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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09
THE BOERS.

The guerrilla fighting which has been
carried on by Botha, De Wet and
Steyn is reported as having come to
an end. Botha has confused himself
out maneuvred and is ready to capitu-
late. De Wet and Steyn with only a
few followers were flying northward
but closely pursued. 1t is not likely
that they will be able to gather any
men together again, even if they es-
cape capture. ~'
This last phase of the Boer war has
been very unfortunate and utterly
needless. Property has been destroy
ed, lives have been sacrificed needless
ly and a country which has needed
peace has been kept in a state of I'M
rest by few thousand irreconcilibles.
The farming and pastoral population
has been unable to return to it's avoca-
tions, the mines, which are the main
source of wealth, have had to remain
idle. The railroads have been utterly
disorganized, and the tracks have fire.
quently been destroyed by isolated
bands. And all of this without any
definite object.
When the Beers were defending the
Tugela, or beseiging Ladysmith, Mafe-
king and Kimberly, their operations
commanded respect, whatever side a
persons sympathies~ might be. But
with the fall Of Pretoria the war was
really concluded, as far as extensive
operations were concerned. Had eX-
President Kruger then gone to work
TO negotiate and obtain terms, the re-
suits might have been far more salts
factory to the Beers than they can
possibly be now. He chose, however,
to go to Europe and see if he could get
intervention, And he has utterly fail
ed in getting Intervention.
1t is probably Kruger's attitude that
kept De Wet and Steyn in the field. AS
long as a show of force was kept up
the ex-Presidents position in Europe
had a logical attitude. With the utter
collapse of Boer resistance Mr.. Krug-
er's position in Europe becomes merely
that of a fugitive, who has left his
own country men in the lurch while he
has amply and lavishly provided for
himself and his friends.
Kruger has been the evil genius of
the Transvaal and the Orange River
Free State. No one will deny his
ability and his success, but he created
an oligarchy of wealth centered in him
self. The government was corrupt to
a degree, and it was burdensome upon
all who were not in the ring. But
clever as Mr.. Kruger was he miscal-
culated the results of the war. He
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

did not miscalculate the fighting pow
ers of his own people, they answered
the call upon them nobly but he mis-
calculated the position occupied by his
state in the world. He thought that
by striking the first blow and invad-
ing Natal and other British Territory,
he would gain assistance from other
nations, or If not assistance, at least
intervention, and that then terms might
be made which were humiliating to
Great Britain.
But Great Britain saw, soon after
the breaking out of the war that 1t
was a life and death struggle that was
before her, and girded up her full
strength. To have given in, as Glad
stone did after Majuba hill, would only
have resulted in disintegration of
great part of the empire, and the rele-
CATION of Great Britain to the position
of 4 second rate power. Gladstone's
mistake after Majuba hill cost the
Beers their independence, and Great
Britain millions of pounds and thou
sands of lives.
Those who defend his policy, point to
the fact that the Beers were able for
so long time to keep back the British
forces at the Tugela and at Mayors
fontein. But the Beers were not nearly
in the state of preparation for mill
tary operations at the time of Majuba,
as they were when Natal was invaded
couple of years ago. The intervening
period had been taken up in the ac-
emulation of the best modern arms,
and the gathering of an immense war
fund, levied upon the mining industry
which was being carried in by the Uit-
landers. The harsher action which has
had to be taken now, would never have
had to be employed if Majuba had not
been accepted as final decision.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

The~bill to remove penalties for not
having children vaccinated, while the
law for compulsory vaccination remains
in force will simply make a dead letter
of the latter enactment. If law car
ries no penalty it is of no use. A man
can violate it with impunity. If any
thing in medical science has proved it.
self true, it is vaccination. At the be-
ginning of the nineteenth century about
every fourth or fifth person was pitted
with small poX, while the number of
deaths was appalling. Now it is the
rarest thing in the world to see a peck
marked individual, and the death rate
from this source is small.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

