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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22
General Insurance Co. for Sea,
River and Land Transport
of Dresden.

Having established an agency al
Honolulu and the Hawaiian Islands,
the undersigned general agents are au-
thorlzed to take risks against the dan
gers Of the sea at the most reasonable
rates and on the most favorable .ernas,
+. A. SCHAEFER 6 Co,
Agents for the Hawaiian lslanGa.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22
NAVAL BRIGADE.
Everything Depends on the Author
tiles in the East.

1t is possible that the Secretary OF
the Navy will be addressed in the near
future concerning the establishment OF
naval brigade for Honolulu.
Captain +. b. McStocker at one time
entertained the idea but the PROPOSE
ton was not favorably received in the
East for the reason that at that time
these Islands had not become regular
ly connected with the United States.
One OF the brigade enthusiasts is A
w. Keech. He has number of ex-
perienced men and already over hun
dred men have signed the roll of the
brigade. larger number promising to
join. Everything now depends on the
authorities in the East.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22
AN EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING
COUGH.

Last winter during an epidemic OF
whooping cough my children contract
ed the disease, having severe coughing
spells. We had used Chamberlain
Cough Remedy very successfully for
Group and naturally turned to 1t at
that time and found 1t relieved the
colsh and effected a complete cure
John e. Clifford, Proprietor Norwood
House, Norwood, N. Y. This remedy
is for sale by all druggists and deal
ers. Benson, Smith G Co., Ltd, agents
for III. /.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22
Coming Customs Changes.

New books. papers, official blanks
and other material that will be needed
in the Customs Bureau when it be-
comes American, were received in Col
lector General Stackable's mail from
Washington on the Coptic. Much hard
work will be necessary in changing the
department so that it will conform
with United States laws. A new sys-
TEN of bookkeeping will have to be
instituted and reorganization will take
place in some of the Offices.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22

Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks. and TO some older ones
Doane's Ointment never fails. Instant
relief and permanent cure. At any
chemists. so cents.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22

The Pope WIS among the rulers to
whom President Krue ~r sent an appeal
for Intervention. Leo XIII will send
an autograph letter to Queen Victoria
appealing to her to stop the further
shedding of blood.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22
HQnbuTg Bremen Fire Insurance Co

The undersigned having been ap-
pointed agents of the above company
are prepared to insure risks against
fire on Stone and Brick Buildings and
on Merchandise stored therein on the
most favorable terms. For particulars
apply at the office of
L. A. SCHAEFER & CO., Agta
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-05-22
German Lloyd Marine insur'ce Co
OF BERLIN.
Fortuna General Insurance Co
OF BERLIN.

The above Insurance Companie,
have established general agency here.
and the undersigned, general agents.
are authorized to take risks against
the dangers Of the sea at the most rea-
sonable rates and on the most favor
able terms
+. A. SCHAEFER C CO..
General Agents.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

deal with. For the reason as has been ex-
planned. that banquets each year becom-
ing more numerous, the difficulty of persuad-
ing men who have won renown because OF their
success in holding the attention or exciting the
risblities of a large body of diners TO accept
a seat at the guest table makes itself more de-
cided each season. Often upon the speaker OF
the evening the individual from whom the
greatest oratorical effort whether erudite or
humorous. is expected depends the success OF
the dinner The eatables may have been well
cooked. the service may have been perfect the
wines excellent and the souvenirs artistic, put
If the speeches are not bright and lively II there
Is nothing in them that the company canhot
wildly applaud or show their appreciation or py
the clinking OF glasses or the waving Of taoe
linen then the earlier satisfaction Is forgotten
and 1t is generally voted that the function was
not so successful as 1t might have been the
blame for 1t is visited upon the committee.
Winter after winter it happens that this BODY
In desire to eclipse the accomplishments OF
their predecessors, have gone wide afeld Tor
new talent They hear of some individual VINO
has made a reputation for himself in his own
locality and Immediately the committee brings
him TO New York The innovation from which
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

