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The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
The Ats,rx 5nf tne TIckef.

''Every ticket has it's story" said a
man acquainted with the pawnshops,
and one of the sad little tales which
he told is repeated by the Philadelphia
Telegraph. 1t was bitter cold day.
and a mite of a hoy, not over nine
years old, had come in, wrapped in his
overcoat. This he peeled of and de-
posted it upon the pawnbrOl:eTs coun-
tor.
"Give dollar N quarter?" be asked
g. pleading tones.
Dollar" said the money lender.
ooh, please give me dollar m q
quarter!'
Cant do it. Dollar"
The boy was almost crying, and he
begged earnestly Tor the sum he asked
~ want to get my sisters coat out, "
he said as he laid down 8 cents as in
terest money. This proposition the
pawnbroker accepted, and the boy
went shiS~ring into the cold with his
sisters coat.
is your sister going to dance to-
nightT" bystander asked him.
''No, sir; MONS been sick, an Maggie
had to hook her coat for feed. She's
got job now, an she's got to have q
coat to go to work in. don't mind the
cold; I'm used to it."
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
Thoae DuII Ducks.

I recall Mr.. Lowell telling, jocosely.
in an after dinner speech in Cambridge
how he met an acquaintance (of dubf
Gus standing) whose cheerful face and
happy demeanor led him to ask the
cause Of such exuberant felicity.
"Why," said the genial smiler, GIVE
discovered a way to make my fortune.
We all know that the reason for the
fine flavor Of the wild duck is the wild
celery on which it feeds. Now, l pro,
pose to feed it to the domestic duck and
supply the market"
Some weeks later, on meeting his ac-
Quaintance again, Mr.. Lowell found
him quite depressed and inconsolable.
"Why are you looking so unhappy?
thought the last time ! saw you that
you were on the point of making your
fortune with ducks. Wouldn't it
work"
"No," was the reply; "the things
won't eat it.''-Atlantic.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
The Scotch HaIfnennx.

Englishmen are familiar with the
name "bawpee.~ applied to the Scotch
halfpenny. but to few does it bring the
association of baby queen and loyal
people. Those who meet with the word
in their reading do not often stop to
ask how it came to be applied. 1t ap-
pears that the first attempt at the por
traiture Of the unfortunate Mary,
queen Of Scots, was made In her in
fancy, and her small face was en-
graved upon the Scottish halfpennies
at the time of her coronation in 1913.
when she was but nine months old.
A number of these small coins are still
preserved, and it will be easily under
stood how the name 'bawbee." or
baby, came to be given to the coin
bearing the effigy of the baby. The
halfpenny of Scotland is still common
Iy called the bawbee, although the
baby face no longer appears on i<-
pesrson's.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
Cnnny In Second Enlargement.

For years a young man and young
woman had been engaged, and each
had economized with a view of hav-
ing the more to spend when they
should marry. Six months ago, how
ever, the engagement was broken, and
shortly afterward the young woman
became the fiancee Of another man.
This man she encourages to spend his
money lavishly-on her. He has bought
her beautiful silver for her toilet table.
the latest design and engraved with
her initials; handsome leather trav-
cling bag completely fitted out, rugs,
books and other articles to make home
comfortable.
''No more economizing for me-" says
the girl. ''If he invests SO much in
me, we won't be so likely to quarrel
and certainly he will not have the mon.
ey to spend on another girl" which is
the wisdom that rules sentiment IN
these modern days.-New York Press
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
A Hastx Concruaion.

A former Princeton man now living
IN Philadelphia tells of his only un,
pleasant encounter with Jimmy Me
Gosh as an illustration of the beloved
old tutors innate kindliness. When q
student, he was lounging on his bed
one afternoon, smoking. In response
to a knock on the door he called out:
"Who's there?
at is I-Dr. McCosh," came the re
ply.
You're a liar" answered the stu
dent, thinking one of his chums was
trying to joke with him. IF you were
really Dr.. McCosh, you'd simply say
1T is T.
After a seconds silence the student
heard retreating STEPS, rushed to the
door and looked ont--to see DR.. Me
Gosh himself scurry ing down the cor
ridor and around corner In an en-
deavor to avoid recognition. - Philadel
phla Times.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
baths IN Finland.

