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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06
THE WATER FRONT ROW.

The water front monopoly promises
to be broken up shortly. The game that
has been played by the mainland ship
ping agents, is not one that finds favor
with either the captains or the seamen,
and there is evidently a desire to put
an end to the present methods. Hawai-
ian law requires that the Minister of
Interior should grant a license in writ
ing, to any suitable person or persons
to establish a shipping office for foreign
seamen. And before obtaining such
license the applicant is ordered to pay
a fee of $500, If the license is for Homo
lulu, and $50 If it is for Lahaina or Hilo.
Moreover he must file a bond in the
penal sum of $1,000. The law then goes
on to state certain duties of the shipping
master.
At the present time there seems to be
no such license issued, but a man takes
to shipping foreign seamen at his own
sweet WILL irrespective of license fee
or bond. The sections of the laws with
reference to the shipping and discharge
of seamen, have not been repealed, and
1t is not clear why they have not been
applied of late. OF course after the 18th
of this month all these matters will be
regulated by the laws of the United
States applicable to merchant seamen
this being specially provided for in the
Territorial bill.
Had such a license been issued, 70
rather had such licenses been issued it
would have been competent for the
Minister of Interior to have made thor
ough investigation into the present
alleged abuses, indeed it seems as if he
still has competent authority. The
reign of terror which now seems estab-
lished on the water front should be
brought to speedy termination. We
are going to have more and more ship
ping as time goes on, and we must have
such games suppressed.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06
"AT THE END OF THE PASSAGE

The entrance of Lord Roberts into
johannesburg took place on May so,
Just fortnight ago today. This would
make the main British force very close
TO Pretoria while the flying columns of
cavalry were reported seven miles fur
Their north. 1t is figured that the main
force would be outside of Pretoria eth
er June / or June 2.
OF course, the great question is
whether the Boer government intends
TO make a stand at Pretoria or not.
The preparations for a vigorous defense
have been made, but between having
the finest of all Notifications and hav-
ing the necessary men to take charge
of them is very wide difference. The
Beers are in a great measure dishear-
tened. 1t is only the ultra Anglo-pho-
bists who are willing to fight to the Bit
ter end.
To defend the lines around Pretoria
It is estimated will require at least 20, 900
and by the time Roberts reaches Pre-
tOria it is very unlikely that Kruger
will have that number, or anything like
NuaI NUMBER SO IndI Ine CdplIdl CITY
of the Transvaal and the boosted forth
fications upon which so much treasure
has been lavished, may not prove so
much of a nut to crack after all.
That the two republics will cease to
exist is true, but that the inhabitants
of them will be any the worse off is by
no means true. Under British colonial
rule, the inhabitants of colony have
the most complete freedom in manag-
ing their own affairs. What the Beers
will lose, however, is the ability to use
the forced labor of their black neigh
bOrs. British rule will be welcomed by
several millions of black people whom
the Beers have persistently ill used.
Thus the success of the British will not
abrogate the freedom of the Beers, and
will be boon to the black races. This
is a gain to civilization.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06
DIR. DAYS REPORT.

