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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
Brcktop and the Twins Give Their Mother Surprise


the livery barn, going into the Office
where sat Mr. Jones, the owner of the
establishment, and a friend of Brick
tops father. MIR. Jones, I'm here TO
engage a carriage for this morning for
my mother and sisters, but don't
want you to have one TO let said
Bricktop. Then seeing the astonished
expression on Mr.. Jones face, he hast
lily explained how matters stood at
their house, and how It must be made
impossible for Mrs. Perkins to be
away from home that evening.
"All right, Brick laughed Mr..
Jones. GO home and say that | can't
accommodate your mother today.
Truth Is, nearly every rig is OUTPUT
some OF them will be coming in after
a bit" he added, laughing
Bricktop hurried home with the mes
gage from Mr. Jones. "All right, well
all go to grandpapa's tomorrow" said
mamma. Then the matter was settled.
After tea that evening the twins
begged their mamma to go with them
TO little top shop several blocks away
r the purpose of seeing a talking
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18

| TONS
But you forgot that mamma goes
TO her club every Friday afternoon, /"
explained Bette. Bridget could
bake several cakes during her alb.
sence. That would save us several
dollars with which to buy the flowers
for the table and avoid going in debt
Tor them"
Clever thought" declared Brick.
top. you are brilliant little kidde,
sure. Wen put Bridget next. and
shell do anything she can to help us
along. Maybe she can help us to
make out the menu, too. She is a
cracker.jack on luncheons and teas,
hive heard mamma say"
Nov, Bricktop, you never heard
mamma say Bridget was a cracker.
Jack" laughed Lettie. Mamma never
uses such expressions, you know"
81 didn't mean that mamma said It
in those particular words" said
Bricktop. 81 mean that mamma has
spoken in great praise of Bridget's
ability in preparing dainty and ap.
petizing dishes for luncheons and
teas. OF course, mamma doesn't use
Boy. English
The next day at noon Bricktop took
It upon himself to call on several OF
his mothers dearest friends to give
them verbal Invitations to the party
on Saturday evening of the coming
week. Each lady gladly accepted the
invitation, and expressed great ad
miration for the son who was taking
so much interest in honoring his
mother on her birthday. They also
pledged themselves to secrecy, and
promised to give any assistance they
could beforehand to make the party
a success. Bette and Lettie also call
ed upon few of their mamma''
friends Issuing invitations, the little
ladies' being very secret about 1t, re
fusing to talk aloud over the comini
event, but whispering the particular
in very low voices, watching to Sc
that no person of evil intent wa
within hearing.
Bridget was happy to be taken int
the children's confidence, and declare
that she could prepare the entire re
past except the ices during her mil
/ tress's absence from home. "Yo
know missus goes to market ever
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
Keehia School, Dec. 18th, 1907.

Keehia School, Dec. 18th. 1907.
To the Editor of the Eve n
Bulletin, Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir:-I am glad to plant
flowers. / water my plants after
school.
Most of them are growing and
bearing flowers and few of them are
dry.
My garden is near to the fence.
My brother planted some koa trees
and figs, and they are growing nice
ly.
My garden is oblong In shape.
hoe the grass in my little garden
before I plant the flowers for ! have
many kinds OF flowers growing in 1t
| love to plant flowers, for l al
ways do home. am a farmer and
have to work hard.
Thanking you for the space In
your paper, ] remain,
Truly yours,
LILY SANBORN,
Grade ii.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
Letters From Schools
Keehia School, Dec. 18th. 1907.