The taro question at the Molokai
Settlement continues to be a subject
of petitions without end, some on one
side and some on another. 1t is very
evident that there is a great deal of
dissatisfaction and it is to be hoped
that the Legislative committees will be
able to find a satisfactory solution.
People in the position of the unfortun-
ates at the settlement are bound to
find causes for discomfort They natur-
ally brood over things that were they
well and healthy, and able to move
about, they might regard as trifles, but
which grow into real grievances. How
ever, the taro matter has been written
about and talked about for some time.
and should be definitely settled.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

They do not seem able to eradicate
plague in Hongkong. Season after
season it appears, in spite of all efforts
to get rid of it. Whether the Japanese
will have succeeded remains to be seen.
The City of Picking reports no plague
in any of the Japanese ports. OF course
it is still early in the season. Few
cities have had such a success in fight
ing plague as we have had, but the bat
tie was very costly. However in esti-
mating the cost we must count the loss
which we would have sustained had
plague made a permanent home on the
Islands
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

Comments upon the Legislative visit
to Molokai should only come after the
report of the committees. The public
has the unsifted statement. The COM
mittees will give their views upon the
statements later. The views of the
committeeman, who heard the state
ments win be valuable, because they
will show how much credence they
themselves gave to words of those who
testified before them. If some of the
statements can be proved they are un-
doubtedly very damaging. The ques-
ton is are they thoroughly reliable.
The officers of the Board of Health
should be allowed to clear themselves
if they can. 1t is unjust to condemn
on ex parte statements.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

The Senate has at last got to work.
The committees were busy yesterday
and by Monday there should be fair
number of bills ready, for starting
either to fruition or the waste paper
basket. 1t is about time that some of
the big and radical bills were put in
so that the public might become fami-
liar with the proposed changes.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

In spite of reports as to the settle
ment of affairs in China, there seems
to be a great deal of unrest, and at
tacks upon outposts are made from
time to time. In another month we
shall know which way things are go
ing. 1t remains toss up whether
there shall be further military work or
whether all can be settled diplomati-
callV.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

The style Of fighting in the Philip
pines seems to be of a savage character
One of the Filipino Generals offers ten
Mexican dollars for every American
head brought in, 1t is highly probable
that if any American force gets hold of
this so called general, he will be tried
by a drum head court martial and
promptly strung up.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09

The emergency bill to repair storm
damages after being cut down $4,000,
seems likely to come to fruition. One
does not see clearly why the reduction
was made, for there were certainly
damages amounting to more than the
sum originally asked for.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
DICTATES OF DAME FASHION.

A very quaint fashion is the revival of the paletot, it being most popular in black taffeta. It makes a pretty. light and inexpensive. summer wrap. much beruched and trimmed.
 There is such lot in color, and few women know how to make the most of it. Black is either very becoming oI quite the reverse, though on the whole itsis smart, especially for even, ing wear. e'
 Women have recently been wearing China silk skirts with their light cling ing gowns, and some of these go in with the lingerie. Nainsool1, however, is the material of all others for the finest of petticoats.
 Some of the newest French sleeve models show the most approved forms of the elbow styles arranged in every sort of quaint and fanciful form, and also the pretty coat shapes with pic. turesque, finish at the top and about the wrists, the ,wrinkled nous. quetaires forms, and the graceful bell styles with dainty undersleeves of gathered null, batiste, net or chiffon
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
RELATING TO ANIMALS.

Bees eat 20 pounds of honey in mak. ing one pound of wax.
 The common wasp will destroy SC to 12o flies a day.
 There are about 7.Oo0,ooo cats in the United Kingdom.
 The founder lays 1000, ,Oo0 eggs a year, the turbot 12,000, 900.
 It is estimated that one crow will de- stroy 100000 insects every year.
 The temperature of live oyster is S2 degrees; that of q man, 99 degrees.
 A camel can carry 400 pounds weight 10 miles day, and work from the age of five to thirty years. An OK cannot carry more than 200 pounds on his back, nor travel over 24 miles day.
 It is said that there were at least 100000 mustangs scattered over the plains of Arizona, New. Mexico and Texas ten years ago and that now nearly all of them are gone. A few were caught and kept by the Indians in their reservations, but the wild horse, in his natural state, is practical ly extinct
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
ECHOES FROM THE BIG TOWNS

