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long months OF sky and sea were the
penalties the ambitious sailor had to
pay for his wanderlust. But the end
justified the sacrifices and hardships,
when, patience almost exhausted, the
little Graf IT put into Monterey bay. The
sapphire blue of those waters, the
emerald green OF the hills beyond and
the tlny quaint town. with it's warm
browns and reds rpestling in between.
must have gladdened the heart and
quickened the pulse.
Perhaps it was the tales which one
of these boats carried back to Aus
tralia that induced the Bushtons to
try their fortunes in this western land
of promise. Wonderful stories must
have reached even Australia of the
wealth ID be had for the asking In
that far away and mysterious country
known as California and 1t is not
strange that the Bushtons, having no
permanent ties in their adopted home.
should flock with the rest of the world
to these shores.
But IL the move from England to
Australia was one that had called for
ample provision, the second pulling up
of stakes assumed much larger pro-
portions Where she had provided
furniture. clothes. and even luxuries
for her first exile, 1t had never oc-
cured to Mrs. Bushton, but that some
where in the new country they might
find a worthy enough home to shelter
them. She had not the same faith when
1t came to her second journey. The
farther away she went from England,
the more important and indispensable
did the necessities OF life appear. Her
first thought therefore, was of the
house in which they were to live No
matter where l live, or for how short
a time" she declared, L must be COM
fortable-I must live like white wo-
man. The idea of living in mud houses!
Not for mel" Adobe with its dura-
bility and beauty meant nothing to
Mrs. Bushton. And since she had
heard only of mud houses" she prob
ably concluded that wood was not to
be had in California and If she was to
live in "a white woman's house" she
must take 1t with her. And she did.
A sketch of the new house was care
fully drawn and the house actually
built. Then 1t was as carefully taken
apart again. each part marked with it's
corresponding notches and numbers and
the whole placed on board the Inde-
pendence. OF course all the mahogany,
the bedding, china and other household
goods that had journeyed round the
horn were likewise slowed away on the
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e.ows aiong seasnorc OF the nIgn
Islands and completely covers the low
islands. There is plenty of rain In
this locality and the trees require no
cultivation. The waite land owner
nails fourteen inch strip OF zinc or
tin around each OF his trees to prevent
rats from climbing into the foliage and
sapping the life from the tender nut
The native gives his trees no more care
than an occasional external cleansing
performed by himself as his body comes
In contact with the tree IN climbing to
the top to shake off the nuts
Although over a million nuts are ex-
ported each year to San Francisco to
be used by a local company for
shredded cocoanut the principal use OF
the cocoanut is in the making OF copra
which Is ultimately converted into CO.
coanut OIL Copra Is the meat of the
cocoanut which has been prepared by
being dried In the sun for day or two.
The nut Is first split into halves and
placed on the ground so that Il will be
exposed to the rays OF the tropical sun
As soon as ii is cured the native df~a
the meat out of the shells, cuts IL into
small pieces and sacks it for Shipment
Once cured copra can be kept for a long
period OF time, although IL loses s per
cent In weight the first month on ac
count of the fact that a certain announ4
cocoanut. From 1000 to 5000 tons OF
copra are exported each year to Europe.
the balance, averaging from 1000 to
5000 tons, is annually shipped to san
Francisco. where it is converted into
cocoanut oil at the works Of several
firms.
The cocoanut oil Industry is one
which is expanding each year New uses
for the oil are being discovered every
day, the bulk OF the present output he
ing utilized in the manufacture Of scans
and for medicinal purposes. San Fran-
cisco supports the only two mills In
America, and the methods Of refintn~
are far In advance of any cocoanut oil
mills on the continent
At the present time New Zealand \.
our chief competitor for Tahitian trade
on account Of her advantage Eeorra1h-
ically. and from the fact that tbat
country imports Tahitian fruit. mneh
Of which could not enter the United
States because OF the tropical scale.
AS matter Of fact New Zealand I'm
ports scarcely anything but fruit from
Tahiti, as 1t has no market for n.s-i
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Independence and together with their
owners started on their long journey
Letters of credit and foreign ex-
change had not in those days assumed
their present Importance, and on the
few exchanges that were issued the dis
counts were enormous So Mrs. Bush
ton preferred to be her own banker and
to make her own bank. And in this
bank there was no need of safe de-
posit boxes--no locks and bars. In
stead there was only a simple chamois
bag very beautifully embroidered,
which was worn tied about Mrs. Bush
tons waist. And titus, in its snug lit
tie place of safe keeping nearly $4,000
were brought into the country. No
need for immi grafton laws there.
The long trip was uneventfully COM
monplace until just before they reached
the haven where they would be. Out
side of Monterey harbor stiff gale was
encountered which quickly whipped IT.
self into a storm. The ship was given
up, prayers were said and the house
that was to play the role of the first
wooden house in Monterey nearly went
down to furnish still more completely
the already well covered floor of the sea
But Fate proved stronger than wind
and storm and the little independence
lived to tell the tale.
Part of the 40.000--only a small part
which Mrs. Bushton had In her cha
mois bag was paid out for land on
which to build the new home. For 1T
is evident that a house must have a
place to rest upon. A very little money
bought great deal of land in these
days and Mrs. Bushton found herself
landed lady"
Then the house was put up. Four
