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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28

How supcrlatiy,ly Parisian real
Frenchman would think the people Of
Trois. Rivicrcs who made public pres.
entaticn to ncighbcr fer his galaLtcr,e
when his real achievement was not
la lovtmaking but in life savinpl But
the Parieians might fiid worse pntois
i'll their own country. The difference
between their language u;a that Of the
long lost Jean Baptiste is enc Of accent
more than If words. The French Cana.
dian speech is thicker, coarscr and less
finicking than the French. One of the
most striking difference occurs in a
multitude Of words ending i'll "ais,
such as jamais, avais, which are pro-
nounced jana, ava, and 80 On, even
by educated Canadians who write per
feet French. When the ancestors Of
Jean Baptiste sailed from northern
France these words were spelled jamois,
avois, and the pronunciation has not
changed with the photography. In some
proper names, such us Bcauharnois,
even the spelling remains unaltered.
The French Canadian takes liberties
with his consonants as well as his
vowels, as will appear from few of
M. Manscau's sad examples: A'oir
agreients, bin, anfin, (afin) a'chante
and i'chantent (for ellie chante and Giles
or lis chantent), pramenez SUI la rule
donne-moc-le c'cst ane advertisement
que l'bcn leu I en- 'oiye! But with all
this, no one accustomed to the CONVERSE
ton of our French neighbors across the
channel need be hindered by an imag.
mary strangeness Of speech from jour.
neying to the inmost parishes Of the
province of Quebec--a province full OF
rewards for the seeker after old time
| WAYS -ContemnOrarY Review.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
HUNTING SEALS.
II Is Dangerous because Of the Position Of
the Rookeries.


The inaccessibility of the roolseries fire.
qucntly involves seal hunters in danger,
says a writer in the New York Press. The
seals are shot from promontory. Then
the hunter is lowered on q rope by his
comrades 100 or 200 feet to the slippery
wave washed rocks below, where the
dead seal lies. He quickly skins the an
ilnal. A small boat from the ship rides
outside the surf line ready to carry the
hides away. A small line is floated
ashore to the hunter, who ties the hides
to it one by one, and the boat is loaded,
the hunter is drawn to the top Of the
cliff, and another rookcry is sought for
more game. The surf about these deep
sea islands is very high and is one of
the obstacles of the seal hunter.
The long stiff hairs from the seal
muZzle are highly priced by Cinnamon,
and large quantities are exported to
China. The Chinese mount these hairs
with gold for use as toothpicks and car
spoons. Other parts of the animals are
dried and shipped to China for use by
the native doctors, who claim that they
4 tllttl llldTNtlOus WIFI lilt
made from these parts.
The sea lions are rather cute in thei1
way. They enjoy Il geat deal of sea fowl
occasionally. When the gulls are flying
overhead, a lion will dive and swim
some distance under water from the
! point where he disappeared. He ap
proaches the surface carefully, allowing
merely the tip of his black nose to show
above the surface. BY giving his body
a rotary motion this nose tip makes cir
/ Giles on the ocean, and, to the eye of the
flying gull, resembles a waterbug a
play. With swish, the deceived gul
rushes down from its station above like
ball from gun. The lion sinks few
inches, and as the gull hits the waite,
with tremendous impetus the jaws clos,
mercilessly on the sea fowl, and it il
hauled below the surface and devoured
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
I. D. HALL \ SON. LID.

Notwithstanding the fact
that we are receiving new
goods by nearly every steamer
and vessel arriving from the
States and from England, we
do sometimes get out of certain
lines of goods that are much
needed. We want our inquir-
inc friends to know that we
have just received probably
the finest assortment Of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
j. G. ROTHWELL.

Have you leaky gutter? If you
have, make it perfectly clean and dry,
apply a good coat of No. 3 P. and Is.
Paint over the leaky spots; then take a
piece of stout Manila paper, or piec e
of common cotton cloth, paint it well o.
both sides; Jay it over the first coat, Civ
ing the whole a final coat, and there
will lie no more leak there. Or if the
whole gutter liz bad. make it clean and
dry, and apply paste of p. & b. Paint
and Portland Cement.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
What 1t May Come To.

lyon don't mean to say, Mrs. Easy,
that you are houseless and homeless?"
Precisely.
Astonishing! How did that come
about?'
well, / engaged a servant the other
day and after she had been domiciled a
day or two she asked for my references.
l gave them to her and after examining
them carefully she pronounced them
unsatisfactory and discharged me. -
Boston Courier.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
Reflective.

