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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
BUSINESS FAILURES.

Bradstreet's deduces additional in
which it published at the commence
ment of the year. 1t has undertaken
to classify the causes of failure, first
in the six sections of the United States,
and in the territories, and then gives
summary of the whole country. 1t is
tables and must be invaluable to writ
ers upon commercial ethics.
The various causes are as follows;
Out of a total of 11,615, 1851 were due
to incompetence; SIS to ineXperience;
1868 to lack of capital; 947 to unwise
credit: go to failures of others; 1O9 to
extravaganza; 263 to neglect, 635 to
competitions 1852 to specific conditions;
III to speculation and 1,195 to fraud.
The largest number who failed
through incompetence" was in the
eastern states, viz: 462. The western
states gave the largest number under
'inexperience," viz: 316; while the mid
die states topped the list under lack
of capital" with laps, and the southern
states have the unenviable distinction
Of having the largest number of frauds
viz, 279.
Next year the Territory of Hawaii
will be included in the list. Fortunate
ly our failures up to the present have
been few and far between, except
among our Oriental traders, and as
these keep their books in a language
which is not generally understood in
commercial circles, it is generally
pretty hard to get at the facts of the
cases.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04

A new steamship line from Tacoma
must be added to the list of steamers
quoted the other day in The Star. The
coast cities are determined each to
have it's slice of the Eastern trade
The desire to open up communication
with Manila is a strong argument in
favor of the United States retaining a
substantial portion of the Philippines
Once that is assured and a mighty COM
merce will spring up between the Is
lands and the coast cities. Much raw
material can be brought to the Pacific
slope to the immense increase of the
various manufacturing industries. No
one can adequately foresee what the
future commercial extension will be,
1t seems almost limitless.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04

People have begun to understand the
true meaning of the open door" policy
which Lord Charles Beresford is now
preaching through both the east and
the west. AS Lord Charles shows it is
a policy very much to the advantage Of
the United States, while the sphere Of
influence" policy would be anything
but an advantage to our country. The
open door" policy will enable the
United States to compete on equal
terms with the commercial nations of
the earth, the sphere of influence"
policy would shut us out by means of
preferential duties. The commercial
gospel which Lord Charles Beresford
will deliver at the main commercial
centers of the mainland will have q
very great deal of influence upon the
future
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
FEBRUARY 9TH.

The treaty with Spain will be voted
on by the senate on Monday next and
there seems very little doubt but that
it will be fully satisfied. OF course
there are members of the senate who
will honestly combat it, and there are
others who will combat it because
they wish to hamper the executive.
But the number of such men in the
senate is not large, and the patriotism
of the majority will urge the necessity
of supporting the executive and the
commissioners who carried on the ne
gotiations. Once the treaty is actually
passed, and as Senator Davis pointed
out in his speech of January 25th, the
Philippine natives will be far less ag
gressive than they are now.
The trouble in the Philippines has
been largely fomented by the uncer-
tainty about the treaty The Filipinos
receive direct information from Wash
ington, and they have been fed upon
probabilities which will never take
place. The Spaniards suffered from
like lack of knowledge or from like
that the American fleet was inferior to
theirs, and that the crews would desert
or mutiny when it came to actual fight
ing. They found their grievous error.
Again they thought that the Novem-
Der elections would go against the eX
ecutive and the Republican party, and
once more they discovered themselves
grievously in error.
There are those who are interested
in preventing the United States from
holding a guiding hand in the Philip
pines because with a strong power like
that of the Great Republic, the chance
for white adventures who would pull
the strings and feather their nests un-
der Aguinaldo's republic would be very
slim indeed. And of such men there
is always an ample supply ready to
take advantage of any weak govern
ment. We know what such a state
of things is and we can thank God
that such Vaccinations are now shut
off from our Islands forever. We
fortunately for ourselves, are part and
parcel of the United States.
The ratification of the treaty will also
have a distinct influence upon Cuba
and Porto Rico. Those have also felt
the disadvantage of uncertainty, but
as soon as the treaty is settled new en-
terprises will be pushed forward, and
instead of being idle and brooding,
there will be ample employment for
disbanded soldiers, and money will be-
gin to circulate among the inhabitants
n manner they have never dreamed
of
1t is striking to note in Senator Da-
Wis speech that he realizes the i'm
portance of the trade in the Orient,
ana that the continental nations of Eu-
rope look with unfriendly eyes upon
any commercial expansion of the Unit
ed States in the east. He also fully
appreciated the attitude of Great Brit
ain in the late crisis when he said that
but for that there would have been
intervention by the continental pow
ers."
When Lord Charles Beresford passes
through the mainland and explains the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
WAMPOLE'S
PREPARATION,

