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Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-23

head buried in his paws like kit
| ten asleep, but when he opens his
small dirty eyes and looks at you
| through the bars in his cage, the hui
| NOR of his posture is gone-he is a
polar bear and an ugly-tempered one.
In the monkey cage the little chaps
are all lassitude. They have had an
exciting day of peanuts and pokings
and the comments of the children
and wn-ups-insultingl humorous
and are tired. The night air chills
them and they huddle in group in a
corner for mutual warmth.
They crowd and snuggle and quarrel
like lot of children in one bed, and
, they slap at one another in the most
humorous and human way when their
tights are transgressed.
| In the very next cage is one of the
prettiest good night sights in the me-
nagerie. 1.-TWO yards of parrots" it
might he appropriately called. A cage
ranged side by side on a perch. Their
crests are erect and they chatter to
one another-probably exchanging
comments on the crowd that has pass
ed before them in review during the
evening. One growing tired, dips his
crest and tucks his head under his
wing The others follow suit and
soon, in the dim light, is a row of
white balls.
There are no animals in the menag.
rie which have quite so good a time
going to bed as the seals.
In the center of their cages is tank
full of fresh water. Before they so
to sleep each one takes his bath. They
slosh and dive about and gambol like
lot of boarding school boys ct re-
cess time. They poke theil snaky heads
inquisitively at staring persons. Their
intelligence and the acquaintance with
and the affection they display for tneir
keeper are astonishing.
When the keeper pats one approx,
ingly on the head it "honks" its thanks
and dives to the bottom of the tank
with playful splash of its tail. When
it is ready for bed it comes out of the
tanks and lies down on the platform
folds its fiippers against its sides
holds its nose in the air and goes tc
sleep.
The kangaroos asleep prove the
truth of the famous saying of Artemus
Ward-they are very "amoozin' little
cusses.' They lie fiat on their backs
with their legs straight up in the air
with their long tails curled around
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-23

us at school,"
The keeper looks at his questioner
languidly, and replies in professional
ly monotonous voice: ''In the sum
mer months this stupendous beast ex-
udes red liquid that resembles blood,
and it is, therefore, said to sweat
blood. His keepers wash his skin fire.
quently to remove this exudation, 9TH
erwise the behemoth of land and water
would lose his health
The young fellow goes away looking
wiser. The "hip" goes to sleep in the
water, with only his nostrils protrud.
ing above its surface.
The heat and excitement of the day
have conquered the lions. They are
stretched in their cages too inert even
to respond TO the stabs of the rods
carried by their keepers. All they can
do is to open their eyes sleepily and
snarl They lie about in all sorts of
positions, some of them entirely un-
| dignitied.
A great royal-looking beast, with a
| head fit for the plastic art of a sculp.
tor, was now stretched prone on his
back, with his legs stretched straight
up in the air and his paws pendant
He looked as placid as a sleeping kit,
ten. During the day he had paced his
cage glowering with his green, cruel
eyes at the idle throng that passed be,
fore him with simple praise. He was
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-23

THE most stupendous and soul
stirring hippodromeatic advertisement
under the 'big-top" was over. The l. st
reluctant patron of the circus had been
pushed through the flap of canvas that
covered the exit. The former be-
spangled performers had departed. The
lemonade and popcorn fakirs had
counted up their profits and the roust-
abouts had drunk the lemonade tubs
dry to the dregs. The show was over.
The lights were out.
All that remained of the circus was
the acrid smell of the menagerie and
the unquiet of the animals. There
We're weird animal calls, mutterings
and breathings. The menagerie was
about to 90 to sleep.
The boss animal man." as the sup
erintendent of the circus menagerie is
called, went along the row of cage
wagons, examining each beast intently
1t was his business to know the con-
dition of each before he let it turn in
for the night.
The yaks and other bovine brutes
were standing up placidly munching
their hay, and to these he gave slight
attention. 1t was the carniverous
beasts that appealed to him.
The eats" as all the feline tribe
are called by circus men, from African
lions down to leopards-the meat eat
ing beasts ti..-+ tha heat affects-inter-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-23

