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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13
TRY IT FOR A DAY.

There is something aborS the atmos-
phere of Haleiwa that builds up the
system quicker than any tonic one
may take. Maybe it's the food and
the atmosphere combined; they're both
pure and there is plenty of each. The
rooms at Haleiwa are mosquito-proof,
the service is good and the golf links
all that the most enthusiastic golfer
could dream Of Take a run down a
day, letting Manager Bidgood know II
you will remain longer, and see IL you
are not benefited.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13
WHEN TAFT WAS A POET.

Very few persons know that Secre-
tary Taft has ever written poetry
Most people have an idea that a poet
is a lean, long-haired creature who
loks as If he had lost his best friend,
The genial Republican nominee ap-
pears too well fed to be a rider of the
steed Pegasus. But
Once, before the world had heard
about Mr.. Taft, he made a visit to the
homo of a fayorite aunt in Iowa, who
knew not OF his courtship of the muse.
When he had told his beloved relative
"how all the folks were" and answer
ed her 1O1 questions, and dlned with
especial attention TO the fatted calf, he
proudly took from his pocket couple
OF clippings fro mthe newspaper which
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13

interspersed with good music will no
doubt please the most fastidous. Price
10, Is and 25 cents; children sc.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13
STOCKS TODAY

Two blocks of Hawaiian CONNER
cial and Sugar Co. stock of $50 shares
each were reported as sold at $3.50
on the stock exchange today. This is
a drop of $3.50 from Mondays quota
ton at par. 1t was natural to expect
a decline after the payment of the spe-
cial dividend of $3.50 on the 10th.
Waialua is strong at SOL, sixty
shares having been sold at that figure
Eva is at $27.75 sales, which is con-
sidered normal. Olaa is forging up
ward, sales of 100 shares at 81 being
recorded and an advance of one
eighth asked.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13
FOR SALE.

6 Room House and large lot on Gu
lick Avenue cheap. Apply to NJ. e.
Menezes at H. F. Wichman G Co. Ltd
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13

and dancing continued till a late hour.
The majority of the Honolulu people
stayed over for the polo games and a
trip up Haleakala, but those whom
business called back left the dance at
II O'Clock, being taken TO Kahului in
special train. The Claudine had been
held over TN 1880 for their benefit
and Purser Kibling had prepared a fne
cold lunch for them 10 eat when they
came on board, The trip down was a
very pleasant one, the steamer reach
ing this city at $3.50 this morning,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13
EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTIONS
AT THE ART THEATRE

The finest program ever offered in
Honolulu will be given at the Art
Theatre this evening. Among the firms
will be the following: Visit to Zoolo-
gical Gardens in London, Cohen's FIRE
sale, Seeing the Alps Through a Teles-
cope, Cabby's family, Asking His Way,
and the Life of a Bootblack Ca melo-
drama). The illustrated songs will in
clude when We Were Boys" "In the
Wild Woods Where the Blue Bells
Grew" An evening Of perfect pleasure
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13
Classified Advertising
WANTED.

Good proposition for a canvasser Of
ability. Address X, Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13

had printed his soul songs" He adj
mits the verses were clever,
The aunt of the future great states
man read them diligently
"Will," she asked simply. do they
print those things for nothing II you
send them in2"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-13
FOR RENT.

Furnished cottage and housekeeping
rooms. Apply Cottage Grove, King
st.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20
Captured at chIckamnuen.

