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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-02
FIRST FIRE COMPANY.

The Phoenix was the name of the
first fire company in England, and it
in the towns squirts or syringes were
used for eXtinguishing fire, and their
length did not exceed two or three
feet, with pipes of leather. Water
tight, seamless hose was first made
in Bethnal Green, in 1920.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-02
BICYCLES IN THE GERMAN ARMY

In the German army the bicycle has
scored distinct hit. The cycle corps
of one thousand men at the recent
maneuvres outdid the mounted men
in swiftness and endurance, and east
ly proved superior in "A majority of
tests in scout, patrol and courier du-
ty. The German army cyclists are
regarded as the most proficient in the
world
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-02
WAIKIKI LOTS
SALE

There are 10Y Choice Lots
for sale at Waikiki, right
mauka of the end Of the
tramway line. Several lots
are facing the Makee Island
band stand.
This is one of the best
locations nea~ the Sea Beach.
The ground is as level as a
billiard table.
For prices and terms apply
to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-02

Get picture of Manila bay, where
the great naval battle was fought. You
will find it in the Manila and Philip
pine Portfolios, which are now ready
for distribution. Ten cents at Star
office
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-02
HOP HONG,

Merchant Tailor.
A Fine Assortment of American,
English and Scotch Cloths on hand.
Good Work and First Glass Fit
Guaranteed. Clothes Cleaned and Re-
paired.
No. 40 Nuuanu Street. Honolulu, Il. I.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-07-02
REPEATING sTOMACHs.

The trouble with the insurgents
seems to be that they have single
shot rifles and repeating stomachs.-
The News, Detroit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

guaranteed to smuFRle him out Of Bur1nah,
also, and pay oil legal claims, too.
years he began TO feel a ~ pain in his SSeeEH'' lie
con6ded his fears to his attendant physician.
ITS working out, I'm sure" he said, sorrow.
And so II appeared. for n distinct lump was
FORMING, just below tho shoulder blade.
great, rejoicing among them. iGoy came and
beat tom.toms all night long in front Of yalen.
away. 30 that they could not steal the "Boda'
aESin:
and Toasted like a bullock for the sacrifice.
.,, shall be a rich man." he said to Corbyn,
But the inccssnnt drumming and song prayer
making about his bungalow was driving him
nearly mad for want Of sleep
Then, one. day Corbyn made n discovery. 10
was only n boil, the result of mango eating.
The PhoonEyes were in dcsrair: NJ,
his bungalow one day. and humping his fore.
head on the floor, begged Valentines forgive
time, and was going away. II he remained in
IBnrmah they would Kill him for stealing the
"Beds', so he was going to some other country;
Hpo Init in Buru.,h.
Three years more Of playing Buddha at the
timc there could be no mistake about it, so Cor.
byn said. The ruby was coming. right enough
where the boil had been: in fact. it was the irri.
%tati9n q the 'Beda" that had most likely caused
1t was the same old thing over again-tom.
toms and poays, and presents. and much pray
ing, and tho working OF charms to keep the
Nahts nway-only stronger than before, for they
were sure Of 1t this time.
.Corbyn could take his fingers and push 10
about under the skin, and the grim. butternut
colorcd faces OF the PhounRycs relaxed when
they realized how close they wcro to getting the
heaven-sent retic.
Even the officials were plcased-please with
VALENTINE. pleased with Themselves, and with tho
way they had managed the affair. The Phoon-
eyes would have their ruby back again, and
Vnlcntync would have done well out of the deal,
In. fact. he might be reinstated In the service. IL
this spirit of Buddha were cast out of him.
The Chief Commissioner graciously extended
his patronage TO the extracting of the stone.
Apart from all this. IL had a great surgical
interest. All the medical fraternity in Ran
Roon asked VALENTINES permission to be pres
cnt. If he had chosen to charge an admission
of ten rupees n head, he might have had his
compound. filled ut that price the day Corbyn
summoned the PhoOnRycs to be present to take
delivery of the ruby.
had brought a sacred dish that was supposed
to have at one time belonged to Buddha Gau-
dana, to receive the "Beda' in.
Nalcntync's back was barred. Corbyn made
an incision with his scalpel. pressed gently with
the foreingcr of his right hand downward, and
in a second it lay in his left hand.
He gave II n little rinse in u bowl of warm
water he had ready. and held 1t up to the ex-
pectant gaze OF the many craning heads.
It was n piece of oblong lcad-a slug.
Hpo Thit had he'd. that was all, and had the
ruby away with him-at least. it was never
found.
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they. guard their tongues and do nothing to

