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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09
Stories by Well Known People

her belief that the immediate home
circle, not the distant polling booth or
senate chamber, was the true feminine
sphere of usefulness. We didn t APP
! plaud, | assure you.
E'She said an aged Scot told his min
lister that he was going to make Pill
grimage to the Holy Land.
"|'And whites I'm theer, said the
pilgrim complacently, sI1l read the
Ten Commandments aloud frae the top
| o. Mount Sinai.
q Saunders, said the minister, tax
my advice. Bide at hame and. keep
them. -
Miss A. B. Crane of the New York
Society for the Relief of Destitute
Children, said of promiscuous charity
at a recent conventions:
ssCharity is q science, and they who
give unscientifcally fare like boy of
whom I heard the other day.
"This boy, a doctors son, had a
nickel. AS he walked home from school
in the blazing sun of June afternoon,
soda fountain caught his eye. A
crowd surrounded it. They drank soda
water filed with shaved ice. How
delieiousl The boy stopped.
But as he was about deciding 60
spend his nickel on<a lemon phosphate,
poor little chap in rags asked him
piteously for aims.
GA generous thought thrilled our
Doctors son. He would practice true
self-denying charity. And refusing
himself the soda water, he gave the
little beggar his nickel.
eThen he walked away, happy in his
little sacrifice. At the corner he turn
ed and looked back. There at the
soda fountain stood the beggar, a great
cold glass of soda water at his lips"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

Mrs. Carrie Nation, arrested in
Pittsburg, said that she had been ar
rested thirty-three times. 81 try to
do good she told a reporter. elm
trying to do good / take life hard.
Some folks, most folks in fact. take it
easy-as easy as the new hired girl
wanted to take her new place. Every
thing goes by cIockwork here the
mistress said to this girl. BY clock
work, mind you. You get up at 6, you
dine at r. and you go to bed at 10.
We'll, if that s all, said the girl with
a smile, Il think I can manage it. .
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

There was suburban lady whose
house, one summer, was quite overrun
with moths. A tramp told her that, in
return for square meal, he would give
her an infallible moth cure. She set
a square meal before the tramp, he de-
voured it, then he said: "All we need
to do, ma am, is to hang yer moth filled
clothes and carpets and things on a
line and beat 'em with a stick. Good
by to yer moths them "Will that
kill themP" asked the lady. eyes, if
We hit 'em,'' said the tramp.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

Governor Oglesby once visited the
State penitentiary at Joliet to hear
complaints of prisoners and inspect the
premises. The governor stopped be-
fore cell containing an unusually
ugly man. "My man. said Governor
Oglesby, pleasantly, chow did you get
here?'' ''For abducting a girl, !"
growled the man. Governor Oglesby
looked him over critically and then
said: "Well. I'll pardon you as soon
as I get back to Springfield You
could not get a girl in any other way!'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

A meek looking little man with
large pasteboard box climbed on the
car. As he did so he bumped slightly
into sleepy, corpulent passenger with
a self satisfied look and two little dabs
of sidewhiskers. As the car rounded
a curve the box rubbed against him
again~uaad he growled: "This is no
freight car, is it?'' "Nope,'' return
ed the meek little chap with the box,
"and when you come right down to it,
it amt any cattle car either, is it's"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

A splenetic Englishman, trying to
badger Scotchman who was some
thing of a wag, declared that no man
of taste would think of remaining amy
time in such a country as Scotland.
TASTES differ" replied the Scot,
suavely. ON take We to a place IN
Scotland not far frae Stirling whaur
thretty thousand of your countrymen
ha been for five hundred years, an
they We nae thoeht o leavin yet. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

Some navvies in a railway carriage
were once in loud conversation. swear
ing boisterously the while. One of
them was especially fluent. "My
FRIEND said another passenger in
shocked tones, "where did you learn
to use such language?" "Learn,"
cried the NAVY. "You can't learn it,
guy nor. It's gift, that s wot it is. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

Few possess the quickness of thought
and action Characteristic of the coster-
monger's wife who exclaimed: "She
said | WASH t loidy, she did, and the
next minute I 'ad Ter cad in the gut
teri
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

