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The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
CHEAP ALCOHOL.

One OF the most important articles
used in the manufacturing OF many
things is alcohol Take any one Of the
encyclopedias Of the various industries
and look up the very extensive part II
takes, and how impossible It would BE-
10 carry them on without il This ar
ticle, 50 valuable and absolutely ne
oessaTy in the arts, also plays the mis-
chief with mans morals and stomach.
This two-sided character of the fluid
makes complications and confusion in
dealing with It, in its social relations.
Why do not the temperance women OF
the world refuse 10 use prefumery on
the ground that the substance that
holds the perfume Is the very substance
that keeps the saloon" agoing?
We forbid the manufacture Of alco-
hol here. On the other hand. the
United States encourage the home pro-
duction Of i, by placing z high pro
tective duty on il. We ara assimilat-
ing ourselves 70 American civilization
with vengeance. We follow one poll
cy- The United States follows a d.
7ectly opposite policy. There is some
thing loose in our Craftsmanship. Why
did We not make il a condition Of an
nexation that the United States forbid
the manufacture Of whiskey and aleo-
hol II every State in the Union?
The high duty on alcohol prevents
the building up Of a number Of small
industries here. Many OF the articles
sold By druggists require alcohol in the
preparation. The labor Of manufaetur-
ing these articles can Be obtained
here We drive these chemical manu-
fac.urers 10 England, Germany, France
for stuff that should be made here. and
give employment 10 our own people.
Through southern France, and south
ern Italy. many hundreds Of women
and children are engaged in raising
flowers for perfumes. One OF the most
important Of these Is the accasia far
anesiana- Il IS the yellow round
flower, the mimosa, that grows luxuri-
antly and well all over these Islands.
The perfume obtained from this flower
is a staple article of commerce in Eu-
rope. L is the base Of many different
PERFUMES. Experiments made with our
owl flowers show that the perfumes
are the same as those obtained in Eu-
rope. The extraction of these perfumes
by the use Of refined lard or oil, and
their preservation in alcohol is bust
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
Should the Penal Part of Our
Labor Laws Be Revealed?

MR.. EDFnOR.-ViewS regarding
the effect of eliminating the penal
clause of the master and servant Act
OF the Hawaiian laws are now solicited.
AS 1 have lived a number of years
where master and servant Act was
unknown and several years here where
it is known, 1 am of the opinion the
penal part of the law could be eIimin-
ated without injury to the planting
interest here, provided the same liber-
al provisions are retained that we now
enjoy for obtaining laborers.
The penal clause of the law may
check desertion in some cases, but
find in actual practice that when a
laborer determines TO go, he goes and
the law is powerless to prevent him
leaving.
If he is discovered and returned to
his contract service at considerable
cost to his employer, he can and fire.
quently does go again in few days
Japs frequently run away from plan
tations where they are well used to
get away from their debts. Some of
them gamble and otherwise get into
debt to friends and acquaintance. and
when their creditors become clamor-
Gus for their money it gets to be such
a bore to find him he runs away to
get rid of them. Some go to find soft
jobs on coffee estates where they pre-
er to labor, or join a company to do job
work clearing coffee or cane land, or
doing contract road work in out Of
the way places. Some leave planta-
tons to escape fancied or real abuse
l don't think the penal part of the law
has much to do in keeping them from
deserving at least on Hawaii. There
are only a few comparatively deser-
ters, the many could go as well as the
few, but they are honest men, some
of them able and trusty and honestly
desire to fill their contracts and theydo
i'll them. When his contract is worked
out and he wishes to leave he goes
with his head up, with his cancelled
contract in his pocket an unimpeach-
able witness of his honest work. This
they appreciate. If the penal part of
the law was repealed it will have
tendency to cure the abuse we hear
OF on some plantations, otherwise help
would be short there sure.
1t is true, the people of the northern
states of America have a prejudice
even an adherence against the words
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

The Star interfereS in our pleasant
little philosophical discussion with
Senator McCandless about the safety
of the lighthouse. 1t comes to the SEN
ator's aid by suggesting that the ma
thematical calculations in the construc-
ton of the British warship Captain
were incorrect and therefore that yes
sci turned bottom up.
The simple, cogent and exhaustive
reasoning as taught in the Whang
Doodle College is this: Some mathema-
teal naval crank made a miscalcula-
ton about the center of specific grav-
ity in the Captain, and she turned
over. Therefore Mr. Rowell has made
a miscalculation about the lighthouse,
and it won't stand. 1t may add another
illustration A Whang Doodle gradu-
ate calculated that sun beams could be
extracted from cucumbers. He failed
TO get them. Therefore Mr.. Rowell has
Numbered in his calculations about the
lighthouse. In the meantime a person
infested with snakes" looked at it the
other evening, in the moonlight, and
insisted that it was a huge spider with
four legs, and that he saw it walking
about, and over the gulches. It is
strange affair.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