II wish l could have lived III the
days when men were brave enough to
fight duels for the smiles of women, "
said the girl with the dreamy eyes
''But they couldn't set up the ice
cream soda in those days, for there
wasn't any," said the girl with the tilted
nose, and the dreamy girl concluded
that perhaps the modern times were
best. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
Simplicity.

l am convinced, both by faith and
experience, that to maintain ones self
ON this earth is not hardship, but II
pastime, if we will live simply and
wisely, as the pursuits Of the simpler
nations are still the sports of the more
artificial -Thoreau.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28

Love is merely madness, and l tell
you deserves as well dark house and
whip as madmen do, and the reason
why they are not so punished and cured
is that the lunacy is so ordinary that
the whippers are i'll love too.-Shakes-
peare.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
LIMITED.
Sole Agents for the HdUdiiom islands

The building papers are ], 9, 3, and d
ply. They come in rolls, each roll con-
tanning 1000 square feet. They are
water proof. acid and slkali proof and
vermin proof. A house lined with build
ing paper is far cooler than one that, is
not. There is also a cheaper grade of
paper adapted for use under mating
keeping out insects.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
Dog Collars and PadIOckS

the finest assortment or i,
Dog Collars and PadIOckS
ever offered here. In one lot
we had over SIXTY DOZEN, of all
sizes and kinds. We can fit
the largest watch dog or the
smallest Japanese pug.
Those friends who have
asked so many times for Razor
Strops will be glad to know
that we have just received a
new supply of the celebrated
Reppenhagen Razor StrOps.
We have several other kinds,
all good. Our assortment OF
Razors is full, having just re-
ceived a new lot.
We receive fresh
Ammunition
every month, and can supply
all kinds needed. Rifles, Shot
Guns and Revolvers always on
hand.
That new lot of
Score Books
has just arrived.
Also fresh lot OF
Cottage Paints,
Enamel Paints, Varnishes, Oils
and Brushes of all kinds.
We have sold thousands OF
feet of
Rubber Garden Hose
lately and expect soon another
large lot running from ! inch
to II inches. Also steam hose.
The demand for
Galvanized Water Pipe
is constant and we keep on
hand all sizes from ! inch to
inches and sell it cheap.
If there is anything in oul
line that you want, just cal
for it, if you cannot see it. You
will always find us at
HALLS CORNER.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28

BtEtJb' bCs ouiy Sum, iC"''
MEsSRs. w. G.. IRWIN & Co., LTD.
GENTLEMEN:-In reply to your in
curry as to how the Ideal Roof Paint
you sold me lasted; would say that |
painted the roof of my house II months
ago with your Red Ideal Roof Paint,
and l find it is as fresh and bright i'll APP
pearance today as when first applied
looking as well as others lately painted
with other paints am more than
satisfied.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-08-28
A Possible Motive.

What makes time fly sop
IF it didn't fly, it would have to be
killed. detroit News.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04

According to the Fargo papers
Cass county has decided that it
wants a United States senator,
and that a candidate will be put
up to hustle for Senator Hans
brough's toga. There is nothing
very bashful about Cass county.
She now has supreme court
judge, district Judge, state trea-
surer, United States public build
ing, agricultural college, and a
few more choice plums, and still
is not satisfied. We'll, boys, just
give Cass the whole cheese and
let it go at that. However, Cass
county has some very good SEN
atorial timber and to our notion
Col. w. r. Ball stands at the
front. Mr.. Ball would not only
present fine figure in the halls
of congress, but he has the abili-
ty to back up his shape.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
A Hard Storm.