This useful invention is called the H. II. Col
Inns Ink Eradicator and is manufactured by
the II. H. Collins Ink ETadCatOr Company, No
p Union Square, NeW-YOrk
Bookkeepers who have used this ink eradi-
Gator are giving up the old style steel eraser, as
II has no doubt its best days The steel
eraser or knife, formerly used to remove ink
blots by scraping and scratching, will often dig
a hole in the paper, while the H. H. Collins Ink
Eradicator will remove the largest ink blot from
the paper without injury or showing the slight
est trace OF its use.
II is also used remove ink from the fingers
the ink getting them from an overloaded pen
Scrubbing the skin to remove the stain with hot
water is long and tedious work while the H. H
Collins Ink Eradicator will remove ink from the
skin instantaneously and without the slightest
injury.
That it is invaluable to everybody else is
proven by the manner it will remove any kind
OF a stain (matters not what kind whether ink
or not, from the finest fabric made without in
juring the material in the slightest degree. II
is put up in boxes at SOC, and for sale by all
stationers and newsdealers throughout the
world.
Readers are cautioned to see that the letters
IL. H are on every box before the name Col
Hns;" also the trademark as illustrated above.
On receipt of the price, 5Oc-. the H. II. Collins
Ink Eradicator will be sent anywhere, in or out
Of the city Europe, without extra charge by
the H. II. Collins Ink EradicatOr Company, 2T
Union Square NeW-YOrk T. 5. A.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

they expected so much is their own undoing. In
his own town doubtless the newly discovered
orator has been successful; among his friends
he has felt no trammeIs and, being at home
has delivered a natural and attractive address.
But the prospect of facing a New-York audi
ence. exacting as 1t always is, deprives him OF
his seIf-confdence Rising to respond TO the
encomiums with which. following custom, the
chairman introduces the speaker of the evening
the new speaker proceeds TO unfold a volu-
minous manuscript, and begins to read IT IN
monotonous tone which he maintains TO the
end. Well. that marks the doom of the dinner
its joy disappears and the recollection of the
good things that have gone before is lost in the
misery of the moment. 1t is true that this does
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

the headway Of trains should be reduced, this
Of Itself would not affect in the slightest de-
gree the very worst feature of the maelstrom
at City Hall statIon-the meeting the same
platform Of two eager crowds pressing in op-
posite directions. This is chiefly responsible for
the horrible and absolutely degrading struggle
which goes on morning and evening at that
station. and most fair minded observers Of the
situation agree that reform worth mention
ing be effected there until separate plat
forms provided for the uptown and down
town passengers
The first obstacle which presents itself to
such a remodeng Of the entire station Is the
lack OF room Already the single platform comes
near 10 shutting off light and air entirely from
the adjacent buildings both stes OF Park
Row. 1t is plain that more space be
had there and il will take a great deal Of
space TO permit of the Improvement desired.
II seems Indispensable therefore, that property
should be bought alongside the present plat
form and that new platforms must be built
upon the newly acquired property. When one
reflects however. that 1t took a special act OF
the Legislature to compel the management Of
this road 10 light It's cars by modern methods
and Danish the old fashioned lamps, whose light
was not one-tenth as strong the stencil OF the
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

and jostled and squeezed beyond the bounds OF
Common decency. there men forget the obllga-
ZION Of strength to protect weakness. there chill
dren and even babes are rnishandled there dig
nifty is upset there clothes are torn, hats dented
corns trodden on there oaths and foul words are
jerEed from angry men to fail upon ears Whlch
hate 70 hear them, but may not escape; there
women of delicacy are put TO the blush, and
women Of coarser fibre become for the moment
Arnazons. shreWs termagants; there the Golden
Rule IS abrogated there physical injuries and
mental and moral insults vie with one another
10 make alike the giver and the receiver un-
happy. discontented and Disguised with a cor
poration which would its patrons so. and
With z city government which would tolerate
such wholesale abuse Of its citizens,
And during all the years in which this foot
bali rush Of struggling passengers has been a
caily incident, the traffic of the Third-ave. line
has been steadily increasing-not because the
Passengers Ike it. but because the city is grow
ing faster than transportation facilities i'm
prove And what has the management of the
Manhattan Elevated Railroad done TO remedy
his evil? Nothing. next door to nothing
And what do they propose 10 do? If they have
~~1 feasible plan they keep IL secret For
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

