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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23

we are after is milk and cream. She's
Leghorn, if l know anything about
COWS, and she'll probably have to be
MIXED about five or six times day.
will now open the performance.
II don't believe you ever MIXED a
COW in your life, )" said Mrs. Bowser, as
he began to roll up his sleeves
Don't you? Well, prepare for sur
prise. The day you put on short dresses
MIXED 16 COWS ard churned 20
pounds of butter. Imay be little rusty,
butt
"But what?"
II was just thinking whether you
MIXED Leghorn COW on the right or
left side. It's on the left, l guess. -
"All COWS are MIXED ON the right
hand side, Mr.. Bowser."
perhaps So but we'll try this one
on the left. I'll use that old soap box
for milk STOOL You can sit down on
that stone and sing while | play dairy
maid. This was one Of the things that
induced me to hire this farm for the
summer-coming out to milk our own
Leghorn COW as the shades of evening"
The shades of evening didn It fall, but
that COW picked up a hind foot and sent
the milk pail whirling 20 feet away and
as Mr.. Bowser lodged he fell off the
box and his feet came up and gave the
COW double kick and sent her rushing
away.
''By the great horn spoonl" he shout
ed, as he turned over and got up. "But
I'll have her life to pay for thisp'
81 told you it was the wrong side, "
protested Mrs. Bowser.
Wrong side be hanged! What's the
difference to COW? She's here to be
MIXED, and she can't have her own
way about things. If she tries that little
game ON me again, I'll break her in two!
Well drive her into corner over there.
Come to remember, Leghorn cows al
ways have to be driven into a corner to
be MIXED.
Mrs. Bowser brought him the pail,
and together they cornered up the COW.
This time Mr.. Bowser approached her
on the right hand side, and after pat
ting her hip in fatherly way for a
minute he said:
whoa, now, bossy, and hist over!
That's the checker Mrs. Bowser, you
walk up and down and sing something.
What this COW lacks is confidence in us.
She can't tell what our designs are.
Sing couple of verses of The Sweet
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23
BUWSER'S REAL COW.
SHE HAS FUN WITH THE AMATEUR
FARMLAND.

OF the Leghorn Breed, She Uses Her Legs
with Telling Eject Upon the Bowser
Anntomy-Mrs. Bowser Accused of Incit-
ing the Bovine to Hostile Action.
The real" COW which the Bowsers
we're to have with their summer farm
finally appeared one evening, in COM
pany with a towheaded boy, and when
she had been turned into the barnyard
Mr.. Bowser went up to the house and
said:
well, she's here at last, and now
for the romantic dairy business. Come
out and look the critter over and see me
do the milking act"
She was a COW with "crumpled
horn" More than that, she was under
sized and scrubby, and her eye did not
have that frank, innocent expression al
ways to be found in the patient and
humble minded COW.
"I-I don't like her looks, " was Mrs.
Bowser's verdict, after long survey.
what did you expect?" asked Mr..
Bowser. "Did you imagine she'd have
two humps like a dromedary, or trunk
like an elephant? A COW is COW. If
You are looking for rhinoceros or a
buffalo you'll have to go farther. "
1--WE seen cows before, replied Mrs.
Bowser, with a little pepper in her
tones. "She may be better than she
looks, but think you IL be disappointed
in her. She's evidently very common
stock "
"Oh, she is, Ell? That shows how
much you know about COWS. She's pure
Leghorn, and I'd like to see you find a
better breed. D."
II never heard of Leghorn COW, "
exclaimed Mrs. Bowser
Haven't you? That's wonderful!
Perhaps you never heard of Southdown
or a Merino COW? There are lots of
things for you to learn yet, especially
about farming, l don't say that this
COW is as handsome as Lillian Russell
or as graceful as an antelope, but what
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23

