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show. Elsewhere the limestone builds IT.
self up in natural terraces like those OF
Jacobs ladder at Bethel. which resem-
BILE huge staircases built for the feet OF
giants. Here and there masses Of beet
ling crag are seen. like tho work of an
cient fortifcation, but on a Titanic scale.
There Is much terracing for cultiva
ton of several different varieties Of plants
Wheat grows at a height of 5000 feet
above sea level and the terraced patches
of it remind one of Norwegian agricul-
ture. In this land Of monstrous taxation
wheat is but lightly taxed, and the thrash
ing floors are exempt from taxation. Null
berries are grown along the seacoast,
where amid the terraces. large silk fac
tories cling to the hillside with chimneys
smoking for the busy looms within. Olives
reach higher altitude and form the sta
pie food Of the poor AS the camel among
animals so is the olive among plants Its
leaves afford grateful shade in the heat,
Its fruit is food of which he who has once
extracted both from fruit and stones
when crushed rs useful for food for light
and for soap as well. while the crushed
stones still have their value, supplement-
ing the dried dung and roots of poplar as
fuel.
tude than either mulberry or olive grow.
the hillsides are covered with vineyards.
The pruned vine trunks several feet in
length were lying around the ground when
not yet come to erect them and prop them
for the new seasons fruit bearing. Strong
and healthy plants they look, and the
reason is worth recording. Round the
stem the vine-dressers dig out the earth
to the depth of a foot or two and cut off
the upper roots. If that were not done
the sun would scorch these surface roots
or the passing pillow would bleed them,
while the deeper roots are safe from both.
THE crest of the range of Lebanon.
running north and south, with a decided
slant to the eastward, follows the coast
line of Syria at a distance of from ten
| to twenty miles inland from point some
where south of SidOn to the Lake of
HONS.
The valley is f1anked by a varied and
beautiful system of foothills on the east,
which rise unanimously from the plain of
Coelesyria, and hold up this long. green
valley at the height of some 1000 feet
above the sea. The route which We follow
is chiefly interesting because 1t cuts across
| this lofty valley of little lakes and shows
us eastern Lebanon in its greatest
breadth
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Monkey Tricks.

IN almost every land where heather
people live some animal is consid-
cred sacred. In India the snake-kflling
monkey comes in for that honor When
one Of these sly creatures sees a serpent
sleeping peacefully 1t crawls up to the
snake, seizes 1t by the neck and dashee
its head against q stone. Then the mon
key gives her prey to the monkey chill
dren that play with the dead snake just
as kittens play with a mouse that their
mother has caught for them. These
monkeys are not very honest, although
they are worshiped as gods by the Hin
docs, who build temples in their honor
and provide hospitals for them when
they are sick. The heather would not
kill one of these sly creatures for any
thing, for such an act they believe would
mean death to themselves before a year.
The monkeys must know that they will
not be punished for wrongdoing, for they
even go into the Hindoos' homes to steal
food.
In other parts of the world the mon
keys are just as cunning. They like to
initiate their masters, but they get very
angry If they have tricks played on them.
Once lady gave pet monkey a looking
glass to play with as toy. The crea-
ture was very happy to see another
monkey, for he thought then he would
have company. When the crafty little
fellow looked behind the glass and saw
no companion he was SO angry that he
smashed the mirror and flew at his
mistress as If he would repay her for
playing such joke on him.
In Africa there was once a monkey
which wanted SO much to eat the berries
which grew on the little bushes among
the conee plants. Every day he looked
longingly at the sweet fruit, but dared
not go into the coffee plantation be-
cause some wasps had built their nests
among the bushes. The animal must
have lain awake one night thinking
very hard, for the next morning such
chattering and screaming were heard
that the owner of the plantation went to
see what was going on. There SLY, greedy
old Mr.. Monk had thrown as many
little monkeys as he could catch in among
the bushes to knock down the wasps'
nest. While the bees were singing the
innocent little creatures the thieving
tramp Of a monkey was eating his full
of juicy berries.
Tame monkeys have been taught to do
many of the things which people do
In circuses they ride horseback, drive.
toy wagons, eat at tables with knives
and forks. Sometimes they are taught
to sleep in little beds, wash their faces
and even dress themselves In little suits
Of clothes. Have you ever noticed how
proud they look after jumping through
hoops or over bars?
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Children of India.

