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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11
AN APPEAL TO THE
sUPERsT|T|OUS READER

A variation of the chain prayer and
promise, falsely attributed to Bishop
Laurence and denounced year or
two ago by Bishop Restarick, is being
mailed to people in town. The docu-
ment is written in a woman's hand.
The supplicatory part is not open to
much criticism, but the rest is an APP
peal to superstition. Following is the
text:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11
An Ancient Prayer.

oh Lord Jesus / implore Thee to
bless all mankind, keep us from evil,
by thy precious blood, and take with
thee in eternity my dear friend.
The above is an exact copy of a
strange mission sent me by an ac-
quaintance. Copy II and see what will
happen. 1t is said in Jerusalem that
he who will not write this prayer. will
meet with great misfortune, but he
who will write it for nine days, COM
mencing on the day the letter is re-
ceived, will experience some great Joy
on the ninth day.
II he writes the prayer he will be
delivered from all calamlties.
DO not break the chain." make q
wish while writing. Do not forget to
write for nine days. and to nine
friends.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11
Mutilated a Dog.

Sun Chong, a Chinese, was convict
ed in police court yesterday of will
fully mutilating a dog on April 23. He
shot a dog with a rce-gun, the dis.
charge entering the dogs eyes and
rendering ii blind, and breaking one
of its forelegs 80
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11
A BARGAIN.

When you can save from twenty five
To fifty per cent. on any article, you
have bargain. When you buy a bot
tie of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy mt the regular price,
you will probably save several times
its cost in Doctors bills before tho
summer Is over with, besides the feel
ing OF security you will have In know
ing that your family Is prepared for
sudden attacks of dysentery or dlar'
rhoea. For sale by all dealers, Ben
son, Smith 4 Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11

Judge stanley's little boy, whose arm
was amputated Wednesday, was rest
Ing easily last night,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11

Alexander Young is reported in tho
liiio papers as considering a plan to
reopen the Hilo Hotel.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-11
CHINA SUMMONS BACK
SIR ROBERT HART

CahegramD
invited er Robert na
return 20 china andr ro.ums the
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
HAD TOLD ALL TO OFFICIAL.
Visiting Postmaster Unaware That He
Had Been TeIegraphing His
Conversation.

A postmaster from way down south
somewhere went into Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General De Graw's office
at Washington just the other day to
get some inside information on a mat
ter OF considerable Importance to him
self Mr.. De Graw was busy in his
sanctum, SO the caller, who had never
been in Washington before, told his
business to a gentleman sitting at
large ornate desk, tapping idly with
his index finger on what appeared to
be hard rubber inkwell At the mo-
ment that the visitor had finished
stating his case the door opened. Mr..
De Graw walked out, stepped up to
the southern postmaster, whom he had
never seen, called him by name, re-
peated all the things he had said and
the questions he had asked, answered
them. gave the visitor a friendly shake
of the hand and disappeared into his
Office again.
The postmaster's jaw dropped down
on his wishbone and his eyes bulged
out of his head.
my gracious" he cried, "is he one
Of those mind readers I've been hear
ing about?"
And the visitor wouldn't be pacified
or admit that he was sane and sober
until it was explained to him that De
Graw used to be a crack telegraph
operator and even now likes to finger
the keys. All the branches of his Of
flee are fitted up with telegraph desk
sets that are very small and practical
ly noiseless. AS will be observed from
this incident, they serve very useful
purpose ON occasion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
BULLY CoWED BY BRAVE MAN
incident In Washington Restaurant
That Ended Career Of Imag.
ined "Bad Man,

