The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-02

A clergyman's little boy was spend
ing the afternoon with the bishops
children.
AT the rectory," said the humble
preachers son, we've got a hen that
lays an egg every day"
"Pooh," said the bishops boy, my
father lays foundation stone once O
week"
Congressman Cushman, of Washing
ton, was talking of the panic years of
1885 1T was fortunate ror me-" he
said, that lived in Tacoma then, for
Tacoma is on the sea coast, and on
the seacoast there is always an album.
dance of clans. When the tide is out
the table is set. / assure you that
ate CLAIMS and ate clans and ate clans
until my stomach rose and fell in per-
feet harmony with the ebb and flow
of the tide"
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John D. Rockefeller narrates this
amusing, if somewhat improbable
story about a certain venerable arch
deacon who engaged as a new foot
man a well-recommended youth who
had served as stable-boy. The first
duty which the youth was called upon
to perform was to accompany the arch
deacon on a series of formal calls.
Bring the cards, Thomas, and leave
one at each house. ordered his mas,
Ter.
| After two hours of visiting from
house to house the archdeacon's liet
was exhausted. This is the last house
Thomas" he said, leave two cards
here"
'Beggin' your pardon, sir" was the
deferential reply, can't; I've only
the ace O. spades left"
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/ Chief Justice Fuller tells a tale of
days when he was struggling dis
penser of the law in Maine and was
locally known as Judge"
Several hams had been stolen from
our smoke house, and although I miss
ed them at once said nothing about
it to anyone. A few days later a
neighbor called informally.
"say, Judge" said he, 'T heard
you had some hams stole t'other night
EYES, I replied confdentially, bu,
don't tell anyone. You and are the
only ones who know it."
Thomas A. Edison, wtho, as every
one knows, was once a telegrapher
has this one in his repertory of small
stories:
Some linemen were very busy put
ting up telephone poles through far
: mers field. The farmer present..
, appeared and vociferously ordered
them off his land, whereupon the!
showed him paper giving them tn,
right to plant poles wherever the,
pleased. The granger did not seen
over much impressed, but strobe away
In a little while big and vicious bul
charged the linemen while the old far
mer sat on the fence, and yelled "Shoy
him yer papers, darn ye, show him ye
papers!"
i" Senator Chauncey M. Depew was tn
star speaker at dinner given to
crowd Of railroad men. In the cours
Of his remarks he told story wherei
certain manufacturer, left practical
alone in his factory through Iockou
was represented as pointing to tn
office clock over his desk and. saying,
"There are two hands in my offic
=, that never strike"
''Whereupon," said the senator, 9Th
clock struck two After the Dime
one of my friends came up and col
graduated me.
= "'Your speech was great, he sal
That story about the clock is a daisy
"T think it is pretty good I sa
l. modestly.
IS about five minutes later anoth'
> friend came up who was not 50 eul
S, CYSTIC. 'Chauncey,' he said, I thiT
D. that story about the clock better evel
W time l hear it. think tonight W;
S the fftieth time
L "Why, President Newell says tn
.e story is daisy I expostulated.
is HE laughed You ought to stuC
botany, Chauncey, and you would lea
2 that a daisy is a hardy annual.
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NJ Col. William F. Cody ("Buffalo Bill
r RECALLED a group of friends in New 70
10 with his story, taken out of his ear
Experiences in the show business:
:, "My manager came dashing into t
70 circus office one day with tear.di
Is med eyes and a scowling countenanr