IL thsy, guard their tongues and do nothing to
Then I desire to see thom, Motem, and so
doubtless does the Prince Aziel. Therefore, Il
" Is your, viii, do no tho service TO enter his
chamber In tho palace whore he is sitting and
bid him TO q great ceremony that goes forward In
the temple; And, Motem. IL he asks what that
ceremony Is, I charge you. say only that a
dove is to be. sacrificed. I will wait for you at
tho gate OF the temple, but tell him not that l
sent you on this errand. Metem, you love gain.
Remember that II you humor mo in this and
other matters which may arise. doing my bid.
ding Faithfully, ] have tho treasury OF Solo.
mo III paymaster." roplied Metem. cheer.
fully; Certainly. / will obey you in all things.
holy, Issachar, as the King commanded me yon.
Now" he reflected to himself az no went
upon his message, II SEQ how the bird flies. Tho
Prince Aziel is in love with the Lady ELISA. or
far upon the road to II, as at his age 1t is right
char. or, the other hand, Is minded that his
charge shall have naught to do with n p~riestess
OF Baaltis, as, his age and calling considered
IL also right and proper. Then there Is that
black savage 1thobal, who wishes to win tho
girl. and the girl herself, who, after the fash.
ion OF her sex, will probably play them all off
one against the other. Well. so much the bet.
ter for me. for l shall be q richer man oven than
am before the affair Is done with. Ihave two
hands,. and gold is gold. whoever be tho eiver."
the palace.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

And now another phenomenon can he attrib.
uted to the earthquake OF last November, which
shook things 80 generally in Montana. In
Helena il was reported that a deaf mute hAd
found speech as the result OF the earth shaking
Itself.
Senator Alex. Metzol of Twin Bridges. or. as
he calls ii, Fuller Springs. SO namod from a
famous hot spring on his ranch. says that the
quake increased tho temperature of the water
OF the springs a dozen degrees. The day after
the earth trcmbled one of the Senator's sons
thought he would go out TO the springs and take
a bath. as WAS his custom. He got into the pool
and then lac got out, for he found the water un-
usually hot. A thermometer Was brought into
usc and 1t was found that tho temperature was
over 10 Fahrenheit. Before the earthquake 1t
was along in the %ninetIes. Several tests OF tho
temperature taken since Tho earthquake have
shown the same considerable increase over what
il WAS before the earthquake.
~ am firmly convinced that tho internal
troubles that resulted in the earthquake turned
ON a warmer supply Of water and raised the
temperature of my spTings from ten TO twenty
degrees, said senator MeIzcl, I'VE have been
keeping track OF the temperature OF the sprinRe
for years. II never increased or decreased until
the change that was noted the day after the
earthquake. was in tho East at the time. SO I
cannot vouch for this part OF the story. but the
boys say that besides being warmer, tho Eat9S
for TWO days after the shock was milky WhttAT
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

The Doom of ZimbabWe.
NJ, n. RIDER
,o,,y,toAt, 1898. BY n. Rider Ho00ard.)
CHAPTER Iv.-CoNT1NUED.