which, although it contains all the
curative and flesh-producing proper
ties of Pure Cod Liver Oil, extracted
by us from fresh cod livers, is eHtilely
free from its taste, Odor and appear
ance. In combination with it are the
Syrup of Hypophosphites Compound,
Extracts of Malt and Wild Cherry
Bark In building up pale. puny,
emaciated children. particularly tn sc
troubled with An8mia, SclOlulu,
Ricketts,, and Bone and blood diseases,
nothing equals the preparation It's
tonic qualities are of the highest
order. 1t creates new blood, strong
muscles, sound teeth, solid bones, ana
enables them to grow up into healthy
men and women, for cures made an
the young are economical and per-
nlanent. 1t is a product of modern
study and the best thing medical
science has to give you up to date.
Palatable as honey. Every dose effec.
tive. You cannot be disappointed in
it. Sold by chemists everywhere.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
@imeRy @opicS.
January 10, 1898.
January 10, 1898.

The Saddles made by the
old natives Of the Hawaiian
Islands were considered the
best and most comfortable
ever made. They have been
eagerly sought after and there
are very few now in existence
1t is claimed that there are
only two old natives now liv-
ing who have the ability to
make a perfectly comfortable
saddle tree. One Of these is
on the island of Hawaii and
the other on Kauai. Unfor-
tunately they are too far ad-
vanced in years to do much
work.
For a long time we have
been making efforts to find a
saddle that would nearly COM
pare with the old Hawaiian
Saddle, and we have struck it
in an impOrtatiOn of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
THE CHILDREN.

Nauseous and bad tasting medicin,
is Objectionable to adults and horror
to children. No doubt its feqUent
lack of good effect is, at least partly
due to the disgust it eXcites in them
the shock to the system. This is
true of cod liver oil in the form of
the ordinary old-fashioned mixtures
so often forced upon the terrified ard
helpless children. A most marked
contrast is offered by
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
Mexican Saddles

They are almost an exact re-
production of the Hawaiian
Saddle and are very hand
somely stamped. The prices
vary from $25 to $40 each
and they are made to last a
lifetime with proper care.
Every saddle has Box Stir
rups and are complete in every
particular.
Attention is also called to a
line of
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policy he desires Great Britain to adopt
with the vast reforms in China which
they win entail, the people of the Unit
ed States will realize that this attitude
applies to commerce as we'll as to war.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
GENERAL PALMER.

General Palmer of Illinois is in re-
duced circumstances at a very advanc-
ed age, and a pension is to be asked of
the government for him. His rare
public services have never been turned
to the account of his own purse.-The
Springfield Republican.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
VERMONT SENATORsHIP

Senator Ross of Vermont enters the
senate at 10, yet, if he maintains the
senatorial traditions of his state, he
may live to be the United States sena-
tor of the longest continuous service.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
II. S. GRANT. LR.

General Grant has been dead over
thirteen years, and it is time that his
son and namesake be called U. S.
Grant, without the Jr." appendage.
The only U. S. Grant on earth is the
man running for United States sena-
tor in California on his wifes money
Springfield Republican.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1899

General Eagan in his evidence before
ly playing to the gallery. His at
titude does not do him credit, whatever
the merits of the case may be.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
Tie Ropes

in Cotton and Manila. Teey
have very handy snaps on
the ends and are reasonable
in price.
When in need Of any article
for Stable Furnishing call and
see US.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
LARGEST BIBLE.

