THE PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER: HONOLULU, AUGUST, 7, 1S99.
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
W. N. ARMSTRONG EDITOR.
iMONDAY : : : : : AUGUST 7
AN IMPORTANT OPINION.
Senator John T. .Morgan gave to the
Press at Selma, Alabama, on the 14th
of July 'his views about the political
situation regarding the newly acquired
territories. He said:
"The Congress that assembles in De
cember will, in providing for the gov
ernment of our new possessions, have
to modify the tariff, which will "ma
terially strengthen the Democratic po
sition. Sugar will give you issue
enough. We can no more place a tax
on sugar from Porto Rico, Hawaii, and
the Philippines than we can- from
Louisiana.
"Then in providing for the govern
ment of the Islands, will come the ar
ranging of a financial system. Silver
has been the only money there, there
fore the remonetization of silver will
be again demanded by the Democrats.
If we can'.t get free coinage we will
eay "give us five hundred or a thousand
millions. Once we make an inroad,
the rest of the party way will be
cleared."
Whether it will be fortunate for Ha
waii, if Congress adopts his views, is
a grave question. . So far as Hawaii
Is concerned, it is a sound doctrine.
Bat, there may be a menace to us in
opening wide the door. Our prayer is
that of the old farmer:
"God bless me and my wife Mary,
My son John and his wife Sairy,
God bless us four, and no more."
We ask Congress to bless U3 with
the free sugar laws, out When it comes
to blessing o&her people, we believe
that the line should be strictly drawn
against .them. Senator Morgan is one
of our best friends, but we hope he
won't become too friendly towards
other tpeople.
AN ALAR3IING VIEW.
The New York Observer is the
oldest organ of the Presbyterian
church in the Eastern States. It has
this to say about the observance of
Sunday:
. "Is Sunday to be In no sense a fore
taste of the heavenly world to which
we profess to be hastening? Is it
merely a day for heavy dinners and
more or less aesthetic enjoyment, in a
half operatic entertainment in the
churches? Is Sunday to be a mere
show day for one's best clothes, or for
one's turnout in the parks and on the
houlevards? Are we to avoid all the
most serious books and all the most
.serious thoughts? Is everything that
tells of our weakness and of the short
ness of human life so much fanati
cism? Is lit a gloomy thought that we
are seeking another country, even an
lieavenly? Are the harps that we
shall then tune a myth? Has the end
of the nineteenth century revealed It
ios a fact that Scripture is so much
poetry, a soothing opiate when it tells
of the joys of Heaven? Is it a mere
gloomy delusion when it tells of the
doom of the wicked? Is the church
prepared to sound a final truce with
those .who have steadfastly tried to
IeilU It IU lUlCU tsasO' fe-lllti ininyov.o.
Even if we are arguing on mere politic
and sociological grounds, the whole
voice of ancient and modern history
would sound with one note to the ef
fect that self-restraint, the fight
against temptation, is the sole safe
guard of any individual or set of in
dividuals. Rest and abandon are dif
ferent things. You will hear nine men
pleading for license where you will
' hear one pleading for more rest. We
have downed Puritanism in this coun
try, but. at a fearful cost. lany a
. premature grave is being dug on Mon
day for the man who would take no
Puritanism on Sunday."
If the Observer cannot exhibit any
better outcome of the work of the
Church during the last thousand of
years, it makes the case a discourag
ing one. At least, it suggests the
query whether the Church has really
discovered and preached the natural,
the proper, and, at may he called, the
"scientific" way of observing Sunday?
There may be no "scientific" way of
observing it, but if there is none, then
what is to be done to correct this al
leged error in observing that day? Is
there not something wrong, radically
wrong, in the traditional methods of
observance, if the Church, more en
lightened now than ever before, does
not keep its members in order? It is
a serious charge to make, that we
have downed Puritanism in this coun
try?" Have not the intelligent body
of Christ5ans "downed Puritanism,"
because it ought in many respects to be
"'downed?" The charge is made, not
by the unbelievers, but by a powerful
organ within the Church itself.
A FALSE DISPATCH.
In another column is republished a
sp'ecial cable dispastch to the N. Y. Sun
from Rome regarding the ci-uel treat
ment of Italian laborers in Hawaii.