WV ..on NJ the previous day. After his SER
et us =. ,rai,ed upon him and robed him,
va .I.r him milk and fruit to eat, he dismissed
uw "a sat himself down by the easement of
moI h.rherSo think awhile. Below him lay,the
- a.t.roofed houses Enclosed within n dou.
avn without the ring Of which were thou
49, -,-ox huts. shaped like beehivos, where
,-.,, natives Of the country, slaves or ser
w. =, tho con1uering Phnnician race. To
w. I'M and not more than a hundred PAGES
-, The Governors house in which he was.
Wv. ,hs round and mighty battlements OF tho
-. where tho followers Of FL and Baaltis
N-.shI,ned and the gold refiners carried on
- business. Al intervals on Its fat.topped
N, stood towers Of observation, alternating
IN nointed monoliths OF granite and soap
~. columns supporting vultures, rudely
- emb,ems OF Baaltis. these
-. armed soldiers walked continually,
S-,,h,,o the city below and the plain beyond,
S-,horph the mission OF the Phpnicians here
". one Of peaceful gain, 1t was evident that
A., .onsidered It necessary always to DO pre-
- tor war. On the hillside above the great
..~,,s lowered anotherfortress Of stone. a cit
~, d..med TO be imprcgnablo ever shoul tho
..,,,, fall into the hands Of All enemy, while
:. ,be crest Of the precipitous slope, stretching
:. Nv IN the right and left as the, eye could
s.,ch were many smaller detached fortrosses.
Tbe ,cepe beneath him:was a busy one, fora
market was belng nelu oh "n opoh 'q"e'o '"o
,i,v Hero. sheltered FROM the sun by grass
A.d hooths tho phnnician merchants who
thatcnou ooo'i N-..; a.. IA, ,onr ,na n.,n-
had been dis companions III h'' io"s u" POI
an, tourney from tho coast were already in
y rHi,h numerous customers. hoping, not in
treaty y" tos.o.a. .,,n,r o., ,ho ,o;Is
vain, TO rccoup themselves amply ior the .oiis
and dangers which they had survived. Beneath
.N s..t., v.re .nread their goods. silks from
TOO p'o'us -, Crnr,, ,in.,, "a
Cos, bronze weapons from .yprus' iinohS anu
,rr,l,ps from Egypt, beads. idols, carven bowls,
""- -,.,,raro conner rods notterv in all
knlVeh r.s s..
shapes, and charms made OF glazed iaiehce OF
Tryptisn stone, bales OF the famous purple cloth
Of Tyre surgical 'o"oi' Wv "
sscts OF toilet, SCENTS pots OF rouge ana o'ner
rnmsnts FOR the use of women, in alabastor
..,,,,rora vaees. baos of reined salt.
sna n' o.Ias - 49,
and o thousand other aFticlee VI eoniihefee plo-
49,. .,.r hortared for raw gold nv weight.
these tne' Nv. IS"
tusks OF Ivory, ostrich featners, ana girls OF up
n,oyed besuty, slaves taken in war, or in some
t....n... u,idens whom their nercnts or rel.
n,'"u' s, - -. - son i,.o \
In another portion Of the square provisions
.asr liz and dsod ,vor. he;ne oeor,d
eha sock' eh'o ""u e"u "'io "s n'
for sale, for the most part by natives or the
country. Hero were piles of vegetables and
t,r,,, grown IN ths pardens. sacks of various
sorts OF grain. bundles OF green forage from
ths ,rr,pat.d lands without the walls. caia.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04
Catching Your ShndoM.

