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DAILY PACIFIC COMMERCIAL, ADVERTISER, MAY 14, 1892.
Fkom thk Baud of Dalbeattie.
Dalbeattie, Scotland, )
April 4, 1892. S
Dear Mr. Editor: I noto
from the papern that there is a stead
ily advancing and increasing tide of
tourists to the dear old "Paradise,"
and I hope it may increase and bene
tit the islands. Iq your note anent
this in your letter you say "when
will yonr turn come?" I am afraid
the last line of the first stanza of the
enclosed (poem?) rhyme will prove
too true to answer:
"Sounds the dirje of my hoj-es with its
rour,
"Uy the land shall see nevermore."
Though I may not see it again, I
can sincerely affirm that no one who
has lived in the Paradise, even that
no one born in it has a greater love
fr it than 1 have. I have delivered
two or three lectures on the islands
in this, my native town, and in neigh
boring towns; and I sometimes think
that my love for the country and its
people caused me to paint my picture
of it with too much light in it, and
that the shadows were but thinly
and unevenly laid in.
If there was anything that I could
do to minister to its prosperity, I
would gladly do it, and if keeping
the name of it before the public
would bo of any benefit I might
write, and would gladly write two or
three articles in its favor for any
prominent paper that would accept
them. You are aware that it is only
peoplo with considerable means that
would or could go from here: but
there is quite a number of "globe
trotters" from our shores, and if
these same "globe trotters" would
cease trotting through Switzerland,
Italy, doing the Alps and sailing
down the Rhine, whore every old
stone in every old castle is familiar
to them, and strike out a new path
acioss the American continent and
go down to Hawaii nei, they would
learn what exquisite and indescrib
able beauty there is in this world,
tiud that there is at least one part of
the earth that may claim, and claim
with all justice, the name of the
"earthly paradise."
I have received a copy of the Vis
tas of Hawaii from my old friend
Mrs. Gray (formerly) McLean, and I
have been thinking .that if there is
anything in any of the rhymes I
have written and which you have
kindly published that would be of
any service in any future books that
you may publish for the benefit of
tourists, or if they would be of use
in any way whatever, as far as I am
concerned they are heartily placed
at your disposal, who have so kindly
permitted them to see the light.
During my leisure hours I have
written a great many of these poems,
and endeavored to illustrato them
with floral borders and little sketches
of Hawaiian scenery in water color.
Some of the little head pieces are
mere efforts of memory, and though
they may be good enough as head
pieces, they cannot be proper, or
maybe, not even be any approach to
proper representations of the sub
jects of the rhymes. Such as they
are I have sent a copy out to my
friend, Mr. George T. McLean.
In the Vistas of Hawaii I noticed
the love story of Hakuole and Leile
hua, and I was so interested that I
have had the temerity to dress it up
in poetry and enclose it. If you
think it has sufficient merit to appear
in the pages of the Advertiser,
please insert it. If not, then the
waste paper basket must be its
grave. If it is printed, some of the
kamaainas may be foolish enough to
institute a comparison of the effu
sion with one of Longfellow's in a
similar strain, but if this is done I
have the knowledge that Longfellow
will not be the sufferer by the com
parison. Yon will be tired of this long riga
marolo, which you think is going to
be interminable, butr I will not
weary you farther, except to thank
you very much for all your kindness
to me, and to add that I sincerely
trust your papers may prosper be
yond your most sanguine expecta
tions, and that there may be a bright
and brilliant future for the Islands.
Ever yours sincerely,
Charles H. Ewart.
A Story of the Times of Kame
hameha the Great.
I Written for the P. C. Advertisir.
I got this legend and tradition
From tho folk-lore of a nation
In the far off, bine Pacific;
Where the fires of Kilauea
Light the peaks of Maunit Loa
Light the snows on Mauna Kea ;
Where the islands, gem-like, scattered
On the bosom of the ocean,
Lift on high their shining foreheads
t hrough the rainbow-tinted patches
Of the clouds that drift athwart them.