Not once or twice merely. but many times, has
Tie Tribune demanded amelioration Of the dis
graceful conditions which prevail the City
Hall station Of the Manhattan Elevated Rail-
road, especially IN what Is known as the rush
hours. The burlesQue upon modern transporta-
ton methods waich is exhibited there every
business Gay in the morning and again in the
evening has rur too long. The box Office re-
ceipts are large il IS true, and erinently salts
factory 10 the managers. but the actors are be-
coming worn out by the violence OF their own
exertions. For in this remarkable show the
spectators are The actors also. They pay five
cents each 10 get in, and frequently part with
their good temper good manners and good
clothing before they can get out. For years they
have paid thus heavily for the privilege OF max
ing show OF themselves but have not lost their
patience Patience with corporate abuse is the
last thing which the average New-Yorker does
lose But many things indicate that New
Workers are al last losing patience with the
abomlnabIe acknowledgement which herds them
upon the cramped platform Of the City Hall
station Of the elevated road like slaves upon the
slave deck
This station is the very plague spot OF the
whole elevated railway system of Manhattan.
At no other station do the eager crowds which
rush downtown 10 business every morning meet
face 70 face-with similar crowds pouring up
which trail uptown at night for rest come in
headlong contact with similar throngs trailing
downtown At all other stations the crowds
move in the same direction IN the morning and
in the same direction in the evening. At City
Hall station many thousands Of people who,
living on the East Side Of upper Manhattan
and Harlem. in The Bronx, and in Westchester
and II Connecticut suburban towns do business
on Manhattan Island below Chambers-st., are
disembarked in the morning from the cars upon
a single platform, from which platform there
embark a the same time and upon the same
cars those other thousands who. living in Brook
lyn. and certain Long Island suburban towns.
have crossed the East River Bridge and are
making for their places Of business in Manhat-
tar, IN the shopping districts above Fourteenth
St. and in the factory districts between Four
teenth-st. and Chatham Square. At the close
OF business the same crowds. moving homeward,
meet again upon the same confined stamping
ground
DIsGRACEFUL SCENES.
And what a stamping ground il is! There
chivalry IS stamped upon. there poIiteness is
trampled under foot, there women are elbowed
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

cars will carry them to their Offices from their
homes in less time than steam cars did they
will not leave their homes so early as formerly.
The result Will be that the railroad will have
TO transport just as many people as now in
shorter space OF time. and the congestion will
be as rad as If not worse than before. 1t is evil
cent a!so-that is, it seems evident to every
one outside Of the management Of the Manhat-
tan Elevated Railroad-that the slightest i'm
ProVerent in The service given by the road will
result in Increased patronage. and an electric
equipment If it ever does come, Will swell the
companys daily total OF passengers TO an enor-
nous extent. Moreover. no matter to what limit
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
GREAT PUBLIC DINNERS.
HOW THEY ARE ARRANGED AND WHAT
THEY COST.
ONE OF THE CHIEF DIFFICULTIES IS TO Sc
TEEMEN's LIFE NOT HAPPY ONE.


CURE GOOD SPEAKERS-THE COMMIT
TEEMEN's LIFE NOT A HAPPY ONE.
With the Chamber of Commerce dinner, which
takes place next Tuesday night at Delmonico's
begins the winter seasons round OF banquets
From now until the end of April each success
siYe night land it is rarely indeed that even
Sunday breaks the consecutiveness) will
some society organization, club coterie Of in
dividuals gathering together to eat drink and
be merry. Indeed, so rapid in late years has
been the growth of this custom Of dinner giving
: IN this city that IT is becoming somewhat in
the nature of problem. The demands, it may
be pointed out by way of explanation, more than
equal the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, of course, being
understood to those who not
averse to risking the physical evils that some
times follow the indulgence in rich food and
cobwebbed bottles. There are few men, invet-
crate diners out they may be. who could
accept every dinner invitation that is sent to
them in one season, and live. 1t is per
haps needless to explain that the men on whom
these invitations are showered are men capable
of entertaining their hosts with witty and in
teresting speeches after the cloth has been re-
moved. Other men whose powers do
in this direction are expected to pay for their
dinner, even though they may receive circular
OF invitation, and of this class of individuals il
may be said that If they were inclined to accept
all the suggestions made to them in the course
of only one season their purse must needs be
long one.
COMING TO BE SOMETHING OF A BORE.
But seriously, to continue a little longer in
this abstract line Of thought. men VINO have
earned regulations entertaining after dinner
speakers are inclined TO look on the great in
crease in late years in the number of public
dinners as something in the nature of bore
AS who is much sought after because
OF his ability as a post-prandal orator. to use
an orthodox and circumspect phrase. said to the
writer a day or two ago:
Every morning for two months past my mail has
consisted largely of invitations speak at dinners
only in this city, but in all parts Of
try II would be impossible. apart from such sub
sidiary considerations digestion and health
accept out OF fifty of the requests I receive
make of a festive group My experience is not
different from that of hundreds of other speakers
whose working hours at about this time of the
year mainly devoted to inditug less
specious letters of regret to dinner committees.
GOOD SPEAKERS HARD TO GET
This duty OF obtaining capable after dinner
speakers is of the most ouerous which
committee of arrangements is called upon to
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
REMEDY FOR AN OLD DISGRACE.
OTERCROHDLNG ON CITY HALL PLATFORM OF MANHATTAN
RAILWAY NOT REALLY NECESSARY


