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Evening journal., 1907-04-11
Want a Rain Coat7

We can give you a better one at
SIP to $28 than you can buy else
where at a fourth more than these
prices. Of fancy worsteds in stripes
and checks, also of black unfinished
worsteds. Snappy, stylish coats
that are as serviceable on dry days
as when it's wet-and they're war
ranted rain proof.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
MANNING THE YARDS.
4 Naval Ceremony That 10 Not VIVA.
Il Used to BE,


In the old navy. when United States
ships were actually ships with yards.
the bos'ns mates call. "All hands
cheer ship" was followed by much
more picturesque ceremony than is
possible now. when the vessels of the
navy are fitted with but single yard
and that only used for signaling. At
the word Of command Man the
yards. there was an amount Of aero
battle scurrying on the main decks of
the old ships that was calculated to
make the ship visitor hold his breath,
the thing looked so dangerous The
men forward in bluejacket uniform
would fairly leap up the rope ladders,
and almost by the time the echoes of
the command had died away every
yard OH each mast would support
scores of men and boys. all standing
erect, most Of them only held up by
the crossed arms Of the men beside
them. This representation of cross
was held by all Of the men, and it
was their business to stand thus with
absolute statuesqueness. Then the
command Cheer ship" would be
bawled ont on deck by the chief bos'n's
mate, and there would be yell from
cathead to mizzen that couldn't help
but warm the blood of everybody with
in hearing of it. When the men
manned the yards with all sail except
Opsails and stunsails set, such pic
tllre was really beautiful. the mems
uniforms of blue standing out in sap
phire-lkc contrast to the cameo white
ness Of the shrouds. This was cere-
mony on all formal occasions, such as
the visit aboard the old ships Of dis
tinguished men. And Man the
yards!' and Cheer ship" We're COM
mands always given when one of the
old clippers of the United States navy
was either departing for or arriving
from foreign station.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
TO MASTER THE SHEET.
What You Must Learn il You Want
to Be a Sailor.

what tOu muS1 Learn IT IoO want
to Be Sailor.
One thing you have to learn before
you can write sailor after your name.
and that is to master sail. Brute
force is Of 10 account. To use brute
force with sail is like employing
it to capture an elephant or run down
an untamed steed. Mastering a sail
is a game of strategy. fnesse, di-
plomacy. flattery, persuasion and per-
severance, with fierce energy flashed
In at the right instant. You must
know your sail. Sails are not all alike.
What will work with jib will fail if
applied to mainsail or topsail.
When once man has become
skilled at this game he can do more
at 1t than three lubbers. I've seen
three men tackle jib and come back
on the head baft1ed and beaten after
fifteen minute fight, and then a fell
low not quarter their combined
weight 60 out and conquer the sail,
binding 1t captive in ten minutes.
a sail master has five hands-two on
his arms. two on his legs, and his
teeth. Besides. he has knees hts ell:
bows. the grip of his thighs, his neck.
and his whole body. He must be an
octopus. a boa constructor and a
monkey, combining with their quail
ties the patience Of an OK, the quick
ness Of tiger and the subtlety Of a
fQx.-T. F. Day in the Outing Maya
zinc
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
WANTED SOME FLOWERS.
The Woman's Order Startled the High
Priced Florist.

TIiSS0 VtOIiSts
A woman went into a fashionabl
New York florists store one day to buy
some flowers for sweet girl gradu-
ate.
II want to get some flowers for a
young lady who is to graduate tomor
row." she said. What have you?"
"How would some American Beau
ties do:" asked the florist.
"What are they worth?"
1.-THE best are 81 q Dozen"
The woman thought a moment.
"Have you none cheaper?" she asked.
"Yes," said the florist, I'VE have
some with short stems for So and 3d."
She looked at the carnations. "How
much are these?" she asked.
eve have them for SO cents a dozen
and IS cents dozen.''
"Would carnations do for a gradual
ing PRESENT."
Eyes, indeed"
'Will you tie them up with ribbon?"
"Yes."
"Will you mix the colors?"
Eyes"
"Well." said the woman after a mo-
ment's hesitation, you may give me a
red one and a white one"
The florist gnsped. "Shall put them
In separate boXes?" he asked. - En-
change
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
A Good Medicine.

Laughter not only gains friends, bu,
it's good medicine-keeps the eyes
bright, the heart light and increases
the number Of red corpuscles. Per
haps that is the reason one sees so few
fashionable people laughing. They are
cultivating blue blood.
A man who was very i'll was visited
by his doctor, one Of those lugubrious
creatures, about as cheerful as tomb
stone. he assumed the properly de
jected air and inquired of the sicl
man where his friends were In case
they need be notified and asking IL BIZ
had any last request.
Eyes, one," the patient answered fee
bly,.
"What Is it,"
Il wish l had another doctor."-St
Louis Republic.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Walk a Crack?

Most men cannot walk in straight
line with their eyes open, and none
ever lived that could do so with his
eyes shut. Try 1t. 1t is an aged say
Ing that man follows his nose, and
there never was nose since Adam
that stood straight in front Of a face.
All Of us are afflicted with either sin
istrotorsion or MISUNDERSTANDING Is, in
walking we veer either to the left or
to the right. 1t cannot be helped. Set
up two posts on the lawn and bet a
million that no man or woman in the
crowd can walk from one to the other
without anfractuosity. There's swell
word for you MISUNDERSTANDING
where you get wiggle on-walk wab-
bF.-Bangor (Me.) News.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
A PeddIer of Chestnuts.

One summer we'll known senator
went back to his birthplace and of
course made speech to the friends of
his childhood.
"How we'll I remember these old
familiar scenesw he said. Here is the
house where 1 was born. Here Is the
old we'll and there the garden patch.
Yonder are the woods, and there Is the
meadow. Along the meadow Is the
row Of stately trees where I picked
chestnuts when I was a mere lad
"Yes." broke in an old neighbor, who
seemed to be bit bored, land you
have been peddling them ever since"
Whereupon the meeting closed.-Sat-
urday Evening Post.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
OUR com MOTTO.
Elm God We Trust" Suggested BY .
MARYLAND Farmer.

Maryland Farmer.
To an honest, God fearing farmer Of
the state of Maryland is due the mot
to, "In God we trust" which appears
on the coinage of the United States.
In 1861, when Salmon p. Chase was
secretary Of the treasury. he wrote to
him that as we claimed to he Chris
tan people we should make some suita-
BILE recognition of that fact on our
coinage.
The letter was referred to James
Pollock, director of the mint, who dis
cussed the matter in his report for
1862. Congress was apathetic, and
Chase mentioned 1t to the lawmakers
again in 1868:
1.-THE motto suggested, In God our
trust is taken from our national
hymn. The Star Spangled Banner
The sentiment Is familiar to every citi-
zen Of our country. 1t has thrilled
millions Of American freemen. The
time is propitious; it's an hour Of ma
tional peril and danger, an hour when
mans strength Is weakness, when our
strength and salvation must be Of
God"
As result a two cent bronze piece
was authorized by congress to be coin
ed the following year, April %, 1864,
and upon this was first stamped the
motto, I'm God we trust" By an act
Of March 8, 1865, it was extended to
other coins.-Minneapolis Journal.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
His Medal.

The button worn by those to whom
congress awards medals for special
bravery in the country's service is
blue with white stars, but it is not
common enough for its significance
to be generally understood. A city
official who was entertaining a visi-
tor who wore one Of these buttons was
puzzled by it and finally asked his WIS.,
itor to enlighten him. The man hest
tated modestly and began to explain
that it was different from most dec
orations, especially foreign. which are
usually brilliantly colored. Suddenly
the official recalled what the medal
meant.
"Oh, I understand now" he inter.
rupted; sit certainly is different,
There's no yellow In it."-New York
Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
A Curious Emhroea tion,

Rattlesnake oil is preserved and pre-
pared very carefully for use as lini-
ment In some parts \of the world.
Rheumatism and sore joints are the
ailments in which it is chiefly en-
ployed. The fat is taken from the
dead reptile and laid upon cloth in
the hot sun, from which the filtered
oil drips into jar. From fear that
the reptile may be bitten itself the
clear oil is tested by dropping por.
ton Of it into milk. If it floats in one
globule it is regarded as unaffected
II it breaks into beads and curdles the
milk it is judged to be poisonous and
thrown away.-Montreal Standard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
PALFREY FOR DINNER.
Il Was Not Horseflesh, However, That
Dr.. johnson Ate.

1Fs johnson AISs
Dr. johnson in his journal mentions
the interesting fact that he had on Il
certain day had "palfrey for dinner"
Now, these three words have caused
not little trouble to the critics. and
for this reason, that they know not
what palfrey really is. 1t has been
suggested that palfrey is a clerical err
ror made by the doctor himself for
pastry. but the doctor wrote so legibly
and there Is so much difference be-
tween the words palfrey and pastry
that this position is not at all tenable.
Palfrey is defined in Johnson's cele-
brated dictionary as "a small horse fit
for ladies'" and some have thought
that the doctor (whose feats as a
trencherman were notorious) may have
broken record on the day in question
and disposed Of small horse. All
these and other conjectures are wrong,
and we will proceed to give the correct
explanation.
The word palfrey sometimes pam
frey by the interchange Of and my is
still in use among the rustics Of Scot
land and the north of Ireland and
means young cabbages when they first
come to table in the spring. Such cab
bages have not begun to "close" or be-
come solid in the center. They are
generally spoken Of as ''early pamfrey"
and are considered luxury. DR.. John
son probably picked up the word from
his friend Boswell or from some other
Scotch acquaintance. London Notes
and Queries.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Why Cabby Smiled.

when 1 was in Paris" said the girl
who has just got home, II took a
French lesson every day. 1t was my
custom to write it down on one side of
card and my address on the other,
the address very plain SO that the cab
by could read it and take me home If
happened to get lost.
zone day handed cabby the card
with the address on it. He looked at
me in puzzled way, then smiled
sweetly. took the card and looked
at It. had handed It to him with
my daily lesson on the top side. The
lesson was, I am pleased to meet you,'
written in French.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Lively Mourning.

A noted English artist once was
standing at the edge of the road wait
ing for his horse and he was dressed
In his usual peculiar style-mustard-
colored riding suit, vivid waistcoat
and bright red tie. A man who had
evidently been reveling happened to
lurch round the corner Of the street.
He stared at the famous artist for
minute in silence, then he touched
his cap and asked in a tone of deep
commiseration. BEG pardon, guv'nor,
was you in mournin' for anybodyY'
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

The Intelligent Bohemian Life.
Corot, the French landscape painter,
was model Of consistent bohemian
Ism Of the best kind. When his IA
Their said, "You shall have ESQ year,
your plate at my table and be paint
o., or you shall have $4,000 to start
with If you will be shopkeeper," his
choice was made at once. He remain
ed always faithful to true bohemian
principles fully understanding the
value Of leisure.-Philip Gilbert Ham
erton.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
: BIRD FLIGHT.
Some Curious Facts About the Size
Of Wings and Bodies.


Of Wings and Bodies.
In the attempt to discover some uni
versal law of bird fight scientists have
disclosed concerning a number of spe-
cies most puzzling paradox, perhaps
the most mysterious Of the enigmas
that the subject presents. 1t is that in
"a number of birds and insects the size
Of the wings decreases in proportion to
the increase in size Of the body of the
flying creature. The Australian crane.
for instancek weighs over 300 times
more than the sparrow, but in proper
ton has only One-seventh the wing
area Of the smaller bird.
This curious fact Is equally striking
If we compare birds with insects. If
the gnat were increased in size until it
was as large as the Australian crane
and if the wings of the insect were
enlarged to maintain the proportion
they now bear to it's body they would
be about $50 times larger than the
cranes.
1t requires 3.62 square feet of wing
area per pound to float the bank swal-
low. but to sustain the tawny vulture.
monstrous bird in comparison, re-
quires only .GS of square foot Of
wing surface per pound of body. The
albatross, weighing eighteen pounds.
has a spread of wing of eleven feet
six inches, while the trumpeter swan.
weighing twenty-eight pounds. has Il
spread of wing of only eight feet. The
stork weighs eight times more than
the pigeon. but in proportion has only
half as much wing surface.-Every-
body's Magazine.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
The Little p.rI,no.

Mrs. Upmore (making call)-Why.
this is your latest photograph, isn't it?
It's an excellent likeness Of you. but
1t isn't so good of baby. Wasn't he
Mrs. Highmus-The idea! Did you
think the little darling in my lap was
baby? That's Fido!-C Chicago Tribune.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
The Poor Cat.

A young wife called her husband on
the telephone to tell him tale Of woe.
In tear choked accents she said: "That
you, dearie? Well. you know that love-
~ chicken pie made you-that horrid
old cat came in and ate it up before
could stop it"
He answered, "Never mind, darling;
I'll get you another cat"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
His symptoms.

"'Maybe that boy Of yours viii be
famous some day." said the friend.
II shouldn't be surprised" answer
Cd Farmer Corntossel; "he does like to
wear curious clothes an say things
that sounds more surprisin' than sensi.
ble."-Washington Star.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
The Place For tho Repentant.

The Place For the Repentant.
They had eloped and returned for
the parental blessing.
Father" the beautiful young wo-
man said, 1--WE are sorry for what we
have done. Will YOU
"Then," the stern old man interrupt
ed, "why don't you go to the lawyer
around the corner? I'm no divorce
court"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
1neomplete,

Old Scotch Farmer (having spent
Sixpence on rattle ticket for pony
and trap, value ESQ. and having won
Il, Is shown the prize. After gazing crit
1cally at It for some minutes) = But
whaur's the whup?- Punch.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Her piseharae.

"Why did you leave your last placer
"Sure. worr discharged for dom
well, num-"
discharged for doing well1 Why.
where were you7"
Il worr In the horspital. num-
London Answers.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06
Of Ratioeination.

Knicker = A boys mother always
finds out when de has been swimming.
Bocker-And yet folks never know
when man takes a Wall street
plunge.-New York Sun.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

Prosperity tries the human heart
with the deepest probe and brings
Forth the hidden characters. -Tadtus
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

Norwesians and LApps. the worlds
tallest and shortest people. live side
BY side.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-09-06

Bear patiently what thou sufIerest
~ thine own fault. Dutch Proverb.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14
THE OAHUAN IS OUT
FOR THE HOLIDAYS

The Christmas number of the Oahuan,
the oahu College school paper, is a most
attractive and interesting number.
1t abounds in articles and stories APP
propriate to the season. Besides de-
scriptions of Christmas days in Ger
many and in the southern states, it
has two good Christmas stories. a. F.
Judd has an article, The Larger Pu-
nahou, in which he draws on his mag
nation for a description of the ''other
half of Punahou not yet built. The
athletic column gives an account of
the winning of the football champion
ship. The editorials and the accounts
of the school teams and of the many
interests of the school ring with the
Punahou spirit.
Poetry has its place, too, for on the
cover is a Christmas poem written by
Anna N. Paris. which deserves all the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14
GOOD LETTER FROM
MANAGER GEO. ROSS

Aiea. oahu, T. H., December 18th, 1907.
Editor Advertiser: The article APP
pearing in this mornings Advertiser
relative to the raid by the police on
Chinese camp, at Puuloa, and your
comment on the propriety OF planta-
tions trying to protect their field hands
from arrest for a breach of the gam
bling laws, would lead the public to
believe such, an attempt was made in
this instance.
| The facts are these: Bail was fur
nished by Lee Sing, the Chinese mer-
chant at Aiea from whom the Chinese
on the plantation purchase their provi-
sions. 1t was not at my instigation
that the Chinese arrested determined
to stand trial On the morning fol-
lowing their arrest 1 was informed by
| Lee Sing and the Chinese camp boss
that such was the decision Of the men
| themselves. as they claimed only very
! few of the number arrested We're gam
bling, although perforce present in the
| house They asked if I would not in
| tervene with the Sheriff or do some
! thing to help them, at the same time
| intimating that unless some action was
ktaken by the plantation the men would
! leave for neighboring plantations L
told them that I did not propose in
any way to protect them in law-break-
| ing, but under the representations they
made that a number of those arrested
were not interested in any game that
may have been going on, / agreed to
go to Honolulu and see that they had
| an attorney to represent them at the
trial. This was 1.-The head and front
| of nv offending" 1t is also true that
! I spoke to Sheriff Iaukea about the
case, who intimated that they must all
stand trial or forfeit BAIL and with
| this my connection with the case
| ceases whatever the result of the trial.
While seeking nothing to eXtenuate
may state that a plantation manager
is often placed between the Devil ana
the deep sea" On the one hand the
is naturally as much concerned as any
moralist in keeping down gambling IN
his camps, while on the other mana
there are numbers of his field force
that he can ill-afford to lose, particu-
larM Chinese, who will gravitate to
DidnldllDHS
of the police affords them more immu-
nitv from arrest. While it is fortunate
for this plantation, in many respects,
to be within the police jurisdiction OF
Honolulu, the millennium is not yet at
hand when the average Oriental WIZ
cease to gamble. Until then these ad-
vantages are sometimes offset by in
ability to retain its Chinese laborers,
who, whatever their failing m tempt
ing dame fortune, are very necessary
! in cutting and loading cane. 1t is the
constant endeavor of this plantation to
rid its camps of professional gamblers
that prey on the regular plantation Ia
borers, and in this case the men ar
rested were all regular field hands of
| the plantation.
GEO. ROSS,
Manager, Honolulu Plantation Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14
FITCH TO SETTLE DOWN.

San Bernardino Corr.-Attorney Tom
Fitch, "the silver-tongued orator." has
again removed to this city and hung
out his shingle. He announces that this
time he will surely settle down, and ar
rangements are being made for his per-
manent residence. Since Fitch was To-
Gated in these parts last, some four
years ago, he was wandered pretty much
about the Southwest, that old restless
ness, since his first wife died, be-
coming assertive, and having impelled
him along.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14

prominence it received, and inside the
covers are two others of merit One
of the cleverest hits in the magazine
is the Freshman picture gallery in
which are found actual baby" photo
graphs of several Freshmen when they
were younger even than they are now.
Each one is accompanied by a. rhyming
Jingle with good hits. The magazine,
which is a credit TO the editorial board
of whom Vera Damon is chief, ap-
proaches the highest ideals in the way
of school journalism.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14

III Automobile veils Gloves and Caps; Aprons, Ali
- gator Bags and Purses.
,-, paas RolerOs, Belts Bead Necklaces, Bandana
* rIapdkerchiefs Bath Robes Berhas, Blankets, Bon
nets, Boys Suits
cravats Center Pieces Couch Covers, cluett Shirts
= children s Furnishings, Carved Mexican Purses
Coque Boas, Curtains, Caps
Dress Patterns in Organize, Nets and Silk Doyhes
press Suit Cases. Dressing Saeques, Dress Goods OF
all kinds. Dresses ready to wear.
-. Embroidered Robes and Waists, Embroidery Scis-
s@ eors Embroidered Bed Sets, Embroidered Linens
@@ Of all kinds, Emeries, Evening Wraps
r-m Fancy Work Four-in-Hand Ties, Fancy Hosiery
@ Feather Boas Fancy Stationery, Fans OF all KINDS
Fanny Boxes of Handkerchiefs Flags of all nations
GIoves in Cotton silk and Kid, all lengths; GLORIA
~ silk Umbrellas, Gents Furnishings, Grass hugs
Hand embroidered Parasols Hand-embroldered
- Linens of all kinds Hand-embroidered Belts and
MI Neekwear, Handkerchefs of every description
Hosiery, Hand Bags
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14
Burns Healed In One Day by
"THE HOUSEHOLD SURGEON"

Druggists refund money if DR..
PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEAL
ING OIL fails.-Made by PARIS
MEDICINE CO., Saint Louis, U. S.
of 4.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14

New York police selling
They getting awf particular in that town
Chicago
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-14

Ehlers will be open all day today and
evening.