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A Christmas Edition.

The GRAPHIC will issue its Christ mas edition on Sunday morning December 19-six days before Christ. mas. This Christmas number will be a joint edition of the Sat urday Semi Weekly and the Daily Sunday Morning GRAPHIC, thereby giving advertisers the benefit of the joint clrculatiops of the two news papers.
 - The Christmas GRAPHIC will con- tain a number of special articles, attractive and appropriate illostra- tious, letters to Santa Claus and Q number Of other special features. While it will not be as expensive and as elaborate an edition as our last Christmas number, it will nevertheless be novel and attractive in every respect and cannot fail to please the local newspaper reading public.
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 Big Railroad Grabs.

Gen. Wade Hampton IS last report as Commissioner of Railroads, is an extremely interesting document. 1t is startling in at least one re- spect, wherein 1t discloses the prof ligacy Of the Republican party in granting the public domain to rail- road corporations. His disclosures of the big grabs of public territory almost criminally voted away by the Republican party to railroad corpo- rations will serve IS a great 'eye- opener in revealing to the people that the Republican party has been guilty of sperniclous activity" in squandering the public domain.
 The Charleston Neacs and Coueie7. gives the following summary of the leading portion of the old hero's re port and the facts set forth should be a warning to the American peo pie Of the peraicious system of boun-
 
 ties and subsidies which commands the support of so many needless men, and which once started cannot be checked within any reasonable bounds
 Gen. Hampton $ report, among u great amount of other valuable in- formation concerning these govern ment-aided roads, shows the follow Ing lavish gifts of land to these cor porations: Union Pacific Railway, E, 400, ,000 acres Ca territory larger than the whole State of South Caro- linas; Central Pacific Railway Con- pany, 12 300, 900 acres; Sioux City and Pacific Railroad, 6O,00O acres; Central Branch Union Pacific Rail- road, 78l ,944 acres; Atchison, Tope- ka and Santa Fe Railway, $500, GOO acres; Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. 4z ,000, ,000 acres Ga territory larger than the State of Georgia); Chicago and Northern Railway, 7,542. .819I efes Chicago, Burlington and
 Railroad, 2, 390, ,243 acres,
 Nankee and St. Paul
 22 acres; Chicago,
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AMkH INCIDENT.
rhe lieutenant Didn't Forget tho Kina.
 noss Done by Brother Mason.

h1AG AetAhAguAAah nun EBtSSA Alis kAAA4e8s
 ness Done by n Brother Mason.
 Among the prisoners taken by the Un- 9on troops Ut the time Pickett made his great charge at Gettysburg was Q Virginia sergeant. He was Mason. Captain John A. Kellogg of thu Sixth Wisconsin gavo him drink of something roviying from his canteen and put some rations in his empty hayersack Their parting was that of brothers.
 In December, 1861, when Kellogg WAS S colonel commanding his regiment, ao- companiea him on ride along the picket line few miles to the left of Petersburg By some means, and without knowing it. we got between tho picket lines. Wo wero brought to q halt suddenly by the follow Ing unmilitary saiutation:
 Is that you, Captain Kollogg?''
 Looking up, and about two rods to the right, we saw lieutenant and q dozen men in gray who had apparently just taken thoir arms in preparation for serious business.
 That's my namo, sir. answered the colonel
 Beg pardon, Colonel Kellogg. You were captain at Gettysburg. Allow me to extend congratulations upon your pro motion. '
 It was beOs7ning interesting, and both of us wore nasing plans for shooting match betweesa dozen Johnny picket2 with guns in iAeir hands and two officers who had onS sevolyers, and they not Ee hand.
 ''Guoss y0s don't remember mo, coie- uol n
 1T guess that is so, " said Kellors, and he was moro nervous than I ever saw him in battle
 I'm tho sergeant you gave nip from your eanteen and whose haversack you filled at Gettysburg. They have made me a lieutenant since then. I'd like to have Q visit with you, but the officer of the day is due here. Guess you had better get back to your lines ''
 Thank you, lieutenant" said the colo nel, saluting and as we turned to leave the Confederate eavo the command Shoulder armsl Right dress! Present Armsi" Then both of us lifted our hats There was fraternity for ou!-Chioago Times Herald.
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GREATNESS UNDERvALUED.
Shakespeare. Scott and Mrs. siddons Were
 Not Wonders Once.

