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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-23
WEEKLY WEATHER BULLETIN
FOR THE WEEK ENDED JUNE 10, 1908.
Honolulu June IS, 1908
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The temperatures higher than those of the preceding
MOoka Kauai and Oahu excepting change
Honolulu all Hawaii excepting Pepeekeo and all in the
Kooau Hamaaloa districts Maui with change in the Hama
district The the majority of stations Hawaii ranged
from deg deg There but station each of Maui
Oahu Mooka where the equaed slightly exceeded
degree. The greatest deficiency any station dg
The rainfall for the week light generally the section The
several districts HaWa-Kohaa
Hamaua and HlO 28 in the central and
southern portions and 60 oS9 the northern portion Puma 7
to O the southern portions, and
kona excepting in the extreme northwestern por
ton AauiKoolau IS9 in the Hamaaoa Hama and Ha
maapoko the remaining districts
Oal-Koolauoa u Kooaupoko o.3 o40 excepting in
the portion Honolulu the otudes and
Eva Kaua-Kooau ,67 Puma 49, and Kona 8
H. excepting Eeee and Mooka "a the southeastern
portion, and 90 in the west-cenra part.
More rain still greatly needed in portions Of the several
islands
At stations having record OF years the total rainfall
below the average for the week all stations Oahu all but
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PASSENGERS BOOKED.

For San Francisco, per Matson S. s.
Lurline, on or about June 90; Mrs
Carter, Miss Wiley, Miss Vancouver
Miss G. E. Moore, Dr. J. c. O'Day, Mrs
O'Day and 2 children, Miss A. Camp
bell, Miss Werthmuller Donald Ross
Mrs. H. Schmiedte and child, Miss Mar
garet Orington, Mr.. Ingrim, wife and
child, Miss Julia F. Snow, Mr.. and Mrs
Watt, Master Watt, Miss Waddington
Miss Thomas, w. S. Ward, Mrs DR.
Anderson and children, Miss Jean
Center, Miss M. c. Carlson, w. l.
Whitney, Mrs. Whitney, E. w. Sutton
Miss Josephine Priest, Mrs. Pitts, Mrs
G. Abadie, Miss May Kluegel, Mrs. A
X Green, Mrs. c. Mckenzie, Nettit
Mckenzie, Sophia Mckenzie, J. K. Full
ton, c. Rees, Jr, Miss n, J. Adams, Mr.
Sechner, Mrs Sechner, Miss Schmiedte
Mrs Frank Hatch.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-23
AN EMBEZZLER
FOUND GUILTY
Two Acquitted and Two Convicted in
Oregon Land Fraud
Trials
PAYMASTER RYAN ACQUITTED.
Steamships Decided Liable For Bring
ing Diseased Aliens Into
The Country.
PAYMAsTER RYAN ACQUITTED

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-Walter
J. Bartnett on trial for the embezzle-
ment of the Cotton securities has been
found guilty Bartnett was vice presi-
dent of the California Safe Deposit and
Trust Company of San Francisco which
failed during the panic last fall. In
vestigation disclosed that the bank had
been juggled by its officers. j. DalzelI
Brown, the manager, pleaded guilty
and turned states evidence. The Col
ton securities were hypothecated in an
attempt to carry the bank through its
troubles
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BE ON THE SAFE SIDE.

Your physician may be busy or out
of town just at the time some mem
Der of your family has an attack Of
collie or diarrhoea. Such cases fire.
quently prove fatal before a doctor
can be summoned or medicine pro-
cured. No physician can prescribe a
better medicine than Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem
edy. 1t has been in use for more than
a third of a century and has never
been known to fail. For sale by all
dealers. Benson Smith & Co., Agents
for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-23
suLTANs TROOPS REVOLT.

