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THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER: TIOXOLULU, APRIL 7, 1S9S.
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Commercial Advertiser,
W. N. ARMSTRONG
EDITOR,
TIIUItSDAY
APItlL 7
CHEAP ALCOHOL.
0"e of the most important articles
used in the manufacturing of many
things is alcohol. Take any one of the
encyclopedias of the various industries
and look up the very extensive part it
takes, and how impossible it would he
to carry them on without it. This ar
ticle, so valuable and absolutely ne
cessary in the arts, also plays the mis
chief with man's morals and stomach.
This two-sided character of the fluid
makes complications and confu:-:iou in
dealing with it, in its social relations.
Why do not the 'temperance women of
the world refuse to use prefumery on
the ground that the substance that
"holds the perfume is the very substance
that keeps the "saloon" agoing?
"Wo forbid the manufacture of alco
hol here. On -the other hand, the
United States encourage the home pro
duction of it, by placing a high pro
tective duty on it. We are assimilat
ing ourselves to American civilization
with a vengeance. We follow one poli
cy. The United States follows a di
rectly opposite 'policy. There is some
thing loose in our statesmanship. Why
did we not make it a condition of an
nexation that the United States forbid
the manufacture of whiskey and alco
hoi iin every State in the Union?
The high duty on alcohol prevents
the building up of a number of small
industries here. Many of the articles
sold by druggists require alcohol in the
preparation. The labor of manufactur
ing these articles can be obtained
here. We drive these chemical manu
facturers to England, Germany, France
for stuff that should be made .here, and
give employment to our own people.
Through southern France, and south
ern Italy, many hundreds of women
and children are engaged in raising
flowers for perfumes. One of the most
important of these is the accasia far
anesiana. It is the yellow round
flower, the mimosa, that grows luxuri
antly and well all over these Islands.
The perfume obtained from this flower
is a staple article of commerce in Eu
rope. It is the base of many different
prefumes. Experiments made with our
owin flowers show that the perfumes
are the same as those obtained in Eu
rope. The extraction of these perfumes
by the use of refined lard or oil, and
their preservation in alcohol is a busi
ness which is light, clean, agreeable, j
and especially suited to women and
children. Hundreds of them should be
employed in it. But this industry is out
of the question, at the present price of
alcohol. The establishment of this in
dustry was receintly proposed here, aft
er most satisfactory experiments. The
high price of alcohol forbade it. In 1896,
an Englishman, in California, trained
in the extensive lavender perfumery
business of England, and familiar with
the cultivation of flowers used in mak
ing perfumes in France, proposed to
start the industry here, owing to the
ease of raising certain flowers here.
On finding out the price of alcohol he
gave up the project.
It is perhaps needless to say that if
cheap alcohol was required in the pro
duction of sugar, we would have it,
regardless of consequences.
SENATOR THURSTON AND CUIJA.
TENANTS AND LAND OWNERS.
Several days ago, we asserted that
the tillers of the soil, who owned their
own land were, largely, the backbone
of the Anglo-Saxon ract-s. We stated
that the number of owners of soil on
these Islands, excepting the natives,
were only 3 per cent, of the people, and
thi.s small percentage might involve
.serious consequences in time. Our con
temporary, the Bulletin, met this view
by quoting a table of statistics, which
showed that 70 per cent, of the Ameri
can families were tenant families. The
inference was, of course, that our so
cial condition in this respect, was very
sound, and that our views must there
fore be wrong.
We now present a few figures from
the Census tables of the United States.
In 1890, the total number of families
in the United States was 12,G90,152. Of
these only 52.20 per cent, hired farms
and homes, while 47.80 per cent, owned
them. The Census even omitted any
account of farms under three acres.
Of the families living on farms, 34.08
per cent, were merely tenants, while
G5.32 owned their farms.
Of 1,749,579 families living in 420 cit
ies, of which the population ranged
from 8,000 to 100,000 and the owner
ship of real estate is largely concen
trated in the hands of a few, the ten
ants numbered 64.04 per cent, and the 1
owners numbered 35.97 per cent. !
In the new States, the precentage of
those owning the soil is much higher 1
than the averages we quote.
In discussing the matter, we assum
ed that those who thought upon the
subject, especially Americans, were
familiar with the disposition of land
in the United States, where enough of
it has been given away at nominal
prices, by the Government, to consti
tute several empires. The debates in
Congress during the past century, have
turned on the point of putting every
citizen, and alien too, in the possession
of cheap land, for the good of the State.
The same opinions hold in the Aus
tralian colonies.
