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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30

rendered necessary for the adequate
protection of the railways. Our mill
tary strength in these two countries
has been brought up to four divisions
1.-TWO in each), so that ample protec-
ton is now established at regular dis
tances over the whole system
There seems to be a conviction" |
remarked among American and TO
some extent among English manufac.
turers that Japan only wants to learn
their trade secrets and then kick them
out of the Far East"
81 am fully aware replied his eX-
cellency, that such a belief exists, but
lit is without a shadow of foundation
and betrays total ignorance of the
very elements of the situation
Speaking with great earnestness and
with a straightforward directness
which were most convincing M. Kurino
continued.
Such conception of Japan's aim1
places them within very narrow limits
indeed We aim at becoming a conf
mercial and industrial factor in the
world and for this purpose we must
have the world as our market. But If
we are to have the world as our mar
l1et, we must be at peace with the
powers of the world. How would this
be possible if we were to pursue such
| a narrowminded policy as that Of
Kicking our commercial and industrial
rivals out of the Far East?' Such a pol
icy would inevitably provoke retalia-
ton. How wound it be possible for us
to stand against the world?
'The idea that we are maneuvering
to monopolize the China market is
absurd. There is room for every pow
ed to trade in China. Is it not rather
an exaggerated estimate" and here the
ambassador smiled, "to suppose that
Japan, with it's forty to fifty millions,
is going to swallow a country of 400
millions?
What about the industrial interests
that other powers already possess in
China? Is it to be supposed that ia
pan could ignore these and ride over
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30
ANOTHER YACHT CUP.

w. G. Irwin has presented a very
handsome silver cup to the Hawaiian
Yacht Club to be raced for by the
first-class local yachts. The conditions
and course for the race have not been
decided upon as yet, but the Regatta
Committee are writing him by this
mail to the Coast. 1t is very likely
that the course between here and Bar
bers Point and return will be the one
decided upon.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30
MONEY FOR YACHT RACE.

According to the members of the
committee money for the new yacht
to represent Hawaii in the trans-Paci-
fic race in 1908 is coming in very fast.
Word has just been received from f..
N. Tandy, the. representative of
Crowningshield, the famous yacht de-
signer, that he will be here in HcNo-
lulu this coming winter. 1t is sin
cerely hoped that he will have charge
of the building of the coming yacht
that is to represent Hawaii.
OO zee Q Q OO OOOOO .
August Z were opened yesterday at E.
o. Hall & Son. The tournament for
the Wall Cup will commence on Thurs
day at the Beretania Club courts. The
coming tournament is causing no lit
tie wonder as to the outcome.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30
collie AND pIARRHoEA.

Pains in the stomach, collie and
diarrhoea are quickly relieved by the
use of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. When in need
of such a medicine give it trial. For
sale by all dealers, Benson, Smith &
Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30
Reliable TailOrs

DIED.
TAVARES-In Honolulu, July 80, 1907,
Sophie, beloved daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Tavares aged years 81 days.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30
TENNIS ENTRIES.

The entries for the coming tennis
championships which commence on
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30

"For over so years have always kept
Ayers Cherry Pectoral in the house. My
father often told me that it saved my life
when was very young"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30

ILLUSTRATION GIVE A
IDEA OF THE APPEARANCE OF THE NEW ORNAMENTAL PAR
CLOCK ACTUAL CLOCK
LARGER; INCHES HIGH
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30

FINE Job Printing. star once.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30

Here's a chance to get a New
Ornamental Parlor Alarm Clock
absolutely free. This is STAR
premium and it beats anything
ever put out. Indeed, we've
spread ourselves to secure an
unusually attractive, durable
and Ornamental Parlor Alarm
Clock. They sell everywhere for
FIVE DOLLARS, but readers Of
THE STAR can secure one abso-
lutely free.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-07-30

Guaranteed by Manufacturer
to be a perfect timepiece. The
clock can be seen at THE STAR
office. 1t is an attractive piece
of furniture and when you see 1t
you will want one to replace that
cheap nickel affair which is usu-
ally called an Alarm Clock. This
clock is made of Gun Metal anI
the movement is guaranteed tr
keep absolutely correct time.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
VAST WEALTH OF THE SOUTH.
In Natural Resources That Section Is
Supreme.

