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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-05
THE SENATE

There was a MISUNDERSTANDING about
the meeting of the Senate today. At
10 o'clock about half of the solons
showed up. The President was absent
and a quorum seemed doubtful. When
an explanation was asked the assistant
clerk read from his minutes that adj
journment had been taken to p. m.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-05
COMING LAND SALE.

All lands in the new Olaa tract of
Hawaii are to be opened in August. APP
pliCations for the lots will be received
at the office of Surveyor Baldwin in
Hilo on and after August 10. There are
nearly 1000 acres to be disposed Of The
opening of this lot will be followed by
the opening of others on Hawaii and
on this island
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-05
AssAULT on HIGH SEA.

The cases of the captain and mates
of the bark Sea King, charged with as
sault and battery on the high sea, were
heard this afternoon in Judge Estees
court before United States commission
er Robertson. All three We're held for
trial in 81 900 bonds.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-05
AUCTION SALE
OF
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE
AND
Carpenters Tools.
ON SATURDAY, JULY 6,
AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ,

At my salesroom. 65 Queen street,
will sell at Public Auction, a large
quantity of household furniture, con-
sisting of beds, bureaus, washstands,
wardrObes, extension dining tables,
handsome oak book case, large guam
tity of new rugs of all sizes to be clos
ed out, and a quantity of carpenters
tools, benches, lathes etc, etc. Doors,
door frames, etc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-05

Note Heads, Bill Heads. Letter Heads
and all kinds of Job and Commercial
nj the Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-05
Cotton Wash Fabrics.
5 cents a yard.

A timely bargain is double bargain. But
the lots are not large; SO you must be quick, if
you would share the spois.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06

circle of society was 2 high one, for he
was first cousin to the spiders, the clev-
crest and most prosperous members of
the colony. The daddy longlegs, unlike
the spiders, did not weave a silk web
which would serve him as hammock
and larder so he had to work harder.
He could, with the aid Of his stiltlike
legs, scuttle over the ground at such a
speed that few flies or mosquitoes es-
capped him. These insects were his IA
vorite food, and when they rested under
the veranda their doom was sealed. for
even If the did not stray on the net Of
a spider they were almost certain to
fan victims to the claws Of Master Dad
dy Longlegs.
a funny looking fellow was Daddy.
His little, round body set high among
his eight long. slender legs; his jaws.
stout and sharp like those of the spi-
der's. were mercilessiy swift, while his
feelers were hooked'at the end. and his
eyes. although consisting of but sin
gle pair. were like watch towers set on
little stalks on his head. He had no
lungs, but breathed by means Of air
tubes, called trache. His small body
was separated into two portions, the
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06
and his Nei6hborS the Spiders
CentipedeS and SnaiIS.

