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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
HER MISTAKE

MY dear" said Mr. Brown to his
wife, where did all those books on
astronomy on the library table come
from? They are not ours"
"A pleasant little surprise for you ~
responded Mrs. Brown. you know you
said this morning that we ought to
study astronomy, so 1 went to a book
store and bought everything l could
find on the subject"
1t was some minute before he spoke.
MY dear he then said, slowly
his voice husky with emotion, Il never
said we must study astronomy; l said
we must study economy"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
GOOD ADVICE.

Artemus Ward, so the story goes,
was riding on a slow railroad train.
When the conductor was punching his
ticket Ward remarked: Does this
railroad Company allow passengers to
give it advice, if they do so in a
respectful manner"
The conductor replied, Il guess So"
well, then" said Artemus, lit occurr-
ed to me that it would be well to detach
the cowcatcher from the front of the
engine and hitch it to the rear of the
train; for you see we are not likely
to overtake a W, and what's to
prevent COW from astrolling into this
car and biting a passenger
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
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He was a drummer CT the more
fashy type, and had just finished tell
ing a startling story to his newly
made acqla ntance in tte parlor car
THAT reminds me of one of Mum
chausens yarns" remarked the victim
for want of something better to say.
'Munchausen? Whot is he?"
why, don't you know about him?
He is the most colossal example Of
mendacity that civilization has pro-
duced!"
A brief painful silence ensued, which
was broken by the traveller in tone
that was almost timid.
Excuse me, my friend, he said,
eff l seem inquisitive, but would you
mind telling me what house he travels
for
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
THE CALL

A number iof Congressman were
swapping stories in the House cloak
room one day when John Sharp
Williams told of an old negro whose
labors in the cotton field were one day
brought to speedy conclusion. 1t
had been a hot day in July. The old
man, in the middle of the field, sudden
ly ceased his task, and looking to-
ward the sky, exclaimed:
"Oh Lawd, de cotten am so grassy,
de wuk am so hard, and de sun am so
hot, dat believe dis niger am called
to preach!"
And he has preached ever since.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
MEAN Joke.

Isn't pa awful?" sobbed the young
bride who eloped.
"What now" faltered the bride
groom anxiously.
why, you know you told me to wire
pa and tell him that we were really
in need of food"
"And-and did he send the money!"
mo, he sent three big rolls of music
and a note stating that as music was
the food of love he hoped we would
get on all right until we returned
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
HIS AMBITION.

my boy" said the kind old gentle
man, don't you know that if you
smoke cigarettes you will never grow
up to be PRESIDENT"
Maybe not, mHsterI responded
Tommy Turf, as he blew out another
ring, but I can grow up to be de
villain in de big melodrama and he
gets fifty bones a week for chasing de
heroine over de canvas mountains"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19

Star has dsposionSo hold brief in favor of national
zaretto partly because stated yesterday public sen
appears be strongly against it. Attention called simply to
considerations which make it that the public
question largely unhnking prejudice The Advertisers
appears strengthen this view for finds reasonable a
The idea that the 10000 Filipino pe might be sent here
quite absurd and the proposition that continued advertisement Of the
truth Hawaii conditions only adds Mainland msapphenon
agreeing with what the Advertiser other occasions likes
say However azareto proposition may be dismissed
ay public sentiment here probably mpraccabe because
Mainland lepers would resist deportation.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
ALL IN PRINT.

Gunner-"There goes a chap who
has given many man a year
Guyer-"Indeed! What court is he
judge off"
Gunner-"Oh, he's not a Judge
Guyer-"And yet he has given people
a year?'
Gunner Yes; you see, he DIS
tributes the annual calendars for a
big insurance company
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
THE HILONIAN IN TOUCH.

The approach of the Hlonan this morning, with wireless
sag passing her and Honolulu hours before her passen
gers caught their first glimpse of KOko Head marks interesting
the improvement of Pacific passenger accommodations
On the Atlantic side travellers accustomed daily wreesseS
during their entire the larger Plans already under
installation Of wireless apparatus the
Pacific indicate that Honolulu people will be able to keep
communication with friends and relatives long after they have
ed e back with final arewe and have lost sight of the Paradise
of the Pacific and the ether trip long before time watch for
signs of land ahead It is of the wonderful achievements
of age of scientific wonders.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
SOUNDED SUSPICIOUS.

