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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-01-26
PLANNING To BAR
OUT THE H|NOU5
AsiatiC Exclusion League Says
East indians Use Hawaii
as SteppIngstone.

| SAN FRANCISCO, January IL
Definite and concerted action to check
the tide Of Hindu immigration into the
United States by national legislation
| has been taken by the Asiatic exclusion
league, letters having been sent 10 the
| California congressman and senators in
Washington asking their aid in this
| regard The movement was brought
| out at the regular monthly meeting Of
| the Asiatic exclusion league. held yes
| terday in the Labor Temple, 3I6 Four
teenth street. and was embraced in the
report of A. L. Yoell, secretary Of the
| organization.
I Apart from the efforts being directed
at Washington the league decided to
start campaigning for the election of
the state legislature which meets in
1911, the aim being to put every candi-
| date for election on record in regard to
! the matter Of Asiaties entering this
| country.
According to the report Of Secretary
|
| dus in the Pacific Coast States, two
! thirds of whom are in California, and
! their number is increasing rapidly.
| No Restrictions Now.
As the situation now stands there is
no restriction against Hndus entering
| the country. They are subjects Of Great
Britain and entitled to all the recipro-
cal privileges arranged by their GOV
eminent and that Of the United States
\ similar bar met the complaint OF the
| Canadians in Vancouver, b. c.. when
! the flood of Eiindus turned toward
them The aim of the Asiatic league
j. to have congress take steps which
/ viii bring about a working and prac-
teal arrangement Of the question. In
a letter to the secretary Of commerce
and labor the league said:
1.-The league understands that about
one and a half years ago, at the port
of ~umas, about 20 Hndus applied for
admission, and, after being examined
by board Of inquiry. were denied ad-
mission, The Hindus appealed the case
to your honorable predecessor, but
their appeal was denied.
Equally in Force Now.
cit is now admitted that the reasons
for keeping those Hindus from enter
ing at that time are now equally in
force and they are no more wanted or
needed here now than they were then
THE league has a petition. signed
by thousands Of citizens Of California.
protesting against the admission Of I'M
desirable Asiatics, which it viii take
pleasure in submitting to your author
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
Don't Neglect Your
Ugly Duckling

"HERE is in nearly every family
one ugly duckling, and in the
- generality of cases 1t is a
daughter who seems to be held back.
or kept down, as it were. she Is not
always the plainest of the brood;
yet there is invariably one who Is
the Cinderella in every family, one
who is either not thought so much of
as the rest, or who is kept in the
background for various motives.
1t is, as a rule, the one who Is
mothers girl. she who Is everything
in that home circle; the one that
cannot be done without, who Is most
useful to all at home. Father wants
her mother needs her. the children
long for her to room with them,
join In their games; and she Is like
wise expected to be in the kitchen
to superintend and help when there
is company, or in the drawing room
to entertain her brothers friends, or
play propriety for her sisters and
their sweethearts.
There are many girls VINO spend
their lives in continual drudgery,
who. from their earliest years have
never known a peaceful, happy youth.
Girlhood was not for them, for al
most from their cradle they have
been made to carry the burden of
life, the cares. troubles and worries
of their elders have been placed upon
their childish shoulders. In fact,
from the first dawn of reason they
seem to have been surfeited with
woes and troubles. tales OF poverty
and misery, perhaps, which at least
need not have been communicated to
them at so tender an age
1t Is nice, of course, to be fathers
cOnfidante or mothers righthand, but
there are things that should be kept
from children. Life in childhood
should be made as bright and happy
as possible. 1t is not right or fair
for the young to have to share their
elders troubles on all occasions:
childhood does not last long, and
1t Is wrong to embitter q young life
too early.
roo OLD IN WISDOM
Many children are made old In
wisdom and knowledge of the worlds
troubles ere they are advanced
enough to see and understand the
reason of these crOsses-all this
trouble and grief. The consequence
then, Is an embittered, soured life.
They have known no happy child
hoods days: all Is sordid. black and
unhappy memories of what should
have been the happiest. brightest
years of their life.
Naturally, as such a girl grows
up she Is old beyond her years--a
regular little old woman--and In con-
sequence. the heart of a young child
Is not in her. the games Of frolic
and innocent youth are not entered
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
The 4rt of Conversation Is q BLESSING and
q Necessity

