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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

The vina, the national instrument of
India, calls zap vision of troops of nautoh
girls, dancing TO its music, the little peals
of silver bells, fastened around their
ankles, keeping time as They glide and
whirl. The vina is n queer looking in
strument. 1t is single bar Of hollow BAN
boo, fastened with extended bird claws,
carved from wood, to two empty gourds.
The ends of the bar are often beautifully
carved to represent birds or heads of ami
mails Eight wire strings are stretched
along the top of the hollow bamboo over a
series of movable frets, and there are three
other strings, which pass over single
fixed bridge. The player throws one gourd
over his left shoulder and passes the other
under his right arm, holding the bamboo
diagonally across his breast The frets are
pressed with the left hand, and the strings
are snapped with little hard strips called
plectra, worn upon the first and third fin
gers of the right hand.
Another beautiful instrument of India
is the soorsringa, which is shaped some
thing like banjo, although it sounds
more like n sweet guitar. 1t is made of
very dark wood, with a round body, pear
shaped at the back, and long slender
neck and is beautifully inlaid with ivory
and pearl There are eight wire strings,
which are played with n plectrum. The
sawed, or East Indian guitar, is also a
beauty, both in form and decoration. The
sides and back arc very dark green, almost
black, covered with golden figures.-H.
! s. Conant in st. Nicholas.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

From evidence difficult to dispute, it ap-
pears that in the Celestial Empire old, In
curably diseased and hopelessly depraved
persons are frequently burned alive to rid
the community of the burden and response
bility of their caretaking. This arrange
ment is the result of mutual understand
ing, the victims asserting to and at times as
sisting in the preliminary ceremonies The
usage seems to have been recognized by the
highest authorities, and the burials have
certainly been conducted with the sanction
of the ruling powers. Great preparations
are made, and there is much ado and some
times show of grief, but a great deal of
the latter is evidently perfunctory, as there
is an all around feeling of satisfaction on
the part of the spectators and more or less
complacency on the mind of the victim,
who is comforted by the assurance that he
is fulfilling a tradition and will earn the
respect of his ancestors and gone befores.
This custom is scarcely more strange and
barbarous than the japanese practice of
compelling man for certain crimes or
calamities TO commit suicide 1t would at
least have its compensations in that the
criminal could be made to take himself off
and thus leave no unpleasant reflections
upon the mind of hangman or executioner
New York Ledger.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07
Early Infantry Equipment.

Among the arms now obsolete which
formed a large part Of the infantry
equipment in the days when the army
was started was the pike, which was i'll
the form of spear, with a fiat and
pointed head, mounted on staff from
10 to IS feet long. The tirearm in gen
eral use at the time was the matchbox.
What would a sergeant major of the
present day. with his men armed with
the magazine rifle, think of such a
weapon as this: Attached to the lock
of this musket was pan; also cock,
the hammer of which was somewhat in
the form of birds, serpent's or dogs
head This head was split, and a screw
compressed or eased the Sits. The piece
being loaded first with powder and then
with ball, some powder was poured into
the pan. The pan was then shut to keep
this printing from dropping out and
to keep it dry. When the soldier wished
to fire, he fastened his burning match
into the slit of the cock, opened the pan,
looked to his printing, presented and
pulled the trigger. The match, falling
into the powder in the pan, fired it.
Between the pan and breech of the
barrel communication was established
by means of a small hole. When the
piece was being loaded, the grains o.
powder We're naturally rammed ant
shaken down close to this hole, ant
when printing the soldier took care t.
perfect the communication of the pow
der i'll the pan with that in the barrel
Thus the explosion in the pan causec
the ignition of the charge. ALL tn,
Year Round.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

According to statements published in
scientific journals, another article formerly
included among those considered and
treated as worthless has recently been add
ed TO the useful products and is known as
mineral india rubber asphalt. This article
is produced during the ordinary process of
refining tar by sulphuric acid and forms a
black material very much like common as
phalt, and elastic like india rubber. On
being heated, so that the Shiny matter is
reduced to about 60 per cent of the former
size, there results Il substance hard like
ebony. 1t can be dissolved in naphtha and
is an excellent nonconductor of electricity,
being, therefore, valuable for covering tel
egraph wires and for other purposes where
nonconducting substance is needed. Dis
solved the mineral india rubber produces
good waterproof varnish.-New York
Sun
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

