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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14
eEArEN Al HIS OWN GAME.
A Youthful Auditor Tells n story Bigger
Chan Uncle Bill Does.


1t was great fun for the boys in the viii
lage where Uncle Bill lived to get him start
ed telling some of his big stories. Appar-
emily there were no bounds to his imagina-
tion and TO the number of his tales. Most
of them were connected Ia sotno way with
the Hudson, as he had spent nearly LIS
whole life on the river.
Seated ON a stringpiece of the wharf one
afternoon with number of youngsters
around him he began by telling his audi
ence what n wonderful river the Hudson
was.
BOYS" he said, 81 tell yer that ere is a
mighty fine river. Yer kin go most any
where yer mind to on her. Yessir, yer kin
go to ther north pole an ter the south pole"
The boys winked to one another, but did
not venture to make any remarks
How about Captain Broat's sloop, Uncle
BillY" asked one Of his auditors.
"Ah, murmured the old man, ''she was a
dandy. she was. Why, I've seen that ere
slo'p. loaded vith.ore till her deck was flush
with ther water, go down through Haver-
straw bay under full sail when Their breeze
was so stiff that the other boats had two
reefs in their mains'ls an their ibis bobbed,
and some of 'em with their peaks dropped.
| We've gone slashin down Haverstraw bay
| with ole Sary's bow under water more'n
| half ther time an didn't mind it at all.
She was u great slo'p, now, if yer wanter
! know it."
How did you like havin the West Point
fellers shoot holes through the mainsall,
Uncle Bill?' asked an auditor.
Il didn't like it nohow 'Tain't no use
tryin ter fool with them fellels, they re tew
everlastin reckalous. One O them shots
purity near took off my whiskers."
MY! Uncle Bill that was narrer es
cape" remarked an impudent youngster
with a wink at his grinning companions
"but it amt narthin to what | had once
when was fghtin Injuns out west. One
evenin jest about sunset | was going home
to the camp when all of a sudden an Injur
jumps from behind a bush, and before
could do anything he put up his rifle and
fired right at my head. | saw the bullet
comm an caught it between my teeth and
shook it at him. The mjun gave vel
and run as hard rs he could"
There was howl from the other boys
but Uncle Bill, with look of deep DISCUS
at being beaten at his own game, exclaimed
in tones of great disapproval:
"Ah, you SMALLER pill, you, what do ye
want ter lie TO or poor ole man furI' An'
he got up and walked slowly away
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14
Snnps of the Roustabouts.

1t was n grand sight to the small boys of
Lexington to see the deckhands swagger-
ing along one at each end of coal box and
80 men in line carrying coal to the bunkers
of such boats rs the f. y. Auberg, James
H. Lucas, Polar Star and Clara, and if they
were negro hands singing only as negroes
can sing, or as they could in those days
The coal was carried aboard at night by the
light of the pine knot fire and the small
boy sat around and caught the words of "A
new song The boys got their songs in
those DAYS from the circus and the steam
boats. The border boys had but two
ambitions-one was to cross the plains and
be a wagon boss and the other to be a
steamboat captain.-St. Louis Letter.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14
The Grumbler and the Boy.

Clumsy exclaimed the pedestrian when
he was struck on the foot by the broom of
the shopboy who was sweeping off the side
walk
81 don't know about that" replied the
boy, 1--WE swept off this sidewalk every
morning for two years, Probably million
persons have passed while was sweeping,
and you are the first one I've hit"
"Ify you had missed hitting hundred mil
lion, what difference would that make to
meS' said the pedestrian as he went off
with his mouth full of grumble,-B
Transcript.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14
Speed of Homing Pigeons.

Thirty or thirty-fve miles an hour is a
fair average in good weather for a pigeon
The greater the distance, the smaller the
probability Of the prompt return of the
bird. At distance of, say, 100 miles, al
most all birds return safely il the weather
is favorable, but at distances Of 400 or 500
miles it is impossible to reckon confidently
on the birds return 1t appears curious,
but it is well established fact that as the
bird nears its home its speed is accelerated.
philadelphia Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14
NntnrnI Mistake.

what break that was for the minister
to say dust TO dust when they were mar
riedr'
He probably had in mind that two
great fortunes were united by the ALI
ance. Truth.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14