In London S7,00O girls attend cook. ing-classes.
 Fewer people proportionately keeF their own carriages in Paris than in London.
 The board of health of the city o1 Galveston is arranging for a large sup. ply of oil from the Beaumont wells to be used in fighting mosquitoes.
 Twenty-nine per cent. of England's population live in cities of over 100000 In the United States the proportion is 19 per cent; in Germany, IT; in France. 12; Austria, s, and Russia, ,.
 In all big cities there are multitudes of folk who work in the night time. In London fully 100000 inhabitants earn their bread by the sweat of thei1 brows between sunset and sunrise.
 9A dime-museum fire eater" in New York tried to vary his programme by inhaling gas, lighting his breath, and furnishing heat to cook griddle-cakes He collapsed from the effects of, the gas.
 IA runaway horse in Denver the other day finished his flight by land ing in the interior of rapidly moving trolley car, where he rode for nearly a block before the vehicle could be stopped.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06

win back the love that he had los.. but it was too late-too late. Love once. dead does not live again, how ever we may try to make it. I tried indeed, tried-to love him, but he failed to cherish love when it was his, father, and had none to give again. He was thoughtless-I know now that he was only thoughtless- but he left me to weep alone with love until it died.'
 eff he had known"
 '.Ah, but I could not ask for what was mine by right-not even in my unhappiness.'
 Pride, daughter, pridel" said the priest with gentle reproach. "It gives nothing and demands much; it has wrecked many happy life. He went to his grave without your love?"
 "Yes, father, but he died happy. I made him happy, but Oh, father, it does not seem right that it should be called sin.'' She buried her face in her hands for a minute and seemed to be crying, but when she lifted her head she had partially regained her composure. s'He tried so hard to re- gain my love, and sometimes I let him think he was succeeding. Surely there was no harm in that; there could be no harm in that. for he was kind and good to me, and-and I was sorry, father. I could forgive, if I could not love again. Then he sent for me when he was dying, and as I leaned over him he asked me in such wistfu1 way if I had learned to love him again. And I told him Yes What else could I do? Why should it be wrong, father, if it made him happy? But he doubted me. You say that because I am dying he said; you say that because you think it will make me happy and the church will overlook it. Then he became excited-he was half delirious part of the -time-and when I protested, he cried: Swear it! Swear it before Godl' And did, father-I got down on my knees in that chamber of death and called Almighty God to witness a lie. But he died happy, father; you know he died happy, and it was because of that lie."
 Are you sorry for it?" asked the priest, slowly.
 She threw herself on her knees in front of him and cried passionately: ''Oh, father, I know it was wicked to take Gods name in vain that way, but Pm not sorry-I can't be sorry. It was sin, dreadful sin, but I'd do it again, father" and she sudden ly looked up into his face with. fash ing, defiant eyes; I.I'd do it again, if it doomed me to eternal damnationl. I couldn't let him die thatlway when could make him happy, even if it condemned my soul to the everlast- ing torments-" ~
 .Peace, child,'' interrupted the priest, gently raising her. 'It was no sin. You told the truth, although you knew it not"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
GOT THE DESIRED BABY FOOD.
Shows He Is Something of a Diplomat.

tsWhat shall we do for the baby?" was often asked in a certain West side household recently. And cer- tainly the baby needed somethingJ It was pale and pnng and seemed half starved. The child was at the inter- mediary age when it's natural food was insufficient, and still it was too young for beefsteak and potatoes, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
 ''The child must have some baby food,'' said the mother.
 'Yes,'' sald the father, 'he could have it if I were rich. It would cost 8 week at least to supply him with baby food, and I get only $1o a week"
 But you are not going to let him starve?" she returned.
 No, will manage to get it." he said. ''If you will press my suit, dear, I will try to get some food7t morrow"
 .'What has the suit to do with it ?" she asked.
 "You will see," he said. fsB..5s
 So next day the father of the starv- ing young one went down town. He wore his Sunday suit that had done service for two yearsa When he ien- tered one of the big drug stores he looked to be worth at least $5,000 a year. To clerk he said:
 '.I called to see about baby foods. Our child is in need of some auxiliary nourishment, but I do not know what to get for him. My wife says our cook told the second girl that you might probably furnish us with some samples of the various kinds of foods you carry in stock. If you can do that we will try them and then I can order a supply of the kind that best agrees with the child"
 Certainly" said the clerk, and a package containing samples of seven kinds of baby food was forthcoming. The quantity was sufficient to last a month. When the supply is exhaust ed he will go to another drug store and tell the clerk what the cook tod the second girl
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
4 LITTLE VARIETY.

