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IPiPBIiWMHP nniw"-. THE HAWAIIAN S11AR, MONDAY, MAY 1, 1898.-SIX PAGES.' ... , -.-r . nMT mi iWi ; r.' if . came back to tlio smoking window, and he was gone again for the last one. Flames and smoke were shooting through the room and forked tongues were licking the window when they saw him crawl back with the baby. Safely he dropped it into the father's arms, and then the flames crackled on ami reveled and hissed in mocking triumph, and in ashes and ruin the farmhouse crumbled away, but the old tramp never came out 'again. A few bones were found in the ruins and an old shoe in the fiont yard, but in that grand day when heroes rise up from moldeiing dust he will not need the old shoe that he lost in the swamp nor the one he left in the farmyard. Joel Slopcr in New York Mercury. CARE OF CARRIAGES. Advice that May Be Valuable to Those Who Possess Them. Carriages should be kept m an airy, dry coachhouse. There should be a moderate amount of light, otherwise the colors will be affected. The win dows should be curtained to avoid hav ing direct sunshine strike upon a car riage. There should be no communication between the stable and the coachhouse. The manure heap or pit should also be located as far away from the carriage house as possible. Ammonia fumes crack and destroy varnish and fade the colors both of painting and lining. Also, avoid having 1 carriage stand near a brick wall, as the dampness from the wall will fade the colors and destroy the varnish. Whenever a carriage stands unused for several days, it should be protected by a large cotton cover sufficiently strong to keep off the dust, without al together excluding the light. Dust, when allowed to settle on a carriage, eats into the varnished. Care should be taken to keep this cover dry. When a carriage is new or newly varnished, it is better for it to stand a few days and to be frequently washed and well dried off before being used; frequent washings with cold water and exposure to fresh air in the shade will also help to harden and brighten its finish. Never allow mud to remain long enough upon a newly varnished carriage to dry upon it, or spots and stains will invariably result. While washing a carriage, keep it out of the sun. Use plenty of water, taking great care that it is not dricn into the body to the injury of the lin ing. Use for the body panels a large, soft sponge; when saturated, squeeze this over the panels, and by the flow ing down of the water, dirt will soften and harmlessly run oft. Care should be taken to wipe the surface quite dry with chamois leather after each washing. The directions just given for washing the body apply as well to the under parts and wheels, but use for the latter a different sponge and chamois than those used on the body. Never use a "spoke brush," which, in conjunction with the grit from the road, would act like sandpaper on the varnish, scratch ing it, and of course removing the gloss. Never allow water to dry of itself on a carriage, as it will invariably leave stains. Hot water or soap should never he used in washing a varnished surface. Enameled leather tops and aprons should be washed with very weak soap and water. No oil should be put on enameled leather. To prevent or destroy moths in woolen linings, use turpentine and camphor. In the case ofaclosecar riaee. the simple evaporation from the mixture, when placed in a saucer (the class beinc closed), will be found a certain cure. Inspect the entire carriage occasional ly, and whenever a bolt or a clip ap pears to be getting loose tighten it up with a wrench, and always have little repairs done at once. Should the tires of the wheels set at all slack, so that the joints of the felloes become visible, have them immediately contracted, or the wheels may be permanently injured "A stitch in time saves nine." Examine the axles frequently; keep them well oiled and see that the wash ers are in good order. Pure sperm oil is considered the best for lubricating ournoses. Castor oil will answer, but never use sweet oil, as it will gum up. Leather top carriages should never remain long in the carriage house with the top down. After raising the top, "break" the joints slightly to take the strain on the webstay and leather, Aprons of every kind should be fre quently unfolded, or they will soon spoil. RAM'S HORN WRINKLES. There is no Gospel in a kick. Law wears iron shoes and never cares where it steps. Washinc a pig will not take from him the love of mud. There is more power in gentleness than there is in dynamite. It would demoralize heaven for the ancels to go in company that some church members consider good. The devil hates the prayer-meeting, but it is seldom that he has much fault to find with the choir. The man who inspects the car wheels is as necessary to the safety of the traveler as the president of the road. No matter whether he has been to college or not, the man who can keep sweet when things go wrong is a man of power. Where Young Women Are Scarce. Our bachelor friends complain to us of a scarcity of young ladies through out the country, says the Chase County Nehr.i Chamnion. This should not ' be so, as we could readily name a half hundred eligible young bachelors in the valley, many with homes and farms of their own and their lives insured, and we certainly think the search has not been a diligent one, and the complaint is without grounds. However, console yourselves, gentlemen, as we understand a train load or two will be in from the East in a few days. CHEAPER ALUMINIUM. Process Which Is Reducing the Cost of this Valuable Metal. The decision which was given by the courts in favor of the Hall patents for the production of the aluminium rend eis a description of this most import ant pr cess of special interest. It is bclievi 1 to be the method of the future for the production of this valua ble nutal. 1 ly the employment of the pioccss the prices of pure aluminium have b- en reduced from $15 per pound to fifty cents per pound, at which price it is, bulk for bulk, about as inexpen sive as copper and cheaper than nickel or tin. Working on a large scale it is estimated that the cost of making pure aluminium can be brought down to p.'ihaps seventeen cents a pound. 1 he pn cess consists in reducing the oxide i f aluminium by disolving it in a futed bath consisting of a lluoride of aluminium, together with a lluoride of some other metal mure electro positive than aluminium, and precipitating the metallic aluminium from this ore by electrolysis. The fused lluoride bath referred to remains practically constant, and, therefore, costs but little. The ore is simply dumped into this bath, and upon dissolving the metal is imme diately electrolyzcd out by the current at a negative pole and falls to the bot tom of the pots. The latter are then either tapped or ladeled out without disturbing the operation of the process, which is therefore continuous and the purity of the metal thus obtained is higher than has ever been attained by any other process. Wild Career of a Bogus Chicago Ham. Some small boy fastened a wire to one of these wooden hams which are used for advertising purposes, and to the other end of the wire attached a lot of fishhooks into the Madison strett cable slot at Madison street, near Halstead, yesterday afternoon. The hooks quickly took holdi.f the running cable and sped the ham toward the setting sun. At Green street it struck and toss ed into the mud handsomely dressed Jim De Meyer, the wine connoisseur. At Loomis street it struck an Italian's handcart laden with fresh roasted pea nuts and popcorn and scattered the load over the road. The ham journey ed right on, leaving the son of Italy and the street news boys to fight over the peanuts and popcorn. A bicycle rider was upset at London street and slightly injured by colliding with the flying imitation pork. As the frayed edged ham danced along near Western avenue it caught the eye of a near sighted saloonkeeper. " hat a nice addition, muttered he, "to my free lunch counter. He grab bed a board, threw himself into position like a grand-stand ball player as he comes 10 bat, and as the ham approach ed him he swiped it about amidshtp, broke the wire and acquired the ham. The New Year's day loafers who, clad in their best clothes stood lazily smok ing cigars on the side walk, gently led the ham-grabbing saloon keeper in his saloon near by. The drinks came from behind the bar without any one calling for them. A Cougar Terrorizes a Dancing Party. Last Thursday night as a party of young toiks was going home from a dance they were suddenly startled by a terrible scream, and the next instant a cougar leaped from a tree and landed in their midst, causing a great excite ment. They then ran through the brush and over logs to Mr. Montrey's house, where it was found that Tommy White was missing. A search was at once instituted and he was found in an unconscious condition with the cougar standing over him. The animal was finally beaten off with clubs by C. Thomson and Joe Brewster. White in the meantime had regained his senses and proved to be uninjured, though badly frightened. They then went back to the house followed by the cougir. It stayed around the house until daylight, uttering the most blood curdling yells and springing against the house, where the huge muddy foot prints could be seen the next day. No damage was done beyond a bad fright and clothes torn from crawling under logs, but I hompson got a severe scratch on the face during his brave fight. Whatcom Reviellc. WILDER & CO, Established in 1S72.J Estate of S. G. WILDER -:- W. C. WILDER IMPORTERS AND HEALERS IN Lumber and Coal BUILDING MATERIALS -SUCH AS- Doors, Sash, Blinds BUILDERS' HARDWARE, Paints, Oils, Glass, WALL PAPER, Etc. Corner of Fort & Queen Streets HONOLULU, H. I. General bcrtisemcnts. H. F. WICHMAN FORT STREET. Jeweler AND Optician. Everything in the Jewelry and Silverware line. "Up to date" in styles and patterns : sometimes a little ahead of date, but never behind. The only establishment in the country where eyes are measured on thoroughly scien tific principles and glasses guar anteed to fit each particular case. H. F. WICHMAN. New Ideas! A merchant is nowhere unless abreast of the times. We have gotten several new ideas through the ob servation of Mr. T. J. King, while on the coast and we propose not only to profit by them ourselves but to give our customers the benefit of the low prices that shall henceforth prevail in our establish-, merit. As time rolls on, we shall gradually unfold our new ideas to the mutual benefit of our customers and ourselves. Call and be convinced of the sincerity of our propositions. King1 Bros. HOTEL STREET. SEWING- MACHINES Call in and examine t tic NEW BUTTONHOLE MACHINE And our new stock of Fine Singer Sewing Machines. IS. 11ERGERSEN, General Agent. Bethel Street, Honolulu, Damon Mock. Repairing Done. 19 tf CENTRAL MARKET, Nuuanu Street. FRESH I1EEF, MUTTON AND VEAL liREAKTAST SAUSAGES, BOLOGNA SAUSAGES, Etc. JAS. H. LOVE, Both Telephones, 104, Proprietor- Club Stables Co, S. V. GRAHAM, Manager, Livery, Feed and Sale Stables, Fori' Strict, Between Horn. anij Beretania. BOTH TELEPHONES No. 477. Connected with Hack Stand Corner King and Bethel Sts. BOTH TELEPHONES No. 113 THE HAWAIIAN STAR. The Star now has the larg est circulation of any evening paper, and is gaining ground daily. . In its new form, the paper will print as much reading matter as any other Hawaiian journal, and will report the news of its entire parish with freshness and-accuracy. Editorially the Star is an outspoken and consistent ad vocate of annexation to the United States. The paper will be delivered at any house in Honolulu for 50 cents per month. THE HAWAIIAN STAR. General ,3lltJcrUscmentsi. HENRY DAVIS & Co., 52 Fort Street, GROCERS AND PROVISION DEALERS ! Purveyors to the United Stales Navy FAMILY GROCERIES. TABLE LUXURIES. ICE HOUSE DELICACIES. Coffee Roasters Island Produce a Specialty FRESH BUTTER and EGGS. We are Agents and First AND. SELL AT LOWEST MARKET RATES. P. O. Box 505. for Fresh Eggs, 30 ISLAND Headquarters From the Celebrated Dairies, Woodlawn and Mikilua. OUE ISLAND POTATOES, are Simply Superb They Bake Well, Bail Well, aiul Fry Well. Why pay 2 to cents a pound for a poor California or New Zealand Potato in these will supply you a Fikst-Ratk Delivered at your Door for One Dollar and a Quarter per Hundred TO-DAY. HENRY DAVIS & CO., P. O. Box 505. Both Telephones H. S. TREGLOAN & SON, Merchant OFFER TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THEIR LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF Foreign Woolens for Spring & Summer AT 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT FOR CASH, Business Suits Reduced to Twenty-two Dollars and 50 Cents Business Pants Reduced to Six Dollars and 50 Cents, II. S. TREGLOAN & SON. J. EMMELUTH & CO. No. 6 Nuuanu and No. Merchant Streets, Importers of Stoves, Ranges, and House Risliii Goods; MANUFACTURERS OF Tin, "Copper and Sheet-Iron Ware WATER PIPE and FITTINGS, 11RASS GOODS, Etc. KAll Orders Receive Prompt Attention. Job Work Solicited." 481, Honolulu, H. I. and Provisioned of War Vessels. and Tea Dealers. Handlers of Maui Potatoes, Both Telephones Number 130. Cents per Dozen. BUTTER, hard times, when Potato, 130. 52 Fokt Stuekt. 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