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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24

The present hurricane in the West In
dies recalls very forcibly the great hur-
ricane of 1867 The islands were at that
time desolated, and vessels were cast
up by scores, besides plantations and
villages being destroyed Two years af-
ter, when the writer saw the bay of St.
Thomas, the shore had half dozen
hulks lying high and dry. In the center
of the harbor was the wreck of a big
steamer which had sunk at her moor
ings. Before reaching st. Thomas the
masts of the Rhone one of the Atlantic
liners could be seen poking up above the
rocks of Virgin GOrda. The loss of life
during that hurricane was appalling. 1t
looks very much as if the present hur-
ricane has been even more disastrous
than the one of 1867 The West Indies
are certainly not the isles of the best,
what with wars, fevers, and hurri-
canes nowadays, and with wars, hur-
ricanes, fever, pirates and buccaneers
in days gone by. with an occasional ne
gro rising, they have not been a happy
abode no matter what country had con-
troll of them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24
CHILDREN'S EYES.

In The Star Of August 10th attention
was called to the subject of children's
eyes, and it was suggested that the
pedagogues now in council should pay
some attention to the matter. From the
annual report of the president of Oahu
College for 1S9S-99, it appears that that
institution has devoted attention to the
subject during the past year.
According to the report it appears
that the eyesight Of eighty-one students
was carefully tested. OF these it is stat
ed that "fifty-four-66 2-3 per cent
were found to have normal sight. Ten
were astigmatic. There were five whose
eyes We're i'm such serious condition that
they were sent to a specialist" The re-
port continues; -Four were induced to
wear glasses. Sixteen now wear glass
es. Two have ceased to wear glasses
during the year, their headaches having
disappeared and their eyes grown
stronger"
From the above it is plain that one
third of the students at this institution
had some defect of eyesight. If this is
true of Oahu College, it may be true OF
a large number of other institutions on
the Islands, notably the city public
schools. The Star has drawn attention
to'the fact that the eyesight of children
and of teachers often suffers permanent
injury through improper lighting OF
school rooms. Professor Hosmer calls
attention to the same fact
The professor points out that the
seats should be arranged that the light
cOhres1 as2 tar as p0ssible from behind
and over the left shoulder. But he
makes another suggestion worthy of
consideration. He says "the constant
~ old fashioned black
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24

The pot continues to boil in France,
and there is evidently an effort being
made to bring about revolution. The
auti-Semites are defying the Govern
ment, and it is very evident that the
Government is afraid to use it's troops
in civic strife. If France can pass
through the present crisis without
bloodshed it will be more than she has
ever done before. That a case of the
character of that Of Captain Dreyfus
should be the pivot upon which revolu-
ton may turn, and bring about the pos
sibilities of a European war seems in
evitable, but it has taken that extra
ordinary position. There is absolutely
no predicatng what may be taking
place in France at the present time.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24

board with the sharp contrast Of glar-
ing white walls aggravates the delicate
nerves NJ the eye as discordant sounds
affect the ear" To obviate this the
"blackboards" in Pauahi hall have
been hanished, and in their place are
dark shades OF the sam. tints that COW
er the walls"
1t is satisfactory to find progressive
educator of MIR. Hosmers type who TAX
es up a question of this sort and seeks
a solution. The Importance Of the eye
cannot be underestimate, and it would
be wise thing for the Commissioners
OF Education to give attention to the
mn TO-.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24