The average age of English people is 26, of Irish 271a and of French 321s.
 It takes the hammer of practice to drive in the nails of precept.-Ram's S Horn.
 The Japanese have become manu- lecturers of buttons on a very con siderable scale.
 Ice melts at 32 degrees, water polls at PIP, lead melts at 594, and the heat of a common coal fire is 1 LAO
 The inquest record of the coro- ner's office in Chicago shows that 26 deaths resulted from street railway accidents from January to May l.
 One reason for there being such a lot of dubs on the stage is that it is still easier, in spite of all our boasted culture, to raise laugh than to raise onions-Detroit Journal
 "Oh, you cruel boy, to take those eggs out of the nesti Think of the poor mother bird when she comes--'' "The mother birds dead, miss.' "How do you know .hat?' q see it in your hat Punch.
 The new four-dollar bill issued by the Dominion of Canada promises to become popular, for artistically it is a masterpiece of the engraver's skill. On its face it bears fattering pie ture of the lock on the canal at Sault Ste. Marie, an engineering work pure ly American.
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Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
-----------=------ SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

Typhoid fever deaths have fallen in London from 374 deaths per million in 1871 to 1856 per million at present.
 The chronoscope will register the velocity of bullet 16 times in 100 feet It registers the millionths of seconds.
 Of 1000 unvaccinated children, 36O were found to be pitted with smallpox. Out of 1000 vaccinated only two were found so marked.
 Rice, raw eggs and boiled venison are the easiest things to digest. At the other end of the scale are pork, cabbage and hard-boiled eggs, which take four hours to digest.
 Tn a cubic yard of air in London suburb 10000 dust particles have been measured. Near Charing Cross there are usually soc, ,0Go; but there is only one microbe in ss,oo0,o of such dust stoms.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
EINERY AND FUSS.

The women folks are fixin' for weddin',
 an the fuss The house is in here lately's only equaled
 by the muss Of bastin' thread alvin on the floor am
 silken scraps A-slippin' to the carpet off the sewin' wom-
 en's laps. The finery they're fixin, for our daughters
 weddin' day. An her wardrobe. called a rousseau, will
 be simply grand they.say; There want no women f1yin' round as
 crazy as loon When I married Msmie's mother in the
 golden month O June! cannot help a-thinkin', when these ruff
 fled things I see The women folks a-makin', which they
 says lingerie, All pieced up with embroidery an tucked
 around with lace, In her mothers clothes assortment them
 things never had place Of course. like t see 'em, an it's satisfy
 in', too, T. think our girl can have all such, like
 folks that's well-to-do, But with much less we entered on happy
 life's forenoon When I married Mamie's mother in the
 golden month O Junei They've been t see the florist. an have all
 arrangements made For flowers, palms an orchids-quite a
 fancy price they paid. A stylish preachers been engaged t tie the
 knot Am, all in all. it seems t me that nothin's
 been forgot. We didn't have no flowers. but our 'life's
 been one of bliss, We had plain or parson, whom the bride
 paid with kiss, But two lives were simply blended am two
 hearts were set in tune T ,s1s- sv,f ( Ina
 golden month of June. Roy Farrell Greene, in Brooklyn Life.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06

