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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-12
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-12
TAFT CARRIES ONO.

COLUMBUS, o., February l2-The
Republican primaries of Ohio are una
nimous for Taft.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-12
Z 81 DEPARTMENT or AGRlCuL-
TuUE, WEATHER BUREAU.

Tho following da'a, covering a period
Of ~ years, have been compiled from
the Mcklbbin ana the weather Bureau
records at Honolulu Y. H. they are
Issued 10 show the conditions that have
prevailed, during the month in question
for tho above period OF years, but must
not DC construed ns forecast of the
weather conditions for the coming
month
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-12

IAe Kentucky night riders should
nave sworn off from burning tobacco
in bulk-Birmingham Age-Herald
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-12
.onlh, February for 80 years.
TEMPERATURE.


Monn or normal temperature, n deg.
Tho warmost month was that Of 1897,
with nm average of n deg.
Tho coolest month was that Of 1907
with an average Of q deg.
Tho highest temperature fas 50 deg.
on tho l7th 1890; 10th, 1897, 22d and
23d, 1902
Tho lowest temperature was 50 deg
nn Tho lGLh. 1000.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-12
NEWS
BY Cable

TANGlER, February 12-The ten
sion throughout Morocco is becoming
very great
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-12
PRECIPITATION.

rain Il years US77-0l, tOO5-7D
Average for the month, l,bD inches.
Average number Of days with .Ol of
an Inch or moro, ~.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was II inches IN 1893.
rho least monthly precipitation was
O,2G inches In 1906
Tho greatest amount Of precipitation
recorded In any n consecutive hours
was S.G5 inches on the 9Th, 1888.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY"
Average o Il, no 10 per cent; average
. =, M, 10 per cont; 0SOO-l0Oi)
Average s Il, m, 10 per cent; average
= y. M, ~ per cent; OOOj-7D
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
rs years OS0O-1007)
Average number Of clear dpays, 81;
partly cloudy days, 49, cloudy days, 6.
WIND.
Direction 20 years; velocity years.
Tho prevailing winds are from the
Mo OS7j.O1, 10O6-7)
The average hourly velocity Of the
wind rs II miles (1OOj.7)
Tho highest velocity Of the wind was
50 miles from the Sc on the lst 1907
1OOja7)
station. Honolulu, r. IT,,
Date Of issue: january 81, 1908.
70 O'Clock average from record OF
Meteorological; 8 oClocyk
averages from weather bureau records.
VIM. 49, STOCKMAN,
Section Director. Weather Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
HAIR OF THE HAIR.

In this day OF fashionable glossy locks.
one must cultivate energy or her hair VIII
go Iusterless.
There IS but one way TO get this luster-
by regular brushing. Massage helps. so
does electricity. but both are OF little ac-
count II not supplemented with the night
and-mOrning use OF the brush
Don't think you are brushing your hair
Z you give It a few languld strokes: as
vel try 20 shine muddy shoes by gentle
passiugs OF a cloth
Brushing should be vigorous. even. with
steady strokes that reach down 70 the
scalp You might as well not brush as not
reach the skin
Don't economic on your brushes Get
good ones. with bristles neither too hard
nor too soft The one tears the hair; the
other fails stimulate the scalp.
The su7sst recipe for Iustrous locks Is
plenty OF elbow grease" regularly ap-
piled. assisted by cleanliness OF the scalp
and occasional soakings n kerosene.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

yond anything its promoters ever dreamed
Of Its total tonnage to-day IS about
25. .0o0.O00 tons. as compared with S510,000
tons IN 1890 Il IS expected that ultimately
the Panama Canal viii be as much ahead
Of the 800" Canal as the 500 is ahead
Of the Suez to-day.
Perhaps the most immediate benefit the
American people VIII derive from the
canal VIII be the opening up OF new trade
with South America Under the stimulus
Of this great waterway. American enter
prise will doubtless enjoy a new awaken
ing. and VIII push itself into the OppOr-
tunities which await it in that land OF
promise beyond the equator To-day
South America buys s. worth OF stun
from the United States where she buys s.
worth from Europe. On the other hand
we buy more OF her exports than all the
rest Of the world put together. Every
student Of economy. comedies that there is
nothing 10 prevent our getting as much
Of her import business as we get OF her
export business except Indifference to the
opportunity. The Panama Canal may be
expected TO change this: and Il Il does.
with all its tremendous cost. Il would still
IN the long run be a pretty cheap mission
airy The. canal IS a work which win
benefit humanity as long as the world
shall stand. and which viii hasten the
day when the federation Of the world and
the parliament OF man viii be an accom-
plished fact
tCOTyright lsos. BY Frederic J. Haskin.J
TO-mOrrOw-The Panama Canal.
XIV-OId French Days.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

