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The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
A PLAIN WOMAN.

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Matrons lifted their eyebrows and
young wives "whooed" through their
lips when Bertie Wyngram engaged
himself to Mrs. James Taunton. After
casting their horoscopes, people were
rampant in prediction and went about
IKE itching seers, prophetical1y heart
full. Ruthlessly they traced the cou-
pied destinies-through gin to pitfall-
1rom altar rail to hearse.
When a young bachelor marries an
old wife, what is he to expect?" OBJ
served Lady Wyngram to her daugh-
ters. You know, dears, my creed in
these matrimonial matters. Girls
should never marry an old man-un-
less he is rich, and man should GER
talnly not marry an old woman-un-
less she is handsome"
Her ladyship shook her skirts and
curls and sequins, and they shivered
and tinkled like beech tree in a No
vember wind.
But Mrs. Taunton's side of the medal
no one cared to see. She could scarce
ly tell in herself how she had fallen
In love in SO unseemly and irrational
a manner
Colonel Taunton, C. B., of the Indian
staff corps, was, in his regiment, hero
and gentleman. He preserved his
quips and kind moods for his mess,
and dangled the other and the knotted
3 side Of the string at home. Only to
her bed pillow, at night, she turned her
face and told her misery in sobs.
Luck, nevertheless, bubbled for her
when at AZ he completed a promising
career-burnt to death by curry and
French brandy. ...-.~e .a ~
Living now in the flame of West
London, with windows watching on
the Green Park, she held open doors to
most who cared to enter. She asked
nothing from the women but clean
bills, and from the men deft manners
and the faculty to talk.
A man in a scrape, or wanting to be
something, or to get somewhere, was
sure Of help from her. Her ear and
influence was ever open to such. Her
friends said that sympathy with her
was frailty. But in general she
JNNSSA ASAS. SCl Idluly DIG 111IOu DCA
tie Wyngram to his secretaryship to
Mr.. Whistworth, M. p, wherein he
prospered. And in the ripening time
he wheeled into the colonial Office at
easy breathing, escaping the elbows Of
competition. -.
BERTHE and she closed in and were
exceedingly friendly. They ate, plot
ted and smoked, and schemed and
considered humanity together. In such
relations, one or other of the meeting
parties is sure to move, sometimes few,
sometimes many, degrees nearer to the
other. ~ Z
In the beginning she had stifled her
misgivings in the mantle of Plato. Now
as he steered, she drifted. He had
found her wealthy, kind and unremit-
tingly useful. He cultivated her with
diplomatic suavity, without heat, or
hope, Or unmannered fancy. But he
sometimes thought as he looked and
listened. what pity indeed she was
so unspeakably plain. s'@
One day, at this time, BERTHE tifhned
with her at two. -.....
Holland next week." he said, sud-
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
IN TIE 4 /. ODD CORN NER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.


A Song OF the West.
sing Of the west, Of the peerless west, :
Or the Eden where plenty reigns,
& Nnere the sunlight CLEANS on the crystal
streams, ss
And kisses the hills and plains,
rWhere the harvests laugh in the ranch
er's face, 8s s
And the fruit on the bending trees
g Is all af1ush with rosy blush
= rom the kiss Of the saucy breeze.
sing OF the land where the miners drill
Bites deep into natures heart,
86siiere. 86.ise the powder roars as it rends the
70 the golden treasure apart,
! Where the smoke from the hills rises up
and blends =S-
With the clouds in its darkening fight,
ana AND the pack train which round the tor
tuous bends
OF the trail on the mountain height.
! sing Of the wales where the flowers
of the forests so deep and dark,
where where the Wild deer plays through the
summer days,
ana reeds in the grassy park,
Wnere msa Ihe antlered elk in its majesty
Inc shade Of the pinon seeks,
And the mountain sheep in their antics
leap, So = : :
From the the crags Of the towering peaks.
4 sing Of the homes On the widespread
plains, fs- - : =
Or nesting amid the peaks,
!, '!l mere the breezes play in their merriest
way, l8s1s 57.ss7I5 sE>,72s
"A And God through the songbird speaks,
Where the dove of peace with its snowy
wings, a -" ! :.
& r = -s 4 ( z. . y r.
Is perched over every hearth.
Where the hearts are light and the ewes
bright, - - = -
And the echoes are rife with mirth.
Then hurrah for the west! for the peer
less west! - +.
Hurrah for the home of health!
Where the valleys CLEAN like a golden
dream, :
And the mountains are gorged with
wealth, ',,2-'.
Where the people dwell in content and
peace, Ess.". y -
II, In the wilds Of the busy towns,
night I] 7s II - : -, -
Seem jewels In natures crown.
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27

enables the lead to stand steadily at
the bottom of the bowl or basin. The
futings form series Of miniature
tubes, into which the stems Of the
flowers are pushed, and which can be
easily pinched or enlarged, as the Slim.
ness or thickness Of the stems require.
The flowers should on no account be
crowded; and, Of course, the higher
they stand up above the edge OF the
bowl. the more graceful, will they
look.
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
A Floating Dry Dock.

