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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31
BeverIyThe Summer Capital of Our Country

BY Mabel T. Boardman in Outlook.

BY Mabel T. Boardman in Outlook.
..If we could annex Murray Bay, the
SIMMER plans OF the President would
be easily settled was the remark
member of MS family made TO friend
last March. But Murray Bay, with all
its quaint charms and beautiful seen
cry, could not well be appropriated
even temporarily. Moreover, the sim
pie cottage, with its single partitions
of rough boards and place for Mr..
Taft 5 desk al the back of the small
and eonstantly-traversed hall, which
proved a happy summer home for Mr..
Taft while secretary Of war, was hard
" suitable for the President of the
United States 1t is true that, with
his frank nature, he was not troubled
by the fact that the entire household
could hear the contents Of his letters
as he dictated them to a secretary in
the early morning hours. When ques-
toned on the famous Philippine trip.
as to why he had included four sena-
tors of the Democratic party and only
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31
WE'LL TUToRED.

All summer the lover has been on the
rack,
And he is not happy precisely
To find that the girl he's engaged to
comes back
With a wonderful gift to kiss nicely.
pt,clr
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

lis informal enough for the President to
be a gentleman Let no. one think,
though, that, with all his geniality,
with all his modesty and consideration
for others, President Taft lacks one
iota of the dignity that suits his office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-31

muscles, and you find your days
duties almost too much for you
then there is help for you in
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
p.e.x Of BUILDING sten.,.

The causes Of decay In building
stones arc various and depend on the
physical structure of the stone. Its
composition and the nature Of the sur
rounding atmosphere. The most de-
structive agent to which the stone is
exposed Is rain or moist atmosphere
and also In u minor degree wind, frost
and smoke. The air Of large towns Is
usually charged with various deleteri-
GUS acids. These acids are dissolved
by the rain. which penetrates the stone
In Il greater or less degree, according
to its physical structure. and combines
with the constituents Of the stone,
causing 1t to decay. SO that any con-
trivance thut will check the admis-
sion of water Will be most likely to
succeed In arresting bodybuilding
World.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
A CURIOUS WORD.
Twists That May b oivsn 10 -aa" In
the Chinese Language.

Twists That May De oivsn 70 "ea" In
the Chinese Language.
In the Chinese language the same
word mny be given several different
meanings by the meditation Of the
voice. The same thing may happen to
the English YES" which may he pro-
nounced 80 us to mean II assent to
that" or II nm doubtful" or Indeed ?"
An eminent authority on philology
gives an amusing illustration Of these
modulations In the Annamltic Ian
guage. a monosyllabic tongue spoken
by the people Of Tonquin and Cochin
China.
In this language the syllable ''bn"
pronounced with a grave accent means
q lady. an ancestor. Pronounced with
the sharp accent, 1t means the fnvoritc
Of prince. Pronounced with the semi
grave accent. 1t means what has been
thrown away. Pronounced with the
grave circumfex, 1t means what has
been left of fruit after the juice has
been squeezed out. Pronounced with
no accent, 1t means three. Pronounced
with the ascending or Interrogation &C.
cent, 1t means IL box on the ears.
Thus the word ''ba," in the order CIV
en- above. is said to mean. IL properly
pronounced. Three ladies' gave box
on the ear to the favorite Of the
prince."-Chicago Record Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15

A Richmond woman has In her en-
ploy little darby, ME- Cole. One day
AliR became confidential and told his
mistress he was "goin' to the cimItery
next sunday"
"But, Miff, that's long walk. You
know 1t ID more than five miles"
"Oh. missus. l amt goln' to walk.
rs goin' to ride"
How is that, Mi6?"
IFS goin' in kerridge t my uncle's
funeral"
All dny Saturday Min could talk of
nothing but the approaching affair.
Sunday his mistress excused him. and
she expected that oil Monday she
would be RECALLED with full account
Of the funeral. But Milf turned up
with a most melancholy face In an
swer to her inquiry lie said:
II didn't go. mlssus. he mint dead
yit."-New York Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
BRASS HORNS.
Ths Way tie Thin. Seamless rubss
Ar Bent Without Injury.

