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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

" rest on the laurels he won as a record
breaker in 1s47, when his son was born, but
the particular record he is trying to smash
now is that of his own father, who lived to
be 1903 years old, and as he is now 80 and
hale and hearty it looks rs if he were in a
fair way to do it.
He recently travelled alone from Port HUI
ron to his sons home at Menlo Park, n. j.,
and five years ago when in France walked
The entire distance between Paris and Yer
sailles. He thinks nothing of walking 10
miles today and gets angry if any one offers
to assist him in any way and will not have
it that he is old at all. In his younger
days he was great athlete, and when he
was GO years old he outjumped every man
in the Twenty-second Michigan regiment.
He tried to sustain his reputation as a
jumper when he was rs by springing from
a train that did not stop at Menlo Park
and was quite crestfallen because he got a
little scratched.
The old gentleman is feet inches in
height, trimming over with good humor
very boyish in disposition and fond OF
'guying" people. His son says his princi
pal occupations are talking politics and
playing jokes on people. He never invent
ed anything, bat with such a son he didn't
have to.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
Her Intentions.


Tom Jenkins was as great n joker as he
was a smoker. He once got into first
class compartment in a railway carriage
where a sour looking old gentleman was
seated.
you mustn't smoke here" said the old
gent as Jenkins pulled out his pipe from
his pocket.
II know that" said jenkins, calmly fill
ing his pipe.
ibid l not tell YOU" said the old gent
again, that you mustn't smoke here9 It's
not a smoking compartment"
81 know that" said Jenkins, calmly TAX
ing out his fusee box. They're special kind
that he prides himself on. He calls them
his patent stinkers." He lit a fusee, and
now the wrath of the old gent was frightful.
II say, sir, you shan't smoke here" he
shrieked.
81 know that" said Jenkins. allowing
his fusee to exhaust itself. He lit one after
another, allowing them to burn out. The
birthstone was awful and the smoke suffo
eating. The old gent was coughing and
spluttering and struggling for words.
81 say, SIR" he exclaimed at length
"smoke, smoke, smoke; for goodness sake
smoker
Thanks, awfully" said jenkins as he
lit another fusee and this time applied il
to the expectant pipe.-Tit-Bits.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
Letter Carrying In China.

In China before a letter is mailed or de.
livered to the carrier its contents are dis
played, and the keeper of the letter shop
then signs his chop" or sign, so that its
point of origin may be determined. Parcels
may be transmitted in the same manner,
the charge for carrying being a percentage
of their declared value. The shop keeper
gives a receipt for the letter or package, and
he thus becomes responsible for it's safe de-
livery or it's return to the sender with seal
unbroken. In some parts of the empire
about two-thirds of the expense of trans
mission is paid by the sender, the remainder
being collected from the receiver. Thus the
shop is secured against entire loss from
transient customers, and the sender has
some guarantee that his letter will be con-
veyed with dispatch. Native merchants
who are regular customers keep an open
account with the shop and make their
settlements monthly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
The Clever Advance Agent.

A group of actors and managers were
deploring the fact that there were no more
clever advance agents. They claimed the
men with vivid imaginations had either
become proprietors or managers or else
disappeared entirely. 1.-The best advance
agent in this country, remarked one man.
ager, got his training with Barnum's cir
Gus first met him in Fremont, Neb, and
he was with the show. The morning of
the performance it was rumored about that
the elephants while bathing in the Platte
river had got caught in the famous quick
sands of that stream. Bulletins were put
out every hour, stating that the elephants
had sunk another inch or two The
river banks were crowded with people, and
every hour brought hundreds more. About
l o'clock this agent winked to the trainer,
and he winked to the elephants. The big
animals slowly crawled out of the mud
and started for the grounds OF course the
crowd followed, and most of them went in
to the tents. This trick was played in
every town on the Platte river, Cor.
Springfield Graphic
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
Waiting For Wind.