Editor National Tribune: 1 inclose a
list of prisoners captured at a log house
not far from SnOdgrass Hill, on the
evening. or rather in the morning, of
Sept. Fl. 1868. In the severe fighting
and darkness we were separated from
our regiments and told by Gen. Rose
| GRAMS staff officers that we We're in
our own lines and could not find our
own regiments until morning, and to
stay where we were and take care of
the wounded, which we did. On Mon
day morning Lieutenant and squad of
Confederates made us prisoners and
took all away except four, who were
left to take care of the wounded, and
we had house full of them. It kept
us busy. Capt. /. r.. lie Fever. of the
Typographical Engineers, also a men,
Der of SSth Ind, was in the house, NOR
tally wounded. He asked me to call
the Lieutenant, which l did, and the
Captain requested him to leave me with
him; the Lieutenant assented and al
lowed me to pick the men to help me-
cannot remember their names.
picked up Lawrence Mattern on the
battlefield and helped him to the old
house; seeing red flag on 1t, supposed
1t to be hospital. I stayed at the
house until We were all gathered to
Crawfish Springs. Capt. LIE Fever
died and one or two others of the
wounded had died before we were TAX
en- 10 CraWHSn springs. There Is
where Confederate officer. Captain
of Braggs staff. showed ibis Southern
honor. The wounded were to be taken
through the lines to Chattanooga, and
the Captain told me IL would take the
names, company and regiment of all
the wounded he would let me go
through with them. l agreed and
worked all night; got them all for
him and the next day he told me would
have to go along with the rest of the
prisoners to Richmond, Va, where we
would be exchanged. u, Instead of that
we were kept at Richmond till cold
weather set in. whenIwe were taken to
Danville, Va. and kept all Winter in
tobacco houses, and in the Spring of
1864 we were takenfsto aAndersonville,
Ga, and kept. at least WAS, until Nov.
20, 1864. making IL nor.fhs from the
time l was captured at E!hickamauga,
My idea in sending this list for publi-
cation is that some of that party may
be living and I would be glad to hear
from them. Here they are: Charles A.
Brown, 92d Ohio; j. w. Merrill, ED
Ohio; g. NJ. Rathbone, 92d Ohio; Ham
ilton Smith, 26th Ohio; Reuben Farrar,
LIST Wis; David EngelL, 88th Ind; w
Fl. Thorpburgh, 36th Ohio; Ellis Shum-
way, 10th Ohio; Sergt Tompkins, 10Th
U. s.: Wister Brown, LIST Wis; Law
renee Mattern. oath H.; Daniel Car
mack. 18th Wis; Michael Madden. 4th
KY; ]. T. Hanes, 18th Ohio: T. c. Hob.
son. SD Ohio; A. H. Lee, cpd Ohio.-I
]. I. Hanes. Martins Ferry, Ohio.
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DESTRUCTION OF THE GOLDEN ROCKET.