BY aud By and give her to understand
that she is among friends. "
"And you be easy in taking hold.
Some cows have to be petted, you know.
Don't squeeze too hard at the begin
ming.
"I'll attend to the squeezing business
guess this is the right side, after all,
but I'll have her taught to milk ON
both sides within week l want no
one sided cows around me. Jee whiz,
but what was that?"
The COW lifted both hind feet at once,
but missed pail and Mr.. Bowser.
"You never MIXED COW in all your
lifel' exclaimed Mrs. Bowser, who had
been closely watching his operations.
'Then I'll begin now or perish in the
attemptP' he shouted. "Durn her eyes,
but does she think this is circus, and
is she trying to jump backward through
paper hoop? Hist over or look out for
a cyclonel Now, then, start that sing.
ing again. Never MIXED cowl I'll
show you whether ever did or notl"
Mr.. Bowser started in with grim
determination. Once or twice i'll his life
he had seen man milk Il COW. He dis.
tinctly remembered that it was all hand
work, and that no machinery was en-
ployed either above or below. 1t was
the squeeze that brought the milk, and
he got firm hold and frightened his
fingers. Mrs Eowser had finished the
second line Of the beautiful hymn when
the COW made sudden movement with
her left leg. 1t was combination Of
baseball, cricket and chain lightning.
The milk pail few past her and hit the
fence with bang, but Mr.. Bowser and
his box and grim determination few
the other way. He wasn't exactly sure
what had happened, and he asked no
questions until his breath returned and
he could sit up. Then he queried:
"Was it the-the cow"
at was the cow answered Mrs.
Bowser. II told you that you knew
nothing about milking"
''She-she kicked me, did she?'
''She did. Give me the pail, and I'll
see what can do. You'd better go in
and lie down.
II think will for-for q minute or
two, and then I'll come out and see who
kicked the COW and made her kick me.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23

I'll also break her blamed old back with
the smokehouse"
Mrs Bowser got the pail and box and
sat down to the COW. Ten minutes later
she entered the house with about half a
pint of milk in the pail and said
well, Mr.. Bowser, Green has fur
nished you nice sort of COW, hasn't
he?"
"Did you milk her?" he asked as he
lifted his head off the lounge, but kept
both hands pressed on his stomach.
"There is no milk to be had. She
hasn't been new milk COW. If were
you
"Stop right there, Mrs. Bowserl 1
am now in what is probably dying
state, having received 10, 900 pound
blow in the pit of the stomach If die,
you will have accomplished your cold
blooded purpose. If l survive until
have little talk and straighten things
out!'
"But what did l do?'' she protested.
"Never you mind A woman who
will kick q COW to make that COW kick
and kill her husband is guilty of muir
der, and she's no wife of mine. Just
keep right away from me until 1 die or
recover, and then this thing can be set
tied in about two minutesP'
''And you say l kicked the cow"
But Mr.. Bowser only glared at her
for a moment and then turned his face
to the wall and refused to speak again.
The iron had entered his soul-that is,
this Leghorn COW had kicked him into
the middle of next week.
NJ QUAD.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23
HONOLULU, July Goth, 1895.

HONOLULU, July Goth, 1895.
MEssRs. w. G. IRWIN & Co., LTD.
GENTLEMEN:-In reply to your in
quiry as to how the Ideal Roof Paint
you sold me lasted; would say that
painted the roof of my house IL months
ago with your Red Ideal Roof Paint,
and l find it is as fresh and bright in ap.
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looking as well as others lately painted
with other paints. l am more than
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Sole Agents for the Hawdiian Islands

The building papers are q, 8, and q
ply. They come in rolls, each roll con-
tanning 1000 square feet. They are
water proof, acid and alkali proof and
vermin proof. A house lined with build.
ing paper is far cooler than one that is
not. There is also cheaper grade of
paper adapted for use under mating
keeping out insects.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23
Led Astray.

Moralist-You say your money led
you astray?
Young Neverstraight-Yes. always
followed it when it went for eer.-Up
To Date.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23
The New and the old.

The Violin Virtuoso-The violin,
madam, upon which 1 will play this
evening is 200 years old
The Parvenu-Never mind. don't
believe any one will Notice it.-Flie-
gende Blatter.
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Send for
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showing all the shades of both kinds
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it. This is the best ready-mixed Paint
ever brought here and is fresh. We
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FLOOR PAINTS.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-11-23

Up TO date Window Shades; new de-
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Something newer than ever shown in
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you such assortments for selection,
such styles for durability.
A visit to our store places you in
touch with the best and latest
triumphs in
Window Shades,
japanese Mating,
Chinese Mating,
Artistic Wall Papers
LEVI RS & COOKE.
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breaking Down the Guard.