Mr. Alexander Graham Bell calculates
that a mother, in talking to her infant,
speaks $1,000 words a day-equal to about
four hours of continuous talking, and this
Notwithstanding the fact that the baby
does not know what any single one of the
30, 900 words means.-London Tit-Bits.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14

A baked lemon is said to be an excellent
remedy for hoarseness and one that is often
resorted TO by singers and public speakers
The lemon is baked like an apple and lit
tie of the heated and thickened juice
squeezed over lump sugar.-New York
Times
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-14

Passenger-Can you tell me what are the
times for these buses TO leave the Swiss
cottage'
Driver-Quarter after-'arf after-quar-
ter to-and atl-London Punch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14

WASHINGTON, Dec 1O.-The civil service
commission has sent to the president two re
ports covering the operations of the commits
sion during the last year. the ma iOrty re-
port being signed by Mr.. Lyman and Mr..
Roosevelt, and the minority by Mr.. John
son.
The ma iority report says that the great
feature in the operations OF the commission
has been the work done in connection with
the extension Of the classified service to all
free delivery postofiices. it is perhaps the
most important extension that has ever
taken place under the civil service law.
BY this extension there were added to the
classified service in the 1Ji offices classified
a total of $40 employees While great good
has resulted 10 the service 10y this extension.
the system seems to work better in the
larger offices than in The smaller ones. In
the smallest offices it works much better
than the old system worked. but in these it
is difficult to prevent the law being cvaded
and for that reason the commission thinks it
should be allowed to investigate, and the re
port says that the commission is more and
more convinced that in the great
majority of cases. it is a p oaitvc detli-
mont to the service to except them. This
applies not only to the postal service hut
also to the departmental service at Wash
ington, where the chiefs of division and
many other officers are expected.
large proportion of the present excepted
places the report says. ought to be struck
from the list and appointments thereto
should be made either by open competitive
examination or by promotion.
The commission calls attention to the evil
results of the present system of having a
salary limit to the classified service in the
custom houses. The classification should be
by grade and not by salary.
The report speaks in the highest terms of
the results of placing the railway mails SER
vice under civil service rules.
Commissioner Johnson in his minority ra
port, takes issue with his colleagues Is to
the extension Of the classified service ordered
Jan. }. 1898. to include free delivery post
offices. He regards that extension as part-
san, unfair and harmful to the cause of civil
service reform. He saws the public service
has unquostionably been greatly improved
through the agency OF civil service reform.
This system ought not to bc Handicapped
hy such handling as viii excite distrust and
arouse prejudice. Places should be except
Ell from the civil service rules upon a com
mon and nvariublc principle The test
should be. whether or not the position in
wolves the execution of administrative
policy. the exercise of confidential duties,
the decision of important matters of discre-
ton and whether an examination that can
he applied, that Will measure the fitness of
the applicant for the service is required.
He cannot agree with his colleagues that
the cause for removal for the classified SER
vice should always be stated in writing and
that whenever the accused demand, it, the
cause Of removal should he published in
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
SHORTAGE OF S4t,87o,o4t


WASHINGTON. Dec Tho clerks of tho
their statements for The next aud this year
1t shows that the estimates for the support
Of the government during the next fiscal
year aggregate 1886, BOG, $50, net re,luc-
ton of 80. IJ4 545 from the estimates sub
mttcd for the present fiscal year This does
not include any estimate for sugar bounty
which Secretary Carlisle stated would
amount TO Sll 900. 600 annually if the lar
is not repealed.
The estimates for the next wear are also
less by $500 9S3 than the total regular ap-
preparations for the current fiscal year. but
this comparison excludes not only the mis-
cellancous and deficiency appropriations
made for the current year, but all estimates
of appropriations on the same scores for the
next year, This year the deficiency ap,ro-
priatiOns were S:2 21i 0S6 and the miscpl-
laneouo appropriations S52O,499, but the
large deficiency was caused by the necps-
sity Of appropriating Sl4, l49, PA to meet a
deficiency in the appropriations for the cen
suS.
The statement places the receipts esti-
mated for the next fiscal year at S4j4. I91, -
,4S, 50 that there will be deficiency in the
government revenues if the full estimate,
are allowed, of 81 $40, 041. But this state
ment assumes an appropriation of $4,000. o.
900 20 meet the requirements of the sinking
fund, and if "A reduction is made ON that
score and no account is taken OF deficiency
ald miscellaneous appropriations that must
De made the revenues will exceed the csti-
mated expenditures by So, l2O.91s.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
BRADSTREET'S TRADE REVIEW.