Zone Of the bravest men I ever
saw In battle" said retired colonel
in the United States army, was a
native Of Ireland who had served in
the British army and was captain Of
United States volunteers during the
war with spain. After that scrimmage
he settled down to business in Wash
ington. Thath tbs man, whose name
l will not mention, could be brave on
all occasions was proved by an epis-
ode in leading restaurant on F street,
at the capital one day.
There was big bully, an ex-prize
fighter, as big as Jim Jeffries, who,
when in his cups, had the cheerful
habit of shaking hands with man
IN friendly way, and, at the same
time, smashing him in the jaw with
his left. He pulled of this trick one
afternoon upon friend of my army ac-
quaintance-Capt Smith, We'll call
h1m-and the bully's victim, on the
way to the hospital, ran into Smith
A few minutes later Smith entered the
restaurant. Nodding to some acquaint-
ances, he pushed his way through the
crowd and walked straight up to Mr..
Bully, who weighed a hundred pounds
more than Smith.
"Hello, Smith, shake hands, said
the big man.
Yes, I'll shake hands with you,"
replied Smith, his steely eyes glitter
ing dangerously, but if you try that
stunt that you did to friend of mine
while ago I'll go home and get my
gun and I'll kill you. You wouldn't
be here when I came back, because
you are coward, cur and bully,
but I'd get you, anyhow
Declining to drink with the pug,
Smith nonchalantly walked to the other
end OF the bar to join a party Of
friends, while the alleged terror of F
street. who always went armed, hui
inflated by this call-down before about
thirty men, skunk out of the place and
wasn't seen in Washington for about
three months. '-Philadelphia Record.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
PENNIES FOURTH OF. JULY
By Mabel Jones-Bush.

tyrant English-with his Ratchet, you
know, or | guess that was before, and
ne never told a lie, did George Wash
lngton, and Bonnie, you ought to copy
him, and not tell SO many lies, though,
to be sure, you are only bound boy
q wonder if Mary Reid will be at our
end of the table. If not, she will new
er know. Oh, long, long ago; every
body celebrates it. Run along, now,
and don't bother
But Bonnie now had the key to
what he had been hearing for the past
week. 1t was all new and strange to
him. He remembered a boy at the
Home called George Washington ST.
mons, who was named, they said, for
the very first president He had a
dim recollection, too, of one day in
the summer when nobody worked, and
it was never too hot to eat lots of
cake and things. Now, somehow, he
had got the idea that it meant that on
that day everybody was free to have
good time.
That evening before the Fourth Sam
shot off whole bunch of firecrack-
ers behind the barn, and it made Ben
MES heart leap. He wouldn't be
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

"bound boy" tomorrow. Every
American boy would be free.
When he helped Mrs. Brison carry
out to the carry-all the basket filled
with the good things that boys like,
he had on no "best clothes,' but his
face was shining from an application
of soap and towel and the anticipa-
ton of almost heavenly pleasure. He
had just set the basket down when
Sam poked him in the ribs with his
thumb and said:
"Huh, you amt goin'."
He thought Sam was only Joking.
The family were all seated in the
carry-all and Bonnie was about to hop
in when Farmer Brison, taking up the
whip and the lines, looked back at
Bonnie over his shoulder and said
Look after them cattle today, and
see that they git water and don't git
through that hole in the fence. You
better keep an eye on the house, too"
Mrs. Brison added, Il left you bite
in the Kitchen" and then with
"Glang, Bess," the carry-all drove
away.
Bonnie could hardly believe his ears.
Not go when it was holiday for
everybody! Why, he had worked
harder than any one to get to go.
Bonnie sat down on the front door
steps and wondered what he should
hours later when it rose high and hot
in the heavens. Then he wandered
out on the road, then back into the
yard and into the fields The day
was hot with dry, prickly heat from
which there was no rest. The Stub
BILE in the fields bruised his bare feet.
With tagging steps at noon tide he
made his way to the house, where,
removing the red tablecloth that COW
cred the "bite" prepared for him by
the farmers wife, he set to work eat
ing his lonely dinner. The pie was
good, and he ate as heartily of it as
if he had never had disappointment.
The meal satisfied him to some ex-
tent, and, thinking of the long lonely
afternoon, he wandered into the hay
field and lay down for a nap on the
shady side of a haystack AS he lay
there, looking with half-closed eyes
across the fields everything seemed
quaking with the heat, and overhead
buzzard was slowly sailing. He
slipped little lower, his hat sinking
farther over his face, so that all that
he could see under the brim was the
buzzard. How far it could 60 with
but one flap of its wings! He Won
dered what it had espied now, for it
was circling Immediately over him
and coming closer and closer How
funny it's head and beak, and how
much quicker it seemed to move than
at first. Why, he had never seen that
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
His Start In Finance