One of the greatest trials visitor in
Finland has to endure Is Finnish
bath. The method Of procedure is
unique Divested of outer clothing and
attired in light and airy cotton gar
ment, you are slung in sort of ham
mock composed Of cord above large
receptacle like the boilers in public
Iaundries. This is almost filled with
cold water, into which at the right mo-
ment is flung a large redhot brick or
piece OF iron. which Of course causes
an overwhelming rush Of steam to as
cend and almost choke you. Then
when that process has gone on suff1-
ciently long you are shaken out Of your
hammock, Immersed In cold water, and
after very drastic treatment you re-
sumo your raiment, sadder and wiser
than before your novel experience.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
A Question of Color.

Benjamin Constant when painting
the portrait of Queen Victoria made
the grand ribbon of the Garter, which
was part Of his illustrious sitter's cos
tune, certain tone Of blue. The
queen criticised this part Of the pic
ture, but Constant stuck to his color.
One day he received from Windsor a
little parcel containing the order of the
Garter. The queen, fully convinced
chat she was right, had sent him the
ribbon to prove his color sense was
wrong. She did not confer the Garter
upon him, however.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
RELICS OF EARLY DAYS.
Rail Fences and DugOut Canoes Smr~
vive CiViIixAtiOn's March.

VfVe Civilizations March,
One of the remarkable features Of
country life in America is the singular
persistence Of the rail fence and the
dugout canoe. No matter how thicklY
settled a section may become or how
long it may have been settled, these
two survivors Of early settlement linger
on as stubbornly as ever. Today in the
thickest settled parts of New England
and New York tlW rail fence is met
with, while the shad fishermen of the
Potomac and James rivers and Chesa-
peake bay, on the banks of which the
first English settlements in America
were established, still manufacture and
employ the old dugout canoe in making
The rounds of their shad nets.
The dugout canoe is the simplest and
most primitive water craft known and
was used by prehistoric man, both in
this country, Europe and Asia. 1t is
made out of a log of wood by trimming
the outside down to the proper proper
tions Of boat and by digging OUT
the inside with an adj and by the aid
Of fire. The Potomac river dugout is to-
day pretty much the same as it was
in the days of Powhatan and differs
from the general run Of dugout canoes
in the absence of a curved bow and
stern and in having rather high sides
which rise to q summit from either
end of the boat, being highest in the
middle, where the seat is placed
Washington Post.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
No sunset For Five Days.

At the head of the gulf Of Bothnia
there is a mountain on the summit of
which the sun shines perpetualiy dur
ing the five days Of June 10, 20, 81, %
and 23 Every six hours during thls
season Of continual sunshine steamer
leaves Stockholm. crowded with visit.
ors anxious to witness the phenome-
non. At the same place during winter
the sun disappears and is not seen for
weeks. Then it comes in sight agaiu
for ten, fifteen or twenty minutes,
gradually lengthening its stay until
finally it stays in sight continuously
for upward of 120 hours.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
ElhOWs and Knees.

If the elbows of mems coats and the
knees Of trousers are out of shape, lay
a damp cloth on them and fold up for
a couple of hours. Lay on the ironing
board, smooth and pull gently until
they lie fiat and take their original lines,
then press, under cloth, with hot iron
Dry thoroughly with the iron. Spong-
ing with borax water will remove the
shiny appearance of much worn coats
and dress skirts.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
The WAX insect.

Trees afford the birthplace and era
die Of the wax insect, scientifically
called Cossus pela. In the early spring
the bark Of the boughs and twigs be-
comes covered with brown pea shaped
scales. which can be easily detached
and which. when opened, reveal the
f1owery looking mass of minute ami
mails, whose movements can Just be
detected by the naked eye. In Mag
and June, however, the scales are
found to contain a swarm of brown
creatures with six legs and two an
tenn2 each. Some of the scales also
contain the white bag or cocoon of
small black beetle, which. if left undis-
turbed, burrows into and consumes
the scales. The Chinese say that this
beetle eats the little wax insects, and il
appears certainly the case that 'Hbere
the parasite is most abundant the
scales fetch lower price in the mar
ket.-Chambers' Journal.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
Albumenixed Milk.

Albumenized milk is most nourish
Ing drink for an invalid, and in hot
weather, taken at intervals of three
hours between breakfast and a Q
o'clock dinner, would be all the nourish
ment required by a person in health.
Drop the white of one egg in glass,
add two-thirds Of cupful of milk,
cover and shake until thoroughly
mixed. Strain into another glass and
serve.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
All In the Family.