As there are only a few Italian labor
ers in service here, under our penal
contract labor law and they do not
complain, the dispatch to the Sun is
not true. In the tables of the last cen
sus, which was carefully taken, the
number of "other nationalities" in
cluding both men and women, was GOO.
There are possibly thirty Italians in
this class. But there are none of them
on the sugar plantations.
ALGER A SACRIFICE.
In plain language Secretary Alger
has been offered up as a sacrifice for
the sins of the people. Some one had to
be put on the altar for these sins, like
the Jewish atonement made with bulls
and goats and the people had their
eyes on Alger and caught him. He
was no better or worse than the aver
age politician. His appointment was
due to the system of spoils. The War
Department got into trouble and he
was at the head of it. Congress had
failed to create a good army system.
The members crowded their political
favorites into the ranks of army offi
cers, rne army was starved in its
equipment by insufficient laws, and
when an increase from 25,000 to 250,-
000 men suddenly became necessary,
no living man could, at the head of
the War Department, have given satis
faction. So Alger had to suffer for
the sins of the people's Representa
tives. No one expected that the mem
bers of Congress would rise up in a
penitential attitude and say: "We
have sinned." But when the people
became angry, and proposed to lynch
Alger, they stood aside, and said with
pity: "There goes poor Alger, he is
the creature of circumstances." Be-
sides, Alger was an inferior man, and
did not have brains enough to meet
the many embarrassing conditions. In
his management of the War Depart
ment, he generally took a course
directly opposite to that usually taken
thirty-five years ago by Secretary Stan
ton, who kept the politicians at arm's
length, after the people had discover
ed that war was a serious business.
His retirement is not a triumph of the
people, but a step in the self-educa
tion of the people. There ds nothing
that shows this so clearly, as the ap
proval of the President's action in the
selection of good officers for the new
regiments, and his positive refusal to
accept volunteer regiments.
THE FRENCH PEOPLE.
Senator Depew 'has recently return
ed f no m his trip ito Europe, and gives
to the press his opinions. He says
that in t'h'e desire to avoid revolution
in Paris, President Loubet made up an
extraordinary Cabinet. A similar
Cabinet made up in Washington by
President -McKinley would be as fol
lows: .Secretary of State Thomas B. Reed.
Secretary of Treasury Wm. J.
Bryan.
Secretary of War Theodore Roose
velt.
Secretary of t)he Navy Edward At
kinson.
Secretary of Agriculture Jerry
Simpson.
Secretary of the Interior Gov. Pin-
Attorney-General Simon Buckner.
Food Prepared With "Calumet" is
Free from Rochelle Salts Alum,
Lime and Ammonia. "Calu
met" is the Housewife
Friend.
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WH0LE STeK IS T BE S0LD
At prices that will make competition impossible,
a large and complete line of the .
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BEST QUALITIES
Of imported Dry Goods, purchased from the Eastern Factories. Now is your time to bny at the right price.
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Millenaud, the French Secretary of
Commerce, is a rampant socialist, and
General the Marquis de Gallifet, Secre
tary of War, shot 35,000 of the Social
ists in 1S71.
Senator Depew quotes the statement
of an eminent Frenchman which bears
on the influence of racial heredity in
thought, and illustrates the point re
peatedly made in this paper that the
natives should not be blamed for their
racial dislike of our small Republic.
He said: "The French know nothing,
and do not care to know anything of
other countries. We have been only
thirty years trying, under the form of
a republic, which is not a republic ac
cording to Anglo-Saxon ideas, to break
up the traditions and eradicate the
heredity of a thousand years of auto
cratic government. It took you in
Great Britain, and continuing in Amer
ica, hundreds of years to accomplish
this." The force of heredity is the
first lesson to be learned in the study
of political evolution.
Nothing
So Bracing
Everyone enjoys it; your health de
pends upon it. You can just as well
have it as your prudent neighbor. Old
and young alike endorse it.
DIS1NFECTINE
With the heat of summer comes the
foul and disease producing air from
the ceespool, vault and cellar. You
must be on your guard against the ac
cumulation of trash, garbage, etc; it
is dangerous to have around.