palace Il q woman loves a man, she
does not marry him because he Is able
70 oIer a pretentious home"
Would you marry ne with the little 7
have 70 offerg' be asked. Tt was ycu
I thought OF. dear"
Her hand crept across the table and
stole into his own ''Of course. would
II you asked me- she assented with a
happy little laugh. but an afraid that
you are going 10 lei pride keep you froza
happiness"
7 was going TO-" he admitted. but
this little visit has done so much 10 give
ne fresh courage that 7 realize more
than ever how much need you VIII
you marry ne. dear7 Take ne for better
or worse, with the chances that It nay
be worse for . wh!is2"
The yes was whispered 50 softly that
he guessed rather than heard the answer.
and his face grew radiant at the thought
that this great happiness was 70 be his
7 don't care now about the loss OF the
deal OF the wreck. CT even the rain hs
cried 7 have you. and with you Z VIII
always be sunshine and good fortune
As though IN answer. e beam OF sun
light stole through the window and feu
across the table EdGowes looked up
mere IS TIE o1uels re CElel ArlEE
last burst OF rain must have been tEs
final gasp of the storm. The Sun Is COM
ing through the clouds"
And KS always going 10 shine shs
answered
Let's pay the check ard 60 and get
/ the ring" he suggested 7 want 70 have
you sealed and signed. hello
His face was blank with a-nezsneut as
Benton threaded his way toward them
between the rows, OF tables
Z thought should find you here" ex-
plained TIE newcomer when greetings had
been exchanged We had not Ieft the
harbor when We ran aground 70 avoid
ramming q schooner. and IN trying to
pull our nose out OF the mud the propeller
SHAFT broke We sail at 9 tonight II
the meantime I thought would come
back to town On one Of the tugs and close
Up that deal
Everything Is al ready" exclaimed
Eddowes. rising Wen 80 right over 70
the Office II VIII be a fortunate invest
ment. I an sure We have Just found
out that bad beginnings make good end
ings."
Perhaps Benton understood why Ed
doves pressed Edna's hand as he helped
her into her coat At any rate. he smiled
in sympathy as they went out into the
sunlight
lCovy-sAs. lss b P c Eas=azt}
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
GO EASY ON EATING.

At this season OF the year It iB & mis-
take 10 Overeat- Suastrokes and 6iscom-
fort, priclly heat and trying hot weather
rashes are almost invariably traceable 70
the condition OF the stomach
We do not require as much food n suu-
meT as IN other seasons. certainly not as
strong food Simplify the diet: also elm
mate as far as possible rich and greasy
foods.
Fruit that is absolutely fresh end new
vegetables are both health and beauty
makers Live on them chiefly. unless for
hidden by some physical disorder.
Eat poultry rather than meat, and white
meats and lamb rather than beef during
very hot days Never have meat oftener
than once a day during the summer
Don't wash down your food with ice
water, and avoid too many soft drinks.
II you use them. take IS little sugar as
possible
Cut out rich chocolate with whipped
cream. Don't get the 5ced-tea habit
Drinking butteTulilk Quenches thirst ard
at the same tine cools the blood
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
MILLINERY MUSINGS.

The latest July creation Is a hat with 2
wider brim which turns up with a sharp
point on one side and drOOps on the other.
The bonnet which came in recently is
having all possible plays made upon IL
And there exists a perfect brood OF
sco0ped coai-scuttle models
Some OF them cover the ears and head
n y way authorized BY the Shaker bon
net
Many OF the models possess a little lace
friu at the back OF the neck IN the old
curtain" way
Lace and velvet ties are the frequent
accompaniment OF this bonnet
Mixed straws are coming over from the
other side, and are seen much with fun
crowns and pufTed tuIls
In place OF the profusion OF flowers 90
often seen. there Is a new fancy for using
ribbon velvet for trimming.
A fUll-blown rose, looking as though It
had fallen there by chance. abets the rib
bon velvet
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

