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?p! "fjj .-.- f'. ,,,,.&, ag-Maw w i' Iv. iX. SATURIiAY I'KKSS A Ntwipir-er Piibllthr.t Wtr mnistiwitimoj 15.00 1 t, Mvt. r'wtltri tubteftpi inert J a l f V. erwrrniiit l lli lliMlln. BATIIIUIAV .DI1CIIMIIIIH 11, inn. .tlHtllX.lt. HM. I ,y tit tpuptr lltmlrrt. 1 utKnc to write several brief es says upon Itiancltc of tli.it ill mitlcr atootl miliJcclJournnlUni, My subject nntiir.illy tllviilcs Itself Into five hostels, I shall tnkc tlictit up In the order most (onvcnlent to tlic object in view, class hit them (in follow! : Newspaper Ucatl era, Ncwp.ipcr Writers, Ncwixiper Mnltcr, Newupcr VAet, Honolulu Newspaper. It it trite to nay that no newspaper i.in exist without renders. The fart is self evident. The problem of how to keep their readers is one that the con ductors of newspapers find great diffi culty In dolviiiR, A few do solve it, nml If they live In n Inrnc nnd growing community the solution means wealth, power nnd prestige. It Is manifestly easier other things being equal -to itirccccl in n large than in a small com munity. 1'or If the man ho controls n newspaper has n sulficlently strong in dividuality he becomes n leader of men nnd his following crytallircs into n sup port) nl ouro moral nnd pecuniary. In 11 small community -unless it be n rap Idly growing one; or unless there be monopoly or but slight competition - the road to success Is nn up-hill climb, with the brow of the bill discourag Ingly near the distant horizon. It is the newspaper readers of small communities that I purKse to con siderfor manifest reasons. Although In this paper I am not treating of news paper men ns writers, It is necessary to consider the person who is the rcsponsi hie head of the enterprise, who con ceives the central idea by which the paper justifies its right to exist, nnd who cither carries out that idea or sees that it is carried out. The responsible head of the pajier may be a writer, but quite often he Is not; Tndcctl, the writing faculty is often quite ns disad vantagcous ns beneficial. The world is redundant of newspaper writers of sufficient cleverness', education nnd versatility to fill acceptably every news paper position in Christendom that is, every position to which only ability in writing is essential. But the man who can think out and carry forward to ultimate success that complex engine of progress, the modem newspaper, has in him the elements of greatness. And why? llccausc the successful newspaper musL.bc the intellectual product, the . incarnate idea of a. man who succeeds in satisfying many men. And, in my judgment, no human task is more diffi cult. In a great community a man may be as much a specialist in newspaper dom as in any other department of ;hc world's works. In a small community the newspaper specialist can never have more than a meagre followinc. For the paper which succeeds in a small community must minister to the needs and appeal to the intelligence of every class in that community. (I mean, of course, every class that is rcachei by the language in which the newspaper is published.) Ncwspajier readers may not accu ratcly be classified. I heir name is legion and their variety is infinite. A few of the more readily recognized classes nrc all that I shall ask my readers to consider ; viz., three genera, each of which has two well defined species. 1. The exacting reader. a. The methodic. b. The captious. The intelligently methodic man is an exacting reader of newspapers as a necessity of his ruling trait. An error in typography, a mistake in date, a loose or ambiguous statement, annoys him and justly. The chief fault of the methodic reader is a lack of tolerance. His own habit makes him impatient of its absence in others and he too often loses sight of the compensation which make up for much that offends him and which he could not miss reading with out loss. The captious man, though seldom really methodical, is quite as exacting and far less tolerant. He offsets three; flawlcss pages with a single blemish on the fourth ; and inveighs against the general typography of a paper because of a few inconsequent errors beyond controlofthemanagemcnt. Ifapacr,or, sometimes, an entire edition goes forth blurred and indistinct, the captious reader classes the appearance as usual and condemns the sheet with dispraise by no means faint, though by all means unreasonable. There is no paper so fortunate as to have ho captious readers, and no publication so letter perfect as to escape the carper's cen sureunless he finds it more to his pur pose to detract from the merit of a home paper by extolling the excellen cics of a foreign one. But even the rabidly captious reader, if he has the manly Courage to tell the management of a paper what he conceives to be its faults, is less to be deplored than the faut finder who Hatters newspaper men to their faces that he may with greater impunity disparage them behind their backs. , j. The aggrieved reader. a. The hasty. b. The stupid Those readers who have often a personal cjuaitcl with their newspapers nrc of two species, The hasty reader is the moic common though, generally, the less dangerous of the two. If the hasty reader be lntelligcnt,hc rnn gener ally be effectually reasoned with In time to prevent hlovts, bloodshed, or any thing more harmful than n few nngry words, I am assuming, ofromsc, that wc nrc talking of the renders of a sue ccssfiil paper -which never needlessly or even carelessly hurts the feelings of any iL-ndcr, Hut the stupid render Is nn altogether different sort of person --the most dangerous with whom the newspaper man has to deal, Against the stupid reader there must be perennial