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Chinaware, Toys, Silk and Quilted
Kimonas imported especially
for Christmas trade. Towelings, Bam-
boo Furniture, Bamboo Baskets, Cam
phor Tree Platters, Stationery in boxes
with hand painted pictures, Silk Pin
cushions, Imported Teas and many
other CurioS that have been brought
from far-away Japan and that will be
of inerest to your eastern friends.
We extend most cordial invitation
to our American friends to visit our
store and look over our wares.
Yours for the happieSt of Christmas
times.
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In the Circuit Court Of the state Of oregon
for Hood River County
Stauleysmith Lumber Company, copera-
tlon, Plaintiff
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20
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cooking is done. All garbage is re
moved at night and one is spared the
sight of the nause&ting garbage car
so common in our American cities
Few private houses are equipped with
bath tubs, shower baths taken in q
huge stone basin being the popular
custom. Carpets are not used, and al
the floors are either of stone of tiling
and these are kept scrupulously clean
by being mopped every day. Up,
ho.tered furniture is a thing un.
known, the wicker style alone being
used Rocking chairs are seen every.
where even in business offices. The
Cuban bed lacks the comfort our own
affords, for the mattress is seldom
used. After a few nights, however,
one gets used to the wire springs with
only a padded covering, and realizes
that cool beds are a comfort in the
tropics.
The Cuban matron has little to say
in the management of her own house
hold for the family literary board
with their cook, who has sole control
of meals, doing all the marketing.
When a cook is engaged she is paid
so much per month-ten, fifteen or
twenty dollars, as the case may be,
for her work. She at once inquiries
the amount she will be allowed for
the marketing. On being told she
figures out how much she can save
from the amount and if the graft
amounts to say fifteen or twenty cents
per day she is likely to accept the
position. She rarely sleeps at her en-
ployer's home and her own family is
fed from the larder Of the people
whose cooking she does. The Cuban
breakfast consists of fruit, coffee and
rolls, and this is known as coffee. u
The breakfast which corresponds
with our luncheon, is served at noon
and dinner, the elaborate meal of the
day, between six and eight in the
evening,
The old Spanish idea OF courtshiT
and marriage prevails, and the young
woman is rarely in the company OF
her lover alone before marriage, Even
if she should talk with him through
the picturesque grilled window some
member of the family is sure to be
present. After the couple become en-
gagged the vigilance of the parents
is increased and the young people
never have a moment to themselves
To the American woman this style o
courtship is particularly exasperating
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20

cations may be gained when it is
known that the Cabana fortress alone
cost the Spanish Government 81,
600.
Close by the Prado, the boulevard
Of Havana, there is what is said to be
the most curious memorial or monu-
ment in the world. 1t is a fragment
of the wall of the old Commissary
Building which stood on that spot
when Havana was under the Spanish
regime. The building was demolished
during the first American Interven-
ton to make way for the parking of
the City, but this bit of the building
was preserved as a memorial of one
of the most tragic events in the his
tory of Cuba. 1t was an this spot that
leveral Cuban students We're executed
sacrificed to the animosity of the
Spanish troops. Out of forty-three
boys who were arrested for making
some trivial remark which reflected
on a Colonel of the Spanish Army
who had recently died, eight of them,
the oldest of whom was but sixteen
years of age, were publicly shot to
death in front of this building. A
panel set in the wall records the event
and names the victims.
These are but a few of the historic
points about Havana, and while they
are intensely interesting to the student
of history it is the manners and Gus
toms, and the mode of living so differ.
ent from our own which make this
foreign city at our very gates an OBJ
ject of genuine wonder to the tourist.
The Cuban home is an object Of
special interest, for it is the very
antithesls of our own These houses
are built for GOODNESS, with their thick
walls, high ceilings, massive doors,
and open windows with artistic iron
grills. The patio, which is filled with
beautiful plants and often adorned
with fountain, is the central feature
and all the rooms open on to 1t. II
the house is two stories (the majority
are one) the living room is on the
lower floor while the sleeping rooms
are above. If the family should own
an automobile or carriage it is often
kept in the front hall, while the horse
is sometimes stabbed in the rear adj
joining the kitchen. There are no
chimneys on the dwellings in Cuba
and no provision is made for heating
the houses. Hot water is a luxury
even in hotels, as the only fire Is in
small charcoal stoves on which the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20