Keehia School, Dec. 18th, 1907.
To the Editor of the Even 1 n 6
Bulletin, Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir:-I am glad to tell you
that my taro is growing very nicely
and also my bananas. I am prepar-
ing a patch for corn next month. 1t
will be nearly ready before Christ
mas, but l shall plant the corn when
school opens again. Everything is
growing very nicely now In our yard.
Our yard is in quite good condition.
The pine trees, mango trees, banana
trees, pear trees and rose apple trees
are growing nicely, too. All Hina,
Moses and l planted some sugar-cane
and 1t is starting to grow now. Near
ly every day we water our plants af-
ter school. have three papaya trees
growing. Georgiana and Annie are
lunas for the girls. All Hina and l
are lunas for the boys. We have
twenty little farmers to clean our
yard.
/ remains
Truly yours,
ADOLF JOHNSON.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18

S"Sf hihhitot wv sOu hiOM lildN
Saturday of next week is mammals
birthday" asked Bricktop of Lettie
end Bette one evening as they walk.
cd home from school.
"Oh, | hadn't thought about it." de.
clared Lettie. But papa would have
put 1t into our minds before II was
too late to get presents for her. He
always does, you know"
well, I've got another bee buzzing
in my bonnet" laughed Bricktop,
than the mere giving of few pres.
cnts. Mamma always gives us kids
parties on our birthdays, and I'm In
Tor giving her one"
"oh, that'll be splendid" cried Bet.
tie. But do you suppose mamma
will give her consent? She is always
in for doing lovely things for us, but
never wants others to go to any trou
BILE on her account"
well, | hope you don't think for q
moment that | mean to ask her con
sent, do your" drily remarked Brick
top. ITS to be a surprise, and not
oven shall papa hear whisper about
it. The surprise shall be as great
to him as to her."
But how will you manage It.
brother?" asked Lettie, all eager
ness.
That's for you Riddles and me tc
talk over" answered Bricktop. "W,
shall find way, depend upon It,"
The twins were delighted with the
idea, and the three children put theii
|. heads together that evening while
their parents were entertaining com
pany in the parlor They decided t.
invite their mammals closest friends
TO explain to them that the party wal
10 be surprise, and that the creates
secrecy pertaining to 1t must be oh
served.
There must be cake and all sort
Of goodies" remarked Bette.
"And stuffed olives And ice.cream,
added Lettie.
Nothing shall be wanting" de
clared Bricktop.
But how are we to get hold O
the money to pay for all our pref
arations?" asked Bette. Papa woul
gladly furnish 1t If we were to as
him for It; but since he is to be KEEP
In ignorance of the party"
1--WE thought that out" informe
Bricktop, interrupted Bette. 'Tv
got about SIS in my bank, and W
can get credit at the florists. MANN
las all account there, you know
After the party we'll tell her how W
got the flowers"
Bridget can make the cake, can
she?" asked Lettie.
"No-o-o!" And Bricktop shoe
bis head emphatically. MANN
might step into the kitchen while sh
was doing IL, and bothered be que
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
SOCIAL NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. +. NJ. Bechtel have
been spending a few days at the Sea
side Hotel. Mr.. Bechtel intends to re-
main in Hawaii.
4 4
Mr.. James Wilder has removed his
studio to the Spreckels building.
Mrs. yestal and Miss Vestal, who
have been guests Of the r. |. Lilies at
Hilo, returned to the Alexander Young
this week, ..
X 4 4
Mrs. +. Klamp will soon be return
ing to Honolulu, after an absence Of
about year In America and Ger
many.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton Parrish, who
spent some time here at the Moani
hotel, are in India. They expect to re
turn here in two years.
Il 4 4
Mrs. Schwartz gave jolly swim
ming party on Saturday last In homo
of the Wichman children at the Sea
side hotel
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
Keehia School, Dec. 18th, 1907.

Keehia School, Dec. 18TH, lSoi.
To the Editor Of the Even n 6
Bulletin, Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir:--I am very glad to tell
YOU that our school yard Is In good
condition.
We have to take care OF our How
ers and we are planting some flowers
almost every day.
The flowers which we planted are
growing. One morning when / was
looking at our flowers caught lit
tie lady-bug.
brought from my nome some on
ion seeds and radish seeds and I am
going to plant them at the Hamakua
side of the school. ..
am preparing a little piece OF
land to plant them. Still we water
our flowers and trees that we plant
ed on Arbor Day. "
The boys have planted flowers
around the school house. And they
are growing.
remain,
Yours truly,
ANNIE JOHNSON,
Luna.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
Keehia School, Dec. 18th, 1907.

