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GAMBLING OUTFITS FOR USE AT HOME
Demand for Roulette and Faro Layous Big Games
..Gant!ed On In Uptown Resdenees-Momen interested.

ct strikes me, said an out Of town visitor
at an uptown hotel the other night, that
with practically all the gambling houses
closed 1t must be pretty hard on the chap
who makes gambling tools. And the fell
low who wants to take flier must be up
against It. too
Ways.. said his companion. "The fellow
who makes the gambling tools is doing
sust - well as ever-maybe little better.
k'Atrue that there is very little public gam
bling. hm The amount Of private gambling
that goes on would startle you. A good
deal OF It b on an Insignificant scale, but the
gambling outfit must be supplied just the
same. ~ ..,,.. ...-
Let me tell you something. The man
who makes gambling Implements doesn't
depend on the professional gamblers for
bis trade. You know it isn't a crime to
manufacture gambling playthings unless
the manufacturer knows that they are to he
used for gambling purposes. But Of course
be doesn't, and even il he did nobody could
prove It, and that lets him out.
4 'You remember what happened when
the. Iewisohn bill was declared constitu-
tional. Jerome had bunch of big gam
blen march down to his Office and sign a
httle pledge that they wou d quit the game
IN this town, at least while he was in office.
Then they handed over their gambling
outfits. When all the costly and beautiful
red and black tables, roulette wheels and
faro layouts. or most of them, had been
gathered In, there was bonfire. It was
estimated that that stuff was worth about
90, 900.
THAT ends the business of the manu-.
facturers Of gambling stuff they said,
{ at least until the good old days return
ANYBODY who had that idea hadn't the
sight limo at all. Let me late a little in
eident that happened when Jerome began
In earnest Ia. put Garfield out Of business.
The willy District Attorney decided that
he'd hnd out what Garfield had in the line
Of gambling material and where he got
&. The ars. thing he did was to subpoena
q man In this town who Is one Of the biggest
mapSlN turers Of gambling tools in the
Eat. The manufacturer marched right
down to the District Attorneys office,
aslked for 2 private interview and got it.
< Tn going to be candid was his start.
Ny income Is not made solely from pro-
fesdonal gamblers. That is only side
Issue With me. tie from the people who
buy my tools to amuse themselves with in
their homes that ! get my big money.
Many Of my customers are substantial
people. I don't know that they gamble
With the, things they buy from me- l pre-.
sumo many of them do, but suppose as
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SEVEN WISE MEN IN A HOUSEHOLD
They Study Theosophy and the Occult at Their Ease
An Unusual Missionary Enterprise n Now York. -