Small Boy ION river bank)-Do you know
bout weather.
Old Gentleman--I have studied meteoroi-
ogy little.
"Well, I've been standin here most a
hour waitin for the wind to blow hard, and
it don't blow bit. Do you think it will
soon?"
81 shouldn't wonder, my little man. The
sky looks very streaky. But what do you
want of wind?"
II want to have a swim"
ut does not require wind to 90 SWIM
ming"
NO. but mamma won't let me go in.
That's why 1 want wind"
~ don't understand"
DON'T Guess it's good while since
you was a boy, isn't it?"
"Yes, good while"
. And your mem'ry isn't vary, good, !
s'posef"
perhaps not. l certainly cannot recall
any connection between wind and swim
ming"
IVY, don't you seer If wind comes
along and blows my hat into the water, ]
can go after it, and mamma won't say a
word. She paid a dollar an half for that
hat. Good News.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
Where Is Hades Locatcd7

The ancient philosophers were of the opin-
ion that the Internal regions were at an
equal distance away from all parts of the
earth's surface, which may be the founda-
ton of the modern idea of hell being at the
center of the earth. The ancient Jews also
located the place of torment at the center
of our little sphere. A rcoiding to them,
there were three passages leading to III:
The Wilderness, by which route Dathan,
Koran and Abiram descended the sea, be-
cause it is written that Jonah cried to God
out of the belly of hell; the third passage is
at Jerusalem, because it is said:
1.-THE fire of the Lord is in Zion, and his
furnace is in Jerusalem" Mohammed said
that hell had seven gates-the first for the
Mussulmans, the second for the Christians,
the third for the Jews, the fourth for the
Sabeans, the fifth for the Magians, the sixth
for the pagans and the seventh for the
hypocrites of all religions. Winston, the
English astronomer, believed that hell is
situated on a comet, and that one moment
the damned will be in the blistering heat
of the sun and the next in a region of terri
bic cold. Among Christian sects there are
two controverted opinions in regard to hell
-one concerning its locality, the other the
duration of the torments.- Philadelphia
Press
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
Canoeing.

Canoeing is sport particularly adapted
to the American. With our innumerable
waterways, whether river, lake or land
locked bay, almost all the American peo-
pie may have the opportunity of sharing in
this most enjoyable of pastimes, if they
will but Use the proper precautions. Canoe
ing is easy to learn, at least canoeing with
a paddle Sailing a canoe is decidedly a
gymnastic exercise and would better be
left to the young athlete But to follow the
old precept, Paddle your own canoe" the
same qualities are required which are neces-
sary when the injunction is taken in a meta
phorical sense. To know what he wants to
do, and to go and do it, is the best possible
idea for canoeist to bear in mind. Albeit
he must do it gently.-Boston Advertiser
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

The summer boarder was fishing wher
Farmer Begosh came along.
Gee whillikens what on airth air Won
a-doini" he exclaimed as the sportsman
deposited small fish in his basket.
"I'm fishing" was the reply. "You ad
vertised good fishing, didn't your"
"Yes. Don't you know the fish'll die eff
you keep 'em out o. waterP You don't
think Pm goin ter spend money every week
putin new fish into tibet there pond jes' fur
you city fellers to ketch, do your No, sir
reel'' and the proprietor of rural Joys
turned the contents of the basket into the
pond and Indignantly strobe on.-Wash
ington Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

MAJOR J. G. PANGnoRN. looking for things
that needed improvement or reform. and
when he finds them he talks right out in
meeting whether it be to the national
commissioners, the board of directors, the
fair officials or to individual or associated
exhibitors. He has been antagonzed and
sat upon" IA number of times by the Off
cials, but never acknowledges defeat He
is very enthusiastic about the success of the
fair, and his efforts to promote it have been
most energetic. He is the manager of the
big Baltimore and Ohio exhibit.
The major is general agent of the Balti-
more and Ohio road and handles most of
their special trains on which distinguished
parties are carried. He has taken Presi-
dent Cleveland on many fishing trips and
took the president and Mrs. Cleveland to
Deer Park on their wedding tour. His first
service as a railroad man was with the San
Ia Fe in 1876, up to which date he was a
journalist and practically at the head of
the Kansas City Times.
Major Pangborn's title is purely honor
airy. He says he never was a major and
never expects to be. But he saw five hard
years of service in the Federal army during
the war, at first under Mcclellan in the
Army of the Potomac, and then under
Banks in the Army of the Gulf He enlist
ed before he was 10 and was mustered out
in Texas a year after the fighting was over
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
General advertisements.
We are Still Importing
Goods.