heena school, Lee. loth, ioV''
To the Editor Of the Evenin g
Bulletin, Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir:-I am glad to tell you l
had planted some flowers and cane.
took some pretty flowers in our
school yard Those flowers are nice
and pretty.
am thinking of the flowers every
morning and afternoon to pour water
on them. / had planted some flowers
on the Hilo side. | had some coffee
trees on the Hamakua side, too. The
flowers names are Ice-Flowers and
Roses, and other kinds OF flowers.
All Hina and | are making some
patches for cane and taro.
Our cane is growing now and the
taro, too.
had some ginger growing in oul
school yard. All Hina and planted
it. / had many kinds OF plants In
the school yard,
Your friend,
MOSES KAAIWELA,
II Grade; A Farmer.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
MILLION FOR SCHOOLS

Manila, December 1.-THE first
bill to come up for final reading in
the Assembly appropriates $1,000 900
for the constructiLr; OF schools In the
outlying barrios, or villages. 1t will
secure unanimous vote, having been
supported by the committee to which
1t had been referred Without a dis
senting voice. 1t Is now ready fol
passage.
The Commission and the Assembly
ore busy preparing instructions fol
the delegates to Washington. The
principal matters which Congress viii
be asked to grant include tariff re
form and the abolition OF the heat
tax charged visitors from Hongkoni
and Japanese ports, The delegates
/ will leave for America December 2lst
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
Keehia School, Dec. 10th, 1907.

keehia School. Dec. 10th, 1907.
To the Editor of the Event n g
Blu et l n, Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir:--This is the second time
have written to you. had plant
ed the sugar-cane which l wrote to
you about the first time.
1t is growing now. l have plant
ed taro, too, at the same time, with
some of my companions, and 1t is
growing beautifully. Some of my
companions had planted some onions.
had transplanted some ladies'
slippers on the 14th Of this month
and also planted many flowers, with
Moses, Robert and Holi, around the
school house. We are laboring hard
on our school yard. Moses and
have little garden right in front OF
the teachers cottage.
Around the pine tree have plant
ed some Hawaiian starch, with Moses
on the 18th of December. We have
very few children in our school. We
have twenty farmers and most oil
them are small but they are endeav'
oring to win the contest.
We always quarrel about tools. be
cause we have few tools. We have
two mattocks, two hoes, two cane
knives, and two sickles. The horses
could easily enter our school yard
because the fence is not arranged
When first we came here this schoo
yard of ours was covered with guavi
bushes and the ground was uneven
and 1t was inhabited by horses.
Much obliged to you for putting
my letter in the E ven ng Blu e
tin.
must close my letter,
Respectfully yours,
All HINA All CHUCK,
w Grade; Luna.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18

good, deep soil. Instead OF bringing
the soil to the school yard below, we
shall do our planting right in that
very place. A good deal Of time is
saved and a great amount of work
will be done. and the result will be
better and satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
Yours truly,
MATTHEW II. KANE,
Prin. Halawa School, Molokai.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18

Halawa, Molokai, Dec. 81, 1907.
Mr.. w. r. harrington, Editor Il v y
ming Bulletin, Honolulu,
T. II. lf
Dear Sir:-On the closing day of
school, the children Of the Halawa
school voted to compete for the prizes
offered by your paper to schools on
Molokai. We have come to this con-
cIusion after several talks with my
pupils on this matter, We have the
disadvantage OF being In place
where the ground is nothing but
sand and 1t extends all over the
ground at a depth Of from four to
Ave feet. 1t took us nearly all term
to fill our gardens, which are not
very large, and twenty holes for trees
with good soil, working ten and
sometimes fifteen minutes every
school day. We heard that our yart
is to be extended several feet bach
and such news has good deal to DE-
with our decision to compete for thu
prize.
Extending our yard back bring
us much nearer to good soil. TIT
upper portion of that extension Il
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18

actually come to proposals by tele-
phone. 1t is therefore to some pur-
pose that the enterprising professor
across the Atlantic has undertaken
to add courtship to the list of sub
jects included in the educational
course of girls. The most popular
lesson, one fancies, would be How
to encourage bashful suitors, but
How to behave If parental objection
is manifested is surely wholly SUI
pernuous study In these days when
young folks do exactly as they like. "
~ Fine Job Printing at the BuI
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18

The Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia decided against Conrad
II. Squire, a taxpayer who sought an
Injunction to stop the erection Of a
statute of General Grant in tho
Washington Botanic gardens on tho
plea that historic trees would be de-
stroyed.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
OFF AT STATIONS

eyes; he works of and or"
why, heard he had good
steady job"
so he has, but he's railroad con-
ductor. Philadelphia Press.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18
ADOLF JOHNSON.
Keehia School, Dec. 18th, 1907.
20 the Editor of the EYenin e

Keehia School, Dec. 18th, 1907.
Bulletin, Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir:-Now I am letting you
know that we are trying hard to
make our school yard look just as
nice as we can, in order to win the
prize which you are Offering.
have brought many plants and
have planted them. .....
have brought taro hull and lilac
and fig and mango from my home.
Our pine trees. are growing better
than they were before we had them
trimmed. ...
My taro is growing very nicely.
Some of our towering plants yield
pretty flowers, which please the eyes
The pineapples, figs and rose ap.
Piles on the Hamakua side are grow.
ing nicely now.
We have very few children but
they all can help to do the easy jobs
We have very few tools to wori
| with and we have to take turns In
using them; but a few Of us brine
tools from home when we remember
to on Friday.
We still have some guava stumpi
to dig up yet. Before school begin!
in the morning we spend part OF tn,
time working. s..
The pupils have planted manianis
grass in the yard. We hope 1t will
grow.
| remain,
| Yours truly,
ROBERT SANBORN.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-01-18

Keehia School, Dec. 18th, 1907.
To the Editor of the Evenin g
Bull etin Honolulu, Oahu.
Dear Sir:-I am telling you what
plant now. have planted onions,
sweet potatoes and taro, and also
determined to make a patch for corn.
Now we are planting around our
school house flowers. The plants are
Srowing well and we have to irrigate
the flowers after school. We are
working hard every day.
We are planting maniania in front
of our school. All of us are working
hard and all of us are anxious To
plant flowers and make our yard look
beautiful. We have very few pupils
but we are working hard, for there's
nothing like trying. We have TWEEN
ty farmers.
My duty is to go around the yard
and see II everything is in good con-
ditlon. ! must see that those who
that brought plants, plant then
where It is best.
/ am closing my letter with best
wishes.
Yours truly,
>KAHUI KEOMALU,
.r ~ Grade; Manager.
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~ Fine lob Printing at the euI
latin Ossios.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-27
OFF With the Old Love.

A prominent Chicago lawyer tells of
an amusing incident which he wit
messed subsequent to a certain breach
of promise suit in which he had acted
as the defendants attorney. The two
were standing talking when they were
Joined by third man, a friend Of the
client and an acquaintance of the law
yer. The third man had been out of
town for some little time.
Hello, old man, what are you look
ing so blue aboutT the newcomer de-
manded as they shook hands.
"Oh, I've had little hard luck.
I've got to pay Miss Blank $1,000 on
account of a breach of promise judg-
hent" was the disconsolate reply
Say I'm glad to hear that, old fell
low" the friend exclaimed fervently,
selling the detected ones hand and
shaking 1t vigorously.
"'Glad to hear IT, I've got to pay
that money, | tell you! What do you
meanY' the other demanded in aston
ishment.
Just that. my boy. It will be just
about enough for US to set up house,
keeping on. Miss Blank aud l are to
be married next month. you know"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-27
Standing
The Test.
BY ~. r. Bryan.
Copyrighted. 1905. by Associated
Literary Press.
BY ~. F. Bryan.

