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FOR PODUNK'S HOTEL.
Some Valuable Points About Putting
Up q Cheap But Attractive
Menu.

He winked Familiarity at the landlord as
he paid his bill and in confidential tone
remarked:
II don't mind telling you that am think.
ing of going into the hotel business myself
for change. Yes, sir, that's SO! I've
bought the biggest place for sale in Podunk,
and mebbe you wouldn't mind telling me a
few things about keeping hotel-seein'
you're right in the business.~--There's the
menu, now; some little points on that might
work. We don't know everything down in
Podunk."
The landlord rubbed the bald spot on his
brow and thought moment.
There's chicken croquettes," he said;
"chicken comes high this time of year."
Not one in thousand can tell the dit.
ference between veal and chicken"
"Geewhillikens! There's pointer to
start with"
Fried chicken costs money. Fried rabbit
tastes like it, and the difference goes into
your pocket"
"Golly, Pm gettin' rich already
EQUAL on toast reads fine on the menu.
You don't suppose We folks in the city PAM
per our guests on real quail! Baby owls
taste so much like quail you can't tell one
from t'other. And out your way owls must
be thick as pumpkins. Then there's beef.
Of course you've heard of the hippophagous
theory"
"T-h-e-the what"
"Click! click! Yes, old racers. You can
buy them by the bunch of hundred for
song.'
The man from Podunk turned pale. IL
guess I've got all the points can remember
at once, and if you ever come our way give
me a call. Good day. Fried rabbit? Owls
on toast! H:i-pp-op. L reckon III call the
line there. Great business, this hotel;keep.
ing, anyhow."-Chicago Times-Herald.
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CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.
Ky. NEW YORK; n. 7.
Fast Mail to Seattle.

The widespread public interest in the con-
test for the fast mail contract between Chi
cago and Omaha has caused one to tempo
rari1y overlook the similar achievement Of
the Great Northern railway in establishing
quick mail communication from New York
via Chicago and st. Paul to Seattle, and
thence to the Orient. The fast Pacific mail
service by way of st. Paul to the Puget
Sound country is now quite as remarkable
as that via Omaha to San Francisco. On
January 3 the Great Northern placed in
service fast through mail and passenger
train from Chicago to Seattle, on which
the mail pouches never once leave the car
sitter the transfer at st. Paul.
From New York to Seattle the time by
this Northern route is just four days.
East of st. Paul the mails are carried on
several roads, but west Of that city-on
miles-the mail goes through without
change across five great states on the
tracks of the Great Northern. Forty five
minutes are consumed in transferring the
mails in Chicago and thirty minutes in
st. Paul. After that tho Northern Orien-
tai flyer does the rest without pause
until the Asiatic mails 60 on board the
steamer of the Japan Mail Steamship
Company. Both the Importance of Seat
tie as an Oriental shipping point and the
speed of the Great Northern transcontin-
entail mail service make the achievement q
noteworthy feature OF American railway
progress.
The Puget Sound cities have already be-
come formidable rivals of San Francisco as
regards the freight and passenger traffic
for Japan, China and Asiatic ports. The
steamer route from Seattle to the Orient
seems to be more free from storms than
that from San Francisco, and as large
proportion of the Oriental exports are pro-
ducts of the Northwest, the freight traffic
has naturally taken this course. The fact
that the full capacity of the Japan. Mail
Steamship company's boats is engaged as
far ahead as next August, is in itself strik-
ing proof Of the growing Importance Of the
Oriental trade that has its outlet at Seattle.
For these, and other reasons, the fast
mail to the Pacific coast for which the
Great Northern holds the government con-
tract, is fully as important as that which
daily rushes across the plains and noun
tains to San Francisco. The Great North
ern has been as much alive to the keen riv-
airy for speed and honors as have the
Northwestern, Rock Island and Burlington,
and it is but fair that the achievements of
its fast daily transcontinental mail should
be included in the new chapter of railway
advancement now being written by the
Western railroads.-Chicago Tribune, Jan.
IL 1899
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USELESS sTRATAGEM.
Upon Some Fearless Stage
Robbers.

