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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16
M0LLUSCS' APPEAR
After an Absence of 20
Years.
Pipi Okupe and Makamoi in Eva.
Pearls Found in
Shells.

Pipi okupe and makamOi-these are
them, but TO study into their history
the last 20 years-as the old natives
tell il. have not been seen in Hawaiian
waters. Their home when last seen
was at Eva. and 10 that home they
have returned. after probably getting
tired of wherever else they may have
gone. To look at them casually, one
would not attach much Importance TO
them. but ostudy into their history
and TO hear the tales the old gray
haired natives relate about them is
at once 10 become enthused with an in
terest that is only satisfied when all
that can be is learned. To the ma
jority of people seeing the pipi shells
for the first time, nine out of 10 would
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16

CHEAP true cheapness,
rro. is not in price but
NESS, in value-and in
value giving this store is
known from Niihau to Ha-
Waii. In short, the saving
from other stores usualpriceS
is fourth, third or half. Is
that worth while to you? 1t
IS to careful folks, house
keepers and hotel keepers.
We have oak bedroom sets
at S3o-mahogony finish at
SIG, the valueis the same and
cannot be duplicated in HO-
nolulu. They are we'll made
of the best quality seasoned
lumber. Not old stock, but
new arrivals and new de-
signs. Our agents in the East
are ever on the lookout for
pretty furniture, and when
found it is shipped to us. We
number among our patrons
the rich people of Homo
lulu; we like their patronage.
But we cater to those who
have not such a share of
worldly goods and have fur
niture to please them.
For the next two weeks
we will offer for cash, hand
some hardwood sets at $28.
China closets, either round or
square corners. Handsome
sideboards at $40. Chairs,
straight backs and rockers.
Solid oak and walnut chairs.
The largest assortment in the
city.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16
Ii You
Were
About
To Go By

To go buy a Bicycle, don't do so un-
til you first know it were wise to give
OURS the 'go by Why we sell. so
many Bicycles is no mystery, for the
names Rambler" Columbia" and
"Stearns" are known to every one who
knows what the word Bicycle means,
and about everybody in the Islands
knows that we are the agents for these
three leading makes.
We will not say much about the
"Stearns" this time, as the lot of '91
wheels which left New York on Febru-
airy 10th, did not catch the Australia"
and you do not want to hear about
wheel you cannot see, so we will tell
you about them when they get here.
But if you want a pretty mount, some
thing up to date, come in and see Our
'97 "Columbias'' and "Ramblers;" but
come quick, as we have sold over half
of the lot just received, and we are sure
to be out of both makes before we can
get a good look at them ourselves.
We will have just forty-four (44 BIZ
cycles on the Australia" when she gets
here on March 30th and from that on
we don't think anybody will go by to
buy wheel because we have not got
the stock to show them.
Our Columbus" this year, as we'll
as our "Ramblers," are fitted with the
weIl-known G.. & J. tires. This tire has
proved to be the best one ever used in
these Islands, and if you get the gen
uine G. & J. tire you get what you need
for this climate and our roads. The
genuine G. & J. tire is sold by the
Rambler Agency here, and is fitted
to wheels we order. You can get tires
that are said to be G. & j. and look
Just the same, but you won't want more
than one pair; looks don't wear, you
know.
Points of interest to you will be the
way the spokes are fastened on the
''Columbias," the new special seat ana
the handles and grips on the Ladies
"Ramblers; in fact, you will find lots
to interest you, and you are welcome TO
examine any wheel to your hearts con-
tent. even if you have no idea or buy
ing. We have just added largely TO
our stock of sundries-such as Lamps,
Bells. Luggage Carriers. Bike Stands,
Enamels, etc.-and we can nit you out
with about anything you need.
FOR THE BEST of everything in the
wheeling line, go TO
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16

call them the living place of the oys-
ter. and as to the okupe and makamOi,
these same nine would simply say:
Shells
Early yesterday morning several ma
tives arrived at the Fish Market, from
Eva, bringing with them small guam
THY of pipi and okupe. These they
gave to Fish Inspector Keliipio, tell
ing him of their sudden appearance at
Eva after a very long absence. A
young man in the party who has lived
in Eva all his life, told of how he had
been astonished at seeing a new kind
of shellfish appear there. Evidently
they disappeared before he was born.
Mr. Keliipio learned that not more
than 90 or 80 of each kind had been
gathered, as these were all that could
be found. With this. one of the party
exhibited a beautiful pearl which he
had taken from one of the okupe
found at Eva. He was rather loath to
part from the others of its kind, think
ing it just possible that there might
be more pearls.
Then came the stories of how Ka-
mehameha V and chiefs before him had
been in the habit of sending down ex
pert divers after the okupe, and the
pipi. too, for that matter, to procure
the precious pearls contained in some
of them. Then an old native, lifting
one of the pipi gently in his hand,
broke forth with:
Mai noho a walaau
o makani auanei,"
which means you must not make a
noise or the wind will blow.
To explain: When the natives went
fishing for the pipi in the olden times,
they always kept very quiet, for it was
and is yet. TO some extent, their be-
lief. that by making a noise the air is
disturbed in some strange way and
the wind blows The water becomes
ruffled, and the pipi, accustomed to
open wide their shells when everything
is calm and peaceful, ''shut up like a
clam and then it is the hardest thing
in the world to find them. for the out
side of their shells is so much like
the rocks TO which they cling and the
moss that grows about them makes
almost complete.
The pipi are known as ''Ka ia ha-
mauleo O EVA" which conveys about
the same impression as the little piece
of native poetry just explained.
Ia ia hamauleo makani,
A pane,
\ hoka ka lai.
This is a little bit in Hawaiian,
which when translated lin English
means: Keep your mouth shut or
you won't catch any fish,
Reference to the cut will give a very
good idea of the shellfish referred TO in
this article. The largest is the pipi.
with a very rough surface: the next in
size is the Okupe, white. with brown
specks. and the smallest the makamoi
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16

The way the islands of the World
have been raising high jinks lately is
a caution. Hawaii, Madagascar, Japan,
Cuba. the Philippines and, Crete have
kept us in hot water all the time, not
to mention old. reliable Ireland.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial-Tribune
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16

there's hundred of us on the boa,,
and we're having great time. You
see, after supper we gather on the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16
HAPPY

Continued from First Page.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-16
lndurine.
COLD WATER PAINT
Especially Designed for Inside
Work on Factories and Puouo
Buildings.

1t is dry powder which can be pre-
pared for use by simply stirring In
COLD WATER, and can be applied by
anyone, and will always produce good
work.
1t is VERY WHITE, extremely re-
Elective and hardens on a wall Ike
stone, and will take any tint.
1t will last for years and is unaffected
by gases.
One coat covers better than two coats
of oil paint or whitewash.
1t can be used on any surface and
for all classes of work, even for the
finest decorating.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22
CIR

Of the Daily Journal Increased IS Per-
Cent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22
ITEMS OF


Thirty counties of North Carolina
will spend an aggregate of slOO,OOO
this year in matchmaking roads.
The silver Republicans of Nebraska
will hold a conferenc al Lincoln,
March 25, to prepare for the state
campaign.
Republica, Wisconsin has so far
Progressed in the Investigations OF
steals ia its treasury as to know that
the shortage is 100000.
Governor Briggs, of North Dakota
has vetoed two bills affecting the
liquor question, so that state remains
a prohibition baillwick.
The coal, coke and iron outputs OF
Alabama in 1896 were greater than in
any previous year, owing 70 an exoen-
sion of trace territory, especially
shown ia iron exports TO Europe.
English insurance companies lost
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22

nearly e327 1902 by shipwrecks In Jan.
uary and February. Half the loss is
attributed to what are officially known
as missing vessels
Belfast, Ireland, owns its gas works.
List year it netted 1897, S92 from gas
sales at tie rate of 66 cents per 1000
eet. 1t has reduced the price to go
ents, with "A speciai discount OF ) per
cent, to large consumers.
Nebraska proposes, through her
forestry association, to have an an-
nual bird day, devoted to advancing
influences for the protection and de-
velopment of the harmless feathered
tribe.
In 1890 the Republican congress put
raw sugar on the free list to give the
poor man a free breakfast table. Now
when the poor mar is poorer than
eyer before, the party intends to make
all sugar dutiable and give the poor
man a dear breakfast table.-Du-
buque Tel.
The smallest warrant ever issued
by the treasury department at Wash
ington is held by Mr.. Cleveland, 1t
is for cent, and represents a balance
due on the ex-president's salary for
the month of June, 1895. 1t will
never he cashed, as Cleveland desires
TO hold it as a curiosity.
1t appears that in the last seven
years the mortgage Indebtedness of
bleeding Kansas" has been reduced
$lO5 900. This is nearly 80 per cent, or
an advance toward freedom from debt
of more than 6per cent each year. 1t
also appears that the total indebted
ness was, in 1890, q per cent of the
total valuation, and the reduction
now made leaves it at but Is per cent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22

