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The Haunted Ship.

Capt l.. R. w. Beavis of the steamship
Eagle Point has sailed his stanch vessel
lightweight times between Philadelphia
and London, covering in all 30S, 900 miles.
Capt Beavis. at a dinner at the Philadel-
phia Art Club. told a story of a haunted
ship. 1t was frightening-a dreadful
story. and at it's end the honest mariner
FASTENED to add that 1t was of doubtful
truth.
You know how it is with ghost stories, ;"
said he. They seem true on their face,
but when you come to investigate them
It's another matter.
"A cousin of mine entertained a week
end party last fall in an old EliZabethan
house in the country.
lone of my cousins guests, a young lady,
awoke In the middle of the night with a
strange foreboding in her heart AS she
lay In inexplicable terror in the great, old
fashioned bed the door of her room opened
noiselessly and figure. white from head
to foot appeared. She tried to scream.
but fear held her voiceless. She could not
move. She could not breathe, and the
humping of her heart sounded in her ears
like a great hammer.
1.-THE white figure glided noiselessly to-
ward her. 1t reached the bed The bed
clothes were suddenly whisked off her and
the awful visitant vanished as silently and
as mysteriously as it had come.
''At breakfast the next morning the
young lady was pale and thoughtful. She
wanted to tell her strange experience, but
she feared that no one would believe her.
AS she hesitated an aged and rosy clergy
man hustled into the breakfast room and
said with a merry laugh to his host:
Wasn't it cold last night? woke nearly
frozen. and, knowing that the room next
mine was unoccupied. l took the liberty of
going in there and stealing the bed
clothes. -
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NneCdOfe8 Concerning
Well-knOWn PEOPLE.

Miss Fanny moaned. as her powder puff
dropped from her nerveless fingers.
I'll fix it, said the clever maid. after a
moment Of deep thought. III go and say
you're crying your eyes out because your
pa has lost all his money. Then you can
keep the one what stays.
D." Good. good" Miss Fanny cried.
1.-The maid withdrew. Some minutes pass
ed. Then she returned with a scared awed
face
Both gents is gone she said
A Boys Epigram.
Mrs Russell Sage taught school in her
youth in Philadelphia. and Philadelphia
woman who was once her pupil said the
other day:
Il remember Miss Slocum, she was
then called-a very intelligent. cheerful,
industrious young lady, and a great favorite
with all of
She had way Of hammering home an
idea with an apt anecdote that we girls en-
joyed hugely.
lance of perseverance. she said that she
knew a little boy who was a remarkably
fine skater. She watched the youngster
one winter afternoon do the front and back
roll, the grapevine, the glide and other
feats of tremendous difficulty. and, finally
overcome with enthusiasm, she patted him
on the back and said:
How on earth at your age did you learn
by getting up every time fell down,
was the boys simple answer
Graduated Etiquette.
Prince Michael Cantacuzene. who is en-
deared to America through his happy mar
rage to Julia Dent Grant, said .on the
Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse on the way to
New York:
II sink my title in America. An observ-
ance of titles Is in a republic rather ride
ulous After all. simple republican mar
ners are the best. l have never been one
to approve of Talleyrand politeness. You
know the sort of politeness Talleyra nd S
was-how it was graduated as nicely as a
Centigrade thermometer to all ranks? Tai
leyrand once gave a dinner party, and in
serving the beef he graduated his manners
to his guests rank in this way:
ITO a prince of the royal blood-'May
have the honor of offering your royal high
ness little beef?'
ITO duke-'Monsigneur, permit me to Of
fer you some beef?'
ITO marquis-'Marquis, may I cut you
a little beef?.
beef?
ITO baron-'Baron. some beef?
ITO an untitled gentlernan-'Some beef?
ITO his secretary-'Beef?
There was present person even inferior
to the secretary. and to him Talleyrand die
not say SO much as one word He simply
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Cure for Emotional Insanity.

From the Columbia Spy.
A man in a North Carolina excursion
train who rose with a revolver in each
hand and q jug of whisky between his
feet and announced his Intention Of killing
every one in the car was instantly shot
dead. In that country they take no
chances on emotional insanity.
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sive spot. The only custodians necessary
to this distinguished Enclosure Of the dead
are a number of tall majestic pine trees.
Rustling perpetually in the pure mountain
air. their silken needles whisper an elegy
whose dignity and music bushes all light
ness and levity, leaving nothing to distract
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Little Man.

DR.. Edward T. Devine, who represented
the Red Cross at San Francisco was talk
ing in New York about the relief work
What impressed me-" said DR.. Devine,
was mankind's real insignifcance there
Men may be very rich, very powerful, very
famous. but let an earthquake like San
Franciscos come along and millionaires
and kings and savanfs and tramps are all
alike-little black ants fleeing from some
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Both Gents Departed.

John Inglis. the crop expert, of Minneapo-
lis had been describing to a reporter some of
his forecasting methods
You see." he ended. laughing, these
forecasts don't seem so remarkable when
you once know how to set about making
them. The result. no doubt, is wonderful
enough. yet the method of obtaining it is
simple
Simple methods give always the best re-
suits. You know the story of the parlor
maid and the two young men? Well. GER
tain clever parlor maid hurried to her
young lady one evening and said breath
lessly:
on. Miss Fanny. both. them young
gents you are engaged to has called and
they're in the parlor together. and, some
how. they've found out you've been false
to each. and 1t looks to me as If there s
going 10 be some terrible trouble
"What shall 1 do? What shall / do?
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cluded garden seat so beloved by the affec-
tionate pair are their graves. side by side
In the beautiful graveyard OF Christ Church.
the stoke Pogis'' of America. Two fiat.
weather-worn tablets plainly set and plain
ly inscribed receive the passing tributes Of
many pilgrim to this quiet and impress
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A reporter one day asked John Jacob
Aston If it were true that he had twenty
seven automobiles. five chauffeurs, thirty
three horses, forty-eight carriages-but
here Mr.. Aston interrupted.
Statistics are always dry and stupid.
They are even irritating" he said. "In your
work you should avoid them. By way of
warning to you. let me tell you of the ad-
venture of certain statistical temperance
advocate.
This temperance advocate walking in
the SUBURBS. found a man lying full length
on the path with flushed face and tousled
hair. He stopped beside the man. touched
him with his foot to rouse him and said In
a voice full of gentle reproach:
"'My friend. did you ever pause to con-
slider that if you had placed the price of one
glass, of whisky out at compound interest
at the time of the visit of the Queen Of
Sheba to Solomon. You would now have
$7,8164.2:
1.-THE red-faced man lifted bis head. He
brushed the place on his coat where the
others foot had touched him. Then he said:
mo. l haven't worked that out: but I'm
something of a statistician myself, and II
you don't go back 119 feet In seconds I'll
hit you 43 times and make you see 1883
stars for I've just had six teeth pulled for
$S-that's $1.33 tooth-and 1 tell you
you old medder. I'm in no mood for fool
ing"
He Disappointed Her.
Capt. Woodruff Of the Atlantic City po-
lice had been congratulated by Chicagoan
on Atlantic City's remarkable freedom from
crooks, pickpockets and confidence men.
you must have adopted extraordinary
methods" said the Chcagoan. "to have
had such success with these gentry"
mo. my methods are commonplace"
said Capt Woodruff. They involve in the
main the commonplace qualities Of thor
oughness and perseverance. Most things
in life, you'll find, are commonplace, sir
They who look for romance and strange
ness are apt to be as disappointed as one
of our young ladies back here on Pacific
avenue. This young lady. a year-round
resident, sat in the parlor in the dark the
other night when her father, very late,
came home.
The old man. surprised at seeing the
girl up at that hour. exclaimed:
Hello, what are you doing out of bed?
"Going solemnly to her father she laid
her head on his shoulder and said, In a
low voice:
Papa, young Mr.. Beacher offered me
his hand tonight and I refused him. And
oh. papa, 1 am afraid his heart is broken.
He told me about it, said the old man.
why, have you seen him?'
L just left him. He's down on the pier
bowling for cigars :"
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Winning His Way.

Bishop Olmsted Of Denver Is the hero
of a graceful story that was told in Den
yer church the other day. Bishop Olmsted.
as soon he took up his residence-some
three years ago-in Denver, began to take
great interest in the Denver poor, and
was continually to be seen in the poorest
and squalidest of the city's Sums At first,
as the bishop in his clerical attire passed
along the narrow streets, the loungers and
loafers before the saloons would say:
Whats that?'
And the reply would be:
That's what you call bishop"
A year passed and stranger noting the
respectful way the bishop was stared at
in the slums, would say:
who's that there?'
The loafers' reply would be:
"The bishop"
Another year, and then to the question
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sion of deep thought his head also doing
duty as far as possible by way of gesticula-
ton. by frequent and decisive mods of APP
prevail or otherwise of his thoughts, to
which he often gave utterance in audible
sounds-no doubt to be committed to paper
the following morning. as he rarely wrote
much in the evening. These perambulations
were often continued after tea; although
usually in the evening he was to be found
in the midst of his family. either reading
the papers or indulging in his favorite game
of chess with Mrs. Cooper.
The library. the room in which Cooper
Invariably wrote. was well proportoned
apartment. situated in the most retired part
of the house, having a southern and west
ern exposure. Its deep recessed windows.
dark oak wainscoting and the thick shade or
the numerous trees in the vicinity, shutting
out the glare of the SUMS rays. combined
to give it an appearance. of repose behtting
a room of its character.
James Fenimore Cooper died the 14th OF
September 1851. at the age of sixty-two
years lacking one day, and was buried three
days later in the Cooper burial grounds.
Christ Church yard. Eight days later pub
lie meeting of prominent citizens of New
York was held in the city hall, at which
Washington Irving presided. On this and
following occasions the prime object in view
was the erection of a monument or statue,
which was finally accomplished in the spring
of 1850 by the completion of the imposing
monument as 1t now stands in Lakewood
cemeters overlooking the bright and
dreamy rGlimmerglass."
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the meditative mind from the elevating as
sociations of fame and genius.
Among those who personally remember
James Fenimore Cooper are many affec-
tionate friends and ardent admirers His
surviving relatives are-genial and refined
people, enjoying the distinction springing
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Unjustly Accused.

looked at the man and pointed the carving
knife at the beef interrogatively."
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A Slaves Sophistry.

Frank McGlynn, one of the most sue
cessful employees of the Baldwin Locomo-
tive Works of Philadelphia. has succeed
ed in curing himself of rheumatism by
permitting lot of bees to sting him.
In a discussion of the bee-sting cure,
Mr.. McGlynn said:
1.-THE bees stung me on the inside of the
forearm. They hurt me. of course, but
the hurt, so to speak. did no HARM" He
laughed 1T was like the case Of the
chicken-stealing slave down in Kentucky
before the war who. though very religious,
used to lift a chicken whenever he got a
chance.
We'll, one day the slave was caught
red-handed in the henhouse, and hailed be-
fore his master.
What have you got to say for your
self. Calhoun? the master demanded.
You. with. your religious professions,
stealing chickensr
Well, boss the slave answered. Abs
youahs, an de chickens is youahs-an
hain't dey still youahs. viewer dey's in
side me outside me"
Calhoun thought a moment. Then he
concluded:
"'Or. boss. look at hit disaway Youse
got less chicken, but you'se got more mig
gah.' -
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gigantic and cruel boot-heel that they can't

gigantic and cruel boot-heel that they can't
understand.
men need. perhaps. a shaking up oc-
casionally. It takes the conceit out Of
them. 1 know a certain famous novelist
who spent last summer in the country.
Out walking one day he came upon a bull
In a field and the animal chased him nearly
half a mile. He only saved himself by climb
ing, at the cost Of many torn garments
and many scratches a high barbed- wire
fence. AS the novelist sat beside the fence.
on the grass. pinning up the rents in his
trousers. the farmer appeared.
What do you mean,' the great man
shouted. by letting such savage bull as
that run loose?
oh. I reckon the bull has some rights
in the field the farmer said.
But do you know who I amp the nov
elist exclaimed.
No. Who are YEP
I am Henry Hilary Dash, author Of
Gilt Hair" and 1.-THE Lips of Love-" and
member Of the Kansas legislature
-" Gee Whit said the farmer. much i'm
pressed. Gee whiz, why didn't We tell
the bull?'"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-18
THE WRECK OF THE
RlGsJARK

The good ship Rigsjarik went down
While the ocean she foamed an
| curled,
An the cap'n an the crew an your
| servant, too.
Was thrown on the wet, wet world.
But we had a promoter on board by
chance
Who could float most anything,
An he KEEP us aGoat till up came a
boat
That he had forgotten to bring
An we all got up but the cap'n bold,
Who was som'ers lost in the fog;
When the mornin' broke the cao II we
spoke,
A-sittin' astride of his log!
An we sailed an sailed till our wit
ties failed
An things looked blue to me;
Above US the hue was a painful blue
An partickkeler so was the sea!
But Jest as we were about to starve
The wind from the sou'east drops,
An a nor'west (geeD made choppy
sea.
An we lived for a while on chops.
But we sailed an sailed till the veal
chop failed,
Twas the second week or the third
Then between two suns it blew great
guns,
An with 'em we killed a bird!
An we set an ct q can taste it nowD
An water drank from a crock.
For the cap'n had brought with wise
forethought
A bundle O. railroad stock!
An after a couple O. weeks or more,
AS the properest thing to do,
On advice o. the barber, we come to
harbor-
An this is story true!
New Orleans Times-Democrat
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A NNUAL MEETING,

KAILUA PLANTATION CO, LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kailua Plantation Co.,
Ltd, will be held at the office and prin-
cipal place of business OF the corpora
ton, Stangenwald Building, Honolulu,
on Tuesday, February 27, 1906. at 10:40
O'Clock a. m. The stock books of the
corporation viii be closed for transfers
on Thursday, February Is, at II
o'clock M.
By order of the Board of Directors,
z. E. PAXTON
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA. 1896. 1889
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ANNUAL MEETING.
KooLAU RAILWAY CO.. LTr

KOOLAU RAILWAY CO. LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Koolau Railway Co..
Ltd, will be held at the office and
principal place of business of the cor
poration, Stangenwald Building, Homo
lulu, on Monday, February &c, 1906, at
O'Clock p. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed for trans
fers on Thursday, February Is, at II
o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
E. E. PAXTON.
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906. 1889
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ANNUAL MEETING.

NAHIKU SUGAR COMPANY, LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Nahiku Sugar Company,
Ltd, will be held at the Office and
principal place of business of the cor
poration,s Stangenwald Building, Ho-
nolulu, on Monday, February 26. 1906
at 4 O'Clock p. m. The stock books of
the corporation will be closed for trans
fers on Thursday, February Is, at II
o'clock m
BY order of the Board of Directors,
e. E. PAXTON.
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906. 1889
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KAHULUI RAILROAD COMPAN

|KAHULUI RAILROAD COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kahului Railroad Com
pany will be held at the Office and prin-
cipal place of business of the corpora
ton, Stangenwald Building, Honolulu,
on Wednesday, February %, 1906 at 2
o'clock p. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed. for transfers
on Thursday, February Is, at II
o'clock m.
BY order of the Board OF Directors,
E z. PAXTON.
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906. 1889
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ANNUAL MEETING.
K1HEI PLANTATION CO.. LTD

KIHEI PLANTATION CO., LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kihei Plantation Co.,
Ltd, will be held at the Office and prin-
cipal place of business of the corpora
ton, Stangenwald Building, Honolulu,
on Wednesday, February %. 1906, at
10 o'clock a. m. The stock books of
the corporation will be closed for trans
fers on Thursday, February Is, at Il
o'clock m.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
E. E. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906. 1899
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ANNUAL MEETING.
KAHUKU PLANTATION coMPAN

KAHUKU PLANTATION COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the kahuku Planta lion Com
pany will be held at the Office and
principal place of business of the cor
poration, Stangenwald Building, Homo
lulu, on Monday, February 26, 1906, at
2 o'clock p. m. The stock books of the
corporation will be closed for transfers
on Thursday, February Is, at IL
o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
E. E. PAXTON
Secretary.
Honolulu, February A. 1906 1889
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ANNUAL MEETING.

MAUI AGRICULTURAL COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Maui Agricultural Com
pany will be held at the Office and prin-
cIpal place Of business of the company,
Stangenwald Building. Honolulu, on
Tuesday, February q, 1906, at IL O'Clock
a. m.
By order of the Board of Managers,
W. 0. SMITH
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906. 1889
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ANNUAL MEETING.
SUGAR CO. LTD.

APOKAA SUGAR CO.. LTD.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Apokaa Sugar Co,
Ltd, will be held at the office of Cas-
tie & Cooke. Ltd, on Tuesday, Febru-
airy 81, 1906. at II a. m.
c. H. ATHERTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February II. 1906. 1887
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ANNUAL MEETING.
PAIA PLANTATION.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Paia Plantation Will
be held at the office and principal place
of business of the corporation. Stan
genwald Building, Honolulu, on Tues
day, February 81 1906, at $3.50 o'clock
a. m. The stock books of the corpora
ton will be closed for transfers on
Thursday, February Is. at II o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
E E. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906. 1889
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ANNUAL MEETING.
PuLEHU PLANTATION CO.. LTD

PULEHU PLANTATION CO., LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Pulehu Plantation Co,
Ltd, will be held at the office and
principal place of business of the cor
poration, Stangenwald Building, Homo
lulu, on Tuesday, February q, 1906, at
1910 O'Clock a. m. The stock books OF
the corporation will be closed for trans
fers on Thursday, February Is, at II
o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
E. Z. PAXTON.
Secretary.
HonoI,,lu February IA. 1906. 1893
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ANNUAL MEETING.
HALEAKALA RANCH co.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Haleakala Ranch Co.
will be held at the office and principal
place of business of the corporation,
Stangenwald Building, Honolulu, on
Tuesday, February q, 1906, at o'clock
p. m. The stock books of the corpora
ton will be closed for transfers on
Thursday, February Is, at II o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
E. E. PAXTON
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA. 1906. 1899
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ANNUAL MEETING.
WATER co, LTD.

wAHIAWA WATER CO, LTD.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Wahiawa Water
Co. Ltd, will be held at the offices
of Castle & Cooke. Ltd, Stangenwald
Building, Honolulu, r. H, on We'd
nesday, February IS. 1906, at II a. m.
w. A. BOWEN,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February u, 1906. 1887
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ANNUAL MEETING.
KULA PLANTATION CO. LTD.

KULA PLANTATION CO, LTD.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Kula Plantation Co.,
Ltd. will be held at the office ana
principal place of business of the cor
poration. Stangenwald Building, Homo
lulu, on Tuesday, February q, 1906 at
1920 o'clock a. m. The stock DOCKS
of the corporation will be closed TOT
transfers on Thursday. February Is, at
Il o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
f E. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu. February II, 1906. 1889
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HAIKU SUGAR COMPANY.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Haiku Sugar Company
will be held at the office and principal
place of business of the corporation,
Stangenwald Building, Honolulu, on
Tuesday, February 81, 1905, at o'clock
a. m. The stock books Of the corpora
tion will be closed for transfers on
Thursday, February Is, at II o'clock m.
By order of the Board of Directors,
E E. PAXTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February IA, 1906. 1888
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ANNUAL MEETING.
KOHALA SUGAR co.

KOHALA SUGAR co.
The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Kohala Sugar Co.
will be held at the office of its agents
Castle & Cooke. Ltd. in the Stangen-
valid Building. Honolulu, T H, on
Monday, February 20, 1906. at 10 a. IN.
c. H. ATHERTON
Secretary Kohala Sugar Co.
Honolulu, February IL, 1906. 1887
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ANNUAL MEETING.
wAIMEA SUGAR MILL co

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Waimea Sugar
Mil Co. will be held at the office of
it's agents. Castle & Cooke, Ltd, in
the Stangenwald Building, Honolulu,
T. H. on Wednesday, February rs,
1906, at p.
c. H. ATHERTON,
Secretary.
Honolulu, February u. 1906. 1887