EXcitment WAS at white heat in the
convention town. The ring was in the
last ditch. fighting gamely. Robert
WOodham. who had led many another
forlorn hope and who had grown gray
in the service of his party (as he had
understood that service). shook his
head as he went over the columns of
figures in the inner office at the tenn
porary headquarters.
Try as he would he could not figure
a victory. The two-thirds rule pre-
vailed and he could count barely a
majority for the ring candidate. The
nomination of Dudley for governor
meant the triumph of the reform fac
ton and the utter disruption of the
state machine, for Foster stood
pledged to investigate to the fullest
the graft charges brought against the
ring
On the other hand, Graham Bailey
was secretly pledged to forget the
same promises he had made Appar-
emily both men were eager to uncover
the graft that was the disgrace Of the
party. but Foster alone was sincere.
The exposure of the graft scandals
would not affect Woodham directly.
He had always kept himself clear of
the crooked work in the party. Could
it be accomplished quietly, he would
welcome the feat of Kidding the party
of those politicians who were respon-
sible for the scandal, but here lay the
trouble. The graft was Widespread.
Its uncovering would disrupt the en-
tire party machine. New and mex
perienced men would he placed in
charge of the party interests. and no
members Of the old ring could find
place in the councils.
To Robert Woodham politics was as
the breath of life to his nostrils. He
had played the game from the day
that he had organized the Junior
Marching club in the little village
which had been his boyhood home.
1t was his sole relaxation Other stra-
tegiSts played chess. He preferred
the political pawn to the bits of carved
wood or ivory and his board was an
entire state
Now he saw the end of it all Tn
less on an early ballot he could swing
the doubtful delegates into the Bailey
ranks there would be stampede TO
Foster. If he could arrange to STAN
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| pede some of the Foster delegates to
Bailey the uncertain delegates would
| probably follow the lead of the de-
serters.
As for the hundredth time his eye
| ran down the column his hands clinch-
/ ed nervOuSy. His glance rested for n
moment on Crosby county with its
eleven votes.
Crosby county stood committed to
/ Foster Could Woodham induce them
/ to change it would mean d difference
| Of twenty-five votes for Bailey, the
eleven votes added and the eleven TAX
en- away from the Foster adherents
The head of the Crosby delegation was
| Howard Graves. The others would
vote as he voted. And only a few days
before Graves had asked consent to
marry Marian Woodham.
At the time WoOdham had refused
because Graves was a young attorney
still struggling for recognition at the
bar, while WOOdham was ambitious
for his daughter. Now he drew
sheet Of paper toward him and wrote
rapidly for a moment. Then he thrust
the sheet into an envelope and called
a messenger
An hour later Howard Graves, rest
ing in his room at the hotel for the
battle of the morrow, received the
missive and read it a dozen times be-
fore he placed It in his pocket.
1t was automatically worded. 1t
did not ODpnly bTIba hut suggested
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-08-27
Man With the Monkey Wrench.

There is somebody else besides the man
Who sits at the steering wheel
And sends along on its wild career
The merry and mad mobile.
When the car is stopped with a broken
spring
Or sklds in a ditch to stay,
oh, then the man with the monkey
wrench
Is the hero who saves the day!
The chauffeur looks at the cheering crowd
With a calm and naughty face,
And away he flies like a shooting star
In the dust of the whirlwind race.
But tire may burst or a cylinder crack,
And he goes to sit on the bench,
While the man OF the hour. the man OF
power.
IL the man with the monkey wrench.
New York Presa
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Some Phases of Phrases.

Tears stood in his eyes.
"Wont you be seated?' he asked. !
She arose gracefully.
"What do you think of that get-up?"
whispered her rival.
He offered her his hand
'Thank you" she said sweetly, "but
| hardly think | need another"
She stumbled awkwardly over a
chair
81 hope you enjoyed the trip" he re-
marked pleasantly.
He listened with bated breath.
Il want to catch every sentence" he
explained.
She was forced to admit that she
missed him.
All" she sighed, 81 am indeed an
aimless creature"
He told her Of his great love.
"Whcn a belle is told" she whisper
ed winsomely. "a ring generally fol-
lows" -BOhemian Magazine