We never know the fuII number of these
who are suddenly hurled from afIuerce
TO state FOR which they had never been
prepared A 1ew land upon their feet
they would 90 II under any circumstances
and Immediately set about the task Of
earning a living. as good a one as pos
sible. There are men who spend one for
tune after another. the A-eathI1g spells
between being devoted 10 buudinz I'd
what they have fo0lishly torn down.
There are women who would manage
somehow 20 extract comfort from q des-
ert island. but both classes are small.
They stand out as bright spots against a
background where a multitude IS battling
hopeiessiy OF drifting with the tide OF
adversely.
It IS OF the utmost Importance that
every human being be fitted for bread
winning The san Francisco catastrophe
taught a bitter lesson 20 thousands OF
easy-goiug mortals- Physicians who had
spent years IN building up a practice
found themselves obliged TO begin again
at the bottom with young men fun Of
ambition The rich had first taste Of
AAtNSt t-EoH Al- A1tll1 ohlAEEu 10 snare EaTu-
ships with families that had hardened IN
adversely Some OF these viii never re
cover from the blow. because they have
no ability to earn a living. Those who
are better equipped viii 6nd opportuui-
ties OF which they can make use.
Fortune IS too fclsle TO be trusted. she
viii continue 70 smile upon some 10 the
end. but unfortunately. We can never
know beforehand what favorites have
been picked was reading recently OF
the duties OF maids OF honor to oueens.
and was struck with the Importance
training has IN such matters. The woman
who qualities FOR that position could
never sink into obscurity, for tact. good
humor. education, and willingness TO
work for hours at tasks that must never
be sighted are invaluable 20 the world Of
business Those are qualities with a cash
value
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

The woman who prefers 70 make her
own undergarments viii find the petit
coat model Illustrated an excellent one
for her guidance. Il IS cut in the popular
seven-gored style. fitting smoothly over
the hips at the front and sides. while the
inverted pleat al the back provides sun
cient fullness 20 insure the slight fare
required by the mode. II desired. the
pleat may be omitted and the petticoat
finished at the top with a casting and
drawstrings. The petticoat has q hounce
composed OF bias sections OF graduated
width. Joined together. and IS finished un-
derneath with a dust ru1fie being alto
gethsr very complete. IN ta1eta, s1rah
or q fine mOhair the petticoat would
prove most serviceable. the medium size
requiring five and 0ne-haIf yards OF 60
inch material Seven sizes. p 20 "a inches
waist measure
This pattern may be obtained BY IN
closing 70 cents 70 the Pattern Depart
ment- The Washington Herald. 734 FL
teenth street northwest. giving number
GID and size wanted
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
DRESS TRIMMING.

A funny game 70 arrange is 10 assign
each lnan OF the party 10 the task OF writ
ing a description of some lady's gown.
The name OF the person whose gown Is 20
be described must be given. paper and
pencils are passed for the purpose. and
about ten minutes allowed for the work.
Meanwhile. the women can be working
for another prize IN q nonsense contest OF
a different sort a very absurd but eX-
acting one Is 70 give each feminine com
petitor an empty pin paper. which she IS
required 20 I'll in a certain length OF time.
The holes for the pins viii be already
made.
A bowl Of loose pins Is placed on the
table. around which the fair players gath
er, and each strives 10 get her paper filed
first The woman whose paper is full
when the tine limit is up. or who has
filled more rows than any feilow-worker.
wins a pretty pin cushion The gentle
man whose description IS considered best
by three feminine judges appointed 10
pronounce upon the masculine attempts
receives a prize This might be a book
containing portraits OF famous beauties
OF the past IN their quaint costumes.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
THE STYLISH WOMEN.

Il may be better ''to be stylish than
handsome" but one must first learn 10
define style
II IS not wearing what other people
wear, whether Il suits you or not
It Is not wearing incongruous OF insult
able costumes just because they are the
rage.
It IS not being overdressed OF conspicu-
Gus or always sporting the latest novelty.
II IS HCt wearing clothes that cost a
small fortune Taste and q knowledge Of
what suits you oUrwe!ght dollars when Il
comes 20 style.
Il IS selecting things that are becoming
and individual, seeing that they are al
ways kept in Immaculate condition. and
carrying oneself 50 as 20 show them 70
the best advantage.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
FROM WOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW.
By BETTY BRADEEN.

