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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16

The health authorities in San Fran
cisco and in many coast towns have
given up sprinkling the streets with
fresh water. Fresh water is regarded
as dangerous to health, in that various
refuse on the streets is largely soluble
in fresh while it is insoluble in salt wa
ter. Salt water moreover is advanta-
geous for the road, as with the evapo-
ration of the liquid portion the salt is
left, and this is found to harden and
preserve the road. The subject has had
the attention of The Star already, but
a gentleman recently from San Fran
cisco brought up the matter again, ex-
pressing surprise that the health au-
thorities did not act in the matter. But
then the health authorities won't even
see to it that the dangerous filth of the
lower parts of the town is removed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16

Captain lIempff, who does not desire
to go to Guam as governor, is the
strongest, or was the strongest, man
in the American navy. Some wonder
full tales are told of his powers. The
writer saw him pull up with one arm
a man weighing $50 pounds over the
old British club veranda, and he did
not seem to exert himself so very
much. In his early days a lieutenant
locked him into room. Kempff burst
the door open, and while the lieutenant
was relating his trick he appeared in
the ward room and taking the joker by
the shoulders stood him on his head
on the ward room table and kept him
there until he apologized. The captain
might make the people of Guam stand
on their heads if ever he got there.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16
BYAUTHORITY
NOTICE TO CORPORATIONS.

In conformity with Section 2024 of
the Civil Code, all Corporations are
hereby notified to make a full and ac-
curate exhibit of the state of their af-
fairs as of the first of January 1899,
for the year ending December 81, 1898,
such exhibit to be filed in the In
terror Department on or before the 31st
day of January, 1899.
Blanks for this purpose will be tur-
nished upon application to the Interior
Office.
Upon failure of any corporation to
present the exhibit within the time re-
quired, The Minister of the In
terror will, either himself or by one or
more commissioners appointed by him,
call for the production of the books ana
papers of the corporation and examine
it's officers touching it's affairs under
oath.
]. A. KING,
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office, January 10, 1899.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16
The death of Mrs. Thurston. mot

The death of Mrs. Thurston, mother
of Hon. l.. A. Thurston, removes a
good woman from our midst. She was
an eminently fair woman in her opin-
ions and was a model wife, mother and
widow. She fulfilled a noble life and
scattered the sweetness of her dispo-
sition among many homes and many
individuals. In her We're displayed the
virtues of the true Christian woman
without the bigotry which so frequent
ly mars the fair picture. When such a
worthy matron passes away, she leaves
a memory behind her which is of great
and precious value to succeeding gem
erations. 1t is the memory of a life of
hard work and determination to assist
the future progress of her children
This she did and did successfully. She
died full of honors for an honorable
life, though it was spent for many
years in hard struggle on humble lines
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16
@imeRy @opicS'
Honolulu, Jan. 2, 1898.

The rush and turmoil at
tendant upon the approach
of and during the holidays
being over and peace and
quiet having once more set in,
now is the time to think about
the necessities of the home.
In making out your list Of
goods to replenish the house
hold stock, do not forget that
when your wife is out driving
she likes to feel perfectly safe,
as well as comfortable and up
to-date.
Nothing so detracts from
the appearance of a horse as
a shabby harness and equip
ment.
Nothing so attracts and
adds to the appearance of a
horse as a fine harness and
equipment such as we are dis
playing.
We have received by a late
steamer a full line Of up-to-
date Single and Double Rar-
ness, Buggy and Carriage
Harness, Carriage Whips,
Lap Robes and Whips, Ex-
press Harness, Mule Team
Harness, Dump Cart and
Sherwood Steel Harness.
We pride ourselves on
having a thorough and com
plete stock of reliable and
attractive carriage and heavy
equipments.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16

The questions between France and
Great Britain keep shifting around A
while ago it was the Fashoda incident
which caused very nearly a breach of
the peace, and now the scene has been
moved over to China and the same jeal-
ousy is being developed. 1t begins to
look as if war would break out among
these powers in the near future.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16

What the administration wants is
very likely to go through Congress, but
there is likely to be a kick about the
navy appropriation, for the House is
said to want to cut it down twolthirds,
that is from $4,000, 600 to $4,000, 600 But
with the glory the navy has won it
looks very much as if such move
would prove unpopular.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16

The Hilo press is still amusing itself
with nagging at every thing and every
body outside of it's narrow limits. Not
satisfied with quarrelling with Honolu-
lu it has fallen foul of Congress now,
and is prepared to tell that august body
how it should conduct matters. 1t is
evident that the glories of Boston, as
the hub of the universe, are in danger.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16

Upon the accident on the railroad this
morning there is nothing to be said
until the matter is investigated, which
no doubt it will be. Accidents both by
rail and sea are unavoidable sometimes.
They are even in war, for the charge of
Balaclava was an accident and no one
to the present day and in fact to all
time will be able to clear the matter
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16
THAT NEW LEAF.

If you have turned over that new
leaf and really intend to "try and do
better" practice little of the
economy you preach. First, don't
throw money away. 1t is doing that
if you pay more for your Books and
Stationery at one place than you
would for the anne articles at
another.
Why pay fifty cents for an article
that you can buy for thirty-fve cents?
This is just the point you must con-
slider if you really are successful in
1899 in saving your earnings. And
this is just what the
GOLDEN = RULE = BAZAAR
is doing every day for it's customers.
i. Nj. WEBB.
316 FORT STREET, HONOLULU.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-01-16

HAWAIIAN HARDWARE co
FORT ST., opp. Spreckels' Bank.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
MRS. GRANTS HOME.
Tho Generals Widow rs Vigorous as
When ut the White House.

Tho Generals Widow as Vigorous as
When ut the White HouSe.
Washington Cor. New York Mail
and Express: The home Of Mrs. U. s.
Grant, situated in the picturesque part
Of Washington where Massachusetts
avenue merges into the hills of the
Rock Creek National Park, is one Of
the most int ,resting private dwellings
and full of historic memories. Mrs.
Grant, although nearly 80 years OF age,
is still active, mentally and physically.
OF late years she has been losing her
sight, but otherwise she is the same
vigorous woman who presided in the
White House. Nothing gives her so
much pleasure as to show her house
hold treasures to her friends and to
explain the pathetic little histories
connected with each. She has in this
palatlal mansion most Of the furniture
with which she and her illustrious hus-
band started housekeeping nearly 60
years ago. The accumulation of gifts
and souvenirs presented during Cen
eral Grants long official life are also
plentifully scattered throughout his
home. In fact, every chair, table, pic
ture and book has some association
which Mrs. Grant charmingly relates.
In the great entrance hall is magnifi-
cent Turkish rug, given to the general
by a merchant prince Of Damascus.
Ii - Mw1
Grant, ito buy some rugs and souve-
Mrs for ourselves and our children. We
bought three or four and gave our hotel
address to have them delivered. We
were astonished to find when the pack
age arrived this rug, with a gorgeous
ly embossed letter from the merchant,
asking him to accept this gift, as 1t
gave him the greatest pleasure to offer
the finest Of his possessions to the
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

against unpleasant contingencies. Thus
a cooperative coal mine with retailing
places scattered In different towns, Is
practically an impossibility as long az
private corporations fix railway rates.
make determinations, and may find 1t
to their interest to crush out this or
that party. Second. AS a rule, men
are aterse to submit to the restrictions
III certain directions. imposed by any
cooperative" association of the char
acter described. Experience shows
hat sooner or later such cooperative
enterprises go to smash. They endure
as long as they are poor. Men make
sure living. Formerly they did not.
They are content. But as wealth ac-
crues, this, that, or the oth:r fellow
wants more than his share-wants all,
II he can get it-and then there's trou-
BILE. Trouble makes 1t necessary to go
to law. Then the end Is at hand. I
believe that the principles of co-opera-
tive production, as well as those I'M
derlying other forms Of co operation
where the philanthropic element en-
tiers, will in the future gain distinct
recognition, either in their present or
some other form. But until there Is
what is styled state control-not nee
essarily state ownership-of transpor-
tation facilities and natural monopo-
lies, l do not think one warranted In
expecting satisfactory and lasting re-
suits to follow any undertakings in the
direction Of cooperative production"
excep. in the case Of very modest ones.
When the law has been changed, and
new conditions have been established,
men will conform to them, as they do
to those now controlling, and will not
be SO apt to want to smash co-opera-
tive ventures, when they have been
made.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

I am in receipt of several commune
cations submitting plans of engaging
In productive cooperation" on a
larger scale, and requesting considera-
ton of same. 1t is necessary, in order
to arrive at safe opinion as to the
probable success or failure of any given
method, to bear in mind few things
that go to the root of the matter
First. The body Of the law of this
country is framed to meet the require
ments of and foster production by in
dividuals, Or individuals collected in
ompanies-partnersh or corpora
tions-and especially in the case of in
dividuals collected in companies pays
no heed whatever to a person as such,
but simply to the money or other val
liable thing he has contributed to the
undertaking. In nearly al schemes of
cooperation" enters another princi-
pie, namely: "a mans man for a
that" Ordinary business ignores that;
that's the chief reason we have eco
operative" schemes. Consequently,
any scheme of cooperative production
is bound to be more or less a misfit,
considered with reference to laws gov
erning production, distribution, trade,
etc. And 1t is just as obvious that the
larger the "co-operative" venture, the
more valuable and diverse its branches,
the greater the risk of running up
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

The great strike of street railway
employees in Cleveland, Ohio, has de-
veloped the greatest and most far
reaching boycott ever put to work in
this country. 1t affects not only those
In the city who ordinarily patronize
the cars of the Big Consolidated Com
pany, but extends to all classes OF per-
sons In the city and in many other
towns. The situation is such that mer-
chants will not sell goods to any merA-
Der Of the family of any one who rides
on the taboOed cars, people will not
buy from house IL any one near or
remotely connected with 1t as owner or
employee rides on Consolidated cars,
and men refuse, for the same reason,
to perform any service whatever for
those who defy the boycott or any OF
It's many requirements. The business
and social life of great city has been
disjointed to an extraordinary degree,
and for the time being many OF the
ordinary affairs Of life cannot be trans
acted unless those concerned are pro-
nounced 20. K" by the men who are
at the head of the strike and boycott
movement. How long this will last
cannot be foretold with accuracy. But
it is certain not to last long. Some
thing will have to give" The strikers
and their sympathizers see great vic
tory ahead and are confident that the
community will insist that the COM
pany make terms agreeable to them.
Others see in this extraordinary rule
of the few over the many situation
that can end but one way-in the dis
comfiture of those who have created
the state of affairs that exists today.
| do not think that the final outcome
can be other than prejudicial to the in
terests of organized labor in many
ways. The original merits of the case,
whatever they are, have been over
Swallowed in great degree by acts OF
violence, the responsibility for which
is differently placed by the different
parties to the controversy, but which,
unless history does not repeat itself,
will ultimately have to be borne by the
SLTlhcTS. OO Wcll 10 thio hoSl hhO"A
that few years ago Mr.. John Nc
81 ide, then president of the United
Mine Workers of America, who were
engaged in a strike that extended over
five of six states, officially proclaimed
that he would call off the strike when
ever there was serious clash. Sub
sequently he did abruptly bring the
strike to an end, and in justification
for having accepted terms in many
parts disappointing, urged that If he
had not ended matters strife would
have ensued, which would have worked
incalculable harm to the cause of the
miner in particular and labor in gen.
eral. Mr.. Mcbride knew what he was
talking about, and while his act was
criticised at the time, its wisdom was
soon thereafter acknowledged. These
things being so, whether or not it is
right that they should be, there can be
little doubt that the effects OF the Cleve-
land strike and boycott Will cause
much trouble for organized labor in
the future.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

know what the Gagged bird feels. alas!
When the sun Is bright on the upland
slopes
When the wind stirs soft through tho
springing grass.
And the river flows like stream OF
glass:
When the first bird sings and the first
bud opes,
And the faint perfume from its chalice
steals
l know what the Gagged bird feels!
know why the Gagged bird beats his
wing
Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;
For he must fly back to his perch and
cling
When he fain would be on the bough a.
swing;
And a pain still throbs in the old, old
scars
And they pulse again with keener
sting
I know why he beats his wing!
know WHY the Gagged bird sings, ah me,
When his wing is bruised and his bosom
sore
When he beats his bars and he would be
free;
1t is not carol of joy or glee,
deep core,
But plea, that upward to Heaven he
filings
know why the Gagged bird sings!
Paul Laurence Dunbar.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
Notes.

