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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
OPORTOS FILTH CENTERS. NUNS As HACKSM|THS
r. c. SISTERS WHO ARE voTARIEs
OF VULCAN.
The South African Sisterhood of ST..
Dominic Manages the Whole of It's
Farm Affairs.

Far away out in South Africa, where
the din of conflict between Briton and
Boer is sounding, is a band of nuns
who not only pass their lives in religl-
GUS devotion, but have adopted the role
of new women in a strange character
Eager to sow the seeds of religion in
South Africa, they turned their backs
on the time-honored converts of Eu-
rope and established themselves under
the name of the Sisters of st. Dominic,
near King Williams Town, Cape Col
ony.
But in the new country where the
nuns set up their habitation the BOer
neighbors looked upon their work with
suspicion and resentment, and even the
English looked with disfavor upon the
convent. The consequence was that
the sisters bought an extensive farm,
and, finding that farm laborers were
scarce in a land where most of the dig
ging was for gold and diamonds, solely
as a means of self-support the nuns
put their hands to the pillow. But acct
dents will happen, even in a convent,
and in time the plowshare became
broken.
There being no blacksmith in that re-
gion the nuns sent to Cape Town and
got the materials to build and the tools
and implements to supply smithy. a
blacksmith as a tutor was found, ana
the nuns learned how to become black
smiths They have thus far proved not
only their equality with man, but their
superiority to him, for when the black
smith, disregarding his religious en-
vironments, went on prolonged spree,
the nuns speedily forced him out of the
settlement and determined henceforth
/ to do all their own work.
But the nuns went even further. They
| found that blacksmithing among the
| Boer and English residents were prof
liable work, and they built smithy
with brick forge, strong, capaciouS
bellows of oxhide and all the customary
paraphernalia incidental to the voca-
ton of the votaries of Vulcan, and es-
tablshed themselves as a convent OF
female blacksmiths.
The feminine biacksmiths of the Dom
| inican convent are experts. The pres
ence of the hammer swinging nuns
seems to exercise a sort of fascination
over the rest of the neighborhood, fol-
they will go out of their way on theil
daily tasks to gaze at the Woodworking
sisters of the smithy.
At close range the most striking eff
feet in the appearance of a sister o.
st. Dominic, as seen in South Africa
is her rosy. tanned face, so diferen
from the bloodless, white complexion
of the nun under ordinary conditions,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
SANITARY CONDITIONS OF THE
MIDDLE AGES.
Why the Plague so Readily Made 3
Home in the Historic Portuguese
City-Infant Death Rate.

The infant mortality in Oporto is
very high the mean rate for children
under one year in the period 1S93-97 be-
ing 1858 per 1000 born, against 1888
in London, 1917 in Glasgow, 1874 in
Manchester, and 1859 in Paris, says a
writer in the Nineteenth Century.
The comparative unhealthiness Of
Oporto is easily explained when it's con-
dition is examined in detail. To put
the matter briefly the town is from a
sanitary point of view, still in the Mid
die Ages, or at least in the last CEN
fury. 1t is a survival of the past, and
one that stands today almost alone
among the large towns in the West.
Elsewhere somthing at least has been
done, however imperfectly; the place
has been drained or better water sup
ply provided, or housing improvements
have been carried out, or the streets
have been cleared of refuse. There are
many, very many, little towns that still
revel in a condition of primitive filth,
but the larger ones have been compell-
ed by the general prevalence of disease
or by some serious epidemic outbreak
to put their house more or less in or.
der. Lisbon, for instance, has been
greatly improved since a severe WISH
tation of yellow fever some years ago
frightened the authorities into action
Naples and Hamburg bear witness to
the efficacy of cholera in the same di
rection, while typhoid fever has per-
formed a similar service for Munich
The list might be extended indefinitely
1t is a proof of the natural healthiness
of Oporto, that it has not been forced
to reform long ago by some experience
| of the same kind. This alone has en-
abled it to carry on so long in defiance
! of every sanitary law.
Before l visited the town every one
told me that it was a very dirty place
| but the information did not impress
me because I know by experience thai
such statements are commonly mad,
in vague way and on very superficial
grounds. Dizziness, whether of cite!
or men, is a relative quantity; anC
when any one stigmatizes a place or (;
nation as dirty, one must know what il
his standard of cleanliness before at
taching any value to the evidence. Tt
judge London you should be familiar
with Limehouse as well as with May
fair, and to judge Oporto you SHOULD
known Sunderland and Dieppe, for in
stance, as well as London. I sool
found, however, that the evil reputs
ton of Oporto was we'll deserved
combines every sanitary defect tina
public neglect can infiict upon place
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
BUSINESS MEMS MEMO.
Tuesday, January 20