They were discussing the factors
which make for success in the world,
when the knowing young man said:
There's nothing like force of char
acter, old man. Now, there's Jones.
Sure to make his way in the world.
Has a will of his own, you know"
"But Brown has something better in
his favor"
"What's thatT'
"a will of his uncle. Stray Stories
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
If One Could Reach the Rainbow.

Many improbable and impossible
things would happen if you could only
get in reach of 1.-The rainbow" The
little Turk is told that if he would have
silver head, with gold teeth and ruby
eyes, he has but to touch the orange
stripe. In Greece they say that the
person so unfortunate as to stumble
over the end of the bow will have his
OF her sex Immediately changed.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
Both Blunt.

I'm too practical to do as heroes do
In books, Miss Slight, so I'll just ask
you bluntly, will you be my wife?"
mo, thank you, Mr.. Terse. myself
don't believe in those silly bookish no
tions, ard as the silly heroines always
say yes, why, I'll tell you bluntly, no.
sir, | won'tv'
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
She prtcked ITe+ ringer.

A maid employed by a prominent
New York family came to her mistress
with tears in her eyes not many days
after she had been in the household
and said that she had pricked her fiji
ger with Il table fork.
81 am terribly worried, ma'am,' she
said. for fear the fork may have had
some brass in it and have poisoned my
hand"
"Oh, nonsense, Mary" replied the
lady of the house How could the
fork poison you when it is made Of
pure silver? l never allow anything
else OH my table"
The next day Mary and the fork
which had pricked her and all the 9th
er forks and, in fact, the whole table
service, guaranteed by the mistress to
be solid silver, had disappeared fos
parts unknown.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
SapDeta.

Sippets, mentioned often in English
stories, may be either Of bread or of
toast. Sippets of toast are thin OBJ
longs Of bread toasted to a golden
brown, slightly buttered and piled in
one or two layers, log cabin fashion,
without breaking, on folded napkin;
or the sippets are of untoasted bread
arranged on a hot plate, the juice from
roasted beef or mutton poured over.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
Not One OF His Traftn.

"a Darwinian. are you: said Slopa!
argumentatively. '"Then you don't be-
6eve we We're made Of dust"
II don't believe you were" replied his
tailor. Dust settles occasionally, you
know Philadelphia Press.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-11-11
A Weather Glass.

A simple weather glass is made thus:
Obtain glass jar, such as is used for
pickles, and put some water into it,
then get bottle with long neck II
possible, and puS it in the jar, with the
neck downward, till the mouth JUS!
touches the water. When the water
rises Ia the bottle. 1t is going to RAIN
and when II rs Gowu dne weather pre-
watts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
Shoot the Piece!

A big crap game was running on
Sunday afternoon on the Claudine
wharf. About twenty players were on
hand, and the stakes ranged from a
dollar up. Several Mohican boys took
a hand, but quit when they discovered
half Chinese gambler ringing in
phony dice on them. Every time three
passes We're made in succession a
quarter rake-off was deducted. Asked
as to VINO the rake-off went to, one of
the players answered: The man who
run the game, he get; he have to pay
lookout all the time The lookout
was holding down his job by the gate.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
SHIPPING NOTES.

