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The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21

here by his father when yet an infant.
T. May is at the head of the old gro
Gerry house of T. May & Comany, and is
a wealthy kamaaina. c. Bosse is con-
nected with the big importing and ship
ping house of Hackfeld & Company.
This bank will be the only corpora
ton in that line of business here. 1t is
chartered under special act of the Le-
gislature This law differs very much
from the ordinary corporation enact
ment. Its requirements are numerous
and comprehensive. 1t was necessary
to complete the organization of the
company before the charter was solic-
lifted from the Government. Then there
was careful search to satisfy all that
every requirement of the details of the
law had been followed. There are a
number yet to be observed. These in
ciude the counting Of the money by the
Minister of the Interior. Captain King
will find quite little job for himself
some morning in the near future. The
capital stock of the Bank of Hawaii,
Limited, is 100000 of which 100000 is
to be paid in at once.
P. c. Jones is father of the plan for
another bank for the city and has been
lgiving the project much attention for a
number of months. 1t was necessary
for him to make one trip to the Coast.
This resulted in establishing cores
pondence relations with Wells Fargo
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21
FURNOW TO COME
U. S. Forestry Chief Will
Visit the Islands.
Invitation Sent by the 5. S. China.
VIII Make an Inspection and
Submit Suggestions.

A letter went forward by the Hawai-
ian S. S. China yesterday which is an
invitation and an inducement for a
visit to the Islands by R. E. Furnow,
Chief of the Division of Forestry of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Messrs. W. NJ. Giffard and Doc
tor Maxwell, who with ]. F. Hack
field, constitute the planters special
commission on forestry, had been in
correspondence with Mr. Furnow.
A final conference of the Forestry
Committee and the Cabinet yesterday,
rsulted in the decision relating to Mr..
F'urnow. This well known official of
the United States Government will, it
is expected, be able to visit Hawaii on
his vacation next year. He will make
an expert examination of the forests
throughout the Islands and of the ter
ritory once covered by trees. and now
either bare or given over to the tan
giles of lantana or underbrush.
At the conclusion of this inspection
Mr.. Furnow will make such recommen-
dations as his knowledge of the sub
ject itself and of the local facts devol-
oped may suggest. Mr.. Furnow has
made such studies that he will be en-
abled at once to give advice that will
prove of the first value in the matter
of preserving and increasing forest and
conserving the water supply to be OBJ
tanned from wooded regions. The Gov
ernment and the Planters Association
will share in the expense attendant up
on the visit of Mr.. Furnow.
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teachers and began to develop theory
Of education, which has now received
the name of Theory Of Concentration.
Colonel Parker is the author of
Talks on Teachings" Practical
Teacher" How to Study Geography, 3"
Outlines in Geography" Tract on
Spelling" and Talks on Pedagogics." "
He has visited every State in the Uni
on. and lectured before Institutes and
Conventions in most of them. A few
of his lectures may be here mentioned:
'The Child and Nature" "The Child
and Man" Artist or Artisan
which," Home and School," THE
Ideal School" Educational and Dem
ocracy." He is also the editor Of
unique publication called the Cook
County Normal School Envelope"
which shows the development of Con-
centration in the Cook County Nor
NAL School, month by month.
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Mr.. Shimamura, the Japanese Minis
ter was affable as usual Friday
when an Advertiser representative cali
ed at the Legation on Nuuanu avenue
and Kaukini road The diplomat had
received very bulky package of dis
patches from Toxic. Much of the cor
related to the affair
pending between this Government and
Japan. Mr.. Shimamura said his ad-
vices were lengthy and that it would
be a matter Of two weeks before he
would have ready communication for
the Foreign Office here.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21
Post Office Boxes.

In the Office of the Superintendent of
Public Works are two sample post
Office boxes of latest design, sent down
from the Coast on the last steamer by
Hawaiian Consul Wilder. 1t will be
remembered that short time ago bids
were advertised and the matter of
picking out boxes was put in the hands
of Mr. Wilder who now asks the Gov
ernment for choice between the two
samples. as well as further instruc-
tions in the premises.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21
STORM ON MAUI.
Thunder Not Confined to Homo
lulu Alone.