Maj. Alexander Mcdowell, clerk of
the House of Representatives is the
president Of a thriving bank I'D in his
home town of Sharon, Pa. In his
younger days he ran a country news
paper. A party Of friends were sitting
in his Office recently when one of
them asked:
Major, how did you become finan-
cier?"
WELL" said he, when I was a boy
and went to Sunday school they gave
US a red ticket for every hundred
verses Of the bible we memorized.
For ten red tickets we got one blue
ticket and for ten blue tickets we got a
nice Battle-Ground bible. It was
hard work for me to commit verses
to memory and after I had learned
few hundred of them found
that by shooting accurately with
a marble I could accumulate more
blue tickets than 1 would earn
by memorizing in a lifetime. So
I let the other boys get the tickets
and then played marbles for them. |
had more bibles than any other boy
in town."
'tBut what did you do with the extra
bibles ?"
81 traded them for marbles" said
the major.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Joke Anaers the JUDGE.

Judge Balloon was talking to a
crowd on the street few days ago,
telling them the proper way to put
shingles on a house. He said:
THE old rule was to allow six inches
of the shingles to show to the wealth
err but that is too much. You should
allow not more than four inches to
show"
Some wag remarked in matter of
fact tone to the Judge: How would it
do not to let any show?" The Judge
replied: I've seen roofs made that
way; but 1t takes great many
shingles"
Then the Judge wanted to get mad
when the crowd laughed.-Twiggs
County (Ga.) Citizen
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

woman, and / shall recommend 1t as
long as I live. - Mrs. MAY FRY,
Lindley, Ind.
One of the greatest triumphs Of
Lydia 2. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering Of woman's
dread enemy - tumor. If you have
mysterious pains, ton, ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and go
through the horrorsofa hospital opera
tion, but try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound at once.
For thirty years Lydia 3. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
andherbs, has sheen thestandard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestion-
able testimony as the above proves the
value of this famous remedy, and
should give confidence and hope to
every sick woman.
II you would lilxespecial advice
about your case write q confiden-,
tial letter to Mrs. Pinlkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
A Broad Discrimination.

There is an elder of a certain
church upstate who thinks that things
are only half done or not well started
In which he has no voice. At a
prayer meeting he offered thanks for
the safe return from their vacation
of the minister and his wife With
proper dignity and in loud voice he
said: 20 Lord, we thank thee for
bringing our pastor safe home. and
his dear wife. too, 0 Lord, for thou
preseryest man and beast."-Success
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

Annie Brown, five-year-old Irish
girl, has just reached Calgary after a
journey of more than 5000 miles made
absolutely alone from start to finish.
During the trip she was we'll cared for
by passengers on boats and trains
who became interested in her artless
story of how she was going to Can
ada to meet her daddy, who preceded
her eighteen months.
Annie's father. James Brown, is
living on a homestead five miles south
of Calgary and could not spare the
time to cross the ocean to act as
escort for his little girl. Consequently
he decided to have her make the long
journey alone.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
The Auto strop.

When the train stopped at the little
Southern station the Northern tourist
sauntered out on the platform Under
a scrub oak stood lean animal with
scraggy bristles. The tourist was in
terested.
what do you call that?" he queried
of lanky native.
@Razorback hawg"
well, what is he doing rubbing
against that tree?"
4 He's stropping himself, mister, Jest
stropping himself
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

the kidneys are sick
and cannot keep up
their never-ending
task of filtering the
blood. Lame back,
b a c k a C h e dizzy
spells and urinary
disorders are warn
ings that must not
be overlooked. A.
G. Smith, 405 e.
Mills ST., Liberty.
Mo, says: Il was
racked with pain,
stiff and lame, had
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

dizzy Spells. and terrlbIe condition OF
the kidney secretions. I got so mis-
cradle l went to bed, but the doctor
did not do anything for me and no
one expected me to recover. Doan's
Kidney Pills first relieved, then cured
me, and l have had no kidney trouble
for seven years since"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
A Tall Rear story.

