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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-14
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tOld me- ~ diHGrfpi TINES NJ the beal-
tleg ~ Honolulu ana WbJe ihelr words
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-14

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ana h0lh 0f ihem WIN nrrnnRe i0 have
no body NJ ne taplnln mrIrd nl lia-
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-14
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-14
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unrnHaaIy ~ unmnutU
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-14

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padlno tleghla Electric hnlWny nnd
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fafn pnly 10 cents
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-14

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-14
PILLOW coTTOBg.

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w pllldW oOtf0ns by H. y. Kerr 81 90.
Fplr standard brands 0f goods nre
Onefod NJ enrpn8lnRly low pioes READ
advertisement on fourlh pnge'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-14
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Only lhree days more for chance IA
ihoee lb cont oNforda a. kerrH Hhpe
Store,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

occurred years ago. and would increase
them 10 buy.
The Middlemen OF Java.
Inc chinese hold about the same position
mere that they do IN the Philippines they
are the mlddlemen OF the country the
medium of communication between the ma
yves and foreigners. They 10 about over
tue island and buy up the crops and they
considerable profit
a. Inc Chinese quarters are set aside for
tnem9 by the Dutch ofiicinls The law pro.
nnSS that they must live In such sections
anu prohibits them from doing business
outSide them without permissi1p of the
oulclals The other day the standard on
company at Batavia wanted to employ a
SWnese as night Waterman. but they could
noI 90 SO until the government gave him
PERMISSION to leave the Chinese quarter
IN Buitcnzorg. the Chinese section Is one
ol me pest parts OF the city. II is fully a
mlle long and is lined with one-story build
ings neaylly rooted. Each building has a
tnlnese sign at Its side, and the merchants
Within are Chinese. 1t Is the same In Ban
dohg Soerhaya and In every Javanese city.
Holland Has to Protect the Natives.
The government restricts the Chinese to
their own quarters in order to protect the
natives. for the Chinese are much better
business men than the Javanese. They are
called the Jews Of the far East, and they
are everywhere money lenders and money
makers. II Java was thrown open to them
today and the natives allowed to sell their
lands they would monopollze the country
and enslavc the people. and 1t Is only by
careful restriction that they are allowed TO
remain here and do business, In talk
with one Of the resident governors, man
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

between Denver and Salt Lake. II Is I'm
nossIbIe Ia conceive how nature could have
formed such formidable mountains such
awful chasms. ia one spot The eye could
scorcclv discern the lofty summit OF the
rough hewn sentlncls. as they appeared 10
blend with n haze IN the azure hues OF
the sky, whlc the abyss beneath seemed to
ynwn like Dante's picture OF the Inferno,
Mi madr tho more thrilling as the grcnt
iron horse painted and heaved ms 1t rapid
Is STROBE around the mountain sides &c
times leaning as If TO leap into the gld9F
ing waters Of the SWIFT mountain river
seemed 10 conspirc with the pcrilous stu
alton to make one think of preparation
FOR another world II was grand. delight.
mi. exciting. beautiful and fllghttul and.
MS Talmagc has snid, its beauties and its
horrors made II appear NJ place tor th'
beauties Of heaven with all the horrors Of
he'll. where the hosts OF both places could
properly he assembled. W
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

and overheard the order given by his pro.
fCsslonal brother, whom he knew by sight
only.
The colorcd walter listened attcntiyely
and was observed TO blink his eyes some
what douhtfully when the guest ordered
"hsh with tartar sauce hut without ques-
order
In due course Of time he served the FISH,
but brought no sauce.
Where's that tartar sauccF' demanded
~ don't know nothin' bout dat sauce
subj 'spects III hat TO go ask de boss,
toward the desk whore after few words
with the proprietor he came back with a
bottle Of Worcestershire sauce and put II
on the table, saying,
pc boss seq rs how we ain't putin on
no pclmonIco dog in dis yer part o. town .
aud dats de tartcst sauce ives got, sun.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
SONNET.

