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arm and leg were paralyzed. Blood flowed from her mouth and nostrils; yet she strug- gled for while before dying.
 This was at least five centuries ago. but her body was so perfectly preserved by the mineral salts with the help Of the dryness of the climate, that the woman looks today pretty much us she did when she died. Even the cotton kilt which she wore and her rabbit skin anklets are preserved. Ihe skin is coated with salts, which appear to have made their way to some extent into the substance of the body, thus bringing about what might be called Il primary stage of fosslization.
 If Is on this account, indeed, that the mummy is so extraordinarily interesting. It is a commencing fossil, as one might say,
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Efforts are to be made to introduce American dairy machinery in Turkey, where the creameries are managed on rather primitive plan. Constantinople i'm ports most of its butter from Siberia, in. stead of encouraging the development of the industry at home. and the fat of the taii of the famous fat-tailed sheep is used throughout the country as culinary sub stitute
 Butter fin Turkey is manufactured ex- clusiyely from thickened milk, known as .syaoort" no attempt being made to col lcct the cream and use 1t for butter mak- ing Fresh milk is heated In kettles to hoiling point and allowed to cool to 80 degrees. after which small quantity of old .yaoort' is added. Thus fermentation Is induced, and the result is Junket-like stun with a slight acid taste.
 s.Yaoort'' Is very nutritious and easily digested, and is used In the preparation of various Turkish dishes, both meats and vegetables. When 1t is employed for but
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anything.
 There is a paragraph relating to widowers, who are given three years in which to mourn and pick q successor.
 man who can prove that he has proposed and been refused three times in one year is also considered to have earned immunity from taxation.
 It is said that the law works like charm.
 The first lady lawyer to appear in q Swiss law court Is Mlle. Mackenroth, who recently acted for the defendant in case at the As size Court at Zurich. Her eloquent defense on behalf of her client surprised even the judge, and the jury without retiring found for the defendant, the lady lawyer being warmly congratulated by her fellow counsel on leaving the court,
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Adams Birth Date.

According 10 a foreign religious journal Dr. Lightfoot, chancellor of the University of Cambridge, has spent much time during inc last IT years in an endeayor to ascertain tha axoct dote of Adams birth, and has at last solved the problem.
 After making thousands of calculations ne has discovered that Adam was born at o'clock on the morning of October 23, Ill the year 4oo4 B. c. That this is the exact qate' he says, can be proved to the satisfaction of any scientist.
 The learned divine has not yet been apie to learn the exact date of Eyes birth, but 1t is said that he is now grappling with this problem and is confident he will be aple 10 solve it within the next few years.
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Very Old Sculpture.

vaIuahle and astonishing finds are coming to light from the excavations in the grea' prehistoric palace of King Minos, at knossus' Crete. Among the most surprising and lm- portant of the decorations were parts of hu- man and other objects in high relief, rem dered 1000 years ago with great fidelity to nature and displaying an artistic reflection undreamed of in this remote period. cen. turies before the birth of Greek art on the mainland.
 Of all these decorations the fragment rep. resenting the forearm of man grasping the end of pointed vase is the most remark
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A BACHELOR TAX.

In the Argentine Republic they have solved to their own satisfaction the "bachclor problem by the simple method of making it cost an unmarried man as much money to live In unmarried bliss as it would cost him to marry.
 A man Is marriageab,e in Argentina when he Is 20. If from that date and until he passes his thirty-eighth birthday he wishes to remain single he must pay $5 a month to the state. For the next five years the tax increases 100 per cent
 Between 43 and 70 ihe ba eheor is mulcted to the tune of S20 a month. From his ffticth year to 10 $50 month Is the tax, but having reached the seventy-ifth year the tax Is reduced to $l0 a year. After so man can remain single without paying
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MOST WONDERFUL OF MUMMIES.

and doubtless if it had been left alone the body would have been completely petrified in the course of time and converted into q mineral substance throughout. Such at all events is the opinion of Prof W. J. Me Gee of the United States Bureau of Ethnol- ogy. who gave these factsto the writer.
 Alongside of the Antofagasta mummy was found one of the most remarkable aboriginal implements ever discovered. Obviously mining tool used by the woman who met the tragic tate described, it con sisted of piece of flint shaped to form half hammer and half hatchet and fastened securely to strong stick by thongs of raw hide. Though five centuries old 1t was still in good condition for service.
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THE EMPEROR AND THE WAITRESS.

