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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02
Short Stories
About People


traveller boast about his servant
Kouros
- Il assure you, said the traveller
finally, that my servant Kouros, an
old campaigner, can be dispatched on
an errand to any part of the city, and
will tell you to an instant the time OF
his return
"Some slight incredulity was ex-
pressed, and the traveller at once sent
for Kouros.
" Kouros,' he said, go to the to-
baeeonist IS by the STEAMBOAT bridge and
bring me a box of cigars, the usual
brand. Here is the money
"Kouros bowed and disappeared. The
traveller, taking out his watch, and hold
it in his hand, then said confidently:
" Now, gentlemen, he is leaving the
house Now he is at the end of the
I street. Now he enters the tobacco
MIST s. Now he is served. Now he is
returning at full speed. Now, gentle
men, he is here-Kourosl
{. Excellencyi' the servant respond
ed, and amid an intense silence he en-
tered the room with the cigars in his
hand.
"Most of the guests praised highly
the unwavering diligence of the Greek
servant. hut an old pasha, slipping hl'
thick black coffee and smoking his
bubble bubble, caressed his long white
beard thoughtfully and said:
90 This that we have seen is very
| fine, but discipline among the servant
| of the Faithful is quite as good, ano
perhaps,a little better. With my OWL
servant Ali / will now duplicate thu:
| Grecian feat!
Accordingly he summoned Ali. gave
him money, and dispatched him to the
! tobacconist $ for cigars.
| :" Now he leaves the house. Now IL
runs through the Street of the Minarets
| Now he crosses over. Now he enters
! the tobaeconist IS. Now he is served
| Nov he is returning. Now he is here
Alii'
:" Effendil' Ali answered, quietl.
entering the room.
"There was a burst of applause; bu
the pasha said with a frown:
| "'Where are the cigars9'
| g His excellency's slave said Ali
bowling, has not yet found his sip
| pers -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02
HE HADN'T STARTED YET.

James E. Sullivan, the American
commissioner to the Olympic games,
told on the way home, in the smoking
room of the Republic, Greek story.
"a great Greek traveller he SAID,
..once visited Constantinople, and was
entertained at dinner by the German
THE party was a distinguished one,
na after the sherbets and sweetmeats
had been supplanted by the coffee and ne,
.i1arettes the guests began to talk
obont their servants. They did not
malign their servants, as is the Gus. Gus,
tom with US. On the contrary they
boasted about them.
land more loudly and more fervent-
" than any one else did the ureeA
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02
THE WORM TURNED.

A village doctor whose most trouble
some patient was an elderly woman
practically on the free list, received a
sound rating from her one day for not
coming when summoned the night be-
fore:
"You can go to see your other
patients at night said she, "why
can t you come when I send for youi
Ain t my money as good as other PEG
pie so" A.
81 don't know, madam was the
reply, 81 never saw any of it. LIP
pincott s.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02
1T SAVED HIM MONEY.

Charles Klein, the well known play
wright, was watching shuffleboard
tournament on the Minnetonka.
A young man made Hten off, - and
forgot to score this unfortunate stroke
against himself.
"I'm very absent-minded,' he ex-
claimed to Mr. Klein alphabetically.
Casually, though, you re absent
minced in your own favor, aren t
you?'
ga young bridegroom, after the wed,
ding was all over and the brides old
father had gone to the club, began to
search anxiously among the wedding
gifts.
50 What are you looking for, dear2'
said the bride.
g That $1,000 check of your
father s, he said. anxiously. L don
see it anywhere
g. Poor papa is so absentminded,
said the bride. He lit his cigar will
it, -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02
A GOOD ERROR.

"Typogra phical errors said VIII
lam Dean Howells, the famous novel
list, care ALWAYS amusing. When L WIS
a boy in my fathers printing office IN
Martin s Ferry, L once made a good
typographical error.
''My father had written:
90 THE showers last week, though CO.
pious, were not sufficient for the mill
men,
81 set it up smilkmen.'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02
AN ORIGINAL ADVERTISEMENT

Charles Austin Bates, in ar address
on advertising, said:
81 once saw in a Western street car
an advertisement of striking original
ity. Whether this advertisement drew
much trade or not I cant tell. At any
rate. it attracted a tremendous lot of
attention and laughter. What do you
think of it yourselves7 It ran:
g 'The person sitting under this
card is one of our customers. Very
cranky and hard to please, but did you
ever see a sweller dressera Try us
yourself. The Good Styles Stores, 21l
Front street. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02
REMORSE.