81 have my programme pretty well ar
ranged now" said the earnest young wom-
an. SUNDAY devote to religious exercises
of course; Monday to Delsarte and calls
themes; Tuesday the walking club takes
its outing; Wednesday we study Moliere;
Thursday we discuss the probability of
woman attaining the ballot, and Friday is
devoted to uplifting the poor"
But what do you do Saturday, dearf"
"Oh, that's the day for training my hus-
band. "-Indianapolis journal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

The adult who is not willing to wait
is as much a child as the infant in the
high chair. One cannot expect mature
thought, patience and an appreciation
of interchange Of sentiment i'll a child.
When he is child, he sees as child,
he thinks as a child, but when he be-
comes a man he is popularity supposed
to put away childish things, and it is
on this line of reasoning that the new
table rule has been instituted.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07
CHARMS OF COUNTRY LIVING.
The Nightly Meeting Mt the Store and the
MrrI.IY Ilennhnu Sncinl.

William Henry Bishop, possessed of the
belief that the ono desirable thing for him
was an abandoned New England farm for
y summer home, started out in search of
one. Even his experience of the social at
fractions of q little Massachusetts, village
did not deter him. He describes 1t rs fol
lows in The Century:
l went out alone one evening to try to
realize how the place would seem suppos.
ing one were actually living there. What
resources would he open to the promcnader
Mt the hour, say, of & p MP The lights
seemed already ont in the houses, or If
here and there they burned still it was
only in some obscure kitchen at the rear.
The steady chiirup Of tree toad and cricket
occupied the night, broken in upon occa-
sionally by the note of the whippoorwill or
the stamp of some horse in his stable.
There was light, however, in the country
store, and pushed the door open and en-
tered. \ postmaster was silently figuring
his accounts at desk in the corner, acou-
pie of men were playing checkers at II ia
Bile, overlooked by two or three others,
while two half grown country boys whis-
pcred conndcntially together of things pc.
culinr to themselves. But now travel
err for one Of the whip shops came in and
stirred up the men playing at checkers and
enlivcncd the place with some quite citi-
| fed quips and pranks. This, however,
could not always BE- expected. The young
man had only laid over few days on n
| visit to his family In general the scdate
| club must depend upon its own resources
In midwintcr | learned, "a weekly so.
| ciable' Is held among the inhabitants in a
/ hall over the chief whiplash shop a long
table is spread in picnic fashion, with re-
/ frcshments contributed by the members.
/ "Beanbag' throwing and similar diver
sions are INDUCED in, but dancing is
against the general convictions and not
permitted
Certain city people might not think that
all this promised well, but indeed 1t prom
| ised very well as compared with certain
other things-with the isolation of farm
shut in by the darkness of the hills for
| instance. There should be nothing about
| it to discourage the aspirant for country
! life. Let the advantages and disadvantages
of each state of life be properly kept In
mind, difficult thing to do, no doubt,
since the disadvantages that are nearest
are forever obtruding themselves in undue
prominence However, it promises well
to the bag ridden man, distracted by cares
noises, his immense distances, weighed
down by the bare mechanical obstacles o
life in the metropolis that often render 1T
all alleged social advantages and amuse
ments completely nugatory. For wha
} would such "a man retreat to the country
Why, for the restfulness Of nature, for Al
opportunity to go early to bed, to got
, proper acquaintance with his own family
to cultivate his own resources. And h
would expect and desire to live chiefly b
daylight instead of by lamplight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

new brussels was down, the money, Of
course, being secured by the transfer of
$50 more from our house fund, to be
replaced from the pay for my story.
Some of our friends began to wonder
how we could afford so much expense
lust then, but we kept the secret to our
selves and told them they would see it
in due time.
When the June number of the maya
zine came, we found the following item
among the announcements for July:
"a short story, entitled "A Moonlight
Romance, by new writer of great
promise
had felt Just little uneasy about
using the money saved up, to pay the
remainder on our house, when we had
no certain means of knowing how soon
the money for the story was to come,
but it was all right now, with two
months to spare.
"Why not take our trip now, said
my wife, "while the weather is at its
best?" Why not to be sure? 1t was just
the thing and would enable me to get
some local color for story which | had
in mind dealing with pioneer life on
the shores of Lake Michigan. So we
drew S175 more from the savings bank,
leaving Just about $50 on deposit, got
the tailor and dressmaker to do tho nee
essary work for us in a great hurry,
closed up our house and started
1t was a magnificent trip. The fresh
lake breeze, the green islands that we
passed, the ha2y blue line of the wooded
shore in the distance, the foam spar
king in the sunlight, all contributed
to make it the happiest experience since
the days of our honeymoon.
Two days after our return the July
number Of the magazine and letter
bearing its imprint arrived i'll the same
mail. We We're so eager to see the story
III print that we left the letter unopened
until we had cut the leaves of the maya
zine and feasted our eyes upon every
page. Then | tore open the letter and
drew out check:
The Commercial National Bank Of - will
| pay to tho order of Mr.. - the sum of seven
| teen dollars and fifty cents Csl1.50).
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