TANGIER, June 15.-The details OF
the revolt of 1000 of the troops of Sui
tan Abd-El-Aziz' army at Kasr-El-
Kebir have been received. The sui
tan's troops were going from Iangier
to Rabal and upon the arrival Of 100 OF
Mulai Hafds horsemen the soldiers
despite the protests OF their officers
mutinled and proclaimed Mulai Hand
as sultan, The officers We're made
prisoners
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-23
FIRES SHOTS IN OFFICE

OF FRENCH WAR MINISTER
PARIS, June ia man named Bel
langer while waiting to see Minister of
War Picquart at the war ministry to-
day with the professed object of pre-
senting a petition to him suddenly
thrust his hands in his pockets and be-
gan firing shots from a revolver. Two
of the bullets lodged in an unholstered
chair and another in the mans arm.
Bellanger was arrested. He is believed
to be demented.
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Phone Main 4S.

Kauai all on Hawaii The Deficiencies in
inches the several districts of Hawaii amaa 81,
Elo 55, excepting IIo 90
nona The deficiencies in the Kau and Kona
22 and the eNcSses in the kohaa ranged from o5 On
Oahu the deficiencies varied and on Kauai from 9
to with of .IS inch at Makawel
There rainfall than during preceding at all sta
tons Hawaii excepting eethe greatest differences occurring
the o the southern portion central portion of
the hona districts and from TO inches
the remaining stations the section the differences 100
lncI excepting deficiency of inches Hana Maui.
The following table shows averages of emDerare and
rainfall for the principal islands for the Group:
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VENEZUELANS DETAIN

VENEZUELANS DETAlN
TWO DUTCH SLOOPS
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao,
June 15.-Two Dutch sloops, the Ma
rion and the Carmita, plying between
Aruba, Dutch island near the coast OF
Venezuela, and Curacao, have been de-
tanned by a Venezuelan coast guard
vessel on the high seas off La Vela de
Coro, a seaport of the gulf of Coro,
The sloops were stopped by shots from
the Venezuelan vessels and all letters
outside of mail bags were retained. 1t
is TumOred that the Venezuelan con-
sul's action in denouncing this govern
ment as being hostile to Venezuela has
been approved by President Castro.
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OREGON LAND FRAUDS.

WASHINGTON, June 23-Hyde and
Schneider have been found guilty and
Benson and Dimond have been acquit-
ted on charges growing out of the Ore
gon land frauds.
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Reports of the Ryan case have been
given in this paper. On Wednesday
last dispatch from Santa Barbara
was printed, telling of the close of the
court martial and the prevalent belief
that the judgment, which had been
sent to Washington for approval, was
one of acquittal.
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LABOR LEADER ARRESTED.

BOSTON, June 15-Cornelius p. Shea.
former president of the international
teamsters' union. was arrested in
Charleston today III connection with
charges of fraud in horse trading He
pleaded not guilty and was held for a
hearing, the date of which will be
set later.
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PROsTRATIoNs FROM HEAT.

CHICAGO. June 23.-There were
eight prostrations from heat in this
city yesterday; four in New York, and
three in Detroit.
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BIG FIRE IN QUEBEC.

THREE RIVERS, Quebec, June 23.-
A fire here destroyed property valued
at million dollars, and rendered hun
dreds homeless.
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Temperature.
Entire Group
1874 deg.


M the local office of the o. S. Weather Buea in Honolulu partly
cloudy weather obtained with rainfall on three dates and
oo inch on the 10TH the last weeks 20 less than e
weekly normal he maximum temperature deg minimum 70
deg and 100 deg deg lower than the normal and ~
change from the preceding weeks The daily relative humidity
ranged from So per cent to 70 the mean the e
was o. Eaey prevailed on the 9Th 9th and %
and NEy the remaining dates the week with an v
hourly velocity of ~ miles " ~ al ''i'se
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-23
NEGROES LYNCHED IN TEXAS.

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23.-Nine
negroes have been lynched here by a
mob. They were accused of being
murderers.
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STEAMSHIPS. ARE LIABLE.