teen rooms to match and mortise to-
gether The outside frame was of
course of solid oak. Two doors and
ten windows opened from the front
Many of these windows are today exact
ly as they were when they were put in
place So years ago. Some panes have
been broken or have fallen out, but
the greater number OF the tiny sheets
OF glass are those that Mrs. Bushton
imported on the Independence.
When that energetic woman became
better acquainted with California she
learned that In bringing timber to Cal
ifornia she had been carrying Goals to
Newcastle. Good pine and redwood
were all about her, and of California
pine she laid all the floors in her new
house. The inside walls were of New
Zealand pine. And then to make il
stronger and more durable the much
despised mud" was called into service
and between the outer and the inner
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smell ana no mills for the rsnnins
of cocoanut OIL
During the last i've years the United
States. or. strictly speaking. San Fran
cisco. has exported to Tahiti s1.S87,ooo
worth OF goods as against S641. 900 I'M
ported from New Zealand. our nearest
competitor. France. the mother coun-
try, follows with an export trade for
the same period amounting TO s159,Oo0.
In other words. San Francisco exports
80 per cent Of the entire value OF the
goods which enter the Society Islands.
and imports ~ per cent OK the latter's
produce. New Zealands exports 10 Ia
hiti amount to 19 per cent. while they
import but S35 per cent OF the goods
from these islands.
San Francisco has had the advantage
since 1900 OF first class transportation
Facilities. At that time the United
states agreed to pay a subsidy for i've
years OF $4,000 per year to the Oceanic
steamship company contin gent upon
It's steamer making 10 trips q year.
The French government agreed to pay
$4,000 per year for the same service
This contract was renewed In 1906
that now the steamship Mariposa. ply
ing between San Francisco and Pa
peete, earns $500 IN subsidies for thu
round trip Up to the year 1900 threa'
sailing ships owned by local capitalists
------ A--@-d4CN this LAa0cs cdCA SAA4R AA&~kA-
ing four trips per year. The Union
steamship company has . small BtAara-
er plying between New Zealand and
Tahiti which makes IL trips per year.
carrying large amount OK freiEht. but
few passengers. The number OF people
who avail themselves OF the opportu-
nifty OF making the trip 70 Tahiti en the
Mariposa is Increasing each year. The
sea voyage Is beautiful In that prac-
tically nine OF the IL days each way
are spent In tropical waters Tahitians
are wonderful specimens physically.
good natnred, generous and mighty
interesting people.
The present trade relationship be-
tween San Francisco and Tahiti - re-
ciprocal. and for this reason II Is OBJ
vtous that the business can be handled
on practically cash basis The cocoa
nut Is the staple product OF the South
Sea islands and, as San Francisco has
the very best steamer service and sup
ports the only two cocoanut oil mills In
the western hemisphere. thsrs lB no
reason why this trade should not show
. healthy increase each year.
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Tahiti-base of supplies for the
Society and Marquesas islands
that has proved very profitable to To-
cal merchants. All of this business has
been handled through the port ,of San
Francisco and all of the produce Of
these tropical islands that has been
imported into the United States has
been consumed by local industries.
Since France gained full possession
of the Society islands in 1886 the colony
has experienced various degrees %
prosperity. The most successful years.
from the standpoint of trade. were 1901
and 1902. when Tahitian pearl shell
brought its highest price In the Euro
pean market.
The islands for the last four years
/ have been in state of financial depres-
sion. Two causes have mainly con-
tributed to this condition.: First, two
cyclones, one in 1908 and another in
1905. which devastated most of the
/ islands of the group, causing great
loss of life and extensive destruction
of the cocoanut trees and other prop
erty. Second. the oyerproduction of
pearl she'll attending the introduction
of diving machines into these waters
The cyclone completely swept the fiat
islands, driving whole villages into the
sea, uprooting cocoanut trees. many of
which had been bearing fruit for half
/ century. and wrecking every schooner
that was not safely anchored in a we'll
protected harbor.
. Thousands of tons OF Tahitian pearl
she'll are now being held in European
warehouses which cannot be moved; !;
only a small percentage of the high
est quality being auctioned from time
10 time in London. During 1906 the
French authorities prohibited the use
or diving machines in order to limit
the production and relieve the market
so that better prices would prevail In
spite of this restriction the South Sen
island merchants in 1907 exceeded their
expectation of the year previous by
lSO tons. As result the market is
very low, and number of the largest
mercantile houses on the island have
been forced to retire from business.
Vanilla has also suffered a decline in
price during the last few years. al
though intelligent methods OF curing
the bean introduced by one of the larg-
est land owners has had the effect of
raising the price to point where IL
now averages S5 cents per pound.
Because of the decline in price of
pearl shell and vanilla the native has
fallen back on the cocoanut which. in
TACT. Is the chief product of Tahiti The
cocoanut tree needs but little care, 1t
there. The piano Is as handsome an old
mahogany square as one would find in
months wanderings. The bureau, a
great massive chest of drawers. shares
the honors of the big bedroom with two
immense davenports-the low deep
kind where one would stay the while
and where it were easy to weave tales
of other days and other times.
In one of these Jane Bushton may
have passed the shorter and later days
of her varied life. Here she may have
dreamed of the honors that had been
hers, of the triumphs she had known.
And in this room, too. she fell asleep.
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BY Harry ]. Edwards