Thunder Not Confined to Homo
lulu Alone.
MAUI, December 1S.-The holiday
season on Maui has been ushered in
with thunder, lightning, stormy winds,
and heavy rains in localities. Elec-
trical disturbances have been promi-
nent for several days. There has also
been quite a display of beautiful
snow on the summit of Haleakala.
During Saturday evening, the 18th,
the Kahului Social Club gave their
second assembly in the knights of
Pythias' hall. 1t was a so-called
Poverty Party" The judges declared
that the worst dressed" lady was Mrs.
Rice of Spreckelsville, and that Mr.. E.
B. Carley for the gentleman was dress
ed in the most poverty-stricken man
ner Dancing followed.
During Monday night, the 18th, the
Bennington caused much excitement
in Lahaina by using her search-light.
The Pioneer Mill of Lahaina started
grinding on the 14th.
Senator H. p Baldwin of Haiku
gave a dinner to Senator and Mrs.
Albert Hooking on the 14th.
There are between 20 and 80 bicycles
in Lahaina. All the policemen have
them. Cheaper than horses" they
say.
The weather is gray and threaten
ing.
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Not the Queen.

Although the P. NJ. s. S. China made
a very quick trip across from Yoko-
hama, she has by no means made the
best record when it is mere matter
of speed, on the Pacific ocean. On July
/, 1887, the Empress of Japan made AL
knots on the trip from Vancouver to
Yokohama, and the whole voyage was
made in 10 days, hours and 80 min
utes. The average throughout the trip
was 1857 knots, this after six years
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21
Pali Road.

On Saturday morning one Of the en-
ployes of Wilson & Whitehouse, made
the very first horseback trip over the
new Pail road. The first out rider to
come over the new road on horseback
was Johnny Liilii, who may be remem-
bered as witness before the Military
Commission in 1895. The road is now
open to travellers by horseback.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21
Can't be done!

Try to make some baking powder yourself Buy
the cream of tartar and soda mix them in the right
proportions.
Then imagine that you the manufacturer, and
have to make profit and BESIDES sell it to the grocer
at such a price that he can make profit too
Ask your grocer to sell you his best cream of tar
tar, see what it costs, and if you can make pure
good baking powder for rs or 80 cents pound.
1t can't be done
SchdzA'lg's Bestat your grocers-is the best of
the right price baking powders. A@
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Charter Has Been Accepted By
IlG0TpOratOrS.
ALL THE DETAILS ARE COMPLETE
Officers of the New Financial
House-Win be a Strong Con-
cern-To Open On 9th Inst.

President-P. c. Jones.
Vice President B. Atherton.
Cashier-E. A. Jones.
Secretary-C. H. Cooke.
Directors-F. W. Macfarlane, E. D.
Tenney, H. waterhouse, T. May and c.
Bosse.
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Mr.. c. NJ. Dixon, well known mer-
chant Of Pleasant Ridge. Fulton, Co.,
Pa, has little girl who is frequently
threatened with Group, but when the
first symptoms appear, his wife gives
her Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
which always affords prompt relief.
For sale by all druggists and dealers,
Benson, Smith & Co., agents for Ha-
waiian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21
Ayers
Sarsaparilla.

Cleanse your blood with Ayers
Sarsaparilla = the most thoroughly
reliable Alternative ever compounded.
For scrofula, boils, ulcers, sores, car
buncles, pimples, blotches, and all
disorders originating in vitiated
blood, this medicine is a specific.
Ayers Sarsaparilla is equally bene-
fetal as a remedy for catarrh, rheu-
matism, and rheumatic gout. AS a
Tonic, it assists the process of
digestion, stimulates the sluggish
liver, strengthens the nerves, and
builds up the body when debilitated
by excessive fatigue or wasting
illness. Physicians everywhere con-
slider Ayers Sarsaparilla the best. 1t
is a skilfully-prep combination
of the most powerful alternatives and
tonics. No other blood-purifier gives
equal satisfaction or is so universally
in demand.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21

service. The fastest day on the last
trip of the China to this port was 427
knots.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-12-21

Frank Davey made the photo of the
Bishop Memorial Chapel from which
the Advertisers illustration is copied.
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ANDS OF DOLLARS IN BANK HE ASKS FOR AID