NY here there's singing sweet of waters
in the d:m and shady gorges-
Where the woods are filled with music
And the air is filled with odors
Of the jasmine and lauhala.
Of the orange and the maile,
in this far off. earthly eden
In the distant, blue Pacific.
The great king Kamehameha,
rom the isle whre Mauna Kca
thrusts aloft its snowy summit,
" ie? rtfUnd the deatl Leahi
ith his war canoes and prows
Came prepared to conquer Oahn
Landed all his trusty warriors
And prepared to take possession
J the green and fertile island.
hile he waited for Kaiana,
v horn he knew had deserted
Lre the last decisive battle
in the vale of Nanann.
A great chieftain, Hakuole,
Met a lovely Oahu maiden.
And told her his love storv.
On the ukeke he sang it
Told ?hid Hawalia" fashion
IW i KOd ?W-kshioned storv
JwE COn to,d in a" the ages
S"l0s( ",e!' told in all the naUons
Smee the days, in ancient Eden
Whe on, good old father, Adam
Me our mother in the garden. '
Lut the wily Oahu maiden
Wave no sign that she had lie.ird it
Thln neithei; 3i?n nor ymbo!
il'OJgh, in secret, she adored him
Ana, in secret, watched his movements.
Then came wild and hloodv bittle
In the vale of Nuuanu,
When the fierce Kamehameha
Led his old and trusty warriors
'Gainst the king and troop of Oahu ;
Drove them up the deep green vailey.
Where the peak of Lanihuli
Lookcth down upon the Pali,
Drove them headlong o'er the Tali.
Till the remnant of the army
Of the king and chiefs of Oahu
To the conqueror gave submission.
Then the king Kamehameha,
Came victorious down the valley,
To the plain where Honolulu.
Btandeth now beneath the shade
Of royal palm and algaroba.
Then the people now ubmUsive
To the great Karnehan eha.
Anxious now to gain his favor
Brought him g fi9 from every quarter :
Gifts of tocoanuts and kalo.
Gifts of paiai and he ia
Gifts of breadfruit and of kapa.
Lay before the mighty chieftain.
Who had ta'en their island from them,
Who had conquered and subdued them.
In the height of all the bustle
Of the coming and the going.
Cfime an ancient native leading
Uy the band a lovely Ehu.
Beauteous Ehu, tall and slender,
Her long hair in tawny masses
( Here and there a golden shimmer)
Rippled o'er her shapely shoulders.
Hie had eyes as brown as hazel,
With a soft and shining lustre,
Wore a skirt of yellow kapa
With a quaintly printed pattern,
And a wreath of oo feathers
Like a crown above her tresses;
And her wrists were clasped with bracelets
Made from shining shells of ocean.
On her breast an ivory emblem.
By the mystic braids three hundred
Of soft human hair suspended.
In the throng she stood a moment
Stood alone among the people,
While her eyes were wet and downcast,
On her knees she fell before them.
Hid her face to hide her weeping;
For her old hard-hearted father
To retrieve his lost position,
By conspicuous devotion
To the King Kamehameha
As a gift and as a present
Brought this young and lovely maiden
Brought this maiden Leilehua
The beloved of Hakuole.
Hakuole gazed astounded
At the lovely apparition
Gazed a moment, then strode forward
To the charming damsel kneeling,
To the lovely Loirehua,
.Stretched his hand and gently lifted
Lifted up the weeping maiden
And led her out among the people.
All the people gazed astonished
At this act of Hakuole,
Who was there the king's attendant,
Fearing the dread king's resentment
At this action of the chieftain.
Who forsook the post of duty
To befriend this Oahu maiden
Who was brought the king as tribute,
By her scapegrace of a father.
All the people there assembled,
Saw the king was very angry.
But the king Kamehameha
Pondered o'er it for a minute,
Then, perhaps, the truth devouring,
Sent In haste for the offender
The offender Hakuole
Who at once appeared before him
In a state of deep dejection.
