The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume], May 06, 1899, Page 7, Image 7

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THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER: 'HONOLULU. MAY G. 1899.
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LAND
For. Sale
1 2 lots at Kalihl, facing Kamehame
ka IV Road, and in front of G
Markham's residence, with a ne
dwelling on.
"2 One lot 96x200 feet, mauka of th
Catholic church premises at Kalihl
3 24 lots at Kapalama, lying rnauks
of King street, about 300 feet from
the Kapalama Tramways Depot.
4 Five lots and houses at Kapalama
situated mauka of King street and
on the Waikiki side of Morris Es
tate premises, Income $552 a year
5 A lot of about half an acre mauk
side of King street, about 400 feet
from the corner of Liliha and King
streets. The premises produce an
income of $731 per annum.
8 25 lots 50x100 feet in Puunui Tract
25 lots 75x150 in Puunui Tract.
25 lots 100x200 in Puunui Tract.
76 lots 100x200 on Nuuanu street,
right opposite the old ice work
About 300 lots 50x100 at Nuuanu at
rear and mauka of the above 6 lot.
About 50 lots In the Kekio Tract,
situated opposite the Make Island
band stand. It is admitted that it
is one of the best tracts near th
Waikiki Sea Beach.
d About 50 lots in the Kapabulu
Tract.
10 About 1000 acre in Kealakomo,
Puna, Hawaii; the land extendi
from the beach to about 2 milei
from the volcano.
11 City properties, etc., etc.
Prices are the cheapest in the mar
ket. For further particulars apply to
II. t 1
REAL ESTATE BROKERS.
W. C. ACHI, our manager, has over
16 years experience in real estate bus
iness in this city.
Honolulu, February 7, 1899. 5141
SWldren's Photos
Are the hardest of all to make well
until you become accustomed to the
task. Mothers tell U3 we are at our
best when making photos of the little
ones. Our quaint, unique poses faith
ful likenesses and dainty style of fin
ishing photos find favor in every
mother's eyes.
Preserve baby's pretty face in one or
Williams photos.
J. J. WILLIAMS,
' 1 il
Fort Street.
C. BREWER & CO, LTD.
w-r l1 TT T
Queen Street, : : nonoiuiu, n.
AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Agricultural Company, Ono
mea Sugar Company, Honomu Sugar
Company, Wailuku Sugar Company,
American Sugar Co., Makee Sugar
Company, Ookala Sugar Plantation
Company, Haleakela Ranch Com
pany, Kapapala Ranch, Molokai
Ranch.
Planters Lane, San Francisco Packets,
Charles Brewer & Co.'s Line of Bos
ton Packets. ..
Agents Boston Board of Underwrit-
ers.
Agents for Philadelphia Board of Un
derwriters. Standard Oil Co.
LIS OF OFFICERS.
C. M. Cooke, President; George H
Robertson, Manager; E. F. Bishop,
Treasurer and Secretary; Col. W. .
Allen, Auditor; P. C. Jones, H. Water
kouse, G. R. Carter, Directors.
D. H. Fyfe. C. W. Adamso
FYFE & ADAMS0N.
COMMISSION AGENTS.
214 SIXTH . ST., BAN FRANCISCO
CAlb
Dealers in all description of Cali
fornia Products.
Salesmen for Island FruIU and Pro-
duco.
PURCHASING AGENTS, ETC.
Cash advances made on consignment
All business entrusted to ue will rr
eive prompt attention.
SiOlI MEAT 60
108 KING STREET.
G.J.Waller : : Manager.
Wholesale and Retail
I
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till.
AND
NAVY CONTRACTORS.
WfllSKlT
uM&s A
DELICIGOSflHiGH BALL
CROWN DISTILLERIES COMPANY.
Platinotype
Photographs.
OfO-
Mr. L. HART, F. R. M. S., lecturer mi
the Ballarat School of Mines, and a'
the Working Men's College, Melbomrns
writes as follows:
"The Platinum process is decldedlj
the most perfect process of photo
graphic printing, as the metal la not
affected by any sulphurous fumes oj
compounds such as are found in th at
mosphere, whereas other processes ar
easily attacked by them.