Remorse,' said Mayor Wells, of st.
Louis, "i is an excellent thing when deep
enough.
HThe trouble with most wrongdoers,
when remorse overtakes them, IS that
the emotion is feeble and shallow.
"The average type of remorse was
that of pickpocket who sent last year
this note to a man whom he had robbed
of 800:
sssDear Sir:-I stole your money.
Remorse gnaws my conscience, and l re-
turn herewith $3.50.
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CAPT. Mclean

can't. w. H. Mclean OF the Ols
ocean steamship City OF sSchey u
San Francisco and Panama makes th1S
important statement:
In December 1904, I was in the last
stages of Bright's Disease. san i'I4A-
cisco physicians told me there was ~
show for me. The dropsy was 81 u0op
that I could stick a finger IN the lie3-
almost an inch. j. w. Burnnalil'
aant Rurnham & Marsh Co, lo4u i,o
ha knew several cases OF BrisnI
Disease that had recovered uiiuel
TOMS Renal Compound My oI"
Donlon of Donlon q PEEK tolo i'lo
same thing-said he khe" y.
cases than mine that got Wen
started me. The first halI-tioAS.- 80
cd the change, and am a. .h'9 or.
;re (ten months later as Wen as e'0-
ord can pass for life insurance
nave told passengers from al "a
the world of my recovery the
ment ought to be known ali
globe. MCLEAN.
.e ,,ai1 Dock, San Francisco
Rights Disease and 1'ia b1,
durable in 81 per cent VI a. e. 1i+er-
buttons Compounds seHo Ao-
ature. ..o,+s
HONOLULU DRUG CO. age
When to suspect Brights Dsea
ooI-ress or loss of weight; uLopS'
80. .nLles. hands or eyeltds; hiui,es
.,b,. after the third month"; u. -
80 show sediment; faiiing
s5rowsiness; one OF i'i'-o
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A TURF ITEM.

DR.. Leonard Pearson, Philadelphia 8
famous veterinary surgeon, told at a
dinner in Philadelphia horse story.
GA .armer,' he said, "wrote to the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02

Restores the snap. the vim and
be a giant in mental and ply
you pains in the back, weak s
iarged prostate gland. or any
method of applying Electricity
tho narxes with the fra Of iifa
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-02

Any man who wears 10 can
men, are you wesk, have
on, lumbago. rheumatism. enc
excesses or overworki Ny
night will cure you Il ais
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nd vigor of youth.
aysieal development.
stomach, constipation
of the results of e,
, while you sleep at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24
T n 7 HUSIASTIC
MEETING
HELD
Large Number Present at Session
of Clerks Benevolent As
ISOLATION.

An enthusiastic and largely attend
ed meeting of the Clerks Benevolent
Association was held last night in the
hall of the Knights Of Columbus.
Between forty and fifty members
were present, and heard the reading
Of the bylaws, which will be adopted
at the next meeting. Discussions as
to the best means of conducting the
association were INDUCED in by those
present.
1t was decided to keep the member
ship list open for the remainder of
the month, and those who desire to
do so can join free of charge as long
as ii is open.
It is the intention of the association
10 give entertainments during the
summer season, and thus raise money
to conduct the comic parade, which
will be given in connection with the
Carnival next year.
The association already has a mem
bership of 70, and it is the desire 10
double this number if possible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24
A. A. SERAPHIC
RE 7 J. R Ms
HOME
From Savannah, Where He Went
on Special Business for De-
paTtment of Justice.

A. A. Seraphic, the immigration
agent at this port, returned to the
city yesterday morning after an alb
sence Of nearly month, on conf
Dental work for the federal govern
ment While he personally declined
to discuss the nature of his business
1T is learned from very reliable
sources that he was detailed by the
department of justice to investigate
great number of naturalized aliens in
Savannah, Ga. where, owing to the
great number of aliens recently natur-
allied in the state and city courts,
suspicious were entertained by the
federal authorities that the wholesale
admission Of aliens to citizenship was
effected by conspiracy and fraud, and
also through false swearing.
Mr.. SeraDhic was specially selected
by the department of justice to con-
duct investigations among naturalized
aliens of different natiOnalities be-
cause of his exceptional abilities as
linguist, and by clever detective work
he succeeded in securing evidence
upon which the grand jury of the Unit
ed States returned twenty injict-
ments against many persons but prin-
cipally against James Mcbride, har-
Dor master, James A. Wood, police
sergeant, J. J. Garridy, Britt Rogers
and Paul H. Broome, all of them city
officials and acknowledged leaders in
Savannah city politics.
The many exposures of frauds in
naturalization matters in several
states is the cause Of a bill now pend
ing in congress providing that the
right to naturalize aliens be confined
strictly 10 federal and the highest
state courts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24

