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,ecdotes. Jokes, Incidents and Stories Q
Have Laughed
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biblical things is amazing. A biblical allusion is nowadays as unintelligib,e as Greek allusiOn.
 Not long ago, at dinner, got into a biblical argument. When the argu- ment was over a young lady said:
 "I enjoyed that discussion splen- didly. But, do you know, I always thought that Sodom and Gomorrah were man and wife?'
 Another young lady commented:
 oh, well, I suppose they ought to have been if they were not
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The, hing to D..

Lincoln reporter interviewed William Jennings RfHaH fe# days before he set e0t on his years tour of the world.
 Mr Bryan said that he wa# talk ing his family with him that, if had children of only seven or eight years, he would take them, too; be- cause he found that little children were Fton more observant than older people.
 "Why," said Mir Bryan, fJ was talking to a little chap of only eight the other day and when I asked him what he was going to be when he grew up, he showed a fairly in timate acquaintance with the insur- ance situation in New York
 What are you soin@ fo be- Jim? said I.
 "ANd the younester answered:
 "'I am soing 10 ba syndicate. Thcy make all the moneE nova days
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Immense.

Miss Miriam Nicholson, the sue Cessful novelist, was a few years ago a reporter.
 Of her life as reporter she said recently:
 'I usually had good luck. l was assigned to good stories, covered them well, and therefore I liked the business.
 "Once. though, a horrible misad- venture befell me.
 q bad interviewed a million aires wife. and. as the lady had been very kind and oblising, I wanted, ill my article, to say only such things as would please her
 "In one paragraph l put the son tenco:
 Immense diamonds sparkled in her ears.
 "Tho composi5or and the proof reader must have boan i'll ,of some thing. for the neXt morning the son tence ran:
 Diamonds saarI1ad in her i'm mensa ears.
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John. Cover that"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
Like a Dog-NatCIl.

Mamma had not noticed the clock strikin@ dHfiae all of the af- ternoou and tbia1yins perhaps it had stopped. she asked fttfe Rita to eo into tho hall and sec fl fl wae running. After a hasty sHrVoy
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of the long pendulum swinging back and forth Rita ran back and announced: Why, no, mamma, it isn't running. It's standing still and wagging it's tail
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-12-16
! Coed Method, But

sia}In iasiis, the crop expert #ef= Min aeap5l1s, whose crop forecasts nave sataea worldwide fame for their amazing accuracy, had been Gascrt6- ing to q reporter some of lis fore casting methods
 1Foa see. he ended laashfa41 F. these forecasts don't seem so re- TaaFlza5la when you once know how to set about making them. lie re- sa1t. Ho doubt, is wonderful aaoasl73 yet tqe method CT obtaining t k sim pie.
 simple methods give always Che best res8l5s, You know tae story of Fae nallor maid and the two yoJing mea2
 Nell a certain clever Raf1of maid hurried b her young ladE one even ins and said breathlesslE.
 Oh, Miss Fanny, both them young gents Eou are engaged to has called l and they're in the parlor together aPa somehow they've found out you've been false to each, and it looks to me as | thera,s Goins to he some terrible 
 .s.H1hat shall do2 What shall ! I do: Miss Fanny mo2ned, as her pow dropped from her neaHeless fingers.
 .iifx it,. said the clever maid. 2t1e9 q moment of deep thought. n go and say 3'.e ewing Xau9 eyes out because your Pa has lost all his money Then you can Eeea=tHe= one ab8a stays
 Good Miss Fanuz cried
 fAe nuld withdrew Some min ltes passed Thon she returned with
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a scared, awed face
 "'Both gents is gone,' she said"
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IenorAnce af inc BihIe.

What is the meaning of the Wof }saster29 said 5efa Drew at Q club.
 No eae eaa}d answer this Questjol and Ala DGeW with a frOWn went on:
 .Naaadv feaas Be Bible now. I'll puHless ignorance of he Bible an
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Alright Boy.

