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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14

'You are not thinking of making
any new business deals, are you?
Here is very important typewriter
letter. said Bub, who was sorting the
mail. flinging the missive across the
breakfast table to his sister.
Natalie knit her pretty brows.
Must be an advertisement" she COM
mented. How disappointing, when
expected a letter from Mr.. Wander
beck"
She languidliy opened the stiff en-
velope and then a cloud darkened her
eyes.
This was the letter:
Dear Daintiness-I am rushed with
business, my two partners being i'll,
which must account for this method
of communication. know that you
care to hear from me, and fatter my
self that you would rather receive a
line in this unconventional way than
none at all.
II think of you constantly and the
fact that !, shall be unable to run up
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14

1T is absurd to try to evade the
question in that way. l mean the
young woman to whom you dictate
your correspondence. l suppose it is
young woman, the matter is even
worse If your typewriter is a man."
"You think SO? That is too bad. be.
cause my typewriter is man.
And you were shameless enough
to let him know that you dared write
such things to me-
why, he knows as much about me
as do myself"
"Such confidence may do very well
so Tar as business matters are con-
cerned, but you had no right to reveal
our friendship to a clerk"
Il love to see you look like that
said the man. eff the music were not
going to blare forth in a minute |
should delay my confession half an
hour longer, just for the pleasure of
watching your rage"
What now?" impatiently.
my typewriter is no clerk"
Il do not care who he is, nothing
can improve the situation.
"Oh, yes, you do care. That letter
to which you take such exception, and
which l really prided myself was
rather neat job, is the work of the
blushing man you see before you?"
"You did it?"
Il did it with my little fingers"
'Impossible!"
Dearest young woman. nothing is
impossible to one with my talents. |
must go now. people are settling
down again. What bore the music
is: [ am coming to call tomorrow
whether you want me or not, and
next time be sure you are right before
you accuse nice gentleman of all
sorts of horrible crimes"
Natalie pondered and wondered, and
arrived at nothing but perplexity.
Was it possible, she asked herself
as the music Numbered to a grand
finale, that this entertaining, some
what frivolous man-of-the-world, un.
derstood the manipulation of a type
writer.
II will prove him." she said as she
moved out Of the opera house amidst
the luxuriously attired mob. "He is
extremely good fun to flirt with and
if he's told the truth about this affair
Of course it's all right and there need
be no break in our little intimacy
The next afternoon when Mr.. Van
derbeck entered the Morgans' private
| sitting room he found a cheerfully
bubbling tea kettle and a radiant girl
| He did not notice a queer-shaped OBJ
ject on small table in corner
Natalie was in high spirits and they
skfrted the dangerous shoals of love
| making, as was their custom.
Harry Vanderbeck knew just how
far to go in such delicate matters, and
as Natalie knew just where to STOP
him, both found the pastime exciting
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14
WAS EQUAL TO THE OCCASION
Minister Turns Apparent Predicament
to His ADVANTAGE.

Minister Turns Apparent Predicament
to His Advantage.
Rev: F. w. Sanford, leader Of a new
sect at Shiloh, Me-, that threatens
to exceed in numbers Dowie's army
tells a story Of Presbyterian minis.
ter
This minister says Mr.. Sanford
was making tour Of Maine, preach
ing each Sunday in different church
1t happened that on one particular
Sunday he had 10 new discourse pre-
pared. This, however, did not bother
him. Would he not be among strange
people?
1T CHANGED, however, that when he
arose in the pulpit he saw a number
OF last Sundays congregation seated
In the front row. A delegation had
come to hear him again, intending, il
he pleased them, to offer him the
lncumbency Of their church.
What was he to do? He suspected
the cause of the delegations visit, and
he wanted TO please them nightly
An inspiration came to him, and
frowning down upon his hearers, he
began:
Dear Friends: l have been much
panied by a report that has reached
me. | preached last Sunday, as you
know, in Shiloh church. Well, have
been reliably informed that the good
people Of Shiloh took umbrage at my
discourse. They questioned it's ortto
doxy. How am l to reply to them
How am to defend myself? But one
way is open to me. In order to refute
this baseless charge from Shiloh | an
going to repeat, sentence by sentence
and word for word, the sermon
preached there last Sunday Give me
| pray you, your attention, and see il
you can find in my sermon a single
unorthodox thought. Chicago Rec
Ord-Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14
The WORLDS WONDERS ON DISPL Az
- y 800 = W 01v91@A&0 w $50 . =
St. Louis Working Night and Day to Be in Readiness
For the Opening Of the Worlds Fair Saturday.
April Goth Next, ~ ~ ~ u ~