The largest Bible in the world is a
manuscript Hebrew Bible in the Vat
lean, weighing 800 pounds.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-04
The Amanda

brought for us
among other goods sixty-four
crates and eighteen casks of
Crockery and Chinaware, con-
tanning a new supply of our
we'll known TRILBY WARE
in Blue, Fade Green, and
Russet Brown colors, with
our new 1899 pattern called
Lytton,
Also a fine line of White
Semi porcelain, and including
a complete stock Of Ironstone
for hotel and restaurant trade.
We are also displaying the
"Red Poppy" in French
China, which is very neat in
appearance and reasonable in
price, and is sold in quantities
to suit the purchaser.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-05-25
THE TRIUMPH OF PEACE.

In southern vale where the cypress grows
And magnolias smile on the blushing rose,
Where stream meanders slow to the sea
Mid tree fringed hills and a verdurous lea,
There hate and fury once were rife
And north met south in deadly strife.
But row they repose meath the summers glow,
Both the victor and vanQuished long laid low,
And the perfume laden south winds sigh
A plaintive lament as their lullaby,
And peace profound reigns now where they
Met in the pride of wars array.
No sign now remains of that bloody strife,
OF that combat Of heroes, that waste of life,
Save the grassy mounds that silently tell
OF the harvest of death in this sweet dell,
Unless perchance some mourners stray
There to deplore that fatal day.
Oh, never again may a brothers. hand =
Be raised 'gainst q brother withintour land,
But ever. may harmony, love and peace
Us closer unite as the years increase,
For peace hath triumphs greater far
Than all the pomp and pride Of warl
NEIL MACDONALD.
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A ROMANCE COVERING TWO WARS, BY ROSA c.
EICHORN
copyright, 1899, by the Author?
|EMORIAL DAY, 1889,
found the Grand Army
men. the high school pu-.
pills and the citizen SOL

uAcA COuIpdu1eS SdtueIeu
in large numbers in the Forrest Hill
cemetery to make the event of the CEN
tennial year noteworthy as a patriotic
festival. After the formal ceremonies
by the order at the soldiers plot were
over and the military ranks broken
veterans in blue wandered away in all
directions among the graves and plant
ed little flags as markers, that the school
boys and schoolgirls might know where
to place the pots and baskets of flowers
generously donated to honor the fallen
heroes. Among the latter went Harold
Bement, freshman at Harvard, and
for the first time clad in the uniform Of
the military company he had recently
Joined. Many of the younger flower
bearers knew Harold and were delight
ed to have him Of their party in his
bright and suggestive soldiers clothes,
and a group of them half led him along
until the great crowd had been left be-
hind. Reaching a vale shut off by itself
in the quiet Enclosure, they saw no flags
and paused to consider what route to
take r.. ..<.~a -ss% -
At some distance away on the farther
slope a strange scene attracted the
youthful eyes, and wonder was upon
every face. Kneeling beside plot con-
tanning two headstones was a man of
bent figure and long gray locks, ap-
parently near his threescore. In one hand
he grasped bundle of wild flowers, and
upon the grave over which he bent
were strewn clusters Of buttercups and
field violets and the brave yellow daffo-
dill. Harold changed his manner at2once
and disentangled his hands from those
of the children, while they curiously
but cautiously went forward to the
kneeling figure. The voices Of the crowd
disturbed the old mans reveries, and
he turned, pleased rather than annoyed!
when he saw who the intruders were.
Harold made detour to keep the back
Of the figure to him, but drew near
enough to hear anything that might be
said for the benefit Of his companions
Taking the hand Of a bright and
kindly faced boy of about 10, the old
man fumbled for some moments to ar
range the wild flowers that he held in
the other. then said, pointing to the
name on the headstone nearest him:
I'VE were comrades, schoolmates at
Harvard, many years ago, my boy, and
come here every year alone to.strew
his grave with wild flowers and that
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-05-25