"The impression is indeed unalter
able and were it possible to hold
platinotype print in the hand for sev
eral hundreds of years the paper would
crumble and rot away, but the photo
graphic platinic image would remain
intact.
"L. HART."
If you wish your pictures printed 1b
platinum, see that you do not get imi
tations. PHOTOGRAPHIC Co.
LIMITED.
Corner Fort and Hotel Streets
-ooo-
The Washington Light
RELTARLE
IIKIL.L.IANT
CANNOT EXPL.ODE ,
CANNOT BLOW OUT
NO ODOR , DOES NOT FLICKER
Consumes nothing but Kerosene Oil.
The Cheapest and Safest Light
known.
Unsurpassed for Halls, Lanais, Ma
chine Shops, Plantations and Docks.
See Lamps now on exhibition and
get details.
We are prepared to illuminate Pri
afce Grounds, Lanais and Halls for En
tertainments on 24 hours' notice.
Open evenings till 8 o'clock.
H. N. ALMY,
flanager.
Masonic Temple, Alake St. Tel. No. 1111.
No home should be without a supply
of DANDRUFF KILLER on hand. It
has become very popular and is being
used by both sexes. A sure cure for
dandruff, prickly heat and all skin dls
esses. Sold by all druggists and at Union
Barber Shop.
Remember the trade mark "The Two
Faces." Beware of imitations.
F. PACHECO,
Telephone No. 696 Sole Proprietor.
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A POET'S FAILURE
Edwin Marram's Experience
wilii a Newspaper.
PRACTICAL WORK TOO PROSAIC
An Early Venture In San Jose A
Path That Had Been Traveled
Before Many Times.
(San Jose Mercury.)
In the good old days, when hope
sprang eternal in the human breast,
and when the rainbow hue of promise
made brilliant the sky of the ambitious
and the aspiring, it followed as a nat-
ural sequence in order of events, as a
rule in fact, from which there was no
recorded deviation, that a meeting be
tween an unkempt newspaper man out
of a job and an eager-eyed printer with
a vest pocket full of type meant the
publication of a paper to "fill a long-
felt want" and incidentally several
other things which aforetime had been
doing a windy business in the vacuum
line. If an "angel" were found in the
guise of a man with a superabun
dance of shekels awaiting investment,
one who had toiled and perspired and
grubbed and saved in order that the
sere and yellow of life might find ihim
handsomely equipped for a stout re
sistance to the onslaught of the wolf
which haunts the doors of the poor, it
would be dollars to nickels that the
existence of the "want" would be pro
longed for a period measured by many
months. The end, however, would al
ways be the same an utter collapse,
a newspaper man again out of a job,
a printer minus a vest pocket full of
type and an "angel" without money
but with a world of valuable but non
negotiabLe experience.
San Jose is strewn with the wrecks
of such ventures, and could the his
tory of each be written, with no emas
culation of facts, it would prove most
interesting reading for an idle hour.
One is recalled to the mind of the
writer by the prominence that has
lately been given the poetical work of
Edwin Markham. The author of that
fine conception, "The Man With the
Hoe," was once a resident of San Jose
and a newspaper proprietor. It was
away back in 1874, shortly a-fter Pro
fessor Markham had graduated from
the Normal School. His tendencies
were decidedly literary, and when he
was asked to join in a scheme to es
tablish a daily newspaper, in the co
lumns of which he migh- have unlimit
ed opportunity for the publication of
effusions of both poetry and prose, with
so fear of a blue pencil making his
soul sick the answer was ready ac
quiescence. The venture was called
The Garden City Times, and the origi
nal proprietors were S. Harris Herring,
Perriman F. Page, Edwin Markham
and E. T. Sawyer. Herring was then
the publisher of an agricultural paper
and a clever writer on practical sub
jects. He is now a ranch owner near
Sartoga. 'Page was a printer, who had
studied for the ministry. He lent the
moral support to the undertaking,
while the other partners furnished the
brains, such as they were. There was
no business manager, for it had not oc
curred to these innocents that an at
tache of that description was at all
necessary for the success of a newspa
per project. They fondly imagined
that the mere announcement of the
publication would be followed by such
a rush of business men to the office as
would necessitate the employment of a
score of clerks to attend to their re
quirements. Besides, of what use
would be a business manager a man
to quickly drum up advertisements for
immediate financial needs when an
"angel" had been secured, whose purse
was large and where promises were
all that could be desired?
