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J TnE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER : IIOXOLULU, APRIL S, 1S9S. THE PACIFIC Commercial Advertiser, W. N. ARMSTRONG EDITOR. FRIDAY APRIL S. A FLOWKil AND PLANT DL'STRY. IX- Tliere arc in Belgium two Govern ment, and 24 private schools in which m the pupils are thoroughly trained in the cultivation of flowers. The students take a two years' course. They are not taught, but are (trained in the art of floriculture, just as men are trained to become civil engineers. In 1803, Bel gium appropriated $82,000 for the sup port of these schools. The result of this simple common sense way of do ing things is that orchids, carnations, palms, azaleas and araucarias of Ghent command the best prices in Europe. Sixity-threo firms in that city alone are engaged in supplying the demand. The capital invested runs up into the mil lions. The value of the exports in 1893 was $382,249. The climate of Bel guim is not as favorable to the busi ness as the climate of Southern Eu rope. Somebody had the sense, years ago, to comprehend the proposition that brains and thorough training put into the cultivation of plants meant money and prosperity. venerate the memories of our fathers who spent their lives in unselfish, devo tion to the race, main-Lain an abiding love for it. At the same time, we know that no human power can re lieve it from the necessity of making its own fight for existence. It must take its chances wi;:h the rest of the fourteen hundred millions of human beings that inhabit the eaTth. PENAL CONTRACT LABOR. Can wo not learn something out of this singular history of floriculture, so unique even in Europe? Putting aside all idle "boom" talk, in whidh we unfortunately over indul ge, we do know, or ought to know, and Professor Agassiz while (here strongly affirmed fit, that a score of tropical plants can be raised here with profit. The Island of Jamaica alone exports allspice to the value of $400,000 an nually. Like all other industries, how ever, there can be no profit in the bus! ness, unless there is intelligent work about it. If a school for horticulture had been. established here, years ago, and the na tive children had been thoroughly trained in the production of articles which grow only in the tropics, but sell in the great markets of the world, it goes without saying that no native woman or child would be without means of support. We wish that the deed of trust made by that noble woman whose memory -we cherish, had contained the follow ing words: "There can be no wholesome educa tion of the brain, without the educa tion of the hand, among the masses of people. Let no native girl or boy graduate from the schools without training in some staple industry. If there be no industries of the character that will suitably support the increas ing wants created by the education of the head, let the trustees investigate the industries of all tropical countries, iinitil such be found that are adapted to the climate and soil of these Isl ands. And when found, as they can be, let the training be so thorough that the graduates shall be able not only to maintain themselves, but to instruct others." We take again, for illustration, the article of perfumery, which we alluded to yesterday. A school of .horticulture for native girls would give each one all of . the common education of the times. It would possess land enough to give each student practical training every day for two years, in the best cultivation of the plant, in the distilla tion of the perfume in its extraction by a simple process. The training would I "nounded" into them. The economy of cultivation, the best preparation of the final product would be thoroughly taught by severe training. The tisual and unfortunate practice in America of jumping at some new thing, with out previous training or experience, followed generally by bitter disappoint ment, would be avoided. If the native girls with this training refused to sup port themselves. Christian philan thropy would at least feel that it had done its whole duty. The project of establishing some of (these industries is perfectly practicable but it involves vast work. Teaching Sunday school and preaching to tho na tives, is like sailing with a free wind on a summer sea, in comparison with the establishment of industries, how ever small they may be. For that would be sailing for many days in the teeth of the wind, and clawing off lee shores, before smooth water was found