To its coal supply, more than twice
as great as the combined coal area
of Great Britain, Germany and Penn
sylvinia; to its vast stores of oil and
natural gas as supplementary sources
power of water powers for utilization
of power and heat and light the South
adds at least 100000 available horse
power of water powers for utilization
for electrical transmission. also foe
power heat and light. The develop
ment of this vast water power poten
TALLY will eventually employ $780,
100000 to $500, 100000 and be equal in
working capacity to 100000 men. II
will make possible construction OF
thousands of miles of interurban cleo
trio roads; it will furnish cheap power
and light for mines and factories. and
create, as in Switzerland, the highest
forms of skilled mechanical work 10
the mountains of the South, where
climatic conditions are unsurpassed
by any other section of the world. In
counting up the riches of the South al.
ways bear in mind its wealth of ever.
running streams, where nature fur
nishes the power without price except
for the cost of development.-Manu
facturerS' Record.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
NEW RAILWAY PROJECT.
Feeder for the Moffat Road in North,
ern Colorado.

Denver: The News of Friday says:
An important railway project, which
promises to be big feeder for the
Moffat road, is outlined in an amend
mcnt to the articles of incorporation
of the Rocky Mountain Railway Com.
pany, filed yesterday in the office oil
the secretary of state. The company
is backed by number of capitalists,
at the head of whom is 7. S. Waite
meyer of Boulder. Mr.. Waltemeyer is
president of the company. and ]. 7.
Waltemeyer, relative, holds the of
fee of secretary.
The connection with the MofTat road
it is stated, is to be made in Grand
county. The line will extend to Grand
lake, thence to Walden, LarimeI
county; thence to Fort Collins oi
Loveland, or both; thence to Hahn's
peak; thence to the western boundary
of the state. The vote for the amend
mont thus enlarsing the plans was
practically unanimous at meeting oil
the stockholders held few days age
in Boulder.
The Waltemeyer interests own the
Bueno mine at Jimtown, and have
about completed big cyanide mil
and other buildings upon the property
They also own a big sawmill in Routt
county.
1t is understood that large sum
of money is on hand for the Immediate
construction of the railroad, and the
project, consequently, has attracted =
great deal of attention among the rail
way men of the state.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
MADE THEM ALL LAUGH.
Book Must Have Been Funny, but N,
One Knew What Is Was.

1t must have been very funny
story! The type looked funny from
across the aisle of the car, the pic
lures looked funny. and the young
lady who was reading 1t doubled up
in fits of stifed laughter every few
minutes. The young man in the seat
with her could not help stealing
glance at the pages of the book which
was evidently SO funny. but whose
cover was carefully doubled back ou.
of sight and soon he began to laugh
as he unblushingly followed the story
page after page, shaking with sup
pressed merriment
The woman in the seat at right an
giles became interested and looked
over the girls shoulder. Presently
her face broadened into grin and
soon she was convulsively shaking.
The man in the seat across smiled at
the scene. A boy few seats down
the aisle grinned sympathetically. A
darky still further down showed all
his white teeth. The contagion spread
until the car was nearly on the verge
of Mysteries, when the fair reader go.
up to leave the train, yet no one bu.
the girl herself had any idea as To
what the book was.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
POSTUM CEREAL CO, Ito.
Guarantee On Their Products.


We warrant and guarantee that
all packages of Postum Cereal. Grape
Nuts and Elijah's Mamma hereafter sold
by any jobber or retailer, comply with
the provisions of the National Pure
Food Law. and are not and shall no,
be adulterated or mis-branded within
the meaning of said Act of Congress
approved June 80. 1906. and entitled,
AN act for preventing the ,manufac-
ture, sale or transportation OF adui-
terated or mis-branded or poisonous or
deleterlous foods. drugs, medicines
liquors, and for regulating traffic there
IN for other purposes"
Postum CEREAL Co. L1p.
c. w. PosT, Chairman
Battle Creek, Mich.
Dec. IL, 1906.
Subscribed and sworn to before re
this 18th day of December, 1905,
BENJAMIN F. Rnip.
Notary Public
My commission expires July |, 1870"
Our goods are pure. they AWAY
have been and always will be. they arS
not mis-branded. We have always
since the beginning OF our business
printed truthful statement on u.
packages OF the ingredients con'aineo
therein and we stand back of every
package.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
FACTS ABOUT FIGURE NINE.
Professor of the Occult Has Added a
New Wrinkle.


