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roun Win HAWAttAW BTA1U AlRtlAy, (Hfiflfm 1, THE HAWAIIAN STAR DA1I,T ANH WKMt-W'MRKI.Y. rabllKliod vcrv .rterttoon (xcit BtitHiny) by Th lUwuMan lur Hpwtfwr AMoolhtten, UU. tfUlANK L. IlOOUS Munawr. KASPUJitJA.5. WTOMISR 18, lfl. L Tlio football Mmii HHd the polo nt iton now commence, giving a healthy iouo to the ao-mlltd winter month of our perpetual uiutner. The former come Iihm made Its horn here for a long time. The latter, though it has boon played on Maul, for some years, -liaa only become a prominent game for the Islwnds within a year. It lms now -evidently come to stay, and there will 1ks more and inoro Interest taken In It as oulookors loarn Its fascinating and picturesque qualities. From point of fascination and quick changing scene polo, to the spectator, Is probably the King of games. It Is an excellent thing that athletics lake so prominent a part In the amuse ments of our youth. Few tropical coun tries, Indeed few temperate countries, .produce such sturdy scions of the .Anglo-Saxon stock as wo do. Our young men, born sometimes of the third generation of residence here, are jis active, as deep chested, as strong limbed and as mentally well gifted as any born In the so-called bracing clim ates of the mainland. They not only contend well in athletics here among tUemselvcB, but when they go to the mainland, either Eust or West, they make a murk thoroughly dlspropor .tionatc to their, small numbers. Taking percentages Hawaiian youth stands Jiigh, very high In the general athle tics of the mainland. In a country such as this, with a climate such as ours is, it is very easy to run any game Into the .-round. We .have practically no seasons. The fall months are a' little cooler than the sum aner months, but what can be played -lu the summer months can Just as well ,he played In the winter months, and vice versa. There is no climatic rea son for us to change our amusements as there is in the temperate zone. We could go on playing any game the year round. Hut human nature must have variety, .tousjours perdrlx as the French pro verb has it. every day partridge for dluncr becomes very monotonous, and .the Interest In the same game continu ed through the year would soon be lost. This the leaders In athletics have rec ,xgnlzed, and though the climate does -not call for limitations, as temperate zone climates do, arbitrary limitations ,aro made, and we get our boating and yachting seasons, our football season, tour baseball season, our cricket season $nnd our polo season. JUy sticking to seasons we, keep , up the interest in .games and do not let them be run into ,the ground. There will be much of Interest In the series of games Which are -going . to be played both at foot ball and at polo, during the en suing weeks. Footballl Is no longer a game of mere brute strength, such as .It used to be some decades ago. It Is a thoroughly scientific sport and the captain nannies nis team, mucn as a general handles his forces In the field. It true that football Is played with the ,-fcet, but It is played with the feet un der the very strong direction of the head. Indeed a football captain wlth .out a brain to conceive and carry out combination would prove as disastrous to his team as any society general -would be to the troops he did not know how to lead. The present football sea son will show the lovers of this sport .some new players who have joined the .local ranks from the East. This Intro duction of new blood must add consid erably to the Interest. We have mo delled our play here very much upon Western methods nd style, and a little ,dash from the East Is just the thing we heed. We are a cpsmopo"tan commun ity and learn and asslmllat,e readily. flVe are freq.frotp, ,local prejudices, as far as athletics go, and that makes our .sports the broader and the more ln'ter 'estlng. -. . The coming polp games will, to a large number of spectators, be new. The matches played, in the middle of the year attracted a fair number of en thusiasts, but the game had not "caught on" to- Ahe pqneral. ,Fplo com bines varied Interests. A man must ride well, but a good rider is npf neces sarily a good polo player. He must have skill with his "stick," he must have an unerring eye, a ready hand, and a pretty stout heart. His pony must obey him at a touch, therefore he must develop a loVe for the most noble of the domestic animals. . Above all, Just as In football, the playing must be done by combination. Individual play may be brilliant - but it' is the united team work, under u capable captain that tells. It evidently looks as If the city were going to have some good healthy amusement provided for it during