The question of ClemenCN in the case
of Ihara, the japanese sentenced to
death for the murder at Kahuku may
come before the executive. When such
a question is placed before any one it
is very hard of solution. The law pro-
vides the penalty of death. Modern
thought is, on the whole. opposed to the
death penalty. The question which
comes before the executive is, whether
I the exact carrying out of the letter Of
the law should be followed, or whether
the tendency of modern thought should
he given greater weight
There is always a great danger in all
trials for murder, and their consequent
ces, to sympathize more with the muir
derer than with the murdered. The
murderer who is alive, and is frequent
~ Il very amiable being indeed natur-
ally appeals to one. 1t seems such a
hard thing to see any one in the full
pride of manhood standing on the brink
of the grave, but the fate of the unfor-
tunate victim is quite lost sight of. 1t
is this hysteric feeling towards a man
of this type, which sends neurotic wo-
men bearing bouquets of flowers to
some of the worst of murderers in the
states.
But without being neurotic or hysterc
it is quite competent to discuss whether
it is the duty of a state to hang a man
or not. The law says so, but the laws is
rby no means infallible. The law, after
all. is nothing more than a consensus
of public opinion. There is nothing sa-
cred about it. 1t has very often been
entirely wrong, and very often stupidity
absurd. The law once used to hang a
child for stealing pocket handkerchief
1t does not do so now. The law used
to burn witches. The law has burned
Professionals in it's day, and has as I'M
partially burned Roman Catholics.
Merely because the law DEGREES that
one death should be expiated by anoth-
er is by no means an argument that it
is right to exact that penalty.
Euphuize as we may, saying that
the sanctity of life exacts the death
penalty saying that the outraged state
demands a stern accounting for the
death of one of its citizens, the funda-
mental idea of the death penalty is re-
VENICE 1t Is soIeiy the IDEA OF AN eye
IoF an eye ana tooth Tor tooth
No" IiiaI Is ny no means the new
soSpSl which suloeS our present conduct
i" par
- ,i'e 'o'i'I'Iu unity petteFed because a
'l0i "e'eI Is cd'''i'y put 70 aeath by the
9''1''. mere are lar ie"er executions
no" ''i'" 'n9re were IIty or hundred
'''' 90 SeI 'iie "oilu ~ ny no means
""'"e ina" II was at lhat Time In
p"i'I' VI L"'O executions nave apparent
y d" l"''ug"'v upon community the
"D'o9''e o. ""aI Is Canned II the
community Is not bsIIefed by an exc
'u'"i' Il an execution IS not deterl-
e"' % CRIME 'h3H an execution becomes
mere act OF revenge ana the law is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24
MACHINE OILS

No. and 2 Engine Oil, WIS Lard Oil,
in tins and barrels.
Sperm Oil in tins and barrels.
Meats Foot Oil. Carbolinium.
Coal Tar Axle Grease. Best Refined
Tallow.
Cotton Waste. Varnish of all Kinds
Packing, Asbestos, Soap Stone, Sheet
Rubber.
Pipe Covering, assorted sizes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24
IMMENSE ALTERATION SALE!

Before l.. b. Kerr left for Europe it was
decided that extensive alterations must at
once be made in the store. Accordingly, it
is necessary that the goods must be sold to
make room for the workmen. To do this
he directed that an Immense Alteration Sale
be commenced at once. Anything and
everything will be sold at much lower fig
ures than the same goods could possibly be
purchased elsewhere. This will insure bar
gains in every line to all.
l.. b. KERR
Queen Street Importer
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24
PAINTS IN OIL

PIONEER AND HUBBUCK'S WHITE
LEAD.
BOILED LINSEED OIL.
RAW LINSEED OIL.
WHITE ZINC IN OIL AND JAPAN,
ASSORTED COLORS.
ADAMS FLAT PAINT BRUSHES, s
TO 5 INCHES WIDE.
ADAMS VARNISH BRUSHES, AS
SORTED SIZES.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24
THE COMMON FATE.

Like everybody else, the sea waves
arrive at the shore in great style, but
they go away ke.-Phifadelphia Rec
ord.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-24

The above are only few of the many
articles we keep constantly in stock,
and our prices will stand competition
with any other dealers.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-18
GOV. LIMBS ADDRESS,
lie Discusses .pOlltics-l,IrnI uuI
prNctiCNl.'

Hon John Lind responded to the toast
"Fn!itics--l,l,al and Practical" llo WAS
received with applause ana said:
Mr.. roaS.mastr:' aud Democrats of MIN
ncsoit: feel Ike apniog!xiu,; TO Won In
advance Tor being compelled TO follow I'm
Il large ur.;rec the Same line ur Thought
that has been expressed by the other
Speakers horaGse i shall speak from MANU-
script prepared before listening to these
gentlemen. the r"!n,.!is thu: | have to OF.
Ter. u.t"n thoughts Mtiis wore uppcrmost
IN lay mind. as they apparently have bcco
with those MAo htr" already spoken.
Political Ideals 'lTn never been more
apply expressed. u" MORE clGuuently ,hun
IN The niini:ahic language OF Thomas JEFF
irrSon In Ia" Dp,.trltiou Of Independence
rs originally drafted His summary OF the
rights of the individual and OF the sphere
and purpose Of c".rrHmrnt las now le-
come the political il2al-thc very frame
work or Democracy. wherever 1t exists
He says. I'VE hold these truths to be self
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-18
The White Mans eurien.