q AN FRANCISCO has been foA
years fostering trade with
+. Tahiti-base of supplies for the
Society and Marquesas islands
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-14
SAT ON
BY THE BOARD
Attempt of Fusion Opposition to Gust
Employees of County
Failed.
PETITIONS KILL THE PETITIONS.
Kealoha Tries to have a Worthy Young
Man Fired Because a
Non-Voter.

Petitions for the removal Of John N.
Gere, the road supervisor for Koolau,
and Sam Peck, the road luna, were
turned down in turn by the Board of
Supervisors last night after fusion
tilibuster fight brought on by the De-
mocratic and Home Rule members
Harvey and Fern and Kealoha. The
political filibusters were flattened out
by the production of a petition from
the files, called for by Chairman Hus-
tace, asking the Board to drop the COM
plant against Gere. This was signed
by so Koolau voters. 1t was rein
forced by a petition of the same tenor
from the presidents of the Republican,
Home Rule and Democratic precinct
clubs.
Kealoha, the supervisor from that
district, admitted in the squabble that
he knew nothing about the matter, yet
he supported Harveys motion to dis
miss Gere.
Harvey, Fern and Kealoha voted to
grant the petition against Gere, and
Archer, Cox, Dwight and Hustace not
to grant it.
On the Peck matter the vote went
the same. Fern in this turned Turk
on Kealoha, denouncing him for failure
to run his own district.
Kealoha made another failure in a
motion 10 have a young Portuguese
dismissed because he was under voting
age. Hustace said the boy was a Gre
dit to Koolau, supporting his mother
and family, the father being dead
The following payroll accounts for
the first half of October were passed.
County Clerk $40; Kapiolani Park,
1854 so; County Engineer, $212 so;
County Attorney, $40; fire depart
ment SITS .O5; electric light depart
ment, 1878 %; police and fire alarm
system, sos; keepers of parks $1OO;
police department, $4,000 .65; road de-
partment, $3.50; garbage department,
1892. so; Hawaiian band, $b75; County
Attorney, So; poundmaster, $12.75.
The following September accounts
were ordered paid; Koolauloa road
district, $685. so; County Auditor
SO. 10; Eva road district, $7S5 81; road
department, $1,000; road department
Queen street,, 1859 go; garbage de
partment, $3O5.57 road department
$4,000; Waialua road district, 1886 GO
Waimea bridge, $22. Ol.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-14
AMERICAN VICTIMS
OF THE CHOLERA
FIRST THREE OF THOSE WHO
SUCCUMBED TO THE SCOURGE
IN MANILA.

