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The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19

modify. She has not discovered as
Cervantes did, that where there is
music. really nothing bad can be; OF
with Byron, that there is music in all
things. if men had ears" or with
Luthur, next to theology, l give to
music the highest place and honor;
or with Carlyle, that music is kind
of inarticulate, unfathomable speech,
which leads us to the edge of the in
finite. and lets US for moments gaze
into that"
And if these opinions are true. is
the Sunday band concert anything less
than a fascinating preacher, a secret
civilizer? And when people associate
music of any kind with low tastes and
rowdyism, it seems to US that their
souls are like the Kentucky Colonel
in the analysis of water. Did Eng
lish Woman" or anyone else ever hear
morally bad music? Does she not
know that the music of some Of the
most devotional hymns of the churches
came from the beer gardens Of Ger
many? And that the stately pathos OF
the music sung with the words Guide
me oh Thou Great Jehovah" was
Rouncevallis' war cry?
Fortunately, in Honolulu, we do not
have to contend with badly rendered
music, but with a selfish conservatism,
which refuses to accept the verdicts of
the most advanced American cities.
And in this connection, we can speak
for many, who do not entirely ap-
prove of Professor Berger's style"
but heartily recognize him as one of
the most earnest and successful mis-
sionaries in the work of civilizing the
people here. The average cultivation
of the community does not measure the
value of his work, in the past nor in
the present. If that service had ply
steal form and were placed in the
it would show heavy weight
of obligation against the community.
No man would read the riot act"
to the community, as quickly as he, if
the Sunday concert degrah i this art,
which is never bad"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
BOOKS FOR YOUNG HAwAIIANs

Rev. Mr.. Emerson's comments
in the Friend, upon the need of
reading matter for the young Ha
waiians, who are educated in the
English language. They acquire
the language and abandon its use
very largely, for want of a stimu-
liant to practice it.
The statistics of the Honolulu
library for the last year are in
structive:
Novels taken out. 1913
Religious books taken out. . 70
If these figures indicate the
needs or inclinations of the civil
lied white" minds, it shows quite
clearly what the native mind
needs. The novel was regarded
by good people, many years ago,
as a scheme of evil, and the
promoter of frivolous living. Now
it takes its place as an educator;
not the best educator, perhaps,
but an aid, suggestion of facts,
an instructor in the relations of
men and women. 1t is in it's best
form an inspiration. Every read
err of good novels knows that
The young Hawaiians need
novels of the simple kind, de-
scriptive, without the incompre-
hensible self ANALYSIS of the mo-
dern novel, which make men and
women talk as they never think
or talk in social life, making
fishes talk like whales" SO i'm
portant is the novel and history,
the library should become part
of the educational system of the
land. To teach the natives the
English language, and then per-
nit them to slowly abandon it, is
to absurdly undo the costly edu-
cation.
The library system of Califor-
MIA is excellent and far-reaching.
The law provides for libraries by
taxation, and it is done freely in
the intelligent communities.
Within the last few years, there
have been published in America
and England many millions of
good" novels, which retail at low
prices. The Board of Education
might make the experiment of
purchasing some of them and au-
thorize the school teachers to
sell them at cost, in the different
districts, or simply circulate
/ them.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
NJ crit
intrinsic value. of AANS
Hoods Sarsaparilla. q do IVA -

Merit in medicine means the power 10
cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses actual
and unequalleo curative power and there
fore it has true merit. When you buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and take it according
to directions, to purify your blood, or
cure any OF the many blood diseases, you
are morally certain to receive benefit.
The power to cure is there. You are not
trying an experiment. 1t will make your
blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus
drive out the germs of disease, strengthen
the nerves and bnild up the whole system.
Severe Case OF Dyspepsia
al suffered from dyspepsia 20 years. /
had feeling as though there was lump
in my stomach. l did not dare to eat
meat or warm bread, very few vegetables,
for fear of the great distress food caused
me. experienced relief right after COM
mencing to take Hoods Sarsaparilla. My
appetite increased, 1 gained in general
health and strength. can eat almost any
thing now without discomfort. Although
had been an invalid for twenty years,
can truthfully say that am better than
for long time. Inever weighed so much
in my life." Mrs. EMILY F. BUMP, 40
Portland Street, Middleboro, Mass.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
DESTRUCTION OF Fish.