"Yep, tn road agents used t. be purity
reckless wen wuz drivin' stage way back
in tn 7O's," remarked Tank Wilson, remi-
niscently, IAN all kinds of schemes was put
up t throw them off n the scent.
ron Time was changed on h all the stage
boxes were carried, but 'twan't no use.
9TH wust case of hold-up I ever expert
ences wuz durin' tn smallpox scare. We,
Wuz full of passengers, inside an out, an
every one f them carried a belt # gold dust.
We had heerd that new indevidooal had
taken to tn road, an tharfore makes our
precautions.
"Of course, if six or seven men holds up
q stage it amt no use to fight, cause only
one shows hisself an all tn rest ambushes
an gifts tn drop on you. Then they comes
torrard an takes your wealth.
80 we gets up scheme. We knows
road agents is purity much askeered i
smallpox, so we takes along an ole tramp.
wraps him up in bandages an hangs out
Jest as we wuz pullin' out f canyon we
hears familyar hail, an, of course, pulls
"'Wat's that yeller flag for?' asks Teller,
with his Winchester at his cheek, powerful
big Teller with a mask on.
Passengers got tn smallpox an
swers, in a warnin' tone.
d, Gil YOU passengers Slt OuL dl uOl
your hams up!' was the answer. Throw
down them mail bags, an that there express
box!'
Them villins took ev'ry bit f dust that
wuz carried on the stage, an then tn head
villin thought moment to hisself, an then
pulls tn band'ges otfn TIL tramp. Then he
grins, an says somethin' t one # his pard-
ners, who pulls small box out n his pocket
9TH head villin then ranges his men
where they could shoot US down eff we
moved, an he dips ibis knife point in tn
box an then jabs it half inch inter tn
tramp's arm. He does tn same t each an
ev'ry one 4 US an then SEE:
go Now, there's no danger, gen'Pmen.
You're all vaccynated. As fer me an my
fren's, we amt askeered + no smallpox. Ell
we wuz t. remove these yere masks you
would see we is all pockmarked.' "-Cincin'
NOT; Fpouirar
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can scarce be above four or five miles
away, and so she does not change her
course should fetch up to us within an
hour!"
could not restrain a step or two OF
a sailors shuttle at this, so great was
my delight. and Mr.. lynn smiled.
''Let us have down the SAIL" pur-
sued the captain, "for now it does US
no good, and puts us to the labor of
steering"
l perceived with this that the wind
had indeed hauled much to the north,
and was therefore driving us contin-
ually to leeward. jumped to the
sail and shut it up to the mast and
whipped the sheet round it. By this
time quite sharp airs were blowing.
and the heads of the seas had come up
in sort to fling the spray in small
showers over us. We did not much
heed this, and drew together in the
middle of the raft, and while we kept
an eve out for the ship, continued our
discourse.
81 nistrust she is a Spaniard," said
the captain. "She may well come from
the Florida coast"
81 wish you might be wrong" said l.
"tor the Spanish have no love for us at
this time. There has been too much
doing by the buccaneers"
"Yet we could speak them fair" said
Mr.. lynn, land if pushed to it COM
pound with them in some small man
ner of ransom. l could raise sum,
given little time"
MARRY" said l, quite with light
heart. for the prospect of escape had
flown like wine into my head, II am
for them. ransom or no ransom. Bet
ter living slave than adead sailor"
We continued to use the glass by
turns and to discuss the thing, till at
last we had raised the ship to her hull
She was standing fairly toward us, all
her sails, including topgallant sails
spread, and looked to be large, light
floating craft.
''She has bow ports,'' said the cap
tain, who had the glass, though they
are scarce visible, as she is painted
Nay, but we must lose no more time
let her be what she may. Take 9
piece of this canvas, Master Ardick
and display it from the mast"
/ speedily had distress flag flying
"She sees us!" cried Mr.. lynn, who
had the glass. There is line o
heads along the forward bulwarks,
he went on, land a fellow with a tele
scope is climbing the fore rigging"
She came along fast, her yards al
but square, and studding sails hung
out aloft. Her tall bows sent up {
great boiling of white, which shearet
smoothly right and left as she came
nearer, though with many plumes o
spray, and in this gallant style sh'
stormed down till, at last, being bu
a gunshot off, she clewed up some sail
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put down her helm, and, with her long
broadside swung around, came drift
ing down upon us.
man in dark attire, with trumpet
in his hand. climbed q few feet up the
main rigging.
"Now we shall knowwhat nation she
u.s." said Capt. sellinger; 'but from
that steeple of II poop and the poor
awkward ordering of those yards she
should be Spanish"
So, indeed, it seemed to prove. The
man presently hailed, and the speech
was Spanish.
"Raft ahoy!"
aboard the ship!" beloved back
the captain. NAY, but ! can go no
further" he said, with laugh. II have
scarce any Spanish: Do you finish the
business" r.
He addressed me, and I sprang up
and stood in his room. The ship had
rapidly drifted down and was already
within hundred or a hundred and
fifty yards. The man in the rigging
shouted: eff you would board us, take
to your oars. BE speedy, or you will
fall short"
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ache, headache, nervous tired
feeling, painful menstruation
and leucorrh9a.
Itook four bottles of Vegeta Bile
Compound, one box of Liver
Pills, and used one package OF
Sanative Wash, and am now well.
thank you again for the good
you have done for me.-ELLA E.
BRENNER, East Rochester, Ohio.
Great number of such letters as
the above are constantly being re-
ceived by Mrs. Pinkham from wo-
men who owe their health and
happiness to her advice and
medicine.
Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn. Mass. Her advice is Of
fere1 free to all suffering women
who are puzzled about them
selves.
If yon have backache don't neg
1ectit, or try heroically to work
it down." you must reach the root
of the trouble, and nothing will
do this so safely and surely as
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta bile
Compound. Backache is accom-
panied by a lot of other aches
and wearvinp sensations. but
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CHAPTER VIII.
OF OUR RECEPTION ON THE SPANISH
SHIP,

