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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-27
We Know
By Experience

Wise men use the experience OF others
and make It their own.
Those who have taken Hoods Sarsspa.
rilla are the ones who are competent ia
speak Of its merits.
Thousands of these people say Hoods
Sarsaparilla has cured them.
The testimonials of cures by Hoods
constitute vast mass of testimony which
proves the power of this medicine to cure
great variety Of diseases.
These cures often seem marvellous, yet
shey are perfectly natural and are easily
explained. They are the necessary result
of purifying and enriching the blood.
Pure blood is the foundation of health.
Hoods sarsaparilla is the One True Blood
Purifier and cures disease by purifying
and enriching the blood.
1t possesses peculiar curative power,
that is, 1t cures when other medicines
cannot cure, because it is peculiar in COM
bination, proportion and process.
That is all there is to be explained about
the cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla.
II you have faithfully tried Hoods Sar-
saparilla you know how it is yourself; II
you have not tried it, why not do 60 todayf
"I have been troubled with scrofula all
my life, and it affected my eyes so that !
was obliged to remain in a dark room.
began taking Hoods Sarsaparila. Now
my eyes are so strong that the light never
troubles me, and my health is good.h
/ Mps CARRIE WEEKS IOmpoc Cal
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-27

Don't away with the idea that are selling the
above below cost! We bought the goods at the right
prices and offering them to you at slight advance
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-27

Sports to begin at 1880 p. IN.
At $3.50 p. M, base ball between
Stars and Kamehameha.
COMMITTEE.
The age-herald., 1899-07-23
BIRMINGHAM AS A
 RETAIL MARKET

Birmingham's retail trade has always been credit to the city. I located here thirteen years ago, and since that time the different branches of business have certainly been well represented. We have enterprising grocers. great dry goods and millinery houses, great tailoring es- tablishments, great clothing and gents fur nishing establishments, great shoe stores, great jewelry stores, great drug stores. great wall paper and carpet houses, great crockery houses, great furniture stores, great house furnishing establishments and many attractive novelty stores.
 In thirten years there has been, of course, a large increase in the value of shopping business. have watched it's growth. It has kept pace with the tremendous indus trial development of the district. The peo- pie of this section have ail along display ed taste and judgment in making their pur chases. They have preferred goods of dura ble quality and nice finish to shoddy stuff, and that fact has induced the mer- chants of Birmingham to keep up excellent lines of stock.
 This year is an exceedingly prosperous one, and summer stocks have been un- usually full and varied, while the fall stocks will perhaps compare with those of any former year.
 Our board of trade stationery bear this
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THE PROGRESS OF
 BIRMINGHAM GROCERS

All honor to the retail grocers of Bir- mingham. They have passed through try ing times and have not been found wanting. There are many of the staunchest citizens of the city among them Some of them have grown from modest beginning to large business, conducted in their own buildings, while others, who have not cared to invest in buildings, occupy large and commodious stores and carry extensive stocks all of which testifes to the energy and intelligence of the retail grocers of this hustling town. There are many larger cities that can not show such complete stocks and up-to-date business methods as you will find in Birmingham. Few people understand what their grocerymen do for them. They perhaps do not think of the long hours and increasing labor-open early to cater to the wants of the early worker; open late to supply the wants of the late toiler as he goes his way home. To sum 1t all up Birmingham grocers are not one whit behind those of any metropolitan city in up-to-date methods of doing business or stocks or variety of high grade goods. Great is Birmingham and her retail gro- cers. E
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THE WHOLESALE
 LIQUOR TRADE

The wholesale liquor interest in Birming- ham has been for years trying to convince the retailer that it is to his interest to buy exclusively from them, but the idea seems to predominate that Birmingham Is only market for the purpose of filling in for small articles for immediate use The fact is the wholesaler in Birmingham undersells bis competitor from Louisville and Cincin- natl, for he is satisfied with much smaller profits the expense of selling to and com ing in contact with the retailer is much less than from other points. Where the ex- penses of selling are reduced the retailer kets the benefit.
 Birmingham now goes direct to the dis tilleriss and contracts for whiskey each year, thus buying as advantageous as any city in the United States These facts ahould be known to the trade and they should remember the advantages of quick shipment, early arrival of goods and the expense saved by the nominal cost to see the customer. We now compete successful 1y with all the northern and eastern whole salers. and where prejudice against Bir- mingham does not exist manage to secure the trade. Though up to this time Bir- minghar1 has not been regarded as great
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4 STORY IF ]
 STREET PARADE
An Experienced Man Tells of the Many Difficulties En-
 countered.