defense nnd sleepless vigllencc, He reads, marks nnd Inwardly iudlgests, with results that no man may predetermine, Happy those editors who have suc ceeded in writing down to the level of the stupid render, in n community where a constituency of stupids Is large enough to make dullness profitable, llul far happier the editor whose con stituency of brainy readers is large enough to make the loss of every dullard n gain. Itisltiicth.it the stupid, like the poor, we have with us always; jet let every editor return thnnksihnt the vast majority of newspaper readers is made up of reasonable, Intelligent, apprecia tive men. 3. The generous reader n, The partial, b, The discriminating. Generous newspaper readers nrc of two kinds. The partial reader is in dulgent or blind to faults nnd enthu siastic over excellencies. Hut his par tisanship is not always nn unmixed good. Thick-and-thin adherence is gratifying, of coirrsc; but less so than the helpful support of those judicious persons I have designated by the ad jective " discriminating." In fact the blind partircus of newspapers, like the blind partinns of men nnd measures, often prejudice by their violence, nnd in extreme cases may even drive away the support of moderate men. At the same time, nn unreasoning support, cither of a good newspaper or of a good cause, is better than no Support; and its chief weakness lies In its unreliability as par tiality is merely the positive form of that quality of which prejudice is the negative. Hut the discriminating reader is one on whom the able journal may always nssurcdly count. His support is always qualified by justice yet always stimu lated by generosity. He recogtmes that union of integrity of aim with abil ity of performance without which no journal may become in any high dcgiec successful; and judges the newspapers he reads by the results of daily or weekly examinations, and not by the success or failure of special performances. Fortune the editor whose discriminat ing readers arc in the majority. The rightS of newspaper readers will be discussed anon, under the heading Newspaper Matter. uviatKSor. At the present writing Friday p. M. there is nothing to add to the follow ing article, republishc from the Guide of last Wednesday, Just now we arc in ticklish financial times. It is ns easy as lying to talk and write loolishly about finance. Hut the public is interested in this ques tion as a whole, and ought to make haste slowly. The government is in tercsted because an unsound currency impairs its credit ; the small dealers; because an unequal currency puts them always in possession of the less valuable coin; the large traders, because they must suffer as the general prosperity de clines. In our judgment the bank and the chamber have taken action solely in the public interest. Enlightened self interest has made them jealous for the common good which may be ac complished in only One way : by car rying out both the letter and the spirit of the law : by forcing out of circula tion every dollar of silver unnecessary in making change. The bank refuses to receive silver on deposit. In no cthtr way can it protect the interests of its de fositors. On the first day of this month every depositor of Bishop and Co., had gold to his credit, although he had been depositing silver up to the even ing ot the 29th. 1 hat was generous. On the first of this month further de posits had to be paid In gold Thar was just. It will be well for the public to consider whether the bank in jus tice to the depositors, to whom it owes money can honorably fail to exact gold from those who owe money to it. The law of the land says gold. The good sense of the people demand gold. In the name of common sense, gentle men, let us enry this thing to its logi cal sequence. If wc do not look out for silver dollars at 84 cents and ex change at 1 7 per cent, premium. I'f.llMDtVM, l.ltl'.IIATVItK Our I eimf Mttnthtttt or ltftrtnl.tr Tin? lilt number of lli Hawaiian Monthly, which djr the way It an urni-uaHy iiiggcttive one-, contain! Ilie melancholy ImclU'iKC that llir rn,:tlnr, having comfilelnl lt Ant vol ume, will not bet-In another ami i, litre ami now, lias Crime? to an untimely eml, We think llul everjonc who hat learned to know the maj-atlne, will feel Inclined to weep at thlt fu neral, a fact which sngiietit the cynical retire lion that teara ate" eiy clu-ap tommo-llly, ami ate called from their hMilen f.wntalnt much more icaillly than coin from III placet of ilc-wiIt. 1 lie leaioti assigned for the non-continuance ol the mazarine It the fact that It ttll not pay, anil It -Hi! not pay because It wat riot airiualely uiiotlel. This It Mote cif thliiKt whlihcveryonelnlrretteil lnlliaivanc merit of Hawaiian Intelligence mint certainly regret. Ilie rnterprlte was lia-ipy In lit con ception, lottery way huilalilc,anil from nearly every wilnt of view eicept a financial onr, proved a tiiceett, 'the lla'talian Monthly wat certainly ft renilabte ma(alne, ItcettAlnly represented In ceneral the most active In telligence and soberest thought of llilt king dom, nnd wathy no meant ilNcrcdllahle In Ihe itlandt from which It cinanateilor to tlicwlllect liy whom It wnt'chlefly tupiotti-d. If It had any eontplcuout fault, it wat found In the fact thai llwaitiotiiilTicicnllyllawalliii, (,'crtnlntyll wat ininewliatdeflrierit In local ciilnr,rcflecllngfaltilly or not til all ihchiictof our innunUlniVinilVni, We do not rememher to have hearil from lit page a ruttle which tuggeiledlliedepthtof our tropic woodt, 'I he lcfuteviic atprcli of our Hawaiian life It failed to catch I the fine old (oils nCllie Hawaiian l'arnattut,wcre not reprc tented In lltf aget. Thlt