The Tariff Cloud sim O,ershaduws All
Branches OF Business.
New NORK. Dee. S-Bradstrcct' to-
morrow will say: To those who locked for
Improvement in the volume Of Solcs in
staple. commercial or manufacturing lines.
the week is Disappointing impending radical
tariff changes which it is proposed to pat in
operation within three months. while i'm
portcrs and others have ON hand. owing to
prolonged trade depro ,-iou, relatively large
stocks of foreign goods. tend 10 further de-
preston. and trade petitions to Congress are
, being prepared to postpone the date of en-
forcing the tariff changes.
WoOllens and iron industries have lost
the signs of strength visible two weeks ago
and are practically without animation at
bottom prices. Lumber industries arc duh
and in New England States she's factories
arc less actively employed.
Current business news reports II indus
trial establishments shur down this week. %
reducing wages or forces or both and 80 re-
Stunning work, generally on part time. Two
strikes for higher wages are reported two
strikes are ended and two threatened. Prices
of cereals tend upward, mainly ON smaller
Increase in visible stocks.
the existing heaviest wheat stock, in the
United States ON record are due to begin
ming the season with unprecedentally large
supplies not to recent receipts. Cotton is
lower on larger sales and large crop cuesscs
Hops and products are lower, and recent
isolated Gains in iron prices ARE barely slls
tanned. All larger Eastern cities report dull
trades in all lines, as all industrial centres
report an almost uneXampled number of
idle ami suffering At the West few cities
notal ~ Louisville st. Louis and Kansas
City, report an Improvement in business
AT other Western point, there is Il small
volume Of business even when sales of
Christmas specialtieo are considered.
Business Is quieter at Boston, more so
than usual i'll leather, demand for which and
for shoes does not equal expectations.
Exports of wheat this wcel; from the
United States. both coasts, -four included
equal zoos. 600 bushels, compared with
4 40 600 in the week one year ago.
Total bank cleUrings aggregate 81. llS. -
l0j, 600 this week, an increase Of & per cent
, over the total last Thanksgiving week. but
| % per cent smaller than in the weel, year
no
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
There is
No Law

on the statute book to pre-
vent charging a good price
tor poor goods, but there
is an unwritten law which
protests against it and we
are in full sympathy with
that unwritten law. You
cannot buy poor clothing
of Us at any price, because
we exercise our best .judg-
ment, which tells us that
poor goods are dear at any
price, and we do not buy
them. If you are in want
of a suit OF clothes, over
coat or ulster, do not waste
yonr time in looking
around, because in seem y
our goods you will expert
ence "a case of love at first
sight" one OF the pleasant
episodes in your life,
We have just opened a
lot of London Macintosh
coats that, while strictly
water proof, look like one
of our fashionable winter
overcoats. Don't you want
to see them? Elegant neck
wear with a complete as
sortment of underwear and
everything positively at
the lowest prices. We will
show a fine assortment of
useful goods, suitable tor
Christmas presents, so
please remember US when
out shopping in that line.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
ADMIT THEIR DEFEAT.
Lehigh strikers Apply at the Company &,
DifCes for Work.

JERSEY Guy, y. j.. Dec. The strik
ing employees of the Lehigh Valley railroac
accepted the terms offered 10y the company
and applied for work this morning. About
One-quartcr of the men were given places
and the Names and addresses of the other.
who applied for work were taken Al
vacancies ON the road were filled at once,
but none of the non union men who were
employed when the old hands struck were
discharged 10 make herths for strikers
The strike has ended in a complete vic
tory for the Lehigh Valley railroad and the
men who were led to believe that they had
won Yesterday admit their defeat to-day
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
fiow's This (!

any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured ON
Hairs Catarrh Cure.
F. +. CHENEY q Co. Props. Toledo o.
We the undersigned have known r J.
Cheney for the last u Years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business TRANSACTIONS
and financially able TO carry out ally obhgA.
lion made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAN, Wholesale Druggist. Toledo
Ohio
WALpISG. KINNAN ~ MARytN. Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. -.
Hall tatarrh cure j. taken internally. act
lux directly upon the blund and mucous sur
face, nl The system. Price i5c per hottie. sold
by all Druggists Testimonials free.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
Failures for the Week.