and recognized my friend and brother,
Gerard Iselin, I raised my revolver and
shot him down. ~,-sE
Harold stood motionless, gazing > at
the inscription on the .YirginiaIgf grave,
while Gerard remained overcome with
emotion. q
5 Growing husky now, John Bement
proceeded: "Well,,we charged and car
ried the day, and I went back to find
my fallen friend. He was alive and
knew me. It was sad meeting, but he
said: & have not long to live, John, SO
forgive me. I have wronged you and
Oliver and Katharine!'
''Katharinel said I. what of her 2
'''She is deadl My child wife, deadl'
'''You married her, then9' cried.
g I did. indeed, and meant to do we'll
by her. he said. We settled in New
York. One day I met an old friend
from home. He induced mo to run the
lines and fight for the south. Not dar-
ing to face Katharine, sent her a
draft for all my bank account and ran
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-05-25
off here All, joint This war This

war AZ
s And then?' questioned hurriedly.
..s'.She died, and, hear, left baby
boy, and now 1 am going, too, old man.
Won't yon care for my boy as your
own? The effort was almost too
much for him. but after few seconds
he continued + Katharine lies in For
rest Hill. Find her grave and place me
beside her, for the sake of those school
days in New England, the only joyous
ones Of my life. All else has been wild:
alas, how wild! Bury me beside her,
but, while You plant her grave with
roses and with lilies, let mine be covered
with blossoms as wild as my own life
has been. Promise me that, John, and
to save my boy. for forgive you this
hour of pain and death. 80
John Bement ceased speaking and
looked first at the grave and its head
stone and then at Gerard as if to say.
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Sweet, long and clear DER grassy mound 5
The trumpet wakes its song TODAY .St
Each veterans heart leaps at the sound. n #
Thrilled by the memory Of it's swav l@
At dawn it gives CHEEKY CALL r.: -.-t$l5#s
. Awake, awake, ye heroes s# L., s;...-.r
tented field responds and ali ...*s% ..a
In hope their patriot pledge szz:z.,
::
renew "1j @~f Ess,- e.
2 1t swells again on morning ~ slM Il
Now shrill and strong, now sJ7CYAe A&$&34
tender, low. t. ClVs SM6NE
To drill and mess it brings with W. E9sS8aSS
The men DER whom it's &C. \q@ NJ
cents flow. o. va
And then the brazen shrek
''To arms!" .'.&.
The deadly fire, the smoke and heat
Yet through the clash of wars alarms
That far flung music clear and sweet.
"For1n' and "Charge!" and ''Hat!' it trills
Then back to camp the sad lines sweep
And silence all the bvouac fills
When ''taps has lulled the r=T-
boys to sleep. / = " - +
And when falleth here and T\l$Q,l 9se5}Ak&{6%A
there, (DAMe@ x9A24&G
stilled in the conflict or the 3'V&4$ ISEJJz%A4
rout, y A#MSS~4T$
Above the soldiers grave a !SS@ 71FYZI) Ek3A
prayer y |CkTT
And then the trumpot's voice, 'EDTrBA !
.,l*''' '"''' [%* ~ ~
So went the day, SO came the %LCzz
night,
So spoke the trumpet's silver throat
The army felt it's wondrous might
And fashioned fortune by it's note.
Through quiet days, through changing strife,
o'clock of the camp from sun to sun
1t sounds again with drum and fife
Where veterans sleep, their life march DONE
&c.,. CHARLES MOREAU HARGER
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FATHER OF HEROES.
GENERAL GEORGE SEARS GREENE,
BORN 1901; OBliT 1899. Ii

