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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-22
As on Some lonely building Top
The sparrow tells her moan,
Far from the tents Of Joy and hops



He then commenced to write plaintive
melody Of most exquisite sweetness, in
the minor scale, justly befitting the Ian
guage. When he had finished this, he be-
came SO interested in his work that he be
gan to afiix the other parts, as his whole
mind and energies seemed wrapped up in
the labor before him.
Evening had begun to cast its shadows
over the valley ere his task was complet
ed. When the whole was adjusted to his
liking, his lively lima gination, to his in
finite delight, pictured the glorious har-
mony which must arise from his subject
when performed by his competent choir.
He FASTENED homewari and became "a very
popular and useful man.
He was an eminent composer and the
author of many Of the most popular melo-
dies now known as continentals, which by
long and continued use have become firm.
ly established in the hearts of not only
the people Of Uncle Abrams own state
but throughout the Union.-Boston Tran
script
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-22

= COnternC
.. Ballad-Oh, the Sea -.- Schubert
7. Waltz-Over the Waves Rosas
.. Maich-Company d Minstrels Berger
"Hawail Ponoi"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-22
COFFEE ESTATE AND LANDS
FOR SALE.
/ am directed to sell at Public Auction on
Wednesday, May 27, 1896

at 10 o'clock noon of said day at my sales
rooms on Queen street, in Honolulu lunle-s
sooner disposed OF at private sale) the follow
ing described property, namely:
A tract of land about $500 acres
in fee simple situate ut Koo and Olelomoana
lin South Kona, Island of Hawaii about eight
miles by good road from Hookena, one of
the largest villages in Kona There is an ex-
the coffee and other produce could be
the landing Fifty acres Of land are in
coffee, Roughly estimated there
is about seven hundred acres of splendid
coffee land lying all in one block on both
sides of the Government Road: Eight hun
ored acres lying above and to the East of
the seven hundred acres above mentioned IL
also excellent land and although at higher
altitude Ia no doubt also well adapted for
coffee culture. The lower land below the
coffee belt Is suitable for pineapples and
sisal. There Is a drying house, store and
work rooms, Gordon's Pulper, laborers
auartersand water tanks at the plantation
and the land Is partly walled. There has
never been any blight on this land although
coffee was planted there a great many years
ago. Old residents of Kona like the late ID.
II. Nahinu, J.-W. Kuaimoki and others
have testified to this fact. There Is sea
fishery appurtenant to Olelomoana l.
Terms cash or part Of the purchase price
can remain ON mortgage at eight per cent.
per annum. Deeds and stamps at the ex.
pense Of purchaser.
A map of the property can be seen and
further particulars obtained at my ssles room
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-22
"HAllOW ELl.n
How the Grand Old Popular Hymn Came
to lie Written.

How the Grand Old Popular Hymn Came
to Be Written.
When our grandsires and their danes
were young, good old "Hallowell" used to
be the most popular tune In the singing
books. 1t was contemporary with Port
land" "Turnev," and "Buckfeld," and
1t was sung by choir and class, its inspir-
ing air sinking deep into the hearts of the
many. Very little has been said about the
history of this grand old hymn, and its
melody, and it was Flora +, Berry, Bos-
toms contralto, who told me the story Of
its origin, for it was written by IN own
uncle of her mothers, and so granduncle
Of hers.
Mrs. Berry says she can remember when
her mother used to rock her to sleep with
the tune of "Eallowell. She liked the
air, but it was because Uncle A BRAN wrote
1t that it possessed for her its great charm.
Uncle Abram Maxim was a man Of
marked ability. At an early age he man.
ifested an ardent love for music, and for
the day in which he lived he acquired a
thorough knowledge of its principles.
When young man, Uncle Abram met
with a serious disappointment in love.
Tired of life, he one morning wandered
into the deep forest between the Owls
Head and Streaked mountain. This pic
turesque spot. noted all about for its
beautiful scenery and for its abundance
and variety Of rare minerals, is in Paris,
Oxford county, Me-, about SO miles north
by east of Portland. This locality like
wise enjoys the distinction of having been
the birthplace of the author Of the tune of
"Hallowell. Uncle Abram continued his
way until he came to deserted logging
camp. On the old hovel sat lone sparrow,
uttering her lament at the disturbing Of
her nest by some ruthless marauder. He
sat for some time listening to the plain
tive song of the bereaved bird. Going to a
birch tree, he removed a piece Of bark,
and on it he wrote the following lines;
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-22

8. Selection Plantation Songs
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-04-22

DRAW EXCHANGE ON
San Franciseo-TLe Nevada b nix Of San
francisco.
London-1 he Union Bank of London, Ltd.
New York Ame lean Exchange National
S Bank.
National Bank.
Paris omptoir National d'Escompte de
Paris.
Berlin-Dresdner Bank.
Hong Kong and Yokohama-Hong Kong &
Shanghai Banking Corporation.
New Zealand and kugtralia-B Bank Of New
Zealand.
Victoria and yancouver-Bank of Montreal.
TRANSACT A GENERAL BANKING AND EXCHANGE BUSINESS
Term and Ordinary Deposits Received.
Loans made mad %, on Appl DYED Td,s security; Con- @
Of Exchange bought and sold.
Collections Promptly Accounted For.
The morning times., 1896-03-01
A WelI-built Vane Will OutIast
an Ordinary House
or Barn.

feather upon his country house. It Is
very ornamental has the corners OF the
compass underneath, and makes q suitable
finish TO the finely trimmed cupola Of his
magnificent seat. The cost OF such a
vane is not over 500 at the most, and
from that price downward you can get a
feather, or an arrow, at all costs, down to
$3.50. which is about as cheap as vanes
ever come.
The weather vane ornament upon Blen-
helm is rooster. 1t is an American
rooster, and was purchased and placed
there by Mrs. Hamersley when she became
the Duchess of Marlborough. 1t is bright
gold and is very large. Its pole is 100
feet high and the bird itself from tail to
head measures six feet. That is large for
a gold rooster. Larger than that would re-
fleet unpleaSantly upon the eyes from the
dome of private house.
David B. Hill has a "banneret'' upon
Wolfert's Roost." 1t is only three feet
long, and did not cost more than $50. 1t
is dull black, and is finished in some Of the
dark ways referred to.
The secret of the success of the American
weather vane is due to Yankee ingenuity
The Americans have invented a way of
making the vane turn around at the slight
est puff of wind. This ease of action makes
q vane invaluable. train of cars Of
copper, covered with gold leaf and looking
large enough to hold fifty people, turns
around completely at touch of the finger,
laid on in the Iightest way. At tap the
tran whirrs. The secret OF the delicate
adjustment is well kept, and this is why
foreigners send here for weather vanes
Mr.. Gladstone's lion was shipped to him
in a big case, as carefully done up as though
The morning times., 1896-03-01
The President Will Get
at Least One Birthday
Gift Which Will Be
Greatly Appreciated
by Him-The Great
Hunting Coat Of the
Executive and It's Am
pie Girth.
(Written for The Times.)
Copyright. 1861

Grover Cleveland will be fifty-nine years
old the last OF this month, and his birth
day he expects to spend duck-shooting.
The greatest duck-shooter on the face
Of the earth is the President, but he is not
alone in selecting this hardy sport as his
favorite. His friend, j. Pierpont Morgan,
hunts the quail persistently, and Pierre
Lorllard, George Gould and August Bel
mont slip away for crack a small birds
during this season.
The duck-shoOting time OF year is until
the last day of April. From the 1 st of May
until September it is unlawful o bring down
a bird, for the reason that at this season
the ducks are laying their eggs, setting and
Matching out little ducks. If the Old ducks
were killed off during the breeding season
there would soon be no duck-shooting for
sportSmen.
In certain States the prohibitory time
includes April, and all true sportsmen
agree that ducks should be protected
during the month Of showers. Ducks
killed during April have eggs inside OF
them, showing that they would soon lay
and bring forth the young of their
species. But the preserves upon which
Of his gun until May flowers are spring
ing.
The pastime of duck shooting requires
the hardest constitution of any known
outdoor sport The time TO start out
for ducks is 2 O'Clock in the morning,
after nap from O'Clock the evening
before in a cool room. If the sportsman
gives himself the luxury OF a lot fire
YlSNx
that is sure precursor Of a heavy cold,
going out in the damp night.
Wild duck shooting must be done upon
the water. The fowl fly over the ponds,
the bays and the inlets. Their nesting
places are in the marshes, and they seek
the water for their morning dip and for
the bits of dainty food which water fowl
find upon the surface Of steam. The
sportsman who wants to bag ducks must
be willing 10 90 out upon the water after
them.
When the President shoots he chooses an
ordinary flat -bottomed skiff. He has tried
a sinkboat but finds it dangerous for u
man of his weight.
A sink boat looks like a coffin. It lies
well down III the water, and If you do not
keep quiet the water will flow over the
sides of the boat. The hunter lies down
in it, with his head slightly raised. The
boat swells out in the center, but narrows
at one end more than at the other. This
gives it its nickname of 1.-THE coffln.''
The hunter must get into his boat in the
darkness, row out into the water with
noiseess stroke, and get ready for the
rising sun and the birds. If he uses a sail
he is much more liable OF success for the
The morning times., 1896-03-01
FADS OF FAMOUS PEOPLE AS TO WEATHER VANEs
England Is Supplied Almost
Entirely by Factories In
the United States.

world without end, with no more repair
than repolishing when it is replaced upon
another new building.
In the city the great curse of a gold
weather Vane is the dust and smoke. With
the street, elevated roads, factories, steam
cars running into the city, gas works and
the patriotism OF fire works on holidays,
the gold gets tarnished and copper dis
colored. The ingenuity of weather vane
makers is constantly taxed TO overcome
this difficulty. On this account many
weather vanes are made of some substance
as beautiful as gold, warranted to last
much longer.
William E. Gladstone has upon his coun-
try home, Hawardcn, a weather vane in
the form OF a British lion that is of copper
SO bright that in some lights it looks as
black as iron. The lion has curly tail and
his head wears the joyful expression OF
being about to spring upon its prey. The
head of the lion points to where the wind
lies. II his head is at the north the wind is
north. The heaviest part of a weather
vane is the part that filings itself before the
wind furthest. If both ends OF a weather
vane weighed exactly the same, and were
the same size and shape, the vane would
not register the wind, even though one end
were painted red and the other blue. The
large, heavy end is the one that does the
registering.
1t is a remarkable fact that, though Eng
land put up weather vanes and had its fac
tories before Columbus came over here to
discover US, most of the English weather
The morning times., 1896-03-01
Those Famous Hunting
Trips on the Violet
and How They Are
COnducted-- CleVeland
Gun and It's Compare
tive Cost-Snug Little
Cabin and It's Appoint
mentS.

added: But Cleveland doesn't fill that
coat full. He likes to double it in front,
and that makes 1t look like leather bIanet
for an army outfit.
A fair day shooting is from ten TO twenty
ducks. A very good shot is thrty-five
ducks, but this is seldom attained. The
Presidents average is three ducks But it
must be remembered that he goes for only
one day at time and for II vacation. When
he has shot his duck he is content to lie in
his coffin and rest or in his skiff and pull
leisurely around.
Many patent fiends have been to the
President with means for lighting the water
by electricity or oil, so that duck shooting
could be carried on all night. One night
on the water and hundred ducks have
been their seductive offer. But the Presi-
dent has not hearkened to them.
In most sections of the country it is I'M
lawful tolightthe water by lamps, electricity
or by any means whatsoever, or to shoot by
moonlight. Ducks must be protected, and
shooting them by artificial light takes
them at such disadvantage that they would
stand no change Of preservation. skill
full hunter could positively rid a whole sec
light in a weeks bagging.
A swivel gun is another prohibited thing
1t is like a cannon and carries from one
to three pounds of shot. one firing of the
swivel gun would entirely rid the water
of flying fowl. The swivel is despiSed by
all spOrtsmen. The only men whofavor it
are those who have contracted to supply
the market with certain amount OF wild
game. To them it is q matter OF liveli-
hood, and the more fowls, by any means
whatsoever the better for business.
The hammerless gun is liked by sportsnen.
And there is a triggerless concern talked
about. The hammerless gun is less liable
10 catch in the clothing and d premature
shot is unknown.
The President never shoots ducks ION
the flight on land. He picks them from
a"battery' or in a boat, as they come out
upon the water.
The newest thing in duck shooting is a
pneumatic duck. 1t is rubber. is hollow,
and can be sent up into the air aud allowed
to come down and rest upon the water.
Mr.. Cleveland had a present OF eae OF
these which he quite en- joys experimenting
with. 1t was birthday present, or might
uS tdkeh as sdcn, dc IL SdiHe "lluin SMUT
time or his birthday.
The disadvantage OF the pneumatic rub
Der duck Is the same as that experienced
by other pneumatic arrangements. 1t
can be punctured, in which case 1t is
ruined. But the Presidents birthday gift
is still intact.
The pneumatic duck is as natural as
life. But when il hes upon the water
with other ducks around it, you must
make a sound to set the ducks rising
from the water before you can fire. II
The morning times., 1896-03-01
Gladstone's Air-indicator T axes
the Form of a Brit
ish Lon
Written for The Times.l
Copyright 1896.

The chief OF the Weather Bureau in this
eaty, Willis L. Moore, and his associates
over the country enjoy the society OF a
world OF fine folk that must beviewed from
Assistance of ordinary men of theearth.
Sitting up in their high towers, and going
below for observation and back again for
further views, the head of the weather Sig
nal service would be entirely surrounded by
tther and clouds and sky wereitnot for the
weather yanes that stand up around them,
keeping them company and telling at sight
the news that the signals bring in more
slowly.
III you are perched high above a build
Ing, I'm cupola OF observatory, you see on
all sides Of you these whirring yanes. All
'colurs and descriptions they are; and TO you,
looking at them alone in the sky, unsur-
rounded by people, they seem to have life
and to be wise, discretionary and we-in-
formed beings.
After you have enjoyed their society
for an hour ana have descended to earth
you are well ready TO believe that there
Is a science in the making of weather
yanes; and that such thing as a weather
stcepie TO put the vane upon.
There are 100 600 weather vanes sold
IN each OF the four sections Of the United
States, counting them as North, South,
East and West though 1t is as impossible
60 establish the dividing lines in the sale
OF the vanes as in actual geography.
Weather vane people only know that the
far West loves emblems Of its rich aeri-
Oh. p -.fr.
favorttc in its farming districts In
others buffalo, cattle. live stock of all
kinds and Hfe-slze deer and Antelope are
liked. The rooster is a bird that is
chosen by all parts of the world for a favor
tie weather vane.
Tue South striking at Kentucky, likes
the horse FOR an ornament to its Chin
neys and steeples. Alix, with her pneu-
matte suIlly; Patchen, with wagon; Flora
Temple and mate and all the great horses
OF the South are made in brass weather
vanes and sold freely for ornaments to
country homes breeding stables, manufac-
tories and large buildings.
The East, all through New York State,
New England and Pennsylvania, has a
fondness for the Statue OF Liberty off
Bedloe's Island; also for the American
nag ana Tor set designs called by the trade
''finials." i lsewhere the arrow, the
globe with figure perched upon it and spe-
cial designs are wanted.
Weather vanes are made out of solid
copper and brass, hammered and followed
out. The term ''solid" means that the
metal is OF the best quality. The iron
vane, or the wooden one, is considered in
ferior, or If used is selected by an in
diyidual with plenty Of money, who can
afford TO replace the wooden or other
perishablc vane as soon as it is WON out,
~whicb will be for q greater or less time.
according TO where be lives.
The life OF a weather vane is like the
age Of the oldest inbabitant. too uncertain
for belief. A good vane win outstand
house. If made all from one piece of COP
per it will outstand two houses: and if or
the most expensive and elaborate kind, It
can be used generation after generation,
The morning times., 1896-03-01
John Jacob Astor Has a Cres-
cent Covered with Pure
Gold Leaf.

it had been perishabIe fruit, and was
destined to be cherished indoors, instead
OF being exposed to wind and rain.
4 blow never affects a weather vane,
for it runs before the wind, as IL were;
but if the vane be too large for the
steeple it viii shake the steepIe as 10
reyolves. One OF New YoTk's largest
buildings had to have its costly, heavy
Tane removed.
More horse vanes are sold than any
other design Next comes he arrows
and baunerets, and close to them coma
the other animals. In the country 3
finely turned plough is liked
Weather signal men say that the vanes
are most interesting to observe upon
windy day, and one signal service man
has, within his range, a certain vane which
is the most delicate one he has ever noticed.
1t revoIves with puff OF air, too faint
to be observed by others, and warns him
to get ready to observe changes.
The making OF serviceable weather vaues
is a pleasant spring occupation for those
who have country houses or city SteepleA
and With these hints many an amateur vane
may be turned out that viii do good WORK
during the summer.
The morning times., 1896-03-01
TAKEN CAPTIVE
BY MARSY
Chicago Chronicle

Cable dispatches recently announced that
Count Castellane. who married Anna Gould
and her millions. had been paying some
what marked attention TO Mile. Marsy. the
beautiful actress, formerly of the Coincide
FRANCHISE. Mile Marsy, IL viii be remem-
bered. is the young woman on whom Max
Lebaudy I.e Petit Sucrier1 lavished his
wealth and affections.
She it was who nursed the silly youth
in his last illness, contracted when serving
with the French army as required by law.
Lebaudy left her his great fortune. but Mile
Marsy surprised the world. and Paris par
ticularly. by refusing 10 accept the legacy.
After LebsUdy's death it began TO be
noticed that Count Castellane was some
what pronounced in bis attentions to the
beautiful actress.
Much of bis time was passed in her COM
The morning times., 1896-03-01

reporter to the back of the store, THAT
is as near BURGLAR proof as any made"
The safe HE pointed to looked like
solid block of sreel, with two enormous
hinges in front and steel lever that
ran across the block diagonally. The
door was round,
THAT safe" said the manager, SIS
almost what 1t appears to be, a solid
block; but properly equipped burglar
could get into 1t, nevertheless, provid-
ed he had slime 1t is this question of
time that makes it possible for us to be
more or less truthful when we speak OF
the safe as burglar-proof. 1t requires so
much time to get one OF them open
that before the work can be done it
is almost certain that somebody will
come around, and then the Jig is up.
by the way, it is mistake 10 tank about
blowing safe.open. Most people have an
hole in the safe and throws in lot of dyna-
mite, which he touches off. What the bur-
glars do is to drill hole in the door near
the combination, and then, by exploding
small quantity OF powder, or sometimes only
a cartridge, smash the combination. This
enables them to work at it with their fin
gers. and the opening of the safe Is not so
difficult a job, though explosions of this
kind have been known to lock safes tighter
than they were locked before; so tight. in
fact, that they could not be opened without a
second explosion. and the use of a largely in
creased amount OF powder. Burglars will
The morning times., 1896-03-01

the blush any sensational novel ever issued
Here are Just a few that appeared IN Ons
day this week
A man who lived six weeks with a
broken neck: a man who left his fOrtuns
in prize packages for his heirs; protest
against wasting good whisky in christening
the warship Kentucky; a tramp in fuH
dress found stealing ride in a freight car;
a man, Iovesick for fourteen years, sent "a
the madhOuse; death OF a tramp worth
500 600; thief in police uniform robs peo>
pie on Broadway; two sexagenaTians carry
their love affairs into court. a woman
scared TO death; a would-be Chinese bridge
jumper tangled in his pIgtaiI and sandalsl
a misplaced tub OF water saves a wOmas
from burning to death; rival lovers fataIII
wound one another; deathbed eonfessios
tells OF the lyncf<ng OF an Innocent man;
trolley cars collide upon the porch OF
house, and a woman IN revival meeting teIla
ofcasting $50, 900 in Jewels upon her bureau
and one of the congregation steals them
And there are othersl
The morning times., 1896-03-01

pany, and the affair finally reached such
proportions that Anna Gould's American
spirit asserted itself. Then, according to
alreports, there was terrific row between
the count and countess, but, as the latter
holds the purse, it is not difficult to guess
who was winner in The domestic contest.
His countship reformed in bury.
He has since been trying TO make amends
for the depression from the paths of virtue,
initiating his wife into Partisan society
with the greatest tact, even going TO the
length of experimenting the design of her
costumes. Paris is not surprised that Castel-
lane should have fallen before Mile. Marsy,
for she is described as being possessed OF
well modelled features, inimitable grace,
exquisite figure and eyes OF softest brown.
She has besides history fullof romance.
child Of poverty she went TO Paris when
a young girl and remained in obscurity
for some time. Then somebody dis
covered her, and it was not long before
as Parlsians say-she arrived" Be-
sides being beautiful, she is an actress OF
no mean order.
The morning times., 1896-03-01
David B. Hill Affects a ban
neret" that Cost Him -
a $50 Bill.

vanes are now made in this country. Mr..
Gladstone obtained his lion here, and the
man who made it tells with pride of re-
ceiving a letter in the handwriting of the
old premier. 1t wanted "a weather vane
bright, light and registering accurately"
The weather vaue upon the home of John
Jacob Astor is a crescent, covered with
gold leaf of the purest make. The cost
might have been 81 800. To this must be
added half the sum for putting up. The adj
iustment of a weather vane is so delicate
that people who understand the pla cling of
il must do the work. The leveling is very
nice work.
Any one can make weather vane-any
one that knows how. Tue whole secret is
the adjusting. Take a paper Windmill and
watch how it blows with the wind. That
ma be made weather vane. But you must
notice how often your windmill fails to
blow, and then see how it would fail of
being a perfect weather yane.
Many owners of country houses amuse
themselves making these indicators of how