INSURES
No skill is required to have the air
about your home pure. The cost is tri
fling and effect is wonderful. Disin
fectine as prepared by us will serve the
purpose.
PURE
We have it prepared in quantities to
supply any or all demands. We will
deliver to your home,, if within the city
limits, a trial bottle at 25 cents. Don't
neglect to order a bottle at once.
AIR
Those who are familiar; with the
article order it by the gallon, which
proves beyond all doubt that it is the
I proper thing.
Manufactured only toy
SOLE AGENTS.
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PORE MR
SEATTLE BEER
AT THE
CRITERION SALOON,
QUEEN STREET,
Gould Not Sleep
Suffered With Dyspepsia and Un
able to Do Her Work Completely
Cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
"I suffered with dyspepsia and could
not do any kind of housework. I was
very nervous and could not sleep. I
heard so much about Hood's Sarsaparilla
that I bought a bottle. I found it gave
me relief and I bought six bottles. When
I had taken them I was cured. I can now
do my housework and can sleep well at
night." Marie IIames, 1730 Prospect
Avenue, Helena, Montana.
"I have found Hood's Sarsaparilla ex
cellent for building up and strengthening
the system when it is in a run down or
exhausted condition." Mrs. Sarah M
Shook, Red Lodge, Montana.
If you have decided to take Hood's Sar
saparilla do not be induced to buy any
other. Get Hood's and only Hood's.
Hood's parilla
Is the Best in fact the One True Blood Puri
fier. Sold by all druggists. $1, six for $5.
y r;n act harmoniously with
nOOCl S PUIS Hood's Sarsaparilla. 25c.
TIMELY TOPICS
June ist, 1899.
Now that spring time is here' have
you given a thought about renovating
your home. The nasty, wet weather
we have had for the past month 'has
delayed the usual spring work, but bet
ter late than never. We kindly ask
you to read this list and then call Into
onr store and get the prices. We have
just received a large shipment of the
following:
WHITE LEAD in Oil.
paint on;.
MIXED PAINT, assorted
colors. -
COAL TAR, in barrels. '
CAR BOX OIL, in barrels.
CARB0LINEUM, in barrels.
STOCKHOLM TAR, in 10
gallons and barrels.
METALLIC PAINT, ground
in oil. ,
MIXED COLORS, in ilb.
tins (Masury's or Fuller's) .
YAMISII of various kinds
for carriage and house build
ing purposes.
FLAT PAINT. BRUSHES,
Adams. - -
VARNISH : BRUSHES,
Adams.
WHITE WASH BRUSHES,
cheapest and best.
These goods have just arrived from
the East and
Perfectly Fresh.
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Limited.
307 FORT ST.
IF YOU LOVE your wife take her to
the ORPHEUM tonight S
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These finely improved Lots for sale.
Location excellent. Lots planted with choice treesandr
shrubbery. Prices reasonable. Lots 1, 2, 4 and r; are. sold-
Lot $ a Beautiful Lot. Best bargain in town.. Easy
terms to purchasov
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Inquire of
Bruce Waring &
E. JOHNSON.
President.
DR. W. S. NOBI.ITT.
deneal Manager and Midical Director.
Hiawaiflflaoii IViledlflcoiroe Cn
KING- ST., NEAR ALAKEA.
IF A CHILD is so unfortunate as to be fed on artificial food great carer
should be exercised in feeding it. First, It should have two bottles anS
half a dozen nipples. While one bottle is being used the other should h&
rinsed out, filled with water and a little Pearline dropped into it. XTbec
when ready to use again, pour out the Pearline water and rinse with fresh
water two or three times. Soak the nipples in a glass of water to which fcas
been added half a teaspoonful of bicarbonate' of soda (ordinary cooking
soda). When ready to use rinse in pure water. By so doing much colic ancD
stomach trouble will be prevented. Still a baby will have colic occasionally
and then use PAUEHA COLIC MEDIC INE the, only colic medicine that con
tains no paregoric. f
MosqiuintoHinie
Will Drive Mosquitoes Away.
Cures the
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IMPORTER.
BICKERTON H0ISTEA1
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LEO. SOHELLBEKli
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It now comprises
Everything must go.