Yes" confided the waiter in the
physical culture restaurant, every
one of our regular patrons has an ap-
petite like an ostrich"
"By heck, they'll eat anything, eh?"
drawled the old farmer who had drop
ped in through curiosity. rs that the
reason you have that sign up thar.
Watch your hats and umbrellas'?'
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
TheManandHisJ Job
By HERBERT J. HAPGOOD

The technical man is the autocra of the business world His
genius the foundation of large majority of commercial
prise and his advice almost every undertaking depends
for Even the financial world bankers and brokers
making investments in advancing money for enter
prises first seek his endorsement.
The technical the life of every great bust
any other class of worker This shown by the
fact that unusually large number of in responsible
Cuive positions with technical training The pres
dents of the largest railway systems in America well
sixty of the higher executive officials in the steel indus
try with engineering education In fact such edit
cation is almost essential for who direct the
policy of any large company
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
VERY APPROPRIATE.

Yes" confided the garrulous bar
Der. I'm tired of working in the city
and 1 think 1 shall go down south and
raise pork
That's SOP replied the regular pa
iron. What kiNd of swine are you
going to raiser"
why, razorbacks."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
LIKE TAPPING THE WIRES.
Eteygr Introduce Nc5c Kind of Spy Work. Not Before KnOm
International affairs.

Kaao Naru really listening the wireesses of Ad
ma fleet likely that anything of Importance
gained by the first place Evans probably knew she there
and the second place we'll known that wireless messages may
accidentally picked up all of varying conditions that
necessity commander would flash any secrets
atmosphere The incident however, of character likely
Presumably
nothing international regulate the matter
neeptng military wreesses. spy caught tapping
physical severely dealt with and his nation might be
asked explain Probably the Kaao Maru will be found to have
but if she has been employed
cruising pick American naval wreesse the
pastime is a dangerous
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19

According to George Fred Williams
there are plenty of good Democrats
left" No doubt about it, The main
trouble is they are tired of getting left,
Washington Post.
r. The manager of a high altitude rail-
road promises a daily carload of snow
for the Democratic convention at Den
yer next July. 1t is greatly preferable
to frost formed on the premises.-New
York Post.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
Irwin & Co., Ltd
SUGAR FACTORS, COMMISSION AGENTS
AGENTS FOR

AGENTS FOR
o. eanic Steamship Co., San Francisco
Cal.
Western Sugar Refining Co., San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Newall Universal Mil Co., Manufac-
turers Of National Cane Shredder.
New York, N. Y.
Pacific Oil Transportation Co., Ban
Francisco, Cal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19
GREAT INCREASE

Il think this peanut dieting is a
fraud" said Mars. Smith as she read
about some crank living forty days on
COOLERS.
"Oh, 1 don't know" laughed Mr..
Smith, Il knew a baby that ate peanuts
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19

of Honolu advantages that she receives many
from distinguished of all nations travelling the Pacific
To and hear such travellers pleasure privilege which
citizens of Honolulu enjoy probably greater than any
other community during the hours here
traveller usually willing local hospitality The adopt
ed by the Commercial Club of entertaining such visitors luncheon
excellent the visitors and COM
ing visit of WI Ting Fang example of this privilege.
1t is all right for Toxic cable that the Japanese reply
American memorandum regarding immigration believed be
isfactoy but there doubtless gentlemen in Missouri waiting
hear from Washington
begins to look Rooseves support would be about Tas
greatest weakness after the convention he is nominated The
campaign thunder the Democratic orators will make presi
dent naming his will swing lot of
Perhaps the honorable Kasato Mau has merely been hon
orable fishing expedition.
When public and great and muudes of people
found who do know, despite all their reading that the
of annexation made Hawaii Territory nsular
session of the United States how rely upon investigations
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19

reports and correspondence instruct them sanitary
geographical differentiation of this group?-Adveiser.
What going to do about it? Stop trying
because cannot educate all once? Thanks to- Investigations
reports and correspondence knowledge of Hawaii general
the Mainland than before and is increasing every
It took long time dpc the American impression the
mainly hula PLATFORM but it has been done
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19

and gained hundred pounds in three
months"
Gracious, John, whose baby was it,
"Why, the baby elephant out at the
ZOO"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-19

Perhaps the honorable Kaao Maru has merely been
orablc fishing expedition
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
NEW ENGLAND WITCHES.
A Small Record Compared With That
Of Other Countries.