The statement of DR.. Day, published
in the Star yesterday, relative to plague
conditions in San Francisco, is one
which should be carefully considered
by the Board of Health. There is one
statement which stands out more Sc
riOus than any other, as far as we
are concerned. The Hawaiian consul
gave a clean bill of health to the steam
ship City of Picking, in defiance of the
San Francisco Board of Health, and In
defiance of the order of Surgeon Cen
eral Wayman. OF course, his tenure of
office closes before any censure can
reach him, but what must be thought
of son of the SOIL who was willing
to put an official seal of immunity upon
a vessel which two of the most impor-
tant mouthpieces of the community in
which he was Hawaiian representative.
and charged with the care of Hawairs
interests, had declared suspicious and
unclean. Fortunately our own Board
of Health took precautions.
But serious as this is, the attitude of
San Francisco is even more serious and
menacing. The mercantile community
has entered into a cospiracy with the
press to deny that plague exists in the
city. Upon this point DIR. Day is an
expert He does not talk from theory,
he talks from practical knowledge. He
says that at least nine deaths have
occurred in San Francisco from bubonic
plague. He is not prepared to say how
many more deaths have occurred from
the same dread disease.
very sinister remark Of the doctors
is that no cases of sickness or of death
have been reported in Chinatown. A
section of the city numbering $4,000 in
habitants, which has been returning
two deaths in every three days, sud
denly reports neither death nor sick
ness is certainly a section which will
bear good deal of very careful inves-
tigation. Investigation is what squalor
and filth all dislike.
Nearly every one here knows what
San Franciscos Chinatown is. Our own
Chinatown was bad enough, and in or
der to examine it thoroughly we had
to call upon a large number of volun-
teers. We had filthy backwards, and
blind alleys to examine, and mysterious
dark rooms and crooked passages TO
peer into. But we had nothing like
what meets the official in San Fran
cisco,s Chinatown. There are the same
filthy backwards, and blind alleys, only
many times multiplied; the same dark
rooms and crooked passages; also,
many time multiplied, but beyond that
there is maze of cellars and Under
ground passages, forming a sort of cat
aconabs.- There is, in fact, a regular
underground city.
In our work here we found that even
with house to house inspection it was
possible for the Orientals to conceal
cases of sickness for a time. But in
San Francisco the ability not only to
conceal but to completely do away
cases Of sickness, and even of death, so
that no outward trace is left, is COM
paratively easy. San Francisco has de-
cided that no plague is to be reported,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06

The monthly settlement of the Audi
tor-General for May is published in
this issue, The total current receipts
were 1854, SO5.16. The total current ex-
penditures $336,277.66. The parallel
month of last year gave a total of cur
rent receipts of $23S, n against a to-
tai current expenditure of $19S, 4OS 10.
The main gain in receipts comes from
the Custom House, which yielded
$l26, .04 against 500, 1887 last year, an
increase Of more than $S1 900. The ex-
penditures are greatest under the
Board of Health being $1O7, 095 rs,
against 21,913.67 last year. BuT this
must have cleared of the last of the
plague bills. The current cash balance
is $500, $50. SO, and the net loan indebted
ness $4,912, 4S0. 10, of which the United
States will assume 100000, and will
probably assume 100000 in lieu of in
terest due. The Territory will start on
June IA, with a very small debt and a
satisfactory balance in the Treasury.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06

The situation in China is becoming
very tense. Foreign warships of all
nations are hurrying to the scene, and
troops have been landed for the protec-
ton of the foreign embassies in Picking.
1t is very much a case of wheresoever
the carcase is thither will the eagles
be gathered together. Russia seems to
be to the fore in the matter of ships,
but both Japan and Great Britain will
soon be worthily represented. Some
kind of a lesson will have to be taught
the Chinese authorities, but lessons
seem to have very little effect upon
them. The exclusiveness of Chinese
etiquette will have to be broken down,
and the rulers of China be taught that
they are NOS thsbsuperiors of the West
ern nations.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06

William Haywood has decided to
leave the official service of the United
States, and to throw in his lot with
the new Territory. AS consul general,
Mr.. Haywood has made that office thor
oughly efficient, and thoroughly res
mercial circles. In a social capacity
Mr.. Haywood and his wife have taken
a foremost stand. We want as many
as possible of such citizens in our Ter
ritory. The more we have, the better
will our prospects be. Therefore, well
come, William Haywood, citizen of the
Territory of Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06

Those who expected the ex-Queen
would enter the political arena here
will be disappointed. Her majesty has
very properly signified that she will
take no part either for or against the
Democracy or Republicanism, and will
not even have anything to do with Bob
Wilcox's so-called Independent party.
The latter will be manipulated by some
of our leading job chasers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06

san rmnclscos Chinatown has decided
that no cases of plague or ~ any az.
ease whatever should be found within
us precincts. and that even death
should cease
what is the lnference7 II BE- plain 70
any one who will take the trouble TO
think, and who knows the locality and
the class Of people lnhabtlng A. Any
cases Of plague which occur are quietly
put out Of the way, and the bodies dis
posed OF in the underground passages.
It IL not difficult to burrow into the
sand by removing a portion OF the re-
tanning wall. But such plan will even
tually recoil upon Itself and there Will
probably be an outburst Of plague In
the city which will sweep hundreds, II
not thousands to untimely and hideous
death. and the cost will be appalling.
DR.. Day pays a well deserved COM
pliment to the manner in which the
citizens Of Honolulu met the visitation
Of the plague. We never lost our heads.
We met the inniction calmly, and we
fought It fearlessly. We have our re-
ward.
Since the above was written news has
reached here that Chinatown has been
put in quarantine and Consul Wilder
does not give the Australia a clean bill.
But that does not palliate the Picking
incident
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-06-06

SOLE AGENTS for Jewel Stoves for
Coal or Wood. New Puritan Blue
Cleanable Refrigerators. Double
Coated Granite Iron Ware.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-11-09
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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
SANTA CLAUS

Santa Claus is Of German origin This
is true il only because that is the Dutch
name for St Nicholas. That he is an
old man is because in the ancient pagan
feasts in celebration of the decay of the
old year and the birth of the new an
old man played the principal part
Among the Greeks and Romans it was
Saturn, the father of ell the gods, and
among the Germans it was Thor, who
was long bearded and white haired. The
tradition Of hoary age is appropriate, for
representation of the diving year was too
strCAg to be driven away By the new
figure Of the early church Cbservances.
That the saint is st. Nicholas is duo
to the fact that that venerable person.
ages feast day was celebrated at about
that period. st. Nicholas was a bishop
of Myra, who fourished early III the
fourth century. He is the patron saint
of children and schoolhoYs, and hence
IT was natural that he should be a part
of a celebration when the children re-
ceived gifts and when they were allowed
to be heard as we'll as seen"
The practice of making presents on
that day undoubtedly owes its origin to
a general idea to carry into practice the
Biblical mandate, Peace on earth; good
will to men," At first the great lords
made presents to their retainers, and the
season Was marked by universal charity.
by degrees the practice of Christmas
giving spread until now everybody gives
his friends presents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
Oomem' s
gifts TO mem.

g in-There is, perhaps, no
more 'unkind'' gift in all the range
winch the Christmas season offers than
some OF the selections which womenfoIk
make in the way of wearables for theil
male kin or friends
ct the Right Thing'-This
IS said IN no spirit of testing criticism.
but because it is melancholy fact. ana
the man who is the recipient of some
OF the hopelessly wrong things selected
by charming woman finds himself in the
deplorabie condition Of either wearing
something which makes him g. laughing
stock to his fellow-man or else Of wound
ing the generous heart that was prompt
ed to offer a souvenir of the season.
w h a t o Civ e-Properly. the s11b-
1ect of gifts for men may be divided
INTO TWO general heads. There are the
very expensive gifts, and there are the
useful gifts of moderate cost. The
nature OF the gift to man depends to
great extent upon the closeness of the
relationship existing between the donor
and the receiver.
j w Ell T y-Under the head of iewelrv
there are great many articles which
woman may present with propriety to
a man. There are shirt studs. collar but
tons and link suspenders. Then there
are the watch guards, cigar cutters.
pocket knives, scarf pins and smokers
artlcIes- IN selecting Jewelry for a man
avoid enameled effects and brilliants
Gig arss and Tobac coIDo not
buy cheap makers of cigars or to,
oacco. Go to reliable dealers and get
something good. Get a small box of good
cigars instead of a large box of cheap
ones.
m bsr l a s-If you should decide to
give an umbrella you should give more
consideration to the material of which the
umbrella is made than to the mere finish
OF the handle. Inc umbrella of the peciod
Is close roller; it is made with steel
rod and paragon frame; an all silk
taIfeta cover is the best wearer. 1t is an
Old trade adage that the handle sells
the umbrella. So you must be careful
not to let a gaudy handle lead you into
buying a bad silk.
U e VI Ar tt CT e &UsefuI articles
are found in the furnishing goods stores:
A man never can have too many eravats,
or, for that matter, too many -cravat pins,
gloves Or sticks. Walking sticks are now
made in such variety of woods that it
is quite impossible to name them all AS
a general rule. it would be we'll to ct
dark wood, and avoid fancy handles.
Muftlers are also good holiday pres
ents. The muller should be of generous
size.
For presentation to near relatives and
for that matter an acceptable present to
any man. are the new suspenders. 49,
Half hose, in good weaves, make very
suitable holiday gifts. = |
There are many kinds of handkerchiefs,
and they are all goods for holiday gifts.
White handkerchiefs are always accept
able either linen or silk.
The work of the donors own hands al
most always possesses a value in the eyes
of the recipient quite beyond that of
purchased gift. The reflection that love
and thought have gone into the making
of the present enhances It's preciousness.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16

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are given a little touch of originality
inscription.
1t Is not that such a variety of can
dies or CONNECTIONS should be provided
at the holiday time for the sweet tooth
that many find a firmsfriend from youth
10 age, but there should be no failure
III TIE provision of some of these tempt
ing sweets.
OF course we all appreciate a gift be-
cause of the spirit that prompts it blIt
how much more we think of it when
II Is something that corresponds with
our needs, fills some gap long unoccupied,
ahd 1t Is suitable as well as a loving
III the Greek island of Chios on Christ
mas day tenant farmer takes a pole
decorated With fruit and flowers, as
present to his landlord. q, The Offering is
expressive of good Will and typical of
good crops for the coming year.
A sachet bag redolent of violet powder
and Puffed up in the pride of lace r,1f-
hes and satin ribbons may "a in your
eyes Just 100 sweet for anything" but
t aon give It TO your grandmother on
fair to hold her spectaeias and her knit
ciated gift
oAANoAo iOl SEM any gilt, even q
card, to a young man whom they have
known but lew months. Nice young
men do not care for such tokens Of
Ir1endshlp, and there are few men who
Wouio look upon them as evidences of a
regard winch Is never appreciated unless
sollc'ted. Don't make yourself cheap.
decorations Of evergreens for temples
We're popular among the Romans an1i
DLu1ds, Who praeticed it in order t. give
aid to the dryads andAWood spirits, Wha
must die unless they had the shelter of
AFTER the h1deOus warfare the terrible
dlsaSters by, fire and tempest, the blood
tGurdnng crimes, the horrible massacres,
III. ne cr4 te race conflicts, the strikes, the
TiotS. the political turmoil of the year
Craving TO a close, may the peace of
the coming Christmas time come Ike a
soothing balm to all aching hearts
Plum pudding is a purely English dish.
Originally the dish was plum 20. ridge.
Ihere is a story thatsIfng Henry " OF
france ones, wishing to do special honor
I - ftlg El5Ilsh .emeassadar, ordered plum
RIuaeulHS Tor dinner on Christmas day.
ChIortpnately the cock forgot the cloth.
ana the dish was served as. a soup.
mere are other considerations besides
appropriateness that 90 ia make lin the
VaIue OF Christmas Gift independent
Of the price paid for If. one OF these is
the spirit in which it is given 4 duty
RIfe IS that is made simply because
affection or esteem taat flowers out in
the shape of gift-fSsyalueless 10 mat
ter how much money it has cost.
There are people who manage TO re-
member everyone with some simple.
dainty gift, Or perhaps only Christ
mas letter full of love, sympathy and
good VIII, and they centrive to do this
without negleeting any of the duties of
the daily life, without FUCKERS and
wrinkles and frowns of anxiety and wor-
ly; On the eontrarysg with faces growing
more ana mere radiant with the soy Of
giving and remembering and doing.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
CHRIsrs BIRTHDAY