Weary William Gn hayloftJ-Sort o. COM
Portable, amt its
Pilfering Peter-Reg'lar luxury, that's
wot IL is! No doors to lock, no shutters to
bolt, no windows to fasten, no kitchen fire
TO look after, no potted plants to move
about, no light TO bother with, and no nerv-
GUS wife to send us a gallivantin around on
tn cold floors half dozen times night
lookin fer burglars.-London Weekly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07
THE eRleR BUSH.

Like some bare life set thick with thorn.
Hedgcd hard by duty, dcsolato,
1t grew apart, alone, forlorn,
Uusought by beauty, left by fate.
But something passed along that way.
A thoughtY A smilc2 A tuuchY A wordf
A bit Of sunshine through the gray2
A throbbing, lifting, lighting birdT
God knows. But on the morrow morn
That brier was burst Of bloom.
Somewhere, mayhap, n soul was born,
There was such incense of perfumel
Not one who passed with interests rife
Had dreamed its wonder unconfessed,
That such bare and lonely life
Held all of beauty unexpressed.
Virginia Woodward Cloud.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

Mrs Nouveau-R iche-What a handsome
house your father has built Such beauti-
full balconies!
Miss Juliet with sigh)-Yes, plenty of
balcony; but, alas, no Romeo.
Mrs. Nouveau-Riche-Is Romeo the name
of that material the Tompkinses have their
new awnings made of?-Boston Transcript.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

A "Confedn who was in the battle of Shi.
lob happened to be inordinately fond q!
card playing. During the fight lie had
three of his fingers shot OH Holding up
his mangled member he ga2ed at it with
look of ineffable sorrow and exclaimed, as
a big tear stole in the corner of his eye, ~
shall never be able to hold full hand
againp Poor fellow-Confederate War
.ToTrnal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07
The admlnlstration OF the onth. as In civil

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, II. "Swear,
ing on the gospels" was first used in the
year 52s The first oath administered in
judicial proceedings was by the Saxons in
the year 600. The words 80 help me God
and all the saints" concluded an oath down
10 Ib50.-St. Louis Republic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07
Editor of the - Magazine

l have given up literature for the
present and have secured $500 from the
Building and Loan association to make
the final payment due Oh my house. My
wife positively refuses to read any of
the new books which l bought and has
asked me not to say anything more
about the trip on the lakes, but for some
reason or other she doesn't seem to re-
greet i'll the least the part of the money
which went for the travelling dress, the
wall papering aud the brussels carpet
j. Hanson Williams i'll New York
Post
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

Williamson-On Monday morning | had
to drink my coffee out of tin cup.
Henderson-How's thatf
1--WE hired new girl Saturday, and all
the china st6res were closed Sunday, you
knoW n-Truth
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

The Deacon Cat revival meeting)-My
poor brother, are you prepared to die?
Party Who Has Wandered In (indig-
nantly)-Say, why don't you drop bust
ness in place like this? I'm life in
surance agent myself, but have never
yet talked shop in a church. -Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07
Getting bid of Them.

Store Proprietor-Wha means this mob
in the street, We must clear them out.
Clerk-Shall send for the policei
Store Proprietor-No, indeed; have one
of the men go out and take up contribu-
ton. boston Transcript.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

A Spring Garden street mamma told her
6-year-old daughter that she had two sides
to her nature, the right side and the wrong
and cautioned her always to follow the
promptings of the right side, But, mann
ma" the little one replied, my heart is not
on the right side philadelphia Record
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

City Editor Ito now reporter)-You omit
ted something very important in your ac-
count Of the bank failure.
Reporter-W hat vas that. siri
City Editor-YOu neglected to say that
the depositors would receive dollar for dol
lar.-Brooklyn Life
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07

Lva-I hear you won your breach of prom
Use suit. Did you get the whole 20,O0O'
Della-Every cent. married my lawyer.
Now York World.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07
KRAJEW SKIS
PATENT
CANE CRUSHER
uwvvvvvvvyvI wv 7gvF17yywvvs