Thus the angry king addressed him :
" So of fighting you've grown weary
" Would no longer be a soldier."
To these words poor Hakuole
Made no speech to him in answer,
Only grovelled low before him
Shook his head in strong denial
Of the charge the king laid on him.
Then the king his speech continued:
" Hakuole, you are weary
" Of the marchings and the campaigns;
" Hang your spear up in your dwelling;
" Lift no more the shield and buckler;
" Lay aside your feather helmet;
" Leave your war canoes and proas
" Lying prone upon the beaches,
' For the sun and wind to rot them ;
" Tou would leave your trusty comrades
" And prefer to stay with women ! "
Then he called to his attendants,
Who had stood around in wonder:
" Bring to me this tribute maiden ! "
And they brought into his presence,
Sad and blushing, Leilehua,
With her eyes grown red with weeping
With her eyes so sad and downcast.
And she stood in fear and sorrow,
Waiting till Kamehameha
Would pronounce his awful verdict.
Hakuole gazed upon her
All his fear had then forsook him,
Lost his air of deep dejection
Raised his head on high, and proudly
Stood among the people.
And the king again resuming.
Spoke in this wise to the culprit:
" Listen to me Hakuole;
" Thirteen moons you are suspended
" From your whole official duty ;
" And to this maiden, Leilehua,
" All the lands that were her father's
" I give now the sole possession ;
" To be hers through all the future,
" And her heirs that may come after.
" You and she retire together,
" Go, go hence ami iuave my presence,
" Leave my presence, Hakuole,
" Taking with you Leilehua."
Overjoyed was Hakuole
When the king pronounced his judgment.
And the radiant Leilehua
Took the dread king's hand and kissed it,
Took the hand of Hakuole
And the two went out together,
Hand in hand among the people.
Bv such deeds as those the monarch
Was beloved of all the nation;
Was adored by all the people.
And the mem'ry still is cherished
Of the king Kamehameha,
The good king Kamehameha,
Whose statue stands in noble form
Before Aliiolani's sacred halls.
Chari.es H. Ewart.
Millbush, Dalbeattie,
Scotland. 31st March, 1882.
THE, MONTSERRAT.
A Vessel That Played an Im
portant Part in the Chilean
War.
Capt. D. O. Blackburn of the
Montserrat is on his first visit to
this port although he has been
going to sea all his life.
He was for a great many years
captain of the steamer Walla
Walla running out of San Fran
cisco. He now owns two-thirds of
the vessel under his command.
The Montserrat is the vessel that
left San Francisco during the last
Chilean war made against Balma
ceda loaded down with provisions
for the relief of the insurgents.
The vessel's errand was not known
until after she left San Francisco
and then a terrible howl was made
by the government and news
papers. An attempt was made to
re-capture the vessel but it was
unsuccessful.
CAPTAIN FERGUSON.
A Pormer Officer of the Mari
posa as a Trader.
Captain W. H. Ferguson, as he
is now known, was formerly chief
orlicer of the Mariposa, and can
count many friends in this city.
He is a passenger on the Mont
serrat en route to the Gilbert Isl
ands, where he carries on a trading
business. Mr. Ferguson is the same
genial man as of yore, and ex
pressed himself delighted last even
ing at having an opportunity of
spending a few hours in Honolulu.
He leaves on the Montserrat this
afternoon.
Why Englishwomen Scholars Succeed.
Englishwomen are showing a marked
superiority over American women in the
college career. They are taking prizes
and attaining marked intellectual dis
tinction, not because their scholastic
advantages are greater nor because of
superior intellectual gifts, but because
of better physique, more normal nervous
systems, and consequently greater power
of endurance.