Oldest Graduate Of West Potnt-Ven-
Grated COmrnde OF Veterans Of
Three Wars-His Son. Samuel Da-
ma, II Naval Hero. All. ~
Every now and then the obituary col
umns record the passing of some veteran
whose very existence has long been for
gotten by the closest contemporaries of
his days of activity. Again and again
at veteran reunions have the men Of the
old brigade who fought under General
George Sears Greene at Antietam, at
Gettysburg, at Wauhatchee, asked after
their venerable commander, seldom
wondering it he was alive. but wonder
ing when told that he actually survived
a cheerful octogenarian, then a mona
genarian, then patriarch crowding a
century of life. He died at Mowistown
N. j., last January with the weight of
almost 36 years added to that which,
he bore in the days of BATTLE and he
was then past threescore. Born in 1901,
General Greene we'll remembered the
war of 1919, and, in fact, trained in
the boy companies which emulated
their seniors in the excitement of that
faraway conflict. Bearing a surname
Identical with that Of the great Revolu-
tionary soldier, Nathaniel Greene, and
hailing from the same province in
Rhode Island, it might be supposed that
our General Greene was a descendant
of Washington's favorite marshal, but
that was not the case. OF the same
English stock, their lines were some
degrees apart when the first American
representatives of each followed Roger
Williams to the new world.
General George Sears Greene, al
though not a professional soldier, since
he laid by the sword in peaceful times
and took it up at the call Of his coun-
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England laughs grimly at the sensa-
tional proposition to exchange her pos
sessions in the West Indies for the
Philippine group. She never was much
of hand at swapping. This PROPOSE
tion from the first was newspaper one
and has never been seriously enter
tanned by statesmen. England is not in
the exchange business, says one. Eng
land keeps what she has got, says an
other. If Americans can succeed in re-
storing prosperity to Cuba and Porto
Rico, shewill be doing all that can be
expected of her, remarked third.
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other one with blossoms from the gar
den. come alone because, while this
is a soldiers grave, it is not one to be
honored like those you have decorated:
This soldier fought against the flag that
those over there died to save But he
was not my enemy-not my own enemy,
although he fought on one side and ]
on the other, and shot him.
From scores Of the lips the words
were echoed, ''He shot him!'' But the
youthful ears were eager for more. The
old man had said too much for youth
full curiosity not to be gratiied with
more Of the war romance suggested by
those lonely graves and the faithful old
friend beside them.
One inscription read:
49,, GERARD 1sELN,
Pegram's Virginia Battery.
Killed at Five Forks April l, 1865.
The other:
KATHARINE MASON 1sELN,
Wife of Gerard Iselin,
Died Jan. l, 1865.
''And were you in the war;" asked a
girl companion Of the lad whose hand
the old man still retained.
eyes, am sorry to say was, " said
the prematurely aged veteran, *'for,
though it had to be, it has left me only
sad memories, a record of bitter strife,
of friendship broken and these two
graves for brand into my soul. But I
must not say more, my children. You
would not understand. Go on with
your loving duties to the heroes Of the
war. They deserve your honor, but for
one my duty is here, to bring both wild
flowers and fragrant garlands, bitter to
the bitter and sweet to the sweet.
With this he waved his auditors adieu,
and they went away marveling that
war, which meant to them such pag
eantry and holiday making, could des-
olate a life so completely. Harold did
not .rejoin the chattering Juniors, but
made his way back to the company
alone still avoiding the gaze of the old
man at the grave. - .~ .
The incident was quickly forgotten
by many of the, children, while others
asked their elders what it meant. About
all that could be learned was that the
grave Of the Virginia soldier repre-
sented the gray and was to be thought
Of only as something distinct from the
blue, held in such loving remembrance
by the people Of New England. Every
Memorial day some Of the holder ones
sought out the lonely twin graves, but
did not venture near to question their
faithful warden more. Those who wan.
dered in that direction saw Harold Be-
ment keeping vigil at some distance be-
hind the gray haired mourner until the
intruders left the scene, when he, too,
returned to the company Of young SOL
diers, where his elder brother, Gerard
Bement, also a Harvard man. was an
}oficer.
i But when Memorial day came in 1898,
and the children Of centennial year
were full grown youths and maidens
and even men and women following the
stalwart young volunteers for the Span
iSh war as they marched before the
. veterans Of 1851 to do honor to the
fallen, not a few pulses beat with high
anticipation to see the old man Of the
/ Virginia grave episode walking beside
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Chas. r. Wessmar, 25O3 Ashland ST.,
Evanston, ILL.,, writes: My boy 81
years old had a severe cold which re-
fused to yield to any treatment until
we tried Foley's Honey and Tar which
gave immediate relief, and he was
completely cured before using one bot
tie. Guaranteed. Is and SOC. C. "a.
Jack, druggist.