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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-23
No Doubt About IT.

The Best Man-Now brace up, old chap
The ordeal will soon be over.
The Groom-I know it, But some way
have a premonition that I'm going to
lose control of myself. New York sun
day World.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-23

81 tell you what it is, Blinks, old man,
this is a pretty wisely planned world after
all"
"How's that:'
''Why, take drinking, for example. A
man never sees snakes till he's SO drunk
he doesn't care "a darn what he sees. -
Truth
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-23
HONOLULU, July Goth, 1885,

HONOLULU, July S5CH, 1910.
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 10 months
ago with your Red Ideal Roof Paint,
and find it is as fresh and bright in ap-
pearance today as when first applied
looking as well as others lately painted
with other paints. l am more than
satisfied.
j. e. ROCKWELL.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-23
In Luck.

Beggar (piteously)-Ah, sir, am very
very, very hungry.
Dyspcptic (savagely)-Th have the de.
cency to hccp your good fortune to your
self haven't had an appetite for years -
Tit-Rits
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-23
Heir Nonapparent.

Old Lady Questioning little girl)-Sup-
pose the queen had died in childhood, who
would have succeeded to the English
l,ronc?
l.it.lc Girl-Her eldest son.-Pick Me
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13
Maintain the Health.

No subject is of greater Importance to
the happiness and usefulness of every
human being than the matter of physical
health. OF course when a person is sick
he desires to get well, and remedies in
tended to restore his health are admins
tered, but people who are in fairly good
health seldom think of medicine. The
fact is, every one needs to have a good
medicine always at hand, for by it's timely
use prolonged sickness and suffering may
often be averted.
The most healthy person in the world is
liable to be seized with acute Indigestion
when certain kinds of food are taken I'M
der unfavorable circumstances, and every
one is in constant danger of headaches,
colds, and various ailments which result
from exposure, overwork or some indis-
erection about diet, sleep or exercise. 1t is
these little ills that lead to chronic dis
eases. An undigested dinner may ring
on stomach or liver trouble which will
cause many years of suffering A success
sion of sleepless nights will inevitably tell
upon the nervous system, and will perhaps
be the precursors of nervous prostration.
A sudden cold, chill, or exposure may
be followed by most serious consequences.
Hence the Importance of attending
promptly to little ills and overcoming at
once the slightest indisposition. And it is
just as essential that a reliable medicine
be employed in maintaining health as in
curing disease. In the first place your
blood must be pure, and the medicine that
is to keep you III health must be a good
blood purifier. The most prominent blood
purifier in the public eye today is Hoods
the front rank in the medicine world by
its power to make rich, pure and healthy
blood and this is what will keep the body
| in vigorous condition. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla prevents disease from getting foot
hold because it quickly overcomes the
| tions of the body.
| By keeping the blood pure with Hoods
Sarsaparilla and regulating the liver and
bowels by the use of Hoods Pills, the
danger to be feared from changes in tenn
| perature and variations in diet will be
avoided Hoods Sarsaparilla, it should
be remembered, is the one true blood puri-
fer. 1t is by it's power to make pure blood
that it cures diseases, and by keeping the
blood pure it fortifes the system against
| all danger of it's attacks. Hoods Sarsa-
parilla and Hoods Pills should be in every
home and used to prevent sickness as well
as cure disease.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13