boulevards are among the alluring
features of Havana When the Ameri
cans came into possession of Cuba and
instituted that series of public works
which regenerated the city of Havana
they cleaned up the parks and beauti-
| fed the wide streets. The Prado which
extends from pretty little Central Park
to the Malecon came in for special at
tention, and is today one of the noted
avenues of the world II is modelled
after the famous Prado of Madrid and
consists of central double promenade
Lined with seats and a drive around
each side, the carriage course being
up one side and down the other in a
continuous round 1t consists of a
substantial sea wall extending in
curved line from the bastion of La
Punta, one of the old forts, to the
west end of the Prado, protecting for
its entire length broad concrete pro
menade and a macadamized driveway.
In the center there is an artistic band
stand with twenty Ionic columns sup
porting a dome inscribed with the
names of gre composers. These two
streets are the theater of action on
carnival days--every Sunday during
Lent. The mornings are usually spent
in church going, for Havana is devout-
ly Catholic, and the great Cathedrals
are crowded with worshipers who
kneel before the richly decorated al
tars with a devotion TO th-'r Church
which makes a lasting impression on
the visitor. In Cuba one is prepared
for sudden transitions, and before
three o'clock on the same day the
whole city is in a whirl of gayety, and
the natives seem to participate in this
with Just as much fervor as they did
in their religious duties. The Malecon
is always crowded on these occasions.
Moro castle across the harbor is
dressed with flags, and Havana's resi-
dents are out for a holiday. Every
body who is anybody, American Wis
itors included, hire carriages-those
diminutive victorias so common in the
Latin countries. Beautiful women
wearing bright colored gowns are on
every hand, and bv four o'clock the
battle of the serpentinas is on and
hundreds Of dollars worth of paper
ribbon and confetti are tossed about.
1t seems to be the inalienable right of
everybody to be happy, and even the
most staid visitor is drawn into the
vortex merriment The long streaks
of paper of many colors thrown arch
like from hundreds Of different quar-
ters, crossing and recrossing each
other, present picture of a thousand
rainbows on a rampage, the conglom-
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20

crate beauty of which beggars descrip-
zion. The wild, roitous merriment
continues until six o'clock when the
streets are most impossible on ac-
count of the great masses of paper.
Political differences are forgotten for
the time being, and the Liberals, Con-
servatives, Republicans, Independents,
Moderates, Zapists and other factions
with unpronounceable names are just
Cubans for the day Ar nd and
around go the carriages, up and down
the Prsdo and around the Malecon,
where the spray dashing up against
the sea wall glitters in the sunlight
like so many diamonds and the Cuban
flag on La Punta caught by the gentle
breezes seems to wave a welcome to
tn merrymakers. PAPER mache can
non prched upon castle-like floats
appear from time to time and shoot
flowers among the crowd, and alter
nately with these as if in mockery of
the beauty of the posies the grotesque
dummy of a man is hurled from the
lannon's mouth and tossed about by
the crowd.
There is never the slightest disorder
at these carnivals, and not a single
Cuban is to found.
Good nature re;gns supreme, and the
most timid American woman need
not fear to be among the onlookers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20

for nowhere are there more romantic
spots than around Havana. In fact
everything throughout the Island sug-
gesto the romance of lovers wander.
ing about free to enjoy each Others
company unconscious of the existence
of the rest of the world, yet this pleas
ure is denied them. The counting in
Havana seems to be done in the pres.
ence of the entire world, for the living
room usually opens upon the street.
This is always brilliantly lighted and
body passing. Havana is noted for it's
pretty girls-girls whose clear olive
skins are heightened by sparkling
black eyes and very white teeth
Their heads are invariably crowned
with a wealth of coal black hair
They marry early and as rule soon
become pictures of domesticity. AS
the social lines are rigidly drawn they
seldom marry outside their own circle.
The Cuban woman rarely goes shop
ping which accounts for so many
itinerant street merchants who peddle
wares of every conceivable kind from
door to door. These curious wagons
and carts, and especially tie milkman
on horseback, are sure to attract the
attention of the visitor. The last
no In1 20
holders from cans which he carries in
the straw panniers slung across his
horse. The milk is of poor quality
and is always boiled before serving.
An excellent street car system leads
to all parts of Havana, the result of
American capital, but there is some
thing out of the ordinary even in this.
for in many places the streets are so
narrow that the car tracks are within
two feet of the buildings, making It
impossible for pedestrians to pass
each other while car is going by
An American woman who is a resident
of Havana gives as an example of this
a story of how she was walking along
Cuba Street one day wearing a very
large hat when a street car came
around the corner and crushed her
hat against the wall of the building
causing her a terrible fright and ruin
ing the befeathered headgear.
Havana's queer customs are innu-
merable, and one really sees them at
their best during carnival time when
the shopping centers are in gala attire
and when the magnificent bouleyards,
the Prado and the Malecon, are filled
with Cuban merrymakers, These
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20
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G6eLenIGn CAf2NGez&S

A winter paradise is the most ap-
propriate name which has yet been
found for Beautiful Havana, the met
ropolis of Cuba, and miniature Paris
of the Western world. Blest with a
delightful climate and filed with a
charm of forefgnness that arouses the
interest of the most base traveller, it
is fast becoming the Mecca of the
Winter vacationists. Havana is al
ways beautiful, whether it be seen in
the soft mellow light of the morning,
or in the full blaze of the MONDAY sun
or at night when the myriads of stars
shed their light over this strange
architecture of the silent city. 1t is
always Fascinating with it's narrow
streets, it's curious shops, its unfa-
miliar customs, and it's soft Spanish
language, The beautiful coloring of
the sea and sky blended with the rich
tints Of the houses, the waving palms
and moss-covered forts make the city,
especially at the sunset hour, scene
of enchantment, for it's landscapes and
marine vista are like painted pic
lures.
The old city is replete with historic
interest, for it was founded by Diego
de Valesquez as early at 1919, and the
spot where the first mess was said is
now marked by small chapel This
chapel serves a twofold purpose for it
also marks the spot where the body Of
Christopher Columbus rested when it
Yves brought to Cuba in 1895 to be
placed in the Cathedral of Havana.
The bones of the great discoverer of
America were entombed in this splen-
did church for more than one hun
dred years, but were removed to
Seville, Spain, few years ago. The
little chapel is known as El Template.
For more than two hundred years
MORO Gaze has stood at the entrance
of HaVana's harbor. 1t is built and
Nhewn out of solid rock. It's dark,
gloomy, bullet-marked walls, half COW
cred with moss, suggest the many hor-
rible scenes enacted there. 1t is sur
rounded by moat at least seventy
feet deep, and the entrance is effected
by a drawbridge which crosses the
ditch to the sally part. Once inside
one sees dungeons and high stepped
stairways which seem to lead to i'm.
penetrable darkness. At one point a
chute is built in the wall, and there
is a tradition that many of the bodies
of political prisoners as we'll as the
refuse from the fort found their way
by this outlet to the sharks which
still lnfest the waters about the castle
On the ramparts is a signal station
where a code of flags announces to
the residents of Havana the coming
of ship, also it's nationality. The
principal point of interest at the big
Cabana fertilization is the "Laura
Ditch" where scores of Cuban patriots
met their death by the arbitrary de
cree of Spain. A bronze memorial
10 these martyrs has been set up II
the wall. 1t represents a dying PATROL
being received by an angel Some
idea of the cost of the Cuban FORTH
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-20
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At night there is usually a mas
ball at one of the theaters.
The scenes are almost Understandable,
and the flower carnivals of our South
ern cities become tame and insipid
belide the joys Of the volatile Cuban,
whose motto on these occasions seems
to be we live today, let the future
take care of itself"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
BLIZZARD CLOSES YEAR
Fierce Storm Marks Finish of
1911---New Year Opens In
Bright Day---Mercury Way
Down.

Ring out the old, ring in the
new: ring out the false, ring in
the true" Surely that couplet,
from the greatest new wears
poem ever written, breathes the
real spirit of the season. The
passing of the old year with its
disappointments, its victories, it's
hopes fulfilled and its hopes de-
ferred. The birth of new wear,
stretching forward into the all
Turing future, with its vast posi-
blhtles for the realization of
dreams long dreamed and it's OPP
portunlties to profit by the mis-
takes or misfortunes of the past.
Nineteen hundred eleven, a year
marked by many achievements,
went into history Sunday at
midnight. That man Of fable,
the weatherman, accused ofeverv
bad day and not thanked for the
good ones, ended his annual ac-
count of 1911 with a blizzard
lasting two days, Saturday and
Sunday, showing what heis real
ly capable Of 1t savored Of the
old time winters and when it
abated at shutdown Dec. 31st,
snow lay piled everywhere in
drifts which have the record for
size SO far this winter.
The advent Of 1912 was her
aided with an elegant day, just
the reverse Of the one previous.
a day which makes people glad
to be enjoying the winter in
Northern Wisconsin. The mer-
curry fell low during the nigh
and hung around zero all cay,
falling still lower Monday night.
Tuesday morning it registered
Is degrees below, the coolest
morning SO far experienced. The
recent snow and cold snapis vel
coined bv those whose work is in
the woods where all depends up
on the weather III order to have
q successful season III the logging
camps.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
MORE NEW MACHINERY
Eagle River Laundry lnstails
New Washer---Is Fast Be-
coming a Fully Equipped
Steam Laundry.

The Eagle River Steam Laun-
dry is fast becoming fully equip
ped with modern machinery to
take care of the laundry business
that is being built up IN this
place. Last week new washer,
with capacity Of forty sheets,
was put in and connected SO that
now the capacity is Incl eased,-
The laundry, located on Diyls-
ION street, is owned by Z b
Walsh, and while not as large as
some steam laundries, will be
able to accommodate the work
of the town when all the nachln-
cry is installed The plant will
bein active operation next spring
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
A BIT . NOTHENl'
aa@sessssaa sSeee@@zse

Yea, yea verify, this is consid-
cred the tine Of the year in which
to make them brand New Years
resolutions" sand then, bingo-
bust 'em! At least SO it is accord
ing to the newspapers and the
fellow with a white apron who
deals out the egg-nogg to you,
managing to hllyour glass most
" with egg and very little OF
the "nogg". This is the time
when YOU and every other chap
like you-young and old-is ex-
pected to come across with a fine
and nifty set of self-made ten
commandments = and straight
way break them the next day.
It's part Of the New Year festlv-
tiles, the breaking as well as the
making of EN-.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
HAVE ENOUGH OF WEST
Conditions Out West Are Not
as GIittering as Painted
Many Would Like to Come
Back 10 Old Wisconsin.

Recently there has come to the
writer 5 notice manifestations OF
the condition of people who a
few wears. ago went west. The
west is undoubtedly a good place
to make a home bat SO IS Wis
consin. Out there wages are
higher but the scale Of prices
necessary to purchasethe ARTICLES
OF living are correspondinfly as
high. From those who have
been there and returned we CLEAN
that bit Of information
In clippings taken from Port
land. Ore, papers we read letters
from those who are out OF EN-
plovment and their statement of
conditions in the west are far
from being very inviting and
they come from people who know
people who are really expert
encing those conditions. Many
Eagle River pc ople are at present
out west and are quite unsatis-
fed with their present location,
and ready to come back to this
place as 5000 as the opportunity
presents.
Prosperity does not come with
roaming around the country.
The man with little capital
makes the wisest move by set
Ting down at one place and BY
hard work and thrift become
prosperous. Wisconsin offers as
many advantages as any place IN
the west and people who realize
it before going thousands oflnlles
10 look for something better viii
b. farther ahead
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03

and Mrs. August Well celebrat-
ed the fifth anniversary of his
birth with a party at his home
Saturday afternoon The little
playnates present ENJOYED them
selves to the utmost with vari-
Gus anusements until the time
for departing came An appro-
pirate luncheon with big BIRTH
day cake was served the little ie'-
lows.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
SOCIAL EVENTS
1928 5s:3:9395SS&g e:s.Sa@e