up there!" says an elephant tender
to one of the huge beasts, sticking
his hook into his Tapping ragged ear
and leading it away through a hole
in the side of the tent. Whatever the
stage name of the elephant may be,
whether it is "Rajah,' or prince or
Empress" to the elephant man it is
plain 'Jim," or .Bill,'' or Babe All
the other elephants follow Bill"
through the hole in the side of the
tent, each catching hold of the tail of
the other one ahead with the tip of
its trunk.
The boys are taking the bulls to
their cars explains the boss. To a
menagerie man every elephant is a
bull"
why! Well, you see, an elephant
in spite of its size, is the scariest ami
mai in the business. They are very
nervous and apprehensivc of danger.
An elephant is either an arrant cow
ard or a treacherous and cruel brute
which has begun to realize. its physi-
| cal power We have to watch the
elephants more closely than any other
animal in the show.
| "All through the night they are very
restless, and men have to watch them
constantly. When they lie down at
night they look like great gray sacks,
but they don't stay down long.
In a few minutes they are on their
feet again, snorting and throwing hay
about. An elephant is easily fright
ened at night. A stray dog or cat
that runs among them will throw them
into terror, which is contagious. The
first one frightened trumpets.. The
others take it up, and then there is
work for the elephant men to soothe
them into quietness again. A hungry
mouse, foraging in their fodder, will
send the biggest of them into a sweat
of terror
'"The worst thing We have to fear
J in a menagerie is an elephant out
break. For this reason the elephant
men are taking the bulls to their cars
for the night.
OF all the sleepers in the menagerie
the bears are the most humorously
human. In the big cage of brown bears
the sandman has come early. They
are happy, lazy looking lot. They
sprawl about on their backs, with
their legs up against the bars of their
cage, or with their heads burrowed in
their paws. They look like small boys
who have kicked the covers off.
The big polar bear has his big yellow
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-23
through with his posing.

through WIN MS posing.
In the next cage superb lioness,
its body as full of curves and as
lissome as beautiful, slender woman,
paced back and forth. Her eyes gleam
ed In green and gold between the bars
in the dim and uncertain light.
"There's something the matter with
Nell'' said the boss animal man."
"She won't quiet down and sleep like
the rest of her pals. She hasn't got
used to being away from her kittens
yet. They're over in the cage across
the way"
In cage not 10 feet away tNree
Bengal tigers We're making night hid
eous with their waulings and splitting.
They quarreled continuously, tumb-
ling about and slapping and swapping
at one another.
"Those are the night hawks of the
menag gerie," said the boss uncon-
sciously making a bull. "Those cats
can't keep quiet at night. They are
always scrapping about nothing
But in the next cage all the Savag-
cry of the jungle and veldt was seen
in the tense and rigid figure of yel-
low puma.
He sat on his launches against the
further bars of his cage as immovable
as If carved His head was away
from the front. The flap of the tent
was up, and a hundred feet away
could be seen the horses in their tent,
the flaps also up.
Hes watching the horses" said the
boss animal man.
1t was dramatic, this intense re-
gard of the beast. Proba bly, in his saw
age brute mind, he was resenting the
restraint that kept him from leaping
upon the back of one of the horses
aud burying his talons and his fangs
into its flesh.
At signal from the boss, the ami
NAL men closed down the upper hall
OF the side of every cage to keep the
draft away, leaving the lower hall
off for ventilation. The big, round
gasoline lamps were lowered and ex
tinguished except a few here and
there.
The elephant tenders cracked theil
whips and called sharply, and the
bulls" ceased swaying, or got to theil
feet If they had been lying down
There were twenty of them. Big gray
grimy brutes, who resented the dis
turbance with shrill blasts from theil
| trunks.
"Here, Bill, get out of that. Move
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-05-23
Graceful Skirts

silk Skirts. Dress Skirts, Walking
Skirts a large variety Of the newest
spring. Elegant in appearance, grace
full in every fold, skirts with and with
out fiounce. Prices from CO m
$50 down to 46sOO
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
A PORTUGUESE YoUNGsTER IN
COURT.
Contest over the Guardianship Brings
Out Stories of Cruel Punishment, But
Willie Shows Great independence.