Q OMETIMES the girls and boys Of
- our land think that summer days
are very, very warm, but the children
of India live in n land so hot that
they wear very little clothing. When
the Hindu mothers want their children
to look especially pretty they rub them
all over with oil and put lamp black
on their eyelids and below their eyes
All Of the children have beautiful
thick black hair, which is kept short
or sometimes shaved off during the
warmest season.
American boys usually laugh when
they hear that a Hindu boy often goes
about with one long lock of waxed
hair on the top Of his head, because
his mother has vowed to heather god
not to cut it off before her boy is
twelve years old OF course, the boy
looks like girl with this long hair,
and this he does not like any more than
boy in our own land would like it.
On the day when the sacred lock is
at last cut there is much joy, for the
little man is then dressed in new
SUIT OF clothes, and everybody in his
home is busy preparing for the feast,
TO- which all of the young Hindu $
friends are invited.
The little dark-skinned babies of In
d1a are never named after their moth
| erS or fathers, but are given the names
of heather gods or goddesses, or the
| names of flowers. Usually the mother
chooses the name of her little one but
sometimes both mother and father
select names Then the Hindus play
kind of game to see which name shall
really be given to the baby. Each name
is written on piece of paper. which
| Is placed under a lamp. The burning
Of the light decides the name for the
e hn ,foH
happens to be placed under the lamp
which burns the brightest and the more
steady.
Some Of the little Hindu girls must
be very uncomfortable. for they wear
silver rings In their noses and ears as
well as many bangles and bracelets.
The heather mother usually hangs
some charm. such as tigers tooth or
the evil spirits may be frightned away
from the little one 1t has not been
many years since the Hindu mothers
stopped throwing their babies into
the RIVER Ganges as part of their
heather worship. Now the little girls
often initiate that old custom, for once
a year they throw their dollies into the
river. AS they can have no others for
three months the little mothers must
feel sad at parting with their doll chill
dren. On the last day Of this queer re-
ligious festival the boys destroy all Of
their toys. making dull times for all
the children.
The Hindu girls and boys would feel
very proud to own such toys as the
children OF our land have, for they
mostly play with nothing but dolls Of
clay and homemade TOYS. At school
these children study very hard. espe-
cially with their arithmetic, for they
learn to say their tables up through
very large numbers. AS they cannot
AFFORD to use paper for their writing
lessons they write on states or an lsrre
leaves with pieces OF iron.
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WHOOWNEDT?


bankment fast ever they could!
trying to crowd into the short space "
time all the fun possible.
Meanwhile Paul and Nell had reached
their home and had laid the matter IT
their displeasure before their mother
After listening TIL they had finished, their
mother began questioning them:
But. my dears. the place does not be
long to you. Papa doesn't own that piece
of land where the sliding place is.
But we got IL first: the gardener found
IL for U.S." contended Paul. An We own
IL by rights.
Their mother shook her head No.
many other people have made use OF that
same embankment before we moved here.
my children. Suppose some OF those per-
sons should come and drive you away.
declaring they owned the place because OF
having used It first. Oh. my dear Paul
and Nell. you must not have such
thoughts OF proprietorship-1ust because
you played on the spot first. IL belongs 10
those little children as much as II belongs
to you. In fact, the embankment is on
city ground. for IL is part OF the road
way. II will be leveled I'm time, and then
il will be used by folks in common. Ana
about these three little children. whom
you think to be intruders, tell me OF them.
Why should you not all play together
They come from down I'm the hollow,
explained Paul. They live in such
little poor place. Tommy Grant says they
are common people"
But aren't they nice and clean?" asked
their mamma.
oh they look nice and Clean" said
Nell. The little girls are awfuliy pretty.
mamma"
I'll go to the sliding place with you,
said their mamma. Then We'll settle the
matter about whose right TO play there
should prevail"
Within a few minutes Paul, Nell and
their mamma appeared at the sliding
place and the three little strangers quick
ly prepared to withdraw. But Paurs and
Nells mother called to them to stay.
Come, / want to get acquainted with
you she said. smiling at them as sweet
~ as their own dear mother could have
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smiled. Come, tell me your names"
Ana she put her arms around the little
tot, stroking her f1axen, silky hair.
And the three little ones talked very
nicely, replying to all the pretty ladys
questions. And Paul and Nell came close
too, and Joined in the conversation. and
strange as 1t may seem. Paul found him
self making acquaintance with the boy,
Freddy. Why, Freddy was an awfully
fine fellow, after all, and knew ever So
much about things. And Nell and the
older girl, whose name was Betina tNel
thought IL dear of name). got to chat
ting together and Nell found out that
Betfna knew how TO make fudge. Betina
mamma had taught her. And Bctina
could sew perfectly lovely. too. for she
knew how to cut and fit very. very well
She had some patterns for dolls dres-
which she promised to lend Nell.
And while the four older children were
getting acquainted Nells and Pauls
mamma was making the best OF friends
with the wee one, who was just a little
darling. and SO sweet and clean. And
the morning ended by mamma sending
Paul home with Freddy to ask Freddy's
mothers permission for the children io
remain at the big house for luncheon
ming back, saying that Freddy and Bet
ina and the little one might remain TO
luncheon Nell jumped up and down in
glee. And her mamma whispered to he-
so that the little visitors might not hear:
You see, darling. how happy IL has
made you to make others happy, too
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Ii is the mecca for all Christen-
dom and toward it the eyes OF tourists
,urn as the needle turns toward its mag
net. There one is met with the same con-
ditione that prevailed 1000 years ago. The
people live just did their forefathers IN
the ages of the past. To be sure. the
ruins which meet one on every hand are
the relics of a dead world. but the pres
ent life of that land has grown out OF
the life of the past, and in very few in
stances does ii differ from that from
which il sprung. A short journey across
Lebanon may interest the young reader
SO the following is quoted from John KEEL
mans delightful book. From Damascus
to Palmyra:
THE railway journey from Beyrout
across the mountains is one in many re-
spects memorable. The variety OF types
among ones fellow passengers is of itself
sufficient 10 awaken no common interest
Uniform is very common. and In many
cases is picturesque. The soldiers OF Leb-
anon and the kavasses of the consuk vie
with one another in brilliance of en-
broIdery, while the guard OF the train Is
clothed with the beauty of a thousand
stars The barbaric spIendor of the uni
forms and the constant recurrence of
them suggest more than the mountain
GERS love of color. Life is still rather
cheap in this part OF the world, and au-
thority apparently feels it necessary to be
much in evidence.
THE railway. a narrow-Sauge. rack-and-
pinion one begins its long ascent soon
after leaving the outskirts OF Beyrout. AS
you ascend you have little attention TO
spare for scenery I'm the immediate neigh
borhood of the line. SO fascinating Is the
backward view OF the sea. blue and gold
on In the sunlight. with the green and red
city for a foreground. This. however. is
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Wise Little Wallace.

WISHING to assure herself that her
'" four-year-old-boy. Wallace, would
be able to identify himself should he get
lost. his mother tested him with the fol-
lowing results:
Mother-What is your name. little one?
Wallace-Yandy.
Mother-What is your mothers name?
Wallace-Mamma.
Mother-What is your fathers name?
Wallace-Papa.
Mother-Where do you live?
Wallace-In this house.
Whereupon it was thought best to at
tach a tag to him containing fnforma-
ton OF . more illuminating character.
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asks one of us to meet him You Kno"
he has never visited US here and would
have some difficulty in locating our house,
p we are in the suburbs. where the num-
hers have not been put on the houses
II is an inconvenience. isn't ii, to live in
a new suburb where there are no means
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fIARLIE. darling.
you will not be able
to go 10 the concert
this afternoon" 1t
was Mrs. III e a r [
speaking TO her son
Charlie. Here is
a wire. just re-
Ceived from your
Uncle David in
forming US that he
will arrive on the 3
o'clock train and
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II OURPUzHE
Diagonal.