The "angel" was old Ben Casey, a
rancher living on the Los Gatos road,
who had but one hobby and that, tem
perance. How the hobby ruined the
prospects of the paper will soon ap
pear. The Garden City Times duly made
its appearance, and, what was a
novelty for San Jose, with the tele
graphic dispatches. It was a success
from the start. Markham was the
literary editor and assisted in the re
porting, and his faculty of throwing a
glamor of romance over the most tri
vial local subject, even though it
chanced to be the erection of a chicken
coop, or the reception of a .watermelon
from an admiring subscriber, gave such
interest to the local columns that his
salary was advanced after the first
week. The city and managing editor
was E. T. Sawyer, and his principal
duties consisted in consigning to the
waste basket such editorials as in his
opinion were not on all fours with
the conservative policy of the paper.
These actions were considered high
handed by Mr. Herring, and after they i
had continued for a week the editor
threw up his job in disgust and pre
sented his interest in the paper to the
other partners.
About this time the advertisement
of a saloon was handed in and in
serted. It caught the eye of Casey and
there came a quick and imperative de
mand for its withdrawal. A council of
war was held. It was realized by all
the partners that a crisis had been
reached. To take out the advertise
ment meant that in future The Garden
City Times would be not a newspaper
for all classes, but one lined up on the
side of temperance. On the other hand,
to allow it to remain meant the with
drawal of the financial backing. The
partners were young and brim full of
confidence. They fondly believed they
had San Jose at their feet. Besides,
they chafed under constraint. What
did Casey know about running a paper
anyway? He was a crabbed old has
been a man with one idea. Let him
pull out his money. The Garden City
Times could stand the loss, for every
thing had thus far gone to show that
it was securely founded on the rock of
favorable public opinion. So it was re
solved. The advertisement stayed in
and Casey went out.
This action took place on the second
day of the second week of publication.
The news spread. Within twenty-four
hours every man in town who had a
bill against the paper presented it with
the abrupt request for instant payment.
The neat little song-and-dance pre
pared by the partners in anticipation
of the rush, was received in silence.
The expectation had been that an en
core would be demanded. Forced to
the wall the partners paid out all their
available cash. Then they began to
breathe freely again. In many respects
it was like a run on a bank. But many
banks had weathered such storms and
so would The Garden City Times
weather this one. Markham was
sanguine that the Rubicon had been
crossed and he drew such a picture
of the future that when he had finished
his partners would not have hypothe
cated their respective interests in the
paper for many thousands of dollars,
though at the moment there was not
enough coin of the realm in their jeans
to purchase coffee and doughnuts to ap
pease a hired man's appetite.
But the period of elation did not last
long. The printers, led by Dan Toy,
the foreman, wanted assurance that
they would be paid at the end of the
week, else they would quit in a body.
From optimists the partners became
pessimists, and the falling-in spirits
affected the tone of the paper. The
local columns ceased to display either
sparkle, dash or romance. Markham,
instead of skarrying about town with
a smiling face anil an eager, confident
look in his handsome eyes, dawdled
listlessly in the editorial room and
turned out copy with the scissors. The
city and managing editor, who was
also the editor-in-chief, republished
his own articles with "by request'
over each in brackets. The inevitable
end was approaching. Despite a favor
able public opinion, the windy pro
mises of enthusiastic friends and the
important fact that the paper had come
into the field to "fill a long-felt want,"
there was a conspicuous and lamenta
ble lack of the silvery sinews of war.
It takes money to make the mare go.