We know that the later emigration of white people take no interest in the natives. But some of us, who are the kamaainas have a strong sentiment on the subject, aside from any religious aspedt of the case. We love the native race. We know that it would strike ua down politically, if it could. We know that it would, in its ignorance, make "cats and dogs" of material properity here, if it were in power. We know that it has, in its ignorance, little grat itude for what has been done for it by Christian philanthropy. But we wlio We entirely agree with Mr. John M. Horner in his conclusions, which ap pear in another column, on the matter of penal contract labor. He is a suc cessful man, handles labor, and is credited with being very intelligent. But the majority of the planters do not agree with him in his willingness to abolish the system. The majority do not like it, but they fear that its abolition may disturb the labor supply. Nor will the community ike the disturbance cf the sugar indus try which is the cow that gives us milk. Any move that may possibly af fect this great industry is a serious one. However desirable it is to abolish it, the general feeling among the planters is thalt a better system of labor should first be provided for to take its place. But as the planters are business men, and not statesmen, they have not felt under any special obligation to wrestle j with the question, and the rest of the community not being brought largely in contact with this labor system, have not felt under any special obligations to bother the planters. So it is a live coal that no one cares to finger. Lord Bacon who was called the wisest of men, said that business men had their eyes fixed on immediate profits and did not make wise statesmen. Our friend Mr. W. J. Lowrie would say that Lord Bacon was playing "high politics" when he said it. But it looks as if the business men really prefer red to go on with immediate profits, rather than boldly face this ugly labor question. Mr. Horner knows that ium politics, it is not wihat is best to be done is the wisest policy, but what can be done. The men who deal in railways know thalt the very best thing to do for the railway is just what the stockholders prevent. It is unfortunate for us that no way is devised to abolish this system. In the event of annexation, it will tumble in. If ithere is no annexation, the su gar beet men will use it as a club over the head of our commercial prosperity. Tne friends of annexation in Washing ton regard the systam as one which creates antagonism in America, and claim that it is due to the friends of annexation that St be abolished. But our feeling is, perhaps, that so long aa we can ride on the steps of the recipro city buss, without paying fare, we may as 'well do so. St. Andrews t athcdral. The services on Good Friday, Easter eve and Easter day will be as follows: uooci Tiaay. b:30 a. m., ante-communion office; 11 a. m., morning pray er, litany and sermon; 1:30 p. m., ad dresses on the Seven Words; 4 p. m., evensong in Hawaiian; 7: SO p. m., ev ens-ong and sermon. Easter eve. G:20 a. m., ante-communion office; 9 a. m., morning prayer; 7:30 p. m., choral evensong. Ea.uer day. 0:30 a. m.t holy com munion in Hawaiian; 7:30 a. m., holv communion (choral) English; 11 a. m miming prayer anu sermon; diliO p m., evensong in Hawaiian; 7:30 p. m. evensong and sermon. Mood's iBhuge Waring & Cure Liver Ills Spreading Their Gospel. it was whispered about yesterday .'that a portion of or all of the anti-an nexation commission to Washington had stared on the announced pilgrim age throughout the group. It was. etat ed by Mr. Kaulia, immediately upon his return from the States, that he would go to every Hawaiian villa? from Hawaii to Niihau and giving the grip and wink of the Aloha Aina So ciety, advise every native to strictly hold aloof from the present Govern ment and to await the day when an nexation would be declared officially a corpse. It was given out by Mr. Kaulia as his plan that a Monarchy for the Islands would be restored, but that Liliuokalani would not occup3" the throne. It will cost the boat boys about 60 to repair the injuries done to their boats while being used in the interests of the people of the flooded Kamanu wai district on March 24th. Cheap AND The Star interferes in our pleasant little philosphical discussion with Senator McCandless about the safety of the lighthouse. It comes to the Sen ator's aid by suggesting that the ma thematical calculations