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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-08

NUI5U AICEoIUIa.
The father was a lineal descendant
Oh 6regory Clemens. one Of the three
Judges who condemned to death Charles
l eIlemens, excepted from the general
amnesty following the restoration, lost
Us head in consequence.
, zane hampton 5 torbcars stroye with
pda'e! Boone on the dark and bloody
ground the scene Of her birth TWEEN
a',e years after the building Of the
slS log cabin within the present con
Nls' OF that commonwealth. Even IN
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-08
Interviewed Himself.

it was IN the library of his home on
his SEVENTEEN birthday that Samuel
l.. Clemens interviewed Mark Twain
for the enlightenment of HI, friends
throughout the world That the proc
es> was unique detracted not whit
from the revelation Of his private ma
ture. He admitted that it mad been his
desire To be handsome
- am a. | was made, said he.
"This is a disaster which [ can rot
help
MANY people think [ am a happy
man, but | am not; it i because my
portraits do me Justice. have a Ia Oh
lv organized aud sensitive constitution
and an educated taste in aesthetics and
[ can not abide a portrait which is too
particular. | do the artist no harm.
/ have never done him any harm. Vet
ne always exercises this wanton and
malicious raHkness upon my portrait
| should like to be drawn once before
/ | reach 20 again. as | should look if
! had been made right instead Of care
! tesslv.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-08
Remarka BILE Retorl.

\ little more than a year ago Mark
Twain was criticized for smoking a
cigar while waiting for the final cere
mony conferrlng upon him the doctor 5
degree at Oxford. England. One. more
radical than the rest. referred to this
incident as proof of Mark Twain : de
terioratiug character
1.-The doctor has the best of me thi:
time, was the author 5 amiahe reply
But he can not attribute all my crimes
and mlsdemeanorS to the excessive ust
of tobacco. There are about forty
other causes. and tobacco viii have Il
bear only fortieth part of the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-08

the state famous as a dollhouse of femi-
nine beauty. Jane hampton became
known as one of the most beautiful and
brilliant bellies of her time in the Blue
grass state.
Clemens parents, victims of the
wanderlust. left their small property in
Lexington for new home at James,
town on the Cumberland River in Ten
ne>see. Next they Travelled 10 Missouri,
passing St Louis. then city of TO-
600 souls, for what seemed to them
land of brighter promise. They settled
at Florida, a hamlet, described by the
author IN later wears as "the settlement
that lust divides the desert from the
snow.
1t was there that the future Mark
Twain was born, and here it was also
that he first encountered that capri
cjOus Fate. which at the age of three
wears foretoid the anomalies of his
career.
He Was Left Behind.
His father. IN aD>ent-minded soul
wary Of the scant opportunities at
forded by his surroundings mi grated
from Florida without thought of the
little human baggage who laughed and
cooed IN the dehghtfuI occupation OF
/ mud-pie baking in the sun-bathed gar
den. oblivious 70 the disappearance. OF
/ the household cavalcade across the SKY
line. Two or three hours later a rela-
tive found the eomplaeent youngster,
! overlook the parents on the wagon road
to Hannibal, and reminded them in no
uncertain terms OF the consequences OF
such carelessness. Who knows but TINS
incident was the turning point in little
Samuel : life-the influence that set in
I motion that remorseIess pendulum OF
Fate?
The father served for some years as
magistrate IN HannFoai' was eiectea
/ county Judge, nat dlea III - without I
assuming office. ms dea'h n'arhtH
the end OF the youth systematic eau
. cation, which had previously oten IN
different owing to his uncertain heaiI H.
brother : PRINT shoP became ms
/ high school. At Intervals, shorty a a..i.5
he was u years old, he edited the mite
newspaper II the amazement OF the SUP
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-08
''Humor Will Live Forever

