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Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26

the senior class and would be ready for col
lege at the close of the present school year.
Granville Penford had only entered the
academy at the beginning of the fall term,
having studied at his home, which was in a
distant part of the State, under private
tutor.
His teacher soon discovered that he was
somewhat vain of his accomplishments, that
he was. ambitious to distinguish himself, not
so much as scholar as wit, and also that
his manners were not the best; but, so far,
no severe reproofs had been necessary.
He was by no means dull student. With
proper application he might we'll have stood
near the head of his class. Even as it was,
he ranked fair.
On the evening in uuestion-t was Friday
evening--he and Howard had gone together
to public meeting in one of the churches of
the town. and it was on their way home from
this gathering that his classmate had taken
him SO severely to task for his misbehavior.
On the following Monday morning the two
boys met as usual in the class-rooms; but
Granville was still smarting with resentment,
and, therefore, would not speak to Howard.
The recitation, in physical geography, un-
der Professor Phelps, was finished, and the
class of restless boys were waiting to be dis
missed; but the teacher evidently had some
thing to say.
Professor Phelps had charge of the depart
ment of natural science in the academy, and
had won an enviable reputation as botanist
and ornithologist; so that boys who had the
opportunity Of coming under his instruction
had no reason to blush for their training.
He was keen-eyed little man, kind to
obedient pupils, but a somewhat severe dis
ciplinarian. This morning, however, the smile
on his: face, said plainly that he had pleasant
news for the class
Boys" he said, "most of you know that
it is my custom every spring to take an out
ing to some part of the country for the pur-
pose of studying the local botany and orni-
thology and gathering specimens for our cab
met: This year | shall go to the Tennes-
see Mountains. It will be an interesting re-
gion to visit, not only on account of the
fauna and fora, but also on account Of the
rugged scenery and the strange types of hu-
manity to be found there"
"What in the name of sense is he trying
to get atT" thought Howard.
"Now listen! / want one of the boys of
this class to go with me in this excursion.
He is to help me to gather specimens, ac-
company me in my rambles to the widest
and most out-of-the-way places, and learn all
he can. OF course, shall bear all the ex-
penses of the journey"
At this point in the professors remarks
the boys could repress their excitement no
longer, but broke out in hearty round of
applause that drowned his voice.
When it had subsided. he went on, with a
bland smile:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26

'Listen" This was his peculiar method
of attracting attention to some important
announcement that he was about to make,
and you may depend upon it that all the
boys of the academy focused their ears ears
mand "Listenl" he repeated "In one
week from today we shall have an examination
in natural history, and the boy who gets the
highest grade then shall be the. one, to go
with me in this expedition; providing his con,
duct and character are such as to commend
him to me for that purpose: How many OF
you will compete for the prizeT
Every hand went up. Then there was al
most stampede of, applause, the professor
looking on with pleased smile.
"Ihe class is excused. he said, at length,
when quiet was restored
"Who do you think will VIM" was the ques-
tion that went from lip to lip as the boys
day." declared Granville. Wouldn't like
to go on that trip? I've wanted to see the
Tennessee Mountains all my life, and es,
The prospect. was an enchanting one to
Granville, not because he was SO deeply in:
terested in the study of birds and howersx
but because he had an inborn love of out.
door sports and was great rambler, even ifl
he did not investigate anything in particular{
Besides it would be an honor to distance hl9
classmates in this mental race. and have hiA
name published in the town papers as tho
successful competitor.
So ne began at once to study his text books
on natural history as he had never studied
them before, and by the next Monday haA
almost committed one of them to memory
for his mind was very retentive. =
He went to the examination with some de-
gree of confidence. Several of the questions.
were quite difficult, but when at last the bell
was tapped, to signify that the time given to,
the examination had expired, our young sttE
dent pushed back his papers with a sigh Of
satisfaction, confident that he had answer
ed every question correctly except one,
which was SO "knotty," as he phrased it that
he felt sure none of his rivals had been able
to manage it.
at was hardly fair question:" he reflect
ed, in his conceited way; ''it isn't in any of
our textbooks 1 don't believe Howard Col
Inns answered it, and he's the only one in the
class I'm afraid of. Well. if ! should beat
him after all his insulting words"
The sentence was not finished, for Just then
Professor Phelps dismissed the class
The next morning, when the boys had gath
cred in the recitation room, they looked up
into the professors face with anxious expect
ancy as he stood before them ready to an
nounee the result of the examination.
It was a moment of intense excitement
CoNTINr1ED ON pACN sIx-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26
Copyright by James Elverson.

Copyright by James ElVerson'
~ RANVILLE, 1 was really ashamed OF
(G you this evening" .y
W. ASHAMED of me! For what!
There was an angry gleam IN the
eye of the questioner
"Of course. Won will be offended if / tell
you but | can't help that. It's out OF the
question to keep friends with boy who be-
haves as you did at the meeting just now;
1t was scanda1ous! l suppose you noticeo
that | left my seat by your side and found
another some distance away. Let me say
plainly that did that because | didn't want
any~of the blame OF your misconduct saddied
upon me-"
''Bah! Howard, you're too good, entirely
too good for wicked world like this, sneer-
ed the second speaker. you know what
becomes of goody-goody little boys, don't
you? Be careful their awful fate doesn
overtake you! You talk like a saint, and
'Well, it was almost crime for boy who
has been brought up as you have been to q
behSve SO ogtrageouSy at P21 public gathering
threatened Granville, hotly. You may. be
sorry for it if you say too much The idea
OF lecturing me in this style for indulglng IN
little harmless sport-I tell you l won't
Harmless sport!" broke out the first
speaker, whose name was Howard Collins
'Shal describe the kind OF harmless sport
you engaged in"
81 don't care whether you do or not"
"Wen, sir, you tried to be smart-to give
the impression that you were very acute and
funny. You pursed up your lips, made wry
faces. tried to mimic the lecturer, tossed your
hat upon your cane, looked up at the ceiling
like star-gazer, whispered what you thought
were witty sayings to those near you, and did
other unbecoming things; and never for a
moment listened to the speaker. Some of
the people around you were so annoyed and
disgusted that they couldn't enjoy the lee
ture." =,
Anything more?" asked Granville, with
Eyes. All this you seemed to think ex-
amused, you laughed at your own. poor jokes.
Such conduct does credit, sir, to your
training either at home or at the academy.
I'm not your teacher or censor, but | went
with you to that meeting at your request as
your friend and ON that score think l have
a right to speak plainly; and so | want to
say that all your attempts at humor this even
ing were a failure, an utter failure because
they were wholly out of place. No one
thought you witty, and no one, except posi-
bly, yourself and few shallow-brained young
people, was amused at your grimaces. On the
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other hand, sensible people were disgusted,
and glanced at you as they wondered VINO
that badybred young fellow might be-
do you mean to insult me?"
Granville wheeled around. and his large
dark eyes, cleaned, iercely. in the moonlight
upon his blunt-spoken critic. lie was SO an
CRY that he lost control of himself.
His clenched hand was raised to strike his
companion, but Howard was strong ana agile,
and before the blow could descend, he had
caught the others wrist and held it firmly j,
Don't add anything more to. the list OF
your otfenses this evening, Granville" he said,
calmly. "It is already long enough. I'm not
fighting character. l should be ashamed
To- to disgrace myself By engaging in ruftan-
well, then, hold your insulting tongue,
or Tll-Iu-"
mo, you WON'T" replied Howard, firmly.
"You know well enough that if l did stoop
to fight, you might not come out of the con. con-
test as gloriously as you think. But l won t
fight; it is unmanly and rowdyish. | have
only one or two things more to say. don't
want you to think that am too goody-goody,
as you call it, to appreciate sport at the right
time and place. | like fun as well as any
body; but do detest such conduct as you We
been guilty of this evening, for it doesn t
show good breeding and is an offense against
decorum. II you do not suffer for it some of
these days l shall be greatly mistaken"
"What are you driving at now? muttered
Granville. between his set teeth.
II saw Professor Phelps, who, as you
know, was sitting on the rostrum, looking at
you with his keen, black eyes, as if he want
ed to lead you out of the ROOM"
"And l suppose you'll go and gable to
him?"
mo, Granville, you know won't do that.
Pm no gossip. The professor saw you him
self, and Pm afraid"
II shan't listen to another word, Mr..
Fault Finder. When ! ask you to go with
me again, you'll know it"
Granville turned on his heel and disappear
ed in the darkness He was in fierce
frame of mind, and hurried along the street,
muttering incoherent sentences to himself, to
give vent to his angry feelings:
In few minutes he had reached his room,
and although he went to bed at once, he was
too exasperated to go to sleep until the town
clock struck three in the morning.
Perhaps, too, there was feeling of shame
mingled with his resentment, on account of
his ungentlemanly department, for it must
be borne in mind that he was not vicious
boy, but, rather. thoughtless and conceited
one.
II wonder if Professor Phelps really did
see me-" he reflected. bitterly, as he tossed
on his bed.
The two boys, whose angry colloquy has
bean recited. were students at the Evansville
Academy. Both of them were members OF
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-17
TRIES To BUY POISON
To COMMIT SUICIDE

Wearying of life, and disposed to
look upon it as cheap and of no
special value to the community, I'm Day
Chun, a Korean, essayed to purchase
from Benson, Smith & Co.'s drug store
sufficient poison to make him a subject
for the coroner on Saturday night.
Tn Day Shun entered the store about
s p. m. and, laying fifteen cents upon
the counter, asked for poison.
"What fora inquired the clerk.
"Me want make blandly replied
the Korean "'No pilikia; only me;
no pilikia anybody else"
The Korean endeavored to convince
the drug clerks that the mere shutting
off into the Great Beyond was of no
moment to anyone but himself, and as
long as he didn It care snap about
the result, why, nobody else should.
The clerks took it or granted that the
man was pupule, or at least a subject
for examination, and calling for the
police had him sent to the station. He
will be examined as to his sanity.
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A Plan to Man the Land
= 800 - 1 - ~
y g y e y y = y e = $500

dime to the cultivation of it if they
could get it under these conditions.
If this pan were adopted, the gov
eminent would seem to be at a loss,
but in reality in the end would be a
gamer. There is room for a million
people here, and if proper measures
were taken we could get them.
And to get them. inducement must
be given, or people will not come so
far. There are other parts of the
United States where similar offers are
made. and they get more settlers in a
week than we do in year. Therefore,
l offer that idea for what it is worth,
and hope it will be considered and
acted upon-at least, to some extent.
L would say that there are more in
ducements at the present time to set
tie than there ever were before, and
it is my opinion that better induce
ments will soon be offered as the new
industries increase and multiply
AN OBSERVER.
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MOVING PICTURE
MACHINE NOTES
Continued from Page one,

Edison company, with whom l was
connected on my first trip here. There
are not many places in the world where
you can find men trained as that COM
pany is. l suppose it is the natural
musical sense of time that gives such
accuracy to the drill. l know that it
is not believed by a good many in the
East who have seen the pictures that
the drill is gone through without music
or single word of command
'fThe pictures show of the launch
ing of the scout boat Salem is, l think,
an interesting one, especially now that
the navy is coming in for so much
a series of fast scouts the government
is building at the Salem yards and
she is the first of all our naval vessels
to be fitted with the American turbine
engines. I was at the banquet given
TO celebrate the successful launching,
and the Mayor of Salem made speech.
He was ratified at the greatness of
the occasion and in his confusion be-
gan by calling the vessel a 'scoot ,
boat. He tried to correct himself, but
the banqueters wouldn't have it and
yelled at him to let it go at that. So
all through the banquet, and l guess
yet, the scouts are called scoots in
Salem.
''That picture is one of many I have
that are private pictures, not taken for
public exhibition purposes. The pie
lures of the National Cash Register
works are private and one of those I
have, that of the crowd of employees
rushing across the lawn at noon, was
withdrawn by the owners, so I have
the only one there is. The Pasadena
floral parade scenes are original as
well.
THE pictures taken from the swing
boat at Coney Island, Cincinnati. are
favorites wherever they are shown.
That resort used to be called the Coney
Island of the West, but the name is
shortened now to plain Coney Island
and it is noted as being the only is
land in the world entirely surrounded
by land.''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-17
Notable Society Event

The College Club gave itself a Valen-
tine party on Friday afternoon at
Arcadia" the home of Mrs. Frear.
About sixty college women were
present, Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox be-
ing the guest Of honor. After a brief
program consisting of a group of Rob-
ert Herrick's poems read by Miss By
ington, and a group of love songs sung
by Mrs. Alex. Lindsay Jr., supper was
served from the buffet. Mrs. A. Lewis
then entertained the company by read
ing their own productions-a bowlful
of original limericls brought for the
occasion. Among them were the fol-
lowing:
Some college-bred DANES had
hunch'
They would gather themselves in a
bunch,
In music or art,
They'd each take some part,
But they'd always top off with lunch.
A maid just from college progressive,
Her head stored with knowledge ex-
cessive,
Cooked a steak for the supper
Of her dyspeptic pupper.
His funeral was large and impressive.
A fair maid pressed her hand to her
heart;
"Alas! 1 am pierced by a dart!"
Her mother said "Cupid?"
Her father said Stupid
The doctor said, "Ate too much tart"
When the College Club starts to write
verse
In lines that rhyme and are terse,
wen be in at the DEATH"
They shout in one breath.
Bring out the crepe and the hearse."
There was young lady you may know,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-17
Honolulu. February 14, 19OS.

Honolulu, February IA, 1905
Editor Advertiser: A friend of mine
has a new idea in regard to home
steads, which if carried out would, in
my opinion. soon. bring a most de-
sirable class of men here who would
soon change the whole aspect of this
country.
His idea is to have the government
give forty acres of land to all settlers
that would comply with this law-that
is, to live on the land for five years
and cultivate it, and improve it. and
devote their whole time to it, and, at
the end of five years, if all the re-.
squirements had been fulfilled, they
would receive deed to same free of
charge. Now, if this were done and
advertised throughout the United
States, there is no doubt that every
bit of available land would soon be
taken up. There are also a great many
men here that would be only too glad
to take up land and devote their whole
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-17

An authority among japanese News
papers, published in the Territory of
Hawaii.
The only illustrated 1o-page Japan
csc Daily In Existence.
12-page Sunday Issue Is the Best
Advertising Medium.
Job Work in Japanese and Chinese a
Speciality.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-17

Some matrons and maids Of Hawaii
Would rather have clubs than make
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Now is Matching Season

Place your orders for EGGS early
tails Black Minorca; famous "Dia-
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Inter-island Orders carefully packed.
Address WALTER c. WELDON, P.
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Who visited once the volcano;
When they showed her the pit,
She exclaimed, rs that IL?
I'd write it up, were I Hall Game, oh!''
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(By one of the men.>

(By one of the men)
Some matrons and maids of Hawaii
Would rather have clubs than make
pie.
So they gather together,
In bad or fair weather,
And the men at home sigh for the pie.
There once was damsel named Ruth,
Who thought every lad so uncouth,
She sat in the sand
And held her own hand
Thus she missed half the fun of her
youth.
There was once a felloY named Joe
Qui Frat non bonus homo
Seine duerstige frau
Nui wela ka hao
Mails il pensait qu'elle etait de trop.
A phrenologist once felt my head
And then he Immediately said,
your bump limerick
Has been hit with a brick,
You had better go right straight to
bed!''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-17

THE BELLE OF OAHU.
The beautiful Liliuolalu
Was known as the belle Of Oahu,
Yet single she stayed,
For this modest young maid
Would meet only men that her ma
knew.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
Mrs. Cox, the president of the club,
had arranged to give each member a
fac-simile of Mrs. Wilcox's limerick
as a souvenir of the event.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-03
The Broken Buckle.

1t is related of hero in Scottish
history, that, when an overwhelm-
ing force was In full pursuit. and all
his followers were urging him to
more rapid flight, he coolly dis
mounted to repair a flaw in his
horses harness. While busted with
the broken buckle, the distant cloud
swept down in nearer thunder, but
just as the prancing hoofs and Gag
er spears were ready to dash down
on him, the flaw was mended, the
clasp fastened, the steed mounted,
and, like a sweeping falcon, he van
ished from their view. The broken
buckle would have left him in the
field an inglorious prisoner; the
timely delay sent him in safety to
his huzzaing comrades. There is in
daily life the same luckless precipi.
fancy, and the same profitable delay.
The man who, from his prayerless
waking, bounces off into the bust.
ness of the day, however good hii
talents and great his diligence, IL
only galloping on a steed harnessed
with broken buckle, and must moi
be astonished If, in his hottest haste
his most hazardous leap, he be lef
ingloriously in, the dust.-Selected
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-03
That There Scar.

General Gordon, of Confederate
Army fame, was a candidate for the
United States Senate from Georgia.
A member of the Legislature had
been elected on purpose to vote
against him. Here Is the result as
related in the New York Commercial:
He stormed and raVed against his
old commander at all times and
places. and when it came to voting
he marched resolutely up the aisle
with an anti-Gordon ballot in his
hand. There on the platform sat the
old general, the scars of battle still
disfiguring a face that had once been
handsome.
AS the GAINESVILLE veteran ap-
preached the ballot box his heart be-
gan to fail him when he caught sight
of Gordon. His frame shook with
emotion, but he tried to nerve him.
self for the ordeal. Then suddenly
turning and facing the caucus he
cried out, as the tears streamed down
his bronzed cheeks:
Its no use, boys! i can't do It!
Here goes my vote for John B. Cor.
don. 1t was all up with'me, boys
when seen that there scar. Forgive
me, General"
When 1 read that though of Jesus
sitting on the throne 'as a Lamb thai
had been slain," with the scar-marks
Of the thorns, the nails and the
spear. And 1 thought if all the sin
ners for whom he died, and who arr
now opposing him, could see those
marks would they not feel as that re
pentant legislator did? Would the.
not be compelled to give their heart
| to Him who gave His life for them
Would they not say, "The love o
Christ constraineth me?"-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1908-12-03

is where the difticulty comes In. 1t ID
impossible 10 make q little, restless,
active child understand the impor-
lance of keeping quiet, and this
makes It absolutely necessary that
watchfulness On the part OF the par
emit or teacher should not be relaxed.
Stairs should be taken slowly, run
ming should be forbidden. and the
child should not be allowed TO wres-
tie with other children. Skipping
ropes and hoops and all toys calling
for violent exercise should be put out
OF sight, and a daily effort be made
to keep the child amused and occu-
pied in a quiet fashion. A happy
medium ust be found between spoil
ing the child and allowing It to cry
violently, and this is a matter for all
the tact that can be exerted. The
medical treatment will OF course be
In the hands OF the physician
Youths Companion