Not Wonders Once.
 In these modern days, when the most extravagant laudations are paid by lit tie cliques to little poets and mediocre actors, and the language of eulogy is exhausted Oh what seems very small proyocation, it is difficult to picture time when not only the minor bard and the second class actors were severely dealt with, but even the best and great est were exposed to irreyerent criticism. Robert Greene, who, however, was in the same line of business (''wrote him. self''), declared his contemporary Shakespeare to be "an upstart crow. who, in his own eonceit, was the only shakescene in the country" Dryden wrote of the bard of Avon: "He writes in many places below the dullest writ CTS of our or any preceding age. Never did any author preeipitate himself from such heights of thoughts to such low expressions. He is the Janus of poets, and you have scarcely time to admire one face ere you despise the other '
 Coming nearer to our own times, it is generally, but quite enormously, SUD- posed that the Wayerly novels were re- eeived with a universal accord of ae- claim on their first appearance, but this is by no means the case. In many of she contemporary orgasas of criticism they were damned with faint praise, " and i'll some even without it.
 Mrs. Siddons, again-a statue tO whom was uncovered in Paddington kY Sir Henry Trying-is supposed to have taken the town by storm and to have been at once acknowledged the queen of her profession. Yet Horace Walpole, admitting her great talents, by no means expressed himself with such en- thusiasm "She pleased me beyond my expectation, but not up to the admira- tion of the ton, two or three whom were ill the same box with me. N Mir, Crawford asked me if I did not think her the best actress I ever saw l said : By no means. We old folks are apt to be preiudieed i'll favor of our first i'm, pressions She IS a good figure, hand- some enough, though neither nose nor chin according to the Greek standard, beyond which both advance a good deal. Her hair is either red or she has no obs jeetion to it's being thought so and had used red powder Her voice is clear and good, but thought she did not vary it's modulations enough, nor ever approach enough to the familiar, but this may come wenh more habituated to the awo of the audience of the capital. Her ao- tion is proper, but with little variety. When without motion, her arms are not genteel.
 "Thus, you sec, all my objections are very triding, but what l really wanted but did not find was originality, which announces genius, and without both which am never intrinsically pleased. All Mrs. Siddons did good sense or good instructions might give I dare to say that were I one and twenty I should have thought her marvellous, but, alas, I remember Mrs Porter and the Dunes. nil and remember every accent of the former in the very same part, "--Illus- trated London News
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-----------A--------- Letters to Santa Claus.

TIE GRApnIo's Christmas edition will be issued next Sunday, the 18th inst. and we again throw open our columns to the children and invite them to tell Santa Claus their Christmas wants. We can as sure the children that Santa Claus reads the GRAPHIC and will give heed to their wants.
 These letters must be limited to fifty words each and handed in for publication not later than Friday evening.
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more generally useful for limited ward robe than those O. diverse tints In this case bright oolofed silk petticoat and d silk flounoe of tho same color in the inside of tho black skirt will add much to the elegance of the toilet.
 A sketch is given of costume of ecru linon over pink silk. The skirt Is trimmed with lace insertion, forming q design of Louis Quinze bowknots. The bodice is adorned in the same fashion and closes at the side under eoquilles of lace, headed by a ruehe of old rose taffeta. The half length sleeves also have howknots of insertion and are finished by frill of lace and q ruche of old rose taffeta, and the collar is similarly arranged. The belt is of old rose taffeta. The hat of white gauge is trimmed with bowbnots of old rose velvet and with biack piumes JuDIo CDoLLET.
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FASHIONS RANCHES.
Louis ouinzo Bows Of sTechiIn Lace For
 sltirt TrimminEs.


