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Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
Standing on His Rights.

Police Justice-Have you any way b,
making a living?
vagrant-I hev, y'r honor. / kir
make brooms.
Police Justice-You can? Where die
you learn that trade?
vagrant-I decline t answer, y'r hon
or.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
Realistic.

Maybelle-That tall, slender chap
went on the stage made up as a wom-
an? How did he look?
Gladys-Strictly up to date. You
know, he hasn't any hips.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
Must Keen Awake.

oWhen you gifts job O. work to do,
.or" said Uncle Eben. don't imagine
you's chicken on a roos' an kin hold
yoh position by g'ine fas' asleep
washington Star.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

In Paris there are thirty-two miles
Of underground railways. which carry
$4,000 passengers a day. Twenty-Five
miles more road are under considera-
ton.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
Rare Experience.

Sunday School Teacher-Now, Dan
ny. what do you understand by right
eous indignation
Danny-Gettin' mad without sayin'
any cuss words.-Boston Transcript.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
Happy Day.

'Well, Johnny. do you wish you were
A grown-up man"
you bet / do"
'But why?"
80 people wouldn't ask me such fool
questions. Leader.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

Out Of $500 members of the London
Diocesan Church Lads Brigade over g.
600 attended the annual service at st.
Paurs cathedral.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09

Mothers will find Mrs. winslow's Soothing
eyrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-09-09
Strong Winds and Sand Storms

strong winds and sand STORMS
cause granulation of the eyelids, PET
TITS EYE SALVE soothes and
quickly relieves, 25c. All druggists or
Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE.

Ask for DR.: Bulls Cough Syrup. Insist on
having 1t. There IL no remedy better or
lust as good: It is the old reliable cure.
Price 25c.. 5Oc. and S1.OO
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16
What Generosity Means.

"Many people get the credit Of being
generous who never felt single gen
erous impulse In their lives" says q
close student of human nature.
''Thelr generosity. so called, has con-
sisted simply In formal. cold. grudsing
almsglvlng. carried out at the call OF
duty and unaccompanied by any spon-
taneous burst of feeling or sympathy.
"The highest generosity is full OF
strong unhesitating self effacement and
always inspires. except in debased ma
lures. feelings OF gratitude and affec-
ton. Almsgiving is one OF the least
Of its attributes. II more often takes
the form OF helpfulness. sympathy and
understanding. It gives forth compass.
sion and encouragement OF kind
which Is far beyond money value.
1.-THE secret OF generosity Is unselfish-
ness. and the way to acquire II Is to
cultivate universal love and sympathy"
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16
Bad Symptoms.


The woman who has periodical head.
aches, backache, sees imaginary dark
spots or specks floating or dancing before
her eyes. has<Qnawlng distress or heavy
fuil feeling v {tomach. faint smells. DRAG.
cino down /slling In lnwor ahdnn,,noi o.
: lie region, easily startled or excited,
lrreguEr or painIul periods, Win or with.
GUY 1.-TWO catYrn, " sunerIng from
weakntyses nn9ue!angements tnat snouIo
nave eYly axention: Not all OF above
symptona az likely 70 % present 10 any
caHs ~ 2ne f'me,
Negi2S.xo on oaoiy treaiea ana ahd su IN
cases oLen run INTO maladies wnicn de.
MANI He surgeons KNIFE u tney 90 not
FesHS1a.aIIy $1,000 -
20 Mealelne ekke1f-neA -slsn 2 long
ana nnmsIa48 iecqta o. cures 9 y ln such
SnSeR - Z. zkiSdSs;
uo9e. ~ meQ1Slne mas s4s1 q strQpg
E S4Ss; \, y e. 9
a. ~ ~ = :. ~ .ssc ~ ~, ~ by
.anYe y 49, s..ru s1ss ~ !.
.la xsn y. t,"., ss,:y u.s. s 'euIenss -
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16
Cannibal Cows.

"Now, children" said the pretty
teacher, 81 want you all to write q
composition on the COW. You know
what a COW Is. You know that COW
gives us all the milk we drink. Now.
write me something original about the
COW as you know her. nothing com.
monplace." 1t would take several pages
to print the results. but there is room
| for at least one composition by girl
Of seven:
"a cow Is a quadruped having -four
legs and four feet She gives milk and
sometimes has horns. but not always.
The cows baby is called a calf and
sometimes bossy. When cow talks
she lows. A COW with horns can hook,
but COW without horns Is helpless. A
COW Is carnivorous animal when she
has chance, but she ordinarily eats
grass, IL there Is any. a COW Is can
nibal II you let her alone. for she will
eat her own kind"
The Mortified teacher exclaimed: Sal
lie May, where on earth did you get the
idea, the ridiculous idea, that cow
Is carnivorous and a cannibal? You
meant to say that a COW Is herbIvorous
or graminivorous."
mo, teacher. read It in the Holy
Bible. Don't you remember there were
seven fine fat cows feeding near a
brook and seven lean and hungry cows
came and ate them up? See Genesis
XII. f."
Teacher reserved decision.-N York
Press.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16
A Dead Bird.

Samuel Butler. the witty but eccen'
trio author of "Erewhon," which
means Nowhere" and OF many other
remarkable and suggestive books, Is
now more read than during his life
time. He died In 1902. In one of his
notebooks he tells this incident. which
must have amused the great Charles
Darwin:
Frank Darwin told me his father
was once standing near the hippopota
mus cage when little boy and girl
aged four and five. came up. The hip
popotamus shut his eyes for minute
"'That birds dead said the little
girl. Come along"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16

Jam sandwiches were interchangeable
terms when somewhere far Off soft
chime struck five times.
With the exquisite flush which was
one OF her best points Polly sprang TO
her feet.
you've been 50 perfectly charming
Mrs. Baxter, that I've lost all track OF
time. and now It must be quite dark"
Mrs. Baxter was bending her head
In listening attitude.
Roland, that sounds like sleet. II
must be storming."
Young Baxter FASTENED TO the win.
dow and uttered an exclamation Of
dismay.
THE worst ever You can't think
Of going out in II. Miss Hess"
"Oh, but l must! Please telephone
for cab. Mother will be so anxious"
Baxter rang up the nearest cab sta
ton.
whats that? You wouldn't send q
horse out In this storm? Are you run
ming an animal society or transpor-
tation liner"
Brief silence, then prolonged whis.
tie. and the receiver was hung up
with decision.
mo venturing out for you, Miss
Hess" he remarked, with unconcealed
| satisfaction. ITS blizzard, the sort
we usually get In February, and It's
been tying up the town while we've
been drinking tea"
"Oh. but I must. Mother will worry.
Whatever shall do?"
Polly's cheeks were pale now. and
her dimples had faded.
DO, my dear? Why, we will tele-
phone your mother before the wires
are down." interrupted Mrs. Baxter.
II trust your grocer and butcher beat
the blizzard. and II you will be my
guest until the storm Is over
Impulsive Polly sprang forward and
clasped the hand of her hostess.
you are so splendid. wish could
say what feel And then, catching
the light of pair Of hazel eyes watch
ing her above the telephone book. she
said "Oh" very suddenly and turned
her face the other way.
1t was II. The couple from the floor
below who had come up for game Of
whist had taken their departure. Mrs.
Baxter was making the rounds Of her
apartment to be sure that all was fast
against the storm. which still ragged
furiously. Polly and Roland stood In
the round bay window looking down
the storm blocked boulevard.
"What cruel thing n big storm ISL
said Polly.
mot this storm. think 1t is the
finest old blizzard that ever blizzed."
He tried hard to look into her eyes
IF I could just tell you what this
blizzard means to me-
He had been drawing her toward
him with his glance, but now she drew
back and summoned all her dimples.
please, please, not now, not here.
1t Is your house, you see. and I'd have
to be polite"
Don't you want to be polite" urged
Roland Baxter significantly.
II don't know. oh, you are not play
ing fair. It's so SOON
Nothing of the sort" interrupted
Roland recklcssly. at happened at 10
o'clock this morning. remember the
chimes ringing just as looked into
your eyes for the first time"
And again Polly Hess said "Oh!"
which, oddly enough, seemed to satisfy
her companion, for he dropped the
heavy curtains. plotting out all sight
Of the raging elements. and drew her
back into the circle Of crimson shaded
lamplight
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16

The byways as well as the highways
OF church life furnish much In the
way OF wit and humor. What. for In
stance. could be more mirth provoking
than the naive confession OF the cook
OF a London vicar who. being allowed
to choose a hymn for the family pray
ers, was compllmented ON her choice
by the Wears wife?
"what nice hymn you chose" said
the latter TO the cook.
"Yes. mum; it's the number of my
policeman"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16
BANK VAULTS.
Precautions For the Purpose Of Foil.
ina the Cracksmen.

Precautions For Are Purpose Of Foil.
ing the Craeksmen.
Many banks, especially those In
cities, have their vaults protected by
an elaborate system of concealed
wires connected to n central Office not
so far away, so that the least tam.
pering with the combination lock OF
any attack upon the door or walls
will give the alarm at the central Of
flee, where men are waiting day and
night to run to the rescue. The exact
method and devices that are used are
kept rather secret. for fear the bur.
glars themselves might learn too much
about them. but 1t may be explained
that one part of the apparatus is an
extremely sensitive relay located AT
the central Office. This delicate In.
strument closes a local circuit which
sounds the alarm the moment there
Is the slightest disturbance Of the hid
den wires mt and near the vault, so
that gang of burglars could hardly
get to work with their drills and their
nitroglycerin before the officers Of the
law would be upon them.
In addition to protecting vaults and
safes from the direct attacks Of rob-
bers. electricity affords another safe
guard by furnishing light which foods
the premises with It's searching beams.
Indeed. many banks, stores and ware
houses rely mainly upon the electric
light, without which the thickest walls
and the strongest and most compli-
Gated locks would be useless. They
turn it on at night and leave their
window shutters wide open. so that
the interior may be In full view Of
the policeman or Waterman passing
the windows all night. This makes 1t
practically impossible for lawbreakers
to work unseen.
To protect the money windows Of
banks the teller behind the window
has n concealed push button at hand,
oftentimes placed under the counter
where he can touch 1t unobserved. II
any one tries to steal any money. the
teller can call an officer instantly In
this way. The circuit Is sometimes ar
ranged to close the bank doors also by
an electrically operated mechanism be-
fore the thief has time to get to them
and escape.-Harper's Weekly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16
Takina an Advantage.

"your family seem to enjoy going to
Europe"
"Yes." answered Mr.. Cumrox. Moth
er and the girls have observed that
am weak on getting the value Of for
eign money Things are ordered and
paid for before have time TO make
any intelligent inquiries as TO the ex'
pense. Washington Star.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-01-16
POcOr1OKE PACKET LINE.

Steamer Mabel, Captain Ohio Wilson,
Leaves Snow Hill foot of bank street)
daily at 4.30p. M. arriving at 6. 30 p. m.
Returning leaves Pocomoke City 100 a.
m. arriving at Snow Hill at 900 a. m.
This line carries u. S. Mail.
o. ID. COLLINS, President
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
HAWAII Gets
MANY AWARDS
List Shows Territory Well to the
l. Front Both in Number and
Grade of Prizes.

Hawaii made good showing when
the awards were passed out at the
Alaska Yukon Exposition and though
some exhibitors were not entirely salts
fed with the manner in which their
exhibits were judged, on the whole
there has been pretty general satisfac-
ton.
But one "highest award was given
an exhibit in the Hawaiian building,
and that was for koa furniture. There
were many grand prizes, however, and
a large assortment of gold medals al
lowed
The Hawaiian Fibre Company is one
of the concerns which protested at an
award and the protest was SO determIn-
ed that the class of the award was
raised from bro.Ize medal to grand
prize. Other protests have been made
and some of them allowed
Mrs. Caroline Haskins Gurrey was
awarded a gold medal for her set of
Photographic studies portraying Ha-
waiian types. These pictures made a
great impression.
To r. K. Bonine was awarded a sill
yer medal for his collection of trans
Continued on Page Two)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
QUARTET OF CARD
SHARPERS IN TOWN

Between four and five hundred dol
lars is the amount cleaned up, it is re-
ported. by a quartet of card sharps
who were among the passengers for
Honolulu on the Pacific Mail steam
ship Mongolia arriving here Monday.
Fellow passengers with the quartet
are quite frank in their beliefs that
the young men were on the boat large
lv for the purpose of Fleeing anybody
who had money and would get into a
game, but when the frisky game of
poker was proposed the passengers gen
orally fought shy. A good many felt
that when any one of the four sug-
gested poker that it savored to much
of sharping to come.
The inevitable bridge whist was
generally played on the voyage, how
ever, and the quartet managed to work
into games. The stakes were inereas-
ed as the days sped by and when the
final accounting took place the quar-
tet were ahead and about everybody
else was a loser.
Some of the passengers on board
state that various members of the
quartet inquired of Honolulans how the
gambling game was regarded in Homo
lulu, and from questions like this they
were regarded as men who were on the
way here for the purpose of sizing up
the town.
The names of the four are known
and have been handed to the police for
reference. Professional gamblers have
not Jared well in Honolulu. The fam
Gus Billy HURT who managed to get in
and start up gambling house in Pu-
nahou district where the rooms were
fitted with all manner of signaling de-
vices for the benefit of Billy's sitters
in, was exposed by The Advertiser and
Billy made a hasty exit. The most re-
cent exposure was that of a young fel-
low named Clarke who conducted his
operations in Waikiki.
The suspicious OF Mongolia passen,
gers have been handed on to the local
hotel people.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
.FREAR' HURRY
STARTS RUMORS
He Is Bringing Governorship for
Mott-Smith and Secretary's
Job for auckland.
GOVERNOR HAS 'EM GUESSING
A. G. M. Robertson Still in the
Running for the Woodruff
Vacancy.
GOVERNOR HAS EN- GUESSING

The fact that Governor Frear is not
content to sit around and twiddle his
thumbs for FIVE days in San Francisco,
on the chance of getting a passage Ha-
waiiwards on the Alameda. when his
presence in Hawaii is required for sew
eral very important reasons, has led to
The circulation of the revamped story
that he is to become federal Judge.
stepping into Woodruff IS vacatedsshoes
This story was going the rounds yes
terday, but in no quarter could any
thing be found to give it weight or to
lead to the impression that there might
be something in it.
Coupled with the coming of the Gov
ernor on the Tenyo Maru-two hun
bred dollars fine attaehed-great sig
nificanca becomes attached, in the
rumor factory, to the fact that c. R.
auckland, editor of the Hawaii Herald.
originator of the tWateh Hilo Grow
program and once chief clerk of the
territory, is in Honolulu without visi-
BILE excuse.
This has led to the following slate
being whispered around as the straight
tip: Frear, federal Judge; Mott-Smith
governor; Buckland, secretary; Robert.
son, boneyard.
Acting-Governor Mott Smith calls il
| another fish story; Buckland only
Continued on Page Four.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
MERCHANTS ARE
GETTING WEARY
Henceforth They viii Put Up the
Bars Against the CIamor
for Assistance.

Henceforth subscriptions will not be
as readily secured from the merchants
of this city as has heretofore been the
case. The merchants association yes
terday took the matter up and it is
likely. that some steps will be taken to
systematic the making of donations by
business men,
While the merchants have not placed
themselves on record as opposing char
ity, or even as unwilling to contribute,
within the bounds of reason, toward
worthy objects, they feel that they
have been called upon to do more than
their share, and they believe that some
steps should be taken to put a check
upon indescriminate compliance with
solicitations for aid.
The matter was discussed at length
at yesterdays meeting of the directors
of the association, and it was decided
to call upon the finance committee to
draw up set of resolution condemning
the too general solicitation of aims.
At yesterdays meeting it was sug-
gested that the members of the asso-
citation decline to consider any applica-
ton for financial aid not approved by
the secretary of the association. This
plan was rejected, however, as placing
too great a burden upon the shoulders
of the secretary. 1t is probable that
some such regulation viii be adopted,
however.
The matter of trading stamps came
up and some doubts regarding the legal
ity of the system were expressed. As
the attorney for the association now
has the matter under consideration it
was decided to do nothing as yet, pend
ing the receipt of an opinion.
The question of advocating the sus-
pension OF the coastwise shipping law
was touched upon, but the directors
decided that the sentiments of the as
ISOLATION are well known in the matter
and that further resolutions were not
needed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
MARRIED, but
DIDN'T KNOW It
Little Girl Goes Through Cere-
mony With Man Who Has
Another Wife.

Married and didn t know it-and, to
make it worse, married to man who
had another wife-is the gist of the
strange and pathetic story told by a
little ffteen-vear-old Chinese girl in
the office of United States District At
torney Breckons yesterday.
The girl, who is small and looks
young even for her slender years, was
married, haola fashion, on Christmas
eve, and promptly started in to cele-
brate both her marriage and Christmas
at the same time by decking out a
Christmas tree. The Lone Observer, it
may be remarked in passing, found the
young bride and her husband engaged
in this pleasant occupation, and told
the husband that his soul had been
carefully busted. Which was where the
Lone Observer guessed wrong. The
dust on that man s soul could have
been used to make a vegetable garden.
Continued on Page Five.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
AMERICA MARU BRINGS
GOOD. SUPPLY Of RATS
Four and Twenty Rodents Are
Seen Descending from the
Vessel Via the HaWsers.

Just what brand of fumigation is be-
ing given the America Maru is bother
ing folk along the waterfront these
days. The America came here from
the nitrate ports of South America,
supposedly germ and bug free. Tues
day night one man sat on the wharf
and watched twenty-four rats come
ashore by way of the mooring hawsers.
As the America came from ports
which have, in shines past, been afflict-
ed with plague, honolulans are particu-
larry anxious that none of the special
brand of rodents which infests the nj
trate ports, be brought here. The
matter will be taken up with the quar-
antine officials with the view to ascer-
tanning if some action can not be TAX
en- which vial insure the destruction of
all South American rats which NAV
take refuge upon the japanese vessel
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
AS Joke, Policeman Threatens to
Arrest Larsen on a
Murder Charge.
NOW He is IN THE CELLS
Man He Had Struck Dies From a
Fractured Skull Few Hours
Afterwards.

Twelve hours after a police officer
and friend had played a practical
joke on him by telling him that he
had killed a man and was to be arrest
ed for murder, William Larsen Jr. was
yesterday placed under arrest and is
now held for investigation until the
cause of the death of a Hawaiian
named Kaihue is ascertained by the
coroner. The Hawaiian who figured in
the joke as the victim is the man
whose body now lies in the city's
morgue, with the base of the skull frac-
tured. Death came yesterday morning,
after a fight had taken place about
midnight on Tuesday.
The joke turned into grim earnest
and Larsen faces probably serious
charge.
The man who died from injuries re-
ceived in the course of a short fight
with Larsen was taken to the Queen IS
Hospital Immediately after he had been
hurt. Although his skull was fractured
so badly that he died few hours after,
he was allowed to leave the hospital
with only the superficial wounds
dressed.
This is the third time within few
months that men with fractured skulls
have been allowed to leave the hos
pital to die without the extent of their
injuries being learned and with moth
ing done to prevent them from dying.
Larsen S friends state that he became
involved in the affair through efforts
to protect a drunken man of small size
from the assault of a much larger man
They claim that he wished to act only
as peacemaker and that the blow
given by him, as direct result of
which Kaihue is dead, was given with
out the slightest malice behind it.
Witness Statement.
Eugele Duvaschelle, who was with
Larsen at the time of the ARRAY, says
concerning it:
eve Tmeaning Larsen and himself
had dinner at W. Mahuka's place and
after dinner strolled around town
About eleven clock we went to Frank
Continued on Page Five.)
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
NIPPON WILL ARRIVE
At EIGHT TONIGHT

The Kahuku wireless station got in
touch with the Nippon Maru and the
Hilonian last night. The japanese
liner gave her position as four hundred
miles to westward, and the captain an
nounced that the vessel would not ar
rive off port until eight o'clock to-
night.
The Hilonian was 365 miles out en-
route to San Francisco and was expe-
riencing very rough weather.
The Enterprise wirelessed she was
942 miles off en- route from Hilo to San
Francisco. She reports a moderate
northerly breeze, and moderate sea and
swell.
The Enterprise also reported having
received a wireless from the T. K. K
liner Tenyo Maru, then $40 miles out
from San Francisco en- route to Homo
lula
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-30
GET IN AND DIG.

His Honor the Mayor, Joseph j.
Fern. has issued a proclamation in hon
or of the new year in which he calls
attention to the fact that Honolulu has
completed its first year Of city and
county government and also to the
somewhat forgotten fact that Hawaii
was once said to have the most perfect
government He follows this with an
appeal for the help and cooperation
Of every citizen in making this true at
the present time and to promote the
happiness Of this community"