should imagine that a continual state
oS poverty would be easier 10 bear than
a drop from luxury. although neither Is a
condition that the most philosophical can
contemplate with calnness. Ny dear"
a matron OF varied experience said to
me one day. there IS q vast space Be
tween the simplicity OF which we prate.
and 20 which We turn simply because we
are bored 20 death with luxury. and the
state where the meals for the next day
are q 50 uncertain a quantity as 10
wOrry rs.
Yes. there Is. and most OF Us want
luxury A hard-working newspaper wom-
an was asked. when she seemed ready 10
drop with exhaustion. what she would
rather have In the world OF plenty. and
the answer came promptly enough. sleep
IN large quantities" You have all prob
ably laughed over the funny wish OF an
Irish labOrer who had never had the
supreme happiness OF morning naps
When asked what ne would DO II he had
a million dollars. that one big lack IN his
life loorned before his mental vision He
could think OF 10 greater happiness than
being called az his usual hour. and re-
fUsing TO get up. Yet when the woman
became famous and money flowed IN upon
her. she took 10 Iuxuries as naturally as
q duck to water, and many a man OF
humble beginning has learned 20 spend
money with an air OF being born TO
wealth
On two OF three occasions I have come
IN contact with women who are ending
their days in unaccustomec poverty. and
- re
women have no settled idea OF thrift
and the pinching comes in the wrong
place. When we play at simplicity we
cut out unnecessary furniture, and sub
stituts inexpensive but pretty "fixinEs"
for costly ones. But we have good beds.
plenty OF fresh linen. and palatable food.
and we do not have to worry over the
cost OF anything Where there Is real
poverty the renewal Of any part OF Iife's
necessities becomes a problem too COM
mon 20 be pleasant
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

on that amount al only 5 per cent would
be 10000 year. Add 70 that s. 900. 600
for upkeep. and at the rate Of toll charged
by the Suez Canal-S1.70 per ton-it would
take $4,000 tons Of cargo year to yield
enough toll 20 make the enterprise break
even commercially. EuI while we may
not expect much in the way Of additions
10 sinking fund on the cost for a good
while the experience Of many canals IS
that It will ultimately pay for itself COM
mercially, not 10 count the immense
strategic advantage II viii give the United
States The tonnage Of the Suez Canal
increased from sSs 609 tons IN $50 TO
/ Ni4S.SSS in 1885. and TO Is s9l .S35 IN 1904
The maximum yearly dividends permitted
is > per cent. and there has 10 be a con-
stant lowering Of tolls TO keep them down
10 that point.
The total tonnage Of the KieI Canal has
! increased from 10000 in 1896 10 4.es0OO0
IN 1904 Our own 500 Canal shows re-
markable increases in traffic. perhaps be-
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR GIRL.
By HELEN ROWLAND.

has bout the same
m to rnfxh his
a herov
with chin stubbly
friendship playing w4re
and
you witt burnt
A VIII than
get on hem
Marriage which
Ts better have kissed paid
al
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

II you are an average woman. you
are 5 feet 4 inches IN height. you
weigh 135 pounds, you are married.
and have three children. you have
20 servant. you are slender and nave
dark brown hair, you are a good cook.
and know what II means To do hard
work
II IS. usual with the world 10 ignore the
average. which. after all. IS only another
word for the commonplace We don't
notice the commonplace. We do not find
stories down there. After all, the frst
essential of the novel IS that 4 should
be novel, and the chief characteristic Of a
successful play IS that it should be un-
usual-in its tragedy or IN It's humor.
These have their parallels IN lie OF a
surety. but not in the average life.
The delightful heroine Of your novel.
with her vlvacity, her roguish smile, and
her april moods IS not average. She IS
above the average. just as the sordid, un-
combed women Of the city slums IS below
It. The average woman stands between
and possesses traits that can be put into
print. they are so definite
To begin with. she IS domestic. II IS
have lauded the bachelor girI-' on 10 a
pedestal that the majority OF the women
Of the United States marry and have chill
dren- There is no getting past this. The
census figures show that the average
vvommaa stlu thinks her vocation IS TO
be found around her own and her hus-
bands hearth
Not in the LimeIiEht
The serchIight OF publicity never has
found her out No blare OF appreciation
OF omIuous rumble OF denunciation has
reached her ears. The hezrthstone Is the
scene Of all her triumphs and all her fail
ures. and she views life through lens
which magnifes the commonplace and
throws into shadow those events Of inter
est which are the breath Of lie 70 the
woman above the average. and which
possess the attraction Of the unattainable
for the woman lower down
IN height. the average woman measures
about 3 feet I inches. which IS fairly tai
Her bust Is from . 20 IS inches. and her
hips from TO inches. Her weight
averages about 1S5 pounds In a general
summing up she may De said 70 be tall
counpars tveIy slender brunette
Her hand is broad and immensely cnpa-
ble IL IS not q hand that can WELD a
brush with sslu or that can perform won
ders on piano. Il IS not a beautiful
hand. 70 one. however. that knows no
''stuupiuE u tie line of the household
activities Il IS broad rather than long
and firm IN texture. The fingers are IN
cIlned toward shortnsss. and are broad al
the tips. This hand knows al the ins
aud outs OF washing and OF ironing day.
II IS strong n the kneading OF bread u
Is rapid n using the needle Il IS tireless
on those DAYS when sweeping and busting
must be done.
She Does Not WOrry.
Il Is the lot of this average woman 70
possess a phlegmatic temperament She
has discovered that the sphere n which
she lives IS round. and that her path
forms a circle which she must traverse
each day Never varying monotony IS the
order Of things for her. and she has given
Up expecting anything extraordinary. Il
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24
DO THEY BRING YOU LUCKi

A fad from Paris which has been taken
up here by women who Ike TO play with
superstitons is the buckles Of topaz.
This stone Is supposed TO bring luck TO
the wearer. and the clear yellow Jewel
has quite superseded the four-leaf clover,
horseshoe. and the rabbits foot as a buf-
fer between you and trouble
Most OF the buckles shown are lovely
enough to make any girl who owns one
lucky
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

II you are an average woman. you
are ; feet 4 inches IN height. you
weigh l35 pounds. you are married.
and have three children. you have
20 servant. YOU are slender and nave
dark brown hair, you are q good cook.
and know what II means 10 do hard
work.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-24

Sir Walter Raleigh once exclaimed that
the nation which controlled the Isthnus
OF Darien would rule the world The full
dllment Of the prophecy seems near. A
United States waterway means q deep
United States interest in the affairs OF
the Caribbean. and the day may yet come
when the dream Of Jefferson shall be
realized-a coHfederated West indies IN
Ger an American protectorate- Porto Rico
is already ours. Cuba is under .our. -pro-
lection Jamaica is proving no longer an
important asset 10 England. and the grow
ing desire Of the commercial interests Of
the island for annexation TO the United
States may yet be gTatifed By friendly
treaty Santo Domingo and Haiti are grad
ually drifting to the point where each
viii require guardlan-and the United
States VIII not let any other nation as
sumo such a role Even In Mexico the
wish for annexation Is said 70 be strong,
President Diaz himself being reliably re-
ported as having said that within fifty
years Mexico, with a half-biIlioa dollars
OF American money invested in her en-
terprises, viii be seeking a political union
with the United States Stranger things
have happened 70 the map OF the world
than that Canada, whose interests. aims.
and aspirations ara one with cur own,
should ultimately become a part Of Us.
and so We may yet literally fulfill a pre-
diction made several hundreds years ago
by the far-seeing Raleigh
It IS probable that in the decade or two
following the completion OF the canal the
tolls collected from It viii not pay for
its upkeep and the interest on the invest
nlent II It costs Ss0o,0oo,0oo, the interest
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-11-27
December Jurors.

Judge John G. Motter drew the
juror for the December term of the
circuit court Saturday. The term
is petit jury term only. The
Jurors were drawn as follows:
Buckeystown District-Wm. H.
Hershperger-
Frederick Newcomer,
Benjamen E. Phebus, Lawson A.
Duble. Robert l.. Rippeon, Lewis
z. SchOll.
Middletown-Geo. VIM. Rems-
burg
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES E.Derr
neutrality-suspicious. E. Zim
norman.
Catoctin-Henry l.. Brandon
burg.
Urbana--E. Stanley Davis.
New Market--John Il. Engle
WO dsbOro-Andrew j. Her.
Petersville-George w. Pry.
Mt. Pleasant--StOnewall j..
Beall
Jefferson--Claude w. Easter
day.
William w. Brandon
burg.
Woodville-William I'll. Clay.
Linganore-Chas. A. Lawrence
Observation-Disclosures Baker
Observation-Disclosures j. Young.
BalIenger--John j. Rem.
Braddock-J. Allen Crumbine.
Brunswick-Cbas. A. Carlisle.
Observation-Disclosures +. Bur-
rier.
The term will begin on Monday,
December IA, it being the second
Monday in the month, and az there
will be no grand jury, there will
be no trials of criminal cases save
ones In which indictments were
found at previous terms.