"You go ont, " said the Malay lady, con
the night before the full moon and stand
with your back TO the moon and your face
to an ant hill, SO that your shadow falls on
the ant hill. Then you rccite certain
jampi incantations), and bending forward
try to embrace your shadow. If you fail,
try again several times, repeating moro
incantatiOns. If not successful, go the
next night and make further effort, and
the night after, ii nocessary-thr nights
In all. If you cannot then catch your
shadow, wait til the same day in the fol-
lowing month ana renew the attempt.
"Sooner or later YOU will succeed, and as
you stand there in the biilliance of the
moonlight you VIII see that you have
drawn your shadow into yourself, and
your body will never again cast shade.
60 home and i'm the night, whether Sleep
ing or waxing Re form of child will APP
pear before YOU and put out its tongue;
that seize, and 1t will rcmain, while the
rest of the child disappears. In little
while the tongue will turn into something
that hreathes, "A small animal, reptile or
insect, and when you sec that the creature
has life put 1t ~ bottle, and the pei
sit is yours " - Swettenhsn's MALAY
Sketohgs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04
WAITED ON JOHN Wilkes soorn.
RecoIlcction- of Lincoln's assassin by One
of Nrs. surratrs slaNes.

Recollections Of Lincoln's Assassin by ono
of Mrs. surratt's slaves.
Nathnnic, -imm-. who, in the early six
ties wa, Mrs Mary f.. Surratt's colored
waiter bow. lives north Of oxford. Pa. He
l. a native of Prince George 5 county, Nd
Slnms says when IA years of age he WAS
bound out To- Mrs Surratt, there being
seven other colorcd boys on the place. He
tells in the Philadelphia Inquirer the fol-
lowing respecting his mistress:
"Thc mt,sis lived at -urrattsvile, about
seven miles from Washington, and being
lady OF wealth owned considerable of the
village She possessed fine features and
temuo ramont that was excitable Her IA
vorite hobby was riding horseback. have
seen her pu. one hand ON the saddle pom.
mel ana va1lt up into the scat without
assistance Mr. Surratt was fond OF
81. -toD,,ild vicIa q rawhide with
vi,,nr and a. aly.av- .,,ua upon the backs
- b,,.s 80. ,ln,.,.,.,,toll,
"-be ont..fain.l frequently. John
CirI..s n,.ti. ,,... g. f.,,i-,iit visitor nj the
bo,,.o bo hmm, vo,v irtimate with NV
,,i.,rs.-f s.- John .,urratt Booth. a
Lir.l off,, l,.i.l..- fofl.t. ve,fiired q GOOD
al 80 ,.,t.i.,.,.., .,,l ...,,, him, receiv
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04

wHo clNDEsE.LA agALLY VS..

Der story L. Very Ancient and Appears
In Sacred Hipaoo Books.
The story Of Cinderella is substantial
Is the same as that told of Rhodopis
sud Psammitichus by Elan, who lived
IN Rome in the third century OF the
Christian era. Tho story. as told by
Elan, is that while Pbodopis was bath
ing, an eagle carried away one Of her
sandals and dropped it near the feet u
Psamnitichus. king Of Egypt, who, like
Cinderella's prince, was struck by its
dluinutive size, caused the maiden to
be sought for. and married her wheI-
found. Make the sandal glass slipper
and add the ugly sisters for the sake oe
contrast, and the stories are much the
same The glass slipper, by the way, is
an acknowledged fiction. being in real
ity mistranslation Of "pantoule eR
vair" Ca fur slipper), and not zen
yerre. "
This, ar all events. is what is claimed
By Perrault in his "Contes do Fees u"
Both these stories have doubtless com
mon origin, but it is necessary TO 50
further back in the history Of tie ltera-
ture to find ito "a people who lived IN
4 poucd compared with which that #
oxen Elan Is quito modern. 1t is in the
Yed4s. die four sacred books OF the Him
- that the origin j. TO be found.
..Aftcr what has already been said. II
III not be surprising to learn that Gin
dcrella is dawn maiden, her sisters
being the powers Of darkness, who
compel her 10 wait upon them, keeping
her hidden from sight The dawn maid
81 breaks from her bonds, and capti-
yates the sun. remaining with him for
> time But she cannot linger with him
n the heavens; she can remain only
| anti certain hour. Once she fingers
too long, and, hurrying back, leaves on
! the path she has taken a token of her
| visit in the form Of heecy cloud,
which had borne her aloft when she left
the regions of darkness. The sun, deter
mined TO find her, sends out his ennis.
saries (the rays Of light, but does not
find her until she appears before him as
the evening twilight. In the Vedas the
prince is called Mira, which is one OF
the names given to the sun. --London
/ Globe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04
GOT THU BACKACHE?
If YOu Have, Here's The Way to Rid
Yourself OF the Weariness and
Pain Attending II.