A Small Record Compared With That
ar Other Countries.
Yankees have 30 long and 30 loudly
confessed their ancestral sins that the
facts in the case are little known. So
much il said about Salem that the exc
cution OF witches III Pennsylvania Is
overlooked. The scant score of persons
hanged Tor wifcheraft Id New England
causes more comment than the many
thousands legally burned for that
crime To Europe.
iii al New England, according to
Nathaniel Hawthorne, nineteen per-
sons were executed as witches. One
more was accused be the crime and
for refusal to plead was pressed to
death. after the custom Of the day.
The facts concerning the widespread
belief In witchcraft and the enormous
number Of witches killed may be
found In any encyclopedia. Haydn's
Dictionary Of Dates says: more
than 100000 persisted. mostly by the
flames, In Germany Chambers En-
cyalopedia says: I'm England and Scot
land the witch mania was somewhat
later IN setting IN than on the contl-
nent. but when 1t did so 1t was little
If at all less yirulent. the reformation
Notwithstanding TThe number of
victims In Scotland from first to last
has been estimated ne upward Of
1000 DR.. sprenger In his "Life Of
Mohammed" computes the entire num-
Der Of persons who have been burned
as witches during the Christian epoch
at 1900, 900.
Witchcraft prosecutions in New Eng
land took place in 1862. They were ali
done in six months. In England they
continued till well into the next cen
fury. In 1853 d reputed wizard was
drowned in a pond at Rockingham. In
Essex. Says Chambers. 1T was con-
sidered worthy Of notice that nearly
all the sixty or seventy persons con
cerned in the outrage were Of the small
tradesmen class, none Of the agrieul-
tural laborers being mixed up in the
affair. Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22

Counsel Asks For Modification with a
View to Transfer From
Matteawau.

Now York, juno 20.-~In compliance
with the direction Of Justice More
chanscr Of the supreme court at Pough-
keepsle, Col Franklin Bartlett, counsel
Gor Harry X. Thaw, yesterday applied
to Justice Bowling in the supreme
court for Il modification Of bis commit
ment Of Thaw TO the state asylum for
the criminally insane at Matteawan
When the jury acquitted Thaw OF
the murder 81 Sanford White On the
ground that he was insane when he
shot White to death, Justice Bowling
committed Thaw to Mnttoawan.
subsequently Thaw's counsel sued
out writ Of habeas corpus rcturnable
before Justice Aiorschester alleging
that lhaw was sane After full hear
ing. Justice Morschester dismissed the
writ and said in his opinion, Thaw was
still insane. Tie remanded Thaw to the
custody Of the sheriff 81 Duchess coun-
ty. lie is in the Duchess county iail
awaiting the application to Justice Dow
ling and the action taken thereon by
Justice Aiorschcster.
After he had handed down his decis-
ION on the writ of habcas corpus. Jus.
tlcc Morschester when requested BY
Col Bartlett to sign an order transfer
ring Thaw to some asylum other than
Matteawan, directed counsel 10 apply To
Justice Bowling for modification OF
his commitment Of Thaw to Natten
wan, and said he would not sign any
order until Justice DowIinQ had dscid-
al the application.
A, Russell Peabody appeared with
Col. Bartlett as COUNSEL for Thaw. Dist.
Atty. Jerome appeared in opposition.
Justice Bowling reserved SIS decision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
THE WEST POINT RIOT.
Il Happened During shs cadstship ~
jefferson Davis.