! The steamer Maui sails for Hamakua
ports today.
The schooner Brothers had her trial
spin on Sunday.
The steamer w. G.. Hall goes on her
regular run today.
The Protet was visited yesterday by
| the Bishop of Panapolis.
The La Paloma's new mast will be
stepped some day this week.
The Mauna Loa, from Hawaii and
Maui ports, is due this morning.
The third-class yachts Columbia,
Myrtle and Princess may be matched.
Battling winds are hindering the re-
Gently departed coast-bound sailing
vessels.
The schooner Eclipse sailed yester-
day for Kona ports with a big lot Of
freight.
A hui of local men is being formed
for the purpose of controlling several
Island schooners.
The ships in the harbor We're gaily
dressed yesterday in honor of the Ger
man Emperor's birthday.
A number of discharged soldiers from
Camp Mckinley will go to San Fran
cisco on the next Alameda.
The federal inspectors of hulls and
boilers will begin business in a day or
so. They have not yet found suita-
BILE offices.
Captain Greene, of the Iwalani, went
out on the James Makee yesterday af-
ternoon, Captain Tullett being away
on the Iwalani.
Paymaster Hall was the host last
Sunday at a luncheon at the Moana-
His guests were ten of the officers from
the transport Fitzpatrick.
The steamer J. A Cummins leaves
today for the other side of the ISL
and. This will be her first trip since
the collision with the Malolo.
Custom House Inspector Keister, who
has been i'll for several weeks, is about
on the streets again. He will not re-
sumo his duties for a couple of weeks
Among the officers on the Fitzpatrick
We're Colonel and Mrs. Deuney, who
are prominent in Washington society.
spection of the marine corps in the
Philippines.
Commandant Merry, of the United
States naval station; Captain Couden,
of the u. S. S. Mohican, and Lieuten-
ant Rodman, commander of the U. S.
s. Iroquois, paid their respects to the
German Consul yesterday.
A rumor which has been going the
rounds of late, to the effect that a cut
in passenger rates between here and
San Francisco was contemplated, is de-
MED by the local agents of the big
steamship companies.
The yacht Malihini, while being sail
ed in the harbor yesterday by w. Lyle,
was struck by a squall and capsized.
The occupants of the boat were rescued
from their watery predicament by
some of the men of the U. S. S. Mohi-
can.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
VESSELS IN PORT.
ARMY AND NAVY.
!. S. Iroquois, Rodman.

MERCHANTMEN.
(This list does not include coasters)
Agnes, Ger. sp., Hemke. Hamburg, jan
uary Is.
Alice Cooke, Am. schr., Penhallow, Port
Gamble, November "a
Alden Besse, Am. blk, Keisse1, San
Francisco, December 81
Alta, Chilean bkt., Thronagle, Newcas-
tie, January ID.
Andrew WEIGH Am. blk, Drew. San
Francisco, January 4.
G. D. Bryant, Am. bk, Colly, San
Francisco, December 80.
George Curtis, Am. sp., Calhoun, San
Francisco, December 26.
Golden Shore, Am. scfr, Rasmussen,
Newcastle, January Is.
Helene, Am. schr., Christensen. San
Francisco, January 10.
Hesper, Am. bk., Sorenson, Victoria
December 81.
Honiopu, Am. schr., Olsen, Port Lud-
low, December 26.
Inca, Am. schr., Rasmussen, Newcastle,
January II.
Newsboy, Am. bkt., Chipperffeld, New
castle, January Is.
Prince Louis. Nor. bk., Ellefsen, New
castle, January 7.
r. P. Rithet. Am. blk, McPhail. San
Francisco, November 10.
S. c. Allen, Am. bkt., Johnson, San
Francisco, January %.
Star of Bengal, Am. blk, Uhlberg, New
castle, January IA.
Tillie E. Starbuck, Am. sp., Curtis, San
Francisco, January Is.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28

Neither the Princess or Vi-ke crossed
the finish line. The last race over the
same course was won by the Myrtle in
the time of l hour, 23 minues and 10
seconds. The Wilkes time in the first
race. when she finished last, was over
half an hour faster than the Column
bias time on Sunday. The Pirate fin
ished third in the first regatta, in 1
hour, IS minutes and 10 seconds. The
kahuna last year finished the course in
hour, 80 minutes and 80 seconds.
nearly an hour better than her show
ing on Sunday. In the run home the
Columbia led until the channel was
reached, when she ran into a calm.
The Malihini passed her and got home
first, with Walkers boat catching her
fast at the finish. The Pirate was
third, Princess fourth, Canary fifth,
Gladys sixth and Vi-ke seventh. The
time on the homeward run was about
two hours and a half
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
NEWS or THE WATERFRONT.
AnahoIa Stunned
BY Steamship
Company.
REPORT was current in shipping

REPORT was current in shipping
n circles yesterday that the con-
tract between the Globe Naviga-
ton Company and the Makee Sugar
Company had fallen through. 1t is said
that the steamship company has can
celIed the agreement to ship direct
from the plantation TO San Francisco.
L. r. Beebe, the local agent of the
company, denies the rumor in toto. The
reason for the breaking of the contract
is said to be that the port of Anahola
is too dangerous to admit of big yes
sells loading The Tampico, which ar
rived on Sunday, and which was eX-
pected TO proceed to Anahola as soon
as she had finished discharging here,
will not go there, but will proceed in
stead to Kahului. Agent Beebe says
that the sailing plans have been chang
ed on account of there being no sugar
on hand for the Tampico at Anahola.
He further states that the Eureka, due
here the latter part of February, will
load sugar at Anahola if there is a car
go for her.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
StowawayS