Mathemahcians have juggled with
the mystic figures 8. 7 and 8 for ages.
and now comes a foreign professor
of the occult science to tell fortune
by the force in a simple numeral-
the 9. He reminds his victims that it
they multiply any number, short of
decimal, by 8 the two figures OF the
product added together will make ..
Thus: Nine times are IS. and and
are 8: Q times 3 are 81. and Z and 2
are 8; times are As, and 5 and 4
are 8; 9 times 6 are 54. and and 3
are Q; times are 63, and and G
are 9; times are 70, and and I
are 8: 8 time . are 81, and 1 and S are
9. He might have added that any
number in the hundreds of thousands
multiplied by will give a product
the sum of whose digits is multiple
of .. Take at random-S times $40
are 1905, the sum of which is Is. and
9 into is goes . times. Take 1882
multiplied by equals 66.l6s; the suIa
of the digits is 81; . into 81 goes
3, times. Oh, there is an immense
amount of fun in 9.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
COLORADO TEACHERS.
state Association Meeting Largest
Ever Held.

Denver: The thirty-second session
Of the Colorado Teachers Association
adjourned Friday night after the larg'
est, most successful and most inter-
esting meeting ever held by the body.
So great was the attendance that sew
eral of the lectures had to be given
in the First Baptist Church, the assem-
bly, room of the East Side high school
not being large enough to accommo-
date the crowds.
The program this year was one OF
especial merit and the speakers were
each authorities ON the subjects which
they handled and persons of national
reputation. The actual membership
this year was 1850, made up of the
representative teachers of the state
and including many of the most promi-
nent educators in the West. The dig
nifty of the proceedings and intelligent
in, crest uf the audiences spoke well
for the standard of education in Colo
RADIO and. America as well.
The body was unanimous in its con-
demnation of. the high school frater-
nifty and sorority. The question was
threshed out at length and such organ
izations were scored in strong terms.
The Roosevelt simplified spelling by
a small majority passed under the ban
of the convention. The question was
raised in Il resolution approving of the
reform. 1t Immediately met with
storm of protest from the opponents,
which involved lively debate. A vote
showed that the resolution was lost.
Tod NCst
paid athletic coaches and all forms OF
professionalism in athletics. The en-
couragement of greater interest in art
was also advocated.
The association indorsed an educa'
tional qualification for county and
state superintendents, and the estab'
lishment of national university
which shall coordinate the work of ex.
listing universities and utilize the
available educational resources of the
government.
The revision of the present school
election laws, especially in reference
to registration and method of voting
was strongly recommended.
national department of education
to be represented in the regular cabi'
net was recommended in resolution.
but voted down.
The Legislature is asked to devise
some means by which n greater rev
enue will be available for the develop
ment and maintenance of state institu
tions and :he establishment of state
institution for the education of feeble
minded children is recommended.
The report of the treasurer, II. S,
Phillips, showed that the receipts for
the year ending September l, 1906
were S2,365.24, and the disbursements
for the same time $1,614.22, leaving al
balance OF $751.02.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
PresideIt-W. Fl. Smiley of Denver
Secretary--W. w. Remington oil
Denver.
Treasurer-H. S. Phillips of Denver
Authorship. j. p. Treat of Trini
dad.
Director (19O6-O9)-H. NJ Barrett OF
Pueblo.
Director 19O6OS)-Milton C. Potter
of Idaho Springs.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
Railroad Expenses.