Little Willie" was in Judge Robin
sons court yesterday. Willie is a Por-
tuguese yOungster named Guilherme
Batuela, over whom a sister and sun
dry aunts and a grandmother are
waging a contest. While Attorneys
Vivas and Chilllngworth carried on the
warfare, Willie roamed about the court
and defied everyone who tried to con-
troll him. An aunt started after him
once, but Willie thought she was play
ing tag and letting out a yell that
greatly Interrupted Judge Robinson's
thoughts, he started for the bench
The aunts courage gave out and she
retreated to her seat, blushing q deep
red and leaving Willie to shout in
triumph from the sacred place where
the dispenser of justice sat.
Little Willie, as Vivas persistently
called him in his questions, next stole
his grandmothers fan. The old Por-
tuguese lady was not equal to chasing
him, and he stood in the jury box and
waved it at her. Then he laughed so
loud that the judge couldn't hear the
witness Willie's sister, who was tell
ing why his grandmother and aunts
were not proper persons to care for
him. Bailiff George Sea started for
Willie, but Willie threatened to howl
and Sea retreated in disorder 1t was
Willie's field day, and he wasn't to be
cheated out of it.
According to the testimony of his sis
ter and brother the youngster was
very cruelty treated at home. He was
thrown on the floor and kicked, said
the sister who wants to be appointed
guardian, and the brother said that
whippings were very frequent. While
this testimony was being given, Willie
was a good candidate for more lick
ings, for he was seated on the floor Of
the courtroom, uttering defances to
the deeply shocked aunts and grand
mother, who were trying to induce him
to return to a seat and respect the dig
nifty of the court.
How often was little Willie whip
ped?" asked Vivas of the elder broth
er.
1t appeared from Willie's conduct
that it was not as often as he ought
to have been, but the witness replied
that there We're so many chastisements
that he couldn't make an estimate. In
answer to questions from the judge he
finally said that he had seen the whip
pings eight OF ten times.
Judge Robinson finally granted the
petition of the grandmother, Mrs. Te-
resa j. Aguiai, for letters of guardian
ship, under bonds of $3.50, and Willie
was led home, to receive necessary
punishment which the judge did not in
fiict, for repeated contempts of court
j. M. Vivas, Mrs. Clara Webster and
NJ. T. SimOntOn were appointed to ap-
praise the estate left to the youngster
by his father.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
The FINAL TOUCHES

Every space in the Merchants Pavi-
lion has been pre-empted for the fair
this evening and this morning all was
orderly confusion with the various ex-
hibitOrs putting the finishing touches
to their booths. The big center spaces
are turned into pavilons for the exhi-
biti0n of carriages and there as in the
smaller booths original color combina-
tions and decorative schemes have
been displayed.
The exhibits will not all be mute.
There will be gramophone and pianola
records by a musical firm and it is ru-
mored that a well known local pianist
will enliven the crowd with rag time
selections.
Back in the drill shed the tables are
all neatly spread with white cloths in
readiness for the exhibits. The Kane
hameha boys have draped two enOr-
nous American and Hawaiian flags at
the end for a background to their eX-
hibit, and load of fine squashes in in
finite variety with other products of
the college truck garden are already
being spread out. The taroena exhibit
makes a good showing. Otherwise the
tables are bare, as owing to the per-
ishable nature of the exhibits, they will
not be placed on the tables until the
last moment. The flowers and fruits
will be brought in mostly on Monday
morning.
The band concert will start the fair
| this evening with a concert in a pavil-
| ion to be erected Eva Of the bid build
! ing They will play at o'clock, the
doors of the pavilion being opened at
the same time
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
ALL MAULS ARRIVE

The All-Maui baseball team arrived
this morning at 4 O'Clock on the Clau-
dine. Although the crowd got into
port very early Deputy High Sheriff
ChillingwOriL was on hand with a
wagonette to receive them and escorted
the crowd of twelve men to the CalifOr-
mia Hotel, where they will be quarter
ed during their stay in Honolulu.
The team is composed of the follow
ing: Catcher and Captain, George H.
Cummings; pitcher Alphonso jackson;
first base, T. Picker; second base j.
Garcia; third base, J. b. Henderson;
short stop, j. Yates; right field, w.
Searle; left field, A. Garcia; center
field, K. Smith; substitutes, L. r.
Crook and Thomas Kruger; manager,
J. l.. Coke.
Mr.. Chillingworth sent the team out
to the Punahou ground this morning
under the escort of Barney JOY, the
pitcher of the Honolulu Athletic team
for practice. The Maui team is COM
posed of small fellows as a rule but
they showed themselves to be good
players They appeared to have got
ten their team work down to quite
science. and in base running some of
them were very good. It is expected
that they will put up a splendid game
with the Honolulu clubs. The first
game will be played at the Punahou
grounds a. p. m. Monday. The other
game win be with the Alf-Honolulu
team al the same place on Tuesday af-
ternOon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
HAS A new VESSEL
CAPTAIN PILTz SECURES FINE
SCHOONER.
Is a Five Masted Vessel and win Take
Lumber to Australia-Was Launched
Last May.

