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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-07
A ROCKING STONE.
Now York's Souvenir Of the. Remote
Glacial Period.

Now York's Souvenir of the. Remote
Glacial Period.
Though tens Of thousands OF persons
yearly see the great rocking stone Of
Bronx park in New York city, few
realize that it is the city's most con-
spicuous souvenir Of the glacial period,
when all of this section was covered
with an ocean of ice some 1900 feet
thick that was moving slowly toward
the south.
That pinkish bit of granite, weighing
thirty tons, standing seven and one
half feet above its rocky base, being
ten feet broad and eight feet thick,
came from the far north, carried In
the resistless Icy arms of the glacier
that swept over the continent down to
this latitude. marking its path by de-
posting great powders as 1t moved
and leaving scratches on the firm rocks
beneath, from the sliding, grinding
bits and masses Of granite that set
tied to its base and were pushed along
as 1t moved.
This same bowlder left It's mark on
the bare face Of the rocky hill to the
north of it, in which lies the crocodile
pool. There the scratches are visible
today. pointing to where the bowlder
stands and telling the story Of part OF
its travels.
When the melting ice departed from
the great block of granite 1t left II
standing through the ages a rocking
stone so delicately poised that pres.
sure OF fifty pounds exerteS on Its
most northern angle causes its apex tc
sway north and south about two inch
es.-New York Herald.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-07
THE MULE IN THE JUG.


An Arab Proverb and tho Legend
That Gave 1t Birth.
Who can affirm that the mule en-
tered the jug7
This proverb is frequently quoted to
show that, though one may conscien-
tiously believe In a thing which may
seem extravagant In itself, 1t Is better
not to repeat it from fear of being dis
believed. 1t arises from the following
Arabic legend: An Arab who denied
the existence of genii once bought a
mule and took it home. When per-
forming his evening ablutions, he saw
the mule enter a jug, and this so
scared him that he ran shouting to the
neighbors and told them what he had
seen. They, thinking him mad, endeav-
ored to appease him, but all In vain.
He vociferated more and more, so that
the authorities sent him to the mad
house. When the doctor came to see
him, he repeated the account Of what
he had seen, whereupon the doctor or
dered him to be detained. He contin-
ued upon each visit Of the doctor to
repeat his statement until his friends
succeeded in persuading him that If he
wished to regain his freedom he must
recant. This he did, and the doctor set
him at liberty, to the great Joy Of his
family and friends. On making his alb
lutions as before he again saw the
mule, this time peeping out Of the Jug,
but on this occasion he contented him.
self with remarking to the mule: "Oh
yes, / see you well enough, but who
would believe me? And l have had
enough of the madhouse." Needless tc
say that the genii to avenge them
selves for his disbelief in them had
Transformed one of themselves into q
mule and as such entered the Jug
Cairo EGYPT Sphinx.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-07
Cheap Fun.

He-You talk about men playing
poker. 1t is no worse a vice than the
shopping habit Of the women. She
Perhaps not, morally speaking; but,
whereas a woman can sl;op all day
without 1t costing her cent except
what she pays for car fare.--Boston
Transcript
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-03-07
Miqht Have Known.

An austerc looking lady walked into
furricr's and said to the shopman.
II should like to purchase a muff."
"What furY demanded the man.
ITO keep my hands warm, you
idiotr" exclaimed the lady.-London
Scraps.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-11

the T. s. s. Co of New Zealand men
toned. The result has been repeated
editions OF this artistic publication,
and a demand for larger steamers on
the Sydney, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Auck-
land service. and more frequent cruises.
So much for tempting the tourist with
moderate charges well explained by an
able writer.
In the strong box of this company
are manuscripts on Tahiti, new
guide book. On the famous Sounds cruise
and one might say. tons Of suggestions,
designs for hotels, etc. In fact had this
company. secured a renewal Of the Can
ada Australia contract for another five
or seven years instead of two. ii would
have put newer and faster boats on
the run via Honolulu, besides erecting
magnificent modern hotels in Fiji, Sa-
rraoa. Tonga and Tahiti. where we
might have seen introduced to the Pa
cifc islands the plan that has within
half a decade made the islands OF the
Caribbean sea the NEST popular and
lucrative Of tourist resorts. There II IS
posi- bic TO purchase your five dollar
day cruising ticket, using dozen
or hundred coupons, either at the
splendid hotels ashore Or aboard the
floating cruising palaces that ply, al
most daily. among these fortunate is
lands This system VIII come in vogue
in Hawaii and the South Seas. we
need only a local 81. James Mills 10
start the good work here, the sensible
American tourists VII do the rest. II
we give them merely the slightest sen
sible enCoura cement.
The Three Wonderful Nations be-
ing the best thing Of its kind, and az
the islands II describes are being
brought within the FIVE dollar day
radius Of Honolulu. a few extracts
from thIs little booklet that has helped
10 make tfle fame OF Beatrice Grim
shaw, and the success Of a great steam
ship company may not be out Of place
Kiplfrg writes the Introduction be-
meath the single solitary picture Of one
Of the companies boats used IN this
publication. She's carrying tired people
10 the Islands of the BIest." The book
let does not say that Sydney. the usual
starting point Of the South Sea Island
cruise. is the Paris az the Antipodss,
and one Of the lfveliest and most beau
tffuI cities n the world. IL takes you
direct u Fiji and begins enthusiastic
ally desc~ibiug-not Suva and Levuk1,
the I. :. :. Cos ports q call. but the
wonderful cut Of the way Islands ana
places served by, the rival two dollar
and a half z day intsr-island cruising
steamers. People 60 on the big boats
and stop Of for q month II Fiji q
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-11

and visitor would most desire. The re-
suit was beautifully written and Il
lustrated booklet that told the stranger
the truth, advised him where TO stop
and where not to waste his time Told
him of execrable hotels that charged
exorbftant rates for miserable service,
and Of neat cottages where good board
at reasonable rates might be secured.
Of course there was a howl from GER
tain hotels, but the tourist was de-
lighted. Moreover he was told deftIy
and succinctly just how to spend to
best advantage, a day in port, or a
month, either walking or riding The
dollar day man. was treated with
as much consideration as the multi
millionaire pleasure seeker. and never
once in the body of the pamphlet is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-11

travelling on the boats of this line. con-
tributed a faeetious article criticiZing
the management Of the steamship com
pany and suggesting changes for the
benefit of the tourist. To his astonish-
ment the article was published, the
writer invited TO make other trips and
comments, while the managers of this
vast concern thanked him in person
and stated that some Of the sugges-
tons were being acted upon while
others were asked for. This was as
astonishing as a former experience
along similar lines with the Hamburg
American line, but then, after all it is
usually only the small but self import
ant companies, that ignore their pa
irons and jog along in a small way,
until the progressive man comes along
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-11

with ideas that he puts in operation,
then goodbye narrow little company
and the public benefits. All the Aus
tralasian steamboat companies now is
sue monthly literature. but the New
Zealand concern sets the pace in this
direction, not only for Australasia, but
for the whole world, and it pays.
Probably the best gotten up and most
tempting folder ever issued by any
transportation company is Beatrice
Grimshaws Three Wonderful Ma
tons" issued by the Union Steamship
Company TO popularize its South Sea
Island cruise. This writer was instruct
ed 10 90 ahead, disregarding the
panegerics on the beauty OF the vessels,
their furnishings. etc, usually thrust
down the throat Of the reader of steam
ship literature and to prepare a book
let giving the information the tourist
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-11
HOW TO TRAVEL.

The carriage-roads extend but few
miles beyond Apia. Outside these lin
its there are only bridle-tracks. White
mems houses disappear. and the white
population abruptly ceases. All the
villa ges are Samoan, all the speech -
native Handsome bronze figures,
lightly clad in a brilliant lava-lsva
and q handful Of flowers. call out
Continued on Page Six)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-11
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CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS
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Save money by giving US your con-
tract.
We guarantee the quality ana work.
Give US a trial.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-11
MIR. and Mrs. Hashimoto
MASSEURS

RHEUMATISM,
BRUISES.
SPRAINS.
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and other all
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-11

OFFICE-1sO Magoon Building, Msr-
chant Street, corner Alakea Street,
HONOLULU.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
ELECTRIC POWER FROM WIND.
Air Motors Successfully Used as Gen
orator In Germany.

According TO Consul General Richard
Guenther. OF Frankfort, German papers
state that in Germany wind motors as
power generators for use in agricul-
tural and industrial pursuits are rarely
met with, but that in Denmark their use
has increased very greatly. The consul
general continues: 'Since 1897 the Danish
government has contributed about SIS, )G
for equipments, and has even lately erect
ed an experimental station at AskOc. A
technical writer describes these expert
ments, which were made on the initia-
tive Of the Danish government and also
some of the electric works in Denmark
which generate electricity by means of
wind motors. According 70 his state
ments motors with four wings have given
the best results. as smaller number of
wings do not fully utilize the wind power
while a large number acts detrimentally
on the wind current between the wings
If a medium large wind motor is used
with a wing surface of about IS square
meters q square meter-10 7S4 square feet.
eight horsepower is obtained at a wind
velocity Of 8 meters a second a meters .
feet. At a velocity OF eight meters the
horsepower Is more than doubled. A
wind with a velocity of eight meters d
second is no rarity. The weather reports
classify it as No. 3. while the highest
wind velocity is No p Since 1858 there
has been in existence the Danish Elec-
tricity Company. from whose jealous
agitation thirty larger and smaller wind
power electrical equipments are in Oper-
alton throughout Denmark"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
vELVET-FOOTED WALKERS.
Average Pedestrian Makes Little
Noise with His Roots.

In recent yeaE there has come a great
change over one Of the former city noises,
that contributed by the feet of the pas
sers-by along any thoroughfare, says the
Kew York Press. If one will stop to no.
tice this effect in such place. for ex-
ample, as the walks Of the City Hall
Park. where there is TO immediate sound
made by trucks or other vehicles. It viii
strike the listener as curious how really
little noise is made by the boots or shoes
Of the pedestrians. Now and again one
viii hear Il heel strike the asphalt with
sharp note, but for the most part tie
passers-by 60 soundiessly. so far as the
falling of their feet on the walk is con-
cerned. Whether this IS due 20 the fact
that boots and shoes are better made
than they were, or whether men and
women walk in better form than they
used 20 as a result Of the craze for atL-
letlcs and outdoor sports. is not easily
asceTtainable.s But the fact remains that
10 all intents and purposes the average
pedestrian goes on velvet-shod feet now
adays, so far as the noise he makes is
concerned.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
MADE BY A CONVICT.
EIabOrateIy ScuIptured Fountain
Has a Remarkable History.

In the gardens attached to the houses
Of Parliament, Melbourne. there is an
deliberately sculptured fountain. embel-
lished with human figures, birds. flow
ers. and various other ornamental work
in stone. This fountain has Q remark
able history. II was constructed entire
~ by a convict named William Stanford.
within the walls Of the Melbourne Jail
When a young man Of tweuty-one, stan
ford. in a weak moment. joined a band of
bushranging desperad0es was captured.
and sentenced TO terms Of Imprisonment
amounting in the aggregate 10 twenty
two years. One day Col. Champ. the gov
ernor of Melbourne jail. was astouished
TO find a beautiful angelic figure which
Stanford had carved out Of a meat bone.
He showed it 10 the leading sculptor Of
Melbourne, who declared that the young
man was a natural genius. The sculptor
visited the jail and gave Stanford soma
lessons in the art a petition for pardon
was infuenually signed and Stanford
was released. He became one OF the most
successful sculptOrs in Melbourne. and
completely lived down his juvenile GRIM
inal esCapade.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Gambling I'm Cuhn.

From the Worlds Work
American influence has brought about
some important changes in Cuban Gus
toms and notably IN the abolition of the
bull ring and the cock pit. which used
to be the chief Sunday attractions Of the
populace. Not a few Of the better class
Of Havanese desire the same fate for
Jai Alai and would rejoice to see the
Fronton closed forever High and low
wager immoderately on this game and
many stories of ruined regulations and
wrecked businesses are connected with
il Every race has It's prevailing vice
and its comparative freedom from others.
The Cubans are incurable gamblers. but
drunkenness is virtually unknown among
them. Both sexes in Havana spend
great deal Of time in the numerous open
air cafes. but they drink, for the most
part. nonalcoholic, fruity beverages. OF
which there are an extensive variety Pc
culiar 10 the country.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
CAPITAL SIDELIGHTS
STORIES OF PEOPLE AND THINGS
By ONE WHO KNOWS


was instructed TO go TO my room and hs
would fix it for me- Upstairs I went,
and In a few minutes there was knock
at the door. I could see that tray with
its cool bottle and waiting glasses, and 1
yelled impatiently Come in" Some one
fumbled with the knob for a few mo-
mentss and then venerable son Of Erin.
with very red beak and carrying an old
fashioned carpet grip. tumbled into the
room. Get out Of this. 1 said, savage
in my appointment, you've made a
mistake in the room
Weren't yez afther wantin' some
thin asked my unlimited visitor
Yes j replied. But what do you
know about IL?
Because. begOrra I've got it here.
he announced, and with that he opened
his old grip and produced two bottles OF
beer, for which he allowed me 10 pay 20
cents. II quenched my thirst but gave
me no further pleasure. for 1 felt when
drinking it ike thief in the night.
It's all poppycock," said a member Of
Congress. who is always crying for re-
trenchment, that the President cannot
live on the salary he receives. To be
sure, it is only put down as $1,000 on the
rolls but to that must be added the extra
allowances he receives for clerk hire,
doorkeepers, ushers, firemen. for iuciden-
tai expenses. repairs. fuel. and the Ike.
The money appropriated for the White
House expenses is often in the neighbor-
hood Of 100000 and that added 10 the
Presidents salary makes a tidy little
sum, even for President
1T Is sure that an economical man
could live on it in a manner commensu-
rate with his rank, but although / do
cry economy, / don't want % have the
President Of the greatest country in the
world feel that he must practice economy,
and I shah be glad 70 vote him salary
Of 10000 a year and not cut down the
other appropriations either I voted for
q raise in my own salary last year. and
shall vote for another raise the first
time / have an opportunity 10 DO so; but
then any one who knows anything about
il knows that it is impossible for a Con-
gresham 20 live decently on $500 a year
in Washington. When I first came here
! looked around for a furnished house.
and finally found one exactly 20 my
liking. which belonged to q society
woman about leaving for a long stay
abroad. When I asked her the price she
said it would be 1850 a year. But ms
dear madame I exclaimed, what I'm the
world viii ] do with the rest OF the
money that will be left out Of nv salary
Wei, she replied archly. you pay me
the whole Of it, II you are 50 worried
about its disposition
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
HOW Ahont the TIP

No" said the Western man as he
turned away from the hotel register, I'm
not too strong TO carry my own suit case.
Here. boy. give it 10 me. Eastern men
make me tired. he said. warming 10 his
subject and holding the nervous clerk
spelIbound. They're either too feeble or
too proud to carry their own suit cases,
even in an emergency, but must always
have a boy 10 do it, and the heavier the
case the smaller the boy This case Of
mine Is loaded with samples of ore. and
no thin-legged kid is going 70 have his
spine pulled out of place with it if I can
help it-and I think I can. Now. lead tie
way. sonny, and Wen go up to my room.
and if you haven't picked me out a good
one I'll come down and blow up the
whole establishment-have a cigar9'z-
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Nature Fakers. They.

Little children this winter look more
like roly-poly white rabbits and Teddy
bears than anything else Most all of
the toddlers are wearing white furry
coats and caps. When they are fairly
plump and we'll bundled up under these
furry coats. and when their little legs are
incased in leggings TO match, they are
about as broad as they are long, ;uld
nothing could be much cutter or more cud-
dlesOme
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
RECOLLECTTONS.

The scenes Of my childhood
I ne'er can forget
The brook and the schoolhouse
Are haunting me ret.
Again I can see thee.
Oh. sweet smiling faces,
Ard picture With pleasure
Our parents embraces
The old schoolro0m
/ revisit once more.
But the windows are boukea,
Ard holes in the floor.
The strict old professor,
Bald-headed and fat
Is now gone forever
FTum the chair where he szA.
Oh. scenes Of my bUyh0Od
ne'er viii forget.
Though / die and be Imrisd
Az2 be haunting me YET.
GE0R15H G0DOY-
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Curious Punishment.

Prom I1t-BlS
At Kotta, in Saxony, persons who fail
to pay their taxes each year have their
names published in a list which hangs
up in all restaurants and saloons Of the
city. Those who are on the lists must
not be supplied with either meat or drink
at these places under penalty of loss Of
license
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
As Ii wight Hare Reen-

From Pacs.
Mrs, Houlihan (sobbingl-I never saw
ye till tn Gay before me unf0rchnit mar
riage
Mr. Houlihan-An' I often visit "a
hadn't seen NE til n day aftherl
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

clesiastical history, and has run through
three long editions in Germany, is the
Outlines of Church History" by Hans
Won Schubert, professor of church history
at Heidelberg. This work has now been
rendered into English by Maurice A.
Chauney, NJ. A.. and will be published
by @. =. Putnams Sons. Tn its English
version it carries a scholarly supplement-
airy chapter by Miss Alice Gardner on re-
ligious thought and life in the nineteenth
century. The volume will form the latest
addition to Putnams Theological Trans
lation Library"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16
Id 4Paddv the Pig's.,.

or, maybe you stray over TO Sixth ave-
nue. and enter the hospitable doors of
Clarence O'Brien, known as Paddy the
Pig" and seldom resenting the designa-
ton Mr.. o Brien is partly TO the point
that he requires double doors for ingress
and egress- He is engaging in his man
ners and viii invite the caller to a seat
at the table where he is RECALLING women
friends with an account OF his deeds Of
derring-do and his nightly criticism OF
the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of the police. Also,
Mr.. O'Brien will enter no strenuous OBJ
jections to the ordering Of stimulants by
his guests. Should such suggestions not
emanate with sufficient rapidly Mr.
O'Brien has been known to recall his
visitors to "a sense Of the proprieties by
some such gentle hint as Hey, boy.
this guy says bring US all drink"
You may, however, find yourself q bit
farther south and g bit farther wsst-A6
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

A. c. McClurg, of Chicago, have a
number of new novels for publication this
spring. Prisoners of Chance" by Ran
dali Parrish. is romance Of the Missis-
sippi Valley in 1T6S. THE Silver Blade
is a mystery tale by Charles E. Walk
Robert Ames Bennett, in Into the PRINT
tive" tells how three civilized people, an
American girl, an American engineer. and
an Englishman. were wrecked on an IN
inhabited island and brought into contact
with reality, Her Ladyship' is the title
of new novel by Katherine lyman, au-
thor OF The Story OF Bawn"
A book that occupies the position Of &
standard among German students Of &C.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

Messrs. Henry Holt & Co. viii follow
William de Morgan's striking new novel,
Somehow Good next week, with two
strongly cOntrasted novels Edward Bar
ron's The Lost Goddess" fairly
"breathless' tale of the adventures in
Brazil of some New Workers Of to-day.
and J. Breckenridge Ellis "Arkinsaw
Cousins, a quiet story. notable for its
humOr and telling delineations of char
acteT.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-16

The Penguins." Anatole France =
forthcoming tale, ought TO prove SUM-
GENTLY original to divert the most wearied,
II is a legend. or a fable, or a symbolic
romance, CT in any event a tale, Of
olotbes-their effect on a population which
had lived in innocent ignorance of the
bad taste Of unclad beauty The homeli-
est of all the ladies. newly appearing in
the enchanting mystery Of a pink robe
and flower-adOrned hat, instantly upset
the decorous simplicity of Penguin So
ciety and plunged it into the mad tribu-
lations that beset civilization Anatole
France is finishing another volume, Les
COntes de Jacques Tournebroche"- Sc
ries Of light anecdotes distracted indtffer-
emily from medieval legend and history.
some OF them savOring OF La Fontaine
Among the titles are lie Cab d'Olivier,"
lie Miracle de Ia Pie ''Frere Jolande,"
la Picorde," and la Lecon Bien APP
price"-tales in rather CAV tone.