Little four-year-old Dan was walk ing around the room meditating on something very serious. His mother had watched him for quite awhile; at last, becoming prep1eXed at his pecu- liar mode of action, SC said to him:
 Dan what are you thinking so =se- riously about222
 Little Dan: Mamma, did ever see #God?9
 eof= course you didn't"
 Yes, I did. too, see Him.
 Why. child, when did you see IIim?9
 Well, after IIe made one of my eEes didn't you suppose I watched IEH while He made tae oeher?' ".
 Naive Questions.
 Mrs. Alexander, Jhe novelist. lives ia Florence. There a young American woman recently interviewed her.
 @NEfs. Alexander was delightful, said tHe faang woman. She amused me very much. [, loo. amused her- she thought me naive
 Once. when l asked q eertafn ques- ton aboat the financial side of noyeI writing, she declared that my question was as naive as that Of q ljtje Flor euHne ehild,s that she had heard ab9at the day before
 This child, ut dinner With her pa rents, turned to her mother and said:
 Mamma where were you Darn2 -. At PadHa, darling.
 Bat was hofa in Florence. wasn't f?'
 Yes, dear.
 ,And father. where was he born 2, In Venice
 @The little girl looked from one to he other.
 Isn't =filaaz. she said. that We .Eoe1a all have met like this23'9
 Ignorance af the Bible. What is the meaning of the word
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16
The new Juvenile section.

This department is better situated and prepared to
handle large business than ever before In the
quarters in the Annex, ready to show any
thing demanded In such stock. Every garment de-
signed by the finest artists and made up by the
The boys suits splendid.
Made with much and attention to detail
any mans suit The line show Is very hand
assortment Of mixtures. plain serges and
worsteds In all the nobby styles for fall Sizes from
2 16 years Prices range from S375 to $1,000 the
Boys golf and college also the Rob Roy
style and Tam OShanters complete-a very fine show
ing at up $500 each,
A big line of boys blouses and shirts in all colors
and sizes.
The girls section Of the department. Is as worthy
of praise the boys.
AS has been taken In the selections and
S much expended to insure the qualities In
the assortment of dresses Will be found pretty
effects Gretchen and Russian styles; handsome
blue. gray and red serges predomnate, closely
onded by many pretty Scotch plaids.
Girls regulation coats.
And Vassar styles. All strictly tailored garments.
Small checks and plain fabrics comprise the assort-
ment. All sizes
Misses separate skirts.
In plain and fancy mixtures Sizes 12 to 16. Prices
range from 1913 to s700 each
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16

he
from the green and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16

A splendid sale of John S. Browns
goods opens the season in the linen de-
partment.
Entire stock this famous make OF linens will be
reduced this week. Every patterns a new one Every
piece fresh from the
All pattern table cloths will go at 25 cent of.
Entire stock OF elegant napkins at 25 per cent off.
Every piece Of fancy linen at % per cent off,
Every yard table linens at 25 per cent of,
a wonderful sale OF wonderful values. 1nvestga
tion will prove very profitable to
$3.50 down comforts for $495
A splendid line OF these. All net goods Made
OF French sat Persian designs and filled with
goose down. Full size.
$500 down puff comforts for $1,000.
Elegant comforts these Made OF the best
grade French sateen with satin border and filled
with pure goose down,
$3.50 st. Marys white all wool blankets for s595,
$3.50 st. Marys white all wool blankets for S5.95.
These l1-4 SIZE and bargains at the regular
price What they be at S595 each? them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16
Snappy styles in Autumn footwear.

h p W more err md
nwomsb a n i 90 n mis- @ leather n nn
tn
hepoh a r
Anyu r he to l en- shoe 70 dh tmIcs
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16
The place to buy mems underwear.

