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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28

.
Nigrttor, birds.
Nearly an thu native American summer
birds make MIGRATORY Journeys southwpd
nj the appru uh Of winter. A few of the
varieties, such ~ the swallow family, leave
~ early a. the latter part of August As
/ soon n the young birds are able to leave
/ the nest, much time Is spent on the wing
| by those birds that have the fall journey to
make. and when the breeding time Is well
over they bunch into troops, having holi-
Say time fcastiug on the new crop of seeds
| aud enjoying the fine weather Children
nh grown up, no household cares, the young
/ Npiuiuing in the use of their developing pin
/ Ions. they fr'sk and futter, scour the sur
/ rounding country, but no one sees them
/ leave.
| Smgularly enough, the warblers make
/ these Journeys in the night. That noisy
and now unwelCome and voraCious pet, tho
/ English sparrow, is not migratory, so far
as autumn journeys pertain toimmigration.
/ They were imported to this, n strange Ch'
mate to them, and have not learned to leave
/ with the approach of winter Whether or
not they are an insectiyorJus bird in their
native isle, they certainly could not be 9th
erwise than granivorOus here in the winter.
They are hardy, pugnaClous and aggressive
well " ply my Nht ItCulldi tlldlttCttl VI
the Briton.
a puzzle to the scientist is to solve the
problem Of where the energy can come from
to sustain the expenditure of force involved
in many occasions of bird flight That II
diminutive bit of stomach, charged with u
few seeds as fuel, should generate force to
cleave the air, continuously bearing the
body forward at "a rapid rate for hours aud
sometimes DAYS. seems incredible. No land
or water locomotion can compete with it.
\ goose, swan or duck may start from Lab
rador, and sooner than an express train
could do the distance many reach the ever
glades Of Florida And this is probably
done on less than the equivalent of half a
peck Of corn. We understand the physics
of their motion, we can grasp both the
mathematics and the mechanics involved
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28

A well known gentleman told me that
the recurrence of dream caused him to
give up his business for Il year and travel
abroad. The dream was not so horrible,
but it sufliced to make a complete nervous
wreck of the man to whom ID came. He
was in the habit of dreaming that IA ruflan
with drawn knife was chasing him about,
trying to assassinate him. 1t required about
once II week, with some variation, and try
what he would, he was unable to part with
his vision of the assassin.
Finally he arranged his business and left
for Europe, where he spent year. 1t was
toward the end of his visit that he met an
old German woman to whom he related his
story. She had IN old fashioned remedy TO
offer She told him the next time the dream
occurred to seize the would be assassin and
he would never appear again The Pitts
burger tried this. He saw and caught the
fellows hand, and it seemed to dissolve
while he held it. From that day to this
the vision has never haunted him.-Ex-
change.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28

The following bit Of experience was elic-
tied from mother who had been compli-
mented on her daughters graceful carriage:
II tried everything-dumbbel calisthen-
les, braces-nothing did her any good until
finally the happy idea occurred to me to
test the moral effect of clothes. gave her
very pretty frocks, discarded the loose
blouse waist altogether and had everything
fitted with the greatest care. And it really
wrought n miracle. Like every true wom-
an, she loves pretty clothes and she soon
took pride in the fit and appearance of
her frocks, while | spared no pains in show
ing her how the incest looking dress may
be quite spoiled if worn by dOwdy, round
shouldered person. Certainly the prescrip-
ton has worked wonders, and do not he
lieve if moderate my tactics now that /
have won my case that | will find that |
have fostered an undue love of apparel. -
San Francisco Argonaut.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28
He Wanted a watermiIyun.

One old colored man excited some consid-
cradle amusement as he passed through the
market peering to the right and TO the left
and into every corner. OF course he was
greeted with many inquiries from the deal
ers and would be sellers. To all he replied:
mo, sab, gen'lemens; don see muffin /
wanter get. Ize got listers an 'possum an
a big turk, what uster-twhat a fool Mig
ger! is just erbOut ter tell suman) IZe
got eberyt'ing but a watermilyun. Pears
like | oughter hab dat"
"But, old man, there are no watermelons
at this season of the year"
"Aint ERR Den I'ze goin right back home
an whip dat big cullud man who tole me
watermilyuns was sellin in Jacksonville fer
25 cents apiece. Times Union.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28

Eyes" said the principal of the young la
dies seminary to the proud parent, you
ought to be very happy my dear sir, to be
the father Of so large family, all the mem
bers of which appear TO be so devoted to one
another"
Large family Devotedw gasped the
old gentleman in amazement. what on
earth do you mean, ma'am"
"Why, yes, indeed" said the principal,
beaming through her glasses. mo fewer
than II Of Hates brothers have been here
this winter to take her to the theater, and
she tells me she expects the tall one with
the blue eyes again tomorrow. Tit Bits
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28
A Wholesome Drink.