The hardest snow storm or Nhzzard
experienced in this section during the
past ten years set in the afteroon be-
fore Thanksgiving and continued UNI
til the following Friday night. 1t was
q terror, and the wind blew q perfect
gale from the north and northeast,
causing the Oldest inhabitants to
wonder, while the tenderfeet were pos
itively paralyzed. Luckily it was not
very cold, but it was cold enough, and
woe unto the man or beast who
strayed away very far from buildings.
We have not heard of any loss of life
in this section or of any suffering, for
which we are thankful. Railroads
have been blockaded and passenger
trains on the main lines embedded i'm
snowbanl5s for days. The Coopers-
town train managed to get back home
Thanksgiving night and was block
AIDED in until Tuesday night, during
which time we had no mail or COM
munication with the outside world.
The storm was a hummer, and no mis-
take, and the immense and artistic
piles of snow are {; sight to behold.
When the storm king starts out on ~
frolic he does his work we'll.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04

There is one thing that is posi-
lively certain now-and that is
that there will be more water on
our prairies in the spring than
we have had for years, The
meadows and sloughs will un
doubtedly be thoroughly soaked
when the snow goes away. There
is an immense quantity of snow
all over the country and the
plowed land has more snow ON it
than it has had for years. The
ground is not frozen very deep
because heavy snow fell before
freeze-up and it has stopped the
frost from penetrating very
deep. While these blizzards and
storms are very inconvenient at
this time the good will come to
the farmers of North Dakota next
spring when the ponds and
sloughs are all filed up again and
the ground is soaked in good
shape to give the seed q good
start.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
Victims of the Storm.
H. W1THAM,

DEVILS DAKE, N. D., Dec. 1.-The
body OF Henry M. Burrows, the mail
clerk who was lost in the storm at
Devils Lake, was fouud yesterday on
the flats southeast of the city abont
half 81 mile from the city. The suppo-
sition is that the unfortunate man had
got past the train, being unable to see
in the binding storm, and had then
wandered blindly on till his strength
gave out.
Darlington, N. D., Dec. I'D. G..
McKeever, a farmer, was found yes
terday north of Kensel, frozen to
death.
Grand Forks, N. D.. Dec. 1.-Dur-
ing the storm farmer at Leeds, N. D..
started out for a load of poles for a
shed and failed to return. His body,
and those of his horses were found the
next day, almost buried in snow
drift and frozen stiff.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04

III was born in 1874 near Granite Falls,
Chippewa county, Minnesota, and am
of Swedish parentage. My father,
having better prospects of supporting
his family in the ''wild west," immi-
grated to North Dakota in 1851 where
we now live. Here 1 have spent my
time working on farm since was
old enough to drive a team. My edu-
cation is very limited, as have had
no schooling except u couple of
months during the winter at the dis
trict school, and a four months term
at the Wilmar Seminary and Business
College of Minnesota. At fifteen
years of age my mind began to work
upon making some invention, and
since that time I've studied out sever
al ideas. The idea for the lantern
lighter came to Inc one day while l
was chopping wood" With such q
beginning as this Mr.. johnson is
more than likely to succeed as an in
ventor.-National Recorder.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
They are Coming.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Dec. 1, 1896
Rev. E. S. SHAW,

GRAND FORKS, N. D., Dec. l, 1896.
REV. E. S. SHAW,
MY DEAR BRo.-The Smith
Sisters will be with you on Friday
night unless the trains are blockaded
again. They are filling their engage
ment at Hillsboro tonight. Will be
in Wahpeton tomorrow night, Fargo
on Thursday night and Cooperstown
on Friday. They lost three dates last
week but will go back to them after
they have filled the other engagements.
They are giving splendid satisfaction
everywhere they sing. The people say
that it is the very best concert they
ever heard. Tell everybody that they
will miss the great musical treat of
their lives if they miss hearing the
Smith Sisters. You get the audience
and you can rest assure that everyone
will be pleased.
Yours truly
II. WITHAM.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04


With no news from the outside
world for several days and a
steady job of "bucking" snow for
the same length of time, the edi-
torial shears have become rusty
for want of use. However, we
are glad that we are still on earth
after the recent storm and that
we are once more in communica-
ton with the outside world. We
would advise our Colorado
friends to keep their billiards.
within their own borders here
after.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
SURPRISING THE oRlENTALs

