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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

CHE Is One of the Per
- sonalities Which Dorni-
nate Social Washington
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond
Have Just Taken Possession
of a Home on Sheridan Cir
Gle, and Will Hereafter Re-
side Seven Months of the
Year at the Capital-Mrs.
Hammond Was Before Her
Marriage Miss Natalie Har-
rison, a Member of the Fami-
ly So Famous in American
Annals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

II paws to read the want columns OF
The star Hundreds of situations are
lined through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

Earl Carbaugh, baritone soloist OF the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, will sing
this morning Gloria" by Buzzi Peccia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

BY MARGARET B. DOWNING.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

Miss Clarine McCarty held the second
of this years studio rectals last Satur-
day afternoon. Several of the younger
students In the preparatory class were
given the opportunity to play, four of
them showing much ability in the rem
dition OF Tschaikowsky's Valse, opus 80
arranged for two pianos. eight hands
Other numbers on the program were
given by Gertrude Yung Kwai, Adelaide
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-26
SEALED TENDERS.
Aug. %, %, %.

Sealed tenders will be received by
the Superintendent of Public Works
Capitol Building, Honolulu, until IL
m. of Saturday, August &c, 1911, for
furnishing 5000 feet of 6-inch galvan-
lied Iipe; $4,000 feet of 4-inch galvan-
lied pipe; three 4-inch reducing
valves; three2inch reducing valves;
and twelve 2i-inch reducing valves;
six 4-inch screw gates, l. B. B. NJ; six
6-inch screw gates, l. B. B NJ; three
6-inch air valves, and four 4-inch air
valves.
Specifications and blank forms for
tenders are on file in the office OF
the Superintendent of Public Works,
Each tender to be accompanied by
a certified check for per cent of the
amount of tender; said check to be
made payable to Marston Campbell,
Superintendent of Public Works.
Tenders will be received on the
whole or a part of the items.
The Superintendent of Public
Works reserves the right to reject
any or all tenders.
MARSTON CAMPBELL,
Superintendent of Public Works.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-26

t-'.rlane slightly injured by It's sud
den contact with the beach, was taken
apart and shipped back TO New York,
and | personally brought the baro-
graph, still sealed as / thought, to the
rooms of the Montauk Aero Club.
There a cruel disappointment awaited
me, for It appears that the shock of
landing broke the seal, and the record,
while perfectly clear, could not be ac-
cepted as official without the official
seal showing that 1t had not been tam
pered with
! made a preliminary report on the
extraordinary adventure to the news
paper reporters, and notified the po-
lice of the accident to my mechanic,
but only to meet with such ridicule that
| speedily decided to delay my report
for careful reflection and considera.
ton. The accepted version of the
death of John AID is that he dropped
into the ocean, but gentlemen, have
made here my report, and in view or
my hitherto unquestioned word, | be-
lieve have the right to demand that
it be accepted as authentic. Some
day venturesome airman will pene-
trate to the upper levels, five miles
from the earth, and discover new evil
dence to corroborate my unsupported
word. And then, gentlemen, the world
will realize that just as in the farthest
depths of the sea, there are strange
monsters We have never seen, so in
the thin upper strata of air there are
tenuous creatures living in a world of
their own, which we have never seen.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-26
A nANnERous nlsEAsE

Dyscntcry IS dangerous disease
but can be cured Chamberain's
Collie Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
has been successfully used I'm nine
epidemlcs Of dysentery. For sale by
all dealers, Benson, Smith Co.,
agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-26
by AUTHORITY
RESOLUTION No. 544.


BE 60 resolved by the Board of Sup.
eryisors of the City and County of
Honolulu Territory Of Hawaii, that
the sum of TWO HUNDRED SIXTY
NINE DOLLARS AND NINETY
CENTS CS269.9O) be and the same is
hereby appropriated out of the Gen
cral Fund for an account known as
premium ON AUTOMOBILES"
introduced by
EBEN LOW,
Supervisor.
Honolulu, August 4, 1911.
Approved this oath day of August
A. ID. 1911.
JOSEPH J. FERN,
Mayor.
Aup 81 9G %
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-26