Since the earliest days of the Grecian empire has it been customary to have street parades in great cities. During the palmy days of the Romans on every great occa- sion there would be a parade n the streets of the cities. Where certain specialties were selected all under the generalship Of some particular individual to marshal the same the streets were always cleared for the occasion, the populace emerging from their dwellings, and places of business and lining the streets to view the procession. Such parades have been carried on in the Latin countries by the ecclesiastical author ities ever since the earliest centuries, as is done in all of the European countries on such occasions as victories in wars, either on land or sea, eoronations, birth of new ruler, and so on. In France and in England parades attract great deal of attention.
 We find that in the United States some of our cities have. after years of experience, found the usefulness of the parade. For instance, the city of Washington, in the days gone by. Washington would turn out a street parade on any and every occa- sion. Her people realized that the most entertaining view one can enjoy is view ing a procession of his fellowmen march, ing to the tunes of brass band music. Such parades were always advertised far and near-the people would flock to Washing ton and before their view would be the great picture of harmony and good cheer. Many of these visitors became so pleased with the perfect harmony of the people they would remain and live in the city.
 We find that the carnival parades of the city of New Orleans have attracted thous- ands and thousands of visitors to the Cres- cent City every year for a quarter of a century.
 The writer has had great deal of ex- perience in parades and has witnessed some of the largest ever held in the United States. The first of these was the great temperance parade held in Philadelphia in the fall of 1872, in which there were over 12,OO0 men in line. This parade was very difficult to handle. owing to the usual trou- ble that most of the participants were not trained in military tactics.
 The parade which took place in Phadel- phia as a reception and display in honor of General U. S. Grant upon his return af-
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Mountain and se,shore

As the heated term approaches one be- gins to look over the advantages of the various resorts and make arrangements for the summer outing In this connection the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, which connects with the Louisville and Nash vile and Queen and Crescent railways, of- fers to those contemplating a summer vacation a greater variety of resorts than any other line. Both the mountain and sea shore resorts of the Virginias and the New England coast are reached by the famous F. F. V. limited of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway. The trains of this com pany, vestibuled throughout, lighted by electricity, with observation and dining cars, are unsurpassed in modern equip ment For full information of resorts, rates, etc., apply Louisville and Nashville office, Morris avenue. or Queen and Cres- cent ticket office, or address c. B. Ryan, A G. P. A.. Cincinnati, o.
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ter his famous trip around the world, was easy enough to marshal, owing to the fact that three-fourths of the 5000 men in line were war veterans of the G. A. R. This parade took four hours to pass any given point
 The grand parade of the army of the Uniformed Rank of the K. of P. in Wash ington, D. C., took place in August, 1892. In this there were 45 GOO men in line, divid- ed in brigades, all under the command Of Major General Carnahan. The writer as- sisted the major general on this occation and had quite a useful experience. As these were all well trained military men the parade took only two and a half hours to pass any given point.
 To marshal a carnival parade dur in the Mardi Gras festivities is, I might say, the most difficult task one ever had, owing to the fact that all the partic- ipants seem bent on fun. No one seems to be able to comprehend a positive order. Occasionally many others who are out siders, having nothing to do with the pa- rade, very suddenly take the greatest in- terest and endeavor to take the place of the marshal, not knowing what else is on the program. The only way to make a suc- cess of such parade is for the grand mar shal to keep absolutely in touch with each and every individual in the procession, and have them all to exactly understand the whole program from start to finish. In
 
 give 1t all out in writing and verbally to each individual, and finally have his aids to assist to guide and direct as the process sion moves. If such was not done some of the participants are just as likely to leave the parade and wonder aimlessly off in another direction.
 In the carnival parades in this city we usually have about 700 people Before they start they must all be informed of every detail, otherwise it is a failure The great Blks parade held in St. Louis, Mo, last month was a magnificent parade, and a diff fcult one to handle. The thousands and thousands of people who were lined on the streets to witness 1t was enough to bewil- der anyone. This was fully examplified on one of the chief aids, who lost his head and came almost making the whole affair rank failure. Owing to the tack, experi- ence and good horsemanshlp and general ship of one well known here, however it was made a grand success. In order to marshal parade well one must most nec- essarily be very correct and precise, have great confidence in himself and have good executive ability, be level headed and good commander. He must be ready to meet any obstacle under any circumstances and as a rule the participants of street parade are persons who are absolutely without military training and who are ready at any time to obey the orders of any one, be he an outsider or not.
 well organized street parade with a good display will bring out more people than any show which can be produced. Anyone who ever saw an Inauguration pa- rade in Washington, D. C., a carnival parade will verify the statement.
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The age-herald., 1899-07-23
TIE FURNITURE
 BUSINESS GROWS A Merchant Shows the Rapid Strides Made in
 This Line.