Genee, the dancer, said on leaving
America, that she loved the American
people.
Gin TRUTH said she, 81 feel as
great good win towards you all as
warmed the heart of dying Norman
farmer towards his neighbors.
"This farmer, dying, sent for the
notary to make his will.
s'Propped in bed, he dictated in a
weak voice:
- ITO Jean Marcel, our superb colt
feur. 10000 francs
q 4 beeueath $4,000 francs to the
fearless CASTOR Renaud that he may
continue his valuable aeronautieal ex-
periments.
90 ITO Pierre Bucamp, chemist, 10000
francs as a mark of affection.
ITO my physician, M. Roux, $4,000
francs.
q ITO our eloquent pastor, $4,000
francs, to continue the restoration of
the nave Of
g But, my dear sir, the notary in
terrupted, Il don't believe you have
all that money to leavel'
g Il know very well haven It, said
the farmer calmly; but I just want to
SHOW tnSAh my Sooo H
George Harvey, the noted editor, said
of literary grace at dinner in New
York:
tsGrace makes its absence very keen
Nv felt. At a funeral that / once at
tended in New Hampshire a farmer
said thing that was singularly lack
ing in grace.
L.
cluded. The farmer leaned forward,
tapped me on the shoulder and whis-
pered:
q Lovely hymn, heya The corpse
wrote it. -
'sThe late o. H. P. Belmont said
New York picture dealer, fwas a
profound admirer of the painter Tur-
ner. He liked especially Turner 3
Carthage, and one day he told me an
odd story about it.
!. "Turner,' he said, except Carthage
for years. If you wanted to buy it,
he d ask you $500; on your acceptance,
he d say on second thought he must
ask you $3.50, and if you again accept
ed the price would go up to $1,000.
So on indefinitely.
| "Turner for years declared that he
would be buried with Carthage
wrapped about his corpse. One day he
said to Chantrey, his executor:
+, e 'Chantrey, if in my will L order you
to bury me like that, with Carthage
for my shroud, you will obey, won t
your
g Certainly said Chantrey, 'I'Il
bury you rolled up in your picture, If
| it is one of the conditions of your will,
and the next day III dig you up and
unrol you. f"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

Senator La Folletre, discussing the
currency bill, said of certain passage:
s'That needs delicate handling. 1t
is like the position of the young man
OIL his honeymoon.
"This young man s honeymoon was
peculiar because, while still in mourn
ing he had married his deceased wife s
sister
GA friend of his, chap he had not
seen for years, accosted him on the
honeymoon in a Niagara restaurant.
''The friend, after being introduced
to the bride, said sympathetically:
But who are you in mourning for,
old mani
For my sister-in-law,' was the
delicate reply"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

Mrs. Humphry Ward is against votes
for women. She has joined in London
an anti-sufrage league. In a circular
letter she SAYS:
s.The league promoters consider that
each sex is a sphere as important as
the other, and they earnestly deprecate
the tendency which has been in recent
times exhibited in some quarters to
underestimate the Importance of the
sphere which specially calls for the care
and devotion of a woman-the home.
Nor could women undertake the
physical responsibilities of enforcing
any law which by their votes they
might cause to be enacted. And if any
law came to be popularity regarded as
woman made, not only might the law
be treated with disregard and con-
tempt, but it might drag down respect
for law in general -
A suffragette of Pittsburg sneered at
Mrs. Humphry Ward 8 queer logic the
other day.
60 knew the prolix lady was against
votes for women she said cat a
luncheon OF sufragettes in New York.
by means of parable, she pointed out
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-09

The late Peter F. Daley, at dinner
in New York, was talking about
Philadelphia friend
HWhat family has our friend Gus
got by this time9'' some one asked.
"Well, . said Mr.. Daley, "Gus can
find his way to the registry of births
office blindfold now.''
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
-------------& SOUTH W oODSIOCk

The school in South Woodstock vii. lage closed the Fall term on Friday. A Christmas entertainment was held and a very pleasant time enjoyed.
 In District No 1, Quassett, Miss Nel- son, teacher, a Christmas tree with ap. propriate exercises was had en Tues day evening of this week.
 Miss Blanche Shippey of Stafford Is spending her Christmas vacation al her home here
 Miss Edith Williams, a student al Northfield. came home for the Christ mas holidays on Thursday of last week. She is accom- panied by class mate, Miss Lacey Wall of Alabama.
 Mrs. William Fairbanks and son Carl of Millbury, were guests of Mrs, Mary McComber . few days last week.
 W alter Arnold of Pomfre. xisitt d his aunt, Mrs. Ellen Wells, Monday and Tuesday of this week.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. N. Wells and six children, started for their new home in Colorado, December II. They will lo cate for the present near Golden.
 The Sunday school of 1he Baptist church will give Christmas enter. tainment together with a Christmas tree in the church on Christmas Exe.
 Miss Nellie Burlesen of Wilmington came home on "Wednesday of this week to spend the holidays.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
THE PUTNAM pATRl3, December ss roos