Then the incognito Brotsky began to
perspire. In this new light he saw be
had overreached himself and made a mess
OF things generally, and he proceeded to
deliquesce before my eyes. Limpid
streams trickled down his forehead and
dripped off the end of his handsome nose,
and he squirmed in unavailing anguish.
1t may be agreeable to be invisible from
choice, but to be invisible when you want
to be otherwise-iudg ing from the express
sion of my absent host as l took myself
and my purse out of his presence-must
be torture,
In the neighborhood l found out all
that l wanted to know of the private life
of the fla miIy which has suddenly sprung
into unpleasing prominence by reason of
its enforced confession OF unsupported
prosperity. There are eight of them-the
old grandmother, the father and mother
and five sons, ranging in age from g to 10
years. All except the grandmother add
something to the family income. The
mother works in pickle factory in the
season, the father and older boys peddle
vegeta bles, another boy works at trade,
and the two youngest ones black boots
daytimes and attend school in the even
in.
In spite OF this commendable industry,
the most squalid miserIiness is character
istic of the Brotsky menage. They waste
their sub stance on neither clothes nor
decent food, but subsist for the most part
on the refuse vegetables and fruit which
they find unstable, and plead poverty
and actual distress on all occasions. They
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upper rear fla, TO be more precise-and
the way thereto looks from the street TAR
from inviting, although the outer door
stands Hospitality wide open. The lower
hail Is small ana dark and dirty; the walls
are cracked and bullying and covered with
a gloomy and ragged paper; there is a rag
OF olicloth on the floor, eked out with q
piece OF mating which through age and
general encouragement has weIl-nigh re-
solved itself into q tangle of straw and
string. The fossil remains OF what was
once a carpet cover the narrow stairs
which lead up into absolute darkness. l
hesltated at the bottom, looking upward,
and then captured a small boy who stood
on the pavement interestedly regard ing
me, and asked him to pilot me to the door
of the Brots ky family.
TITS the rear fat up there" he said
and then with the quick putting two and
TWO together" characteristic of the street
gamin: Did you find his book fer him?
He'll give yer as much as two bits fer it eff
yer did"
disclaimed being heir TO any such
good fortune, and he straightway lost in
terest in me, though he was good enough
TO go up the stairs ahead of me and throw
open the back door that l might see my
way.
He's in there" he said tersely, at seen
his head at de winder; an Mrs. Bratz is
there, too, fer l hear her talkin'" And
then he delivered a startling double knock
on the skedlike door that opened off the
shaky little back porch and fed down the
stairs like youthful hart or roe.'
1t was boy who opened the door-a
pleasant-faced little fellow, with wide.
honest eyes and shy smile
us Mr.. Brousky at homer 1 asked, and
be answered innocently and honestly.
Yes" admitting me at the same time
INFO room which was at once the dir
test and most disorderly of any that
ever graced with my presence.
1t was piled full of things v hich had no
homogeneousness whatever. and 1t looked
like junkshop in which some Temporal
rily homeless family was making shift
for shelter until some better accommoda
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turned to the boy beside me, stiftent q
into statuette of surprised bewilder-
men', his puzzled eyes fastened on the
lace of the ia Their who denied that he was
MS father and crimson flag of shame
caused by that fathers awe-insprlns
iaisehoods, fying-poor child-in both his
cheeks.
y You are Brotsky boy. ara not your"
L asked, and he answered. YES"
1ou are notP' said the man, sharply.
GU are only a neIghbor boy and have
no business here, and you know nothing
about the folks" And then the fright
ened boy corrected himself hastily and
assured me that this latter information
was correct.
After that had no mercy and simply
amused myself with the crafty decelver
VINO has been playing a practical joke on
MS neigh bors and The charitable organ
cations for years and isnow quaking with
lear of the possible consequences. He
was afraid to be rude 10 me and afraid to
turn me out-afraid to do anything but
lie. and l made him do that until he was
fairly exhausted. l asked him all man.