Why, once, do you know. I found
bear inside a hollow log, Well, Of
course. I couldn't get at him to shoot
him, and the log was too heavy to
move. didn't know what to do. So at
last thought of cutting four holes
in the log, about where the bears
feet must be, and I got his paws
through slick. Then l tied rope
about the log and made him walk with
it into camp. And-would you be-
lieve tive had all our food and all
our fuel for the winter out of that one
deal.
Married life does not amount to
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
That Wheezy Sound.

Say" inquired the boy next door
OF the little girl whose father suffered
from asthma, what makes your ia
Their wheeze 500"
Il guess it's one of his inside or.
gans playing!
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

The wife of dyspeptic man may
not agree with him any more than
her cooking does.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Ask Your Druggist for Aliens root-ease.

IT tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recent
~, and have just bought another supply.
1t has cured my corns, and the hot, burn
ing and itching sensation in my feet which
was almost unbearable. and would not
be without it now.-Mrs. w. j. Walker,
Camden, N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
His Loais.

Kntcker~- Wimen will get the ba,lo,
when the majority ask for it.
Mrs. Knicker-Do men get their
buttons sewed on whom the majority
of them as fgf It?
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
WHEN YOUR BACK ACHES
It Is a Warning That the Kidneys Arc
Sick and Need Help.

A bad back makes every day dull
round Of pain and misery. It's sign
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
True LOGIC,

The ball had gone over the palings
as balls will in suburban gardens and
small but unabashed batsman an.
peared at the front door to ask for It,
Then appeared an irate father.
"How dare you ask for your ball? Do
you know you nearly killed one OF
my children with it?"
"But you've got ten children" said
the logical lad, 1and I've only got one
cricket ball. Penny Pictorial.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Putting It pellcateIx.

1ueefI9 u DeTcateTy.
Author--Haye you read my ner
book?
Friend-Yes.
What do you think Of it?"
We'll, TO be candid with Won .
think the covers are too far anort - .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
4 Not

link and couple Of us boys are
arranging for little pleasure trip
next week.
Are us wives going along?"
II said q pleasure trip
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Put EN- Down.

Put EN- Down.
II think fancy hose should be pro-
hfEted because they promote bad
maaners.n
whats the answer??'
...They encourage the great Ameri-
can habit of sticking feet up on desks,
chairs, porch posts, etc"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01

Married life does not amount to
much until it reaches pa.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
important TO Mo,hera.

Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORlA safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that 1t
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
Fine Prospects.

Elbow are you going to like your
new neighborhood, johnny
.Great! Iafn't seen any kids around
there vet that can't lick
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-07-01
TUllOR OF
F0URYEARS
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

Lindley, Ind. -" Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound removed
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-11

Bliss Forever From Hill INK Vale,
The Gypsy Bride and nan other
songs, ballads and ensembles that ave
become Individual classics. aside from
their connection with the opera.
The next big event Of the regular
season at the park will be the annual
field day of the Knights of Columbus
tomorrow. 1t will be the most impor-
liant athletic event of the year In New
Jersey. There will be a brilliant array
of national champions and winners In
the international Olympic games.
At the close of the season of. 1909
will come the big New Jersey fair, to
be held at Olympic Park October 8 to
II, inclusive. The fair this year will
be on a much larger and more elabo-
rate scale than ever before. There Will
be horse racing and other interesting
special events daily, and an array OF
exhibits such as has never before been
seen In this section. Among the stellar
features will be the horse show, dog
show and poultry show Many requests
for space have already been received.
In the interim between the close of
the opera season and the opening of
the fair the proprfetors of the park,
Messrs. Schmidt and Kurz. will pro-
vide an abundance of good entertain
ment for their patrons, including dane
ing and an exceptionally high-class
vaudeville show, afternoon n even
ing, and a variety of special features.
The regular park season will close with
the closing day of the fair.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-11

/ FOR THE LITTLE FOLK /
Interesting Items to Please tho Children. !
z EDITED BY UNCLE JACK Z
Interesting Items to Please tho Children.
YES. papa" Grace answered.