Yale gave him the degree of VI. A,
and latter of LID. in 1901 The Uni
versjty of Missouri, his state, followed
with LID. in 1902 and in 1907 the Uni
Verslty of Oxford, with great ceremony,
made him Lift D.
MARK Twain 5 humor': said Will
liam Dean Howells. "'will live forever.
He portrays and interprets real types.
not only with exquisite appreciation
and sympathy, but with force and
truth of drawing that makes them
permanent. He had the true humorist 5
tender heart and deep seriousness. Like
Bret Harte. with whom he worked; like
the great West that bred him. his most
audacious sallies We're terse and sternlv
grave. As a moralist love Of human
ity, hatred of sham and the sense of
duty formed his most ironic and i ID.
OMAR preachments. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-08

His humOr seems to have been some
thing apart from himself, for he has
reiterated many times that he was born
nwardly serious. The humor was but
the froth of his deeper thought. It
bubbIed out in quaint. irresistible
phrases without effort.
The character Of his philosophy has
never changed. Whether he has fought
in the buOyant certainly of victory or
IN the resigned expectation of defeat,
he has always been on the same side.
He has been the consistent enemy of
injustice and oppression.
The fighting spirit endured to the
last. Although sadness dissolved the
humorous note in his familiar drawl.
the author lent his voice to the cause
Of woman 5 suffrage only two DAYS be-
fore the death of his daughter Jean.
In fact, It synchronized his message to
the world that his work was done.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-08

towns They carried guns and fought
their way by a singular code of honor
up and down the mystic river, famed
for it's capricious habit of changing
bed overnight. In tom Sawyer, =
"Huckleberry Finn "Puddin' Head
Wilson, and Life on the Mississip
pi, - which came from his pen in later
wears. every incident Of this vanishing
estate is dwelt upon lovingly.
Joined Confederate Army.
In the midst of this phase Of his
career the civil was was declared, and,
born of slave holding parents, the
youth piloted his boat through the
blockades to the North and joined the
Confederate Army. This army expert.
ence lasted two weeks, when he Re
signed. assigning the cause &c Gin
capacity by fatigue through persistent
retreating.'
Returning to Hannibal he joined his
brother. Orion. who had accepted the
! appointment as first secretary of the
new territory Of Nevada Samuel ac-
cepted the private secretarvship, which
his brother explained as "a good job
with nothing to do and no salary.
g Al lF9tHld NllN young Nitliitlic
amused himself by writing letters u
the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise
and was finally engaged as leg slatlve
correspondent al Carson City. To these
letters he first signed the name 6 Mark
Twain. which he adopted from the old
Mississippi River term for two
fathom sounding.
. One Of his barbed literary shafts
struck a vital spot in the emotions OF
Editor Laird of the Virginia Union
The latter proposed a duel as slave
10 his honor Colt 5 revolvers being the
only available weapons, Twain sought
out the proposed dueling grounds for
practise. expending an enormous
amount of ammunition and hitting
everything but the mark.
NJ the appointed hour Of the meet
ing Mark was taking last practise
shot when A luckIeSs bird collded wifi
random bullet Laird. from afar off
saw the decapitated bird in IS fall t
the ground and lost no time ~ max
ING the apologies necessary to thu
abandonment Of the duel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-08
Wife's Death Sad Blow.

In the midst of his struggle 10 re-
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-02
DAYS DOINGS
IN BRIEF

The Weather-Forecast for today in
Georgia: Showers; probably thun-
DER storm; not muck change in ten.
2eratlre; light to moderate southeast
winds.
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Saved From Awful Peril.

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NOTICE.