Following letters need no explana-
ton:
SALEM, Or, Feb. 25, 1897.
b. E. Bonham, PM, Salem, Or:
DEAR SIR:-Will you not please to
advise us if the weights of mails now
received from the DAILY JOURNAL
are fully 10 per cent more than a year
ago at this time. AS we have not in
creased the size of the DAILY JOUR-
NAL during the past year, we wish to
estimate the comparative increase in
circulation, by the comparative
weights mailed.
Yours very truly,
HOFER BROTHERS, Editors.
SALEM, Or, Feb. 25, 1897.
Editor Daily Journal:
DEAR SIR:-The weights Of mails
now received from the DAILY JOUR.
Nal are fully IS per cent more than a
year ago at this time.
Respectfully,
B. F. BoNHAM, p. NJ.
BY J. A. Sellwood, Asst. p. M.
The circulation of the Portland
Telegram is stated at 2500 copies daily.
The average circulation OF The ONE
CENT DAILY has been for sometime
larger than that and the WEEKLY
JOURNAL has a larger circulation than
ever before.
THE JOURNAL is now established as
the paper having the largest circula
tion in Oregon, next to the Oregonian.
Advertisers are invited to inspect oul
lists of subscribers, and are reminded
that our mail subscriptions are
all paid in advance, and that such
are a desirable class of people to do
business with. They take this paper
because they want it, not because it Is
forced upon them, and they can't get
rid of it.
THE JOURNAL outsold all other pa
pers in'Oregon during the legislative
session.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22

Following letters need no explana-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22
GREATEST ON EARTH"
DIR. miIea, Restorative

Mr.. R. T. Caldwell, is book keeper in
the First National Bank of Fulton, KY.
"I was completely run down, My nerves
became so unstrung through loss of sleep
and worry that / felt sure / would be COM
awake all night long, and it took but little
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22
HUH WING SANG CO..

Japanese fancy goods, chinaware, silk
handkerchiefs, Imattings, teas, ladies under
wear, mems o%vsralls, and. furnishing goods
at bottom prices.
liz Court street Opera house block.
3,I8.Imt
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22
/ G. M. POWERS
Foot Of Trade st. Local Agent.
CENTRAL
Eastern R. K. Company

lYAQUINA BAY ROUTE.
Connecting at YaqIina Bay with the Sa
Francisco & Yaquina Bay Steamship Co.
STEAMER ALBANY-Leaves Salem for
Portland at 1880 a. m. Tuesdays, Fridays
and Sundays. Leaves Salem for Corvallis,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at $500
p. m.
STEAMER ''FARALLON."
Sails from Yaquina every 8 days for San
Francisco, Coos Bay. Port Oxford, Trinidad
and Humbolt Bay.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed.
Shortest route between the Willamette valley
and California.
Fare from Albany or points west to San
Franciscoi Cabin, So; steerage, S.; TO Coos
Bay and Port Oxford, cabin 50; to Humboldt.
Bay, cabin %; round trip, good 90 days, sI6t
YAQUINA BAY.
The most popular seaside resort on the
North Pacific Coast. No undertow-s surf
bathing absolutely saie.s
For those wishing to combine hunting and
fishing with aquatic sports, this resort has no
equal Deer, bear, elk, cougar, brook trout
and salmon trout can be found in abundance
within a few hours drive OF the bay.
WReduced rates TO all points.
EDWIN STONE, Manager, Corvallis, Or
]. c. MAYO, Supt. River Division.
N. p. BALDWIN, Local Agent. Altoona DOCK
Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-22
@Funeral at the First United cyan
gelical church Monday at 2. p. M.
Clover Seed

Clover Seed
Pure seed last years crop, raised on
Salem prairie, no pink sorrel, or weeds.
Better than any eastern seed. Apply
to Mrs. T. Fl. Hubbard, 369Commer.
cial street, Sale H.. 2-26 2 81 W l m
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-28
THE PAGING KINGS LOSE OUT.
ZOE PATCHEN FAILS TO LOWER
THE HIGH-WHEEL RECORD.