from sympathy with such theological liberty as MT. Beecher had represented. He vas now an old man, and when the new theological questions came up rep resented by Andover and the American Board, he was positively and strongly with the conservatives, with Seeretsry Allen. of the Board, with Joseph Cook and Professor Park, whose own old age and defending the old against the new. For seven years this conflict lasted, and NIT Bowen cared more for his view of truth than for the interests of ssThe In. dependent,s and many who had been its progressive friends left it and went elsewhere.
 lie died in lsao, sS years old, sur rounded hy his large family of child ren, highly honored in the community, leaving behind him great record of distinguished service for the Church and for the Nation.
 of his sons, one is now proprietor of "The Independent,n and another has done good work in the diplomatic ser vice of the country; while one of his daughters is married to United States District Judge, another Is married to a distinguished diplomstist and author. and a third 10 scholar formerly in charge of the American Archaeological School in Athens.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
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Mrs. George Bartholomew of Hart ford Is at Overlook Manse for week
 Among the holiday home corners are Miss Carr from New Haven, Miss Riich from Birmingham, Harry Child from Montreal. Clarence Hall from the ' ale Law School, Miss Ethel Spalding from Norwich, Miss Genexieve Waters from Glastonbury, and Donald Perley from Clark University.
 Senexet Grange conferred the first and second degrees on a class of eight new members Monday evening
 William McGee has moved te sla. tersvilie, K. l.. aud Albert Caine and family are moving into the Hoaghton house.
 F.. R. Rollins and family have gone to New York for a few weeks with their relatives
 The school children in District No. ] and their friends, numbering sixty, spent very pleasant evening in ihei, school house. Friday, December 1sth, The room was seasonably decorated, and an attractive Christmas tree bore $ variety of fruit for the children. The entire company was served to cakt and lemonade The exercises consist ed of songs and recitations by the chil dren, also sMohler Goose e'skunaways' was pleasingly given by the pupils el the school in costume. The program was well carried out showing persist ent work by both teacher and pupils A voluntary contribution by the visit ors was sufficient to purchase new eur tains for the school Toom- One of the attractive places ferc Christ mas shopping is af Shaw's jewelr. store.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
NORrH WOODSTOCK

Misses Eunice Hib12ard, Bernioe Leavitt, Florence Hubbard. Mande Healey and Gladys Gog6inn ase home for the holidays
 A Christmas tree wAg held in the Grange Hall on Thursday evening. Car. die Barrett and Maud Miliigan making tlae arrangements for 1t.
 Miss Elizabeth Potter and brother Herbert of West Upton. wese tn town over Sunday.
 Mrs. Louis Lindeman entertained all the members Of the Lindeman lam. ily m dinner on Thursday.
 Misses Mary, Sarah and Winnifred Potter. and Mir. and Mrs. Lonis Linde. man, were guests at the Tatem-Bos- worth wedding last Saturday.
 Schools closed last Friday for . two weeks vacation.
 The ladies of the church will give . Holiday Chicken Pie supper at Society Hall on the night of New Years. Friends from neighboring country and churches are expected and invited to come. An excellent supper is promised which will be from 6 to Sand an inter- estinx programme afterwards to be rem dered. supper will be 9 cents.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
raOMP PpDs.

MT. and Mrs. Howard Williams of Southbridge were in town over last Sabbath.
 Mrs. Everett 5. Fletcher entertained q number of friends last Monday even- ing. A lunch was served and pleas. ant evening passed with music and amusementso
 There was a good number at the mid week service at the Congregational church last week. The meeting was led by Deacon Crosby.
 Edward Peterson of Brookiine was in town over Sunday.
 Rev. Arnold Huizinga preached an excellent Christmas sermon at the Congregational church last sabbath. Preceding the sermon he expressed himself feelingly i'll regard to his ae. eeptanoe of the call as pastor. lie will heriu his pastorate January lst, bat ex- meets to be present with the children m Christmas night, al the cantata to be given at that time. The Christmas shoppers have been very busy the past week. Miss Sarah Crosby is home Tor the holidays
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
EAST WOODSTOCK

The school closed last Friday for q two weeks vacation.
 Frank Fcsketi has had a telephone installed in his home.
 F. OHn Chaffee and Melanehton Riddick. representatives. elect. were guests at the dinner given by Senator Gates and Judge Back at the Hooker House in Willimantic last Saturday.
 MT. and Mrs. George W. Child were in Putnam last Saturday, the guests of their son, l. E. Child, and family
 There will be Christmas tree at the Congregational church Thursday eyen- ing, also exercises by the children. All are invited.
 The Methodist church will be open Friday evening for a Christmas concert and tree.
 Mrs. R. E. Eddy was in Boston over sunday.
 The Ladies' Aid Society will serve a chicken pie dinner in the chapel De- cember g, to the Theft Detecting soci- ety. A committee consisting of NJ rs. T. A. Turner, Mrs. J. NJ. Paine, Mrs. Everett E. May, and Mrs. Chester k. May were appointed to have the din. ner in charge, solicit, etc. The ladies were highly cOmplimented last year on the dinner served, there being 6 very large attendance. A program of music and readings will doubtless be given in the Brick Hall in the afternoon.
 Over thirty Mooelstockites were in Putnam Monday for Christmas shop ping. Several ladies spent the day in Worcester.
 MT. Gain and family are removing this week to the Houghton house in the Bugbee neighborhood.
 Rev. T. A. Turner gave his hearers an excellent Christmas sermon last Sunday.
 Mrs. Susan Child Rivers has in her possession books of sermons by Rev. Abiel Holmes, an Episcopal clergy man, father of Oliver Wendell Holmes, and brother of Capt. Leonard Holmes, the father of the late Mrs. Almifa Holmes Child, widow of Charles Child. These books are 1ie years old.
 (. E. May, John Carlson, and Au- gust Clauson, spent Friday evening at Prospect Farm, at which time several close games of parlor croquet were played.
 John II. killam visited G. C. Phil lips Sunday.
 CARp-We take this opportunity of publicly thanking the many friends and neighbors who so kindly remem- bered us with expressions of sympathy and flowers in our late bereavement. Especially do we thank the members of the Grand Army Post of Putnam. who assisted At the grave.
 Caroline D. Chaffee,
 MT. and Mrs. k. Olin Ghatfee
 MT. and Mrs. Frank A Jordan
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

Just It. A fine assortment of Leather, Can vas and Fibre Suit Cases at prices from Sl % to $l0.oo
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
Holiday Goods

Skates Scds Flexible Flyers. Electric Flash Lights Elee Toys Pocket Knives Shears Razors. Carving SctS &l< Plated Knives and Forks Spoons etc., Silver Nickle 1eao Coffee Pots Crockeryand Glassware
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
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rAEp-We sincerely thank those who so kindly befriended Us Tn our late bereavement, also the Sons o' \ et- srans and other friends for the oeauti' Snlf,owers which were donated and We wanld also thank the kind friends and 1eighbors " ho helped us in iofmei time of sickness and tried to bear ou bar.tens with their timely gifts and kind deeds.
 NIs- CLARA LYNCH
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25

A pleasant home wedding was that of Charles Deane Tatem. eldest son ol Judge and Mrs. J. NJ. Tatem. and en- nie Frances Bosworth, third daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. A.Bosworth Of this place. The wedding was from the home of MT. and Mrs. George stephen Bowen, Mrs. Bowen being a sister of the bride. The bride was becomingiy attired in white batiste, with veil ana lilies of the valley. She carried a large bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. The bride was given away oy her brother George BOsworth of Soutn- bridge. The matron of honor wasM rs. J. Carlton Tatem of Windham, who wore white silk null over pink SIX, and carried Enchantress pinks. J. Carlton Tatem, the brother Of the groom, was best man, and little Dofo- thy Bowen was flower girl. The ush- CTS were Harry D. Tatem of Whitman tic, Gilbert $. Deane, Charles Johnson Of Southbridge. and William Warren. The wedding party preceded oy the ushers, entered the parlor on the stroke of twelve, to the strains of the wedding march from Lohengrin, played py Miss Mary F. Potter of North Wood stock, and took their places beneath an arch of laurel, holly, iand mistletoe. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. E. King, using the single ring service.
 The rooms were trimmed with holly laurel. mistletoe. and evergreen Re ffeshments Of sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice cream were served. The young couple received many beautiful gifts, checks, silver, cut glass, pictures, chi. nas and linen. They were whiried away in J. R. TaIem's automobile 10 Putnam where they took the afternoon Train 10 Hartford. They will go tl North Carolina csi tfeir trip, and De al home to their friends after January iS' Il The Gables, EasIford- Guests ~ers present from Niilimaniic, Putnam. ,At Noodstocks, and Ashford
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
ASHFORD
 TATEM-BOSN0RTH