ner of questions and l doubled them and
visited them and trlpped him up with
them, and then at last l told him that.
not believing the story of boarded wealth
which l had heard, had come prepared
here l exhibited my pocketbook, ex-
teriorly fat and promising looking-to
make the family small present, but of
course, since no responsible person was al
home, should be obliged to deny myself
that pleasure.
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TIE literary and musical programmes
OF the clubs weekly meetings are ar
ranged beforehand for the entire year and
printed in a pamphlet designated the
Club Calendar" Here is the program me
Tor Deem Der and 10:
l. Mohammedanism-T founder as a
retcrmer and religious teacher.
IL. Great political leaders of the day
Lord Salisbury, Gladstone, Crisp, B s.
marck, Ii Hung Chang.
III. The Home-Relative nutritive
properties of food.
l. Paper-GlucK and Puccini.
IL Selections from William Tell, ="
'Semiramide, "Lucretia Borsia" and
Lucia di Lammermoor"
III. Sketches of the yes of Rossin1 ana
DonlZetti.
Each OF these programmes is under the
direction OF member styled committee.
She has the exclusive power to divide and
arrange the subjects and select those who
are 10 assist her IN presenting them.
the clubs regular meeting place is in
the Odd Fellows lodgeroom. 1t owns a
handsome piano and several hundred vol
umes as a nucleus of fine library The
list OF books was selected with great care
and is. therefore. made up of the best
standard works. The library room adj
joins the meeting-room and is prettily
fitted up. 1t is presided over by Miss
Flora Willow as Librarian. 1t is opened
once week to give the members a
chance 10 procure books. Within the Ii
braTy-room is to be seen hand some glass
case filled with beautiful chinaware, the
gifts of individual members This ware
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Bakersfield is the home of an interesting
organization known as the Woman's
Club of Bakersfield. The thinking OBJ
server of the operations of this organiza-
ton is struck with establishment at the
scope, breadth and uniqueness of its work.
1t runs the golden gamut of investigation
from how to cook a pot of beans to the
questions involved in the exalted sciences;
iFDm the self-denial that charity brings 10
= e enjoyment OF genteel pleasure. In all
1i its efforts and work it displays a liberal
lily Of thought and of purpose indeed
charming.
This club is nearly two years old, hav-
ing been first organized in January, 1896
and is com posed OF 125 memb ers, limited.
1t is corporate body, duly organized IN.
der the laws OF the State of California
governing such matters. There fore it can
sue and be sued, carry on and conduct
business like any other business organiza-
ton.
The club is literally democratic in form
and action. All measures are handled
from a purely economical stand point.
The matter OF religion never enters IN 20
its deliberations. Not even is the off
cial prayer" ever heard at any of its meet
ings. This does not signify that the in
dividual mem Der is not religious. The
mem Dership contains represen tatives of
most all of the leading Christian demon.
nations. The great moving spirit of the
organization is ito improve the golden
moments of opportunity and catch the
good that is within reach"
TIE club rests its powers on a brief
though firmly drawn constitution, sup
plemented with an equally brief and
fney drawn code of bylaws. 1t is Off
cered by president, vicepresident, re-
cording secretary, corresponding secre-
tarv, treasurer and Librarian. It's govern
ment or management is in the hands OF
a board of managers, com posed OF six
directors and the several officers. The
officers are elected annually and the di-
rectors biennially. There are several COM
mittees of work.
JThe only dues required of the members
Il 81 year as a membership fee. Except
Ailng the months of July and August
regular weekly meetings are held each
0Ndav afternoon, including an annual
meeting on the last Monday in February,
which is usually followed by an annual
reception of great social hrilliancy. To
this all the friends OF the club are invited.
Besides this event, during the year enter
talnments consisting of musical, literary
and dancing parties, lectures by prom
inent people, etc, are given. To these an
admission fee is charged, and this is the
way the club replenishes its treasury.
1hese never fail 10 attract large crowd.
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Mrs. H. F. Condict, Vice-President.