Tuesday, January %.
Five per cent Isl per share) assess
ment is due and payable on the assess
able stock of the McBryde Sugar Co.,
Ltd. on August 10, 1899. Five per cent
Isl per share) on October l, 1899 and 3
per cent ($1 per share) on January L,
1900.
Two and one-half per cent assess
ment on the assessable stock of Olaa
Sugar Co., Ltd, is due and payable
October 1, 1899, and 21s per cent addi-
tional on the LIST of each succeeding
month, including July, 1900.
Sixty per cent assessment on the TO-
900 new issue of shares of Waialue Ayr.
Co., Ltd, due Jan. 10, 1900, delinquent
February Is, 1900.
Second assessment of 20 per cent on
the assessable stock of the Honolulu
Stock-Yards Co., Ltd, due January l,
1900.
Fourth assessment of five per cent or
one dollar per share on the assessable
stock of Kamalo Sugar Co., due De-
cember Is, 1899, delinquent January 10,
1900.
Seventh assessment of 10 per cent on
Rapid Transit & Land Co. due January
LIST, delinquent February LIST.
Sixth assessment of 10 per cent on
the assessable stock of Kona Sugar Co.,
Ltd, due January 2, 1900.
The fifth assessment of 10 per cent or
IS per share on the assessable stock Jr
Kihei Plantation Co. is due and payable
January 2, 1900.
The fourth assessment of 10 per cent
or $40 per share on the assessable stock
of Maunalei Sugar Co., Ltd, is due
January 1, 1900 delinquent January 81,
1900.
Fourth and last assessment of 25 per
cent on the assessable stock of Oahu
Sugar Co., Ltd, due February l, 1900
Tenth and final assessment of thirty
| per cent on the assessable stock of Am
erican Sugar Co., due December 10,
1899, delinquent January 18th, 1900.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
FIRST POET LAUREATE,
Something of Rare Old" Ben JON
sons Life.

sons Life.
Though Ben Jonson was the first man
in England to receive the letters patent
as poet laureate of England, it is
worthy of remark that Jonson received
his appointment in 1916, the year that
saw the great Shakespeare pass away.
1t may be said that the great dramatist
filled about the same relation to Eliza
beth that Jonson did to James I. and
Charles. He was born in London in 1873
was made court poet to James L. in 1916
the laureatship was made permanent in
1880, and Jonson died in 1887, thus hold
ing his position into the reign of Char
les I. The laureateship really added but
little to his fame. His name has lived
because of his colossal mental stature
and his powerful personality. His life
was one of great struggle and many
sorrows, with the crown of ultimate
success. He made a brave fight for
liberal education. He left his occupa-
ton as bricklayer, thrust upon him by
his stepfather, and entered Cambridge
at the age of 16. He found the expense
too great, and entered the army. He re-
turned to England and went upon the
stage. In a quarrel with a fellow actor
he killed his opponent. He was sem
leHCeu 10 pTlSOHi lTOHl WHICH ne w DIS re-
leased at the age of 20. He then resumed
the stage profession and was soon after
married. He was not good actor and
his first work was in recasting old
plays. This led to compositions of his
own and his drama Every Man in His
Humor" was the first venture. This was
so received that he discovered his life
work. His great strength was in COM
edy, but he wrote two tragedies which
were full of power and dignity. His sub
sequent high rank in letters rests not
only upon his dramas, but upon those
Mosques, so popular among the court
iers of James I. He fell far short Of
Shakespeare, with whom he was for
some time cotemporary, but who has
equalled the great dramatist? Perhaps
the best production of his hands is the
pastoral play: 1.-The Sad Shepard; or
the Tale of Robin Hood" He rests in
the poets corner at Westminster, and
to the kind act of a stranger we owe
his unique epitaph: 20 Rare Ben jon
son!" He was loyal to Shakespeare,
and addressed lines to him as to my
beloved master, William Shakespeare. "
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
WE Fn !ST5EH Pacific heights

Residence lots Pacific Heights offered for SALE
No residence property having similar advantages and aac
tons far heahuness of location having elevation
scenic views also it's proximity to the business part of the
city being less than mile from the Progress Block has ever
before been presented to the people of Honolulu.
great expense the abundant supply of pure spring water
pronounced by DR. c. Wood sbeng the purest and best
drinking water obanable in the Island which being
dependent pipe n and will be supplied to residents at Gov
eminent rates.
OUR GUARANTEE guarantee all purchasers of lots
Pacific Heights that WILL within six months provide rapid
transportation to the highest lots the property connecting
the with the Honolulu Rapid Transit Co.'S line
Pauoa Road at the beginning of Kaiuani Drive.
TERMs-Onethird cash. in year. in two years; In
terest six per cent per deferred payments.
Our carriage will convey parties desiring to inspect the
property to and from the same.
For maps and full particulars call at Office and
g. Progress Block
RRIrCF. wARTNG 4. 60.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
THOUGHTFUL.

Excitement is often the cause of
strange kilograms, as well as other
queer manifestations. A man who had
been one of the passengers on a ship
wrecked vessel was rescued almost by
a miracle. On arrival at a place from
which he could send a Geographic mes
sage, he forwarded the following des-
patch to his brother: II am saved. Try
to break it gently to my wife. Tit
BITS
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
~ ADYENTUREss.

Madame Llmousin, the adventures
whose quarrel over a silk dress led
to the discovery of the sales of de-
corations by President Grevy's son-in-
law Wilson and the resignation of the
President lis dead. AS the "honor of
the army" and the acts of Generals
were not sacrosanct in France a dozen
years ago, two Generals were convic-
ted of speculation and punished, though
Grevy's influence saved Wilson, the
chief Culprit
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
BLIND FISH.

Blind fish were recently drawn from
the bottom of an artesian we'll 1888 It.
deep. Their heads are large, and they
have front legs, with four tiny fingers
and five toes on the hind foot. Down
deep in the bowels of the earth, COM
pletely shut off from all communities
ton with the upper world, these blind
animals have hunted other blind ann
mails for uncounted cycles.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
PIC rANNnN.

The largest cannon in the world was
taken by the English when India was
conquered. The cannon was cast about
the year 1900, and was the work of a
chief named Chuleby Koomy Khan, of
Ahmednugger. The inside of the big
gun is fitted up with seats, and is
favorite MONDAY sleeping place.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
Just Received

A large assortment of all kinds Of
Leather.
Black Harness Leather No. and
Russet Saddle Leather No. and )
Sole Leather, Splits Leather.
Buffe Leather, French Calf skins
Sheep Skins, Lace Leather, Alum
Leather. satigO. Etc. Mule and
horse Gonars. Assorted sizes. Har-
ness and Straps, Trace Chains. A
large assortment Of Carriage Whips
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23

A large variety OF Harness Buckles,
Bride Buckles, Harness Rings, Etc
Single and Double Harness for Buggies
Dump Cart Harness complete.
Double Mule Harness in Sets. A fine
lot of Mexican Saddles, just what the
Cow Boys wanted. Hair Cinchas and
Cincha Straps.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
BISHOP & co.
SavingsBank

Until further notice, Savings DepOs-
It's will be received and interest allow
Cd by this Bank at four and one-half
per cent per annum. The terms, rules
and regulations Of the Hawaiian Pos
tai Savings Bank will be adopted as
far as it is practicable to apply them,
and the Cash Reserve Of $4,000 as re-
CURED under the Postal Act will be
maintained.
Printed copies of the Rules and Reg
ulations may be obtained on applica-
BISHOP & co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
Savings Department

Ordinary and Term Deposits received
and Interest allowed in accordance
with rules and conditions printed in
pass books, copies Of which may be had
upon application.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23
THIS PREPosTEROUs AGE.

"Why did the beautiful Miss Punk
have two wedding ceremonies?"
1.-THE biograph man was late, so they
had to go through the service again."
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OF HAWAII, LTD.
Incorporated Under the Laws of the
Republic of Hawaii.
Authorized Capital, $1,OOO,O0O
Subscribed Capital, 100000
Paid Up Capital, 100000
OFFICERs AND DIRECTORS;
DRAW EXCHANGE ON:

San Francisco-The Anglo-Califor-
Man Bank, Limited.
Chicago-The Merchants Loan and
Trust Company.
New York.. & w. Seligman & Com
pany.
London-The Anglo-C Californian Bank,
Limited.
Paris-Societe Generate.
Hamburger. M. Warburg & Com
pany.
Hongkong and Yokohama-The Char
tered Bank of India, Australia and
China.
Australia-The Union Bank Of Aus
tralia, Limited.
Canada-Bank of Montreal.
Berlin-Gebruder Meyer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23

Please call and examine our goods,
we are willing to sell them at lowest
market prices.
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BANK Of HANAI. LID |.
JUDD BUILDING, FORT ST.
In corporated Under the Laws Of the
Republic Of Hawaii.
CAPITAL, s4OO,OOO.OO
oFF1cERs AND DIRECTORS.

Chas. M. Cooke President
p. G. Jones'. .Vice-President
y. n. COOKE .......s........... CASHIER
+. G. Anterior. ...... Assistant Cashier
Directors-Henry Waterhouse, Tom
May, f. w. Macfarlane, 70. d. Tenney.
]. A, McCandless.
solicits the Accounts Of Firms, Cor
poratlons, Trusts, Individuals, and will
promptly and carefully attend to all
all business connected with banking
entrusted to It. Sell and Purchase For
eign Exchange, Issue Letters Of Credit.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23

Exchange bought and sold. Letters
Credit issued on all parts Of the world.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-23

once, over Bishop & Co.'s Bank.
Cor. Kaahumanu and Merchant SITS,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
Her Trick at the Wheel.

heavy golf cape OF dark blue cloth lined
with white and bound with gold braid.
Another white yachting dress Is Of
serge, trimmed like so many, with glis-
ten!ng gold braid. The waist is made
like sailor blouse. and Is decked with
gold bands, which cross the front aud
finish at the left side, under naval but
tons. Other gold bands cross the
shoulders and stripe the cuffs and the
collar. The ntcktie that appeared yes
terday with this blouse was OF gold
and VIII and the hat was white
striped with egold The skirt. which
was ahoutSoEthe length of golf skirt,
was plain.a ), |f.ffSsissS.s--s,.. :. - :
Gold Sqnd white arg tot confined TO
serge andlhannels Ainny OF the SMART
est duck and plqus dresses are gay
with cloth or golds " A smart boating
dress, for Instance. has skirt OF white
plque, trimmed with graduated bands
OF gold cloth and circle OF. embroi-
dered anchors applique In gold. The
pique Jacket is set on with gold braid
and has blue linen revers outlined
with gold. There is a plated and
frilled chemisette in white lawn.
The Panama hat is trimmed With
blue ribbon. while the inevitable touch
OF black appears In the Amazon
feather.
a yachting dress worn not long ago
By Mrs. Iselin was OF white French
duck. the skirt finished with n deep
hem, headed by hcmstitch!ng, while all
the up and down seams were hem
stitched ard gold braided.
The bodice was a blouse affair, with
rows OF demonstrating. The wide sailor
collar was formed of hemstltched
squares, the cuffs to match. The belt
the prettiiy shaped front piece, the
white Tie. with its loose sailor knot in
iFont-all were hemstitched. Ofall re.
cent combinations Of da!nuness and
tSiior smartness this was the most
fetching. :
But the most beautiful yachting cos.
tunes ara those worn at yacht board
aiihners, iuncheons and evening parties,
pale sea-green muslin, spotted with
"nite was the most successful toilet At
one OF this weeks functions. II was
trimmed with deep. fuzzy flouncos In
pure white muslin. each fiounce beln.
ruened with white gauze ribbon. A
si'n''af ruching giraled the hips Just
DeIow the belt and passed down each
side OF the front breadth.
The yoke and stock of the bodica NOV,
' =. "nl'e muslin. shirrcd ana ruched
WIN sauze ribbon: there was n waist
" "i, win a muslin rosctte and muslin
, ,E railing below the. arms from
sHe YOKE gave the effect OF white
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-12
red. iAssessInents bald. .Ex-dIyi.
otal sales OF stocks 1880 shares.
New York Mining Stocks.


CHICAGO = There was an excited
wheat market to-day. with prices at
times almost &c over the close OF Tues
day. Confirmation by the government
crop report OF great damage to spring
wheat was the main factor Of strength.
September closed with an advance Of
2A42%c. Reports Of damage from
drouth caused bulge OF 1Hc In corn.
Oats gained lc and provisions 5al2Ec.
Wheat started strong, September
1SGlBc higher 1T S1i!9S2c. The gov
eminent crop report for July, which
reduced the wheat prospect just about
au even lo0,G00,0Q0 bushels from the es-
innate Of June, furnished the ammuni-
ton for the bulls. There was liberal
selling on the bulge. however. on the
belief that the crop In the northwest
had been greatly benefited by the re-
cent rains. Bearish harvest news
from Russia also hampered the adj
vance somewhat. and September slipped
of to Slhgsl&c. The early sellers
were soon boiled off, and buyers be-
came scarce. Then shorts rushed to
cover, and there was considerable, buy
Ing for the long account. Under this
movement. September rose steadily to
SIC. There were several soft spots on
proflt-taking. but the market ruled
strong throughout, and September
closed at S23sGS2lsc. A good cash de-
mand and small primary receipts help
cd to sustain the up-turn. @
Chicago received IS cars. against IS
ears the same day last year. Minne-
apolIs and Duluth got only los cars.
compared with 4l3 cars the correspond
Ing day year ago. Western primary
receipts were 10000 bushels. against
Tn,0eo bushels last year. ciearances
OF wheat and -four from the scaboard
eQuallcd 100000 bushels.
Corn showed decided strength. being
helped by the advance In wheat, and
claims OF damage by drouth. The
government crop report, suggesting u
possible crop OF 100000 bushels, en-
couragcd considerable selling early. but
aggressive buying by several bull lead
crs stampeded tho shorts, and the
market closed strong within sc Jf the
top. September opened E9hc higher
ut i3E i3hc. advanced to ii&c, sold
of steadily TO 43isc. rose to 4itsc and
closed with sellers At 44%c. Receipts
were 439 cars. Seaboard clearances
$4,000 bushels ami export sales report.
ed ut 20 boat loads. 5.5.
Oats rallied with the other cereals,
and closed strong. There was active
huying on the government report,
which Indicated n Yield OF $4,000. 900
bushels less than the June report. Re-
ceipts were light, les cars. Shipping
demand good. September opened MO
Mc higher at 2ina?ihc. advanced to
24&c, cased of to ?i%c and closed with
buyers At e+hc.
Lower prices at the yards. and un.
expected heavy receipts OF hogs de.
pressed provisions early. The market
rallied later. when the grain list turned
no strong. Packers bought heavily.
September pork opened a&G7Mc higher
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not even come to the waist line: It did
not pretend to close in front. but was
left open more thnn a trifie and trim
med on each Side with gilt buttons,
which were Connected by fine gold
chains. ~
The coat was bound with gilt braid.
and there was worn with It a tucked
shirtwaist OF green silk, and hat
which was OF soft felt. light gray In COL
or and trimmed simply with a band OF
green stitched leather. fastened at the
the left side with n gilt anchor.
A Newport yachting costume OF dif-
ferent type Is OF white flannel, lavishly
trimmed with gold braid. The insIg-
MIA Of the owners yacht are embrol-
dered on It In half Z dozen places. and
with IL there IS sometimes carried a