NEW YORK. Dec. S,--R. G.. Dun a Co. 5
weekly review of trade says the failures for
week number 1856 in the United States
against 2,l for the corresponding week last
year \ classified statement of liabilities
of firms failing during the last two weeks Of
November shows manufacturing liabilitie,
We're 81 $40, %; against -, l24, $50 the pre-
vious week, and trading linbilitie, 81 pos.
1919 against =. Os9. $50
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14

PORTSMOUTH, y H Dec : The inter.
nal revenue collections for the district II
New Hampshire which comprises this State
Maine and Vermont, tor the month IT Ne.
vember, were S85 Sl3; the total collection
- far this year amounts to 81. $50 Aj4 an
increase of S5l4 2s4 over that Of last geal
iu the same time.
Tapley's Bread Winner outwesrs all other
shoes
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
\ state Base Ball League.

MONTPELIER, Dec. An arrangement
has been made by Manager Whitehill of the
Vermont Methodist Meminary Base Ball as
ISOLATION for u meeting Of delegates from
every preparatory school in the State. for
the purpose Of forming base ball league
This meeting is to he held AT the seminary
Jan. Il. 1894
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14

ChlcAGu, Dee. g. A meeting of the Son,
of Vermont was held at the Graud Pacit,
Hotel here last night The executive com
mittee Wa, instructed to proceed with the
arrangements for the l,th annual banquet
of the association 10 be held Jan -, 1894
Senators Morrill, and Proctor and many
other prominent Nermunlels have been Ill
vitsd t. te present
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
CIHCAGO'S POOR.
MORE THAN 100000 DESTITUTE OF
DAILY BREAD.

The Spectacle of Starving Men and
Women beneath the Very walls OF
Bursting Granri"s \ Committee of
Charity Organized to Raise ~i,OOO.oo
for Their Relief.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
CIVIL SERVICE.
MAJORITY AND MINORITY REPORTS
SENT TO THE PRESIDENT

by the Commission Mcssrs. Lyman and
Roosevelt in General Commend the FIX
tension of the classified service to Free
Delivery Postoniccs -EN-Commissioncr
Colleagues.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
FROM \ GALLERY.
FIEND HURlS A BOMB
AMONG FRENCH DEPUTIES.

4 ExpIodcs with Terrific Violence. Kill
ing an Usher and Wounding Some so
Others. Deputy Lemairc Dangerously
Frightful Panic Followssthe Explosion.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14

The tired protc- ,,uual and literary men viii
tina nothing 81 -uutiug aud refreshing a.
!ur- ford Nrid Phosphate This j. the tc-ti-
nuly of thousand uf these cla,,c, of men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14

! PARIS. Dec. Iu.-trrCaU excitement has
,cen caused here by dynamite outrage
committed within the Chamber of deputies
3Vmlc the house was in session yesterday
! ftcrnoon a stranger, who was occupying a
| eat in the gallery, threw "A dynamite bomb
o ,hc noor of the chamber.
AS the bomb struck it exploded with ter
lie noise. and pieces of the metal casing
! ere thrown III every urectlol' deputy
No." Tenure "uu SIX "lhcrs were MI ana
'""NN "'J"''u' NJ le''llre Is Sal" /" DE
Nv
1t mas oeen learned that a tllhe lus' was
'ta'h'I I" th' "piho ana thit the explosion
occurred oeIore the missile reached the noor
nh' thal.nof'
Ihr bomb burst close To the head Of W.
enine' ana KILLED an usher VINO was stand
y near 10y instantly. I'm American lady.
Fho was III the l'uohc gallery. received
Elt wound on the forehead Wo other
'dl's WIN" were III the lower gallery were
INJURED \ man VINO was sitting next To the
'omh- throWcr was wounded.
me ho'lp was thrown rom an upper Eai-
TN' Al. the members OF the mouse ana an
ne people i'll tue Sall'Il'N were I'lll'-
ri'h'H
y reporter P'h'u up from uhe moor 81 Tue
HIGH had evidently been loaded into the
pinh with the explosive.
f"rtN-"ight Persons Wounded,
Official figure. show IS persons more or
SN severely wounded. The police imme-
lately closed the exits from the galleries,
nd they have now - persons under arrest,
put whether the bomb thrower i, among
hem is not known Several men who were
the gallery and were wounded are under
lspicior.
y debate was in progress when the cxrlo-
ON occurred. aud for moment everybody
as stunned, then there was a wild scene.
lembers rushing for exits in haste to escape
rom possible repetition of the explosion
nd tmbliug over each other in mad flight.
the aaloric, the spectators were in a con
ition bordering on frenzy and the scene was
ldc-crihahlc.
After the dust and smoke had cleared
Nyav the members resumed their seat, and
business proceeded. VI. Dupuv prc,iient
cing evidently the coolest man present
he corridors were turned int, HOSPITALS
nd large force of surgeons and nurse,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-12-14
sraggadocis and selrslorihoation.