The Hilo Herald calls the attention oil
the people TO the useless destruction OF
fish in Hilo Bay, by the use of impro-
per nets, which the fishermen use 1t
says that fish are now brought from
this city to Hilo, and if this indiscrim-
mate fishing is kept up, the prices will
increase.
1t is the experience of nearly every
nation that its natural fishing advan-
tages are destroyed, before private en-
terprise takes hold of them and makes
them permanent industries. In France
he promiscuous oyster gathering, had
reCuced in The year 1863, the annual
output of oysters in the Warennes
bay, from 100000 down to 10000
The Emperor Napoleon then inter
fered, set the scientists to work. put
the oyster fisheries under Government
control and at the end of twenty years,
made the industry permanent and pro-
frable. The oyster beds of Long ISL
and Sound We're nearly destroyed when
the State, after persistent urging by
few intelligent men, placed the indus
try in private hands, so that at pre-
sent, as many as 5000 barrels of oys-
tiers in the shell are shipped weekly to
England.
The price of fish food is altogether
too high in our markets. The methods
Of obtaining and preserving the fish
are expensive. The fish should be kept
alive, after taking, and be preserved in
tanks, so as to equalize the supply.
Anyone who has seen the great mar
BILE tanks in the Partisan fish markets,
knows that if the fish can be brought
TO that city in tank railway cars, dis
lance of one hundred and fifty miles
from the sea, can be transferred alive
TO the market tanks, and the fish then
be sold at reasonable rates, 1t cannot
be a difficult matter to keep the fish
taken in our own waters alive, and to
transfer them to tanks on the fish dock
The experiment should be tried here
in an inexpensive way, at first, in order
TO determine the right conditions. The
success of it is simply a question OF
good braia work When the arrange
ments are complete, we shall have the
best, the most wholesome animal food
in the market and at prices which will
make people in moderate circumstan-
ees quite happy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19

frmative and twenty-one the negative.
The Committee by a vote of five to
four. selected the affirmative. There
will be four Harvard speakers.
The choice of the subject for debate
indicates that the college boys breathe
the political air, and detect the local
odors. The selection by Harvard of
the affirmative, puts Yale on the mega
tive side, and will force several Hawai-
ian boys to the discharge of very I'M
pleasant duty, that of speaking against
their reason and consciences.
We have recently called attention to
the gorgeous ''Y'' on the banner of civ
ilization which floats in this vicinity.
This misfortune of Yale compels US to
promptly withdraw the "Y'' and put
an H" in its place, until the debate is
over. Moreover, until that event, we
have concluded, under the privilege of
international law, to temporarily
abandon citizenship in Yale and take
out letters of denization in Harvard.
The rest of the Yale contingent here
may. with blind fiIial love, stand by
Old Eli in his temporary departure
from the paths of virtue and reason,
but the Advertiser, with journalistic
fidelity which is really uncommon,
suspends this obligation of loyalty,
until Old Eli has passed this period of
dotage, which involves
him in an error of the head, that
threatens to destroy his usefulness in
the Pacifc-for a few days
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
VETERAN FIREMEN.
Preliminary Meeting For Benefit
Society Organization.

Preliminary Meeting For Benefit
Society Organization.
There was a meeting held at the
Drill Shed last evening of the exempt
Volunteer Firemen. The principal
business was preparation for the or
ganization of a Mutual Benefit Society.
First in order was the election of a
temporary chairman and secretary.
Mr.. John Mott was elected temporary
chairman by reclamation and ]. D..
McVeigh was chosen temporary Sec
rotary.
After several discussions over vari-
Gus plans brought before the meeting
it was moved and carried that COM
mittee of five be appointed by the
chair to formulate constitution and
bylaws to govern the organization.
The chairman was empowered to ap-
point the committee at future date
and to notify the members through the
press.
A vote of thanks was accorded T. B.
Murray for the use of the company
rooms and for his general activity in
connection with the meeting. Those
present were:
Jno. Mott, No. 2; c. B. Wilson, No. 1;
L. H. Dee, Fire Police; T. B. Murray,
Eng: No. 1; l.. McGrew, Eng No. 2;
G. ]. Cavanaugh, Eng. No. l; B. Or
denstein, Eng. No. 1; H F. Singer,
Eng. No. 1; W. J. Sheldon, Eng. No. 2;
H. Klemme, Fire Police; F. Gertz, Fire
Police; ]. D. McVeigh, Eng. No. 1.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
CROWS and PAYS
A Bulletin on the Culture
of Asparagus Here.
Can Be Made Permanent Garden
Crop-Explicit observation-disclosures
for Starting Can Be Ordered.

