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New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

orchards kept nrst class condition. and like
wise kAeps the closest watch over her sheep. pigs.
horses. cows and pastures. Dressed IN a sensible
costume and stout. high rubber boots. She Is here
and there and everywhere about the farm-"into
everything" she saws, 'ptg pens. sheep pens horse
stables and plougbed ground. II nv foreman needs
a hand want 10 be ready TO turn in and help him.
and l don't mind the dirt. Why should I? Its
clean dirt.
Now she Is found superintending the laying Of
a floor in one of the pigpens; now taking turn
on the potato planter; nov feeding her beautiful
Lincoln sheep. The hogs On the Webb farm ars
ristocrats-seventy- Poland Ch!nas. One two
year-old which captured first prize az the Pacific
National Show In Portland last year could. Miss
Webb SAYS be brought TO seven hundred pounds
for exhibiting purposes. The one hundred sheep
the farm are pure blooded Lincolns, jealously
cared for in dry ssnitary sheds and the best pas
lures that they kept free from disease, in spite
OF the fact that sheep prone 20 disease in that
climate Miss webb's sheep bring her handsome
profit. They shear from ten to fifteen pounds OF
the best wool. and then they are very prolific and
they are always in demand for breeding purposes.
Twelve Jersey and a hoek OF Plymouth
Rock chickens complete the stock. though, OF
course there are horses. Miss Webb's own saddle
horse was General Skaters mount IN the military
parades in San Francisco following the Spanish
American War.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

nearly every community there are among the
xls two three families that go every
= entertain in return. exhibit extravaganza
a. 31S directions where the really wealthy OF
), ssfne community refrain from lavishneSs
ahs unnecessary. and still il is perfectly
.b uhoerstood among their neighbors that
- 'esIly cannot afford the constant outlay
eesefal years they hover happiIy-as II would
TO- on the brink Of disaster until some un-
So incident prec.pitstes 4 crisis. which either
s,.,. uen over the line ami beyond the pale or
.bs mem on tie road back to safety, and when
ss.f 1ufna;e break Of fortune comes the most
CO.., o-s Ia their criticisms those who en-
Il. - NE III timed spending and helped to push
h,,,. 1his over tho brink instead OF giving the
k,s. good advice at the right moment that might
ns,, 'aNso the day. IN such cases the trades
sre =. Desr ihe brunt Of the misfortune, for they
eos..~ - leit unpaid and even when a windfan
f,.,ese liese owing them they remain forgotten.
ZINES Of this kind are as much the COM
s.ibo. 'aNh az they are the individuals. for
approval openly expressed 10 egg them
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
HONOR LIST.

l. Henry ]. Amy. ? George Brown; 3. Jack Bur
It's; l. Olivia Bliss: 5. Margaret Chaplin; g. Lyman
II. Cunningham. :, Margaret P. Cook; S. William
g. Campbell; 9, Mary & E Coulstock; 10 Robert
Denniston H. Florence Douglass; Y. Walter Daely;
Il Julia l. Decker: H. Frank Donohue 10. Gertrude
Enders; l6 Anna Elsston l., William Fitzsimmons; /;
IS Raymond A Forester; 10, Johannes Howay; ~
Royal William Hart; p, D. Jones; 20, Arthur john
ston: g. John E. Jageler. jr-: p. Ruth keator: %
Lucy A Khasan: IS Myrtle Leonhard: q. Dora
Never: 2s Lillian Metzer %. Grace r. Murray; go
Julia Muller 81, Marion Murray. %, Mildred Potter;
Ss Ethel Petit; 34 Margaret Price: 30, Dorothy
Patterson: &c. Maria Quinn; 81. Katharine Quacken-
be S; So Virginia H. Reynolds: 50. Dorothy Scudder
90 Anna Drew Scott: carrie Small 4. Charlotte
Throop: 49, Irene Temple ton A. Austin Nirden; A.,
Edith Van Worst: IS. Edward White; 47. Mary
Louise Weikert; as May Belle Wilkins; ~, Beatrice
Morgan; 90 Helen Young.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
TIE BEARS CAVE.

What big cave this is,'' exclaimed John.
Yes. indeed. il is" replied Frank.
John. who was about sixteen. lived the city
and had come to see Frank whose home was in
the country. near some woods.
Both boys were walking in the woods when they
came across the cave. They decided to return 10
Franks house and get guns. When they got
back TO the they knocked on the ground 70
see II they could make the bear come out If ono
was really there, but none came out. Then they
went to the cave and shot off of the guns, and
before they could get it reloaded great big bear
came running out. He growIed ferceIy and started
toward the boys Frank hadn't shot off his gun
so he aimed it at the bear and fired 1t struck
the bear in the head and killed him
The boys were delighted. Then they took out
their knives and prepared to skin him After they
got him skinned they folded the skin and Frank
took it home leaving John to look after the meat
till he came back. After Frank had gone John sat
down beside the bears body, with his gun loaded
SO that If any other Wild animal should come ne
could shoot it, Pretty soon he heard sound like
somebody 1a,:sirs back of him He turned ana
saw a little beur cub corning toward him He
coaxed the cab 70 come to him and he came Ihen
ne took him in his and put him in his pocket
with the head sticking out ana kept MN lhoie
until Frank came back
When Frank got home he surprised the family
with his bears skin Then he got a little express
wagon to bring the meat home in and started on
,or The woods He was greatly estoniShed to see
the cub.
Then the boys cut the bears body into pieces put
them in the cart and started for home When they
got there they showed the little bear to the family
and then went out the barn TO make cage
FOR it to live in.
Frank said that John should have the cub be
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
MISS WEBB'S FARM.
Her Success 1Cith Cherry Orchards
on Place Near Portland.

Though Miss Clara Webb, of Oregon, is an ed
ucated woman a musician and widely travelled,
she finds occupation more alluring than farm
ing She spends her time in the management Of
the large farm father. the late A. t Webb be-
oueathed TO his daughters twelve miles from Port
land. ore, and for all she is woman there are
few Amer model farm than hers. Miss Webb goes
upon the theory that since an inferior amman eats
inst as much as of the best breed. and Is worth
much less IL pays TO keep booded stock, so, tco
with fruit Ten OF the two hundred acres OF land
in the Webb farm are laid out in cherry trees-the
fruit which has brought Miss Webb first prizes at
innumerable local exhibits medals al 'he ran,
American Exposition and cups at the Lewis ana
clark fair Also. the twelve hundred trees in this
orchard yield the owner an income larger than that
brought by the crops of two CT three OF the sd
Joining farms put together. Last year the trees
bore tons of cherries luscious fruit averaging three
49,. ,pe half inches in circumference. Miss Webb
Intends 10 set cut anotser ten acres in cherries.
Miss Webb sees to 1t personally that her
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

TIE little people " no read The Tribune viii re-
member that while nearly all the early settlers Of
this country looked upon the Indians only as
tEngere1s enemies, 10 be destroyed, there were 4
.sv white men, like John Eliot and William Penn
-ho believed that the redTnan vas their brother
I1-e were not many white men OF that kind. and
are glad TO know Of all that there We're, so
tk Is going 10 be story about another whre
III who was a friend Of the Indians His name
Robert de IA Sale, and II was he VINO tTsI
t1HaEed the Mississippi To its mouth ana named
lie country through which it flowed. and which
vas drained by its tributaries. Louisiana. in honor
c. Louis XIV. King OF France.
ne life OF La Sale is one Of those true stories
fz are more wonderful than any romance Born
Il q distinguished French family in Rouen, the
ancient capital Of Normandy. and highly educated
i1d accomplished. he spent twenty years IN 'Ie
American wilderness He travelled over thousands
{. niles Of forest and prairie, and river and lake.
foot OF in q frail canoe. lie penetrated TO
regions where TO white mans foot had ever trod-
isa before and he went without fear among Zero
daas cannibal tribes who might easily have mas
acTed him and his party If they had wished To-
bI they cid wish to They had no desire 10
hiuTe one who always treated them with Kind
Ess and who gave them priceless treasures-
Ei7es and hatchets. and kettles and beads-in
sEsr1 for food and fUrs ana everything they dld
.N hin
Ia Sale never took the life Of al Indian except
sef-5efence. after everything else had failed
sns il very seldom happened that he could NOT
Izn the friendship OF the savages- There was
tansihing in his manner We are told, that Won
TIER hearts and made them believe him when
h Hh:
come 70 sou as friend and brother You
zl Do me good, and can do you good Let US
f1oks the pipe Of friendship and shake hands-
IA Great Spirit Hiu be pleased TO see US, MS
e1Aeren. love one another and help each other
50 TIE Indians helped him. instead Of hinderlng-
etsr the brought him food when his own men
eorld and none They guided him across marshes
saa helped him 70 ford rivers. They carried ms
t-7pAes along forest trails and he LETT stores
among them ungua rded. and found them perfectly
ss'e when he returned. In fact. says one WIileI'
ihe cheyalier de Ia Sale so impressed the hearts
q The Indians that they did not know now 10
1es1 Us ~el enough"
me Mississippi. which was discovered by the
spanish explorer De Soto. rediscoVered oy
fs1aer Marquette. Jesuit missionary. and wien
We news reached Quebec La Sale. who had come
wi To Canada 10 seek his fortune, conceived me
-.ss OF exploring the river and building a claiH
: io1ts AZ all important points upon II ana tne
iset Lakes. for the English were fsgntlng Win
: fEench for the possession OF America. ana me
french knew that II they wanted to hold the newly
ss-looFered country they must be prepared to de-
aa H. Governor Frontenac was delighted with
* Pan, and asked La Sale TO go 10 France ana
:. before the King The King. too, approved
- authorized la Sale TO 90 on with the enter
'@s II was tremendous undertaking. and the
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

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New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
OBNOXIOUS.

Dis way cried Meanderlng Mike. in a voice
choked with emotion.
'.Wct's de matter wit de odder way?" demanded
Ferpatetic Pete.
I got sentimental reasons for not preferrng 10
20 dat way" Mike replied "Dere's a sign down lie
street dat gifts me nerves"
AN wot's de sign?'
Free bathsg cleveland Plain Dealer.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: want 10 ask you to please excuse
me for not writing sooner TO thank you for the
check which l received little over month ago
l have been sick in bed with rheumatism ever since
n few days after | received it and this is the first
time I have been able 10 sit UP in bed long enough
To Writ 70 vou. hut I wish 70 thank YOU now. and
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Oar Letter Box.

he got it. John took it home with him IN
the cage and put it in his barn.
Frank had his bears skin made into rug ana
put II in his room and you may be sure he was
very proud OF It.
WILLARD J. HEACOCK (aged I'D.
No. 1913 Rleecker street. GIoversvne, n. Y
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
SUPPOSE.

Sometimes l think, L really think
That fairies live in trees,
That Brownies come from Brownie Land
And ride on humble bees
Sometimes l think, ! really think,
That fairy ta.es are true.
I don't believe in ugly things
Like witches, though, do you?
st. Nicholas
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

: Without the reason or the rhyme.
AS you can see, he's laughing now
No, no, | don t know why or how.
And certainly no more does he.
It's Just his own vul-gar-i-ty.
| wouldn t laugh if l were YOU
Unless YOU have some reason TO.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

The striped Hyena IS a brute
What's that! You think he sort Of cute
Oh. very veil Just have vour way
Only don I ask him out 10 play.
But. 10 resume: This creature here
Is Ike some folks YOU know. [ fear.
He laughs insanely all the time
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New-York tribune., 1909-04-18

ENIGMA.
Sweet am and sometimes spiced. or
Filled with currents maybe iced-lor
All who seek at the bakers,
Who OF good things are the makers
Give "a me a tail and then l
Am A place where sleeping men lie
I'm so high and hard and narrow,
Thoughts OF me brave hearts might harrow.
Add to me the letters E r.
And l am a hill where are
Told our soldiers Tough a battle,
Proved them no dumb, driven cattle"
New-York tribune., 1909-04-18
Things to Think About
TRIANGLE

TRIANGLE
/ To censure.
2. A narrow street.
5. A much-used conjunction.
:. personal pronoun-
8 The abbreviation for one OF the points OF the
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now and I will have to stop soon. hoping you
Will excuse me, am, Your sincere reader,
HELEN r HENRY.
No. So East l65th street New York.
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Dear Editor: thank you very much for the nice
book. II made me so happy that going to Try
to win another prize soon.
FRANCIS FOWLER
No s. West ssth street. New York
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01
THE sIc1LIAN EARTHQUAKE.

earthquake occurred Sicily and southwestern
mmemora times Its seismic turmoil was
in in literature which has come
modern
island of Sicily
off by seismic cleavage
within its borders and another an et just OH
having proximity which
yet indeed
hundreds of thousands
destroyed either earthquakes
disaster of the kind having
the
modern peoples the greater number
the account of old nceaus h
earth
unhnng conservatism the people of
building homes that
find them shaken about their in the
nothing The Japanese show
Sln dealing problem Indeed
quality the japanese
which prevail
earthquakes
Maan Japanese the bamboo house
futile earthwave
buildings easily like swell Me-
Sicily old. cities
while conyued their
dwellings timber collapse What scian the
ghtst practicable live When they build these the mortality
the slopes volcanoes which they
appalling
Martinique Krakatoa Valparaiso Francisco Indeed the
followed
Slian Italian amid
cities with villages the is
charity appeals sympathy other
disaster has in these
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01
OLD YEAR AND NEW.

with capitals in the calendar of Hawah as
the one brought the staple industry OF the
group the promise the which has
ushcred in n newe o development
The returns Territory has shipped away in the
one wear chiefly little than
100000 about 1925 capita on the
ownings in of the United
States proper the last
the United Kingdom $2a4
of Cuba 1852; yet counting out all other &C
derived from Hawaiian in
ements per capita than all the rest them put
,he The figures having different but not
enough to perpty Hawi's tremendous lead
notable gain in production pnpp 100000 went out in
coming into bearing; has been introduced
all forms of agricultural production population steadily and
the record of 1905 has been notable
The one year ifes hoped the policy of
with the present
The fact of equal greater Importance of industry
government establish Island of Oahu the greatest
military and post Beginnings been made in
including dredging for naval ap
$OOOO to be vastly
annual expenditure operation
and maintenance which
Hawaii began down in local
history as great political sociological changes
sufficiently encouraging We are promised
great circulation money in useful inhabitants
better expanded agriculture all that
the greatest good fair share comfort and
happiness
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01
HAWAII AND STATEHOOD.


pleasant
in
there nothing Roosevel Hawaii
in
needed
its inhabitants English;
denial statehood which
of population Hawaii pportioaly
English speaking
to
cizenshpthan
land to fill with Independent speaking
trouble possible
the day of statehood
danger of this than there is promise O.
Furthermore the military
Hawaii
is rather drastic If carried
semain n
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01
THE DAY OF HIGH RESOLVE.

majority
effect of
the saloon TO make the
possible barkeepers
while that their
smoking until the is under
Of stick their sefimposed
good habit just about
acquire the evil habit only that sticks The boy
finally would omit
bygenic learned how would
up drinking habit
The of habit the good and bad alike
thing New Year resolutions kind
of
it. the
and degeneang
good general
shall
erms- wife, my my conscience
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01
OLD TIME IDOL
NJ WON FOR ENEMY

George Selbv kid Mccoy had AN
experience upon one occasion that ne
never told TO the newspapermen, Nc
Coy was on train between New YORK
and Boston. Getting into an alterea'
ton with the conductor, a slight but
powerful irish American, the kid"
rose mp to wipe the offender from the
map OF the world. Instead, he reeeiv'
ed short'ar1n jolt flush on the Jaw
and went down and out for consider
srly more than the usual minutes
Finally recovering, he said family to
the conductor:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

az never thought Kid Mccoy would
get a Jolt like that from a bobby"
s.Great Lordi" shouted the ticket
puncher, "you aren't Mccoy are
youf"
'sThat's me, raefully replied the
middleweight, sstt, ,t.e.
The little man shivered.
80 Why didn Il Won tell me soi Why,
man, i've got two months' salary bet
on you for tomorrow nightiDA ai
In spite Of his sore jaw Mccoy went
into the ring the following evening and
disposed of his opponent in the third
round. But Il broke his heart to think
that by doing 40 he was winning a eOzy
bet for the'man who knocked him out.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

Mr. Charles Rhodes who the Advertiser the Mayors
weead marked ability About
twelve Chicago
blood the writing of the San Francisco
the
Honolulu the Star. He editor of that
paper years Miss
that his good Mr. Rhodes has always
this Territory. will comprehensive the right
hand of Mayor Fern.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01
CIVIL SERVICE TESTS FOR POLICE.

police force than have have had
ordinance passed Supervisors putting
hat o a
this reform.
animation their mental physical fitness
ruled
system responsible positions
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

President
of
with the President
cabinet
Coeyou, which
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

The bnany the before the Scln earthquake
probably Strombol
would classics with of the mutudes
terrors to cart
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

Maxine, him the question, shows
unable
their about $30000
They earning, the minimum of $1sa
kful
for
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

The Mayors appointments Republicans
tribute efficiency
Mr. Fazee the Superintendent Electric Lights Mr. the
Engineer will This policy which will please
strengthen confidence administration.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

The Favorable
the relief
public library
build think
with him.
kind a little charty.''~s
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

The supplies being rushed Nesna gift which the
appreciate
stricken
wisely
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

The Somboi worked
well several other
the WORLD possible these vents Sicily and Caabia
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

will President
March thereafter all
practically all
business March
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

Judging from the begm will
markings Of fine lawsuit
Sided for the past strike
apiece they might
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

opposed Territorial
the who the municipal bill which
everything the hands of the They
Democratic appointment
mill would be greeted with applause.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

Waikiki
bmbariment
Whai Wei shaking paper Chinese
houses, the Shantung Promonory, miles
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

Mr. Burton beaten If he
receives a poli caa
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

Mr. Rue had beaed Christmas
Let all hope that the higher will
tied it, quesaion of Ruef fourteen long
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

There good opening Hopohu whit
. .s4
The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-01-01

One predicate large emigration this coming from Sicily
Calabria. I .rs.. 'srt.