is not there merely to look at. frequently
the club at recess Joys sips of tea, with
other light refreshments, and it is then
this pretty ware is brought forth from its
case by def HANDS.
One unique feature of this organization
is that its mem oership is composed of all
ages. There you will see the kindly face
of the gray-haired mother, the matured
and seli-contained wife, the dignified and
earnest young woman and the blushing,
tlm1d miss. all measuring the sword of IN
, tellect upon the one common field, for one
common purpose-to DO good to them
selves and each other; all realizing that
the democracy OF thought takes no ac-
counting of age or financial condition.
While this club is exclusively woman.
the male is not shut out from enioy-
ing its meetings. Men, as we'll as women
not belonging are frequently extended
invitations to attend these meetings. Es.
pecially are The men invited when meas
ures OF general interest to the COM
mum Y are up for consideration, and thev
are always invited to talk, too. on such
questions.
When the club was first organized the
limit OF its mem bership was placed at
| wenty- five. 1t was soon discovered. how
ever, that the limit was too small. and in
consequence the limit was raised from
time to ime until it reached the present
NJ I'm bership of 125.
The names of the officers and directors
of the club are: Mrs. r. III. Stevens.
president; Mrs. III. F. Condict, vice presi-
dent; Miss Clophine Bernard. recording
secretary; Mrs. I. w. Lockhart, cor
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nave neen the recipients of many kindly
i"VorS irc m neigh bors who are really poor,
ana sympathized with them on account of
.neIr apparently hard fate, and have also
'eeh assisted by more than one Hebrew
Charitable society, while the Brotsky bank
D0oA vas In modest retirement and the
80 - Vi us existence unknown to any but
oIo'shy and the Dank
AVarlce has been the sole cause of all
Tue Brotsky wretchedness and suffering
"hlch has doubtless been real and con-
uhuous-and of the Brotskv lies, which
nave oeen quite as real and fearfully and
wonderfully numerous; and ayarice has
oeen the cause of their present undoing,
lot mad they not been stung to public
outcry by the loss of one small bill they
might have lived on in their own pecu-
har way tor years and flourished on the
heIp given them by those who Judged
them by their life and surroundings.
a Whlte-halred woman sat on sunny
step nursing her knees and grooming to
herseIf, and she beckoned to me as l
came out of the Brotsky doorway She
wished ito speak her mind" about them,
she said, and she did.
And to think" She said in conclusion.
that many's the day I've stinted nv
own stummlck to take that old one a bit
ana sup And others besides me has
done the same. It's taken the heart out
OF my bosom aim ost to find them so deceiv-
ln'-gettin' wnat ought to 90 to them
that needs 1t. It's a crying shame, so it
ISL And fully agreed with her.
FLORENCE MATHEsoN.
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ingly voluminous, and when be gets him
self com pletely tangled up in a maze of
contradictions he taxes refuge in the al
ways convenient 'nicht verstehe." from
behind which fortifcation it IS almost I'M
possible TO rout any one.
heard things about Mr.. Brotsky last
week which interested me. Perhaps be-
hind the sordi0 story which was gossiped
about, with so much of careless scorn for
the man and his surroundings and his
misery life, there might lie motive
which would explain and ennoble the
whole. Perhaps he was planning, when a
certain sum was reached. to carry his
loved ones back 10 his Continental home
and pass his declining days there with
them in ease and comparative luxury,
which would make up to them for the
hardships which they have all endured in
this far-off land. Perhaps be was plan
ming to give his little ones-there were
five of them, l heard-college educations
and fit them to take places far above their
parents in American lie. l had heard of
such things-of fathers and mothers
scraping and scheming and almost starv-
ing themselves and their families for the
sake of gratifying such n am bitton-and
have rather honored them for it. Perhaps
this person whose secret hoard was so sud
denly discovered might DE one of these:
at any rate, l would go and see for nv
self-and l did.
There are wider and pleasanter and
understanding streets in our fair CITY
than that known as Clementina, but 1
question if there is one which on sunny
days swarmS thicker with Children of all
degrees of prettiness of face and. to put it
mildly, untidiness of attire. They ran
across my path like frightened rabbits.
they tum bled against me IN their romping
play, they impeded my progress by stand
ing in groups discussing various questions
OF the hour and place, but none of them
were Intentionally rude or saucy, and
every one of them who noticed M at all
answered my smile OF good lowship with
one wider, perhaps, but not less cordial
and sincere.
The Brotskys live In an upper fat-an