Captain Piltz, who was in command
of the barkentine William Carson at
the time she was sunk off Waikiki in
December of 1899, in q collision with
the steamer Claudine has been given
command recently of a new vessel. 1t
is the new five masted schooner H. X.
Hall and is the property of George Bill
ings.
The vessel was built at Port Blakeley
by Hall Brothers and was launched
May "a. She is 235 feet in length, AZ
feet 4 inches beam and has a depth of
Is feet l inch. She is fitted with a
Hyde Patent windass with direct
steam connection and also has a Can
trell donkey engine. with double cylin-
der. She is 1l05 tons register and has
a carrying capacity of 1000 tons of
coal or 100000 feet of lumber.
When Captain w. c. Kenny of the To-
cal stevedore company was in the
Sound country recently he met Cap
tain Piltz and was entertained in COM
pany with a number of other persons,
aboard the new vessel. Captain Piltz
was delighted with his new boat and
showed his guests all over the vessel.
He seemed especially anxious that the
people of Honolulu should learn of his
good fortune so Captain Kenny made q,
note of the dimensions and other infor-
nation concerning the schooner and
brought the news here when he arrived
on the China, this month.
The Hall was lying alongside the ST.
Paul and Tacoma wharf at Tacoma
loading lumber for Australia. She eX-
pected to sail about July 15 Mrs. Piltz
was to accompany her husband.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
ALOHA BRINGS SUGAR
WILL DISCHARGE CARGO INTO
KAIULANI.
She Came From Kailua and Kaanapali.
Will Load Lumber on Puget Sound
For Hilo.

The schooner Aloha arrived this
morning from San Francisco by way of
Kailua and Kaanapali. She brought
1000 bags of sugar from the Kona Su-
gar Company and 8,125 bags from Plv-
neer Mill. All of this sugar is to be
discharged into the bark Kaiulani
which WIN sail for San Francisco
The arrival Of the Aloha with su-
gar for another sailing vessel caused
some surprise but the reason the
schooner brought this sort of cargo, is
because she had freight for Honolulu
and had to come here under any cir
cumstances so the sugar for the bark
was loaded in her.
The Aloha will go on the Marine rail-
way here, and will then be dispatched
for Puget Sound to load lumber for
Hilo
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
BURGLARS
HENRY CRANE FIRED THREE
SHOTS AT ONE.
Neighborhood of Kewalo and Wilder
Aroused over Presence of Strange
Men-Thought to be Burglars.