On of the most interesting features in the commercial growth of Birmingham has been the rapid and steady development of the furniture trade.
 From the crude shuck-bottom chairs and plain unvarnished pine top tables of the early settlers to the highly polished and ar- tistic designs of the present day, the con- trast is most pronounced.
 All honor to the early pioneers of North ern Alabama, they laid the foundation of the wealth, education and refinement which is apparent on every hand today.
 In no other department of the busy life Of Birmingham is this fact more apparent than in the furniture trade. Twenty years ago there were but three houses where you could buy furniture in the town. Now there are something like thirty-fve in the city where you can buy anything from bed- Slat to royal couch.
 It is said that education and refinement bring prosperity and wealth to any com- munity, and Birmingham has not been slow in making herself felt along these avenues. The stock of goods bear testimony to the advanced tastes of her people, as well as the enterprise of her merchants In ad- diton to the great quantity of high grade goods annually brought to this market from the north and west, Birmingham can boast of at least one furniture factory in success fu operation, and several mattress factor ies whose products are known over the United States.
 Birmingham offers very rare Inducements to furniture manufacturers, with an inex- haustable supply of hard wood almost at our door, with the cheapest fuel of any city in the world, and with home con- sumption of over a million dollars annual ly. Furniture factories in any branch would pay a very handsome dividend from the beginning.
 . The future of the trade is of the most promising character, and if the trend of trade is as encouraging in the first ten years of the new century as it has been in the last of the old, Birmingham will be rated as one of the first southern cities in the furniture market.
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One often asks himself why Birmingham is so well known, and how 1t secures the attention of the merchant of the east north, west and south. One of the chief causes Is the position she occupies in the iron and coal industry, but there are some other causes, turning the eyes of the mer- chant in the south, that bid fair to estab- fish Birmingham as the largest distribut- ing point south of the Ohio river.
 The writer refers to the development of wholesale trade in practically all classes of merchandise, but will only call the read CTS attention to the seed trade of Bir- mingham, and the rapid development of truck farming.
 Only few years ago seed could not be had In any respectable quantity in Bir- mingham, and practically no vegetables were grown for the open market, but what a difference now. The city, through the energy of her wholesale seed merchants. has become known far and near as "the" seed market of the south This has been brought about by closely applied efforts and no considerable outlay of cash Very few people, even in Birmingham, have the slightest conception of the volume of seed business done from this market To give the reader some idea of the quantity, few leading items may be mentioned:
 Cabbage seed, 2,000 to 3,000 pounds
 
 Turnip seed. 25000 to 40.OOO pounds.
 Melon seed, 5000 to 10000 pounds.
 Seed potatoes 250 900 bushels.
 Onion sets, 5,0O0 to 10000 bushels.
 Garden beans, 1000 bushels.
 English peas, 2,000 to 3,000 bushels.
 And all other imaginable seed in propor- ton. Some of these quantities look pretty large, but they are in no instance overes- tfmated, and some no doubt very much un- derestimated. It should be born in mind that this trade extends over, practically, all the south, a force of travelling salesmen being kept on the road to constantly in- press the dealers with the advantages of- fered by Birmingham in this particular line. A great deal of the business, how ever, is secured through the distribution of seed catalogues which bring a constant stream of custom from all over the south One firm has received not a few orders by mail from Italy and South American coun- tries. Whenever any merchant in the south Is in need of seeds, no matter of what description, it would pay them to en- quire the price in the Birmingham market before placing their order.
 Farming is about the last business one would think of engaging in around Bir- mingham, as nearly every ones attention is occupied with manufacturing plants and other industrial enterprises, besides to the casual observer it would appear that our land is, all rock and mountain, but right here is where they make a great mistake. Some of the richest and most profitable truck farms in the south are dotted here and there. high up on the mountains sur rounding Birmingham, and the valley lying between the two range of mountains known as Jones valley is one continuous vegetable form. But the valley farmers apparently have no advantage over the truckers in the hills. In fact the Hill Bilies" are usually the first ones on the market with their stuff, for the reason that the late frosts in the spring rarely, if ever, hurt the veg
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The rnr the Ton