There is nothing certain even about the
birthday Of Christ Some authorities as
seTt that December was in the rainy
season, when no shepherds could have
been watching their focks by night"
Others claim that it was in the dry
season, when shepherds were on duty
DAY and night. In the controversy over
the date, extending from December to
May, Pope Julius (337-952) had an in
Vestigation made by ST. Cyril and was
satisfied that the 25th Of December was
correct. It was so established in the
Roman church, and before the end Of
the fourth century the dictum was UNI
Versally accepted.
This acceptance was made easier be
cause the date was that of the great
festival of the winter solstice, the sat
urnalia, which was celebrated in all parts
of the world from Dec. % to Jan. G.
AT that season, houses, temples and
shrines were profuseIy decorated with
eYergreens.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
CHRISTMAS TOYS

The great toy center of the world is
Bavaria. From the towns of N1rem.
berg, F'uerth and Sonneberg come nine,
tenths of the toys made in Europe. The
famous French doll is made in Nurem-
berg, as are also many fine mechanical
ecGtrivances, such IS walking dogs and
cats and other animals with natural fur,
which, according to popular supposition,
are the direct output CT the French capt.
tai.
They are a picturesque people, these
toynakers. Whole families and colonies
of them are engaged in toyneking A
father makes doll heads, for instance,
and the other members of the family
paint the features affix the wig and as
semble the parts of the body. The deco
rative painting on toy chinaware, wood
en- toys. and blow glass. Christmas tree
ornaments is done almost exclusively by
children.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
ON THE HEIGHTS.

YIN LII I1E1GI1E.
The charm of the story is net fully
conveyed in a synopsis of the plot. Coun-
tess Irma Won Wildenort has been placed
by her father, Count Eberhard, a recluse,
at a German court. FIer beauty and In
tellectual vivacity attract the king. some
what wearied by his queens lofty and
nious sentiments and her dislaste for
court festivities. Early in the story the
queen gives birth to the crown prince, To-.
whom a Wet nurse is found in the per-
son of Walpurga, an upright sh1ewd
peasant woman, who, fer the sake of her
ehild's future benefit reluctantly accepts
the position. She IS full Of quaint sayin s.,
and her pious nature finds favor with
the queen. Her naive descriptions OF
court life are very enterta ming. From
the same mountain district us Irma. Wal
purga acquires some influence with her,
and she quickly details the unspoken love
of the king for her; but Irma disre3 ards
her friendly warnings. The queen is APP
parently unaware Of their increasing in
fatuation IrT1a becomes restless and I'M
settled, visits her father who solemnly
warns her against the temptations of
court life. She is drawn back trresistibly
to court, and the king reveals his passion
for her by kissing, the statue Of which
she is the model. Irn]a, IN. a sort Of
ecstasy, SUBMITS .IOT IAo4liSitl " LIS
earesses For time she lives as though
In the clouds. The queens friends ship
.forsof4er. increases. and her majesty reso-
luteIy barlishes her occasional suspicious
Of evil. e., ~ ~ ~
W&lpurga- returns home laden with
gifts and money. and sae and her hgts-
band Hansei, buy a farm on. the noun
tSfhs. Irma's father meanwhile receives
anonymous letters, wrongfGily represent
ing her as the kings mistress The shasl1
of the accusation nlortally prestrates him.
ard. Ir1na is Summoned in haste to his
death bed. Unable to speak, he traces
one word on his, forehead and expires.
She falls unconscious. Letters Of cond9-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16

quota to the general conversation. 1t Is
as much your duty to entertain as to be
entertained. Bashfulness Is as much to
be avoided as too much assurance.
Never run into debt. unless you see
way to get out again.
Never borrow If you can possibly avoid
it.
Never speak evil of any one. Be just
before you are generous.
Keep yourself innocent if you would be
happy. Save when you are young to
spend when you are old.
Never ask questions of personal ma
ture, such as what a certain article cost,
or why so-and-so did not go to the opera
They are decidedly impertinent.
Look at the person with whom you are
conversing, but do not stare.
If you carry on the thread of a con-
versation after the entrance of visitor.
you should always recapitulate what has
been said before his or her arrival.