some people suffer with headaches
Gony people tre worn ont and weary all
boz inc nanny more people have lame
ack and backarhc Few people under
'aud tbc real cause Of thciy aches, and
wcr yet know how easily they can find
cure Justa word of explanation before
.c prove that what we say is true. The
back is the Keynote OF the kidneys. Il
chcs; that's sign that the kidneys are
GOT working properly; it is lame; another
sign. the kidneys are out of order. The kid
ncys, You know, are the filters of the blood,
but filters sometimes get cloggcd mp
This means in their case that the blood
courses through the entire system impreg.
mated with poisonous uric acid, bringing
on many a disorder which, if neglected
means disease perhaps incurable And
now about the cure Don't take our word
for it; read what others say
Mr. David &. Oaks is proprietor of the
well known hardware and paint shop at
220 East Main Street. Kalamazoo. Mr.
Oaks has suffered "A great deal from kidney
ailments; he described his condition and
cure as follows: Il had n bad. lame back
which | suppose was caused by my kid
ncys was confined to my bed during bad
attacks. | might say from time TO time
! have been in that condition for years
The urinary organism was affected. urine
being scanty, highly colorcd. and difficult
in passage ! was in bad shape when
got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills. about
which | had heard. | have used now
two boxes of them. and the pills have
removed all the pain and trouble There
was "A marked improvement right from
the first. and il has continued right
along. Doan's Kidney Pills are the right
thing in the right place.
For sale by all dealers price, so cents.
Mailed by Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
y. Y, sole agents for the L. 5. Remember
he par.~ '1ons and take ~ c'h~-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04

VIM. Await, a Michigan Central
linomaD, fell from a telegraph pole
pear New Buffalo and was fatally IN
iured.
Nicholas Van Velkens, IA 9-year-old
Grand Rapids boy was hit on the head
by a falling lcicle and probably fatally
injured.
John Grlmboski, 15-year-old boy
living near Pinconning, had his right
forearm shot off while hunting.
Mrs. VIM. Rose aud her mother were
badly injured in Il runaway accident
at Bay City, Saturday.
Motorman q. w. Sprague had hi,
LIFT arm dl>located at the elbow and
his forearm broken near the wrist in
collision between his car and am Ann
Arbor freight train ut Oyosso ycster.
day. Seven passengers IN the street car
were uninured. The brake failed to
hold
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04
You can't judge mans character
by the high standing of his collar.

After meals YOU should have simply a
feeling of comfort and satisl action. You
should not feel any special indications that
digestion is going on. II you do. you haye
indigestion. whidh means not-indigcstiOn.
This may be the beginning OF so many
dangerous diseases, that is the best to take
it in hand at once and treat 1t with Shaker
Digestive Cordial. For you know that
indigestion makes poison, which causes
pam and sickness. And Shaker ID igestive
Cordial helps digestion aud cures indiges-
ton. Shaker Digestive Cordial does this
by providing the digestive materials in
which the sick stomach is wanting. 1t
also tones up and strengthens tue digestive
organs and makes them perfectly healthy.
This is the rationale of its method of cure,
as the doctors would say. Sold by drug
gsts, price 10 cents to Sl.00 Der bottle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04