There is more catarrh in this section
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years was supposed to be incurable.
For a great many years doctors pro-
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Sold by druggists, ?5c. Take Halls
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-02

Fer Jewe!ry stocy-A. Rothschild,
the well known jeweler, leaves today
for Cincinnati and other places, where
he goes on his annual stock purchas-
ing tour. Mr.. Rothcchild will be alb
sent from the city for about two weeks
and while away he will purchase one
81 the handsomest lines of jewelry
ever carried by a firm in Georgia.
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PERSONAL

VIM. Nussbaum spent yesterday on
Jacksonville.
Alex Livingston. of Breokman, spent
yesterday in the city.
j. F. Gray, q prominent Savannah =
ian, is in the city on business trip.
S. K. Brown left yesterday on a
short business trip to Jacksonville.
Nathan Nussbaum leaves this morn
ing on business trip to Cincinnati.
F. B. Trent, prominent citizen of
Waycross, was among the visitors to
the city yesterday.
SIpt G. c. Smith, of the A., B. & A,
with headquarters in Fitzgerald, spent
yesterday in the city.
c. S. Shelverton, the well known
government crosstie inspector, with
headquarters in New Orleans, is
spending a few days in the city.
R. H. Stansell, the popular assistant
general passenger agent of the Sea-
board Air Line, with headquarters in
Savannah, is spending few days in
the city.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-02
Hoarse couohs. stuffy Colds.

pain in chest and sore lungs, are the
symptoms that quickly develop into a
dangerous illness if the cold is not
~. .roieg's Honey and Tar stogs
he cough, heals and eases the con-
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For sale by Atlanta Pharmacy.
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lmprovins-J. o. Beasley, the we'll
known Glynn county farmer, vino was
injured near his country home Mon
day by being thrown from his buggy,
was reported as improving nicS :
yesterday at the city hospital, where
he is being treated.
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YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WILT
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The PREMIUM BLEND, THREE
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NOTICE.

There has been placed in my hands
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Why buy seed potatoes in sacks
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Wright G. Gowen.
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Fresh Country Eggs PIC per doz. at
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BRING YOUR TIME CARDS TO
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Rear Admiral HERE. D. Adams,
rear admiral, U. s. N, was one of the
names appearing on the Oglethrope
register last night. Admiral Adams,
it is understood, is in the city on a
short visit and will be here only a
few days.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-03-02

Few Mere Attrac -ions-The theatre
cal season is rapidly drawing TO a
close in Brunswick, as only one or two
attractions ere b. oked at t1e local
playhouse, The next ATTRACTED w..
be The Girl, the Time, the Place, :
which comes on Friday, TIarch II.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
BUSINESS GOOD OUT WEST.
B. L. Winchell Says Traffic on Frisco
Road Holds UD Well

4 l. Wincheu. president of the 81 Louis
& San Francisco Railroad Company, VINO
Is in the city for few days. said yesteT-
day that he had found no indications OF a
reaction OF business activity such as was
reuorted recently by President Earring. Of
the st. Paul
"Of course. he added. II would not IN
dertake 10 say that any one who reported
cancellation of orders in any specific terri
tory was mistaken. but I am sure that
such observation does not apply at all TO
Frisco territory. Winter weather makes
seasonabIe business For instance, ou9
of our agents tells me that IN his section
1t Is impossible TO buy a pair OF rubber
overshoes, 50 thoroughly has that line or
goods been cleaned up. II Is the sarna
with all lines of winter wearing apparei
generally throughout the West Merchants
are sold out That makes for good hus1-
ness the coming season
Speaking Of the outlook for wheat Mr.
Wircher said that. contrary TO what VAL
Street had been hearing the last day OF
two. the prospect this year was that less
wheat would be winter killed than usual
In regard TO cotton. he said that there was
every Indication that the crop Of that
stspIe in the Southwest would be goo6
the conditions at present being IN favor o.
a full crop.
Frisco was holding up well. Er. WlncneA
said the movement Of lumber being par
tfrr1Iar1v heavy, due to increased Gu1dlps
onerations The Chicago & Eastern Lh-
rois subsidiary of the Frisco, ne 4lide1.
recently made record for coal traffic n
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
SUGAR TOLLS DRAWN TIGHTER.
L, NJ. Palmer, Who Broke with Have
never, Tells What He Knows.