NJ O8Wk vytkuO0h
Saxhorns, so called after famous
Belgian family named Sax, who In
vented and introduced these instru-
ments about the middle Of the last cell
tury. are the mainstay of oil modern
brass bands. They are manufactured
in many different sizes. from high 30
primo to the huge coutrabass or bonn
bardon. and the most important Of the
lot IL the euphonium. which supplanted
the now obsolete ''serpents" and ophl-
clsidss. The tallest sa xhorn ever made
stands eight feet b'gh and contains
more than forty feet of tubing.
The advantage Of seamless or ''sOlid
drawn" tubes for such instruments Ms
trombones and horns 10 considerable.
since. no matter how good the Join
may be, sooner or later the action Of
the breath will wear away the solder.
To bend these thin brass tubes with
out splitting or denting the metal was
at one time very difficult. but. thanks
to most ingenious artitice. the opera
tlon is now both safe and simple. The
tube Ii first washed out with chem
icnl substance. such as Is used by
plumbers to prevent solder from I'D
herring where 1t Is not wanted. and 1t
is then completely filed with molten
lead poured In from ladle. Thus sup
ported from within. the brass is easily
and safely bent to the required shape.
the lead being afterward removed by
heat.-Pearson's.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
tn. Cellar stairs.

A man who once had bad fall when
going down his cellar stairs now has
. broad strip Of white painted on the
door at the end Of the last step. This
IL easily seen, even II the cellar be
dark, and many nasty accident is
avoided. II the house is rented and
you do not like to paint the boards n
piece Of white oilcloth can be tackled
to the floor at the foot Of the stairs.
See that the lacking Is securely done
or worse fall may follow than from
q misgauged step.-Philadelphia Press.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
wh.r. WIN. Was.

The professor lat the dinner table)-
oh. by the way, Mrs. Chopsticks, have
you seen your little boy Willie lately :?
Mrs. Chopsticks-No. professor. have
not seen him since 10 O'Clock, and ]
can't imagine what has become Of him.
In fact, am very much worried about
him. Professor-Well. seeing Martha
pour me out that glass Of water just
now reminded me Of something that I
had on my mind to tell you some time
ago, but which unfortunately escaped
my memory. 1t was just about 10
O'Clock, / think, that saw little Willie
fall down the well.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
Drank and Remembered.

A porter In q big New York ware
house in Greenwich street was recent
y discharged for getting drunk and los:
Ing valuable parcel. The discharge
sobered him instantly. coming as sud
den hard shock. he said he would
take the oath never to touch liquor
again. but his pleadinss for relnstate-
ment were UNDECIDED. he searched
everywhere for the parcel, but could
not recollect what disposition he had
made Of It OF his honesty there had
never been question in twenty years.
Overcome by the loss Of his place. he
got violently drunk and while In this
condition recollected where he had left
the parcel and went and recovered it
New York Times.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
A GENTLE REpRoAcH.
Telling Rstort Of the Lambiike, Violet
Eyed Beauty.

Telling Rstort Of the Lambiike, Violet
Eyed Beauty.
There IL Al certain young woman who
b beautiful, with that childish, wistful.
innocent looking, violet eyed beauty
which reduces one-half the feminine
world to tears, the other half to utter
~ helpless rage. We all know the
type, but 1t Is seldom given US to see
1t In such perfection. We usually az
sociate 1t with lamblike, appealing
mentality that permits itself to he rid
den up0n-as soon expect wood violet
to turn and rend you.
A short time ago she was asked to
woman's luncheon and got herself
up for the occasion In u way that
made the result Of her efforts thing
not easily forgotten. She arrived look
Ing 30 lovely that there was little said
among the guests for few moments
after her entry into the room. Perhaps
she felt the silence. At all events, she
turned to the woman standing nearest
her and said in u childish voice. with
ever such little lisp and pretty south
ern accent:
INV WGh ~ aLS AVIAN koAAys
1t was well meant civility from a
young woman to an older one. who
seemingly was unable to accept 1t as
such and put up her lorgnette. sweep
ing the speaker from top to toe. What
she saw was enough to discomfort a
younger and prettier woman than her
SELF but even SO one finds 1t difficult
to iustffv her next move,
'Wish could say the same for
you," she returned, closing her lorgnette
with snap.
One or two of the guests were
friends of the pretty woman and al
most stopped breathing in order not
to miss what they felt sure would
.come-and it came. The pretty one
raised her eyebrows slightly. then
said, with an air Of gentle reproach:
"Why don't yo' lie like lady. like
1 doT-Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
OLD TINE FoRcEps.


And speaking IF teeth reminds me
that the country doctor had to draw
them when they ached. The dentists
artistry had not attained the elevated
plane 1t occupies today. when every
body's mouth shines like the inside OF
q communion cup. I honestly believe
the modern dentist has more different
kinds Of tools than even sanitary
plumber, and that's a whole lot when
you come to count them up. The mod
ern dentist hates the worst way to
draw a tooth. Nevertheless II the
modern dentist must draw the tooth
be has a particular forceps for a par
ticular tooth, and a cruel hearted and
cold looking thing 1t Is too. 1t puts
you 30 in mind of q successful finan-
cier. When you brace yourself In the
iron chair and take tight grip on the
arms Of 1t aud make up your mind
you'll try to stand 1t and he gets that
forceps well under the gum and--wait
a minute; feel so kind o faint!
Laws! Why didn't mind my mother
when she told. me not to crack hick-
DRY nuts with my teeth? Well. any
way, you know he'll get the tooth out
without doing more, than take the
whole top Of your head of. and that
only in figurative sense.
unclc Doc had one implement that
did for every tooth. big and little.
front and back. 1t wasn't a forceps;
1t was turnkey. The real old folks
know what that ID and will say so
with the cold chills running over them.
But you've never seen one, and many
man that you would call old has
never seen one. It's something like a
canthook. The loosely riveted piece
that curves slips over the tooth and
catches on the inside; the solid cam
bears on the outside gum: the operator
turns the handle. Let's not talk about
It, Something has got to give. Maybe
the tooth will come out; maybe 1t will
break OF: maybe the Jaw will frac-
ture All those are details. The main
point is that II the operator twists the
handle something has got to give, and
that's all there is about it.-Eugene
Wood in Success Magazine.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15

A sovereign would tempt many men,
and when Plimkins, making a few pur-
chases at the stores. saw one lying on
the floor just by the counter he quiv-
cred with excitement
CHANGING around to reassure himself
that none was looking, he quite acct
dentally dropped one Of his kid gloves
neatly on the coin and then dived. He
got the glove nil right. but still the SOW
efeign remained.
A shopwalker approached him.
Good morning, SIR" said the man,
rubbing his hands together in the ap-
proved style, land may show you a
bottle Of our celebrated liquid glue.
which sticks
London Mail.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
sxmp.t,x For the orphan..

An elephant while stamping through
the Jungle one day quite unintentional-
" stepped upon mother bird. crush
ing 1t to death. Hearing the cries of
the little brood in the bushes near by.
she sought out the nest and with SYM
pathetic sigh said: "Poor little things!
I've been a mother myself. I'll keep
you warm" And she then proceeded
to sit upon the nest-From George T.
Lanigan's Fable. 1.-THE Kind Hearted
She Elephant"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
Cab Hire.

The price that one pays for a taxi
today is just little different from
what was paid for. say, the hire Of a
sedan chair in days Of old. In the do
nestle accounts of Mistress Nell
Gwyn" we read: For chairing you to
Mrs. knights and to Mrs. Cassell's
and to Mrs. Churchill's and to Mrs.
Knights. shilllngs For chairing you
yesterday and waiting eleven hours,
II shillings 6 pence. Paid 18th Oct.
5."-Londou Chronicle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
LAND OF THE cRosssow.
Ths Deadly PsissNsd Arrs~s q tAs
ljssso oharpehestees.

ktoeoo 8hofpooootef2
On The wild froatisr between China
and British Burma u barbaEous tribe
which has no civilised supervision.
Georxs Forrest an English traveller,
thus describes tbs chief weapon Of
these people: "If I had to suggest .
titls for q book on the upper Salwin I
should call 1t Ths Land Of the Cross
bow which - the characteristic weap-
ON Of the country and the Lissoo tribe.
Every Lissoo with any prstsnsions to
chic possesses at least two Of these
weapons-one for everyday use In hunt
ing, the other for war. Ths little chill
dren play with miniature crossbows.
The men never leave their huts for any
purpose whatever without their cross
bows. When they 60 to sleep the 'nu-
kung Il hung over their heads, and
when they die 1t u hung over their
graves. The largest crossbows have =
span Of fully i've fest and require q
pull Of fully thirty-fivs pounds to string
them. Tho bow In made Of q species Of
Wild mulberry of great toughness and
debility. The stock, some four feet
long in tho war bows, II usually Of
Wild plum wood. The string u Of
plated hemp and the trigger Of bone.
The arrow. Of sixteen to eighteen
inches. II Of split bamboo about four
times the thickness Of an ordinary
knitting needle. hardened and pointed.
Tbs actual point u bare for q quarter
to one-third Of an inch, then for fully
A.. 49, "a.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
A Golfers Tools.

One of the most striking features of
modern golf Is the variety Of clubs
used to persuade the ball into the hole.
Ar matter Of curiosity kept count
Of the different putters used by my
partners and opponents in the course
Of n fortnight's play. The tota, num-
Der Of species observed ID over twenty.
London Post.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15

Then you will be ever at my beck
and call?" inquired Aladdin
with the exception Of Tuesday and
Friday afternoons. Monday and satur-
day evenings and every other Sunday"
firmly replied the genie.-Washington
Hernld.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15

"Do you expect people to believe ev-
cfything you tell them?" asked the
constituent
Certainly answered Senator sor-
ghum. ''sc long as am careful not to
tell them everything believs."-wash-
ingt0A Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15

"Ds successful man." said Uncle
Eben, "keepa quiet. SOS he kin hear op-
portunity knockin' at Dc do De fall
urs tries to do all dc knockin' hisss'f."
-Waahfngto0 Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15

No man can be provident Of his time
who - not prudent in the choice Of bis
company.-Jersmy Taylor.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
0odaed.

II got my wife through advertising"
'AThen you'll admit that advertising
pays7"
"I'll admit TINT II brings results"
was the cautious reply. = Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15
ATmn Ia the Tables

iCssyrisA4. ~. ~ A.srssaa Prss A.ss-
caation-l
Ny dear, what I have to tell you ]
vuuh Only cousde to my bosom
fssenA. A terrible blundes for which
! alone an responsible has made .
g1sat change In my life. I can never
think Of It without horror. shama. NOR
tiAcation, humiliatiou-indeed, every
fsightful smoslou for which there b
word In the Engifsh language. And
yst eon1sss that this incident has
brought me the most exquisite happa-
Ness. have to announce to you. my
dearest, sweetest, ioveliest friend, my
susagemsnt. Bob has won my con-
sent at last
: Bat must admit that Bob took an
unfair advantage Of ms. While love
him and feel that b. n the one man to
make me happy. I can never forget
that be turned to his own account this
frightful fatality to compel me to ae-
espt him. True, had all along intend
ID to do 20. But you know bow swest
1t IL for woman to have man hum
IbIe himself before her. ten her that
without hsf he win become . wreck.
lmplore her to have mercy upon him.
All this might have had were It not
for my mistake.
Il had kept Bob dangling for year.
q had given him but little hope. con
'fsss that his pain was my pleasure.
,wVA .
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1909-05-15

Silence is sometimes the seversst
criticism.-Baxtef.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Time Reminders Unpopular.

A west side woman who wished to
entertain great deal one day won
dered why her guests always seemed
so uncomfortable.
ut Is because of your clocks" said
candid friend There are three
within hearing distance Of your draw
ing room that strike. I don't know
of anything that makes company feel
quite so uncomfortable as to hear a
clock strike. Somehow 1t is bound to
give the impression that we have out
stayed our welcome and the hostess
is anxious to get rid of us. OF course
that is purely a matter of fancy, yet
somehow striking clock always seems
to say, You'd better be going The
wise hostess knows that, and If she
wants her callers to be thoroughly
comfortable she shuns clock that
strikes."-N York Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Pleasures Of Canoeing.

The canoelst Is the most independent
of men, He can push his craft through
stream three feet wide and five
inches deep. and be can safely neg
tlate any bit of water that cntbolt
or moderate sized launch would care
to atteppt. Canoeing is popular be
cause 1t brings It's devotees out into
The open freedom and let's them live
their summer life as they will. The
canoe does for humanity what the bi-
cycle failed to do. The bicycllst
tied to roads, was dependent upon ho-
tells and restaurants for food and lodg-
ing. When the hill was steep he must
alight and walk. When the road was
bad or the foot of the hill dubious he
must do likewise. The canoeist suffers
none of these restrictions. He carries
with him his place of abode-his bed,
his food and the means of preparing 1t.
He Is not confined to well worn high
ways. He Is able to penetrate and ex-
plore out Of the way streams and pitch
his tent in spots inaccessible to the
average Misunderstanding.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Safequardinn Crime.

1t is inexplicable how those pessi-
mistic carpers who are accustomed to
hit all the minor chords with the loud
pedal on can fail to see all about them
the unmistakable signs of progress and
the reddening dawn of new day in
the social yeast. And especially is this
true in matters pertaining to crime.
There is no doubt that the general
standards Of crime have been immeas-
urably raised of late. Nowadays a
man can do almost anything and get
away with it, provided he can arouse
the sympathy of the special lady writ
hrs, and pay the experts. All, brothers,
1ho can say that all this does not
make for the general uplift? How
can we hope to realize the better
things of life until crime has been
made perfectly SATELLITE.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
SEARCHED CLOTHES.
The Fashion Was Started In England
bv Queen Elizabeth.


The practice of starching linen Is
at least 400 years old. 1t Is said
to have originated under Queen
Elizabeth. Its inventor was Dutch
woman, the wife of Mr.. Guilheem,
who was driver at the royal court
Mrs. Gullheem understood SO well how
to improve a small deficiency In the
bust of her royal mistress by means Of
stiffened collars. frllls and laces that
Elizabeth overwhelmed her with IA
vors and privileges and finally elevated
her to the rank Of chief inspectress Of
the court linen.
The fashion introduced by the queen
was Of course soon followed by all
the women of rank. The fad for this
new art" finally degenerated into a
veritable mania for starchlng, ironing
plating etc. Later special profess
ors' of the art of starching estab-
lished themselves In London. among
whom Flemish woman of the name
of Dinghen van der Plasse seems to
have occupied the highest rank. Those
privileged TO be initiated by her In the
art had to pay no less than f5 for a
lesson.
Later they began to add blue color to
the starch. Queen Elizabeth. who was
very anxious about her questionable
beauty. found that the addition of blue
gave green hue to her complexion.
She therefore prohibited her subjects
wearing any other than pure white
starched linen. claiming that blue
washed linen was injurious to health.
But fashion proved superior even to
good Queen Bess." They continued
merrily to use blue starch, though one
woman after the other had to 60 to
prison for transgresslng the "blue
law."-Boston Post
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
LAST OF THE PAsCAG0ULAS.
An indian Legend From the Shores Of
the Gulf cf Mexico.

An Indian Legend From the Shores OF
the Gulf CT Mexico.
An Indian legend of the Pascagoulas
Is told by tie fishermen and oyster
men down on the shores of the gulf
Of Mexico
A point reaches out into the gulf
near the mouth OF the Pascagoua rlv-
er. The pine trees on II come almost
to the waters edge. and between lies
strip Of white sand; across Il marsh
border of light green swaying and
rustllng grasses and beyond gray
cypress swamp the hanging moss of
the trees swaying in the wind To the
south the blue waters of the gulf
stretch away, with little waves lap
ping on the chalk white clam shells
of the shore.
There in the evening during the
short twilight one hears soft music. as
II 1t were the notes of violin. insist
ent, changing, sweet II is the song of
the Pascagoulas.
Long years before the Pascagoula
Indians had lived upon this point. The
white men. the Spanlards, came in
numbers, and with them the hostile
warriors of other tribes. to make war
and TO drive the Pascagoulas out of the
country. Coming from the inland, the
enemy took away all chance of fight
and hedged them in on the point, The
Pascagoulas fought for days and
nights In the dark pine woods against
outnumbering foes. Then they saw
that all was useless. that they could
not overcome. and starvation stared
them in the face.
The Pascagoulas called council of
the tribe and talked long together. To
give themselves up meant lives of
slavery or death. and to fight to the
last man was to leave the women and
children to the mercy of the white
men and their allies.
The next morning the Pascagoulas
put onxell their paint and trappings
and BURIED their wigwams. The men.
women and children slowly. deliber-
ately, unfllnchingly backed step by
step into the water behind them. sing
Ing Not one faltered. They died with
their faces toward their enemies.
brave and free, and now in the even
ing when the wind blows over the
marshes the pines and grasses sing
the song of the Pascagoulas.-New
York Post