many months now they have been arguing that
relief Will come when the road is equipped with
electricity. Just how this will prevent the
crowding on the City Hall station platform is
difficult to see, but officials explain that
they viii be able TO get the trains IN and out
Of the City Hall station much more quickly
when the cars are propelled by electricity than
can be done by steam that crowds will not have
time to accumulate the platform, but Will be
whisked away as fast as the trains can be
emptied and filed again.
MISLEADING ARGUMENT
To an expert in transportation this argument
may seem sound; but TO a mere layman it bears
all the earmarks OF being foolish and frivolous
and empty and insincere. Just as soon as the
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
AIAKING Up TIE NLENI-

The selection If the menu is one ~ the least
OF the troubles Of the committeeman, The chef
attached to Tho establishment where il is pro-
posed 70 have the banquet submits To- The com
mittee the list IF eatabies and dTiEkables which
In his Judgment are most appropriate for the
occasion and in keeping with the price That
Judgment Is generally accepted by the commit
tee Sometimes they make a suggestion. but Il
is not often that they do So As a matter or
fact there is little change from year % year in
The menu II Is determined mainly by the sea
son In the fall the place d- resistance VIII be
game and IN the spring lt VIII te lamb and
green peas.
distinguishes the dinners in This city from those
of other large centres in this country and in
Europe is the menu cards. Frequently these
a 70 not only elaborate. but are V-r3t31!e works
of ART Take the Chamber OF CoUurrc~ dinner.
for instance. The menu cards of This body are
always symbolical. They Will contain steel en-
cravings representing rapid transit one year.
another year the subject VIII De The progress or
the industries OF the country. and So on The
price Of these cards viii average about s. each.
There are many societies VhiCu are even more
generous in their expenditures iD this direction.
and will pay much 81 each for menu
cards which become practically a souvenir vol
urne, which has each OF its pages trtlsIiCalIy
Illuminated. and displays cons .derabl- ingenuity
IN its novelties and general makeup Usually
the souvenirs are supplied by the caterers. and
consist OF figures made OF cardboard wax
candy etc. but a person whose cornpanionship
is much sought after. and who accepts every in
vitation extended 10 him IS likely 20 md himself
at the end OF the season with a collection OF
souvenirs which may include silver knives sill
yer matchboXes. silver alcohol lamps, leather
cigar cases. pipes OF all styles, mostly Dutch;
drinking mugs, and other interesting keeDsakes
OF more or less utility and of varying cost
Large sums also spent in decorations. Two
hundred dollars is commonly expended on haSs-
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

unlimited in quantity. Il is obvious that there
are not many men. liberal they may be IN
their expenditure, who would be- willing 20 pay
$50 for a dinner many times As a rule the
assessment ranges from $40 20 81 head and
in cases where no wine Is provided the average
charge VIII be about 81 OF s. q plate Probably
fully ~ per cent Of ,he dinners which are held
in New-Yor1 during the year are arranged upon
the no wine" basis. Guests pay 50 much for
their dinner and buy their wine as they re-
quire it,
Except in the instances OF frarernal benefit
organiZa tions of the kind of the - Nicholas.
St George -. Andrew and kindred societies. no
attempt is made 10 secure profit from annual
dinners In respect to such societies as those
just named a considerable surplus always re-
mains after the payment Of expenses and this
residue IS devoted 70 the funds which are kept
for charIta ble purposes
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