When the State Fixed Hotel Prices.
Before, during and for a time after
tie Revolutionary war the courts Of
the commonwealth used to fix the
prices Of tavern board and liquor, SO
when the sojouTning stranger from
afar struck Richmond he could pretty
nearly know what horse feed and
breakfast cost. There was also an
assize Of bread as well as Of drink
The price Of bread was regulated by
the price Of wheat. A fourpeuny white
loaf, a twOpenny white loaf, a four
penny brick loaf and a fourpenny
brown loaf had each to weigh so much,
according as they had other ingredi-
ents mixed with -four. In those days
a Boston biscuit costing 1 cent had
to weigh six ounces and two drains
and so on. The connection between q
loaf Of bread and sixty pounds OF
wheat at so much per bushel has
grown beyond the grasp Of the modern
mind. However, in the old time in
Virginia the custom Of regulating the
price, or, rather, the weight, Of a loaf
Of bread by the pCioe q the wheat Of
which It was made was universal. So
far as liquor was concerned, the courts
used to Ak not only tAe price of a sin
gle drink, a quart or a gallon Of the
stuff, but also ga gorum OF punch
Richmond Dispatch.
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The EnE1irh of India.

Applying for a pest in the police OF
the central provinces Of India, a native
wrote: 81 have a good long equiline
nose, piercing eyelashes on a semy-
globular face and a good physique.
My family has a history that takes my
Imagination back to three pedigrees,
when my grandfather was a millioner.
With the vissicitude and times matter
change and my father was driven to
the necessity to accept a schoolmaster-
ship. Ultimately he enjoyed his well
earned pension by the time he gave up
his ghost. In case my aspirations turn
out "a reality shall as a matter Of
course be bound to prey God for your
long life and prosperity"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24
Geography Set to Music.

81 don't know" said a Bangor man
the other day, what their methods of
teaching are in the schools these days
but was surprised not long ago when
talking to a youngster to find that he
couldn't tell how many counties there
were In the state of Maine, nor could
he name them all without looking up
the information in his geography. He
was bright boy, too. and l wondered
When 1 went to school we learned the
names Of the sixteen counties to the
tune of Yankee Doodle and to this
day / have never forgotten how the
class sounded singing the useful little
Jingle. 1t went this way:
Sixteen counties in the state
Cumberland and Franklin,
PiscataqUis and Somerset,
ArOostook, Androscoggin,
Sagadahoc and Kennebec,
Lincoln, Knox and Hancock.
Waldo, Washington and York,
Oxford and PenobscOt."
Lewiston Journal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24

The feminine direct descendants of
the famous Aztecs are tiny creatures,
exQuisitely formed and refined in fea-
ture. They carry the head with the up
bearing grace Of the full blOoded In
dian; their skins are not red, but u
clear, smooth copper color that shines
like gold in the sun; their hair is
coarse and black as ebony, and they
are decorated with bright feathers and
gay ornaments. These women make
the most wonderful pottery that comes
to us from Mexico, for they have kept
the old Aztec forms and decorations in
their art, and they also weave wonder
full baskets and do exquisite embrOid-
cry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24
DE FOREST CO. IS
ENJ0INED BY
MARCONI
Company Prohibited from Using
any system of TeIegTa-
ply by Justice Fuller.