INSCRIBED to the Texas State Historical
Association)
History grand treasury Of deeds.
The statesman brings his offerings rich
and rare;
The patriot hangs his sword and armor
here:
Full many a mother while her great heart
hleeds.
Brings here such jewels as Corneiia leads;
The nameIess hero brings his humble share
The flags that lead whore matchless yictors
dare,
Are in her vaults embalmed with sacred
creeds
Upward and onward in vigorous youth and
health
We Texan braves, bring glory unexceled.
To heap on history's ancient honored
shrine
Unriyaled annals, as unrlvaled wealth,
Within the Lole Stars broad expansc are
held.
Her brief and brilliant past forever here
shall shine.
Emma Early stringfellow.
Lockhart, Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
HOLLANDS COLONIAL ARMY,

drilled and taught military tactIcs ,t,t,
view to making non-commlssioncd ofTicers
one Of the schools and fonnd aho,, ,eV ass.l
little yellow Jayanese working away FacG
was IN his bare feet and each wore
turbap, Jacket and saronV
heard them reclte and they inrross.,a
me win their Intelligence There yyos =
p, IN. w unc ehu OF the room, aud | asked
me native teacher If the boys could Sine
He replied: I'VE viii try and scr Sin nE
then called attention. and asked r. MY
ones to sing the Dutch national bvr 1,e
Ihey dld So not in words. hut i'm the m mn,
III t n",gs, singing do, re- me- IA, sol etc.
tne te9cher starting them with his Gin
zwei, drel. Later on ! saw tbe hove CIV,
through their gymnastics and driU ~
MINK ihey are the equals OF any Of our
own school cadets. '"
The csnteen or Soldiers Club.
me Dutch government believes in ke.n.
Ing the soldiers contented. II snsnds =
great deal on amusements for them Hero
at Tjimai there is soldiers club. called
The Canteen," which would be crcdir
to any camp Of the world. The club hopse
Is large one.story stone structure, which
mas cost $1,000 In gold This renrrsents
sum equal to three times that much NJ
home The ceilings of this building are
twenty,hvs rect high II has magnificent
rooms 1h looking out upon wide galleries up.
held by white Grecan pillars Ii has
theater with full stage machinery and
beautiful drop curtain with pictures unon
IT, sKRetched In by the officers and painted
~ e,ls BY the men. The chandeliers ore
OF aluminium and the floors are Of marble.
The canteen has billiard rooms. reading
rooms and card rooms and the lawns ana
tower gardens about II are as beautiful ns
those OF our mllionaires on the Hudson.
a Military Prison.
During my stay here have gone through
the military prison 1t is more comfortable
than Blibid' our penitentiary in Manila.
1t is made much the same way as the bar.
racks, save that there is a great wall
around 1t. and the entrances are carefully
guarded, The prisoners arc forced to work
| saw nifty Of them making clothes for The
army In one of the rooms. using American
sewing machines. In another department
were two score shoemakcrs, and In others
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

throughout the voume-it is their own
precious possession, to deal with at their
pleasure and at their peril What this
means in ats many Implications together
with the question Of the relative authority
of those who speak and those who profess
experiences, are among the absorbing DIS
customs, the point Of view being distinctly
modern and progressive.
Discussion Is sure to follow the appear
ancc of this volume, and our English
cousins are not likely to accept with
community Professor Matthews opinion
that the American branch OF the language
is destined Mt no far day to assume tho
controlling position heretofore and now
held by the parent branch In England
Nor are all American thinkers likely 70
agree with Professor Matthew'S views on
orthogrnphy enforced as they are by In
novatlons In his own text that VIII be con-
sidcrrd startling IN the book OF So author
ltatlye writer upon our tongue.
Americanlsms. slang and the future OF
tho Language. together with many other
topics, have a candid and very suggestive
treatment,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

About year ago wrote tho Medical
Department Of your company to asoer~
tain whether or not your q. 8. 3. would
cure Cancer, as my wife had ono on her
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doctors at erosion, Iowa, advised her TO
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and in less than eight months she was
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q. e. BIMEGAR, Thayer, Iowa.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

who has many thousands of Chinese under
him. / was told that It would not do at all
to allow Chinese immigration without GER
tain restrictions and that In this mans MAN
them from the Philippines. Hero the Chi
nese pay twice as much taxes as my one
else. and they are clogged in other, WAYS.
take their turns ms night watchmen on the
roads.
Marry Javanese Women.
The Chinese here lntermarry with the
natives They seldom bring their wives
with them, and common sight Is China
mau dressed in European clothes. with his
queue tucked inside his coat, riding along
In a carriage beside brown Javencse girl
CorCeously dressed They treat their wives
well and are as fond of their half caste
children as their ancestral fathers were
caste girls and hair caste children swarm
everywhere in the Chinese quarters.
Pawnbrokers of Java.
There are some businesses here whitl
are monopollzed by Chinese. Among III,
chief one are the pawnbrokiDg establish
mcnts which are found by tho score II
every native city. They are licensed by tn,
government. and the licenses are sold a
auction, being bought in by Chinese.
The natives are very lmprovldent. The!
I'VE from udnu To h"uth anu VIII ia Ni
the very clothes off their backs. | hav
visited many Of the pawn shops looking
~. o." hi-- ~ antinu" s'lr"r and gold. an
have found in every case Chinese clerks be
. ma tnt Juuntvfr.
They keep regular books and do an enoI
nous amount Of small business at llg
rates Of interest. They charge G per cen
n month on all loans. or 2 per cent 70
every ten days II at the end Of thrc
months the goods pawned are not rcdeeme
they are sold at auction, and the surplu
goes to the owner.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
Sure Proof.
Youth's Companion.