defect alone wat lulfi dent to.'prcvent the poitlhlllty of Itt maett aliroad, where nothing hut lit freth local color could have recommended It. In spite of all hit it filled ft place occupied liy no other pub lication. It curried the face of a new Mend already grown familiar, nnd It It sail Jo lee It lie, Kdiiiittiit in ire, until it awake to hctler rcturrccllon. Wc arciulfcring'iii,llonolulii from nplelhora ol periodical literature. We have too many dalllct nnd wcekllet. If the Hawaiian Monthly had not hail to encounter to many rivatt In the flclil, wemlghtriothatcbecniummonedto wee) over Itt untimely grave. Why do not the l-'ilcnil, the Anglican Church Chronicle, the I'lantcrt1 nnd the I law allan Monthly ttnlteandllouiltli to gclher, Inttcad of dragging out their more or lett mltcrnhlc etlttcncet of tingle hlettcdnctt. Marriage! far more incongruout in their ele ments than the double wedding we iiropuie, have ended liappily The I'rlend prolnhl) Iocs not regard the Anglican Church Chroni cle at " Anti-Christ," while on the other hand the latter publication makes no at tempt to Identify The Friend with the " Ileatt" of Kcvclation. The new magaiine, which would tprlng like a, salamander hum the nthes of the four, would be sole heir to nil the mcature of prosperity which may have bcrn vouchsafed to each one ol these Immortal publications. The new monthly might Mill represent every liiinortant.clcmcnt of the four. The V. M. C. A. could still have its page. Uvcry thing of Importance to the planter might be given Its full space. The articles of a literary character formerly found in the I la waiian Monthly, would still find room 'here while Ihe extraneous matter so abundant In the pages of al! the old tnagatlncs, might be ex cluded. Haste then, yc editors, and publlsli the bans. The Hawaiian's last number was made espec ially noteworthy by anartlcteon Evolution, writ ten by l'rof. M. M. Scott. The article will be published entire In these columns, next week, with some remarks, suggested by it, from an other writer. The Planters' Monthly has a sound leader on 1'lantation Economies which, it it to be hoped, may bear fruit for the next annual meeting. Mr. W. II. Oleson writes interest ingly, though briefly, aliout Sumach and Cin chona. The opinion of the full bench of the supreme court, in the matter of the Hoard of Immigration vs Tcixcirada EstclU is given in Ihe number, as delivered by the chief justice, and settles a disputed point concerning planta tion service. A letter from Hon. II, A. I'. Carter gives an account of a diffusion plant in operation In Wilmington, Delaware. Action upon some of the suggestions in Ihe letter is likely to be taken. The concluding article of this very interesting number Is written by ilr. II . Langer, forester of the I.ihuc Plantation, explaining his method of tree-planting. I'ktotUlly, this numlr nf the Harper's It art unusually rich one 1 he gemt are Winter In the Wnt!t, and vrty line reproduction of Tllhn'i " Plora." To those of a literary illtntiilllon, an atllclf by Kmma t.nrut, upon Heine, will aem the future of chl'f Inleteit In Ihe Century for I)ec ernhfi The article In iiuettlon It nothing but a tkrlch) It duet not pretend to lie an tx hatitllte study of Helm-, rither at man or Kel, At a sketch, however, It deserves rale' fill attention, lilt more than a clever perfur manrri It It an able one, characlerlrd by vigor, tsactneti and mauullnltyofihoiight. Mitt ltra rut It one of Ihejntclb-ctiial leaden, and nVnn in of a type belonging peculiarly lo thlt century, and not to Ik found outside of It. Other In (noting fcalurttof Ihe magazine are, Ihe Ail ventures of Huckleberry I'lnn, contributed by Mark Twain) the beginning of a new serial story, b (trace Dcnlt I.llrhficld, nnd another of John lliirrotight delightful skelchei from mliuc, Winter Neighbor!, 'Ihr serlei of Matties of Ihe Civil War Is carried forward by an article cm the capture of I "cut Doiielson, by fictieral I-cw Wallace, and the Second number of the realistic Krcollrcllons of n Private, tie Voled chlclty to nn amusing dlvpilsltion on Vir glnla mud, 'Ihe pithy nylng of ft Chinese traveller that the most characteristic thing which he observed In the United Stales wat " Ihe lack of honor" Is no leit pithily com mented upon In the Topics of the Time. To llnwnllnnt reader Ihe feature of chief Interest In the IJecembeclvetlnnd It llie'iill clc bearing Ihe allltcTatlvc title ol lUey Uilert from l.ow tallliiilci, There are n half doren characteristic eplstlca from the "-ii of Charlct Warren Stoddard.and llic subject -In contlnua lion Is our own lovely tropical town. Mr, Stoddard writes still with lhat dellcnut languid case, that luxuriance of tropic Imagination, that touch nf occntlonal pithot, which have Invested his South Sea Idyls with such an IndUctlhiblc charm. The writer regrets to chronicle the departure of Mr. Stoddard from a scene to which hit graceful talent lent lustre. He goet by the Marlpoia,Monil.iy, The Atlantic, despite the fact tlut It Is urill histralcd Is sometimes a t Iclurrsque m-igarlne, noticeable so in this numbcr,whlch Is illumina ted by pen pictures from the Andes to the Ital ian lakes. Miss Mtchfleld contributes a light episode, deriving what little point It possesses from the tontrast of English and American character, which theme Is played upon with about the ordinary variations and about Ihe or dinary skill. It Is astonishing how popular .his class ol literature has become. It consti tutes a new Ipeclcs.and deserves a new name of Its own say the International school. Hut alasfor ascfiOol whose prophet Is Henry Jamctt One rather melancholy reflection can hardly fall lo strike the