OF OUR RECEPTION ON THE SPANISH
SHIP.
l saw that this was the case, and
likewise feared that he might be CT
that cruel or Indifferent sort that
would leave us in the lurch if we failed.
Wherefore l let fall the talk with him
and hurriedly told the others how the
matter stood. The ship was not dead to
windward, but in the course she was
now travelling stood to pass us about
40 or so yards to the south, and it was
to cover this gap that we must row.
We fell to it, though it was but a poor
piece of work, the raft being so clumsy,
and at last drew pretty nigh the ships
bow. 1t was rising and falling at great
heights above US, but a seaman ap-
peared on the boltsprit, and at the
right moment cast us line. l caught
it and made it fast, and we quickly
warped as near as we dared to the
lofty side. The bulwark above us was
now black with heads, and dark fell
low in kind of Dutch rig raised him
self on the rail, and from there direct
ed us how to proceed. The fore chains
were too nearly under the towering
house of foredeck to serve our turn,
and the captain seemed too Indifferent
to put over adder, wherefore we
were presently drawn along till we
were near amidships, where, indeed, we
might make shift to scramble up. This
we did, first tying on our backs such
articles of value as we cared to pre-
serve, and when we were over the side
the raft was cast adrift. We then put
down our burdens, and with no little
interest and anxiety fetched look
about us.
1 may have been a bit confused for
q moment, for find got nothing that
sticks in my memory in that first
glance But presently I bring back
crowded deck, most of the faces being
dark, and some persons in handsome
attire standing little way from the
compnnion, and for general surround
incs n short. flush waist of the ship.
poop and foredeck like little castles.
and overhead great but not overneat
and shipmanlike spread Of spars and
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"Our Southern slster..~

A handsomely illustrated booklet bearing
this title has just been issued by the Pas
senger Department of the Chicago q East
scriptive matter of interest to tourists 60.
ing to Cuba and Porto Rico and contains
many illustrations Of places of note in the
West Indies. An important feature of the
booklet is description Of the two fast daily
through trains run by this Company and the
route traversed, choice of which is given
to tourists. Copy will be sent free on ap-
plication to c. L. Stone, General Passenger
and Ticket Agent, Chicago.
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Very Low Rates Via the Missouri,
Kansas Il Texas Railway.

Semi-monthly excursions to the south
Texas, the Empire state of the Union, un-
paralleled as to resources and products and
with an area exceeding all the Eastern and
Middle States. The statistical reports of
products, as compiled by the commissioners
of Texas, indicate this section as having the
greatest possible advantages in it's mild and
equable climate and in the variety and pro-
ductiveness of its soil. For further infor-
nation, descriptive pamphlets and dates of
excursions, apply to T. B. Cookery, Dist P.
A.. Des MONIES. Ia,
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Reelection of q Bachelor.