And His own Time of 2;O4%--JOhn n.
Gentry and Robert j. Could Not
Get Away to Beat the Double
Team Pacing Time-Gentry Defeats
Robert j. ina n Match Event at
Nashville, the Latter Breaking in
Both Heats-FOur FavOrites Take
the Money at MISUNDERSTANDING
Good at Morris Park.
Louisville KY, Oct. 7.-Joe Patchen's
record trials attracted 5000 people to the
driving park, who witnessed an excellent
exhibition of speed, although he failed to
place the Narld's record to his credit
Patchen hadSbeen substituted In the place
of the ailing Star Pointer to run against
the aigh-wheel suIky record of 2:O614, made
by Johnston, and his own wagon record
Of 20la,. Paced by a runner he tried first
in the sulky and, after scoring twice
started with a fine burst of speed, MAX
ing the quarter in 0;S1, the half in 1:O2A
and the three quarters in 1:34s4. The last
quarter was slow, and the mile was fin
ished in 2O7%.
After a rest he went against the four
wheel wagon record and paced the mile in
2.O5e which is better than any previous
record, except his Joliet record of 2:O4&.
Two races and an unfinished stake event
filled out the card. The results were as
follows
2:l2 pacing, $1,000 (unfnished). Lady
Nottingham won second, third and fourth
heats. Best time 206A. Giles Noyes won
the first heat in 2:OS. Dan O., Woodford
JAY Javelin, Cadet Pinewood Boy also
started.
2:2O pacing, $1,000. Joe Bailey won first,
second and fourth heats. Best time 2:14$4.
Wilkes Belle won the third heat in 2:17A.
Anna Lee and Edgar Beth also started.
2.40 trotting, $1,000. Alves won in three
straight heats. Best time 2:16A. Nobby
Acts Tell, Rather, Krantulla and Monitor
also started.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-28

lent, some of them deserving the highest
praise. The Levy Mercantile Company.
airy goods. clothing, notions, boots and
SHOES; z. b. Quinn chinaware and stoves:
b. d. Fudge, hardware: H. J. Ashly.
Plumbing; George Forbes, furniture and
stoves; J. E. Robinson & Co. books and
stationery; Thomasville Music House
musical instruments; Louis Slovenian
dry goods and clothing; Dwight's Cow
Brand Soda; Standard Oil Com
panyi Balfour & Sturdivant:
Saddles and harness are all in evidence.
The brownsville Variety works have
products from their mills which demon
strate how valuable a wood yellow pine is.
The following races came off this after
noon:
First Race-Three-min class. Trilma
won best three in five. Money was held
up under protest. Time 2:S3. lobe. Dud-
ley D., PEARL Popsy and Nab also started.
Second Race-Half mile dash, running.
c. ?. r. won. Time. Oslo. Little Baltic,
Ruth and c. p. R. also started.
Third Race-2:30 class, three in five Gun
finisheO. Roster won two heats and SEN
lis one. Time of each, 2:33 Harry B. also
started.
Darkness Interrupted, and the running
hVe-eighth dash was held over
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-28
GoMEz's AMBASSADOR.
He Leaves WascrOss to Carry ImpOr-
tant Messages to Washington.

Waycross, Ga, Oct. IA member of
Gen. Gomez's staff, who is commissioned
to perform an important mission to the
United States government, left this morn
ing for Washington, after spending day
with the Cubans in Waycross. The gen
tleman's name cannot be divulged, and it
is only necessary to say that he is a high
officer of the Cuban army, and a special
ambassador to this government from the
presence of Gen. Gomez. He came direct
from Gomezs headquarters and is in pos
session of information concerning Cuban
affairs that is valuable. Maceo, he said.
died in battle of a wound
from the enemy's gun, and was not
betrayed and assassinated, as has been
the general supposition, There are So. coo
armed soldiers in the Cuban army. and
an aggressive campaign will be com
menced by Gomez in about two months.
Six months is all the time the Cubans re-
quire to win freedom for their island
There are 5000 Cuban soldiers in the
province of Havana, and they keep Gen
Weyler in a state of fear and excitement
The gentleman said he could not discuss
his mission before reaching the proper Of
fcials at Washington, though he claimed
his visit was intended to convey informa-
ton that was in the interest of the insur-
gents.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-28
THE popE's DwINDLrNG INCOME.
Effort to Remedy the Faucity OF
Peters Pence.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.