This diagonal contains six words Of six letters
each. II the words rightly guessed and
written one below another in their correct order
their diagonal letters. beginning with the top
left-hand letter and ending with tho lower
small animal whose fur is very valuable. Tho
cross-words IN bug. 90 4 place ~
complete happiness. 81 Things that grow in
garden. "a wild fowl much rplished Cor
food. ~ blossom. t6l An actor.
Letter Enigma.
NV FIRST IS in head. but not in hat:
Ny second is In strike. hut not In bat:
Nv third is in king. hut not In clown.
Ny fourth is I'm city. but not In town:
My sixth is in over. but not In high;
queer.
They live midst the throughout the whole
Word Square.
Nv !. A body Of water
N.Y. A female relative.
Nv 3. Something tied closely.
Nv "a girls name.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
DiaRonsl-Gioose. Cross-words: G Girls. -
Board. 49, Floor -, Flask. t5) Flame.
Beheadings and curtaiiings-(1b Scare car. ~
Tramp. ram. 81 Flies. lie.
Hidden inventor puzzle-Morse. Words coptsin-
ing initial letters: ~ Man. u, Old. g, Rich.
az Sick. f5l Ear.
Primal acrostic-Caruso. Pictured words: ID
Cat. f2) Artist. co Rocks. - Urn (5) Sccks-
go Oval
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Tommy-Pa. what is an equinox,

Tommy-Pa, what is an equinox?
Pa-Why, er-it is-ahem, For good
ness sake, Tommy. don't you know any
thing about mythology at all? An
equinox was a tabled animal hair
horse. half COW. Its name is derived
from the words equine" and OK" II
does seem as IL these public schools
don't teach children anything nova
days.-Ideas.
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A movement has been started By
wealthy men in France for the purpose
of giving protection to the big game OF
the world. II the proposed society is
established il is planned to carry the
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II. come. brother,
cried little Nell
one bright Satur-
day morning, its
JUS lovely today.
an we can go TO
our slidin' place
an have such lots
OF fun. Come, hur-
ry up. brother"
Brother" whose
real name was
Paul. ran to the
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by himself every hour till closing time So
| have conceived the idea of a happy sur
prise for papa. Well not tell him that
his brother. dear old Uncle David. is here.
Well just have dinner all ready when
papa comes home. and after he has seated
himself at the head of the table I'll slip
to the living room and beckon to Uncle
David to come in. He'll quietly walk in
and sit at papa's left. Then won't papa
look surprised? And won't he be happy?
He hasn't seen his brother FOR three
years
But in spite of his mothers happy plans
and sunny anticipations. Charlie contin-
ned to look glum AZ had built so much
on going to the concert this afternoon
he urged II get so many ideas for han
ding my violin when I hear others play
Now. there is to be such fine program,
and 1 would learn ever so much by just
listening to the orchestra and the SOLO
lists
But you may attend the next concert,
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In the Holy Lands
ccrScrrrETET TTTTTFTFFTF

HERE is no other spot on the
earth's surface teeming with so
much interest as does that small
territory called the Holy Lands
IL is the mecca for all Christen-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-22
THE WATER QUESTION.

In deciding question. increase of the irrigation water
rates the government well consider whether 1t not
unde the obligation promise cheaper rather than dealer water
When his government building of the Nuuanu DAM Gov
enor Carter the benefits he expected from e
work would be sntng of water Tor lrIgaOn at
any season the periodical threats OF bghng
drought home plots would never come
would rate be subjected to the almost per
ema inhibition the irrigation which they had PAID 1O
excepting unsuitable and ncOnvenent and always too
hint then that the people would have to
higher for when the long awaited Time
came they received anything like adequate value in return
for their money dealings of the department with the
regard inappropriate for consideration by the
present 1t fact that can not be gam
very proportion of ratepayes have never for any
whole raepayng period either the quantity the quality
which they paid Judging the by proper stand
ard that can the government raises the rates
big debit balance in value which it owes to the
from the past
If revised for the sole of equaza
ton objection No doubt there cases
where ratepayers water than others
lack of defniene assessing rates and
appasng consumption protect the department from such
don and horizontal rates would not be
scientific be anything logical either i'll rails
hOuseoer because alleged shipping has hereto
fore Overclarged lawyer would this is in
competent mmaera and pertinent issue
department the whose has created it.
ratepayers paying enough proportion to
they the shipping has been muc is
equally that great OF comparatively small
plots their will be paying
quite enough they do all the water
they need.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-04-22
THE FOREIGN TRADE IN AUTOMOBILES.