There are seven OF them, an men, and
they study 'theosophy at their ease Out
wardly their house Ia quite like other hand
some, 'unohtrtisive houses on the avenue.
1t Is the household. not the house, which
Is exceptional The house II very much
occupied, yet everything Il done quietly.
There is no swish OF skirts save that 81 an
occasional visitor. -
These seven men, long before tho simple
life was 30 widely exploited, were living,
as a matter Of choice, life Of esthetic SIM
plicity, though 1t is elegant simplicity.
It was when the Theoeophical Society
was being broken up by warning leaders
that n. W. Percival and several other
studiously inclined men OF leisure who
we're interested In what might DO termed
scientific religion decided to form an or
ganization for the serious study OF this
subject. 1t was decided that this society.
should be as simple az possible and that
there should be no leadership. Any ono
desiring to investigate the spiritual side
Of things according to scientific methods
has an opportunity to do So There are
but three officers in tho society and, ex-
cepting the hire OF typewriter, no salaries
are paid.
Several Of the men who arc members OF
this household have means and devote their
entire time to study and the work connected
with the organization, which includes the
publication Of q periodical and many books.
The press for this purpose 10 In the house
and is operated by the men who live there.
Several Of the household are In business.
These devote such time a. they have at
their command to the society.
1t Is stated that there have been no jeal-
ousies. artagonisms or friction Of any kind
from the. organization Of the household
and the society In the fall Of 1900 Speak
ing Of the home and Of what tho society
Of which he Is president has done and
aims to do, Mr.. Percival said:
Believing In the teachings Of theosophy,
using the word in tho larger sense in which
Behmen uses 1t, as there was no place In
New York where these teachings were
promulgated and the books In which they
are set forth could ha had. Va decided to
form q society for this purpose. We made
no claim save the right to do this, and
therefore came In conflict with none.
AT the, time We organised theosophy a
a movement was thing Of tho past In New
York, but With u It was . thing Of the
eternal present, and We were willing to back
up our theories, a. some may choose To
call them, with cash.
We have no constitution or BYLAW.
The society il made up mostly Of men.
We wish. for various reasons thers wore
more women sufficiently interested to Join
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many more just get innocent amusement
out OF them.
81 have no objection to letting you
know who my customers are. At the Same
time 1t Is not going to do me any good to
have too much publicity. In fact, i think
that II my books are brought down here and
exhibited to the public my business will be
killed. As I say, am perfectly willing
to let you see the books, but don't want
to be brought into the thing, and don't
want anything said about who my custo-
mers are
THAT was satisfactory to the District
Attorney. and ono OF his representatives
was sent up to the mans place of business.
don't know what he found out, but II be
were asked guess he would say that the
list OF professional gamblers on the books
of that manufacturer was small compared
with the amateurs. Canfleld's name wasn't
on the books at all. He had bought his stuff
at Providence, r. l., his home.
Il don't want you to understand by that
statement that the amount Of private gam
bling is alarming. OF course there are
some good sized games played, but In most
instances home games are played prao-
tically for amusement. There Is a little
speculation just as novelty and to make
it interesting but the sums won and lost
wouldn't embarraas any Of the players.
Gambling tools are made in all sizes.
There are folding faro layouts not too large
to carry around in your pocket. Roulette
wheels are built in all sizes. Since the
gambling houses closed I guess there are
a few professionals who have kept from
starving, and at the came time kept their
hand in, by running small game in a hotel
room.
But that isn't what the professional
wants. The man who goes to hotel room
to play generally knows something about
the game and backs his experience and
luck against the percentage In favor Of the
dealer. Those fellows, as a rule, play
pretty high. In hotel room more than q
dozen players cannot be handled COM
fortably. and they know about what they
are doing. What the professional gambler
wants is big game with crowd Of players
and the usual percentage Of suckers.
I'm the line Of private gambling know
any number Of people who have their faro
and roulette layouts. A faro party or
q roulette party isn't much Of novelty
any more.
For instance. there's a Westernsr
who lives uptown and who has In bis
house q roulette wheel and faro layout
that cost more than anything ever seen In
any gambling house In chs country. This
man IL gambler from the tips OF his toss
to the topmo,t hair Of his bead. Hes .
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1t Is easy to realize that they might be
capable Of driving better bargain than an
Anglo-Saxon. c
1T is the way we have been governed
in our own country that makes us smart"
said one-a university man, master Of
seven languages, editor Of Merdat-el-Gh1rb,
one Of the Syrian newspapers published in
New York. I'VE must learn everything we
can, especially languages, for Syrian never
knows where he may have to make his home.
He must be wise and guard each word
he speaks, for he never knows to whose
ears 1t may 60 or what use may be made of
1t against him."
They sell their goods at reasonable,
often amazi Ugly low, prices, and invaria-
bly, for less than an American importer
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our ranks. Tho only price there Is to Roy
Is due Of fifty oents month, but all arc
welcome, whether or not they pay, dues.
and while all are invited none il urged
to join US. -
Each Sunday evening there is public
lecture by some member of our household.
Tuesday, evening there is meeting of the
society. Sunday afternoon we have chill
dren's Glasses. You ask what We teach the
children. We teach that life, and use the
word In Its most catholic sense, Is school;
. condition OF development, OF acquiring.
We teach that We return again and again to
this school and that the place We take when
We return depends, a. it does at school, on
our previous efforts.
The pivotal truth, which We never lose
sight Of, Is that what man soweth, thas
shall he also reap We make 1t plain that
there u no escaping this law Of divine JUS
tice; thatit is not al araway hazy possibility
but an actual present fact. That what We
have sown that We must reap. and what Wa
are sowing that We shall be obliged to reap.
We also teach that death Is but the laying
down Of one body In order to take up an
other and enter into new conditions, such
conditions As BY the life we have lived We
Of using.
'Do We ignore the Bible? BY no means.
The Bible is one OF the greatest Of occult
books, and when one knows something OF all
religions he better understands and appre-
ciates 1t. Tho plain statements Of the Bible
are In perfect accord with the teachings
OF theosophy. Take. for example, the as
sertion: Except ye be born again We can
in no wise enter the Kingdom Of Heaven
In the original the word again means from
back, or way back, and legitimate trans.
q simple announcement Of the doctrine OF
reincarnation.
@Our teachings for adults and children
are, as to cardinal principles. the same
and there IL but one essential difference
between our instruction and that OF other
religionists, and that is: We are not content
with assertions but sock for the laws which
govern In the more subtle realm Of spirit.
quite as does the scientist for those which
they are understood make everything PLAIN.
and they are as uniform as those that con-
troll the forces which to know ma kes modern
civilization possible. As to faith II is In,
evidence Of things not seen by the physical
eye but which are the motive power OF the
universe. since the things that actuate are
al, from the least to the greatest. viewIess'
save a. they are seen by the eye Of faith
Tho library. which occupies the e nj re
upper front floor Of the house. is said to os
one OF the most complete collections OF
There are something moro than 2 OO0volumes
and additions are constantly being made.
The library belongs to Mr.. nercval, bu1
members Of the Theosophical Society ana
scholars and students generally have ires
access to It.
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IVA SYRIAN RESTAURANT. !