rear or abdominal section being divided
into several parts called segments. The
dragon fly, which eats spiders. flies,
centipeds and almost all small insects.
is one of the enemies Of the daddy long
legs, TO which 1 cannot refer as an in
sect since it differs from them much as
do the spiders. with which it is classed
by students.
This little daddy longlegs had no idea
that he presented to others rather an
odd appearance. He was even so self
satisfied that he felt sorry that others
had not been so favorably fitted out for
life as he, and he was pleased with the
sensation that he made whenever he
hustled across the sward or pounced
with almost miraculous swiftness upon
an unsuspecting insect. His taste for
admiration grew with what it fed upon,
and as the children insisted on declar-
ing that a daddy longlegs might ade-
quateIy fill the role of prophet he was
a little curious to learn whether or not
he could.
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One dsy Jackie missed his tennis
racket and began the usual complaint:
III ask the daddy longlegsl" Some
one had told him that # Daddy were
asked the whereabouts of lost article
he would point one OF his legs n the
right direction.
Daddy was biting the head from re-
Gently acquired fly when Jackie caught
him by two OF the hind legs. One OF
them came of. but Daddy did not mind.
for it did not hurt him particularly. and
Re wished 10 show every one what z
fine prophet he could be when he wish
ed to- Lifting one OF the disengageG
legs quite by accident. he pointed it n
the direction OF the barn.
The BOY put down the insect and
rushed to the barn. Presently he came
running back. bearing the tennis racket
in triumph. 1T was IN the manger."
he cried breathIessly. where I left II
yesterday"
After that the children consulted Dad
dy systematically. and in their grasp he
lost leg after leg until finally he had
only one left
AS he hobbled along, sliding his body
painfully over the ground. daddy re-
marked:
I'm tired of being a prophet. I've got
nothing out of it but trouble. for here
I am left with only a single leg. and
nobody has ever found anything that I
pointed out since Jackie discovered his
racket In the barn 7 don't know any
thing more about the location Of lost
articles than any one else. and I'm go
ing to emigrate'
A friendly spider helped him over to
a new home in the garden. and when
ever the children came about Daddy
took good care to hide away. for with
cut his remaining leg he would have
been in a sad state indeed.
When the children found he had
gone. they said:
'Oh, well. we don't care. He didn't
know much anyway. We never found
anything where he told US except
Jackie's tennis racket"
When this speech was reported 10
Daddy Longlegs. ne wept at their in
gratitude. "a prophet is well said to
have no honor in his own country" he
cried. and, casting his single leg feebly
in the air. he rolled over and expired OF
a broken heart.
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able-the noise and all that y + ruin
Gus 20 get that idca. one can always
succeed II ne VIII deserve ~.
Z think IL was your attentive atti-
tude that inspired US. We played The
serenade we'll we won applause We
have had none since. but We are per-
fectly satisfied. when We merit 81. We
shall get &c. and II e takes Sc tea years.
we shall work on contentedly.
DO you know. J was almost afraid
on that evening that you vere going Co.
applaud the second plece-which we
murdered II had been insuf8cientIy
rehearsed. We do IL better now. II you
had applauded. "a would have spoiled
all. But no. you were too good a must
clan. for Of course lt was you who led
the audience. There is always some
critical spirit % do that am not al
ways fortunate enough 20 catch his
eye but he IS there. I shall asver
doubt that.
~Goodby." he added cheeriiy. 7
hope you win soon come % the Mount
Holly again"
led. saying that ] would Put
shall not dare. 7 might applaud ig fhe
wrong place and Kali the artistic faith
which 81 WAS my great good luck 70 -
vive in Heinrich's breast.
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y -kEA II II -
Ick K room SsI

medicine that would be good for a man
who was wasting away. That was all
she knew about his malady.
Il explained TO her that it was usual
.ly necessary for a physician to see his
patient, for the purpose of making the
two guesses Of the profession-What's
the matter with the person? and How
much Of a bin VIII he stand? She
showed a proper appreciation Of my
pleasantly. and we concocted d scheme
by which Heinrich was induced TO pay
me visit
He confessed frankly that he was
not feeling his best. but scorned the
idea that anything serious was the
matter. lie was losing weight and he
didn't sleep wei. lie sometimes felt
weak, but could always control that
feeling by an effort Of VIII lie had
headaches that were Ike a tight hat
TANNED down on his head, but if he re-
fused to think about them they would
so away.
obviously nervous exbaustion-the
man was orgaEicalIy healthy, and his
life was wei regulated - so I said,
There's something on your mind
He looked at me with those gentle.
honest blue eyes and shook his head
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worn with toll and hiRl-%en, YOU kaOw
what a man becomes who loses hope
and ambition. But I can't 90 anything
except give him -ouic and sezd him
bill can't stop the noise III the Mount
Holly"
There's some other element IN this
case" said / your cause is 1oO
small"
whatever worries a man IS cause
sufficient" said the doctor senteutious-
" The girl says It's the noise
Re Telapsed into thought. from which
he suddenly emerged 70 remark.
. DO You snow. the fellow really plays
mighty we'll he had his violin wiki
him az the Office one day. and 7 made
him give me d tune. It was great
4 moment later had 20 leave the
car. bat throughout the day 7 carried
in my mind a thought &c The doctor s.
musician. IN The latter part 81 ihe AFT
ernoon I dr.fted into a studio binding
where ] organized G litfls dinner party.
When we appeared at the Mount Holly,
there were eight o. Us. including three
ladies.
The orchestra was posted on the end
OF the veranda. and cur party secured
a table under the awning 5Est below.
From my seat Rad fne view % the
orchestra leaders face Heinrich sax
placldiy beside Tie rating 81 the Ferar-
ia. waiting untI Il should BE tina 10
play another selection
some eiri5 from the Casino taaatzr
were laughing and chatrering ~ g "a
hIe near rs. the walters were banging
dishes in style q unexz npie1 Peek
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lessness. Carriages were arriving. and
men were shouting to the attendants
who took care OF the horses, and over
all arose the sound Of laughter Half
the people present seemed 10 be laugh
ing all the time.
But Heinrich was wholly undlsturbed.
He took up some sheets Of music and
regarded the notes with gentle,
friendly interest. a waiter just below
him was filling q tray with soiled dish
Is. and the noise was like the fan Of
the Tower Of Babel. yet Heinrich re-
NAMED as calm as COW. Noise makes
many lUnatics and Stays not few in
the big cities. but it seemed TO produce
no more effect upon Heinrich than II
his head had been one Of the large
wooden balls with which the end posts
OF the veranda railing were ornament
ed.
Presently the leader arose, with his
fiddle and bow. He made a fine gesture
to his little force and called them 10 at
tention. They played an operate Sc
lection fairly well, accurately at least.
and with considerable intelligence. I
watched Heinrich all the time, and I
saw his eyes wandering over the as
sembly. Not q soul was paying the
slightest attention 20 the music except
myself. He looked over my head at
first. and his glance made sort az
round. L was easy 70 see that the act,
from frequent repetition. had become
habitual Thus always had he scanned
TIE utterly Inexpensive audiences Of
the Mount Holly.
Il there had been TO music that even
Ing fully half that assembly would
have felt aggrieved- IT was 20 most Of
them oniy a noise IN the ears. but they
had been accustomed 70 g. The Mount
Holly would not have been itself with
out music. and. by thu same token.
some oe The habitles would have been
uneasy IL the din cf conversation had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06