As we received a number of letters
from all the Islands, asking for infor-
nation regarding asparagus culture,
celery and other choice vegetables, as
well as fruits, trees, etc., not yet intro
duced extensively here, we take this
method of answering them all.
First: Asparagus is one of the most
permanent and important of all our
garden crops. Well made beds con-
tinue in good bearing condition for
twenty years or more.
There are no secrets about its plant
ing on cultivation. Anyone that can
plant sugar cane, sweet corn, etc., can
plant asparagus.
Generally speaking, a great deal OF
useless trouble is taken in the pre-
paration of a piece OF ground INTENDED
for an asparagus bed.
When the spot on which the bed is
to be formed has been decided on, dig
| or pillow up the soil twelve inches
down, or prepare it as you would for
any vegetable, sugar cane or corn.
Make trenches about to 10 inches
deep, A feet apart in the line, and A
feet apart in the trench.
Two year old plants are generally
preferred that is to say, healthy and
vigorous stools and not the young kind.
Plants one and two years old can be
obtained in California in the month of
January, to be transplanted here in
February. We recommend the como
yer colossal, which can be purchased at
cost of about five cents for two year
old roots or less by the quantity. Five
dollars worth would make you good
bed of plants for an ordinary family.
The writer has consented to order
several thousand plants for some
friends to be delivered here the latter
part of January next.
Should anyone desire to avail them
selves of this opportunity they can
send five dollars, more or less to the
bureau OF agriculture, care of "a. H."
with their post Office addresses. There
will be no commissions to pay, only
the expenses of transportation.
AS the choice of plants is a matter
Of great Importance in growing aspara-
gus. We recommend the amateur to
give up the idea of raising it from
seed.
In France it is grown to large ex-
tent amongst the grape vines, small
and large farms and cottagers; in fact
everybody grows it and everybody eats
it. The system of culture is very sim
pie. How a small strip amongst sugar
cane would thrive, this of course where
it is warm and sheltered
We are cutting delicious grass now,
from beds eighteen months old. The
plants were two years old when plant
ed
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
KINAU TRIP.
Part OF 1t Was Very Rough-Hilo
ON the Boom.

Part OF 1t Was Very Rough--Hilo
ON the Boom.
The Kinau arrived from Maui and
Hawaii ports yesterday afternoon. Up
to the time of arrival at Mahukona the
Kinau encountered very fine weather.
At that place and at Kawaihae, she
experienced very rough weather and
was delayed about five hours. She
should have been here at about 10
o'clock. Purser Beckley gives the fol-
lowing report:
Hilo is on the boom and the promise
is that she will keep in such state
right along.
On account of the rough weather in
Kawaihae and Mahukona it was neces-
sary to leave behind the stock that
w. H. Rice was to have brought down.
The Annie Johnson will sail for San
Francisco on Friday. November 18th.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
FIXED VALUATION,
Supreme Court Decides on Sugar
Appeal Gases.

Appeal Cases.
An opinion as handed down by the
Supreme Court yesterday in answer
to the appeals taken from the Tax
Appeals Court on the valuation placed
by that Court on several plantations.
Fifteen plantations are effected in all,
and the one decision covers them all
in its general scope Each plantation
is cited and its valuation ..xed by the
Court. The decision in general sup
ports the Tax Appeal Court
According to the decision the planta-
lions involved in the cases in question
returned their property under the old
law, and the several assessors fixed
the valuations at the amounts which
they deemed proper under the new
law. In most cases the planters ap-
pealed only on the amount of the as
valuation of last year.
The Court first gives It's reasons for
fixing the values of the plantations
and makes various suggestions for the
returning of the several items required
by the tax law One of these is the
question whether or not the plantation
has been a growing or declining one.
The Court also suggests that the con-
sentative and not the speculation
spirit should control in matters of as
sessment
The decision enters into the ques-
ton of the future and states that the
Treaty" and labor are the two prin-
cipal matters of uncertainty that affect
the plantations as a whole. The I'M
certainty in regard to the supply of
labor depends largely upon whether
annexation" takes place or not. The
most important question in this con-
nection is what allowance should be
made in general for the uncertainties
of the sugar industry, of which uncer-
tainties that in regard to the Treaty
Tor annexation) is the most conspicu-
GUS The Supreme Court concludes
with giving the valuations as fixed by
the taxpayer, the assessors, the Appeal
Court and its own valuation. Lihue
Plantation fixed it's value at 81 900, 900.
the assessor at 81, 400 900, the Appeal
Court at s1,210,615, and the Supreme
Court at 81 300, 000. Grove Farm fixed at
valuation at 100000, the assessor at
S16S,45O, and the Appeal Court and the
Supreme Court the same. Waiakea
Mill Co., fixed its valuation at s640, 900,
the assessor at $4,000, the Appeal
Court at s675,0O0, and the Supreme
Court at $4,000 Hilo Sugar Co..
fixed its valuation at 100000, the as
SCISSOR at s75O,OOO, the Appeal Court
at s725,000, and the Supreme Court at
+ s750,000 Onomea Sugar Co.. fixed its
valuation at sS25,0OO. the assessor al
j s936,619, the Appeal Court at 1915 900
and the Supreme Court the same. Pc
peekeo Sugar Co., fixed its valuation
at 100000, the assessor at ..50. 900
the Appeal Court at 100000 and the
/ Supreme Court the same. Hakalau
Plantation Co., fixed its valuation al
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
Distinguished Visitors.