These contrasts emphasize the propo
eition which 1 maintain, namely, that
the first, the greatest physical need for
women is a training to rest; not rest in
the sense of doing nothing, not repose
in the sense of inanity or inactivity, but
a restful activity of mind and body,
which means a vigorous, wholesome
nervous system that will enable a wom
an to abandon herself to her study, her
work and her play with a freedom and
case which are too fast becoming, not a
lost art, but lost nature. We have
jumped at the conclusion that the style
of training which is admirably suited
to men must be equally adapted to
women. However that may be in the
future, there is a prior necessity with
women. After their greatest physical
need is supplied they may will, prob
ablyreach the place where their power
will bo increased through vigorous exer
cise. It ia evident that the gymnasiums and
various exercises established in schools
and colleges for women have done little
or nothing toward supplying this great
est need. Tho girls are always defeat
ing tho end of the exercise, first, by en
tering into every motion of the exercise
itself with too much nervous strain;
second, by following in their manner of
study, in their general attitude of mind
and habit of body, ways that, must ef
fectually tell against the physical power
which might be developed by the exer
cise. Annie
Monthly.
P. Call in Atlantic
University Education for English women,
Women students ambitious of finish
ing at Oxford will be surprised to know
that Somerville hall, the Oxford annex,
is not a college at all, but simply halls
or homes where girls desirous o.f Oxford
privileges live in tho protection of an
academical house. The association for
promoting the education of women at
Oxford engages lecturers to give special
instruction to the students and obtains
admission for them to the university
lectures. These lectures are not given
at the hall according to the custom at
Barnard college, New York, and Newn
hani and Oirton, of Cambridge, Eng
land, but the girls go to tho university
accompanied by a member of the associ
ation and listen to the same lectures as
their brothers.
So accustomed have the men become to
these fair invaders that they scarcely
look up when they enter the room. Six
hours' work a day including the lectures
is recommended by ono of the princi
pals as sufficient, as every hour after
that counts for loss and not for gain, in
her opinion. The girl that is not clever
enough to get on with that is not apt to
distinguish herself if sho works nine
hours a day.
"It is one of the great misfortunes of
the age that hardly any one is able to
see that no amount of rubbing will make
tin into silver," writes an authority.
She also advises girls not to come to the
university too young, because a woman's
brain is stronger than a girl's, and "tho
woman knows when and where to rest
as well as when and where to expend
herself." London Letter.
A Remarkable "Woman's Bank" Recalled
The notorious "Woman's bank," one
of the most curious cases of swindling
ever known in Boston, is recalled by the
death of Mrs. Sarah E. Howe, the pro
jector and manager of the scheme. It
will be remembered that the plan of
Mrs. Howe's "bank" was to receive de
posits from women only not less than
$200 nor over $1 ,000 oh which interest
at 7 per cent, monthly was to le paid.
Indeed, interest for the first two months
was returned in advance to the "cus
tomer'' on making a deposit. It was
represented to be a work of charity, the
impossible rato of interest being ac
counted for by reference to a mysterious
"Quaker fund," administered by Mrs.
Howe for the benefit of needy women.
Strange as it may appear, it was not
only tho ignorant who were deceived by
this transparent nonsense, but persons
of education and experience the coun
try over. Among the believers and de
fenders of Mrs. Howe was Miss Dodge,
tho Gail Hamilton of literature; and
there were others of equal shrewdness
who swallowed tho tale of "charity."
Mrs. Howo might have gone on to this
day taking in the money of the credu
lous to pay out as interest to others
equally credulous had not tho news
papers pushed an investigation and made
a good story about it.
Then the collapse came, and Mrs
How e was sent to prison. She died, it is
said, in want. Boston Commonwealth.
Rich Women's Idle Hours.
"How do wealthy women spend their
idle hours?" was a question propounded
to me by a young friend a few days ago.
"Do you think they really have an idle
time?" I said in reply.
"Oh, yes," my questioner replied, "I
am sure they have."