set foot in this place during the last two hours It's that wretchcd Emperor who is taking all our customers away from us. Every one is going to look at him, and don't suppose a human being except your self will come in here before nightfall."
 You've seen the Emperor, suppose re- marked her solitary guest.
 No have not" sbe replied, though, to tell the truth. I'd give a good deal to see him.,
 As she spoke she handed him cup Of cof- fee. He drank it and then rose and placed large gold coin on the counter.
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''Oh, what beautiful piece of money v she cried. Why one side contains the pie ture of the good King Louis XVI!'
 ''Yes, Madame" he replied, and if you would care to see the Emperor's picture here it is at your service.
 As he spoke he threw back the folds of his cloak, and at the sight of his brilliant uni form and gorgeous decorations she knew we'll that her guest was, indeed, the Emperor, of whom all Paris was talking The Elm peror smiled at her surprise and then, with low bow, left the cafeewithout waiting for his change.
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FREAK IN RAILROAD SMASHUP.

wonderful freak of tuck It must have been the most thrilling few minutes i'll the life of every person in that coach, as the coach was suspehded i'll the air above the great pile of wreckage that contained what had been other cars.
 The disaster IS supposed to have been caused by the cracking of one of the heavy cast-iron chairs that crown each of the bridge beams
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Such thing as petrifed human body has never been known, notwithstanding frequent reports to the contrary; but the nearest approach to such a phenomenon was found recently on the Island or Ahto- fagasta. off the coast of Chilli.
 The island is desert, and its soil Is per meated by salts of iron, copper and soda For some purpose unknown, the ancient peo, pie of Chil long before the discovery of America by Columbus, were in the habit of mining there for soda salts, carrying the stuff away on their backs in leather bags.
 One day there was an accident, and woman who was engaged in digging into the face of steep bankswas overwhelmed by cave-in. Her left shoulder was crushed, with fracture of the bone, and her left
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SILVER SADDLES OF THE YAKUTS.

A wealthy Yakut will have a half dozen or more of these silver saddles for use on various occasions. The hunting of the wild reindeer forms one of the chief means of subsistence In the tundra, and many of the rich herdsmen own silver saddles.
 The seat is of reindeer skin padded with fur, and they are valued from $50 to $100 according to the thickness of the silver and the number of designs engraved.
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Out in the philippines a curious pair of dwarfsi have been found whose combined height Is something less than 40 inches. These little persons have attained thelr full growth, and but for the size Of thelr heads are perfectly proportioned-
 'qbe woman is 26 years old and towers to a height of 10 inches. The other member of this remarkable combination, who is her brother, is 20 years old. The man wears a 71k hat.
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ter making 1t is put into jar of earthen- ware, or soatskin, suspended by cords. Enough hot water is added to raise the temperature to 80 degrees and the primi- tive churn Is kept agitated for 40 minutes, until lbutter forms. The residual butter milk (used in the kitchen where American cooks would employ ordinary buttermilk or sour milk) Is called the awine of the Turks, and is known in the markets as "airan.'
 Most of the milk thus used for making butter is that of the sheep. and the prod uct is white and curdy in appearance. The Turks seem willing to learn new dairy methods however. and might do so very proftably to themselves, the pastoral wealth of the country being great Re. gently. at Harput. Yankee churps were exhibited in operation. and native visitors were much astonished to see yellow butter turned ont from cows milk in seven or eight minutes.
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race now occupying Russian territory. They carry on some agriculture, but cattle breed ing is their main occupation. A great deal of their time is spent on horseback, ana some of the rich are fond of adornment ana display, and have their saddles, poth front and hack. covered with pure plate of silver, carved in wonderful designs and equal to that of the best workmanship of modern artists. though they are several thousands of miles away from civilization. t"f
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Novel is the method adopted by the Grand Trunk Railroad for the wholesale removal of long stretches of track. By the new device several miles of track can be quickly removed from a higher grade to lower level without unspiking the rails.
 This new process does away with the old system of Throwing track with a gang of men and erowbars which has always been tedious and costly method. The equip ment of the new apparatus consists of an engine and anchored flat car and cable. It is operated as follows:
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Here is good story about Emperor Jo- sepn IT. During his stay in Paris Ee did his best to preserve his incognlto, but one day the people heard that he was going to the Palais Royal at Il certain time and as re- suit the streets were thronged
 The Emperor duly started for the Palais but at sight of the crowd he hastily returned to his hotel and put on q large cloak over his brilliant uniform, after which he went out and entered neighboring cafe.
 The only person in it was waitress, who said when she saw him: You re very wei come, sir, for you're the only person who has
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under his engine and painfully injured The striking feature of the collapse, how. ever. was the good fortune of the crowded Pullman coach Seemingly by miracle 1t chung to the bridge with II feet or It's length overhanging the break and corner shorn away by one of the bridge beams, as shown in the picture
 Great loss of life was averted by this
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One of the most remarkable railway wrecks on rccoyd occurred recently in Ari- zona. 160fobt span of the Salt River bridge of the Muiicopa and Phoenix Rail road gare way under the weight of mixed train.
 The locomotive ond three box cars dropped 20 feet in heap, an Indian pas senger was killed and the fireman pinioned
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Prominent among the curious and interest ing objects collected in Siberia for the Ameri- can Museum of Natural History by MT. Wademar Jochelson. of the Jesup North Pa citic expedition, was series of silver sad, dies. These rare and extravagant pieces of horse paraphernalla were obtained from the Yakuts, tribe numbering some 100000, who live mostly in the Valley of the Lena River, in Siberia.
 The Yaknts are branch of the Turkish
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Haida Indians, who occupy certain parts or Southeastern Alaska, have d natural gift Tor carving, and these objects are used at thclr various ceremonial gatherings. A typl- ahl handieraft is in the shape of carved .ccremcni1l spoons and forks used by a chief on important festive occasions.
 They are hewn out of cedar and are more tuan a fenl long. The top figures represent the tctcm of the owner and his wife. and are the eagle and the bear. According to their mythology, it is good luck to adorn their varicns household implements and effects
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with the image of their protective animal iuiem. Decorated spoons and forks are es- pcclaly used at the time of the chief giving big potlatch. one of the principal feasts of the Northeast Coast tribes, which is still practiced at the present day.
 Only chiefs nnd wealthy men of the tribes give these feasts, which occur usually on the occasion of some important event, such as the succession to a chieftainey, or the cree tion of q new house and carved totem posts certain superiority of social standing is ac corded to those who have given a great pot latch.
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lows: To throw mile of track to lower grade by hand labor required the services Of a large gang of men, and the average ex- pense was $175. By using the new apparatus the track can be shifted to its new place at u cost of about $I3 per mile. The time re- qllired is about seven and one-half hours.
 The average weight of a calf three months old is from 233 pounds to 3j3 pounds. At one year this weight has increased to from GAO pounds to 7o0 pounds.
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WHOLESALE REMOVAL.

The cable is stretched from the flat car to the track to be moved and fastened about the rails The engine is started and the track. pulled by the cable, erawls down from the high grade and Is stretched in leaning position along the side Of the empahkment. The engine then reyerses it's course and pulls the track along the side of the embankment to the level ground of the lower grade, leay- ing it sufficiently well aligned and graded for work trains to run on.
 The economical and labor-saying adyan- tages of the new system are reported as foi-
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The pair were born. in the Island of Pa nay, and since their earliest childhood nave earned very comfortable income by exhlo- iting themselves in the theaters and mu- seums throughout the Philippine lslands. They are decidedly accomplished in their way They can both sing and dance ae- ceptably, and give several turns, which are highly appreciated by the Filipino audi ences
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-30
TRY TO GUST
CAMPBELL
THE HOUSE CALLS FOR HIS RE
SIGNATION AND RAISES SOME
SALARIES.

The House yesterday afternoon
adopted the resolution asking Superin-
tendent Cooper to call for the resigna-
ton of Assistant Superintendent Camp
bell, by the same vote as the resolu-
tion of want of confidence in Campbell.
Lewis. Vida and Greenwich were ap-
pointed a committee to investigate an
alleged shortage in cement, which Har-
ris said was due to lack of system in
the department.
The House voted to appoint a on
ference committee on House bill nu n
Der two and Speaker Beckley appointed
Keliinoi, Gandall Oil, Kaniho, Fer
nandez and Harris.
The six months salary bill was taken
up and the salary of the Superinten-
dent of Public Works was put back to
81, $50. the same as the other heads of
departments. The deputy attorney
general was raised to $500 and the at
torney generals stenographer to $3.50.
An amendment to reduce the salary
of the Superintendent of Publ Works
was lost.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-30
OAHU COLLEGE


The graduating exercises az Oa,:
College last evening were well attend
ed Pauahi Han was crowded. The
Naledictoiian was Miss Luverne Mar
shall who had earned THE honor IN acc
cordance with the rules Of the school
by standing at the head Of her class
throughout the four years course Her
average was ninety-four per cent.
Frederick Dwight Lowrey. the Salu-
tatorian, stood next with nintty-three
per cent.
The opening invocation was by Rev.
George l.. Pearson. The address to the
class was by Bishop Restarick. The
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
DR.. l. G. Merserve The members Of the
class were as follows:
Classical Course-DouElas Archibald
Kincaid, Luverne Leathe Marshall.
Margaret Levers Peterson, Henry
Alexander Walker.
Literary Course-1rene Lenore Fish
er, Florence Hill, Frederick Dwight
Lowrey, Edith Spalding. 1rma Eva
Splitter, Ruth Whitney Jane Lathrop
WHINE.
Scientific Course - Albert Barnes
Clark, Jr.. Robert Menees Davis, Mark
Alexander Robinson.
Commercial Cuurse-Wiliam Henry
Campbell Archibald Al Hapai.
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BYAUTHORITY
TAX ASSESSORS OFFICE.

To the Taxpayers of the First Divi-
sion, Island of Oahu:
The Tax Assessors Books for the
year 1908, for the several Taxation Dis
tricts, will be open for inspection by
persons liable for vaxation, between
the LIST and 18th day of July Sundays
eXcepted), from 8 O'Clock in the fore
noon until 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
as follows:
DISTRICT OF HONOLULU.
At the Assessors Office, Judiciary
Building, Honolulu
DISTRICT OF EVA AND wAIANAB.
At the Oahu Railway & Land Co. $
Depot, Pearl City, Eva, between the
LIST and 18th days of July. and at the
Court House, Waiande, between the list
and 9th days of July.
DISTRICT OF wAIALUA.
At the Post Office, Waialua.
DISTRICT OF rlOOLAULOA.
A the Court House. Hauula.
DISTRICT OF KOOLAUPOKO.
At the Office of The Deputy Assessor,
Kaneohe.
JAS. w. PRATT,
Assessor First Division.
Honolulu, June 26, 1903.
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NUMERous AssAu1r CAsEs.

Henry Au was charged with assault
and battery today at the police station.
He is ACCUSED of attacking a native in
+ akaakO yesterday during a crap
game.
George Naiwi was charged with as
sault with a deadly weapon. He shot
kahekili in the abdomen yesterday
morning while at revolver practice. 1t
has been stated that there was cause
for ill-feeling between the men on ac-
count rf woman. An inv4 itigarion by
the authorities vert however to prove
that thu shooting had been an accident.
Frank Boyd was charged yesterday
with being unlawfu!lv on The promises
of Deputy High Sheriff Chillingworth.
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PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

On Saturday, July 20, 1903, at 70
o'clock noon, at the front entrance Of
the Judiciary building will be sold at
Public Auction, the lease of piece OF
Government land, situate on the mauka
side of Lot 13A, Wahiawa, Waialua,
Oahu, containing an area of 10 acres, a
little more or less.
Term: Lease 2l years.
Upset Value: soc per acre per an
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-30

In accordance with Section l of Chap
ter XXVI of the Laws of 1880:
All persons holding water privileges
or those paying water rates are hereby
notified that the water rates for the
term ending Dec. 81, 1903, will be due
and payable at the office of the Homo
lulu Water Works IN the LIST day OF
July, 1903.
All such rates remaining unpaid for
fifteen days after hhey are due will be
subject to an additional 40 per cent.
All privileges upon which rates re-
main unpaid August Is, 1893 (thirty
days after becoming delinquency, are
liable to suspension without further
notice.
Rates are payable at the office OF the
Water Works in the basement of the
Capitol Building.
ANDREW BROWN.
Supt. Honolulu Water Works.
Honolulu June 20, 1903.
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NOTICE..

We beg to call the attention of the
Public in general to the fact that our
household department on our second
floor is now complete in all its lines.
We will be pleased to have you call
and view the same, our full staff Of
statesmen will be ready to escort you
by elevator to the large and spacious
upper floor where you will be surprised
at the extreme LOW PRICES on all
goods and where you will see the very
latest novelties as well as Staple
Household Utensils ETC., etc. Every
thing marked in plain figures.
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Change Of water often brings on diar-
rhoea. For this reason many expert
enced travellers carry a bottle OF Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy with them to be used in case
Of an emergency. This preparation
has no equal as cure for bowel COM
plants. 1t can not be obtained while
on board the cars or steamship, and
that is where it is most likely to be
needed Buy a bottle before leaving
home. All dealers, Benson, Smith &
Co., general agents.
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MARRIED.

DEINERT-DANIELS-t Pt meme,
Maui. June q, 1908. M. 'becca
Daniels daughter of w. H.h of
Wailuku, to w. A. Deinert, Z u
meme.
CURTS-LA PIERRE-At the residence
of Rev. and Mrs. f. $. Muckley
Honolulu, Hawaii, June 30, 1903, Rev.
Muckley officiating, Miss ]. La Pierre
of Palo Alto, California, a cousin of
NJ. La Pierre of Honolulu, TO j. P.
Curtis of Kailua, clerk of the third
circuit court. Following the cere-
mony, a wedding supper was served
at the Hawaiian Hotel. Mr.. and
Mrs. Curtis leave for Kailua by the
w. G. Hall today.
ANDRADE-THOMAS-At the Catholic
Cathedral, Honolulu. Hawaii, June
90, 1903, Rev. Father Stephens Off
ciating, Miss Mary S. Thomas to j.
Andrade. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrade
leave for Kona on the w. G. Hall
today
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SUNDAY FIGRc IN KAKAAKO.

Robert Kahunui was set upon by a
crowd of men in Kakaako last Sunday
afternoon and badly beaten. His head
was cut and he w>s generally bruised
and rendered unconscious. Negroes
We're said to have attacked the native
as the result Of dispute ovr n crap
game, Henry Kkaha, a native, was ar
rested and charged with having be- n
one of the party that attacked Kahu-
nui. The latter was improving in con-
dition at the Queens Hospital today.
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DIED.


the residence of CarCn
and Mrs. Alexander Macintosh,
Honolulu, Hawaii. June 2S, 1908 aged
81 years, Mrs. Anne Dudoit, widow
of the late Jules Quot, for many
years French Consul 10 the Hawaiian
Kingdom. The funeral was held yes
terday morning from St. Andrews
Cathedral. The interment was at
Nuuanu cemetery. Mrs. Dudoit was
born COney, and married her hus-
band here. He came here at a very
early day. He is said to have been
a brother of me famous Count du
Montmorency of Paris, though other
reports state that he was the brother
of a very famous French naval Off
Ger. He was murdered in his bed
by a Chinese servant many years ago
Mrs. Dudoit at the same time re-
ceiving wounds of which the scars
remained till her death. Mrs. Du-
doit's sister died only a few months
ago. Two children survive Mrs. Du-
doit, Charles Dudoit, of Pukoo, Molo-
kai and Captain Jules Dudoit of La
haina.
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PUBLIC LANDS NOTICE.

On Wednesday, July 20, 1909, ait IL
o'clock noon, at the front entrance OF
the Judiciary Building, will be sold at
Public Auction the lease of the land of
Honuaula, N. Kona, Hawaii, contain
ing an area of 3O44 acres, a little more
or less.
Terms: q years.
Upset rental: $3.50. 100 per annum.
For further particulars as to condi-
tons of lease, PLAY, etc, apply at the
Public Lands Office.
f.. s. BOYD.
Commissioner of Public Lands
Public Lands Office, June %, 1903.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

The eighth annual convention of the
Hawaiian Christian Endeavor Union
will be held at the Central Union
church on Thursday evening, July 2nd,
at 1870 p. m. All interested in Chris
tian Endeavor work are invited to at
tend. sunrise p. ayer-meeting will
be held at the Central Union church
on Thursday morning at a. m.