Justice Caldwell, one of the nine
members of the United States Circuit
Court is in Hawaii with his family for
a vacation. Judge Caldwell has pre-
sided at some of the most important
civil cases ever decided in the United
States. His is life position.
DR.. F. N. Otis and wife and son of
New York will spend few weeks in
Hawaii. The visiting physician is a
famous specialist and writer of note.
His son is also doctor
Wilson Barrett, the favorite London
and New York actor, was a through
passenger by the Alameda. He is en-
route to fill an Australian engagement
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
YALE AND HARVARD DEBATE.

The coming debate between the stu
dents o. Yale and Harvard on Deem
her s5 VII re on The question of Ha-
Ezlzn Ernezalion- Yale proposed the
question for debate to Harvard and
zndH- the rules. Harvard had the
Ihoiee uf sides i was believed at
Erz- thar X would take The negative
znE u7pase annexation The matter
was carefully considered by the com
zit-ee. Professor Hollis. Dr. Coolidge,
WIN race1tiE visited these Islands and
Ut " r. Castle Jr- persistently urg-
ed me taking q the Affirmative by the
Harvard dehace-s- In the preliminary
debates. for the selection Of speakers,
1Esury-fTs students selected the af-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
LATEST NEWS.

"A sa-s dispatch from Washington
declares -hzt President Mckinley is
Immersed with the importance of
H-Hzne she Hawaiian question to an
szzu+ a- the earliest moment after the
meeting uf the senate. He fears that
combinations may arise. If the Cuban
ruare- IS allowed 10 get before the
@f-a-e before the Hawaiian treaty is
5fer8zeE of This would be very en-
c1urar5nr news il we did not know
aa7r TOO well. that the President can
nc. control The Senate. and that half
a dazar Senators may. il they choose,
l-eap ANY subject under debate, in
-Harance for an indefinite period
P as ue have said before, the
temper OF the Senators has not yet
Beer displayed We believe that it is
sale and conservative 10 say, that as
-rz goes on. there is an increasing
mos e-euoe -a The fate Of the annexa-
-frr matter or the part Of leading
Democrats But until We know what
-az opposition VIII dc IL is useless to
make predictions. The journals in the
5rls-e-- Of The sugar beet men. are
u-,s-lue fire r1 some extent. but at this
dlszuce a5 cannot tell what its effect
IS. or viii be- While the san Fran
rfse1 merchants heartily support the
arl1arz-l1n measure. the Los Angeles |
TasaTe make some opposition to il, /
through the labor party. which seems
se have bsan Jed astray in Southern
- fllla
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
THE GREAT MUNICIPAL ELECTION