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 In an address at Fall River Mass, Cap tain Sigsbee, of the Texas, told the follow ing story illustrative of the fact that na- val men men made no pretense at being or- ators: [
 'It is a very difficult situation for me-" said Captain Sigsbee, Ito be required to make a speech, and I am in the situation of the old sailor who was very fond of tea, and was devoted to the people who served it. But this old sailor had no society man. ners, and had never attended an afternoon tea He was afraid of the ladies, but in some way he was forced to an afternoon tea. He went almost in despair, and when he got back to his shipmates said
 Brown, did you go to the tea?
 "I did {" How did you feel there?
 1T felt like a sperm whale doing eros chet york;"
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legend: You can buy any thing you want in Birmingham at prices as low as at any point in the south." Now, that statement Is not an exaggeration. Our merchants are ready for any demand, and they are satis- fled with small profits.
 As prosperous as the retail trade has been in the past, I predict that the amount of business done will increase rapidly from this time on. The wonderful growth of Greater Birmingham will warrant that pre- dietion, l think. And in addition to local customers this city is certain to become known as the most attractive shopping place between Cincinnati and New Orleans In my particular line, haberdashery trade has been active for a year past. The men of Birmingham believe in following the fashions. They like to patronize up to-date stores, and here they find them One of the best signs of the business char acter of any community is the style of dress affected by the men. III dressed men passing along the strets usually indicates poor and backward city. On the other hand well dressed men on the streets in- variably indicates a progressive, liberal and refined community.
 Yes, Birmingham is a first class shopping centre, and the people of Alabama will find 1t to their interest to visit us often
 SIMON KLOTZ.
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we'll wound around his left hand, leaps into his seat at the first bugle call; but not un- til the young women are seated. It is abso- lutely necessary that all get under motion in the saddle at once. If a balk occur all must dismount and the start be made again. It often takes four or five unsuc- cessful starts before the getaway.
 If the ribbons are long there will be less danger of falling on the mount, for the leaders will have several fDet of ribbon be- tween them and the second team. The dFlTer should be well in the rear. but he must take care to keep very close, so as not to impede the progress of his four-in-
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hand.
 After little practice the leaders can be guided by the ribbons, and the turns made easily by simple twitch to right or left.
 Our English cousins who ride more for sport than to cover long distances are very fond of riding four-in-hand They also do bicycle stunts, such as the bicycle quad rifle. dance which can be performed upon less than a square acre of land; and they also enjoy riding "the grand march, in which the couples separate. ride up on the outside, joining again, and performing all the exciting evolutions of the oldtime ball. room.
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LEADING HOTEL
 AND RESTAURANT

The Metropolitan hotel, at Nos. 8-10 north Twentieth street, and immediately next to the main entrance of the Union depot is the oldest and best known hostelry in this city. It was established in 1886; it has not been closed for a single day since that time Its register shows more daily arrivals than that of any other hotel in the state. It is undergoing at present a complete remodel ling and will, when completed, abont the first of October, have all modern conven- fences connected with any hotel in the country. It occupies all the space from the corner of Morris avenue and Twentieh street to the corner of First avenue, and controls all the rooms of the old Acme ho- tel two of the Moore & Handy buildings, the Wieden & Dent buildings on Morris avenue, and the Southern hotel. The hotel will now be provided with elegant toilet, bath and reading rooms In the basement of the buildings, in which there will also be placed a complete refrigerating plant and steam heating conveniences. All the rooms, 157 in number, are being provided with re- turn call electric alarm calls. Every one of them with one of Clarks famous fire escapes. An electric CWarner) elevator will connect the different floors together, and the rooms, as well as all the halls will be newly carpeted and furnished. The Per lection Mattress company of this city Is providing the hotel with its most comfor- table mattresses. The dining rooms of the hotel and restaurant will hereafter be con- ducted also on the European style only. MT. A. St. Lorenz, of New Orleans, one of the most popular restaurant managers in the south, will have charge of the culinary department and he will make the Metropo1- itan the most fashionable and most elegant ly equipped restaurant of this city MT. Emil Lesser is the manager of the hotel, and the fact that he has been successful in the restaurant and hotel business in this oity ever since 1883 explains why the Metro fal. ct rfa xutf only, has grown so 1t Is today the most popular and largest hotel in Alabama, giv- ing its patrons the best service at moderate prices.
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This is a pleasant way to pass July afternoon, when the sun is not too hot and the riders are not beginners.
 It takes forty yards of narrow ribbon, also four girl riders and a man. It is ab- solutely necessary that the girls ride drop frames; and, if the male rider can so far overcome his dignity as to do the same. the four -in-hand will be much more suc- cessful.
 the journey. The driver, with the reins
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there no light in the dark picture of i'll health Get rid of your kidney trouble by using pr. Sawyer's Ukatine.
 The strongest testimonials come from patients who have been entirely cured from constipation, dyspepsia, biliousness and liver complaints, by the use of pr. Saw yers Little Wide Awake Pills.
 The popularity of pr. Sawyer's Ukatne as Kidney cure is far reaching, as it per manently cures all Kidney disorders, and brings you back to the balm of perfect health that insures true happiness.
 Rich and poor alike get perfect relief ans and cured by using pr. Sawyer's Arnc5 and Witch Hazel Salve for all skin affic tions
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Ssgns of It

'I declare" said the attenuated cloud, as he passed swiftly by his heavier com panion on the summer breeze, you look prosperous"
 "Yes indeed" replied the other. have been saving up for rainy day."
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wholesale liquor distributing point But on account of its central location in the state the shipments are increasing steadily, and within a few years we will rank with any of the southern cities.