the coming weeks. There Is nothing bet ter for a community than sound, pure, amusement and relaxation. This ama teur athletics provide. They aro good for thoso who take part In them, strengthening their limbs, their will and their Judgment. They are good for those who look on, reminding them of their youth and giving them an added. Interest In tho coming generation. It Is a happy thing that the commun ity can take Interest In sph matters, and gives them liberal and willing sup port. It Is a healthy sign. It shows that therqVjfua, 'vlJrttlltV'''.n10,T,P. ua HTvhlch neither the tropic climate, nor Ik pnvrrallnt air, nor th. Armt rounding of or Inland hnmM ran i, nml thiil r ri'mnln health), turdf and ch-an Hting pwpl. For ap haa hern rr prated I tr pointed nut In thru column., athlrtlrlum tend to olonn living and moral purity. A tV!NDlVl.U Mtaa Stone, nn American wlaatanary IMr. wan mie time ngn cnpturexl by llHtftarlnn llamlltd, and h catMldernble ranmm wiw asked. As far n memory mtvct the amount of the lady' ransom lm been steadily Increasing. It Is now placed at $100,000. It nil-lit be well to temember that the Sultan's government paid the United States a matter of (00.000 for mlooion premises which had been destroyed. Should tho $100,000 be paid, the Turkish government would be exactly $10,000 ahead, and it is very few governments which can pay a debt In full and come out $10,000 ahead. It reminds one of some of the old rules In the very old style of arith metic books. The rule used to run "to mark goods so that you can take oft twenty-five per cent nnd still make forty per cent on the goods." The skill In this line, however, went all to the Hebrews, but now tho unspeakable Turk, as Gladstone termed him, Is com ing in as a good second. Of course Miss Stone's situation has been a very unpleasant one. To be In the hands of sucli rulllans Is no amus ing experience. One never can tell what such unmitigated rascals can do, and there have been cases where murder has ended the chase after them. But In this particular case It looks very much as If the brigands were In alli ance with the government. It Is easy In Constantinople to put up a good story to the diplomatist who knows nothing of tho terglverasatlon of the oriental, but It Is a very different story In tho mountains of Thessaly and Ma cedonia, where tho Sultan's writ Is de rided, unless there Is a small and very well equipped army behind It. Of course tho Turkish government will be perfectly willing to settle later on with the United States, the later the better from Its point of view. But meanwhile the Turkish government has taken charge of a ransom In good gold coin of the United States, and if one tenth of the amount ever reaches the brigands they will be lucky. But how well off the Sultan's olllclals will be. Salaries will be paid promptly, but only 'to those who have a pull. Stock companies for trading purposes do not seem to have had much luck lately. Tho Stockyards Company was so heavily hit by the fire that it has been deemed wiser to close up, rather than enter upon a career of struggling onward to recover from the blow. Miss Klllean's stock company has also gone under, though the loss will not be very large. Sir Thomas Llpton has still faith in his Shamrock II, and Is willing to race her against the Columbia in a match next year. It was thought that when the Shamrock failed to carry off the cup there might be no further attempt for many years, If ever. It now ap pears as if there were a chance of a challenge coming even next year, with a possibility of the Shamrock's chal lenging in 1903. Sir Thomas Upton's sporting blood is evidently up. The fact that the canal treaty has been put In such definite shape that it is likely to pass congress Is satisfac tory. The canal or a canal through the Isthmus has been talked off and on for a period of three hundred and fifty years or so. Saavedra, one of the early Spanish explorers first talked of It, in the sixteenth century and the latter fourth of nineteenth century saw a de finite attempt at Panama, which has, up to the present, proved abortive. When American enterprise gets com menced the job will be carried through. The Columbians are amusing them selves cutting one another's throats after the manner of Spanish-American republicans. Incidentally they have amused themselves with firing upon a British dhlp, but they did not particu lar harm. This will be a matter for explanation later on, and will depend upon which side gets the upper hand, though each will deny any responsl.