master" and servant" Fer this they
should not be blamed. as Il - well
known that but a few years aEo much
blood and treasure was expended BY
them to drive the hated institution
from their country which they did
and abolished the penal laws thar
gave the employer power over the
bodies. and I should SAY souls 81 his
fellOwmen. Contracts for labor On
farms and elsewhere are made in that
country by the month OF by the year
Although the contracts were perfectly
legal. there was no penalty for de-
sertiOn under the law. but u either
the employer or employee did not
fill his contract he became a mark
Ell man" II the lahorer deserted
he would have 20 leave his neigh
borhocd to find employment. or
work for less wages. II the employ
er was n fault he would be Stunned
by all the more valuable lahorers and
perhaps be compelled 70 accept such
labor as others had rejected Thus.
this thing regulated itself without D.
nal laws. l believe Il would do the
same here after 4 time Il the pTin-
ciple was permitted 70 act. I would
like 70 see il tried by repeating al
penal contract labor laws and the
words master" and servant" stricken
from our statute. as this Processes 20
be Republic and those words seem
too harsh" 10 be used among a people
who are supposed to stand upon an
equality before the law. Call no mau
master. for one is your Master even
God and all We are brethren seems
about the sentiment existing among
the people OF the northern United
States. There they have employer and
labOrer. men help and women help.
but servants and masters BY name Is
taboOed at least in the north country
districts. There are so many people
who exist without penal labor avs.
| feel We could do the same. and no
longer live in disgrace before the
Christian world as at present and nc.
longer enlist the services OF courts
Sheriffs. policemen and juries 20 en-
force penalties against our employees.
who create most OF our wealth and
daily comforts.
Our master and servant penal law
mas been used 10 some extent against
in the United States. how
ar it effects it, it is difficult to deter
nine. but whether it effects il little
'r much. it should be repealed for that
,ause alone. This may be reasoned
'ut some other time.
JNO. VI. HORNER.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
THE LIGHTHOUSE AGAIN.

Before Senator McCandless made q
public charge against Superintendent
Rovsu Of building an unstable light
house a. Diamond Head. he should, as
he had the power 70 DO 50. have called
foT the data regarding Us construction,
and i would have been furnished BY
the Interior Department Upon this
data ne could have made his criticisms,
and have shown thai NJ. Roweu got
behind the Lighthouse Just as the
Senator got behind il when he furious
" charged The Government with
waste OF public money. il 3unke,ing
trips He chose. however. 10 make
slanderous attack. Of The most unjus-
ahable character. upon 2 public officer
and engineer. Having filed himself
up with 3 keg full OF high and solemn
duty" he doesn't ike the Advertiser,
when II also sucks through q straw.
some OF the same high and solmen
duty" and Al once he starts of his lit
tie dog Star 70 worry and tear an old
pair OF trousers thrown into The back
yard By the Kings Jester
There is about as much danger Of the
lighthouse topping over. as there is
that the iron dogs in the Warehouse
premises on Nuuaau stree, will bite
passing travellers IF the Senator must
protect the people against the light
house. he must, for The same reason.
protect the people against those iron
dogs. Those dogs may bite. So may
the lighthouse tumble over.
Mathematical calculations show, re-
garding the force Of the wind pressure
on the lighthouse. that It would stand
in q hurricane that would roll the
dwelling house OF Charles Peterson,
who keeps the lookout at Diamond
Head, over and over ike band box.
We have again alluded TO this sub
jet because there has been q w2nton.
iIlnatured, and wicked attack upon a
man who has by his economy, ingenui-
y and unspprecia.ed devotion 10 his
work, saved much money TO the State.
Attacks Of this kind drive many men.
who would be honest public servants,
10 robbing public treasures, on the
ground that public honesty is more
hoaored in breach Of It, than in the
observance. Such attacks tend to keep
men who respect themselves out Of
public offices.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
THE NATIVE GIRLS.