me great floating dock recently con-
structed for the Vulcan company, stet-
TN, Germany, by Messrs. Swan & Hun
ter OF Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne.
surpasses in capacity the floating dock
built by the same firm for the Spanish
government and now in operation at
Havana. The remarkable achievement
OF towing It successfully across the At
lantic ocean is fresh in the public
mind, says the Scientific American.
The present dock has been construct
ed with special reference to the
Strengthening and re-engining of two
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
Life in Central America,

A writer in the Providence Journal
tells of conversation he once had
with wealthy and educated Central
American coffee planter: "His estate,
upon which more than half of his time
was spent, was twenty miles from town
and. postofhce and reached only by a
bride path. All of his coffee had to be
sent to shipping points by pack mule,
and household stores taken home in
the same way. I asked him if a car
riage road could not easily be built to
the district where he lived Certainly.
he replied, but what would be the use?
What better way is there to travel
than by horseback? We all love it, and
when we want to ride in carriages we
go to Europe or the United States.'
But I said, your coffee could then
be hauled in wagons and much expense
and inconvenience be saved. And I
suppose you would want a postoffice
nearer home and more frequent nails
He laughed heartily. I assure you, my
dear sir he said, that we get our mail
quite often enough. I always dread the
day on which it arrives. It means
work, for I have quite a corresponds
ence. As to the coffee, there is profit
enough in italready, SO why not let the
mules and muleteers. have the job?' :"
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
Couldn't Deny Hysteria.

The cruel father locked his daughter
in the tower Of the castle, for in those
old days it was not vet known that
the way to thWart true love is to push
it along.
Deny her every luxury he COM
manded the Warder. .3
u Ha, hal" laughed the damsel, and
at once indulged in an attack Of the.
nerves, that the baron might know
how poWerless he was after all.
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27

around the world in one direction and
four times in the other, as evidenced
by self lf-registering barometers. These
waves went round the world once in
thirty-six hours. The dust cast up by
the the crash was in the sky for several
years and caused the beautiful sunsets
that were so much talked about. This
information all comes from Professor
Milne, who gives the consoling adden-.
DUN that there are volcanoes in Amer
lea and Europe that will some day be
cutting up similar capers.
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
Don't Like American F1ae.

Madrid, Sept. 26.-It is annonncad
here that 10000 spaniards residing in
the island of Porto Rico have refused
to live in the island under the Ameri-
can flag and have demanded that they
be returned to Spain at the expense
OF the government. The question Of
the repatriation Of the discontented
spanriards has been referred to the
state council.
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
Factories without cbimnevs.

!. Factories Without Chimneys.
5 The statement that chimney, the
third or fourth tallest in the world has
just been completed at a cost of $685.
900, and the announcement that the
most gratifying success has attended
the use Of forced draught, without any
chimneys whatever out of the ordin-
lary, appear in contemporary journals.
The experiment of forced draught
gives promise of great economy in fuel,
as well as doing away with the expen-
sive and unornamental chimney. The
sdraught arrangement consists of a
large fan, which is connected with a
four by four double cylinder engine.
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
In Finland.

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Although in essentials, the Firms are
highly civilized, some of their customs
are peculiar. For example, the Finlan-
der never shakes hands. He seizesa
ones digits as though they were
pumphandle, and warmly holds them,
Wrestles with them, and Wags them,
until you wonder whether you will be
able ever again to claim your hand as
your own. Again, he makes point Of
being devoted to his wife in public.
fondling her assiduously before his
friends. On the other hand, he seldom
kisses his mother and never his sisters.
Daughters seldom kiss their parents,
and brothers and sisters rarely touch
hands. Another strange freak in land
where for two or three months there is
no night, is that the Firms never have
shutters and seldom blinds at the win
doWs; consequently the sun streams in
unabated. Moreover, the beds are all
ways So placed that the occupants face
the windows. Apparently Finlanders
cannot have too much sunlight by way
of contrast to the darkness they live
in during the long winter. In the north
of the Grand Duchy the sun disappears
altogether in December and January.
and winter every year lasts for eight or
nine months. But while the cold is ex-
cessiye, according to the THERMOMETERS,
one does not suffer from it. As a rule,
the air is dry, and a fresh, invi igorating
crispness prevails.
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
Benefcsnt Nature.

= flower lover Of Upper Geyser Bas-
in, Yellowstone Park. owns a unique
shothouse. 1t is built Of rough slabs Of
wood and has a glass roof. The build
ing faces the east, explains the Waver-
ley Magazine. The heat is furnished
Dy not water from fve-inch orifice in
the ground at the south end of the
building; l'l din it then flows north to the
center Of the building. The water
comes from a geyser and at the time
OF It's exit is almost at the boiling
point. The beds are raised from eight
cen inches to two feet for circulation
and to afford place for the growing Of
mushrooms. The result of this high
temperature is wonderful. The beds are
nlled about three feet deep with rich
Stable refuse mixed with one-third sill
lea formation from near by. The rich
SOIL, the suns light and the condensa-
ton OF steam from the hot water, make
an IDEAL combination for the growth Of
vegetation. Lettuce, it is said, comes
up from the dry seed in two days and
good-sized heads of lettuce were gath
cred in from fifteen to eighteen days
after planting. Cucumber vines grow
from twenty-five to thirty-fve feet in
length in less than sixty days, without
being Watered, except for the moisture
in the air. On some of the cucumber
vines five full-sized cucumbers were
gathered from a single joint. Three
pals Of water have been sufficient for
watering the plants in the greenhouse
on even the hottest day.
The Princeton union., 1898-10-27
Correction.

T want to say that you have treated
me rotten, !" the pugilist dictated.
Don't you mean rottenly?'' his press
agent ventured to ask Indianapolis
Journal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-29
THE RIGHT OF EXPANSION
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE
TALKS.
Historical Parallels and Precedent are
QUOTED for the Present Expansion of
the Great Republic.

At a dinner given by the Chamber
of Commerce at Rochester, lately, DR..
David j. Hill, assistant secretary of
state, aroused great enthusiasm by a
speech on expansion of territory, in
which he said
Now that victory has placed the
fate of 100000 human beings in the
hands of conquering nation, with
what right does a spirit of criticism
which derives its inspiration from
conditions that have ceased stamp
with the word imperialism the mag
nanimity of this republic in extending
the sheltering wings of it's protection
over those whom the war has liberat-
ed from oppression and misery?
"What now will our national legisla-
tors do with the territory ceded by
Spain to the United States? viii they
restore them to the vengeance of the
vanquished? VIII they leave them to
the occupation and partition of other
powers? VIII they abandon them to
their own ineXperience and internal
discord? Or will they attempt to es-
tablish within them the conditions of
peace and self government?
"There is nothing novel In the idea
of territorial expansion, which has
marked every period of our national
history. Only little strip of terri
tory along the Atlantic seaboard was
peopled by the victorious colonies at
the close of the war of independence,
but the American commissioners were
instructed to claim for the colonies
the whole area east of the Mississippi.
FRANKLIN, the most astute diplomatist
of his time, coveted in addition the
whole of Canada.
In 1903 Jefferson strained the con-
stitution to the breaking point. as he
believed, to secure the purchase of the
great province of Louisiana. which at
one stroke doubled the area of the
country. His opponents considered
ms act not only unconstitutional, but
in effect a dissolution of the Union
and a historian has accused him of
making himself monarch of the new
territory and holding. against its pro-
tests, the power of its old kings
jackson did not hesitate to invade
ana conquer Florida for the peace of
the nation. Texas came into the
Union by revolution, and the entire
tract which now forms the prosperous
states stretching from Mexico TO Ore
gon. was the fruit of war and forced
opinion.
Thus, by continued territorial ex-
pension, the better part of this con-
tlnent has become incorporated into
the United States, and from few
scattered settlements along our east
ern coast great nation has been
formed, bounded by two oceans. with
widespread commerce over both. and
not one human being in all this vast
continental area regrets for a moment
the historic necessities which have
given to our united republic COM
mon law and IA common liberty.
Having won from nature and unit
tied claimants the possession of what
is most desirable upon this continent,
shall we henceforth renounce all do
minion upon the sea? Shall we de-
clare that the ocean. whose broad bos
ON makes the whole world one. has
only perils for our commerce and our
policy?"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-29