Chicago: The railroads spent fully
three quarters of billion dollars dur
ing 1906 in the effort to take care oil
the traffic which has nearly over
whelmed them. OF this vast sum, ac-
cording to the Railway Age, fully
$3.50 100000 was expended for new
equipment and power. The year broke
all records for new cars, the total, ac-
cording to the Age. being 313,i0O. and
according to the Railway Gazette 263.-
GO. In locomotive building this year
was not quite equal to 1905. This year
there were about $3.50 locomotives
built. which is about G23 less than last
year.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
Death Rate Declining.

Washington: Chief Sanitary Officer
Gorgas, IN report to the 1sthmian
canal commission on the health condi.
tions in the canal zone during the
month of November, notes steady de-
cline in the death rate, both among
the employees and the population out
side of the employees. In July, among
the employees there were ISL deaths;
in November, sc. Among the 5000
white American employees three deaths
occurred, with no deaths from any
cause in the families of employees. The
number of employees constantly sick
has fallen from 1,107 in July to 799 in
NOvembsr.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
State Railroad Map.

Denver.--R. r. Leese. secretary o.
the state board of equalization. is nov
designing an official railway map oi
Colorado. The various lines are to
be run in colors ana, it will be tn
first map of the kind ever compiled in
this state. There are considerahly
over 5000 miles of main line ami
branch railroads in the state, anil
every day people write letters to tho
state departments asking for an official
map. The new map will be ready for
distribution about the middle of nexl
month
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
Baroness Burde...coutts Dies.

London.-Baroness Burdett-Coutts,
who has been i'll at her residence since
Christmas Eve is dead. The death OF
Baroness Burdett- Coutts, occurring at
the age of ninety-two years, bes.ues
deppiyipg the country Of one of its
greatest philanthropists. removes from
London a unique personality. AS a
link with the almost forgotten past,
her life beginning during the reign of
Emperor Napoleon, she lived during
the reigns OF five British sovereigns.
Inheriting an immense fortune. she so
used it as to die beloved by the whole
nation.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
Llahtnlna Struck Twice.

DIR. ]. G. Keith. formerly of St
Louis, who was struck by lightning
several years ago; went to Leadyiile,
Col, for his. health, and was again hit
by n bolt. About |: years ago the
doctor, while walking on the street.
was struck--By'- thunder bolt. His
left side was partially paralyzed He
went to Colorado for his health and
last spring while on the street he was
again hit by lightning. This second
bolt practically rendered DR.. Keith
helpless as far as his left side Is con-
cerned
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
SANTA Ee Pension system.

Chicago.-As a New Years gift tt
more than 10000 employees, the Atchi
son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Company has announced the inaugura
tion of one of the most liberal pension
systems on any railroad in the Unite A
States. 1t will become effective Janu
airy 1st and its provisions will be ap
plicable to every employe of the entir;
system, involving an outlay probably
Of millions, as its scope is broadene |
by the retirement of those reaching tn,
age limit or becoming incapacitated,
through their employment. for furthfl
usefulness. Employees may be pen
stoned at siI ty-five.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
Churchill Was Correct.

Winston. .Ehurchill-:fthe Ameriean)
at times has rather patronizing way
of expressing, himself that crates on
some ears. Not long ago he was
shown some Illustrations on which an
artist was at work, one being for a
magazine. Mr.. Churchill admired
both picture and text and remarked.
~ tell you the answho wrote that
verse is all right, he will be heard
from yet" That is quite true" dry
iy responded the artist, his name is
John Milton and the poem 'L'Aile-
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Sir Patrick Manson. in his recent
lectures on tropical diseases. although
accepting the theory that the only
mode of transmission of marsh. or ma
larial. fever is through the bite of the
yAnopheles mosquito. adds the state
ment. which will probably be new to
most readers, that the mosquitoes are
capable of becoming infected by alb
sorbing the blood not merely OF
human patients. but also of anthro-
poid apes. and perhaps even of vari-
Gus other mammals, which, in an evo
lutionary sense, are related to man.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

A Frenchman now visiting London
has discovered why the ballet over
here is as far in advance of the ballet
in Paris as French drama is ahead
English drama, declares the London
Chronicle. Coming away from one Of
our best music halls in ecstasies. h
nut the matter briefly but clearly
TT Is true" he said. that the ladies
Of your ballet have more beautifu'
figures than ours, and Why In-Eng
land your girls are tall and scraggy--
and you can put on. In France our
girls are short and fat-helas! mon
ami. you can not take off!
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