MANILA, September 16.-Cholera
has caused stir in army circles dur
ing the past twenty-four hours, causing
the death of an enlisted man in the
26th Infantry and a delay Of three days
in the departure of the transport She
ridan for the United States. Frank
Gilbert a former soldier, developed
cholera on the way down the bay and
was removed from the ship as soon as
she arrived at Mariveles. Private
Christian, Company /, Goth Infantry,
died at the division hospital Monday
evening.
MANILA, September 15.-Mrs. Grace
r. Mitchell, wife of G. L. Mitchell, dem
fist, of this city died at the San Lazaro
Hospital yesterday afternoon of Asia
tic cholera. Mrs. Mitchell is the Sec
ond American cholera victim within
the last week. The third, ]. j. Rob
bins, stenographer of the police de-
partment, lies in the hospital in a
critical condition.
An attempt has been made to notify
DR.. Mitchell, who is on a professional
trip in the southern islands. Cable
grams have been sent to Cebu and Le-
gaspi apprising him of his sudden be-
reavement
MANILA, September 10.-An Ameri-
can named George w. Garvin, an en-
gineer of the bureau of public works,
died of cholera in this city yesterday.
He had recently arrived from Iloilo
where he evidently contracted the di-
! sease. Mr.. Garvin went to the Ma
sonic lodge Tuesday evening to be in
itiated into the apprenticeship degree
of the order After his initiation he
proceeded home and shortly after mid
night was taken sick. He first thought
it was a recurrence of the dysentery
from which he had suffered in Iloilo.
Finding his condition get worse ne
called a doctor who pronounced the
case one of Asiatic cholera. The pa
tient was at once removed to San La
faro where he died.
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WOMEN'S RIGHTS
MAKE AN UPROAR
The Suffragettes Try to Take The
British Parliament
With a Rush.
HASKELL WILL SUE HEARST
Balloons Blown to Sea-Gen. Logan's
Daughter Deserted by
Husband.

LONDON, October 14.-Yesterday
the suffragettes tried to overrun the
House of Commons and House of
Lords. They made a concerted rush
upon Parliament, but only two pene-
trated to the Hail. These were eject
cd by strategy. During the excitement
one hundred thousand spectators block
ed street traffic. All the metropolitan
police and five thousand soldiers were
called out to maintain order.
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RHEUMATISM.

So little confidence has the average
man in the various cures for rheuma-
tism that he often suffers for years
without making any effort to find re-
lief. He then finds that it has become
chronic. This is a mistake, as the
pain can always be relieved, and in
most cases a cure effected by applying
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The relief
from pain which it affords is alone
worth many times its cost. 1t makes
sleep and rest possible. For sale by
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NORMAN WATKINS.
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| have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the Office of
SUPERVISOR, COUNTY OF OAHU,
and l request the support of the
electors.
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HASKELL TO SUE HEARST.

KANSAS CITY, October Hoover
nor Haskell of Oklahoma is preparing
a libel suit against William R. Hearst,
the damages claimed being $4,000.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-14
EUROPEAN BEET CROP.

LONDON. October 14.-The sugar
beet crop is estimated at 6,6O5,000 tons.
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1 hereby announce myself as an in
dependent candidate for the office of
Treasurer for the City and County Of
Honolulu.
GEORGE c. BEcKLEY.
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THE CHOLERA is GOING.

MANILA, October 1.-THE cholera
is disappearing from this city, where
the average of deaths is but five a day.
1t is also decreasing in the provinces.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-14
THREE LOST BALLOONS.

BERLIN, October 14.-Three balloons
are unaccounted for and naval vessels
are out searching for them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-14
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
SUGAR FACTORS
AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
AGENTS FOR
J. P. COOKE, Manager.

