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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

I ry y. Plant in the early '90s, but he
was by no means sure that the scheme
was feasible, so l, acting under his di-
rection, undertook an expedition
through the region. Despite its prox-
unity to centers of population, it was
then for the first time thoroughly ex-
plored by white men. Ours was virtu-
ally a voyage of discovery. We pad
died our light boats on lakes and
camped on islands that, | have good
reason to believe, had never before
been visited by any human beings but
Seminole Indians, and by these but
rarely. We underwent so many hard
ships that some of our party were
compelled to turn back, but our eff
forts were not in vain, for we ascer-
tanned the important fact that the
everglades along the whole 100 miles
of the eastern side are trimmed by a
rock edge. We furthermore learned
that all of the lakes are several feet
above sea level, and we decided that
there was nothing whatever to pre-
vent the water of the lakes from flow
ing into the ocean and leaving the land
drained if vents could be made in this
long ledge of rock. The chief question
before us pertained to the practicable
ty of cutting through the ledge in va
rious places and dredging out outlets
into the Atlantic, which is not more
than two or three miles away at nu.
merous points.
Experiment proved that this work
would present no great difficulties. 1t
was merely Il matter of a great deal of
digging. Henry NJ. Flagler took up
the project, and it is being carried out
by his lieutenants. We are not only
making artificial outlets through the
rock, but are also, by ditching and
dredging, turning large bodies of
water into rivers and creeks which
flow to the ocean. The work has pro-
crossed far enough to enable me to
predict confidently the opening in Flor
ida within very few years of a great
tract of land of almost unprecedented
ertility.-Success
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26
"MY GRANDMOTHER"
Her Helpful Spirit and Ways Found
Her a Welcome Always.

A clear-headed woman of 80 recent
ly told how her fathers mother went
from Maine to Massachusetts to make
her home with his sons family, seven
ty-tive years ago this autumn. She
was so frail that the captain of tie
small sailing vessel hardly dared to
take her as a passenger, but event
ually found her most helpful in car.
ing for the other storm-tossed tray.
elers
Although they had never before
| met" continued the narrator, my
| mother greeted her with the words, L
am glad you have come AT this my
grandmother broke down, saying, L
was afraid you would not be-. Our
family was very poor, but we soon
found her a most helpful addition to it.
She taught me. the youngest child,
how to sew and to read, and did much
to amuse and interest me-"
The neighbors soon came to like
this aged woman, and to send small
delicacies to her whenever they had
them. The first tomato that her little
granddaughter ever saw came in this
way.
One day the family was startled by
the sound of some one falling. It's
in grandmother roomw cried the lit
tie girls mother, and together they
went there, to find that the good old
woman had breathed her last. This
was nearly seventy years ago." con-
Guided the narrator but the recOllec-
lions of my grandmother are among
the most precious of life's memories"
This story of the simpler ways of
earlier times doubtless has its counter.
parts now, written over and over again
every day. AS the last quarter of this
century opens in 1870, one of to-day's
tive-year olds may then tell, for the
benefit of readers of that time, how
she learned that a woman Is never
too old to find a welcome if she have
the welcome spirit.-Youths Compan-
| ion.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

TRY to please everybody and you
will please nobody" is a well-known
truth, and brings to mind the follow
ing story:
"A man in a forest was building a
canoe; along came traveller, and tod
him he was shaping the bow altogeth-
err wrong, and advised him how to fix
it. The man changed it. and the tray
eler passed on. Presently along came
another traveller, and, stopping to
watch progress, suggested some other
Improvement, which the man made.
Not long after, third came, and also
rendered his advice. which was accept.
cd. The man having finished after the
wishes of the travellers, suspended II
from a tree, and commenced to make
another after his own ideas: so when
the fourth traveller came along, and
asked why he did this ana that, the
man looked mp quietly, and said. "See
here, stranger, this is my canoe; there
everybody's canoe pointing to the
nondescript in that tree"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

