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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-19
Wants Advertiser to Let Those
Who Showed Her a Good
Time" Know 1t.

Just because some of the young men
of Honolulu and some not quite so
young Showed her good time" and
she was pleased enough to say so to
the reporters of San Francisco, Made
moiselle Verna Mersereau finds that she
is in trouble. The horrid reporters took
down the words that came from her
ruby lips and then wrote something
else. Mademoiselle has been misquoted
and she wants The Advertiser to square
her in the eyes of the Honolulu public,
especially in the eyes of those who
showed her the good time she refers to.
The mail yesterday brought letter
from the fair dancer, who wrote:
"My Dear Society Editor:-I wish
you to show this letter 10 the editor or
the one highest in authority to have it
published in your paper. | wish you
to look back to your paper (Advertiser)
of Oct. % (whom some one was kind
enough to send me,) to the story con
corning myself. j want to deny most
of it and tell the truth as to same.
told the reporters what / thought they
should know concerning my trip to Ho-
nolulu and you see how they fitted in
the story to suit themselves. | was
going to have it denied in the papers
here but they told me it would do no
good, any how they said it is good
press stuff. Now | am not looking for
cheap notoriety and this did not please
me in the least. This is what / did say.
AS to Duke Kahanamoku said he was
very fine boy and l liked him very
much. / swan at Moana every day
and he was ALWAYS there and he was
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-19

sand dollars worth of opium, which
would have been sighted by the occu-
pants of the sampan and picked up
when the liner had passed ON around
Kolo and Diamond heads.
''It is almost an impossibility to
place patrol along the shores of
Oahu to prevent this class of Snug
Cling" says Collector Stackable. at
is one of the problems but the ring
is being broken up.'
Not only is smuggling positively de-
clared to have been carried on in this
manner by steamers coming from San
Francisco while passing Hanauma Bay,
but it is understood by the revenue
officers that smuggling has also been
Systematically carried on from steam
ers passing in from Orient ports, as
they pass the island Of Kauai. 1t is
believed that when liners passed Kauai
in the afternoon and were able to pick
certain route which brought them
near Black Point, the smugglers were
on the qui vive for sampans bearing a
signal, and that when this signal was
perceived by the members of the ring
aboard containers were ready to be
dropped off and picked up by the sam
pans.
Some time ago it was suspected that
this was one of the methods of Snug
Cling opium into the Islands and Gus
toms officers were sent to Kauai to
make an investigation. They found it
difficult to obtain information but the
owners of certain sampans have always
been suspected and the suspicious have
not yet been allayed.
Secret Sampan Signals.
Captain Morton, one of the best
known of the Pacific Mail captains,
felt reasonably sure that certain mem
bers of his crew were members of the
smuggling ring and that they had con-
nections in Honolulu and ON Kauai. He
notified all his crew that any persons
caught with the cOntraband stuff would
be summarily dealt with, but even with
the known activity of the captain he
realized that the most acute vigilance
on his own behalf and of those he trust
ed was necessary to discover wheth-
er sampan was engaged in the limo
cent work Of fishing or lying in wait
for the more valuable prizes cast over
board from the passing liner When
ever sampan was in range the pow
erful marine glasses were used in
watching the movements of the smaller
craft. 1t is certain, however, that de-
spite his efforts much opium was dis
posed of to island dealers in this man
ner.
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III order 10 nplt nre vii. are tho
digestion has brcn ina,Ie and NAV bo
fi1rd on to Washington. that in sup.
pressing the smugelcfs the ail of the
officers and mon of tho revenue cuttor
aetis could best bo ut lied bv Tho
re of power sampans. equal in speed
% tlc swiftcst Of tho tleetpropclled
fshing craft owned by Japanese.
At present the lhetis rides nc anchor
'"o sH"'l, waters OF iionoldlu har-
que s""om raises nor mudhook,
'n'l V''u tno"en sue were employed to
r'lfe III t'o vicinity OF the path OF
''''"''S 10 anu from Honolulu she
y" ava SO Wn"leidy IN co npan-
NV ~ ,''rt 'iNe =" npan tnai she
..l ''''u o,eln""' n"uning' het iauhch is
az "a, uqu'Pvcu ior speVd' lhe revenue
'u'.e'S "lo gwen equipment so ancient
""' ivy are utmost hRuieheads IN
,ov''I Writer'S, IIoVlue9 win swft
Ian'F"n, 10 proposed TO cruise on
Wv u"s'cIn suure oi this islhhu 10
""t'n LOT tIo "pproach OF tne vessels
'Spuiat,y uo''eNou TO carry the wealth.
w. Nioes"s IN PUPPY Juice through
'"u "su va u Sa,up"n VI tnls cneracter,
rs oeieNuu lhut the price Oh OPIUM
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SAMPAN TOOK
OPIUM FROM STEAMERS