"That fellow makes money hand ovel
fist. A"
Indeed! What's his business?"
"Pugilist. Detroit News.
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One gallon of
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HALLS COTTAGE PAINT

will cover 600 square feet of ordinary
hard surface one coat, and 800 square
feet two coats.
We have just received full stock
of the above, also of our
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-10

Our postal service should meet the
wants and even the conveniences Of our
people at direct charge upon them SO
light az perhaps to exclude the idea of our
postofice department being money max
ing concern; but in the face Of constant
ly recurring deficiency in its revenues and
I'M view of the fact that We supply the
best mail service in the world, it seems to
me it is quite time to correct the abuses
that swell enormously our annual deAcit
I recommend that legislation be at once
enacted to correct these abuses and in
troduce better business ideas in the regu-
lation of our postal rates. This involves
recommend:
The Navy.
The work Of the Navy Department and
its present condition are fully exhibited
In the report Of the Secretary. The con-
struction of vessels for our new navy has
been energetically prosecuted by the pres
emit administration upon the general lines
previously adopted, the department hav-
ing seen no necessity for radical changes
in prior methods under which the work
was found to be progressing In manner
highly satisfactory. It has been decided.
however, to provide In every shipbuilding
contract that the builder should pay all
trial expenses, and It has also been de-
termined to pay no speed premiums In
future contracts. The premiums recently
earned and some yet to be decided are
features Of the contracts made before this
conclusion was reached.
Interior Affairs.
The report of tAe escretaly d tie Intesloe
presents q comptoAanalve ana Interesting 81
hlblt - tAo AQ31goua a4A important aNAaEg
cemnn1tte4 Is NJ oppesvfslon. ! a01oo III
a sssSesz ~ - sa..lac = 4 81 II
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-12-10

OF the act of 1887 and give to executive duty
under its provisions more imperative as.
pect. Therefore, unless Congress shall.
determined upon a different solution Of the.
problem, there Will hardly appear to exist
any reason for delaying beyond the date Of
action as Will promise to snbserve the pub
lie interests and save the Government from
the loss threatened by further inaction.
Department IF Agricuiture.
The Department Of Agriculture is SO In
pie and the prosperity Of our nation that
it should constantly receive the care and
encouragement Of the Government From
small pesnninEs has to be the
source of aid and encouragement to aSrt-
cultural efforts.
Under the present management of the de-
in every direction. and at the same time
strict economy has been enforced to the
utmost extent permitted by congressional ae-
tion. The Secretary reports that the value
last fiscal year amounted to $3.50. 600, 600. an
increase Of SIT 900. 600 over those OF the year
Immediately preceding. This statement 10
that, Notwithstanding such Increase, the pro-
portion Of exported agricultural products OF
our total exports Of all descriptions fell dur
ing the year. The dement's OF an increase
crease In Its proportion to our total exports Ii
the more gratifying when we consider that
It II owing to the fact that Slch total ex.
ports for the year Increased more than Stu
II nv opinion the gratulsens distribution
OF seeds BY the department. ~ ut present
conducted. ought 70 be discontinusd. Tha
tainiy is mgsaers themselyss. an natsrsiiy
expected TO ~ willing - - Aepartment
Asvotsd g, the nrootion O. fafmine -
serssts q = featnfs 1hieh tsa1s = u0sA =
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13

The VIVA, the national instrument of
India, calls up vision Of troops Of nautch
girls, dancing to Its music, the little peala
Of silver bells, fastened around theii
ankles, keeping time as they glide and
whirl. Tho VIVA Is a queer looking in
strument. 1t is a single bar Of hollow bam-
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 q
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 art
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 1t sounds
more like a sweet guitar. 1t Is made Of
very dark wood, with round body, peal
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 a plectrum. The
sawed. or East Indian guitar Is also Q
beauty, both In form and decoration. The
sides and back are very dark green, almost
black, covered with golden fgures.-H
| 9. Conant in st. Nicholas.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13