 Skirt Trimmings.
 Fashion. which is never satisfied with out developing some phases which inH6e heavy demand upon the purge. now daree that it is very nice tbiHg indeed ahd es coedingly correct to have the gown cai broidered with flowers like those whicl ornament the hat. The more delicaielafi of the florai pattern are painted, the rest embroidered. and this decoration is placed on both eorsage and skirt. Such costumes are Of course, very costly.
 Upon dress up gowns of both batiste and silk aro often seen incrustations Q: meehl;n or other laco arranged in pat terms. Sometimes they form Louis Quinze bows. unrolled ribbons or medallions, all. of course in close, flat application
 Gowns of white muslin, worn over tint. cd silk, ure often phirred around the shoul- ders to form yoke, and also around tho hips, from the waist line down several inohes. Plaited skirts are also aiding to gradually influence the mode out of the direction of tho plain, close skirt.
 Many women wear black costumes 60 great oxtent as being moro becoming and
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A Large Quantity

Of drugs areimpOrted every year into this country and the frequency with which importatlons are made, makes it possible to buy drugs much fresher and stronger than used to be possible;not all drug gists, however, are anxious to take advantage of this because stale drugs are a little cheaper. Some druggists tell you they buy direct in large quantities, and buy enough at one time to last or 3years. Drugs, unlike whisky. does not improve with age. We buy in small quanti- ties, buy often and get them fresh every pop. That is why we say get your regular drugs anu prescriptions filled here. You will find it will pay you both physically and financially in the end.
 Yours very respectfully.
 WALKER DRUG CO..
 no Main St.
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WINDS AND LEAvES.
winds that asp tho sodden lesvea

Het winds that flap tho sodden lesvea. Wet leaves that drop and fall, Unhappy leafiess trees the wind bertaveAs Poor trees and small; All of color, solemn in your greedl All of color, so1nber i'll your brown. All Of a color, dripping gray between, When leaves are downi Oh, for the bronze green eucalyptus spires. Far flashing up against the changeless bsssss Emitting and glaneing in the steady fires Of sun and moonlight too. Deep orange groves. pomegranate hedgse
 bright
 And vanished fringes of the pepper trees, And, ah, that wind of sunshine, wind of light,
 Wind of the seasl Charlotte Perkins stetson in Land of sus- shine.
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That was q curious joint resolution offered in tho house of representatives by Mr. Evans of Kentucky which spec filed that there should be no moro sil- yer dollars coined unless they each and every one contained enough silver to make them intrinsieally worth as much as the gold dollar A silver dollar as large as all ice cream saucer would be n sight to behold. Everybody would want one to keep.
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It is rather an unusual document, but eommendable in every way, tho dioee- san order of Bishop Elisha Capers of South Carolina requesting tho clergy and ministers in general of tho stato to preach against the crime of murder on Sunday. Dec 10. Tho bishop declares that tho sign of murder is upon the state, and he asks the preachers to use their power to wipe it out and cause the bloody crime of homicide to ccase in South Carolina, where thcge have beon 200 slayings during the year. The bish- op further earnestly enj. ,s it on min isters to arouse public sentiment to a higher and nobler estimate of human life. This is something which fits not only South Carolina, but every state in tho Union. Tho increase of homicide in all the states Is alarming. It is emi- nently fitting that Christian ministers of all denominations should unite in arousing public sentiment to a sense of the saeredness of human life The Chris tian church ean engage in no nobler work than this. and the need of it is crying Tho frequency of murders is appalling
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TIE civil service law was the subject of a spirited debate in both branches of Congress yesterday. This law is the only obstacle to spoils-seeking Republicans, and now that they are in power they hate it worse than the devil hates holy water.
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A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred at

A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred at a dance at Jeffersonvilie, Ga, last night. A citizen was giving an en- tertainment when one of the guests became offensive in his manner to the ladies, which resulted in a fusil- Jade between the host and guest. The two principals and three others were killed.
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HUNGER AS A MOTIVE.
1t Is One of the Mainsprings of Progress
 In Human Affairs.