What may have some effect upOn
the operation of the wireless teleg-
raphy plant at the local navy yard is
an injunction issued by Chief Justice
Fuller, directed TO the DeFOrest Com
pany, enjOining that company TO de-
sist forever the manufacture or Oper-
alton of any system of wireless teleg-
raphy. This injunction was secured
by the Marconi Company, and of it a
special from St. Louis saws:
The DeForest Wireless Telegraph
Company. by a decision of Chief JUS
tice FULLER Of the Supreme Court, has
been eniOined TO desist forever from
manufacture. sale or operation of any
system of wireless telegraphy. The
decision was rendered on the applica-
ton OF the MarcOni company Justice
Fuller issued an order for the arrest
Of Abraham White, president of the
DeFOrest company, for contempt OF
court for failing TO appear as a wit
ness. Mr.. White is in New Orleans 8
White Not in New Orleans.
Abraham White is not in New Or
leans, according to the States of that
city, which, in connection with the
Inquiry at the Office of the Ameri-
can DeFOrest Wireless Telegraph Com
pany, on the twelfth floor of the Hi
hernia Bank building, ELECTED the in
formation from the man in charge
that Mr.. White had left the city and
he did not know where he had gone.
He referred the reporter to w. w.
TOmpkins, one of the directors of the
company, now staying at the St.
Charles Hotel Mr.. Tompkins was
not in his room.
The American DeFOrest has made
extensive arrangements for operating
in this city and have put up the nee,
eSsary towers on top of the Hibernia
building and other points TO enable
the company to begin operations on a
considerable scale
The dispatch from St LOUIS is the
only infOrmtiOn at hand concerning
the decision. and it is not yst known
what effect il will have on the wire
less cOmpany's plans with respect to
its local operations. Quite a large
amount Of the stock of the company
has been placed among local investors
and the commercial interests had hop
ed great things Of the newest enter
prise in telegraphing without wires.
The DeFOrest has communicated with
many ships on the gulf before they en-
tered the mouth of the river and the
dispatches have been published in
the newspapers from time to TIM The
morning after the Magnolia accident
down the river, when President RoOse-
welt last October was going aboard
that vessel to the West Virginia, lying
at anchor for him of the head of the
passes, the Associated Press received
a dispatch from him over the DeFor-
est and the mayor and other city and
state officials also sent TO the chief
executive dispatches.
1t is understood the DeFOrest is (
incorporated under different local COM
pany names wherever it operates. and
that the service is also in use by the
United States Navy Department"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24

Proposals will be received at the
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts,
Navy Department, Washington, d. c.,
until 10 o'clock a. m, April II
1906 and publicly opened immediate
" thereafter. TO furnish at the navy
yard, Pensacola, Fla, quantity of ma
chine tools, as follows: Planers,
shaper, fathers. surfacer, saw. saw
bench, wood trimmer, grinders, mill
ing machine, drilling machine. grind
stone. Applications for proposals
should refer to Schedule 429. Blank
proposals will be furnished upon
application to the navy pay Of
fee. Pensacola. Fla. or TO the Bureau.
H. T. B. Harris, Paymaster General,
10. S. n. 2AmaE21
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TERSELY TOLD

r. Lynn Weekly. Of FOshee, Ala
was a visitor TO Pensacola yesterday.
Fred :. Nellen has returned from a
-ea DAYS business trip through Kan
sas an. Oklahoma.
The British steamer Irene, con
signed 10 the ". 5. .Keyser Co, en-
,s1sd port late yesterday afternoon.
C. E. Wilcox. who has been the
guest Of Mrs. Morgan. across the bay,
las returned 10 his home in Chica-
go.
Al hoods make not monks" and
all publications in the guise and livery
OF newspapers are not good advertis-
ing mediums.
The fishing schooner Lettie G..
Howard. Of the feet Of Saunders &
Co. arrived from the fishing banks
Yesterday with a catch of 1900
Snappers.
Among the naval stores operators
who were in the CITY yesterday were
C. ". Richardson. of Milton; W. c.
Best. % Holley, and ". L. Seasons.
Of Bonifay.
F. F. Bingham. who has been con
fined TO his home with pneumonia
has so far recovered as 10 be able 10
% be- out of doors. He was down town
.ar a shOr- time yesterday.
Nr. Washburn. Of Chicago. who
to.ls a responsible position with the
Continental National Bank, of that
cry. and who has been spending
SOME time al Mrs. MOrgan's place
cross the bay. has returned home.
William Doyle. a familiar figure
s-3ut The navy yard and Warrington
- many Years. died at his home at
#ar-.CEtou vest rday afternoon. hav-
- reached The age of about so
-s u- many yeanS Mr. Doyle
'- one of the watchmen employer
g. Pho ward. but some years ago he
-'.-ei from the service on account
his age. The funeral will occur
sunday morning al Warrington.
James Laird, the Warrington pitcher
no has been seen on the local
-am0nd on numerous occasions, and
ha0 is considered one Of the best
.Rrl7rS ever turned out from this
z.c'on. has signed TO play with the.
Baton Rouge club Of the Cotton
S'a.es League during the coming sea
son Heine Berger. another pitcher
Vel known in Pensacola, has again
S-2sd 10 pitch for the Columbus club
TIE American Association. wiki
.-igh team he has been for the past
t'ee years.
southern Hotel arrivals: S A.
alexander, Rochester. y. Y: Frede-
aga Asufeld. Montgomery. Ala: Geo.
~. hemmer, Montgomery, Ala; F.
r9t-le Atlanta: A. W. Peck, Jr.. New
ro-A, G. ". Christ, Webster. Mass; /
IN on Griffin, l. o. Skies. PensacO- /
= taEX Hitler, Louisville. KY; H. o. I
mn, jackson, Tenn: H. c. Oyle,
:. Louis: Or. r. B. Crawford, Wayne,
>. 4. Long, Birmingham, Ala;
p 5. Jerr and wife. St. Louis: Frank
ID. OarrieL Phaen I. Barron, Poe
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24