Albion, Mich. Feb. 2S.-SpecIal.-A
radical change IN the social regulations
of Albion college is about to be made.
Although not as yet formally an.
nounced. rules were given out by Presi-
dent Ashley last Friday night to re-
representatives. Of the sororities to be
submitted at their fraternity meetings.
DR.. Ashley has not been pleased at all
with the social customs which he found
existing here, and has decided that a
reform must take place at once.
In the future coed can receive
general calls on but one evening in the
week, between 6 and s o'clock. the
lint of any particular one to be 30
minutes. She may choose one other
evening in the week on which her
"particular friend can call between 8
and 10 o'clock. The custom CT the boys
has been to- make general calls on Sun
day afternoon, but this is now prohibit
ed. as well as on Friday night. when
the literary societies hold their meet
ings. Sunday evening calls in the
main are forbidden although if gentle
man accompanied young lady to
church, he may buzz for a short time
afterwards. In all cases calls must be
finished by 10 o'clock. Promenades
are to be allowed only on the college
;campus.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04
EfnrdY Cnnhvtuft.

IN addition to the desirable kinds OF
annual candytuft, Gardening tells that
we have some others, both biennial and
perennial, deserving our attention. The
common evergreen candytuft called
Iberis sempervirens Is hardy enough
with us. I5 IS evergreen, forming neat
dense mats, which in April and May are
a solid bank of white blossoms. 1t is hard
20 say why it isn't more grown, but W.
presume it is because it hasn't been
brought before the people in popular
way. Not only is it a snowbank when il
Is in bloom, but its flowers are both pretty
aud in demand for cutting in lunches.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04

Bacb River, M,n. Eco. While
Fran an Lewis NehrIng $50 isr-
u min nom A.peoa saturaayercaue.
they er struck oy q south bound pa,-
song train on tae Detroit az Mack
nav a.lroad. instantly hlliog Frank
and ram of horscs, and Signify wound-
ilg LEWIS, WHO wa, IA the rear part Of
tAe s.eigh. The night was clear, aud
q is mystery how Frauk Nenrn2,
WHO was driving, and who wa, man
of good Judgment, came to drive ON to
tracks in front of The train. Nehriug
leaves a widow and tour children. The
corners Jury aosol}cd the company
from blame.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04

Ann ArOor, Mich, Feb. -. \ cap-
las has been sworn out for the arrest
ut Lewis Bo}den, ON complaint OF
William j. rhurstou, charging Boydcn
with alternating the affections of his
wife, and breaking mp his homo. Trou-
Die has existed for "a long time between
the the two men. Turston is wealthy
farmer, living neal Dexter, and Boyden
owns several farms and is wel-to.do.
Bail was placed by Judge Kline al
$1,000. lhuslon sues for $1,000
damages.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1898-03-04
IN 0LDEN TIMFS,
NJ ny Things We're Different Now e.
days the Public Profit by Experience.

When the striped pole or sign which
now indicates a barber snop was en-
ployed 10 let the public know where cup-
ping or blood letting was professionally
performed, close shaves were Of daily
occurrence, not the easy removal of the
hirsute or hairy adornment of the head
and face. but close shaves from entering
eternity. More than one unfortunate
entered the barber surgeons door
way to leave 1t corpse or so weak that
weeks were required to get the victim OF
malpractice on his feet. B;ood-letting was
used for everything from a heartache To a
corn, and a pain in the ,ins was invariably
treated with two missions. one on each
side OF the spine. Like plasters and
linlments, they helped from the connter
irritation they created, and we may pre-
sumo that had Mr.. Calvin Wilson, pro-
prletor OF the leading shaving paror of
Niles, Mich, lived in the time of George
Ill, of England. in place of taking the
course he did short time ago with his
back, blood-lettlng would have been re-
sorted to. Read how he treated his trouble:
Mr.. Wilson says: "My occupation has
very likely, much To do with the cause of
my backache from which have suffered
considerable, for number Of wears
Standing on ones feet some days 1S hours
is hard on the best of backs. hut when you
have pain across the loins, lameness and
soreness, everytime you move the
muscles of the arm, long long, before your
daily task is over you often wish you
could 90 to sleep. tried everything to
better my condition but was unsuccess-
full until used three boxes of Doan's
Kidney Pills. The relief they brought ia
man who has worked hard all his life
and is now past the three score and ten