A wholesome drink for persons afflicted
with inordinate thirst is made by pouring
little more than quarts of boiling wa
ter over tablespoonfuls of pearl barley
and quarter of pound of loaf sugar
Add the peel of a fresh lemon, let it stand
all night and strain in the morning New
York Recorder.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28

In his tribute to the memory of Francis
Parkman President Eliot recalled the fact
that neither Darwin nor Parkman could
study over half an hour at time. The in,
ference goes with the statement It is not
so much the length Of time given to a sub
ject as the complete concentration of the
moment that brings enduring results. Dos.
ton Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28
DEEP SEA DREDGING.
STRANGE THINGS FOUND UNDER
THREE MILES or SALT WATER.
Searching the Bottom of the Ocean In the
Interest of science Excitement Attend
log the Work-Animals That Resemble
Chrysnnthemums- The Home OF Ooze.

-
Especial Corresp
BALTIMORE. Jan s.-There are many
syaupe things i'm the sen. and man has still
\ wide scope i'm which TO pursue his inves-
Mentions But this field is becoming more
s,d more narrow. and today the scientist
thlusts his hand down 5000 fathoms and
tears from the ocean bottom the life that
renders even those depths Interesting The
Inhabitants of Baltimore are well acauaiut-
Ell with DREDGING as long as the oyster is
the object sought But there were consid-
ersble ,yondermcnt and inouirv here last
Summer w Zen "A marty of students and sci
en.ists from the inland state of Iowa ar
rived i'm the CITY. chartered the two masted
scbooner Emily r. Johnson. piled a lot of
ouper looking machines onto her aud
SAILED away to the south to dredge for
sp.cimeus
Unto the middle of the last century the
lple that was known of the jewellers in the
O., bavoud low water mark was gathered
almost entirely from the objects thrown on
the baarh after storms or from chance cap
tupss ON lend lines and anchor ukes and in
travis and oyster and clam dreducs. 1t
was suppo.ed that the zero of animal life
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28

Visitor (picking up baby)-So this is the
baby, is it? Bless his little tootsie wootsies
kchee Watch me poke um's ribsl
The Up to Date Baby-Mother, will you
kindly inform me whether the deplorable
condition of this person is due to perma-
nent dementia or spasmodic and intermit-
tent nsanity?-Tit-Bits.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28

A servant of a London naturalist, whose
collection contained one of the few eXtant
perfect eggs OF the extinct great aux, re-
Gently dropped and broke the egg while
showing 1t to visitor.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-28

Wearied Father-They say that no mat
ter how one suffers some one has suffered
more. All the same, they couldn't beat me
in this business, for | have walked this
child the entire night-for fully six hours
Mother (calmly)-Yes, Henry dear. But
suppose you lived up near the pole where
the NIGHTS are six months long2-Puck
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
The Oxford Press.

The University Press at Oxford is
the most remarkable printing estab-
lishment in the world, as we'll as one
Of the Oldest. 1t is what you might
call self-contained, and if everything
else pertaining to pr nting we're
blotted off the face of the earth to-
morrow the University Press would go
right ahead as if nothing had hap
pcned. 1t makes Its " type, its own
ink, burns it's own charcoal for making
the ink. makes it's own paper and SO
on. The work,ncn in the Press arc as
interesting as tho establishments itself.
In many instances son has succeeded
father down the centuries in its en-
ploy rs naturally as if the son was his
lordship and the father an earl and the
position an entailed estate.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
AN iN7EREsTINc CANE.
Made cut of LOO. Different Pieces q

Made Gut of LOO. Different Pieces Of
Wood. and Valued at $4,000.
William E: Yale, a wealthy bach
elor, has a cane that hea carries with
him. which is undoubtedly the NEST
costly and unique Of anything of the
kind in the world. The stick contains
about l,l00 pieces of wood. Each
piece is cut in q curious. ana artistic
shape. 80 that the cane with the vari.
Gus colored and shaped woods has. a
strange appearance. Mr.. Yale planned
and made the cane. and work upon it
consumed weeks OF labor nt different
tim IS in the course Of several years.
Sixty of the LOO piccrs Of wood are
of great value to relic. hunters
The head of the cane is made from a
post in the house Of S~hakespeare's
birth. place at stratford. I England.
Set in the head is u small lock Of
white hair from Martha W~a$hington'si
head. the lock having been given Mir.
Yale thirty years ago by Robert E.:
Lee, a descendant Of Mrs, Washing
ton. There is q piece of wood from:
the birth place. of Napoleon. on the
island OF, corsica. and one, from Ma
.~poleon's writing desk at ST. Helena.
Other:pieces. sf the cane came from
the Charter: Oak, from the home of
John Adams. from q chair Of Oliver
Cromwell, : from the home. Of john
Hancock, from the Mayaower, Roger
Williams pew; from q desk. Of Abra.
ham Lincoln, from p penholaer Of
Gladstone, fromfsa ruler that. Garfield
used at school. from . psnholaer of
Longfellow, from a. ranksfhat LAafay-
.ettc used during the revolutianary
war...frotn the bed upon 1shishsJohn
Wesley .di.d and from thessgnillotine
u~pon5lsXxhich Louis Xvl ianasMaris:An,-5
toinette were behsadeA.i AZ !. .ss. $
Mr.. Yale spent yssars;and thushycare
in collecting the relics. lie. has bpen
offered, &. 900 for the cane; which is
truly a wonder. He will leIyefitf to
the historical department Of Cornell
university when he,diea
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
LIGHT AMUSEMENT.

Charley Thwiggins! How dare
you::" ''You said you'd be q sister to
me, didn't you?" Eyes" Well, I
always kiss my sister whenever I feel
like it"
charlie-.It's funny. isn't. it, we
never hear of labor unions south OF
the cquator?" Johnnie-''Wel. ,yQn
know, you're not allowed to strike
below the belt" :" sss
'Who is it that possesses all: knowvl-
edge?" asked the Sunday school teach
er. My brother James," replied q
~diminntissSt pupil. "He's just home
from college," a. II
why aid you strike; him With, your
club when he pointed ;the'.egufh: ut you?
He distinctly told you it was not
loaded. '"Iknow that, jidge; that's
the reason I damned. him. - -! :.
Caterer-"Have you finished th.at
bill of fare for the Millionaire club
banquet" Assistant-''Nearly. What
shall ! end with?' Caterer (wearilYJ
and-and chestnuts."
- 0u1u0" "a q 0SGkAVA4u4 AOW kOW4t
Jane is wearing. Did she bring It
from abroad?' Clara-tNo; it's her
last seasons dress; the dressmaker
turned it inside out and now she says
it's from the other. side"
Barefoot Bob, moodilyjy; ":Yus! there's
no law nor justice nor rights for any
body in this country, unless he's born
a p'leeceman; SO I'm a-goin' to join the
socialists. Will you join. too?" Bill, .
shoeblack: mot me! Did you ever
know q bloorain'. soshulist t. ave his
boots cleaned?" .s,..s,.s, ).
Favored Waiter-"1'mi goin' 10; leave
here when. my week is up, Regular
Guest-"Eh? You get good pay, don't:
your YES, bout the same's every
where" "And tips besides?" IA good
many" "Then what is the matter?'
''1'hey don't allow me time for goin'
out to meals. I have to cat here"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
Club valet. Arc Handy.

The club valet, as now known, is a
comparatively recent development Of
New York life, though he has existed
in one form or another ever since men
began to have permanent lodgings in
clubs It is his duty to do for all
dodgers what a private valet would do
for his employer. Trained English
Wallets are preferred for the Office. A
great deal Of the Wallets time is occu-
pied in pressing garments, that the or
binary young man. unprovided with q
valet, must; send to his tailor to be
pressed. Thevalet is not ta.be tipped.
any more than any other c~lub~servant,
but his shara ofs;;the Christmas.box is
alwavssn hanttscine anee, = and. hs.s falls
mncah.s ytaiaable .eastroR cloth
ing.&s:a' 49, 80
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
THE TESTERS INNINGS.

Position with many thoughtless PEG
pie ID merely q soft place to sit down.
Wntts-''Did your barber shut up on
Sunday?" Potts-'.No.t# He merely
closed his shop"
The nine parts of speech are wholly
inadequate to the needs Of the gentle.
man who shutters.
A young man advertises his desire
for q wife. Pretty and entirely ig-
norant Of the fact" ...
"Henry, I'm afraid that new girl of
ours is one of those anarchists" ''Iih?"
-."'She seems to believe in the total dem
clifton of property"
Are you familiar with musical
terms??" asked the managers friend.
EYES," replied the manager; "'last
weeks salary or l don't sing"
Ella-"Do you believe IN signs. Algy,
,dear?" Algy-''To tell the truth, dar'
ling, I always was a little supersti.
tious." Ella-"We]l, there is u sign
over there that snys Ice Cream"
"Is Smithins q smart ]awyer?"
Every. Man went to him with a case
involving sl50: Said he was willing to
spend Sl,5O0,t to get it back. Smithina
made hiu out a bill right off for
81, $780,
"Dante?" remarked Mrs. Brown]ey,
interrogatively. no don't know DIS
l eve heard Of him. but the name is
familiar, too. Oh, yes! Ann Dante!
I knew L had'zheard Of. somebody by
that name. Wonder if it was his
,daughtery' r.
Conductor-"Syhat has happened?
Why did you pull the bell cord?" Pas
senger-..My wife's hat fell out Of
the window" .Conductor-"And for
such q trife you stop the train!" Pas
senger-''Triae? You ought to see
my wife's hat bill!!"
The minister's wife ito industrial
scholar)-"Etiza Jane, I'm sorry to
hear from your schoolmistress you are
not diligent at your n~eedlework. You
know who it is finds work for idle
hands to dO?" Eliza Jane Intensely
anxious to propitiate) "Yes'm;
please'm, you do" :*7@
Burglar (lashing, his dark lantern
in the face of the slecper)-''lf you
make q noise you're a dead man! l
want your money and l: want it quick!
Where is itg' MI. Billus (only half
awalse)-''Why, Great Scott, Maria!
What have you done with the $25 I
gave you yesterdays"
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FEMiMlMlTlEs.

Dc Costa says thas.~esth creates
wee. - ~
a woman With sasilverysiaugh often
exposes gold plate-tn her mouth.
It is go much easier'to telr,pther peo-
pie how TO walk thsnitf = to show
them how. 1859. o. s's'
sPa, Why Is q girl callled, o. beliei77'
asked Clara. sOh,; i suppose It Is be-
cause OF; her tongue"
"This ii = new Wrinkle,n. sadly 70
marked the elderly iimaiden, as she. sur
yeyed her face; In q hsnd-Qla
Mamma: 4.yyhen: that boy threw
s4ones ~, von whv didn't Won come and
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
wary Winston.

Mr.. F p. Winston and Hon. n. A.
,sGilliam:were for years leaders at the
Berthe county, North Carolina. bar,
and had each . full appreciation, from
experience, of the skill Of the other.
AZ ono term Mr.. Winstc.sSwas sudden
IL called away, and piaced his bust
ness in the hands Of his nephew, Dun-
can Winston. . recent a.quisition' to
tho bar Now said he. sDuocan, II
Gillian makes yol. any offer Of q com.
Itygotaiie.s deeline 1t. II You make him
3 and yiou find he Is about to accept
IA. withdrawn Immediately.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
Looked Iake. : Natural SEQUENCE.

Looked lake u Natural sequence.
"A queer coincidence occurred IN one
Of the, Atlanta churches last Sunday.
During the servi a, one Of the ushers
notified . physfcian ii, the congrega-
ton that a call had been made for him
in the vestibule.. The doctisfs bounced
out with hit and overco 1t, and, was
DON on his way to SEQ q patient.
About ten minutes later the usher
walked down the aisle until he came
opposite q well-known undertaken.
There was q whispered word o. two,
apd the undertaken hurried out. 1t
was not the same case, but he.followed
the doctor, and q broad smile hoated
out over the congregation.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
NOT ONLY CHILD RE N.
Bat Even Fish viii Gssk Their Lives

Bat Even Fish Will fsiss Their Lives
for sugar.
81 never knew that fish liked sugar"
said Garnett L.. Swift. 'until
three years ago. Az that tine a. small
accident illustrated to rat the truth OF
my present statement. My parents
live at Green bay. WIS. and in the
month of July. 1890. I decided to go
home + IF two weeks The old home
stands at the edge of the town. just
across u little stream that empties into
the bay, and which is SPAWNED by a
wooden wagon bridge. One afternoon
I started from town o walk hone, and
then I remembered that | had been
advised to bring q package of sugar
along.
II turned back and secured it and
then started for home. On this little
bridge l stopped to view some min
nows that were wriggling about in the
sunlight. l rested my package on the
railing and forgot everything but the
shining sands and the fish. Then the
sugar tumblcd in. The paper broke,
Of course, and there it lay, food for
the fishes. The evil being irrepnrable,
l began to interest myself in the min
nows again. The shoal increased in
number, and they all hung about that
sugar. Big. fish came, too; and chased
the minnows away. l went home and
brought hack a line and hook. Then
I fshed felt repaid for the loss of
my sugar, for I caught as many good
sized fish at that one spot as ever I had
caught at one sitting before. ana ! re-
solved to try the experiment again !
have done so, and it has always poced
very fetching indeed.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
CHINESE VILLAGES.
How Local se..-Governmen. Works
the Ccic.tin. Kingdom.

How Local Ses.-(iOvernmetat Works IN
the Ccic.tia. Kingdom.
Arcccn5 writer describes the manner
In viii h local self-government wots5
in China Every Chinese village is
kind of little principality by Itself. the
theory in regard to the hcadmen, or
village elders. being that they are
chosen by their feilow-townsmen. md
confirmed by the district magistrate.
In some regions this is actually done,
and for the good conduct Of the head
men in their office the leading land-
owners are required to become secul'-
ity. They are rot necessarily the old.l
est men in the village, neither are1
they necessarily the wealthiest men,
although it is probab e that every
family of property will in some way.b
represented among them; they are not
necessarily men of literary attainlek
ments although this may be the case
with a few.
In those regions where the method
of selection is most loose the number
of headmcn has no necessary rclatiou.
to the size of the village: the positiotA
is not heredita y, neither is there any
fixed time or service. A mar may act
in this capacity at one time and refuse
or neglect to do SO at another time.
The headmen are not formally chosen,
nor formally deposed. They drop into
their places by a kind of natural selcc~
ton. The qualities which fit a vii
larer to act as headman arc the same
which contribute to success in any line
Of business. He must be a practical
mar who has some native ability, &C. !
quainted with the ways of the world,
as we'll as able and willing to devote
upon, occasion an indefinite amount of
time and attention to the affairs which
may be put in his charge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-11-03
DEATH IN THE SNOW.
Tender soltcituie of "a Peasant Toy for
. Younger Hr0thsr.

Tender soltcituae of IL Peasant 10y for
. Younger Esrothsr.
A touching fatality from frost oc-
Cured in a remote Russian village, last
winter. A peasant and his wife had
gone to attend a wedding party at
some distance and we're belated in re-
turning. They left their little dwell
to the care of two small children, aged
respectively 6 and /, both boys About
nightfall the children appear to have
gone out to amuse themselves in the
snow, and in the meantime tho door,
which opened outwardly, had bycome
frozen in the jambs, resisting all tho
feeble efforts of the little ones to re-
gain access to the hut. When the
small victims were found it. was
noticed that the elder child
had. in tender solicitude, removed
his bast shoes and drawn them over
che smaller felt lad feet of his little
brother, leaving himself bare.footed.
The younger child's body, with fingers
in the mouth and tears frozen intcicles
on the ,blaQched cheeks. was clasped
in the rigid embrace of that at the ds-
votedlittle elder boy. Frost bites OF
q more or less, serious nature were Of
frequent occurrence ID. Rus
sia during the intense frost One
among meny cas4s at Warsaw. was,
that Of q young lady who remarked
The symptoms of frost bite on the nose
while skating.sSlie returned home
Immediately, and 'imprudently. bathed
her face.in hot water, with the instant
the whole Of the Aeshy
rart of the nose fell away from the,
cnrtilage. 80
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Important hut Not Ex.ent,al

/. At Nj, the otherns;aht, there w.ns
a Temperance lecture In the chapel Of
one Of the churches. The gentleman
who was to preside did not show mp
and a man known to have a deep In
\erest in tbs temperance cause was
called upon to act in his place. Mr..
is 9 very nervous man who easily getsr
ratified. He struggled to his feet and
this is what he said: s'I.adies and
gent cmen-since brother 49, Is not
hero to ask the blessing Of God to rest
upon this meeting we will proceedi
with the business and do txiel best WFeE
can without II. Amen"