: us-sJz familiar with The condition
OF The native Hawaiian vone-- II r.
NY 70 tie complaint q ? native woman
that appeared On Tuesday n our
columns. that she and Others were SUI
fe-ins from foreign competition syacaS
rhz- uha native women have failed %
take Advantage o. their opportunities Il
The mater o. domestic service: thai
there las always been 3 willingness -
Use them q 6omas-cS- but thai they
fz5l 20 answer he purpose L Is. We
believe, : fzc- that The natives and
par natives. who have considerable
means, do not employ them buc ge2e--
ally prefer The Asia-ics 3 dameSucS-
# The natives themselves prefer 5o--
e.gne-s 10 heir ovnzaos, n this r.
spec- i shows t5e want o. confidence
OF -ha natives II their own people.
Even as sezas1esses they DO not gen
orally give satisfaction, owing 10 their
rather n5olent habits. and want OF
ambition. O. course. there ere exeep-
lions 10 his general statement and
the LOT Of soma native. and par- na-
tive women Is : hard one, because they
ara willing and anxious 70 work
From : philanth-oQic standpoint the
case o. The native girls Is z difficult
one. Jus- what 70 DO with them. how 70
educate them. how 20 aid them. with
ou- making them objects OF charity. Is 1
matter thai has for : long time. !
caused much anxious thought among |
their white friends. Even II simple /
industries were provided for them. il
remains & question whether Or not they
would meet Lhe requirements.
The experiment OF training them 10
carry on some general industry. OF
large scale. has not been tried. Thor
ough training lot teaching. Is reQuir-
ed for sueh Z purpose Many industries
might Be- suggested, but there would
be no success II Il, unless there was
persistent training OF the pupils for
several years. But would The native
girls engage II II? Are no- the social
conditions here such that they would
refuse 70 follow II in any considerable
numbers Would they Be steady
workers?
The question OF the education Of
these girls Is most perplextng one
One thing Is certain. The education Of
the head Is useless, unless thai educa-
ton can command q corresponding
supper The American girl Is finding
that support IL many ways Is there
any opening for the native girl?
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
Second CONVERSATION.

On account Of the special music. the
morning service at ST. Andrews Cath
edral will begin az $50 on Easter sun
day.
The Rev Mr.. Thompson Of the L. s.
s. Mohican will assist Rev. Alex
Macintosh at the services Of the Sec
ond Congregation of St. Andrews
Cathedral on Easter Sunday.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
PENAL CONTRACT LABOR.

We entirely agree with Mr.. John II.
Homer in his conclusions, which ap-
pear in another column, on the matter
OF penal contract labor. He is a sue
cessful man, handles labor, and is
credited with being very intelligent.
But the majority of the planters do not
agree with him in his willingness to
abolish the system.
The majority do not like it, but they
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
FLOWER AND PLANT IN
DUSTRY.

There are in Belgium two Govern
ment, and p private schools in which
the pupils are thoroughly trained in
the cultivation of flowers. The students
take a two years course. They are not
taught, but are trained in the art of
Horticulture, just as men are trained to
become civil engineers. In 1898. Bel
GUM appropriated So, 900 for the sup
port Of these schools. The result of
this simple common sense way of do
ing things is that orchids, carnations.
palms, azaleas and araucarias of Client
command the best prices in Europe.
SiN1y-three firms in that city alone are
engaged in supplying the demand. The
capital invested runs up into the mil
lions. The value of the exports in
1898 was $3.50, 249. The climate OF Bel
quinn is not as favorable TO the bust
ness as the climate of Southern Eu,
rope.
Somebody had the sense, years ago,
TO comprehend the proposition that
brains and thorough training put into
the cultivation of plants meant money
and prosperity.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

Can We not learn something out of
this singular history OF Horticulture, so
unique even in Europe?
Putting aside all idle boom talk,
in which We unfortunately over indul-
&c, We do know, or ought to know, and
Professor Agassiz while here strongly
affirmed il, that a score of tropical
plants can be raised here with profit
The island OF Jamaica alone exports
allspice to the value of 100000 an
nually. Like all other industries, how
ever, there can be no profit in the bust
ness, unless there is intelligent work
about it
If school for horticulture had been
established here, years ago, and the ma
tive children had been thoroughly
trained in the production Of articles
which grow only in the tropics, but
sell in the great markets of the world,
it goes without saying that no native
NOu6H OF Cullu NOuIu NC H4IuOuI
means of support
We wish that the deed of trust made
by that noble woman whose memory
We cherish, had contained the follow
ing words:
There can be no wholesome educa-
ton of the brain, without the educa>
ton of the hand, among the masses OF
people. Let no native girl or boy
graduate from the schools without
training in some staple industry. If
there be no industries of the character
that will suitably support the increas-
ing wants created by the education of
the head, let the trustees investigate
the industries OF all tropical countries,
until such be found that are adapted
to the climate and soil of these Isl
ands. And when found, as they can
be, let the training be so thorough that
the graduates shall be able not only
to maintain themselves, but to instruc.
others"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

We take again, for illustration, the
article of perfumery, which we alluded
to yesterday. A school of horticulture
for native girls would give each one
all of the common education of the
times. 1t would possess land enough to
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
TENANTS AND LAND OWNERS.