In the dark shadows of the bridge of
the Pacific Mail Steamship Manchuria
upon which paced an officer while the
liner was approaching the Makapuu
| lighthouse on the trip before last, a
| uniformed man cautiously sidled up to
the officer on duty Speaking as quiet
ly as he had moved, the visitor to the
bridge spoke:
"lf you hear anything splash in the
water off Hanauma Bay, don't pay any
attention, for it won It be man over
bOardlo
Then he glided from the bridge and
lost himself along the dim promenade.
But when Hanauma Bay was reach
ed no splash gave evidence that any
thing had fallen from the ship into
the water, and nothing did fall there,
but it was only because the Manchuria
ploughed along toward Honolulu as a
solitary craft upon the waters between
the islands of Oahu and MolOkai. Had
the Manchuria found herself in com
pany with another craft, even SO small
as a fishing boat, there would have
been splash, although possibly not
heard by any one save the officers on
duty on the bridge.
NC bdlltu On luLO
calmer waters off Diamond Head and
into daylight, came to her berth at
the big wharf and was tied up for
the day.
Why had not the splash, SO mysteri-
ously suggested, take plaee3 The ques;
tion was uppermost in the mind of the
officer who, warned, had been listening
for it.
Collector of Customs Stackable is
believed to have learned much of the
midnight doings aboard the big Pa
cifc Mail liner on the occasion of that
visit and largely from the statements
since made by officers of the ship under
stress of a rigid examination as to
their connection with the smuggling of
opium ashore at Honolulu and Manila.
Fuse Line Broken.
The reason why that splash was not
heard that morning was because G. s..
Mckenzie, one of the members of the
ring, was in custody of the federal
officers and had been unable to get TO
the shore of the bay and therefore un-
able to go out in the fishing sampan
which has been at the disposal of the
smugglers for some time. The splash
would have followed the dropping of
a eontainer filed with several thou
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very popular with everyone. stated,
he ana some of the boys from the
liealani Boat Club took me in an out
'igger canoe and showed me very fine
time. | said, Duke and one of the
boys came on board the Siberia and
left in the piolot boat and | cried as
the boat pulled away and so i did. The
reporters here took it very different
saying, Duke bid sorrowful farewell
to the object of his attentions they
referred to proposal which is not true.
That is one thing especially wish to
contradict.
The second / refer to is Mr.. Allen
Marshal. l said he showed mama and
very good time, he took us around
hapiolani Park one evening which is
true. | said he was an Australian very
quiet and refined and he may come
to Frisco within six months or for
1915. they took that wrong as per
Frisco paper That his Dad is n Fruit
grower is their own story as his Dad
is a contractor. Mr.. Henry Reinecke
or as every one knows him as Count
Reinecke | mentioned as showing
Mama and | very pleasant time and
| you see how they referred to him.
| g As to the married man / met him
here in Frisco the other day that is
one reason that prompted me to write
you this letter. His wife is here with
him. 1t is true to certain extent
about him but / told him what /
thought of him and told him to go to
his wife and not bother with young
| girls / think he has taken my advise
for they seemed very happy and in
yited me to their house to dinner which
| have not as yet had the pleasure of
excepting. Now l could tell you many
more things about this affair but /
/ haven t time as to Madamoselle / am
just as much entitled to that as any
young lady is to Miss. Hoping this
letter is not arriving to late to find
space in your paper and hoping to re-
ceive one of the papers with it in.
Thanking you in advance / am
Gratefully Yours,
MILE. VERNA MERSEREAU
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BET THEY WE'RE READ.

One dal little Willie's mother missed
him for some time, and when he reap.
peared she asked: "Where have you
been, my petit"
"Playing postman," replied the
"pet." 81 gave letters to all the
houses in our road. Real letters too. y
"Where on earth did You get them -
questioned his mother in amusement,
which changed to horror when he an
swered:
"They were those old ones in your
wardrobe drawer tied up with ribbon. -
Ladies' Home Journal.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-19
PNEUMONIA.

You never heard of anyone who used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy having
pneumonia and millions of bottles of
that remedy are sold every wear.
Pneumonia is undoubtedly a germ
disease, and this remedy cleans out the
culture beds that form in the throat
and bronchial tubes and develop the
germ of that disease. For sale by
Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd, agents for
Hawaii. Advt.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1912-02-17

charms Of nevsreeasing summer, and
BY their ultra enthusiasm have bsen
the cause OF much false sentiment
While the budding flowers, the mon
golia, the palm trees and the circling
vines, make nne figures for the ssth-
cite imagination, the really wise
know. that It II Old Winter which
carries In Its frosted bosom the real
blessings Of . genuine civilization. It
10 the philosopher, rather than the
poet upon whom We must depend for
the reasons which give prs-eminence
In the Affairs Of mon 70 that portion
Of the eArth's surface which ID snnu-
ally visited BY the borsan blasts.
Others may rush Oh TO Palm Beach
and seek the places Of the pineapple
aud banana. But ~ for ", We pre-
fer to keep In touch with the regions
OF oak, pine and silver spruce rather
than the enervAting conditions which
distinguish the sections beyond the
gulf.
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School Teachers, Year

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An odd fact relative to lite Afri-
can melon Is thus related by an otfi-
cial of khnrum:
The jerboa or kangaroo rat Is found
in considerable numbers In places miles
and miles away from any water or
even dew, and | was at n loss to I'M
derstand how these little animals could
exist through the ten months OF
drought 1t appears. however. that
after the scanty rains small wild
melon of bitter taste. but full of juice.
fourIsbes In the desert. The jerboa.
as soon as the melon is ripe. bites on
the stem and proceeds to dig away
the sand under the melon, so thnt It
gradually sinks below the level OF the
ground The constant wind soon Gov
ers II with six TO eight inches OF sand.
which protects 1t from the scorching
sun and from drying up. When all
other moisture has evaporated the jer-
boa goes to his Iarder and drinks the
Juice of the melon TIL the rains come
on again One jerboa will bury az
many as forty of these little melons
to last him through the dry season
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I'll. Word "c.itsr..r

Episcopal gaiters cannot date from
very remote antiquity. The very word
"gaiters'' Is almost n newcomer to the
language Johnson's Dictionary does
moi recognize its existence. 1t does not
occur before 1900. and even In 1902
military dictionary had to define 1t as
u sort OF spatterdashes." "Guetre,"
however. the French original. goes
back Mt least to the fifteenth century.
and the origin Of that is lost. though
psychologists compare. NIL sorts of
words in all sorts OF languages. inciud-
ing IN old German word for baby's
christening cloth. The one certainty is
that gaiters has nothing to do with
gait In spite of the punning line In the
Rejected Addresses"-"Lax In their
gaiters. Iaxer in their gait"-London
Standard. I--
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IN, Coos. Tower.

