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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30

Two HAxpKERcH1Er SPECIALS.
There always extra attractive places the Hand
kerchief counters Here are two Of the latest:
Ladies' Fine Pure Linen Scalloped-edge Handler
chiefs hand-embroidered various pretty and dainty
desisns-the usual &c. grade.
Special price. Csc.
Youths Pure Linen pe-bordered Handkerchiefs.
large lot. among which are 12'sc.. 1Sc. and 25c.
grades
Special price. 1Oc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30
SAKs AND COMPANY,

'7Esnt luek-irs Tutoring that
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30

the family and the mourning guests left the
house which has been so frequently invaded by
the angel of death, and the sad procession
wendell its way SLOWLY to the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30

SONNETTE No. 6O0-Made Of satteen. extra long
waist and high bust. wide whaebones. bia sed cut
hips and Venus backs. each whalebone embroid-
cred at the top with white silk and edged with EN-
0f0ider' White Sl.75. Black $500.
All sizes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-30

Spring goods arriving every dzy and they can
not be arranged and displayed advantage with
winter goods in the way.
Cloaks in mixed cheviot effects. with long military
capes and rolling storm collars Sizes4 to IA years
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Arab Characteristics.

The Arab is tall, straight featured, well
shaped man, varying in color from dark
bronze to "A tone quite as white as the Euro
pean. He is decidedly handsome. Women
are apt to be struck by the manly beauty OF
the Tunisian He is, in his way, Clearly;
he washes his feet before praying, and his
hands and face before and after eating, and
is apt to battle in streams at not infrequent
intervals. But, and in the orient there is
always a but on this subject he can scarce
ly be guaged as up to our standard of what
is next akin to godliness. One sees at the
hut doors all too many instances of cerebral
insectcide to be reconciled to the Arab as a
clean mortal. No odor of nationality is
apt, however, to exist in a dry climate, so
that he is, quoad the nostril, unobjection-
able. His valuess a laborer is not great
Many of the pastoral Arabs who own focks
hire herdsmen for their food, 10 francs and
two sheep year Lodging is al fresco
most of the time.
| am of course not referring to the edu.
Gated, intelligent Arab. passed some
days with the Kaliph of Kesar HAL, and
can truthfully say that have never met a
man with finerinstincts, nobler presence or
more abundant courtesy. There are also
sheiks who would murder you for your
money, until you have broken bread with
them, but so there are in America, and
breaking bread with these will by no
means save you.-Colonel L. A. Dodge, U.
S. A., in Harper's.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
The Orchid In the Tropics,

To the naturalist in the tropics collec-
ton of orchids is never ending source Of
interest. He cannot help feeling that they
are not only living things, but that they
have faculties not generally credited to
members of the vegetable kingdom. He
sees them rejoicing in congenial positions
and shrinking before strong wind or the
burning rays of a tropical sun. When the
block to which they adhere becomes de.
cayed, they show their distaste in an IN
mistakable manner by throwing out new
aerial roots which feel their way to some
better anchorage.
If a drought comes and no water is given,
the leaves fall, and they lie dormant for
months, to awake and put forth their won
derful flowers when the rains fall. When
they can no longer exist under most trying
circumstances, they die very slowly, often
lingering on for years without the sign of Il
flower. Even when the bud is in an ad
yanced stage a change of place will often
cause it to wither before opening.-Long
mans Magazine
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Mark Twain and His Recent Works.