The mos important item Of news fy
rhe Alameda Is the decisive victory of
van NECE. Iammany candidate lor
Mayo Of Greater New York. over Low
and Tracy. As we said. several days
ago ne betting men clearly showed
uhat -he cool headed men thought
allal- the result
The votes given for Mr.. Low and
General Tracy If combined, would
have defeated Tammany. But the Re
aua81au leaders did not wish TO de-
fez- The gTigrau- They preferred its
success 10 thar 81 the reformers under
L1E- who IL elected would have put
more morals into future politics than
ana Republicans could sand. In 1898
-he Republicans defeated Abram
He~a- lor Mayor. for the same rea-
slas Men say the people want good
government So they do. if they
thiHE i- is safe 10 have it. But the
average Republican is persuaded TO
believe thar The party organization is
O. more value than good government
ia lezuisas Tammany. but he loves
slE cEr. party He is confused by the
arguments put before aim. and belives
-t- De- is forced TO choose between
las -E1. Nr. Plat, the Republican
71u- ts clever man and an excel
1r- politician and a representative
Eaz- Ee stands for The average poit-
ul- sentiment OF ms party as it is. and
ul- as o. should OF ought to be. he
IS pe-tec-ly willing to improve his
methods and MS morals. whenever III,
paris demands. but not before.
Lr L1u. who ought" TO have beer
ssaed stands for what ought" to b
hll is not He and his excellent assoc
Ez-es are. after all. the educators Of tn
Ftu1ll and they cannot expect mucl
Improvement Al a moments notice
B-- ty breaking into the ranks Of tn,
Republican. hy slowly drawing mel
away from Tanmany. by constan
preaching. they do educate and it is Il
a purpose
Tho Greater New York now beginI
i-s new municipal career on a gran,
scale -auza1y rules, but it repre-
EzE rhe majority and this is in &C
o--lazee with Democratic faith Their
wiz hs more or less extravaganza, be
11sr Ihe Republican leaders will b.
-aEe- care or and. for favors confer
red win hrinE The state legislature t
The gzzCelnE OF laws which VIII bene
f- T1mmary. Tammany rule viii con
-mue until there is another upheaval
Whilh may not come for some years
This great municipal election onl
Ilus-1tes more forcibly than ever
thzt government represents the aver
age Uzz. and thar no preaching or re
forming VIII change these conditions
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
Minister Hatch.

Francis NJ Hatch, Minister for Ha-
wall to the United States, left San
Francisco on the 18th inst for Wash
ington. At Cotton, California, Mr..
Hatch was to be joined by Senator
Morgan and they would make the trip
across the continent together. There
was no news at the Foreign Office or
in Government circles yesterday on
annexation Mr.. Thurston wrote a
letter to one member of the Cabinet
on private business.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
THE BIBLE AND ISLAM.

AS many of our readers do not
read the Bible, and obtain spirit
ual and religious truths only
through the secular Press, it is the
duty of that Press to include re
ligious with secular intelligence.
so far as it can be done, without
giving it a sectarian cast. The
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19
Kauai Murder Trial.

The Court spent nearly all day yes
terday examining Johnnie, one of the
principal witnesses for the prosecu-
ton. He described infinitely all the
habits of the family and gave the con-
versations of the accused before and
after the murder. His testimony was
damaging to Kapea and Kaio.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19

The next debate between Harvard
and Yale will be on the subject: RE
solved, that the United States should
annex the Hawaiian Islands" Not a
fair subject for debate, because there
is no chance for the champions of the
negative side as far as the merits of
the argument are concerned. They will
have to depend on their elocution.-
N Y Sun
The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-11-19

secular Press of the world largely
ignores the religious side of
man. 1t undertakes to give its
readers just what they desire, and
few readers, however good they
NAV be, can turn away from
earthly news and lively gossip to
the vastly important affairs of a
religious nature. But the Press
has a solemn duty to discharge,
1T must administer doses of truth
to the Indifferent and the black
sliders, and reach those who never
enter the Churches, but read the
newspapers.
1t has been the practice of the
"orthodox" writer's on religions,
for many years and even cen
turtles, to denounce all religions as
pagan" and altogether wicked,
that were not founded on the re-
Icognition and teachings of Christ.
But a more charitable and liberal
spirit has appeared, within a few
years. The sermon of the Rev.
Sidney Gulick on the religious
condition of Japan, which we re-
Gently published, is an instance of
this.
DR.. Henry Preserved Smith of
the Union Theological Seminary,
of N. Y, has just published "The
Bible and Islam," in which he
shows the influence of the Old and
New Testament ON that great re-
ligious leader, Mohammed. One
of the most thoughtful reviews of
the books says:
THE author of the book acknowl-
edges that he cannot help admiring in
Islam, the power of the truth. 1t was
not indeed, the truth alone which
triumphed, but the truth in alliance
with worldly and sensual motives.
Islam is not the only religion in which
the world, the flesh and the devil have
fought on the side of truth for their
own ends. Still, when all allowances
have been made, the truth which exists
in Islam, has been a power. AS com
pared with heathenism, Islam is So
ciety in which god and righteousness
are living and acting forces. Every
one who has been admitted to intimacy
with Mohammedanism will testify that
men are not rare among them who live
in the fear of God, who strive to do His
will and whose kindness and benevo-
lence are the outworking of sincere
faith in Him. The hold of Islam on its
adherents is due to the fact that it en-
bodies much of the truth"