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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
RECKLESS RAILRoADING.

Jesse Lewisohn, the noted financier
told at shareholders meeting in New
York railroad story.
America has good many railroad
accidents" he began, 'but we must re-
member that America is an immense
country, with an immense railroad
traffic. Our roads on the whole are
carefully and intelligently managed
They are not managed in the least like
road 1 heard a story of the other
day.
ut was before the war, and a North
erner was travelling on little railway
in New England. Suddenly, in an out
of-the-way spot, the train halted, and
the brakeman leaped out and ran up
the track. On the brakeman's return
the tourist said to him:
This is queer place to stop.
There's no station here. What's the
trouble, anyway?''
oh, nothin' of any consequence,
the brakeman answered The signal
Wuz again us, that wuz all. I've jest
sot it right, an now We'll go on agin
directly.'"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
ANOTHER STORY.

sure as onything I'll give We half
get"
This entreaty had the desired effect
the duke gave a helping hand.
|. And now said he, how much dc
you think you will get for this job?"
low dinna KEN" said the boy. but
am sure O. something, for the folk VI
at the house are good to a bodies"
AS they neared the house the dVke
left the lad and entered by different
way. He called a servant and put a
''Well, how much did you get?''
"A shilling" said the boy, "an'
there's the half of it to ye."
But surely you got more than a
shiling?"
NO" said the boy earnestly. that's
all got.''
the duke, land as I know the duke, If
you return I think I'll get you more"
The boy consented, and back they
went. The duke rang the bell and or
dered all the servants to assemble.
Now" said he, show me the per-
son who gave you the shilling"
at was that chap there"-pointing to
the butler, who, utterly confused, at
to apologize. The duke cut
all explanations short, and ordered
him to quit his service instantly. AS
for the boy, the duke was so delighted
with his honesty that he sent him to
school and educated him at his own
expense
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
A TECHNICAL ONE.

| 1.-The late Angelo Heilprin,'' said a
| Philadelphia scientist, had a most
learned and a most lucid mind. He
could not merely master question
he could lay it so clearly before you
that you, in short while, became
master of it, too.
professor Heilprin claimed that they
who could not explain subject per-
fectly did not know that subject per-
fectly. and he used to tell a story on
this head.
HE said two commercial travellers,
on the way from Reading to Philadel-
phia, once got into an argument over
the action of the vacuum brake.
" It's the imitation of the tube that
stops the train said the first COM
mercial traveller.
Wrong, wrong!' shouted the Sec
ond. It's the output of the exhaus-
tion.'
so they wrangled for an hour, and
then, on the trains arrival in Phila-
delphia, they agreed to submit the
matter for settlement to the engineer.
1.-The engineer, leaning condescend-
ingly from the window of his cab,
listened with an attentive frown to the
two travellers statement of their argu-
ment. Then he smiled, shook his head,
and said:
We'll, gents, ye're both wrong
about the workin' of the vacuum brake.
Yet it's very simple and easy to under
stand. 1t works like this. When we
want to stop the train, we just turn
this here tap, and then we fill the pipe
with vacuum"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
A WARDROBE IN A HAT.

Grandfather De Voc is an artist who
appreciates fine millinery. His young
married daughter, however, was prac-
ticing domestic economy, when a hat,
a beautiful creation in real lace, ar
rived for little Elsie from her devoted
grandparent, whose eye had surrender
ed to this bit of baby apparel the mo-
nent he saw 1t in department store.
THAT hat is too extravaganza for this
family" remarked the young mother.
.'I'll take it back and see what I can
do"
"A few days later the grandfather
called to see the baby in the new hat.
do let me see how she looks in it,
he said. And how did you like it?"
Very much. father, thank you. They
gave me two hats, two dresses,
sweater and 80 cents in change for it."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
DUKE AND THE COWBOY.