OOnTnlOIiN0 Ir1GO0IcN AeS.
A Sea OF Pigtails Watched Twist Drill
Work.
An interesting account of visit to a
Chinese arsenal near Fuchau is given
ty u correspondent of Cassier's Maga-
zine. Ho says:
''Taking out two drills. sent they.
in and Immediately was invited to enter.
Tho official was polite, bowling and
shaking his own hands, rs is tho custom
among Cinnamon, and offered mo IL cup
of tea.
"Tllerc happened to DO several forg-
ings in tho rooir, and as I pressed the
drills against Il II and pointed to over
the wall he seemed to comprehend what
was wanted, and in few minutes I
was i'll large, we'll lighted machine
shop. might say this extensive plant
was built and equipped by Frenc!, engi-
neers somo Is years ago.
'"The native foreman examined my
tools with great interest and called in
several assistants. All looked puzzled
and did not seem to know what they
were for. Walking to a drill press, I
took out the fat drill, and, after con-
siderable packing around the shank,
succeeded in getting one of my taper
shank twist drills to run fairly true in
the spindle. There must have been so
Cinnamon working in the room. and
every one had gathered around this
press. The foreman ordered them off
repeatedly, and then, looking at me,
laughed good naturedly aud gave it up.
'He brought piece Of cast iron, but
I wanted something harder to drill, go
I walked over to large planer and
took long extension tool, made from
by l "a inch tool steel, and cla;nped it
up TO the table If the drill press. He
Ghooli his head, intimating that the
twist drill could not go through, and
the crowd CT worl:mcn emitted grunts
Of approval.
'"Iho press started, the lips of the
twist drill turned out two spiral chips.
Che men clbowed ne to one side. There
was II sea OF pigtails bending down,
watching the marvellous action Of that
little tool. As the chips grew in length
the expressions Of WordrrmeEt ill.,
creased
"It happened that the chips did not
hreak until they were about ii inches
long. Then others started, and each
time that they broke Off they were eager
~ snatchcG by the mcn, scme burning
their fingers, and examined carefully
from end to end.
"The dull edges of the drill were
I'll
started again, and the fact that the drill
would cut as well as tho first time
caused increased :nazement and n.ur-
murs. I have made many tests with
twist drills, but never before such an
appreciative and demonstrative audi
ence."
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
All Free.

Those who nave used Dr. Kings New
Discovery know its value, and those
who have not, have now the opportun.
'ty to try it free. Call on the advertised
druggist and get u trm bottle, free.
Send your name aud address to H, E.
B"ck'en Il Co. Chicago, and get SAM
pie box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
free. as well us II clpy Of guide to health
and household instructor free. All of
which is guaranteed to do yon good and
cost you nothing ut S. Almklov's
Dug store.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
THE COMMON BLACK COAT
It Is Feared That It May BE Superseded
by One of Lighter Color.

It Is Feared That It May BE Superseded
by One of Lighter Color.
1t would appear from one of their
trade organs that tailors are becoming a
little anxious about the prospects of the
black coat of civilization. They fear it
is in danger Of being superseded by u
garment of lighter hue, if not of varie,
gated pattern. Perhaps, if they were to
give voice to their deeper rapprehensions,
they would say that there was more at
stake than the black coat. There can, ut
any rate, be little doubt, whether the
tailors are willing to admit it or not,
that with the fate of the black coat is
bound up that of the black waistcoat.
Whether the two have been lovely and
pleasant i'll their lives is matter of
opinion, but we feel sure that III death
they would not be divided.
We mean no disrespect to the vest in
describing it as parasite of the coat.
1t is humble dependant which has
only found its way into society under
the wing of its influential patron, to
whom it adheres with single breasted
fidelity, rewarded OH the other side by
an attachment which is rarely broken
cave for short period during the sum-
mer months.
Tho trousers, it is true, are connected
with the two upper garments by no such
feudal tie, but their own union is com.
plete and, except in very hot weather,
indissoluble. Hence, the more farsight-
ed tailors no doubt perceive clearly
enough that if the black coat goes we
shall be within measurable distance Of
the "tweed suit. Nor arc there want.
ing those who would do their best to
accelerate the catastrophe.
Animated by the restless spirit of the
age, its impatience of sobriety and it's
thirst for change and color in costume,
as in life, there is school Of SO called
reformers who are endeavoring to urge
the wearers Of black coats to revolt. Let
them give free play, exclaim these an
archistic counselors, to 'their taste in
checks and stripes" +" aud they will be
able to cut a far more picturesque figure
at far smaller annual outlay. With the
outlay, Of course. the public is not COLI
oerned, though that matter, doubtless,
is not without its interest for the tailors,
but We own to some uneasiness at the
idea Of the entire community indulging
it's multifarious taste in checks and
stripes in headlong pursuit Of the pic.
turesque.
We have all Of us. indeed, seen the
experiment tried under very favorable
circumstances. but with more than du-
bious results by those little bands Of
vocal and instrumental artists, gener-
ally six or eight in number, who are
usually to be met with at race meetings
or on the sands at popular seaside re-
sorts. These pioneers of dress reform
have entirely discarded the black coat,
preferring one Of gayer color, with no.
ticeably elongated tails, and the free.
dom with which they indulge their taste
in checks and stripes may almost be said
to border upon license. Yet the effect,
even with the addition Of an open shirt
collar Of Elizbethan proportions, cork
ed face and a banjo cannot be described
as entirely picturesque. ue.-London Tele.
graph,
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
The Poet Breaks Loose.