A letter was lately received at the office
of the Republican-Journal from Hammond
to the effect that the cure of an eXtraor-
binary severe case of St. Vitus' dance
had been effected on the person of little
Stanley Nichol, the eight-year-old son of
Mrs. Charles Nichol of that village.
A reporter was accordingly dispatched
in that direction, who after some inquiry,
found Mrs. Nichols residence about "a
mile outside the village. Mrs. Nichol
said:
"a little over year ago my boy, Stan
ley Nichol, who is now only eight years
old, alarmed me one day by being taken
with strange gurgling in his throat
After the first the attacks became quite
frequent. Stanley did not complain of
any pain, but said that he could not help
making the noise. At that time there
was a New York doctor stopping in the
village who was specialist on throat
and nasal diseases. / took my son to him
and after a careful examination he said
there was nothing the matter with the
boys throat. The gurgling in his opinion
was caused by a nervous contraction of
the muscles of the throat. He asked who
our family physician was and said that
he would consult with him before he pre-
scribed
Stanley rapidly grew worse He was
always a sickly boy. One day | noticed
that he was jerking his arm up in very
peculiar manner. A few days later he
seemed to lose control of his legs, first
one and then the other would be pulled
up and then Strengthened out again. He
was perfect bundle of nerves and was
rapidly losing all control of himself.
When eating at the table, or drinking, his
arm would often twitch so as TO spill
what he was drinking. One day he
scared me terribly by throwing back his
head and rolling his eyes up so that only
the white parts showed. l took him TO
our family physician who prepared some
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13
Herm's Monkey Handkerchief.

When Herm unpacked the birthday
box that came from his grandma the first
thing he saw was a handkerchief. 1t
was an odd looking handkerchief. for it
had border of red monkeys, and the
tail of each monkey was hooked to the
tail OF the monkey next to him. In the
center was big red monkey with baby
monkey in it's arms.
Herm was delighted with the handker-
chief He carried itin his pocket all the
time. and showed it to every one he saw.
One day Herms mother dressed him
in his black velvet suit, and put on his
best necktie for Herm was going to
church to be baptized. In the little
pocket on one side of his jacket she put
dainty white handkerchief of her own.
The church was full of people, and all
eyes we're fixed on little Herm when he
went up to the baptismal font. He lis
tened very quietly as the minister pray
ed, but when he felt the water trickling
over his face he put his hand in his
pocket, and-out came that monkey
handkerchief.
1t was very solemn occasion, but it
was as much as some people could do to
keep from laughing when they saw little
Herm wiping his face with that funny
handkerchief. which he spread out wide.
One little girl laughed right out.
"Herm, why did you take that monkey
handkerchief to church, asked his
mother on the way home.
because it was 30 much prettier than
the little white one you gave me" an
swered Herm.
And he never understood why his
mamma laughed. Florence B. Halo
aceH, in Our Little Ones.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13

were distinctly visible, but there was
not trace of the other two, we'll
known to be the allotment of an or
binary rabbit. The pair of pricked
ears were undeniable.
Bang him! Shoot him" said
Tommy, with suppressed eagerness.
"Sure he's a wonder standin' on
tree with but two legs under him."
| raised my gun, propped myself
widespread like sawbuck, firm in
the belief that gun was part mule
and would kick if it got a chance,
and then fred.
Whatever it was, fell to the ground
and lay struggling among the fallen
leaves. Tommy bounded over the
prickly Swede fence and bounced
upon it. Then such yell arose as
would have started the Indians from
their burial mound close by, had they
not been there safely for fourscore
years and more
"Ow, you witch, lit go! Lit go, I
say-lit go, ye two-ligged haste! Muir
ther Murther! He's KILN my fin
ger. Bang him againl He's not a
rabbit; he's got pinchers on his toes.
Ow, murther! Loose him Shoot
him again! He's KILN my finger"
rushed toTommy's rescue. There
he was tossing the leaves, rolling over
and over, swinging, twisting, below
ing, with something dark hanging to
his hand that would not be shaken
off. l dared not shoot. Dropping
my gun, I grabbed the object. The
touch of feathers told me that it was
bird of some sort. l tried to tear it
loose, but Tommy only yelled the
louder.
"Take him by the legs that's bitin'
me. Gouge him with your fist. The
baste-wid teeth on his toes! Ow"
| he screamed
Nothing would loosen Tommy's
enemy from him. AS he yelled and
hallooed, [ led him to the light in the
margin of the woodland. Then l
unclasped from his finger the hooked
death grip of great horned owl.
We carried him home in triumph.
Tommy sobbing all the while be-
tween his bursts of glee. AS we
neared the house Tommy trotted up
to my side and, looking up at me,
whispered, anxiously:
"Sure, l know you won't blather to
anybody that l said it was a two
legged rabbit, will your
And this is the first time l have
"blathered. "-Iodependent.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13
St. vitus VanQuished.
What Cured Little Stanley NiChol
of ChOrea.
From the Republiea,..J ournal, oadensDura, N. Y.