II the early years Of the fourteenth
century the .'free cities" Hamburg.
Lubbock and Bremen-seni delegation
Of seventy seven members to King
vaidemar to demand Increased rights
and privileges In their trade with Den
mark. The delegates were mol very
respectful In their language and de-
meanor. aud the king. who was ut
vordIngborg. told them they acted like
q drove Of geese and chopped them
into prison In the tower. telling them
they would stay there until they learn
cd better manners. Over the heavy
tower door fbe king put up a stone
With the inscription:
sicben und siebenteE Hause:
6Ieben und siebenteg Ganse:
Ware nIcht no vieie Hause
Hat ich auch NIGHT 70 viels oanss.
Translated this reads: Seventy
seven houses and seventy seven geese.
II there were not 80 many houses
would not hive no many geese"
On top Of the tower. which still
stands solid and strong, was placed
big gilt goose. with neck outstretched
as II 1t we're kissing.
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PREP ARA7I0N OF
SCHOOL GARDENS
Approach Of Spring Rsnews Ac-
tiyIties Of Children.
RESULTS IN WASHINGTON,
Practically, All Of the Fifty Thousand
School Children In ths National CApi-
tai Are Learning to 30 Gardeners.
: When to Plant the seeds. Ms.

With the first faint suspicion OF
snring In the air the school children
of the country take II renewed interest
In their nature study work. when
such study exists. and begin to look
forward hopefully to the tire when
they can discard their books AID learn
their lessons about plants from nnturc
itself. This Is one of the most Inter
esfing piinses of the school life OF the
children of many cities and towns
throughout the country-their out OF
doors mature study work. In Wash
ington the children from the low grades
up to the girls who are learning to
teach other children all have to do
some practical nature work. In the
winter months this takes the form OF
classroom work and lessons from text
books. But when spring comes these
are discarded. partially at lenst. and.
armed with hoes and rakes and the
other necessary requisites. they march
away to their gardens and miniature
farms and find out for themselves Just
how and why things grow.
Practically nil of Wnshington's 3d.
600 school children are learning to be
gardeners.
Much OF the work done In the green
house Of the department of agriculture
by the normal girls is planting and
growing plants for schoolroom study
and decoration. All the plants that
arc used In the various graded schools
throughout the city are supplied from
this one source. The plants are grown
from cuttings or seeds in the fall.
These are carefully watched and tend
ed during the winter months. and by
! the time spring arrives there are sew
eral thousand plants with which to
stock the school gardens or the school
rooms. Not only are window box
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Tn. Automobile.

In some respects the automobile II
the most marvellous machine the world
has yet seen. II can go anywhere at
any time. Houndering through two feet
Of snow. ford any stream that isn't
deep enough to drown out the mag
neto. triumph over mud axle deep.
Jump fences and cavort over plowed
ground ut fifteen miles an hour 1t
has been used with brilliant success In
various kinds Of hunting. including
coyote coursing on the prairies of Col
orado. where it can run all around the
broucho. formerly In favor. since 1t ner.
er runs any risk of breaking leg IN
a prairie dog hole. Educated automo-
biles hive been trained to shell corn.
yav wood. pump water. chunn. plaw.
and. In short. do anything required of
them. except 6gure out where the con-
sumner gets Oh under the tari6 law
0utinU-
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plants grown'in profusion at the green
house. Int others as well. sPrivet and
forsythla cuttings are painted during
filled with sand. In March these IRE
sent to some of the schools. with in.
structions as to how they should be
planted. Several schools today can
boast of attractive hedges surrounding
the grounds planted by the children
themselves and obtained from the de
partment greenhouse.
The nGarness of trees to all the
school buildings has been of consid
collected from these during the autumn
months and kept in sand during the
winter. In the spring ground Is pre-
pared by the students with hand
plow. the seeds planted In accordance
with directions issued by the bureau
OF forestry of the department. A nurs.
cry containing several hundred young
trees was obtained ON the Potomac
fats. but when the department of ag-
riculture abandoned the land the nurs
cry had to be discontinued.
A"duhSNulic EdIueulHS is alSO tuuEnt.
In order to make practical nppli-
cntton of the principles taught in re-
gard to landscape gardening the
ground around the Franklin school
building. In which the normal school
Is located. WAS improved The best
plan of those submitted by the men,
bers Of the class was followed The
north side of the ground had been so
long neglected that not even blade
Of grass grew on It. The ground was
first fereiized. the boys of the school
doing this work with tools brought
from home. The part designed for
planting was apportioned among the
schools and permanent shrubbery
planted as q background. Sufficient
room was left to allow each child to
plant seed. purple towering beans.
morning giories and dwarf nasturttums
being chosen.
That was the beginning. Today as
soon as the first warm days betoken
the approach of spring an eager army
Of volunteer workers is easily muster.
I'd to do the necessary work. At the
ciese Of school the gardens are so at
nactive that 1t IL equally easy to Sc
cure tho services OF children to cara
for them during the summer months.
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Tn. Self s.erifio. Of F.dz..u.

A fine historical dog story Is recalled
by Mr.. Edwin Noble In 1.-THE Deg Low
er's Book" The incident Is connected
the mountains after Erneside. accom-.
panied by only sixteen followers,
among whom was one named Fad
zeau. When the baying Of the blood
hounds was heard announcing the
coming Of the English Fadzeau refused
to 20 my further. affecting WEAKNESS.
and Wallace. suspectlnG him of traitor
GUS intentions. killed him When the
English came up the hounds stayed
upon the dead body and refused to fol-
low beyond the stains of blood.
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SPECIAL INVITATION

We want to show why We can sell
you ~ cheap ~ anyone.
And then we want to figure lumber
for your buildings, lime and cement
Or your foundations, hardware for
loors and windows, and paint, var
,ish and oils for your buildings.
And the most important part Of all,
w want to show you our stock 20 you
IAN see what you sre getting.
The WHITE RIVER LUMBER Co.
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Here Il message Of hope and good
cheer from Mrs. c. J. Martin, Boom.
Mill, Va. who Ia the mother Of eigh.
teen children. Mrs. Martin was cur
ed Of stomach trouble and constipa-
tion by Cbamberlain's Tablets after
i've years Of suffering, and now re-
c ,mmends these tablets to the pub
lie. Sold BY all dealers.
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II you are thinking Of having any
building work done the coming Sea-
son, cali on Clarence Ford now and
get accurate estimates. He has
thirty volumes full Of building ideas
and over I'VE hundred plans Of resi-
dences. Homes suitable to any
purse. Cali now.
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he Beat Her.

woman said to the railway sta
tfon ticket agent angrily:
Look here. sir. I've been standing
before this window twenty-five min
utes!'
The agent. gray. withered little
man. answered gently:
".Ah. madam. I've been standing be-
hind 1t twenty five years"
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wind NINA

See the new star wind mill, sold
" A. e. Lyle. These mills are per-
city self-governing; automatically
hrowing themselves out Of gear;
,djusted to any velocity Of wind.
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Rncon-Have you and your wife sim
liar tastes? Egbert-l think 40.
don't believe she likes her cooking
either. Statesman.
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blamed . Good worker

II blamed my heart for severe dis
tress in my left side for two years."
writes w. Evans, Danville, Va, ''but
I know now that 1t was indigestion,
rs DIR. Kings New Life Pills cured
me- Best for stomach, liver or kid
ney troubles, constipation, headache
or debility. Csc, ut all druggists.
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Brown-Do you believe in the theory
of evOlutionY Black-Sure thing For
six years young fellow named Jones
has been calling on my daughter. and
today she became Mira. Jones.-Judge.
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Well OF.

Fred-i proposed to Miss Dingley
last night. Joe-Don't believe l know
her. Is she weh OFF, Fred-Yes. 1
guess so. She refused me.-Stray
Stories.
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Moderation is the silken string run
ming through the pearl chain Of all VIZ
tue.-Nelson.
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Engraved cards, invitations, ct,
Dur samples will help you decide.
THE HERALD.
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SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II. lsls
THE SEASONS
Midwinter Meditations

1.-THE sweeping blast, the sky o'ercast,
The Joyous Winter day,
Lot others fear, to me more dear
Than all the pride Of May"
Robert Burns.
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Will cure your cold
BROMO.FERRIN
while you sleep.

DR.. r. H. Taylor, dentist, Meeker.