Among other things the
bark" G.. n. Wilcox brought
US the following:
Hubbuck's Genuine, No.
| and No. 3 White Lead, in %,
so or 100 ID. iron kegs.
Hubbuck's White Zinc.
Red Lead, pale boiled and raw
Oil. Stockholm and Coal Tar.
in barrels or drums. CASTLE
Soap, Shot, BIB to No. 10,
Punched Horse Shoes, Sal
Soda, galv'd Anchors, Brush
Door Mats, flexible steel and
ironWire Rope, Seine Irvine
Harris Harness Liquid, Da,
& Martin Backing, galvanized
Buckets and Tubs, Chain, blk.
and galv'd a to IS; galvd
Sheet Iron, No. 16 to %;
Timed Wire, Copper Wire,
No. 10 to 20, black and galvd
Fence Wire, Nos. A, 5 and G,
Blue Notified Soap, Anvils,
70 to 200 lbs; Blacksmith's
Vises, all sizes; a large assmt.
of Bar Iron, kegs Dry Vcne-
tan Red, Yellow Ochre, Paris
Yellow, Burnt Umbre, Ult.
Blue, Paris Green, Metallic
Paint, etc.
Also, received ex Australia,
1900 asst'd Elect. Lamps,
Hose, Butcher Knives, Cary
erS, Carriage Gloss Paint, Sui
phur Bellows, Scissors, Shoe,
Paint and Narnish Brushes;
Buckles, Picture Cord, Furni-
ture Nails, Tape Measures,
Jennings Bits, Yale Padlocks,
Oilers, galv'd Swivels, White
Shellac, Gold Leaf, Leather
Washers, and at last our fine
assmt. Of Wostenholm Pocket
Knives and Razors has got
here.
We were almost out of those
fine swing Razor Strops, but
have a new lot this steamer.
We have a fnll line of Elec-
trical Goods, and can wire
houses for Electric Lights On
short notice. Now is the time
to leave your order for wiring,
as in few months the current
for lights can be furnished and
then everyone will want lights
at once, and those whose hous
es are wired will of course pc
lights first.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

p. P. Elder was speaker of the house of
representatives in Kansas when Window
and General Sherman died in 1891 Win
dom died "A hours before Sherman, and
the flag on the statehouse was pulled half
way down.
When the news came of the great gener-
ais death, the sergeant-at-arms rushed in
and asked Elder what he should do.
Put the flag at half mast, said Elder.
But it is already at half mast for Win
DOM" explained the sergeant-at-arms.
"Then pull it the rest of the way down,
you goose" exclaimed Elder petulantly.-
Chicago Inter Ocean,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
A Wonderful Clock.

The Chamber of Commerce of Rouen have
erected a clock tower which gives the time
on three sides and the height of the tide on
the fourth-namely, that fronting the har-
Dor. The tide indicator consists essentially
of float which by means of cord and
couuterweight hung on drum actuates a
series of shafts with bevel wheel gearing
and moves hand or pointer on dial like
that of clock, marked with the necessary
figures to show the level of the tide. The
dials are of opal glass and are illuminated
at night The clock has an apparatus for
distributing the time to other clocks in
Rouen and also for unifying the time, after
the method adopted in Paris
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

He knocked at the back door of a subur-
ban house. and the cook opened it. He was
a sinister looking fellow, and she held on to
the door.
Lady of the house in9" he inquired
grufliy.
"No," trembled the cook.
"Man of the house here?"
NO"
"None of the people iny"
"None but me" and she tried to shut the
door.
saw, come off" he growled, setting his
foot against it. 81 guess I'll come in and
have good feed. Step lively, now, or II
grab you"
She let go the door, and the tramp forged
IN and fell into the arms of big policeman
who was counting the cook contrary to or
ders. -Tit-Bits.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
When Get Time,

When get time
know what shall do:
I'll cut the leaves Of all my books
And read them through and through.
When get time
III write some letters then
That have owed for weeks and weeks
To many, many men.
When get time
I'll pay those calls owe,
Ana with those bills, those countless bills,
will not be 80 slow.
When get time
I'll regulate my life
In such way that may get
Acquainted with my wife.
When | get time
Oh, glorious dream of bliss
A month, a year, ten years from now
But / can't finish this
have no time. Vogue.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
A Simple Menu.