Sells startedTwest. He had not heard the rumorsdtfat were circulating.
 ''You may have that horse of mine if you can find him, Elsie,'' he said at parting, and both laughed at the idea.
 But few days later when the tongue of scandal grew bolder the girl heard the story. She sprang to his defense. From defending him she became ann bilious to acquit him. Then, a s fur ther reward, there was the horse that would be hers. Saying nothing to any one outside of her own family, she started out on the trail of the desper- ado who already had been captured and returned to the penitentiary.
 But the trail was blind. She could not find it.. Tongues still wagged at Billiards as only village tongues can chatter spite, and as last resort she determined to go to Columbus and try to prevail on the Kuhns to talk. Peace officers had tried and failed. He had remained sullen and silent, however, saying nothing that would give light on his escape.
 Miss Romick went to Warden Darby F he told her that the visit would not avail. She talked with the man few moments, telling him why she had come. Finally he relented and told all.
 k He had walked to Billiards, and there, being footsore, had determined to steal horse and buggy. He had hung about the Sells home till night fall and had seen Miss Romick there. He got into the barn soon after dark, but decided at last to ride the horse Seven miles away he tired of the sad dle, found some vehicles at a school house entertainment, took buggy, and drove the Sells horse to it as long as the animal could make time. He unhitched it finally, got astride of it again, and rode till it was complete ly Jagged. Then, leaving it on the road, he went on afoot into Indiana.
 Miss Romick went at once to Union City, Ind, near which the horse had been left. She found a farmer who had taken it in, and after paying a pretty steep bill for the animals feed she arrived at Billiards with it last week.
 It is true that as romance this story is incomplete as yet. But it is a true story. Also, even the expected may happen if time enough be all lowed
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
ARTISTS AND THEIR WORK.


 Italy's art treasures apart from buildings are valued at $ eS,20O,000.
 George Hitchcock, the artist, though now living handsomely on the pro ceeds of his art in Holland, once made a living by running small bric-a-brae shop in Chicago.
 Princess Louise has just completed the statue of Queen Victoria whicE she undertook some time age to exc cute for the Manchester cathedral The result is said to be most satisfac tory.
 Gustav Korn, a New York brush maker, has made ife-size portrait of George Washington in bristles o1 various colors, taking Stuart's cele hrated painting for a model. The bristle picture is said to be quite 6 work of art. It is on exhibition in the window of Pearl street store.
 Miss Ellen Terry the other day ob. iected to the number of her photo. graphs in various characters scat. tered throughout the house of 8 friend. "Why, it's embarrassing, she said. Here am weeping in you1 bedroom, mad in your dining-roon and dying three different ways 1T your drawing-room."
 NJ. Daumet, of the French institute and a number of other French archi. tects have petitioned the senate against any interference with re, hgious orders, on the ground that many of their buildings are the glory of France, and that they are likely tc continue furnishing employment to the building trade.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-06
BRAVE MISS kOMICK.
She Won Where Shrewd Detectives
 Had Failed.
Made an Outlaw Talk, Cleared Friends Reputation and Found a Missing Horse-Romance Not
 Yet Complete.

In comfortable stall in comfort able stable at Billiards, O., is met tlesome little bay horse that is not likely soon to change owners. A stones throw away is the home of his mettlesome little mistress, with whom he is hardly acquainted as yet, but whom he greets with whinny when she approaches.
 And between the two is story, says the Chicago Tribune.
 Some time ago the police and con stabulary of Ohio were startled at the news of the escape of Marvin Kuhns from the penitentiary at Columbus. Telegrams were sent out from the capital in every direction and the po- lice of Columbus made every effort to find if he were hidden in the city.
 At this time Miss Elsie Romick, of Billiards, was visiting at the home of the Sells family in that village. Wal ter Sells, the son, at.that time owned the plucl1y little horse that is now in Miss Romick's barn. On the night of the escape of the desperado Kuhns this horse disappeared from the Sells iarm.
 The next morning Sells complained that his horse had been stolen. The town marshal even made some efforts to find trace of the animal. Then the Columbus police found that Kuhns in all probability had passed through Hill i,Fds in his flight.
 Sells had not seemed to take the loss of his horse much to heart, and when it was learned that Kuhns might have ridden it out of town gossip took hold of the incident. Before it was done with the subject it had accused Sells of parting with the horse to Kuhns for considerauon. When young Sells went to California week later the story that had been gossip in whispers appeared as fact, spoken boldly.
 Miss Romick was at the station when