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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-05-19
ARRIVED.

Wednesday, May 10.
s. S. Tenyo Maru, Bent, from San
Francisco $50 a. m.
S. S. Lord Derby, from Colonies for
Elele, off port, sails tomorrow a. m.
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HARMONY LODGE No. 8, !. o. o. F.

Meets every Monday evening at 1880
in Odd Fellows Hall, Fort Street. Wis
iting brothers cordially invited to at
tend.
F. d. WICKE. N. G.
q. R. HENDRY, Sec.
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all three left the steamer at Wiemstad.
Castro who. while president of Venezuela often
tried, in the wrong way to do the right thing for
his country, attempted to break up this vast
smuggling conspiracy. But his efforts resulted
only in precipitating bitter quarrel with Ho
land that barely missed becoming real war, and
in Fastening his own downfall His successor
backed down as gracefully possible. and much
of Venezuela's imports still being trans
shipped at Willemstad
One other industry has Curacao that is of espe
cial moment TO her neighbors of the mainland
That Is the manufacture of revolutions The
island is favorite refuge for deposed presidents
defeated revolutonists and other refugees They
may always be found in the clean little cafes of
the capital concocting plots to regain lost power
ard awaiting the psychological moment for
starting new rising of the people against the
tyrants" These patriots" are always ready to
talk volubly of their hopes and plans. and so VIII
lemstad has become the great distributing point
for sensational and unreliable news concerning
our volatile sister republics
Curacao really is the top of an almost sub
merged volcano, like many other islands of the
West indies. and lies almost within sight of the
coast OF venezuela. For many months at a
stretch not drop of rain falls there and the
whole island looks like big bare brown and gray
rock. Then comes a wet week, and grass and
shrubbery spring up as by magic and clothe hill
and valley in mantle of green. But it is only
grass and shrubbery. for there is not a tree ON
the island more than ten feet In height The an
cient crater has become a large beautiful lake of
irregular outline. known the Schottegat This
connects with the by the stream" which
flows through break In the crater's rim The
stream is Willemstad's harbor but the larger
steamers have to so into the Schottegat to turn
around. On both sides of the stream is built the
quaint city. which looks as II it had been brought
bodily from the Zuyder Zee. Its two parts are
Joined by long pontoon tolLbrdge at one end of
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Hs harborlake these bloody sea rovers sailed with
rich cargoes captured from the Inflated merchant
men that had fallen into their hands and the
stores of gold and goods from plundered cities
On the mainland, The place safe from all
pursuers and there the pirates divided their spos
and reftted for new raids But In an the chron-
tcies of the buccaneers there is little mention of
Curacao and no record of its ever having been
attacked by them. From 1884, when the Holland
ers apparently found 1t without owner, the
island was Dutch possession. Thrifty merchants
settled there and II requires no stretch of the
imagination to suppose that their immunity from
raids was due to the excellent facilities they az
fcrded the pirates for disposing Of loot The cities
Of the mainland and OF dozen islands OF the
Caribbean were repeatedly rayaged and burned
and the inhabitants subjected to torture and mas
sacre. But Curacao was unmolested. save for two
Intellectual expeditions for its capture organized by
the Spanish during European wars
And the Curacao of to-day? Well IL hasn't
changed greatly, to accommodate itself to
latter day conditions Rich cargoes still are I'M
loaded at its wharyes but they are sent there i'm
steamers by the merchants of Europe and Ameri-
ca Sober, peaceful Dutch Jews take the mer-
chandise in hand, and little later much of II is
loaded into sloops and schooners which sail away
Tor the mainland of Latin-America Stiu later
this same merchandise appears for sale on the
counters OF merchants In the cities of Colombia
Venezuela and Central America. at prices that
preclude the superstition that 1t has passed through
the custom houses and paid the heavy import du-
ties that imposed in those countries.
In word Curacao has become the headquar-
tiers for the smugglers of the Caribbean. Little
Is heard of this for silence best serves the pur-
poses Of most of those concerned, hint at the
truth is met with the indignant denial OF the
shrewd folk of Wemstad But the fact is we'll,
known to all who familiar with trade in the
Caribbean
DO you go TO Caracas on your roundss' in
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back to the stream again.
Marvellous is the equipment of this tramway. 1t
consists of small bobtail car with seating ca
pacity for about six persons and no straps, and
one weary detected little donkey. When the car
reaches the end of its the motive power stands
on three legs and goes to sleep The cannot
start back until he wakes up, and Willemstads
perpetual traction problem is How long will the
donkey sleep this timer" 1t would be most
annoying problem if anyone cared, but to
whom time is an object the tramcar
anyway.
Dutch architecture, somewhat modified to suit
tropical conditions, prevails in Willemstad. The
business buildings large and not unattractive
the public structures decidedly picturesque and
many of the residences are very handsome The
merchants a rule wealthy and, has been
intimated, not lacking in enterprise 1t is only
fair to say that many of them confne their activ
ties to business that is above suspicion. The port
is an important transshpping point for trade in
the Caribbean. Its business wondering
just how the opening Of the Panama canal will af
feet their prosperity.
Though Curacao is Dutch colony, and has been
for centuries, the visitor will find few Dutchmen
there the population is almost wholly negro and
the merchants nearly all Jews. AS for language
you may have your choice. Address the almost
naked lad sitting on the dock ready to dive for
pennies, in Dutch, Spanish, English French, and
he will reply in knd-with request for money
Speak to him in "papaimiento" and he viii take
you to his brown bosom. enthusiastically
the talk we TALKS the ordinary language of the
common people and is curious compound of the
several tongues named, together with African and
Indian. 1t is like all and yet strangely unlike any
of them.
The tourist landing on Curacao for the first time
naturally expects to be confronted at every turn by
bottles of the hqueur to which the island has given
its name. but he is disappointed. 1t is there of
course, and for sale, but it is not obtruded the
passerby The small bitter orange from which 1t
is made is grown on the island, but the iqueur is
not manufactured there and never has been. 1t is
a product of Europe Gold fligree work. hampers,
inlaid caskets offered tourists.
Altogether though the ordinary sights of Gu
may be exhausted in day, ii is well worth
longer visit by the leisurely traveller and he will
find the Inhabitants most hospitabe. With its riot
of color its far overreaching caves, its long
wrought iron sign-posts its quaint forts and
crooked streets. its waterways and boats and gayly
clad people. Willemstad should be a paradise for
painters.
The pirates who infest Curacao nowadays
prey only governments.
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POTATO MAKES PROUD BOAST.
Humble Vegetable Used for Many otn-
er Purposes Than Recog-
nized Dinner Essential.

Whenever you lick postage stamp
you partake OF me, since all lickaDle
gums are made from dextrine, one
of my products.
Your neck caresses me all day-for
the starch that stiffens your collar Is
made from the potato.
The bone brttons on your under
wear are probably vegetable ivory"
compressed potato pulp
My leaves, dried. make good
smoke. You have often smoked them
'unbeknownst," mixed with your IA
vorite brand.
Potato spirit is very pure alcohol-
1t is used to fortify white wines. Many
a headache is not so much due TO
the grape as the potato.
/ yield sweet syrup. In this form
am often present in cheap cocoa,
honey, butter and lard.
Let the corpulent try as they Will,
they cannot escape yours truly.
THE POTATO.
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I'VE are really at a loss to know
how to punish Earle" she said. 1--WE
have tried all the punishment in our
kindergarten list without effect. We
have reasoned with him and told him
that he will cease to be our pretty pet
and will grow up to be bad. bad
man, and"
Madam" interrupted the gentleman
of the old school, who was visiting
them, you will find on the trunk in
my room very excellent strap that
| shall not need temporarily"
But, of course, he didn't know any
thing about modern methods.
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Not Our Discovery.

The Greek, Eratosthenes, $50 B. c..
taught the doctrine of the rotundity
of the earth, and the ideas of the
sphere, Its poles, axis, the equator,
arctic and antarctic circles, equinoc-
tial points andthe solstices were quite
generally entertained by the wise men
of that time. There were plenty of
men in Rome, therefore, who we're
prepared to talk about the earth as
sphere and to make globes illustrating
their ideas.
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500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper VIII be pleased to learn
that there at least dreaded disease
hss been able to In all It's stages and that Is
CAterrh- Halls Catarrh Cure Is the only positive
now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease. requires a consttu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure rs taken IN
ternally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. thereby destroying the
foundation OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature IN doing its work. The proprietors have
70 much faith In Its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t falls to
Send for list OF testimonials
Address r. ]. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
Bold by all Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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II Jared Him.

Howell-How did you come to break
your engagement with that girl?
POWELL had reason to think that
she hadn't enough practical knowledge
to make her a good helpmeet.
Howell-What gave you that idea?
POWELL told her one day that the
hens weren't laying. and she said she
supposed that would affect the price
of egg coal.
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CLEANING the STAGE.

1--WE hope" said the spokesman OF
the committee, ito enlist your support
in favor of clean stage"
you have it, responded the theat-
rical manager heartily why, almost
every one of my plays opens with a
girl busting everything in sight
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Soon after l began taking Doans Kid
ney Pills | passed several gravel
stones. got well and the trouble has
not returned. My back is good and
strong, and my general health is bet
ter
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. 7.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-22

Time is the best test. For over fifty
years Hamlins Wizard Oil has been the
most popular remedy in the United States
for, the cure of Rheumatism, Neuralgia
and all pain and inflammation.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-22

and now 10 cure
them. Mrs. w. q.
Davis. OF Groesbeck,
Texas, says: Back
aches hurt me so l
could hardly stand.
Spells of dizziness
and sick headaches
were frequent and
the action of the kid
news was irregular.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-22
Ambiguous.

What sort of time did you have in
your automobile trip"
"Oh. we had a perfectly killing
timei"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-22
Ask Your Druggist for Aliens Foot-s..e.

II tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recent
ly, and have just bought another supply.
1t has cured my corns, and the hot, burn
ing and itching sensation in my feet which
was almost unbearable. and / would not
be without il now.-Mrs. w. j. Walker,
Camden, N. ~ Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
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WZLEMJ7HDJ 7RAcTOT
SNJTEM

much to the picturesqueness of the
place, and Willemstad is not ashamed
of them.
OF course, being Dutch, Willemstad
should have a real canal, and the
visitor soon finds one, and finds, too,
that he must pay small toll for the
privilege of walking over it's high
arched, hundredfoot bridge. Tied up
in this waterway, he will discover all
kinds of queer, highly colored craft
that are used in the island traffic. II
he doesn't wish to cross the bridge,
he may patronize the tramway which.
starting from the stream, runs all the
way around the end of the canal and
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-22

Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Con-
forms to Pure Food and Drug Laws. Mu-
rine Doesn't Smart; Soothes Eye Pain.
Try Murine in Your Eyes. AT Druggists.
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5R0A0 JTREE7; NuLEHJzAD,

nocently asked the rep
resentative of a great
manufacturing house of
st. Louis, whom | met
on shipboard.
mo, indeed" he re-
piled, with a laugh.
whats the use? Their
import dues are too
high. | go to Willem-
stad and there sell all
my goods for the Vene-
zuelan market"
Two other CONNER
cial travellers who sat
by laughed and winked
and said nothing-and
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Although vanity is supposed to be
feminine trait, one doesn't have to
scratch very deep to find 1t in man.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-04-22

Ninety per cent. Of the neuralgia
headaches are attributed to eye de-
fects.
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AILINo WOMEN.
Keep the Kidneys Well and the Kid
neys VIII Keep You Well.

Sick, suffering, languid women are
learning the true cause of bad backs
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esffbridges- And all as neat and clean
md bright as soap and water and
paint can make it, That is Willem
sk.dt. the port and capital of Curacao,
sna o1e Of the most picturesque spots
h an the picturesque West Indies.
Long years ago IL was favorite
Raort Of the pirates and buccaneers
tAzf infested the Spanish main. Into
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which Is a pivot and at
the other a little steam
tug that swings the
whole structure open
for entering or depart
ing vessels.
G uarding the en-
trance to the port are
two of the most comb
cal little fortresses one
can find in a years
journeying--Fort Rim
and Fort Amsterdam.
A few queer old guns
peep from their en-
brasures and several
diminutive Did e r s
from their garrisons. A
hand grenade might al
most blow either fort
into bits. But they add
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- For 80 years Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegatat1o
S Sompound mas been the standard remedy for
i iansn's LIS. NO sick woman does Justice to
MSiseh VINO VIII not try this famous Incidence
ha au ~ exclusively from roots and herbs. and
mas thousands of cures to its credit. anu
- If the slightest trouble appears ,vb;o,,
you do not understand write To M
finkham at Lynn, Mass, for her advice - Is ;s
tree and always helpful. IL Is
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-20
Military Track
Meet Discussed

At a meeting held In Col. Jones
ONCE yesterday morning steps we're
taken to give the Military Field Day
boost. Besides the commanding
ofiicer Of the N. G. H.. there were
present at the meeting Lieut.. Gron-
niger. Lorrin Andrews and Captain
Campbell.
After some discussion II was decid-
ed that the original plan of corrying
out the track meet on the Saturday
after Thanksgiving Day was the
best one. and 1t was settled for that
day.
The Fifth Cavalry are already hav-
Ing q try-out to see what men shall
represent them In the big event. and
the Leilehua bunch feel sure that
they can capture the highest num-
bNr of points on the great day. All
the different branches OF the service
Will be represented In the many
Athletic stunts that are to be brought
|oIe on Field Day, and the meeting
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-20
Wren VS. Sloop
On Sunday Next

When. on Sunday next. the sail
Ing race between the Pearl and the
Galloping Mary takes place. . very
close and exciting struggle should
eventuate. The vexed question a.
to the pace Of the respective craft
will be decided. and should any 9TH
err boats Of the same size care to
compete they are Invited to do SO.
The course on Sunday will be d.
rectly to leeward and return, and
this should suit the Sea Wren better
than the one sailed last Sunday when
the Pearl won by 2S seconds.
On Sunday the course will be
from starting line between the Ka-
mehameha and the Dolphin OF the
end Of the Quarantine wharf. thence
to the leeward Of the spar buoy.
leave this to port, thence back to the
black buoy on the lighthouse. leav.
Ing this to port. thence to the spar
buoy once more and back to the
starting line. finishing In a direction
opposite to the start.
Another wren which 10 to be q
duplicate Of the Galloping Mary. is
being built at Lyle & Sorenson's
yard, but will probably not be
ready for the race next Sunday.
The Galloping Mary will be SAIL
ing on the harbor this afternoon,
and all those who are thinking OF
going In for one OF the Wren variety
can take q look at the little craft
and gather some idea or what the
wrens are like.
~ 4 4
The Armstrong & Verne Company
gave a performance on Tuesday that
caused more laughter than has been
heard In. the Opera House for an
age. There will be matinee on
Saturday. The ladies' and children
will then have an opportunity to
witness one of the funniest shows
that has ever been here. Seats are
on sale at the Bergstrom Music
Store,
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should be one Of the best ever held
In these islands.
Capt. Campbell has been deputed
to visit the business houses Of the
city and solicit prizes. There is no
doubt that he will be highly success
full in his attempts, as the service is
very popular, and all the merchants
will give freely SO as to provide de-
cent trophies for the defenders OF
our shores.
The program has already been
published and II includes all kinds
Of events from spirits to throwing
the hammer. The greatest interest
Is being shown in the track meet.
and all the men will show what clean
amateur sport means when properly
conducted.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-20
Some Baseball
Talk and Runors

Next Sunday at the Athletic Park
the two games will be as follows:
Marines VS.. J. A. C.s and Kalihis vs..
G. A. c. Although the class OF ball
put up last Sunday was not up to
the usual brand handed out by the
Juniors. II is promised that next
Sunday will tell a different tale.
hut there are signs that the In.
evitable has come to pass and the
games are not as they used to be.
The way some things are run In this
town is fierce, and II takes no time
for any sport to be run into the
ground.
There Is too much petty jealousy
for one thing, and there are too
many Of u certain type OF men mix
ing in all the sports that would
flourish only for their influence.
The talk around town after the
Marine-C. A. G. game Of last Sun
day was plain and to the point, and
It is up to some one to make an In
vestigation.
The Park people are not to blame |;
still they might stretch out a hand
and simply wipe out once and for
all any men who have played
crooked ball or who are suspected
of doing SO. s-aE# uFf.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-20
School Football .
Next Saturday

Next Saturday the All-School
football series will start, and the
season promises to be a good one.
All the scholars are hard at work
practicing the game, and from the
present look of things the matches
are going to be very close and ex-
citing.
The first game for Saturday next
will be between the High School and
the College of Hawaii, and II should
be one of the best. The School has
already played "a drawn game with
the Town team, and they will put
up a fine fight against their heavier
opponents on Saturday afternoon
next.
The High School will have prac-
tice this afternoon with the Marine
team and all the signal play will
he developed and the men kept up
to the mark as far as secret play
II is said that charge will be
made at the gates for the school
games and that the amount will be
fifty cents per head. This Is a false
step to make In many peoples opin-
ion, but the school authorities know
their business best. and It remains
to be seen how the idea will work
out.
Uniforms cost money. and the bats
and balls for baseball are also cost
ly; the plea that the schoolboys
cannot AFFORD to buy the material
and have to get up entertainments
In order to purchase supplies is true
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-20
Lightweight Pugs
In Hard Training

Yesterday afternoon at the Or
pheum Theater Dick Cullen, who is
to box Charlie Reilly at the end of
this month. started training In
earnest. and a crowd of sports rolled
up to the old familiar stamping
grounds of the pugs to see the light
weight at work
Cullen. who strips well, is a clever
little fellow. and, judging from the
way in which he thumped the bag
yesterday. has wallop that means
business II once II lands.
The man from the coast Is doing
lot of good work. and Is rapidly
getting his bellows into good Or
der. His form already, as regards
'yind, Is much better than when he
started In to train a couple Of days
ago.
Kid Terry. who spared with Gull
len yesterday. is willing enough and
he kept on after tn emainland boy
all the time. The lads went five
rounds at fast clip and reused the
spectators by the exhibition OF box.
ing they gave.
Cullen has boxed In many differ-
,ent parts of the world, and, besides
showing good form in Australia,
went to South Africa and there de-
feated Barney Malone. the man who
polished off Boer Unholz In seven
rounds.
Reilly is training down at Camp
Very. and has plenty of material to
box with. Yesterday afternoon he
worked out with several OF the ma
rines and the boys kept him busy.
II has not yet been decided OF
where the men will box, but a suit.
able hall will be selected some time
this week, and the details OF the con.
ttest advertised. The two light.
weights would appear to be fairly
evenly matched, and the 60 should
be a good one; Cullen Is taller than
Reilly, but the latter is more solidly
built.
The men are training In earnes,
for the mill, and mean to leave ne
stone unturned to Mt themselves fol
the contest for the Hawaiian light.
weight championship.
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- BULLETIN ADS PAY ~
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-20
X SPORTS
BY v. L. STEVENSON.

enough, but the danger comes in
when the boys. some Of whom have
already played ball with profession
ais, begin to handle surplus over
the actual cost OF uniforms.
II is sad to see the gate money
proposition getting into the schools:
we have seen enough of It among
the older men, and II does not auger
well for the future OF amateur sport
In these islands.