medicine for him. He took it and COM
menced to improve. The dose, however,
had to be increased and Stanley rebelled
against taking it. 1t was very disagree
able medicine and l don't blame the boy
for not wishing to take it,
''OuI physician went to New York city
on business and while he was away the
medicine became exhausted and we could
get no more Stanley was still very bad
About that time | read about little girl
who had been cured of st. Vitus' dance
by taking DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
though | would try them and procured a
box. / followed the directions that came
with pills, and gave only half pill at a
dose. l did not see much improvement
and increased the dose to a whole pill.
The effect was noticed in day. Stanley
Immediately commenced to get better and
did not object. to taking the pills as he
had the other medicine. He took seven
boxes of the pills and to-day appears to
b perfectly well, He discontinued taking
them some time ago. He weighs fifteen
pounds more than he did and is strong
and hearty. A year ago we took him out
of school but he is so much better now
that he is going to begin again this fall -
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People contain, in a condensed form, all
the elements necessary to give new life
and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. They are also a spe-
citic for troubles peculiar TO females
such as suppressions, irregularities and
all forms of weakness. They build up
the blood and restore the glow of health
to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they
effect a radical cure in all cases arising
from mental worry, oVer-work or excess
of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold
in boxes never in loose bulk at so cents
a box or six boxes for So 50 and may be
had of all druggists, or direct by mail
from DR. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, n. Y.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13

never thaught of asking himself such
question before, but his attempt to
explain the subject to Jamie had
made it stand out very clearly. He
knew the two kinds of boys he had
been describing, and he could count
the few who always stood where they
ought, for everything good and right,
and who could be depended upon to
hold others fast, instead of being
moved themselves. But the many
"who went with the crowd" and
yielded to every influence thattcuched
them-he could not be sure that re
was wholly unlike them. He
knew that he was carrying the def
milton farther than Ralph had thought
of doing when he used the words,
but the thought would not be put
away, though he impatiently tried to
do it.
He found himself watching his
companions, and noting contrasts,
watching himself and making deduc-
tions not altogether comfortable; but
after all, the strange study taught
him more than many of the profess
or's wise lectures had done.
At dinner Jamie suddenly looked
up from his plate and remarked:
Papa, Wob is going to be hitch
ing-post."
"Indeed! Well, that's new pro.
fession for a young man, but if he is
really going into it l hope he will
make as good one as those l had
put in front of the house last week
sound through and through, good
tough fibre, rooted deep enough to
be firm, standing upright, strong, re-
liable, and useful"
Everybody laughed at the pre-
tended gravity with which Jamie's
funny speech was answered, but into
Bob's face came a look of earnest
purpose. He liked the description.
"That's the kind of man l want to
be- he thought. cts the kind Twill
be, God helping me. "-Selected.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13
HOW THE POLAR BEAR FISHES