This marvellous pain remedy
will quickly relieve the spasms
which wrack the tortured nerves,
and, if taken internally, will per-
manently cure the cause Of the
disease.
81 had been a sufferer for
years" writes Calvin E. Hill, Of
Marietta Ca, from the frightful
pains Of neuralgia and never
found any remedy that would give
me relief, until I tried HamhnS
Wizard Oil, which effected per-
manent cure" Price SOC and 81.
For sale and recommended BY
WHITES PHARMACY,
Pensacola. Fla
Phone $50. Night Phone 446.
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: Harper's weekly.

L.antas, Ia; W. X. Couch, Patton, Fla.
e. NJ. Mccall. BrewtOn, Ala; ID. b
Frazer. Jacksonville. Fla; c. c. Simms
Valdosta, Ga: F. o. Ards, city; Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. Scott Iowa Falls. Ia;
NJ. Guinckel, New York; H Bowens
city: Mrs. o. L. Sparkling and children
Okla, Tex; VI. c. Ketchum, Memphis
Tenn: F. s. Lasiter, Chicago, Ill; DR.
Harrison. COttondale, Fla; Miss
HAYES. Oklahoma: Mrs. JnO. S. vii
liams. Va: Mr.. and Mrs. n. S. Benton
K. Y: John s. Carey. Mobile, Ala;
Walter P. Corbett, Jacksonville, Fla;
VIM. E. Mathis. Chas. H. Dishman.
Pensacola.
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SCIENTIFIC FOODS
GO TO EXTREMES. A MEAL IN A
PILL is TOO MUCH AND TOO
LITTLE.

There is a happy medium between
the pill which contains whole meal,
and an entire meal which contains
no nutriment. To cOnValescents. or
nervous. weak people. whose diges-
tive organs should not be heavily tax
ed. a liquid food is the ideal choice.
American Queen beer is the happy
medium. 1t contains the finest nerve
tonic known to science in hops. and
in malt, it gives nutrition of bread and
meat. Also. it is given in a liquid
form, easy Of assimilation for the
most disordered digestion. These
are facts. based upon natures func-
tions. Did you ever see a weak. worn
out. nervous, dyspsptic beer drinker?
Try American Queen. 1t Is a pure,
wholesome. germ proof beverage,
ranking ahead Of all other American
products.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24
Scotland Yard.
F. F. BINGHAM, Sec.

Scotland Yard. widely known as the
headquarters Of the London police. is
a historical place, said TO have been the
site Of a palace where kings of Scot
land were received when they came to
London. It is near the banqueting hall.
Whitehall. The Scotch kings retained
possession of it from $50 till the rebel
lion of William Of Scotland. Milton,
Sir Christopher Wren and other nOta-
bles lived in Scotland Yard.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24
HEAVY DAMAGE
BY FIRE At
BAGDAD
Building Occupied by H. Cohen
and POStOffiGe Building DeS-
tTOyed Friday Morning.
Special to The Journal.

Bagdad, Mar 23-Ffre broke out
in a one story frame building on
Thompson street, occupied by II
Cohen as dry goods store this morn
ing at two o'clock and both building
and contents were totally destroyed
The adjoining building, occupied by
the post Office and w. w. Walkers
grocery store was also burned. Most
of the north mail and the postofice
fixtures were saved. Mr.. Walker
saved part of hs stock.
The building occupied by Cohen
was covered by insurance. but there
was none on the pOstOffie building,
which is owned by the Thompson
estate. The occupants of the latter
building were not insured.
Nothing but the splendid fire pro
lection furnishedl by the Stearns-Cul-
yer Lumber Co.. saved the building of
John Rourke and other buildings
nearby. The Stearns-Culver people had
two three inch streams playing on
the fire within a short time after it
was discovered and had another line
Of hose laid ready for use if needed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-03-24

Order is a lovely nymph. the child Of
beauty and wisdom; her attendants
are comfort. neatness and activity; her
abode is the valley Of happiness; she
Is always to be found when sought for,
md never appears so lovely as when
compared with her opponent, disorder.
Johnson.
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Teaching the Teacher.

Mother Cwhose children have had an
education superior to her own, to her
small daughter. whom she is in the act
Of smacking)-TI learn you not to con-
tradict me! Small Daughter between
her sobs)-Teach. mother, teach
Punch: