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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-09-20
Haoles Get Second Place.

The four.paddle canoe race then got
under way and the haoles managed to
get in second in this event. There were
four entries to start in this rae. They
were John Lis E Maukeola, Leialoha
Opika's Lei lima, Prince Cupid 5 A,
padded by four of the crew from Ko.
ma, and the Outrigger Club canoe Ha'
nal5eoke.
They got away in this order and then
the Lei lima shot into the lead, but in
Few seconds the Kona bunch ran
right away from them ALL The Lei
lima held second place for a while
with Brown s crew and the E Mau'
keola were tied for the rear position
Then for a while the Kona crew ran
along about fifty feet in the lead with
the other three punched up together
The Kona four covered the course in
minutes, % As seconds and the haoles
time was minutes, S3 As seconds.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
YOUNG MAN is MADE HAPPY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Thanksgiving day two years ago
was clear and bright in the sunny
little city of Long Beach. This day
was made bright by the throng OIL
happy people on the beach,
Among them was a young man OF
about 20 years. He was tall and dark
and rather pleasant-looking. AS he
sat watching the people promenading
to and fro on the beach the light
breeze played with his dark locks
Outlines he was attracted by group
of little children who were padding
in the water or building great play
castles of sand.
Rut as time for dinner drew near
the people wandered homeWard, think
ing only of the luscious turkey and
goodies that were awaiting them
The young man still sat on the
beach, but his expression had changed
from one of merriment to a more
sober and thoughtful one.
giving day! Perhaps he had never
known one since he had to shift
through the world alone.
Suddenly he heard the cry of
little tot. He looked up and right pc
fore him stood a little girl no oldef
than years. Great tears were trlck-
ling down her little cheeks Wheh ne
picked her up. Before long she was
laughing and chattering merrily, when
an elderly man came toward them;
He claimed his little daughter anu
heartily invited the youth to his nome.
on reaching the house they found
real Thanksgiving dinner awaiting
them. -
The young man had found a true
friend on the day of Thanksgiving.
was he not thankful? I will leave
this for my cousins to answer.
OLGA FOYLE.
627 First National Bank. Long
Beach. L. B. H. s., grade III.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
THANKSGIVING IS NOT JOYOUS

Dear Aunt Laurie
Thanksgiving. That is very hard
topic for me to write upon. l have
never spent a Thanksgiving like other
children have, in going to grandma's
and having a grand, joyous family re-
union, where there is always a great
turkey and cranberries and plum pud-
dings and ever so many other tempt
ing dishes.
/ spend my Thanksgiving at home
and the day seems no different to me
than any other day. For dinner we
go to the restaurant. Perhaps we do
have a turkey, but l do not like 1t any
better than a steak or roast. There
one has his best manners on. one
must sit up straight and not put ones
elbows upon the table. One must
speak when one IS spoken to. One
mustn't sing a sketch of some little
song and one must not talk loud or
about things that pertain to family
matters lest someone VIII near II.
There are a thousand and one things
that one must not do.
The dinner is ordered and one must
sit rigidly in ones chair and watch
the white capped walters with their
noses in the air and their trays upon
their arms travelling up and down,
waiting upon other folks.
It isn't one bit of fun and those who
have their dear old grandmas to go
to ought to have cause for thanks
giving. Anyone who expressed the
slightest wish to trade places with me
would be taken up on the spot.
A dear old lady friend once told me
a story about her Thanksgiving at her
grandmother's. That was ever and
ever so many years ago. She told me
how she and her sisters helped to pick
the feathers from the turkeys and then
slowed them away so that her grand
mother might make a pillow. 1t was
not long before my friend was Is and
on her birthday the grandmother gave
her a beautiful cushion filled with the
feathers which she and her sister had
picked.
Perhaps, Aunt Laurie, you had a
grandmother and know how it Is. I
only wish I had one. II you happen
to see stray one please put her in an
envelope and send her to me.
Your loving niece,
BETTY CHAPMAN.
ASS Gladys avenue, Ninth Street
school, AS
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27

at won't If you don't want me to-"
said Lillian, miserably.
Thus the subject was dropped but
Roberta had heard and wondered II
Jessie's words were true.
Thanksgiving came, and as Roberta
sat by the fire reading, the door sud
denly opened and Heromie came in.
Roberta, you're coming. the idea;
too cold! Hurry, jump into that coat;
now come!" and they ran out to the
sleigh.
Roberta was kind and polite to Jes-
sic and the day passed pleasantly. The
dinner was fine and the games were
funny, and they departed, after giving
three cheers for Mrs. Stanley.
AS the sun set Heromie left a shiV-
ering happy girl at her gate.
The fire burned brightly as Roberta
entered and she leaned against chair
to look into the leaping flames, her
face shining with happiness.
"You have something to be thankful
for" said her mother laying her hand
on Roberta's shoulder, "and that is
having a friend like Heromie Forrest" !"
Though she was silent, Roberta's
happy face told that she agreed.
ALICE SWANSON.
Ell Centro, Cal. Grade 8. L. B. 1852.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
Drawn by Ruthe Drum, Palms, Box 2O5

t'No, mother, I will sit right here
beside you and see that you eat all
you want
Presently a knock was heard at the
door, and Amy, going to open it, rec
ognized the gentleman who had given
her the dollar.
'Come right in Mother, this is the
gentleman told you about"
How surprised Amy was when she
saw her mother put her arms around
her friend and greet him as a brother.
will only stop to say that the gem
tleman was Mrs. Browns brother and
that ever after that Thanksgiving they
were always cared and provided for.
PEARL JOHNSON.
649 South Boyle avenue, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
INDIANS BRING WILD TURKEY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I will write you story of the first
Thanksgiving celebrated by the I'll
grims one year after they landed, gen.
erations ago. ~,
It was September c, 1920, that the Pill
grims set sail in the Mayflower for
America. Nearly two months later
they came in sight of Cape Cod ana
December 81, 1920, a landing was made
on what is now Plymouth Rock. close
nv they began a settlement which they
named New Plymouth in honor OF the
Plymouth from which they set sail.
During the first winter there they
suffered many hardships, the worst
being the death of about half their
number. The rest worked nobly on.
The Indians inhdbiting the country
were very friendly, therefore the I'll
grims arranged treaty with them
The summer following they planted
their crops. In this they had exceed
ingly good luck, as compared with the
previous winter.
During harvest time they decided TO
celebrate their arrival in this their
own fair land. The women baked pies,
puddings, cakes and doughnuts. me
men arranged tables, stools, brought
in wood for the fire and brought in the
wild turkey. In brief their table was
supplied with a bounteous supply OF
eatables, such as would put the taple
of a king to shame.
The Indians were invited and instead
of coming empty-handed they brought
wild turkey and qenison. The feast
and merrymaking continued through
out the day. Thanks were offered to
him above who had so kindly led them
to such a beautiful free land.
This is the manner in which Thanks
giving day originated. 1t has been
closely observed through all the years
and generations which have passed
and we should sincerely hope that the
same courtesy and equal praise and
attention be paid it during future gen.
erations as a just tribute to our an
cestors. Your nephew,
WILFORD MICHAEL.
Iordsburg, Cal, r. F. D.; La Verne
nublic school, Sth grade, age 1S.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27

about 7:30 o'clock before we We're all
fairly settled to eat.
The dinner was delicious and when
we had finished Judge Mccormick
was called upon to make speech. he
called to the minds of all present now
grand it was for a woman to sit with
her children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren seated around her.
Music was going on all the time we
were eating and after eating the young
people grouped around the musicians
and sang.
About 1880 o'clock ice cream and
cake were served and when we finished
eating that we got souvenir. They
were pink and white carnations
wrapped in pink and green trimmings
I can truly say that I enjoyed my
evening very much.
Your niece,
EVELYN WELDON.
A8 Griffin avenue school, H. ]. G.
No. 1. 652 South Workman street Age
IL years.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
HAS PRETTY gUcKsKlN PONY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Once upon a time many years ago
there lived a man who was very fond
of horses. He had about 300 They
were also fond of him.
There were two horses which were
his favorites One was pure white
and the other black.
Each one of his horses was given SO
much wheat, corn, barley, bran and
apples that they grew plump and fat.
Mr. Hester had a little girl about
10 or IL years of age. She also had a
pony of her own. 1t was buckskln
with q coal black name and tail when
touched the ground.
On this little girls birthday her
papa would allow her to go buggy rid
ing with these two favorite horses,
One day when the little girls mother
GLADYS BOILER.
S43 North Broadway, Sacred Heart
school, grade T.
1 am so sorry 1 could not use all
of this story, but it was written on
both sides of the paper. Please, dear,
try again, and am sure you Will en-
Joy the work a great deal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
eRANDMA's BIRTHDAY

Dear Aunt Laurie:
I am going to write about what |
did last Thanksgiving. We did not
have a big meal at dinner at noon,
but at supper time went to reunion.
Grandma was 100 years old on that
day and my aunt, with whom she was
staying. gave a big banquet in her
honor. There were to be 200 guests,
and I, as one of them, was very anx-
ious for the evening to come.
The supper was to be ready at
o'clock and we arrived there about
fifteen minutes ahead of time. Every
body was not there in time and it was
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
PILGRIMS GIVE THANKS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
The pilgrims were very thankful pc
cause the famine was over ana there
was food in abundance. The woods
were full of animals and birds, and the
sea with fish. ,4,,
The barley and corn were in plenty
So the people planned to have hon-
day in which they could give tnelr
thanks to God. From then on the day
of Thanksgiving comes every year;
The governor sent some men to shoot
animals and fowls. They brought PACK
enough meat to last week. There
were wild turkeys, duck and smaller
birds. and a great many deer.
invitations were sent to the Indians,
and about one hundred came. They
also brought some animals. 1t was
planned to have one day of thanks but
there were three instead
They had roast meat and corn ana
barley bread, pumpkins, CLANS lob
sters, fish and popcorn Then there
were games. The boys raced, played
leapfrog and baseball. The men went
on wolf hunts. "
ELSA WINKLER,
GLE East Thirty-sixth street; twenty
eighth street school, grade 5.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27

exclamation and ran to consult Mrs.
Brown.
Tom waited with anxiety TO see
what would happen next, and when
he heard his mother call him he went
to her with the air of one who knew
what his fate would be. Guilt was
written all over his countenance ana
the culprit was sent to his room with
orders not to come down until he
should be summoned
He mumbled some excuse, but alas!
poor Tom had to go without Thanks-
giving dinner that year.
But what hurt him most was his
mothers Il thought I could trust you
better than that. my SON."
Tommy was i'll that night evidently
from too much pie; but, motherlike,
Mrs. Brown forgave him, and I can
wager that was the last time he ever
stole pie on Thanksgiving.
ESTHER WROTfENBERG.
1922 Third street Santa Monica.
Grade BS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
PIE THIEF is PUNISHED

Dear Aunt Laurie:
To begin with, it was near Thanks
giving and Tommys mother was very
busy preparing for the great event.
When the day really came the cook
and Mrs. Brown were in the kitchen
nearly all morning. AT IL o'clock two
nice big pumpkin pies and two cram
berry pies were put on the window
sill to cool.
Now, if Tom had a weakness it was
for pumpkin pies, and when he saw
those right on the window sill tempta-
tion had its sway.
'I could get one easy enough and it
never would be missed. Or perhaps
I'll just eat half of one and put
the rest back 1t really is hard to
keep a fellow waiting so long," Tom
argued against his conscience. He
reached to get pie, and in doing SO
two # them fell on the ground.
30 dear me-; now I'll catch it!' he
thought. But nevertheless he helped
himself to a pumpkin pie. While he
was sitting on the woodpile eating he
saw the cook go to the window, and
finding only one pie she uttered an
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
CHILDREN HAVE HUNTING TRIP
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Many years ago there lived a little
boy named John and his little sister
Elizabeth. They were little pilgrims
and lived in the little town of Ply
mouth in the new world of America.
The day before +he first Thanksgiv-
ing they went hunting with their par
ents after the bird that is eaten on
Thanksgiving-the turkey.
They had much sport and got fine
bird. The father had shot 1t with the
great clumsy fowling piece. The tur-
KEY weighed about quarter of hum
dred weight.
After the feathers were plucked the
turkey was dressed by their mother.
Then it was put in the stove to roast.
My, how good it smelled!
After it was done pumpkin and
mince pies were baked. Cranberry
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
Los ANGELES SUNDAY HERALD-JUN1oR SECTION

sauce was cooked and little pig was
roasted.
Then they went to the church on the
hill where thanks we're offered to Goo
for the good harvest. Then the people
separated and went to their own homes
to partake of the bounteous repasts.
After the turkey, cranberry sauce,
pig, pumpkin and n1ence pies, nuts and
apples were disposed of and there were
many games played. There were fat
mems races and races of all kinds for
boys and girls. After the sports were
over John and Elizabeth returned
home tired and happy.
DAN GARDNER.
1923 Reid street, age 12 years; B7
grade, Magnolia Avenue school.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
BROTHER COMES TO RESCUE

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Thanksgiving" My, but doesn't
that sound good?
1t certainly does-to every tone who
has plenty to eat of "all good things
But to poor little Amy standing on the
street corner it was a sad day indeed,
for how, could she go home to her dear
sick mother with no Thanksgiving
dinner for her?
She was just about to give up all
hope when a dollar was mysteriously
slipped into her hand by kind old
gentleman, who said to her with an
assuring smile:
For Thanksgiving, my girl"
20 thank you, sir" said Amy,
and she hastened to store with
lighter heart to buy a Thanksgiving
dinner. Going into restaurant from
which delicious flavors were coming,
she bought everything good for her
mother.
Amy, dear, what have you there
that smells so good|''
"a Thanksgiving dinner, all for
you, mother dear, that I bought with
a dollar a gentleman gave me-"
Come, Amy, and help me cat it."
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
PLAYMATE PROVES TRUE FRIEND

Dear Aunt Laurie:
Roberta stood in the hallway of the
school house, taking off her wraps,
when voices from the other side of the
door came to her.
"Have you heard of the ThanksgiV-
ing dinner Heromie is going to give;
are you going?" came Jessie's voice.
'Yes. but Roberta says sne cant SO
TIN going to take her in our sleigh be-
cause they have no horse. couldn't
do without Roberta"
"Don't you do that, either" ex-
claimed Jessie, "Heromie had to in
vite her just because the whole class
was invited, not because she wanted
her. We don't want her and you must
not take her or you'll not be my chum
any more" added Jessie, as a threat.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27

the rest of its body was trailing along
in the snow.
I shall never forget that night, as It
was the last Thanksgiving that l had
in Providence, Rhode Island
ALBERT e. MILLETT,
1918 West Eighth street, Cambria
street school, grade 5; age IL.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27
TURKEY WRITES A LETTER

Dear Aunt Laurie.
This is letter from Thanksgiving
turkey.
Dear little ones: very suspicious
looking man came into the barnyard
Yesterday. He looked around at my
brothers and cousins. Then he pointed
at me and said 1 was very fine. This
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26
GERMANY IN LEAD.
Will Establish Record in Warship
Launchings in 1911.
spondence Of The Star.


BERLIN. December II, 1910.
Germany will establish record In 1911
by launching six dreadnoughts. The an-
nouncement Is made In the Deutsche
Tageszeitung, which points out that the
new year viii not only witness an un-
precedented expenditure on the German
fleet fI22. 500. 600. but the floating of
the greatest number of new vessels
which has ever taken the water during
q single twelvemonth.
Exclusive Of torpedo boats. submarines
and other minor craft no fewer than ten
ships of modern types will be fioated.
During 1910 only two dreadnoughts have
been launched. the battieship Oldenburg
and the cruiser-battleship Won Moltke.
In 1911 five battleships. the Hildebrand.
the HeimdaIl.. the Hagen. the Aegir and
the Odfn. besides the cruiser-battleship
II, will take the water. All the new
dreadnoughts will be fitted with turbines.
Four new armored cruisers are also to
be launched. All the great dockyards OF
the country. both imperial and private
are represented among the builders OF
the vessels to be launched In 1911.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26
TRIES TO LICK COP"
LANDS BEHIND BARS
Man, Told How to Find Job, Dis
covers Plan Does Not
Work Well.

NEW YORK, December 26.-Joe Al.
legratti, who has been out Of a jot
for a long time, is locked up at the
East 35th street station house because
as nearly as can be learned, he either
received some poor advice or imper-
fectly understood what his adviser was
trying to get at.
Policeman William Swift, fellow suf-
ferer because of Joe's error, has an
egg-sized lump under one eye and
other evidences OF assault.
The policeman was standing at a
street corner yesterday watching q
scene of Christmas peace and happi-
ness when Allegratti walked up and
struck him In the face. Swift was
taken OF his guard and his feet at
the same time. but he arose and in
duced Allegratti to accompany him to
the station house.
There Allegratti explained that he
had been told that il he licked cop
he could get a job. He was hazy as
to the dta.ls. but quite clear as to es-
sentials. The sergeant assured him
that his chance Of getting job OF a
certain kind were excellent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26
FRANCE CLAIMS SHAKESPEARE.
Native Of Burgundy, Asserts New
Theorist.
ign Correspondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS. December H. 1910.
The Shakespeare-Bacon controversy Is
not without it's interest for the French,
who love intellectual discussions Of the
sort.
1t has even been held by some that
Shakespeare was In reality a Frenchman,
a native Of the old province of Burgundy.
The genius who emits this theory Gays
he has evidence of it conclusive and eX-
act.
Any one who has ready his works can
see, he declares. that the divine bard was
inspired by the good wine OF Burgundy.
His name, according to this critic, was
originally Jacques Pierre. which the Eng
fish turned into Shakespeare.
His family was settled of old in the
French province. but was exiled after the
civil wars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26
OPERA SINGERS STRIKE:
e CHORUS IS DISCHARGED
Sang in a Whisper in Effort
to Enforce Demands for
More Pay.

F0reign Correspondence OF The Star.
VIENNA, December IL. 1910
The whole of the mems chorus, number
Ing forty-efgft singers. Of the Vienna I'm
periAl Opera have summariiy been dis
missed by the management I'm punishment
for so-called passive resistance demon
stration.
The mems chorus had applied several
times lately for increased pay. As this
was refused. they resolved to draw pubifc
attention to their troubles. During last
Saturdays performance OF "Iohengrin"
they demonstrated by singing little louder
than a whisper. despite the frantic efforts
Of the conductor. who was taken By sur
prise. The public Missed the performance
and the management decided on vigorous
measures. Besides the dismissais, the
weeks program was rearranged. Opens
were cut where the chorus plays>a con
siderable part. and replaced mostly with
ballots. The soloists formed the chorus
where required.
1t has been decided, also. il necessary.
to close the opera two or three days
week. A chorister's pay is 800 yearly.
up to three years service. rising to $3.50
In nine years service. The emperor has
asked for full report from the manage
ment. The Imperial Opera shows a heayN
deficit yearly, which is made UP from
the emperors pr1vy purse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26
Joint Action by Brotherhoods.
AGAINST INSTRUCTION BILL.
Russian Ministry Refuses Money for
Elementary Work.
pondence Of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence Of The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. December u, 1910.
Great establishment has been created in
durna circles by the declaration of rep
resentative of the ministry Of public In
struction In the budget commission that
the ministry refuses to pledge itself to
provide money for the carrying into eff
feet Of the scheme of universal element
airy instruction outlined i'm the govern
ment bill. which has for some weeks been
under discussion. and has now in its main
features been adopted by the duma.
The elementary schools bill is regarded
az one of the most valuable reform pro-
posals with which the duma has had to
deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26
SHOWS BULLETS FLIGHT.
Remarkable Camera Has Been In
vented in Frante.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, December Is. 1910.
new cinematograph camera for pho
tographing the flight of bullets or any
extremely rapid motion has been invented
by Prof Marcy, and with 1t pictures can
be taken in a -millionth part of a
second. Remarkable animated photo
graphs have been obtained which show
what happens when self-load ng pistol
Is fired and the exact effect Of the ex-
plosion of the charge of powder.
Five hundred pictures are taken in the
tenth port of a second. and the results
are so clearly defined that many valuable
processes can be photographed in this
brief time and investigated at leisure
afterward. The process has been kept
secret. as it has been in use for military
experiments in France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-26
CAPT. GALES DUCK HEAVIEST
Atlantic City Skipper Plays Joke on
His Friends.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., December 26--
Adopting the scheme Of the hero OF MARK
Twain's famous jumping frog story capt:
Sam Gale. veteran Of the inlet Shippers
won nine wine dinners from friends by
loading the carcass Of duck with shot
and making wagers that he had killed
the heaviest duck Of the season.
Charles Harold. proprietor Of the Pleas
ure Bay Hotel. who was about to become
the tenth victim. became suspicious when
his biggest duck Of a fine bag failed to
balance the Gale duck by nearly pound.
and making an investigation found the
crop of Gales duck filled with lead. Har-
old opened q bottle Of wine as his thank
offering for the saving Of an expensive
dinner.