NEW YORK, June 23.-The United
States Circuit Court has decided that
steamships are liable for bringing dis
eased aliens into the country.
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Shipping in Port

(Army and Navy.
U. S. S. Iroquois, Carter, Pearl Har-
Dor, June IL.
U. S. S. Maine, Harder, s. F., June 16.
U. S. S. Alabama, Veeder, S. F., June
l6.
U. S. S. St. Louis, Greaves, S. r.,
June 19.
(Steamships.)
o. S. S. Alameda, Dowden, S. F.
June 19.
Br. S. S. Bucrania, Tilsen, Newport
News, June 19.
NJ. N. S. S. Lurline, Weedon( Hilo,
June 21.
All. S. S. Alaskan, Nichols, Seat
tie. June %.
Z. K. K. S. S. Nippon Maru, Greene
S. F., June %.
(Sa1lfng vessels.)
Br. blk. Hollywood. Smith, Junin
May Z.
Am. sc. Honoipu, Weykender, Kalau-
papa, May 80.
Am. blk. Coronado, Potter, San Fran
June 8.
Am. SC. Robert Levers, Underwood
Port Gamble, June 8.
Am. sc. Alice Cooke, Penhallow, Sqr
Francisco, June T.
Am. SC. Defender, Hellingsen, Homo
| ipu, June 6.
Am. blk. Olympic, Evans, S. F. via
Hilo, June IL.
Am. bk. Andrew Welch, Kelly, S. F.
June 12.
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ROYAL BIRTH.

MADRID, Spain, June ga son was
born last night to the King and Queen
of Spain.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-23

U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey ia
bleA. The tides at Kahului and Hilo
occur about one hour earlier than at
Honolulu. Honolulu standard time lie
10 hours 80 minutes slower than Green
wich time being that of the meridian
Of 157 degrees 80 minutes. The time
Times of the tide are taken from the
whistle blows at 1880 p. m. which is
the same as Greenwich, hours, 0 min
utes. The Sun and Moon are for Local
time for the whole grUup.
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PAYMAsTER RYAN ACQUITTED.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-Pay-
master Ryan of the American fleet now
in the Pacific, who has been on trial
for alleged Irregularities, has been ac-
Quilted.
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ooWlng data covering period of 80 years. been COM
piled from the Mcbbn Weather Bureau records At Hono
H. Ihey are issued to show the conditions that prevailed
| e ohn IN question: Tor the above period years. but must
not be construed forecast weather conditions for the com
ing month -'l 'i0 00i"-
Month, June for 80 years.
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TEMPERATURE.
IS years IS0o-Iooz.)

=, (IS years IS0o-I9O7)
Mean or normal temperature, II deg
ne Warfest month that Of
Inc coolest month that of 1905, average of * dec
Inc highest temperature 88 deg. on the 22nd 1000
Inc lowest temperature was 63 deg the 1st 1891
PRECIPITATION
(Rain Fl years, I877-94 I9o5-7)
Average for the month oo2 inches.
average number OF days with .o of inch or more ID
Inc greatest monthly precipitation in 1885
Inc least monthly precipitation inches in 1877
Inc greatest amount Of precipitation anv "a consecutive
hours was o.8I inches the 22nd 1885
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
I9o4) + '' - pa N \io93-
average a. m 90 per cent average u per Coo5zy
CLOUDS AND WEATHER.
(I8 years, I89o-Ioo7)
Average number Of clear days. partly cloudy davs X cloudy
days, 2. '' 30 N'o@
Direction 23 years; velocity, years)
The prevailing winds are from the NE I875o4 Ioos-7)
The average hourly velocity of the 8 miles Goos71
The highest velocity of the wind "a from the f. on the
27th, 1906, (I9o5-7)
Station: Honolulu, T. H.
Date of issue: May 28 1908
70 o'clock from records Territorial Meteorolog,t:
o'clock averages from Weather Bureau records
VIM B. STOCRntAN
.... Section Director, Weather Bureau,
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INTELLIGENCE.

HONOLULU TEMP
From the records OF the Local Office
U. S. Weather Bureau, Honolulu.
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The Mails
OUTGOING.

OUTGOING.
For S. F., Hongkong Maru, June %.
For S. f., Alameda, June "a
For Victoria, Mariana, June a.
For Colonies, Manuka, June 27.
For Orient, Asia, June 80.
INCOMING.
From Orient, Hongkong Maru, June
20.
From Colonies, Mariana, June "a.
From Victoria, Manuka, June 27.
From S. F., Asia, June 30.
U. S. A. TRANSPORTS.
Thomas at S. F.
Logan at San Fran.
Buford left Hon. for Manila, June 16
Dix left Hon. for Manila, June 2.
Sherman at Portland.
Warren at Manila.
Crook at S. F.
Sheridan left Hon. for Manila, May 10
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-19
Ecu Morrs in -poux-

\ certain veIlknown NeE Yorker.
who dearly loves a practical joke. IS
jus, al present ehuckling over a xick-
ed 4 which he perPetrsted On some
OF his friends
A few days ago he heard frou a
nan who IS good authority on the sub
Jet that in all the English language
there are only three words ending in
-touS -stupendOus. Tremendous and
hazardous.
As soon as he heard that. and re-
alfred that il was quite trae. the p-ze
teal joker saw 4 fine chance for him
self So he went over 10 his club
I heard a most curious thing to
day. he announced TO a group OF
friends You would think. wouIdnr
you. that in the English language
there are plenty Of words ending in
'dous% And yet there are only four
And ROW.. says hat wicked prae-
teal ioker. half sunocating with laugh
tie. that whole gang having probably
discovered the only three words end
ing in 'dOus. which exist in English.
are sitting up nights raeking their
brains in a grim endeavor to discover
the mythical word.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-19

Now thar those two Devils are ex.
hibiting themselves At the Lyric and
Garden thearers. weak Jokes and PLAYS
on words regarding his Satanic ma
iesty are all the rage. says the Nex
York Times
I'm going TO the devil tonight
one remarks. listening hopefully for
the ensuing cachinnation-or else So
anc1Sc has gone TO the Devil" etc.
through delightfully."- bewildering varia.
tons
And then OF course, there Is this
GEM: When soue Z tells you heat.
edly go TO the devil.- you suavely
inquire Which Devil pleaser
An this recalls something that hap
pened in Boston q few years ago,
which. though somewhat similar 10
these Devil Jokes. was distinctly
funPy- There vas . dog show al
the time Whoever ran the press
agent end Of the thing conceived a
brilliant idea Instead Of having ordi
nary signs hung on the street cars 20
ing 10 the show. he caused to b
placed on each one q placzrd an
bouncing in big black letters
This a goes 10 the Dogs.
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MorrN.

One who could rid the World Of wc--
~ would render greater service to
the ace than all Of the inventors and
discoyersrs that ever lived
We Americans pity ignorant savzges
who live in terror OF their cruel gods
their demons which keep them in alb
jet slavery. but We ourselves are the
slaves Of 4 demon which blasts our
hopes. blights our happiness. casts
its hideous shadow ACROSS all our
pleasures. destroys our sleep. mars
health and keeps Us in misery most Of
our lives
This monster dogs US from the era
die 10 the grave. There is no occz-
sion so sacred but il is there In
hidden it comes TO the wedding and
funeral alike II Is AZ every reception.
every banquet; it occupies a seat at
every table
No human IN ilect can estimate the
u~nutterable C and ruin wrought
by wOrrT. 5 forced genius to do
the work Of mediocrity; it has caused
more failures. more broken hearts.
more blasted hopes. than any other
one cause since the dawn Of the world
Success
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-19

Marx Twain and a party Of friends
recently went TO visit the studio Of n
young sculptor Who Is coming rapidly
into public notice One Of the pieces
which was admired greatly by the ma
iority Of the party was the figure Of a
young woman eoiling up her hair
Marx listened to the enconiums in
silence. and when urged for an ex-
preston OF opinion said slowly:
1t Is beautiful. but il is not true TO
nature
Al expressed their surprise AT this
unexpected verdict and demanded his
reasons
She ought TO have her mouth full
OF hairpins.- replied Tom S2vyers
father.
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SEVERE
so--x ~ Itching Eezens-Ooetor
Trcus., ar Operation Necessary
-cs;icura's E-eaey Proven.

I an nor - years old. and three
years : I vas taken with an at
tack % piles the1or-hoidsl. bleeding
AT prorra3irE The doctor said The
czly help for ne vas TO 20 10 a
hospital ard - operated On I tried
several remedies to- months but did
-oc get much help During this tine
SORES appeared which changed 10 \
terrible itching ec-e-a Thea ! began
10 Use CztcE-a soap Ointment. and
Pills iziscti-S 4 quantity % Curicura
Otntzear With 4 Curic1-a S1ppo<itory
Syrt-Se- L took 4 month OF this
treatment 10 get r. in a fairly healthy
state and thea I treated myself once
! Gay for three months and. after that.
once o. twice 4 week The treatments
! tried took a lot Of money. and it IS
fortunate that ! used Cutieura ]. H
Henderson. Hopkinton. " Y, Apr.
IS. 1891.
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THE STORY.

e ZEKIEL had been set a hard task
l. Could he do it,
Ever since his call 10 the prouhs,ic
ministry. while eommuning with his
God by the river Chebar he had strivan
10 be faithful. and a. the successive
revelations had come from God he had
given expression Il them. He had
Eith all the strength Of his intense NJ.
true sought TO unf1d the message Of
God. and by ~forceful phrases ana
striking Illustrations TO awaken the
children OF Israel throughout Babylon
and make them realize what sin had
brought upon them and how God
longed 10 have them come back 10 him
When first the call had come 10 him
and he had returned from the river
Chebar. he had sat for seven DAYS
mute before the Jews at Telabib. re
fusing both food and drink. until al
last they understood that he had
seen a vision and had been sent O,
God with a special message And
from that day forth he had been rec.
ogniLed as the prophet OF the Most
High
Then later when he had so gram
ically portrayed the siege and ces,ruc-
ton Of jerusalem and broken down the
one forlorn lingering hope Of the can
tyes that they would oon return 10
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-19

Ezekiel the Man AMI HIS Nssion-
The leading characteristic q Er-sisi g
his stern. inaevihie energy u rfu ard
he was intensely devoted 10
The rites and % rs ~r1tio-ai
religion He va ~ cusmaraAte. BAT
ever where displays the ocular tent@l-
cieS - a Hebrew edueat@4 urssr Levitt
cal traiuin< Th~re zas a rtr1uE prs-fiy
n4s AMI Al ahs1rHr< r--cEultt11 2 -
ovn hi<h ealing uhirh -naaiei Em
che rfaug 90 euilre AIRY grrataZ ~
thereby 20 mlEFf give arr war-iux or
seHr % Es rrr p EFat -
lrt-rr Tf a ErEel a-
- str eL Pc rr-1t ORR ~-r
% $3.50 o. G--ar ~ G fs
Ieas Fr f Hrl ue te--r
suitse rtar iha ua sFw
oots sTFEt f - w-E 70
L rr ara
.-E aelle rHs er m
r1s fe
~ aaf ~ % 1p
t- rtl-E E GA tr @ Vw
s-tF 20 r- $3.50
Scripture AEA1u-E1 Gag
-e- .
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worls-wiee Students. Movement.

The total abstinence movement
among students in Europe has reached
\ stage Of considerable importance.
According TO the latest reports there
ara II organizations, each with many
local branches. representing II di.-
ferent countries. and = membership
Of over Ie.0e0. Ten Of the organize
tons publish journals. and the others
circulate literature. In the United
States. practical study Of the alcohol
question vas taken up last year by
students in 100 colleges and univsr-
stiles: IN some cases the work vas
given credit as a college study. The
intercollegiate prohibition movement
is thoroughly organized in Il states
and 1913 different colleges. universities.
professional and normal schools The
temperance WORK Of the National asso-
citation alone reached last year 49,
600 college men and women
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Truth and
Quality