From the Pail Mall Gazette.
As / have once before noted, the con-
slant dimlnution of Peters Pence occupies
the special attention of Leo XIII, and the
vatican. All of the means tried to re-
vive the fervor of the faithful for this
kind of contribution, have thus far failed
The pigrimages to Rome are rare and are
generally composed of poor people, to
whom have to be offered the Inducements
of reduced railway fares and food and
lodging at the lazarette of Santa Maria
The project of placing in each church
small statue of St. Peter. with contri-
button box and appropriate inscription
and an appeal to the generosity of the
public, Is gaining in popularity.
The clerical papers take advantage OF
this situation to deplore the fact that "the
common father is reduced by the italian
revolution TO live by begging" In Italy
alone there are 0,1S3 parishes and about
twice as many churches, so that over 49,
O06 statues and boxes will have TO be pro-
vided-at the cost Of the bishops. But VIII
this really render popular again Peters
pence? II is very doubtful. All over the
world the clergy and special committees
are already obtaining from the people ev-
cry penny they can.
The period most favorable for Peter 8
pence was that of the first jubilee Of Leo
XIII when about fl,OOOVO was gathered
in; but the administrators of this sum
committed the mistake Of not employing
It i'm reliable investments. A great part
was used In real estate speculations,
which at that time had assumed the as
pect of fever in Rome. The holy see,
like the great houses of the Sciarra, Bor-
CHEESE and Boncompagni was overcome by
the fascination of the idea of easily dou-
bling it's capital, and. like those princes,
lost almost everything. The imprudence
of that time they try to repair
now, but it is unlikely that the means sug-
gested will revive waning enthusiasm. It.
ally has never been a great source of In
come to the church; the money from
France has been diminishing since the be-
ginning of the republican policy of the
pope; Spain and Portugal are poor, and
as to the other countries the more distant
they are, the less they feel the influence
of Rome. Besides, the present pontiff, who
has reigned for about twenty years, Is no
more novelty or the object of curiosity.
He succeeded once in attracting the eyes,
and consequently the contributions, Of the
world, but he seems unable to repeat IT,.
Perhaps a new pope may have fresh at
fractions, and If he turn the action of the
church in another direction he may sue
coed in regaining lost ground.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-28
THE UNION PACIFIC NATTER.
The Attorney General Confirms the
Associated Press Statements.

The Attorney General Confirms the
Associated Press Statements.
Washington, Oct 27.-Attorney General
McKennaf to-day fully confirmed the
statements heretofore made by the Asso-
ciated Press as to the recent offer of the
reorganization committee and its accept
ance by the government, by which the full
amount of the governments claim of the
main line of the Union Pacific main line,
principal and interest, is guaranteed. This
amount is something in excess of SIS, 0O0, 600,
and includes outstanding government
bonds issued in aid of the road to the
amount of S19,N4,517 OF this sum, SIS, 49,
5l2 becomes due on Jan. /, 1898 and s., 49,
900 on Jan. /, 1899. Whether or not the re-
organization committees original increas-
ed bid of $500OG,COO holds good to proper
tionate share, as to the Kansas Pacific
road, is an open question The master in
chancery fixed this amount at approx
mately 100000, and the contention I'M
doubtedly will be that the guarantee offer
as to this amount holds good
This question, however, is regarded, of
little consequence, as it is confidently ex-
pected that at the Kansas sale, which will
no doubt take place on Dec. Is, the reor-
ganization committee will bid up 10 the
full amount Of the governments first
mortgage bonds. Other interests, it is
said, will compel them to do this. If by
any chance, however, the committee
should fall short of the full amount of the
governments claim, it is almost certain
that the government itself, acting under
the authority conferred by the act of 1887,
will be prepared to bid that price. No such
contingency, it is stated, is at all likely
to arise and the statement is made from
high official sources that the net result of
the deal with the reorganization commit
tee will undoubtedly be the realization of
the full amount of the gov
ernments claims against both
the Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
roads. The next move of the government
toward a final settlement of the whole
bond aided railroad question, it is said,
will be the institution of proceedings
against the Central Pacific road The
government has commended that this road
is already in default and, therefore, sub
ject to foreclosure, but in any event, it is
said, the road must default on Jan. /, next.
On the first of the present month, the
Central Pacifics debt to the government
aggregated $61, S24, 46S, of which amount,
$35, 939, 34S is unpaid interest, and the re-
mainder principal. In aid of this road
the government now has outstanding, 49,
81, 120 in bonds, of which $10.6l4 100 fall
due on Jan. 1, next, and SO, 1877 900 on Jan.
l, 1899