Six young people made up the
party that enjoyed sleighride
down to Three Lakes Monday
evening to attend the New Years
bail They were the Misses Es-
Their Austin. Doris Emmons aud
Agnes Gander, and Clarence
Thompson, Verni McCallum and
Arthur McGill, ably chaperoned
BIZ Mrs. \. w. Thorpe. The peo-
pie report a very pleasant time
both on the trip and at the dance
despite theextrenely cold weatl-
er.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
May Change Bounty Laws,

The next legislature will in all
probability be confronted with a
concerted demand by trappers
and hunters of Northern Wiscon-
sin to amend the game bounty
law so that it will not be neces-
sary to spoil valuable hides with
established market values III or
der to get the bounty. Hunters
assert that the hide about the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
FOR SALE.

One buffalo Silent Meat Chop
per with 3 horse power electric
motor and switch stand attach
cd; sausage stnffer, and Herr 8
Son lard press; alSolarge caldron
ket tie Complete outfit will be
sold at 4 bargain.
BUNDY LUMBER Co.
SGT Bundy, Wis.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
School Starts Morday.

The high school will commence
work for 1912, Monday, Janu-
airy 9th, after Christmas vaca-
ton of two weeks Rural schools
in most instances, began work
earlier, some time this week.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03
RHENELANDER' BL AME
Atty. R. N. Van Doren Of De-
Tense Scores That City for
Immoral Conditions---Is Not
Yet INDICATED.

Yet INDICATED.
In the following extract taken
from Atty. r. n. Van Doren 5,
statement to the court
after the motion for a new trial
had been denied Imperio and Ro-
| BERT, murderers of Sheriff John
Radcliffe, at Wausau last week
Tuesday, that lawyer strikes the
KEYNOTE of sentiment strong
among people Of any and all
communities. 1t is a forceful ad-
dress, scathing and justified and
to those who are in any measure
to blame, the reading of it must
bring a pang of remorse at the
truth it contains. In its entirety
| itsummarizes the conditions that
exist at Rhinelander, the town
the murderers fled from and
which was their home
Mr.. Van Doren said in part:
THAT if TONY Irnperio was gull
tv of any crime, il was a result
of criminal conditions and sur
roundings, countenanced and APP
proved by officers of the law.
Your Honor, if the whole truth
of this deplorable affair shall
ever be made known; if the part
the people of Oneida county have
taken in producing such con
ditions, the good people Of North
ern Wisconsin will be appalled, at
the status Of public morals in
that community. | do not know
that conditions in Oneida coun-
tv are worse than III other coun-
ties, but it is a fact established in
this trial that houses of prostltu-
ton thrive unmolested at the
very threshold of the city Of
Rhinelander, if not with official
approval, at least With official
ina6tion. Tony Impetio at the
worst, is but q product, a result
of law defiance and contempt for
the spasm odic attempts at law
enforcement. SO long as the
good people of Oneida county
permit, and by their silence and
ina6tion approve such criminal
conditions. just SO long Will
crime increase and respect for
law diminish /"
1t iswitll regret that We notice
the brief and meager accounts of
the Inperio-Roberti trial pub
lished in last week issues Of
Rhlnelander's papers. Such re
ports are but admissions Of the
conditions said TO exist To
nothing but the fostering OF these
evils can the citizens OF yilas
county Law the murder Of one Of
it's most esteemed and beloved
men, than TO Rhinelander's great
immoral condition.
At the time of grea test excite
ment over the murder the good
people of that city met and form
ed their COMMITTEE of Twelve"
to investigate and root out the
evils which give that place such
an unsavory reputation. What
has this committee accomplished?
Where are the results of this
spasmodic attempt to enforce the
law? Organized, no doubt, with
good intent, this committee had
high plans Of their work, but
good intentions without results
are useless. The blot on Rhine
| lander's character which this
crime must unmistakaby leave,
cannot be removed i'll the eyes OF
Villas countv's people, with such
conditions and actions as exist
and are allowed today Rhine
/ lander is not vet vindicated.
! ?,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-03

head could he cut in such way
as TO establish positively the
species of the animal killed With
out destroying the commercial
valne of the hides as the present
law now demands.