The dreariest thing is wasted love.
In winter lingerie is just plain underwear.
A man doesn't begin to love till his pas
sion becomes of age.
Eve never meant to eat the apple; she
only wanted to taste it. :. =,
The more a woman studies finance the
surer she is that nothing makes thing SO
clear as pattern.
When a woman resolves to spread sun.
shine and happiness around her she begins
by carrying a sad, wistful look in her eyes
and talking in low, mournful voice.-N.
v Prass
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"Greater America

Full information about the new Pacific
possessions of the United States. A hand
some booklet just out, most complete publ
cation yet issued. Beautifully illustrated,
Maps. Statistics Of Exports and Imports,
Possibilities of Oriental Trade. Merchant
Marine of the World and interesting infor-
nation. All for cent stamp. F. /. Whit
ney, Gen. Passenger Agent Great Northern
Railway, st. Paul Mimi <<
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ITO BE Continued
Fraternity vs.. Soap.

Lowdown-I hold that one man il
lust as good as another. Now, why do
you object to my society? sit because
o; my poverty?
Highup-No, sir.
because of my nationality"
mo, sir"
Because of my religion?"
NO, sir"
"Then why?"
Because you smell bsd."-N. !
Weekly
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from the Remove the GaSSe OF these
her experience in the following letter. .,,a ,
could the
Lydia E. Pnkham
Woaea Pnksms Advice and Medicine
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-02-24

Truth lies at the bottom of WE'LL
But how can truth Gle" anywhere.-L. A.
w. Bulletin.
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Sound Logic.

Old Gentleman-Seven dollars for a pan
of eyeglasses? l can't see it, sir.
Optican-Of course not, sir. If you
could you wouldn't need them.-Jewele-s'
Weekly.
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THANKFUL TO MRS. PINKHAM.
Earnest Words Who Been Relieved Of 3a
Mrs Pinkha1n Warns Against Neglect

thankful thousand times since wrote
troubles back
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As soon as baby has learned to talk it be-
comes necessary to teach it to keep quiet
Puck
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-05
WONDERFUL STRENGTH.

A leading teacher of cycling, in Chi
cago, used a gentleman's and lady's
Sterling bicycle the entire season of
1893, with total cost of less than $3.50
for each machine for repairs. During
this time he gave 700 lessons on the
gents sterling and 1862 on the lady's
Sterling. The hardest usage wheel
ever receives is when it is being used
by beginners. Knocked and banged
around in this way, these dainty, well
made, high grade, blue blooded, thor
oughbred and graceful Sterlings, have
yet stood the hardest test a wheel
could be put to. This is but one exam
pie out of many showing the immense
strength and wonderful wearing quail
ties of this beautifully built-like-a-
watch machine. Part of the large
shipment for the Pacific Cycle and
Manufacturing Company will arrive
this week on the Alice Cooke. You had
better save time by placing your order
before they are all gone. "Dost thou
love time? Then do not squander time
for that is the stuff life is made Of"
The selling price will be only $4,000.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-05
COLONEL EGBERJ KILLED
REMARKABLE CAREER CLOSED
AT POLO.
Shot While Leading His Regiment i'm
a Magnificent Charge--No Honolulu
Men Among the Wounded.

Colonel H. c. Egbert, the fighting
commander of the Twenty reg
ular infantry, was killed in a magnif-
cent charge upon the enemy near Polo,
west of Manila, on the morniTE of
March 27th. When the Filipinos we're
discovered they were about 800 yards
in advance of the American lines. The
oregon and Kansas regiments moved
upon the left and right respectively,
and the Twenty pushed straight
ahead, over an open field, upon the en-
emy. Colonel Egbert was on horse
back leading his regiment when shot
through the abdomen. He died in
few hours.
Colonel Egbert's history as fighter
would fill book. In the Civil wargh he
had both legs broken by bullet. Then
he had twenty years of Indian fight
ing. At Santiago in the 1898 campaign
he was shot through the lungs and
left at the field hospital for dead. a
month later he reported at Fort Thorn
as for duty. In recognition of his bra
very he was appointed a brigadier gen
eral of volunteers, a rank he held when
killed.
Colonel Egbert was the object of con-
siderable attention here when his reg
iment passed through about two
months ago for the Philippines. His
remarkable record had preceded him.
When he was shot at Polo, General
Wheaton, commander of the brigade,
and staff, were crawling through the
grass just behind him and assisted the
wounded officer upon a litter. 81 am
done for" said Colonel Egbert II am
too old to stand it," General Wheaton
stood with bowed head as the litter
passed to the rear.
Lieutenant Brazee, of the Second Or
egon. who will be remembered by many
here, was also killed at Polo. In the
long list of men killed or wounded in
the three days fighting are many well
known to Honolulu people. Fortunate
ly, however, none of the Hawaiian
boys names appear among the num-
ber
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The va
cancy in the colonelcy of the Twenty
second infantry, caused by Colonel
Egbert's death, will be filled by the
promotion of Lieutenant Colonel John
w. French, of the Twenty third in
fantry, who is now with that regiment
in the field in the Philippines.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-05
NJ 'ARTHUR'S VICTORY
F|LIPINOS RETREAT