Yes, papa" Grace answered.
Flows my little h~ousekeeper getting
along-tired?
Not very" she replied, "only I'm try
ing to make an omelet and 1t won't go
like Bridget's."
well. / have a plan. I'll come home
a little early, and we'll both go out to a
cafe for dinner, then we'll 60 to the
theatre. ] have the tickets"
b "Oh-h-h!" shrieked Grace into the
phone. that will be fun. I've never
been to the theatre at night"
well. this time we'll do it just like
grown ups" said the boyish father.
wei go to a Broadway cafe, and I'll
bring you a bunch Of violets to wear"
The evening was delightful. Grace
had never been so proud of her hand
some father before. He treated her ex-
actly like a young lady and laughed
and joked with her all through supper.
The next day they were invited to
take dinner at the house of Mr.. Free
mans partner. Whether 1t had been
delicately limited that such an invitation
would be acceptable, no one knows
But the following afternoon when Mrs.
Freeman returned with good news of
her sisters household she vas met by
two cheerful, well-fed members of her
own. and Grace never suspected that
her housekeeping had not been an en-
tire success.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-11
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ROLL OF HONOR.


The following bright children sent in
one or more of Uncle Jacks coupons
this week, and their names are placed
on the roll of honor:
Richard Spitz, age 10. AZ Lincoln
street, Newark; Ruth Hornsey, age 10,
Palmer House, Main street, East Or
ange; Hilda Hetzel, age IL, 70 Mont
gomery street, Bloomfield; Adele BAN
bridge. age IS, 10 Emmett street, New
ark; James Maestro. age IL, 412 Belle
VILE avenu Newark: Chester Daubert,
age 10, 1162 Washington street, Eliza
beth; Mary Kelly, g IL, 24s Bergen
street, Newark; Jennie Carroll. g. IS,
1876 Clifton avenue, Newark; Joseph
Farrell, age I, 21S Cleveland avenue.
Harrison. Bartholomew Geherty, age 9,
90 Wright street, Newark; Chester
STRIPPED, age 10, 1923 Bloomfield avenue,
Newark; Olive Cowans, age 10, IS Col
den street, Newark; Sadie Fisher, age
10, 81 Somerset street. Newark; Helen
Miller, age II, II Lombardy street,
Newark; Elkton Chainey, 40I First
avenue, Asbury Park; Abil Cash, age
IA, Fairmount venue, Newark; Louis
Davy. age 10. so Cleveland street. Or
ange; Joseph Balisky, age II, 326s Eign-
teenth avenue. Newark; Rose LitvInow,
age IA, 1926 Fifteenth avenue. Newark;
Albert Taylor. age 10. 225 Goodman ave
nue., Asbury Park: Thomas La Burt
age -. Academy street, Newark; Lii
liam Clark, age 10 IA Columbia street.
Newark; William Donnelly. age IA. A;
Burchard avenue, East Orange; Walter
Brewer, age IA. Mortified avenu
Newark: Atkins Wolf, age IA. sos Sum
mer avenue, Newark; Florence Kelly,
age 6, 1S1 Washington avenue, Belle
Vile; Mildred Sellock. age IL. Grand
street, Wyoming; William Black, age
10. 10 Kearry venue, Kearny; Lewis
Thompson, age II, Mechanic street
Millburn, Lerein Kelly. age IL, ISL
Washington avenue, Belleville; Ruth
Clarke, age 10. Rose. Cottage. Point
Pleasant; Mangus soderman, age II. 3et
Elm street. Arlington; Louise Hansel-
man. age II. 3o4 Valley road, Upper
Montclair; Ethel Silverman. age II
Fifth avenue. Main street, Bradley
Beach,. Theodore Plummer, age 10. .;
Paysaic avenue. Passaic; Ruth Var
Nalts. age 10, 211 Main street. Easi
Orange; John Connolly. age II. 80
Valley road. West Orange; William
c;isho. age 10. sas Camden street. New
ark: Mamie Nittolo. e. Is. Millburn
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