in the construc tion of the British warship Captain were incorrect and therefore that ves sel turned bottom up. The simple, cogent and exhaustive reasoning as taught in the Whang Doodle College is this: Some mathema tical naval crank made a miscalcula tion about the confer of specific grav ity in the Captain, and she turned over. Therefore JUr. Koweii has made a miscalculation about the lighthouse, and it won't stand. It may add another illustration. A Whang Doodle gradu ate calculated that sun beams could be extracted from cucumbers. He failed to get them. Therefore Mr. Rowell has blundered in his calculations about the lighthouse. In the meantime a person infested with "snakes" looked at it the other evening, in the moonlight, and insisted that it was a huge spider with four legs, and that he saw it walking about, and over the gulches. It is a strange affair. "Pill IL JL Ji 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 1 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. ODORLESS II I m 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. THE Hood's Tills are as peculiar and as pleas ant, in comparison with all others, as is Hood's Sarsaparilla. To compound a pill which shall be pleasant to take, shall not be coated with what by age becomes insoluble, and which shall be just that mild stimulant to the liver and bowels which shall help Nature to restore her disordered functions that is the problem for the pharmacist. It is easy to purge, but that is not what is wanted. A mild but sure and un- CURB disturbing cathartic will set Nature to going, and relieve the head, the stomach, the liver and all the organs of the body from the evils of a clogged drainage. The Liver is the gateway between the stomach and the organs which the stomach purveys for. Stop up the gate and death quickly ensues. Burden it with obstructions and a thousand ills result. Hood's Pills CURE Liver ills, sick head ache, biliousness, indigestion, nausea, constipation, without purging, without pain, without violence. Everybody at sometime needs them. Everybody should keep them on hand at all times for emergencies. Iiver Ills Hood's Pills are sold by all druggists. 25 cents. Sent by mail on receipt of price, by C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., U. S. A. HOBRON DRUG COMPANY, Wholesale Agents. TIMELY TOPICS s 4 &pg,g Qgff 1 Real Estate and Financial Agents. Teleccone 678 314 FORT STREET, HONOLULU. We are ready to purchase Large Estates near Honolulu and Hilo, na3 Coffee Lands on Hawaii. Loans placed and negotiated; Estates taken charge of and manar. Choice Lots for sale at Kewalo, at Punahcn and the growing Cit7 of Ell on the Installment plan. Houses built for investors. No trouble to afeow property to intending purchasers. OeO'00000000000C0000000 March 31, 1898. VICTOR AFES Sold in an7 from 25 cents Give it a trial. quantity upwards. STORES TO LET. The large store in Waverley Block, formerly occupied by B. P. Ehlers & Co., will be subdivided and applica tion should be made at once to Henry Waterhouse & Co., for stores of con venient size and good location. HENRY WATERHOUSE & CO. I! J. LI III Sole Agents. 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. t & 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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All that is needed to make the complexion faultless is Maiue Cream. Removes every facial blemish, takes away redness and oiline1?'?, preserves and beautifies the skin. i ill Limited. Prepared Only By enson, Smith & Co LIMITED- Firs The balance of the goods having arrived on the Zealandia they will be offered at the fol lowing Prices: ddifioflft Brown Cotton, 26 inches wide, 25 yds for $1.00. White Cotton, 30 inches wide, 20 yds. for $1.00. Prints, Xew Pattern, 30 yds. for $1.00. Print Org-andies, New patterns, 10c. yd. Printed Dimities, Xew Patterns, 13 yds. for $1.00- ' White Dimities, 20 yds. for $1.00. Victoria Lawns, 10 yds. in a piece, 50c. TABLE LINEN. Unbleached Damask, 23c. a yd. Bleached Damask, 50c. a yd. Bleached Napkins, large, $1 doz. SHEETINGS. Brown Sheeting 10-4, ISc. per yd.; Bleached 10-4, 20c. Brown Sheeting 9-4, lCe. per Bleached 9-4, ISc. Brown Sheeting 8-4, 14c. Bleached S-4, lCc. S3 ycL; Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Neckties and Underclothes at Half Price. We Gents' Furnishing Goods have All the Latest Novelties at One-Half Ready Made Clothing SUITS FROM S4.50. TROUSERS FROM $1.50 UP. what they cost elsewhere uee n i v