Take up the White Mans burden N
Send forth the best We breed II
Go. bind your sons to exile q
To serve your captives need; u
To wait, in heavy harness, a
On futtered folk and wild
Your new caught, sullen peoples, q
Half devil and half child. "
Take UP the White Mans burden rs
In patience to abide
To veil the threat of terror,
And check the show of pride; 4
BY open speech and simple, a
An hundred times made plain, Ma
To seek another's profit #s
And work anothers gain. 8s
Take up the White Mans burden
The savage wars of peace Il
Fill full the mouth of famine, ~
And bid the sickness cease; "a
And when your goal is nearest f4
(The end for others sought) S
Watch sloth and heather folly "a
Bring all your hope to naught. LII
Take up the White Mans burden In
No iron rule of kings, n
But toll of serf and sweeper
The tale of common things. 8
The ports we shall not enter, -
The roads we shall not tread, "A
Go, make with them your living, II
And mark them with your dead. f@
Take up the White Mans burden E#
And reap his old reward ~
The blame of those We better,
The hate Of those We guard Ell
The cry of hosts We humor, "a
(Ah, slowly towards the light 4
why brought ye us from bondage. N
Our loved Egyptian night?"
Take up the White Mans burden n.
Ye dare not stoop to Less ~
Nor call too loud ON freedom q
TO cloak your WEAKNESS, ER
BY all we will or whisper, A
BY all we leave or do, III
The silent, sullen peoples, I'll
Shall! weigh your God and you. IA
Take up the White Mans burden Az
Have done with childish days n
Tho lightly proffcrcd laurel,
The easy, unGrudged praise: IA
Comes now to search your manhood IA
Through all the thanklcss years, III
Cold, edged with dear bought wisdom Ia
The judgment Of your peers u
--Eudya!d kipling in McClure's Maya
zinc. En-
II
j. F. Mccarthy. well contractor. rs. q
(!a4aies furnished on application. 2p'
Central aTepIe.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-02-18

J. +. Mccarthy, well contractor. Es-
G.lates furnished on application. ~,
Central aTerle.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Questions and Answers.

MANHATTAN, Kan, Dec. 1l.-To the
Sporting Editor of The Bee: | have heard
that The SUNDAY Bee conducts a chess de-
partment and | am interested In cor
res pondence play. ! should like to ask
whether YOU know anyone desirous of taxi
ine the other end of such proposition. |
have only been able to find two in Kansas
M Gould.
Ans,-Any one of forty members of the
Nebra'ka Chess association will be glad to
meet you with coffee and pistols for two
at any time or place The secretary of the
organization Is c. @. De France of Lincoln.
OMAHA, Dec. H,-To the Sporting Editor
Of The Bee: | drew hand at poker las t
night and placed considerable confidence
in It The hand won according to the esti-
mate placed upon 1t, but was ruled out
by the others around the table The draw
consisted Of a queen. king, ace, deuce and
trey and I played 1t for straight. Was
I rlght?-Davls.
Ans-Your hand is what Is commonly
known as a "round the corner" straight
and is not authorized by any books on the
game.
, DAVID CITY Neb,;, Dec. ls.-To the
Sporting Editor Of The Bee: VIII you
please decide the following question In foot
ball: Third down. for David City ON its
five yard-line. with eight yards TO gain
We punt, but It is blocked by an opponent
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

yard-line Now David City claims the
ball and the opponents claim the ball on
downs think David City retains the ball
on account of having given the opponents
'Spauldng's Official Foot Ball Guide"
Who gets the ball?-Henry e. Keller.
Ans.-From the moment the punt was
blocked the ball became ION side and was
the property of the man who fell on it.
s,dd5;iIn LEXiiNGISo'M IS';S. Neb p, Dec l4wTo the
kindly answer the following question!
What are the duties of the manager of a
foot ball team? Please answer in fun and
oblige-Ralph Wallace.
Ans.-The duties Of a manager of a foot
ball team are identical with those of the
business manager of any other enterprise
He arranges for dates of play, for equip
ment, for grounds, for transportation and
multitude of other details
NEIGH, Neb., Dec. H-To the Sporting
Editor, of The Bee: Can you tell me what
vote the populist party polled In 1898; also
Ans.--In 1888 the fuslonists polled 80 I03
votes for Poynter; in 1899 they polled l09,S20
votes for Holcomb.
NORTON, Kan. Dec. Ito the Sport.
ing Editor OF The Bee: In your issue OF
December II will you kindly decide the
for Office. G bets y $40 to s. that A will
be elected The election Is tie The
candidates draw lots TO decide and wins
tho Office How do the stakes gog Is IL
draw and the money given back? Does
b win the money, or is the purse evenly
divided. $3.50 to each man?-D, Il. Logan
Ans.-As neither candidate was elected
In accordance with the terms of the bet,
the wager is a draw and the money should
be returned. $40 to G and IS to ID.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