Several days ago, We asserted that
the tllers Of the soil, who owned their
own land were, largely, the backbone
OF the Anglo-Saxon races. We stated
that the number OF owners OF soil on
these Islands, excepting the natives,
were only 3 per cent OF the people, and
this small percentage might involve
serious consequences in time. Our con-
temporary, the Bulletin, met this view
by quoting a table Of statistics, which
showed that 70 per cent Of the Ameri-
can families were tenant families. The
inference was, of course, that our So
cial condition in this respect, was very
sound, and that our views must there
fore be wrong.
We now present few figures from
the Census tables Of the United States.
In 1890, the total number of families
in the United States was 1850, 152. OF
these only 1920 per cent. hired farms
and homes, while 4T.S0 per cent owned
them. The Census even omitted any
account Of farms under three acres.
Of the families living on farms, 340S
per cent. were merely tenants, while
65.32 owned their farms.
OF 1.74s.579 families living in 42O cit
les, OF which the population ranged
from 5000 10 100000 and the owner
ship OF real estate is largely coneen-
Iated in the hands Of few, the ten
ants numbered 64.O4 per cent. and the
owners numbered 1897 per cent
In the new States, the PERCENTAGE OF
those owning the soil is much higher
than the averages We quote
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

In discussing the matter, We assum-
ed that those who thought upon the
subject, especially Americans, were
familiar with the disposition Of land
in the United States, where enough Of
it has been given away at nominal
prices, BY the Government, TO consti-
tute several empires. The debates in
Congress during the past century, have
turned on the point of putting every
citizen, and alien too. in the possession
of cheap land, for the good of the State
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
Eczema,

a most offensive and uncomfort-
able affection of the skin, also
due to impure blood.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
Scrofula,

which is one OF the worst af-
fiietions of the human race, and
comes from impure blood.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

Ao pills, aid digestion. re
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

HoBRoN DRUG COMPANY.
Wholesale Agou4a,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
Salt Rheum,

a torment to the flesh, a dis
figurement to the body, and q
drain on the system, also due
to vitigted blood.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08

which so disfgure the skin, and
make the human face divine
anything but thing Of beauty.
but which are Natures adver-
tisement Of foul blood.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
Rheumatism.

8 sold by all druggists 81; six for As. Pre-
pared only BY Q. |. Hood & Co. Lowell lIass-
The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-04-08
Catarrh,

which very often comes from =
chronic affection Of the eircuIa-
ZION, 10 a constant offense to
ones self and all his friends.
Decorah-posten., 1898-09-02

"aon eu bneas ct gus, grdpe Grsis
ter, pGps 2tppsr og
Oct CT life min profesiion, noaet
al bet"
"6eller itt. min. Sea bar brnst
StsritebeIsn oi nit Gin til at tilsene
mig ben Sporussli. os be 5uroiabs'
Der. iom siorbe mig tiltrGtt,roe | line
Zine. Wsn iaa indrt leg far Inrt ale
be !6oaucpGrt, ou taller ON. itul ise
isnbe inb Qnifsnina ON poItsn.
5drpeI." % bun ~foriodnbt. for ran
pibit. Orb az bet.
Se ben nebbsisoe ungs Wano git til
rarmtite Gieorbutit % tjtbte en- lOs
Gents Cigar, meo boilten ban turtIe
trsiteoe 'ig.
Decorah-posten., 1898-09-02
&nniten at foge Votetcr.

ut tcgs ppteter eftsr aunftsns Rec,
Ter er life Ida aloslss Iioetil, Tom man
inobilcsr Jig. s Gnslano puuiiaar
man. at tun en- Srl9nesr Ian toae 9oz
tetsr. oa at BEN iimpleite gcnoe / Srs
Lamb ipiisr benz beore Iapet eno en-
Gooseisr / England. &c her en- Be
ftripelie pper, hrorleoss oisie ";Sein.
f6mcctere" tiadper osm. poteterne
mau naturli9pis bare al COB Spalitei,
forat Der ital tunne pGre Gale ON at
Taa BEN pelimaesnoe. De pdItes fsrit,
% ct tibet St1tts (omtrent Tom en-
Tss.D afftiGres. 9ersftsr I9sses be
! en- tor Sdsierrlls co ialtes, bcprefter
Der ~pdahGloss ioams9et 9ano, at bet
nstop iiaar orsr poteterne. Ssmmes
lisbeosn pso aunitsn sr nu, at 9anDst
lite icmmer | Soo; iooinart bet bsepn=
Der at toge, hRIosr man pda liot tplot
@ano Sdd oenns Waape pebbIiuer
nan, inotil putetsrns er mpse us far.
piss. Meo mieoslitor, got.t.r pleier
BET at bare 800 Winuter. Raar
be toass pdd cenns Waaee, bsboloer
Yoistsrne lin naiurli9e fine Sma1 pa
bIiper poa iamms Sib baaos mers ca
iaite. Gprisg osrfor at iose Yptstsr
psb - lite at ipss BEN.
Decorah-posten., 1898-09-02
Oeroensberemte kri0ere.

