The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-02-02

one, except the first, who may have a
minute
This was written on the blackboard:
!. From what state do the most
egotistical authors come?
2. What State do the religious writ
ers choose for their field?
8. What State do the maiden writ
ers prefer?
4. What is the best State for those
who are never discouraged when their
manuscripts are repeatedly returned?
5. Which is the most unhealthy
States for writer's?
6. Where should untidy authors go
to live?
Z. Where do the writers of the ex-
clamatory school hail from?
8. What State is the most popular
for making hay while the sun shines?
8. Which State is the father of them
all?
One after another walked up to the
blackboard and toyed with chalk,
or eagerly wrote down the answers to
the questions. When completed the
astonished gaze these answers:
l. Me. 2. Mass. 3. Miss. 4. Kan (can)
8. Ill. 6. Wash. z. O. 8. Mo. 9. Pa.
The blackboard exercise broke up in
general merriment, and everybody ex-
claimed, How. clever Helen is!''
Helen turned the board back to the
wall, and said: "You think I'm clever.
Well, I'm going to let each one prove
how clever she is. 1 want everyone to
write an essay. Here is paper. Your
subject is anything you choose. There
is only one rule to observe. The essay
must contain sense, and the names of
as many newspapers and magazines
must be used as possible. The one VINO
uses the greatest number of names of
periodicals gets the prize. Any leglti-
mate periodical is eligible-daily, week
ly monthly, religious, secular, medi-
cal household, or scientific"
1t required a few minutes of explain
alton before all could grasp fully the
details of this novel essay contest, but
after that a score Of writer's scrubbed
away. At the end of twenty minutes
the time limit, the essays were col
lected. Only the best four were read
The one receiving the prize read as roll
lows:
The Times in The World OF
Household Gossip We're dlsJointeo
that morning. The Star boarder was
undecided 'Wha.t-to-Eat' as he opened
his mornings 'IrIbune,' and the Table
TalE drifted idly from problems OF
Country Life to The Worlds Work
In the city. The Designer of women's
FASHION plates looked up grumpily al
the Sum streaming through the win
dow, and the artist who was q good
Delineator' of character picked up his
Morning Journal only to lay it down
TO serlbble out Telegram for imme
ulate transmission. The Youths Com
panion,' who sat at the foot OF the
table, glanced at The Mercury in the
thermometer and shouted out his in
tention OF taking a days Outing by
forest and Str eam.' The Housewife
was interested in The Kitchen, and
scarcely noticed The Woman's Homo
companion by her side, until 'Th'
voice Of Our Boys and Girls brok,
the short silence. The Forward
march of Cur rent Literature anC
science in The World Today comnl
up Tor discussion several good Tales
ana short StorieiP were told; but TIL
Morning News tn at attracted most at
tention referred go The Medical Rec
ORD Of one who had been practising fl
Iown and Country without a license
This essay m entioned thirty-thre
dirterent pericJdici lls, and was unani
nously voted a q eat success.
"stili'" said He len. with genu