The foreign trade of the United automobiles now
amounts to million dollars month"; million per an
num- of which about four millions million
exports Ten the trade in automobiles
Gent value to Justify the Bureau of Statistics
Commerce and Labor in making separate either the i'm
ports or exports the few automobiles entering leaving country
beng included under the miscellaneous articles
In July lOl however, the Bureau began exports which
IN the nsca year l92 amounted to about million dollars
since that time the value of automobiles thereof eypord o
foreign countries has been in round 30 million dollars of which
total about 20 millions has developed the years ending with
December l9O9 with prospect that the will show
an export record of fully eight million dollars
In imports the record established until uv oO5 Ln
the OF automobiles and parts thereof imported amounted to four
million DOLLARS IN the fiscal 1906
but falling below that figure in succeeding years making te total
Importation for the five ending for which m
cord exists about Is million dollars of automobiles and na ar
me shipments OF automobiles and parts thereof Alaska Hawaii
in the past year to about two million dollars making e toa
OF the automobiles passing in and ports the United states in
the past five years about 40 million dollars ~ ."
me imports are chiefly from France Italy, Germany and fine
Ceu hngdo and the exports practically every country in e
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SOMEONE NEEDED
TO TAKE ACTION

EDITOR STAR: l wish to say that
quite agree with Mr.. Ivers, and
many others, that If it were not for
the Russian agitators the great ma
iority of these people would have
been contentedly at work long ago.
Indeed l hove wondered how these
men could have the hardihood and
the moral courage to face these over
bearing, insolent, worthless men,
considering how easily they are led,
and tell them that they were going
to work on the plantations whether
they liked it or not. And it is my
opinion that but very few of them
have the moral courage to face this
angry jeering crowd and pick up their
few belongings and go to work.
And 1 want to say that l am as
tonished that the authorities have
permitted these agitators to go the
length they have gone without molest-
ing them in any way But 1 presume
they will wait as they did in the case
of the Japanese agitators, until the
mischief is all done before they will
start to act in this matter.
l wish TO say also that one does not
need to be long among the Russians
to notice their wistful and appealing
looks, to feel that the great majority
of them wish themselves well out Of
this disgraceful state of degradation,
that they are wallowing in, if they
only dared to make a stand and defy
t. wOuld-be dictators and overbear
ing wretches I think too, that, if these
men were spoken to individually in
stead of. collectively, it would be
found that the majority of them have
more sense than they are credited
with, and are amenable to reason,
and would gladly go to work if they
only dared to.
But to do this some one will have
to take the matter up who has his
whole heart and soul in this matter
and in solving this problem.
When this is done something will
be doing and will say, as have sad
before, that no effort should be spar
ed to get these men placed in some
position or other. and for more rea-
sons than one. And l beg to say,
feel that there will be no difficulty
in doing this if the right course is
taken.
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MOONLIGHT NExr SATURDAY..

The regular monthly full moon
dance at Haleiwa Will take place
next Saturday night. 1t is a de-
lightful ride down, by rail or motor
and no pleasanter place has been
discovered for spending the week end
There will be good music and plenty
of dancing. The dinner will be table
d'hote and a good one. The 1920 train
will get you there in ample time Of
if you wish to motor down the roads
are good.
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world though the largest Canada the Kingdom
Mexico, and Australia
The total number exported the year 1909
according o,te Bureau Of Statistics at
$5SLO2l value of about 81 200 machine
number imported GA $1,000 average
about
France leads the world exporter automobiles with the
United States second i'm rank Statistics compiled
publication of the countries show that the exports
OF this class in the latest which details
From France 1908 $2460000 United calendar
1909 SSGG797; the United 1909 S76O267 Italy
in 1908 S5533000; and Germany, in 1908, S3,03 900