pretty embroidered handkerchief. it
was:
I'm goin to catch the daddy long
legs and ask him where I left it"
If Jackie's ban was missing. he would
declare:
Il know that daddy longlegs under
the front piazza can tell me where I
dropped it."
Or if Susie was unexpectedly bereft
of a favorlte doll she would lisp:
Susie dom ask daddy yongyegs."
Even Harold, who was IS and pro-
claimed that ne was no longer a victim
TO supersdtons, would say when a be
loved book of adventure mysteriously
disappeared:
"lf I was just foolish enough to be
lfeve it, I would chase out that daddy
longlegs and ask him about the book.
But that's all nonsense!' And then
when he was left alone on the piazza he
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rickety cabs are all the time discharg-
ing or taking on their human freight
1t is a laughing. rollicking crowd that
gathers at the Mount Holly. but
should not have supposed that its noise
could shatter the nerves Of a man who
had spent ten years of his life amid the
drums and horns of fourth rate bands.
1 was inclined 10 reject the explana-
ton. Meanwhile the doctor had a crit
ical eye upon his patient.
The fellow is going to break down"
he said at last. 1T viii be a petty pitt
full tragedy, won't it2 He'll have to
give up his leadership of that little six
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been as fnattentive as the generality OF
the Mount Holly's guests. But we all
listened when Heinrich rose again 20
lead his little band. This time IL was
not with him the customary forloTn
hope. He showed the evidences Of an
uplifted heart.
They played a serenade OF Tits
which has long been dear 20 me. and I
am bound 20 say that ] have seldom
heard # so we'll rendered. our party
had planned TO applaud, but we were
all so thoroughly pleased that the act
had the fun flavor Of spontaneity. Doz-
ems OF people around us Joined in the
hand clapping. and as most OF them
had not consciously heard note they
forced a repetition o. the piece out OF
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mystery I came TO the conclusion that
he didn't know what il was himself
4 should think IL might be remorse
if I hadn seen the mar" said ]. con-
teUplating the gentle. earnest, spiritual
.countsnance OF the musician
You VIII laugh when tell you what
1T is" responded the doctor. Martha
has solved the riddle. She told me yes
terday afternoon It's the noise"
What noisee"
Why the noise in the cafe. Have
YOU ever dined there?"
I had not done 50 recently. though
the place is rauch freQuented by some
81 ms acquaintarces. Il is . restaurant
IN The mark. and IN the warm weather
there aVe tables or the ve-anda beyond
IT. under q great awning that stretches
down 10 some steps where IN the Gin
ner hours gay equipagas or ruubliug.
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know the location of their lost treas
ure? Really. their confidence in me is
more than embarrassing"
Daddy's home under The piazza was a
piece Of decaying wood. Leaves that
had blown under the open space lay
damp and rotung and formed a most
agreeable lawn for the daddy longlegs
and his neighbors, the spiders, the cen
tipeds, millipeds and snails. who find
damp. dark places pleasant residence
locations.
Daddy's position in this interesting
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The Monkey Ms Rnit.