I remembered tho query some days
after, and having occasion to call upon
some wealthy women of the exclusive
set, I inquired as to their idle hour in
dulgences. One woman informed me
that she made all her own underwear,
which upon seeing I found showed evi
dence of an accomplished needle; another
lady said she painted; another was inter
ested in school matters and dabbled in
literature, and before I got through I
came to tho conclusion that wealthy
womeu wero as industrious, considering
the many social calls upon them, as the
working women
Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Gladstone is said to be hardly in
ferior to her husband in energy and in
dustry. She has always been interested
in charitable and church work and in
politics, and has at tho same time main
tained close watch upon her household
affairs and her children.
The Daily Advertiser is deliver
ed by carriers for 50 cents a month.
Ring up Telephones 88.
Is Soda
Worth Fussing About?
Fussing with it means taking
pains, having everything exactly
right. If one begins, there's no
end to the fussing involved.
Maskey's in San Francisco is a
famous place for good Soda. We
visited Maskey's while there and
resolved to have equally as good
Soda at our new fountain. If we
may judge from the swarm of peo
ple coming in for it every day, we
have succeeded even beyond" our
expectations.
From our inception we have not
skimped our soda. We introduced
pure fruit Juice flavors and have
served nothing else.
When the strawberry season
opened we procured fresh berries
and have dispensed them ever
since. This was a new feature.
It makes a most delicious drink,
and the people like good Soda. We
procure pine-apples when in season.
This lucious fruit has a fine aroma
and you get this in the soda. You
are a judge of good soda, try it.
We have added Ice Cream. We
made it in a tiny freezer at first.
We thought most people didn't
care for Ice Cream, but we were
mistaken. We have increased the
size of our freezer three times and
our present one is a stunner. But
we have to send out on the warm
est days and buy an extra supply.
Ice Cream Soda made and served
exactly right can be sold at 10
cents. That's all we ask you fof
it. You can have all the Vichy
you can drink for 5 cents. This is
a plain drink, but popular with
many.
We did not intend to manufac
ture our own Soda Water but were
convinced of the necessity in a short
time. Having purchased a Soda
generater, Jas. W. Tuff patent, we
now make our own aerated water.
This is an improvement as we use
pure bicarbonate of soda and not
marble dust as is commonly em
ployed in making Soda Water.
Do you take your Soda where
you happen to be, or keep your
thirst for the place you are sure of?
This is the place to be sure of.
l
Cor. Eort and King Sis.
Yes Sir!
Yes sir ! Soda Water is worth
fussing about ! more particularly,
Ice Cream Soda and Sherbet Soda.
We made these pleasant and
cooling Drink years ago ; under
the reign of good King Kalakaua ;
he frequently visited our Parlors
and these drinks were his favorites.
Our last addition to our New
Soda Water Counter is one of Tuffts
Lightning Double Action Milk
Shakers and you bet your sweet
life we 11 make you some nice and
cool Drinks on this machine.
As notorious Bill McKinley
il played us Islanders such a mean
trick and causing Hard Times,
we've imported at great expense a
New Set of Machinery and hereafter
we'll make our Celebrated Elite
Ice Cream by Electricity, which
will save us great expense.
WeJIl now sell you our delicious
Ice Cream Soda, Sherbet Soda and
Milk Shakes for 10 cents a glass !
f&F Please give us a call !
Yours anxious to please,
The Elite Ice Cream Parlors
85 Hotel Street,
3073-lw HART & CO.
HEAD THIS!
OYSTERS AND SEEDS
Are valuable for what's in 'em. Good
and had oysters look alike in the shell,
(icod and bad seeds often have the same
appearance. Any one can tell a worth
less oyster on opening it. The value of
a seed must be determined by its growth.
This makes its quality worth considering.
You want seeds that will grow, and you
want the product to be of value. There
is but one guarantee ; the reliability of
the firm from which you buy.
Patronize Home Industry!
Half the joy of life liea in uoi'E. You
can always hope for a good yield and for
divideuds too, if you get your fertilizers
from the undersigned. '
Now is the time to unite in CLUBS for
buying your Manures.
Ten Plantations wanted to form clubs
ami to buy large quantities and get bot
tom pi ices.