president; Stan Kostorysz, vice president;
j. r. Fiala, bookkeeper; V. Janak, secre-
tary; Anton Kment treasurer; Rudolph
Havelka, trustee for three years; ]. Fiala.
B. Slama and Joseph Kalick, committee on
ainments.
The club is in an excellent condition
financially, it's liabilities consisting of but
one building debt which is being reduced
rapidly by monthly payments. In the gym
nasium work there are three mems classes
and one juvenile class Of seventy five mem
bers. On Saturday and Sunday a free
Bohemian school is held for the Bohemian
children to enable them to retain hold upon
their native tongue without interfering with
the regular public school work.
A two-act comedy will be given during the
winter followed by an elaborate fair in the
spring.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
Gifts for Men

Fine linen Handkerchiefs, with dainty
initial, at 25c each or $3.50 per handsome
box of half dozen
white pure silk initiated Handker-
chief at 25c and SOC
Fine quality without initial, soc and
Csc.
Beautiful embroidered Handkerchiefs,
at SOC and S1OO each
very handsome line OF all linen
Handkerchiefs, 15c, 25c, 3jc, soc and 75c.
A bargain-A very fine plain linen
Handkerchief at 25c-come in one quar-
ter, one-half and one-inch hens.
Japanese Initial Handkerchiefs, l0c
A handsome line of Rexford Mufflers
from SOC to $3.50.
Handsome Silk Umbrellas.
New Novelties for men.
Handsome Decorated Boxes for collars
cuffs and ties. cigar and tobacco jars
and boxes. toilet sets, travelling cases,
perfume and toilet waters. Ask to see
our beautiful travelling cases in real
seal and ebony fittings, caen-
dars, magazine book covers, address
books, stamp boxes. whisk brooms in
cases and clipping cases, hair, hat
and clothes and military brushes in
hand decorated sterling silver and eb-
ony, ink stands, pen wipers, ash re-
ceivers, soap boxes, hand mirrors, in all
styles, ebony and sterling silver.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

event throughout the divisions, and this will
cause attention to be attracted to the fact
that the league has passed so many mile
stones. Doubtless there are many wheel
men who will be astonished to know that
the League of American Wheelmen has been
in existence so many years, and the general
public probably has no recollection that
cycling was of sufficient Importance twenty
years ago to warrant an organization. And
still there are those who say that tho
pastlme Is fad The league is about the
most mature fad that has developed in
some time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Every man who has Travelled with bicy-
Gle knows how great a nuisance the common
wheel is to handle on trains or ships. Ike
Johnson, the trick rider and teacher of New
York City. seems to have invented ma
chine which does away with many of the
disadvantages of the old pattern for travel
ers. He first thought of his plan after hav-
ing been caught in the rain. He wanted to
take car and carry his wheel. That was
impossible, because his bicycle was too big
He decided to devise machine which could
be so handled. This he did
He has now perfected quick disconnect-
ing bicycle. He can take the entire vehicle
apart in space of two and half second,
putting 1t together again in five seconds
Johnson leaps from his wheel, quickly turns
lock in the front fork under the handle
bar, and the front wheel, fork and handle
bar are left in one hand, Then with an
equally quick movement he separates the
frame from the hind wheel by an upward
movement of the frame, and at the same
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
CLOSING or QUAIL SEASON
After January 1 the Rabbit Will BE
Ruler of the Sporting Realm
Notes of Shooters.

Two short weeks more and the quail
season will be over. Though Omaha sports
men realize this fact, their appreciation of
1t seemingly has not been keen enough to
arouse them from noticeable lethargy, into
which they have plunged themselves during
the last two weeks. The reason for this
state of affairs is conundrum. The invit-
ing, crisp fall days have been an open invi-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

time gives sudden jolt to the saddle, which
drops out in his hand. Then taking the
three pieces of his wheel, he can board
trolley car or an "L' train and ride to his
destination without any interference from
gatemen or conductor.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
PHYSICAL TRAINING INDOORS
Two Local Turnvereins Begin Gymnn-
SUM Courses with Coming
of Cold Weather.