In their continued investigation of the
affairs of the American Sugar Refining
Company, Henry L. Stinlson, special prose-
cutor for the government. and his assist
ants had before the federal grand jury last
week Lowell NJ. Palmer, president of the
Palmer Water Front Land and Improve
ment Company and director and officer of
numerous other corporations He lives at
No. 206 Clinton avenue, Brooklyn.
Mr.. Palmer was for years director in
the American company and was closely
associated with the late II. o. Havemeyer.
About five years ago, when rebate charges
were under fnvestiga ton by the govern
which resulted in Mr. Palmer retiring from
the company as a director. There was for
time a bitter warfare between Havemeyer
and Palmer, and it was supposed by the
government counsel that much of value
could be learned from the latter before the
grand jury.
The evidence was taken in the main to
strengthen the case against the men al
ready indicted, especially Charles r. Heike,
the secretary of the company. All of the
witnesses called for exaulina ton are for
this purpose. it was said yesterday. The
trial of the indicted men will begin before
Judge Martin March l.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
4 CRICKET CONCL4TE.
Brooklyn Club Plans Tzco
Teams. Manhattan Three.

At the annual meeting of the Brooklyn
Cricket Club at the Assembly, Brooklyn.
last week officers were elected and several
important plans were formulated for the
ensuing season. Two teams will be placed
in the Metropolitan League competitions
and rnd-week cricket. which was dropped
three years ago, will be resumed. The re-
port of the secretary showed that last year
the club had a most successful season. J.
l. Poyer won the batting honors with an
average of S08S for eleven innings. and H.
Rushton led the bowlers with II wickets
at an average of 7.31. The treasurer also
reported satisfactory cash balance on
hand Officers for the year were elected
as follows:
President. James Pedlow: vice president
Alfred Tyrrell: secretary, Harry Rushton,
No 512 West 146th street New York; treas
urer, J. Rodgers; captain, Graham Mac
Pherson; vice-captain, r. G. NJ Browne:
captain second eleven. 6. G. France; vice
ptain, Arthur Z. Tyrrill: captain mid
week eleven, F. K. Walter: vice-captain
". Massiah: delegates to the Metropoli-
tan District League, Harry Rushton, j.
Rodgers and H. Q. Scale: executive com
r1littee. E. .. Challenger. ]. l.. Poyer and
the executive and field officers.
The Manhattan Cricket Club has elected
a new president, secretary and treasurer
and owing 10 its large membership may
place three teams in the Metfopolitan n
League competitions this year This, how
ever. will not be decided upon until the
annual meeting Of the league in the be
ginning of March. Arrangements were
Completed for a benefit concert at the AS
sembIy on March in the interest of the
family of the late John w. Dixon, for eigh-
teen years a prominent member of the
club T. J. O'Reilly was elected president
for 1910 j. E. Taylor is the new treasurer
and James T. Rose, No. 4o6 Greenwood
avenue Brooklyn, will act as secretary
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
HADAN "EAGLE EYE"
SCH4TFFLER IN FORM
Skaters % Of 100 Birds on
Y. Y. 4. &, RANGE.

F. H. Schauffler carried off the principal
honors at the weekly shoot of the New
York Athletic Club over its Travers Island
traps yesterday. The clever Winged Foot
shot not only won two of the events but
shooting from scratch, took both prizes
with full scores. His aim was so true that
in the last 100 targets at which he fired Mr.
Schauftier broke 9s of the flying blue rocks.
The events that he won were the club spe-
ctal and regular weekly trophy event.
Mr.. Schauf1er was not the only gunner
to score double wins in the course of the
afternoon. Q. 9. Grinnell ir., took both
the De Wolfe Cup, at ten pairs, doubles.
and the distance handicap for the Hodgman
prize. The latter event was won only af
ter shoot-of in which G. J, Corbett and
g. Lembeck also competed. The last named
gunner also a double winner, scoring
legs on both the February and the Haslin
cups. 9. A, Wilson, who took the Stoll
trophy, and Dr. Broune, who captured
leg on the Westley-Richards prize, were
the other winners of the afternoon.
The day was ideal for the sport and
unusually large field was at the traps. AS
the light was good until late in the after
noon, an unusually long programme was
In which Q. 6. Grinnell. jr., w J. Elias f.
Eckart and Dr. Broune ell returned full
scores It was almost dark when the shoot
ended 80 the gunners divided the prize.
--.-- ,;1y> TO
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
FULL SCORES RULE
RECORD FOR BRIGHAM
Misses Only One Bird IN
Ninety at Crescent Traps.