TATEM-B0SM0RTH
 One of the largest and prettiest we'd adings in recent years in the town ot Eastford was that at the home of Mir. and Mrs. George 5. Bowen on Satur- day. when Charles Deane Tatem, son of MT. and NJ rs. J. NJ. Tatem of Willi mantle, and Miss Jennie F., daughter of MT. and Mrs. Henry A. Bosworth ot Eastford, were married by the Rev. James \. King, pastor of the Congre. gational church at Eastford. The bride was charmingly gowned in white mousseline de soie. She wore veil and carried bride roses and lilies ef the valley, The matron of honor was Mrs. J. C. Tatem, who wore white silk and carried pink carnations. J. L. Tatem, younger brother of the groom, was best man. Dorothy Bowen, the little daughter of MT. and Mrs. George $. Bowen, was flower girl, and carried a basket of pink carnations.
 The house was prettily decorated for the ceremony, which was attended ey over l50 guests. The ushers were Har- " L. Taten, Gilbert s. Deane, Charles $. Johnson, and William S. Warren
 Following the ceremony reception was held aud . luncheon served, In charge of Mrs. George S. BoWeus aS sisted by Mrs Henry A. Bssworth and Mrs. Leandef H. Snow, the ushers as sisting in serving.
 The bride received many handsome and useful gifts, including several cheeks.
 Mr. and Mrs. TAtem are prominent in Eastford, where NIT. .Taten conducts the long established handle factory business which his father and grand father carried on for years in the sil lage.
 Mr. and Mrs. Tatem left in J. B. Fa tem's automobile for Putnam, wnert they boarded the 3.26 P. m. train foi New York, for a wedding journey o two weeks, that will be spent in NorIh Carolina and Tennessee. Upon theil return they will make their home III EastfOrd.
Putnam patriot., 1908-12-25
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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-02-21

on his hands and knees. Our stock OF
water became exhausted, and we drank
the blood OF the turtles. We paid visits
TO our old camp now and then, and one
day German left never to return We
found a skull and bones on the shore
when we next visited the spot and we
surmised the German had been drowned
and his flesh devoured by birds Of the
vulture type, which followed us about
everywhere, and were the only living
creatures we saw.
Every hour, every minute, we were
scanning the horizon in the hope of
catching sight of a passing vessel, but we
were out of the track of shipping. and
We're securely immured on the island, as
our boat had been smashed on the rocks.
Hunting turtles and boiling and roasting
them was our lot week after week and
month after month, until we had been
nearly half year on the island, when
the cry went up, A sail! A sail!'
Il could scarcely believe my ears. and
| was afraid to look across the waste of
waters lest l should find that it was but
the mad cry of poor comrade whose
reason had given out under the strain of
watching. But a sail it was. Away
across the waters could be made out a
small sloop, and now, sure of my senses.
| shouted to my comrades. Away we
scampered down to the beach, our trials
and troubles forgotten for the moment
in the thrill of expectant joy. The fire
was stocked as fast and as furiously as
we could, and a blanket run up on an
improvised flagpole.
Would they see us? Eagerly we
watched the vessel. and as we saw her
making a course for our island we knew
our signals had been seen. Never have |
seen such pathetic incidents as those
that happened as the vessel dropped an
ehor off the island and a boat came to.
wards us. Some cried some prayed, some
roared and shouted, mad with delight.
delirious with Joy. We We're taken on
board and landed at Guayaquil"
1t seems that on the rescue of the
second party of the shipwrecked crew
and their arrival at Guayaquil warship
belonging to Ecuador went in search Of
the missing barque, and finding her a
complete wreck ON a rocky island and no
signs of the crew, reported the men as
lost. A German, Capt. Bonhoff, in Quay
aquil had the hope that the men might
have struck an island, and chartering a
sloop went in search of them, with such
a happy sequel. When Capt. Bonhoff
took off the men they informed him that
Jeffs, the American, was on another part
of the island but as the food on the
vessel was running out it was thought
the best course was to make for Guaya-
quill and return for the American.