to charge was given the Oregon volun-
teers and Twenty regulars with
fixed bayonets responded eagerly and
their rush broke the rebel lines. Those
who escaped retreated in the direction
of Mobat and Polo.
MANILA, March %, 11:25 a. m.-The
Americans this morning found the Inn
portant town of Polo and a number of
small villages west of the railroad de-
serted and burning. Polo, when TAX
en-, was nearly all in ashes. The in
surgents are still flying up the railway
and McArthur's column is marching
toward Bulacan.
Aguinaldo has fled to Malolos. All
the Filipino prisoners beg for food.
Aguinaldo has issued a proclamation
saying that he will punish with death
all who refuse to fight He has been
daily promising the loot of Manila,
saying the Americans were beaten.
MANILA, March 2S s a. m.-McAr-
thurs division has crossed the Marilao
river and is pressing forward to Malo-
los. The crossing was made on a pa
toon bridge, which was thrown across
the stream by engineers. Macarthur
expects to meet the enemy in force
this afternoon.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-A cable to
the Sun, dated Manila, March 2Sth,
a. M, says: The main insurgent army
of 5000 men, under the personal COM
mand of Aguinaldo has been routed,
after three hours hard fighting, by Nc
Arthurs division.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-05
THE MISSIONARY KEKELA
THE VENERABLE HAWAIIAN
RETURNS FROM MARQUESAs.
Full of Years and Labors He Comes
Back to His Native Land-He Is
Warmly Greeted.

'The little two masted schooner Tahi-
tienne, flying the tri-Color of France,
came into port this morning, bringing
the venerated Hawaiian missionary
Kekela, his no less venerated wife, Ma
omi, accompanied by children and BY
grandchildren, back to their native
land.
Kekea and wife, with that other VEN
erabfe missionary Kauwealoha, left
Hawaii for the Marquesas Islands in
1858. After forty-siX years of active
service Kekela and his wife return to
educate their children and grandChil-
dren and to spend the remainder of
their days in their native land Kauwe
aloha will finish his course on earth in
his chosen field of labor.
Nearly all the ministers ana mem
bers of the oahu Association now in
session at Kaumakapili church, were
down at the boat landing at i o'clock
to welcome the veteran missionary.
But Kekea after the fatigue of he
long voyage did not feel strong enough
to come ashore today. but wanted to
rest a while on ship board. Many, how
ever, went out to the schooner at her
anchorage near the old fish market
wharf to see him. He is venerable in
appearance, but with bright keen and
pleasant eye and an air and demeanor
that inspire confidence. His wife and
he both greeted all callers cordially and
heartily. Arrangements have been
made for them to reside with Mrs.
Martin at Palama.
The schooner Tahitienne is owned by
the captain, Joseph Winchester. She
has been engaged in the pearl shell
and copra business in Tahiti and the
Marquesas Islands. She was charter
ed by the Hawaiian Board to bring
I I<ekela and his family hither. She left
Pepeete February oath for Puamau,
where some of the family were taken
aboard and sailed thence March 14th,
to Uapou, where the remainder of her
passengers embarked. She sailed from
there March 81. From the equator
! north until April 3rd strong gales were
/ experienced, with cold cloudy weather.
The first officer of the schooner is Geo.
| Goltz. who is accompanied by his
wife. The other passengers on the lit
| tie schooner are John Kekela. his son
and daughter, two daughters of Keke-
| la, Sam Kekela's daughter and three
sons, one other granddaughter of the
venerable couple, and Mr.. McCullom
and Mr.. Chammard, Americans, who
are returning to the states