The father of the present Duke of
BuccIeuch was not averse to a joke
as regarded his identity, and an anus
ing anecdote, with a somewhat serious
ending, is told about him. His grace
purchased a cow from a farmer near
Dalkeith, and gave orders it should be
sent up the following morning. Ac-
cordingly the COW was sent, and the
duke, who was walking in the avenue.
espied small boy who was attempting
Intellectually TO drive the animal. The
boy, not Knowing the duke. cried out:
.&Hi, mon, come here an gil us a
nan WI this beast!''
The duke. greatly amused, deter
mined to have a joke. He walked on
slowly and took no notice. At last the
sovereign into his hand, telling him to
give it to the boy who brought the
cow. The duke then returned to the
avenue, and was there met by the boy.
little fellow called:
'aCome here, mon. an help US an
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
THE GOOD PRoVIDER.

Though Mrs. Mckinley said a
Canton clergyman, '1eft an estate of
about 100000. she was one of the most
charitable women in Ohio. Her ex-
periences in charity work were inter-
estfng. I used to like TO hear her talk
of them.
"She once told me about a colored
widow whose children she had helped
10 educate. The widow, rather late in
life. married. A few months after her
marriage Mrs. Mckinley asked her
how she was getting on.
50 Use a-gittin' on fine, thank ye.'
the bride answered.
g" And is your husband a good pro-
WIDER? said Mrs. Mckinley.
Deed he is good providah,
ma'am,' was the reply. He got me
five new places to wash at dis las
week "-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
Chorus.

Why don't they play them rag-time
songs, them tunes we all do know
Them classics they're playing nov
were dead long years ago.
why don't they play them lively airs
they play IN every house?
VINO cares for Vogner nowadays, for
Shopan or for Strauss?
Them classicals have had their day
they're beaten to the flag
They ought to play them lively tunes
and give US lots of rag.
She sighed for George Cohan's songs,
she longed so much to hear.
The strains of How'll You Pay the
Rent When I'm No Longer Near %
She fumbled at her belt and then she
rearranged her rat,
She wondered il the band would play
''The Bird on Nellie's Hat"
She stretched her chewing gum while
and then she turned away.
And to her lover by her side, these
words she loud did say:
Chorus.
Detroit Free Press.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
SOLD.

Upton Sinclair was discussing in
New York the governments attacks
upon predatory and law-breakins
trusts.
1T looks as if these trusts" said
Mr.. Sinclair, will have to obey the
law, or else their owners will find
themselves as badly sold as the rich
Bostonian who bought an estate in
Scotland called Glen Accra
THE Bostonian bought this estate
without having seen it. He believed
that he could trust the man he bought
it from. And last summer he went
over to have look at the place.
THE drive from the nearest rail-
way station to Glen Accra was mat
ter Of twelve miles. The Bostonian
hired Highlander to drive him.
LAS the cart logged along, the Bos-
tonian said:
II suppose you know the country
hereabouts pretty well, friend?'
Aye, ilka foot Off, the Scot an
swered.
And do you know Glen Accra?'
Aye, weel,' was the reply.
What sort of a place is it?' the
American asked.
1.-THE Scot smiled grimly.
.Aweel,' he said, if we saw the
dell tethered on it, ye'd just say,
Poor brute!'''''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
ORIENTAL FINANCIERING.

DR.. Frank c. Bostwick, official dentist
| to the Sultan and court of Morocco,
| said one day during his vacation in
Plainfeld. n. J.:
| "Orientals are queer. 1 could tell you
many a queer story of Oriental &C urts.
Here is a story that came from Con-
stantinople to my Gibraltar office via
| a missionary. 1t sounds as if it came
from Wall street.
THE sultan was fond of Ibrahim Beg,
the rich banker, and Ibrahim was
often invited to Yildiz Kiosk for an
afternoons chat.
"Such an invitation came one day,
and Ibrahim Beg robed himself in his
best burnous of white silk, his best
gandoura Of gold-embroidered muslin,
and his best babouches of lemon-hued
antelope skin. Then he set out on q
white mule.
His escort was the sultan's master
of the horse. The escort said, as they
were crossing the bridge:
'Oh, by the way, if the sultan asks
you what funds are selling at today,
say 30, will you? In our ignorance we
told him 80 this morning, and if he
found that we had lied to him -
1.-THE master of the horse turned pale.
He drew his finger. Standardization,
across his throat.
"I know said Ibrahim Beg SYM
and I'll back you up, old |
man.
Maybe he won't ask, any way
said the master of the horse. Thanks, |
Ibrahim, all the same.
But the sultan did ask the banker,
and no sooner did he receive his an
swer than he drew a great bundle of /
bonds from his bosom.
Funds at 30?' he cried joyously.
Sell these at 80 for me, then, dear
banker
'Ibrahim Beg took the bonds with
trembling hands. He sold them at IL,
the market price. and he paid the
sultan at 80. When he tried to recover
something of his loss from the master
IF the horse, he found that the whole
hing had been put-up job, a hoax.
rhe sultan, being a little short, had
engineered the hoax himself
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
YES. WHY NOT?

DR.. Frank c. Bostwick, official dentis1
to the Sultan of Morocco, has beer
spending his vacation in Plainf1eld
n. J., and at reent dinner he said
apropos of a bad child:
''It is wise to punish children, but
not corporally.
Il know a dentist in Gibraltar who
got out birch rod to punish his lit.
tie son with one day.
THE boy, looking at the rod, said
piteously:
Papa. would you mind giving me
gas first?'''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
SUMMER MUSIC.

Rag time will not be played on Belle
Isle this year.-News Item.
Two lovers sat upon a bench and held
each others hand
He gazed into her eyes of blue, she
listened to the band:
Sweet, limpid notes of music were a
sounding through the air,
They played the works of masters old,
those works beyond compare,
She heard the overture from TELL
and then she turned away,
And to her lover by her side these
words she loud did say:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13
COULD WIN IN A WALK.

We nominate Raisuli for Sultan of
Morocco. He already has the solid
south and could easily carry the doubt
full states on a platform of the old
flag and ransom.-Minneapoli Journal
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-13

There is a young man. he cried,
who is also on the downward path
The young man turned. His face
was very red. But he smiled pleasant
ly and said, in a loud, pleasant voice:
"Ts there any message can take to
your grandmother, sir?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
The Evening Star 10 the official
organ Of the Supreme Court Of the
District Of Columbia In bankruptcy
matters.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

SIXTH STREET SOUTHEAST between q
to Amelia Moreno, part original lot I.
square S44; So
d STREET SOUTHEAST between LIST and
I'd streets-Samuel U. Funk to Henry
M. and India w. Schooley, part lots II
and Is, square 734; $40.
THIRTEENTH AND l. STREETS SOUTH.
EAST-Margaret NJ Fitzhugh to Wash.
ington Title Insurance Company, origi.
nal lot II, square 1O4s; $40
NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE NORTH.
EAST between 18th and 10th Streets
Thomas E. Smithson ct ux. to William
T.. Galliher, lots 9, 10, 10. 20. u, square
southeast of 1O6S: SO. Same to Charles
Z. Gallher, lots 8, IL, II, 10, %, square
southeast of 1OGS; $40.
PlCkFORD PLACE NORTHEAST be.
tween F and G streets-George F. Peck
to Alfred and Edith ]. Costello, lot I5S
square 913: so.
LOOMfNGDALE-Paul E.. Siege ct ux to
Johannette Scholes. lot 4S, block o: So
AZADIA-Katherine Beach ct vir, Arthur
C, to Charles w. Atkinson, part SO.
Charles w. Atkinson conveys same prop
erty to Arthur c. and Katherine Beach:
So ->.-..
FOURTEENTH AND T STREETS
Daniels, jr, part lot 81 square PCS; 81.
A. NJ. Daniels. jr.. conveys same prop.
erty to A. NJ. and Emma v. Daniels; 81
Observation-Disclosures Park Company to
Joanna Jeffery, lot 2, block 8; 500.
WHITEHAVEN, ST. PHILIP AND JAs
COB-Jacob p. Clark to James r.
Sherier, lots SO to 81, block 1; So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
Increase the Pay Now.
To the Editor of The Star:

am one of large number who wish to
commend you for the position you have
taken relating to the question of increased
salaries to government employees. That such
increase should be granted, in view of the
increased cost of living admits of no
doubt. That something should be done to
relieve the present necessities of an intelli-
gent and faithful class of public servants no
fair minded person at all familiar with the
facts will deny. Cases have come under
my observation where members Of families
are unable to purchase actual necessities
and where the strictest economy must be
practiced in order to make ends meet And
this not among those who are extravagant
or improvident, but in cases where no MEM
Der of the family uses liquors or tobacco,
but where all are industrious upright,
moral, church-going people.
OF course the increased salaries to our
servants on the Hill are perfectly proper.
They are most of them poor and need the
additional $500 to meet the 90 per cent In
10 the few millions increase to our worthy
soldier friends who stood by the country in
Its hour Of peril. 1t was right to pass the
service pension BILL The Commission to
Inquire into compensations of federal off,
Gals and employees is splendid concep-
ton and ought to be productive of good.
But why not put into practice the square
deal' and admit the fact that the govern
ment clerk is practically the only person
who is worse of instead Of better of by the
present prosperous times? Admitting the
fact, why not apply the remedy now, when
the remedy is neededf About the equities
and necessities Of the case there can be no
Is undoubtedly proper; but present relief Is
sorely needed. and all the facts and Stats
tics necessary to intelligent and just action
are readily available. d. WILSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
Restricting Steamboat Whistles.

The board of supervising inspectors Of
steam vessels. which has been for several
weeks in session at the headquarters of the
steamboat inspection service in this city, is
preparing regulations governing the use of
whistles by the steamers plying in the
rivers about New York city. Complaint
was made that the unnecessary noise made
by the steamboat whistles greatly disturbed
the quiet of New York, and the inspectors
will endeavor to reduce these noises to a
minimum.
At the meeting Of the supervisors yester-
day, DR.. Stratton Of the bureau of standards
discussed the plan of arranging the whis-
ties to musical scale. DR.. Stratton said
that this was possible, and he urged the
board to require the use of whistles giving
low. musical notes. The board is consid-
ering this plan, and it is said to be prob
able that something of the kind will be
done.
The board is also considering some
changes in the rules. relating to signals dis
played by steam vessels between sunset
and sunrise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
PuRsER DEFENDS CAPTAIN.
Says Mcvey Did All He Could to Save
PASSENGERS


PROVIDENCE, r. l.. February A.-This
is the story of the Larchmont wreck as
told by Purser Young, who was in his Office
when the two ships came together. He
rushed out in the cabin to find what was
the matter, and was almost blinded at once
by the steam.
II met the steward" said Young. land
he told me that the steam pipe had burst.
The people were pouring out into the cabin
in their night clothes. 1 shouted for every
one to get up to the hurricane deck. where
the boats were. l could hear others CT the
crew shouting the same orders
When 1 reached that deck 1 saw men,
bers of the crew at the different boats. 1
am positive that every man was at his
proper station and that they did everything
they could to care for the passengers.
My place under the rules was In the
captains boat, which was up near the bow
found the captain directing the launching
of this beat. Nearly all of the passengers
seemed to be at the stern. There were only
four boats there. The ship was going down
fast. Our boat would have held ten per-
sons. We got seven in her. The reason
why only two Of these were passengers was
because there were no passengers where we
We're We took all that We're near us and
tried to get back for more but there was
not any time left. The steamer had eight
life boats and four RATS. l don't think
these were enough for the people, but I'm
not certain of that.
1T was about six minutes after we
launched our boat that the Larchmont
sank. She seemed to settle by the stern.
We saw the lights disappear as she went
down and heard cries from the ship Then
We looked around for other boats. Several
times We thought We saw boat and rowed
toward 1t, but each time it turned cut to be
a wave. 1t was like trying to row against
Niagara. We drifted to the island.
Capt. McVey did all a man could have
done. think, for his passengers and stay
ed on the ship as long as was possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
PATHETIC SCENES IN COURT.
Two Mothers Forced Into Temporary
Separation From Children,

Two distressful and heartrending scenes
were enacted in the Juvenile Court yester-
day afternoon, and both involved the sep
aration Of mothers from their children.
The first came up in the case Of Susan
Early, alias Georgiana Ford, on a petition
to have her infant child taken from her
The defendant appeared in court under the
restraint of Warden Harris Of the Jail, and
the testimony showed that the woman is
sentenced to Moundsville penitentiary to
which she will be committed Friday, and
she has a baby one month old. It was
thought best not to have the infant i'm
prisoned with the mother. She looked ten
derby at her child and while tears rolled
down her cheeks she kissed it and walked
from the court room. The child will be
under the care of the board of children's
guardians for fifteen months
The second incident occurred, in the
hearing upon a petition to commit Theo-
dore and Charles Burke to the board Of
children's guardians The testimony
showed that the mother, trying to main
tain her home for the children, had over
worked and become physically unable to
continue without having a hospital opera
ton performed. To have that done she
would have to close the home. Although
she preferred to get along as best she
could without the treatment Judge De-
Lacy ordered the boys committed to the
Industrial Home School for three months,
afer which time, 1t is expected, the mother
will be able to care for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
HEAVY DAMAGES CLAIMED.
MI. and Mrs. Proctor Of Detroit Sue
B. and O. COMPANY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Proctor OF Detroit Sue
B. and o. Company.
Suit for damages for injuries alleged to
have been received in the Terra Gotta dis
aster was today filed in the District Supreme
Court by Clarence A. Proctor Of Detroit
Mich, against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. Mrs. Mamie L. Proc
tor, his wife, who accompanied Mr.. Proctor
on the train, also brings suit for damages
against the company. Both declarations
were filed by Attorney James s. Easily
Smith.
Mr.. Proctor's suit is in two counts. one al
leging simple negligence and claiming $780,
OOO the other charging malicious and GRIM
ina1 negligence and claiming 100000 dam
ages.
Mrs. Proctor also brings suit in two
counts, claiming $4,000 for simple neg
lgence and $4,000 for malicious and GRIM
inal negligence.
Mr.. Proctor, who is we'll known in the Dis
trict, where he was formerly connected with
the District government, is Familiarity
known as ken Proctor. and is reputed
crack amateur base ball player. His home
is in Detroit Mich, where he is asphalt ex-
pert for the city of Detroit. He claims to
be seriously and permanently injured and
Is still at the George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital. where several operations have
been performed in an endeavor to save his
left leg
The claim of Mrs. Proctor is that she
was severely shocked and bruised as
suit of the collision at Terra Gotta, and was
lame for a period Of three weeks, and is
juries.
Mr.. Proctor and his wife boarded the ILL.,
fated train No. 68 at Frederick, Nd, to
come to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
READY FOR JAMESTOWN.
Post Office Exhibit for the Exposition
Being Boxed Up.

Under the direction Of Merritt o. Chance,
chief clerk of the Post Office Department,
and William A. Barr clerk in the postmaster
representative. respectively, of the depart
nnent at the jamestown exposition, the post
Office exhibit for the exposition Is being
boxed up and made ready for shipment.
Mr.. Chance said this morning that II looks
as IL this will be the finest exhibit ever
sent to any fair by the department.
The entire museum OF the department,
which occupies a portion of the first floor
of the building is now being packed. This
includes all the curios OF the old and new
service. The boxes Will not leave the city
until about March Is next, when, II is eX-
pected the post Office building at James
town will be ready to receive them.
model post Office will be conducted at
the exposition, where visitors may receive
and mail letters and packages. There will
be shown every modern appliance for the
rapid and effective handling of the mail,
such as the latest cariceling machines and
pneumatic tubes. There will also be COM
plete sets of domestic and foreign stamps,
which will doubtless delight the eye of
every stamp collector.
Another interesting feature of the exhibit
Is to be series OF twelve mutascopes
which will show the handling of the mail
In all stages. These moving picture ma
chimes will, for instance, show the carriers
collecting the mail, the railway mail clerks
at work In the cars, the catching of the
mall bag with cranes by fast-movine
trains, the work OF distribution in a great
city office, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-14
Instructions to inspectors.

boat inspection service has instrcted the
local inspectors at Providence and New
London to interview the survivors of the
Larchmont disaster and obtain all the par
ticulars possible regarding the occurrence.
The first orders to the local inspectors,
sent shortly after the disaster, were to
the inspectors at Providence directing that
one of them proceed to Block Island at the
first opportunity and the other to keep to
the mainland in the vicinity of the wreck
in order that the survivors may be inter-
viewed as soon as possible. They were di-
rected to obtain names and addresses of
the SURVIVES. The inspector at New Lon
don has telegraphed that he is making an
investigation.