Governor Roosevelt of New York has
ordered the state factory inspectors to
make a thorough investigation of the
charges made to him that the street
railway companies in New York and
Brooklyn were violating the ten-hour
day law, and report to him.
There are 1893 persons in Rhode
Island who are employed in the agri-
cultural industry, of which number
4,914 are farmers, 5,3SS are farm as
sistants and laborers, 24S florists and
nurserymen, SIT are gardeners, 23S are
garden laborers, SIS are landscape gar
deners, 219 are market gardeners, 124
are dairy farmers, 33 combine farming
with fishing, SO are horse and cattle
raisers and dealers, and 115 are poultry
raisers exclusively.
The adoption OF anthracite coal as
fuel OH the Vanderbilt railway, which
is said to be contemplated by the man
agement of those lines, would increase
the consumption by about 100000
tons year. or about 21s per cent of
the annual output. The passenger
train service would be vastly I'M
proved, and trunk line competition
would stimulate the further use of hard
coal on all frst-cass transportation
lines.
A lady who has resided several years
ia China draws an attractive picture Of
the girls in the Chinese silk factories.
She says they are the gayest and the
brightest of the native women work.
ers. The factories are large, clean,
carefully ventilated and well regulated.
The girls are charmingly dressed in
blue. with little decorated slippers, and
smooth hair, decked. with flowers and
silver-gilt or enameled pins, and each
has two mirrors, her hair brush and
her tooth brush.
There have been fifty strikes in In
diana since Jan. H. says the Marion
Labor Bulletin, land every one has
been victorious for organized labor. In
no previous year have the trade unions
in this state been so successful in PROS
ecuting their claims for just scale Of
wages and shorter hours" The reason
of this is obvious, and organized labor
has every reason to feel encouraged.
Unions are coming to light and spring
ing into existence daily, and scarcely
a trade can be mentioned that is not
organized.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
SOCIETY in MANHATTAN TOWN.

ice point owned by Mrs. Thorne. When
in Italy Mrs. Thorne found and paid
big price for the lovely pieces, draped
them over q silk gown, and wore It all
triumphantly to an ambassadortal
function in Rome. Lovely az her gown
was. It excited something more than
mere admiration. for all at once a
guest at the reception fell on her
knees before the astonished American
lady and began to bestow humble
kisses on the rich ornamentation Of her
gown. In the commoti0n created, ex-
plantations came forth to the effect that
Mrs. Thorne's lace had once been pre-
clOus church property, and worn by a
famous italian cardinal, and. there
fore, in the religious Roman man It
inspired as reverential emotions as II
he had seen a famous relic. There
after, when in Rome, Mrs. Thorne for
bore any use Of her lovely lace.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
Ella Wheeler wilcox's Conclusion.


A few weeks ago Ella Wheeler Will
cox investigated the cooperative col
ony at Olalla, Wash. An article convey
ing her impressions SHE says: "Once let
the reign Of cooperative brotherhood
become established and there will be
sure and positive progress toward a
higher humanity. 1t will not come at
once-it will require a generation or
two before order can come out OF
chaos. But the causes which produce
and compel selfishness in the business
world once removed, n very different
race Of human beings will spring into
existence. Should conditions, as the
philanthropists desire, be brought
about today, We could not expect peo-
pie who have grown old in the strife
of gain to change their natures. Their
brain cells are formed and very little
improvement could be hoped for in
their views Of life. But children, born
and reared under better regime,
would show the results of 1t. have
known people who were reared In a
cooperative colony, and l have OBJ
served them to be Enthusiastically more
thoughtful of their fellows and less
selfish in the daily affairs of life than
the majority of us.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
New York Correspondence