tain. Then she hurried over to the
dozen children and set them to work
singing and playing games among the
frightened herd of little ones.
Like sprites of Fairyland drawing
frightened children into the sweet
mountain paths from dreary city high
ways, they accomplished what no
teacher could have done, and began to
draw the other little ores into the
paths of learning before they knew
anything about it.
With the newness beginning to wear
off from their surroundings. the teach
err asks for volunteers to tell stories
to the class, and gets response that
keeps her busy selecting the perform
ers. Johnny now stands up smiling
and tells the class all about two little
girls who went out walking one day.
an one had golden hair and one had
blue eyes, an they saw house on
top of hill an they vented to it. an
witch lived there, an they wasn't
never seen in the world no more, an
next morning the whole hill was coy
cred with goldenrod an asters-an'
that's all.
When Johnny took his seat the
teacher sent all the class to the black
boards round the room and told them
to draw a picture illustrating the won
derful tale, which everybody proceed
ed to do.
Then one Of them was sent out of
the room while the teacher secreted n
rubber ball. When the child came III
to seek it the rest gave evidence of
whether he was hot" or "coid" by
gentle or loud clapping No better plan
could be devised for ascertaining In a
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

my friend could have hit him across
the nose it would have ended the mat
ter then and there, but the canoe was
too narrow and its sides too high for a
crOsswise stroke.
My friend couldn't even kick, for he
was kneeling on the bottom Oh the dug
out, and If he tried to stand up he
would probably capsize
Just then the canoe drifted round so
that l could look into it and l beheld
the porcupine bearing down on my
helpless friend like Birnam Wood on
it's way to Dunsinane, his rufie of
quilts erect, fire in his little black eyes
and thirst for vengeance in his whole
aspect. My friend made one or two
final and Intellectual jabs at him and
then gave it up.
ITS no use"' he called. 1--WE got to
tip over" and the next instant the
canoe was upside down and both bel
ligerents were in the water.
The porcupine floated high. and
quickly made his way to the beach and
disappeared in the woods. My friend
righted his canoe and we resumed our
journey.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

for shame would soon compel such
man to do his duty. The main trouble
with weeds, however, is with such as
are allowed to grow inside the fence
line, for few farmers are willing 70
spend the time necessary to rid thelf
farms of these. Combine with eaca
other to rid the roadside Of weeds and
then let every man take care OF those
inside the fence and elsewhere on MS
farm. If this weed fighting were done
Systematically instead of spasmodlca-
ly 1t would not require many years "
decidedly lessen the weed crop ana
materially increase the valuable crops
as well as save much labor.--Sprlng-
field Republican.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26
UPStTTlNG A PORCUPlNE.



One hot August afternoon two men
were padding along the edge of a lake,
each in small dugout canoe. w. ID.
Hubert, one Of the travellers, tells in
Forest Neighbors, of an adventure
which befell his companion. They had
noticed a porcupine asleep in the sun
shine on the nearby horizontal trunk
of tree, the roots of which had been
undermined by the waves till it leaned
far out over the lake, hardly a foot
from the water.
My friend, by the way, writes Mr..
camp. He has served in the British
army, has hunted whales off the coast
of Greenland, married a wife In Grand
Rapids, and run a street car in Chica-
go. He is quite a chunk of a man, tall
and decidedly well set up, and it would
take pretty good prizehghter to whip
him, but he learned that day that a
porcupine at close quarters is worse
than a trained pugilist.
Look at that porkyw he called to
me. I'm going to ram the canoe into
the tree and knock him off into the
water. Just you watch, and you'll see
some fun
] laid my paddle down and awaited
/ developments Bang! went the nose
of the dugout against the tree. and
the porcupine dropped, but not into the
water. He landed in the bow of the
canoe, and the Mortified look on my
friends face was a delight to see.
The 'porky' was wide awake by
this time, for l could hear his teeth
clacking as he advanced to the at
/ tack.
Great Scott! He's coming straight
at mel"
The porcupine certainly was game. I
saw the paddle rise in the air and
come down with tremendous whack.
/ but 1t seemed to have little effect. If
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26
FIGHTING ROADSIDE WEEDS,
| Work in Which Farmers Should Will
ingly Combine.