AS result of the ideal weather condl-
tons at Bay Ridge yesterday, the trap
shooters of the Crescent Athletic Club and
their visiting guests enjoyed a good day s
sport. The attendance was better than
usual, and the gunners were in such good
form that full scores were made in all ex-
cept one of the ten matches contested.
Fl. N. Brigham made q record that will be
hard to beat this season. Shooting from
scratch he broke 50 out so targets in four
matches, winning the team and trophy
match with a full score of %, also the leg
for the James trophy with the same score,
and the scratch contest with full score
of To-
The newcomers yesterday included John
Philip Sousa. who tied +. b. Stephenson in
the Stake trophy match with "a birds out
of %, and r. L. SPOTS, of the Larchmont
Yacht Club. whose score was % IN the
presidents cup match. which was won by
c. r. James with a full score. c. H. Pulls
was another visitor. whose highest score
was 10, shooting from scratch
Frank B. Stephenson was the winner OF
the leg for the February cup with 3 as
his score and George Brewer won the leg
for the Stake trophy with a full score of
25 There was a hot contest in the team
shoot, in which three out Of the four pairs
entered tied with scores Of 40 each. In the
shoot-off A z. Hendrickson, with W. {.
Danron as his partner, broke a total OF 4a
out Of the possible 30. NJ. Stiner and George
Brewer tied in a, 25-target match twice. ana
then divided the prize j. P. Fairchlld ana
F. &. Stephenson, who tied for second prize
in the James trophy match. shot 1t off
Fairchild winning by one bird.
The summaries follow
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
OFFERINGS AT THE STORES
FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONSULT THE I'D
REFRESHMENTS IN TO-D4YS TRIBUNE.

tween seth and 6oth streets. advertises spe-
cial values this week i'm womens new
spring suits. womens fur coats, foulard
silks and satin messaine.
STERN BROTHERS, West so street.
will place on sale tomorrow fouldrd sthS
and colored dress goods at special values.
They also direct attention TO d selection OF
French millinery. comprising trimmed hats.
bonnets and toques. and offer furniture and
lace curtains al attractive prices
LORD & TAYLOR. Broadway and Dtn
street, Fifth avenue and 10Th street, have
arranged special sale of womens gowns.
foulard silks. wales, women coats anu
girls wash dresses at reasonable prices
GREENHUT & co, Sixth avenue, be-
tween 18th and 10Th streets. oIer special
inducements this week in a sale or new
silks for spring petticoats, umbrellas, boys
wash suits dress goods and women shoeS
SIMPSON CRAWFORD COMPANY.
Sixth avenue. between 18th ana D'h streets,
advertises special values this week IN sale
of shoes for women.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

MACY'S. Broadway. between 3ith and
s5th streets lays stress this week on sale
of nine thousand yards of fouard silks
black broadcloths, umbrellas. mems under
wear and rubber auto shirts at attractive
prices Laces, embroideries. tablecloths
and napkins. dinner sets, cut glass. baby
carriages, linoleum and grocery specials
also are offered at special values.
ABRAHAM &: STRAUS. Brooklyn in
yite attention to an offering of one hundred
thousand yards of foulard silks at un-
matchable prices. Special bargains may be
found too In mems underwear. shoes ana
umbrellas.
HEARN. West 18th street. announces
sale of foulard silks which will last only
six days. Special attention is also directed
to a sale OF women's suits, sheets and phi
low cases and curtains at reduced prices
A number OF specials at reasonable prices
have been arranged for Monday morning.
to last until O'Clock.
BLOOMINGDAI.E s. Third avenue, be