No one that we .know of claims that
chis system is practicable here at pre
sent. The fact that it is believed to be
impracticable is one of the dangers of
securing here, in the case of independ
ence, stable government.
In the United States alone, the dis
orders and uprisings against authority
in the majority of cases arise from the
class who are gathered in the cities and
have no stake in the soil. Whenever
in the rural manufacturing districts, or
in the smaller places, the mechanics
and employes own the land they oc
cupy, there are the least disturbances.
The most conservative class in France
is that embracing the 6,000,000 peas
ant proprietors. The communists, the
revolutionary elements are found in the
cities, especially Paris, where only a
few comparatively speaking, own their
own homes, but still hold the voting
power.
The singular absence of small landed
proprietors, of an intelligent class, is
one of our dangers, and cannot be ignored.
SENATOR THURSTON SPEAKS.
31akcs Eloquent Appeal for Cuba
and Her Cause.
WASHINGTON, March 24. Senator
Thurston of Nebraska made an appeal
for Cuba's cause today that stirred
every member and every occupant of
the crowded galleries. He said he spoke
by command of silent lips. Mrs. Thurs
ton's dying re-quest to her husband
was that he should lose no time on
account of her death to do his utmost.
to save and free Cuba and its people
Senator Thurston said he had gone
to Cuba firmly believing that the con
dition cf affairs on the island had been
greatly exaggerated. After seeing for
himself he had concluded that an over
statement of the horrors of the situa
tion was impossible, lie was prepared
net only ito adopt every word of Sena
tor Proctor, but was even convinced
that he had understated the facts.
"l do not believe,' said he, "that
the entire Spanish army in Cuba couk:
stand an engagement in the open field
against 2000 well disciplined American
soldiers. The Spanish soldiers, of all
people on earth, would most gladly
welcome anj' result which would enable
them to return to their homes. The
pictures in the American papers cf the
starving reconcentrados are true."
Discussing the remedy w hich should
be applied Thurston said:
"I counseled silence and moderation
from this floor when the passion of
the nation seemed at white heat over
the destruction of the Maine, but it
seems to me the time for action has
now come. Not action in the Maine
case. I ihone and trust that this srovem
ment will take action on the Cuban
situation entirely outside of the Maine
case. When the Maine report is re
ceived, if it be found that our ship and
sailors were blown up by some outside
explosive, we will nave ample pre
paration without quibble or delay, and
if the explosion can be traced to Span
ish official sources there will be such
swift and terrible punishment adjudged
as will remain a warning to the world
forever."
There will be a session of the Coun
cil of State at the Executive Building
this afternoon to consider several im
portant matters.
The speech of Senator Thurston, in
the Senate on Cuban affairs is one of
the most dramatic scenes of the hour.
Ilia wife, a dying woman, almost at
the moment" the vision of the earth was
about to close on her eyes forever, fer
vently besought .her husband to plead
for the suffering and forsaken in Cuba.
He, struggling with the burden of his
grief, at her loss, rose in his place in
the Senate chamber and delivered to
the men who hold the fate of peace or
war, and to the people behind them,
this message of a dying woman, with
the fervent eloquence of one who was
an eye witness of the horrors of the
most brutal war of the century. He
rmild onlv sav of Snain: "She has
pet no more crosses in more lands, be
neath more skies, and under them has
butchered more people than all of the
other nations of the earth combined."
There come moments in the life of a
nation where if peace and gold are
placed in one scale, and humanity and
justice are placed in the other, the
scale trembles only for an instant in
the balance, and then peace and gold
strike the beam. The question of pro
fit and comfort to the American people
ceases to exist. The great American
ship of State clears her gun decks for
action. And to President McKinley
standing with his hand on the helm,
every American turns and repeats the
words of the old Greek mariners: "We
trust thee, oh pilot, for thy hand is
steady, and as long as thou are there,
we shall not fear that our ship will
leave her course."
THIS DAY.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AT AUCTION.
AT 10 O'CLOCHC, A. M.,
At the Residence of -Mr. Jas. Steiner,
Adams Lane, I will sell at Public Auc
tion, the Entire Household Furniture,
comprising
Large Plate Mirror,
Oak Parlor Chairs, Divans,
Oil Paintings, Steel Engravings,
Parlor and Sofa Rugs,
Oak Hall Stand,
Oak Bedroom Sets,
Table and Bed Linen,
Dining Room Chairs,
Fine Oak Sideboard,
Crockery and Glassware,
1 Manhattan Stove,
Kitchen Utensils. Etc.
Etc.
Jas. F. Morgan.
AUCTIONEER.