Mark Twain's most notable character
istic is courage. Few other men-even if the
other men could think of such things
would dare to say the things that Mark
Twain says To describe the travels of man
on a glacier, with particular reference to the
fact that, being pressed for time, he rode
upon the middle of the glacier, which
moves faster than the edges, is one of the
bravest things in literature. 1t required
courage to write She" but She could not
possibly exist and glaciers do move. Marx
Twain is a high jumper but he always
jumps from the solid rock of fact and is
not afraid of breaking his neck by falling
back upon it. His funniest things are so
funny because they are possible. An i'm
possibility is a milestone about the neck of
a joke.
To load a frog with shot so that it can
not engage in leaping match is funny,
but if one were to write of a whale inflated
with balloon gas so that it might shoot out
of the water and skim through the air like
a flying fish it would not be funny. 1t
would be merely fantastic. In his hui
morous creations Mark Twain seldom plays
upon words. He plays upon IDEAS and. as
pun would have no valuewere the words
played upon treated without reference to
their legitimate use, so he never forgets
what character is in the habit of doing
when he makes him do something out of
the common, and in his comical situations
he uses the antithesis as if he were making
a pun or an epigram.-Frank r. Stockton
in Forum.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Lincoln's Bravery.

Lincoln wasn't handsome, and yet there
was nothing unpleasant, nothing you
wouldn't quickly like in Lincoln's looks.
He was swarthy as an Indian, with a shock
of why, jet black hair which fell in all di-
rections and defied combs and brushes to
the death. His eyebrows carried out the
shaggy effect, while his bright, keen eyes
were gray. Lincoln's personal courage had
no limit. He was afraid of nothing on
earth He received, know, as many as
half n dozen letters every week threatening
assassination. He never needed them and
seldom referred to them. He went about
as freely as Grover Cleveland does now. He
would get into the saddle and canter out
to the Soldiers home, six miles, and an
assassin could have picked him off with a
rifle at every step of the way. Lincoln
never appeared to have the slightest fear
of it. Stanton used to get scared and put
guards around Lincoln, but the latter only
laughed at it.-Senator Voorhees, in Kansas
CITY Times
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
European spOrtswomen.

There are few American women of socie-
ty who care for wildwood sports, the ma
Jority not sympathizing with the tastes Of
the many foreign wonien of high position
who make notable catches of salmon or re-
turn from days hunt with bag of game.
Some English girls of title have distin-
guished themselves as skillful salmon fish
ers, but it is mostly on the continent that
women use the gun. The Infanta Isabel,
elder sister of the Infanta Eulalie, is "A very
successful shot. She heads shooting parties
in the royal preserves, and brings down
with unerring aim partridges, woodcock,
hares and rabbits. She is one of the most
daring riders to hounds in the rough coun-
try about Madrid. New York Tribune.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Nral.inE lhe Doping Court.

Gambetta, prior to the overthrow of the
empire, was addressing the court in behalf
of prisoner when suddenly he perceived
that the presiding judge was visibly doz
ing He paused for a minute, and then,
bringing down his fist with a terrible
thump on the desk in front of him, he
shouted in his most resonant and clarion.
like voice. "As | was saying before the
awakening of the courtn This apostrophe
was Immediately punished by the indig
nant judge suspending the young lawyer
from practicing his profession for period
of two months.
Less energetic, yet equally effective, was
Maitre Rousse, who, having likewise OBJ
served that the presiding magistrate was
indulging in nap, suddenly stopped talk
ing. The prolonged silence, which lasted
four minutes, had the effect of awakening
the judge, and as soon AS he opened his eyes
Maitre Rouse made a profound bow and
resumed his speech as follows; AS was
saying, Messieurs de la Cour, at your last
audience laying special stress on the word
''last" The reproof was so delicate that
everybody smiled, even including the judge
himself.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
A CONDUCTORS RAPID PROMOTION.
Faithfulness Secured Him the superin-
tendency of Railroad.

Faithfulness Secured Him the superin-
tendency of Railroad.
Division Superintendent Fraser Of the
Southern Pacific, who lives Mt Fresno aud has
charge of the company's lines in the San
joaquin valley, is bright, capable railroad
officer He is comparatively new man in
the state and owes his present position to
the interest the millionaire president of the
road has taken in him for several years
At one time he was connected with the
Kentucky Central road.
Ten or twelve years ago an incident oc-
Cured that first brought Fraser under the
notice of Mr.. Huntington. The latter had
Just completed the construction of the Ken
lucky Central, and one day, happening to
be at Rockport, KY, thought he would
take a ride He boarded the train on which
Fraser was conductor. The latter did not
know the owner of the road and had not
the least idea what manner of man he was.
Going through the train collecting tick.
cts, Conductor Fraser eventually reached
Huntington, who was gazing interastedly
through the car window as the train was
crossing the high and long bridge over
Green river.
'Ticket, please" said the conductor to
the rich man.
With start Huntington turned around
in his seat and hurriedly felt in his pockets
for one of the many passes heis in the habit
of carrying. He could not find one as be-
| fore going to Rockport he had left his pri-
vate car at Louisville, and all of his passes
were in another coat in the car.
1--WE not got my passes with me, but it's
all right, I'm Mr.. Huntington" remarked
the magnate as he continued to feel his
pockets for pasteboard
| Mr. Who9" asked Fraser
"Mr. Huntington, the owner of the train
and this road sir" replied the "all-the-
traffic-will-bear' apostle.
81 can't take your word for that, sir, and
must have ticket or the cash." said the
ticket collector
But, ! tell you, I'm the owner OF the
road, and that ought to be sufficient"
THAT may all be true" remarked the
conductor, but if / were to believe all the
stories ! hear from passengers who make
excuses about losing their tickets or their
| money | would soon be discharged for not
/ doing my duty. I'm instructed to collect a
| ticket or cash from every passenger. Now,
| cannot take your word as to who you are,
| and if, as you say, you have left your passes
behind you must pay cash. If you don't,
| I'll have to put you off at the next station"
Mr.. Huntington had to yield up 50 for
fare.
The next day when Fraser learned that
the passenger he had made pay fare was
really the owner of the road he handed in
his resignation, but it was not accepted.
Huntington told the story as good joke
on himself and praised the conductor for
his devotion to duty. He did not forget the
incident, either, and finding Fraser compe
tent promoted him on several occasions be.
fore finally bringing him out here.-San
| Francisco Examiner.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Reminded of His Youthful DAYS.

If you want to live to good old age, do
not buy or try to drive horse that has
ever belonged to the fire department A
friend who comes into market three times
a week some time ago got such a horse, and
the animal did well enough until one night
about o'clock as he was coming in with a
load the fire bells rung as he was passing
an engine house. The old horse pricked up
his ears and threw up his tail, and when
the engine came out he took after it at a
gallop. All efforts to hold him were in
vain. He was going to the fire, and he got
there, too, as soon as the engine did, though
he left some of his load ON every block on
the road-St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
HOW PEOPLE ARE HuNeueeED.
Claim Agents who Promise to Recover
Estates of Dead Englishmen.

Estates OF Dead Engltshmen.
Another man has been arrested for fool
ing folks by telling them he can establish
their claim as heirs to vast English es-
tates. 1t is true that good deal of land
and a good deal of money in England have
reverted TO the crown because the families
which once had them have died out. 1t is
also true that the government would be
glad to deliver this property over to the
living heirs if they could be found.
1t doesn't follow, though, thslt because
Sir Edwin Jones died without issue and
also without relatives that every man in
America who is frescoed with the name of
Jones is lineal descendant of Sir Edward
and has a right to enjoy his estates
If the American Jones, however, hap
pens to be first class idiot, plausible
rogue can persuade him that he has the
blue blood of the aboriginal Jones in his
veins, and that instead of opening oysters
or dredging for clans he ought to be
mounted on the drivers seat of a hand
some drag or riding the best jumper in the
country.
Everybody likes to be told that he is SUI
perior to his position, and that his true
place is in the very highest English society,
such as Sir Edward occupied before he
drank himself to death with fine old Scotch
whisky. S. Jones, the clamdigger, or the
other Jones who has made a few thou
sands and would like to tie himself to Sir
Timothy This or Sir Ballihad That listens
to the sweet tales of flattery with hungry
| ears.
| Then the agent, who is an expert at his
little game, because he has tried it on 20
foolish people, suggests that he will climb
the genealogical tree of the oyster opener
II / IL .l. Al.
sands" and hasn't the slightest doubt that
he can arrange to have him occupy that ivy
covered castle within very reasonable
time In the meanwhile of course the
| lucky dog who is to inherit several millions
sterling will scarcely begrudge him a pal
! try hundred dollars or so with which to
cover necessary expenses. The hundred
dollars are forthcoming, and thereupon the
agent is Immediately forthgoing. Jones
continues to dig CLANS, but is minus a
years hard earnings, and the other Jones
with the few thousands" carries on the
grocery business at the old stand as usual.
| 1t seems preposterous but that dodge
when carefully worked has gulled hun
| dreds of Americans. The victims have no
more chance of recovering from the crown
than they have of gathering a nosegay from
| the moon. There is nothing whatever in
the scheme 1t is pure folly from begin
ming to end, and the man who tells you
otherwise is a rank impostor
Don't hunt for money in that way, and
don't mind if you are not related to ST I'd
ward. Get your dollars by honest work
and when you have earned them don't toll
crate the presence OF these European claim
agents. except just long enough to kick
him down the front steps.-New York Tele
| gram.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10

In Lady Burtons life of her husband she
tells of friend of his, known popularity as
Bob Campbell, who, having taken it into
his head that it was very silly to have to 90
to the expense of a coffin and not to utilize
it during his life, had himself measured for
one, nice oak aud brass affair, the plate
having name and everything usual on it
except the date, for which blank was left.
He had it fitted up with shelves across the
inside, so as to use it for keeping cold meat
or bottles or any other thing. On its ar
rival at his house in a hearse, with mutes
and all, there was something Of a scene, but
as Bob had arranged all this beforehand
for the sake of effect he took itquite coolly,
and when the coffin was fetched i'll he
propped it up on end against the wall like a
little cupboard
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Old Fashioned Southern Homes.

The old fashioned southern houses! Some
of them are left still You see them here
and there as you go about Houston; splen
did old places, with such an air of old time
hospitality about them. In the midst of
the modern buildings these lovely old
homes give you feeling of pleasure-just
such feeling as you have when you meet a
gentleman of the old school, with his re
fined and courtly bearing. What a vision
comes to you of the lovely hospitality which
once made every one of these homes the
center of pleasure and cultured You have
but to close your eyes, and you can see again
the merry crowds that used to assemble
there, and up from the past come floating
the light jest and lighter laughter. What
music and song have drifted out from those
spacious parlorsl What couples have
promenaded along those wide old galleriesl
Where have they all gone, wonder-the
youth and hope that made these old homes
radiant 20, 80, 40years ago?-Houston Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
A Selfish World.

George-No matter how things 20, the
poor always suffer.
Jack--Yes, the nabobs who own railroads
don't think anything of running over poor
mans horse.
"Yes, and the man who can afford to own
horse runs down the poor fellow on bi.
cycle"
Just so, and the fellow on the bicycle
runs down the poor chap who has to walk "
That's it, and the man who walks stun.
bles against the poor cripple who goes on
crutches."
That's the way, and the cripple on
crutches spends most of his time jamming
his sticks down on other peoples corus
It's a sadly selfish world. New York
Weekly
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10

lately made the discovery that by tear
ing bit off one corner of my notebook
could put my thumb nail ON the corner of
the first page on which l wanted to write
and open to it at once without lingering to
separate that page and the cover. 1t fol
lowed as a corollary that when the first
page was written full the exposed corner Of
that page could be torn off in the same
manner and the second page opened to
with equal readiness and so on. | think
this idea may be found useful where one
turns several times to one page before writ
ing on the next, as on notebooks, account
books, etc. y gentleman to whom ! ex-
planned the idea suggested that books
might be made with perforatons across
one corner, so that the tear might be easier
and neater Cor Writer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
THE DEAcoNs DAUGHTER.

Queen of the favored pew,
cannot half reveal
The thoughts have Of you
With unromantic steel.
The stamen of pink
Dipped in drop of dew
Would not be pen and ink
Too exquisite for you.
The music of the choir
Is pitched in one sweet key
That tells of my desire
And that of more like me.
When roguishly you glance
At me across the pew,
Each eyeilash is a lance
That stabs me through and through.
The deacon thinks your wings
Are just about to sprout.
Well, | know other things,
But he won't find them out.
Dear little Methodist,
Say one sweet prayer for me.
And ] shall in the list
OF the elected be.
S. A. Wood in b., X. & Co.'S Monthly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
A Duel Between Two Aeronauts.

During the Franco-German war blood
curdling duel occurred in midair between
two aeronauts, one of whom was conveying
dispatches from the governor of Paris. The
balloons approaching at considerable alti-
tude, the encounter was commenced with
pistols For some time neither combatant
could secure the advantage, but at length
one balloon mounted above the other, and
its occupant, seizing his momentary advan.
tage, threw his graphing irons upon the
top Of the other balloon. They tore through
the silken fabric rs though IL had been so
much paper There was an escape of gas, a
shrek, and the next minute both balloon
and balloonist lay battered out of recogni-
tion upon the ground 1900 feet below
London Tit-Bits.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Snow of Different CoIors.

The pure white color of snow, as we were
all taught at school, is due to the fact thai
all the elementary colors Of light are blend
ed together in the radiance thrown off from
the innumerable crystals of which it is
composed. But all snow is not white, and
exactly why it is not is puzzle to the mete-
biologists At the head of Holy Cross creek
Colorado, and ut several places on Mount
Shasta, California, blood red snow is found
At Carniola, Germany, in lsOs, five feet of red
snow fell and was followed by about an inch
of fine blue hail. Pliny mentions SHOWS
black, yellow, red and green.-St. Louis
Republic
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Flowers ON Outgoing ships.

"They say" volunteered the stout woman
as the party steered its way around the
cabins long, flower laden tables and sol
EMMY admired the funereal like crosses
and anchors and multitudnous baskets,
that also, funerea4like, had been sent to the
departing ones. that little distance out
at sea you can pick up enough work baskets
to stock all the sewing societies in the Unit
ed States, so extensive is the floating area
that contains these soon discarded floral
offerings. New York Times
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Bolts Have Driven Out the buttons.

The small metal button which turned
over on its counterpart. and which was
used to fasten doors from the inside so
years ago, is still in use in old fashioned
houses in New England. 1t is not to be
presumed that single one of these really
good and cheap articles could be found on
sale in hardware store in the country the
bolt having supplanted it.-Hardware.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Where Canary Birds Are Raised and Sold

The peasants of Germany raise in round
numbers 100000 canary birds. OF these
100000 are shipped to the United States
The next greatest demand for the birds
comes from England, which takes $1,000
birds annually. The finer birds are usual,
ly sold in Germany, where higher prices can
be obtained for the best birds than any
where else
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Aluminium BicNCles.

The long looked republication of alumni
ium in bicycle making is now an assured
fact. It's deafness or lack of tleXibility and
its fibrG weakness are said to have been
overcome, and now the desired qualities
will be added to lightness, and bicycles will
be light, strong and cheap, York Tel
eQrAm
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Advice For a Shilling.

A certain thin man sent shilling in post
age stamps to an advertiser who promised
for that sum to impart trustworthy infor-
nation how to get fat. and received the
message on a postal card, Buy it at the
butcher sr'-Londop Tit-Bits
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10
Capital onenses In shakespeare,s Time.

In England during Shakespeare's life
time stealing above the value of IL pence,
burning haystack, killing or stealing a
sheep, breaking a dixie or bridge, breaking
bank of fish pond, cutting down a tree
In an orchard and the malicious tearing or
defacing the garments OF person IN the
street were all capital offenses.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-10

Machinery of Every Description Made to
Order. Particular attention paid to Ships
Blacksnithing. Job work executed at Short
Notice.