most casual reader of the cur rent magazine. Apart from Ihe more or less feeble fiction, there Is no literature In them. No writer seems to dare to build claims to be read upon his native merit, but hides behind the interesting or attractive quititics of his subject, llroadly staledadmitting the ex ceptions in all their hundred of pages there is no eloquence, no Imagination, no noble movements of imetry or prose. Wc have tcrcd upon a barren age, nnd the world on both sides of the water is waiting for a genius. goods, the bulk of which ouM I nut of burden and care uttrniltnt upon the erection place In the Islands, m they would te'iulre the and rdmpletlon ol the new church and pretty and comfortable place ol worship It Is , but he could not remain intake part In Its dedication. ,Kev. Joseph Cook Ihe celebrated llmtnn lecturer will deliver three of lift new and popular lecture nest week at the V. M, C. A. Hall, C. H. Mason, recently connected with your V, M, ('. A,, It reported to l t pointed (ienerat Stale .Secretary for California, vice Dr. W, .V. I-arie, late of Walluku,re sfgnrd to accept pailoralr. T. 0, T. San I'rancltrri, Nov, i, 1R84, Vncnttnn Suit. The Friend for December has an article an nouncing the end of Volume XLIV. In this article the editor gives the story ol his cotivcr sion to prohibition and explains the general course of the publication he has so long and so lovingly conducted. Several short articles are published favoring prohibition and inciden ul to the work ol Mrs. Leavitt. Some ex tracts ate given from A. Egmont Hake's "The Story of Chinese Gordon's Life." Various notes make up a number that shows In dustrious preparation. The Anglican Church Chronicle for Dec ember has a theologlc article on Advent and a practical one on the always timely topic What are we Going to Do with Our Boys ? The latter article Is a suggestive one, and bespeaks an an attention it Is hoped it may receive. The para graph on Ttmpeiance which gives " aeword of caution with respectto the takinj of the pledge" seems uncalled for, out of place and unsound- As a whole, the number Is a good : the appearance of its first page being greatly improsed by several Important changes. It is reprehensible because mis leading and mischievous for any one to assert that the action of the chamber of commerce, and of the bank in fol lowing the chamber, is merely a question of politics. The question is not a question of politics in even a remote sense. The innings and outings of office holding have nothing to do with it. It is a question of financial-economy pure and simple; a. question of financial health or ot financial ill health ; a matter to be dealt with by the best experience and the ripest judg ment in the community ; and if that judgment and cxjttrience is qpt repre sented by the clamber of commerce where in Hawaii-nei is it ? ns Amtritun MontHtiv. The American magazines for December are as full of Interesting reading as usual. Har per's easily vindicates Its title to being consid ered distinctively the lightest of them all. Of the twenty numbers In the December edition, seven are stories, and eight poems. If Ihe matter is light, however, the quality Is excel lent. The Elevator Is a comic dramatic scene, by llowclts, which is better, If possible, than his At the Kegister. A story entitled Capillary Crime it very well managed. It Is' an Ingen ious tale of a Parisian murder and its subse quent unravelling. It Is well arranged scent catly, and there Is nothing very horrible about it, In spite of ihe theme. It reminds one of I'oe's stories with a similar motive, to which, however, It hat the merit and demerit of be ing, Inferior In honor, and In Ingenuity. Na ture's Serial Story is completed with this num ber of the magatlnc. Candor compels the admission, lhat E. V, Koe Is very decidedly Improving. Ills treatment of character, which used to be several degrees below ero In the scale of merit, has risen a little above icro point. There Is nothing sensational about Nature's Serial Story, and that Is a remark whichtrulhfullycan be made about none of (toe's earlier books. His latest story is a healthy one, and can hurt nobody. In the descrip tive pottion of the work, It merits praise much more decided. The scene Is laid among the bills, and the setting of the charac ters Is magiuiiclent. The aulhoi seems to have caught the very spirit of the American seasons. The descriptions are lifelike in the last degree, thoroughly Imbued with natural I fcetiag tad would do chsM to any siiuwt, Vour correspondent arrived in due time in this bustling city of the golden west and found those of her citizens interested in Hawaiian affairs, and many others, Inafluttcr'of excitement over the shooting of Mr. 11. De Young iof the Chronicle by Adolph II,1- Sprockets, particulars of which you have received ere this. It U pleasing to note that the wounded man is slowly gaining so that his physicians hope soon to pronounce him out of danger, I trust it may lie so, for the sake oCad concerned In the sad affair. The sympathy of all parties, press and people, are with Mr. De Young and at a na tural matter of course the Chronicle is making the most of its opportunity and furnishes daily the " opinions of the press" thereon. The un fortunate affair has naturally brought up the " sugar monotmly" "bug-a-boo," and thepaper Is not likely to lis any more considerate for the truth than it ever was. The innocent islands must be the sufferers as being the possessor of a treaty that makes the monopoly a possibility. Al ready has the State Horticultural Society of California placed itself on record against the treaty with Mexico and in favor of a repeal of the