The Omaha turnverein has entered upon
its regular winter gymnasium courses, al
though 1t has lost Prof. Retzer, the trainer
who added so much interest to the work
last winter. Prof Retzer, an expert in the
German method of physical training is now
engaged on the staff of the Illinois Staats
zeitung in Chicago. A class OF fifty women,
however, is doing systematic work under DIR.
Henry. The club rooms of the turnverein
are being moved to the first floor in the
quarters formerly occupied by the Omaha
Guards. The turner's reading rooms, loung-
ing rooms and gymnasium will now be on
one level The, second floor has been leased
by the Jacksonian club. which is now put
ting it's belongings into place from its for
mer quarters on Fifteenth street.
The Tel Jed Sokol, the Bohemian turn
verein, is comfortably established in it's
new club house at Thirteenth and Martha
streets New officers have been elected for
the coming year as follows: Vac Buresh,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

the change, to say nothing of the greater
dignity possible when ones legs are not
being worked rapidly and unnecessarily, like
a Jig-saw. There is some increase of danger,
however, in the free wheel" and a rider
is quoted in the London Times as saying he
mas had to learn to ride three timer-on the
Old high wheel, on the safety and on the
free' wheel. The free wheel is not for
everybody-the reason, perhaps, why Ameri-
can makers have not been partial to it.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

F. A. Reynolds, an old time Omaha sports
man, now resident OF Chicago, dropped in
on his friends during the latter part OF the
week and was heartily welcomed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Cyclometers on bicycles no longer attract
attention, and some people pay little atten-
ton to person who carries pedometer
in his pocket to determine how far he kas
walked in a day. The cyclometer, however,
has been put to new use. The owner OF a
light runabout wagon having pneumatic tires
has had cyclometer attached to one of the
rear wheels of his vehicle. He says that 1t
is probably one Of his old wheeling habits,
and that he put the little indicator on the
wheel to tell how far he drives each day.
The wheel is one of forty inches and the
cyclometer was made to order. 1t is sug
gested that cycometers of this sort might
find favor with keepers of livery stables
In this way they would be able to tell how
far the wagons have been driven by strang
ers. Still this might not be practical after
all, for 1t is always an easy thing to change
the indicators on the face Of the little in
strument.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

George A. Hoagland went out to Schuyler
for quail hunt Thursday. He has since
been Joined by DR.. J. Z. Summers, jr
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

There has lately been established in the
city of Samarang, Java, a bicycle factory
which is having considerable local success,
though not many of the wheels have as yet
been seen in Batavia. The name OF the
concern is the Rijwiel Fabriek Insulinde
and the capital is about $4,000. The method
is to import the different parts of the ma
chimes from Germany and put them together
here Besides the manager and bookkeeper
who are Dutchmen, there are two German
skilled workmen who have under them
number OF natives. The machine is a good
one and sells for about $40. The racers
weigh about eighteen TO twenty pounds and
the roadsters about twenty-five to thirty
fiye pounds.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Frank Fogg and Billy Mason enjoyed a
short quail hunt near Herman during the
last week.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Stockton Heth donned his hunting jacket
and equipping himself with all necessary
paraphernalia, left yesterday for a short
quail hunt
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17
IN THE WHEELING WORLD.


Modern civilization received quite a
boost as result of the six-day bicycle race
at Madison Square garden last week. Six
hundred miles were added to the record for
that period of pedalling To some stad
minds this showing will not bring the
glow of enthusiasm, the flush of joy over
the demonstrated swiftness of the race.
There are others who will respond to the
thrill of unparalleled speed. For in
stance. the managers who pocketed the
usufruct, the winners who received a
small rake-off, and the coroner, who got a
Job.
THE winners comments the Now York
Herald, "pedalled 2,733 miles and laps
in the six days, and at the close were only
separated by one mile from the sixth team
in the contest. They were only one-fifth
of a mile ahead Of the second team. The
two men who won the contest, as we'll as
those who lost 1t, rode 600 miles further
than the winner of the last previous six
days race
Every man in the race was under con-
stant strain. While ON the track his en-
durance was put to the severest test Dur
ing the hours he was supposed to be at
rest his mind was filled with anxiety lest
his mate be disabled by accident. At no
moment was he free from disturbing
thoughts. If to enable them to undergo
this awful strain stimulants were neces-
sary such contests should be stopped. Let
us have proper sport, but no races where
artificial means are necessary to keep The
contestants on the track"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-17

Harper whisky is rapidly becoming the
ma ional beverage. It's the one thing all
parties agree upon Republicans, democrats,
populists. Even the know nothing party
knows one thing; the merits OF Harper
whisky.