The French have neat way of
showing disfavor. When Boni de Cas-
tellane, who Is member of the house
of deputies, ascended the tribune to
make speech. half of his fellow
members arose and left the chamber.
administering such Il public snub as
has seldom been inflicted. Boni has
a reputation as duelist, but it is
doubtful If he will feel impelled to
challenge every manly man who took
such an opportunity to express an
opinion of Castellane's conduct.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04
Erciqht Rate Reduced,

Pueblo, Colo-The Pueblo Trans
portation Association has received al
vices of the reduction in freight ratol
for Denver, Pueblo and other Colorado
common points to western Colorad
and the Utah fields, and even points
beyond Salt Lake City
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Church attendance In rural districts,
1t is said, is greatly decreased by the
prevailing motor fever" The ever
increasing use of the automobile for
Sunday touring on country roads ban
ishes the church-soer who drives with
his family TO church, for the horse is
apt to take fright and life become
thereby endangered
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Prof. Bailey Willis holds that there
Is conclusive evidence that the North
American continent has been sub
merged four times and has five times
been elevated above the sea.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Apples grown in Tasmania, south
of Australia, are shipped 1000 miles
to British markets, and yet they pay
so well that Tasmania apple orchards
have sold as high as sl,100 an acre,
Five hundred dollars an acre is a
modest valuation.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Persons who think the railroad
companies do not do all that they
might for the comfort of passengers
will be interested to hear report
made recently TO the Royal Meteoro
logical society in London about the
cars on the Uganda railway In Afri
ca. To exist amid armies of wood
eating insects the cars are built of
,netal The large ventilators are pro
teeted by gauze against mosquitoes
The windows are of green tinted
glass. which allows the passenger tc
see the landscape and at the same
time shields him from the glare of the
tropical sun.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

The wife of an Indiana policeman
is suing rich widow on the ground
that the defendant made love to her
husband. But isn't 1t customary for
one to tell hor troubles TO police
man?
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

The st. Louis woman who found
her lost hat after four days search
probably had an exclusive model, the
Kind that wives tell their husbands
about after the bill falls due.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

A London medical journal suggests
that for the sake of safety steps of
staiIways should be of standard size,
of uniform height and breadth the
world over, and wide enough to take
the whole foot. An equally necessary
reform is the removal of the extra
step, which in the dark one thinks is
not there. to that other place where
in the dark one thinks there is a
step, and find only unsustaining air
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

The smokeless condition in Berlin
is ascribed to the preponderant use
of smokeless fuel, in the form of coke
and briquettes. the skillful. scientific
construction of boiler furnaces and
standard of skill taught and enforced
among firemen who stoke furnaces
with coal for steam and other pur-
poses. Before man can assume
such charge in Berlin he must be
taught the theory and practice OF
economical, scientific firing.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Count Boni de Castellane's degrade
tion may be said to be complete. His
colleagues in the French chamber OF
deputies have refused to listen TO his
speeches.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

The expression about not caring a
red cent may be a misfit. The first
one coined. in 1893. has been sold for
$S2.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Brigands are reported to be active
in Sicily. Perhaps Sicily is trying to
be known as the Wall street of Italy.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Even couple that is welded in a
den of lions might be unable to with
stand the jars incidental to married
life.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Maxim Gorky declares that the
Americans are n gloomy, silent race.
And he was here during the latter
part of the baseball season, too
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

A North Alton man broke jail to go
home for drink os water. Strange.
Bread and water have always been
the traditional diet of the prison.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Nine thousand deer were killed in
Michigan during the recent hunting
season. We are glad to be able to re
port that the number of guides and
hunters killed was not quite so large.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

Yes, Mark Twain is genius. but 1t
is not his eccentricity that proves it.
The Springfield herald., 1907-01-04

A turtle 1000 years old was re
Gently captured off the Galapagos
islands. The name of the man who
cut his initials on its back is not re
yealed