In some States there are county
laws which make it obligatory for
those in charge of the roads to see
that roadside weeds are cut twice dur.
ing the growing season-first, before
July, and the second time before the
1st of September. 1t would be well
If such law were in force in all
sections, and yet the fighting of OBJ
poxioHs weeds seems to be one of
those things for which no law should
be required. Farmers ought to be
more than willing to combine among
themselves for mutual protection,
even going so far as to cut the weeds
in front of the farm of any man who
viii not do the work himself. This
would not need to be done very often,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26
DRAINING THE EVERGLADES
Wonderfully Rich Section of Florida TO
to BE Made Productive.


There are great agricultural possi-
bilities in the Florida everglades
Though they are yet merely an ex
pansive waste of swamp and lake and
jungle, l venture to predict that they
will be the location OF hundreds of fer
tile farms within ten years and will
by degrees develop into one of the
most productive tracts of land in the
world. The barrier to the utilization
of the everglades has been, of course
the water which covers the greater
part of them TO a depth of from one to
six feet. But it has been found en-
tirely practicable TO drain off the wa
ter. Work to this end has already
been begun, and is being pushed ran
idly. When it is completed tract of
land l6O miles long and sixty miles
wide will have been opened to Guilt
walton. The size of this region is nor
as important as the remarkable nro-
duetvity of the soil. The latter is NOT
only absolutely virgin. but has been
fertllized by animal and vegetable life
through many centuries. l am conf
dent mat its crops will lift Florida n
place among the leading agricultural
States.
The project Of draining the ever.
Rlades attracted the attention Of Hon.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

short time the characteristics of nach
pupil. The bright, the dull-wittad thA
awkward, the graceful, appeared in
turn. This simple game of hide and
seek is one of the most certain ways
teacher has of ascertaining the trnp
mental status of each child under be.
care.
When this game was over the first
day of school was over, too. All round
the door, as the children babe their
teacher an affectionate good-by, were
clustered older brothers and sisters
waiting to take their charges away
A very few minutes afterwards In
homes all over the district eager and
delighted little ones were giving
breathless account of their first expert.
ence.
A few hours afterwards when John.
ny's father came home the whole
eventful story was told over again
The grave man of business listened,
apparently bored, just as if he had not
dozen tunes during the day broke IN
OIL interviews with. valued clients 10
tell them that his youngest hopeful
had been packed off to school that
morning for the first time.
Johnny will be going to school for
q long time before he gets acquainted
If indeed he ever does-with the
bugaboos faced by his father. In bis
school days. He will be there six
months before he is even permitted 10
use a pencil. He will be developed
naturally, not artifcially, along well
thought out lines of least resistance
And under the guise of childish play
he will gradually imbibe more real
knowledge and secure better training
than we ever did.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26
(Cl.icago Record-Heraldl


Johnny couldn't make up his mind
whether to laugh or cry. 1t was
great to be able to go to school like
the rest ard all that, but there was a
sinking sensation all over him. He
sat swinging his legs from the biggest
chair in the house, and twisting his
new cap nervously. Bitf the fox ter
rier, believing from all customary
signs that Johnny was ready 10 go
cut, scampcred about him. but he got
only a quavering little ooh, shut upr'
"All ready" said his mother and he
caught hold of her hand, and made up
bis mind he wouldn't cry if he bit his
tongue off. Along three blocks they
went. Somehow the familiar land
marks looked different to him than
ever before, as he was led till they
reached the front of the big dingy-
looking schoolhouse.
There was little catching in The
mothers throat at the thought Of
first parting from tie baby of the
household. Another minute and they
were in the broad, bleak schoolroom,
where many other mothers and many
other Johnnies and their sisters were
already assembled. Our young friend
was duly introduced to the sweet
faced sympathetic teacher, his mother
whispered to him to be brave. Johnny
never said word His face was white
and his little soul was torn with I'M
f1inching doubts. 1t was all very fine
to be a man, but he'd a heap rather be
a baby again. He heard two sharp
yaps in the street, looked out, and
saw the faithful Biff staring in aston
tshment at the schoolhouse. johnny
laid his head on the desk and Sohbed
as If his little heart would break. In
two minutes the deSolate boys and
girls in the room were moaning in
sympathy, and Biff outside catching
the sounds of grief. lifted his head to
the skies and howled in company.
The young teacher stood facing this
panic of grief, distressed and uncer-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26
Rrass RolIs,