Fine Job Printing, Star Office.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10

within sight. The policemen know him and tip their helmets and salute with their clubs. The politicians know him and know that good word from ''the marrying parson" will mean many votes for them.
 Rev. King is an optimist and he be- Iieves in marriage, and his boast is that very few of the many couples who have plighted their troth before him have sought the divorce courts. q believe in marriage and I take it as sure sign of the approval of the First Great Lover that He sanctions marriage, for he has permitted me to perform so many ceremonies" said Rev. King.
 The cozy cottage on West State street, occupied by Rev. King and his wife, has been the scene of many we'd dings, says Human Life. Others have taken place at the homes of brides, and many have been solemnized at the courthouse where Rev. King is often called. Runaway couples, bent or eluding opposing parents, have sought and found a friend in the Marrying Parson," although he puts them through the third degree" be- forehand.
 Recently there came to him dainty young girl, just past eighteen, and a handsome, dashing man of the world. The minister sat down before them and, taking a hand of each, he asked the man several questions. At first the man answered readily enough {; then he evaded a question, and. at last resenting the kindly old mans questioning, he demanded that the girl don her coat and hat that they might seek another minister.
 My child, I asked these questions that this man might put himself right before you before you take this step which may be a fatal one for you" he said. The angry bridegroom bade him stop. and urged the girl to come away.
 You may go, John, but I will stay here until it is train time, then I am going back home; there will be no wedding today" And the girl kept her word and the man, angry and humiliated, rushed away The girl learned soon after of her narrow es. cape from the net set by an unscrupu- lous man who was already bigamist
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
A HUMAN RATTLE BOX
COVETED BY DOCTORS FOR DIS. SECTION, HE SELLS HIS
 BODY.
Kansas City Man Can DisIocate Every Joint in His Body and Move His Heart From One Side of Body
 to the Other.

Kansas City, Mo.-Every time Ellis Whitman passes a doctor who knows him he is followed by a covetous and greedy look. For while nature has endowed some of us with a special aptitude for driving laundry wagons or constructing ditches, it gave Whit, man freak of body which every true M. D. would like to look into. Whitman can dislocate every joint in his frame. He calls himself the ''Hu- man Rattle Box''-a title which sprang from his ability to rattle his ribs with his shoulder blades He ap- pears in theaters and also does plain or fancy dislocations for medical clinics. Whitman also has an aero batic heart
 Put your hand here" Whitman di- rected as he prepared to prove it
 The heart was ticking away in the regular place. Then he twisted his interior around. Taking the hand of his interviewer, he placed it about seven inches lower than where the same heart had been and on the right hand side.
 Now she's herel' he said with par donable pride.
 ''She" certainly had moved. Whit man rolled up his sleeves to show that he didn't have a second heart about him anywhere. There are some things he can't do. He admitted his inability to put his lungs in his feet or take his arms entirely off.
 When I get a job at a medical school" explained Whitman, q lie on an operating table and make any dis location the doctors call for The stu dents set the dislocations-som two or three of 'em working on me at a time"
 Unlike the average run of geniuses, Whitman is an excellent financier.
 Doctors are always trying to buy my body he said. ''They want to dissect it-after I am dead, of course. I've sold it twice for $500 each time I outlived them both-my body re- verting to myself at their deaths.
 T had to fight for it once, though. The second time I sold it was to Dr. Nicholas Senn of the Rush Medical college, Chicago. He died a couple of years ago and in his will he be- queathed the Rattle Box-that's me ito his son, Dr. Manuel Senn I sued for possession of my body The courts upheld me and ! am now living in a body that belongs to no one in the world except me-
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
Attorney General wickersham.

board of trustees that like success will immediately follow the opening of the banks in the United States.
 Announcement has been made by the department that problems have multiplied in connection with the es- tablishment of the system. The plan submitted by committee of officials in the department of the postmaster general has failed to command the entire approval of the board having the matter in charge, although it is believed that the scheme as originally devised will ultimately be adopted with few material changes.
 Doubtless there are many perplex- ities to be overcome in the inaugura- tion of the new system, and it is pleasing to note, in view of this fact, that the postmaster general adheres to the tentative decision to put the system into operation as nearly as may be on the first day of January.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
Her Mistake.

The young woman was hastening to the subway station en route to the railway train. Looking about for a boy to carry her heavy suit case. she ;espied a stalwart youth and asked him If ke would take it for her to the station. He hesitated a moment, as he had been headed in an opposite direction, and then compiled. At the ticket window there was an unusual crowd The boy pushed forward, bought ticket for the young woman, put it in the box and handed her the suit case. As she proffered him the dime which seemed about adequate for his services he smiled at her pc culiarly, shook his head. lifted his hat gracefully and was gone before the young woni.ln had time to protest or really to understand what had oc- -urred. Then the appalling thought came to her with conviction that he was undoubtedly a college boy put ting in vacation time at some kind of employment which necessitated his wearing quite ordinary working clothes.
 And how dreadful" she thought. squirming with modification, 'he actually paid my fare. tool"
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
WAS ONE GREAT LARGE FOOL German Applicant for Citizenship Gives Ills Opinion of Subject
 of Polyeamy.

Herman Seiferth, wood turner from Germany, was among the first of a score of applicants seeking papers" from federal judge in Kansas recent Iy. Herman had been in America seven years, and his conversation, albeit a trifie warped. was quite understands ble.
 So 1t was with no great effort that the judge and others understood Her man solemnly to assert that liberty was the capital of Missouri and that Abraham Lincoln was the first presi- dent of the United States.
 So far, so good. The questions of law and morals proved a bit more diffi- cult.
 What do you think of polygamy?" the assistant district attorney inquired.
 ''vot iss?" parried the examinee, puzzled.
 ''Polygamy-polygamy." the inter- locutor repeated Do you believe 1t is right. proper and lawful?"
 Herman was stumped. There ap- peared to be no word in the lexicon of the Vaterland that sounded enough like polygamy to give Herman even false start. The judge ventured hint.
 What do you think of a man that would have several wives at the same timer" the court asked.
 That was easy. Herman looked vast ly relieved.
 "Oh," he reJoined. positively. "I think such a man would be one great. large fool" And the court was so well satisfied with Herman's moral attitude and right intent that the papers" were forthcoming despite the applicants minor inaccuracies in history and ge- ography.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
MOVES 1000 DEAD BODIES
Michigan Gravestones and Burial Place Ornaments Are Transported
 to a New Site.

Negaunee, Mich.-The cemetery of this city, with it's 1000 bodies and proportionate number of headstones and other burial place ornaments, is being removed to a new site, to per nit an ron company to work the rich bed of ore that underlays the old cemetery.
 The burial place now being vacated was selected 40 years ago and the per mission to remove it was not secured without a storm of protest, but the mine company provided larger and more attractive site and is paying local undertaken $1O for each body he removes. Every body in the cemetery will be removed by this undertaken, unless others prefer to do the work at their own expense.
 The headstones and family monu- ments are being removed to their new places and the damages incident to carriage and the resetting are being re- paired in way that promises better conditioned cemetery when the work is done.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
OUTLOOK FOR LEGISLATION.

The present outlook is that congress in this short session will do little more than pass the appropriation bills necessary to keep the government go- ing during the next fiscal year, despite the fact that there are number of i'm portant measures pending in both branches of congress, in addition to which President Taft has some i'm portant recommendation which he would like to see enacted into law be- fore the Democrats take possession of the house.
 Conditions in the house, however, are such that it is doubtful if much legislation can be handled. Under ex- isting rules only three days a week can be devoted to the appropriation bills and, with the customary two weeks Christmas holiday, the chair man of the several committees hand ling the appropriation bills will con sider themselves fortunate to finish their work before March l. Confront ed with a situation replete with con fusion, the president is said to realize fully that he has difficult task be- fore him to accomplish much
 The president has made it clear to his callers that he does not purpose to withdraw any part of his program although he may be compelled to change his plans somewhat because of the change in the political complexion of the house. The short time that re- mains of Republican majorities in both branches of congress is being used by the president as an argument for pressing forward. During the ses- sion the regular appropriation bills, numbering IA, and carrying an aggre- gate of approximately a billion dol lars, must be passed. Otherwise an extra session would have to be called next spring.
 Among the administration measures to be pressed is that providing for the fortification of the Panama canal, and this. it is conceded, will provoke con- trOversy. Others are the parcels post and ship subsidies measures, the pro- poscd pensioning of superannuated employees of the civil service, the ere aticn of a public land court and the es- tablishment of forest reservations. Op- position to the naval program may be expected.
 The ship subsidy bill is the unffn- ished business in the senate, but some Democrats are ready to talk 1t to death. There are enough Republicans to pass the bill, if they can be pre- vailed upon to accept it as party measure.
 The present congress will be asked to provide for a reappointment of the house of representatives to conform to the figures of the recent census, but the Democrats will contend for the postponement of this legislation until the Sixty-second congress convenes.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
WHAT YOU RECKON A DAY
Depends on Whether You Arc ar Astronomer or Something
 Else

What is day? In the sense in which the word is commonly used day" includes the period of light as distinguished from that of darkness. The period of light to people in the middle states means merely a certain number of hours out of the "A, but it may mean any length of time under six months, according to the latitude of the observer and the season of the year
 Another popular meaning is the space of 24 hours, including a period of light and a period of darkness. This, again, is not the same all the world over, as the time of the con- mencement and termination vary in different countries. Some reckon from sunset to sunset, some from dawn to dawn, while modern civilized nations count from midnight to mid night
 Astronomers also have their vari. ious days; the absolute solar day, ranging from about half minute under to the same amount over "A hours at different times of the year i; the mean solar day being our common day of 24 hours; the lunar day of nearly 25 hours, and the sidereal day of about four seconds short of 24 hours.
 The succession of day and night de- bends on the rotation of the earth on it's axis, and since the earth is of a globular shape, it is evident that the whole of its surface can not be turn ed toward the sun at one and the same moment. In other words, it can not be noon all over the earth at pre- cisely the same time. A little thought will show that whenever it is noon at any one place it is midnight on the opposite side of the earth, and at the different points between all the times of day are at one and the same mo ment to be found.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
How Women Buy Cigars.

When women buy cigars they often show more common sense and a finer discrimination than the average man" :" writes Carl Werner in Harper's Week ly. "Woman is, by nature. better shopper than man. In buying neck ties or shirts or slippers or suits of clothes for her boys, for instance, she has a man beaten forty ways. And those articles are not in women's sphere by any means. It all comes down to the fact that woman, first by instinct, and second by constant prac- tice and experience, is a better all- round shopper than her mate. She has learned how to ask intelligent questions of the salespeople-h learned, in short, all the little tricks and turns that enable one to get the best value for the least money with the least possible waste of time or worlds
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
A BODY IN STORE HE BOUGHT
Gruesome Package Left in Closet One Year by Former Owner Is
 Finally Opened.

London.-A mummified human body, apparently that of a boy about four teen years of age, has been discov- cred at Nottingham under astounding circumstances.
 About a year ago, Thomas Show croft purchased a small grocery in Nottingham. The previous owner Ca woman) asked her to allow parcel in a cupboard to remain there for a few days and begged her to take care of it.
 The woman did not return, but nothing was done until few days ago, when MT. Showcroft decided to satisfy his curiosity. Placing the par eel on the hearthrug he united the string by the light of candle, and was startled to find that it contained a mummified body.
 From an examination of the body it is slrmised the boy died about twenty years ago. The Nottingham police are satisfied that the case does not involve any crime
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
SAVINGS BANK LAW
Postal Measure Is Soon to Be-
 come Effective.
Board of Trustees and Special Com mittee Busy Perfectins Details for Putting Banks in Operation
 Many Problems to Face.

Washington-The law creating pos tai savings banks, which was signed by President Taft June 80 last, will soon become operative. Since the date of the approval of the law the postmaster general, the secretary of the treasury and the attorney general, who constitute the board of trustees, have been diligently at work, assisted by a special committee of employees of the post office department, ap- pointed by the postmaster general to perfect the details for putting the postal banks in operation.
 The special committee has had the advantage of the laws governing the postal savings banks in Great Britain. France, Austria, Italy and other coun- tries, the result being that the rules and regulations to govern the postal savings banks in the United States will be as well nigh perfect as Is pos sible.
 The postal banks will be conducted on strictly banking lines, with the ex- ception that there will be no pass books, certificates of deposits being issued in duplicate. The opening of an account will be a very simple pro ceeding. Any person ten years of age or over, may open an account in his or her name for one dollar. The same privilege applies to married woman, whose account shall be free from any control or interference by her hus- band"
 Like the dime savings bank, how ever, you may begin your account with Uncle Sam by buying a ten-cent postal savings card. When you have purchased nine other postal savings stamps, which the postmaster has at tached to your postal savings card you will receive in exchange a cer- tifcate of deposit. The postal savings stamps are then destroyed by the postmaster.
 The postmaster general has already ordered 100000 postal savings cards and 1O,OO0,O0O postal savings stamps with which to begin business. No one may deposit more than $100 in any calendar month, while the total bal ance is limited to $500.
 Furthermore, no person shall at the same time have more than one postal savings account in his or her own
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
The True Equality.

'The late Senator Dolliver," said a Washington editor, owed great part of his success to his thorough under standing of the American character.
 He understood the American peo- pie and he admired and sympathized with them. I'll never forget an after-dinner speech of his on equal ity.
 He said that in America we un- derstood by equality not that we were all equals in learning, in in- tellect and so forth, but that we were all equals in the power to be good and honorable and generous.
 And he told, by way of illustration, how a Fort Dodge church once gave a charity concert where the best talent volunteered-the city's leading sing CTS, elocutionists and actors"
 At the end of the concert the chairman went up to the organ loft ad said to the little boy in patched clothes who had blown the organ:
 Well, Freddie, what do we owe you for your work this evening"
 The little boy looked at the chair man in genuine astoishment.
 Why, sir.' he said. didn't the rest of the talent give their serv- Ices?'"
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-10
RummaaIna in a Royal Attic.

How treasures of bygone kings and queens were discovered in Castle Frohsdorf, the seat of the Carlist lead CT, Don Jaime de Bourbon, Is told by James F. J.. Archibald in Harper's Weekly. The author was invited to visit Don Jaime, and the two ex- plored the treasures of the castle Among relics found were: the last of the French Bourbon flags; a chair en- broidered by Marie Antoinette; tresses from the head of Marie Antoinette and little note written by her in prison and rolled into pellet; the skirt and suspenders worn by the Duke of Palma on the night of his as- sassination. Thousands of miniatures and portraits and countless other treasures are being brought to light