Yonth's Companion.
When, France and Germany we're at war
an Engllshman was arrested by the French
and accused Of being a German spy. A
letter dated "Berlin." and signed by his
mother, was found upon him. He was tried
nv drum -head court-martial and condemned
to be shot.
On the way to the place of execution he
said that he had left something behind,
and insisted on going back for IL.
You can't go back was the reply. you
are about 10 be shot"
II can't help that, said he. ~ have
left something and / must get II.
s'What have you leftf
MY umbrella"
That settled It. He was released. No
one hut an Englishman, said his captors,
conId be sueh a thorough going lmbecile as
that.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

and other parts of the body,
and the almost imperceptible
tumor or lump upon the breast,
as often result in Cancer as the
deeper and more frightful-look-
ing ulcers. They feed upon
the same morbid and destruc-
tive materials that are gener-
ated within the blood, and
inflammation and destruction
of tissue will continue just so
long as this impure matter is
carried through the circulation
TO these old sores and ulcers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
With a Relish.

New York clipper
An actor in the vaudeville tells the fol
lowing story on certain actor of promi-
ncncc who happened to be dining In a res
taurnnt where those OF his position and
protcnsons were seldom scCn-one of those
niarcs where people OF small means and no
STYLE take their modest meals
The vnudevillian sat at the next table
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

Political Economy in Kentucky.
New York Times
Old Negro Say, cunncll, what am pollt'
ical economy2
Kentucky Colonel-Politlcal economy,
Sambo. is the removal OF the greatest num-
her of your political enemies with the least
possible waste of ammunition.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
Texas Editors
Excursion.

What They Saw, Heard
and Enjoyed In Colorado
and Utah, as Told In a
Speech Delivered by w.
w. Dexter at Boulder.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

,,ro have come 70 Tjlmal to
ITjlni' Something about the Dutch CO
YOU you This is one Of their chief
tAl n I, already includes 1000 soldiers
Ini'ons in he added until this becomes
4 he chief fortified places of the the East asst
H.. It is situated six hours from the
=, y. Sss built natural Notifications about
'' ~ ~ camp lies in a plain several miles
u. ..,lsd by mountains which rise in
Grandeur until they are lost t in fe sG
lAif cloOas. i,od by extinct volcanoes and
lliAeatief W., bs' sky. II is easily reached by
ie3 1. BY tHT roads sd and the trunk line of
s |,s7l9'sff from Batavia to soerbaya also
The Dutch Colonial Army.
=, heen much interested in the Dutch
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
An Exception Cited.

Chicago Record Herald,
.'Enthusiasm is contagious
.'oh. not always; I've courted girls who
didn't seem TO Ahare my enthusiasm In the
least 80
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
.,..essessesssesoes

mitch Handle the Soldiers
How u' eio East Indian Empire.
|cf e o..,cEs and How They Are
ne 0q r..,v Soldier Has a Native
sHI'-Ib The Amy Schools and Can
WE chbs--ln Military
teens uow a Dutch Official Broke
2 s0' e.belion-chinese Of Java
70 those OF the Philippines
s's ..s ceIestials-Their Enor-
'SCvssfh and How They Make
r 9 .',,.s as Merchants and Pawn
brokers'.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29
That Breed and
Foster the Germs
of Cancer
Plague Spots the
Outgrowth of Disc
eased Blood, and
a Constant Drain
upon the System.
Chronic Ulcers
Eating Sores

bodily discomfort and the
ndanxi
No
oevia lite fluids
An naturally fills
the bndri and rca
Of
gowho
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