AND
A walk through most
any section of this city
at night when all is still
will cause anyone to won
der why more sickness
does not exist. The ob
noxious orders from defec
tive sewerage and many
other causes ought to be
overcome and that at once.
5 CENTS A GALLON.
Look after your cess
pools, water closets and
garbage barrels. They are
fever producers. Keep
them free from offensive
odors.
It saves doctor's bills.
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Much simpler and more
convenient than Chloride
of Lime, Carbolic Acid
and many other disinfec
tants. Used in all the
prominent Hospitals and
Public Buildings through
out the United States.
PDRIF1I THE STUFF.
Sold in any quantity
from 25 cents upwards.
Give it a trial.
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Sole Agents
ood's
Sarsaparilla
Cures
Permanently Cures
Scrofula,
which is one of the worst af
flictions of the human race, and
comes from impure blood.
Eczema,
a most offensive and uncomfort
able affection of the skin, also
due to impure blood.
Salt Rheum,
a torment to the flesh, a dis
figurement to the body, and a
drain on the system, also due
to vitiated blood.
Pimples,
which so disfigure the skin, and
make the human face divine
anything but a thing of beauty,
but which are Nature's adver
tisement of foul blood.
Catarrh,
which verv often romps from
chronic affection of the circula
tion, is a constant offense to
one's self and all his friends.
Rheumatism,
which all authorities now attri
bute to various acidities in the
blood, which this great blood
purifier of the age, Hood's Sar
saparilla, corrects.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Is sold bv 1 rf riirrfTicta C1 :! fr c t
pared only by c. I. Jlood & Co., Lowell" Mass.
Hood'? Pill? are the best after-dinner
,,uuu & !UI2 pills, aid digestion. 25c.
HOBRON DRUG COMPANY,
"Wholesale Agents.
TIMELY TOPICS
March 31, 1898.
VICTOR
SAFES
WERE invented, patented and put
onto the market to supply an urgent
demand for a well built, and at the
same time, medium priced safe.
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The manufacturers of this safe have
made a careful study of the require
ments of the different safes and classes
and as a result the VICTOR SAFE has
supplied the vacancy.
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Aside from the regular six sizes we
carry in stock, we can order any style
of safe required and have it divided to
suit the purchaser.
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regular make, and for convenience it
cannot be touched by any safe we have
ever seen.
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All VICTOR SAFES are made of the
best materials known to the trade and
only skilled workmen are employed.
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Every part is made by the VICTOR
SAFE & LOCK CO., from the raw ma-
erial and are thoroughly tested before
and after construction.
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One of the best recommendations for
these safes is that other safe com
panies often use the VICTOR SAFE as
a criterion i. being not only burglar,
but fire-proof.
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We invite inspection.
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The balance of the goods having
arrived on the Zealandia they
will be offered at the fol
lowing Prices:
eal Estate and Financial Agents
Telephone 678.
314 FORT STREET, HONOLULU.
We are ready to purchase Large Estates near Honolulu and nil, a&
Coffee Lands on Hawaii.
Loans placed and negotiated; Estates taken charge of and managed.
Choice Lots for sale at Kewalo. at Punahou and the growing City of Bil
on the installment plan. Houses built for investors. No trouble to mhmvr
property to intending purchasers.
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HONOLULU, H. I.
SOFT, WHITE SKIN Is within the
reach of every woman. All that is needed
to make the complexion fauIUess is Mark
Cream.
liemoves every facial blemish, takes
away redness and oiliness. preserves and
beautifies the skin.
Prepared Only By
ENSON, oMITH &
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LIMITED-
Brown Cotton, 3G inches "wide, 25 yds
for ?1.00.
White Cotton, 30 inches wide, 20 3ds
for $1.00.
Trints, New Pattern, 30 yds. for 51.00.
Print Organdies, New patterns, 10c. yd.
Printed Dimities, New Patterns, 15 yds.
for ?1.00.
Whit Dimities, 20 yds. for $1.00. j Bleached Damask, 50c. a yd.
Victoria Lawns, 10 yds. in a piece, 50c. Bleached Napkins, large, $1 doz.
TAB I E LINEN Unbleached Damask, SHEETINGS. Brown Sheeting 10-4,
25c. a yd. 3 Sc. Per 3d-'" Bleached 10-4, 20c.
Brown Sheeting 9-4, 1C. per Ti-
Bleached 9-4, 18c.
Brown Sheeting S-4, 14c. fr yd
Bleached 8-4, lCc.
Gents' Furnishing Goods
Shirts. Collars, Cuffs, Neckties and
Underclothes at Half Price.
Ready Made Clothing
SUITS FROM 34 50.
TROUSERS FROM S1.50 UP
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Latest Novelties
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