Two anglers were talking about the
greed Of the pike, the fresh water
shark. One said it would bite at anv
moving thing. The other doubted. Then
the first. picking up one of those toys
in which a rudely carved monkey slides
up and down a wooden stick, undertook,
to catch pike with it. He took the
monkey from the toy. fastened several
hooks TO it and went to weed laden
lallelet to fish. He was right. The pike
TOOK the monkey. hooks and all, and the
angler won a fish and proved its bad
character.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06

the cradle. They viii not need fixing II
they 1T tightly. but II they DO rot use
some fish glue to attach them to the
shell.
To make the cradle very nne gid tho
inside with gold paint 20 completely
hide the brown OF the she'll. DO not
cover the whole Of the outside with the
paint. but touch the hairy part lightly.
This effect Is much the prettier
Any odd piece OF lace Will do Tor cur
tains II 1t be caught up in the center
and fixed to the top Cor hood part q
the cradle. Put some cotton wool into
the bottom Of the cradle and make n
pretty quilt. and dolly viii sleep 30
cozily that she win not wish 20 get up
IN the morning.
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The Reason For ECONOMY.

Hostess Cat a birthday party)-And
your mother allows you to have two
pieces Of cake when you are at home.
Willie?
Willie Cwho has asked for the second
piece)-No. ma am.
Hostess-WeIl. do you think she
would like you to have two pieces here?
Willie (conhdentially)-Oh. she would
not care. This isn't her cake. you
know.
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satisfied. The
position could
be regarded as
permanent. He
h q d absolute
control OF the
music, and no
O n Q bothered
him in the
least. The work
was much cas-
Ter than that 20
which he had
been accustom-
ed in the days
OF his ADVERSE
".
II h Q m a n
was certainly
" ell content,
and yet he was
just as surely
suffering from
8 ON Q severe
mental strain.
The CauSz w-az
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ANT HILLS AS coMPAssEs.

In forests in Switzerland and Sweder
ants form lofty hillocks which serve a.
compasses to travellers who have lost
their way by night or in a fog. The
nests are always made from east "a
west: their peak is at the east end
which is steep. the ridge sloping. how
ever. gently down 10 the nest. So tbs
wanderer can tell from these ant hills
in which direction he ought TO so.
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He spoke as one for whom the sun
of prosperity had dispersed 81 clouds.
I was a long time securing recognition
he said. but it has come at last. 1 am
the leader of an orchestra. There are
only six of US, but we are all real must
clans We play at the Mount Holly
cafe afternoons and evenings.
He went on to say that the proprie-
tor of the Mount Holly was perfectly
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06

shooter of an
orchestra that
he's as proud
of as If 1t play
ed in the OPP
era House. He
may XIII HIM
s elf in tn q
strugglet 10 hang
on, and if he
doesn't he'll go
down the road
he's elm b g d
with so much
] a b or. An {
poor Martha
VIII go with
him, for. b.
heaven. II I
know anything
Of human ma
ture. she'll new
or desert mimi
I can see her
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cen less OF
The walters had
ceased 20 rattle
the plates /
saw. indeed @
few OF til G
SITS no
were really en-
S0vlnE the mu-
SIC but they
were EO- dong
81 f1 q say
that q mus San
could un DEP
stan
Finally II ln-
ch caught n1y
eye ana ] coril
live Al ccc
that he was
both suzf Used
and pleas D.
surely play
~ at ~ dur
lE the rf n
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06