HWEvVvV
>%HE HONOLULU IRON WORKS COMPANY
4 having secured the EXCLUSIVE
~ Islands for the Kraewski Patent Sugar Cane Crush
prepared to receive orders for the same, be
delivered IN time for the crop
This machine which has been invented but years,
been adopted by great number sugar
especially in Cuba where it first trial and where
became extremely popular Nearly onehd of the whole sugar
made Cuba being made with the assistance these
crushes These crher have also proved great
mOnals on hand.
These crushes when attached any mill will
capacity by from 50 per will improve extraction,
will regulate feed of the mill We have three these machines
in the way. For further particulars enquire at the
U0N0TTTTT TRnN WnpKQ m
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-12-07


Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
md refreshing to the taste, and acts
Gently yet promptly ON the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
.em cfiectually, dispels colds, head
,ohos and fevers and cures habitual
onstipation. Syrup of Figs is the
lily remedy of its kind ever pro-
luced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
fleets, prepared only from the most
hcalthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
10 all and have made it the most
yorular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in so
cent bottles by all leading drug
FISTS. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. DO not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FlG SYRUP co.
SAW FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE, Ky NEW YORK. N.Y.
HOBRON DRUG co.
Wholesale Agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-23
HON. BIG Is. sALINA2



That Place
WAsHINGTON. March 23-There is q
mighty conflict now being waged among
the bankers Of Salina. kas Tit all hangs
on whether that town, which has claimed
at various times all the way from 10000
to 1000 Inhabitants. in reality has 5000
IF it has not more than 5000 Inhabitants,
". w Watson and others VIII be allow
ed to organize the National Bank of
America with $4,000 capital stock, and
if 1t has more than 5000 beyond all dis
pute and legal quibbling it VIII require
100000 to organize.
here is a law which requires $780,
600 capital stock in cities of more than
5000 inhabitants. Tile last census show
ed that Salina had 6,03l inhabitants, but
the latest assessors books show only b,
500
Watson 81 90. wanted to organize a
national bank with $5O,0O0 capital stock,
and all the other bankers ia the town or
ganized to freeze them out. claiming it
was a discrimination against them, as
they had @1OO 600 capital stock. Mr.
Watson is here in his own interests,
while the combination of the other bank
ing Interests is represented by President
Lee of the Farmers and Mechanics
bank. Notwithstanding the bitter fight
being made on w atson & Co., the indi-
cations are that they viii be allowed 10
organize.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-23
FIREMEN TURNED AWAY.
Their Schedule Not Accepted by General
Manager Cfarlz.

OMAHA, March 98=The last move ia
the Joint conference of officials and en-
ployes of the Union Pacific was proba-
blv made today when the firemen sub
mitted their schedule, prepared by them,
to Dir Clark, and was informed in return
that il was not acceptable.
There is q possibility that the engineers
may be called TO confer with Mr.. Clark
again. but it is not probable. and every
thing viii remain in statu quo until the
arrival of Judge Caldwell next week.
q. W. Harper, of Terre Haute, the at
torney of the nremen, who represented
that organization ia the Ann Arbor case,
the Northern Pacific matter before
Judge jenkins, is here and viii make
the arguments before Judge Caldwell on
behalf of the hremen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-23

Compelling Citizens to Drape
Their Buildings
IN KOssUTH'S HONOR.
Windows Smashed I'm Where the
H0usehOlders Refuse.
Feeling at Fever Heat Over Hun
gary's Dead Patriot.

gary D0s10 81 ~ m
,rt oo r-l... i gl-,-
siderable excitement TO-DAY among TIE
students and others who took part in the
riotoas denoastrations last night against
those citizens e.-bo had NOT 7fsnlaved en-
1.f =. , To,,is
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Aoss dth.
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the popular demand regarding the re-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-23
PRENDERGAsT's STAY.
Ht is served on the sheriff To-day Insan
ity Hearing Tomorrow.

CHICAGO March 28.-A deputy from
the criminal court today served the order
of Judge Chetlain on Sheriff Gilbert,
which prevents the execution of Prem
dergast until April g.
Prendergasts insanity hearing viii
come up in Chatelain's court tomorrow
morning. The state Will enter upon the
case under protest, but it is prepared 10
introduce expert testimony to show that
the assassin is at the present time re-
spOnsible for his acts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-23
SOME COMMONWEALERs
Bound for Coxey'a Army They Get Into
the Wor1xhouan.

INDINAAPoIIs, March Fourteen
tramps giving various picturesque names
were arrested last night after fierce
battle with the police. Several shots
were fired and the tramps were dubbed
into submission.
Today the tramps received sentences
that VIII keep them in the work house
until too late to join CoNey's common
veal, of which they all claimed to be re-
cruits