would charge for the same article. Tho
New Yorker who has learned what treasures
may be found in the Syrian quarter never
fails to betake herself ,thither before
the Christmas holidays. There. in dingy
little room that would not serve an Ameri
can merchant for a waste paper closet,
are piled Oriental fabrics, embroideries,
rugs, brasses, coppers, laces and carved
wood. The bazaar method Of arranging
his wares stands the Syrian merchant in
good stead in the close quarters to which
he has thus far been condemned in New
York.
Reli giously, the Syrians are Of manyminds.
The greater number in this country belong
to the Greek Orthodox Church. There are
Maronites, some Roman Catholics, a sprink-
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ling Of Presbyterians and about ono Mo-
Mammalian In two hundred. The Presby-
terians and the Roman Catholics are the
product of missionary work in Syria. The
Greek Orthodox Syrian regards the mission
aries with amused disdain.
why should you send missionaries to
us, who live in the land where Jesus walked
and who we're Christians before America
was dreamed OFF"
The principal church Of the Greek Or
thodox Syrians is in Brooklyn. and at their
head is Bishop Raphael Hawaweeny. who
is a native Of Damascus and is now a most
jealous worker for his people. he was the
first Syrian member Of the Orthodox Rus
sian clergy to receive full episcopal honors in
this country. Nine years ago he came to the
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71ZC 8zsY0PZW 7HEH0zYC47EAETuRE ZHZALZ4R.

A partition rises on either side Of
this gate, which Is called an ikonostas,
in which there are side entrances, where
deacons and lower officials may enter.
Standing in the Holy Gate, in his gorgeous
satin robes, Bishop Raphael is an i'm.
pressive figure.
The home life OF the Syrians is extremely
simple, whether they he rich or poor, and
It's chief characteristic Is hospitality There
seems q childlike absence Of system and
but ono domestic rule-to offer the newly
arrived guest refreshment. It may be only
a whiH at narghile. cigarette, or a cup
Of coffee; but 1t Is given with an abandon
OF generosity and touching eagerness to
please. Indeed. 1t Is difficult to prevent
q Syrian from showering you with gifts.
You have the feeling that Il be be not re-
strained he will give you the rugs from his
floors and the bric-a-brac from his shelves.
The Syrians In America, both men and
women, dress in strictly American fashion.
joce in the sight of an occasional feE or
twisted scarf, worn especially at home:
and gladdening our eyes with its Oriental
grace.
II you have fad for lunching or dining
IN OQu COIuoIB Vi NOW 1OTk you may 6OIn6
time drift into Syrian restaurant. There
II your tastes be not strictly Oriental, you
are advised to confine yourself to the black
coffee. Around q little. table a group OF
Syrians, each with long, flexible tube
attached to the water bottle Of narghile.
become extremely conyivial. and you
may be reasonably certain they arc dis
GUESSING politics. You. also observe that
they are not at their best ,They cast on
the sleepy eyed reserve which they usually
extend to strangers and which 90 wen
becomes them. and show tendency to
Be vociferous. It d, however. 80 genial
and spontaneous that you yearn to put
adde your cold Anglo-Saxon restraint and
join In It.. -fo
Tho syrians, a. rule. send their children
to the public schools. and are enthusiastic
over tie educational opportunities they
can have in America. Tho Presbyterian
syrian., however. prefer private schools,
the Presbyterian faith. There the big eyed
babies divide their solemn allegiance be-
tween Jesus Christ and George Washing
ton and chant faithful little prayers IA
soft, minor strains.
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Of the members. The odds are shaved 50
that the hacker hasn't any advantage
worth speaking q. Chips are an eighth OF
a cent each. The heaviest loser, who may
be out as much as a dollar, gets prize
q favor you might call 1t.
.From this you can readily see where the
manufacturer comes in. An UP to date
apartment hotel isn't in style. I'm told.
unless there il faro or roulette layout
handy. The house doesn't back the game,
but II any Of the guests should decide on
one the necessaries are handy -
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II they get tired OF one they switch to the
other, and am told that that is often done
several times in an evening. understand
that one Of the best professional dealers
in town goes to the house to DEAL.
Many Of the home games are innocent
and harmless. Here is an EXAMPLE. There
are six young married couples who have
formed what they call a roulette club.
Each couple has small, inexpensive rou-
lette wheel in their home. Once a week
there Is a roulette party at the home Of one
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plunger in everything.