Hawaiian treaty, in a series of resolu tions passed j cstcrday to be forwarded to con gress. Representative Jlurnes, 01 Missouri, is also opposed to the treaty and in favor of placing sugar, salt, lumber and barbed wire on the free list. For my part'I am tired of this kind ol notoriety, and look forward lo a day when measures of a broad national policy will be looked at through other spectacles than those of selfishness and commercial jealousy. The art circles of San Francisco and its adjoining burgs are In the midst ol a flutter of excitement over the ast production of that favorite Californian artist, Toby Rosenthal, entitled Constance de Ueverley, taken from the trial scene in the second canto of Scott's " Matmlon." The painting Is of large sire and has been on exhibition with several others from his brush at the rooms of the Art As sociation for the last two weeks, at a nominal admission fee of twcny-five cents, the proceeds of which are lo be divided between six chant able Institutions. While the attendance has been large and steady, and the verdict one ot nearly universal approval, there are those who have the audacity, or courage whatever else lou may please t'u call It to attack and critic ize it through the press, much to the disgust, ol Toby's admirers. Seeing the picture after Teadlng the favorable-reception given it by la public, I must contest to a feeling of disappoint ment, without being able exactly to t,ell the reason why. 1 he painting was oougtiL in Munich by Mr. Irving M, Scott of this city for $10,000 and has been exhibited In several cities en route. The consequence of the various exhibitions has been that J, K. Osgood and his new holi day book for this season, Scott's Marmion, has met with much success and Is selling right and left, supply after supply being exhausted at the Several book stores here already. Your corres pondent has taken advantage of this knowledge and sends a few of Ihe finest editions (ut the book lovers of Honolulu. They are uniform with Ihe Lucilc," " Lady of the Lake" and Princes" issued by the same firm as season books the Mast three years. The special sea son books this year are all late, but I have sent the choicest of those that were obtainable, among which some arc quite novel in their scope and design. Though coming here for no such purpotc I felt that Honolulu book lovers would not forgive me if I neglected to serve Iheir In terests while I had such a good opportunity. Having been intimately connected with " Santa Claus " for the past twelve years or more 1 have naturally had my eyes open to tee if this kind patron of all good little folks supplied his friends in the islands with Ihe newest and best, or If he kept lh)Ehoict tot the city girls and boys, but 1 ted very little Indeed here lhat Santa has not provided for happy expectant hearts in Honolulu. Of course then, are many richer article for per sou whs long purses, prtactpaily la art ad household deeotative articles, and itscy d7 mansions to correspond, Thanltglvlng day wai tiry generally obstrved In tlili city, more 10 In fact than are the 8undyt, at many placn of hutlnett were doted lhat never think of rrtpettlng the Iird's day In a similar manner. Several of the churches held Union icrvleet rather than that II should hold forth, though the attendance did hot prove U stranger like myself that any strung Innd f union etltml between the churches, A very pleasant feature at the new Central Tabernacle I'rrsbylctlari church wat the array of offerings of goml llilngt from Ihe "fat of Ihe land" for the deserving ior of the city, comprising Hour, Kitalnet, meal, frull, bread, map, sugar, canned goods and such like and a caih cnnlrbtitlott for other arid more inciting nenli. 'Ihe patloe't iletk and the ntgari lamp were decorated with bundle of various kinds and colon of grapei, Inttcad of flowerti I he frull and flower mission. Inidy of ladlet from various denominations and ehurchei also called for contribution! of all lilndi for distribution among the poor of the city, and for the supplying nf dinner fur the lame. Another worlhy Uidy took the charge of providing a thanksgiving dinner at the V. M. C, A, rHmt 'lo Ihe $nr new lioyi nf the elly, 1 he day was clear and bright, n In fact It hat been for some weeks, nnd ft wai a temp tation to be out, consequently nearly all nf.San rrancitci) lhat could get there wai at Golden Gale I'aik, lo breathe the pure cool air nnd tun thcrntelvcs, llambllng through the marktli cine Is struck with Ihe linmcnte amount of varlout article continued In llilt tlty, nnd at the same time tine gets an Idea of the great productive capa city of the stale. The emblematic bird nl the season was lo be seen on all sides, alive, or killed, drcsted, undressed, "or rooked. And such tuikeys I Jutt fancy rinnl these weigh ing thirty-five mundt. Al the market price on Thiirtday, Iwcnly-elghl tents icr iound, he would have cott $9,80. Then see the amount of stuffing he would takc,cnough, with out doubt, lo go around several generations of umlliet. 