- blllty. The President of the Republlo Is said to be making ready to bolt with all the ready cash. South Amerjcan republics are very funny to the looker on. They are dangerous to residents. The Austrian paper manufacturers, supported by the Central Industrial Union of Austria, have petitioned their government to levy a duty of 20 florins (about $3.25) on each carload of wood exported to foreign countries, and, be sides, to increase the freight rates on wood exported by railroads. The levy ing of an export duty on wood Is also being considered in Russia. This movement is caused by the large con sumption of wood for the purpose tf naner manufacture in Germany and other countries of western Europe, who draw largely for their wood supplies on Austria and Russia. Accortung to me renort of a German expert, 60 per cent of all paper made In Germany is som posed of wood; fully one-sixth of the wood renulred comes from abroad, the yearly importation of the same exceed ing 150,000 metric tons, 2,204 pounds English weight. The great and con stantly growing paper consumption de pletes the forests and Increases tne nrlca of wood. Hence the desire of pa per manufacturers and consumers of wood and timber in AUBtrla and Rus- ila to diminish exports of this product so as to avoid paying high prlpes for domestic use, TRUSSES AND THE FITTING OF.... THEJM There should bo no guess work in the fitting of Trusses. A Truss will nevfcr do what it Bhould do unless it fits absolute ly perfectly. .... We Fit Trusses We have fitted them for years. Our experience is backed by an assortment that includes every new idea and common sense feature in Truss making. Many sacrifico comfort and safety by wearing ill fitting Trusses. Others who would be cured by a properly fitting truss are risking life by wearing none. We carry all s zes from tho baby size to the largest. ....Let Us Fit You.... in a Fort Street Direct Grant Domestic Department, Linen table Damask, 65c, 75c, $1.00, and $1.25 a yard. Ready made table cloths,' 85c, 95c, and $1.15. Dress Department, Victoria lawn, 75c, 90c, $1.15, $1.25 per piece. New prints, 16 yards for $1.00. Navy indigo prints, new pat terns 15 yards $1.00, Men's lisle thread half hose, silk stripes and polka dots grand value. Swell ties, the very newest, extraordinary value. Collars in the up-to-date shapes, four-fold linen, 2 for 25 cents. Shirts and Underwear, the best and cheapest in town. JU B. KBRR nil:;: Just look Into our cornor win dow and see the pretty things. Well Cut Glass, Sterling Sllvor, Ornaments, lite. Wo carry a large assortment, nnd our goods nre up to date. In the other window you will see a display of Gurnoy Refrl gcrators, tho greatest Ico Bar made. A Refrigerator, (not ah Ico hox) for $10.00 scorns very rea sonable, does It not? $1.00 per month for Ice Is all It will cost you to run this little beauty. Wo cannot close without men tioning our Jewel stoves. You can purchase one lor $10.60, which consumes very little fuel, and bakes perfectly. Itemember that we carry extra parts .for all our stoves, and can do all the work connected with tho same. We sell Refrigerators and Stoves on the Installment Plan, and will allow you a fair price for your old stove or refrigera tor regardleei of the make. ( i o o o o i LIMITED WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Croolcery, GIonm rixacl Houoe Goods Nos. 63, 55 and 57, King Street HONOLULU. Particular attention given to mall and telephone orders. II mm. Opening from the Maker to Our Hens' Furnishing Department: Tlaes Hew Goods euro "VfcTeU i Wortli cl Visit to Otjix- Store! QUEEN 40vmm Jlf?lMmjf) SLOCK Great Clearance Sale of 'LACB8 Reductions in all Varieties M. BRASCH1& CO. PHONE 167 t PACIFIC HARDWARE COMPANY, L"TD. HAVE RECEIVED LA ROE ADDITIONS TO THEIR STOCK OF GOODS IN ALL. LINES Garden hose in never before quoted in Honolulu. Lamps in new designs. A carload of Agate and Tinware, pur chased before the recent heavy advance in prices by the manufacturers. Japanese Trays at prices which can never be duplicated. Paints, Oils and Varnishes, and a general stock of merchandise too numerous to specify. BEAVER LUNCH ROOM, Fort Street Opposite Wilder & Co. H. J. NOLTE, Prop'r. First-class Lunches served with tea, coffee, soda water, ginger ale - milk. Smokers Requisites a Specialty. 123 Cases New Goods Hosiery Department, Ladies' full length lace, lisle hose, ;3 5c. 50c , 75c, a pair. Ladies' under vests, 85c, a dozen. Ribbons and Laces, 2 cases newest ribbons, laces and embroidery edgings' and insertions to match. Best value ever offered in Honolulu. & CO., STREET 1 . 4 all qualities, at prices (COMPANY, LTD.) Esplanade, cor. Allen and Fort Sta. Manufacturersof Soda Water, Gin ger Ale, Sarsaparllla, Root Beer, Cream Soda, Strawberry, etc., etc. Store LTD. Ik. imii i ti I iffliiirNHiiiri w iff n'i mltm i in nr---- t-