With improved machinery we are able
to maintain the standard of our regular
grades, and increasing demand enables
us to guarantee the best values, at from
17.00 to 125.00 per ton. Those desirous
can see it made by calling at the factory.
We offer a few tons of high grade fer
tilizers equal to the English brands of
Cane Manures.
"Send us a sample order and try
some.
A. F. COOKE,
Manager & Proprietor Hawn. Fertilizing
Co.
Honolulu, H. I.
May 13, 1892. 2y51-tf
Daily Advertiser 50c. per month.
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The Use
Of depending upon Lvdia
Pinkham or Breakem's pills
to cure you of that tired feel
ing or the thousand and
eleven diseases which attack
humanity during the sum
mer months when by invest
ing a few dollars in a
Grate
City
Stone
Filter
your system will be kept
free from the microbes and
bicrobes that lurk in the
water you drink.
They are made of
Natural Stone !
and have no chemicals or
anything else to try the
patience of the boss of the
house the cook.
'No dypepsia where
the Gate City Filter is
used.
'No disordered livers
when you have a Gate City
Filter in the house.
'No disposition to try
the bi-chloride of gold treat
ment when you drink water
from a Gate City Filter.
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Hawaiian
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Company.
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ALSO
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030
AGENT.
The Daily Adveutiseh (G pages, 42
colnmos) publishes more news and
has a larger advertising patronage
than any newspaper published in the
Hawaiian Islands.
Departal !
lilliiierj
COLUMBIA
CENTURY
u vltincrtiscmcnta.
New Series
OF THE-
HIM
Watch
Clubs !
SO MANY OF MY OLD
Si
At Club members have asked
to join other Clubs, that I
shall continue to run Watch Clubs
in connection with my regular busi
ness until everyone is supplied
with a good Watch.
In a few weeks more, the last
number in my first Clubs will have
drawn, closing a most successful
scaso. of popular Watch Club
Drawings.
The total membership, in all nine
clubs, was nearly six hundred
scattered over the different
islands a larger number than I
ever anticipated having.
The NEW SERIES will be con
ducted on precisely the same plan,
and I again shall allow members
not desiring Watches, to take such
goods as they may select from my
stock.
Club No. 8 began drawing two
weeks ago. There are several
places open yet, and all those
desiring to join will find it to
their advantage to do so now.
H.F.Wichman
2909
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HUSTACE&C0.,
E EAYMEN!
All orders for ':i 1 1:- promptly attendee!
to. Pat ticalsr attention paid to the
Shipping and Storing of Goodw
in transit to the other Islands.
ALSO
Black and White Band
in quantities n roil at Lowest Trices!
Office Next to Morgan's Auction Room.
Mutual Telephone Bell 414.
2!MU-1
Pleasure Launch.
J K. TINKER, SOLE AGENT FOB
the Began Vapor Engines and
Launches, has on hand for sale
1 19-ft. Vapor Launch
2H.P. A Splendid Craft. Also,
one 4 H. P.
Began Vapor Engine
Just Arrived per 8. Australia.
These Engines cannot be equalled
where power is needed.
'All orders will receive prompt
attention. Apply to
JOS. TINKER,
City Mabket,
Nuuanu St.
2998-tf
HAWAIIAN
Steam Soap Works,
L 10 LEO, HONOLULU,
T. W. RAWLINS, - - Proprietor.
notice:.
WANTED KN!WN ALL OVER
th Islands that Thos. W. Raw
lins, the nuy Plactictl Soap Boiler In
all of the Hawaiian elands, from and
sfter Jannarj I, 1892, hap. REDUCED
PRICES to
$4.50 per Case of 100 lbs.; $4.00 par 100
lb?, in Bulk.
r0 Cents each allowed for empty con
tainera returned in pood order.
If your airent does not kiM-i niv
hrand of Snap, order direct from me.
s nd Postal Curd or letter for amount of
Soap required and I will till your order
with promptness anil dispatch
T. V. RAWLINS,
2967 1409-ly Leleo, Honolulu.
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