There is always something half human
and grotesque about the makeup of a
dancing bear with which the organ
grinders Of old Italy and gypsyland have
made US all more or less familiar, but the
effect of serious or comic understanding
on the part of the bear taught in this
way to perform is usually credited by US
to the work of it's master and wholly ac-
CURED at the hands of human direction,
says the New York World.
Bears, however free from all contact
with our race. manifest many signs of
reasoning pure and simple as defined
against mere animal instinct. One of
the most interesting of these exhibit
tions is afforded when an old polar bear
creeps silently up to seal hole in the
ice foe and lies in wait for the reappear-
ance of it's victim.
Instinct teaches this bear to wait there
and watch, but more than instinct
teaches it to shade its eyes with one huge
paw so that it can look down better into
the depths of water below the ice and
thus anticipate the return of the un-
happy seal to the best advantage for it's
capture.
A bear on foe in Boring sea above
ST. Matthew islands is exploring the
water depths as intelligently as sponge
fisherman of Key West works at his
trade on the Florida keys. And when it
observes the first appearance Of the dim
shadow below, which is the substance
and form of fat hair seal. that ursine
huge paw is drawn back and up, the
small black eyes of the great white bear
are riveted on the spot where the head of
the seal is to pop out, and then the in
slant that it does. down upon it comes the
heavy hand of bruin with the rapidity
of lightning and the force of quartz
crushing stamp.
The polar bear never hugs or claws
it's prey to death like grizzlies or CHINA
mon bears; it strikes with its immense
forepaws-feet which are vastly larger
and heavier than those of it's subarctic
and temperate zone relatives. The wri-
| ter has seen one of these bears strike a
thick skulled walrus bull two rapid
blows with it's right and left paws on the
head. which stretched the huge pinniped
out stunned and quivering on the rocks
then the bear proceeded to tear out the
throat of it's victim and drink his blood
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13
AN OPINION.

/ don't know what my daddy does,
But I've sort of within
That when get to be man
I'D like to be like him!
For he's the finest chum have,
1t doesn't matter what
He does to me, think he's best
OF all the friends I've got
Why, even when he takes his hand
And spanks me, and cry,
l cannot truly help but see
A look in daddy's eye
Which shows me, though he doesn't spare
My feelings with his hand,
He loves me more than anything
That lives on sea or land.
And so l say if sometimes l
Have little boys like his,
/ hope that I'll be to them as
To me my daddyis!
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS, in Harper's
Round Table.
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13
THE LITTLE FERN.

great many centuries ago there
grew in one of the many valleys dainty
little fern leaf. All around the plant
were many others, but none of them
was so graceful and delicate as this one.
Every day the CHEEKY breezes blew and
the merry sunbeams darted in and out
playing hide and seek among reeds and
PUSHES; and when the twilight shadows
deepened, and the sunbeams had all
gone away, the little fern curled itself
up for the night with only the dew drops
for company.
So day after day went by, and no
one knew or found the sweet wild fern.
or the beautiful valley it grew in. But
great change took place in the earth.
Rocks and soil we're upturned and the
rivers found new channels to flow in.
Now. when all this happened the little
fern was quite covered up with the soft,
moist clay. and, perhaps, you think it
might as we'll never have been hidden
away where none could sac it.
But. after all, it was not really lost;
for hundreds of years afterward. when
all that clay had become stone. and had
broken into many fragments, very
Wise and learned man found the bit of
rock upon which was all the delicate
tracery of the little fern leaf, with out.
line just as perfect and lovely as when
long, long ago it hal swayed in the
breeze of the valley.
Is there not sweet lesson for us in
the life of the little fern? 1t will do US
all good to remember that none of the
beauty in this fair world around us, nor
any thing that is sweet and lovely in our
own heart and life. will ever be useless
and lost. AS the little fern lay hidden
away. waiting to be revealed again GEN.
turtles after. so should we. day by day.
quietly cultivate all lovely traits of char
acter. thus making ourselves ready to
take our place in the worlds work.
Exchange.
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JAMES POST.

oh! he's tip top at starting things,
" but you can't tell how long he
will hold out" said Ralph, doubt
fully.
He seems interested enough now,"
answered Rob.
Yes; but by the time he gets the
rest of us into it he may have lost his
interest and have forgotten all his
fine promises. He means all right, |
suppose, but he doesn't do tc tie to."
Both boys laughed, and little Jam
lie, sitting on the gate, looked soberly
from one to the other. He waited
until Ralph walked away, and then
slowly questioned his brother.
"Wobert, what does to-tie-to
meant"
what7" asked Rob, suddenly
becoming aware of the small pres
ence.
"That boy" declared Jamie, point
ing one plump finger after the retreat
ing Ralph, "said another boy didn't
be to-tie-to."
"Ohl Jimsey, what wretched Sit
tie pitcher you arep' groaned Rob.
mo; he said the other boy wouldn't
do to tie toto tie to,you understand ?
1t isn't all one word"
"What kind OF boy does it mean
Wobby?'
"Meau? Why, when you say a fell
low won't do to tie to, you mean that
you can't exactly trust him. He
isn't"-Rob hesitated, realizing that
some common phrases that seem to
convey to one a very clear meaning,
are, after all, not easy to explain. Its
this way, Jimsey. If you were going
to tie a horse somewhere, would you
find good strong post that would
hold him where you wanted him to
stand, or would you tie him to any
loose piece of brush lying on the
ground?"
mo; | wouldn't tie him to some
bwusb, (" said jamie, sc ornfully. He'd
wun and dwag it off,
"That's it," answered Rob, de-
lighted with his own clearness of ex-
position. "And if you were going
out into the water and wanted rope
to pull Yourself in by and hold you
so you couldn't be swept away, you
would fasten the end of it to some.
thing strong and solid that wouldn't
pull loose and let you sink. Well,
the folks that do to tie to are the ones
that stand fast to what they say-the
ones that you can always trust to do
the right thing, no matter how much
pulling there may be in other direc-
tons"
"Yes. l tie to you, Wobert," said
Jamie, admiringly. you're that
kind of boy TO tie to, amt your"
Was he7 Rob wondered a trife un-
easily as he walked away. He had
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and on the blank page gave the current
prices for bacon, eggs, butter and other
staples dealt in by the firm.
As far as calculation can decide, the
temperature of comets is believed to be
1000 times fiercer than that of red-hot
iron.
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easy of application as Buckingham's to
color beautiful brown or black.
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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1897-02-13
CHAPTER l.

\ The 6enenlo0y of Jesus Christ IS Mary,
nairacHious Conception. Jesus is born: q. 2
his names
TENHE book of the ageneration of Jesus
4 Christ, bthe son of David, the cson
Of A 'bra-ham.
9 abraham begat isaac; and isaac be-
gat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and
his brethren;
5 And Judas Begat Pha'res and ira OF
Than and dPha'res begat Es'rom
and Es'rom begat A'ram;
4 And A'ram begat Amin a-dab !; and
Amin 'a-dab begat MAIDS son and Ma
as son begat Salmon,
S And Salmon begat Bo OF of Ra' chab;
and Bo OF begat Obed of Ruth, and
O'bed begat Jesse
And 0Jes'se begat David the king
aud Da vid the king begat Sol o-mon Of
her that had been the Wite of U-ri as;
z And Solomon begat Rob- am an6
25-bo am begat ABBA; and Abb begat
A'sa +,
8 And Asa begat J6sarphat and JOS
l-phat beGat Jo'ram; AID Jo'ram begat
G-1Ias,
D And o-zIas begat Joa-tham; and
'o'a-tham begat A'chaz, and A'chaz be
ut Ez-e-ki as;
20 And : fz-e-kias begat Ma-nas'ses
aud Ma-nassea begat Anon; and Amor
bagat Jo-si'as;
II And iJo-si'as begat J6ch-o-ni'as an6
mis- brethren, about the time they were
carried kaway to Bah y-lon.
u And after they were brought tC
db'y-lon, Jech-o-ni'a as begat Sa-la thi-el
and Sa-la thi-el begat lZo-rob abel;
10 And Zo-r0b bel begat Abb I'D and
A-bi'ud begat E-li'a-kim and E-li'a-kinl
Oegat A26r;
II And A'zor begat Sa'd0c, and Sa'd5C
ocgat A'chim and A'chim begat Eli nd
Is And E-li'ud begat Flea Ear; and
E-le-a'zar begat Nathan and Nathan
bcgat Jacob;
l6 And Jacob begat Joseph the hus-
band of Mary, of whom was born Jesus,
nwlIo is called Christ.
II So all the generations from A'bra-
nam I'd Da vid are fourteen genera
tions and from David until the carry
ing away into Babylon are fourteen
generations; and from the carrying
way into Bah y-lon unto Christ are four
cen generations.
lG n Now the birth of Jesus Christ
Ea5 on this wise When as his mother
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