After VI Lepine the project was done
tu valiant he took Nm Roller and
oyer al the police department and exam
iu2 magistrate, VI. Clement to No 81 Rue
Ducrrr There they learned that Vail
nj had engaged hi, room one week ago.
il were Quantityof nail, aud bomb i'm
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-05-25

At the Wells trial the other day Mr.. Jus
tice Hawkins remarked that there are A. 00c
barristers. That was the approximate
number about 80 years ago, when the
learned judge was at the bar, but the num-
Der now is nearly 5000. 1t must give pause
to not few ambitious young men to find
the order of the Golf double its members in
80 years. The first "law list" was published
in 1855. The "king's counseP' were 20, and
the whole bar of England but 420. The re.
corder of London was then paid e600 1t
took 40 years for the bar to pc as numerous
again as at that date.
At the beginning Of her majesty's reign
in only IL years the Q. C.'s numbered 20,
and the bar had with astonishing rapidity
grown from 900 to over 1900. 1t was in
1861 lin the day of Henry Hawkins, Esq,
@. CO. that there were 1900 wigs and gowns
and 125 silks" In another 10 years the
latter class had become 1S0 strong, and the
rank and file of the long robe totaled $500
Now there are 900 queens counsel, and the
members of the four inns Of court could
be mustered at about 10000 strong. And
yet the cry is Still they comel'-Londop
Chronicle y
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-05-25
Rfvar Factions Fight.

BRAZIL, Ind, May 16-News CT a
bloody fight at the little mining town of
Benwood. this county, has just reached
here. Benwood and Cardonia are rival
mining towns, and have frequently had
bloody wars over arguments of suprem-
acy.
Saturday night a dance was given in
Shearer's hall at Benwood, and crowd
of about 25 Cardonia men came down
with the avowed intention of breaking
it up. A fight ensued, in which about
go persons participated. The women
were driven from the hall, and for an
hour the air was filed with chairs, pis-
tol balls and knives.
A halt was called until the injured of
both sides could be carried out, when
the fight was renewed with increased
vigor. The police attempted to stop the
fight and were roughly handled. No
fewer than 30 persons were cut and
bruised, several Of them seriously. No
arrests have been made.
Cardon1a announces another dance for
Wednesday evening, when the fight
will be renewed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-05-25

Flowers are so beautiful in themselves
that 1t is impossible to make them look
bare or awkward Still, as the artist says.
it is possible to get "eTects" if one knows
how.
Take, for example, that handful Of vio-
lets you have just bought. You know
from experience that if you put it in water
in a simple vase it will smell sweet and
look pretty for day or two. But thatwill
be all. The violets will all be crowded
heartlessly together, and many of them will
be crushed out of sight. And then all will
soon wilt. Suppose this time you try put
ting your handful of violets in hanging
basket mean to say that you might make
a wall pocket for them. You have, of
course, coil of picture wire in the house.
Take it then, and using a stiff piece Of
pasteboard for back pierce some holes in
it and weave the wire back and forth until
there is a safe and comfortable receptacle
for your blossoms. Get piece of moss
from the florist and fill the pocket nearly
full of it, so that the pasteboard and wire
work are hidden and you have Just a green
mass of moss. Now put in the violets, one
by one, wrapping more moss gently around
each stem until the whole wall pocket Is
blue and abloom with the flowers. Give
them generous spraying of water and hang
them in the shadiest spot in the room.
Take down and spray occasionally, and you
will have violets long after your bunch
would have withered in its vase of water
St. Louis Republic.