Out in the wild west rustling for stuff
The collector may be seen in dismay
He can't venture out on account of the
storm,
But insists on drawing his pay.
The wires are down and mail showed
in,
No traveller can come or go away,
The landlord, of course, though busi
ness is dull,
Insists on drawing his pay.
And the livery man, we must not for.
get,
He knows all the country, they say
But when he goes out he is sure to get
lost,
Yet, he insists on drawing his nav.
Business men sit about in the hotel
And exchange lies in liberal way
While the clerks in their stores are
doing no biz,
Yet insists on drawing their pay.
Old settlers tell us they have seen
worse storms,
Way back in the earlier days.
This may be true but they don't ven.
ture out,
That is, those who are drawing their
pay.
The editor sits with his pen in his
hand
Merrily passing the time away,
The merits of the country he dare not
discuss
On account of drawing his paw.
The train men wait orders very un.
concerned
OF the prospects they nothing to say.
1t doesn't matter to him when he's
called out
AS long as he is drawing his pay.
The banker comes in for his supper at
eve,
His vaults have been closed all dav.
But what has he to worry about,
OF course he is drawing his pay.
The Grain buyer sits in mis- Office so
war;.
Everything is coming his way,
And il 'yilcat continues 10 70 up as i
has,
He, too: will be drawing his pay.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
English Drinking sone.,

The best Of the English drinking songs
were written by the dramatists of the
seventeenth century, men who trolled
out their vigorous sentiments, linked
sweetly together i'll flowing verse, with
out the smallest thought or fear Of
shocking anybody. Frankly indecorous,
they invite the whole wide world to
drink with them. to empty the brim.
ming tankard passed from hand to hand
and to reel home through the frosty
streets, whe1s the watchman grins at
their unsteady steps, and quiet sleepers,
awakened from dull dreams, echo with
drowsy sympathy tho last swelling ca
dence of their uproarious song. Where
there is 10 public sentiment to defy
even bacchanalian rioters and baccha-
nalian verses cease to be defiant. What
admirable good temper and sincerity In
Fletcher's generous importantly!
Drink today and drown all sorrow;
You shall perhaps NOT do it tomorrow.
Best. while you have Il. use your breath:
There is no drinking after death.
Then let US swill, boys. for our health.
Who drinks well loves the commonwealth,
And he that will to bed go sober
Falls with the leaf. still in October.
Upon this song successive changes
have been sing, until nowets variations
a-o bev il;lcrii:a, and to il We owe tie
sTe2 T'ol.r.ar and utterly iudefci.sibie
g2ea ll....-.,c! cut .sr 1cratious by many
& lrs5g saEesn chcrua::
l1c w!s3 eaes to tct a:sl goes to beli sober
,1-N .s- : Trr. 10. 81. ~
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1896-12-04
Did You Ever

try Electric Bitters as remedy for your
troubles? If not, get bottle now and
get relief. This medicine has been found
to be particularly adapted to the relief
and cure of all female complaints, exert
ing a wonderful direct influence liz CIV
ing strength and tone 10 the organs.
If you have loss OF appetite, .eonstipa-
ion, headache, faint'ag spell* or are
nervous, sleep'eas, exsst sta an
choly or troubled w.5, dIi12Y aaells,
Electric 8itlafS is IL n4r;liaiaa you
need, 5Itaitb and streaeysil are guaran-
teed by its Use. Large bottles on!y so
cents at $. Almk!ovs drug store.