appeal to the weIl-Infomed IN evesy
~alk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and ereiitable standing Aecor-
ingiy. it IS not elaimed that Syrup Of Figs
AMI Elixir Of Soma IS the only remedy Of
known value. but one Of many reasons
Why ]; IS the best Of personal and family
hxatiyes IS the fac. that It ieanses,
szcsteas and relieves the internal organs
ca uhieh j; acts without any debilisa;ins
after elects aad without havinzt to Increase
tie Quantity f-o1 tine 10 tine
!; srss Pleasantly AID naturally and
s-5y As n hntire. a31 its cozpozez.
pa-s s-~ ksorn 20 zad approved By
peySeass AZ 3 . FRYE FROM al Obrrs5on-
Eh5e Ehs1ars< To rs - b~nesciL
&~-s Lz- Fu-AS ;se caz0-
==<N--rihy the C1If,rzA F< Sy-s2
Co. @y. zIt< As by Al Ia5=s drug
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-19

Mary Traces Sf the Famous Scout in
tire Southwest

Every American in whom 4 spark OF
romance ia alive knows the name
Kit Carson. says the St Louis
Globe Democrat And the majority Of
Us began young to know II. for Life
and Adventures Of Kit Carson was
among our choice boyhood books To
be a Kit Carson wAs and long will
be boyhOod's ambition Quick 10 act
and never known to boast. Is the Car
son epiiaph. and one that any boz may
well emulate.
Kit Carson. this greatest. perhaps.
Of American scouts and fro1tiersnen.
can b claimed by old Missouri To
he sure. he vas born in Kentucky.
but be vas orly = year in age vhe1
the family removed a historic How
ard comfy. which. although now in
the esnts- Of Civilization. al that tine
wzs exposed 70 savage beasts and In
dams
H0sa-t county IN the rs grew too
tame for hiE. ard his apprenticeship
10 a sa14ier. David Workman. "a good
nanel. waved undressing The call
Of tke wilder vilas vas inzistsnf. and
whez h was II he Scired a Santa Re
carzvan He already vas an excellent
SHOT a p-oscie1t hunter and a strong
ALERT. ~ste11fzSs youth
II November. 1885. he turned up At
Fsnar3er De Taos now Of north
eastern New Mexico. then OF Mexico
itself Here today are 10 Re found
many traces q him. for Taos vas his
rendezvous and home through 40
years At Taos he and his ~ffe are
Buried
The house which he occupied for
many years while he vas Indian
agent still stands and also the low
adobe structure containing his oace.
In Taos lives Alloys Scheurich. a Car
son close friend. holding whose hand
the scout died. and Mrs Seheurich. the
scouts niece
The dOinss Of Kit Carson aftef
his arrival in what Is now New Mex
ioo have been faithfully recorded and
embodied in print. But unfortunately
his boyhood in Howard county seems
vague IL is 10 be hoped that the right
effort will result in more Information
concerning this hot unimportaat Pc
Rod Of his life-the crucial period real
" He vas well schOoled in all the
perils and vicfssitrdes and lore OF
frontier life and he extended his 10
Gale. according TO hzzy report. by
hunting buffalo with the Sioux His
knowledge Of the Sioux tongue after
ward stood him in good stead
He IS 4 character Of whom Missouri
may be proud His kororS apparently
are untarni<hed By the vices so prev
aleat in his rough and ready day
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-19

A pron-EenS educator tells OF a
unique re.S fameudatioa made by the
board OF examination With refer ncs
TO certain questions put TO = primary
school in an Indiana town
I desire to recommend Mary VIII
o also for 4 reward Of merit stated
Z Of the board in \ note appended
TO the report Being ve-y young
Nary naturally missed the point Of
all the questions in the examination
papers. but her wsre IN every
instance so ladylike and refined that
I think she should BE awarded q
Ees2L--Harpers Monthly
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-19
Her ~EIrerience.

LEFTY was a little eolOred girl whose
chief occupation was the bringing Of
water from a distant spring This
<as very much 10 her discomfort for
the summons TO MI the empty water
bucket called her often from her
play.
One day her young mistress was
giving her a lesson in Bible history.
the subject being Noah and the food
Lefty" she said. what did Noah
do when he found that the water va.
all gone
Lefty. who had been giving scant al
tention 10 the story. replied with .
sigh:
i spec he sent after mo-.