The Neapolitan charm against the
evil eye was first worn as a pretty or
nament by Mrs. Burkard, who ordered
one of gold. 1t is in the form Of tiny
human hand, the left hand, and has
the first and fourth fingers pointing
like a pair of horns, while the second
and third are folded into the palm.
Mrs. Burkard's golden charm is bound
by wee bracelet Of brilliants at tho
wrist, and those who saw the trinket
and heard of It's supposed virtues
bought copies Of her watch charm,
more for hard, everyday service, how
ever, than ornament.
One of the most uniformly luck
bringing charms is highly valued by
Miss Richard-a bit of mosaic jewelry
that has been blessed by the people;
and the young Duchess Of Marlborough
attributes no small amount Of her mar
ried content to little heart of gold
she ordered made and cut half In two.
The day before her wedding one-half
OF the heart was given her fiance, the
other half she hung around her neck
by fine gold chain, and from that
day the young couple have worn their
portions of the gold emblem in the be-
lief that to lose or mislay one Of the
parts would bring them dire distress.
But wearing efficacious talismans is
not the whole of the fashionable wom-
ans superstitious creed. Her sharp
eyes look out for accidents that might
cross her luck She will put herself
to infinite pains not to let any Of her
hats turn upside down, to thereby in
dictate she will never walk abroad
again; If she dreams OF fishes she will
refuse to cross the water for twelve
month; but most carefully does she
guard against the common blunder of
turning her back after her foot has
crossed the threshold. If on her way
to ball she finds she has forgotten a
fan, or gloves, or whatnot, she will
either go boldly on without the de-
sired articles, or, on turning back, en-
ter her own home and deliberately re-
move her toilet or sit while in the
nall, in order tn pretend to the fates
fthat she never really started out at
all. 1t is not uncommon in New York
for an elaborate dinner to slowly burn
to crisp while some unlucky guest
sits solemnly whole precious fifteen |
minutes in a distant hallway. doing |
-penance for the crime Of turning back |
in her tracks.
Whoever loves to see exquisite dan
cling can satisfy their appetite at any
one of the cottage colonies where New |
York women congregate, or in New
York itself during the winter. There
is, in fact, not another city in the
world, except Vienna, perhaps, where
SO many faultless walters can be |
found, and the peculiar long, gliding
step of the fashionable woman from
the big city on the Hudson can be iden-
titled at once in a crowded room at |
Hamburg, Newport or in London.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08
or No Commercial Value.

Savannah, Ca, News: Charles Mel
son. a farmer Of Floyd county, Iowa.
Is endeavoring to raise coffee. His
plants, grown from seed put into the
ground last spring, are now six inches
high. Out of an acre he expects to get
FIVE pounds of coffee, which making al
lowanoe for the time and labor expend-
ed in the cultivation Of the berries he
calculates will cost him about $18 per
pound. Farmer Nelson's experiment In
coffee raising In Iowa reminds us very
much of the tea raising experiments
in South Carolina. Eliminate the ques.
ton of cost in each case and there is
no doubt that coffee can be produced
in Ieya and tea IN South caroilne.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

children; but since Mrs. Astor's and
Mrs. Vanderbilt's day New York So
ciety has become possessed Of some
much more valuable and beautiful ex-
amples Of rare and antique needle
work.
Not many years ago Mrs. Wolf sur
prised her lace-loving friends by pay
ing $1,000 in Florence for one antique
flounce, and then she willingly paid
prices in proportion for any rare an
tique piece she could find. Old lace
was her gentle mania, but her limit
has been easily overtopped by Mrs.
Victor Newcomb, who cares not If lace
be new or old, provided 1t is the most
perfect point d'Alencon in the market.
At one purchase she secured the whole
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-09-08

Then his choler began to rise at what
he considered an unwarranted piece OF
impertinence. The waiter evidently
saw the oatburst Of wrath that was
coming. mo offense meant, sir" he
hastily explained. "You see, it's just
this way: The first thing a waiter
learns, and he learns 1t by dearly
bought experience, too, is never to take
a glass from another persons hand.
Why? Because If he does the chances
are about even that the glass will fall
and be smashed in the transfer. This
ls particularly true II the top OF the