plunger in everything.
very often this man invites to his home
about five Of bis boon companions. There
isn't anything in the betting line that they
won't tackle. The evening starts of with
an elaborate dinner and when that is over
there is game. The odds are figured out.
so that the hacker has little or no percent
age in his favor. The host doesn't always
back the game. Any one of the guests has
that privilege. Sometimes they play rou-
lette all night and other nights 1t is faro.
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that the water rates for the six CO.
months ending June 3Oth, 1906 will be
due and payable on the first day of
January 1906.
On all such rates remaining unpaid
on January 18th, 1906 an additional
charge of 10 per cent will be made.
All privileges upon which rates re-
main unpaid February 18th, 1906, are
subject to immediate shut off, without
further notice.
Rates are payable to the Chief Clerk
of the Department of Public Works at
the office of the Honolulu Water Works
]. H. ROWLAND,
Superintendent of the Honolulu Water
Works.
Honolulu, T. H., December IA, 1905.
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NOTICE.
Payment of Sewer Rates.

In accordance with Chapter "a of the
Revised Laws of 1905, all those holding
sewer privileges or paying sewer rates
are hereby notified that the sewer rates
for the Six CO. months ending June 80,
1906, will be due and payable, at the
Office of the Superintendent of Public
Works, on the first day of January 1906.
A failure 10 pay such rates within
fifteen Q5) days thereafter will sub
ject the holders 10 per cent additional.
c. M. WHITE,
Chief Clerk
Approved:
C. S. HOLLOWAY,
superintendent of Public Works
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N. 210 12' E. 1863 feet along Lot E;
s. 6S0 AS E. so feet along new line of
Beretania Street to the initial point.
Area 6S45 square feet.
LOT G.
line of Beretania Street PASS feet from
South line of Keaumoku Street thence
the boundary runs by true bearings:
S. 21o 12' w. 1863 feet along remand
er of Lot 24S;
N. 6S0 AS w. so feet along Lot S;
N. 210 12' E. 1863 feet along Lot F;
S. 6So as E. 50 feet along new line of
Beretania Street to initial point.
Area 6S45 square feet.
2. All that certain piece or parcel of
land situate in Honolulu, Island of
Oahu, Territory, of Hawaii, on the East
side of Fort street, and more particu-
larly described as follows, to wit:
LOTS 2 AND 8.
Beginning at the West corner Of
these lots being the North corner Of
Lot and running as follows, to wit:
l. N. 52o IA E. 60 feet along Fort
Street;
2. S. 80 90 E. 91.S feet along Uaua;
8. N. GO 25' E. AZ feet along Uaua;
4. S. 80 So E. 70 feet along Christly;
5. S. so IA w. 1O2 feet along Lane;
6. N. $50 IS w. ia feet along Lot 1
to initial point, containing an area of
1O14O square feet, more or less, and be-
ing a part of those premises conveyed
to w. r. Castle, Trustee, by deed of
c. II. Brown and Arthur NJ. Brown,
July goth, 1898, recorded in the Hawaii
an Registry of Conveyances in Liber
1871, at page 81, and conveyed to R. w.
Aylett December 10Th, 1898, by deed
recorded as aforesaid in Iiber 1879, at
page 1873:
All or the above described properties
being subject to a mortgage made by
R. w. Aylett and wife to the Trustees
of Oahu College, dated December 2Sth,
1898, of record in the Hawaiian Regis
try of Conveyances in Liber 1877, at
page 1856.
A cash payment of one-half of the
amount of the successful bid to be
made at the time of sale and the bal
ance to be paid upon delivery of the
deed.
Deed at the expense of purchaser.
Dated at Honolulu, this goth day of
November, A. D 1905.
j. S. KALAKIELA,
Deputy Sheriff of Honolulu, County of
Oahu.
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PASSENGERS.
Arriving,