A travelling salesman from ne"
York found himself obliged TO spp
over for. the night in certain Aie'
bama town, in which there was "
hotel. The best accommodations tna'
the salesman could secure were III Wv
house of a farmer on the outskilt'
the town; and even then he coulu NV
obtain a room. He occupied a COL :
the hall, and to screen him from ~
observation a sheet was hung aef0''
the passageway liz.
During the night the miserable sais
man awoke to find himself In d e,ia
BILE draft. The wind was Tapping -
curtain about in most alarming "as'
Naturally enough he began 10 grun
BILE. In the words Of his host no =
up dreadful racket" When tne In ~,
ter of the house asked what Was la.
trouble. the man from New VOTE 80 80
Look here! There's dreadlui u ,.ssf
here, you know. You might az -
furnish me with a paper OF pin'
lock my door"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

Business like tour salary, migk.
always be better.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

Somehow, we don't work ep hoy
worry over the future career OF a ! him M
whose parents are too poor 10 SCH"
to college.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-11-26

When a gray hair shows "
pompadour, 1t looks mighty cOi-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18

Transact business in all depArsxsmN1s
81 banking.
Collections carefully attended ID.
Exchange bought and sold.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18
WOULD SELL THEIR SKINS.


attracted fifty the Office of the physician Brooklyn who
had made the offer He DR. A. Fulton Of No I7 St Marks
and his sufficient skin with which
unsighy abrasion the throat of wealthy patient She
woman OF prominence and the brue place she
insists the color of the grated skin match her owwh
is a decided brunette
Not being matching ribbons physician had
interesting time with the who willing
small their cuticle for the 5000 his had offered
Although he had asked that nobody but bunees apply the
plicans ranged from peaches and chocolate.
But you blonde, you know he said TO handsome
young applicant
Its bleaeed confessed tossing back See
this" and she rolled up her baggy sleeve
sToo dark" said the doctor.
if he could take graft cuti
was wouldn't show
still another asked why he couldn't scalp off
other place than the
of visitors the doctor had time attention
who entered his Office tptos.
"Say," he whispered hoarsely will it hurt?'
doctor, tbut the dentist corner
"Oh it's nota tooth I'm after that 5000
wouldn't give for your whole hide"
Its mine; my wifes She won't but if can
max deal"
night physician refused say if he had made
choice impression the skingrafting operation
going benefit of his wealthy patient and woman
who lose little cuticle for S3ooNew York Press
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18

NEW Y0RkS THREE MOST FAMOUS HISTORIC BUILDINGS
THE nm
HI -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18
CLUB TO
PRESENT OPERA

Tae Myrtle Boat Club is planning to
present a comic opera next September
about the time of the Regatta Day
races in the harbor. It Is proposed to
give the initial performance on the
evening of Regatta Day, and the sec
ond performance the Saturday follow
ing. The opera has not yet been Sc
leeted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18
COMMENCEMENT
OF OAHU COLLEGI

The graduation exercises of Oahu
College viii take place on Saturday
evening, June IS. The address to grad
yates win be delivered by Walter G.
smith. The sermon to the graduating
class win be delivered In Pauahi hail
ON sunday. June 10 at 4:so p. m, by
Rev. G. L. Pearson.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18
VIM. G. IRWIN & CO., LTD.

AGENTS FOR
Western Sugar Refining Co.. San
francisco. Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works. Phiia-
delphia, Pa
Newell Universal Miil Co, Manu-
facturers of National Cane Shredder.
New York, N. z.
Parafine Paint Company. San Fran
cisco, Cal.
OhIandt e. Co., San Francisco, Cal.
Pacific OIL Transportation Co. seAs
Francisco. Cal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18

CobwggerSo husband his is
He about he has stopped hiring
4 and IS having made to order1-Judge
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18

I'D like look of
Yes replied the clerk bsenrnnded that's what most OF
looking through
Ledger
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18
Blshop g Co, Bankers
ESTABLISHED IN 1858.
BANKING


BANKING DEPARTMENT.
Transact business in ali depArszsamRa
sf banking.
Collections carefully attended IN.
Exchange bought and sold.
Commercial and Travellers Letters xm
Credit issued On the Bank OF CaliG~sn
MIA and N. n. Rothschild a Gensa
London.
Correspondents: The Bank OF Cars
fornia, Commercial Banking Co. M
sydney. Ltd London.
Drafts and cable. transfers on cshanM
and Japan through the Hongkonw axe
Shanghai Banking Corporation anN
Chartered Bank OF India, Australia aaaS
China
Interest allowed on term deposits 40
the following rates per annum, via:
Seven days notice, at per cent.
Three months. at per cent
Six months. at s5s per cent
Twelve months, ct 4 per cent
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
Act as Trustees under mortgagea
Manage estates. real and personal.
Collect rents and dividends.
Valuable papers. Wills. bonds akAls
received for safe. keeping.
ACCOUNTANT DEPT.
Auditors for corporations and p~ss
vate firms.
Books examined and reported On.
Statements OF affairs prepared.
Trustees on bankrupt or insoIvon4
estates.
Office. s24 Bethel street.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received and interest allow
ed at Az per cent per annum, In ae-
cordance with rules and regulations,
copies of which may be obtained ess
application.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
Agents for FIRE. MARINE. LIyT.
ACCIDENT. and EMPLOYEES LI.A4
BIIITY INSURANCE COMPANTMEs
Insurance Once, ss4 Bethel Street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-05-18
HAWAIIAN TRUST CO., Ltd.
oas Fort Street,
Honolulu, t. H.
VIM. G. IRWIN 3 CO. LTD.

VIM. G. IRWIN x CO., LTD.
VIM. G.. Irwin. President and Manager
Claus Spreckels. First Vice President
w. Id. Giffard. Second Vice. President
Fl. M. Whitney. Jr.. Treasurer and Sec
George w. Ross Auditor
Sugar Factors and Commission Agents
AGENTS FOR THE
Oceanic Steamship Company
or San Francisco. Cal.
AGENTS FOR THE
Scottish Union 81 National Inzuranes
Company of Edinburgh.
WiIheIma of Magdeburg General Ia
surance Company.
Associated Assurance Company o.
Munich g. Berlin.
Alliance Marine & General Assurances
Co., Ltd, of London.
Royal Insurance Company OF Liver
pool, Alliance Assurance Company o.
London.
Rochester German Insurance CoEa-
pany OF N. z.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
BROKERS' LUNCH COSTLY.
Sells 5000 Shares to Pay for M and
Finds That Stock Scars
Three Points.

There is a good story told Of a we'll
known broker, which, though rather eX-
pensive to him, serves to illustrate some
of the methods which are in vogue dur
ing the period when the public is out OF
the market. In such times, says the
Brooklyn Eagle, brokers get practically
no commission business and they are
simply gambling as much among them
selves as if they sat down to a table with
a poker layout. The incident mentioned
occurred on a day when trading would
be called wholly professional. About
noontime the broker referred to decided
le would get some lunch and that he
would go and put in a trade to pay ex-
penses. Consequently he went on the
floor of the exchange and sold 5000
shares of Metropolitan. He then Went
to lunch, stayed some time. and, on re-
turning, found that Metropolitan had
scared three points. He looked the sit
uation " and decided to buy back the
stock. and found himself not only out
his lunch money, but about $4,000 be-
sides. Outlines, however, it goes the 9TH
err way.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
OF STOVES INCREASES
Wisconsin Man in the Hardware BUSH
ness Declares the Field
Is Growing.

"Steam heated fats are by no means
causing a decrease in the sale OF
stoves" said a stove salesman.
"The stove business is steadily grow
ing, although in the larger cities the
sales are not increasing as rapidly as
they might were it not for steam and
hot air heating. The increase in popu-
lation is such that more stoves neces-
sarily are sold every year, but were it
not for steam heated flats the sales
would be 25 per cent. heavier. Farm
ers, however, are buying more hard
coal stoves. The big coal strike caused
a falling off in sales, but there was a
rush of orders at the end of the year
that more than compensated for the
lull. The increase in railroad facili-
ties for transportation and the growing
scarcity of wood, no less than the gen
eral prosperity of the farming, COMMIT
mites, are responsible for this grow
ing demand for baseburners in these
districts"