From evidence difficult to dispute, it ap-
pears that in the Celestial Empire old, in
ourably 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 q mutual understand
ing, the victims asserting toand at times as
sisting In the preliminary ceremonies. The
usage seems to have been recognized by the
highest authorities, and tho 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 moro or less
complacency on the mind Of the victim,
who is comforted by the assurance that he
Is fulfilling 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 n nam for certain orinaes o,
calamities to commit suicide. 1t would al
least have its compensations in that the
criminal could be made to take himself OF
and thus leave no unpleasant reflections
upon the mind Of hangman or executioner'
New York Ledger
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13
CHARMS OF COUNTRY LIVING.
The Nightly Meeting at the Store and the
Weekly Beanbag Social.

Weekly Beanbag Social.
william Henry Bishop possessed of the
belief that the one 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 q little Massashnsettssf village 9
lows in The Century:
went out alone one evening to try to
realize how the place would seem suppos-
ing one wero actually living there. What
resources would be open to the promenader
ut tho hour, say, Of p m.s The lights
seemed already out in the houses, or II
here and there they burned still 1t was
only in some obscure kitchen at the rear.
The steady chirrup Of tree toad and cricket
occupied tho 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 A postmaster was silently figuring
his accounts at desk In the corner, a cou-
pie Of men were playing checkers at n Ia
BILE, overlooked by two or three Others
while two half grown country boys Wills
pered confidentially together Of things Pc
culiar to themselves. But now travel
err for one Of the whip shops came In and
stirred up the men playing at checkers and
enlivened the place with some quito citi-
fed quips and pranks. This, however,
could not always be expected. The young
man had only 'laid over few days on
visit to his family. In general the sedate
club must depend upon Its own resources
In midwinter, / learned, a weekly go
oiable" is held among the inhabitants In a
hall over the chief whiplash shop. A long
table is spread in picnic fashion, with re-
freshments 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 itprom-
ised very we'll 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
1t 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, 1t promises well
to the bag ridden man, distracted by cares,
. noises, his immense distances, weighed
] down by the bare mechanical obstacles Of
i life in the metropolis that often render its
, all alleged social advantages and amuse
] ments completely nugatory. For what
would such man retreat to the country
Why, for tho restfulness of nature, for ar
] opportunity to go early to bed to get Q
4 propor .vY uain ts.iIve wlJn MS own family
. to cultivate his own resources And HI
l would expect and desire to live chiefly by
daylight instead Of by lanplight.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13

THE justice of the claim Tor more
privileges for the members of the
paid fire department Of the city can
not but be conceded without dis.
pute. These men, on duty day and
night, get an outing of twelve
hours every twelfth day. Their
elderly" amounts in total to an
hour for each of the twenty-four,
bestowed in lump and alternating
daylight and darkness. Other
Government employees have their
Saturday afternoons and the whole
of the Sabbath, besides reasonable
hours of either work at a trade, la
Dor or office duty. The condition
of the fettered fireman is one which
should appeal to a community dis
tinguished for devotion to the high
est principles Of humanitarianism.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13
India Rubber Asphalt.

According to statements published in
scientific journals, another article formerly
included among those considered and
treated as worthless has recently been add
cd to the useful products and is known as
mineral india rubber asphalt. This article
is produced during the ordinary process of
refining tar by sulphurio 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 80 per cent Of the former
size, there results a 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
a nonoonducting substance Is needed. Dis
solved, the mineral india rubber produces
q good waterproof varnish.-New York
Sun
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13

IT IS reported that the remark
able revenue plan of increasing the
toll on articles from the United
States has been buried in an espe-
cially deep recess Of the Tax Office,
the same having been reached by a
secret passage from the Custom
JJo,,sa
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13

THE Republican newspaper Of
Phoenix, Ariz., concludes that
whether Hawaii is fol mally an
nexed to the United States or not,
it has secured recognition as per-
manent part of the American sys-
tenn, and the rest of the world
rightly regards it as beneath the
protecting shadow of the stars and
strines"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-13

If ANOTHER Japanese is to be
established in the Appraisers de-
partment it might be we'll to have
a man for whom someone able
would assume responsibility. In
the case of Hoshina the Govern
ment seems to be absolutely with
out recourse so far as alleged heavy
losses are concerned.