II is, indeed, a fortunate purchase for you
that we have just made from one of the largest
cut glass manufacturers in this country, who
has until the present time maintained a show
room in New York. which he is now going 10
discontinue. and rather than repack his samples
and return them TO the factory he sold them 10
us at a reduction sufficiently large that
can place them i'll your hands at little less than
what ordinarily would be the wholesale price
The purchase consists of Water Bottles, Ice
Tubs and Plates 5, 9 and 10 inch Fruit, Salad
or Berry Bowls, S. 10 l.. IA. 16 and Is inch
Vases. Sugars and CreameTs Ice Cream Trays
Celery Trays, etc, etc. OF course there are
not many articles of a kind. but there are a
good many different kinds. We Will offer at
the same time the following:
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

including every we'll known man in the country.
from which it is hoped 70 obtain at least five
or six good men, the mail brings in deClinationS
until every name in the column has been crossed
out The plight of the committee in this ex-
trernity and the feveriSh endeaVors which they
must afterward put forth TO have seated at the
head table men whose names carry with them
some weight, it is needless 20 dwell upon. The
situation is easily imagined.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
INK STAINS. REMOVED
FROM PAPER AND CLOTHING.

Bookkeepers-in fact, everybody that uses
ink-wiu be glad to learn that an article has
been discovered that will remove ink from
paper without the slightest injury.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

GlT T hSS 5inch Rich Cut Glass Ice Cream
SlnGFRS Sl.0O each
MINI ouT These Water Bottles
nIUf lIlII are not the ordinary kind
mErrn norr,ro that are often sold at
proud TO have them on your table. Each $3.50
WkTCD Strawberry Diamond and Fan
WAIC1 Cut Water Tumblers. We only
TUAEnI rnn have about 800 dozen Of these
lMEl tRS Tumblers; would therefore sug-
gest ordering imme-
dlateiy' Observation-Disclosures $3.50 per dozen,
PEPPERS AND SALTS, srsi Te ca43iss. naSs SEN IN
STERLING SILVER TOPS. ssl5.l $SaPsfi r,1 s,as ee
The ordinary price would be SOC.
each; at this time they sell al . 2Oc zach
nucror nIQu Very handsomely cut
UnLEOE UIOn. Cheese Dish with Plate TO
WITH pIATE match cut edge
HilH ILAIL. Medium size. 5000
Large size. ize..-...SIO.35
lnDnIAI Handled Cordial Decanter.
uUllUlAL side flute cutting green glass
D[GAn [10. Same as above.
without handle S3.IO each
VknuT Low shaped Yacht Decanters.
IAunl in either green or
nrnIuTrnn ruby, heavy cut
UcuAn thO. stopper -,.-.-.-S4.OO each
Same as above, in plain white. So. Is each
Purchases made now viii be held for later
delivery if desired
So 81 West 22d St.
WEDDING GIFTS A SPECIALITY
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18

not occur frequently. but II does happen often
enough TO keep the committee tenterhooks
or trepidatlon whenever they have kicked over
the traces OF orthodoxy and imported from the
suburbs or the country some genius who had
just been discovered
New-York tribune., 1900-11-18
TRIALS OF COMMITTEEMAN.

But this matter OF hunting speakers is only
one or the tribulatons OF the committee upon
whose sagacity and hard work always depends
the success Of a dinner. Indeed. no sooner are
their troubles pertaining to one dinner over than
thelr trials for the next one begin. In the cases
OF large dinners, such are held by the Cham
DER or Commerce, the New-England Society. the
81 Nicholas Society, the Ohio Society and other
large organizations whose annual celebration is
one or the events OF the winter the committee
In whose charge the affair has been placed is
practically work throughout the year while
IN the two months Immediately preceding the
auspiclous evening their duties may be said TO
be of the strenuous order. AS has been de-
scribed. their first anxiety is the compilation OF
the toast lists. Protracted and heartburning
are their experiences How much commiser-
alton is due TO the poor committeeman can be
understood when II is said that after drawing
up a list headed by President Mckinley and