1t is now believed that a couple OF
professional white burglars are operat-
ing in Honolulu. The recent thefts
which have all been characterized by
bOldness of execution, are now laid at
the door Of the two unknown men ana
not the gang of Porto Ricans as was
originally surmised.
The discovery OF the probable identi-
ty of the burglars was made last night
Three shots were fired at one OF The
men by Henry Crane but the fellow es-
capped. The residents in the vicinity
Of kewalo street and Wilder avenue
were treated to unusual excitement
last night, shortly after midnight, and
about two thirds of the male popula-
tion was out in various stages of sleep
mess and dishabille, chasing after bur-
glars.
Notice of the presence Of the two
burglars was first given by a couple Of
fox terriers at the Crane place on Ke-
warO street. Charles Crane and his
brother We're aroused by hearing the
noise of the two dogs. Charles Crane
went to the front door and just saw
the dogs disappearing around the side
of the house evidently in pursuit OF
some object. He ran to the rear door
and there discovered two white men Ill
the act of evidently trying 10 quiet the
dogs
August Wolf who resides in the cot
tage in the rear of the Crane residence
saw the two men distinctly One Of
them was rather tall and the other
short, the usual combination of rob-
bers Both of them were white men.
The Cranes, Henry armed with revol-
Yer, ran out as did Mr.. Wolf and the
Japanese yard boy. The tall robber es-
capped by the rear fence pursued by the
Japanese who soon returned with
barked shins from colliding with an
oil can while the shorter man ran on
to Kewalo street and escaped into Nc
Chesney's yard.
The pursuers waited for some time,
hiding in Cranes yard. Within a
short time, they We're rewarded by see
ing the supposed burglar climb the Nc
Chesney fence and start down Wilder
avenue. The burglar had a start OF
perhaps $50 yards over the crowd and
they say he ran like a deer. Henry
Crane took three shots at the re-
treating men but none of them took
effect. BY this time all of the male re-
sidents of the neighborhood, who could
find their clothes 0r any part Of their
wardrobes We're ou, in the street help
ing to swell the crowd of pursuers.
The pursued man ran along Wilder
avenue to Keaumoku street jumped
into j. Humbergs yard and disappeared
in the brush fringing a ditch which
runs past the Humberg premises. The
pursueIs were unable to find any fur
ter trace of the unknown man. 1t Is
thought that the two men were trying
to break into the Crane residence.
Some days ago, Mrs. James Wilkin-
son who lives on Pensacola street was
startled by the noise of some one on
he'd front porch. 1t was in the even
ing. She went to learn the cause, and
there saw two men who answer the
description given of those noticed on
with fright was Mrs. Wilkinson that
she tainted. The men hurried away
and made no attempt to rob the house.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
BEST L1NIMENT FOR STRAINS.

Mr.. F. H. Wells, the merchant at
Deer Park, Long Island, N. Y, U. S.
A.. says: Il always recommend Cham
berlain's Pain Balm as the best lini-
ment for strains. / used 1t last win
ter for a severe lameness in the side,
resulting from strain, and was great
ly pleased with the quick relief and
cure 1t effected For sale by all deal
ers; Benson, Smith & Co., general
agents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
FAIR PROGRAM.

p. m. Saturday, races at Kapiolanl
Park, Territorial Band in attendance.
s p. m. Saturday, Merchants Fair
opens; band in attendance.
a. m. to 10 p. m. Monday, and Tues
day Merchants Fair open.
II noon. Monday, Agricultural Fair
opens, continuing Monday and Tuesday
.. m. Monday, H. A. c. VS.. All
Maui, Oahu College campus.
p. m. Tuesday, All-HonOlulu vs..
All-Maui, Oahu College campus,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
Tickets from Honolulu to
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.

The case of David Kalolepono VS.,
K. L. Kalei, an action for damages,
was on trial this morning before Judge
Humphreys and jury. The plaintiff
asked for $4,000 damages for alleged
malicious prosecution, having been ar
rested on a warrant sworn to by the
defendant charging him with larceny.
The grand jury did not return any in
dictment. The evidence was closed this
morning and the case viii go to the
jury this afternoon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
FALSE RUMOR.

There was a rumor, oft repeated,
along the water front this morning,
that the steamer Maui had gone ashore
or otherwise been wrecked. President
Wight of the Wilder's Steamship Com
pany stated that there was no founda-
tion for the report.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
FRuITs AND VEGETARLEs

Don't forget Camarinos of the Cali
fornia Fruit Market when you want
fruit and vegetables. He always has
on hand fresh supply of both Califor-
mia and Island fruits. Telephone Main
272
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
SPECIAL SALE OF Silks

L. b. Kerr & Co., Ltd. will have on
show on Monday grand line of Japa-
nese washing Pineapple and Taffetta
Silks. Newest shades, marked from 40
cents a yard.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
sWETI. MIIIJNURY

For choice up-to-date millinery L. p.
Kerr & Co. are in the front rank. The
Paris model hats are certainly crea-
tions OF extreme beauty.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26

'In the midst of life. we are in
death" Don't let the inevitable find
you without a policy in The Oriental
Life Insurance Company.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26
o. r. & l. 60. EXcURsIoNs.

During the Merchants Fair week eX-
cursion tickets will be on sale at all
of the o. r.. & l.. Co. stations. These
tickets will be on sale and good for
return from Saturday July 26th, until
Monday, August 9Th.
Tickets from Honolulu to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-26

star want adg pay at once.
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Want ads in Star cost but % cents.
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