physical culture exhibits is situated in
the western part of the grounds, and
adjacent to it Is the fine large ath-
letic field, with amphitheatre seating
twenty seven thousand people. Upon
this field the games will take place dur.
ing the summer. IEE8K
LII this hurried glance at the Exposi.
ton Of 1904, we must not forget that
very interesting quarter, known as the
Pike. This is the amusement street
of the Exposition. The visitor Will
certainly open his eyes in amazement
when he sees the array OF amusements
spread out for his delectation. 1t is
a long story in itself, to tell what has
been prepared for his entertainment.
The Pike is considerably more than a
mile long, and upon either side are ar.
ranged about fifty elaborate and ex.
tremely novel shows. Some of them
cover as many as ten or eleven acres
each.
The Worlds Fair will open on Sat.
urday. April 30, with fitting cerenon'
les. Upon that occasion an anthem
written by Edmund Clarence Stedman
will be sung by chorus Of six hun
dred voices. "a The ,music-by the EN-
inent composer. Professor John K
Paine, of Harvard University-as well
as the poem. was written especially
for this occasion upon the invitation
of the Exposition. Frank Wander
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14

the next few weeks have been re-
ceived and unloaded. Large forces of
men are employed night and day in
receiving and placing the valuable
products from many nations Of the
world as they come III. Any one who
has not been over the Worlds Fair
grounds cannot, with the widest
stretch Of his Imagination, realize the
magnificence of this latest and great
est of Universal Expositions. With
it's thousand buildings spread out over
an area Of two square miles, enclosed
by six miles Of fence, the great
Worlds Fair glistens in the SUM- and
is the centre Of interest to all this part
Of the country.
The management has very consid-
erately arranged many Of the prin-
cipal exhibit palaces in compact
group. While there are more than
twenty buildings Of considerable
size given up to exhibit purposes, the
very large buildings are some fifteen
in number; eight Of these, the Palace
of Transportation, Machinery. Elec-
tricity, Varied Industries, Education,
Manufactures, Mines and Metallurgy,
Liberal Arts, are situated in the north
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14
swell, upon my word, what effrontery!

"Well, upon my word, what effrontery!
A typewriter letter, and to mel"
for over Sunday, as you suggest, does
not mean that you are any the less
dear to me. ! think we understand
each other so well that explanations
and excuses are superfuous between
us.
Il am hungry for sight of you
What are your plans as regards COM
Ing to town? Everything is very gay
here, but, as you must know. life is
never quite complete to me when you
are absent.
DO sit down upon receipt Of this
and write me one of your nice breezy
letters with all the news, especially
that pertaining to your charming self
Thine ever,
HARRY"
well, upon my word, what effront-
cry! A typewriter letter. and to me!
/ will teach His Impertinence les
son. Write him nice, breezy letter,
indeed! He will think me a regular
cyclone when l tell him Of my opinion
OF his method Of correspondence"
Bub cried "Hear! Heart" and Ma
tale left breakfast untasted In her
annoyance.
A week later Mrs. Morgan and Ma
talie went to town to do some shop
ping. Harry Vanderbeck spied them
at the opera.
'You deserve a good scolding," he
said, bending over the girls pretty
brown head.
What, then. do you deserve?" she
retorted.
IT should hate to get al. my deserts,
I've been such mean scamp general
ly, but what particular sin do you re-
fer to now?"
81 am not in the habit of receiving
typewriter letters from my mascu-
line friends"
"Ah. dear little lady, but told you
was extraordinarily busy"
There can be no excuse for offer
ing lady such an insult"
Wherein lies the harm?"
How obtuse you are. Can you pre-
tend that it is in good taste to say
nice. intimate things, such as that let
ter contained through a third person?
Why. the mere thought makes me
blush. ] ought never to speak to you
again. How your typewriter must be
laughing at us both. Oh, it was vul-
gar to do such thing"
my typewriter. mademoiselle. is a
stolid thing of iron and steel not
givcn to laughter"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14
Youngest Cavalrvman of Civil war.

The death of Oscar Arion Frost, at
Ottawa, brings out the claim for him
that he was the youngest cavalryman
enlisted in the Civil War. He went
into the Third Missouri Cavalry at
fourteen years Of age. and served
through the war. 1t cannot be claimed
for Mr.. Frost, though. that he was boy
lsh in appearance. At the time Of his
enlistment he was six feet tall and
weighed 100 pounds.-Kansas City
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14
Interesting.

To hear the music of sweet bells,
and also to test solid silver, take a
solid-silYer tablespoon, and tie two
cords OF equal length to the handle.
Hold the ends of the cords to each ear,
at the same time closing the ears with
the fingers. Then by motion Of the
body swing the spoon, letting it strike
the back of the chair or like wooden
object. You have no idea what sweet
music you will hear. Try it, and see.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14
THOUGHTS on the Seasons.

Flattered with promise OF escape
From every hurtful blast,
Spring takes. o sprightly May. thy shap,
Her loveliest and her last.
Less fair is summer riding high
In fierce solstitial power.
Less fair than when a lenient sky
Brings on her parting hour.
When earth repays with golden sheave.
The labors of the plow.
And ripening fruits and forest leaves
All brighten on the Dough;
What pensive beauty autumn shows,
Before she hears the sound
or winter rushing In, to close
The emblematic round!
Such be our Spring, our Summer such;
So may Our Autumn blend
With hoary Winter. and life touch,
Through eaven-horn hope. her end
William Wordsworth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14
Prosperous Yucatan.

Yucatan simply boils over with pros.
perfty. Her railways are paying. her
banks grow fat dividends. and her
multi-millionaires are buying the best
there is to be had. whether it be lux
uries for the family or first-class
education abroad for their sons
Mexican Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14

Are you aware, my dear, that it is
your obvious duty to send me away /?
do not know enough to go Of my own
free will. presume you are going to
dine this evening. and dining means
a frock other than that fascinating
affair you have on"
II want you to do something for me
first" with pleading smile.
what bliss! / hope it is something
very difficult, that may show my
valor."
THAT depends" said Natalie with a
laugh. fiinging the black cloth from
the typewriter. 1T is not exactly the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14
A Machiavellian Maxim.

Whatever is the occasion of another's
advancement is the cause of his own
diminution.-From the Prince.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-04-14

HE first few thousand car
loads Of the twenty thou
sand cars OF exhibits that
will arrive at the Worlds
Fair in ST. Louis within
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24

Fond memory brings the light
OF other days around me-"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24

Liliuokalani.
We have thus described to the best
of our recollection, after these sixty
years and more, the streets as they
We're in those early days.
I will now close this long account Of
The old town with my recollections Of
the old Kawaiahao church. 1t was the
old native framed matched. building.
If I remember rightly, some hundred
and twenty feet long by some thirty
or forty feet wide, the sides of thatch
having been mostly eaten off by the
stray horses, donkeys and cattle which
had free access thereto. This was
not without its convenienees, for in
stead of having only one door, of in
gress and egress, it was very easy to
pass between the upright posts into
any part of the inside. The floor was
of earth, covered with lauhala mats.
The settees were of native make and
We're rude indeed. The pulpit was one
of the old historical ones sent out
from New England and did good SER
vice. The preacher was the Rev.
Richard Armstrong. father of our Cen
eral Samuel c. Armstrong; He was a
master of the idiomatic Expressions
of the Hawaiian 1anguagsI and had
acquired the intonations, infections
and gesticulations, the voice and man
rer, of the people that he served so
well. The present church, built Of
coral blocks cut from the reef, on the
outside of the harbor, is a good contrast
to the old church and the old times,
which have given place to the "frmer
foundations of intelligence, knowl-
edge, and. let US hope, of lasting re-
ligion. With the history of the pres
ent church before your readers, will
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24

not take the time and space to re-
peat it. May 1 say that it has some
recollections that will forever associ-
ate it with those who, in former times,
made it their resort. In and out of it's
doors have gone the glad marriage
procession, and in and out of the same
doors has the music of the funeral
dirge sounded up its aisles. Hail and
!, farewell.
/ RecolIections of the old streets bring
back wildly those who used them; the
merchants whose trade was of the con-
servative description, who did not
know the word hustle" the quiet even
tenor of whose way was seldom dis
! turbed by panics or failure. In the
spring and fall whaling seasons, BUSH
ness was active: between seasons, -
Rip Van Wrinkles sleep would not have
been troubled.
! The natives were in a large majority
of those seen in the streets; the for
eigners formed a small portion of the
community, the Cninaman was curl
, osity. The temporary influx of Jack
on shore-liberty left a few dollars for
horse hire. 1t was said that a native
had trained a horse to allow Jack to
ride out on the plains way, then be
unceremoniousIy landed on some sandy
spot by the roadway when the horse
would trot back to town and be
hired out to another sailor to be served
in the same manner.
The king and chiefs We're not infre-
quently seen down town with a retin-
ue of servants following. They were
always digniied and courteous. When
they bought it was generally by the
quantity the pay was not always
prompt
AS I compare the old copper plate
map of Honolulu engraved at Laha-
inaIuna by some of the scholars, show
ing an almost bare plain with straw
matched houses here and there. few
cocoanut trees growing scattered a
bout, with scarce a frame house in the
picture, and then turn to one of the
recent panoramic photographs of King
Brothers, showing fine city with
church spires. lofty buildings and stores
that would do credit TO the mainland,
I marvel at the change until I recall
the thought that our revered and hon
ored self-sacrifcing missionaries
''buiIded better than they knew" and
that in laying the foundations of reli-
gion. educa ton, good government,
others have built on what they began:
on apace and the islands will prove to
be one of the most important outposts
of our country
loft in the Silly night,
Fond memory brings the light
OF other days around me-"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24

Transact business in all departnaazes
OF banking.
Collections carefully attended e.
Exchange bought and sold.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24
WIN. C. IRWIN & CO., LTEA
FOR

AGENTS FOX
Western Sugar Refining Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Phila~
delphia. Pa.
Newal Universal Mill Co., Manu-
facturers of National Cane Shredder
New York, n. z.
Paraffine Paint Company, San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Ohlandt & Co, San Francisco, Cal.
Pacific Oil Transportation Co., San
Francisco, Cal.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24
Bishop & Co., Bankers

EsTABLIsHRD IN Isga.

BANKING DEPARTMENT.
Transact business in all departnaa2az
OF banking.
Collections carefully attended e.
Exchange bought and sold.
Commercial and Travellers Letters n
Credit issued on the Bank OF Cali6sm@
MIA and N. NJ. Rothschild & Seas
London.
| Correspondents: The Bank OF Cars~
fornia, Commercial Banking CO., q
Sydney, Ltd, London.
Drafts and cable transfers on Chinz
and Japan through the Hongkong ans
Shanghai Banking Corpora ton ana
| Chartered Bank Of India, Australia aA&
China
Interest allowed on term deposits as
the following rates per annum, vi2s
Seven days notice, at 2 pc cent
Three months, at per cent.
Six months, at S15 per cent.
Twelve months, at per cent.
TRUST DEPARTMENT.
Act as Trustees under mortgages.
Manage estates, real and personal.
Collect rents and dividends.
Valuable papers, wills, bonds, ataz
received for safe keeping.
ACCOUNTANT DEPT.
Auditors for corporations and vrss
vate firms.
Books examined and reported on
Statements OF affairs prepared,
Trustees on bankrupt or involva&
estates.
Office, s24 Bethel street.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits received and interest allows
ed at AZ per cent per annum, In aa,~
cordance with rules and regulations
copies of which may be obtained 60
application.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
Agents for FIRE, MARINE. LIFE
ACCIDENT and EMPLOYERS Liza
BILITY INSURANCE COMPANIDEs
Insurance Office, 924 Bethel Street.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-24

-
NOW OPEN!
kapioIani Park

THE AQUARIUM WILL BE OPEN
Ha Week days from 10 o'clock a. m. to
p. m. and from z to $50 o'clock p. m.
On Sundays it viii open at 1 p. m.
ADMISSION will be FREE on
thursdays. On other days a charge
win be made of 10 cents to adults and
. cents to children under fourteen years
sf age.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-12

To obviate trouble with hack1nen in
Europe a contrivance has been put into
cabs which registers the time consumed
in travel and stops and indicates the
money due. One result of it is to in
crease che use of hacks among people
who can afford the legal fare but not
the overcharges. It is proposed to in
trod,ice the device in New York city
where hack charges are apparently
regulated by what the traffic will bear.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-12

Scotland claims to have the oldest liv-
ing twins in the world 1t has been re-
ported that the brothers Benham, OF
Bridgeport, Conn, who are. eighty-seven
years old, were entitled to that distinc-
ton. Scotland's aged pair are Thomas
A: and GEORGE Hill Melville, of Fife.
They are in their ninety-hfth year.
George is the Trailer of the two, and
has been totally blind for the last eleven
years. A year or two ago, too, he was
unfortunate enough to break his leg,
an he is permanently confined to bed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-12

One of the best men elected to the
Legislature this year is Carl S. Smith
of Hilo. A thorough-going good gov
eminent man, of University training.
master politician and a keen law
yer. Mr.. Smith is all that legislator
should be. Hawaif's law-making body
would not need to be handled if it
were made up of men like Carl S.
Smith.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-12
THE CASE OF DOW.

The most amazing thing this paper
. has seen in print of late is the bust
ness mems Endorsement of H. NJ Dow.
The Advertiser was not surprised at
his Endorsement by the Republican
Territorial Committee: but when men
who are supposed to be always vigi-
LIANT for honest fiscal methods came
out for Dow it began to look as if the
town needed a strong infusion of civic
righteousness.
But the Governor rings true in the
matter as appears in the following in
terview:
81 see that the Republican Central
Committee endorses Mr.. Dow for the
] position of warden of Oahu prison.
remarked Governor Carter. L see
also that there is an endorsement of
Mr.. Dow signed by many prominent
persons in this city. This is a great
surprise to me. This so-called vindi-
cation greatly surprised me. Either
the people who affixed their signatures
thought very little of what they were
doing or else what is considered the |
standard of responsibility in matters |
of trust is rather low. Such a vindi-
cation is as much as saying that a
man has the right to take money that
does not belong to him as long as he
replaces it, no matter what the
amount I wonder how many employ
ers in this city allow their employees
to do this kind of thing"
That hits the nail on the head. It
was Dow's common practice to take
the money of which he as a public
official was custodian and lend it out
on I. o. us, pocketing the interest
money in that way than VIM. H
Wright and Wray Taylor had to lend
put the Chinese Fund money. to them
selves and others on the I. o. u. plan.
The one scheme was as culpable as
the other. The Chinese fund was not
money belonging to the Government
but held in trust by it. The same is
true of the bail money. Both funds
we're deposits to be kept intact until
awfuily returned to their owners or
'orfeited to the Government 1t never
occurred to Wright or Wray Taylor
hat they were not responsible to the
Government for the money in their
,are; and rather than face an in /
of what had been taken
hey ran away. Dow stayed to run for
mother Office with the Endorsement of
he business men and the party man.
lgers. +
In other places, public officials who
AXE or use money that does not
'elong to them do not escape punish
llent, even if they put the money !
Jack; here such a man is bowed out
# court by an indulgent magistrate {
While responsible business men recon-
mend him as a fellow citizen in whose
honesty and integrity of character
hey have every confidence and ask
hat mainland as well as local papers
i've the fact publicity.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-12

The appointment of VIM. Kamana
as Warden of Oahu Prison is a good
one Mr.. Kamana is an experienced
and trustworthy prison Official.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-12

The news from Mukden and Port
Arthur is falling off as the weather
grows more severe. Liaotong is as
cold as the province of Quebec and the
boldest spirit had rather hug the fire
than fight