In the Circuit Court, Firat Circuit
Hawaiian Islands.
In the Matter OF the British Schooner
Labrador" In Admiralty.
Order to Sell
TO y. NJ. Brown, Esq, Marshal of the
Republic of Hawaii.
Greeting:
Whereas in certain proceedings in
Admiralty brought by the Attorney
General on behalf of the Hawaiian
Government against the British
schooner Labrador" and her boats,
tackle, apparel and furniture, and ten
cans containing five hundred (5OO) tins
of opium, a Decree condemning and
contiscating the tsald schooner, her
boats, tackle, apparel and furniture,
and the said opium, to the use of the
government of the Republic of Ha-
wall, and an order of sale of said
schooner, her boats, tackle, apparel
and furniture, was made by the Hon.
w. l.. Stanley, Second Judge of the
Circuit Court of the First Circuit.
You are hereby commanded in pul-
suance of said Decree to sell the said
schooner "Labrador." her boats. tack
lie, apparel and furniture. at public
auction, in Honolulu, on Saturday, the
14th day of January, \. ID. 1899, and TO
publish notice of such sale in the
Hawaiian Star and Daily Commercial
Advertiser for not less than ten days
and pay the proceeds of such sale into
this court with an account of your
charges and expenses.
Witness, the Hon. w. l.. Stanley,
Second Judge, Circuit Court. First Cir
cult, at Honolulu, Oahu, this goth dav
of December, \. d. 1898.
w. L. STANLEY,
Second Judge, Circuit Court, First Cir
cult.
BY virtue of the above Writ to me
issued on the Goth day of December.
A. ID. 1898, l will sell at Public Auc-
ton, at the Station House, Kalakaua
Hale, in the District of Honolulu, Is
land of Oahu, Hawaiian Islands. to tho
highest bidder, at 10 o'clock, noon. of
Saturday. the 18th day of January, A.
ID. 1899, the British schooner 'Labra-
dor" her boats, tackle, apparel and
furniture.
CHAS. +. CHILLINGWORTH.
Deputy Marshal, Hawaiian Islands.
Honolulu, Oahu, Dec. 81, A. d. 1898.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-29
Sure Cure
for Colds

When the children get their feet wet and
take cold give them hot foot-bath, bowl
of hot drink, dose of Ayers Cherry Pecto-
raj, and put them to bed. The chances are
they will be all right in the morning. Continue
the Cherry Pectoral few days, until all
cough has disappeared.
Old coughs are Also cured; we mean the
coughs of bronchitis, weak threats and irrita-
BILE lungs. Even the hard coughs of consump-
ton are always made easy and sometimes
cured by the continued use Of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-29
al aWaiian
e. gectFic
Company.

The cleanest, brightest safest and really
a FNe long run, the cheapest and best light
GST dse In the family residence. is the incan.
sssGSsnt electric light. Safe; nothing could
be GSfer. A few days ago prominent gem
UseErAan OF Honolulu came rushing down to
tie ofTlee of the Electric Company and said:
S<GFtVe Ine figures for wiring my house, and
waist it done at once; no more lamps for me-
Last night lamp tipped over and it came
VI roar setting fire to the house and burning
dY children and take no more risks.n
This is the sentiment of quite number in
Ssze past few weeks, who have ordered their
hoGsss fitted with the perfect light.
Sugt think it over and make up your mind
that you want the best and safest light; send
for Che Hawaiian Electric Company and tell
them what you wall.
We have a complete stock of everything in
skas line and have just received lot Of the
very latest designs in chandeliers
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-29
MARSHAL'S SALE.

In the Circuit Court, Firat Circuit
Hawaiian Islands.
In the Matter of the British Schooner
Labrador" In Admiralty.
Order to Sell.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-29
c, BREWER & co., LTD,
Queen ST. Honolulu, 4, |,
AGENTS FOR

Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Onomea
Sugar Co., Honomu Sugar Co., Wal
luku Sugar Co., Waihee Sugar Co.
Makee Sugar Co., Haleakala Ranch
Co., Kapapala Ranch.
Planters Line San Francisco Packets.
Chas. Brewer & Co.'s Line of Boston
Packets.
Agents Boston Board OF Underwriters
Agents Philadelphia Board of Under
writer's.
LIST OF OFTICERs
p. @. JONES. President
GEO. II. ROBERTSON. Manager
K. r. BISHOP 80 Treas and Secy.
Col. w. r. ALIEN. Auditor
g. M. CooKE. ..D
H. WATERHoUsE. -. Directors
Geo. r. CARTER.
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BaiIey's Bike Bits
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO BICYCLE
BUYERS AND READERS.

The signs are that prices on wei
known makes of wheels will be cut
and cut deep. One very large maker
has made cut of 33 1-3 per cent, and
at the same time advertises the fact
that '99 wheels will be the same as '9s
with 30 inch wheels as an extra line
at $500 more.
With cheap bikes and good, the
trade may be said to have only just
begun in the matter of quantity OF
sales. One hundred wheels at $4,000
can be sold where one would sell al
500, or even $75. Always we have the
cheapest bike in town. A good second
hand bike for $500. Good for .
track or to learn on. Good value any
way, anywhere.
A special feature made of contracts
to repair punctures and to clean your
wheel for 81 per month.
BAILEY'S HONOLULU CYCLERY,
Established 1892. 231 King 81
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-12-29
TIM KRE.
vi erChant Tailor,

Suits to order. Fit guaranteed. Fin.
Duck Suits SIS up; Fine Tweed Pants
$3.50 up; Fine Suits SIS up.
Clothes Cleaned and Repaired.
119 KING ST. P,O. Box IA
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

President Colnon of Harbor together Architect the depicting appropriation made the of a depot the explain the Jury. initial taken night, it Is Investigating body will be 00 stolen from the the pockets the added the bank officials who their made the steal possible
 generally ferry building is little excuse
 
 the State members Grand Jury have careful with the end in view of nstutng the the proceedings that begun last night
 The presented in Attorney and in their a reading suggested that the the Jury After discussion it members be in the purpose of considering the charges
 The before the Grand Jury forth at existed building
 great game that the appropriation which, according specifications and estimates exceeded by about OO building complete Not only according methods of construction substituted materials substutons favored paid dollars in addition in their original contracts
 attention of the Grand has been directeds sufficiently only the of and State officials of the and changes whereby the State
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12
A CHINATOWN BLAZE.
An overturned Lamp Causes a Ten
 Thousand Dollar Fire

An overturned coaloil lamp is the cause assigned for disastrous fire at the cor ner Of Dupont and Clay streets. ahout haIt past last evening. The loss is Itther diticult to estimate, but will nroh- aDiy reach Sl0,000, all of which was fulIy covered by insurance.
 me blaze started on the second 1oor oL 'zS Dupont street, the four stores UL which are occupied by the firm of Tie LICK LICK & Co, dealers in general mercban- use. The flames had a good start hefore am alarm was turned in, but were extino 9ulsned soon after the arrival of the Fire department. The large stock of goods was was entirely deluged with water ana tbe sSS6o sSeSs 10 the firm will probably aggregate -oGOn On Fat & Co., occupy the bu,1din, .+ Ea, Czl, With stock of merchandise and 1eonnoy Jee Tong owns a drugstore at NO 70, ana there is a lodging-house abova HIS store. Both of these places were greatly damaged by water and the lose IS estimated at $4000 on the two buildings
 The building at No. 729 Is an old land marx, ma having been formerly the St Fran cIs building, rendezvous for the sport ing fraternity in early days. It was here that Tn the early seventies Billy Multi gan parrlcaded himself and shot two men rom the windows and was himself killed py PoAce Officer Hopkins.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-12

either side from 1861 until 1865 may do excellent work in organizing and lead ing volunteers, but when 1t comes to marching by night and fighting by day the burden of the conflict will fall on the youngsters It is true that veterans of the Mexican war took an active part in the war of the rebellion, but the latter conflict came within fourteen years after the campaign in Mexico closed It is now thlrty-three years since the last shot was fired in the war of the rebellion The nghting then was done by young men whose ages ranged from IS to 30 years. The war with Spain must be fought by young men of the country.
 colonel John S. Mosby, the Confederate raider is in receipt of a cordial letter rom MaJor-General Nelson A. Miles, in which the latter acknowledges the re- celpt of the colonel's tender of service in the coming war with Spain The colonel, Tn offering his services, wrote that the hdellty with which he served a cause that was lost would convey an idea of the services that he would probably render a cause that promised so many oppor- tunitles of success. Colonel Mosby holds that there Is no reason why war against spain should be declared. but 1T a decla- front. O 'e