The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-07

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You have mixed two or three sub.
stances together to create a disagree.
able odor to the ny?"
yes, and have applied for a copy.
right That is some OF the stun out
on the hall tree. am going to the
Kitchen presently to burn some and
clear the place Of ants, cockroaches
end rats. There are probably scme
flies hanging around in the warm cor.
rers, and want you to see how they
hike as soon as the odor reaches their
nostrils."
Mr.. Bowser, l object to burning
anything that is going"
THE burning will take place just
the same. No woman's within is going
to stand between me and the greatest
discovery of the age"
Mrs. Bowssr Left the House.
Then I'll run over and see Mrs.
Green for an hour"
nun ONNA anu bDO any bOuH you
wish. A dozen times since we we're
married / have had fame within my
grasp, but in your envy you have
brought about failure. This time you
shall not do It."
Mrs Bowser left the house, and Mr.
Bowser got his compound and Went
down to the kitchen just as the cook
had vacated it. He had denied meet.
ing up with a faker. The man had
called himself doctor. He had
claimed the compound as his own
idea, but as a matter of fact he had
paid $40 for a recipe that might be a
good thing or wretched fake
There was yet a good fire in the
range and Mr. Bowser got down the
skillet and set it on and poured some
OF his powder into it, meanwhile mus
ing:
81 ought to have had four or five
reporters here to write up my sue,
cess, but the double heads will come
later. The doctor said burn just a
pinch or two, but what's the matter
with five or slx?"
In ten seconds the powder was burn.
ing.
In fifteen the cat, which had fol,
lowed downstairs, was yeowing and
running about.
In twenty Mr.. Bowser was out in
the back yard gasplng for breath and
staggering about. The powder was a
grand success. Any fly or skeeter that
could stand that smell could stand
bird shot and tomahawks.
Finally the Police Came In.
The smoke and odor poured out of
the open kitchen door and was gently
waited here and there. Within five
minutes voices were calling:
Where in thunder is that skunk"
Must be old Bowser experimenting
again!"
Lands alive. but what SMELL"
Some one send in call for the
patrol wagon!"
Have We got to put up with the
whims of lunatic?"
People came from the street and
from the alley. They called Mr.. Bow
ser names and they laid hands on him
and rolled him in the snow.
Then the police came and threw
his burning compound outdoors and
called him more names and shook
their fists under his nose and referred
to his father as an ass, and even after
he had thrown every window and door
in the house wide open it took thirty
minutes for the odor to evaporate
Mrs. Bowser knew just what had hap
pened, but when she came tripping
in she innocently asked,
well, did the fly extermlnator Wort:
as you hoped for?'
Our respective lawyers will reacn
their respective offices by o'clock in
the morning." he replied, as he brush
ed past her and went up to bed.
An hour later he was dreaming that
he was dead and that 50,000,000, 000.-
600 house flies were buzzing over his
grave in rejoicing.
ONFIDENcE WELL FOUNDED.
ne implicit confidence that many