1t Is One of the Mainsprings of Progress
 In Human Affairs
 The rowels of natures most powerful spur, hunger, are continually reckoning Che Hanks of the primitive community, The apostles seathing arraignmont of thu Cretans, "whose god is their belly, " would literally apply to every savage tribe and many a civilized one. Hunger is one of the mainsprings of progress. At its i'm. peratiye command the flint was ohipped into the arrowhead, tho dart, the spear, In its honor the net was woven, the hoe was made and the soil broken To appeasa Its cravings tho wild bull is broken to the yoke, the forests are felled, the ditch is dug through the marsh.
 On It's errands the ship is launched on the perilous deep an6 the band sent out upon the warpath. Into It's service have been impressed the winds of heaven, the steam wreaths of the caldron and the gilt tering shifts of the lightning. Io is the real Aladdin's lamp of civilization. The oeaseless westward flow of tho human stream and the march of the "star of eln- plre have been at the behest of its genii. Whether It ho born of barren soil and a Srnel sky or of the pressure of overpopula non, It has played q leading part in mold. Ing the destinies of the nations
 In tho fall of every world empire from Assyria to Rome tho conquering race has invariably como from the mountainous or barren land, or from sterner sky.
 And still today the nations of tho bleak. est belt of the temperate zone, where the struggle with soil and climate is seyerest the Scotch, tho English, the Dutch and the North Germans, are oyorrunning the whole of the inhabitable globe and bid lair to far outdo Alexander by more peace hszs snd faS mora stable sneans ysoukAs
 Nippes. 1n ti.e Bud. Mudge-Which is proper to say-- Lend me slo, " or Loan me sl0?''
 Wlckwire-lt won t do you any good to say either. indianapolis Journal
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In the opinicn of Premier Sagasta of Spain tho American people haye been fed on buncombe by their government i'll reference to Cuban intervention. Sa- gasta expresses himself satisfied with the presidents message and says the threat to intervene was merely to give satisfaction to q portion of American opinion, without the intention of exc cutting. Is this true?
 It will be very easy Tor 5ps.s. so .,as>s peacc ill Cuba. All she has to do is sim ply to take her soldiers away and lot tho island alone.
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DlSHQRNlNG CATTLE,
Ehe Operation and It's After Effects Pro
 duetive of Extreme Torture.


 duetive of Extreme Torture.
 Professor Mccall, for many years principal of the Glasgow Veterinary college, speaking Of the practice of dis horning cattle, said: "I have heard the evidence Of Professor Valley, and agree with him that the operation is one of extreme torture at the time and afterward. There must be moro or less pain until tho wound is entirely healed Under the most favorable circumstances it must Do painful for ten days. The operation does not benefit the animal in the least nor the flesh as food. But if the animal is vicious consider it suffi- cient to remove the tips of the horns. have known of an animal from whicl; tho tips of the horns had been removed to tako to putting again, but very rare ly. Even then he did not do much damage
 George Andrew Leper, fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, said: 'I consider the practice of dis horning cruel because it causes fearful pain and is absolutely unnecessary. l have heard the previous evidence and agree with 1t. l"
 Professor William Pritcha1d of ti,s Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, London, and for 20 years professor at the Royal Veterinary college, Camden Town, had heard the previous evidence and agreed that the operation tortures the animal and is unnecessary.
 DrpfQccf,7. (to1- Eo1ICxxy of Io IDo,-,l College of Veterinary Surgeons and for some time it's president, said "In my opinion dishorning is extremely cruel and quite unnecessary D
 Professor J. Maequeen, for ten years professor at the Glasgow College of Veterinary Surgeons and afterward at the Royal Veterinary college, Camden Town, said: "The operation is not necessary, and. if performed at all, should be done on the animal before it Is or 8 months cd. That prevents the horns growing, and the operation ia painless. n--Our Animal | Friends
 When does high priced wheat beneft l tho farmer, is q question variously an swered. It does not do so at all seasons of the year. If the rise in wheat comes suddenly in the spring, just when th, old stock of grain is low and the new is not yet in sight. speculators and grain dealers get all the advantage of it. Ii. however, q sharp advance comes about harvest time, when eight out of every ten agriculturists sell their wheat then tho farmer will get his sharo of the good prices.
 The Spanish cabinet has declared its intention of allowing to Cuba all tie
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TIE 'jail delivery last night shows that "trusties" won't do to trust. As a usual thing they take advantage of the confidence reposed in them to liberate themselves and their fellow comrades in crime.
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THE Iron Mountain depot at the town of Gurdon was destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
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Just the one word "Coal'' ought to be enough at this time of year to bring you i'll with an order. By this time ever ybody in this town ought to know the kind of coal we sell and the way we handle it. We don't know of anyone who ever bought coal of Us who was dissatis- fled either wish the quality. price or method of delivery. If there is such n man in existence we would like to see him.
 We guarante satisfaction.
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The Spanish cabinet has declared its intention of allowing to Cuba .all tie rights accorded hy the spanish consti tution That is not saying much.
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Nippes. ntise Bud.

:. Mudge-Which is proper to say.-- Lend me BIO, or Loan me S1O?''
 Wickwire-1t won't do you any roos to say either. r.-Indianapolis Journal
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-28
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-28
IRRIGATION NOTICE.

Holders of water privileges, or those
paying water rates, are hereby notified
that the hours for irrigation purposes
are from to s o'clock a. m, and from
4 to 6 o'cloch p. m.
II. Holders of Water privileges on
the slopes of Punchbowl above Green
street, and in Nuuanu Valley above
School street, are hereby notified that
they will not be restricted to the ;rri-
cation hours of to a. m. and 4 to q
p, m, but will be allowed to irrigote
whenever sufficient water is available,
provided that they do not use the
water for irrigation purposes for more
than four hours in every twenty.four
ANDREW BROWN,
Sup't. Honolulu Water Works
Approved:
j. A, KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Honolulu, ii. l., June II, 1897.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-07-28
ALL ALONG THE DOCKS
KINAU MAKES THE STAR TRIP or
THE YEAR.
But Little Life I'm the llarbor-- Big
Exodus Of Ships-Rithet Ready to
Load--Gossip.
Australia sails at 1 p. m.

Australia sails at p. IN.
The Brenhlda and Ceylon are the
only vessels discharging just now.
The Milahala arrived in this morn
ing from Kauai with 1898 bags of
paddy.
The Roanoke will be ready for sea
by Saturday morning and will prob
ably sail on that day.
The Il. p. Rithet finished discharg-
ing cargo last night and this morning
moved over to Wilder's wharf to re,
ceive sugar from the Kinau.
The lrmgard will sail this after
noon with a full cargo of sugar. She
takes away several passengers.
The Helene is locked at the Inter
| Island wharf. and is discharging II
portion of her sugar for the Australia
| and the remainder for the warehouse.
The Mary L. Cushing will probably
pet away for New York some time
| this afternoon. She has about 260O
| tons Of sugar. valued at more than
/ S1jO.OOO.
/ The James Makee has cleaned out
/ Kappa. This afternoon she will take
Il big load of coal down, and then call
/ at Kluea, Kalihiwai and Ianalei TO
deliver general freight and secure a
cargo.
The American ship Commodore, the
last of the New York sugar fleet this
wear. was to have left San Francisco
on the 21st inst, so she ought to be
along next week. \ full cargo of
sugar is awaiting her in the ware
houses.
Religious services were held aboard
the Morning Star this morning, and
were watched by curious crowd on
the docks. The little packet is in the
best possible trim for the long voy-
age before her, and is loaded down tc
her plimsol mark with cOal.stores and
lumber. The services were very i'm.
pressive.
The Kinau arrived this morning OF
schedule time, after the star voyage
of the wear. She had a big cargo
and passenger list on the outward
trip. but it was nothing to the loaC
she brought back. Her passenger
list alone included 50 cabin and II
deck passengers. Her cargo consist
ed of 10,O35 bags of sugar, 465 bags O
potatoes. 80 sacks of corn, LOG bun
dies of hides, 16 bales of wool, 100
sheep, 60 hogs, / horse, l boat anC
22S packages of sundries. Rough
weather was encountered on the
Hawaii coast, but the Molokai chan
mel was smooth last night.
Great disappointment was express
ed along the docks this morning
when the Moana failed to show NJ
bright and early. Bets were laid las
Invnnin,r +b1t sba would arrive nv m i'll
night. 1t is possible that the steam
ship might have been held in Sar
Francisco ON account of the non-ar
rival of the English mail. BY TIL,
last steamer came word of an eNten
SlVe railroad strike in he East. TIT
speed of the Moaua in going up. how
ever, was over estimated. From
reliable source il is learned that heI
average speed was lis knots, whicl
is not equal to the AustraIia's bes
time