lavishly encouraged. to be made to
mix with ones kind from the nursery
EDWARDS, to be untiringly impressed
with the fact that shyness is a dis
ability to be combatted even as 1t
were drink or the smallpox-all these
things must surely have proved good
antidotes. Shyness has no advan-
tage 1t puts the victim continually
in the wrong. without power of APP
peal. 1t makes him do things which
he writhes to remember, say things
for which he could cut his tongue
out, look brazen where he should be
diffident and tremble where he
should be confident. sit on the edges
of chairs that were obviously de-
signed for ease, stammer at the mo-
ment when he should be most elo-
quentin fact. place him eternally in
a false light.
/ say him" because the average
of shy men is greater than that of
shy women, owing. no doubt. to their
lesser social training. Also shyness
does not sit quite so painfully on the
woman as on the man-especially in
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

may babble. her babbling is seldom
without salt. Quite apart from her
slang (Which Is in itself an enter
tainment and liberal education),
she will serve up her sentences more
spicily than the average English
woman. She uses happier SMILES,
she knows how to exaggerate lumin-
ously and with an obviousness which
STILES all reproach OF untruthfulness.
She lights on the fresh adjective.
She challenges ones intelligence.
When 1 have been with an American
I feel thoroughly wide awake and on
my mettle.
What friendships have taken root
in spontaneous talk! Where the ST.
lent man takes years to warm
friendship into life, the talker will
bring 1t into being with a touch Of
his human charm In a moment. The
silent. again. will miss golden oppor-
tunities of studying and enjoying his
kind, while the ready talker will be
cleaning fascinating bits of human
history everywhere. history full Of
suggestion and interest.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

self In the suburbs of society's good
pleasure If he has not the faculty Of
expressing himself in facile man
ner and is not competent to venture
an original idea now and then.
Everyone who accepts hospitality
should be prepared to bring in ex-
change some small share of pleasant
ness to the feast. If one cannot be
brilliant or interesting, one can at
any rate be pleasant. One can do
ones share of small talking and smil-
ing To remain silent is not to play
the game. 1t produces. moreover.
an indefinable discomfort In every
body present-an uneasy suspicion
that the silent one is inwardly
criticising and probably disapprov-
ing.
II the cause, as in some instances.
be really shyness or diffidence, then
all blame be to the parents of the
sufferer. who failed TO move heaven
and earth I'm the effort to cure SO
heavy n social defect as soon as ii
appeared. To be given confidence in
oneself. TO be sparingly reproved and
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

her youth. I In the man 1t clashes
with every attribute that the woman
would like to recognize in him. 1t
murders romance; it cripples
chivalry.
One knows, of course, that many
great and intellectual people have
been cursed WITH shyness. No argu-
ment in it's favor. Great people have
had bald heads and deplorable COM
plexion and shocking tempers; but
their greattess- has not glorified or
even condoned these defects. 1t has
marvelously survived them.
Let those who swell the ranks of
the silent, from whatever cause, re-
fleet on all that they forego. A good
talker Yields a power; the power to
attract his fellow creatures, to charm
the opposite Sex, Immediately to
warm any social atmosphere in which
he may find himself. and even to
earn the gratitude of his host.
An American woman Is rarely shy
If she is often too much the reverse.
I maintain that she errs on the more
side. However much she
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
BY AMELIA sUMMERvILLE.

CERTAINLY the best way to tell
~ from my book. Amelia Summer
ville's Rules for Weight Reduc-
ton and the Preservation of Youth
ana Beauty for there l told all that
l know about reduction and the
heaithful way to accomplish ii.
l have been asked many times the
question, Whatever did you do to
lose so much flesh and not make
yourself Ill and yet look so much
younger than you did twenty years
Merry. Little Mountain Maid" in
AdonIs?' This and many other
pleasant remarks about my personal
appearance, made me think serious
~ that it would be a good thing for
me to write short account of these
things and how they were accomp-
llshed. with view to not only inter-
est, but benefit those who wished to
get similar results. To tell individu-
ally everyone who asked me would
lake lake every minute of my time, so 1
nave written down as nearly as | can
the rules that l practised for the re-
suits that / have obtained. l have
given so much thought to this sub
lect and have been so successful that
l feel l am justified in giving NV
system to the public.
Inc idea took possession of me
Whlle was young girl that | had
accumulated more flesh than was
agreeable or necessary, both for nv
youtn ana personal appearance and
comfort, and | began working upon
the system.
What 1 have accomplished anyone
can accomplish with patience and
perseverance The first thing l did
was to practise activity. If one has
mt 1T. cultivate it, 1t is both helpful
TO mind and body, and is the secret
or Keeping young.
For instance. instead of taking the
elevator, walk upstairs. Instead of
ssak sig CABS walk. Walking is much
better for women than gymnasium
exercise, because she does not want
her arm distorted by prominent mus
cles. Nobody wants simulated Gro
quet balls on the forearms when APP
pearlng In an evening gown.
My attention was next paid to the
path. l discovered that hot baths
were conducive to fairness, and so I
stopped them and started on a course
of of tepid baths. By that 1 mean just
lux warm me same temperature as
the body Immediately on entering
the bath l started the cold water.
thus leaving the bath with the body
well cooled. The Turkish bath towel
ana the good. vigorous rubbing enter .
into the helpfulness of flesh reduc-
stimulates and invigorates, and to
any one who is nervous is most help
1ul. Do not remain in the bath more
than 10 minutes
Next to walking, swimming is the
best exercise, and ocean bathing is
most helpful to aid reduction. No
matter how little you can swim.
swim fast: just as no matter how lit
tie you walk, walk quickly.
My attention was then given to
the most important thing. what I
should eat This of course. demand
ed considerable thought. AS I had
heard and read of excessive and of
wrong dieting being the cause of
many unpleasant conditions, / COM
menced cutting down the quantity,
ana not the quality. / do not believe
IN starvation, and never practised il,
Instead of eating two eggs for NV
breakfast, l ate one. Instead of oat-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

ished.
knew that the drinking of plain
water at meals was TO ne ul.>...-.. p
ued absolutely if l wanted to get the
desired result, so / exercised my will
power in that direction and just stop
ped.
On arising in the morning, and be-
fore taking breakfast. a glass of car
donated water is refreshing, as it is
also between meals. Water also irri-
gates and cleanses the system well
Now | thought of what should be
done between the breakfast and lunch
hours to help my reduction. | walked
as much as possible. yet never firing
myself. L tried to bring all my mus
Giles into play, such as swinging my
arms and walking from the waist
down.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

and that is not good for those who
would be thin. Keep before your
mind the fact that eating is at best a
habit, and one can acquire the habit
of eating only those things that are
not conducive to fat.
These are the things that may be
permitted:
A good sparkling mineral water,
dry. white wines and Rhine wines
All fresh fruits except bananas and
dates; stewed fruits, not too sweet.
Rice, taken as a vegetable, with
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

hundred pounds, and l can safely
say that l am the only woman who
has ever accomplished this result
successfully without injuring or i'm
pairing the health. On the contrary,
for the past twenty-five years | have
been living illustration of what can
be done when the right methods are
employed. Many have tried and fail
because they have confused scientif-
ic reduction with severe banting. The
greatest obstacle is conquering the
appetite for more food than we need
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20
ocean bathing is most help.
full to aid reduction"

exercise again moderately. but briskly.
between lunch and dinner.
But do not tire yourself There is
nothing makes one look so old. You
never ought to get tired. Certainly
never allow yourself to become very
tired.
For dinner eat what l choose. For
tuEately l do not eat anything very
sweet or sour, and usually partake of
things that are not fat making.
l followed the routine laid down,
and in six weeks | noted such encour-
aging results that l continued. In
less than one year l lost just one
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

ed, except pork and veal. Steaks and
chops are particularly nourishing
when broiled, as is also boiled NUT
ton.
All green vegetables. except green
peas, lima beans, succotash, green
parsnips, egg plant = in fact no
starchy food of any kind, SUCH as
macaroni. hominy, etc. No olives.
I advise eating great deal of cell
cry, cooked or raw; spinach, cooked
plain; onions in any style except with
cream sauce, or fried.
All salads with French dressing,
very little oil and no mayonnaise:
All kinds of pastry should be
avoided, substituting an omelet or
Coffee and tea without sugar, If
possible. and no chocolate or cocoa.
No cheese, nuts or raisins should
be eaten.
After getting the desired result.
those things that are fat making may
be used in moderation. This diet will
be found to be beneficial for those
suffering from govt or rheumatism
bacon, especially for breakfast. These
may be used If the excess Of fat is
removed by broiling.
TO aid digestion. or If a liquer is
desired after dinner. / would advise
hummel; and if cocktail to COM
mence dinner. use vermouth.
Clothing has more to do than we
think in keeping us looking and feel
ing young. For woman to keep the
long lines of her youth she must
wear her corsetS except while she Is
asleep. AS soon as l have taken my
bath 1 put on my cOrsets and keep
them on all day. l do not believe
that there should be a change of I'M
derwear winter and summer. In all
the seasons we should wear under
wear of the same weight. If it is
cold we may put on more outside clo-
thing, but no more underwear.
Above. beyond and beneath all.
per dieting practice hopefulness. al
ertness, cheerfulness, and above all.
activity
If you havn't these in your be-
ing, cultivate them, and all the many
things which go toward making one
mopally clean. Seek the society OF
the young. Try to get their point of
ward life and just don't grow old.
The face is an index to the mind,
and youth and beauty are expressed
according to ones thoughts.
1 have told you what to do. Let
me now tell you what not to do. go
Do not depend upon an occasional
Turkish bath to make you thin. For
should be taken frequently; say,
three or four weekly.
Do not sleep too much. We fatten
while we sleep. Seven to eight
hours is sufficient.
If possible do without breakfast.
for breakfast is the fattenlng meal.
Don't let the skin of your neck
ing. Use a good cold cream on them,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

fWife of the Celebrated English
Author.)

"HE mere fact that a man or
woman has a polished manner.
a well groomed figure and
close intimacy with the little con-
ventionalities laid down under the
laws of etiquette. does not justify
the assumption that he or she is
valuable addition to the social circle.
Persons thus equipped find the
doors of society open to them. but
once inside. something more than
suavity and style is demanded If they
wish to hold any position of prom
thence or 10 feel an atmosphere OF
welcome as they mingle with the
ot:ler guests.
This additional something Is tho
art OF conversation. The man who
Il dressed sufficiently de rigeur" to
paso for fashion plates finds him
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

out cream or sugar
Eggs are nutritious and not fatten-
Ing when boiled, scrambled, pOached
or in plain omelets.
All fish, broiled or boiled-not
fried-except salmon.
All fowl, broiled or boiled-except
goose.
All thin soups, bouillon and con-
somme; no thick soups.
All entrees should be avoided.
All meats, broiled, boiled or roast
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

into. not enjoyed by her. The games
Of other children OF her own age
seem frivolous in her eyes; they are
not palatable, her tastes have grown
too old, she Is constantly with her
elders and her ambitions lie In the
same direction as theirs.
If mothers and fathers were
wise, they would encourage their
children to remain as children; not
make them old beyond their years.
A Cinderella in every family is
thing to be deplored; there should be
no particular slavery amongst
brothers and sisters. All the chill
share alike; the plain one should not
be kept In the background because
she Is plain. No one should be con-
sidered the ugly duckling." or, pro-
viding they are. they should not be
made to feel or realize this. In fact.
any counterbalancing good quality
or talent should be fostered-brought
forward--tO make up to such n child.
FAvORITISM AN EVIL
Favoritism among children should
never be shown, for 1t Is this over
sight OF parents-this habit of maxi
Ing favorites. prcferring one child to
anothe,--which often rankles in chill
dren's minds and is later the cause
OF Jealousy and dissension in
families.
Often enough the early treatment
OF one of these children by the par
ents causes the younger ones to ex-
pect too much from the Cinderella
of the family.
She should. they think, give in at
all times to them, relinquish her own
desires and tastes in their favor; and,
so used are they to her giving In to
them that they almost fall to recog-
niZe the fact that she is their sis
ter-that she should possess any in
dividual rights, an opinion of her
own.
Many a young girls life has been
girlhood blighted. Such girl,
down-trodden and subdued. naturally
thinks little OF herself. and not real
fzing that she possesses good uuaIi-
ties, prepossessng features that
might attract, becomes old fashioned
In her style, dress and manner, and
often as not her very unselfishness
In not seeing after herself, dressing
better. Is the cause of her being look
ed down upon as dowdy and
fright.
Men. even In seeking a wife. often
enough fail to notice the good quail
tiles beneath that plain costume, and
many suffers recognize when too late
that they would have been wiser in
choosing that loving, tender. sym
pathetic girl who was only consider
ed the ugly duckling" for their
wife. than any of her more snowy
and brilliant sisters.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

and harden the skin and muscles by
cold water applications.
Weigh yourself every week, not
every day, and when you have gain
ed the desired weight, try to lose
a few pounds more; then eat natural
ly and moderately, and if you dis
cover that you are gaining flesh, re-
turn to your dieting system.
At present l eat anything I want
in moderation, and l have not varied
in weight pound for five years.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-20

meal, / ate fruit stewed or raw. I
took one cup of coffee instead of two,
and used one lump of sugar instead
of three Jumps. / substituted brittle
biscuit, which were palatable, nutri-
tive and strengthening. stale bread,
toasted, and but slightly buttered.
for hot bread. Bread should be BAN
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-12

Still, the British Government, while
showing itself stupidity Indifferent to
Mr.. Roosevelt's criticism of it's recent
administration in Egypt, performed
brilliant exploit in strategy, 1t now
appears, in according to him the ut
most freedom of speech at the Guild
hall, observes the, Springfield Repub-
lican. The Unfonists have been max
ing party capital of his attack since
it was delivered, and this fact has
made the Liberal press and many sup
porters of the Government the more
resentful toward the American Wis
itor. But, said Sir Edward Gray, to
the Commons, when the speech was
submitted to the Government before
its delivery, the Colonel was notified
that he could go ahead and deliver it
as written His freedom of speech
was thus not in the least interfered
with. There was exquisite politeness
for you toward man who, in sense,
was the guest of the nation. o these
English!
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-12
Diplomacy.

Down on the West Side there's a
longshore saloon where they set up a
huge schooner for five cents. When
6 O'Clock blows the place is thronged
by the thirsty, fortifying themselves
for the long walk home.
One night a huge Irisman in red
flannel shirt, open at his brawny
chest and rolled up over swelling BIZ
ceps, stood in the crowd and tapped
his nickel on the bar. Just as the
barkeeper set out the schooner the
swing door burst open and a little
Irishman rushed in, flung his coat
on the floor. threw his hat beside it,
and, jumping on them, yelled in a
high voice quivering with rage:
Which one of yez beat up poor
Pat Murphy"
The big Irishman in the red shirt
tapped his chest. "'T was mel" he
beloved hoarsely.
The little freshman whirled round.
"Gee!" he piped. "Ye did him up
foine. "-Lippincott's.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-12

Democracy is said to be on trial In
America and in France. Certainly it
is, and always will be, unless some
better thing is devised to take it's
place, AYERS the Christian Register.
Every institution of church, state
and society, government, commerce
and manufacture is on trial. The
life of all these things is floating
stream. If they who are responsible
for them are wise, just and vigilant,
new things each year succeed to the
old things which are passing. If Wig
lance is relaxed, the stream of pro-
gress ceases to flow, life grows stag
nant, and distempers of many kinds
affect society. The constant error OF
which good people are guilty is to
start good thing on it's way and
then leave it to run its own course.
Some of the most delusive things are
excellent plans that are left to work
themselves out, sometimes with a
great show of virtue expressed in
votes and resolutions.