w F5app@nea bWrin@ k1o 6anekGhtp or
jefferson Davis.
Closely connected with Benny Ha-
vens' was the great cadet riot OF Christ
mas. 1926 Ia the middle of Jefferson
Davis third year. Before Christmas it
was rumcred through the barracks
that Davis and other southern and
southwestern cadets were geing to ex-
plain to the other members OF the
corps the mysteries Of eggnog. Cadets
Davis, Tilghman and Temple were TO
get the necessaries from Benny's, but
1t seems that something prevented, and
others had to get the materials. The
authorities were suspicious and or
derea the inspectors to stay UP all
might to keep order This angered the
cadets. ana the preparations for the
eggnog went on. In the dark Of the
morning Of Dec. g the invitations
were sent out Robert II. Lee and Jo-
seph E. Johnston declined. ]. B. Ma
gruder. Drayton, g. ]. Wright and 9th.
ers accepted. Davis was extending the
Invitations when he heard q rumOr that
Captain Hitchcock was abroad. He
ram back to No. 5 north barracks.
where the refreshments were collected,
called out, Put away that grog. boys;
old Hitch Is coming and looked up to
find that Hitchcock was already in tie
room. Davis was gent to his quarters
under arrest fortunately for him, for
after some hilarious noise he went 60
sleep and did NOT get into the riot
which then began. The instructors
and officers were chased out of the
halls into their own rooms and there
besieged. The cadets obtained arms
and organized the HeIyetian league to
protect themselves against the bonn
bardiers, who. they heard. were or
dered out to subdue them. Davis room
mate. Walter b. Guion Of Mississippi,
was the leader OF the Helvetians. lie
secured a pistol and tried to shoot
Captain Hitchcock. Some Of the on
GERS were badly bruised with stove
wood that the cadets threw at them.
After an hour or two the riot wore
out. Later nineteen cadets among
them Guion. were court martialed and
dismissed. Davis. with others. was
kept long under arrest and given de-
merits.-P Professor ". Il Fleming In
Metropolitan Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
Vermont ACADEMY Prize Awards.

The senior class Of the Vermont
academy, Saxtons River, graduated thin
week, numbered twenty members
The following prize awards were
made. Fuller prize speaking contest
first prize, Miss CoIyin and Russell
Davisons second prize, Miss Smith and
Wesley Couch.
Barrett prizes, debate, Allen Bur-
rows and Il. G. Benson.
Medal for excellence in English, Miss
Clara Ranney; for excellence in junior
studies. "A. M. Aldrch; Graves military
medal, A. w. Aldriclii Fish prize for
oratory, Earle II. Ballou; Miner prize
for mathematics, Frederick /. Shepard
son, Roux medal for excellence In inn,
ior French. Miss Amy F. Baker; Bar
rett prizes, debate for girls, FIRST, Miss
Winifred Chapman, second, Miss Mar
ion Clark.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22

Treat The Gods Missed, but ProeurabIe
IN tSe Mohawk Valley.

.
IN tSe Mohawk Valley.
Something III the line Of good things
10 eat the gods never had consequently
the gods missed great treat. Ana,
by the way. friend. have you ever
hooked up 20 a dish Of schnitz und
klaSei
MOI Thought SO. Few have in these
times. and those who have been so
fortunate have Just cause to recall a
delicious morsel time can never erase
from the tablets OF memory.
You can order schnitz und klase until
you faint, furnished. awaiting II. You
will never get Il III any public eating
place. II Isn't on the bill OF fare and
never VIII be.
The % to date chef wonld give you
the laugh II you asked him to concoct
II for you. Ten chances to one he'd not
understand what schnitz und klase
could possibly mean. Few know, but
those who do know it know it well.
good hig ham bone Is the central
portion. light dumpllngs and dried 0p-
pies. Anything eise would spoil 1t.
The ham bone gives the dish a
smoky flavor, the dumpllngs give II
body, and the dried apples give 1t color
and tartness as well as sauce.
Put the ham bone In cold water and
open the dies and let the pot boil,
While the pot is getting into good and
ready shape make your dumplings, and
make them as Light as possible.
Put the dried apples In separate
dish and stew them down to a nicely.
When the pot with the ham bone bub-
bles and froths drop IN the dumpllngs
one by one. No. you do not stir the
contents OF the pot. That would spoil
the consistency OF the dumplings and
make mess.
Any ono who has watched pot boil
knows when dumplings are done to d
dot.
Take deep platter. fish out the
dumpllngs carefully with d drain spoon
and place them about the ham bone In
the center Of the platter. Looks dry,
but when you pour over all the dried
apples and their nice sauce-wowl
That's schnitz und klase as you may
have had It years ago when living
with German family In the Mohawk
valley. You can eat II until your eyes
start out and your waistband grips your
middle. 1t viii stay by you through
hard days work, and II there is any
left over you hit it again for supper
cold.
Ever try it?-New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
ONLY Al GUESS.

But II Made Good Advance informa.
tion For the Reporter.
Neils Olsen, who was for forty years
trusted employee Of the New York
Yacht club. was always courteous to
newspaper men and glad to give them
such information as be could with
propriety make public. He was sorely
beset by news gatherers while the Dun
raven trial was going on, aud often
said TO the reporters, with smile. that
he regretted bis Ignorance On the
evening Of Feb. n, 1896, when the
members OF the club met at the old
clubhouse In Madison avenue, there
was much quiet excitement because It
was well known that the question of
Dunraven's expulsion would come np,
An enterprising reporter stopped Olsen
as be came through the door and asked:
do you think they'li expel his lord
shlpY'
Olsen said, How do | know?n and
then added, "Did you ever read this n
and handed to the young man clip
ping from the Tribune which read:
For Dunraven, never tumbllng, still Is
grnnibling still "a mumbling,
In his lordly ancient castles over on the
distant shore,
And his talks have all the seeming OF a
daft and jealous seaman,
And tho X rays through him streaming
show hess unfair III the core,
And because the Yacht club knows him.
knows he's unfair at the CORE
He will race here--neverfnore
Half an hour later the meeting was
called to order, and within twenty
minutes resolution was adopted
stripping Danrayan OF bis honorary
membership privileges. When the re-
porter saw Olsen he said. ''That was
good advance information to which
he replied. II never give information;
that was g guess New York Tribune.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
His Modest REQUEST.

Your regular professional" tramp
has sharp tongue and Is not slow to
use II when occasion arises
A farmers wife had curtly refused
the usual request for nights lodging
from a gentleman Of this fraternity.
"Weil. then. ma'nm," said the tramp,
'would you mind II slept III that big
meadow there behind your barn?"
NO. said the woman In magnnni-
nous tone. ''you may sleep there II YOU
like"
Zone thing more, ma'am,| said the
tramp. before say good night WIN
you please have me called at 4 sharp
l want to catch the cattle train to
market. "--San Francisco Chronicle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
NOTICE 10 TAXPAYERS,
TOWN OF BARRE

Notice is hereby given that the select
men of the Town Of Barre have placed
ia my hands for collection a rate or tax
bin amounting to one hundred and fifty
cents on dollar OF the grand list Of
this town, and 80 days from the date Of
this notice is the limit Of time In which
YOU have to pay the same to save the
discount and costs of collection, Sep
TENDER 18th. 1908, being the latest date
on which said taxes can be paid to me.
w. II Miles. Town Treasurer.
Dated at Barre, Vt, June goth, 1905
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
REFEREE


BY Refero, 2;24M he by Guy Wilkes
2sl5Aj be by Geo Wilkes, 2,22, son o.
Rysdyks damblctonian.
Dam, Alliq.ippa. 2.20A, by Onward,
son OF GEO. Wilkes; second dam by Hll-
bert, 2.2SA son of Egbert BY Rysdyks
Hambletonian
This colt weighs LOO pounds, is a
nice hay color, and as far as speed IL
concerned very promising for one 81 his
age, and his breeding is good enough To
suit anyone.
Referee, will De AT the stable of lL q
Leonard, barre, Vermont, the coming
season. TERMS, TEN DOLLARS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
antln 60.

Small Nellie read aloud from her
Sunday school lesson as follows @And
the king Of Nineveh covered himself
with sackcloth and sat in ashes"
This was a puzzler. and finally she
said, Mamma, what kind OF ashes IL
satin ashes r. Chicago News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22

1T gives me pleasure TO speak i good
word for Electric Bitters,s writes Mr..
Frank Conlan 81 No. 1876 Houston street,
New York "It's a grand family medi-
cine for dyspepsia and liver eompIica-
tions; while for lame back and weak
kidneys IL cannot be too highly recon-
mendedp Electric Bitters regulate the
digestive functions, purify the blood, and
inpart renewed yig0r and vitality To the
weak and debilitated of beth sexes. Sold
Under guarantee at the Red Cross phar-
macy, Rickert & Wells drug store. Soc.