For good and evI dust plays many
parts in the world If plays an imrur-
tant part 30 the production ~ cog ard
even - rain. % gives riaa % tha Eor-
Eeous coiors % rEnsst and 10 forms n
couEeuial breeding ground f9r ms
crobes. good and bad. and a handy
means ~ Gl9fribufing them
There FL abundant proof fhat crrnbuH-
tlbic dust such az that found fn coaI
mines. IS a poaerful ezpscaire. more
dangerous even than the dreaded Ore
damp. since De- 81 capable in eoue cIr-
curnstancea ~ exploding aDonfareourly
The reason O. that the Gne dust cau-
bines ulth tire oxygen ~ ne ai--fnat
is if burns slowly. and in ere process
~ c1rsn1sfion gives or heaf wfieh
raises the temperature ~ fhe 9urf Tais
increase q tcmperaf sre. again. causes
gEifafl1n % proceed more rapidly ue-
ui finally fhe dusf 81 aof ruoreh to rr-
Dlole en- ahe slightest prevoeatiea.
Ehe ezrlcs.0u sqrrads ~ ffa sart
feacrz iu the air and aeesraalafe1 ga
re rllne flI q leefroginE Same suerrs
from oae ed = the workings - fh-
ofh--.
5fary plans have been rrgpores ~
oaFiafirg fh.H risk Ore method .
Obtained Erezs favor naa 81 kerr fss
atn0ap' ere - fhe r.re 1arr - ~rr.
Elers. - has. however. been founa shst
thls rather Increases ere laarer fr-a
camp claf cE.1izes ugca aaere seafiy
fhau sTv.
1oiern Heien0e relies ehleeg on kerr
lug Considerable stretches - fhe
iaTs fres frrm dsst ~ faoroaeh Het-
sing. ~ ~ 81 iirrit any ~z1ierie1l esa
may occlr a1l g tse saae tses kee-
ing the rncis uias ca1i ~ ft1r1sss
TzrtfaElgr
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slowly IN q SORT
of wonder. How
could he he
worried by any
thing I'm The
midst OF 50
much good for
tune I all
ready kn e ~
that he was 90
ing TO marry
Martha. Was
nOt that enough
TO make any
one happy \
child could have
seen that the
mans love was
strong and sin
cere and Jhat
he regarded KS
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How much nicer 70 tuck dolly awey
in a cradle the little mother has herself
made than to stow her into one or those
creaky affairs that come from the
shopsl
Any clever girl may convert a cocoa-
nut into a charming cradle. Look care
fully at the sketch and thea see exactly
how much OF the oocoanut she'll has TO
be sawed away. That part should De
done by father or one Of the bis broth.
ers.
The kernel. OF what IS called the eco
coanut. must. Of course. be taken from
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06

AS & young man Goethe studied &C
the universities OF Leipsic and Stross-
burg and in III returned 10 Frankturt
licensed 10 practice law. His nrst nov
81. The Sorrows OF Werthe-." was pub
lished when he was IS years of oso.
The language OF the story Is beautifci.
though II is morbid in plot and in philes-
ophy. It made Goethe famous. In i5l5.
on the invitation OF the Duke o. SAKE
Weimar. Goethe went 10 reside al Wei
mar and made that city his home dur
Ing the rest OF his life. In fSo6 he was
married 70 Christiane Vulpius. a wo.1-
an OF little education He died at Wei
mar March %. 1852. mourned as the
greatest poet and novelist OF his coun-
try. Among his finest writings are
Wilhelm Heister." Hermann and
Dorothea" and the tragedy Of Faust"
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mere curiosity.
The manager OF
the Mount HOl-
~ looked out
10 see what
was the mat
ter, and I had
a glimpse 90
him standing in
the dOOrwa y
round eyed with
establishment.
AS lor HEIR
rich he was Sc
renely ecEtatic
His eyes shone.
ne gained two
inches IN stat
ure and when
he turned. aft
or the second
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erty, There was seldom q day that
some one Of the youngsters in the house
did not lose something. so the pursuit
Of the little fellow went on with almost
uDvarying interest. If Dolly missed her
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the inside or
the she'll before
anything IS
done. Cut some
rockers from
cardboard or
thin wood and
fix them 10 the
lower csra o.
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b o VS. were
s. QueeZed out
in front of
him, his hands
were clasped to-
getheT, and he
was gazing up
ward with a
singular placid
ity of express
sion for one
who was being
crushed q p d
roasted
IT n s my
musician. Helm
rich. Continu-
cd the doctor.
You remember
my mentioning
the case to YOU
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-06

A rubber tree four feet in diameter
yields 20 gallons of sap, making 40
pounds of dry india rubber.
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would make futile dives under the floor
in the direction Of the fleeing octoped.
An octoped is an animal having eight
legs.
When at a safe distance from his
young friends, the pursued would sit
down in a corner and, wiping off his fe-
vered brow with his two long front legs.
exclaim:
why do those stupid children think 7