Per S. S. Alameda, December 90,
from San Francisco: u. X. Myers, Mr.
and Mrs. j. NJ. Bennett, Mr.. Eagen, 1.
Rubenstein, S. S. Paxson, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Marpole, Miss Elsie Sanders, Mrs.
Sprinks, Miss Srinks, Walter Upper.
Departing.
Per stmr Mikahala, Wecember %, for
Eleele-D. b. Murdoch; for Nawiliwili
Col. Spaulding, George H. Fairchild,
Rev. Hans Isenberg, George Mundon,
f. p. Chaplin, NJ. Campbell; for Maka-
well, r. Smith; other ports, Miss Anna
r. Potts.
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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-
TURE.
Local office, Weather Bureau.

Local Office, Weather Bureau.
The following data, covering a per-
iod Of 2S years, have been compiled
from the Weather Bureau and McT<ib-
bon records at Honolulu, T. H. They
are issued to show the conditions that
have prevailed, during the month in
question, for the above period Of years,
but must not be construed as a fore
cast of the weather conditions for the
coming month:
Month December for % years.
TEMPERATURE. (1S90-1904.)
Mean or normal temperature, 72o.
The warmest month was that of 1891,
with an average of TAO.
The coolest month was that of 1902,
with an average Of 10.
The highest temperature was $40 on
December 2, 1890.
The lowest temperature was SO on
December 80, 1902.
PRECIPITATION (rain). QS77-1S93 &
1000.
Average for the month, 1857 inches.
Average number of days with .O1 of
an inch or more, IA.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was $3.50 inches in 1879.
The least monthly precipitation was
Ill inches in 1888.
The greatest amount Of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hours
was 4.9O inches on December %, 1879.
CLOUDS AND WEATHER. (1S9O-19O4.)
Average number of clear days, 143;
partly cloudy days, IA; cloudy days, 4.
WIND.
The prevailing winds have been from
the northeast.
The average hourly velocity of the
wind during December, 1904, was S.3
miles.
The highest velocity of the wind dur
ing December 1904, was 50 miles from
the northeast on the goth.
Station: Honolulu, T. H.
Date of issue: November 20, 1905.
ALEX. McC. ASHLEY,
Section Director, Weather Bureau.
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NEW YEARS BALL.

The baseball fans will be able to en-
joy their New Years day. An exhibition
game has been arranged to take place
between the Honolulus and the Puma
hous commencing at $3.50 p. m.
1t is also possible that the champion
ship game of the Lusitana Athletic
Club League may be played ait the same
place on the same day the game being
called at 1870 .. m
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-12-29
THE PECULIAR MOTION.

of railway cars cause many to suffer
from dizziness, sick stomach and head
ache-car sickness. This very annoy
ing trouble is always cured by taking
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills, the Little
Comforters." They relieve the pain,
and soothe the nerves so that all I'M
pleasant sensations disappear like ma
gic. First package benefits, or money
back
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ARRIVING.

Friday, December 30.
S. S. Alameda, Dowdell, from San
Francisco at a. m.
Saturday, December 299.
Stmr. Likelike, Naopala, from Molo-
kai, Maui and Lanai ports, due.
Stmr. Kinau, Freeman, from Hilo
and way ports due in forenoon.
Sunday, December 80.
Stmr. w. G. Hall S. Thompson, from
Kauai ports, due early in morning.
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THE HALEIWA CUP.

There will be the monthly play for
the Haleiwa cup on Sunday next when
a large entry list of golfers is expected
Interest the contest is keen as no
less than four players have two legs
each on the cup and a third win for
either will close the contest.