OF mems
In
and
through
A
ina ST
Springfield ton suit
made sell at
splendid n
A
81
Ribbed combination
Tailor
Light all
Strictly
suit
Cooper ribbed" wool union
we a the suit ~'
OF unde in necruco suit
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16

lne glove section accords with the rest.
A match your suit gown style shade.
Best quality mocha gloves.
S!s mode specialize Tuesday and
T. - ~ 'l the pair. They're worth $l7b
ReynIer's real kid over seam gloves.
% S,da paris point embroidered style BLACK ,h
'"'a button white suede gloves at $500 the pair.
s,ns set the worlds styles comprises every
Fealsc EACH -' A'' 0''A''i' N1 "
"'' underwear for women and children.
portage, knit to fit" union suits
% Rsss n ns ass and n 1essns
"'mens ecru gray union suits.
scn nMry y y garment carefully made Light cotton
nit ou, % sj cent more than ask for it, Regular sizes
""ansl white balbrssan union suits
;fe short sleeve ankle length style An excellent
harvard Mills combination suits.
see ,ha style Perfect htng hand-hnshed goods
Suit' and separate garments at Si75 each,
|n Appleton's knit corset covers
h aaF sna o6 back and front Gracefully s
Veg b,. ." neck and long sleeve
~. u value $500 each ~ ~
- IN short sleeve style at s275 each
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16

assuming its uean beauty
the sLksf first
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16
In our selec-
ton of
umbrella.

The gold and silversmiths have
united with the umbrella makers
and produced some of the hand
soonest effects ever displayed
here.
Combinations Of pearl. gold and
silver are very beautiful. Also
the eyer-popular plain wood ham
dies In natural effects,
Aside from the handles, the
materials are the best that silk
weavers can produce. Also some
fine quality serges and twills.
A very wide range Of prices
from s100 up to $500.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16

Neckwear and scarfs for Autumn.
Neat and fetching the neck pieces shown this
season. The embroidery designs very artistic and
pleasing
Our collection of crepe scarfs Will please the most
fastidious
Handsome Persian effects, delicate color bendngs
and the crepe fabrics. make them beautiful in
deed
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16

Women interested In
Published monthly
and things about the house year - ~
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16

Silk petticoats and corsets
n ,a,,s g..
he
Our showing Of silk petcoats Is magnificent
Of known
% 5each
All the new designs In
Nothing has
pete and tho lines
Ton the Thomson
NA
splendid showing Of hand Infants veal
imported articles
bbs head shawls
price
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14
TRADE WITH OREGON.

which
On Hawaii products only reach
to the shortcut direct
the line least
builders clothing
of
of all
the tropical products she wants
demand trade
especially Francisco not
ehofus she used to
than Seattle A order sent
exploiting Alaska all the would
richest
in willing Portland
knows small line between
hawa that should
init
finder shac of San Francisco to
emegencs
Oregon
of
of
lin the San .'shoo'' him away?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14
PROMOTION FOR HONOLULU.

Of
of designed TO answer
pubica-
would be enough copies to 60 around
special advertising the business
md VIII
plan OF
history
of this
beautiful homes
Of of public edh
of extended views OF Honolulu me
contiguous valleys OF Honolulu;
the articles
of to Homo
OF the
the Jubilee NUMBER
ITS
Honolulu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14
ECONOMY OF ELECTRIC POWER.

of
destined strongly
years handicap
California substituted for coal
equivalent of COAL this that
of onw doing lie
In delivery in
approximately 81 worth of doing coal
reduction in cost of over so per cent In other words costs no more for fuel
elevation 500 feet than did eeva
utilizing
power producing power
ting the opposite side of the Island at of $50 horsepower
Transporting this estimate
a saving
fully represent saving through using
ship Frequently
ghter); pile pile
operation requires labor of material
of from to 10 cent Coal also deteriOra fuel
practically and
residuum being
pumped running gravity furnaces labor being
to supervision of mechanical appliances.
the erection of line of wires the cost Of upkp of which is hut
electricity great
both and OIL The power solely
requiring supply furnaces
large buildings Them and
occupying space buildings
small to reduce this item to a negligible quantity
Under certain circumstances olue will still be
electricity cheaper
number probably combination advisable
has been demonstrated that there able hand
company unfaing water
supply there be of
With MeHde eight cents
to lift million gallons
to a to FIVE per mllo
is estimated that with the
cost not to exceed lift million power
already made available is sufficient quantity
plantation secure the immense water supply thai
Nefye controls but there large undeoped waerpov
hg as the power be transmitted part island on
MeFyde way for long distance TRANSMISSION an,
Tor expert investigation and the energy Hawaii
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14

re anxious command the army. None them can
without a bomb clause.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14
METHODIST RECEPTION.
CONTINUED from Page ~

| continued from rage L.
| said he felt like a kamaaina He spoke
! of the Christian work in Korea. He
! also said that as much as the Meth
| odists of Honolulu might desire to
| have DR.. Jones remain here, there
/ were millions of people in Korea who
! needed and wished him more. In Ko-
rea the people were eager for light.
The old Korea was disappearing and
the new Korea was in being. The peo-
pie were hungry for progress and Chris
tianity. He said it was impossible to
tell of the great awakening of the Far
East, in Japan, Korea, Manchuria and
China.
II feel like going to America and
gathering great army of missionaries
young people, to go back with me to
Japan, Korea and China Japan has
grown so big and she wants everyone
to visit the Empire. I am glad always
to stop off here in this great mission
airy Hawaii. Every time I come here
1 receive fresh baptism of enthusiasm
for Christ
The Bishop concluded by saying that
the desire to learn something of the
Holy Word was so great in Korea that
editions of the Bible were sold before
they came off the press.
The meeting then broke up into an
Informal gathering and the Koreans
conducted the visitors about the
grounds and buildings to show them
what they had in store for their future
uplifting. They propose to put in a
printing press to print church an
nouncements and pamphlets of all sorts
in the Korean language. They will
have their Christian headquarters
there, their church and their school |
They seem proud of the fact that they
have been the means of spreading the
work of the Methodist church to such
an extent that larger facilities have |
been acquired for it
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14
PROVEN SEER TELLS
Tue DOOM Of EUROPE

| ROME, July 29.-LoVers Of the mar
| recent discovery by one Gabriel Ga
| brielf of volume printed in Venice in
| 1873 by Peter Parquale, entitled ''Liber
De Praedictionibus,' containing as
This curious volume was compiled by
Abbot Appian Buonafede. Tuscan. In
his predictions are some of extraor-
binary lucidness. which, strangely
enough, have been exactly verified. For
example, we read:
THAT in the year 1S4S the rulers over
Piedmont and Tuscany will literally
enfranchise their respective subjects"
I'm the year 1855 in the most de-
lightful season thereof, they will go to
combat in a foreign land and will gain
for themselves lasting honor
This latter prophecy was verified by
the expedition to the Crimea, Is 900
men strong. Other prophecies are,
however, somewhat Sibylline. For in
stance, what significance can be due to
the following phrase: I'm the year
1867 an eagle, soaring above noun
tain, will receive mortal wound"
In like guise throughout many years
the predictions are either too occult or
absolutely erroneous. if we except the |
prophecy of the inundation of the Tiber
in 1870, and that of the war in Africa.
The abbot suddenly reacquires his !
pre-announcing al
most a century and a half previously
the recent eruption of Vesuvius: I'm
1906 terrible cataclysm will convulse
a charming and peaceful shore while
a mountain will vomit forth fire: the
like cataclysm will. ere scarcely the
year has elapsed, repeat itself with still
greater violence.
I'm 1906 a terrible earthquake will
1evastate entire Southern Italy; in 1906
Italy will undoubtedly rise to extraor-
binary altitude and the greatest po-
-entates of the earth will do her hom-
age as to a Queen.
In 1907 civil war will break out in
Central Europe; a great chieftain will
himself master, and on him
will depend the destinies of Europe
The predictions reach to 1912 in which
he necromancer foresees that "a dead
Y and terrible war will annihilate en-
ire Europe, which will consequently
become a prey to the most frightful
anime and misery
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14
IS HONORED BY OXFORD
Continued from page IL

and the newspapers of Honolulu, Dr.
Perkins is the author of number of
bulletins of the experiment station.
He was the editor and principal writer
OF series of these which are assem-
bled in a volume of about 500 pages,
entitled Leaf Hoppers and Their Ma
tural Enemies an exceedingly useful
work in the hands of the sugar
planters.
DR.. Perkins has made Honolulu his
permanent home. He is a brother-in-
law OF Secretary Atkinson, having mar
ried a daughter Of the lamented edu-
cauonist. Alatau T. Atkinson. Withal
he is good American citizen. As one
man the community will congratulate
Or. Perkins on his well learned dis
tinction. Oxford does not confer spe-
cial distinctions that are not we'll
earned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14

to immen of
of which being
hydraulic
new power
what n
leisure transit o b emails
gethfe a bomb
pleasing know that Sultan better He could hardly
10 o e Rooters
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-14
Go tOBelIair and See
the Pineapples
Grow.

n BELLAR is situated in KALIHI VALLEY two and
malt miles of Honolulus business center
BEllA1R IS the ideal for
which will living expenses occupying your own
'N"A 0'A
bEAR IS acknowledged to be the heahest place pou
BELLAIRjs free from WING and transforms
BELAIR is laid in ACRES alotments large enouob RI
grow your own fruits vegetables poultry support our
and COW without any further outlay the price
only Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars S2sooo)
Two Dollars and Fifty will carry Won for o
years tor the balance, at six per interest
we shall be pleased show
Fhone Nam $50 and make appointment, or see
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-09-20
BUSINESS MEN MEET
To Try to Have Accommodation
Train Re.eStabIiShed.
ASSOCIATION TO ISSUE HANDBOOK
fredericksburg 70 be Advertised al jamestown
Exposition Contribution for Public Road
The New Industry. Etc

A meeting Of the Business Mems Asso-
cntion WAS held Tuesday night with a
good Attendance President T.. W. Mills
presided. with Mr. X A. ki~hpaugh SEE
Rotary pro m.
Mr. {. W. Jones. chairman OF the
Transportation Committee. i,lcred 10
the withdrawal OF the accommodation
train, which had been arriving here
about 1890 duly from Richmond and
leaving at 3.lJ. and stated that u com
mittec representing the City Council ani
Business Men would cnll ON the r. +. &
L. X X. authorities and endeavOr to have
the train re-estahlish, ~ it WAS yalua
be feeder 10 the trade from the section
between here aud Ruther Glen
Mr. A. =. Rowe, chairman OF th" Pub
lie Interest Committee, brought up the
question OF issuing "a handbook Tor Fred
ericksburg, showing its advantages ~ %
place Oi residence and Tor the establish
ment Of new manufacturing plants, aud
Oi advertising Frederick shurg az the
Jamestown Exposition. Remarks favor
ing both propositions were mndr hy MIR
Isaac Hirsh, Capt T. McCrnckcn, Mr. e.
". Jones. Capt w. f. Rowe and Prcsi.
dent +. ". Mills On motion ~ Capt
McCracken the Public Interest Committee
was directed 10 confer with the Public
Interest Committee II the City Council
on both subjects and bring in RECOMMEND
dations.
Col T. b. Cole and DR. 5. l.. Scott were
elected members OF the association.
Capt. NJ Il. Rowe reported for the
Auditing Committee, and stated that the
accounts ~ Treasurer Isaac llirsh had
been found correct
Capt Rove made "a statement IN refer
ence 10 the condition OF the plank road,
near the city. lie said IA number oi in-
dividuals were endeavoring 10 raise u
fund Ia supplement the county allot-
ment for work un the road, IN order To
put il in good condition before bad
weather sets iu. He offered 10 contribute
S2J and named Others who would sub
scribe certain sums and asked the assocl-
alton To appropriate so. The ques-
ton was discussed hy several members
and the appropriation unanimously
made
Mr. Jones referred 10 the interview
with MIR Duval. Of Melville Wooden NILS,
published in The Star OF Tuesday after
noon. in reference 20 the establishment
OF u new industry here, and the opinion
was generally expressed that when the
question Is brought before the council
Thursday, an agreement will be- reached
To the satisfaction OF both the city end
the manufacturers interested.
Mr r. l. T"mpleman OF Stan lrd was
present, aud ON motion was grant per
mission 10 address the Meeting Nr
Templeman has recently invented - road
machine. photographs OF which heexhib-
tied He stated that hr would like to
establish a plant % manufacture the ma
chimes here. II he could interest some cap
italistS ON the subject lie then eN-
planned the merits of the machine. in
which some of the members were much
Interested The meeting adjourned