"This is beautiful morning, Mary" said
Mr.. Fulton graciously as he took his seat
at the table at Farmer Humsted's select
country boarding house.
YES, sir, it is" replied the waitress.
1.-THE thunderstorm passed off nicely in
the night"
Eyes, sir"
"Looks like cooler weather."
"Yes, sir"
81 hope you are feeling quite well, Mary"
"Quite well, SIR"
"And that you enjoyed the farmers pic
mic yesterday"
pretty well, SIR"
"And now, let me see. What have we
for breakfast this morning." asked Mr..
Fulton as he glanced over the empty table.
"Well, there's ham, SIR"
"Ah, yes, ham or-what2" he inquired
with his most engaging manner,
"Ham or nothing!' returned Mary briefly.
Life
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

The administration of the oath, as in civil
cases, is of high antiquity, Then shall an
oath of the Lord be between them both
that he has not put his hand into his neigh
boris goods" See Exodus xxi, IL. Swear
ing on the gospels" was first used in the
year b2S, The first oath administered in
judicial proceedings was by the Saxons In
the year 900. The words $50 help me God
and all the saints" concluded an oath down
to 1550.-St. Louis Republic
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

"Look here" said the indignant man to
the dealer, 81 thought you said this dog
was a rabbit dog?"
ibid II Oh, yes-of course. Maybe you
didn't handle him right"
what do you meanW
"You want to try him with Welsh rab-
bits His appetite for them is simply alb
normal. Washington Star.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
THE INFANT

Blooming, precious little flower
OF the sacred bridal bower,
Why dost thou so smile on me
In thine Eden infancy
Wouldst thou shed on me such light
II thou knew'st my spirits night,
Emptied of stars and silver moon
Long ere IL knew a browning noon2
All, yes All, yesl In pity thou
Wouldst still cast sunshine on my brow
Still give a rose unto the shroud;
Still hang a rainbow on the cloud.
Blooming, precious little flower
OF the sacred bridal bower,
Still, oh, still shed light on me
From thy heaven of infancyi
New York Ledger.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

Dashaway-I spent 500 at the Worlds
fair.
Cleverton-Does that include the $40 that
l lent your
Dashaway - Great Scott, old man, l
should say sol Why, it includes IS more
that l was just going to ask you for
Truth
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

Mr. Gotham-Before consenting to your
engagement with my daughter | must
know something of your prospects
Young Mr.. Lakeside-I am an only son,
my parents have rented house near the
Chicago fair grounds and have two vacant
rooms which they let to dodgers
Mr.. Gotham-Bless you, my children
New York Weekly,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

If we cannot afford the time necessary
for masticating our food properly and in
cooperating it thoroughly with saliva, 1t
would be better to take nothing but broths
and similar foods. The use of water and
other liquids as lubricators is not to be toll
aratad
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

The Victoria cross, which we often read
of having been conferred upon some Brit
ish soldier for conspicuous bravery, Is OF
the Maltese form, made from Russian can
mons captured at Sevastopol
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

NAAhA - -
thinks he knows
why the attend
ance at the fair is
not greater and
had a committee
appointed to de
wise ways and
means of getting
more people there.
Major Pangborn
knows a great deal
about the big ex-
position. He has
put in a great deal
of his time going
about the grounds
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

A woman says that man can possess
the physical strength of Samson, but he
cannot help to take down the pictures FOR
the annual spring cleaning without feeling
completely exhausted with his labors.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

Schoolmaster-Now, Robert, can you tell
me how many pints there are in quartz
Publican's Hopeful-Why, yes, sir. One
and half and the froth!-Tit-Bits
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
An Anger, Not u Bore.

Clergyman--Is it true Miss Ruth, that
you said my last Sundays sermon bored
your
Miss Ruth with little gasp)-Oh, my,
no! Goodness gracious, mol | said that it
-er-penetrated my very soul Isn't 1t
strange how people misconstrue things!-
Truth
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

One of the paying professions of Paris is
said to be that of trunk packer. He will
fold expensive gowns in tissue paper and
stow away delicate bric-a-brac in the safest
Way
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

That delicious fruit, the mangosteen, has
been called Slams peculiar glory. 1t grows
only in Siam and few neighboring locali-
ties
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13

Flatirons should be kept as far removed
from the steam of cooking as possible ~
this is what causes them to rust.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
BOOMING THE FAIR.

Major PsDEborn Is Very Active In His Eff
forts.
Major j. G. Pangborn, president of the
Associated American Exhibitors at the
Worlds fair, is just now in the heat of an
arduous campaign to increase the attend
ance at the big show. The major is born
fighter and is always in some sort of
campaign, and in it mp to his ears. He
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-13
THE WIZARDS FATHER.
samuel Edison Is Hale and Hearty at the
Apa nF

Fathers of great men all remind us that
we may acquire fame through our children,
if not in our own proper persons. Tie
father of Thomas A. Edison, the electrical
wizard, furnishes the latest example of this
kind. The old gentleman, whose name is
Samuel Edison and who lives at Port HUI
ron, Mich, when he is at home, has an am
bition for record breaking. He might safe
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