1 notlceil too n specimen or the mam moth pumpkin we so often read about at agri cultural shows, I don't know whether this escaped from the latt fair held, or whether It do not get lis ready on In time, but It was opportune for thanksgiving pics and "tipped the lieam" at one hundred and eight-two pound t. In the line of aniutcincnts skating Is the predominant crare jutt now, as at Honolulu when I left. For the accommodation of these myriad would-be flyers a very large rink has been erected on Sutler itreet on the corner of Jones,whllc the Mechanic's Pavilion accomino dales another large army of wingless mcrcury't. A new aspirant for popularity In Ihe iliajie of novel amusement it under way In this city, corner of Eighth andMlsslon, Awl one is being ercclcd In Oakland, and Is known as Ihe grav ity railway. It It an Irregular circle of but about five feet wide, elevated at one side some fifteen feet from which the conlcr rushe down (he Inclined race way, with sufficient gathered momentum by the time he gets at the lowest part that It fill keep him on and carry him back agiln to the top. The Inner edge of the circle Is lower than Hie outer as It natural Id curves, and there are several level places at about equal distances apart to regulate speed and vary the enjoyment. At the theatres, two minstrel companies on Hush street opposite etch other, are having crowded houses to what are pronounced excel lent performances, but one must look In vain these day for the genuine negro minstrelsy of early times. There It little they give that has any relation to darkey life, cither in balladjoke dance or character acting. None will deny that they are first class performers of their kind, but t doubt If the burnt cork Is at all necessary to them. Their ballads would be just as sweet without It and Iheir Irish and Dutch comicalities would be more In keeping. G. N. Miln al Ihe Opera House and W. IC. Sheridan at the Ilaldwin arc running the Fool's Kevengc this week to fair audiences. It is rumored that the handsome little theatre in Ihe Ilaldwin is to be absorbed by the hotel for its more legitimate business. I have not learned whether it Is because the hotel needs the room it occupies, or because the theatre does not pay. Perhaps the city has too many places of amusement, as the California has been idle foe some time. De Young of the Chron icle however is aspiring lo fame In this direc tion. He is now building an Opera House on O'Farrell street, and a large and Imposing edi fice it promise lobe. Probably this new pro ject was suggested by the Patti episode of not many months since, during which severat-of the papers berated him in no mild terms for his ef fort to have himself rccognired In the social world here. Ueferring to the above-mentioned building, recalls the fact that I find little, going on in the line of public and business Improvement of property, compared with my last visit two and a half years ago. Nor are there so many residences going up, but the variety of designs wrought upon the castlake style of ar chitecture are certainly in pleasing contrast to the square up and down box affairs that have prevailed to long in this' city and that were re lieved only by the limited changes that could lie rung on bay windows and door fronts. I take it to be an evidence of contentment, of higher taste and of an improved financial con dition that seeks to make the "dwclliog" in reality the "home. It Is to be hoped, how ever, that the fashion or crate for sombre col ors in the outward finishing will soon give way to something more cheering and equally durable. The artistic taste displayed too in the Interior finishing and furnishing, not only of homes, but offices, place of business and public resort calls for cash in all directions and artists -In painter, paper hanger, house decora tor, furnisher and upholsterer, and for the full enjoyment of unitary benefits the plumber must be an artist too. This steamer take back to you several kamaainas, vir 1 Prof. W. D, Alexander of the Meridian Commission, Messrs. T, II. Davie, V, G. Irwin, Loirin Thurston, Chat. Brenig anil wife and several others, I hate met a number of islanders since my arrival, all of whem show by their kind enquiry the depth of their aloha for Hnwali, Iter people and her Interests. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Waterhouse are at the Occidental and are looking well. Judge J. M, Davidson is up. and around again and flits hither and thither in search of health and strength in out of the way resorts, his last find being a splendid valley with milk, came and fishing to one's heart, content a short distance from Wrights station, beyond San Jose, which he recommended ftur correspondent to go and cr, joy. Charlie Brenig is considering the advisability of investing in real estate In this city as he finds the climate agrees with htm so well. C. R. Auckland of the Merchant is the same a when he shook Honolulu's dust from off his feet, and has hi hands full of the w in grower's, interests of this state. Keokl Stewart, formerly of the Tress, hat wittUn up hi but summers ramblesthiough the Sanjoaqitin valley. The account is being put in paaopaUtform for distribution by Stst state Irritation association. He I now back again to the staff of the VUalia Delta. Rev. W. J. South ha been obliged to assign the care of hi new Tabernacle church for the time being to a Per. Dr. Chapman, while he seek health la the country. He tvidtatljr struck by hi post asd bote the (Trcncml u-bcrlioenuitlo. M OKTOAOEK'S NOTICE of Intention to Forecione, HMk IstitttbetltMilful MWMnr ts ,1 V.e S'l't ftm rhllaittlphln It It now the middle of the latt fall month, Snd people are preparing for wlnler, by lay ing Iri a good tlock of cl bringing out th'lf furs mid wrain from their summer hiding placi, linking up iheir houtet with eailli, and eri- erally fortifying Uinni'lvc agalntt the long lege of " Jack I'rotl," The ground It covered with fallen leaves, and stray snow flake now and again find their way down foni lh feathery clouds above. The railroad war lietween Ihe N, Y, Cen tral, West ShoreKrle, and Italtfmnreand Ohio roadt It still going on with unalutlng vigor, and If they continue to cut Into llie rates at they have liten doing lliey will aoori lie carry ing people free ami paying them wages to gel them rj tide on their line. One can go from Philadelphia to Chicago from $11 tu $14 lint clatt, and from Philadelphia lo N. Y City for i. The Cleveland and Hendricks men had a large torchlight proccstlon latt Monday night, and appeared lo be very much elated over their victory) carrying liveroottertln the ranks and tramparencle with chlcjtens painted on them and such Inscriptions at "Thlt Itootter hat fought for J4 yeart," " Our turn next," tic They were a hungry looking crowd) un doubtedly lliey feci quite elated lo find they have a full treasury lo go In cm, after their twentyifuur-ycan fail. Sugar still seem lo be on ihe decline, re tailer! selling light brown ai 4 to 5 cents per lb, granulated at 5 lo 6 cents pee lb. Whole sale dealcrt are selling at 4 and -I,'. With tuch a market at the pretcnt, there can't be very much In the sugar hutlnett for Ihe refiners and plantation men. J. M, S, Philadelphia, November 19, 1884, ntmt 4 atU conialM'l In erlln Min Iril, Jimt tt ,) ,!y ,A HIIKIiAMV. It, ilta, nu.t ij rilOVMI: riHiVIIAM, '( Honolulu, (Its, ! ft' wAHIrrcr,.Mr)ff,&riritmr.i'M liruWI I'll. w;!rii'HMIO(il"'WllteMAiWwN, hkS M tif and il tlmfit iSf It tJ ril In lU rwlct nf N rCMWrartvMimv.Tiwfslii 1 it... .. ta .t fttut i4i r arhl t it t t4tn r-T fMBlilinnt III tall lotlM I'M"! .tnnnto-! I l lk trm-miffi'M IMM..T llm 'l "-l tint nur in ir r.inVtrMlnlfl nf lh mW 1IClM.t ttHA MA M.Hniidr!ilBitln'i! nit nthfIMmMi In taM ! r.-lefiln-ln.,llsjrtlllllfrrr lMUiMllnlHIrkwla-Matl'Ulll.fCAl;CII(I.V nn ftrmit A l. Uth of iln twnllilim hlnl'- rf tnMVrA. Ili wot-tlv In said Mw1f flrt!l"l l(n llluala at Mat and tnet l.afllciiUrlt' itta-HUd n I'OVAI. PAIKNT. Me. ti", iMHalnlfi- an ( of t'f-lrrrlAcfa. CrCII, MHtlWH, I ITII0MA9 ilROWK, Allot n1 1 A tul(n, f Mafci'4 c-f Mmlaj, J-tl hipping. pLAMTrtftir LIMIt 1 ok uh rvANUtCa. r. 11 lit: 11 nn ,t rttMr.i.vr, Av-it: Martlwtndia rwfai filmtf ff, J lllifit! eh ilvawt rnan tm M(imitti ly iMl lln. S' LVERI cflclu VbbcrtiBtmtnts. VTEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE X insurance t-ompany 01 Boston, Mass, IHCoweoNAixu 183$, .tnmmry Itt., SHH4, 000,01)0, nrarly $!7r QILVERI QILVERI OltliAT HIKVEtt ill IT HALE, CtJMMf.NCINO- SATURDAY, NOV. agth, -AT- Chaa. J, Fishe.'a. PACIFIC NAVIGATION CO, (limited) t.'niittlny ntfl (,'nmmlitlon Aont Cttr QUKKJf A fVUASV Slnth, . Hetulor nvU (nr ttw IM ti Madia and liana nn Maul, I .aw If !), Ilcfitfnn, flaarif lift rm Hi. all: KitM, ltriatt- and Wnfmaa tm Kn ri Walaloa em Oaim, And anyrr ftH whrft ftdvmr,t!r'fTfr, tirvm hsrtnf frtllif i lf any rtiC of ttrt Waiwll I I f'fiafiM from San ffawtaftt ny r fit ItmoMi, nf iHertl tMt"Wa from llit ittl 4 wall l art qntft first tit Iht l'in l"lWjall'i Co.,Uftw iff'tlnf f,nl arrnermntl. Clrlt Inlandfd for ilitjim-iil if nif it kwf a.ta (taltarl nd alota.1 fiaaj ry'1"! I " l"W 1olWlm ar any ifnn Af-nlrl" lh eaputrtt w b-Kf-f, il't Mat-Mt i A. V. t'OO KB, !,) PaelrWWa'fuiilfln C. 'TMME TAULE OF STEAMERS or Tin: INTKR.lflL.AND STEAM NAVIGA TION COMPANr. fitnimrr Vlnntrv, Itarat. . , Corrtmarnrt Litres Honolulu for MaU, Kofi tni Kb m Wailwaday, OtloW trtut, , Pollcea Itautd on the most favorabU terma, and absolutely Non-Porfelubl attir Two Payments ha Mr Lit or NOH-roriTUr ruin Imurnl iia 31 years 11 jraaia Endawmtm Man for ' 4. . .fnnimf Vrtmlum $'J4'J.XO. Cali-Su.r. VT. PJ-uu ln, 2" 40 !,!) MiS .7 .3S a.soo .7SS J.00 1.1" llit second and Subtcqf ot tiremiumf kit likely 10 if reduced by intrtating snnlul dlitnbuthnt ef tur. w. VT Alijiticalions can be had of ; nj fu Information' will be given by the Agema, CASTLR 4- COOKE. $tf,000 worth 0 Silver 1'renrnt Wilt be giren y during thia aate t Butter Knives, Butter Dishes, Casters, ftc, Ac., To every cultontet purchasing lo the amountof $V,SO worth ot A. Al llir en.i at ibe ad Year. $ a? I 3d " 4e 70 4th" 4)SS th I ji.ij ill. " 1,090. ytli " i.ajs.ij th " ,4So;i oh " 1,676.0$ loth " 1,911 6 "!5 '.'. 'itv ; ,v$-ts th " t,o5.M M,S '.'. . 'S't )' Sfh ' S-S7S-J5 10th " 4.iJ.7 V loth f S.000.M r P O R T A N T I PaTKK Sauk & Son (Homer Polk Saxel are lireeden nnd imnurlers of tvtry varittj CwTfioxouciiakEO do mestic me eiocK. we nave nuuie this our aw buaineas for the iaal 14 yean : have Imported lascaf loada from Ihe Eailern and Middle Stales lo California. (Home office. Mclc Houie, S. F.) We are alto dealers in CRAOK ANIMAI-S, eapecialty SIIKBr. AND MILCH COWS. We always aell at very reaaonabfe jirtcea and on con venient terms. Exi-ect to receive on brgtne "Claus SprecktIV vriTHlk A vrK 0 head or " Holateln, " Short llorn," "Jeraey " and "Ayrahire" breeding cattle, and wlibm tu vtteit aeveral crates of breeding Uerlohirepigaand hogi. We eipect lo remain here two or Ihree montha or morefor health tnd "rlimai," in the meantime will receive orders for any breed urniif 01 iiHui, hi (ajou BKBKPirin uoineuic animalt. .lATItrACTION UUAnANTrlO. Office Willi R. w ljir,e, bag , No. 34 Flirt Sueet, Honolulu. I'ETER SAXE amd HOMER POLK SAXE. 4-4 I Sciieral JlbbertiBemtntB. t QANTA CLAUE HEADQUARTERS," 1QVS 'T'OVS I 'OYSI I..,,, Monday, rrctembrf yd- .,,,.,,,,, J.,,,, Arriving- at Honolulu Of Wailwiday, Ou-ber s-jth. 1... Bun4yt NmttnlT 'h tilrumer '" - 1- incr' IwnhtuiA A.. t. 11 u a L I 4 ''u I I CM .I J ,U al 1 ,M Camervn, commandir, testes Ifonolbtit wreryToaa day al j p m. lor NiwiIkvIII, VMut, KUflfc, and Wat niea. KaueL krlarfiltiir leeeaa f(aU.'