After ten days of experience the part
ners came to the conclusion that as
they couldn't either fish3 or cut bait,
they would go out of a business that
required the doing of either. So Un
collected all the bills due on advertis
ing, paid off the printers and then
slowly wended their way to St. James
Park, where seated on a bench in a
shady spot they divided $28 into three
equal parts, pocketed each his sHare
and talked of emigrating fo the South
Sea Islands.
CUBA'S SUGAR CROP.
HAVANA, April 22. The sugar crop
for 1S99 is officially estimated at 307,
903 English tons, against a total for
1S9S of 232,032 tons.
Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
Doane's Ointment never fails. Instant
relief and permanent cure. At any
chemist's, 50 cents.
MERCHANT , TAILOR
C2ZY2 Fort St., Opp. Club Stables.
FINE SUITS TO ORDER AT REA
SONABLE RATES
Suits cleaned and repaired. Satis
faction guaranteed.
S9iilill0 CONTAINSN
Clio I lOi ( N0TH,NG I
V INJURIGUSy
W. J. GUNN,
D
4-10 Montgomery St.
San Francisco. California.
The attention of those
having capital to invest is
called to the fact, that no city
in the United States or prob
ably no city in the world
offers better opportunities to
make profitable or fortunate
investments in Real Estate
than does the city of San
Francisco at the present
time.
A great many reasons can
be given why San Francisco
realty will advance in value
from now on.
I offer my experience and
knowledge "of values to in
tending buyers of business
properties or residence sites.
1 can submit some very de
sirable purchases of Real
Estate that will yield a fine
income and steadily advance
in value.
Intormation cheerfully giv
en. Parties coming from the
Islands who desire to invest
are requested to call. I will
be happy ro correspond with
any who may wish to obtain
information in regard to San
brancisco Real hstate.
Full charge taken ot prop
erty and taxes paid for ab
sent owner.
W. J. GUM,
410 Montgomery St., San Francisco,
California.
THE CLUB STABLES
(Limited)
C. BELLINA, Manager.
Fort St., near Hotel. Telephone 477.
Livery. Boordlng onfl Sis Sides.
PROMPT SERVICE, STYLISH TURN
OUTS, SAFE DRIVERS.
We are especially equipped to cater
to your trade. Fair dealing and good
service is what we depend on to get it.
Dr. Rowat is always In attendance
at the Stables.
Club Stables Hack Stand
Cor. Union and Hotel Sts.
(Old Bell Tower.)
CAREFUL AND WELL INFORM
ED DRIVERS.
FIRST CLASS CARRIAGES.
HACKS AT ALL HOURS.
Orders for Surreys, Wagonettes,
Single or Double Teams at a moment'fl
notice.
HACKS Nos. 45, 65, 70, 77, 97, 125
and 180.
C. BELLINA, Mgr.
Tel. 319. Stables Tel. 477.
CHOICE
mi, aarro n
AND
PORK
Jwayi
r cJ.
Sausages, Liver, Head
Cheese and Breakfast Bo
logne at the
CENTRAL MEAT MARKET.
214 Nuuanu St. Tel. 104.
JUST ARRIVED
New Importation of
SILK GOODS, in the piece, SILK
HANDKERCHIEFS, SILK SHAWLS
DECORATED FLOWER POTS, NEW
PORCELAIN CUPS AND SAUCERS
TEA AND DINNER SETS. CARVED
VORY, RATTAN CHAIRS, CARVED
SANDALWOOD BOXES.
rHESE GOODS ARE THE HANDSOM
EST IN ALL HONOLULU.
WING WO CHAN & CO.
210-212 Nuuanu Street.
HONOLULU IRON WORKS CO.
Steam Engines.
BOILERS, SUGAR MILLS, COOLERS
BRASS AND LEAD CASTINGS,
4.nd machinery of every description
made to order. Particular Attentlei
9&d to snip's blacksml thing. Jol
work xecuted on tns shortest noties
UNCLE SAM RESTAURANT.
FORT STREET, NEXT TO CLUB
Stables. Open from 5 a. m. till 12 p. m
We serve the best 25 cent meals Id
he city. Try them.
SANDWICHEf WITH COFFEE. 20c.
LOOK WO SING & CO.
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m bank of mm
LIMITED.
Incorporated Under the Laws of th
Republic of Hawaii.
CAPITAL $400,000.00
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Chas. M. Cook3 President
J. 13. Atherton Vice-PresldDi
C. H. Cooke ..Caahlsr
F. C. Atherton Socretarr
Directors Henry Water house, Tom
May, F. W. Macfarlane, E. D. Tenner.
J. A. McCandless.
Solicits the Accounts of Frms. Cor
porations, Trusts, Individuals and will
promptly and carefully attend to all
business connected with bankincr en
trusted to it. Sell and Purchase For
eign Exchange, Issue Letters of Credit.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Ordinary and Term Deposits received
and Interest allowed in accordance
with rules and conditions printed ii
pass books, copies of which may b
had on application.
Judd Building, Fort street.
CLAUS SPRECKELS. WM. G. IRWUC
JLAOS SPRECKELS & CO.
Bankers,
HONOLULU - - - H. I.
6AN FRANCISCO AGENTS The Ne
vada Bank of San Francisco.
DRAW EHXANGE ON
SAN FRANCISCO The Nevada Bank
of San Francisco.
LONDON The Union Bank of London
NEW YORK American Exchange Na
tional Bank.
CHICAGO Merchants National Ban.
fAUis Comp-ir National d'Ga
compte de Paris.
BERLIN Dresdner Bank.
HONGKONG AND YOKOHAMA
Hongkong and Shanghai RaniHg
Corporation.
NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA
Bank of New Zealand.
VICTORIA AND VANCOUVER Bank
of British North America.
Transact a General Banking s Exchange busik
Deposits Received, Loans made on.
Approved Security. Commercial end
Travelers Credits Issued. Bills of Ex
change Bought and Sold.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY AC
COUNTED FOR.
BISHOP & CO.
SAVINGS BANK
On October 1st, 1898, and continuing:
until further notice. Savings Depostta
will be received and interest allowed
by this Bank at four and one-half per
cent per annum. The terms, rules end
regulations of the Hawaiian Postal
Savings Bank will be adopted as far as
It is practicable to apply them, and the
Cash Reserve of $50,000 as required
inder tbe Postal Act will be main
tained. Printed copies of the Rules and Reg
ulations may be obtained on applica
tion. BISHOP & CO.
Honolulu, September 7, 1858. 501
ESTABLISHED IN 1858.
BISHOP & CO,
ankers
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING
AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS.
Commercial and Travelers' Letters of
Credit issued, available In all the
Principal Cities of the World.
INTEREST allowed after July 1st,
1898, on fixed deposits: 3 months 3 per
cent; 6 months 3 per cent; 12 momths
per cent.
ffiE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BAM
LIMITED.
Bbscribed Capital Yen 12,000,000
Paid Up Capital Yen 10,500,000
Reserve Fund ..Yen 7,300,000
HEAD OFFICE: YOKOHAMA.
BRANCHES AND AGENCIESr
obe, London, Lyons, New York.
San Francisco, Shanghai.
Bombay, Hong Kong.
INTEREST ALLOWED:
On Fixed Deposit for 12 months 4 p. c.
p. a.
On Fixed Deposit for 6 months Zk p. c
p. a.
On Fixed Deposit for 3 months 3 p. c
p. a.
INTEREST ALLOWED BY THB
HEAD OFFICE AT YOKOHAMA.
On Current Deposit 4 per cent. p. a.
On Fixed Deposit for 12 month, 6 p. c
p. a.
The Bank buys and receives for col
lection Bills of Exchange, Issues
Drafts and Letters of Credit on tha
ibove Branches and Agencies and
transacts General Banking Business.
Agency Yokohama Specie Bank:
New Republic Bldg., : Honolulu, H. I.
JUHEI ISHIZUKA
AGENCY OF
fCEI HINBANK.D. LT
Vineyard Street.
Transact General Banking and Ex
change Business.
(BAD OFFICE - - - TOKYO, JAP1B.
Draw exchange on
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
- YOKOHAUA,