Mr. arthibole 5orbes, ben ndpn'
tunbise arisstorreiponoent fcr Sonz
bon "9uilp Reps." far | I'm Bog III
en- arigstorrsfponosnts Splecelier" le'
perst ct aapitel, Tom ban talbsr "ari'
gsrs, Tom ieg bar ijenot." Mr. J'rs
bts bar / Gsenifab nf Sorr.ipcnosnt
tommet | g.rsring m.h nrit.n ale ben
npere 3ibs itore SGrfersre BEN,
ION bar p6ret meb at "'tabe Siitorte"
pau 9sroens fore Slagmartsr. uosn
at ead | 8etalier % uoen at befdtte zig
mso at gips bisie WGnbs 9iogrufer
tsgner ban BEN meb nosle fua, rate
9srneitrsg, aiOer forte adratteriitis
Ter al BEN, Der piitnot sr ligeiad rams
msnbe Tom irtsrssiants. 8i gjeneipsr
nsoenfor nOgle faa at bisie Gisblitss
biqsoer.
Decorah-posten., 1898-09-02
aa,n Nsenrnh nnI MI nninn 700

Ieii Dtcoroh ital M oeiuo fda
tItttrif gelnsnina. gprudoet bar a.
bel bet eltitriItt 9nstcmpdri | Deco
rnb Rsi til anlro al s~Iettrif gsIpe
nina / Neit Tecorob
Nttfs Emma 6tarer tr rellt I'll
Woupcn, Wis., hpor bun bar iont
@rfrttcI', fem dsiiisr,not 9r,ucipdI
oto gnens SpiiioIs.
S~nhbruesinpt beir9te Rat III
Sirsboe :. s. Souas Sutii ! Spill
billie % Iprrnqie ct al 9enaeitobene
men be N lille mango Dollars Tor Dc
res 8rrotri.
Z. q. 3roeiet al 6irnaet Droas
I,t & 6ao,n / Baiut Greet 3crcnibiF
afaaoe ct ~b,bogsIigt 9eIss / "9ttcrdb.
Vpiten" / Sirsoa9s. br. 8rcg'et be-
ie1tr l~lo'tinin9,n og taller ON Short
born Srsdturer, AZ hpilts ban bar cr
pen 90 'trr Slot
M. Z. 9orien bar iioIte ugs pG.
ret | SThiofb, gDis.. for al etnte bltr
Tin SamiIie, inu | roale ugcr bar Ilg.
oct / 9tir / RGrheocn al 9psn.
Wr. o9 Wrs. Soe al Gdlnta,
bcIcgtr Iscorab | 5oiruoen.
Decorah-posten., 1898-09-02
6pnpentipn.

Temp,rdisrns holot iioIt, uee I'm
gmripicnpsntiun og paIgte 0cIeaater
til be for'isliee Stotss ca 0i'trltt'
,cupentionsr. q. 8ernab oulgtes til
Sormono % 8. 3. Rurtbd til Sstrss
tar. Oct ere'te, iom bier giort. ror
of paIu, ffIeenne S.lsaationsr:
@tatstonp.ntipn: :. N. Ssliins, O.
g. DILLINGHAM;, Spbn Surlep, $. u.
gie.loip, gsi,r Solobsrg. R. g. 8ols
feuberaer, ~. ~. Garter, u. SernoB,
Sobn nah, g. G. Suussn.
Ten ,pnsresFons1s a%onpention: 81.
9. Garter, Snbn 1eGpp, 9. ). Sem
Ell, -. 80. Garter, DAN Shea. r. g.
@plfenbsrasr. g. !. Suber, g. 8.
Goldberg, Sos. 2srnon. g. 6. Suus
gen, $. u. gisslpp. 81, q. Subiib,
". gsrnas, :. u. Setting. u. 6. Sect.
CD. Bean, Shos. 9opsrs. 3. 8. Saue.
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