.li every Saturday evening, arriving back every fliniUfi umlos 11 , .a .J Htrnmer tinmen Mnhe.e., Kreernsn. commander, leaves Hnnofoltf evarr frl- dayi, at a turn, ('it Waier,, Walafoa, Ktbtm an uaure, Hamming leaves Knj-ae every Tueedaytat 4 r.M., anil loiMhlng ar Walalua ami Waianae, arriv ing back every Wedoevday afternoon. Steamer O. Jt. Jlhhop, IJivli, cotnmajider, leaves Ifonofufa Srerr TueeGay al It M. for llemoa. Kukulhael. J(rrf,laa af4 Vua. Iiaii. Kaiurning will atop 41 llt&roa, arriving back every Sunday rnorniig. rOITICK of the Company, Coot of Kileu.e Soft, near lb V M, S. S. WW. ro- ,y w ILDER'S STEAMSHIP CO S ROUTE AND TIMB TABLE XIIK KIJfAfT Kmn, Comkanlm lsvet every Tu-vlay at 4 r. M., for Lebeloa, Ma, laea, Makena, Mahukoru, KAwaioac, Laapa)ioerio ar-dllilo. Leaves 1 1 ill Tburli)n,,louibW ' 'bo tame porta on felunt, arriving beck Saturdays artP.H. "OYSI $9fiOO worth of Toj'n and Christinas IVeaents will be given away during tbja aate 10 every customer buying $S worth WON'T BUV TOVS FOR CHRIST. MAS, HOT CALL AT.pNCE AT Chas. J. Fishers, Cttrner t'ttrt anil Hotel HI: B LANKS, BLANKS. "SAHTACIaAUr MtUXaVARTaOU," Ne. 10S, FORT STREET, HONOLULU, opens 1 HIS OAV at 0 cclock a. h. and presents , roit thi: skahon or , tit usual eicellent assortment of Holiday Good among which are ?' a variety of BOOKS 01 ART, TRAVEL, MISCELLANY REFERENCE AND I'UESF.NTATION " together wiilT ' a variety of Art Me, XtUIti, Chrlrtmmi Cmnlt, riuth arnal Ltmlktr Ooo4, ArtUlU UtatloHtrw, Altum; Tw an Fanry Ufdt In flenerW, that muat be seen to be appreciated. GOLDEN FLORALS. Thes esquisitely illuairated poetic gems embellished tn atut fringed covert, comprise the talesl and. beat kaucs t XMAS AND NEW YEAR'S CARDS, Of PRANG'S, TUCK'S, MARCUS WARDS', STEVENS', KILDERSIIEIMER'S. and MStrV makes, Inclining ibe LATEST PRIZE DESIGNS, as altu an aeaortment or iaXITAatl tar Library aoU Oatea, Cut 0 laaa am! Metal Paper VtVgkta, Todd CUd peat, (toktett and Pencils, foe ladies, gents' and office use, Charm Pencil, Pens and Holders iq cases, Calender Pada, with and without studs. Jtaiari-tyi'e Jaat Cm4 ZXaw-te W M$S4. the uoa aaaonoMU foe pocket and sate uaa. Rath, Leather, Callukad aed Carved Coada. losjetW wiu raruu aavi SUaoM Stataarf , Daw, Ratlin HonM, Utimimitl awl Kubbu Tyf. TasTsp. A)paUta4 ilau Mata. Wstava,; Gaa.ee, Foot talis, etc, eu, ate . . TWOS. ii'THRVM. Ijbor Conlracts, Bills of Lading, Bills of Bachange, Powers of Attorney, Mortgages, Charter Partya, Builders' Contracts, Articles of Agreement, Deeds, - Bottomry Bonds, Leases, Purchasers' and Manufacturers' lovokea, Mar riage imncaica Hawaiian lorm. jiier Sheel Slaps of the lalanda. Plans of Honolulu, Charts of Principal Poru Hawaiian I, I R AY BLANKS PRITK D T ORDKR Al THUS. 0. TMUVM'M MaacMAHT Stt Sroaa. TIIK I.IKKLIHK. LoaHic. ..CnuKAKoe f JLtzvti Moiitiay t 4 t, m. U 'KAitiiakiiltal KaJiv lul, KjUflMa If Ub, KaUM. KJpjJeBftl sUKa .Xtttt SU tUflfnC tar M MOO 1 jh lha p4trt aUTlVlng iU Sttvt dky mmnintu -'For m!Itj jitvl ptirt entr THE LKllUA. WrttiAHTM.. , ,,,.,. COMMAMOCS Lftv londa-f i x r. w, tor Ptmuiiiu, KoKkUUU OokilA, Kuliatau. H&tnoKInatu lupahiwIvH. UtiutUu and Otwnvei. Httornfot will arnrrWck mch Stnr toy. THE KII.A CXA BOU. McDOKALO, "" 'CoMHAIfUttt VVU1 Uare tach WJotvU' focumt pCrnath Lthias, TtlKMOKOLIl, SIcGiKGo,, CdwafAMbSR Leaves each Wedneaday for KannakakaL Kaaaaloo Pukoo, Moanui, llalawa. Wailao, Pelekuna and Ka laupapa, returning rach Monday evening. BLANK BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS. A riae Aseortmeot of BLANK BOOKS. BLANK BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS, BLANK BOOKS, now in slock conaUttng tA I.KUlKUI,JOVUMALM, DAT ad CAMU full bound, in Deany and Mediura Sires. Ledgers, Joaraala ad Records, Half Bound, In Cap, Demy and Medium Siiat. Cap Long Dajr Book and Single Entry Day Books half bound. Two-third Day Books. Narrow Order Books, Trial Balance Books, Caah Booka, Qto. Record! and Joonala, roa ml at THOM. O. THMVM'M, MaactiavT Stt ad Forr Sreaar Sro. pTC, ETC, ETC. VISITINO CARDS, PLAYING CARDS, SLATES ataxia and double. Duplea cap and letter dipt. anifwaaaaeuvr.UBBINIBTQKa VU4S, BtuB- ber Copying Sheet!, Cop)ing Bnaahes, Dampenina; Uowla, lakataivda Paper WeJehi,, Sealing Waa-llack and reiL Parer TulMan 1. gal and Notarial Seals Moera'a Banners, Waling . "Tt .e..w .iwiii vey " eietv, SUk Taste, Puik Tape, sogeOwr wuk Ibe THOUSAND AND ONE OTHER ARTICLES aaually found la well appointed Stationery Stares, rr elsl TaSftM, S. TMMVM' MtacHAuy Sreiarr akd Fot Sraarrr Sioaaa, )ACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY, v t OR SAN FRANCISCO The Splendid Steam-hip CITY Or Sl'VNEl', DEARBORN , wili leave Honolulu for San Fi Oa tar atotat Paasjsmlssw II 0R SYDNEY Via AUCKLAND. The Splendid Sleamafci. ZEALAXlilA. WEBBER.. OmoraWtat TfisiSailsi tTlh i;t H. HACKFELD A Co., Aaeaea J fstntml bretlKjwiiU. f MPORTANT TO PLANTERS. caxk rmmriuamm. Theo. H. Darvrs ft CcC have Jiul ncatveei 'lara cjvall. lie of a eheaalml ferlil'iaer afccUBy prepared far apfli cation sa cauw IJald by t wlehrtud "Uew Chas leal Muare Co." "Thai tsutnilei art-ofajnatu Mai las aolabitily, and tkeat avJaatarJ nafMOrvety to eVy ait). wet iKatrtcsa. P, ftO.?iytt ' QPKCIAL ORDERS. Th oaJersierned elves prompt attention to al trtrmctAi. autu-ft FOR BOOKS, MUSIC, STATIONERV.'.PERIOD ICALS. RUSBKR. IRASt, OR STEEL STAMPS, SEALS, Or y fttbew article pertalauaa; to lb Jtw. M,.mIUmtn) md rmmn rraeta. JSTAU s-atai Older taoaU b dear ad MpKsii ta avueat awaee e date. raStaast. N EATEST JOE PRINTIlA sssaxisl a at a teat SaTBaai Fata ANNOUNCEMENT, The Havraiuu Alaaanae aikt Anauai fat sM I lacouneef puMicela-Ji.. '----' llr rap 1 1 merits SavuriC corraxtiocrt la report wait "slay eto aa a Iheir earlieatcooreniance.- AeVreniaen 1 tvaasaa aV via cooceniina; changes aa aaaac deaanel, ', THO?. O. THRUM. Pf Kates.,--laC-SC ' "'"- " f tt Is , iJS" N OT1CE TO 8UB-SCR1MRS. 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