Thirty-two stowaways We're discover
cd on the transport Fitzpatrick during
the trip down. When Honolulu was
reached only eleven could be found.
and they were landed. The rest got
into soldiers clothes, left the ship, and
rejoined her just as she was leaving
here. On Sunday, so Captain Flint de-
cIares, seven of Honolulu's best-known
Migrants made the Fitzpatrick safely,
and are now on their way to the Phil
ippines. This, so Flint maintains,
leaves him four ahead of the game.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
Transport Service Pays.

Writing to the New Pacific Empire,
in the Worlds Work of January, Geo.
Hamlin Fitch says that experience has
demonstrated that a transport service
conducted by a commercial company
would be as impossible as a contract
commissary for the entire army. The
transport service has more than paid
for itself. Each transport saves the
government between 100000 and $780,
600 on a single trip, these figures be-
ing based on the lowest contract rate
offered the government by commercial
lines. The carrying of the mails free
of charge has saved the Postoffice De-
partment fully 100000 since the begin
ming of the war in the Philippines, and
the Treasury Department was spared
the expense of $780, 900 in the shipment
of money to the outlying possessions.
Mr.. Fitch adds that Ito Brigadier Gen
eraI Oscar F. Long, u. S. A, is due
the credit for the present efficiency of
the service. He has performed his duty
most thoroughly, and with rare good
judgment"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
Jack Ashore.

Sailors and bluejackets were very
much in evidence on the streets on
Saturday night, but despite this the
police had very little to do, and there
were very few arrests made for dis
orderliness. 1t is a long time since
such a crowd of soldiers and sailors
came to town in a bunch. The Kill
patrick, Protet and Mohican We're re-
sponsible for the bulk of the visitors,
but every ship in the harbor contribut-
ed its quota. Had the overdue Con-
dor been in port, Saturday night would
indeed have been a merry time in Ho-
rOlulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
Eclipse's Big Load.

The gasoline schooner Eclipse has,
since Friday, been trying to load big
boiler for the Kona Sugar Company,
and which is to be delivered at kailua.
The boiler weighs thirteen and one-half
tons, and it's cumbersome shape makes
it a matter of extreme difficulty to get
it aboard. The boiler is in two parts,
one piece of which stands about seven
feet. AS the schooner's donkey engine
could not lift the machinery, a Special
tackle has had to be rugged up. 1t is
anticipated that much trouble will be
experienced in unloading the boiler at
Kailua. 1t will have to be placed on
scows and taken ashore. The thing
has delayed the Eclipse considerably,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
Hawailan's Cargo.

The steamer Hawaiian will leave
here on Thursday for KaanapaH with
800 tons of sugar on board. She will
take 1000 tons from the Pioneer mill,
and VIII then proceed to Hilo. where
she will load about 1900 tons more from
Pepeekeo, Olaa, and Waiakea planta-
tions. Her. total cargo for New York
Will be in the negihborhood OF 5000
tons.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
DISCREET.

Jay-"Yes, sir; when I was in New
York a sharper robbed me of fifty dol
lar"
Hay-"Why didn't you call a police
man?"
Jay-''Well, I thought fifty dollars was
enough. '-Philadelphia Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28

Lieutenant Reisinger. who was a
passenger on the Fitzpatrick, is we'll
known in Honolulu. He is the son of
Captain Reisinser, commanding the
Philadelphia
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
CROP REPORT.

Say" queried Farmer Hayrix. what
dew they raise in them thar roof gar
dens deown tew tn city,"
Peaches. uncle replied the city-bred
young man.-Chicago News
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
VS-------
UNALLOYED ENCONIIUM.

You'll get more praise than You deserve,
Though fellow mortals jeer and laugh.
You know they Will not have the nerve
To scold you in your epitaph.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-28
The Yacht Races.

The elapsed times of the boats which
in the race around Ford
Island on Sunday We're as follows: