. not because il was his duty 10 do so
but because when others were risking
theirs he was impelled 10 associate HIM
self with them
Poet Laureate Austin. so an intimate
friend says. though originally a Catholic.
is now an agnoSfic. yet he Is no more
dogmatic about agnosticism than he ever
was about faith, and so supports the
church with might and main"
The Rev. W. c. sawday has been elect
ed almost unanimously 10 the position Of
assistant pastor TO the Rev Thomas
uTse 55a OF Sne S aSS59o was nominsrS
by Mr. Spurgeon himself. and the cleo
ton has the approval OF the deacons and
the elders.
Cecil Rhodes came near having novel
experience in London. as one of his form
er dancing masters who adVertiseS TO
teach all society dances. particularly the
skirt dance, tried 10 get up a dinner IN
honor of the great African Truth heard
OF 81. made fun of The project and the en-
terprising master OF the dance came to
grief.
To have saved over 1000 lives is a
somewhat unique experience. This rec
ord belongs to Capt. Weiss Of the steam
ship Belgian King, to whom presenta-
ton was made in Newcastle. England,
recently II has been his good luck 10
pick up several vessels in distress at
sea. including the liner Palmyra. with
$50 people on board.
The Saturday Review says that Lord
Roseberry is probably far happier in real
ity now that he is out Of office than when
he was prime minister. He has high rank,
some of the ROthschild wealth. and no
decision. Such a man is born for opposi-
ton. particularly II he has knack of
making after-dinner speeches. Lord Rose
bery's chaff is excellent. but his wheat is
very poor stuff.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
A Rash Pilot.


Our innocent little paragraph to the ef
feet that the Indiana was bottled up in
Port Royal harbor has aroused the indig
nation Of a Port Royal pilot. Mr.. p. L.
Lea, who signs himself pilot Battleship
Indiana" Pilot Lea tells US our inform
ant must be somebody who doesn't know
much of "our harbor or bar" He says he
brought the Indiana over the bar two
hours before high water. and that the
least depth of water he found was twenty
nine feet He concludes therefore that
since the Indiana draws only twenty-four
feet there has been no time since her ar
rival when she could not have gone to
sea.
We do not question the sincerity of Pilot
Lea. We are confident that he believes
just what he says. STILL we are quite cor
tain that we were not mistaken in saying
that the Indiana was bottled up at Port
Royal-that she could neither get into the
dry dock nor go out to sea, for want of
water. 1t is possible of course that We are
mistaken. But we are willing to have the
question whether we are, or Pilot Lea is
right, settled, and we will suggest a way to
settle 1t. promising at the same time, in
the interest of fairness, to publish the re-
suit Of our suggestion.
The geodetie survey steamer Blake is
now engaged in photographic work in Port
Royal sound Pilot Lea no doubt has
means of communicating with the officers
of the Blake. Let him find out from them
what their soundings on the outer
Port Royal bar have shown since the In
diana has been at Port Royal.
1t is reasonable to suppose that the cap
tain OF the Indiana has requested these
soundings to be made, and it may be he
is informed of the result of them. If he
is informed Pilot Lea may be able to get
the result of the soundings from him. OF
course we do not know whether the Of
ficers of the Blake would furnish the re-
suit to Pilot Lea. or whether the captain
of the Indiana would if he has it, but if
Pilot Lea will send it to us we will pub
fish it, and he shall have whatever credit
he is entitled to. We submit that the re-
suit of the soundings is much more sat
isfactory than any information that Pilot
Lea has relative to the depth of water on
either the outer or inner bar
If Pilot Lea is as anxious to furnish Gin
formation that will correct erroneous re-
ports" as he appears from his letter to
be, let him act upon the suggestion we
throw out. and he will render the public
a real service.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26

The failure 10 dock the battleship In
diana al Port Royal az the time ixed
for the docking. has naturally led 20 in
quiry relative 10 tn government dry dock
at that place. What are the facts2
For the location OF the dry dock there
has been chosen a place on Paris Island.
which is flooded al every storm tide. II
is in the track OF all the storms and cy-
clones. and all OF the structures an the
island are Liable 10 he washed away during
one OF those cyclones. The dock is located
so far up the Beaufort river that the In
diana. one Of the lightest draught OF mod
ern battleships. can only get up there on
an extreme high tide II such a vessel
gets up as far as the dock and fails TO get
into the dock. she cannot turn around and
steam away 10 place Of safety before the
tide falls; consequently she runs aground
in the mud. jeopardizing the safety of
ship that cost millions of dollars. In or
der to find place TO swing she has TO
move down the river six or seven miles
from the dock. 10 Bay Point.
What has been the experience OF the
she has failed TO get into it. on account or
the lack Of water. She cannot wait in the
stream until the next tide for the reason
already stated; when she tried it once
the stern and then the stem touched bot
tom in swinging around with the tide. Sc
riously endaugering her.
When the Indiana gets into the dock. IL
she ever does. it is going TO require the
same amount of waiting and watching
and the same sort of a tide on which she
Went in, to get her out. Once in the dock
she will he there certainly two weeks. per-
hsps a month. This in a time of peace.
and her coal supply. stores and munitions
are much reduced.
Now take the Indiana in time Of war. II
she-should have her outer bottom pierced.
the space between the inner and outer
bottoms would fill with water. which to-
gether with a full supply of coal and mu-
millions would increase her draft from two
to four feet Drawing that much more
water than she now does. it would be
absolutely impossible for her to approach
the dock. The dock would be a failure.
D Even If the dock were properly con-
.structed and had thirty feet of water over
the sill, the Indiana. or any other battle
ship. under the stress of action could not
use it. because she could not get within
i several miles of it. There are plenty of
places on Port Royal Sound suitable for
dock where all of the conditions re-
quisite for docking, prior to entering and
after leaving the dock. could be satisfied.
Now as to the dock itself: When the
Amphitrite which weighed 1000 tons. was
locked it is said a detection indicating
certain amount of settlement, or giving
way Of the dock, was noticed. If the Am
phitrite, weighing only 1900 tons. had a
tendency to cause the dock to settle, what
is going to happen when the Indiana.
weighing 1880 tons. rests her mighty
weight on the bottom of that wooden dock.
built on soft mud?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26

PETER is after the Senate barber with a
sharp stick. PETER has no use for barber
himself. and he sees no reason why the
other senator's should be provided with a
barber at government expense. He says If
the senators wish to be shaved, they
ought TO pay for the shaving out of their
own pockets. The Senate barber costs a
little more than $1,000 year. PETER drinks
lemonade. Last July the Senate consum-
ed more than $1,000 worth of lemonade and
mineral waters. PETER has said nothing
about cutting off the lemonade fund. He
is willing for that to go on. But he draws
the line at BARRIERS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26

Senator Chandler and Mr. Mark Hanna.
Gov. McKinley's manager have succeed
"a In getting themselves noticed in a way
that would not be altogether pleasant 10
some men We do not know whether the
notoriety is pleasant TO them or not. It
seems TO be TO Senator Chandler He in
augurated the war OF words which has
broken out between him and Mr.. Hanna
senator Chandler. who. by the way. Is
one OF the leaders Of the republican party.
practically charges that Doodle" is be-
ing used 10 get Mckinley delegates TO the
national republican convention. He goes
even further than thar. and says the same
men who contributed money TO pay Gov.
McKinleys debts are now calling on
the manufacturers TO contribute money 10
be used in making Gov. Mckinley Presi-
dent
The inference 20 be drawn from the
charges which Senator Chandler made is
that the men who are putting UP money in
Gov. McKinley's interest would virtually
own him II he should succeed in getting
the presidency.
Naturally. Gov. McKlnley's friends are
angry. particularly Mr. Hanna. Gov. Aic-
Kinley's chief political agent and mana
ger. A Cleveland. o.. dispatch says that
when Mr.. Hanna was shown the Chandler
charges his eyes flashed fire and he he
came pale with anger" When he could
control himself sufficiently 10 talk. ne said
that sewers must have an outlet" and
that Chandler was simply talking through
his hat" He denied that he had done any
"boodling" and characterized Senator
Chambers charges as malignant"
OF course, Senator Chandler cannot az
ford to let matters stand as they are. He
must get together the proof Of his charges,
il he hasn't it already. If he furnishes
proof it is difficult to say what Mr.. Han
mas frame Of mind will be. He may not
be satisfied with a war of words. He may
do some reckless thing that will amount
to a tragedy. II is 10 be sincerely hoped,
however. that there will be no tragedies
during the campaign. Confident as the re-
publicans are, they cannot we'll afford 20
lose any voters. In the meantime the dem
ocrats have reason 10 be thankful that,
although they have troubles enough. no
body has been sufficiently rash to charge
that any one OF their presidential candi-
dates is conducting Doodle campaign. q
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
The Guide Had a Guide.

One of the Maine guides who came to
New York to attend the sportsman's ex-
hibition at the Madison Square Garden
says the New York Sun, lost no time after
reaching town in calling on a Wall street
broker whom he had padded through
Maine lakes and guided through Maine
woods for several seasons. 1t was the
guides first visit to New York The
broker was in his inside Office when he
recognized the guides voice in the out
side asking the clerk if Harry Blank hung
out there. 1t is a sign that the guide
thinks YOU are a good fellow IL he calls
you by your first name. Mr.. Blank went
out and greeted his backWoods compan-
ion cordially. He interested him in the
ticker and then took him across the street
to look down on the floor of the stock ex-
change. The guide remarked that it was
noisy. Behind him stood an American dis
them from Mr. Blanks Office. Mr. Blank
took his Maine friend back to his office to
talk over trip that he proposed to make
this summer. The messenger boy follow
ed with his eye glued on the guide No
ticing that the messenger boy had fol-
lowed them, Mr.. Blank said to the guide
Here's an admirer of yours, Frank
He has been following you all around. and
soon as he gets a, chance he will probably
ask you how many Indians you have
killed"
The guide looked at the messenger bow.
and then, shifting uneasily from one foot
to the other said:
The fact is, Harry, that lad is with
me. l engaged him"
We'll, you are paying him by the hour.
you know" said Mr.. Blank, sand you'll
save money if you send him at once on his
Grand
That's what I'm doing" said the guide
He's with me. you see. guiding me round
a bit, and seeing that l don't run up
against any games"
When the big guide and the small mes
senger boy left the brokers' office to go
down and look at the Battery, Mr. Blank
calculated that it costs a Maine guide as
much to see New York by messenger bov
as il does a New Yorker to see the Maine
woods with the assistance Of a guide
Then he looked Dlaa sed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Observation-Disclosures Lodge No. Is. F. &
A. NJ.
Special Notices-Tandems al SIPS. r. D.
g. VIM. baltimore: Notice. Julian Schley
& Hopkins; Columbia Bicycles. +. f.
Whitcomb & Co; Ship Notice; The Place
You Are Looking for Beckmann's Cafe;
Special Notice. Z. S. Greenburg.
Business Notices-Infanta Eulalia CT
gars, at De Soto Hotel; lie Panic Cigars.
J. F. Lubs.
Cold Weather Can't Stop Us-Appel &
Sehaul.
Only Two Ways-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Medical-World's Dispensary Prepare
tons; Cuticura Remedies; Browns Iron
Bitters.
Bicycles at Half Price,. Finn, 50
Broughton street.
Steamship Observation-Disclosures Steam
ship Company; American Line; Red Star
Line.
Stockings Adler.
For Easter, New Wrinkles Claim Your
Attention-Falk Clothing Company
Cheap Column Advertisements
Wanted; Employment Wanted; For Rent;
For Sale; Lost; Personal; Miscellaneous.