Six years ago my leg from tho knee
to tho foot was one solid sorc and
very offensive. / spent over 81, 600
on two trips to Hot Springs. Local
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I had about como to tho conclusion
to havo my leg amputated whom -
friend induced mo to try g. q. u.
began to take your medicine, ana
in seven months IL compl otelY
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TO any one wishing further tnfor-
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

land where mountain and stream
Make life an cXultant Utopian dream
Where ozone famed by heavens breath
Makes invallds laugh In defiance OF death.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-29

there were jewelers., carpenters and work
ers in iron The prisoners are paid about
80 cents a week for their labor, They are
well fed and well treated. They nave books
TO read from the prison library, and their
lives are allowed to call upon them once
every week
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-11

Tn every county Of the civilized world
= the Sisters Of the Good Shepherd
are known. .Sot only do they minister
hespiritual and intellectual need of
the charges committed to their care.
but they also minister to their bodily
needs.
With SO many children to take care Of
and toprotectfromc climate and disease,
these wise and prudent Sisters have
found Peruna a never-failing safeguard.
Columbus, o., July 10, 1900.
The Peruna Medicine Co., City:
Gentlemen--"Anumber of years go
our attention was called to DR.. Hart
mans Peruna, and since then we have
used 1t with wonderful results for grip.
coughs, colds. and catarrhal diseases OF
the head and stomach.
"For grip and winter catarrh espe-
cially it has been Of great service to the
inmates Of this institution. Sisters of
the Good Shepherd.
The following letter In from Con-
gresham Meekison. OF Napoleon, Ohio:
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-11
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Il; 81 y n
SssSg 4 \ a 4 IA Er hi


n Several kinds of sheer bred IS ii1
sSpatn. but the most alnab Jn Ac-S
count N the exec III the
skins. are those found al tiss provinces
ot M,ircia and cat onias and III the
district of Ia III New Castiie;
also those 81 The proyince az Ext emasjj
Sdura. which however, are steerned3
more for their fine wool than Tor the
pelt. The finer the wool the poorer the
skin Tor tanning purp poses. ia EstresH
lln1atiura the celebrated Aferino sheep
are bred. Merino wool was ats ole
time considered the finest obtainableI
In Europe. but Hike many other nat
ural sources Of wealth I'M Spain, sheep
farming has suffered from lack Of en-
terprise and energy. The skim OF the
Estrema d,lra sheep IS unsuit table Tor
gloves and can be- used only Tor IN
fericr articles. Spanish A sheep are
white, excepting those OF La Mancha.,
which are black. The skin Of the
lamb ID used for making gloves and ID
classified into Il .flrsts' and sseconds j, 4,
according to- the fineness Of the grain
and, the number OF defects in the skin.
In MILAN and St. julien, in France, III
Yeovil, ID England, and also IL several
Parts OF g Germany are large tanneries
devoted to the preparation of the skins
exported from Murcia, Catalonia and
!. 4 La Mancha. These tanneries, either
directly or through commission firms,
send large proportion Of their output
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-01-11
HANGING or THE
SLAYER GORDON
ON BE D = OsE IS
ISLAND. > > > )

y1cted, must suffer the penalty pro-
3yided by law for his crime. He must
suffer in spite Of petitions and in spite
OF threats of rescue by a mob of SLAYER
mpathizers. As battalion OF marines
would even be sent from the navy yard
to protect the officers OF the law in
enforcing the sentence. AT noon on
Feb. q. 1862, Gordon was taken from
his cell to the gallows. His brayado
forsook him then and with lolling
head he shambled to the rope, sup
ported by two deputies. There the
snoosa was quickly adjusted, an ak blow
released the weight and his body was
terked into midair. The stroke OF
that az on the cord was the hardest
blow the slave trade had ever received.
There We're, indeed, slavers afloat
thereafter While the market existed
and such enormous profits were to be
made, even the severest measures
could. perhaps, but repress. BY a.
treaty with Great Britain. made on
Feb. II 1863. the limits OF the terri
tory wherein the mutual rights Of
search existed were greatly extended.
Even as late as 1870 Great Britain
and the United States had to strength
en- still further their agreement for
the suppression Of the trade, because
q few slayers were yet afloat. and it
was not until 1886 that the spaniards
in Cuba ceased to import unfortunate
Africans. Nevertheless, when it be-
came known that the American peo-
pie would hang q SLAYER as q pirate
the end was at hand, AS the rope
creaked to the weight Of Gordon's dis
silonored clay, Is sounded the death
knell OF the slave trade. =