and started for the path of the Ameri-
can vessels on the south side of Cuba.
He soon sighted a vessel near the Isle
of Pines. and gives this story of his first
capture:
"Resuming our course, we now stood
for the other sail, which, by this time.
there was no installing, she being
plainly American. altho she had not yet
shown her colors- A gun soon brought
these to the peak. when, as 1 had ex-
pected, the Stars and Stripes unfolded
themselves gracefully to the breeze.
Here was eur first prize, and a most
welcome sight it was. The capture, /
find, upon looking over my notes, was
recorded in few lines, barren of all
incident or remark, except only that
the doomed ship was from the black
Republican State of Name but l well
recollect the mingled impressions of
Joy and sadness that were made upon
me By the event. The old Flag" which
had been accustomed to worship in
my youth, had a criminal look in my
eyes as it assembled to the peak CT that
ship. How strangely we sometimes in
vest mere inanimate things with the
attributes of life When / had fired
the gun / had hauled down the English
and hoisted my own flag. The Stars
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Editor MADONNA Tribune: I am glad
Gen. LIE Due has written. Ia defense OF
Gen. Hooker as he has, and wish tC
thank him for the truthful words he
has written. Having. served with him
in Hooker's command, both in the Army
of the Potomac and In the, Army OF, the
Cumberland, at Lookout Mountain, Mis-
sion Ridge and all the way to Atlanta
1 know he is giving you facts, and not
secondhand information. ut is not true
for one moment that Rockers army
ever lost confidence lin him as their
leader, and no army 9ever9 parted with
its beloved commander with more re-
greet than did the mems of the grand old
Twentieth Corps part asith fGen. Joseph
Hooker in the trenches in front of At
lanta. The National Tribune Is writing
history, and in the interests of correct
history Gen. VIM. g. LIE Due deserves
the thanks of the men who fought at
and afterward, under
Gen. Joseph Hooker, saxed the army of
Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga.
What Gen. LIE Due says about the
famous $3.50 a. m. order, May 2, 1863,
issued on the field by Gen. Hooker at
charlottesville. addressed to Gen.
commanding the Eleventh
Corps. on the extreme right of the line,
Is true, and have the proof. which the
Century and McClure'S Magazines and
The National Tribune decline to pub
fish. for fear. I suppose, of hurting Gen.
Towards feelings. SO far as Gen.
Rockers record as a soldier is con-
cerned, there is nothing you need cover
up. 1t is time that facts should be
known in regard to that Chancellors-
Vile affair, altho, as the Century people
wrote me in declining to publish my
statement, its an unpleasant subject"
II NJ. Kellogg, 55th Ohio. Third Divi-
sion, Twentieth Corps, Cortland, N. Y.
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except from Traver's post were STORMY
refused. John ans&'Ered CHS man and
allowed him to approach. His PROPOSE
ton was to trade ,t9baeSo for coffee
salt or sowbel1y. John agIeed, provided
he brought him Richmond Taper OF
that days date. Sefg't Eyler took cof-
fee and salt, and returned later with
bacco and a copy s6f the Richmond
Wing. We had some interesting read
ing the next day. 5af IN
should also state that in the in.
structions given me was told that
every evening. before night, the rebels
would call to US. saying, "Yanks, are
you ready to chop, wood?" That an
Arrangement had b9en entered into for
detail from each pickett to meet in a
grove Immediately in front of our re-
serve post and chop trees for wood FOR
| the reserves for the next "a hours. At
the usual time the call came 10 our
picket and the word soon came to me
for orders. I told them to answer
Yes" and about my entire reserve
wanted to go. This, of course, 1 did
not allDw. but permitted about 10 men,
without arms except the one ak, to go,
and ordered the rest of the reserve In
line with arms. We soon saw the rebel
detail coming. half dozen or more
unarmed and four guards. equipped. In
charge of a Lieutenant. He directed
the wood chOPping. and a pine tree.
perhaps eight inches In diameter, was
selected and soon cut down. Then he
stepped off perhaps 10 feet, and set g.
man to chopping. then another, and
when the tree was cut up he set two
other men to cut down another. and
ordered a detail from each army to
carry the divided portions to the re-
serve post and return for the next tree
While this was going on quite a snow
buster had gathered and was falling
When my men returned. two OF them
of the 13Sth Pa. had walking between
them, covered with the capes Of their
great army coats. rebel soldier They
recognized each other. and he rebel
was ready to quit his job. In a twin
king their Yankee quick wit had
planned his capture.
While the wood chopping was going
on I noticed rebel In front of their
picket on our left, just beyond the
grove of timber, gathering sticks and
small brush and placing them in small
piles. I supposed he intended to take
them to his reserve, but when he
thought he was safe in trying it he ran
at full speed towards our. line. In a
moment the rebel picket had his gun to
his shoulder and calling, Halt! Haiti"
Fully as quick our picket had his En-
field to his shoulder and called. Don't
you shoot" And he didn't. The de-
serter was soon brought to the reserve
post, where upon interviewing him I
learned he belonged to North Carolina
regiment, and both belonged to A. P.
HilPs Corps. Both were sent to bril-
gade headquarters. and later giyeni
North. Is there a COM
rade who was on this picket detail who
anything about either Incl
dent? If SO. I would regard 1t as a
personal favor to have him correspond
with me.-G. NJ. Eichelberger, Captain,
Co. G, 9Th Md, Jeffersonyille, o.
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IN FRONT OF PETERSBURG.
IncIdents of Three Days on the Picket
Line.

Editor National Tribune: The above
headlines 90 not cover all the days oil
my experience with the Army of the
Potomac or with that grand old Sixth
Corps, but just to cast in my mite to
keep up the interest of stories worth
telling" or otherwise, 1 contribute the
following from sheer recollection. and
if there are any inaccuracies--of dates
or otherwise-perbaps some OF the boys
who were on picket detail with me will
set us right in a kindly spirit of criti-
cism.
Some time about the middle of Feb
ruary, 1865, 1 was detailed as officer of
the picket for duty on the line in oar
front, extending from the Weldon Rail-
road, not far from the Yellow Tavern
on our right, to where we Joined the
First Brigade's pickets of our division
on the left. My detail as I now remem-
Der, was about 65 men, some from per-
haps every regiment of our brigade.
When we arrived at the reserve picket
post I was met by a Captain of the
10th Ohio. who had his reserve in line
to receive us, when he gave me the
number of men on duty. My first re-
lief was soon detailed. and in charge
of a Sergeant, accompanied by a Ser
geant who was to direct the new pickets
to their posts and take charge of the
old picket The Captain proceeded to
giSe me the orders to the officer of the
picket. He told me of the placing of
videts at night, and the persistent GUS
tom of the Johnny pickets of trading
with the boys; and you boys who ever
did picket duty along the front of our
corps will remember how very close
our picket lines were about that time
The Captain insisted the practice of
trading should be broken up, but in
my mind I right there secretly decided
I would have some rebel news that
night, if Johnny asked certain videt
whom ] had in mind for trade. /
therefore selected from my old Co. d.
9Th Md, one John Trayers, whom /
knew was equal to any emergency that
might arise. and had him detailed on
first relief on videt. with instructions
to trade anything the Johnnies pro-
posed. Sergt Joe Eyler. also of Co. ID,
9Th Md, was Sergeant of the first re-
lief picket, and 1 posted him to answer
promptly any call from any of the VI
diets. but to positively disallow any trad
ing or any communication from eny of
the vicets. Traver. of course. excepted
There were several calls to the first
relief yidets from the rebel pickets. but
all efforts to communicate for trade
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Antiseptic gauze Is an article that par
ticular women are using now. While
not precisely cheap. 1t cannot be called
expensive. and as face cloths it can be
used a couple of times before being
thrown away Every physician now
deprecates 81 ongly the use Of handker-
chiefs for bad head colds. and adyocates
thin gauze, cut into 12-inch squares. that
must be burned when soiled. In this
way any danger of contagion to those In
the same household is avoided. In trav-'
cling a few yards OF gauze may be cars
ried and wash cloths cut Off as required,
They are thrown away after taking Oh
the dirt Of one journey.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20
Sares Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

the master with his papers. There were
no knotty points of fact or law to en-
barrass my decision. There were the
American register and clearance and
the American character impressed upon
every plank and spar of the ship. Moth
ing could exceed the establishment of
the master. who was rather a mild.
Misunderstanding gentleman. not at all
disposed to go either into Mysteries or
the heroics. a clap of thunder in a
cloudless sky could not have surprised
me more said he to me as I ovcrhauled
his papers. than the appearance of the
Confederate flag in these seas My
duty is painful one said /, to destroy
so noble a ship as yours. but must dis
charge it without vain regrets; and as
for yourself. you will only have to do
as so many thousands have done before
you. submit to the fortunes of war;
yourself andN YOUR crew will be well
treated on board my ship The prize
bore the name of the Golden Rocket,
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CAPTURE OF THE GOLDEN
ROCKET.

Scmmes's First Prize When He Started
Upon His Career of Burning ind De-
NHstruction.
Editor National Tribune Will you
please give the particulars of the loss
and capture of the ship Golden Rocket
of Bangor, Me-, by the Confederate
steamer Sumter. under Capt Semmcs
of which 1 was member of said ship
crew?-F. w. Partridge. Bartiett-Logan
Post; Los Ang Cal.
When Capt Raphael Semmes was put
In command of the Confederate cruiser
Sumter he was instructed ito do the
greatest injury to the enemy:s COM
merce in the shortest time" He sue
ceeded in escaping from New Orleans,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-20

Your room will look better and your
work be made lighter IL you take up
'heavy wooden rugs. which catch the dust
and require time and strength to keep
clean in the dusty season. If your floors
are good enough to show bare. or to
protect in the most trodden places with
the mats of woven grasses. which come
in cheap and attractive designs. try
these for the warm period. Better still.
if you could afford 1t. because easier to
take care of, would be mating over
the entire floor. This is more readily
kept clean than bare floor with rugs,
and has a cool effect which is very rest.
full. 1000
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several times, was confined in Ander-
sonville eight months, escaped, but was
reeaptured, being kept in the stocks SIS
consecutive hours without food or wa
ter. He was on the Sultana when she
blew up, and was rescued with diff
Guilty.
ALEXANDER.-At Stockton, CAL,
July 81, 1908, from injury received from
falling off painters scaffold on which
he was working on July 10, Adam Alex
ander. aged "a. Comrade Alexander en-
listed in Baltimore, Md, in the Patapsco
Guards for three years; |honorably dis
charged Aug. II, 1865; re-enlisted on
Nov. 20, 1865, in Co. L, 4th U. S. Cav,
and was discharged on Nov. 25, 1868.
having served his country for five years
and nine months: Joined Rawlins Post.
%. G. A. r., Department of California
and Nevada, at Stockton, Cal, Nov is,
1891; gained the honors of Past Post
Commander, and at the time Of his
death was serving the Post as Quarter
master for the second term; q good SOL
der. a faithful Grand Army man and
an upright citizen. A widow, son and
daughter mourn his loss, the Post a
to fill.
MYERS.-At Orleans, Neb., May 26.
1908, Adj Myers. He served in Co. A,
18th N. Y. II. ~. His widow survives
him.
CANNON.-At Johnstown, Pa. June
80. 1908, S. Dean Cannon, aged 81. He
served in Co. K, both Pa. He was u
devout man, and Chaplain of Emory
Fisher Post, 80, G. A. r.. Of Johnstown.
RIGHTSEL.-At London. O., Jan. 23,
1903. John Rightsel, aged Is. He
served from 1851 to 1865. In co. X,
11sth Ohio. Two daughters and Ave
sons survive him.
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and Stripes seemed now to look abashed
in the presence of the new banner of
the South, pretty much as a burglar
might be supposed to look, who had
been caught in the act of breaking into
a gentleman's house; but. then, the bur-
glar was my relative. and had eTst been
my friend. How could / fail to feel
some pity for him, along with the irdig-
nation. which his crime had excited +?
The boarding officer soon returned from
the captured ship, bringing with him
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John Mclaughlin, Letcher. s. D..
would like to hear from any OF the
35th Mo.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-17
DISCUSS TAX LAWS

The Tax Commission and the
Board OF Equalization held meet
Ing last evening at the tax ONCE at
which various suggestions for the
Improvement Of the present tax laws
were discussed at length, the meet
ing lasting from 1880 until 1920.
Those present were Commissioners
A. Perry, A. F, Judd and l.. Tenncy
Peck and Tax Assessors Wilder oil
Oahu, Robinson OF Maui, Wilfong OF
Hawaii, and Farley Of Kauai. The
Tax Commission is in hopes OF hear.
ing more In the line of suggestions
or complaints from the business com.
munity, especially the sugar inter
ests, of which only Brewer & Co
have so far been heard from.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-17
SIGNAL CORPSMEN MAY
SHOULDER RIFLES

At a meeting held In the Bungalow
last night Col. Sam Johnson of the
First Regiment formally invited the
msn of the Signal Corps to form them,
selves into an infantry company. This
action was taken with view toward
complying with the Federal require
ments that the regiment be recruited
to It's full strength. These require.
ments were explained to the men, Col,
Johnson told them that as signal
corps they are practically wasted. II
they went In as an infantry company
they could be used for signal work as
we'll He pointed out that a number
off the men who went to the rifle con
test at Camp Perry last year came
from the signal corps. showing that
they can shoot.
| No final decision was asked for last
night, the Colonel telling the mer
| that they could decide next week
There is an apparent desire on the
part of many of them, however, Il
come In as infantrymen.
A social evening was spent after the
regular drill, and the men We're tolC
that they could have the Bungalow
some evening should they wish to giv'
dance.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-17
MRS. BOND TO SING

Mrs. Carrie Jacobs Bond, who made
her appearance In London a year age
last May on program with Caruso
will sing many Of her songs at the
residence OF Mrs. Clarence Cooke In
Keeaumoku street, at the recital tc
be given on Friday afternoon, at 4
o'clock.
Her name is well known, not only
in America and England, but through
out the continent. Mrs. Bond will
give two recitals for the benefit OF
the free kindergartens Of Honolulu
the second one being at the Moana
hotel on March 81. Tickets for the
Tuesday and Friday recltals can be
procured from members Of the com
mlttee, also from II. F. Wlchman &
and Thos. @, Thrum's on Fort street,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-17
SCHUYLER SAYS NUUANU
DAM is ALL RIGHT

Engineer J. d, Schuyler, who revised
the plans for the Nuuanu dam, passed
through yesterday on the Siberia on
his way to Japan. While here he was
taken up by Engineer Kluegel to see
the work and expressed himself as
greatly satisfied with what is being
done. mo one in Honolulu need hayo
any fear now concerning the safety OF
the Nuuanu DAM" he said, THE con
tractor Is going,about his work prop
erly and when .he work is finished,
Honolulu will 1--we a water storage
and power developing reservoir of
which you all ought to be proud. |
am very much pleased at the way the
work Is being carried on.