AGENTS FOR
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar CoR
pany.
Haiku Sugar Company.
Paia Plantation.
Maui Agricultural Company.
Kihei Plantation Company.
Hawaiian Sugar Company.
KAhuku Plantation Company.
Kahului Railroad Company.
Haleakala Ranch Company.
HonoluA Ranch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-14

POLITICAL NOTICES.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
l have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the office of
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF
HONOLULU
and I request the support of the
electors.
JOHN C. LANE.
have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the Office of
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
FIFTH DISTRICT
and 1 request the support Of the
EDWARD B. MIKALEMI.
l have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the Office OF
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
FOURTH DISTRICT
and l would respectfully request the
support of the electors.
JOHN K KAMANoULu.
l have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the Office of
COUNTY ATTORNEY.
and 1 request the support of the
electors.
JOHN w. cATHcART.
I have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the Office of
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
FOURTH DISTRICT
and I request the support of the
electors.
A. D. CASTRO.
1 have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the office OF
SUPERVISOR, COUNTY OF OAHU
and 1 request the support of the
electors.
DANIEL LOGAN.
have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the office Of
SENATOR, COUNTY OF OAHU,
and request the support Of the
electors.
JOHN A. HUGHES.
have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the office of
COUNTY CLERK, COUNTY OF
OAHU,
and I request the support of the cleo
tors.
DAVID KALAUoKALANI, JR.
/ have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention for
the Office of
SENATOR, THIRD SENATORIAL
DISTRICT,
and 1 request the support of the cleo
tors.
E. w. QUINN.
have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the Office of
SENATOR, THIRD DISTRICT,
and request the support of the
electors.
ED HENRIQUES.
have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the Office of
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
FOURTH DISTRICT.
and l request the support of the
electors.
e. A. DoUTHITT.
have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the officea of
DEPUTY SHERIFF FOR
HONOLULU
and I request the support of the
electors.
CHRISTOPHER ]. HOLT.
l have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the office of
TREASURER, COUNTY OF OAHU,
and l requets the support of the
electors.
HARRY Won HOLT.
l have been regularly nominated by
the Republican County Convention
for the office of
REPRESENTATIVE, FOURTH
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DESERTED HIS WIFE.

CHICAGO, October 14.-Colonel
Tucker has been arrested for deserving
his wife, who is a daughter of the late
General John A. Logan.
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Fine Job Printing. star once.
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POLITICAL NOTICES.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

PULlIICAL MULES.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention for
the Office of
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
FOURTH DISTRICT
and l request the support of the
electors.
DUKE H. KAHANAMoKU.
have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention
for the Office of
MAYOR FOR THE CITY AND
COUNTY OF HONOLULU
and 1 request the support of the
electors.
JOS. J. FERN.
l have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention
for the office of
COUNTY AUDITOR, COUNTY
OF OAHU.
and request the support of the cleo
tors.
J. e. ANDERSON.
1 have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention
for the office of
SHERIFF, COUNTY OF OAHU,
and I request the support of the
electors.
WILLIAM PAUL JARRETT.
1 have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention
for the Office of
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
FOURTH DISTRICT
and I request the support of the
electors.
ROBERT X. PAHAU.
l have been regularly nominated by
The Democratic County Convention
for the Office of
SUPERVISOR, COUNTY OF OAHU,
and 1 request the support of the
electors.
JOSEPH U. KUHIA.
l have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention for
the Office of
DEPUTY SHERIFF, DISTRICT OF
HONOLULU,
and respectfully ask for the voting
support of the electors.
CHARLES H. ROSE.
l have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention tor
the office of
SENATOR. COUNTY OF OAHU,
and 1 request the support Of the cleo
tors.
H. T. MOORE.
1 have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention
for the Office OF
SENATOR, TERRITORY OF
HAWAII.
and I request the support of the
electors.
FRANK r. HARVEY.
1 have been regularly nominated by
the Democratic County Convention
for the Office of
SUPERVISOR, COUNTY OF OAHU,
and I request the support of the
electors.
w. H. MCCLELLAN.
1 hereby announce myself as an in
dependent candidate for the Office of
Treasurer for the City and County Of
Honolulu.
GEORGE c. BECKLEY.